"right." "okay. take a break." "I'm looking for Ben." "That's me." "Chris sent me here." "Chris who?" "Chris Hoop." "What did Chris say?" "That I should go to you... if I wanted to make some money." "Is that what he said?" "Have a seat." "I'II be with you in a minute." "High." "Hey." "Ben." "will you take long with that monkey?" "I have things to do." "Ifyou have things to do. go do them." "Ifyou want to do it here. then sit down." "alright." "I'II sit down." "But tell him to try a bit harder." "You're pretty sure ofyourseIf. aren't you?" "Hafid. get him some gloves." "Get ready." "Take it easy." "Break." "Mike. you're okay?" "What is it?" "I want to get a book." "How often have I told you to knock?" "It's my room too now." "Come here." "close the door." "Give this to Mom." "Make sure Dad doesn't see." "Here. this is forthose shoes." "Thanks." "You're welcome." "Don't do anything stupid with the money." "I want to see a receipt." "Tarik." "listen." "You're the only one who knows it's here." "If it's gone." "I'II knock yourteeth out." "What the hell is that?" "Did you build it yourself?" "This is the Iast time I work with an amateur." "This is the only one he had." "It needs work. but the engine is perfect." "It does up to 90." "90?" "That thing will explode at 40." "It's suicide." "I'm not riding on that." "No?" "Then ride on this." "250." "Just those two phones were worth 500 euros." "That cheap motherfucker." "Look here." "I have 300 in cash." "250 forthe stuff. and I still have to give that pole 100 forthe moped." "Bythe way. that crazy pole had C4." "C-what?" "C4. you know. to bIowthings up with." "Have you lost your mind?" "What do you want to blow up?" "Carwindows?" "I don't know." "Listen. are you coming into town with the boys?" "I'm going home." "I have to get up forwork tomorrow." "Be heaIthyfor a change!" "Get better!" "You look terrible." "I'm serious." "You look terrible." "Doesn't Mom feed you anymore?" "of course she does." "You knowwho you look like?" "Who?" "Hassan." "Which Hassan?" "Hassan from the neighbourhood." "with that small bike?" "Hassan from sultan." "He's gone into hiding in Turkey." "I only heard about it two weeks ago." "They closed the place." "It got closed down by health  Safety." "What?" "It was full of rats and cockroaches." "I never ate there anymore anyway." "rememberwhen you got sick there?" "Everything came out again." "out of both ends." "I'd love one ofthose sandwiches right now." "Majid. you have to do something for me." "You have to get something from my place." "What's that?" "It's in a small siIvertin in my desk." "What's that all about?" "About the house." "Which house?" "our house in Morocco." "What about it?" "Theywant to sell it." "Why?" "I think they need moneyfor Hamza." "Dad said we'II buy a new house when Hamza gets better." "When he gets better?" "Is that what Dad said?" "Yes." "Don't stay out here too Iong. alright?" "Yes." "Zamari." "AbdeI-Majid." "Your second week at the flower auction. right?" "How's it going?" "It's going fine." "really?" "Because I've received a first official complaint." "What about?" "You were late." "Three days ago." "I made up for it." "StiII. it's in here." "This is what counts." "So I have to give you a first official warning." "Afterthe third warning you're out ofthe program and will have to do the time." "That you're here is a privilege." "not a right." "It's a chance to showyou can behave." "Because I have fifty pages here that sayyou can't." "Ifyou do your best. they may hire you." "Four days a week makes a nice salary." "Does it?" "I don't see anyfancy cars parked outside there." "What do you want to do instead ofthis?" "I don't see a Iot of qualifications here." "What do you want to do?" "I don't know." "definitely not work there." "How are things at home?" "Fine." "Did you arrange your health insurance?" "Did you take a look at the brochures I gave you?" "I meant to. but I lost them." "Look here." "And this one." "read this one as well." "This shit took place like 100 years ago." "You see this black dude." "There were no blacks here yet." "Those Dutch people looked at him like he'd escaped from the circus." "But his Dutch was perfect." "I wasjeaIous." "He'sjust arrived by boat and he immediately goes:" "'Good afternoon. sir. here I am." "could I have some Dutch mashed potato?" "'" "Not even the queen talks like that." "Who's that?" "A cop?" "No." "I know him." "Everything alright?" "Yes. yourself?" "Fine." "What can I do foryou?" "That guyyou fought?" "You broke hisjaw." "Ifyou come for money." "I have none." "No. that's not it." "Next weekend would be his first tournament." "Now I'm a fighter short." "How much does it pay?" "Ifyou win. 750 euros." "250 for me as your manager." "Are you my manager now?" "Yes. forthat day." "Do you work?" "Yes." "Where?" "At the flower auction." "Why?" "Good. that's in the morning. right?" "Then I'II see you every day at four." "Miss one day and the deal's off." "deal?" "alright." "Majid. how are you?" "Fine. and you?" "How can I help you?" "I've heard you want to buy my parents' house." "That's true." "For how much?" "60.000 euros." "A good price." "Listen." "call them tomorrow and tell them the deal is off." "Are you crazy?" "WhywouId I do that?" "Because I'm asking you." "Get lost." "This is a free country." "I can do what I want." "You reaIIythink this is a free country?" "Then I'm free to come here every day." "Is that what you want?" "Is that what you want?" "Is that what you want?" "Take a break." "What did you say?" "15 euros?" "Let me get mywaIIet." "Where did you get that?" "I bought it from a somalian." "Why?" "It's cooI. isn't it?" "cool?" "Sure. ifyou're a clown." "one dayyou'II let your money burn." "What money?" "What's that dude doing here?" "He's getting on my nerves." "Where were you. faggot?" "You said you'd come. but you didn't." "Who are you calling a faggot?" "You." "You don't answer. you don't call back." "Where's my money?" "calm down. you'II get it." "You've been saying that forweeks." "If I don't get it tomorrow I'II break your neck." "Who's breaking what?" "Nothing. bro." "Who is this guy?" "Listen." "I don't mean to disrespect you." "but this guy is taking the piss." "But you do disrespect me. asshole." "See what I mean?" "This man calls me for shit." "I give it to him. he doesn't pay me." "I was busy." "Busywith what?" "Busy smoking up your money. okay?" "relax." "Come with me." "Just come with me." "How much does he owe you?" "600." "That much?" "It was 500." "I've been waiting all week." "I have costs too." "calling him and stuff." "100 euros in phone calls." "You call from Zaire?" "No. right?" "What is this bullshit?" "How much do you have on you?" "What?" "How much do you have?" "Now?" "Yes. how much?" "I don't know. 100." "Give it up." "That's 200. you fag." "So what?" "I'II tell him he'II get the rest next week." "And what do I have to live off?" "Here." "This is a human rights violation." "Here." "He'II bring the rest next week." "But don't come around here shooting your mouth of again." "VIeermuis. show him yourwaIIet." "Come on. show him yourwaIIet." "What do you need that for?" "Are you a clown?" "I didn't knowyou sold that shit." "Sometimes people call me for a gram ortwo." "Nothing major." "As long as you don't use it yourself." "of course not." "That's easyforyou to say." "but I was here by myself all summer." "Not that I depend on it." "But it changes things." "And there's good money in it." "This is the part I Iike." "It's still quiet. isn't it?" "Does that surprise you?" "You think people will pay money to see these clowns fight?" "Look." "Who is that guy?" "Hakan Atesh." "He's supposed to be a major player." "I saw him at a fight this summer." "Turned out he'd paid for everything." "Fuck this shit." "What am I going to do with you?" "That guy didn't stand a chance." "You were killing him." "Is it so hard to stop when the refteIIs you to stop?" "To go to the corner and wait foryour applause?" "Is that so hard?" "Answer me!" "Is that so fucking hard?" "You reaIIyfucked up." "You can say goodbye to the prize money." "The champ is here." "Was that guy angry?" "WeII. fuck him." "I thought it was a good fight." "So. are we going to that after-party?" "Come on. we have to celebrate this." "What's there to celebrate?" "I didn't even get the money." "Forget the money." "Tonight we'II drink. dance and fuck." "Tomorrow we'II worry about money again." "But seriousIy. that guy stayed on his feet a Iong time." "I had to go into the ring to finish it myself." "I thought you entered the ring to be a ring girl." "asshole." "What's this guytrying to do." "Get out ofthe way." "asshole." "Hakan wants you to have this." "Thank him from me. but I don't want it." "Take it. he made good moneytonight." "Stop by at coffee house Mavi Kosk." "alright." "I will when I have a chance." "Two whiskey and coIas. please." "Wait here. okay?" "Come with me." "Why?" "Because I'm asking you." "What are you doing here?" "You're deaf?" "What are you doing here?" "Are you out ofyourfucking mind?" "I don't hearfrom you for six months and nowyou ask me what I'm doing here?" "Yes." "Yes. what?" "Yes. that's what I'm asking." "You've really lost the pIot. haven't you?" "okay." "I'm here with Joyce because we've been working..." "Joyce is a whore." "Those guys at yourtabIe are pimps." "You hang out with those people these days?" "Sounds like a perfect match." "doesn't it?" "I don't need this." "Who says you need it?" "You fought like a lion and beat that guyto pulp." "You've earned it." "I enjoyed beating that guy up." "I don't work for people I don't know." "And I enjoyed watching it." "As my nephew said." "I'd be interested in talking to you." "Who knows what we can do for each other." "TheytaIk about you at school." "What do they say?" "That you beat someone to death." "Do you believe that?" "Fine." "You should have been there." "It was like he neverfought before." "He kept taking punches." "Then everyone started shouting and pushing and pulling." "total chaos." "Even hejumped into the ring." "I swear. ifthey hadn't stopped me." "I'd have destroyed one ofthose guys." "people don't knowthat I'm the real secret weapon ofthe neighbourhood." "Majid. who used to take you to that shit?" "The bus." "tell them who took you to karate." "I did." "I took him." "You knowwhy?" "Every day he came home from school covered in bruises." "one day myfather said to me:" "Take him with you." "The first time we were all in karate suits. he was the only one in jeans." "You know howthin he was?" "Like this." "In the end I quit. but if I'd continued... it reaIIywouId have been offthe hook." "Why did you quit?" "I tell you." "lying on the mat with all those sweaty guys." "one leg this way." "the other leg that way." "You have a point." "That's not for me." "I'm no faggot." "Lend me your car." "Why?" "I have to take care of something." "A chick?" "When will I see you again?" "I don't know." "I'm busy." "Busy." "With what?" "Stuff." "Working. training." "call me tomorrow." "What are you doing?" "Checking the backseat. you faggot." "ThisjaIopy is a heap of dirt anyway." "Who were you with?" "With that Tessa. right?" "That broad is crazy in the head." "She was asking about you all summer." "You know she's a sIut. right?" "She was going out with everyone." "She even tried it with me." "I told her I didn't want your crumbs." "I'm not a dustbuster." "police." "Anything funny in the car?" "No. nothing." "Driver's license?" "My brother's." "Good evening." "License and registration. please." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "Just a routine check." "What are you looking for?" "You may get out and go to one of my colleagues." "Yes. thank you." "Can you take that out?" "What's this?" "A rock." "I see that." "Why do you carry it around?" "Is it forbidden?" "Depends on what you intend to do with it." "I intend to put it in myfish bowl." "Can I have it back?" "You like that. don't you?" "Dirtyfaggot." "License and registration are in order." "alright." "Mr NaufaI Hamedi." "You can go." "Have a nice evening." "I need money." "AdiI." "How much?" "A Iot." "What for?" "Some stuff." "well?" "I'm going inside." "Thanks." "help yourself." "Water?" "Yes. please." "Even though you screwed up." "it seems you made an impression."