Send me a signal.
A sign.
Did they answer you?
Are you going out?
No.
Weird.
What's weird?
You only wear makeup if you go out or you've been crying.
No, I'm not going out and I haven't been crying.
What?
Mom, what's that blood?
- That's gross! - A client of Dad's brought us a rabbit.
Pajamas, now!
Come on!
L'IMMENSITA
Hi.
- Mommy, I made a cloud. - It's beautiful.
Eat.
- What color is it? - It's green. Eat.
No, it's purple.
Purple or green I don't care, eat.
Wait, we're not allowed!
You can't go in here, it's dangerous.
Come on, you wimp.
Mom doesn't want us to.
They're gypsies, let's go home. C'mon.
What are you doing here?
- Are you gypsies? - You're a gypsy!
No.
Workers live here.
- Okay, we can go now. - I'll say what we do.
Then say it.
What's your name?
Andrew.
Sara!
Her name's Sara.
Let's go, Gino. Out you come.
Adri, wash yourself properly.
Is froggy still in the water?
Come on.
- I was having fun. - Good girl.
Adri, get in.
- What are you waiting for? - For you to leave.
All right, we'll leave the field free for the young lady.
Gino, c'mon.
- Adriana, come on. - One more minute.
Come on.
Let's go.
Go on, sweetheart.
- Good night. - Good night, Mom.
Good night.
No, I don't want to.
Stop it.
I said I don't want to.
I said no!
- Come on... - I said I don't want to.
I said no!
She said no!
Let go of her.
Go to your room!
Let go of her!
Don't touch her!
Anyway, he didn't hurt me.
Will you sleep here?
Yes, I'll stay with you for a while then go back to my bed.
"Baby Jesus of my life.
You were a child like me.
This is why I love you so much.
And I give you my heart.
Take it.
It's yours, not mine."
See you tomorrow.
What can you see now?
They look like microbes with dots.
That's the nucleus of the cell.
Inside everything, another thing is always hiding.
Are we also like that inside?
Yes, we're sort of like that too.
What's more important, what we have inside or outside?
The body of Christ.
Amen.
The body of Christ.
Amen.
The body of Christ.
Amen.
I don't believe this shit country!
You tell me, should I call an ambulance?
All right, bye.
Look, she's fine.
- Are you better? - Yes, Mom.
I'm better.
Good morning.
I was expecting Dr. Palombelli.
I'm filling in for him, I'm Dr. Laghi.
Pleasure.
Good morning.
Go to your room.
- How are we doing, young man? - Good.
- Mom's good too. Right, ma'am? - Yes.
- What's your name? - Andrew.
Adri, as in Adriana.
Sorry about that.
Adriana, can you sit up?
A deep breath.
Her bronchial tubes are clear.
Do you remember if you breathed in anything strange before the attack?
It's important.
I ate a bunch of "bodies of Christ".
- What do you mean? - What did you eat, Adri?
I went into the church and took some hosts.
And then, what happened?
I don't remember.
Why did you eat all those hosts?
Just did.
We said we'd tell each other everything.
They have to work a miracle on me.
Who? What miracle do you need?
You and Dad made me wrong.
I'm not Adriana.
You're not Andrew either, sweetheart.
See?
I come from another galaxy.
And you don't have the powers to fix me.
Shall we go for it?
Up to where?
Up to the balloons.
- Yelling? - Of course!
Go!
Hi.
Who is he?
- Here. - Thanks.
His name's Andrew, he's a friend of mine.
Andrew... Hi, Andrew.
Hi.
Wanna dance?
Good morning, beautiful.
Can we walk with you?
Let us buy you a coffee...
Pretend they don't exist.
- You're really breath-taking. - Go away.
Just a minute, please.
Let us buy you a coffee...
Go away!
Get in, Adri!
- Take it easy, kid. - Go away!
- Calm down!
Lady...
Why do you do that?
They're all assholes and you're too beautiful.
Can you stop being so beautiful?
Calm down, it's over.
And I'm not beautiful, I'm ugly.
I'm hideous.
- Look how ugly your mother is. - Cut it out.
Look at your mother...
Cut it out.
- Your mother's so ugly. - Stop.
Wanna talk?
No.
Shall we sing?
Stop it!
Ready? One, two, three!
Dad, go faster!
Turning left.
- To the left! - Slow down, please.
There they are.
Hi, sorry we're late.
Hi. No one is to get out of the car.
Let's go now, or we'll never get there.
Felice, anything below 80km/h is tortoise speed.
Alberto, please, don't start.
I'm kidding.
- Your brother's an idiot. - I know.
Ready, let's go!
Please, stop acting crazy.
We're off!
- Can you look at the road? - Turning right.
If you keep this up I'll jump out.
I'll jump out of the car!
C'mon, we're just having fun.
I'm not having fun.
Come on, we're on vacation.
Why don't you ever take your T-shirt off?
I get burnt.
Put sunscreen on.
It bothers me.
Why don't we go steady?
Why don't you shut up?
Sorry.
- Who's that? - I don't know.
Go and see.
Bye, Mom.
Go, have a safe trip.
Thank you.
Bye.
My turn?
Let's go.
Go, Diana.
Easy.
Put your hands there.
- Where are we going? - I don't know.
Look at all the spiderwebs.
- This way. - It's dripping.
It's gross.
Have they started asking how they were born?
I managed with the story of birds and the bees.
For now, later we'll see.
They're not retarded!
They've never asked me a question like that,
they figured it out for themselves.
They didn't figure it out very well.
Adri thinks she's the daughter of an alien from space.
She told me her father is Spanish, she's not Felice's daughter
and you fled Spain because you were pregnant with her.
What a lovely story.
That girl has a wild imagination,
here's hoping.
What does that mean?
Nothing.
She seems to live in a world of her own, that's all.
Aren't you worried?
Children's fantasies don't worry me,
I'm more worried about the fantasies of adults
who think they're still children.
Isn't it too quiet here?
- You think? - Where are the kids?
I'll go and take a look.
Adri!
Claudia!
Sveva!
They're looking for us, we gotta get out.
Ettore!
Sveva!
- Michela! - They're not here.
Children!
Where on earth are they?
- Adri! - Chicco!
- Anyone there? - Can you see them?
Mom, we're all down here.
That way.
Mom, we're here.
- Gino! - Ettore!
- Nothing? - No, they're not here.
I can hear something.
Mom, we're all here.
We're down here.
Mom!
What are you doing there?
- It's a labyrinth down there. - How will we get them out?
They're gonna kill us.
Let's try and get this off.
- It's heavy. - Together we can do it.
Careful of your hands.
One, two...
Careful.
- A rope! - One at a time.
The hose!
Let's try with this.
- The little ones first. - Help Diana.
One, two, three!
Here he is.
- Put your foot there. - C'mon, Gino.
Look up, Gino.
Are you all right?
Did you hurt yourself?
Adri, hold on tight!
One, two, three.
- Careful. - Let's get her.
Go behind.
Get up, come here this instant!
Don't run away, it's worse.
Don't you dare, look at me.
Stop!
Come on, stop it.
Cool water!
What, are you scared?
Stop, Mom.
You could have suffocated to death, do you realize?
Whose idea was it?
Mine.
It's everyone's fault.
Then a nice slap in the face for everybody,
you're already lined up.
I've never hit my kids.
You can start now, seeing as it was her brilliant idea.
Mom, slap me.
Go on.
Slap me, please.
Go on, Mom.
Call that a slap?
Go on, harder.
Harder.
Harder!
Enough.
Catch me.
- What are you doing? - Lie down.
Why?
Just lie down.
Over that way.
Open your arms.
Take the rose, eh.
Close your eyes.
Where have you been?
Did you go past the reeds?
It's dangerous, for you and for your friend.
Go wash up, you must be dirty.
Little snitch, I'm gonna kill you!
Why did you tell Mom about the reeds?
I'm not a snitch, Mom was worried.
Keep your mouth shut!
Leave him alone!
Enough, stop it.
You're the ones who worry Mom.
And you make her fight with Dad.
If Gino leaves home, the problem's solved.
If you leave home!
Make peace.
Pinkie...
pinkie.
Peace.
- Now hug each other. - Do I have to?
Hug each other.
Properly.
C'mon, hug without punching.
- Happy now? - Stay out of it when we fight.
What's eating you? Are you worried about Adriana?
Stop being a hypocrite,
I couldn't care less about the women you sleep with.
You're not well, you're raving like Adriana,
you invent a reality that doesn't exist
because you don't want to face the real problem.
I'm not even jealous anymore.
Good.
Can we separate?
Discreetly, without making it a drama.
Who says this bullshit to you? Separate?
Get it out of your head! Where would you go?
That girl wants to be a boy.
She thinks she's a boy, she's out of control.
Our friends make fun of us because of her.
Haven't you noticed? It's humiliating.
Yes, defend her!
You're not even capable of raising her properly.
Why is Adriana always a problem for you?
Who's the problem, then, me?
I'm the only normal person in this house.
Do you really think you're normal?
I think you're a bitch.
Hosanna in the highest Heaven.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest Heaven.
The body of Christ.
Amen.
- Hi, Adri. - Hi, Maria.
- Is your mom home? - Yes.
Will you get her?
Mom, Dad's secretary's here.
Maria, has something happened?
Come in, please.
Have a seat.
What is it?
I can't help you, Maria.
Please.
We haven't done a test of bravery today.
What a drag, I don't like tests of bravery!
If you put me in there alone, I won't go.
Will you show me your watch?
We're getting brave, are we?
Yes.
Why do we have to be brave?
To get powers.
But when will they give them to us?
When we're ready.
Who'll give them to us?
The ones who sent us here.
When will they show up?
They're invisible,
they send signals from the sky.
- Gino. - Let's get out...
- You disgust me. - What's wrong with you?
You disgusting asshole!
Are you crazy?
Mom! Mom!
Don't make a scene!
Mom.
I'm fine.
- No. - I'm fine.
I'm fine.
Please, don't look at me like that.
No, not like that.
Go to your room!
Mom, open up!
Open up!
Mom, open up!
Adri, I'm hungry.
Will you go to the kitchen with me?
Put your pajamas on.
Are you tired?
No.
Will you sleep in my bed tonight?
Yes.
Of course.
And Dad?
Why don't you sleep with Dad tonight?
Okay.
Do you and Dad love each other?
Of course.
Are you sure?
Are you all right?
Good night.
Do you smoke?
No.
Wanna try?
I want to be a dancer.
Or a contortionist.
I want to travel.
I want to become an astronaut, or a pilot.
Or a parachutist.
I want to be in the sky.
You know you're a weird boy?
I know.
Close your eyes.
Does it look like a boat?
Diana, eat.
Can't you cut her meat for her?
Very well. Give it to me.
Here, eat.
This house stinks like shit.
Eat, Diana.
- Enough, I don't want any more. - Eat.
You know, we're getting a brother or a sister.
What?
It won't be Mom's baby.
It'll be Dad's and Maria's baby.
Will it live with us?
Let's hope it's a boy.
So we can call him Andrew.
Gino, come.
I'll take the gift, go say hi to your grandparents.
Where's Adri?
Come, I'll hold the gift.
Gino!
Hello, darling.
How handsome you are.
- Hi, Grandma. - Adriana.
What a lovely young lady you've become.
Not yet, thankfully.
- Are you all right? - Yes.
Don't worry, missy, go and play.
Go.
- Adri, give me those napkins. - We want to play with them.
No, give me the napkins.
Please, Giuseppina.
I'm going to tell your grandmother.
Claudia, close the door.
Ettore.
Federico.
Valeria.
Michela.
Chicco.
Adri.
Claudia.
Sveva.
Giorgia.
Valeria.
- Hi, Grandma, how are you? - Very well, poppet.
Are you having fun?
Are there little ants under here?
There are little ants.
Help, there's an invasion of ferocious tortoises.
A mole stole my shoe.
I don't know if it's a good idea, I haven't washed my feet for a week.
Who is it?
What are you doing?
I want to play.
- Are you drunk? - No.
I'm bored to death.
- You can't play with us. - Why not?
Go back up.
Mom.
Go up.
Okay.
All right.
One, two, three...
Quick!
C'mon, open!
Why isn't it working?
It won't open.
These aren't mine.
- I can't open the car. - These aren't my keys.
It won't open.
What's going on?
- Who's got mine? - Citroën...
These are mine.
Beautiful.
- Want to watch the beginning again? - No, please, let's go home.
If you like, we'll make you cry at home.
Let's go.
Slow down, the road's closed.
Pull over, please.
Mom, why are there firemen here?
I don't know, darling.
What's going on?
What have you done?
Don't touch anything.
One, two, three!
Sara.
I gotta go, it's getting late.
- Already? - Yeah.
Bye.
We gotta stay in our room, Mom's going away to get some rest.
Where to?
Dunno.
Did you go to that place?
Yes.
Don't we keep our promises anymore?
I didn't promise.
Where are you going?
Promise me.
Yes. Tell me where you're going.
Look me in the eye and promise me.
Yes, I promise.
Tell me where you're going.
I'm going to a very beautiful villa,
where I'll get some rest.
They'll look after me and I'll get back in shape.
You are in shape.
No, Adri.
You know I'm not well.
I'm very...
very tired.
- We can behave better. - Behave better?
But you're the best.
The best there is.
So why are you going away?
Look after them, they're not as strong as you.
When will you be back?
I'll come back when I'm better.
Grandma's moving in with you
and try to be obedient.
I'm counting on you.
Will you be back tomorrow?
No, not tomorrow.
I'm so, so sorry.
So sorry.
But... I can't.
I can't.
We're kids, you're a grown-up.
Gino, darling, sit up straight. Bring your elbows in.
Good boy.
We don't play with our food, Diana.
What are you doing?
It's a flower, Grandma.
I don't eat flowers, it's for Mommy.
Shall we tell Mommy you're not eating? Would she be happy?
Just eat a little bit.
Come on.
Something, just a little bit.
Don't make a fuss.
Open your mouth.
Open your mouth!
Leave her alone!
I'll break you!
Don't move and sit down, young lady!
You'll stay there until your sister has eaten every last crumb!
- Felice... - Stop, you be quiet too!
A man can't eat quietly in this house!
You pooped behind the door again, go and clean it up.
No.
You need to stop it.
- Then you stop it too. - Stop what?
- Pretending you're a boy. - I'm not pretending.
Fuck you!
Give me a nice smile.
One, two...
Do this.
Let's see.
Adri, you need to smile better.
If Mom sees this, she'll have a fit.
Let's try again.
Come on, you can do it.
You can do it, come on, now.
Come on.
One, two...
three!
Thank you, my love
For defying
The whole world with me
For seeking another life at my side
For making mistakes And paying more for them
Together with me
Thank you because I know
This love can never end
Even though The world is collapsing around us
I won't cry
Somehow I will be able
To say goodbye to you
But saying goodbye to you
Is not possible
To think of you and not smile
Not being there in your eyes
But no, I won't say goodbye
Because you live inside me
We are now earth and tree
Light and sunshine
More than this I do not know
Dad, how do you think Mommy is?
Mommy's fine, now we'll pick her up and bring her home.
Will she be transformed?
No, Mom is still the same person.
Wait here.
If we throw confetti at Mom it won't tire her out, will it?
No, Mom's fine now.
Don't move.
Mom!
How are you, my darlings?
Little one.
Come here.
Mom, at last!
A kiss, Adri.
Give me a kiss.
Happy carnival!
Let's go.
Here we are.
Hi, Grandma.
- Hello, Giulia. - Welcome home.
- Thank you. - You look so well.
Thank you.
She's staying for a few days to help us, if it's okay with you.
It's ready, come to the table whenever you want.
- I'm starving. - Really?
Thank you, Mom.
Shall we show Mom the new couch?
Yes.
Do you like it?
It's beautiful.
- Shall we leave Mom alone? - No, a bit longer.
Let's stay like this for a bit.
Did you keep your promise?
She hasn't been back to the reeds.
They finally reclaimed the whole area,
they removed all the shacks and cleaned up everything.
There's no one there anymore.
Thank you, my love
For defying the whole world with me
For seeking another life at my side
For making mistakes And paying more for them
Together with me
Thank you because I know
This love can never end
Even though The world is collapsing around us
I won't cry Somehow I will be able
To say goodbye to you
But saying goodbye to you
Is not possible
To think of you and not smile
Not being there in your eyes
But no, I won't say goodbye
Because you live inside me
We are now earth and tree
Light and sunshine More than this I do not know
translation Susan Adler