Can you see the door?
Yes.
Great.
Open it and tell me what you see.
I can barely see anything.
Only darkness.
THE LAST NIGHT AT TREMORE BEACH
And music playing in the distance.
It's my mother.
She speaks to me with music.
She said it was good for my development.
She was convinced that I'd be a musician long before I was born.
So she started teaching me.
It's called "For Elise."
It's a bagatelle that requires a lot of hand coordination.
It was written by Beethoven.
Rumor has it he composed it for a woman he loved.
Maybe, one day, you'll find your Elise and compose something like it for her.
And if he wants to be... an astronaut?
Impossible.
- Really? - Yes.
He'll be a composer.
I've seen it, Isaak.
EPISODE 5 MOM
Bad.
Reading the score isn't enough. You must capture it.
To be geniuses, you must be mediums
capable of speaking to another world.
She'd spent half her life searching for a diamond in the rough.
And she knew how hard it was.
...ghosts that live among us,
to remind us that we're more than just animals
born through pain and destined to die.
Until she found me.
Get out of there.
- Get out of there. - What's wrong, honey?
What? What is it?
What? What's wrong?
It wasn't the first time my mother had one of these episodes.
Take me to the hospital now.
Please.
Everything's okay.
Check again.
I promise. Nothing's wrong with your son.
I know something's not right.
By the way, have you decided on a name?
Álex. We'll name him Álex.
Álex is not okay.
Well, Álex is moving.
Check again.
What's wrong?
Something's wrong, right? What's wrong?
- You're almost done! - No!
I want to see him. Where is he?
No!
I'd moved and almost strangled myself.
I want to see him!
If they hadn't seen it on screen, I would've died.
The doctors said I was lucky, but my mother knew what had happened.
Nothing would ever change her mind.
Stop right there.
Stay in that moment.
Breathe, Álex.
Think about everything you've said.
If we put your mom's stories aside, how much of what you've told me is real
and how much did you make up?
I know I can't remember that moment. But it's the first thing that came to me.
It's interesting.
Of all the doors you could've opened,
your mind chose this one.
It wasn't premeditated.
I don't want you to judge it. I just want you to notice what you did.
Okay.
Very good.
Search for an image from when you were a boy.
The first thing that comes to mind.
And go to that moment in the present,
as if you were really there.
I remember my first piano.
How old are you?
I'm four.
What are you doing?
I'm playing a concert for my parents.
This is the first concert of many I'll play in my life.
It's all part of her long-term plan. She doesn't improvise with me.
And then I turn ten years old.
I pass the entrance exam for the top music school in Oviedo.
Just like she'd planned.
I'll spend three years of my life here.
Piano,
music theory,
composition.
Then, practicing at home.
Fly with the piece.
Every day, in that same order. No exceptions.
Come on. Ride with the melody.
Move them. They're fingers.
Álex, please, focus.
Elvira, please.
- Stay out of it. - He's been at it all morning.
Leave it to me.
Come on. Focus. Back straight.
This is when my first real problems began.
His performance has slumped alarmingly.
He's failed six classes and clearly can't pay attention in class.
Maybe fewer hours of piano would help.
His life is music.
His future is there, not here.
I look at my mother and feel there's something she isn't telling me.
- You're underestimating your son. - You heard the principal.
- That's enough. - He can do more than just study.
When we get home, my parents argue because of me...
He can't pay attention. He's falling asleep in class... What else do you want?
...for the umpteenth time.
That was the first of many nights that I'd sleepwalk.
I walk to the living room like a robot.
And I play "For Elise" like never before.
My parents see me playing
and my mom says it's the exact same image...
This is what I saw.
Leave him alone. Stop.
It's the first time I feel like my mom can see the future.
Is what happened to me bad?
No.
We're special.
You're special.
You're a little angel, Son.
Why?
We have instinct.
Tell me about this.
About the instinct your mother believed she had
and identified with seeing the future.
Since I reached the age of reason,
my family spoke normally of the dream my mother had, which saved my life.
But there were more.
They were always the same.
There's been a tragic train accident near Oviedo.
The train rounded a curve at more than 110 miles per hour.
The cause is still unknown.
Technicians are still investigating
if the derailment was caused by human error...
We did track and field today.
- You must've run a lot today. - Yes.
By the way, they didn't do...
What's wrong?
My son.
My love.
My love, it's okay. Calm down.
What do you see?
Juan?
Dude, Juan!
Juan, what's wrong?
Dude.
Let's stop there,
in the pattern of your mother's visions.
They're always about death, the final destination.
Not always.
The only exception you've mentioned so far
is you.
Your musical career.
I suppose I remember the deaths more
because they affected me more than the happy visions she also had.
Let's stay with that nuance. It's important.
OBSESSED WITH DEATH
What happens next, Álex?
After the last incident,
they run some tests on my mother.
And they say the cursed word.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder
that makes people like you interpret reality differently.
It's usually accompanied by hallucinations, delirium,
and serious disturbances in thinking and behavior.
I'm well aware of what's happening to me.
- What I see is real. I'm not insane. - But you are sick.
You can't distinguish between what happens in your mind from reality.
If you decide not to get treatment,
we'll have to incapacitate you.
It's the first time she's admitted, but the attacks always return.
And the medication too.
Years later, my father is fed up and imposes changes.
Go to that moment and tell me what you see.
I see my house.
Well, my parents' house.
I'm 18 and starting a new life.
My father has decided to isolate her from any stimulus.
She's stopped teaching and I've become her only student.
She signs me up for an orchestra so I keep growing as a musician.
There, I meet people like me.
I want to have fun.
But with her, it's impossible.
I start to defy her.
Álex.
Álex!
It's time to go to bed. Put that down.
And that music...
It's the first time I've felt happiness like this.
It won't last long.
I don't know what's about to happen to me.
Álex?
Álex.
Continue, please.
Go back, Álex.
Go back and tell me what happened after that.
Breathe.
I feel like...
I feel like I'm leaving.
My mind separates from my body.
I see something.
What?
Can you feel your legs?
Tell me what you see, Álex.
Are you okay?
My life.
I can see the rest of my life pass before me.
I've seen his life.
It doesn't end here.
Please, stop saying those things.
He's not going to die, Isaak.
I'm telling you.
Two weeks later, they discharge me.
When I get home,
she's angry
and bewildered.
Does it hurt?
What I see can't be changed.
But I can't control everything.
Your destiny is beautiful, Álex. Believe me. Please.
You're going to need more discipline.
Starting now, the orchestra and partying are over.
I'm sorry.
Everyone, this is Álex.
Hello.
Breathe, Álex.
Álex. Stay in that moment.
It's gone, Álex.
Try to get back to it.
I don't want to remember her.
Why?
It hurts.
Estrella hurts a lot.
Embrace the pain, Álex.
Let it enter your body.
Let it spread.
Breathe
and tell me about Estrella.
- I beat you. - No.
- Of course I did. - No.
Estrella doesn't know it yet,
but she'll be the love of my life.
Feel the melody.
What are you doing?
I'm looking for your melody.
Estrella!
Shit.
Estrella?
Shit. Álex, we dozed off.
Estrella, honey! Are you home?
- Darling. - Fuck, Dad. You startled me.
- My God. - I'm sorry.
- I saw you here... - I don't feel good.
- Right. You don't feel good. - No.
Your friend isn't feeling good either?
- He doesn't want to say hi? - Álex, it's over.
Hello there!
Hi.
Ramiro works at a major construction company.
He has so much money, he can't spend it all.
He loves his daughter and he likes me.
He will keep our secret from my mother.
He knows how to keep one, because he has some too.
- What did you say your father does? - Construction.
Who are the others?
They work for him. They protect the sites from thieves.
Don't sweat it. They never come inside.
Stop, Álex!
Stop!
Álex, stop!
- In she goes! - No!
Did you compose it?
Let's see. Again.
Play it again.
What are you going to call it?
"For Estrella." Or just "Estrella."
And who's the lucky lady?
No one. I made her up.
Your father knows about Estrella.
I feel like I can tell him almost anything.
And your mother?
- She never finds out? - It takes her a while.
She starts to sense something.
The pit.
The pit. How did you end up here?
The pit.
Mom, what's going on?
- Leave this house. - What's happening? Mom!
- What's happening? - Leave.
- What do you want? - I want you to leave this house!
- Mom! - Leave this place.
- Mom, are you okay? - Save yourself, please.
- What's wrong? - Listen to me.
Listen to me, Álex!
- Mom, please! - Leave this house!
- Mom! - Álex!
- Please! - You're in danger.
- Elvira? - Leave this house.
- Elvira! - Mom, go!
- It's over. - Mom.
- It's over. Calm down. - Álex...
It's okay. It's over.
It's okay.
- It's okay. - Make Álex leave this house.
Easy.
It's okay.
Easy.
Easy. It's okay.
What did you see?
I don't know.
I was somewhere I'd never seen before.
The walls were white and...
there was lots of light.
There were green lattices and an old man playing chess.
And Álex was there with a woman
that wasn't his wife.
It was a woman I'd never seen before, Isaak.
He was far from the life for which he was destined.
- And this put him in danger. - It's okay. Elvira, it's over.
There was darkness all around him.
Later, when my father told me what my mother had said,
I thought she was referencing Estrella.
Not anymore?
A few days ago,
my mother appeared to me and said the same thing.
It was when I saw Judy dead inside my piano.
Time's running out, Álex. Leave this house.
And now you're thinking that maybe what she saw was her. Judy.
And all the bad things that'll happen to me in Tremore,
and that same danger I'm feeling now.
It's clear that she's been influencing you
and your mind has been conforming to a story.
Your mother may have projected her fear that you'd abandon her
and live your own life.
Plus, it was your father who told you about all this.
Your mother's words may not have been exactly those.
But let's not be hasty.
Tell me what happened next.
My mother comes home.
And, for a while, everything is...
good.
I go back to class.
And, in class, I go back to Estrella.
Until we get the life-changing news.
The director has something to tell you.
It's confirmed. The students at this conservatory
will be candidates for the Royal British Conservatory scholarship.
Every year, the school offers scholarships to students worldwide,
but only one of you will be chosen and will have the privilege of studying there.
This wasn't the first time I had seen that building.
And I feel my mind separating from my body again.
I know where those visions end.
And Estrella is not in any of them.
I don't know if I want to go.
Well, you have to win the scholarship first.
I will.
You're so conceited.
You know I will.
What's making you doubt it, then?
Álex?
One of us going to London doesn't mean we're going to break up.
If we want to be together, nothing will split us up.
You know why?
Because we're unstoppable.
So stop the insecurity. If one of us wins, the other will also go.
Together, we'll find a way for the other to study at another school.
I can't afford a good school abroad.
My mother will force me to beat you.
That's what happened.
She became obsessed with practicing the song we'd play at the contest.
- Can you slow the tempo down? - It's the one Beethoven used.
Beethoven was deaf.
That's why the metronome tells us how to play the score.
His metronome was broken. No one understands it.
- This piece is too fast. - Without technique, there's no freedom.
- They're almost impossible. - A good pianist doesn't ignore technique.
They forget it. That's what London's for.
Technique, Álex. Don't you ever forget that.
Shall we?
One, two, three, four.
One, two, three, four. Breathe.
One, two, three, four.
Play!
Okay. Softer.
Relax your shoulders, Álex.
Let your fingers fly.
Álex.
Focus on the piece, please.
Keep it clean.
Keep the piece clean.
Go on.
Álex, tempo!
Go on. Fly. Technique, Álex! Technique!
Breathe.
Breathe. Your left hand.
Move your left hand. It's just as important as the right one.
There. Breathe.
Breathe. Don't be afraid. Fly.
Fly.
Álex, move your left hand, please.
Fly.
Relax your shoulders.
Get ready.
There you go.
More intensity. Good.
Your left hand, Álex.
Stronger.
You've got it.
Fly.
Get ready for the end.
Tragic!
There you go.
Álex? You've gone quiet.
Tell me where you are now.
I'm at the auditorium.
It's the day of the scholarship contest.
I'm in the car.
I'm nervous.
I'm thinking I don't want to lose Estrella by winning the scholarship.
Good evening.
Hey.
- Do you know each other? - She's in my class.
Hi. Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you.
She's your enemy today.
Oh, my car keys. Sorry.
So, are you nervous?
Is your dad coming?
- Just these two things. - He'll probably be late, like always.
- See you later. - Yes.
- Estrella. - Isaak, how are you?
- Good. Are you ready? - I'm ready.
Great.
Estrella?
Do you know her?
Yes, well... I met her one day when I picked Álex up from the conservatory.
I see.
Watch out for this one.
He's got soul.
She's not keeping it clean.
Japanese technique...
I...
She's good.
Álex is much better.
Just play
and the scholarship is yours.
Unless I beat you.
The next candidate is Álex de la Fuente.
Once again, I feel like I've lived this before.
I know that I'll win the scholarship, but lose her.
Whenever you want.
We don't have all day. Play, please.
I make a decision that will change the rest of my life.
Where have you gone, Álex?
I'm in London
with Paula, Bruno, and Bea,
years after winning the scholarship and losing Estrella.
Before all the bad stuff.
I met Paula at the art gallery where she works.
She always wanted to have kids and a big house in Chelsea.
We pay for it thanks to my films. I compose soundtracks.
I have an agent, Allan. He recruited me and never stops getting me jobs.
I put my talent and my music to the service of others.
And for a while, I'm happy.
But I estrange myself from my family.
Until I feel like everything's happening just as it was written.
And that, ironically, my mother can't see it.
My father hospitalized her shortly after I left for England.
Her attacks got worse and she'd stopped being herself.
Until her mind could take no more and she had a stroke.
I'm sorry she can't see all this,
the future she saw, which I couldn't stop from happening.
How does that make you feel, Álex?
Confused.
The day I won the scholarship,
I got trapped in my mother's obsession forever.
And, in that moment, I give up.
I feel that this isn't the life I would've chosen.
I know I'm not happy. I go into crisis.
I hide myself in my work.
I chase success. I can't stop.
Because if I stop, I feel.
And I don't want to feel.
I abandon my family.
And the inevitable happens.
Paula has felt my rejection for months.
One day, while working at the gallery, she meets Niels.
It all happens very fast.
She falls in love again.
And three months later, she spits it out.
I've met someone.
I want to go with him to Amsterdam.
Tell me how you feel.
Empty.
Nothing makes sense.
What happens after that, Álex?
I love you very much.
Go on, now.
- Bye, Dad. - Bye, Dad.
Álex, tell me what happens next.
Who are you angry with?
With my life.
Be more specific.
With my work.
Why?
Nothing around me fulfills me.
I only do what others tell me to do.
I ignore Allan's advice.
I start to...
...boycott my career.
I compose what I want, not the shit they tell me to.
Are you sure you're boycotting your career, Álex?
I want to find my voice.
Even if I do it the hard way.
I get angry when I'm denied this privilege.
Who are you angry with, Álex?
Say it out loud, Álex.
Say it.
Who are you punching? Tell me who you're really hitting.
Tell me who you're angry with, Álex. Who are you hitting right now?
My mother.
Where have you gone now?
I'm in Tremore.
I haven't worked in a year.
I just spent my first night with Judy.
It's the first time I've felt in peace in so long.
The scar on my hand hurts, but I don't care.
I go out on my balcony.
My neighbors are leaving to go fishing.
Leo! María!
I want you to calm down.
Álex. Calm down.
Álex.
Listen to your breathing.
- Álex. - Dad!
Álex, listen to your breathing.
Calm down, please.
Álex, calm down.
Calm down, Álex. Calm down.
That's it. Breathe.
Calm down.
Breathe.
It's okay.
Listen to me.
The masked men, the rain of fish...
All this symbolism is linked to everything you've told me.
The question is to what?
I suspect you're afraid to dig it up.
Doctor.
I'm not hiding anything from you.
Consciously, no.
But there's a door you didn't want to open.
The one to pain.
You run as soon as it's close.
That's why you haven't told me how you won the scholarship
and why you separated from Estrella.
So I ask that we go back to that point of no return in your life,
and you tell me what happened.
We don't have all day. Play, please.
Breathe the air.
Air.
Your left hand, Álex!
Tragic.
Tragic!
I played the wrong note on purpose.
I wanted to rebel against the life my mother had designed.
I wanted to be with Estrella.
- What have you done? - Knock them dead.
I'm going to London with you.
The next candidate is Estrella Escudé.
That was for her, right?
I don't know what happened to me.
I'll tell you what happened.
You tried to ruin your future on purpose, Álex.
Don't take me for a fool.
You say your visions can't be changed, and our future is already written.
- Álex... - I just proved that isn't true.
- Are you okay? - Better than ever.
You knew about this girl?
He needs to live his life, Elvira.
You're an asshole.
And I hope
you're not an accomplice to any of this.
Of course I'm not.
Isaak, she's not part of his life.
She is now.
Bravo!
There's something I don't understand.
If Estrella won the scholarship and lived the life that,
according to your mother, you were meant to live...
What happened that changed it all?
Why did you end up going alone to London,
instead of with her, like you had agreed?
What happened, Álex?
You're leaving, Álex.
Don't leave. Go back and tell me what happened.
Tell me what happens, Álex.
- There was a party after the gala. - Speak in the present. Don't run away.
I want you to be there mentally, as if you were living it now.
There's a party after the ceremony.
But my mother stays on the sidelines.
I want to go talk to her, but my father offers to go instead.
She won't accept my defeat.
They argue in front of everyone.
For the first time, I don't feel guilty.
I feel so embarrassed when I see her begging the judges.
I feel relieved when she finally leaves.
I am...
happy, at peace.
Come on, Álex.
Ramiro and my father finally give us some space.
I feel like I can be myself for the first time.
You sure you don't want a ride?
It's late and far away. I'll grab a taxi.
You still have to tell me what happened in there.
Did you play the wrong note on purpose?
Why?
I felt like it.
Why do I feel like you're hiding something from me?
I don't want to lose you.
And you won't.
You won't.
- Let me know when you get home. - Okay.
Okay. Go on.
Go on. Go.
Álex!
What are we?
Unstoppable.
Where are you?
Please, call me when you hear this.
Hey.
What are you doing up?
I couldn't sleep.
- Who were you talking to? - Nobody.
Work stuff.
Where's Mom?
Asleep.
I'll go talk to her.
Wait until tomorrow. She's still very upset.
Don't you get tired of her?
I still love her.
Well, I'm going to bed.
Good night.
- Okay. Good night. - Get some rest.
- Hello? - Álex?
Hi. It's Ramiro.
Ramiro, what is it?
Álex, don't leave.
Álex, go back and tell me what happened.
Álex?
Álex.
Álex! Where are you going?
Where are you going?
Álex! What's wrong?
Álex!
Álex.
Álex, you need to calm down. Focus on your breathing, Álex.
Calm down, Álex.
Álex, listen to me.
Álex, calm down.
Try to calm down, Álex.
Álex, calm down.
Breathe, Álex, please.
My little girl!
Estrella!
Calm down, Álex.
Calm down.
Our memories are the beautiful legacy that our loved ones leave behind for us.
That's why Estrella's light...
Thank you very much.
Thanks for coming.
Our condolences.
Thank you.
I'm so sorry.
Do they know what happened?
They say she was going too fast and drove off the road.
When you left, did she look okay?
She was fine or else I would've driven. I swear.
Or I'd have put her in a taxi or something.
I'm looking for answers where there are none.
Take care of him. This kid's special.
I recovered this from the accident.
I want you to have it.
Never forget her. Okay?
FOR ESTRELLA
Álex, stop it, please.
If I hadn't played the wrong note...
I would've won and...
maybe she'd still be alive.
It had to be this way.
You talk like Mom.
I'm sorry, Son.
I'll get it.
Hello?
Yes.
Who's calling?
Yes.
Hold on a second.
Álex.
It's for you.
It's about the scholarship.
Hello?
Yes.
Yes, it's me.
Yes, of course I'm interested, but I have to think about it.
Thank you.
I told you.
One bad note isn't reason enough
for what I saw not to happen.
It's written, Álex.
It can't be changed.
There's nothing to think about.
Tell them you accept. Right now. Please.
Tell me it's not true.
I got the scholarship.
How do you feel?
- Exhausted. - That's normal.
Your mind has opened a door that's been closed for years.
What's your diagnosis?
I believe your mother's intense influence
made you believe Estrella's death was your fault.
And now you're afraid of losing the people you love.
You fled to Tremore to get away from the life your mother designed.
And now you fear that this change
is making your world crumble.
That's why my mind is toying with me?
How important are they to you?
Leo. María. What's their role in your life?
In your new life in Tremore.
They and Judy are everything to me.
Like your children are your everything outside of Tremore.
Of course.
And right when they come to live with you for a while,
your menacing delusions increase.
I'm afraid of losing the people I love. It's that simple?
No, that's not all.
You also need to protect them.
Since your children haven't been with you, your role as protector has disappeared.
You need to protect them
to purge the guilt of not having known how to protect Estrella.
You played one wrong note to try to change
what you believed was a premonition.
And Estrella, the person you loved most, died.
Now your mind has woken up due to the lightning strike.
It's designing another premonition
so that you can address it this time, and finally redeem yourself.
But...
everything my mother said about my future,
all of it came true.
You could've turned down the scholarship and none of this would've happened.
I went to get away from my mother.
And paradoxically, you proved her right.
What about my son?
How do you explain that he can see the same thing I saw?
Because you're influencing him
the same way your mother influenced you.
Sleepwalking is a hereditary disorder.
It becomes a problem when influence exists.
Your son is absorbing your beliefs
to the point that he believes he has the same gift as you.
You have to be careful with that.
So what happens now?
That depends on you.
Are you sure you're okay? Do you need...
anything?
Trust me.
I like seeing you like this.
She's been calling all day.
What should we do?
Okay, fine.
Hi. How are you?
- Hi. - Hi, Viviana.
Hey, love birds. Where are you?
Well, we went to... We took a day trip today.
We're getting this mess set up for the concert.
- Look at Peio. Peio, say hi! - Hey!
Are you going to play or not? You've left us hanging.
The answer is yes.
Concert and speech?
- Everything? - Yes. Well, "everything"...
I'll find you tomorrow and we'll talk.
Wonderful! This is going to be the best festival ever.
You don't know how happy you've made me.
I'm going to tell everyone.
- Thank you! Ciao. - Ciao!
- Are you going to tell me? - Tell you what?
What happened in the session for you to be so... happy.
Yes, but...
I'll tell you, but...
Wait. It's this way. I'll be quick.
SANITARIUM
Have you decided how to answer
the question I asked you before beginning the session?
Man of science or man of faith?
You must choose.
I choose science and to receive treatment.
But you have reservations.
No.
I know what I've seen, but I don't want to end up like my mother.
I'll wait here, okay?
Okay.
I don't want to lose Judy.
I don't want my kids to see me like that again.
I'm glad to hear that.
- What if I have another attack? - Don't run from your visions.
Try to find out what they're saying to you.
And if you can... take note of the details.
They're important.
Always face what is to come, Álex.
Well, it's been hard.
It's hard for her to leave her room and interact with other patients.
Actually, her state has worsened a lot since you last came.
She used to ask for you.
Now she may not even recognize you.
Let me know if you need anything, Álex.
- Thanks. - You're welcome.
Hi, Mom.
Do you know who I am?
I'm sorry...
I'm sorry I haven't come to see you, but I was very angry with you.
I imagine you knew that, because you say you see everything.
I suppose Dad
told you about my divorce.
And that I've got no work.
You know what?
I realized that I don't know who I am.
I knew for a while.
Not for long.
When Estrella showed me a universe different from yours.
Then I shut down.
And I started to live the life I was supposed to live.
I was very unhappy.
Until now, Mom.
I've met a wonderful woman.
Her name is Judy.
I don't want you to meet her
because I don't want her to have anything to do with you.
Can you hear me?
Yes, you can.
I hate you, Mom.
I hate you intensely.
I've lived enslaved by the fear of turning into you.
I was afraid that people would look at me like Dad and I looked at you.
Like people who didn't understand you looked at you.
I finally understand you.
Because something similar happened to me.
But you know what?
I'm going to rebel.
I won't be like you and lose the little I have, which I love.
You've appeared in my dreams lately.
I suppose
it's because I've been wondering how much of my life you saw.
If you ever really did.
You gave me no choice, Mom.
No choice.
And now, I'm choosing to live the life I want to live.
I'm leaving.
Goodbye, Mom.
I was somewhere
I'd never seen before.
The walls were white and...
there was lots of light.
There were green lattices and an old man playing chess.
And Álex was there with...
with a woman
that wasn't his wife.
He was far from the life for which he was destined.
And this put him in danger.
There was darkness all around him.
Subtitle translation by: Molly Yurick