Guava Island (2019) - full transcript

♪ Woke up this
morning From a nightmare ♪

♪ 4:00 in the morning ♪

♪ With the fear in my eyes ♪

♪ Looked to my left
And you were right there ♪

♪ I started crying
'Cause it made me realize ♪

♪ No one is here ♪

♪ We are alone, babe ♪

♪ We are alone
With our love ♪

♪ No one's out there ♪

♪ We are alone, babe ♪

♪ We are alone with our love ♪



♪ If the world ends ♪

♪ I think I want to die with you
No, no-no ♪

♪ If the world ends ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ I think I want to die with you
No, no-no ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ If the world should end ♪

♪ I think I want to die with you
No, no-no ♪

♪ When the world ends ♪

♪ I think I want to die with you
No, no ♪

♪ Oh-ohh, no, no ♪

A very, very long time ago,

long before
the birds, cars,

and even coffee beans,



the seven gods
of the seven lands

created
the dueling truths...

Love and war.

The gods then decided
humans would need a place

away from these elements.

A small island.

This island,
in the very center of the world.

They called it Guava.

And this place, so filled
with magic of the gods

and untouched
by man's hand,

blossomed and bore fruit unlike
any other place on Earth.

But the most amazing
of all its bounty...

was the Clayworm,

a creature only found
on Guava Island

that spins the most beautiful
blue silk man had ever seen.

Every man who saw the silk

fell in love with it.

But wherever there is love,

War will follow.

The Red family
took control of the silk,

along with
the people of Guava.

Greed and distrust spread
all across the island.

The gods,
fed up with our insolence,

turned their backs
on the humans

and paradise was lost.

My mother told me this story
every night before bed,

like her mother
before her.

To me, it was just
a bedtime story.

As far as I could tell,
there was nothing for me on Guava.

I longed
to leave the island...

to see the world outside.

But one night...

I heard my path.

It was the most beautiful
song I'd ever heard.

But I was not
going to say that.

So, instead, I yelled...

Keep trying!

Practice
is perfection.

His smile,

it was like moonlight.

He said it was a shame
I didn't like the song,

because it was for me.

But he promised to come
back and play it every night

until he sang a song
as beautiful as me.

Fortunately,
no song is that beautiful.

So I got to see
and hear him every night.

I dreamed of leaving
the island with him,

starting a new life,
free from survival.

But Deni could
never imagine leaving.

He loved the people and would give
anything to be loved in return.

His dream was to one day
write a song

that would unite the people
of the island...

a song that would remind us
of the magic Guava had,

even if just for one day.

So we both kept dreaming.

Because in the end...

what else do we have
but dreams?

Practice is perfection.

I can do it
when no one is listening.

Well, the part you didn't
ruin was beautiful.

It's funny. That's what
my other girlfriends say.

I was joking.

I was joking.

I was joking.

Good morning, Deni.
Good morning!

Late again?
Uh, not yet.

Hi, Deni.
Good morning.

Good morning, Deni.
Good morning, Paolo.

Blessings to you this morning.
Blessings to you.

I set aside some meat for the
party tonight. Only the best.

Oh, yes. Save me some pork.
It smells great.

The goat is even better.
Hey, Deni.

Make sure you play
"Casilla" for me, huh?

I will not let you down, Gladys.
I can't wait for the festival.

Good morning, horse.

Oh, no.
Gracias.

Oh!
Hey, hey, hey! Hey. What?

Give us your money.

What?
Give us all your money now.

I can't understand you.
You have a scarf on your face.

No jokes.
Okay.

I don't have any money.

You're lying.
You play guitar on the radio.

Dodo. I know it's you.
Victor, I can see your face.

Mapi, I'm helping you at church today.
Why are you robbing me?

We work for Red now.
He said we could be soldiers.

Well, you're making me late.

And if I'm late,
I don't get paid.

And if I don't get paid,
you have nothing to take.

Come here.

Do you guys know
about the concert?

What concert?

Shh.
It's a secret.

I'm doing
a festival tonight.

If you guys let me go,
I'll let you sit by the stage.

Deal?

Okay, Deni.
You can go.

All right.

Gracias.

Oh, and the concert.

It is a secret.
Sí.

Secret. All right?
I'll see you guys.

Ciao, Deni.

Ciao.

This is Deni Maroon signing off,
saying Red Cargo is the best cargo.

I should know.
I'm singing about it.

♪ Red's Cargo ♪

♪ Is the best cargo ♪

♪ I confess ♪

♪ It is all I use ♪

♪ Red's Cargo ♪

♪ Is the best cargo ♪

♪ Without Red's Cargo ♪

♪ I'd be blue ♪

This has been the Red Radio Hour.
I'm Deni Maroon.

This last song is called
"Die with You."

Kito, stop banging!

I told you I
shouldn't have brought him to work.

♪ The streets were burning
As I prayed to the sky ♪

♪ Looked to my left
And you were right there ♪

♪ I started crying
'Cause it made me realize ♪

♪ No one is here ♪

♪ We are alone, babe ♪

Keisha. Turn it up.

♪ No one's out there ♪

You
know this is my song, right?

♪ We are alone
With our love ♪

♪ When the world ends ♪ Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.

♪ I think
I want to die with you ♪

Get up now.

♪ When the world ends ♪

♪ I think I
want to die with you No, no-no ♪

Yeah. Come on.

♪ When the world ends ♪
Oh, hell, no.

Hell, yes.

You're smiling now.

♪ Baby, when the world ends ♪

You know you want to dance.
Mama.

You know
you want to dance.

♪ Baby
When the world ends ♪

♪ I think I want to die with you
No, no-no ♪

Good work, Deni.

Thanks.
Headed to the docks?

Yeah, I got to hustle.
They don't, uh...

They don't like it when I'm late.
Then why did they hire you?

See you this
evening for the second show.

See you!
Bye, Deni.

You know Red's gonna get you
if you keep coming late.

It's not late
if everyone does it.

I told you guys
to sleep in an hour.

You're gonna need your energy
for the festival.

So, you want us
to skip work Sunday

after we come in late
Saturday?

You're crazy.

We're not supposed to be
working Saturday.

Well, make sure to
fill out a complaint.

The forms are in the bathroom.

You're hilarious.

You know
what's really funny?

You on Sunday when you have no
job, no house and no girl.

Kofi wouldn't leave me
because I was broke.

What's wrong
with you?

What's wrong with me
is that we live in paradise,

but none of us have the time or
the means to actually live here.

We work hard.
We deserve a day off.

The way I see it,
we're just taking what's ours.

Yeah, and Red's gonna take
what's his... your life.

Red runs the island.
You just work on it.

She's right.

I heard that it's not like this when
you get off the island. Like in America.

What do you mean?

It's different there.

I heard people
are their own bosses.

I'm saving up enough
to bribe my way off the island.

Then I'll go to America
and start my own business.

Ha!

It's funny?

This is America. Guava's no
different than any other country.

I don't know about that,
Deni.

America is a concept.

Anywhere where, in order to get rich,
you have to make someone else richer,

is America.

You're an idiot.

I'm an idiot?
You're an idiot.

I'm an idiot?
Yes, you're an idiot.

I'm an idiot?
Yes, I'm sure you are.

I'm an idiot.

Ladies and gentlemen,
please hand in your passports.

Welcome to the United States,
land of the free, where you...

Yes, even you...
Can be your own boss.

For a price.

♪ We just wanna party ♪

♪ Party just for you ♪

♪ We just want the money ♪

♪ Money just from you ♪

♪ I know you wanna have it ♪

♪ Party just for free ♪

♪ Girl, you got me dancing ♪

♪ Dancing shit for free ♪

♪ We just want the money ♪

♪ Money just from you ♪

♪ We just wanna party ♪

♪ Party just for you ♪

♪ I know you wanna have it ♪

♪ Party just for free ♪

♪ Girl, you got me dancing ♪

♪ Dancing shit for free, oh ♪

♪ This is America ♪

♪ Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up ♪

♪ Look what I... Hey ♪

♪ This is America ♪

♪ Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up ♪

♪ Hey ♪

♪ This is America ♪

♪ Don't catch you
Slippin' up ♪

♪ Look how I'm livin' now ♪

♪ Police be trippin' now ♪

♪ Yeah, this is America ♪

♪ Guns in my area ♪

♪ I got the strap ♪
♪ Hey ♪

♪ I got to carry 'em ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
I'm-a go into this ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
This is guerrilla, whoo ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
I'm-a go get the bag ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
Or I'm-a get the pad ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah
I'm so cold like yeah ♪

♪ I'm so dope
Like yeah, whoo ♪

♪ We gonna blow like yeah ♪

♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Tell somebody ♪

♪ You go tell somebody ♪

♪ Grandma told me
Get your money ♪

♪ Black man ♪
♪ Get your money ♪

♪ Get your money ♪ ♪
Black man Get your money ♪

♪ Get your money ♪
♪ Get your money, black man ♪

♪ This is America ♪

♪ Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up ♪

♪ Look what I'm whippin' up ♪

♪ This is America ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Don't catch you slippin' up
Don't catch you slippin' up ♪

♪ Look what I'm whippin' up
Look how I'm geekin' out ♪

♪ I'm so pretty ♪

♪ I'm on Gucci ♪

♪ I'm so pretty ♪

♪ I'm gonna get it ♪

♪ Watch me move ♪

♪ Get
it, get it Work it ♪

♪ Yeah, Hunnid bands
Hunnid bands, Hunnid bands ♪

♪ Contraband
Contraband, contraband ♪

♪ I got the plug on Oaxaca ♪
♪ Whoa ♪

♪ They gonna find you
Like blocka ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

♪ This is America, whoo ♪

Please, fill out the name tag
and place it on your shirt.

Wh-Why do I need
to write my name down?

Can't I just tell him
my name when I get in?

He can see you now.

Deni Maroon.

You play the guitar,
right?

Well, I like to think I do
a little more than that.

I'm a fan of yours.

♪ Red's Cargo ♪

♪ Is the best cargo ♪

It's a good song.
Please, take a seat.

Uh, thank you.

You know, I listen to you
on my radio program sometimes.

I don't listen
to any other musician but you.

You really stand out.

Would you like
a juice?

Juice?

Oh. Um, no.
No, thank you.

"Health is wealth,"
as my father said.

Is that yours?

My grandfather
played the guitar.

I always wanted to, but my fingers
weren't quick enough, I think.

I realized there was
an easier way to enjoy life.

You see, with art,

you never know how people
are gonna feel about it.

It can be hard.

Yeah, well,
life is hard.

You know,
my grandfather used to say,

"The man who doesn't enjoy the
cracking of pistachio shells

doesn't enjoy
the work of a full life."

And what would you consider
a full life?

Music? Marriage?

That girl, Kofi.

Kofi is a beautiful girl.

You have good taste.

Just like me.

Some kids tell me
you are performing tonight.

All night long.

Look.

If people come
to your festival tonight,

they won't come to work
tomorrow.

Taking Sunday off
is not an option.

You understand?

I like you, Deni.

I like you. Mmm.

$10,000 is enough
to go wherever you want.

Even enough
to bring somebody with you.

But I'm sorry.

You can't
play your festival tonight.

I'm in charge of the people
of this island.

I have to do
what's best for everyone.

Yeah, but how do you know
what's best for everyone?

Now you have an excuse.

You fell.

I'll be listening out
for your radio show.

5:00, right?

You'll say
there is no festival.

Gracias.

Sure.

What happened
to your face?

I fell.
Let me see.

No, I'm good.
I'm fine.

Where's your guitar?

It smashed when I fell.

So, what are you
gonna do tonight?

I'll figure something out.

What's going on
right now?

Uh, nothing. I'm on time.
That's what's going on.

No, that's what's scary.

Buenos días.

Thank you.
Thank you.

Let me look at that. No, no.

I'm okay. I'm okay.

So, how were the docks?

You know.

The docks. I moved this box
over here to over there.

What really happened today?

'Cause I feel like there's something
you're not telling me right now.

Like what?

Nothing.

Finished your song.

Congrats.

♪ You feel like
Summertime ♪

It's way prettier.

Come on.

Let me show you
something.

Come on.

This boy.

Hola.
Hola.

Uh, just follow
my lead.

Holy shit.

♪ You feel like
Summertime ♪

♪ You took
This heart of mine ♪

♪ You'll be my Valentine ♪

♪ In the summer ♪

♪ In the summer ♪

♪ You are my only one ♪

♪ Just dancing
Having fun ♪

♪ Out in the shining sun ♪

♪ Of the summer ♪

♪ Of the summer ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ I love you ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me Do love me,
do ♪ ♪ Put no one else above you ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ I need you ♪ ♪ Do
love me Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Oh-ohh ♪ ♪ Do love me Do love
me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ I love you ♪ ♪ Do
love me Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Put no one else above you ♪

♪ Do love me Do love
me, do ♪ ♪ Oh ♪

♪ Do love me Do love
me, do ♪ ♪ I need you ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me Do love
me, do ♪ -♪ Ooh-hoo ♪

♪ Is it summertime magic ♪

♪ That makes me wanna dance
All night long? ♪

♪ It's your summertime magic ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ I love you
I want to be the one for you ♪

♪ Put no one else above you ♪

♪ Your style, your braids
Your eyes ♪

♪ So summertime ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ All I wanna do
Is let you shine ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ I love you, oh-ohh ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Put no one else above you ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ Do love me
Do love me, do ♪

♪ It's your summertime ♪ ♪
Do love me Do love me, do ♪

♪ It's your summertime magic ♪

Yeah. There we are.

Look at that.
You can't be mad at that.

You can't be mad
at that.

Yeah, it's beautiful.

I got to go.
Um...

We didn't get to talk about
what you wanted to talk about.

It's fine.
You sure?

I'll tell you
at home.

Go.

All right.
All right.

See you later.
Bye.

So, did you
tell him?

No.

Look, it's gonna
be fine.

Artists like adventures,
and...

little babies are just like
adventures, you know.

Kito!
Put it down!

Artists
also like their freedom.

Hey.

Look what I got.

Ooh! For tonight.

Oh!
Don't touch it.

Naeema, what you wearing tonight?

There's no festival
tonight.

What?

I heard Red is getting Deni not to
play, one way or another.

Who told you that?
The island.

She has way too much attitude.

I mean, something's up with her.

If Red said not to...
Deni's not that crazy. All right?

If it's true, then he's gonna get
on the radio and just cancel it.

Chill.
It's not good for the baby.

♪ Stars in the
night Are really dreams ♪

♪ Maybe this whole world ♪

♪ Ain't exactly
What it seems ♪

♪ Maybe the sky Will
fall down On tomorrow ♪

♪ But one thing's
For certain, baby ♪

♪ We're running
Out of time ♪

Why am I here?
You guys sound great.

Deni!

You're Deni Maroon?

I told you. I told you.

We listen to you on the radio.
Thank you.

Will you play a song
for us at the festival?

What do you want
to hear?

A new song,
a song to dance to.

And dedicate it to us?

I'll see
what I can do.

Whoa!

Shh. Shh.

Whoa!

Hey, this is Deni Maroon...

telling you Red Cargo
is the best cargo.

♪ You can feel
it In the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this ♪

♪ The heat
It feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ This feel like summer ♪

♪ Seven billion souls ♪

♪ That move around the sun ♪

♪ Rolling faster
Faster ♪

♪ Not a chance
To slow down ♪

♪ Slow down ♪

♪ Men who made machines ♪

♪ That want
What they decide ♪

♪ Parents
tryin' To tell their children ♪

♪ Please slow down ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I thought this life
Would change ♪

♪ Oh-ohh ♪

♪ I really thought
This world would change ♪

♪ Oh, no ♪

♪ But it just seems the same ♪

Thank you for listening.

I'll see you at the
festival, everyone.

Kofi!

Kofi!

Hey. Where's Deni?

He left.

He's getting ready for the
festival, like everyone else.

Aren't you going?

Hello.

Kofi, right?

Deni's not here.

I know.

Always on the move.

You headed
to the festival?

Yes.

I have to get my dress,
so...

That is exciting.

You tell Deni for me,

"Break a leg."

You hear?

And have fun.

Where's Deni Maroon?
I don't know. Hasn't shown up.

The concert was supposed
to start at 8:00.

Beautiful people.

Um, I'm sorry I'm late, but...

I am always late.

Th-This festival
is a celebration of life.

I want everyone here
to feel as...

free as you possibly
can tonight.

This song is for Zoila and Mapi.

Give it to me, y'all!

Hey!

♪ Please don't
Make them do it ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ God, this nine-to-five
Just keep on killing me ♪

♪ I wanna leave this place
Like all the time ♪

♪ Talking to my boss
He just can't feel the dream ♪

♪ If that's the choice Then
let me blow your mind Yeah ♪

♪ Can't take a break ♪
♪ And you know that's right ♪

♪ Money is tight ♪
♪ And you know that's right ♪

♪ It's on my mind ♪

♪ Can't take a break ♪
♪ And you know that's right ♪

♪ Money is tight ♪
♪ And you know that's right ♪

♪ It's on my mind ♪

♪ When the feeling got ya ♪

♪ You can't even hide it ♪

♪ Acting so intoxicated ♪

♪ When you text me "hold on" ♪

♪ I will be there ♪

♪ Girl, just hold on ♪

♪ Saturday ♪

♪ All I wanna do
Is make you dance, girl ♪

♪ And fall in line ♪

♪ Saturday ♪

♪ All I wanna do
Is make you dance, girl ♪

♪ And fall in line, hey ♪

Oh!

♪ Please don't make 'em
Do it ♪

♪ Whoo ♪

Hey!

♪ Please don't make 'em
Do it ♪

Hey!

♪ Come on, come on
Come on, come on ♪

♪ God, this nine-to-five
Just keep on killing me ♪

♪ I wanna leave this place
Like all the time ♪

♪ Oh, my aching bones
They just keep killing me ♪

♪ Can't afford to have them
Spend my dime, hey ♪

♪ When the feeling got ya ♪

♪ You can't even hide it ♪

♪ Acting so intoxicated ♪

♪ When you text me "hold on" ♪

♪ I will be there, hey ♪

♪ Girl, just hold on ♪

♪ Saturday, all I wanna do
Is make you dance, girl ♪

♪ And fall in line ♪

♪ Saturday, all I wanna do
Is make you dance ♪

♪ Ooh ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ You can feel it here
On a Saturday ♪

Can you feel it?
Here we go.

Hey!

Here we go!

Here we go!

One, two, three, oh!

You can feel it.

Do you feel it?
Do you feel it?

Do you feel it?

Can you feel it?

Can you feel it?
Can you feel it?

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Hey!

Deni.

Hey!

Deni!

Deni! Deni!

Deni!

Huh?

Thank you,
Margaret.

Good morning,
Mr. Cargo.

Good morning, indeed.

Take me to the docks.

Where the hell
are you?

♪ Maybe all the stars
In the night ♪

♪ Are really dreams ♪

♪ Maybe this whole world
Ain't exactly what it seems ♪

♪ Maybe the sky
Will fall down on tomorrow ♪

♪ But one thing's
For certain, baby ♪

♪ We're running out of time ♪

We got our day.

Now I get to tell
you a different story

from the one
my mother told me.

I get to tell you a story
about how dreams come true.

I like that story.

Me too.

♪ You can feel it
In the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this
The heat ♪

♪ It feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ You can feel it
In the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this
The heat ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ She feel like summer ♪

♪ This feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ Seven billion souls ♪

♪ That move around the sun ♪

♪ Rolling faster, faster ♪

♪ Not a chance
To slow down ♪

♪ Slow down ♪

♪ Men who made machines ♪

♪ That want
What they decide ♪

♪ Parents tryin'
To tell the children ♪

♪ Please slow down ♪

♪ Slow down ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I know
You know that pain ♪

♪ Oh, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ I'm hoping that
This world will change ♪

♪ Ooh, I hope this world
Will change ♪

♪ But it just
Seems the same ♪

♪ It feels like the same ♪

♪ You can feel it
In the streets ♪

♪ On a day like this
The heat ♪

♪ It feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer
Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ I feel like summer ♪

♪ Every day gets hotter ♪

♪ Than the one before ♪

♪ Running out of water ♪

♪ It's about to go down ♪

♪ Go down ♪

♪ Air that kill the bees ♪

♪ That we depend upon ♪

♪ Birds were made
For singing ♪

♪ Waking up to no sound ♪

♪ No sound ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I know you know my pain ♪

♪ Whoa, no, no, no, no ♪

♪ I'm hoping that
This world will change ♪

♪ This world will change
Yeah ♪

♪ But it just
Seems the same ♪

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ I hope we change ♪

♪ I really thought
This world could change ♪

♪ But it seems
Like the same ♪

♪ I know ♪

♪ Oh ♪

♪ My mind
Is still the same ♪

♪ I'm hoping that
This world will change ♪

♪ But it just
Seems the same ♪