I Love You More (2023) - full transcript

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- I wish I was born in America.

- Why?

- To live freely.

- You don't have freedom here?

- What are you wearing for prom?

- Surprise...

- I'm sure is omething...

bright red.

- You're so bad.

- Where is your phone?
- Here

- Are you nut?
- I got a text message.



- So what? I was about to win.

You're such a moron.
Why can't I see it?

- She probably doesn't even exist.
- Yes, she does!

She exists.

- Then why won't to show me?

- Because we're keeping it a secret.

- A secret? From me?

You know what?

Don't even tell me

and I don't give you chocolate either.

- You're so mean!

- Am I mean?

You won't even tell you best friend

who your girlfriend is.



- Because you'll make fun of me.

- Why would I do that?

- Is she Serbian?
- No.

No

From Germany.

- Then show me please.

- I really want to see her. Please!

- I'll kill you if you say something.

- Do you want the chocolate or not?

- She looks like a boy.

- Well, she is a boy.

- He is cute.

- So all these years I defended you,

but you were actually gay?

- You truly are very mean...

- Then no chocolate for you!

- You're still awake?

- Why don't you ever knock?

- Why didn't you stay and
watch the movie with me?

- Because I got tired of waiting.
- Ah...

Alright, time for bed.
You've school in the morning.

And come home right after school
to do the fitting for your prom suit.

- Okay.

- Right.

I knew that you won't kiss me anymore
as soon as you grow up.

Hey!
- What?

- I changed the collar of the suit...

. Why mom? I even drew it for you!

Why can't you make it like that?

- Good night.
- Good night.

Mom, really?

- You look so cute!

You do.

I wanna see you.

All of you.

- Are you absolutely sure?

Absolutely sure?

Who would I even tell?

Don't even worry about that.

Yes.

Don't worry at all.

Yes.

All right, talk to you soon.

- You won't believe what happened.

- Based on that scream,

I thought Serbia is invading us again.

- We won the Green Card Lottery.

- What?

- We are moving to America.

- Why? What's wrong?

- We want to leave in July.

- Oh, no...

That's so sad.

But your dream is finally coming through. Aren't you happy?

- But you're coming in July.

I mean to meet you.

In person.

- Me too.

I want to kiss you.

I want to kiss you now.

- Hey!

Get this. My sister-in-law got me a dress

even though I said your mom is making me one.

You should see the dress.
She has no taste.

What about you?
Did your mom finish your clothes?

Okay! Why are you ignoring me?

- Because it doesn't matter anymore.
We're moving.

- What do you mean?

- We won the lottery.
We are going to America.

- Congrats.

- You still want the sleeves to be tight?

Here, let me sew it first.

Can you unstitch this for me?

Come on.

What did you do at school today?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

I feel like at the end even
the teachers stop caring.

- I don't care either.

- Be patient. We will soon go to America
and everything will be better.

- Why can't we all be patient?

- About what?

- About moving.
- What?

- Do we have to move right away?

- Yes, because we will lose our chance.

- We won't lose anything

even if we go at the end of August.

- So I keep working in the basement?

That's what you want for me?

My work will finally be valued.

- It's valued here too.

Quite a lot.

- Don't speak nonsense.

- I don't want to go to prom.

- What?

What are you saying?

Everyone likes going to prom.

- Well, I don't want to.

- Ben...!

Let me try this on you again.

I just want to see if it fits.

Are you acting like this because
I changed your collar?

- I just don't want to go.

- Why not?

- Because I don't want to.
Why don't you understand?

- Because you're behaving like a child.

Let me finish this because
I have too much work.

- Of course you do,

it's only work for you.

- Ben, don't misbehave.

- I don't want it.

- What's the matter with you?

I make clothes for everyone and
I can't do them for my own son?

Benny...

You don't want to leave your friends?

- It's not about that.

- About what then?

What's keeping you here, Benny?

Tell me what's the problem?

Is it maybe for a girl?

or is it...

for a boy?

This is why

you don't want to move?

- I do want to,

just not right away.

- So when?

- He doesn't live here.

If we move in July

I won't be able to meet him.

- I will speak to your father,

but first you go to prom, okay?

- Where are we going?

Dad?

Mom?

Dad, please stop the car.

Dad, please stop the car.

- A little smile... A smile... Smile.

There you.
If I could go back in time.

- Let me see you.

- Ohhhh
- You look so good.

- Very handsome.

- Let me take a look at you. Oohhh...

- You look very beautiful.

- Thank you. You did an amazing job.
I love it.

- Here. Take a picture of us.
Come to your mom.

Go, go, go, go.

- Wait!

- Mom, I have to go.

- You're all grown up.

Some of us experience these things
through their own kids,

so have fun my dear,

enjoy it for the both of us, eh?

All right?
- Okay.

Please, don't forget to talk to dad.

- I won't forget.
- Please...

- All right, I won't.

Now go and have a good time. Okay?

- We have a good opportunity

to start a new life in America.

But him...
- Maybe...

we should let Ben speak.

Ben?

Listen, Ben is a teenager,

during this stage of hormonal change

his body is exploding with emotions.

But this hormonal change

has nothing to do with
his sexual orientation.

- What does she know?

Nothing.

Get the hell out of the way!

- You wanted to go there.

- Please don't start.

- Then don't yell at the traffic.
It's not their fault.

- Not at all, except my own fault.

- Does it really need to be
someone's fault?

- She didn't even know what
she was talking about.

- What if she does know?

- This is why.

- What this is why? What?

Are you trying to say he took after me?
- Enough now!

- That s my fault?
- Enough,

Or actually it's my mother's fault like always?

Shut up! Enough!

Have you lost your mind, eh?

Have you lost your mind?
- Leave me alone.

- Why don't you ever care what I think?

It's always you that knows it all.

- I don't,

But at least I'm trying to understand..

- We can't let him destroy his life.

- So what do you think we should do then?

- We have to show him the right way.

- Which way? Which one?

What if we don't even know what that is?

- Don't slam the door.

- Where are you taking it? Mom?

- I have no choice.

I don't want to move
without seeing you first.

- You will help me somehow.

Maybe I can come and visit you in America.

- I mean, you to hold me now.

- Then kiss you.

What else?

Kiss your neck

Then make my way to your ear

Tell you I love you.

and you will feel my own breath

and then

make my way down to your chest

you feeling the depth of my tongue on your skin

- Ben

- Who is it? Hello?

What kind of test?

- It's part odf the procedure.

The sooner they get done, the sooner
I can get the flight tickets.

- So about that...
- What happened?

- It's only that...
- What happened?

- Nothing, never mind.

No.

We have few unpaid bills

and your dad wants them paid
before we come.

- So why didn't he pay them?

- He couldn't because he hasn't
been able to selle any paintings.

- I still need to find an apartment for you.

- I know.

Trust me.

I know it's the last request
before we unite again.

- Okay, I'll let you know tomorrow.
I have to go.

Say hi to dad.
- All right.

Bye, bye.
- Bye.

- Bye.

- Did you tell Nita?

- Not yet.

She's working a lot

and I don't want to burden her
with this too.

- I'm sure. I don't blame you, but she is his sister

and maybe she can talk to him.

Hey...

what about your mother,
how is she?

- I don't know.
I didn't have time to go and see her.

- You have to find the time because
you're leaving. Don't leave like that.

- I know, but who is going
to finish these dresses?

- Benny...
- Hello.

- How are you, my sweetheart?
- I'm well.

- How handsome you looked for the prom.

Your mother really outdid herself
with your suit.

- Yes.

It was great.

- Are you excited about moving?

- Did you buy the pills?
My head is pounding.

- Thank you.

- Where is dad?

- Why?

- He is getting the passports photocopied.

- What for?

- For the flight tickets.

- Benny

Benny, don't slam the door.
What's the matter with you?

Don't walk away
when I'm speaking to you!

Open this door!

Why are you locked in?
I want to talk to you.

- You know very well why!

- What do you want me to do?

Why are you doing this to me?

Why can't you think about me?

- Are you guys thinking about me?

- Why do you think we're moving?
So you can have a better life.

- Better for yourselves!

- I'm going for myself?

Since when am I doing anything
for my self, eh?

You should be ashamed.

All the work I do,
that's the way you thank me?

Look at me!

I'm not the enemy.

Don't destroy yourself.

Stop daydreaming.

- Better to dream than to lie.

- Who is lying to you?

- You and your husband.

- Ben

Ben...

- Ben

My beloved grandson.

What brought you this way?

How is your mom doing?

- Working,

like always.

- Working, working.

She never stopped working.

Do you want some tea?
- I can't.

- How about some food?

- I really can't.
- Oh...

You're wasting away
without eating anything.

- Alright, just some tea,

but I get it myself.

- Even better because
your grandma got old.

- By the way,

when we...

meet?

- Very soon.

Are we going down to sex.

- I thought we would.

I mean

if, if you want to

- Is that what you want?

- Could...

I... I love you, so...

why wouldn't I?

What happened?

- Ben?

- What took you so long?

- I have to go.

- Ben.

Ben!

Benny...

I'm sorry for hitting you.

- I want to meet him.

- I know,

but your father...
- What about my father?

My father is concerned about
what other people think.

- No

He's worried about you
just like I am.

- I'm not leaving
without meeting him.

- What should I do then?

- Change the flight tickets.

- You always dreamt about
moving to America

and now...

you just want to forget it?

People dream about
having a chance like this.

- I love him.

- I know.

It's the first love.

- I never felt like this.

Someone to love me.

- What about us?

- You don't understand me.

- Listen...

if you could meet him

would you move then?

- Yes.

- I will speak to Nita

and figure it out about

changing the tickets.

- Really?

You promise?

- Leo

- Ben, I'm not sure I can stick out today.

- I want to see you.

I've been here for a week now.

- I know, but my family

It's unfair

I'm trying.

You know how my father is.

Just be patient.

- Benny

Benny

You fell asleep?

Why don't you invite Linda for lunch?

- And what will I do while you two...

- Wait?

- Jus sitting here
in the middle of nowhere?

Come here...

- I want to know every details afterwards.

- Get going!

- Ben

I need to reserve the flight tickets,

can I get them for August the 5th?

It's two weeks from now.

Listen...

Call me if you need someone to talk to.

- Okay.

- Call him.

- He'll be back.

- He should have been back by now.

- We can't control everything he does.

- You can't let him do everything he wants.

- Bashkim, we agreed to stay.

- It was a mistake.

- It's better if we drop this conversation.

- I haven't finish to eat.

- You should have eaten instead of talking.

- Since when don't you want to talk?

- How quick you forgot.

- What?

- We also hid it from my family.

- That was different.

- How is this different?
- It is!

- My family didn't accept you either,
but that didn't stop us.

- So you want to accept him?

Do you want to accept him?

Eh?

- I don't know.

- Hey...?
- Hey,

Quickly because my phone credit is low.
Do you want to go to the pool?

- I can't.

He still hasn't answered to my texts.

It's been a week now.

- I guess he has figured out
how dumb you are.

- You're even dumber.

Didn't you say your credit is low?

- I lied.

- Hello?
- Just a sec.
- Hello?

Ben?

- Hello?

- Hello?

Ben?

Ben, what's wrong?

- I don't know.

- What happened?

- I saw you with someone else.

- What are you talking about?

- Promise.

Promise that you only want me.

- You know I only want you

- I need to hear it.

- I promise.

- So we...

are just not going to see each other.

- I can only say that, but...

- I've waited for you

and now it's all out.

I...I...I just want to spend one night together.

- I do too, believe me.

- Then do it!
- How?

- Benny... what are your plans today?

- Linda invited me to go to the pool.

Do you need me?

I could use your help to finish a dress.

- You still have a week left.

- Yes, but...

I want to finish it earlier,
so I can visit grandma.

- You called her?

- No.

I was planning to surprise her.

- So?

Can I go to the pool first?

- I wish I could go myself.

It's up to you.

Benny, don't be too late
because I need you.

- We can't leave if you'aren't here.

- I'm here.

- What is this?

- It's my drawings.

- Come on, let me see.

Dave

- I know I'm not Michelangelo

- These are good.

How pretty this one is.

- I wonder how many girls

you had like here.

- Is that what you're thinking right now?

- I just want to be special.

- Is this special?

Okay, so...

how do we get to this special place?

- How did you find this place?

- It belongs to my aunt.

I used to come here a lot
when I was a kid.

I hated it.

- What?

But look at this here.

Beautiful.

- Well, I didn't have you here.

- Hey

- Hey

- Was I snoring?

- Yeah, a little bit.

- Really?

- I was just watching you sleep

- That's not weird at all.

- Can I ask you something?

- What is it?

- You will be honest with me, right?

- What's up?

- Really?

- Normal, with honesty.

- Have you ever been with anyone else?

- Why you're asking me that?

- I just want to know.

- Know what?

- Was I your first?

- Was I your first?

- Yes, I told you one hundred times.

- So, I don't know why you are bringing it up again.

- I....

- So...

Was I?

- Do we really need talk this conversation
right now?

- Why we aren't supposed to be able to talk about anything?

- Yeah.

For us, for the future.

- Just talk to me.

- Talk about what?

Everything I say bothers you.

- Maybe because I don't really know you.

- Of course you don't. We just met.

- So, am I then?

- Where are my keys, Ben?

- Just talk to me

- I don't wanna talk.

- Then what do you want?

- For you to give me my keys.

- Can we please just go back inside
and talk.

- Just... Stop

- I said give me my keys, Ben.

- Tell me the truth

Was I the only one?

Tell me!

- No

- No what?

- I met another guy.

You wanna the truth?

Just slept with someone else.

You happy?

I want you to let me leave now.

Where did you put it?

- Why did you do it?

- Are you fucking crazy?

Where did you put it?

- Just tell me why?

I was nothing but loyal to you.

- We had not even met.

We were faraway.

- I made my family change their plans.

Everything I did

was... for you.

- I was drunk.
- Drunk?

- Yeah, I don't remember
- Oh, you remember.

- Doesn't matter?
What's wrong with you?

- Don't touch me.

- I fixed your door.

Where were you all night?

- With Linda.

- Why didn't you call us?

- I didn't need anything.

- Don't forget to pack this
and take it with you.

- I know it's hard on both of you...
but I'm here

- I don't need anything.

- If you need anything...
- Aren't you glad?

- Isn't this what you wanted?

- What?

- I'm not going to see him anymore.

It's over.

- Your mother is the one now
who need you the most.

- Hey Ben,

we didn't get a chance to talk in a while.

Please don't forget that
your family loves you the most.

The opportunities that you have now

none of us had before.

Do you even know what kind of life
is waiuting for you in America?

I'm just begging you

don't make mom and dad angry.

They are getting old.

Without them life has no meaning.

- Come here

we can unite the family again.

Mom

needs us more than ever

now that granma passed away.

Please, don't add to her pain.

I love you and I hope to see you very soon.

She always loved knitting.

She used to sit right here.

and she would knit.

I would sir next to her

and watch her for hours

making clothes.

When she would go and check
the food cooking on the stove,

I would take her needles

and try to knit.

I could never get it right.

Your uncle used to tease me

for messing up her yarn,

but she never cared.

She used to say
you learn from your mistakes

There is one mistake
she never forgave me for:

running away and marrying your father.

I'm not saying I regret
marrying your father

I just wish I had her blessing.

I didn't want to lose you
the same way she lost me.

- I'm sorry... I just...
- Sshhh...

You don't need to.

- Come in.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Do you need anything washed?

- I don't think so.

- Did you pack everything?

- Yes, everything.

- Is everything okay?

- Yes.

- We need to practice our English now, right?

- Mom...

I love you.

- I love you more.