"Is there any wine at home?" "I'd like to cook dinner for us." "We could invite someone if you wanted." "I thought we could look at a few flats next week." "Okay?" "Ms. Colmar, this is Dr. Minks' office." "We called yesterday." "You missed your appointment on the 12th." "Dr. minks wants you to come in as soon as possible." "This is Dr. Minks' office." "Please call us immediately or visit the surgery." "Our hours are..." ""then we met for coffee at Bobrini's." "She was back from a mission in Bolivia, covered with sores after... poisoned fish had been served." "She couldn't..."" "Cut it out!" "Cut it out!" ""And I must say, they tasted delicious." "Then her chauffeur Pesco took her to a crisis summit at the ministry."" "It's really not funny." " It's really not funny." ""And I finished my errands."" "I can read with gum too." "You're all wound up and I'm knackered." " You're all wound up and I'm knackered." "Why don't you tell me what you've been up to?" "I went to bed early." "And did you think about things?" " Probably" "Like what?" "You're losing your hair." " So are you." "Come away on a trip with me." "It would be good for us." "Yes or no?" " No" "You saw her." "Why didn't you tell me?" "Ellen, please, let's talk tomorrow." "Did you sleep with her?" "Ellen, you send completely mixed signals." "Why won't you answer me?" "Because you said we can't go on like this." "It was an off-hand comment." "Stupid excuse." "The truth isn't in a single sentence, is it?" "You don't dare tell me." "That's too bad." "Ellen, what do you want to hear?" "That you're not around enough?" "That you don't even realise what I'm doing or how I am?" "Give me the chance to." "That's my cigarette." "Ellen, promise not to go all mad, okay?" "Is it very important?" "Is it obsessive?" "Since when?" "How long?" "Anna's three months pregnant with my child." "She wants to keep the baby." "It's her decision." "Hello, I don't have an appointment, but I was away on business." "Ms.Colmar?" "Go right in, I'll let the doctor know." "Do you know the results?" " No, I'm sorry." "Something to drink?" " No." "Look at the safety card in the seat pocket..." "Beautiful." "The light, music, champagne, a pool..." "It happened immediately." "I mean, he was so..." "I thought I knew him from somewhere." "He seemed familiar." "It had to happen." "It just seemed right." "And I didn't realise." "I didn't know we'd already spent the night together two years ago." "Let me take that." "You want one too?" " No, thanks." "Can I get you something?" "Water or... a beer?" "You are not authorized to do anything on this property to this animal!" "Your permit!" "Ladies and gentlemen your attention please while we explain the safety features on board." "This aircraft has eight emergency exits, clearly marked by the word "exit"..." "Ms. Colmar?" "I haven't seen many purser reports that classify a crew member as a significant safety risk." "That was fast." "A neglect of duties is reported immediately." "Your flight to Maputo will probably be delayed four hours." "Can you imagine the financial loss?" "After all, you've been with us for nearly ten years." "What's wrong?" "You must have known the consequences." "It would be naive to think you wouldn't be dismissed instantly." "That wouldn't be smart." "I have all the experience I need for my job." "Ask around, I'm good." "Anyone will tell you." "I made a grave mistake." "But it's never happened before." "I want to keep my yellow ID." "I've grown fond of it." "Let me take unpaid leave for now." "Even if I wanted to, I couldn't." "You could at least try." "Hand in your notice yourself." "That's the only tip I can give you." "Maybe a competitor will hire you." "Maybe it'd be easier for you to speak German." "Yes." "May I invite you to a glass of champagne?" "Anyone who says no to champagne, who loves life..." "Are you all so fast?" "Here one minute, gone the next." "Fred, that was nice." "Bye." "Great coincidence." "Where have you come from?" "Where have you come from?" "Casino." "Don't ask." "That's lovely." "An heirloom?" "Yeah, an heirloom." "Should we raid my minibar or yours?" "Sorry, not tonight." "Sleep well." "Bennet?" "Can I come in?" "Shall I order us something?" "Through the window," "Anna saw the guy leave the cold..." " Plunge pool." "Right, and he went straight into the heat," "and everything that had shriveled up in the cold expanded in the heat." "Ouch." "They had to use a crowbar to rip out two planks and get him out in time." "Get up." "The boy probably doesn't want to stay, but let's take a chance, ok?" "Oh, I'm sorry!" "I didn't see you." "No problem." "Sorry, I must've got the wrong room." "Sorry." "I overslept." "But maybe I can get dressed quickly." "Sure." "Are you here on business too?" " Yes..." "I mean, no." "Then perhaps it's not so bad you overslept." "Are you okay?" "What's wrong with you?" "I'm really sorry," "I barged in here and confused you." " Not at all." "I just don't know where to go." "Look, you just stay here." "It's 10:30 now, my appointment will last a few hours." "Then I'll come back and take you out for a meal." "I'm Simone, by the way." "Traveling can be brutal." "People like us always end up having to trust strangers." "Right?" "It's true." "There's no other way." "Not all chance acquaintanceship are like ours." "So nice, I mean." "You never know where it will lead." "Exciting." "I really need this feeling, I've become... addicted to it." "You know what?" "We'll do something to take your mind off things." "You can't do that!" "You can't do that!" "Come on, get out on the market." "Excuse me?" "Hello?" "Ms. Simone Hain?" "This is a non-smoking car." "You can't smoke in here!" "Okay." "Stop!" "Follow that taxi." "All my stuff is in it!" "Will you help me?" "Thanks." "Sorry." "Lukas, come!" "Lukas, come on, get in!" "Come!" "Sorry, he loves women in skirts." "He's totally clingy." "That's why." "Turn around!" "Drive!" " Okay, I heard you!" "Got the address?" "Let's just go there, get the flyers and it'll be fine." " Get the map out, please." "Asshole!" "That's not..." "Wrong taxi." "Is that yours?" "No, he's from a laboratory." "Karl, when you distribute the banners, you never consider that Billy can't carry two-meter poles on her bike." " Leave it." "No, because I have to do it instead!" " I have an idea." "You do the distribution for the weekend supermarket campaign." "That solves the transport problem." "I'll come right away." "Thanks." "Thanks a lot." "You're like Rebecca." "She makes people feel bad for criticizing her." "Where does the lady have to go?" " To the head office." "My things were dropped there." "First we'll go to Ms. Klut-Obersceidt." " Who goes in?" "Not me." " I went in last time." "Stop it!" "I said be quiet!" "Come on, take your drops!" "You scratchy thing!" "Hello?" "Where'd you get him from?" " An acquaintance." "I need your ID and you have to sign a form." "Here." "What's up?" "If something's not to your liking, Paul, bring it up at the meeting." "Do you have a phone?" "For everyone who wasn't there last year." "GlobalMeat uses aggressive sales tactics around the world." "Were expecting massive resistance from the pork lobby, we can't afford the slightest strategic error this year, okay?" "And now about the flyers:" "I think our position and text are very clear." "And the layout is pretty great." "The sheets we're under should have supermarket price tags or maybe smeared with blood." " Concerning the flyers we've focused on two criteria:" "health risks for consumers and conditions for animals." "That means cruelty to animals and hygienic conditions." "What are our demands for stopping the transport of live animals?" "Let's focus on the coordination first." "There are far more of you that I thought." "I think we should have a discussion first..." "Can a latecomer keep the minutes?" "I still have to list the English, they're coming at noon." "Do we know where they're staying?" " I'll do it later, it's not important." "Networking with them has worked well." "We have to choose the photos for the posters." "And solve the transport problem." "How will we get our stuff there?" "How much money's left?" " First let's talk about the coordination." "Excuse me?" "I'm Rafael." "You introduced yourself earlier?" "I'm Ellen." "Who did you come with, Ellen?" " With us." "Are you part of another group?" "Do you have any experience?" " Just loot at her." "I assume you want to take part in the campaign?" "No, actually." " No." "Okay." "Who's in favour of having Ellen stay here?" "Why not" " Let's not waste time, yeah?" "I don't agree with the plans." "Don't start with your radical suggestions." "A negative coverage could have devastating consequences." "Then it'll all have been for nothing." "And we can be certain that the press will be there on the spot." "I think we could be a bit more provocative, with red paint bombs or... explosives." "No, really, inside the convention center." "Fucking paint bombs will get us charged with damages." "We should make a visual statement." "It's more emotional than blowing something up." "Actually, I wanted to buy you all a schnitzel." "Are you here because of your phone or don't you know where to go?" "Sorry?" " You live in Frankfurt?" "If you need somewhere to sleep, ask Rebecca." "The meat lobby works with the most brutal killing machines every day, and we have plastic sheets and our skin." "But we have an idea and that's the point..." "Roman from Krakow said that if you don't have ethics, you can be treated accordingly." "That clicked with me." " That's total bullshit!" "Of course it's bullshit!" " You respect any pseudo-tough opinion." "In principle, I'm on your side regarding provocation, action and expanding boundaries." "But don't take and regurgitate polemics from other activists because it suits you." "Chill out, Paul" " I'm chilled!" "You can't pretend I'm a one-man show just because some of us are being strangely reserved." "We're a collective." "Everyone has to be useful, okay?" "We meet twice a week and make all decisions jointly." "Basic provisions are delivered Monday." "Vegan food only." "We don't tolerate animal products." "That applies to temporary users too, okay?" "Why do you care for animals?" " Because they can't do it themselves." "How long have you lived here Rebecca?" "I was born here." "Her dad negotiated the letting agreement." "This is it." "It's crazy that Eberhard was a militant student protester, anti-fascist and all." "Here?" " Yeah." "Just pick a bed." "I have other plans." "You'll look after her?" "The wardrobe." "Take what you like, and put your own things in, yeah?" "Maybe this?" "Nice." "You'll be okay on your own?" "Then I'll go." "See you later!" "Can you lend me some money, Ellen?" "I'm not getting paid anymore." "I'm totally broke right now." "How long have you been a vegetarian?" "Since my uncle sat me on a pig while he killed it with a bolt gun." "I was about three... ten or eleven." "The blood gushed out like our of a fire hose." "That was it." "Why are you laughing?" "Maybe because you're the prettiest person here." "Of everyone here?" " Yes." "I have to look for a flat, Karl." "Do you think, as a temporary solution," "I could stay in the guest room... for a few days?" "I'm familiar with group dynamics, and..." "I think that sometimes you need to get away from something, and I'm..." "I'm at that point, and it would be great if you could present that to your group." "The mayor will drive by at 2:30 exactly." "Everything had to be in place." "I'm sure the girls from the veggie table will be there already." "Okay, an army marches on its stomach." " Yes, sir!" "Should we put the things in the van?" " Definitely." "Flyers?" " Yeah." "Who needs them?" "You?" "We need the scissors." "Hurry up!" "Hurry up!" "It's starting!" "Ellen, if you want a majority in the plenum, then get undressed." "Okay, faster!" "Everyone faster!" "I want to lie with you in a bowl." " Go over there!" "Everyone over there!" "The chicken,too, come on!" "Where's the chicken?" "Chicken over here!" "Next to the signs." "Looks great!" "And the two little ones!" "Look great!" "can you bring the small ones forward a bit?" "Bring them forward again." "Stop eating meat." "Become a vegan." "Take a stand." "Stop eating meat." "The whole rain forest is cut down to raise soy beans for the meat industry." "Stop eating meat, become a vegan." "Eat me. fuck you." "I'm not meat, I'm a person." "Don't eat animals." "I'm an animal, a living creature!" "Stop eating me!" "Stand still." "Stop eating meat, be a vegan." "Choose a life without meat!" "Stop eating meat!" "Vegans live more peacefully!" "I don't give a damn about a single pig or a chicken, but millions are born to end up in a pot, and they're maltreated by companies that only care about profits." "What are you doing here?" "We're demonstrating against livestock conditions." "We've heard the pros and cons, let's vote whether Ellen can stay in the guest room." "Who's in favour?" "Against?" "Okay..." "I'll make this brief." "Your use of the guest room has been voted down." "Barnby and Sarah have shown early for the circus campaign." "Let's meet in the cafe in an hour." "We can go over everything." "Discuss the reasons and answer any questions you have." "Where are you?" "How are you?" " Not so good." "Are you back in Germany?" "Will you move in with Anna?" "No, I haven't found a solution, but..." "We'll find a solution acceptable to everyone, I promise." "When are you coming home?" "Ellen?" "Are you listening to me?" "Leaving just like that." "I can't handle this at all." "Tell me, what have you been doing here the whole time?" " I live here." "Ellen, I'm in no position to blame you for anything." "I'm losing the clarity that we had." "That we had." " Yes." "I think about us all the time," "I don't know why you want to discuss this with me." "I can't just erase everything that's piled up in my mind." "It's still there and I want it to stay there." "Do you love her?" "Don't worry." "I've met someone, too, and we have plans." "It's me, Ellen." "You have to do me a favour." "It's important that you come right away, okay?" "I'll claim you're my boyfriend." "So please act like it." "Can you do that?" " Ellen, it's me." "Open up, please!" "Ellen?" "Ellen, It's me." "I didn't know you had a visitor." "Karl, this is Florian." "Florian, this is Karl." "Here." "Why not take your joint and walk around the block?" "I find it really hard to imagine this family thing, you know?" "You'll get used to it." "By the way, I brought a flat." " So?" "Two, actually." "Two separate entrances, each with two big room." "Two separate bathrooms, a bog garden." "A beautiful area, a real lucky find." "Ellen, I want you to come home." "Home?" "We can still live together, right?" "That's what Anna wants too." "She hasn't felt well since you've been gone." "Doesn't look like she wants to talk anymore." " No, it doesn't." "You really want to live with two women?" "I can try it, can't I?" "It's just a sixties student thing." "It won't work." "How would you know?" "You're right." "But I mean, if Ellen can't imagine it, you have to accept that." "Why can't you two just get along?" "You don't understand." "Ellen, I can..." " I don't want you interfering anymore." "Do us both a favour, please." "Karl!" "Where are you going?" "Parents." "Can I come?" " I can do without your paranoia." "You think I like running after you?" " Looks that way." "Because you don't have the right perspective." "You're telling me about perspective?" "You're flitting around without a clue." "You're in a bad way, too." "You can't fool me." "I still have a few years ahead of me." "Would you marry me?" "The army doesn't want you if you're married." "That's why." "Marry Billy or one of the girls." "Never mind." "If you were married, you'd be free of the army?" "Article 11, Military Service Law:" ""Married man are exempt from compulsory military service."" "Paragraph 2, number 3a." ""A soldier is to be discharged in he event of an exemption from service, even if the reason for exemption arises after the start of service."" "Discharge, article 29, paragraph 1, number 4." "Is that you, Ellen?" "Let me give you some advise on your future life together:" "Trust in your mutual affection, particularly when things get hard." "Marriage is a moral obligation to stand by one another." "The courage you've brought here today will accompany you..." "You have our rings?" "They're no longer strictly necessary." "But in a simple way, they symbolize your life together." "Quiet, everyone!" "You should tell everyone what you just told me." "Well..." "Since you took me in, almost all of you have given me a good feeling." "I just told Billy" "I think it's great... that... most of you are so committed to animal protection and all, and that it impresses me, even if I don't understand much of it, but..." "I've never... been a part of something so idealistic." "Get out!" "Stop it!" "Are you crazy?" "Was Florian happy with you once?" "It seems you can't imagine." "How long has it been?" "A year, maybe." " Ages." "For you, maybe." " Error in reasoning." "You're so incredibly arrogant." "Privilege of youth." " You don't have a clue." "I watched you sleeping and imagined how..." " Your fantasies are out of control." "So what?" "Karl, I like that you take chances, but don't fool yourself." "You're a bridge for me." "Nothing more." "I don't tend to believe people unconditionally." "With regard to what?" " Anything." "That doesn't work." " It does." " No." "For me, anyway." "I don't know why you think you're something special." "The more you think your life's just one of many, the more it's true." "You know what happens when you overestimate yourself?" "You distance yourself." "In my experience, you can almost always go further than you think." "Luckily it sometimes takes two to make decisions." "How does it feel to be together?" " Together?" "I'm not as confident as I make out." "I know." "I have to know if you still want to." "What are you doing now?" "To the little mistakes in human and animal life!" "I'll pull the driver out." " I'll help." "If he doesn't fill up, we'll wait till he's out of the city." "I wonder how many we'll save." "Hopefully he's alone." "The meat industry is ruining the ecosystem." "The grain for factory farming comes from the third world." "Where did you two meet?" "Ellen and I are married, Mum." "You said marriage doesn't guarantee military exemption." "But he was able to apply." "You know that sham marriages are sometimes found out?" "Sham marriages?" "We're in love." "Are you sure it was the right decision in the long run?" "Could you lend us some cash?" "For the honeymoon." "Billy said they test pharmaceuticals in this clinic." "What's so bad about that?" "Without trials, we wouldn't even have aspirin." "There were 30,000 pharmaceutical deaths in Germany last year." "The pharma multinationals are making billions." "What now, Karl?" " We wait." "The guards patrol between 12 and 2." "When is the guy coming?" "Can't he take part?" "He know about this stuff, right?" " No, Louis, No way." "Our group's survival time depends on its size." "How often must I tell you?" "It's more important to rely on each other." " Fundamental principle." "That'd be nice." " Like a living banner, Paul." "We have to stop the inflow of new people." "If we keep on this way, it'll all get really risky." "I'm not up for that." " Good." "Call the thing off." "If we make it, what'll we do with the rodents?" "They've probably been genetically manipulated," "Where shall we take them?" "Next building next door." "Psych ward!" " Idiot!" "Let me see." "Here, take it." "Okay." "Here." "Here." "Take one." "Wow, that's extreme." "Who's that woman?" "She's his new girlfriend." "Open up!" "AT ELLEN'S AGE" "*"