Happy 40th Page #2

Synopsis: A woman celebrates her 40th birthday by having her three best friends come and stay with her and her husband for a long weekend. This woman has been in a wheelchair for the past two years, and it has led her to isolate herself inside of her home. Her husband stands by her as he lives with the guilt of causing the car accident which put her in the wheelchair. Over the course of the three day celebration, it is revealed that everyone is struggling with their own lives and identities. When one best friend makes a terrible mistake and betrays the woman on her birthday, everyone is immediately and uncomfortably forced into looking at their own lives and their own limitations.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Madoka Raine
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.3
Year:
2015
100 min
136 Views


Yes, a friend.

(laughing)

He's great, but he has a full time job,

he's doing me a favor this weekend.

Does he have a full time wife?

Guys, you're crazy!

(laughing)

I'm totally happy.

Why?

Why are you happy?

I mean no, seriously Sasha, don't you

want somebody to be there?

No, I'm actually really enjoying

this time on my own, I'm done with

the crazy dancing life,

can relax a little bit,

can be around with dogs

every day, and I haven't...

Really met anybody that I really loved.

[Ana] Well plenty of

people have loved you.

[Ben] Yeah, they did in

college, that's for sure.

No they didn't.

Yes they did.

When I was a freshman,

you were like the senior.

Whatever.

(laughing)

[Ben] I used to tell

you that all the time,

they would say she was

like a hot librarian.

[Sasha] Ew!

(laughing)

[Ana] Librarian, I like it Sasha.

[Sasha] That is not true at all!

I think you're a dog whisperer.

What does that mean?

What's that supposed to mean?

You just have a special thing with dogs.

With dogs and not

people, that's wonderful.

(laughing)

Why are we even talking about me?

Weren't we talking about me visiting

Sophia, and then what happened?

Please don't worry about it,

I'm thrilled everyone's here now.

Just stop being so nice.

(mumbles) there's

something wrong with her.

Seriously.

Hey, I have to, I have to get out

to the store 'cause I didn't get

a chance to stock up for the weekend.

[Sasha] I'll go with you.

Nobody has to go.

No, let me drive.

Okay.

You know what, I'm gonna come too,

I gotta pick some things up

and I wanna get groceries.

Oh please don't do

that, you're our guest.

[Ana] Oh God, I can buy

some f***ing groceries.

I'll stay with you.

(grunting)

(laughing)

(acoustic guitar music)

If this is all I'm going to get

From this world, then so be it

I'm too tired to throw the (mumbles)

So how are you guys doing?

Good, you know?

Yeah, we're really good.

She still really won't

get out of the house?

[Ben] Nope.

Ever?

[Ben] Not really, no.

Not even to the beach,

it's just down the road.

No, she stays inside

pretty much 24/7 now.

That's terrible.

What about her therapy?

[Ben] They come to the house.

So you're not getting out then either.

I check on the guys at work, but I have

to be around, I don't stay out too long.

[Sandra] What about

just a movie or something?

[Ben] Nope.

You are truly amazing, Ben.

Love her so much.

Ben, I understand why you feel...

Why you stay there with her.

It doesn't seem right for you.

No, it's right for me.

[Sasha] Maybe I mean...

Fair?

It's fair for me.

[Sasha] You didn't do that to her, Ben.

I did do that to her.

[Ana] Yeah, well not on purpose.

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