Candiland Page #5

Synopsis: Peter, a failed tennis star, is struggling to rebuild his life after a car accident forces the end of his career. Angry at the world's consumerist values and his controlling father, Arnie, whom he blames for being absent during his mother's dying days, Peter is desperately searching for a moment's peace. In an attempt at normality, he heads to a bar for a night out, where he encounters recently divorced and grieving Tess, abandoned and lonely. Finding solace in each other's brokenness, they withdraw to Peter's apartment and begin a sensual love affair. Days of bliss pass by, and when Tess reluctantly tries to leave to deal with the aftermath of her divorce, Peter proposes an idea: isolate themselves in his apartment to create their own reality - CANDiLAND. Now cut off from the world, the tormented lovers embark on a dogmatic quest for a higher existence. But their possessive love descends into a surreal savagery as Arnie attempts to reconnect with his son and put an end to CANDiLAND.
Director(s): Rusty Nixon
  6 wins.
 
IMDB:
4.2
NOT RATED
Year:
2016
85 min
44 Views


why he

did that to me.

- Well let's get some more

light on this freak show.

- The thing is, is that, uh,

I didn't really talk to the guy

that much.

We didn't hang out that much.

- I doubt we'll ever find the

motive here.

- I sent him an e-vite to go

hang out

maybe go on a double

date, but he seemed busy.

- How?

- - Easily.

- Why?

- To give me more time.

- Ah, but there is no time in

here.

- But there's still wasted

moments.

- I don't think I understand

this one.

- You will.

- Mm-mm, how do you transcend

needing sex?

- Easily.

- I don't think you know

how this makes me feel.

- Think about it.

The one desire that they use

as a catalyst to manipulate you.

- But what about us?

Our oneness?

- Think about how close we will

be now.

We'll be forced to create

more complex ways to connect.

Richer, deeper.

- Get up.

You stink.

Go take a shower.

Go!

Steam will do you good.

A**hole.

You son of a b*tch!

Transcending sex, my ass!

You can kidnap me, you can abuse

me,

but you will not f***ing ignore

me!

Come on, bring it back.

Bring it back, bring it back!

Bring it back, it's mine!

Yeah.

It's mine.

Oh it's f***ing mine

and don't you forget it!

It is mine!

No!

No!

You could've waited.

- I could have.

F*** you!

F*** you!

F*** you!

- Yeah?

Take out the trash.

- Hungry?

- Die.

- Write, contessa.

- Don't do that.

- Look how easy I let you go.

- Tess is onto a better place.

- Any shape that you wanted.

- A better plateau

of love, kindness, trust, and

truth.

Funerals are very important.

- They're still here.

- One who

has died, has passed on.

- Little tiny

hooks inside my head.

- Unknown caller.

- What?

- Greetings and

good morning to you sir.

I'm from JC marketing.

We have a survey we'd like you

to do

that'll take no time at all.

- That's not possible.

- Oh, well we were just

wondering

how often do you vacation up

north?

- My god, how did you find me?

What do I have to do to get

a moment's peace around here?

I just wanted one moment!

- How are we gonna order food?

- We have plenty of food.

- This is actually a nice

apartment.

- God knows what they od'd on.

- Uh, I don't think it was

drugs.

I think they starved themselves

and died of malnutrition.

- You do know that when we run

out of food

we're gonna have to go to a

neighbor's

and use their phone to

order more groceries.

- Yes.

We will.

- You happy, son?

- Not ignorant.

I can't be.

- The best way to stay happy

is let go of the pain.

You're in pain now,

let it go.

- Why couldn't we have

talked like this more?

- Peter's genius

is becoming clearer to me.

Hunger turns in to knowledge.

And now I stand next to the

truth.

And the world will soon...

And the world will soon be able

to relish in in his brilliance.

- Okay, so the cab is

gonna be here in 20, and...

Where are your bags?

- You didn't get my message?

- Oh sh*t.

- They're dying in there.

They're wasting away to nothing.

- These tickets are

nonrefundable.

- But I did what you said;

I stopped trying to control him.

You know, Peter needs to

talk or all of his thoughts

build up inside him and

he hasn't been the same

since his mother died.

- So? Have you?

He just wants to sit and

wallow in his own self pity

for a while, and you

want to help him do it?

This vacation is the best thing

that could happen for you.

And for him.

- I can't, I just...

- How are you supposed

to teach him about living

if you don't?

Now I want you to go back your

bags

and I want...

Okay Arnie.

You go give Peter what he needs.

You'll know where to find me.

- I'm not afraid.

There's no sacrifice here.

I'm too anxious, too desperate

for us to reach the

next realm of our worry.

My words will survive.

I've made sure Peter can't harm

them.

- Got a bit of a problem here.

- What?

- He don't seem to want to let

go.

Maybe if I just-

- oh, no, take "m together.

Figure it out.

I want them out of here

before the press shows up

and tries to turn this into a

thing.

Samson, come on!

- Yeah, sorry boss.

- I am king.

I am king.

I am king.

Call from:
God.

Call from:
God.

- Time to cleanse.

- I know you

feel like your life is over.

- Cleanse.

- But that's not true.

It's just beginning.

You need to learn to laugh

in the face of death.

- Here, fixed!

- Turn around.

- Oh, you're a tennis player?

- Well I used to be. Drunk

driver.

- Well I bet you're good.

- I just picked the

wrong day to go outside.

- Shh.

It's okay, dad.

I'm almost cleansed.

I hate you!

- Look at you, come here!

You don't hate me!

You can't hate me because

my love for you is

so strong you can't defeat it!

You don't hate me, you

don't know what hate is.

Don't do this to yourself.

You can't do it to me anymore,

cause I'm not gonna let you.

- Cleanse.

- Die! Die!

- You have to do something.

Knife through the heart,

together.

- Six minutes.

- Six minutes.

- That's how long it

took to get the job done.

Six minutes.

- We can do better than that.

- Next time.

- We can do it better.

I read my pizza.

- Oh, sorry about that.

- You missed a spot.

- Look at me!

Look at me!

- You look adorable.

- You have a way of

making a girl

feel very special.

- Just you.

- Um...

Uh...

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- It's just really fast.

- It felt so different.

It just felt, uh-

- wonderful, it felt wonderful.

I don't mean to suggest that...

We can't find something special.

I'm just feeling really

overwhelmed.

- Then why not stay?

- What?

- I mean, why not have a two-night

stand at the very least?

- A moment's peace.

&k there goes my heart

&k there goes my heart

&k there goes my heart

&k there goes my heart

&k there goes my heart &k

- I love you.

- I love you too.

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