Just Like a Woman
(silence)
(Woman)
Give them some time.
You cannot rush things.
Your time is not God's time.
The Lord works in very
mysterious ways.
You can get up now.
I've left some
herbs now this evening.
Yes. You are to boil those herbs.
Yes.
She has to drink it
right before she goes to be
with her husband, okay?
This is
very important... okay?
$150, God willing, you'll
be a grandmother soon, Nishalla.
(man)
Oh, no.
(man)
Oh, it's just kids.
Let's get inside.
Hey...
(woman shouting)
Okay, okay,
it's clean.
Hey.
Morning.
If that was my
mother-in-law...
Do it for me.
(music playing)
Stop it.
(woman)
$6.00
Bye.
Bye.
Bye! (woman) Bye.
(music playing)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
Just a second please.
Frank?
(Frank) What can I do for you?
Line two.
What line?
Two.
Okay, I got it.
(jingling)
(phone ringing)
Hello?
(man) And up, around and
chest two, three and four.
And hips two, three
and four around and...
and four.
And hips two, three
and four, good.
And one and four.
Now hips, one...
four, shimmy and one.
four shimmy again.
One, four, shimmy, good.
One and four, now one.
All right, not bad
you guys, not bad.
What do you
think I'm gonna say?
What do you think
I'm gonna say?
Brains... what am
Stop using them.
Dance with your body,
with your soul, okay?
Efficiency has no place in dance
especially belly dance, okay.
Enjoy yourselves,
enjoy your hips.
I need much more hips
out of all of you, okay?
All right, just work
on it for a second.
I just need to talk to Marilyn
for a second, if you don't mind.
Sure.
Did you talk to
Harvey yet?
No.
Why?
Look, you're the only one I have
here that has any chance
of getting in that
Now I told
them about you.
Are you gonna audition?
Look, I can't talk to
Harvey... you know, he...
Why not, he's not
doing anything right now.
Well, exactly.
I know what
he'll say.
I just wanna spare myself
the disappointment of not...
and you need this
for yourself, all right?
Promise me you'll talk to him? Yes.
Okay.
Okay.
You might just get this.
(TV chatter)
Baby, don't eat that,
your cholesterol.
Well, shame on me.
Maybe if you
were here sooner
I wouldn't have to have
chips for dinner.
Well, it's Tuesday,
I have my class.
Right.
Belly dancing.
How could I forget?
What's that
supposed to mean?
Nothing, hey...
I think it's great
that you believe
you can still be
a dancer at your age.
I wish I had that positive
attitude.
So did you
find anything?
Why would you even
ask me that?
Because I have
a right to know.
You think I'm
not trying?
You think I'm purposefully
not trying to find a job?
You think...
I like this?
Sitting at home watching...
sh*t TV
and getting fat?
Harvey, I'm sorry.
Hey, sweet bird.
I'm sorry.
I'm an a**hole,
okay?
I'm sorry... I'm sorry
to make you think
that I thought
you weren't trying.
Hmm?
How was your day?
It was okay.
How was your class?
Class was great.
Actually, I wanna...
Did you get
paid today?
Why did...
I'm gonna...
I'm gonna need
a little cash.
What for?
I'm just gonna go out and
blow off some steam.
Well, baby,
I just got home.
Come on.
I wanna make
appearances.
What if something
opens up.
I want people
to know I'm alive.
So this is like a job search? Yeah.
You know, this is how
people make connections.
Where are you gonna make these
connections, Harvey, some bar?
Where's your purse?
Where's your goddamn purse,
Marilyn?
Where it always is.
Don't wait up.
(door closing)
Never do.
When we're lying in bed
what do you think about?
Nothing.
You're lying.
I'm not.
Don't you think...
what am I doing
with her?
She cannot even
give me a child?
No.
I never think
that way.
We could adopt.
(chuckles)
Leila is going to
be very happy.
(scoffing)
You want to know
what I'm thinking
when we lie in bed
together?
I wish my mother
would disappear.
You mean die?
That's horrible, Mourad.
I know.
She's your mother.
I'm the one that
should disappear.
(Marilyn) Hi, Frank. Good morning.
(scoffing)
(phone ringing)
Ron?
Ron.
Who put my stuff in
the trash bag?
It's not funny.
I did it,
I packed your stuff.
Why?
Well, because business
isn't good.
It's the recession.
And you don't give
me any notice?
What... I don't
get an explanation?
You're firing me as if I was
some f***in' loser?
This is your
chance to...
a chance to move on.
Do something
different.
You are really sweet.
I think you're really talented. Don't.
Just pay me what
you owe me.
Well, I'll... I can write
you a recommendation letter.
And say that I'm good at
answering the phone
and stacking boxes?
Do you think
you're good people?
Is this how you behave?
who's been in
Aside from everything else,
this is f***ing illegal.
Well, then you
can take me to court.
(phone ringing)
Harvey, call me.
(music playing)
Marilyn?
Everything is
all right?
I got fired.
I'm sorry.
You'll find
something else.
With a 20%
unemployment rate?
Know her?
She's Samia Gamal.
She was the best dancer
in Egypt.
They didn't even
give me a reason.
Do you have a bag?
Sure.
How much?
Take it.
(distant horns honking)
(woman grunting)
Peter?
(Peter) What's going on? (sniffling)
Honey, talk to me.
Well, I got fired...
first.
Sorry.
Do you need a place
to stay?
Is there
something I can do?
No, Harvey's... Harvey's
cheating on me.
Oh, that sh*t.
I just saw him, Peter,
with another woman in our bed.
I'm so sorry.
I feel so sick...
No, it's not your fault... and stupid.
Is there anything
I can do?
I think I'm gonna
go to Santa Fe.
Can you sign me up?
Yes.
I don't know
how I'm gonna...
I haven't got any
money or...
Don't worry
about that.
dancing in bars and
restaurants along the way.
Peter, I can't dance
in a restaurant.
Yes, you can.
I did it
for years.
Besides, it'll give you a chance
to work in front of an audience.
That's what you
need anyway.
Look, I know of a really good
place along the way to Santa Fe.
It's a, uh... they're
friends of mine.
and then I'll text you
with their information, okay?
It's gonna be
all right.
I promise.
(laughing)
What?
You look ridiculous.
I know I
look ridiculous.
Well, I was doing
a facial.
You shouldn't bother
people when they're doing fac...
don't smoke, it's bad
for you.
Oh, uh, the green one.
Yes, yes.
I'm calling my parents.
I'm calling
my parents.
Right now. Mona, Mona,
what's going on here?
Ma, please, enough.
Mona!
(sobbing)
Nowadays,
things are different.
You don't need to
have children.
Mona!
Mona!
Mona!
I'm coming, I'm coming!
I love her.
Eh, love.
(crashing)
Mona!
Mona!
I'm coming,
I'm coming!
(water running)
I'm here.
(knocking)
Ma.
Ma.
Ma,
wake up, Ma.
Ma?
Ma.
Ma!
Mona!
What?
Call 911.
Ma, Ma!
Is she dead?
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