The first 200 lines.
Don't forget to breathe.
Does it burn? Well, this is just the beginning.
Keep it up!
Come on!
Elbows in!
Credit cards and the scammers…
Stay focused!
Good, keep it up.
Come on! Boxing is about repetition and consistency.
Right, hey! Right, left, slip! Hey!
Left, right, hook, slip.
Left, right, uppercut, right and step back.
Left, right, left hook, slip.
Left, right, left, uppercut, right and out.
Okay? Any questions?
-Can I use the bathroom? -Is it over yet?
-You a man or a woman? -Can we be done?
My mom brought me here, so I can beat people up.
-I have to get going. -They're all yours.
-Yes, honey? - Hi.
-So, how are you, honey? - You all right? Where are you? At work?
I'm leaving now. I'm on my way.
- Are you kidding me? -Huh?
-No, I'm leaving now. - I can hear you're at work.
-I'm on my way. I swear I am! -Right. Damn it, babe…
-I'll be there before you know it. -We had agreed on the time.
I said I'm leaving! I'll be right there!
I'm on my way, stop giving me grief!
-Mm. -Wait.
-Hm? What now? -It's the position.
Mm.
-I saw a tutorial. -A tutorial, really?
-Yeah, it said other positions are better. -You want the tutorial to call the shots?
Mm-hmm.
Are you sure about that? Because "Vincenzo" is ready to go.
Letting all that potential and talent, ah, just go to waste, would be like…
-Well, it'd be sacrilege. -Mm, "Vincenzo." Mm…
-Wait, wait, wait. -What?
-It's your mother's mattress. -She's dead.
But it's almost like she's still in it.
Always listening to us, never missing a thing.
So it's a nosy mattress, huh?
-That's right. -Okay.
All right, Mom, you heard the lady!
Come on, time to go!
So, should we make this baby?
Yeah.
Come here, mi bello .
-Shake your head too, just to make sure. -Yeah, all right.
-Yeah. -Mm.
-Like this? -Yeah.
-Oh, nothing. -Aww…
You two, stop bickering.
He keeps talking. I don't know what he's saying.
He wants a raise.
You want a raise?
-Yes. -What, so soon?
All you do is mess around And I know you can agree…
OVULATION DAY
I'm on my way!
I said I was coming!
And then I wonder…
That's a second line, isn't it?
-No. -Very faint.
It's just a hair from your beard.
-Yeah, one line. -Told you.
PREGNANCY TEST
I don't know when or how we'll be parents.
All right?
There you go, a little smile.
I hear the thunder…
Come here.
Oh, do you love her…?
Are you serious?
The tutorial said it could increase our chances.
Why did you do it again?
Why did you do it again…?
This might double our chances, then.
NEGATIVE - POSITIVE
Why did you do it again to me…?
-Talk to Vincenzo. -Huh?
Yeah.
I'm gonna kick his ass.
All right!
Come on, Vincenzo! Gotta wake up, dude!
Don't mess with me, or I'll stop feeding you.
Rub castor oil on your belly and say…
Should we sacrifice a goat before bed?
-Quiet. -I know you guys, so it's fine.
-But Vincenzo's freaking out. - Who's this Vincenzo?
He's a distant cousin, Nadia.
-Stop that! -Is this some kind of sihr?
Oh, no, it's not sihr.
-Whatever, Nadia. -Since when does he speak Arabic?
Don't listen to him. He learned a couple of Arabic words, and he's showing off.
-What were you saying? -Rub yourself with broccoli too!
I'll call you back, Mom.
Come here! When did you learn the word for witchcraft?
Oh, do you hold her?
Excuse me. Excuse me.
- I've been waiting for hours. -I swear I'm coming.
-Be right there. -I'm sick of it!
See you soon.
… again? Why did you do it again…?
It's not working.
This isn't working.
It's not working!
Why did you do it again?
See you tonight.
Yeah, see you tonight.
Don't speak…
THE STAGES OF IVF
It's very simple. I'll walk you through it.
We'll stimulate your ovaries, then retrieve the oocytes,
fertilize them with sperm in the laboratory,
and collect the viable embryos.
I'm just wondering about step three, there.
-Uh… when is that? -Getting a sperm sample?
Mm.
Well, right now.
Go on.
A nurse will come and get you, she'll…
-There's all these nurses. -So what?
-It's 8:00 in the morning. -Morning is great.
-I don't wanna do it. -You have to.
Would you masturbate at 8:00 a.m.? You wouldn't, and I'm not doing it either.
-You have to. -Everything okay?
-Yeah. -Great.
He's fine with it.
-Everything will be fine, sir. -I'm not doing it.
He will. Yeah, he'll do it.
And he'll do it right.
Okay, fine. I'll do it.
Go all out.
-Yeah, I get it. -Don't be stingy.
Yeah, this is not what I'm used to.
Oh, look, your dealer stopped by.
Can you hand me that, uh, yogurt, next to the crack pipes?
Thanks.
If you need me, I'll be shooting up under the stairs.
Thanks for doing this. I can't take it anymore.
Lift up.
Ready?
Ow. You couldn't handle this, could you?
I'm a wimp. There's no way I could do it.
-But you're stronger. -Yeah…
One embryo is viable.
Shall we proceed with the transfer?
-I'll take the speculum out. -Wait, you're done?
Yeah, we're all done. You can get up now.
It's gonna be okay, my love.
I'm scared. I don't want to get up yet.
LAB
You go.
Hello?
Mrs. Belkacem? I'm calling from the lab.
Yes.
We have your results.
The embryo didn't take.
Was it me?
-No. -Is it me then?
No, it's not.
This is nobody's fault. It happens.
You have two options left.
A donor embryo, or adoption.
What's a donor embryo?
Once the procedure has been successful,
couples can donate the embryos they don't use.
-There are also anonymous donors. -I don't understand.
So the child she'd be carrying, uh, wouldn't be ours?
The baby wouldn't have your DNA, but you would give birth and raise it.
It would be your child.
Take some time to think about it.
Having a school right across the street
could be a selling point or a drawback, depending upon the prospective buyer.
You want to watch a movie? A comedy, maybe?
Watch a movie?
Yeah, something to cheer us up, you know. To take our minds off it for a while.
No. I can't take my mind off it.
The wine cellar that is actually a converted basement
is also drawing quite a bit of attention.
You've given up, haven't you?
You know what? I'm doing my best.
Good night.
Yeah.
NOTHING TO LOSE
…but what if they're, like, twice as big as me and full of muscles?
Size doesn't matter.
10 YEARS LATER
Not a video game, a cartoon, or whatever else they make it into.
Right? It's about being brave enough to keep going despite the fear.
When you're boxing, you use everything. Your fists, your legs, your guts.
It's not just beating someone up.
It's learning who you are, believing in yourself!
Mom?
-Mom? -Yeah?
Do you think we're gonna win?
We've already won.
You guys are lions. And lions don't meow, they…
-Roar! -You ready?
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