The Children
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- Year:
- 2008
- 84 min
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Stop bothering Paulie, Miranda.
I'm teaching him
the "happy new year. "
He has to learn it
before tomorrow night.
- Look look, there it is. I win.
- Yay! Hooray!
You were in the way.
Sweetie, I'm sorry.
It's okay.
You can be the winner.
Why can't we live in a house
like Auntie Chloe's?
If you put your mind to it,
you can have anything you want.
Yay!
Miranda!
- Auntie Chloe!
- Hey, Miranda!
Hi!
Come on, Paulie.
Come on.
- Heaven.
- Heaven would be exact.
Hey, amigo.
"Happy New Year" in Chinese.
Not bad, eh?
You're learning
Chinese then?
- Yeah.
- Cool.
I should have never
given this away.
- Hey, Lainey.
- Hey, Robbie.
You are looking
gorgeous.
- I look like crap, thanks.
- No, you do.
All the cousins get to
sleep in the same room.
Hi, Jonah.
Hey. Whoops.
Casey!
Casey, I want to have Christmas
again tomorrow.
I think you want to be
a glove puppet.
- Argh!
- Get off, Dad.
Hey, Casey.
Look at you, all grown up.
Hi, Uncle Robbie.
Feel free to lose
the "uncle. "
Come on, let's get
this party started!
Say hello
to your Auntie Chloe.
- Say hello, sweet pea.
- We're gonna have a lovely time.
- Who wants some Christmas presents?
- Me me me!
the best New Year ever?
Yay!
Look at Leah running around
and everything.
I know.
Isn't it amazing?
I've almost got her
off the inhaler.
That's fantastic.
Isn't this great?
The kids are nearly
as excited as we are.
Come here, little sis.
Ohh-hh.
Hey, Casey.
Hi.
Case.
Don't spoil
the weekend, okay?
There'll be
other parties.
It wasn't
just a party.
You know I can't go.
'Cause you're married
to a knob?
It's two days, okay?
You lot get your way
for the rest of the year.
Maybe I'm allowed
just a few hours.
You know how much we were
looking forward to it.
Pretty please,
mouse.
Don't call me that.
Please.
Paulie, it's okay.
It's okay.
- Oh, sweet pea.
- Mommy.
- Ugh.
- You're carsick.
It's okay.
It's okay, darling.
And help out Paulie
this weekend, okay?
Did you ever hear
of contraception?
No, really, Mom was
in great form at Christmas.
Yeah, she was,
euphemistically speaking.
Did they ban her
from another pub?
You want to go
get your presents?
Sorry, Casey got
the Christmas presents.
Did you know Mom actually
called here
at 11:
00 at night and she wantedto speak to the kids and I...
- Mommy, Mommy!
- Hey.
I'm sorry,
I can't invite her.
She just messes with
their routine too much.
Do you know what I mean?
Hey, sweetheart.
Is that makeup?
We had a real
"Waste of Space" Christmas.
Once we got the kids
off to bed,
I made a special punch and we had
a naked snowball fight.
You should see the photos.
They're great.
A bit different from ours.
Granny fell off the toilet.
Mommy.
Mommy.
- Oh, sweet pea.
- It's all right.
It's his latest trick.
Anyone would think he likes the attent...
Oh, Jonah.
You know he doesn't like
that rough stuff.
Come here, darling.
Not like his mom then.
Okay.
That's classic.
I swear I had to grovel to the head
and all of Casey's teachers.
It was terrifying.
might have escaped.
You should have just
offered them all B.J.s.
I didn't want to get the cane
for speaking with my mouth full.
What's B.J. s?
Big-belly jimjams.
Oh, yes yes.
Leah.
Hey, did you ever read
the article I sent you
about MMR jobs?
Are you going
to brush your teeth?
Come on.
Hey, Leah, Nicky.
Having a nice time
with your cousins?
Bedtime.
I love you.
Paulie. What happened with that
web design plan?
- Jinxie, come on, Jinxie.
- That was a complete waste of time.
It was a bunch of techno stoners
playing SimCity all day.
Actually, I've got
a much better idea.
- I met these guys recently...
- I can't get reception here.
Oh, there's a spot outside.
I'll show you.
Or you could use
a landline.
Casey's not supposed
to be speaking
to anybody.
Daddy's grounded her.
Grounded?
Sounds exciting.
Mom's trying to build up
Jonah's confidence,
so we try not to listen to him.
Psst.
Casey's drinking whisky.
Now this is heaven.
Oh, did you tell Elaine that we're
going to home-school the kids?
Wow. Are you qualified?
No, I mean, the school's
not that far away, right?
No, but I mean,
it just makes sense.
You know, since we
sold the business,
- we have the time.
- Jinxie, Jinxie.
And they're like sponges
at that age, you know?
I really just want to give
them the chance before...
I think that's a really
good idea, actually,
'cause I'm trying to teach Miranda
Mandarin now... Chinese.
I mean, how many schools
are doing that? None.
Why? Certainly none
in Hackney. It's crazy.
If you look at the state
of the global economy...
Is this another cult thing?
We're not gonna start chanting?
I look really fat in cowls.
Hey, baby.
What is it, baby?
Come here, sweetheart.
What's the matter?
Paulie's scaring me.
Well, sweetheart,
hey, it's just Paulie.
You told me you loved him
this morning.
Okay?
It's all right.
Miranda, why don't you
take Leah upstairs?
No.
Come on, darling, don't start.
Just let her stay up.
Well, Leah would love that.
Wouldn't you, sweetheart?
Maybe then we'll give Miranda
the gold star.
Yeah? Yeah.
- Wan an, Daddy.
- Wan an, princess.
Off you go.
Come here.
- Night night.
- 'Night.
Night night, slug.
"'Night, Mom. "
'Night, Mom.
Super mom.
- Miranda.
- What?
Do you know how a real
UFO sounds like?
Mommy.
Mommy.
So are you still
in that school orchestra?
No.
Oh, your dad said
you play a mean flute.
I don't really
call him dad.
Then you definitely don't
have to call me uncle.
Okay, it's right here.
Got it?
Yeah.
'Night.
Hi, it's Lisa.
I'm either busy or dead.
Thanks for picking up.
You'd better not be
this useless tomorrow.
Jinxie.
Oh, God.
Isn't this great?
10 more kids.
And look as tired as Lainey?
You think she's all right?
Well, you'd look tired after all that
rough stuff she's been getting.
Ecotourism? What a joke.
Snatch a glimpse of a gorilla
picking fleas off its a**hole
and we'll burn off your atmosphere
with the air travel.
They're so lucky.
They haven't got five business
brain cells between them.
And the home-
schooling thing?
I thought Chloe's
only qualification
was in yurt design.
Maybe they're getting into
fundamentalist Buddhism.
Why did you bring your
Chinese medicine files?
Yeah, I just thought
Robbie would be interested.
Why'd you interrupt me anyway
when I was talking about China?
Just support me
a bit, okay?
I told you,
I think it's a great idea.
Come on, I thought you and me
were going to have
some fun this weekend.
Did your daughter
get that memo?
Ha ha ha.
Good night, angel.
Leah, Nicky, come play with me.
I will take you to the moon.
Yee-haw!
Superman!
The strike zone.
Leah, Nicky!
- Yay!
- Me me me me!
Dad, me me me!
Don't let the kids
go on that run, Robbie.
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