I Am Like You (2022) - full transcript

Ah-ah! Get back.

Let me put this on you, hmm?

Can I put that on you?

Good girl.

Good girl.

Huh? That's good.

That's good.

Come on, girl.

Help me.

Help...

Hey, there.



A construction worker
found her in the basement

of an abandoned house.

You're all right.

See, yeah, she's dehydrated.

All right, let's check
that heart of yours.

You are gonna be just fine.

All right. So let's
get her hooked up on an IV.

I have a house call, so I'm
gonna leave this up to you, okay?

- All right.
- See you later.

Hi, buddy!
Hi!

I heard you, huh?
Are you lonely?

Do you want to go hang out
with your friend?

Yes. Yes, you do.

Hmm.



Come here, buddy.

Come on.

Thank you. All right.

Good girl.
It's looking good, Samantha.

The swelling's all gone.

Yeah, she's looking good. I
don't think she needs me anymore.

- Thanks.
- You bet.

- Good to see you, Chuck.
- Good to see you.

Let's leave the blanket,
all right?

All right.

- Thanks, Lisa.
- Yeah, thank you.

Hello?

Is this Diana Schultz?

Um... my name, I'm calling
from Graceful Exit.

Sean, I asked you to
get dressed.

We're both going to be late.

I don't want to go to school!

C'mon, lift your leg.

Now the other one.
C'mon, lift your leg.

Please.

- Put this on.
- I don't want to go to school!

- Stop screaming!
- I don't want to go to school!

Stop screaming
or you'll get more of this.

I'm so sorry, Mommy.

I'm so sorry if I upset you.

Honey, if you don't want Mommy

to be upset, please get dressed
and come for breakfast.

Okay?

Breakfast is ready!

Take your medicine.

Don't I usually take my
medicine at night?

This is a new medication.

We're gonna see if it works
better.

Start eating your food.

Your lunch is in there.
Give me a kiss.

Be a good boy, okay?

Okay.

Everyone except one person

should already be
in the classroom.

You're going to go up
to the waffle.

Okay?

You're going to click on...

What are you doing here?

Are you crazy?

What did I tell you? Didn't
I tell you to cut your hair?

Sean!
Sean, get back here!

Hello?

It's Principal Avery.

We have a situation here
with Sean.

He's run off school grounds
again.

He got into a fight
with one of the kids.

I can't find him anywhere.

Umm, yeah, okay.

I'll... I'll... I'll be there
right away.

All right.
Bye.

Okay, I gotta go.
I'm sorry.

- Right now?
- It's an emergency. I'm sorry.

All right.

Did you find him?

Okay, I'm going to go home.

Maybe he's going there.

Thank you.

Sean!

Sean!

I'll be right back.

I'll leave this here for you.
You'll like it.

My Mommy made it.

I have to go now.

I'll come back and see you
again.

It was nice meetin' you.

Are you getting warmer?

You're still shivering.

Let's get you in the shower

and warm you up, yeah?

Mom! Mom!

Sean?

Baby, I'm here. It's
okay. Come here. All right.

Deep breaths.

That's good. That's
good, just like that, okay?

Deep breath.

I'm right here.
I'm right here.

Breathe with me, really slow.

Really slow.

Oh, that's good,
it's gonna pass.

It's gonna pass.
Shh.

Deep breath, deep breath.

That's good, keep breathing.

Mommy?

Hmm.

I want to have a friend.

I'm your friend.

You're my Mommy.

I want a real friend,

someone I can hang out with.

Well...

You have me, and I love you
more than anything in the world.

Okay?

- Okay.
- Okay.

I'm so sorry, Mommy.

I'm so sorry if I upset you.

Oh, honey, it's okay.

I love you so much.

I love you, too.

I'm gonna keep him
home today to rest.

No, thank you.

I'll make sure he's back
in school tomorrow.

Yeah, of course.

Thank you.

How you feelin' honey?

I'm okay.

Your head doesn't hurt anymore?

I have to go to work.

I tried to take the day off
but I couldn't.

Are you gonna be okay home
by yourself today?

You sure?

I'm sure.

I left you some food
in the fridge,

just warm it up in the
microwave, okay?

And I need you to stay home all
day, no going outside.

Promise?

I promise.

I'll call and check on you.

- Love you.
- I love you, too.

Okay.

Where's your Mommy?

We're going to wait
for your Mommy to come back.

I guess she's not coming.

You're lucky I found you.

I'll take care of you.

Hey, Rosie.

Hey, Rosie.

C'mon girl.

Hang on.

C'mon Rosie. C'mon.
C'mon. C'mon, Rose.

Get 'er!
C'mon, c'mon, get 'er!

C'mon Rosie. Rosie.

C'mon, boy! Work!
Work! Get some!

C'mon, boy!

C'mon!

C'mon!

Get on top!

There you go, now...

- Work that damn dog!
- Get on! C'mon! Get on top!

C'mon boy! C'mon!

Get 'er on 'em!

Get some!

There you go,
c'mon! C'mon!

Yea!

C'mon boy.
C'mon. Get her!

Don't
waste this money. C'mon.

- C'mon! Let's go C'mon!
- Go get her!

Get in there!

God damn cur.

You're all right, buddy.

You're all right.

I'm sorry.

I'm not seeing anything. I
think it's someone else's blood.

She's pretty wolf-y lookin'.

Yeah.
I think she might be a hybrid.

Let's get her cleaned up.
Let's give her a shot.

Okay.

You must be Susan.

I've thought long and hard
about dying.

I love life.

I love my life.

I love my husband, my children
and my grandchildren.

It's because I love my family

that I don't want
to put them through this.

Lou Gehrig's has no cure

and will get progressively
worse.

There will come a time when I'm
not able to do the most basic things.

I don't want to put myself,

my family through that.

I can't say that I'm ready to
die,

but there will come a time.

I'm here
because I want to help you.

You can trust me.

I trust you.

Can I ask you a question?

Absolutely.

Why do you do this?
I mean, the assisting.

A year ago,
my mother passed from cancer.

The last six months

of her life she endured
unimaginable pain,

and...

all I could do was sit and
watch.

I wasn't able to help her.

Lucky Lucky!

Lucky Lucky!

C'mon!
C'mon!

C'mon!

Lucky, Lucky, Lucky!

C'mon!

C'mon!

C'mon, Lucky!

Lucky, Lucky!

Hi.

Hi.

I have good news.
Sean's new school is happening.

Oh, my God.
Deb!

Just got off the phone with
the principal this morning.

They like him. He'll start school
at the beginning of the year.

That is great news.

And we'll do what we decided,

you and Sean will stay with me
until you find your own place.

Are you sure?

You're not going to drive an hour
every day just to take him to school.

From my house, it's a 10 minute
drive.

Yes, I'm sure.

And the dog's okay?

Dog's fine, too.

You're so good to me.

We are sisters,
remember? How's he doin'?

He's much better.

I think having a dog has
a positive effect on him.

What about the diagnosis?
Any progress on that?

Nobody knows, Deb.

They say he's on the spectrum,

but we don't know the best way
to help him yet.

We just changed his medication
yesterday,

second time in the past six
months.

You're such a good girl.

Lucky? Lucky?
Lucky? Lucky?

Luck... Lucky, Lucky.

Lu-cky... Lucky.

Lucky.
Lucky.

What... what do you
need?

Lucky. Lucky.

Come on in.

Hey, boy.

He'll make a good fighting dog.

How much you want for 'em?

$750.

Oh, I can't do $750.

How much ya got?

Three, maybe $350.

Nah, I can't do that.

You sure?

Yeah, I can't do that.

Not even for $400?

Nah, I still can't do it.

All right.

I had an incident last night.

I couldn't hold my toothbrush.

My fingers wouldn't work.

We think it's time.

We'd like to know
about the process.

Um...

We use helium gas
to induce death.

This type of gas...

helps prevent
the feeling of suffocation

and panic
before losing consciousness.

It's administered through
a canister and face mask.

This method is difficult
to trace

if the canister and mask
are removed before the death

is reported.

The end is very peaceful.

We're ready to go ahead
with this.

Hi, Joy.

How 'ya doin'?

Let me take a look at you.

Oh, you look good.

Much better than I expected.

Hey, Lisa?

Has Joy eaten at all?

Um, no, actually
I'm a little concerned.

It's been two days now.

Hmm.

What's that about, huh?

Miss your friend?

I know how you feel.

I know what it's like
to miss someone you love.

How about a treat?

You wanna treat?

No?

Maybe later, huh?

You eat for me maybe later?

You eat for me later?

Is that your mom?

Tomorrow we'll go see
if she's back.

I found you in the barn
up ahead.

Let's go see if your Mom's back.

Hi, bud.

Is that your dog?

Yes.

What kinda dog is that?

She... she's a mutt.

You sure that's not a wolf?

Yes, I'm sure.

You live around here?

Yes.

- Where at?
- A... a few miles up the road.

You know there's been a wolf
howling around here.

- It's not your dog, is it?
- No, sir.

You mind if I take a look?
For your own good.

They're gonna take you
away from me.

We... we... we can't go back.

We... can't go back.

Sorry.

He'll be all right.

We'll find him, he's out there.

Um-hmm.

It's gonna be okay.

The whole community's
out there looking for him.

They're gonna find him.

But it's getting late.

Need to go home.

He's got Lucky with him.

Maybe he'll come there.

- Drive safe, okay?
- You, too.

I'll see you in the morning.

Lucky.

Lucky.

C'mon.
C'mon.

C'mon, Lucky.

Thank you for coming back.

Thank you for comin' back.

Sean!

I'm hungry.

Let's sit down
and have some snacks.

I am like you.

I am like you.

I am like you.

I am like you.

I am like you.

Go! Go! They're gonna take you
away from me!

Go!

Ahh!

Ahh!

Ahh!

C'mon.

C'mon.

C'mon.

Hate's lesson of the day.

Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

Help me!

I can't.

I will.

Hello.

It's a beautiful morning,
isn't it?

It is.

Based on Graceful Exit's rules,

I need to inform you directly

on the reason why I am here.

I am here because you
expressed a firm

and voluntary need to...

end your life.

If you follow my instruction,
you will die.

We can stop now.

From this point on,
I can no longer assist you.

You will have to do everything
by yourself.

I can only give you
verbal communication.

Lay back on the bed.

Come here, hon,
I want to give you a kiss.

I...

I am going to miss you.

I know.

It's the right thing to do.

Open the bag
and take out the contents.

Place the mask over your nose
and mouth.

If you choose to open
the nebulizer, you will die.

In an hour after I leave,

you must call 911
and report her death.

You must report that she died
suddenly in her sleep.

Good girl.

Good girl.

Oh, yeah.

Well, you've been smellin'?

It's good to see you hungry.

Want another one?

Oh, shoot.
I'm outta food.

Look at that, I'm outta food.

Yeah, I'm outta food.

Good girl.

Good girl.

- Get 'em, get on top.
- C'mon.

C'mon.

Don't cur out, buddy, c'mon.

C'mon.

C'mon.

C'mon, boy, c'mon.

Bite!

C'mon boy, get 'em.

C'mon buddy, bite the throat!

Bite the throat. Get 'em!

Get on top.

Get on top, buddy, get 'em!

C'mon boy!
C'mon!

Don't cur out!

C'mon.

Get on 'em, stay on 'em,
don't let him up!

Get on 'em, get 'em, get 'em!

Don't cur out!

C'mon, bud!

C'mon, man!

Shh.

Shh.

You're okay.

You're okay.
Shh!

Sean, c'mon, let's go.

I don't wanna drive
when it's too...

I know she's coming back.

C'mon, honey.

Aunt Debbie's waiting for us.
Let's go.

- Lucky!
- Sean, please. Come on.

Sean?

Sean!

Sean!

Sean, can you hear me?

I'm an EMT,
I'm here to help you.

Can you straighten your body
out for me?

I'll
put this hood under your head

so it's not as cold, okay?

Can you open your mouth for me?

Stick out your tongue?

Anything in your mouth today?

No? Can I put my hands
on your ribs here?

Big breath for me.

In and out.

One more.

In and out.

Good job. I'm going to feel
for some pulses on your wrists.

All right, doing really well.

No pain up here?

- No pain in your arms?
- All right, why don't we get ready to move him?

No pain in your hips?

Your legs?

All right, you got the head?

I got the head.

Okay. So, Sean,

just stay stiff as a board
for me,

focus on that breathing,

and on three,
we're going to lift.

- Ready?
- Yep.

One, two, three.

Good job, Sean.

You know, doing great.

See, there you go. Good job.

Good breaths.

Put a couple of these seat belts
on ya.

Yeah, it's...

It's all gonna be okay.

Careful.

Mom?

Yes?

Can we please find Lucky?

We will.

We will, I promise you.

Just rest.

Deep breath.

I'm gonna put a mask
on your face, Sean.

-All right
-Here it comes.

Strap behind your head.

Just take some deep breaths
for me

and try to stay quiet, okay?

You're doing so well, baby.

Just keep breathing.

We're almost there.

Deep breaths.

Good job.

Good job.

There you go.

Not me, over there.

Attack.

Attack.

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

C'mon.

Attack!

Attack.
No, attack!

No, I said attack!

C'mon!

Attack!

C'mon.

Attack.

What a waste!

Waste of my time!

You're both a waste!

Why do I even do this?

Yo, I have no choice
but to get rid of you guys now.

Disappointments!

Can't make no...
Can't make money off ya.

Go!
You're free!

You're free!

It's okay.

It's okay.

It's all right.

That's good pups.

Good pups.

That's a good boy.

Hi.

You okay?
Hmm?

You okay?

Yeah?

What are you guys
doin' out here, huh?

Come here, pup.

Come on, pup.

Hey.

Is that good?
Whatta you guys doin', huh?

Whatta you guys doin'?

Yeah?
You good boy.

Hey.

C'mon.

C'mon.

How's it goin', pup?

How's it goin'?

You're hurt, huh?

Yeah?

Should we get you
taken care of, huh?

That's a good pup.

C'mon.

C'mon!

Yeah.

Good girl!

We're goin' home!

There 'ya go.

Hey!

Let's go see our new house.

Good girl.
Can you do it?

Good girl.

Yeah, we're home.

That's right.

Good girl.

Good girl.

This is your home.

Hi.

I left you fresh water and food.

I'll see you tonight, okay?

Mornin'!

Good morning.

Hey, Virod.

Good boy.

Not feeling good, huh?

He's not feelin' very good
at all.

Okay.

Let's go in the stable
and take a look.

It's okay.

Okay.

His heart rate's up.

His heart rate's up.

He is colic.

I'm gonna wanna hook him
up to an IV,

get some fluids
and medicine in 'em.

I'll observe him overnight,
okay?

Okay.

All right, bud.
You're gonna feel much better.

All right?

Good boy.

Hey.

I have a favor to ask.

Hey, Joy.

Hey, good girl.

I know. Susan's not going to
make it home.

She'll get you tomorrow.

You gotta come with me.

Atta girl.

There you go.

Good girl.

Nope, c'mon.
You gotta come with me.

I know. I know

Hey, girl.

Hmm...

Hey, girl!

No! Wha!

What's the update on Lisa?

Over 30 stitches and surgery,
and they don't know

if there's going to be
permanent damage or not.

She got mauled really badly.

There's something
you have to see.

Hello. My name is Sean.

I'm looking for my lost dog.

Her name is Lucky.

Here's a picture of her.

If you've seen her,
please call me.

Thank you.

That's her.

Joy is Lucky.

Mmm. Yeah, it's her.

How much time do we have?

County says
she has to be euthanized

within 48 hours of the attack.

Call the boy.

Are you sure? It might not be
safe for him to see her.

- No. Call the boy.
- All right.

I promised I'd take care of you.

But I wasn't able to.

I'm so sorry.

Please forgive me.

I'm so sorry.

Lucky?

Lucky?

Are you not feeling well?

I'll make you feel better,
I promise.

You always made me feel better,

and now it's time
I did the same for you.

When I found you,

I told you I'd never let you go.

We need to let Lucky rest.

Mom, Lucky is very sick.

I know.

Can we come see Lucky again
tomorrow?

Of course.

I'm leaving.

Any word on Lisa?

I just got off the phone
with the hospital,

they don't think there will be
any permanent damage.

Good.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Be in peace.

He's been dressed
and ready to come since six a.m.

I'm glad you're here.
Come on in.

- Good morning.
- Good morning.

Can I see Lucky now?

Lucky isn't here.

Where is she?

She isn't with us anymore.

She's in a different place.

What kind of different place?

A peaceful place.

She died?

Yes.

But she's my best friend.

And she always will be
your best friend.

She will always be with you,
right here.

Always.

You know, she needs a friend
just like you.

Hi.

Siblings in Christ, grace to you

and peace from God
our Holy Parent,

and from Jesus,
who is our Lord and Savior.

Amen.

In our first lesson this morning

from the Hebrew scripture,

we see that God
has given humanity

a special place in creation.

We are created
in the image of God,

and God said
to our first ancestors,

be fruitful and multiply

and fill the earth and subdue it

and have dominion over the fish
of the sea

and over the birds of the air

and over every living thing

that moves upon the earth.

That's Genesis Chapter one,
Verse 28.

The thing is,
we've confused dominion

with domination.

Our job is to care for
and tend creation,

from the air and water and soil

to livestock and fish

and even our beloved pets.

Even in relationship
to one another

and to the communities we live

and work in,
God entrusts the care

of creation to humanity, to us.

We don't always do
a very good job

in terms of the whole
of creation and time

and our relationships
with ourselves

and with one another.

We don't have to look
any farther

than the bathroom mirror
to find someone

who is guilty.

As St. Paul writes,
all have sinned

and fall short
of the glory of God.

But the good news
is that's not the end

of the story.

God doesn't leave us
in our guilt.

God is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger

and abounding in steadfast love.

In Christ Jesus, there is grace.

In God, there is forgiveness.

I'm sorry.

I'm guilty.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, you guys.

I'm sorry.