Nevsu (2017–2021): Season 1, Episode 7 - Car to the Rich - full transcript

-So I said to your father…
-Yeah?

"Have the hernia operation."

"That way you'll be able
to carry things

and we'll save money
on deliveries."

Did that persuade him?

Yes, that and the tips, too.

Who am I talking to? Tamari?

Look at this amazing shirt.

It's bad enough you buy rags
at secondhand stores,

now you're going through
the garbage?

What are you talking about?
Gili will love this.



You're giving him something
from the garbage?

Look, it's brand-new.

It's so ecological.

Please, he had enough ecology
in Abyssinia.

Straw huts,
no water or electricity. Let's go.

Come to think of it,
he is sensitive to hand-me-downs.

He's traumatized
from the absorption center.

So, no?

No! I hope no one saw us.
Come on.

Speed it up.

What a waste…

I love it.

Really?

Yes, honey, way to go.



Enjoy it.

Did they have it

in other colors?

What? No.

What store is it from?

It's not really a store.

I hope it's not
a secondhand store.

Of course not, it's…

a pop-up.

What's a pop-up?

It opens for one day.

They sell all kinds of designs,

samples, labels, patterns, grunge,
and then they move on.

Okay, take it off
so I can wash it.

What for? It's new.

Just for that… freshly laundered feel.

I'm never taking it off.

You're used to secondhand stores
where you don't know who wore it.

It's pop-up, honey, it's clean.

Nitza, a hernia operation
isn't a must.

Yes, it is.

But I'll be under general anesthesia.

Hello.

Hi, Alamito.

I came to wish you good luck.

Thank you, Alamito.
Try to calm Yaakov down,

tell him how many
hernia operations are done here.

Ten, twenty a day,
they say "good morning"

and, boom, you're already out.

Mrs. Agassi?

Yes, that's me.

May we have a word outside?

Okay.

I'll be right back.

Alamito, thank you,
I'm much calmer now.

Remember as part of the procedure

you're supposed to donate
two units of blood?

There's a problem,
I'm anemic.

But my daughter
and son-in-law are donating.

Well, with regards to Gili Tzintzano…

Not Tzintzano, Doctor,

Gili Chalacho.

-Whatever.
-Okay.

I see he was born in Ethiopia,

so we won't be able to accept
his blood donation.

Oh, but he's not that kind
of Ethiopian.

Not the Ethiopians, Sudanese and Eritreans
you see roaming the streets…

He's a nice, clean, healthy Ethiopian,
he's my son-in-law.

Of course, but…

those are our instructions
regarding Ethiopian immigrants.

That's a problem, because in that sense,
he's very Ethiopian, very sensitive.

How can I tell him
such a thing?

Would you like me to tell him?

No, God forbid,
I'll tell him.

Let me think,
we have to be very careful.

I know!

Why don't we take his blood donation
and when he leaves,

we throw the bag away?

Confused? I'll explain.

I got it.

But we don't throw blood away.

There once was a big affair
because Ethiopian blood was thrown away.

Yes, but that was a whole affair,
this is more intimate,

it's just me and you.

No one will rat on us.
It's just you and me, Doctor.

Ma'am, it's not going to happen.

Okay.

Yes, of course he said "negro."

He said "stinky negro."

Oh, no!
Who said that to you?

Of course I filmed it.

Everyone on the bus did.
You'll have it from every angle.

How much?

That's as much as you can get?

Wait, I forgot,

all that racism made me
drop all the tomatoes I bought.

I don't have to tell you
how much tomatoes cost these days.

Eight ninety.

Thank you, Attorney Shimoni.

Yes, I'll tell you
when the money comes in.

Bye.

Who spoke to you like that, Zewditu?

A bus driver.

How awful,
I don't believe it!

I didn't believe it either.
On the outside I looked sad.

But inside
I felt like I was at the best party,

like I'd just won the lottery.

Zewditu, for money you're happy
when people speak badly to you?

Not for money,
for 60,000 shekels!

Sixty thousand shekels

for "stinky negro"?

You should find yourself
a racist, too.

Don't you deserve a new kitchen?

No way,
I'd never go looking for racists.

Just walk outside,
three racists will drop down from the sky.

Think about it,
how many times have you been called names?

Who can count? When I got here,
I thought "negro" was my Hebrew name.

And how did you feel?

I felt sad.

Not sad,
you felt anguish.

That's what Shimon says.

And it could be libel -
10,000.

Violation of a person's dignity
and liberty - 30,000

if it's the district court.

And it can reach emotional disability,
which is a monthly allowance.

Don't you think
I look different today?

You look much happier.

Yeah, you need
a little anguish in life.

Can I tell you something

without causing you anguish?

You are a little stinky today.

You're right, I forgot.

I needed a lump sum,
my son's Bar Mitzvah is coming up.

Shit!

Damn car…

Hi, Nave.

What's up, Gili?

-Great, how are you?
-Fine.

Need any help?

No.

-It's no big deal.
-Yeah?

Thanks.

No problem.

It's old,
we're getting a new one.

Yeah. The shirt looks good on you.

Oh, thanks.

It's really soft, too.

There's another one in the bag.
Go take a look, Gili.

It was too small on me.

Bye.

-Hi, Tamari.
-Hey.

Where's Gili?

On his way, why?

Great, then I'll make this short.
Listen,

there's a problem
with his blood donation.

Pop-up?!

The neighbor's garbage bag
is a pop-up store?

I said it wasn't exactly a store.

Wait,

you went back to the garbage
to get the shirt?

You spend more time
in the garbage than an alley cat!

Stop it. It's a nice shirt
and you loved it.

How could you do this to me?
I was so humiliated.

Do you know
the look he had?

Actually, you know nothing.
You always got new clothes.

I never knew what a store was,

I thought it was
a big bag with a string.

Guys, we got new clothes,
come choose.

Wow, pants with socks connected.

You're so cute.

Is that what you chose?
It's not…

Okay, enjoy them.

How long did you wear pantyhose?

A very long time.

It stopped when we were asked to go
to the women's section at synagogue.

Who didn't go to school
in something embarrassing?

You let me wear
Grandpa's underwear as shorts.

You still dress like that.

At least it was
your grandfather's underwear.

He wore someone else's
grandfather's underwear.

I want to change sides,

to be on the donating side,

to give someone something.

Can you at least
understand me, Nitza?

Of course, you know
how much I've donated in my life?

It feels so good to donate.

Mom, wait…

What?

Did you say there's a problem
with Gili's blood donation?

There's a problem?

No, there's no problem.

Actually, there is a problem.
That's why I'm here.

You're late, and at the hospital,
you have to be on time.

Don't be late.

By the way, Gili,

garbage or no garbage,
you look like…

a hundred bucks.

How humiliating.

How will I ever show my face again?

With the pantyhose, I never met
the lady who wore them before me.

Stop it, honey.

Snap out of it.

Hey,

you're not
an absorption center kid anymore.

You're an adult,
you make a nice living,

you can buy
whatever you want.

You know what?
That's what you should do.

Go to the mall,
buy whatever you want.

Just blow my money on nonsense?

Yes.
Go spend a little.

That's what people
with money do.

They spend it on things they want,
not need.

Go buy yourself,

I don't know,

a gold watch.

What am I, a rapper?

Just blow my money on nonsense?

I'm crazy

Can't stop me even if you try

I'm crazy

I've got loads of stuff

'Cause I do whatever I want…

Honey!

Are you outside?

Hello!

Gili?

Huh?

What is this?

A BMW, honey.

But how?

Why?

I drove past the dealers,

I went in to take a look

because we need a new car.

I went and saw a Hyundai,
like we discussed,

but then I heard
your voice in my head, saying:

You have money,
stop thinking like a poor person…

No, no, no,

we don't have money for this, Gili.

I said a watch.

But there's a clock in here,
there's everything!

I can't believe I did it.

Neither can I!

How much does this cost?
I don't want to know.

Relax, it's not new,
it's a 2010 model.

I only had to put down 20%,
the rest is in installments,

and they let me trade in
our old car.

How much did you get for it?

Four thousand shekels.

You're insane!

You're taking it back right now!

Come sit down.

I am not sitting,

you're taking it back.

Okay, we'll take it back.
But just sit here,

we'll talk about it.

Who was sitting here?
The seat is warm.

There's a seat heater.
Isn't that great?

No.

Who wants their butt to sweat?

Rich people.
It's the only way they sweat.

And feel the upholstery,
it's deer skin.

Why do I need deer-skin upholstery?

I won't have guests in here.

Check this out.

A cold drink for the lady?

Okay, listen,

all this showing off

is the way poor people behave.

They go into debt

just so people will think
they're rich.

I don't care what others think.

I'm doing this for myself.

There's Nave.

Nave!

Nave!

Rich people don't whistle, either.

Hi.

Wow, Gili,

nice car, man.
Is it yours?

No.

No, it's not mine, it's ours.

It's beautiful.

Is it the 2 Series?

It sure is.

-I'll take you for a spin sometime.
-Great.

Do it now,
there won't be another chance.

She's so funny…

-Have a nice day, Nave.
-You, too.

Wow,

did you see that look?

That's the look
I was dreaming of.

What look?

The I-am-so-jealous-of-you look,

the I-wish-I-had-what-you-have look,

the I'd-be-willing-to-be-Ethiopian-
to-trade-places-with-you.

Well, you're in love…

so there's nothing more to say.

I'll leave you two alone.

Enjoy.

Nehama, are you ready?
He's coming.

Nitza, this is a mistake.

I was just a school nurse.

Don't underestimate yourself,
you have lots of knowledge.

What knowledge?

I know how to make tea
and look for lice.

A nurse is a nurse.

I'm not asking you
to do a colonoscopy.

Just stick the needle in
and draw a liter of blood.

Are you nuts?
That's too much.

Then how much?

Maybe half a liter.

There's seven liters
in our entire body.

See? You're a genius!
You're a doctor, not a nurse.

Hi, Gili…

Come in,
you always have to be late…

This looks like a storage room.
This is where you donate blood?

Yes, Nehama has to get back
to the ward.

-Where can I put my car key?
-In your pocket.

Now sit, she has to get back
to the ward.

Okay, give me your arm.

Make a fist.

Like for punching.

Oh…

I have to tie this to see the vein.

Wait…

Wait…

Hard.

Hard.

That's it.

I don't see the vein.

Isn't it that blue thing?

-Nehama…
-Wait…

Oh, wait.

Now I can see.

That's it,

now I can see.

You'll feel a slight sting.

Don't be afraid…

What happened?

What happened?

That's not it.

Now you'll feel a slight sting.

Nehama, what's going on?

Do you know that
you have exploding veins?

No, but now I feel
like they're exploding.

You're scaring me!

-Sorry…
-Be quiet!

It's my first time, I'm sorry.

No…

You're a real hero, Gili.

I don't feel well,
I feel faint.

I can't believe
people do this all the time.

It's more painful than surgery
without anesthesia.

Oh, no…

-What?
-I feel dizzy.

Would you like a cup of tea?

Does God love me this much?

God loves me.

That's it, I'm taking my family
on a trip back to Ethiopia.

Just like that?

All you did was throw out the garbage.
Did you find a racist?

If I knew there were some in the garbage,
I'd go more often.

What did you find?
I go to the garbage every day,

you sit here and watch TV…

And I struck 20,000 dollars.

What?

We're sitting on a gold mine.

Turns out this hospital
dumps the blood of Ethiopians.

To be honest,
it's a relative of yours.

What? Who?

Shimoni already sold it
to Channel 2.

I don't need Harela
from the state lottery to call me.

Unless she wants
to call me a negro.

Wait, this is Nitza!

My son's mother-in-law.

You know her?
Tell her I say thanks.

And that's…

my son, Gili Chalacho!

Don't you know my son's name?

Gili…
Now I'll definitely remember.

No, Zewditu, call your lawyer,
call the whole thing off.

This is my family!

I really wanted
to go back to visit in Ethiopia.

My kids need to learn
where we came from.

Buy the tickets. With your luck,
you'll find a racist at the airport.

BMW!

That's self-service over there.

Come over here, I'll help you.

It's okay.

Come on,
I'll treat you like a king.

All right.

You need gear oil, brake fluid,

window cleaner…

I can do the window cleaner.

You?

You'll put water and dish soap on it?

Why not?

Is this your car?

Of course.

Then what's with you?
You'll ruin the windshield.

You have to take
good care of it.

Do you have a car cover?

No.

With a car like this,
you're saving on the small stuff?

Every scratch
will cost you ten grand.

What kind of alarm you got?

I don't have one.

Honestly, bro?

This isn't the right car for you.

You'd be better off with a Hyundai.

You know what?

Go get the best alarm you have,

all your fluids,

and a tree air freshener.

Indulge me.
We only live once.

It didn't go through.

Really?

Maybe take off the air freshener?

Tamar, this BMW is a disaster.
It'll be the end of me.

Oh, that's it?

It's over?

Why?

You two looked
so happy yesterday.

And the insurance is outrageous.

It's like for a Formula race car.

Good, story over,
take it back.

No choice, huh?

The day will come.

You know what bums me out?

The car dealer had
the exact same look on his face.

Again with the look?

Why do you care
what the car dealer thinks of you?

I don't want
the I-knew-you'd-break-soon look.

Fine, we'll take it back together.

I don't give a rat's ass
what the car dealer thinks.

No problem, we'll return your money.

Take a look around,
there are lots of other cars.

What's that white one over there?

No, that's an Audi, it's…

not for you.

What do you mean?

Honey, we can't afford it.

No, I want to understand,
what's not for us?

Look, sweetie…

Yes, sweetie.

Don't get mad,

but you don't look like the Audi type.

Why not?

You know,

you're more
the bicycle-with-a-basket type,

old ladies' clothes…

And that means
I can't pay for an Audi?

It's okay,
she doesn't know much about cars.

Honey…

My mom keeps calling
I'm calling her back, okay?

Check out the Hyundai.
I'll be back in five minutes.

Hyundai.

Mom, what?

What?

What did Nitza do with my blood?

No…

That doesn't make any sense.

Tell her I never want
to speak to her again.

That's no way to behave.

And tell her I saved her.
She should call to thank me,

but I won't answer the phone,
so she should text me.

I don't believe it!

Why on earth did she get
a special room and a blind nurse?

And tell her
that the racism party is over.

Everyone has cameras nowadays.
And tell her…

No, Mom, you tell her.

I can't remember everything you said
and I have my own stuff to say.

How can I tell her
if I never speak to her again?

Ma'am, there's a broken egg here.
You should get another carton.

Thank you.

You know what to tell her.

The oil is one plus one free.

-Thanks, I'll go get one.
-No, I'll go.

-Excuse me.
-Yes?

Why don't you get me
another carton?

I'm at the register.

So is the other cashier,

but she got up for that customer.

It's not the same situation.

That's right, it's not.

The white customer gets service

and the Ethiopian customer
gets racism.

Excuse me,
could you please film this?

There's racism here
and my battery's dead.

Why don't you help her?

She can get it herself.
It's over there.

Did you hear that?

The cashier won't get up
for an Ethiopian customer.

That's very hurtful,
I feel anguish!

You know what, ma'am?

Fine, I'll go.

No, don't get up
just for the camera.

No, you want me to go,
so I'll go.

Poor guy,

he's disabled.

No, it's okay,
I'll go, I was just…

You want good service?
I'll give you good service!

What are you filming?

He'll need it for shaming you.

You deserve it.

I told you, I had to talk

to my mother for five minutes.

Who buys a Jaguar in five minutes?

Okay…

you saw the look he gave us.
Unbearable.

But a Jaguar?

The window fluid
costs as much as Maayan's daycare.

You and your mother
are trying to wipe me out.

What's my mother got to do with it?
Don't you understand?

BMWs are nouveau riche.

This is a Jaguar, for real rich people.

And check this out.

Yes, a massage chair.

And check this out.

surround-view cameras,

a TV…

No, honey, that's a DVD.

No, it's a TV,
there are channels.

Channel 2.

The hospital denies
any connection to the affair,

but we hoped these images
were a thing of the past…

What is that?

Why is my mom on the news?

Shit!

Zewditu couldn't resist.

Honey, we need a drink.

Is there a minibar in here?

I'm sorry,

forgive me.

Gili, my intentions

were good.

I wanted to protect you.

How could I tell you
they don't want your blood?

Yeah, Mom,

better to lock Gili in a storage room
and get blind Nehama to draw his blood.

Nehama is
a registered nurse.

I didn't know how bad
her vision got.

But that's not important now.

What's important

is that you tell me
that you know I had good intentions

and that you know

that I love you.

And that you know

that my heart…

is in the right place.

But where was your brain, Mom?

Stop it…

I'm not mad, Nitza.

I'm not mad…

I mean, I'm mad,

but it won't do any good.

-Okay.
-Okay, enough.

When is Dad coming out of surgery?

He's in the recovery room.

If there's a TV,
he'll have to recover from that, too.

Our blood must not be spilled!

Our blood must not be spilled!

Our blood must not be spilled!

Dad.

Hi.

The surgery went well.

What's that noise?

Don't worry, Yaakov,

they're protesting outside, but…

I'll go out the back entrance.

No one will recognize me.

Nitza, what happened?

I'm out of here.

With the wheelchair?

Yaakov needs the wheelchair!

No, Nitza, I can't go out like this.
I was shamed on all the disabled websites.

But Yaakov can't walk
with his hernia.

It's okay, I parked the Jaguar
outside the emergency exit.

Jaguar?

You have a Jaguar?

Yes, it's temporary.

But we can't take it back.

When you're better,
you'll have to take it back.

I knew I shouldn't
have had general anesthesia.

Kids,

do I look Ethiopian enough?

Totally.

Shall we go?

You go ahead,
we'll be right there.

Okay.

Excuse me,
I also need an umbrella.

I've been waiting for 15 minutes

for an umbrella and chairs.

Wait your turn, lady.

I was standing here

waiting for him.

Didn't I wave to you?

I've been waving to him
for an hour.

Remember when you took me and Eliran

to the beach
and we nearly drowned?

In Netanya or Herzliya?

No, Tel Aviv.

Oh, yeah,
we nearly drowned there, too.

Good morning, you woke up early.

Yes, two a.m.

Don't you feel well?

I feel as if

I haven't slept in 40 years.

-Why? -Because I've been
married to you for 40 years.

Ninety decibels!

I never thought

I'd use this app.

This is unreasonable noise.

Unbelievable,

it doesn't filter gas or noise.