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(ambient music)

A lot of people come here to escape their past.

But at the end of the day, I wonder, is that possible?

(gentle music)

I came to Cambodia.

I guess it's been more than three years ago now.

I'd gotten a grant to study modern Cambodian art out of grad school.

I had high hopes for myself,

For the last 30 years, Cambodia's

been abused by the U.S., the Vietnamese, the Khmer Rouge, you name it.

The people here have been through the wringer.

You ask any American.

All they know about Cambodia's killing fields and the landmines.

But, you know, the people that made it through that living hell,

they're incredible survivors.

Heroes really, out of necessity.

They do anything to survive.

(exotic flutes)

It had been a while since Crystal's Last letter.

There was a knot in my gut, as I opened this one.

Maybe I already knew this was goodbye.

Dear Thomas, you know I love you,

but I've had to move on with my life.

I'm sorry to tell you this way, but

I'm engaged to be married.

I wish you all the best in your life.

Love, Crystal.

Well, that's when I met an expat

by the name of Marty Travers.

He'd been in Asia almost 20 years now.

Floating.

Drifting.

And after Crystal, I was looking to feel something again.

Anything.

Then Marty opened my eyes to a whole new Cambodia.

Like Marty said, he just wanted a sweet time.

He wanted the good life.

I wanted it to massage parlor owners.

Even got to know my name.

I got to know hundreds of girls for five bucks an hour.

One girl at a time.

But then Marty got himself a new job,

and he asked me to help him.

I needed the cash, and I hated myself.

So I took the job

You are irresistible.

You are shameless. Show me. Show me. Hi.

My name is Noi.

Yeah, hi.

My name is Noi, you handsome guy.

You handsome guys.

You want to kiss?

You want to kiss?

Oh, yes.

You and me.

Oh, you and me, baby.

Maybe I do. I do.

I wanted. Oh, yeah,

know I make you very happy tonight.

I make you very happy tonight.

Yeah.

Come on. There.

My first bride. You my first

Thomas.

It's good.

That's good.

Good.

Yeah, I.

I scared stop I know why she's nervous

A virgin family wants 500 bucks for.

They could buy a farm for them.

Are you scared of me? No.

I said play.

Get your butt back in here!

Look, I'm done,

Tommy,

(footsteps running)

Okay?

No. Huh?

Go home.

So I headed back to Panama.

Penn, the big city.

After being in the world's blacklist, Cambodia was finally back

on the tourist map.

I got pretty good at scoping my targets.

All right.

Another American ask.

Good. How are you doing? All right. Good it is. Yeah.

Listen, for a nominal fee, I can show you around Phnom Penh.

Hey, I make. I'm sure you everything.

The capital, the temples, art serve food and show me where McDonald's.

Somewhere around here. Oh, sure, sure.

I can show you anything you want.

A hamburger. How about a beer?

I get a beer. You can get a burger and a beer.

Then one day, my life changed forever.

When I met Teeda,

I asked her to be my lover,

my monsoon wife.

(gentle music)

What do you think this one's going to sell?

Pretty.

What is it?

What are you saying? I'm not an artist.

Yeah, I sing you a better lover.

It's a good answer.

Let's give it to you.

We have to go.

We don't need this in our home.

Thomas. Yeah, I know.

That was just a stupid gift for Marty.

He thought with you in on it.

But I'll get rid of it today.

I can.

I have come in home.

You know how my parents died.

I know, I know.

I'll get rid of it today.

Okay? Promise?

I promise. Promise. I promise.

I promise

to go to work.

Be careful up there on the streets.

So, mom, while you are at work today, Thomas, and we gonna get rich.

That's my girl

so

What you got for me to sell today? I have these fine paintings for you to sell today.

What's that? Temple.

So it is I think you need lesson.

Maybe you'll be rich before no time.

Ani, had never met her father.

He was an unknown client of a massage parlor.

Teeda was only 16 years old when she had her.

But she was a great kid and she was right.

I didn't fit the picture of what a tourist was looking for.

In an ideal local artist,

a lot of people come here to escape their past,

but at the end of the day, I wonder,

is that possible

Tommy?

Tom. Hey.

Hey. I'm coming, huh?

Hey, hey.

Look, I'm done.

You've been at me for months, I'm done.

You know, the girls need a good video clip.

They want to work in the brothels.

You want them working in the sweatshop making sneakers, huh?

C'mon, man.

You know, make them look like they're talking

to a real horny brand.

Yeah.

All right, I'll let you run the damn camera.

Thank you.

I got to clock some dollars fast, Tommy

Who are these guys?

Shoot just what they look like from the rising Phoenix.

It's a money deal.

How much you into them for? for a whole?

I'd say about five grand by now. wait.

Five grand?

Jesus. How does that happen? You got a back door here?

Yeah.

That new owner of the Phoenix, ain't very friendly.

He figured I owe him for the last ten years of free pussy.

Shooting the interviews is part of the payback.

That's why I need you.

Yeah.

I'm sorry.

With Tee, Ani, Me... I'm broke.

Beautiful family.

Lucky Bastard Up the stairs through that door and out.

Hey. You all right?

Yeah.

Look like shit, by the way.

It taste better than I look, think about what I said.

Would you?

Go.

(slow ominous music)

You, me and Ani?

We can be a family.

I need you. That way Thomas.

You mean like married?

Why not?

(phone rings)

Oh, McIntyre Enterprises.

What's up Dog? It's Cliff.

Excuse me.

Downton McIntyre Enterprises.

My God, Cliff?

The tower baby.

I know that.

How long has it been?

Like, I don't know. Four years?

Listen, I tracked you down on the net.

Man, It looks like you're a big time art dealer, a tourist guide.

It's going good. It's going good.

All right, brother.

Well, listen, this is my first trip to this part of the world, and

I made it big in high tech stocks, so I got some cash.

And it looks like you're the man to see in Phnom Penh, huh?

Well, yeah, I mean, actually, I'm.

I'm really.

I'm really busy right now.

I mean, I got a lot of money, you know?

Shit, it's busy.

Fine, man. Listen, why don't I make it sweet for you?

I'll give you 2000 bucks for your time.

And, you know, I.

Like I said, I'm just really busy.

I don't. I don't think I'm going to be able to make it.

I am you lucky, racking it up, Man how does $5,000 sound?

You there?

Okay?

Yeah.

Okay, Dude, listen,

I'm here in Cambodia already, so why don't we start tomorrow, right?

Yeah, you're here right now, yeah we're at the airport.

Hotel

Oh, okay.

Okay

Let's meet

tomorrow morning at the inch eon hotel at eight.

It sounds good.

Alright, it's going to be fun.

Who is this? Cliff?

Fraternity brother from college at home

But what's the matter with you?

Nothing.

It's a lot a money.

Big money can be big trouble together.

We already make $200 a month it's good, better than most people.

Five grand could set a guy up for a couple of years.

You know that I want it.

I mean, not.

We, of course.

We are trying to get ready here.

But I can see is you don't need me and Ani,

come on, Tee

and what kind of tour did Cliff want?

I hoped it wouldn't be the big bad nightlife

I was done with that.

But I owed him.

He bailed my ass out of jail

a few years back after I got busted on a trumped up dope charge.

He thought it was funny.

He helped me, so it was my payback time, I guess.

He said he was bringing his wife,

and maybe she had tempered his wild side.

And maybe I can make it through the week

without getting my hands too dirty.

That was my plan.

Who the fuck is this guy come here.

Do it, Do it.

I can't remember.

Oh. Oh.

How are you doing? Oh, I'm telling you, man.

Look at you. One all tropical on me and shit, man.

Check him out, boy. You look great.

Hey, man, I can't argue with you.

You know, I made a little bit of money.

Looks that way. It looks good. Oh, man.

So what do we got here? The fucking Bates Motel of Cambodia.

You know, this is the best place in town

It's kind of creepy, but, yeah, if it's clean, it's clean.

It's clean.

Fuck it. Good.

(music)

What about your wife, my friend?

Here we go I'm sorry.

You dropped the ball and I picked it up.

Come on. We're not strangers here.

Hi Thomas.

Hey.

Ain't she beautiful.

Well, you look great, baby.

Yeah, you look great.

Look, let's get you guys.

Let's go, man.

Crystal had dropped me to marry Cliff.

Why, Yes, Mr.

Place. Yeah.

Yeah, It's pretty good, man.

Good.

So, you still at the college?

Oh, no, not for a while,

actually.

I've helped start a new magazine, of which I'm

part owner.

Well, look, I'm going to let you guys go out

and clean up.

But, Thomas, where are you going?

I need to go say hi to a couple of friends,

and I'm going to the kid ya, honey. A couple of girlfriends, maybe

once you guys get ready, give me a call and we'll meet.

All right? All right.

Sound good, buddy?

Baby, Look, I know you guys were boyfriend

and girlfriend and all that, but if I can get over it.

Cliff, I'm completely uncomfortable.

Come here, sweetie.

What you are uncomfortable for?

I mean, you wanted to see beautiful Cambodia, right?

Cambodia has nothing to do with it, sweetie.

I don't know my way around.

Thomas knows his way around.

He's going to help us. He's going to help our relationship.

C'mon, baby.

I'm trying to do something nice.

Please, just trust me.

A little bit.

Let me take a shower.

I'm going to cool off, and I might feel better.

Baby, baby, baby.

So pretty C'mon.

We came here to work on things and work on things.

Fuck, It's hot.

It's going to cost six bucks to get you where you want to go.

Hey. Hey. I don't need to ride one of these little roach burners, man.

I can afford to pay for a car.

Yeah, I know you can afford to pay for,

but you got to ride one of these to get where you want to go.

You've been here a whole day already.

You can hold on to me or what?

I want to see some good shit.

Like what?

Do you know me?

You know what I want to see, man?

What is this? A birdhouse?

Oh, it's Spirit house.

The Cambodians built it for the spirit.

So they don't live in your house, right? Good.

Listen, as I was saying, I did some web research.

I found out it was cheap and plentiful here.

So what do you think?

I can do this. Well, what about your wife?

What about my wife, man?

She's in to it.

Internet.

Internet.

You have?

Son of a-

Uncle Marty

sit down.

How's it going?

Okay, but too hot for tourists today.

I brought you a little something cool.

I love it. Really.

But you should save your money.

I'm worried about you.

You don't look very well.

You need someone to take care of you

Where is your family?

So where's the famous painter?

I haven't seen him all day today.

Tom is busy taking some rich guy around.

A rich guy?

You know where they went?

It's okay.

I'll find them.

I got to go, darling.

Take care of yourself.

(city ambience)

I guess it was no surprise

that Cliff wanted me to take him to see what most foreign guys wanted to see.

A discount.

Prostitution.

You always said you wanted to see something different.

Come on.

Here, Tommy. It's good, Tommy.

I'm sorry.

Why would you think that?

Let's go

have fun.

Hey, hey, hey. What did I do?

We're going to see you tomorrow, and then we'll talk about this in the cab.

I give the man 20 bucks. For what?

Oh, yeah, And it's the legal.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

It's a fucking hefty bag.

Yeah. Go, go, go, go.

(crowd chattering)

I had this scheduled. I.

I hope you guys want to see it.

Some money using some money. Some money.

Used to be a kids school.

And then in 1975, I mean, one day it was a school, the next day

torture chambers people before they took them out

to the killing fields.

There was 20,000 people tortured here.

And those pictures back there that we saw,

the the guards used to take a before and after shot of everybody

that came in here.

I don't care about this.

Can we go?

I do, Cliff.

Hey, it isn't like Americans did this, Chris.

Actually, it was us who carpet bomb this place in 1969.

You know, as friends.

I think maybe we ought to just call this off.

There's a million tour guides I can hook you up with.

I just don't think it's a good idea. Don't worry about her, okay?

I can take care of her.

This is about us.

You're going to take my money, my $5,000, okay?

And you're going to show me what I want to see.

And what is that?

Why did you come here, man?

That's your business. I don't care.

It's your business.

But I can see that a white guy can get pretty fucking well here.

I just want what every guy wants on the side, man,

that scared the shit out of me.

Looks like you got a new gig. Let me guess.

It's an art tour right.

The guy looks rich, and the woman's a real babe.

Following me?

Where's your boys?

Ditched him.

Listen, I could see you could use some help at this gig.

I could help not on this one.

I know Art.

Yeah, I know. You know, Art. Come on, man. Let me help.

No, Tommy.

No, Tommy,

They're going to kill me.

Give him the money.

Jesus, man.

All I wanted was a sweet time.

I'm not such a screw up like you think.

Look, I never said you were a screw up.

It's not

I. You know what? You.

You can't help me because this guy, he's.

He wants to rough stuff.

I mean, let's the girls in the bars and.

And he's going to pay me in a few days,

and I can give you a little something.

I don't want your pity.

You're not getting my pity Thanks man, thanks!

Listen, bring them around to the rifle range tomorrow?

What time?

1:00.

Okay.

Don't be late.

I won't be late.

You're not going to drink a beer. You buy it.

I guess I am so

snap.

Nice shot.

You're late.

And so is everything else in this fucked up country. Sure.

That's what I love about it.

Tommy who's your friend? Marty.

Cliff Townsend. Cliff this is Marty Travers,

the sorriest son of a bitch in Cambodia.

But the better for me.

That was luck.

So, Cliff, what do you know about Cambodia?

How much money, but I'm an eager student.

Well, it's our kind of place.

I'll be back.

People are kind and gentle, Sugar.

And it is the wild West of Asia.

This is Dirty Harry Shit.

The choice of the majority of the world.

AK 47 heavier is not such a good site.

A killing machine.

Oh, my God.

Feel better?

Oh, fuck. Yeah, man.

It's better than sex, ain't it?

Well, I don't know about that, but it's pretty fucking good.

Cliff, what brings you to this little slice of paradise?

I don't know man.

Paying your buddy here a lot of fucking money to show me around?

How much so?

Anyway, about tonight,

this fucker here is a little bit reluctant to show me what I want to see.

A little down and dirty talk dirty in front of Saint Thomas.

He's got a wife and kid to look out for.

What the fuck? He's full of shit.

I'm not married yet.

What about your wife?

She is a real babe.

Crystal's tired.

We're going to the cat house tonight.

You want to go?

You know this cat house place and timidly?

Yeah. It's a good.

What do you made of? Let's fucking go, man?

(keys typing)

Yeah. What's up, little partner? What's going on

with my stocks?

You know what I'm talking about.

The fucking dropping like stones, my friend.

Do you really want to meet?

How the hell did the SEC Why are they looking for me?

You gave them mine.

Well, I'll tell them that you're my girlfriend.

All right?

Don't. Don't. Hey, just listen for a second.

You fucking listen to me.

Give me a minute to think,

okay?

Fiancee. Okay.

Those junk bonds.

Okay, I need to run.

I'll talk to you a little later. Okay?

All right.

Bye.

Hey, hey.

You can do this.

We can do this. Don't screw this up, all right?

Okay. When you get the money, I want you to wire it.

Hang. I'm going to give you an address.

I don't know the Tom.

You think this place is romantic to me, it just looks like one big ghetto.

A toast.

Francis Bacon once said champagne for my real friends.

Real pain for my sham friends.

Here's to you and Cliff.

Thank you for coming to my country.

You you know,

I think I'm beginning to really like it here,

so I'm very happy to hear you say that.

Not everybody does.

You know, my brother came out last year.

I mean, he he didn't get it.

He didn't look hard enough.

And all you could see was the traffic and the dirt and the pollution.

And nobody spoke English.

He didn't see the life that's here,

you know, the carnival that's going on around him.

More like a freak show. I,

I just meant that the people are so alive,

you know?

And after all these people have been through,

it's amazing

in this part of the world, they talk of heart.

Having a good heart is very important people say black heart

and faced with a mean spirited person.

And it was the cool heart, the ability

to take anything life throws at you a smile.

Cambodians are very good at that.

And if you want to condemn someone, you would

you would say the opposite, that they have a hot heart

and there is the aching heart to have an abandoned lover

and surprised heart when someone yes heals. Yes,

my heart could use a surprising.

Sit down. Dude, what do you want me to say?

Okay, I fucked up. Can we go do something now?

I'm fucking dying here right.

Okay, Let's go.

Thank you.

Some of these girls look like jailbait. You.

Welcome to the cat house.

Thanks, man.

The laws are looser, except the condom breaking.

And you don't want to take anything home to your wife.

(knocking)

It's Crystal, Teeda.

Hey. Hello?

Yeah. Come on. Yes, of course.

Thank you.

So you're the ace here, Marty.

What's your deal with these girls and buying them job so I can.

I got debts to pay parents to support.

You name it.

Oh, so you're a pimp.

Beautiful.

Just job placement, my friend.

Whenever you're a pimp, man

no shame in the name. What you are.

You don't get it do you?

What is there to get?

Girls come here from the countryside to find work.

Help support the families.

They can expect 17 hour days for maybe two bucks.

American, then they wander into a karaoke club.

It's glamorous. It's fun.

There's dancing and money flowing,

bought food and drinks.

Maybe they sleep with a guy.

But in this part of the world, you lose your virginity, you lose your future.

So the only option is what club will you work at?

The cheap infected dives around the amusement park for popular club

like this, where the prices are regulated and protection is guaranteed.

I place a girl here.

She feels goddamn lucky.

Check this guy out.

What are you trying to pass yourself off as man?

What kind of fucking social worker or something?

You are a pimp, my friend admit it.

So I'm a pimp.

It's the best I could find on short notice. Oh.

Oh, it is very. Good.

Good.

Thomas loves a good wine.

He'll be sorry he missed it.

He never had the patience for it in the States Pardon?

The painting. I mean, you knew him before.

Oh, we were friends.

I usually ruin the cork.

Would you mind?

Not at all.

So, stud, you ready to trim your work?

Fuck, man.

Do it. I'll turn it on. This one right here.

I'm going to bargain with it. Oh, you think so? Go for five bucks a pop.

No, don't try to teach these girls $10 for one up, one hour.

One of these girls around the world.

$15 You want to keep overnight?

$20 for a threesome. 25.

Now, that's good value for your money

25 bucks for three of

these girls. Decent English speaker will cost you $10 surcharge.

I was studying then

and he was pursuing a degree in art history.

He never painted anything for himself

that would explain a lot He calls his painting a joke

that music is so beautiful.

It's exotic.

Like you, you, you like it.

It is music that goes with classical Cambodian dancing.

Well, boys, don't wait up for me.

And don't worry.

I think I know what I'm doing.

Tom. There goes your boy.

I don't think I like him.

Hey, sweetheart.

Hi, Noi.

Hi. My name is Noi.

You want a kiss?

You want to go in the back, Noi?

I have money.

You come with me.

Okay.

What's your connection?

We went to school together.

I mean, his wife.

She was my girlfriend and-

Okay,

(indistinct) (laughing)

Oh, that is gorgeous.

And I am studying dancing Now,

may I show you how we wear these?

Please. Come,

How you doing?

Maybe I don't belong here.

I got so tired of sweating all the time.

I've got to get out of Cambodia.

Maybe find someplace with cooler weather, maybe snow.

Ever think about going home?

Yeah.

Maybe I'll go with you.

Yeah, maybe.

Maybe.

Thomas would have loved to have seen us

both dancing I think.

So many foreign men,

the Barong, especially American butterfly men.

Come here with the little money looking to buy

lots of women cheap.

Everything is for sale in Cambodia, even to people

The Barong get what they want.

Was Thomas a Butterfly man?

Sometimes I think living the way he did

going from one woman to another has made him

I don't know, empty in the heart

(gentle music)

(coughing)

Where are you going?

Angkor Wat.

Anchor what?

Teeda and Thomas are taking me to a Buddhist temple.

It would be fucking great.

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Where were you all last night?

Wait up.

I take that.

Give me a hug.

All right.

Thomas and I have to go now to the boat to meet Crystal

a client of his.

Today we will be tour guides at Angkor Wat.

Okay.

I wish I could come.

I know, sweetheart, but it's better you stay.

You have to watch out for our home tonight,

okay?

Be good.

We'll be back tonight.

Hey. Hey, sweetheart.

Where is everybody?

They all went to Angkor Wat, I wanted to go to.

Why'd they go to Angkor Wat? That's a bunch of rocks.

What am I supposed to do? I need to be part of this?

I have an idea.

What? Come, you be, my chaperon?

I have a surprise for you.

For me?

Where?

Oh. Ha ha ha.

(gentle Cambodian music)

So welcome to the center of the world to see my world.

Angkor Wat The heart of Cambodia.

The God king

who built these temples, dedicated them to the Buddha.

The Buddha of compassion.

They built them almost 900 years ago.

There used to be a million people that used to live around the walls

in these wood huts that would take care.

And they had 750 dancers, performers

that would live in here and perform for the nobles. So

Always putting numbers on things

Does anybody have any aspirin?

This was the private temple of the leper accused in the seventh.

Maybe this has been a violent

land, but you have to picture what it once was

All the people. All the colors. Now, ruined.

And maybe dangerous place,

but it doesn't have to be that way.

Thomas where's Cliff? He's

back there.

Thomas. You're not letting him wander around by himself.

He's not going to let me tell him anything.

You know, there are landmines out there.

I know he's going to be all right.

Go find him.

Please.

I go.

I know this place.

Crys? Hold up.

What'd you come here for?

Angkor Wat?

You know next famous place on the tour.

I know what I'm talking about.

Why did you come to Cambodia, Thomas?

Why don't you come home?

I love Teeda.

Do you really?

I mean no lies right now?

Look, everything that we had between us.

And then you show up here, married the Cliff.

Thomas, You're the one that left me,

and I asked you to come

and you knew I couldn't.

You knew that

You remember?

And then when I said to you that

that I'd love you forever.

Thomas,

how could I ever forget

Cliff, step back.

Landmines... they're everywhere out there,

(drums beating)

What's he afraid I'm gonna do?

Put rock the size of a car in my pocket and run away with it?

It's been done.

Hey, there's no need to be mad at me.

I didn't take anything.

Look, see.

Yes, you did.

You all of you, take away the heart of Cambodian and sell it

Cheap like rice.

You think these stones are strong,

but they are like sand, Whoa, whoa, Lady, lady,

I'm really a nice guy.

I brought a shitload of money to Cambodia to spend to help your economy.

Okay, That doesn't say anything to you.

You are nothing but a butterfly, man.

You steal the souls of Cambodian women to take back to America.

Would you?

Who said anything about going back

then? You have decided to become a Barong.

Yeah, whatever. If that's what you call it.

Look,

I want to join your culture,

make my contribution to Cambodia, see?

And you haven't told Crystal?

I will. There's just a matter of finding the right time.

Now Teeda.

I would really, really appreciate it if you wouldn't mention anything to her.

Okay.

Butterfly Man.

Hi, What's wrong?

Did you know your friend is not leaving?

He's staying in Cambodia.

He hasn't told Crystal.

I don't like him.

I don't like the way he treats me.

Did he just tell you this,

Where is he?

Back there.

Are you really thinking of staying here?

Go home. I figure you're in to me for about 4000 at this point, Tom.

Don't you want the rest?

You want the rest. No.

I can't fucking believe you, man.

I don't want the rest of your fucking money.

All right, Give me the four grand.

Go on. No, no, no, no, no, no.

That's breach of contract, Tom.

The deal was one week, $5,000, was it not?

It's a lot of fucking money for you especially, right?

So I'm not going to part with a cent of my fucking money until I get full value,

and you're going to give it to me.

Where have you gone, man?

Okay, little Cliffy.

Yeah, we got one more night.

This is Cambodia, all right.

Sex capital of the world.

Bet you thought you died and gone to heaven when you got here, son.

Yeah. Tell me you didn't go wild with all the girls.

So you said it yourself last night.

A man needs to feel free, not just be another buck in the herd.

So would you guess you've had hundreds of women

or would you make it thousands?

Why don't you shut up, What did I say? Shut up.

What did I say?

So you get all the pussy you want for free now, Thomas, Are you still paying, Teeda?

Okay! Alright!

She's never going back, man.

Thomas What did you tell him?

I didn't tell him anything.

What are you looking at?

(intense music)

So, We're on for tonight?

Meet me here in an hour.

Oh, my God.

You're disgusting.

Come here.

You're a fool.

Come here.

Chill out till the fuck out.

Relax.

I just want to touch you.

What do you say, baby?

He don't look too happy do he?

We have a man denying, but we're still having

a good time.

Fuck yeah.

There. Wow.

You got a fucking sour puss, man.

You need to light the fuck up?

I'll throw in an extra 50

if you want to come with

(knocking)

Teeda?

Teeda?

I'll come up and talk, huh?

Take it our boy's... Inside.

Yeah.

Glad this night is almost over

I want to fucking kill him.

He's going to pass the five grand tonight, huh?

What'd you mean us?

I thought we were partners.

This is payday, right?

I guess so.

What do you mean, you guess so?

We're talking about my life here.

If he doesn't pay us, we're.

I'm. I'm dead.

He'll pay us.

Oh, Saint Thomas, please don't fail me.

He'll pay you.

What's your name?

You take off my shirt I'll take off yours.

Take it off.

Take that shit off.

You heard about me?

You tell me you love me.

(yelling)

I came to say goodbye.

I leave right away.

My flight home is in a few hours.

I'm so sorry you are leaving

Men change.

No... Women do the changing.

But here most women do not have the chance to have a good life.

Now you know what I was.

Everybody knows.

It doesn't matter to me at all.

I want you to know that

he still loves you.

The way he looks at you.

And he must adore Ani.

Yes, he does.

She's my life.

Where are you going?

I've got your money.

I just need an hour to count it out.

All right.

It's a sure thing.

Leave her the fuck out of this.

Come on.

Jesus Christ.

You think a guy could fuck himself to death?

What? Probably.

It's. It's okay Cliff, if you die back there.

Let's keep him alive.

At least we get the money.

No. I want you to understand why women here do this thing.

Why we allow men to buy us.

My mother and father were killed a very long time ago.

We're like the man who's-

I was alone.

I try very hard to find other work,

clean work, almost impossible to find.

A friend got me a job at a bar

serving drinks.

Oh, he said it would be,

but the men wanted to have sex with me.

Finally, I-I started to take money for it.

After some months, I got pregnant.

A mistake.

I was only 16.

After, Ani I did not work in a bar for years.

Didn't want hundreds of men touching me

a very hard to find at work, scrubbing floors

in factories, serving noodles.

Hard work.

But at least I was no bad girl.

But then, I had Ani.

No money.

I need again.

Is that when you met Thomas?

All right, boys, Next

Come on, baby.

Let's go. Let's go.

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay, Okay, Let's go.

I'm calling the shots here.

I have the money and I say I'm going for another pit stop,

and I say, You guys are going to take me. Let's go.

No, no, no, no.

We're done.

Look, I don't know what the hell happened.

Do you really want to make this worse?

Want your fucking money here, pal?

I would never cheat the friend tried to fuck my wife.

You are lost Get the fuck out of my way.

You fucking coming?

Please.

Tom, I'll pay back. I swear

I'll go with you. I gotta do this alone.

(distant voices and cars)

Would you say good bye to Thomas for me?

He will want to see you.

It's time for me to go.

This is one more thing.

I'm ready to give up.

No, I want you to have it.

Then there is no chance.

With Cliff?

Take it for Ani's future.

I'll go.

I will accept it for her then.

♪ ♪

Hey, Jesus Christ.

What happened?

What happened?

They got her.

It's nice and cold.

Marty, Marty, Marty...

C'mon

You can't be gone.

God, Thomas.

Thomas, Why don't you come home?

Ani? Ani?

Ani?

I saw two men take Ani

I recognize them from the Rising Phoenix.

It's okay They have her in there.

Go. Go.

Stay.

It's okay, sweetie.

Thomas, look, she's mine.

Let her go.

Thomas?

Thomas?

Get up!

Okay. Okay.

Let her Go. Thomas?

Thomas?

Thomas!

Ma... Ma...

Get up!

Come on. Come on, let's go, let's go,

go, go, go.

(fan blades whirring)

What is that?

That is a mountain in America.

That's snow right?

It's for Uncle Marty.

Can I keep this one?

Yeah, but I need more paintings to sell.

I know you do, but can I talk to you for a minute?

I wanted to ask you

if I could marry your mom.

That's okay for you.

Okay!

Yeah, I know what you're thinking.

Happy ending of my story and all.

Hope this works.

I didn't see Crystal again.

And Cliff? Well, he-Yeah, he kind of disappeared

(static)

I'm alone Crystal- And lonely.

I can do better, baby,

baby, I can do better.

I need you.

Crys-if you just-

Just give me one more-give me one more chance-

I could-

(static)

(gentle music)