Worlds Apart (2015) - full transcript

Man:
There are thousands
of interpretations

that have been given
throughout the years

about the power
of being in love.

The Ancient Greeks
realized that power

and made love a god,
god Eros.

Because of him,
wars have been fought.

Many lives have been lost.

Entire worlds have changed.

All because no one could ever
conquer his power.

We all seem
so different at first,

but we are so much alike
when we fall in love.



( "San Magemeno To Myalo Moy"
playing )

- ( man shouts in Greek )
- ( muffled screaming )

( man shouting in Greek )

( screaming )

( shouts in Arabic )

- ( blows land )
- Ah!

( sobbing )

- ( chatter )
- ( muffled music playing )

- ( train whistle blowing )
- ( bells ringing )

( whistle continues )

( bells ringing )

( knocking )

( knocking )

( shouting in Greek )



( horns honking )

( seagulls screeching )

( boomerang clatters )

( speaking Greek )

Sorry.

- ( horns honking )
- ( siren wailing )

Are you okay?

Thank you.

My name is Farris.

( man speaks Greek )

( explosions )

Reporter: The global community
keeps witnessing the crisis

in the Middle East,
while the civil war in Syria

continues for
the fifth consecutive year

with thousands of citizens
abandoning their country.

Greece is one of the main
transit countries

receiving a huge number
of illegal immigrants.

Unfortunately,
policy makers in Europe

have not acknowledged
the issue

and thus do not indicate
a willingness

to support countries
like Greece and Italy,

which are now facing
the biggest incoming
immigration problem.

Just in 2016,
the immigration wave

is expected to rise
to 4,000 immigrants

arriving every day
to entry-point countries

as their sole solution.

In the absence
of a coordinated EU approach,

fascism keeps rising
all over Europe.

Fascist attacks
in places

where migrants usually gather
is one of the many problems,

and in many cases
the situation gets
out of control.

( crowd screaming )

- ( crashing )
- ( women screaming )

( men shouting )

( Lumin's
"Stojnele' Stokole" playing )

Reporter on tablet:
Desperate immigrants
are trying to escape,

risking their own lives
while trying to hide

in different parts
of the city.

From one warzone to another,

many of them try to find
a way to leave Greece,

aiming to reach countries
like Canada

where their asylum-seeking
requests

will be approved
more easily.

( speaking Arabic )

( horns honking )

Daphne:
Do you speak Greek?

Farris: No.

( speaks Greek )

Only a little English.

Where are you from?

Syria.
I'm Christian.

Things are very difficult
for us right now.

I know.

In-- in my country

things are
very difficult also.

No.

Your country
is much more easy.

You don't, uh, have a big war
between same people.

Same family.

Civil war.

Yes, civil war.

Did you study in Syria?

Oh, yes.
I-- I was in--

at a art school
for a year.

I...

- Drawing.
- Drawing! Yes, yes.

- ( laughing )
- Drawing.

Yes. Thank you.

You--
do you study here?

Yes, at the university.
Politics.

Politics no good.
Many lies.

I agree.

Things changed
all over the world.

Politics,
many unhappy people.

Politics,
many dead people.

Yes, that, too.

Politics cut people
two parts.

This is very stupid.

Your family?

I have to go.

Where do you stay?

It was nice
meeting you, Daphne.

Do you take
same bus every day?

Yes, I do.

Maybe...

tomorrow
if you are there--

- Yes, yes! Yes, yes.
- ( laughing )

- I-- I will be there.
- Okay.

*

- You did all this?
- Yes.

When I see something I like,
I want to keep it.

Make it more beautiful
in my mind.

Take one.
Any one you like.

Here.

I'll give you
my favorite.

This one.

( speaks Greek )

Yes, yes! Eros.

You know,
the Greek ancient god.

Do you know the story
about Eros and Soul?

Yes, I've read it
in Syria.

I love that story.

Me, too.

Farris...

how long are you going
to stay in Greece?

I don't know.

I mean, I wish I could
stay forever, but...

you know, it's a little bit
difficult for me here.

( speaks Arabic )

( both laugh )

( speaking Greek )

*

( laughing )

( bell tolling )

( bell continues tolling )

( "O! Gliki Mou Ear"
playing )

( bell tolling )

( speaking Greek )

I learned 60 words
in Greek.

Wait, I have more.

( speaking Arabic )

( chatter )

( baby crying )

( chatter continues )

( baby continues crying )

( door opens )

( Antonis speaking Greek )

Male student:

Teacher:

Teacher:

Daphne:

Farris:
Here is your family.

Your friends.

Your life.

You can't go away.

( paper rustling )

What?

( speaking Arabic )

I don't care
about politics

and I don't care if everybody
thinks it's a mistake.

( speaks Greek )

( speaks Greek )

*

( engines revving )

- ( distant explosion )
- ( crowd screaming )

( screaming continues )

- ( glass shatters )
- ( distant gunfire )

( explosion )

- ( explosion )
- ( glass shatters )

- ( screaming )
- ( gunfire )

Daphne, quickly.

Fascists are attacking.
We have to go.

Daphne!
We have to go, Daphne!

Come on, put this on.

I'm taking the papers.

Let's go.

- ( screaming )
- ( gunfire )

( machine-gun fire )

( sounds fade )

( speaking Greek )

( thunder rumbles )

( mother and son arguing )

( pounding on door )

- ( pounding on door )
- ( boy screaming )

( classical music
playing )

( P.A. chimes )

( man speaking Greek
over P.A. )

( P.A. chimes )

Man over P.A.:
Ladies and gentlemen,

as we are approaching
Athens International Airport,

we would like to take
this opportunity

and wish you
a pleasant stay in Greece.

Once again, thank you
for choosing Aegean Airlines.

( P.A. chimes )

( door closes )

( sighs )

( violin music playing )

- ( chatter )
- ( bicycle bell rings )

( Marlene Dietrich's
"You Do Something To Me"
playing )

Woman:
Excuse me.

Excuse me.

This is a non-smoking bar.

No, it's not.

Of course it is.

There is a law
prohibiting smoking

in food and beverage
establishments.

Please put out
your cigarette.

( speaking Greek )

Thank you.

You're welcome.

( gasps )

Shit!

Sorry.

Do you happen to have
an iPad charger by any chance?

No, I'm sorry.

Thank you.

( laughs )

Hi.

Hi.

Sorry.

I fell asleep.

I think it's time
for you to go.

Right now?

Yes. I don't really like
sleeping with strangers.

Are you sure?

Positive.

Don't get me wrong,
it was great.

I just prefer
to sleep alone.

Huh.

Okay.
( clears throat )

- Where are you from?
- Sweden.

( speaking Greek )

- It's the climate.
- The what?

The climate, the climate.
You know.

You're from the north part
of Europe,

I'm from the south part
of Europe.

You are colder people,
we are warmer people.

You have rain all the time,
we have sun all the time.

- Are you drunk?
- Eh?

- You are drunk?
- A little bit, yes.

I don't think the climate
has anything to do with this.

Don't take it personally.

I don't know you,
you don't know me.

It was a one-night stand,
that's that.

Are you in Greece
on business?

Yes.

Are you gonna
stay long?

A few months.

A few months,
that's good.

( sighs )

Don't you wanna
know my name?

Hi.
My name is Giorgos.

- Elise.
- Elise?

My pleasure.

Elise, I had a great time.

And if you want,
we can do this
again sometime.

Maybe.

Okay.

Do you want me to give you
my phone number?

- You can give me
your phone number--
- Good night.

Ah, good night.
Right, okay.

Ah!

And I don't want you to get
upset now that I'm leaving,

- and you're gonna
be all alone.
- I'll try.

Ah, a sense of humor.
That's a very good thing.

You see, we already have
something in common, you and me.

- How about--
- Good night.

Okay, good night.
Good night.

Good night!

( sighs )

( Sophia Vembo's
"Zito Na Se Ksehaso"
playing in distance )

( outside chatter )

( Gadjo Dilo's
"To Minore Tis Avgis" plays )

( singing in Greek )

No, no, no, no, no,
you don't understand.

It's a very nice apartment,
but there is too much noise.

I'd like to be accommodated
somewhere else.

( doorbell rings )

- Hello?
- Giorgos: Hello?

- Who's this?
- Hi! It's Giorgos.

The guy you had the one-night
stand with last night

and then you kicked out
in the middle of the night?

Did you happen to find,
by any chance,

a small packet
of Loseft pills?

- You've got to be kidding me.
- No, no, no.

If you threw them out,
don't worry.

It was a great excuse
for me to come over

and ask you to come down
for a drink.

( doorbell rings )

What now?

Are you coming down
for a drink?

( Gadjo Dilo's
"Si Mou Harakses Poria"
playing )

Antidepressants?

Yes.

Every night
at 11:00 exactly.

You don't seem to need them.

That means they're
doing a good job.

Have you ever taken any?

No. I never understood
why some people

take this kind
of medication.

Maybe because sometimes
life is not that easy.

Maybe that's a good excuse.

Do you sleep well
at night?

Usually, yes.

Okay, then.

Imagine yourself
in the middle of the night

sleeping safe and sound
in your room

when someone bursts in
and grabs you.

He throws you down
and starts kicking you

while yelling that
the reality you knew so far
no longer exists,

everything you worked for
in your life is gone,

that it's your fault,

and that now you have to
start from scratch.

This is the reality I face
every day in my country.

Could you handle it?

- This intruder...
- Mm-hmm.

...how did he get
into my house?

Did I forget to lock
the door?

Or did I just leave it open
because I couldn't care less?

Aren't I somehow
responsible?

We live in a free world.

Everyone is accountable
for their fate.

You really believe
that we live in a free world?

Yes, I do.

That's very convenient
for you to say,

considering that
two-thirds of the planet

are suffering
this very moment.

Good thing you're
taking those pills.

I know.

Giorgos.

Giorgos,
time for you to go.

My job here
is to make your company

more productive
and more efficient

in order to get it
to a point

where it will be beneficial
for my partners

to buy out the share
you want to sell.

No international fund
ever risks investing

in unhealthy companies
such as yours.

All of your departments
are overstaffed.

Mitigation is a given.

I need the cooperation
of each department's manager

in order to begin
evaluating their staff.

Each manager has a better
picture of their employees

and how productive
and efficient they are.

I fully believe in cooperation,
but not when personal interests

or relationships
get in the way.

I don't do favors,
I don't show sympathy,

and I don't work in favor
of anyone or anything

other than
my company's interests.

( no audible dialogue )

( elevator dings )

( cell phone beeps )

( elevator dings )

( distant siren wailing )

( speaking Greek )

Ah.
( chuckles )

*

( door opens )

( door closes )

( elevator dings )

Hi.

Would it be unprofessional
if I asked you for a favor

regarding a friend of mine?

Yes, it would.

His name is Odysseas.

He's in accounting.

And he's a very close
friend.

( boots stomping )

( man shouting
indistinctly )

Man on phone:
The only thing possible
is mitigation.

Some departments
need to combine,

and some others
need to be abolished.

And I absolutely agree.

Then why is there
such a long delay?

Because it's not as easy

as we thought it would be
in the beginning.

I've managed to reduce
the staff by 14% and--

Our goal is 35%.

And we will reach that.
I guarantee it.

Please get back to us
with better results A.S.A.P.

- Thank you, Elise.
- ( clicks )

*

( sighs )

( Sofia Vembo's
"Adika, Adika" playing )

Can I ask you
something?

Mm-hmm.

How come you never ask me
about my wife and son?

Why should I care about
something I can't understand?

You wear
your wedding ring
at the office,

pretending you're
happily married.

You lie to your child,
your parents, and everyone else.

I only care about things
I can comprehend.

You don't believe that people
may have weaknesses?

Of course I do.

I just have no respect
for weak people.

I'm not weak.

- ( chuckles )
- Do you think I'm weak?

You find it comforting
to be like other people

and it's easier
for you to take a pill
in order to handle it.

If that's not weak,
then what is?

So you don't believe
that falling in love

- can change everything?
- No.

Did you just say something
in Greek so I don't understand?

- Yes.
- And you won't translate it?

Nope.

- Weak.
- No, I'm not.

- Weak.
- I'm not.

- Yes, you are. Coward.
- I'm not.

- Big coward.
- I'm not.

Coward.

Pussy.
( squeals )

No! No! No!
( laughing )

No, no, no.
English, English.

- Say you're sorry.
Say you're sorry.
- No.

( elevator dings )

( Billie Holiday's
"I'm A Fool To Want You"
playing )

( elevator dings )

*

( doorbell rings )

( Nat King Cole's
"I'm Through With Love"
playing )

( doorbell rings )

( bell tolling )

( crowd singing
"O! Gliki Mou Ear" )

My father was always absent.

We may have lived
in the same house, but...

it was like
he was never there.

I always knew
there was something missing.

I don't want the same
for my son.

How will I do it?

By telling him the truth.

Is it that hard?

Yes, it is.

You're doing to your son
exactly what your father
did to you.

Don't you realize?

You don't really care
about anybody.

You only care
about yourself.

Your son
is just an excuse.

( knocks )

Uh-huh.

( sniffles )

( door opens )

( door closes )

Male reporter:
The objections regarding
the economic politics

employed by
the European Union

against the Southern European
countries have risen.

Indisputable example is Greece,
which, for many,

acts as the guinea pig
of cruel financial politics

that gradually
have started to expand
to the rest of Europe.

Suicide, a previously
non-existent phenomenon
in Greece,

is now reaching
sky-high levels.

Fear and pressure have
immobilized the entire nation

due to the inhuman
austerity measures.

Is this a democracy
that has the nation's
health as a goal?

Is the European Union
falling apart?

Is this what globalization
is all about?

Is it possible that things
are not exactly

how we thought they were?

The crisis is now affecting,
little by little,

even the developed countries,

a political plan striking
back at the powerful ones

who are now
unable to handle it.

How can people deal
with this situation?

Is this new global reality
going to influence

and define our decisions

and, generally,
human relations?

( thunder crashes )

*

( door opens )

( door slams )

Man over phone: I understand,
and I am very sorry

for the loss of the employee,
but this has nothing to do

with our program,
which has to continue
as planned.

Productivity is still
ridiculously low.

Payroll to revenue
is still much higher

than we initially budgeted.

Why?
Why haven't you shut down

the division we discussed
last time?

Why is it taking so long
to reach our final numbers?

We just received
a revised list from H.R.

where there were still names
that shouldn't be there.

Elise, you should have
let these people go by now.

We gave you the authority
and all the necessary time

to do this job.

Why hasn't anything
changed yet?

Elise, are you still capable
of doing this job?

Man:
Excuse me?

Excuse me?
Can you help, please?

Do you speak English?

I understand,
but not speak good.

I have a problem
with my back.

With what?

My-- yes.
Bad back.

- Bad back.
- Ah, back.

- Yes.
- Okay.

Are you German?

Yes. German.
Hello.

Hello.
( speaks Greek )

Thank you.

You are-- you are angry.

You seem very angry.

Yes, I'm very angry.

Very angry.
All the day here, only this.

This, you see?
Only this.

- Yeah.
- Nothing.

All the people here
cry, cry, very sad.

I'm sorry.
You are absolutely right.

I right, I know.

I don't understand a word,
but I love your expressions.

- Okay.
- Sebastian.

Maria.

- Maria.
- Maria.

Maria, coffee?

No, no, no.
Coffee with me?

You, me,
sit inside, talk.

No, no, no, no.
Thank you.

Go. I go.
Okay.

Other time?

You come again here?

Yes, I come
every week here.

I come, not buy.

I come.
Okay.

Next week?
Same day?

Same hour?

Please come.

I would love
to see you again.

My bus.

This my bus.

I go.

Thank you.
Bye. Bye.

*

I used to come
to Greece every year

on vacation since 1980
until this year.

I decided to move here
permanently.

I love this city a lot.

I haven't learned to speak
modern Greek yet,

but I am beginning.

You understand?

No.
Yes, yes, a little.

I taught at the University
in Munchen for many years.

This year, I retired.

I said, Sebastian,
go leave everything behind.

Go live in Greece.

I am, um... historian.

- Historikos.
- Ah.

I am now a consultant
in the research department

at the National Library.

- You?
- You. No you. No you.

No me.
You, you, you.

No, no, no,
I am asking only you--

what you do?

Ah, you, me,
what I do?

- Yeah.
- I am housewife.

Very sorry housewife.

- Family?
- Yes, family.

Married?

Married.
Children, yes, yes.

This is nice.

Greek family
is very strong thing.

Because of the crisis?

I am unhappy.

- Why?
- ( sighs )

My...

my life bad.

If you don't like it,
then why don't you change it?

- You are married?
- No, I am a bachelor.

I was...
almost married once.

When I was a young man,
I was-- I was in love.

But...
I was too afraid.

I love that
we say what we feel
in our own language.

And even if we don't
understand the words,
it's okay.

We know--
we know the feeling.

- I go now.
- Okay.

- Ah.
- ( grunts )

For your back.
For your back.

Thank you.

Oh, oh, oh!

Yes.

Small tomatoes for you.

I had nothing to buy here today,
but I came to get these for you.

I was very anxious to--

you don't understand me now,
but I don't mind.

- Thank you.
- Thank you.

- I go.
- Next week?

- Next week?
Same day? Here?
- Yes.

Okay.
Go. Bye.

Bye.

Ah.

No, no, no.
This, this.

This.
Greek product.

( speaks Greek )
Soap.

- Okay.
- Thank you.

- Two.
- Two.

The truth is
Greece could have had

the most powerful
production of goods.

You know Greece
has the most fertile soil?

Yeah, soil...

- "Gea"?
- ( speaks Greek )

"Gi," yes.

People from
all over the world

- use words that come
from Greek words.
- Mm-hmm.

( speaks German )
Geography. Geometry.

Geomagnetic.
Geophysic.

- ( speaks Greek )
- Yes, gi.

What a grand impact
has your country had

on the rest of the world.

Maria, have you ever been
to the National Library?

Me? No.

I picked this for you.

For me?
Thank you.

If you like it, next time
I will bring you another one.

You're German?
Sure?

Maria, do not
confuse German people
with German politics.

Besides, I like to live
where I feel happy,

not where I am told to.

Maria, I want
you to come with me
to the National Library.

In there you will find
your country's history.

There is so much
I want to share with you.

And when you read,
you gain knowledge.

Knowledge,
you know?

Me, no gnosi.
Me, faith.

Faith, yes.

So important.

And you give me faith.

And when we have
knowledge also, then--

then we can understand
the world around us,
you know?

We-- we know
what makes us happy.

Socrates, Plato,
Parmenides, Heraclitus,

all the ancient
philosophers.

The history of culture
and balance

is written by you,
the Greeks.

I like love stories.

I love love stories.

Really?
Beautiful.

From there, please.
From there.

*

Sebastian:
All the greatest human passions
are in these books.

Here. Do you know
the story of Eros and Soul?

No.

This is one
of my favorite myths.

It's not widely known,
but it has so many meanings.

Do you know what Eros meant
for the ancient Greeks?

"Neikos" and "Filotita."

"Neikos" in ancient Greek
is conflict, dispute.

"Filotita"
is friendship, union,

something sacred,
something good.

Eros had both.

That's why the ancient Greeks
made him a god,

the god of the whole.

According to the myth,
Soul was mortal.

But she was so beautiful
that everyone worshiped her.

And Venus,
being the goddess of beauty,

got jealous of Soul.

( fades )
She commanded
her son, Eros...

*

Sebastian: God Eros did
as he was told by his mother.

But as soon
as he saw Soul,

he was so overtaken
by her beauty

that he accidentally
pricked himself with his arrow

and fell in love with her.

Eros took Soul with him
in his palace,

spending magical nights
together under the condition

that she would never
look at his face.

Soul, however,
did not keep her word,

and one night,
under the oil lamp's light,

she peaked at his face
while he was sleeping.

Soul saw the face of god Eros,
and he was even more handsome

than she had imagined him
to be.

She was so moved,
she accidentally spilled

some oil from the lamp
on his shoulder,

burning his skin.

Eros immediately awoke.

And with great pain,

he told her that
she had betrayed him

and that they can no longer
be together.

God Eros, hurt,

abandoned her.

And Soul, desolate,
made it her life's goal

to find again
her lost happiness
with god Eros,

to have a second chance
with him.

For many years Soul journeyed
all over the land

in search of god Eros,
enduring many hardships,

even journeying to Hades
in search of her lost love.

And god Eros was still
in love with Soul, too.

So he asked Zeus for help.

Zeus was touched
by their love story

and decided to give them
a second chance.

After all her hardships,

Soul had proven that her love
for god Eros was true.

Zeus made Soul immortal.

And they were married.

Together, at last.

The happy couple soon enough
gave birth to a little girl.

They named her Pleasure.

Maria, would you like
some time to meet

outside of the supermarket?

You and me, out.

- Out? Exo?
- Yes.

You and me?
From here?

Yes, yes.
I would like to see
you outside of here.

I am 65 years old.

May I ask?

I am...

55.

And is this enough for you?

Sebastian, I...
( speaks Greek )

I'm afraid out.
You and me out.

I understand,
but haven't you missed
doing something crazy?

Crazy.

Yes, I know,
I am crazy.

No, no, no.
Not you crazy.
No, no, no.

To do something crazy.
You know?

Something you would not do
under normal circumstances.

Tell me what is
the most crazy thing
that you would like to do?

- ( crickets chirping )
- ( distant dog barking )

Come, come.

Maria, come, come.

Don't worry.
Don't stress--

Maria, we have all night.
I paid the guard.

Madame.

Your crazy fantasy.

( Brenda Lee's "Danke Schoen"
playing )

* Danke schoen

* Darling,
danke schoen *

* Thank you for

* All the joy and pain

* Picture shows

* Second balcony

* Was the place we'd meet

* Second seat

* Go Dutch treat

* You were sweet

* Danke schoen

* Darling,
danke schoen *

* Save those lies

* Darling,
don't explain *

* I recall

* Central Park in fall

* How you tore
your dress *

* What a mess

* I confess
that's not all *

* Danke schoen

* Darling,
danke schoen *

* Thank you for

* Walks down Lover's Lane

* I can see

* Hearts carved on a tree

* Letters intertwined

* For all time

* Yours and mine

* That was fine

* Danke schoen

* Auf wiedersehen

* Danke schoen *

( speaks Greek )
I finished.

- Okay. Me, too.
- I first.

Yes. You go first.
Five words.

Mm-hmm.
Five words.

I saved the best
for last.

All right.

( speaks German )

( speaks Greek )

( enunciating )

( grunts )

Mmm.

Mm.

Mm-hmm.

Mm.

- Sex.
- No, no, no, no, no.

This is international word
everybody knows.

- It still counts. Sex.
- No, no, no, no.

It's a beautiful word.

Beautiful, yes.

Me, no memory.

Ah.

Don't you miss it?

Yeah.

Maria...

may I kiss you?

*

( speaks Greek )

( speaks German )

For you.

I know, but this one's
not translated yet

and I want you
to have it.

It's a beautiful novel.

- "Second... Chance."
- Yes.

Exactly.
That's what
the story is about,

a second chance.

Yes, but it big,
big, big.

Two years for me
to read it.

It's okay.
I will help.

The story is simple.

It's a love story
about two people...

just like us.

We do it together, okay?

( speaks Greek )

This is what
I would like.

I hope.

Maria...

I know it might sound
silly to you, but...

I am in love with you.

And I no longer have
the time I once had.

I know it is difficult
for you, but...

I want to meet you
outside of the supermarket.

All week long I miss you.

( speaks Greek )

I miss you, too.

All the time.

( group singing
"O! Gliki Mou Ear" )

What does "ear" mean?

Ear. Spring.

Ear like Eros?

We all have made mistakes.

But we all deserve
a second chance.

Maria, I believe

that everything starts
from falling in love.

No matter how old we are.

( Sophia Vembo's "Poso Lipame"
playing )

( thunder rumbling )

( TV playing )

( laughter, chatter )

*

Elise: Up to now,
I did my job in the belief

that something good
would be achieved.

Things didn't turn out the way
I thought they would.

I talked to my partners

and I asked them
to send my replacement.

This should not affect
our initial deal.

What we agreed
on must be done,

but not by me.

We're done.

( P.A. chimes )

Man over P.A.:
Ladies and gentlemen,

as we're getting ready
for departure,

we would like to welcome you
on board

this Aegean Airlines flight
to Stockholm.

We hope you had
a pleasant stay in Greece

and we are looking forward
to welcome you again

in one of our next flights.

*

( sighs )

*

( ring clatters )

( sighs )

*

Okay.

Okay.

( sighs )

( chatter )

( Antonis speaking Greek )

( sighs )

( lock clicks )

( pounding on door )

( pounding on door )

( spits )

( phone ringing )

- ( gunfire )
- ( men shouting )

*

( machine-gun fire )

( sounds fade )

- ( gunshot )
- ( high-pitched ringing )

( no audible dialogue )

*

( phone ringing )

( no audible dialogue )

*

Sebastian:
I waited for her
every day for a year.

She never came.

( outside chatter )

Welcome to Canada.

( indistinct announcement
over P.A. )

( woman speaking German
over P.A. )

Woman over P.A.:
Your attention, please.

( fades )
Please do not smoke
in the terminal building.

*

Sebastian:
Our first love
becomes immortal.

It defines us
and we always keep it
with us.

Sometimes fear can give birth
to the love of the moment,

which is not there to last
but to provoke change.

The love of transformation.

And then there is the love
of the second chance.

*

Because of him,
wars have been fought.

Many lives have been lost.

Entire worlds have changed.

All because no one
could ever conquer his power.

( no audible dialogue )

Sebastian:
We might be worlds apart,

but it's impossible
to fall apart

before falling together,

before recognizing something
familiar in each other,

a universal love.

The ancient Greeks
understood that power

and made love a god.

God Eros.

*