The Mother (2023)
Lucy Paez: Zoe
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Quotes
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The Mother : [the bowl of meat is in front of Zoe] Eat.
Zoe : I can't.
The Mother : Yes, you can.
Zoe : [eyes filled with tears, she shakes her head] Not eating Bambi's mom.
The Mother : That's isn't venison. The deer is to hang for the meat to tenderize. Besides, that was a stag, so... it would be Bambi's dad.
Zoe : What is this, then?
The Mother : Rabbit. Thumper.
Zoe : I'm not eating a rabbit either.
The Mother : [sighs] Listen to me. That rabbit had a better life than any cheeseburger you ever ate.
Zoe : It had a beautiful life until you shot it.
The Mother : I trapped it.
Zoe : [sarcastically] Much better.
The Mother : Let me tell you something, kid. There's nothing you ever ate your whole life that didn't come from violence.
Zoe : Tofu.
The Mother : Half of Paraguay was burned and deforested for soy plantations.
Zoe : Cheese.
The Mother : Those cows are impregnated just so they can be pulled on all day.
Zoe : Gross.
The Mother : Gmph.
Zoe : Cashew cheese.
The Mother : I knew a mercenary in the Ivory Coast. He said they fought a civil war over cashews.
Zoe : [tearfully] I wanna go home.
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Zoe : [re the killers] Who were they?
The Mother : You don't need to know. Bad people, that's all.
Zoe : Well, what do they want from me?
The Mother : You're a chip. Something to bargain with.
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Zoe : Why are you such a bitch?
The Mother : Don't you call me a bitch! Don't you ever call me a bitch! Keeping you safe doesn't make me a bitch.
Zoe : Lying to me does.
The Mother : How am I lying?
Zoe : I know who you are.
The Mother : That's not lying. That's just... not talking about things that don't matter.