Twin Flame (2023)

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This is what I wanted to see.

"Floating on Love".

Isn't it lovely?

It's really beautiful.

The thing is, I think it's a bit...

idealistic.

Why idealistic?

I love it, eh?

The composition, the lines,

the colours...

It's the content

that doesn't convince me,

the "floating on love" thing.

Well, it's a metaphor.

Right.

Love as something that

frees us from burdens,

from the mundane.

True love.

Well, for me the concept of true love,

I don't know,

it's a bit complicated, isn't it?

I don't think so.

I don't know.

I look at it and it's clear.

I know what it's saying to me.

You don't see it.

Yes. I mean,

I get what you're saying,

-but it's not like that for me.

-What isn't?

Relationships, life.

Everything ends,

nothing lasts forever.

Well, I think love does.

You said it yourself,

relationships end,

but not love...

if it's true.

Maybe to feel the sensation

of true love,

you have to have experienced it,

otherwise it's impossible.

What do you mean?

When you see something

you've felt, it gets to you.

But if it's totally foreign to you,

however much you try...

You're saying that if this painting

doesn't get to me like it does to you,

it's because I've never

floated on love?

Something like that.

-And you have?

-Yes, I have.

And with how many people

can you float on love?

Because if the love that

makes you float is true...

-How many true loves are there?

-Forget it.

No, really, think about it.

Can't you see it's a mistake?

-What? Love?

-No, this idea of romantic love,

what you call "true".

It's a lie.

Oh, it's a lie. Okay, great.

-It's a fairy tale, it doesn't exist.

-I didn't say anything about fairy tales.

There's no need.

You're talking about a single love

for your whole life,

the Prince Charming idea.

Imagine if he never turns up.

Or he does

and you don't recognize him.

-You're talking crap.

-No, I'm not talking crap.

I'm saying that this idea

of true love is a story.

-Well, it's a story to you.

-For me and for anyone

-with half a brain!

-What are you on about?

Unless you lower your voices,

I'll have to ask you to leave the room.

Sorry, sorry.

You really can't see it?

Yes, I see it...differently to you.

That doesn't mean I don't see it.

Yes, it means you don't see it.

There are many ways to love.

And they're all fine, or not.

It depends.

Hey, wait.

-Now what?

-What?

-What do we do now?

-If you want, we can go to my place.

What do you and I do,

with our thing?

Nothing's happened.

We just have different ideas,

and that's that.

Different ideas

about something important.

This affects us.

Sure, but we don't have to

think the same about everything.

-About this we do.

-What?

This! If love exists or not.

-Otherwise, what are we doing?

-We're doing fine.

-Now.

-What?

Now, to spend some time.

If you want to look at it

like that, I don't know.

So true love doesn't exist.

Only one exists

and it's over forever.

I don't know,

it doesn't encourage you

to plan anything serious.

That's how I think and I'd rather

tell you than pretend to be...

-I don't know.

-Like me?

Like someone else.

I don't know,

maybe we made a mistake.

-About love?

-About us.

-It's a painting!

-No, it's not just a painting.

-Yes, it's a concept and that's that!

-No, it's us, Luca!

Let's forget it.

This makes no sense.

Come on, let's go.

Come on!

And have you thought...

about being with someone else

in all this time?

No.

-Me neither.

-Because you're fine.

Right?

-Yes.

-Me too.

Now I only think about

being with you. And...

if that changed at any time,

I'd tell you

and that's that.

Well, thanks. I guess.

Look, you believe in the idea

of Prince Charming, right?

And who cares?

Who cares? We're doing fine.

It makes no sense.

-What?

-This.

-Us?

-Everything.

-I don't know, I was excited.

-I am excited.

I even, at some point,

start floating and everything.

-This is serious.

-Just imagine,

my neck starting to stretch

like in the painting.

You're an idiot.

It's pretty, this place.

Yes, I like it a lot.

THE FLAMES OF THE SUN

I dont want to be induced.

Eva... Wait.

I dont want to be induced!

Pause that thing. Get in. Get in!

Come on.

You wanted to talk. Im listening.

No. Not here.

I need to think. Give.

No.

Ok.

But Im driving.

Are you going to explain?

Im cold.

Here.

Its itchy.

- You gave it to me.

- Well its itchy.

- What now?

- It stinks of sweat.

I came from rehearsals.

I had no time to change.

You always have excuses.

It makes me sick.

f*ck.

He never stops, does he.

- Gregory!

- What?

Gregory.

Like in the Gregory affair?

No thank you.

Im hungry.

- Im hungry!

- I heard you.

- What do you want?

- Something savory.

And chocolate rocks!

You have 1 new message.

Mrs Benyamin.

I assume you are with Eva.

She is now more than

three days overdue.

I know your wife

doesnt want to induce the pregnancy.

I know she thinks

shes not ready.

And as she requested,

weve waited...

but at this stage, waiting longer,

and in her current state, it would

put her and the baby at risk.

Shut up.

Deleted.

You have no new messages.

Look what I found.

Ah...

- Everyones talking about the movie.

- Thanks, I can read.

The photos are quite good.

- Shall I read you the article?

- Id rather not.

You know the sequel is already

scheduled.

It will be in Mauritius.

Great...

Really?

You should check the tire pressure

on the back wheels.

- Id say its too low.

- Is it?

How about you shut up.

Piss off! Assehole.

- Come on, drive.

- Im going. Calm down.

You should check the pressure

on the tires... as*h*le.

- And you find that funny?

- Not at all. Not at all.

Emile.

Its pretty: Emile.

Like Emile Louis?

Oh I know:

Why not Guy? Or Georges?

- Pick it up.

- Oh chill, your car is a dump.

Pick it up.

Where are the

chocolate rocks?

- You said savory.

- Yes, and chocolate rocks!

No, wait.

You missed the exit.

No no no. I want to go home.

Hey! I want to go home. Im not going

back. I want to go home, dammit.

You have no

new messages.

What did the message say?

- Hey! What did it say?

- I didnt listen to it.

Jesus...

We said: "on my terms".

What were my terms?

You sound like your mother.

Please. Not you too!

Were taking a risk

if you dont do it.

"We"?

Eyes on the road.

I want to smoke.

Pass me a cigarette.

I stopped when you did. It was one

of your conditions, remember?

Dont take me

for a fool.

Your jumper, your car and even you

all stink of cigarette! Give me one.

Are you happy?

- Will you let him out?

- Very funny.

Why are we arguing?

What are you afraid of? Youre ready.

I know Im ready.

- Youre the one whos not ready,

Soraya.

- What?

Youre the one whos not ready.

We said:

"on my terms". Youre never around.

- Eva...

- Youre never around!

First sonogram: rehearsals.

Second sonogram: filming.

Third sonogram: film promotion.

You know hes coming, dont you?!?

Hes coming! And youre never around!

- Listen...

- Dont bother.

Do you love me?

I need you.

I need you.

Im not doing this alone.

Im not doing this alone.

Say something.

Argh!

Eva?

Honey, are you ok?!?

Speak to me! Whats going on?

Speak to me! Dammit.

Everything will be ok, honey.

Give me your hand.

Itll be ok. Itll be ok.

Itll be ok. Itll be ok.

Im here. Im here.

- Smile...

- What?

What?

Smile!

I cant believe it. What?

Are you messing with me?

Jesus!

You scared me! Oh God.

- You idiot.

- See, I can be an actress too.

Yeah right. Youre ridiculous.

- Are you ok ?

- You think Ill get an Oscar for that ?

Youre absolutely crazy.

Youre absolutely crazy!

That was brilliant.

Your face!

Come on. Breath. Calm down.

- Are you ok?

- Yes.

Michel?

Michel Fourniret...

Who?

Michel...

Why not.

THE TIME OF A NIGHJust getting this...

And this too?

Sure.

I'm Camille.

Nora's best friend.

She invited me.

Samuel.

Nice to meet you.

She never told me about you.

I photographed her

for one of my first projects.

We kept in touch.

There you go.

I haven't heard from her for months.

Did something happen?

When I'm not sleeping

The night drags on

The night won't seem to end

And I wait

for something to come

But I don't know who I don't know what

I want to love

I want to live

Despite the emptiness

of all this time passed

Of all this wasted time

And, of all this lost time

To think that there are so many beings on the earth

Who like me tonight are alone

It's sad to the point of death

What a senseless world

I would like to sleep

and not think anymore

I light a cigarette

I have dark ideas in my mind

And the night seems so long, so long

Camille.

Here, please.

Here you go.

Cheers!

Cheers!

To you, Nora.

Cheers.

I'm glad you're here.

Why do you think

she didn't introduce us earlier?

I don't know...

She's keeping her friends apart.

Is this your work?

Yes.

People look at the lens

for four minutes, and...

they think of a secret.

Beautiful.

Like your a*s.

And you didn't think of me?

You'd disappeared.

And when people disappear,

you don't look for them?

She's complicated, your friend.

How's your love life?

It's all right.

What does that mean?

Are you seeing someone?

No.

But you're having sex ?

Shut up, Nora.

People never dare say it,

but often it's better to be on your own.

Don't you think?

Nope.

Time seems to have stopped here...

Nora!

And now hold hands.

Hold hands!

And don't let go.

You're sick!

No, I'm alive.

You're a freak.

Freak yourself.

Sorry, I don't know

what came over me.

Wait, Camille.

Sleep well, girls.

Your laundry smells good.

Laundry scents make me feel

nostalgic. What is it?

It's nice here.

True. It's cozy.

Hand me that sheet, please.

You're keeping your pants on?

What do you care?

You're going to get damn hot.

Stop.

Leave me alone.

You're not really

keeping your pants on, are you?

Let's talk about your armpits!

You noticed?

Of course!

Oh, man!

I decided to stop caring about everything.

I mean, about that kind of stuff.

And you're okay with it?

Yeah.

I don't think I could do it.

Of course you could.

Maybe.

You don't want to tell me

what happened?

You're a pain.

All right then.

Well...

I was presenting at a conference,

in a lecture hall, and...

I collapsed...

in front of everyone.

That was January.

And, uh...

they took me...

to the hospital, and...

...at first, I thought

I'd just taken on too much.

But I actually got diagnosed

with a heart disorder.

A pretty bad one...

Rare, too.

And they needed to operate,

and, uh...

the surgery was pretty risky.

I had a 50/50 chance of surviving.

That's awful.

But wait for the best part.

After the surgery,

I was in a coma for a month.

So I had a little trouble

answering the phone.

But you look good.

When you think you're gonna die,

all of a sudden,

you think about all

the little things...

that used to piss you off,

and you say you'll start...

I mean, you decide

to stop complaining and start living.

I can't believe it.

You almost died and you didn't tell me.

It's over now.

Camille!

Camille, it's over now.

It's all okay.

Come on.

Sweetheart.

I'm not the one who needs comforting,

damn it.

Good night,

you pain in the a*s.

Good night, Nora.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Sorry.

What are you doing?

I want to. Don't you?

Stop it.

Your friend's right out there.

Camille.

Can I sleep here?

Sure.

I'm not cured.

I said that so you wouldn't worry.

I found the mobile phone

I had at school.

Its screen is a mess.

It's full of photos of that time,

almost all selfies,

many of them with Lupi.

I think that time changed

both of us a lot, so much.

Above all Lupita.

Above all that afternoon.

LUPITA FROM NOW ON

Lupi!

Lupi, ready?

We're going to be late, girl.

It doesn't suit me.

I don't know.

It's very you, eh?

Right.

I don't know.

You'll have to wear something

like this, heavy-duty, right?

Let's find another, okay?

What's wrong?

Are you nervous?

Well, yes.

But they're the ones

who should be nervous.

You haven't seen how

the Chinese boy dances.

But I've seen how you dance.

-You haven't seen me.

-Yes, I have.

You haven't seen me properly.

Yes, I've seen you.

I have cameras.

What a stalker.

You shouldn't have signed me up.

You don't make a move if I don't.

Lupi, girl, come here.

They're cute, eh?

Yes.

Twenty bucks!

Is he the one who scares you?

What are you doing, you loony?

It tastes like churros.

Have you never tried it?

f*cking gross.

Is he the one who scares you?

Yes, Huo.

Huo.

"Huo".

Are you dancing against him?

I don't know what the order is.

What bus do we get?

The 108, it drops us at Azca.

It leaves in...7 minutes,

we're fine.

Girl, it's going to be awesome,

you're going to rule.

Can you imagine?

"She's crazy, about to explode".

-I don't know it.

-"I fell in love with her boom-boom".

-What's wrong?

-Nothing.

Girl, you're stressed out.

-No.

-Yes. C'mon, let's practise.

How did it go?

Like this?

Like this, your knee.

Yeah, that's it, girl.

No, girl...

No, you cross and open up.

That's not it, girl.

She danced f*cking great,

I hope she hasn't given it up.

Sometimes it made her laugh

and that was enough, actually.

I never understood why

she was so embarrassed.

If I danced like that,

I wouldn't hide it.

But everything changed that day.

I don't know what happened

but it was one of those...

I don't know what they're called,

those days when nothing happens,

but you notice it.

I don't know if they have

a name, but it was that day.

It was impossible not to notice it.

f*ck, eh?

It's packed.

Go, girl, you're going do it,

you're going to rule.

Lupita and Estrella.

IDs, please.

No, we're on the list.

You can look.

Perfect, give me your IDs.

-No.

-Forget it, forget it.

No, Lupita, my friend, is going

to compete in the dance battle.

Her name's there.

Can you look?

You can't get in

without an ID, okay?

Is Guti inside?

He said he put us on the list.

If he has his ID, he will be.

-No, look, she's going to compete...

-Girls...

stand over there, please.

Come on, go.

Next.

-Let's go.

-as*h*le.

Next.

f*cking hell! Lupi...

Guti's not picking up now.

Right.

He told me we were in,

we were going to get in.

It doesn't matter,

they'll put it up on Insta.

No, no, this isn't over, Lupi.

You're going to get in and compete.

I need a smoke, I'll be right back.

Okay, okay. Lupi!

Come here, they'll sneak us in.

What was your name?

Estrella. You?

Lei.

-Nice to meet you.

-Same here.

Cool look, by the way.

Thanks, I'm half Gypsy.

Girl, this is Lei.

I'm Lupi, nice to meet you.

Like I told your friend,

we're inside with some friends,

they're dancers too.

If you want to come in,

you're invited, okay?

-Okay.

-Hella thanks.

That's alright.

-f*ck, this is awesome.

-You bet.

It's not the battle,

but it's not bad, eh?

-Here?

-Yeah.

Estrella.

Girl, it's Huo.

Who?

The Insta guy.

What's he doing here?

Give me a second.

What are you doing here?

Why don't you join us?

Do you know Huo?

Who?

That guy.

What?

Being a Chinese guy means

I know all the Chinese?

Just kidding.

Yes, he's my friend.

Wasn't he going to the dance battle?

Yes, he was, but the idiot

made a scene, as usual.

The b*stard had a go

at one of the dancers.

They didn't even let us in.

Well, you're not missing anything,

the party's here.

Check him out, he's chill.

The trouble is when

you explain things wrong to him.

If you put it the right way,

he's a f*cking angel.

Are you Chinese too?

No, I'm not Chinese,

I mean, not Chinese, Chinese.

I was born here,

Huo's the real Chinese.

I've never been to China.

How did you meet him?

I think we were your age.

We were Chinese kids in the class,

so we were bound to get together.

Huo didn't speak Spanish very well,

so I've always been

his translator.

I remember one time

we were in the yard

and some guys called him a f*g,

there were about five of them.

And I don't know how or why,

but I got into the fight

and we both ended up getting it.

No way!

Yeah, like I say.

The guy's really worked at it,

look at him dance.

It's hypnotic, right?

It's like he doesn't care

about anything,

as if he were free.

I can't dance like him, no way.

Nobody can.

Well, I don't want

to overthink it either.

He's my buddy and that's that.

Are you his manager or something?

What the f*ck are you doing, Huo?

Watch where you're going.

Are you drunk, or what?

Wait here.

If you don't know how

to drink, don't drink.

You almost splashed me, bro',

you're hammered. Talk to him.

He didn't look that drunk.

When you dance

you don't notice it that much.

You're drunk, drunk again.

Get some rest.

What is it, girl?

What are you doing?

I'd never felt so much adrenalin,

and I'm sure Lupi hadn't either.

I lost the cap and that dive

closed recently.

Of that night, only one photo

of Lupi is left,

and you barely recognize us,

it's super-blurry.

Let's go!

But Lupi was smiling.

That's how I've remembered her

since then.

Smiling.

Lupi.

She's gorgeous,

or I think so.

It must be because I know her.

TO ALL THE GIRLS WHO

PARTICIPATED IN THE AUDITION

TO OUR FRIENDS

TO OUR PARENTS

FILMED IN MADRID IN APRIL 2021