Hide and Seek (2021) - full transcript

Ah, I lost you again, sorry.

This fucking area.

Uh-huh.

No, no, no,
they said they had a place to move me.

I'll kick you in your fucking teeth,

I swear to God.

Frankie,
it's fine, it's fine.

I'm walking away from him
right now.

I'm not moving home.

I have a life here, Ma!

Well, maybe I shouldn't tell ya nothing, huh?



Ma. I...

Dad, I'll call you back, hmm?

This fucking guy.

What kind
of life can you have there?

We all have to move anyway.

They're tearing the place down.

I met someone.

They're gonna get me outta here.

He helped me move in,
fix my room up.

He's an artist.
He has dreams, Mom.

Wait, just hold...

Just hold on.

I gotta go, Mom.

Ah, my fucking cash!



I know you've been in here,
you asshole!

I'm gonna call the
cops, I swear to God.

I got you this time.

Hello?

My God.

Where's your mother, hmm?

It's past your bedtime.

Go, go.

Where's your mother, hmm?

It's past your bedtime.

Go, go.

Max, not at the table
with that, please.

Miss, you too.

I'll call you back.

How's the rehearsal
going, honey?

He sounds cheesy.

I like it.

Keep going.
I wanna hear it.

"They came
from all walks of life

and earned their right
to be here,

in the beacon of hope."

Your dad's line?

It's fine.
He was a smart man.

Oh, honey, that's dangerous.
Don't talk about your dad.

Talk about what you're doing
to change the business.

I was hoping to avoid talking
about him by offering them a bite.

But no one wants
just a bite.

You're pandering. Stay away
from conflating the issues.

Ooh. Lawyer me hard.

- Ew!
- Gross!

You're gonna
sound stiff, honey.

You're already stiff.

Lose the cards,
stick to the building,

and don't answer questions
for her.

Hello?
Has anyone seen the link?

They're making us write
a report on agriculture.

- Oh.
- Which is boring, so Damian is coming over.

- Your boyfriend.
- He's not my boyfriend. He's my study partner.

Listen, I studied agriculture in
college, so I'm happy to help if I can.

- No, you'll just try and take it all over.
- I won't.

Besides, you didn't even
look at the link.

I'm sorry. I don't live
inside a USB port.

Just tell me in human form
so I can understand it.

That didn't even
make sense, Mom.

Ha! Boyfriend!

He's not my boyfriend.
None of your business! Stop!

Honey, the plane.
I asked nicely.

Go, get ready for school.

We're gonna be late.

They're savages.

They take after their mother.

What time is the interview?

9:00.

Hannah?
Sweetie, let's go!

- Just a second!
- Max, come here.

"Chaos is the law of nature..."

"But order is
the way of man."

Good boy.

- See ya later!
- See ya.

Oh, Max has a short day
today, remember?

Yeah, yeah.

Hey. Stick to the building.

Don't let her pull you in.

- Right.
- Love you.

Oh, the cleaning ladies
come at 10:00 today,

so please leave these,
they'll do it.

That's the plight
of the converted pre-war hotel.

This was the last full purchase
made before my father passed.

We remodeled and updated the interior
design to give it a more modern feel

while maintaining the original
aspects of the hotel.

Slow down or I'm gonna take my heels off.

The draw of it all
is very alluring,

but since his passing,
I wonder,

are you gonna continue to carry
out your father's business model?

It's very challenging

to take over
someone else's vision.

Yeah, well,
he was a challenging man.

He lobbied to divest the poorest
neighborhoods in the city.

I mean, even this building
that you're touting here,

middle-income property gutted
of its residency, its history...

Oh, come on now, Betsy.

I assume this interview isn't
going to be a moral lecture.

I'm sorry for your loss,
but with all due respect,

you're not
the legitimate heir here,

which begs some questions
of family lineage.

Two brothers,
one with the keys to the kingdom,

and the other,
disregarded?

No, my brother was never
part of the company.

And he ends up with
an Order of Protection

slapped on him
from the estate?

Noah, look, you have
an opportunity here

to find a more
compassionate angle,

to right some past wrongs,

to set a better tone
for your future.

Wouldn't you like that?

It's tricky.

If I answer yes,
then it's an admittance.

And if you don't answer,

you're affirming
a broken legacy.

I'll let you sit on that,

but I need an answer
for the article.

- My bad.
- Ooh, Jesus.

So sorry.

Yeah, yeah, it's fine.
Uh...

Write me this weekend?

Yeah.

Fuck.

What?

It's tough to decide
whether to tell you or not,

since I don't want your nose
in any of this.

When your father died, we got a call
from your brother about the estate.

Turns out he's living in some
derelict building down in Queens.

Then I sent my guy down to have a peek.
He snapped these.

It's Jacob, all right.

- He's here? New York?
- Now, we're not sure.

The manager is complaining
about some girl gone missing

and your brother
couldn't make the rent.

They need to
get his stuff out.

Maybe he ran off with the gal, or worse.

Bottom line is,
keep your distance.

Sweet?

No.

Margie tells me it's way better
than smoking, but she never smoked.

You got an address?

Do not crawl down
that rabbit hole.

The press has got their nose
on this already.

They called for pictures.

I-I gotta play
some serious chess here.

Look, I could have
a couple of cops...

No, no, no cops.

That's the last thing
he needs.

Noah, you gotta think about
your family, your kids.

Some people just get lost.

Hello.

- Mine!
- Hey! Wait!

Hey! Can I get my phone back?

Hey!

We playing a game?

- Come back!
- Gimme that!

- Get off of me right now!
- Hey! Hey, hey, hey, hey!

Hey, hey, hey, hey. Hey, hey, calm down.

It's just a little girl...

Ah! Fuck!

Mom!

You bad man, let go of my child!

- Come.
- Goddamn it, shut that shit up!

Lue, you...
Where's your brother?

Why aren't you looking after the door?

We were.
Hey, come on.

I'm trying to take
a bath and medi-fucking-tate.

I gotta listen to
Oscar the Grouch piss himself?

Take him to the back alley.
Don't need no damn cops in here.

And clean this place up, or I'ma
turn your hot water off for the day!

- Fuck off, Frankie. You can't do that.
- I can and I will, princess.

- Bullshit, man.
- You got anything to do with this?

No, just looking for someone.

- Excuse me.
- Thank you.

We gotta get you cleaned up.

You're dripping blood
on my floor!

I help you.
Come with me.

♪ London Bridge
Is falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, falling down ♪

♪ London Bridge
Is falling down ♪

♪ My fair lady ♪

I can sing and play songs!
Push my buttons!

Your brother
hasn't made rent in a while.

I gotta get paid,

or you can get all his shit
outta there by tomorrow.

I'll settle up with you now.

Oh, be careful
with your arm.

Oh, no, I'm fine.
That's not necessary.

Let her do it.
She's the old lady's caretaker.

Go ahead, let her feel useful.

Yeah, she's been here
for years.

From back when this place
used to be a fancy-ass hotel.

This whole area fell apart.
Now she the last one standing.

Survivor right there,
made it through wars,

hid in basements
and attics and shit.

Just to get here.
Where she gonna go now, huh?

Y'all hurry this shit up.
I got stuff to do, you hear?

What's your name?

My name's Mi Jin.
What's your name?

My name is Noah.

Look at this watch.
It's, uh, shiny.

Mi Jin, see how fancy.

It's a family heirloom.
It's not that fancy.

You must have a very big
house, a big car.

My place is, uh, more small than
even this one and not so clean.

Her eye,
it cannot get better here.

But we are learning to survive.

Do you know when
they take this building from us?

The notice
didn't say exactly,

but it's only
a matter of time.

I will find her a beautiful
place, away from all this.

Anything for my Mi Jin.

Mine!

Give her back to her, please.

I'm looking for someone.
A neighbor.

There are no neighbors.
Only drifters.

They come, they stay,

those who do, drift away.

My brother,
he was in apartment 2A.

Have you seen him?

Freak! Keep him away
from my daughter!

He should never have been allowed in here.
Go! Out! Now!

Out! Now!

- You know what all that was about?
- Ah, that's just stress, man.

Everyone's in a tizzy trying to
figure out where they gonna go.

I got a girl gone missing right
next to your brother's room.

Hey, how'd he end up
in this place

while his big
hunky-hunk brother

travels in a suit that could
pay all these fuckers' rent?

Different life paths.

I had a brother.
Got into race cars.

Built 'em, the whole thing.

I thought he'd made
the better play in life,

till he crashed and broke
his neck in four places.

Pisses out a tube now.

Anyway, "different life paths,"
that's poetic.

Here's our stop.

Don't bother, don't bother.

As you can see by the
exquisite mural I've created,

he ain't here.

I'ma leave you two alone.

You let me know
if he dead in there.

- Thank you.
- Hmm.

- Seventeen...
- Come find me!

...18, 19, 20!
Ready or not, here I come!

This is your fault.
This is because you spoil them.

You brought that
fucking woman into this house!

- Don't you ever...
- You're responsible for this!

Oh, he is lashing out because
his father has left him behind.

I haven't left
anyone behind.

You've chosen
your son to groom.

- Hello?
- Where are you?

Max called,
saying you weren't there.

I'm heading there at 4:00.

No, it's his half day.
We talked about this already.

- Okay. I'll go there now.
- I'm already here. No, I'll see you at home.

Where are you anyway?

Hello? Hello?

Wait, hey!

Hey! Jacob! Hey!

Wait! Stop!

Fuck.

Jacob!

First,
agricultural revolution...

Here you go, kiddos.

- Thanks.
- Just gonna get you something to drink.

- Honey? You gonna put Max to bed?
- Uh-huh?

Yes, I'm just
finishing up some work.

Can you tell Hannah
to wrap it up?

Already did,
she's walking him down.

What is it, a date?

My mom won't let me do anything
past, like, 8:00 at night.

- That's a bummer.
- Yeah. Bummer.

Plus, my dad, he's...
Well, he's kind of a freak.

What?
Your dad seems cool.

My dad seems like a lot of things.
He's just...

My grandpa died.
Now my dad's in charge of everything,

it's kind of a big deal.

- Anyway, it's weird.
- Parents are weird, dude.

They say one thing
but want something else.

Yeah. Yeah.
I don't know.

Did you just call me "dude"?

I don't know.

Shit, man, watch out.

Oh, Jacob.

Max!

Did you wash up?

You should be in bed.

I was waiting on you.
I'm testing the wing!

Yeah, you're tracking water
all over the house.

Okay. Sorry.

Good night, Max.

Bed. Land.

Five minutes, sweetie.

How's the hand?

Fine. Dumb luck.

Are you considering
a new build?

No, no.
Just, um...

Just a curiosity.
Municipal disinvestment.

Interesting structure,
they want to change it into stores,

I'm just looking
to see if I...

Can save it?

No.

It's probably
too far gone for that.

What?

I'm fine.

I'm just a little tired.
I didn't sleep last night.

I know you didn't.

I know everything.

- Do you?
- Mm-hmm.

Nothing slips past me.

You see...

I think you just
need to relax.

Remind yourself that you made
these changes for a reason.

Right.

Move this paper.

- What's wrong?
- Shh.

What is that?
Can you hear it?

What?

You don't hear that?

- What are you doing?
- Shh.

I'm going downstairs.

Honey?

Max?

Jacob.

Car's here!

You're taking the kids?

Yeah, did you want
to take...

No.

- Mom!
- Okay.

Honey?
Did you see my blue coat in the car?

Mom, let's go!

- Mom!
- Coming!

It's just a dead bird.

Don't make connections
where there aren't any.

Then why's he back
in New York?

My guess is,
Jacob got a sniff

off of some five-and-dime
ambulance chaser.

Lawyer put stars
in his eyes,

promised him part of the
company after the old man died.

I don't see why not.

Jacob has a claim
to some of it.

Well, I wrote that will.
It's bulletproof.

Your father's choice
was clear.

He wanted order
and loyalty.

That's what you gave him.

Hey, Noah,
let's drop you off at the store?

I'll run down
to the slip this time.

No. It has to be me.

Yuri, pull over.

Samantha uses a bird store
around the corner on York.

Catch a cab back.

So, now I'm an errand boy.

Yo, listen.
We're gonna find her.

Maybe she went
to her mom's house

for a couple of days.
You don't know.

Listen up!
Pool's open!

It's okay.

It's okay.

Pool's open!

Hey! Pool's open!

One triangle?

Is that Gina's room?

Yeah. I'm gonna go
talk to this bozo.

- That one?
- Oh, yeah.

Four men.

One woman, one man.

Back so soon?

Why'd you clean out
my brother's apartment?

Told you,
gotta rent it.

And I told you
I'd cover it.

Sorry, promises from
guys like you

usually come with
a needle and thread.

Hey, hey, wait!

Pool's open!

Why were you
in his room?

Girl goes missing,
people gonna ask why.

- Who, the cops?
- Are you crazy?

Last time we had cops in here
was because somebody died in 2G.

Took 'em three days
to get here.

Like they were waiting
on a fucking resurrection.

Who cleaned out his room?

The twins, man.
They swept the place last night.

Take the shit, put it back into
circulation for anyone who needs it.

That's the way
it works around here.

Big fuckin' barter system,
huh?

Place is only half
occupied by tenants.

The twins fill the empties,

we cut up everything
that comes in.

Anything that'll
get us through,

till it all crumbles down
around us.

I need to know where
my brother's stuff is.

Down at the old pool to be
divvied up amongst the faithful.

He was in Gina's apartment.
I saw him.

They got a system.
Run it like a swap meet.

- Shit comes in, shit goes out.
- It's him.

Everybody gotta
make do around here.

Vroom, vroom.

Hey.

Hi.

Do you remember me?

You do?

Good.

You remember this?

Yes.

You can have it.

Mine.

I'll give it to you

if you tell me
where my brother is.

He's hiding.

He's hiding.
Where is he hiding?

Inside.

Hey!

Yo!

That's a wrap, my friends.

All right, guys, move on.
Closing shop here.

You want it?
Come on.

Move, move, move over.

Inside where?

- Stay away from her. You want to hurt us?
- Mine!

I don't
wanna hurt anybody.

They're covering
his tracks. Why?

He was trying
to take from us.

Like you.

Always where
he is not belonging.

What about the girl?
The neighbor in 2B.

Did you see them together?

Hey! You know something,
and you're not telling me.

You should never have
come back here.

Come on, come on,
come on.

- Ado, relax!
- Can't stop me!

Mom, I'm just
not having fun.

- Thanks.
- Aren't I supposed to be having fun?

It wasn't the game, honey.
It's the level of players.

I think I'm going to
put you back in intramural.

- What do you say?
- I don't want to play, though. Ugh.

I hate soccer.

Yeah, but your dad played
and, you know,

you're following
the same path, I guess.

Well, does he play now?

No, you're probably already way
more coordinated than he is.

What floor?

What, Mom? Geez.

Breeding of animals
follows the same basic principles

of the pollination of a plant.

As fertilization
leads way to growing...

Hannah?

- Can you please look after your brother?
- Why?

I have to grab something
from the lobby.

Max! Turn that off, weirdo.
That's my...

Max. Hey, look at me.

Keep the door locked
no matter what, okay?

- Why?
- Because I said so.

Oh, God, where the hell
is your father?

My friend.

My friend!

We have found ourselves in a
predicament, haven't we?

My brother,

he's not too expressive
in the verbal realm.

He paints his feelings.

Twin got this image
stuck in his head.

He paints the chaos,

the violence, the suffering.

We have more in common
than you know, suit.

We both have
someone we lost.

I just wanna get out
of this fucking mess.

And you can be.
I don't want you here.

I'm just trying
to keep him calm,

but I'm gonna need
your help.

I wanna help.

Where is she?

Gina. My brother's girl.

What'd you do to her?

What girl?

You were
in the apartment, yes?

No, no.

Hey, hey, hey, hey,
wait, wait, wait...

Wait!

Hannah!

This process
matured over time.

And as the mammalian species...

Hannah, get the door!

...upright genus
Homo, Homo habilis,

evolving around
2.8 million years ago.

The creation
of centralized administration

between the more
densely populated...

- Hannah!
- I'm in the bathroom, lazy ass.

- Hannah?
- What? God!

Should we call Mom?

Is this Damian
trying to be funny?

I don't know.

Who is it?

Okay!

Her door was open.
I went into her room.

Is that it?

That's everything.

I believe you.
I just don't know if he will.

Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?
Okay, okay, okay!

I followed a path.

- Hey, I have a package.
- Sure thing.

Is my husband down here?
I can't get a hold of him.

Let me just call him.
Hang on.

Call Mom.

Maybe it's a package.

Leave it at the door!

Go, go, go, go!

Here's your package, Sam.

He says it's in the closet. Check the closet.

Fuckin' creep!
You knew about this?

You were hiding him, huh?

Max? Hannah?

We're in here!
We're in here!

- We're clear.
- Go. Go ahead.

Hello?

Hey! Hey! Wait!

Hold on!

Stop!

Wait!

Sorry, sorry.
Geez, sorry, sorry, ma'am.

Noah! Noah!

Hey, what happened?

Oh, my God,
what happened?

- Noah, look at me.
- He walked in like this.

You all right?

- Give me your hand.
- The kids, where are they?

There was an incident,
but they're fine. Don't worry about it.

Mr. Blackwell,
are you okay?

It's Jacob. It's him.

Here! Easy!

- Here!
- What's he after?

Something in him
just broke back then.

He's been trying to fix it
ever since.

You know, his dad's death
brought it all back again.

Brought what back?

Whatever he saw,
the memories of his mom.

It's like this tiny dose
of poison.

Doesn't kill him,
but just keeps gnawing away at him

until there's nothing left.

- You gonna be all right?
- Yeah. I'm okay.

I'll be out in the hall.

If you need me,
I'll stay here tonight.

Thank you.

Please check on the kids.
They're downstairs with Lyle.

Okay.

It's Jacob.

Noah?

Come on, let's go to bed.

No! I know.
I know it's him, Sam.

He's fucking
with my head.

He wants what's mine,
what's his.

I saw him.
I saw the symbols.

He tracks all the people inside.

He's inside their homes,
watching them.

Sweetie,
Jacob is unwell.

He is not your
responsibility anymore!

That is over, honey.

He wants this.

He wants you, he wants the
kids, he wants my life!

The kids,
they love their dad.

We have to get back there.
Come on, come on.

You have to get back
for your kids.

- Shh.
- Come back to me.

- Shh! They know he's here.
- These thoughts, they're not new thoughts.

- Noah, talk to yourself.
- They know he's here.

They're not new thoughts!
Stop it! Look at me!

Have you seen him?

Have you seen his face?

Jacob?

Sweetie, shh,
just close the door.

Just close it.

That's it. That's it.

Just close the door. Shh.

Why don't we go to Vermont?

We just spend
the week up there.

Maybe my parents
can come help.

Listen, we don't need
to sort this out tonight.

You need to rest.

I'm just gonna go
check on the kids, okay?

You were
in my fucking house!

Attacked my fucking family!

- Jacob!
- Who the fuck is Jacob?

- Who's Jacob?
- Come here.

Who the fuck is Jacob?

- Oh, fuck.
- What did I do?

They just gave me this room.

Get out of here. Go. Move!

Help. Help!

Help!

Help!

Inside, now!

- He's in there.
- Lue!

Open the door!

Open up, let me in!

Where the fuck is he?

Hey!

Get away from her!

Wait!

- Okay, go pick some snacks.
- Can I get?

We are moving today.
It has been very hard on my daughter.

She has not been well
since we lost our home.

How can she heal
when she cannot feel safe?

There is a saying
in my country...

This means,
"That place is our bird's nest."

She's my little bird.

Our old home...

they force us out.

Take our place
and give to other people.

How can they do this?

Greed.

Yes, greed.

We have to be strong,
make a sacrifice.

We have to do this to make
good life for our children.

Oh, uh...

it is time for us
to be going now.

Thank you.

You are kind.

- Your eye, it's feeling okay?
- It's okay.

Now we have a new
house, you will get much better.

Mommy, can I have
the big room this time?

Anything you want.
It should be ready by now.

So, they're packing.

I'm gonna want someone at every
exit while we escort them out, okay?

Whoa.

What the hell was that?

Okay, Meyers,
clear the north stairwell.

Let's go check the tapes,
get officers down here, quietly.

It's okay.

I can sing and play songs!
Push my buttons!

Mi Jin?

Where's your mommy?

Do you wanna come inside?
Play?

Our new home...

all mine.

Yours.

More toys?

Toys, yes.

Lots of toys.

♪ London Bridge
Is falling down ♪

♪ Falling down, falling down ♪

♪ London bridge
Is falling down ♪

♪ My fair lady ♪

Sing with me!
One, two, three!

One, two...

Oh, toys.

Max?

Excuse me,
have you seen my daughter?

Why are you in her room?
Huh?

You're not hiding her, no?

You're not hurting her!

Please!

- Don't hurt my daughter!
- Mom?

Mom!

Very bad boy.

- Hey! Let him go!
- Help!

Give her back to me!

- You let him go!
- You should be gone!

This is our home.

Just let him go!
Sweetie, look at me.

- You're gonna be okay.
- Mom, help!

Max!

Go! Go! Run, kids, run!

- Get out of here!
- Go, go, go!

My child!

You took my home!

Hopefully, he'll find the
peace that eluded him in life.

Aren't you kids cold?
I am.

That was nice.

Yeah.
Someone had to do it.

Yeah, but...

it was still difficult.

Thank you
for all you did today.

Can we go inside?

Yeah, honey.

Don't track mud inside the
house, please, both of you.

I know.

You know, Sam,

I shouldn't have obsessed with
all of this all these years,

and led your husband
down a path that...

Don't do that.
Don't blame yourself for this.

Oh, let me, please.
So much easier that way.

How's Margie doing?

She says I'm getting fat.

Gotta give up the sugar and the cigarettes.

Oh, no.

Can't win, Sam.

She was surprised,
you deciding to give up the place.

Couldn't have survived there.

All right, I've taken up
enough of your time.

Never.

Oh.

Oh, almost forgot.

For your scrapbook.

Did the tenants stay?

Uh-huh.

We worked out a way
to keep 'em there.

Turns out the whole block was
zoned residential, rent stabilized.

Just had to coerce the city
to hold to its standards.

Your husband fought
for those people.

We'll go white around the
wheels to offset the base.

It'll look nice.

The family relocated just after
this beautiful penthouse was built.

Didn't really have time
to live in it.

It's virtually brand-new.

And if you follow me back here,
wait till you see the rest of the unit.

You'll see it has three bedrooms down here,

one downstairs, along with
spacious bathrooms on all floors.

And you'll find the master in
the back with its own balcony

overlooking the beautiful
skyline of New York City.

- Look at that view!
- Oh.

Mine.