Happy 40th Page #5

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
142 Views


Just be around you guys.

You want us to take you somewhere?

We can do that.

I hope everyone's having a good time.

I would hate it if they

felt obligated to be here.

No, why would you say that?

They're your best friends.

[Sophia] I know.

Probably not too exciting to be

cooped up in here all weekend.

[Ben] They're here for your birthday.

I mean it's just, it's one weekend.

Yeah, yeah, you're right.

Probably any longer, it

might be a drag for them.

Do you think so?

I don't know, what are you asking me?

You want them to stay longer?

[Sophia] No, no.

Is it hard, is it...

Is it hard for you to

be in the house so much?

[Ben] You're asking me?

Not as hard as not having

sex with you anymore.

What, you wanna talk about me not

being able to go out all the time,

but you don't wanna deal with

not having sex for two years?

Why are you bringing this up right now?

I don't know, why can't

I bring this up right now?

[Sophia] (whispers) It seems like a

discussion we should

have when we're alone.

We're always alone and you

never wanna talk about it.

I thought maybe you'd wanna talk

about it now with your girlfriends around

'cause then you could talk to them later.

I don't know what to say, Ben.

[Ben] Say why you

won't have sex with me.

I mean...

What am I supposed to do with that?

Do you want me around so I

can take care of everything?

Because I will, I will always

take care of everything.

I wanna know why you don't touch me.

If you don't love me anymore,

I can deal with that.

But I think I should know.

Of course I love you.

I'm sorry, I'm just not myself yet.

(sobbing)

[Ben] Okay, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

(laughs) It's your birthday.

I'm gonna go make sure everything's ready.

(sobbing)

[Sasha] We should've

gotten a smoke machine.

Oh yeah, for a super

dramatic entrance for her.

[Sasha] Exactly.

I wish we got one of

those karaoke things so

that we could do battle

rounds like on The Voice.

That's such a good idea,

why aren't we doing that?

Because that show's ridiculous.

Thank you, and yet

you obviously watch it.

Sophia watches it.

Okay, you don't have to be embarrassed,

we all love The Voice, I love it so much.

[Ana] Honestly, oh my God, I don't have

time to watch that, but

even if I did, mmm-mmm.

[Sasha] What?!

That is the best show!

Seriously.

It's the best show ever.

Snazzy!

[Ana] Nice of you to join us.

Isn't The Voice the best show ever?

Oh it's the f***ing best.

[Sasha] I agree!

Yeah, and if I like

someone's song I watch it

- over and over.

- Over and over.

[Ana] Okay, you guys are truly insane.

Anyone want a beer?

[Sasha] Me!

[Kat] Don't tell me you don't watch it.

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