Queens of the Qing Dynasty (2022) Movie Script
1
Bottoms up, Starlet.
You gotta drink it.
Come on.
No, I don't want it.
No, I'm sure you don't want it.
You've gotta drink it though.
Come on.
You wanna get all that puke
cleaned off ya, don't ya?
Pediatrics will take her.
They have low traffic.
We can get her fluids
and keep her on the monitor.
Watch for any signs
of seizure-like activity
or dehydration.
Do you wanna just
look at me, Hun?
I'm gonna check your pupils,
okay?
Just keep lookin' straight at me.
How you doin' with your drink?
Are you gettin' any down?
Can you hear me?
Yeah.
You need to drink it
so it can soak up
some of the toxins
that you drank earlier.
Nurse: Starlet?
Yeah?
It's really important
that you drink that.
Yeah.
I'll be right back.
Jenna, do you need
anything from me?
Starlet, pay attention!
Oh, real nice, An.
I got one for ya.
And clap.
Just try to take them
outta the moment.
Do you understand
where I'm comin' from, An?
You have to act as their advocate
make sure they follow the rules
and are not causin' any
harm here at the hospital,
to herself or other people.
Got me?
Okay.
She's 18 and she has a disability.
They're makin' sounds.
Starlet?
Starlet?
Do you wanna come on
and get into the bed?
Hi.
My name is An.
My name is rats backwards.
There's cake and cheese in the fridge.
Do you cook at home?
I will be a housewife
and make you dinner.
Will you be my husband?
Here.
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop...
I'm making you work.
We're usin' different objects.
I'm bloatin'.
Well, this is zucchini.
I look it up when I was
in grocery store
because they only had
white people vegetables.
I'm eatin' evil fruit.
You're sinnin'.
You're makin' me evil.
Passin' on sins.
You're givin' me poison.
Bein' an evil... Eve.
I used to be able
to see my collarbones.
I used to be able to see
my wrist bones.
I used to...
I used to be ideal weight.
And now I got water weight.
I used to be able to...
I used to...
I'm talkin' to God.
Is that your belief system?
I'm not gay.
I'm asexual.
Do you know Cline Dion?
You're tellin' me to hush.
Singin' about angels.
And I was thinkin' you were evil.
I got a fuzzy feelin'
in the back of my head.
I felt that...
we're the same
in some way.
Yeah.
Every time Star comes here,
she always has somethin' different.
It's kinda creepy, you know?
I do feel bad for her though.
She's hard on the head.
You can swallow that.
We're gonna spray it again.
Doesn't taste very nice, right?
Huh, no.
I never saw a face like yours before.
Yeah.
You're really handsome.
You have a beautiful jawline.
You're very good
at giving compliments.
You said something very nice...
the last time you were
here for a procedure.
We were meetin' in the past?
You don't remember me?
I remember you.
I must have been in
nervous breakdown mode.
Maybe I remember panickin'
and goin' outside,
and coverin' myself with dirt.
Why cover yourself in dirt?
I don't know.
- Yeah, I don't know why.
- Okay, good.
Maybe I was bein' symbolic,
or somethin'.
Hey, Doctor.
I'll have five milligrams of Versed.
You're not allergic
to anything, are you?
Five of Versed is in.
Mucosal inflammation is clear.
There's no strictures.
No scar tissue.
You're one lucky lady.
What's up, Star?
Nothin'?
Not gotta say hi, hello,
I missed you?
Nothin'.
I was actually hoping me and you
could have a chat today.
I made coffee.
You don't wanna come in, talk to me?
I'm almost expired.
It's like I'm dying
on my birthday.
Would you still be my friend
if I was dyin'?
You're not dyin'.
You're fine.
You're just aging out.
You've got options
all ahead o' ya.
We can talk about them
when we go in.
Come on. I've got coffee,
we can sit and have a chat.
You know you like
hanging out with me.
Come on.
If you're not going back to Gail's,
you gotta tell me where
you're goin'. What are we doin'?
We gotta figure it out.
So...
Are you thinking about school?
A job?
I'm not makin' plans.
Are you able to live
on your own?
Is that something that you want?
Can you do that?
All right.
Are you able to remember
to pick up groceries
and make your own meals?
- Okay...
- I did stuff with my roommate.
What about your meds?
Can you remember to take
those and not run out?
Other meds.
My Dexedrine was easy.
I could do stuff.
It made me feel like I could
pluck my eyebrows.
I took Ritalin and Seroquel
when the doctor told me I was bipolar.
I asked to be switched to Dexedrine
because it's the best for ADHD.
And doesn't cause water weight.
Doctor was denyin' me that
and was just giving me Abilify
and introducing me
to injections.
Okay, so the Abilify,
how often do you get that shot?
All right, I need you
to list me things
you'd pick up to clean an apartment.
Mops, buckets,
paper towels, rubber gloves.
Okay.
Brooms, dust pans,
garbage bags, blue bags,
green bags.
Yeah.
Extra paper towels.
Toilet cleaner.
Are you still fightin' cancer?
I am. I'm going through
remission right now, though.
Is your girlfriend still blonde?
She is.
You were talkin'
about a roommate before.
Is that the type of situation
that you want?
Wanna know what I'm thinkin'?
You're really smart.
Do you wanna know
what I'm thinkin'?
I'm thinkin' a group home could
be a really good option for ya.
All we have to do is run this test.
What are we testin' for?
It's like a kitchen safety test,
like a capacity type thing.
You're gonna turn this knob
and I'm gonna control
the heat over here.
You wanna make sure
that it stays in the green.
You can go into the yellow
but you can't stay in it,
and if you go to the red...
Flamin'.
Exactly.
I need you to pay attention
for just a few minutes.
Like if I had Dexedrine.
There you go.
This is a fun activity.
Hey, can my roommate come?
We're gonna pay attention
to this right now, okay?
Do you know them?
No, Star, I don't know
what you're talkin' about.
Is it code?
Yeah, it is. It is code.
I'm speakin' in code.
They make me see...
colours.
I'm thinkin' about colours.
Bless you!
Oh my goodness, bless you!
There we go.
Okay, get your arm in.
There, all wrapped up.
I never saw that.
It's like a evil hug.
It must be very painful
to come into this world,
all alone.
Where are their family?
This is where
they put the orphans.
It's like a secret I found.
I'm ill.
I have mental illness.
Ha, they like it.
I very much want to be
one of those babies.
Swaddled really tight,
so I don't have to do anything.
I'm an orphan soon.
You speak what's in your mind.
I like that.
Most friends don't.
Knowin' and truth-tellin'
causes dilemmas.
You treat your life like a game.
The doctor said I was a lucky lady.
She was looking at my insides.
Revealin' things I was repressin'.
I'm stimulatin'.
And awkward.
I never saw a brown person
before.
You're thinkin'.
I'm curious about what you said.
You never seen
a brown person before?
There are many students
in our school
who are from India
and the Middle East.
I actually see more brown
people than white people.
Lately I've been having this...
Dilemma?
Yeah.
I found these students sexy.
I like their beautiful eyes.
It's just...
their sizes are too large
for me.
If you know what I mean.
So you love brown people too.
Yes.
I fell in love with someone
from India.
He's... he's nice.
He's intelligent...
and our sizes match.
My friends won't wanna
hang out with him.
It's almost like
we think we're...
we think we are above them.
I shouldn't have said that.
When I tell people
my biggest secret,
they don't wanna
be my friend anymore.
Want me to tell you?
Yeah.
I had a baby.
Suspense.
You wanna know what else?
My brother was the father
and the uncle.
That's your clue.
Do you get the puzzle?
People don't like knowin' that.
It was illegitimate.
My baby.
Do you know what that means?
They had to take it.
It was marked.
And they moved me
to the mental ward.
People don't like
when I truth-tell that.
Do you like hearing
honest thoughts?
Yes. I do.
The Qing Dynasty is full
of family dramas like this.
You trigger me.
You're stimulatin' me.
I can't stop lookin'.
I have something for you.
Broken object.
A gift.
Hm, well that's kinda funny.
No?
Okay, I guess I'm just
easily amused.
Know what I'm gonna do, Star?
I think when I leave here today,
I'm gonna go by the pet store,
I'm gonna get me a hamster.
Look, there's a cute hamster.
No?
Might as well be talkin' to
myself, here.
Okay, Star.
What do you say,
we get you dressed?
Look, we don't want
the shrink comin' in,
seein' you in this johnny,
thinking you're wanting to stay here.
Yeah, okay, you can look
at that later.
Star's been my responsibility
for years now.
She probably wouldn't even
still be alive, if not for me.
Look, could you work with me
here a little bit, huh?
Yeah, you gotta focus here
a bit, okay?
What are you doin' with the bag?
You messin' with me?
Give me the bag.
Give me the bag!
Gimme the bag!
Now you, what are
you lookin' at?
You sure you're okay?
You're wearing a jacket.
Yeah.
I like it.
You're bein' my shadow.
But that's my job.
I'm your sitter.
You're on a job?
Well, technically, volunteering.
Yeah, volunteering.
At your service.
They're making things
complicated for us newcomers.
I need to finish my degree,
get a decent job.
A job that meets the
requirement of government.
Do you know what's gonna happen
in the next 24 months?
They're gonna kick me out.
Send me back to China.
You're timing out.
You're expiring, too.
Guess what?
We are similar in this.
You know how many points I need
for me to get immigration?
You're needin' points?
472 points.
Or...
I can get married to a Canadian.
But that process...
Do you need some water?
We're both needin' something.
Come on, you! Let's go!
Get her up, eh?
I think that's
a fine-looking dessert.
Do you like this?
I want to be a really bad kid.
Have a guy taking care of me.
Tolerate me.
Spoil me.
Give me unconditional love.
When I'm really bad.
He's like a love-giving machine.
And doesn't have a brain,
so he cannot get jealous.
I will fuck all his brothers
and he will still love me.
It's written in my
astrological chart
that I am an absorber of energy.
I take energy in.
I don't create.
I suck, suck, suck, suck, suck.
Do you know bukkake?
In porn, when women
are really bad,
men ejaculate all over them.
That is me.
That is where I want to be.
I am that woman.
I coulda given you things
if we were meetin' in the past.
I coulda given you my uterus.
If you were needing things,
I could've given you that.
What do you mean?
I don't have a uterus.
You said you had a baby.
They were takin' lots of things.
Why would they take that?
Medical...
medical reasonin'.
Are we flirtin'?
Now?
We have chemistry.
Chemical connections.
We're mixing chemicals.
I can feel it.
You're the first person
that I ever told this.
That I want a woman body.
That is what's inside.
Yeah, I predicted that.
I had clues.
In ancient China,
concubines have these long nails.
They're extended
and protected by gold.
You know how they maintain
nails?
They have no physical labours.
That's why...
the Queens of the Qing Dynasty
fascinate me.
They're so good at playing
mental games.
Real nasty concubines.
They can outwit men
and destroy their egos,
and protect themselves,
and their heir.
They extend their empires
while keeping their nails long.
Hidden powers.
I want to be like them.
I want to be a trophy wife.
I like that.
What does it mean?
That means I don't have to work.
That's what it means.
Gold, gold, gold, gold.
Gold jewellery.
Oh, you got a gold chain, too.
Can I take a picture
of your gold watch?
It's like a memory.
Gold jewellery memory.
Why'd you put your tissue
in your sleeve?
I well, didn't even
realize where I put it.
I was more concerned about...
why you were brought in...
a few days ago,
after the 911...
I was drinkin' poison.
I'm swingin' my feet.
Well, I'm here to help you,
and I'm hoping that you agree
that if you keep on going on
the way you've been going,
you're going to end up dying,
because you could've died.
It's... by drinking poison,
you came very close to...
killing yourself.
How how does that feel?
Sorry.
Now, if we can talk
about why you drank poison,
then... then I can help you.
Can you help me get Dexedrine?
So you're asking me
to prescribe you Dexedrine. Are you?
Yeah. I'm needin' that.
Do you... do you plan on
going back to school?
No?
Unknown.
Unknown.
What would... if you were
going back to school,
what would you take?
Dexedrine.
Well, that's not something
that I can do.
I can't prescribe you Dexedrine.
Are we rentin' by the hour?
No. No. No.
I need you to not smoke in the room
and I need you
to not take anything.
It's a new owner... they're Russian
and they're trying to turn
it into somethin' nice, so.
I wouldn't put you somewhere
where I didn't think was nice.
It's just temporary.
These things happen sometimes.
You're a good worker.
You're my favourite worker.
You have really beautiful eyes.
Here's your key.
You've got my work number,
right?
Make sure you don't
do anything stupid, okay?
Jacques "mother fuckin" Cartier
An are you gonna come
if I give you the address?
You look like your bladder's
gonna explode right now.
We can do nothing.
If you come to the motel,
we can do nothing.
You're a real person.
Get off the fuckin'
phone, why don't ya?
I'm changin' habitat
and you're sleepin'.
It's like... it's like
you're losin' out.
I'm gonna hang myself
with that cord.
Fuck hang yourself.
I'm seeing bright objects.
She's having a religious experience.
Jesus Christ. I can't see now.
Smoke some more of that.
Breathe through the nose.
Guess what I'm doin'?
Doin' self-care.
Yeah.
I'm self-soothin'.
Self-care in the middle
of nowhere.
We're out on the highway
in the middle of nowhere.
Whoa, they're being busy.
They're like little molecules.
They're just movin' around.
I got two phones.
I'm talkin' two ways.
- Come join us.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I can send you the address.
I don't know where I am.
I don't know if this is a joke.
I dunno... so I should
probably be laughin'
cause I'm with street urchins
so I should probably be laughin'.
So, if I give you the address,
are you gonna come?
An are you gonna come
if I give you the address?
Have you decided yet?
Drag of that?
Remember when I was a sick kid
and we first met?
And now I have my own kids
in my own motel room.
Yeah, I'm seein' doubles.
I'm sorry I was doing two things
and being a chameleon, like you.
Did you get the location?
Have you decided yet?
Will you come?
Are you still there?
Are you gonna come?
An, if I send you the address
are you gonna come?
What's on your mind?
Yeah, you come here
and we respect you,
but you broke all our rules.
Give me key.
We're sorry. We decided.
All your stuff here.
Your neighbours complain.
Are you in the middle
of nowhere?
You out lookin'?
Are you out on a highway?
I'm on a 72-hour hold.
Why'd you gotta take a sleeping
pill at 9:00 in the morning?
Then 2:00 in the afternoon?
Yeah. I'm not a sick kid anymore.
I'm mature.
I met a criteria.
I'm awkward.
I think she did this
just to trick us something.
"Oh, here's a puzzle..."
Yeah, joke's gonna be on her
'cause I'm gonna make sure it
gets done.
They're all the same colour.
That's the problem.
Well, can't say we ain't got no
colour in this dreary place,
but this is ridiculous.
Nurse, you'll have to up my
milligrams tonight or somethin'
Knock me out for sure.
Either this, or this puzzle's goin' flyin'
across the room or somethin'.
This is crazy.
Jesus.
Night lunch.
- Hey, are you guys hungry?
- Whatcha got for lunch tonight?
Oh, we've got
some tuna sandwiches.
- Oh, lovely.
- Gonna have a sandwich?
No.
- Your favourite. No?
- Nope.
I can tell by the ranky
smell that I don't want that.
- It's tuna.
- Your favourite.
Was my favourite.
Who's the cake for?
It's the new girl's birthday today.
Oh wow.
We had some leftover
in the staff room.
Oh, that was nice of you to bring it.
Happy birthday.
Have a good night, guys.
I'm bringin' over your
birthday cake.
Happy birthday.
Hi, my name is Cher.
Here's your birthday cake.
I'm gonna give you
a birthday hug.
Happy birthday.
How old are you today?
- Nineteen.
- Nineteen. Wow.
You're legal now, girl.
She didn't even bring in a fork.
What's she expect her
to eat it with her fingers?
Either that or starve.
She can eat it
if she wants to eat it.
It's a party.
You can have what you want.
It's your cake.
You might as well enjoy it.
That's the way.
Is it good?
Yay!
Are you gonna show her the dance,
ladies?
Show her the birthday dance.
You took a pill?
Someone else's pill?
Oh, you need to be careful
with that, though.
If you don't know
what you're taking, right?
'Cause it... on top of your
own medication,
it could really like,
mess ya up.
You know sometimes they
make us do those urine tests.
And if somethin' else shows up
in your system,
other than what
they prescribed you,
then how ya gonna explain
that to the doctor?
Are you planning on
getting a place?
My worker told me
I gotta pull my socks up.
Exactly.
And one of your decisions could be...
gettin' a place of your own.
- I failed the test.
- Gettin' your own...
You failed the test?
What test is that?
For independence,
'cause I'll burn a house down.
Oh. So they would put you
in one of those...
like... homes...
mental health homes?
Where there's like a... it's
almost like a hospital setting, right?
Is that what you mean? Yeah.
Well...
now that you're adult,
make whatever decisions
is right for you.
For whatever it is you need,
ask for it.
Yeah.
Big-girl panties on.
Do you know what
a trophy wife is?
You don't look like family,
but whatever.
Have fun.
New headquarters.
Do you promise not
to call me so many times?
How many is too many?
Well, yesterday it was 67.
I promise.
I was gonna propose somethin'.
Are you still goin' through testin'?
I write this... this week.
You're gonna pass.
Can I ask you somethin' else?
Maybe we should have jackets.
I can give you money.
I'll be gettin' money
for being disabled.
I can give you it for marriage...
$400 a month.
You're proposing me
to be your...
wife?
Trophy.
And then you're gettin'
what you're needin'.
And...
I won't be homeless.
I'm disabled.
I'm disabled 'cause
I'll burn a house down.
Are you still looking
for a residence?
You're like an orphan.
I mean, being in Canada.
Maybe you're needin' family here.
I could pay you.
This will be examined.
The marriage.
They're gonna wanna
see us together,
in pictures.
In different locations.
Throughout the timeline.
They're gonna ask
a lot of questions
to prove the marriage is legit.
You're not acceptin'.
Sorry?
Let me have a look at that.
Okay, very good.
Let's begin. Come with me.
Once you start your timer will start.
Once the time ends,
your test is over.
Okay? Good luck.
Are you gonna miss 'em?
Chaffing your skin,
rubbing against your skin,
hooking into everything.
What's there to miss?
They look itchy.
Yeah.
It's gonna look beautiful, Star.
And a star for our Star.
Way lighter on your arm.
As promised.
Kinda glamourous, girl.
Do you like it, kiddo?
It's like a movie star.
Your car's like a blueberry.
Hi, I'm Violet.
I'm off leash.
You work at the hospital?
I like your friend.
She's a flower,
and I'm watching her grow.
Just gonna come put
the battery pack back here.
Now I'm gonna put some
headsets onto you now.
Are you in the game?
I love being on a day pass.
I love dopamine.
Come and be evil with me.
Evil devil.
90 percent devil.
10 percent angel.
You're 100 percent.
You're like a everyday devil.
Do you see my sparkling
deceptions?
You're like a diamond.
Your eyes are sparklin'
and full of evil origins.
You're like a gay diamond.
Nobody's ever told me that.
Probably 'cause it's a secret.
Only I can see.
And you are the star.
That's your shape.
I'm burning out.
Black and I'm empty inside.
The blackness is gone.
Now there's only light.
I'm gonna shower you
in my gay diamonds.
Yeah.
Make me rich.
You're my favourite queen.
- You're my sick kid.
- You're my diabolical friend.
Swaddle baby.
I feel free here.
There is less suffering.
I'm no longer trapped
and lacking love.
Maybe we should kiss.
We are going to conquer empires.
Your eyes are changin' colours.
Your eyes, the pubes...
sometimes when I look
into your pubes,
they're really large.
They're like...
Shoop! This.
Whoa.
Thank you for observing that.
Oh, Jesus.
You, you have skin that's...
I'm observing your skin.
I'm so vain.
I'm flattered that
you wanna marry me.
It's good for my ego.
I'm sorry I can't marry you, too.
It's okay.
I'm needin' to live with a real person
who can dispense things.
A trustworthy person.
I'm not trustworthy.
And I envy you for that.
I'm too responsible.
We're wantin' what the other has.
We're like sinners in scripture.
My fear is that,
if I gain power from this system,
I won't want to give it up.
I would just be like
the empresses
who came from nothing,
and were also oppressors.
Am I an oppressor?
I probably am.
That's a lot of green.
I think I'm gonna get...
drunk.
Do you know why?
I passed my test.
You're gettin'
what you're needin'.
And I may have scared away
the only lover who's my size.
You're copin', too.
We're usin' different objects.
Is this a shirt?
Yeah, sweater. Hoodie.
I just think that hoodies
make people look
really mysterious.
Like they have hidden powers.
Hidden powers.
Like assassin.
They love wearing hoodies.
Also a lot of witches...
- I love assassins.
- Really?
Yeah, me too.
Hoodies are cool because...
they're lucky.
Are we flirtin'?
Yes.
Want me to take that off?
A gift?
It's Marilyn Monroe.
A Hollywood star.
Wait, I can't see her...
I can't see the mark.
She's illegitimate?
Come here.
It's just...
You gotta get in the Blueberry.
Violet!
I will take you home.
Where do you live?
Hospital.
You sleep there?
Stay and be evil with me.
Hey! You came back!
Sounds like the missus is back.
Hi, Doll.
How was your evening?
- Good.
- Oh, that's good. Did ya have fun?
Yeah.
This is Star.
I guess I'm being an evil queen
and making moves.
The driver let me
stretch my legs.
He's letting me have
one phone call.
I'm using minutes
that aren't mine.
I'm bein' a hunter.
I'm searchin' for things,
Like dopamine.
I'm on the hunt.
Thank you for communicatin'
and bein' like family.
I love you for that.
Bottoms up, Starlet.
You gotta drink it.
Come on.
No, I don't want it.
No, I'm sure you don't want it.
You've gotta drink it though.
Come on.
You wanna get all that puke
cleaned off ya, don't ya?
Pediatrics will take her.
They have low traffic.
We can get her fluids
and keep her on the monitor.
Watch for any signs
of seizure-like activity
or dehydration.
Do you wanna just
look at me, Hun?
I'm gonna check your pupils,
okay?
Just keep lookin' straight at me.
How you doin' with your drink?
Are you gettin' any down?
Can you hear me?
Yeah.
You need to drink it
so it can soak up
some of the toxins
that you drank earlier.
Nurse: Starlet?
Yeah?
It's really important
that you drink that.
Yeah.
I'll be right back.
Jenna, do you need
anything from me?
Starlet, pay attention!
Oh, real nice, An.
I got one for ya.
And clap.
Just try to take them
outta the moment.
Do you understand
where I'm comin' from, An?
You have to act as their advocate
make sure they follow the rules
and are not causin' any
harm here at the hospital,
to herself or other people.
Got me?
Okay.
She's 18 and she has a disability.
They're makin' sounds.
Starlet?
Starlet?
Do you wanna come on
and get into the bed?
Hi.
My name is An.
My name is rats backwards.
There's cake and cheese in the fridge.
Do you cook at home?
I will be a housewife
and make you dinner.
Will you be my husband?
Here.
Chop, chop, chop, chop, chop...
I'm making you work.
We're usin' different objects.
I'm bloatin'.
Well, this is zucchini.
I look it up when I was
in grocery store
because they only had
white people vegetables.
I'm eatin' evil fruit.
You're sinnin'.
You're makin' me evil.
Passin' on sins.
You're givin' me poison.
Bein' an evil... Eve.
I used to be able
to see my collarbones.
I used to be able to see
my wrist bones.
I used to...
I used to be ideal weight.
And now I got water weight.
I used to be able to...
I used to...
I'm talkin' to God.
Is that your belief system?
I'm not gay.
I'm asexual.
Do you know Cline Dion?
You're tellin' me to hush.
Singin' about angels.
And I was thinkin' you were evil.
I got a fuzzy feelin'
in the back of my head.
I felt that...
we're the same
in some way.
Yeah.
Every time Star comes here,
she always has somethin' different.
It's kinda creepy, you know?
I do feel bad for her though.
She's hard on the head.
You can swallow that.
We're gonna spray it again.
Doesn't taste very nice, right?
Huh, no.
I never saw a face like yours before.
Yeah.
You're really handsome.
You have a beautiful jawline.
You're very good
at giving compliments.
You said something very nice...
the last time you were
here for a procedure.
We were meetin' in the past?
You don't remember me?
I remember you.
I must have been in
nervous breakdown mode.
Maybe I remember panickin'
and goin' outside,
and coverin' myself with dirt.
Why cover yourself in dirt?
I don't know.
- Yeah, I don't know why.
- Okay, good.
Maybe I was bein' symbolic,
or somethin'.
Hey, Doctor.
I'll have five milligrams of Versed.
You're not allergic
to anything, are you?
Five of Versed is in.
Mucosal inflammation is clear.
There's no strictures.
No scar tissue.
You're one lucky lady.
What's up, Star?
Nothin'?
Not gotta say hi, hello,
I missed you?
Nothin'.
I was actually hoping me and you
could have a chat today.
I made coffee.
You don't wanna come in, talk to me?
I'm almost expired.
It's like I'm dying
on my birthday.
Would you still be my friend
if I was dyin'?
You're not dyin'.
You're fine.
You're just aging out.
You've got options
all ahead o' ya.
We can talk about them
when we go in.
Come on. I've got coffee,
we can sit and have a chat.
You know you like
hanging out with me.
Come on.
If you're not going back to Gail's,
you gotta tell me where
you're goin'. What are we doin'?
We gotta figure it out.
So...
Are you thinking about school?
A job?
I'm not makin' plans.
Are you able to live
on your own?
Is that something that you want?
Can you do that?
All right.
Are you able to remember
to pick up groceries
and make your own meals?
- Okay...
- I did stuff with my roommate.
What about your meds?
Can you remember to take
those and not run out?
Other meds.
My Dexedrine was easy.
I could do stuff.
It made me feel like I could
pluck my eyebrows.
I took Ritalin and Seroquel
when the doctor told me I was bipolar.
I asked to be switched to Dexedrine
because it's the best for ADHD.
And doesn't cause water weight.
Doctor was denyin' me that
and was just giving me Abilify
and introducing me
to injections.
Okay, so the Abilify,
how often do you get that shot?
All right, I need you
to list me things
you'd pick up to clean an apartment.
Mops, buckets,
paper towels, rubber gloves.
Okay.
Brooms, dust pans,
garbage bags, blue bags,
green bags.
Yeah.
Extra paper towels.
Toilet cleaner.
Are you still fightin' cancer?
I am. I'm going through
remission right now, though.
Is your girlfriend still blonde?
She is.
You were talkin'
about a roommate before.
Is that the type of situation
that you want?
Wanna know what I'm thinkin'?
You're really smart.
Do you wanna know
what I'm thinkin'?
I'm thinkin' a group home could
be a really good option for ya.
All we have to do is run this test.
What are we testin' for?
It's like a kitchen safety test,
like a capacity type thing.
You're gonna turn this knob
and I'm gonna control
the heat over here.
You wanna make sure
that it stays in the green.
You can go into the yellow
but you can't stay in it,
and if you go to the red...
Flamin'.
Exactly.
I need you to pay attention
for just a few minutes.
Like if I had Dexedrine.
There you go.
This is a fun activity.
Hey, can my roommate come?
We're gonna pay attention
to this right now, okay?
Do you know them?
No, Star, I don't know
what you're talkin' about.
Is it code?
Yeah, it is. It is code.
I'm speakin' in code.
They make me see...
colours.
I'm thinkin' about colours.
Bless you!
Oh my goodness, bless you!
There we go.
Okay, get your arm in.
There, all wrapped up.
I never saw that.
It's like a evil hug.
It must be very painful
to come into this world,
all alone.
Where are their family?
This is where
they put the orphans.
It's like a secret I found.
I'm ill.
I have mental illness.
Ha, they like it.
I very much want to be
one of those babies.
Swaddled really tight,
so I don't have to do anything.
I'm an orphan soon.
You speak what's in your mind.
I like that.
Most friends don't.
Knowin' and truth-tellin'
causes dilemmas.
You treat your life like a game.
The doctor said I was a lucky lady.
She was looking at my insides.
Revealin' things I was repressin'.
I'm stimulatin'.
And awkward.
I never saw a brown person
before.
You're thinkin'.
I'm curious about what you said.
You never seen
a brown person before?
There are many students
in our school
who are from India
and the Middle East.
I actually see more brown
people than white people.
Lately I've been having this...
Dilemma?
Yeah.
I found these students sexy.
I like their beautiful eyes.
It's just...
their sizes are too large
for me.
If you know what I mean.
So you love brown people too.
Yes.
I fell in love with someone
from India.
He's... he's nice.
He's intelligent...
and our sizes match.
My friends won't wanna
hang out with him.
It's almost like
we think we're...
we think we are above them.
I shouldn't have said that.
When I tell people
my biggest secret,
they don't wanna
be my friend anymore.
Want me to tell you?
Yeah.
I had a baby.
Suspense.
You wanna know what else?
My brother was the father
and the uncle.
That's your clue.
Do you get the puzzle?
People don't like knowin' that.
It was illegitimate.
My baby.
Do you know what that means?
They had to take it.
It was marked.
And they moved me
to the mental ward.
People don't like
when I truth-tell that.
Do you like hearing
honest thoughts?
Yes. I do.
The Qing Dynasty is full
of family dramas like this.
You trigger me.
You're stimulatin' me.
I can't stop lookin'.
I have something for you.
Broken object.
A gift.
Hm, well that's kinda funny.
No?
Okay, I guess I'm just
easily amused.
Know what I'm gonna do, Star?
I think when I leave here today,
I'm gonna go by the pet store,
I'm gonna get me a hamster.
Look, there's a cute hamster.
No?
Might as well be talkin' to
myself, here.
Okay, Star.
What do you say,
we get you dressed?
Look, we don't want
the shrink comin' in,
seein' you in this johnny,
thinking you're wanting to stay here.
Yeah, okay, you can look
at that later.
Star's been my responsibility
for years now.
She probably wouldn't even
still be alive, if not for me.
Look, could you work with me
here a little bit, huh?
Yeah, you gotta focus here
a bit, okay?
What are you doin' with the bag?
You messin' with me?
Give me the bag.
Give me the bag!
Gimme the bag!
Now you, what are
you lookin' at?
You sure you're okay?
You're wearing a jacket.
Yeah.
I like it.
You're bein' my shadow.
But that's my job.
I'm your sitter.
You're on a job?
Well, technically, volunteering.
Yeah, volunteering.
At your service.
They're making things
complicated for us newcomers.
I need to finish my degree,
get a decent job.
A job that meets the
requirement of government.
Do you know what's gonna happen
in the next 24 months?
They're gonna kick me out.
Send me back to China.
You're timing out.
You're expiring, too.
Guess what?
We are similar in this.
You know how many points I need
for me to get immigration?
You're needin' points?
472 points.
Or...
I can get married to a Canadian.
But that process...
Do you need some water?
We're both needin' something.
Come on, you! Let's go!
Get her up, eh?
I think that's
a fine-looking dessert.
Do you like this?
I want to be a really bad kid.
Have a guy taking care of me.
Tolerate me.
Spoil me.
Give me unconditional love.
When I'm really bad.
He's like a love-giving machine.
And doesn't have a brain,
so he cannot get jealous.
I will fuck all his brothers
and he will still love me.
It's written in my
astrological chart
that I am an absorber of energy.
I take energy in.
I don't create.
I suck, suck, suck, suck, suck.
Do you know bukkake?
In porn, when women
are really bad,
men ejaculate all over them.
That is me.
That is where I want to be.
I am that woman.
I coulda given you things
if we were meetin' in the past.
I coulda given you my uterus.
If you were needing things,
I could've given you that.
What do you mean?
I don't have a uterus.
You said you had a baby.
They were takin' lots of things.
Why would they take that?
Medical...
medical reasonin'.
Are we flirtin'?
Now?
We have chemistry.
Chemical connections.
We're mixing chemicals.
I can feel it.
You're the first person
that I ever told this.
That I want a woman body.
That is what's inside.
Yeah, I predicted that.
I had clues.
In ancient China,
concubines have these long nails.
They're extended
and protected by gold.
You know how they maintain
nails?
They have no physical labours.
That's why...
the Queens of the Qing Dynasty
fascinate me.
They're so good at playing
mental games.
Real nasty concubines.
They can outwit men
and destroy their egos,
and protect themselves,
and their heir.
They extend their empires
while keeping their nails long.
Hidden powers.
I want to be like them.
I want to be a trophy wife.
I like that.
What does it mean?
That means I don't have to work.
That's what it means.
Gold, gold, gold, gold.
Gold jewellery.
Oh, you got a gold chain, too.
Can I take a picture
of your gold watch?
It's like a memory.
Gold jewellery memory.
Why'd you put your tissue
in your sleeve?
I well, didn't even
realize where I put it.
I was more concerned about...
why you were brought in...
a few days ago,
after the 911...
I was drinkin' poison.
I'm swingin' my feet.
Well, I'm here to help you,
and I'm hoping that you agree
that if you keep on going on
the way you've been going,
you're going to end up dying,
because you could've died.
It's... by drinking poison,
you came very close to...
killing yourself.
How how does that feel?
Sorry.
Now, if we can talk
about why you drank poison,
then... then I can help you.
Can you help me get Dexedrine?
So you're asking me
to prescribe you Dexedrine. Are you?
Yeah. I'm needin' that.
Do you... do you plan on
going back to school?
No?
Unknown.
Unknown.
What would... if you were
going back to school,
what would you take?
Dexedrine.
Well, that's not something
that I can do.
I can't prescribe you Dexedrine.
Are we rentin' by the hour?
No. No. No.
I need you to not smoke in the room
and I need you
to not take anything.
It's a new owner... they're Russian
and they're trying to turn
it into somethin' nice, so.
I wouldn't put you somewhere
where I didn't think was nice.
It's just temporary.
These things happen sometimes.
You're a good worker.
You're my favourite worker.
You have really beautiful eyes.
Here's your key.
You've got my work number,
right?
Make sure you don't
do anything stupid, okay?
Jacques "mother fuckin" Cartier
An are you gonna come
if I give you the address?
You look like your bladder's
gonna explode right now.
We can do nothing.
If you come to the motel,
we can do nothing.
You're a real person.
Get off the fuckin'
phone, why don't ya?
I'm changin' habitat
and you're sleepin'.
It's like... it's like
you're losin' out.
I'm gonna hang myself
with that cord.
Fuck hang yourself.
I'm seeing bright objects.
She's having a religious experience.
Jesus Christ. I can't see now.
Smoke some more of that.
Breathe through the nose.
Guess what I'm doin'?
Doin' self-care.
Yeah.
I'm self-soothin'.
Self-care in the middle
of nowhere.
We're out on the highway
in the middle of nowhere.
Whoa, they're being busy.
They're like little molecules.
They're just movin' around.
I got two phones.
I'm talkin' two ways.
- Come join us.
- Yeah.
Yeah, I can send you the address.
I don't know where I am.
I don't know if this is a joke.
I dunno... so I should
probably be laughin'
cause I'm with street urchins
so I should probably be laughin'.
So, if I give you the address,
are you gonna come?
An are you gonna come
if I give you the address?
Have you decided yet?
Drag of that?
Remember when I was a sick kid
and we first met?
And now I have my own kids
in my own motel room.
Yeah, I'm seein' doubles.
I'm sorry I was doing two things
and being a chameleon, like you.
Did you get the location?
Have you decided yet?
Will you come?
Are you still there?
Are you gonna come?
An, if I send you the address
are you gonna come?
What's on your mind?
Yeah, you come here
and we respect you,
but you broke all our rules.
Give me key.
We're sorry. We decided.
All your stuff here.
Your neighbours complain.
Are you in the middle
of nowhere?
You out lookin'?
Are you out on a highway?
I'm on a 72-hour hold.
Why'd you gotta take a sleeping
pill at 9:00 in the morning?
Then 2:00 in the afternoon?
Yeah. I'm not a sick kid anymore.
I'm mature.
I met a criteria.
I'm awkward.
I think she did this
just to trick us something.
"Oh, here's a puzzle..."
Yeah, joke's gonna be on her
'cause I'm gonna make sure it
gets done.
They're all the same colour.
That's the problem.
Well, can't say we ain't got no
colour in this dreary place,
but this is ridiculous.
Nurse, you'll have to up my
milligrams tonight or somethin'
Knock me out for sure.
Either this, or this puzzle's goin' flyin'
across the room or somethin'.
This is crazy.
Jesus.
Night lunch.
- Hey, are you guys hungry?
- Whatcha got for lunch tonight?
Oh, we've got
some tuna sandwiches.
- Oh, lovely.
- Gonna have a sandwich?
No.
- Your favourite. No?
- Nope.
I can tell by the ranky
smell that I don't want that.
- It's tuna.
- Your favourite.
Was my favourite.
Who's the cake for?
It's the new girl's birthday today.
Oh wow.
We had some leftover
in the staff room.
Oh, that was nice of you to bring it.
Happy birthday.
Have a good night, guys.
I'm bringin' over your
birthday cake.
Happy birthday.
Hi, my name is Cher.
Here's your birthday cake.
I'm gonna give you
a birthday hug.
Happy birthday.
How old are you today?
- Nineteen.
- Nineteen. Wow.
You're legal now, girl.
She didn't even bring in a fork.
What's she expect her
to eat it with her fingers?
Either that or starve.
She can eat it
if she wants to eat it.
It's a party.
You can have what you want.
It's your cake.
You might as well enjoy it.
That's the way.
Is it good?
Yay!
Are you gonna show her the dance,
ladies?
Show her the birthday dance.
You took a pill?
Someone else's pill?
Oh, you need to be careful
with that, though.
If you don't know
what you're taking, right?
'Cause it... on top of your
own medication,
it could really like,
mess ya up.
You know sometimes they
make us do those urine tests.
And if somethin' else shows up
in your system,
other than what
they prescribed you,
then how ya gonna explain
that to the doctor?
Are you planning on
getting a place?
My worker told me
I gotta pull my socks up.
Exactly.
And one of your decisions could be...
gettin' a place of your own.
- I failed the test.
- Gettin' your own...
You failed the test?
What test is that?
For independence,
'cause I'll burn a house down.
Oh. So they would put you
in one of those...
like... homes...
mental health homes?
Where there's like a... it's
almost like a hospital setting, right?
Is that what you mean? Yeah.
Well...
now that you're adult,
make whatever decisions
is right for you.
For whatever it is you need,
ask for it.
Yeah.
Big-girl panties on.
Do you know what
a trophy wife is?
You don't look like family,
but whatever.
Have fun.
New headquarters.
Do you promise not
to call me so many times?
How many is too many?
Well, yesterday it was 67.
I promise.
I was gonna propose somethin'.
Are you still goin' through testin'?
I write this... this week.
You're gonna pass.
Can I ask you somethin' else?
Maybe we should have jackets.
I can give you money.
I'll be gettin' money
for being disabled.
I can give you it for marriage...
$400 a month.
You're proposing me
to be your...
wife?
Trophy.
And then you're gettin'
what you're needin'.
And...
I won't be homeless.
I'm disabled.
I'm disabled 'cause
I'll burn a house down.
Are you still looking
for a residence?
You're like an orphan.
I mean, being in Canada.
Maybe you're needin' family here.
I could pay you.
This will be examined.
The marriage.
They're gonna wanna
see us together,
in pictures.
In different locations.
Throughout the timeline.
They're gonna ask
a lot of questions
to prove the marriage is legit.
You're not acceptin'.
Sorry?
Let me have a look at that.
Okay, very good.
Let's begin. Come with me.
Once you start your timer will start.
Once the time ends,
your test is over.
Okay? Good luck.
Are you gonna miss 'em?
Chaffing your skin,
rubbing against your skin,
hooking into everything.
What's there to miss?
They look itchy.
Yeah.
It's gonna look beautiful, Star.
And a star for our Star.
Way lighter on your arm.
As promised.
Kinda glamourous, girl.
Do you like it, kiddo?
It's like a movie star.
Your car's like a blueberry.
Hi, I'm Violet.
I'm off leash.
You work at the hospital?
I like your friend.
She's a flower,
and I'm watching her grow.
Just gonna come put
the battery pack back here.
Now I'm gonna put some
headsets onto you now.
Are you in the game?
I love being on a day pass.
I love dopamine.
Come and be evil with me.
Evil devil.
90 percent devil.
10 percent angel.
You're 100 percent.
You're like a everyday devil.
Do you see my sparkling
deceptions?
You're like a diamond.
Your eyes are sparklin'
and full of evil origins.
You're like a gay diamond.
Nobody's ever told me that.
Probably 'cause it's a secret.
Only I can see.
And you are the star.
That's your shape.
I'm burning out.
Black and I'm empty inside.
The blackness is gone.
Now there's only light.
I'm gonna shower you
in my gay diamonds.
Yeah.
Make me rich.
You're my favourite queen.
- You're my sick kid.
- You're my diabolical friend.
Swaddle baby.
I feel free here.
There is less suffering.
I'm no longer trapped
and lacking love.
Maybe we should kiss.
We are going to conquer empires.
Your eyes are changin' colours.
Your eyes, the pubes...
sometimes when I look
into your pubes,
they're really large.
They're like...
Shoop! This.
Whoa.
Thank you for observing that.
Oh, Jesus.
You, you have skin that's...
I'm observing your skin.
I'm so vain.
I'm flattered that
you wanna marry me.
It's good for my ego.
I'm sorry I can't marry you, too.
It's okay.
I'm needin' to live with a real person
who can dispense things.
A trustworthy person.
I'm not trustworthy.
And I envy you for that.
I'm too responsible.
We're wantin' what the other has.
We're like sinners in scripture.
My fear is that,
if I gain power from this system,
I won't want to give it up.
I would just be like
the empresses
who came from nothing,
and were also oppressors.
Am I an oppressor?
I probably am.
That's a lot of green.
I think I'm gonna get...
drunk.
Do you know why?
I passed my test.
You're gettin'
what you're needin'.
And I may have scared away
the only lover who's my size.
You're copin', too.
We're usin' different objects.
Is this a shirt?
Yeah, sweater. Hoodie.
I just think that hoodies
make people look
really mysterious.
Like they have hidden powers.
Hidden powers.
Like assassin.
They love wearing hoodies.
Also a lot of witches...
- I love assassins.
- Really?
Yeah, me too.
Hoodies are cool because...
they're lucky.
Are we flirtin'?
Yes.
Want me to take that off?
A gift?
It's Marilyn Monroe.
A Hollywood star.
Wait, I can't see her...
I can't see the mark.
She's illegitimate?
Come here.
It's just...
You gotta get in the Blueberry.
Violet!
I will take you home.
Where do you live?
Hospital.
You sleep there?
Stay and be evil with me.
Hey! You came back!
Sounds like the missus is back.
Hi, Doll.
How was your evening?
- Good.
- Oh, that's good. Did ya have fun?
Yeah.
This is Star.
I guess I'm being an evil queen
and making moves.
The driver let me
stretch my legs.
He's letting me have
one phone call.
I'm using minutes
that aren't mine.
I'm bein' a hunter.
I'm searchin' for things,
Like dopamine.
I'm on the hunt.
Thank you for communicatin'
and bein' like family.
I love you for that.