Falcons (2002) - full transcript

TALKING TO BIRDS

What's going on?

Police, Johann speaking.

At last.

We should have got rid of
those dogs long ago.

It's no good being
a complete pushover all the time.

Don't say you're shooting dogs
on my doorstep?

What should we do? Fine them?

I'm more concerned with safety,
especially the patients'.

It would kill old Toti
if he heard his dogs had been shot.

What if they start biting people?
They may have rabies!



I'm not missing the chance to shoot
that pack of hounds while I can

and burning down old Toti's lair!

Somebody suggested we get
his niece to take the dogs home.

Dua, the artist.
She has an exhibition on in town.

Artist? That's one way
of describing her! She's crazy.

Have you seen the rubbish
people call art nowadays?

They say she knows
how to handle the dogs.

Dua, a phone call for you,
someone from the hospital.

- What?
- Phone call!

Phone call?

Hi, boys. Come on then.

Come here.

Everything's alright.

Hello, I'm Dua, Toti's niece.



Thank you for coming.

He hasn't regained consciousness.

Here comes the freak.

It might be a good idea
to get these dogs out of this town.

They can't stay in the county long.

- This is no place for you or them.
- What do you mean?

I was speaking
plain and simple Icelandic.

I thought you might be able
to understand me.

Come on.

Why were you so hard on her?

I just speak my mind.

I think she and those dogs
are a bloody nuisance around here.

Is she trying to make fools of us?

Exhibiting that rubbish of hers.

Who's paying for it? We are!

Besides, she has
an unsettling effect on men.

- So that's what you mean.
- Yes, it is.

A young filly like that.

Everybody knows their morals,
that arty crowd in Reykjavik.

And the men are all over her.

You were trying
to rub up against her last summer.

We were just friends.

So where's his mother, Lobbi?
Ask him about my sister Loa.

She died a long time ago, Mum.
You know that very well.

Did my sister Loa die?

Ask Simon why he went to prison.

Stop this nonsense, Mum.

You know everyone goes to prison
in America.

You'd think you'd never watched TV.

You wanted to say something, Lobbi?

No. No. Not a word.

- Who's this?
- Simon, my cousin from America.

Ah, so that's him.

I ought to have
all these bloody dogs shot.

I tolerated the old guy but
there's no sense in you staying here.

- Won't you come in?
- Yes.

Don't you get lonely out here?

No. Well, maybe once in a while.

Know what I do when I feel lonely?

No, what?

I masturbate.

Don't you masturbate?

Doesn't everyone?

I often feel lonely.

I could have all these dogs killed.

The doctor said it might be best
to burn down this house, too.

I don't think you should stay here.

You should leave.

Tell him he can just keep
the car if he can get it running.

I just told him that! You have to
learn to speak English like me.

Women!

Look, Mum! American money!

- American money!
- Yes. Smell it.

He's asking if we've got
a search warrant.

I know what he's saying.

Let's go.
I'm not putting up with this.

What are they up to now?

Samantha, stop it!

I'm worried about this place.

- Are you alone here?
- Yes. Why do you ask?

Simon the American was here the other
day. Do you realise he's dangerous?

He spent a long time in prison.

Are you warning me off him?

No. There's another,
more serious matter.

It's about keeping
a bird of a protected species.

What? I don't know
what you're talking about.

Well then, maybe we should
go inside and discuss it.

I know you've got a falcon here.

And that you are in contact
with a known American criminal.

People might
put two and two together.

Do you realise that smuggling
a falcon can get you years in prison?

Uncle Toti found the falcon. It had
a broken wing and was helpless.

So you say.

I'm told that Toti is unlikely
to regain consciousness.

And whom do you think the court
would believe, you or me?

But of course it needn't come
to that, not if we can be friends.

Johann, don't! Stop it! Stop it!

Leave me alone!

Don't go against me,

it's not worth it.

Leave me alonei
Leave me alonei

Finish the job!

TRAVEL FUND FOR THE ELDERLY

Dear Toti. I did everything
I could for your dogs.

But I couldn't save them.

I'll do everything I can
to save our falcon.

Now get well.

My sweet.

Is this good? Don't eat it all.

Easy.

Calm down.

I know you're hungry
and perhaps thirsty, too.

Isn't anyone taking care of you?

Let me see
if there is any money here.

Then you can go buy
some food. Or I can go for you?

Cheers!

Here's to the birds of the skies.