Portland

Synopsis: This gritty crime drama is a poignant tale of a family that failed and follows two brothers - violent drug criminals.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Director(s): Niels Arden Oplev
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
1996
103 min
17 Views


You gotta be cold.

Get that, Jakob?

What's up with your hair?

The foster home.

Hey, Lasse!

Lasse...

Janus, my man.

- Jakob, my kid brother.

- So you brought the family.

Welcome back, Janus.

Like her?

Yes.

Good tits, tight c*nt.

And she sucks like an animal.

We'll fix something up tomorrow.

Good to see you out again.

Fix what up?

- I owe them.

- Owe them?

From prison.

- Pills?

- I couldn't sleep.

- How much?

- 8O.

- 8O, OOO?

- Yes. 8O, OOO.

You load the gun, Johnny.

Hold my hair, then.

Yeah, yeah.

My kid brother.

Been up country.

Ejnar, come here...

Hallo, Ejnar...

Did they look after you?

Hey... how about some toast?

The cops smashed all your gear.

Not the guitar,

but they kicked your amp in.

They cut up the sofa...

They knocked

the TV and VCR over.

Will you mix?

Hold my hair, then.

Was it tough?

What?

In prison.

Yes.

- Was it tough in that foster home?

- Not really.

So why did you run away?

They ate my rabbit.

- I want my morning hit.

- Hold my hair, then.

Hey...

Hey...

Yes?

- Yes?

- Why are you shouting?

Aren't you going

to ask me what I'm doing?

You're waiting for a train.

Hell, won't you even try

and talk me out of it?

Jakob, have you ever

seen Janus cry?

Never.

Why?

I like to know

the people I deal with.

In this area

there is still good potential.

We're only at 25 or 3O% % %,

so there's room for growth.

You can start with

your old customers, Janus.

Letting you pay by instalments

is pretty untraditional, Janus.

If you get me.

But we'll take the commercial risk

because we believe in you.

But I can always provide

advice and guidance.

You two are real close.

You OK?

Jakob... I'd better

handle this on my own.

Get me?

I want to be with you and Ejnar.

I haven't got

anything at the moment.

I'll get some as soon as I can.

Would you like some coffee?

I believe I've some cookies, too.

That'd be nice.

We're in a hurry.

Mrs. Eriksen,

you're going to be in great pain.

Tell your doctor.

Never say yes to their

f***ing coffee and cookies.

It's only so they can

push the price up.

Poor old lady...

You really suck at this.

Hey, you know

you can count on me.

I worked there for 25 years.

I mixed all the concrete

this damned city's made of.

Damn...

Hell...

Why the hell

don't you two just get a job?

When I was your age

we clocked on at 5 a.m.

If we complained

the old man beat us up.

It did me good.

None of that emotional crap.

We worked till the blood flowed.

Got this for long service.

The price has dropped.

The risk factor's up.

And Kai... no more

selling on the street.

Up yours.

It's up to you, Kai.

Think about it

while you eat your cat food.

There's Temazepam.

There's whizz,

eggs, speed, codein.

Blues and reds.

Reds make you itch.

'Ludes is where it's at.

'Ludes keep you going.

You don't give a sh*t

about anything.

They sell great, too.

Anyone happy in this town

is on something.

You're too soft.

You just can't

let sh*t get you down.

Nobody out there will help you -

- if you go down.

And you will. Unless you're hard.

Not enough, Janus.

We've nowhere to live.

We need somewhere... better.

Just put it on the floor.

Eva... Come and say hallo

to Janus, the guy moving in.

She's a bit...

She's my half-sister,

so what the hell...

We'll add

your rent to the rest.

It's cold and we're far from home.

I miss my mum and dad...

So give me a ride, Mr Driver

Give me a ride.

You can sleep on the floor.

It's your room as much as mine.

This is great...

will you put the light out?

It's like

when we were little.

Yes.

Good night little Jakob,

cute little kid...

Sounds like hell.

You sweet little guy...

From now on we'll stick together.

Us two against the rest, OK?

Why did you go

without saying anything?

Have you seen mum lately?

How clean you keep

the apartment, Mummy!

Yes, Mummy.

Now Janus is out, -

- we'll come and see you more.

The interest on what you owe...

...amounts to two

broken arms and a black eye.

Nothing personal.

Just business.

Let's get it over with, Carsten.

Lasse speaking.

Yes.

Just a moment.

Yes.

Yes.

Listen,

you've caught me at a bad time.

Janus... we saved an arm for you.

There's a first time

for all of us.

That's what you call

a hard day's work.

A shame they make us do it -

- and that it's the only way

to run a decent business.

We can't let

our feelings get in the way.

No...

Mutual respect is the key.

And friendliness, Janus.

That gets you furthest.

Specially with old people.

Then they feel they're helping you.

And that's good for turnover.

Carsten has paid what he owed.

Yes, you only did what you had to.

Or I'd never have paid up.

Here's to you.

Get well soon

Lasse

Lasse...

What's the story with Eva?

Getting to you, is she?

See you, Jakob.

Where are you going?

Look after Ejnar.

Tell me!

I'll go and see Kenneth and

Johnny. See you there, then?

See you at Eva's later?

A ticket...

Where to?

Which countries

do you do tickets to?

Sweden? Norway? Finland.

France. Poland. Germany.

Just to name a few.

- Germany sounds OK.

- Where in Germany?

What towns are there in Germany?

Hamburg.

Frankfurt. Berlin. Essen.

Essen.

That sounds good.

Return?

Reservation?

- When do you want to leave?

- Now.

Smoking?

How about getting

your own district?

Lost your mamma?

I love you.

Eva?

No, Janus, not Eva.

Eva'll get the photo.

It'll make her happy.

We'll forget this little episode.

It's nothing personal.

But your rent is now double.

Who the hell did this?

Lasse.

Time to go to work.

Send an ambulance

to 12O Ligustervej.

You just don't get it.

If she dies, fine.

Then there's no turning back.

You don't see

what it takes to survive.

Do you?

I'll show you

what it takes.

How many times did mum visit you

while I was inside?

Once a month?

Or every two months?

Three?

Or didn't she come at all?

And what did you think?

"Mum's not too good,

and it IS an hour by bus".

"So anyone can see

why she didn't come".

But of course she phoned

her little boy, didn't she?

After all,

you did send her your number.

Did you wait

for her call every day?

Did you?

...See how little it takes.

I have to teach you

what's what.

I don't give a sh*t

for anyone else.

But I care about you.

But you're so sensitive

you could wear a dress.

Which one do you like best, Sugar?

What's going on?

What if a big f*** like him wanted

to beat the sh*t out of you?

Would you wait

and see what he did?

- Who are you calling a big f***?

- See what I mean?

- Would you give him his chance?

- Couple of faggots.

Going to let him

get away with that?

What are you going to do about it?

Eh?

You don't know?

You have no idea?

You have to be able to do that.

You mustn't feel a thing.

No sympathy for him.

Think of him as

a stupid lump of meat.

The kidneys are

a good place for a kick.

Remember, it's him or you.

Come on, show me.

Kick him.

Show me you can do it.

Come on, kick him!

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Niels Arden Oplev

Niels Arden Oplev (pronounced [nels ɑːˀdn̩ ˈʌblew]; born 26 March 1961) is a writer-director from Denmark. more…

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