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Sau Xoa! Sau Xoa!

Sau Xoa!

I look at the sky, the sky is endless. I

look at the earth, the earth is vast.

Here on this river, I get lonesome sometimes. Hey you

picking cotton, how old are you, and are you married?

Heard somewhere you are not particularly bright.

Why are you oh-so-beautiful but not oh-so-bright?

Who is gonna marry you now?

Hey, you over there, the fish is clean, but

you don't think twice before you talk.

Don't you mock me.

I'm not that bright, but at least I'm not a soldier.

Who is gonna adore you now?

The turtle is trapped. You are snapped.

And now you want to start a fire.

Today I'm paddling. Tomorrow carrying guns in battle,

even though you will be missing me... if not for the war...

If not for the war, I would have searched for you.

Wake up, darling.

Leave it to me. Hurry, don't let them wait.

Drink some fish sauce to warm yourself up.

It's only early September, and the water is already up 1 fathom.

Wow, 2 more nights and the water will reach our floor.

We'll have to move it up tomorrow.

- Hey! - How many guests are there? - 35.

- Where from? - From the Co area.

- How are the people at the station? - They are doing well.

Oh, I almost forgot this.

- The people at the station sent your family this stuff. - Thank you!

- Say hello to them for me! - I will. - Don't forget!

Safe travel!

Let's go, comrades!

Hurry!

Take them off fast.

That's enough!

Let's go, comrades!

Follow close, or you'll get lost.

I heard a helicopter!

Spread out! Spread out!

Dive, but don't make any waves!

Cover your head with leaves! Hold the boat tight!

Ba! Ba!

Ba! Ba!

Did anyone see Ba?

Ba!

Your dad has probably gotten out of their target range.

- Ba is coming! - Hello there!

- You girls look like children! - You came late. I was so worried!

I won't die that easily.

Please help me buy some milk and a towel for my wife.

- Love your wife and your son much, don't you? - Teasing him much?

If not them, whom else can I love?

Daddy's home!

Look, Daddy's home!

For you and our baby.

Daddy's dear!

Eat some, darling! Are they well?

Yeah, they're well.

Stay with Mom, dear. I'm going to get the meal.

Your shirt is all torn.

It's okay. Take care of yourself and our son first.

Hey darling!

I've prepared the milk.

Hush now, my baby, hush.

Hush, hush! Mom will be home soon. Hush.

Hush, hush!

Hush, darling, don't cry!

Daddy's here. Don't cry!

Vu!

Our baby is here!

Vu's here!

- Look, it's Mommy! - My baby!

They shot down the boat, darling!

It's cold. You go change. I'll take care of it.

Lieutenant, do you know what a belly button is to a person?

It's the center of a person.

Here is the belly button of the battlefield.

You should remember, in order to

ensure our victory in the Mekong Delta

we have to create here a white area, and destroy those populous villages.

The villages on this side of the channel are the veins

of battlefield from the east to the central area.

People living here have been moved to the "free zone".

However according to this image, there is

still one person living on those wild fields.

Hey, look how mischievous he is!

You stop now, you are full.

Daddy... Daddy...Daddy... Daddy...Grandma...

Cake...noddle...beef!

Bite, baby, bite!

- Be careful... don't hurt him. - Look, there.

- I was so worried then. - Is our cover blown?

- They shot a lot, but at nothing today.

- Must be because they saw my boat.

They were merely trying their luck.

We'll have to move the house up this afternoon!

A person with that boat can do nothing.

But if there's someone, we are losing in spirit.

No matter what, we have to kill him. Best to capture him alive!

Catch him alive to see what he looks like.

Sometimes I think, I can't understand how...

How he can live on that flooded wild field.

There is still so much about them that we don't understand.

- During the search, did you hear any gunshots? - Not at all.

Starting today, your one and only mission, providing that you

have a fully-equipped helicopter, is to kill this person.

I heard that you've just received news from your wife.

You should fulfill this mission and

give it to her as present. Good luck!

Dear comrades,

the American enemy is increasing their effort in destroying our contact line.

They are trying to break our spirit, but we can do it, comrades.

Diamond cuts diamond, is that right comrades?

Dear comrades,

we are the guideline soldiers, the veins to bring blood to keep the body running.

If the veins are stuck, the body is paralyzed.

On behalf of the committee, I would like to honor your recent achievements,

especially the station of which the Ba Do family is in charge

I would like to say something:

regarding the committee's request to send someone

to help Ba's family because they have a small child,

I would like to be that person.

Since I am a woman, I would be able to help them more easily.

Despite the difficulties, I hope the committee will let us carry on our task.

As people from Dong Thap, we are used to the water and the fields.

I will discuss it with the committee later.

The committee believes that you comrades will overcome any hardships.

We will strive to be worthy of Uncle Ho's words:

"Nothing is more precious than independence and liberty. It

is better to sacrifice everything than to live in slavery."

It is better to sacrifice everything than...

You aren't scared of the enemy, but scared of a water snake?

Look! It's swimming.

You play so well! Why didn't you marry a singer? Husband

plays guitar while wife sings. Isn't that better?

I was about to look for a singer too.

Why don't you go find her? Go...go!

You mother wants me to go.

If I had married the singer, then how could I have had this dear baby now?

- Oh hey, I caught the singer. - Who is your singer?

Hey, don't grow up to be like your father. Unlovable!

- Unlovable! Go away then.

- See, your father wants me to go. Let me, so you two can stay together!

Yes, you and me together!

I forgot this.

I'm exhausted! Go clinging to your mom instead.

Pull me some grey hair, darling.

- How much is that?

- I asked to buy, but the people at the station just gave it to me instead.

Lucky us!

The water is so high.

- The basement is flooded already. - Let's move it up again after lunch.

Hey, it's for you.

Look at how soundly he is sleeping!

What are they doing so damned early?

They're shooting at the leaves, where the boat was the other day. Hide our boats!

- Put our baby in the plastic bag.

Let's leave. Hurry!

Dive!

He fell!

Oh, my son! Daddy's here.

How could you be so careless!

Hey! Over there!

Hello! Hello! Green Fly, Green Fly! There's bait!

Guide them back to the gathering spot!

I will distract them and go back later.

Everyone, go back to the gathering spot!

We are ready to block them, not letting them escape to the northeast direction.

Rising Sun! Rising Sun! I'm ready! Will be there immediately!

I have located the target. Continue heading

east, Rising Sun. I approve you to land there.

You, go observe!

Report, sir! Ba Do may have been surrounded.

Hurry!

Fire!

Report, sir! There's nothing here.

What a ghost!

- He's injured. - Is it bad? - Hey, spread out.

- Hey Sau, is the boy well? - He's well, thank you.

Is something wrong?

What's wrong?

What's wrong with him?

He hit me!

Oh my... And I thought there was something wrong with the boy. Let me take him.

Why did he hit you?

- The boy fell into the water. - Your father is such a brute.

- Did he know you left? - No.

Mr. Ba! Mr. Ba!

What is it?

- Our guest crew met the helicopter. - The helicopter? Then what?

One of the guests took the boat back. He said...

- He said what? Tell me quickly! - One of the boats is missing.

Missing?

How many people were on the boat?

He doesn't know. I don't know either.

Hey darling.

Darling!

Darling!

When you see him, tell him to come see me. Safe travel!

Hey Vu, safe travel, dear!

Hello comrades!

Darling!

Hey, it's your daddy!

Your daddy!

Darling!

Hey darling!

The helicopters are surrounding our field.

They knew. Goddamn it! We'll have to harvest the rice tonight.

Ah, you're here!

What a strange land! It wanted to bite our helicopter?

You'll have to ask the biologists.

Pass!

You found that there were lives.

The one who grew this rice must be the one who

guided the soldiers through those pathways.

Kill him at any cost. A person can't do anything.

But as long as he exists, we are losing in spirit.

At any cost, and in any way.

Look, son!

You see? Daddy gave you.

I will use this gallbladder to buy you new clothes, and your mother soap.

And from this, I will make you a drum.

Bang it "tung, tung".

They can't follow our tracks! Stupid!

Hey, stay here with him!

Viet Cong soldiers, please return to the nation of

justice! You will be greeted and treated kindly.

Damn you Dakota! Startling my baby. Hush baby! I will hit him for you.

Return to the nation of justice!

You will be greeted and treated kindly.

If you hesitate, you will be massacred by.

America's powerful firepower and troops.

Look, darling! The parachute is falling.

It's yours.

How come it took you so long to get here?

- Anything interesting? - A huge unit, go see for yourself.

Is that so? Where did they come from?

- They've just come to aid our plain. - Great!

Where are they? It's late.

I was afraid, so I guided them to the forest.

Let's go.

Dear comrades,

This is not a rest stop so we haven't prepared anything.

No shelter. No kitchen either.

Can you let me know the characteristics of this place? Anything worth noting?

This is the strafing area.

Geographically difficult, with wild fields all around.

So we have to be prepared, and watch out for fire and smoke.

Shit!

Smoke! Comrades!

Good Lord! With smoke like that, we're doomed! Smoke, comrades!

Where there's fire, there's smoke.

I know. But fighting the Americans, we can only win with fire and no smoke.

I'm a solider, don't you smartmouth me.

- Oh Lord, smoke! - Why are you screaming?

Comrades, watch out for the smoke!

Comrades, if you see a tree with smoke, climb

up and shake it until the smoke is gone.

Darling,

this battle will be huge.

Soldiers are coming in lot!

No wonder why you came home so late.

They're still in the forest.

But... there's so much smoke. I can't scream loudly enough.

- A bomb and they'd have been gone! - You should've told them. -And I didn't?

They even talked back at me.

Hey, you're sweet. Go and tell them. Plus,

there are guns... huge. Leave the baby for me.

After this battle, son, we'll go to the station and play.

Hi there!

Hi!

You should be careful of the smoke. The helicopters here are very watchful!

Our grandparents said, "Keep your heart tight, but keep your stove loose."

- Are you the guide person at the station? - Yes I am.

Do you know the big tall guide guy?

Yes, we're from the same station.

All guide people should be as sweet as you. The

other guy, he was yelling like he was a boss.

He's very sweet. He was just worrying for you guys.

I think the helicopters are shooting at our comrades' spot.

They are shooting aimlessly. If they knew,

they'd have dropped a bomb there already.

I know that, but there are lots of our comrades there.

Go see if they're okay.

Drink some water.

Get well soon.

Goodbye!

Is this your house?

Yes.

I'm sorry. I was wrong to you earlier.

In these wild fields, the helicopters can spot us from far away.

When I get well, please take me to the unit.

You stay here until you're really well, then you can go.

- Hey! A round of Khanh Ly's, and I will give you this. - What's that?

Promise!

Your son's birthday!

I've discovered his place since yesterday.

This time he won't get away. Thank you, I will definitely get the leave note!

Don't shoot! Catch him alive!

Dear Viet Cong friends, there's no other way! Drop your guns and surrender!

Or else, we will destroy... American firepower will destroy you!

Viet Cong friends, drop your guns and surrender!

Viet Cong friends, there's no other way! Drop your guns and surrender!

Or else, we will destroy you!

Perhaps they've discovered the Ba Do family.

Go help them!

Hurry!

Darling!

Vu!

Darling! Darling!