Magical Girl Page #2

Synopsis: Luis, an unemployed literature teacher, is determined to grant what may be the last wish of Alicia, his 12-year-old daughter who is suffering from terminal leukemia: she dreams of owning the costume of Magical Girl Yukiro, her anime star. Unfortunately, the price tag is far beyond his means. But Luis is not one to give up easily, even if it means... abuse or blackmail.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Director(s): Carlos Vermut
  12 wins & 25 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2014
127 min
319 Views


It goes like this, little by little,

and in the end you get used to it.

How about you?

Staying afloat, which is no small feat.

And you?

- What are you having?

- A beer.

What can you do? Even if you get rid

of the politicians, nothing will change.

- Olives or chips?

- Olives.

The problem in this country is that

the banker is as corrupt as the worker.

That's the problem.

- Here you go.

- I guess so.

- How is your girl doing?

- Not too well, to be honest.

Is she having surgery again or

will she go back to chemo?

Yes, she will have chemo but...

No sh*t!

I'm so sorry, Luis.

Is there anything I can do for you?

I know Marisol, thanks a lot.

Indeed

I'd like to talk to you in private.

Yes, sure.

I'd like to buy Alicia something

she wants, but you know my situation.

How much money would it take?

7,000.

I can work for free here

as long as you want.

Damn Luis, that's a lot of money.

I'm up to the limit.

Of course.

I can't lend you so much money because,

for starters, I don't have it.

I know. I shouldn't have left you

in a predicament.

I don't know what to do.

You could look for a job where

you can get paid in advance.

But things are difficult.

No. Thanks.

What do you want to buy to Alicia

that is so expensive?

- It's a dress from a cartoon.

- Like a disguise?

No, it's a dress by a famous designer.

That's why it's so pricey. There's only one.

The only thing Alicia wants

is you to be close to her.

What matters is to be together.

The dress, the money, that's trivial.

Yes.

I'm out of job but I'm waiting for

the result of some interviews.

The ad said that no collateral was needed.

Right, but I want to know

if it's possible.

I don't have collateral,

but I can pay the interest.

I know it's not a good time, but

I need the money. It's important to me.

Don't be sorry.

Today, in the letters' section we have

a very special letter.

And I say it's a very special letter

because it's written by a 12-year-old girl.

Because she dedicates it to her father,

and because she has leukemia.

She's Alicia,

and her letter goes like this...

"I'm writing this letter to you

from the hospital room

I like coming here a lot.

At the beginning I was afraid

and I hated it, but now I love it.

I know it's weird.

Nobody likes hospitals.

I like the smell of the corridors, I like

the food, I like the Band-Aids and the needles.

Do you know why? Because I know whenever

I wake up here you are by my side."

Barbara.

Barbara!

Close your eyes.

Don't open them until I say so.

Now.

- Why this?

- Just because.

Thank you.

Will you put it on me?

Thanks.

- Today I want to be alone with you.

- But we're meeting Javier and Laura.

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