Hard Times
2005 · 115 MIN · IMDB 6.3 · 347 VOTES · DIR. Manuel Martín Cuenca
Overview
When the troubled son of an NGO worker refuses to take a test and announces that he is not leaving his room, his concerned mother asks one of her clients, a Cuban exile, for help in setting the boy straight. Gonzalo has decided to drop out of school, and his mother Ana isn't sure how to convince the boy that he's making a crucial mistake. Ana's client Carlos is a Cuban exile who makes his living selling cigars and artwork on the black market. When Carlos learns of Ana's dilemma, he calls on recently released convict Mikel to teach the boy how to play chess. Perhaps is young Gonzalo can master the game, he can learn to start living again. As the lessons get underway, each of these characters learns that in order to truly move on with their lives they much first break free of the bonds that prevent them from being who they really are.
Dialogue Timeline — 987 lines
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00:00:38 HARD TIMES
00:08:58 People think they can leave it all to us.
00:12:35 Gonzalo, get up and come into the living room right now.
00:16:09 What's the name?
00:22:03 Yes?
00:24:58 No.
00:29:02 We've both lost a lot of things.
00:31:45 She'll make your meals.
00:37:43 Spraying.
00:39:59 Your first chessboard.
00:42:28 To see what happens.
00:46:19 - You're Cuban, right? - Yes.
00:50:16 So what happens next?
00:54:42 Any news?
00:58:49 Best to consolidate your position
01:03:02 It'll come.
01:05:40 In Spain most asylum seekers are turned down.
01:18:21 - Why don't you tell me the truth? - I always do.
01:21:56 And you take his money and fuck his wife.
01:26:55 Please!
01:30:35 Ibram!
01:37:13 It's different
01:41:19 And the painting?
01:47:51 Tell me about it, Angela.