"I want to tell you a story, a story of a girl who grew up some time ago." "It's a story of love, hate,... forgiveness, brutality, and the beauty of life." "It's a true story --- it's my story." "The early years of my childhood..." "I spent with my family in Nepal." "But in 1979, for political reasons, we had to leave." "My parents sought a new posting in Indonesia." "I was eight years old when my father, in the huge forest of West Papua,... discovered a previously unknown tribe." "It was during one of his expeditions, some three days' journey from Irian Jaya." "It was a people whom he knew only by legends and rumors,... and they lived their lives like in the stone age: the Fayu." "Sabine, come on." "The class is about to start." "My father wanted to learn the language of this people." "He received permission from the Fayu chief, to live among them." "The real jungle, Bo." "Imagine that." "Really?" "What were you thinking?" "That this is the discovery of my lifetime." "And what are you supposed to do for a home?" "A real one?" "An alternative?" "An experimental one?" "If we live among them, it's like a trip to the stone age." "How safe is your stone age, then?" "Boko assured me that we are under his protection." "Into a language and culture that you do not quite understand." "Doris, I'm a linguist." "~ This is a great opportunity, a new language..." "~ What is happening to you?" "~ What will come out of your mouth next?" "~ Doris..." "Doris!" "Doris, it's not like just closing a gap in the mapping." "This is about the elucidation of the secret of human prehistory." "Shhh!" "Let me do the research, please." "I'll build a house." "And when you come, I'll be getting better with the Fayu language." "It will be good for us, believe me." "Believe me." "After five months, the day finally arrived, when we traveled to our father, about 100 km from the remote village of the Fayu." "In the middle of the deepest jungle,... into a world where my life would change forever." "¤ JUNGLE CHILD ¤" "~ Dad!" "~ My dear." "Hello, Princess." "~ Oh, Daddy, you stink!" "~ What?" "THE FIRST MEETING" "Are they here?" "Yeah, they don't trust this modern device." "Look there." "Look over there." "These are my children" "Sabie, Judithu, e Babu..." "Dorisu." "Judithu?" "Yes, Fayus use names that always end with a vowel." "Christian, you are now Babu again, like when you were little." "This is the chief Boko." "Don't be afraid; they've never seen children with blond hair." "Rubbing the forehead is a greeting." "It means peaceful intentions." "~ Daddy?" "~ Don't be afraid." "It's all right." "OK?" "We'll take this one together?" "Quiet, Timmy." "It won't take long." "Why can't they help us to carry the bags?" "They are hunters, not carriers." "~ What stinks so much here?" "~ Hold your breath, go on." "Come on, it's almost over." "This is Klaus's family." "Don't be afraid." "Bine!" "Are we ready?" "There it is!" "We are in the jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle, jungle..." "Let it down." "Look at the stove!" "Be calm, Timmy." "This is your new home." "I'll sleep here." "And Bo, where will you stay?" "Just look at me, I'm Tarzan." "~ What is this?" "~ This is a scraper." "I know some scrapers from emergency rooms." "~ It's a knife that was made for this purpose." "~ And who knows what else?" "Doris, we are safe here." "This is a neutral place." "Neutral?" "Yeah, as long as we don't interfere, we're fine." "This is the idea." "With what should we not interfere?" "I always mix in, Klaus." "~ We're not here during a tribal dispute, are we?" "~ Not directly." "The Fayus were a large tribe... and are now divided into two hostile groups, who fight one another." "~ As I said, here we are safe." "Here..." "~ Here we're the Swiss, I know." "~ Listen here." "What is this?" "~ Oh, sandpaper." "Exactly." "The food isn't ready yet." "We've been invited by Fayus." "What makes a good guest?" "We bury it." "~ So, if you go to the bathroom, grab a shovel." "~ And where's the bathroom?" "And now some rules of the jungle." "First:" "Never go alone into the jungle." "Anything you eat, show me first." "Drink only boiled water." "Never leave home without shoes." "Don't swim in the river away from the house." "In the evening, everyone remains at home." "We are friendly with everyone." "But we do not mix." "And now, again, the most important:" "Never go alone into the jungle!" "~ Did you understand?" "~ And how long are we staying here?" "~ Until I know the language well." "~ Two, three years?" "~ It may take 20 years." "~ What?" "20 years?" "Never." "THE ORIGIN OF FAYUS" "Owaka Fu." "Fu." "~ Fu?" "~ Fu." "~ Fu." "~ Fu." "Fu." "Fu." "Fu." "~ Fu." "~ Fu." "~ Fu." "~ Fu." "Everything is 'Fu'?" "The meaning of a word varies according to the manner of speaking." "The canoe: 'Fu'." "The tree trunk: 'Fu'." "~ And what is the word for water?" "~ Water is 'Di'." "Di, di, di, di, di..." "Di?" "Di?" "Di?" "Children here don't need to go to the school." "They learn thing, it's just a different way." "Why do we really have to learn English?" "No one here speaks English." "So that you can communicate with everyone." "I want to stay here." "And I'd like to learn Fayu!" "Oh, Bine, you'll learn that by yourself, playing with the children." "~ They don't know how to play anything." "~ And they have no toys." "You can't do it without toys." "~ Cool!" "~ Yeah!" "~ Bine, where are your flip-flops?" "~ Don't ask me." "~ Can we go swimming?" "~ OK." "Di?" "Di?" "Di?" "THE CURSE" "~ What's the matter?" "~ She's in pain." "But something seems to be wrong." "~ And why are the women singing?" "~ I don't know!" "Call your dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Di!" "Di!" "Help!" "Di!" "Di!" "Help me." "Di." "Di." "Di." "Di." "Help me." "Di." "Di." "Di." "Di." "Di." "Dad!" "Help!" "Di." "Di." "Mom!" "I couldn't help her." "She died before my eyes,... they all just stood and watched." "She was sick." "Fayus don't believe that a person can die naturally." "It's either a sign or a curse." "If someone dies from a disease,... then it's a curse and they don't try to help,... ~ because you can't heal a curse." "~ That's complete nonsense." "~ You know we could help her." "~ With drugs, what do I know?" "That woman is going to heaven, like us?" "Yeah, sure, Bine." "~ And she was cursed?" "~ No!" "~ She passed out from the pain." "~ The Fayus thought she was cursed." "And not even Mom could stop it." "It'll pass soon, OK?" "OK." "Beep, beep, beep, we all love each other... everyone can eat as much as their peers." "We took it, too, for sure: but not on our own." "We ate it all, but don't forget to brush your teeth." "Beep, beep, beep, we all love each other." "I'm sorry." "What's he singing?" ""My wife, you're gone and I'm alone."" ""I'm alone and it's night and I don't have a wife."" "I can understand that." "Let's put the kids to bed." "Daddy?" "Can we be cursed, too?" "No, Bine." "We aren't one of them." "We've earned no vengeance." "We don't break any rules." "We are safe." "The chief Boko promised us his protection,... and a promise here is taken seriously." "And what if we were also like the Fayus are?" "And we did everything like they do?" "We'll never be like Fayus." "We'll always be in our own world, with our own rules." "And here the curses have no place, got it?" "MY FRIEND FAISA" "DEATH SPIRAL" "Mom!" "Mom!" "A Fayu is hurt." "You have to help." "~ You can't do anything." "~ I can look, at least." "Doris." "The Fayus don't know any natural way to death." "Therefore, they need to kill someone for a funeral." "If he dies, another must pay for it, OK?" "~ Then I'll make sure he survives." "~ Doris!" "We are guests here!" "You cannot ignore all the Fayu laws just to suit yourself." "We can't teach them to forgive, all of a sudden." "You brought us into a civil war!" "~ You must teach forgiveness at once." "~ Stop arguing." "They're watching you." "Do you still have that crumpled paper?" "ANOTHER WORLD" "~ Did I miss something?" "~ No." "~ Something stinks outside here." "~ I feel sick." "Dad --- What's he doing with her?" "He's saying goodbye to her." "He spends a few days with her in the hut, and then takes her to the jungle." "And when she decomposes and only the bones remain,... then he brings the skull back to the hut and lives with her." "He does that so she'll never forget, you see, so that she stays with him." "~ Are you OK?" "~ Yeah." "For us, the dead sleep under the ground." "In a box with flowers on top; at least it smells better." "But eventually they rot, then they don't smell so good." "And with a skull, you can at least talk with them." "I want to go back!" "What a disgrace!" "Who is the woman?" "She is from the Irigre tribe." "Shut up!" "You are now my wife!" "Have you heard?" "Otherwise I'll kill you!" "What happened?" "Gohu took a new wife." "He did?" "What did you do?" "What did I do?" "What should I do?" "Coward!" "Mom, green hair's creeping up Sabine's blouse." "Oh!" "Yuck!" "Christian, it's on your shirt too." "~ Oh, dear." "~ Here, too." "You shouldn't get so upset." "It's just a little mold." "~ It's nasty!" "~ That's the moisture, dear." "Daddy, what happened to her?" "~ She became the wife of Gohu." "~ Because the poor man had none." "A lot of attention from his friends!" "When his wife dies, no one cares for him,... but they at least help him steal another one." "~ Where does she come from?" "~ She is Irigre." "~ From the tribe who bewitched Gohu's wife." "~ Witchcraft does not exist!" "Not for us." "But for the Fayus the curse is as real as pots are for you." "What a stupid comparison!" "Say, should we talk like that in front of the children?" "Why not?" "Here we talk about everything else in front of children." "Everything happens here." "~ Why should we argue, if it's not about us?" "~ What arguments?" "~ About what?" "~ About what we stand for." "But we reconcile again so no one curses us." "~ The children must see that." "~ Now, kids, pay attention." "THE FIRST WAR" "Get in the house!" "Go on." "Christian, in the house!" "Down!" "Down!" "No, no, I want to see!" "~ Bine!" "~ Bine, get down." "Stay down!" "You stay here!" "You can come out." "No body, no pain." "GOHU, WOMEN, AND LOVE" "Thank you." "Klaus, get the black bag." "Hey, calm down." "Go away!" "Go away!" "~ She heard me." "~ Yeah, she heard you." "She has an ugly wound." "~ Scissors." "~ Hm?" "Give me some scissors." "A gift." "To cut." "Come on." "She must go alone." "Otherwise, he think'll we want to steal her from him." "Come on." "Gohu shot her because she didn't listen to him?" "Yes, we can say that." "That's the law of the Fayus." "I'll do it too." "Then Sabine and Judith will obey me forever." "~ Agh!" "~ Mom!" "You've never done that before." "Now I need you to leave and not look for a bit." "What is your name?" "Why didn't you listen to Gohu?" "Gohu shot my son Auri with his arrow." "He fled into the jungle." "But there he was cursed." "How are you?" "Mom didn't mean that!" "His son Auri was shot by Gohu... and then he fled into the jungle." "~ But he isn't dead." "~ No." "But even if he lives, without a tribe he has no chance." "So she's sad." "Fayus abandon their wounded." "The curse is stronger." "Mom?" "Mom, Dad!" "Mom!" "Mom!" "Open the door, Mom!" "Dad?" "Mom?" "Mom, open up!" "The Fayus are coming!" "All of them!" "Go back." "It was expected." "They don't understand what you've done with her!" "Come!" "~ She cannot go back to him!" "~ She must!" "There's no love between them!" "It's about survival!" "~ Nala, Nala, take that." "~ Forget it, she won't take that." "Tell her to take the antibiotic." "~ She won't eat anything that she's not familiar with." "~ Then find another way." "Tell her I'm an evil witch... ~ and that my spell will turn her a pig." "~ Stop this nonsense." "Tell her it's an anti-curse." "My wife is a witch." "Her medicine is so strong that it can defeat the curse." "What are you doing?" "Help against the curse." "Thousands fall at my left and ten thousand at my right." "But it will not hit me yet." "No evil shall happen to me and no plague will come near my home." "So He sent His angels to protect me in all my ways." "Amen." "Good night, my dears." "Good night." "~ Auri isn't protected by anyone." "~ Who is Auri?" "The son of Nala." "~ Maybe there really is a curse." "~ Are you crazy?" "~ Who knows?" "~ The medicine mom always helps!" "Maybe it only extends the curse." "~ And we only die later!" "~ Eh, Sabine, you're crazy for real!" "MY BROTHER AURI" "One, two, three..." "Crocodile dance." "Progress!" "~ I am Tarzan!" "~ But Tarzan is a boy." "~ So what?" "You can be Jane." "~ Are you mad?" "I'm bigger than you and Tarzan can't be shorter than Jane." "So I'm Tarzan again!" "~ Where is Faisa?" "~ I don't know." "And who cares?" "The so-called Tarzan doesn't know the way." "Over here!" "~ Now we could use a bow and arrow." "~ Yeah." "It's like as if..." "Christian." "Look at that." "~ I'll get help." "You stay here." "~ No!" "You have to stay with him, otherwise we won't find him again, Christian." "But what if I can't be found again, either?" "Sing as loud as you can and don't stop." "You have to sing for three days and three nights." "I don't remember any songs." ""A dwarf is in the forest."" "~ "A dwarf is in the forest..." ~ Mom!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "~ Dad!" "Auri, we need to save him!" "~ What's going on?" ""...in the woods, very quiet and silently." ""He had a purple blanket on..."" "Can you offer anything to Fayus, so they'll help us?" "I won't offer anything, we'll do an exchange." "Life is give and take." "I help them, they help us." ""A dwarf alone in the forest,..." ""in a purple blanket..." ""a dwarf is in the forest quiet and silent." ""He has a sheer blanket of purple." ""Say what can..."" "We must be calm." "~ Christian, are you all right?" "~ Yeah." "Gee, that stinks!" "Will he recover?" "I don't know, Bine." "~ I'll call Nala." "She's his mother." "~ I've talked to her." "She says he should not be saved, 'cause he's cursed." "If he dies, Gohu and all other Irigre will be my enemies." "Klaus!" "Klaus!" "My name is Sabine." "You are with my family." "What are you doing?" "For Fayus, this means eternal friendship." "And?" "How?" "His new life?" "A new family?" "His new home?" "What is he doing here?" "He doesn't belong to us!" "MY FATHER AND PEACE" "Come along." "Go out with her." "Thank you." "I am grateful, Chief Boko,... that we can always be your guests." "We would like to invite you to eat with us." "This is why we want to help you." "Your wife beat the curse." "Yes, she is a very strong woman." "No one can defeat the curse!" "The boy will die!" "No!" "The boy will stay with us!" "He lies!" "No one is stronger that the curse!" "That is impossible!" "Time will tell who is right." "Chief Boko, you told me once... that you long for peace,... that you want no more killing, but that you don't know... how to stop the war." "I cannot give you peace,... because that can only be done by you alone." "An Irigre... called Auri will grow up with you." "As a friend of yours." "If the boy really survives,... then I'll believe in you." "And now let's eat together!" "Let's eat." "It's happening." "Come." "Auri!" "They are my friends." "Faisa, Kamba, Dila, and Tabua." "The chief's son." "This is Auri, my new brother." "Brother?" "Yes." "Brother." "Brother." ""Then I started thinking about sending you some things." ""This is the best I could do without a freezer." ""With all love, Grandma." ""See you soon, Bine!"" "~ Ice cream?" "~ Yes." "It seems to be a white ball of sago." "~ What is the brown?" "~ Chocolate, vanilla, lemon." "~ And how does it taste?" "~ Cold and sweet and savory." "~ I want to try it for sure." "~ Me, too." "Christian!" "It grows in trees in Germany?" "~ No." "You can buy it in stores." "~ It must be paradise." "~ You will soon know." "~ How?" "In Germany?" "~ Mmm." "~ When?" "Should I start packing?" "Not now, maybe next year, I'm not sure yet." "We can get some!" "Maybe even here!" "There's ice cream everywhere." "HEAVY RAIN" "Auri!" "~ Aurupedoga." "~ Aurupedoga." "Is it true that it rains ice cream in Germany?" "Christian, you shouldn't believe everything that people tell you." "But it's true that you can get chocolate just about anywhere." "And look at the endless mirrors." "Sabie, wake up!" "You must look at this, you won't believe it." "What?" "Oh, wow!" "You feel like waking up on a boat." "Let's check out the front!" "Silently..." "I know someone who would like that." "~ Come on, Judith, wake up!" "~ What?" "~ Come on, we have visitors." "~ Visitors?" "Yes." "~ Who?" "~ See for yourself." "Come on." "Mom!" "Mom!" "Oh, oh, oh." "Oh." "~ What are you doing?" "It's a murder." "Stop it, Mom!" "~ Murder?" "Now that's enough for me." "Out, I'm tired." "Get out, you two." "Fly out!" "Get out." "Out, out, out." "Doris." "We must save the pets." "~ Christian, are you crazy?" "~ They're just animals." "~ You shouldn't kill them!" "~ What are Dad and Mom doing in there?" "Come on, huh?" "Come on, come on." "Dad!" "~ Dad!" "~ What happened?" "~ I hit Sabine." "~ Where is she?" "Under the house." "Dad!" "It's all over now." "Now they're all dead." "DECISIVE WAR" "Danau Bira an Foida." "Danau Bira an Foida." "Come in, please." "This is Foida." "This is Foida." "I hear you." "Go ahead, over." "Our helicopter has to be repaired." "No mail today." "OK." "Anything else?" "Yes, from the NGO." "Your vacation has been approved." "You can go to Germany next month." "Oh, great, that's good news after all." "Thank you." "Over and out." "Our vacation was approved." "We're flying to Germany." "~ Are you happy?" "~ Oh, yes." "~ But?" "~ Sabine?" "Sabine!" "But I need to tell all my friends." "~ Auri will see Germany as well." "~ Sabine, he can't!" "What's going on with Judith?" "Mom says she's a woman." "Then she'll soon be stolen." "They're here!" "The Irigre're coming, come on!" "Let go!" "~ Sit back down!" "~ Get off me!" "I want to fight!" "You can't take part." "I can't stand it." "I can't stand it." "I want them to stop screaming." "I can't stand it." "I want to leave." "I can't stand it." "I want to get out of here." "Dad!" "No." "No." "Hear that?" "Hear how my daughter is crying?" "I can't stand it, Dad!" "I can't take this anymore!" "Thank you." "Klausu." "Klausu!" "Do not leave us!" "We're throwing our weapons away." "We won't fight any more." "I'm going to visit my tribe." "But I promise we will be back." "VACATION IN HOMELAND" "And if they want to keep you there in their tribe?" "Dad promised we'd come back." "To curse someone,... your need their hair." "I'm putting my life in your hands." "Thank you!" "If you... die one day,..." "I don't want to live any more." "Oh, right on time!" "~ Welcome to the homeland!" "~ Hello, Grandma." "~ Did you like my dress?" "~ Yes, sure." "And that is?" "~ Christian." "~ Christian." "And that?" "That's the jungle girl?" "So, let's go!" "What's this?" "Kids, come." "Come on!" "In fact, the dog always sits there, but today it's your place." "Fear and caution." "Meters away." "But next time I sit here, OK?" "Stop!" "Can you believe all the building around here?" "Sure." "It was great to drive around." "Until recently, it was the same in Wurzburg." "You never get out of sight of things, it's horrible in Germany!" "I enjoyed driving the car, I loved to drive." "But today it's not fun anymore." "The affluent society they call it now, yeah --- Because anyone can drive a car." "Before I traveled from Frankfurt to Munich in four hours." "Today you can go around the world." "I'm anxious to get home." "Check the rooms I prepared it for you." "~ Oh." "~ I want this one." "~ No, I want it." "~ No, I said it first." "~ No, please." "~ OK, so I cleaned up the bedroom." "~ What do you do with all those things?" "~ We cook." "We could do a six-course feast." "~ We can have ice cream?" "~ Yes, of course." "~ Oh, yeah." "~ Ice cream?" "In the middle of winter?" "Since you sent us the poster, she can hardly wait." "~ So tomorrow we get ice cream." "~ Yes!" "~ Hey, Sabie." "You must look at that!" "~ What is it?" "Wow, it looks great." "Judith, look at that." "~ Grandma, Grandma." "~ Good morning!" "It looks beautiful." "Germany should be grateful for that." "What?" "Oh, the snow?" "If you like it so much, you can start digging with shovels." "~ Can we go out?" "~ Yes, but put something on your feet." "Be careful!" "Maybe it is poisonous!" "~ No, it's just frozen water." "~ Oh, beautiful." "Yuhuh, yuhuh!" "Gee!" "It hurts." "No, you can't go outside without shoes." "Your robe, Bine." "Nah, nah, nah, nah!" "She has a lot to learn." "~ That we all have." "~ Yes, but she, in a special way." "One, two, three..." "So we are going to have ice cream in February." "They've been waiting for some for so long!" "Here we are." "It's incredible for this little backwater." "~ Kids, here's ice cream!" "~ Ice cream!" "Ice cream!" "Ice cream!" "Ice cream!" "Sabine!" "Bine!" "How many times I have to tell her to stop and wait her turn?" "~ Sabie doesn't like rules." "~ I noticed." "~ These rules are for our safety." "~ Sorry, Grandma." ""If we get anything, we get we eat files, files, files." ""We eat files, files, files on the wall..."" "Please, here's another one of strawberry." "Well, you asked for it." "Never do that!" "Vanilla and chocolate tastes better than sago and crocodile." "~ Than what?" "~ Sago and crocodile." "~ Please." "~ Thank you." "Hello." "Two scoops in a cup, please." "Vanilla and nuts." "~ Two." "~ Sure." "No wonder, after all these years of food from the jungle." "NOSTALGIA" "Sabine, what's wrong?" "Don't you like Germany?" "I could stay here forever." "We want to go sledding." "We still have an old sled of your dad's in the basement." "Hey, Sabie!" "Look at that!" "Oh." "Oh, let's go, let's go in." "~ I want to go home." "~ But you like live animals." "What's that?" "You promised we'd go back home." "We'll do it soon." "Oh, Bine." "It's only for eight weeks." "Try to enjoy it." "I'll wait here." "~ Where is everybody?" "~ They probably went out." "Funny." "Mom!" "Good God." "Auri." "Where is all our stuff?" "I knew you would come back!" "But Gohu said you would die!" "~ The food reserves are gone." "~ Klausu, Klausu!" "Klausu!" "Sorry if I believed Gohu." "Now I know you can defeat the curse." "A gift for you." "Ah, Dorisu." "Oh!" "LEARNING TO FORGIVE" "Don't do that." "Hey, hey, you!" "Come here!" "Hey!" "That doesn't look good." "Boko is not happy with his son." "Theft is punishable by death." "~ But his father won't do that." "~ Oh, you're so silly, Judith." "~ Of course not!" "~ They stole our things." "No, they did not steal." "We left the things and they thought we were dead." "~ The more fear we feel, the more crazy we are." "~ Calm down." "Tabua is hidden in the jungle." "He is afraid of how Klausu'll react." "Dad, then we should give him the meat." "Isn't that our right, too?" "Chief Boko..." "I want to talk with your boy." "Tabua!" "Tabua!" "Tabua!" "Tabua." "What did you do?" "This is your fault!" "We know that you stole from us,... but, to show you we are not angry,... we want to give you this piece of crocodile meat." "Not only medicine helps against the curse." "There are many possibilities." "TIME PASSES" "One, two, three..." "Crocodile dance." "Your always hold your breath for longer!" "~ No one's as good as me!" "~ Liar!" "I can beat you." "Judith loves art school, and a boy named Nicolas." "Don't we have to open the mail together?" "Yes, but Babu's off playing with the villagers." "~ I heard he isn't the only one." "~ Dorisu." "The baby's coming!" "Sabine, do you have my mail?" "Sabine." "Mom would say now that we'll lose our teeth because of the sugar cane." "We don't waste anything." "~ What are you thinking about?" "~ Nothing." "I don't think Auri should be called nothing." "The sun is high at noon." "I swim... until a shadow of a crocodile... darkens the river bottom." "Downstairs I sleep... and dream of fish." "Suddenly, a rope traps my mouth." "We hold his front legs and bring the animal to shore." "I fight for my life, but his ax is stronger." "My body falls asleep forever." "~ What's that?" "~ This's our Wallaby." "Oh!" "Thanks, Auri." "Uh..." "We call it Wabu?" "Yes, we call it Wabu." "Sabine, now I know:..." "The good spirit sent your father to us." "Yes, the good spirit." "It looks like a mouse." "~ You'll never be a real Fayu." "~ I don't want to be any Fayu." "I just live as I like." "Then take back the gift you received from Auri and live a little." "If it is OK now, then it still will be later." "If later's OK, why not now?" "Because Mom and I are not as confident as you." "In three days we're going to Jayapura." "You'll have plenty of time to think about it." "Why can't they build a school nearby?" "It takes a whole day to get there." "~ Must it be built near you in your honor, is that right?" "~ Good idea." "Auri!" "Slow down!" "What is that?" "Our home." "It was you who built it?" "When?" "We were always together." "Come, let's go in." "Auri?" "It's beautiful." "Sabinu." "This is for the roof." "Everything will be ready the next time you return from school." "I would like not to have to go." "Do you remember the test you did two weeks ago?" "It was so bad." "You did it bad, you did it bad." "No one has learned the simple past." "Today is our last chance to repeat all the important rules of the simple past.." "The simple past is one aspect of the past." "Action took place and was completed in the past." "So the simple past has no influence on the present day." "This aspect is very important for the past and its significance." "Dad, can't you drive a little faster?" "~ You won't escape from the jungle." "~ But I had six weeks out of here!" "I counted the minutes in Jayapura!" "Please, Dad!" "Wabu." "Where is Auri?" "Is there something wrong?" "Gohu says the curse has struck." "Even though it was many years later." "Auri!" "Auri!" "Auri!" "What's happening?" "Talk to me!" "Mom, Mom, do something!" "Auri?" "Auri!" "Oh!" "Auri!" "Oh!" "Mom, do something, you can help him!" "Do something!" "Auri!" "~ My God!" "~ Christian, grab my medical bag." "Auri!" "Auri, Auri." "Auri." "I wanted to see you once again." "You'll see me many times yet." "Don't go." "Please, please...don't go." "Auri?" "Auri?" "No." "No!" "Auri!" "Auri!" "Auri!" "No!" "No!" "Oh, no!" "Auri!" "I can't stay here, Mom." "I know." "Grandma answered." "She offered to take you for the internship." "Want to go there?" "She would like it." "~ You did not want me to stay with him!" "~ That's nonsense." "~ We want you to be happy!" "~ I hate you!" "I hate everything here." "I want to go to Germany." "I hate the jungle." "ALONE" "~ We'll write to you." "~ I just want to forget everything, Dad!" "God be with you." "Apathetic and in shock, I left the jungle,... of West Papua at the end of 1989." "A part of my life was hopelessly lost." "Auri, who had survived for so long, was so brave and strong,... so eager to live, but in the end, he died of tuberculosis." "Although I was afraid of a new direction in life,..." "I was ready and determined... to fly alone to Germany." "I did not talk about my childhood anymore, or where my roots were." "How do you see the functional relevance between f and f'?" "Outwardly I tried to enter this new world." "There was in my heart only despair and the feeling... of somehow not being understood." "How you see the functional relevance between f and f'...?" "Miss Kruger?" "So far, it's a mystery to me, as I completed my degree." "So I had it in hand and I entered a strange world." "I started to work and to act like everyone around me." "Gradually I hear the life, I just am." "It seems like the last spark of jungle is slowly disappearing from me." ""Dear Sabine, This letter I write you today..." ""fills me with profound sadness." ""Chief Boko died." ""Right now I am in Danau Bira." ""But Boko said to your mother:..." ""'Why should I wait for Klausu, who I already know?" "'" ""Your mother told me..." ""that he, near his death, finally found the peace..." ""he wanted all his life." ""And, Bine, I hope..." ""someday in your life you will find the peace and friendship..." ""you want so much." ""I think of you always and I love you very dearly." ""Your Dad."" ""A dwarf is in the forest, very calm and quiet." ""He has a purple blanket." ""Say, who wants to be the dwarf who is in the forest alone..." ""with the purple blanket?" ""A dwarf is in the forest on one leg..."" "I was looking for a perfect world in life." "But does it really exist?" "What is a perfect world?" "Does it depend on the color of our skin?" "Of our fathers'?" "Or what is in your passport?" "Yeah!" "There is no perfect world, neither in the forest nor in Germany." "Because the true happiness is not in the perfection,... but in those we live with, those who protect us, and who are loyal to us." "This is where our heart is happy." "And, for me,..." "I realized... that, always in my heart, I will continue being a jungle child."