GIRL: The ancient Celts believed
that Osea was the soul of the world.
-(DISTANTLY) Dad! -Things are out of balance.
Bad things have happened.
♪ (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS) ♪
HELEN: Nine months ago, Sam walked out the door.
He took our cash.
-He got involved in all kinds of crazy, illegal stuff. -No, no, no!
What makes you think he might be here?
Sam was near here that day. Osea Island.
MR. MARTIN: He was with another woman.
-This baby is so special. -(SCREAMS)
So, will Jason be pleased he has a daughter?
The father's name is Sam.
He's here?
JESS: Oh yeah, he's in the big house.
Would you mind getting him for me?
Where's the big house?
GIRL 2: Stay here and make sure she's okay.
If there's any problems, call Mom.
I'm gonna need you to sit down now.
♪ (MUSIC CONCLUDES) ♪
♪ ♪
(jetty rattling)
Sam?
What are you doing here?
Where've you been?
There.
Why didn't you come home?!
Y-you just...
You didn't come home, Sam! Why didn't you come home?
-He's here, Cas. -Who's here?
Nathan.
-Our son, he's here. -Don't, Sam.
-Don't do this, alright? -No, I know how it sounds.
He's alive.
He's been here this whole time.
Nathan's dead, Sam.
No.
They took him.
The people here, they took him.
-Why would they do that? -Because he's my son.
My grandfather was born on Osea. I didn't know.
I'm the direct descendant of the man who built this place.
They needed Nathan because he is, too,
but now they have me.
I'm the Father.
The leader of Osea.
You're saying they took our son?
I understand why now.
This place...
Cas...
This place is incredible.
And he's here?
On the island?
Mrs. Martin: Oh.
Fuckin' shit.
(birds chirping)
(sighs)
I told you not to let him outside.
I'm not his fucking nanny!
Have you sobered up yet?
-Are you actually gonna be any use this day? -(Janny sighs)
Listen.
Things are happening quickly.
Jess has given birth to a girl.
A girl?
Mrs. Martin: That child is now a direct challenge
-to your authority-- -He said you took my son.
-Now is not a good time. -Where is he?
Where's Nathan?
-Sam: He's in there. -(Mrs. Martin sighs)
-I'll show you to him. -Please, Sam--
She has to see him.
Mrs. Martin: Oh Christ.
♪ ♪
(door creaks, shuts)
Come.
(sighs)
Come on.
(door opens)
(intense music playing)
♪ ♪
(pencil scratching)
-Sam: Nathan. -(stops drawing)
Do you know who this is?
Yeah. It's my mom.
Have you come here to see me?
♪ ♪
Yeah.
Yes, I'm here to see you.
Nathan: You look older.
I am older.
Who looks after you?
-And before that? -Lots of people.
What? People from here, from the island?
Nathan: A-are you disappointed?
No.
No, not at all.
It's very good to see you.
I've been doing pictures. Do you want to see?
Yeah, I would. I really would.
Nathan: What do you think?
♪ ♪
Helen: I think they're so good.
Nathan: Are you going to stay?
Well, we need to talk first.
Jesus Christ...
Jesus.
-(sighs) -(door shuts)
Sam: You see?
-Cas? Do you see? -(gasps) What...
What is wrong with you?
What the fuck is wrong with you, you fucking--
Sam: Cas...
That is not our son!
What? No, that's Nathan.
That is not Nathan, Sam!
That is-- What the f...
That's another boy altogether!
How can you tell me that boy is our son?
It is, Cas.
-It is. -Nathan...
was taken 10 years ago.
He was 6. He would be 16 now.
How is that boy our son, Sam? He's the wrong fucking age!
Jesus Christ, he's not even the right color!
How can you tell me that boy is our son?
Have you been here the whole time?
-Here with that child? -Sam: No.
You have to understand that this place is not like...
It's special.
-It's special. Things happen here. -Oh, do they?
Things that bend the laws of time and fucking space?
Like a child not aging,
like his skin color changing, like his eye--
No, his hair. What about his hair?
What?
-His hair? -You saw those drawings. I know--
-His fucking hair? -I know this sounds crazy.
But I've spent time with him,
and that is our son.
(sighs) You know,
when this used to happen, I used to feel sympathy.
I used to think, "His pain.
Look at his pain."
When you accused the police of a cover-up,
when you swore Nathan was alive
and picked up on any crackpot theories
from those stupid fucking crank letters.
When you attacked that guy!
That poor Roma man who had nothing to do with anything,
even when you accused
my dad, I defended you.
I would say, "Look at his pain."
But you know what, Sam?
This isn't about pain,
or grief, or even Nathan.
It's about you.
It's about your guilt.
It's about you wanting to exonerate yourself
-from what you did. -What?
What did I do?
You lost my son.
He...
♪ ♪
-He went missing, Cas. -No.
You lost him!
You were on the phone for
23 minutes and 17 seconds, they said.
For 23 minutes and 17 seconds,
you forgot our 6-year-old son was there!
And why?
Because you were talking to one of your flings!
I-- no. Cas, I told you.
-I was breaking it off. -What did you just say?
-What, you think that's what I care about? -I messed up.
I want-- I want you.
Our kids.
I want us to be a family.
No... (mouthing)
We're not a family!
We're three people and a fucking parasite!
I want you gone.
I want you out of our lives, you poison!
The only reason we're still married is 'cause you won't sign
the fucking papers!
Then why-- Then why are you here?
I'm here for the money, Sam!
The money you took to bribe that man and then ran off with!
You took loans out on the business,
I couldn't repay them.
Your stupid scheme to expand
when all I wanted to do was sell and get the fuck out!
Well now we're gonna lose our home
because you took money we didn't have.
That's my girls' future.
That's why I'm here.
I want the money, Sam.
Just that.
Cas, I still love you.
♪ ♪
(mouthing)
(mumbling)
(sighs)
(waves washing ashore)
(door creaks)
-It's a girl? -Yes.
(baby fussing)
She's going to lead us.
Her name is Epona.
(sighs)
Things are going to be different now.
So, so different.
♪ ♪
I need your help, Jason.
Osea can only have one leader.
She won't be safe until we make sure of things.
Close the causeway.
No one leaves Osea.
-(birds squawking) -(waves washing ashore)
Ellie: Why did you show me inside?
Kail: Didn't you like it?
Ellie: No, I did.
This whole place is just...
I just...
feel good here.
It's because you get it, Ellie.
You can see how much it matters.
That woman, the one with the baby...
she's my mom.
She's forgotten we exist.
(wind blowing)
(quietly): I sent the email.
-What email? -To your mother,
telling her your dad's here.
Mom changed when he came.
You should take him away.
I think if you take him away, she'll go back
to the way she was.
♪ ♪
My dad... is here?
She didn't tell you that?
(footsteps)
It's starting.
You need to come with me.
Come on.
(bird chirping)
(panting)
-(car approaching) -Mom?
(car stops)
Man: Hurry up, Tomo!
♪ ♪
-Mom? -(car door opens)
(car door shuts)
(lighter clicking)
(wind blowing)
-(explosions) -Margaret: Christ.
-(gasps) -(explosions continue)
(flames crackling)
-Tell him, Alan. -Alan: Listen, you have a word with Jess,
and you tell her we're no bother.
'Cause, honest, we ain't! We're no bother.
Will you do that, please?
Just let me and Mom go back home.
Margaret: Yeah, we're going home.
Yeah, we can do that. Alright?
-(knife squelches) -(gasps)
Tomo: Jesus Christ, Dan.
(gasping)
Dan: Cunt's always looked down on me.
-Tomo: Well... -Margaret: No!
-Tomo: It's started now. -(crying)
What've you done? What've you done?
-(thud) -(gasps)
♪ ♪
(panting)
-(panting) -(door creaking)
Mom? Where are you?
(sighs)
(knife slices)
♪ ♪
(panting)
(continues panting)
(knife clicking)
Jess: Larry says you're very special.
-(baby fussing) -Kail did as well.
They believe in you.
I think I do, too.
Do you wanna hold her?
(baby fussing)
She's beautiful.
Jess: Hm.
-She's your sister, Ellie. -(gasps)
♪ ♪
Your mother hasn't been honest with you.
Try not to be too hard on her.
Everything she's been through, it's...
confusing.
Where's Talulah?
Lu's fine. She's at my house.
Would you like to see her?
Okay. It's no problem.
Do you mind if we find your mom first?
I just wanna talk to her about everything.
About your dad.
Can I see him?
Yes. God, I want that.
I want us all to get in the same room and talk this out.
♪ ♪
Look, Ellie,
you felt the tension here on this island, yes.
Well, that's all down to something
between me and your dad.
You see, they made him leader
of this island, but it has not worked out.
Not at all.
God knows he never wanted it.
I just wanna tell him
it's okay to give it all up
and just...
Go home? With us?
Well, would you like that?
Jess: Oh.
It's okay.
I need your help, Ellie.
Osea matters so much.
♪ ♪
The things that happen here,
they impact the whole world. I swear to God,
I've seen it with my own eyes.
But this island,
it's become sick.
I wanna save it.
And I wanna save your dad.
Save him from what?
I wanna save him from the darkness inside himself.
(shallow breathing)
(door opens)
-(gasps) -(footsteps)
(clicking noises)
(items being put on bed)
(footsteps)
♪ ♪
(grunts)
(gasps)
(quiet chatter)
(footsteps)
(knife slices)
(chatter continues)
(door creaks open)
(panting)
♪ ♪
Mrs. Martin: It wasn't like we just told him
that that boy was his son. He...
he was in a state and he jumped to conclusions.
Which you let him believe.
We told him the truth.
At first.
Me and my husband sat him down and we told him
exactly what happened.
But he didn't wanna believe.
We just let him believe what he wanted to.
Who is that boy in there?
(sighs) Sam's great uncle
was Father here before Sam.
A few years back, he...
fathered a child with a girl who was
barely old enough not to be called one herself,
so that boy is...
-Sam's blood. -But not his son.
Say that, and you will wreck him.
Why does he think you took Nathan?
Because we did.
(sighs)
The boy you buried was Jason's son.
We...
took his life...
to make you think that your lad was gone.
See, Mimir was the coroner and he needed a body.
We did these things, these, these...
these terrible things so that...
-Osea could have a father-- -You...
You took my son?
Yes, we did.
W-we, um,
we asked someone else to do it.
The man's name was-- was Goltan.
He-he-he was only supposed to...
take him and hide out on the mainland for a few weeks...
wait till everything had calmed down.
When we got there...
What?
What when you got there?
Your son was dead.
♪ ♪
(sighs) We think he...
he tried to escape,
and Goltan panicked.
And he just sat there for days
with your son's body,
weeping. (sniffles)
That's when we knew.
We knew that Goltan had cursed us.
Where's Nathan's body?
I'm telling you all this
because I wanna be right with you...
but don't take Sam, please.
-He needs to stay-- -What did you do
with my son's body?
We...
We laid him in the sea out there
near the causeway.
♪ ♪
You--
You... (inhales)
You dumped my son in the sea?
(door opens)
Right, we gotta go. We gotta get somewhere safe.
Especially him. They're coming here now.
We've gotta get to the old marquee.
Come on! The others are waiting for us. Now!
-We gotta go. Come on! Up you get. -(soft crying)
That's it. Come on. Come on.
-Cowboy: Did you get to the village, Janny? -Janny: No.
They blocked the roads.
Cowboy: What? They blocked the roads?
Janny: I was followed here, I think. There were men behind me.
-I think one of them had a gun on him. -Mr. Martin: A gun?
You sure they have a gun?
Of course, I'm not sure. I was fucking running!
I told you. We need to leave.
-No one is leaving this house. -Cowboy: She wants Sam.
She's seizing power and it ain't pretty.
-We're not safe here. -Mr. Martin: Love,
she has a child that was conceived here.
Born in water and pain, a girl.
She's changing everything. We have to run.
No one is leaving this house.
♪ ♪
When are you gonna do something?
You just sit there, doing nothing with that boy,
while the island rots! She is tearing Osea apart!
Helen: Jess?
You're talking about Jess?
She just had a baby. I've just come from her.
She's no danger to anyone.
She very much is, dear.
Right. That's it, that's enough.
I'm calling the police.
Cowboy: They pulled the cell mast down. There's no signal on Osea.
They've cut the phone lines. All of them.
(dialing)
And your car now sits burned out, blocking the causeway.
(hangs up)
My-my daughters are with her.
What?
Ellie and Lu are here?
What, you brought the girls here?
(loud banging)
(tense music playing)
♪ ♪
Get ready to fuckin' run.
-(loud bang) -No one leaves this place.
I'll talk to them. You're right, love.
This place matters.
I'll talk. It'll be fine.
-What are you gonna say? -Well, I don't know.
I'll improvise.
Well, don't fuck this up, shithead.
(chuckles)
(sighs)
(door opens)
-Alright. -(wind blowing)
We're ready--
(gasps) Oh my God.
-Cowboy: Go. Run! -(footsteps)
♪ ♪
(panting)
(grunting)
(squelch)
(gasps)
(panting)
(gasping)
(grunts)
-(blade squelches) -(gasps)
(sighs)
Cowboy: Let's go!
(dramatic music playing)
♪ ♪
-Nathan: Dad? -We have to go.
Hurry!
(fire crackling)
(panting)
Stop! We need to stop!
(panting)
Cowboy: You're alright, love. Keep breathing, okay.
(Mrs. Martin wailing)
(sobbing)
Sam. Sam, we need to get Ellie and Lu.
We need, what, um, uh, weapons--
No, Cas, we're not going back.
No, I know that, but we need to get our girls.
We need to go and get them.
-They're safe with Jess. -No, they're not!
They just killed that man! How can you say that?
'Cause I'm who she wants.
We need to get help.
♪ ♪
(fire crackling)
(indistinct chatter)
(car door opens)
Ellie: Is everything okay?
-Jess: Yeah. The house is empty. -(car door shuts)
I don't understand all this.
(Jess sighs)
This place, it just can't be open anymore.
You get that, right? I mean,
isn't this the one place where you felt belonging?
Here, you aren't the sister of a murdered boy,
the daughter of a man who ran away,
or a girl who did something crazy at school.
Here, you're just someone who
gets how much this place matters.
And we love that about you.
I'd love your mother to see that, too.
♪ ♪
My mom?
Oh God, Ellie, she is so lost.
She's so lost in her grief
that she cannot see you.
She sees Lu, yeah.
Lu doesn't remember Nathan.
Lu is a fresh start.
But with you...
She's like stone.
I mean, I'm not wrong, am I?
Hon, I was thinking...
And no, I'm not gonna ask you
to do anything you don't wanna do,
-but I'd love you to stay here for a while. -(baby fussing)
I think it'd be really good for you.
What about Dad and...
and Lu?
Oh, them, too. Of course.
And your mom as well.
Look, this little girl
makes us a part of the same family.
She bonds us.
I just need to speak to your mom first.
And I need you to help me to do that.
♪ ♪
(indistinct chatter)
(dies down)
(quiet murmuring)
They need you.
Jesus, is this all we have?
Cowboy: The rest have gone to Jess.
-(gunshot) -(gasps)
Larry: Go on, get in there, you squirrelly cunt!
(laughing)
♪ ♪
I'm here to deliver a message.
Jess says she wants to solve this
without any more violence.
-It is time to talk. -Mrs. Martin: If Jess wants to talk to us,
she can come in here herself.
No, no, no, not Jess.
Ellie.
She wants to talk to you.
Jess won't know where.
(wind blowing)
-(birds cawing) -(thunder rumbling)
(plastic rattling)
Ellie.
Oh my God. Ellie, Ellie, Ellie.
(heavy breathing, muttering)
(sighs)
-Hello, Els. -Ellie: Dad?
Where've you been?
Sam: I've been here, my love.
I'm sorry.
Got complicated, I couldn't...
(sighs)
So sorry, Ellie.
Helen: Where's Lu, baby?
-Where's Lu? -What?
-She's at Jess' house. -Have you seen her?
Is she okay?
No. No, I've not seen her.
We need to leave this place, Ellie.
We need to find your sister and go.
When were you gonna tell us he was here?
He's our dad.
You lied to us.
Helen: Uh, uh-- wait a minute, Ellie.
-What else are you lying about? Why did you come to Osea? -I...
-I came to find, um... -What?
What did you come to find?
The money? That's what Jess said.
-Els, baby-- -Is that true?
We could lose our home because of what he did.
So you don't even want him back?
You don't get this place, Mom.
It's so... (sighs)
It's so special.
-You can't even see that. -You're right, Ellie.
It is.
It is so special.
-Nathan's here. -Helen: Jesus Christ, Sam!
-Don't! -Your brother.
-Y-- he's alive, Ellie. -Mom?
Your brother, he's alive.
-Nathan's here? -No, no, he's not. Don't!
Listen to me, baby. I know that you're in a difficult position
at the moment, and you're searching
for something, but this is not it.
-We can go and see him. -This is--
-No, we fucking can't, Sam! -We can go and see him.
He's dead! Jesus Christ, will you stop?!
Will you just-- Nathan is not here!
This is all part of your insane,
operatic grief that's been
sucking the life out of this family for years!
This carcinogenic grief that's only--
Ellie: Well, at least he felt something.
♪ ♪
-Excuse me? -You never even mention his name!
You hate Dad for being over the top,
but you're the exact opposite!
You let out nothing, nothing!
(ragged breathing)
You've just been like...
stone.
Stone?
I was looking after you, Ellie.
I was looking after Lu. I was holding everything together.
Someone had to do that.
Someone had to...
I don't think we should go.
-Ellie, please-- -I think this place can be good for us.
You don't know what's happening here.
You really don't know what's happening.
No.
You don't know what's happening.
♪ ♪
What have you done, Ellie?
Ellie: They're not gonna hurt you.
Jess said no one's gonna get hurt.
This place is incredible, Mom.
We have to stay.
(plastic crinkling)
(wind blowing)
(footsteps)
(dog barking)
♪ ♪
(bird chirping)
Jess: I want you all to say hello to someone special.
This is Epona.
One day, she's going to lead us.
She will be the Mother of Osea.
What happened here...
that's done. It had to happen.
I hope you see that.
This little girl...
is going to make Osea right.
And when Osea is right,
the world is right.
Till that day comes,
I'm going to take care of you.
I promise.
♪ ♪
You are all safe.
No matter whose side you took.
(clapping)
(applause)
(scattered cheering)
We're a community again, and I...
I want us to live happily together.
Okay.
(dog barking)
(scattered murmuring)
You know this doesn't apply to you, right?
Do it, cunt.
-(knife slices) -No...
♪ ♪
Ellie: No. No!
(baby fussing)
-Ellie: Don't! -(splash)
-(gurgling) -No, no, please!
-Please, no! Please! -I'll explain everything.
It's okay. It's okay, it's all over now.
-You are safe. You are totally safe. -(dripping)
-Jason, take her inside. -Ellie.
-Ellie. (sniffles) Ellie. -Helen: Ellie! Ellie!
(Helen gasps)
-Ellie! -Sam: If you hurt her...
Where's Lu? Can I see her?
Jess: I'm grateful for what you did.
I won't hurt you, or your girls.
But you can't leave. Not now.
Sam, you're this girl's father, but...
I don't care to see you or talk to you or be anywhere near you.
Just come out every so often, and...
comb your goddamn hair, okay?
♪ ♪
Put them in the Oyster for now. The Oyster's empty.
(heavy breathing)
(sighs)
Larry: If these walls could talk, eh?
Eh?
(door shuts)
-Sam: I'm sorry, Helen. -(sighs)
I'm sorry.
I was trying to help some...
girl.
She was Ellie's age.
That's why I came to this place.
Helen: (sighing) You know...
Ellie has so much of you in her.
If I could reach in and rip that out
with my bare hands,
I would.
(rustling)
-Lu? -Dad?
Talulah: I knew you'd come back. I knew you would.
♪ ♪
(crying)
Can we go home now? Can we go?
Yes, baby, we can. We can.
But, Lu... (panting)
I need you to untie me. Can you do that?
Talulah: Yeah. Yeah, I'll try.
(panting)
I can't. (grunts)
(knife slices)
But I've got a knife.
(dog barking)
(indistinct)
♪ ♪
(quietly): Okay, stay here.
Wait there.
-(sighs) -(knife clicking)
I'm not losing her.
I am not losing her as well, do you hear me?
-I can't. -You lost Nathan.
You did that.
♪ ♪
(gasps)
(sighs)
(Jason sighs)
-(glass clinking) -What do you want?
♪ ♪
-(knife stabs, Jason grunts) -(gasps)
The dark...
is here.
(gasps)
(knife clinking)
-(stabbing) -(grunting)
(gasps)
(chokes)
Oh!
-(stabbing) -(grunting, yelling)
-(stabbing) -(grunting)
(panting)
♪ ♪
(gasps)
(heavy breathing)
Sam: I know what to do now.
Come on.
(heavy breathing)
(bird chirping)
(leaves rustling)
Okay.
(heavy breathing)
You hide behind there, alright?
And don't come out unless it's me.
Just me, yeah?
Go on.
-(panting) -(door opens)
(crickets chirping)
(chirping intensifies)
♪ ♪
(heavy breathing)
Sam: What are you doing with my son?
-What are you doing-- -On the floor now.
(gasps)
Sam: Arms wide.
This is stupid.
-(gunshot) -Tomo: Oh, Jesus!
-Jesus Christ. -Helen: Sam, no! No!
(gunshot)
(panting)
♪ ♪
(plastic bag crinkling)
(heavy breathing)
(plastic bag crinkling)
Sam: This is what you came for.
(deep inhale)
Causeway opens at dawn.
Find somewhere to hide till then.
(plastic bag crinkling)
You're staying?
Why did you do it?
Why did you take this?
What if he'd come home?
Nathan.
What if he'd come home and we weren't there?
♪ ♪
(sighs)
I know you didn't mean it.
Mean what?
What you said that day.
I knew you always wanted me.
(gasps)
(heavy breathing)
♪ ♪
(door creaks, shuts)
(sighs)
(plastic bag crinkling)
(heavy breathing)
(all panting)
(waves washing ashore)
(panting)
-(sighs) -Talulah: What do we do?
Okay, so, uh, the tide's going out.
So, we just need to hide somewhere until then.
(crowd chatter)
Ellie: Mom.
(heavy breathing)
Okay, wait-- wait here. Ellie?
Hold that.
(heavy breathing)
♪ ♪
(waves washing ashore)
(heavy breathing)
-(slices, gasps) -(air escaping)
(splashing)
(shivering)
(heavy breathing)
(crowd chatter)
(gasps)
-(cutting rope) -(gasping)
-(splashing) -Come on!
Come on, come on, come on!
Come on, girls!
-Alright. Get in, Talulah. -(Talulah whimpering)
-Get in. -Talulah: I'm scared!
I know, I know, darling, I know.
Can you be brave for me, darling?
-Talulah: Yeah. Yeah. -Okay.
-(whimpering) -Listen to me. If anything happens to me,
you shout for help, alright? You shout and you keep shouting
-until someone hears you. Do you understand me? -No, Mom, no.
-Ellie: No, Mom, it's too cold! -(panting)
♪ ♪
(chatter growing louder)
-(panting) -(unzipping)
Hold that, Ellie. Hold that.
Ellie: Mom, you'll freeze!
Talulah: Mom! (crying)
(panting)
(splashing)
(wheezing)
-(splashing) -Talulah: Mom!
(splashing)
(panting)
Mom! Is she gonna die?
(panting)
(gasps)
♪ ♪
(gasps)
(splashing)
-Talulah: Mom! -(gasping)
-Mom! -(gasping)
Mom! (shouting)
Boy: Mom!
(panting)
Mom!
(panting)
I'm cold!
(panting)
♪ ♪
Talulah:
Mom!
(panting)
(weak breathing)
(gasps)
(gasping)
(splashing)
(gravel crunching)
-(gasping) -Ellie: Mom.
-It's okay. It's okay. Come on. -(hyperventilating)
(indistinct muttering)
♪ ♪
-(panting) -(indistinct)
(opens door)
(panting)
-(hyperventilating) -Talulah: Is Mom gonna die?
-Ellie: No, she'll be fine. -(shivering)
Ellie: Get blankets.
(continues shivering)
-Go and get a pillow. -(hyperventilating)
It's okay. It's gonna be okay.
Okay, Lu.
Come on, lie down.
(shivering)
♪ ♪
(quiet breathing)
(shivering)
(hyperventilating)
(shivering continues)
(plastic bag crinkling)
(panting)
♪ ♪
(shivering)
♪ ♪
♪ (MUSIC PLAYS) ♪