Paraiso (2009) - full transcript
Joaquín and his four friends live in "Paraíso", a neighborhood just outside of Lima founded by people who fled terrorist activity in their native Andean towns in the 80s and 90s. They spend their days there, feeling trapped and without prospects, yet with an underlying determination to improve their situation.
P A R A D I S E
Shit, I thought
there was someone there.
There's no one.
I bumped into Sarah's mother,
the other day.
So what happened?
She glared at me!
She'd gladly send me to hell!
What do you expect?
You're fucking her daughter!
I'm splitting.
Someone could still come.
At this time of night
there won't be anyone.
Could I stay at your place tonight?
My old man's coming today.
Sure, OK.
How can you sleep
with that light in your face?
A piece fell off the roof.
- Joaquin!
- Yes, Mum?
- Are you taking care of Edu tomorrow?
- Nope.
I'm leaving early, with Pato.
Where are you going?
He found me a job.
Your old lady's really great,
She deserves a medal.
You tell me now
if they need more people.
I'm sick of the recycling plant.
Look at my hands...
Sara will never want them
near her face.
I'm gonna blow up
that lamp-post!
Stop complaining
and go to sleep.
Did Pato say what sort
of job it was?
No. Just that it was
in a restaurant.
The 15th anniversary
of the "Gardens of Paradise"
celebrated with exceptional guests.
This year's organizers have
promised the presence
of renowned musicians.
Be prepared!
Hi guys!
Hi.
You coming too?
You're late.
What are we doing?
"Chicken man" has money.
What? Are you playing cheapskate?
I'm not a cheapskate.
I can't come to the disco.
I have to go home early.
You're really not funny.
What's the problem?
I promised my mother
that I'd go to the market...
...with her early
in the morning.
Then we'll go see a film.
I'll pay.
But we share
for drinks and cookies.
No, if you invite,
you pay everything.
Alright, go and get it.
Only today.
A large bottle.
A Coke and 2 packets
of cookies.
Hey, Lalo, get rid of your old man.
He comes to you
because you drink too.
Buzz off, pisspot!
I was a soldier!
Have some respect!
Scram!
You're a terrorist,
that's for sure!
Go fuck yourself!
That guy's amazing.
How does he still stand up?!
Was he really a soldier?
In Ayacucho,
during the terrorist time.
He told my father how they once
went to a village far from here.
They gathered the residents
in the square.
Know why?
The commander took a terrorist's head
out of a bag...
...and forced everyone
to play football with it.
- Just the head?
- That's bullshit!
It's true.
If they refused,
he threatened to jail them.
Amazing.
With a head?
It wouldn't bounce!
Imagine receiving a pass...
...and the ball looks at you!
I could never have done that.
But you had to...
Otherwise off to the clink...
With dogs with big noses
and a big mouth ready to bite you.
Damn, that would hurt!
It sure would!
Let's see how it goes.
Let's go, otherwise
there'll be no places.
Come on, Rambo,
we're going to see a film.
Wait for me.
Terrorists killed Sara's father.
Yeah.
That's really fucking shitty.
She was only a baby
when they killed him.
She must look like
her old man...
She looks nothing like her mum.
Her mother says she
looks like her dad.
Have you seen the ad for the army,
I told you about?
Yeah, I did.
What do you think?
Would you want to apply?
I wanted to talk to Joaquin
about it too.
As soon as I get my pay,
I'll look into it.
Do it as soon as possible.
Are you sure you don't
want to come upstairs?
Yesterday not enough for you?
No.
I'd like to,
but I can't.
My mum's waiting for me.
Mum?
Mum?
I'm a bit late.
I helped Antoinette
with her homework.
Is it true that no one wanted
to take Che Loco to hospital?
Yeah.
- Here's to Che Loco.
- Cheers.
Do you ever dream
that you're flying?
Like what?
That you're flying,
like Superman.
Leave her alone!
Shut up and go on
making out with her.
Go ahead!
Sure, I dream about it
all the time.
Great...
Everyone has that dream
except me.
Che Loco dreamed about it
all the time.
Really?
Go on... drink, you idiot!
I'm going for a piss.
Come on, fight, damn you!
- Who's coming?
- The Cajamarquilla guys.
Joaquin!
Hey, wanker!
The Cajamarquilla guys are coming!
Joaquin!
Fucking idiot!
Come on, Lalo, more effort!
Look how Sanchez is doing it.
I knew I'd find you here.
Come outside for recess.
I'm preparing a presentation.
Why don't you help
with the swimming pool?
You should spend more time
on your schoolwork.
You're interested in everything
that happens around here...
...but do you really care
that much about school?
Do you really think that?
The teacher doesn't want
to give lessons.
How are they going
to fill the pool?
There's no water.
Didn't you hear
what the teacher said?
Of course, you finish this year...
You don't help anyone.
Fucking selfish.
You only think of yourself.
You're wasting my time.
Bye bye.
Idiot!
Sara.
Sara!
Yes, Mummy?
Go to Victoria, next door...
...and ask her for a big packet
of washing powder.
I'll pay her on Saturday
Anything else?
Do we have sugar and rice?
I think so.
So that's it.
Mummy...
Would grandma have
a photo of Dad, maybe?
No.
I already told you...
The only photo there was,
was when we were married.
It got burned when we ran away.
The other day,
my friends asked me
if I looked like my dad.
What did I tell you?
That's what I told them, too.
And what else did you say?
Nothing, just that.
Just be careful that
you don't say too much.
The terrorists can come back.
They ask questions,
make inquiries...
and as your dad worked
for the government...
...we have to be
very cautious.
You never know what
those damn terrorists are after.
Really?
That's what I was told by the man
who sells fruit, the other day.
Go and do that, now...
it's getting late.
I'm going.
Give us plenty of noodles
and a nice helping of meat.
I'm giving you a big helping.
Where did you have stitches?
They chipped in to pay for it.
And you... didn't you
hear me calling you?
You were already gone.
And then I couldn't find you.
You've got quite a hole there!
Don't touch it!
If Sara sees you,
you're fucked.
She'll make an even bigger hole!
She'll only be mad at me
for a few days.
You might say that now...
Could be blubbering afterwards!
Shut your gob!
Then I hit him back.
He thought I was running away
because he'd got me in the head.
But with Chachete,
we put him on the ground.
He was lucky,
I didn't have my knife...
...otherwise I would've
stuck that pig.
I fucking would.
Wait a sec...
Holy shit!
Look over there.
- Help me!
- Holy shit!
- It's still wet!
- Take it!
He heard us!
Shit, run!
- Everything fine?
- All OK, Boss.
Here, Cholito.
Thanks, Boss.
Cholito.... this was
your last day.
Why? What did I do?
I've come every day,
and I was always early.
That's it, Cholito.
Why do you want
to fire me, Boss?
Do you want to
work for nothing?
I can't afford
to pay you anymore.
I'm sorry.
Do you need a waiter, Boss?
Or a dishwasher?
Leave me your phone number.
I'll call you if something
becomes available.
I don't have a phone...
...but I can check with you.
Come by in 2 weeks.
There may be something. Bye.
Don't worry,
you'll find something else.
Johnny, can I take the bones?
- Sure.
- Thanks.
He's going to get sick
with all those bones.
He might enjoy it anyway.
Eat, Rambo...
...there won't be any tomorrow.
He'll take you on as a waiter?
He won't have anything for me.
I was sick of the place, anyway.
Do I want to sweat in there?!
Sara wants Mario
to join the army.
Join up with him.
I don't like the idea.
That's it, Rambo. Scram!
What do you want to do?
When Che Loco died,
you wanted to leave.
I don't know.
Sometimes I want to leave,
sometimes not.
Why would you want
to stay here?
- It's out neighbourhood.
- Does it feed you?
We have to acquire some skills
so we can leave here.
That's what I want to do
after school.
I want to learn
at least two trades.
I don't know.
You DO know,
but you're just fooling around.
I'm going, I have to swot up
for an exam.
Tell Mario that Sara
doesn't want to see him.
Anything left to eat?
Yeah, help yourself.
What's happening?
Why are you unhappy?
What's the long face for?
Why do you think that?
What's happened?
You look really sad.
The job at the restaurant's over.
Why? Why did they fire you?
No reason.
The guy's nuts.
So where are you going
to work now?
I don't know yet.
Stay here tomorrow
and take care of Edu...
while I go to work.
Okay.
You wash yourself.
Bend down,
and wash yourself
Come here.
Shoot it, shoot it!
Come here.
Stand over there.
Do a header.
Shoot it... Go on!
Little shit...
Also the bucket, please.
Thank you.
Hurry up, I have to help Mum.
I'm coming.
Can you lend me money
for the bus?
What for?
To go with you.
Why? Are you getting ready for it?
I don't really know.
In case...
I've no money...
Antoinette pays for me.
What's the matter?
Nothing. Coming?
Just a moment.
Mum, we're going.
Sarah's coming with me.
Don't be late for school.
Don't worry.
- Bye, ma'am.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Can you lend me some money?
- Don't you have an exam?
- That's easy.
But you still get bad grades.
Come in, Rambo.
- You'll get a scholarship, won't you?
- We'll see.
The best students get one.
That's why I have
my notebook with me.
Does your mother know
what you want to study?
No, I'll tell her when I'm sure.
Go on, get on!
Time's up, the exam is over.
Hand them in.
Come on, hand them in.
See you at the next subject.
How was it?
So-so... pretty hard, actually.
How much longer?
Another couple of minutes, I think.
Another two minutes.
- It's been a long time.
- Yeah.
When did the circus get here?
This morning. It seems like
it's better than last time.
They have two sheep
and a monkey.
I hope it'll be better.
The last couple of times
it's been really shitty.
Do you remember last time?
It looked like a brothel,
not a circus.
Keep playing, he didn't
do anything to you.
He didn't even touch you, fatso.
- Shut up, bird-brain!
- Just you wait!
You'll see, when I'm playing!
We'll play for 5 soles.
They should have enough money.
They've won 3 games.
Stay there Edu,
I'll buy you some cookies.
It's time... here we go.
You mind him, OK?
Hi Edu, who's that ugly guy?
We lost because of you,
you spastic!
You fucked up, you arsehole.
Come on, we're playing.
Edu, watch!
Mum, while I was cleaning today...
...I found my schoolbooks.
My class is finishing this year.
I'm thinking, I could finish school.
I'm just short one year.
If we talk to the headmaster,
it could be arranged.
O.K.
I'll help you at the market
in the morning...
...and go to school
in the evening.
Very well.
Leave me alone!
Leave me alone!
Mummy?
Are you alright, Mummy?
Joaquin!
Hey, dummy!
Joaquin!
What is it?
Could I sleep at your place
for a few days?
Come in.
Keep quiet or
you'll wake my mum.
Come on.
You got anything to drink?
No.
What's happened?
That arsehole kicked me out.
He said he couldn't afford me.
As if it would save him
a lot of money.
He spends all his money
on whores.
- Your old lady say nothing?
- Nothing at all.
I thought she'd defend me.
But nothing.
I'll show him!
He'll see!
And Sara's not speaking to me.
Antoinette told me.
But she'll soon forget about it.
What are you doing now?
I'll see.
Tomorrow at the recycling plant...
I'll make enough for the weekend.
It's gone...
That's cool, you plugged the hole.
You saw?
Every time I pass by here...
...I wonder if under these ruins...
...there's no hidden gold,
like in other places.
Imagine if we found
a solid gold goblet!
We'd be millionaires!
We'd sell it,
and no need to work!
They've probably
dug it all up already.
All that's left is garbage.
I don't think so.
There's sure to be
something still there.
You have to kill a dog
and eat it raw.
Did you see that story?
It was to show that
you'd become a man.
The soldiers caught a dog
in the camp.
They cut it in two
and drank its blood.
You want to join the army?
If they paid me every month
for that sort of crap.
But they lock you up.
Only the first few months.
Are you going to join up too?
Have your hair cut short?!
Get your fucking hands off!
Go and dig your hole,
instead of pissing us off!
I'm going for a piss.
Did you see the new chick
at the bar?
No.
Really hot.
I saw her with some drunk guys.
She can really take her liquor.
Where's she from?
No idea.
I hope to meet her.
Looks like an easy lay.
Are you sure there are
people up there?
Yeah, and they'll be out soon.
Why don't you give it a try
with Antoinette?
What?
She's a bit skinny,
but no matter.
Sara told me
she was still a virgin.
Don't be so silly.
Get into her before
someone else takes her.
Forget it.
We're just friends.
If she wasn't such a friend
of Sara's...
...I would've done it already.
But she's a bit difficult, eh?
Yeah.
How many are there?
I can't tell.
There is only one.
Go that way,
I'll go this.
Alright.
Cool shoes!
Where'd you get them?
Bigmouth!
Order something.
On me.
Cool!
My mum didn't have
time to cook.
What time is it?
You still have time for school.
Hey... a menu for my friend.
With lots of potatoes.
The young man is too thin.
Could you do me a favour
before we go?
Sure.
Do you still have one e-mail?
One e-mail?
I have to send it
another 20 people.
And if you don't?
Bad luck or a curse
could happen to you.
A man in Panama didn't do it.
Two days after,
he lost his job.
Then his daughter died
of a weird disease.
A woman in Uruguay did it...
...and a week later,
she won the lottery.
Is it true?
You can never be sure.
What will I say to Mario?
She won't talk.
I'm talking to Sara, not you.
Let him still suffer...
That way he won't start again.
When I want to talk to him,
he'll know.
He's suffering a lot.
And drowning his sorrows
at the Loca Charo.
You sound like
a bitter old woman.
Oh shut up!
You've got 5 minutes.
Are you staying?
Just about finished.
Attention families
of Paradise Gardens.
Today is the premiere
of Circo Magico.
A show for the whole family...
...with trapeze artists,
jugglers, acrobats...
...and the absolutely breathtaking
Flying Spider...
We should take a look.
Yeah, sure.
Mario, go help your girlfriend
with her trolley.
Go fuck yourself!
Families of Paradise Gardens...
A Circo Magico announcement...
Second whistle,
second call...
Second whistle,
second call...
In 15 minutes
the great show begins.
All under the Circo Magico big-top.
There's Antoinette.
Hi guys.
Hi. When does it start?
The second whistle blew.
In 15 minutes.
How much to get in?
2 soles.
- Shall we talk up there?
- Okay.
Don't be long,
because of your mother.
Yeah. See you later
at Mayra's.
Yeah, go ahead.
She'll never learn.
Hey... is it true that Myra
is pregnant by Christian?
- A lot of gossip.
- Go on, tell us!
- Don't be like that.
- Well...
- I'll buy you some popcorn.
- What with?
A big clap for the girls!
Now I need a brave man.
A brave and manly guy!
It'll get dangerous.
Somebody?
From over there...?
Are you all wimps?
No one?
Where are you?
Here he is! Come this way,
dear Sir.
A round of applause
for the gentleman!
Come through here.
Get over here and get ready.
Look! A gatecrasher!
No papers?
It's goodbye to you!
Come here.
Hold on tight, my friend,
This won't happen to you
every day.
Have fun!
Hang on by the waist.
Ready! Music, Maestro!
Let's go!
I'll see what I have to do
to enlist.
It's the best thing to do.
Your mother will stop
pestering you.
Yeah.
And you tell your mother
I'll be a technician in the army.
That'll placate her and stop her
talking shit about me.
After a while,
she'll accept it.
Will they send you
somewhere else?
Certainly at the beginning.
But only for a few months.
What if there's a war?
Against who?
There's no war here.
Mum says the terrorists
are returning.
She's been traumatized
by them....
That's why she says that.
It's idiotic.
Will you miss me,
when I'm gone?
A lot.
A lot?
Lots and lots!
Drop your pants.
Take her to the hotel!
Ladies and gentlemen...
the moment has arrived...
to present our main attraction.
Here is the breathtaking...
...Flying Spider!
Ladies and gentlemen...
Our acrobat is about to take
a leap into the void...
...defying death itself!
Watch him!
That was the performance...
...of the breathtaking
Flying Spider!
- What's happening?
- We're going up the hill.
What for?
Mario has a plot of land.
You know that.
No, I didn't know that.
Let's go.
Come on, Rambo.
I'd really love
to have a house here.
I just found out.
So why don't you have one, Joaquin?
You want to stay here.
There must be Inca treasures
around here.
When the Spaniards arrived...
...the Incas hid
all the treasures...
...and buried them here.
Liar!
You believe that bullshit?
Wouldn't it be too much
to find gold!
You wouldn't be able
to do anything with it.
Of course, I'd leave it
where it was.
I'd buy a house with a pool.
Don't you believe me?
Why is there a head
of an Inca up there?
How much does champagne cost?
18 soles.
Too expensive. And the other over there?
11 soles.
- We could fill a bottle with water.
- That brings bad luck.
Everything brings bad luck!
How much do you have?
Only 5.50.
- Take this one.
- No, has to be glass.
Here's an anisette.
That'll do.
Thanks.
We're going, Rambo.
Come on, Rambo!
It looks like you're
not fighting anymore!
Welcome to my new house.
Wonderful.
What did your mother say?
- We'll buy something to drink.
- Yeah.
We should have drunk that bottle!
We'll all chip in.
I'm flat broke.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...here now is the breathtaking
Flying Spider...
...who is getting ready to go...
...as high as the height
of the tent will allow him.
Let's encourage him
with our applause.
How about that!
That was the performance...
...of the breathtaking
Flying Spider!
Hey, pal....
the show's over.
Joaquin.
Why do you go to the circus
so often?
You probably have a girlfriend there.
Stop it, Mum!
Antoinette should be your girlfriend.
Just let me eat.
She's a nice girl...
...and a good student.
Concentrate on finding husbands
for your girls.
You really should marry her.
Give me a break!
What's the matter?
Are you the Spider Man?
Yeah, why?
Well, I...
Could you...
...teach me how to
do stuff on the trapeze?
What if you fall?
No matter.
Shit.
You're going to repeat your year.
I still have a term
where I can catch up.
Pen and paper.
Are you going to school or not?
Must it be identical?
No, so long as it's similar.
Tomorrow's Che Loco's birthday
isn't it?
Yeah.
How the hell can it survive?
There must be water under it.
It's totally dry here.
There must be some, deep down.
Otherwise it'd be dead.
If there was any water there...
...there'd be some more trees.
We're still too late.
I hope he'll like it.
Don't leave it here.
The ranger will drink it.
Oh, shut up!
Let's pray for Che Loco...
...and take advantage
of praying for us too.
Did Che Loco really like going here?
Yeah, it was his favourite place.
Where would you go
to celebrate my birthday?
- In the snack bar?
- No way, man!
- The swimming pool?
- Oh, shut up, dummy!
- On the hill?
- On the block of land.
I'll go there every night
to play football.
Why do people always
talk about death?
We all die some day.
You like talking bullshit.
Fucking shit!
- Come here... put this on.
- Why?
So you don't shit your pants, man!
Are you getting good crowds?
Not really.
It's like everywhere.
We'll stay till
the anniversary day.
There may be more spectators.
If they come, will you stay
a bit longer?
Don't think so.
The truck is already
booked for Sunday.
If you fall, it's up to you.
No problem.
Must be a terrific sensation.
What?
When you come on
like Spider-Man...
...and get all that applause.
At first, yes, but
you get used to it.
I'd be feeling...
...that they're all proud of me.
Stop your chattering
and get on up there.
Grab the trapeze and hold it.
Like that.
That's good.
Hold on really tight.
Don't worry, I've got you.
OK. let go.
Go on, let go...
Just let go!
Don't worry, I've got you.
On three, you let go.
Let go.
One...
two...
But I want to study journalism.
If my grades are good enough
at the end of the year...
...I'll get a half-scholarship.
And the other half?
Dad said he'd pay.
You don't understand.
He'd do it, if it was worthwhile.
He won't waste money.
But my dear boy...
Why would you study that?
Where would you find work
as a journalist?
It's a job for people who
are well off, and influential.
Is there anyone here
who's a journalist?
Or who works on TV?
You'd be better off
becoming a teacher.
I don't want to.
I wouldn't like it!
Can't you understand?
That's enough!
Talk to Dad, he'll help you
understand.
In the sanctuary of Pachacamac...
...they found gold, silver,
and a great number of idols.
Come in.
Excuse me a moment...
Heredia, please come outside.
Hurry up, Heredia!
This time you're really
in the shit.
As I was saying, the Spaniards came
and took away the gold and silver.
Then they started
to migrate southwards.
In Cuzco they'd discovered
that it was the empire's capital...
..and there were great treasures.
Little shit, you're not going
to get away with it!
What do you good-for-nothings want?
You want him to come drinking
with you?
Get the hell out of here,
damn you!
Don't let me
catch you here again!
Fucking brain-dead garbage!
You shit-bags! Scram!
Get a job!
Far away!
She sent him to her brother's
in San Juan de Lurigancho.
She didn't want him
here anymore.
He was stupid, he only thought
of the swimming pool.
Let's go, the guys are
already waiting for us.
It seems like
there'll be fireworks.
Come on, don't be silly!
You go ahead.
I'll maybe come a bit later.
Talk with the guy
at the market stall
Tomorrow or Monday,
I'll talk to the manager about it.
'Bye.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...in just a few minutes...
...it will be the moment...
...for us to launch the fireworks...
...to celebrate the anniversary...
...of the Paradise Gardens community.
There will be orchestral
accompaniment.
She's drunk a lot.
Yeah, no one can keep up
with me.
What do we do with her?
You take her.
What can I do with her?
I've no idea where she lives.
She wanted to get to know you.
You wanted to get
to know him, eh Betty?
- Yeah.
- You see?
The arsehole who killed
Che Loco is coming!
Come on, let's go!
And with us... this evening...
...the great Carlos Falconí...
...accompanied...
...by the young...
...Vincente Mansilla on the guitar.
A round of applause for
Les Hermanos del Ande!
And for Carlos.
Thank you very much,
dear friends.
A big thank-you
for this invite.
Tonight we're celebrating
15 years of this community!
Do not forget that
we are alive today...
...because we escaped the hell
of what was Ayacucho at the time.
For all of you who have
escaped the grip of violence...
...we dedicate “Huerfano Pajarillo”.
Ayacuchano, little orphan bird,
how did you get here
in these foreign lands?
Ayacuchano, little orphan bird,
how did you get here
in these foreign lands?
Go up there, fly to Ayacucho,
there where your parents
mourn your absence.
Go up there, fly to Ayacucho,
there where your parents
mourn your absence.
Fucking arseholes!
What were you missing
in your home?
You had enough tenderness
and caresses.
Here we go, Mum.
What were you missing
in your home?
You had enough tenderness
and caresses.
But the tyranny of poverty
wanted to imprison you
in its clutches.
But the tyranny of poverty
Leave me alone!
No... please!
Mummy!
Are you alright, Mum?
What have I done,
for them to do this to me?!
Leave me alone.
Don't touch me!
Mummy!
- Mummy, what's wrong?!
- Leave me alone!
Leave me alone, damn it!
Mummy...
Mummy, it's me, calm down!
Mummy! Mummy!
Calm down, Mummy!
Mummy, calm down!
- Mummy!
- Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
A soldier was coming in...
Another was going out.
On was going out.
One coming in, one going out.
One coming in, one going out.
One inside, another outside.
All night long.
I thought that I'd be
giving birth to a monster.
Come this way.
Come on!
Keep coming!
Mario!
Mario!
I borrowed them from Percy...
...to see what I'd look like
in the army.
What? Doesn't the uniform
suit me?
Don't you like it?
- What's the matter?
- Nothing.
What is it?
Nothing
Sara's making inquiries
about getting a stall at the market.
Great.
For selling gelatin
or mazamorra.
I'm leaving.
I'll come and visit you.
You tell me where you are.
O.K.
Subtitles by FatPlank for KG
Shit, I thought
there was someone there.
There's no one.
I bumped into Sarah's mother,
the other day.
So what happened?
She glared at me!
She'd gladly send me to hell!
What do you expect?
You're fucking her daughter!
I'm splitting.
Someone could still come.
At this time of night
there won't be anyone.
Could I stay at your place tonight?
My old man's coming today.
Sure, OK.
How can you sleep
with that light in your face?
A piece fell off the roof.
- Joaquin!
- Yes, Mum?
- Are you taking care of Edu tomorrow?
- Nope.
I'm leaving early, with Pato.
Where are you going?
He found me a job.
Your old lady's really great,
She deserves a medal.
You tell me now
if they need more people.
I'm sick of the recycling plant.
Look at my hands...
Sara will never want them
near her face.
I'm gonna blow up
that lamp-post!
Stop complaining
and go to sleep.
Did Pato say what sort
of job it was?
No. Just that it was
in a restaurant.
The 15th anniversary
of the "Gardens of Paradise"
celebrated with exceptional guests.
This year's organizers have
promised the presence
of renowned musicians.
Be prepared!
Hi guys!
Hi.
You coming too?
You're late.
What are we doing?
"Chicken man" has money.
What? Are you playing cheapskate?
I'm not a cheapskate.
I can't come to the disco.
I have to go home early.
You're really not funny.
What's the problem?
I promised my mother
that I'd go to the market...
...with her early
in the morning.
Then we'll go see a film.
I'll pay.
But we share
for drinks and cookies.
No, if you invite,
you pay everything.
Alright, go and get it.
Only today.
A large bottle.
A Coke and 2 packets
of cookies.
Hey, Lalo, get rid of your old man.
He comes to you
because you drink too.
Buzz off, pisspot!
I was a soldier!
Have some respect!
Scram!
You're a terrorist,
that's for sure!
Go fuck yourself!
That guy's amazing.
How does he still stand up?!
Was he really a soldier?
In Ayacucho,
during the terrorist time.
He told my father how they once
went to a village far from here.
They gathered the residents
in the square.
Know why?
The commander took a terrorist's head
out of a bag...
...and forced everyone
to play football with it.
- Just the head?
- That's bullshit!
It's true.
If they refused,
he threatened to jail them.
Amazing.
With a head?
It wouldn't bounce!
Imagine receiving a pass...
...and the ball looks at you!
I could never have done that.
But you had to...
Otherwise off to the clink...
With dogs with big noses
and a big mouth ready to bite you.
Damn, that would hurt!
It sure would!
Let's see how it goes.
Let's go, otherwise
there'll be no places.
Come on, Rambo,
we're going to see a film.
Wait for me.
Terrorists killed Sara's father.
Yeah.
That's really fucking shitty.
She was only a baby
when they killed him.
She must look like
her old man...
She looks nothing like her mum.
Her mother says she
looks like her dad.
Have you seen the ad for the army,
I told you about?
Yeah, I did.
What do you think?
Would you want to apply?
I wanted to talk to Joaquin
about it too.
As soon as I get my pay,
I'll look into it.
Do it as soon as possible.
Are you sure you don't
want to come upstairs?
Yesterday not enough for you?
No.
I'd like to,
but I can't.
My mum's waiting for me.
Mum?
Mum?
I'm a bit late.
I helped Antoinette
with her homework.
Is it true that no one wanted
to take Che Loco to hospital?
Yeah.
- Here's to Che Loco.
- Cheers.
Do you ever dream
that you're flying?
Like what?
That you're flying,
like Superman.
Leave her alone!
Shut up and go on
making out with her.
Go ahead!
Sure, I dream about it
all the time.
Great...
Everyone has that dream
except me.
Che Loco dreamed about it
all the time.
Really?
Go on... drink, you idiot!
I'm going for a piss.
Come on, fight, damn you!
- Who's coming?
- The Cajamarquilla guys.
Joaquin!
Hey, wanker!
The Cajamarquilla guys are coming!
Joaquin!
Fucking idiot!
Come on, Lalo, more effort!
Look how Sanchez is doing it.
I knew I'd find you here.
Come outside for recess.
I'm preparing a presentation.
Why don't you help
with the swimming pool?
You should spend more time
on your schoolwork.
You're interested in everything
that happens around here...
...but do you really care
that much about school?
Do you really think that?
The teacher doesn't want
to give lessons.
How are they going
to fill the pool?
There's no water.
Didn't you hear
what the teacher said?
Of course, you finish this year...
You don't help anyone.
Fucking selfish.
You only think of yourself.
You're wasting my time.
Bye bye.
Idiot!
Sara.
Sara!
Yes, Mummy?
Go to Victoria, next door...
...and ask her for a big packet
of washing powder.
I'll pay her on Saturday
Anything else?
Do we have sugar and rice?
I think so.
So that's it.
Mummy...
Would grandma have
a photo of Dad, maybe?
No.
I already told you...
The only photo there was,
was when we were married.
It got burned when we ran away.
The other day,
my friends asked me
if I looked like my dad.
What did I tell you?
That's what I told them, too.
And what else did you say?
Nothing, just that.
Just be careful that
you don't say too much.
The terrorists can come back.
They ask questions,
make inquiries...
and as your dad worked
for the government...
...we have to be
very cautious.
You never know what
those damn terrorists are after.
Really?
That's what I was told by the man
who sells fruit, the other day.
Go and do that, now...
it's getting late.
I'm going.
Give us plenty of noodles
and a nice helping of meat.
I'm giving you a big helping.
Where did you have stitches?
They chipped in to pay for it.
And you... didn't you
hear me calling you?
You were already gone.
And then I couldn't find you.
You've got quite a hole there!
Don't touch it!
If Sara sees you,
you're fucked.
She'll make an even bigger hole!
She'll only be mad at me
for a few days.
You might say that now...
Could be blubbering afterwards!
Shut your gob!
Then I hit him back.
He thought I was running away
because he'd got me in the head.
But with Chachete,
we put him on the ground.
He was lucky,
I didn't have my knife...
...otherwise I would've
stuck that pig.
I fucking would.
Wait a sec...
Holy shit!
Look over there.
- Help me!
- Holy shit!
- It's still wet!
- Take it!
He heard us!
Shit, run!
- Everything fine?
- All OK, Boss.
Here, Cholito.
Thanks, Boss.
Cholito.... this was
your last day.
Why? What did I do?
I've come every day,
and I was always early.
That's it, Cholito.
Why do you want
to fire me, Boss?
Do you want to
work for nothing?
I can't afford
to pay you anymore.
I'm sorry.
Do you need a waiter, Boss?
Or a dishwasher?
Leave me your phone number.
I'll call you if something
becomes available.
I don't have a phone...
...but I can check with you.
Come by in 2 weeks.
There may be something. Bye.
Don't worry,
you'll find something else.
Johnny, can I take the bones?
- Sure.
- Thanks.
He's going to get sick
with all those bones.
He might enjoy it anyway.
Eat, Rambo...
...there won't be any tomorrow.
He'll take you on as a waiter?
He won't have anything for me.
I was sick of the place, anyway.
Do I want to sweat in there?!
Sara wants Mario
to join the army.
Join up with him.
I don't like the idea.
That's it, Rambo. Scram!
What do you want to do?
When Che Loco died,
you wanted to leave.
I don't know.
Sometimes I want to leave,
sometimes not.
Why would you want
to stay here?
- It's out neighbourhood.
- Does it feed you?
We have to acquire some skills
so we can leave here.
That's what I want to do
after school.
I want to learn
at least two trades.
I don't know.
You DO know,
but you're just fooling around.
I'm going, I have to swot up
for an exam.
Tell Mario that Sara
doesn't want to see him.
Anything left to eat?
Yeah, help yourself.
What's happening?
Why are you unhappy?
What's the long face for?
Why do you think that?
What's happened?
You look really sad.
The job at the restaurant's over.
Why? Why did they fire you?
No reason.
The guy's nuts.
So where are you going
to work now?
I don't know yet.
Stay here tomorrow
and take care of Edu...
while I go to work.
Okay.
You wash yourself.
Bend down,
and wash yourself
Come here.
Shoot it, shoot it!
Come here.
Stand over there.
Do a header.
Shoot it... Go on!
Little shit...
Also the bucket, please.
Thank you.
Hurry up, I have to help Mum.
I'm coming.
Can you lend me money
for the bus?
What for?
To go with you.
Why? Are you getting ready for it?
I don't really know.
In case...
I've no money...
Antoinette pays for me.
What's the matter?
Nothing. Coming?
Just a moment.
Mum, we're going.
Sarah's coming with me.
Don't be late for school.
Don't worry.
- Bye, ma'am.
- Bye.
- Bye.
- Bye.
Can you lend me some money?
- Don't you have an exam?
- That's easy.
But you still get bad grades.
Come in, Rambo.
- You'll get a scholarship, won't you?
- We'll see.
The best students get one.
That's why I have
my notebook with me.
Does your mother know
what you want to study?
No, I'll tell her when I'm sure.
Go on, get on!
Time's up, the exam is over.
Hand them in.
Come on, hand them in.
See you at the next subject.
How was it?
So-so... pretty hard, actually.
How much longer?
Another couple of minutes, I think.
Another two minutes.
- It's been a long time.
- Yeah.
When did the circus get here?
This morning. It seems like
it's better than last time.
They have two sheep
and a monkey.
I hope it'll be better.
The last couple of times
it's been really shitty.
Do you remember last time?
It looked like a brothel,
not a circus.
Keep playing, he didn't
do anything to you.
He didn't even touch you, fatso.
- Shut up, bird-brain!
- Just you wait!
You'll see, when I'm playing!
We'll play for 5 soles.
They should have enough money.
They've won 3 games.
Stay there Edu,
I'll buy you some cookies.
It's time... here we go.
You mind him, OK?
Hi Edu, who's that ugly guy?
We lost because of you,
you spastic!
You fucked up, you arsehole.
Come on, we're playing.
Edu, watch!
Mum, while I was cleaning today...
...I found my schoolbooks.
My class is finishing this year.
I'm thinking, I could finish school.
I'm just short one year.
If we talk to the headmaster,
it could be arranged.
O.K.
I'll help you at the market
in the morning...
...and go to school
in the evening.
Very well.
Leave me alone!
Leave me alone!
Mummy?
Are you alright, Mummy?
Joaquin!
Hey, dummy!
Joaquin!
What is it?
Could I sleep at your place
for a few days?
Come in.
Keep quiet or
you'll wake my mum.
Come on.
You got anything to drink?
No.
What's happened?
That arsehole kicked me out.
He said he couldn't afford me.
As if it would save him
a lot of money.
He spends all his money
on whores.
- Your old lady say nothing?
- Nothing at all.
I thought she'd defend me.
But nothing.
I'll show him!
He'll see!
And Sara's not speaking to me.
Antoinette told me.
But she'll soon forget about it.
What are you doing now?
I'll see.
Tomorrow at the recycling plant...
I'll make enough for the weekend.
It's gone...
That's cool, you plugged the hole.
You saw?
Every time I pass by here...
...I wonder if under these ruins...
...there's no hidden gold,
like in other places.
Imagine if we found
a solid gold goblet!
We'd be millionaires!
We'd sell it,
and no need to work!
They've probably
dug it all up already.
All that's left is garbage.
I don't think so.
There's sure to be
something still there.
You have to kill a dog
and eat it raw.
Did you see that story?
It was to show that
you'd become a man.
The soldiers caught a dog
in the camp.
They cut it in two
and drank its blood.
You want to join the army?
If they paid me every month
for that sort of crap.
But they lock you up.
Only the first few months.
Are you going to join up too?
Have your hair cut short?!
Get your fucking hands off!
Go and dig your hole,
instead of pissing us off!
I'm going for a piss.
Did you see the new chick
at the bar?
No.
Really hot.
I saw her with some drunk guys.
She can really take her liquor.
Where's she from?
No idea.
I hope to meet her.
Looks like an easy lay.
Are you sure there are
people up there?
Yeah, and they'll be out soon.
Why don't you give it a try
with Antoinette?
What?
She's a bit skinny,
but no matter.
Sara told me
she was still a virgin.
Don't be so silly.
Get into her before
someone else takes her.
Forget it.
We're just friends.
If she wasn't such a friend
of Sara's...
...I would've done it already.
But she's a bit difficult, eh?
Yeah.
How many are there?
I can't tell.
There is only one.
Go that way,
I'll go this.
Alright.
Cool shoes!
Where'd you get them?
Bigmouth!
Order something.
On me.
Cool!
My mum didn't have
time to cook.
What time is it?
You still have time for school.
Hey... a menu for my friend.
With lots of potatoes.
The young man is too thin.
Could you do me a favour
before we go?
Sure.
Do you still have one e-mail?
One e-mail?
I have to send it
another 20 people.
And if you don't?
Bad luck or a curse
could happen to you.
A man in Panama didn't do it.
Two days after,
he lost his job.
Then his daughter died
of a weird disease.
A woman in Uruguay did it...
...and a week later,
she won the lottery.
Is it true?
You can never be sure.
What will I say to Mario?
She won't talk.
I'm talking to Sara, not you.
Let him still suffer...
That way he won't start again.
When I want to talk to him,
he'll know.
He's suffering a lot.
And drowning his sorrows
at the Loca Charo.
You sound like
a bitter old woman.
Oh shut up!
You've got 5 minutes.
Are you staying?
Just about finished.
Attention families
of Paradise Gardens.
Today is the premiere
of Circo Magico.
A show for the whole family...
...with trapeze artists,
jugglers, acrobats...
...and the absolutely breathtaking
Flying Spider...
We should take a look.
Yeah, sure.
Mario, go help your girlfriend
with her trolley.
Go fuck yourself!
Families of Paradise Gardens...
A Circo Magico announcement...
Second whistle,
second call...
Second whistle,
second call...
In 15 minutes
the great show begins.
All under the Circo Magico big-top.
There's Antoinette.
Hi guys.
Hi. When does it start?
The second whistle blew.
In 15 minutes.
How much to get in?
2 soles.
- Shall we talk up there?
- Okay.
Don't be long,
because of your mother.
Yeah. See you later
at Mayra's.
Yeah, go ahead.
She'll never learn.
Hey... is it true that Myra
is pregnant by Christian?
- A lot of gossip.
- Go on, tell us!
- Don't be like that.
- Well...
- I'll buy you some popcorn.
- What with?
A big clap for the girls!
Now I need a brave man.
A brave and manly guy!
It'll get dangerous.
Somebody?
From over there...?
Are you all wimps?
No one?
Where are you?
Here he is! Come this way,
dear Sir.
A round of applause
for the gentleman!
Come through here.
Get over here and get ready.
Look! A gatecrasher!
No papers?
It's goodbye to you!
Come here.
Hold on tight, my friend,
This won't happen to you
every day.
Have fun!
Hang on by the waist.
Ready! Music, Maestro!
Let's go!
I'll see what I have to do
to enlist.
It's the best thing to do.
Your mother will stop
pestering you.
Yeah.
And you tell your mother
I'll be a technician in the army.
That'll placate her and stop her
talking shit about me.
After a while,
she'll accept it.
Will they send you
somewhere else?
Certainly at the beginning.
But only for a few months.
What if there's a war?
Against who?
There's no war here.
Mum says the terrorists
are returning.
She's been traumatized
by them....
That's why she says that.
It's idiotic.
Will you miss me,
when I'm gone?
A lot.
A lot?
Lots and lots!
Drop your pants.
Take her to the hotel!
Ladies and gentlemen...
the moment has arrived...
to present our main attraction.
Here is the breathtaking...
...Flying Spider!
Ladies and gentlemen...
Our acrobat is about to take
a leap into the void...
...defying death itself!
Watch him!
That was the performance...
...of the breathtaking
Flying Spider!
- What's happening?
- We're going up the hill.
What for?
Mario has a plot of land.
You know that.
No, I didn't know that.
Let's go.
Come on, Rambo.
I'd really love
to have a house here.
I just found out.
So why don't you have one, Joaquin?
You want to stay here.
There must be Inca treasures
around here.
When the Spaniards arrived...
...the Incas hid
all the treasures...
...and buried them here.
Liar!
You believe that bullshit?
Wouldn't it be too much
to find gold!
You wouldn't be able
to do anything with it.
Of course, I'd leave it
where it was.
I'd buy a house with a pool.
Don't you believe me?
Why is there a head
of an Inca up there?
How much does champagne cost?
18 soles.
Too expensive. And the other over there?
11 soles.
- We could fill a bottle with water.
- That brings bad luck.
Everything brings bad luck!
How much do you have?
Only 5.50.
- Take this one.
- No, has to be glass.
Here's an anisette.
That'll do.
Thanks.
We're going, Rambo.
Come on, Rambo!
It looks like you're
not fighting anymore!
Welcome to my new house.
Wonderful.
What did your mother say?
- We'll buy something to drink.
- Yeah.
We should have drunk that bottle!
We'll all chip in.
I'm flat broke.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...here now is the breathtaking
Flying Spider...
...who is getting ready to go...
...as high as the height
of the tent will allow him.
Let's encourage him
with our applause.
How about that!
That was the performance...
...of the breathtaking
Flying Spider!
Hey, pal....
the show's over.
Joaquin.
Why do you go to the circus
so often?
You probably have a girlfriend there.
Stop it, Mum!
Antoinette should be your girlfriend.
Just let me eat.
She's a nice girl...
...and a good student.
Concentrate on finding husbands
for your girls.
You really should marry her.
Give me a break!
What's the matter?
Are you the Spider Man?
Yeah, why?
Well, I...
Could you...
...teach me how to
do stuff on the trapeze?
What if you fall?
No matter.
Shit.
You're going to repeat your year.
I still have a term
where I can catch up.
Pen and paper.
Are you going to school or not?
Must it be identical?
No, so long as it's similar.
Tomorrow's Che Loco's birthday
isn't it?
Yeah.
How the hell can it survive?
There must be water under it.
It's totally dry here.
There must be some, deep down.
Otherwise it'd be dead.
If there was any water there...
...there'd be some more trees.
We're still too late.
I hope he'll like it.
Don't leave it here.
The ranger will drink it.
Oh, shut up!
Let's pray for Che Loco...
...and take advantage
of praying for us too.
Did Che Loco really like going here?
Yeah, it was his favourite place.
Where would you go
to celebrate my birthday?
- In the snack bar?
- No way, man!
- The swimming pool?
- Oh, shut up, dummy!
- On the hill?
- On the block of land.
I'll go there every night
to play football.
Why do people always
talk about death?
We all die some day.
You like talking bullshit.
Fucking shit!
- Come here... put this on.
- Why?
So you don't shit your pants, man!
Are you getting good crowds?
Not really.
It's like everywhere.
We'll stay till
the anniversary day.
There may be more spectators.
If they come, will you stay
a bit longer?
Don't think so.
The truck is already
booked for Sunday.
If you fall, it's up to you.
No problem.
Must be a terrific sensation.
What?
When you come on
like Spider-Man...
...and get all that applause.
At first, yes, but
you get used to it.
I'd be feeling...
...that they're all proud of me.
Stop your chattering
and get on up there.
Grab the trapeze and hold it.
Like that.
That's good.
Hold on really tight.
Don't worry, I've got you.
OK. let go.
Go on, let go...
Just let go!
Don't worry, I've got you.
On three, you let go.
Let go.
One...
two...
But I want to study journalism.
If my grades are good enough
at the end of the year...
...I'll get a half-scholarship.
And the other half?
Dad said he'd pay.
You don't understand.
He'd do it, if it was worthwhile.
He won't waste money.
But my dear boy...
Why would you study that?
Where would you find work
as a journalist?
It's a job for people who
are well off, and influential.
Is there anyone here
who's a journalist?
Or who works on TV?
You'd be better off
becoming a teacher.
I don't want to.
I wouldn't like it!
Can't you understand?
That's enough!
Talk to Dad, he'll help you
understand.
In the sanctuary of Pachacamac...
...they found gold, silver,
and a great number of idols.
Come in.
Excuse me a moment...
Heredia, please come outside.
Hurry up, Heredia!
This time you're really
in the shit.
As I was saying, the Spaniards came
and took away the gold and silver.
Then they started
to migrate southwards.
In Cuzco they'd discovered
that it was the empire's capital...
..and there were great treasures.
Little shit, you're not going
to get away with it!
What do you good-for-nothings want?
You want him to come drinking
with you?
Get the hell out of here,
damn you!
Don't let me
catch you here again!
Fucking brain-dead garbage!
You shit-bags! Scram!
Get a job!
Far away!
She sent him to her brother's
in San Juan de Lurigancho.
She didn't want him
here anymore.
He was stupid, he only thought
of the swimming pool.
Let's go, the guys are
already waiting for us.
It seems like
there'll be fireworks.
Come on, don't be silly!
You go ahead.
I'll maybe come a bit later.
Talk with the guy
at the market stall
Tomorrow or Monday,
I'll talk to the manager about it.
'Bye.
Ladies and gentlemen...
...in just a few minutes...
...it will be the moment...
...for us to launch the fireworks...
...to celebrate the anniversary...
...of the Paradise Gardens community.
There will be orchestral
accompaniment.
She's drunk a lot.
Yeah, no one can keep up
with me.
What do we do with her?
You take her.
What can I do with her?
I've no idea where she lives.
She wanted to get to know you.
You wanted to get
to know him, eh Betty?
- Yeah.
- You see?
The arsehole who killed
Che Loco is coming!
Come on, let's go!
And with us... this evening...
...the great Carlos Falconí...
...accompanied...
...by the young...
...Vincente Mansilla on the guitar.
A round of applause for
Les Hermanos del Ande!
And for Carlos.
Thank you very much,
dear friends.
A big thank-you
for this invite.
Tonight we're celebrating
15 years of this community!
Do not forget that
we are alive today...
...because we escaped the hell
of what was Ayacucho at the time.
For all of you who have
escaped the grip of violence...
...we dedicate “Huerfano Pajarillo”.
Ayacuchano, little orphan bird,
how did you get here
in these foreign lands?
Ayacuchano, little orphan bird,
how did you get here
in these foreign lands?
Go up there, fly to Ayacucho,
there where your parents
mourn your absence.
Go up there, fly to Ayacucho,
there where your parents
mourn your absence.
Fucking arseholes!
What were you missing
in your home?
You had enough tenderness
and caresses.
Here we go, Mum.
What were you missing
in your home?
You had enough tenderness
and caresses.
But the tyranny of poverty
wanted to imprison you
in its clutches.
But the tyranny of poverty
Leave me alone!
No... please!
Mummy!
Are you alright, Mum?
What have I done,
for them to do this to me?!
Leave me alone.
Don't touch me!
Mummy!
- Mummy, what's wrong?!
- Leave me alone!
Leave me alone, damn it!
Mummy...
Mummy, it's me, calm down!
Mummy! Mummy!
Calm down, Mummy!
Mummy, calm down!
- Mummy!
- Have mercy!
Have mercy!
Have mercy!
A soldier was coming in...
Another was going out.
On was going out.
One coming in, one going out.
One coming in, one going out.
One inside, another outside.
All night long.
I thought that I'd be
giving birth to a monster.
Come this way.
Come on!
Keep coming!
Mario!
Mario!
I borrowed them from Percy...
...to see what I'd look like
in the army.
What? Doesn't the uniform
suit me?
Don't you like it?
- What's the matter?
- Nothing.
What is it?
Nothing
Sara's making inquiries
about getting a stall at the market.
Great.
For selling gelatin
or mazamorra.
I'm leaving.
I'll come and visit you.
You tell me where you are.
O.K.
Subtitles by FatPlank for KG