Sleep Dealer

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00:01:15 Sometimes, during long shifts...
00:01:23 Or you might get hit by a surge...
00:01:29 ...end up blind.
00:01:33 We call the factories "sleep dealers,"
00:01:36 because if you work long enough,
00:01:43 But sometimes,
00:01:50 And everything came back to me.
00:01:55 My home.
00:01:57 The house where I grew up.
00:02:01 In Santa Ana del Rio... Oaxaca, Mexico.
00:02:09 My name is Memo Cruz.
00:02:39 We need water.
00:02:43 And Memo?
00:02:45 Take a guess.
00:02:50 Memo!
00:02:59 Hacking For Beginners
00:03:06 Let's go, it's getting late.
00:03:09 I was just on my way out.
00:03:27 To me, Santa Ana was a trap.
00:03:31 Dry, dusty, disconnected.
00:03:37 But my father lived
00:03:42 He owned some land...
00:03:44 even hired local guys to help him.
00:03:48 The king of the town.
00:03:52 But they say he changed...
00:03:55 when they built the dam.
00:04:13 35 liters.
00:04:23 Since when?
00:04:58 This is nuts.
00:05:21 Hey Pop, can I ask you...
00:05:24 why are we still here?
00:05:28 Well, let me ask you:
00:05:31 Is our future a thing of the past?
00:05:39 You think it's funny?
00:05:41 Well, yeah.
00:05:44 That's impossible.
00:05:46 No. We had a future.
00:05:49 You're standing on it.
00:05:53 When they dammed up the river...
00:05:55 they cut off our future.
00:05:59 You weren't even born yet.
00:06:04 You don't know how that felt.
00:06:08 This might not look like much -
00:06:12 And you want to let it dry up
00:06:15 Yeah. Exactly...
00:06:18 You think you know everything.
00:06:20 You don't even know who you are.
00:06:24 At least I know the world is bigger
00:07:08 Hey, you made it!
00:07:11 Of course! Check it out -
00:07:13 I got nodes.
00:07:15 - Did it hurt?
00:07:17 Oh, come on...
00:07:21 Well... at first it burns.
00:07:24 Like having a hot nail driven
00:07:28 But I'm already working
00:07:32 I mean, it looks like New York.
00:07:39 At first, all I could hear were
00:07:44 After a while, I started
00:07:48 the big cities.
00:07:51 Where people like me...
00:07:53 were working in hi-tech factories.
00:07:57 I went to the node doctor last week -
00:08:00 and I already got a job!
00:08:02 Tijuana has the fastest connections.
00:08:04 Your DNA is your password!
00:08:06 Tell everyone I'm doing great -
00:08:10 Of course, you can do it too!
00:08:14 All you need to do is...
00:08:17 What's up?
00:08:19 Hey. How are the guys?
00:08:21 Good.
00:08:25 Rico's such a drunk.
00:08:27 He pissed on the electric fence.
00:08:33 One of these days that talking gun
00:08:38 Bring it on.
00:08:55 When are you gonna stop pretending
00:09:05 To grow up in Santa Ana,
00:09:18 My brother was addicted
00:09:41 Right on!
00:09:51 That summer in Santa Ana
00:12:21 We're taking off.
00:12:23 Give this to your crazy uncle.
00:12:31 Buy some beers on the way back.
00:12:34 Cold ones.
00:12:35 You got it.
00:12:37 See you soon.
00:12:56 What's wrong?
00:13:09 Hey, what you watching?
00:14:47 Dude - that looks like Santa Ana.
00:15:01 No way...
00:15:06 That's your stupid radio...
00:15:08 Papá...
00:16:58 What did you do?
00:17:59 I told her I'd go to the city...
00:18:03 find work...
00:18:06 help them any way I could.
00:18:37 Nice to meet you...
00:18:43 Name?
00:18:44 Luz Martinez.
00:18:46 - Occupation?
00:18:48 Oh yeah?
00:18:50 Need a writing partner, baby?
00:18:52 Calm down, froggie!
00:18:54 My name is Filiberto.
00:18:57 Name?
00:19:10 Want me to put your bag up?
00:19:16 No thanks.
00:19:22 - Sorry.
00:19:39 Excuse me.
00:19:44 Where did you get them?
00:19:46 My nodes?
00:19:50 A long time ago...
00:19:54 My mom freaked out
00:19:57 She's so old-fashioned -
00:20:05 Never seen them before?
00:20:08 Only on TV.
00:20:18 Where can I get some...
00:20:21 without paying for a doctor?
00:20:23 Well, you need somebody
00:20:26 a coyotek.
00:20:29 If you go to the alley
00:20:31 you can ask around there.
00:20:40 What's your name?
00:20:45 Memo.
00:20:47 I'm Luz.
00:20:50 Are you coming from far away?
00:20:55 A tiny village...
00:21:09 Tijuana - City of the Future
00:21:17 Move it!
00:21:48 Play messages.
00:21:49 You have one new message.
00:21:51 Ms. Martinez -
00:21:54 Your student loans
00:21:58 If you don't return our call,
00:22:01 confiscate your belongings,
00:22:06 Have a nice day.
00:22:22 TruNode, the world's number one
00:22:28 Display my account.
00:22:31 There has been no activity.
00:22:36 THE STRUGGLE OVER A WELL
00:22:39 A WITCH DOCTOR
00:22:43 THE REBELS
00:22:47 New document.
00:22:50 Title?
00:22:54 A migrant from Santa Ana del Rio.
00:22:56 Bio-thentication activated.
00:23:02 Tijuana, Mexico.
00:23:04 The biggest border town in the world.
00:23:10 It pulls people in like a magnet.
00:23:13 Even today, long after the border
00:23:17 Wandering souls keep coming...
00:23:21 carrying nothing but their dreams.
00:23:29 Today I met one.
00:23:33 I didn't think much of him.
00:23:36 Repeat the last ten seconds.
00:23:38 Please tell the truth.
00:23:46 At first, I didn't think much of him.
00:23:49 He looked...
00:23:51 like they all do.
00:23:54 A little lost...
00:23:56 holding on to whatever
00:24:00 Trying not to look scared.
00:24:05 Coming to Tijuana,
00:24:10 he should be.
00:24:21 Need a coyotek?
00:24:27 Lookin' for a node job?
00:24:30 Need a connection?
00:24:32 Skinny dudes like you
00:24:35 Know how to drive?
00:24:36 I'll get you a cab in London.
00:24:39 No? What about picking
00:24:49 Bro...
00:24:51 Don't want to hook up
00:24:54 I wouldn't let them lube
00:24:58 much less give me a node job.
00:25:08 Cool. I understand.
00:25:11 I've been in your place.
00:25:14 I remember what it was like...
00:25:17 before I got nodes.
00:25:29 I'll hook you up...
00:25:30 fast...
00:25:32 and dirt cheap.
00:25:35 What do you say?
00:25:37 You up for it?
00:25:40 How much?
00:25:43 Know what?
00:25:47 He crossed the border
00:25:50 by foot.
00:25:52 No joke!
00:25:53 Before nodes,
00:25:55 Unbelievable!
00:26:14 Another thing about my uncle...
00:26:17 he was a dumbass.
00:26:19 Just like you.
00:26:39 Back at home,
00:26:45 So I knew that
00:26:48 at the edge of the city.
00:27:22 Excuse me.
00:27:27 Do you know if anyone lives here?
00:27:29 Does it look like it?
00:27:32 Shut up, fool.
00:27:34 Welcome.
00:27:36 If no one's there, go for it.
00:27:40 It's your house.
00:28:06 Good morning.
00:28:08 Good morning.
00:28:09 There's been activity in your account.
00:28:14 Display account.
00:28:16 28 clients found your story
00:28:21 You had one sale - and one message.
00:28:24 I'm interested in the guy you met.
00:28:29 Any background information
00:28:33 I can pre-pay for the next memory.
00:28:36 Holy shit.
00:28:40 I don't understand, "holy shit."
00:28:52 Looking for a node job?
00:29:23 It's a miracle.
00:29:25 I found you.
00:29:29 What are you doing here?
00:29:31 Looking for you.
00:29:33 For me?
00:29:36 Why?
00:29:41 I was thinking about you.
00:29:42 How'd it go last night?
00:29:46 Great.
00:29:48 Some guy jumped me,
00:29:53 Anyway, I'll find someone else.
00:30:01 If you want, I can help.
00:30:21 Want to connect, baby?
00:30:25 Wait for me over there?
00:30:38 The Tijuana Node Bar.
00:30:52 In the bars you could find
00:30:56 You could find almost anything.
00:30:59 They served shots of teki
00:31:13 He's busy - doing a node job.
00:31:20 You're not from here, right?
00:31:23 I'm from far away.
00:31:25 I came here to work.
00:31:27 What do you do?
00:31:30 I'm a writer.
00:31:32 Trying to be one at least.
00:31:34 It's pretty new to me.
00:31:36 But I love it...
00:31:38 letting people out there
00:31:41 But my story's not that interesting.
00:31:43 Why are you here?
00:31:47 My family had some problems.
00:31:50 We needed money.
00:31:54 That's why I'm here.
00:32:06 Our turn.
00:32:21 Hey!
00:32:23 What's up?
00:32:25 Careful with the injector.
00:32:30 Good luck, kid.
00:32:35 Have a seat.
00:32:38 And the coyotek?
00:32:41 You're looking at her.
00:32:45 You?
00:32:48 You want a node job, right?
00:32:52 If I do it, it'll be done right.
00:33:03 Where did you learn to do all this?
00:33:05 My boyfriend was a coyotek.
00:33:07 He installed my nodes
00:33:12 He taught me.
00:33:14 Your boyfriend?
00:33:16 Ex-boyfriend.
00:33:18 The technology was
00:33:25 Take off your shirt.
00:33:39 Give me your hand.
00:33:58 You ticklish?
00:34:00 A little.
00:34:07 These nodes are the best
00:34:12 But there's still a risk.
00:34:14 If there's a virus or a short circuit...
00:34:17 electricity will pour into your body
00:34:27 When you connect to the other side...
00:34:30 your body hooks into a machine.
00:34:34 It's a two-way connection.
00:34:38 Sometimes you control the machine.
00:34:42 And sometimes
00:34:49 Breathe in. It'll ease the pain.
00:35:32 Finally...
00:35:33 I could connect my nervous system...
00:35:36 to the other system.
00:35:38 The global economy.
00:35:39 The global economy.
00:35:45 Near the place where I was living...
00:35:47 on the outskirts of the city...
00:35:51 stood the networked factories -
00:35:54 the "sleep dealers."
00:36:20 This is the American Dream.
00:36:23 We give the United States
00:36:27 all the work - without the workers.
00:36:33 José is in a slaughterhouse in Iowa.
00:36:36 Maria is a nanny for a little girl
00:36:39 You three will be on a big job
00:36:50 Hey kid -
00:36:52 Plug in.
00:36:55 Your future starts today.
00:37:05 HOW TO CONNECT A NODE
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00:37:09 THIS EQUIPMENT PAYS YOUR SALARY
00:38:42 Spanish.
00:39:00 Yes.
00:39:48 How's it going?
00:39:50 I guess you made it.
00:39:55 I got a job. I think it's in California.
00:39:59 Look.
00:40:03 Looks like you finally found
00:40:06 What's that supposed to mean?
00:40:09 You want me to feel worse
00:40:11 I'm just saying,
00:40:13 To get away from this place.
00:40:15 Bro, I didn't call to fight with you.
00:40:37 Congratulations! You sent money!
00:40:41 You sent $270.
00:40:45 Minus taxes, fees, and surcharges...
00:40:48 they received $180!
00:40:51 Dude, this is a lot of money.
00:40:53 Mom won't believe it.
00:40:56 Can you send more?
00:41:17 Sorry I'm late.
00:41:18 Don't worry, I just got here.
00:41:21 Well, how did it go?
00:41:24 I still don't know how to thank you.
00:41:26 Photos?
00:41:29 Take home a memory
00:41:31 No thanks.
00:41:33 I think we should.
00:41:38 I see who wears the pants here.
00:41:42 C'mon, kid.
00:41:48 That's it!
00:41:57 So? You must've left two
00:42:00 Zero.
00:42:03 Really?
00:42:04 Most of the men I know want
00:42:10 I have a theory:
00:42:12 They learn it from their fathers.
00:42:16 Didn't yours teach you that?
00:42:20 I don't feel like talking
00:42:24 I understand.
00:42:28 My folks think I'm nuts.
00:42:30 Being here,
00:42:35 Why?
00:42:38 Girl's not married, living on her own,
00:43:19 Last night I conducted
00:43:28 Please tell the truth.
00:43:34 I'm trying to maintain
00:43:39 Focus on simple,
00:43:51 The truth is...
00:43:53 I didn't expect to feel anything.
00:44:03 He told me...
00:44:05 he eats every Sunday night
00:44:10 It reminds him of home.
00:44:16 His eyes...
00:44:19 This is stupid.
00:44:23 End of transcription.
00:44:35 Problems with the story?
00:44:39 I wish it were a story.
00:44:41 All I do is talk about my feelings.
00:44:45 Well, that's how it works, right?
00:44:48 You can't hide anything.
00:44:52 Maybe that's the problem.
00:44:54 I'm telling the truth to a machine -
00:44:59 Wait - he doesn't know?
00:45:05 Well, I'm sure he's happy to have
00:45:14 I feel like he needs someone.
00:45:23 He told me his father died.
00:47:29 This is one of my favorite places.
00:47:32 Want to go for a swim?
00:47:44 What are you thinking about?
00:47:48 There was a river near my house.
00:47:53 I used to go for water with my old man.
00:47:57 Want to sit?
00:48:00 Tell me about him...
00:48:04 There's not that much to tell.
00:48:08 Well... what did he do?
00:48:10 Nothing too special.
00:48:13 He grew corn and beans.
00:48:15 He had a milpa?
00:48:17 Yeah.
00:48:19 I read that the beans
00:48:22 and the two plants help
00:48:25 Yeah.
00:48:27 What was it like to work
00:48:30 real?
00:48:39 I guess I never really
00:48:48 Lie down.
00:48:57 Close your eyes.
00:48:59 They need to rest.
00:49:03 The more time I spend connected...
00:49:06 the harder it is to see.
00:49:15 You have long eyelashes.
00:50:45 You'll be alright.
00:50:46 Help me disconnect him!
00:50:49 You OK?
00:50:55 What happened to him?
00:50:57 Just pick him up!
00:50:58 Let's go!
00:51:01 Where are we taking him?
00:51:03 This little guy weighs a ton.
00:51:06 Put him down for a sec.
00:51:10 Code approved. You may exit.
00:51:12 I've got it now. Back to work!
00:51:30 You OK?
00:51:58 You don't look so good.
00:52:01 Are you eating well?
00:52:04 Sure, Ma. Don't worry.
00:52:06 Everything's great here.
00:52:08 I don't know how
00:52:12 No one is allowed anywhere
00:52:16 We have to go into town for water.
00:52:19 Memo...
00:52:22 I'm scared.
00:52:36 How could I tell her the truth?
00:52:39 I was just figuring it out myself.
00:52:47 My energy was being drained...
00:52:52 sent far away.
00:52:59 What happened to the river,
00:53:01 was happening to me.
00:53:16 I don't know what I'm doing.
00:53:19 I work in a place I'll never see.
00:53:23 I can see my family,
00:53:30 And, well, the only place I feel...
00:53:36 connected...
00:53:39 is here...
00:53:42 with you.
00:53:54 There's something I need to tell you.
00:53:58 I want you to know what I'm doing.
00:53:59 Open "Home."
00:54:04 Open "Archive."
00:54:11 This is embarrassing.
00:54:13 Why?
00:54:17 Because I'm still new at this.
00:54:21 Open "Maricela."
00:54:24 I told you about my ex-boyfriend, right?
00:54:28 That's him.
00:54:32 Nice hairdo.
00:54:36 And that's Maricela.
00:54:41 We hooked her up...
00:54:43 we became friends
00:54:50 Going there felt like time travel.
00:54:54 Like entering a totally new world...
00:55:01 I wanted to share what I'd seen...
00:55:03 so I uploaded the memory -
00:55:08 I share stories about the people I meet.
00:55:11 That's what I wanted to tell you.
00:55:15 She invited you to her home...
00:55:17 and you sold the memories?
00:55:22 Is that bad?
00:55:24 No. It's just...
00:55:27 weird.
00:55:31 I guess it is a little weird...
00:55:37 Going there - for me - was like
00:55:42 But... I don't know.
00:55:44 I had to go.
00:55:47 I hate that there's so much
00:55:53 The only thing nodes are good for...
00:55:58 is to destroy that distance...
00:56:02 to connect us...
00:56:06 to let us see.
00:56:28 I want you to see me... inside.
00:56:57 Can you see?
00:57:44 It's incredible.
00:57:46 You've never seen it?
00:57:48 This is where the border wall ends.
00:57:52 I guess they built it to keep out
00:58:04 A song for the couple?
00:58:06 No thanks.
00:58:07 Something for the heart?
00:58:12 Try someone over there.
00:58:14 Your loss.
00:58:18 Nodes? Cables?
00:58:21 No, really.
00:58:28 Those guys are always here.
00:58:30 Always the same routine.
00:58:38 You OK?
00:58:41 I've been thinking...
00:58:45 about what I'm doing here.
00:58:50 About my dad.
00:58:54 How he died.
00:59:00 I told her everything.
00:59:09 What kind of a guy he was.
00:59:46 I didn't know what to say to him.
00:59:48 But I do know...
00:59:50 this has to be the final memory
01:00:14 You asked why Memo left his village.
01:00:18 Now you know.
01:01:24 - How's it going?
01:01:27 Hey, Luz isn't home,
01:01:33 Go on in.
01:02:02 There's been activity in your account.
01:02:10 A MIGRANT
01:02:13 A RE-ENCOUNTER
01:02:16 HIS EYES
01:02:21 One.
01:02:22 What do you want to do
01:02:26 Play memory.
01:02:29 At first I didn't think much of him.
01:02:31 He seemed like all the others.
01:02:34 I've asked many times,
01:02:36 but he won't show me where he lives.
01:02:40 He looked so vulnerable...
01:02:46 The client purchased
01:02:49 Play the memory.
01:02:52 How'd you get in here?
01:02:55 He needs someone to talk to...
01:03:01 He told me his father died.
01:03:05 Someone pays you to talk to me?
01:03:13 I tried to tell you.
01:03:21 I wanted to do something good
01:03:25 You understand, right?
01:03:39 Never, never trust
01:03:44 Am I right?
01:03:47 What are you going to do?
01:03:51 Go back to the factory.
01:03:52 Are you crazy?
01:03:55 I can't go home like this...
01:03:57 with nothing.
01:03:58 When my first wife left me...
01:04:01 I put all of our memories on TruNode.
01:04:04 It was the happiest day of my life.
01:04:08 But still nobody's ever bought them!
01:04:11 Right?
01:04:39 I want you to have this...
01:05:08 Have you ever been there?
01:05:10 It's in Oaxaca. A tiny village.
01:05:16 I could have stayed.
01:05:19 It wouldn't be so bad.
01:05:23 Single or double?
01:05:29 For you, mami, anything.
01:05:31 I appreciate it.
01:05:36 Approved for entry.
01:06:27 There has been no activity
01:06:33 It's likely you fell asleep.
01:06:36 Your salary will be adjusted.
01:07:28 I want you to have this.
01:07:30 It's yours.
01:07:32 I came here to tell stories.
01:07:34 To connect people.
01:07:39 But I lost my way.
01:07:45 And I'm sorry.
01:09:15 ...he eats at the central market
01:09:19 it reminds him of home.
01:10:26 You don't know me but...
01:10:29 I know you.
01:10:31 I've been following your story
01:10:37 Luz's stories?
01:10:39 Yes.
01:10:49 I want to talk to you.
01:10:59 When I was a kid,
01:11:04 to visit my grandma...
01:11:06 before the wall.
01:11:15 When I was young,
01:11:20 all I wanted was...
01:11:23 to be a soldier,
01:11:29 So I signed up.
01:11:32 And a second later,
01:11:36 I'm a pilot.
01:11:46 And my first mission...
01:11:50 was in Mexico.
01:11:55 But I didn't expect...
01:11:59 to see...
01:12:31 I'm not going to hurt you.
01:12:33 Stop! I want to get off!
01:12:34 Please! Listen to me!
01:12:36 Next stop is up ahead!
01:12:37 Just listen to what I have to say...
01:12:39 and I'll leave, OK?
01:12:45 I was following orders.
01:12:48 And I'm sorry.
01:12:55 I wish I could change it but...
01:12:59 life's not like that.
01:13:02 And I don't know. I thought...
01:13:06 maybe I could help.
01:14:17 You came all the way here
01:14:22 That you want to help?
01:14:25 How?
01:14:32 I just thought... Maybe...
01:14:38 And?
01:14:54 That I could do something...
01:14:57 for you.
01:15:00 Anything.
01:15:19 Hi.
01:15:23 I can't believe you're here.
01:15:25 You don't have to say anything.
01:15:27 I read your letter.
01:15:30 Really, I'm sorry.
01:15:32 Luz, I need your help.
01:15:37 You want me to plug him in?
01:15:39 Yes!
01:15:40 This is crazy. He's a killer.
01:15:43 He's here because of you.
01:15:46 That doesn't mean we have to help him!
01:15:48 Luz, think about it -
01:15:50 remember what you told me
01:15:53 Yes.
01:15:54 That's what he did.
01:15:57 He crossed over.
01:16:00 All we have to do is help him.
01:16:14 Approved for entry.
01:16:54 Rudy?
01:17:00 Memo told you...
01:17:03 He told me everything.
01:17:08 I'm sorry. It's just that...
01:17:10 I've never met one of my readers.
01:17:19 Let me see your arms.
01:17:38 Code approved. You may exit.
01:17:45 Over here. Come on.
01:17:55 Almost ready?
01:17:57 Just one more minute.
01:18:14 Are you sure you want to do this?
01:18:20 Yes.
01:19:15 Sometimes I'd forget where I was.
01:19:18 And everything came back to me.
01:19:46 Can we go a little lower?
01:19:51 That's good.
01:19:57 What's happening?
01:20:21 Take it to the left!
01:20:32 We're almost there.
01:21:25 Water!
01:21:29 Water!
01:21:40 It's a miracle, Memo.
01:21:44 You're not gonna believe it.
01:21:47 No one knows what's happening next.
01:21:49 If they'll rebuild it, or what.
01:21:53 But people are celebrating.
01:21:56 Hold on.
01:22:01 I'm taking the camera outside.
01:22:08 Can you see?
01:22:32 So, are you coming home?
01:22:51 So long.
01:23:02 Heading south?
01:23:11 He could never go home.
01:23:16 Neither could I.
01:23:19 But maybe there's a future for me here.
01:23:23 On the edge of everything.
01:23:33 A future with a past.
01:23:43 If I connect.
01:23:58 And fight.