(synthesizer music)
(projector whirring)
♪♪
(soft music)
♪♪
(ethereal music)
♪♪
(music intensifies)
♪♪
(water bubbling)
♪♪
(motor running)
(cell phone ringing)
Hello, can you hear me?
He's coming tonight.
Julija!
Julija, the rope.
If he stays, we'll go see the land tomorrow.
Yes, that's right.
We need to take care of it.
I'll give him a call.
Okay, bye.
Julija, the rope.
This is a private dock!
You can anchor it to my balls!
Pavo.
He's coming tonight.
He knows where's best for him.
Have you got any wine?
Plavac.
Plavac, but the good one.
The one we drank on Easter.
Listen, deliver it here by 2 p.m.
Did you catch something?
Murina.
Thank God. Help me with this.
I'm done with orders for today.
I know. Please, be patient.
Tonight is important.
What happened?
Nothing.
Look.
I wore this before you were born.
It's beautiful.
- Nela! - Coming!
- Come clean the fish! - Okay!
This one?
You'll wear what Dad tells you anyway.
My love, Javier is coming. Dad will be in a good mood.
What's this?
Just some old things I'm not allowed to wear anymore.
Let me go!
What is this?
(indistinct speaking)
(footsteps)
(water running)
(indistinct chatter)
Look how she bit her own flesh to set herself free.
Listen, you'll buy your kids an apartment in Zagreb, for college.
This man coming to my house tonight is God on Earth.
I know.
All we have to do is keep him happy.
Meet us tomorrow at 11 on Mana.
- At 11. - Okay.
What's that?
- Ivo said you could take his boat. - Great, thank you.
Julija, go wash the chairs.
(pop music)
(woman singing in foreign language)
♪♪
(volume increases)
♪♪
Stop playing with the water.
(volume decreases)
Here.
- How much? - 350.
♪♪
Your daughter walks around naked like a tease.
- But she's covered. - Right.
(music stops)
Nela, what wine is this?
- Plavac. - Plavac?
What wine does Javier drink?
- Plavac. - Which one?
- Tell me, which one? - I don't know.
Tell me which Plavac Javier likes?
(water bubbling)
(motor running)
(indistinct chatter)
Julija, is that you?
Julija?
Beautiful like your mother.
Alberto, Nela's daughter.
Alberto.
Javi!
Ante!
You're going to love...
Martine, you're going to love this place.
(indistinct chatter)
(lively music)
♪♪
- Hi, I'm Amel. - Hi.
♪♪
- Ante. - Javi.
♪♪
I miss you.
♪♪
Hi, Javi.
Good to see you.
♪♪
Ah, Carla.
Martine.
- This is Nela, you know. - I remember you.
- Ante, Martine. - Thanks for coming.
♪♪
What are you doing naked? Go get dressed.
Julija.
♪♪
A small gift from New York.
Smile, you beast, what does it cost you?
♪♪
Thank you.
No gift for Ante.
He has everything already.
Thank you.
Thank you, Javi.
(indistinct chatter)
- I do. - Thank you.
(papers rustling)
(distant indistinct chatter)
One, two, three...
Whoa.
(indistinct chatter)
(soft music)
Wow, it's beautiful.
Do I look good?
Is this good?
Put this on.
- I don't want to, it's yours. - It's elegant.
- I don't care. - Just today. Please, trust me.
If Dad sells the land, we'll be able to move to Zagreb.
Come on.
(cheering)
(lively music)
(man singing in foreign language)
♪♪
(indistinct chatter)
♪♪
(group singing along)
♪♪
(group singing along)
♪♪
- How is it going? How is he? - It's okay.
Drambui.
Where is the drambui?
Where the fuck is it?
♪♪
Here it is.
Glasses.
I'm going home.
Javi...
I just want to say how happy I am
to have you here after seven years.
And I'm proud to host your friends.
(chuckling)
- Thank you. - Yeah, yeah,
and I am proud that this dinner in my home
is the last stop of their trip.
I have made many mistakes in my life,
but this friendship has always been one of the biggest... gift.
(laughter)
I missed you.
Ante.
He was the best captain I had.
You know, we met very young
and we went on these wild adventures,
most of which I cannot mention
in front of such polite company.
(laughter)
I love this man like my brother.
Viva el amor.
(applause)
And as for my father's boat that you sank...
I forgive you.
(applause)
Julija, get up.
Get up and recite the poem I wrote him.
They don't want to hear it now.
I wrote that poem for you.
Ante, not now.
Why not?
Come on.
(applause)
I sit on the coast looking at you.
Looking into the distance where you become the sky.
How can I count all of the paths and waves you create with the wind?
I look into your blue depths.
What secrets are you hiding?
Are those the colors that seduce the sailors.
When you are in your stillness?
I see you in your nasty tempers.
And I don't trust you.
Sea, I don't know how to understand you.
In front of you, the sea, I remain speechless
(applause, cheering)
She skipped a line.
She missed the best part about the father.
And when you come into your peace,
there is one thing I ask.
You have no right to take my father.
You must always bring him back.
(applause)
Now say goodnight.
- Enjoy your evening. - Bravo!
(soft music)
♪♪
(water bubbling)
(Julija gasps)
(panting)
(indistinct chatter)
(motor running)
(indistinct chatter)
It's not about the money.
(quiet voices conversing)
I don't understand.
That's good they're away.
Imagine going through this with kids at home.
I don't know.
She's blind.
(glasses clink)
Old age.
You see that island?
I call it Nela's Belly.
Yeah, well, he feeds me well.
I am good fisherman.
Ah.
She's my best catch.
Ante wins again.
- How long is he staying? - As long as he has to.
He's here for business, not to watch you act out.
Do you know your mother won a beauty contest?
Yeah, we were sailing the islands
before you were born.
She wasn't even signed up.
They pulled her out of the crowd.
It's a very long time ago.
Not so long ago.
What if Pavo doesn't sell the land?
You left the fenders in the water.
Partner, incredible, right?
Julija.
Pavo's land is from over here to the small pine tree.
And ours is from the tree to the right
all the way to the end of the bay there.
Oh, very nice.
And ideally,
we need both land to build a nice resort.
Why don't we cut through there?
We already broke one boat there.
Who broke the boat?
Ah.
Another adventure without me, huh?
Julija, go through the channel.
- The tide is low. - I told you to go through the rocks.
Come sit with me.
Yeah, yeah, see, now this is how I remember your father.
A real honor.
(beeping)
(beeping intensifies)
You have less than a meter on the left.
You have a big rock on the left! You'll hit it!
- You have a big rock on the left! - I don't need your help. Move!
(beeping continues)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah.
(beeping slows)
Huh?
Ante.
Who sank the boat?
You've got nothing to say.
Remember, that's how it was when we sailed Calamar.
- I asked you something. - Let her go.
Let her go.
Ante.
Next time you'll think twice before you say something.
Ante, stop the boat.
Ante, what are you doing?
She's the best, I should go in.
Who is the best captain?
Who is the...
Are you okay?
I'm fine.
Javi, don't swim all the way.
I will anchor on the other side.
You know, where I come from,
if a boy swims one isle to the next,
he becomes a man.
Maybe we should try, huh?
I don't like when I don't know what's below me.
Oh...
If you need to know everything up front,
you'll never get off this island.
Never said I want to leave.
So you're good then.
I'm going diving tomorrow.
Deep. 40 meters.
There is this beautiful blue light,
very beautiful,
but you can't see it from the surface.
(indistinct chatter)
Hm.
So that's why you are here, huh?
For the blue light?
You are out of shape, old man.
Girls beat you.
Bravo, Julija.
Hey, here's the land.
Come on.
How far is it to Italy?
This is the best part.
- Four hours. - Uh-huh.
And Italian coast suck.
(Javi laughs)
This will be paradise for Italia.
And watch this.
Look at him.
He needs this.
Javi, watch this.
If he gets this, he'll be calmer.
If he gets money, he'll be worse.
Watch, it's just over the other side
of the island, the opposite.
- Interesting. - Yeah.
How are they even friends?
They met when they were young.
Picture it.
Infinity pool.
And...
People like Javi don't have many friends like that.
Here.
And they keep the other side of the island open sea.
You know, the boats free.
And Pavo is somewhere here waiting for us.
- Good. - Yeah.
- Good. - Yeah, yeah.
Very good.
Where is he?
No, it's today.
I told you five times!
What an idiot!
Fuck!
I bring cash to his door and he's late.
Their bones burned to ash, in seconds.
They were just a couple of years older than me.
Pavo will be late.
(waves crashing)
It's useless to go back home
when we came all the way here.
Don't stress.
I will get us a dinner.
Julija, let's go.
I'll stay.
Nela.
Just loosen the rope and tighten the anchor
when the wind changes.
(laughs)
Are you hungry?
I can get us some sea urchins.
Starving.
I'll go get the knives and bread from the boat.
Mom, wait! I'll go.
(items clattering)
(indistinct chatter)
(suitcase rustling)
Bravo.
(laughs)
He likes you.
It's been a while.
Where is Ante?
He's probably still looking for murina.
(Javi laughs)
We all could just sail away.
Leave him here hunting for murina.
My mother dressed up for you last night.
She changed a couple of times.
Here you go.
I asked your mother to marry me.
- Come on. - When?
We're not telling the truth?
I will not comment on this.
Hey, where are you going now?
- Hey. - Come on.
- Never coming back. - Nelita.
- Mama. - Nelita, come back now.
- Come here! - No, no.
Okay, you... wait, wait.
Wait a minute.
Hold on.
Watch this.
(woman singing in foreign language)
(Nela laughs)
Come out now if you dare.
♪♪
No, no, no, no.
♪♪
No, no, no, no.
♪♪
- Come on. - No.
Julija.
Your mother forgot how to dance.
♪♪
Come on, Mom.
♪♪
No, no, no, no.
I dare you.
♪♪
I dare you... Mama, I dare you.
♪♪
(laughter)
♪♪
Dad's back.
♪♪
Ante!
♪♪
What happened?
I left a grouper down in the cay.
I got stuck.
Back to it, Javi, the big boat fished it all.
Poor little fishies.
Stop looking at him like that. You look like you're in love.
Pavo had to go to quit.
He will meet us tomorrow.
Don't worry.
(laughter)
Hey, don't grab my foot.
It's my foot.
Hey, Nela!
My foot!
(laughter)
Fight!
(grunting)
(laughter)
Fuck, Julija!
Hey!
(laughter)
Come on!
Julija, you ready?
Yes.
Okay, never give up.
Julija, never give up.
(laughter)
(grunting)
(laughter)
No, you're letting them win.
It hurts!
Let me go! You'll break my leg.
Javi.
Is there blood?
Hey.
I'm fine.
Let me see.
(pages rustling)
This will stop the bleeding.
Thank you.
Okay?
Oh, perfect, yeah.
You okay?
Are you okay?
The eyes never lie.
Hm.
I wasn't... I wasn't...
We'll show him necklace like this.
You were flirting well.
- Like this. - I was 17.
I do remember this, actually.
You see, what was happening was Nela was showing us
all of her favorite jewelry,
and then I bought everything that she likes
and I give it to her.
And then I got fired, that's what happened.
True, and then we all went sailing.
Good times.
It's not murina,
but tomorrow Julija will catch you one.
You spearfish?
She loves it, she comes with me every morning.
Huntress, and beautiful like your mother.
You can have anything you choose in this life, Julija.
She's the best girl.
I hate spearfishing.
I like to dive.
You like when you come back home with a catch.
No, I like to dive.
Once I stayed underwater for five minutes and 20 seconds.
She won a medal at the national competition.
Now I understand why you want to sell this land.
Why?
If he sells the land,
we will buy an apartment in Zagreb.
Come on, you must go to Harvard.
- Harvard? - Yes.
Look at her, they would do everything to have her.
Javi, she grow up in paradise,
and girls like her get picked up and pregnant right away.
And you know that as much as I do.
Ante.
Julija, help me with dessert, huh?
- I'd love to go. - Good.
Don't blow up her dreams, Javi.
She's already bigger than life.
Why not?
I want to go.
Okay, then go.
And you think they are waiting for you?
They are not waiting for you.
There are millions like you, millions better than you.
But she's sure to get in.
We sponsored their new library.
Yeah, that's nice.
But what are you going to do with Harvard?
Come back here?
No one here cares about Harvard.
Why would I need to come back?
Exactly.
Dreams die in paradise, Ante.
I know what's best for my daughter.
Like you knew what was best for me, right?
(cutlery clattering)
Okay, Julija can go in Harvard,
but when she comes back here,
she can manage our resort.
She will do much better than that.
Thank you.
Ante, you had one already.
Just...
You will love me anyhow,
no matter how fat I am, hm?
Did you worry about me today, huh?
Did you worry about me while I was bleeding
in the water like an animal?
No, I didn't.
Leave it.
(knife scraping)
You went too far, as always.
(playing guitar)
♪♪
(Javi sings in foreign language)
♪♪
Julija.
What happens when small boats and big boats dock together?
♪♪
Small boats save people when the big boats are sinking.
They crash.
Say goodnight and go to bed.
(Javi continues singing)
♪♪
(paper rustling)
♪♪
(waves crashing)
What are you doing?
Nothing.
That's your mother's dress?
You have boy's shoulders.
(soft, tense music)
♪♪
(splash)
(panting)
Where the fuck is she?
Try deeper.
♪♪
I can be just like him.
I can send you to some boarding school in the mountains.
Julija, stop!
I'm serious.
I forbid you to talk to him. Pavo and the mayor are coming.
I don't want to see your face.
(woman singing in foreign language)
♪♪
Javi!
Where's Javier?
- They're coming. - He's still sleeping.
It's 10!
(volume increases)
Javi!
Keep it down.
♪♪
(volume decreases)
What happened last night?
What do you mean? Nothing happened.
♪♪
Damn.
Good morning...
Good morning.
♪♪
What boarding school do your kids go to?
New Rose.
Where is it?
Switzerland.
Hm, is it nice?
The best.
(door opens)
Why?
Why do you ask?
They will be here in an hour.
♪♪
Do you know what this song is about?
♪♪
It's about being in love as you can only be at 17.
♪♪
I've never been in love.
How could you be?
♪♪
Go unlock the gate for Pavo.
♪♪
(laughter, chatter)
(shrieks)
(laughs)
Distance to the grove exotics and Zagreb.
The grove is four hours by speed boat
and the Zagreb
is six, seven hours by...
- Four hours... - Four hours by speed boat.
Any planes nearby?
No one.
(muffled speaking)
(indistinct chatter)
And we can get the tech plate for a new wind
from the regional board.
Right.
The tax break, do you have?
The least I can do.
So tell me, how do you propose to build this so remotely?
Here's the plan.
Well, this triples the cost, yeah?
Who do you have to build the pipeline?
Anyone?
Yes, we called the local company.
Yes.
- A local company? - Yes.
(indistinct chatter)
What's the distance for the water?
Two kilometers.
Taxpayers will pay for it.
Think it'll 11 million Euro for finished paid.
It will be difficult to manage
from another continent.
But we have everyone we need on this table.
I will manage it.
Did you tell him my wife doesn't want to sell?
Hey, kid.
Julija, we're working here.
Julija, come here.
People burned to the bone.
This is a great opportunity.
Now is the time.
What do you say?
Complicated.
You can't build hotels there.
We'll build them a memorial.
Give me a second.
(indistinct chatter)
Julija.
Please, Leticia, please stop.
Stop using our children as a leverage.
That's what you and your lawyers are doing.
(insects chirring)
Stop making these excuses.
Why? Why not?
I don't tell you how to live.
(footsteps)
You quickly forget.
I wrecked his boat to save your family.
I lost everything. Why don't you remind Mare of that?
Seven boys were sent to fight the fire
on that useless piece of rock and never came back.
Should they have died for nothing?
- We'll build them a monument! - The dead are the dead.
It'd be better if he'd burnt to death too.
We need to leave with Javier.
He forgets about us the moment he boards the plane.
- Come, help me. - This time it's different.
Javier will leave tomorrow.
He's in love with you.
- Don't you see how he looks at you? - He's playing.
- He's done this stuff for years. - It's not true.
He needs you. We need to leave with him.
And then what?
Do you think he'll take us around the world with him?
He has his own family. You know that, right?
If I had your power, I would use it.
Then it's a good thing you don't.
I know you want it. I saw you with him. It's obvious.
You deserve better.
Javi.
We can pick you up tonight.
Great.
- What did you tell him? - That I'll bring him tonight.
(indistinct chatter)
(boat horn beeps)
Javier.
Over there.
I'm coming down.
Julija, what did I say about leaving your room?
Why did you let her out?
I let her out? What do you want?
To lock us all in the house?
Maybe you don't respect me, but she will!
Make sure you come back up.
There is a mass in the bay tonight
and the whole team for the project
will be there.
Sure you don't want to dive?
You live in paradise, Ante.
You should learn to enjoy it.
I'm also going.
Let's suit her up.
I see everybody is brave today.
(water bubbling)
(soft, haunting music)
♪♪
(water bubbling)
♪♪
Woo!
Hey! Hey!
Fantastic.
Oh, so proud of you.
Negative 40 meters.
Bravo.
Brave girl.
Crazy, brave girl.
You did great.
I've told you, she's a natural.
I know that...
I know that.
You've gotta come next time, huh?
How it was, sir?
It's like she was born in the sea.
You're angry with me.
- Why can't I dive because you can't? - Leave me alone, Julija.
What did you want me to do?
- It has nothing to do with you. - What does it have to do with?
What does it have to do with?
I got scared.
- You're lying. - Didn't I ask you to leave me alone?
Leave me alone!
You're jealous.
- What's wrong with you, Julija? - Nothing's wrong with me.
You ruined your life and now you want to ruin mine.
You play lovers behind Dad's back,
but you're a coward and you can't take what you really want.
I'm leaving with him. I don't care if you come with me!
How can you speak to your mother like that?
Once he leaves, you're locked up. You're not going anywhere.
Understood?
Stop, Julija!
Turn off the engine!
(indistinct chatter)
Hey.
You want a drink?
Yeah?
(pop music)
♪♪
You live over there, right?
No.
And wasn't your dad yelling at us the other day?
No, my father is a millionaire.
We are... we are traveling around the world
before I go to Harvard.
Cool.
So you brought your own line for swimming
or visiting the fishermen?
He's in love with his wife.
That's why we're here.
♪♪
Are they having an affair?
♪♪
I'm running away.
♪♪
What about Harvard?
♪♪
David, get to the boat.
Cecil is waiting.
- Do you want to come with us? - Julija!
♪♪
Julija, come on.
Let's go.
I'm never going back.
Oh, come on, we got a party to go to.
I don't care.
I can do what I want.
That's for sure.
Hey, boys!
I'll give this watch to the first one
who can get my daughter out of the water.
- Just come. - You want this watch?
(splashing)
You gotta be fast.
Wanna come?
Sorry, boys.
A bit slow.
You're dangerous.
What is it?
You're leaving tomorrow.
Javi!
Come get dressed, we are going to be late.
(water running)
You became a big shot overnight, did you?
Where are you going?
- You think you're smart? - Let me go.
You think you're smart?
- What did you two talk about? - Nothing.
What?
For thirteen years I worked for that man.
Then one wrong move and he threw us out.
Me, you and your mother! He didn't give a shit!
Who do you think he is? You think he's your friend?
He's not here to buy your land.
You'll never go to Harvard!
You'll never go anywhere!
You behave like an animal? You'll be locked up like an animal!
Let me go!
You'll be left alone in this house like a dog!
You'll spend ten years in this hole.
(door creaks open)
- Get in! - You'll be all alone here!
(banging on door)
Open the door!
(panting)
(sighs)
(objects clattering)
Here, eat something.
You can take that with you.
You provoked him.
- You know what happens then. - You did this to us.
Nela! Let's go.
We could have had a normal life, but you chose this.
It's my fault?
One day, you'll realize what I do for you.
What did you do?
Being the beauty queen of the island?
Nela, what did I say?
(dishes shatter)
(lights click off)
(indistinct distant singing)
(indistinct singing)
Javi!
(singing continues)
Javi!
(singing continues)
(objects clatter)
(hatch creaks open)
(shrieks)
(grunts)
(panting)
(grunting)
(panting)
(screams, splashes)
(panting)
(water bubbling)
(coughs)
(panting)
(panting, coughing)
(grunts)
(weeping)
Javi!
(panting)
Mom!
(crying)
Dad!
(praying softly)
(soft music)
♪♪
(water bubbling)
♪♪
(lively music)
♪♪
(panting)
♪♪
I hate you!
Go on! Hit me in front of everyone.
Hit me in front of everyone!
Mom hates you! Everyone hates you!
People burned to death on that land, Javi,
that's the land he's trying to sell you.
Be calm, Ante, be calm.
- He lied to you. - Don't touch me.
- Ante, calm down. - Don't touch me.
(group clamors)
Motherfucker.
You fucked my wife and raised my kid.
If you hurt them, I will ruin you.
You pussy!
Pussy!
You're no longer my daughter. I disown you!
Don't touch me.
Nela, come here!
Javi, please, you have to take me with you,
I'm done with this place, please.
Just take me with you to Switzerland or Paris
- or something, please. - I can't just take you with me.
Please.
Julija.
(indistinct shouting)
Nela, I can book a room for you in Dubrovnik.
Just give him a few days to calm down.
Javi, it's time for you to leave.
Nela.
- Julija, let's go home. - Don't touch me.
I'm ready.
Good.
I'm ready.
You're strong.
Please, Javi.
You have to take me with you.
I can't stay in this house.
I'm sorry.
So it was all a lie.
You lied to me.
(sobs)
(weeping)
Nobody loves me?
And who loves you?
Remember that when you think how bad I am.
(water splashes)
(soft, haunting music)
♪♪
(water splashing softly)
(soft music)
♪♪
(woman singing in foreign language)
♪♪