A NETFLIX SERIES
EPISODE 5 ACTING
Come on.
He's going to shout.
I can manage, thank you.
Thank you, Aitor.
I liked it more when it wasn't mine.
If we take down the photos, put the trophies away,
and find the "press for patxaran" button, there must be one,
it's not so bad.
So?
It happened during a ceremony for his three terms as mayor.
The vice mayor will take Txema Lezcano's place
at the head of the Council while he recovers from the heart attack.
According to sources…
Good morning, Peio.
…the councillor will remain on leave for quite some time.
Malen Zubiri will take over as acting mayor.
Txema Lezcano was admitted to Basurto Hospital last night,
where it was confirmed he had suffered a heart attack.
We hope to have news on his condition at noon today.
Zubiri, who in recent weeks has been at the center of a major controversy…
She's a lawyer. She has two degrees.
…in which she appears having sex in a public space with a young man…
I told you I don't want her in this house ever again.
She governs you now.
Speak for yourself.
He's blocked you.
But don't worry.
He's not like that.
He's just angry.
He's just talking shit about you and your family.
He loved you.
Does he love you?
You should've kept your fucking mouth shut.
How many photos does he have?
But he's not like that.
Sure.
What about the videos?
That fucking mouth.
That fucking mouth!
Fucking mouth.
That fucking mouth.
Good morning.
Thank you for coming to this special meeting of the City Council.
First of all, the mayor is stable.
It's still serious, but he seems to be over the worst.
As acting mayor,
I inform you that the regular meetings of this board will continue.
Shouldn't we cancel them until Txema is back?
No. We'll follow procedure.
We'll start tomorrow with a ten-point agenda.
You've canceled his agenda.
Are you scheduling something better?
It's never too early to campaign.
Gorka, at this stage, do you still think you can hurt me?
I'm her sister.
I know she went to therapy, but whether it was with you…
Uribe. Ane Uribe.
No… Okay. Thanks anyway.
Bye.
How many psychologists are there on Recalde?
You've never been to one, right?
I don't have internal conflicts.
Aren't you struggling with whether to brag about your daughter?
Why?
Well, she's acting mayor.
It's ridiculous to be so offended, Juan Mari.
You're infuriating.
If I don't charge you, you don't charge me.
Why are you so hard on her?
You're one of those cool teachers. You plant kale, you meditate in class…
I'm a bundle of flaws because my dad was like you.
The disappointed-dad thing didn't do Ane much good either.
Don't manipulate me with Ane.
No offense, but…
Malen is made of different stuff.
What stuff is that, Juan Mari?
The "I don't care if my parents support me" stuff? That doesn't exist.
If we didn't tell our dad to go to hell, imagine Malen,
who's made of different stuff.
It's this way.
-Poor Gorka. -Do you think it was him?
What was him? The video?
Too obvious. He'd have to be really stupid.
Maybe.
And you don't suspect the dancer?
Well, I suspect everyone.
Thank you.
That's the attitude.
We haven't finalized the agenda yet.
Are you open to suggestions?
-Businesspeople, businesspeople… -Don't say that in front of a mirror.
Going to a funeral isn't enough.
We need them.
And Gorka too.
Did you have to treat him like that?
If you'd heard him…
Malen,
you're above that.
Take advantage of your position to get him on your list.
We need to be united.
Forget it.
It must be this office.
Once you enter, you stop obeying.
That's why people want to get here.
Lezcano is in the ICU.
But so are you.
Don't forget it.
It's a case of gritting your teeth.
Can I have a minute?
Hello.
I just wanted…
Where are you?
In France?
We're just going for the day.
Leire, darling, how are you?
How's your arm?
Like yesterday. Over and out.
She's listening to music now.
How long did the doctor say she couldn't train?
Two months minimum.
Listen,
don't ask her about Xabi.
What a bastard.
And you? How are you?
On the roller coaster without brakes that is now my life?
Great.
Can't you hear the screaming?
Of course. Can't you hear me?
I'm in the front car.
I've just moved into Lezcano's office.
It'd be perfect if he kicked the bucket paying homage to himself.
A fatal jerk-off.
Well, even if it's just a rehearsal, and a bad one at that,
in the end, it's what I wanted, right?
Malen.
Last night I was thinking about it,
and…
Why don't you report it?
I know I told you I didn't like it, but I don't know…
That was stupid.
Selfish.
It's not that easy.
I'll make an effort. Tell me.
No.
Hey. I'm your husband.
Okay.
I'm moving my things out of the beach house.
Okay.
I have to go. Message me when you get there.
As you know, out of responsibility and without being obliged to do so,
we've conducted an internal investigation into the alleged…
…crime of dissemination of intimate images and harassment.
Any conclusions?
There's no evidence.
We want to see the report.
We can't deny some photos were shared.
Who knows. Every employee is free.
But it was never widespread, and we were certainly not complicit in it.
This is just waffle.
Did you write it last night?
My sister told you what was happening.
There's no record.
Where's the employee who had the photos? We want to talk to him.
He has a viral thing.
Please…
Is my sister's suicide a joke to you?
Please come with us.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR COWORKER ANE URIBE, BILBAO - MAY 2022
Speak the fuck up!
Stop looking at the floor and talk!
Get off.
It's all right.
It's understandable.
Excuse me.
The things from Ane's locker. They were going to chuck them.
RELAXTEL CALM
Thank you.
Right, then.
Bye.
Shall we go?
Are you going to help?
Yes, of course. I'll be right there.
THE BOOK OF DISQUIET
It's as if someone else underlined them.
Leire!
Jesus!
It's 1:00 p.m. Good afternoon.
The first meeting organized by the acting mayor, Malen Zubiri,
is taking place with the leader of the opposition, Ander Olarriaga.
It's a gesture of dialogue and collaboration
that Olarriaga wanted throughout the term, but Lezcano had always resisted.
Leire! Aren't you hungry?
Shall we eat something?
Leire!
Leire. What the hell are you doing here?
I want to swim.
-What about your arm? -Leave me alone.
Christ, don't be so childish, Leire.
It's only two months.
I'll die in two months!
Hey, what are you doing?
What do you want me to do?
I don't know. We can take a walk every day.
Like two old ladies?
You should see old ladies go. They're like lightning.
If not, I have an elliptical at Grandma's.
I hate it. You can have it.
What the fuck are you wearing?
Didn't you want to get to know each other? This is your dad in the '90s.
-It's only two months, Leire-- -I'm a teenager.
I'm like a dog, okay?
Each one of my years is… seven of yours!
Don't even remind me, okay?
Come on.
The day after tomorrow? For the meeting with the businesspeople.
I'm on it in five minutes. I want to marry this leather.
What about Gorka?
Forget about the video.
He couldn't even organize a pajama party.
No one would've benefited more from getting rid of me than him.
Only 200 businesspeople, developers, etcetera, etcetera…
Besides, do you have proof?
The problem is you don't know who it was. Are you going to suspect everyone forever?
And you play the viper?
It's just a disguise.
You can't live like this.
You need friends.
Give him a little job.
Rub his belly.
Him and the Lezcano fanboys.
And a rainbow will appear.
He was a jerk.
Dad, red line.
Red line.
You're in another league, honey.
He's one of those fat red flying cockroaches, and you're--
That's enough.
You're a monarch butterfly.
Butterflies are deceiving.
They're ugly as shit.
And I left him.
Let's rent an apartment.
Yes, let's do it. I love Grandma a lot, but…
I don't know.
Grandma is a fucking drag.
-You're great when you drink, Dad. -Sure.
Look. Look at this.
-Four bedrooms. Two bathrooms. -Yes.
You can have your life, and I can have mine.
It has a pool!
A pool…
Call them!
Oof…
I'll have to make them a counteroffer.
Don't worry.
Mom will pay you alimony.
What alimony?
I'm a businessman.
But your company's failing, right?
Who said that?
Mom. She wasn't mean, okay?
But she saw your accounts and went like this.
Well…
Xabi told me his mom was like you.
She found a good psychologist.
We don't talk about the cockroach, dammit!
CONFIRM FILE STATUS PENDING
Fuck.
We said half past.
If I could get up early, this wouldn't be my job.
Go ahead.
It looks better at night.
It is what it is.
I've seen four already.
I saw your license is 15 years old.
-Do you have regular clientele? -Of course.
Once you start with this, you get hooked. We're like a family. If you get me.
-Do you offer to film the encounters? -No way.
Actually, we advise clients not to.
Do you recognize her? Is she from the "family"?
Where did you get that?
She can't have come here much.
Even though you get hooked.
What can you tell me about the others? Do you recognize any of them?
If you prefer,
we can talk about the 12 complaints filed during the State of Emergency.
The perpetrators of the homophobic attack in the Casco Viejo
have not yet been identified or arrested.
LGBTI associations have organized a rally tomorrow
to condemn what happened and to support the young victim.
Hate crimes are unfortunately on the rise in our country
and elsewhere too.
The data only shows a small part of the problem.
The vast majority of assaults, about 83% in Europe,
do not reach the courts.
As a result, the seriousness of these crimes is minimized,
as if it didn't matter.
Any news?
Three were fertilized.
We have to decide tomorrow or the day after.
Did you hear about that kid who was beaten up by some Nazis?
Yes.
There's a protest rally tomorrow.
In the afternoon.
-You want to go? -Of course.
Hello.
It was you who reported it, right?
Come in.
I could have done a lot more.
You've done more than anyone, Itxaso.
I was afraid the company would get a bad name and we'd be fired.
Aren't I a gem?
-How could you know she'd do that? -Don't.
I know I failed her.
-I feel guilty too. -Bizen and I had a fling two years ago.
-The guy who was caught with the photos? -Yes.
And one of the ones who hassled her most.
Yes,
I have shitty taste.
Besides…
He has one too.
And he won't want anyone to know.
It's his in-laws' apartment.
He will talk.
But he'll know you told me. I'm not going to do that to you.
-How will it go down in the factory? -Fuck them.
I'm already looking for a new job.
Hey.
I'm Ane Uribe's sister.
Your condolences?
Give me your condolences, dammit. Everyone else has.
-I'm very sorry, okay? I'm busy. -Right.
Tell me who sent you the photos or I'll tell your wife about your affairs.
Do you think I'm an idiot?
-What the fuck are you talking about? -Grow a pair, you bastard.
What the fuck do you want? To fuck our lives up?
-Them? They'd be better off without you. -Get lost.
Let's go.
Irati, right?
Yes.
I organize extracurricular activities around here.
I saw your husband with the backpacks and thought I'd do some promotion.
He said I should speak to you, so, I don't know, shall I drop by this week?
Well, yes, I don't know, let's see…
Tuesday?
-Okay. -Great, yes.
Yes, Tuesday around 6:00 p.m.
Great.
-Thank you. -Thanks.
Bye.
Hey, can you take that doll to school?
I don't know.
We're here to stand up against hatred…
Do you want to get out? I'll park.
Okay.
-I'll wait for you. -Are you okay?
…a 22-year-old kid,
here in an advanced city in the first world,
where we've hit a high point, or so some say.
Those who deny that we're under fire.
Those who would like to make us disappear.
There is a place for us in the world.
And we will still be here, standing, loving,
because we're not hiding anymore.
Because we have said, "We exist! Look at us!"
We have rights too, like any other person.
But they're not always respected.
We condemn insults and contempt.
Every act of aggression is a result of the society we have created,
of what we allow, of what we prohibit, and of the fact that we legitimize them.
Let it be the last time!
They won't take away what we've achieved.
We won't return to the darkness.
They want a battle? We will fight!
They want to shut us up? We will shout louder!
Out of the closet and into the streets!
From the darkness of the closet to the light of the streets!
What does a kid know?
You've never been a depressive.
I've been taking tranquilizers for years, Mom.
I don't take care of myself. I don't make plans.
I don't get on with my daughter.
But your life's going to change now.
Oh yeah? Why's that?
She pushed you aside and sapped your energy.
Look, son, you've been looking up to her for many years now,
and you've shrunk.
And now she sleeps with other men.
I imagine you don't like that much.
We had a deal. Malen and I.
-Her idea. -No, my idea.
I felt like scoring.
Like everyone with a complex. You're proving my point.
You had no problems coming here, right? Or not?
No, I'll film you. You like it.
As you know, we seized some images taken at the Pattaya Club,
and you appear in them.
Wow, some son of a bitch filmed it.
And you never film?
Sometimes.
I know it might be awkward for you, but…
I'm going to ask to see your recordings.
I thought you would. I'm glad someone else can enjoy them.
I'll be in touch.
Bye.
-See you tomorrow, okay? -Okay.
Get some rest.
Mayor.
We must speak out. We must condemn this.
Hiding only makes them right, and that won't change shit.
Hiding from what? Enough of feeling ashamed, dammit.
Enough.
Where were you?
I've been calling you.
Where do you usually go out?
Around.
You're not into dancing, right?
You're way off.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
Shall I come back later?
Yes, later. Better later.
Hello.
My colleague told me you were looking for Ane's psychologist.
It's me.
It was me.
I'm so sorry.
-What? -What's up?
-What's with you? -Nothing.
-I didn't do anything you don't like. -Moron.
What's wrong?
Are you pissed?
You're enjoying this, right?
-Can you let me past? -Don't go!
What are you doing? Moron.
Asshole!
Are you crazy?
Bye.
That's ten points.
It's a very serious offense, Ane. You could have killed him.
I won't be able to stop them from being strict with the rules.
-This can't happen again. -It was them. They attacked me.
I've seen the security tape. You started it.
-They surrounded me and they-- -You attacked a coworker.
They were attacking me, dammit!
There were loads of them!
-Loads of men, and they were… -Okay, tell me in a minute, all right?
I think it's the girlfriend.
Hello?
Yes.
You were one of the first, right?
The first to see it.
I remember you laughing your head off.
And what? Good?
Did you have fun?
I bet you sent it to the others and got points.
You have nothing else going for you. Now you feel like a man.
-Do you feel good? -Look, your severance pay is garbage.
Your base salary is a joke, so yeah, good luck out there.
And with an assault on your résumé too.
You're going to fire us anyway.
-Hypocrite. -No, the layoffs are a lesser evil.
They can't wait to close us down.
Imagine they hear about you.
They're Norwegians!
Understand? They'd do it in a flash.
You'd be leaving 234 people without jobs.
Average age: 46. In the middle of a recession.
All because someone touched your ass.
Or maybe for being a slut. You think he hasn't seen the latest ones?
She's sorry.
I propose we sanction her without dismissal.
That and a general talk on workplace hazards.
As a refresher.
You can't complain.
GENDER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE
You have to report him.
He hasn't changed, but you have.
You set limits now, look after yourself, and if you get hurt, you react.
Right.
-Look at me. -No.
You're mistaken.
The old you suffered for years before coming here, but now?
How long did it take? A week?
What are you afraid of, Ane?
-It's just that if they find out that… -Who?
Well, my sister,
Kepa…
Do you think you'd disappoint them?
Maybe you won't, maybe you will. So what? Is it the end of the world?
We all disappoint, Ane.
It's just that Kepa thinks…
It's that…
I haven't told him anything. And he thinks I'm normal.
And you are. Don't you believe that?
I like the way he looks at me.
He thinks I'd be a good mother.
And he's absolutely right.
-What world do you live in? -I live outside of your head.
You haven't done anything wrong, Ane. Don't forget that.
Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
Blessed are those who are called to the Lord's table.
Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my house,
but one word from you will be enough to heal me.
The body of Christ.
FOR ANE
Kepa, what's up? How are you?
And the boys?
Good morning, Martín. Thank you.
You'll be late today, Malen.
Subtitle translation by: Katie L Ward