ROUGH BEARD
Episode 2 URSÃO IN LOVE
"Want sum cock?" "Ready for some action?"
"U top or bottom!" "saw you @ Tr3s last night?"
"BJ now"
So... Why did you decide to get tested for HIV?
The condom broke.
I know gay men are your target, but I´m a little worried.
I thought this was the kind of thing that only happened to other people.
Like going to a job interview with your fly undone.
Or having bad breath on a first date.
I was in a relationship for 8 years. That´s like 80 years in gay years.
I´m not gay, but my husband is.
Well, my ex-husband.
We broke up a couple of weeks ago, and I found out that he had been dating other people.
My ex-husband did a lot of gay things.
I have reasons to be concerned. I really, really misbehaved.
A lot of gay things.
I really did misbehave.
I think I messed up.
I can´t use condoms. They totally kill my mood.
So I always have unprotected sex.
I had too much to drink, and when I woke up the damage was done.
I come over every month, so I know what you´re about to tell me.
Can I just take the test?
Does it hurt? Do you have to take it while fasting?
I had a huge breakfast. I was nervous.
We never used condoms. I´m really scared.
Sorry, I´m just a little nervous.
Relax. We´re going to talk for a while, and then we´ll take the test.
This is a place that is targeted at men who have sex with other men.
Everything we do here is anonymous and confidential. We don´t judge.
If something happened, we just try to help you deal with it, as much as possible.
We try to give you some counseling and get you to think about a couple of things.
Basically, we want you to understand that whenever you have unprotected sex there´s a risk involved.
I just need to prick your finger, okay?
Then all we have to do is wait 20 minutes.
And we can talk about whatever you´d like while we wait.
We can talk about the Eurovision Song Contest.
Do you like it? I love it.
You know, this is where I work, it´s not a place for you to come cruising.
I need to talk to you.
You´re a child. Do you think I´d ever do anything with a client? Let alone you.
I mean you´re like... what? 20?
I´m 17.
I´m old enough to be your dad.
You´re right about that...
You´re 42, even though you tell everyone that you´re 37.
18 years ago, when you came to Lisbon, you helped out two friends of yours, a lesbian couple.
They gave you food, and you gave them something they wanted.
There´s some kind of misunderstanding. You´re wrong.
No, I´m not. I´m your son.
Do you remember them? They´re my moms.
Alice and Elisabete.
You never saw them again, did you?
I´ve been keeping track of a few things I found out for myself.
I once overheard them talking about you in the kitchen.
I added it all up, and found out where you worked.
Do they even know you´re here? What´s your name?
My name´s Afonso. They don´t know about this...
Look, Afonso: I promised your mothers that I´d help them out.
But I also promised I wouldn´t get involved.
I don´t want to be your dad, do you understand that?
Relax. I don´t want you to be my dad. I just wanted to meet you.
To know who you were... to talk to you.
Don´t you have friends?
You really need to lose that attitude.
People call you Ursão, right?
I know you have a kind heart, and that you just act like that to protect yourself.
It´d be great if we could be friends.
But if that´s not possible, that´s okay too.
I´m just glad I came over to meet you.
You don´t want a dad?
I have two wonderful moms. There´s nothing I´m missing out on.
I don´t really need new friends...
But I do like meeting interesting people.
And I think you´re pretty interesting.
Have you been to the movies lately?
Did you watch anything nice?
I really like movies. I think Iíd like to be a director.
Sorry, this is just not going to happen.
On the next episodes
It´s because I´m skinny, isn´t it?
ROUGH BEARD
Writen and Directed by André Murraças
Translation by João Mexia
Subtitles by Bear and the Subs
