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THE COMPASS ROSE

My grandfather was Jorge Agrícola.

My father had the same name.

And now my name is Jorge Agrícola.

We are here to defend our land.

Our sea.

Our air.

Our clouds.

Our mountains.

Our rivers.

Our words.

- Escuse me, colonel. - Yes?

Thank you.

Good work.

- Is there something else? - Yes, sir.

Here the only things that you can clearly see

are the rivers and the clouds.

The code says there should be cities here, sir.

- Towns? - No, sir, cities.

- Yes, but how big? - 8,000 people, maybe more.

Those could be ruins or cemeteries on the ridge.

- You never know. - It's possible, sir.

But living material could match this color.

The area that is marked indicates a density of up to 10,000 people.

Especially in this instance, sir.

This is the land of Jorge Agrícola.

My grandfather was Jorge Agrícola

My father also had that name.

And now my name is Jorge Agrícola.

I've come back after many years.

Many stars ago.

Many rains.

Almost all of the people I have seen in my travels,

continue to suffer every day.

I'm going to tell you what my eyes saw.

I saw women,

I saw children,

I saw old people...

carrying all of the injustice of this land on their backs.

Proud men

sentenced to remain silent.

I saw how the people wrapped up their memories,

while it rained unceasingly.

I saw that all of the nostalgia wouldn't fit in the sea.

Then...

I saw time stop.

Yes.

This man is Jorge Agrícola.

He's an enigmatic man.

The people hide him.

He shows up everywhere.

One day on the coast,

another day in the mountains,

in the towns,

even in the capital.

We've spent four years looking for him without finding any trace.

That's why you are here.

We need specialists.

Can we see photos? Is there information?

Of course there's information, ma'am. Over here.

Please.

Have a seat.

Our problem is that we have too much information, Mrs. Haller.

A mountain of facts, apparently...

they're illogical... Have a seat, please.

Of course it's not as easy

trying to track down a man,

who shows up everywhere.

I don't believe this legend, but...

It was dark.

I saw a man,

and it was Jorge Agrícola, sir.

The man in the photo is Jorge Agrícola.

- He looked like in this picture? - Yes, exactly the same.

He put his things on the table.

He had a rifle in his bag.

It was dark, and raining a bit,

but he said his name was Jorge Agrícola.

You see,

his name was Jorge Agrícola.

This one here in the photo.

That's him. That's Jorge Agrícola.

We have at least a hundred witnesses,

and they all same the same thing.

None of them are from the same province.

There are three possibilities.

First is that some groups are lying,

which would be strange, since their information seems consistent.

The second, less possible,

is that they're all lying.

And last,

that there are a lot of people

with the same name.

Can I speak with them?

Whenever you wish, Mr. Haller.

Colonel, the photos.

How strange,

they seem to have been taken by the same person.

We know.

But they were sent to me from every corner of the country.

Look closely.

They even sent me negatives.

They don't even try to choose any in particular.

I know the situation.

We've been studying them for some time.

I suppose you're up to date.

We've been here at least four times to study the terrain,

but this is the first time you've asked us directly.

I know the idea.

Your work is very exacting, colonel.

It coincides with our work.

Nevertheless...

why don't you tell me what's changed?

Well,

I'm sure that Jorge Agrícola

can be found in Mount Palmira.

Here.

Inside of these two circles.

All of our research leads to this place.

The first circle covers around 200 kilometers,

and we've searched it, through and through.

We always work concentrically.

The only place he could be...

is in this small circle, covering around 20 kilometers.

It's a sector of seven small towns that don't appear on the map.

In sum,

Jorge Agrícola at this moment

should be located at around 700km

- from where we are. - That's all?

Father.

You're leaving and I don't know when you'll return.

I will pray for you often.

I'll miss you very much.

I think we'll all miss one other around here.

Not just me,

also Juan.

Juan is waking up, father, I'm sure of it.

People are coming.

He hears voices.

He has visions.

At night he wakes up screaming,

coated in sweat.

And crying.

I calm him down.

I cradle him like a baby...

but it's not enough.

I don't think anyone here can help him.

I think you are the only one who can help him.

But before you go talk to him,

explain to him.

Set your heart at rest, child.

Set your heart at rest...

I already knew.

Juan, in my end is your beginning.

You can touch history in the water,

smell it in the wind,

but history is also...

in dreams.

Juan,

this is the rain of God.

To know it, you've had nightmares and visions,

you were born with eyes to see them.

Remember, Juan:

life is in dreams.

Juan, the earth gives us laughter and love,

strength and dreams,

so we don't walk in sadness.

Don't look twice, Juan.

How can one be useful to others,

if he isn't useful to himself?

You are truly a star,

lit up with torches.

Sometimes the heart grows sad,

and there's no place for rest.

Let things be as they have to be.

Open your eyes and your heart!

I'm coming from a place of pride!

The eyes and the heart will remain.

You will awaken where you lie to sleep.

I am here.

In my very center,

and I live.

We will meet again.

Good bye.

Good bye!

Pascual!

Pascual!

Pascual.

Pascual!

Juan. That must be Juan.

At last.

Pascual!

Pascual...

Son.

Hello.

Hey...

Stay there!

Don't move!

Stay there.

Haller,

allow me to congratulate you.

Please.

Did you know...

I haven't been able to rest a single minute?

I'm personally in charge of the prisoner.

They say he doesn't sleep.

That he hasn't slept for years.

It's strange,

he knows a lot about history.

Mostly about local history.

And...

he can withstand a lot, because we've really given it to him.

But he says it doesn't hurt.

He can take more than a horse, it's true.

Haller,

I'd really like to know your opinion.

Although,

I'm sure we'll agree entirely.

I wanted to tell you something,

- just between us. - Colonel...

I want to see that man.

Death is trying to catch me.

Father Santiago,

I don't understand some things Jorge Agrícola told me.

I don't understand.

I want to be baptized, father,

and I want you to baptize my whole family.

Help me.

You know I'm uneducated.

Juan,

the only education is humility.

Humility is unending.

But baptize me, father.

Baptize me.

I want to receive communion.

All rise.

I bless you in the name of the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

You may be seated.

When we are born...

we all have a soul...

that separates us from the animals,

and the beasts of the field.

We all have a soul.

All men are equals.

Nevertheless,

we've been led to believe that God made us different.

That he made...

some men to give orders,

and others to follow orders.

We've been led to believe that we're alone.

We've been terrorized,

and we've been followed.

It's true that we're scared,

but,

with all our fears together,

we can become a people,

that doesn't fear anything.

Behind every mountain range,

there is a valley.

And in every valley...

there is a town.

We are not alone.

Juan,

I baptize you...

in the name of the Father,

and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Matilde,

I baptize you in the name of the Father,

and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Pascual,

I baptize you in the name of the Father,

and the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The Body of Christ.

How do you feel?

Fine.

And you?

Did they beat you a lot?

Yes.

Are you cold?

My legs do,

they feel dead.

You were lost so you turned yourself in.

It's clear you didn't want to die. You were surrounded.

It was impossible to get away.

That's why you came, to save your life.

No.

- It's not that. - It's very clear.

Every man has a destiny to fulfill,

and every man has his time.

What does that mean?

That I'm going to die.

No.

You're not going to die.

Yes.

I will die tomorrow,

when the wind starts to blow.

Agrícola,

We're in the last part of the twentieth century.

You knew very well what you were doing. Don't act innocent.

An honorable man doesn't give in when he sees blood flowing.

We'll see.

Who is Juan?

Who is Matilde? Where is the deserter named Tucano?

My children.

Oh, they're your children.

Then where are they? Where do they live? What do they do?

Tucano lives near the mouth of the Amazon.

And Juan?

- Juan lives in Tierra del Fuego. - What does Tucano do?

- Tucano makes flutes. - And Juan?

Juan works the land...

but he knows how to fly.

He flies.

So you're familiar with the "bird men."

What do you know about the balls of light and all the strange things around here?

Juan flies alone.

And how is Juan? Is he tall? Is he of mixed race?

- Does he look like his mother or like you? - Juan has a clean look.

Like the sun just rose on him.

Who gives Agrícola his orders? Where is the command center?

Who is his boss?

My father.

Your father is dead.

Who gives him orders? Who is his boss?

The sun.

The sun is a man? Where is he?

Rising from the horizon like the morning star.

Then he's not a man.

There are men with souls and men without.

- What's the difference, Agrícola? - It's in how one carries oneself.

And where is his soul?

It's wide open.

Wide open?

What does that mean?

There are tunnels of time.

There are tunnels of time.

How old are you? When were you born?

- You always return to where you began. - What date were you born, Agrícola?

What date!?

October 12th, 1492.

There are only four movements: the onset,

the struggle, the inferno, and the end.

I'm in the inferno!

Let's go back to Juan.

Do you belive in God?

Do you have a religion? Are you Catholic? Were you baptized?

- What do you believe, Agrícola? - Man owns his own future.

Aren't you scared of death?

Men don't die...

they end up enchanted!

- Let's go back to Juan. - My father, my grandfather,

my great grandfather had my name, Jorge Agrícola.

They were brave men.

I've seen a brave village rise up against a tyrant!

We are like the rain!

We are life!

Let's get back to Juan.

Juan...

Where is Juan?

- Where he should be. - But where?

The difference between a man and an animal

is that the man can change the course of things.

So Juan can change the course of things?

A man with a soul can change anything.

You tried.

You tried to change your luck, but couldn't.

You were surrounded, you couldn't get away.

That's why you came, to save your life.

No.

- That's not true. - It's very clear.

Every man has a destiny to fulfill,

and every man has a time.

You won't die, Agrícola. You won't die.

Yes...

I will die,

tomorrow...

when the wind begins to blow.

We need to see Aruac.

Aruac...

they weren't dreams.

Aruac...

they're not dreams.

There were some men,

and some soldiers passed near me.

They wanted...

to rob Pascual, and someone took my arm.

My wife is a witness.

Juan,

your dream is a dream of the past,

not a dream of the future.

All these things already passed.

I fought in three battles against the conquistadores.

There were many deaths.

They wounded me here.

And here.

Others escaped into the mountains.

I also survived.

Your dream is true, Juan.

It's true.

But it's a dream of the past,

not a dream of the future.

Juan.

My mother says you have to butcher one of your sheep.

You have to kill it.

Then sleep three nights in a row inside its carcass.

And after,

when the sheep is entirely cold, then you will be safe.

Death wants to catch to me.

The Spaniards were never here.

They're all crazy.

And you won't be convinced.

But Tucano had scars over his whole body.

That's a legend. A legend.

[Indigenous language]

Come.

Let's go.

Wash yourself, and we will see.

And then he died.

Every man has a destiny to fulfill,

and every man has his time.

What does that mean?

That I'm going to die.

No.

You're not going to die.

Yes,

I'm going to die tomorrow

when the wind starts to blow.

"Quetzalcóatl" GOD OF THE WIND

Men do not die...

They end up enchanted!

I'M NOT GOING TO WHERE THERE IS DEATH

IT'S NOT TRUE THAT WE LIVE

There is a contradiction.

- Who is your boss? - The sun.

The sun is a man? Where is he?

It rises from the horizon like the morning star.

"Inti" THE SUN GOD

You knew very well what you were doing. Don't play innocent

An honorable man doesn't give in when he sees blood flowing.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE IT RAINED ACROSS THE EARTH

- One always goes back to where one started. - What year were you born, Agrícola?

- On what date!? - October 12, 1492.

TIME IS NEVER INTERRUPTED

There are...

tunnels of time.

There are only four movements: the onset,

the struggle, the inferno, and the end.

I am in the inferno!

THE MAYAN INFERNO WAS CAUSED BY FOUR ELEMENTS

There are only four movements:

the onset,

the struggle,

the inferno, and the end.

I am in the inferno!

THE INCAS CONTROLLED FOUR REGIONS

My father, my grandfather,

and my great-grandfather had my name, Jorge Agrícola.

They were brave men.

I have seen a whole people rise up against a tyrant!

We are like the rain!

We are life!

THE AZTECS HAD A WORLD OF FOUR SUNS

So then, where are they? Where do they live? What do they do?

- Tucano makes flutes. - And Juan?

THE INCAS USED THE FLUTE TO TRANSMIT SECRET MESSAGES

Juan lives in Tierra del Fuego.

"Wira Kocha" GOD OF FIRE

I know this story.

We're asking about Tierra del Fuego.

THE MEN OF TIERRA DEL FUEGO WERE GIANTS

No.

That doesn't interest me.

I want to know who were the most war-like.

THE TALLEST MOUNTAINS SEE THE FARTHEST

Juan works the land,

but he knows how to fly.

IN THE GATE OF THE SUN THERE ARE MEN WITH WINGS

It's useless going on like this.

What we're looking for isn't here.

If there's a solution,

we have to find it in the area Sotomayor told us about.

Wilson.

Bring the rope.

Who are you?

Who are you?

Sir, we're here.

It's getting dark.

We'll have to wait till morning.

Get down!

Move! Get down!

Attack from this side!

- Any news, Wilson? - I don't think the radio works.

- You brought replacement parts? - They've disappeared.

What do you mean disappeared?

Let's take cover. Wilson, the mule. Let's get out of here.

There's no way out of here.

What do we do?

We should follow the Samura River.

Behind it must be Mount Palmira.

We could leave by the river.

Mister Haller!

From here you can hear the river!

Let's go.

Wilson, cover the equipment.

Mary Jane, go with Wilson. Do what I say.

Did you recognize any of the soldiers, sir?

I think they're rebels unloading arms.

They were discovered by the Coast Guard.

What I don't understand are the parachutes.

Could it be a commando operation?

I think we should contact base, sir.

What's your opinion, Wilson?

Do you have an opinion?

What university did you come from!?

What is its curriculum!?

You are an imbecile!

You know who's in charge here, Wilson?

I am!

I am in control of this operation!

And take care not to lose the parts,

because you lost them.

Stop shouting!

- You have an opinion? - Yes, I'd also like to offer one.

We're lost, Ronald Haller, and it's your fault.

You're under my command, and you better not forget it.

We've walked for three days in the wrong direction.

Three days, as if it's not much? Without telling us.

You think we're idiots, Ronald Haller?

I couldn't tell you anything, because neither you nor that idiot,

would understand anything. So listen:

we've walked for three days in the wrong direction.

We're on the western ridge, I'm almost certain of it.

This must be Mapural Peak.

So, further west...

Yes.

This is Mount Palmira.

Behind it there's a valley,

and that's where you should find the hamlets that don't appear on the map.

Someone has to go check.

If we want to go around Mount Palmira there are two possibilities:

do a circuit around the northern side, which should take at least four days,

but that's impossible.

Instead,

if we move forward over the pass,

it's possible we'll arrive in a day, with less risk.

I'll only move forward in a straight line.

I'll go over the pass looking for the trail.

Since there's no snow, I'll carry minimal equipment.

I'll always be in your line of sight.

I'll try to return...

within 24 hours.

Haller!

Haller!

Over here!

I'm so glad to find you. What a coincidence, Haller.

And the rest of your people?

Is your wife around here?

What a coincidence.

What a coincidence.

It's not a coincidence, colonel.

You've been following us for days.

My God, Haller, don't bother.

What's with you?

Are you tired?

Have some.

And the rest?

It's not good to stray from the encampment.

I know the area, colonel.

My camp is half a day from here.

I've come up to see the condition of the trail, that's all.

There's no change.

Look,

there's my camp.

Why not come eat with me and my men?

We've been grilling meat.

We're celebrating today.

That's of interest to you.

You're the first to know

that we've captured the most wanted man in the area...

after Jorge Agrícola, of course.

Juan?

He's a smart man.

If we hadn't acted so quickly, he would have fallen through our fingers.

Who is that man, colonel?

What's his name?

Well,

we don't have his last name yet,

but he's definitely called Tucano.

He's no less than...

the military commander for Jorge Agrícola.

Mr. Sotomayor, I'm sorry to tell you that we have the wrong man.

No.

Tucano is the important one.

Tucano controls the arms.

Tucano might or might not be important,

but no one knows for sure.

The only important thing is to capture Juan.

How many ambushes have there been?

How many barracks attacked?

None.

And why?

Did you ever ask yourself why?

No.

You don't realize that these people found a new means of resistance.

In fact,

we've found a cache of rockets.

Of rockets?

Of rockets? What do you mean rockets!?

You understand nothing, Sotomayor! You understand nothing!

Idiot.

What do the surrounded villages do, Sotomayor?

They flee.

They leave their own reality.

They go to other areas of logic.

They jump in history.

They take refuge in culture.

In their past, which is their present.

Don't you see, Sotomayor?

They are invincible.

They are invincible in their own culture.

And you keep acting like it's the time of Napoleon.

It's ridiculous.

Juan will kill you, Sotomayor.

Some day.

Juan knows the secret.

Listen well, Mr. Haller.

Your wife might know a lot about anthropology,

and you a lot about sociology.

You've both been well educated,

of which I have no doubt.

But there are things much more important than that.

To understand this mentality,

you have to feel it,

and to feel it,

you have to carry it inside you.

You aren't from here.

I want to leave here.

I want to go back.

For once in your life do what I ask.

You know I don't get scared easily.

Yes, I know, Mary Jane.

You know I'm right.

Without the radio or compass, we'll never get anywhere.

I know every one of the stars in this hemisphere.

I don't need the radio or the compass for anything.

You're obsessed with finding something...

- and you don't even know what it is. - I'm here because...

Don't fool yourself.

All of this is absurd.

Why didn't we bring more men, like they advised?

It's not smart to walk around this area alone.

We have to go back, Haller. We have to go back.

We need more protection, more equipment, more materials.

No.

We'll keep going forward.

Don't you see?

They don't want us to finish the investigation.

And who are they?

All of them.

Just everyone.

They see that we also know about the tunnels.

We have to return.

I beg you.

We're entering.

We're at the gateway.

That's why they're following us.

That's why they watch us day and night.

There's another world inside this one.

We also know there are tunnels.

That's where they hide.

That's what Jorge Agrícola spoke about.

Now I understand.

No.

We won't return.

We'll keep going.

We'll go to the very end.

I believe in the Almighty Father,

Viracocha creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus his only son,

Quetzalcóatl, the green plumed serpent,

beginning and source of all movement.

God of the wind that carries the light,

who was conceived by the Holy Spirit.

Sidereal eagle who descends upon the earth.

He grew under the reign of the Incas.

He was crucified, died, was buried.

On the third day he rose again.

He descended to Hell to aid the indigenous.

He rose to heaven,

like the star of the dawn and the lord of the sunrise.

He sits at the right hand of the Almighty Father.

From there he comes from the sea to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the communion of the Saints,

who will gather one day in Teotihuacán,

pardoning sins,

the resurrection of the flesh,

and the return of Viracocha, Lord of the Andes.

Amen.

We're going to die! We're all going to die!

No, it's ok. Calm down, stay quiet.

Remain quiet.

Quiet.

Don't move.

Don't move at all!

We're in a mine field. Don't move.

Don't come here. Stay quiet, please.

Remain still.

There are...

four...

movements.

The onset,

the struggle,

the inferno,

and the end.

I am...

in the inferno.

...movements...

the onset...

the struggle...

the inferno...

and... the end.

...land...

You know Juan?

Food. Food.

Everyone against the wall!

Against the wall!

Water.

Give me water!

You, give me some water!

Where is the sea?

Didn't you hear me?

Fill this with food!

Fill it!

Who knows Juan?

Where is Juan?

If you don't tell me where Juan is, I'll kill this witch!

Give it to the old man!

You, give me those bags!

Come on, bring them! Bring them!

Stay back.

Halt.

Stay there!

Stop.

Drop it. Drop it!

Toss that machete aside.

Get rid of it!

Juan, we'll follow the shortcut by the river.

No, I think it's better to keep along the beach, Juan.

No.

It's best that you all stay here.

More of them might come.

We don't have weapons to attack anyone,

but we can defend ourselves.

- Father Santiago... - Don't worry,

I know what I have to do.

By the shortcut to the river, Juan!

Let the other towns know!

You don't scare me!

No one and nothing scares me.

I don't believe in your faces.

I don't believe in your souls or your lives.

I hate your customs!

I hate your language! I hate your life!

Your heat!

And I hate

your ridiculous continent!

Throw your stupid weapons at me.

Throw them at me!

I don't care.

You can't get me.

You'll never be able to kill me!

Who knew Ronald Haller?

You!

Did you know him? Did you?

Let's see.

Did you know Ronald Haller?

- Answer me! - No. No, sir.

So you mean to tell me no one knew the murdered man?

You killed him!

But you know something about it.

Answer! Didn't you?

You know a person could die by being shot?

- Answer, damn it! - I knew Juan.

- I knew Juan. - And who is Juan!?

- Juan knew the man you said. - Why?

- Because that man got lost in the jungle. - Tell me!

Come on, bastard!

Who else knew Juan?

Stand back, guards!

Stay still.

Stop there!

Halt.

I order you to stop.

Here...

where the clouds tangle together,

woman is born,

and man is born,

and together they will live and die,

but they will be born once again.

They will be born and die again.

And again they will be born,

and they will never stop being born,

because death...

is a lie.