All language subtitles for Road North (2012).eng

There was a young man -

who wanted to become
the world's best archer.

It was is obsession.

He left his wife,
home and children -

and traveled to the Far East
in a search of a mentor.

MARIANNA FILMS PRESENTS

I gotta go to the bathroom.
Why are there so few here?

My pants are so tight.
- Why did you buy them too small?

I got two pairs.
- Excuse me, ladies.

That's "single ladies" to you.

How do I get out of here?
- You know how to follow a woman?

Well... Barely, I guess.

He doesn't.
- Come with us. We'll teach you.

Ladies, don't run.
- Come on!

He's following us!

What's that?
- My passport.

Why is the color so strange?
- It's an EU passport. With a tan.

Let me see.

A flying Finn.

Where did you buy this? Follow us.
- Thank you.

Hi, Pasi.
I don't look like a criminal, do I?

Thanks.

Thanks, single ladies.
- You're welcome. Watch out!

DIRECTED AND PRODUCED BY
MIKA KAURISMÄKI

ROAD NORTH

Hey, listen.

This is Porala.
There's a drunk outside my door.

Yes, he's sleeping.

Timo.
- What?

Hi.
- How do you know my name?

I'm your dad.

My dad went to sea
when I was three. - Yup.

And now he's back.

Thank you for the concert.
- What concert?

Tonight.

You were there?
- Yes.

And... you're good.

Thank you.

You've realized you don't need
to own so many things in life.

Yeah.

Go ahead.

I have to practice tonight.
- I wouldn't mind having a shot.

Who drew this?
- Lumi.

My daughter.

How old is she?

Five.

They're in Lapland.

My wife is from there.

They'll move in here
when the place is ready.

Thank you.

Lumi.

I always thought
you'd become a musician.

We had that brown piano.

You played it when you were
just a baby in your mother's arms.

Before you could even sit.

The piano was made of birch.

Yeah. You might be right.

Well?
- What?

What do you want?
- Me?

I haven't heard from you
in 35 years.

Your mother didn't
want me to keep in touch.

You knew she died?

Yes, I did.

You didn't.

Colon cancer.

I took care of her
once a week for three years.

I have a colonoscopy every year.
- What's that?

They look inside my colon.
- That's your idea of fun?

Cancer is hereditary.

I also have an inheritance for you.

What?
- You're my only son.

I thought you could come with me
tomorrow morning. - Where?

To the wolf lands.
- Wolf lands?

Can you smoke outside?
- Oh yeah. Both inside and outside.

What hotel are you staying at?

I can't concentrate
if you stare at me. - Hotel?

You can sleep in Lumi's bed.
I have to practice.

I won't bother you.

I think you know that part already.
- No, I don't.

Okay, I'll go. I'll go.

Hey. You have a car?
- No.

But you have a driver's license?
- Yes.

Good. We can rent a car.

You see, I can't drive because
my legs are in bad shape.

I'll go. I'll go.

TIMO PORALA AWARDED!

MUSIC AND FAMILY IN TUNE

Hi. I want to ship this to Lapland.

Go ahead.
- Thank you.

Wait. Let's put slippers on.

There's no one here, right?
- Oh no.

We don't allow owners
at the showings.

They always have huge expectations.

They get hurt
if someone criticizes their house.

I've had so many idiot owners
ruin good deals.

Are there going to be renovations
in the bujlding? - Oh no.

Flats like this last forever.
But I can check if you want me to.

This is nice and sunny.
- Oh yes. Have a look here.

Why are they selling this place?
- There were some family issues.

To tell you the truth,
the woman left her husband -

because he was a pain in the neck.

She moved to Lapland.
As far as possible, I guess.

Poor guy, must be in debt
up to his ears with this place.

You want to make an offer?

Places like this don't stay
on the market very long.

I was going to play golf
in an hour, but I can reschedule -

if you're interested
in making a deal.

Don't be... alarmed.

There's someone...
There's someone here.

Good morning.

Well, this is actually
a great coincidence.

As the owner, I'm sure you can tell
more about the building.

This is no longer for sale.
- What?

Stop the sale.
- What's going on?

Thanks a lot!

Miss! You still have a shoe cover...

No problem.
We'll keep our eyes on the future.

Sure.

You can go fuck yourself!
- Great idea.

Morning.

Morning.

Keep the change.

Leo.

Leo.

Dad.

Dad.

Did you say something?
- No.

Have breakfast.
We have a long day today.

I had breakfast at the studio.

They won't serve you leftovers
when you're dead.

You left early today.

You were like that as a kid, too.
Never slept past six.

When you woke up,
you started singing immediately.

I have diabetes,
in case you're wondering.

The doctor said
I'll die if I don't take care of it.

I once tried to get you to sleep -

the way you make parrots sleep.

You left me in the dark?
- No.

You had chickenpox.
You hadn't slept in three days.

I put a pile of blankets
and towels over your crib.

You were in the dark by yourself.

Your mom and I,
we thought you'd fallen asleep, -

so we started making out.

But then you started
singing Tipi-tii, -

a Eurovision Song Contest song.

I rented us a car.

This was the only one
I could get on such short notice.

Could you drive, please?

You have the keys?
- No. You don't need keys.

This is a modern car.

Just put the red and
the blue wire together.

I'm glad they still make cars
that start easily.

The last time I drove here,
there were cows in the field.

We have a long way to go?
-Why?

We're in the wolf lands already.
Just passed the Ring Road.

Wolf lands?
We still got some way to go.

I'll be there right away.
I just called a taxi.

Thirty minutes. Yeah. Bye!

I'm sure you can skip one gig.
- It's a symphony orchestra!

You said wolf lands!
I thought you meant Ring Road!

I couldn't imagine
Ring Road was called wolf lands.

I'm sure you couldn't.
- I'm a country boy.

How am I supposed to know?

We could get to know each other.

I'd like to know my only son.

Lying is a great start.
- I haven't lied to you.

I don't believe
a word you're saying.

But you lied to me.
- Me? What do you mean?

Your wife and kid live in Lapland -

and you're selling your apartment.

The real estate agent came?
- Yeah. I took care of him.

You have a sister
in Central Finland. A sister!

I thought we'd go say hello to her.

You said I was your only son.
- Yes, son. Only son.

Fuck...

Thanks for the ride.

Hey, that way!

We have to get them a gift.

This is Timo Porala, hi.

Listen, I can't play tonight.

I have a migraine.

It started
at the concert last night.

I'll find you a substitute.

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

I got it! Come take it!

Alright. Pick it up.

How?
- Grab it by the neck.

Grab it before it gets off the hook!
Not the line!

Shit!
- Grab it!

Good job, Timo!
- Shit! My shoes are all wet.

Don't let it get away!
It weighs at least a kilo.

This is all slimy.

Thanks.

The address is Torpparinkuja 29.

I've got tinnitus again. - I had it
when I toured with my band.

It was terrible.
I thought I'd go nuts.

It would start every time
I heard a clang.

If someone threw
their keys on the table -

or clinked their beer glass.

What instrument did you play?
- The bass.

Right.
- I did vocals, too.

I sang a lot. I did the sol-fa.
- You did sol-fa with what?

I mean, I sang tunes.

When the fall comes
you see

The trees in the park

Look. Look.

What do we have here?

Who do we have here?

Look. We got company!

A cat.

Why don't you wait in the car
while we visit family.

Holy shit, a cat!

The name is Paakku.
- Uh-huh.

You told them we were coming?

In Finland you can just go
and knock on your relatives' door.

Here we go.

Shit. Who is it...

What?

You're Paakku?
- Yeah.

Is your wife's name Minna?

Yes.

Leo, Minna's dad.

Timo, Minna's brother.

Excuse me, but what is this?
- We came to visit you.

Here you are.

Err... Minna's sleeping.
- Honey, who is it?

Your dad's here.

Oh.

We got a cat in the car.

If we don't want to eat the fish,
she'll eat it. - Oh.

How should we cook this?
- I have no idea.

Look. Shoot. Let me...

I hope we're not disturbing you
with our surprise visit. - Oh no.

We were just having sex
for the first time in six months.

That's why Pertti is sulking. , •
- I'm not.

Right.

Right.

Why did you...
- Because it's true.

First time in six months.

We could've talked
about this in private.

Does it really matter
who you talk to?

Timo, you look familiar.
- Oh.

You two look alike.

We do?
- Oh yes.

Is this Anja?
- Yes.

Her mother.
I met your mother after her.

This is tarragon from our garden.
Organically grown.

I'll have just a little.

So you have...

You've been in touch
on Facebook, right?

Yes, a little.

I don't think Dad was exactly sober.
- Not exactly.

You said you'd come see us.
- And now I did.

What kind of a career do you have?

I worked
as a human statue for a while.

You know,
you freeze your hands and face.

I loved doing it,
but I had to quit pretty soon.

Why? - It's impossible
to stand still for such a long time.

After the tsunami,
I joined a monastery.

Wow. You're a monk?

I'm sure
that's an interesting profession.

Or spiritual way of being.
Or position.

I'm sure
it's more interesting than my job.

Pertti is an interviewer
at a temp agency. - I'm a recruiter.

I'm a headhunter.
- What? Headhunter? Right.

So what's it like...

I mean, as a monk
you have to be quite...

It requires
a lot of self-discipline.

Not as much as
being a living statue.

That requires self-discipline.

In the monastery
I just do laundry, clean and bake...

...bread for the boys.

You can't make me a monk
even if you baked me.

Eat.

You remember when Dad left?

No.

I must've been two or three.

We didn't have much furniture.

Mom sat on the couch
and watched me play on the floor.

She couldn't play the piano.

I wanted to hear the songs
Dad always played.

I remember that
his face and hands were hairy -

and that he smelled bad.

Why did he have children
if he didn't want to be with them?

Maybe he was just horny.

Pertti and I are going
through a rough period.

If you're wondering why
things are a bit weird. - Uh-huh.

I feel he doesn't appreciate me.

Why wouldn't he?

He'd like me to be
happy and outgoing.

He fantasizes about
me being some friggin' -

head of communications
type of person.

But it's not my fault
I'm the way I am.

Minna is the quiet type.
You must've noticed.

She's on the Internet all day long.
Sometimes even at night.

My job is a bit more social,
so we sometimes have...

How should I put it.
Communication problems.

Would you mind?

What?

You see the whisk?
- Oh, right.

I made it with oak branches.
Just got it out of the freezer.

It's organic.
It's an oak whisk. Please.

Oh God, this feels yummy.

Yummy indeed.

We just installed
these rain showers.

Minna saw these
in an interior design magazine.

They sure weren't cheap, -

but I figured,
if they'll make her happy, -

I'll go and get them.

When I was little, I dreamed
of him remembering my birthday.

He never did.

Sometimes Mom would lie and say
he called when I was sleeping.

My mom gave me Christmas gifts
that my Dad had sent me.

But they were wrapped -

in the same paper
as the other gifts.

I thought he was going
to send me something -

when he asked for my address.

I didn't think he'd have the guts
to show up.

I told the other kids at school -

that he was a musician
and always on tour.

In third grade they started asking
which band he played in.

I didn't even know
which country he was in.

I punched one guy so hard
I knocked his tooth out.

I could never punch anybody.

I think I'm the type
that doesn't know -

how to stand up for herself.

I get depressed
every fall and spring.

And a little
in the winter and summer, too.

Did that feel yummy?
- Apparently it did.

Minna, here you are.
Happy birthday.

But my birthday is in February.
- That's alright.

For once, I'm way early.

Thank you.

Or did you want me to open it now?
- Oh no.

Life really starts at around forty.

You're a little less messed up
than when you were younger.

Minna! Minna, ahoy!
Come here. It's your Skype.

Minna, it's your Skype.
- So, did it feel yummy?

It's great that someone calls Minna.

To be honest with you,
she's quite unsocial.

This is lovely...
Compared to me she's unsocial.

Please, pour me one too.
-Dad!

What?

Dad!

Yeah, you see, -

these design chairs are not made
for sitting, not at all.

Thanks.

They are what they are...
They're not good for...

I have to go make a call.

Who do you have there?
- A surprise guest. Come here!

Sit down. Then these.
Speak into that.

Hi! Is it Anja?
- Yes, it's me.

You haven't changed a bit.
- Oh, thank you.

Where are you?
- Near Miami.

Earl, my husband,
owns a hardware store chain.

Earl is his name.
- Sure. You look good.

Oh, thank you. What do you do
these days? - Nothing.

Oh. So you're downshifting.
- I've been doing it all my life.

Leo. - Yes, I love you.
With all my heart.

Thank you. No, I meant
I'm glad you came to see Minna.

She's missed you a lot.
- Yeah. It was about time.

So did you ever go to prison?
- No. I mean...

It all worked out.

I play golf. Can you imagine?
Me, an old communist!

I barely got a visa to the US -

because I was active
in the leftist movement.

Mostly chasing men.

It's at ten in the morning.
Take a taxi, I'll pay.

Thanks. You know the piece, right?

I'll take care of
the evening concert.

Yeah. Thanks.
These things happen. Bye!

So you're into music?
- Yeah, sort of.

What kind of music do you like?

It varies.

Lately I've been listening
to Wagner and Schubert.

Right.

What country are they from?

They're composers.

What kind of music do they make?

Classical.

Classical?

I like the heavier stuff.

You want to hear?
- Sure, if you have more whiskey.

I have something better.

Come.

PIRKKO'S RIDING STABLE

Thank you.
- No problem.

I love it. What did Mom say?
- Nothing in particular.

I have to say
this thing is pretty amazing.

What do call it... Skype.
- Yeah, it is.

Pirkko's Riding Stable.

Are you going horseback riding?
- No.

It's an old friend.

In Lapland.
- Yeah, that's what it says.

This kicks ass.

At their gigs they have bloody
impaled sheep heads on sticks -

and naked women,
with bags over their heads, -

hanging on crosses.

Holy shit.
Minna doesn't like me smoking weed.

But I got to relax, too!

I feel good!
I feel free! I feel free!

You feel free?
- Sure.

You feel free? You really feel free?
- Oh yes.

Fuckin' ay! Louder!

Now!

Now it's coming! It's coming!

Timo, now we're gonna love!

I love the world! I love you!

Timo, we're gonna love!
This is so lovely.

Timo, we're gonna love!

I cut my hair into a Mohawk
without telling Mom. - Looks wild.

Minna, call an ambulance!
- Pertti, what is it? Calm down.

You calm down!
My nose is broken!

Oh no, it's not broken.
Minna, press here.

It hurts! Don't stop. Press!
- What happened?

Your family is sick!
- Did you fall?

What if I die?
- You're not going to die.

Is he okay?
- Yeah.

What did he say?
- I can't remember. I need insulin.

What? - Insulin.
My blood sugar is high.

I've got a short fuse.

I forgot my medicine at home
and now I feel really weird.

You have diabetes?

Yeah. I got it when I was twelve.

Knock knock.

How are you?

I'd like you to get out of my house.

Not in the middle of the night.
- You don't know these people!

Timo and I have to leave anyway.
Timo is very sorry.

Pot and alcohol isn't
a good combination for us diabetics.

Pot? Pertti, goddammit!
Did you have to?

How was I supposed
to know that he's nuts?

You, keep up the good spirit.
You're a nice guy.

Am I?
- Yes, you are.

Dad, don't go. You just got here.
- We have to.

We'll keep in touch on Facebook,
or what was it?

Talk to you soon.
- Bye bye, Timo.

Bye bye.

Bye bye.
- Bye, Leo. Bye, Timo.

You hit people often?
- No.

I don't remember seeing
you and Mom together. - No?

How was it?
- Well, it was...

There was love. A lot of love, but -

then all kinds of things happened.

Err... - You bought us a color TV.
- What?

We also bought you
a foldable high chair that day.

We trapped you in it -

so that we could watch
the Munich Olympics.

Mom wasn't into sports.
- She loved sports.

She hated sports.

Well, people change.

Where was she buried?
- In Äänekoski, Central Finland.

What? Why? - She grew up there.
I'm sure you remember that.

You said Äänikoski?

Oh yeah, that's right. Of course.

I sprinkled Mom's ashes here.

We fished here
when we'd visit Grandpa.

You'd left us years before.
- Is your grandpa alive?

Your mother's father?

He died in the 90s.

Everybody dies.
- We do.

But your grandma is alive.
My mother. - Who?

My mom. She lives
in an assisted living facility.

When is your next vacation?

I have a couple of days off
at Christmas.

You're fuckin' crazy!

What did you just do?!
Fuck!

Shit.

I have tons of things I have
to take care of! - What things?

You don't fuckin' get it!
I don't want to be like you.

I want to keep appointments -

and not fade away
without telling people!

Fuck! I won't be able to dry this!

You can't do this to me!
- Fine. I'm sorry.

You fuckin' ruined my phone!
- Peace. Peace.

What fuckin' peace?

Are you her grandson?
- Me? Yes.

Irja, are you home?

Who is it?
- Mom. It's me.

Leo. Are you going
to move back home?

Not just yet. This is my son Timo.

He's got my eyes!

The eyes of a person
who plays the horses.

You have money?
- Oh, yes.

Don't lie to your mother.

Thank you.

So this is Antero. Right?

Timo.
- Right. Now I remember.

You're a doctor.

Actually I'm not.
- Timo is a pianist.

But you're my husband.
- No.

Oh, that's right. You left
that pretty dark-haired girl, -

even though
you had such a fine son.

My mom was blond.
- She wasn't really...

It was an ugly thing to do,
leaving like that.

You didn't even tell me.

I've done all kinds of stuff.
I have to admit that.

This isn't much of a place.

The food is terrible and
all my neighbors have Alzheimer's.

And the men come at night.

I think they knock on the door
with their canes.

And they wear black masks...

Mom. Would you like
to go see your home?

What home?
- Your home.

You have two strong men here.
We'll help you.

Right, Timo? Timo.

We'll help Mom go see
her home, right?

You guys want to go partying?
I'll come with you.

I'm always up for partying.

Hey, that way!
- That way?

I used to wait for your dad here.

His father didn't think much of me.

I was seventeen when I left, right?
- I can't remember.

Dad would've wanted
me to be a lumberjack.

He fought in the war for five years,
so he thought -

logging was more like a picnic and -

drinking coffee around the campfire.

He didn't realize that I almost
froze to death when I was a kid.

When we made hay, he'd poke me
in the ass with a pitchfork -

if I wasn't quick enough.

And he wasn't kidding.

One day he said to me -

that I should leave and start
chasing my dream as a musician.

He slammed fifty marks in my hand.
I thought, alright.

I called a taxi.

I thought that if I had to leave,
I might as well do it in style.

I stepped into an apartment
building for the first time -

when I was a grown man.
To have sex, of course.

Hey, stop!

Rinta-Ranttila! How are you?

You're the Porala boy?
- One and the same.

I haven't forgiven you
and never will.

He put a snake in my rubber boot
when he was a kid.

This is my son, Timo.
- Hello.

We used to tell your dad
to go piss on an electric fence.

We thought that he'd cum air
when he grew up, -

but God seems to know His job.

Where are you going?
- We're looking for our home.

Everything has changed so much.
- It has become an important place.

I'm going there too, so I'll hop in.
- Sure.

What the hell is this?

They built this small store here.
It was nice seeing you.

I'll go play slot machines and
spend my European Union subsidies.

Mom, where are you going?

I'll go buy us all Mallomars.
They have different flavors here.

That's where you were born?
- Holy shit...

Our barn was there.

There was a big rock over there.

I used to climb on it when
Mom and Dad got angry at me.

Holy shit.

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer to Thee!

E'en though
it be a cross that raiseth me;

Still all my song shall be nearer,
my God, to Thee,

Nearer, my God, to Thee,
nearer to Thee!

Boys, good luck!

I don't know if I'll ever
see you again. - You will.

Mom, this is for you.

What's his name? - I don't know.
You have to name him.

Harri Kirvesniemi,
after the cross-country skier.

I'll make him a bed in my nightstand
drawer. - Do that. Bye bye!

Bye bye.

What color was my mom's hair?
- Dark.

Let's stop this silly game.

What game?

I didn't grow up
with my real mom, right? - Well...

Well, of course
she was your real mom.

But not my biological mom.
-Well...

Did she say that?

No. But I could sense it.

We didn't want to leave you.

Who's my mother?

I'll tell you when the time comes.

I will.

Hi.
- Hello.

A room for two.

You have a bonus card?
- No. He might.

No, I don't.
- You have any identification?

Yes.
- No. We'll use mine.

Look. I have...
- I'll take care of it.

Smoking is forbidden
in the hotel room. - What?

This is a smoke-free hotel.

We charge five thousand euros
for a false fire alarm.

Right.
- Thank you.

Thank you.

Go open the bar.

What the hell is wrong
with my passport?

You even know who Paavo Nurmi
was? - Yeah. He was a tough guy.

Voilà.
- Merci.

You can't smoke in here.
- What?

You can't smoke here.

This country has turned
into one hell of a police state.

I'll go take a shower.

Pirkko and Kalle's Stable.
-Hi.

Who is it?
- Leo. Is it Pirkko?

Who is it?
- Can you call a little later?

What?

Who was it?
- Someone selling magazines.

You don't have another shirt?

What? Damn, this shirt makes
women buzz around me like bees.

Papa doesn't need to go too far
Because he's got a minibar

Oh, this old papa

Weren't we supposed
to get some rest? - I already did.

Whoa. You've played before.

I've tried it a couple of times.

Right.

Hey, look.

C'mon.
- What?

What a terrible shirt.

They're ours.

We can't go...
- Of course we can. Come!

You need a drink before we go?
- No, I don't.

Good evening.

We would like to...
I mean, we need company.

You're by far the most beautiful
women in this place.

May we buy you drinks?

You'll probably put knockout drops
in our drinks. - We don't need to.

Okay. Sit down then.

Charge it to the room.
- My son. He's incredibly talented.

How did you know I like whiskey?

You look like you do.

Why isn't there music here?
Where's the band?

There are a lot of musicians here.

Where?
- Here. Timo, come.

No.
- Come on!

How much will you bet -

that they don't even know
the Flea Waltz? - Ten euros.

I hope you also remember
The days of our beautiful summer

The sun shone so sweetly
When I had you by my side

That summer was quickly lost
The flowers taken by an early frost

I have nothing but memories left
And a longing burning in my chest

The memories you have today
And though there may be quite a few

They're yours but not to give away
You have to bury deep inside of you

When the fall comes you see
The trees in the park

So colorful and bright

Like the longing that leaves me

With a beautiful memory

Even though the sorrow remains

For one brief moment
those leaves will glow

Leaving autumn cold and gray

The leaves of our memories
will also die

A little wind blows them away

Come, girls. Let's dance!

You're good-looking.

What?
- Why don't we go to your room?

Okay, let's do that.

This is it.
- Nice. It's bigger than ours.

Uh-huh.

I'll put some music on.

Now what?
- You tell me.

What? Hey, what is it?

What's the matter?

Who is it?
- Maarit. Open the door!

It's my mom.

Your father is not well.

How's your sugar level?
- Sugar? What's the fuss?

The orgasm was just
a little more intense than usual.

Shit! This is going to be expensive.

Have you noticed
that the meter is in the red?

Which meter?
- The fuel meter.

Shit!
- What?

The girl robbed me.
- They sure were cunning.

Oh, looks like they robbed me too.

Let's go back. - Don't be silly.
They must be gone by now.

And it was worth it, wasn't it?

Dad and son conquering the world.

How are we going to get gas?
- What?

How are we going to get gas?

I've got two euros.

I had one euro
and then Mom gave me another.

Get gas from the pump
that says you have to pay inside.

For two euros?
- No. Fill it up and we'll go.

Lumijoki... Lumi.

How far is Rovaniemi?
- What would we do there?

"What would we do there?"

Where do your daughter
and ex-wife live?

We're not going there.

That's exactly where we going,
since we're so close.

I haven't seen them since she left.
- Isn't it about time?

Besides,
I want to see my grandchild.

The only one I have.

I definitely want to see her.

If she has a new man, I'm not
coming in. - I doubt she has anyone.

I'll go read the paper.
- You want to use the hose?

No new man, huh?
- Oh, c'mon.

Let's go.

Come.

Riku!

There's someone outside.
Stay here.

What are you doing, creeping around?

What the heck are you doing here?

We happened to drive by.
- No, we didn't. We came to see you.

This is my dad.

Hi, Lumi!

Hi, Lumi!

Grandpa got you a surprise gift.

I'll come prop that shelf anytime.
- I'll call you.

I can drill those cords
through the wall -

so that Lumi doesn't trip.
I'll bring my impact drill.

Even though these are wooden walls.
- Yeah. I'll call you.

Call me.

You got a kite.
- I can fly this with you.

We'll go outside.
- Sure.

You want coffee?
- Yes, I want coffee.

Go. Go.
- What?

Don't be a dork.

Go tell her
I want milk or something.

Lumi.

He's a big guy.
-Who?

Your handyman.

How are you two?
-Us?

We're good.

You got a new kiddie pool!

I told you
I'd send you Lumi's pool.

Riku got it from his sister's kids.

It's been a hot summer.

Did you get the one I sent you?
- Yeah. I got it.

It's there.

I'll go check
what they're doing outside.

I can't really...

Lumi.
It was up in the air, wasn't it?

You have to run. - This won't fly
anywhere, goddammit.

Yes, it will. Let Daddy show you.

Lumi, look.

Lumi, look.
- You need a runway.

Lumi, come here.

Come.

Lumi.

It's flying.

Good job! Faster! Look!

It's flying!

Loo! It's a butterfly!

Lumi, look!

Pirkko and Kalle's Stable. Hello?

Hello? Hello?

No answer?
- No. No answer. Where's Lumi?

Upstairs.

This story tells
about the world's best gooseberry.

You know what a gooseberry is?

A monk had his fortieth birthday.

He had never dared
to go into the jungle.

He wanted to celebrate by going
really deep into the jungle.

He started following a path.

Suddenly he heard something
breathing heavily behind him.

He saw there was
a big tiger following him.

He started walking faster.

The tiger wasn't in a hurry.
He knew he could catch the monk.

The monk started running.
Then he came to a dead end.

There was an incredibly deep ravine,
at least 600 meters deep.

There was a ledge a couple of meters
below the edge of the ravine.

The tiger couldn't catch the monk -

because the monk jumped down
on the ledge.

Then he noticed there was tunnel
from the ledge into the mountain.

And he saw
another tiger coming at him.

He saw a branch of a tree,
so he climbed it.

He hung on it
and pulled his legs up.

One tiger was scratching
his knuckles -

and the other one
the soles of his feet.

His hands were getting tired, -

so he took
the branch in his mouth.

Then he saw an unbelievably
beautiful gooseberry -

within arm's reach.

He put it in his mouth
and realized that -

it was the world's best gooseberry.

It was also the last one
he ever ate.

Good. Okay, close your eyes.

She's sleeping.

He still plays the piano at night?
- Timo?

I don't think so. - He used to play
the grand piano all night long, -

even though we had a baby.

I don't know if you really
want to know. - I do. Tell me.

I'll just say -

I don't want to be afraid
of someone living in my home.

I understand.

My mom lives close. I missed home.

I wanted to belong somewhere.

That new man you have now...

Did you know him before?
- No.

I don't have a new man.
- Who's the handyman then?

He's from my work.

He just got divorced and
doesn't want to be by himself.

I'm not that desperate
that I'd take the first guy -

who says hello.

You see, -

Timo would like to apologize to you.

Did he say that?
- Yes, he did.

He did.

Okay, I think I'll go to bed.
Good night. - Good night.

Your dad went to bed.
- Uh-huh.

He said you wanted to apologize.

Me?

That's what he said.

I didn't want it to go this way.

Me neither.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Hi, Lumi. Come here.

How are you?

How are you?
- I'm good.

You've had a lot of fun?
I missed you.

What have you two been doing here?
- I was at Anna and Pete's house.

It was a sleepover.
- They're your friends here?

Yes. And Elvis is too.
- Elvis?

Elvis sometimes licks me.
- Really? Is Elvis a dog?

Yeah.
- You remember when we came -

and there was this big, dark guy
with a mustache here? - Yeah.

The one who hit nails into the wall.
- Yeah.

Does he come here often?
- Yeah.

Does Mom have a lot of fun
with him? - Yeah.

I missed you so much.

Come here.

To Kemijärvi.

Good morning, Huiske.

Pirkko.

Hi.
- Leo.

I brought you flowers.

I picked them myself
at the gas station.

I brought Timo with me.
- Where is he?

I thought
you and I should meet first.

I've been to his concerts.

Did you tell him about me?
- You can tell him.

His adoptive mom died.

Come in.

I'll make coffee.
- Thanks.

I thought you got caught -

when you went to buy cigs
and didn't come back.

The security camera photos
were in the tabloids. I got scared.

I waited in our hotel room
for two days.

I sat there
with the money in my lap, -

amid empty champagne bottles,
eating salted peanuts.

Then someone knocked on the door.
It was Kalle, our driver. - Right.

He said you and I were celebrities,
like Bonnie and Clyde.

He got me out of there.

We hid the money in a gravel pit
in Hollola, southern Finland.

Then we drove to our summerhouse.
- Our summerhouse?

It's still there?
- Oh yes.

The police were waiting there.

Timo was taken into custody
and I got eight years.

Timo can't remember you.
- He was so little.

I thought I'd just leave and
that you'd get out somehow.

I took a train to ulu and
hitchhiked to the Swedish border.

You have a family?
- No.

When I got out of prison, -

Kalle was waiting for me at the gate
with a ring and the money.

Right. He's a persistent guy.

You could've gotten in touch.
- I was embarrassed.

Hi.
- Oh, Porala. Hi.

Hi.

You've grown up.
- Not that much.

You've gotten old.
- Yeah?

I knew that
if I let her out of my sight, -

you'd be the first to go after her.
- Of course.

Everybody wanted her.
- That's not true.

So here you are having
cognac with coffee. - Yeah.

Sit down with us.
- Wait.

You remember our deal?
- What deal?

We said we'd move in
together at forty -

if we were both still single.

You're a little late.
- Not that much.

A little less than thirty years.

Kalle!

Porala, you think
you can just walk in here -

and take my woman?
- He's not taking anybody.

Be quiet.
This place is my life's work.

I won't let you ruin it. You left.

You have no share in the money.

Pirkko paid a high price
for that money. A heavy price.

I don't want to... - Yes, you do.
Why else would you have come?

I just wanted to see her.
- I know you.

You think only about yourself.

Goddammit!

Timo, let's go!

Stop shooting!
- Goddammit!

Did you get hit?
- It just grazed me. In the side.

I'll take you to the hospital.
- No. Just drive!

You're bleeding!
- Not to a hospital!

Then where?
- North.

Here.

No, there.

Take the sand road. There it is.

That's it.

I guess you heard what your mother
and I talked about. - I did.

The parents of a two-year-old
robbed a bank.

Yes, but what can you do
about it now.

C'est la vie.

Are you alright?
- Oh yes, I'm good.

I just have heartburn. Just drive.

The bottom of the car is stuck.
- We'll walk. It's not that far.

It's a big wound.
The bullet went in!

You fooled me again.
- It's so easy to fool you.

I'll go get help.
- Timo, don't go!

This is where you were conceived!

I always wanted to bring you here.

Timo.

I'm cold.

Timo. You think it's cold here?

Thanks.

Timo?

BANK ROBBER ARRESTED
TWO-YEAR-OLD IN CUSTODY

You want to hear a story?

There was a young man -

who wanted to become
the world's best archer.

It was his obsession.

He left his wife,
home and children -

and traveled to the Far East
in search of a mentor.

The mentor told him -

that he has to learn
how not to blink.

There were people
weaving carpets in the same room.

He took a pillow and lay down
on his back under a loom.

He lay under the rear post
with his eyes open.

One morning he woke up and saw -

that a spider had weaved
a web over his left eye.

Happy, he told the mentor that
he had learned not to blink his eye.

The mentor told him
that he had to learn -

how to see small things
as big things.

"Small things as big things?"
the man asked.

So he went to the garden -

and started watching
black flies and other little bugs.

He watched them all summer.

All of sudden he realized -

that the black flies
looked as big as horses.

He told his mentor -

that he'd learned to see
small things as big things.

Then they walked
to the edge of an enormous ravine.

The mentor said,
"Jump to that small ledge -

and shoot that black bird
500 meters above us."

The man drew his arrow
and shot the bird.

The black bird
dropped onto the ledge.

He was excited
and looked at the mentor.

The mentor took out
an imaginary bow and arrow.

The man said, "You don't
even have a bow and arrow."

The mentor said that shooting
with a bow and arrow -

is just the first step.

"This is what shooting
with a bow and arrow really is."

The mentor shot an imaginary arrow -

and a white falcon
dropped onto the ledge.

Now there was too much weight
on the ledge and it started shaking.

This guy said, 'Tm going to fall!
I'm going to fall!"

The old man
reached out his hand and said, -

"Get up and stop whining."
And pulled him up.

That's when the man
who had wanted to become -

a world champion in archery -

realized he'd chased
pointless things.

He went back home and -

his son realized it was his dad.

The man didn't have a bow
and arrow, so his son asked, -

"Dad, don't you shoot anymore?"

And the father said, "Listen."

"The highest form
of shooting is not to shoo..."

Dad?

Dad?

Timo.

I haven't been here
since the cops took you from me.

Where's Leo?

I woke up with the rising sun
and walked along the shore

I looked out on the boundless sea
with a feeling deep insidee of me

Beneath the trees hand in hand
I see lovers walk

They see something
I don't understand

I turn one corner and then the next
Walking these streets is my doom

The city is beautiful
and full of lights

For me it's filled with gloom

Words too can touch the heart
I think you'll agree

It won't grow fond only
of what the eye can see

Why not, I don't know

There's something,
that I long to find

But even if it were mine,

I know it can hardly be
worth awaiting longingly

I turn one corner and then the next
Walking these streets is my doom

The city is beautiful
and full of lights

For me it's filled with gloom

Translated by Aretta Vähälä
Proofread by Rich Lyons