Brokat (2022) s01e03 Episode Script
I Want You to Watch
1
[upbeat music playing]
It's a beautiful day.
Can I help you?
Uh, I wanted to rent a room.
[Jurek]
I just don't know if I can afford it.
I I can only afford one night,
but I need it for three weeks.
For my mother.
She insists on visiting.
Three weeks? With Mom?
I'm sure you understand.
All right.
Right this way.
[upbeat music playing]
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CAPITALISM
[Jurek] I said July, but I meant August.
Listen, just tell me is this a joke?
What is it you really want?
[Jurek] I don't know anymore.
Well, I guess,
I find you attractive, that's all.
[woman chuckles]
[woman laughs]
[birds squawking]
Funny. So, what was that all about?
It's nice to watch you in action.
[laughs]
Well, let's do this, then.
Go grab the rest of your stuff,
and just stay the whole summer
with me.
Let's go.
[engine starts]
YOUTH IS THE NATION'S GOOD
[wind whooshing]
GLITTER
[Pola] Business can't start
without their consent.
[Helena] Couldn't Karmen arrange that?
[waiter] I apologize.
- And the yolk?
- [waiter] On its way.
Eat.
The more they give, the more they expect.
That's normal.
[Helena] On top of that,
you'd have to be at their disposal.
In bed, you mean?
I don't know if they'll want that.
I really don't want to have sex.
Oh, well, that's the easiest part.
- You're really able to do it.
- Hmm?
Disconnect from your own body.
- Your egg yolk.
- Thank you.
Not long ago you wanted nothing
to do with them.
Is your arrangement
with the Secret Service
that great of a deal?
- You have a child.
- Mm.
So in your opinion, it's better
if his mother's getting paid
to sleep around?
[Helena] He's still small.
You'll make a lot of money
before he's old enough to even catch on.
And you won't get entangled.
[breathes deeply]
I'm not asking for your advice.
I just want to be put in contact.
[Nikodem] That'll be 150.
[money rustles]
But only for you.
[birds squawking]
There's this thing called
fuzzy impressions.
Most of them are evoked by sounds.
[player clicks]
[upbeat music playing]
[Nikodem] Blouse.
Bra.
[Marysia] Wait.
[Nikodem breathes heavily]
Close your eyes.
[upbeat music playing]
[Nikodem breathing heavily]
[exhales deeply]
[music stops]
[Jurek] A hundred fifty?
He's been ripping me off.
Anything happened?
What did you expect?
Thank you.
[radio announcer] Hot music for a hot day.
Even temperatures at the beach
have escalated
to over 100 degrees in the shade.
Everyone is trying their best
to avoid the sunlight
and wait for the rain to finally fall.
We haven't had a single drop here
in the region for at least three weeks.
I handled the door manager,
so you wear the dress.
And if I don't, will you punish me?
What's wrong with it?
Is it too short?
Try harder.
Because I chose it?
Why don't you tell me why you bought it?
[money rustling]
[ominous music]
I already know a bit from Helena.
But I still have a few other questions.
You know each other well?
Yeah.
I guess, uh, she knows me well,
but I don't really know her.
[scoffs]
She said that you were very honest.
So a translator of French literature.
Is it hard for her to find work?
Uh, my mom?
No. She's not looking for work.
She holds a grudge
[sighs]
about everything.
And what is it that you think?
About all of it.
I don't think I could actually
hold a grudge.
[smirks]
Your father died when you were very young?
Yes.
[Adam] Your mother tell you how he died?
- He had a heart attack.
- No, about what caused it?
[sighs]
In jail.
Well, I mean
[breathes deeply]
after he was released,
he was very frail.
How did he end up there?
Well, don't you already know that?
I'm the one asking the questions,
you're the one answering.
A friend Uh, colleague turned him in.
An enemy of the system.
[scoffs]
I'd ask what that means exactly,
but I'm not really allowed to, am I?
[smirks]
That's true.
And
do you believe what your mother tells you?
Mm-hmm.
Well, as you should.
Who's the boy's father?
- Just someone random.
- A client?
Is that a problem for you with Helena?
A client?
No.
[door opens]
Please, wait here.
[car door closes]
[Marysia] You gonna say anything?
[funky music]
- You look really good.
- Hmm.
Thank you. I feel much better.
You'll see soon.
[Jurek's father] Heat like this
calls for cold borscht. Do you like it?
- [Marysia] Yes.
- And what other things do you like?
Schnitzel salad.
[Marysia] Cheesecake.
Um, and Jurek.
And I like your sense of humor.
And your dress.
The lady does look very modern.
Marysia's even more modern than I am.
- Mm, that's impossible.
- [Jurek] No, really.
For instance, uh,
she doesn't love her parents.
And she doesn't have any problem with it.
Sometimes it's hard
to believe that they're my parents.
Who finds it hard to believe?
You or them?
[sighs]
Marysia, uh
doesn't want them at the nuptials.
We will invite you, though.
[quirky music playing]
Um, what year are you?
- In school.
- Um, end of my first.
[Jurek's father] Hmm.
- And how are your grades?
- Straight A's.
And a career plan
to work at the Foreign Trade Center.
So, pretty soon, your foreign contracts
might just depend on her.
Hmm. Well then,
we'll have to become fast friends.
- [Jurek's father] There's no other way.
- Hmm.
But first we should get to know
each other better.
So why don't you tell me
something about you, hmm?
Oh, Jurek didn't tell you?
Only good things.
For instance?
That you have excellent taste.
Your house is the most beautiful
I've been in.
Yes, 'cause, uh, Marysia
grew up in one room with her parents.
I slept next to the stove.
[Jurek] But thanks to that,
she stayed warm in the winter.
Hmm.
[birds chirping]
We also really love cheesecake, too.
We want a civil union.
Uh, but you're a Christian, aren't you?
Yes, I am.
Civil Unions allow divorce.
There are no divorces in our family,
though.
We'll pass on the church for now.
Just have to make sure that
everything fits.
There should be no doubt
whether I fit in your family.
My parents gave me all their savings
for my freshman year,
and I partied
all year long.
Lots of alcohol.
And lots of sex, too.
And I failed the, uh, Political Economics,
so if I don't pass the retake,
I'll have to, uh
go back to my parents.
[sighs]
I could
I don't know
work the register at a grocery store.
[fly buzzing]
And Jurek
I've known for three, maybe four days.
Well, I have to tell you that
Well, actually I wanted to
sleep with him almost right away.
[dish clanks]
Not like that never happened before
[chuckles]
'cause it certainly had.
But there was more to it this time.
For him, too.
We were fucking in the hotel for hours
until we were both exhausted.
And in the morning he left me 50$.
So?
Am I a fit?
[birds chirping]
[breathes heavily]
[breathing shakily]
[door rattling]
[suspenseful music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[upbeat music playing]
[people cheering]
[dance music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[crowd cheering]
[dance music continues playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[upbeat music playing in distance]
- [bottle pops]
- [laughter]
[Michal] Yeah!
[Marysia exclaims, chuckles]
Michal. It's like a test, you know?
To see if there's any point
in getting closer.
[Marysia] And? Is there any point?
Come.
[Michal] Come on.
[chuckling]
[Michal whoops]
- [Jola squeals]
- [Michal laughing]
You want to?
[both moaning]
Who are you, sir?
What are you doing?
I was waiting for you to wake up.
[suspenseful music playing]
[breathes heavily]
[laughter]
[Jola chuckling]
You just watch though.
[suspenseful music playing]
[urine dripping]
[sighs in relief]
[dance music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[bartender] Everything okay?
Pola, listen
do you feel okay?
I'm fine.
[indistinct background chatter]
[people cheering]
[heavy breathing]
[Jola panting]
[all moaning]
[distant dance music playing]
[flesh flapping]
[panting]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[background chatter]
[door opens, closes]
Is this a joke?
- A joke?
- Or some fucking test I go through?
Who are you anyway?
Have you made your decision?
Decision?
Whether you'll cooperate with us.
I will.
[chuckles softly]
- All right. Do you know what that means?
- I don't.
And right now, I don't care.
Anything's better than
well
why go on?
I'm sure you already know everything.
That turns me on.
This whole business of
[breathes deeply]
I don't give a shit how it ends.
[Pola breathes heavily]
Someone will be in touch.
Soon enough.
[moans]
[breathing heavily]
[electronic music playing]
[exhales deeply]
[birds chirping]
[dog barking]
[Marysia] So what?
I mean, did you like it?
[clothes rustling]
[dog barking]
[soft music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[birds squawking]
["Let's Straighten It Out"
by Gwen McCrae playing]
[Adam] Go.
Is this advice or an assignment?
It'll pay well.
And you'll get a chance
to take a closer look.
- So it is an assignment.
- Your choice, as always.
But if you don't go,
I'll start to think you like him.
[Helena] Are we playing next week?
[Adam] Yeah, same time.
["Let's Straighten It Out"
continues playing]
You missed a spot over there.
Sit yourself down and listen to me ♪
Let me tell you what's on my mind ♪
When you were asking
I was saying everything's okay ♪
Ooh, I knew you could tell I was lyin' ♪
I've been tossin' and turnin'
In my sleep, baby ♪
Sittin' round poutin' all day long ♪
Now I don't expect you to understand ♪
When I don't even say what's wrong ♪
[upbeat music]
[upbeat music playing]
It's a beautiful day.
Can I help you?
Uh, I wanted to rent a room.
[Jurek]
I just don't know if I can afford it.
I I can only afford one night,
but I need it for three weeks.
For my mother.
She insists on visiting.
Three weeks? With Mom?
I'm sure you understand.
All right.
Right this way.
[upbeat music playing]
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CAPITALISM
[Jurek] I said July, but I meant August.
Listen, just tell me is this a joke?
What is it you really want?
[Jurek] I don't know anymore.
Well, I guess,
I find you attractive, that's all.
[woman chuckles]
[woman laughs]
[birds squawking]
Funny. So, what was that all about?
It's nice to watch you in action.
[laughs]
Well, let's do this, then.
Go grab the rest of your stuff,
and just stay the whole summer
with me.
Let's go.
[engine starts]
YOUTH IS THE NATION'S GOOD
[wind whooshing]
GLITTER
[Pola] Business can't start
without their consent.
[Helena] Couldn't Karmen arrange that?
[waiter] I apologize.
- And the yolk?
- [waiter] On its way.
Eat.
The more they give, the more they expect.
That's normal.
[Helena] On top of that,
you'd have to be at their disposal.
In bed, you mean?
I don't know if they'll want that.
I really don't want to have sex.
Oh, well, that's the easiest part.
- You're really able to do it.
- Hmm?
Disconnect from your own body.
- Your egg yolk.
- Thank you.
Not long ago you wanted nothing
to do with them.
Is your arrangement
with the Secret Service
that great of a deal?
- You have a child.
- Mm.
So in your opinion, it's better
if his mother's getting paid
to sleep around?
[Helena] He's still small.
You'll make a lot of money
before he's old enough to even catch on.
And you won't get entangled.
[breathes deeply]
I'm not asking for your advice.
I just want to be put in contact.
[Nikodem] That'll be 150.
[money rustles]
But only for you.
[birds squawking]
There's this thing called
fuzzy impressions.
Most of them are evoked by sounds.
[player clicks]
[upbeat music playing]
[Nikodem] Blouse.
Bra.
[Marysia] Wait.
[Nikodem breathes heavily]
Close your eyes.
[upbeat music playing]
[Nikodem breathing heavily]
[exhales deeply]
[music stops]
[Jurek] A hundred fifty?
He's been ripping me off.
Anything happened?
What did you expect?
Thank you.
[radio announcer] Hot music for a hot day.
Even temperatures at the beach
have escalated
to over 100 degrees in the shade.
Everyone is trying their best
to avoid the sunlight
and wait for the rain to finally fall.
We haven't had a single drop here
in the region for at least three weeks.
I handled the door manager,
so you wear the dress.
And if I don't, will you punish me?
What's wrong with it?
Is it too short?
Try harder.
Because I chose it?
Why don't you tell me why you bought it?
[money rustling]
[ominous music]
I already know a bit from Helena.
But I still have a few other questions.
You know each other well?
Yeah.
I guess, uh, she knows me well,
but I don't really know her.
[scoffs]
She said that you were very honest.
So a translator of French literature.
Is it hard for her to find work?
Uh, my mom?
No. She's not looking for work.
She holds a grudge
[sighs]
about everything.
And what is it that you think?
About all of it.
I don't think I could actually
hold a grudge.
[smirks]
Your father died when you were very young?
Yes.
[Adam] Your mother tell you how he died?
- He had a heart attack.
- No, about what caused it?
[sighs]
In jail.
Well, I mean
[breathes deeply]
after he was released,
he was very frail.
How did he end up there?
Well, don't you already know that?
I'm the one asking the questions,
you're the one answering.
A friend Uh, colleague turned him in.
An enemy of the system.
[scoffs]
I'd ask what that means exactly,
but I'm not really allowed to, am I?
[smirks]
That's true.
And
do you believe what your mother tells you?
Mm-hmm.
Well, as you should.
Who's the boy's father?
- Just someone random.
- A client?
Is that a problem for you with Helena?
A client?
No.
[door opens]
Please, wait here.
[car door closes]
[Marysia] You gonna say anything?
[funky music]
- You look really good.
- Hmm.
Thank you. I feel much better.
You'll see soon.
[Jurek's father] Heat like this
calls for cold borscht. Do you like it?
- [Marysia] Yes.
- And what other things do you like?
Schnitzel salad.
[Marysia] Cheesecake.
Um, and Jurek.
And I like your sense of humor.
And your dress.
The lady does look very modern.
Marysia's even more modern than I am.
- Mm, that's impossible.
- [Jurek] No, really.
For instance, uh,
she doesn't love her parents.
And she doesn't have any problem with it.
Sometimes it's hard
to believe that they're my parents.
Who finds it hard to believe?
You or them?
[sighs]
Marysia, uh
doesn't want them at the nuptials.
We will invite you, though.
[quirky music playing]
Um, what year are you?
- In school.
- Um, end of my first.
[Jurek's father] Hmm.
- And how are your grades?
- Straight A's.
And a career plan
to work at the Foreign Trade Center.
So, pretty soon, your foreign contracts
might just depend on her.
Hmm. Well then,
we'll have to become fast friends.
- [Jurek's father] There's no other way.
- Hmm.
But first we should get to know
each other better.
So why don't you tell me
something about you, hmm?
Oh, Jurek didn't tell you?
Only good things.
For instance?
That you have excellent taste.
Your house is the most beautiful
I've been in.
Yes, 'cause, uh, Marysia
grew up in one room with her parents.
I slept next to the stove.
[Jurek] But thanks to that,
she stayed warm in the winter.
Hmm.
[birds chirping]
We also really love cheesecake, too.
We want a civil union.
Uh, but you're a Christian, aren't you?
Yes, I am.
Civil Unions allow divorce.
There are no divorces in our family,
though.
We'll pass on the church for now.
Just have to make sure that
everything fits.
There should be no doubt
whether I fit in your family.
My parents gave me all their savings
for my freshman year,
and I partied
all year long.
Lots of alcohol.
And lots of sex, too.
And I failed the, uh, Political Economics,
so if I don't pass the retake,
I'll have to, uh
go back to my parents.
[sighs]
I could
I don't know
work the register at a grocery store.
[fly buzzing]
And Jurek
I've known for three, maybe four days.
Well, I have to tell you that
Well, actually I wanted to
sleep with him almost right away.
[dish clanks]
Not like that never happened before
[chuckles]
'cause it certainly had.
But there was more to it this time.
For him, too.
We were fucking in the hotel for hours
until we were both exhausted.
And in the morning he left me 50$.
So?
Am I a fit?
[birds chirping]
[breathes heavily]
[breathing shakily]
[door rattling]
[suspenseful music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[upbeat music playing]
[people cheering]
[dance music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[crowd cheering]
[dance music continues playing]
[indistinct chatter]
[upbeat music playing in distance]
- [bottle pops]
- [laughter]
[Michal] Yeah!
[Marysia exclaims, chuckles]
Michal. It's like a test, you know?
To see if there's any point
in getting closer.
[Marysia] And? Is there any point?
Come.
[Michal] Come on.
[chuckling]
[Michal whoops]
- [Jola squeals]
- [Michal laughing]
You want to?
[both moaning]
Who are you, sir?
What are you doing?
I was waiting for you to wake up.
[suspenseful music playing]
[breathes heavily]
[laughter]
[Jola chuckling]
You just watch though.
[suspenseful music playing]
[urine dripping]
[sighs in relief]
[dance music playing]
[breathing heavily]
[bartender] Everything okay?
Pola, listen
do you feel okay?
I'm fine.
[indistinct background chatter]
[people cheering]
[heavy breathing]
[Jola panting]
[all moaning]
[distant dance music playing]
[flesh flapping]
[panting]
[door opens]
[door closes]
[background chatter]
[door opens, closes]
Is this a joke?
- A joke?
- Or some fucking test I go through?
Who are you anyway?
Have you made your decision?
Decision?
Whether you'll cooperate with us.
I will.
[chuckles softly]
- All right. Do you know what that means?
- I don't.
And right now, I don't care.
Anything's better than
well
why go on?
I'm sure you already know everything.
That turns me on.
This whole business of
[breathes deeply]
I don't give a shit how it ends.
[Pola breathes heavily]
Someone will be in touch.
Soon enough.
[moans]
[breathing heavily]
[electronic music playing]
[exhales deeply]
[birds chirping]
[dog barking]
[Marysia] So what?
I mean, did you like it?
[clothes rustling]
[dog barking]
[soft music playing]
[breathes deeply]
[birds squawking]
["Let's Straighten It Out"
by Gwen McCrae playing]
[Adam] Go.
Is this advice or an assignment?
It'll pay well.
And you'll get a chance
to take a closer look.
- So it is an assignment.
- Your choice, as always.
But if you don't go,
I'll start to think you like him.
[Helena] Are we playing next week?
[Adam] Yeah, same time.
["Let's Straighten It Out"
continues playing]
You missed a spot over there.
Sit yourself down and listen to me ♪
Let me tell you what's on my mind ♪
When you were asking
I was saying everything's okay ♪
Ooh, I knew you could tell I was lyin' ♪
I've been tossin' and turnin'
In my sleep, baby ♪
Sittin' round poutin' all day long ♪
Now I don't expect you to understand ♪
When I don't even say what's wrong ♪
[upbeat music]