Whisky (2004)

Jorge Bolani: Herman Köller

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Quotes 

• Marta Acuña : Namreh Rellok.

  Herman Koller : Come again?

  Marta Acuña : Your name spelled backwards. Herman Köller.

  Herman Koller : How is that?

  Marta Acuña : Namreh Rellok.

  Herman Koller : Huh! That's great. Say something else.

  Marta Acuña : Like what?

  Herman Koller : Um..."Hello, how are you?".

  Marta Acuña : Olleh, woh era ouy?

  Herman Koller : [laughs]  That's great. Say "the sea is choppy".

  Marta Acuña : Eht aes si yppohc.

  [both laugh] 

  Herman Koller : "The girl plays with the dog".

  Marta Acuña : Eht lrig syalp tihw eht god.

  Herman Koller : "The wind swings the palm tree".

  Marta Acuña : Eht dniw sgniws eht mlap eert.

  Herman Koller : That's great. How do you do it?

  Marta Acuña : I don't know. When I was little I'd get bored and read words backwards. I'd listen to conversations and spell them backwards.

  Herman Koller : [looks at Jacobo walking towards them]  "Jacobo is upset".

  Marta Acuña : Obocaj si tespu.

  [both laugh] 

• [having breakfast] 

  Herman Koller : [to break silence]  Marta... Is it spelled with "h"?

  Marta Acuña : No, with no "h".

  Herman Koller : Sure, otherwise it'd be "Martha".

  [They briefly laugh] 

  Herman Koller : And your last name?

  Marta Acuña : Acuña... with no "h".

  Herman Koller : [giggles]  Ok. "Martha Hacuña".