The Business (2013–2018): Season 4, Episode 8 - Resistência - full transcript

We need another guy.

Fine, but not a friend of mine.
He must be a total stranger.

Let's go to that poly love event
I mentioned.

There must be a lot of guys
eager to join our group.

Let's go, Letícia.

It's high time I met someone.
Will you help me ?

No worries, we'll find you
somebody you deserve.

Sorry.

I always bump into people
I unconsciously want to meet.

I have no ideas
for my next movie.

- Are you quitting ?
- Yes.



Today the Operation Wave
of Morality was launched.

Why don't you
base your script on that ?

Thanks Raíssa.

Just admit you bribed the girl.
It's a great deal.

I make no deals with that DA.

I will destroy you
if you come after me.

- She wants us to publish that ?
- Yes. Today.

Then we publish
the damn statement.

Karin explained her situation
in a statement.

"I accuse DA Rodolfo Sherman
of setting me up

for the purpose
of destroying my credibility."

- They're shutting us down.
- Karin, you must retract.

- I'll do what I think is right.
- Then you're on your own, Karin.

O NEGÓCIO



RESISTENCE

"BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
AND IT WAS"

This way.

- We're trapped.
- What now ?

There's no way out of here.

But we can go
in a blaze of glory.

- How ?
- We have sex.

We will die during orgasm.
We enter eternity having an orgasm.

Eternal orgasm.

Now, Greta.
Now !

A YURI KAPRINSKI MOVIE

Amazing.
Yuri wrote it in just two days.

Is it any good ?

Good ? No, it's a piece of crap.
That's what's so amazing.

How can anybody write this crap
in just two days ?

If someone said to me,

"Ariel, write me some crappy stuff
without thinking too much about it,

some really brief crap."

I simply couldn't.

I'd have to take a walk,
get some air, stop to think.

But Yuri is a genius.

Nobody's ever written
such crap in so little time.

In just two days
he surpassed humanity.

- In a negative way, but he did.
- Poor guy, he was so excited.

Excitement is the sign
of a lack of talent, faggot.

What are you going to do ?
You promised to produce it.

I did and I will produce it.
I'm a man of my word.

But I'm not reading this crap
all the way to the end.

He can have my money,
but not my time.

What time are we expecting
Zaidan y Zanini ?

At 4:00 PM.

You think
they can reopen the club ?

No idea.

Guard, open cell number two,
wing number two.

This is your cellmate.

- Hello.
- Hi.

You're Karin the hooker, right ?

Right. And you are ?

Aiméé Charbonneau.
Are you going to hit me too ?

- Why would I do that ?
- Don't you know who I am ?

I know you're being investigated
for corruption.

Being investigated isn't enough
to judge and sentence me ?

No, I'm being investigated too.

That was more than enough
for my ex-cellmate.

She performed illegal abortions
and she judged me.

- Here's her verdict on my cheek.
- Is that why you're here ?

- Yes.
- Don't worry. I'm not going to hit you.

You don't need to worry either.
I won't be staying long.

- You're being released ?
- I guess you could say so.

IV CONVENTION OF BRAZILIAN
POLY LOVE COMMUNITIES

Forget Freud
to understand the sex market.

Magali's your name ?

Magali, forget about Freud.
Screw Freud.

You need to read Marx.
It's all in Marx.

Think, what's going on
in contemporary society ?

The sex media
is all about women, right ?

And a few guys
control the sex media

for their own benefit,
the sexual bourgeoisie.

They don't share their women.

It's a monogamous relationship
with its sexual surplus value.

Then there's the sexual
proletarian

from whom the sex media
were expropriated,

their women were expropriated,
so they join to create the new man.

- And the new woman.
- Exactly.

And a new transsexual.

Adorno predicted sexual Marxism
in "Minima Moralia."

There's no such thing
in "Minima Moralia."

Yes, in the paragraph about
the permanent sexual revolution.

You're confusing Adorno
with Erich Fromm again.

Excuse us.
We're going to mingle a little.

I never confuse Adorno with
Erich Fromm, only with Horkheimer.

No, you confuse Horkheimer
with Kracauer.

This is a waste of time.

- Yes. Let's go.
- Yes.

Don't you have an art gallery ?

- I do.
- Strickland ?

- Right.
- I'm a painter. Guga Vinícius.

Sure, I've seen your work.

- Had enough of Marxist love ?
- Gosh, yes !

- And the sexual surplus value ?
- Yes !

I feel guilty
for not saving you guys.

No worries.

Have you been
into poly love for long ?

- I haven't seen you in any event.
- We're just getting started.

- Really ?
- Yes. And you ?

I've had some experience
in a few communities.

But I'm single at the moment.
I quit the group recently.

And they started thinking
they might have run into the right guy.

- Who's that ?
- Nobody.

That's one hot nobody.
You interested in him ?

I don't know.
He asked me out.

- Nobody asked you out ?
- Yes.

He wants us to have dinner.

He's tired of being nobody.
Are you going ?

Yes I did, but don't tell Luna.
I'm still a married woman.

Sure, and if you need help
to fix yourself up,

I remember all about makeup.

Thanks.

A little later
we met with Zanini and Zaidan

to talk about Karin
and our issue with the club.

They didn't have good news.

Karin's habeas corpus request
was denied,

and our request to allow us
to reopen the club.

But the battle isn't over.
We keep on fighting.

Thanks.

Thanks.

- Zanini.
- Yes ?

We met a guy we really like.

We've having dinner
to get to know him better.

So stay at the bar.
You can come home late.

- Who's this guy ?
- A painter.

Is he famous ?

- Not really. He's Guga Vinícius.
- Guga Vinícius ?

- What's the problem ?
- Bad start.

Instead of criticizing
a total stranger,

focus on releasing Karin
and reopening the club.

You focus on not bringing
some moron to our group.

Don't worry, Zanini.

- What's the Manhattan's secret ?
- What is it ?

Nobody knows.
The Manhattan can't talk.

- Idiot. Pour me one ?
- Sure.

- Pour me one too.
- I'll have one too.

Since everybody's having one,
I'll have one too.

Manhattans for everybody.

Look, a script by Yuri !

- Don't waste your time with it.
- Is it that bad ?

Is it bad ?
Yuri was born to write it.

Really ?

Yes, and now we know
he should've never been born.

Don't you have family ?

- What's that ?
- Don't you have family ?

- Yes. Why ?
- I don't see any pictures.

I don't have any.

- Is that your son ?
- Yes. João Pedro.

He's cute.

He won't speak to me.

- Really ?
- Yes.

You want to know why ?

If you feel like telling me,
sure I do.

After my name
was all over the news,

João went to
a schoolmate's birthday party.

After the party was over
and my son left,

a kid said my son's party
had this and that

and it had been a lot better.

The birthday boy's mom
was very upset by that remark

and so she told the kids,

"Guess why João's party
was better.

Because his mom is corrupt,
she steals public funds."

She said that without knowing
whether I'm guilty or not.

The next day, the kids told
the entire class what had happened.

Everybody stopped talking to my son,
and my son stopped talking to me.

Exposing a kid like that
is ridiculous.

Yes. I lost everything
thanks to that scandal.

My company, my good name.
Even my own son.

- Fran, have you seen my phone ?
- Isn't it on that table ?

Here it is. Thanks.

Don't you have a dinner date ?

Yes, but I'm cancelling.
I'm texting him right now.

Why ?

- Why ?
- Yes. Why ?

What if he likes me ?
I'm still married.

Don't be so negative.
Think positively. He might not like you.

It's bad either way.
So why go anyway ?

So why did you want to go ?

I have this crazy dream
of meeting someone

who'll make me happier
that I was with my husband.

Neide, at our age
we need to follow our dreams.

- It's now or never, the last call.
- I don't know.

Look at me.
I was an unhappy woman.

I didn't have the courage
to do what I had to do.

But I heeded my last call
and stopped being a coward.

You're right.

Come in. Hurry.

- We have terrible news.
- What ?

They killed Rinaldi and Greta.

No !

You must be strong, Yuri.
Everything depends on you now.

Only you can save the world.

Don't let go, Yuri !
Only you can save me !

- No, Yuri ! Save me !
- Raíssa ! No !

I can't save anybody.

Leave me alone.

- Yuri's screenplay is great.
- Great ? It's a piece of crap.

I know, but it's great crap.
You must read it. It's so funny.

Thanks, I pass.

- You're in it, you know.
- What ?

- We're all in it.
- Really ?

- Yes.
- What's the plot about ?

I just started,
but I think it's like this.

There's a very conservative
global government in the future.

The authorities read our minds
using our brain chips.

They're so conservative
that if you masturbate

thinking about someone without
written permission, you go to jail.

You're kidding.

I swear, apart from
the masturbation thing,

you can't exceed your annual sex quota,
or face punishment.

Prostitution is banned
of course, it's a felony.

Gosh.

Some yank the chips out scarring
their faces, and going underground.

They are resistance fighters
led by Karin. But Karin's in jail.

And Greta and Rinaldi were shot.
So Yuri is now the world's only hope.

Yuri ? That moron ?

- The last of the illegibles.
- What the hell is that ?

People whose chips
the authorities can't read.

- Who am I in the movie ?
- I haven't gotten there yet.

- What about me ?
- I haven't read you either.

- Why don't you read it out loud ?
- Good idea.

- After another round of Manhattans.
- Sure.

There are real indications
the guy's a moron.

He's a painter.
Calls himself Guga Vinícius.

I'd veto him if I could.

But I could be wrong.
I've been wrong before.

He might not be a moron.
They got it right once with me.

They got it right once,
so they could do it again.

I need to give them
a vote of confidence.

But just to make sure,
I'll check him out in Facebook.

Damn it !

His picture is a bare foot
hanging from a hammock.

Cool it. Let's just cool it.
And continue analyzing the evidence.

Nice and easy.
Let's not jump to conclusions.

Dear God ! A ponytail.
The guy has a ponytail !

Saving this jerk is impossible,
it's like saving O.J. Simpson.

But let's cool it.

Holy crap.

The guy's wearing
a banana skirt.

To hell with it.
This demands drastic action.

Karin.

- What are you doing ?
- Go back to sleep. I'm fine.

I'll call the guard
if you swallow that.

Mind your own business.

I won't squeal on you, or get your
punished, just give me the pills.

Let's do this,
pretend you saw nothing,

go back to sleep,
and I promise to think it over.

No. I'm staying wide awake.

It's a white room.

Luna and Oscar
make love like animals.

They have orgasm.

Cut to: Luna and Oscar lay in bed
after having sex.

They're watching TV.
Luna says:

I don't understand Karin.

- And Oscar says:
- Why not ?

Instead of making a deal
with the government

to have unlimited sex
like me and Magali,

she yanked out her chip
and got solitary confinement.

- I'm not so sure she's mistaken.
- What, Oscar ?

If I hadn't made that deal,
you'd only have sex once a month.

We can have sex every day,
thanks to that deal.

So shut up and enjoy it.

Forgive me, Luna.
I wasn't thinking straight.

Why did I say that ?
It's ridiculous.

Continue, Oscar, this is fun.

Yes, go on, I want to see
how the idiot portrays me.

I probably show up
to save everybody.

Right. Let's continue.

They're watching the news.

Turn it up, Oscar.

It's the sex fiend's
second victim this month.

A businessman passing by
taped the assault.

The scenes are strong.

- My God ! That's awful.
- What's the world coming to ?

The experts say it appeared
after an orgy

organized by porn producer
Franco Rinaldi,

recently executed
by the authorities.

According to Harvard professor
Michael Michael,

the smoking hot orgy created
its own gravitational field,

which intensifies with every
new victim of the sex fiend.

A killer sex fiend ?
That's ridiculous.

- That's the pizza.
- I'll get it.

Ariel hasn't called me yet.

Don't worry, Yuri, reading a script
takes time. And he's a busy man.

- He said he'd tell me today.
- He'll love it.

- How would you know ?
- Because.

I don't know.

I saw a documentary about a writer
who also thought he had a masterpiece.

On opening night
he went backstage

to see how the audience reacted,
and guess what.

What ?

He heard the applause
and rushed onstage excited

to show his appreciation
for their affection.

But he was mistaken.

They weren't applauding him,
they were booing.

And he was shocked.

He just stood there
and they threw tomatoes at him.

That's awful, Yuri.

His name is Henry James.
He never got over it.

You're not like him.
He thought he had a masterpiece.

You wrote one.
There's a huge difference.

Right.

Don't worry, Yuri. There is no way
for not enjoying your movie.

Yes, I think you're right.

Sabrina showed us
your amazing work online.

Thanks.

You only paint people.
We didn't see a lot of objects.

That's how I see the world.

When people ask me
what a place I went to is like,

I can't describe the furniture,
a couch or a rug, I don't notice that.

But if they ask me
what the people were like,

I can describe everybody
to the tiniest detail.

Interesting.

- Can I ask you guys something ?
- Of course.

Have you ever posed
for a painter ?

- No.
- No.

I'd like to paint you. I could paint
you guys with my eyes closed.

But I'd rather
keep them open.

- It would be an honor.
- The honor is all mine.

- Good evening.
- What are you doing here ?

I'm here to dine with you.
Any problem ?

The problem is
you're not supposed to.

Well now I am.
End of problem.

How do you do. I'm Zanini.
You must be Guigo Vanusa.

- It's Guga Vinícius.
- Guga Vinícius. I like that ponytail.

That's what horses have
on their ass.

- Good joke. I'll use it as mine.
- I want what you're having.

Thanks.

It's a nice story to tell our friends,
that we met in a brothel.

It's a great beginning
for any movie.

With Danny DeVito
and Julia Roberts.

Don't be silly.

I'm not Julia Roberts
and you're not Danny DeVito.

I'm glad I'm not Danny DeVito
because he's not here dining with you.

Leopoldo,
can I ask you something ?

Sure.

You said you don't like
going to the club a lot,

but you go out
with a lot of escorts, right ?

No. It's not something I do.

I just got divorced,

and I went out a few times
with a girl who helped me a lot.

You must know her at the club.
Her name is Luna.

But I don't usually go out
with those women.

I need to use the restroom.
I'll be right back.

Fran, I'm glad you picked up.

Dinner is such a mess.
Please help me get out of here.

Can you phone me in a minute ?

Sorry about that.

- I ordered more wine.
- Great.

Isn't the food great ?

- Sorry.
- That's okay.

Yes ?

Are you sure ?
But is he okay ?

Okay. I'll be right there.
Love you.

What's wrong ?

- It's my dog. I have to go home.
- I'm coming with you.

No, don't bother. Finish your dinner.
We can schedule another date later.

- Are you sure ?
- Yes. I'm sorry.

Karin, you want to save me
to redeem yourself

for all the dirty things
you've done.

Because what are you ?
Just some filthy whore.

- You're nothing but a filthy whore !
- I know what you're doing.

Do you, you little slut ?
What am I doing ?

You want me to get mad
and let you kill yourself.

And you're doing a great job.
But I still won't let you kill yourself.

Our human nature makes us stop
people from committing suicide.

Human nature ? We have a philosopher
and a whore in our cell.

Why not use that rage
against those that put you here ?

Rage is great motivation
to prove your innocence,

get out of jail and get back
your son's respect.

I can't prove I'm innocent.

Sure you can.
You can't give up now.

You just don't get it.
I am not innocent.

I did everything
they accuse me of, everything.

And I'll tell you this.
I don 't think I did anything wrong.

It's no use talking like that.

I'm not trying to fool you.
I'm opening up to you.

I did what I had to do
to give my folks the best I can.

Wanting the best for your folks
isn't wrong.

Wanting the best
for your folks isn't wrong,

unless you use dirty money
to do it.

Why ? If I didn't do it,
somebody else would.

If I wasn't part of the scam,
somebody else would do it.

And that person's kid would have
the things I gave my kid.

I don't want to kill myself
out of guilt. Guilt is a dumb motive.

I want to die because I can't live
like this, like you in here.

PRIVATE PROPERTY
NO TRESPASSING

I'm glad the government
let me have unlimited sex.

You cut a great deal.

Most people have so little sex it breaks
my heart just to think about it.

It's so sad.

Let's pick some apples
in the orchard.

- What was that ?
- No idea. We'd better go back.

It's the killer sex fiend.
What do we do ?

Run.

Sabrina !

- Run, Magali. Save yourself.
- I'm not leaving you behind.

Stop !

- How did you do that ?
- I don't know.

Move back.

Further back.

- You control it, Magali.
- You think ?

Turn right.

Turn left.

- It's hard to believe Yuri.
- He's got some serious issues.

If he had a brain
he'd be a jackass for sure.

Poor kid.

You mock him, but he has
a clearer vision of the facts.

What do you mean, Mia ?

Sex quotas,
non-consensual masturbation,

a killer sex fiend,
what facts is he seeing ?

The fact that we deserted Karin.

The fact that our cowardice
makes our world a worse place.

Let's continue reading
to see where this crap goes.

I haven't even appeared
to save the world.

First some more Manhattans.
Who wants one ?

- Me.
- Me.

- Me.
- Fix drinks for everybody.

- Stop it, Zanini.
- He's got hair in his ears.

He does not.
Stop making things up.

He's got two dead hamsters
in his ears.

Get this in your thick skull.

Nothing you say
can make us dislike Guga.

We like him, period. Got it ?

Got it. Turn a blind eye to it.
No problem.

Guga, let me show you
Magali's albums.

- Excuse me.
- Have you got a CD player ?

- Yes, I paint and play music.
- Really ?

We can lend you
anything you like.

Thanks.

I'm glad you joined us.

But I must warn you
about something.

They are such messed up
control freaks, the other day...

Let me tell you something.

I've been in several
poly love communities.

I know all the flaws people have.
And I love their flaws.

I wouldn't practice poly love
if I didn't.

People who only look
at our qualities

should live by themselves,
not with company.

- But they're really difficult.
- So I'll love to live with them.

You have a lot of great stuff.

I'll be happy
and have great music too.

Gosh. Poor guy. I feel bad
about dumping him like that.

You'd feel worse
if you had slept with him.

I know. It would've been awful.
No, thanks. I'm going to bed.

- Thanks for saving me.
- Anytime.

- Good night.
- Good night.

Cut out this crap.
Give me the pills.

You know what's crap ? You trying
to stop me from taking my life

while you do the same thing.

Who, me ?
I'm trying to kill myself ?

Yes, you are.

But instead of pills, you're using
an entire society to do it.

I read all about you.
I know your story.

And there's a name for what
you're doing. Self-destruction.

What you call self-destruction,
I call courage.

I'll keep fighting
for what I believe in.

- You won't.
- How would you know ?

You lost your family, right ?
Have your friends deserted you too ?

You lost your family just like me.
You're losing your friends just like me.

You'll lose your company
just like me.

You'll lose people's respect
just like me.

The only difference
between you and me, Karin,

is that I'm guilty
and you're not.

But we'll die the same way.
It's just a matter of time.

You're mistaken.

Even if I were self-destructive,
I wouldn't be like you,

you want to destroy
other people.

You want to ruin
your son's life,

deny him the chance
to look back and admire you.

You're already paying
for what you did.

If you could just handle
this frustration like an adult

and stop acting
like a spoilt little girl,

you could get out one day
and move on.

But if you don't,
if you take your own life,

you'll not just kill yourself,
you'll also kill your own son.

Now, give me those pills.

Right now.

You did the right thing.

Just one more thing.
Don't talk to me anymore today.

I'm going to bed now.
I'm exhausted.

Did you see them scheduling
Karin's execution ?

I did. It's awful.

Yes, at least Mia and César

convinced Luna and Magali
to return to the resistance.

Really ?

Yes, they'll try to destroy government
headquarters and save Karin.

How ?

Luna tricks the guard commander
into opening the gate.

Then Magali will order
the sex fiend to move in

and devour the Prime Minister
and the entire parliament.

Then they'll release Karin
and she'll take over.

That's impossible.
It won't work.

It's Mia's plan
and she thinks it won't work.

But it's our only chance
to save Karin.

Luna will never trick
the guard commander.

They'll kill her.

"Yuri goes to the window
and looks at the horizon.

He repeats,
They're going to kill Luna."

All I need is to die too.

He treated me worse.
A scumbag in the shadows.

- You'd rather die than that ?
- In the movie.

Are you going to argue
all the way to the end ?

I want to see the scene
where I save the world. So continue.

I was in a group that cheated
on me with another group.

- Really ?
- Yes.

- Poly cheating.
- Luckily I found out soon.

You know if a group
is cheating on you.

When eight people cheat on you,
somebody always leaves a clue.

And when you catch them
in bed with other people,

it's sixteen people saying,
"It's not what you think."

They can't get away with it.

Monogamous people
are luckier that way.

It's easier for them
to get away with cheating.

- Why don't we go to the bedroom ?
- That's a great idea.

I agree.

Are you coming ?

No, thanks.
I think I'll watch a movie.

As you wish.
The door's open if you want.

"The guard commander
looks at Luna and says:

You're trying to trick us. You know
what the punishment is for that ?

Luna doesn't answer,
the guard commander says:

Execution by firing squad.
John, fetch the firing squad.

Saturday night won't be
as boring as I thought."

He's really killing me.
Yuri's killing me in the film.

And I'm nowhere to be seen.
How many pages to go ?

Two and I don't see
your name anywhere.

What ? Is Yuri crazy ?

How can a madman go crazy ?
He's crazy already.

Don't you want to know
how it ends ?

I do. Continue, Oscar.

Ready.

Aim.

Wait !

Who's that ?

He's not with the resistance.
The scanner detected the chip.

- See what he's thinking.
- Yes, sir.

I can't read it.
Nothing.

- Why not ?
- I don't know.

- Is this an illegible ?
- Impossible. The illegibles are dead.

- You moron. Give me that.
- Yes, sir.

Impossible !
Sir. Identify yourself.

- I am Yuri Kaprinski.
- What do you want ?

Nothing.
Just to save the world.

- I thought you would not help us.
- I changed my mind, Luna.

The world is six billion people
falling into an abyss.

I won't fail this time.

- For God's sake !
- Continue.

Okay.

"Yuri says... Tell Magali
to send the sex fiend over.

Yuri swipes the commander's card
at the gate and opens it.

The sex fiend shows up
and enters the building.

People scream and run,
but they're trapped.

They are swallowed up
by the globe of eternal sex.

Luna, Magali, Mia, César and Yuri
enter the building and free Karin.

Luna says,
Karin, now the world is yours.

Karin looks at them
emotionally and says:

No, now the world is ours.
The end."

That bastard !
Why the hell am I not in the movie ?

Ariel, didn't you hate
being in the other one ?

Shut up, faggot ! He wants me
to produce a movie I'm not in ?

- That's not happening. Never !
- Good, it's a piece of crap.

No, it's not.
He showed us the truth.

The truth is he's a moron.

Some things only a genius
or a moron can do.

And this movie is one of them.

That's true, Mia.
The film showed us what to do.

What we need to do
is save Karin.

We need to save the world.