My Love: Six Stories of True Love (2021) s01e05 Episode Script

Happy New Year!
-Happy New Year!
-Happy New Year!
Cheers! Happy New Year.
Let's cross arms. So we can drink.
A kiss.
Happy New Year.
Come on!
ROCINHA FAVELA
RIO DE JANEIRO
-Good morning.
-Good morning.
I overslept.
Good morning.
-Good morning. Happy birthday.
-Happy birthday, love.
Thank you so much.
-It's time to get up.
-Yeah, let's get up.
Let's get up. So good.
-It's a great day.
-It's my birthday!
How nice!
-Let's go, gal.
-Yeah.
How wonderful!
What are you doing today? Nothing.
No, I'm gonna do something.
I'll make my bed.
-And that's all?
-In a bit.
I'll make the bed in a bit.
-You’re not awake yet?
-No, I'm still sleepy.
I'm sleepy too.
-But let's go. It's gonna be a long day.
-Yes.
We'll have a full house soon.
Hello.
Hello?
Thank you, sweetie.
6.5.
Jeez!
I wanna make it to 70.
Oh my God, how wonderful.
Very good indeed.
Jeez!
I met Nicinha
when she was about 14 years old.
I was about 20.
She was at a samba party,
and she got into a fight.
I thought that was interesting.
I said, "How could this young girl
fiercely take on so many people?"
We became friends.
She spent the night at my place
and decided to be with me,
taking care of my children.
I had four kids.
And we've been living together ever since.
It's great. The food looks good.
This is your birthday lunch.
I only wanna see it once it's ready.
We're surrounded by grandchildren,
by our children.
Soca, my son,
lives upstairs with his family.
Michelle lives next door.
Jurema's daughter lives
with her grandchildren next door.
The house is always full.
They all call me Grandma,
Nicinha's children, my grandchildren,
my daughter's children, everyone.
Nicinha would get pregnant
whenever we had our little fights.
We'd fight, and she'd go out.
I was jealous,
but I did my best not to show it.
She'd get mad. I'd leave the house
and say, "I'm going samba dancing."
It was a lie. I was making out.
I'd always sneak out.
I'd come back
and soon realize I was pregnant.
Michelle? Daughter?
-Good morning, Mom.
-Good morning. Your coffee.
Don't forget Grandma's cake, okay?
-Okay.
-Is everything good?
-Yeah. I'm just sleepy.
-Okay.
-Kiss!
-Kiss!
Where are the girls?
Aren't they gonna eat?
-I'm gonna…
-Grandma, come here.
Hi.
-Quick.
-Turn it off.
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Jurema
Happy birthday to you!
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, dear Jurema
Happy birthday to you!
That's enough!
-You were being silly.
-She's crying!
She's crying!
-Happy birthday to Jurema!
-You're nuts.
-You're nuts. You set me up.
-It's all for Jurema. So what do we say?
From good friends and true
From old friends and new
May good luck
Be with you
Jurema!
I've always worked as a maid.
I've been a cook,
a nanny, a cleaner, I did it all.
Because we had to take care of everything:
feeding and dressing the children,
taking them to school.
Just she and I, without the help of a man.
I retired, and she continues to work.
Nicinha.
Nicinha?
It's time to go to work, dear.
I'm brewing some coffee for you.
Okay, I'll get up in a second.
JANUARY
Good morning, madam!
Good morning, Eunice.
What would you like for lunch today?
I don't know. Maybe some chicken.
-There's chicken here.
-Yeah.
It's easier, right?
With some salad, and it's all good.
A military police helicopter
fired multiple shots in an operation
that resulted in at least six casualties
and one injured officer
at the Complexo do Alemão Favela,
in the North side of Rio.
According to the military police,
all casualties involved suspects
of drug trafficking.
Who left?
-It wasn't this one.
-Let me help you.
-Are you eating this?
-Yes.
Marcinho left,
and the kids kept playing soccer.
I'm going to pet her a bit.
Come to Mama.
Oh, Mama. Then we have to wash her cage.
In the meantime, I'll sit with her.
Let's sit down, okay, Mama?
Where's my little girl?
Swing, swing, swing
On a summer day, hey, hey
-Good evening, dear.
-Good evening. Are you okay?
You trick Grandma, so you can play.
Did he have lunch?
-He stole my food.
-Did he?
Again?
He and Victória.
And what was it?
-Beef.
-Beef this time?
And what did you do?
He came to my bedroom door
and said, "Grandma, I ate it all."
Hey! You got me!
-Is the soap opera already over?
-I think so.
-Did you watch it?
-I just watched a little bit.
Does it taste bad?
Breathe.
I added ginger to it today.
-That's it, Nicinha.
-Okay.
We have to go like this. Look.
To loosen up all the mucus in there.
Like we do with kids.
-See how it loosens it up?
-It's all done.
Because it sticks to the lungs, you know?
It's all done.
And now, some coffee?
I want it.
-How about some coffee now?
-Let me check my blood sugar.
You'll have coffee
and get ready for school, right?
Slowly. No need to be afraid.
The next train
is leaving from platform two, line A,
in approximately three minutes.
Passenger, when getting off the train,
mind the gap
between the train and the platform.
Since I was a kid, I'd always say,
I'd like to own some land
where I could build a house.
A lot very far away
in a really good and peaceful location.
About four or five years ago,
we managed to buy some land in Guandu.
It takes about three hours
to get there from Rocinha.
-Does it hurt?
-Huh?
Does your knee hurt?
Just hold on to me, and it won't twist.
Mother, what is this flash
GUANDU RIVER
ENGENHEIRO PEDREIRA
That lit up the quarry?
It was Mother Oshun's star
That lit up the waterfall
MARCH
Every time I come here,
I dream of living in this place.
Really?
Yes.
And I can see my hens running around,
but in my backyard.
-And you chasing after them?
-Yeah.
-May God look over this place.
-And these walls.
-But look at this.
-Look, the walls are really crumbling.
Yes.
Be careful over here,
because the water flows this way.
He said he's going to tear down
this wall here.
Well, this is a door.
It will also be a door there.
-No, it's a door.
-Yes.
I put the kitchen door here.
Because it'd be too…
It'd be too far over there.
We'd have to walk all the way
to grab water here.
It's all…
-See? This wall is crumbling down.
-It's crumbling here.
If we did something here,
this whole thing would fall off.
That's why we left this part as is.
I mean, we didn't do anything
because we were afraid
something could happen.
Thank God I wasn't here,
because I'd scream in fear,
"Help, you're going to get hurt!"
See, it's all loose.
And you work on it fearlessly.
Can you see it? It only takes a puff
and it will fall down.
Don't even need a sledgehammer on this.
If you blow, it falls.
Yes, it's really ugly. This is really bad.
Really bad.
There's another one here,
beneath the leaf. Look.
Can I let go?
Yes, there are no more here.
-They're only on that side. It's too far.
-Where?
That one, it's too far.
Grab this branch. This one.
Today's harvest.
Brisa FM, the radio station
that makes the difference.
This community has endured
water shortages for four days.
Where are the pumps that never get fixed?
Water takes too long
to reach this community.
Hello, administration? Hello, governor?
Get more employees, it's not enough!
How many public utilities workers
are there in this community?
If I'm not mistaken,
it's about six workers
to service the whole community.
But Rocinha can't take it anymore.
Four days without water…
I was born and raised here in Rocinha.
It was still a field
with grass everywhere.
There used to be banana trees,
orange trees.
I'd carry water cans on my head.
And up there, on 1st Street,
which looked like the countryside,
that's where I met Nicinha.
PUBLIC HEALTH CLINIC
1ST STREE
-Good afternoon, Patrícia.
-How are you?
-Everything good.
-Hi, Nicinha.
-Good afternoon.
-How are you doing?
Doing well.
How have you been?
I'm well, I'm great.
Do you have an appointment
with Dr. Diego today?
Yes, I do.
Let me check you in,
so he knows you're here.
Okay.
Let's see if today
I'll get cleared for surgery.
-Is that making you anxious?
-Yes.
-I am. I wanna get it done soon.
-Yes?
Let's see if everything works out.
-Yes.
-Look, condoms!
So, Ms. Jurema,
today we are assessing…
Yes.
…the possibility of referring you
to surgery. Is that right?
Yes. I brought the X-ray
that was missing last time.
Yes.
Glucose levels are still a bit high.
Have you been taking
all the meds prescribed to you?
-I'm taking everything.
-Insulin injections?
Insulin as well, everything as prescribed.
My blood sugar was really good today.
-How much?
-It was 170.
And you smoke, right?
How many cigarettes a day?
-One pack a day?
-I don't know. No, not a whole pack.
Less than that.
Offer your grandma a hand, dude.
Come on.
Get the seat ready,
because a butt is coming for it.
I saw the shadow, and I rushed in.
Is it hot?
-Ouch!
-Ouch!
-What, Mom?
-Jesus!
Alive yet?
Hold on, I'll fan you.
Oh, Rocinha.
I doom you.
Kabecilê!
I doom Rocinha. It's doomed.
The main thing:
Did he refer you to surgery?
-No.
-No.
-Why?
-Only in two months' time.
-And you'll go blind in the meantime?
-Because of the high glucose.
-From the last blood exam, it was high.
-She should have gotten another one.
But you can't have it done last minute.
He could have measured there on the spot.
-It's not like that, Mom.
-Okay.
When you are preparing for surgery,
you need to bring the official exams.
-That's why then.
-It's the same doctor.
-Let me see the papers.
-It should be at six. It's at ten?
-Yes.
-Her glucose levels.
-If it reaches six, she can have surgery.
-So he can refer me to surgery.
Wait a minute, I'm lost.
-If glucose gets to six, she'll be dead.
-No…
-He said that.
-Something in the blood should be at six.
Okay, let me take a look at those exams.
I'm an expert.
It's something that should be at six,
and, in that test, it's at ten.
In that blood test.
-It's your hemoglobin level, Grandma.
-Yes.
-Yes, "hemogob--"
-It should reach six. I don't know.
But I know, Mom.
-Globin, whatever that is.
-Globin.
The only things
that will help her control these levels
are diet and exercise. That's a must.
She will die inside the house then.
Where will she walk?
If I buy you a treadmill,
will you exercise as you drink beer?
Great. I'll walk and fall on my back.
She might even do
that trampoline exercise.
-You squat, grab the beer, and get up.
-We can encourage her like that.
-Oh my…
-Now, the best part of the appointment.
He asked, "How many packs a day?"
And you lied.
-Grandma, you lied again!
-The doctor is very attentive.
-A very good doctor.
-He's really good, really cool.
If he was as good as you say,
you wouldn't lie to him.
-But I…
-Of course she would.
-I have to, Nicinha.
-I'm good to her and she lies to me.
He spoke so calmly. Did you notice?
"You can't just quit all of a sudden.
If you do, you'll feel sick."
He said he can't refer her to surgery
the way she is.
She might get worse instead of better.
Right. The healing would be terrible.
And it's her eyes, so I get it.
If it's bad now, it may even get worse.
We need to control her diet
as much as we can at home.
Because she won't exercise. She won't.
-You're right, I won't.
-No, she will exercise.
-She won't, Mom.
-She will. Do you wanna bet?
That makes it hard, Miss Jurema.
Yes, it's awful.
MAY
Look.
Timber!
Atotô!
So, baby, are you happy?
Dear, I'm really happy. I'm speechless.
Everything will be easier now.
-Yes, it will be easier for them.
-Just don't get sick on me.
Everything else can be sorted out.
It's done.
-Is it?
-Everything.
Everything came down.
-It'll be very nice.
-From now on, it's only good times.
Grandma, how many glasses should I make?
-How many glasses can this pot fit?
-All of them.
Make it three more.
Three or three and a half, daughter.
I love you
You love me
We're a happy family
Could you rinse this rice?
Okay, I'll do it.
Stop being lazy.
Do you know what I wanted, Grandma?
-What?
-Here, look. I wanted to reach this.
-It's your fault for not growing.
-I can't believe it!
Some more.
No, Grandma, not that much. No!
-Motumbá.
-Motumbaxé!
-Blessings.
-Bless you.
Motumbá.
-Blessings.
-Bless you.
And good afternoon.
-What's up?
-Is everything ready?
I only made the canjica.
The padê is made fresh.
-Right.
-The padê is made fresh.
I'm gonna put on the alaká.
I was born and raised
within the Umbanda religion.
Now, I'm a Babalorisha.
Nicinha and I.
Go ahead,
and I'll bring the food down for Oshala.
Bring the lighter.
My Spiritualist Center is in my house,
on the first floor.
It's called Oshun's Spiritualist Center.
Oshala will give us the strength, axé,
open paths, prosperity, and health
for today.
Epi Epi, Babá! Epi Epi.
In Umbanda religion,
we have our own rituals.
So, on Fridays,
we look after Oshala and Eshu.
Oshala guides us.
And Eshu shows us
the paths to tread on, to work on.
May Father Omolu bring faith,
health, prosperity,
and open paths to us all, lots of axé,
protection, for today and every day.
May he bring health
and spare us from sickness and envy.
JULY
-Did you bring the iron pieces?
-No, they'll be sent next time.
Along with the rocks.
Jurema loves the country.
Her health improves a lot here.
There are no issues
with blood pressure or diabetes.
How great this silence feels!
-It's all good, isn't it?
-My God, it's so good. It's great.
Listen, I'm gonna…
Country life.
…ask Ném to cut down that tree.
-It's jagua fruit.
-Exactly. I'll have it cut.
You just want to boss around, huh?
I'm glad you know that.
Are you done?
It's good to come here
just to sit down and observe things.
-When did you--
-Listen to the birds singing.
When did you come here and do something?
Jeez, I don't like it.
When everything is ready,
I won't let you work at all.
-I'll do it myself.
-Right.
But with all this mess,
what should I be doing?
We don't even have a sink
to wash the dishes, the glasses.
No, don't count me in.
I was thinking of placing the sink
right there, next to the stove.
-On either side.
-There's no need for it.
-No…
-It's still under construction.
But until all the work is done,
we'll have to keep coming here.
-Yes, that's true.
-Are you gonna keep buying food?
-No.
-So I can cook. I can make the food.
-We'll have a sink with running water.
-If we do, I can cook.
-I do the things, you--
-Why are you saying we don't need it?
I need a sink
to wash my hands all the time.
Have you noticed
you create obstacles for everything?
-Perfect.
-There's always a problem.
-Nothing is perfect.
-Nothing is good enough.
-Yeah.
-Damn.
I've realized that.
-Right.
-My life has been like that.
There's always an argument,
always about the same thing over and over.
This is jacked.
Be positive.
Think that everything will be okay.
To start climbing a stair,
you must be on the bottom.
It will work out.
After all, we have a king here, right?
-A king.
-And a queen.
Here, we have a king
and a queen looking after us.
The king is Shango.
He rules the thunder, the fire.
He is the vigilante.
And the queen is Oshun.
She rules the water, fertility, peace.
She rules love.
-Such a nice kiss for Grandma!
-It's a chocolate kiss.
Such a yummy chocolate kiss!
Everyone in my house
takes part in Umbanda religion.
Us, our children, and our grandchildren.
Michelle is being prepared
to be a spiritual leader.
Everything will be passed on to her
when we can no longer do this.
-Dear, do you want some soup?
-Me?
Do you want it?
Yeah.
Grandma.
Everything is already lit downstairs.
The ceremonial herbs have been burnt.
It's already done.
We lit candles for Oshala and Eshu.
We've performed the conjuration.
The altar is nice and ready.
The chairs are in place.
Everything is the way you like it.
Who will we sing for in the opening?
-For Shango.
-Shango. We'll open it singing for Shango.
Oh, Sacred White Chalk
That makes us remember
Oh, Sacred White Chalk from Father Oshala
Oh, Sacred White Chalk
That makes us remember
Oh, Sacred White Chalk
Hail Sacred White Chalk, my Father Oshala!
Rich in your faith, my Father,
I ask for peace in my Spiritualist Center.
Keep the bad omens
really far away, my Lord.
And bring us happiness,
peace, open paths in life
to all of those present here today.
Oh, Sacred White Chalk from Father Oshala!
My father Shango
Look after your children
Because I am also your child
My father Shango
Look after your children
Because I am also your child
Oh, Agodô and Yemoja Sobá
Yemoja Sobá
Kabecilê!
The Commission
for Action Against Religious Intolerance
has already registered
200 discrimination cases since January.
Seventy-one percent of the times,
victims are participants
in Afro-Brazilian religions…
Don't forget that the Mohawk line
starts to fade away here, okay?
Okay.
It must be thin, like the other one.
Okay?
Hello, Nilda?
Listen. I won't be here
when Victor leaves the day care.
I'm going out.
I'll be at Michelle's graduation.
I forgot to mention that yesterday.
Okay, dear?
I'm leaving you this message.
Please listen to this audio, okay?
-At the pace of the granddaughters.
-Let's go, everyone.
Cauã, please--
-Is everyone--
-Cauã, please close the Center later.
Bye.
Where's the car?
Turn the tap off.
-Let's go!
-Where?
-It's your girl's graduation.
-Is it today?
I'm gonna go there to graduate,
and I’ll be right back.
I'd like to invite all graduates.
Get your family and friends,
mom and dad for the photo shoot…
I've always been proud of Michelle.
One just with them.
She was the first person to tell me,
"Grandma, all the things
no one was able to do to make you happy,
I'll get them done."
-Wait. Can you both kiss me?
-Yes, let's do it.
"I'll receive First Holy Communion.
I'll finish school.
And not only that, Grandma,
I'm gonna go to college."
And she accomplished it all,
living in a favela.
I'm really proud of that.
SEPTEMBER
I always tell Jurema
that dreams are built little by little.
Our house in Rocinha,
we built it ourselves.
And now we're building this other house,
where we want to grow old.
Right here, in this house.
It's a lovely day, isn't it, dear?
-Yes, the ocean is bright blue.
-It is.
One of these days,
we should go there for a swim.
Your hair is so gray.
-You're getting old.
-Yes, I am.
Thank God.
And in Rocinha, no less.
It's really beautiful.
When we move into the lot,
we're going to miss it, right?
We'll miss it a lot.
Let's get you to Grandma.
And get a Band-Aid for your finger.
Did you fall down?
Grandma, is Davi there?
-Who?
-Davi.
No, Davi is at home.
Is Mom asleep?
What about the water shortage?
We should check if the water is coming in.
I've checked it twice already.
-It's not coming in?
-No, it's not.
TO REMEMBER IS TO EXIST AGAIN
In memory of Amarildo de Souza,
a bricklayer who disappeared on 7/14/2013
when taken into custody by the police,
who tortured and killed him.
NOVEMBER
I never get tired of looking at my house.
-You're learning to wipe your feet, right?
-Yeah.
How beautiful would it be
to wake up early and stand here!
And just stare at it all, my God.
-Admiring the greenery and nature, right?
-The nature…
All that lush.
-Just standing by my window--
-Seeing passersby.
Seeing passersby.
-My God.
-There are nice floors there.
-My house is so big.
-A green one.
-I'm in awe of this house.
-Really beautiful ones.
I'm laying it at Miss Vilma's.
Are you in awe?
Soon you'll take a nap on the floor.
Jesus!
The problem is that, for now,
we don't have money for the materials.
Let alone for labor.
Just for the doors, right?
-The doors, and our money is gone.
-Doors and windows.
Doors and windows will ruin anyone.
Yeah.
On a beautiful Saint John's night…
our wedding took place.
Did you forget?
I had forgotten about that.
Saint John's night.
We jumped over the fire, right?
We jumped over the fire,
and we made our vows.
We said we'd be together,
until death do us part.
Isn't that right?
What a beautiful wedding at Jordan's river
It was really beautiful.
I think I've forgotten so many things.
There's a lot I don't remember anymore.
But it's good to remember old times.
-Like when we went to Aunt Carminha's.
-In Campo Grande.
In Campo Grande.
-We went there for Mother's Day lunch.
-Right.
We brought the kids
and spent the night, right?
-When it was bedtime, Mom said--
-"Where are we going to sleep?"
"You two will sleep on the bed."
I said, "How about you? Sleep in the bed."
And she, "No, I'll be fine anywhere."
"Don't fool me, I'm no fool.
You two take the bed."
I was so embarrassed.
I wanted to dig a hole in the ground.
I didn't even care.
She said, "No, you don't fool me.
I've been watching you for a long time.
Just take my bed.
I'll sleep with the kids."
Then I got really scared.
"Nicinha, your mom knows about us,
about our story."
My grandma was no fool either.
"Your mother knows about us, Nicinha."
"My mom doesn't care."
Actually, everyone knew.
-It's very hard to deceive the old.
-But we didn't.
We didn't fool them. She was very clever.
Your grandma was very smart.
We never fooled her.
She'd tell me,
"Come here, sweetie, you're family now."
You got something here.
-Got it?
-Go like this.
Not even the devil can handle
a woman with a mustache!
You got it too, Nicinha.
It's much cooler here now.
-It's much cooler here.
-The breeze is coming through the window.
Yes. It's so good.
I'll be going outside shortly.
Let's go upstairs to watch the fireworks.
-They are about to start letting them off.
-The fireworks will go "boom."
-Aren't you going to shower?
-In a minute.
-Take a shower.
-Change your clothes.
-That's all right.
-Go put on something nice.
In my house, there's a bedroom,
A living room, a bathroom, and a kitchen
I don't have to pay
Rent or condominium fees
There, I'm a Black king
And my woman is a Black queen
My favela community…
My community is into my vibe
I’m considered a friend, a brother
And that's why
I live in…
Where, my people?
I am coming up
From the railroad tracks
Oh Lord!
In my house,
There's a bedroom, a living room…
Give me your hand.
A bathroom, and a kitchen
I don't have to pay
Rent or condominium fees
No
There, I'm a Black king
And my woman is a Black queen
…four, three, two, one!
Happy New Year!
Group hug with Jurema!
Come on, little waiter!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Happy New Year!
Look, Grandma!
New Year, you beautiful,
come shining, nice and mild,
bringing all the good things,
because we need them.
-We do need them!
-Right?
Axé!
See, Pedro?
Look over there at the Nacional Hotel.
Look, a cascade of fireworks.
Such a beautiful cascade!
Bring on 2020!
The hens are eating. Look!
It's the life I asked God for!
God bless the nature, right?
Water, good soil, animals…
Very good.
Nicinha and I looked for a place
where we could live peacefully
until death do us part.
At some point,
I thought about life without her.
By now, we've had many…
We've had many reasons to live apart.
But we can't.
I think she can't live without me,
and I can't live without her.
Nicinha is the love of my life.
She's everything to me.
On the other side of the world
Is where the wind lives
And here, it is always
Time to resist
And if scarcity
Isn’t the same as emptiness
I walk by a thread
That takes me to you
That takes me to you
That takes me to you
While crossing
The sea kissed the wind
The body brings with the times
A desire to find
Every mystery
Before these eyes
It's the loveliness
When Eshu meets Oshala
When Eshu meets Oshala
When Eshu meets Oshala
If I told you
That love is born in the gaps
And crosses with arrows
The breast on which I lay down
It seems clear
As clear as water
That the hand that now caresses me
Is the one that I once kissed
The one that I once kissed
The one that I once kissed