"Can you go, dad?" "Did you hear me?" "Hey, kid." "Kid, come here." "Dad, I thought you weren't coming." "Your time is a glass." "Your love, a fakir." "Your body is a needle." "Our mind, a tapestry." "If the bloodsuckers can't hurt you." "There is no school that teaches how to live." "THE BAD TRUTH" "Happy Birthday, Ernesto." "Happy birthday to you." "Now, my little princess." "Happy Birthday to you." "Happy Birthday to you." "Happy Birthday, dear grandpa." "Happy Birthday to you." " Hi." " Hi." "How are you?" "It's a pleasure you're here." "Thank you." " Hi." " Hi, Rafaelito." "Thanks for coming." "Give him some more." "It's OK, Ernesto." " Give him some more." " It's OK, really." "My friends, thank you all for being here." " Cheers." " Thank you." "Silence, please." "Let me hear." "Please." "Prelude in F minor, second book." "No, no." "Prelude  Fugue, from the first book." "Prelude in F minor, second book." "Or my name's not Ernesto." " Prelude in F minor, second book." " Prelude in F minor, second book." "You'll teach me about Bach?" "I also knew it." " So." " Plan is ready." "We're sailing on a boat." "A boat?" "And where can we get a boat?" "It's easy." "In this magazine we've got all we need." "Listen." "Kon-Tiki, the wooden raft used by the explorer Thor..." "Eidg..." "Eid... doesn't matter." "It was launched in 1947." "It went over the Pacific Ocean, from South America to Polynesia." "To what?" "Very far." "We're not going to sail so far." "And where are we going?" "To an island but I'm not going to say it's name." "It's top secret." "I can't." "I told you I can't." "You can't or you don't want to?" "Don't say that." "You know he'll find out." "Just a month." "After that, I'll pay you back." "He won't find out." "I've heard that before." "It's not the same, please." "Are you going to sleep here, tonight?" "I had a great time tonight." "Did you like the cake?" "A little too sweet." "Human beings have a solid shell that provides support and protection to our body." " That shell is called..." " Skeleton!" "Very good." "Then the function of the skeleton is supporting and shaping the body and also protecting the organs brain lungs, heart." "Just a moment, please." "Silence please, I'm in class." "Barbara, are you OK?" "I'm OK." " Are you ready?" " Just a minute." "It's OK, but a little big for you." "What happened?" "Now you're going to play a little bit." " May I come in?" " Yes." "Come on." "Come." "Come." "Barbara, Sara." "Sara, Barbara." "Nice name." "It's going to be all right." "OK?" "Are you going to play with Sara?" "OK, I'll leave." "Do you know why you're here?" "Tell me, what do you like?" "Come here." "Come on." "Do you know why it's is so dark?" "Because the lightbulb blew out." "And nobody came to repair it." "We can do it ourselves." "Would you give me the lightbulb?" "It's nice." "She asks you to draw and also asks things." "And meanwhile you're out of class." "She asked you to draw?" "Yes." "Why does the teacher take you there?" "Because she says I steal stuff." "Ah, look." "This is the key of our journey." " How did you get it?" " But, it's not easy to control it." "Give me." "North, South, East, and West." "My uncle, Antonio, taught me." "He was a sailor." " You're lying to me." " Really, he lives near the sea." "And, when he was young, he won a war." "Matias, time up." "Go to your class." " Come on." " I'm leaving." "You sing today?" "Yes." "He's coming." "I told you." "If he says something tell him you had some expenses." "Laura, keep an eye on that guy." "He's a regular customer, buys a lot of books." "Laura, I've got more than forty years in this business." "Keep an eye on him." "You did it again." "We've already talked about this." "You can control it." "Next time, no more meetings with Matias." "Don't be so demanding." "It'll be alright." "I was in the rehearsal, she's singing with a wonderful voice." "Laura, if this boy is going to stay here." "He could help with the customers." "There are no robberies, dad." "Nobody steals books, lately." "Oh, nobody steals books?" "OK." "Be careful." "Because this is a second hand shop but there's some valuable stuff." "Good books, very good." "Don't worry, those books are out of reach." "Mr. Emesto, glad to see you." "Not again..." "Lady, I've already told you." "I can't do anything." "They checked it out, and nothing." "And they are just on the wall that adjoins to your house." "I can't do anything else." "Can I go to Matias' house?" "It's too late." "You'll see him tomorrow, at school." "There wasn't much money in the cash register today." "A bad day and I had some expenses." "Why hasn't Rodolfo come to dinner?" "Today he couldn't." "Please, take a cup of water to grandpa." "If you like it, it's yours." "Thank you very much." "It's very nice, Barbara." "How much color." "Time for your rehearsal." "OK, bye." "Bye." "He cuts off his hands and silences him." "People go hide or hardly exist." "They forget mankind." "They forget about God" "Sorry I came late." "Your grandpa couldn't come and your mom is in the store." "Give me, I'll take it." "Let's go." "Your shoelaces." "Rodolfo..." "Will you and mom have kids?" "What a question." "After talking to Uncle Antonio he felt bad." " What happened?" " Nothing... brother stuff." "Antonio is sick." "Here, Barbara." "Come on." "Take it!" "Is it serious?" "I hope not." "He lives alone, far away and he's old." "No!" "I can't ask you anything." "You're God's punishment." " It slipped out." " Alright!" " I'll pick the glass up." " It's OK, it's OK." "I'll pick it up." "Does God listen?" "Because he doesn't listen to me." "Anyway, I have to beg his pardon." "I have insulted." "But I haven't insulted a person." "I insulted Him, because he doesn't listen to me." "What's wrong?" "I think I need one of your drinks." "Sometimes, kids ask for help in different ways." "Maybe she needs you." "Sara." "It's worth it to be wrong." "OK, so the girl peed her pants a couple of times." "She's behind in her studies." "And makes these weird drawings." "What do you think?" "I think something happened to Barbara that we have to attend." "That's the problem, Sara." "You think, but do you have something specific?" "Something different between this girl and the other 645 pupils." "Many kids pee their pants, eat their hair punch each other every day." "So?" "That's true, Enrique, but I agree with Sara." "To think is a part of my job." "Those drawings are not weird." "They mean something." "I believe in yourwork, but this place is not a hospital." "It's good you're, taking care of the children but this is a school." "Do you understand?" "You're the teacher, what do you think?" "I think her mother doesn't pay enough attention." "Lately, I've noticed she's stressed, nervous." "OK." "OK." "Something else?" "No." "Nothing unusual." "Sara, you brought these drawings to tell us something about this girl." "They are not weird to me, sincerely." "In kids of this age, all drawings are the same." "Be careful Sara, you may be wrong." "Let me know any news." "I'll call her mother to a meeting." "It's been 60 years since Norwegian explorer and writer Thor Heyerdahl on board the raft Kon Tiki." "His legacy is documented with images recorded by the crew and in a book: "Kon Tiki..." "To sail across the Pacific Ocean", where he talks about the raft construction and the crossing." "It was published in 1949." "Don't worry." "I'm going to find it." "We didn't have money for me to learn to play an instrument." "Time passed, and the dream faded." "What was your dream?" "I didn't have a dream." "At least that I remember." "I don't believe you." "I wanted to learn how to use a typewriter." "The rehearsal was very good." "I feel better today." "Barbara!" "You forgot the bag!" "Thank you." "Your grandpa takes care of you." "My only granddaughter." "She's lovely." "Isn't she?" "I beg your pardon." "I'm Lic." "Sara Coleman." "Pleasure to meet you." "Your granddaughter talks about you a lot." "She's the princess of the house." "Remember to tell your mother to take a look at your notebook." "Yes." "Please tell her mother to take a look at her notebook." "It's OK." "May I ask you a favor?" "I guess Barbara told you, I've studied at this school." "It's been a long time since I wanted to show her the old museum." "I've seen it, grandpa." "I know, I know." "But I want to show you something special." "Let's go." "Come on." "Tell me something." "Do you notice something weird in these photos?" "Something strange?" "In my time, there were only boys." "Find your grandpa." "I can't." "Help me." "No, no, no." "You have to find him here, the cutest boy." "That one." "No." "That's uncle Antonio." "This is your grandpa." "Let's go." "Lately, people buy less and less books." "Strange." "This is the best season to sell." "Anyway, there wasn't much money in the cash register." "Rodolfo." "How is your job?" "It's OK, as always." "With some ups and downs." "You and I should have to listen to music together." "Barbara isn't eating." "She's happy with her present." "Easy." "The longest journey begins with a single step." "Did you read the note?" "They called me to a meeting." "She seems to be behind in her studies." "Well, you weren't such a good student either." "I'm not used to these kinds of meetings." "It's an interview." "Yes, but these kind of interviews are not usual for me." "Take it easy, it's not usual for anybody." "Anyway, I expected to see your daughter." "Yes, but she works and can't leave the store alone." "But don't worry, I'll answer whatever you ask." "This is not the first time." "She peed her pants several times and is behind in her studies." "She's very sensitive." "And it's not easy for her." "What's not easy?" "See, I always played the role of a father." "He died when she was a baby, and someone had to play that role." " And your daughter?" " She does what she can." "Does she have a partner?" "Yes, her new boyfriend is Rodolfo." "He loves her, but he's no good." "Barbara talks just a little bit about her home." "And about you." "Barbara does what every ordinary child does." "What is ordinary?" "There is something happening to Barbara and we have to listen to her." " Do you understand?" " Yes, I understand." "She's shy, quiet, but very obedient." "I always tell her mother: "Take care of your daughter a little more, I can't do it alone."" "And what about Rodolfo?" "He can help." "Have you heard her singing?" "She has a wonderful voice." "You know, when I was younger I used to sing." "I used to sing... very well." "Yesterday I gave her a xylophone." "Do you know what a xylophone is?" " She was happy." " She told me." "But, doesn't what I said worry you?" "She must be rehearsing, and she gets angry if I'm not there." "Don't worry, everything is going to be OK." "I will help her with her studies." "But we haven't finished yet." "We haven't?" "Good afternoon." "Femur, tibia, fibula." "Very good." "The arm." "Humerus ulna, radius." "OK." "The head." "Mandible." "Maxilla." "Go on." "Now, without the notebook." "You're missing important bones..." "Calm down." "Take it easy." "Let's try again." "Sphenoid bone." "This is the sphenoid bone." "See?" "You knew it." "After that, my grandpa took my notebook away." "And he didn't tell me this bone's name." "Why?" "I guess he didn't know." "Be clear Sara." "What are you trying to tell me?" "Say precisely what you think." "We've got the map." "And this is the Easter Island." "Then, we're sailing after my birthday." "What's wrong?" "I didn't find the book yet." "You told me not to worry." "I know, but I can't find it." "I've already searched in every library." "OK." "I'll find it, take care of the rest." "OK." "Everybody will look away." "That girl can count on nobody but you." "Do you remember what I repeated in class?" "About good people." "Do you remember?" "To look away, that's the sin of good people." "Here you've got some money." "Next week you'll have the rest." " That's not the deal, Rodolfo." " Please Cuervo, not now." "Please." "Those guys are not book collectors." "How many times must I tell you people don't come here to read?" "They come to steal." "When will you understand?" "I cant't celebrate my birthday if nobody comes." "I can invite some of Matias' friends." "Why didn't you go to school when they called you?" "Mom..." " In the store, are there some old books?" " How old?" "From 1949, for example." "No." "Not so old." "Why?" "For homework." "Excuse me, but I called her mother." "I've already told you, she can't." "After all, she is my granddaughter." "She's your granddaughter, but she is not your daughter." "I'm going to explain all about my granddaughter, again." "Her father died when she was 1 year old, her mom works all day long and you're worried about the head bones?" "What's the matter with you?" "Everything is all right." "Can't we smoke here?" "Barbara has a problem and we must help her." "What are you talking about?" "We all have problems." "You don't understand or you don't want to listen." "You're the one who doesn't listen." "I repeat, everything is all right." "Did you listen?" "Listen." "I'm the grandfather, and I tell you again everything is all right." "Do you understand?" "Are you married or single?" "You don't have kids, right?" "I can tell." "Mr. Ernesto, wait." "Miss, I told you there is no leak." "It's not possible." "The damp patch is broader every day and it's right on your wall." "Put a bucket." "My God, I can't stand these people anymore." "Where were you dad?" "Get ready, we're going to see Antonio." "How did you get them?" "I bought them." "How else?" "Barbara!" "How did you get them?" "It's going to be cold." "We need a lot..." "Don't you hear I'm calling?" "Tomorrow we'll go to see uncle Antonio." "Grab your things." "She's so tall!" "Barbara, you are very, very pretty." "This is yours." "Come on in." "Give me your hand." "It looks like a grave." "And you come only for burials." "Walk, walk." "Good." "It's good to see you." "Yes, Dad wanted to see you." "We also did." " How are you?" " Fine and you?" " Can we go to the beach?" " No, Barbara." "Why not?" "We'll go later." "Oh, captain." "At full speed!" "Are you sure you don't want to come with us?" "Then, don't wait for us for dinner." "Let's go." "Rodolfo doesn't know yet." "How many months?" "Three months, I guess." "She's beautiful." "She's like her father, isn't she?" "Same eyes." "Does she ask for him?" "No, dad told her he died in a car accident." "Son of a bitch!" "Does she know his name, at least?" "When are you going to tell her the truth?" "I think I'm going to do it, every day." "Uncle!" "Tell me that story again, when you won the war." "Near Mar del Plata, a german submarine surrendered and it floated to the surface." "We went into the submarine, all the Germans were there, they surrendered." " I stood there, near a..." " A german soldier..." "A german soldier, exactly..." "He didn't have a rifle." "The Germans lost the war." "He was sad." "And I was standing there, with my rifle." "The german looked at me and looked at my rifle." "He looked at me and looked at my rifle." "I thought, what's wrong with him?" "Suddenly, the german begins to laugh." "He laughed and laughed, he spat out a little too." "Antonio!" "You're taking pills." "Stop drinking wine." "Let's drink a toast to you." "Papa said, after you're eighty year old you have to beware of your relatives." "He has never said that." "I've never heard it." "Because you're deaf." "He said that a million times, but you never heard." "You hear nothing." "That's the problem." "You know, I'm tired of your nonsense." "Uncle." "We'll go upstairs to our rooms." "We're all a little tired." "Good night, sweetie." "Good night." "Beautiful." "I'll go too." "Where?" " What?" " Where are you going?" "To my bedroom." "Do you feel all right?" "Of course, and you?" "How do you feel?" " Watch the step." " I saw it." "Flippers, goggles, lifesaver." "For what?" "It's a secret." "Oh, a secret." "I think I have those things in the storehouse." "And you don't have to reveal the secret." "Your father's smile." " Uncle." " What?" "Have you read the book of the Kon Tiki?" "No." "I've got an idea." "This pretty girl wants to celebrate her birthday in the sea." "My God!" "Just a second..." "Stop, stop." "I'm sick of them, what you want?" "Now, it's OK." "Prelude in F Minor." "The music Dad listened to." "Didn't he?" "You never changed." "Why did you come?" "To visit your ill brother?" "Come on, that's for the others." "I think it wasn't a good idea." "Let's go Barbara, we're leaving." "Grandpa wants to leave." "You told me we would stay several days." "I'm going to grab my things." "In two minutes I'll see you there." "Look, uncle." "The lifesaver." "It's new too." "What?" "And you have all the rest?" "Almost." "For you." "Secret for a secret." "What a mess!" "FERNANDO ESPINOSA THE PAST THAT WILL BE" "It's nothing, Rodolfo." "Please." "Let me in." "Easy." "Let me in, please." "What are we going to do?" "To have our baby." "It's very difficult, really." "I called the mother, the grandfather comes." "And now, you." "Because she is working all day long, in the store." "I've heard that before." "I'm listening." "I don't live there, with them but, I love her so much." "Like a daughter." "But, we're used to looking away." "Looking away from where?" "That is why I came to talk to you." "About what?" "Somebody has to do... something." "Do what?" "Rodolfo, do what?" "Strengthened sail and mast of hardwood." "It's just as I thought." "It's my dad." "After all, this is her home." "But nobody will come here." "She hasn't got any friends." "At least in school, she has her classmates." "Did you buy some present?" "When I take the cake, I'll buy something somewhere." "She wanted a doll." "Buy two." "How do you know?" "Uncle Antonio told me." ""Fernando Espinosa was born in 1957 in Buenos Aires City."" "It doesn't say when he died." "He didn't..." "You're very quiet Rodolfo." "Something wrong with your job?" "You know I lost my job four months ago." "I've forgotten." "Excuse me dad." "Rodolfo, I want you to work in the store." "Think about it." "Happy birthday, Barbara." "Happy birthday to you." "Don't forget to make three wishes." "Wish something for me." "For the plan." "I know, I thought that, but..." "When I talked to him he said it was a different price." "I don't know..." "I'll call you later, I love you." "This is for you." "Thank you." "Happy birthday." "Thank you." "Did you get any presents?" "Rodolfo gave me a jacket." "And those dolls?" "This is from mom and this one from grandpa." "The cake is delicious." "My mother bought it." "You must be a good mother." "I have no kids." " But you will?" " Maybe." "Then, you're going to be a good mother." "I don't like my grandpa's bedroom." "It smells bad." "Yes." "Hi, Laura, I'm Sara Coleman." "The Educational Psychologist in Barbara's School." "How are you?" "Yes." "Something wrong?" "It's very difficult for me to talk to you." "I work all day long here, in the store." "You don't have a minute to spare?" "You're right." "In these times, it's harder." "But, is something wrong with Barbara?" "Don't worry, I was closing." "You know." "I don't understand you." "You know Barbara is being abused by your father." "You know it, Laura." "What are you talking about?" "Ah, Barbara." "Always coming up with crazy things." "When she was younger, she said she talked to a dog." "She always loved to make up stories." "Everything to be noticed." "She didn't know her father." "Must be that." "Laura..." "No." "He loves her." "Laura." "You believe any story and come here to ruin our lives." "Leave." "The girl didn't say anything." "She's been telling us for a long time!" "We didn't listen to her." "The school, Enrique." "The institution has to do something now." "Let me explain it." "There are some kids that suddenly find out their parents are bad." "They realize that the ones who have to love them, are hurting them but they can't say it." "Because they need to still be their children." " Look, Sara..." " That is the tragedy." "This is too serious for the institution." "I think, in these cases it's essential to preserve the family." "The mother doesn't want to report anything." "And we have no proof." "This is the end." "To look away..." "Beautiful song." "Now, try to find the notes on the xylophone." "Never mind." "Try again." "No, the abuser doesn't force anything." "He surrounds the victim stealthily." "Like a shrewd hunter." "And then he weaves a web of threats to keep the secret." "That is the silence that settles in the family." "That guy came yesterday, again." "He was looking for money." "You've paid it back, haven't you?" "I'm going to see him tomorrow." "I'm tired of him." "You're still betting." "I pay everything, and you bet." "No, I told you." "I'll pay you back everything." "With your job?" "Yes, I'm his brother." "When?" "Thank you." "How old was Uncle Antonio?" "He was turning 83 in March." "We arrive on a small island of the South Sea." "We lay down on the sand, looking at the palm trees." "White birds fly overhead without a noise." "The next day, all was calm." "We could see the Kon Tiki had no damage." "The trip was over, we all were alive." "Tomorrow is the big day." "Are you nervous?" "We've already rehearsed." "It's going to be all right." "Are you talking about the choir or the trip?" "About the choir, the trip is up to Matias." "A guarantee." "Why are you leaving?" "Many reasons." "In any place where you feel uncomfortable the best you can do is to go to another place." "I'm going to miss you." "I'm leaving the school, but I'll be close to you." "Barbara." "Scream." "If someone wants to hurt you:" "Scream." "If you like it, I'll give it to you." "Come on, let's go to the rehearsal." "You have to sign two copies." "How do I go on with this?" "You make a formal complaint and... nothing else." "You know what?" "If a family doesn't report it..." "What can we do?" "Let's toast for the new little princess of the family." "Rodolfo..." "Rodolfo." "Bach." "A long time ago, my brother and I wanted to be like him." "Do you know how many children he had?" "Twenty." "He saw eleven die." "Kids..." "They say his eldest son envied him." "They say he was responsible for many lost scores." "He'd have some reason." "What?" "He would have some reason." "No, Rodolfo." "There are men, that don't dare to do anything." "A bit cold, but it was fine." "Rodolfo, something else..." "This afternoon, two men came to the store." "They were looking for you." "Rodolfo!" "Someone called "Cuervo"." "Weird guys, your friends." "It was very little money, Rodolfo!" "It wasn't worth it." "But, don't worry." "They won't come back." "Your time is a glass." "Your love, a fakir." "Your body is a needle." "Your mind, a tapestry." "If the bloodsuckers can't hurt you." "There is no school that teaches how to live." "The angel lookout discovers the thief." "He cuts off his hands and silences him." "The people go hide or hardly exist." "They forget mankind." "They forget about God."