Nachtwald (2021) - full transcript

There seems to be little room in society for imaginative people. Paul's father was personally affected by this. When he told the people of his village how old records indicated there was a legendary cave inside the Ursulenberg mountain, they thought he was a crank. But more than a year ago, he left on an expedition and never returned. Did he find the cave and have an accident there? Paul has a hard time coping with his father's disappearance. He keeps thinking about what his father had told him: "We have to dream as much as we can. How can all the wonderful things that could change the world become real if no one dares to imagine them?" On the last day of school, Paul picks up his father's notes and decides to go in search of the cave with his best friend. Thus begins the summer of their lives.

I'm so sick of waiting for good things to come happiness is like a fugitive

that's always on the run now I'm stepping from the doorway

I'm done hiding from the rain I'm going to that place where no one knows my name

Headed out into the wild

God only knows what we will find

Hold on

Gas

Countdown starts

T-minus 5

Take off!

Is it true that we're all made of star dust?



Every coal or oxygen atom in our body

actually comes from the stars

that exploded up there billions of years ago

Boom

Cool

Do you know what that means?

That you can achieve anything you want

because you're a star

Don't worry about what people say

You have to dream as much as you can

The dreams you have now

you can never betray

Promise?

Promise



We don't need to discuss this

Leave me alone!

What are you doing here?

Where's Fatty?

Just ask if you want something

Should I ask?

Yes?

Do you like it?

Stop it!

Get lost Psycho!

You'd better run away like your father

Come on, let him be

Look at his eyes

He's just as much of a freak as he is old

Hey Psycho!

Are you going to school naked tomorrow?

Come on, let's talk

Freak

Now let's explain to the mayor

what he's up to

Come on, let's go

I have to go home

Come on

Shit, my book

Mr. Mayor

Dr. Haller

Thank you for letting me speak

Let's get down to business

I'll put this down

So

According to my calculations

the cave is at least

eight kilometers long

and runs through the whole of

Ursulenberg

And there's also another access

to Lake Tischsteiner

If my

explanation of the wonderful

old Ursulensage is correct

then we'll also find the remains

of a cave monastery

from early Christian times

Yes

Mr. Dr. Haller

How often

The geological condition

does not allow a cave of this size

And yet I found it

What do you want from us?

Gentlemen, ladies

Don't you really understand?

This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance

for St. John

As soon as we have opened this cave

people will only come to us

I even made a few

budget estimates for a cable car

for a panorama restaurant

and a hotel down here in town

Dr. Haller

That all sounds very interesting

Yes

I actually have one more important question

Of course, Mr. Mayor

Can you tell us

what you're wearing

under your bathrobe today?

Dad, come on, let's go

Please

Hey

What are you doing there?

I'm making a little space

I don't know

I don't know

I don't know

I wanted to ask you

something anyway

Would it be okay for you

if St. John moves in with us?

What about dad?

Oh Paul

The police

I don't give a shit

what the police said

Thomas has been missing for over a year

There is no proof

that he is no longer alive

Dad is dead, Paul

I miss him too

Every day

You know, at one point he was

overjoyed

and wanted to hug the whole world

and then again

he said to me

it feels like

he would

stick his feet

to his neck

in such

sticky tea

Sometimes

I think

he decided himself

that he doesn't want to live like this anymore

Shit

5 years in math and physics

Are you crazy?

There was really nothing to do

I'm sorry, Max

I'm afraid the gym is not for you

Yeah, I'm sorry too

and I deserve to be judged

Man, these women

Hey, what's up?

Come on in, loser

So

we can still meet after school

I don't get it

If it was up to me, I'd love to

I could be with you all day

Are you sure Paul agrees with that?

We'll have to part ways at some point, right?

If you could help Paul

Do you also want to sedate him with medication or what?

I thought we were going to therapy

Come on, we've been through it all

The only therapist in the area is an idiot

But Vili won't sleep

and at school...

I know

You think I don't worry every day

that he'll be like Thomas

You have to dream as much as you can

You have to dream as much as you can

How else can all the great

and world-changing things

become reality

if no one dares

to imagine them

You have to come right away

It has to be somewhere up there

behind the hills

It has to be somewhere up there

behind the hills

The Osulenberg

And probably the biggest

undiscovered cave in Germany

And we both

will find it

But we have to be careful

We have to be careful

Because the people here

have no imagination at all

Do you understand?

Everything in the old legend

Everything in the old legend

Everything

And I've decrypted it

Here

Hi

Hi

I had to show you something

Here

I found this at my father's things

Hidden

It's about this cave again

Yes, exactly

And here

A map

Looks like a guide

Look, a source

Your father already told the mayor

Exactly, that's what drove him

away from St. John

Because no one believed him

But back then, when he disappeared

The police searched everything up there

Yes, and? The area is huge

They didn't even know where to start

Okay, okay

And?

What are you going to do now?

I'm going to find it

What?

I'm going to find the cave

Then everyone has to believe him

Do you know how far it is up there?

Two days' march to the south

of the Osulenberg

Listen

You have to tell my mother

that I'll stay with you tonight

I'll wait in hiding

and leave in the morning when everyone is still asleep

But I can't lie to her

Please, that gives me enough time to get away

And your mother?

I hate my mother

And her shitty boyfriend

Don't screw up

Yes, yes

It smells good here

Do you want a piece?

I would like to eat something

No, thanks

Can I stay with Max?

Please, mom

We finally want to finish Final Fantasy

Man, we needed days to defeat the Hellhounds and Malboros

Yes, exactly

Now the boss is coming

against Elder Worm

What?

Forget it, mom

If you stay up all night

just because of this stupid thing

The holidays have just begun

and Elder Worm has to be defeated

That's none of your business

Okay, but take your phone

I'll pack my stuff

Roala

I promise you

Take care of your son

I'm calm

There you are

What are you doing here?

I ran away

I couldn't stand it

with my old man

Crazy

I'm sorry

I just wanted to ask if I could come

I have a lot of free time

and I don't have a plan

Yes, that would be great

So

What's the plan?

It says here

The story is a

encrypted route description

The father jumps from the short slumber

into the port of the new day's torment

His face distorted by grief

He gets a morning red beam

I saw a treasure

I have to go to the mountains

And so it goes on

Aha

And what does that mean now?

In the cave is a secret monastery

It's guarded by a nun

It's going to be the best summer of my life

But first I'm going to have

a nice ice cream

Come on, get up

I don't want to

Come on, it's getting bright

It's just breakfast

I don't feel like it anymore

I'm hungry

And?

You don't have anything for up there anymore?

No

At least you have money

You can't buy anything up there anyway

Is Thomas Müller in here?

I'm still missing him

Do you want to buy something or just stare?

Wait a minute

You're the son

of that

crazy guy

I remember

how he stood here with the Porsche

No money and no idea

where he got the box

The last thing I heard

was that he was naked

in front of the mayor

In a bathrobe

What?

He wasn't naked

He was wearing a bathrobe

Oh

Bathrobe

Bathrobe

That's good

Then tell that idiot

that I still have my money for the gas tank

My father is dead

if you want to know

You can forget the money

And a coffee too

Come back

Come back

You have to pay

Stop

Stop

Stop

Stop

Shit my foot

Come on

Shit

You're the idiot

Shit

You just don't get it

Superman has superpowers

because his molecular density

is much higher than that of humans

That's why

balls fall off

But that means

that he has more mass

That also means that he's super heavy

Right?

Yes

How the hell can he fly?

I don't know

What kind of superhero is he?

Do you really think you can do it?

But you threw up

Go faster

That's what the real one says

I need a break

My foot hurts

Hey

Dude

Hey

I don't need you

Come back

Come back

Do you really think I'm crazy?

Of course

But don't act crazy

There are way too many normal people

Okay

It's getting dark

We have to go

The guy from the gas station

must have called the police

That means we're out of here

and can't go back

Very funny

It has to be somewhere

There's a tree

Look around

There are a thousand trees

Shit

The tree

There it is

The gentleman enjoys

and is silent

Where are you from?

Gas station

How do you like her?

I think she has an E-Ring

That's not good

She doesn't look nice

Hello

I want to marry her twice

How do we go on

when we're at this Osullaberg?

Osullaberg

Crazy

Is she a real one?

Or a zombie?

She decides

if you can get out of there alive

She's floating

She's standing in front of

a water gate

What?

I don't get it

How do we get there?

The map says a watercourse

We have to follow it

You bitch

You should have seen your face

The evil power

hasn't healed him yet

The pond is just the beginning

His heart

His heart

leads him to the source

To the source

Max, wake up

I was dreaming of a raven

He led me to a pond

I know how to get there

What do we do now?

Come on

A black raven

Yes

We have to follow the watercourse

I don't like it

Ravens are bad luck

The Lord of the Rings uses

Stink bugs

Go back

Come on

Get out

What? Come on

You don't want to stink anymore

Say that again

and you're dead

My name is Fatboy

Give me a rule

We're all

I have a high fever

There are a lot

And what's your fever now?

I heard

as long as they don't taste bitter

they're okay

And I read that

the liver breaks down

And now?

Let's go, you idiot

You're not the only one

who read something about Fatboy

You're an idiot

It's not that bad

It tastes like a schnitzel

And two outcasts

from Stamm der Hosenschweißer

They sing a song

a love song

And it goes like this

A tiki tiki tamba

Ewa ewa ewa

That was way too quiet

It goes even louder

It goes even louder

If they don't taste bitter

they're okay

You're an idiot

The real Fatboy

wouldn't give up on the first little shit

Fatboy would never

get into shit like this

And by shit I mean literally

Shit, they found us

Come on

That's it

Here

That's crazy

I'll never make it

What now?

Do you want to go home?

I'll take you to your mom

Paul

Come on

Hold on

I can do it

Come on

Focus

What's the book?

Dude

I almost went on it

And you're asking me about your fucking book

Damn

The source

And now?

I don't know, without the map

I thought you knew what you got yourself into

Yeah, I thought so too

What did you think?

That I'm a luxury hotel spender or what?

No

But I hoped you had some kind of plan

If you lose the book

we can stay here until they come and get us

Thank you

Well

I know the story by heart

Shut the fuck up

What if your dad just made it all up?

What if we fall over and never come back?

Just like your dad

Why are you doing this shit?

He's in front of the brook and now this?

Your dad?

He can't do that, it's forbidden

It's true, believe me

The guys don't matter to me anyway

I'm a fat boy

I'm stronger than them

Without my grades

I wouldn't have been able to do anything else

I'm a butcher

Just like my dad

I'd be a brutal bitch like him

You can be anything you want

My dad always said that

You can achieve what you can dream

What did he achieve?

You can't just come up with something

and then it becomes true

You have to trust the power

Not again, dad

You have to accompany me to Alderaan

You have to accompany me to Alderaan

We can't go to Alderaan

I'm your father

Together, father and son

can rule the entire galaxy

I have to go home

Come on, young Jedi

Join me

Come with me to Alderaan

That's the path you've chosen

Mom is probably worried

Come down

Circle the mountain

the road turns white

The road turns white

The little lambs

jump down

and the deer block their way back

block their way back

Circle the mountain

That's the way

Dad?

Dad?

That's the way

You have to take me to Alderaan

Dad?

Come with me

What is it?

Do you hear that?

There!

There's nothing here

There was something

What do you mean?

There!

I don't see anything

We have to keep going

I forgot

I can't get through here

There it was again

I heard it last night

I don't know what you mean

I don't know what you mean

We have to keep going

What's wrong with you?

Nothing

Everything's fine

We have to be on the right track

I hear this voice

and I see things

I think I'm going crazy

I don't think I'm crazy

My father

didn't always notice

Sometimes

he acts like the most normal guy

in the world

In the evening

he comes home with a bucket on his head

He never knew

who was coming home

I've never seen you with a bucket on your head

That's possible

You heard the boys from school

Listen to me

I've been in this head for a long time

I can tell you one thing

The villagers are a thousand times more stupid than you

Let's go

We can't go back

If the cave doesn't exist

we'll both go mad

and we'll spook around

until someone jumps into the cave

Let's go

Hey, look

I'm a vampire

Come on

I just want to

There's nothing

It's quiet

Shit

He's real

He's going to eat us

Shit

Fucking shit

That must be

the last shelter from the Usulberg

It can't be a coincidence

Well

Look

Without vision

Luke of Dagobah would never have known

that Han and Leia are in danger

Man

Do you think you can explain the whole universe with Star Wars?

You can

That's true

Jesus

There's a god

who loves Fatboy

Let's go

Can you eat something like that?

If it doesn't taste good

I'll eat a cookie

How much of that stuff do I have to eat

to get to your level?

Well, the right amount

per week

F.M.T.H.

Thomas Haller

That's not shit

He must have stayed here

August 2nd

That was shortly after

he disappeared

Max! Max, wake up!

What's going on?

Damn

Shit

Max!

No, I've already

looked

Let's close

It's too dangerous in the dark here

Somewhere

his father disappeared

Where did he go?

The body was never found

It was suicide

And now the son is disappearing

and the poor mother

Let's go back to the base camp

There was something

Something stinks

Something stinks here

Let's go

You bitch

Fatboy was killed

Dress warmly

you piss-stink-suckers

piss-teachers and piss-fathers

Fatboy and Krösig are going to hell

And now?

No idea

I thought something happened

at sunrise

If in August

the sun

kisses the morning

I don't know what that means

Shit

Everything was right until now

The raven, the water

the light-worms

like a wooden figure

that you have to face without fear

I was afraid of the monster

You were afraid of getting shit in your pants

If we both get shit in our pants

the shit-pants gang

Dude

What is it?

What is it?

Come, I'll show you

There, do you see it?

There

The sun is the guide

The first rays on the mountain

show the entrance

to the cave

Dude

You're a genius

I always knew it

Well

That was with Indiana Jones

Calm down

Look at that

That's crazy

Shit

I knew it

We did it

We really did it

We did it

Fatboy and Crazy Kid

showed it to everyone

Imagine what they'll say at home

What are you doing?

You'll fall in

We have to get in there

Or do you want to give up now?

I just don't feel like letting a zombie

bury me

If Luke had given up

Stop this Star Wars shit

I'm going in there

I can't

My foot

Paul, come back

You can't

The others were right

You're just as crazy as your father

Paul

Please

Please

Please

Paul, please

Paul, please

Shit

Shit

Sorry, I can't

It's for a higher purpose

I'll do it again

I promise

Come with me to Alderaan

There you are

Just like at Hansa and Gretel

You wouldn't have made it

Here

Come

Here?

It doesn't make sense

You'd have to break the rocks

Maybe the cave will collapse

You can't do that

We'll take you to the valley

The colleagues from the cave rescue

are on their way

And until then

Should I rot in there?

The book, you have it

The book we lost at the waterfall

I need it

Give me the book

Here

There's an underground river

On the other side

There's a lake

There must be the second exit

It could be Tischsteiner See

Exactly

We have to find the second exit

It's at least 8 km

through the mountain

If there's an underground connection

we'd know

Paul's father found it

Damn it

You know, your friend's father

was a madman

The whole village knows

Everything in the book is true

And we found the cave

Calm down

Your friend is still a child

And it doesn't matter what he finds

Paul

My friend's name is Paul

And he's strong, brave and smart

What a grown-up friend can't say

I know he's still alive

And I know he'll find the second exit

It

It pulls him

It

It pulls him

He enjoys the splendor of the cave

He stands in

shining glory

How did you get out of here?

Dad

The dreams you have now

You can never betray

Promise

Come on, Paul

Why now?

Because you make me happy

I love you

Your father is really crazy

Just crazy

It

It

It

It

It

It

You're shaking

I promise you, the colleagues are trying everything possible

It

Your image protects the water gate

Your image protects the water gate

It

It

It

It

I won't give it

I won't give it

You're not real

You're not real

I won't give it

You're not real

Dear God

Mother

Tor

Torturas

The power of Greyskull and Master Yoda.

Please, please, please do something. Please!

Hey, hello here! There he is! Come on, let's go!

I don't want to... I don't want to... Please go through!

I found dad's cave. He was right the whole time.

I know, honey. What?

He was shaken in there. It was an accident. He didn't want to leave us.

Thank you, man. And then we promised to take care of you.

I knew you'd get out of there, Greyskull.

Don't worry, kid. Otherwise we won't make it.

Best summer of my life. I'm sorry about your dad.

Can you go home? To your old man?

The power is with Fatboy, young padawan. The dark side won't take possession of me.

I thought that was childish.

Don't worry about me. My new friends promised to take me home.

Well, are you ready?

Hey, you were right! It's really forbidden to beat up your kids.

There's even a law.

Man, my old man will look stupid.

Can we go home now?

TO BE CONTINUED

I turn to you with these feelings I've been keeping

Without you it's just an ordinary world

I turn to you with these feelings I've been keeping

Without you it's just an ordinary world

I was born to love nobody as it seems

Taking one step back into your dreams

Take my hand, no one will see where we're going

Cause without you it's just an ordinary world

Take my hand, no one will see where we're going

Without you it's just an ordinary world

That's just a long-ass tale

He said Jonah, you know Jonah

Wasn't swallowed by no whale

He said Jonah, you know Jonah

Wasn't swallowed by no whale

He just went out fishing one day

Came home with a long-ass tale

Don't hear him, been swimmed

But ha, the brotherhood flowed

Well they talk about Jesus on the cross

Now he had a child, had a wife

And they moved on out of town

They lived a long, healthy life

Yes they did