Shelley

- What city?

- In Bucharest.

- Bucharest. Okay.

- Yeah, I studied there

and after that I..

- And what did you study?

- I used to be an accountant.

- Accountant?

- Yeah.

Into my ear and whisper..

- Louise is recovering

from an operation.

- Okay.

- Yeah.

- She's still weak,

so it's gonna be really good

to have you around and help

with all the basics,

household and--

- yes, of course.

Its a very nice area here.

- Yeah.

We like peace and quiet.

We try to grow

everything ourselves

and we don't eat meat,

so that's--

- okay.

I'm a good cook.

- Okay.

- Here we are.

- I can take that.

- Okay.

- Thanks.

Wow.

- Hmm.

Oh, she's probably

resting upstairs.

Can I get you

something to drink?

Some water or coffee?

- Mm-hmm. No.

But I have

to charge my phone.

It is dying.

- Oh, we don't

have electricity.

- Why not?

- Why?

Well, because we try

to live a simple life.

And we do have

a stationary phone.

You can use it all you want,

so no need to worry.

You need to feed

the chickens twice a day

and once a week you need

to clean out the whole place.

This is lotus and Lulu,

and this is Paul.

He's the sheriff here.

He wants to decide everything.

- Oh.

- And then you..

...light it all the way,

the way around.

- Oh.

- And put on the glass again.

This is too much.

Like this.

This is your room.

- Hi.

- Oh.

You scared me.

I didn't hear you come in.

- Oh, sorry.

- Hi. I'm Elena.

- I'm Louise.

- Nice to meet you.

Nice picture.

- You can just leave it there,

it's okay.

- Let me help you.

Thanks.

Must be hard work for you

and Kasper to live like this.

- What do you mean like this?

- No power,

no...Running water, no..

Everything takes

a lot of time.

- Oh, I don't mind.

- No TV, no computer,

isn't it boring?

- No.

I don't miss any of that.

Electricity.

I have to stay away from it.

How's it going, baby?

Didn't I tell you not to talk

with your mouth full?

Okay, baby.

Let me talk to mom.

Kiss, kiss, sweetheart.

Is nicu well?

Yes, I'm good.

They're polite.

I don't know exactly.

She's a bit weird.

The woman is afraid of electricity.

Or something like that.

- Hi.

- Hi.

You have everything you need?

- Yeah.

Is Kasper your first man?

- No.

- No?

- Well, I'm old.

- You're not old.

- Well, I'm old enough

to have had more than one man.

- How many?

His name is nicu.

He is five.

- And where is he?

- With my parents in Bucharest.

- But how can you stand it?

Don't you miss him?

- I do.

But, you know,

I'm saving money

to, to buy an apartment,

where he can have his own room.

What about you?

Why don't you have any kids?

You have a big house,

you have time.

Have money.

- Uh, we can't.

I can't.

- Oh.

- I can get pregnant, but, uh..

...my body

won't hold the babies.

The last one was in week 24.

Um..

It was a little girl.

And they had to cut her out

be -- because she died

inside of me, so..

And they cut out my womb

as well

so now there is nothing

in there.

It's, uh, empty.

- So stupid.

- No.

Lie back and relax completely.

You must focus on your

breathing.

Breathe out the black energies.

In with the positive.

Out with the negative.

Release.

- Uh..

Ugh.

- You know,

there's a difference

between good and bad energies

and their balance

has to do with

uh, you know,

the bodies' inner energies

and all the energies that --

that surrounds us and you know..

But if you get sick, these

energies get out of balance

and healing, you know,

that could -- could help you.

Oh, god.

- What?

- Do you really,

really, really believe that?

- I really bloody believe that.

- Do you also believe

in stuff like this?

- Well, there's more to this

world than what you see.

- Why are you so skeptical?

- I'm not skeptical.

- Yes, you are.

- I just don't believe it.

- Go and watch some TV

and make your brain melt.

- What?

- It's not funny or what?

- No, it's not funny.

- I'm coming.

- You okay?

It's fresh.

- No, it is fresh

in a not so nice way.

Oh. I love this lake.

- I don't want you to leave.

Who's gonna make me laugh

when you're gone?

When will you have saved

enough money to go back home?

- Don't know. Two years,

maybe three. We'll see.

- Three years?

- Yeah.

- This might sound weird,

but, um..

...before the operation..

...i had some

of my eggs frozen

and, um..

Would you consider..

...carrying my child?

Because if you take it now,

we could pay for the apartment

and...You would be home

in nine months.

And you know..

...you wouldn't have to work.

- Hmm..

Yes?

What does dad say?

Well, yes...

Is nicu asleep?

No, let him sleep.

- You know what?

Let's just leave this.

It's time to relax.

- I was waiting for...A cab

and nobody was there, nothing.

So, I call him and say

"listen, your child is coming.

Where are you?"

- And you know what he said?

- No.

- I could hear the music

in the background.

"You keep it.

It's your problem."

- No.

What did you tell nicu?

- That his father died

in a car crash.

- Oh, that's harsh.

- No, I know.

I'm joking, but in a way,

it's true. He's brain-dead.

- Well, f*** him.

- Yeah, f*** him.

I'll do it for you.

- What?

- With the baby.

- Are you serious?

- Yeah.

That's..

- Are you happy?

- I don't know.

- It's also about the money.

- Yeah, of course.

- But it's not

just about the money.

- Don't hit me. I'm not here.

- Don't..

No, no, no.

No...

Don't do this.

- Oh.

- Okay.

- Do you want me to leave?

- No.

- Are you sure?

- This is going

to be a bit cold.

Have you experienced

any discomfort

since the insemination?

Felt uncomfortable

out of the ordinary?

- Umm, I feel tired.

And I have this metal taste

in my mouth.

- Okay.

Good.

You can get dressed now.

Everything looks fine.

- Yeah?

- Congratulations.

- Well, that's fantastic.

That's good news.

Elena needs iron supplements

from now on. It will help her fatigue.

"Appelsinkrokant".

"Extra pappermint".

- I think we're gonna

survive for a week.

- At least.

If it's a girl, I would like

to call her Elena.

- Oh.

- Is that okay?

- No, I don't like this name.

- Don't like it?

- No.

- Angela?

- Angela?

- Yes.

- I'm sorry.

No, that's not gonna happen.

Hi.

Where is Elena?

She was pretty tired, so...

Congratulations.

- Are you happy?

- Yes.

Uh.

I don't know. I think it's

normal.

Yes. Of course I eat.

Listen, did you see the

apartments?

Oh, and how do they look?

Yes, I don't know.

Go also to the ones in baba novac area.

Because they look good.

They're nice.

- Did she bite you?

- Just a little bit, yeah.

- Oh, you stupid chicken.

Elena, you have a visitor.

- I have a visitor?

- Here she is.

- Elena, Louise tells me

you get these, uh, headaches.

- Mm-hmm.

- Leo is here to help you

get rid of them.

- Mm, really?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

I want you to imagine..

...that you are looking

at yourself.

You're looking

at your own head.

Picture your head as a room.

A room with two windows

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