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Amanda _ Anirudh Menon _ English Short Film 2026
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00:25Satsang with Mooji
00:57Satsang with Mooji
01:23Satsang with Mooji
01:27I mean, I like dinosaurs. Who doesn't like dinosaurs?
01:30Yalla, where are we going? Left or right?
01:32Pretty sure it's right.
01:35One job. You both had one fucking job.
01:38Fucking hell, haven't you had my mom a coffee yet?
01:40Okay, how about you collectively take those two brain cells of yours,
01:44give them a good old rub together and tell me where the fuck are we going?
01:47Is it left or right?
01:49It's right.
01:49Right? Okay, thank you. Good man, good man.
01:52You fucking clown. Let's fucking go.
01:54And I mean, I get it. Thinking they can do it better.
01:57And sometimes I wonder if they might.
02:07I forgot how much I enjoy this.
02:09There's this thrill in being underestimated, sort of arousal if I'm honest.
02:14I guess I just happen to like challenges.
02:17And Amanda, with what she managed to do, she's a challenge.
02:23Did you know that she's dumb?
02:25As in mute.
02:28Yeah. Bitch can't talk. Use interpreters.
02:33But she managed to sell more product than all four families combined this quarter.
02:37So, silent, yeah, stupid, no, anything bad.
02:47She's quiet.
02:49No fuss, no must, no mess, just business.
02:53Here's the thing about the quiet.
02:55It's a killer.
02:57Creeps upon you real smooth, like a blade between your ribs.
03:00By the time you clock it, you're already bleeding out.
03:03You are clean.
03:04Yeah.
03:05Left a rocket launcher in the car.
03:08She's waiting for you.
03:10Stay put.
03:11And don't embarrass me by touching anything.
03:20But we ain't going quiet, nah.
03:22Have you got something that's gonna shake her bloody walls?
03:30Time to make some noise.
03:35Hmm.
03:38May I ask where you got these?
03:39Please?
03:43Oh.
04:04Come on in.
04:06Fill it up.
04:09There.
04:13No.
04:36We're not going to do that.
04:36It's a very good thing.
04:40Francis sends it.
05:18Oh, busy day at the office, eh, love?
05:27Francis sends his regards, by the way.
05:29Name's David. David Prescott.
05:31Well, you can call me Dave or Dave if you're feeling friendly.
05:34You got some real, proper, top-shelf talent out there.
05:38Real creme de la creme.
05:39And I'd know.
05:40I mean, a lifetime ago, I used to work the door at this seedy little bar in Amsterdam.
05:45The Blue Apple. Ship joint.
05:47And, oh my God, it was an absolute cesspit.
05:50I mean, neon lights that buzzed louder than the music.
05:53Music so loud, the floors would shake.
05:55And floors so sticky, you could lose a fucking shoe.
05:58Again, absolute fucking cesspit.
06:00But hey, I was young and dumb and pretty skinned, so I paid the bills.
06:06It's a McDonald's now. Can you believe that?
06:09Stripper poles, two slides, lap dances for Big Macs.
06:13I mean, one minute you're taking a fiver from a bloke to put your tits in his face,
06:17and the next is, would you like fives with that?
06:20Fucking capitalism, eh?
06:22Turns everything into a fucking happy meal eventually.
06:24One night, Francis turns up, sharp as a tack, pockets deep enough to drown in.
06:30And he presents a very lucrative offer to buy the place outright.
06:33Generous. Really, really generous.
06:35But the owner? Hmm.
06:37Thought he could hold out for more.
06:39Yeah?
06:40Thought he had time.
06:43So?
06:44The next morning, I turn up to work, and the blue apple's not so blue anymore.
06:49I mean, the whole thing has gone up like a fucking Roman candle.
06:51Everything.
06:52Walls, furniture, clientele, even fucking security burnt to a crisp.
06:57It was tragic.
06:58Tragic, but with tragedy...
07:01Clears the slate.
07:02Leaves room for something new.
07:05Francis swoops it.
07:07Buys the land for pennies, and leases it to a McDonald's.
07:12A brighter, shinier, more profitable business.
07:16As for me, well, I got a handshake.
07:19Promotion.
07:20And a steady gig.
07:27I take it you understand what those are?
07:29That there is photographic evidence of you, Amanda,
07:36divulging details of the confidential variety to our friends in law enforcement.
07:41Our friends because, well, they certainly weren't yours considering they sold on you.
07:47Francis has it on excellent.
07:49And between us girls, kind of overpriced authority that you sold Vincent out.
07:58That was a big mistake on your part.
08:02We had a rat who ratted you ratting out Vincent.
08:05Fucking hell, try saying that ten times.
08:17Do you play poker?
08:19I swear to God, with the whole mute resting bitch face that you've got going on, you could clear house.
08:25Bloody intimidating. Win every game possibly.
08:28Now, the deal was very, very simple.
08:32You keep Vincent in the dark.
08:34You let us wet our beak.
08:36And that's that.
08:37Everyone walks away with a smile.
08:39No fuss, no muss.
08:41All you need to do is just give us a modest cut.
08:45Fifteen percent.
08:46Sounds fair? Monthly.
08:47So that's maybe like, what, three or four million.
08:51Let's say three.
08:52Generous.
08:52I know.
08:56But you strike me as someone who really appreciates efficiency.
09:00Someone who knows when to play along or fold.
09:05So in case you're entertaining ideas of resistance, let me paint you one more picture.
09:14Imagine your empire, everything you've built, every deal you've closed going up in smoke, just like the blue apple.
09:26And if it comes down to it, I'll light the match myself, just like the blue apple.
09:38Hmm.
09:53Atta girl.
10:02Well, then spring up for the sign language classes, eh?
10:05Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk.
10:07Ah, it's a shame.
10:08Could've saved all the hassle.
10:10Thumbs, thumbs, thumbs.
10:35way to work, it's a shame.ски,
10:42whatever. Tsk.
10:42Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. 잘ajale stick culture, Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Tsk. Yeah. Maybe
10:52I ask
10:53when you got these?
10:56David, meet Officer Dev, my Da Vinci of dodgy documents, Picasso of plausible deniability,
11:04Houdini of hiding shit and the man who brought me those beautiful little squares of celluloids
11:08you now hold in your hands. Good cup, bad cup, all wrapped up in one neat corrupt cup.
11:17Wait, Dev? Devandra Patel, bloody hell it is you.
11:24Oh my god, David, Errol, motherfucking Prescott.
11:27In the flesh.
11:28Wait, this is the David you've been hyping up?
11:30Wait, jeez, when's the last time I saw you, was it?
11:33Four years ago.
11:34Auntie Sheila's wedding.
11:35In Goa.
11:36Yes, was it? Three years ago now?
11:38Three years ago, yes.
11:39Oh my god, you were absolutely shit-faced at the ceremony, absolutely shit-faced.
11:43Well, look who's talking, calling me shit-faced.
11:45Mr. Prescott here, decided to do a backstroke in the hotel fountain, picture this, butt naked.
11:51Yeah!
11:51What was it that you called it?
11:53Bridging cultures.
11:54Oh my god.
11:54Sorry to interrupt the love-in, you two know each other.
11:57Know each other? You didn't tell him?
12:00How was I supposed to know you are the David he's been banging on about?
12:03Dev and I are cousins, but I'm obviously the fun one, he plans to be all sensible and all that
12:08shit.
12:08He's a daft prick!
12:09By sensible, he means the one who's not been kicked out of family events yet.
12:14Mmm, yet.
12:15Hold on, hold on.
12:15Cousins?
12:17How the hell does that work?
12:18I mean, you are, what is the polite word?
12:20White.
12:21And you, Def Arbel?
12:22Oh.
12:23No.
12:24Family history boss.
12:26Grandfathers were sailors, merchants, opportunists really.
12:31Anytime they saw a port, they dropped anchors. Metaphorically and literally.
12:37Mm-hmm.
12:38We sailed around the world and we fucked around the world.
12:42We called it the Patel Prescott Legacy.
12:46A proud honor, a tradition of international shagging.
12:49By the way, if you ever come to one of our family reunions, bloody hell, it looks like the fucking
12:54United Nations.
12:55For the record, that fountain bit at the wedding, it was a performance art, okay?
13:00I was going through a bit of an artsy farty face back then, wasn't it?
13:03An artsy face?
13:04Yeah.
13:04You just asked me yesterday if my Rembrandt bought for 14 million and change was from Ikea.
13:09Well, I mean, it did look like something that was pulled out of a dentist's office.
13:13I mean, don't hate the messenger. The guy clearly picked out a wrong set of colors.
13:17What, beige and brown and yellow? Dude, shit, piss, vomit, comfort.
13:21I should just be thankful that someone as taste deficient as you isn't working the artsy.
13:26I am, however, grateful to have Officer Def at my employ.
13:30It's good to know that there are still some cups worth keeping on the payroll.
13:33All those kickbacks were starting to feel like a charity.
13:36Boss, I aim to please.
13:39Well, let's not let your cousin's effort go to waste. You know what I want?
13:44Present this to her. Negotiate a slice of the pie.
13:49How do you manage this, by the way?
13:52I have my ways. 20% is ideal, nothing less than 15.
13:56Consider it done.
13:57Meet set tomorrow 9am at the Royal. Once it's done, I want to hear from you direct. You call no
14:02one but me.
14:02Okay.
14:04Oh, and try not to make the rest of us look bad.
14:07Oh, you do that just fine by yourself, cousin.
14:20Well, Mandy, aren't you full of surprises, eh?
14:23Sniffed out our inside man like a bloodhound on a butcher's trail.
14:26Kudos, really. Top marks, top marks. But this doesn't change anything.
14:30I mean, dev. Bless him. Is, well, was a liability.
14:34And if anything, you just saved me the hassle of taking out the trash. So, thank you.
14:39Deal still on the table.
14:46This little song and dance of yours, is it supposed to rattle me?
14:51Am I supposed to lose my shit now?
14:56Who the fuck do you think you are?
15:00You stupid, dumb mute bitch.
15:08How about we just skip the theatrics, you give me the money, and I'll take your little indiscretion to the
15:14grave.
15:17Well, that was quick.
15:20Right. This is how it'll work. I'll pop open the lid, have a little gander, make sure it's sore dosh,
15:25and if it is, I'll ring up Francis and tell him to keep his knickers on.
15:28Sound like a plan?
15:34Oh, nice. Very, very nice.
15:50Oh, yeah. Sorry, they can't.
16:19What the fuck?
16:46Francis?
16:51Mandy, I mean Amanda, I'm just a messenger. I mean Francis, he's the one who...
17:03You know, Francis told me with a straight face that this whole idea was yours.
17:10Of course, that was before we shot him in the head and cut off his hand.
17:15Or maybe it was the other way around.
17:18Either way, he's not exactly in a position to clarify, is he?
17:24Have a seat.
17:29Oh, you look astonished.
17:32The bitch can speak.
17:35The thing is, people in our line of work, they talk too much.
17:40Every prick with a gun and a grudge thinks he's the star of his own goddamn Tarantino movie.
17:46They talk, they bluster, they spin their little stories, and they never get to the fucking point.
17:55Just like you, David.
17:57You swagger in here with your envelope, thinking you've got me cornered, you flashed some photos, make some veiled threats,
18:05and expect me to roll over.
18:07You're pissing on me and not even doing me the courtesy of calling it rain.
18:16Gelp? What the fuck's a gelp?
18:19Text him back, ask him what he means.
18:21That's like asking him to rip me a new one. No thanks.
18:25Gekko?
18:26You think you know he's butt-texting?
18:30Gekko, you think he's accidentally typing that with his ass?
18:32I'm just suggesting ideas here.
18:34What if-
18:35What if you just text him back?
18:37Alright, something like, not sure what you meant there, boss?
18:41Make it more professional.
18:44If you wanted to blackmail me, you could have just said,
18:47Look, Amanda, we've got dirt.
18:50Give us the money.
18:5115% or it's curtains. Boom, done. No monologue.
18:55It's simple, yes?
18:56But no, you had to make it a production.
18:59And now, look at me.
19:00Sitting here, rambling on.
19:02I'm starting to sound like you and that, David,
19:07is something that I can't fucking stand.
19:14The other families.
19:16Vincent, Francis.
19:19You just started a war that you can't win.
19:21A war?
19:24David, darling.
19:26How exactly does one fight a war when there's no one left to fight?
19:32Do you really think that I would sit here and lay all my cards on the table and talk
19:38if I thought that there was even the slightest chance that you or anyone else could do a damn thing
19:43about it?
19:45Your boss was just our first step yesterday.
19:53Your boss was just our first step yesterday.
20:21Marcus.
20:22Marcus.
20:23Always thought he was smarter than the rest.
20:30Victor.
20:31For being the head of the most powerful crime family, he was the easiest to take out.
20:37The power and carelessness go together.
20:44And...
20:45Julia.
20:48Too ambitious for his own good.
20:53But they all thought that they were untouchable.
20:57Just like you, David.
20:59An errand boy for dead men.
21:01Playing a game that's already over.
21:04I can help you.
21:06Okay?
21:07I can help you.
21:08Let me be useful.
21:09I don't want to.
21:10You don't need to.
21:11What could you possibly offer me?
21:13Apart from a spotted...
21:15Oh, what was it?
21:16The blue apple.
21:19I suggest you scuttle back to whatever hole you call home and spread the good word.
21:25I run this city.
21:27And if anyone has a problem with that, they can take it up with...
21:32Francis.
21:35Yes, ma'am.
21:39Yes, ma'am.
21:42Atta boy.
21:57Least you could have done was use blood that didn't taste like battery acid.
22:03But I must say, you've got a real flair for drama.
22:08Drama gets results.
22:09You sold it perfectly.
22:12I'm sure I've got an Oscar waiting for me.
22:15For playing dead for 20 straight minutes.
22:19In either case, I have to thank you for an awkward family get together next time.
22:24Killing him would have been wasteful.
22:27Alive, scared, and with his mouth.
22:29He's my walking, talking billboard for anyone left standing.
22:34Fear's a beautiful thing, Dev, and it costs nothing.
22:39Loyalty is expensive.
22:41But fear funds itself.
22:47Uh, you might want to torch these.
22:50Staged or not, they land in the wrong hands.
22:52It's both our asses.
23:10You heard him.
23:11Burn them.
23:13We're going out.
23:16So, the Queen would.
23:18And I think I've broken my mind.
23:49I don't know.
24:25I don't know.
24:49I don't know.
25:26I don't know.
25:54I don't know.
26:24I don't know.
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