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Edge of Isolation (2018)
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Farid Morocco Eat! Baby? Babe, are you okay? - Yeah. Yeah, it was just a dream. You're sweating, are you sure you're okay? - Yeah. Yeah. - Well, dinner's ready. Alright, cool. - Alright, hurry up, get changed. - This looks great, honey. - Happy birthday. - Hooray, I'm officially old. - 30 is not old. - Let's see how you feel about that a couple years from now when you turn 30. - Are you gonna be this grumpy all weekend? - No, I'm sorry. Ah, I know that face, what's wrong Super Hulk? - It's stupid. - Tell me, I like stupid stuff. - I told you about my birth mother and how every year at this time I feel like she's gonna find me. You know, she's just waiting to surprise me. I don't know, I just feel like turning 30 that makes the dream seem more and more impossible. - Maybe that's a good thing. - Your adoptive parents love you, I love you. When you finally knock me up, our children will love you. You have so much love from the people that exist in your life that maybe it's okay to leave this illusion of your mother behind. 30 could be a great new chapter in your life. - Well you know, you could go back to school. Maybe get a career. Imagine me going back to school. I know math. Yeah. - Hold it right there, turn around. What do you got there? - Garbage. - For six months now. - Let's see what's in the bag. - Trash. - Alright. What's your name? - Lance O'Brien. - 99. - You have a nice night. - Mmhmm. - You know you have other shirts you can pack. - I sure do. You cannot pack the gun this time. - Don't be crazy. What if we need it? - Haven't ever needed it. Please? It's my birthday. - It's your birthday today, tomorrow, just another camping day. - You know the damn thing makes me nervous. - Oh, you're so white! - No, no if I was white I'd love guns. But, however, I'm not. Those things have killed thousands of my people. - A result of poverty and lack of education, not the color of your skin. And it doesn't only concern black people. Just admit that your WASPy parents just drilled this fear of gun into you. God. They wanted me to be safe. It's certainly better than rollin' with the homies at 14. That's not safe. - At least they taught me about life. I can hold my own in any situation. What are you gonna do when we get attacked by a wolf, huh? Huh, what your gonna do, what you got? - I'll show you. What you got big boy? - Step back and I'll show you. Step back. Kick it in the face. - You're such a dork. Alright, alright. All safe. Alright. This was my last thing, I'm all set. Now, to your last present. Da, da, da, da, da. Would you like some more, darling? - Please. - Mmm, mmm, mmm. - Kendra. My leg! Jesus Christ. What are you doing? - Just a bit of work. Bad dreams? - Yeah. - I really think you should talk to somebody about this. You've been having a lot of bad dreams lately. - I can handle it. - I'm sorry, I just, I gotta put this brief together and then I'm gonna be free for the rest of the weekend. No! Just an hour, I promise. It's actually a really interesting case. So this guy, he embezzled $250K from the company. Cut and dry, right? Huh, no. His boss left a paper trail that we were... Alright, I know we said we were gonna do this together tomorrow morning, but why don't you choose a really nice camping site for us, somewhere near water. Isolated, I wanna swim naked this time. I wake up at night In an empty bed Crazy little dreams Runnin' through my head But I hear a knock And a gentle roar Who is that scratching At my door She said You ain't a fire darlin' You were never that tough The turn should be coming up. A tiger's eye, no That played a little too rough Come on, girl Can't you see Oh, you best believe You're an animal Cool down, boy Are you tuckin' on me Oh, I can't believe There it is. You're an animal We're singin' Whoa, whoa My honey, you're an animal Whoa, whoa Whoo! How long since we got off the highway? About seven and a half miles. Okay, so a little bit farther and then the turnoff should be on your left. Oh, nice. - You really got us out into the middle of nowhere this time. - Well, I had to see you swim naked in the river. Babe, could you grab me a water? Shit! - Come on, baby, wake up. We need to get him to a hospital. - Oh, that's near impossible up here. We don't have a vehicle or nothing. Anyway, he's just got a little bump on the noggin', same as you. - I hope so. Let me show you something. As I was saying, my name is Mary and our home is your home. Now, me and my husband Ivan sleep in that room and most everybody else sleeps out here, except for Vlad. He's got his own shack out back. - Oh, he gets his own place. I guess he's pretty special. - Oh, yes, Vlad is going to be the next leader. He needs his own place to prepare. Come on, follow me, come on. This is the kitchen. This is my stove. This is my favorite pot. - Sounds like you spend a lot of time in here. - I like your dress. - Why, thank you! Had it 40 years! Still looks like new. Don't you think? You want to wash up, the river's down that way. - Oh no, no, I need to um, you know. Okay. Here. - Thanks. Hello. - Good afternoon, darlin'. How you feeling? - Still woozy. - Good to see you up and around. You two hit that tree pretty hard. - Big fella's out there moving it right now. - Thanks. There was this thing that popped out of the woods and made us crash. - Things happen, I guess. Now you go on inside and take it easy. How's he doing? - The same. Thank you again for helping us. Oh, you're welcome! - Oh, better to be safe than sorry. Dinner should be at 7 p.m. sharp. - Hello. I'm Kendra. - I'm Caitlin. - Caitlin, that's a pretty name, for a very pretty girl. So what do you do for fun out here, Caitlin? Do you go to school? - Oh, we teach our children everything they need to know right here at the old homestead. - Oh, you have other children out here. - Oh yes, well, not now. Kids, they grow up, they move out. - Sure. - But some of them stick around. Vlad will be back for supper. He's my oldest. Caitlin, honey, why don't you go get a piece of meat? She's a little shy. But she's a good girl. Kendra? - Lance, oh my God. I was worried about you. Are you okay? I think so. How about you? - I'm fine, just a little scraped up. - Uh, well Mary... I'm sorry, Mary, this is Lance. - Nice to meet you! You too. - Her family found our car and they brought us here to rest. - Oh, this here is the Polifer homestead. For nearly 150 years it's been right on this spot. - Oh, well I don't know about no geo-maferly. We're in the oak belt. We're in the shadow of the great mountain. You're lucky we found you. We don't get but two strangers a year around here. - Well, Polifers keep to ourselves. It's been that way from the beginning. So I can wash my face. Bathroom? We ain't got no bathroom. We got a river. It's right down the path to your right, you can't miss it. Oh, would you mind picking up a bucket of water on your way? - Sure. Be careful out there. - Dang, it's pretty. - I know. We need to get you washed up. So what do you think? What, about her? I think she's a little weird. No shit. This family's been living alone for 150 years. That's a lot of inbreeding. I'm serious. Doesn't this place make you feel uneasy? - Not really, no. Oh, shit that's cold! - Oh, Jesus! - Strip and jump in. - Get out, you idiot. Are you sure you're feeling okay? - A little dizzy, it comes and goes. - I know, but we need to get you to a hospital. - I'm serious, you know, one of us might actually have a concussion. You don't want to mess with those. - First of all, we don't know what's up with the car. Secondly, the sun goes down in about two hours. And it's not smart to roam the woods busted and broken, alone, lost, in the dark. - Come on. What the fuck was that? - I don't know. A noise, maybe a wild boar. Do they have those out here? - Probably. Let's go check on the car and see about the gun just in case we need to use it. You brought it back here. Thank you! It wasn't easy. Vlad did most of the work. You couldn't drive it? - The radiator's got a hole in it from the tree. - Oh, damn. - You're not gonna drive it anytime soon. - Well, I could probably fix it. I'm good with mechanical stuff. That's why I'm here. - No, not that I can tell. - Three, four days. - Oh no, no, no, no, no. I gotta be at the office Monday morning. - There's nothing I can do about that. I gotta rebuild all the wavy parts one at a time. - Like I said, I'm good with mechanical stuff. - Hello. How you doing? Just gonna grab our... - Later. - Hello, family. So, these are our guests. - Yes. This is Lance and Kendra. And what brings you two all the way up here? - We're just looking for a nice, quiet, nature-filled weekend. - Nature we've got. Quiet, not so much. - This place you have here, it's very nice. - Um, living free of society, that's, that's a great accomplishment. - We don't need your approval, Lance. - I'm sorry, I was just-- Hmm? - I didn't mean to offend. I'm just pulling your leg, son! I think it's great to have some fresh meat in this house. So, from what Ramon tells me, you'll be with us for a few days. - It would seem so. Hi, I don't believe we've met. I'm Kendra. welcome to our home. - Leave her alone. - You're curious, I understand. I mean, what's a Negro doing with a bunch of white folks, huh? Well, you see, we do get visitors like yourself now and then. Must have been a hair over 30 years ago. Ella found us, she was lost. Well, not just in the forest, but in life. She felt outcast from the world you live in. She would talk about your keepers of the law, about the bigotry in your society. After spending a few days with us she decided to stay. - She clearly can't decide. - Hold on, Vlad. She didn't mean to disrespect Ella. You see, just a few years after Ella became a Polifer she, she suffered a terrible tumble down a cliff. We did everything we could to fix her. - That's not possible out here. I did what I could. - Ivan is a very good doctor. He has healing hands. - I just wish I could have done more. Go on, eat up, that's good meat. Caitlin, give me all your eights. - Go fish. - No! Okay, alright. Let me see, now. Ella, give me all your kings. - It was, indeed. - I gotta tell you, what you have going on up here, it's not at all what somebody might expect. - My great great grand daddy moved across the country at a time of great political turmoil. Things were changing in the republic. People with different views, like himself, just were not accepted. - So he came up here to build a utopia. - That's right, and it wasn't easy. He'd settle somewhere, other people would find him and curse him and he'd have to move on. Even now, here in this place, we are in constant danger of being found and forced to move back into society. - The world has changed a lot since then. It might not be such a bad idea to have some contact. - Well, I doubt it's changed as much as you might think. Like I said, we do get people through here. They all paint pretty much the same damn picture. Intrusive government, biased people. - What are your ways that we wouldn't accept? I mean, you all seem like normal people. I mean, you might need some time to adjust, but... - Tell you what, how about you and me doing a little hunting tomorrow morning? Maybe it'd give you a taste of our life. - Okay, sure. - Good. - Sounds like fun. Should I bring my wife? - Men only. - I can't wait three to four days for the car to be fixed, if he can even fix it. I say we take our packs and we head towards the road. - I was supposed to go hunting with Ivan tomorrow. - Sort of. He's weird, but some of the things he says kind of make sense. This place has a cozy, homely feel to it. - Okay, um, killing animals with creepy mountain guy not such a good idea. - Think of it like an extraordinary adventure. If we traveled anywhere else in the world we'd be coming into a new culture, new place. You always say it's about the journey. This is our journey. - Okay, fine, one day. But we leave Monday morning bright and early and we go try and find reception, okay? - Okay. You come from a large family? No, no I'm an only child. I was adopted when I was three. Adopted? Yeah, my birth parents abandoned me. They took me in. I see. I know about that. Seen it happen here. Oh, yeah? - Oh yeah, we take family very seriously. It is the only thing we have up here. Did your adoptive parents treat you good? - Of course, they tried to give me everything life has. There are just some things you just can't give. - No, not really, no. They just weren't prepared to handle the things I had to deal with. No way they could be. - Yeah, no one ever is. - Oh, it's nothing you gotta worry about. Probably just a, a badger or something. - Okay. - Kendra, why don't you come on over here and help me out? - Yeah, not that much of a gardener. - Oh, there's nothing to it. - Well, every plant I've ever touched has died. - Everything dies, that's part of life. - There are some other things we do. Mostly this, though. - I think I'd go nuts without having a computer. Access to the internet, unlimited sources of information at your fingertips. Technology has given us everything we could ever need. - We live just fine without it. - Yeah, well that's great, but I couldn't do it. - That should be enough for today. Caitlin, bring those vegetables on over and we're gonna get headed back home. Help me up, honey. Of course. - Well, yes. I love my wife, I love my parents. My job is bleh, but what can you do about that? Yeah. - Every aspect of my life fills me with joy. Each morning is filled with wondrous possibilities. In the evening, I have dinner with my lovely family. - I've never heard someone so upbeat. - You walk a mile in my shoes, son, you might be that happy, too. Oh, oh, oh. Look there, see? A rabbit. - Yeah, yeah. - Yeah. I want you to kill it. - Oh, I don't know how to shoot this thing. - No, just line the rabbit up with the end of the barrel and right here. You got him. Go on, go on. Line him up. - Yeah, that's it. Line him up. Little lower, breathe easy. Don't think about anything else. Just the kill. - You mentioned you had other children. - Yes. - Most of them died. The forest can be unforgiving. Oh, I'm so sorry. - No. Lance and I are gonna try next year. Once I get to where I need to be at the firm. My job. - Definitely. - I'm a lawyer. - That pays a lot. - Yeah. How do you know that? - Oh, we had this couple early this year. Fella was a lawyer, like you say, couldn't stop talking about his job. - Yeah, that's right, that's what I heard. - Kids, they pick up on one thing from the outside world and they go runnin' off. But not Caitlin. You're staying here, right honey? - Kendra. - Lance. Oh, my God! What happened? Who did this to you? Was it Ivan? I'm gonna fucking kill him! What the hell? - It's not my blood. We were skinning the rabbits and the damn thing squirted all over me. You're such an asshole! Come on, Ivan thought it would be funny, too. - Oh, I'm sure he did. - I'm sorry, it was a joke. - Well, screw you with your mountain man jokes! - Come on, I was just playing, relax. Relax. Have some fun on your time off. I love you. Relax. - Oh! - Relax. - Oh, you're stupid. Oh, yeah. Oh. - Get up. Oh, yeah. - We gotta get out of here. - That freak Vlad was just jerking off over there. Are you sure? - I'm leaving. - Some trip. - Fuck! See, this is what I was talking about! Hillbillies stole my fucking gun! - Yeah! - I'm sure they put it in a safe place. You don't want Caitlin hurting herself with it knowing there's no hospital close by, right? - They stole my gun. - I don't understand you sometimes. Why can't you just be trusting for once? - I'm sorry, you want me to yell at you all night? - They're good people. They don't have the social graces that we're used to, but that's no reason to be so offensive every fucking time! - So, my husband is trusting some redneck over his own wife? I'm serious! - You know, you have no idea what it's like to be in a real situation because you've never been in a real situation. Well, let me tell you something, this is a real situation! - That's your go-to. You had a tough life, so I know nothing. - Yeah, it's true. - No, it's not! - Holy shit. Are you hurt? Alright motherfucker, you wanna go? - Babe. - You were right about that real situation. Come on back to the house. Who are all those people? - You shouldn't wander into the woods at night. Tell me what's going on right now. You're not looking very hard, are you? I'm sorry, I know it's not your fault, but... I just wanna get out of here. So do I. He knew we wanted to leave. What do you want from me? Maybe he had other things to take care of. - He lives in the middle of the forest. His other things can wait! Okay, no more bullshit. Where exactly did Ivan go? - I don't know. It's not my place to ask. - Jesus Christ, it's like talking to a wall with you people! Okay, let me put this simply. Who are the people in the forest? - Oh, we don't talk about them. - Yes. - If you wanted to leave this house, could you? - This is my home, I wouldn't ever leave. - That's not the question I asked. Could you? I don't know what that means. - Give it a rest. Come outside with me. - I'll give it a rest, when I'm back on the highway. - Come, please, please. What? Please, please. What's wrong with you? - It's not safe for you here. What's going on? - You have to see what they are. Then you'll understand. They have caves. - Follow the river upstream. At the big log you'll see it off to the side. Don't touch me! - Keep her busy. - I'm tired of you always telling me what to do! You don't know everything, Kendra! - If you weren't being an idiot, I wouldn't have to tell you what to do all the time! - I'm so fucking tired of you! - Bitch! Thank you, Boy Scouts. Shit! Get the hell out of here with this shit. Look at this. - Gold teeth. - From the cave. There's a ton of stuff like that and the caves are huge. Who knows what else is there? - They're killing people. We need to get out of here now. - I told her to hide on the other side of the hills. - Let's go. - Ivan should be back soon. - We're not waiting for Ivan. - It's dangerous-- - Get the fuck away from me! - That's uncalled for. - You walk right out the door there! - You crazy bitch! You tell me how we get out of this fucking forest! - You can't. - You watch me. - Such a nice girl. You got a bit of a mouth on ya, but you're pretty. We could have made you happy here with us. Happy to cut off your fucking head! - Come on, let's go! Such a shame! It would have been nice having another woman in the house. - Lance! Lance! Caitlin? - So you'd get scared and wanna escape. Escape? - Yeah, you're all tough or whatever. Especially you. I think you might actually make it out of here. - A few times. - Two years. I had a real mom and dad. Then they killed them and brought me here. And all this time, you've never been able to escape? - No. - Because of the people in the woods. They always bring me back. I tried going in a bunch of different directions but... Is Ella being held against her will? - I don't know. I've never actually seen her or Ramon kill anybody. - A couple like you. A family. - Jesus Christ. How many of these wood people do you think are there? - I don't know, a hundred, a thousand. - Do you know why they keep bringing you back? - I don't know, I just, I just wanna go home! - Caitlin, we'll take you home. - Promise. Jesus Christ, we're screwed. Shut up. - Look at them. - I see them. We need to find the gun. It's somewhere in the house. - First we gotta figure out how many there are. I'm telling you, they're everywhere. - We need to know exactly what we're dealing with. Oh, shit! - Told ya. Everywhere. - Now, we get the gun. The more I see these fuckers, the more I think it was one of them that jumped in front of our truck. Really, ya think? They sprung the trap, delivered us to Ivan. Caitlin, when you got captured, how did they do it? - We were camping. They attacked us in the night. - Opportunists. - You said you would take me home. - We will. - Do you know where they might keep my gun? - I don't know. - What the hell you been doing the past two years? Walking around with your fucking eyes closed? She's just a little girl. - What, I don't give a shit. You don't seem to get what's going on. - I get it! I get it big time. - No, these fucking people are gonna kill us and that's the best case scenario! - Well yelling at her isn't going to do anyone any good. - Let's just go get the gun. - From the cave. - From the house. - They keep their loot in the caves. - If I stole a gun, I would keep it in the house. I'd keep it close, we go to the house. - Mary and Vlad were at the house before we left. They're probably still there. - I know I should have killed that fucking bitch when I had the chance! Fine, we go to the stupid caves. Fuck! - Radiator's busted, it's gonna overheat. - Not immediately. - We don't have any keys. - Well, you're street, hotwire it. - Not very. This way. Anything? Nope. What the hell was that? - There's something familiar about all this to me. I have to figure out why. - Oh no, we need to get out of here. - We need the gun in order to do that. Let's sneak around. - No, let's go check out the house now. I have an idea. It's me. - Oh, it's you, Caitlin. Hi. Is it time for supper? - No, not that time yet. Just bored. Maybe I could braid your hair? - Oh, that'd be nice. - Here, just relax. - That feels so nice. - You're brave, well that's good. You know who this is? This was one of my children. - All this talk about family and security and this is what you do? - I feed them, I clothe them, I train 'em. But inevitably some of them will begin to think for themselves and since we can abide no insubordination, that is when it is time for them to be recycled back into the family. - Oh, indeed. It's very tasty, you had some the other night. You seemed to enjoy it. Of course, I do save some of the best parts for myself. Our home has been here since long before I was born and it will be here long after I, too, have been consumed. It is a part of the cycle of our family. A cycle that you are now a part of. - It was no accident us ending up here, was it? - We were hoping we could convince you to stay of your own free will, but since that is now no longer possible, we just mandate that you stay. - You can't shoot us both. - Just you. - The fuck you will. - Lance! - A shame to have to eat you, but insubordination can never be tolerated. - Eat! More! More! - You're wasting your energy. It's good for you. - Let me go. - Afraid not. - Did you know that in order to get that wonderful marbling in steak, they force feed the animal for two weeks before the slaughter? And during that time they they gotta make sure the animal barely moves at all. See this forces the fat to form at an accelerated rate. So, what would ordinarily be dry, tough beef becomes rich, tender meat. - You should be grateful. No more waiting to start the wonderful journey of motherhood. - Of course, farmers do have an advantage. They know what their animals have been eating. We don't have that advantage. Fuck! - I forgot how good dark skin tastes. - Ivan is the father to all. All the Polifers in the forest. All the children in the caves. - Inbred fucks! - Well, they were for a time, but Ivan's father realized that he had breed with other women. Otherwise, the children suffered defects. - No. - Let me out. We can get out of here together. - I've been a Polifer for 40 years. I don't much wanna leave. - He stole you away from your family. - He showed me the light. - She's ready. - You will be a welcomed addition to our family. Mary. - Let me go, you sick fuck! - Head home. Kendra I am very excited for this. See, you will probably be my last. Two years Caitlin will reach the age of ascension and Vlad will take her as his first wife, become leader of the Polifers. Then I will be obsolete and no longer allowed to mate. But, until then... - Don't touch me. - Oh Kendra, Kendra. I have built a society of inclusion. We're all treated as equals. Simple rules, simple consequences. A life free from worry and doubt. - It's all lies. You manipulate all of them! - Soon you will see. Soon, you will love me. - Never! - Kendra. If you become properly assimilated and accept the Polifer ways, then eventually you, too, will be in the house like Mary. Huh? - Well then you will be assimilated, piece by piece. Oh, don't do that, no. - Don't no, please stop! - No more waiting. Time to receive your seed. - No, get away from me! No, please! Please, stop, no! - Stay away from her, you fucks! Shit! Wait! - Get this off me. Where's Kendra? Follow me. - I'll be back tomorrow. - Fuck you. - No, she's not for you. Not yet. - Help me. Help me, please. Help me, please. Oh, you stupid piece of shit. Here, here. Get me out of here. Get me out. Get me out of here. - Let's go get the gun from the house. - If it's even there. - It'll be there. I'm sorry, I should have listened to you. Which way? - This way. - Run, run, run! Get back here! Hurry! Faster, go, go, go, go, go! I'll kill you! - Hurry up, go, go, go! Watch out. - Come on! - You and Caitlin check the kitchen. I'll check over here. - Shh. No. That way. - Hi there. It's gonna be okay. Stay quiet. She's coming with us. - No, we gotta get out of here. We can't worry about somebody else. - She's a prisoner. Do you want to come with us? - I go you. Here. Come with me. Where are the bullets? - Go! - Oh, we're so screwed! - Cut it out! Stop it! - I can't do it anymore. - I need you. I need my Kendra back. - I can't. - We're gonna drive out of here. We're gonna make it. Okay? - Okay. - Yes, okay. - Together. - Okay. - Give me the hatchet. - I don't know. Stay back! Let her go! - Stay back! I swear, I thought you'd show more respect for your family. - I can't believe you don't remember. You were born here! - You're lying. - It's true. When you were about three your mother took you and ran into the woods. When we caught up to her she paid for her crime. But you were gone. - He's fucking with your head! Caitlin no, wait! - You're just saying this to get me to stop. - I knew it the second I saw you. That scar on your arm. I gave it to you. Look! - Don't listen to him, don't! - Look! Every Polifer son gets one. - We gotta get out of here just, just kill him! - This whole place it felt like, home. - You're the family I've been looking for my whole life. - No baby, no! No baby, no. No baby, no. No! - You are so stupid! How can you not see the greatness of our family? Huh? - You've taken everything from me! - I've given you life! The life you clearly don't deserve. - You need to die, fuck! - Kendra! Baby, baby, okay, okay. Come on, come on, come on. - Okay. Okay. - Son I am, truly sorry it had to end like this. Everything could have been so different. If you had only accepted who you are. - Ivan! - Fuck you! Fuck you! Lance, we gotta go now! - Shit! Get Ella to the car. I'll grab Kendra. Chill, car. I am gonna fuck him up. Hang on. Shit! |
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