Saudó, laberinto de almas (2016) - full transcript
Elias is a successful physician and a family man. He's Francisco's father, who's about to turn thirteen. Both father and son start having nightmares which evoke their birthplace, Saudó, a grim town built upon the pain and sorrow of the many slaves that ran away and whose foundations were riddled with superstitions, fear, magic and witchcraft, turning this town into a cursed place where those who enter, will never get out.
Some time ago, when slaves
would run away from the plantations
they would go to a hidden place;
a place created out of a ritual.
That place was called Saudo, where
only fertile women were allowed to stay
while the men would fight to death until
only one would be left standing;
the king, the Mandingo,
for he would engender a whole people.
It hurts
how's the patient doing?
She's in a lot of pain, her heart
rate is going up and she's taquicardic
let's give her 2cc of morphine
and get a shot of insuline ready also
be prepared for code blue
don't worry, everything will be fine
Bentu
are you Bentu?
Take me, take me
my granddaughter, let me see her
one last time
They come
Destiny
Elias
hello
we need to talk
Samir?
They're here,
they're coming to get you
Samir stop calling me,
leave me alone
they're coming to get me,
to get you, all of us
No, no Samir, leave my family out of this
If you're going, do it by yourself,
leave me out of this
Samir, hello?
And if they die?
Bentu, Bentu!
Wait for me, wait!
Run then!
Elias, look at what I found. a bone, a vulture's
bone, it's for you so you can run faster
three points
stand up, stand up!
It's ok, it's ok, just focus!
Three points, go!
Can you continue?
Three points
go!
You can do I!
Come on!
Go!
Yes, yes!
That's my boy!
Compepitor
radio: This is the story of a man
who became an orphan when he was little
and those drawings?
What?
You don't like them?
Where did you get them?
I saw them in my dreams
and drew them a while ago
you never come in here anyway
you dreamed about them?
Yes, don't you ever have dreams?
'You're mine'
sweetie, sweetie?
Francisco?
Honey!
I'll be there
'run away'
'you can't, no...'
Doctor!
What happened to this man?
What's his name?
Samir
Doctor!
His blood pressure is 180 over 90
his heart rate is 30
his pressure?
How is he?
190 over 90
there's no hiding man!
Time's over, fuck,
time's over Damn it!
You need to go back,
you are their king
who did this to you Samir?
Sixta
Doctor, he's losing his vital signs
we're losing him doctor,
we need to activate code blue
we're losing him
Doctor!
Time of death
he still has a pulse
we need to activate code blue doctor
doctor!
"Here I am"
"find me"
"here, here"
doctor!
Doctor, how's Samir doing?
I'm sorry
No man, poor Samir, Fuck
excuse me?
Poor Samir, he had no family
well, we were there and a woman
started screaming, asking for help
we had already finished out shift
And samir sent me for back up
while he went there alone
where did that woman come from?
Who is she?
I don't know, when I went back
he was lying there, alone
that place smelled like hell
and it was dark, and all those vultures
were pecking at his stomach
some vultures?
Yes, vultures
they don't even wait for you to be dead
when they start eating your insides
54 captain
Sixta
I've been thinking about painting the house
all this white is driving me crazy
don't you think it's a good idea?
"Your destiny, your destiny"
do you trust me?
Yes why?
Because I like it when you say it
can you say it?
I do trust you
don't forget I'm the only person
you see when you wake up
and the last one when you go to bed
I'm not hiding anything from you
are you taking your pills?
Huh?
They are here
Francisco!
What does Sofia say?
Nothing, I don't want to get her
involved in this
I'm alone, I'm alone Martin
allthough I don't play aloing
with everything you say
I don't think you're crazy
you're my friend
and I believe that a person who has been
through what you've been through
has to have nightmares and bad dreams
but they're not nightmares
nor dreams Martin
what's happening to me is real
they know what they want
who's they?
I can't tell you that
Elias, you need to calm down
nobody who's been through
what you have
should go back to that past, that mud,
that dirt isn't yours
do you want me to prescribe you
stronger pills?
"You're mine"
what are you doing?
Nothing
are you gonna keep saying that?
I'm not doing anything
did you take your pills last night?
You talked to Martin
the only thing I want
is for you to be fine
no, you talked to Martin
no, I didn't talk to him,
but I should
Sofia listen to me
no, no, no you listen to me
you can't stop talking your medication
just like that
do you trust me
Elias I'm gonna tell you something
don't look for what you haven't lost
are you serious?
Francisco
baby, baby open the door please
sweetie open the door,
this is no time for pranks
Francisco, open the door
or I'll kick it down
baby, this is no time for
sweetie, sweetie, sweetie?
Francisco
Francisco!
Francisco!
Do you ever hit your son?
Did you ground him?
What are you saying?
Have some respect
tell this man to shut up Elias
get up and do something!
Calm down
I'm not gonna calm down,
how can you tell me to calm down?
Francisco, son!
Move
sweetie what happened to you
god what happaned?
Stay away from us!
My baby what happened to you?
Can I come in?
Where were you last night?
Who were you with?
I don't know
you don't know where you were
nor who you were with
they found you all the way across the city
and you don't know where?
Right now you tell me the truth
I told you I didn't know
I just remember birds, a white house,
and maybe it was just a dream
Francisco, don't talk to me like that
Elias
hello
Martin it's me Elias
please I need you to go to the house
and get Sofia out
she's locked in there
tell her to forgive me
what's that?
Where are you going without me?
Are you gonna continue with this?
Why don't we take a vacation?
And my son?
Our son
for god's sake Elias
Fran, go to the car
nobody's leaving the house
Fran go get in the car
I'll go with you
Sixta doesn't exist
what?
Let me show you something
it isn't true
dad are you ok?
I know where Abuchado and Apogado is,
Saudo I don't know
we don't know where Saudo is lcoated
but I'll pay if you know where,
why won't you take me there?
No, I can't promise anything
the money doesn't matter
I can't promise anything
you know, the only person I can recoment
is Arsenio, old Arsenio
how can I get in touch with him?
Arsenio?
Yes at the farmer's market
Arsenio?
Who's asking?
I want to go to Saudo
that place doesn't exist
I'm from there
I don't know that place
please take me there
please leave
I know you can take me
I don't know that village
get out, get out!
Please
wait here
"oh my got Elias"
Francisco
you can't wander around by yourself
what were you doing here, huh?
Walking
walking? so you think you can disappear
whenever you want to?
I'm old enough
what do you mean old enough?
You're with me
and while I'm with you,
I'm your dad and you gotta respect me
look Francisco
a prince can't yell at anohter prince,
it's the law
who are you?
Sixta
your son is really handsome
you wanted to meet me?
Did you know Samir?
Do you want to go to Saudo?
How do you think you can see?
With the eyes?
Or with the heart?
There is a moment when heaven
and the open waters meet
that's where the moon and sun mate
we leave at dawn
let's go
are we close?
Unfortunately, Saudo is always far away son
this is the entrance
are you afraid of the dead?
You've arrived at Saudo
walk 15 steps
walk past the big tree and you're there
is this boy really my grandson?
Because he looks like
he doesn't get enough food
Fran
he's like me
but he's got his mom's looks
so you mean
my Mandingo
my king!
You have to come with us
things have changed a lot in Saudo
this is all that's left
but I am Saudo
and now that I see you two
I am now at peace
because I don't need anything else
eat
Saudo hasn't changed
foreigners keep arriving here
foreigners?
We're not alone
I know
Saudo knows everything
we are Saudo
eat
you felt the call, didn't you?
Well you have to get out of here
before the sun goes down
they're coming
they're here
Francisco
Herminia!
Francisco!
Herminia
Francisco!
Herminia!
Francisco!
Francisco!
Breathe!
"Here I am"
Elias, Elias
Elias
mother
the sun goes down
where's my son?
You walk back to your world
it has started
where's my son?
We were
persecuted, burned, mutilated
because of our black skin
but now
we are a legion
we are one people
we are whole
even if the endless night comes
even if there's nothing left
after the savage bloody battle
one among thirteen
one
that one will be Saudo
the Mandingo
you!
The last one!
The twelfth member of the dynasty
get ready for the journey
the one who was hunted will hunt
and his seed
will be eternal
for the love of god
who are you?
I'm the one who made the call
the one who waits
the one who invites you to the sacrifice
the one who will elevate your son's heart
I am your mother
I'm Herminia
your destiny
I can't
I can't
when the suffering of the races
is no longer painful
when the disturbing noise
of the prayers to all the saints ceases
and here it is, here it is!
Here it is!
Today, the king the Mandingo!
The hunter
only one will live, yes
the hunter will be hunted
the blood of the birds he will drink
wake up!
May the ancestors be with you
"my god Elias"
"we are a family"
I'm sorry
dad what's going on!
Dad! dad!
No!
"Why have you come again,
if god hasn't called you?"
"well you can go back and
my god hasn't called you"
"well you can go back
save the mother goddess"
"Bentu"
would run away from the plantations
they would go to a hidden place;
a place created out of a ritual.
That place was called Saudo, where
only fertile women were allowed to stay
while the men would fight to death until
only one would be left standing;
the king, the Mandingo,
for he would engender a whole people.
It hurts
how's the patient doing?
She's in a lot of pain, her heart
rate is going up and she's taquicardic
let's give her 2cc of morphine
and get a shot of insuline ready also
be prepared for code blue
don't worry, everything will be fine
Bentu
are you Bentu?
Take me, take me
my granddaughter, let me see her
one last time
They come
Destiny
Elias
hello
we need to talk
Samir?
They're here,
they're coming to get you
Samir stop calling me,
leave me alone
they're coming to get me,
to get you, all of us
No, no Samir, leave my family out of this
If you're going, do it by yourself,
leave me out of this
Samir, hello?
And if they die?
Bentu, Bentu!
Wait for me, wait!
Run then!
Elias, look at what I found. a bone, a vulture's
bone, it's for you so you can run faster
three points
stand up, stand up!
It's ok, it's ok, just focus!
Three points, go!
Can you continue?
Three points
go!
You can do I!
Come on!
Go!
Yes, yes!
That's my boy!
Compepitor
radio: This is the story of a man
who became an orphan when he was little
and those drawings?
What?
You don't like them?
Where did you get them?
I saw them in my dreams
and drew them a while ago
you never come in here anyway
you dreamed about them?
Yes, don't you ever have dreams?
'You're mine'
sweetie, sweetie?
Francisco?
Honey!
I'll be there
'run away'
'you can't, no...'
Doctor!
What happened to this man?
What's his name?
Samir
Doctor!
His blood pressure is 180 over 90
his heart rate is 30
his pressure?
How is he?
190 over 90
there's no hiding man!
Time's over, fuck,
time's over Damn it!
You need to go back,
you are their king
who did this to you Samir?
Sixta
Doctor, he's losing his vital signs
we're losing him doctor,
we need to activate code blue
we're losing him
Doctor!
Time of death
he still has a pulse
we need to activate code blue doctor
doctor!
"Here I am"
"find me"
"here, here"
doctor!
Doctor, how's Samir doing?
I'm sorry
No man, poor Samir, Fuck
excuse me?
Poor Samir, he had no family
well, we were there and a woman
started screaming, asking for help
we had already finished out shift
And samir sent me for back up
while he went there alone
where did that woman come from?
Who is she?
I don't know, when I went back
he was lying there, alone
that place smelled like hell
and it was dark, and all those vultures
were pecking at his stomach
some vultures?
Yes, vultures
they don't even wait for you to be dead
when they start eating your insides
54 captain
Sixta
I've been thinking about painting the house
all this white is driving me crazy
don't you think it's a good idea?
"Your destiny, your destiny"
do you trust me?
Yes why?
Because I like it when you say it
can you say it?
I do trust you
don't forget I'm the only person
you see when you wake up
and the last one when you go to bed
I'm not hiding anything from you
are you taking your pills?
Huh?
They are here
Francisco!
What does Sofia say?
Nothing, I don't want to get her
involved in this
I'm alone, I'm alone Martin
allthough I don't play aloing
with everything you say
I don't think you're crazy
you're my friend
and I believe that a person who has been
through what you've been through
has to have nightmares and bad dreams
but they're not nightmares
nor dreams Martin
what's happening to me is real
they know what they want
who's they?
I can't tell you that
Elias, you need to calm down
nobody who's been through
what you have
should go back to that past, that mud,
that dirt isn't yours
do you want me to prescribe you
stronger pills?
"You're mine"
what are you doing?
Nothing
are you gonna keep saying that?
I'm not doing anything
did you take your pills last night?
You talked to Martin
the only thing I want
is for you to be fine
no, you talked to Martin
no, I didn't talk to him,
but I should
Sofia listen to me
no, no, no you listen to me
you can't stop talking your medication
just like that
do you trust me
Elias I'm gonna tell you something
don't look for what you haven't lost
are you serious?
Francisco
baby, baby open the door please
sweetie open the door,
this is no time for pranks
Francisco, open the door
or I'll kick it down
baby, this is no time for
sweetie, sweetie, sweetie?
Francisco
Francisco!
Francisco!
Do you ever hit your son?
Did you ground him?
What are you saying?
Have some respect
tell this man to shut up Elias
get up and do something!
Calm down
I'm not gonna calm down,
how can you tell me to calm down?
Francisco, son!
Move
sweetie what happened to you
god what happaned?
Stay away from us!
My baby what happened to you?
Can I come in?
Where were you last night?
Who were you with?
I don't know
you don't know where you were
nor who you were with
they found you all the way across the city
and you don't know where?
Right now you tell me the truth
I told you I didn't know
I just remember birds, a white house,
and maybe it was just a dream
Francisco, don't talk to me like that
Elias
hello
Martin it's me Elias
please I need you to go to the house
and get Sofia out
she's locked in there
tell her to forgive me
what's that?
Where are you going without me?
Are you gonna continue with this?
Why don't we take a vacation?
And my son?
Our son
for god's sake Elias
Fran, go to the car
nobody's leaving the house
Fran go get in the car
I'll go with you
Sixta doesn't exist
what?
Let me show you something
it isn't true
dad are you ok?
I know where Abuchado and Apogado is,
Saudo I don't know
we don't know where Saudo is lcoated
but I'll pay if you know where,
why won't you take me there?
No, I can't promise anything
the money doesn't matter
I can't promise anything
you know, the only person I can recoment
is Arsenio, old Arsenio
how can I get in touch with him?
Arsenio?
Yes at the farmer's market
Arsenio?
Who's asking?
I want to go to Saudo
that place doesn't exist
I'm from there
I don't know that place
please take me there
please leave
I know you can take me
I don't know that village
get out, get out!
Please
wait here
"oh my got Elias"
Francisco
you can't wander around by yourself
what were you doing here, huh?
Walking
walking? so you think you can disappear
whenever you want to?
I'm old enough
what do you mean old enough?
You're with me
and while I'm with you,
I'm your dad and you gotta respect me
look Francisco
a prince can't yell at anohter prince,
it's the law
who are you?
Sixta
your son is really handsome
you wanted to meet me?
Did you know Samir?
Do you want to go to Saudo?
How do you think you can see?
With the eyes?
Or with the heart?
There is a moment when heaven
and the open waters meet
that's where the moon and sun mate
we leave at dawn
let's go
are we close?
Unfortunately, Saudo is always far away son
this is the entrance
are you afraid of the dead?
You've arrived at Saudo
walk 15 steps
walk past the big tree and you're there
is this boy really my grandson?
Because he looks like
he doesn't get enough food
Fran
he's like me
but he's got his mom's looks
so you mean
my Mandingo
my king!
You have to come with us
things have changed a lot in Saudo
this is all that's left
but I am Saudo
and now that I see you two
I am now at peace
because I don't need anything else
eat
Saudo hasn't changed
foreigners keep arriving here
foreigners?
We're not alone
I know
Saudo knows everything
we are Saudo
eat
you felt the call, didn't you?
Well you have to get out of here
before the sun goes down
they're coming
they're here
Francisco
Herminia!
Francisco!
Herminia
Francisco!
Herminia!
Francisco!
Francisco!
Breathe!
"Here I am"
Elias, Elias
Elias
mother
the sun goes down
where's my son?
You walk back to your world
it has started
where's my son?
We were
persecuted, burned, mutilated
because of our black skin
but now
we are a legion
we are one people
we are whole
even if the endless night comes
even if there's nothing left
after the savage bloody battle
one among thirteen
one
that one will be Saudo
the Mandingo
you!
The last one!
The twelfth member of the dynasty
get ready for the journey
the one who was hunted will hunt
and his seed
will be eternal
for the love of god
who are you?
I'm the one who made the call
the one who waits
the one who invites you to the sacrifice
the one who will elevate your son's heart
I am your mother
I'm Herminia
your destiny
I can't
I can't
when the suffering of the races
is no longer painful
when the disturbing noise
of the prayers to all the saints ceases
and here it is, here it is!
Here it is!
Today, the king the Mandingo!
The hunter
only one will live, yes
the hunter will be hunted
the blood of the birds he will drink
wake up!
May the ancestors be with you
"my god Elias"
"we are a family"
I'm sorry
dad what's going on!
Dad! dad!
No!
"Why have you come again,
if god hasn't called you?"
"well you can go back and
my god hasn't called you"
"well you can go back
save the mother goddess"
"Bentu"