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but I wasn't giving it to her.

- Are you listening?

- Huh? Yes.

No, you're not. What did I say then?

- Something you didn't want to drink.

- You're not listening.

Kesse!

It's a woman. It's a god damn woman!

- Are you coming on more sails?

- Yes. The agreement is five.

- Five?

- That's what we agreed.

- He didn't tell me.

- No.

- I didn't know anything about this.

- Oh, it's you?

- Hello again.

- Do you know each other?

- Get moving, Lars.

- Aye aye, captain.

You must be Kristian.

I'm Gerd Bertelsen.

I'm doing regulation research.

I'll measure catch and mesh width...

I don't care what you do. Just stay

out of the way. We're leaving now.

- Do you need help?

- Yes, please.

We look at the population and

try to make it more sustainable.

- So are you measuring all the fish?

- No. We don't have time for that.

So what do you need it for?

Primarily to improve the catch

according to the mesh width.

- Will we need to get new gear?

- Some of it is very outdated.

Lars! You can't be here. Go up there!

- Move away.

- Yes.

- It is rolling okay?

- Just fine!

- Do you have a minute?

- Yes.

- My work is for your sake too.

- Oh.

Our calculations are the basis

of a sustainable population.

- What do you know about fishing?

- A lot.

Sure. From university.

I've been fishing for 30 years.

- I know all about the population.

- Good. Then how does it look?

One day there's none.

The next there's plenty.

But if you saw the slow day,

you think that's how things are.

Stop it. All species are decreasing

in numbers. You know that.

- It's a livelihood for me.

- And when the fish are gone?

There are plenty of fish in the sea.

If you have a problem with me

I'll just find another boat.

- I don't.

- It seems like it.

This is a workplace. It's dangerous.

When I tell you to move, you move.

- But I have to stand somewhere.

- All right.

- All right what?

- I'll find a spot for you.

Good.

See you tomorrow.

Look at that ass.

I might invite her to a steak

restaurant or to some Italian place.

- Don't. I don't want any trouble.

- There won't be any trouble.

- A Copenhagener and a biologist.

- So? I'll just screw her.

- Do you not understand me?

- But... Yes.

- Good. Now go finish up.

- All right, all right.

Just go! I'll be home soon!

Don't talk to me like that.

I want to talk to Kesse. Not you.

- Well, you can't.

- Hello, Inga.

- I brought you something.

- Are you done already?

- He's almost fully fledged.

- And I do feel like pushing him out.

- I got two different cakes here.

- You're too kind.

You need to gain weight.

Women like men with a bit of flesh.

- I'll see you at home, Lars.

- Don't come down here! Just go!

Kesse!

- That's a fancy new vehicle.

- We need to live a little.

- I hear you're in need of quotas.

- Oh?

- Plaice. 4.5 per kilo. 60 tons.

- I have all I need now.

Oh, that's right.

You like biologists after all.

- Did you want something else?

- No. That's it. Take care.

- How long have you had the boat?

- For a long time.

- Lars, can you fix the net?

- Yes.

- So how long is that?

- I don't have time to talk now.

Let's get moving, Lars.

- Fishermen don't like biologists.

- I know that.

- But I'm only the deck hand.

- Okay...

- And I happen to like biologists.

- I see.

Especially when they look

as cute as you.

- And I thought...

- Now, Lars!

- You probably find this hilarious.

- Not at all.

Drink some of this. Tiny gulps.

I found some patches.

I don't know if they can expire.

It goes behind the ear.

You might need

to pull your hair away.

There. And don't sit in here.

Go outside in the fresh air.

And keep your eye on the horizon.

You'll be fine.

Do you want to come outside?

- Thank you.

- What about that?

Just leave it. I'll be back.

- Thank you!

- You're welcome.

- Do you want some fish?

- Sure.

Lars, can you put them in a bag?

- How many do you want?

- Just a couple.

- Just use flour and butter.

- How much do you want?

- For you, 500 kroner.

- That's an illegal sale.

Someone's feeling all better.

Okay, so they're for free.

But the bag is 100 kroner.

See you.

- You're here?

- Yes.

- Hello, Kesse. The usual?

- Yes, please.

- What about the plaice?

- I'm afraid I burnt them.

Don't say that out loud.

This town will have your head.

- I just can't multitask.

- So how long are you here for?

A couple of months for now.

It might get extended.

I thought someone like you

would hurry back to Copenhagen.

- Someone like me?

- Yes.

Would you like

to show me around some day?

- Like some sort of tour guide?

- Yes.

Did you hear that, Pia?

A tour guide. What do you think?

You'll scare off

the rest of the tourists.

You don't have to do it.

I should be able to spare

the 15 minutes that'll take.

How about Sunday?

- So... there you go.

- Thanks. Sure.

- Goodbye.

- Bye.

Goodbye, Kesse.

Come in!

- Hi!

- Hello.

I'll be there in a second.

Come on in.

- I'll just wait here.

- No, come on in.

- Thanks for this. It's nice of you.

- Don't mention it.

I can start by showing you

one of our greatest sights.

This roundabout.

We're very proud of it.

Yes... it's very nice.

- There's only one way in and out.

- That can't be true.

- I'll show you.

- That is so stupid. Go round again.

- One more? Okay, let's do it.

- Yes.

There's a bunker in the middle.

I don't know why.

- It's nuts.

- Crazy.

- One more time?

- No, let's go.

Did you always

want to be a fisherman?

My dad and granddad were fishermen

so it was kind of expected.

Wow! Oh my God.

This is so cool.

- It's not like Copenhagen.

- No.

- Actually I've never been there.

- Never?

I was one week in Tenerife

about 15 years ago. But that's it.

- You're a real adventurer.

- Yes.

- You have to see Copenhagen.

- Really?

Maybe you're right.

- I think I'd get lost.

- I'll show you around.

- Then maybe I should go some day.

- That's a deal.

- Oh my God.

- Yup.

Where's the open sign?

I hope they're not closed.

That's too bad.

I wanted to take you up there.

Why are they closed

when the weather is so nice?

I think we can get in here.

- Don't do that.

- Relax. I'll try and get in.

Do you want to get in trouble?

How long have you and Lars

been fishing together?

A long time.

- He's a funny character.

- Aren't we all more or less?

Yes, I guess so.

Lars is a good guy.

He's had a rough life.

His dad Gunnar and my dad were

fishing partners for many years.

One night we'd been out all night.

We were going for the last catch.

Gunnar got caught in the net.

There was nothing we could do.

Lars was just 13 or 14 years old.

For a few years

he had trouble readjusting.

Then his mum asked me

if I could take him on the boat.

He's been with me ever since.

So... he's an okay guy.

- There we go.

- Thank you.

- Bye.

- Bye.

- Hello, Pia.

- The usual?

- No, wait. I'll try something new.

- Really?

- Which one do you want then?

- What's a Hawaii mix?

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