JAIME
- Hey, you, kid! - Go get the boss.
Senhor Gil, senhor Gil! Come quick!
The kid has cut his fingers.
I get it! I get it!
Stay calm. Stay calm.
How did it happen?
Better call an ambulance, senor Gil.
Get a cloth!
- Where is it, the cloth? - Quickly, what a mess!
Don’t let the blood get all over me.
Put it on, quickly...
The kid should be taken to the hospital. Let’s go, Jorge.
- D’you know where he lives? - I know how to get there.
Get your coat and come with me.
I am all covered in blood. My God!
Nothing but shit, with these fucking kids!
Stop this screaming!
- Did you get the fingers? - No.
Don’t you know they can stick them back on nowadays? They can, you dickhead!
Those idiots might have dumped them in the garbage bin.
Put them in a plastic bag with ice. Hurry!
Now don’t you dare to die in the car.
What a fucking mess.
Stay calm, Gil, stay calm.
All will be ok, all will be ok.
- Senhor Vieira! - Shut up, go knock on the door.
I don’t know which floor.
- What is the matter? - Do you remember me?
The baker’s.
Is it Luis? What has he done this time?
Nothing, don’t worry.
- Come down. - Has something happened to him?
Just come down, you will see.
I’m coming.
No word about the bakery, you understand?
Clear. I’ll just tell that he’s been playing with a knife.
That’s it. At your home. Good idea.
Understood, Vieira?
After all it was you who insisted‚ that I employed him.
- Didn’t you? - That’s right.
Wasn’t it you who came to me whining?
"Find me a job, senhor Gil."
"My kids are starving, I am at my wit’s end."
- Isn’t that true? - That is true, senhor.
The hell it’s true, Vieira.
If you mention the bakery, you will risk more than just a few fingers.
Then you can kiss your compensation goodbye.
If you give me shit in any way, you can forget about the wages.
We’re nearly there. Stay calm now.
Here’s a small advance. Good luck to you.
Sorry, but how much would that amount to?
What do you mean?
The compensation. Approximately how much would that be?
You will have nothing to complain about... You won't be sorry.
Trust me. Take care of your son now.
Take the poor bastard into the hospital now.
The wretched son of a bitch!
- What’s your name? - Jaime.
Is that right? Jaime.
Well now, Jaime, after all this trouble I am afraid I can no longer keep you.
Do you understand?
Why can’t you keep me any longer?
Because some day it will become known.
I have no wish to hide you when the inspectors barge in.
What will you? That’s life. You can’t always have it your way.
It’s always you or me.
Well now, go home.
You will find something else.
Five thousand escudos, the miser!
You can’t always have it your way. My foot.
"April - Bakery"
2 plus 2, 4 plus...
...six thousand, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, nine thousand escudos.
What are you doing this time of night?
I’ve come home from my job.
You hear that, Filipe? He’s come from his job.
Do me a favour, Filó, please.
But what pleasure could there be in working?
Don’t tell me you like it. And that at your age.
- Here, have a smoke. - I don’t smoke.
Did you hear that? He says he doesn’t smoke. He is a sweetie.
Leave him alone. Let’s go home,
I am sleepy. - That is not tobacco,
it is a remedy against work.
I know very well what that is. It’s a joint.
- Did you ever try it? - No, I don’t like it.
How can you know that you don’t like it, if you have never tried it?
Come on, try it.
No need for me to try in order to know I don’t like it.
You are stupid. You deserve having to work.
I am fed up, and I crave fors ome sleep.
Everybody is sleepy. Men, they make me want to shit.
And I have a game of golf in the morning. Rotten luck!
Would you like to be a caddy? Filipe is looking for one, aren’t you, Filipe?
- What’s that? - Golf. Haven’t you ever seen it on television?
Of course. Perhaps you think I don’t have television?
Well then, get in touch.
- Ciao, worker! - Ciao, you little cunt!
Hello prick, give me a hand!
Did you ask him about the job?
Can’t help it. He says you’re too young.
Allright, fuck him then.
Why don’t you go for the porn industry?
They don’t care about age. And moreover, they pay lots of money.
I already told you: no, bloody hell!
- You really are an asshole! - Fuck you!
Mom, hey mom!
You’ll wake up António.
This Brasilian son of a bitch does nothing but snore his life away.
He has been working late.
Why is he working this late?
That’s his business.
What business?
You know... business. Buying and selling things.
Then why is he always asking you for money?
With all his business he should be very rich by now.
That is no concern of yours.
You’re just jealous.
Of him? And why should I be jealous? I am prettier than he is.
That is true. You are the cutest.
When I am old enough, I will have nothing to do with "business".
I will have a regular job.
A job called dole, Just like your father.
He wouldn't have been on the dole if he hadn’t been jewish, you know that very well.
- What’s more, he found a job. - As king of the tramps, no doubt?
That isn’t true. Please don’t make fun of him, fucking hell.
- Don’t swear to your mother. - Ok, ok, I apologise.
Why did you get up so early?
When daddy gets a job,
he will rent an appartment, a real one... - Get off it, Jaime!
- With all the comfort you could ask for... - I asked you to stop!
I will never go back to your dad, let that be clear once and for all!
He may rent a castle for all I care,
I don’t give a shit.
I am through with him. Finished, do you understand?
He is vermin. He will never achieve anything in life.
- That is not true! - But yes, it is!
Fuck, I already told you a thousand times I don’t want to hear you talk about him.
Haven’t I?
Now you're swearing yourself.
I have a right to.
It isn’t fair.
C’mon, truce?
Good, hurry. I am late already.
Wake up the little ones, while I get dressed.
Hey there, where are you going?
Who is taking care of you, Deolinda?
What do you think? Charity isn’t. I’m coming.
We agreed that I'd pay you the second week, at the end of the month.
Certainly, the second.
But Saturday was the first week and I didn’t see any money yet.
But António...
What about António?
No, nothing.
You allright now?
I left the money on the table.
Don’t forget to apply the ice.
If it starts to bleed, come and see me immediately.
Where were we?
You’ll get your money this evening.
I promise you, I’ll bring it myself.
You’ll bring it this evening...
The agreement was Saturday, not tonight.
You may have nothing to eat, still your bed is always filled.
You should take an example to that woman.
Your ass is where your head should be, and who will pay for all of this in the end?
Well,
have this advance at any rate.
I’ll give you the rest when I come back. Please, take it.
What do you expect this can buy me?
A breath of fresh air?
Thank you.
He has taken the money that was meant for Deolinda, right?
- Who? - That asshole.
The asshole has a name. António. And it’s none of your business.
There you are. You got the money?
You said... at the end of the month.
You’re not the only one in the market.
Lots of kids would love
to own one of these machines.
That one killed two already.
And you could be the third.
So what? I am not your kid.
Thank heaven, no.
If one of my kids would ride this shit, I’d break his legs.
Why don’t you put "SOLD" on the sign?
I’ll put "SOLD" on it
as soon as you have shown up with the bread.
Dad?
Dad...
Hi, dad.
- What’s the time? - Nearly ten.
That late?
Fucking alarm clock.
Just when I had an appointment for a job interview.
- What kind of job? - A very good one.
A nautical club, that sort of thing...
And where is that?
Near the docks, in that area.
What about the earlier job?
That didn’t work out. It’s always the same,
they always want someone who has some means of transportation.
You should buy yourself a moped.
Yep. With what?
Right. I’ve seen one just a moment ago.
The same brand as yours. Exactly like it. A red one.
This bitch of a flush!
I brought you the newspaper.
For the advertisements.
The advertisements... They only want people with diplomas.
- And your mother? - She’s fine.
She sends you her kisses.
Her kisses?
- Yes, that’s what she told me. - Of course, yes.
It’s true. She told me like this: "Tell him I kiss him".
"Kiss your father for me", that’s what she said.
- Did she? - Yeah.
So she knew you are seeing me here.
Well, yes.
She has allowed you to go and she didn’t tell you off?
Why should she?
If you would have told her you are seeing me, she would have forbidden it.
I told her after school. That’s why She didn’t tell me off.
She just told me not to stay too long.
She didn’t tell you anything. Stop telling me stories.
But dad, I swear.
She doesn’t even know I exist. She couldn’t care less.
That isn’t true. She talks about you all the time.
What was she wearing this morning?
What do you mean?
The dress she goes to work in?
The one she wore on Monday, the one with flowers?
Yes, I think so. Yes that’s the one, the one with flowers.
She didn’t tell me she had seen you Monday.
She didn’t see me. Now beat it.
Go now.
And now? Did you have nice dreams?
- I wasn’t sleeping. - Is that so?
- And what were you doing then? - I was listening.
- With your eyes closed? - That way you can hear better.
Silence!
It wasn’t me, miss.
Silence.
- Come and play football. - I don’t like football.
Ulisses!
I’m not giving you my last fag. I have aids.
I don’t care, I don’t smoke. C’mon, let’s have a leak.
- And what if I don’t have to go? - You need to, trust me.
What do you want from me?
Do you think there’s a place for me where you work?
I don’t know. Who told you I work anyhow?
What other explanation could there be for you to snore in class?
I could have stayed up late to watch television.
Don’t give me that crap. Is there a place for me or not?
Shit, my Nikes! Leave me alone, you cunt!
They’re not genuine ones anyhow. Is there a place or not?
There might be. C’mon, let me go.
How could you tell they aren’t the real thing?
Do you think real ones will add to your image?
And what’s more, they’re too big.
Juste one size too big.
Seriously, will you find me a job, yes or no?
Why should I ask? What would I have to gain?
I won’t tell your teacher for a start. It’s illegal to work at your age.
- You’re just one year older. - No one could tell.
- Shit! - What is it?
- An inspector. - The fuzz?
Not really. A labour inspector, the kind that doesn’t want us to work.
- Shit! - Wait, I’ll come with you.
- Help me, you plonker! - Where do you work?
I pick up clothing in houses.
Could you ask them to give me a job?
- What’s in it for me? - We’ll see.
I didn’t expect you so soon. They told me ten o’clock.
Well, all right. They didn’t tell me the time either.
This isn’t exactly the railways is it? They come and go.
It’s 2000 escudos isn’t it?
True, but I’ve been told two hours only.
I don’t care about the hours. Is it ready or not?
Almost.
Let’s say half an hour, 45 minutes at most.
You could have a cup of coffee in the meantime.
Are you kidding? I have three more loads to deliver.
- They told me... two hours. - I know,
we take what's ready. Arrange it afterwards with my boss.
- Which ones? - Those ones and those inside.
Take this shit.
That is not very nice. He will ruin me this way.
Ma, I am sleepy.
And you, stop whining, or you’ll get another smack.
- He is sleepy. - Who asked your opinion?
And you, you want me to switch off the tele?
And you, what were you watching?
- How much did you make? - What the fuck do you care?
Don’t get excited, I wasn’t going to steal it from you.
- You want to know how much I got? - I don’t give a shit.
Thanks.
Good day, senhor Teófilo, I’ll pay you tomorrow.
Not to worry.
Go now, darling. Mum will wait here for the bus.
- Be good - Ok, bye.
Go! Go to school.
- Where do I put the bag? - Near that table.
Good day. How ‘re you doing?
Look here, this is for you.
Thank you, senhor Filipe. Let’s sit there.
- Are you free? - That’s not what I am here for.
- But I am. - Won’t it be too heavy for you?
Certainly not.
You wanted to talk to me?
Yes, but privately.
What are you doing there? You are not allowed to sit here.
Why not? Am I not equal to the others?
- Certainly not. - He is with me.
Just right, an orange juice.
- Are you waiting for something? - No, nothing, senhor Garcês.
He is right, you have no right to be here.
And you?
You naughty boy. You think you are equal eh?
But you are wrong. We are not equal at all.
I have never carried someone else’s bag, not even at your age.
But it’s true,
I have no right to be here either.
Only...
no one dares tell me that.
You, will you tell me that I’m not allowed to be here?
- Certainly not, senhor Garcês. - Certainly not,
senhor Garcês. - Look here, this is for you.
That was the right answer. You win.
Thank you, thank you very much.
Well, I drink to all those who are not allowed to sit here,
but who don’t give a shit.
- Fucking hell! - What’s the matter?
What’s up, you little bugger. You’re not paid to doze off.
- I wasn’t sleeping. - Shut up.
You were snoring like a pig.
- Have another cup. - I don’t want any more coffee.
- Don’t give me that. Drink. - No, it is too strong.
- You make me wanna puke. - You filthy cunt.
For a week now you have been pissing me off.
I am warning you, if you doze off again, I’ll hang you out the window.
That would make no difference. I will sleep just the same.
Just my luck to get such a sleepy head.
I know drivers who would have woken you up with a cricket bat.
That would surprise me.
You’re really tough, aren't you?
Well, you are going to load the truck all by yourself.
That will wake you up.
- I’m not worried. - We’ll see.
- Any openings? - No, blacks only.
What a bastard.
- Hurry up, dickhead. - Just let me fix my Nikes.
Why did you ask? You already have a job.
Do you remember that job, picking up rags all night?
Pouring concrete at building sites.
At least it is outside. And you can actually see something being built.
Mason, that’s a good trade. Not like some of these shitty jobs.
I could not do it. I’m acrophobic.
So what? You don’t have to imitate me all the time.
I’m not your brother, nor your father. I even ain’t your buddy.
Leave me alone.
Okay, it’s too far for me anyway.
Wasn’t it me who found you a job? Bloody hell.
See you in school?
Shit.
Sorry, I was raised in this area myself.
Come along with me, come on.
One might say that you were not exactly pleased to see me.
Why should I be? I don’t know you.
Really?
Then why did you run off this morning?
I have no idea what you are trying to say.
You know it very well.
Didn’t you run off when you saw me at school this morning?
That’s right, I did not. I wasn’t at school this morning.
I had permission to miss classes. You may check that if you like.
You certainly have nerves, you!
Well allright, my name is Coluna.
I am a labour inspector. So now you know me.
- Let’s have a talk. - I don’t have time. I have to go home.
It will only take two minutes. Come.
I don’t work, I go to school.
Do you think these gulls like lupin seed?
Look...
They like it.
Would you like some?
- Can I go now? - Wait, wait.
Where is this factory?
It doesn’t exist. I don’t work, fucking hell!
That’s not what your friend Ulisses told me.
First of all, he’s not my friend. And then, he is a born liar.
And your other friend, Luis, the one who lost his fingers,
I suppose he is a liar too? - I don’t know any Luis.
Well now, my friend, you are some character.
There’s nothing you have to be afraid of. It is not you I am after.
You are a victim.
I want to nail the bastard who is exploiting you.
Tell me who it is and I’ll never bother you again.
Word of honour.
Fucking nobody is making me do what you say.
- I don’t work, I’ve never done so. - Okay, let’s go.
- Are you arresting me? - No, I am walking you home.
I know the way.
Come on, go, I want to see your dad.
- What for? - Now you’re no longer pressed for time?
What do you want from my dad?
There are some questions I’d like to ask him.
You are not willing to answer them, may-be he will.
He’s not there, my dad. I live with my mother.
Good, then let’s talk to your mother.
She isn’t home. She is at her job. And then, she doesn’t know anything about it.
What? She knows nothing?
I see..., she doesn’t know about your job!
You are strong.
Toiling all night should solve all your problems.
Most of all because the situation at home is not all that rosy. Bravo...
Now listen good.
The war isn’t over,
but you have won this battle.
I am giving you 24 hours.
I’ll be back tomorrow,
and either you answer my questions, or your mother does. Okay?
You don’t have the right.
It may come as a surprise to you, but I do.
Can I go now?
Yes, off you go.
- Is he home, Ulisses? - In his room.
Fuck you. What did you tell the fuzz?
Nothing, you are out of your mind. I told him nothing.
What have you told him? Don’t lie to me now.
I’ve said nothing. Stop, you are hurting me.
Filthy pig, don’t lie!
Now look what you’ve done to me, you cunt. Stop it!
Why have you told him about our jobs, you snitch?
He threatened to send me to a reform school.
And you asshole believed him?
But I didn’t tell him where it was.
- Do you have a hanky? - Yes, but you can’t have it.
Not for me, you idiot. It’s for you. Wipe your nose.
Fucking hell, no shit man. You almost broke my nose.
If Coluna makes my mother talk, I will surely break it.
Doesn’t she know?
Then why do you work? I mean, no one is making you.
That’s my business.
If you wish, I can tell Coluna that what I told him is a load of crap.
Too late. It doesn’t matter now.
Who is he? What’s wrong with him?
That’s my brother Artur.
He has some disease that requires him to take a shot regularly.
Hi, handsome. Are you waiting for me?
Hello, Maria. Has my mother left yet?
Your mother is in a meeting with the board, my darling.
She went for a cup of coffee with the boss. There she is.
I would hurry if I were you, or else she will be raped.
Ah, there you are.
I’ve come to pick you up.
You are an angel.
Are you mad?
Why did he kiss you?
For no reason.
Just a goodbye kiss the way colleagues do.
He isn’t a colleague, he is your boss. .
Same thing. To me he is a colleague.
- I don’t like that guy. - Just because he is handsome?
Stop being jealous, Jaime.
- Don’t you have a watch? - The alarm has sounded.
The alarm sounded? Don’t talk crap, you son of a bitch.
Where is everybody, where are the machines?
What is it to you? You ask too many questions.
Pick up these boxes and hurry.
You there, help him, go on.
He is going to sell this whole joint illegally.
What then?
It’s forbidden, didn’t you know? He owes them guys money.
And then? At any rate, we can kiss our jobs goodbye.
- No pickups to-day? - Not to-day, neither tomorrow.
- We are closing. - Closing?
What is the meaning of all this?
You ask too many questions and if you want your last pay,
you’d better start working instead of talking.
Mota, have you kept an eye on the clock?
Nothing but whores here. They have plenty work.
This way, I’ll have to become a transvestite.
Unload the boxes one by one. I want to count them.
Mota, they want to count all the boxes.
Come on, let’s go.
Wake up!
Good day.
It’s the guy from the golf course.
The stuff has arrived, but according to my count, there are boxes missing.
Low quality and some has been pilfered.
Impossible. Your man must be mistaken.
My man never makes a mistake.
- Maybe you made an error counting. - No, I didn’t make a mistake.
I can't offer you more. Do we have a deal or not?
- This is my final offer. - What?
Cash.
You must be kidding?
This lot is worth at least five times that amount, you hear?
Then take it right back.
Wait, wait.
What are you looking at, Mota?
Quickly now, we are leaving, hurry.
And you two, open this fucking door.
Hurry up you buggers, or do you wish to spend the night here?
Still carrying the burden of others, eh, amigo?
Where have you been?
- Up this early? - You heard me. Where have you been?
- I went out to buy bread. - That is a lie.
I have been up for more than an hour. You weren’t in your bed.
Why did you get up so early?
Stop that, Jaime. Where were you?
I...
I went to see dad. That’s where I was, with dad.
With your father?
Yes, repairing his moped.
His moped? I thought it was stolen.
That’s right, but they’ve found it.
Badly damaged. That’s why he asked me to help him.
At night?
Sure, because he needed it this morning.
To go to his new job, remember?
Why haven’t you told me you were going there?
I was afraid you wouldn’t let me go.
Never do this to me again, sweetheart.
I have been so scared.
Don’t cry, I’m here.
I won’t do it again, I promise.
I’m not crying because of you.
Then why?
Ah, it is because of the Brasilian.
He has not come home.
Now you see what bastard he is.
Don’t say that,
there must be a reason. - Yes, another broad.
Don’t talk that way, Jaime.
My dad never did this to you?
Did he, my dad?
No.
With him, it was rather the opposite.
Why don’t you go back to him?
He loves you, my dad.
Sorrow
Please go away
My soul is crying
Look here...
Where did all that money come from?
From a hat, didn’t you notice?
You didn’t steal it, did you?
Oh no, darling, oh no.
- You have been drinking. - I am totally pissed.
Jaime, wake up the little ones, it is late.
Go, little one.
- Only if I want to. - Go, my darling.
- What is he doing here? - Excuse me, I didn’t want to...
What do you think I am?
- Stay there. - Out of sight.
- He just wanted to talk to you. - Fuck off, you bastard!
He wants to give you a job as as a cashier.
He will pay double, bitch!
Bastard!
I’ll tell him to go.
Easy now, easy, okay?
Filthy disgusting pigs, out!
You have the wrong impression.
- Bastard, out! - It was just a joke...
Get out!
Ah, it’s you? I was just going out, I have a job interview.
A job?
Well, not exactly. I am giving Costa a hand.
You’re going fishing with him?
I’d like to, but no, I am helping him repair his boat.
I’ve got to go, I’ll be at the wharf.
Wait, I’ll come with you.
Better not. Stay here if you like.
I just wanted to bring you some news.
What?
Mum has quit with the other one.
- She left him? - Yes, she kicked him out.
What did he do to her?
He didn’t come home last night.
Is that all? Nothing else?
She was very mad, I swear it.
It will blow over. It isn’t the first time.
Why don’t you ask her to take you back?
She would never.
Sure, she realizes now that you are better than the other.
Why don’t you try?
I hate it when others interfere.
That's not the case.
Stop this bullshit, leave me alone.
Leave me alone!
- Hello, Jaime. - What is that?
It’s for your mum.
Get lost, my mum doesn’t want anything from you.
- But these are beefsteaks. - Stick them up yours.
Look what I’ve found.
- That is mine. - Hey you, calm down.
It’s my money.
Your money? And you’ve certainly found all this dough, eh, little shit?
That’s none of your business. I earned it. Let me go.
No kidding.
And just how did you earn it?
Performing blowjobs, is that it?
Easy now, show a little respect.
Let me go, bastard! Give me my money back!
If I were you, I would never mention this money again.
I’ll do as if this money never existed.
You’re not mad about these few escudos, are you?
Fuck you, thief!
I’ll tell this to my mother!
Do that, go. Get lost, little spy.
What are you doing?
But these are António’s.
What are you doing? Have you gone mad?
I am getting paid back.
Paid back for what?
- Stop this. - For the money he stole from me.
- What money? - My money!
I had twenty thousand escudos and he stole it from me.
- But where did you get this money? - I just got it, that’s all.
- Where from? - Dad gave it to me.
Liar! Don’t give me that crap.
You’re just making this up to set António up against me.
Now shut up and put this stuff back.
I will put nothing back. You don’t love me. You only care for him.
- You just care fort that filthy thief. - That’s enough, Jaime.
Put all these clothes back and pick up the kids
Who are waiting for you at Deolinda’s.
You who should have picked them up yourself instead of having a ride on a motor cycle.
I am not your servant. Go there yourself.
Bastard. Thief.
You’re going to pay for this.
You’ll see.
Hi, dad.
What’s up?
Can I sleep at your place?
Does your mother know?
Sure. She doesn’t mind.
What happened? You didn’t quarrel, did you?
No, not with her.
With the other one.
Can I stay?
Just for a day or two.
I only have one mattress, but we can work something out.
Hey, fish are biting.
- And? - It slipped.
You look like your mother when you smile, little shit.
Go.
Now sit.
That’s it.
Not that one, the other one.
Jaime, Jaime.
Get lost.
Your mum came to see the teacher this morning.
- What? - Are you coming? I don’t pay you to babble.
I’ll see you on the hill. Wait for me there.
Well then, what did my mum want from her?
Nothing, she was looking for you. She was worried.
- Did you run away from home? - And the teacher?
She advised her to go to the police.
And what did my mum say?
She said no, not for the moment.
And the teacher said to her: "Take care,
if something happens to him and you have told the police nothing,
then you are in deep shit."
And what did my mum say then?
She said she didn’t have to go to the police and that you would come back.
How many times do I have to tell you I don’t smoke?
You’re not going back? And what about school?
When the teacher sees you, she will go tell your mum. Or the cops.
That’s why I shall not go back to school.
No kidding, you’re quitting school?
I need to find a job at a building site.
I may have a tip.
This old lady is recruiting kids like us in my part of town.
- How? - I don’t know.
A partnership. But she takes a share.
What is it you want?
Can we have a word with you? It’s about a job.
You will do business with me.
Hurry, let’s go.
Ah, there you are, and you too.
I still have nothing for your daughter.
You have said that you might have something in the shoe industrie with Antas...
Surely, the Pinto factory.
Unfortunately, they don’t hire anyone any more.
They’ve gone bankrupt if you would like to know.
They won’t last much longer than a month.
On the other hand, if you wish, there is this widower,
he still has no one.
No, I don’t want her to work as a maid.
And then, a single man...
Stop suspecting evil everywhere.
A poor old man, with one foot in his grave.
God forgive. It’s up to you.
If you don’t want it, so be it. I don’t know.
Come here, you two, come.
- Is the boss in? - What do you want from him, little one?
- It’s personal. - Allright, he isn’t in.
I’ll wait for him.
This here is just a depot.
There are no jobs available, little one, if that’s what you have come for.
No, that’s not it. And stop calling me "little one".
Don’t get all worked up, it’s just that I don’t know your name.
Then don't call me anything.
- Is it ready? - Almost.
In this time I'd have cleaned two cars.
Whom have we here? Mr. T-shirt! What are you doing here?
- I want to discuss business. - I have no time to fool around.
Come back another day.
Saúl, when the Spaniards come, let them in.
They will come in two lorries. They take it all. It has been arranged.
I wasn’t kidding, I have business for you.
Well then, isn’t that nice? You have business for me.
What kind of business?
A shoe factory, on the brink of bankruptcy.
A shoe factory.
Sport or fashion shoes?
- That I don’t know. - You don’t know.
You bring me business and you even don’t know what it is?
Sure, I know. They are sneakers.
Are you interested? Otherwise I go elsewhere.
Good, go away.
You’re not interested then?
One: you don’t know the business.
Two: you’re calling a bluff.
Three: you stumble. You are a nobody.
Better return to the golf course,
instead of overplaying your hand.
If I’m a nobody, why did you allow me to come up here?
I may have a weak spot for little urchins
who overplay their hands.
Good, where is this factory?
How much will you give me up front?
Not so fast, kid. You lose three-nil.
This isn’t the time to shy away. Where is it?
At Antas.
Antas?
Not Pinto’s workshop?
Yes, that’s the one, Pinto.
Pinto... they’re going down too?
- How did you know? - How much do I get?
Let’s go.
"Abel, you’ve got twenty-four hours to send Jaime back to me.
After that, I shall go to the police."
Bitch.
"I’m not kidding,
don’t forget that the judge
has granted me custody of my kids.
You should be ashamed
to let your son see you in this pigsty.
And stop spying on me
at the supermarket. Marta."
Do you remember when mum took me to the docks,
when you were working on this large tanker, the one that caught fire?
Mum was so proud of you.
Ah yes, the Japanese ship.
They had to repair the entire bridge.
- That was my last one. - It was huge,
Red and black if I remember well and immensely tall.
That’s because you were so little then.
But it was tall just the same.
The job I liked best was the fishing boats.
I just loved those fishing boats.
Why did you like fishing boats so much?
Allright, I may know little about them.
Maybe they were a little more my size.
It’s more than that.
Whenever I saw them returning to the docks,
and I recognised whatever work I had done on them.
You’re coming home.
I am not going home, I don’t want to.
I don’t care what you want. I give the orders here. You’re coming home.
You cannot make me. I want to live with my dad.
Not so loud.
Let’s go inside. Everybody is watching us here.
I don’t care. You put this in his head, didn’t you?
Do you really think you can have me back this way?
Don’t say that, Marta.
Never, do you hear? You will never have me back. It’s over.
You make me sick, you make me so very sick.
Moreover, you make him work for you, bastard, your own son!
What are you saying? It isn’t true.
Yes, the inspector has come to see me. He told me everything.
- It isn’t true. - Shut up.
Shut up, you’ve got it all wrong.
I’m not coming home with you. I despise you!
- Are you sure the guy is gone? - I swear it on my mother’s head.
This is awful. It tastes like cat piss. It is bitter, motherfucker.
How is yours? Let me taste.
Don’t touch it.
This is good. You should have chosen the right one.
Be a sport, just one little swig.
Bugger off, take another one.
Shit, what a cunt you are. I can’t swim!
You can stand there, prick. It’s the toddlers' pool.
The water is really nice, you mofo. Nice and warm.
It's not.
- My head is spinning. - You’re completely plastered.
And so am I.
- How do you keep floating? - You just have to let yourself go.
If I let go, I sink like a rock.
Aren’t you embarrassed flaunting a body like that?
- Boy, you are ugly. - And my cock, is that ugly too?
Looks more like a worm to me, that one.
Oh yes, then why did this queer offer me
a thousand escudos, just to touch it?
Did you let him?
I wasn’t going to spit on a thousand escudos.
You are disgusting, you faggot.
Me a faggot, why? He was the one who touched it.
Wait, I’ll warm up your bath.
Bastard! Stop that! You really are disgusting!
Think of it as a warm shower...
- My dad died. - What?
Oh shit.
You can come with me if you like.
It’s that bitch, it’s all her fault.
What bitch?
I am going to tell her right in her face that she is the one who killed him.
Don’t be stupid. I’m coming with you.
- Wait, I’m coming with you. - Mum!
Mum.
Mum!
Jaime?
- Is that you, Jaime? - Where is your mother?
- Where is she? - She is not here.
She’s not here?
She left.
Where to? What has been going on here?
After everything I’ve done for her.
Ain’t many who would have taken a women with three kids.
Unbelievable.
Am I right or not?
She made a terrible mistake. That guy is not her type.
All she wants is his ass.
When he’s tired of her, he’ll drop her like a piece of shit.
I told her so.
When he has had enough of her kisses, he’ll throw her out like a turd.
Am I not right, Jaime?
All she had to do was to give me a little time.
Hey, where are you going? Wait, are you going to see her?
Wait!
Move your ass, son. It will kill you.
- I can’t help it, it’s my sneakers. - Take ‘em off then.
What the fuck are you doing?
Nothing, it’s my sneakers, I’ll be allright.
Yes? Shit. When? Okay, thanks.
Hey, leave that. Come this way.
I took off my sneakers, it’s fine now.
I told you to leave it, asshole. Go get the others.
That fucking inspector has to turn up again.
Take the kids into the trench, hurry.
Everybody put your helmets on.
I didn’t push, I whispered.
That’s the same thing, shit, you are cheating.
The same? My ass. Give me my money, I won.
Psst, let me listen.
What is it? I don’t hear a thing.
Right, there’s nothing to be heard.
They’ve finished their day’s work.
They will start looking for us, won’t they, Jaime?
Hey, don’t leave. We are here!
Shout with me!
Hey, come get us out. We are here!
Fuck, my Nikes...
Okay, ready. Go ahead.
Go and get the concrete.
Hold it, stop, stop! The kids, stop!
Shit, that African asshole has forgotten them.
Shit, I’ve caught a cold.
Run, Jaime, it’s Coluna!
Split!
What is it you want from me this time?
Where did they hide you yesterday?
Did they bury you in the mud?
- I don’t know what you’re talking about. - Come, I’ll take you with me.
- Where to? - You’ll find out.
I’d rather walk.
Don’t make me use the scout’s honour every time.
You’ll have to start trusting me.
If you’re not working there, what were you doing here?
We were playing.
- Hey, Marta! - So you were playing?
Go, he will be baptised.
Indeed?
Why did your comrades run when they saw me?
Perhaps they are afraid of the cops.
You really think I’m an asshole, don’t you?
Well now, I will show you something. Get in.
- Good day, senhor Coluna. - Good day, Moisés.
- How is business? - Not so good.
- It’s the end of the month. - Well, I brought you a customer.
- Get seated. - Wax is no good on sneakers.
But this will clean them. I’ve got just what they need.
Don’t argue, do as I tell you.
Say,
I didn’t think of this before.
Do you know what Moisés has done before?
He worked in the construction industry, just like you.
Isn’t that funny, eh, Moisés?
You were a mason, right? For how many years?
- That would be some sixteen years. - Boy, do you realise?
When did they fire you for the last time?
A year and a half ago, one year and five months.
And after having worked his ass off, he never found employment again.
- Isn’t that so, Moisés? - Yes.
Wait, the funniest is, listen good...
Guess who took his place?
You have no idea? Go on, Moisés, tell him.
You promised me to keep it a secret.
Don’t worry, I won’t fuck with you.
It’s his own son who took his place. Isn’t that a screamer?
Life is funny. His own son took his place.
He was approximately your age. Wasn’t he?
Yes, more or less.
I know very well that it’s your job, senhor Coluna,
the law and all that.
But nevertheless I have been very lucky.
If they hadn’t taken my son, we would have starved.
Eh yes... your son’s place,
they could have taken on anyone, Jaime for instance.
I didn’t take anyone’s place, you make me so sick.
That will do, my man!
What do you know about it, you miserable fool?
How can you tell you have followed in your dad’s footsteps, eh?
Who is fucking up his life?
It isn’t true.
You don’t know anything, whether it is true or not.
But be assured.
When you will have reached the age of your old man,
some bastard will replace you for another brat your size.
You will be shining shoes forever, like Moisés
or do yourself in, like your dad.
You don’t like that, do you?
All you have to do is stop telling lies and return to school.
And go back to your mum. She is looking for you everywhere.
She even went to the cops, the real ones.
And now beat it, I have seen your face long enough.
Beat it.
That son of a bitch is not going to let us have those sneakers.
Fuck him. Anyway, he’ll never get me.
What are you two up to?
- Why aren’t you at your job? - I was given this newspaper.
What else have you been doing, Ulisses?
- Have you been sacked again? - I didn’t do anything.
They forgot to pick us up from the trench at the construction site.
Not so loud, you’ll wake up your brother.
What about this trench?
Yet another of your stories... Sleeping while standing up.
The spitting image of your dad.
- Who is this? - That is Jaime,
he just came by to see me. - So this is Jaime.
At least try to keep this job.
We cannot afford to lose any wages now.
Say,
give him this when he wakes up.
I am doing the offices tonight,
after that the doctor’s house. I’ll be back late.
There is soup, just heat it up.
And no bullshit, please.
These are the syringes for his shots.
My foot. I know very well what that is. It is dope.
I’ve seen them do it the other day, just like on television.
So what, yes, it is dope. Is that a problem?
No, I don’t care. That is your business.
Does your mum give him this?
When he is out of dope, he will do petty crime.
Such as purse snatching from old ladies,
or burglary.
Last year he got six months prison.
That is why my mum prefers to give him dope,
just to keep him out of trouble.
My mum sais that it caused his father’s death.
He took nothing before that.
So your father is dead?
You told me that he's in Germany.
My dad, that is, not his. His is dead.
Isn’t it the same then?
Certainly not. My dad is my dad.
The others have different fathers.
Mine is in Germany and Arthur’s father is dead.
What are we waiting for? Get on with it.
Don’t look down, asshole. How many times do I have to tell you that.
- If I don’t look, I will fall. - Are you coming at last?
- Allright, allright. - Everyone is waiting for you.
- Come on, you’re a real sissy. - I can’t do it.
- I’m not as good as you. - Give me that.
Do as I do, see?
Look at me, look straight ahead,
and not down. - Okay, I’m coming. Do you see me?
- I’m not looking. - There you go. See? It’s not so hard.
The kid! Shit!
The kid! Fucking hell, the kid!
Call an ambulance! Get help, quick!
Is he awake?
No, he didn’t wake up.
He is on all kind of tubes. They say he is in a coma.
They are going to operate on him tonight. It’s his head, apparently.
Did they say it’s serious?
It’s mainly his head.
He has broken bones everywhere, but his head is the worst.
His head has never been his greatest asset.
They never could teach him anything.
But will he be taken good care of?
Any rate, he is not going to...
- He will pull through. - Yes.
Ulisses...
- But what are you doing there? - It’s my brother.
You can’t stay there, it is not allowed. Come, you must leave.
When will he wake up?
That is hard to say, it depends. Come on, hurry now, go.
- You could have knocked. - It was open.
- There are gypsies outside. - Already? Shit.
What else can I do for you? You have another business proposition?
I wanted to talk to you.
- What about? - It’s personal.
- Shouldn’t you be in school? - I don’t have the time.
Bye, slaves.
What a bitch.
Tell me, how did you like her ass?
I didn’t see anything.
Yeah, my foot.
You didn’t come to talk about ass, did you?
Come on, what do you want?
Allright, I lost my job.
So I wondered maybe you have something for me.
No, I don’t hire kids.
At any rate, what are you good at? Nothing.
But yes, I know a trick or two.
I could help the old guy, I don’t know,
... park the cars, ... clean...
or even count boxes. They made an error the other day.
He is no longer here... He has retired.
But how do you know he made a mistake?
- I’ve seen it. I can count, you know. - One moment.
Buy.
Yes, buy, buy it all.
For the deal with the Englishmen,
Meet them at the airport tomorrow
And arrange a meeting. Good, ciao.
- So you can count. - Sure, who do you think I am?
You can count.
Tell me, how old are you?
I’m fourteen already.
Fourteen?
Good, why not?
You’re on trial. We’ll find out when you fuck up.
- When do I start? - What are you waiting for?
Open the door for the girl and let the gypsies in.
Hurry.
- Shitty job, don’t you think? - Yes?
Do you like it, the job?
- It’s a job like any other job. - I did like it.
- You shouldn’t have left, retirement... - What retirement?
- Ah, that’s what Garcês told you? - Why, isn’t it true then?
He fired me.
Apparently I am not seeing as goed as I used to.
I can still see good enough, believe me.
There’s another spot there.
You missed that one, eh?
Did he fire you because of your eyesight?
Well, I must confess I don't see as good as I used to.
And then there’s my memory.
He says I am forgetting things.
Ah well, he is the one who pays, he is the one who knows.
At least, for the last ten years.
Don’t let the froth dry up. It will leave stains.
Listen, how about
giving you a hand.
- What do you mean? - Wait,
Let me explain. Senhor Garcês isn’t around a lot, is he?
- What about it? - That’s why, I thought to myself, I don’t know,
some of his traits will make you throw up.
For instance washing the garage.
He will make you wash it every two days.
Well, perhaps I could do it for you.
What do you mean, do it for me?
For half the price,
or whatever sounds reasonable to you.
That would help me, you understand?
For tobacco, little things like that.
I would be embarrassed to ask my daughter to help me.
What do you say?
Shit, there he comes.
I’m off. Just think it over, okay?
When you have finished washing the car, you can go.
Okay?
Go fuck yourself.
Has he come out of coma?
They are still good. It would be a waste to throw them out.
- Where is my mum? - Where have you been?
Your mum has lost her mind.
- Where is she, my mum? - He has kicked her out.
- Where the fuck is she? - She is at Deolinda’s.
My mum, where is she? - Where do you think you are going?
I want to see my mum.
Easy now, she is upstairs and you can see her, but be quiet.
She needs lots of rest, understand?
Mum...
Jaime.
Can I come back?
You want to take your dad’s place, is that it?
The job I had before.
Cut out the bullshit. Let’s make one thing clear.
There’s only one job here, the one Saúl had.
If that is the one you are after, you will have to say so.
- Yes, that’s the one. - Repeat after me:
I want the old man’s job.
Open the garage door.
Unload the T-shirts, I want to count them all. On your right.
Unload the T-shirts, I want to count them all. On your left.
Hurry.
Quickly, shit.
Get a move on.
There you go, hurry.
One by one, mind you.
Quicker, bitch, I have more things to do.
What sneakers are you wearing? Charlot?
Never mind, I got them as a present.
You’ve grown, haven’t you?
I am 14 now after all.
Oh yes, that’s true. And we haven’t even celebrated your birthday.
You have to get a haircut.
There you go again.
But what is that?
Hair on your lip.
I don’t want you to have hair there.
Stop it. Stop fussing about my hair now.
I have a right to. I am your mother.
Take care now, you almost spilled your coffee.
I’ve got to hurry or else I’ll get fired.
I don’t want you to be working.
Take this.
You like it?
You are too young to be working. Is it not too hard for you?
It’s no hard work at all.
Sorting out pieces of clothing, things like that.
I don’t like it. At your age you should be in school, not at work.
It isn’t hard. It hardly deserves the name work.
But I don’t want it, I don’t like it.
As soon as I find work again,
you will quit this outfit and go back to school, okay?
I understand. We’ll see about that.
In the meantime get some rest, okay?
Soon as I found work, we’ll rent a real appartment.
- With a bathroom and so on. - With everything in it.
One bedroom for you alone and one for the girls.
when they return from my sister’s.
- An appartment just for us. - For us alone.
We need nobody else. - Nobody.
Sorry, but this is the only room I have.
Not to worry, I’ll look for a job.
Yes, but don’t go walking the streets.
Rest assured.
By the way, António dropped by a while ago.
It seems he has taken up his job as a barkeeper again.
At any rate, he has bought a car. He seems to be loaded.
If I were you...
Give him a second chance.
I’ve had my fill of men who claim they love me.
I need someone to help me raise my kids.
And that’s that.
Good day, senhor Teófilo.
100 grams of minced meat, please.
Certainly, right away.
- 100 grams of minced meat? - 100 grams.
- 100 grams, will that be enough? - Yes.
Are you looking for a cashier?
Yes, I am always looking for a cashier.
I would like to...
Yes, that’s it, I am always looking for a cashier.
I am looking.
Isn’t that funny? I am looking too.
For a position as a cashier, I mean.
When do I start?
Right now.