Cold Night (2020) - full transcript
Confronted by the cultural restrict rules of his Scandinavian society, a private detective deconstructs himself through the argument of Shakespeare' s Hamlet.
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How many times must a man die before starting to live?
Up to this point Hamse has no decisive clue.
He knows however that he has died many a time
The first occasion he is totally sure of happened
when he was brought out of
the womb with brutal violence
The crime scene?
A small maternity ward in the city of Elsinore
North of the Zealand Island in the kingdom of Denmark
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Strategically located,
Elsinore emerged as a wealthy medieval port
in which the king himself collected tolls
from all ships wishing to enter or leave the Baltic Sea.
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Thanks to William Shakespeare
however the city is not particularly
known for its history but rather
by a unique work of fiction.
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There is no evidence that the
playwright had ever set foot in Elsinore
not that the author himself
had walked the innumerable
and intriguing secret paths of its kronborg castle
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What people have known for centuries however
is that Shakespeare immortalized
Kronborg by making it the location for
the tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
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Raised in this literary atmosphere it is
not a surprise that detective Hamse Leth
his name being an obvious homage to
the hero, crafted his investigative mind
with the quandary that tormented
the young Danish Prince.
The total devotion to separate the being
from the seeming.
[Footsteps]
[Man approaching the door]
[knocks the door]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Hamsee...
I know that probably is not a
very good time, but we need to talk.
No, Niels, this is definitely not a good time.
especially if you want to talk work
Another day
Maybe
to talk about work?
what work?
if you wait another day
there won't be any work to talk about
Financing is your job,
we decided long time ago that
they were supposed to make sure
that the company's account was healthy
But when we did great you
immediately upgraded your lifestyle
and bought a fancy house in some
bourgeois area up north and a brand new BMW
I'm not stupid
Niels,
the bankers are not after our
company but they want your neck
But what financing miracle can be done
when you haven't sold a single case in a whole year?
Look...
I know times have been bad
but our company has existed for
12 years and it will survive until small
It won't
Calm down, Niels...
Maybe I haven’t dedicated myself enough
but I've been through a rough time this past....
-month
You know, in these past 12 months..
and your present crisis has a
name hasn’t it?
It always like that
We could call it Anna Jansen
or is she already Anna Sorensen by now?
- cut the crap
Don't talk about stuff you
haven't got a fucking clue about.
Or I shouldn't I say anything
because I know too much about it.
Neils, drop it!
This is not going to happen,
at least not tonight
Anyway, I've had enough of this conversation
Now, you go
Leave, please!
[Puffs]
Okay!
I go...
but I want you to know
That I won't under any circumstance
lose my money because of you
It could have been a great team, you know
Discipline and method on
one side, intuition on the other
but you always preferred to work against me
Yeah!
and why shouldn't I?
you're quite an attractive
target with those fancies of yours.
[steps back]
[turns the cigarette off]
[footsteps]
Have a good Friday night
I'll be back tomorrow with the
decisive way out of this business
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Hamse is about to put his literary
tool to use in a setting perhaps
as baffling to him as the appearance of
king Hamlet's ghost to the young prince
The unwritten moral rules of the
Scandinavian Jante Law!
They represent a sort of social manifesto
and are mostly a variation of
Don't think you are anyone
special or that you are better than us!
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[phone beeps]
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[Hamse mother's voicemail]
Hamse, it is your mother!
I know you must be in the house.
Look son,
I know you must be very sad
Depressed a little, though
you are very tough not to show it
I seldom give you advice
Well…
That isn't exactly true but,
nevertheless, I go straight to the point:
Don't go to the wedding!
It's better that way
You have nothing to prove
Get a good book instead and read it!
I'll see you tomorrow
I love you!
Bye bye, dear!
[kisses on the phone]
[places the phone on table]
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[book falls on the ground]
Hamse had always been regarded
with suspicion and hostility
for his deliberate attempt to
distinguish himself from the crowd
but only one out of those
rules was a dagger to his heart;
The idea that no one care would care about him
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Bye, bye
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[footsteps approaching]
[exhales]
[distant noise]
[phone keypad strokes]
Hi, and a good night is
what I'm going to get, right?
Yes, please!
I want the best, of course
It's the least you can provide to
compensate me for this cold night
“Beautiful”?
[laughs]
What's that, some kind of a joke?
Oh, no, no, no
I mean, the name could be less commercial
How much is she?
[distant noise]
That much?
She would better be good
Extremely good!
I mean, I want to buy pleasure but
that price is putting a huge
pressure on your friend Beautiful
[exhales]
No, no, what's up with all your people tonight?
Yes, I had a little to drink but I'm fine
I mean “psychological pressure” on her performance
You know, it might affect me as well, I'm getting old
Yes, we have a deal!
Morgenson street, number 35
“Orange and pineapple”?
Ok, kind of stupid but you tell me…
[disconnects the call]
[exhales]
[sniffs]
[call out his dog]
My boy, come on!
Conversely to the oppressive
Jante law claim for conformity
Hamse Leth had learned from literature
that a character who doesn't strive for something
isn't going to be interesting
And yet, come from Anna's wedding party
He finally concluded that the only possible miracle
for him was his own survival
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[footsteps]
What are you doing here?
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Don't talk,
just sit down and listen!
Okay!
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Where do you think you're going, Hamse?
You are so unstable and arrogant
Almost two years have passed
and you still haven't recovered.
I feel enormous pity for you
No
not pity
I feel hatred,
a lot of hatred
How could you do this to me and to
Robert in front of your own mother?
You should be ashamed of yourself
but of course you don't because
you're too selfish and arrogant for that
Anna the noise, please, the neighbors
Neighbors?
You worry about your neighbors?
You didn't worry about my guests,
my party,
my joy,
my marriage.
And now you want me to shut the fuck up
and to worry about your fucking neighbors?
You know, they probably hate you more than I do
Okay, so I fucked up your marriage
No, not your marriage, the wedding!
The rest is up to you
From now on, I'm out of your life
So now I have to take this kind of shit from you?
You are so dramatic
Get real!
Things aren't that simple.
You need to clean up the mess you made tonight.
Start by asking forgiveness from my
family for that nonsense and scandal
and not just for tonight
There's a long list of things you need forgiveness for
Did you forget about the New Year's Eve?
Hey, nobody invited you to my house
Really?
Your house?
It was your mother's house
I care about her and we are good friends
but of course it's just a detail for you
If you had to choose you would be
inside your mom’s womb, wouldn’t you?
I had too much to drink, that’s true
But I had good reasons…
Oh, come on, Hamse
Give me back my dignity and then I'll
certainly leave you in peace for good
Maybe I'll just disappear, disintegrate…
or kill myself
Then you all would be free
from the devilish influence
I exert in this society you care so much
That was before the ceremony
Now, you need to repair your terrible deeds,
Not to me because I don't give a damn about you
But to the people I care about
Those who will continue to be a part of my life
Okay, it's settled! I'll go back
and talk to your parents right away
And by the way
I would also like to talk to your fiancée
-husband
Whatever
I would tell them how bad and evil I am
will be nothing new to them
and can actually be a bit boring
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They don't give a shit what Hamse has to say
Let's face it Anna, this is all about your pride
This whole scene is about you
isn't it?
My humiliation will do you so much good
You are a fucking lunatic, you know that?
and worse,
you're drunk!
Yeah
Well, maybe that turns you on
Or you would rather be home
under the sheets with your husband
Fuck, Anna
This is your wedding night
Is this really what you want?
Let's make it easier, then
Take off your clothes!
[slaps]
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[knocks the door]
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Just thinking that I dedicated
six years of my life to this fraud
this self-centered human being
his conceitedness, Margretha, is actually
the most threatening form of arrogance
He judges himself to kindly not to see that
he is no better than any of us
You both had your moments
now, it's over
Go on with your life, be happy!
He's a pathetic and worthless being,
a fraud
Your son is a fraud
This obsession about investigating people
What the fuck is that anyway?
He's a failed detective
He waits for the world to adjust to
his clues, not the other way around
He loved you, my dear
He doesn't love anyone, Margretha,
he analyzes them, and as
soon as his curiosity is satisfied
He walks away
He didn't walk away from you
Can you please both stop talking
about me like I'm not in the room?
Do society a favor, Hamse!
Investigate yourself!
What do you say? Are you ready for that?
Tell her, mother; tell her what you told me!
Quiet, Hamse, don't make things worse
He's an imbecile!
I told him! Sorry, excuse me,
Hamse knows that you were unfaithful
to him long before you broke up
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[knocking at the dorr]
[door opens]
[footsteps]
Who are you?
Oh!
I know, but can you just...
Can you hold for a second? okay?
Pineapple with orange?
Just something like that?
Yes, yes, yes
I know
Can you please just hold on for a second? okay?
No, it actually it's not okay. Can you maybe leave
and come back later?
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Beautiful, right?
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[exhales]
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[closes the door]
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It's alright!
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You will see how remarkable this chamomile tea is?
We all need a bit of dope now and then,
if you excuse this old lady
better when it's natural, of course
Come on the two of you, taste it!
[cups colloiding]
Mother...
I know what you’re thinking; it's better to just...
Leave it son! I won't repeat it.
I'm not blind
[giggles]
and I know what you're up to
Then my dear, this work of yours
Is it as difficult as I believe?
Is it necessary, let's say, a huge experience…
I mean, some specific training, a plus, a qualification?
Mother, please, just drop the subject!
Excuse me! Forgive me!
It's nothing more than female curiosity
It intrigues me to know… how such a beaut...
a pretty girl can get the right
qualification to perform, to be a...
Whore?
Jesus Christ!
[footsteps going away]
I didn't want to put in this words
It's a job like any other, right?
You can stay calm and at ease
My Hamse is kind with women, you see
A true gentleman
in almost all aspects
But I have the impression I
already know you from somewhere
Your parents happen to be from Elsinore?
At least...
you're not a foreigner!?
No, they are from Copenhagen, and so
am I.
But I can guarantee you that your son,
he will receive exactly what he deserves
No more, no less,
It's the law of the market
Oh, I see...
The market’s law
I'm not acquainted with that...
but I am very grateful though...
Son, Hamse!
Mother, please don't call me like that! It
was of bad taste even when I was a boy
I just wanted to say
that Beautiful seems to be an
adorable girl, don't you think?
The chamomile did it’s job, for God's sake!
Ummm
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Goodbye, my dear!
Goodbye, mam,
you're sweet.
Treat her kindly!
Yes, and a good night to you too, mom.
[walks away from the room]
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So... What do we do now?
Should I start, or you know the procedures?
As you wish
[opens the bottle]
Let's follow your script, then
Don't you have a routine?
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[silence]
I don't have a sex routine if that's what you want
I know what that is… It's a pentagram
Yeah, it shows us the five edges,
it's the union of different ones
You really know about this
It's also a very old symbol, always
associated with mystery and magic
Exactly! The witches use this as a recognition
of their fate and to be recognized
By who?
Among themselves
I see… It's like the seal of Salomon
Are you into religious stuff?
Well, I'm Jewish
Well, my mother is Jewish
That makes me Jew, right?
Yes, perhaps, but tell me,
what has made me a witch?
[giggles]
You're a witch,
a “whore witch”?
Sorry, I'm sorry, that was stupid
You're a jerk, you know that?
Please, tell me more about this pentagram
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You don't need to search beyond the pentagram
Everything is here, in fact, I'm a Wiccan
- Wiccan?
Yeah,
Look, each one of these edges has a deep meaning
So, you have the spirit, the
earth, the air, the fire and the water
I see, the five edges!
Yes, exactly, so it's all here, this is all about us!
Do you see us in there?
You know, I'm also interested in esoteric things
They help my intuition… So,
let me see if I get this right
The spirit represents the creative gods
They guide us through our lives
and through the rituals of magical
work, if you're into that sort of stuff
The earth represents the elementary powers
the air, the intelligence, fire is the energy
It means changes and mutation
and water...emotion
Exactly!
So, you have a man surrounded by the full moon
Which is just a circle, and the circle,
It is also it's our goddess, our protector
but then it's not enough just to know it
No, definitely not!
I've heard that you have a domain over the elements
But you have it, you're a witch, you have that
I think I’m sort of fire, that's me actually
Impressive girl,
Not what you expect from an escort service
You know what?
wipe that fucking smirk of your face,
because I can cancel this appointment like that
I didn't mean to offend you
Appointment? Is that what we're having here?
Whatever!
Hey, show some respect
There's money involved, remember?
Jesus Christ!
Of course they had to send me
a Danish girl with such a temper
Yeah? Well, then send me back!
That's just the way I need to end my evening
You know what?
I'm leaving
Please!
Sit down, I'll behave
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[silence]
You've got a pretty face
Do you mind me saying that?
Plus, you remind me of someone
But you don't have any idea, do you?
I think I know what kind of
torment you have in your life
Oh, you do it to me
[giggles]
I think I experienced it myself
But maybe it's because I'm Jewish
And I'm not so much into this Lutheran shit
What's your point?
I don't know if I have a point
Okay
You see the pentagram? Just rip it off!
it's worthless!
I see no union of the different ones
What I mean is
it's all about the sameness
that we live in, this union of equals…
I mean you, me, the queen,
that's not union of the different ones
Did I screw the pentagram now?
I'm not naïve, you know
I’m majored in people’s indifference
Naive?
Why would I think you're naive?
You are a beautiful, voluptuous
young lady with a face for an angel
while I am a walking midlife crisis
So, no matter how hard you try,
you'll never get my indifference
Tonight maybe not
You are paying, aren't you?
Yeah
but somehow I don't really
think you are interested in money
you have this ribbon around your forehead
which says “screw the perfect society”
no, I like that!
You think you know so much
and I’m this… what?
dumb girl eager to be in
experienced arms of an older man?
Okay, Beautiful
then perhaps you could help
me clear up something very odd
that happened in this room just few hours ago
What?
What?
[chokes]
[footsteps going away]
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[miscellaneous noise]
[keypad beeping]
[water flushing]
Hi, look I'm already here okay?
No, you have to be patient… I can't talk right now
Yeah, things are fucking up
yeah, yeah, you can bet I will.
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Are you feeling better?
Yes, thanks!
[footsteps approaching]
No matter how fine your
whiskey is, it always turns sour
on your stomach when you
mix it with other people's anguish
And I had plenty tonight
Anguish
Before you were saying something
about a strange thing in this room
Yeah, just forget about it.
I will think about it myself.
Can I have a cigarette?
yes, good idea.
The pipe of peace
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[lighter ignites]
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[liguid pouring in the glass]
What's your problem anyway?
My problem?
[giggles]
The truth is… when it comes to personal relationships
I'm totally fucked
At least I get to see your beautiful smile
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You don't fit in anywhere,
do you?
why don't you just... I don't know
disappear, go to the wild
I don't know, get lost, like punks, tramps?
[smiles]
Well, do you fit in? You know the
classic chick you saw on her way out?
She just called me stupid and arrogant
I say fuck her! I don't need her to validate myself.
And fuck you too Beautiful!
Yeah, I mean
Don't you think that you are
also standing out of the crowd
with this look of a wealthy prostitute
Fuck you
Maybe that's why we love
the American culture so much
The Americans, they divide
the world into winners and losers
that may be cruel, but you can't
blame the Americans for being insincere
Fuck!
Why can't we just be ourselves? We
always need a confirmation from them
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You can only be a decent human
being if you get confirmation, Beautiful
Look,
this talk is taking us nowhere
We're not here for this crap anyway
You're dangerous man!
Oh, yeah! I'm a lost case if that's what's you
mean, but to hell with that, I'm fire as well
We are the transforming elements
Come on
To contrast and unbalance!
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[slaps]
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We don’t have to worry that much,
this girl is already dead, you know
Fuck!
She died a long time ago
She's deceased
Just very dead
You can come on and check it out for yourself
This is not happening
What's the story?
Who is she?
Are you sure she's dead?
Are you gonna tell me?
Well, she said she's a hooker,
a prostitute, I hired her last night
Very late last night, actually
You know I was confused
and Anna’s marriage, all that…
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Look, this is...
Beautiful!
You know, this was her nickname
I hired through a pimp, you know, I
called an agency, an escort service
I must have the number somewhere
This is Jenny!
Jenny Sorenson!
What?
Jenny Sorenson
Do you know her?
Yeah, I know her!
but you should know her even better
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God no,
fuck that!
You know this can't be…
just wait a minute, okay?
I'm such an idiot, of course that's her!
How come didn't you recognize her?
You know, I called an escort service
I was drunk, she was wearing this red wig
I mean, the last time I saw her she was a teenager
Definitely not equipped with this...
[exhales]
Woman's body, I mean…
She was totally insane when she came to us
you know, she had a summer job at the office
three years ago, or something like that
Just out of the blue she
developed this crazy fixation on you
and Anna found dozens of letters I don't know
if you ever even read the but, you know…
How do you know about the letters?
I mean I can barely remember that
how could you remember that?
Gosh, she's so skinny
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Oh my God.
What?
Anna saw her last night,
I'm sure she recognized her
but you tell me that Anna
was here in your house
at the very night of her own wedding
I know it's weird, but she was
So was my mother
This isn't going to well
Are you sure Anna recognized her?
Now? Quite sure!
She had a long look at her,
I thought she was jealous
What then?
[exhales]
I just realized
Jenny is Robert sister, therefore she's
now officially Anna little sister-in-law
Yeah, I just thought about that
Well, she was, now she's dead
Hey,
don't talk like that!
Show some respect!
Okay, so, what are we going to do now?
No, what are you going to do?
You know, this situation isn't exactly easy
calling the police under these circumstances
it is quite complicated, you
know, the story's quite hard to sell
The little sister-in-law of your former
fiancée is found dead in your house
on the very next morning after Anna's wedding
and you know, with bruises all
over her body and around her neck
and plus, there's an overdose of your medications
Jesus!
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I mean, the bruises can't be that bad
She's so dammed white skin, can't you see?
but of course
I had to make this
great scandal at Anna's wedding
I mean, two cups threw me out
on the street after taking my name
What's the story with those bruises?
Okay
I drank too much stuff
but not to the point of killing someone
I don't remember the details though, I guess
we had wild, steaming, hot sex, you know
bondage shit, okay?
But she wanted it!
It was all you know,
“tie me up”,
“Spank me around”,
sort of thing, you know
“call me a whore”, which was totally unnecessary
At least I thought so at the time
“Spank me around”,
sort of thing?
The girl was wild, we had
esoteric talks about witchcraft
Such a shame!
I mean, what a waste!
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You know
I could be easily in love with her
[giggles]
In love?
it's very ironic
to fall in love with a person
that just committed suicide
because she didn't get your love years ago
this is just so much Hamse Leth
You'll never change
You only say that because she's dead
No, I just don't get it!
Why would she come back
here after all those years
I mean, was she really a prostitute
sent at random to my house?
A tragic coincidence which
out of the blue made her rediscover
all the sufferings she experienced
three years ago because of me
Out of the blue has got nothing to do with it?
You know, this girl's paranoid
Come on, admit it!
You used her
And you dumped her
A normal girl would have killed
you; a paranoid girl would kill herself
Don't be so tragic!
you know, I came here
to talk about our company
or even better the closing of our company
Instead, I find
the total ruin of our firm
connected to the suspicious death of a young girl
just because my partner can't
stand a little pain in his chest
and had to play kinky to
death with a beautiful young girl
I didn't kill her
Let's call the police!
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[footsteps]
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[knocking at the door]
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Anybody in there?
[footsteps approaching]
[opens the door]
Who are you?
Just call me Beautiful
you know, “pineapple and lemon”, something like that
Holy shit, look!
You can't come in now, it's too late, okay
No, it's not okay and don't boss on me
I've been hired for something
I really need to deliver
I mean, I want to get paid and
you wanted a lady, so here I am
so make my day!
Look, miss, it's really not my problem
that you didn't show up last night.
Actually, it's a big problem.
but I'm fine, I'm ok, can you please leave?
What that fuck?
Holy shit!
Now I see the problem
Who are you?
Niels, this is Beautiful!
Who?
She's the one I really hired or at least should
have hired, but it doesn't matter now. Things are
pretty fucked up, but at
least they clearer on that point
Why did you sleep
with Jenny, then?
yeah, well maybe you can explain that?
First of all,
I need to take my medicine
He panics
So,
her name was Jenny
What about you?
What about you?
Are you a cop? Is she dead as she seems?
No, not actually
Yes, she is pretty dead
Hello, wouldn't it be a better
idea if somebody called the police?
We were just about to take care of
that, you know, we're private investigators
We just need to adjust little things, a little
few things, before we call them, you know
you shouldn't… don't worry!
Things are in very good hands here
I see I've just a little few things
like, removing the proofs from the crime scene?
This is not happening, I'm not witnessing
shut the fuck up!
you're not going anywhere else and
we found out what happened to that girl
before she went through that door
[giggles]
Listen guys
I don't know much
I'm in shock
it was about 3 in the morning
this poor thing grabbed my arms
the moment I was about to ring the bell right there
She said she was this guy's girlfriend and
that he wasn't behaving well or something like that
Anyway, she wanted to play a
trick on him and she asked for my wig
and said she would pay me
three thousand crowns afterwards
we were supposed to meet on the street corner
the money was doubled of what I’d get to sleep with him
Why shouldn't I believe her?
such a fine girl, so well-dressed
The only reason why I'm here
is to do my job and get paid
It's my only job is this whole miserable week
Listen Beautiful, I know that you are mad,
but we have a very delicate situation here
I'll give you whatever money we
agreed on but we have a priority
I know, I'm not blind
I just want to puke thinking that it
could have been me spread on that sofa
It was an accidental death
Nobody killed anybody
So was it?
but she has as many spots
as a leopard on her white skin
that's your expertise isn't it?
the whole “fruit code”
Your friend at the agency told
me that it was the full package
bondage, spanking and a fair amount of sadism
Does that explain the leopard picture for you?
Okay, I know a “two-fruit code” can be very risky
especially in the hands of inexperienced customers
they should have told you that
I arrived just before you stepped in
and I found that girl on his bedroom
[giggles]
Okay boys, I can help you through this
I'm part of the team now
I need to get paid though
Wait a minute, wait a minute
There'll be no team, not with me, you know
- What come on?
- No?
I'm only here to have a work meeting with Hamse
It's got nothing to do with your proposed love triangle
I don't know
I think I was quite tormented last night
One thing I do know she was no sweet heart of yours
So fucked up!
[silence]
You really killed her, didn’t you?
I can see it clear now
I've had enough, I'm leaving
[closet opens]
[closet closes]
[footsteps]
Nobody leaves this house until I know what happened
[falling on the ground]
What's wrong with you?
[silence]
[exhales]
[silence]
[water splashing on face]
[exhales]
[closet opens]
[closet closes]
[drinking water]
[closet closes]
It doesn't mean, you know, he's just scared
Hamse is a total disaster but it's not a violent man
He'll come back, you know, totally change
You'll see
[silence]
[places the bottle on shelf]
[silence]
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Holy shit!
Jesus Christ!
Sometimes I think I've experienced too much
How come I still get surprised?
Since I arrived in this country, I've
seen living people look very diseased
but I haven't seen a dead so alive
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Well, this is what you wanted, right?
Okay, you are part of the team now
but you have to play it right
I mean, very well or you will regret it
Listen, my partner is a totally insane person
as you saw for yourself
I don't care
He's ruining my life and I won't let that happen
if you keep your mouth shut
I'll give you a reward
I'll take the girl from here,
no one will come looking for her
because in truth, as you saw
there's nothing to look for
All I need, is a couple of days to
convince him to leave this country, okay?
Don't do bossing on me, okay!
So, is that your plan?
Of course, it's not my plan
It is what's left of my plan
There should be no you, no Anna, no Margretha
Fuck!
If only Hamse wasn't so fucking unpredictable
How come you hate him that much?
But what about you?
Do you know exactly what you're here for?
I see you
don't need that much money
but you're still gonna need
a heart beating inside your
chest once you walk out that door
Don't play the humanitarian!
You are pure greed aren't you?
but don't worry
I'm a prostitute,
remember?
and you can bet I'm okay with that
Yes,
I'm in!
I have a heart, but I've got needs
I see that you're already much better
Please, forgive me!
and now, where were we?
Well, the last time you were seen in this room
you were holding a gun in your hands
Oh, yes, it's true, how cold I forget?
You know, no matter what we
do Hamse, we have to do it fast
I've been thinking of ways out
of this mess when you were away
You have?
How does South America sounds to you? The Amazon?
What?
Neils, this is not one of your detective games
We're talking about my life here, be reasonable!
I know, but…
I'll take Jenny's body
I'll bring it to my house
and I'll keep it for a couple of days
and that will give you
enough time to get out of here
or even out of the country
then I'll bring it back
put her in here where all the evidence will be found
and where she was seen last.
Eventually of course the police will find her
but you'll be long gone by then
In other words,
Hamse must disappear, vanish
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Let me explain!
With my contacts,
I can even get you a visa as a Lutheran missionary
Yeah, I know you're Jewish,
but you know that's just a detail
We'll have to change your name anyway
And, of course, Margretha
will be the only one who knows
apart from the three of us
Come on, Hamse, admit it!
This is what you always wanted
You never really had a place here
This is a life chance to live a whole new life story
[claps]
Perfect!
So I can just trade my old life in for a new one
Niels, you really surprise me
It's not the money
Eventually, you would get the company for yourself, anyway
No, it's the fact that as long as I'm around you will
still be a grimy reverse reflection in the mirror
You hate yourself because
you can't stand wanting to be me
you got detective skills for sure,
but I've got the intuition that makes the difference
Just don't come around with this
Amazonian Indiana Jones’ crap
You want me out of the game
and that's it!
you know, I see no game here
I see a real life in real fucking jeopardy
It's my life
[silence]
Thank you!
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[car approaching]
[car stops]
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I admit, I killed her
I mixed too much alcohol with my medicine and surprise!!!
I turned into a monster
Mister Hyde took possession of me
Dr. Jack wasn't man enough to
satisfy such a voluptuous woman
Come on friends,
I know you understand me. I had to
ask a little help from my inhuman friend
and the results lies on this sofa
[silence]
[loads the gun]
[footsteps]
No!!!
[silence]
As you see, nothing is exactly what it seems!
You can lower the gun, it is finished
As you see, Beautiful
nothing is indeed as it seems
Son of a bitch!
I studied the pentagram, remember?
I paid closer attention this time
I know enough about mystical symbols
to see that you didn’t draw it in a,
let's say, positive way
You drew it upside down, Jenny
Which as you know, doesn't
exactly mean the highest spiritual
aspiration you wanted me to believe
Take a deep breath, you must be tired
You did it well, girl
Unnecessary to remind a beautiful wannabe witch
that the two edges of the pentagram looking upwards
actually represent the symbol of the horny god
Do you know what the horny god is, Beautiful?
The horny god is at the same time both light and dark
the one who dies and always reborn
the horny god is also the god of fertility, which is an
appropriate reference to the lust we shared last night
If you know it so well
then what the fuck am I doing here?
Yes, I actually got to the point of telling
why you've been so supportive of my disaster?
Fuck you!
I deserve your hatred
You are crazy about me
I could have easily manipulated you, petted you
and made the circumstances much less painful
instead I ignored your cry for
help and disappeared out of your life
although I was actually never in
I left you in the hands of the devil to
perform one of his most despicable acts
I didn't rescue you
but who could have saved you
from your own homemade demons?
Stop!
Especially when your brother
was to play the part of the devil
Robert?
[faint music in background]
You'd only been in the office a short time
it's amazing that I can barely remember
you there, but I seem to remember
a few times your brother came to pick you up
Your emerging beauty didn't go
unnoticed by your brother Robert
So, what did you want to tell me with
this sudden desperate exhibition of love?
Why all the letters?
Was it really love you expected from
me or would a helping hand have done it?
Stop! Stop!
Shut the fuck up, okay?
I'm sorry Jenny but in the inverted pentagram
the horny god is also the “incestuous god”
The son and the lover of the supreme goddess
[woman crying]
You can't forgive me, can you?
But can you forgive yourself?
It's not use now
I used her body
The same body I couldn't recognize a few years later
So, you see Niels
I'm a sinner just like you
We're actually quite alike
Is that what you were hoping for?
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Hamse?
Are you here?
[footsteps]
Hamse?
[climbing the stairs]
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[footsteps]
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[call the dog]
Hey, Pig?
[anonymous whistling]
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Hey...
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Fuck it Hamse
[footsteps going away]
footsteps]
[opens the door]
[closes the door]
[footsteps]
[car engine noise]
[opens the door]
[closes the door]
[car engine noise]
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[cycle bells]
[cycle strikes the man]
[miscellaneous noise]
[kicks]
[man moaning in pain]
[man coughs]
[coughs]
[footsteps going away]
[coughs]
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[cycle chain's noise]
[cycle chain's noise]
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[road noise]
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[footsteps]
Trapped in this long winter night
His long obsession towards Prince Hamlet
will once again make enormous sense to him
Living is seldom what it looks like
and it is in fact in the characters words
a slow death, a submission to fortune’s power
Hi
Look... I... wait
Things are different now
[background music continues]
All right, it’s over!
Why?
Fuck, maybe I just want to live
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[road noise]
Thus, lying on his own sidewalk
and while embraced in the
young and beautiful arms of Jenny
He was totally aware that as it had often happened
He would die once more!
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To contrast
and unbalance
[Glasses striking each other]
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[Ignites lighter]
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[Gently slapping the cheeks]
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How many times must a man die before starting to live?
Up to this point Hamse has no decisive clue.
He knows however that he has died many a time
The first occasion he is totally sure of happened
when he was brought out of
the womb with brutal violence
The crime scene?
A small maternity ward in the city of Elsinore
North of the Zealand Island in the kingdom of Denmark
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[Engine noise]
Strategically located,
Elsinore emerged as a wealthy medieval port
in which the king himself collected tolls
from all ships wishing to enter or leave the Baltic Sea.
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Thanks to William Shakespeare
however the city is not particularly
known for its history but rather
by a unique work of fiction.
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There is no evidence that the
playwright had ever set foot in Elsinore
not that the author himself
had walked the innumerable
and intriguing secret paths of its kronborg castle
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What people have known for centuries however
is that Shakespeare immortalized
Kronborg by making it the location for
the tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark.
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Raised in this literary atmosphere it is
not a surprise that detective Hamse Leth
his name being an obvious homage to
the hero, crafted his investigative mind
with the quandary that tormented
the young Danish Prince.
The total devotion to separate the being
from the seeming.
[Footsteps]
[Man approaching the door]
[knocks the door]
[door opens]
[door closes]
Hamsee...
I know that probably is not a
very good time, but we need to talk.
No, Niels, this is definitely not a good time.
especially if you want to talk work
Another day
Maybe
to talk about work?
what work?
if you wait another day
there won't be any work to talk about
Financing is your job,
we decided long time ago that
they were supposed to make sure
that the company's account was healthy
But when we did great you
immediately upgraded your lifestyle
and bought a fancy house in some
bourgeois area up north and a brand new BMW
I'm not stupid
Niels,
the bankers are not after our
company but they want your neck
But what financing miracle can be done
when you haven't sold a single case in a whole year?
Look...
I know times have been bad
but our company has existed for
12 years and it will survive until small
It won't
Calm down, Niels...
Maybe I haven’t dedicated myself enough
but I've been through a rough time this past....
-month
You know, in these past 12 months..
and your present crisis has a
name hasn’t it?
It always like that
We could call it Anna Jansen
or is she already Anna Sorensen by now?
- cut the crap
Don't talk about stuff you
haven't got a fucking clue about.
Or I shouldn't I say anything
because I know too much about it.
Neils, drop it!
This is not going to happen,
at least not tonight
Anyway, I've had enough of this conversation
Now, you go
Leave, please!
[Puffs]
Okay!
I go...
but I want you to know
That I won't under any circumstance
lose my money because of you
It could have been a great team, you know
Discipline and method on
one side, intuition on the other
but you always preferred to work against me
Yeah!
and why shouldn't I?
you're quite an attractive
target with those fancies of yours.
[steps back]
[turns the cigarette off]
[footsteps]
Have a good Friday night
I'll be back tomorrow with the
decisive way out of this business
[footsteps]
[door opens]
[door closed]
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Hamse is about to put his literary
tool to use in a setting perhaps
as baffling to him as the appearance of
king Hamlet's ghost to the young prince
The unwritten moral rules of the
Scandinavian Jante Law!
They represent a sort of social manifesto
and are mostly a variation of
Don't think you are anyone
special or that you are better than us!
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[phone beeps]
[phone beeps again]
[voicemail beep]
[Hamse mother's voicemail]
Hamse, it is your mother!
I know you must be in the house.
Look son,
I know you must be very sad
Depressed a little, though
you are very tough not to show it
I seldom give you advice
Well…
That isn't exactly true but,
nevertheless, I go straight to the point:
Don't go to the wedding!
It's better that way
You have nothing to prove
Get a good book instead and read it!
I'll see you tomorrow
I love you!
Bye bye, dear!
[kisses on the phone]
[places the phone on table]
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[fire cracking the woods]
[book falls on the ground]
Hamse had always been regarded
with suspicion and hostility
for his deliberate attempt to
distinguish himself from the crowd
but only one out of those
rules was a dagger to his heart;
The idea that no one care would care about him
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[music with male voice in the background]
[car door opens]
[car door closes]
[car engine starts]
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[footsteps]
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[cycle bell]
[cycle colloides]
[music with male voice in the background continues]
[inaudible voices]
[inaudible voices]
[music with male voice in the background continues]
Bye, bye
[music with male voice in the background continues]
[music with male voice in the background continues]
[music in the background continues]
[footsteps approaching]
[exhales]
[distant noise]
[phone keypad strokes]
Hi, and a good night is
what I'm going to get, right?
Yes, please!
I want the best, of course
It's the least you can provide to
compensate me for this cold night
“Beautiful”?
[laughs]
What's that, some kind of a joke?
Oh, no, no, no
I mean, the name could be less commercial
How much is she?
[distant noise]
That much?
She would better be good
Extremely good!
I mean, I want to buy pleasure but
that price is putting a huge
pressure on your friend Beautiful
[exhales]
No, no, what's up with all your people tonight?
Yes, I had a little to drink but I'm fine
I mean “psychological pressure” on her performance
You know, it might affect me as well, I'm getting old
Yes, we have a deal!
Morgenson street, number 35
“Orange and pineapple”?
Ok, kind of stupid but you tell me…
[disconnects the call]
[exhales]
[sniffs]
[call out his dog]
My boy, come on!
Conversely to the oppressive
Jante law claim for conformity
Hamse Leth had learned from literature
that a character who doesn't strive for something
isn't going to be interesting
And yet, come from Anna's wedding party
He finally concluded that the only possible miracle
for him was his own survival
[footsteps]
[silence]
[footsteps]
What are you doing here?
[silence]
Don't talk,
just sit down and listen!
Okay!
[silence]
Where do you think you're going, Hamse?
You are so unstable and arrogant
Almost two years have passed
and you still haven't recovered.
I feel enormous pity for you
No
not pity
I feel hatred,
a lot of hatred
How could you do this to me and to
Robert in front of your own mother?
You should be ashamed of yourself
but of course you don't because
you're too selfish and arrogant for that
Anna the noise, please, the neighbors
Neighbors?
You worry about your neighbors?
You didn't worry about my guests,
my party,
my joy,
my marriage.
And now you want me to shut the fuck up
and to worry about your fucking neighbors?
You know, they probably hate you more than I do
Okay, so I fucked up your marriage
No, not your marriage, the wedding!
The rest is up to you
From now on, I'm out of your life
So now I have to take this kind of shit from you?
You are so dramatic
Get real!
Things aren't that simple.
You need to clean up the mess you made tonight.
Start by asking forgiveness from my
family for that nonsense and scandal
and not just for tonight
There's a long list of things you need forgiveness for
Did you forget about the New Year's Eve?
Hey, nobody invited you to my house
Really?
Your house?
It was your mother's house
I care about her and we are good friends
but of course it's just a detail for you
If you had to choose you would be
inside your mom’s womb, wouldn’t you?
I had too much to drink, that’s true
But I had good reasons…
Oh, come on, Hamse
Give me back my dignity and then I'll
certainly leave you in peace for good
Maybe I'll just disappear, disintegrate…
or kill myself
Then you all would be free
from the devilish influence
I exert in this society you care so much
That was before the ceremony
Now, you need to repair your terrible deeds,
Not to me because I don't give a damn about you
But to the people I care about
Those who will continue to be a part of my life
Okay, it's settled! I'll go back
and talk to your parents right away
And by the way
I would also like to talk to your fiancée
-husband
Whatever
I would tell them how bad and evil I am
will be nothing new to them
and can actually be a bit boring
[cars noise]
They don't give a shit what Hamse has to say
Let's face it Anna, this is all about your pride
This whole scene is about you
isn't it?
My humiliation will do you so much good
You are a fucking lunatic, you know that?
and worse,
you're drunk!
Yeah
Well, maybe that turns you on
Or you would rather be home
under the sheets with your husband
Fuck, Anna
This is your wedding night
Is this really what you want?
Let's make it easier, then
Take off your clothes!
[slaps]
[music playing in the background]
[footsteps approaching]
[knocks the door]
[silence]
[complete silence]
Just thinking that I dedicated
six years of my life to this fraud
this self-centered human being
his conceitedness, Margretha, is actually
the most threatening form of arrogance
He judges himself to kindly not to see that
he is no better than any of us
You both had your moments
now, it's over
Go on with your life, be happy!
He's a pathetic and worthless being,
a fraud
Your son is a fraud
This obsession about investigating people
What the fuck is that anyway?
He's a failed detective
He waits for the world to adjust to
his clues, not the other way around
He loved you, my dear
He doesn't love anyone, Margretha,
he analyzes them, and as
soon as his curiosity is satisfied
He walks away
He didn't walk away from you
Can you please both stop talking
about me like I'm not in the room?
Do society a favor, Hamse!
Investigate yourself!
What do you say? Are you ready for that?
Tell her, mother; tell her what you told me!
Quiet, Hamse, don't make things worse
He's an imbecile!
I told him! Sorry, excuse me,
Hamse knows that you were unfaithful
to him long before you broke up
[background music starts]
[background music continues]
[music continues]
[knocking at the dorr]
[door opens]
[footsteps]
Who are you?
Oh!
I know, but can you just...
Can you hold for a second? okay?
Pineapple with orange?
Just something like that?
Yes, yes, yes
I know
Can you please just hold on for a second? okay?
No, it actually it's not okay. Can you maybe leave
and come back later?
[giggles]]
Beautiful, right?
[steps approaching]
[exhales]
[steps going away]
[closes the door]
[silence]
[exhales]
[silence]
[inhales]
It's alright!
[silence]
[complete silence]
You will see how remarkable this chamomile tea is?
We all need a bit of dope now and then,
if you excuse this old lady
better when it's natural, of course
Come on the two of you, taste it!
[cups colloiding]
Mother...
I know what you’re thinking; it's better to just...
Leave it son! I won't repeat it.
I'm not blind
[giggles]
and I know what you're up to
Then my dear, this work of yours
Is it as difficult as I believe?
Is it necessary, let's say, a huge experience…
I mean, some specific training, a plus, a qualification?
Mother, please, just drop the subject!
Excuse me! Forgive me!
It's nothing more than female curiosity
It intrigues me to know… how such a beaut...
a pretty girl can get the right
qualification to perform, to be a...
Whore?
Jesus Christ!
[footsteps going away]
I didn't want to put in this words
It's a job like any other, right?
You can stay calm and at ease
My Hamse is kind with women, you see
A true gentleman
in almost all aspects
But I have the impression I
already know you from somewhere
Your parents happen to be from Elsinore?
At least...
you're not a foreigner!?
No, they are from Copenhagen, and so
am I.
But I can guarantee you that your son,
he will receive exactly what he deserves
No more, no less,
It's the law of the market
Oh, I see...
The market’s law
I'm not acquainted with that...
but I am very grateful though...
Son, Hamse!
Mother, please don't call me like that! It
was of bad taste even when I was a boy
I just wanted to say
that Beautiful seems to be an
adorable girl, don't you think?
The chamomile did it’s job, for God's sake!
Ummm
[silence]
Goodbye, my dear!
Goodbye, mam,
you're sweet.
Treat her kindly!
Yes, and a good night to you too, mom.
[walks away from the room]
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[footsteps approaching away]
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[footsteps approaching]
[couch creeks]
[silence]
[piano playing]
[silence]
So... What do we do now?
Should I start, or you know the procedures?
As you wish
[opens the bottle]
Let's follow your script, then
Don't you have a routine?
[bottles colloiding]
[silence]
I don't have a sex routine if that's what you want
I know what that is… It's a pentagram
Yeah, it shows us the five edges,
it's the union of different ones
You really know about this
It's also a very old symbol, always
associated with mystery and magic
Exactly! The witches use this as a recognition
of their fate and to be recognized
By who?
Among themselves
I see… It's like the seal of Salomon
Are you into religious stuff?
Well, I'm Jewish
Well, my mother is Jewish
That makes me Jew, right?
Yes, perhaps, but tell me,
what has made me a witch?
[giggles]
You're a witch,
a “whore witch”?
Sorry, I'm sorry, that was stupid
You're a jerk, you know that?
Please, tell me more about this pentagram
[silence]
You don't need to search beyond the pentagram
Everything is here, in fact, I'm a Wiccan
- Wiccan?
Yeah,
Look, each one of these edges has a deep meaning
So, you have the spirit, the
earth, the air, the fire and the water
I see, the five edges!
Yes, exactly, so it's all here, this is all about us!
Do you see us in there?
You know, I'm also interested in esoteric things
They help my intuition… So,
let me see if I get this right
The spirit represents the creative gods
They guide us through our lives
and through the rituals of magical
work, if you're into that sort of stuff
The earth represents the elementary powers
the air, the intelligence, fire is the energy
It means changes and mutation
and water...emotion
Exactly!
So, you have a man surrounded by the full moon
Which is just a circle, and the circle,
It is also it's our goddess, our protector
but then it's not enough just to know it
No, definitely not!
I've heard that you have a domain over the elements
But you have it, you're a witch, you have that
I think I’m sort of fire, that's me actually
Impressive girl,
Not what you expect from an escort service
You know what?
wipe that fucking smirk of your face,
because I can cancel this appointment like that
I didn't mean to offend you
Appointment? Is that what we're having here?
Whatever!
Hey, show some respect
There's money involved, remember?
Jesus Christ!
Of course they had to send me
a Danish girl with such a temper
Yeah? Well, then send me back!
That's just the way I need to end my evening
You know what?
I'm leaving
Please!
Sit down, I'll behave
[silence]
[silence]
You've got a pretty face
Do you mind me saying that?
Plus, you remind me of someone
But you don't have any idea, do you?
I think I know what kind of
torment you have in your life
Oh, you do it to me
[giggles]
I think I experienced it myself
But maybe it's because I'm Jewish
And I'm not so much into this Lutheran shit
What's your point?
I don't know if I have a point
Okay
You see the pentagram? Just rip it off!
it's worthless!
I see no union of the different ones
What I mean is
it's all about the sameness
that we live in, this union of equals…
I mean you, me, the queen,
that's not union of the different ones
Did I screw the pentagram now?
I'm not naïve, you know
I’m majored in people’s indifference
Naive?
Why would I think you're naive?
You are a beautiful, voluptuous
young lady with a face for an angel
while I am a walking midlife crisis
So, no matter how hard you try,
you'll never get my indifference
Tonight maybe not
You are paying, aren't you?
Yeah
but somehow I don't really
think you are interested in money
you have this ribbon around your forehead
which says “screw the perfect society”
no, I like that!
You think you know so much
and I’m this… what?
dumb girl eager to be in
experienced arms of an older man?
Okay, Beautiful
then perhaps you could help
me clear up something very odd
that happened in this room just few hours ago
What?
What?
[chokes]
[footsteps going away]
[silence]
[miscellaneous noise]
[keypad beeping]
[water flushing]
Hi, look I'm already here okay?
No, you have to be patient… I can't talk right now
Yeah, things are fucking up
yeah, yeah, you can bet I will.
[miscellaneous sounds]
Are you feeling better?
Yes, thanks!
[footsteps approaching]
No matter how fine your
whiskey is, it always turns sour
on your stomach when you
mix it with other people's anguish
And I had plenty tonight
Anguish
Before you were saying something
about a strange thing in this room
Yeah, just forget about it.
I will think about it myself.
Can I have a cigarette?
yes, good idea.
The pipe of peace
[silence]
[lighter ignites]
[silence]
[liguid pouring in the glass]
What's your problem anyway?
My problem?
[giggles]
The truth is… when it comes to personal relationships
I'm totally fucked
At least I get to see your beautiful smile
[silence]
You don't fit in anywhere,
do you?
why don't you just... I don't know
disappear, go to the wild
I don't know, get lost, like punks, tramps?
[smiles]
Well, do you fit in? You know the
classic chick you saw on her way out?
She just called me stupid and arrogant
I say fuck her! I don't need her to validate myself.
And fuck you too Beautiful!
Yeah, I mean
Don't you think that you are
also standing out of the crowd
with this look of a wealthy prostitute
Fuck you
Maybe that's why we love
the American culture so much
The Americans, they divide
the world into winners and losers
that may be cruel, but you can't
blame the Americans for being insincere
Fuck!
Why can't we just be ourselves? We
always need a confirmation from them
[silence]
You can only be a decent human
being if you get confirmation, Beautiful
Look,
this talk is taking us nowhere
We're not here for this crap anyway
You're dangerous man!
Oh, yeah! I'm a lost case if that's what's you
mean, but to hell with that, I'm fire as well
We are the transforming elements
Come on
To contrast and unbalance!
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[faint moans]
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[slaps]
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[faint moans]
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We don’t have to worry that much,
this girl is already dead, you know
Fuck!
She died a long time ago
She's deceased
Just very dead
You can come on and check it out for yourself
This is not happening
What's the story?
Who is she?
Are you sure she's dead?
Are you gonna tell me?
Well, she said she's a hooker,
a prostitute, I hired her last night
Very late last night, actually
You know I was confused
and Anna’s marriage, all that…
Fuck, fuck, fuck!
Look, this is...
Beautiful!
You know, this was her nickname
I hired through a pimp, you know, I
called an agency, an escort service
I must have the number somewhere
This is Jenny!
Jenny Sorenson!
What?
Jenny Sorenson
Do you know her?
Yeah, I know her!
but you should know her even better
[silence]
God no,
fuck that!
You know this can't be…
just wait a minute, okay?
I'm such an idiot, of course that's her!
How come didn't you recognize her?
You know, I called an escort service
I was drunk, she was wearing this red wig
I mean, the last time I saw her she was a teenager
Definitely not equipped with this...
[exhales]
Woman's body, I mean…
She was totally insane when she came to us
you know, she had a summer job at the office
three years ago, or something like that
Just out of the blue she
developed this crazy fixation on you
and Anna found dozens of letters I don't know
if you ever even read the but, you know…
How do you know about the letters?
I mean I can barely remember that
how could you remember that?
Gosh, she's so skinny
[silence]
Oh my God.
What?
Anna saw her last night,
I'm sure she recognized her
but you tell me that Anna
was here in your house
at the very night of her own wedding
I know it's weird, but she was
So was my mother
This isn't going to well
Are you sure Anna recognized her?
Now? Quite sure!
She had a long look at her,
I thought she was jealous
What then?
[exhales]
I just realized
Jenny is Robert sister, therefore she's
now officially Anna little sister-in-law
Yeah, I just thought about that
Well, she was, now she's dead
Hey,
don't talk like that!
Show some respect!
Okay, so, what are we going to do now?
No, what are you going to do?
You know, this situation isn't exactly easy
calling the police under these circumstances
it is quite complicated, you
know, the story's quite hard to sell
The little sister-in-law of your former
fiancée is found dead in your house
on the very next morning after Anna's wedding
and you know, with bruises all
over her body and around her neck
and plus, there's an overdose of your medications
Jesus!
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I mean, the bruises can't be that bad
She's so dammed white skin, can't you see?
but of course
I had to make this
great scandal at Anna's wedding
I mean, two cups threw me out
on the street after taking my name
What's the story with those bruises?
Okay
I drank too much stuff
but not to the point of killing someone
I don't remember the details though, I guess
we had wild, steaming, hot sex, you know
bondage shit, okay?
But she wanted it!
It was all you know,
“tie me up”,
“Spank me around”,
sort of thing, you know
“call me a whore”, which was totally unnecessary
At least I thought so at the time
“Spank me around”,
sort of thing?
The girl was wild, we had
esoteric talks about witchcraft
Such a shame!
I mean, what a waste!
[silence]
[faint music in background]
You know
I could be easily in love with her
[giggles]
In love?
it's very ironic
to fall in love with a person
that just committed suicide
because she didn't get your love years ago
this is just so much Hamse Leth
You'll never change
You only say that because she's dead
No, I just don't get it!
Why would she come back
here after all those years
I mean, was she really a prostitute
sent at random to my house?
A tragic coincidence which
out of the blue made her rediscover
all the sufferings she experienced
three years ago because of me
Out of the blue has got nothing to do with it?
You know, this girl's paranoid
Come on, admit it!
You used her
And you dumped her
A normal girl would have killed
you; a paranoid girl would kill herself
Don't be so tragic!
you know, I came here
to talk about our company
or even better the closing of our company
Instead, I find
the total ruin of our firm
connected to the suspicious death of a young girl
just because my partner can't
stand a little pain in his chest
and had to play kinky to
death with a beautiful young girl
I didn't kill her
Let's call the police!
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[footsteps]
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[knocking at the door]
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Anybody in there?
[footsteps approaching]
[opens the door]
Who are you?
Just call me Beautiful
you know, “pineapple and lemon”, something like that
Holy shit, look!
You can't come in now, it's too late, okay
No, it's not okay and don't boss on me
I've been hired for something
I really need to deliver
I mean, I want to get paid and
you wanted a lady, so here I am
so make my day!
Look, miss, it's really not my problem
that you didn't show up last night.
Actually, it's a big problem.
but I'm fine, I'm ok, can you please leave?
What that fuck?
Holy shit!
Now I see the problem
Who are you?
Niels, this is Beautiful!
Who?
She's the one I really hired or at least should
have hired, but it doesn't matter now. Things are
pretty fucked up, but at
least they clearer on that point
Why did you sleep
with Jenny, then?
yeah, well maybe you can explain that?
First of all,
I need to take my medicine
He panics
So,
her name was Jenny
What about you?
What about you?
Are you a cop? Is she dead as she seems?
No, not actually
Yes, she is pretty dead
Hello, wouldn't it be a better
idea if somebody called the police?
We were just about to take care of
that, you know, we're private investigators
We just need to adjust little things, a little
few things, before we call them, you know
you shouldn't… don't worry!
Things are in very good hands here
I see I've just a little few things
like, removing the proofs from the crime scene?
This is not happening, I'm not witnessing
shut the fuck up!
you're not going anywhere else and
we found out what happened to that girl
before she went through that door
[giggles]
Listen guys
I don't know much
I'm in shock
it was about 3 in the morning
this poor thing grabbed my arms
the moment I was about to ring the bell right there
She said she was this guy's girlfriend and
that he wasn't behaving well or something like that
Anyway, she wanted to play a
trick on him and she asked for my wig
and said she would pay me
three thousand crowns afterwards
we were supposed to meet on the street corner
the money was doubled of what I’d get to sleep with him
Why shouldn't I believe her?
such a fine girl, so well-dressed
The only reason why I'm here
is to do my job and get paid
It's my only job is this whole miserable week
Listen Beautiful, I know that you are mad,
but we have a very delicate situation here
I'll give you whatever money we
agreed on but we have a priority
I know, I'm not blind
I just want to puke thinking that it
could have been me spread on that sofa
It was an accidental death
Nobody killed anybody
So was it?
but she has as many spots
as a leopard on her white skin
that's your expertise isn't it?
the whole “fruit code”
Your friend at the agency told
me that it was the full package
bondage, spanking and a fair amount of sadism
Does that explain the leopard picture for you?
Okay, I know a “two-fruit code” can be very risky
especially in the hands of inexperienced customers
they should have told you that
I arrived just before you stepped in
and I found that girl on his bedroom
[giggles]
Okay boys, I can help you through this
I'm part of the team now
I need to get paid though
Wait a minute, wait a minute
There'll be no team, not with me, you know
- What come on?
- No?
I'm only here to have a work meeting with Hamse
It's got nothing to do with your proposed love triangle
I don't know
I think I was quite tormented last night
One thing I do know she was no sweet heart of yours
So fucked up!
[silence]
You really killed her, didn’t you?
I can see it clear now
I've had enough, I'm leaving
[closet opens]
[closet closes]
[footsteps]
Nobody leaves this house until I know what happened
[falling on the ground]
What's wrong with you?
[silence]
[exhales]
[silence]
[water splashing on face]
[exhales]
[closet opens]
[closet closes]
[drinking water]
[closet closes]
It doesn't mean, you know, he's just scared
Hamse is a total disaster but it's not a violent man
He'll come back, you know, totally change
You'll see
[silence]
[places the bottle on shelf]
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Holy shit!
Jesus Christ!
Sometimes I think I've experienced too much
How come I still get surprised?
Since I arrived in this country, I've
seen living people look very diseased
but I haven't seen a dead so alive
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Well, this is what you wanted, right?
Okay, you are part of the team now
but you have to play it right
I mean, very well or you will regret it
Listen, my partner is a totally insane person
as you saw for yourself
I don't care
He's ruining my life and I won't let that happen
if you keep your mouth shut
I'll give you a reward
I'll take the girl from here,
no one will come looking for her
because in truth, as you saw
there's nothing to look for
All I need, is a couple of days to
convince him to leave this country, okay?
Don't do bossing on me, okay!
So, is that your plan?
Of course, it's not my plan
It is what's left of my plan
There should be no you, no Anna, no Margretha
Fuck!
If only Hamse wasn't so fucking unpredictable
How come you hate him that much?
But what about you?
Do you know exactly what you're here for?
I see you
don't need that much money
but you're still gonna need
a heart beating inside your
chest once you walk out that door
Don't play the humanitarian!
You are pure greed aren't you?
but don't worry
I'm a prostitute,
remember?
and you can bet I'm okay with that
Yes,
I'm in!
I have a heart, but I've got needs
I see that you're already much better
Please, forgive me!
and now, where were we?
Well, the last time you were seen in this room
you were holding a gun in your hands
Oh, yes, it's true, how cold I forget?
You know, no matter what we
do Hamse, we have to do it fast
I've been thinking of ways out
of this mess when you were away
You have?
How does South America sounds to you? The Amazon?
What?
Neils, this is not one of your detective games
We're talking about my life here, be reasonable!
I know, but…
I'll take Jenny's body
I'll bring it to my house
and I'll keep it for a couple of days
and that will give you
enough time to get out of here
or even out of the country
then I'll bring it back
put her in here where all the evidence will be found
and where she was seen last.
Eventually of course the police will find her
but you'll be long gone by then
In other words,
Hamse must disappear, vanish
Are you out of your fucking mind?
Let me explain!
With my contacts,
I can even get you a visa as a Lutheran missionary
Yeah, I know you're Jewish,
but you know that's just a detail
We'll have to change your name anyway
And, of course, Margretha
will be the only one who knows
apart from the three of us
Come on, Hamse, admit it!
This is what you always wanted
You never really had a place here
This is a life chance to live a whole new life story
[claps]
Perfect!
So I can just trade my old life in for a new one
Niels, you really surprise me
It's not the money
Eventually, you would get the company for yourself, anyway
No, it's the fact that as long as I'm around you will
still be a grimy reverse reflection in the mirror
You hate yourself because
you can't stand wanting to be me
you got detective skills for sure,
but I've got the intuition that makes the difference
Just don't come around with this
Amazonian Indiana Jones’ crap
You want me out of the game
and that's it!
you know, I see no game here
I see a real life in real fucking jeopardy
It's my life
[silence]
Thank you!
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[car approaching]
[car stops]
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I admit, I killed her
I mixed too much alcohol with my medicine and surprise!!!
I turned into a monster
Mister Hyde took possession of me
Dr. Jack wasn't man enough to
satisfy such a voluptuous woman
Come on friends,
I know you understand me. I had to
ask a little help from my inhuman friend
and the results lies on this sofa
[silence]
[loads the gun]
[footsteps]
No!!!
[silence]
As you see, nothing is exactly what it seems!
You can lower the gun, it is finished
As you see, Beautiful
nothing is indeed as it seems
Son of a bitch!
I studied the pentagram, remember?
I paid closer attention this time
I know enough about mystical symbols
to see that you didn’t draw it in a,
let's say, positive way
You drew it upside down, Jenny
Which as you know, doesn't
exactly mean the highest spiritual
aspiration you wanted me to believe
Take a deep breath, you must be tired
You did it well, girl
Unnecessary to remind a beautiful wannabe witch
that the two edges of the pentagram looking upwards
actually represent the symbol of the horny god
Do you know what the horny god is, Beautiful?
The horny god is at the same time both light and dark
the one who dies and always reborn
the horny god is also the god of fertility, which is an
appropriate reference to the lust we shared last night
If you know it so well
then what the fuck am I doing here?
Yes, I actually got to the point of telling
why you've been so supportive of my disaster?
Fuck you!
I deserve your hatred
You are crazy about me
I could have easily manipulated you, petted you
and made the circumstances much less painful
instead I ignored your cry for
help and disappeared out of your life
although I was actually never in
I left you in the hands of the devil to
perform one of his most despicable acts
I didn't rescue you
but who could have saved you
from your own homemade demons?
Stop!
Especially when your brother
was to play the part of the devil
Robert?
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You'd only been in the office a short time
it's amazing that I can barely remember
you there, but I seem to remember
a few times your brother came to pick you up
Your emerging beauty didn't go
unnoticed by your brother Robert
So, what did you want to tell me with
this sudden desperate exhibition of love?
Why all the letters?
Was it really love you expected from
me or would a helping hand have done it?
Stop! Stop!
Shut the fuck up, okay?
I'm sorry Jenny but in the inverted pentagram
the horny god is also the “incestuous god”
The son and the lover of the supreme goddess
[woman crying]
You can't forgive me, can you?
But can you forgive yourself?
It's not use now
I used her body
The same body I couldn't recognize a few years later
So, you see Niels
I'm a sinner just like you
We're actually quite alike
Is that what you were hoping for?
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Hamse?
Are you here?
[footsteps]
Hamse?
[climbing the stairs]
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[footsteps]
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[call the dog]
Hey, Pig?
[anonymous whistling]
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Hey...
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footsteps]
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Fuck it Hamse
[footsteps going away]
footsteps]
[opens the door]
[closes the door]
[footsteps]
[car engine noise]
[opens the door]
[closes the door]
[car engine noise]
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[cycle bells]
[cycle strikes the man]
[miscellaneous noise]
[kicks]
[man moaning in pain]
[man coughs]
[coughs]
[footsteps going away]
[coughs]
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[cycle chain's noise]
[cycle chain's noise]
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[road noise]
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[footsteps]
Trapped in this long winter night
His long obsession towards Prince Hamlet
will once again make enormous sense to him
Living is seldom what it looks like
and it is in fact in the characters words
a slow death, a submission to fortune’s power
Hi
Look... I... wait
Things are different now
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All right, it’s over!
Why?
Fuck, maybe I just want to live
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[road noise]
Thus, lying on his own sidewalk
and while embraced in the
young and beautiful arms of Jenny
He was totally aware that as it had often happened
He would die once more!
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