Schlussmacher Page #6

Synopsis: An employee at a professional separation agency, a business that helps couples break up, Paul tries to tackle the problems that come with Toto, the boyfriend of a customer, while he has his own thinking to do about love and relationships.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Matthias Schweighöfer, Torsten Künstler (co-director)
Production: 20th Century Fox Pictures International
  3 wins & 3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Year:
2013
110 min
Website
56 Views


How are you supposed to find the one?

I don't believe

that the right one exists either.

- Really?

- No.

But I think that

if you really get to know someone...

then it can become true love.

But how are you going to know

that it really is true love?

You just know.

And it's the little things

that make someone happy, just because

you share them.

Kati for example...

I love to snuggle in her neck,

and then she always has to giggle.

That giggling, it's the most

beautiful sound in the world.

Kati is and will always be

my great love.

She's just unique.

To me she's unique, just like Natalie

is unique for you.

Why do you think

that Natalie is unique for me?

- Because you miss her.

- How do you know?

Paul , it's obvious.

You don't look at any other women.

And you tell me I should embrace life,

and meet other women , but you don't.

Even if I did miss her,

she broke up with me.

Come on, Paul. That was no breakup.

It was a cry for help.

She just wanted you to commit,

but you, you're just scared.

For whatever reason,

but that's the way it is,

- love is not for cowards.

- I'm not a coward.

You are, otherwise you'd have gone

to her ages ago.

And I swear, she lies awake at night...

wondering why you aren"t beside her.

I'm scared that when I go to sleep

beside someone...

they'll be gone in the morning,

when I wake up.

When I was young,

my father put me to bed every night.

My parents didn't get on well.

They always argued. It was hell.

But anyway, he always sat on my bed...

and waited till I fell asleep.

When I was eight...

then he suddenly

wasn't there one morning.

He'd just gone.

Have you ever seen your father since?

- He got in touch years later, to meet up.

- And?

Nothing. I didn't go.

Do you think Jenny won't want to see me?

If I call her one day?

I mean, I was just gone, too.

No idea.

Jenny is Kati's daughter, not yours.

For me she's like my daughter.

And for her, I'm like her father.

It will always be like that.

I hope so, anyway.

Look...

I'll show you a picture.

Look. Here.

That's my Jenny. Sweet, eh?

I love her so much.

By the way, the beds up there,

they're screwed together.

Oh yeah?

Oh what the hell!

But keep your distance

and keep your hands above the covers.

You fart all night anyway.

Yeah , exactly. To release the pressure.

- Excuse me, are you Paul Voigt?

- Yes.

Come here. I have a surprise.

Compliments from your company.

- What? - It's an upgrade, a gift from

your boss. It's your 100oth job today.

- Really?

- Yes.

And he says he's expecting you at six

this evening in the office for drinks.

Is that for you? Thanks.

Come on.

Check out this car!

I want to thank you for everything.

I mean , we've really done it.

- It was good to talk last night.

- It was good for me, too.

I want to ask you

something about Jenny.

- Did she really cause trouble at school?

- Crap! Kati's father must've said that.

No, a teacher picked on her

so we put superglue on her chalk.

You're always

a "troublemaker" after that.

I mean...

maybe it's good that I'm away.

If she's happier that way.

Toto, I have to tell you something. I...

Your breakup. Kati wasn't convinced,

so she needed a little shove...

Let me guess.

Must have been Kati's father.

Yes, but I played my part, too.

I talked her out of the relationship.

- You didn't know me then.

- Yeah, but the other day at breakfast.

What?

The phone call, that was Kati?

Yes and she was missing you.

But what about her new boyfriend?

She doesn't have a new boyfriend.

I lied to you.

You did what?

- You lied to me? I thought

you were my friend. - Watch out!

I trusted you, you a**hole.

Man, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, okay.

Well I've got news for you as well.

I had sex with Sarah and Vanni.

- What? - Yes, at the same time.

- At the same time?

Yes and it was great. And they both

like me, they think I'm wonderful.

- That's my sister.

- I don't care, you a**hole!

And my ex- girlfriend .

Look out!

And I'll tell you something else.

All three of us

came at the same time, you wanker.

Hands off, you a**hole.

Put your hands on the wheel!

- Oh God. - We made it!

I told you, it brings good luck.

- Good luck my ass! Look at the car!

- Are you insane? You're insane!

Wait! Wait!

Oh God.

Oh God. God, f***, sh*t.

Get out of the way, man.

Go away, go away.

Oh God, oh God.

Go away!

Sh*t.

Sh*t.

Oh God, look at the car.

I'm going to lose my job now.

It's just an accident.

It's not just an accident.

Look at this sh*t.

Whatever.

- What are you doing?

- I'm calling the police.

Man , give me that.

Give me the phone.

No, I wouldn't do that.

Why?

I don't have a driver's license.

What do you mean

you don't have a driver's license?

You don't have a driver's license?

This can't be happening.

Man, no driver's license, why did you

lie to me? You should have told me!

- You lied to me, too. - But I didn't

trash your car without a license!

- God, why did you do that?

- I was lonely.

- Of course, because you were lonely!

- Do you know how it feels being lonely?

- Yes I do and I love it.

- But I don't love it, Paul.

I hate it.

I had a family, a wife and a child,

and I was happy, Paul.

Until you came

and took it all away from me.

I trusted you, Paul.

I thought you were my friend.

I've driven you round the whole country,

you a**hole!

Yeah, and you f***ed

my sister and my ex-girlfriend.

You said I should live a bit!

But not with my family, man.

You've ruined everything.

You f***ing idiot.

Hey, you stay here

while I'm talking to you.

You are not leaving.

Toto, is everything okay?

Wake up!

Wake up, Toto.

Hello, Mr. Voigt.

How's the leg?

It's fine. How's he?

We've stabilized him.

But there may be cranio-cerebral trauma.

Will he have long-term damage, or what?

To be honest, we don't know

if his brain is damaged.

The last few hours weren't easy.

He refused to go to sleep without

someone in the room or his tiger.

That's normal.

- That's normal?

- That's normal.

Then that's a relief for me.

We'd best leave him in peace.

We can walk for a bit.

- Are you related to the patient?

- No.

A friend?

Well, we work together.

Doesn't matter then.

I need to contact his next of kin,

in case he comes round in a few days,

so there's someone there.

- Here. Call me any time.

- Thank you.

But I have this number already. Here.

On the back of the emergency card,

under "'friends"".

The other two, Kati and Jenny, must have

new numbers. I can't reach them.

That's okay, though.

You're there for him now.

Mr. Kuhlmann can consider himself lucky.

- I'll look in later. It'll all be fine.

- Thanks.

- Have a good day.

- Thank you.

- Hello?

- Paul, congratulations!

Did the car arrive? Sh*t.

- Yes, thanks.

- You don't need to thank me.

You earned it!

Just between us,

the car's a peach , isn't it?

You feel like you're flying.

I had an accident.

Did anything happen to the car?

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