Kindling (2023)

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Kindling (2023)

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[car engine rumbling]

[Wolfie] Am I seriously the

only one that's bored of this?

What have we done for

the last two weeks, really?

-[Diggs] Wolfie, come on.

-[Wolfie] Sid, everyone's

come back for you,

-so surely we can be doing--

-[Diggs] Now, hold on. Where--

where is all this coming from?

Diggs, you've not let Sid out

the house for last two months,

preparing him

for this big summer!

-Well, I'm taking care of him.

-No, no, mate!

You're just sheltering him

from his own life.

This is the first summer

we've all been back together

since, what, school?

-[Diggs] Yeah.

-[Wolfie] It's probably gonna

be our last summer together.

-Why aren't we doing more?

-Please stop.

-[overlapping arguing]

-Please pull over now. Please.

[Wolfie] Sid, tell me

you don't want more.

[shouting] Dribble,

just stop the car!

[Wolfie] Sid!

-[breathing heavily]

-Sid!

[somber instrumental playing]

[Diggs] Sid!

[]

[]

[]

[music fades]

[Wolfie] Sid, mate, I--

I didn't--

I didn't mean to upset you.

I just-- I just feel like we

could be doing more, you know?

I just don't wanna

waste this time.

-Mmm.

-[distant laughter]

I, um...

[Plod laughing]

-What are you doing?

-You missed it!

-Jess came in and Dribs melted!

-What?

Have you not even

spoken to her yet?

[Dribble] That was horrible.

Mate, you-- you shouldn't.

Hey, do you have an off switch?

What you should be saying is,

"Sid, it's nice to drink

with you again."

-Eh? Cheers!

-[Sid] Cheers, boys.

-[Diggs] Cheers.

-[Wolfie] Yeah.

Well, I wanted this summer

to be remembered.

Next Friday will be

three years since...

[chuckles softly]

...well, since they told me

that they didn't think

I'd make it more than

three years. So, cheers.

[Plod] Cheers.

Well, that's it, then.

We're celebrating that.

Sid, let me come up

with something for us to do.

Something we'll all remember.

Just say you're up for it.

[phone vibrating]

Maybe.

-[Wolfie] Yeah?

-Yeah, that could be good.

[Wolfie] Yeah, mate. Yeah.

All he needed was a cheeky beer.

See that?

[vibrating continues]

-Are you serious?

-[Wolfie] We're having

a moment here, Plod.

[Plod]

They're calling about tonight!

[Diggs] Sid,

just take it easy, man.

-[loud dance music playing]

-Oh, no, no.

-Sid, mate. What's wrong?

-Get me home. Get me home.

How many drinks did he have?

I don't know.

-I told you, Wolfie.

-Sid-- Okay--

[partygoers chattering]

-[Sid] Get me home, Diggs.

-Yeah, mate, we've got you.

[Wolfie] Sid, wave goodbye.

For one night only,

Sid grew his balls back

to drink like a man!

-[Wolfie growls]

-[Diggs] Wolfie!

[Diggs, whispering]

That's it. Come on.

-Hang on.

-[Wolfie] Shh.

-[door opens]

-[Diggs] Sid, act cool.

Oh, you've gotta be joking.

You're the one who's meant

to be looking after him.

[Sid groans softly]

Cheers.

[birds chirping]

[faint snoring]

[clattering]

[Wolfie snoring]

-Dribs. Dribs. Help. Please.

-What?

[Plod] I did bad.

-[Plod whimpers]

-What have you done?

It just got so stiff.

This better not be superglue.

I swear.

Nah. It's just PVA.

I've got to go

to work like this.

Yeah, well,

you cracked my phone screen!

That's material, mate!

This is my essence.

We're not equal.

I mean,

you could just call in sick.

Or quit.

And pay my rent with what?

I mean, the offer's always there

if you wanna stay at mine.

I'm not a charity.

[birds chirping]

[groans softly]

[Sid's mum] Hello, my boy.

As this song

is being released today,

I thought I'd make you

this special little video.

I guess it's for, um,

whenever you're feeling sad.

[chuckles]

Every word was written

with you in mind.

[melancholy piano music playing]

It's a strange thing

To have another

Whose eyes look

Just like mine do

In the mirror

From the first time

Those brown eyes saw me

I knew that I'd be

There for you forever

Carry on, my love

Carry on

And I'll always be there

Carry on

Carry on

[]

-[Dribble] Morning, Dad.

-Morning.

[]

[line ringing]

[Evan on voicemail]

Hi there. Evan here.

-Leave me a message.

-[beep]

Hey, Dad. Um, it's me again.

Just give us a call

when you get this, yeah?

You say no,

but then you do this.

Which is, you know,

not what we agreed.

And you. We've entrusted you

to look after our son,

your friend.

No drinking. Home by 10:00.

Can you do that?

[TV narrator]

The atmosphere of our planet

Earth is formed of many...

-[Sid groans]

-[Diggs] Did you know

Wolfie had work this morning?

[sighs] He's a machine,

isn't he?

Mmm. Tell me about it.

By this point,

his blood's made of beer.

[Sid scoffs]

You know he'll try and make

this thing next Friday his.

Do you think

I should talk to him?

[Dibbs]

If it's important to you.

I feel like it should

be your thing.

[Sid]

I can't believe you found this.

-[laughs] Wow!

-[Diggs] Oh, mate.

Master collection

you've got here.

[giggling] Wolfie--

[laughs] He's, like, 7'5".

He's so big, compared to

everyone at the party's, like,

this big, and Wolfie's huge.

I think this is the one where

Plod got pushed into the pond.

"My Precious,"

that's the one where your mum's

-singing as a tree.

-As a tree. [laughs]

Ah, this one's my favorite.

"Helm's Deep."

I mean, that was the first

one we did, I'm pretty sure.

Yeah. [groans]

[retching]

[Sid panting, retching]

-Are you sure

you don't need any--

-[Sid] No.

[panting]

I'll be all right, mate. Please?

[panting]

[toilet flushing]

[somber music playing]

[]

[exhale]

[]

[exhale]

[music swells, stops]

[distant bell tolling]

It's not here, Judith.

-The black one.

-It's not-- That's not it.

-[Judith] Oh, well,

keep looking.

-[Wolfie groans]

-Wolfie.

-[Wolfie] Yeah, mate.

-Did it come?

-Yeah. It's under the desk.

I'm guessing Diggs don't know.

-No.

-[Judith] To the right?

Has the doctor just

stopped giving it to you?

-Just not enough.

-Ah.

Listen, I wanted to talk to you

about this thing next Friday.

Yeah! I've actually

got a lot of ideas.

There's this new

mountain bike trail opening up--

-No, it's my thing, Wolfie.

-What?

-[Sid] Leave it to me.

-What do you mean?

-But I still need help

looking for my book.

-Yeah. Chill!

I need this, man.

-[Wolfie] Yeah?

-I don't want you boys

to have a sh*t summer.

Just... leave it to me, yeah?

-Okay.

-Thank you for this.

-I mean, the best books

are over there, though--

-Wolfie. My thing.

Your thing. Mad!

What are you doing?

You're gonna hurt yourself.

Right. Oh, yeah,

we'll do it together. Yeah?

[woman] That's gotta be

the biggest book in this place.

Um, I--

I feel like I recognize you

from somewhere.

[Sid] I don't think so.

Okay. Well, I'm gonna join you,

'cause I can't

find anything good.

I'm Lily.

Um... I'm Sid.

[chuckles] Okay, Sid.

Let's see what could be in

this ridiculously heavy book.

The Earth's Atmosphere.

Why?

Uh... it's interesting.

I used to think it was

just kind of...

you know, gases and stuff that

just made up the atmosphere.

But it's-- I mean,

it's actually everything.

Our breath. Skin.

Yeah, I mean, pretty much

everything that burns

has to go somewhere, so...

So, like, my grandad

was cremated recently.

Yeah. Exactly. So, he's--

Yeah, essentially still here,

in-- in a way.

[Lily]

So, are you studying this?

Um, I couldn't do the uni thing.

I had to stay around

here instead.

Family stuff.

Yeah, I don't really feel

like I needed uni either.

My family run

the Mill Hill Antiques.

So I, like, work there

sometimes, making jewelry.

-Oh, nice.

-Necklaces.

-Oh, that's cool.

-Mmm.

Yeah,

I didn't really think, you know,

I needed any more than that.

What are the wings for?

Ah! That's for this band

that I've become, like,

obsessed with recently.

I'm going to see them

next month. Uh...

There you go. Here, listen.

[indie music playing

over earbud]

When we were young

We were kings

And we were captains

Air in our lungs

Like a dream

That we were trapped in

There'll never be

Another one

Like you

-[wolf whistles]

-Smiles on our faces

Over battle cries

And w*r paint

Dive into places

Never knowing

What will await

They try to hold us down

But we run deep as blood

[]

They're playing next month.

What, you wanna do that

instead of next Friday?

-No.

-You're already stretching it

with next Friday, mate.

-Who would you

leave your ticket to?

-I was just saying.

-[Sid's dad] Oh,

yours looks nice.

-[Sid's mum] Stop it.

Your mum told us about

your results, Diggs.

You do know that your dad

would be so proud, don't ya?

-Results were today?

-[Sid's dad] Thanks.

I got a first.

-[Sid's dad] So

what's your plans?

-Don't know yet.

Think I'll just use

the next year to figure it out.

I can speed things up my end

if that's helpful.

[dishes clattering]

-[Diggs] Here, let me help.

-[whispering]

Was that out of line?

[whispering]

Yeah, it was a little bit.

[TV playing softly]

[Sid's mum] No.

How good is she?

[laughs] How'd you do that?

That's gonna be

you and me soon, mate.

Out late with the rods.

No, it won't.

-We agreed on everything.

-[Sid's dad] Yeah.

-[Sid's mum] What did

we agree on?

-[Sid's dad] Well, everything.

[whispering] Don't worry, mate.

Just leave it till 10:00.

She'll be sound asleep later.

-We'll sneak out.

-You've got to be joking.

Are you joking?

-I am.

-Why do you always do this?

-I am joking. I'm sorry.

-Why do you always make me

feel like the bad one?

-I don't-- I'm sorry!

-He and I agree

on everything until

-he's in the room with you.

-[Sid's dad] No, it's my fault.

-I didn't mean it!

-[sighs] Look, Mum--

-[sighs] Mum!

-[footsteps receding]

[Sid's mum]

Don't understand why you don't

wanna look after yourself.

-[Sid] Come on, please!

-[Sid's mum] You're so ill.

These are such small sacrifices,

and might mean we could

have you around for longer--

Do you know if he's asked

about next Friday yet?

You know she's only

looking out for him, don't ya?

-[footsteps thudding]

-I know. He knows.

[door slams]

[TV playing softly]

You know, I was thinking

about Friday. Maybe...

you know, I could

make myself available.

Do whatever you-- whatever

you might need me to do, eh?

[Diggs] Yeah.

I know. I know, Mum.

Well, this is what...

-[door opens]

-[Sid's mum] Where's Diggs?

-sh*t!

-I'm sorry.

And I'm sorry about what I--

-what I said earlier.

-It's-- it's fine.

Um, I think Diggs is outside,

on the phone to his mum.

Do you think she gets lonely

with him being here

all the time?

[Sid] I don't know, Mum.

Uh, he never says.

I think I'd get really lonely.

Mum, um...

I'm just feeling pretty tired.

-You okay?

-Yeah. I'm just tired.

Okay. Love you.

Love you.

-Night.

-Night.

[sighs]

[birds chirping]

[Sid] Do you come here a lot?

[Lily]

I have done this summer, yeah.

All of my group has, like,

gone off traveling, so...

I stayed to work.

-Or I had to stay to work.

-Mmm.

What about you?

Have you traveled much?

No. Maybe one day.

Where would you go?

I kind of like the idea

of New Zealand.

-Mm-hmm.

-Lord of the Rings territory.

-Yes!

-[New Zealand accent] You know,

climb Mount Doom.

[laughs] Good accent as well.

-Thank you.

-[laughs]

You know, I think, like,

the good thing about,

you know, everyone going off,

is it's given me time to

think about what I wanna do,

like,

with uni and stuff, you know?

Like,

maybe I'll go through clearing.

-I don't know.

-What would you look at doing?

Um, English. Maybe history.

Something like that.

Or maybe you could teach me

about the atmosphere.

-What, like astronomy?

-Yeah!

Was that your friend that was

working there the other day?

Is he the reason

you asked to see me?

No.

-No, I'm with someone, actually.

-Ah.

He's one of the ones

that are off traveling.

Oh, well, yeah.

That's my mate Wolfie.

-[chuckles] Wolfie?

-Yeah.

It's just childhood nicknames.

Here, look, I'll show you.

-Show?

-I've got a picture.

-Oh! That's cute.

-Here you go.

What, you just keep that

with you all the time?

For the past few years, yeah.

-Oh, that's Wolfie?

-Yeah, yeah.

-So who's that?

-That's Diggs.

-Yeah, I've known him

since we were, like, little.

-Mm-hmm.

His dad was my mum's manager

before he passed away.

And then Plod,

the one on the right there.

Yeah. He had, um,

a pretty bad home life,

so, you know, we were

encouraged by our parents

to hang out with him,

which I'm glad we were.

-Yeah.

-Now, Plod always

used to come along with

this really shy younger kid,

which is Dribble.

-Aw, he looks sweet.

-Yeah, he's great.

I mean, they're all great.

A lot's changed since then.

[Sid's mum] Can you give me

a hand with this?

Yeah.

[pensive music playing]

[laughs] Go on then.

[]

-[man 1, laughing] My God!

-[man 2 laughs]

[]

[reads along indistinctly]

[door opens]

Hey.

Hey, where's Diggs?

I asked him not to stay tonight.

-[Plod] Ah, there it is.

-Shall we leave?

No. Come sit down.

Plod and I got you these today.

We thought it was really cool,

that band you showed us

the other day.

It's in five weeks,

but the tickets were

quite expensive,

so I hope you can make it.

Ow!

No, thank you. This is really--

this is really cool.

[Dribble] We thought

it'd be a nice way to

round off the summer,

before we go back

to uni or whatever.

Yeah.

Is it still cool

if I stay over tonight?

Mind what you say

in front of Sid.

What'd I do?

"I think you're

gonna make it, man"?

-I was being nice.

He gets that.

-He gets you!

-[car horn honks]

-[Plod] Whoa!

[Plod] Sid's fine, man.

Stop stressing.

[Dribble] Look, he's not fine.

I think you're the only one

who's not realizing

how serious this is.

I'm dealing with it my way.

You deal with it yours.

[]

[]

I've thought of a way

to exist...

forever.

-What?

-All right.

There are five of us,

and there are five things

that have made my life so good.

Love, home,

friends, family,

and call it location

or-- or place, but here.

Right,

take something from there.

Drib.

And then pass that to Plod.

Diggs.

Right, so I've--

I've got "location."

-[Sid] Perfect.

-Mmm.

-[Sid] Drib?

-"Family."

"Home."

"Friends."

Which leaves me with "love."

Right. Now, the plan is,

each of you has to go out

and find an item that connects

you, me, and the word

on that piece of paper.

Then on Friday,

we'll come back here

and we'll burn the items.

"When something is burnt,

its particles are released

into the atmosphere

to last on forever."

Perfect. Right.

So this week, we're gonna

build the biggest fire

that we possibly can.

On Friday, we'll light it,

and we'll burn the items

that we collect, like Vikings.

And in doing so,

I'll live on.

So what do you say?

It's not enough to finish it,

but it's a start.

[Plod] Good start. Like the...

-What is wrong with you?

-Me?

This isn't exactly the big idea

we were all waiting for, is it?

-Well,

that you were waiting for.

-So, like crates, doors...

-They're happy.

-...things like this.

They're idiots, mate.

Don't be involved,

then, dickhead.

[Plod] How are we gonna

carry this all?

[Sid] We're gonna go see

what's down the road.

[Plod, high-pitched]

Gonna see what's down the road.

Oh, f*ck's sa--

Fine, yeah, I'm coming!

Gotta get the best thing now,

ain't I?

["Bros" by Wolf Alice playing]

[]

Shake your hair

Have some fun

Forget our mothers

And past lovers

Forget everyone

Oh, I'm so lucky

You are my best friend

Oh, there's no one

There's no one

Who knows me like you do

[overlapping chatter]

-Didn't you, Plod?

-[Plod] No, I didn't!

-So we're chilling

at this party--

-[Plod] Get off.

What? And I'm chilling with

the girl whose party it is.

-Course you were.

-And we find Plod, smashed

out his face, on his own.

He's trying to say

he stole a keg of beer

and necked half of it.

-He then stripped down

to his pants...

-Get off.

...and decreed he was gonna

climb the poor girl's house.

-You told me to!

-So what if I told you to?

You still did it.

-Hey, anyway--

-Did you do it? Did he do it?

[Wolfie] Mate, he scaled

the whole thing to the roof!

I go back inside

to find the keg,

'cause I want what he's having.

I find it...

and it's non-alcoholic.

-No way.

-Not a drop of alcohol.

How have they never heard this?

Huh?

-[laughs] Leave him alone.

-He placebo-ed himself.

That's the power of the mind.

-[girls laughing]

-I love it when that happens.

-[Diggs] Dribs, Jess is coming.

-[Dribbles chokes]

-[Sid] Oh, oh!

-Dribble!

What'd you do that for?

-[Wolfie] Hey!

-Hello, boys.

-[Sid] How's it going?

-[Jess] Good. How's it going?

-[Sid] Good. How's uni?

-Good.

Drib, you were just

talking about Jess.

-[Mia] Oh, were we?

-[Sid] Well, sort of, yeah.

-[Jess] Oh.

-We was talking about your

beautiful smile, Mia, actually.

Yeah, we wanna give

your mum and dad a medal.

[Mia] Oh, wow! How many times

have you used that one?

[Wolfie] A couple of times.

Normally works.

-Has he said it to you before?

-Yeah.

-Once or twice.

-Wow, look at that.

Not very original.

-[laughing]

-[Ais] Anyway...

-[Wolfie] Okay. See you.

-See you later.

-[Plod] Don't worry about it.

-[Wolfie] Are you gonna

tell her? [laughs]

-Dribble, what was that, bro?

-I can't talk to her like this.

-I've got beer down me.

-[Plod] And ketchup.

[Wolfie] Look, did you not gain

any confidence in uni at all?

What are you--

Why you gotta be like that?

He needs some inner belief.

Hold this glass up for me, yeah?

-Stare at your reflection.

-Yeah.

I want you to say,

"I am the mighty I am."

Um, I am the mighty I am.

"I am strong, I am confident,

-I am divine."

-[Sid] That's a lot to remember.

I am strong,

I am confident, I am divine.

"I am the consuming flame

of my insecurities and fears."

I am-- I am the consuming flame

of my insecurity and fears.

-Very good. Now--

-[Plod] Where do you

get this stuff?

-Online. YouTube.

-[chuckling]

Um, "I am blessed

with beautiful friends."

I am blessed

with beautiful friends.

"And the most beautiful

is Wolfie, of course."

-[all] No. No. Nah.

-[Diggs] You're such a troll.

[Wolfie] You can all laugh, but

one day he's gonna be the king.

-[Sid] Oh, wow.

-[Plod] Come on, Drib.

-There you go.

-There you go, Drib!

-[all laughing]

-Oh, Jesus!

That is actually--

that's dribble.

-Unreal. Absolute mess.

-There he goes.

Wait, he's not gonna

actually do it, is he?

-[Jess] Oh, hi!

-[Dribble] Hi.

[Sid] Yeah, once I'd kind of

felt it for the first time, I--

I don't know, I got scared.

You know, I'd go back to it

every now and again, but I...

-I just didn't know what to do.

-[Plod] Yikes, man.

And what, they were

just, like, really hard?

[Sid] Yeah, man.

And I did nothing.

That's when it spreads.

I mean, it should never

have been this bad.

My mum was away.

For some reason I-- I felt weird

talking to my dad, or...

any of you, like--

You could've always

spoken to us.

[Sid] Yeah.

Yeah, man, I wish you had.

Yeah.

Well, at least now none of you

can make the same mistake

that I did,

so... there's that.

[phone beeps]

This fire. How big we talking?

That's up to you.

[Wolfie] Okay.

-[whispers] Plod.

-[gasps]

-[exhales]

-[Dribble] Why are you still up?

[whispers] I'm scared Wolfie's

gonna get me back for the glue.

You wanna chill outside

for a bit?

Yeah.

[lighter clicks]

Kinda felt like old times again.

Like how Sid used to be.

Yeah, I've missed that.

Me too.

Go on!

Do you feel

like you still fit in?

Feels weird being back.

It's hard not to feel

inadequate.

Like a kid.

I think we all feel

inadequate sometimes.

I know the guys in there...

they wish they had

some of your traits.

[chuckles]

Probably some of mine, too.

That's just how people are,

isn't it?

[groans]

[door opens]

[Sid's dad] Boys.

Come on. Let's go inside.

[Diggs] Sorry. I should have

made him sleep inside.

[Sid's dad] Yeah, probably.

You were back by 10:00, though.

Don't any of the other boys

say anything?

Dribble probably would,

but think it would annoy Sid.

Wolfie and Plod just

don't want anything to change.

They've not seen the worst of it

like us, though, have they?

-No.

-[phone vibrates]

[line ringing]

Well, Diggs has

kidnapped Sid again.

Sheesh!

Dribble, this place is huge!

What-- Mate,

you do realize this is bigger

-than my entire flat?

-[Dribble] Is it?

[Wolfie] Yeah.

It's grotesque wealth, mate.

Bet it's got an echo.

Plod's a twat!

-Plod's a twat!

-[Plod] Ha-ha.

[Wolfie] Ooh! Look at this!

I bet your dad

thinks he's Gimli.

-[Wolfie grunts]

-Be careful with that.

What are you getting, Plod?

-Isn't it obvious?

-[Dribble] Not really, no.

Actually, that's a good point.

What are you boys thinking

item-wise for the fire?

I don't know. I mean, family's

such a hard one, isn't it?

-What am I meant to get him?

-[Wolfie] Don't ask me, mate.

You know,

home's all right, to be honest.

I've got some sick stuff.

[Dribble] You know

you're supposed to get something

from Sid's home, right?

[Wolfie scoffs, chuckles]

[soft music playing on radio]

[Sid's mum humming]

-[Diggs] Do you miss it?

-[Sid's mum] What?

-[Diggs] Playing music?

-[Sid's mum] Mmm.

Sometimes, yeah.

Growing up, we were all so

jealous that you were Sid's mum.

-[chuckles]

-Watching you on TV,

knowing you'd made us

beans on toast the night before.

Well, none of it would've

happened without your dad.

-He was always happiest on tour.

-That's not true.

When he was with us,

all he talked about was you.

It all seems like a bit

of a waste now, doesn't it?

Yeah.

You know, maybe

I shouldn't say this, but...

your dad's passing

taught me a lot.

I know he wished

more than anything that

he had more time with you.

And it meant that...

when we heard

about Sid's illness,

I didn't question it.

I just dropped everything

to be home with him.

He won't want you

to stop forever.

Mmm.

I'm where

I need to be right now.

Well, the radio needs you.

They do, don't they?

[music gets louder]

[Sid's mum humming]

[door opens]

[Sid's mum] Are you okay?

Have you started playing again?

It's nice.

[emotional music playing]

I ain't done this

for a few years,

but, uh, let's have a go.

-Do it to Diggs.

-[Sid's dad] Watch.

A pack of cards, all shuffled.

I'm nervous now, look.

There you go.

There you are.

Take the top card,

please, my friend.

[Sid] On the top. From the top.

[Sid's dad] Oh, come on, then.

Don't cheat me.

I don't know

about this one, boy.

[]

And the next card

I turn over will be yours.

[all laughing]

-Yeah?

-[Sid] I thought

we had you there.

[Diggs] I thought

you had me there as well!

[Diggs] Oi-oi! Where's Sid?

I thought he was with you?

-[Lily laughs] Okay.

-[Lily & Sid] Three, two, one...

[Lily exclaims]

[laughs] You didn't jump!

It doesn't look clean, and

freezing, it looks freezing!

[Lily] Yeah, well, it is!

[laughs]

That is the ultimate betrayal.

Although I didn't think

that you would jump,

seeing as you're

a massive mama's boy.

[Sid] Mama's boy?

Sorry, I-- I shouldn't

have said that.

I don't know.

Who even says "mama's boy"?

-Do you pity me?

-Pity?

I'm sorry, that was stupid.

I just don't really know

what I'm doing here anymore.

Everything seemed

so easy back in school.

And then...

everyone went off to uni

or they finished uni

or they've started working.

And it's like I'm just...

stuck here.

Jumping into lakes

with a boy you've just met.

[Lily scoffs]

I just thought everything

would be way easier by now.

[footsteps receding]

[uplifting music playing]

[laughs] Yay! You did it!

Okay, I'm coming, I'm coming.

[laughs]

[]

Spinning around

like this is fun.

-Whoo!

-Watch this, Lily.

[Lily exclaims, laughs]

It's cold!

[indistinct chatter]

Perfect.

[]

[Lily] Imagine that freedom.

Do you wanna

hear something stupid?

Go on.

I genuinely thought, like...

by now, I'd be doing better

than everyone that went away.

Like, traveling the world, or...

-I don't know.

-That's not stupid.

I didn't think

I'd still be here either.

Josh thought

it was pretty stupid.

-Okay, let's make a pact.

-About what?

That us two are gonna

actually do something.

-Okay.

-Like, look at uni courses

or something like that.

-Really?

-Yeah!

-You could do astrology--

-Astronomy.

And I'll do psychology

or whatever.

Come on.

"Sid and Lily:

The Next Adventure."

Okay. Deal.

Deal.

Okay. [chuckles]

Now do you wanna hear

something stupid?

Of course.

[Sid] When I was 18...

I wanted to get a tattoo

of an eagle on my leg.

Why?

Freedom.

I knew that people thought

that I wouldn't.

And did you?

Nope.

-Is that a tooth?

-[Sid laughs] Yeah.

Yeah. That's Plod's.

There's actually another one

around here somewhere.

Ah, I see you copied me!

-With?

-With the tickets.

-Yes.

-[both chuckle]

[Sid playing piano]

-Wait, is that your mum?

-Yeah.

Yeah,

this used to be her studio.

No way! That's so cool.

What was that, like,

massive song that she had?

[]

-Depot-Testosterone.

-[music stops]

Jesus, Sid,

who's getting jacked?

-So is your dad her guitarist?

-Uh, no.

Uh, no.

My dad was, like, a handyman.

Yeah. My mum's the only

real musical one.

You any good?

-On guitar?

-Mm-hmm.

Uh, no.

I did learn one of that band's

songs for my granddad's funeral.

[strums guitar]

Holding back tears

As our voices cry

Can't be the last time

That we see your face

[clears throat]

And I hope that

You find comfort

In the end, when you...

-[faint singing continues]

-[chuckles]

In the end

If only you could see

The love you spring

And though

Your time is through

I know that

You'll be with us

Whenever we need you

Oh, it's sunny in June

Now the sun shines down

For you

[]

Where have you been?

[Sid] I was... [clears throat]

...looking for some wood.

[Diggs] What, like you were

meant to do with us?

Oh, man. I genuinely forgot.

I was here.

I was helping my dad.

Well, you weren't, because

your mum's been calling me.

-[sighs] Diggs, man.

-Who've you been with?

-Who else could

I have been with?

-Are you stupid?

After everything

we talked about, I can't

believe you'd be so reckless.

You can't go through

my stuff, Mum!

The doctors know

exactly what to give you.

You think you know

better than them?

No, do you know what?

I can't do this.

Is that where you were today?

Were you out there getting more?

-[door slams]

-[Diggs] Sorry.

And you just stand there

and say nothing.

For once, can you be the one

to go and talk to him?

-[Sid's dad] Why do I have to?

-[Sid's mum] He never

listens to me.

[Sid's dad] If you just

slowed down with the rules!

[Sid's mum] You're not

even honest with him.

[Diggs] Come on, let's watch TV.

[Sid's dad] I thought

he was with you in the barn!

[Sid's mum] I'm not

doing this again!

Listen, son.

That was a stupid move.

-Don't do it again, okay?

-[Sid] Yeah. Sorry, Dad.

Good. How about

we get the rods together

and get out the house

for a bit, eh?

Uh, um, I can't today, Dad.

What-- what's going on, Sid?

I just want some time

to myself, Diggs.

[phone chimes]

-Who's that?

-I need to go.

Who was here earlier?

[both laugh]

-What?

-It looks great.

Yeah? [laughs]

[Lily] What are you thinking?

[Sid] That I'll be up there

one day.

[Lily] Well, that's it,

isn't it? Anything's possible.

Look, if you're gonna do

this uni thing...

you just promise me that

you're not just gonna do

English or history or whatever.

Make sure--

make sure you do

something you love.

Otherwise, what's the point?

[chuckles] Sorry.

It's okay.

We've always just been

with each other,

which is easy at school,

but then he went to uni...

and just stuck it out with me.

He'd call me before

he went on nights out,

and then I'd visit him

on weekends.

Yeah,

but you don't owe him for that.

I do. Or I feel like I do.

He was just-- you know...

I needed him

for when I got lonely here.

Like, he was someone to call.

That's really horrible,

isn't it?

No. I think we're all

just figuring it out.

[Sid's dad]

Do you need a hand, son?

Yeah. Yeah, thanks, Dad.

So,

what time works for you today?

What do you mean?

Well, you said

you was gonna make some time

to spend with the old man today.

Ah, Dad, um, another time.

Definitely.

Today's about the fire.

Maybe I could help--

help you with that then?

I-- I think

it's just gonna be us boys.

All right.

[rock music playing over radio]

[]

Sid. Sid!

-Yeah.

-Can we talk?

We're all here, but it's like

you don't have any time for us.

Why are you saying this?

Mate, you don't know

what it's like losing someone.

Stop. Stop, that isn't fair.

Look, I know

what you all want from me.

But, the fire,

this whole ritual...

you'll remember it forever,

Diggs.

And what we're doing now...

what we're doing now means

that I can be there with you.

-Always.

-Yeah, yeah.

I know, I know.

I know I shouldn't be

finding this harder than you.

-Yeah.

-I'm here now.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-[Wolfie roaring]

-The boys are here.

-[Plod howls]

-[Wolfie roaring]

[Sid howls]

[roars] Have at ya!

-[indistinct chatter]

-[Plod] Looking nice!

[Wolfie] They say a man who

plants a tree knowing he won't

benefit from its shade

is a wise man.

For hundreds of years,

that tree has stood there.

Generation after generation

of kids have climbed it.

Well, boys, we are not wise men,

and that tree shall come down!

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

-Yeah!

-Yes!

Arm yourself, and on my--

[Sid]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

And on my command, charge!

[all roaring]

[whistles] It's actually huge.

-Do a smaller tree? Yeah?

-[Diggs] Probably for the best.

March!

["Elysium"

by Bear's Den playing]

Brother, do you believe

In an afterlife

Where our souls

Will both collide

In some great Elysium?

Way up in the sky

Brother, please

Never grow up

Hey!

Just hold out

Against the night

And guard your hope

With your life

For the darkness

She will come

Oh, and you have

Nowhere left to run

Oh, but your eyes

Are wider than mine

But they'll never see

Just hope that age

Does not erase

All that you've seen

Don't let bitterness

Become you

Your only hopes

Are within you

Just hold out

Against the night

[whooping]

And guard your hope

With your life

Boys, is that the last pallet?

I feel like it could be bigger,

though.

-Yeah, it could

definitely be bigger.

-Don't know.

I feel bad

cutting more trees down.

I know, mate, but--

There's a fallen one

by the cliff.

I saw it the other day.

But we'd be out past 10:00.

-Shall we ask your mum?

-Nah.

Wolfie's right.

The fire needs to be bigger.

-[Diggs] All right, let's do it.

-[Sid] Let's go. Come on.

Here, Diggs.

Don't worry about it.

-[Sid] Three, two, one.

-[all laughing]

[Plod] Slow down.

-[Wolfie] Which way is it?

-[Diggs] I saw it here

somewhere.

[Dribble] Yeah, don't worry.

We'll find it eventually.

[Plod] We could just

go with some branches.

[Wolfie] Branches?

Plod, we'd be better off

using your slug eyebrows

on the fire.

Don't ever mention branches--

Oi, is that the clearing?

-[Diggs] There's the tree!

-Let's throw it off the cliff!

-[Wolfie] Yeah!

-[Dribble] Wait, wait, wait.

We're not just gonna

agree with Plod here.

I mean, it's a 60-foot drop.

-[Diggs] He's got a point.

It could k*ll someone.

-Aw. I was excited.

[sighs]

So are we dropping the logs?

-[Dribble] No, that's good.

-[Sid] Drib, you got it?

-[Dribble] Yeah.

-[Wolfie] Well... we'll just

have to carry it back. Sid?

No, let's stay here for a bit.

I love this place.

-[laughter]

-[Wolfie] So you're actually

meeting up with her?

-[Dribble] Yeah. Next Saturday.

-Yes, Dribble!

-Good for you, man.

-You know it's because of

our pep talk, don't you?

[scoffs] Nah.

It's 'cause of this guy.

Seeing him smile at

everything that was going on,

and I was struggling

just to talk to somebody.

Wait, isn't, uh, Jess's dad

that old history teacher?

[clicks tongue] What's his name?

-Um, Mr. Parker.

-Mr. Parker!

-[Sid] Is that Jess's dad?

-Yeah, man, he hated me.

Do you remember when

his dog chased you down, Plod?

-Yeah, for, like, two miles.

-It wasn't two miles.

It was long enough

to be chased by an animal.

-It was a Corgi.

-[Sid laughs]

A big one. You guys

just left me standing there.

We were playing Knock Door Run,

you numpty.

You know,

I hated all of you that night.

Is it past your bedtime, Plod?

No.

You just always make me

the butt of the joke.

-Isn't that how it works?

-No!

That's not how it works.

Not at uni.

No one treats me like that.

I'm not "Plod" to them.

We love you.

Oi, you know that, don't you?

I know.

-Well, we should get going.

-Why?

You know,

the more I think about it...

the more I realize that...

moments like today,

tonight...

that's what this was all about.

I don't think this fire

needs to be any bigger.

I think we've done

what we were supposed to do.

Sid...

are you scared?

I don't think so.

Look, promise me...

that when I'm gone...

you'll all come back here?

You'll all stand together

on this cliff.

And you'll look out

on the place we built the fire.

The place we grew up.

-Yeah.

-[Wolfie] Yeah. Of course.

[Sid exhales sharply]

[Sid] It looks good, doesn't it?

Yeah.

Yeah, it looks amazing.

[phone vibrating]

You should

catch up with the others.

[Sid's dad] Boys?

-[Diggs sighs]

-[door opens]

[Sid's dad]

It's 3:00 in the morning.

I--

-I said we needed to be back--

-[Sid's dad] By 10:00.

-You needed to be back by 10:00.

-[Diggs] Yeah, I know.

I-- I don't--

I don't know

what I'm meant to be doing.

None of us do.

Wait...

are you okay?

[sobbing]

No. [sobbing]

I'm not okay. I'm not.

[sobbing] I'm so--

He's my best friend as well,

you know.

[]

[continues sobbing]

I'm sorry, I didn't know

if it was okay to call.

What's happened?

[]

Someone posted

a photo of them together.

-Photos don't always--

-I called him.

He barely even apologized.

I mean, it really is his loss.

I'm not even that sad

about the fact that

he's done that, you know?

It's more like

I'm upset that I've,

yet again, wasted my time

on someone.

No.

-Sorry.

-[Diggs] Who's she?

-[Sid] What are you doing here?

-Is this the reason you've

not been hanging around us?

-[Sid] No, no, no.

-[Lily] Sid, what's going on?

-Nothing, Lily.

-What could you possibly gain

out of your time with him?

-What do you mean?

-What could you possibly gain?

No. No, stop.

Can someone explain to me

what's going on?

Lily, please just-- Diggs, I--

Just give me five minutes.

Oh, brilliant.

She doesn't have a clue--

-[Lily] A clue about what?

-Don't say anything.

Don't say anyth--

You literally ain't

got the balls to tell her.

-What'd you say?

-I don't wanna

get in the middle--

You're dying

and you haven't even told her!

-Sid, what's he talking about?

-Nothing.

There are six people way more

important to him than you,

and you're taking him

from all of us.

I need to go.

Lily. Lily!

Lily!

Why would you do that?

-[Diggs grunts]

-Why would you do that?

All I want is someone to treat

me as if I'm a normal person!

That's all I want!

You're always there, Diggs!

[Diggs] I just--

just think about why.

Why?

Maybe it's because you messed up

caring for your own dad,

now you're trying to

make up for it with me.

That's not how it works, Diggs.

All I wanted to do

was be around you.

Like you were there for me.

Well, I don't wanna

be around you.

[coughs]

Lily!

Please, wait! Lily!

Was all that true?

It doesn't change anything.

It changes everything!

I like you.

I really like you.

You don't even know me.

[panting]

[engine rumbling]

[Sid's dad]

Where is he? Where is he?

You knew he wasn't in bed

the whole time.

-He-- he snuck out.

-You were just with him!

[Sid's mum] Oh, my God,

that's his bike, isn't it?

That's his bike.

-He'll be here somewhere.

-[Sid's mum] Okay.

-Can't be, can't--

-[Sid's dad] I can't think.

Look, relax. It'll be all right.

[distant sirens wailing]

[Sid's mum] Pull over.

Pull over.

[seat belt alarm beeping]

[car door slams]

[]

[knocking]

[car approaching]

Oh, my God! Where have you been?

Are you all right?

-Where were you?

-[Sid] Yeah.

-Are you okay?

-Yes, Mum. I'm fine.

Where have you been? [panting]

What happened?

Why's there blood on you?

Plod's not in a good way, man.

[phone ringing]

-[Wolfie] Sid--

-[Sid] Wolfie, please stop.

-It's tainted now.

-[Wolfie] I spoke to Plod.

-He wants us

to do it without him.

-[Sid] That's fine,

but you'll be doing it

without Diggs, too.

It's all of us or none of us.

Oh, yeah.

[sniffling]

[grunting]

-[knocking]

-Come on. Sid.

We were thinking tomorrow we

could light the fire ourselves.

-Just us three.

-Hmm.

Look at me, son.

There's nothing that you

should have done differently.

But if I had done

what you said--

No. No one blames you.

Not Plod, not us.

-Diggs does.

-No.

I know the way I treat

you must be hard.

I wish with everything

that I could protect you

from everything.

Because when I feel you hurting

or I see you struggling...

I'd reach inside myself

to give you what you need

if I could make it stop.

It's love.

It makes us lunatics.

You're his best friend.

[birds chirping]

[]

[birds chirping]

Hey.

I'm sorry about the other night.

I'm sorry, too.

I shouldn't have

kept that from you.

I shouldn't have walked away.

I would have wanted

to look after you.

I don't want that from you.

What now?

I think that you need to be with

your friends and your family.

Yeah, I do.

It's not just that, though.

I need to prioritize myself.

And I'm sorry if that sounds,

like, selfish, but--

-No, it isn't.

-I, um...

I've waited so long

for things to happen,

and now I actually have

something I can work towards.

You're doing jewelry. [chuckles]

Lil, this is amazing.

Um, I thought

I owed it to the guy

that can't go up there.

[sniffling]

I guess you'll be off soon?

[Lily] Yeah,

but I'll come back, though.

Sid, I'm really sorry.

[sobs]

I just wanted you to know

what you'd done for me.

I don't want to be forgotten.

[Lily] No.

No, you won't be forgotten.

I've really loved

getting to know you.

I've loved

getting to know you, too.

[Sid sobbing]

[]

[door opens]

[Sid's mum]

I know you're not sleeping.

Come on.

I've been thinking,

maybe life is too short.

These are yours.

Where are we going?

Where do you think?

Mum's definitely okay with this?

[Sid's dad] Yeah,

it was your mum's idea.

[glasses clinking]

[crickets chirping]

Have you heard from Diggs?

He called yesterday

to see if you was okay.

You know, I think

it's like Mum says.

Love-- love isn't

so straightforward.

'Cause that boy's been

a good friend to you

like no other.

I mean,

all them boys have, actually.

I just hope that

they don't become strangers.

Dad...

I'm...

I feel like

everyone's gonna remember me

for, you know, Plod's accident.

And how it's all been

since then.

You couldn't be more wrong, son.

And you couldn't be more wrong

thinking that they'd only

remember you for the fire.

You know,

when your granddad d*ed,

I tried to think of all of our,

you know, the special memories.

But it turns out the main thing

I remember him for

is being asleep

on the sofa Sunday afternoon.

Me, as a little kid,

just thinking

that he was so special.

Who could have planned that, eh?

[Sid chuckles]

Do you feel that breeze?

Yeah, it's Granddad. [chuckles]

[door opens]

-Is everything okay?

-[Sid] Yeah.

Mum,

I want you to watch something.

Look at the TV.

Every day I consider myself

lucky to be your son.

Whenever you're feeling sad,

you can always watch

this video and know that

I'll always be around.

It's a strange thing

To have another

[sobs]

Whose eyes look just

Like mine do in the mirror

From the first time...

-[sobbing]

-[Sid] All right, Mum.

Those brown eyes saw me

I knew that I'd be there

For you forever

I've loved you

From the start

And I will love you

Till the end

Just spread your wings...

-Oh, Jesus.

-[Sid's mum chuckles]

[]

[wind howling]

[clock ticking]

[car approaching]

[Sid's dad] Why don't you two

go 'round the back,

and I'll pull the car round.

I'll be two minutes, boys.

You two go ahead.

[Wolfie grunts]

[Sid's dad] I'll stack them

back up a bit.

This is for you and Plod.

[Sid]

I said we weren't doing it.

Well, it's not up to you

anymore, mate. He's in charge.

Yeah?

[Sid's dad] Grab that, boy.

Okay.

[Sid's dad] Up, there we go.

[Dribble] Give us a hand.

[Sid's dad]

Put that down there. That's it.

[Wolfie]

What do you want? This one?

[Sid's dad] All right.

[car whirring]

[Sid] We should never have

stayed out that night.

I mean, they'd both be here if--

I'll never forget

being up there.

None of us will.

-Have you heard from Diggs?

-[Wolfie] No, mate.

I've tried to call him,

but he won't answer.

Hey, this is Plod's.

-Shall we drop it off

to the hospital?

-Yeah.

Bet he uses this

to practice spelling his name.

Wow!

[]

Did you know

he could draw like this?

-Yeah.

-Yeah?

He was probably worried

what I'd say.

[gentle instrumental playing]

[door opens]

What are you--

what are you looking at?

[laughs] Hello, mate.

-[Diggs] Sid, I--

-No, no.

I love you.

I'm sorry

that I don't say it more.

[]

[fire crackling]

[Dribble] You know,

when I went to see Plod

at the hospital, he said that--

he said that tonight

should be for...

[sighs] ...just breathing easy

and appreciating each other.

And he's right!

I mean,

we are five only children

who became five brothers.

Sid,

Plod probably never told you,

but, um, he knows

what he's gonna wear

to your funeral already.

I'm gonna wear mustard!

-Yeah!

-Sid, your mum's a legend!

She talked the doctor into

letting me out tonight.

-Give us a hand.

-What's this?

Well, it's my offering.

Wood?

I-- I sort of forgot about it,

and I dislodged this beam

from Sid's barn a minute ago.

It's home, though. Something

that connects us all, right?

-[laughing]

-Yeah, but Plod,

we've been collecting wood

all week.

[laughing] God, mate,

I admire you.

Okay, so it begins!

[Sid] It's great to see you.

[Wolfie] Right. Location.

This is a 300-year-old map

of the area from the bookshop.

I told them about this,

and asked if I could take it.

They said no.

So I quit and took it anyway.

What?

-That is a photocopy.

-Oh, shut up.

Yeah, probably gonna

have to take you up

on that housing offer, Dribs.

Look. There's Plod's.

There's Diggs' old place.

Dribble's, mine,

and here,

where we are right now.

I don't know

where you're off next,

but here's a map of home.

Yes, Wolfie.

[sentimental music playing]

[Dribble] Mine was family.

Um, so, I went to

your parents for this one.

[sighs]

They said it was

your granddad's.

Your parents said

they wanted to wait

until you turned 25

before they gave this to you.

I guess-- I guess now's

a better time than ever, right?

I-- I mean, obviously, if you

don't wanna put it on, then--

No, no, it's great.

[]

[Dribble] What did you get, Sid?

For love?

I hope you feel like

I-- I didn't come up short

or anything like that.

I mean, I really did...

you know, think about

what I wanted

to burn on the fire.

In the end,

I decided on something

that I keep with me, always.

I love you all.

The best part of my life

has been getting to know

all four of you.

[]

Do you know what?

Can I get all of you

to sign it before...

-Yeah.

-[Sid] Cool.

[]

Thank you, mate.

Diggs...

[Diggs] Dribble's right.

Um, as an only child,

I found four brothers in you.

The time I realized that

was when we were

about nine years old,

and I got this video camera

for Christmas.

We all came to Sid's

and recreated our own version

of Helm's Deep.

Friendship was my word.

And, um, this tape has always

been my keepsake of that.

And now, I don't want

to keep the tape

if I can't keep

everyone that's on it.

I don't wanna say goodbye.

I don't want you to go.

[]

-I don't want you to go.

-[Sid] I'm not going anywhere.

Not if you keep me in here.

[Wolfie] Come here.

[]

[guitar playing]

My body's getting weak

[audience cheering]

This ship

Is taking on water

There's only so much

I can give

An empty page

Without an author

Oh, this vessel's

Gonna sink

Oh

Underwater

As the tide rolls in

So tell me you're with me

I need you to say

That you'll take

The lifeboat and live

Here he is!

Hey!

-For Sid.

-To the boy.

Oh, don't you let me

Fade out

When I'm gone

Just remember what this is

Don't you let me fade out

Oh, don't you let me

Fade out

When I'm gone

Just remember what this is

Don't you let me fade out

[audience cheering]

Oh, don't you let me

Fade out

When I'm gone

Just remember what this is

Before we all take

To the night

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, don't you let me

Fade out

When I'm gone

Just remember what this is

Before we all take

To the night

Oh

[crowd cheering]

[]

["Kindling"

by Nick Wilson playing]

The meaning of everything

Like a dream

That we're all living in

It might take

A whole lifetime to find

But I won't sleep

Till I know

So wipe my tears

From your shoulder

I'll be strong

As I get older

Out here in the forest

I scream out

In the darkness

Oh, the trees

Singing back in the night

'Cause I feel it

I just need to take it

Back to the light

So wipe my tears

From your shoulder

I'll be strong

As I get older

[vocalizing]

I get older

I get older and older

And older and older

I get older

And older

I get older

I get older
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