1 00:01:05,664 --> 00:01:09,179 THE HALF BROTHER 2 00:01:19,184 --> 00:01:24,212 "Those weeks I was in stupor were the best in my life. I was a prince." 3 00:01:24,384 --> 00:01:28,935 "No, a king. I was exalted to a king." 4 00:01:29,104 --> 00:01:33,973 "I can recommend a stupor if you want peace and quiet." 5 00:01:34,144 --> 00:01:37,614 "It's like staying in a hotel." 6 00:01:57,264 --> 00:02:02,497 - For God's sake... - How'd you find me? 7 00:02:02,664 --> 00:02:08,773 - I always find you, Barnum. - Maybe I don't want to be found. 8 00:02:08,944 --> 00:02:13,654 I translated the script and sent it to Black Ridge. 9 00:02:13,824 --> 00:02:19,854 They just need to get financiers and a director. We made it, Barnum. 10 00:02:33,984 --> 00:02:38,023 I don't know whether to laugh or cry. 11 00:02:42,664 --> 00:02:46,054 - Go home to Vivian now. - Right. 12 00:02:47,224 --> 00:02:50,773 Tell her what's going on. 13 00:03:23,264 --> 00:03:25,459 Vivian? 14 00:03:27,704 --> 00:03:31,140 I have something to say. 15 00:03:51,944 --> 00:03:57,894 I've been worried about you. Where have you been? 16 00:04:01,464 --> 00:04:06,902 The moving company is picking up the rest of our things today. 17 00:04:09,224 --> 00:04:15,697 - Have you cleared out the basement? - Everything there can be thrown away. 18 00:04:15,864 --> 00:04:19,220 - Are you sure? - Is there something you want? 19 00:04:19,384 --> 00:04:23,821 I might want to start wearing platform shoes again. 20 00:04:53,424 --> 00:04:57,702 Peder and I have heard from Hollywood. 21 00:04:59,624 --> 00:05:04,982 They want "The Viking". We're going to go berserk, Vivian. 22 00:05:09,904 --> 00:05:14,420 - Was that what you wanted to say? - No. 23 00:05:17,384 --> 00:05:21,741 I just wanted to say that I'm not moving. 24 00:05:27,824 --> 00:05:32,898 - You're going to stay here? - Yes. 25 00:05:45,664 --> 00:05:50,977 Hi. You can just start with what's back here. 26 00:07:03,264 --> 00:07:08,736 - Why aren't you moving with Vivian? - It's better this way. 27 00:07:19,584 --> 00:07:23,372 The last Malaga in town. 28 00:07:26,424 --> 00:07:31,054 - We can't let it go to waste. - No, not Malaga. 29 00:07:31,224 --> 00:07:37,015 But I've asked if I can special order it. They said it's a possibility. 30 00:07:41,544 --> 00:07:45,457 What's wrong with us? 31 00:07:47,664 --> 00:07:51,782 - I can't have children. - So what? 32 00:07:53,984 --> 00:07:57,613 It's not my baby. 33 00:07:57,784 --> 00:08:00,901 So you're abandoning her? 34 00:08:03,424 --> 00:08:06,780 She abandoned me. 35 00:08:06,944 --> 00:08:13,213 It would be better if you love Vivian and the baby. 36 00:08:13,384 --> 00:08:18,504 - I can't. - Then you're only half a man. 37 00:08:20,064 --> 00:08:24,979 - Say that again. - This won't make you more whole. 38 00:09:07,224 --> 00:09:09,977 Congrats, little big genius 39 00:09:40,144 --> 00:09:45,502 - You broke in? - Vivian gave me the keys. 40 00:09:47,784 --> 00:09:53,017 She had a boy, Barnum. A fine boy. 41 00:09:53,184 --> 00:09:58,338 Fits right in, good size, screams like a madman. 42 00:09:58,504 --> 00:10:02,895 - Who does he look like? - Humphrey Bogart. 43 00:10:04,984 --> 00:10:08,659 - His name is Thomas. - Thomas. Why? 44 00:10:08,824 --> 00:10:13,500 - Why not? Nothing wrong with Thomas? - Thomas? 45 00:10:13,664 --> 00:10:16,337 Fucking hell! 46 00:10:21,664 --> 00:10:25,373 Why the flowers? 47 00:10:26,784 --> 00:10:32,461 The Americans are all go! They're in love with you, Barnum. 48 00:10:33,504 --> 00:10:36,382 Really? 49 00:10:39,704 --> 00:10:46,735 - Who the hell is Bruce Gant? - A script doctor. He's touched it up. 50 00:10:46,904 --> 00:10:51,295 - Touched up? - Pacino is in, maybe Lauren Bacall. 51 00:10:51,464 --> 00:10:58,063 - 91 pages? I wrote 133. - Let's not get hung up on details. 52 00:11:00,344 --> 00:11:04,178 - This is a travesty. - Don't get on your high horse. 53 00:11:04,344 --> 00:11:09,418 - It's ruined. The patient is dead. - A screenwriter can't be too good. 54 00:11:09,584 --> 00:11:14,055 What you mean by that? Is that an insult or compliment? 55 00:11:14,224 --> 00:11:18,103 You're too good. Americans like things more direct. 56 00:11:18,264 --> 00:11:24,055 Direct? They want Vikings fucking on animal skins and crying all the time? 57 00:11:24,224 --> 00:11:27,421 Emotions, Barnum. 58 00:11:27,584 --> 00:11:32,817 He took out "One eye doesn't see the other." Stop staying I'm too good! 59 00:11:34,544 --> 00:11:38,981 Stop this! "You're too good", what kind of shit is that? 60 00:11:39,144 --> 00:11:42,773 - Whose side are you on? - I'm on our side. 61 00:11:42,944 --> 00:11:46,459 Our side? Like hell you are! 62 00:11:46,624 --> 00:11:49,616 Now I know where I stand with you. Fucking hell! 63 00:11:49,784 --> 00:11:54,983 - Maybe you should... - Nothing is mine anymore! Nothing! 64 00:13:48,104 --> 00:13:50,823 Dad's button 65 00:14:52,784 --> 00:14:55,423 Excuse me. 66 00:14:55,584 --> 00:15:01,693 Do you know where Aurora and Evert Nilsen's house is? 67 00:15:41,544 --> 00:15:45,253 Dear Mom, I've gone away. Say hi to Dad. Arnold 68 00:17:51,304 --> 00:17:53,420 Hi. 69 00:17:53,584 --> 00:17:58,294 - Hi. - Welcome to the Fisherman's House. 70 00:17:58,464 --> 00:18:04,619 - Do you have a reservation? - No, I live just down there. 71 00:18:04,784 --> 00:18:09,653 I've never seen you before. Did you just arrive? 72 00:18:09,824 --> 00:18:14,295 - A couple of hours ago. - What was the name? 73 00:18:14,464 --> 00:18:17,536 Barnum Nilsen. 74 00:18:17,704 --> 00:18:24,416 - Do you have any special plans? - I'm going to dry out. 75 00:18:24,584 --> 00:18:29,612 Then you're not alone. Would you like something to drink? 76 00:18:31,384 --> 00:18:35,457 Maybe some water. 77 00:18:44,544 --> 00:18:50,574 - Where did you get this? - A couple of years ago. A quiet guy. 78 00:20:18,944 --> 00:20:22,937 Buick Roadmaster convertible. 79 00:20:24,304 --> 00:20:29,094 Unusual car in these parts. Where did you get it? 80 00:20:29,264 --> 00:20:34,702 There was a man who owed us money for booze and a headstone. 81 00:20:34,864 --> 00:20:39,221 If I'm not mistaken he was your father, Arnold. 82 00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:45,612 We paid for your christening party 83 00:20:45,784 --> 00:20:52,337 and we had to pick up the headstone all the way in Bodø. 84 00:24:50,624 --> 00:24:54,333 Liberation Day. 85 00:24:54,504 --> 00:24:57,382 All three of us fell for it. 86 00:24:57,544 --> 00:25:02,618 What matters is not what you see, but what you think you see. 87 00:25:15,624 --> 00:25:19,537 Two daughters and a son. 88 00:25:55,384 --> 00:25:59,662 Is the deformed daughter leaving me? 89 00:26:07,344 --> 00:26:11,622 Careful, don't let the applause out. 90 00:26:11,784 --> 00:26:15,220 Good luck! 91 00:28:34,144 --> 00:28:36,135 THE KNACKER 92 00:29:21,824 --> 00:29:25,578 - Hi. - You have a letter. Here. 93 00:29:31,024 --> 00:29:34,141 See you. 94 00:29:45,304 --> 00:29:47,101 Dear Barnum. 95 00:29:47,264 --> 00:29:52,418 The movie didn't happen in Los Angeles, but I sent the script to Denmark. 96 00:29:52,584 --> 00:29:56,259 Denmark is the future, Barnum, I know it. 97 00:29:56,424 --> 00:30:02,943 We're to meet them at the Berlin Film Festival. Your friend, Peder. 98 00:30:04,584 --> 00:30:09,817 P.S. I can always find you. See you soon. 99 00:31:41,184 --> 00:31:44,620 They're fairly new, have plenty of backing, 100 00:31:44,784 --> 00:31:48,140 - and a hot director. - Directors... 101 00:31:48,304 --> 00:31:51,899 Don't start. This time "The Viking" will get made! 102 00:31:53,704 --> 00:31:57,856 Here's our long-lost friend. He got lost at the zoo. 103 00:31:58,024 --> 00:32:00,413 Sofie. 104 00:32:04,024 --> 00:32:08,814 - Barnum, is that a pseudonym? - It's my name. 105 00:32:08,984 --> 00:32:13,933 - But I use it as a pseudonym. - There's a sucker born every minute. 106 00:32:14,104 --> 00:32:21,180 No, Barnum didn't say that. He said, "Let's get the show on the road." 107 00:32:21,344 --> 00:32:25,781 We just love "The Viking". A fanstastic script. 108 00:32:25,944 --> 00:32:28,822 Thanks. Or you're welcome. 109 00:32:28,984 --> 00:32:34,012 It's a great action film. And we'd really like to make it, but 110 00:32:34,184 --> 00:32:39,542 it's hard to get funding for action movies. Especially in Scandinavia. 111 00:32:39,704 --> 00:32:42,457 We're trying other angles. 112 00:32:42,624 --> 00:32:48,221 Maybe we can make another kind of film, one with... 113 00:32:48,384 --> 00:32:53,777 naturally with the same inner drive, but taking place in a smaller arena, 114 00:32:53,944 --> 00:32:59,780 perhaps a bit more familial. Maybe we can make a new kind of family film. 115 00:32:59,944 --> 00:33:03,334 Our director is working on a new Dogma concept. 116 00:33:03,504 --> 00:33:07,213 - Excuse me. Schnapps. Double. - Coffee, a double. 117 00:33:10,104 --> 00:33:13,699 So, as I was saying, we love "The Viking". 118 00:33:13,864 --> 00:33:19,143 - And we'd like to work with you. - This is very exciting. 119 00:33:19,304 --> 00:33:23,092 Have you... Are there any concrete plans? 120 00:33:23,264 --> 00:33:29,373 We're very interested to hear what else you're working on. Barnum? 121 00:33:32,224 --> 00:33:37,139 We'd like to hear what else you're working on. 122 00:33:39,864 --> 00:33:42,332 - Pornos. - OK. 123 00:33:42,504 --> 00:33:47,703 Yeah. I was in my hotel room today watching pay-per-view. 124 00:33:49,584 --> 00:33:56,023 And it struck me how incredibly clumsy and talentless these porno movies are. 125 00:33:56,184 --> 00:34:03,260 There's no plot, the characters are worthless, the casing is abominable, 126 00:34:03,424 --> 00:34:09,579 and the dialogue is incredibly weak. There's really no dialogue at all. 127 00:34:09,744 --> 00:34:16,343 - You're talking about erotic film? - No, pornography. Hard porn. 128 00:34:17,344 --> 00:34:20,734 I mean, proper porn, but with a good story, 129 00:34:20,904 --> 00:34:25,853 interesting characters, cutting edge drama, 130 00:34:26,024 --> 00:34:31,178 and an Aristotelian build-up to the orgasm. Porn for a modern audience. 131 00:34:31,344 --> 00:34:35,132 Porn for women, men, everyone. 132 00:34:36,864 --> 00:34:40,698 The characters could be related. 133 00:34:43,304 --> 00:34:48,059 What you think? Wouldn't that be something, educated porn? 134 00:34:48,224 --> 00:34:54,697 I've seen this before. I've seen you fall, and I can't stay by you anymore. 135 00:34:54,864 --> 00:35:01,099 - Nothing happens no matter what I do. - Because you sabotage everything. 136 00:35:02,864 --> 00:35:06,459 I met Lauren Bacall. 137 00:35:09,824 --> 00:35:14,420 - Our Lauren Bacall? - Is there any other? 138 00:35:16,584 --> 00:35:19,223 Of course not. 139 00:35:19,384 --> 00:35:25,175 Sorry. I'm not myself. I just saw two cash cows disappear from my life. 140 00:35:27,264 --> 00:35:31,382 What did she look like? 141 00:35:31,544 --> 00:35:38,177 Like a giant sphinx that had broken loose from a floodlight socket. 142 00:35:40,144 --> 00:35:45,377 - Vivian called. Worried about Thomas. - Vivian is always worried. 143 00:35:45,544 --> 00:35:50,254 - We can buy him something nice. - Sure. Sure we can. 144 00:35:50,424 --> 00:35:56,181 You heard what the Danes said, family is what's in these days. 145 00:35:56,344 --> 00:35:59,654 - Everyone thinks you're an asshole. - Everyone? 146 00:35:59,824 --> 00:36:04,773 Yes, I seriously can't think of anyone who doesn't. 147 00:36:09,064 --> 00:36:14,900 Well, I'm sure we can splurge on something really nice. 148 00:36:15,064 --> 00:36:19,819 Of course. We don't have anything else to do in Berlin. 149 00:36:21,224 --> 00:36:24,978 I brought a new script. 150 00:36:27,104 --> 00:36:32,383 - Now you tell me? Why not before? - Because you woke me. 151 00:36:32,544 --> 00:36:37,334 I hate being nagged. You call and hang up. You leave messages. 152 00:36:37,504 --> 00:36:41,782 I try to prepare, but I never get a moment's peace. 153 00:36:41,944 --> 00:36:45,903 - I've been badgered my whole life. - Are you finished? 154 00:36:46,064 --> 00:36:49,898 - Don't rush me. - I haven't called you. 155 00:36:50,064 --> 00:36:53,943 And I haven't left any messages. 156 00:37:08,704 --> 00:37:15,815 Fred is back. Come home as soon as you can. Boletta. 157 00:37:39,024 --> 00:37:42,539 - Barnum. - What are you doing here? 158 00:37:42,704 --> 00:37:46,458 I just wanted to say goodbye. 159 00:37:49,344 --> 00:37:54,054 - So you're not coming with me? - No, this is your thing. 160 00:37:54,224 --> 00:38:01,062 - Can I ask about this new script? - Is that why you came? 161 00:38:01,224 --> 00:38:05,900 - I can't give up. - Stock market not exciting enough? 162 00:38:06,064 --> 00:38:10,979 Done it. Invested my sunflower millions in Finnish tires. Nokia. 163 00:38:11,144 --> 00:38:14,341 Complete idiocy. 164 00:38:20,384 --> 00:38:23,899 Good title. 165 00:38:24,064 --> 00:38:28,455 - It's long, Barnum. - Yes. 166 00:38:28,624 --> 00:38:32,856 - And not a comma can be changed. - Will you be all right? 167 00:38:33,024 --> 00:38:35,936 I'll be fine. 168 00:38:36,104 --> 00:38:39,460 - I'll buy something nice for Thomas. - Good. 169 00:38:39,624 --> 00:38:44,095 And tell your half brother I said hi. 170 00:38:44,264 --> 00:38:49,099 He's not my half brother. He's my brother. 171 00:38:54,184 --> 00:38:57,699 See you! Tempelhof, please. 172 00:39:13,144 --> 00:39:18,377 You said you wanted a new type of family drama. Read this. 173 00:39:19,384 --> 00:39:22,217 Read it! 174 00:39:25,304 --> 00:39:30,173 THE KNACKER TV Miniseries in Five Parts 175 00:39:48,264 --> 00:39:52,860 - Where is he? - He's in the living room. 176 00:40:22,224 --> 00:40:26,137 I'm not Thomas' father, Barnum. 177 00:40:29,744 --> 00:40:35,979 At the moment, Thomas doesn't have a father. But that's not my fault. 178 00:40:37,624 --> 00:40:42,857 I thought you would have understood. But you're not always all that smart, 179 00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:46,858 even if Mom says you are. 180 00:40:49,744 --> 00:40:55,262 - And Arnold isn't my father. - No? 181 00:40:56,664 --> 00:40:58,894 I see. 182 00:41:00,104 --> 00:41:03,414 A father takes care of his kids. 183 00:41:03,584 --> 00:41:07,293 I didn't kill my father. 184 00:41:07,464 --> 00:41:14,620 I killed the man who didn't dare be my father. Do I have to explain that? 185 00:41:18,104 --> 00:41:22,097 Go to your family now, Barnum. 186 00:41:42,224 --> 00:41:45,899 Hi. 187 00:41:46,064 --> 00:41:51,263 - Is that yours? - Mine! 188 00:41:52,864 --> 00:41:56,095 - Lots of cars. - Car. 189 00:41:56,264 --> 00:41:59,062 Look at that one. 190 00:42:02,824 --> 00:42:05,213 Come here. Hi. 191 00:44:22,224 --> 00:44:25,216 Translation: Jennifer Evans www.undertext.se