" Frankie, open up." "Payday." " I can't, Herbert!" " Open up!" " He's going to give it to you soon." " Open up!" " Please!" "Frankie!" "I almost got it." "It's a done deal, Herbert." "You'll get it all next week, all of it." "Tomorrow." " That's all?" " Yes." "No." "Not the fingers, Herbert." "Not the hand." "Hey!" "Mind your head, come on." "That's it!" "Get off!" " Coach, I gotta go." " What's going on?" " We'll go until 2 pm tomorrow." " Come here!" "Come on!" "We have one week left." "Do you want to lose?" " No." " Then let's go." " It's" " Come on!" "Janine is in pain." "That's why I really have to go." "Please." " Go on, then." " Thanks." "Give her my love." "I'm still here!" "Careful." "Three, four..." "Happy birthday to you" "Happy birthday to you" " You totally fell for it, huh?" " Janine?" " Wow, guys." " Happy birthday, Herbert." "Oh, God." " To our Herbert!" " To Herbert!" " Cheers!" " Cheers!" " Well, then..." "Give me some cake." " Yeah, take some." "I will." "Goddamn!" "Oh..." "God!" "Herbert?" " Yes." " Everything okay?" "Just a minute!" "Everything okay, Herbert?" "Yeah..." "Janine is in her sixth month already." "Can she come to the fight?" "What do you think?" "Ask her." " Women know better." " Yeah?" "Yeah." " Did you already pick a name?" " Yes." "Georg." "George, like Foreman." "He's going to be a good boy." " Come here, come." " Ouch!" "Next week you're getting that title." "Then your family can be proud of you." " Come on, get out of here." " Where have you been?" "I waited at Scarlett's for three hours." " I couldn't." " What do you mean?" "It was your birthday." "There was ice cream, champagne..." "Even confetti." " Stop it." " What?" "We had a date!" "Damn it!" "That's not how it works!" "Here's your present." "I've told you before, you shouldn't wait for me." "Herbert, wait." "We can celebrate at your place." "I'll make you happy, like last time." "I'm wearing my cute panties again." "Come on." "Some other time." "It's already late." "Next time you come to me, I won't have time either!" "Shit!" "By the way..." "Should I make Torgau look a little nicer?" "No, leave it." " It wasn't a nice time." " No." "But it looks good on your back." "Very well done." "Very cool." "Okay." "The one in the front will look cool." "When do we get to go on that route?" "I've told you a thousand times." "When my back is okay again." "The doc said it should be good in two to three months." "Then we'll go." "I promise." "Good." " I've got the money." " I know." "You got gas or something?" "Okay?" "Yeah, go on." "I want to see Santa Monica with you before I turn 70." "We can do that." "Totally." "Come on, we're done for today." "Hey." " Yeah." " Come here." "Wait!" "I have to put on some lotion." "Come here." "Hold on a second." "Now you can get dressed." " Careful." "Can I help you?" " No." "Pack it up." "I went to see Lange." "He paid." "Wolfgang still hasn't." "Well, Frankie's a bit short right now." "I broke his nose." "He'll have it next week." "Next week?" "Break his nose, his hand, I don't give a shit." "As long as I get my money." "If I beat him up, he won't make any money." "Since when does Frankie work?" "You used to take people's houses apart." "You're slipping." "Come on." "I've got something for you." "Happy birthday from your old buddy, Bodo." "1982 district champion," "Stamm, the pride of Leipzig." "Almost made it to the top." "Yeah, but only almost." "Where did you get that?" "Connections." "Sit down." "Man, I remember it like it was yesterday." "You beat one after the other." "You should've been a professional." "But..." "You couldn't come over and you weren't made for Eastern School." "So?" "Everything ready for the fight?" "How did you prepare the kid?" "It's going to be hard." "Panzer has experience." "It's Eddy's first big fight." "But he has a chance." "He's a good boy." "If he wins, we can do business together." "He needs a proper name." "Can't have something that ends in "-ic."" "Thanks." " Claudia, is the old man here?" " He should be in his office." "What are you doing here?" "Did you get some action?" " Do you want a drink?" " Work." "Work." "Of course, Herbert." "Karl, do you have something for me?" "At the door?" "Why?" "I thought you worked for Bodo." " Not much going on." " No." "We're full." " I can ask the old man." " Don't." "He's busy." "Alright." "If you have something, you know where to find me." "His opponent in the blue corner:" "Philipp..." "Panzer..." "Schuster!" "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Clear the ring!" "Round one!" " Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Panzer!" " Watch your cover." "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Keep your guard up!" "Out!" "Get out of there!" "Get away from the ropes!" "Stop!" "You can't hold him." "Fight!" "Straight forward!" "And jab, jab!" "Straight forward!" "Come on, let's go!" "Stop!" "You're too passive." "Be more aggressive!" "Attack him!" " Young man..." " He's so fast." "Come out of the double cover." "Straight forward and jab, jab!" " Attack him!" "Attack!" " Gentlemen!" "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Fight!" "Show some action!" "Attack, Eddy!" "Come on!" "Keep your cover up!" "Get out!" "Get out!" " Stop!" " Let him have it!" " Everything okay?" " Yeah." " Let him have it!" " Fight!" "Come on, Eddy!" "Come on, get out!" "Free yourself out!" "Out!" "Stop!" "I can't go on." "Throw in the towel." "Listen to me." "Do you hear me?" "It's all in your head." "You're a better fighter than I was." "You just have to believe in yourself." "Understood?" "Come on!" "Teach him a lesson!" "Eddy, get out of there!" "Fight!" "Eddy..." "Very good!" "Keep it up!" "Yes!" "Eddy!" "Eddy, stay on him." "Keep it up, Eddy." "That's it!" "Fight!" "Yes, Eddy, you did it!" "That's it!" "Yes!" "Yes!" "Come here." "You did it." "Come on." "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "Panzer!" "You did it." "And the winner by decision after a fantastic fight is:" " In the blue corner, Philipp..." " What?" " How come?" " Panzer Schuster!" "Are you crazy?" " Hey, hey!" " You motherfuckers!" "Shit!" "Come here, you fraud!" "Come here!" "Come here, you goddamn officials!" " It's alright." " Let me go, man!" "It's alright." "Take your hand off of him." "Fuck it." "Let's go." "Come on, man." "Well, sparks were flying after all." "Did you take a beating?" "Herbert." "Well, where does it hurt?" "Come here." "Take off your jacket." "How's your heart, huh?" "You've lost some weight." " I've been cramping lately." " Shoulder?" "Amongst other places." " Is your memory working?" " Yeah." " Can you piss okay?" " Yeah." "I can piss fine." "When I was showering the other day, my legs gave out under me." "It's like I didn't have legs." "But it went away quickly." "I'm fine." "Hold out your hand." "Don't treat this lightly." "Take a break from training." "You have to see a specialist." "It's just the jitters, right?" "It'll go away this time again?" "If it's muscle cancer or something like that, give me pills, I'll be on my way." " You have to see a specialist." " You're a doctor." "A neurologist, Herbert." "Take it off!" " Did somebody faint?" " Back there." " May I?" "Did we talk on the phone?" " Yes." "He's back there." "What are you doing?" "What happened?" " I want to go home." " What happened?" "What are you doing?" " I have to get out." " You can't even talk." "Out of the way." "Mr. Stamm?" "Mr. Stamm, hello." " Hi." " I'm Dr. Schneider." "How are you?" " Good." " What seems to be the problem?" "Cramps." "Cramps?" "Where?" "Well, up here and then all the way down." "Okay." "Since when?" " Six months." " Six months?" " Okay." "Has this happened before?" " No." "Never?" "And in your family?" " Do you regularly drink alcohol?" " No." "Don't be startled." "Light from your left." "And from your right." " Say "Ah."" " Ah." "Stretch it out." "Close your eyes." "Keep it stretched." "You're back?" "Come here." "Sit down." "What's going on?" "I can make a round today." "Collection is a serious matter." "Is it because of Frankie?" "I'll get you your money." "Forget about Frankie, I'll do it." "You're out." "You can't just kick me out like that." "And you can't collect money walking with a crutch." "It's a small weakness, nothing serious." "You know how it goes sometimes." "No, I don't know." "But I know what people are saying." "Big Herbert has Ali disease." "Here, come on, I'm not a monster." "Grab a girl and go on a little trip, live it up." " What do you want?" " Hi, Sandra." " Why are you following me?" " I wanted to see you." " Well, now you have." " Wait." "Sandra." " Sandra." " You want to beat me up?" "No." " Come on, do it!" " I never hit you." " Leave me alone." " Sandra, I'm not well." " I wanted to talk to you." " I don't care how you are." "Are you done?" "Hey, Eddy." "Herbert..." "I know a great guy from Berlin." "A brilliant trainer." " I've tried calling you..." " I know." "We have to expand Team Herbert." "I'll work tactics and scout for fights." " They said you wouldn't come back." " That's nonsense." "I talked to him on the phone." "His name is Kowalski." " He's a good man." " Herbert?" "Stammi?" "Man, I can't believe it." "Don't you recognize me?" "Schusti!" " Of course." " Leipzig, Berlin, Riesa." " Riesa, yeah." " Those were some fights, right?" "I heard you're not feeling so well." " It's alright." " Is it the heart?" "We're not getting any younger." "Me, it's the stomach." "Speaking of youngins, you've trained him well." "He's a diamond in the rough." "But we have a fight next week." "We have to go." "Herbert, it was nice to see you, but we have work to do." "Stop by some other time." "Hang in there." "Come on, Eddy." "And now jab!" "Jab!" "Yeah." "And again, jab, jab!" "Yeah!" "And again!" "Yeah!" "Good." "Come here!" "Jab!" "Jab!" "And here!" "Come on!" "Herbert." "Are you there?" "We still have to finish your tattoo." "It's been a long time." "Herbert, Marlene told me you won't open the door." "I know you're here, man." "Or are you already in the U.S.?" "Did you go cruising down the route without me?" "Did you?" "Herbert?" "They opened a Harley rental company at the Cossi." "What do you think?" "We'll get two Fat Boys and take them for a spin." "It'll be like California." "It doesn't matter if you're a bit shaky." "I'll tie you up." "I won't let you down." "Take care." "Come here, it's not working." " What's not working?" " Well..." "Here you go." "Internet." "I have to know something." " How do you do that?" " You just Google it." "What do you mean, "kugel"?" "What do you want to know?" "ALS" "You type it in this little window." " I'm here." " Oh, now you're ready?" "You don't have to say anything." "I know what's up." "You don't know." "Here." "I've got something for you." "What's that?" "A Fischli necklace." "Herbert." "That must've been expensive." "Can you help me?" "And?" "Yeah." "What did they say at the hospital?" "There's another dance at Scarlett's next week." "At that retirement house?" "I'm barely over 40." "We'll make up for my birthday." "I'll think about it." " Beat it." " Yeah." "Come on, let's go to Amsterdam" "I know nothing bad can happen to us" "You and I, we have it under control" "But for a long time We've been sitting on a sinking ship" ""Stay a while", I said..." " ALS?" " Yeah." "That's what it's called." "The muscles disappear." "In my whole body." "And when it gets to the diaphragm, well... you just suffocate." "Holy shit." "I saw my daughter." "Did she talk to you?" "I was such a shitty father." "That's not true, you were not a shitty father." "You wrote to your daughter from prison." "Marlene," "I have a granddaughter." "Grandpa Herbert." "Congratulations." "Cheers!" "I want to see the little one." "Come on, Herbert, don't kid yourself." "I'm a boxer, Marlene." "Always have been." "If this is my last fight, so be it." "May I have this dance?" "Gladly." "Herbert, this is how I like you." "Why can't you get out of your skin?" "Come on, kiss me." " Kiss me!" " Marlene, stop it." "Herbert, can you still get an erection with this disease?" " Pull yourself together." " Maybe you'll be dead soon." "Stop it." "I used to think I could marry you." "Even though you're such a jerk!" "You're such a jerk, you know that?" "A huge jerk." "And now, since you're going to die soon," "you're interested in me." "Come on, let's go." "Come on, Kitty." "Marlene!" "Don't make a mess." "I'll make us some eggs!" " Where are your utensils?" " I'm not expecting any guests." "We'll make ourselves comfortable." "It's going to be nice." " But I'm not giving up my apartment." " No." "We have to go shopping." "Something decent." "You have to change your diet, eat healthier." " I've always eaten well." " I can see that." "These are angelfish." "From the Amazon." "Here, that's Olga." " She's beautiful, that Olga of yours." " Yeah." "Look, what's that on her fin?" "Sometimes they nibble on each other." "They form couples and defend their territory, they're quite aggressive." "There's Olga again." "There, sign language." "There, see?" "Again." "Do you see that?" "And?" "Well, she wants to say..." "Come on, Marlene, it's obvious." "It looks like..." "like a heart." "A heart?" "Yeah." "And what does it mean?" "Come on, Marlene, a heart, you know." "Sandra, I..." "I wish I could do things differently." "But I can't." "No, you can't." "I was six, when they picked you up." "I remember." "You were screaming." "You punched one of them in the face." "And you said something at the door." ""Daddy will be back."" "You promised." "I was ashamed." "You shouldn't have." "I was waiting." "Do you have cancer?" "No cancer." "Not much time." "I'll keep the photo, but not the money." "Then keep it somewhere, for Ronja." "Beautiful name." "Does Ronja have a dad?" "Yeah, Marco." "We're separated." "And?" "He takes care of her?" "Yeah, she can go to him." "It didn't work out so well." "I'll get by." "And this Marco?" "Take the money." "And everything will be fine?" "Please." "Ronja." "This is Uncle Herbert." " Hi." " Hi." "Look, I have more." "Here." "Ronja." "I've got one, too." "Oh, let me see." "What is it?" "A fly?" "No, a butterfly." "She got it at the dentist's." " And?" "Were you brave?" " Yeah." "Go play." " Bye." " Bye." "Let me spend some time with her." "And with you." "I'll think about it." "Please go." "Well, Herbert?" "How about a little game?" "Let him!" "Was that enough?" "Do you remember my nose?" "No, it was my fingers." "Did you recognize any of them?" "Stay off the street." "You know how it ends." "Come on, stay home." "I'm still here." "I can get you something." "Not much, a few days a week." "But you'll be able to sit down." "You can do that until you topple over." "Say, you're Herbert Stamm, the boxer." "Hi." "You can take it easy here." "A new person checks in two to three times a night." "They ring, you pick up the receiver, and dial nine, nine, pound sign." "They'll come in, they'll know where to go." "You just have to sign." "Bodo said it's just what you need." "I'll leave the radio here for you." "I'd rather watch TV at home anyway." "Good dog." "Herbert!" "Sit." "Nice." "Door." " Door!" " I'll close it in a bit." "Hello, Kitty, my sweetheart." "Hi, Herbert." "How was your day?" "Did you eat something?" "Here, it's for you." "It came in the mail." "Herbert," "Birgit from my work went to the Baltic Sea with her mom." "I told you about that." "A place called Binz." "They have elevators that go down to the beach." "These are proper spa hotels." "What do you think?" "Why not?" "The two of us." " Hello." " Hello." " Have a nice day." "Bye." " Thank you." "Goodbye." "Directly from the administrative desk." "They didn't want to give me one, but I said I wouldn't leave without it." "What is this?" "Sit down, big guy." "Get it out!" "Out!" "No!" "It's better to have one and not need it." " No way!" " Hey!" "Herbert!" "Herbert." "Herbert!" "Herbert..." "Could you give me a hand?" "Yeah." "Feet." "The feet." "Turn off the lights." "Good night." "Could you eat something, please?" "Wait." "And?" "Come on." "Please." "Eat some more, please." "Sure?" "Take care of yourself." "You, too." "Come on, Kitty." "Dear Sandra." "It's me, Herbert." "It's slowly getting worse with my voice." "It's disappearing." "And that's why I wanted..." "Are you Marco?" "And?" "I'm Sandra's father." "Oh, Herbert." "Yeah." "Could I come in?" "We have to talk." "What's going on?" "It's about Sandra." "The way you're treating her." "Hold on." "The way I'm treating her?" "You don't have to live with her." "That won't work, I know." "But..." "It's not going to work with the money." "What's going on?" "What do you care?" "I care." "It's my daughter." "It doesn't look like you don't have any money." "Sandra's working and you're just sitting around." " Do you want" " I don't give a shit." "Sell your stuff and look for work." "Here's some advice:" "Office hours are over." "You're giving me advice?" "Okay." "I also thought I was the greatest." "You messed up her life." "Do you know what your Sandra says at night?" " "No, no." "Daddy, Daddy."" " Have you no pride?" " "No, Daddy!" "Daddy..."" " Stop it!" "Oh, God, Ronja..." "Ronja." "Stretch it out." "Yeah, great, Mr. Stamm." "Very good." "This one." "Okay." "Yeah." " And your forearm." "Got it?" " Yeah." "And the other one." "Good." "Walk forward." "One after the other." "Slowly." "Okay." "Okay." "What?" " Some more." "Your hair?" " No." "Below." "Yeah." "There." "Okay." "And sit down." "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who is it?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Who is this?" " It's Herbert." " What's going on?" "I know it's you, Herbert." "I can hear it." " She's a child." "Stop calling." " Dear Sandra." " It's me, Herbert." " You're dead to me." "It's slowly getting worse with my voice." "It's disappearing." "Hello." "Hello." " Hello." " Hello." "See you later." " Bye." " Bye." "Come here." "And go!" "Hey, Kitty." "Come here." "Good." "Just wanted to see if you're still alive." "Come on, let's finish the tattoo." "Well, come on." "That's really cool." "Up?" "Okay." "Are you eating enough?" "You look like a turtle." "Let's rock 'n' roll." "I look like death." "But in color." "Have you packed already?" "We'll drive from Schkeuditz to Chicago, non-stop." "We'll get ourselves two Fat Boys." "Get some gas in..." "Saint Louis." "Drive to..." "Oklahoma." "Through Texas, New Mexico." "Here, A... ri... zona." "And in Santa Monica, we'll jump into the ocean." "Let's drink." "Are you thirsty?" "Hey." "How are we going to get you home?" "Santa Monica!" "This way." "This is Nurse Katrin and Nurse Christiane." " And this is male nurse, Lars." " Hello." "There." "This way, please." "Here, Mr. Stamm." "This is your room." "The furniture's already here." "We'll help you fill the dressers." "...Eddy Hammer, a local boxing talent." "He's won his last four fights, clearly dominating his opponents." "Where will Eddy go with his ambition?" "Yeah, that boy is a diamond in the rough." "He's only 22." "We won the last four fights with ease." "I can imagine that next year, with some groundwork..." "Hi, you've reached Sandra and Ronja." "Please leave a message after the beep." "I love you." "Well, big guy?" "Mail it?" "Thank you," "Marlene." "Take care." ""For Sandra and Ronja."" "Dear Sandra." "It's me, Herbert." "It's slowly getting worse with my voice." "It's disappearing." "That's why" "I wanted to tell you..." "Sandra, I wanted to tell you that you've always been on my mind." "And in the red corner, from Leipzig:" "Eddy..." "Hammer!" "He's had 25 fights." "I remember us going to the movies." "Back in the days." "The Robber's Daughter, that's what the movie was called." "I almost forgot, until... until I met my granddaughter... the other day." "Hi, Ronja." "How are you?" "Well, that's when... when I felt like a father." "When we were together, as it should be, as..." "As it should be." "Sandra, I wanted..." "I..." "I..." "I'm sorry." "Take care of yourself." "And Ronja, take care, my little one." "Your Herbert."