King Car (Carro Rei)

KING CAR

Good morning, my dear Uno,

champion of champions.

Uno, let's go, show them what we've rehearsed.

Put it in reverse.

That's it...

Yes!

Easy! We are at the brink of the precipice!

But Uninho has saved our lives once again.

Applause, applause, applause...

And all of this right on our birthday.

Uh-hum!

Get over here, Uno.

Later, later.

Uncle, uncle, the picture!

Stubborn little thing.

- The picture, uncle. - No way.

I'm not going then.

Do you know what you are, Uno?

You're a pain in the rump.

That's what you are.

Help me out here, little rascal.

- Rascal, rascal. - Like a monkey, a tricky one.

Son of a gun-.

Son of a gun-.

Come on, Zé, come stand here with us.

He'll bust the camera.

Stop it, you two!

Look ahead.

Uno, look here!

It's ready, look!

I made it for you!

Shit!

You want to blow up my garage, don't you, monkey?

Zé, what the heck is going on?

- Josenildo is right, isn't he? - It was just a test.

Look at that gas tank, Zé.

What's that, Zé? Man!

Go on, fix that thing.

I don't want to see any of your inventions in here.

Don't start trouble. You hear me?

You better get going on that car dent.

Uno, dear, get out of that car.

I've already told you. I don't want to see you there.

Come on, precious.

Come on!

I can't stand your brother living with us anymore.

He's a moron! Just screws everything up.

A man his age can't even find a woman.

Go play! Son, go!

Another thing. That nutjob is a bad influence on Uno.

Can't you see?

They're locked together all day in that garage.

What's wrong is you teaching the boy to drive at his age.

Now you're blaming my brother. It's your fault, pal.

Aren't you ashamed of calling him your brother?

He's like a man child. Little Uno, little Uno!

No, I'm not ashamed. He's my brother.

And he has helped us a lot.

When we got married, the junkyard paid our bills.

Then why can't he go there?

When we got married we moved here, and who took care of dad?

He did. Now I have to kick him out of a house that's also his?

That's funny!

But doesn't that dope own the junkyard, too?

He can go back there then!

I wasn't going to say this but I will.

You know what I think?

I think you're a tyrant.

He eats, sleeps, and lives here without paying a cent.

He keeps fixing your cars.

And what does he get from you? You give him nothing!

Any mechanic can do what he does without sleeping in the shop.

Listen, Marileide.

Are you, by any chance, also saying this house is not mine?

This was nothing but a shithole!

I got this place up to speed with the money from my fleet.

- Our fleet! - Godammit, Marileide!

Go to hell!

Goal!

Out of the way, Uno! Get out!

Did you pass, Uno?

- I did, dad. - I knew it.

Your mother is very happy wherever she is, son.

I'm very proud of you, too.

Thanks, dad.

My man!

I'll be the one driving you to your first day of college.

- Take me where? - What do you mean, where?

Are you nuts?

What's wrong, Uno?

Dad, the exams were for agroecology and agroforestry.

Weren't you going to study business management to work with me?

It's a very good university, one of the best in the state.

I studied hard to pass.

Dad, I changed my mind.

That's the path I want to take now.

Your mother and I worked hard to give you the best, Uno.

And when the time comes, you bury your head in the ground.

For fuck's sake, dad!

You're the owner of Carroaru Taxi!

These are hard times, son.

From now on, you'll have to drive a taxi.

Understood?

I'm sorry, dad, but I'm not going to.

Either you drive a taxi

or you pack your bags and get outta here.

- You were born for this, Uno! - No!

Uno, you know what you are?

You're the head honcho in our toy factory.

Now, tell me: who am I to you?

You're my best friend.

The story I have for you today is going to be sour.

It's a tale that scared the pants off Caruaru,

England, and the entire world!

A few centuries ago,

a renowned scientist of intellectual brilliance

believed he could create a new human species.

In the beginning, we suffered a lot

until we relearned how to grow without pesticides.

It's key to understand that our fight for healthy food

is a political statement.

Eating is a political statement.

To shelter and help others is part of our union

and our collective mode of production.

Unfortunately, many people don't understand this.

We have been victims of disinformation

and now harassment and prejudice.

Uno is in need of our help.

And that's why I asked mother to call us here

so we can make this decision together.

He needs to stay here

at least until his situation improves.

If you agree, raise your hand.

Thank you, everybody.

Wow! These lights look great.

What is that word you stamped on the car?

It means "dead" in Hebrew.

I already did performances in India, Russia, Colombia, not just here-.

Look.

This is how it looked the other day, see?

Look, this intervention was in Argentina.

This one in 850 Paulo, the Bandeirantes, you know?

Look! This statue is Franco, the dictator.

This statue is in the main square of a city in Spain.

- Zé, I almost got arrested. - Again.

Those statues are symbols that propagate male power, you know?

- That's a model 2003, isn't it? - Yes, sir. A good year!

The year I finally bought my fleet.

In 2003, I didn't even have a beard.

Right here is fine, no?

- The "Zero Km" law, which I wrote... - Don't leave, ok?

I'll be right back. Stay.

The congressman Audileyson came to Caruaru

to talk about the beginning of the operations

that will make "Zero Km" the law of the land

in the state of Pernambuco.

Starting tomorrow, the "Zero Km" law will be enforced

and cars more than 15 years old

will be banned from the streets.

Utility vehicles, regular cars,

and taxis too, ok?

Cut!

Look, Congressman, I brought this one, a scrap!

Look at that, model 2003!

Do you know what we call these, congressman?

Junk-a-taxi!

Give me a shot of that taxi. Shoot, shoot.

Yes, it's me.

I'm his son.

Look at you! What a pleasant surprise.

It's been a while.

What is it, Uno?

What's going on in that head of yours?

I know. I know life's been unfair.

I know the wrongs this world has done to you.

Count on me, buddy.

Let's get on with it and take the streets to fight for justice!

Hey! Who's there?

Oh, no, Zé Macaco!

Time to tell him everything. Everything!

Uno?

Uno?

Is that you?

Uncle...

I can hear the cars speak.

Me too.

I understand the engine's snore, everything!

Well, not everything.

There are Japanese cars, Korean... Different languages, right?

But I'll get there, I'm learning.

We know, right, Uno?

We know.

The cars tell us when the problem is the conrod,

the piston, the crankshaft...

Have you heard the snore of the crankshaft?

Sometimes it's deeper. Sometimes it's more like... da-da-da...

No, uncle, I really can hear them speak.

When the crankshaft moves with the up-and-down of the piston,

with that little noise...