You Were Never Really Here Page #2

Synopsis: A traumatized veteran, unafraid of violence, tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what may be his death trip or his awakening.
Director(s): Lynne Ramsay
Production: Amazon Studios
  5 wins & 1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
84
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
R
Year:
2017
89 min
Website
1,853 Views


To be true

But...

I do

Angel baby

My angel baby

When you are near me

My heart...

My heart skips a beat

Can hardly stand on

My own two feet

Because...

Because I love you

I love you

I... I do

Angel baby

My angel baby

Ooh, I love you

Ooh, I do

No one could love you

Like I do

Oooooh

Oooh

35, 34, 33...

Please never leave me - 32, 31, 30...

Blue and alone

- 29, 28, 27...

- If you ever go

- 26, 25...

- I'm sure you'll come back home

- 24, 23...

- Nina?

- Nina Votto?

- 22...

- 21, 20...

- My name is Joe.

- 19...

- I'm here to take you out of this place.

- Get up. Can you hear me?

- My angel baby

My name's Joe.

Come here.

Oh!

Don't move.

Don't move.

It's okay.

It's okay, come here.

Come here.

Turn around. Turn around.

Stay there.

- Six, five, four...

- Because I love you

Three, two,

one.

Don't move.

My angel baby

Oooh

Whispering promises in my ear

He said he'd always be true to me

To help him as I see

I felt my world spinning

round and round

Around the wonderful

love I'd found

Close your eyes.

He held me and we kissed

49, 48, 47...

46, 45, 44...

43, 42...

41, 40...

Hey, you want something to drink?

I got you some water

and some sodas.

Thirsty?

Yeah, I wouldn't touch that.

It's gross.

Alright.

It's okay. It's okay.

No, no, no. No.

You don't have to do that.

I'm taking you home to your dad.

And we just have to wait here

a little while longer.

No, no, no.

I have to go.

What's your name?

Joe.

I'm finished now, Joe.

The Pacific Ocean.

Do you know what the Mexicans

say about the Pacific?

They say it has no memory.

That's where I want

to live the rest of my life.

Hey, don't worry,

your dad's gonna be here soon.

Are you alright?

Yes, sir.

Take my guests out

charter fishing.

Zihuatanejo.

27-year-old passer-by

Rebecca Couran

saw the body fall in

front of the hotel.

He just stood there for a second

and then he stepped off.

Senator Votto's body

was discovered

beneath the Tower Hotel

in mid-town Manhattan,

after he apparently leapt from

a suite on the 22nd floor.

Senator Votto was in the city

campaigning for Governor Williams

in next month's

gubernatorial elections.

It's okay. Okay.

Come here. Look at me.

He climbed up on the ledge, stood

there for a second, then stepped off.

Votto had been dogged with

rumors of sexual misconduct...

We got him.

Joe!

Cute.

Man... you think I don't know

what the f***'s going on here?

I'm just a hired gun.

I don't give a sh*t about...

...this is a complete smear campaign,

pure integrity...

Hello. You have

reached John McLeary.

After the tone,

please leave a message.

John, you there? Pick up.

Pick up! John!

What the f*** is going on?

- Hello, you have reached...

- John McLeary.

After the tone,

please leave a message.

John, pick up the f***ing phone, man.

They f***ing shot me, man.

They shot me in the face.

Where's your papa?

Huh?

Dumb f***er.

You have reached...

i

John!

Get out of the f***ing way!

- Mummy.

- Sshh.

After The Lovin'

So I sing you to sleep...

Who killed my mother?

Was it you or the other guy?

Where are you going?

You don't know?

Who are you?

You're in my f***ing house.

F***!

F***.

Here. take this.

- Want some more?

- Uh-uh.

Alright.

So you killed Votto?

They killed Votto, is that what it is?

All I need is the

air that I breathe

Yes, to love you

I don't want it out.

All I need is the

air that I breathe

There's always crying.

All I need is the air

that I breathe

All of it is...

Okay.

All I need is the

air that I breathe

Hey, where is she?

Where is Nina now?

Williams.

Governor Williams?

She's his favorite.

He trades them.

I've Never Been To Me

And I showed 'em what I've got

I've been undressed by kings

And I've seen some things

That a woman ain't supposed to see

Do you know what paradise is?

It's a lie, a fantasy we create about

people and places as we'd like them to be

Was my mother afraid?

It's that little baby you're holding

and it's the man you fought with

She was sleeping.

The same one you're going

to make love with tonight

That's truth, that's love

Sometimes I've been to crying

For unborn children

That might have

made me complete

But I took the sweet life

And never knew I'd be bitter

From the sweet

I've spent my life exploring

That cost too much to be free

Hey, lady,

I've been to paradise

But I've never been to me

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

I've been to paradise

I've been to Georgia

and California

What are you doing?

40, 39, 38, 37, 36,

35, 34,

33, 32,

31, 30,

29, 28, 27,

26, 25, 24,

23, 22,

21, 20, 19,

18, 17, 16...

Nine...

...eight, seven, six,

five, four, three...

...probably a $50 cab fare.

Angel Baby

It's just like heaven

Being here with you

You're like an angel

Too good...

Because I love you

Please never leave me

Blue and alone

If you ever go

I'm sure you'll

come back home

Because I love you

I love you, I do

Angel baby

My angel baby

It's just like heaven

Being with you, dear

I could never stay

Away without you near

Because I love you

I love you, I do

Angel baby

My angel baby

Ooh, I love you

Ooh, I do

No one could love you

Like I do

Oooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

I'm weak. I'm weak. I'm weak.

It's okay, Joe.

It's okay.

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

Hired a band, goodness' sake

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

How do you do,

how do you do, how do you do?

Where are we going?

Well...

We can go wherever you want.

Where do you want to go?

I, I don't know.

I don't know either.

Baked a cake, baked a cake

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

How do you do,

how do you do, how do you do?

Had you dropped me a letter,

I'd have hired a band

Grandest band in the land

Had you dropped me a letter,

I'd have hired a band

And spread the welcome

mat for you

Oh, I don't know where

you came from

Cos I don't know

where you've been

But it really doesn't matter,

grab your chair and fill a platter

And dig, dig, dig right in

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

Hired a band, goodness' sake...

Well, you look great.

Excuse me, could I get

a little bit of butter?

You know you're not supposed

to have butter.

How do you know

I'm not supposed to have it?

We all know you're

not supposed to have it.

Have a nice day.

Hey.

Joe? Wake up.

What?

Let's go.

It's a beautiful day.

It is a beautiful day.

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

Baked a cake, baked a cake

If I knew you were coming,

I'd have baked a cake

How do you do,

how do you do, how do you do?

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Lynne Ramsay

Lynne Ramsay (born 5 December 1969) is a Scottish film director, writer, producer, and cinematographer best known for the feature films Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar, We Need to Talk About Kevin and You Were Never Really Here. Her films are marked by a fascination with children and young people and the recurring themes of grief, guilt and death and its aftermath. They are low on dialogue and explicit story exposition, and instead use images, vivid details, music and sound design to create their worlds. In April 2013 she was selected as a member of the main competition jury at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. In 2015, she was named as a member of the jury for the main competition at the 2015 Venice Film Festival. more…

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