Pozole (2019) Movie Script

mariachimusic
[birdschirping]
[whispersinSpanish]
countrymusic
[singinginSpanish]
Trixiewasshovedin
thebackseat,scaredshitless.
Shehitsthecurb,
sendsthecar
tenfeetintheair.
[laughter]
75yearsold,
shelandedperfectinthelot.
Thensheturnedaround,
smackedTitoupsidethehead
andsaid,"Hey, cabron,
nexttimeyoumoveyourass
-"whenIsay."
-[laughter]
Mijo, comehere.
[woman]
Whodiedinhere?
[all]
Hey!
Oh,good, mija, here.
Comehere.
-Comehelpmetaste--
-I'veneverhad,
andneverwillhave,
anyinterestinsoup
frompartsofthepig
thatsnotcameoutof.
[woman]
Youhavenorespect, mijita.
Spanishchoralmusic
Younevertalktome
inSpanish.
Definitelyneedsmoresalt.
[woman]Icantell
they'retalkingaboutme.
-Noone'stalkingaboutyou.
-Ijustcan'ttell
-whatthey'resaying.
-You'reparanoid.
Everyone'shavingagoodtime.
-TheythinkIkilledher.
-Stillmissingsomething.
-You'renotlistening.
-Atleastyoucouldcome
andhelpmestirthis
whileItakeaminutetothink.
[woman]
Mom.
Whatareyouwearing, mijita?
Youlooklikesomebodydied.
Someonediddie,
that'sthepoint.
So,youdon'thaveto
keepremindingeveryoneofit.
Toomuchtimewithyourfather.
-You'vegottensoserious.
-Jesus,Mom.
Don'ttake
theLord'snameinvain.
Youcouldtranslateforme.
Explainittothem.
Maybeifyoucamearound
alittlemoreoften,
you'dpickup
someSpanishyourself.
[humming]
Ah, mijita,
Ididn'trecognizeyou.
-You'vegottensobig.
-Pozole'sready.
Youlooksomber.
Doesn'tshelooksomber?
It'sawake,Tia.
Mijita, youcallme ThiaTia.
YouknowIdon'tlike
whenyoudothat.
ThiaTia, always.
It'sasignofrespect.
-You'rethesameageasme.
-Doesn'tmatter, mijita.
Eatsomepozole,
youlooktoothin.
dramaticSpanish
choralmusic
-I--
-[speaksSpanish]
-English.
-They'realltalkingaboutyou.
Youcantalktothemforme.
Shewasold,shedidn't--
Theywon'tbelieveme.
I'mtoofarin.
Youmustgototheone
thatbetrayedyou.
-Betrayed?Wait,what?
-Shh.
No,my--
lightguitarmusic
I'lldobetter.
[speaksSpanish]
[crying]
[speakingSpanishsoftly]
Ow.
Tia,isthatyou?
I'llberightin.
I'mjust--I'mjust
wateringNana'splants.
Youknowhowshefelt
aboutthesedamnthings.
[sniffs]
[sighs]
[overlappingconversations]
Um...
IfIcouldjustforone...
[speaksSpanish]
Excuseme!
Um...
I...
Um...
Youguysrememberwhen
Nanabrokethatbottle
oftequilaoverTomigo'shead
thatoneChristmas?
Well, Tio, Iguess
youprobablydon't.
[chuckles]
IknowIwasn'taroundmuch,
but,uh,meandmydad,
itwasjustus.
Wedidn'treallydo
thewholetraditionthing.
SoIguess
Ireallydidn'tknow
whatitwasthatshelet
mehelphercookthatyear.
AndIremembersittingonthat
brokenasstable,
youknow,shehad.
AndIreachedoutmyhand
atjustthewrongmoment
andshecut
thetipofmyfinger.
AndIscreamed,youknow,
butshesnapped,
"Callate, Maya, callate.
"Inthiskitchen
wedon'tcryovernonsense."
Andshethrew
arolloftoiletpaperatme
likeitwasn'tnothing.
Andthenshepulledout
theingredients
forthepozoleand
suddenlythere'sthispig
staringupatme.
And...
Ithought,meandthispig,
we'rethesame.
Youknow?
AndIwantedtoaskher,like,
howcouldyoudothat?
Howcouldyoukillit?
Butthensheputafingerover
hermouthandsaidrealsoft,
"Aye, mija,
"nowweputthelovein."
Andthenshedancedagain.
AndIrememberthinking,
thiswomanrunstheworld.
Nothingcankillmynana.
[chuckles]
Shehadalotofpride
anda-arespect
IwishIhad.
AndI-Iknowy'allhavebeen
hearingsomestuff
aboutme,butum...
ifwedon'thavethat,
asafamily...
...Idon't--don'tknow.
So,um,Iguess...
...thisisforNana.
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[singinginSpanish]
Aye, estpido,
that'sLeah'sdaughter.
Yourecognizeyourownniece?
[gurgling]