Piety (La Piedad)

Spain Year 2011

You have cancer.

Three days earlier

Your turn, Teresa!

Girls, I'd like to suggest something.

- It's just that during the dance… - Teresa.

- Oh, she's fallen. - Teresa.

- Teresa? - What's wrong, Teresa?

She's not well.

What's wrong, is everything alright?

Teresa?

Teresa isn't well. She has problems.

Teresa, dear?

She's not listening.

She's not well. She's overwhelmed. Leave her alone.

I don't bother her.

- What's wrong with her, mother? - Nothing. Nothing's wrong with her.

Let's go.

You're taking your sleeping pills?

Yes, I've changed prescription. These are stronger,

but they take longer to kick in.

- Would you give me one? - Did you enjoy the dance class?

I loved it.

There are things that I would change, but, of course, I don't run it.

What things?

Well, the beginning is very good,

but I think when Teresa begins to sing it doesn't work.

Not because of her, she's a dear and adores me,

well, they all adore me, because I'm so understanding.

So?

I think if only one person would sing it would be better.

I don't mean me, I mean one person.

Any notes?

- Notes? - On dinner, any notes?

- A ten. - It's not good?

But mother, I gave you a ten, it's very good.

It's a very healthy meal. No processed meats or chemicals.

- Why aren't you eating? - I'm not very hungry.

Have you gone potty today?

- Yes. - What was your stool like?

I don't know, normal.

Soft normal or hard normal?

More soft normal.

And what color?

Brown.

Brown?

You must have diarrhea.

- Oh, the spearmint. - What?

I've forgotten the spearmint.

Was it you that tore the picture of your father?

Dear.

The 17 year old teenager…

The leader of the Democratic Republic of North Korea

claims to have found a living unicorn

in a den in Pyongyang

along with a group of North Korean archeologists.

The North Korean Ministry of Information

claims that it is the best country in which to live

and its citizens are the most content.

That is the reason the mythological animal is found there.

They also assure us that the Great Leader has captured the animal

and the international press wasted no time in criticizing the dictator,

who has subjected his country

to the most totalitarian dictatorship in the world.

Let's go to bed.

You're not coming with Mother?

Why don't you give me a sleeping pill too?

You don't need them, you sleep like a log.

But only if I sleep with you.

If I'm alone I can't sleep.

Why do you want to sleep alone, son?

I don't know.

For when you're not here.

I'll always be here.

I'll try to sleep alone.

As you like, dear.

I'll leave the door open in case your change you mind.

Are you awake, darling?

My heart is racing.

Mine too.

Don't be afraid, I'm here in your head.

- Mother, we'll be late to class! - Coming!

Mari Carmen? It's Libertad.

Your student from dance class. Yes.

Do you remember yesterday after class when I wanted to mention something?

Yes, and I couldn't because Teresa started to cry.

Look, I think it'd be better if I did the whole song.

Teresa does very well, but I think...

Well, alright dear, don't change it. It was only a suggestion.

You know how sensible I am.

Goodbye.

Mateo!

Where were you?

What did you do, Mateo?

I thought you had left.

I was in the bathroom.

I'm sorry dear, I've frightened you.

I'm not feeling well.

- Dizziness? - Yes, very dizzy.

Vomiting?

Constantly. I wonder if I might be pregnant.

- I doubt it. - One is enough.

It might just be gastroenteritis.

Gastroenteritis? I don't think so.

I feel much worse than that.

- We'll do an analysis, alright? - Now?

He's afraid of needles, he can't stand them.

He can step outside, it's only for a moment.

No, no need, I'll lie down here and he'll turn around.

I don't like being alone.

I'm afraid of needles too, I just don't show it.

Nurse, we're going to run an analysis on patient Libertad.

You're pale, son.

Mateo!

What happened? Young man!

The kid, he had a dizzy spell.

Don't hit his face like that, no.

Mateo. Mateo!

We'll take him to the next room

and in the meantime we'll run your analysis

Excuse me, you're taking him? Why?

Ma’am, we're not taking him, I'm carrying him next door.

Relax, it's just a dizzy spell

Libertad. Libertad, relax.

It's just a moment alone.

Leave the door open, the boy is very sensitive.

I have to see him.

- How long will this take? - Not long at all, just two minutes.

Two minutes?

Mateo, are you alright?

I'm alright.

Stay right there, son!

Door closing.

- Is the boy alright? - Yes ma’am, he's fine.

Mrs. Consuelo!

Oh, it hurts. How much longer?

This is the last.

Mrs. Consuelo, you can't leave!

- Mrs. Consuelo, relax! - Help! I don't want to be here!

You'll die if you go outside by yourself.

Mateo!

Where are you going on your own?

Mateo, my dear! Mateo!

Mateo, are you alright?

Yes.

Be careful, don't slip.

- I'm sitting. - The don't get up, son.

- Will you let me help you? - No need.

Mateo, let me bathe you, you're lightheaded.

I always used to bathe you.

I'm fine, mother.

The window's open, you'll catch a cold.

Be careful, don't slip.

You have so much hair already, it grows so fast.

Just like your nails, they're so long.

I'll cut them right away.

My dear!

And once again we have strange news out of North Korea.

TaeYang, soldier of the regime,

and his wife, Cheong Yeong-Il,

fled the country after their daughters

died from ingesting poisoned fruit

given to them by the dictator's regime.

In this way, the government is able

to control and lower its population.

North Koreans must deal with the serious issue

of being poisoned or not eating.

The only solution seems to be to run away.

Let's go to bed.

Mateo!

Mateo!

The Pieta

Mateo, now we need to count

from five to one, but backwards.

Starting on five…

Five.

Four.

Hit me.

More.

Three.

Choke me.

More.

Two.

Say you're my mother.

- I'm your mother. - Say it.

I'm your mother.

I'm cumming, I'm cumming!

The results aren't good.

As we suspected from the beginning,

the tumor Mateo has is a malignant one.

Mateo has cancer.

The operation has been complicated,

it's taken more than four hours,

but we've done it in time, which was the most important thing.

Regrettably, we've found

more cancerous tissue than we expected.

It's a cerebral tumor known as glioblastoma

and its treatment consists of simultaneous radio- and chemotherapy.

- But who? - What do you mean, who?

Who has cancer? Me?