The Healer

Synopsis: Alec Bailey is a gambling, womanizing bankrupt electrical repairman who still is traumatized by the death of Charlie, Alec's twin's brother. Without a penny and almost in the poorness, Alec realizes a long-time stranded uncle Richard Heacock, a brother of his mother who lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that accepts to solve Alec's money debts with one condition: that Alec moves Halifax by a year. Reluctant to the travel but threatened by a local pawnbroker, Alec accepts uncle Richard's propose. Therefore, when he arrives Halifax, discovers that the villagers believe that he is "The Chosen One", a man with the ability to heal all diseases, at the same time that Halifax's local Sheriff starts a procedure against Alec, in the belief that he's a fraud and he's cheating people. Trapped by a situation that little by little overpass him, Alec finds a friend in Cecilia, beauty and lovely local veterinary, discovering by Richard that all his ancestors are a long-time family of healers, which gift
 
IMDB:
6.2
Year:
2017
113 min
804 Views


- Honey.

- You back?

Yes, a long story.

Coming! Just give me a minute.

Don't come in here, I have a surprise.

Oh, surprise...

- Hai.

- Hai.

Two flights cancels and

sent me home early for the weekend...

after a ten hours wait.

So what with the surprise?

Well.

I forgot your birthday last month.

- Alright. - And.

All done.

It should just take a couple of hours connect.

- If you got any problem, you give a call me ya.

- Connect what?

R34 chip , second generation on your plasma T.V.

She not tell you?

It show the Premier League matches...

..and five Champions League first round games.

Oh and i threw a couple more thing on me

but just not tell anyone I did that yeah?

See ya.

Oh my God.

How great are you!

My shoe...

Damn about your business,

it's not my damn problem!

You tell him if the money

is not here by Friday,

I'm closing your stupid store.

Healer, my sh*t...

- What did he want this time?

- Damn it, Alec.

- His going to close the store.

- No, his not. Relax.

And what the hell happened yesterday?

You left and never came back!

Yes, sorry, I.. I got caught up ...

You are the one who fixes the stuff .

If you're not here,

- How do we make money?

- 40 quid. Is that all we got?

- You're not betting that money.

- Lend me 10 more.

- No, Alec.

- Please!

Its one horse, one race, okay?

I got a winner,

I've done it before.

And you lost everything before!

It's like a 7 to 1.

No one knows you got the win race...

... since last time.

- That's it, I quit.

- Come on, Amir, don't do this.

Amir!

Look, I don't know what happened to you, Alec.

You changed.

You're a good guy,

but you need some help.

I'm fine! I can fix...

Amir...

Where is your other shoe?

Am...

I'm Alec Bailey.

- I got phone call from you.

- Yes, right this way.

I imagine you must be...

...quite surprised to get our called

about meeting today.

- Yeah, I ...

- Seeing as you bounds...

five checks when you had your account here.

Not to mention your Visa,

Which had to be canceled twice because

you manage somehow to keep ramping up charges.

Bollocks, I paid all that off.

So, why am I here?

There is someone who is willing

to eradicate all your debts.

Is this a joke?

It should be. It's not.

Alright, who is this person?

A family member.

Ahh, family member, right.

Well, both my parent are long dead,

as is my only brother,

and the last I heard

of a relative...

It was in my First Communion.

So, how do you gonna explain that?

- Well this is an uncle, you've never met.

- That convenient.

Mr. Raymond Heacock.

Yeah, That's my mother's maiden name.

He will be at his private club...

table under his name,

today at one P.M. ...

Sharp.

Thank you, Svetlana.

Alec.

Sit down.

Hungry?

- A little, yeah.

- Good.

I have ordered you the escargot and sole,

they do it well here.

He won't be having any,

thank you.

You must be curious.

Ask away.

You're my uncle?

Indeed.

Your dear mother was my sister.

Then how come I

never heard of you?

Sadly, we rarely spoked.

There were a couple of things

we couldn't agree on.

Such as?

Well, that one I'm not

prepared to answer.

Bank said that you

gonna give me all this money.

Well, that not exactly right.

Can I be open with you?

Sure.

Frankly, you are a

disgrace to the family.

Your gambling habbits that rely

to get you killed or ...

the very least maimed.

You never married and

you sleeping around...

As if you just

discovered your willy.

As for your Engineering degree,

your business is a disaster.

What am I doing here?

I'm prepared to pay off

all debts.

Every single one of them.

Which at this moment in time...

amount to exactly...

88,950 pounds.

So, you see.

It's not all bad.

Of course, I want something in exchange.

- What?

I want you to move

abroad, leave England.

Leave England?

- Where?

- You will be living in Nova Scotia.

- That's Canada, if you don't know where it is.

- Why?

Well, we had family living there

for the past 200 years...

and, frankly, where we getting abit

thin on the ground

It's a tradition I want to maintain...

Napkin.

Thank you.

365 days.

Not a day less.

And then, if you're not happy,

Well, you can always return to England

and pick up...

your debauch life

where you left off...

And, by the way, you'll be leaving on Monday.

That's on two days!

Yes. Hopefully, your friends won't

kill you by then.

Now, Here is your tickets to Halifax.

You'll be meated on the airport by

a man name Frederick.

He's worked for

me for a number of years,

He looks after my house where

you'll be staying.

Now, there is work papers

and a Visa that last a year.

- What am I supposed to do there?

- Could always try working?

Doing what?

Not my problem, dear boy.

So, Monday, 13:
05,

your plane leave.

Be on it or the deal is off.

Now, I really must go.

Enjoy your meal, it's all paid for.

I'm really sorry about your

brother, such a shame.

By the way Alec, ever notice anything

strange about yourself?

Odd?

Odd?

Nevermind.

Good luck.

Thanks.

So I say, you get the plane ticket,

get it refunded.

Should be closer what you owe

to those Russians.

- And you tell your uncle to bugger off.

- What is wrong with you? I'm not gonna rob my uncle.

And I just him.

Beside, he's like the only family got.

You've checked, right?

Can it get refunded.

Yeah, I checked.

But that beside the point.

I'm not gonna go to Canada.

This is ridiculous.

I reckon if Charlie was here,

He tell you to go.

- You don't talk about my brother!

- Alright mate.

I'm serious.

You don't talk about Charlie!

Okay, I'm sorry...

Sh*t!

So, Alec...

If you are drinking

beers with friends,

It means, you have the

money for Mr. Masic?

Leave him alone!Alright.

He's gonna get your bloody money!

Sh*t!

Alec, playing games...

Oh, sh*t!

- Tell me your sins, my son.

- Jesus Christ!

We'll have to adore to what ever

else you confess.

I'm just hiding here.

Okay.

This is a sacred

sacrament, get out!

No, please, they gonna kill me.

- Who wants to harm you?

- Nobody, just slow your voice.

Now tell me what you've done.

I owe them money.

- What you stole?

- No!

I gamble it

Wait, wait...

Ladies and gentlemen,

we have to close now.

This is the house of the Lord.

I don't believe either one

of you is praying.

So, will you brought your businesses

elsewhere, Please.

Thanks.

Stay for a while, those men aren't

gonna go away just like that.

Come here and tell me what's

going on with you.

Maybe I can give you some advise.

Look, Father, I just...

Sit down!

You owe me this atleast.

Sit and talk.

It seems your life is not going well, is it?

I think you should move to Canada.

I think it's God ways of give you a second chance.

Trust me, my uncle doesn't work for God.

- Let me tell you a story.

- No, please, Father. I'm gonna go.

There was is this parish

priest in a church.

And the rain was so bad for a month,

that the town was flooded.

And people were force to leave,

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