"Are you my grandfather'?" "Yes." "I'm Manuel." "Alfonso." "Is your dad here?" "Yes." "Can you call him?" "He can't come out." "Come in, I'll take you." "Dad?" "Hi son, how are you'?" "Fine." "This is my wife." "Nice to meet you." "Alfonso." "How are you?" "Esperanza." "This is Manuel." "Yes, we just met." "Have a seat." "Would you like something to drink?" "No, thank you." "How was the trip?" "Fine." "I did it in ten hours." "You must be exhausted." "Why is it so dark in here?" "We need to keep it closed, sir, because the dust and ash are bad for Gerardo." "What's wrong'?" "I've a pain in my chest." "The doctor said it was nothing to worry about..." "I just need to rest." "Come on, let's get dinner ready." " Excuse us, Don Alfonso." " Go ahead." "Are you finished?" "Yes." "Off to bed-." "Good-night, Grandma." "See you in the morning." "Good-night, love." "Dona Alicia, if you like I can tell Don Alfonso to come after you've eaten." "Call him." "I'm not going to hide in my own house." "You didn't do anything but grin at him." "No, ma'am." "Good night." "Don Alfonso!" "You're sitting in the dark!" "Why didn't you turn on the light?" "He fell asleep a good while ago." "How long ago?" "An hour and a half, I think." "You can go into the kitchen." "Dona Alicia is waiting for you." "Good evening, Alicia." "How are you'?" "Fine." "I'm glad to see you." "Save your words." "They're not needed." "You know why you're here?" "Yes." "The child is fine, but Gerardo is not." "He's not taking care of himself and the burning will make him worse." "You can take care of the house, Cook, clean, wash the clothes---..." "I want you to know that I don't want anything to do with you." "It's enough to have you under my roof." "Got ii." "There is your food." "When you are done, do the dishes." "OK." " Good morning, Don Alfonso." " Good morning." "Dona Alicia and I are about to leave." "OK, that's fine." "Dona Alicia wanted me to tell you to sweep the doorstep." "OK, I will." "Can you take care of the boy when he gets home at lunchtime?" "Of course, I'd love to." "Thanks." " Have a good day." " Thanks." "How did you sleep?" "Not very well." "Can I get you anything?" "No." "Open up that window." "I'd better not." "The dust will get in." "No, it's fine." "There's..." "They're not working nearby today." "What did Morn say to you yesterday?" "She told me what I have to do." "The house looks strange with all the sugar cane around it." "It's a bit late to notice that." "How long have you been living like this?" "Why do you want to know?" "No reason." "Well, I'll tell you." "Around twelve years." "And all the farms that were here before..." "I had to knock them down." "That's what I did, when you were away." "Let's wait until the end of the evening and see it they pay us." "If they don't, we stop working." "Why would we stop?" "At least we have work!" "It's because of people like you the situation is as it is... lousy!" "What's the sense in working if you don't get paid'?" "They'll just continue to take advantage of us." "And we are the ones who suffer." "Machines will replace us and we'll lose our jobs." "We need to stop." "We can't stop." "We need the money." "So, what are we going to do?" "I can't take this anymore." "We can't take the risk." "Look how ill Gerardo is." "We can't stay at home doing nothing." "It's better to come here and work." "You can't open the windows." "Why'?" "Your dad isn't in here." "You can't." "Is today your birthday?" "How old are you?" "Don't throw stones at the birds." "When I was a kid, I used to do it too." "I'd take my slingshot and take aim at them... until I learnt... and never did it again." "Look how beautiful they are, up in the tree." " Do you know what bird that is?" " No." "It's a blackbird." " Do you know their song?" " No." "Try n." "That's right." "There you go!" "Isn't it beautiful?" "Well?" "I taught your father, too... how the birds sing." "Can you hear it?" "Yes." " Do you know which bird it is?" " No." "It's a bluebird." "Their song goes like this..." " Sounds beautiful, right'?" " Yes." "And that one'?" "It's an oriole." " Do you know how they sing?" " No." "Listen, how beautifully they sing." "Three weeks and not a penny!" "Calm down!" "You have a fixed salary." " Calm down!" " You get paid." "I told you you'd be paid tomorrow." " Not tomorrow!" " Really." "Every week it's the same thing!" "You get paid." "You say you'll pay today, then tomorrow, and you never pay!" "My colleague is right." "We can't talk like this..." "But you will be paid tomorrow..." "I swear, it'll be there tomorrow." "You're a liar!" "Why are you lying to us?" "It's the bank's fault." "There's a problem at the bank." "Easy, kid..." "But there are so many." "Yes there are many, but we need to take care of them." "All of this is yours." "No, this is my grandma's." "And your dad's and your mom's, too." " Hi, Grandma." " God bless you, son." " Hi Mom." " Hi, my darling." "How was your day'?" "Fine, Don Alfonso." "Thanks." "What did you do today?" "I did some work." "Work'?" "What did you do?" "Cleaned the plants." " I'll heat up the dinner." " No, thank you." "I can't go into the house like this, it's bad for Gerardo." "Hi honey." "Hi, Dad." "How are you?" "Good, sweetheart." "I'm here with your dad and Manuel." "Go inside, darling." "Go on." "Is it like this all day'?" "No, well sort of, Don Alfonso." "When the nearby plantations start burning..." "Go inside, your clothes will be dirty." "No, I'll stay with you tor a bit." "Don't worry, Don Alfonso." "The burning is good." "Cane leaves cut like razor blades." "Please, go inside, or your shirt will be all black." "Go on." "How was your day, Don Alfonso?" "Good." "There's plenty to do." "This is the only farm in the world where you work and work and you get nothing." "Why don't you leave?" "Well, I don't know..." "If it was up to me..." "My grandma doesn't want to leave." "Tell us..." "What's it like, where you live'?" "It's far away, quite pretty... but very lonely, too." "And do you have family there?" "Yes, son." "Two dogs." "What are they called?" "Cilantro and Pluto." "Cilantro?" "Those are very nice names." "We can't have dogs here because they die." "No, sweetie." "Don't say that." "That was an accident, remember." "You better go to bed..." "I'll be in soon." "Did you persuade Gerardo to call me'?" "Did he say that?" "No." "I know he wouldn't." "Not after all these years." "He didn't want to." "But he had to." "Fellow workers!" "We are not going to cut one more cane if they don't pay us." "Pay us!" "Pay us!" "Pass me a nail." "Grandpa, how are we going to make the birds come down to eat'?" "You'll see." "What are you doing outside?" "You shouldn't come out." "Being shut inside makes me worse, Dad." "What about your mom'?" "She won't notice." "Your grandpa also taught me how to make a feeding table for the birds-." "Yes, but he hasn't told me how the birds come down to eat-." " No?" " No." "He'll tell you." "Wait, you'll see." "Bring me a mandarin." "Peel it for the birds." "Like this?" "Yes, son." "And now what?" "Call them." "You know how." "Dad, they don't want to come down." "Keep calling them, son." "Thank you, Grandpa." " Manuel." " Sir?" "You know that you can't say anything about this." "I know." "Let's keep it between us three." "Have you thought about leaving?" "I'm not the one to ask..." "At least let me take Gerardo with me." "I'm not stopping anyone." "Yes, you are." "He doesn't want to leave you alone." "And what can I do if he doesn't want to go'?" "The decision is yours." "Leave me alone-." "When did you become so bitter, Alicia'?" "You weren't like this." "It's always been easy for you to blame me." "I'm not blaming anyone." "Let them leave." "Don't take them down with you." "Morn, what are you getting me for my birthday?" "You'll have to wait until tonight to find out-." "What do you think it is?" "A ball." "Really, a ball'?" "Well you'll need to hold tight and wait until tonight to find out." " See you later, Grandma." " See you later." " See you later, Mom." " Yes, honey." " Have a nice day." " Thanks." "Take care!" "OK, Morn." " Hi, Omar." " Hi." "How are you'?" "Fine, thanks." "Hi, Ciro.." "Good morning." "How are you'?" "Fine, thank you." "What happened'?" "Is the strike over?" "Yes it's over, but we need to catch up and do yesterday's work and today's." "And the money?" "As soon as you're finished, you'll get paid." "Or you'll need to wait until tomorrow." " OK, thank you." " You're welcome." " How much for the kite?" " 11,000 pesos." "I only have 8,600." "Ready, son?" "Yes, let it go." "Son, you have to run." "Go on, run." "The wind is coming from there, so you have to run in that direction." "Ready?" "Yes." "Let it go." "Run!" "I've got something for the boy." "Gerardo, I've made my decision..." "I want to know if you are coming with us... or if you want to stay here forever'?" "I can't do that to my mom." "Stop using your mother as an excuse." "Stop hiding behind others." "If you want to stay, then stay here." "That's your problem." "I'm not going to cry over you here." "It's not that easy." "Then say it out loud." "I can't." "Say it." "No." "151, 161, 171 and 181, ofito work!" "201, 211, 221 and 231, off to work!" "What about us?" "You're not working anymore." "Why not?" "You are not performing." "My boss told me not to take you-." "Wait here and I'll pay you." "Stop!" " Hi, Grandpa." "Where are you going'?" " Let's go, hop on." "40, 80, 100, 110, 115." "I'm paying you for the week minus yesterday, since you didn't finish." "You know I didn't want to fire you but I have no choice." "It's not up to me, it's up to my boss." "When your son feels better, you can send him to me." "Keep this." "So you can leave with Gerardo and the kid." "I'm sorry, Dona Alicia, but it's not that easy." "This won't fix anything." "You are the problem!" "Breathe in." "Breathe out." "Breathe in." "You can put your shirt back on." "Apparently, the medicine we prescribed last time is not working." "I'm giving you new ones and we'll see how they work." "We don't want more medicine, doctor." "Sir, listen to me." "This medicine will give him relief." "They're different." "Look at him!" "He's going to die!" "Listen to me," "I can't do anything more for him..." "No sir, we don't want your medicine!" "Take the prescription." "It's the only thing..." "I want you to take him in!" "No, sir." "It's not possible." "If I take him home, he'll die there!" "We don't have enough beds." "So you want me to take him home so he can die there?" "How dare you take him off with you!" "Leave him alone" "Gerardo... look at me, son." "It's time for you to leave." "Leave me alone, Mom-." "Listen to me, son." "It's for your health." "You've done enough for me already." "You have a son." "Think about him." "What about you?" "Are you coming with us'?" "You know I can't." "I'm old." "This is no place for a child." "Get some rest." "I'm sorry, Mom." "I've nothing to forgive you, son." "Your wife is brave... and headstrong, because she saved your land." "Love is written with tears" "In the diary of my bitter disappointments." "Love, you planted one day" "Roses of hope in my soul." "Love, you came laughing," "Love, you leave crying." "Yesterday, I sang for you," "But you taught me that love is written with tears." "For loving with saintly affection," "Like a soft light that shines through my anguished nights." "I adored you but the flame has died." "You taught me that love is written with tears-." "For loving with saintly affection," "Like a soft light that shines through my anguished nights." "I adored you and even though I love you so much," "You taught me that love is written with tears-." "Grandma, they don't want to come down." "Come sit next to me and we'll wait for them-." "Grandma, why don't you like Grandpa'?" "Of course I like him." "He is a good man." "You'll see." "Then why aren't you coming with us?" "Because I need to take care of the house." "Are you going to visit us?" "Of course, I'll visit you sweetheart." "You won't forget me, promise?" "No." "You won't win!" "You didn't let me start!" "...duck...duck...duck..." "goose!" "No, not fair!" "Ring-a-round-the-rosie" "A pocket full of posies" "Atishoo!" "Atishoo!" "We all fall DOWN!" "Atishoo!" "Atishoo!" "There was a cricket in the grass walking and singing happily" "And what does Mrs Cricket say'?" "Let's eat sugar cane this way." "There was a cricket in the grass walking and singing happily" "And what does Mrs Cricket say'?" "Take the sugar cane away!" "There was a cricket in the grass walking and singing happily" "And what does Mrs Cricket say'?" "We eat sugar cane all day." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Gabe, you have m he": me." "Gerardo needs a doctor." "No, I can't help." "He doesn't work here anymore." "This isn't my job, I have a boss... who I need to ask permission to do anything." "But you know him!" "He was a good worker and now he is dying." "He needs a doctor!" "It costs you nothing!" "I follow orders from my boss." "My boss is not here right now, I can't do anything." "You have to help him!" "You can't be so horrible!" "Do you think it's fair to let our colleague die in his bed?" "You even stole his pay!" "He was healthy when he got here." "You need to talk to the boss." "You can't let him die!" "When he was in good shape, he was useful for you." "Now he is ill, he is useless!" "Why are you standing there like an idiot?" "Move!" "If you don't call a doctor not one more cane will be cut!" "Go on, son." "Go on..." "Come, sweetheart." "Don't be afraid." "It's your dad." "Look how handsome he is." "He is an angel gone to heaven." "Come here, son." "Come" "It's Daddy." "Can I join you?" "Yes, have a seat." "Do you remember when we used to walk along this road?" "In the middle of these orange trees and all these trees that are around here?" "We went right to the rain trees." "That was so long ago!" "Yes, many years ago." "The rain trees are still there... big and beautiful." "Radiant." "Was it worth leaving?" "I don't know if it was worth it." "Every day..." "I thought that I would never see you again, that I would never set toot on my land again." "But here I am, with the same suitcase." "I couldn't stay here... and see all of this disappear before my very eyes." "I don't know if you will ever forgive me."