"TOO LATE" "Hold on, Manel." "The water's freezing." "I can't feel my hands," "Think of something else." "Manel." "Wake up." "It's time to warm up." "The tide's right." "Wake up, António!" "Come on, move." "Joaquim!" "?" "Careful." "It's my legs." "They're numb." "If the boat had resisted a few metres more." "We'd have been over the oyster bed." "And how would you get over the oyster bed, António?" "I'd just like to know why we are in this mess." "Well, the boat went down." "It got a hole." "Or haven't you caught on yet?" "But why?" "It was rotten, wasn't it?" "It was rotten!" "Stop wrangling." "What does it matter now?" "This cold is unbearable." "It's finishing us off." "If the boat had a radio we wouldn't be in this mess." "And what would you have done with a radio?" "It was too sudden, there was no time." "But you shouldn't have put us in danger, damn it." "We'll get through it." "We'll manage from here." "We've got to get moving." "All because of those damned fish." "It's greed, your greed." "If you come fishing with us it's because you need the money, isn't it?" "Yes he does." "He owes everybody." "You don't seem to know." "He needs it more than we do." "The money he spent setting up home for his mistress." "It's sickening..." "I feel sorry for his wife." "Go fuck yourself." "Stop bugging on everybody's nerves!" "You've been getting on my nerves for a long time!" "Shut up, take it easy." "Calm down!" "Stop it now!" "Keep it cool!" "Aren't you ashamed of hitting a man who's old enough to be your father?" "Sit down!" "Sit down!" "The old bugger is always getting up my nose." "Always the same shit." "He's spent all day nagging saying that because Arlete isn't married to me that a wife is a wife, the others are all slag's." "Let's go, Zé." "I'm coming." "Zé, it's getting deeper." "Deeper." " What's up?" " My leg is freezing." "Sorry for what I said before." "That's OK." "It's my nerves, they are getting me." "I don't think I can get to the shore." "Seems too much to ask." "So much suffering..." " Come on, man!" " I can't." "I'll help you, come on." "Listen, give me that." "You'll be lighter." "I'll tell the others you're in trouble, OK?" "Manel!" "Well?" "At this speed you'll get nowhere." "Let's go faster." "Then António can't keep up with us." "He can go back to the boat." "Zé." "Are you thinking of coming out of this end?" "I did but I can't." "The current there is too strong." "I know." "There are a lot of oysters in the way." "Yeah." "Zé!" "Zé!" "Zé!" "António!" "What's the matter?" "I'm coming, I'm coming." "It's no good, Zé." "My knee is giving out." "Wait." "I'll rub it!" " Well?" " It feels better." "Come on." "The two of us will hold you up." " Manel, grab this side." " We can't do it Zé, lad." "We've got to bloody do it!" "He shouldn't have given the jacket to Joaquim." "It's no good, Zé." "It's no good even if I could get to the inlet," "I couldn't swim across with this knee." "You can swim with me." "I'll hold on to you." "It's a waste of time, Zé." "If I'm going to die, I'd rather die in the boat." "Zé, even if you're a good swimmer, it's not easy." "And you be careful." "It looks nearer than it is." "Go." "Be careful." "Toino." "When you get to the boat, keep warm, OK?" "Move, Toino!" "Move!" "Let's go, Manel." "Let's go." "Off we go." "It's working." "Lift it up." "Manel, does it work?" "It must." "We've only got two ways." "Either we go up the river..." "That's a mile a half over the oyster beds." "We'd get our feet all cut." "OK, but we wouldn't have to swim across the Barcas inlet." "It's no good, Joaquim, the tide would be in before we get there." "What do you mean?" "There are people there that who'd help us." "This is the way to save ourselves." "Cross the Barcas inlet." "Joaquim..." "The inlet is easy to cross." "No it's not, it's deeper over there." "The current is much stronger." "I'm going up the river." "It's hopeless, Joaquim." "There are lots of oysters in the way." "You'll cut your feet and won't be able to walk." " I'll be careful." " Hey, Joaquim," "Zé was a Marine, he knows better than you." "Listen here, we're not in the colonial war now, this is the Tagus." "Is anyone coming with me?" "What?" "!" "Nobody wants to come with me?" "Manel, it's shorter this way." "We wade across there and we're saved." "Face the reality, or we risk not getting to shore." "Who do you think you are?" "You think you know everything." "Hasn't Manel got the right to speak?" "He already spoke." "You're not listening." "You idiots..." "Zé, give this to Arlete." "And as soon as you get there..." "No, I'll give it to her." "Come back, Joaquim!" "Come with us, Joaquim!" "Let's go, Zé." "I'm freezing." "Come on." "It's time." "Blessed Virgin Mary, help me now." "Save me and the others too." "Dear Holy Mary, Mother of God." "Breathe!" "Let's go!" "That's it!" "Move, Manel." "Move." "Damned oysters!" "Ouch, my feet!" "Bloody oysters!" "Almost now..." "And we still have to cross the inlet." "We're getting old." "We've got to stop here and rest a bit." "Manel." "If Joaquim doesn't turn back what's going to happen?" "If the tide comes up, he's got his lifejacket." "He'll manage." " With this deep water?" " He's strong." "But Manel, we can't leave Joaquim alone." "He can't swim." "I'm moving on to keep warm." "I'm freezing, Zé." "Manel!" "You're freezing cold." "You won't make it." "It's too far!" "Come back!" "It's OK." "I'm OK..." "He'll get across." "He's a good swimmer." "Joaquim, you bastard!" "Why..." "Why am I so pig-headed?" "Why am I so stubborn?" "Why did I do that?" "Why?" "They're gone." "They're gone." "Joaquim!" "Joaquim!" "Take it easy..." "I thought I was going to die." "But you didn't." "Why are you such a fool?" "Answer me, man!" "Why didn't you say that you couldn't swim?" "Calm down!" "I'll help you." "Calm down!" "Hold on to the life jacket and me." "Hold on, mate!" "Let's go." "Now you're going to be a father and you give me this shit." "Come on, hold on." "Here's the lifejacket!" "António!" "Look after Joaquim." "But don't nag him." " Where's Manel?" " Manel has crossed." "Grab this." "Zé!" "Zé!" "What's got into you?" "I don't want to drown." "All you can talk about is dying, dying as if the cold wasn't enough." "Shut up!" "You're always putting people down." "You get on my nerves, always running people down." "Who do you think you are?" "Who are you to keep nagging me about Arlete?" "What are you?" "Who are you?" "Have I done anyone any harm?" "Manel!" "Manel!" "Manel!" "Zé!" "Manel!" "Where are you?" "Manel!" "Manel!" "What's happened to you?" "Well, Manel?" "What is it?" "It was the current that finished me." "And the cold." "You've got to fight." " You can't just lie there!" " I can't..." "I'm numb." "Let's see if we can both get out of here." "You've got to get up." "Come on!" "You've got to get up." "Come on!" "I can't do it." "Move your legs." "Move your legs, mate!" "That's it." "Wait, I'll give you a pull." "Move your legs!" "Did you get Joaquim?" "I left him with António." "If it wasn't for that bastard we could have reached the shore ages ago." "My muscles are done for." "I can't do it." "Yes, you can!" "My legs are too heavy." "I can't do it." "If you walk you'll warm up." "What you need to do is walk." "I can't feel my legs." "Don't you get it?" "It's hopeless, Zé." "Zé..." "You go, I'll stay here." "OK." "We'll rest here for a while." "Then we'll get up and the two of us get out of here." "Slowly, OK?" "If you stay here we'll all die, man." "I'll take you, Manel." "We've been pals since we're 11 years old." "I can't leave you here, man!" "Listen, Zé!" "It's getting dark." "Our families will have raised the alarm and the coast-guard will be looking for us." "So you've got to reach the shore to tell them where we are so they can save us." "Warm up." "I'm going to take you." "Get up." "I'm taking you." "Let's go." "That's it!" "Hold on, mate!" "Hold on!" "A little more..." "Zé." "Leave me here." " For the sake of our children." " Come on." "You've got to warm up." "Promise you'll look after Laura." "I promise." "Come on." "Stay here and get your strength back." "I'll be back." "I'll be back, Manel." " Hello, how are you, Skipper?" " Well, João." "How's your father?" "Fine." "He's out fishing." " So, how's it going?" " Hey man, everything cool?" "Have you been rehearsing a lot?" "We've been rehearsing at Drâmaso's." " Drâmaso?" " Dâmaso." "What are you rehearsing?" "We've been having a good time." "Resende's playing bass now." "... the boats from Montijo." " What was that?" " Has something happened?" "Hold on, let me listen." "We're getting a lot of interference." "Come in, Police." "If you don't mind." "No." "Shut up, let me listen!" "I repeat." "One of the crew members recognized the nets as those of a certain Zé from Montijo." "It looks more and more like a shipwreck." "It can't be." "They know the river like the back of their hands!" "Trawling the Palha sea off the bridge Vasco da Gama." "All units on alert." "Over." "My God, are they only going to look for them now?" "Get going." "There's a steamer coming." "A steamer?" "With all its lights on." "The sea is white." "She heard me, she's coming." "She's walking over the water." "I can't believe this old bugger." "Skipper, can't you go any faster?" "Good evening, guys." "Good evening, Lucas." "Do you know what's happened to my Dad?" "I heard on the radio they are lost." "Look, João, there's no sign of them since they left." "We're all worried." "This morning we ran into foul weather." "We could hardly make port." "Go to the cooperative, they're all there and maybe they know something." " Good evening, lads." " Good night." "Thank you, Lucas." "João." "I haven't seen you for ages." " Are you still looking for trouble?" " Eh?" "You are always on the moon." "Nobody can talk to you." "I don't know how to tell you this, but I'm afraid my Dad's boat has had an accident." "What happened?" "I don't know but you better go home." "Your mother may know something else." "Mum!" "I met João." "I'm not sure, but..." "Mum!" " Mum!" "Keep calm!" " Your father!" "Calm down!" "I can't bear it!" "Look, Mum," "I'll go down to the cooperative in Dad's car and find Joao, OK?" "You wait here and don't worry." "I'll be in touch." "João, have you heard?" "I heard on the catamaran." "Have any more boats gone out looking?" "We phoned the river patrol and we're waiting for orders." "Do you need orders?" "Vera, I'll have a coffee, please." "Just a minute, I'm going to talk with that officer." "It's an emergency." "There are people lost on the river." " A helicopter must be sent right away." " Just a minute." "I'll send a message." "I'm sorry but I can't wait around here all night." "I've got work to do." " All right, thanks." " Thank you, call a colleague of mine." " Hello?" " "Hello, officer on duty."" "A trawler has gone out fishing and hasn't returned." "We'll have to check on that." "Nobody knows where they are." "They haven't landed on any dock." "Please send out an helicopter." "Their lives are in danger." "If you want a helicopter sent out, you'll have to speak to the operations centre." "If you like I'll give you the number." "It's 395966." "Thanks." " Can I make a phone call?" " You must go outside." " It's just one call." " I'm sorry, it's an internal line." " I'm going crazy!" "I have to..." " Outside the unit." " Did you get anything?" " Not yet." "Let me drive." "Where were you going?" "I dropped in at the club and they told me you were here," "What's the matter?" "They are looking for us, António." "Can't you see the flares?" "António!" "Wake up." "Don't go to sleep or you'll never wake up." "I can't stay here." "I can't stay here." "Uncle Neto, what's going on?" "Did you see the river patrol passing by?" "The launch passed up river." "They probably went to look for them." "Have you had news of your Dad?" "Nothing." "We used to anchor here." "I'm going to make a phone call." " You know nothing, right?" " No, nothing." "Wait!" "João!" "Hello, good night." "The trawler that went out yesterday and never returned may have sunk and need air support." "Listen sir, can't you see I'm worried sick?" "Look, my father is Manel Vieira, and with me is the son of..." "Hello?" "Yes, good evening." "Can't you see the men might be dying?" "If you have doubts phone the river patrol or the Port authorities." "Please send out a helicopter to the river right away." "Why?" "What?" "You can't do anything else?" "Shit!" "What did he say?" "They must think we're joking." "They told us to identify ourselves to the police." "Skipper, it's João." "How are you?" "I need your help with my father." "I was speaking to skipper Vau, who is a friend of my father and I'm going to the river with him." "Shall we go to the police first?" "No, there's no time to lose." "Go and identify yourself and I'I meet the skipper to search the North bank and Mouchão." "And how will I know what's happening?" "I don't know, Laura." "Hey, Nando!" "What's up?" "Have you got enough gas to go looking for my Dad's trawler?" "Your father's trawler?" "In this weather?" "Nothing is leaving in this weather without the boss says so." "But I've already spoken to the skipper." "I can't allow it." "You can't go." " Let's go, skipper." " Goodnight, guys." "Nando, cast off." "I'm coming with you." "It can't be, Laura." "You won't leave me on my own, will you?" "Come on, you must be strong." "I want to go along." "You'll see, you can do it." "They've given up on us." "We've been abandoned." "No, Zé and Manuel wouldn't do that." "Wouldn't they?" "So why are we waiting for hours?" "Something must have happened." "I want information about the accident, is that too much to ask?" "I've told you you're in the wrong place." "We don't deal with accidents on the river, only on land." "If you don't know, call your boss, maybe I can make him understand." "Just a moment, please." "The address." "I've already told you it's noneof my business." " Come on." " It's all the gypsy's fault." " Where do you live?" " Around Samouco." "Samouco?" "What's the name of the street?" "I've come from Captain Dias." "To see the officer in charge." " Who?" " Captain Dias." " Captain Dias from where?" " From the air operations centre." "OK, just a minute." " Are you Manel's daughter?" " I am." "Do you know anything about them?" "No, we don't." "Do you?" "I've got to sit down." "I've been here ages and no one's told me anything." " Why?" " Why?" "Probably because one of the guards here is Joaquim's brother in law." "You shouldn't be smoking." "I know." " Is it Joaquim's?" " Yes." " A girl or a boy?" " A girl." " So what's going on?" " Look." "Be patient." "Haven't we told you we only deal with occurrences on land?" "We don't deal with what happens on the river." "I'll give you the number of the river patrol." "Ring them every half hour and they'll keep you up to date." " Can't you call from here?" " What do you want?" "Do me the favour of ringing the air operations centre so that I can identify myself by phone, do you understand?" " Who do you want to speak to?" " Captain Dias." "Captain Dias." "Help!" "Help!" "Help!" "There's a chap here by the gate." "He's in a bad shape." "Come with me." "Fonseca, go and see what's happening." "And you Ferreira, you put on the security lights, OK?" "The man is in a bad way." "Keep calm." "In the river." "They are in the river..." "Good, good, keep it going." "Don't go alongside or we'll stick in the mud." "I think there's somebody there," "Where?" "I can't see anything." "No, it's nothing." "Keep it going!" "How are things over there, Nando?" "Fine." "We can go, skipper." "Forward!" "Keep it going." "Keep it going." "The way is clear." "Over there, over there." "Don't you want to go in and find out what's going on?" "I'm just going." "Hey, miss!" "Did they all make it?" "Yes, sir." "So as soon as you call me I'll phone the base immediately," "Nice to hear you, Captain." "Are you sure they are all safe?" "We only know one has been saved so far." "He got to the BP quay in Santa Iria." " Who is he?" " How should I know?" "António!" "Wake up!" "You're letting yourself die." "You can't sleep or you'll die." "Help!" "Help!" "Can't you hear something, Nando?" "I thought I heard voices." "Didn't you hear someone calling?" "Help!" "Help!" "Stop the engine!" "Did you hear something?" "I think it came from over there." "No, it came from over there." "António." "I'm going to swim to the boat to get them to save us." "But if they get here first, tell them I'm swimming to shore." "Let's go." "It's going to be difficult to locate them, João." "We're wasting our time here." "Let's go and look for them." "Sit here and rest." "I'll get some hot soup that will warm you up." "Tell me what was the situation when you left." "It was raining, windy." "It was the currents and the mud." "I couldn't bring Manel." "I've got to go there." "I've got to save him or he'll freeze to death!" "I don't know what happened to the others either." " It's all my fault." " Relax." "I've got to save him." "I've got to save him or he'll freeze to death!" "This is horrible..." "Aren't you going to look for him?" "He can't be there!" "What do we do?" "There aren't helicopters or boats, nothing!" "Skipper, there's one of them!" "How are things going, Toino?" " Give him a drop of brandy." " Give him a blanket." "Where are the others, Toino?" "The others, Toino, the others?" "Zé and Manel went to Mouchão." "Joaquim..." "Mother of God, they are all dead." "All dead!" "Skipper, let's search Mouchão." "We can't." "We've got to get António ashore, he's in a bad way." "What about Joaquim?" "Joaquim!" "Joaquim!" " Did you find anything?" " Nothing, and you?" "We've saved António, he was hanging on to the masts of the boat." "Zé and Manel must be around Mouchão and we don't know where Joaquim is." " One man was saved." " What was he like?" "He had a tattoo." " It's my old man." " We're heading for Mouchão." "You can go to the BP quay." "There's a first aid post there." "Skipper Zé, have they found my Dad?" "Your Dad is still in Mouchão." "He was in no fit state to go on." "I tried to rub his legs so that he could come with me." "I did everything I could." "You left him alone?" "He couldn't get up." " You must understand, Laura." " Why didn't you bring him?" " How can I explain?" " My Dad!" "We still haven't found your Dad." " Well, Toino?" " Is Manel there?" "He's still in Mouchão." "And Joaquim?" "Joaquim saved me." "He began swimming to the boats and I lost sight of him." " Did he drown?" " Zé, I owe my life to you all and our blessed Lady." "Zé, I could only bring António." "Thanks, Vau." "Son..." "Vau was the only one willing to look for you." "That's how you know your real friends, son." "Go in and get warm." "I'll be better after a hot shower." "What if we can't find my Dad?" "There must be a way." "How?" "We've tried everything." "There must be a way." "Your Dad can't hold on much longer." "It's me." "I'm here at BP." "No, they haven't found him yet." "Well, son, are you warm now?" "The shower was fine." "How's António?" "Better." "Hi, Zé." " Well, Toino, how do you feel?" " I'm fine." "He had a bad time out there." "What you need is some hot soup, a glass of red wine and a coffee." "We're safe, Zé." "We're saved." "Yes." "But Joaquim and Manel aren't." "That's why I don't think it'll be easy to save the others." "About Joaquim, the one they say he couldn't swim, there's not much hope." " What do you mean by that?" "!" "Manel who is right at the entrance to the inner canal at Mouchão." "We've got to save him!" "Take me along, we'll find him!" "Do you think you're in a fit state to go anywhere?" "That's not the point!" "The man is dying of cold!" "My friend, we can't do much more tonight." "Can't do much more?" "No, we've been back and forth you can't see a thing." "Ask for helicopters and fly them low and you'll see they light up large areas." "At dawn, in the daylight we'll try." "The choppers don't go out at night." "I know Pumas do night rescues." "Come on, man, send out the helicopters!" "Who do you think you are to request an helicopter?" "Are you trying to be funny with me?" "When it was the case of the drugs of the gypsies from Samouco, the helicopter went out at night." "I know." "And now that are people dying nothing is happening!" "Calm down." "Do you know what he means?" "You're all the same." "As soon as you've got a bit of gold braid, you think you own the world." "A brandy, please." " You are saying that to cheer me up." " No, I'm not." "How can he be alive after so long?" "I've got a feeling there is nothing more to be done." "Calm down." "I'm sure he's dead." "We brought António back alive, didn't we?" "Now we're going to get your Dad too." "And now?" "How can we be so close and not find my Dad?" "When I was small he used to wake me up with a kiss before I went to school." "He was always so cold and I was so warm in bed." "Do you remember your mother?" "Vaguely." "I went into the church and people were uncovering her face with morbid curiosity." "I was upset and started hitting everyone who went up to her." "They had to take me home to calm me down." "I'm cold." "Dad, where are you going?" " I'm going to fetch Manel." " Wait." "Try to stay behind and distract the guards attention." " Why?" " Don't ask why, just do it!" "So, what about the dinghy?" "Dinghy, what dinghy?" "Don't worry, I know Mouchão well." "My Dad knows perfectly well where he left his mate." "Give us the dinghy." "I don't want any isolated acts messing up this operation." "Why don't you let the dinghy out?" "I don't want to lose 3 or 4 men to save one." "Excuse me." "We've just heard the helicopters are taking off." "Hey, come back!" "The helicopters are on their way." "Go back!" "Let's go forward." "Go slowly." "Let's take the Mouchão Canal, it's nearer." "Manel!" "Manel!" "Manel!" "Manel!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Translation:" "Pamela Ineichen" "Subtitling Alexandre Bettencourt / CRISTBET Ltd."