Double Soul

ROM, 2002

They say, revenge is followed by remorse.

But that is a fairy tale.

In fairy tales, there is only one princess.

But we...

There were always two of us.

DUBAI, PRESENT

DOUBLE GAME

Tea.

Not a good idea to go to this guy.

Cost us a lot of money, you know.

He can't take a joke.

Do you know what that means, Amir?

The man without wealth is the image of death.

What do you get out of your money if you don't spend it when you need to?

I have been waiting twenty years for for this information.

Do you think I'm starting to to be stingy?

No, but...

Then don't talk bullshit!

I just think it's difficult

and we will attract a lot of attention on us.

And please, tell me, how can you trust a man like that?

I don't care where it happened, the blood is shed where it was shed.

This should be the complete list.

Let me see.

Excuse me, please. A call for you.

Didn't I say "no interference"?

It is urgent.

Yes.

I think we've discussed everything discussed for today.

Put another name on the guest list.

For dinner?

Yes, Lucrezia Bonomi. She prefers Luna.

Please put her next to me.

Should I know anything in particular about this special guest?

The company's way of working is old-fashioned.

Time to join forces with companies that will soon become really important.

Thank you, Anna. Delightful as always.

And if you want to buy her artwork,

you can do that here at the bar and on Instagram.

Come on, you cheapskates.

And take off your masks, because, you know the advantage of liars:

If they tell the truth, nobody believes them.

We are here to celebrate celebrate Cintech S.p.A.

In the last six months, our sales have grown very strongly.

We need to look further into the future.

Let's continue to think long-term, we will become a global powerhouse.

Salute.

- Salute. - Salute.

The stock market is a system in which money moves from the the impatient to the patient.

Warren Buffet. Good.

Intellect and a touch of research.

I have to thank the person who placed you next to me.

There are many women at this table. You have done very well.

Is there something to say? ask a man,

there is something to do, rather a woman.

Are you a fan of British politics?

Anna, we need to talk. Anna, this is no good.

We are through. Tonight was the last night.

I hear you want to a career in high finance.

Tell me, why? Why this thirst for power?

I was still a child back then, someone with power destroyed my family.

My sister and are the only ones left.

I want to have power over others, like someone had over me.

Good.

Resentment can make people quite determined.

I have been looking for someone like you, someone young,

who can work under Sofia's can work under Sofia's wing.

What about you?

Never ask me "how"

or what my specific role in the company is.

Titles rob you of power. That's not the point.

What are you prepared to do to change your life?

Everything you want from me want from me.

I have been hoping to meet you.

Hope, my dear, has blue eyes.

How is your roommate?

I don't know.

We don't understand each other.

How did it go yesterday?

I'm fired.

Listen, I've got someone on the hook. Could be a great opportunity.

I've been invited to a vernissage, you can come too.

This guy is really something.

I told him about you and he said he said he would invite Michael Tedeschi.

Just for you.

For me?

Pops did that too.

I'll text you then. Hm?

Welcome.

Please.

I assume we don't have to be be formal with each other?

One of our top managers will be joining join us. They are quiet and watching.

Just like at the dentist, but instead of a tooth, you lose your innocence.

I know who sent you. So let's save the niceties.

The wind blows rough here, which is why why we all wear fur coats here.

Perfect. Peter, this is Luna, she with you on the Sealux transaction.

The job is her first, but she comes highly recommended.

Luna, this is Peter Orlandi. He has been taking care of

our most important transactions.

How was London?

Wet, as always. And not in the erotic sense.

It's quite simple, I've been the deal for months.

Keep your mouth shut, listen, and don't get in my way.

The village chief is not happy about the gifts. He says this is their land.

He is not enthusiastic. He is against it.

He does not want to sell this land.

He's not happy? Give him a cuddly toy.

My toy! My toy! My toy!

A place like this one,

with conditions that are so extreme that life here is almost impossible...

Well, why do I say "almost"? One word.

Extremophile.

Listen to how musical that sounds. Extremophile.

Microorganisms, able to survive, where life is actually impossible.

But they make it, even in an extreme place like this.

Just think, this strength, this resilience.

Are you an extremophile?

I don't think so.

So, extremophile or non-extremophile.

Signature

or no signature.

Dead or alive.

Do you see? I am not the only extremophile.

Well done.

Is your sister still not here?

It's an emotional time for her. She'll be here soon.

I'm betting on you, do you know that? And why?

The reason is that you have talent. You can't buy that.

You don't learn that at university.

It's not in the head. It's in the stomach.

The head washes clothes, parks cars, cooks.

The belly that lives.

So why isn't your sister here?

My old friend.

I am so glad that you made it.

I'm glad about that too. Thank you for your invitation.

They are wonderful works, quite remarkable.

At our age, pleasure or taste are tastes are nothing more than whims

and most ideas today are nothing more than laziness.

Speaking of laziness, what are we doing? Didn't you want to introduce me to someone?

I'll be right back. Please.

Anna, come on, pull yourself together!

What do you think of this exhibition?

All artists are basically basically lazy.

I mean, did they make it? they play it safe.

But without courage, there is no art.

Art should awaken doubt in us.

That's all she has to do.

Give the audience something else than what they might want,

and definitely not what what it expects.

And if you're too cowardly for that, don't bother with art.

Ah, someone must be in a in a better mood today.

You won't believe that now. I was at a party with Luna.

And I met an art critic.

We talked...

I can hardly believe it.

Michael Tedeschi. Do you know him?

Sure, who wouldn't?

And?

He is a pleasure hunter, but nevertheless a very important critic.

He could really help you. This is your chance to make it big.

I don't know.

Come on, you really have everything, to be a star,

You just have to show the real you.

Still have to text Luna.

Cintech deals with large international investments.

Leave the talking to me, maybe you'll learn something.

However, this is not for beginners.

What is it?

Get in the car.

What, now? We're just arriving.

Come on, get in now.

What's going on here?

FOR MY SON OF THE DESERT

And?

Sit down, my friend.

I don't want to sit down, I'm about to a great deal, what's going on?

You know,

Here they buried an Etruscan actor, right here.

His epitaph reads: "I have died many times,

But never like this."

Well, they take everything so lightly here, even the bad things.

Would you like a coffee?

I don't want any fucking coffee.

I was about to make the biggest deal and some brat is now snatching it.

Damn, what's going on here? Are you trying to ruin me?

In this business, nothing is ever as it seems. What looks bad today,

can become a blessing tomorrow.

- As a blessing? - Mhm.

You can shove it up your up your ass, your blessing!

Yes, and then shove those damn pots right after them! Fuck you! Fuck you!

I am very satisfied with you.

Your first bonus.

How can I thank you?

Do your work. Don't ask too many questions.

I leave it to others to decide how they satisfy me.

I never ask for anything.

Thank you.

I have been working here for 19 years.