Hi.
I'll try to explain what this movie is about.
Maybe most of you know this already,
but I'll explain it again just in case.
There are six stories.
Four of them have a beginning, but not an ending.
That is to say, they stop at the middle.
They have no ending.
Then, there is episode five,
which, like a short story, has a beginning and an end.
Finally, there is episode six,
which begins in the middle and ends the film.
The film, as you may know already,
is titled "La flor".
What else?
Each episode has a genre, so to speak.
The first episode could be regarded as a B movie,
the kind that Americans
used to shoot with their eyes closed,
but they now have forgotten how to shoot them.
The second episode...
is a sort of musical with a touch of mystery.
The third episode is a spy movie.
The fourth episode is difficult to describe.
Not even I have a clear idea right now,
as I shoot the prologue.
The fifth one is inspired by an old French film.
The last one...
is about some captive women in the 19th century...
who returned from the desert, from the Indians,
after many years.
Now, the punchline of the whole movie...
lies in the fact that all the episodes...
star the same four women in different roles.
Valeria,
Elisa,
Laura,
and Pilar.
I'd say the movie is about these four women,
and, somehow, it was made for them.
Okay.
I think that's about it.
For now.
Stop. – Why? What's the matter?
Stop, stop, stop!
Please, not again...
Are you okay?
Is it something I did?
Did something happen to you?
You're not angry at me, right?
No, take me home.
Yeah, sure. – Take me home.
EPISODE 1
MY ANGRY SISTER CALLS TO ARMS
RENÉ CHAR
The player passes the ball...
Guys, keep it down, please. It's too loud.
The player goes to the right...
Marcela, can you come? – Yeah.
I've a problem with the weavings from the Talangasta site.
Still with Talangasta?
That should be in the lab! What happened?
I had some questions and I wanted you to take a look.
Look here. – Yes?
This is camelid, but it's more of a late-era treatment.
Yes, but this is something you should work out for tomorrow,
or next week the Chileans will call us three days a week...
I told him it is not camelid.
Coming! I don't know about it.
Send it to the lab at once, Dario.
But how do I label it? – I don't...
Should I wait for the doctor or what?
Look, I've only got five bottles of phosphoric acid.
Five? There was enough acid for the whole winter!
We cleaned ten lithic tools last week.
This is not the time, Silvana!
We are closing for a week. Have you talked to the doctor?
I told Yanina ten times...
No, don't even start. Please, don't start.
Yanina! Work it out with her. Where is Yanina?
At my desk.
We won't finish the report on time.
Marcela, we have a problem.
Marcela, can you come?
Coki leaves at eight, she says she told you,
and Nancy can't come before nine...
Yes, I forgot all about it. You can't stay, can you?
No way, I have to look after my grandchildren.
If it was any other day...
Okay, I'll ask Coki, don't worry about it.
Okay, but don't forget, it's a nightmare out there.
What is it now?
Nothing, I forgot Coki was leaving today at eight,
and we'll need somebody between eight and nine
to fire up the generator.
Silvana told me she told you we're out of phosphoric acid.
What an ass!
I asked her if we had to restock before closing...
and she told me to wait until we spoke with Lucía.
She screwed this up, not me! Hello?
For you.
Yes?
Where?
No, I have no idea.
Nobody told me anything...
and we have no orders from the doctor.
Could you go to the front door...
and check what's going on with a shipment?
Where am I supposed to get acid from now?
Yes. No, don't let them in.
What did you say?
Don't let them unload the truck.
Okay, tell them to load the truck back.
I never spoke with Giardina, I'm out of the loop.
No, they can't leave that here.
Okay, I'll be right there.
The sponsor of this match is Carcassonne.
Please, somebody stop him!
Ramírez gets the ball,
starts running towards the goalkeeper...
Ramírez shoots and...
It is a goal!
Yes! Goal!
Goal!
You talk to them, Marcela!
They say Giardina sent them...
and they have to unload the truck today.
They can't, we're about to close!
Yes, I told them, but...
Maybe we could take everything to the back.
No, and where's Lucía?
Should I call her? – Yes, please.
Do we unload here?
No, the doctor is not here and I can't accept the shipment.
But we have to be at the site before three.
We can't take it. We have to be at the site before three!
I'm sorry, but what site are you talking about?
The Rodeo dig!
They took it down the mountain...
and Giardina told us to take it here.
Right, I'm truly sorry,
but I can't accept this without the University form.
But Giardina told us to get the shipment here ASAP.
No, nobody spoke with Giardina, nobody told me anything...
You can't leave this cargo here.
What will I say to Giardina?
I will go fetch her.
Careful, don't let them leave without the shipment!
Giardina told us to deliver the shipment.
If they have a problem with that, they must call him.
No, I don't know a thing...
Hi, how are you?
Could you show me the delivery form?
What's that?
The form required by the University.
No, Mr. Giardina told us to deliver the cargo today.
I understand, but Giardina doesn't work here...
and he's not authorized to send shipments here...
without a delivery form.
Marce, sign the 2-13. I'll call Giardina right now.
Should we go in?
Yes, follow her, please.
What is the site? – Cerro Blanco, el Rodeo.
Yeah, pure rocks. Yes, they'll get the shipment.
Follow me, please!
We will have to speak with Giardina.
Be careful.
He sends me a box of stones the day before Easter,
and I have to go on a trip.
What a dope. The cargo should be with him.
I won't lift a finger without a delivery form.
Do me a favor, Yani, take my jacket, will you?
He doesn't want to waste the whole weekend...
looking after a bunch of rocks
and he wants me to do it for him.
I'll leave them at the base this afternoon.
In temporary storage.
I won't turn on a whole freezer just for this asshole.
Could you please listen to that football match somewhere else?
Good morning!
Good morning, doctor. Do you have a second?
Sure, tell me.
Look, I'm a bit behind with the Tarangasta dating.
What's the matter? – How do I label them?
"Camelids." – Camelids?
Of course, that's vicuña.
Remember those Ansilta ponchos the Italians sent over?
That's the same technique, with borax instead of clay.
So I label them "camelids"?
Camelids, for sure. – Great.
And don't dally with those petroglyphs.
They should all be indexed by next week.
Okay, doctor. – Thank you.
Thank you, doctor.
Hello, good morning. How are those PHT coming along?
Not great, I have five bottles of phosphoric acid,
and less than a quarter of nitrate.
Top off that quarter with iodine-diluted alcohol.
Iodine? As a reactive?
Yes, it works as a reactive. It is just for the weekend.
Do you have iodine? – Yes.
Perfect. – Doctor, we have a schedule problem.
Coki leaves early, Julia can't come today,
and I should be leaving...
Don't worry, we're staying to look after a cargo.
Tell Julia not to come. Yani, can you stay? – Yes!
Great. Coki can leave at six so she can see her grandchildren.
They came for a visit. – One moment, please.
Doctor? – Yes?
Giardina.
Put him through.
Hello?
How are you, Giardina?
Yes, this is Lucía Conti.
Yes, we're unloading the shipment.
No, I saw your missed call, I didn't know it was so urgent.
Right, because I can't...
Right, I can't do anything without a delivery form.
Hello, Giardina? I can barely hear you.
Why don't you call me later? Hello?
No, we didn't ship anything to Stockholm.
I don't know which mummy is that, Giardina.
Which mummy?
No. Hello? Hello?
Hello?
We were cut off.
He said something about the Stockholm Conference.
What the hell does he know? Is he an archeologist now?
Do you have a minute?
What is it? – Come with me.
Done. That was rough. I thought he was going to say no.
He was about to leave and we delayed him.
He showed me his bag, the fishing rods...
And his wife was waiting in the truck, what a saint.
I won't pity him, I'm even worse off here.
But the pieces are okay, I think they are worth it.
For the cover of the Stockholm Catalogue,
they want the bigger photo, the one with the hand raised.
It is good.
Yes, it's worth it.
You wanted to travel to Neuquén, right? You poor thing.
We will spend the whole weekend here with that mummy.
I try to take one week off, and this happens.
Hans couldn't believe it.
These things never happen in Austria.
"How can you be so messy?
You're not telling me something!"
That poor thing.
When I told him we were sending them to Stockholm,
he was so proud...
He'll be there, did I tell you? – No.
Yeah, he'll give a lecture on the Sorocaba Tombs.
Once he calmed down after I cancelled the vacations,
he was actually happy.
I love him. He thinks highly of my work.
He's proud of what I do. That's rare, isn't it?
All the men here may be academic and all that,
but they're so sexist...
They don't like it when you do better than them.
Shit, speak of the devil...
Should I make a quick stop?
Yeah, I should think so.
I can't stand this guy.
Márzico, what's up?
What's going on?
What's up, doc? Marcela! Hi, what's going on?
Asking for favors, as usual.
So? Did you get help?
Yes, Cinetti took care of everything once again.
Whatever you need, you can call me.
Yeah, we know.
Márzico, bye now, we're in a hurry.
I thought you'd be on the road by now.
You're not closing for Easter?
That was the idea, but we have to stay now.
You'll be all alone at the Institute?
Yeah...
Whatever you need, you can count on me.
I'm just a phone call away.
Great, bye now.
Just one more thing... – What?
Do you have my number?
Of course we do!
Call me then.
Sure thing. We have to go. – I won't keep you then!
Bye! Thanks. Thanks...
He creeps me out, I can't help it.
This guy is so disgusting...
Yani is not seeing him, right?
She says she isn't, but... It's the same old story.
I know.
I spoke to her, but she won't listen.
She's so naive.
She believes every word he says. What a lying scumbag.
One day I wish I had the nerve to run him over with the truck.
Hey, I made a joke. You can laugh.
Yeah... Sorry, I'm a bit distracted.
Is something the matter?
No...
Right! I almost forgot.
You went out with Claudio. Something happened?
No...
Well, more or less...
"More or less".
You'll end up driving him crazy.
Yani is a mess, but at least...
Speaking of Yanina, tell her to start working on the mummies,
or this whole operation will go to hell.
What's the matter with this radio?
Damn you!
We couldn't do anything.
By the time we realized it, we had the mummy with us.
Yes, a pain in the ass. One Giardina.
He always does the same.
It's just the two of us.
Locked in here, yeah.
It's more practical than coming and going the whole weekend.
Marcela sleeps over there.
I'm thinking of keeping her company.
Yes, alone with the mummy.
It's her, how funny.
I won't take the call.
She's good, but at times seems disoriented.
It's like she's coming down with something.
Fuck, what now? Excuse me.
Hello. – Is everything okay?
Yes, I'm skyping right now.
What? But she had to dust all the artifacts.
Just a moment.
Only one? I told her to clean all three.
Did she use phosphoric acid?
On the mummy. Did she use the acid on the mummy?
That cunt.
A good-for-nothing who works for us.
Yes? Are you with the mummy?
And there's no more acid?
Well, then go get the acid, right.
Call me when you get it.
One second, don't hang up.
It's always the same. I feel like I'm their mother.
One is horny all the time, and the other one is a prude.
No, she doesn't understand a word of Catalan.
No, don't worry about it. Not one word.
Yes? That's impossible, there must be some.
Go to the storage room, open the green cabinet,
and, once you're there, check again...
Marce...
Easy. Were you scared?
There, there...
Do you want to go home? Are you sure you want to work?
Do I call somebody to pick you up? – No.
Okay, if you start feeling sick, tell me.
Get yourself a cup of coffee.
Thank you.
Where were you? I bet you went to bed at 8 a.m.
No, I swear, I went to bed super early.
I don't know what happened, I couldn't wake up.
Yeah, super early, I'm sure.
Really. I left at around seven yesterday.
Well?
Where are they?
Follow me.
Are these all of them?
The black one is missing.
I gave him something to calm down.
I drew a blood sample to have it analyzed.
It's strange. The symptoms are strange.
I never saw something like that.
But let's wait for the results to come back.
Rabies.
No. The symptoms do not match.
A rabid animal is afraid of water.
This cat just can't stop drinking water.
This level of thirst is abnormal even.
Really, its symptomatology is quite rare.
Dilated pupils, loss of hair...
And something very strange: a strong epidermal lesion.
It is some sort of welt in the inguinal region...
that keeps growing.
It doubled in size in the half hour I treated him.
Then there's hyperactivity, aggressive behavior.
A viciousness that surpasses all known pathologies.
I'm at a loss.
And the other cats?
This cat killed them. – Damn...
But let's not get ahead of ourselves.
I'll send the sample to the lab to rule some things out.
Keep him isolated. You can give him water.
Try not to touch him, it could be dangerous. – Okay.
Call me if anything changes, or I'll drop by tomorrow.
Thanks for coming, we didn't know what else to do.
Call me anytime.
Good.
Yani, come here. Help me.
Come on, move it.
Are you okay?
Calm down, it's over now.
Do you feel better?
Can I call you again?
I'll call you.
Come on. Let's get to work.
It's occupied!
It's you. What's that on your face?
Nothing, I'm going home.
Can I take you? – No, it's okay.
Come!
Come, get in.
No, I'm not feeling well.
Come on, I'll take you!
No, I'm dizzy, I want to go home.
Come on! I'll take you home.
No, really, I feel like crap.
Load the bike and I'll take you home.
Come on, don't be silly.
Come on.
We're not having a good day, are we?
Did you stay up late?
Don't whine about it.
No, I didn't stay up late. I'm just not feeling well.
You could be pregnant for all you know.
Shut up, you jerk.
Where are you taking me? I told you I was going home!
Come on, I'm going home, I feel like shit.
Take me home.
You're a bit feisty.
Take me home.
Now.
Take me home now.
Let me tell you something, girl, with all due respect.
Once you get on the Márzico-mobile,
there's a set of rules...
Last night.
I got home late, around nine.
Already, from far away,
I could see something was off.
Something strange in my house.
I walked in and I saw everything had been tossed around.
And I thought, "We've been robbed!
A burglar has broken in and stole everything."
I ran out to get the guys at the roundhouse,
I came back rushing with them...
They checked everything.
Everything was tossed around.
Everything.
There was shattered glass.
The table was scratched,
as if it'd been scratched by an animal.
So the lads told me,
"This was a fox.
A fox broke in."
So I told them,
"What fox? There are no foxes around here!"
And in that moment, we heard a noise,
a strange noise...
which was coming from down there...
I told them,
"Did you hear that?"
And suddenly, once again, the noise.
So we slowly walked out...
to see where it was coming from.
And we saw her.
She was motionless,
all curled up,
like you're seeing her now.
She's been like that all night.
Motionless.
Poor girl.
It's strange. It's all very strange.
I understand.
I think she trashed the place.
Most likely, yes.
She got in, trashed everything, and then stopped moving.
Just like the cat.
Ma'am, your daughter will be okay.
We'll take her to the Institute...
to make her feel more comfortable.
I'm worried sick about her.
Don't worry. We'll take her.
Take some clothes with you. I'll pack a bag.
Yes, pack her a bag. Marcela will help you.
I'll help you. Come with me.
This is not right. We should call a doctor.
She can't go to the doctor.
I'm a vet, not a physician.
She can't go to the doctor. Did you hear about Márzico?
Who?
Márzico, the foreman at the mine.
That's right. He was attacked by four guys.
That's the thing, it wasn't four guys.
Just like the cat.
Come on.
Take her to the ceramics storage, it's empty.
It's on the right.
Take her. I'll go check.
Well?
You see.
He's lashing out again.
After he calms down, he gets vicious again.
This symptoms are recurrent.
It's a cyclical behavior.
You should try to think when this might've started.
Did something strange happen...
before the cat and Yanina fell ill?
Maybe some sort of episode or some situation...?
Can you stop this? – Yes.
I turned on the heating...
and locked the door with two latches.
Where's Claudio?
Come here, come here.
Come here!
Come here.
Let's go.
Easy, easy!
Come!
I'm going crazy.
I'm starting to think Claudio is an idiot.
He likes it, he thinks he is some sort of detective.
He asked me whether something strange happened.
You know what happened? I cancelled my vacations.
All because Giardina sent me some mummies, that asshole.
What's with you? Why are you looking at me like that?
The mummies.
No!
The cat died.
Mark it here!
Fifteen or twenty feet deep!
Great...
Sir!
We're screwed.
When did it happen?
Four days ago.
The same day you sent over the bodies.
What a drag, poor girl.
I can't be of much help. I'm leaving tomorrow.
Right, but we need you to come over now.
Right, but I'm busy with this,
and I won't be finishing any time soon.
And I should also get ready for my trip tomorrow.
Do you realize the seriousness of the situation?
Yes, of course, of course.
It's just that I'm not good at this paranormal thing.
I'm an amateur.
You have to know your stuff. It's a delicate matter.
Giardina, listen. If we thought about you...
It's because you caused us a great problem, as usual.
You broke every protocol, guideline and procedure,
and you took advantage of our good will and trust,
by thrusting upon us, without a moment's notice,
material that must be certified by the National Secretary,
the CONICET or, at least, the University.
And you always give away that material to any tourist...
who wants to dig up a hole in any part of the mountain...
and you bring us fossils whenever you please.
Shit's gotten real, somebody's life is on the line.
You must take responsibility of that material,
and all the phenomena associated with it,
because, if the worst happens, and it probably will,
you'll have a big problem on your hands,
and I'm not talking about losing your license,
I'm talking about a trial
for mismanagement of archaeological heritage...
and as an accessory to a murder.
If I were you, I'd dust off all of my magic handbooks...
and see why that mummy...
is acting upon a poor innocent woman who has nothing to do,
who's at death's door...
thanks to your negligence and lack of consideration!
Okay, let's relax...
Let's calm down.
I'll see if I can get in touch with Cruz.
That's an idea.
I could try that.
Yes, calling Cruz would be the best course of action.
Can it wait until tomorrow?
Honestly, Giardina, I don't know.
Give me one day.
Hi.
Hey.
I fell asleep.
It must have been a rough night.
It wasn't that bad.
Did you get any sleep?
No...
Well, just a little.
Any news around here?
Nothing.
I checked on her constantly. She didn't move all night.
Around one, I checked her BP and temperature. She was fine.
Around three, she dozed off for a while.
What do you think?
I don't know.
The cat went a whole day with asthenia and anorexia.
She's been like that for a day and a half.
The aggressive stage should've already started.
I don't know. Maybe nothing happens.
It would be good if she stayed like that.
This really scares me.
Can I ask you something?
Is there something you'd like to tell me?
I...
Yani?
Yani, are you okay?
Yani?
Yanina?
Yanina!
Yanina, are you okay?
Yanina? Yani!
Yani?
Yanina, are you okay?
What is that noise? What is it?
She's awake.
Lock the door with that.
It opens from the inside.
I'll call Giardina.
No. There's no time.
Get my keys and go to the cabin.
There's a shotgun in the locker.
Get it.
It's okay, I'll get it. Lock that door.
Excuse me, are you from around here?
Yeah.
I'm looking for Lucía Conti.
That's me.
I'm here because the Border Patrol called me.
A transference problem.
A psycho-transference problem.
Okay.
Some issue with some girl.
Giardina sent you?
No, I don't know who made the call,
but is it here?
Yeah, sure. I'm sorry. Please, come in.
Nice to meet you. Daniela Cruz.
Any physical symptoms?
Yes, hair loss and cold sores.
Then she got violent, then she calmed down.
You'll see.
Verbal phase? – What's that?
Did she speak in tongues? In Quechua or some dialect?
I don't know.
My God...
It looks like moving day.
Hi. I'm Daniela.
That poor woman.
Hi. Daniela. – What's up?
I'll ask you to help me clear all this, alright?
Are you going in? – She must be subdued at once.
Do I clear everything?
Yes. What type of soil do you have here?
Soil?
Yes, what's its composition?
Axinite I guess, but it's pretty much eroded.
Okay, I can work with that. Can I ask you something?
Yes.
Go outside and fill a jar with dirt,
the drier, the better.
A jar? – Yes, like a jar of jam or mayo.
Yes. – And feathers too!
Feathers from a flying bird, not a hen.
Look in the old archives, under "Plumage", quick!
Poor thing, she's too aggressive.
Step aside.
Move over!
Let her through, Claudio!
Come.
Hold this.
Give me the statuette.
Hold this tight until I tell you.
Give this to your friend when she comes back.
Is it locked? – Yes.
Open it.
Are you sure you want to go in there?
I'm coming in!
What's her name? – Yanina.
Do you have everything?
Yes, here. Those are condor feathers.
It's done.
She'll be okay.
She needs to rest.
She's likely to sleep for one or two days,
but she'll be okay.
Do you need us to do anything?
Take her.
Call your friend,
tell him to take her home.
You got her? –Yeah.
Now I need to see the entity.
The mummy? – The mummy.
Noble child of the sun,
yours are the heavens and the stars,
yours are the rivers that stream down the mountains...
and the water they contain,
from which we drink and in which we swim...
Yours is the song of the birds,
yours is the Spring and the rains...
We don't take those things from you,
noble child of the sun.
We ask to borrow them.
Let me see.
Of course. What did she expect?
The feathers too.
It could've been a lot worse.
Why? What is it?
She's one of the Three Queens.
I'll tell you more about it.