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>NATASHA: Carl Sagan ha detto che gli esseri umani

>sono come farfalle. Volano per un giorno e

>e credono che sia l'eternità.

>13,8 miliardi di anni fa

>il Big Bang ha creato le stelle, i pianeti, le galassie.

>Fenomeni tangibili, pensiero razionale

>pura scienza.

>Perfetto.

>Grazie al Big Bang esiste anche la mia casa.

>New York.

>Una città che vive di

>umanità,

>sogni,

>ricordi,

>amore.

>Le nostre scelte.

>Il percorso che intraprendiamo.

>Ho sempre pensato che per capire il cuore

>delle persone non bastasse una vita.

>Alla fine invece è bastato

>un giorno.

(BUSSA ALLA PORTA) Papà?

- Devo sbrigarmi. - Non puoi cambiare il destino.

Ok. Ho un appuntamento all'ufficio immigrazione alle 8.

Non ti preoccupare di questo, bambina mia. Lascia perdere.

gli avvocati. 'Tasha.

pure troppo, Natasha Kingsley.

Domani ce ne andiamo. Torniamo a casa.

No, è questa, casa mia. New York è casa mia.

Devo sbrigarmi.

Fa' il bravo a scuola.

(MUSICA POP)

- Natasha Kingsley.

Mi sono prenotata per la situazione della mia famiglia

Tanto per cominciare fammelo leggere.

Ok.

Ecco, ci siamo.

- Tuo padre si chiama? - Samuel.

- Tuo fratello? - Peter.

- Quanti anni ha? - 11.

- E' nato negli USA? - No, in Giamaica ma aveva 4 anni.

Nessun familiare è cittadino americano?

No. Ho controllato.

Quando dovreste partire?

- Domani. - Domani?

- Domani. - Ok.

Il vostro caso non è più sotto la giurisdizione americana.

- Questo che significa? - Che l'espulsione è definitiva.

Mi dispiace.

E lei non può fare niente?

Io sono stato in Giamaica.

E' un posto bellissimo, è fantastico lì.

Vedrai che starete bene,

Sì, lasci stare.

Ehi, voi andate in Giamaica.

Ci sono famiglie che tornano a Gaza, altre che vanno in Siria,

in Afghanistan. Starai bene, vedrai.

Lo fate tutti, dite sempre che starò bene. Io mi sono stancata.

Perché vivo qui da 9 anni.

Dovrei finire il liceo e pensare soltanto agli ultimi esami,

al college e a tutto il resto. INvece adesso sono qua.

Ed è l'ultimo posto in cui vorrei stare.

L'ultimo perché New York è casa mia.

Ok, mi dispiace. Guarda, io...

Forse posso...

Prendi questo. E' un mio amico.

Lavora anche pro bono. Jeremy Martinez. E' un avvocato.

CHiamalo.

con il Sig.Martinez.

- Sono Natasha Kingsley. >DONNA: Di che si tratta?

Ci serve una mano, la mia famiglia deve lasciare il paese domani.

>Il Sig. Martinez è molto impegnato. - Ascolti.

- Dobbiamo partire domani. >Sig.na Kingsley,

Potete aiutarmi, vi prego. Io la prego.

Non so come fare. La supplico, per favore.

>Portarci qui era il sogno dei miei genitori.

Io...

Posso darle 15 minuti a mezzogiorno, in pausa pranzo.

>Non un minuto di più. - E' quello ceh mi serve.

La ringrazio. Grazie infinite, davvero.

frequentato il college a Montego Bay.

durante una tempesta tropicale.

negozio per ripararsi

sulla divisa, l'aria composta.

Non credeva di potersi innamorare di un uomo così romantico.

che puntava alle stelle.

lottare per arrivarci.

(PARLA IN COREANO)

(MUSICA RILASSANTE)

Deus ex machina.

Voglio salvare vite e rendere migliore il mondo.

- Ok, ma... - Oggi è giorno importante, Daniel.

E' la grande occasione di tua vita.

Lo so.

un gran signore, fratellino.

- La Dartmouth è ottima scuola. - Un'ottima scuola.

Buongiorno, eh?

Che? Non capisco, mamma.

Hai capito, Dartmouth.

In bocca al lupo per il colloquio.

Adesso tocca al piccolo Danny.

Gran signore di cosa poi...

(PORTA SI CHIUDE)

Ha dimenticato distinta di versamento.

- Charlie? - Tranquilla, Umma.

- Ci vado io stamattina. - Prima di tutto colloquio.

Poi di corsa a scuola. No dagli amic.

- Certo. - Non fare tardi.

(MUSICA DANCE REGGAE)

Dimmi come ti sembra, improvviso una cosa.

La prima è più o meno così. Fa...

(INIZIA A CANTARE UNA CANZONE ROMANTICA)

O...

(CAMBIA LEGGERMENTE MELODIA)

- La seconda. - Dici?

- Certo, la chiusura... - Ti piace di più?

(CANTA DI NUOVO LA SECONDA VERSIONE)

- Diventi famoso. - Non vado io alla Dartmouth.

NOn è ancora detto. Dipende da oggi.

- ANdrà benissimo. - Lo spero.

Lo spero.

(RUMORE DI FRENI)

- L'MTA è sempre una garanzia.

>AUTISTA: Convoglio in ritardo sulla 68ma. Tra poco ripartiremo.

>Non fatevi prendere dal panico, non serve.

>C'è una cosa che voglio dirvi.

>Accompagno mia figlia tutte le mattine.

>COn il mio amico Levi chiacchieravamo...

La prossima volta, autobus.

>Scendiamo in metropolitana ma perdiamo la corsa.

Sta' zitto, idiota.

>E quella mattina era l'11 settembre.

>Se Levi fosse salito sarebbe stato

>uno dei tanti ad arrivare a Manhattan.

>Lavorava al World Trade Center.

>QUindi mi raccomando, niente panico anche se fate tardi.

>Se siete qui ora, c'è un motivo che non conoscete.

>Prossima fermata Grand Central Station, signore e signori.

>E non dimenticate mai di aprire il vostro cuore

>al destino.

Gran bella storia. Mi ha fatto pensare: Wow.

Che dici? Finestre?

His legs are the same size as the rest of his body.

Shit.

[both laughing]

Well, there's your future. Right there.

What, that guy dancing right there?

No, you can't dance that well.

Guy that's right there in the middle.

[chuckles]

[Omar] He looks like everything was going well in his life

and now, nope. Nothing.

That's too bad. Poor guy.

There's your role model.

- - Yeah, the monk.

He looks happier than everyone else.

Yeah.

I think we're missing something.

Something's going on.

[Indistinct announcements on PA]

Whoa.

[Omar] What?

Her.

It's just a cute girl, Daniel.

I mean, okay. She's really cute, but...

No one ever does that.

What?

Look up.

Everyone is so busy looking straight ahead,

they don't bother to look up.

- Holy shit! - What?

- Wait, where you going? - Her jacket.

- Deus ex machina. - [Omar] So?

[Daniel] I wrote it this morning.

It's Latin for "God from the machine."

I don't know what that means.

Open up your heart.

[Omar] What? Mi dispiace, what are you talking about?

Daniel, where are you going? Daniel!

to destiny.

[indistinct announcements on PA]

[Omar] Excuse me.

[indistinct announcements on PA]

I can't find her.

Yeah, I don't see her. Wasn't meant to be.

But, hey, man, you tried.

I think I'm gonna see her again.

I don't think so, man.

I'll text you after my shift, okay?

All right. Wish me luck.

With the interview or the girl?

Daniel.

Text me when you come back to planet Earth, okay?

[woman on PA] The next stop is East Broadway.

[hip-hop music playing]

Excuse me. Mi dispiace.

♪ Real real loud, like we Token' on a space ship ♪

♪ In the crowd, yeah I see them going ape shit ♪

♪ Imma wild out, As soon as that friend hit ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira, Dolla ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira, Dolla ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira, Dolla ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira ♪

[indistinct]

[car brakes squealing]

♪ Worldwide winnin', It's a new day ♪

♪ Imma get air play In a new way ♪

♪ See 'em go ham Know that I got you ♪

♪ Got the whole row singin' ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira, Dolla ♪

♪ Pounds, Naira, Dolla ♪

- [horn honking] - [tires screech]

[man grunting]

- You all right? -

[tires squealing]

[Natasha grunts]

What the hell?

[woman] Here, take my water.

You okay?

Yeah. Yeah.

That was close.

Can I help you up?

Thanks.

Ow! [grunts]

Mi dispiace about pulling you down.

Can I ask your name?

Natasha.

I'm Daniel.

You saved my life.

Thank you.

Do you want to sit down?

[man laughing]

I normally don't wear a suit.

It's for my alumni interview for Dartmouth.

No school today?

Uh, no. No school.

What's with the notebook?

Uh...

Just poems.

Poems?

Yeah, I just dabble in it for fun.

Not a big deal, really.

What are they about?

Oh, no, no, no. Wait, let me guess.

Love.

- Not all of them. - But most of them?

Yes.

Well, I don't believe in love.

It exists whether you believe in it or not.

And that's a provable fact?

Yeah. How could thousands of songs and poems

be about something that doesn't exist?

[scoffs] Boy, please! Words on paper.

What would convince you?

If you can't use the scientific method on it,

then it's not real.

Anything in this world that's a fact,

it's a fact because we can either observe it,

measure it, or experiment with it.

If you can't do any of those things,

then it's legit, deadass not real.

But you gotta admit people are feeling something.

Hormones. They're feeling hormones.

And we just call it love,

so that we have something grand to live for.

Otherwise, life seems really mundane

and just a random series of events

that you have no control over until you die.

[sighs deeply]

Depressing, right?

You make it sound depressing.

Because it is.

So, no magic, no fate, no "meant to be"?

What if I told you I could get you,

to fall in love with me? Scientifically.

How is that humanly possible?

Just give me a day.

One day.

Today.

I can't. I don't have a day.

Do you have an hour?

An hour.

I'm not changing my mind, though.

♪ Life is good, who's askin'? ♪

♪ Wrote my number down On too many napkins ♪

♪ Got tired of, "We'll see what happens" ♪

♪ Lights, camera She 'bout that action ♪

♪ Life is good, who's askin'? ♪

♪ You are not entitled To my time or my passion ♪

♪ Nights out ran me ragged ♪

♪ Got tired of bein' nice Out of habit ♪

♪ You can ask You can't have it ♪

♪ Shorty back home Snack wrapped in a blanket ♪

No. My appointment's at noon

and I'll be home right after that.

[Samuel on phone] Your mother is worried sick.

You have to come pack your stuff.

Papà, this lawyer might be able to help.

such a stubborn child.

And get home now.

Please, we have to do something.

This is honestly our last chance.

Come pack your stuff.

I'm gonna throw it all in the trash.

Will you please just listen to me for once?

[cutlery clattering]

[inaudible]

[cell phone ringing]

- Hello? - [Hannah] Is this Daniel Bae?

Yes, this is Daniel Bae.

My apologies, but Mr. Martinez

needs to reschedule our interview.

- Reschedule? - Domani morning, 8:00.

Yeah! I think I can make that work.

Ok. Wonderful. Thank you so much.

Uh-huh. See you then.

Yes!

[indistinct chattering]

Hey.

What was that all about?

- Just parents being parents. - Hmm.

Loosened your tie.

Yeah.

Uh, my interview got postponed to tomorrow.

But back to love and science.

So, this study

had researchers put a bunch of couples into a lab

and had them ask each other

a series of intimate questions.

Sounds ridiculous.

At the end of the study,

they had to stare into each other's eyes

for four minutes without saying a word.

So, you think you're gonna make me

fall in love by asking me these questions?

Ok, so there are 36 questions.

Ok, so we're doing this?

But nobody's got time for all that.

So, how about I pick ten randomly?

Ok, question number one.

What are the five key ingredients

to falling in love?

[chuckles] This is so idiotic. Um...

Fine.

Uh... Mutual self-interest

and socioeconomic compatibility.

- Ok. - [laughs]

Well, my ingredients are friendship and chemistry.

Mmm. Of course they are.

My last three are some sort of moral compass...

Common interests are a must.

And let's see,

the X factor.

What in the world is the X factor?

Don't worry. We've got it.

You know what...

I hate to break this to you,

but taking this little quiz

isn't gonna make me change my mind, Mr. Plaid Tie.

Did you just call me Pad Thai?

Plaid Tie.

Because not only is that completely racist,

but also culturally insensitive

as my family is from Korea, not Thailand.

Well, that is not what I said,

so you can stop waiting for an apology.

Oh, I'm waiting for something, but not for an apology.

- [chuckles] - [cell phone beeping]

Where are you going?

I told you I have a meeting.

Uh, we still have 27 minutes left.

Mmm-hmm.

So, you coming or what?

So, where do you see yourself in five years?

Is that actually one of the questions?

I might be improvising.

Well, I want to be a data scientist.

What's that?

It's a scientist who analyzes data.

We take large amounts of information

and strategize on how to apply it practically.

Like how?

Like traffic flow,

four-day work weeks for big companies,

personal time versus productivity.

All that jazz. Come on.

about it, though, right?

I'm passionate

about walking on the moon.

But I can't live off of passion

any more than I can live off of love.

[Daniel] It's a long life to spend

doing something you're not really into.

to spend chasing dreams.

You should really kick it with my dad sometime.

Am I reminding you of a 50-year-old Korean man?

Without the accent.

So, he's not crazy about you pursuing poetry?

Oh, no. I'm first-generation.

And?

It means it doesn't matter what I want.

According to my parents, I'm meant to be a doctor.

Oh. You know, at least when you're a doctor making bank,

you can thank them for not letting you

be a starving artist.

It's hard to be passionate when you're hungry.

This is me.

You're kidding.

This is where my interview was supposed to be.

Come on. Honestly?

I'm serious. What are you doing here?

Personal.

Ok.

But you gotta admit,

this definitely proves my point.

Fate is real.

Wait, I think you mean coincidences,

'cause they can happen without meaning.

Ok.

Ok.

I'll wait here for you

and then we'll finish the questions.

Daniel, I should really go home right after this.

Today is a big day.

So, I think this is where we say goodbye.

Um...

Am I gonna see you again?

The odds aren't in your favor.

I'm guessing 1 in 8 million.

I really think I could have changed your mind

if I had the whole day.

Too bad you couldn't prove your hypothesis.

It was nice to save your life, Natasha.

Nice meeting you, Daniel.

You know, good luck with everything.

Honestly, I hope the interview goes well.

Figure all that out.

Thanks.

Thanks again.

You know, I'm gonna prove my hypothesis!

Love is real.

This isn't the last time I'm gonna see you.

If I gotta hit up all the boroughs,

we're gonna see each other again.

You can't stop what's meant to be.

The Theory of Multiverse

was set forth originally by Hugh Everett

in quantum mechanics.

It posited that every version

of our past and future histories exists,

just in an alternate universe.

This means that for every choice you make,

an infinite number of universes exist

where you made a different choice.

In this way, we get to live multiple lives.

I'm not quite sure which universe I'm living in now.

[Hannah] Law offices of Jeremy Martinez.

Perfect. Ok, thank you.

[receiver clicks]

- Hi. - Hi.

Uh, I'm Natasha Kingsley.

I was just about to call you.

I am so sorry, but I have some bad news.

Mr. Martinez was biking in to work

when he got clipped by a car.

- [gasps] - But he was lucky.

Just a few bruises.

He'll be back around 4:30.

- [phone ringing] - Can you come back then?

Law offices of Jeremy Martinez.

Of course. Of course.

Um, I was supposed to help my mother but I'll be here.

Great. I need you to fill these out.

I already have my case files.

You still need to fill these out.

You can take a seat right over there.

Ok.

[Hannah] How can I help you?

[exhales]

been convicted of a crime?"

- [girls laughing] -

to offer allegiance

"to the United States of America?"

[all] I pledge allegiance

to the flag of the United States of America

and to the Republic...

been involved

"in anti-government activities?"

[all chanting] Protect kids not guns!

Protect kids not guns!

mean to you?"

[laughing and chattering indistinctly]

Flip your hair a little bit.

- [man laughing] - [indistinct chatter]

We've had a lot of cases like yours recently.

I think Mr. Martinez may be able

to help you reopen your case.

Honestly?

I can't make any promises, especially these days.

But be back 4:30 sharp.

[gate beeps]

- Hey, Tash. - Oh!

Hey. Doing nicknames now?

Yeah. How'd your thing go?

Uh... I have to come back at 4:30.

I guess that just gives you four hours

to just hang out with me or...

[laughs] I mean, I should still go home.

Ok, yeah, how long does that take?

45, 50ish minutes?

One way?

Yeah.

That's like two hours.

Just to be home then turn around?

Ok, you make some fair points.

Yeah.

So?

I have, uh, this thing uptown. My parents.

- Your parents? - Yeah.

I just gotta drop something off.

It's not a big deal at all.

Do you wanna come?

♪ She said she wanna be My main girl, aye ♪

[indistinct chattering]

♪ She said she wanna be My wife, aye ♪

♪ She think ready For this life, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ You really think you ready For this life? Whoa ♪

- -

I'm sorry this isn't exactly the sexiest first date.

Never agreed it was a date.

Oh, it is. You'll see.

I wish I could just bottle your confidence and sell it.

'Cause I'd make a shit ton of money.

I'm not that confident.

Ok.

This is it.

- This is your family's store? - Mmm-hmm.

Your family,

the South Korean immigrants, own a black hair care store?

Yes.

My family of South Korean immigrants

do own a black hair care store.

Passion project?

It seems random, but it's not.

wigs made from South Korean hair were extremely popular.

Around that time,

the South Korean government banned the export of hair,

making it difficult for anyone

other than Koreans to make wigs.

Then the U.S. government

banned wigs made from Chinese hair.

This gave Koreans full control over the entire wig industry

and the wig business evolved into the more general

black hair care business.

Which, South Koreans currently control 60 to 80%.

Aisle one is shampoos, conditioners, dyes,

a bunch of other things that I don't understand.

Aisle three is weaves, uh, wigs...

This place is huge.

Uh, can I get you anything?

I think I'm set on gel, but thanks.

No. No!

Uh, I didn't mean a product.

Uh, my dad's got a fridge in the back

with like soda and...

Mmm, got it. Ok.

Yeah. Thanks.

- A soda would be great. - Mmm-hmm.

Pink?

Why not?

Doesn't seem like your style.

You never know what might work.

Mmm-hmm.

I think you'd look beautiful with a giant, pink afro.

[chuckles] Well, not the whole thing, just the ends.

- Cool. - Yeah.

Your hair looks really soft.

You think it can take all that dye?

Well, you're the black hair care expert.

So, why don't you feel it and tell me?

Really?

It's a one-time-only offer.

- [knocks] - Aw! What's going on here?

- - [Natasha gasps]

Oh, God.

This is my older brother, Charlie.

This is my friend, Natasha.

Friend? Oh!

I thought maybe he just caught a shoplifter.

Hey, we get a lot of those in a store like this, right?

- I'm sure you understand. - Wow.

What the hell is your problem?

What?

What?

- Tough guy in a suit now. Huh? - Daniel, let's just go.

Don't touch me.

- Appa. - [Dae Hyun speaks Korean]

[in English] The money pouch.

[speaks Korean]

Oh...

[in English] Hey, want me to translate

for your friend, Danny?

Uh... Hi, Mr...

- Bae. - Mr. Bae, I'm Natasha.

You're a friend of Daniel's.

Would you like something before you leave?

- What, for free? - [shushes]

Not this aisle. Come with me.

Ah.

Relaxer for your hair. Make your hair not so big.

[Charles snickers]

Thank you, Mr. Bae, but I like my hair big.

Oh, if you like big, you should get yourself a man,

'cause little Danny here...

Yeah, 'cause my dick is an inch long,

still twice as big as yours.

- I gotta go. - [Dae Hyun speaks Korean]

You know, it could not have gone any worse.

What a combo.

I mean, maybe I should have gotten the relaxer

just to make him like me more.

- [groans] - [laughs]

I'm glad you find this funny.

Dude, tragedy is funny.

Sometimes you gotta laugh to keep from crying.

Are we in a tragedy?

That's what life is.

You know, we all die in the end.

Hey...

I'm sorry.

Daniel...

you're not your dad.

And you're for sure not your brother.

And they shouldn't be mad at you because of me.

They should be mad

because you stole all the good looks in the family.

[both laughing]

Thank you.

I still have three hours.

of my favorite spots.

- -

Yeah. All I hear is the ball, like, thudding on the ground.

It doesn't even make any sense.

'Cause soccer, isn't the ball

supposed to stay on the ground?

Yeah, I mean, unless you kick it.

Thank you for bringing me here.

[indistinct chattering]

Makes you feel minuscule and so important

at the same time.

Passionate about it, you should be an astronomer.

No, but really, though.

But you love it.

[ethereal music playing]

in the universe.

Stars, planets, even galaxies,

are always on the move.

Tugged this way and that.

By the powerful, ever-present force of gravity.

At times, they even collide.

This may sound alarming,

but collisions can actually be beneficial...

and sometimes beautiful.

- -

[upbeat music playing]

[inaudible]

[indistinct chattering]

[inaudible]

[inaudible]

Perfect timing.

- - Noraebang.

- - Mmm-hmm. Korean karaoke.

No, I'm not doing it, Daniel Bae.

I'm not doing it.

[soft music playing]

You know,

in Noraebang you don't choose the song.

The song chooses you.

There goes that overly dramatic poet again.

- Glad you recognize. - Yeah.

Do you know what I recognize?

I recognize that

almost every poem I've read is about three things.

Love, sex, and the stars.

Stars are important.

Didn't we just learn that

- at the planetarium? - Sure, but...

I don't know. Why not more poems about the sun?

The sun is also a star.

Just 'cause it's the most important star

doesn't make it poetic.

The sun is a benevolent star.

A giver.

It's our greatest symbol of hope.

That's worth writing about.

Fine.

I'll only write poems about the sun from now on.

Thank you.

And sex.

Gotta be ready in case the song calls for it.

[mic feedback]

[vocalizes]

[music starts]

♪ Now, I don't hardly Know her ♪

♪ But I think I could love her ♪

♪ Crimson and clover ♪

[vocalizes]

♪ When she comes walking over ♪

♪ I been waiting to show her ♪

♪ Crimson and clover ♪

♪ Over and over ♪

♪ Yes ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ My, my, such a sweet thing ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ I want to do everything ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ What a beautiful feeling ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Crimson and clover ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Over and over ♪

Good morning, everyone.

[indistinct]

The star explosion schematic view.

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

- [baby crying] - [indistinct]

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Da-da, da-da, da-da ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

♪ Crimson and clover Over and over ♪

Today is not a coincidence.

It led me to you.

[cell phone beeping]

- I gotta go right now. - What's wrong?

screwing up my entire life.

I can't do this.

Natasha!

Natasha, what's wrong?

[indistinct chatter in Korean]

Natasha! Just wait!

Natasha!

What just happened back there?

Just talk to me.

What are you so afraid of? Hmm?

What are you so afraid of?

Of being late to my appointment.

Or are you afraid of this?

I know this is real.

And I know you feel it, too.

Natasha...

Daniel, I know you think that us meeting

is fate or destiny or whatever,

but it can't be real, because I'm probably

never gonna see you again.

What? Why not?

Because I wasn't born here.

Because my family is being deported tomorrow.

You're leaving tomorrow?

Yeah. For good.

You're just making it harder, Daniel.

But there's gotta be something we can do.

Just wait, Natasha, just wait.

There's gotta be something we can do.

I'm right here.

I'm not a dream. Ok? I'm right here.

Stay.

- Thank you for saving my life. - Natasha.

- Natasha. Natasha! - No. Leave me alone.

I don't even have your number!

[groans]

[sighs]

Hi.

Perfect timing, Miss Kingsley.

Follow me, please.

He's a little banged up after the accident,

but extremely dedicated to his cases.

- [knock on door] - [door opens]

Yep?

Mr. Martinez, this is Natasha Kingsley.

- Hi. - Nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too.

- Thanks for squeezing me in. - [groans]

- Mi dispiace. - No, it's okay. Please sit.

I've had a chance to review your file and, uh,

what I'd like to do is see the judge

who issued this removal order, okay?

I went to school with him. He's a good guy.

And he'll be able to stop the deportation?

Well, he might let me file a motion to reopen the case

and then we can reverse this voluntary removal. All right?

And then, at least you won't have to leave tomorrow.

And I should have an answer from the judge in the morning.

And then probably we should meet again.

10 o'clock all right with you?

Ok, uh, well, then what?

Well, then I'll ask for a new trial

and submit a petition for permanent resident status.

Ok?

How's that sound to you?

Like somebody finally cares.

you're back early.

You finished with the interview already?

What happened?

You can tell me. You can tell me anything.

Why the long face, man?

Shut up, Charlie.

So, how did your fancy college interview go, Doctor Bae? Hmm?

We finally got a doctor in the house?

Someone to be proud of?

Oh, come on, you really got nothing to say to me?

No, Hyung. I don't.

Hey. I told you not to call me that.

Oh, shit, you're right.

Someone might find out you're actually Korean.

You think that little black girl

made your balls grow? Huh?

Oh, no, you're the little bitch

who can't think for himself without their approval.

Yeah, that's what you are.

Well, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry not everybody can be as badass or edgy as you.

Staying at home, eating their food,

breaking Mom's heart.

Fuck you! You think you're better than me?

Hmm?

- Just let me ask you... - Yeah.

I'd do her, afro and all!

[grunts]

You...

[grunting]

[screaming]

[speaking Korean]

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

[in English] Get some ice for your lip.

[breathing heavily]

[indistinct chatter in Korean]

Doctor Bae. Doctor Bae.

Doctor Bae.

- [Min Soo] Doctor Bae. - Doctor Bae.

- Are you okay? - Yes.

Forget about Charlie.

The only thing that matters is your interview.

And you go to good college,

you become doctor, you be success.

What if I don't want the same things

you and Umma want, Appa?

Daniel, it is about the family name.

It's about honor for all of us.

But what about what I need?

"I, I, I." America is all about "I."

You do not throw away your future.

Appa!

If you do not go to college, you're on your own!

[speaks Korean]

[in English] "Yeah, Appa."

"Yeah, Appa."

- [door opens] - [Dae Hyun] Daniel!

[door closes]

[Daniel] When my mother, Min Soo,

fell in love with my father, Dae Hyun,

she didn't expect it would take them

from South Korea to America.

When my mom and dad learned

that they were going to have a baby,

they struggled with what to name it.

See, in America,

the family name is called the last name.

My father said it showed

that Americans think the individual

is more important than the family.

But in Korea, the family name came first

and told the entire history of your ancestry.

When my brother was born they picked an American name,

followed by a Korean personal name,

followed by the family name.

[reading]

Then a couple of years later, they named me.

[reading]

So, in the end, they chose both.

Korean and American. American and Korean.

That way, we would know where we were from

and where we were going.

All right. Thank you.

Thank you.

Bye. [clears throat]

Mmm. You look great.

Thanks. Your boy's not here.

Yeah, I know. I need his number.

- You need his number? - Mmm-hmm.

- From me? - That's what I just said.

Danny's number? From me?

You gonna give it to me or not?

What's your deal?

You have an Asian fetish or something?

I just have something really important

that I need to tell him.

You really like him, huh?

Yeah, I do.

Here.

Thank you.

Yeah, okay. You're welcome.

All right. Great. Great.

Yep, all right. Hey.

Don't break his heart.

[cell phone vibrating]

Hello?

Natasha?

Hi. [laughs]

Your brother gave me your number.

My brother gave you my number?

I have it and it's me.

[laughing]

I have some good news. Can you meet me?

Yeah. No, yeah. Where are you?

["Here With Me" playing]

[inaudible]

♪ Caught in the riptide ♪

♪ I was searching For the truth ♪

♪ There was a reason ♪

♪ I collided into you ♪

♪ This feeling begins Just like a spark ♪

♪ Tossing and turning Inside of your heart ♪

♪ Exploding in the dark ♪

♪ Calling your name In the midnight hour ♪

♪ Reaching for you From the endless dream ♪

♪ So many miles Between us now ♪

♪ But you are always Here with me ♪

♪ Oh, inside me ♪

♪ I find my way ♪

♪ Back to you ♪

[vocalizing]

♪ Two words ♪

♪ In your hands In your hearts ♪

♪ It's whole universe ♪

♪ Universe ♪

♪ You are always here with me ♪

- Lightning round. - Ok.

What is your most treasured memory?

- Oh. When we first got here... - Mmm-hmm.

...my dad took us to see the fireworks at Coney Island.

We ate fried dough, went on all the rides.

Just kind of magical. Is that cheesy?

- He was different then. - Your dad?

Yeah.

He's the reason we're here, but it's not even his fault.

No, it's not his fault

that ICE does these random raids.

And he was working in the kitchen that day.

Nine years here, then boom.

Man, I'm sorry.

It's all sorts of complicated.

[sighs]

God, I love this city.

[both laughing]

[children laughing]

[woman] Don't fall.

[boy] I got him! I got him!

Day's sweetest moments are at dawn.

Good morning.

I could get used to waking up like this.

[Natasha giggling]

- Thank you. - Hmm.

My bangs are probably everywhere.

[Daniel laughs]

Any more questions?

Kiss me?

What time is it?

- Uh... - You don't wanna

miss your interview.

- Oh, shit. It's 7:15. - Hmm! Oh, we gotta go.

- Come on. Come on. - Yeah.

Yeah, it's interview time. Come on.

Come on, come on.

Careful.

What?

I don't know.

You're going in there,

you're gonna kill this interview

and I'll wait here for you until my appointment.

You're good.

Are you okay?

- What if I have to leave? - You're not leaving.

- How do you know that? - Because I know.

The universe wants us to be together.

You're not leaving, Natasha.

Don't you see? That's what this whole thing is.

Even your jacket, deus ex machina.

It's fate.

So you have nothing to worry about.

Ok.

Come on. You're gonna be late. Go, go, go.

I don't want to go.

Go!

You promise you're gonna be here?

I'll be here.

We'll finish the questions when you get back.

- Go to your interview. - I'm going. I'm going.

[cell phone vibrating]

Hi, Mommy!

No, I...

I'm so sorry.

I should have reached out. I'm safe, though.

[Martinez] No, no, no.

I graduated a long time ago. Class of '92.

Are you a Queens boy?

- - Yeah, me, too.

Your mother's name is Min Soo?

- Pretty, pretty. - Thank you.

Yeah. Soccer team.

Forward.

Must be fast.

Asian Culture Club vice president?

Mmm-hmm. Yes, sir.

Excellent interpersonal

customer service skills. What's that?

Yes, sir. My, uh, father owns a black hair care store.

I work there part-time.

Any community service, that type of stuff?

Mmm-hmm. I volunteer at the children's hospital

in the Bronx twice a month.

It's rewarding.

I write poems with the patients.

Takes their mind off of being sick.

Oh, so you like to write, huh?

I do. I do. As a hobby.

Yeah, yeah. No, I feel like doctors

should all be well-rounded,

but, you know, it's rare.

So, um...

So when did you first know you wanted to be a doctor?

Never. Is that an okay answer?

Yeah, I guess. If it's honest.

It is.

All right. Well, let's go with that then.

My parents want me to be a doctor.

I never wanted that.

I just...

I want to be a poet.

So why the hell do you wanna go to Dartmouth?

Uh, my parents are immigrants.

All they want is to give me and my brother a better life.

It's all they ever wanted.

But what about what you want?

Doesn't that count for something?

I don't know.

Ok. There's still a chance, Mom.

Will you please just listen to me for once?

All I'm saying is I'm here.

I have this appointment. Give me an hour.

- Miss Kingsley, you're early. - Hi. Is he in there?

- Yes, he is, but... - Ok, great.

- I'll be home in an hour. - Hey, excuse me.

I'm hanging up now. Goodbye, Mom.

Your appointment's not until 10.

Miss Kingsley you can't go in there. He's in a meeting!

So sorry for the interruption.

Excuse me. We're having a meeting here.

- Tash? - Daniel?

Destiny.

What's going on here?

This is...

Oh, my God. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to interrupt.

You're fine. It's fine. We were just finishing up.

No, we're not. We're just getting started right now.

Can you tell me what happened with the judge?

I don't think you wanna be talking about this

in front of Mr. Bae right here.

You can say anything in front of him. Just tell me.

Can my family stay?

[sighs]

No. I'm sorry.

[sobbing] So you're saying I have to leave today?

Natasha, if there was anything I could have done,

I'm telling you, I would have done it.

You said you could fix it.

I promised to try and I did. I really did.

Oh, your promises don't mean shit!

[Martinez] Look, the current political climate,

and the way they keep changing policies...

- I mean, I did all I could. - You know what's so messed up?

I'm so sorry, Tash. I'm so sorry.

You said this wasn't gonna happen!

You promised me

- this wasn't gonna happen. - So sorry. Natasha!

Hey! You didn't finish your interview.

Natasha only has a few hours left.

I'm not wasting another second.

Don't you want the recommendation?

Not more than I want the girl.

[Natasha sobbing]

Natasha! Natasha!

Natasha, come on. Natasha, please.

- Wait, wait, wait. Just wait. - I can't wait!

- Wait. - I can't wait.

I have to go home.

I have to pack. I have so much to do.

I can help. I can help.

No, my parents are there. Go back to your interview.

- Go back. -

I don't care about Dartmouth.

It doesn't matter to me the way that you do.

You met me yesterday!

- Get over it! Get over it. - I don't wanna get over it.

But you should!

- But you should. - I'm not gonna get over it.

No, no. Here's what we're not gonna do.

We're not gonna act like this

isn't the worst thing on earth, 'cause it is.

Ok?

But I'm coming home with you.

I'm gonna see where you eat,

where you sleep, where you live

and I wish I could have done it sooner,

but now is better than never.

Are you okay with that?

I just don't wanna go. [sniffles]

I just don't wanna go. I don't wanna go.

[sobbing] I don't wanna go.

I don't wanna...

I look homeless.

You don't have to be nervous.

I'm meeting your parents.

Well, I mean, the good thing is,

you can screw up all you want.

Never gonna see 'em again.

[music playing on speakers]

Pass me that one there.

Lord, Natasha!

Peter, go turn that damn music off.

We didn't know when you'd come home.

Uh, mommy, this is Daniel.

Mi dispiace to meet you under these circumstances, Mrs. Kingsley.

that I stayed out.

He's the reason why you not come home last night?

- Mr. Kingsley, it's my fault. - Not a word, boy.

We've been up all night.

Thinking about you, worried about you.

And you've come home with this stranger.

Daniel's not a stranger. He's my guest.

Your guest?

When you have your own home, you can have a guest.

But this here's my home.

What makes this your home?

A home is a place you fight for.

You don't even wanna stay.

It's not simple, 'Tasha.

What is it?

I just wanted to give you all so much more than this.

I love you.

But we are leaving.

Ok.

[Samuel sighs]

- Thank you, sir. - Here's your bag.

I don't know how to say goodbye.

Then don't.

We still have one more test to go.

The stare.

No talking.

Ready?

I'm not sure if we're supposed

to hold hands during this part,

- but the hell with it. - [chuckles]

It's all right.

I'm right here.

that human beings

are like butterflies who flutter for a day

and think it's forever.

Compared to the lifespan of the universe,

our lives begin and end in a single day.

I've come to understand it this way.

The stars aren't just balls of gas

burning billions of miles away.

They are also a reminder

of the brief time we share on this planet.

[indistinct chattering]

At first, Daniel and I stayed in touch.

But time and distance

are the heart's natural enemies.

[both chatter indistinctly]

...everyone we love...

how we got here...

what path we choose...

and who we choose to remember.

They are all a part of our story.

But we cannot allow the story to be written for us.

Because we don't have forever.

Sometimes...

all we have is a single day.

I'm Daniel.

You saved my life.

Thank you.

[indistinct chatter]

[timer beeping]

I love you, Daniel Bae.

[indistinct announcement on PA]

I guess the experiment worked.

[guitar playing]

Uh...

Mi dispiace I'm late.

No, just... Thank you for coming.

Yeah.

So you found your way back to New York City, huh?

Wasn't easy. As you know.

But my student visa finally came through for grad school.

So what are you studying?

Astronomy.

Um, I'm actually flying to San Francisco tomorrow

to start my PhD at Berkeley.

Thank you.

Dr. Natasha Kingsley. Look at you. [chuckles]

Thanks. But I need to ask you a question.

Yeah, sure.

So, the day my family got deported,

there was a boy, Daniel Bae,

who came to your office to interview for Dartmouth.

Ok.

I haven't been able to find him anywhere.

I mean, he's not online anymore.

It's literally like he's vanished.

And I was wondering if you have

any way of contacting him.

No. No.

When he ran out of my office,

that was the last time I ever saw him.

I'm sorry.

I'll tell you something.

You know why I remember that day?

- - Well, because I had

a million things to do that morning,

and I had this accident, right?

And I actually tried to convince the EMTs

not to take me to the hospital.

But I was glad they did.

Why?

Well, because...

[laughs]

my doctor became my wife.

[both laughing]

Yeah!

Oh, my God!

I know, I know, I know.

So, you know,

sometimes you can't control everything...

I don't know. I don't know.

Maybe just being open to fate, maybe that's a choice.

Maybe.

Uh... [chuckles]

Good luck with everything. I mean that.

- Thank you. - Ok.

We've got some more talent coming out, so just sit tight.

This is a poem I wrote about the sun.

Natasha.

- Wow. - [chuckles]

How?

I like your glasses.

I like the hair.

I leave tomorrow.

I only need a day.

Mmm. Well...

I don't really have a day.

Give me an hour.

[both chuckling]

["Paradise" playing]

♪ I'm gettin' lucky like Coins in the well ♪

♪ Goodbye to my haters, I'm wishin' you well ♪

♪ This is my year, man, If you couldn't tell ♪

♪ This is our life And we livin' it well ♪

♪ Late nights in the city, Causin' hell ♪

♪ Burn this, burn this Into the ground, oh, well ♪

♪ If all we got tonight, Let's do this right ♪

♪ Let's do this right ♪

- ♪ Let's go to ♪ - ♪ Paradise ♪

♪ This feel like Friday nights ♪

♪ This'll make you feel alive ♪

♪ I feel like we in paradise Paradise ♪

♪ Paradise ♪

♪ Don't know If it's the drink I poured ♪

♪ But I swear I've never loved you more ♪

♪ When you right here, I come alive ♪

♪ One more hit and we can fly ♪

- ♪ This feel like ♪ - ♪ Paradise ♪

♪ I'm feelin' it, my head's Where the ceilin' is ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ This energy turns nights Into memories ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Count up the bands You've been workin' All summer ♪

♪ Ex didn't know what he had, What a bummer ♪

♪ Insecure people Turn to insecure lovers ♪

♪ Well, my drink is almost out And I'm about to pour another ♪

♪ Just let it out ♪

♪ The night has just begun We on a level now ♪

♪ If I get too... up, Promise you'll hold me down ♪

♪ Yeah, this that... You can't deny ♪

♪ This that... You feel inside ♪

♪ This our life, our time We livin' well ♪

♪ Late nights in the city, Causin' hell ♪

♪ Burn this, burn this Into the ground, oh, well ♪

♪ If all we got tonight, Let's do this right ♪

♪ Let's do this right ♪

- ♪ Let's go to ♪ - ♪ Paradise ♪

♪ This feel like Friday nights ♪

♪ Ooh, it do ♪

♪ This'll make you feel alive ♪

♪ Baby ♪

♪ I feel like we in paradise Paradise ♪

♪ Paradise ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Don't know If it's the drink I poured ♪

♪ Poured ♪

♪ But I swear I've never loved you more ♪

♪ When you right here, I come alive ♪

♪ One more hit and we can fly ♪

- ♪ This feel like ♪ - ♪ Paradise ♪

♪ Oh, yeah ♪

♪ Don't know If it's the drink I poured ♪

♪ Poured ♪

♪ But I swear I've never loved you more ♪

♪ When you right here, I come alive ♪

♪ One more hit and we can fly ♪

- ♪ This feel like ♪ - ♪ Paradise ♪

[vocalizing]

[instrumental music playing]

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