Stations of the Cross Page #5

with the car yet?

Which one?

- The fuel consumption one.

I always end up dividing by zero.

Listen, it's a bad time.

We're about to eat supper.

I could call back later.

Maria, are you looking after Johannes?

- Yes, one second.

What was the problem?

- Two drivers go on a 600 km trip.

One drives at 80 km/h

and uses 9 litres over 100 km...

No, we haven't had it.

- I see.

What was with choir practice?

I couldn't today. No time.

Maybe next week.

I can't make it.

That is, maybe I could,

but I don't want to

as that music is not good.

But we're doing lots of Bach

and a bit of Palestrina.

We could try to get the others

to agree to doing Gregorian chants, say.

Thomas, come and eat.

You think?

- Sure.

Won't you come next week, after all?

Maybe.

- Cool.

Maria, come and eat.

- Maria, come and eat.

I have to go. Bye.

- See you.

Who was that?

Your new schoolmate?

Not talking to us anymore?

It was Christian.

And who is Christian?

He's in the parallel class.

You've got lots of friends

in that class lately.

Katharina, remove the serviettes,

we're praying now.

In the name of the Father

and the Son and the Holy Ghost, amen.

God is great, God is good.

Let us thank him for our food.

By his hands, we are fed.

Let us thank him for our bread.

Amen.

How come you know him

if he's in the parallel class?

We have sport lessons together.

Mixed-sex sport lessons!

More modern nonsense!

If they don't change it,

you'll do no sport next year.

Or we put you in

a priest society boarding school.

Mom?

I lied to you.

A-ha.

There is no Rebecca.

What? There isn't?

It was Christian

who invited me to the choir.

I made up Rebecca,

as I was afraid

you'd think I was keen on him.

It's not the case.

But I'm not.

I just wanted to sing in a choir.

I've been telling you Maria lies to us,

and I'm worrying about her.

You said I was imagining things.

There! She lies to her parents!

I'm sorry, but...

I think maybe Maria meant no harm,

she just didn't say

that it's a boy because...

she likes him a bit.

- I don't like him.

I meant well by it

because Christian said

Johannes could come, too,

and we would maybe sing Gregorian chants.

You meant well?

You're whitewashing your impudence now?

So you sing two or three pretty chorales

and you think it's all fine!

But the attitude is a different one!

How could you fall for it?

And Bernadette, please keep out of it.

What would your mother have said

if at 14 you'd liked a boy a bit?

But...

liking a boy is not a sin.

- Stop interfering!

I know my daughter better than you.

The choir is just an excuse

for her to meet boys.

She has no idea of the consequences.

I won't allow it.

But what shocks me most

is that you're using your little brother

as a pretext.

Can't you see what you're doing?

Did you go to confession today or not?

I did.

- Then it obviously didn't help.

You've no cause to cry.

If you lie to me and evade your chores,

you can expect a dressing down.

I didn't evade my chores.

- Oh no?

So who set the table

while the young lady

was talking to her boyfriend?

If I tell you to look after Johannes

and set the table, you do it,

and don't chat with some boy.

And if your parents tell you

funk and soul is bad music,

it's because we're older than you

and know where danger lies.

Stop crying,

and don't act like

you're being mistreated here.

Children, come on.

Eat some food.

Everything is all right.

Maria will calm down in a moment.

We all make mistakes.

Katharina?

Butter some bread for Johannes.

Johannes, do you want

meat or cheese on it?

Katharina, didn't you hear?

So let's all calm down now,

and enjoy our meal.

Maria,

have a bite.

Then you'll feel better.

Here.

Maria?

Do you want to go to your room?

I don't do this for fun, believe me.

I'd rather have a happy family

eating supper together.

There, you see?

You can if you want.

7:
JESUS FALLS THE SECOND TIME

One, two, three, four...

five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

Good, now running in circles.

The whole gym, go round the whole gym.

And rotate your right arm.

Now rotate your left arm.

Good, now your heels.

Raise your heels.

Bend your legs with each step.

Hit your bum with your heel.

Maria, is everything okay?

Keep going round.

Are you okay?

Do you want to sit down?

I'm fine.

You look pale.

- I'm always pale.

It's got worse recently.

Are you eating enough?

- Yes, I am.

But I don't want to move to this music.

These are satanic rhythms.

That never bothered you before.

- But now it's bothering me.

Saint Maria can't do sports,

she has to pray.

But she could go round on her knees.

- Silence!

Now everybody skip!

Maria, I want an explanation?

This music always bothered me.

I just never dared say it,

but now I do.

You really think

I'd play demonic music here?

I believe in God, too

and I also go to church sometimes.

What kind of church?

- A Protestant one.

Maybe you think that's not a real church,

but I can tell you for sure

that this is not demonic music.

But that's the dangerous thing:

It creeps in and you don't notice.

You keep skipping!

I'd like to talk to your parents.

You can,

but they'll tell you the same thing,

you can count on it:

this music is bad.

Well fine. Then no music.

Running in circles.

Maria, would you join in please?

Use all the space. Big circles.

Marvin, what's wrong?

My religion has put a ban

on running in circles in a gym.

My religion tells me to run backwards

so I can neutralise

the music's satanic messages.

Take care!

Hey, watch out!

Enough!

Everyone over here.

Over here.

I feel I should give you a lecture

about the word "tolerance".

It's not fair:
no music for anyone

because Maria doesn't like it.

Call that tolerance?

And Maria doesn't need to be tolerant?

Hey! Hey!

It's also about religious freedom.

Oh, you're in love!

Oh, sweet! He's into Maria!

Hlya and Sanam don't do sport at all

because of their religion,

and no one says a thing.

Yeah, because if their headscarves slip,

they'll be blinded and run into the wall!

Marvin, last warning!

So, there'll be a compromise:

We'll play another CD

without satanic rhythms.

Maria, Christian is into you.

But there's a problem.

- No sex before marriage.

But there is a solution.

- Marry him and have lots of sex!

Front and back.

Along to satanic music.

forwards and backwards!

Linus, Marvin, that's enough!

I'm putting this on your records.

Now running in circles again. Move it.

And skip!

Get your knees up.

Christian, knees up!

Marvin, Linus.

Maria!

8:
JESUS MEETS

THE WOMEN OF JERUSALEM

Hello.

I wanted to...

Are you okay?

Yes.

- You look wiped out.

You, too.

Not as bad as you.

Sorry the others bullied you

because of me.

That's just how they are.

Nobody should be forced

to listen to music they don't like.

Is it true... what they said?

Are you... in love with me?

If you are, please forget it at once.

- Okay.

I'm not one of those girls

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes