Daughter of the Sun (2023) Movie Script
1
[power sound]
[rumbling]
[insects singing]
[wind blowing]
[somber music]
[keys jingling]
[traffic noise]
There's a hole in the sky.
My dad has always
said,
and that from there,
they look down on us,
watching everything we do.
He's always said that we
were called something greater,
to stand against the
darkest days of this long
dream,
of which people
like us were lasting part.
[birds cawing]
And that always,
they were watching.
As if observing this strange
other world
of their own making.
Who they are,
on the other hand,
he's never said.
[wind blowing]
[spitting]
My dad is different.
[yelling, ticking]
Or as he calls it,
special.
[sniffing]
Fucking wet, not fucking clean.
Fuck.
[ticking]
[grunting]
Fucker.
He says someday
when I'm a woman.
[door opening]
Fuck.
I'll be special too.
[cat meowing]
But I hope it's bullshit.
[bacon sizzling]
And I think he does too.
[cats meowing]
[truck motor]
We move around a lot.
'Kay, what if
I was lost in forest?
I'd hike in
and I'd come get you.
[traffic noise]
He says it so I can
see some shit in this world.
In the middle of nowhere?
I'd transport there,
like Mr. Spock and find you.
Come on, dad.
It's gotta be real.
[car passing]
Hey,
fucking stay close.
Why?
'Cause.
But I know that's a lie too.
[door opening]
He's just afraid.
Dammit, Hill!
Why's this
effing phone plugged in?
We're afraid
of a lot of things.
I told you I was using it.
To call who?
To call who?
Mostly,
I think he's
afraid of himself.
[pills rattling]
And of losing me.
He said he could lose a lot
of things in this life,
but I'm not one of them.
And if he ever did,
no one either out there or
down here would be safe 'til
he found me again.
And that we had to hold
on to each other...
tight.
We saw the same sunset.
Dad?
Huh?
What if I was all the way
underneath
the whole entire ocean?
Then I'd swim down
and get you.
But what if you couldn't?
But I would.
Dad?
What if I was dead?
Don't fucking talk
about that kind of shit.
- But?
- No.
Now go to sleep.
[police sirens]
Honestly,
sometimes it
feels like me and
my dad are
from different worlds.
Like I just
don't understand him.
But that's alright,
'cause I got my own ideas.
We're gonna settle down and
I'm gonna take care of him
the way he always takes care
of me.
[train whistle]
[power sound]
[dog whimpering]
[rumbling]
[power sound]
[things shaking]
[loud rumbling]
[mirror breaking]
Someday my dad won't
have to be afraid anymore.
Someday.
[traffic noises]
Like he always says,
we just gotta
hold on to each other.
Just hold on tight.
[drum beat]
[upbeat music]
[dog barking]
[pots slamming]
[dog barking]
Lenny, stop it.
Air's a good girl.
Mm, green eggs and ham.
[truck motor]
[bus motor]
[doors opening]
[ticking]
[slamming]
[grunting]
[shrink wrap tearing]
[loud slamming]
Hey, what's his name?
Sonny.
Yo man!
Sonny! Let's pick it up!
[loud slamming]
Alright boss, let me have it.
No, fuckface.
Sorry. I got it.
[kids playing]
Hey babe.
No way, Bozo.
Come on babe,
man's got needs.
Yeah, well
take them somewhere
else.
Don't be like that,
you know I'm only
kidding.
Hey, can I ask
you guys something?
What's up with simple
Sam over there?
[pretending to tick]
[kids talking]
[bell ringing]
Alright everyone,
let's settle in
and open our text to
page 39.
Yes, Hildie?
Hey man.
I was just playing.
You just
freaked me out back there.
It's alright, fuckhead.
What?
Sorry.
[power sound]
[door locking]
Oh shit!
No, no, no, no, no.
Damn it.
[faucet running]
Come on.
[rumbling]
[bell ringing]
[motors roaring]
[thud]
[foreboding music]
Sorry. I didn't mean
to freak you out, fucknuts.
Say that again!
What was that?
Nothing. Fuckstick.
Okay! Okay!
I'm not gonna fight this guy.
He's a goddamn fucking--
[thud]
[upbeat music]
Hill!
What is it?
Nothing. I'm leaving.
I'm coming with you then.
No, you're not.
He's provoking me.
- It's over, man.
- He's provoking me.
It's over.
- I know, but it's
- So why are you doing this?
- we're done here.
- I'm not going.
I work here. I work--
Fuck!
[ticking]
[insects singing]
[wind blowing]
[somber music]
You can't see it, can you?
See what?
Nothing. Forget it.
Seriously, what?
I'm sick of all this
double talk with you.
It's nothing, really.
You wouldn't understand.
You know I care about
you, right?
Right.
No, really,
I ain't like that.
I know you don't believe
it, but--
But what?
Just tell me.
[trains rumbling]
Again?
Where were you?
Nowhere.
What happened?
It's gonna happen
again, isn't it?
No.
I got under control.
[fingers snapping]
[intimate music]
[blankets ruffling]
[dryer spinning]
I know, Dad.
[phone ringing]
Hildie?
Is it you?
Come on, talk to me, honey.
[foreboding music]
Hello?
Sonny?
Oh my god, she's there
with you isn't she?
I'm with mum.
Listen, she isn't doing too
good. She wants to see her.
You gotta come home.
Look, no one's gonna take her
away from you again, I
promise.
Sonny, say something.
What kind of father takes his
fucking kid away from her
family?
You think they're not gonna
find out what you are,
what you both fucking are,
they're gonna find out.
Alright, we're coming so you
better stay right fucking--
[slams phone]
Hill!
Hildie!
[train rumbling]
[city noise]
[sad music]
[foot steps]
[slamming]
[night insects singing]
That was Auntie
and Grandma on the phone,
wasn't it?
Yeah.
Dad?
Tell me again,
about mom?
I told you, honey.
She's gone.
[slamming]
[driving music]
It wasn't like I wanted to
leave,
but to be honest,
I'd felt that way before.
See,
my dad always said that we
didn't belong
anywhere in this world,
except on the move.
Because there
were always people
out there who'd
want what we got.
And that, even though
it was always just me and him,
we were never alone.
[soft music]
He said it was because
we were part of something.
And that everything you
could see
was a part of it, too.
It was us,
and it was them.
Like a great love flowing
behind everything.
One big dream
with no end.
[night insects singing]
[distant voices]
[wind blowing]
[driving music]
[car engine]
[dog barking]
[engine revving]
[door opening]
What if I was way out in the
mountains?
On top of one even?
I'd climb up it.
But if you couldn't,
though?
But, I would.
You know I would.
For sure.
[driving music]
[dog barking]
[night insects singing]
[animal howling]
[foreboding music]
[engines shutting off]
[car doors slamming]
Dad, what are they?
Not supposed to
see them this time of
year.
I think maybe
they know we're here.
[fire crackling]
[people partying]
[truck motor]
[wind howling]
[ethereal music]
You.
You are the ones who
spoke to me
from deep down at the
bottom.
You're light warm,
weightless,
shimmering.
Your darkness surrounds me,
no limit to its depths.
You are that from
which all things come,
and to which
all things must return.
That which I once was,
but fear I am no longer.
You are beyond life,
and time,
our earthly stones and
stars.
I pray you don't find me now,
for you are the source.
[rumbling]
You are the source.
[insects singing]
[coughing]
[taking cap off bottle]
[heavy breathing]
[coughing]
[coughing inside trunk]
[coughing]
[slamming]
[rummaging]
Fuck.
What the fuck?
Hey, whoa, whoa.
Hey, whoa, whoa!
Dad!
Mr. Johnns, let me explain.
Dad, wait, let me talk.
He's with me.
Cunt, um, what?
Hill?
What the
fuck is he doing here?
Dad, like I
said. He's with me.
I'm Glover, sir.
I'm...
a friend of Hildie's.
Well,
more than a friend.
What?
[laughs]
Hill! He's gonna have
fucking people who care about
him out looking for him!
No, dad!
He's gonna have
his parents, or someone!
- Mr. Johnns, sir.
- Dad, listen!
He's gonna have
people out there looking for
him
they're gonna find
him and they're gonna
find us!
- Sir!
- Dad!
Mr. Johnns, sir.
Really,
no.
[throwing]
[slamming]
You and me
are gonna have a talk.
[people talking outside]
[motor choking]
[engine dying]
Hey, separate beds.
Now, shit! I'm
gonna go into town,
get some
things, supplies, fucker!
See what I can't figure out.
And I want you
here when I get back.
Don't go anywhere.
And no hanky panky.
Dad!
Hanky panky.
Hanky panky.
[door shutting]
[upbeat music]
[screams]
[laughs]
[footsteps running]
[splashing]
[hooting]
[splashing]
I beat you!
To where?
It was my mom's.
Did you know her?
She tried to take me away
from my dad when I was little.
His family too.
That's when we left.
So where's she now?
She's gone.
Or that's what
my dad says anyways.
Like, dead?
I don't know.
That's all he ever says,
like it hurts him
too much to talk about it.
She used to collect them.
It's the only thing
I have left of hers.
Hello.
Please, sit down.
So nice to meet you finally.
I'm Samara, or Sammy,
or Sam.
Well, hello
Samara, or Sammy, or Sam.
Hi.
[pencil scribbling]
What are you drawing?
The both of you.
Can I see?
Maybe,
when it's finished.
[wrench clanking]
Hey there.
Name's Teresis but, everyone
calls me Terry.
So,
what seems
to be the trouble?
Try it now.
[motor choking]
Shit.
Alright, hold on.
[people talking]
[fire crackling]
We're gonna be best friends.
You from around here?
How old are you?
[laughing]
You're fucking drunk.
No I'm not.
You're drunk.
This seat taken?
Nice to meet you finally.
Cassus, it's polite to say
hello.
He can hear you he just
doesn't talk.
Hey, buddy
how come you're up
so late?
'Cause he's a night owl.
So was I.
So is she.
So, where you from?
Far from here.
Us too.
Small town out east,
you probably
never heard of it.
Really?
So are we.
Well, not such a small
town.
I mean, we were before.
Well, isn't that a thing.
So, what are you doing
out here?
[tools clanking]
[speaks in hindi]
He says most
likely it's your fuel pump.
He might have
to order some parts.
If he's lucky, then
maybe it'll be done in a week.
If not, then
it may take longer.
[kids playing]
Beautiful, isn't it?
What?
Oh you know, the trees,
the sky, everything.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess it is.
I had a dream
about you. You know?
What about?
You are underwater,
sunk right down to the bottom
where nobody could find you.
And did they find me?
Hope so, that's when I
woke up.
Hmm.
You know, if that
ever happened to me
my dad would tear the
world apart trying to find me.
He would?
Yeah,
he really would.
And I'd do the same for him.
At least I think I would.
You know, it's
gonna take something big,
huge almost,
like you've never seen,
but, when it comes
I hope you can stay
with us.
What do you mean?
Just a big light and
a boom.
Anyway, I hope you can stay,
maybe forever.
Not forever.
Forever.
Promise?
Promise.
[frogs croaking]
So, we stack the dry
goods here
'til they're needed out front.
Okay, I can do that.
Fuck! Sorry.
Nope, the stock
boys will handle that.
Any perishables though,
milk, juice, frozen foods,
you'll load them into
the fridges,
all done from the back.
[trolly rolling]
[ticking]
[upbeat guitar music]
Glover, my man.
Yes, sir.
Billy, my man.
Thanks, brother.
Cheers.
[high pitched ringing]
[hooting]
[cheering]
[music becoming distant]
[hearing voices]
...this will all be
over soon...
...like a dream...
...something wonderful...
...like a dream,
older than time...
...real sorry about this,
brother...
...you two! in here...
...get him!...
[screams]
[music cuts out]
[bashes head]
[kid crying]
It's okay.
It's like he doesn't know
how to be in his own
skin sometimes.
I know.
It's like he doesn't wanna
be here.
I know.
[somber music]
[door opening]
[cars passing]
Thank you.
I can't hardly get him to
settle when he gets like that.
You've got a way with him.
It's alright.
Shit, I could be
that way when I was his age.
So,
everyone says you'll
be taking off soon
when your
truck's fixed or, whatever.
Well, that's too bad
it feels like we
just barely got to know you.
Any idea where you'll
be heading?
Wherever we can,
I suppose.
I wish we could go
back home.
I miss it.
Well, I'm sure you know.
How long you been away?
Since before Cassus
was born.
My husband,
we're not together anymore,
he lured me off.
He was from out
here. From all over,
really.
So me being a stupid
girl in love, I followed him.
I did whatever he said,
until
I didn't anymore.
So why'd you leave?
One day, my ex-husband,
he turned to me and he said,
I scared him.
Cassus too.
He said he didn't
see any of himself in him.
And we weren't going
to take that, so we left.
Ended up here.
Though, I don't quite
know where here is anymore.
You know, it's always felt
like,
my life, like
I didn't have any control
over it.
Like, I was just sort of
going along,
making things up as I went.
Kind of like it was
one big dream I was having
and now I don't
know how to wake up.
Anyways, sorry.
I get talking about myself
sometimes, it's stupid.
No, it's not.
You know, I was thinking
if you were
making your way out east,
I could pay our way.
I mean, you wouldn't have
to worry about us.
I thought
maybe we could go
with you?
[dog panting]
[ethereal music]
Growing up,
[door opening]
my dad
always said that people,
[stove cooking]
and especially
people like us,
were always
more than one thing.
[swing creaking]
It was as though,
by seeing the world through
their eyes,
he found a truth
not everyone could see.
Which is something
that I gave him hope
and scared him to death all
at the same time.
[birds chirping]
See,
my dad always knew
there were others who saw
the world
in the same way he did.
Who knew of a life beyond
what we saw with our eyes.
That there were those who
felt closer to that other place
than any place here on earth.
And some
who would do
anything to go back there.
At the time,
I couldn't see what he meant.
[fire crackling]
[people talking]
Only a place
filled with the unknown,
endless
in its possibilities.
[freezer humming]
[boxes thudding]
[trolly rolling]
[sniffling]
[ticking]
Fucker.
[grunting]
[slamming]
Fuck!
[hooting]
Hey man,
yo, I got this.
Fucking great.
You can help me.
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
I'm more use out here.
Alright, stop.
Why?
Come with me.
[water lapping]
[low humming]
[cat crying]
[power sound]
[cat crying]
What are you
doing here, girl?
[rumbling]
[ominous music]
[snake rattling]
[screams]
[snake hissing]
[rattling]
[crunch]
[slices head]
[falls in the grass]
Listen, nobody's
arguing that, Sonny
but I just need
you to stay in the back.
I don't understand why.
I work hard. I do my thing.
I don't understand why
you'd have me in the back
when I could be helping
out there.
I can keep you on, as long
as you can promise me
that kind of thing
won't happen again.
Are you listening to me?
If you go,
don't bother coming back.
[semi truck passing]
Hey.
Dad, I found her
and I just-- I couldn't.
Dad, they saved me.
Dad, you have
to help or you have to.
All of you go.
Dad.
Out! Now!
[insects singing]
[soft music]
In his most private
moments,
my dad would also say
that in this life,
[water lapping]
there were two worlds.
One of light
and one of dark.
Neither able to
exist without the other.
The darkness always
creeping in.
And that,
with the tip of a hat
or a snap of the fingers,
[fingers snapping]
light
could turn to dark.
[ethereal music]
And it was our job
to stay here in this world,
to make sure the
light kept burning bright.
And so he did.
And he made me
promise that I would too.
[rumbling]
[shower running]
[pills rattling]
Both of us
living between this world
and the next,
older than time.
[frogs croaking]
I dreamt of you again
last night.
It's nice, I guess.
[door opening]
Hey!
What's gotten into you, girl?
[cat hisses]
[somber music]
[traffic noise]
[grunts]
We're gonna
be moving on soon.
You know, I hate seeing you
guys stuck like this,
but listen.
We got a place.
It belongs to some friends of
Sammy and me's folks and
they just let us
come and go as we please.
It's not too far from here.
Look,
you guys are welcome
to come along if you want to.
Just 'til you get back on your
feet and your truck's fixed
and everything.
It'd be no trouble.
Can I ask,
how come you
move around all the time?
Don't ever settle anywhere?
Well, I guess it's
'cause we're just like you.
The world is so big,
it'd be a shame
to only see a part of it.
Anyway,
offer stands.
[driving music]
[cars passing]
[car doors opening]
Brother!
You're back.
Been a while, I know.
And you brought friends.
[car doors slamming]
[wind blowing]
[wood chimes]
[laughing, screaming]
[upbeat guitar music]
[footsteps, grasshopppers]
[tools clanking]
And so it went.
[grating sound]
[knife chopping]
As we stayed
on with them,
our friendships grew
and our bonds tightened.
Hey Bill,
how do you know how
much of everything to put in?
Well, it's a
bit of art or science,
a feel for it a little bit,
but--
- All of us becoming a
sort of odd little family.
...a lotta years of practice.
Oregano.
A group of
misfits and strangers,
cast out into
this lonely world,
together.
[kids laughing]
Your brother is not crazy,
he's merely
miscast in a play.
He was born in the
wrong era,
on the wrong
side of the tracks,
on the wrong
side of the river.
[girls laughing]
- Lookit.
- Oh my God, that's
really pretty.
That one over there.
They're so pretty.
[fizzling]
[people talking]
[explosions]
[screaming, laughing]
[bang]
[hooting]
[bang]
[bang]
[bang]
[cheering]
And yet, my dad,
I couldn't understand him.
It was like, no
matter how hard I tried,
I couldn't reach him.
[fizzling]
He just kept moving
further and further away.
It was almost as if
he was waiting for something.
Some sort of sign
that only he could see.
[wind blowing]
[truck passing]
Like he only
wanted to keep moving.
[night insects singing]
Like he was looking for
some way he could put it all
together
and justify
leaving it all behind.
Which, quite honestly,
was the last thing
I wanted.
[knife clicking]
And the furthest
thing from my mind.
[cold wind blowing]
[plates clanking]
[crash in other room]
Ah!
Fuck!
Goddamnit!
Fuck!
[thud]
[groans]
[foot steps]
Calm down,
brother. Calm down--
[slam]
[behind door]
- I can't--
- Easy, easy--
None of this matters.
I can't do this anymore.
Shhh...
[whispered]
It's not gonna end
this way, okay?
Not like this.
Well, when?
Soon, brother.
Soon.
[insects, wind blowing]
Hey!
What the hell was that?
What?
All that
with what's his nuts.
Dude, give the guy a break.
Hey, whoa, whoa!
Don't this all
seem a little weird to you?
What do you mean?
What we saw in there,
those other kids,
this place, all of it.
You think it's weird?
Yeah, I do.
Well, I'm weird.
We're all weird, alright?
And if you don't like it,
if you don't like where we're
staying or how we're living...
You know,
you can just go home.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[on other end]
I'm looking for a
Mr. Johnns. Sonny?
[plates clanking]
His' truck's ready. You know,
you can tell him it wasn't
his fuel pump at all,
just a hole
punched in his carburetor.
Huh.
Well, there ain't
no one here by that name.
[hangs up]
[ambient music]
[car motor]
[people talking]
[plates, cutlery clanking]
Two green eggs and ham.
And one lumberjack.
We got this one, brother.
All yours, garbage guts.
And I'll wish you adieu, as I
make my way to the ladies
room.
[power sound]
[things shaking]
[glass breaking]
[rumbling]
Yo, what is this shit, man?
I don't know.
What?
She's never
fucking done this before.
Help me!
[things shaking]
[power sound and
rumbling fade away]
[foot steps]
[Sonny ticking]
[birds chirping]
[ticking]
Here.
Take these.
Looks like I'm special
too, Dad.
Just like you.
[insects, wood chimes]
[door opening]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
[sniffling]
[ticking]
[tin opening]
[door opening]
[foreboding music]
[traffic noises]
[motor starting]
[truck revving]
[wind blowing]
Beautiful, aren't they?
Both of them.
[night insects singing]
[tossing bags]
[shuts quietly]
[somber music]
[knocks on window]
[knocks again]
[door shutting]
[engine starting]
[wheels on gravel]
[banging]
[shuts off engine]
[keys jingling]
Real sorry
about this, brother.
Come on.
Get out.
[thud]
Shit!
Get him!
[footsteps, scuffling]
[head bangs on truck]
[breathing, sobbing]
Don't cry, honey.
This'll all be over soon.
[foot steps, scuffling]
Hello.
I'm so glad you could
finally come and see my room.
Please.
Sit.
[scuffling, thud]
[thud]
Well that's nicer, isn't it?
I think we can relax for now.
We've been watching you
for a long, long time.
Just moving around
all corners of this place.
And I have to say,
we're so glad to
have you with us now.
Aren't you glad, too?
Well, that doesn't matter.
You know,
when we first met
I knew you were special.
And you are.
And so are we.
All of us
in our own ways.
But, you two.
You're something more.
And it's because you've
both seen it and felt it.
And when it's
really close to you,
you can touch it
and control it.
You see,
there's something
wonderful,
like a dream, older
than time.
And it's you.
And it's us.
And it's everything that you
can see all around you.
And people like you and me
and everyone of
them can feel it too.
It's always been here
and it always will be.
We dreamt this
world that we can see now,
but there is another one.
And I've been
dreaming about it
and about you
for a long time.
We've been watching you
just waiting for our chance
to finally meet you.
No.
Honey, it's not a bad thing.
See, your signs
in the sky told me so.
And now, you've
finally come to take us there.
Boom.
[shudders]
[foot steps on stairs, struggling]
Terry!
You two, in here!
[woman crying]
[door locking]
[thud]
[lock clanging]
[ticking]
[girl crying, boy struggling]
You all, in here!
No!
[banging on door]
[boy grunting]
[banging on door]
[sobbing]
[scuffling, woman crying]
I'm sorry.
I didn't tell you. I
knew if I did, you would
never--
I know.
I thought we could
get away--
I know!
Fuck!
[violent slamming]
Fuck!
[ticking angrily]
[ticking]
[pencil drawing]
Where are they?
Locked up.
Like you said.
You need to wait
until everyone's asleep.
Then take away
what's most precious
to him.
And he'll
tear the world apart.
In a great light.
Like I always said.
But I love those kids.
I don't want to hurt no one.
He'll know.
It will be okay, big brother.
Do you believe me?
Yes.
[sparse piano music]
[night insects]
[door creaking]
[muffled scream]
[moaning, struggling]
[car doors slamming]
[engine starting]
[car motor]
See,
my dad always said
that it would
always just be me and him,
together.
[car pulling in]
[shuts off engine]
And that,
[banging]
no matter where I was...
[doors slamming]
whether it was in this world,
or the next,
or some other.
[ticking, angrily]
He would always find me.
[foot steps, scuffling]
And so I prayed to him.
Or them.
[falling on ground]
Or whatever it was.
[canoe dragging]
Do it.
[driving music]
Do it!
Find me.
[banging sound]
Find me now.
[thud]
[thud]
[thud]
[splashing]
[kids crying]
[thud]
[thud]
[thud]
[door crashing open]
[fighting, struggling]
[thud]
[thud]
[crack]
[choking sounds]
[foot steps on staircase]
[ticking angrily]
[door breaking]
Oh, my baby.
[scuffling, grunting]
Hey!
Sonny.
Hold on there, brother.
[dog barking]
[dog biting, growling]
[man screaming]
[head slamming]
[keys jingling]
[engine starting]
[engine revving]
[kids crying]
[splash]
[motor starting]
[engines revving]
[tires screeching]
[motor roaring]
[tires skidding]
[foot steps on grass]
[motor roaring]
[doors slamming]
[splash]
[soft music]
[water swishing]
[water splashing]
[subtle power sounds]
[gasping for air]
[sad music]
[heavy breathing]
[splashing, bodies dragging]
[breathing, panicking]
[ticking]
[breathing]
[breathing]
[climactic music rising]
[power sound]
[screams]
[climactic music]
[rumbling]
[boom]
[rumbling]
[power sounds fade out]
[water lapping]
[coughing]
Dad?
Dad?
Wake up.
Dad, wake up.
Please.
Wake up.
No!
Dad!
No!
Don't do this.
[sobbing]
[insects singing]
[birds chirping]
[ethereal music rising]
[highway sounds]
We have to go back.
What?
We can't go back there.
He would never leave them.
[engine shutting off]
[doors opening]
[door slamming]
[dog panting]
[tea kettle whistling]
[door creaking]
[kettle boiling]
[foot steps on stairs]
I always said that one day,
I would take care of my dad
the way he
always took care of me.
And that on that day,
we could finally stop moving
and be a family,
together.
He said that in this world,
we just had to
hold on to each other.
Just hold on tight.
He said he
would always find me.
And so in the same way,
I would
always need to find him.
[swelling music]
And that's when
I finally felt
like I understood him.
[music swells to a peak]
[end credit music]
[power sound]
[rumbling]
[insects singing]
[wind blowing]
[somber music]
[keys jingling]
[traffic noise]
There's a hole in the sky.
My dad has always
said,
and that from there,
they look down on us,
watching everything we do.
He's always said that we
were called something greater,
to stand against the
darkest days of this long
dream,
of which people
like us were lasting part.
[birds cawing]
And that always,
they were watching.
As if observing this strange
other world
of their own making.
Who they are,
on the other hand,
he's never said.
[wind blowing]
[spitting]
My dad is different.
[yelling, ticking]
Or as he calls it,
special.
[sniffing]
Fucking wet, not fucking clean.
Fuck.
[ticking]
[grunting]
Fucker.
He says someday
when I'm a woman.
[door opening]
Fuck.
I'll be special too.
[cat meowing]
But I hope it's bullshit.
[bacon sizzling]
And I think he does too.
[cats meowing]
[truck motor]
We move around a lot.
'Kay, what if
I was lost in forest?
I'd hike in
and I'd come get you.
[traffic noise]
He says it so I can
see some shit in this world.
In the middle of nowhere?
I'd transport there,
like Mr. Spock and find you.
Come on, dad.
It's gotta be real.
[car passing]
Hey,
fucking stay close.
Why?
'Cause.
But I know that's a lie too.
[door opening]
He's just afraid.
Dammit, Hill!
Why's this
effing phone plugged in?
We're afraid
of a lot of things.
I told you I was using it.
To call who?
To call who?
Mostly,
I think he's
afraid of himself.
[pills rattling]
And of losing me.
He said he could lose a lot
of things in this life,
but I'm not one of them.
And if he ever did,
no one either out there or
down here would be safe 'til
he found me again.
And that we had to hold
on to each other...
tight.
We saw the same sunset.
Dad?
Huh?
What if I was all the way
underneath
the whole entire ocean?
Then I'd swim down
and get you.
But what if you couldn't?
But I would.
Dad?
What if I was dead?
Don't fucking talk
about that kind of shit.
- But?
- No.
Now go to sleep.
[police sirens]
Honestly,
sometimes it
feels like me and
my dad are
from different worlds.
Like I just
don't understand him.
But that's alright,
'cause I got my own ideas.
We're gonna settle down and
I'm gonna take care of him
the way he always takes care
of me.
[train whistle]
[power sound]
[dog whimpering]
[rumbling]
[power sound]
[things shaking]
[loud rumbling]
[mirror breaking]
Someday my dad won't
have to be afraid anymore.
Someday.
[traffic noises]
Like he always says,
we just gotta
hold on to each other.
Just hold on tight.
[drum beat]
[upbeat music]
[dog barking]
[pots slamming]
[dog barking]
Lenny, stop it.
Air's a good girl.
Mm, green eggs and ham.
[truck motor]
[bus motor]
[doors opening]
[ticking]
[slamming]
[grunting]
[shrink wrap tearing]
[loud slamming]
Hey, what's his name?
Sonny.
Yo man!
Sonny! Let's pick it up!
[loud slamming]
Alright boss, let me have it.
No, fuckface.
Sorry. I got it.
[kids playing]
Hey babe.
No way, Bozo.
Come on babe,
man's got needs.
Yeah, well
take them somewhere
else.
Don't be like that,
you know I'm only
kidding.
Hey, can I ask
you guys something?
What's up with simple
Sam over there?
[pretending to tick]
[kids talking]
[bell ringing]
Alright everyone,
let's settle in
and open our text to
page 39.
Yes, Hildie?
Hey man.
I was just playing.
You just
freaked me out back there.
It's alright, fuckhead.
What?
Sorry.
[power sound]
[door locking]
Oh shit!
No, no, no, no, no.
Damn it.
[faucet running]
Come on.
[rumbling]
[bell ringing]
[motors roaring]
[thud]
[foreboding music]
Sorry. I didn't mean
to freak you out, fucknuts.
Say that again!
What was that?
Nothing. Fuckstick.
Okay! Okay!
I'm not gonna fight this guy.
He's a goddamn fucking--
[thud]
[upbeat music]
Hill!
What is it?
Nothing. I'm leaving.
I'm coming with you then.
No, you're not.
He's provoking me.
- It's over, man.
- He's provoking me.
It's over.
- I know, but it's
- So why are you doing this?
- we're done here.
- I'm not going.
I work here. I work--
Fuck!
[ticking]
[insects singing]
[wind blowing]
[somber music]
You can't see it, can you?
See what?
Nothing. Forget it.
Seriously, what?
I'm sick of all this
double talk with you.
It's nothing, really.
You wouldn't understand.
You know I care about
you, right?
Right.
No, really,
I ain't like that.
I know you don't believe
it, but--
But what?
Just tell me.
[trains rumbling]
Again?
Where were you?
Nowhere.
What happened?
It's gonna happen
again, isn't it?
No.
I got under control.
[fingers snapping]
[intimate music]
[blankets ruffling]
[dryer spinning]
I know, Dad.
[phone ringing]
Hildie?
Is it you?
Come on, talk to me, honey.
[foreboding music]
Hello?
Sonny?
Oh my god, she's there
with you isn't she?
I'm with mum.
Listen, she isn't doing too
good. She wants to see her.
You gotta come home.
Look, no one's gonna take her
away from you again, I
promise.
Sonny, say something.
What kind of father takes his
fucking kid away from her
family?
You think they're not gonna
find out what you are,
what you both fucking are,
they're gonna find out.
Alright, we're coming so you
better stay right fucking--
[slams phone]
Hill!
Hildie!
[train rumbling]
[city noise]
[sad music]
[foot steps]
[slamming]
[night insects singing]
That was Auntie
and Grandma on the phone,
wasn't it?
Yeah.
Dad?
Tell me again,
about mom?
I told you, honey.
She's gone.
[slamming]
[driving music]
It wasn't like I wanted to
leave,
but to be honest,
I'd felt that way before.
See,
my dad always said that we
didn't belong
anywhere in this world,
except on the move.
Because there
were always people
out there who'd
want what we got.
And that, even though
it was always just me and him,
we were never alone.
[soft music]
He said it was because
we were part of something.
And that everything you
could see
was a part of it, too.
It was us,
and it was them.
Like a great love flowing
behind everything.
One big dream
with no end.
[night insects singing]
[distant voices]
[wind blowing]
[driving music]
[car engine]
[dog barking]
[engine revving]
[door opening]
What if I was way out in the
mountains?
On top of one even?
I'd climb up it.
But if you couldn't,
though?
But, I would.
You know I would.
For sure.
[driving music]
[dog barking]
[night insects singing]
[animal howling]
[foreboding music]
[engines shutting off]
[car doors slamming]
Dad, what are they?
Not supposed to
see them this time of
year.
I think maybe
they know we're here.
[fire crackling]
[people partying]
[truck motor]
[wind howling]
[ethereal music]
You.
You are the ones who
spoke to me
from deep down at the
bottom.
You're light warm,
weightless,
shimmering.
Your darkness surrounds me,
no limit to its depths.
You are that from
which all things come,
and to which
all things must return.
That which I once was,
but fear I am no longer.
You are beyond life,
and time,
our earthly stones and
stars.
I pray you don't find me now,
for you are the source.
[rumbling]
You are the source.
[insects singing]
[coughing]
[taking cap off bottle]
[heavy breathing]
[coughing]
[coughing inside trunk]
[coughing]
[slamming]
[rummaging]
Fuck.
What the fuck?
Hey, whoa, whoa.
Hey, whoa, whoa!
Dad!
Mr. Johnns, let me explain.
Dad, wait, let me talk.
He's with me.
Cunt, um, what?
Hill?
What the
fuck is he doing here?
Dad, like I
said. He's with me.
I'm Glover, sir.
I'm...
a friend of Hildie's.
Well,
more than a friend.
What?
[laughs]
Hill! He's gonna have
fucking people who care about
him out looking for him!
No, dad!
He's gonna have
his parents, or someone!
- Mr. Johnns, sir.
- Dad, listen!
He's gonna have
people out there looking for
him
they're gonna find
him and they're gonna
find us!
- Sir!
- Dad!
Mr. Johnns, sir.
Really,
no.
[throwing]
[slamming]
You and me
are gonna have a talk.
[people talking outside]
[motor choking]
[engine dying]
Hey, separate beds.
Now, shit! I'm
gonna go into town,
get some
things, supplies, fucker!
See what I can't figure out.
And I want you
here when I get back.
Don't go anywhere.
And no hanky panky.
Dad!
Hanky panky.
Hanky panky.
[door shutting]
[upbeat music]
[screams]
[laughs]
[footsteps running]
[splashing]
[hooting]
[splashing]
I beat you!
To where?
It was my mom's.
Did you know her?
She tried to take me away
from my dad when I was little.
His family too.
That's when we left.
So where's she now?
She's gone.
Or that's what
my dad says anyways.
Like, dead?
I don't know.
That's all he ever says,
like it hurts him
too much to talk about it.
She used to collect them.
It's the only thing
I have left of hers.
Hello.
Please, sit down.
So nice to meet you finally.
I'm Samara, or Sammy,
or Sam.
Well, hello
Samara, or Sammy, or Sam.
Hi.
[pencil scribbling]
What are you drawing?
The both of you.
Can I see?
Maybe,
when it's finished.
[wrench clanking]
Hey there.
Name's Teresis but, everyone
calls me Terry.
So,
what seems
to be the trouble?
Try it now.
[motor choking]
Shit.
Alright, hold on.
[people talking]
[fire crackling]
We're gonna be best friends.
You from around here?
How old are you?
[laughing]
You're fucking drunk.
No I'm not.
You're drunk.
This seat taken?
Nice to meet you finally.
Cassus, it's polite to say
hello.
He can hear you he just
doesn't talk.
Hey, buddy
how come you're up
so late?
'Cause he's a night owl.
So was I.
So is she.
So, where you from?
Far from here.
Us too.
Small town out east,
you probably
never heard of it.
Really?
So are we.
Well, not such a small
town.
I mean, we were before.
Well, isn't that a thing.
So, what are you doing
out here?
[tools clanking]
[speaks in hindi]
He says most
likely it's your fuel pump.
He might have
to order some parts.
If he's lucky, then
maybe it'll be done in a week.
If not, then
it may take longer.
[kids playing]
Beautiful, isn't it?
What?
Oh you know, the trees,
the sky, everything.
Yeah.
Yeah, I guess it is.
I had a dream
about you. You know?
What about?
You are underwater,
sunk right down to the bottom
where nobody could find you.
And did they find me?
Hope so, that's when I
woke up.
Hmm.
You know, if that
ever happened to me
my dad would tear the
world apart trying to find me.
He would?
Yeah,
he really would.
And I'd do the same for him.
At least I think I would.
You know, it's
gonna take something big,
huge almost,
like you've never seen,
but, when it comes
I hope you can stay
with us.
What do you mean?
Just a big light and
a boom.
Anyway, I hope you can stay,
maybe forever.
Not forever.
Forever.
Promise?
Promise.
[frogs croaking]
So, we stack the dry
goods here
'til they're needed out front.
Okay, I can do that.
Fuck! Sorry.
Nope, the stock
boys will handle that.
Any perishables though,
milk, juice, frozen foods,
you'll load them into
the fridges,
all done from the back.
[trolly rolling]
[ticking]
[upbeat guitar music]
Glover, my man.
Yes, sir.
Billy, my man.
Thanks, brother.
Cheers.
[high pitched ringing]
[hooting]
[cheering]
[music becoming distant]
[hearing voices]
...this will all be
over soon...
...like a dream...
...something wonderful...
...like a dream,
older than time...
...real sorry about this,
brother...
...you two! in here...
...get him!...
[screams]
[music cuts out]
[bashes head]
[kid crying]
It's okay.
It's like he doesn't know
how to be in his own
skin sometimes.
I know.
It's like he doesn't wanna
be here.
I know.
[somber music]
[door opening]
[cars passing]
Thank you.
I can't hardly get him to
settle when he gets like that.
You've got a way with him.
It's alright.
Shit, I could be
that way when I was his age.
So,
everyone says you'll
be taking off soon
when your
truck's fixed or, whatever.
Well, that's too bad
it feels like we
just barely got to know you.
Any idea where you'll
be heading?
Wherever we can,
I suppose.
I wish we could go
back home.
I miss it.
Well, I'm sure you know.
How long you been away?
Since before Cassus
was born.
My husband,
we're not together anymore,
he lured me off.
He was from out
here. From all over,
really.
So me being a stupid
girl in love, I followed him.
I did whatever he said,
until
I didn't anymore.
So why'd you leave?
One day, my ex-husband,
he turned to me and he said,
I scared him.
Cassus too.
He said he didn't
see any of himself in him.
And we weren't going
to take that, so we left.
Ended up here.
Though, I don't quite
know where here is anymore.
You know, it's always felt
like,
my life, like
I didn't have any control
over it.
Like, I was just sort of
going along,
making things up as I went.
Kind of like it was
one big dream I was having
and now I don't
know how to wake up.
Anyways, sorry.
I get talking about myself
sometimes, it's stupid.
No, it's not.
You know, I was thinking
if you were
making your way out east,
I could pay our way.
I mean, you wouldn't have
to worry about us.
I thought
maybe we could go
with you?
[dog panting]
[ethereal music]
Growing up,
[door opening]
my dad
always said that people,
[stove cooking]
and especially
people like us,
were always
more than one thing.
[swing creaking]
It was as though,
by seeing the world through
their eyes,
he found a truth
not everyone could see.
Which is something
that I gave him hope
and scared him to death all
at the same time.
[birds chirping]
See,
my dad always knew
there were others who saw
the world
in the same way he did.
Who knew of a life beyond
what we saw with our eyes.
That there were those who
felt closer to that other place
than any place here on earth.
And some
who would do
anything to go back there.
At the time,
I couldn't see what he meant.
[fire crackling]
[people talking]
Only a place
filled with the unknown,
endless
in its possibilities.
[freezer humming]
[boxes thudding]
[trolly rolling]
[sniffling]
[ticking]
Fucker.
[grunting]
[slamming]
Fuck!
[hooting]
Hey man,
yo, I got this.
Fucking great.
You can help me.
Excuse me.
What are you doing?
I'm more use out here.
Alright, stop.
Why?
Come with me.
[water lapping]
[low humming]
[cat crying]
[power sound]
[cat crying]
What are you
doing here, girl?
[rumbling]
[ominous music]
[snake rattling]
[screams]
[snake hissing]
[rattling]
[crunch]
[slices head]
[falls in the grass]
Listen, nobody's
arguing that, Sonny
but I just need
you to stay in the back.
I don't understand why.
I work hard. I do my thing.
I don't understand why
you'd have me in the back
when I could be helping
out there.
I can keep you on, as long
as you can promise me
that kind of thing
won't happen again.
Are you listening to me?
If you go,
don't bother coming back.
[semi truck passing]
Hey.
Dad, I found her
and I just-- I couldn't.
Dad, they saved me.
Dad, you have
to help or you have to.
All of you go.
Dad.
Out! Now!
[insects singing]
[soft music]
In his most private
moments,
my dad would also say
that in this life,
[water lapping]
there were two worlds.
One of light
and one of dark.
Neither able to
exist without the other.
The darkness always
creeping in.
And that,
with the tip of a hat
or a snap of the fingers,
[fingers snapping]
light
could turn to dark.
[ethereal music]
And it was our job
to stay here in this world,
to make sure the
light kept burning bright.
And so he did.
And he made me
promise that I would too.
[rumbling]
[shower running]
[pills rattling]
Both of us
living between this world
and the next,
older than time.
[frogs croaking]
I dreamt of you again
last night.
It's nice, I guess.
[door opening]
Hey!
What's gotten into you, girl?
[cat hisses]
[somber music]
[traffic noise]
[grunts]
We're gonna
be moving on soon.
You know, I hate seeing you
guys stuck like this,
but listen.
We got a place.
It belongs to some friends of
Sammy and me's folks and
they just let us
come and go as we please.
It's not too far from here.
Look,
you guys are welcome
to come along if you want to.
Just 'til you get back on your
feet and your truck's fixed
and everything.
It'd be no trouble.
Can I ask,
how come you
move around all the time?
Don't ever settle anywhere?
Well, I guess it's
'cause we're just like you.
The world is so big,
it'd be a shame
to only see a part of it.
Anyway,
offer stands.
[driving music]
[cars passing]
[car doors opening]
Brother!
You're back.
Been a while, I know.
And you brought friends.
[car doors slamming]
[wind blowing]
[wood chimes]
[laughing, screaming]
[upbeat guitar music]
[footsteps, grasshopppers]
[tools clanking]
And so it went.
[grating sound]
[knife chopping]
As we stayed
on with them,
our friendships grew
and our bonds tightened.
Hey Bill,
how do you know how
much of everything to put in?
Well, it's a
bit of art or science,
a feel for it a little bit,
but--
- All of us becoming a
sort of odd little family.
...a lotta years of practice.
Oregano.
A group of
misfits and strangers,
cast out into
this lonely world,
together.
[kids laughing]
Your brother is not crazy,
he's merely
miscast in a play.
He was born in the
wrong era,
on the wrong
side of the tracks,
on the wrong
side of the river.
[girls laughing]
- Lookit.
- Oh my God, that's
really pretty.
That one over there.
They're so pretty.
[fizzling]
[people talking]
[explosions]
[screaming, laughing]
[bang]
[hooting]
[bang]
[bang]
[bang]
[cheering]
And yet, my dad,
I couldn't understand him.
It was like, no
matter how hard I tried,
I couldn't reach him.
[fizzling]
He just kept moving
further and further away.
It was almost as if
he was waiting for something.
Some sort of sign
that only he could see.
[wind blowing]
[truck passing]
Like he only
wanted to keep moving.
[night insects singing]
Like he was looking for
some way he could put it all
together
and justify
leaving it all behind.
Which, quite honestly,
was the last thing
I wanted.
[knife clicking]
And the furthest
thing from my mind.
[cold wind blowing]
[plates clanking]
[crash in other room]
Ah!
Fuck!
Goddamnit!
Fuck!
[thud]
[groans]
[foot steps]
Calm down,
brother. Calm down--
[slam]
[behind door]
- I can't--
- Easy, easy--
None of this matters.
I can't do this anymore.
Shhh...
[whispered]
It's not gonna end
this way, okay?
Not like this.
Well, when?
Soon, brother.
Soon.
[insects, wind blowing]
Hey!
What the hell was that?
What?
All that
with what's his nuts.
Dude, give the guy a break.
Hey, whoa, whoa!
Don't this all
seem a little weird to you?
What do you mean?
What we saw in there,
those other kids,
this place, all of it.
You think it's weird?
Yeah, I do.
Well, I'm weird.
We're all weird, alright?
And if you don't like it,
if you don't like where we're
staying or how we're living...
You know,
you can just go home.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
[on other end]
I'm looking for a
Mr. Johnns. Sonny?
[plates clanking]
His' truck's ready. You know,
you can tell him it wasn't
his fuel pump at all,
just a hole
punched in his carburetor.
Huh.
Well, there ain't
no one here by that name.
[hangs up]
[ambient music]
[car motor]
[people talking]
[plates, cutlery clanking]
Two green eggs and ham.
And one lumberjack.
We got this one, brother.
All yours, garbage guts.
And I'll wish you adieu, as I
make my way to the ladies
room.
[power sound]
[things shaking]
[glass breaking]
[rumbling]
Yo, what is this shit, man?
I don't know.
What?
She's never
fucking done this before.
Help me!
[things shaking]
[power sound and
rumbling fade away]
[foot steps]
[Sonny ticking]
[birds chirping]
[ticking]
Here.
Take these.
Looks like I'm special
too, Dad.
Just like you.
[insects, wood chimes]
[door opening]
[birds chirping]
[sighs]
[sniffling]
[ticking]
[tin opening]
[door opening]
[foreboding music]
[traffic noises]
[motor starting]
[truck revving]
[wind blowing]
Beautiful, aren't they?
Both of them.
[night insects singing]
[tossing bags]
[shuts quietly]
[somber music]
[knocks on window]
[knocks again]
[door shutting]
[engine starting]
[wheels on gravel]
[banging]
[shuts off engine]
[keys jingling]
Real sorry
about this, brother.
Come on.
Get out.
[thud]
Shit!
Get him!
[footsteps, scuffling]
[head bangs on truck]
[breathing, sobbing]
Don't cry, honey.
This'll all be over soon.
[foot steps, scuffling]
Hello.
I'm so glad you could
finally come and see my room.
Please.
Sit.
[scuffling, thud]
[thud]
Well that's nicer, isn't it?
I think we can relax for now.
We've been watching you
for a long, long time.
Just moving around
all corners of this place.
And I have to say,
we're so glad to
have you with us now.
Aren't you glad, too?
Well, that doesn't matter.
You know,
when we first met
I knew you were special.
And you are.
And so are we.
All of us
in our own ways.
But, you two.
You're something more.
And it's because you've
both seen it and felt it.
And when it's
really close to you,
you can touch it
and control it.
You see,
there's something
wonderful,
like a dream, older
than time.
And it's you.
And it's us.
And it's everything that you
can see all around you.
And people like you and me
and everyone of
them can feel it too.
It's always been here
and it always will be.
We dreamt this
world that we can see now,
but there is another one.
And I've been
dreaming about it
and about you
for a long time.
We've been watching you
just waiting for our chance
to finally meet you.
No.
Honey, it's not a bad thing.
See, your signs
in the sky told me so.
And now, you've
finally come to take us there.
Boom.
[shudders]
[foot steps on stairs, struggling]
Terry!
You two, in here!
[woman crying]
[door locking]
[thud]
[lock clanging]
[ticking]
[girl crying, boy struggling]
You all, in here!
No!
[banging on door]
[boy grunting]
[banging on door]
[sobbing]
[scuffling, woman crying]
I'm sorry.
I didn't tell you. I
knew if I did, you would
never--
I know.
I thought we could
get away--
I know!
Fuck!
[violent slamming]
Fuck!
[ticking angrily]
[ticking]
[pencil drawing]
Where are they?
Locked up.
Like you said.
You need to wait
until everyone's asleep.
Then take away
what's most precious
to him.
And he'll
tear the world apart.
In a great light.
Like I always said.
But I love those kids.
I don't want to hurt no one.
He'll know.
It will be okay, big brother.
Do you believe me?
Yes.
[sparse piano music]
[night insects]
[door creaking]
[muffled scream]
[moaning, struggling]
[car doors slamming]
[engine starting]
[car motor]
See,
my dad always said
that it would
always just be me and him,
together.
[car pulling in]
[shuts off engine]
And that,
[banging]
no matter where I was...
[doors slamming]
whether it was in this world,
or the next,
or some other.
[ticking, angrily]
He would always find me.
[foot steps, scuffling]
And so I prayed to him.
Or them.
[falling on ground]
Or whatever it was.
[canoe dragging]
Do it.
[driving music]
Do it!
Find me.
[banging sound]
Find me now.
[thud]
[thud]
[thud]
[splashing]
[kids crying]
[thud]
[thud]
[thud]
[door crashing open]
[fighting, struggling]
[thud]
[thud]
[crack]
[choking sounds]
[foot steps on staircase]
[ticking angrily]
[door breaking]
Oh, my baby.
[scuffling, grunting]
Hey!
Sonny.
Hold on there, brother.
[dog barking]
[dog biting, growling]
[man screaming]
[head slamming]
[keys jingling]
[engine starting]
[engine revving]
[kids crying]
[splash]
[motor starting]
[engines revving]
[tires screeching]
[motor roaring]
[tires skidding]
[foot steps on grass]
[motor roaring]
[doors slamming]
[splash]
[soft music]
[water swishing]
[water splashing]
[subtle power sounds]
[gasping for air]
[sad music]
[heavy breathing]
[splashing, bodies dragging]
[breathing, panicking]
[ticking]
[breathing]
[breathing]
[climactic music rising]
[power sound]
[screams]
[climactic music]
[rumbling]
[boom]
[rumbling]
[power sounds fade out]
[water lapping]
[coughing]
Dad?
Dad?
Wake up.
Dad, wake up.
Please.
Wake up.
No!
Dad!
No!
Don't do this.
[sobbing]
[insects singing]
[birds chirping]
[ethereal music rising]
[highway sounds]
We have to go back.
What?
We can't go back there.
He would never leave them.
[engine shutting off]
[doors opening]
[door slamming]
[dog panting]
[tea kettle whistling]
[door creaking]
[kettle boiling]
[foot steps on stairs]
I always said that one day,
I would take care of my dad
the way he
always took care of me.
And that on that day,
we could finally stop moving
and be a family,
together.
He said that in this world,
we just had to
hold on to each other.
Just hold on tight.
He said he
would always find me.
And so in the same way,
I would
always need to find him.
[swelling music]
And that's when
I finally felt
like I understood him.
[music swells to a peak]
[end credit music]