The Mothers of Penguins (2024) s01e04 Episode Script

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[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
- [Kama panting]
- [electronic music playing]
[camera shutter clicks]
[camera shutter clicks]
[photographer] Ready?
And
Go. Go. Go.
Look into the camera.
I want you to focus on the camera, okay?
One more time.
- And now!
- [camera shutter clicking]
Kick. Kick.
Now. Kick.
- Again. Ready. Kick.
- [grunts]
Again, I need you not to squint.
- [Marcin] Yeah, don't squint. Come on.
- [photographer] Let's try again.
- [Marcin] Try to focus, okay?
- Look into the camera, and do not squint.
[Marcin] Good, good. Kick.
- Go. Go.
- [Marcin] Go.
And go. Go!
Go.
- Go. Go. Go. Go.
- [Marcin] You having fun?
[photographer] Oh jeez. Show that to me.
[Marcin] Maybe this one?
[photographer] This is all shit.
Let's take off that boot.
[Marcin] No, we can't take it off.
Her leg is swollen.
We can remove the swelling
once we get it into Photoshop
or frame it so the ankle's out of shot.
But we need to see all of her legs.
It's an ad for pantyhose.
Besides, that boot is cool.
It tells the audience a story of our hero.
[photographer] Shitty. Shitty.
[woman] Why don't we paint a bruise
under her eye as well?
[man] Yeah. Totally.
[photographer] Or I can punch her
to make it look more natural.
Oh, I wouldn't recommend that.
Her fists work just fine.
[photographer] Listen, trust me.
This ain't my first rodeo.
Okay, let's plop this log
on the floor and finish the job.
[photographer sighs]
- Come on, come on, come on.
- [phone ringing]
Done?
[whispers] Excuse me a moment. Excuse me.
Kama. Do you wanna take it?
[photographer] What did I say
about phones in the studio?
MISS ANIA
[whispers] You're doing great.
Really great.
Good, good.
Do it for Jaś. He'll be proud of you.
- [photographer] Okay, get away. Chop-chop.
- [Marcin] Sure, sure.
Let's go another round.
You're fighting.
You're fighting. You're fighting.
You're fighting. Fight!
[Madzia] Stop!
She can't be laying down like that.
It's not a sports pose.
THE MOTHERS OF PENGUINS
WONDERFUL HARBOR
[Kama] I just have to get my kid.
I'll be back in five.
Okay.
I'll park over there.
[pensive music playing]
[indistinct chattering]
[Hela crying]
[Anna] Wojtek is crying
because you took his paper. So you
- Hela! Calm down, please.
- [man] Calm down.
[Anna] Give me back the paper. Here.
- Miss Ania.
- Calm down! Calm down.
- [Kama] Miss Ania.
- There, there, there. Calm down, Hela.
Will you manage her, please?
- [man] Yes, go.
- [Anna] Calm down.
[man] There, there, there. Calm down.
Right this way. Just through here.
This way. Here.
[Hela crying]
[mysterious music playing]
THE QUIET ROOM
[woman] Give me your hands, Jaś.
Jaś.
Jaś, calm down.
Calm down.
[Jaś] I want home!
I want home!
I want home!
- [woman] Goodbye.
- I want home!
I want home!
I want home!
Why did you lock him in here?
Jaś.
Jaś, please show me.
Please.
Look at what he did to himself.
I want home!
After breakfast recess,
he just kept saying that he wants Mom.
He would only relax
when we brought him here.
For days now,
he's been, um, more agitated.
His separation anxiety
definitely has gotten worse.
He misses you being around.
In the interest of Jaś's safety
and the staff's safety as well,
he shouldn't be coming to school for now.
- I want home!
- You have a psychologist.
- Why aren't they helping, huh?
- Ma'am.
We don't even know
what's going on here with Jaś.
The school still hasn't received
a diagnosis from you.
So how are we supposed to help?
You you should try
to get a certified diagnosis for him.
Well, he was also upset
when you lost a child in the woods.
The trip has made all his symptoms worse.
- Jerzy asked me to give you this. Here.
- [Tola] Mommy.
Hello!
Hi, sweetie. How are you?
Did you do some cutouts today?
Ooh! So what now?
Change our shoes and go home?
[Tola] I'm going to Hela's.
[Ula] No, we're going
to Hela's birthday on Saturday.
Kiddo, what's wrong?
What are you nervous about? Tell me.
[Jaś] I want home.
[Tola moans]
[Ula] When it dawned on me
in the maternity ward that
Tola had Down syndrome, I thought,
uh, that my life was over, you know?
- [woman] Oh, hello.
- A diagnosis like that for your child is
Oh, let me help.
It's like saying goodbye
to your dreams, right?
Thank you.
[Ula] But listen,
I'm starting a foundation,
and I'll definitely be organizing
a support group for parents
in case you would wanna take part.
- I want home.
- Let's go, Jasiek.
I want home.
I want home.
Why don't we take the kids and go
pick out a present for Hela together?
I want home.
- I want home.
- [Tola] Mom.
- [Ula] Hmm.
- I want home. I want home.
[silverware clattering]
Happy birthday to you ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
- Happy birthday, dear Hela ♪
- Happy birthday, my Helenka ♪
Happy birthday to you ♪
- Well, Helutka.
- [blows raspberry]
No, honey, not like that. Honey, stop.
What are you doing?
Not like that, Helenka.
The girl is spitting
all over the the dang cake.
I've asked you not to refer to Hela
in the third person, Mom.
Ready, Helutka? Here we go.
- Bravo!
- [Jerzy's mom] Well done. You did it.
Saturday, I need you to drive me
to the Krasińskis'.
- [Jerzy] To the stables? Why?
- They're reopening after they renovate.
Tadeusz himself invited me personally.
But we can't on Saturday.
Wanna tell her our plans for Saturday?
We are throwing a party
for the entire class, right?
- And where are we going? To the zoo.
- [Hela] Baba.
- [Jerzy] Here.
- Uh, I think I'll pass. Uh
- You can't say no. The man's a count.
- Mom.
On top of that,
he was your father's best friend.
After the March Constitution,
we don't honor nobility titles anymore.
- Well, tell that to the count, then.
- I can't. I already have plans.
Cancel to give you a ride?
I already invited people.
I'll call you a cab.
Yeah, and that costs me money.
Thank you very much.
[Hela coughs]
Warsaw is 45 kilometers away, you know.
You have any idea what that'll cost?
No. I will not have Helena be the reason
that my life is also turned upside down.
No, I won't allow that.
You have to make it work somehow.
Helutka. Can you eat it with a fork?
I'm asking you to eat it with a fork,
not your fingers.
But I don't know.
Have her eat in the kitchen or something.
I just changed the tablecloth.
Okay, got it. We're going. Come, Helenka.
Let's go eat in the kitchen.
Come on. Bring your cake with you.
[Hela] Bye-bye.
Bye, bye, bye. [groans]
[phone buzzes]
No! Not with dirty fingers, Helutka.
Miss Ania wants to meet us.
- So now what have you done?
- [groans]
[groans]
[Hela moans]
Give me back my leg, you stupid bitch.
No.
Stupid bitch. Stupid bitch. Stupid bitch.
[psychologist] He was in
a much better state last time, huh?
[Jaś] Stupid bitch. Stupid bitch.
- Do you mind lowering your voice?
- [Jaś] Stupid bitch.
It's typical for this kind of diagnosis.
[Jaś] Stupid bitch.
In general, when they are overly stressed
or facing major changes,
their symptoms have a tendency to worsen.
That's so helpful.
Are you suggesting it's my fault?
Ma'am, that's not what I said.
Maybe stop looking for someone to blame.
Because with Jaś's diagnosis,
it's nobody's fault.
Please listen to me.
[wistful music playing]
Basically, your son
has a congenital developmental disorder
to which there is no cure.
But there are therapies
that would help him to function.
Including learning the right ways to act.
But it all requires time and patience.
And the hair?
It's what we call a stim.
He did with his hair
what you're doing with your pen.
He's relieving inner tension.
First, complete an application
for a statement
for special educational needs.
APPLICATION TO THE ADJUDICATING PANEL
AT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL & PEDAGOGICAL CENTER
[door chime rings]
[pop music playing on speakers]
[Tatiana] Hello. I wanted to say thanks.
Ah. It's cool. No need.
[Tatiana] I hope we didn't break anything.
Washing those things wasn't easy.
Tom had to wash the upholstery three times
and use a Kärcher on the frames.
- [woman] Excuse me, sir?
- One moment. One moment.
Don't sweat it. We're even.
Right after that campaign of yours,
I sold two more Benecykls.
- Could you come for a second?
- Hmm.
Coming!
This is from Michał.
- Okay.
- [chuckles]
He's a fan of car racing.
A paradox.
His chair only goes
ten kilometers per hour, so
[both chuckle]
[phone ringing]
One moment, Miss Ania.
I just wanted to say thanks again.
For everything.
I'm so sorry, Miss Ania.
I had something urgent to deal with today.
Just this once.
Can you please ask Michał
Ask him if he can hold it
15 minutes longer?
Okay, great. I'm, uh
I'm on my way. Yes, yes, yes.
[window rattles]
[window rattling]
Listen, if you ever need someone to help,
call me.
Really.
I'd love to spend more time
with Michał too.
Thank you.
You're welcome.
[Maks sighs]
[Kama] He's done nothing else
for the past two hours.
[Maks] Hmm.
[Maks sighs]
- You mind?
- Sure.
Hmm. What's up?
Huh? Hair expert?
Tola's hair is the thickest of all.
Grandma's are gray,
and Mama's are the most damaged.
[Maks] Yeah? [chuckles]
And what are mine?
Cool.
Oh. [laughs]
[Jaś] Hair, hair, hair, hair.
Hair, hair, hair, hair.
[door closes]
He's finally asleep. Completely exhausted.
[Kama sighs]
TRAINING AND MOOD TABLE
[refrigerator opens]
[bottles clink]
[neighbor] Hey!
All that's missing right now is music!
[pop music playing faintly]
So he say anything?
All that I learned was
the chemical composition of a hair
[Kama laughs]
and why it keeps growing
after you're dead.
And, uh
he also said that
he doesn't wanna
stay with us this weekend.
Hmm.
I think he's just worried about you.
- The blind leading the blind.
- [Maks chuckles]
[Maks exhales sharply]
So how are you, really?
[Maks sighs]
I'm doing everything you recommended.
- Mm-hmm.
- Going to PT.
Next week, I'm supposed to
start training with elastics.
Honestly, though,
until Jasiek gets better,
I can't really move forward.
He never leaves my side.
Mm-hmm. What else?
Everything still annoying?
- Everything's annoying.
- Right? [chuckles]
- Everything pissed me off.
- Everything pisses you off every day.
Sure.
Hmm. There, there, there.
Hmm.
You know what it is?
Because of your injury, you can't fight.
And you have all this pent-up adrenaline.
Yeah.
[Maks sighs]
What I meant to ask was,
how have you been doing
dealing with everything that
Jaś has got going on with him?
Hmm?
I applied for his diagnosis statement.
- Oh, really?
- Mm-hmm. Yeah.
Wow.
[Maks chuckles]
You've always liked me when I'm weak.
[Maks moaning]
No, no.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
No.
Right.
[Maks] I'm sorry.
I'm very sorry, but
there's Iwona and
Sure.
Right, Iwona.
I bet she's a rocket in the sack.
She makes you go wash your hands
before you do a blowjob?
Or is it 'cause
we can only conceive a half-wit?
What are you saying, Kama?
[automated voice] Take more steps
to complete your workout goal.
[Tatiana] Hand it to him every half hour
'cause he won't ask for it.
And don't be surprised
by the girdle under his clothes.
And remember the headrest at all times
to raise up his head.
[Tom] Mm-hmm.
By the way, you're comfortable
if Michał's got to, you know?
- Okay, Tom, let's get moving.
- [Tom] Okay, Michał.
I'll be right there.
- Uh, um You know what, I have
- [Michał] Come on. Okay, bye.
a little baby brother,
so only dealing with pee is a luxury.
Um, so what'll you guys be doing?
There's a science class workshop
where you can build things
and put together machines and cool stuff.
That's great. Michał?
[Michał] Yeah?
[Tatiana] Remember, I gave you a phone
and enabled voice commands.
Okay, Mom, chill out.
Don't worry. We'll be fine.
- [Tatiana] Thanks a lot again.
- [Michał] Okay, bye-bye.
- [Tatiana] See you in three hours.
- Bye.
[Tom] Wait for me.
Uh, hey, and don't worry
if you need more time.
I can stay until 6:00 p.m.
- [Michał] Bye, bye, bye.
- [Tatiana] Bye!
She's probably already using
my phone to track us.
Who would kidnap someone like this?
A handsome fella like you? Who wouldn't?
Yeah, that's true.
[woman] Do you realize the last time
you visited me was three years ago?
Really?
Uh-huh.
Uh [sighs]
Relax, relax, relax.
That's good.
I have a disabled child,
so I don't get much personal time.
[woman] Uh, my dear,
you still need to do regular checkups.
What good is a sick mother to a child?
We'll need to do
a a full battery of tests, I'm afraid.
A vaginal ultrasound.
Breast screening and ultrasound.
The works.
HOW TO PERFORM A BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION
Please stay like that just another moment.
- [crying]
- [shushing]
- My darling sweetie pie. Don't cry.
- [Ula's mom] There, there, there, there.
- What's wrong?
- [man wheezing]
- [Ula's mom] There, there, there.
- [inhales sharply]
[Ula's mom shushing]
[nose toots loudly]
[man snorts] Excuse me.
I'm sorry. The birch tree pollen
is killing me right now.
Where were we? Oh, right.
The Foundation will be liquidated
in the event that its goal is reached
or in the event its financial reserves
and assets are depleted.
The financial reserves and assets left
after the liquidation of the Foundation
may be transferred,
through a Foundation Council vote,
to other foundations with similar goals
functioning in the Polish Republic.
I will need the two ladies' signatures.
And on each page, I'll have you initial.
[clock chimes]
And Maciek?
No, uh, no, no.
His signature won't be necessary.
How come?
Well, only you and Mrs. Grażyna Zięba
are on the board of the Foundation.
Ula, you're in charge of this Foundation.
Look, I want you
to have something of your own.
I know how important it is to you.
[man wheezing, sniffling]
Maciek, but we have three children,
and I haven't worked in almost a decade.
Ula, if you end up deciding
you want my help with all of this,
you know where I am.
[Ula chuckles]
Madame President.
[chuckles]
All right, then.
And a little squiggle upwards
for good luck.
[knocking on door]
[Jerzy] Hello.
Mr. Lejman, please follow me
to the headmaster's office.
I don't have a lot of time. I'm sorry.
I left Helutka with my mom,
and "Bambi" only lasts
an hour and a half, so
Hmm. It won't take long. Please follow me.
[Jerzy] I'm sorry
for the way I treated you on the trip.
The whole situation was just
too much for me. I screwed up.
But you have to forgive me, please.
[pensive music playing]
We have to consider what the child needs.
[sighs]
[Jaś] No. You're bald,
but don't get any ideas.
Soft-boiled or hard?
[Kama] I don't care either way.
[Jaś] We are hard-boiled eggs.
We stand tall and firm on our legs.
[device beeps]
[Jaś] Beep, beep.
[groans]
All right, you're done.
[Jaś] We're leaving.
Bald people can't get on.
Beep, beep.
Thank you for coming all this way.
Really. He won't let me leave home.
Okay, okay, I'll see you in court.
For exploiting the workforce.
- Fuck you!
- I wanna testify too.
Fuck you too!
[laughs]
- [woman] Robert, I'm going.
- [Jaś humming]
[Robert] Go, go.
[Jaś] I'm going.
[woman] I'll leave the table.
I can't be bothered to carry it.
[Robert] Okay, I'll sell it.
- Bye-bye.
- [woman] You have a nice day.
See you tomorrow at the same time.
- [Jaś] What are they doing here?
- Day after tomorrow.
Thanks a lot, hon.
[woman] Sure. Bye, Kama.
Thanks, bye.
[Jaś] I don't wanna. I don't wanna.
[door closes]
[Robert sighs]
[Jaś humming]
Is this an invitation to the birthday
of the daughter of that guy from the trip?
Jerzy?
Fuck! I forgot all about that.
- When is it?
- In two hours.
[Jaś] Hair, hair, hair, hair.
Hair, hair, hair, hair, hair, hair.
- Hair, hair, hair.
- You'll drive us?
Have you got a present?
[Jaś] Hair, hair, hair.
You have a dress picked out, I assume?
[Jaś] Magazines, magazines, magazines.
How are you gonna walk around a zoo
on that leg?
The party's no longer at the zoo,
first of all.
And second, don't act coy.
It's obvious you wanna go.
[Jaś] I don't like it. I don't like it.
- Hair, hair, hair, hair.
- [Kama laughs]
Hair, hair. Hair, hair. Hair, hair.
[Kama] Kiddo.
Kiddo.
Hey, kiddo.
[whimpers] No. No.
- I don't wanna. I don't wanna.
- Enough moping around.
[Jaś humming]
We'll go to Hela's party, okay?
Come on, we'll go together. It'll be fun.
You can bring your hairdresser's kit.
[Robert] Kama, really? Are you sure?
[Jaś] Hair.
FOR OUR BELOVED HELA
No, stop it. Andrzej, don't.
[whimsical piano music playing]
Sit down.
Andrzejek, honey.
That's a present for Hela.
You don't wanna get it dirty, do you?
Leave it alone.
My Tola is a messy eater, too,
but in her case, I know it's because
of lowered exteroceptive sensation.
Oh, and, of course,
she's also oversexualized.
- Oh, thanks.
- Because she is.
Tatiana, your hair looks good down.
- Yeah? Oh, thanks.
- [Ula] Who's your stylist?
Uh, Madam Celinka. My local salon.
Oh.
[Iza] And look at that party over there.
Duck, caviar. Just look at it.
I've never had quail before.
Hmm. Probably never will.
[Jerzy] You want something salty?
A pretzel?
[Iza] It doesn't matter.
Our silverware is plastic.
Theirs is probably real silver. Big deal.
Hela. Excuse me. Hela!
[Iza] Mm-hmm.
[horse whinny]
[Iza] Hmm.
[indistinct chattering]
[horse snorts]
[man] Good afternoon.
Mrs. Kamila.
Hello. We're here for another party.
Monika Maria Brudkowska. Nice to meet you.
[man clears throat]
I met Mrs. Barska when she wanted
to enroll her son in our school.
- [Monika] Ah.
- [man 2] I could bet 1,000 that's her.
I knew it. I knew that was you.
My friend and I were already
making a bet that it's you.
- Nice to meet you.
- My husband.
Marek.
- [whining]
- Helutka, honey, get off.
Look, Tola wants to ride the horse too.
Tola, stand away from the horse's butt.
- Remember, sweetie?
- Stay here.
[Hela continues whining]
Jerzy, what's the deal with the pony?
It just isn't a real horse.
Well, a real one
would be too dangerous, Ula.
What are you saying?
Tola's been doing equine-assisted therapy
since she was three, right?
- [woman] Tell her something.
- I'm trying.
But this is like
the alpacas all over again.
We have to tire her out.
Then she'll start cooperating.
Up, up, up, up, up!
Up we go! Up!
- Super.
- Happy birthday, princess!
- Hi!
- Hi!
What are you doing here?
Um, I brought Jasiek and Kama.
[laughs]
I want Helenka.
- [Tola] I want Helenka.
- We're about to leave.
- [Jerzy] What?
- What? I didn't say anything.
Um, excuse me, is that a stallion?
- Kama! Hey!
- [horse whinny]
Oh no! What happened to your leg?
You have to give a beating
to that Mexican fighter.
- Right.
- We'll watch. We're counting on you.
That's the plan. Excuse me.
Sure, sure, sure. Your leg, right.
- [Monika] Who is that?
- [Marek] She's an MMA chick.
[Ula] Kama!
I didn't know you already knew
some of our guests.
Hello. Urszula Wojtal.
- Monika Maria Brudkowska.
- Nice to meet you.
- Just Marek.
- Alex Cunningham.
Hello. I'm the chairwoman of
the We Change the World Foundation.
We promote equality and inclusiveness.
Oh! Allow me to introduce
the organizers of this party.
- It's their daughter Klara's birthday.
- Oh.
- Yes.
- Yes.
- Riding over there. That's her.
- Our daughter, yes.
Oh, actually, I've got a question.
Could my Tola have a ride on your horse?
They are exquisite creatures.
Of course, yes.
[Ula] Because Have a look.
We only have one fat pony.
And I can't put a photo on Instagram
of her riding that that comic thing.
Right. As soon as
the riding competition ends.
- [Marek] Mm-hmm.
- Really? That's awesome.
Hey, Tolcia! Come here.
You get to ride a horsey!
[Tola] No.
[Monika] Your son can join us too.
Look, there's a trampoline right there.
And we're going to have some games
with a coordinator soon.
Thank you so much,
but we have our own to get to.
Well, everyone can join us. Right?
Let's teach our children
to live together.
- Together.
- Right, as one.
- [Marek] Yes.
- [Alex] Yeah.
- [Monika] Join us.
- [Ula] Hello. Thank you.
- May I? Urszula Wojtal.
- Hello. Paulina.
- [Iza] A pleasure.
- [Monika] Join our table.
So where'd you end up enrolling your son?
[man] Great! Great!
[child] He's first!
Wanna go bounce?
Nah, can't be bothered.
I'll let 'em have this one.
[Franek] Come on, come on!
[man] Get into the bag quickly. Great!
- [Michał] Mom, a wasp.
- [buzzing]
What? Look at that.
- Back to what I was saying.
- Yeah?
- Their workshops are big.
- [phone chimes]
In the basement, they build stuff
like motorcycles, race cars, robots.
YOUR TEST RESULTS ARE READY.
THE DOCTOR WILL CONTACT YOU SOON.
A man there told me what I should study
to get into the University of Technology.
Too bad Tom didn't come with us.
Great, great. Watch out, watch out.
Don't hurt yourselves.
And you have to reach
the finish line. No cheating.
[Ula] I just want
to help people understand
that living with a disabled child
can be a truly wonderful
and enriching adventure.
- Awesome.
- A wonderful adventure.
Anyone want some
non-sustainably made Prosecco?
- No, that's okay.
- Me neither.
- Ah!
- Huh?
Okay.
Listen, maybe you could go
jump in those bags?
Doesn't it look fun? I'll help you.
Are you a little athlete like your mommy?
- [Jaś] Mm-mm.
- [woman] Huh?
- Well?
- [Jaś] Mm-mm.
How about we get on the trampoline
so I can watch you jump?
[woman] Yeah!
Trampolines sure are a lot of fun.
Look how many kids are there.
You know what, I'd love a drink.
Do you have beer?
[Paulina] He's just a bit shy.
- Marek, love, uh, do we have beer?
- Yeah?
Sure. How many?
Just one.
So, um, like I was saying,
it's a wonderful, enriching experience.
- Excuse me.
- Mm-hmm?
May I ask you something?
Although maybe I shouldn't,
because it's an awkward question
Mm uh,
but it's relevant to me personally.
Did you do prenatal testing?
Um
I mean, yes, basic ultrasound.
Nothing showed up.
I was, um, 28 years old,
and nobody thought
to send me for a Pap smear,
let alone amino testing.
Oh God.
[Ula] But now, I thank God, because
um,
if I had known then
that Tola had Down syndrome, I
don't know what I would've done.
I now know that
life with Tola is
[sobs]
is the most wonderful thing
that's ever happened to me.
Oh.
I didn't even have a clue
how much you've been through. You know?
- [woman] Well, we have this friend.
- [Paulina] Yes, Lucy. Lucyna.
Yes, yes. And she, well
They found out
her fetus had to be aborted.
Yes.
- [woman] 'Cause it had Down's. Terrible.
- [Monika] She ended up regretting it.
- She really did.
- [woman] She had regrets for a while.
[Iza] That's how it is.
Because what do you do?
It's terrible when you do something
and end up with regrets
about whatever it is.
Yet, on the other hand,
there's a much scarier situation,
you know, if you maybe
hadn't done something,
you know, then you have regrets as well.
- [Monika] Uh-huh.
- Who ordered the beer?
Me.
- Here you go.
- Thank you.
- That's the bank account number, right?
- Yes.
Do you really need to suck up
to these stupid bitches?
Stupid but wealthy.
Um, the account number
is on the other side.
And we're not asking for large sums.
[Monika] Not large sums.
- Yes, yes, yes.
- [woman] Of course.
- [Monika] Thank you very much.
- [Ula] No, thank you.
Hey, look. Porky is all by himself.
Maybe we could go comb his cool mane?
- Hela!
- Great, great.
- Hela!
- Awesome!
- Pull!
- Come on, Tomek! Good!
Great, harder!
Don't let up!
- Awesome!
- Harder!
- Hela!
- Good!
- Come on, Hela!
- Hela!
- Yes!
- Great!
[man] Don't worry! Don't worry!
[laughs]
Nobody can fucking tell me
that Helutka is good for nothing!
- [man] Hey, that was great! Great!
- Come here, sweetie. You okay? Come here.
- Everything all right?
- [Klara] I don't wanna play!
[Jerzy's mom] Um, Jerzhyku? Jerzhyku?
- Jerzhyku?
- [Jerzy] Yes, yes.
Look who I managed to bump into.
Hello, Uncle.
Good to see you.
Thank you so much for coming.
- Thank you.
- No problem at all.
Yes. Tadzik was great.
- He went on a walk. Showed me everything.
- Asia. Forgive me. I'll be a moment.
I've got a quick question about Paj
because he was limping yesterday.
I know it was a terrible idea, Mom.
I was just trying to make it work somehow.
- Thanks, Asia. Take care.
- Of course, goodbye.
You know what?
You still haven't pointed out
which one's Helena?
- Oh, he wouldn't wanna know that.
- Sorry, what?
Uh, uh That's her, there. On the horse.
[Tadeusz] She has great taste in horses.
That's our champion.
Zygmunt sure would be proud
of a granddaughter like that.
He also just loved horses.
What's with this flash of cold air?
[gasps]
I'll catch a cold.
Let's keep walking, shall we?
- Pardon.
- Bonjour, yeah?
- Bye-bye. Bye-bye.
- [Tadeusz] Bonjour?
Who was that man?
I don't think I know him.
- [Hela whining]
- Hela really needs to go potty.
[Jerzy] You wanna go
to the toilet, sweetie?
Yeah?
Okay then, we'll go.
[horse snorts]
Decided against the workout session, huh?
Dad doesn't wanna talk to me.
Could you tell him next week
we can start training?
[laughing]
And he could easily get back into shape.
Listen, you're very nice,
but this isn't going to work.
- I mean
- [Hela] Soft, soft.
Sorry, I just can't right now.
- Soft.
- Everything's too complicated.
[Robert] Mm-hmm.
Stop following me!
[Hela] Bye, bye, bye. Bye, bye, bye.
Bye-bye.
What in the fucking hell? Come on.
All right, everyone!
We're gonna start a new activity.
Come on over.
Huddle up. Let's have some fun!
Go on.
Go join the other kids.
Over there. Over there.
Okay, let's make a big round circle.
Form a circle, everybody.
- All right, do we have everyone?
- I know what this is!
Super. You all know what this is, right?
- [children] A piñata!
- A piñata.
And you know what falls out of it
when it finally breaks?
- [children] Candy!
- [Eryk] That's right, candy!
Parents are welcome to join us too.
Come. Closer, closer.
This horse won't bite.
No, no, little boy.
You don't wanna eat that.
- [boy] Sir!
- You have a question?
- [boy] Never mind.
- Okay.
- First, I'll explain the rules.
- Hold on a minute.
- [boy] Sir!
- [Eryk] The rules are very simple.
A sister. Close family. First cousin.
[Eryk] Okay, so here we go.
[laughs] We also call it a first cousin.
- Tola!
- [Eryk] We hold the stick in our hands.
- We focus on the end of the stick.
- Iza.
- [boy] Sir!
- And hit the horsey.
- Question?
- Never mind.
Okay. Those are the rules.
Does everybody understand?
Or should we cover the rules once again?
- Is there a question you'd like to ask?
- No.
Fantastic. Where's our birthday kid
to get this started?
You get the honor of starting us out.
The birthday girl.
That's right.
The birthday girl will get us started.
Who wants a stick?
Here!
Here! Grab one! For the boys!
There you go.
Take it easy. Great. Hit the horsey!
Hit the horsey. Great.
Great! Hit the horsey! Great.
Cool. Super. Fantastic.
Hit the horsey.
Hit the horsey.
Step back, step back. Watch your head.
Hit the horsey. Great.
Here you go, little boy.
That's for you. You can go next.
But wa wait, little boy.
Wait! Hold on a moment.
- Watch it, idiot!
- [children laugh]
[woman] No, that boy can't be here.
Okay, let's take a break, little man.
I think you need to sit this out
for a little while. Let's go sit down.
[tense music playing]
[Marek chanting] Klara! Klara!
[Monika] Very nice, darling.
- Hey, are you okay?
- [Monika] Great! Klara!
[Marek] Klara! Klara! Klara!
Come on, don't!
[grunts]
[grunting]
[child] Whoa! [chuckles]
[girl] Uh-oh.
[Monika] What is she doing?
Come on, Marek, do something.
[Marek] Klara, come here.
You're not having any fun?
This, the cool party?
It's better than ours is, huh?
[panting]
- Take more steps to complete your goal.
- Jaś!
[Klara] Mom, that lady ruined my party.
- [Monika] I'm very sorry.
- [Kama] Jasiek!
When I agreed to a party
with a bunch of disabled children,
I didn't know there'd be crazy parents.
[Jerzy] I'm very sorry, really.
- We're all very sorry. Truly.
- Kids.
- We'll get it sorted, okay? Um
- [Iza] We'll help tidy it up.
[Jerzy] Help me. Maybe let the kids
pick it up so it doesn't go to waste.
Everyone, everyone, wait a second.
Tola, come here.
Don't go yet. Just a moment more.
We're also going to write about this
on our foundation's web page.
So I just wanna say
that raising a child with autism,
it can, well,
be a real emotional challenge,
and I've even known parents
to develop PTSD.
[Monika] Yeah, sure, we're all
going to have PTSD in a moment.
At least for once, it wasn't my Helutka
screwing everything up.
[Monika] Marek, do something.
- Do something here.
- [Marek] It will all be good.
YOU'RE OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS.
WE CAN'T PROVIDE YOU A RIDE.
Screw this stupid app!
Screw this stupid phone! Screw everything!
Calm down, Mama!
You calm down!
Stop pulling your hair.
What's going on with you?
Why don't you go to school?
You're the reason that I'm stressed!
You're the reason that I'm a bad son.
Bad son! Bad son! Bad son!
Bad son! Bad son! Bad son! Bad son!
[thunder rumbling]
- [emotional music playing]
- [rain pattering]
[indistinct chattering]
[Klara] You know, like I said,
when my mom gets angry at me,
she starts throwing things.
- Last time, she threw a flip-flop at Dad.
- [phone ringing]
- [Michał] Ooh.
- And she destroyed the set-top box.
And also
- [Tatiana] Yes?
- This one time, she broke
[woman] Oh, I finally got through.
Um, I'm calling from the hospital. Hello.
Um, Mrs. Tatiana, just like we expected,
we will have to do
a core needle biopsy of that mass, and
and I've got a spot that freed up
this Friday at 5:00 p.m.
Hello?
Mrs. Tatiana?
[Ula] Yes, Tola, keep it over Michał.
Yes, very good.
[Marek] Klara, come say goodbye.
Excuse me. Do you have a light? A lighter?
[Marek] Klara, come, come.
Quickly, 'cause it's raining.
[Iza] Andrzej, come here!
Can we still take a ride with you?
[Monika] Yes, come on.
Everywhere we go ends up the same,
like Noah's Ark.
[music ends]
Hela was expelled from school yesterday.
[coughs]
"In the spring, Grandma's garden
was growing faster than I was,
and everything became new again."
[thunder rumbling]
- Ready to sleep, my love?
- [Tola] Yes.
Hug the kitty and sleep.
[phone buzzing]
Yes, hello?
Hello, my name is Anna Kwiatkowska.
I'm calling from the bank
to authorize a transaction.
Do you agree to receive a transfer
from an anonymous sender?
Yeah.
May I ask your name and surname?
- Urszula Wojtal.
- Your position?
Uh, the chairperson
of the We Change the World Foundation.
Okay. And can you verify
your maiden name, please?
- Uh, Zięba.
- Thank you.
- [Tola] Mom is a chairperson.
- [Ula] Tola.
All right, ma'am.
All I need is your consent.
Maciek, you won't believe it.
- Minus, get lost! Get lost!
- [dog whimpers]
Out! Now! Sh!
I said out, out, out! Out!
Listen, someone transferred
to the Foundation 100,000 euros.
Who?
Some anonymous donor.
I must've gotten through
to someone rich at that fucking party.
Where else would it come from, right?
But who?
I don't know.
It was transferred internationally.
[light jazz music playing]
- How much did you say?
- One hundred thousand euros.
[Ula chuckles]
- That's quite impressive.
- I can't believe it. [laughs]
Ula, just don't spend it all at once.
Come on, seriously?
First of all, it's not mine to spend.
And second, there's a lot,
so we should be able
to do something good with it.
Yeah, when you start talking like that,
I get scared.
Oh, honey.
You know perfectly well
that before I spend a dime
I will clear it all with you
a hundred times over.
I should hope so.
I'll show you mine
if you show me yours.
[Ula giggles]
Mm-hmm.
This chairperson could use a nice screw.
Mom, put him in my bed.
I still have to make his.
You don't turn your lights off
when you leave?
[door closes]
Oh, sleep.
Oh jeez. [sighs]
He's gotten so big.
I haven't carried him in a long time.
[silverware clatters]
Your doctor let you go back to dancing?
Oh, you know.
I couldn't stand it.
And this was supposed to be
an exceptional milonga.
All the more reason to thank you.
No problem.
[sighs]
- [clatter]
- [Kama] Ow!
[breathing heavily]
[sniffles]
What is it?
[sniffles]
[breathes deeply]
[sobs] I'm a terrible mother.
No, you aren't.
I am, Mom.
I'm seriously just the worst.
[sniffles, exhales sharply]
[sniffles] I can always count on you.
You always help me,
and you fix things whenever I fuck up.
[sobs]
But that's not Jasiek's mom.
I was ignoring all these signs
and everything everyone was saying
all because I was afraid
it would change my life.
That all I would be doing
is taking care of him.
[sniffles]
So I neglected him.
[emotional music playing]
And the worst thing of all
is I'm embarrassed
that he's not managing.
What kind of a mother is that?
[sniffles]
[distant siren wailing]
[sniffles]
I feel like I've failed him.
[man] Come on. Jump, jump.
Good, Kama, now step on the ground.
Good, good. To the side.
And change legs.
[panting]
Till you feel the pain,
and most importantly,
these straps must always be tight
to avoid supination.
Um, and keep that boot on
around the clock, got it?
Well done, well done. She's back.
- Well done, Kama. Hey, man.
- Hey.
Kama, let's look at that leg.
So how's it feel?
Does it hurt when I do this?
And this?
- [Marcin] Does it?
- Only a bit.
[man] Okay.
[Mykoła] How is it?
- Well, she's getting stronger.
- Great to hear.
- She seems good. No complaining.
- Awesome.
Um, what else? The ultrasound shows
that the tendon is no longer torn,
which means she can start running again.
- She can.
- I'd hold off on kicks for a while though.
[Mykoła] Okay.
Well, after she does some boxing
and defensive grappling training,
she'll be back on her feet
and ready to chase Fernandez
around the octagon in no time.
[Marcin] Uh-huh, about that.
The new training schedule is ready.
- [man] Oh, let's go, boss.
- [Mykoła chuckles]
[Marcin] Here I was thinking
that ankle would ruin her fight in Vegas,
but here we are.
I'm not gonna fight.
[intriguing music playing]
[intriguing music continues]
[music fades]