Whitewash Page #2

Synopsis: In the harsh, wintry woods of rural Quebec, Bruce (Thomas Haden Church), a down-on-his-luck snowplow operator, accidentally kills a man during a drunken night joyride. Stricken with panic, he hides the body and takes to the deep wilderness in hopes of outrunning both the authorities and his own conscience. But as both begin to close in, Bruce falls apart mentally and morally and mysteries unravel to reveal who he was before the accident, the truth behind his victim, and the circumstances that brought them together in a single moment.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Production: Oscilloscope Pictures
  2 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
5.8
Metacritic:
63
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Year:
2013
90 min
Website
87 Views


Some pie.

I've got some pie.

You got a smart mouth.

You sure do have a nice, round bottom.

Like to give it a goin' over.

I'd like you to.

[ Rubbing ]

[ Exhales ]

[ Moans ]

[ Rubbing stops ]

[ Paul ]

She was a very talented woman.

This is really, really nice.

Mmm.

Yeah.

Yeah, she was really good at it.

How much would they sell for?

Mmm.

Probably $10 each.

Wholesale.

Ten bucks each?

Hmm. And how many boxes

like these do you have?

A shitload of 'em.

I don't even know.

Wow, Bruce, you should cash in.

You're sitting on a gold mine here, man.

Mmm.

You know what you do?

You should sell 'em online.

No middle man.

Well, I... sold my wife's computer

last year after she died, so--

Well, listen, I've been doing this for 15 years.

I-I-- I was the--

I was the top

I.T. consultant in town.

World Wide Web,

e-mails, 2.0.

I can do anything.

This is a niche market.

So you know what you do?

We set up a Web site.

I can do all the tech work.

And we just try it, man.

You and I.

I don't know. It's--

I don't know if I really want to sell them.

Well, that's okay.

I mean-- I was just-- It's nothing.

If you're not ready,

that's okay. No problem.

You know what?

You and I, tonight, are going out.

[ Clicks tongue ]

My treat.

Yeah? Where?

Well, it's Saturday night.

I'm sure we can meet a couple of ladies.

Look at us.

I mean-- [ Chuckles ]

Look at us!

[ Woman speaking French ]

Hi.

Just stay calm, okay?

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Okay?

I'm-- I'm not a bad guy.

Okay?

I'm not a bad guy.

[ Whimpers ]

[ Whimpers ]

I'm sorry.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

Okay?

I-- I was... cold.

I was-- I was cold.

I was tryin' to be warm.

That's why I'm in here.

So--

F***.

That's a bad word.

Don't-- Don't-- Don't learn that word.

[ Woman ]

Simone!

No, don't--

Sh*t.

Simone?

[ Panting ]

F***.

Good morning.

[ Chuckles ]

Hey, uh--

Is that your house?

It's-- It's nice.

Um--

I'm lost. I'm, uh, with

a winter camping group.

Were you just in my shed?

Yes, I was.

Thank you.

I was just trying to warm up.

There is no camping anywhere around here.

Well, yeah, you know,

we're, uh--

Oh, yeah, it's--

We're around here somewhere.

But I-- I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to scare your daughter.

This is private property.

Are those mine?

No. No, no.

They're mine.

I got some just like that.

I think those are mine.

Yeah-- You know,

they're pretty popular.

So anyway, I'm gonna--

We're just right over that ridge, so I'm gonna...

get back to my group.

Your camping group, huh?

Yeah.

Yeah, we're Christians.

[ Chuckles ]

Listen, man, I don't know who you are,

but if you ever go near my kid again, man,

you're gonna f***in' regret it.

Do you understand that?

I was just tryin' to get warm.

I didn't mean to scare her.

Have a nice day.

God bless you.

[ Beeping ]

[ Engine off ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Whistles ]

Sh*t.

Sh*t.

[ Grunts ]

What was that?

Did you just hear something?

[ Groaning ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Exhaling ]

[ Exhales ]

[ Customers chattering ]

[ Blues rock ]

One-eyed Jack

He drive a pink Cadillac

A powder-blue suit

And pea-green shoes

Had a famous reputation

For singin' the blues

He got a picture of his mama

Round his neck

In a solid gold locket

[ Continues ]

[ Jukebox:

Country ]

Yeah, I think this summer I

might go out to Georgian Bay.

Do some fishing.

You fish?

Yeah.

Nah--

I mean, not good.

- But it's really an excuse just to get away.

- Oh.

[ Speaking french ]

I should get the car fixed.

[ Jukebox continues ]

You know what, Bruce?

Let me thank you for everything.

Sure.

I need to ask you something.

I need some cash.

A loan.

I'll pay it all back.

But I'm in pretty deep sh*t.

How much?

Fifteen.

1,500?

Thousand.

15,000?

Sh*t.

Paul, I--

I'm broke.

I'm sorry.

What happened?

[ Speaking french ]

Big debts. Debts.

Huge gambling debts.

Debts like you wouldn't believe.

I'm-- I'm--

I lost everything.

And I can't go home now.

You gotta tell your wife.

I can't.

I can't go and-- and face her

and tell her it's all gone.

She doesn't deserve that.

Well--

So y-y-you're sure

you can't help me?

You're not, uh--

I don't understand it.

Aren't you retired?

No.

I can't work.

How come?

Had an incident about six months ago.

I was drunk and...

crashed a plow into a Chicken King restaurant.

That was you!

[ Laughs ]

That was me.

Thirty days in jail, a fine.

Lost my license for three years.

I can't drive the plow.

It's how I make a living.

Can't drive a car.

I can't-- F***.

I can't even drive a lawn mower, so--

Okay.

Um--

Aw, sh*t.

Gigi, um--

My wallet's at home.

I'll get it

the next time. Okay?

I'm gonna dance, man.

[ Jukebox:
mid-tempo rock ]

Hey, hey, hey

Hey, hey, hey

[ Customers hooting, laughing ]

[ Continues ]

[ Continues, man singing in foreign language ]

[ Fades ]

[ Tapping ]

[ Paul's voice ]

Bruce, I wanna ask you something,

and I hate to ask this, but...

would you mind if I crash here again tonight?

You know, I-I--

I need to get my sh*t together, you see.

Mmm.

[ Spits ]

Mmm.

[ Engine idling ]

[ Grunts ]

Au revoir, f***er.

[ Grunting ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Groaning ]

Why did you do that?

Huh?

Peek-a-boo.

I see you, f***er.

[ Chuckles ]

A-B-C-D-E-F-G...

H-I-J-K-L...

M-N-O-P--

Mmm.

[ Grunts ]

[ Urinating ]

Oh.

Sorry, man.

Oh, no.

No worries, Bruce.

[ Sighs ]

[ Paul's voice ]

Why are you doing this?

I don't know.

Seriously.

Why am I being kept here?

[ Laughing ]

[ Bruce's voice ]

You have to understand something, Officer.

I didn't mean to...

kill Paul.

It was an accident.

Th-The truth be told,

uh, he was killing himself.

Yes. No, I-I-I stopped

an act of suicide.

I did. Oh, I did.

I was involved...

in his accidental death, yes.

But I wasn't the only one.

I wasn't the only one. No.

No, no, no.

No, you're not gonna

trick me with that. No.

No.

That was another party.

But, uh,

you'll just have to...

sort that--

sort that through.

Just out of curiosity, have you spoken...

with the individual?

Have you?

Oh, I think it'd be...

quite fruitful,

uh, for you to, uh, extend your investigation...

beyond--

I didn't do anything wrong.

[ Clanking, Banging ]

[ Banging, Clattering ]

What are you doing?

Nothing.

Nothing.

I was just looking.

No, I was just-- I was

just looking at the--

at things.

- Were you stealing?

- No.

No. Come on.

Come on.

No, I was just--

I was--

No, I--

No, I was just looking.

Do you mind if I look?

No.

No.

[ Grunting ]

[ Groans ]

[ Liquid sloshing ]

[ Grunting ]

[ Coughs, Groans ]

[ Flames crackling ]

[ Bruce's voice ]

You know what really gets to me?

I could swear to God he was smiling.

[ Dripping ]

[ Bird screeching ]

[ Coughs, Groans ]

[ Coughing ]

The pink lady.

She made me cough, no?

[ Coughing, Sniffling ]

[ Coughing continues ]

[ Glass shatters ]

[ Grunts ]

[ Ice creaking ]

[ Ice cracking ]

[ Water gurgling ]

[ Cracking, Louder ]

[ Man ]

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