Glacier (Glaciär)

A PANDEMIC HAS KILLED HALF THE WORLD'S POPULATION

CURFEW AND TOTAL ISOLATION ARE ENFORCED

HUMAN TOUCH IS DEADLY

I can't eat salmon three months in a row, every day!

GLACIER

Welcome to Haymarket.

Your welcome package is in the reception.

Please avoid all contact and respect our isolation.

Stay inside your room.

You may only leave your room during scheduled times.

The times are scheduled so guests have no contact with each other.

All forms of socialising are strictly prohibited.

Avoid spread of infection by always being separated by a wall.

Our policy helps us keep you alive.

Together, we limit contact between people.

Breaking the rules leads to immediate evacuation.

I want to begin by praying that...

that all of you, out there...

I know you're everywhere; North and south.

And I know you're holding your bibles.

And I also know you're holding your Quran, Talmud, Bhagavad Gita.

Whatever you believe in, whoever you are, know that you are welcome here.

You're welco... As you see...

I'm not in my regular studio.

No, I've had to book into this hotel to stay safe and to...

to be able to talk with you.

But I'll pray with you. Today, we'll pray together.

PAUL'S RESTAURANT

Haymarket's isolation program is designed to give our guests

the most pleasant quarantine experience as possible.

- Haven't you read the schedule? - Schedule? I...

- What are you doing in my time? - I haven't seen anyone at the hotel.

- Have you been here long? - Get out! What's wrong with you?

- Do you want to die? Are you insane? - What?

Get out! Oh my god! What don't you get? Get out!

God! What the hell? Get out!

I've been here for 71 fucking days!

I haven't seen a soul and now this fucking idiot comes along!

Why the hell would you come in when I'm here and it's my time?!

We wish to remind you that all human touch is strictly prohibited.

But wine and spirits can be ordered through our contactless room service.

Have a pleasant day.

You have three times every day that we all follow in this place.

And you walk right into my time.

I'm going to tell you something. I've been here for months.

And I've never seen a single person. And do you know why?

Because everybody respects the rules here. Nobody wants to die.

Do you understand? Nobody wants to die.

That's why we're here.

You've been given information about how to behave here, right?

It can't be that bloody hard to figure out.

You know what? I won't stand for this.

I haven't spent a million for you to come and explore the whole place.

Tomorrow I'll find out exactly which room you're in,

and I'm going to ask management to come and spray it with...

chlorine.

They can spray your room with chlorine.

Do you know what it's like to breathe in chlorine?

It's not fun.

Since you seem to so dearly want to die, you can cough on some chlorine.

Then you'll see.

I'm not some doddery old lady ranting in the middle of the night.

I'm serious.

I know where you live.

I don't want to have any contact with you ever again,

so you can go and return your walkie talkie to reception,

and I'll go down and return mine.

Please answer if you've understood.

4:47.

The time is fucking 4:47.

This is Sweden's most expensive quarantine hotel,

you must have received instructions.

You get a schedule each day, a breakfast time, a lunch time,

a dinner time, a walk time, a gym time, a bar time.

So follow the rules! Okay?

Okay. And what happens if I don't follow the rules?

- You'll be thrown out and you'll die. - Exactly!

You were in the kitchen too!

It was actually my dinner time. And we're not allowed in the kitchen.

Exactly, that's exactly what I mean!

- Hello? - Hey. Okay.

I shouldn't have been in the kitchen, that's true. But neither should you.

It's just as true.

I've apologised, you don't have to apologise.

I say we move on with our lives.

- Can I ask you a question? - Yes.

What did you work with?

I worked with... I was a doctor. What about you?

Pastor. I'm a pastor.

If you're a doctor, why aren't you at a hospital?

None of your business.

We've become people made of glass.

We see each other on screens,

but we can never feel the warmth of another hand.

Never feel cheek against cheek, breast against breast.

Never feel another human's heart beat against ours.

Is God alive?

Is that what the test is about?

I don't know who we are when we're alone.

Maybe it's in our hardest moments, when everything is darkest,

that God is most alive.

All I can do is stand here,

preach the word of love, the word of God.

I'm going to be here with you every day, the same time.

As long as I can.

Remember to keep your spirits up.

Remember to take advantage of your gym and bar time.

Remember to wash your hands after you masturbate.

You've been quiet. All I ask for is a sign.

A small sign telling me what...

I should do now. Why? What?

Is that your sign?

Not very subtle.

I know, it's not a...

It's not a burning bush either, you know, but it's...

Hello?

What are you doing?

I'm running.

You're at the gym?

The world is going under and you're going to get yourself a six-pack?

Yep.

I like my routines.

You're looking for contact.

No, you know what? I'm not. You contacted me.

Yes I called you. But you're the one who has the walkie talkie at the gym.

Damn it.

I'm going to shower.

I just wanted to apologise for hanging up like that.

Can I ask a question?

Depends what it is.

What's your favourite hotel in the whole world?

Hydra, Greece.

Good food?

Tzatziki and squid they'd just pulled out of the harbour and... yes.

I think they said something about squid in the dinner box tonight.

I wouldn't think so.

Where is home?

- I'm from Stockholm. - Which part?

- Central? South? Norrmalm? - Central.

And your a doctor. Which hospital did you work at?

SÖS, Karolinska, St Göran's?

Karolinska.

What kind of doctor did you say you were?

Is this an interrogation?

No.

God, I wish I knew what this crazy old lady's problem is.

Because normally, if you talk to someone,

and you mention something they don't want to talk about,

they say, "I don't want to discuss it."

Why does he think I'm not at a fucking hospital?

He's not at a fucking hospital.

Who's getting cured? Not one fucking person gets cured.

There's too much going on to be able to understand and interpret

what it is you're trying to say.

- He's a fucking idiot. - I don't get what you want.

I get know what she wants. I don't...

Fucking hell.

Damn it!

I'm not going to answer when she calls.

I've had enough.

And yes, I'm aware she may be the last woman on earth,

but I'm not going to answer.

Are you there?

Hello?

Hello.

- Hello? - Good.

Well, now I have some questions for you, since you asked me

a lot of unpleasant questions.

So I was actually wondering, who are you? Are you a spy?

I'm... from Malmö, I'm born and raised in Malmö.

- And you've only been a priest? - Pastor. And no.

Ok then, pastor. What were you before?

- Before that, I was a child. - Have you got children?

No.

- Married? - Yep. No, or...

What does that mean?

Avoid spread of infection by always being separated by a wall.

Our policy helps us keep you alive.

Breaking the rules leads to immediate evacuation.

Together, we limit contact between people.

How long do you think this hotel can keep this up?

How long can it last?

I don't know, but it can't be forever.

We're people. We can't live our lives alone. It's no good.

- Hello? - Yes, hello.

I didn't know if you'd clicked me off.

You click me off for the smallest wrong word, so I don't know.

Was that a smile? A laugh? I didn't know you did that.

It was the first time I've heard you say something funny.

Hey, there always has to be a wall between us.

Remember, when we stay isolated, we have a nice time together.

Hello? Are you there?

Hey.

A long time.

You asked before, how long I think we'd be able to live like this.

I think we could live like this a long time.

Now that we have walkie talkies, mobiles...

This is okay. Right?

You don't die from this.

It's my birthday today.