Five, six, seven, eight. And one, two…
NETFLIX PRESENTS
…six, seven, and lift.
I'll take her down.
Sorry. I swear, I forgot the direction.
-Is it that way? -Well planned.
Okay, one more time.
And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, lift.
I'm howling again!
Stop making a mess.
Amalie?
I'm expecting a package. Can you stay another half hour?
I may not make it to practice on time.
Well, you can run. Then you'll have warmed up.
You should try to see possibilities instead of limitations.
Okay?
Hey, smile a little.
Yeah. Good.
Yes!
You have to pick a card.
Queen.
-Hi! -Hello.
You can tell them now.
What's up?
You guys know I love you, right? You're my heart, you know?
I've been thinking.
-I have to quit the crew. -What?
-There's no crew without you, bro.
I'm going to have a kid.
-No! -Congratulations!
Bro! You're going to be a real baba?
-Real baba. -Real baba, bro!
You better not be joking.
But why do you have to quit the crew?
I can't make a living dancing.
-What if we could? -You know someone who can sponsor us?
We're in!
-Are you kidding? -Oh my God! Let me see!
Yes!
We're in!
Paris!
-You're coming, right? -First, we need a show.
Then we have to qualify to battle, and then we have to win.
-Awesome, bro. That's us. -Yeah.
-Come on.
-Josef, please.
Paris, here we come!
Illicit!
DAD CONNECTING…
We got into the competition.
Yes!
I'm so proud of you. I know how hard you've worked for this.
How are you? Do you have your students under control?
In a vice. It's actually really fun.
-Is it? -Yeah, it is.
Oh wow, imagine that. Paris, huh?
Maybe you can get in touch with your mom there.
No…
I don't know.
It could be a good opportunity…
I can't just show up in Paris like that.
She's made it clear that she wants nothing to do with me.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to… I just thought…
But, you know what? This is entirely up to you.
THE ACADEMY OF DANCE IN PARIS
PROFESSORS
-Your alarm went off, Amalie. -Oh.
That's your mom, right?
Are you going to reach out when we get there?
I don't know. I have to go to work.
But I thought you wanted nothing to do with her.
Could…
Could you… keep this from the others?
I just don't want it to be a thing.
I promise.
Thanks.
-Bye. -Bye.
-I love you. -Love you too.
-Hi. -Hi.
-Can I offer you anything? -No, thanks.
-Apple, banana? -No, thanks. I'm okay.
Are you sure? Can't you help me out?
I'm trying to stay away from sugar.
I was wondering if I could get time off to go to a dance competition.
-Time off? -Just for a week.
I'll organize it, get a substitute, so it'll be easy to take over.
No. I'm afraid I have to deny your verbal application.
If I'm being honest, and I think one should be,
it's inappropriate to ask right after the summer holidays.
-I'm allowed to ask. -You're allowed.
But how would things go around here
if people asked for vacation after their vacation
to knit, go fishing, or work on their stamp collection?
I'll take care of everything.
I'll work overtime before and after. You don't have to think--
The answer is no!
Work is work. We do hobbies in our spare time.
This isn't a hobby!
-Okay, Amalie. That's fine. -I have to go to that competition.
Then you won't have a job to come back to.
Fine. I quit.
Fucking dick.
MIKAEL THE LANDLORD CAME BY…
WE HAVE 2 WEEKS TO PAY!
Fuck.
Look.
Yes.
Is that the flier for the competition?
Okay, what do we write?
-Just as well. -Awesome.
There we go. Queen.
Stupid.
I have to learn that trick.
-Can I have a coin? -Yes, of course. There you go.
-Give it to her. -Oh, thank you.
Do you think she'll react?
Maybe.
Wow. Did you see that? She dances.
-She's dancing for you. -Yes. It's really beautiful.
Would you like to be able to dance like that?
Yes!
See you later.
DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL DANCE
Is this your phone, miss?
-Thank you. -You're welcome.
-Is it for free? -I don't know.
Oh my God. This is a palace.
Yo, check it out. Free food.
Free T-shirt.
Key ring.
Are they competing?
-They look really good. -Don't you know who they are?
Salah. A living legend.
Lil Kev. He has the sickest power moves.
And Tine is extremely versatile.
And Junior…
Sarah Bee.
One of the best B-girls in the world.
They do everything we do, just way better.
But we can't give up now. We still have a shot. We have to take it.
We don't stand a chance with our show. Not against that crew.
We can change tactics, do a cool trick no one has ever done.
Just blow everyone away.
Unless someone learns how to fly, we won't win.
I'm glad no one I know is watching.
What?
I just have to go somewhere. I'll see you later.
Amalie. Are you okay?
I'm fine.
I'll see you at practice later.
Yo! Are you just leaving?
Sorry!
Bad timing. We're making plans here.
I…
Sorry. I didn't mean to just show up like this.
-Or… -Well, no.
You shouldn't be apologizing.
I should.
I was just very surprised to see you out there, so I… Yeah.
I was very happy to see you.
Yeah?
Yeah.
Unfortunately, I have to go now.
Because I have grading to do.
Yeah.
Of course, you could come along.
Could I?
This is one of my students.
How exciting.
ALEX WHERE ARE YOU? WE HAVE PRACTICE!
Okay, guys. Three days until the competition. What do we do?
We have feeling, right? We have to use that.
And we have to tell them who we are and what we feel.
But that's the show.
If we make it to the final, we have to battle Raw-nez.
It's going to be a war.
We can win the battle if someone learns to fly.
Exactly.
I can fly.
I didn't know you owned a book.
Allow me to present the trick.
Magic… Moa… flies.
A very advanced model I spent the whole night on.
Are you ready?
It starts with Josef going in, and then…
Shit. That must be wrong.
There. Here we go.
Mashallah! You're a genius, bro!
Are you kidding? All that and a double back at the end?
-That could kill Moa, bro. -Only if I get scared.
That's not okay.
I'll do anything for the family.
Let's try to practice.
And, if I see that it's not working, we'll drop it, of course.
But, with this move in a battle,
we could actually win.
Come on, guys.
Okay, fine.
-Is that Amalie? -No!
-How did you come up with that stuff? -You know…
Ready?
Steady, or he'll fall on his face.
-There. -But you have to be behind.
Yeah.
-Perfect. -Okay.
Then it goes like this. Yes.
-That's right. Then like this. -Right.
There you go.
Are you okay?
One more time.
Again.
Five, six, seven, eight.
And one, two…
I was just a little off, bro. Sorry.
I said sorry, bro.
All right. Have a drink, and then back to work.
Are you ready?
Should we have lunch?
I have to go, but I'll be back.
Again? Why?
An acquaintance lives here and wanted to grab lunch.
An acquaintance? Who?
We're not done practicing. You can't leave.
I have to. I have an appointment.
-Amalie. We need everyone here. -But I'll be back!
That's so not cool.
You can't compete if you don't practice. We don't have time.
This is the last time, okay?
Yeah, it's the last time.
All right.
Amalie, stop.
You have to talk to me.
Mikael. I'll be back.
But why can't you tell them you're seeing your mom?
I can't just tell the others… that Mom doesn't want to--
You know that has nothing to do with you.
Right?
-You have to talk to me. -I have to go.
Hi.
Come on.
Hip-hop.
Exciting. It's not a genre I know a lot about.
I learned it a few years ago from my boyfriend, Mikael.
Exciting.
I've only been doing hip-hop the last few years.
I've mostly done modern dance.
You're an incredibly gifted modern dancer.
You always have been.
You could have gone however far you wanted to.
That solo you did in school was at a level far above--
In school? How do you know about that?
I've seen it online.
I've seen several.
Yeah…
I've thought about starting again.
Have you?
You know what? I think you should.
We have a modern dance program at our school.
It's run by Gabrielle, an amazingly good teacher.
Maybe I could get you an audition, if you like.
Now?
Before you leave.
Just imagine if you were accepted.
That would be amazing. You could live with me for a bit.
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight.
And one, two, three and four, five…
Cool, guys. This will be dope.
Are you okay?
Yeah.
I'm going to stay.
Okay.
So… did the meeting go well?
Sure, but can we talk about it later?
What's up with you?
You leave the second you get a chance,
as if you don't care about the competition.
What do you mean? I had an appointment.
That's more important than us?
Can't you talk to me? What's going on?
Nothing.
Obviously, there is.
I don't get what you're doing, and I don't like it.
HI, SWEETHEART. WANT TO COME TO MY PLACE FOR BREAKFAST TOMORROW?
I WANT TO TELL YOU SOMETHING. BIG HUG.
HAVE YOU EATEN? SHOULD I BRING SOMETHING?
TRIED TO CALL! WHAT'S UP?
SORRY, JUST NEEDED TIME TO MYSELF… CAN WE TALK?
I… really enjoy myself
when I'm with her.
But…
I don't always know where I stand with her.
I still think it's important that you tell the others about her.
Please don't say anything.
I don't want them to know
that there's something… wrong with me.
Amalie.
There's nothing wrong with you.
Wait. Do I look good?
You look great. You don't have to worry.
Hi. Come in.
-Hi. -Hi.
-Vivian. -Mikael. Amalie's boyfriend.
Nice to meet you.
I spoke to Gabrielle.
It took some convincing, but I managed.
You're getting an audition.
Wow.
But it's tomorrow, because she had to squeeze you into her calendar.
-What kind of-- -Do I have to prepare anything?
No, nothing. It's very informal.
It's off-the-record, since you haven't applied.
What kind of audition is this?
For a dance academy.
A bachelor's degree in modern dance.
In Paris?
Yeah.
You'll just have to see if… you want to go to the audition,
but it would be great if you can let me know soon,
because I have to give her confirmation.
What will you do if you get in?
It's a rare opportunity.
It would be great if she got in.
It's a program that requires discipline, precision, talent,
and everything I know you have.
Yeah, she's really good.
I don't know anything about hip-hop.
I just know it's a fairly new style of dancing,
unlike ballet, which has a long tradition.
At least in Europe.
How is your dancing going?
It's going well.
-We practice quite a bit and… -Exciting.
Yeah.
But do you have any formal education?
Or is it more of a hobby or…?
I've taken a lot of classes at Excel.
But I've learned most of it on my own or from people I've hung out with.
Is Excel a school?
It is now. But it started as a youth program in the borough.
And by "youth program," you mean for underprivileged youth?
It's the sort of place that's open to everyone.
Which borough?
Alna.
I think it's great that the municipality engages the youth,
especially in areas with a lot of immigrants,
because we see it so well here in Paris. There's a lot of…
There's a lot of crime among the youth gangs.
No, don't misunderstand.
I wasn't… I wasn't talking about you.
I just mean in general.
I don't know anything about you or your background.
We actually have to go.
We have practice.
We can text them and say we'll be a bit late.
Amalie. We're leaving now.
I'll… come later.
It was nice to meet you.
Don't worry about that audition.
I can wait for you outside.
I can even go in with you, if you want.
Five, six, seven, eight!
Where have you been? We had an agreement.
Yeah, I'm sorry.
Sorry.
What?
You're out of the competition.
You don't show up on time. You leave practice.
It's better if we do it without you.
We can't be at the competition, wondering if you'll show up.
Are you kidding me?
-You can't just ditch me like that! -You're the one ditching us.
Mikael.
Damn it.
Sorry.
-I'd like a beer, please. -Are you English?
No, I'm Norwegian.
Great.
-Amalie. -Nice to meet you, Amalie.
WHY ARE YOU BEHAVING SO BADLY TOWARDS ME?
Amalie, what the fuck do you mean? Where are you?
-At the bar near the hotel. -At the bar? Did you--
How are you?
Ella, you are the worst!
-The worst thing is, they're real. -Of course they're real.
What the fuck is going on with you?
Hey! What the fuck is…?
What the fuck are you doing? I'm behaving badly? Me?
Yeah, you are.
Do you realize how stupid I feel, finding out that you're moving to Paris
for three years? Where the fuck did that come from?
How stupid you feel? I've done everything for this competition,
and you just stand there and ditch me? You never have my back!
How can you say that after what happened at your mom's?
You're kicking me off the crew.
But you're going to do modern dance anyway, right?
It's an audition.
I'm here for the competition. You know how much this means to me!
I don't know how much this means to you, okay?
You haven't lifted a finger for this competition!
Are you kidding? I quit my job for this competition.
You did what?
I couldn't get time off.
So I had to quit.
You're nuts.
I'm nuts?
Because I quit my job for the crew?
For the crew?
Amalie, I can't pay for the both of us.
We've already postponed rent. Fuck.
We'll lose the apartment. And you haven't said anything?
Sorry you don't make any money working for the after-school program.
Yeah, that's right. So I have time to dance.
Yeah, because you can't do anything else.
You didn't even finish high school!
At least I know how to dance.
And I don't?
You know what? At least I'm real, okay? Real.
And I'm not?
Amalie.
If you were real, you wouldn't be going back and forth all the time, okay?
-Can you leave? -You know the worst part?
When I went to your mom's, I met a stranger.
You know who that was? Not your mother. It was you.
I don't know who you are anymore!
Go! I don't want you anymore!
You know what? F…
Fuck this.
Just breathe.
-Evening, Paul. -Evening.
This is the voicemail of…
MIKAEL MISSED CALL
CALLING HOME…
VIVIAN PRYTZ I'M AFRAID I CAN'T COME.
SOMETHING CAME UP. GOOD LUCK.
-Wasn't Amalie going to watch? -What?
-Is Amalie coming? -No, she's at her mom's.
What? Her mom's?
Yeah, I promised not to say anything.
Hi, Amalie.
You wanted to talk to me?
Yes.
I heard it didn't go as planned yesterday, that you didn't get in.
But I know you can.
It's all about practice.
Get private lessons and practice, and you can apply again next semester.
No. I don't want to.
I don't understand.
I have to go.
No, Amalie. Listen to me.
Do you know how hard I worked to get you that audition?
Yes.
I'm sorry.
No. Stop.
-Talk to me. -You didn't say I was your daughter.
Then you wouldn't have gotten the audition.
Do they even know you have a daughter?
That's not something I can just blurt out. You understand that, right?
I've worked here for years.
So you've had years to tell them.
I can't just say it all of a sudden.
What is it you can't say?
That you have a child?
Or that you abandoned a child?
I'm sorry, Amalie.
I don't think I can do this.
No.
You can't.
And that's fine.
Right. Run along now.
We made it.
Josef.
I'm sorry.
-I've been so stupid. -Don't worry about it.
Welcome back.
That's feeling, bro.
What are you doing, bro?
Let's do the trick.
-Amalie, are you ready? -I'm in.
Let's go!
I'm sorry for everything I said.
-I was just so angry and-- -It's okay. I was angry too.
But I want us to talk.
Can we just drop all the secrets?
I didn't get into the school.
And I don't want to go there.
That's their loss.
Thank you.
Do you still not want me?
Jerk! I love you.
You better.
Subtitle translation by: Kristján Steinarsson