A Passing Place (2023) Movie Script

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Cloudy and overcast
for the weekend
with some patches of rain
in the far west.
For this evening though
dry for the time being
with winds dying down, a
calm night ahead I'm sure.
But looking ahead to tomorrow.
A slight change coming our way.
Those winds picking
up once again as
we move through the week.
With a chance of some
stormy weather later.
Ah there you are now.
Hi, Lucy.
How are you?
It's funny not seeing you on
that video call thing.
How was your flight
and all that?
And the drive,
how was the drive?
I'm sorry it's long but.
We're in the middle of nowhere
here as you can see so.
At least yourself and Sam
had a bit of time to catch up.
Right.
Well.
Sam will show you
to your room anyway.
I'm going to work away
here for a little longer.
We work quite hard out here.
Isn't that right lad?
Right.
Well.
You're a lot taller than
I thought you'd be.
Thank you.
Right.
Right.
Hot press
bathroom
my room
and this is you.
Okay.
Safe drive.
Thanks.
I'm sorry about mum.
And this.
Okay.
Thanks for picking her up lad.
Yeah.
See ya Pat.
See ya Steve.
Prick.
Thank you
very much for tuning in.
You've been listening to
107 to 108.4.
I've been your host, DJ Jim,
we're going to take
a little break
but next, listen to this
has anyone heard about the whale
that washed up on the beach
off the coast of Mayo?
Apparently it's upwards
of 60ft long.
I'm serious.
After the break,
we're going to be chatting
to a local fisherman
from the area
who was one of the first on the
beach that morning last week.
We're going to get his reaction
and his thoughts
on that, so stay tuned.
Lucy.
Lucy!
Lucy!
Boots, please Lucy
how many times?
Did you do your cleaning?
No time.
Hey!
Do it before he gets home.
Stop taking these.
You never clean.
I have a job.
I don't want a job here.
Then go to college.
You go to...
Lucy do the
bloody cleaning!
Martin.
Martin.
To me first.
You bring these to me first.
They're all reusable
you understand me?
Look you should keep some of
them for yourself.
You never know what you
might need them for.
I've told you this.
Martin, don't
keep staring at me.
I know bloody
well you can hear me.
Just give me a nod or something.
I don't speak your
fecking finger language Martin.
Give it to me.
Give me the bag.
I know you think
you're acting dum lad
but I don't like to be
messed around all right?
Sam? - Dinner's on.
The wood chopped?
Not yet.
What?
I'll do it soon.
Why soon?
I had to go fetch
someone up a mountain.
She up that
mountain again?
Were you up
that mountain again?
Sam, do the logs.
20 swings, 40 pieces.
Nice and clean.
Did you go an talk to Mr Maguire
down the town today?
If you spent less time up
that hill and more time
looking for work we'd
all be better off.
Than you can start contributing
to the roof you live under
like your brother.
Because at the moment
you're about as useless
as a broken horseshoe.
Hey.
I've to go into town.
No thanks.
We can go to Redmond's.
Ok.
Sorry, sorry.
I don't think the music is
coming out of your
sorry the music's
playing out of your phone.
I'm so sorry.
No. It's okay.
I think if you put
your bluetooth.
Yeah. Sorry, sorry.
That's alright.
That's okay.
You're not local?
No no I'm not from here no.
So holidays on the island?
Sort of, yeah.
You like?
Just sort of passing through.
Yeah.
Do you think I'm doing
the right thing?
Did you say something to me?
No? No sorry.
The Strand are looking
for servers?
Can we turn this off?
No, I like it.
Can we just turn it
off please?
Fine.
They're weird at
the Strand.
I don't think they are.
What did mum think?
She didn't encourage you to
get out there? Socialise?
She'd encourage me
to get out of here.
Yes I get that.
But you can't.
You can.
No I can't.
Yeah, you can.
You're just scared.
Mum would want you to.
She'd also like you to stop
staring down at the radio
all the time.
All right, so can we drop it?
Jesus, Lucy!
Afternoon, Lucy.
Hi Mr Redmond.
Looking for
anything in particular today?
No just browsing.
Thought as much.
You know
where to find me.
Thanks Mr Redmond.
Is today the day?
No. Not today.
Your dad not give you any money?
It's not really
his thing unfortunately.
You don't need any help
around here do you?
Do you mean like help
or like a job?
More like a job.
I wish I did,
and if it had been packed in
here when you came in
I probably would
have asked you already, but,
it's tough when
everything over there
is already kind of
in your pocket.
Funny.
Not everything is Mr Redmond.
Can you call
me Tom for god sake.
Wait, wait a second.
So I was going to have to
throw these out.
The wire is a little bit
frayed, but
still works.
Don't get them wet.
Don't feed them after midnight.
Thanks Mr Redmond.
You're welcome
miss Byrne.
How are ya?
Is that everything?
- Yes.
- That's two euro.
Thank you.
Cheers.
Did you steal them?
No he gave them to me.
Yeah. We gave them to me.
Yeah I can see why.
You didn't buy your
speaker thing no?
It's not a speaker.
It's a signal booster.
Does E.T not have email?
Thanks.
The sheep here
keep staring at me.
Yeah they do that.
They're only being curious
I wouldn't worry about them.
Nosey bastards.
Hey!
Go and get the last bag
off the counter will you?
Any papers from yesterday?
Yeah. Behind the counter.
Help yourself.
Thanks.
Why does she sound
like that again?
She moved back over
here a few months ago
when our mother died.
Jesus.
That's terrible.
Where in the UK does she live?
London.
Big difference from
here I'd say.
Less sheep anyway.
She's bit of an alien so.
You've no idea.
I thought you were
leaving soon anyway?
University or something?
Not anymore.
The aul' fella?
It's just with the accident
and everything I just...
Pity he's
such a wanker.
What was it anyway? The course?
Horticulture.
Plants?
You'd have been good at that.
Thanks.
Good luck.
Pat?
Come on.
Oh what?
Oh useless!
Lucy?
Dad?
Lucy shoes!
He might already be here.
He'd want us to get ahead of it.
Call him.
Lucy. Stop!
How many times have I told you
that you cannot take
off like that?
And you cannot take these?
I got something.
What? LUCY: A signal!
Are you serious?
Yeah.
No are you seriously that naive?
I wonder what kind of
damage it would do to earth
if it collided?
I'm taking the lot.
And what's with the beeps?
Can you shut up.
Sam, I swear let me
listen to it for a minute.
Lucy.
Sam, it is really clear up here.
Lucy look.
Sam.
Sam, should we
go to the Strand?
What?
Vincent might be there.
He's not in there.
What's that?
Sandwiches.
They're still serving?
Yeah.
Well, it's empty, but
there's one weirdo in the corner
caressing a pint.
Thanks.
It's okay.
As of now,
there was no confirmation
or evidence of any nation
taking responsibility
for the object.
Experts are speculating
on the initial source
and final destination,
while others are worried
about the potential threat
that it may represent
to those of us down here.
On the surface.
The story and reaction
on the ground,
certainly here in
Ireland is very mixed.
Some amount of looting
and protests
over the government's reaction
or lack of reaction
to the events
of the last eight hours,
while others seem very unfazed
by everything that's going on.
Dad?
I spoke to a young mother
this morning
who describes
still having to work as normal
because, as she puts it,
there's kids to feed.
She was under the
impression that the
people should not use this
as an excuse
to act any differently.
Sweet Jesus.
Than they
were a week ago.
We need coal and firewood,
a generator and reserve
drinking water.
Dad we don't have to go and...
Let's go, town first.
We saw it from the mountain,
I don't think it's dangerous
Sam go get the car.
Now we need to stop off at
Murphy's farm on the way back.
See if he's got any
gas bottles left.
You, stay here.
Don't leave the house.
In case I get abducted?
Just stay in the house.
Sam!
Just stay.
More supplies.
Well it wasn't exactly my
idea this time.
Hasn't gotten that serious yet.
Why is that?
People are still paying.
As long as people are
handing over money, we're fine.
The man who delivers the bread
is still paying for bread
and to pay for bread he
has to deliver bread
in order to buy more bread.
Ok.
Plus.
It's feels like people around
here don't really care
much about them either way.
Them?
Yeah.
You don't think it's a them?
I guess I haven't really
thought about it.
How have you not managed
to think about it?
Too busy buying bread.
You're not from
here either than?
No.
Why? Who else isn't?
Okay I'm from a little
closer to here.
You staying long?
I don't know,
I just hang around until I
feel like moving on.
So I might see you around.
Maybe.
The first hello is the hardest.
Don't tell them that.
Hey, what's your name?
Sam.
Cara.
Are you Martin?
I'm Lucy.
I live next to you
on the estate yeah.
What do you think of them?
Likewise.
They're calling it the object.
Since they can't confirm whether
it's a spaceship or not
because if they say it's
a spaceship
then it means it has to have
been built by something but...
They've already said that no one
on Earth could have built that.
Object's not bad.
What's the sign for object?
And what would you call that?
Yeah,
Yeah that's good.
For listening to them.
There's a signal.
It's not great.
I think I'm only
hearing a bit of it.
I probably need a signal booster
but I can't afford one so.
What go...
I can't go up there.
Take it with me?
You mean I need to go up there?
I need to get higher
for a better signal.
Yeah.
Thank you.
Now what?
We wait for updates.
Announcements.
Stay informed.
And if nothing happens?
We wait.
Stop the car.
What?
Stop lad!
Have you got this one
or will I dig her up?
No I picked up
one of those yesterday.
First of the season.
Look at her.
She's a beauty.
Yeah she is.
That's bog rosemary.
No, it's Island Perigrinus.
You sure?
Yeah.
It would have been semester one.
Country flowers.
I'm sorry you didn't get to go
away and study that stuff lad.
You didn't have to stick
around just for me
for this shit.
Yeah.
I could still work
if they'd bloody let me.
No you couldn't.
I can still go right?
You said once the benefits
start coming in,
you get some help
around the house?
Dad.
What?
Yeah yeah I said yeah didn't I?
But you have to keep Lucy
out of trouble.
She's more distracted
than usual now
with everything that's going on.
I can't keep Lucy
out of trouble.
Well you will.
Just do it, okay?
And then you can bloody leave.
Leave me on my own.
You won't be on your own.
I might as bloody well be.
Stay in the house.
I'll be back.
Pretty.
No. Not really.
Do you come here a lot?
No
I used to.
But not much anymore.
The locals got this up
pretty quickly.
A hundred thousand welcomes.
You must really like it here.
Why do you say that?
Because you've been here
your whole life.
Yeah, it's
not really a choice anymore.
My dad got injured I...
kind of just
keep things going now.
So you'll be here for
the foreseeable then?
You not missing home?
Me? No.
I've been traveling
for a while now.
Don't really have a plan.
But that's the way I like it.
Home is just wherever I am today
tomorrow,
whatever.
Sounds fun.
It's nice to make a friend
when you can.
Do you think
they're watching us?
Do you think they're
looking down
thinking how we're doing
so much so wrong.
I don't know.
What do you think they'd say?
I don't know.
Come on, what would they say?
Right.
One of them comes down
on a tractor beam or something.
Big ugly ass forehead
staring right at you.
What are the first words
out of his mouth?
Something not in english.
Oh come on, what does he say?
Does it matter?
Yeah.
You're representing earth here.
Wow.
You hate them.
I don't hate them. I just...
don't see how it's important.
It's really important.
They're right there.
Yeah and I get that it's
important to a lot of people
but I can't do anything
about it so why bother?
I like them.
You should meet Lucy.
Who?
Lucy. Younger sister.
She's obsessed with them.
She's listening to some
signal they're putting out
over the radio or something.
I don't know, beeps
or something.
That sounds cool.
Yeah until she pisses off
some farmer trespassing
trying to talk to your mates.
Well that sounds even cooler.
It sounds like this stuff
is important to her.
She knows you're on her side
doesn't she?
Plus
how much trouble could
she actually get in?
Lucy boots.
Wow.
Don't.
No seriously wow.
I mean all you had to
do was stay here
and you come back
looking like this.
You're going to get yourself
in some real trouble.
Shut up Sam.
What happened?
What's that?
A generator.
Might be useful.
Where'd you get it?
Mick O'Connell had a
spare one, wasn't using it.
I thought I told
you to stay put.
I've spoken to her already.
Oh well. Thank you.
Now I don't have to worry about
people saying that Lucy Byrne
is wandering around the island
trying to talk
to the freaks in the sky.
I thought we had a deal.
You know what?
Give it to me.
Give it.
Let go no please let go!
Hey!
You'll be going nowhere unless
you get her under control.
Oh my god.
Morning Lucy.
Looking for anything in
particular today?
Nope. Just looking.
Have you got any of those
AC adapters Mr Redmond?
Might do actually yeah.
One minute, one minute.
So, Lucy.
Lucy.
Lucy.
Stop! Stop!
Stop!
Stop!
Thanks Tom.
Seriously?
I mean, to be honest I actually
thought you'd fall in a bog
but I didn't think you'd
be this stupid.
Go on, get out of here.
Go on.
Where's she going?
She's just going home.
Well she can't.
But I thought you weren't
holding it to her legally.
Well I'm not going to
but I still want to have
a talk with her.
It's fine I'll have a
talk with her.
That won't be good enough.
Tom.
I'll have a talk with her.
What a little slap on
the wrist is it?
You know your father
wasn't good for much
but at least he knew
how to discipline people.
It's about the only thing
he ever did right.
Are you Vincent Byrne's son?
Do you get angry
like that a lot?
Okay,
look,
you're probably not going to be
in any real trouble here today,
but I've seen young men
with too much built up anger.
Like I feel you might have.
It may seem fine now but
it only takes one outburst
usually all over it in less
than thirty seconds
and then suddenly you've
done some real damage,
something you regret.
Can you get home
okay by yourself?
Hi.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
So that
that adapter thing
that would have
what given you a better
signal or something?
You recording it?
Transmitted it.
Live.
To them?
You wrote that?
Yeah.
It's pretty clever.
It's like breaking the
ice I guess?
Yeah, I guess so.
Is Tom angry?
No. Why music?
Easier to understand.
I don't understand it.
I don't mean
understand the music.
I mean, they probably
don't speak English.
We don't all speak English.
So if they hear different
kinds of music then
they might think we're
all connected as a species.
You don't have to
understand music
to know how it makes you feel.
I'm hoping it's obvious
that I'm not being aggressive.
Is that it?
No ending?
No ending, leaves it open.
Open to what?
Well, whatever it is
will...
will this help?
Did you steal that?
No I didn't steal it.
But I can see how much
this means to you.
It took me a while but
I get it.
Right.
Come on let's go
broadcast your space concert.
Come on.
A loud bang,
equal distance apart
one after another?
Yeah.
Yeah you heard a crow banger.
A what?
It's a siren type thing.
It's used to keep birds
and crows mostly off your land.
Nobody shot at you.
Bloody well felt like it.
Yeah I bet it did.
Okay so wait, so let
me make sure I have this right.
The beeps are still there.
Yeah.
But there could
be more to them?
- Yeah.
- Hence the climbing?
Exactly.
Can you hear anything?
It's what I was
listening to before.
It's the same thing but.
It's a bit different.
So the same, but different?
Yeah. - Great.
Can I listen?
Sure.
You have a big head.
Shush.
Do you want it louder?
Yeah.
It's not morse code
I checked that.
It's not a phone number either.
If it's numbers it
could be anything.
Yep.
Keep trying though
you'll figure it out.
Someone's definitely going
to figure it out before me.
You mean it's not just you?
No I'm tuning in.
There's probably teams of people
tuning in and working it out.
Teams?
It's only been here
for a few days Lucy
and not many people think to
tune in like you do
I mean it's probably
just you and them.
Oh very likely yeah.
Well keep trying
and don't give up because
there's nothing worse than
someone that doesn't reply
to your messages.
Shall we descend?
Yeah.
It's very cold.
What did you fall down
the hill or something?
Hi, no sorry.
It's a long story.
Hi.
Oh, hi.
You must be Lucy.
I'm Cara.
Were you two skiing?
No.
We were finding a better signal.
Lucy.
What we were.
Better signal what to
talk to them?
Hopefully.
That's cool.
Christ, there's two of you.
Any luck?
No not really. I think we
need to be higher up.
Higher up where?
Mountain?
Have you tried the
mountain with the big antenna?
Yeah. That didn't
really work out.
Yeah, that also resulted in
you sliding down a mountain.
Thanks for that.
I'm sure you'll figure it out.
When you do, make sure you try
all the different frequencies,
just in case
they're broadcasting
on different channels.
Yeah will do. Thanks.
I want a credit in a book you
write if they say hello.
Deal.
We're actually
the lucky ones over here
because it's staying stationary
it's not orbiting the Earth
like the space station.
So we see it clearly in the day.
In Australia they don't
see it at all.
People are taking flights,
so they can see it over here.
Really?
Maybe the Australians
are the lucky ones.
Don't listen to him.
I don't.
Don't think they're so
silly anymore?
I guess not.
Thanks for the lift.
I'm off to buy bread.
Thank God.
She's really into it.
Don't let anything
ruin it for her.
We don't get many
things like this.
Things like what?
Things that spark a
sense of purpose.
Are you free tomorrow?
Yeah.
Cool.
Buy Lucy.
Nice to meet you Cara.
Boots!
Boots.
What did I tell you?
Did he give that to you?
- Hand it over Lucy.
- No.
What did you say?
Can't you just leave it?
Look that's enough.
Don't start with me boy
she's the one
acting like a lunatic.
Just don't blame her.
Oh, I don't blame her.
You're the one that's been
letting this drag on
for the last two days.
I most certainly blame you.
We're back.
It's done, it's fine.
It's not fine!
You don't think I don't
know where you've been?
You're the talk of the town
since your trip to
Tom Redmond's earlier.
Lucy go inside.
Now I'm going to list
some things that are never going
to happen again after today.
And then maybe you will join in
and contribute a few yourself.
Lucy go to your room.
One.
Lucy does not wander off
past the edge of this estate.
Lucy now!
Two! When I tell
you to do something
or more importantly
not to do something.
Then you do as I say boy.
Now
anything else you can think of?
About maybe that thing up there?
Oh my God stop!
Now!
I really need your input lad.
I won't talk about it.
You won't talk
about it to anyone.
Because we don't know how people
are reacting to this thing.
And to talk about it
or to it.
Is really stupid in my opinion.
And you're not stupid
boy are ya?
So don't be acting like it.
I wanted to do something.
I mean god knows he deserves
everything that's coming to him
I just...
Sometimes
there is no fight
and your only option
is to leave.
What run away?
I didn't say I run I said
leave a really bad environment.
By myself?
Sam he's dangerous.
Well not everyone's
life is perfect Cara.
Trust me
my life is far from perfect.
I'm leaving the island.
What?
When?
In a few hours.
Why?
I told you.
I only stay until I feel
like I don't belong anymore.
And you feel
like you don't belong here?
Maybe.
It's not you
or anyone it...
It just happens.
Well, where will you go?
South probably.
Kerry.
Maybe Cork?
I was thinking maybe
you could come with me?
It could be good for you.
No I can't.
Why?
Because of him?
No.
Because of me?
No.
Why then?
Because...
I won't leave her with him.
Well,
that is a reason I can accept.
You've got my number anyway.
If I ever come back.
Yeah.
And tell Lucy I hope
she finds her signal.
I'm sure she won't stop
until she does.
Yeah.
Sounds like her.
Go out and get some fresh air.
And don't wander off.
They're coming along.
The news is saying that things
are calming down in the bigger
cities and the likes.
No news from up there
is good news I suppose.
We still have to be careful
though all the same I reckon.
We?
Yes lad we.
Look I know I've been a bit
harsh on you recently
but don't act like a child.
I hate you.
Well just see how the next
few months pan out.
Months?
No no we had a deal
once the support starts...
You did a pretty shitty job
at your end of the deal.
So we'll just take it
day by day ok?
Day by day.
Is that what you told mum?
Until one day you just came
home and she was gone.
Your mom left
without really thinking
through what she was doing.
She didn't leave.
She escaped.
I'm not staying.
And neither is Lucy.
Did you not hear what
I just said lad?
You're not going anywhere
I need you here.
All the time?
For now yes.
As long as that thing is there.
You don't even know
what that thing is.
Exactly.
It could be here for years.
Then so will you.
Then so will you.
I need you
out here in a bit.
There's still work to be done.
Hi Martin.
Writing it for them.
Yeah of course.
Yeah, it's really clear with
the signal booster.
Do you want to listen?
I don't think it's Morse code.
It's not numbers either.
Well if it is numbers
I don't know what they are...
Why are you playing this?
You think they're
playing this jingle?
Is that what I've been
listening to for...
Good, yeah
great wow.
Oh well that's fantastic.
If that's what it is great
brilliant.
Job done.
Who the hell did I think
I was that I'd get it.
I'm just going to stop.
Sorry, Martin.
Lad. Let's go.
And get rid of
this thing off the table
while you're at it.
Impossible you
are aren't ya?
You know when this happened
the night you arrived
I was worried I wouldn't
be able to look after you.
Can you imagine that?
I was so excited to meet you.
When you're mother left
you were only on the way.
It was...
It was one of my biggest regrets
that you and I didn't
meet earlier.
This thing Lucy
it has people thinking strange.
But my head is clear.
Trust me.
I'll keep you and your
brother safe.
It comes from a place
of love Lucy.
Now hand it over.
Lucy hand it over.
Sam.
Hey, I've seen you
up here before.
Sam stop.
No please I have to hear this!
You are to get off my land!
It's them. It's really them.
Them?
Sam!
I always hated that thing.
Put that fecking thing down.
Sam you stop this right now
or I swear to god I'll.
What?
What will you do?
No please.
Put it down I swear.
Please!
Hey!
Put it down!
She's trying to talk to them.
Put it down now!
Sam please, lad!
- Lucy we have to go now.
- Sam seriously.
Jesus Christ Sam!
I'm sorry.
No It was me.
They're playing my song.
They're playing my song
to say hello.
Lucy.
What?
Sam!
Gone?
I don't understand?
Let's go.
Sam.
Lad.
Music.
What?
It's the sign for music.
Martin thought it to me.
Martin.
What is it?
I just have to do something.
You okay?
Yeah, fine.
It still broadcasting?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I'm proud of you.
LUCY? Where are we going?
I don't know.
South?
South sounds good.
Sounds good.