Violett (2023)

[bunniefuu]

(camera whirring)

(energetic music)

(atmospheric music)

(rain pattering)

(birds calling)

(atmospheric music)

(jaunty music)

(tapping)

(jaunty music)

(tense music)

(woman exhaling)

(rising music)

(crickets chirping)

(door clicking)

(crickets chirping)

(door creaking)

(jaunty music)

(tense music)

(door creaking)

(tense music)

(jaunty music)

(crickets chirping)

(birds calling)

(tense music)

(Sonya exhaling)

(tense music)

(gentle music)

- Violett, are you

ready for school?

(children chattering)

Have a good day. All right?

- Sonya?

(tense music)

Sonya?

(vigorous music)

(tense music)

(wind rustling)

(tense music)

(creaking)

(child humming)

(dramatic music)

(children chattering)

- [TV] The seven dwarfs

forth to find Snow White.

Oh no. There's snow white now.

I hope she sees through

the queen's trickery.

(cutlery sheathing)

- Oh, well, how are you

this fine day, my dear?

(door clicking)

It comes from a tree contains

that contains a natural potion

that will keep you young

and beautiful in years.

- [Narrator] It was

as though the queen

had cast a spell over her

as Snow White took

the poisoned apple

and placed it to her lip.

(dramatic music)

(queen cackling)

(Snow White gasping)

When the seven dwarfs

returned home from work,

they found snow white

and nothing they could

do would revive her.

They were heartbroken to

lose such a good friend

and they spent day after

day keeping a vigil over

her casket of flowers.

Never had they known

nor could they imagine-

- Eat your soup.

- [Narrator] To take

their beloved snow white

away from them.

Even as she laid

there, her beauty,

and she looked as lovely

as she had in life.

(somber music)

- I think I go for a walk.

Before it gets too dark.

- [Narrator] The

seven dwarfs found him

to be kind and generous

and agreed to let him

move her to his castle.

(crickets chirping)

- I don't want to sleep.

I have nightmares.

- Your gran will

be here tomorrow.

You have to try.

- I need Ava next to me tonight.

(crickets chirping)

- Where's Ava?

- I keep her under the bed.

(tense music)

- Where did you get this from?

- The lady gave it to me.

- What lady?

- The lady down the street.

- You don't take

gifts from strangers.

Is that clear?

(crickets chirping)

I said, is that clear?

Go to sleep.

I love you.

- I love you too.

- 1, 2, 3. (blowing)

(water trickling)

- Should do this more often.

(birds tweeting)

We don't see each other enough.

- I can feel your look.

- What look?

- I'm doing okay, mom.

- Are you?

- Yes.

- When you were a

kid, I always knew

when you were

telling me the truth.

You'd look at me.

- I'm just taking one

day at a time, mom.

- Oh, you should lose

those nasty things.

(birds cawing)

- What if I told you that

there was something else

here in the house?

That it's not me.

Would you believe me?

- Of course I would.

- Right?

And I'm not going

away again, Mom.

- We're not gonna

let that happen.

Time will heal. I promise.

- I know.

- Tell me about Stan.

- What about him?

- He loves you.

- I know. He's a doctor, right?

He'll take care of me.

- I just don't want you to

do something you'll regret.

(somber music)

(tense music)

(door knocking)

- [Sonya] Violett.

(somber music)

(tense music)

(thunder cracking)

(tense music)

(thunder cracking)

- These storms should pass soon.

Did you cancel your

appointment today?

(tense music)

You've been drinking

again, haven't you?

Please don't ignore me.

I said-

- You don't know me.

You don't know

anything about me.

You don't see what I see.

- I'm just trying to help

you, like I always do.

- Help me?

(tense music)

(cutlery clunking)

(somber music)

- [Broadcaster] Another

child reported missing today

in the town of Miles.

A family devastated when

their 6-year-old son, Kyle,

disappeared from the local park.

Detectives say the parents

looked away from their son

for just seconds

when he vanished

right before their very eyes.

(somber music)

Right now the growing number

of child disappearances

is catastrophic.

For an entire community

in a state of disbelief.

(somber music)

(Sonya exhaling)

(children chattering)

(somber music)

- What do you say we go and get

one of your favorite sweets?

- Toffee apple?

- Well, all right.

(somber music)

(thunder cracking)

- [Violett] Mom?

What happens if we die?

- [Sonya] What are

you talking about?

- [Violett] A girl in my class

did something strange

at school today.

- [Sonya] What was that?

- She said that we die

like the way a plant dies.

We go into the ground

and we never come back.

Is it true?

- No. It's not true.

It's not true.

- Well, if we don't go into

the ground, where do we go?

- I want you to stop

talking to people.

- I don't believe

we never come back.

- Listen to me. We're

living in dangerous times.

Nothing is safe.

Promise me you won't

talk to strangers.

Promise me.

(tense music)

(door knocking)

(door creaking)

- (Neighborhood Woman)

Sorry to disturb you, lady.

- It's quite all right.

- I have an abundance of fruit

that keeps falling

from my tree, you see.

Would you like to take some?

I don't like to waste God's

beautiful fruit, you know?

- It's all right. I have

plenty of fruit already.

- Are you sure, lady?

Can't hurt to have more.

- Yes. Yes, I'm sure.

- We don't like to waste

things in this neighborhood.

(birds cawing)

- I said I'm fine.

Now please leave.

- Are you okay, my dear?

(tense music)

I can help you.

- I said I don't need any of

your g*dd*mn fruit. Now go.

- I said...

Good fruit for children's

health and wellbeing,

you selfish little

f*cking wh*re.

(tense music)

Do you want your child to live

or do you want

your child to die?

(Sonya exhaling)

(jaunty music)

(sheep bleating)

(jaunty music)

(young Sonya humming)

- Sonya.

Sonya.

You should answer

me when I call you.

What's this rubbish

you're drawing now?

You don't get to do your

stupid little f*cking drawings

until your chores are done.

Do you understand me?

Do you understand me?

(tense music)

- Please, father.

- Now do the chores

I told you to do

and then see me in the shed.

Okay?

(somber music)

(door creaking)

(sheep bleating)

(tense music)

(birds tweeting)

(car tires rolling)

(car horn honking)

(engine humming)

- You know you're a

liability on the road, mom.

- Nobody tells me I'm not

fit to drive except me.

Get in.

I said get in.

You wanna tell me

what you're doing?

- What are you, a detective now?

- Yeah. Should have been.

Would've been a damn good one.

I know about closure.

- Closure?

- You just have to accept the-

- No, Mom, you don't have

a clue about closure.

- What are you

doing? Where's Stan?

- Working.

He's always working.

(somber music)

Are you okay, Mom?

- Yeah. Yeah, I'm okay.

Don't... No, no.

Don't worry about me.

I just never wanted

this for you.

- I know that.

- Obviously.

We both know I should

have left your father

much sooner than I did,

for both our sakes.

- I know you're trying

to make it up to me.

- Just trying to help.

It's what moms do.

(birds tweeting)

(somber music)

- I love you, mom.

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(somber music continues)

(cups rattling)

(somber music)

(jaunty music)

(tense music)

(jaunty music)

(jaunty music)

(children laughing)

(The Candy Man hissing)

(jaunty music)

(The Candy Man hissing)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(The Candy Man screeching)

(tense music)

(animated characters

speaking German)

(jaunty music)

- Oh, I'm quite sure.

- Oh.

- With you holding my hand,

I'm sure of everything.

- Oh, okay. Mr. Squiggle.

Is it upside down?

- Everything's upside down.

- Turn the television

off, Violett.

Come here.

I won't let anything

happen to you.

Ever.

Do you understand?

Do you?

(somber music)

(water trickling)

(somber music)

(solemn music)

(audience clapping)

(jaunty music)

(audience cheering)

(somber music)

(violin bow creaking)

(door knocking)

- [Sonya] Can I help you?

- Yes. Yeah.

Sorry to bother

you, my dear girl.

I've been doing some

work in the neighborhood.

Well, I, I seem to have

lost one of my toolboxes.

You haven't seen any

thieving looking youths

wandering the streets, have you?

- No.

- It's been a while since we

had thieving little youths

in these streets.

Wouldn't want that

again now, would we?

There used to be a time

when you could leave

your doors unlocked here.

I miss those days.

I blame parents not watching

their kids close enough,

if you ask me.

I don't think we've ever

really met, have we?

You know, we've both lived

on this long street here

forever, it seems.

My name is Edmond.

I'm the local handy

man around here.

Most people just call me Ed.

Pardon me for

saying this, ma'am,

but they had no

right to suspect me.

Anyway, I'll leave you

to your day, ma'am.

Oh, here's my card.

If you ever need any

work done around here.

Pardon me for saying so,

but seems like your could.

Well, goodbye now.

Oh, and keep your doors and

windows locked at all times now.

You hear?

(water trickling)

- (laughing) Violett, sweetie,

you can't expect to

get it straight away.

It takes practice.

Hey, when are you go

to see Stan, then?

Violett, sweetie.

Look, I tell you what.

Why don't you go change

then go and play for a while

and I'll get the brushes ready.

What do you say?

(wind rustling)

- What have you

got there, Violett?

(tense music)

What are you doing going

near the junk pile?

You shouldn't be touching that.

- You know, I never dreamed

that I could have

such a beautiful girl

who would sit and paint

with their mother.

How lucky am I?

- Maybe Stan could

paint with me too.

- Well, I don't think painting's

really his thing, sweetheart.

- He hates art, doesn't he?

- He doesn't hate art.

Don't say things like that.

He used to take you fishing.

- I hated it.

- How can you remember

if you liked it or not?

It was so long ago.

You were only four

when he would take you.

- I remember.

You throw a line into the water

and then wait till a

helpless fish came along

and got its mouth

stuck on a hook.

- You watch too much TV.

- [Violett] I prefer

to paint with you.

(somber music)

- I'm going to be

better for you.

- [Violett] Do you wanna see

what I've been

working on in my room?

Mom?

(somber music)

- Of course I do.

(birds tweeting)

It looks like you have many

new additions, Violett.

Did you do them recently?

- Mm-hmm.

- What's this one?

- That's the lady

who gives me fruit.

(tense music)

(flowers rustling)

(sheep bleating)

(man humming)

(sheep bleating)

(wind rustling)

And then we're gonna start a

new clay creation together.

Please, Mom. It would just

be for a little while.

- Don't ask me, Violett.

You know no one except your gran

is allowed to come to

the house right now.

- Why?

- Is that understood.

I said, is that understood?

(tense music)

Don't look up.

(tense music)

- There is something

so beautiful

about the closed hands

of a mother and daughter.

I once had a daughter,

but resplendent beings

are often more fragile.

Life has a habit of

swallowing beauty from us.

Would you like to

see my drawing?

- Some other time?

- I see you.

I watch you

walking to school with

your child every day.

Can't be too careful.

Lots of strange characters

roaming our streets

in these times.

Come over here.

I have something to show you.

Something I think you'll enjoy.

(disconcerting music)

Yes.

Stop right there.

Stay there.

Stay there.

Don't move now.

Stay there.

We have a duty to record

beauty when we see it.

For it is a fleeting thing

in this world of ours.

(blowing)

(atmospheric music)

There is something so beautiful

about the closed hands

of a mother and daughter.

- So this is what you

do all day out here?

- I am all.

(tense music)

Sketching beauty.

An artist's duty

is to make people see.

- Wasn't that that

young girl, Daria,

who was kidnapped from

the park five years ago?

- Yes.

And she was drowned in a bath.

Shh.

(tense music)

Memories in physical form

are such more powerful.

You know that.

Mother.

(tense music)

And all.

(scary music)

- Mom.

(dramatic music)

(ice cream van chimes ringing)

(tense music)

(pastels scratching)

(artist whistling)

(thunder cracking)

(tense music)

- Why?

Why can't they see what we see?

(somber music)

(tense music)

(door creaking)

- You left the front

door unlocked again.

- [Sonya] Sorry, I, I

thought I locked it.

- Well, you didn't.

I found these lying

out next to our bin.

How many are you taking?

I prescribe you the

correct amount you need.

- Why?

I'm sorry, Stan.

- If only you knew

what I do for you.

What is it?

What do I need to do to

make you love me again?

(somber music)

- I do love you.

- I'm the one that

tried to help you.

I gave you everything

that was mine.

- It's a curse to

have dreams, I know.

I told you once a long time

ago that I was no good.

(somber music)

- Hey.

I'm just trying to find a

way to get us through this.

I need your help, Sonya.

(tense music)

(baby crying)

(tense music)

(baby crying)

(tense music)

(fan whirring)

(sheep bleating)

- No one likes

lazy little girls.

Hey, stop dreaming

about the Emerald city

and start thinking about

helping your father.

Okay?

- [Mother] Sonya.

(jaunty music)

(sheep bleating)

It's dinner time.

- Mother is calling, Father.

She says it's dinner time.

- It's dinner time when

I say it's dinner time.

(jaunty music)

(sheep bleating)

(jaunty music)

(sheep bleating)

(jaunty music)

- You are not going anywhere.

(sheep bleating)

(sheep bleating)

(knife sheathing)

(Sonya trembling)

(Father exhaling)

(gate creaking)

(Sonya trembling)

- Sonya?

Sonya?

Where have you gotten to now?

Sonya?

(tense music)

Are we playing hide

and seek again, are we?

(tense music)

(birds tweeting)

(Sonya trembling)

(Sonya yelling)

(sheep bleating)

(tense music)

I want to show you something.

(tense music)

(somber music)

- Keep spiraling.

(somber music)

(fire crackling)

(somber music)

(door knocking)

- Found my other toolbox.

Sorry to disturb

you again, ma'am.

I was doing some work next door.

I accidentally kicked a piece

of brick into your riser,

sewer pipe.

I think it may have ricocheted

into your connecting pipe.

T junction.

Is it okay if I check

your drainage out?

- Is this necessary?

- I'm afraid it is, ma'am.

You may not be able to

use your shower again.

Or toilet.

Or anything, really.

I really need to have

a look. (laughing)

(gulping)

(door clicking)

Seems to be all right.

I will need to

come back tomorrow

with an extended claw

and get that brick out for you.

- So there's no issues, then?

- Let me just check

your kitchen sink here.

So sorry about all this, ma'am.

I'm a bit of a dunderklumpen.

What's this?

There's something here.

It's stuck. Wrapped

around the pipe.

- What do you mean?

- I found a 1930 penny once.

Paid for me.

Another time, I

found a jar of teeth.

Feck.

(tense music)

- That's my daughter's

little camera.

We bought that for

her 10th birthday.

What's it doing in there?

- I've seen stranger things.

If you asked me,

it's a perfect spot

to hide a present from a child.

Probably wouldn't have

been found for a long time

if I hadn't been

poking around in there.

(tense music)

(door banging)

- Are you okay?

- Yep.

I'm just going to freshen up

before I start making dinner.

- Okay.

(tense music)

Are you gonna eat?

I said, are you going to eat?

- I'm not hungry.

(tense music)

The handy man was here today.

Ed. Ed was his name.

There was some accident outside.

- Okay.

- So he had to come

inside to fix it.

That's when he found it.

- Found what?

(tense music)

Is there something

you're not telling me?

(tense music)

- Where is it?

- Where's what?

- It was right here.

- What was?

I don't know what

you're talking about.

- He found Violett's old camera

hidden under the sink, Stan.

- I don't know what

you're talking-

- What was it doing

hidden under the sink?

- I don't know.

- Don't tell me I'm mad.

Tell me you took

it. I know you did.

f*cking tell me, Stan.

- Why are you doing this?

- Give it to me.

Stan.

(tense music)

Stan.

(tense music)

- Stop.

This is all in your

mind. All of it.

- Not all of it.

- Yes, it is.

(tense music)

And I don't know how

else to help you.

(tense music)

- Stan.

You did it.

- Sonya. Stop this.

- Let's ask her.

Let's ask Violett.

Kids never lie.

Violett.

- What are you doing?

- Violett?

- Stop this madness.

(tense music)

I said enough of this madness.

(sheep bleating)

- Do you see this?

Now this is no ordinary

skull, you see.

The ones in here are special.

Do you know why?

Demons live inside of them.

(tense music)

And when little girls

haven't been very good,

the demons come out,

and we don't want the

demons to come out, do we?

(tense music)

'Cause when the demons come out,

they make us do things

that we don't wanna do.

So have you been good, Sonya?

(sheep bleating)

I don't think you

have. Have you?

I think we'll let

the demons decide.

You can stay in here

without supper tonight.

(tense music)

(crickets chirping)

(somber music)

- Please.

Let me out.

I promise I'll be good.

I promise.

I promise.

(somber music)

I promise.

I promise.

I promise.

I promise.

I promise.

(crickets chirping)

(tense music)

(dramatic music)

(Sonya screaming)

(fire crackling)

- Sonya.

Sonya.

(Sonya panting)

Sonya, what are you doing?

- She's here.

- What are you talking about?

She's dead.

(somber music)

You have to accept.

(somber music)

She is gone and she's

not coming back. Okay?

(somber music)

She was never coming back.

(somber music)

- [Broadcaster] The

shocking tragedy

in the small town of Miles.

A mother and father

were devastated

when their 11 year old daughter

did not return home from school.

- [Broadcaster] Police

are on the search

for a violent...

(broadcaster voices

blending together)

(somber music)

(Sonya crying)

(somber music)

(search party yelling)

(somber music)

(fire crackling)

(somber music)

- I should have walked

her home from school.

I should have walked

her home that day.

(somber music)

- [Stan] There's nothing

you could have done.

- Just leave me. Please.

(somber music)

(fire crackling)

(somber music)

(gentle music)

(tense music)

(tense music)

(birds tweeting)

(somber music)

What about the old

lady down the street?

I still see her in my dreams.

- You made her up.

- And the man?

Who trolls children

as he sees them.

(somber music)

- [Sonya] You made him up, too.

- But not the handy man.

He was real.

What if he kidnapped her?

What if he has her

locked up somewhere?

(somber music)

- It's going to take

some time, but...

She can recover from this.

Whether she gets back all

of her memory, I don't know.

- She's truly accepted it now.

So maybe she will.

(somber music)

However...

- Pardon me for saying so,

but given the fact that

you're not just her husband,

it shouldn't have got this far.

- I thought I could

save her, in my own way,

but without real closure

there will always be grief.

(somber music)

(tense music)

(somber music)

(thunder cracking)

(somber music)

(birds tweeting)

(tense music)

(tense music continues)

(tense music continues)

(group laughing)

(somber music)

(trimmer revving)

- I didn't take your

little girl, ma'am.

(birds tweeting)

(tense music)

They never should

have suspected me.

I'm just a handy man.

(somber music)

- [Stan] I thought you'd

never come home to me.

- [Sonya] I promised to

be the best for you, Stan.

That's what you've

always deserved.

- You know, you're still young.

Maybe one day when

the time is right

we could try for another.

- That's really

thoughtful of you, Stan.

But Violett doesn't

need a sibling.

She's got her mother.

That's all she'll ever need.

(tense music)

Where are you going?

- Nowhere.

Just a walk.

Before it gets too dark.

I won't be long.

- Is everything okay?

- Of course it is.

(birds tweeting)

(tense music)

I will see you tonight.

(tense music)

(thunder cracking)

(tense music)

(somber music)

(thunder cracking)

(tense music)

(Stan exhaling)

(tense music)

What are you doing,

going near the junk pile?

(tense music)

Do you want me to

get angry with you?

(tense music)

(camcorder bleeping)

- In this episode of the

Blood of the Cyclops,

Mr. Scully is about

to m*rder his doctor.

- Violett.

It's time for bed.

Let's wrap it up.

- I haven't finished my game.

- Come on. It's

getting very late.

- We'll finish

this m*rder after.

After the doctor

has gone to bed.

- Violett, what did I tell you?

You can't be playing

with that, all right?

It's dangerous.

Do you hear me?

(tense music)

Give it to me.

Give it to me now.

Why do you always have

f*cking to defy me?

(tense music)

(Stan retching)

(tense music)

(crickets chirping)

(birds tweeting)

(tense music)

(Sonya exhaling)

(tense music)

(birds tweeting)

(tense music)

(dramatic music)

(g*n blasting)

(tense music)

(footsteps patting)

(somber music)

(tense music)

(birds tweeting)

(somber music)

(birds tweeting)

(somber music)

(birds tweeting)

- In this episode of the

Blood of the Cyclops,

Mr. Scully is about

to m*rder his doctor.

- Violett. What did I tell you?

You can't be playing with that,

all right? It's dangerous.

Why do you always have

to f*cking defy me?

(Violett humming)

- Violett, it's time

to go to bed. Okay?

Listen to your father.

What have you got there?

(tense music)

Violett.

(tense music)

Give it to mommy.

(tense music)

(Violett screaming)

(intense music)

(blade plunging)

(water gargling)

(somber music)

(somber music continues)

(Stan exhaling)

- [Stan] Sonya.

Violett didn't come

home from school.

(birds tweeting)

(police chattering)

(solemn music)

(solemn music continues)

(solemn music continues)

(solemn music continues)