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00:00The boy was physically abused by the priest until the school bell rang. Only then did the priest
00:04stop. But at this moment, he taunted defiantly. What a pity. Father, I was just starting to enjoy
00:11it. Such a rebellious kid was also the school's famous basketball star, even scouted by recruiters,
00:17with a bright future ahead. But then, by a chance encounter, he got involved with drugs.
00:22From then on, he seemed to fall into an inescapable abyss. The warm feeling as the drug took effect
00:27made him feel as if he were lost in a wonderland, like being immersed in a sea of flowers from
00:32which he couldn't break free. But after that brief moment of physical ecstasy, all that remained was
00:38pain, despair, and torment. This is a film by Leonardo from 30 years ago, adapted from a true
00:44story. It tells the story of how a person gradually loses their will amidst their fall from grace,
00:50and then finds themselves again through the path of redemption. Jim, the rebellious boy,
00:54had three like-minded friends. The four of them often skipped school, finding pleasure in teasing
01:00others. They squandered their youth on the streets. Three of the four were members of the best high
01:04school basketball team in New York. At this time, Jim's eyes were clear, his spirit full of energy.
01:11Perhaps he truly had the potential to excel in basketball. The coach also always showed him
01:15favoritism, even inviting him to his private home multiple times. Although the invitations seemed
01:20rather suggestive. Jim knew full well his true intentions, yet he never outright refused.
01:26On the court, Jim's performance thrilled the audience. He compared himself to a cheetah dominating
01:31the game, every shot perfectly accurate. The short kid, Pedro, who played with the other three,
01:37took advantage of everyone's focus on the game to quietly sneak into the locker room.
01:41With practice skill, he swiped all of the opposing team's belongings. After the game,
01:46the group stopped at a nearby fast food joint, but the owner of the stolen items quickly found them.
01:51They had been in this kind of situation countless times. Returning the items was out of the question,
01:56and an argument and brawl was the usual outcome. That night, as they were about to divide the money,
02:02a seemingly disturbed woman offered to sell her body for just $15 but was mocked and humiliated by
02:07the group. Unsuccessful, she quietly left. Jim had a habit of writing and keeping a basketball diary.
02:13Besides entries about basketball and life, it also contained his poems and reflections.
02:19That day, Jim's benefactor appeared. He met a black guy named Reggie on the basketball court,
02:24who wanted to challenge Jim. This guy was no slouch, a long shot, and the ball went straight
02:28through the hoop. That ignited Jim's competitive spirit. Reggie, with his superior physique,
02:34scored a few more points. Jim, not one to back down, scored in return. Just then,
02:39Jim's friends came looking for him. Jim was so engrossed in the intense match with
02:43the black guy that he didn't notice Mickey taking the opportunity to secretly read his diary.
02:48It recorded the feeling of the group getting high together. Give it back. What the hell is this?
02:53Although Mickey was a bit eccentric, he still respected Jim. The group had another close friend,
02:58Bobby. He was in the hospital with leukemia. That night, they planned to take Bobby,
03:02who had been bettered in for so long, out for a wild time. Jim and Bobby had known each other since
03:07they were three. They went to the same school, played on the same team. Bobby was also Jim's
03:12personal commentator. Everything Jim wrote, he would share with him. The kids play with marbles,
03:17then shoot slingshots at the sun. The light falls, as brilliant as a waterfall. I just want to stay
03:22pure like that forever. That purity was the deep, unblemished desire hidden in Jim's heart.
03:27But a rebellious, reckless teenager like Jim always did things that went against that purity.
03:33That day, Jim reached a fateful turning point. His friend Neutron took him to a high-end apartment
03:38and introduced him to a beautiful girl. From then on, Jim was hooked on drugs. His habit of
03:43writing continued, but the world around him had completely changed. His best friend Bobby died
03:48suddenly, without warning. This was the first time Jim had faced death at such a close distance.
03:53They were the same age, yet Bobby was gaunt and haggard, as if he had aged. Of the group of four,
03:59only Jim couldn't accept his best friend's passing. The other three were still laughing and joking,
04:04talking about fun memories of Bobby when he was alive, as if death was nothing heavy to them.
04:09Jim blamed them for never visiting Bobby, but to them, death was just something inevitable.
04:14Mickey brought a basketball, believing that the past should be let go, that living for the present
04:19was the truth. You're growing up now? The rain still seems to linger on the treetops. One day,
04:24you will rule this world. The rain is wonderful. It washes away the gloom that has been weighing me
04:29down for days, and it also cleanses all the dirt from the streets. So we can dance now.
04:35Indeed, the rain washed away the gloom in Jim's heart, and from then on, Jim gradually sank into
04:41the satisfying feeling of self-destruction. His condition worsened. What mother would want to
04:45see her son fall from grace? Her earnest advice, he couldn't be bothered to hear. It never ends,
04:51just nagging in my ear. What the hell do you know? What did you say? Go clean the toilets,
04:55stick to your own job. When you're done, you can deal with me too. Don't talk like that.
05:00What's wrong with you anyway? At first, Jim told himself it was just a small pleasure,
05:05something he could control. But that so-called small pleasure was slowly corroding and destroying
05:10his entire life. Whenever the cravings hit, his body would react violently. His physiological
05:15functions were in disarray, making it impossible for him to stop going back to it. A voice always
05:21echoed in his head. Just one more time, then I'll quit. That day, while making a deal on school
05:26grounds, Jim was caught by the priest. He already disliked Jim, and now he had a reason to punish
05:32him. That afternoon on the basketball court, the high kicked in again. Jim asked the coach
05:36for permission to go to the bathroom, planning to shoot up another dose. His frequent requests
05:41to leave made the coach misunderstand, thinking Jim was sending him a subtle signal. The coach,
05:46who had long coveted him, followed him into the bathroom, knowing exactly what Jim needed at that
05:51moment. However, just as he was about to make his move, Jim stopped him. Calm down, Jim. You can't
05:57blame me. I was wrong, okay? Let's pretend this never happened. We'll be just like before, okay?
06:03Okay. Take this, here's some money. Jim chose to maintain his boundaries. He had tried countless
06:08times to quit that small pleasure. But by now, both Jim's mind and body could no longer break free
06:14from that magical feeling. In that dream world, he could do whatever he wanted, pushing aside
06:19all obstacles. The dark side of his character was magnified to the extreme. Before the game that day,
06:25Pedro secretly brought a few pills. Jim and Mickey planned to use them for a pre-game boost. But this
06:30time, Neutron surprisingly refused to join them. You need to hide that garbage before Coach Sweet comes
06:35in. What's with the act? Get lost, you hypocrite. Neutron waited silently for the other two to leave
06:41before gently advising Jim. I hope you don't destroy your future, don't keep falling. However,
06:47Jim saw this sincere advice as a lecture. Listen, Jim, I'm really proud of you. Jim knew that Neutron's
06:52advice was right, and his fateful turning point would also come today. That strange pill was extremely
06:58potent, leaving Jim and Mickey completely unable to play. Just then, the priest brought the police to
07:03the court. Pedro saw trouble and bailed early. Jim was preparing to take a free throw, but his
07:09deteriorated state made a mess. Immediately after, Jim collapsed in the middle of the court. The priest
07:15had their lockers searched. Luckily, Pedro had already taken the evidence with him, allowing the
07:19two to escape. But the priest had no intention of letting them go. He demanded that Jim and Mickey
07:25be monitored at school for a week. The coach made things worse, demanding they leave the team.
07:30Don't you dream of kicking me off, Sweet? Why? Because I'm quitting the team myself.
07:34Neutron felt regret over Jim's decision. But Jim didn't just quit the team. He also submitted
07:40a request to drop out of school. Mickey followed Jim's choice. The priest, without a moment's
07:45hesitation, approved their request. From that day on, Jim's life went completely off the rails.
07:51His mother tried to reason with him, not wanting to see her son go astray, but Jim couldn't be
07:56bothered to listen. He decided to leave home. Jim gave up all his past achievements. He not only
08:01threw away the basketball career that once made him proud, but also threw away his own
08:05life. Jim thought that with money, he could hold his head high. Led by Mickey, the three
08:10of them stole a car. All they had to do was deliver it on time for $1,500. But the three
08:16muddle-headed kids messed it up. Mickey's brother came to get the car only to find it had been
08:20towed by the police. The drugs made them bolder, but they also rotted their minds. In the end,
08:26it all concluded with a severe beating for Mickey. The three of them continued to immerse themselves
08:30in pleasure at a drug den. That squalid place was their paradise. Jim called this place
08:35headquarters. In his eyes, the addicts here were an all-star lineup. His mother still prayed
08:40to God to grant Jim a little love, but God seemed to turn a blind eye, letting him indulge
08:45himself. That woman came here for a share of the profits, but everyone was for themselves.
08:50Who would share with her? Jimmy, you're looking okay. But who's going to be there to pick up
08:54your corpse? That night, the three of them targeted a Jewish bakery. But besides some tropical
08:59fruit-flavored ring pops and ice cream, there was nothing of value. And it was that gun that
09:03would make him pay a heavy price. The group struggled to open the cash register, but inside
09:08were only a few loose coins. As they prepared to leave, Pedro got high again. He completely
09:13ignored his friend's signal to retreat. Mickey pointed the gun at Pedro, but it had no effect.
09:19Jim rushed in to stop Mickey, and then punched Pedro to the ground. The sound of police sirens
09:24blared, and only then did Mickey retreat. As the two ran outside, Pedro sobered up, calling
09:29for Jim, but the police were right at the door. Jim could only abandon Pedro and flee alone.
09:35And so, Pedro was arrested by the police. The remaining two, pale-faced, found their way
09:40to a bar. There, Jim suddenly saw a familiar face on TV. On the Today show, Neutron was being
09:46interviewed about the National High School Basketball Championship, the very thing they once
09:50had a chance to participate in. Mickey didn't care, but Jim stared intently, his eyes filled
09:55with regret. Neutron on the TV was radiant, as if glowing, talking about his dream of getting
10:01a scholarship, while Jim and Mickey were struggling with addiction. If Jim hadn't gotten into drugs,
10:06perhaps the one giving thanks on TV would have been him. But now, Jim was just a hollow soul,
10:11watching silently from afar. The angelic mother who had once loved and protected him, watching
10:17her struggle to face a life full of pressure, he could only stand by helplessly. After that,
10:22Jim secretly returned to the high-end apartment where Neutron had taken him before, hoping to
10:27see that girl again to ask for help. But she treated their previous encounter as a joke,
10:31pretending not to know the strange beggars standing before her. Jim, physically and mentally exhausted,
10:37stumbled into a pub. A drug deal he was involved in went wrong, and a buyer came looking for his
10:42money. Jim was beaten to a pulp. While unconscious, Jim fell into a dream. He saw himself burying the
10:48spirited boy he once was on the basketball court. Then, his inspiration to write also began to dry
10:54up. He lay curled up in the cold night, waiting for death. But the one who came was the person who
10:59saved him. Reggie, the one he had competed against before, Reggie, took Jim home. He read Jim's
11:05entire story in his basketball diary. When he woke up, Jim demanded the diary back. After getting the
11:10notebook, Jim prepared to leave. Reggie simply said,
11:14It's nothing. Why should I thank you? Because you almost froze to death in the snow. But what Jim
11:19cared about was what was in his pocket. The source of his joy was gone. Reggie took it out. As soon
11:24as he saw it, Jim went limp as a noodle, begging Reggie to give it back. Seeing no reaction, Jim
11:30switched to threats. I'll kill you. Reggie, give it back to me now. Give it here. Jim's body was
11:35completely depleted. He was so thin he looked like a paper corpse. Look at yourself. Take a good look.
11:40In the mirror was a face as gaunt as a skeleton. Even he could barely recognize himself. Jim
11:46completely broke down. Reggie, it's okay. Why did you do this? Because once, someone helped me. I
11:52just want to pass that kindness on to someone else. From that day on, Reggie always stayed outside the
11:57door, watching over him. Reggie began to help Jim get clean. When the withdrawal symptoms hit,
12:02he was like a demon dragging him down to hell. His skin became extremely sensitive, as if every gust of
12:08wind was a blade cutting his flesh. It felt like thousands of tiny insects were gnawing at his very
12:14bones. Not only was he in physical agony, but Jim was also in terrible mental torment. He once begged
12:20Reggie for a dose, but to save him from the abyss, Reggie had to be firm and refuse. A few days later,
12:26Jim's condition had improved significantly. Reggie was also somewhat relieved and prepared to go back
12:31to work. He told Jim to write in his diary if the cravings returned. Then, he left the room,
12:36locking the door behind him. However, not long after Reggie left, the addiction hit Jim again.
12:42He tore through Reggie's cabinets looking for drugs, trashing the room. Finally, in a locked
12:47cabinet, he found Reggie's money. And just like that, Jim had thrown away his chance at a new life.
12:52He wandered the streets for who knows how long until he met the woman who, like him, had once chased
12:57after pleasure. Now, she looked sober and radiant, clearly having escaped her dark past. Jim asked her for
13:04some money, but only received a look of contempt. She scooped up a handful of loose change, threw it
13:09on the ground, and laughed at him. That woman didn't just throw away a few coins, but Jim's
13:14self-respect. He turned back, angrily cursing at her. But the words of an addict like him no longer
13:19had the power to hurt the woman who had climbed out of the mud. In the end, Jim still went back to
13:24pick up the coins. For money, he still bowed his head in compromise. Jim had betrayed the purity
13:30he once believed in. He chose to kill his own soul and become a true living corpse.
13:35The disgusting face of the coach reappeared in his mind, as if mocking him. This is all
13:40you'll ever amount to. That night, Jim and Mickey went to find a Spanish guy to buy drugs. But it
13:45turned out he was selling fakes. Knowing something was wrong, the guy immediately fled. The two chased
13:50him closely, finally reaching the Spanish community's gathering spot. The man climbed onto a rooftop.
13:56Mickey threatened him to return the money. He just gave a light push, and the dealer
14:00panicked and fell from above. The dealer fell from the sixth floor to the ground, dying on
14:04impact. Knowing there was no way out, Mickey abandoned Jim, turned, and ran downstairs to
14:10escape. But the crowd below wasn't about to let him go. Mickey was restrained by them until
14:14the police arrived and arrested him. Jim, on the roof, was lucky to escape. With no other
14:20options, he went to his mother's house. Looking through the peephole, she saw her son, who was
14:25slowly falling apart. Then, the mother bolted the door before unlocking it. She spoke to
14:30Jim from behind the door. Jim asked for money, $5, $20 would be even better. But of course,
14:36his mother wouldn't give it to him. Jim started using every trick in the book.
14:40Mom, please give me some money, I'm begging you. Rejected by his mother, Jim fell into despair.
14:46Inside, his mother was calling the police to report a break-in attempt, while also fumbling
14:51in her purse for money. Jim cursed and insulted his mother through the crack in the door. Hearing
14:55those harsh words, his mother was so heartbroken she could barely breathe. Jim, in the throes
15:01of agonizing withdrawal, was both berating and begging. In the end, she had to grit her
15:06teeth and let the police take her son away. Jim was sentenced to six months in prison for
15:11multiple offenses. During that time, he once again had to endure the painful process of
15:16withdrawal. Even though drugs were easier to get in prison, Jim was determined to start over,
15:21to never touch them again. The diary became his spiritual support, and his inspiration to write
15:26slowly returned. Six months later, Jim was released from prison. As he was walking down the street,
15:32a familiar voice called out to him. Pedro, looking haggard, greeted him. Jim learned that Mickey might
15:38be facing 5 to 15 years in prison. Pedro had even prepared some good stuff to celebrate Jim's
15:43release. But Jim was no longer the same person. I can't anymore. I have things to do. Why don't
15:49you come with me and check it out? I can't. I have to go now? You understand. You know what I mean,
15:54right? Take care, kid. See you around. Jim didn't know what would happen the next time they met.
15:59Jim turned his back and walked through that iron gate. There, he began to tell his life story.
16:04We, the kids from the streets, started hanging out very young, around 13 at the most. We thought we
16:10could control everything, that we would never get addicted. But life rarely goes as you wish.
16:15I'm living proof. In the end, you can only see it all as a matinee, a performance shrouded in
16:20darkness. Jim's dark life finally saw the light of dawn. Reggie came at his invitation, genuinely
16:26happy for him. Jim had escaped the mire and returned to a normal life. Only this time, he was
16:32completely different. The clarity returned to his eyes, but with an added toughness. And that's where
16:37the film ends.
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