35 Downhill (2022) Movie Script
1
Benchook? How's it going?
Fine, how are you?
All good?
Climb up, direct me
and cut the rope.
What?
- No, I can't.
- Who else can climb?
I can't even wipe my own ass.
Come on,
the whole kibbutz is coming.
What's going on?
Is there a strip show?
It's Pavel, he hanged himself.
What?!
Paveleh,
you old bastard.
- Hey, what's going on?
- I called you 20 times.
I didn't hear, I was packing.
Who's up there? Ben?
Benchuk?!
He got chunky, right?
Be careful, you'll fall!
Keep going,
you're almost there!
Don't tell me I'm almost there,
this is dangerous!
- Come on!
- Just keep climbing!
- Come on, Benchook!
- Keep climbing, you coward!
Go on, keep climbing!
Climb, keep climbing.
Ben-Gates, what's up?
I see we eat well in Kfar Saba.
Here, I'll do it.
I don't think you should,
you need a crane or something.
It's okay, give it to me.
Move your hand.
Coward.
Keep going, keep going.
Keep going, don't worry.
Hi.
When did you get here?
Just now.
Instead of yelling like a rooster,
you could've climbed up
and reached him.
35 DOWNHILL
Boris from Alzheimer,
Abrasha from cancer,
Dina from a heart attack.
That's just in the past six months.
Now Pavel.
Retirement got him down.
But now you're here.
Mordecai's kids
come every two weeks.
- Okay. Now tell me...
- Yes?
Did you ask him?
Oh, no.
I thought you should talk to him.
What's the problem?
It's either yes or no.
It's 7:30, I'll go to him.
Why don't you bring him his food?
Since when do you feed him?
For a while now.
He wasn't feeling so well lately,
and fainted a few times
because of diabetes.
Let Mordecai do it.
No, you go, make him happy.
Right, Ronit?
Yeah, good idea.
Albert.
Albert.
You know when I first
drank Jack Daniels?
In the Sinai.
And this isn't Jack Daniel's,
so don't tell me otherwise.
I want one for free.
It's Jack Daniel's,
and you know I can't.
I took the knife from him,
he almost peed his pants.
and I'm about to cut the rope,
when I cut it, the body goes...
Shut that shitty mouth of yours!
Or does someone
have to shut it for you?
Do you even know who Pavel was?
Take your shoes off
when you talk about him!
I was just joking, Albert.
Relax, have a drink.
You're telling me to relax?
Yes. You're drunk.
Let's see what you're made of.
Come and get me big guy!
Calm your drunk father down.
Calm down, what are you doing?
Back off!
Do not charge me,
that's not real Jack!
Albert...
I'm outta here.
I'm flying to Eilat in two hours,
don't wanna get arrested
for hitting an old drunk.
You think you're a man, huh?
Let's see what
kind of man you are.
Calm down, Albert.
My flight is more important.
You're a real man, huh?
Go to your plane, big-shot.
In the 70's Pavel and I
drove to Eilat on a tractor.
A week driving,
then two weeks plowing.
Enough!
No one buys your bullshit.
You think I can't do it now?
You piece of shit.
Albert, I know you can't.
What if I make it by tractor?
What if I make it to Eilat
within a week?
Stop it,
you're embarrassing yourself.
Wait, you wanna bet?
He's completely drunk.
Really?
Craig will never give him a tractor.
No, no.
Why not.
You said it took a week?
You got a week.
On a genuine Jack Daniels,
don't worry.
See you in Eilat,
at the entrance of the city.
2,000 shekels he doesn't
even make it to Haifa.
How long is he going for?
A week.
A week!
Are you serious?
Our flight is on Saturday,
what are we supposed to do?
I don't know what to say.
We wouldn't be here
if you had taken care of things.
You're fast to use
my dad's card for tickets,
but you don't do
the most important thing.
You have to go with him,
because if you don't get him to sign...
you can stay here
at your mom's for all I care.
Hi.
What kind of tractor is this?
Is it any good?
Is it any good?
It's a Ferguson 35,
the famous 1963 model.
Fixed up like Ursula Andress.
It can go 35 km per hour.
Downhill.
Are you serious? That's it?
Listen, I don't need a babysitter.
Your mother begged me
to let you come along.
So if you're coming,
don't look so depressed,
- it's unbearable.
- I'm not depressed, I'm asking.
I saw lepers in India,
happier than you.
- Hi, Albert.
- Hello, sweety.
It's Grandpa. Remember me?
Last time I saw you,
you were the size of a cat.
Now you're tall and slim,
not short and fat...
like your dad,
right?
Are you going scuba diving?
Our boat is there.
They sunk it a few years ago.
They even invited me
to speak at the ceremony.
The Naval Commander
was there, a band.
But I didn't have time.
They wanted me
to talk about the war.
We reached the Egyptian shore,
did I ever tell you?
I think so.
Midnight, stormy sea, I have a cold.
We enter the harbor
in a circular movement,
it's as dark as
the plague of darkness.
And the Egyptian torpedo
and the gasoline on the water.
Very exciting. Let's go.
Feel good and take care.
Watch out.
I don't have time for funerals...
Ronit.
I'm gonna miss you so much.
Bye, buddy.
Watch out, dummy!
You wanna fight? I'll fuck you up!
Go fuck yourself!
- What do you have to eat?
- No Hebrew.
Thank you.
- So now you read Russian?
- No, this is Georgian.
I'm looking at the prices.
These are...
appetizers, because they're cheap.
- These are main courses.
- Albert,
order whatever you want.
It's on me.
Whatever I want?
Okay,
- we want...
- 45?
Two.
This.
This.
This.
Two.
And... This.
And...
This.
Sorry, this too.
And whiskey.
I wonder
what we're going to get.
Nice.
It could be
a concept restaurant
where you don't know
what you'll get.
If you need money,
I don't have any.
What? Who said I need money?
Despite what you think,
I'm not stupid.
What do you need?
What about
your family properties in Poland?
- What?
- In Poland.
Did you know your family
owned a leather factory
and an entire block in Lodz?
You can file a claim with
the Holocaust claim conference and...
Your whiskey.
I'm not a Holocaust survivor.
I was four
when the Germans left France.
I don't remember anything.
The end of this year
is the final date,
after that,
no claims can be made and...
We're going to Warsaw
in a few days
to try to get things moving.
We want to buy a new apartment
in Hod Hasharon,
- and it could help...
- Ferguson!
Massey Ferguson?
I knew it was yours.
Your hands, like my father's.
He said it's the best
tractor in the world.
I'm Yasha.
Cheers.
No thanks, if I drink,
I'll fall asleep.
What is this, a boy or a girl?
Come on, drink.
For my father.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
He had a Lada.
Good tractor?
You know what you call
a Lada at the top of a hill?
- What?
- A miracle.
What does he do?
Ben has... a computer company.
In New York.
Important man.
I'll be right back.
I live in Kfar Saba,
and don't have any company.
Who cares?
He doesn't know that.
And you could've had one.
I don't want to fight,
just tell me...
This is Ben, right?
Albert.
She doesn't know Hebrew.
This is Natya.
She's not only beautiful,
she's very talented.
I'm sorry,
we're in the middle of something
and I don't have
any money on me, so...
She really is beautiful, but...
I really don't have
any money on me.
He ordered the entire menu,
and anyway we're in the middle of...
And if you had any,
how much would you pay?
What?
I don't know.
Yasha, right?
We're in the middle of something,
if you could just give us a moment.
Approximately.
Throw out a number.
I don't know.
Three hundred...
and fifty.
350 for what?
The usual.
The usual. That's nice.
Is there a special too?
I don't understand.
Explain what a special is.
Up the ass?
I don't speak Hebrew.
My uncle said
you have a computer company.
I'm looking for a job.
I'm sorry, I didn't know...
On the count of three,
I'm gonna fuck you the usual way,
And then, the special.
Shame on you!
One...
I'm really sorry.
Ben.
Ben.
Ben!
What?
I had no choice, I had to eat.
For medical reasons.
Sure...
Didn't you think
she was a hooker?
Of course I did.
Good thing he didn't ask me.
Can you tell me how much?
77 kilos, but you're all dressed up.
What do you say about Poland?
All you have to do is sign.
I told you, it's not mine,
I have no connection to Poland,
I'm French.
Yasha opened up a bottle.
It's very nice there.
I'm going back.
So am I.
Drop me off
at the train station tomorrow.
It was a mistake to come along.
What?
Your wallet.
You said you're paying.
Thanks.
I hope for your sake
you have other kids.
There's one.
Where does he live?
Also in America?
No, he lives near me.
He's a doctor.
Nice. That's lucky.
Cause the one outside
is spectacularly stupid.
- Lake Kinneret!
- Ben.
It's unreal,
you don't care about anyone
but yourself!
It's not my fault
you sleep like a zombie.
Leave me alone.
You never asked what's
going on with me. Never!
As if I don't have enough problems.
What problems?
Me and Ronit have problems,
we're in therapy and may break up,
is that enough?
Between you and me,
it's not like she's gonna
find a cure for cancer.
Just kidding.
It's a joke.
I need your help with something.
Of course you need something.
You always need something.
Have I ever asked you for anything?
No, it's always about you!
Would you shut up and listen?
What?
I want to go to Uri, to see him.
Liar.
You don't believe me?
Then go.
What do you want from me?
I'm sick.
There might not be another chance.
What, cancer?
My kidneys are done.
They want me to start dialysis.
People live for years on dialysis.
Well not me!
I'm not doing it.
It starts off with that,
then cut my leg,
then a wheelchair.
I'll never live in a wheelchair, ever.
Then what do you want from me?
He's somewhere in the West Bank.
He'll only talk to you.
Please.
- What will I tell him?
- Nothing.
Just bring me there.
Stay for two days
and I'll sign whatever you want.
Think about it.
Tell me exactly how much,
I can't see.
I need to know exactly.
You and your phone!
Always in it!
Oh, I'm sorry.
You could be
a little more considerate.
Not everyone wants to see...
- that Roman body of yours.
- Don't be ridiculous.
A little wild sexuality
never hurt anyone.
I like flirting, what can I do?
Yeah, and cheating.
Excuse me, remind me
what you said to that working girl?
It's not the same.
I didn't do anything.
Don't compare us,
I'm not like you.
I show an interest in you.
Or least I pretend to.
You know nothing about me.
You don't know I've been
unemployed for a year,
you don't know that Rocky's dead,
you don't know that I'm
on anti-depressants, you know nothing.
Rocky's dead?
He was a good dog.
I'm going in the water,
maybe you should too.
So you're depressed, big deal.
Only idiots
don't get depressed.
Your silence doesn't bother me.
But since we're here,
we may as well talk.
Wanna tell me what's going on?
- I just...
- Get a load of those fawns.
It's like in the Song of Songs:
"Thy breasts are like fawns".
It looks like a Bambi!
Oh boy, she just looked at us.
Naughty!
If I were you,
I'd run beside her and say:
"Hello, you're mighty fast,
my name is..."
Stop talking
and looking at her like that,
you dinosaur, it's embarrassing.
Oh, the police is here.
Do you hand
a butt watching permit?
The world has changed,
some words are forbidden now.
Forbidden?
That's your generation's
new thing, but not me.
I'll say whatever I want.
If you're looking for slogans,
I'd go for:
"It's forbidden to forbid"
like said back in May 68.
Forbidden to say...
It's like if you don't say it,
Houdini makes it disappear.
It says a lot about you
if it annoys you so much.
It only says, if one insults me
I call him an asshole,
I don't tell him
it's forbidden to say.
"Benito"! Freedom is to crack jokes,
to insult, and look
at butts running around.
If we can't joke about things,
let's just die.
Eucalyptus.
Just looking at the eucalyptus.
I hope you get arrested.
Seriously.
- I've been arrested plenty.
- Bullshit.
How's it going, guys?
Cleaning up the beach?
Tell me if you need any help,
I'm a good diver.
So is this nudnik here,
my son, I taught him.
Navy, January 1963.
No, we're searching
for a body. Missing woman.
Her husband's under arrest.
Can you move aside?
Yes.
Thanks.
Let's let them work.
Terrible.
What's taking you so long?
I'm dying of heat.
Eventually the most
important thing on earth
is to always know
where the closest toilets are!
Hello.
Hi. Excuse me?
Are you guys gypsies or something?
What? No.
It's a long and idiotic story.
You need a haircut.
You look retarded you know?
- What?
- You've got major potential.
You have beautiful eyes.
Can I catch a ride with you guys?
I missed my bus to Beit Shean.
It's only 2km away.
I'm dead, I've been walking.
No.
We're not going in that direction.
It's only 2km away.
You're on a tractor.
It's not like you're in a hurry.
If it's 2km what's the problem?
You are walking.
It's not like you're in a hurry.
Okay, never mind.
- Hello, commander!
- Hello.
Need some help?
I need a ride to Beit Shean,
but the grumpy lady here said no.
What? Don't listen to him,
of course we can.
We're driving to Eilat.
Everything is on the way.
- What's your name?
- Naomi.
I'm going to take a leak,
do whatever you want.
- Albert.
- Hi.
That's my son, Ben.
Don't mind him.
He's been farting sideways
since he was a kid,
pissed off at the world.
Bye, commander.
Too bad I didn't ride
in the back with you,
but a bet is a bet.
Thanks, it was fun.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Ben, think about that haircut,
you'll be a heartbreaker.
That's Guy Beart.
The great Guy.
What a singer.
What a voice, what force.
Reminds me of...
Reminds me of me.
What's your name?
What a moron.
- How much for a cola?
- Five.
Thanks.
Thanks. Thanks.
- What if wanted a cola too?
- Tough luck.
- I'm gonna break your face!
- Son of a bitch!
Gimme my wallet!
Come here, you cunt.
Fucking bitch.
You fucking bitch,
give it to me!
- Give it to me.
- Gimme the wallet!
- My passport!
- My wallet!
First gimme the passport.
Who is this?
Are you fucking him?
Gimme the passport...
- I'm calling the cops!
- Go back in the wagon!
Relax man!
Relax.
My passport
or I'm calling the cops!
- Call them!
- Look how many witnesses!
- Gimme my passport now!
- It's okay.
- Shut up.
- Hey, relax, okay?
Albert, keep out of this.
Gimme my passport!
Mind the old man!
Let's see
what the cops will say...
Son of a bitch!
After you tried to hit me.
Get outta here, you piece of shit.
Here's your fucking wallet!
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- Are you okay ?
- I'm Ok.
Can I come with you?
I don't want to be alone now.
Of course.
Albert, let's go, okay?
I'm sorry, let's just leave.
- It's fine.
- Thank you.
Let's just get out of here.
He held on to my passport, you see?
He wouldn't give it back
after the divorce.
Asshole.
It drove me absolutely crazy.
You can get a new one, you know?
Why should I pay 1.000 shekels
for a new one
because of that son of a bitch?
Who does he think he is?
It's mine!
It costs 250.
I got one recently.
Him? Amazing.
Tell mom not to worry.
Yes, yes.
Okay, but why are you upset?
I'll get it and I'll see you
at home in two days.
It's all good, okay?
Okay, but he'll sign,
that's what you wanted.
Bye.
Look what I caught for you!
For me?
Are you crazy?
Why on earth did you do that?
Are you nuts?
I wanted to prepare
a feast for you.
You won't get anything now!
None!
Never. Never!
Seriously,
your generation,
you're a bunch of faggots.
Always whining that
you have no money, no work,
and you don't eat pigeons.
Instead of burning all down,
what do you do?
Nothing. And why?
You were all in the army
and are afraid of getting detention.
We, the French...
True, we lost
almost every war,
but revolutions?
That, we know Best!
If you don't mind,
don't say "faggot" around me.
Don't use such derogatory words.
I told you.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it like that...
It was a figure of speech.
And out of all the things I said,
that was the least important.
What's important is the revolutions.
- The revolutions!
- Okay.
I spoke with Ronit,
I'm leaving right after Uri.
I'll sign when I see him.
Who's Uri anyway?
Good question.
What do you think?
I think you should be quiet.
- Okay, then I'll tell her...
- Uri! I mean, Ben.
I'm Ben,
Uri is another son of his,
from a different mother.
Cute little Alberto couldn't
control his one-eyed snake
and bit another woman at the kibbutz
while my mother was pregnant.
Shut up!
You have no idea
what you're talking about.
But if you really want to know,
then yes,
I was drunk and horny
and I cheated on your mother.
And Hanna Schwartz had
the biggest breasts in the world
and we fucked like animals.
35 years ago, big deal.
- Grow up, cry-baby.
- Fine.
As if you're such an angel.
And honey,
I got arrested 7 times
at Black Panther protests in Jerusalem.
They even put me
on their poster.
Yes, the guy yelling
with the glasses is me.
I'm familiar with racism too.
I will tell you about me a bit.
I never cry.
My tears don't work too well.
But when Obama was elected...
When Obama was elected
the tears kept
rolling down my face.
It was the greatest moment
in the past 100 years of diarrhea
that we call this century.
The greatest moment!
Sorry.
Don't believe him.
The Black Panthers...
He's Polish.
Full of shit.
I'm sorry too.
I shouldn't have asked.
Sorry.
What are you doing?
It's that App that makes
Emojis out of one's face.
Nice.
It's like that...
I had it,
what's that App called...
"Your Face"?
They came out with it
two months before me.
No way.
That sucks.
So you didn't come out
with it at all?
How long did you work on it?
No and I worked on it
for three years.
This is the only sample here,
on this IPhone. A souvenir.
Then invent something else.
Seriously.
You should be happy
that you can invent
such good things.
It's way better than being
a garage manager at...
an army base in the desert.
You're a garage manager?
What's so funny?
I'm sorry, but the job
at Apple was already taken.
But I think I'm gonna quit.
Especially now
that I have my passport.
I always dreamed of going
to Chicago, traveling.
Maybe I'll even visit my dad.
He's still in Ethiopia.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Now I can.
Now that the story
with that loser is over.
I can't believe I was married to him.
I always hoped
he wouldn't be at home
and now I'm happy
he was there.
That he saw.
He saw
I'm not afraid of him,
even though I was a little scared.
Yeah.
Yeah.
What do you mean, yeah?
Am I the only one talking here?
I have nothing to say.
I heard your conversation
with your wife.
How long have you been together?
16 years.
We've been like this
for a long time.
Even before Ilan was born.
He didn't come easily either.
It took a long time,
treatments and...
My little swimmers don't have tails.
The ones that do, swim backwards.
Are you sorry you had him?
No way.
I never thought I could love
something like that.
Do you love her?
I used to.
Very much, at first.
And now...
I look at our life,
and from the outside
everything looks good because
she's an amazing woman, really.
And a good mother.
I know I'm lucky my son is healthy
and we're not starving.
But I never really wanted this life.
But somehow,
I woke up in it.
And I hate myself...
for hating my life, you know?
Yes.
I thought things would be better
after Ilan was born,
that a child would help.
But it only made it
more complicated.
And you're the guy
who had nothing to say.
I haven't talked for a long time.
Sorry for dumping
all this on you, I'm a little drunk.
I'm just afraid of wasting my life.
That in the end,
I'll just regret it all.
I know what you mean.
It'll be okay.
It'll be okay.
What an idiot...
Where are we going now?
- Haim.
- No entry!
My condolences,
for your brother.
I'm sorry,
I thought you knew.
I haven't seen Pavel in years.
- We're okay, right?
- Yeah.
Are you a friend of Pavel
from the kibbutz?
Way before, from boarding school
during 6 years.
- A boarding school?
- A prestigious one.
Look at that one!
It was hard to get in,
but my father,
let's say he
gave me a big push.
Then we came to the kibbutz together.
Then the army together.
- The Navy.
- Same boat in the Kippur War.
On the first night they sent us
to search for Egyptians,
a supplies ship.
There were three Zodiacs
on the opposite shore.
- Full of Sudanese.
- You guys had fun...
- Not exactly, we...
- You played with little boats.
I was with Ariel Sharon.
In the war
we crossed the Suez Canal.
- Look how huge that one is.
- Enough already!
- I'm trying...
- I'll be in the wagon.
- Where's the restroom?
- Over there.
I didn't know he went
to a prestigious boarding school.
Prestigious, my ass.
It was for kids
who ran away from home.
After the war,
there were lots of them.
Do you live alone here?
When I was little,
we'd go fishing and diving with him.
- He was nice, Pavel.
- Maybe.
I don't know.
It was in another world.
Another life.
I had a little brother
who I loved very much.
Want to buy one?
1,000 dollars.
- Here is your coffee.
- Thanks.
I think we're in the West Bank.
You know,
I was just trying to be nice
and you treated me like shit.
I was learning about my dad,
like you told me to,
I had no idea
he went to boarding school.
I have a wife,
just to remind you.
My God! I know.
Then why are you flirting with me?
Yesterday and today.
Who's flirting with you?
Oh my god, first of all,
you tried kissing me,
I was just trying to be nice,
we had a rough day,
you were nice,
I was nice, that's it.
And learn this:
not every woman
who's nice to you - wants you.
What's wrong with you stupid men?
Why am I even explaining myself?
You're strange.
You have issues.
Yeah, you're strange, bro.
Thank you, doctor,
for that profound analysis.
Did you learn that
at the military garage?
I'm trying to be nice
and help you.
I don't need your help,
I don't need anything
just to get away from this fucking
desert and the idiot up front.
He's not an idiot,
he's a great guy.
And at least he's here
and not in Ethiopia.
If you had eyes,
you may be able to see that.
Interesting!
I thought I had beautiful eyes,
or do you say that
to all the men you hit on?
I thought you were nice.
You can fuck off.
Can I have my phone back?
You spoiled brat.
Look at your phone
instead of at the view.
Does complaining do you any good?
You don't have to talk to me,
we can just be quiet.
Cheap fuel
I'll pay for the gas and be on my way.
- No.
- Yes.
I hate goodbyes, don't overdo it.
Life is one long goodbye.
I'll pay too. Half.
No need.
No, no.
Can I use your phone?
Don't give it back to him.
See that?
Haven't lost my magic touch.
And you're a real gentleman
with the money.
She said no,
like Usain Bolt puts
the wallet back.
She wanted to pay.
No need to remind you I'm broke.
She's not Rothschild either.
We need to get to Zichron Avraham.
Let's get a tow truck,
get over with this nonsense?
For that I'm willing to pay.
Which way are you going?
Straight.
- Great.
- Right.
Naomi.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Did you see...
an Ethiopian girl?
Bathroom.
My son.
His dream is to make it
to the Tour de France.
Good. Very good.
We're in the Alps today.
Naomi.
Naomi, I'm paying too, okay?
Naomi?
That bitch.
Fucking bitch.
Fucking bitch!
Wait, stop! Stop!
What are you doing, you idiot?
Get on!
Get on the tractor!
- Get on!
- Fine!
You don't stand a chance.
Stop!
Stop, you idiot!
Come on!
Idiot!
Come on!
Come on!
Get in the wagon or I leave you here!
My god, why don't you listen?
- We're out of gas.
- What?
We didn't fill up back there, Einstein.
- Call the police.
- No way.
Call the police.
She broke my phone.
- The tractor has no license.
- Call!
They wouldn't let me take it,
they just renovated it!
I don't give a shit, call them
or gimme your phone,
you told her to take mine!
Oh, it's my fault?
She ran off because of you.
What did you do
with her last night?
I didn't do anything,
give me the phone.
You're mad at me
for fucking around?
Give me the phone,
I never did anything, I...
I once had a massage
Give me your phone!
What will Ronit say
about her horny husband!
No!
Go get it!
You know,
I can't wait till we get to Uri.
So he can tell you
what a shame it is
to be your son.
How we got laughed at every day,
everywhere in the Kibbutz.
and growing up,
next to a living reminder of...
what a loser your father is!
You're lucky.
A week ago
I would've kicked your ass!
You think
you're not a disappointment?
You're like...
a fart in mid constipation!
Dirty Arabs!
Let me do it,
so you don't die on the way.
You don't know what
you're talking about.
Fine. Give it to me.
Take this.
- No need.
- Coward.
- Take some water with you.
- No need!
Take some water.
Hello, anybody here?
Excuse me?
Excuse me?
Hi.
We ran out of gas.
Do you have
some diesel for a tractor?
There's a hose there, it's free.
Thanks.
Did you ever think
there's a meteor on its way here?
What?
A meteor,
coming here from space.
Some guy dream of going to Australia,
he saves and saves and saves,
then boom.
Another guy is dying
to take a dump in the office.
But there's a pretty woman
in line after him,
so he's embarrassed.
He runs to the building next door,
gets to the bathroom...
Boom.
One woman,
her husband beats her.
She says, "I'll leave him."
But there's always something,
like their son's birthday,
so she stays,
because it's never a good time.
Boom.
Have you ever thought about it?
I think I have enough.
They brought it all here
from America, brand new.
Clinton brought them.
They said they'd build a highway
and a fast train to Jordan.
I guard.
And wait.
Have you ever thought about it?
Do you know that koalas
only eat eucalyptus leaves?
But the leaves wear down their teeth
until they have no teeth left.
And then they die of starvation.
The black koala or
the North African koala?
I gotta go. Thanks.
Okay.
Who's the coward?
Who's the coward now?
Where have you been, you idiot?
Come here, help me.
- Come on.
- What's wrong?
Get my insulin.
It's in my bag.
- Hurry.
- Hold on.
- Give it to me.
- Hold on.
Hurry.
- How much?
- Eleven.
- Hold on.
- Come on.
- Should I inject you?
- No, no.
- I put on three and a half kilos.
- Yes.
What's going on?
He gained three
and a half kilos of fluid.
And...
with his heart failure
and diabetes, and foot...
Not heart failure, kidney failure.
Kidney failure is a result
of heart failure,
which leads to the kidneys
not draining properly
and then the lungs fill up with water.
It makes his diabetic foot worse,
and could cause gangrene
- and then...
- Paint it Blue,
- cut it off and throw it in the sea.
- Exactly.
You're lucky you have
the lungs of a youngster
but you need to start dialysis
as soon as possible.
I have some Fusid here,
it's a diuretic.
It'll help for today,
but go to the hospital tomorrow.
And you, young lad,
got sunburned to a crisp.
But I have a great trick for that.
Go rest,
I'll bring it to your room.
Thank you, doctor.
Keep an eye on him,
- don't let him drink a lot of water.
- But it's so hot.
Give him ice cubes,
two cups a day, max.
He's drowning inside himself.
Okay, thank you.
The smell of milk
reminds me of the Germans.
I was born in Toulouse,
in a big Christian familly grave.
Did I ever tell you?
My mother would smuggle notes
to the Resistance in my diapers.
To make sure my diapers was full,
she'd give me fresh milk,
and immediately
I'd turn into a volcano!
If you ask me, it was a waste,
they could've made Roquefort,
my favorite cheese.
Here's some ice.
When's the last time
you spoke to him or saw him?
When he started first grade.
I wanted to wish him good luck.
But everyone was watching,
so I didn't say anything.
I'm sorry, it's closed today.
We want to see Uri Schwartz,
we're... family.
One moment.
Do you see him?
Over there, in the first row.
I called a cab, it's on its way.
I'll wait for the tow truck.
- Uri isn't coming.
- Why not?
- He's going to the ritual bath.
- Where?
To the ritual bath.
I'm his father, I haven't
seen him in many years.
I understand, I'm sorry,
I ask you to leave, sir.
Please leave, sir.
- Take your hand off me.
- Calm down.
- Sir, sir.
- Albert...
- Hands off, idiot.
- It's all good.
- Hands off.
- It's all good.
- Uri, it's Albert!
- We're leaving.
Let's step outside.
Uri, it's Albert!
Uri, it's Albert!
Calm down, what's your problem?
- Uri, it's Albert!
- Get your hands off him!
Uri, it's Albert!
- Hands off, idiot!
- Back off!
Calm down!
- Okay, we're leaving.
- Hands off.
We're leaving.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Motherfuckers.
Too bad I didn't take this
with me before, I would've seen him.
- What are you doing?
- We wasted our time here.
The tow truck is on the way,
go home, go to the hospital!
It's just a stupid bet!
My boat.
I'm going to see my boat.
- Albert.
- I'm going to see my boat.
Albert, go home.
Shit.
I finally need to pee
and it doesn't come out.
Even my dick doesn't work anymore.
Forget fucking,
forget that I have nothing
and my whole body hurts,
forget that everyone forgot
about me long ago, I don't give a fuck.
But even this, this dick,
this piece of meat,
this fucking pee pipe doesn't work.
I have nothing. Nothing.
Let's go back home.
Listen,
I now understand that
you've come a long way and...
"Honor Thy Father"
is the Fifth Commandment.
Just no scenes.
Of course.
He's over there.
- Do I have to get naked?
- Of course, ritual bath.
Oh my God...
Oh my God...
Hey.
Hey.
Want to go outside and talk?
Let's go into the bath,
it'll do us good.
Purification.
Like the kibbutz's pool, huh?
Totally.
Both freezing with testicules
Guinness book should measure.
It's the Rabbi.
Oh. Sorry.
Why didn't you tell me
he was coming too?
I knew you wouldn't
want to see him.
You have to go to him.
- No, I don't owe him anything.
- Uri, he's sick.
He just peed in his pants.
Just say hello.
Don't shake his hand,
just say: "Hello, Albert,
"you're a loser, but I forgive you."
I don't forgive him.
You're religious, aren't you guys
supposed to be better or something?
With mercy?
Mercy?
Did he have mercy?
He never said a word to me
my entire life.
Let's move to the warm water.
There's warm water?
When I started first grade
I stood alone with Mom
in front of the entire kibbutz.
And you were in the same row,
four meters away,
with your mom and Albert.
Everyone was looking at us. Laughing.
He never spoke to me
in front of everyone
or when I was alone
in the children's house.
He was the night guard,
he could've come, be with me.
7 years old, lying there wide awake,
seeing him walk by in the hallway,
pretending not to see me.
And I'm alone and he's my dad.
I'd hear him telling you
bedtime stories,
changing your sheets
when you wet your bed.
He didn't even say
hello to me back then,
so why should I say
hello to him now?
It's called "310".
He immerses himself 310 times.
He's very devout.
Listen,
It was shitty for you
I know.
He's an idiot, I know,
but we shouldn't be angry about
what happened when we were kids,
because we are not anymore.
And at least he's here
and not in Ethiopia,
you can tell him stuff.
I never expected anything from him,
I knew he was ashamed of me.
But from you,
I expected otherwise.
Things could've been
different for me and you.
You could've been
my half-brother, if not whole.
I didn't know you felt like that.
I never thought about how you felt.
But since I'm here now...
know that I'm sorry
I didn't make you feel
like my half-brother.
Because to me,
we always were,
even if we never said so.
So what do you say?
He's our stupid dad.
The Fifth Commandment?
No.
Have a good life, Ben.
God willing, maybe you and I
can have coffee some time.
I'd love that.
I'm sorry,
Uri...
His life isn't easy.
Good luck, in any case.
Tell me...
This Yeshiva looks
like my boarding school.
Once...
It was a religious school, you know.
And I refused to pray
and all that crap,
so they locked me in the synagogue
all night to teach me a lesson.
I said, no problem.
When they came in the morning,
everything was destroyed.
Destroyed.
Boy, did I get a beating.
God have mercy.
They tore me apart. All of them.
Teachers, students.
They told my father.
He came especially.
Brought with him
the stick with the leather on top.
He had a leather company
in France too.
He made it there especially for me.
He rode three hours
on the train holding that stick
just to beat me.
Only Pavel helped me.
Maybe I should've told you both,
then Uri wouldn't be here
wasting his life away on hats.
The idiot could be a doctor,
you know?
He must find
good things in religion.
Bullshit.
Rituals upon rituals.
Same prayers,
morning, noon and night.
Same book from beginning to end,
then back again.
OCD for the masses.
Come on, we're wasting time.
Ow, ow, careful,
I'm tired, my foot hurts.
I'll drive.
Only if when we get to Eilat,
you go to the hospital.
Fine,
suit yourself.
No one at the kibbutz bet
that you'd make it anyway, so...
Okay, don't be ridiculous.
Help me up.
I'll hold the steering wheel.
- I'm not a cheat.
- Fine.
How exactly will you drive
with your foot?
There's a hand-control
for the gas, moron.
If you worked
in the banana plantations...
Okay, okay, let's go.
And do me a favor, if you're coming,
don't look so depressed,
I saw lepers in India,
happier than you.
Dad!
Bye!
Uri, you moron.
My back.
No, no, gently,
you're not scraping off paint.
Do it gently.
Tell me,
why do you live
in such a small room?
As an elder, you deserve a house.
What do I need a house for?
I don't know.
Don't you want a garden?
I have.
The memorial gardens.
and the whole kibbutz
is one big garden.
Don't you want a bigger house?
It's a room and a half.
You need to clean
or there'll be mice.
Then you have to get a cat,
then food for the cat,
then a bowl for the cat,
and...
I don't need it, really.
You know, I was reading
about dialysis a few days ago.
There are mobile
dialysis machines now,
you can walk around with them.
You don't have to be scared.
I'm not.
On the contrary, buddy,
I'm not scared.
I've had a good run.
I didn't end up in the Shoah Museum
like the others.
Albert, you're going to the hospital,
that's all there is to it.
Come here, look at something.
- What?
- Come here, look.
- What?
- Come closer.
Which direction is it turning?
To the right.
You know you can make it
turn in the opposite direction?
It's an optical illusion.
The eye sticks
to the first direction it sees.
Imagine it turning the other way now,
to the left,
like this.
What's going on with Ronit?
She's barely talking to me.
I better not be late for the flight.
To the right.
- Get the forms.
- What forms?
You know, to sign.
Later.
Come on, we got 200km to go.
- When is your flight?
- 11 p.m. It'll be okay.
What is that?
Look at that, that's crazy.
They must be migrating.
- Look at what?
- The butterflies, look!
Where is it?
Fucking butterflies!
So many fucking butterflies.
Shit.
Hello there.
They're finally here,
Thelma and Louise.
Tell me... Stop.
You think the police has nothing
better to do on a Friday?
Turn off the engine,
get off that thing.
One second,
we just...
It's a very long story, but...
I know, the giant over there
told me everything.
But this is stolen property, my friend.
And you, with your record...
I'm sorry, Albert.
It's Albert, right?
My dad's name is Albert too.
I can't let you go.
I'm late for Friday dinner
and my wife will kill me.
Now let me get home.
Turn off the engine.
And you, Blondy,
help me disconnect... this shit.
It doesn't matter.
We made it, right?
You made it.
What did he mean,
a record like yours?
- Maybe the Fatah.
- The Fatah?
Yeah, right.
The Black Panthers, several arrests.
He even was on their poster.
There's a picture in his police record.
You all think I'm a joke,
an old drunk who pees in his pants.
You think all I ever did
was fix toasters.
But yes, I spoke with the Fatah,
and I smuggled Sharansky's
diary in my shoes.
Does that moron know that?
I did stuff
and I piss on all of you.
I piss on all of you.
"Under the paving stones, the beach!"
You're crazy! Crazy!
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
EILAYou really made it!
- Dad?
- Albert?
Dad?
Dispatch, I need ambulance...
I see you fled
from the hospital cuisine.
What are you doing here?
What about your flight, dummy?
I canceled it, I need to think.
To think?
Einstein needs to think.
Don't think you moron!
Go to her!
Don't be an idiot.
I'm asking you, don't be a moron.
I know what I'm talking about.
- Don't end up alone.
- Don't worry.
We both know
we need a break.
And a break up is not that bad.
Anyways,
tomorrow, back home, they'll drain
the fluids at the hospital.
How long will it take
till it comes back?
I don't know.
How long?
Two or three weeks.
And dialysis?
Every two to three days,
but they're mainly concerned
about your foot.
A gangrene has started.
So I should start getting
used to the wheelchair?
So, we're going
for one last dive.
We'll pick you up
in the evening.
Hey, Mishmish,
I'm coming along.
I want to see it.
I might not have another chance.
I can't see anything.
It's too deep.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
I go back and forth, back and forth,
with the throttle.
Back and forth, to get away.
We're stuck in the sand
and we can't move.
Back and forth.
Across from us,
there's an Egyptian base,
suddenly the cable tears,
and the controls are disconnected.
We lost the throttle.
And they start shooting...
My God. Evil God.
So much shooting.
I yelled to Pavel,
"The cable is torn!"
He was the chief mechanic.
He ran down...
He tied the cable with his sock.
With his sock!
I always loved your laugh.
Pavel...
Pavush.
Pavaleh.
He saved me. With his sock.
It's funny.
In the end they didn't need it,
so they sank it here.
It was one of the
Cherbourg ships, you know?
The French ships we stole in the 60'.
No way.
Speaking of history,
is it true what you said about
the Fatah and Sharansky's diary?
Did you really
smuggle it in your shoes?
Ask your mother.
Dad.
I love you.
I love you.
Benchook? How's it going?
Fine, how are you?
All good?
Climb up, direct me
and cut the rope.
What?
- No, I can't.
- Who else can climb?
I can't even wipe my own ass.
Come on,
the whole kibbutz is coming.
What's going on?
Is there a strip show?
It's Pavel, he hanged himself.
What?!
Paveleh,
you old bastard.
- Hey, what's going on?
- I called you 20 times.
I didn't hear, I was packing.
Who's up there? Ben?
Benchuk?!
He got chunky, right?
Be careful, you'll fall!
Keep going,
you're almost there!
Don't tell me I'm almost there,
this is dangerous!
- Come on!
- Just keep climbing!
- Come on, Benchook!
- Keep climbing, you coward!
Go on, keep climbing!
Climb, keep climbing.
Ben-Gates, what's up?
I see we eat well in Kfar Saba.
Here, I'll do it.
I don't think you should,
you need a crane or something.
It's okay, give it to me.
Move your hand.
Coward.
Keep going, keep going.
Keep going, don't worry.
Hi.
When did you get here?
Just now.
Instead of yelling like a rooster,
you could've climbed up
and reached him.
35 DOWNHILL
Boris from Alzheimer,
Abrasha from cancer,
Dina from a heart attack.
That's just in the past six months.
Now Pavel.
Retirement got him down.
But now you're here.
Mordecai's kids
come every two weeks.
- Okay. Now tell me...
- Yes?
Did you ask him?
Oh, no.
I thought you should talk to him.
What's the problem?
It's either yes or no.
It's 7:30, I'll go to him.
Why don't you bring him his food?
Since when do you feed him?
For a while now.
He wasn't feeling so well lately,
and fainted a few times
because of diabetes.
Let Mordecai do it.
No, you go, make him happy.
Right, Ronit?
Yeah, good idea.
Albert.
Albert.
You know when I first
drank Jack Daniels?
In the Sinai.
And this isn't Jack Daniel's,
so don't tell me otherwise.
I want one for free.
It's Jack Daniel's,
and you know I can't.
I took the knife from him,
he almost peed his pants.
and I'm about to cut the rope,
when I cut it, the body goes...
Shut that shitty mouth of yours!
Or does someone
have to shut it for you?
Do you even know who Pavel was?
Take your shoes off
when you talk about him!
I was just joking, Albert.
Relax, have a drink.
You're telling me to relax?
Yes. You're drunk.
Let's see what you're made of.
Come and get me big guy!
Calm your drunk father down.
Calm down, what are you doing?
Back off!
Do not charge me,
that's not real Jack!
Albert...
I'm outta here.
I'm flying to Eilat in two hours,
don't wanna get arrested
for hitting an old drunk.
You think you're a man, huh?
Let's see what
kind of man you are.
Calm down, Albert.
My flight is more important.
You're a real man, huh?
Go to your plane, big-shot.
In the 70's Pavel and I
drove to Eilat on a tractor.
A week driving,
then two weeks plowing.
Enough!
No one buys your bullshit.
You think I can't do it now?
You piece of shit.
Albert, I know you can't.
What if I make it by tractor?
What if I make it to Eilat
within a week?
Stop it,
you're embarrassing yourself.
Wait, you wanna bet?
He's completely drunk.
Really?
Craig will never give him a tractor.
No, no.
Why not.
You said it took a week?
You got a week.
On a genuine Jack Daniels,
don't worry.
See you in Eilat,
at the entrance of the city.
2,000 shekels he doesn't
even make it to Haifa.
How long is he going for?
A week.
A week!
Are you serious?
Our flight is on Saturday,
what are we supposed to do?
I don't know what to say.
We wouldn't be here
if you had taken care of things.
You're fast to use
my dad's card for tickets,
but you don't do
the most important thing.
You have to go with him,
because if you don't get him to sign...
you can stay here
at your mom's for all I care.
Hi.
What kind of tractor is this?
Is it any good?
Is it any good?
It's a Ferguson 35,
the famous 1963 model.
Fixed up like Ursula Andress.
It can go 35 km per hour.
Downhill.
Are you serious? That's it?
Listen, I don't need a babysitter.
Your mother begged me
to let you come along.
So if you're coming,
don't look so depressed,
- it's unbearable.
- I'm not depressed, I'm asking.
I saw lepers in India,
happier than you.
- Hi, Albert.
- Hello, sweety.
It's Grandpa. Remember me?
Last time I saw you,
you were the size of a cat.
Now you're tall and slim,
not short and fat...
like your dad,
right?
Are you going scuba diving?
Our boat is there.
They sunk it a few years ago.
They even invited me
to speak at the ceremony.
The Naval Commander
was there, a band.
But I didn't have time.
They wanted me
to talk about the war.
We reached the Egyptian shore,
did I ever tell you?
I think so.
Midnight, stormy sea, I have a cold.
We enter the harbor
in a circular movement,
it's as dark as
the plague of darkness.
And the Egyptian torpedo
and the gasoline on the water.
Very exciting. Let's go.
Feel good and take care.
Watch out.
I don't have time for funerals...
Ronit.
I'm gonna miss you so much.
Bye, buddy.
Watch out, dummy!
You wanna fight? I'll fuck you up!
Go fuck yourself!
- What do you have to eat?
- No Hebrew.
Thank you.
- So now you read Russian?
- No, this is Georgian.
I'm looking at the prices.
These are...
appetizers, because they're cheap.
- These are main courses.
- Albert,
order whatever you want.
It's on me.
Whatever I want?
Okay,
- we want...
- 45?
Two.
This.
This.
This.
Two.
And... This.
And...
This.
Sorry, this too.
And whiskey.
I wonder
what we're going to get.
Nice.
It could be
a concept restaurant
where you don't know
what you'll get.
If you need money,
I don't have any.
What? Who said I need money?
Despite what you think,
I'm not stupid.
What do you need?
What about
your family properties in Poland?
- What?
- In Poland.
Did you know your family
owned a leather factory
and an entire block in Lodz?
You can file a claim with
the Holocaust claim conference and...
Your whiskey.
I'm not a Holocaust survivor.
I was four
when the Germans left France.
I don't remember anything.
The end of this year
is the final date,
after that,
no claims can be made and...
We're going to Warsaw
in a few days
to try to get things moving.
We want to buy a new apartment
in Hod Hasharon,
- and it could help...
- Ferguson!
Massey Ferguson?
I knew it was yours.
Your hands, like my father's.
He said it's the best
tractor in the world.
I'm Yasha.
Cheers.
No thanks, if I drink,
I'll fall asleep.
What is this, a boy or a girl?
Come on, drink.
For my father.
- Cheers.
- Cheers.
He had a Lada.
Good tractor?
You know what you call
a Lada at the top of a hill?
- What?
- A miracle.
What does he do?
Ben has... a computer company.
In New York.
Important man.
I'll be right back.
I live in Kfar Saba,
and don't have any company.
Who cares?
He doesn't know that.
And you could've had one.
I don't want to fight,
just tell me...
This is Ben, right?
Albert.
She doesn't know Hebrew.
This is Natya.
She's not only beautiful,
she's very talented.
I'm sorry,
we're in the middle of something
and I don't have
any money on me, so...
She really is beautiful, but...
I really don't have
any money on me.
He ordered the entire menu,
and anyway we're in the middle of...
And if you had any,
how much would you pay?
What?
I don't know.
Yasha, right?
We're in the middle of something,
if you could just give us a moment.
Approximately.
Throw out a number.
I don't know.
Three hundred...
and fifty.
350 for what?
The usual.
The usual. That's nice.
Is there a special too?
I don't understand.
Explain what a special is.
Up the ass?
I don't speak Hebrew.
My uncle said
you have a computer company.
I'm looking for a job.
I'm sorry, I didn't know...
On the count of three,
I'm gonna fuck you the usual way,
And then, the special.
Shame on you!
One...
I'm really sorry.
Ben.
Ben.
Ben!
What?
I had no choice, I had to eat.
For medical reasons.
Sure...
Didn't you think
she was a hooker?
Of course I did.
Good thing he didn't ask me.
Can you tell me how much?
77 kilos, but you're all dressed up.
What do you say about Poland?
All you have to do is sign.
I told you, it's not mine,
I have no connection to Poland,
I'm French.
Yasha opened up a bottle.
It's very nice there.
I'm going back.
So am I.
Drop me off
at the train station tomorrow.
It was a mistake to come along.
What?
Your wallet.
You said you're paying.
Thanks.
I hope for your sake
you have other kids.
There's one.
Where does he live?
Also in America?
No, he lives near me.
He's a doctor.
Nice. That's lucky.
Cause the one outside
is spectacularly stupid.
- Lake Kinneret!
- Ben.
It's unreal,
you don't care about anyone
but yourself!
It's not my fault
you sleep like a zombie.
Leave me alone.
You never asked what's
going on with me. Never!
As if I don't have enough problems.
What problems?
Me and Ronit have problems,
we're in therapy and may break up,
is that enough?
Between you and me,
it's not like she's gonna
find a cure for cancer.
Just kidding.
It's a joke.
I need your help with something.
Of course you need something.
You always need something.
Have I ever asked you for anything?
No, it's always about you!
Would you shut up and listen?
What?
I want to go to Uri, to see him.
Liar.
You don't believe me?
Then go.
What do you want from me?
I'm sick.
There might not be another chance.
What, cancer?
My kidneys are done.
They want me to start dialysis.
People live for years on dialysis.
Well not me!
I'm not doing it.
It starts off with that,
then cut my leg,
then a wheelchair.
I'll never live in a wheelchair, ever.
Then what do you want from me?
He's somewhere in the West Bank.
He'll only talk to you.
Please.
- What will I tell him?
- Nothing.
Just bring me there.
Stay for two days
and I'll sign whatever you want.
Think about it.
Tell me exactly how much,
I can't see.
I need to know exactly.
You and your phone!
Always in it!
Oh, I'm sorry.
You could be
a little more considerate.
Not everyone wants to see...
- that Roman body of yours.
- Don't be ridiculous.
A little wild sexuality
never hurt anyone.
I like flirting, what can I do?
Yeah, and cheating.
Excuse me, remind me
what you said to that working girl?
It's not the same.
I didn't do anything.
Don't compare us,
I'm not like you.
I show an interest in you.
Or least I pretend to.
You know nothing about me.
You don't know I've been
unemployed for a year,
you don't know that Rocky's dead,
you don't know that I'm
on anti-depressants, you know nothing.
Rocky's dead?
He was a good dog.
I'm going in the water,
maybe you should too.
So you're depressed, big deal.
Only idiots
don't get depressed.
Your silence doesn't bother me.
But since we're here,
we may as well talk.
Wanna tell me what's going on?
- I just...
- Get a load of those fawns.
It's like in the Song of Songs:
"Thy breasts are like fawns".
It looks like a Bambi!
Oh boy, she just looked at us.
Naughty!
If I were you,
I'd run beside her and say:
"Hello, you're mighty fast,
my name is..."
Stop talking
and looking at her like that,
you dinosaur, it's embarrassing.
Oh, the police is here.
Do you hand
a butt watching permit?
The world has changed,
some words are forbidden now.
Forbidden?
That's your generation's
new thing, but not me.
I'll say whatever I want.
If you're looking for slogans,
I'd go for:
"It's forbidden to forbid"
like said back in May 68.
Forbidden to say...
It's like if you don't say it,
Houdini makes it disappear.
It says a lot about you
if it annoys you so much.
It only says, if one insults me
I call him an asshole,
I don't tell him
it's forbidden to say.
"Benito"! Freedom is to crack jokes,
to insult, and look
at butts running around.
If we can't joke about things,
let's just die.
Eucalyptus.
Just looking at the eucalyptus.
I hope you get arrested.
Seriously.
- I've been arrested plenty.
- Bullshit.
How's it going, guys?
Cleaning up the beach?
Tell me if you need any help,
I'm a good diver.
So is this nudnik here,
my son, I taught him.
Navy, January 1963.
No, we're searching
for a body. Missing woman.
Her husband's under arrest.
Can you move aside?
Yes.
Thanks.
Let's let them work.
Terrible.
What's taking you so long?
I'm dying of heat.
Eventually the most
important thing on earth
is to always know
where the closest toilets are!
Hello.
Hi. Excuse me?
Are you guys gypsies or something?
What? No.
It's a long and idiotic story.
You need a haircut.
You look retarded you know?
- What?
- You've got major potential.
You have beautiful eyes.
Can I catch a ride with you guys?
I missed my bus to Beit Shean.
It's only 2km away.
I'm dead, I've been walking.
No.
We're not going in that direction.
It's only 2km away.
You're on a tractor.
It's not like you're in a hurry.
If it's 2km what's the problem?
You are walking.
It's not like you're in a hurry.
Okay, never mind.
- Hello, commander!
- Hello.
Need some help?
I need a ride to Beit Shean,
but the grumpy lady here said no.
What? Don't listen to him,
of course we can.
We're driving to Eilat.
Everything is on the way.
- What's your name?
- Naomi.
I'm going to take a leak,
do whatever you want.
- Albert.
- Hi.
That's my son, Ben.
Don't mind him.
He's been farting sideways
since he was a kid,
pissed off at the world.
Bye, commander.
Too bad I didn't ride
in the back with you,
but a bet is a bet.
Thanks, it was fun.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Ben, think about that haircut,
you'll be a heartbreaker.
That's Guy Beart.
The great Guy.
What a singer.
What a voice, what force.
Reminds me of...
Reminds me of me.
What's your name?
What a moron.
- How much for a cola?
- Five.
Thanks.
Thanks. Thanks.
- What if wanted a cola too?
- Tough luck.
- I'm gonna break your face!
- Son of a bitch!
Gimme my wallet!
Come here, you cunt.
Fucking bitch.
You fucking bitch,
give it to me!
- Give it to me.
- Gimme the wallet!
- My passport!
- My wallet!
First gimme the passport.
Who is this?
Are you fucking him?
Gimme the passport...
- I'm calling the cops!
- Go back in the wagon!
Relax man!
Relax.
My passport
or I'm calling the cops!
- Call them!
- Look how many witnesses!
- Gimme my passport now!
- It's okay.
- Shut up.
- Hey, relax, okay?
Albert, keep out of this.
Gimme my passport!
Mind the old man!
Let's see
what the cops will say...
Son of a bitch!
After you tried to hit me.
Get outta here, you piece of shit.
Here's your fucking wallet!
- Are you okay?
- Yeah.
- Are you okay ?
- I'm Ok.
Can I come with you?
I don't want to be alone now.
Of course.
Albert, let's go, okay?
I'm sorry, let's just leave.
- It's fine.
- Thank you.
Let's just get out of here.
He held on to my passport, you see?
He wouldn't give it back
after the divorce.
Asshole.
It drove me absolutely crazy.
You can get a new one, you know?
Why should I pay 1.000 shekels
for a new one
because of that son of a bitch?
Who does he think he is?
It's mine!
It costs 250.
I got one recently.
Him? Amazing.
Tell mom not to worry.
Yes, yes.
Okay, but why are you upset?
I'll get it and I'll see you
at home in two days.
It's all good, okay?
Okay, but he'll sign,
that's what you wanted.
Bye.
Look what I caught for you!
For me?
Are you crazy?
Why on earth did you do that?
Are you nuts?
I wanted to prepare
a feast for you.
You won't get anything now!
None!
Never. Never!
Seriously,
your generation,
you're a bunch of faggots.
Always whining that
you have no money, no work,
and you don't eat pigeons.
Instead of burning all down,
what do you do?
Nothing. And why?
You were all in the army
and are afraid of getting detention.
We, the French...
True, we lost
almost every war,
but revolutions?
That, we know Best!
If you don't mind,
don't say "faggot" around me.
Don't use such derogatory words.
I told you.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it like that...
It was a figure of speech.
And out of all the things I said,
that was the least important.
What's important is the revolutions.
- The revolutions!
- Okay.
I spoke with Ronit,
I'm leaving right after Uri.
I'll sign when I see him.
Who's Uri anyway?
Good question.
What do you think?
I think you should be quiet.
- Okay, then I'll tell her...
- Uri! I mean, Ben.
I'm Ben,
Uri is another son of his,
from a different mother.
Cute little Alberto couldn't
control his one-eyed snake
and bit another woman at the kibbutz
while my mother was pregnant.
Shut up!
You have no idea
what you're talking about.
But if you really want to know,
then yes,
I was drunk and horny
and I cheated on your mother.
And Hanna Schwartz had
the biggest breasts in the world
and we fucked like animals.
35 years ago, big deal.
- Grow up, cry-baby.
- Fine.
As if you're such an angel.
And honey,
I got arrested 7 times
at Black Panther protests in Jerusalem.
They even put me
on their poster.
Yes, the guy yelling
with the glasses is me.
I'm familiar with racism too.
I will tell you about me a bit.
I never cry.
My tears don't work too well.
But when Obama was elected...
When Obama was elected
the tears kept
rolling down my face.
It was the greatest moment
in the past 100 years of diarrhea
that we call this century.
The greatest moment!
Sorry.
Don't believe him.
The Black Panthers...
He's Polish.
Full of shit.
I'm sorry too.
I shouldn't have asked.
Sorry.
What are you doing?
It's that App that makes
Emojis out of one's face.
Nice.
It's like that...
I had it,
what's that App called...
"Your Face"?
They came out with it
two months before me.
No way.
That sucks.
So you didn't come out
with it at all?
How long did you work on it?
No and I worked on it
for three years.
This is the only sample here,
on this IPhone. A souvenir.
Then invent something else.
Seriously.
You should be happy
that you can invent
such good things.
It's way better than being
a garage manager at...
an army base in the desert.
You're a garage manager?
What's so funny?
I'm sorry, but the job
at Apple was already taken.
But I think I'm gonna quit.
Especially now
that I have my passport.
I always dreamed of going
to Chicago, traveling.
Maybe I'll even visit my dad.
He's still in Ethiopia.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Now I can.
Now that the story
with that loser is over.
I can't believe I was married to him.
I always hoped
he wouldn't be at home
and now I'm happy
he was there.
That he saw.
He saw
I'm not afraid of him,
even though I was a little scared.
Yeah.
Yeah.
What do you mean, yeah?
Am I the only one talking here?
I have nothing to say.
I heard your conversation
with your wife.
How long have you been together?
16 years.
We've been like this
for a long time.
Even before Ilan was born.
He didn't come easily either.
It took a long time,
treatments and...
My little swimmers don't have tails.
The ones that do, swim backwards.
Are you sorry you had him?
No way.
I never thought I could love
something like that.
Do you love her?
I used to.
Very much, at first.
And now...
I look at our life,
and from the outside
everything looks good because
she's an amazing woman, really.
And a good mother.
I know I'm lucky my son is healthy
and we're not starving.
But I never really wanted this life.
But somehow,
I woke up in it.
And I hate myself...
for hating my life, you know?
Yes.
I thought things would be better
after Ilan was born,
that a child would help.
But it only made it
more complicated.
And you're the guy
who had nothing to say.
I haven't talked for a long time.
Sorry for dumping
all this on you, I'm a little drunk.
I'm just afraid of wasting my life.
That in the end,
I'll just regret it all.
I know what you mean.
It'll be okay.
It'll be okay.
What an idiot...
Where are we going now?
- Haim.
- No entry!
My condolences,
for your brother.
I'm sorry,
I thought you knew.
I haven't seen Pavel in years.
- We're okay, right?
- Yeah.
Are you a friend of Pavel
from the kibbutz?
Way before, from boarding school
during 6 years.
- A boarding school?
- A prestigious one.
Look at that one!
It was hard to get in,
but my father,
let's say he
gave me a big push.
Then we came to the kibbutz together.
Then the army together.
- The Navy.
- Same boat in the Kippur War.
On the first night they sent us
to search for Egyptians,
a supplies ship.
There were three Zodiacs
on the opposite shore.
- Full of Sudanese.
- You guys had fun...
- Not exactly, we...
- You played with little boats.
I was with Ariel Sharon.
In the war
we crossed the Suez Canal.
- Look how huge that one is.
- Enough already!
- I'm trying...
- I'll be in the wagon.
- Where's the restroom?
- Over there.
I didn't know he went
to a prestigious boarding school.
Prestigious, my ass.
It was for kids
who ran away from home.
After the war,
there were lots of them.
Do you live alone here?
When I was little,
we'd go fishing and diving with him.
- He was nice, Pavel.
- Maybe.
I don't know.
It was in another world.
Another life.
I had a little brother
who I loved very much.
Want to buy one?
1,000 dollars.
- Here is your coffee.
- Thanks.
I think we're in the West Bank.
You know,
I was just trying to be nice
and you treated me like shit.
I was learning about my dad,
like you told me to,
I had no idea
he went to boarding school.
I have a wife,
just to remind you.
My God! I know.
Then why are you flirting with me?
Yesterday and today.
Who's flirting with you?
Oh my god, first of all,
you tried kissing me,
I was just trying to be nice,
we had a rough day,
you were nice,
I was nice, that's it.
And learn this:
not every woman
who's nice to you - wants you.
What's wrong with you stupid men?
Why am I even explaining myself?
You're strange.
You have issues.
Yeah, you're strange, bro.
Thank you, doctor,
for that profound analysis.
Did you learn that
at the military garage?
I'm trying to be nice
and help you.
I don't need your help,
I don't need anything
just to get away from this fucking
desert and the idiot up front.
He's not an idiot,
he's a great guy.
And at least he's here
and not in Ethiopia.
If you had eyes,
you may be able to see that.
Interesting!
I thought I had beautiful eyes,
or do you say that
to all the men you hit on?
I thought you were nice.
You can fuck off.
Can I have my phone back?
You spoiled brat.
Look at your phone
instead of at the view.
Does complaining do you any good?
You don't have to talk to me,
we can just be quiet.
Cheap fuel
I'll pay for the gas and be on my way.
- No.
- Yes.
I hate goodbyes, don't overdo it.
Life is one long goodbye.
I'll pay too. Half.
No need.
No, no.
Can I use your phone?
Don't give it back to him.
See that?
Haven't lost my magic touch.
And you're a real gentleman
with the money.
She said no,
like Usain Bolt puts
the wallet back.
She wanted to pay.
No need to remind you I'm broke.
She's not Rothschild either.
We need to get to Zichron Avraham.
Let's get a tow truck,
get over with this nonsense?
For that I'm willing to pay.
Which way are you going?
Straight.
- Great.
- Right.
Naomi.
Excuse me.
Excuse me.
Did you see...
an Ethiopian girl?
Bathroom.
My son.
His dream is to make it
to the Tour de France.
Good. Very good.
We're in the Alps today.
Naomi.
Naomi, I'm paying too, okay?
Naomi?
That bitch.
Fucking bitch.
Fucking bitch!
Wait, stop! Stop!
What are you doing, you idiot?
Get on!
Get on the tractor!
- Get on!
- Fine!
You don't stand a chance.
Stop!
Stop, you idiot!
Come on!
Idiot!
Come on!
Come on!
Get in the wagon or I leave you here!
My god, why don't you listen?
- We're out of gas.
- What?
We didn't fill up back there, Einstein.
- Call the police.
- No way.
Call the police.
She broke my phone.
- The tractor has no license.
- Call!
They wouldn't let me take it,
they just renovated it!
I don't give a shit, call them
or gimme your phone,
you told her to take mine!
Oh, it's my fault?
She ran off because of you.
What did you do
with her last night?
I didn't do anything,
give me the phone.
You're mad at me
for fucking around?
Give me the phone,
I never did anything, I...
I once had a massage
Give me your phone!
What will Ronit say
about her horny husband!
No!
Go get it!
You know,
I can't wait till we get to Uri.
So he can tell you
what a shame it is
to be your son.
How we got laughed at every day,
everywhere in the Kibbutz.
and growing up,
next to a living reminder of...
what a loser your father is!
You're lucky.
A week ago
I would've kicked your ass!
You think
you're not a disappointment?
You're like...
a fart in mid constipation!
Dirty Arabs!
Let me do it,
so you don't die on the way.
You don't know what
you're talking about.
Fine. Give it to me.
Take this.
- No need.
- Coward.
- Take some water with you.
- No need!
Take some water.
Hello, anybody here?
Excuse me?
Excuse me?
Hi.
We ran out of gas.
Do you have
some diesel for a tractor?
There's a hose there, it's free.
Thanks.
Did you ever think
there's a meteor on its way here?
What?
A meteor,
coming here from space.
Some guy dream of going to Australia,
he saves and saves and saves,
then boom.
Another guy is dying
to take a dump in the office.
But there's a pretty woman
in line after him,
so he's embarrassed.
He runs to the building next door,
gets to the bathroom...
Boom.
One woman,
her husband beats her.
She says, "I'll leave him."
But there's always something,
like their son's birthday,
so she stays,
because it's never a good time.
Boom.
Have you ever thought about it?
I think I have enough.
They brought it all here
from America, brand new.
Clinton brought them.
They said they'd build a highway
and a fast train to Jordan.
I guard.
And wait.
Have you ever thought about it?
Do you know that koalas
only eat eucalyptus leaves?
But the leaves wear down their teeth
until they have no teeth left.
And then they die of starvation.
The black koala or
the North African koala?
I gotta go. Thanks.
Okay.
Who's the coward?
Who's the coward now?
Where have you been, you idiot?
Come here, help me.
- Come on.
- What's wrong?
Get my insulin.
It's in my bag.
- Hurry.
- Hold on.
- Give it to me.
- Hold on.
Hurry.
- How much?
- Eleven.
- Hold on.
- Come on.
- Should I inject you?
- No, no.
- I put on three and a half kilos.
- Yes.
What's going on?
He gained three
and a half kilos of fluid.
And...
with his heart failure
and diabetes, and foot...
Not heart failure, kidney failure.
Kidney failure is a result
of heart failure,
which leads to the kidneys
not draining properly
and then the lungs fill up with water.
It makes his diabetic foot worse,
and could cause gangrene
- and then...
- Paint it Blue,
- cut it off and throw it in the sea.
- Exactly.
You're lucky you have
the lungs of a youngster
but you need to start dialysis
as soon as possible.
I have some Fusid here,
it's a diuretic.
It'll help for today,
but go to the hospital tomorrow.
And you, young lad,
got sunburned to a crisp.
But I have a great trick for that.
Go rest,
I'll bring it to your room.
Thank you, doctor.
Keep an eye on him,
- don't let him drink a lot of water.
- But it's so hot.
Give him ice cubes,
two cups a day, max.
He's drowning inside himself.
Okay, thank you.
The smell of milk
reminds me of the Germans.
I was born in Toulouse,
in a big Christian familly grave.
Did I ever tell you?
My mother would smuggle notes
to the Resistance in my diapers.
To make sure my diapers was full,
she'd give me fresh milk,
and immediately
I'd turn into a volcano!
If you ask me, it was a waste,
they could've made Roquefort,
my favorite cheese.
Here's some ice.
When's the last time
you spoke to him or saw him?
When he started first grade.
I wanted to wish him good luck.
But everyone was watching,
so I didn't say anything.
I'm sorry, it's closed today.
We want to see Uri Schwartz,
we're... family.
One moment.
Do you see him?
Over there, in the first row.
I called a cab, it's on its way.
I'll wait for the tow truck.
- Uri isn't coming.
- Why not?
- He's going to the ritual bath.
- Where?
To the ritual bath.
I'm his father, I haven't
seen him in many years.
I understand, I'm sorry,
I ask you to leave, sir.
Please leave, sir.
- Take your hand off me.
- Calm down.
- Sir, sir.
- Albert...
- Hands off, idiot.
- It's all good.
- Hands off.
- It's all good.
- Uri, it's Albert!
- We're leaving.
Let's step outside.
Uri, it's Albert!
Uri, it's Albert!
Calm down, what's your problem?
- Uri, it's Albert!
- Get your hands off him!
Uri, it's Albert!
- Hands off, idiot!
- Back off!
Calm down!
- Okay, we're leaving.
- Hands off.
We're leaving.
You should be ashamed of yourself.
Motherfuckers.
Too bad I didn't take this
with me before, I would've seen him.
- What are you doing?
- We wasted our time here.
The tow truck is on the way,
go home, go to the hospital!
It's just a stupid bet!
My boat.
I'm going to see my boat.
- Albert.
- I'm going to see my boat.
Albert, go home.
Shit.
I finally need to pee
and it doesn't come out.
Even my dick doesn't work anymore.
Forget fucking,
forget that I have nothing
and my whole body hurts,
forget that everyone forgot
about me long ago, I don't give a fuck.
But even this, this dick,
this piece of meat,
this fucking pee pipe doesn't work.
I have nothing. Nothing.
Let's go back home.
Listen,
I now understand that
you've come a long way and...
"Honor Thy Father"
is the Fifth Commandment.
Just no scenes.
Of course.
He's over there.
- Do I have to get naked?
- Of course, ritual bath.
Oh my God...
Oh my God...
Hey.
Hey.
Want to go outside and talk?
Let's go into the bath,
it'll do us good.
Purification.
Like the kibbutz's pool, huh?
Totally.
Both freezing with testicules
Guinness book should measure.
It's the Rabbi.
Oh. Sorry.
Why didn't you tell me
he was coming too?
I knew you wouldn't
want to see him.
You have to go to him.
- No, I don't owe him anything.
- Uri, he's sick.
He just peed in his pants.
Just say hello.
Don't shake his hand,
just say: "Hello, Albert,
"you're a loser, but I forgive you."
I don't forgive him.
You're religious, aren't you guys
supposed to be better or something?
With mercy?
Mercy?
Did he have mercy?
He never said a word to me
my entire life.
Let's move to the warm water.
There's warm water?
When I started first grade
I stood alone with Mom
in front of the entire kibbutz.
And you were in the same row,
four meters away,
with your mom and Albert.
Everyone was looking at us. Laughing.
He never spoke to me
in front of everyone
or when I was alone
in the children's house.
He was the night guard,
he could've come, be with me.
7 years old, lying there wide awake,
seeing him walk by in the hallway,
pretending not to see me.
And I'm alone and he's my dad.
I'd hear him telling you
bedtime stories,
changing your sheets
when you wet your bed.
He didn't even say
hello to me back then,
so why should I say
hello to him now?
It's called "310".
He immerses himself 310 times.
He's very devout.
Listen,
It was shitty for you
I know.
He's an idiot, I know,
but we shouldn't be angry about
what happened when we were kids,
because we are not anymore.
And at least he's here
and not in Ethiopia,
you can tell him stuff.
I never expected anything from him,
I knew he was ashamed of me.
But from you,
I expected otherwise.
Things could've been
different for me and you.
You could've been
my half-brother, if not whole.
I didn't know you felt like that.
I never thought about how you felt.
But since I'm here now...
know that I'm sorry
I didn't make you feel
like my half-brother.
Because to me,
we always were,
even if we never said so.
So what do you say?
He's our stupid dad.
The Fifth Commandment?
No.
Have a good life, Ben.
God willing, maybe you and I
can have coffee some time.
I'd love that.
I'm sorry,
Uri...
His life isn't easy.
Good luck, in any case.
Tell me...
This Yeshiva looks
like my boarding school.
Once...
It was a religious school, you know.
And I refused to pray
and all that crap,
so they locked me in the synagogue
all night to teach me a lesson.
I said, no problem.
When they came in the morning,
everything was destroyed.
Destroyed.
Boy, did I get a beating.
God have mercy.
They tore me apart. All of them.
Teachers, students.
They told my father.
He came especially.
Brought with him
the stick with the leather on top.
He had a leather company
in France too.
He made it there especially for me.
He rode three hours
on the train holding that stick
just to beat me.
Only Pavel helped me.
Maybe I should've told you both,
then Uri wouldn't be here
wasting his life away on hats.
The idiot could be a doctor,
you know?
He must find
good things in religion.
Bullshit.
Rituals upon rituals.
Same prayers,
morning, noon and night.
Same book from beginning to end,
then back again.
OCD for the masses.
Come on, we're wasting time.
Ow, ow, careful,
I'm tired, my foot hurts.
I'll drive.
Only if when we get to Eilat,
you go to the hospital.
Fine,
suit yourself.
No one at the kibbutz bet
that you'd make it anyway, so...
Okay, don't be ridiculous.
Help me up.
I'll hold the steering wheel.
- I'm not a cheat.
- Fine.
How exactly will you drive
with your foot?
There's a hand-control
for the gas, moron.
If you worked
in the banana plantations...
Okay, okay, let's go.
And do me a favor, if you're coming,
don't look so depressed,
I saw lepers in India,
happier than you.
Dad!
Bye!
Uri, you moron.
My back.
No, no, gently,
you're not scraping off paint.
Do it gently.
Tell me,
why do you live
in such a small room?
As an elder, you deserve a house.
What do I need a house for?
I don't know.
Don't you want a garden?
I have.
The memorial gardens.
and the whole kibbutz
is one big garden.
Don't you want a bigger house?
It's a room and a half.
You need to clean
or there'll be mice.
Then you have to get a cat,
then food for the cat,
then a bowl for the cat,
and...
I don't need it, really.
You know, I was reading
about dialysis a few days ago.
There are mobile
dialysis machines now,
you can walk around with them.
You don't have to be scared.
I'm not.
On the contrary, buddy,
I'm not scared.
I've had a good run.
I didn't end up in the Shoah Museum
like the others.
Albert, you're going to the hospital,
that's all there is to it.
Come here, look at something.
- What?
- Come here, look.
- What?
- Come closer.
Which direction is it turning?
To the right.
You know you can make it
turn in the opposite direction?
It's an optical illusion.
The eye sticks
to the first direction it sees.
Imagine it turning the other way now,
to the left,
like this.
What's going on with Ronit?
She's barely talking to me.
I better not be late for the flight.
To the right.
- Get the forms.
- What forms?
You know, to sign.
Later.
Come on, we got 200km to go.
- When is your flight?
- 11 p.m. It'll be okay.
What is that?
Look at that, that's crazy.
They must be migrating.
- Look at what?
- The butterflies, look!
Where is it?
Fucking butterflies!
So many fucking butterflies.
Shit.
Hello there.
They're finally here,
Thelma and Louise.
Tell me... Stop.
You think the police has nothing
better to do on a Friday?
Turn off the engine,
get off that thing.
One second,
we just...
It's a very long story, but...
I know, the giant over there
told me everything.
But this is stolen property, my friend.
And you, with your record...
I'm sorry, Albert.
It's Albert, right?
My dad's name is Albert too.
I can't let you go.
I'm late for Friday dinner
and my wife will kill me.
Now let me get home.
Turn off the engine.
And you, Blondy,
help me disconnect... this shit.
It doesn't matter.
We made it, right?
You made it.
What did he mean,
a record like yours?
- Maybe the Fatah.
- The Fatah?
Yeah, right.
The Black Panthers, several arrests.
He even was on their poster.
There's a picture in his police record.
You all think I'm a joke,
an old drunk who pees in his pants.
You think all I ever did
was fix toasters.
But yes, I spoke with the Fatah,
and I smuggled Sharansky's
diary in my shoes.
Does that moron know that?
I did stuff
and I piss on all of you.
I piss on all of you.
"Under the paving stones, the beach!"
You're crazy! Crazy!
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
EILAYou really made it!
- Dad?
- Albert?
Dad?
Dispatch, I need ambulance...
I see you fled
from the hospital cuisine.
What are you doing here?
What about your flight, dummy?
I canceled it, I need to think.
To think?
Einstein needs to think.
Don't think you moron!
Go to her!
Don't be an idiot.
I'm asking you, don't be a moron.
I know what I'm talking about.
- Don't end up alone.
- Don't worry.
We both know
we need a break.
And a break up is not that bad.
Anyways,
tomorrow, back home, they'll drain
the fluids at the hospital.
How long will it take
till it comes back?
I don't know.
How long?
Two or three weeks.
And dialysis?
Every two to three days,
but they're mainly concerned
about your foot.
A gangrene has started.
So I should start getting
used to the wheelchair?
So, we're going
for one last dive.
We'll pick you up
in the evening.
Hey, Mishmish,
I'm coming along.
I want to see it.
I might not have another chance.
I can't see anything.
It's too deep.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
I go back and forth, back and forth,
with the throttle.
Back and forth, to get away.
We're stuck in the sand
and we can't move.
Back and forth.
Across from us,
there's an Egyptian base,
suddenly the cable tears,
and the controls are disconnected.
We lost the throttle.
And they start shooting...
My God. Evil God.
So much shooting.
I yelled to Pavel,
"The cable is torn!"
He was the chief mechanic.
He ran down...
He tied the cable with his sock.
With his sock!
I always loved your laugh.
Pavel...
Pavush.
Pavaleh.
He saved me. With his sock.
It's funny.
In the end they didn't need it,
so they sank it here.
It was one of the
Cherbourg ships, you know?
The French ships we stole in the 60'.
No way.
Speaking of history,
is it true what you said about
the Fatah and Sharansky's diary?
Did you really
smuggle it in your shoes?
Ask your mother.
Dad.
I love you.
I love you.