Causality (2021) - full transcript

[woman] Oh, hi.

All good.
I'm late to work as usual.

Okay. Got it. Thanks.

[camera clicks]

Hello?

Hello!

Hello?

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[children chattering]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

Hello?



Hello?

Hello?

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

Who's there? Who are you?

Who are you? What do you want?

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[birds chirping]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[static buzzing]

Hello?

[camera clicks, whirrs]



[metallic rattling]

[indistinct chatter]

[footsteps approaching]

Sorry, can I take the whiskey?

I’ll bring a new one
when the other person arrives.

-Is that okay?
-I’ll tell you when he comes.

It’s all watery and...

Okay. Great!

-Thanks.
-Thank you.

ORDER A WHISKEY FOR ME

HOW MYSTERIOUS!
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND

SORRY, STILL LATE

GREAT! I'M A BIT LATE

ORDER SOMETHING,
I'LL BE IN A SEC

WELL... MUST BE THE SUMMER

I’LL BE A GOOD PATIENT
AND WAIT FOR MY TURN

[indistinct chatter]

-Hey Cami!
-How are you?

-Did you finish your turn?
-Still on call,
I got away for a sec.

-Can you make me a coffee?
-Right on the way!

DOCTORS DON’T HAVE EMERGENCIES?

ONLY WHEN ON CALL

I CAN’T DURING THE DAY,
DO NIGHTS WORK FOR YOU?

IS FRIDAY, THE 27TH FINE?

IN A MONTH?!

PASTA OR MEAT?

LEANING TOWARDS VEGAN
BEER, WINE, OR DRINKS?

NO ALCOHOL...

BEACH OR MOUNTAIN?

[Cami] It could be with some
fries for both of you, the same.

Veggies? Okay, let me check.

Who ever does anything
that the Lord told us not to do

-will be guilty...
-Hey, hey, sir!

-even without knowing!
-Please! You can’t be here.

-and will get punished!
-I’ll call the police!

-Are you okay?
-Everybody!

-Everybody will be punished!
- I’ll call the police!
Please, leave.

-Unbelievable.
-You are all guilty!

Can I get the check please?

[Cami] I’ll bring it.
I am sorry for that.

It’s okay. It’s not about this.
I have to go anyway.

-I’ll bring it right now.
-Thanks.

-Can I get the check?
-I’ll bring it to you.

-Uh... yes.
-It's over.

-It's done.
-Let me speak!

SORRY, STILL LATE

WILL YOU BE LONG, DOCTOR?
MY APPOINTMENT WAS AT 18:30,
IT’S 19:15

SHOULD WE RESCHEDULE?
I’VE BEEN HERE FOR OVER AN HOUR

I'M LEAVING

KISS

LET'S MEET ANOTHER DAY

-Your check.
-Thanks.

-Sorry about that.
-No, it’s okay.

[notification chime]

WHAT’S THIS?

MY NUMBER

IN CODE?

EASY

ABOUT TIME

LETTERS FOR NUMBERS?

[phone rings]

Hi Ara. How are you?

Are the kids asleep?

You gave them chocolate,
that’s why they are still awake.

Do not give them chocolate
before bed.

Then they go to their father's,
they tell him and it gets to me.

No, I’m here waiting
for my doctor.

At a bar.

No, I’ve been waiting
for a while.

I know today’s date.

But I have to keep
living my life.

[sighs]

Okay, Ara, we'll talk later. Bye

[sighs]

[Cami] Excuse me, whose is this?
Here you go.

[tone ringing]

[phone ringing]

Hi, you've reached
Dr. Luis Gutierrez.

I can’t answer right now,
please leave a message
and I’ll call you.

Hi, you've reached
Dr. Luis Gutierrez.

I can’t answer right now,
please leave a message
and I’ll call you.

Luis, it’s me.
I don’t know what you're playing

but it’s not funny anymore.

So I’ll call it off.

Kiss.

No... no kiss. Bye.

[indistinct chatter]

[traffic whirring]

[metallic creaking]

[cart rattling]

[grunts]

[man grunts, coughs]

[indistinct chatter]

[indistinct chatter]

[coughs]

[cart rattling, squeaking]

[police siren blares]

[man groans]

[police siren blares]

[police siren blares]

[police siren blares]

[suspenseful music]

[men chattering]

[police siren blares]

[coughs]

[grunts]

[straining]

[coughing]

[gasping]

[man] Out!

Get out of here!

C’mon, out!

Get out!

What are you doing there?

[homeless man grunting]

[homeless man] All sinners
will receive their punishment!

Everyone who is to blame.

They are guilty.

Sinners!

Everyone will be guilty.

[shuffling]

[rattling]

[sniffs]

[chuckles softly]

[rattling]

Raul! What happened?

-I found her on the stairs.
-Did someone leave her here?

-No. I saw her on the camera.
-Hey, can you hear me?

-Take her
to the consulting room.
-Have you seen Luis?

-No, no.
-No?

-He...
-Luis, come here right now.

-We have a patient.
-She is unconscious, right?

Yes.

-Do you want me to call Gonzalo?
-No.

Gonzalo is busy with the patient
in 215.
He’ll be busy for a while.

-So, come here, bring her.
-Okay, fine.

Let’s see.

-Let me see... Girl! Hey!
-I’m going downstairs.

Hey girl!
Do you know how you got here?

Girl! Do you know your name?

Hey, hey, hey.

Do you know your name?

-Claudia.
-Claudia!

Very good!

And tell me, let me see...

Oh! Nice, you have two kids?

Do you know their names?

Your kids, what are their names?

-Santiago.
-Santiago...

And the other one?

-Juan.
-Juan!

Great! And where were you?

Do you remember where you were?

-At the bar.
-Look here.

At the bar?
Very good... At the corner?

-The bar at the corner?
-Yes.

Do you know where you are?
You are at the hospital.

At Metropolitan Hospital.

My name is Romina Marin,
I’m the head nurse.

We are going to take care
of you. Now the doctor is coming
in a bit.

Stay here, okay?

-Stay here. Relax.
-Yes.

I am going to get a serum
and be back.

[sighs]

Luis, I have a patient
with stable vital signs.

I don’t know.
She smells like alcohol.

I don’t know if she had
too many drinks or what...

I need you to check her up.

She barely speaks...

She can't stand
on her own two feet.

[door closes]

[police siren blaring
in distance]

[footsteps]

[police siren continues
blaring in distance]

[door opens]

[footsteps]

[door closes]

C’mon Luis,
I left you two messages already.

Answer me...

The patient is not fine.

I’m going to put her an IV,
please come back.

As soon as you can.

This is your shift. Bye.

[phone pad beeps]

[phone ringing]

[ringing continues]

Gomez!

[ringing continues]

[sighs]

Gomez!

[phone continues ringing
in distance]

[gasps]

[groaning, gasping]

Gomez!

[phone ringing]

[metallic rattling]

[siren blaring in distance]

[metallic clanking]

[metallic rattling]

[clanking]

[camera clicks, whirrs]

[man] Maria Rosa.

Maria Rosa!

Maria Rosa!

[grunts]

[broom rustling]

What are you doing here,
Don Juan?

-C’mon, please!
-I saw that they were taking
Maria Rosa.

-What happened?
-Maria Rosa is sleeping.

As should you.

-C’mon, let’s go.
-Let’s hope
everything goes well.

Okay, let’s see.

[woman humming]

-Hey, Marce.
-Yes...

Have you seen
a patient walking around?

No, I didn't see anyone.
Only Don Juan.

He was out of his room. Why?

'Cause I left a patient
in Luis' consultation room...

and she disappeared,
but she couldn’t move.

-You don’t know?
-I didn't see a thing.

Did you check on the toilet?

-I told you, she couldn’t move.
-Okay.

If I see her, I'll let you know.

-Fine! Okay.
-For now I don’t know.

I’ll carry on,
it’s getting late.

-If you see her, let me know.
-I’ll let you know!

Okay, take it easy.

[door opens]

[door opens]

[knocks]

[door opens]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[sighs]

[clicks tongue]

Gomez!

[indistinct chatter]

Gomez!

[coughs] Miss Marin...

-I came for a cigarette.
-No! Don’t smoke! It’s a mess!

-Go back to work.
-Yes.

Gomez! Gomez!

Have you seen a woman,
around her forties,
brunette, thin?

No, Romi,
I haven’t seen anyone like that.

-Okay, okay, go.
-I'll go upstairs.

[footsteps]

I can’t believe it!

[sighs]

God...

[metallic rattling]

[sighs]

[Don Juan] Maria Rosa!

Don Juan,
what are you doing here?

Maria Rosa is at the back!

No, I told you,
Maria Rosa is sleeping
and so should you.

But I saw when they took her!

Okay, let’s do this...

I’ll go and check,
and then you are going to sleep.

-Please!
-Okay, here? Look.

-No, no, at the back.
-Where?

Down the hall.

Down the hall.

-There.
-Here?

At the bottom, down the hall,
doctor.

That’s a deserted place,
Don Juan.

-But I saw her.
-Oh my God!

There's no one here, Don Juan.

Maria Rosa is sleeping!

You know what happens...

this is a restricted area.

You can’t be here.

It’s under construction.

Do you understand this?
It’s dangerous.

If something happens to you,
it’s our responsibility,
don’t you get it?

So, the pills that the doctor
prescribed me
are making me see things?

I’m saying that the pills
that the doctor prescribed you
are good.

But you watch too many movies.

-C’mon.
-But I saw her!

-But, see... the pills...
-C'mon.

I won’t take them anymore,
that doctor doesn’t know
anything.

-I won’t take it.
-Stop it.

-Stop it.
-Tell him I won't.

You are gonna take the pills.

But I saw her...

-[humming]
-[device beeping]

[wheels rattling]

Because he's the doctor,
he knows better.

That's why he studied.

Okay, let's go to sleep.

[whistling]

[singing softly]

[keys jingling]

[singing softly]

Mmm, you look so nice!

[moaning softly]

-Stop it, someone can see us.
-You are so hot.

-You drive me crazy.
-Stop it, look.

No, stop, stop. No, no, stop.

-If someone see us,
we will lose our jobs.
-Okay, okay.

Take it easy.

-Look what I found.
-Let’s go to...

Let me see...

-Where?
-On the floor.

We can sell it. Get some money.

We can go dancing,
we can spend it on us.

-No, I’ll give it to Romi.
-C’mon.

I’ll sell it.

No! You shouldn't keep
what’s not yours.

-Okay. But promise me one thing.
-What?

Let’s meet again before you go.

-Yes, yes.
-Yes?

Yes, 'cause Joaquito
is with his grandma.

I'll see you in the cleaning
room in half an hour.

-Fine.
-Bye.

You’re so mean.

-You can’t get your hands off?
-You can’t leave me like that!

I'm on call.

I don’t know if I can wait.

Raul, I checked on security
and you weren't there...

Please call me back.

Did you find her?

No.

Maybe she got better
and she left.

Hmm.

-I don't know.
-Look what I found.

-What’s that?
-I found it on the floor.

-Where did you find it?
-On the floor.

But this is...
Where? In which part?

Here... why?

'Cause this belongs
to this woman...

the one that is missing.

Now you know, when she realizes
that she doesn’t have it,

she’ll come back
and you can ask her
what happened.

-Right?
-Yes, yes.

Maybe.

I have to go.
Joaquito is waiting for me.

-See you tomorrow.
-Fine, fine.

-Do me a favor...
-Yes.

If you see Raul, tell him
that I am looking for him.

-Okay, I’ll tell him.
-Bye!

-Leave it like that, doctor.
-See you tomorrow.

Finally! Luis.

Hey, what are you doing
behind the counter?

Paula, she hasn’t arrived yet.
Where were you?

She is not here? Where was I?

Yes, where were you?
I left you two messages.

I don’t know where I left
my phone, have you seen it?

What happened?

Yes, we admitted a patient
with Raul...

but when I got back,
she disappeared.

Are you sure?
Are you imagining things?

I'm just saying.
You are taking many shifts.

Look. Seriously.

I’m going to speak with Paula.

-She can’t keep coming late.
-Who's speaking with you?

I am the king of this jungle.
I do what I want
whenever I want.

Luis! I’m being serious.

We admitted a patient,
she had alcohol on her breath.

She was unconscious,
I don’t know if she took
something else,

and when I came back...

Romina... It’s not the first...

and surely not the last time
someone leaves without saying.

Okay. If you need anything,
call me.

You want me to load you
with more work?

If with two shifts
you see disappearing patients,

if I give you more
you’ll see zombies.

No, leave it.

I have Gomez and...

I don’t know the new guy’s
name... Bermudez!

I really like the new guy,
Bermudez.

He helps me with rounds,
he is nice.

-You know why you like him?
-Why?

Because he is preparing
the end of the year barbeque
for you.

[chuckles] He is a smart lad.

He got really fast
who is in charge here.

-Look.
-What I don’t know is
why you like him...

You know he wants to do you.

Oh! I’m sorry.
I forgot, not with colleagues.

Romina,
you shouldn’t be so uptight.

And you should be a bit more
serious, shouldn't you?

When you want
to break the rules...

Look, I’m gonna say this once,
don’t mess with me.

-Okay, okay, fine.
-Got it?

I’ll look for my phone.

-Hey, can I ask you a favor?
-Yes.

If you see Paula, can you
tell her I’m looking for her?

-Got it!
-Thank you!

[phone rings]

Raul... hear me out.

I need you to look around
for the patient,

the one you admitted, remember?

No, Raul, she is not
in Luis’ consultation room,

otherwise
I won’t be asking you for this.

Can’t you check
the security cameras?

I want to know how she got here
and most importantly
how she left.

Please, so I won’t be worrying.

Okay.

[keypad clacking]

WHERE ARE YOU?

WITH MARIA ROSA

UGH, LONG SHIFT

YES, YOU NEED ANYTHING?

NO, YOU TEND TO YOUR ADMIRER.
I’LL TELL YOU LATER.

ENTER NEW PATIENT

Luis, I want to talk
about this woman.

Is it a lot to ask you
to knock before coming in?

-Is it that difficult?
-Oh my God!

-Come in.
-Thank you.

Luis, I am telling you,
I’m really worried
about this patient.

You're still worrying,
I am happy I found my phone,
it was here.

She came in unconscious.

I went to find an IV
to get her on serum

and when I got back,
she wasn’t here.

-That girl couldn’t...
-Romina, can I ask you a favor?

Worry about the patients
that we do have
and not about the ones we don’t.

But how can I not worry,
she got admitted under my watch.

It’s also your responsibility.
Only once I didn’t come
to this hospital,

and we are still paying
for that. Please!

Miss Marin, I am telling you
to mind your business.

I have to do rounds
and I’m already behind.

-And if you see Paula...
-Yes...

I’ll tell the receptionist that
the doctor is looking for her.

[clicks tongue, sighs]

[Paula] Luis, I am late. Can you
cover for me? Please! Thanks!

WHERE ARE YOU?
I AM WAITING FOR YOU...

[clattering]

[keys rattling]

[sighs]

[door closes]

Yes, it’s fine. Don’t worry.

Paula, where are you?
This is a mess...

I can’t keep covering you.
Can you please come?

-Bermudez, where are you going?
-Doctor!

-How are you, Mrs. Diez?
-Fine!

She hates to be called
Mrs. Diez, it's Maria Rosa.

-Don’t you see,
I have him well trained.
-Yes, yes.

Can we go around one more time
before going to bed?

Okay, what the doctor says.

It’s fine.

Hey...
The barbeque is going fine?

Yes, all as planned.

Maria Rosa has to be in her room
before I do my rounds.

Yes, sure.

-Should we wait there?
-Yes.

If I was younger... [chuckles]

Do you wanna tell Romina?

-Yes!
-We are walking around
to celebrate.

Maria Rosa’s results
came in clear.

That’s really good!
That’s awesome.

-She will go home soon.
-Gonzalito...

He is the only thing
I’ll miss about this place.

-That’s fine.
-What’s going on?
Everything fine?

-Yes, I’ll tell you later.
-Okay.

Just a bit more, and we go back.

If the doctor goes
and we are not there,
he will scold us.

[scoffs] Okay.

[wheels rattling]

Aren’t you cold?
It’s quite chilly.

[sighs]

[groans]

[leather squeaking]

[gasps]

Where am I?

[whimpering]

Hello?

[sobbing] Someone...
Someone can hear me?

I’m tied up.

Someone tied me up.

Can someone hear me?

Please!

Is someone there?

[sobbing]

Is someone there? Please!
Can someone hear me?

Hello.

Hello.

I'm tied here. Hello.

Please!

Can someone hear me?

Please!

I’m here, I’m tied up.

[lights whirring]

Maria Rosa!

Maria Rosa!

Maria Rosa!

[grunts]

[sighs]

Sir!

-Sir!
-[gasps]

Maria Rosa is at the end
of the abandoned hall.

Please help her!

I am begging you!

You can’t be here, grandpa.

Maria Rosa is at the end
of the abandoned hall. Help her!

-Let’s go. I’ll speak with her.
-Help her! Move!

Go to your room. C’mon.
I’ll speak with her.

Don’t tell me you grab her ass.

You have no decency!

[chuckles]

[sighs]

Raul! I wanted to ask you
if I count you for...

What's going on?
Are you doing something illegal?

You should knock on the door,
Gonzalo.

Are you coming
to the end of year dinner party?

Or Olga won’t let you come?

[laughs]

[chuckles]

I set the rules in my house!

-You are on the list then.
-Yes.

We are going to collect
the money in advance.

Count me in.
I’ll pay you on Monday.

Anyway, 'cause if he comes
I can’t let him in.

Because if he comes,
I can’t let him in,
it’s not visiting hours.

Okay, fine. I’ll tell him.
Okay, thanks.

-What are you still doing here?
-Paula is not here yet.

Okay, better.
I like seeing you here.

Okay. You already know...

I know,
but those are your rules...

Mine are a bit more flexible.

[sighs]

-Can you help me
with the missing patient?
-What happened?

I don't know, she disappeared...

She is in her forties,

she was wearing yellow,
she was thin,

she couldn’t even walk,
and now she is missing.

-Did you tell security?
-Yes, I told security.

Can you help me?

Yes, I am going to check on
Maria Rosa
and I’ll look around.

Okay. Thanks!

-Sorry!
-Paula!

-Sorry, sorry, sorry.
I’m so late.
-I am going to kill you.

Why don’t you call
and tell me you are coming late?

-What can I do?
-You can’t help me
with anything now...

-For covering you,
I got into a mess.
-What happened?

-A woman came in,
and now she disappeared.
-How?

She couldn’t even move,
I left her in Luis’
consultation room...

I came here to call him,
I got back, and she was gone.

But Luis wasn’t here?

No, he wasn’t.

No one was here.
I am always covering all of you.

Luis needed you to go see him
as soon as you get here.

Take it easy, she might've
felt better and left...

It happens all the time.
I leave my stuff
and we carry on later.

But she couldn’t even move.

Paula! Where are you going?

Just one more minute, please.

-Did Claudia appear?
-Who?

The woman that was outside
that I brought in,
she told me...

Wait, how do you know
that her name is Claudia?

-I haven’t said that her name
is Claudia.
-You said Claudia.

I may have heard it,
you might have told me.

No, I haven’t told you anything.

What am I? A fortune teller?

I haven’t told you anything...

-But I...
-Okay, let’s do this...

you look for Claudia.

-Where...
-I want you to check
on the cameras.

Okay? I want to know
how did she get here.

And I want to know exactly
how she left and with whom.

-Yes...
-So I won’t worry anymore.
Go and check.

I need Flores' permission
for me to check that.

Fine, go and ask for permission.

Okay, but until Flores gives me
permission, I can’t...

Raul! Come on, please.

It’s a bureaucratic matter.

C'mon, protocols, Raul.

Okay, okay, Miss Marin.

[sighs]

[police siren blaring
in distance]

[Claudia sobbing]

[sobbing, gasping]

[straining, groaning]

[sobbing]

[groaning]

[groaning]

[sobbing]

[groaning]

[panting]

Please! Can someone help me?

[chains clanking]

Please, I’m locked up!

The phone!

Hello!

Hello!

[sobbing]

Please!

[sobbing, panting]

[chains clanking]

[sobbing]

[sobbing]

[groaning]

[sobbing]

[groaning]

[sobbing]

[groans]

[sobbing]

Can someone help me! Please!

[sobbing]

[Claudia sobbing in distance]

Don Juan,
you should be in your room!

Maria Rosa is there!
At the back. I saw her!

Someone took her.

Maria Rosa? Maria Rosa?

-I saw her! Maria Rosa is there!
-And I see spirits!

-What are you doing here?
-Check it!

We're looking for you
and you're walking around!

I saw when they took her.
Please!

Please?
I will increase your meds.

-Check at the back! Please.
-Gomez!

HEY GORGEOUS, I'M WAITING

Look where I found him.
Take care of him!

-Yes doctor.
-No, no.

Come here, Don Juan, let’s go.

Don’t tie me up.

What do you want, Don Juan?

You are walking around.

I am not lying! I saw her.

I saw her.
Please, don’t tie me up.

Please, I am asking you.

-Doctor.
-Get in.

-Okay.
-Shut up!

Don't tie me up!

-What happened?
-Where were you?

Where was I?

-I was with you.
-Yes, but what took you so long?

-I was getting ready.
-You are a snitch.

You are a little snitch!

-Why do I sleep
with young girls?
-What’s going on?

No, you're on call.
You can’t drink.

I already have a wife
that burns me out...
Close that door!

Anyone can hear us. Close it!

Romina knows. You told her.
You told her?

[indistinct chatter]

Don’t argue with me. I saw her.

At the end
of the abandoned hall...

He was taking her.
That’s why he is tying me up!

That’s why you want
to tie me up!

You took Maria Rosa!
You are the one.

I saw you. I saw you!

So tell me. What did you see?
What?

I saw it.

[keys jingling]

Raul.

How are you, doctor?

Stop snooping in my stuff.

What is this doing in my locker?

What is this doing in my locker?

-Why should I know?
-Don’t act stupid.

Are you already drunk?

Shut up! Stupid wanker.

Or I will tell all
the disgusting things you do.

Go, and I’ll talk as well.
We'll see who ends up worst.

I paid you.
You can't say a thing.

Where is the receipt?

I’m gonna kill you,
mother fucker!

Where did you got these photos,
son of a bitch?

Hey, hey, hey!

What happened?

-What happened?
-Nothing.

-What have you done?
-Nothing.

[keys jingle]

Everything fine?

-Yes.
-Have you spoken with Flores?

He has to call me back.
We don’t know yet...

Call him back! I asked you
to check that, please!

Yes. I will call him.

As soon as I call him,
I’ll get back to you.

[Romina sighs]

[door opens]

-Ramiro.
-Paula.

Can you help me
at the reception?

Can you wait until
I put Don Juan to sleep?

-Just a minute!
-If you wait 20 minutes...

[indistinct chatter]

[lights whirring]

[sobbing softly]

[groans]

[strains]

[gasping]

[sobbing]

Son of a bitch!

[sobbing]

He is a son of a bitch!

[gasping]

A key! A key, a key, yes!

[sobbing]

Damn it!

No.

[mumbling]

What’s this?

This is from today!

This is from just now!
What’s this?

[gasps]

How long?

[gasping]

Help!

Help...

[gasping]

[groaning]

[gasping]

[lights whirring]

-Paula!
-Romi!

Where were you? Come, come...

-I need you to do me a favor.
-Tell me.

Call Raul,
tell him to come here.

-Stall him, I’ll explain later.
-Why?

I don’t know, I don’t know.

-Why?
-Tell him whatever you want.

-Okay!
-I’ll explain later.

Raul, Paula speaking...

Can you come up here?

Now... He is coming.

[ominous music]

[tense music]

[footsteps approaching]

-What are you doing here?
-Raul, sorry.

Get out! Why are you here?

-Don’t get nervous.
-You shouldn’t be here!

-I need you to check
the security cameras.
-I was going to check it...

-You can’t get in here.
-So, please check it!

You are compromising me.

-Out! Out of here.
-But I’m asking you... stop!

Out! Bye!

What’s going on?

I, I, I don’t know.

But he was shouting at you...

-He is an asshole!
-Did he touch you?

-No.
-What happened?

-Nothing.
-Did he hit you?

-No.
-What happened?

He is the one
that should be worried, not me.

Why is he getting like that?

I just wanted
to watch the video tapes...

look for the woman,
and he got mad.

I don’t know why is he working
at a hospital

if he doesn’t want to look
for a patient.

He doesn’t do anything,
neither does Luis,
I feel like I’m alone.

-No, no, no.
-Trying to know what...

Calm down. Take it easy.

Calm down.

Take a deep breath.

I'm sorry.

-I’m sorry.
-It’s fine.

-I’m so stupid. I'm sorry.
-No! He is crazy.

Yes.

[police siren blaring
in distance]

-No.
-Why not?

-No, no.
-Yes...

No, no, no, I don’t want to.

All good, but no.
We work together.

I don’t want to. You're married.

I'm sorry.

[siren continues blaring
in distance]

What? No, my wife is dead.

She is dead?

Oh! But when did she die?

Ten years ago.

Oh, I’m sorry. You said...

I’m sorry, I’m such a...
Please forgive me.

Yes?

[alarm beeping]

Ah...

Yes.

-Please, forgive me.
-It's fine.

You told me you were married
at the admission.

-You remember
that we were talking?
-It’s fine.

-[clears throat] Pau!
-Romi!

What’s going on?

Luis is with Don Juan...

-Where?
-In Don Juan’s room...

I found him with no vital signs.
There is nothing to do.

-Can you take care of this?
-Yes, yes.

[clears throat] Gonzalo,
can you fill it
so the doctor can sign it?

Okay.

[sighs softly]

-What?
-What?

Don Juan is dead...

No! How? He is dead?

-Well, we have to talk
to his family.
-No, poor old man!

I think that...

-Yes, he had a daughter.
-A daughter...

She is in Spain, in Barcelona.

-Here you go.
-What a pity.

Okay, I’ll look for
his daughter's phone number

and let you know. I’ll be back.

[sighs]

[clicks tongue] Luis...

[text message alert]

[text message alert]

I’M WORRIED.
WHICH BAR ARE YOU AT?

HELLO! WHERE ARE YOU?

Paula!

[gasps]

Paula!

Paula, are you here?

[sighs]

[suspenseful music]

[inhales, grunts]

[keys clinking]

[suspenseful music]

[breathing heavily]

Paula...

Paula!

[door closes]

[gasps]

Going down?

-Going down?!
-Yes!

Have you seen Raul?

No.

What’s wrong with you?
Are you okay?

Yes.

My...

My blood pressure is a bit low,
you know, 'cause the old man.

I see...

You are getting soft, Romina.

Raul!

Raul!

Raul!

Hey! Why are you running?

-Raul.
-What do you want?

-Can we talk for a sec?
-No.

-Raul, really?
-No, no.

I don’t wanna fight,
I don’t want to talk.

We can talk later, not now.

The sinner...

The sinner should ask
for forgiveness!

You are all sinners!

Ask for forgiveness!

I’m not looking
for righteous people!

[man chuckles]

-No, not now.
-Doctor!

-You have to listen to me.
-I can’t.

-I have to tell you.
-No, no.

I have to tell you something!
Please!

-Help me.
-I’m going to call the police.

-Stop it, no!
-No, no, please.

[laidback guitar music
playing in distance]

[indistinct chatter]

-Cami! Can you...
-Hi! Romi, give me two minutes.

[indistinct chatter]

What do you need, Romi?

Do you know this woman?

-Please tell me you do.
-No.

-Are you sure?
-I don't know her.

Maybe she came earlier,
she drank something...

She was wearing yellow.

She was all dressed up,
wearing red lipstick.

Look closely.

Yes, but she is different
from the picture.

Yes. She was here
waiting for someone...

-Like two hours...
-Around what time?

Around 7:30, 7:40.

And after?
Did she leave with someone?

No, no. I don’t think so.

I didn't charge her for a
whiskey 'cause nobody showed up.

-It’s fine.
-What happened?

-Anything you remember,
please let me know.
-Yes!

-Okay, thank you.
-Take care.

[laidback bar music playing]

[indistinct chatter]

Romi! Stop!

I’m so stupid!

She left this on the table.

-A ticket?
-No, but it has a phone number.

I didn’t throw it
just in case she came for it.

Thank you!

-Okay.
-Really, thanks a lot!

-Thank you!
-Tell me how it goes.

Yes, yes, I’ll tell you.

-Take care.
-Thanks!

[ominous music]

[groans]

[gasps]

[breathing heavily]

Hello?

This is Romina Marin
from Metropolitan Hospital.

I want to report
a missing patient.

And I need you to come
as soon as possible.

Yes, yes,
from Metropolitan Hospital.

Please.

Thank you, thanks a lot. Thanks.

What happened? Romi?

Romi, you're scaring me,
what’s going on?

Nothing, I'm fine.

I’m going to bring you water.
You are not fine.

Come here, Romi!

Come, sit down.

Please!

Come here. Sit down.

Just take a sip.

That son of a bitch.

Who?

Luis.

Son of a bitch.

[groans]

Romi, I was going to tell you...

What?

About Luis, we are together.

-I’m falling for him...
-[phone notification]

Wha... What?

A HOMELESS MAN HAS PICS OF YOU
HE WANTS TO SPEAK TO YOU
URGENTLY

-No!
-Paula.

-I have to go.
It’s an emergency.
-You are seeing Luis?

It’s an emergency,
I’ll be back soon...

-Paula!
-Just a minute.

I’ll be right back, Romi.

[Claudia] Here!

Here! Please.
Get me out of here. Please!

Please!

-What’s going on?
-Please!

-Get me out.
-No, but it’s locked!

-Please!
-What have you done?
It’s locked.

What are you doing here?
You can’t be here,
it’s a restricted area.

-I’m tied up. And I can’t...
-You are tied up? Who did that?

I don’t know!

Okay, calm. Calm down.
I don’t understand.

Calm, calm down.

What’s your name?

-Claudia.
-Claudia, my name is Gonzalo...

I am nurse and I work here,

I am going to get you out,
give me a sec.

I will go for the keys.

-What?
-No, no, no, please don’t go.

-But Claudia...
-Don't go!

No, let’s see. Please calm down.

If I don’t get the keys,
I can’t open
and you can’t get out.

Okay, let’s do this...

Look for something
to defend yourself with.

Anything.

[chains clanking]

-This?
-Perfect!

Hold on to it!

And hide.

Yes?

Do not... please hear me out!

Do not make any noise!

The person who put you there
could come back.

I’ll go for the keys
and come back.

-Hurry up!
-It won’t take me long,
Claudia. Trust me.

I’ll be back in a minute.
Calm down.

-Yes!
-Do what I told you. Hide!

Yes.

-[lights whirring]
-[Claudia sobbing]

Luis!

I think I heard
a woman back there...

-That is...
-Go, I’ll take care of it.

-Do you want me to go with you?
-I’ll take care of it.

-Are you sure?
I can go with you.
-Go.

Okay, fine.

[gasps]

[footsteps approaching]

[rattling]

-Romina?
-[gasps]

-Romina?
-[gasps]

Romina, stop!

Where are you going?

Romina!

Romina.

Romina, stop, wait!

Romina, wait,
I can explain it to you.

Come, come here!

Come! Come here!

Romina! Romina!

[gasping]

Romina?

Romina?

Please, this is Romina Marin
from Metropolitan Hospital.

I’ve already called,
I need the police here now. Now!

[gasping]

[phone dialing]

Raul, I need the key
of the operating room,
the old one.

What? You can’t find them?

Look around, on the board.

Okay. Find them!

Find them!

Wait, what are you trying
to tell me?

That the files are gone,
and you can’t find the keys?

Are you in charge of security
or what?

[sighs] Find the keys, Raul!

Ask Flores, whatever you need.
Now!

Fine. I don’t care
how you do it,
but get them now!

Is that clear?

Stop making excuses.

You are in charge, Raul.

Give me the keys of the old OR.

I need those keys, please!

[indistinct chatter]

-Calm...
-Sorry, I’m telling you this.

I don't want to load you
with this.

-I swear I cannot take it
anymore.
-It's fine.

Like it's all shady.

[footsteps approaching]

[breathing heavily]

Where are you?

Gonzalo saw you,
and you spoke with him.

Come out!

I’m telling you to come out!
Where are you, cunt!

Huh?

I don’t wanna play.

I can hear you.

I can hear you.

[snickers]

I think I just saw you.

I saw you.

I saw you.

Motherfucker!

[groaning]

Paula!

You are a son of a bitch!

-[groaning]
-[sobbing]

-What are you doing?
-Son of a bitch.

How long have you been
following me?

Why are you doing this to me?

Tell me, motherfucker,
how long have you been
following me?

Who are you?

Who am I?

-Motherfucker!
You brought me here!
-Paula!

Why did you bring me here?
You perverted motherfucker!

This is me!

Why did you take these photos,
motherfucker?!

-No! No, no. It wasn’t me.
-What do you want from me?

Perverted son of a bitch,
what do you want!

-Why did you bring me here.
-Look, look...

Me too.

-It’s the security guy.
-You crazy piece of shit.

-Call Paula, please!
-Who are you?

-Paula! Paula!
-You had a tattoo.

You had a tattoo.

You had a tattoo.

Call Paula.

Who is Paula?

Who are you?

What have I done?

Please forgive me!

I am sorry!

[sobbing]

What the fuck!

[Luis groaning]

Paula!

I am asking you to leave.
You can’t be here.

-What’s going on?
-Raul!

I’m calling security! Raul!

-Raul!
-What are you doing here?
You loony!

I need someone to hear me!
Please!

Go away! Go away!

Out!

Don’t come back!

-I am not leaving!
-Don’t come back.

I told you. I am warning you.

I have to say something!

You crazy piece of shit,
I’m gonna kill you.

-You will regret it!
-What? I will regret it?

-I am not leaving.
-Stupid!

You will see,
you will regret it.

-Of what?
-I know everything!

-I know everything!
-What do you know?

-Let’s see, what?
-I won’t go!

Out of here! I will...

You will see how... Out!

-Someone could hear me!
-Shut the fuck up!

-Out!
-Listen to me!

-I want someone
that can hear me!
-Out!

I have something to say!

Listen to me!

You are going to be the one
to blame

if everyone goes to hell!

-You are guilty...
-Out!

of all that’s happening. You!

It will punish you.

Crazy piece of shit,
I’m gonna kill you.

You’ll be punished
till the day you die!

[metallic clank, rustling]

POLICE STATION

[gasps]

Flores hasn't answered yet.

Have you found the woman?

-Why don’t you answer?
-Nothing, I’m fine.

-Have you spoken with Flores?
-No, he didn’t answer.

Okay, talk to him please!

The keys that you ask me for,
in a bit I will look for them.

Find them!

Paula.

If Luis or Raul come here
or go to the lockers,

send me a message.

[gasps]

[keys jingling]

Shit! Shit!

What the hell is this?

What?

What?

[coughing]

[coughing]

[police siren blaring
in distance]

[keys jingle]

[door opens]

-Help me!
-Mrs. Rosa!

-I don’t have water.
-It’s fine.

-Nobody was answering.
-Okay, I will tell Gomez.

-He will bring you a bottle.
-There is no one here.

No, they didn’t leave.

I don’t know,
they might be sleeping.

[tense music]

-Gonzalo!
-I’ll be back, one minute.

-The police are here.
-Listen to me.

-The police are here.
-Listen to me!

[suspenseful music]

No! Leave me alone!
I didn’t do anything!

-I didn’t do anything!
-Stay there!

-No, wait, officer.
-Stay still.

-Don't move!
-Officer, officer...

-I didn’t do anything
-He is causing riots.

No, I know but he is harmless!

He might be harmless
but he is causing riots.

-I'll take care of it,
he is harmless.
-Rodriguez, let him go.

-Let's go.
-You’ll take care of him, right?

-Yes, yes.
-I don’t want to see you around
anymore.

-I’m sorry.
-Take him out of here.

Yes.
Look at all the mess you caused.

-What should I do
with the photos?
-Burn them.

-What? Sure?
-Burn everything.

-I don’t want to see you
ever again
-I’m sorry.

Stop apologizing. I don’t want
to see you ever again.

I’m sorry. Forgive me.

[wheels rattling]

The operative is done.
We are going back. Thanks.

-Rodriguez, let’s go.
-I’m sorry, officer.

We’ve been here
for half an hour.

I know,
but he comes here regularly...

-Do you know him?
-Yes, I know him.

-If he comes back, it’s fine.
-Thanks, good night.

Good night. Bye.

[indistinct chatter over radio]

-Hey, and the police?
-They left, it was because
of the homeless.

No, no! Police!

-Police!
-What's going on?

Wait! Wait! I am Romina Marin,
I’m the one that called you.

-I need you to come with me.
-Where?

There is a missing person.
I need you to see
what I’ve seen...

I just was searching
the lockers...

Dr. Luis...

[suspenseful music]

[Claudia] Hold on. Hold on!
Someone will come.

Someone will come and help us,
please.

I’m here!

Please! You have to hold on.

-You have to hold on.
-[groans]

[sobbing]

[groans]

Oh no!

[sobbing]

-[phone ringing]
-What’s that?

[phone continues ringing]

Hello?

He is dead!

There is a lot of blood.
Please come!

It was an accident! Please come!

Okay. Okay, yes.

He is coming!

He is coming! Did you hear me?

They are coming to help us!

Please, stay calm,
they are coming.

You will get help.
Please, you have to hold on.

Please! Please! I’m here.
Stay calm.

They are coming.

[phone ringing]

Hello.

What?

Uh, how are you, Gonzalo?

So you have the keys with you?

That’s fine. I’ll be there
in ten minutes. Then I’ll go
to the OR. Okay. Fine. Bye.

ROMINA, I GOT THE KEYS.
SEE YOU IN 15 IN THE OLD O.R.

The woman that is missing.

First I found her phone
in Dr. Luis Gutierrez’s
consultation room.

Then, I found the picture.

Her kids’ picture.
She has two kids.

-I found it
in the paper basket...
-The guy is already gone.

-at the security office.
-Raul took him out.

-...a lot of other girls.
-What’s going on?

-He is a pervert,
he had panties...
-What are those?

-He is a pervert! Help us!
-Romina!

[screams]

Ramiro! Ramiro!

Ramiro, please! Help! Help!

Please, help him! Please!

I don’t know what happened
but he is bleeding!

-Rodriguez!
-What happened?

-Can you do something?
-Go away.

Please, lady, no!
You can't touch it.

-It’s evidence,
please stay away.
-Leave her.

ROMINA, I GOT THE KEYS.
SEE YOU IN 15 IN THE OLD O.R.

-He’ll be fine.
-Thanks, but I need you
to stay away.

-Take it easy, please!
-Where is Luis?

-Call Luis! Call Luis!
-Marcela!

Don’t touch him. He’ll be fine.

Tell me what happened, how...

-Breathe! Breathe!
-Luis!

[sobbing]

[Claudia sobbing]

Gonzalo!

Gonzalo!

It was an accident!

Yes, it was an accident!
But be calm.

Calm down.

Take it easy.
It was self-defense.

-Yes.
-He kidnapped you,

and you defended yourself.

-You stay calm.
-Yes.

-There's a lot of blood.
-It’s fine, stay calm.

Give me that,
give me the scissors.

-I told him...
-Give me the scissors.

Give it to me.

Calm down, give it to me.

Relax.

[sobbing]

Look, I promise you
that we will figure this out.

-Okay?
-Yes.

You have to be strong.

-Because of your family,
they need you.
-Yes!

-I can’t think!
-You can’t give up now!

Look. No, it was an accident.

Look, you know what?
I lost my wife.

-Yes.
-My wife.

And she was pregnant.

You know what?
She died because of malpractice.

-Claudia,
what are you doing here?
-No!

Romi, calm down!
Don’t touch anything!

No, don’t touch!

-The police have to come.
-Sorry, it was an accident!

What are you doing here?
I have your phone!

-Go, call Raul!
-I was looking for you
everywhere...

Please, I’m asking you, Romina!

-Yes, yes.
-Let’s stay calm.

Police! Police!

-She is here!
-Take it easy, yes, I know...

I don’t know what to do!

-Listen, you are not going
to jail.
-I can’t go to jail, my family!

-I can’t go to jail
for an accident.
-Trust me.

-The police is coming,
and they will solve this.
-[beeping]

I told him to hold on,
that they were coming for us.

-[beeping continues]
-[Claudia sobbing]

-Is that you?
-What?

The one on the screen, Claudia.

-Go and watch.
-What is this?

What is this? Turn this off.

Do something! Turn it off.

I can’t do anything.

You?

What is this?

Did you do all of this?

-But he had nothing
to do with this!
-I turn it off?

-You were following me?
-She was pregnant.

Her name was Ana.

Ana!

Ten years, my son
would've been ten years old!

Ten years where I could've
been happy with my wife,

with my family.

[sobbing]

-I don’t want to hear this.
-No, you have to hear this!

You have to hear this!

You destroyed my family!

You left her alone!

-[sobbing]
-[chains clanking]

And him?

Do you know why he is dead?

Because when she finally got
to the hospital dying,

this motherfucker was drunk
and killed her!

Her and my offspring!

For... forgive me.

You are sorry?

Forgiveness?

Ten years later?

"Dr. Gutierrez is an eminence,
he can't do such a thing!"
they said.

Sorry, I’m sorry.

And your dad? Do you know
what your father did?

Please!

He covered it up
to look like an accident!

And I believed him!

Until I went to the place
where it happened.

I saw a camera, it had files
on it. And then I got it.

The three of you.

You, him and that pervert

are responsible
for what happened to my wife!

And now you are paying
for all the harm that you did!

You can’t go
living your life without paying.

What are you going to do to me?

-Me?
-What are you going to do to me?

I won’t do anything to you.

[chains clinking]

You are a crazy son of a bitch!

You lost your mind!

You're out of your mind.
Crazy piece of shit!

-What’s going on here?
-She wants to kill me!

-No!
-She wants to kill me!

-She wants to kill us all!
-No!

-Look what she did to Luis!
-It was an accident!

She told me
that you kidnapped her,
that you stole all her things...

-and that you tried to rape her.
-I didn’t say that.

-She told me that you tried
to rape her!
-I didn’t say that!

-That you are a rapist.
-I didn't say that!

-A pervert, Raul!
-I didn't say that! No!
-[gunshot]

Here! Police! Here!

What happened? Claudia?

Huh?

Stop! Police!
Stay there. What happened?

What happened?

[police siren blaring
in distance]

[footsteps approaching]

Luis?

Luis.

Luis.

[screams]

Luis!

Luis! No, no, what happened?

Luis! What happened?

What happened? Luis!

A forensic physician
and a prosecutor because now

they are looking
into another situation here.

Male. In his thirties.

[breathes in, exhales]

[breathing heavily]

[indistinct chatter]

[radio signal]

[grunts]

[chatter over radio]

[radio chatter]

THIS FILM WAS SHOT
IN A SINGLE SEQUENCE SHOT

RECORDED IN REAL TIME,
NO CUTS.