2 successful online influencers are confronted with the appearance of a mysterious countdown on their mirrors HD.................................auto thubnail
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00:00:30The immutable sense of despair is only due to your mind's work.
00:00:43It's the way our brains process time and space.
00:00:46You see, now we could be in our childhood home with our grandmother baking a cake.
00:00:51A moment later, we could be experiencing a sense of failure, an exam, perhaps, that we
00:00:58fear we're not going to pass.
00:01:00And all of this is happening right here, right now, in the present, where nothing is really
00:01:06transpiring.
00:01:07Meanwhile, your body experiences all the nostalgia and all the fears germinating from thoughts
00:01:15of past and future.
00:01:18Hi ladies, beautiful day today, and the guys at the office just sent me over the first
00:01:25batch of our awesome Silk Derm Hydration Cream SPF 50+.
00:01:29Today's the perfect day to try it on.
00:01:31I've just put some on my chest, it's so smooth and refreshing.
00:01:35Don't forget, the launch is in less than two weeks, so get your pre-orders in now.
00:01:40No, Ma, tonight we have people over, okay?
00:01:49You can swing by before seven, otherwise let's do something tomorrow.
00:01:52Yeah.
00:01:53And tell Pa not to be lazy, okay?
00:01:55No, let me, yeah, let me talk to him, put him on.
00:02:00Hey!
00:02:01Pa!
00:02:02Como va?
00:02:03Pasado, uh, el mal, um, uh, detest?
00:02:10We're doing brunch tomorrow morning, okay?
00:02:11I forgot we're having Andrew over tonight.
00:02:13Yeah.
00:02:14Mm-hmm.
00:02:15Yeah, sure, I'll ask her, but dinner shouldn't be a problem.
00:02:19Mm-hmm.
00:02:20Yeah.
00:02:21No worries at all.
00:02:22Cool.
00:02:23Bye.
00:02:24Hey, Dennis, did you find that lamb shank?
00:02:25I was thinking maybe we can do that, that recipe you told me about last time.
00:02:26You know, the lamb tagine or whatever the fuck?
00:02:27Andrew would love it.
00:02:28Something exotic, you know?
00:02:29Mediterranean.
00:02:30Sure.
00:02:31Not too much animal, please.
00:02:32Caroline and I are doing that challenge, remember?
00:02:33Let's do salad for you two, then.
00:02:34Yeah.
00:02:35Yeah.
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00:02:48Yeah.
00:02:49Let's do salad for you two, then.
00:02:50So you're gonna have lamb shank and some other refined dishes while we have salad?
00:02:54Good.
00:02:55Can we talk?
00:02:57Your mother dropped this off.
00:02:59What's this?
00:03:03Bindi masala.
00:03:04She never disappoints.
00:03:07You can have that instead of the salad.
00:03:10Okay.
00:03:11Come with me.
00:03:12Let's go.
00:03:19Can you tell me why you called her?
00:03:28Uh, who?
00:03:30Her.
00:03:31It's Andrew and Caroline for God's sake.
00:03:33We're not hosting a Christmas dinner.
00:03:35It's casual.
00:03:36And we can't afford to hire a maid every time we have people over.
00:03:39Last time we had them over here was six months ago.
00:03:42And you know what they're like, okay?
00:03:43The lifestyle and all.
00:03:44We gotta keep up.
00:03:45Of course I do.
00:03:46That's why we stopped hanging out with them.
00:03:48And now we have to trade hiring a new PR for a bottle of whoever the fuck cares.
00:03:51That's when I go for calls.
00:03:52She offered, Annie.
00:03:54And we haven't hired her in over three weeks.
00:03:56Come on.
00:03:57So we're doing charity now?
00:04:00I've been waiting for a philanthropist to come along.
00:04:02I didn't know I had one in the house.
00:04:04No, look, listen.
00:04:07It'll be fine, okay?
00:04:10Of course it'll be fine.
00:04:12Don't go inspirational on me over a fucking dinner.
00:04:14Leave it to your crowd, tribe, whatever you call it.
00:04:17I mean your sunscreen launch?
00:04:19Look, you put a lot of work into this and it's gonna be great.
00:04:22You're gonna be great.
00:04:24Steve, I don't snap about the maid because of other reasons, but because of the maid herself.
00:04:30I know we need to keep up this facade, this lifestyle in the eyes of the guests and residents,
00:04:35but can't we at least try to do it on the cheap?
00:04:38That's all I'm asking.
00:04:41Now, please get out of my face.
00:04:43I need to call my mom.
00:04:48Thank you, dad.
00:04:51Okay, so what's a good substitute for eggs then? Cornmeal?
00:04:55How about disappointment?
00:04:58It's a challenge, and just for a month.
00:05:00To be honest, I already feel better, right?
00:05:03Oh, I feel great.
00:05:04Andrew, how's the wine?
00:05:06Excellent, my friend. Great choice.
00:05:08Or don't.
00:05:092018, it's a classic.
00:05:11Nobody cares.
00:05:13You know, summer extended way into September that year, giving us this excellent vintage.
00:05:17This man, always so obsessed with his wine.
00:05:19Yes, I am. Just look at the color. It's fucking beautiful.
00:05:22You know, we implemented a plant-based diet for our employees.
00:05:25We tried to encourage the use of standing desks, gym breaks.
00:05:28We built a fucking pool for these guys, but you know programmers, they're in Arcadia 18 hours a day.
00:05:32I don't know.
00:05:33Stop it.
00:05:34When they disconnect, they barely remember their names.
00:05:37I can't even sit still for more than 30 minutes straight.
00:05:40You know, in the end, diet is a secret to a long and healthy life.
00:05:44Oh, Jesus Christ. My Nono would smoke like a chimney.
00:05:48And he ate chicken like every day, and he lived to like what?
00:05:51104, I think. You want to know why?
00:05:54Olive oil.
00:05:55Oh, again with your Nono and his olive oil.
00:05:59He's Italian. Being obsessed with food comes with the territory.
00:06:02Thank you, Caroline. If I were Swiss, I'd eat chocolate and check the time.
00:06:08My niece. Lamb was excellent, by the way.
00:06:12Did you guys hear the story about cadavers not decomposing as quickly because of all the preservatives we take in?
00:06:17Jesus Christ.
00:06:19I wouldn't trade mac and cheese for fast decay on my deathbed.
00:06:22You know, if we can afford a healthy plant-based diet, we should go that route.
00:06:27I mean, our parents didn't have the options we have today.
00:06:30You know what? I agree.
00:06:32My father had steaks when he moved here.
00:06:34Before that, it was only noodles and cabbage.
00:06:36Okay, there's no point discussing serious topics with you guys.
00:06:43What the hell was that sound?
00:06:45It must be the coyote again.
00:06:47You guys have coyotes here?
00:06:49Dennis, could you please check outside?
00:06:51I will.
00:06:54We haven't had a coyote.
00:07:04Okay.
00:07:20So what was it?
00:07:21Nothing. Must have been that coyote.
00:07:24It's fine.
00:07:29I added a little something extra for the cab in the late night.
00:07:33Thank you again for dinner. It was fantastic.
00:07:35Oh no, thank you. Let me know if you need anything else.
00:07:37Sure will. You have a good night, okay?
00:07:39Good night.
00:07:40Bye.
00:07:41Bye, Annika.
00:07:50You know, I didn't like Andrew's joke about his father eating steak.
00:07:54It was just a joke, to tease you.
00:07:56It's not like my parents became carnivores once they moved to North America.
00:07:59They were vegetarian in Mumbai and they still are in Vancouver.
00:08:03Is that another glass?
00:08:04I'm finishing the bottle.
00:08:06Yeah, the one you just opened.
00:08:09The level of energy you have.
00:08:11What energy? I'm going to bed. You coming?
00:08:13Forbes just released an interview with Goran Manami.
00:08:15This year is the year he'll sign with Eltron,
00:08:18probably end up first on the list of greatest influencers of the 21st century.
00:08:22That guy's practically...
00:08:23I think there's someone outside.
00:08:34Huh.
00:08:36He has a movie.
00:08:39What should we do?
00:08:41Let's wait and see.
00:08:45Do we have any valuables outside?
00:08:49Um, only the prototype to my sunscreen.
00:08:52Worst case scenario, he'll steal the formula and become a millionaire before I do.
00:08:58Let's see what happens.
00:09:00Let's see what happens if we pretend we didn't notice him.
00:09:05After staring at him for five minutes straight?
00:09:08Yeah. Like, oh sorry, must have been a shadow.
00:09:12Must have got confused. Just see what he does.
00:09:14See what he does.
00:09:16Okay, let's pretend I'm brushing my hair and we're having a smart conversation.
00:09:21A smart conversation.
00:09:23That's a staple in this house.
00:09:26Shit, he's gone.
00:09:31Okay, um, I'll make sure the alarm is on, okay?
00:09:34Check the doors and windows. We need to send a warning out to the police station.
00:09:42Hi, we just saw someone trespassing on our property.
00:09:46Nope, he disappeared right after.
00:09:49Yeah, are any of you patrolling Eagle Heights tonight?
00:09:52Just want to give you a heads up, we're at 4624 Carmine Street.
00:09:56Okay, thanks.
00:10:00Okay.
00:10:23It's happened before.
00:10:24You know, ex-residents that just can't afford this kind of lifestyle anymore and I guess they miss it.
00:10:29So, hi ma'am.
00:10:31I was just telling your husband that that man there was circling your house, intending on breaking in.
00:10:37Ex-residents, you know, sometimes they just want to get back in with the rich and the famous.
00:11:00Oh my God.
00:11:09That gate is a piece of shit.
00:11:14How do you do it?
00:11:15Anybody can force open that little wooden gate, Annika. We need to reinforce it.
00:11:19Maybe add a lock instead of a latch.
00:11:21No.
00:11:22How did he find this house?
00:11:25How did he find this house?
00:11:27The agents were very clear, ex-residents wouldn't have a way back to the property.
00:11:31It was in our contract.
00:11:33It's their fault this happened.
00:11:35It might be an old tenant from a different house, go figure.
00:11:41What the hell?
00:11:56What the fuck is that?
00:11:59It won't stop. Is this a new app you installed?
00:12:03Why is it on the TV?
00:12:05I have no idea, Annika.
00:12:18Annie, there's one in the bathroom as well.
00:12:23There's one in the bathroom as well.
00:12:35Anything reflective.
00:12:37It's not on the wall, it's on the mirror.
00:12:40The mirror, you know the mirror?
00:12:42The mirror that reflects your fucking image, you know the...
00:12:48Look, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to swear.
00:12:52Yes, I apologize.
00:12:55He hung up on me just because I swore. Can you believe these people?
00:12:59What do you think an electrician would know about a countdown and a mirror?
00:13:02You know, who am I supposed to call here? A watchmaker?
00:13:05The agent.
00:13:06And what would the agent know?
00:13:07It's happening in the house. And you have to call them anyway about the break-in.
00:13:10Attempted break-in. Attempted break-in.
00:13:13Whatever. They should know what's going on.
00:13:21Hi, my name is Steve Loretto, account number 768542.
00:13:25I'm calling regarding a couple of issues we had recently.
00:13:29One of which we're still experiencing.
00:13:33Yeah.
00:13:35I'm on hold.
00:13:44All of them, from the bathrooms to my wife's vanity, it's everywhere.
00:13:49Okay, so we wait and see.
00:13:51Can we schedule an inspection anyway? Just in case some problem emerges?
00:13:58Okay. Thanks.
00:14:01What did they say?
00:14:02To wait until the end of the countdown and see if something happens. I don't know.
00:14:07Do they know what it could be?
00:14:09No, he said it might be an issue with how the mainframe, how it connects to the lenses...
00:14:14Basically tech lingo you didn't understand.
00:14:17Not a fucking word.
00:14:18Okay. Let's wait and see what happens.
00:15:18I'm sleepy.
00:15:19Me too.
00:15:21What the hell is going on, Steve?
00:15:24I don't know. But I feel like taking a nap.
00:15:28It's the middle of the day.
00:15:30It's the perfect time for a nap.
00:15:32What about... what about the countdown?
00:15:35What if something happens while we're asleep?
00:15:37I'll try to stay awake, okay? I'll wake you if something happens.
00:15:44It's almost over.
00:15:46I think I can do it.
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00:18:31Mr. Rossetti, Miss Patel, welcome to the centre.
00:18:34Please deposit your pods and lenses over there and follow me.
00:18:37Dr. Lin is waiting for you.
00:18:45I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it out of here alive, but I'm going to try my best to get out of here alive.
00:18:50I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it out of here alive, but I'm going to try my best to get out of here alive.
00:19:20I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to make it out of here alive, but I'm going to try my best to get out of here alive.
00:19:50Please take a seat.
00:20:20Please take a seat.
00:20:38When did we as a species inherit this nomadic feature?
00:20:42This itinerant behavior?
00:20:44You must admit it's utterly suspicious that individuals, regardless of race, nurture or location, would at one point or another question their own milieu.
00:20:54Wondering about an outer world where they could thrive despite the disadvantage this new habitat would certainly present.
00:21:05To this day, it's still a fascinating mystery to me.
00:21:09Don't you agree?
00:21:11I'm sorry, but I have no clue what you're talking about.
00:21:14You've been expelled from the platform.
00:21:16What platform?
00:21:18You see that little wristband there?
00:21:20It's rebuilding your memory structure as we speak.
00:21:24In the next four to eight hours, you will slowly start recollecting the past year of your life.
00:21:30The feeling would be one of a dream.
00:21:32A fairly detailed and a very long one.
00:21:36A year?
00:21:37A year?
00:21:39That's how long you've been in the vacuum since your Acadia permit got accepted.
00:21:43But unfortunately, the system has rejected your synaptic linkage, consequently evicting you from the platform.
00:21:50So my job here today is to assess your memory to ensure that nothing has been compromised by the ejection.
00:22:00Name?
00:22:02It's Steve.
00:22:05It says Ramo. Ramo Rossetti.
00:22:10Name?
00:22:14It's Meera Patel.
00:22:16Who's Annika?
00:22:18Annika's the name of your avatar.
00:22:20I just remembered a pool. I was talking to a camera.
00:22:25And I was in a bikini all the time for no reason at all.
00:22:28Their features, whether you're pleased with them or not, are a consequence of your initial requests.
00:22:33Steve. Motivational speaker. Wine lover. English speaker. Italian heritage but no Italian accent.
00:22:43That's very specific.
00:22:46Annika. Successful lifestyle entrepreneur. Internet prime influencer. Changing the world for the better.
00:22:53It's a classic.
00:22:55I was about to launch my sunscreen. I remember.
00:22:58Yeah, and I just hit two million followers.
00:23:02This is good. This is progress.
00:23:04Let's expand on the bakery and the aromatherapy store, shall we? The pre-Arcadia time frame.
00:23:11Bakery? That was a very long time ago.
00:23:16Yes, right before Acadia. Just over a year.
00:23:18Yes. I moved to Canada. I was working at a pizzeria, then a winery.
00:23:25The winery where we met.
00:23:27Oh, yeah, yeah. You ordered the Pinot Grigio. And you were wearing the dress with the...
00:23:33Okay, let's not dwell on irrelevant minutia. Let's continue with the big milestones.
00:23:39How I end up working at the bakery?
00:23:42It's not for me to tell.
00:23:44How I end up working at the bakery?
00:23:46It's not for me to tell.
00:23:48And why was I working at the aromatherapy store? What about the other places? The mining office? The tech lab?
00:23:55The work permit.
00:23:57Yes, the work permit.
00:23:59It was expiring. We had to leave the country.
00:24:01And?
00:24:03And leave each other going back home.
00:24:05So?
00:24:07So we decided to sign up to...
00:24:10Arcadia!
00:24:11Excellent, excellent. Well done.
00:24:15But why?
00:24:17Well, the immigration office considers your application to Arcadia as an extension of your ordinary work permit as to allow you to stay...
00:24:24No, but why did we get disconnected?
00:24:26Yeah, we signed for the platform two years, I remember.
00:24:34Yours is a unique case, which explains my presence here.
00:24:38Nobody connects to Arcadia Canada from Canada.
00:24:43We were willing to undertake your experiment, but as we have discussed during your profiling, the procedure is highly unstable.
00:24:50Arcadia is meant to be experienced solely by individuals living abroad.
00:24:55It's a way for suitable immigrants to indulge in the ideal life they'd have if they'd eventually decide to move here.
00:25:01Millions of people from around the world connect to Arcadia as we speak.
00:25:05And how many people are being disconnected as we speak?
00:25:08None.
00:25:10Unlike you two, all of our residents live outside of Canada.
00:25:15If you're already here, why would you want to live your ideal life in Canada via a virtual platform when you can live it in the real world?
00:25:23Wow, you mean just working ten hours every single day at a bakery?
00:25:27And there's no pool in front of you?
00:25:28Ten hours every single day at a bakery.
00:25:30And there's no pool in my aromatherapy memories.
00:25:33Certain things take time and character.
00:25:36A tadpole has to grow legs to become a frog.
00:25:39Okay, so how do we get back in?
00:25:43Well, if that is your ambition, you're more than welcome to submit a second set of paperwork together with the fee.
00:25:49Perhaps on the second attempt, your stay in the vacuum would last longer.
00:25:53We can't guarantee, but we are open to explore that option.
00:25:58This is no way to run a business.
00:26:00And what are we supposed to do? Pay another submission fee? And what was that, $10,000?
00:26:05Hey, hey, hey, it's just another day at the bakery.
00:26:08Your work permit extension has been reactivated effective immediately.
00:26:13You will be able to work in the country for a total of 21 days, after which you will be expected to leave Canada.
00:26:19Unless, of course, a new work permit or an Arcadia permit is issued.
00:26:23This is bullshit.
00:26:25What are we supposed to do? Find a new job and earn $10,000 in three weeks?
00:26:30I'm sorry if this is not to your satisfaction, but there's nothing we can do.
00:26:35Nurse Mary will take you to the property room where you can retrieve your belongings.
00:26:39A driver will take you home.
00:26:41Good luck, and thank you for choosing Arcadia.
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00:29:37Hey Meera, finally!
00:29:40I got a message from Arcadia. Is everything okay?
00:29:44They threw us out of the simulation. Was there a problem? Some sort of malfunction?
00:29:49Now there are only three weeks left to find a job. We'll have to leave the country.
00:29:54You look like you've been drinking. Have you eaten at least?
00:29:58I'm fine, but...
00:30:00I tried to see your Arcadia videos on the internet, but I don't know where to find them.
00:30:05Only on Internet Prime. You can't see them if you don't have a license. It's expensive.
00:30:10I was also using an avatar.
00:30:12So what are you going to do now? Are you coming here to do Arcadia?
00:30:17In Italy it costs too much, and the facilities don't work well.
00:30:20I don't know what to do.
00:30:24I've spoken to Raiji's son Amar. He'll get you two a place in Arcadia.
00:30:30They've opened up a new headquarters in the city center here in Delhi.
00:30:34But we'll have to start all over again, with new accounts and new avatars.
00:30:40You know, Ma and Pa didn't want us to be apart.
00:30:46Yes, and they also wanted me to be an eye surgeon, Karan.
00:30:51I spent $50,000 in business school, started a business after a lot of trials and failures,
00:30:57and spent a year in Arcadia. I have no intention of starting all this again.
00:31:02Why don't you take a break and spend some time here?
00:31:08Mira would be very happy to live in Italy.
00:31:12Mom, everyone's leaving Italy. It's no longer the country where I grew up.
00:31:18You were the first to tell me to leave.
00:31:21But you can't be a motivational speaker on the internet, like everyone else.
00:31:27There's no market on the internet.
00:31:30The only way is internet prime, in English.
00:31:33No one cares about Italian.
00:31:35Let's say you get the money to live in Arcadia with your pool and your followers,
00:31:41but Mira, you're still not living in the real world.
00:31:45It's said on the common internet that you can unlock different upgrades,
00:31:49and can become a landlord once you reach a certain level.
00:31:52You become conscious of your avatar status and can disconnect anytime.
00:31:55It seems a bit far-fetched to me.
00:31:58Does that mean you can contact me anytime?
00:32:01Yes, I can come anytime.
00:32:03When your work permit expires, you can come back.
00:32:07We have to find a way to stay here, at any cost, Mom.
00:32:11What if you can't?
00:32:13For now, let's keep trying.
00:32:19With my father, who lost his job,
00:32:22the translocation to the coast and all these bad news on TV,
00:32:26honestly, it wasn't easy to move forward.
00:32:30That's why I'm happy you're with me, guys.
00:32:35Your messages have helped me a lot.
00:32:39Really.
00:32:59It's only the customer's point.
00:33:08I missed your face.
00:33:12I missed your face, too.
00:33:15I didn't miss this.
00:33:17A basement filled with nostalgia of a past I don't want to remember.
00:33:22They're looking for an assistant motivator in a company downtown.
00:33:26Do they offer sponsorships for a work permit?
00:33:29I don't know. I hope so.
00:33:32I found a networking event for Friday night.
00:33:35I can meet some companies face-to-face and see if they're looking for someone.
00:33:38That's good.
00:33:40Okay. Help me with these boxes.
00:33:43Let's clean up this place. I can't concentrate on this mess.
00:33:56Remo.
00:33:58Remo.
00:34:00Ramo. How do you pronounce it?
00:34:02It's Remo in Italian.
00:34:05But you can call me Remo, like many people.
00:34:08Right. So, Mr. Rossini?
00:34:11Rossetti.
00:34:13Uh-huh.
00:34:15You're already aware of our services?
00:34:18We're helping people to achieve their best selves through the power of words.
00:34:23And what power that is!
00:34:24When a child gets hurt and cries, where does he go?
00:34:28He runs to his mother.
00:34:30Is he looking for a hug?
00:34:32Sure.
00:34:34Is he looking for someone to wipe away his tears?
00:34:36Well, certainly.
00:34:38But the thing he craves to get,
00:34:41when he needs more than anything else in the whole world,
00:34:46are words of consolation.
00:34:48And that's what we do.
00:34:50We give words of consolation.
00:34:51We give words of consolation.
00:34:53To children.
00:34:55Children. Why children?
00:34:57Like in your example.
00:34:59We're helping people when they're at the bottom rung, Mr. Rossini.
00:35:02Rossetti.
00:35:04When they've gone off the deep end. At their nadir.
00:35:07Ah, of course. Their nadir. Of course.
00:35:10What's a good Italian example?
00:35:12Before they get...
00:35:14The last offer they can't refuse.
00:35:18The last pasta before they go,
00:35:19Mamma mia!
00:35:22That's a good one, right?
00:35:25Well, I can see from your resume
00:35:28that you were a motivational speaker in Italy.
00:35:31Yes.
00:35:33That was in Italian, right?
00:35:35Yes.
00:35:37Common internet, I suppose.
00:35:39I had enough of a fan base to sign for the internet prime.
00:35:42But then, you know, the economy went down,
00:35:44the euro failing,
00:35:46the views went down.
00:35:47Lots of people trading in their Ferraris for Vespas, I guess.
00:35:51So, my only option was to move away...
00:35:54Hey, do you know the Italian who went to Malta?
00:35:57No.
00:35:59The meme.
00:36:01So I go into my room in a hotel.
00:36:04There's no sheets on my bed.
00:36:06So I call the manager and I say,
00:36:08I need a sheet.
00:36:10He says, go to the toilet.
00:36:12I say, I need a sheet on my bed.
00:36:14He says, you better not, the sheets are on the bed,
00:36:15go to the toilet!
00:36:19That was a good one, right?
00:36:21So good.
00:36:23So good.
00:36:46How did it go?
00:36:49Same old, same old?
00:36:51Mm-hmm.
00:36:53The networking event has a hundred dollar entry fee.
00:36:56Fifty if you knew someone to refer you.
00:36:59And unless you're in management and I don't know it,
00:37:02I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:04I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:06I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:08I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:10I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:12I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:13I'm not going anywhere.
00:37:16So we're left with only one option then.
00:37:20Being deported is another.
00:37:22Sounds better than what you have in mind.
00:37:34Nothing has changed since you left.
00:37:36All the orders got bigger
00:37:38and labor is a real pain to find these days.
00:37:40Look at this, look at this.
00:37:41This is why you have to fight.
00:37:44So you see, it's too demanding.
00:37:46People leave after two days.
00:37:48So I spoke with the immigration officer.
00:37:50If you guys are committed to the job,
00:37:52can handle the work,
00:37:54I can talk to my manager
00:37:56and we can start on those papers right away.
00:37:58What do you think?
00:38:00Gino, that would be really helpful.
00:38:02Our permit expires in three weeks,
00:38:04so we can start any time.
00:38:06If your manager's okay with this.
00:38:08I'm the chef here.
00:38:09You guys start this whenever you want.
00:38:39We, from the south,
00:38:41collect coffee and junk
00:38:43Unbeatable in the launch
00:38:45of words from the balconies
00:38:47We are radio tassels
00:38:49at the telecom club
00:38:54If space is taken
00:38:56indifference
00:38:58remains the silence
00:39:00of an anonymous condominium
00:39:02It brings patience
00:39:04to well-being
00:39:06I prefer the noise
00:39:07of truth
00:39:20Isn't today a great day?
00:39:24I got my espresso.
00:39:26The first batch is in the oven.
00:39:28And look at this.
00:39:30A new order came in.
00:39:322,000 cakes by the end of the month.
00:39:35Isn't that exciting?
00:39:37Exciting!
00:39:51I don't think I can do this.
00:39:54We have no choice.
00:39:56I'm going to call the aroma therapy store.
00:39:58I trade in healing
00:40:00by truly the kneading dough
00:40:02any day of the week.
00:40:07Hello?
00:40:12Gino, ciao.
00:40:14So, I have great news
00:40:18for you guys today.
00:40:20I know I said two to three weeks
00:40:22but I spoke to my manager
00:40:24and because of the fairly urgent situation
00:40:26and the order that came in two days ago
00:40:28he said to go ahead
00:40:30with your contracts.
00:40:32Yay! Exciting, right?
00:40:34That's good.
00:40:35One small provision, really
00:40:37is that we cannot really hire you guys
00:40:40both full-time right away.
00:40:42We have to go for a part-time agreement
00:40:44which I guess will leave you time
00:40:46for other activities, right?
00:40:48Okay, I need your signature here.
00:40:58$14 an hour?
00:41:00What the fuck are we going to do
00:41:02with $14 an hour and part-time?
00:41:03My brain is fried.
00:41:05And those Italian songs, Jesus Christ.
00:41:07Ten hours of that crap?
00:41:09No, you just don't understand the lyrics.
00:41:11They're actually very beautiful.
00:41:13Are we really talking about the songs right now?
00:41:15I don't care about the songs.
00:41:17Can you imagine yourself doing this shit
00:41:19every single day?
00:41:21Until when?
00:41:23Two years of minimum wage?
00:41:25No, we just work until we save enough
00:41:27to join back Arcadia.
00:41:29Maybe six, seven months.
00:41:31With $14 an hour?
00:41:33What are you saying?
00:41:35We just need to
00:41:37look at what you call it,
00:41:39the golden line.
00:41:41The silver lining.
00:41:43Thanks to Gino we have a way
00:41:45to renew our work permit.
00:41:47Stay in the country.
00:41:49And to answer your question,
00:41:51no, I don't see myself
00:41:53feeling pastries for two years.
00:41:55I see myself making videos,
00:41:57helping people with their lives.
00:41:59Why don't you do it then?
00:42:01Do what?
00:42:03If that's what you always wanted,
00:42:05why can't we just make it happen here?
00:42:07Didn't we try that
00:42:09before signing to Arcadia?
00:42:11Yes, but now it's different.
00:42:13We lived our vision.
00:42:15We know what it looks like
00:42:17and how to reach it.
00:42:19Let's just make it happen again.
00:42:21Well, you think we should just do
00:42:23what we used to do in Arcadia?
00:42:25Yes, and I'll make a product
00:42:27and market the shit out of it.
00:42:29I have half the eloquence
00:42:31and ten times the accent of my avatar.
00:42:33I need some insulation,
00:42:35some motivation.
00:42:37Here it is.
00:42:39Remo and his daily inspiration pills.
00:42:48You feel you've been abandoned.
00:42:52Or you feel you've been left alone.
00:42:55No, abandoned is too dramatic.
00:43:00Leaving the place you call home
00:43:01can be a grudging...
00:43:04leaving the place...
00:43:07leaving the place you call home
00:43:09can be a...
00:43:11a dressing feeling.
00:43:13One, you're loud.
00:43:15Two, you sound like a pharmaceutical commercial.
00:43:17Three, the word you're looking for
00:43:19is distressing.
00:43:21Distressing.
00:43:23Distress.
00:43:25Grazie.
00:43:28And why does this
00:43:29how does it feel to...
00:43:35where does this feeling come from?
00:43:39Coming from where?
00:43:42Maybe you just feel lonely.
00:43:47Maybe you just feel lonely.
00:43:52Maybe you just feel lonely.
00:43:59Maybe you just feel lonely.
00:44:30Hey girls, it's just a short video
00:44:32to thank you all for the overwhelming support
00:44:34for my Silk Derm Hydration Cream SPF 50+.
00:44:37I can't believe I finally did it
00:44:39and I'm so happy that I can share this moment
00:44:41with all of you.
00:44:43As you know, I've been...
00:44:45So you don't remember posting a video like this?
00:44:47No, never.
00:44:49And she's talking about feedback comments?
00:44:51Look here.
00:44:53Oh my God, this cream is so phenomenal.
00:44:55Makes my skin so smooth.
00:44:57It's a fake comment.
00:44:59Thanks to Silk Derm Hydration Cream.
00:45:01It's a fake comment too.
00:45:03Who cares? That's not the point.
00:45:05The point is, that's me.
00:45:07That's Anika.
00:45:09Who sent you this video?
00:45:11Caroline.
00:45:13Caroline?
00:45:15What, you mean Andrew's wife?
00:45:17Yes, but again, aren't they supposed to be avatars?
00:45:19This is strange.
00:45:21Thank you for finally catching on.
00:45:23Videos like this shouldn't be able to leave
00:45:25internet pride.
00:45:27You try and reply the sender?
00:45:30If they have videos of Anika,
00:45:32maybe they have videos of Steve too.
00:45:34Okay, maybe.
00:45:59Okay, bye.
00:46:30Hi.
00:46:32This is Mira.
00:46:38Look at you.
00:46:40Aren't you a darling?
00:46:42I'm Karim, but you can call me Caroline.
00:46:45Nice to meet you.
00:46:47Yes, I know.
00:46:49Let's go.
00:47:00It is all a big bag of BS,
00:47:02like my mother used to say.
00:47:04Bullshit with a capital B.
00:47:06Arcadia has been experiencing glitches
00:47:08even before we signed up.
00:47:10And every time it happens,
00:47:12they come up with some excuse.
00:47:14Oh, you were resident before.
00:47:16Oh, your work permit is in conflict
00:47:18with some class up my father's ass.
00:47:20They're just experiencing an overload of users
00:47:22and the servers they can't keep up.
00:47:24That's all.
00:47:26Eight months we spent inside.
00:47:27Eight glorious months.
00:47:29And then, boom,
00:47:31back to reality.
00:47:33Reason?
00:47:35An issue with Ying's name on the passport.
00:47:38Do you miss it?
00:47:40The vacuum?
00:47:44I was having a blast as Caroline.
00:47:47Always dressed to impress,
00:47:49pre-Madonna until they're born.
00:47:51I own $3,000 pajamas and slippers
00:47:54that could pay for my rent.
00:47:55And now,
00:47:57I work at the retail store.
00:47:59Can you believe it?
00:48:01Me, Caroline Labelle,
00:48:03stylist, trendsetter,
00:48:05reduced to a mere clerk.
00:48:07Expensively replaceable.
00:48:09What about Andrew?
00:48:11Jing?
00:48:13How's he holding up?
00:48:15He got the job as a programmer.
00:48:17We got our work permit through him this time.
00:48:19He wants to open his own company one day
00:48:21just like he did in Arcadia.
00:48:23But the transfer back to this
00:48:25hit him pretty hard.
00:48:27The result is the video I sent you.
00:48:30He hacked into Arcadia's servers
00:48:34in search for the life we used to live.
00:48:39Did he find more videos of Annika?
00:48:41What about Steve?
00:48:44The video I sent you
00:48:46is one of nine others
00:48:48that we dug up from your page.
00:48:50Annika's page.
00:48:52She's been posting for the last two weeks
00:48:53as if nothing has ever happened.
00:48:55And Steve, that tall drink of water?
00:48:58He's still going strong as well.
00:49:00Did he find more videos of him?
00:49:10The tepid response to your actions
00:49:13is only the surface of a conversation
00:49:15you're having with yourself first.
00:49:17And you're quick to cast judgment on others
00:49:20before digging inside the dynamics
00:49:21your ego is conceiving.
00:49:23You see, all too often...
00:49:25This guy's good.
00:49:27He's good, but he's not you.
00:49:32You sure these aren't pieces that got lost
00:49:35when they reconstructed our memories?
00:49:37No, this video is from two days ago.
00:49:39Look, everything I found
00:49:41is content produced by your avatar
00:49:43after you left Arcadia.
00:49:45Did you try to communicate with them?
00:49:47With whom?
00:49:49The avatars. Did you DM them?
00:49:51Is that the single message your fan sent you?
00:49:53But we're not fans, we're...
00:49:55Okay, I see your point.
00:49:58So, who's behind this?
00:50:00Who's impersonating us?
00:50:02There's no us.
00:50:04We are not them anymore.
00:50:06Arcadia uses avatars as characters
00:50:08in a video game.
00:50:10Once you're out, another person takes over.
00:50:12Which makes total sense.
00:50:14Why waste all of the progress
00:50:16a character has made in Arcadia?
00:50:18Just put someone else in and see how they perform.
00:50:19I'm just living Steve's life.
00:50:21Consider Steve like a horse.
00:50:23I'm not a horse.
00:50:25You're not Steve.
00:50:27Look, once a rider is replaced,
00:50:29another person takes over
00:50:31and they see how far this one goes.
00:50:33Okay, but this guy is starting better off.
00:50:35I've already built everything for him.
00:50:37And what about my followers?
00:50:39How we know this new Steve is giving good advice?
00:50:41How we know he's a good person?
00:50:43What makes you think
00:50:45you didn't start better off either?
00:50:47Because I built it.
00:50:50Do you remember Steve's penis?
00:50:53What does that have to do with this?
00:50:55It's a legit question.
00:50:57Do you remember going to the washroom?
00:50:59Or the first script you ever wrote?
00:51:01Or the first video you ever recorded?
00:51:03The first comments your fans sent you?
00:51:05You don't.
00:51:07Like a role-playing game,
00:51:09they give you a back story.
00:51:11You just customize the features.
00:51:13Steve was me.
00:51:15Certain things he said,
00:51:16his love of good wine, soccer.
00:51:18It's me.
00:51:20Sure, I mean, you were in the driver's seat,
00:51:22but everything else was already created
00:51:24for your own pleasure.
00:51:31You weren't a successful motivator, Remo.
00:51:34You were just impersonating one.
00:51:38Like a chimney, every day.
00:51:40You want to know why?
00:51:42Fucking olive oil.
00:51:43No, that's a secret.
00:51:55He's Italian.
00:51:57Being obsessed with food comes with a territory.
00:52:44The day my father passed,
00:52:46my mother made sure no one saw her crying.
00:52:49She bathed him, clothed him,
00:52:51and performed the funeral service
00:52:53without a hint of sadness on her face.
00:52:56The week afterwards,
00:52:58she refused to get up from bed.
00:53:00I'd seen her cry.
00:53:02I'd seen her cry.
00:53:04I'd seen her cry.
00:53:06I'd seen her cry.
00:53:08I'd seen her cry.
00:53:10I'd seen her cry.
00:53:11She refused to get up from bed.
00:53:13I'd seen her tired before,
00:53:15but this was different.
00:53:17This was the agony of losing
00:53:19the man she'd spent 45 years with.
00:53:22Sometimes, she'd regain her sharpness
00:53:25and think of a future for me,
00:53:27of a lawyer, of an eye surgeon.
00:53:29Others,
00:53:31she just stared at an empty corner for hours.
00:53:35Despite her presence,
00:53:37she died of loneliness.
00:53:38I fled India to flee this pain, to find a new family and a new community, but the only family I have is you.
00:53:48Are we setting ourselves up to walk the same path, Remo?
00:54:00You know, my brother was right. India is my Arcadia.
00:54:03I know its customs, its needs, and it'll be easier for me, just like Italy would be for you.
00:54:10Nothing is left in Italy for me.
00:54:13And even if we go back to our countries, that would mean leaving apart, what, forever?
00:54:21We thought we could change the world, that we were going to do something, but we can't, we won't.
00:54:27Mira, we spent one year in a video game.
00:54:31A video game that we thought would lead to a better life.
00:54:37They fooled us.
00:54:40And I'm not going anywhere without answers.
00:55:01Mr. Rossetti, Ms. Patel, my name is Eleanor. I was in charge of your file when you were in the vacuum. Please, walk with me.
00:55:16So, let me rephrase your concern, Mr. Rossetti, just to make sure I understand.
00:55:23You say you've received links to new videos of your Arcadia character and that you never made these videos, is that correct?
00:55:31Yes. Why is he still active if I'm here? Steve's my character.
00:55:37And the penis?
00:55:39Yes, the penis thing.
00:55:42The penis thing.
00:55:44Why don't I remember Steve's penis, huh? In other times I showered or peed or...
00:55:51I see.
00:55:53It's called induced amnesia.
00:55:56When your memory is reconstructed, the algorithm in your bracelet chooses certain memories over others.
00:56:04If it were to flood your brain with the entire repertoire of all the thoughts and recollections of an entire year of life, you'd be sent into an instant case of shock.
00:56:14And in some cases, extreme cases, people have been known to experience irreversible coma, a rare but possible outcome.
00:56:23So, we use an algorithm to infuse only those memories that will help you make sense of your time in Arcadia, leaving behind all the meaningless activities such as showering and brushing your teeth and yes, even sex.
00:56:41Okay, but why is he still active?
00:56:44Those videos, whether new or old, are simply those memories your bracelet did not retrieve for you to remember.
00:56:53So I did launch my son Steve then.
00:56:56Will I ever be able to access those memories?
00:56:59Oh, if you ever want to return to Arcadia, your account will be fully reinstated and you will be Steve again, complete with the entire repertoire of your memories.
00:57:09But until then, please, tell your friend or whoever it was that gave you those videos to stop hacking into the system.
00:57:21There's only one way to be a part of Arcadia, and that is to be worthy of it.
00:57:28Good day, Mr. Rossetti, Miss Patel.
00:57:38ARCADIA
00:58:09ARCADIA
00:58:13It's her, a hundred percent.
00:58:15So, why does she look like Danis?
00:58:18Maybe they used her as a model for the virtual Danis?
00:58:22Or maybe she was in Arcadia too, an ex-resident like us.
00:58:28But why look like yourself in a virtual world and be what, a maid?
00:58:35Who's that?
00:58:39Mira, guys, they found us. They caught Ying. We got trapped. We're getting deported.
00:58:45We have to leave the country by midnight tonight. I don't know what's going to happen, but I just wanted to say, take care out there.
00:58:51It was lovely knowing you.
00:58:54Shit.
00:58:57I knew we had to be careful with those people.
00:58:59What, which people? What would we be careful about?
00:59:01Are you clueless? You ratted them out.
00:59:03Ratted them out? What does this mean?
00:59:05You told the lady from Arcadia about Jin and his hacking.
00:59:06Yeah, but someone like Jin would be careful to hide his, what you call it, GST, IP, GPS, whatever.
00:59:14And why? What are you doing?
00:59:20Oh, shit.
00:59:22Don't know if you break it.
00:59:26Hey, don't use too much olive oil.
00:59:36Ooh.
00:59:41Hi, how much to get to Waterfront Station?
00:59:43Around 25, ma'am.
00:59:45Sorry, we don't have that kind of money.
00:59:47All right.
00:59:49Now it's time to rent a car.
00:59:51We can't take a cab to chase Dennis.
00:59:54How much longer are we going to wait? Why?
00:59:56Why are we waiting for him?
00:59:58Why? I just had a thought.
01:00:00What's that?
01:00:02What if somebody, we've been here for two hours, what if somebody is watching us, watching her?
01:00:07Well, it is kind of strange.
01:00:09What, just sitting, waiting in the car?
01:00:11People are like, oh, why are these people still in the car?
01:00:13It's been so, just been, it's been so long.
01:00:15It's been so long.
01:00:17It's been so long.
01:00:19It's been so long.
01:00:20Oh, why are these people still in the car?
01:00:22So, just be normal now.
01:00:24They probably think we're going to steal something.
01:00:26Hey, hey, there she is.
01:00:28Okay, what do we do?
01:00:30We wait for her to, to what?
01:00:32Wait for her to get around so she doesn't see us.
01:00:35And then we go.
01:00:37No, wait for it, wait for it.
01:00:39Okay, okay, go.
01:00:41Here we are, here we are.
01:00:44Ah, here we are, here we are.
01:00:46Today is the day we find you.
01:00:48Okay.
01:00:51Why is she going so slow?
01:00:53Look at this.
01:00:55No, she's going the slowest speed possible.
01:00:57Yeah, but why? It's strange.
01:00:59Maybe she wants us to follow her.
01:01:01Maybe this is part of her game.
01:01:03You don't think she'll get suspicious
01:01:05if we follow this closely?
01:01:07It's a cool game.
01:01:09She's not going to find us.
01:01:11Can you stop with the commentary?
01:01:13It's making me nervous.
01:01:15This is kind of a lame car chase.
01:01:17Couldn't she have turned there like four times?
01:01:18What is this?
01:01:20She's acting very strange.
01:01:22Did you signal?
01:01:24Uh, no.
01:01:26I told you to stop with the commentary.
01:01:28She's not going to get suspicious if you don't.
01:01:30I have to stop if there's a red light.
01:01:32Yeah, yeah, I'm saying don't get too close
01:01:34because she can see us, look, we can see her.
01:01:36I am being careful.
01:01:38Okay, but now you're kind of far.
01:01:40What if someone hops and we lose her?
01:01:42Okay, she's turning, she's turning.
01:01:44Okay, yes, I know.
01:01:46You have to signal.
01:01:48We are not strangers, we are just normal people.
01:01:50Oh, my God.
01:01:52Okay, okay, she's turning, see?
01:01:54Okay.
01:01:56You signal? Yeah.
01:01:58Yes.
01:02:00Oh, my God.
01:02:02Okay, go, go, go.
01:02:04Okay, okay, okay.
01:02:06I'm coming.
01:02:08I'm going, I'm going.
01:02:10Okay.
01:02:18Okay.
01:02:38Reema, is that...
01:02:40It's our house.
01:02:42How is that possible?
01:02:45Maybe it's just a model or...
01:02:46It's identical.
01:02:48Should we knock at the door?
01:02:50Let's go from the back.
01:02:52I don't want them to see us, whoever they are.
01:03:02Can you open the latch?
01:03:04Someone put a lock on it.
01:03:06A lock?
01:03:08Who in their right mind puts a lock on a...
01:03:17What the hell?
01:03:19All right.
01:03:21Where are we?
01:03:23They're waking up.
01:03:25Don't get too close, okay?
01:03:27Hey.
01:03:30Hi.
01:03:32Hey.
01:03:34Hey.
01:03:36Hey.
01:03:38Hey.
01:03:40Hey.
01:03:42Hey.
01:03:44Hey.
01:03:46You guys okay?
01:03:49What the hell is going on here?
01:03:52What are you doing here?
01:03:53What are you doing here?
01:03:54Who are you?
01:03:56You're...
01:03:57You're me.
01:03:58You're Anika.
01:04:01How do you know my name?
01:04:03How does she know my name?
01:04:04Were you guys trying to break in?
01:04:05What's happening?
01:04:06It's our house.
01:04:08You put a lock on the gate.
01:04:10I had to, man.
01:04:11That latch was shit.
01:04:12Stop being so polite with them.
01:04:13Were you trying to hurt us?
01:04:14Hurting you?
01:04:15Your psycho maid knocked us out.
01:04:16Yeah, yeah.
01:04:17She assaulted us.
01:04:18Whoa, whoa.
01:04:19It was a personal defense.
01:04:20She thought you were thieves.
01:04:21Look at you.
01:04:22Who fucking cares?
01:04:23Why does this bitch know my name?
01:04:24Why?
01:04:25Are you asking me, Anika?
01:04:26Don't call me bitch.
01:04:27We know both your names.
01:04:28You're Steve, the motivational guy,
01:04:29and you're Anika, the sunscreen seller.
01:04:31Sunscreen seller.
01:04:32That's very diminishing.
01:04:34They're fans, Annie.
01:04:36We are you.
01:04:37You are us.
01:04:39You're supposed to be in Arcadia right now.
01:04:42What the fuck are you talking about?
01:04:45Arcadia.
01:04:47Oh.
01:04:49I see.
01:04:51They are...
01:04:52Residents.
01:04:53This house has more comings and goings
01:04:55than a goddamn brothel.
01:04:57We have double copies of all our residents' keys
01:05:00in case something like this happens.
01:05:02Something like what happens, Doctor?
01:05:04Did you have something to do with this?
01:05:05Are we inside Arcadia right now?
01:05:07There's a lot of questions to answer, Doctor.
01:05:09We have an agreement.
01:05:10We're not supposed to meet our residents?
01:05:13300 Spartans weren't supposed to win Thermopylae either.
01:05:16Oh, Jesus.
01:05:18You're correct, Mr. Loretto.
01:05:19The contract you signed with one of our agents
01:05:21specifically stated that we will put every effort
01:05:23into ensuring no contact between you and your ex-residents.
01:05:27However, these two are of a different kind.
01:05:35We are of a different kind.
01:05:36The kind that built an empire from nothing.
01:05:39I own this house, right, Doctor?
01:05:40That's my fucking shawl, by the way.
01:05:42Who do you think is the brain
01:05:43that thought of soaking up all this disconnection?
01:05:45This girl right here.
01:05:46What are you talking about?
01:05:47Good, could write those speeches all by himself.
01:05:49I do, I actually do.
01:05:50Three, yes.
01:05:51Three, yes.
01:05:52No, no, no, no.
01:05:53Who are you, man, rolling up here
01:05:54like you fucking have a three-month-circle?
01:05:56I'm trying to take my fucking shawl off.
01:06:11Fuck.
01:06:42Get the fuck out.
01:06:43Get the fuck out.
01:06:44I'm going.
01:06:45I'm going.
01:06:46Look what she did to my face.
01:06:47I'm going to sue you.
01:06:48Bitch.
01:06:49Enough.
01:07:00Mr. Rossetti, Ms. Patel,
01:07:02I understand your confusion,
01:07:04and I apologize if the ambiguity of the situation
01:07:07has led to any hardship.
01:07:09I will try my utmost to be clear with you from now on.
01:07:13You have never lived in this house.
01:07:18What?
01:07:20We get thousands of requests every year
01:07:22from foreigners who wish to sign up to Arcadia.
01:07:26Europeans, Asians, Africans, Americans,
01:07:30all connect to Arcadia from their own country
01:07:33to get a taste of what it would be like
01:07:36to live here.
01:07:38Our mission, in truth,
01:07:41is to motivate them to reach for a better life,
01:07:45to see what this world has to offer
01:07:47and strive to achieve it
01:07:50outside of the platform,
01:07:52possibly in their own country,
01:07:55to inspire them to see the beauty
01:07:58despite the challenges.
01:08:02But we were here.
01:08:04But we were here.
01:08:06I sat in these chairs.
01:08:08I swam in this pool.
01:08:12It's lens technology.
01:08:15Mr. and Mrs. Loretto have contact lenses
01:08:17permanently implanted in their eyes.
01:08:19You had lenses too during your stay in the vacuum.
01:08:23Mr. and Mrs. Loretto are what we call landlords
01:08:27who rent out their lens spaces to individuals,
01:08:30residents,
01:08:31who wish to experience what it feels like
01:08:33to live this lifestyle.
01:08:40Mira,
01:08:42if you recall,
01:08:44during your profiling with us,
01:08:46you spoke of
01:08:48cultural differences.
01:08:50You said people here thought you were too aggressive
01:08:52in your approach
01:08:54and that your personality doesn't suit
01:08:56this country.
01:08:58You felt alone
01:09:00and misunderstood.
01:09:03You chose to join Arcadia
01:09:05to be someone who didn't have these obstacles,
01:09:07someone with a trusted network
01:09:10of people around her.
01:09:12And most importantly,
01:09:14a family that supported her.
01:09:18And Remo,
01:09:20you wanted to be a motivational speaker
01:09:22and inspiration for others.
01:09:25But how could you succeed
01:09:27in a country where you don't even speak the language?
01:09:31To succeed in the art of the rhetoric,
01:09:34constructing grammar in a language
01:09:37so different than the one that you grew up with.
01:09:41How could you be an inspiration to others
01:09:44when they make fun of your gestures and the way you speak?
01:09:48So we ran our program
01:09:50through the pool of landlords subscribed to Arcadia
01:09:54and we found
01:09:55the perfect couple.
01:09:57First generation Canadians
01:09:59with only the immigrant background
01:10:01inherited from their families
01:10:02and none of the disadvantages.
01:10:09So what you're saying is
01:10:11I never created self-determination?
01:10:15You were virtually connected to Annika,
01:10:17seeing her life through her lenses,
01:10:19a connection which she could stop at any time
01:10:22by pressing a button on her watch.
01:10:25She could share with you the most glamorous moments.
01:10:29And none of the fights, fears,
01:10:33and the financial stress.
01:10:37Fights? I don't remember fights.
01:10:40Believe me, my dear,
01:10:41fights in this house are as common as...
01:10:43Don't inflate the situation to make it more dramatic.
01:10:45He almost bankrupted us twice.
01:10:47We're still recovering from it.
01:10:49But who cares?
01:10:50Let's just have another drink, right?
01:10:51You know what?
01:10:52I don't hear you complaining about the pool, alright?
01:10:54That's okay.
01:10:55Arcadia paid for half our mortgage.
01:10:56If it was up to you,
01:10:57we'd be living under a bridge
01:10:58with no money,
01:10:59but still, it may deserve you.
01:11:00What about the two business loans you took out?
01:11:02That didn't impact their finances.
01:11:03We're not going to get into that right now, Steve.
01:11:05Look at my face!
01:11:06But it serves you, it's okay.
01:11:07I don't want to talk about this right now.
01:11:08You bought a bottle of Chateau Le Pin once.
01:11:12That bottle was $2,000.
01:11:16That was an excellent wine.
01:11:18I remember that.
01:11:19It was a French wine.
01:11:20I know I should be a little more generous
01:11:21towards their Italian heritage,
01:11:23but my friends have quite the delicate palate.
01:11:27And you gotta respect that.
01:11:29Your friends have a delicate palate.
01:11:35My friends don't have a delicate palate.
01:11:41The few I have would be horrified at me
01:11:45drinking a $2,000 wine.
01:11:49Because here,
01:11:51a bottle of Chateau Le Pin is two months of rent,
01:11:55if you live with your partner.
01:11:57One, if you live in a basement.
01:12:03$2,000 is a month's stipend for a baker, pizza maker,
01:12:09or any other job you get if you come to this country
01:12:12thinking you're going to make it.
01:12:15Now, what's the point?
01:12:18Even if I show to the people who were born here
01:12:21that I deserve a little bit of that spotlight,
01:12:25they still don't trust me like their friends.
01:12:29The people who speak their language,
01:12:31who watched the same TV shows when they were kids,
01:12:34who have dad to go golfing together,
01:12:36who went to the same high school
01:12:39and ate the same brand of ice cream.
01:12:44Who had all the options
01:12:47since they were teenagers.
01:12:52Who can travel to the country of their parents,
01:12:59but call the place they leave home.
01:13:03So when you talk about your Italian heritage,
01:13:09watch your mouth.
01:13:11Because you're about as Italiano
01:13:15as I am Canadian.
01:13:22We're going to hire a lawyer.
01:13:25And we're going to reveal what Arcadia is doing
01:13:28if it's the last thing we do in this country.
01:13:31Okay?
01:13:52You are of a different kind, Mr. Rossetti.
01:13:55Both of you.
01:13:58You came to this country with nothing but hope.
01:14:01Yet you're still here.
01:14:03Fighting. Hustling.
01:14:06You are a successful and beautiful couple already.
01:14:11You have a family.
01:14:14You have a job.
01:14:17You have a job.
01:14:20You have wealth, but you can't show.
01:14:23But you can share.
01:14:26Share it with those less fortunate.
01:14:49I'm organizing a small party at the winery with all the others.
01:14:53We'll meet this Saturday morning.
01:14:55If we don't have a jet lag, it's fine.
01:14:57Okay, let me know.
01:15:00Bye.
01:15:02Bye, Mom.
01:15:05Okay.
01:15:11So now you can work with travelling?
01:15:14Yes, travelling is useful.
01:15:17Shamit uncle wants to meet both of you.
01:15:20When will you go to Kerala?
01:15:22I don't know. I'll check the schedule and let you know.
01:15:25I should be in the South by the third week.
01:15:27You know, we've booked a fort for dinner.
01:15:31Isn't it too big?
01:15:33Yes, everyone wants to meet you.
01:15:36Even Vatsal is coming from Rohtak.
01:15:39Sounds like quite the party.
01:15:41Okay, Karan, I have to go.
01:15:43You know...
01:15:45Mom and Dad would be so proud of you.
01:15:49I'm not an eye surgeon, Karan.
01:15:52You're happy and that's what's important.
01:15:58Okay, we'll talk later.
01:16:01Okay, Meera.
01:16:04We'll talk later.
01:16:15Bye.
01:16:37Ciao, guys.
01:16:39Today I've had this wine breathing for a little while
01:16:42because I want to share with you something that is very special to me.
01:16:49This is an Amarone, 2013, from Vaporicella.
01:16:55I first tried this wine when I was with my father.
01:16:59He used to drink wine only casually.
01:17:03But when it came to special occasions
01:17:07he wanted to treat his guests to something truly exceptional.
01:17:28When I sip this wine
01:17:30it's not the cherry, the black fig
01:17:35or the carob that I focused on.
01:17:40It's the smell of my mother's tortilloni with ragout.
01:17:45That smell would stay in the kitchen for an entire afternoon.
01:17:54It's the memories of my father telling me stories from his childhood
01:17:59when he proposed to my mother on a rainy night in the olive grove.
01:18:06It's the invisible beauty of things we don't notice
01:18:12but persist beyond our base senses.
01:18:20For any do of little things, the heart finds mourning.
01:18:24Wrote the poet Carillo de Blas.
01:18:28For any do of little things, the heart finds mourning.
01:18:32Wrote the poet Carillo de Blas.
01:18:35Sharing a glass of wine with those you love.
01:18:42Hearing an old story from a friend.
01:18:50Realizing for a moment how special this all is.
01:18:57And that there's nothing you would cherish more in that ephemeral instant.