A Sacrifice 2024
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00:01:00I'm sorry we have to meet like this again.
00:01:07It's all I can manage today.
00:01:11Maybe next time you can come in.
00:01:14Don't worry, I understand how difficult this is for you.
00:01:18This is an improvement.
00:01:23You're not the first therapist I've talked to, you know.
00:01:28But you're definitely in my top ten.
00:01:31I'm flattered, but I am...
00:01:33Actually, I'm a social psychologist.
00:01:36Oh, great. So you're not going to try to fix me?
00:01:40Wouldn't dream of it.
00:01:42So, last time we met, we were talking about friends.
00:01:48Creating a support system.
00:01:50Sure. I've got friends.
00:01:53Online.
00:01:56People like me who don't want to participate in a society that's coming to an end.
00:02:01Like, what's the point?
00:02:05Well, actually...
00:02:06It's all right for you.
00:02:08You'll be that in 20 years.
00:02:11We'll be the ones left to deal with your scorched earth policy.
00:02:15Meaning?
00:02:17Fukushima.
00:02:19Not an accident.
00:02:22You think all these fires and floods are a coincidence.
00:02:26And haven't you noticed?
00:02:28Nature knows to target the cities that fuel global disparity and destroy the environment.
00:02:34The world is disintegrating.
00:02:37Civilization is unwinding.
00:02:52It's easy to see how it happens.
00:02:56The conspiracy cloud begins with fear.
00:03:00The distrust of society.
00:03:02The need for truth and order to calm the chaos.
00:03:08When groups of like-minded people exchange counter-societal theories
00:03:13and create connections where none exist.
00:03:18Hi, Ben. It's Max.
00:03:20I've got something you might want to see.
00:03:22I'll send you an address.
00:03:34Jesus.
00:03:37You think he changed his mind?
00:03:40No.
00:03:43Jesus.
00:03:46You think he changed his mind?
00:03:50Hold it together.
00:03:53We have to be quick. They're clearing the scene.
00:04:02Okay, best behavior. She got you in here.
00:04:06Nina, this is Ben, my colleague from the Université.
00:04:09Ben Monroe.
00:04:12The ride-along.
00:04:14Hands in pockets or just observing. Okay?
00:04:17Sure. Thank you.
00:04:28What happened here?
00:04:30Bad pills?
00:04:32Very deliberately so.
00:04:34Looks like cyanide. It wasn't accidental.
00:04:37They cured themselves in shifts, so
00:04:39each person and their possessions could be precisely arranged.
00:04:44And then there's this.
00:04:50They've all got them.
00:04:53Along with the black spot.
00:05:03Suicide note?
00:05:05What?
00:05:07Sacrifice is redemption.
00:05:09We return to source so she may live.
00:05:14Was this group on your radar?
00:05:17Up until now, they didn't display any extreme ideologies.
00:05:21The minute someone mentions sacrifice or redemption,
00:05:24I'd smell cult.
00:05:26Don't be so sure.
00:05:28You've probably heard the sirens call and don't even know it.
00:05:32I'm done here.
00:05:34Should we go outside, get some air?
00:05:36Yeah, good idea.
00:05:50Feeling better?
00:05:52Oh, God, no.
00:05:54It's my daughter. She just landed.
00:05:59Sorry about that.
00:06:01I'm trying to break out of the theoretical side of life, you know?
00:06:04Most people throw up first time they see a dead body.
00:06:09I'm Nina.
00:06:11Nice to meet you.
00:06:14Paper?
00:06:16A book, actually.
00:06:18I read your last one.
00:06:20The Signs of Loneliness.
00:06:22Really?
00:06:24The return to community as the most important tenet of a stable society.
00:06:29Simple.
00:06:31Perfect.
00:06:33Don't be shy. We've all read it.
00:06:36How else do you think you got in here?
00:06:40What did you mean before?
00:06:42The sirens call?
00:06:44Well, it all depends on what you consider to be a cult.
00:06:49Do you believe in the afterlife?
00:06:51Living by a set of rules that dictates whether you get in or not?
00:06:55Not this, Ethan. No.
00:06:57That group mentality is all around us.
00:07:00Ever served in the armed forces?
00:07:02Or maybe you have a therapist you wouldn't dream of challenging.
00:07:05I actually make a point of avoiding all those things?
00:07:08Very smart.
00:07:12You have to be careful who you give your power to.
00:07:16Hmm.
00:07:30Ground shock.
00:07:32Fuck.
00:07:46Attention, please.
00:07:48This is your ticket.
00:07:55Excuse me.
00:07:57Hi, is this...
00:07:59Is this the right train to Cruzburg?
00:08:01Good night.
00:08:03Excuse me. Good night.
00:08:05The answer's right.
00:08:07Thank you.
00:08:08Do you want me to help you with that?
00:08:10Yes, please. Thank you.
00:08:15Yeah.
00:08:23Curse or protection?
00:08:25Hmm?
00:08:26Curse or protection?
00:08:28Uh...
00:08:30My dad got it for me.
00:08:32Curses are more my mom's thing.
00:08:35Or maybe it's his way of reminding you...
00:08:39Don't talk to strangers.
00:08:41Hmm.
00:08:43Yeah.
00:08:45Well, I'm Mazzy.
00:08:47So now we're not strangers.
00:08:50Okay.
00:08:52I'm Martin.
00:08:53Nice to meet you, Mazzy.
00:08:55Yeah, me too.
00:08:56I mean, you too.
00:08:59Where are you coming from?
00:09:00California.
00:09:02San Diego.
00:09:04And you?
00:09:06Um...
00:09:07I'm from Berlin, so I'm going home.
00:09:10I'm actually from Kreuzberg.
00:09:12Kreuzberg.
00:09:13All right, that's how you say it.
00:09:15Not Kreuzberg.
00:09:17So I suppose we're going to the same place.
00:09:22Yeah, I guess so.
00:09:43I'm on the fourth floor. Come on up.
00:09:55Mazzy!
00:09:58Come to Berlin, he said.
00:10:00Well, paint the town, he said.
00:10:02Honestly, the least you could have done was pick me up from the airport.
00:10:05Your address has, like, five syllables in it.
00:10:07My stuff is downstairs, by the way.
00:10:09I am so sorry.
00:10:11It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
00:10:13Max called at the last minute.
00:10:15I'm so sorry.
00:10:16I missed you so much.
00:10:18Come here.
00:10:22I'm gonna die.
00:10:23What time is it?
00:10:25Before you do anything at all,
00:10:27could you please just call your mom,
00:10:29let her know you're here and you're safe?
00:10:30No.
00:10:31No, I need a minute.
00:10:32The whole ride to the airport was just sex trafficking
00:10:34and raving consciously.
00:10:37Right, but you wouldn't know anything about that.
00:10:39No, nothing.
00:10:42Hi, Mom.
00:10:43I have not had to use my pepper spray yet.
00:10:45Dad says hello, and I will call you later.
00:10:48Love you. Bye.
00:10:50How is she?
00:10:52I tried calling her yesterday about your food and your schedule.
00:10:55Oh, yeah, right, here.
00:10:58She'll be fine.
00:11:00Apparently, this is all an exercise in trust.
00:11:03She said that to you?
00:11:05Oh, no, I overheard her telling Mitch.
00:11:08Mitch?
00:11:09Yeah, Mitch.
00:11:11Who do you think she's off finding?
00:11:13Herself?
00:11:16Okay.
00:11:17He's some whiny tech bro, honestly.
00:11:19The whole thing is really disgusting.
00:11:26Uh, what chapter are you on?
00:11:29It doesn't really work like that.
00:11:34It's okay.
00:11:36You won't last.
00:11:39I'm so glad you're here.
00:11:41You know that?
00:12:07Hello, Grandma, I'm home.
00:12:11I'm in the kitchen.
00:12:23My goodness.
00:12:25You're always so generous.
00:12:28We should really start building something ourselves.
00:12:31It's not a sustainable situation.
00:12:33What situation?
00:12:35Nothing.
00:12:37You just deserve someone to take care of you.
00:12:41You're a little chauvinist.
00:12:44You know, we all really have to think more about each other.
00:12:48Happiness doesn't come from one person alone.
00:12:51It comes from the community.
00:12:56But sometimes it's important to have something all to yourself.
00:13:03Sometimes a person has to be on the island.
00:13:09You're a good boy.
00:13:13And now let's get on with it.
00:13:28Thank you.
00:13:30You have to go back. Totally reformed.
00:13:34That's part of the deal because your grades were offensive this year.
00:13:38I know, but this is like the best punishment ever.
00:13:41And your end of the deal is that you're going to come home with me, right?
00:13:48Well, I can't just leave at the beginning of the academic year, okay?
00:13:52And the thumbscrews are on to finish the book.
00:13:57It's interesting.
00:13:59Even you'd find it interesting.
00:14:01Well, based on the last one.
00:14:04I'm kidding. Go on.
00:14:06All right. Well, it's a follow-up, okay?
00:14:09I'm calling it the power of groupthink.
00:14:13Is that bad? I thought you said lonely was bad.
00:14:16Depends. I'm interviewing this girl.
00:14:19She's kind of a hermit.
00:14:21She wanted to let me in her apartment. I'd like to talk to her.
00:14:23She's kind of like those Akiki Mori kids I talked to in Japan, right?
00:14:26I don't know if I made it to that chapter.
00:14:28Right. Anyway, they're totally isolated.
00:14:30They lock themselves in their rooms, sometimes for years, living their lives online.
00:14:34Gaming, chat rooms.
00:14:36Cool.
00:14:39Point is, there are all kinds of predators just waiting for them
00:14:43to welcome them into their persecution fantasies.
00:14:47Like what?
00:14:49Mm-mm. You'll get nightmares.
00:14:52Oh, no.
00:14:58Oh, no.
00:15:29First days always daunting.
00:15:31Just give it a chance, okay?
00:15:34Hey, did you forget something?
00:15:37You still think this is the best punishment ever?
00:15:40Have a good day.
00:15:42Make some friends.
00:15:44Whatever, Dad.
00:15:47This process allows us to quantify the exact amount of chemical substance
00:15:51found within the base solution.
00:15:53You should expect to see a question about this on a test later in the semester.
00:15:57Thank you all.
00:16:01Wake up. It's over.
00:16:03Hi.
00:16:04Larissa.
00:16:05Hi, I'm Mazzie.
00:16:07American?
00:16:08Yes.
00:16:09Yes.
00:16:10Oh, I'm not a fascist or anything.
00:16:12It's just so great when there's someone new from home.
00:16:18Do I need to, like, assert anything?
00:16:21Do I need to, like, assert dominance or anything?
00:16:24Nah, they're just a bunch of rich housecats.
00:16:28So, a group of us is going out in Friedrichshain this weekend.
00:16:32You wanna come?
00:16:33Uh, my dad would never let me.
00:16:36Like, not even when I'm 30.
00:16:38Ugh, shame.
00:16:40Well, maybe next time?
00:16:43Yeah, sure.
00:16:51Bye.
00:17:10Martin.
00:17:21I'm so proud of you.
00:17:22Okay, we need a little quiet.
00:17:24For our wonderful leader.
00:17:27Hilma.
00:17:52No consequences.
00:17:55But we have the power to stop the consumption of humans.
00:17:58And to reduce the human footprint on earth.
00:18:04And now we want to focus on these goals with a short meditation.
00:18:22In the origins of totalitarianism,
00:18:25Hannah Arendt talked about loneliness
00:18:28as the common ground for terror.
00:18:31The essence of a totalitarian government.
00:18:35Which bases itself on the experience,
00:18:38the knowledge, and the experience.
00:18:41And the experience of a totalitarian government.
00:18:45And the experience of a totalitarian government.
00:18:49Which bases itself on the experience
00:18:51of not belonging to the world at all.
00:18:55Which is among the most radical and desperate experiences of man.
00:19:02Well, have a great weekend.
00:19:05Paper is due on Tuesday.
00:19:07In my inbox.
00:19:10Thank you.
00:19:11That was really great class, thank you.
00:19:14You look better.
00:19:17A lot of paperwork had to be filed to get you cleared.
00:19:20I hope it was worth it.
00:19:21Learned a lot, actually.
00:19:23That I have a weak stomach,
00:19:25and that I'd make a shitty criminal psychologist.
00:19:27You can't unsee that kind of thing.
00:19:30I haven't slept in 20 years.
00:19:32Which would make you the perfect interview subject, by the way.
00:19:36You already owe me.
00:19:39Preview of the book would make us even.
00:19:42My students haven't paid me this kind of attention.
00:19:45Well, I'm a novelty, Max.
00:19:47You'll never leave.
00:19:48Yep.
00:19:51My assistant told me you were catching the show.
00:19:55I was early.
00:19:57Are you ready to compare case notes?
00:19:59We are desperate for your insight.
00:20:01And I assume everyone wants reassurance that this is a one-off,
00:20:04not a missed pattern.
00:20:06Like I said, not on our radar.
00:20:09The guy who owned the house was a doctor and a naturopath.
00:20:13Create an appealing shop front
00:20:15to hide the sinister stuff that's going on in the basement.
00:20:18That's a little reductive.
00:20:20Well, I get rewards in the afterlife.
00:20:22They all offer that. But what's the initial draw?
00:20:24Can't just lead with death.
00:20:26Actual community, belonging.
00:20:28Not just likes and feedback loops.
00:20:29I think it's bigger than that.
00:20:30It's about simple answers to the big questions.
00:20:33Meaning in life is important.
00:20:35Order in the universe is important.
00:20:38All things I could use right now.
00:20:43Hello, Oma.
00:20:45I'm home.
00:20:49Oma?
00:20:54Oma?
00:20:57Oma.
00:21:02Oma.
00:21:04Hey.
00:21:06Hey.
00:21:08No.
00:21:10No.
00:21:14No, Oma.
00:21:21Oma.
00:21:23Oma.
00:21:27Oma.
00:21:40Oma.
00:21:53Oh, I've missed you.
00:21:54How are you?
00:21:56Mazzy, this is my colleague, Nina.
00:21:58Oh, hey, Nina.
00:21:59Hi, Mazzy. It's so lovely to meet you.
00:22:01This is a nice surprise.
00:22:03I know.
00:22:05And look, no bodies.
00:22:08Oma.
00:22:13Come on in.
00:22:22Hey, who's the midlife crisis bait?
00:22:24What, Nina?
00:22:25Yeah.
00:22:26She's just some nerd from work.
00:22:28Set every husband to his gaslit wife ever?
00:22:33This level of paranoia is not healthy.
00:22:36Okay, yeah, you're right.
00:22:38Besides, it's good for the goose.
00:22:41What?
00:22:43Shut the fuck up, MC.
00:22:46Oh, he's hot.
00:22:48Mm-hmm.
00:22:49I met him on the way back from the airport.
00:22:50That soon?
00:22:51Mm-hmm.
00:22:52Has he messaged?
00:22:53Yes.
00:22:54Look, twice.
00:22:55Says he wants to meet up.
00:22:59How long have you all known each other?
00:23:01Since Max deigned to do a semester at Berkeley.
00:23:04Yeah.
00:23:05Worst grades of my academic career.
00:23:07Thanks to you two.
00:23:08You're welcome.
00:23:09Thank you.
00:23:10Cheers.
00:23:11Cheers.
00:23:12How is Lydia?
00:23:14Hey, Sophie.
00:23:15No, it's okay.
00:23:16It's fine.
00:23:18Well, according to her therapist,
00:23:21my inability to process is worse
00:23:24than the last five years of our marriage.
00:23:29And what about you, Nina?
00:23:30Where did you study?
00:23:32Uh, Cambridge.
00:23:34Well, don't I feel tawdry.
00:23:36You didn't want to stay in England?
00:23:38My family would never have stood for it.
00:23:41Do something meaningful for society and then straight home.
00:23:45Are they in Berlin?
00:23:47My parents are long gone.
00:23:50The rest are here, though, still keeping an eye on me.
00:23:53So horribly conventional.
00:23:56Apart from the bit where you work for the government,
00:23:59profiling dangerous criminals.
00:24:02The devil has all the best tunes.
00:24:07Excuse me.
00:24:09Excuse me.
00:24:10Yeah?
00:24:12Hello?
00:24:14What's wrong?
00:24:16Uh, we have to go.
00:24:18Party's over.
00:24:29♪♪
00:24:39♪♪
00:24:49♪♪
00:24:59♪♪
00:25:09♪♪
00:25:19♪♪
00:25:30Sorry, aber warum sind wir hier?
00:25:32Zwei auffällige Selbstmorde in einer Woche.
00:25:35Ich sichere mich nur ab.
00:25:38Dass sich jemand die Tasche beschwert und dann im See ertränkt,
00:25:41kommt doch ständig vor.
00:25:43Ja?
00:25:46Komm.
00:25:48Wir brauchen uns nicht.
00:26:00♪♪
00:26:08Nichts.
00:26:10Niemand.
00:26:12Martin, das stimmt nicht.
00:26:14Das weißt du.
00:26:16Wir waren schon immer deine Familie.
00:26:19Du bist frei, dich uns voll und ganz anzuschließen.
00:26:23Du wirst niemals allein sein.
00:26:26Ja.
00:26:31Glück braucht mehr als ein Mensch.
00:26:35Es kommt aus der Gemeinschaft.
00:26:39Sein bedeutet sterben und werden,
00:26:42fortwährender Tod und Wiedergeburt.
00:26:49Du bist mein Phönix, Martin.
00:26:56♪♪
00:27:27Ich geb dir mal seinen Lebenslauf.
00:27:29Okay?
00:27:31Ich danke dir.
00:27:33Tschüss.
00:27:39Ach.
00:27:57♪♪
00:28:12You hate it?
00:28:14No, no, it's really, it's amazing.
00:28:16I'm sorry, I probably should have asked first.
00:28:18No, it's fine.
00:28:21I'm sorry, it's my dad.
00:28:27So, um, where's your mom?
00:28:30Oh, um, she's back home.
00:28:32Yeah, my parents split up last year,
00:28:34so she's phoned me out for the semester
00:28:37so that she can eat, pray, love or whatever.
00:28:40That must be really hard.
00:28:44What about you? Do you live with your parents?
00:28:47Um, actually, my parents died in a car accident
00:28:49when I was a kid.
00:28:51Oh, my God.
00:28:53No, it's okay.
00:28:55No, I'm so sorry.
00:28:57No, no, it's okay. I mean, don't worry.
00:28:59It was a long time ago. I barely remember it.
00:29:02I went to live with my grandmother.
00:29:05So...
00:29:07Do you live with her now?
00:29:09No.
00:29:12No.
00:29:14I live alone.
00:29:19I'm not very good at being alone.
00:29:22Yeah, but, I mean, I've got friends.
00:29:25Right.
00:29:27Um, I work at an environmental NGO.
00:29:31Oh.
00:29:33And, um, you know, giving something back
00:29:37really helps to put things into perspective.
00:29:40Yeah?
00:29:43No, yeah, I mean, I've been into gratitude since, like,
00:29:46before it was even a thing.
00:29:48So I understand.
00:29:50Yeah, I get it.
00:29:54Right.
00:29:56What's that?
00:29:58Do you want to borrow it?
00:30:00It'll really change your perspective.
00:30:03You know, we shape our intentions.
00:30:06We create what we think.
00:30:10Hm?
00:30:11It's German.
00:30:13Oh, right. That's true.
00:30:16Um, yeah, it's about, um, mass extinction
00:30:20and what can be done even though we've passed the point of crisis.
00:30:24Right. We're all so fucked, right?
00:30:27Actually, I told my mom.
00:30:29I told her I'm not having children to help keep the population down
00:30:32and she, like, started sobbing.
00:30:35Wow.
00:30:37I mean, exactly. Overpopulation is a big problem.
00:30:42And we need people like you who think of the bigger picture and...
00:30:46Actually, you should come.
00:30:52And meet my group.
00:30:56If you want to.
00:30:58Really?
00:31:00Yeah, sure.
00:31:04Thank you.
00:31:06And there you go.
00:31:10Are you working me?
00:31:12Only if you want to show me the doctor's manifesto.
00:31:14Unfortunately impossible.
00:31:18Headlines then?
00:31:20He was making a point.
00:31:23He was deeply affected by environmental decline,
00:31:25by social injustice on every level.
00:31:28So, revolutionary suicide.
00:31:31Exactly.
00:31:32He set up free healing centers in low-income neighborhoods.
00:31:35He was a local saint.
00:31:37With his own personal gospel, no doubt.
00:31:40He was of an era that believed in community.
00:31:42And social equality.
00:31:44The 90s was a bumpy re-entry for them.
00:31:47Safety in dictatorship.
00:31:49It's complicated.
00:31:51Maybe for an American, not so easy to understand.
00:31:55Well, I doorstepped the neighbors after you left.
00:32:00Okay.
00:32:02He became increasingly paranoid.
00:32:05Started preaching about the end of time,
00:32:07systemic environmental collapse.
00:32:09He believed what they did was for the greater good.
00:32:12And there's the hook.
00:32:14It's not a hook if you truly believe in it.
00:32:16Yeah, but it all ends the same way, on a funeral pyre.
00:32:18Robbed of their own free will.
00:32:19I think they gave it away willingly.
00:32:21They were just trying to give their lives some meaning.
00:32:27So all I have to do is throw myself into the flames.
00:32:39Is there any fruit that you don't eat?
00:32:42Something on the list that your mom sent.
00:32:46There are a lot of things on the list, actually.
00:32:49Something about Eve and Nightshade.
00:32:54What will you sacrifice for your planet today?
00:32:58Don't be afraid to let go.
00:33:01Release fear.
00:33:04Embrace love.
00:33:15Hey.
00:33:16Hey.
00:33:17You came.
00:33:18Yeah.
00:33:19Hi.
00:33:21Are you sure this is the right idea?
00:33:23Yeah, it's fine.
00:33:24Come on.
00:33:26I want you to meet Hilma.
00:33:28She leads the group.
00:33:31Martin.
00:33:32Hi.
00:33:34This is Messie.
00:33:36She's a new friend.
00:33:39Hi.
00:33:40Oh, what a pleasure it is to meet you, Messie.
00:33:44I'm so happy to welcome you here.
00:33:47Thank you.
00:33:49Martin's told me so many great things about your group.
00:33:52Yeah?
00:33:53Oh, dear Martin.
00:33:55So he has told you about our cause?
00:33:58Uh, yeah, a little.
00:34:02Well, we strive to release ourselves
00:34:05from our destructive behaviors,
00:34:08our worldly attachments,
00:34:10so that our beautiful Earth may purify and heal.
00:34:15Cool.
00:34:18Take this.
00:34:24And remember, there's no distinction between you and it.
00:34:28All life is connected.
00:34:31We're all part of the whole.
00:34:35Right?
00:34:37So, show me.
00:34:47I don't have a mask.
00:34:49You can have mine.
00:34:53Why doesn't Hilma wear one?
00:34:56She's not afraid.
00:35:10Did you realize
00:35:13if we all lived like middle-class Americans,
00:35:17there would be no resources left for most of Africa and Asia?
00:35:21We need to realize that we can only exist
00:35:25if we think as a collective.
00:35:29Feel the energy
00:35:32that comes into being
00:35:34when our collective focus is woven together.
00:35:38Let's visualize how our planet healed.
00:35:43Let's do it.
00:36:10Hey, Dad?
00:36:12Can I go to the, um, three-stag thing
00:36:15with Larissa tomorrow?
00:36:17Who's Larissa?
00:36:19Larissa.
00:36:21Larissa from school.
00:36:23Yeah, sure. Yeah.
00:36:26It's great that you got a new friend
00:36:28and are interested in politics and architecture.
00:36:36Okay, thanks.
00:36:38Just be careful, okay?
00:36:40Check in with me every few hours?
00:36:42Yep, got it.
00:36:43Seriously.
00:36:44That girl on the news has got everyone worried.
00:36:49Hey.
00:36:51Dad?
00:36:53Who was that woman at Elsa's the other night?
00:36:55Nina?
00:36:57Just someone from work.
00:36:59Colleague.
00:37:02And you would tell me
00:37:04if you're, like, dating anyone
00:37:07or something like that, right?
00:37:10If I met someone and it was serious,
00:37:12yeah, I'd let you know.
00:37:17Do you think you and Mom would ever get back together?
00:37:21I'll always love your mom.
00:37:23You know that.
00:37:26We are shaped by our intentions.
00:37:29We create what we think.
00:37:37♪
00:38:07♪
00:38:25So...
00:38:28are you ready?
00:38:31I'm not gonna freak out or anything, am I?
00:38:33No, no, no.
00:38:35It's just mushrooms.
00:38:37Nothing synthetic.
00:38:41You know, real euphoria comes from
00:38:43communing with the earth.
00:38:47And sometimes that means
00:38:50eating it.
00:38:54Fuck it, let's do this.
00:38:56All right.
00:39:06♪
00:39:26It was amazing.
00:39:30Like...
00:39:32magical.
00:39:36♪
00:39:40When she gave me this necklace...
00:39:44I could feel her energy.
00:39:50She...
00:39:52gave me this ash.
00:39:57It's from an ancient Roman tree.
00:40:02And it's to remind me that she's...
00:40:05transcendent.
00:40:09That we all are...
00:40:12transcendent.
00:40:14Yes.
00:40:16♪
00:40:46♪
00:41:16♪
00:41:24So what about you?
00:41:26Is it just you and Mazzy against the world?
00:41:29Yeah. Yeah.
00:41:31Her mom and I are still picking over
00:41:33the divorce carcass, you know.
00:41:35But on the plus side,
00:41:37she agreed to let me have Mazzy for the semester, so...
00:41:40It's modern parenting at work.
00:41:43♪
00:41:47I think she's treating this more as...
00:41:50immersion therapy.
00:41:52It must be hard for her to be away from her daughter.
00:41:55Cognitive adaption happens faster than we think at all.
00:41:59Actually, I think it's more of a trust thing.
00:42:02She's completing the breakdown of the marriage
00:42:04with your ability to parent.
00:42:07Actually, it's kind of specific.
00:42:11We were at the beach with Mazzy's friends
00:42:13when she was younger, and Mazzy had an accident.
00:42:16Oh, I'm so sorry. I don't mean to pry.
00:42:19No, no, it's fine, honestly.
00:42:21She, um... she got caught in a rip.
00:42:23Happened really fast.
00:42:25It was really frightening, obviously.
00:42:27And then when we got into shore,
00:42:29it all became about how...
00:42:32I was watching the kids,
00:42:34and I didn't see it.
00:42:38Sometimes after trauma,
00:42:40we need somewhere to put our fear and blame.
00:42:43It's perfectly normal.
00:42:48She stopped breathing.
00:42:52But you saved her.
00:42:55Actually, I kind of froze.
00:43:01Her mom got there before I did and pulled her out.
00:43:05That's just the fear response.
00:43:09Let it go.
00:43:11It's all over now.
00:43:16You're right. It is all over now.
00:43:27Right. Let go of fear and hate.
00:43:31Love.
00:43:34Love heals all.
00:43:38This is the absolute truth.
00:43:44The guy can't sing.
00:43:46Don't... don't sing.
00:43:49Leave it to someone who can.
00:43:51It's not... it's, you know, it's...
00:43:53basic principle of music.
00:44:04I can feel the pain.
00:44:07You'll never be alone again.
00:44:33Hey.
00:44:36Why didn't you wake me up when you went out last night?
00:44:39Oh, you were exhausted.
00:44:42I wanted to let you sleep.
00:44:45Plus, you're 16. You're responsible.
00:44:47I got freaked out.
00:44:49You keep telling me to be careful, and then you just go out.
00:44:53I called Mom.
00:44:57Oh, don't worry. She didn't pick up.
00:44:59What's that in your hair?
00:45:00What are you doing?
00:45:01Wait a second. Just calm down.
00:45:02Don't tell me to calm down.
00:45:04I fucking hate all of this.
00:45:06Can't you just come home and be normal?
00:45:08You realize you've ruined our lives by coming here, right?
00:45:10Okay, Mads.
00:45:12Your mom ended it, not the other way around.
00:45:14You know that, right?
00:45:15She asked me to leave.
00:45:17I just needed to get away and give her some space for a minute.
00:45:21She didn't tell you to go to fucking Europe.
00:45:28Where do you think you're going?
00:45:29Going to Elsa's.
00:45:30What?
00:45:32And now I won't be home for fucking dinner.
00:46:01Hey, Ben.
00:46:02Hey. I'm in the doghouse.
00:46:05What's wrong?
00:46:06No, Mads is pissed with me. She's on her way to your place.
00:46:09Don't worry. I'll keep an eye on her.
00:46:11She can cool down here and sleep over if she wants.
00:46:14Yeah, that's probably a good idea.
00:46:16Try not to worry.
00:46:17Thanks.
00:46:18No problem.
00:46:30Come on.
00:46:44Lassie.
00:46:45What a surprise. Come in.
00:46:51I'm sorry to just turn up.
00:46:54Our doors are always open.
00:46:57I was looking for Martin. Is he here?
00:47:00No, dear.
00:47:02Something wrong? Come.
00:47:08My dad, he's just such an asshole.
00:47:13Has he let you down?
00:47:15Yeah, he lied to me.
00:47:17Stuck out in the middle of the night to meet some woman.
00:47:21I came to Berlin for him, to see him.
00:47:27But it's always only ever about him.
00:47:31Is that what upsets you the most?
00:47:39I had this accident when I was younger.
00:47:43It was ages ago. I'm fine now, but...
00:47:46I don't really think it's the reason that my parents split up.
00:47:50Ah, there we are.
00:47:53I can see that doesn't make you feel ashamed.
00:47:57Perhaps you wonder if your parents blame you for their separation.
00:48:03And that maybe you wouldn't have left if it wasn't for you.
00:48:10Untangle yourself from your parents.
00:48:13The sooner you stop relying on them, the more powerful you will be.
00:48:26Wilma says I need to turn away from him.
00:48:29That weirdo from the video you sent me?
00:48:32What does that even mean?
00:48:33It means fuck him.
00:48:35If he doesn't need me, then I don't need him.
00:48:38Wow. Okay.
00:48:40Hey, let's go out.
00:48:43Yeah, come on. I want to go to Friedrichshain.
00:48:45No way. My dad is even more neurotic than usual because of that girl in the news.
00:48:49Okay, yeah. Well, your dad doesn't have to know.
00:48:51I can't. Okay. I'm sorry. They'd be furious.
00:48:54Okay, fine. I have other friends, you know.
00:49:11This is draining.
00:49:25Do you trust me?
00:49:27Just go easy with the red pen, please.
00:49:29Pressure to deliver is crippling.
00:49:32I'm excited to read it.
00:49:34The power of groupthink.
00:49:36You know, I always thought there was something mystical about the idea of mass consciousness.
00:49:41Or absolutely terrifying.
00:49:45I think there really is such a thing as a group soul.
00:49:50I've seen how a group gains the consciousness of an individual.
00:49:53It's extraordinary.
00:49:55Almost telepathic.
00:49:58Everything you do is for others.
00:50:01The individual is swallowed by this huge creature.
00:50:04And whatever the creature does, you're swept along with it.
00:50:09You know, you should probably write that down.
00:50:14Take it.
00:50:16It's yours.
00:50:35Thank you.
00:50:45The authorities were able to identify the young woman from Liebnitz Lake as Lotte J.
00:50:51The police have no further information on the exact circumstances of her death.
00:50:56You are such a blessing, dear Lotte.
00:51:00I can't give anything to the group anymore.
00:51:04But there's still so much to do.
00:51:08I'm ready to show the world what needs to be done.
00:51:12The individual is nothing.
00:51:14The group is everything.
00:51:17Martin, Lotte is a recruitee.
00:51:19So the honor is yours.
00:51:34LOTTE J. LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:52:04LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:52:34LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:04LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:34LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:39LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:43LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:47LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:51LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:55LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:53:59LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:54:05LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:54:11LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:54:17LIEBNITZ LAKE
00:54:28I don't know.
00:54:58A sacrifice is a salvation, and life springs from death.
00:55:16Don't be afraid to let go.
00:55:19Release fear.
00:55:22Embrace light.
00:55:24Hi.
00:55:28All is love, right?
00:55:30Oh my god, where are you taking me?
00:55:34What's wrong?
00:55:39Seriously, where are we?
00:55:40Come on.
00:55:59No!
00:56:01No!
00:56:29No!
00:56:30No!
00:56:58No!
00:57:15No!
00:57:21No!
00:57:28Where are we?
00:57:30Let me go!
00:57:32Come on.
00:57:58No.
00:58:17We can't go on like this.
00:58:20Okay, come on.
00:58:23No.
00:58:24Please, I need to lay down.
00:58:25What?
00:58:26No, Miss, no.
00:58:28Come on.
00:58:29We can sleep it off in the park.
00:58:57Come on.
00:59:27Sorry.
00:59:28Cool.
00:59:52Are you okay?
00:59:54Yeah.
00:59:58Don't ever have kids.
00:59:59You'll never get a good night's sleep again.
01:00:20Hey, hey, hey.
01:00:21Hey.
01:00:22Hey.
01:00:26Hey, we were worried about you.
01:00:33No.
01:00:34No, please, I just want to sleep.
01:00:38No, no, please don't call my dad.
01:00:41I need to get the poison out of your system.
01:00:43You know, we can't let you go home like this.
01:00:48Let them help you.
01:00:51Okay?
01:00:56Where's Larissa?
01:00:57Is she okay?
01:00:58She's fine.
01:00:59She's fine.
01:01:00I took care of her.
01:01:01All right?
01:01:02I'll make you feel better, I promise.
01:01:04I'm so, so sorry.
01:01:05No.
01:01:19Hello?
01:01:20I've been trying to get hold of you.
01:01:22It's Maddie.
01:01:23What?
01:01:24She snuck out and didn't come home last night.
01:01:29What do you mean?
01:01:51Maddie made the right decision by bringing you here.
01:01:54We'll take care of you.
01:01:55I'm so embarrassed.
01:01:56I'm so sorry.
01:01:57Maddie.
01:01:59You recognize what you've done.
01:02:01That's redemption enough.
01:02:06I know young people today feel so empty.
01:02:09But you're very special.
01:02:15Sinless.
01:02:18Unpleashed.
01:02:21I knew it the first time we met.
01:02:26No.
01:02:29No, it's all right, Maddie.
01:02:32You'll never be alone again.
01:02:36Now you're with people who care about you.
01:02:40Thank you.
01:02:42Thank you.
01:02:43You're okay.
01:02:45Let us take care of you now, huh?
01:02:51Huh?
01:02:53Huh?
01:03:21Yeah, I'm sure she's with friends.
01:03:23It's just that she's lying about which friends she's actually with, so...
01:03:27Yeah, I'd appreciate that.
01:03:28Thanks.
01:03:29Anything?
01:03:30No.
01:03:31God.
01:03:34Hey.
01:03:35You okay?
01:03:40You have to try and calm down.
01:03:41It's only been a few hours.
01:03:42She's been gone all night, okay?
01:03:46It's been 12 hours.
01:03:47I'm gonna call the police.
01:03:48No, don't call the police yet.
01:03:50I know the protocol.
01:03:51They won't take it seriously for 24 hours.
01:03:53I'll call my people.
01:03:54They can help.
01:03:55Really?
01:03:56Max, what do you think?
01:03:59I'm not a cop.
01:04:00I don't know the protocols.
01:04:02But if Nina's got contacts, that will speed things up.
01:04:05I mean, am I overreacting, Max?
01:04:07She probably got stranded at some club
01:04:09and knows she's in deep shit.
01:04:11No escape Christmas.
01:04:12It's Ebola-positive.
01:04:15So, why the hell do you think she'd get frem?
01:04:17Because I don't know.
01:04:18Well, on Christmas Eve,
01:04:20she was lying about...
01:04:22That's not why I'm asking.
01:04:24Yeah, but you know?
01:04:25It's like...
01:04:26She doesn't hurt you.
01:04:27Come on.
01:04:29It's fine.
01:04:35There's nothing out there.
01:04:36You can take a break as long as you can unfortunately.
01:04:38♪♪
01:04:43This will make you feel better.
01:04:45♪♪
01:04:49No. No.
01:04:51Come on. Just a little bit more.
01:04:53Just a little bit more.
01:04:55Good girl.
01:04:57♪♪
01:05:02Ah.
01:05:04♪♪
01:05:08Ah!
01:05:09Hey, hey.
01:05:10Ow!
01:05:11Mercy. Mercy.
01:05:12It's all right.
01:05:13Let's go.
01:05:14Come on. Come on.
01:05:15Ah!
01:05:16Mercy!
01:05:17Mercy!
01:05:18Mercy!
01:05:19Mercy!
01:05:20As with any deep cleansing,
01:05:21it will get worse before it gets better.
01:05:23Ah!
01:05:24Oh, my God.
01:05:25Please just go.
01:05:26Please call my dad.
01:05:28We are your family now.
01:05:31♪♪
01:05:35-♪♪
01:05:37-♪♪
01:05:39-♪♪
01:05:41-♪♪
01:05:43-♪♪
01:05:45-♪♪
01:05:47-♪♪
01:05:49-♪♪
01:05:51-♪♪
01:05:53Hey.
01:05:54What?
01:05:55Take a look at this.
01:05:57Who's that?
01:05:58I don't know.
01:05:59Do you know who that is?
01:06:00I've got a lead!
01:06:01An unconscious girl was seen being carried
01:06:03into a community center in Friedrichshain.
01:06:05Did they call the police?
01:06:07Of course.
01:06:08Thank God.
01:06:09Let's go.
01:06:16What will you sacrifice for your planet today?
01:06:22Purity is the gateway.
01:06:26Have again clarity.
01:06:29Yes.
01:06:31Yes.
01:06:34I fucking hate you.
01:06:40How dare you disrespect me, Nazi?
01:06:43Lord!
01:06:45Lord, please!
01:06:47Purity cannot be attained.
01:06:49Lord, please!
01:06:50It's such a shame.
01:06:54Give us to the weapon.
01:06:56Lord, please, no!
01:06:59No.
01:07:00No!
01:07:01You were exceptional, Marcy.
01:07:03I had such high hopes for you.
01:07:05Oh, shit!
01:07:07Oh!
01:07:08Oh!
01:07:09Oh!
01:07:10Oh!
01:07:11Oh!
01:07:12Oh!
01:07:14Oh!
01:07:15Oh!
01:07:16Oh!
01:07:17Oh!
01:07:44Oh!
01:08:10Oh!
01:08:14Oh!
01:08:35Ah!
01:08:44Ah!
01:08:51That's all they said, right?
01:08:53Nothing else?
01:08:55I know as much as you do.
01:09:14I know a man at the university.
01:09:16He's very famous.
01:09:18I'll give him his life's course.
01:09:20Okay?
01:09:21Yes, but don't take too much time.
01:09:23You're not the only one who's coming for the chopper.
01:09:26He has a daughter. I can use her.
01:09:28I'm looking forward to getting to him.
01:09:44Ah!
01:09:45Ah!
01:09:46Ah!
01:09:47Ah!
01:09:48Ah!
01:09:49Ah!
01:09:50Ah!
01:09:51Ah!
01:09:52Ah!
01:09:53Ah!
01:09:54Ah!
01:09:55Ah!
01:09:56Ah!
01:09:57Ah!
01:09:58Ah!
01:09:59Ah!
01:10:00Ah!
01:10:01Ah!
01:10:02Ah!
01:10:03Ah!
01:10:04Ah!
01:10:05Ah!
01:10:06Ah!
01:10:07Ah!
01:10:08Ah!
01:10:09Ah!
01:10:10Ah!
01:10:11Ah!
01:10:12Ah!
01:10:13Ah!
01:10:14Ah!
01:10:15Ah!
01:10:16Ah!
01:10:17Ah!
01:10:18Ah!
01:10:19Hey, Max, good news.
01:10:21I can take your friend.
01:10:23Yes, something anti-democratic.
01:10:25Understood.
01:10:27Ah!
01:10:28Ah!
01:10:29Ah!
01:10:30Ah!
01:10:31Ah!
01:10:32Ah!
01:10:33Ah!
01:10:34Ah!
01:10:35Ah!
01:10:36Ah!
01:10:37Ah!
01:10:38Ah!
01:10:39Ah!
01:10:40Ah!
01:10:41Ah!
01:10:42He believed what they did was for the greater good.
01:11:01What the hell is going on here?
01:11:05The device is out of control.
01:11:07Tell him to bring it here now.
01:11:09It's too early. He's not ready yet.
01:11:30She was seen being carried in here apparently.
01:11:54Ben.
01:11:57I wish our first meeting was under different circumstances.
01:12:02I've heard so much about you.
01:12:05About the influential work you do.
01:12:07So many people must heed your words.
01:12:11I'm sorry?
01:12:13Your hypotheses are so comforting.
01:12:17Community and symbiosis is the cure for so much of what ails us as a planet.
01:12:23We wouldn't be in this position if we were thinking of the whole.
01:12:29Okay. I think there's been a misunderstanding.
01:12:31I'm looking for my daughter, Mazzy.
01:12:33It's okay, Ben. Mazzy's safe.
01:12:35She's with my friends.
01:12:37What friends?
01:12:39These are my friends. They're my family.
01:12:42You can trust them.
01:12:44What? So she's safe?
01:12:46It is important that we populate our organization with the most progressive and brilliant minds.
01:12:52Your writing on the subject of collective consciousness is so inspiring.
01:12:57You have such undeniable influence.
01:13:00You possess the mastery and power to lead us to global recognition.
01:13:06I don't even know you, okay?
01:13:08We know you, Ben.
01:13:10No, no. You've got me all wrong.
01:13:12You have no idea how to reconnect with your daughter.
01:13:17She's slipping through your fingers again, Ben.
01:13:19We can help you.
01:13:21If you help us.
01:13:23Do you really want to talk to her?
01:13:24Stop. Stop talking, okay?
01:13:26Where is she?
01:13:28Huh?
01:13:32Maz?
01:13:34Ben, just listen to me for a second, okay? We're trying to help you.
01:13:37She is safe.
01:13:39She's so happy here.
01:13:41She's met a wonderful boy.
01:13:43You've given her a real sense of belonging.
01:13:45So you can start healing your relationship.
01:13:47You can stay and live here with you, with us.
01:13:49That's what you really want, isn't it?
01:13:52What, you, me and Mazzy?
01:13:54There's no you and Mazzy. You don't even know her.
01:13:57You're so lost in your pain.
01:13:59Your rejection.
01:14:01This egoism you have of not being your daughter's savior.
01:14:04We can rid you of that and replace it with real purpose.
01:14:07The power of knowing you're changing the world.
01:14:10Wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all experience it together?
01:14:13What the fuck is going on here?
01:14:15Was that an original thought your whole life?
01:14:17All that talk about groups, oh, was that your idea or hers?
01:14:20Oh, you've got the community and the love.
01:14:22But you're all alone in there, aren't you?
01:14:24And now what? You're holding my daughter ransom?
01:14:26I'm calling the police.
01:14:28If we're ever threatened, we will move our timeline forward.
01:14:32What does that mean?
01:14:34We are ready to make the ultimate sacrifice.
01:14:37To purify and start again.
01:14:46I thought I could help Mazzy, but maybe she can't be saved.
01:14:54Choose to stay, Ben, and Mazzy will have a reason to exist.
01:14:58Exist?
01:15:00Ben, the world is disintegrating.
01:15:03Civilization is unwinding.
01:15:05What did you just say?
01:15:07And haven't you noticed?
01:15:09The world is disintegrating.
01:15:11Civilization is unwinding.
01:15:13Civilization is unwinding.
01:15:18Lake Leibniz. That's where you take them.
01:15:21You're psychotic.
01:15:32Max, you call whoever you know at the police department.
01:15:35Maz has been kidnapped.
01:15:37What? Do you know where she is?
01:15:39Lake Leibniz. You hurry.
01:16:13Come on.
01:16:43Come on.
01:16:49Sacrifice is redemption.
01:16:53And from death comes life.
01:17:01I'm so sorry.
01:17:04I wanted to start a family.
01:17:07In your name.
01:17:09I wanted to start a family in your name.
01:17:11Then I would continue.
01:17:13No, Michonne, you wanted to create something of your own.
01:17:16Something only for yourself.
01:17:18You only thought of yourself.
01:17:20I had such great hopes in you, Nina.
01:17:24You were a born leader.
01:17:28I was always loyal to you.
01:17:32Mama.
01:17:34Everything will be fine, my heart.
01:17:36Everything will be fine, Nina.
01:17:39I'm doing this for you.
01:17:46The leadership is now in your hands, Helmut.
01:17:53And we entrust our beloved daughter Nina to you.
01:18:02Everything will be fine.
01:18:06Everything will be fine.
01:18:10Now you have the opportunity to prove it.
01:18:36I love you.
01:19:06I love you.
01:19:17There is no time left.
01:19:19They're coming to get us.
01:19:21We can't fulfill our destiny in prison.
01:19:30Nina, it's time for you to take responsibility.
01:19:36How will they remember your resistance?
01:19:42How will you lead them to immortality?
01:19:48I can change everything.
01:19:51Everything will be fine.
01:19:53I promise, I can change everything.
01:20:02I can change everything.
01:20:06I can change everything.
01:20:36I can change everything.
01:20:53Our time has come.
01:21:06I can change everything.
01:21:12I can change everything.
01:21:19I can change everything.
01:21:23A new life will arise from death.
01:21:37I can change everything.
01:21:40I can change everything.
01:22:06I can change everything.
01:22:09I can change everything.
01:22:37I can change everything.
01:22:43I can change everything.
01:22:55I can change everything.
01:22:57I can change everything.
01:23:04Hey, can you help me?
01:23:08Where am I?
01:23:10This way.
01:23:27Good night.
01:23:58They're coming this way.
01:24:16Let's go.
01:24:27Let's go.
01:24:40Nancy!
01:24:57Nancy!
01:25:27Nancy!
01:25:50Come on, Nancy!
01:25:54Nancy!
01:25:57Nancy!
01:26:11That's it! That's it!
01:26:13You got it! You got it!
01:26:15Breathe! Breathe!
01:26:17Let it out! Let it out!
01:26:19That's it! That's it!
01:26:23Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
01:26:26I love you so much.
01:26:28I'm so sorry.
01:26:42Existence is a lonely journey
01:26:44of continuous death and rebirth.
01:26:49But I see you.
01:26:51I can feel your pain.
01:26:54Okay, Mama.
01:26:56And if you join our family,
01:26:59you'll never be alone again.
01:27:24I love you.
01:27:26I love you, too.
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