"You're driving me nuts, you jerk!" "Shut up, let me listen." "A drag, eh, teacher?" "Damn, now I've lost track!" "Computers are the big items now." "English is more important." "Computers rely on English." "First things first." "In the police, what counts now is cybernetics." "If you want to get ahead, concentrate on cybernetycs." "A minute ago, lt was computers, now it's cybernetics." "Get it together, jerk." "Tell him, teacher." "Be nice and tell him about it." "About what?" "Computering." "The word doesn't exist in Spanish." "Whaddya mean?" "I'm taking a computering course." "Data processing." "That's the right expression" "You don't know what you're studying!" "Tell him more, teacher, make his trip." "4 times 4?" "What?" "4 times 4." "I don't get it." "answer me, you sonuvabitch!" "4 times 4?" "1 6." "Louder!" "That's your limit." "That's all he knows, teacher" "Hold it like this and push this button." "Over here." "Hold it." "Don't breathe." "Now!" "That's fine." "thank you!" "bye!" "Something's coming up." "Terrific!" "Rubbing brings it out, the warmth of the hand." "It's really something, eh?" "No wonder... ." "...it's the prettiest flag of all." "The second prettiest!" "What?" "The truth. why hide the truth:" "the prettiest flag was the French, ours came next." "It's a good ranking, nothing to be ashamed of." "You're getting senile, old timer." "It was our national anthem came .2nd, after "La Marseillaise""." "Bullshit." "Everybody knows:" "our anthem came 1 st, our flag 2nd." "Right, teach?" "I don't know." "You don't know?" "No, I don't." "What kind of teacher are you?" "A math teacher, that"s all." "Mathematics!" "Mister, I've learned respect." "When my buddy tells me," """You're in serious danger, buddy..." """ln danger buddy..?""" "I respectfully say yes..." "The hole must be pretty big" "You'll see ..." "This would be the ocean..." "You gentlemen must be..." "Who are you?" "I am the official agent here" "Civilian?" "Yes, but..." "Where are the police?" "They were transferred l've been entrusted and named as agent for..." "Guess we'll have to give him to these..." "These guys?" "We're in radio contact." "We knew the prisoner was coming." "He's no prisoner, he's an exile." "Sure... theexile." "You know what an exile is?" "Yes" "No" "Partner, this is unprofessional." "Listen to me this is Ramiro Orellana, a teacher." "He was sentenced to internal exile for disturbing public order." "He can't leave this town until he's released." "Got that?" "Yeah, we gotta keep him locked up..." "Not locked up!" "He can wander fraely in the town" "Get this straight:" "the teacher is ex-il-ed!" "I understand perfectly." "This is where he has to sign," "Sign?" " That' s right.." "But... sign what?" "Jerk!" "He's disgracing the service!" "Listen closely!" "This is the town, OK?" "Here's another, and here' s a third." "Follow me?" "Make the exile sign often enough so he can't get here or here between signatures." "Got that?" "Sure." "Got that?" "Certainly, Chief." "Don't forget the receipt" "The receipt?" "A paper saying you received the exile in perfect condition." "Understand?" "Your journey ends here." "Check him over." "I think he likes it." "Touch him, don't be afraid." "Go on, touch him!" "Take him away." "At once!" "Get going, deputy!" "Over there." "Have a nice time, teach." "Be smart, stay out of trouble." "Don't worry, I know my duty...." "Talk less and act more." "You're sunk if he gets away." "Not a chance, I assure you..." "From now on, you will sign in every day at this time." "Don't forget. lf you do, watch out!" "We know all about terrorists." "Many of them around here?" "You weren't exiled here to ask questions." "Where will you live?" "In the church." "I've a note from the archbishop." "The priest isn't here." "He has several parishes." "I've no money for a boarding house." "There isn't one." "We had one till the tidal wave" "So what do I do?" "That's not our problem." "Right?" "I don't know, Chief, because..." "Because what?" "Excuse me..." "I'm not sure, but..." "Maybe we..." "We have to take care of him." "We have no orders on that." "That's just it..." "What's just it?" "Because we have no orders, the authorities may think..." "What do you suggest?" "Nothing, but maybe the back room here..." "The registry?" "Are you crazy?" "Put a terrorist in with the town files?" "You wait outside!" "Come on in, You'll get soaked out there." "Thanks a lot." "Why didn't you come in?" "I just got here and..." "That why you have to get wet?" "No, but..." "You're the exile." "Yes." "I left my magazine." "Be back tomorrow." "Tomorrow, then." "I can lend you an umbrella." "To go where?" "Wherever you"re staying." "For the moment, I've nowhere to live." "I've a letter from the archbishop so I can live in the church, but the priest is away." "The local delegates... are debating what to do." "They didn't give you the key?" "What key?" "Come with me." "Take this." "Give him the church key!" "You can't order me around!" "You wait outside." "Go farther away." "Miss Maite, I don't have to give you any key!" "Unless you sign this paper I can show to Father Patricio." "Right, sign here!" "This is now your responsibility alone." "If anyone complains..." "Send them to me." "This key will open the sacristy door." "If the rain ever stops, return the umbrella." "Thanks a lot." "Wait, I'll escort you." "Never mind, I'm used to it." "Keep one thing in mind, buddy:" "my life depends on you, air." "Remember that I'm down below." "If and you suddenly stop pumping and my air"s cut off, I'm screwed!" "Ma'am, I haven't had a hot meal for 36 hours." "My name is Ramiro Orellana." "I have no money now, they gave me no time to get any, but I"m expecting some, it'll arrive soon and I can..." "Sure you can have a nip, everyone's got a right to a little nip, but you're drinking yourself to death." "You'll die, and kill me too!" "Thank you" "I'm warning you for the last time this is dangerous" "We've worked together for 20 years and I've never talked to you like this..." "But I have to do it now" "My skin was getting blue last time I went down!" "I pulled like mad but you wouldn't pump shit" "You hear what I said?" "Did you?" "I say, did you get it?" "shit, what the hell?" "!" "My assistand is dead!" "he is totally dead.." "What are you waiting for?" "..." "Sotito goes to bed early take him at once or you'll have to wait till morning for the coffin" "I'll pay you as soon as I ... thank you ..." "Excuse me Sir, are there any candles here?" "you see... here you have some." "I had told him many times... you're killing yourself buddy..." "Now, her he is... dead as hell... I'm sorry pal... thank you sir..." "You're going to stay the night?" "I'll stay with my buddy... till the priest comes" "to say mass for him... if you need something, just tell me." "thank you sir..." "Good night..." "Good morning!" "Good morning father!" "I'll see you!" "The delegate told me to walk up... to the raft so he can set a timetable... then he knows when the exile has to sign." "What exile?" "They sent us an exile, which is like a criminal terrorist, but not so serious." "He's in your church, has a note from the archbishop." "The archbishop?" "Anything else?" "A dead man's waiting for you." "What?" "When did you last confess?" "Never mind." "Just remember you're in God' s house, and not Caesar' s" "I hope not to abuse your hospitality too long." "I don't care about time, or if you're a believer." "While you're here you must obey at least 4 rules." "One:" "keep the place clean." "Two:" "help me prepare mass." "Three:" "attend mass." "Four:" "no women on that bed." "Objections?" "No, Father." "Call me Patricio if "Father" bothers you." "It's fine, Father." "Can you help me?" "Married?" "Children?" "Yes, but... I see. I know people like you." "They don't care." "Married one day, not married the next." "What people?" "Ring the bell." "Can you ring a death toll?" "It's easy." "Pull the rope." "When it tolls, you count:" "1 , 2, 3, 4, 5." "Ring it again, and count again, and so on." "Tolling death's easy." "It's the simplest." "You must come and sign right away." "It's not time yet." "That' s changed." "You must sign every 8 hours." "The Chief's orders." "You heard him, Father." "Caesar's orders!" "Don't worry, I"ll ring the bell for my buddy." "Alright, go on." "Now let us recite the Lord's Prayer for the soul of our brother..." "What was his name?" "Vera, Father." "Not his family name, his first name." "The truth is, I always called him buddy." "He didn't talk much." "Alright, the Lord will recognize him." "Let us pray." "Hold on!" "Nobody move, it's not over." "Teacher, come up here, please." "Hurry up, I have a lot of work to do today." "This brother is teacher Romilio..." "Ramiro Orellana has been exiled to our town." "He lives in God's house." "He may be a terrorist." "What do you mean?" "Maite, no jokes now." "I'm not a terrorist!" "That's no one's business." "Maybe he's a killer." "That doesn't matter either" "Jesus said:" ""l was in prison, you came to me:" "hence you will enter God's kingdom."" "What counts is that the teacher is a brother in distress and our Christian duty is to be charitable." "Do not be swayed by convenience or mistrust." "and you, teacher, show respect." "For the town and its beliefs." "In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost." "Off to the cemetery." "The Father and I have a deal:" "I play for the services, and he lets me play what I want afterward." "A tidal wave swept away my piano." "Then you're not religious." "How do we know?" "Come see the tourist attractions in this town." "Religious or not, you're doing your Christian duty, as the priest asked" "Why say that?" "Just say you"ll come or you won't." "Forgive me." "I must still still be a bit dazed." "Of course I accept... with gratitude." "Out, you cows!" "Help me!" "This was my room as a kid." "Pretty spot." "Be right back." "This was our house." "My father built it stone by stone." "The wave also took my mother and my son." "Their bodies were never found." "You come every Sunday?" "Why not?" "The cows and the tide have messed up my life." "Let's eat." "The sea's good for me..." "A souvenir?" "I found it." "Keep it, there's no door to knock on with it." "When"d you come here from Spain?" "After the war." "Pablo Neruda put us on the "Winnipeg"." "To save us from the fascists and bring us to this new world." "You must've been a baby." "Not really." "Odd that you've kept your" "Spanish accent." "I had to keep something, no?" "We lost the war in Spain, then I lost a handsome, cowardly man who got me pregnant and ran off." "Then came the tidal wave." "After that, we lost again..." "Take" "What's that?" "Our biggest tourist attraction." "Part of what the tidal wave left behind when it receded." "You're from Santiago?" "Know if the Hotel Las Flores is still standing?" "Near Ahumada Street." "Could be." "That's all I recall of Santiago." "We stopped there on our way from Spain... one night." "Sign your name." "Then print it." "I'm the only exile here, and it "s the same signature" "We need it printed too!" "Help me!" "I'll be leaving again early tomorrow." "People need the Word and food too." "You can eat the food in the sacristy." "It"s for you." "thank you" "I want to apologize for this morning." "I spoke too loosely about terrorists." "I know nothing of that." "I don"t want to." "So it won't interfere with my charitable duties." "That's OK, don't worry." ""Don't worry?"" "I'm a priest. I must." "God will judge me." "You feed and house me." "That's more than your duty." "Why were you punished?" "Guess I'm a terrorist." "You haven't forgiven me, eh?" "I signed a protest against the abduction of a colleague." "Thank you" "Get into bed and cover yourself." "This place gets icy." "Father and Mother who rule all people," "Male and Female energies who rule the Universe, the foreign friend is sick, the non-Mapuche friend is sick," "O you, almighty, all-powerful one, we pray to you in the name of cosmic order..." "Let's wait: when he's better, he can sign all at once." "And if the brass shows up first?" "What'll we say?" "That he's sick." "They'll blame us for that." "He was healthy when he got here." "No, keep trying." "It'll never match." "So?" "Can he sign yet?" "Then when:" "You must boil these herbs and give him the brew four times a day." "Me?" "I can't come every day." "I have many patients." "I"m the Chief here." "Not the prisoner's nurse!" "And I'm your deputy." "Let's not forget that." "But if he doesn't take his medicine..." "What?" "He'll die." "I don"t like it." "Not one bit." "We got no instructions about books." "So what do we do?" "They're books on mathematics and chess." "If that's all they are..." "He can have them, but you're responsible." "I just gave my opinion." "And the magazines?" "They're different." "They're confiscated." "But we had no clear instructions..." "You didn't say so!" "I'll have to correct myself." "we could keep them under observation." "Correction!" "We're keeping the magazines for now." "That all?" "I think that's all." "Hand over the items." "So that was all..." "Give me that!" "Who's this weirdo?" "None of your business." "You have no right." "You're violating postal laws." "You could read the letter to the exile, and keep it with the magazines." "You"re breaking the law!" "I'm doing this on your instructions." """Ramiro..." ""This is my handwriting and it's from me."" ""l'll explain later."" ""This is what our friends could raise."" ""l hope it's enough."" "Open brackets, "at least for a while"" "Close brackets." ""Everyone's working for you."" ""l'm doing my best, too."" ""But after 7 years away from Chile," ""it's hard to get things moving overnight."" ""l hope you recognize Hernan. "" ""lt's a recent photo:" "I took it at his school" ""in Amsterdam.""" "Period paragraph." ""Don"t despair." "Laura"" "You can have that." "And the photo." "It's my son." "You can see it's a kid." "Could it be evidence?" "It's a kid." "You're responsible." "No more collaborating with the exile!" "Yes sir" "How are you?" "How do you feel?" "Better." "Good." "Could I talk to the lady, if you don't mind?" "No problem." "Just a second." "Come in." "Here he is." "I wanted to thank you for your care." "You're not healed yet." "At least I feel much better." "I hadn't seen this." "It's a burn." "Let's have a look." "It's nasty." "That's better." "When you change the bandage... put one of these leaves under it." "Thanks." "I have some money now." "I'd like to repay you..." "Leave it there." "Whatever you can afford." "Going back to town?" "Mind if we go back together?" "Of course not." "Thanks for you help, ma'am." "I may bother you again some day." "Take care." "Nice day." "Sure is." "I'm going to Miss Maite's library." "So am I." "Don Ignacio' s books were all he had after the tidal wave." "He dried them all to make a library." "But the locals don't appreciate that, they don't read." "You speak English?" "No." "And you?" "Me neither." "A pity." "Why?" "I found something important in a magazine at the library." "But it's in English." "So how do you know it's important?" "It's obvious." "You knew we had a tidal wave?" "I was a kid then." "But I remember the tidal wave." "First, the water flooded the town very slowly." "Then the earth shook and there was a thick fog." "That night, a huge wave engulfed the whole town, then the water drained away as if you'd pulled the plug in a bathtub, sweeping away everything in its path." "Where did all that water go?" ""From a void comes nothingness" as Father Patricio says." "There must be a hole." "Sure." "Or two seas connected by a hole." "I wouldn't know." "I'll explain." "If the ocean bed is like a blocked lavatory, where does the excess water come from?" "Rainfall isn't enough for a tidal wave." "There's the tides, continental shift... I looked into that, too." "There was a tidal wave here and in Japan at the same time." "I know where Japan is from the map." "If it was the tides, the volume of water would be the same." "If the level rose there, it would drop here." "But it rose there and here." "Can't be the same volume!" "There's no other possibility:" "beneath the sea bed , there's another sea and a hole connecting them." "As the sea bed is pure heat, the water underneath heats." "When it's hot, it rises through the hole and forms a tidal wave." "When the water above cools down, it disappears down the hole." "That hole must be near this town." "But try telling that to the locals." "The only one who helped me search was my dead partner." "Tell me, do terrorists drink a lot?" "I'm no terrorist." "That doesn't matter." "What matters is the other part." "I'm not a terrorist, nor do I drink much." "Sorry, friend, I meant no offense." "I'd like you to become my assistant." "What?" "First, I had to find out if you were a drunk." "Not like my other assistant, it was dangerous." "You really mean it?" "Sure." "What's so funny?" "The drawback is I can't pay you" "But a square meal every day isn't bad." "And if we find any valuables, we're partners." "60°% for me, as owner of the boat, 40°% for you." "Well?" "What do you say?" "This library was never so crowded!" "Excuse me, Miss Maite." "Go ahead." "I wanted to thank you for your help when I was sick." "You seem much better." "What"ll you do now?" "I don't know... wait..." "Wait for what?" "For the time to pass, I guess." "The time will pass anyway." "Leaving." "Dad?" "I'm translating it." "That's why I hoped you knew English." "There's important stuff." "But hard to translate." ""Chile, between the Andes and the ocean..."" ""An ancient Mapuche legend of southern Chile: one day" ""Ten Ten villu raised the mantle of the seas..."" "Goodbye all." "Where's he going?" "To Spain!" "I'll be off." "Once again, thanks for everything." "Well, are you going to accept my offer?" "Thanks, but I can't accept." "Why not?" "I'd be no good at that kind of work." "It's easy." "All you have to do is pump down air." "Just keep pumping, that's all I need." "You said the sea was good for you." "But this isn't..." "Why, you'll be out in the fresh air?" "Unless you're afraid of the water... ln that case, I won't insist." "If water scares you... I never said it did!" "So?" "Partners?" "I'll pick you up in the morning." "You have to stay up so late just to make me sign?" "The Chief is abusing you." "Sign and get going." "I print, too?" "Sign, print, and leave!" "Have a nice night!" "He heard you, girl!" "Well do a surface test." "Don"t worry, just keep pumping." "One, two..." "No!" "What are you doing?" "I'm not ready!" "Don't go down yet!" "How could you do it to me?" "That was dangerous!" "I'm not going on. I quit!" "You can't do this to me!" "So why are you pumping?" "You were great." "I felt like I was in the open air." "very good." "You should've warned me!" "I trusted you, I knew you wouldn't let me down." "Now let's get some shellfish." "What, another dive?" "No, we'll catch them in the surf." "is Miss Maite in?" "She's busy." "Please give her these." "Tell her I caught them myself." "You're the exile?" "What are you waiting for?" "The Durango campaign." "It's still damp." "It always is." "This damn town is so damp that nothing ever dries." "So you gave the fascists a bad time?" "I didn't give them a thing." "You did something to get exiled!" "Nothing much." "I signed a petition about the abduction of a colleague." "That's enough." "Franco would've shot you!" "Nowadays, even fascists can't do their job!" "Sorry you're disappointed" "Sure." "If things were as they should be, you'd be dead." "There's been no shortage of corpses lately." "I'm alive because I'm harmless." "They convinced you of that to cut off your balls!" "It's a trick." "You are dangerous!" "No." "A math teacher can't be dangerous." "Put some logs in the stove." "What are you up to with Maite?" "What?" "What are you up to with my daughter?" "I'm up to nothing with her." "What a pity." "I thought you were in Spain?" "I came back!" "I mourn the dead there..." "and on this frontier." "Those of the tidal wave?" "We said:" ""The Fascists won't get through"!" "But they did!" "And so did the sea!" "Over our heads, godammit!" "Well..." "See you... ." "Wait!" "Don't leave yet." "Your father said you were busy." "Those were nice shellfish." "I caught them." "You were right:" "the fresh air is good for me." "Of course." "But if you're out late at night in the rain with no umbrella, you'll get sick again." "Why do you say that?" "You peeped at me." "I wasn't peeping... lt was an unfortunate coincidence." "On the way to the bar, I..." "Please, don't be silly." "Admit you were peeping, you wanted to see me naked." "All right." "That's what I did. I'm sorry." "Don't stop." "Keep walking!" "What is this?" "It's not signing time." "Where are you taking me?" "Here." "Keep quiet about what you saw at the office:" "I'll fix it so you don't have to sign in the morning." "Don't tell a soul:" "not the Chief, not the priest, or Miss Maite or the diver" "You know I can check on you." "Of course..." "Then you should accept the deal." "Certainly... lf you don't, I'll be rough." "It's a deal" "Why did you get into trouble?" "What trouble?" "Don't put me on." "The trouble up north." "If I hadn't done it, I'd have felt bad." "And now you don't?" "Yes." "So?" "And you're not in trouble?" "How dare you!" "It's different." "My wife is a monster!" "Mr. Orellana!" "What's up?" "You have visitors." "What?" "Come along!" "Where are we going?" "To the raft." "You said I had visitors." "You'll visit with them from the pier." "How come?" "Because I said so." "This is illegal." "Why?" "You have no authority for that!" "I stick to the rules." "The message said:" ""The exile Ramiro Orellana will have visitors." That's all!" "It said they couldn't come to town?" "Then why?" "One terrorist in town is enough." "If you don't like it, don't go." "Stop the raft there!" "No further!" "Stop it there!" "You can't get off!" "Orders from above." "You can't do that!" "You have no right!" "Listen, fellow!" "This is illegal and ridiculous!" "He"s been exiled, he's not a prisoner." "There's no law... I'm going if I have to swim..." "Shoot if you want!" "Pigs!" "Now you can talk." "How can they do this?" "They can do much worse." "How are you?" "What about you?" "Could be worse." "They say it rains a lot?" "At times." "Did you recognize Hernan in the photo?" "He's grown!" "A bit." "Does he recognize me?" "Say hi to your dad." "How's being back in Chile" ""To be a romantic..."" "Remember?" ""traveler..."" "He's a bit lost..." "Misses Europe..." "And you?" "I got sick of being the nice foreign activist!" "I want to do things here." "He wants to leave." "Alone?" "Yes." "The Vergaras said he could live with them." "Tell him not to go." "Hernan, don't do it!" "Ramiro, this is no joke." "How can I convince him from here?" "You haven't changed in 7 years." "Irony's your only solution" "Works as well as willpower!" "How are you treated, Ramiro?" "Well." "Can't you tell?" "Why those clothes?" "They're my work clothes." "I'm a diver's assistant." "Soon I may be a diver, too." "Don't talk nonsense." "We've appealed your case." "The lawyers say we stand a good chance." "Many comrades  ...support you." "How many?" "Don't be vulgar, for once." "Many of us are joining to help you." "Why'd he come?" "Why shouldn't he?" "He's part of the family now?" "Ramiro, don't!" "What if he is?" "You left me 7 years ago!" "You left me first!" "For "the project"!" "Please, this is no time." "You've gut staying power!" "In the end, the good guys win!" "Gutierrez, I'm sorry!" "I thank you, them, too..." "Take it easy." "Please tell them ... lt's time to say goodbye." "Please let them get off the raft." "lmpossible." "I'm asking you, please." "Say goodbye." "Son!" "Think it over!" "And if you leave, wait till we meet again!" "Talk to your father, Hernan." "Say goodbye." "Take care of yourself!" "We'll get you out of here." "Let's go." "Dad!" ""To go beyond the horizon..." l remember!" "You all right?" "Don Ignacio, can you hear me?" "Don't talk to me." "Are you mad at me?" "Please don't talk to me." "What a surprise..." "Come in." "You look lovely." "I wore it for you." "Come in." "What is it?" "Why did you do it?" "Do what?" "Why did you insist?" "My father asked you not to talk to him." "Come in. I'll explain." "I thought he was sick..." "He seemed paralyzed..." "Didn't you realize?" "What?" "That he wasn't here, that he'd gone to Spain." "How could I know?" "You're right." "How could you know!" "Wait, Maite!" "You disappoint me." " Don't say that!" "Don't blame your father's madness on me!" "Shut up!" "Today's Friday, right?" "A bad day..." "A very bad one for me..." ""Today my sweetheart's getting married..." ""She took another, instead of me..." ""That's why I wander, so sad and get drunk..," "Sure..." "Dance together..." "Forget what's happening to this country!" "To the world!" "Dance away the night..." "Dance together, blind to the world!" "Faggots!" "Ask me to dance." "Wanna dance, buddy'?" "Delighted, buddy." ""l hear the churchhells ringing..." ""ringing in God's blessed house... "" "The sea"s giving back what it stole." "Maybe we're not far from the hole." "Careful, don't cut yourself." "What's this?" "A toy?" "It's a weighted toy." "Look..." "Out, cows!" "Don't just stand there, dummy!" "Say something!" "May I come over?" "Sure..." "But wipe your feet before you come in." "What do you want?" "To apologize." "That was a bad day." "My visitors weren't allowed off the raft..." "Your son, your wife and a friend." "How do you know?" "News travels fast here." "You got it all wrong." "Laura hasn't been my wife for years" "But she came with a friend" "So what?" "You were jealous." "Yes. lt was silly of me." "Very well." "You're forgiven." "What else do you want?" "Consolation?" "You're very special, Maite." "I'm too old to play games." "Yet you dressed up for me?" "That was Friday." "Today's Sunday." "You've aged in two days?" "Maybe." "I doubt it." "What do you want, teacher?" "I've a present for you." "The diver found it." "What is it, Maite?" "Want me to leave?" "What do you want me to do?" "Can't you tell?" "You won't fuck around with me!" "What's up?" "You think it's funny!" "I could kill you!" "You're late!" "You had to sign the book 2 hours ago!" "I forgot. I didn't mean it." "He just forgot!" "You son of a bitch!" "You want to get me in trouble with the brass!" "Now you're in big trouble!" "You and that slut!" "Apologize to Miss Maite!" "Ot once!" "Don't give me orders!" "You're a criminal!" "Stay where you are!" "Apologize or kill me!" "No way!" "We know that terrorist trick!" "Trying to make us commit an indecent assault!" "Miss Maite can leave, there are no charges against her." "But you must surrender." "Well spoken." "First, turn around until I say it's OK." "What?" "You've got thirty seconds!" "Fifteen!" "Time's up." "You may go home, Miss Maite!" "We're taking him with us!" "We must lock him up." "Who'll guard him?" "You will!" "You'll relieve me." "I'll relieve you?" "You have to." "No one can be on guard for 24 hours." "We can't lock him up, sir." "We"re not equipped." "Teacher, come here!" "From now on you"ll have to sign every 4 hours." "Every 4 hours?" "I'm being generous." "You should be dealt with more severely." "You can go now." "I have to go sign." "Don't leave." "Come here." "What do you want?" "You lied." "About yourself and my daughter!" "I didn't lie. I believed that..." "So you're taking her away?" "I don't care whether you love her." "Or will marry her." "Cheat on her, whatever..." "What?" "But get her out of this place!" "I can't even leave it myself." "Then escape, man. lt's not hard." "To go where?" "we're in the area of the hole." "New eyes may see things that my stale old eyes may miss." "Think I can do it?" "I'm sure of it." "Flashlight." "Got it." "Ropes?" "Ropes" "Hook." "Get in the water." "Thanks for your trust." "Just don't overwork me!" "The other thing"s too heavy for me." "Tie it up with rope and wire" "We'll hoist it with the winch." "We must be close... very close." "The statue of the Liberators!" "It's "The Greeting at Maipú"." "Our founding fathers were at the bottom of the ocean!" "Of course..." "That statue was in the main square." "If the sea carried it out here..." "there's a reason." "I have to go sign the book." "It's not time yet!" "Mr. Orellana, please don't get upset." "You don't have to sign any more." "what?" "We've been notified that your exile is over." "Come with us to the office." "You too, please." "Let's go." "Perfect." "You can collect your things in the church, and then I'll see you personally to the raft." "What for?" "So you can go back to Santiago at once." "But..." "But what?" "This is quite a surprise." "I need to think..." "Don't think!" "You"re no longer an exile." "But I don't have to rush off!" "Can he stay here?" "Maybe..." "You can't stay here." "Listen... I can stay wherever I want." "Our constitution guarantees freedom of movement throughout Chile." "is that a fact?" "I don't know." "With all due respect and to avoid conflict, I must consult on this with my superiors." "Let's go and secure our find so we can continue tomorrow." "There' s lot to bring up." "You won't answer me?" "Tell me why?" "Don't take offense." "Your father can come with us." "It's generous, but no." "You have no future here!" "Would I in Santiago?" "Not much." "But at least I'd be there." "You're not even sure what you want here." "Just go away and don't feel guilty, OK?" "If you don't come, I won't leave." "You will." "How do you know?" "At least leave now." "Dad doesn't like company when he returns from Spain." "Will you come back tonight?" "You're asking me to?" "Yes, but I won't leave with you." "How can you be so sure?" "There is much turmoil..." "They're leaving..." "They're warning us..." "This is hard for me to follow." "They're saying... we will head for the hills..." "Everything's saying it... I wanted you to know..." "Good evening." "Good evening..." "One moment..." "Take these little leaves." "But I'm cured now." "Not entirely." "Don't do things half-way." "Use them." "Take care of yourself" "You're leaving" "I don't know." "You don't know?" "You're a free man now." "Can we have a word, alone?" "To confess?" "No, just talk to you...as a friend." "Sorry, today I'm a priest... I can't be a friend." "Thanks, buddy." "I'm truly grateful." "I'm having an extra drink... 'cause you're staying on with me." "I'm deeply touched..." "Now I know we'll find that hole, partner. I'm sure of it." "It's not locked." "I thought you wouldn't come." """How tempting is the fruit on the tree..." """lf l cast a stone, it will fall as before..." ""But it's not my orchard, it isn't for me..." ""Yet of that fruit I long for more...""" "I remember everything..." "All I've forgotten is the pain." "I couldn't retain that..." "Help me, Maite!" "Wake up!" "The sea is coming!" "It's salt water!" "It's the sea the sea is rising!" "We must leave the house!" "Let's get out of here!" "He's dead, Maite." "We must leave." "We must leave!" "Everybody to the cemetery!" "Hurry!" "Where you going?" "Come back!" "To the cemetery To the hills!" "Why are you punishing us, Father and Mother," "Male and Female energies that rule the universe?" "Hear us..." "We are afraid, our hearts are fearful." "We have been shamed here on earth before the whole Universe, before its very center..." "Hear us, give us back our good life, may our prayer be heard throughout the Universe, in its very center..." "Male energy, hear us out, give us more life, say your children." "Do not misunderstand our actions, give a good life to your children." "Remove the evil from their path." "Give strength to the earth so that within the Universe it can balance positive and negative." "Why do you punish us when we kneel to you." "begging you to stop the punishment?" "We have our ancient customs, and pray to you in the language you gave us, O Universe." "It was the foreigners whose evil ways poisoned your blood in this space, O Universe." "Now we both pay for this wrong." "Because many of us here strayed, we are suffering today..." "Give me the book!" "I'm officially handing over to you..." "Doesn't he look familiar?" "That teacher who was exiled..." "His name was..." "Maybe he's newsworthy" "Think they'll let us show it?" "We can always try." "Weren't you exiled to this town?" "We're from TV" "Tell US about your time as an esile..." "About the tidal wave, too..." "Tell us your name, please." "Yes, tell us your name." "I"m Ramiro Orellana, a math teacher." "I was exiled for signing a public protest about the abduction and disappearance of my colleague Oscar Aguirre." "I repeat my protest." "That's all I have to say."