Superpower [2023] [1080p] eng Subtitles

00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,OMEGA

00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,OMEGA LA MATRIZ DEL PAQUETE EN CUBA

00:00:31,205 --> 00:00:34,- I used to carry around
a little card in my wallet.

00:00:34,773 --> 00:00:37,Printed on it was a passage
written by

00:00:37,298 --> 00:00:40,Pulitzer Prize-winning
playwright William Saroyan.

00:00:43,391 --> 00:00:45,His words have served me
as a a kind of

00:00:45,480 --> 00:00:47,aspirational instruction

00:00:47,090 --> 00:00:49,on how I might best
live my life.

00:00:53,662 --> 00:00:57,In its few
and poignant paragraphs

00:00:57,057 --> 00:01:00,I held it as a Bible of sorts.

00:01:00,147 --> 00:01:02,Its thoughts had resonated
deeply with me

00:01:02,758 --> 00:01:05,from a young age
and on a visceral level

00:01:05,456 --> 00:01:09,and for decades.

00:01:09,199 --> 00:01:11,But it had not become
so crystal clear

00:01:11,201 --> 00:01:15,in its relevance until
this past year and half

00:01:15,684 --> 00:01:19,as I made seven trips
to and from Ukraine

00:01:19,209 --> 00:01:21,for the making of this film.

00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:29,- For those of you watching,

00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:30,Vladimir Putin
has just declared

00:01:30,742 --> 00:01:34,that a special military
operation is now underway.

00:01:34,658 --> 00:01:36,- This speech
by Vladimir Putin

00:01:36,574 --> 00:01:38,basically saying
that this war

00:01:38,185 --> 00:01:41,is on the hands
of the Ukrainians who resist.

00:01:41,971 --> 00:01:43,[distant explosion]
Oh. I tell you what.

00:01:43,320 --> 00:01:45,I just heard a big bang.

00:01:45,670 --> 00:01:48,- And the distinct sound
of explosions

00:01:48,499 --> 00:01:50,on the horizon here in Kyiv.

00:01:50,327 --> 00:01:51,- Go, go, go.

00:01:51,763 --> 00:01:53,- A democratic country
has been invaded

00:01:53,722 --> 00:01:55,by its nuclear-armed
neighbor.

00:01:55,811 --> 00:01:58,- At least three explosions
rocked the capital of Kyiv.

00:01:58,814 --> 00:02:01,- We should go
a little bit faster.

00:02:01,208 --> 00:02:04,- Russia is picking off
Ukraine's military facilities

00:02:04,124 --> 00:02:05,one after another.

00:02:05,864 --> 00:02:07,- No, no, guys.

00:02:07,823 --> 00:02:10,- Okay.
- What the f***k is going on?

00:02:10,608 --> 00:02:13,[dramatic music]

00:02:13,611 --> 00:02:15,♪

00:02:15,222 --> 00:02:16,- If the Russians
did attack,

00:02:16,919 --> 00:02:19,they'd have a short run
to Kharkiv.

00:02:19,704 --> 00:02:22,We're driving north
towards the border

00:02:22,228 --> 00:02:24,with Russia,
which is now about

00:02:24,144 --> 00:02:25,15 or 20 minutes away.

00:02:25,971 --> 00:02:27,About half an hour beyond that
is the city of...

00:02:28,017 --> 00:02:31,- I really want to get back
over there.

00:02:31,890 --> 00:02:32,- They pulled back
logistical units

00:02:32,978 --> 00:02:34,that they could move back
to bases

00:02:34,763 --> 00:02:36,that are already close by.

00:02:36,417 --> 00:02:38,All the, like, the things
that would be essential for--

00:02:38,593 --> 00:02:40,to take Kyiv
they've left in place.

00:02:40,769 --> 00:02:42,- But then the counterpoint

00:02:42,684 --> 00:02:45,from the Unites States'
position is that

00:02:45,948 --> 00:02:49,they've also moved things
in what looks like

00:02:49,299 --> 00:02:51,a strategic movement towards--

00:02:51,780 --> 00:02:53,- You have to spend this money
to train the troops

00:02:53,521 --> 00:02:56,on logistics
on how you make these moves.

00:02:56,698 --> 00:02:58,- I had a conversation

00:02:58,439 --> 00:03:00,with a former
State Department official,

00:03:00,136 --> 00:03:01,and he, like us,

00:03:01,529 --> 00:03:04,"I don't think it's going
to happen" kind of feel.

00:03:04,793 --> 00:03:07,Some of these pieces will
be edited out of the film,

00:03:07,535 --> 00:03:09,because it might be us saying,
"It's not going to happen.

00:03:09,493 --> 00:03:11,- And then they f***g...
- No.

00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,In fact, though,
it's a valuable time capsule

00:03:14,890 --> 00:03:17,to, you know...
- With feeling.

00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,- Yes, we will admit it.

00:03:19,634 --> 00:03:20,But it's not going to happen.

00:03:21,026 --> 00:03:24,- Erin's hearing
from the Zelensky office.

00:03:24,334 --> 00:03:26,How do you feel about
jumping on the plane Sunday?

00:03:26,380 --> 00:03:28,- Let's say things get weird

00:03:28,817 --> 00:03:31,and they shut down airlines...
- Right.

00:03:31,079 --> 00:03:34,- Into Kyiv,
should we go to Poland?

00:03:34,823 --> 00:03:36,- There's a natural
kind of avenue to get there.

00:03:36,912 --> 00:03:38,We fly in and drive in.
- Yeah.

00:03:38,653 --> 00:03:40,Is there a train?

00:03:40,263 --> 00:03:41,[laughter]

00:03:41,786 --> 00:03:45,- I'll check on the train.
- F***k, that was t***s.

00:03:45,225 --> 00:03:47,That was really great.

00:03:47,227 --> 00:03:49,That was one of
the great nights in my life

00:03:49,272 --> 00:03:50,just being able to look
out the window

00:03:51,013 --> 00:03:54,at the distant little lights
and villages.

00:03:54,582 --> 00:03:57,[train whistle blows]

00:03:57,324 --> 00:04:00,[tense brooding music]

00:04:00,327 --> 00:04:04,♪

00:04:04,113 --> 00:04:05,- So...

00:04:13,992 --> 00:04:16,- We're gonna follow your lead,

00:04:16,343 --> 00:04:17,because we're starting
from zero.

00:04:17,866 --> 00:04:24,♪

00:04:49,985 --> 00:04:52,- Okay.

00:04:52,901 --> 00:04:59,♪

00:05:05,870 --> 00:05:12,♪

00:05:19,057 --> 00:05:25,♪

00:05:37,206 --> 00:05:39,- This project started with,

00:05:39,251 --> 00:05:40,"Oh,
what a cute human interest.

00:05:40,775 --> 00:05:43,"This comedic actor,
this nice little guy

00:05:43,212 --> 00:05:44,"has become
the president of Ukraine.

00:05:44,474 --> 00:05:46,This is going to be funny."

00:05:46,737 --> 00:05:48,I talked to Sean about it
just as a friend.

00:05:48,870 --> 00:05:50,I said, "Oh,
I'm doing this, you know,

00:05:50,524 --> 00:05:52,this project on Zelensky."

00:05:52,308 --> 00:05:53,And Sean said, "Oh, you know,
I've been watching

00:05:53,527 --> 00:05:55,"a little bit about this guy.

00:05:55,050 --> 00:05:56,He seems, like,
really interesting."

00:05:56,659 --> 00:05:59,And I've seen Sean do this
with other things

00:05:59,750 --> 00:06:01,and people
that he finds interesting.

00:06:01,970 --> 00:06:03,- Before the quake,
actor Sean Penn

00:06:03,624 --> 00:06:05,had never been to Haiti.

00:06:05,365 --> 00:06:07,He has been there almost
full-time since January.

00:06:07,628 --> 00:06:10,- I've often been asked,

00:06:10,152 --> 00:06:11,"What's a Hollywood
actor doing

00:06:11,458 --> 00:06:13,by going to places
of disaster..."

00:06:13,764 --> 00:06:15,- We arrived in Baghdad
this morning.

00:06:15,853 --> 00:06:17,- "Of conflict..."

00:06:17,507 --> 00:06:20,I cannot conceive why they
would not have shared

00:06:20,684 --> 00:06:22,the evidence
of weapons of mass destruction.

00:06:22,686 --> 00:06:24,- Remember that Sean Penn
is an arrogant

00:06:24,732 --> 00:06:27,and self-involved person.

00:06:27,256 --> 00:06:28,- You know, even his poop
doesn't stink.

00:06:28,997 --> 00:06:30,- "Spending time with alleged
enemies of America

00:06:30,477 --> 00:06:31,- Two-time Oscar winner
Sean Penn...

00:06:31,739 --> 00:06:32,- "Or much worse?

00:06:32,914 --> 00:06:34,- Shaking hands
with El Chapo.

00:06:34,959 --> 00:06:37,Who do you think you are,
Walter Cronkite?"

00:06:37,179 --> 00:06:38,- Unbelievable,
you see these celebrities...

00:06:38,789 --> 00:06:40,"Do you have
a savior complex?"

00:06:40,269 --> 00:06:41,- Just stick to what
you're good at,

00:06:41,879 --> 00:06:43,but stay out of our politics.

00:06:43,664 --> 00:06:46,I just don't quite get why CNN
keeps having him on.

00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:49,- What really motivates you,
Sean Penn?

00:06:49,191 --> 00:06:50,- [inhales]

00:06:50,845 --> 00:06:52,The best response
that I've ever

00:06:52,194 --> 00:06:55,been able to muster
is that I'm curious.

00:06:55,110 --> 00:06:58,I've been lucky in life to
be able to afford to travel.

00:06:58,200 --> 00:07:00,And weathered
though it is,

00:07:00,202 --> 00:07:01,my famous face

00:07:01,595 --> 00:07:03,gets me access
to places and people

00:07:03,727 --> 00:07:06,I may otherwise
not have known.

00:07:06,251 --> 00:07:09,And sometimes I feel
I can be helpful.

00:07:10,691 --> 00:07:12,This film is unusual.

00:07:12,693 --> 00:07:15,When Billy Smith and I set out
to make this film

00:07:15,565 --> 00:07:17,there'd been no recent sign
of accelerated threat

00:07:17,785 --> 00:07:20,to Ukraine by Russia.

00:07:20,048 --> 00:07:22,Most of what I knew
about President Zelensky

00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:24,was that he had too
had been an actor

00:07:24,574 --> 00:07:27,and that as president
he had the very unfortunate

00:07:27,055 --> 00:07:28,international perception

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