Rebirth Page #4

Synopsis: A white-collar suburban father Kyle (Fran Kranz) who is surprised at his office by long-lost college buddy Zack (Adam Goldberg). Zack is as wild and crazy as ever, brimming with excitement about the self-actualization program he's just finished called Rebirth. He talks Kyle into going on a weekend-long Rebirth retreat,handing over his keys, wallet, and phone. Thus begins his journey down a bizarre rabbit hole of psychodrama, seduction, and violence.
Genre: Thriller
Director(s): Karl Mueller
Production: Netflix
 
IMDB:
5.0
TV-MA
Year:
2016
100 min
Website
173 Views


- All right.

- Sorry.

Go ahead.

What do you want me to do?

Just go for it.

Go ahead and lead us.

Okay, I...

Sorry, I'm not supposed

to be here now, so...

You're not supposed to be here now?

Yeah, yeah, no. I was with the...

Or I missed the end of the orientation,

so I think I'm...

Uh, I'm supposed to be, you know...

This is, like, an advanced group, right?

Wow. Mm.

Someone wanna tell me

where the advanced group is?

That sounds pretty cool.

What do they teach in the advanced group?

How to walk through walls and sh*t?

Okay.

- You want me to leave?

- Why are you asking me?

This is like an exercise, right?

This is like an exercise? No.

No.

This is reality.

Are you supposed to be here or not?

You tell me. I've never f***ing met you.

Okay.

I'm gonna... Excuse me.

Hey, hey, hey, relax. Relax, come here.

I'm just f***ing with you

to make a point, okay?

You are supposed to be here, Kyle.

Please, stay with us. [chuckles]

- You're supposed to be here, okay?

- Okay.

Okay, sit down. Come on.

Come on, sit down. You're good, come on.

There you go.

I'm sorry, all right? I'm sorry.

That's okay, man.

[grunting]

Oh, what happened? Someone hit you?

The f***?!

Or it's just an exercise.

So, what do you do when someone hits you?

You just take it like that?

F***, man,

you can't just f***ing hit people!

Why not?

Anyone else think their ego trumps

the death of the universe?

You can leave any time.

What about you, Spielberg?

You getting enough for your spank reel?

Let me out now!

What the f*** is your problem, man?

Everything was just fine

till you showed up. Wasn't it, gang?

- I don't need this.

- You don't need what?

I don't need whatever bullshit test

you're teaching, man.

Don't you f***ing listen to anything?

There are no teachers here.

- I'm not gonna hit you, man.

- What?

[chuckles] Why would I want you to hit me?

Is that how you get hard?

You make Daddy spank you?

- Oh, no, what's going on? No one there?

- God.

Maybe they want you here for a reason.

Why don't you sit the f*** down

next to Air

and she can tell you more about

what angel d*cks taste like.

Really nice, guys.

You just let this guy bully you?

They're here to admit

that consciousness is a mistake.

- Not take over class on day one.

- Oh, whatever.

Jesus Christ!

You got a seriously f***ed up life, man.

I almost felt bad for you.

Cute wife.

You think you were her first choice?

Wow, look at those guys. Nice polo.

- These guys even alive?

- How did you get these?

"Hey, guys, totally got the hookup

from National First on my mortgage.

Hashtag "first time homeowner,"

hashtag "woot," hashtag "YOLO."

Wow. Really good to see that $80,000

creative writing MFA isn't going to waste.

How did you get these?

- Is that my phone?

- Technically,

until the end of the weekend,

it's our phone.

- Give me that back.

- This isn't really a phone, is it?

- This is the key to his prison cell.

- Oh, my f***ing God.

Wow. You see that?

You see how worked up he's getting?

- I believe that's what we call a red flag.

- You stole my phone.

You gave this

to total strangers willingly!

This has got your entire life

on here, man.

Pictures of your daughter, your wife.

- F***.

- Layout of your house.

Home addresses of friends and family.

The passwords of your security systems

and bank accounts

just saved in your e-mail folder,

like an idiot.

You don't even have a passcode on this.

Hey, hey, no...

It's okay. Dude, it is okay.

I'm as bad as you.

We all are, aren't we?

This?

This is not reality.

None of the sh*t on here is real.

That's reality.

This...

...is just silicon and air.

Let me out.

- Oh, come on. It's over, let's be friends.

- I wanna leave right now.

Don't you listen to anything?

You can go any time you want.

There's the door.

Namaste.

All right,

everybody take off your clothes.

[groans]

F***ing goddamn it.

F***.

Oh, f***!

[sighs]

[grunting]

- Can we help you?

- [Kyle] How do I get out of here?

Are you feeling all right?

You look a little...

Hey, hey. Hold on one second.

Are you sure you feel all right?

Just show me how to get out

of this dungeon.

Oh. I think it's this way.

I'm Todd, by the way. You're Kyle, right?

How do you know my name?

You're the one that Ray picked on

in his speech, right?

Hey, don't feel bad about that.

He always tries

to throw you off-balance your first time.

- It's sort of an honor.

- Just show me how to get out of here.

Cool, cool. Yeah, right this way.

Can I just say something, Kyle?

Kyle, if I may.

- Breathe.

- I am.

No, no, really take a second.

You know, calm your body and just breathe.

Breathe? You want me to breathe?

A guy f***ing punched me,

threw a chair, broke into my phone.

Wow.

Okay, was he trying to make a point or...?

I don't care.

I know where you're coming from, man.

- Yeah, Rebirth, it's intense.

- F***.

I washed out my first three tries.

And it took me four years

before I came back.

Lost everything in those four years.

My job, my credit, my house.

My two girls wouldn't even talk to me

because I couldn't face the things

that Rebirth was trying to get me

to confront.

- I don't care.

- Can I just say?

The whole point of Rebirth, basically,

is to find what you need,

not what you want.

And sometimes, what you need, Kyle,

not super-pleasant.

I don't need any of this.

Fair enough,

but you know if you walk into a room

and it's too heavy for you,

you just leave.

That's what you're supposed to do.

See, everybody needs something different,

so every room is different,

but you gotta keep opening those doors.

He broke into my phone.

And it stays in the room.

Everything stays in the room.

Just show me where the exit is.

I think I know where you were. Yeah.

Can I just say,

it's not gonna get worse than that?

Unless you want it to. Can I say that?

Is the shuttle out there?

You're already here, man.

It's more interesting

than, what, a night of TV?

And don't forget about Zack.

You know Zack?

Of course I know Zack. I love Zack.

So, Zack is here?

Uh... [groans]

I don't think I can actually say that.

You don't? It's easy.

He's either here or he's not. Yes or no.

No, but not no as in he's not here.

No as in...

I can't break the spoiler rule, man.

- F***.

- Okay, look.

Look, look, look. Wait, wait, wait.

You're not supposed to find him yet.

And if he were here,

theoretically... you will.

Maybe.

[groans]

I wish I could say more.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

Okay.

Off the record.

There are no leaders here, man.

Zack is doing his Rebirth

just like everybody else.

Just like everybody else.

And when you're supposed to find him...

I'm gonna take you to a room

you're gonna love, okay?

Spoiler curtain down.

You are gonna love it.

Man to man, no cameras, no bullshit.

You're gonna love this room.

Hey, guys. This is Kyle.

He's a good friend of Zack's.

- [woman] Hi, Kyle.

- I love Zack.

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