THE WOLF'S DEN Well done, medium or rare? What? The meat, how do you like it?
Well done, rare... Where I am? In my home. I found you
lying unconscious by the car there. I must have skidded. You've got to be an idiot
to walk on ice in those snickers. What are you doing?
No, no. Don't move, you hit your head
and your ankle's swollen. You were lucky not to break it. -How do you know that?
-How do I know that? If it were broken, you'd be screaming
like a pig inside a car. As if they were castrating you. What are you looking at?
This? I just killed a lamb. Are you hungry? Okay, you rest. It was about time, wasn't it? You slept like a log. Feel any better? My ankle hurts. Be grateful that I found you.
You'd be done. It snowed all day. I think I dreamed with dogs. That was no dream. They're real. Don't you hear them?
I brought you with the sled. -On a sled?
-Yes. Let's eat, I made something special.
Come to the table. What the fuck are you doing
around here? I was told this was a road to Chile. It was.
Now there's the highway. And this road? No. This is an old track. You can only get there by sled
or snow bike. Why are you standing there? Come on, man. Sit down! It's getting cold. This is a real feast. My name's Vicente. Toco. What do you mean? I'm Toco, that's my name...
Are you deaf? I'm sorry, I didn't get it. This is unbelievable... Really Erica,
this is really delicious. Who's Erica? I give names to the lambs...
They keep me company... You know... it's like that. -And this is Erica.
-It was Erica. I have a pen out there. There's
Roby, Pubi, there's Schatzi... You know. -Pubi...?
-Yes. -Schatzi?
-Yes, it seems weird, I know. But I give them names. They're my partners,
they keep me company... You know? Up until... What are you doing around here? Tourism. On your own? Yes, I travel alone. At my age it's a bit tricky...
finding company. What do you do?
For a living. I watch over investments. For bussinesmen. Pretty boring, right?
No wonder you're messing around. Thanks. Erica's really good. Cheers. -Is that what you brought me on?
-Yes man, yes. -And I didn't fall off?
-Why would you fall off? It doesn't seem safe. Don't be a pussy. Safest transportation there is. Plus, I didn't drink last night. Not that much, anyway. Come on. Sit. Let's go! Let's go, come on,
let's go! I didn't know you could
travel so fast on this. Are the dogs good? Or do they bite? It depends. There it is.
There's your car. Do you think we could get it out? Yes, of course. Yes. I'll bring my truck
and we'll get it out immediately. What are you looking out for? Old habit. -Did you find what you're looking for?
-Yes. When do you think
we could come back to take it out? It depends on your foot, but...
I'd say you'll be driving in two days. -Okay. For you.
-What's that? It's for you,
a form of acknowledgment. Maybe that's how it's done
where you're from. But not here. This was a good deed. I apologize,
I didn't mean to offend you. It was just a token of gratitude. Don't you need money? I could... make you a proposal. A proposal? What do you want from me? I don´t want anything from you. You... this wonderful place
you live in... The dogs... It would help me
if you taught me how to drive. Are you fucking with me? No. Why? Not at all. But... Excuse me. Are you a fag? No, I'm not a fag. I was around, enjoying my holidays,
getting to know the surroundings... I met you. I believe these are signs
and you have to read into them. I think fate brought me here. No. Your car brought you here. Yes, my car, but...
Could you help me with that? Help you. You teach me how to drive a sled,
I learn something new, and you get paid. I guess I'm right. What do you have here?
It's heavy as hell. Books.
I travel with my books. What the fuck
are you holding that for? Give me here. This is not a toy. -What is it?
-A harness, for the dogs. I'm sorry. -What are you reading?
-Mishima. Me- what? Mishima.
A great Japanese author. What's it about? He's an advocate
for Japanese culture in the face of the attack
of Western culture. For samurai's honor. Those with the swords
that are sharp as hell? In a way, the sword and the samurai are one single thing. They give their lives
for their beliefs and convictions. They'd die before failing
or being dishonored in combat. I only have this. I don't know
if we're one single thing, but... If somebody starts acting crazy
I'll tear off all their seams. It's poetry, Toco. This is poetry, too. First the ribs, then the loin... This is art. And let's see if you start moving. It's one thing that you're paying,
but I'm not your maid. If we'll live together,
we'll both have to work. Here. There you go. Now you're the potato samurai. -What is it?
-There's a... I don't know,
a little sheep up there. That's Roby.
I let it in all the time. What should I do?
Take it out? Bring it here? Why would you do that?
It's harmless! What could it do? At most he'll get into bed.
He's very loving. And how's the rags? I don't know, fine. I guess. Easy to wear. Yellow in the front,
brown in the back. You know. His Highness best hurry,
breakfast is ready. And we must get to work. Forget about it. You're pissing on the bed, come on... Are you sure
you want to keep this up? Yes, of course. Alright, it's your money. You should know. Are we going? No, I'm going. You have a list of chores
you have to take care of. -Chores?
-Yes, chores. Who's the instructor? You or me? You. Fine. It's part of the contact
with the dogs, part of the learning. There are your chores.
See you later. Hello. Hello, dogs. Hi. Hello, doggies. Start with Yunco, then Mequi...
Not one normal dog name... This is impossible. Okay, here we go. Hello, hello. Your name's Rolando. Rolando. What a name,
you poor fellow. I used to have a mate,
a friend of mine at school, who we called “Rolando,
keep on rolling”, he was so fat. You don't think it's funny. You don't think it's funny. I'm going to clean up your poo, now. Please, I'm asking you...
Come on, don't... What is it?
Don't you like it? I didn't say anything. It's all there is, because some idiot
fed the lamb to the dogs. Did you just call me an idiot? What else could I do? I came into that place
and they started screaming like crazy. And so you give them lamb. -The dogs ate all of Rudy!
-Ronie. Rudy! It was Rudy. And dogs
don't scream. They bark or howl. It made them calm down. They started screaming--
Howling, as you say. Barking, all at the same time.
They seemed wolves. In the end they're like wolves. They want to run,
they want freedom, they're hunters. They know what you feel,
if you're afraid. And if they think you're a threat,
they'll tear you apart. I did what you told me.
What was on the papers. I started connecting to one,
Rolando, and after that... Excuse me, I'm sorry.
Which one did you start with? It doesn't matter. You don't get shit! Dogs have a hierarchy. Yunco is the alpha male. If you started with another one,
you pissed on his territory. When I gave them Ronie,
they calmed down. Rudy. But now they know
you're weak, because you calmed them down
with food, not authority. Maybe I made some friends. You lost the first battle.
They won. You have to be like them, be an alpha male
or they won't respect you. Okay. It's your turn
to clean up the kitchen. See you later. Mother fucker! Fucking shit!
Mother fucker! Hi, hello. Good morning. I need my class, Toco! Fuck you! Hi. Here's the uncle... The uncle's injured. Let me show you how it goes. I'm the boss, and you obey. That's the chain of command. Good afternoon. Good afternoon.
We thought there was no one here. With whom do I have the pleasure? Mariano Morales. Glad to meet you. Are you a friend, a relative...? A friend. And you are...? Nobody. My name is Thomas Sutton. Sigfrido is not around? Sigfrido? The owner of this land. You mean the man
who takes care of the dogs? Yes. Do you know
any more Sigfrido? No. Tell him I came to see him. That I need an answer, urgently. What did you say your name was? Mariano Morales. Morales. Oh my God, shit. I'll be damned. I couldn't take it anymore.
Not anymore. I must have lost
like 20 pounds in there. Shit, I was afraid
to go hollow. Really, an amazing thing. Homemade. -Try it, man. I made it this morning.
-Thank you. How was your day? Fine. I heard the dogs barking and howling. I do what I can. But they were alarm barks. Do you recognize alarm barks? I can usually guess, yes. Fine. Do you have anything to tell me? Nothing? What are you, my wife?
Questioning me like that. You're not telling me anything, Toco. What should I tell you? I don't know, you tell me... Sigfrido. I'll be fucking damned... I knew someone came. Yes. A guy came, he said his name
was Thomas Sutton. What did he say? That he's waiting for your answer. For starters, tell me
what is your real name. Sigfried Otto Federico Tocmeister. And what does this man want? They want to buy my land. That's not bad. How much land are we talking about? Twenty five thousand acres. Excuse me, 25000 acres? You own 25000 acres
and you say you're poor. Yes, I'm dry. Dry! You own 25000 acres,
and we're having noodles! So what? I don't have a dime. How much money are we talking about?
How much did he offer? A million dollars. Are you serious?
One million dollars? You're a millionaire. Yes. And what should I do
with that money? Change your house,
buy a better one. Travel. Enjoy life, live life. You think I don't live life?
This is my life. Everything I want is here. Are you joking? What will you do? I'm not selling. The city has nothing to offer me. I´ve spent most of my life here... good moments and bad. I feel free, safe... at peace. I don't belong to anyone,
nothing belongs to me. Twenty five thousand acres, Toco. I can't explain it. I'm part of this place. Do you know your place in the world? No, not yet. When you find
your place in the world, then you'll be a free man. Don't you get lonely? I have no time to be lonely. Here I have... the woods, the mountains,
my dogs... Trees talk to me. In the city,
you can be surrounded by people and feel more lonely
than the first man who died. How's that leg? Better. Good. Let's rest,
tomorrow will be a long day. Will we go out on the sled? There's a lot to learn,
a lot to know before driving a sled. Is it ready? Yes. What are you doing? -Taking pictures of the dogs.
-Pictures? Yes, this way I can know
the position of each of them. Or else I won't remember. So you take pictures
in order to place them later. Right. Listen, if you want to learn
about dogs and sleds, toss that fucking phone. -The phone?
-Yes, throw it away. I have everything here.
The pictures and my whole life. -I'm connected to everything.
-Welcome to the disconnected world. That's fucking useless to you here. Dogs have names,
they can switch places. You have to know them, to know what's going on with them
to place them in front of the sled. Do you want to know
about dogs and sleds? Yes. Fine, then come.
Come with me. Come, now you'll learn
about sled dogs. What do you see? Dogs. Yes, dogs. They're dogs. But you've been with them,
You've fed them... You've cleaned up the kennels... Which dog would you choose
to run? Well... Rolando was vomiting yesterday.
Right, Rolando? Moni had a little diarrhea... And Menchi... ate too much, it must be heavy. Fine. You realize... that if you chose a dog
with diarrhea it could die. You know a little more already. What are you looking for, Vicente? To find some meaning, I guess. If you understand
what dogs can give you... you'll find meaning. What's going on? I don't know yet. I don't know. Then why are we stopping? I don't know.
They might be poachers. Why don't we go
and ask them to leave? Poachers will shoot you. And you're taking that? What are you doing, idiot? What is it? Who's there? Mr. Tocmaister, you scared me. I thought you were poachers. You could hurt someone with that. No, it's a friend of mine. But I don't want to bother you.
Keep doing your thing. They're on your land, Toco. What are you doing here? We were headed for your house. The wrong way, isn't it? Enjoying the land, and thinking of all we'll be able to do
once we own it. Don't insist.
I told you I'm not selling. You're letting me down. He said he won't sell.
Are you deaf? -And who the fuck are you?
-Take it easy. Calm your waters. You know the way back.
Good afternoon. It's not like that. It is. We had the old man. We must find out
who the young guy is. Does it hurt? No comments, please. Do you want to keep this up? Yes, of course I do. -Man! Is that something.
-It smells delicious. -What?
-It smells great. Tasty.
What is it? It's beaver. -What do you mean, beaver?
-Beaver. Beaver. It tastes like chicken. But it's a rodent. It is a rodent. You seem happier, do you know that? I am happier.
I like this dog thing. Dogs are powerful.
They're pure magic. They give you energy... They give you happiness,
that's it. The ones that don't seem very happy
are those guys. They can go to hell.
They should stop messing around. They can buy land everywhere,
they have the money to do it. But they seem to want this land. Too bad for then,
because they won't get it. Can I go for a walk tomorrow? How's your leg? Better. Okay, but take rackets.
And be very careful. Why? Because the forest
has a life of its own. Cheers. Chile. Good afternoon... Good afternoon. What is it, Toco? I went into your room
looking for my tools. Okay, and? I found something
I don't like one bit. What did you find? What's this? Marihuana. I let a drug addict into my home. I'm not a drug addict, Toco.
I smoke every once in a while. People who do drugs
are dangerous. Toco, are you serious? Of course I am. Of course.
If cops show up, what will we do? When did cops ever show up here? There's always a first time. Toco, that thing you drink
is worse than this, way worse. I don't care,
I don't want drugs in my house. -You don't want drugs?
-I don't. -No more drugs.
-Fine. What's that? A piece of your land. And where did you find it? At the same spot
we met your friends. Kill me. Kill me. Kill me. Kill me.
Kill me. I don't get it, really.
You want to die? Why is that? You know perfectly,
this could be gold. And you're a millionaire. You don't get it. This could destroy
everything I love. I imagined.
I imagined there would be, yes. But I didn't want to find out. What will you do? Nothing, what else?
I'm not selling. -Good evening...
-Good evening. I apologize
for going through your stuff. It's okay, Toco.
May I? Of course. What are you doing? Not only humans need
company, affection and care. I'm massaging its paws. They get hurt running, so you have to massage
and take care of them. -We all need to be taken care of.
-Yes. My wife used to spend hours... Hours, petting and massaging them. And she dreamed about breeding dogs. About people coming to look at them. Easy, Odin. Cancer took her. And left me with her dreams... and the dogs. That's why I'm never going to sell. Ever. These people...
They'll keep pushing, I think. What can they do to me? Kill me? No, man. I'm a hard nut to crack. Look around you. Can you imagine bulldozers, diggers... destruction? What would you do? It's a lot of money, Toco. It's a lot of money. If you'd asked me earlier,
perhaps I would have said... Yes, I would have sold.
But now... I don't know. It seems like this dog thing
has grown on you, right? Listen to them. It seems so. I enjoy it. Are you ready to drive? Yes. Caach! Caach! It's not “cach”,
it's “saach”, you idiot! Saach! Come here!
Come here. What's going on, Toco? I just got a call, some tourists
got lost in the forest. Where? I don't know, Vicente.
In the forest. Can't the gendarmerie go get them?
Civil defense? No, in such occasions
we always help. Hand me the gloves, will you? Will you be late? I don't know, Vicente.
I truly don't. Stay by the radio.
I'm taking a walkie-talkie. Can I go with you? No! I need you to stay by the radio,
can't you hear? -Where are you headed?
-Towards Laguna Esmeralda. It's always the same with tourists.
Every time. They know nothing,
they go out unprepared, without the proper shoes... I have a compass... And that thing? What am I, a dope?
Can't I have a bike? No, it's fine. I didn't know. It's for special cases,
like this one, for instance. Do me a favor and stay
close to the radio, it's important. Alright, see you. Vicente, Vicente, do you copy? Pay attention. Hello. <i>Vicente, Vicente, do you copy?</i> Yes, I hear you, I copy, Toco. <i>Listen Vicente, it's two girls,</i>
<i>and...</i> and a guy. And his ankle's fucked. It's broken. <i>Toco, can you hear me?</i> There's a hell of a storm coming. Perfect. What should I do?
Should I call someone? <i>Toco, can you hear me?</i> Vicente, <i>listen.</i> I can't carry all three on the bike. And I have no time
to wait for someone. <i>You should come with the sled.</i> Who? Are you stupid?
You! Who else? Wouldn't you say
I need a few more lessons? No, I trust you, I trust you. We're at the lookout where
you and I went. Two and a half miles up north. Toco, can you hear me? Vicente.
Vicente, do you copy? I'll be damned! Toco, can you hear me? Toco, please.
Can you hear me? We'll have to look for shelter. There's a big storm coming. Your friend is coming, isn't he? He's a rescuer like you, right? Yes... Thank you. Attention Vicente. Vicente. Can you hear me, Vicente?
Fuck. What if we went into the forest? It's worse. If we get into the forest
no one will find us. How is he? Asleep. No, don't let him sleep. Talk to him, talk to him. Son of a bitch! Why don't you go to bed, Toco? Toco. Go to bed. You shouldn't bother a man...
when he's drinking. Come on, go to bed. Go. Cheers! To the hero! -Alright, that's it.
-Do not touch me! Do you think you're a hero? No, I never said that. Listen to me. You listen to me, prick. Do you know how many people
I've saved in my life? Hundreds. Thousands. Heroes are stupid. Don't save anyone. Not even whales. They pet you, applaud you, they praise you... and then they leave. You should be proud
of what you've done. Me? I didn't do anything. And now you've learned how
to drive a sled. And now you're going to leave, too. Let's go to sleep, Toco. Tomorrow's my birthday. <i>Happy birthday... to you</i> <i>Happy birthday to you</i>
<i>Happy birthday...</i> <i>Dear Toco...</i> Good morning. We seem to have had a rough night. Your friend? I don't know, he must be about to get here. I heard about the rescue. It's like that around here. If you can help out, you help out. That's great... just great. Did you change your mind? No way. That's a mistake. We had an agreement. Yes, yes, but... You told me to think about it. And I'm not selling. No. Okay, anyway... I'll leave this here. Look. Think it through,
it may be the last chance. Tell your friend
we have friends in common. Now, I'll be leaving. If I were your friend,
I'd recommend you to sign it. I'm expected. How's it going, Toco? What's up, Vicente? See how much
there is to do around here? I never asked you, but... Aren't you tired of your life there? Accelerated, overwhelmed, so... See, there's lots to do here. Yes, I know. -I know, but--
-Why don't you stay? This is a place to live, but... It's not easy, I have to go. That character, Sutton
was here again... And... I don't know. What did he say? What can he say? That you'd convince me to sell.
He doesn't know you, that idiot. What else did he say? Nothing, that you two
had friends in common. But it seems he'll be back,
because he left a contract. I should make a phone call.
Where can I get cell phone signal? Over there, 600 feet. Okay, I'll... Excuse me, did I say anything
to bother you? Not at all. I have a hard time
leaving my cell phone. <i>I despise the glass</i>
<i>And not because of its content</i> Hi, I need you to do something... Good afternoon. The pupil's back. I had some work to do. Work, work... Stay here, Vicente.
No one's going to bother you. Are you sure, Toco,
that you don't want to sell? And miss out on all this? No frickin' way.
No frickin' way, Vicente. The dogs, the sled... The forest... Going fishing in the summer,
cook and eat by the river. Who's going to give me that? You're not 30 anymore, Toco. Precisely, that's what I mean.
Stay... stay here. I think if I raced you with the sled
right now, I'd beat you. He who can beat me
hasn't been born yet. You have to eat lots of spinach
in order to beat me. Speaking of food,
who are we having? You mean the lamb? It's strange, but... I've stopped giving them names. It's a strange thing. A strange thing. God! This is a symphony! Vicente! You didn't set the table,
you didn't do a thing! I'm sorry Toco,
I was doing stuff upstairs. It's a shame, because... This is getting cold.
Sit down, go on and sit. -I'm sitting down.
-It's a real shame... Now we're talking. What is it?
Who's there? Unbelievable! Can you believe these guys?
What a nuisance. I'll scare them off.
You stay put. Stay put, and I'll... -Listen to me, what--
-<i>Happy birthday to you</i> <i>Happy birthday to you</i>
Sing! <i>Happy birthday, dear Toco</i>
<i>Happy birthday to you</i> Happy birthday.
Elena, Toco. Hi Elena... And Sabrina. -How are you?
-Fine... Toco. You're Sabrina. Fine. Elena, please, sit. Sabrina, go ahead... Toco, your seat. Please. Nice, you brought wine!
I'll go get some water. -No, no...
-Take it easy. -But--
-You're the birthday boy. -Make friends.
-Vicente... What a nice place! Are you from Ushuaia? She's from Chacharamendi,
and I'm from Buenos Aires... La Boca. -Do you like soccer?
-I love it. I don't understand much,
but if someone scores a goal at me... I don't complain. Go to the table, Toco. Please.
Get over there. Vicente, what is this? "What is this"? It's a tribute, a gift. Go to the table,
it's your birthday. You never cease to amaze me. Alright, take it easy.
Go and enjoy. They're kind of strange...
One looks at me and doesn't talk. And the other one...
makes me think of someone. A girlfriend? Not exactly. A male friend. Alright, go. Go. The girls are pouring wine,
that's great. -Great. Okay, let's have a toast.
-Let's have a toast. Here's to Toco.
To his birthday. -Happy birthday, Toco.
-Happy birthday, Toco. Happy birthday.
Cheers. -Let's have a toast.
-One more! -To Toco.
-Happy birthday. Happy birthday, Toco. Vicente? We had a deal. Why don't you get the fuck out
and stop bothering me? What a shame. What a shame... You don't understand. Who is it, making noise this early? Looks like you had a party. Right? I told you I'm not selling shit. Wrong answer. I don't know what this is about,
but if mister said no, it's no. You're to blame. If you'd signed
you'd be in a house in Ushuaia, and I'd be home, relaxing,
eating and drinking good wine. I'm going to kill you. You still don't understand. Who's there? There's no one there. He ditched you. Your friend ditched you.
Rats are real smart, huh? No, he's practicing.
He'll be back any moment. No one's coming! Sign now, or I'll blow
your friend's head off. Get it? What's going on here?
What is it? This is your friend's work. Him?
He wouldn't hurt a fly! Don't act dumb, you hired him! No. He hired me. He's a pro! By the color of the blood,
I'd say it's the liver. If you want to live, talk.
Tell me what you know. Nothing... nothing-- Please! What do you know about me?
You have little time. -They say a thug--
-Look me in the eye. They say a thug ran away
with some money. What else? What else? What's going on? Where is everyone? Shut those dogs up! It's impossible! They're following
a new alpha male. Come fast, or your friend dies! I'll fuck it all up! Get it? All of it! Who are you? I was the thug in a gang. I was fleeing to Chile. So you used me. Everyone uses everyone. No, you're not like that. You were a hero here. There's no such thing, Toco. Heroes are stupid. Wait, what are you doing? What are you doing? Vicente! I couldn't let you do it. I'm sorry. I wanted to stay. Why didn't you? What's your name? Bosniak. Victor Bosniak... There's money inside. Inside the bags, there's money. You'll be fine. We'll ride around on the sled,
we'll go fishing... Thank you. For teaching me how to drive a sled. THE WOLF'S DEN ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND COLLABORATORS WALTER VUOTO, MAYOR OF USHUAIA LLANOS DEL CASTOR, MARCELO ECHAZÚ,
MARTÍN GONZALEZ GAVILÁN, TATO AND THE WHOLE
LLANOS DEL CASTOR TEAM ODIN
AND ALL THE LLANOS DEL CASTRO DOGS
