La cebra (2011) - full transcript

Just this.

And that one?

These and this.

We look like girl scouts.

Dad used to said:

"Without a horse
you are nobody."

And where are we going to get it?

Get onto it.

There's a strange
horse tied up there.

Strange?

Like a paint horse... but striped.



Do the turkey.

Hey you pretty punk...
You shoot the hand, I get the head.

Punk? Now you will see.

Don't let him see.

Sit down!

- There's no one.
- Fucker!

Shut up already!

Pretty small, right?

Yes.

It is a foal.

A foal?

I wonder his name?

Striped?

What if he only understands gringo?



Some of what the woman said.

What did she say?

Focker?

Focker...

Focker...

Orozco fans.

Zapata fans.

Villa fans.

Carranza fans.

Pure "fans".

In the end they are all the same.

Each one prays to his saint.

So who's yours?

They say that Obregón pays
and that he pays well.

He is a constitution fan.

Another "fan"?

And with Pancho Villa,
it's finder's keeper.

Money, gold... even jewels.

It's better, isn't it?

What if you can't find anything?

But what if you find a
lot of things with Villa?

Better with Villa, right?

But with Obregón
the pay is safe.

It won't be our choice.

Eagle: Obregón.

Sun: Villa.

Sun.

Let's go with Pancho Villa.

I think Obregón would name us
captain of cavalry because of Focker.

Do you think so?

Or second lieutenant of cavalry.

It is a gringo foal.

Sure?

Well, with a gringo
foal, why not?

They say that Villa
doesn't like gringos.

Let's go with Obregón.

Come on,
come on then! Go!

Punks...
they left nothing.

They fit small?

Yes.

But they are so pretty.

What?

It's my turn.

I started yesterday.

Yesterday?

Yes, yesterday.

That's it.
Yesterday doesn't count.

Leandro.

Leandro.

It's your turn.

Hi there!

- What what?
- Are you deserters?

Deserters?

They look like Federales to me.

No, man.

Look at their hairs.

And what if they dressed up?

Let's see, why did
you paint the donkey?

It's a gringo horse.

Gringo?

Yes.

So what are you? Hey?

Mutes.

He got his tongue cut because
he did not know what to say.

I'd say they are mercenaries.

They support whoever is winning.

I'd blaze them then.

And what are you?

What a joke.

Who do you like?

I know Zapata.

- Are you...?
- We are with the people.

Well, mainly because
we are from the town.

Aha.

And we want a land we can work on.

Freedom.

That: a land and freedom.

Zapatistas!

You should have started there!

Weren't the Zapatistas the
ones who cut your tongue?

Get off, you asshole!

Don't get mad.

I'm not!

I bet for the one who looks dumb!

You bet on the other one!

You hit me hard.

Well, I wasn't lying.

Let's go, in case there are others.

Punks.

They didn't say who did they support.

- It's damn cold.
- Sh. Sh.

What?

Wait for them to get naked.

Just wank. Let's go.

Shall we follow them?

And the revolution?

And Obregón?

Not until we find him.

Fagot.

Come on, they're leaving...

I said no.

Not our choice...

- Come on, I'll flip it.
- No, it's mine.

Eagle.

What a weird horse.

I'm going to tell Big Mom.

What what!

They are up already!

What going on?

What do you want?
Let us go.

Yesterday they no longer told us
what's going on with the war.

"Fans" against "fans".

What?

They say that Madero was shot.

Well, I don't say anything.
I just think.

With Don Porfirio it was better.

Even the weed grew bushy.

But then, everything was
smudged by that Madero.

Because of him, the first
ones left one by one.

Later, in a herd.

To complete that smudge

then came the recruitment
and they took the boys.

We run out of men.

You should have left with them.

That's how they all do it.

And who would stay?

We cannot just leave.

Daughters of smudge,
that animal is not for that.

It's delicate, gringo.

You are going to hurt him.

Use oxen!

Damn hags!

Come on, push!

Listen to her.

What? Wanna die?

Because a wound is just
an annoyance, huh?

I think those nice
stockings have never...

You want another belly button?

Come on, come on!

We are Obregón fans.

They will start looking for us.

I'm going to do the bad thing.

If you let us go, we'll go get
the troops and help you.

I don't say anything. I just think.

Why is it that only one has boots?

They only have long nails.

When the corn is grown
we'll let you go.

There you have your stuff.

You ruined it on purpose.

It must have been like that already.

You swear to God you did not ruin it?

"Shall we follow them?"

It was fate!

We are never getting out of here.

Because of you.

Because of me...

Asshole!

Don't say that.

Don't say what?

I'm betting on the moron face.

Hey, hey, hey!

Hey, stop it, stop it!

Move on.

Enough.

My name is Juana. What's your name?

Odon.

She is Adelfa.

- And she...
- Valentina.

Let's go.

Her name is Valdomira but she
doesn't like it, she goes by Valentina.

Take off your clothes.

Hey, have you had a man?

You make me blush.

You are not.

The lame one.

She's so hot.

Oh, ouch!

It's enough, right?

We should have left with our fight.

With the aim of the lame...?

The revolution is going
to end and we are oxen.

Obregón's revolution.

To the chains!

I have an idea to escape.

♪ To dinner,
to dinner, to dinner ♪

♪ cupcakes and
pies, girls come to dinner ♪

I wish I was a rifle
so I'd be in your hands.

Nasty.

You are tastier than
beans with butter.

Shut up and stop talking.

Hurry up.

What's the matter?

Is she too good or what?

Orale!

Don't you say nice things?

I just want to know one thing.

I will tell you right ahead.

Here's your beans with butter.

Beans.

Kiss Me.

Get it out!
You dirty whore!

First you give it some sugar
and then you shoot it,

if it gets scared
the meat becomes sour.

That's not an animal to eat.

Meat is meat even if
it's from a striped mule.

It's going to ruffle your guts.

They're already like that
because of hunger.

Let's go. Let's go.

Peel them!

Come to the chains!

Hurry up.

Filthy bastards!

Focker...

Pick your stuff.

Where to?

I'm going with you.

You liked the lame, didn't you?

She makes the beans very well.

We can't fit three...
Focker is going to sag.

Even if I have to walk.

And her?

You have the looks for me.

The looks?

I just want
to know one thing.

How can you be so buttery

if you only eat nopales?

Have a drink of "asshole-sleeper"

so she doesn't find you guilty.

And when we win the revolution,
what are we going to do?

Be a landowner like the landlord.

That much?

That's what the revolt is for.

So that we can all have land,
cows, goats and women.

Is that land and freedom?

Aha.

When we win

I'm going to have plenty of cows

and harvest tomatoes.

Don't breathe out
when you pull the trigger.

Clench your teeth.

Clench my teeth?

It's better.

Aim here.

If we are all going to be equals,

and we're all going
to have plenty of land,

who is going to work there?

Those who lose.

Yes...
If Villa loses,

all the Villa fans are
going to be pawns, or what?

Those who lose will be
pawns for those who win.

Well, there is no way around it.

Does it have a crooked sight?

The tuna. (cactus fruit)

The one of the left.

The nopal.

I just have to clench my teeth?

Hey...

Ok, lets go.

Wait, let her catch a breath.

Lay there for a while.

Good morning,
by glory of the Blessed One.

Morning...

Excuse me, I was
resting my eyes.

Do you want water?

Whatever you prefer.

Gold pesos, silver pesos,
bilimbiques, Pancho pesos.

Pancho pesos?

Pancho Villa makes money.

Although it is only
good where he rules.

Do you know where
the Obregón fans are?

That way.

They are super happy.

Because word goes
that they wore Villa out.

Although they also say
that Obregón lost a leg.

Sure?

Everyone refills their bottles here

and word goes around.

Although sometimes
with this one,

I see others.

With Obregón.

Good morning,
the Blessed One gives you.

Do you like water?

You can give what...

Is she with you?

May the Blessed One enlighten you.

Kiss Me!

Like this?

Aha.

Kiss me.

Not like that, in the mouth.

Another day.

Shhh!

Get out!

Go there!

When we fucked Rafaela
I didn't tell you anything.

The rifle, the horse and the
woman are not to be lent.

Well, we just have one horse
and we have borrowed it.

Then what?

We are tired of this.

Something else would
be better, right?

Do you want panela cheese?

It would be nice.

If you get milk,
I'll make you cheese.

No tortillas?

Why don't you hunt something?

My dad used to say: "We just
hunt rabbit and eat it bit by bit."

Giddy Up!

We will never get there.

You think the revolution
is going to end today?

Get on, Focker!

Wait.

Ah?

Wait.

Damn.

Where to?

Dumbass.

Big Mom said that
one day Big Dad got lost

and he drank his urine.

Did he drin them?

That's not what killed him.

That way?

Or that way.

Now, stop fooling around.

My guts are curling with hunger.

Mine too.

Just ask and don't nag.

What is it?

Biznaga? (edible cactus)

It tastes like iron.

Do you want to take my piss?

Are you okay?

Are you okay?

I'm talking to you.

Leandro!

Leandro!

Don't look at her
right in the eye.

You make her nervous.

Bah...

Watch it.

Don't look at her in the eyes!

Are you feeling better already?

The vultures were
about to feast on you.

What is your name?

Leandro Pérez.

Didn't you see a guy that
looks like an opossum,

on a gringo horse and
with an old woman?

Did they mug you?

This eggmaker only
delivers every other six days.

Don't you know how to
make her lay more eggs?

General Quesada is good people,

but don't contradict him

because he's got short fuse.

Can I ask you a favor?

Would you read it to me?

This?

"Enedina:

My compadre is helping
me write this letter to you.

Take it to Doña Geru
so she can read it to you

and don't be mad about it. "

"I'm going to Sonora because
at the hacienda... Siquisivá?

Sisquisiva.

"... from a certain Obregón
family, there is good pay."

"As soon as I collect some pesos,

I'll send them to you so
that you can come with me."

"Take care of Leandro
who is proof of our love."

"Zelaya,
November 21, 1900."

"P.S. Don't forget to
take the fleas off the goat...

and clean the pen. "

I just wanted to know
that it's still here.

My General.

Would you rather starve
or earn some pesos?

We are going to win the revolution.

We have a secret weapon.

But if you don't want to...

Well, we'll blindfold you and
leave you where you were.

Your call.
Will you join us?

Prepare everything, Major.

Did she lay it?

Not yet, my General.

Zapata was not a peasant.

And three weeks after
Madero triumphed,

he rose up in arms against him.

Villa, a bandit,

a highwayman.

That is why we
will follow the ideals

of the late Madero.

Ideals of a Man that
no one ever let him rule.

Leandro Pérez,

do you swear to be faithful
to the Madero ideals?

Yes, I swear.

Yes, I swear.

I appoint you a private.

Let's work!

Break ranks...

Go.

The rest of the troop
is out on a mission?

It's just us.

We part ways with the federales.

Am I the only private?

Here, we all were less.

General Quesada was a captain,

I was a corporal, now I am a Major.

As soon as others sign up,
you will be promoted.

Portillo, go get firewood!

Dark lands.

The desert swallowed him up.
He must be already dead.

He is not far.

I'm sure.

What do you need
Leandro's bladders to piss?

Why don't you think for yourself?
You always do what he tells you.

Don't you want to do your things?

Do you know the city?

Guadalajara, Mexico.

Do you know Mexico?

No, none.

Well, let's go to Guadalajara.

They say it's pretty
and it has a big church.

There's plenty of people and

there is always
something to fill the gut.

When we get there, you can
give your boot to a cobbler to fix it.

Let's go.

Meeting time.

We should tell him something.

My Lieutenant,
you are his compadre.

If you spot someone, you shoot.

And then we make the questions.

You cannot stand guard here.

Go further over there.

You already heard it clearly.

Our military
objective is Coahuila.

There we will declare
the Madero Republic.

To unite
with the gringos.

So neither Villa nor
Obregón invade us.

- Make an alliance with the gringos.
- Yes.

You put too much
cinnamon on it, or what?

Are you doubting the
high command, Echeverría?

That's not right, Vicente.

Don't listen to that woman.

Compadre, don't talk to me
like that in front of the troops.

She a spell on you.

And she's going to
lead us all to hell.

What spell or what the fuck?

Respect my rank, you bastard!

My General Quesada,

respectfully...

Go fuck your mother!

Someone else?

You, Zedillo?

You, Hurtado?

You, Portillo?

Write down,

for loss due to insubordination
of Lieutenant Echeverría,

you all go up a grade.

Also paid.

Damn buddy...

And now what am I going
to say to his lady?

Mayor Salinas,

the corporal is right.

You must know.

Do you swear by his Holy that
you are not going to tell anyone?

The secret weapon is...

Do you know what a Medium is?

Mrs. Marta speaks
with the spirit of Madero.

Ah... a mystic.

No, not mystical.

Mystics heal the mind, if you
tell them what you dreamed of.

Mediums just talk to spirits.

Should we put a cross on it?

What do you draw your guns for?

Wasn't that an attack call?

No. Mrs. Marta wants water.

Have you seen
someone with a dumb face?

I wandered like
that to run into you.

It worked.

And the hag?

Not our choice.

She no longer wanted to
continue and left for the city.

And this?

I already told you before.

You ran like a mad pig

and went tripping down a slope.

To get down there we had
to roll down the steep slope.

And when we got there,
you were gone.

Do you think I could leave
you like that out of your mind?

Here.

I thought you had
taken advantage of me.

You don't even know
what you're saying.

Had I known you
were thinking that,

I would have left with Juana.

They look like country boyfriends.

We have a secret weapon
to win the revolution.

You join?

Are you going to
name me a Colonel?

Haha! Colonel?

You have to strive
a military career.

But my horse is gringo.

If I may, my General?

No, not Colonel.

But neither a Private
since you bring a horse.

Although it is kind of strange.

Sergeant?

Okay, yes.

The horse belongs
to both of us, tell him.

So I'm also a Sergeant.

- If I may...
- Shh.

Do you both ride it?

Only one can ride it
in battle to be a Sergeant.

Not our choice.

No, it's Ok.

You are still a Corporal.

You are a Sergeant
with your gringo horse.

Prepare the oath.

- It's not a ...
- That's not fair.

I got here first and I can ride it.

I think I'll have to execute them both.

Know what?

He better be a Sergeant

and I'm a corporal.

So you're still Sergeant.

And you a private.

Prepare the oath for this one.

It is not a gringo
horse, General.

Isn't it a gringo horse?

It's not a mare.

It is African and not gringo,
my General.

- And where is that?
- Where is that?

In Africa.

It's all yours.

I give you $ 1.

No way.

Three guards in a row and $ 1.

Five guards and $ 2.

Are you going to make it scrambled?

Make it scrambled.

A guard and blond tobacco.

No.

To your stations.

Do you know how to
make her lay more eggs?

We are fed up with dried meat.

This way, so to avoid the Villa fans.

And we turn around here,

to avoid the Obregón fans.

Where is
the weird horse?

And what about our supplies?

Dried meat, all that you want.

Well come on,
the finger gets numb.

Another?

The other.

Hey, when do they pay?

Within five days.

You are a hard ass.

What do you say?

Well, what I said.

Right after the pay...
off to Siquisiva.

For what?

Here they pay.

You are a Sergeant.

But not from Obregón.

And the secret weapon?

This one is going to win.

We agreed to meet Obregón.

You have to comply.

I told them to make you
a sergeant so to be cool.

Obregón has a hacienda, "Siquisiva".

And there...

there are tomatoes,

barley, wheat, dairy cows.

And Obregón promised that if he wins,

all his men were
going to have one like it.

Why do we always
do what you say?

Do you need my bladders to piss?

I will no longer move from here.

Not our choice...

- Take out your coin and you'll see...
- I already told you!

I'm not moving.

You are a Sergeant and now
we are Quesadis... Quesada fans.

It's today.

Do they pay?

If someone comes, you
shoot first, then we ask.

Do not move from here.

Board time!

Sergeant, what are you waiting for?

If you are the spirit of Madero,

make yourself present.

Spirit of Madero,

give us a sign.

I come from the future

Mexico City will
be full of rails.

People will ride small trains,

for two people.

I saw that Obregón
will order the assassination

of Zapata, Carranza, Villa.

For 70 years, only one
political party will rule,

the Revolution Party

of Obregón.

Hurry to get to Coahuila

and ally with the Americans.

Mr. Francisco. Can
I ask you something?

Send Salinas as your frontman.

He will take you to the gringo
who is going to help you.

Don Francisco, don't
you see my compadre?

Give the striped
horse to Mrs. Marta.

She will put it to better use.

Don't you see my
compadre, Don Francisco?

I have to go. I'm in a hurry.

I risk being left in limbo!

Ask my compadre for

an apology, please,
Don Francisco.

Do not touch her!

She comes back by herself.

Sometimes you're smarter than me,

but sometimes you're worse off.

Anyone can jiggle the body.

Why didn't the soul appear?

Are you sure about the bell?

I saw it very clear.

How?

If we were all holding hands.

I already told you.

That old woman has
something going with Salinas.

What a coincidence that
she wants him to go ahead.

Can I talk to you?

Have the mounts been cleaned yet?

What do you want?

To change our diet from dry meat,
can we go for nopales?

Only one.

Why are you both going?

You will always be mine.

Forever...

Don't you feel the earthquake?

Look at the lamp,
it is shaking!

Lord, stop it from trembling anymore.

I want to be
like you, Don Francisco.

They will not let me.

Those vipers won't let me.

The black vipers.

The catfish.

I want a lot...

I'm going to release the horses.

Friends!

Can I take a picture of you?

What's that?

Where did you get the zebra?

It is not called zebra.

His name is Focker.

It is a horse from Africa.

Focker.

Ok, look...

I want to show you something.

Slowly.

This is a photo.

And you make them with that device.

I am a journalist and I take photos.

What would we win?

To be seen in the city.

Guadalajara or Mexico?

If possible, in both.

I'm going to Los
Angeles, in California,

with the gringos.

I'm going to interview the
mexicans who live there.

Don't move and look here.

With the things we got,

the revolution has already
done us justice, right?

We can buy
ourselves a ranch.

Like the boss.

Spit it out already.

I don't care about Obregón!

Let's go to the other side.

We don't speak gringo.

Are there fellow countrymen there?

My father left that to my mom.

He says:

"Enedina, here my compadre
helps me write this letter to you."

"Take it to Dona Geru
so she can read it to you."

"And don't go crazy."

"I'm going to Sonora,
because at the Siquisiva farm,

of one such Obregón
family, they pay well. "

Spit it out.

The truth,

I'm looking for my father.

My mom always mentioned him.

"Apa said this..."

"Apa said the other thing..."

I want to meet him.

Do not stay like that.

Since we are little
kids, we walk together.

You're like my brother.

I didn't want
to look for him alone.

You did meet yours.

And I would have
liked not to know him.

He beat the shit out of me whether
he was in a good mood or not.

What do you say?

I say nothing.

I just think.

You cheated on me.

"Justice, land and freedom."

"Obregón is the good one."

I was super happy.

If you had stayed, what's
the justice of the revolution?

Do you know if he lives?

Sol, will you come with me?

Let's see who gets Focker.

I'm going with the gringos.

Ask.

If you go to the other side, it's yours.

Just out of curiosity,

Sun.

Sun.

Don't I know you, you bastard...

Did you check him?

Just bring dirty clothes and this.

I want to see my
General, Obregón.

It's for something personal.

Do you think it is easy to meet it?

My father has known
the Obregons since 1900.

He works at Sisquisiva.

Ask him about Leandro Pérez.

He is named after me.

You like him, right?

Okay, yes.

Isn't he a Villa
spy, Colonel?

No, he doesn't have a Villa fan face.

For what you want the most,
give me a little help.

It's okay.

Then give him back his goat.

- Yes sir.
- Over there.

This is from Quesada's friends.

Hey!

Did he speak already?

The same song.

That he doesn't know.

Bring on the Piñata.

Where is Quesada?

Gunners and troops.
Two per person.

Yes, Colonel.

- Corporal, gather the platoon.
- Yes sir.

Chief, the expedition returned.

Did they find Quesada?

Why did you paint it?

It is a horse from Africa.

Was he searched?

He's clean.

What is your name?

Odón Gómez.

Prepare a platoon.

Do you know him?

You?

Kill him or get next to him.

What are you waiting for?

I could have sworn
they knew each other.

Right between eyebrow,
ear and mother, you bastard.

Is it your aim or
was it pure luck?

So I shoot.

Do you want to be one of us?

Leave it. Put him
where he is needed.

Remember who
helped you, you bastard.

Thanks.

Take the striped foal
with the other horses.

Can I collect my things?

Go ahead.

Out of the fifteen
men who arrived,

there were two minor
injuries and no casualties.

These people fought a lot.

The Captain says they did.

They ran out of park.

Give part to my
General Obregón.

And bring Lieutenant Calderón

so he sees this and doesn't
think of doing the same.

Yes, Colonel.

I'll be right back.

Beautiful...

Oh, pretty.

Today you will learn to use a weapon

that is not artillery,
but use it as if it were.

It can save your life

or your entire platoon.

The weapon is called a grenade.

Why is it called grenade?

I was looking for you.

Gentlemen, pay attention.

Did you bring the zebra?

- Yes, but it is not...
- Answer "yes, my General".

Yes, my general.

But it is not a zebra.

It is an African horse.

It's better than a gringo horse.

Where did you get it from?

I found it on the way and

then, then I started
looking for my General,

because with a horse like this,

I'm sure he names me a Sergeant.

Did you know that
it is a circus animal?

- Circus?
- Circus!

Circus, no?

Take it to the pen
for the mixers to play.

- Hey, but it's mine...
- Hey!

Don't talk like that to my General .

Sorry, he's new.

A zebra...

A zebra.

Ay, ay, ay.

Go back.

Where is the Colonel?

This weapon is very dangerous.

It is like a bomb.

Thanks to this,

We gave the Villa fans their

fate in the battle of Zelaya.

Everyone must take two.

Why not more?

Those are the orders.

Do not throw them like crazy.

Do we throw them
together or one by one?

One by one.

And throw them away because
otherwise the shrapnel can hit you.

8 yards away?

10 yards?

Why do you ask so many questions?

And this lever?

Run!

Explosion.

I get an itch where
the arm is missing...

And then here on the
stump, I kind of feel numb.

A concrete block.

It is normal at the beginning.

The brain does not
remember the arm is not there.

No...

But there is a trick that
Dr. Roviranes taught me.

Look, open and close your fist, hard.

But look in the mirror.

There it is.

That.

Well yes...

The grief goes away, huh?

Let's hope medicine advances
so we can attach your arm back.

Hopefully, doctor.

It was lucky they found it.

In war, doctor,
there is only death.

And luck.

You are absolutely
right, my General.

Like this one.

He was the only survivor
of the grenade explosion.

What happened to him?

Burns, bruises and he
broke his right clavicle.

Are you ok?

How do you think?

More respect for my
General, Álvaro Obregón.

Are you my General, Obregón?

Thank you Doctor.
Take good care of him.

Don't worry.

Hey, hey.

Can you help me with something?

Do you think my General is
going to waste his time with you?

What do you want?

Howdy.

Do you know a Mr. Leandro Pérez?

Good afternoon.

I do not know how to read.

I am Leandro.

Enedina's son.

Take a photo.

1, 2, 3,
say hi, say hi!

Look here! 1, 2, 3...

That's it! Another one.

How far north?

As north as we can.

New York?

No, silly. On this side here.

Seattle.

Seattle?

Do you know what would be good?

Getting a car there.

You are nobody there
if you don't have a car.

Getting a car...

And do you think we'll do well there?

Better than here, yes.

♪ One, two, three, quack! ♪

♪ Year of 1,900 ♪

♪ 15 to be exact ♪

♪ Leandro Pérez and Odón Gómez ♪

♪ They left Guanajuato ♪

♪ They met a gringo ♪

♪ And they threw it on the plate ♪

♪ They are two very good friends ♪

♪ Almost, almost like brothers ♪

♪ When they have differences ♪

♪ They fix them in one fell swoop ♪

♪ If they even share women ♪

♪ Well, they always go side by side ♪

♪ The two big gunmen ♪

♪ They are riding a zebra ♪

♪ But a group of women ♪

♪ They take them to the sowing ♪

♪ There is never a lack of someone who mocks ♪

♪ From Leandro and Odón ♪

♪ Well, they say they are riding ♪

♪ A fag horse ♪