She is dead.
BENZINA
It s warm today, innit?
Do you want the clim on, Madam?
No no, Madam, what are you doing?
You cant smoke here, madam, sorry.
You really cant, i have just bought the car.
From the novel BENZINA Elena Stancanelli (ed. Einaudi )
Mum...
Hi!
So, you dont kiss me?
Do you offer me something to drink?
A coffee?
Yes.
Come on. Have one too.
Thank You.
You learned how to make coffee.
Yes.
You lost weight.
A bit.
A little bit.
A bit.
She s the one i just saw, the girl you live with?
Yes.
How is she called?
Stella, I told you in the letter.
Ah, yes, i remember.
I have seen..
Yes, well..
You re very close.
I am in love.
Do you like this place?
Yes, i am happy.
You think you re happy, now, as long as it lasts, but after?
What will you do?
You will look for someone to take care of you, as you cant do it by yourself?
Please, stop this kind of speach!
Ah no, ah no, Eleonora, sorry, you havent given any news for 2 years!
You dont give me your phone number or your new address. Nothing!
I am here to help you, OK?
It s why i am here.
Let me talk for a minute!
OK, so?
So, what?
I am just worried.
I am very worried for you.
Are you worried because i am with a woman?
Because i am not dependant on you anymore?
Dont bullshit me!
Or because i am happy at last?
Eleonora, dont speak to me like that, you mind?
I am still you re mother, dont forget it.
...
What?
What are you mumbling?
Look at me.
Eleonora, look at me!
What you re saying?
Nothing, mum.
Let s do like that.
The excuse is the money.
If you want to give it to me, do it, if not, go.
OK.
Thats it. Can you see? Can you see?
You always force me to act as the stupid mother.
What did you think you were doing, hein?
Shock me?
The girlfriend, the petrole statio...
But do you realise?
You dont realise that...
Listen, i dont know what to do with you anymore. You understand?
And these little glasses?
These little lesbian glasses you wear, are they of any use?
Do you manage to see this shit?
That s the reason you stop college?
To come here and become a lesbian petrol pump assistant?
Go away.
Yes, i am going, but you come with me.
Stand up and dont cry.
Dont cry!
We are going in a clean place, you re going to have a wash, and then we will talk quietly. You understand?
Leave me.
No i wont let you go.
Now you come with me, understood?
Let me go.
But why are you forcing me to do that?
Leave me alone. Go!
Leave me alone!
Stop! I tell you to stop!
Move!
That s enough, now!
What beautiful legs.
She has always had beautiful legs.
She lost a shoe.
Help me find it.
Get down.
There is a car.
Youhou! Faster, go faster!
But there is no one.
I bet you 50 000 lires it s open!
Ha ha, OK
We bet.
We bet, we bet.
It s him who s going to win anyway.
Your heart beats fast.
Yes, Lenni, but stay calm.
Is there anybody there?
You see, no one.
It s open.
What s that?
Some sugar, but be quiet, please.
It s open, It s open.
Come on.
Is there anybody there?
Oh, a dog.
But there is no one!
Is there anybody there?
Where do you go?
Shht!
Dont leave me alone, i am scared.
Lenni, stay hidden, get down.
I come back quickly.
Nice doggy... Nice doggy...
Is there anybody there?
What are you doing here?
Is it you who is serving petrol?
We re closed.
The sign outside says you re open.
But we re closed.
Come on, we re out of petrol.
There is an unmanned pump a bit further.
You dont understand, we dont have any petrol.
We push the car here.
I cant do anything for you.
Listen, let s do it like that.
I am going on my own.
Where are you going? Where are you going?
OK, i serve you then.
Good.
You see? it s not that complicated.
Filippo!
Get out of here, Pippi!
No.
Look at me.
Here it is.
It s not that simple this time.
Fucking hell, so much blood!
Look what you have done.
Look at me, Eleonora!
Eleonora, look at me!
I am here!
Here... Where am I?
Where am I? Where am I?
1, 2, 3...
Fuck, call someone!
4...
Call the emergency!
5, 6...
Yes, i feel... I am scared!
Please, help me!
What s that on you, here? A little star.
10...
Ha ha!
The murderer mark.
Eleonora, i feel... I feel like i am already dead, you know.
Excuse me, how come you re open at this time of the night?
We re closed actually.
"We re closed actually." I win!
Stupid! Have you see the sign?
And she s serving us with petrol.
No no no, we didnt bet on the petrol.
Hey!
So excuse me, but if you stole the petrol, you would still win?
Do you know what s your problem?
You re totally stupid.
Pippi? Pippi!
Yes?
Pippi, so, who won then?
Pippi, remember what you promess me.
He won.
It s always him who wins.
Fuck off.
I want something to drink.
Ah yes, do you have something to drink?
Because we re dying of thirst.
I have already told you we re closed.
But what you re fucking doing serving us with petrol, if you re closed?
Now, that s you who owe me 50 000 lires.
Let s go out of here, Sandro.
... Fuck....
Sandro, let s go out of here.
So, let s go?
Clio! Come here! Come here.
Shtt.
We need the emergency.
Yes.
I am calling...
What are you doing?
I was calling the emergency.
Lenni, she is dead.
Police would come.
It was an accident.
Yes, but it s me who throw the punch.
I will go in jail.
Lenni, wait, wait.
Come on, we have to clean everything.
We never see your mother.
We carry her to the lake.
Fetch a bucket of water and take all the rags you can find.
Can you do it?
Yes. Yes.
The emergency...
For what use?
Anyway, she doesnt want one either, she s not stupid.
A murderer, That s what you are!
Stella!
Dirty and deliquent!
An ignorant, a coward, a lesbian, a matricide and a profiteer!
All that for your money, only for that!
What happened?
I dont know.
Are you happy, now?
Are you in love?
And happy?
No, you cant find enough water to wash such a crime.
No, not even the water from all the lakes in the world.
what is it?
That s a lot of money.
It must be 10... 15 millions of lires.
20.
it was in your mother s bag?
It s my money.
Let s go.
Did you ask her to bring that money?
No.
Why did she come, then?
It was my money, from when i was a kid.
She told me she wanted to bring it to me, and i gave her the address.
Someone else knew?
I dont know, why?
Because they will think we kill her for it.
What are you doing?
But ... What is she doing?
Lenni, I have an idea.
What if we leave?
What are you saying?
We have money, let s go!
It s perfect, in 2 hours we re in Napoli, we can take the boat...
Are you listening?
Listen, Do you want to come to Tunisia with me?
Can you tell me the first time you saw me?
Again?
Please!
Tell me what you thought when you saw me coming.
What you liked in me.
So am i going to the motorway, we re decided?
Yes.
I thought you were beautiful and funny.
You were moving a lot with this terrible heat.
And you were sweating. The more you sweat, the more beautiful you were.
And you were saying a lot of useless things.
LOOKING FOR BARTENDER
Can you bring me the cut bottle, please?
You have worked here long?
Yes.
I have seen the sign, it says you re looking for a waitress.
Is it still...
Because...
I have never done it before...
But...
I am a quick learner and i need to work.
The landlord, he snice?
Yes.
It s your turn now.
Dont look at me, it distracts me.
Ok
Calm!
First you need to relax, you re too nervous.
Breath deeply, close your eyes and start counting.
And if a consumer comes and sees us like that?
Count, if not you re fired.
1... 1...
2... 2...
3... 3...
4...
Close your eyes!
5... 7...
You re beautiful.
Hey...
Watch out!
Are you hurt?
Damn, you make me swear.
I am sorry.
Eh, you are sorry, but i am in trouble.
That s typical.
Let s have a look.
No, look, its nothing.
It s only the fork.
Eh, you know about it?
Yes...
I dont have time, i need to go.
If you want i give you something.
Eh, give me a hand!
Of course.
Did you have to take this road tonight?
why this road?
I dont know, a ramp?
Do you have a chain?
No.
I dont have any petrol, anyway. Who s going to steal it?
Does it beat?
No.
Thank You.
How do you do, Gabriele.
Lenni.
Is it a pet name?
Eleonora.
Ah, i thought it was Elisabetta.
But what are you doing?
I put that in the back.
Listen, we have to go, we cant...
Eh, you cant leave me on the road like that.
It s not me who caused the accident.
I have to go to the parish, it s just there, a few kilometres away, the first exit.
Call a cab, it will pick you up.
Do as you want, but dont stay in the car !
"Call a cab", Lenni...
Excuse me... At that time?!
Is it for me the present?
Yes.
Can i take it?
After.
Why do you look at me like that?
You never come across a depressed priest?
... I was celebrating a wedding.
It s unbelievably difficult, you know.
Especially, to have to talk about love, tell all this foolishness, all these lies.
Love, love, love here, love there...
I mean terrestrial love, it only brings sacrifice and pain.
Amen.
Because you think i am joking?
No no no no no, it s true.
You thought quite right, why should a priest talk about love?
Did you think that?
No.
No?
So why are you...
Does it bother you that i talk about these things?
Excuse me, tell me, have you been in love?
Yes?
Yes.
And how did it finish?
So you see I was right?
Terrestrial love only brings sacrifice and pain.
I am sorry, sorry, it was a bad day, a really tiring day.
I am sorry, I may exagerate a bit.
Tiredness, the heat, also.
No, things i have told you are not true.
And above all they re not true for everyone.
What s your name?
Lenni.
Ah, yes, Lenni, the pet name of Elisabetta.
Is it your birthday?
No.
Do you still want a present?
Come on.
It s unbelievable.
It s funny how often things ...
What is it?
Something i bought some years ago.
I was about 20.
I wanted to give it to a woman at the wedding, today.
Why didnt you give it to her?
Because i found it stupid after all these years.
You were scared, that s it.
How did that work?
It s simple. Sorry
It splits.
Half for you... Half for you...
And the other half for her... And the other half for her...
It s really ugly.
She may be right, you know.
I wasnt made for this kind of life.
Was it for the bride?
Watch out!
Slow down, slow!
Slow.
Put out your joint.
Like that.
Here we go. It always has to happen to me.
Sorry, we need you.
We need to get ride of it right now, we cant take anymore risk.
How was your mother called?
You never told me.
Because it doesnt matter.
Here, it s perfect.
But it s a tip!
It s not a tip, and what does it change?
Come on, let s hurry up, help me.
I wouldnt manage on my own, can you give me hand?
No!
You said we carried her to the lake.
And what does it change? She is dead.
She s not dead, you killed her.
Is it what you think?
So come on, tell the cops, do as you want.
Clio!
How thoughful you are, my daughter.
Are you angry with her?
Or you re scared by the idea of burying me in a tip?
He, what do you want? An advice from your mother?
No, Eleonora.
Eleonora, calm down, calm down.
For sure, i would have prefer the lake to the tip, but now it s not the most important thing..
Do as she says.
Dont be scared.
From now, what is done is done.
Once, i had a dream where i was lying in a field, like that...
I was a huge daisy and i could smell a terrible smell of smoke
And at one point came a huge bulldozer, who scatches the daisy .
You know, my mother gave me my first psycholeptique when i was 8.
Because i was crying too much.
Come on, give it back.
No.
Come on, give it back!
No!
That s enough!
Lets do like that.
Give it back.
Here you go.
Stella?
Stella!
Stage it as if she s been robbed.
I am taking her bag.
Clio.
Clio!
You know the picture with a child?
The one hung in the workshop.
When i was a kid, i spent ages looking at it.
As if she was an alter ego.
I told everyone that it was me with my mother.
My mother!
The good thing about not having one, mother, is that you can imagine her as you want.
She knows that i am here, at the pump, all the time.
I wait for her.
OK, let s go back to the car.
Clio.
Clio!
Let s go, they have seen us!
Start!
Here, alone like a dog.
Alive, it would have killed me.
Lenni, her bag...
What does it change?
Her ID is still in it.
A beer.
Do you want a coffee?
One vodka orange.
How long should we wait?
10 minutes.
And then we go back.
I need the loo.
Hurry up.
We re waiting outside.
100, 200, 300...
Ha, Sandro!
Come and see who is here!
The pump attendant.
450... 60... 70... 583.
I cant believe it, bitch.
How much money you have?
We re going to work that out .
What do you want?
What do we want?
You want to know what we want?
We want to smash your face.
I dont want any trouble here.
Oh oh oh...
I am sorry, you damage my car, now you have to pay.
My friend is convinced you scratch his car.
Listen, i have nothing to do with your car.
What a whore.
Can you stop, you two?
Sorry.
We re going to work that out, now.
We re not going to talk for hours, if you have money, we can settle this.
Now that s enough!
Now that s enough! Enough!
We re going to have fun.
No, we re not going to have fun at all.
Out, out!
Get out.
We re waiting for you outside.
Go.
Thank You.
My picture.
Yes, i always keep it with me.
Mum, i am not a child anymore.
No, it s true, you re a very beautiful woman.
Dont you think i notice, Eleonora?
Yes, of course, a bit odd.
You re the most beautiful thing in my life.
You never told me that.
What did you do? you put some make up on?
They re after you?
Yes.
Why?
They have seen the money.
We can ask the man to help us.
No, it s better not to.
No no.
Excuse me.
These guys are looking for trouble.
Could you help us?
You know, your friend is a pain in the arse?
Forgive her, she a bit upset.
She just lost her mother.
Follow me.
Run!
Hi!
But you know her?
Get in.
Stop them!
I am driving.
Where are we going?
What s happening?
We re going to kill her.
Can you see them?They re there?
I dont think so.
But what do they want?
I told you: they saw the money.
Here they are.
Twats.
Watch out!
What are you doing?
Now they re going to see.
There is an exit, just there.
Turn!
Lets switch the light off, they wont see us.
What s that?
You re going this way?
Yes.
Do you know it s against the law?
Driving without light is also illegal.
You re right, sorry.
But where have we landed?
What s that?
Hi, pretty girls.
What do you need?
... Speed... Colombian...
... Mitsubishi... Omnitel... Telecom...
What do you need?
You dont need anything?
This way, this way, there is no space.
I cant believe this.
This way.
Move!
No, i want to go out of here!
Park the car, i dont care.
What are you doing?
I have seen an exit.
Move back!
Move!
Come on!
Park the car!
Move!
We have to go out of here.
We have to have to go back to the tip.
We have to get Clio back.
That s mad.
Too much risk.
They stop just in front.
They have seen her, for sure.
The police is probably here.
They havent found her!
How do you know?
I have covered her.
Give me the keys.
Please, let s not go back.
Give me the keys.
Eleonora.
Give me the keys.
I would find another boss.
I am happy.
What a show!
And what about doing something together?
He, nice tits!
Pippi...
Show her the pictures we took from upthere.
You like it?
Show him your beautiful legs.
Look at these tights.
Not bad, hein?
Hein?
But sorry, carry on.
We re interrupting.
Please.
Come on!
No?
Pippi... Come here, Pippi.
No.
Pippi... Pippi...
You kiss me, you too?
You disgust me.
I disgust you?
You kiss her then, Pippi.
Come on.
With the tongue!
Stop it!
I thought you liked it.
Hein, Sandro?
Stop, we re not finished, come here!
Putain.
Close the door.
Where did you put the money?
Leave her alone.
A�e.
Now i kill you.
Get in there!
Come on!
I am not joking, hein.
Boum.
Bitch!
The car.
What are you doing?
No!
No, the car!
Yes!
Fuck.
Let s go to the tip.
What was that?
Clio!
Hello! Hello!
Hello!
You were scared?
Baby, baby!
But i am back, hein. Hello!
Come here, nicey.
You re angry, hein?
You re angry against me?
Come here.
Clio, give me a peck.
You re angry. Come.
No, no, come, but what are doing now?
You re mad.
What do you want do, hein?
Silly cow.
Mad.
Lenni, let me go, now.
First, we carry you to the lake, like that they cant find you.
From now we wont stop.
Let s go.
Wait a sec.
It s petrol.
Dont speed up.
Stay in fourth, dont change down.
We have already lost half a tank.
Believe me, there is no other solution.
It seems absurd to me.
You will see, it will take only a moment.
Let s take the BMW, i have just fix it.
Go and take the BMW.
Yes.
Check the padlock.
I am going.
Come on, Clio.
Shit!
Alessandro!
Clio!
Clio, come here!
Again!
You manage to block the entrance?
Yes, but they re breaking everything.
Dont worry...
I am going to take some petrol.
Sandro!
They re here, these bitches !
Bitches!
Go away!
Fucking bitches!
You have to go!
What should we do?!
I am getting in!
I am going to kill you!
Go away!
I am going to kill you! Bitches!
Pippi!
Come on!
Bravo! Bravo!
The alarm!
We need to stop it.
Do you know the code?
I think so!
Let s call the police, and tell them it s a false alarm.
Now they re going to come.
That s enough.
Let s say they did it.
It was a robbery.
We need to get ride of that.
No, you what we re going to do? We re giving it to them.
Enough, Stella, enough.
We bet?
Bitches.
Hein?
The first one in.
Ready?
Go!
Clio!
Yes! I win!
Clio!
Filippo!
Filippo, come on!
Let s go. Let s go!
Let s go the fuck out of here!
There is a dead woman.
There is a dead woman, overthere!
Stop, wait.
That s petrol.
I call the station.
Ready?
Are you scared?
No.
So let s go.
The sun is totally twisted.
Yes, the sky is also totally twisted.
I love you.
Me too.
Hm, i want to apologize.
For everything, for Clio, too.
You know that i could never...
Translation of subtitle from carine b 2004 by isa