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you die, the sun rises and sets...

You rush home and it's time

to get up again. Life is meaningless.

- Don't you agree?

- I don't know.

That's right, we don't know a thing.

We stumble around in the dark

without finding anything.

Maybe suicide is the answer.

Jumping off a building, drowning in

the sea, taking poison, hanging,

or putting

a plastic bag over your head...

Only poison tastes awful,

the pavement is hard,

and the sea's cold,

so I don't do a thing.

- But at least you'll get old.

- Who'll take care of me then?

My wife?

I haven't loved anyone enough for

them to want to take care of me.

Like you, for example.

I could have been there for you,

but I didn't make the effort.

Sh*t, I forgot my wallet.

All right if I...?

Great, thanks.

I'm so hungry.

- #May I take your order?#

- A chicken sandwich.

- And orange juice.

- #Would that be the nuggets?

- The McChicken...

- I'll just have the juice.

- Will that be all?

- I'd like to have a Big Mac.

A double McCheese burger,

a large order of McFries...

...four Chicken McNuggets,

and a vanilla McMilk shake.

- #Will that be all?#

- McThanks!

#Your order will be waiting for you

at the next window.

Thanks.

Great...

That's your juice.

That's my milk shake.

Give this to Emil, he'll love it.

- What would you know about that?

- Kids usually love these things.

Don't you tell me what Emil likes.

- Why are you so angry?

- I'm not.

Just don't tell me what he likes.

After all, I'm still his dad.

Do you want an apology?

Because I let you down when

you had your drinking problem?

Come on, admit you're angry.

That I mean enough

for you to be disappointed in me.

- Say something.

- I just want to say goodbye.

I let you down when you needed me,

I was a real jerk.

Tell me I'm your friend,

that you'll miss me.

Say something!

I lost my appetite.

I'll eat at work...

- See you...

- I hope not.

Goodbye.

Say hello to Anna.

You a**hole...

Why didn't you say anything?

- Say what?

- Don't act stupid, you know what.

That Anna and I are having an affair.

Why aren't you angry?

You have every right to be angry.

I didn't know there was anything

going on between you, I swear.

- Who do you mean?

- Between you and Anna.

We never see each other

when Emil is around.

Only when he was staying with you.

I say I'm playing golf,

not that my wife cares what I do.

Forgive me.

- You've done me a favour.

- What do you mean?

I'm glad she's met someone,

so she won't be lonely.

- Don't feel guilty.

- I like her honesty...

- Spare me the declarations of love.

- That wasn't what I meant.

- She talks about...

- No excuses. No more talk.

Stop making excuses.

Both of you have done me a favour.

I've got rid of my best friend and

my wife in one blow. Thank you.

Anna, there's something

I'd like to say to you...

I'd like...

...to talk to you, Anna.

I'd just like you to know...

- Did he get to school on time?

- Yes.

Did you pack him a lunch?

- Did you?

- No.

No, just look at that mud...

He's going to miss you.

Because you'll lose in court.

- I might not lose.

- You'll be in New York.

- Without a stable environment.

- While yours is?

I know why you picked me up.

To make a good impression.

That's not why.

I wanted to ask you to forgive me,

everything about me.

What have you done, besides cheating

on me and destroying our family?

- Could you forgive me?

- No.

Can't you please forgive me?

If you're serious, you'll let me have

sole custody of Emil.

He's all I have left.

Without him, I'm nothing.

I used be somebody, once.

Only you destroyed me

when you left.

I didn't leave, you kicked me out.

But maybe you've forgotten that.

Remember this? Our song...

- How banal we were...

- No, and your eyes were beautiful.

So, what colour are they?

- I don't remember.

- You could never look me in the eye.

It wasn't because I was ashamed.

I didn't want you to see my joy.

I was glad I cheated, that you were

mine and I didn't only belong to you.

- I was glad you were unfaithful.

- You were?

It meant you were a burden

on someone else as well.

I knew you'd be punished some day,

that's why I left.

So you could enjoy

lying in the gutter.

That's why you did it, right?

So you would be kicked out.

Have you ever made love?

Well, have you? Felt close,

invincible and happy?

Maybe...

Who was the woman?

- I don't remember.

- Oh yes, you do. Who was she?

- I don't...

- It's nothing to be ashamed of.

I don't remember. Now shut up.

- Emil asked me something.

- What?

- "Will I ever see Dad again?"

- He knows it might take some time.

He can say:
"What's Dad doing now? Is

he having strawberries just like us?"

- He wants us to get back together.

- Kids always do.

Here we are, time to get divorced.

Keep driving!

- We'll be late.

- I don't care, keep driving!

- Keep driving!

- They're expecting us!

- You are a pain in the ass.

- Drive!

I don't care if we're late,

you're not leaving today anyway.

I've fought so hard

to keep this family together.

I believe that the three of us could

be happy if we made the effort.

I've never felt like this

with anyone else.

This feeling of belonging.

We think the same, isn't it awful?

We've had lots of good times too.

And more than that, we managed

to be happy, didn't we?

Weren't we happy sometimes?

Well, weren't we?

I was happy

when you squeezed my throat.

I'd never dared ask

to be choked before.

To not be able to breathe

when we had sex.

I wanted to be totally in your power.

Sometimes you kicked me too.

- I begged:
"Please! Please!"

- Anna!

- You spat on me, called me a b*tch.

- I don't want to hear this.

I cried tears of joy.

I loved waking up

with your marks on my body.

I knew I was totally yours,

and that your mistresses

wouldn't give you as much.

That's not true.

I've walked all over many woman,

and each one asked for it.

I love you.

I love you.

Who else do you love?

Or do you only screw the others?

- Stop it, I feel sick...

- Is screwing all you have to offer?

Let's take care of business.

You're not taking Emil.

I need to talk to you, Anna.

I called them... the lawyers.

I told them you can have sole

custody of Emil. Are you satisfied?

I've signed the papers already.

We just have to go in

and put both our signatures

on everything.

We're going to do it right now.

Let's go

sign those papers, all right?

Why can't anyone reach you...

...deep down?

- Yes, they can.

- No, they can't. Not ever...

You've got so much tenderness inside.

But there's always

a door that remains shut. Why?

Why is some part of you

always concealed?

Remember when your mother...

The hospital called,

said she'd been admitted?

I didn't know your mother was alive,

you hadn't told me that.

And when Emil was a newborn, you

wouldn't hold him. Why was that?

You didn't want

to hold your own child.

Remember that?

Why didn't you want to?

Is it my turn to cry?

Tell me why you should cry.

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