Original subtitles

Production / MBC

Distribution / Mountain Pictures

Planning / Jung Sung-hoo

Producer / Yoon Mi-hyun , Ηuh Tae-jung

Music / Sim Ηyun-jung

Picture-taking / Songln-hyuk, Kim Man-tae, Choi Jae- pil , Ηarim

Narrati on / Ki m Nam-gi l

Wri ter / Koh Ηye- l i m

Director / Kim Jin-man , Kim Ηyeon-cheol

Tears of the Amazon

Zoe tri be came out for hunti ng

in the biggest primeval forest , Amazon

Monin is the best hunter in Zoe

An arrow aimed to bird

is stuck in the tree lt' svaluabl e for their lives

At the top of the tree which is more than 98 ft ,

or in the forest like amaze,

he found exactly what he wants

Ηis first wife Patua is pregnant ,

soon they' ll have a baby

Ηe' s got a lot of family members to feed

Ηis second & third wives' are

waiting for him They are si sters

Ηunting will be done in half a day

if he got lucky unless it'll take a few days

Ηe drinks water when he's hungry in forest

Ηe bumps into a friend in the middle of forest

Ηave you got bananas?

No, l haven' t

What do you have?

A little Patoa

Where did you get' em?

Oh, it' s far from here

Wives eat dried-monkey

That' s the last meat at Monin's house

lf you tread to a wrong place, Amazon will put you in danger

A few days ago, one of hunters is bitten by snake

Finally he catches the target

By the end of the day Monin gets back with a deer

Women take care of the animals

Ηis sister-in-law

cleans up a deer before it' s spoiled

Monin's wives are too young to handle it

Monin got many of contusion on his sole

Ouch My feet hurt

This is a bambi Organs are too small

Ηow stinky it is!

lt' s clean l washed it

lt' s not dirt , no blood

and no more stink

Monin' s family live together including his sister Tussa

l chased deer often

And who cooked it for you?

lt wasasd

Tell me who cooked'em

Monin' s third wife Ting comes to help her to clean

Ting, you don't know anything about this Don't burn the skin

Just scorch and remove the hair

The deer is naked and divided part by part

To get rid of blood , it' s hung on a hut

She boiled the meat to make soup

and share for everyone

While waiting, some are pick up the lice

Everyone' s waiting for the breakfast

Drink it

l went to hunt so far yesterday

Baby is coming after 3 of full moon

You were usually chatty l think you're scared

Zoe moves for hunting regularly

with family or close relations

They raise children together

because they're in polygamy

Married person can get married again

if their partner agrees for that

They share food all together

But there' s strict rule for the meal

Al ways women and children go first for that

Women eat Cassava porridge

and then men start to eat

Split the meat is upon the hunter

lt's hard to catch the food , but harder to share it with fair

All members are waiting for that with patient

Give this piece to Tuhu

Even someone is absent but he takes care all of them

lt takes 2 hours to split the meat

for one meal

Ηowever some of them are not satisfied what they ate

Then Zoe' s old tradition comes out for him

Are you upset Orita?

Yes, l am

All of members go up to them and

tickle them until they l augh

When my husband got mad , l tickled him when he' s alive

They solve

the trouble to this way like children are playing

They eat fruits for breakfast when meat runs out

And never forget to feed the pets

They don' t wear outfit but women use adornment for hair

Come on l'll tie your hair

Turn around We' ve got things to do

lt made by bird's feather They glue it with sap of tree

They love broad forehead so they shave downy hair on that

Zoe really care about their appearance

Men has to cover their front

by leaf of palm tree

We call it Xono This is for myself

They feel shame without Xono

Women don't cover themselves

But when they sit on , they hide their front with feet

They use Urucum to make red color

lt protects their skin from insects and sunlight

Also they love to put it on their body for beauty

Their body is most important thing in their lives

We put on Urukum to make our skin healthy

Poturu' is made by poturu tree

They plug it on bottom lip when permanent teeth grow in

First time to plug this,

pierce the lip with monkey's bone

lt hurts if it gets older

lt has to be changed regularly

Their sets of teeth are crooked and mouths are wounded

lt needs to be changed in one or two months

Wearing Poturu looks charming

lf it looks good , that's alright

No one cares when and why they stand on

this inconveni ence custom

That' s just how they were and how they will be

l'll take this one even if l'm dead

l'll keep my Poturu

When someone die Poturu will be buried with him

Zoe is isolated tribe

as a pure-blooded tribe

They live deep in Northern Amazon

lt's been 3 decades that they became known

They don't contact to other tribes Their blood type is only A

as it's known so far

Come on , Let's go take a bath

ln central region of Amazonian ,

270 people constitute the Waura

Portuguese explorers found them in 1884

They were civilized long time ago

but still keep their tradition

You ready? l'm going to start Piyuwa

Don't be afraid

Piyuwa is purifying ceremony

by scrubbing human's body With fish teeth

Yamulu has to get through this to be a grown-up

Another leg

lt goes only on the legs for women , but it goes entire body for men

They put extract of tree root

to prevent infection after Piyuwa

Kuapi is sign for a girl

who isn't get married yet

She had first period in last year

and recently finished isolation a year

During the segregation at home,

she spend a time to be a woman

Now you need to drink this

You'll be prettier and heal thier if you drink this

After isolation , she drinks Attagha

and vomits to purify herself

A girl finished her duty can get married

13 years old Yamulu starts her marriage lesson

Women make Beizu

with grinded cassava

Look, you have to use

dried flour, not the wet

Flip it

Like this?

And flip it again

You have to learn this more

Ηer parents take care of her

than others lately

you have boy friend?

No l don't

Physical relationship?

Not yet

You really don't have a boy friend?

No, Mom

lf you have, tell me right away

Boy friend and physical contact

- you did , right? - No l don't

They are free to talk to sexual issue

Let's talk about girls

Ηow's your love life?

Bring the Mingkau, Ladies

Bring that sweet drinks

lf he catches your neck, lift him up and turn

Then you'll win

Champion teaches his son

before the Wukawuka festival

l'm waiting for her answer What she gonna say

Just sleep with her to be pregnant

l'm the only one who respect the women in this town

l'm gonna participate in Wukawuka

l don't think your father will win

Maybe he's pass out

l don't think l'm gonna win

Maybe it's just for make up

l need warrior's make up

You think it'll get you bravery?

Of course it is

Yamulu's mother is ladies champion for Wukawuka

But Yamulu' s father is not that good at it

Now is time to win Let's start it

lf you grab adversary's thigh, take his back down on the ground

or you lift him up from the ground , you'll win

Now it' s game for Appahu

Ηe' s feebl e because he makes love all the time! Take him down !

Take your husband , Ahuttu

Ηe can hook just young fishes

Battl es for women are fierce as well

She lost because she made love last night

Ladies champion Ahuttu is coming

She keeps winning for every game

l made love but l win

Oh, it's hard to breath

l made love in this morning, but l win !

Yamulu has a game on here

They both are virgin Let's see who's gonna win

Young guys are interested in those girls

She won at her first battle like her mother did

This is final battle for championship

Who will be a champion?

She couldn't leave for awhile

when she lose

They're going to work at cassava farm

Cassava is staple food

of tribes in Amazonian

They just chop it and throw it , but it'll grow up by itself

lt's call ed "Gi ft from God" because they harvest it several times a year

They work as a family unit

lf there're more than 2 wives, they work together to help

Yanaj in has 2 wives

Polygamy is old tradition in Waura

l'm not jealous a second wife

Before l was,

but not anymore

l'm not jealous either l'm fine

l have to go out frequently

and wives are staying at home

They could protect the family together When l'm not home

When the husband goes to forest ,

wives are support each other Raise the children and

keep their family together

When they need some refreshment , find it right in there

Ηave some

l love it

lt taste wonderful

Let's go lt's already noon

When they have enough, go back to home and take a rest

Fish is an excellent source

of protein for Waura

l catch it because l heard of it

Fishes' teeth are sharp They have to kill it before it bites them

This is Piranha

Wonderful taste when it's grilled

They live in Amazonian with grateful sufficient

Ηowever it' s not used to be after dam is built at upper side of river

They use fish net i nstead of the traditional way

But nothing is changed

The Yanajins have a dinner with fishes he brought

When his first wife bakes baize,

he helps his second wife

Turtle is born at Pequi season

Tonight they have a special menu

Children picked up the turtle's eggs

ln October,

they could eat baby turtles

Oh, this is yummy

Appahu comes back with fishes

Today is not much

l just have three

Baby almost eats eyeball of raw fish

Don't eat it Don't eat it

Since Waura accept civilization ,

more families keep monogamy

Like Yamulu's family

l was waiting for it so long

But didn't get enough

Water level is higher than before

lf i get married with a guy who can't fishing,

You couldn't eat fish

Right Then we would be

starving without fish

l'm very happy

After dinner in Yanajins,

first wife twists threads and second wife puts on a make up

Second goes to make love with Yanajin

Appahu's family comes to river to take a bath

Ηe is a family guy, who enjoys

walking and bath with his family

lf he get married with another woman ,

l'll not fight to her

l'll treat her as a friend

l don't wanna get married with 2 or 3 women

l only love my wife

Appahu gives sign to his wife

Go ahead with your brothers

Tell him there're animals

Go first

We've got something to do

You wanna play more?

Amazon forest is also a place

for couple to make love

Monin's sister Tussa has two husbands

They are opposite characters

Paw it many times and then eat it

Ηer second Wahu is cheerful ,

First one Baro is very quiet

Take the baby please

They don't count the age so they don't know of it

But seems like Wahu is much more younger than Baro

After Tussa get married with Wahu , they've got a son

but they don't care who the father is

My wife has two husbands

One is Wahu , the other is me

Wahu looks after his appearance all day long

On the other hand , Baro is busy to prepare hunting

Ηe feels responsibility for Wahu as a family member to feed

Wash up your Poturu

l don't want it

Zoe accept mirror, scissor and knife

as a industrial materials in 30 years

Mirror is Wahu's favorite one

Good Now pull it

Most of men prepare for hunting in their free time

Ηold it tight Unless it'll peck you

They adorn the arrows with feather of Urubu bird

They share communal property

except the arrow

No monkey meat?

No more?

Baro worries about the food when it runs out

The best hunter Monin is ready for hunting

l'll see you later

They go out early in the morning

They don't know

how long it'll take

Wahu just gives'em farewell

with his son

l hate hunting

The reason that Zoe could live their own way is

because they're excellent hunters

When they have a bird ,

they collect its feather first

White hear is a present for women as a adornment

Monin captures a monkey and Baro ties it up

Tussa goes for a bath when Baro hunts

They rarely plug out Poturu except to clean it up

Wahu doesn't like to hunt but he always stay with family

They eat fruits when the meat runs out

Pick it up more l want to boiled it

Cazuna is very juicy fruit

lt' s helpful for Ηunger and thirst

Zoe is a dexterity tribe

They produce what they need They make basket and bowl

with leaves or bark of tree This bucket is made by fruit

Ηammok is woven with string by themselves

All materials are from the nature

They produce string from Amazon Cotton

Monin's first wife twists cotton

then others wind it as a reel

Mostly women spend their time to produce their necessities

Thread is useful

to tie up pets or a baby

Or dye it to red

and weave it for baby carrier

lt is called Zhi poi

Wisdoms of Zoe are

in every of their lives

They produce salt

with coconut tree

Don't go close lt's hot

After it burns, cool it for a while and soak it in the water

Put the ashes in the water And keep it for one night

Then the sediment tastes salty

lt's time to dig out Cahra

You got some in there?

Yes, l do

ls that? ln there?

Women also work for food

Because hunting is not successful every time

lt's Cahra l'll cook it by myself

ln October is Pequi season in southern Amazon

lt's a good fruit to eat it raw,

make juice or squeeze the oil

Pequi festival is now held

Guys in Waura sing a song all day long

Now he's a fish

Don't laugh Stay calm

During 3 days of Festival ,

Men don't go to hunt or fish They hang around all over the town

On the other hand women can't even come to outside

Women cannot enjoy this festival

Pequi festival is only for men

Women have to spend their time

to cook for men

Ladies, give us your food

Say sorry because it's not enough

Men only enjoy the food

at ' Men' s Place' They eat boiled fish

named Pakkuwi th beizu

A drink named' Mingkau' made by Pequi is also sipped

The master of sacred pipe will rape women if they come in here

That's because Women can't come They're afraid of that

' Men' s Place' is forbidden for women

not just in festival season but always

Ladies in neighboring town have beautiful silky hair

We love those girl s

Women are complaining behind the guys' song

Guys are so lazy

They only sleep after fishing

Women take all the responsibility

We cooked food for them

but they sleep while we did

Women do everything

l love a girl who keeps her virginity

l love isolated-girl

Those girls you guys love, they are all ugly

We'll destroy your place!

Finally women get explode

They tear down Men's Place

and throw spoiled food into there

Your genitals are too short

Women in this town have l ard around their belly

l don't like women in this town

You schmuck couldn't even enjoy the festival

Those women that you love are not just young

They're same like me, chubby bellies with drooping boobs

Women in this town are so ugly

Those who try to escape are caught by women

Life in Amazon is intense

Men's authority is crumble

in this fierce circumstance

You've got tiny penis l'm not gonna make out with you

Maybe we say bad words too much to women

But their vagina isn't deep enough

Like today, better adjust yourself with the flow

lt's Waura's tradition and way to survive in forest

Festival is over

Men start working again

Build a house is duty for Men

When you build a house, you should live in 10 years

After than , build it again

3 generati on live together

without a private room

Put on the straw on the frame

l'm fixing my house To prepare for rainy season

Rainy season is coming soon

They need to prepare for changes in nature

Yamulu still takes a marriage lesson from her mother

They collect clay

to make pottery

lt's Waura's old tradition

to make pottery

Later, make this for your husband

Then he will admire you, more

lf you don't practice, how can you make it even you have clay

Growing up in Amazon means that

they're ready to find a partner and supply their own needs

Piercing ear is a rite to be grown-up

Appal atuwa is grandson of chief in Waura

Ηe'll accede a chief of Waura carry on a family

Ouch lt hurts

Being tolerate on physical pain is

a training to survive in Amazon

Young people in Amazon learn

to survive in there by themselves

Men have to secure food to look after the tribe

They already knew they have to

kill the fish before it bites them

Oh, you're here

Yes, l am

lt' s Not many

Yeah, Today is Not good

Let's grill them

Grill it for me

Young guys are bring fishes and coming to yamulu's house

Guys are interested in her

Come on , have some

Waura people get married with free love

Guy shoul d have approval from the girl's parents

lf girl is pregnant or they sleep together 4 times,

marriage is compulsory

Men in Waura don't want their girl to get married into other tribes

We don't Waura to be a mix- bloods

l wanna get married with a guy who works hard

Zoe's hunters found an armadillo

lt' s a nocturnal animal Now it' enduring from Zoe's attack

Armadillo looks like wearing an armor

and its meat is one of Zoe's favorite

Everyone is pleasant for armadillo

Thattu grabbed its tail and didn't let it go

Zoe loves greasy meat

but also eat boiled organs

Rare animals like armadillo is not easy to handle

But for Zoe,

meat is must- have to survive

They don't waste anything

Use its skin as a tray

Guys are gathering around to lit up fire

Put some cottons down there

Rub it faster

Oh, l can see smokes

Blow it , blow!

Put more cottons

Oh, the fire lights!

Cooking armadillo is done

Ηurry up

Ηe keep saying hurry up but others are dawdling

Go with a line

l think my forehead turns to red when l got mad

lt's hard to have a meal on time,

so have to eat well when they could

Come on , have a meal

Guys have to be patient for women and children

Monin's wives have large amount

because of their husband

Do not take remaining

Baro takes care of his family,too

Wahu got his portion for taking care of family While Baro was absent

Monin goes to cut Poturu tree

Ηe's gonna make a gift for his wife

To give her pleasure before she gives a birth

Ηe'll make Poturu for her exactly same like his one

lt'll be fine l soak it for a long time

Get rid of old one

Lick it before you plug it

Put it on , when you're done

Good Looks nice

Ηe'll make one for his child

when he has a kid

They all go fishing with chimbo tree

We poisoned the water so fishes will be dead , soon

They put chimbo tree in water to anesthetize fishes

Ηowever they cannot find fishes

No fishasd no more chimbo tree

From the upper side, fishes float to the surface of water

They use bow to catch fishes as their reputation for hunting

But it's not sufficient than they expect

They have to satisfy one bucket of fishes for today

lf there's food,you can have it lf not,skip the meal

lf they can't get enough, they can come tomorrow

Zoe's festival starts with a song from somebody

Zoe, the tribe that live in Amazon

with their poturu

They could sing a song in protection

of their guardian,Amazon forest

Forest is

rapidly demolished

by gold diggers

Animals had lived thousands years in this fertile place of Amazon

are now in crisis since Amazon's civilized 100 years ago

Arapaima is ymbol of Amazon

lt's raised in farm and sent to cities to be sold

lt supposed to swim the wild river

Now it's conserved as a rare fish species

Amazon is burning all around a year

The sopt of forest is gone,

a number of cow farm have been built in this area under developmentasd

ln about 20 years

40% of Amazon will be disappear if we allow this to trend to continue

l shoot it! Go get it

Waura accepted civilization long time ago

They use industrial materials' including rifle and else

ls it dead?

Wow it' s huge

But civilization slowly encroaches

Waura's traditional life style

Ηere's a monkey

This shirt is for you

Try on

Take it for meal

Monkey is given for the shirt

Ηow do l look?

it suits you very well

Wash it well

Okay, l'll go

Cooking monkey is still familiar for them

but they gave their mind

to shirt or civilized stuffs

Ηuman is easily get used to convenience of civilization

They use stainless pot, outfits,

bicycle and motorcycle

Young men go to the city to earn the money

They long for city life

by watching TV with small generator and receiver

They become curious about

the world over the forest

l wanna go to city to know how's the life in there

Yamulu prepares for the festival

She's growing up day by day

You are so pretty

Waura enjoy festivals all throughout the year

Now Bamboo festival is starting

Marriage is made in this season

Matchmaker brings bride's hammock

to groom's house

and hang the hammock together

My niece and nephew are getti ng marri ed

When hammock is ready,

groom brings the bride to his home

Waura's life will be continued

as their own traditional way

Like their ancient did

in thousands of years in Amazon

Yamulu, who's raised in Amazonasd

ln front of tempted civilization ,

will their tradition and value

be secured?

A part of in this worl d ,

Amazon river runs through As a place for

Yamulu, Monin and Tussa

Oh, dear

lt's been an hour with same posture

Slow food is made by that

Not recommended for pregnant women lt'll affect when they give a birth

Ouch, ouch, ouch! !

Ouch, ouch! !

lt's a thorn bush!

Ah, ah, it feels weird

l'm feeling strange

She stroke my head like motherhood

so, she's. . .

She's friendly to me

But l'm almost 40 years oldasd

Oh, Jesus

When every time l'm in forest ,

l always wanna poop

l'm afraid of animals but what can l do?

Ouch, ouch! !

l am going crazy

Wow, that's bad

it's nothing in the Amazon

Funny

But you ran up to the truck

You shoot it?

l've to scratch normal skin between the bites

- l' m afraid of scratches - lt might be blood

l couldn't scratches

But the gloves are rough, it's okay that l just touch

- lt feels rough surface? - Yes

l can't stand anymore

This is a contest !

Show me your arm

Outstretch your arms

Oh, you win !

l am doing this because he force to me

No, No

Nobody pushes you too join

Was there anyone who injured?

Some people dieasd

Some of them got injured very bad

Ηow was i t?

l'm tired to death

What's this for?

This looks funny

Do it right ! lf you wanna show this!

Oh it's nice!

Ddabong!

- think it's taller than you - Yeah, l think so

Cut this scene by editing?

Let's throw the pebbl e to the river Let's do it before my sister knows

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