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Grampa, Grampa, deep down under the sea...

Turi !

Hurry up !

Did you get hurt ?

How gross !

Turi, stop it !

Kick him !

Come get the motor, we're going fishing.

Be right there.

What you been up to ? Who did you fight with ?

All you do is lie ?

ls this why l send you to school ! Get inside !

What were you into ?

All that water !

Come put my eye-drops in.

- Dead, you're dead ! - Stop it !

Bye bye.

Cut that out !

What were you up to ?

Did you fight with your brother ?

- lf Pa sees you, he'll slap you ! - Pa already saw me.

Teresa, come put my drops in.

Good thing you put my drops in, l'll be better soon.

l put them in, but you never get better !

Sure l'll get better.

l've got some at home, this is empty.

Are you sure ?

When you get home you won't say you ran out ?

l got a bottle two days ago, it's still full.

- Teresa, where are you going ? - With Turi.

Forget Turi, take Grandma home.

l have to go fishing with Turi !

No, get moving and take Grandma home !

Come on, put this on and let's go.

Let's get going.

Let's go quickly.

- ls the old woman in ? - Get outta here ?

- You angry ? - Shut the door !

Get inside, forget him.

Shut the door and let's go.

What's the rush ?

"A step at a time and we're fine."

How dare he ?

Calling me old ! What's he think, he's young ?

What did Grampa use to call you ?

Never mind.

This wall they built is awful.

l can't see the sea anymore, they imposed on me, an old woman.

They did what they wanted.

That's life, they say, that's how we gotta take it.

- Do you pray Grampa ? - All the time.

He'll protect you if you pray to him.

Always pray to him and he'll protect you.

Now take your time going home.

Leonardo, give me key 13.

- Where does this go ? - lt's old.

lt's no good.

Hey ! Get off the boat !

Can't you see all the confusion ?

ls it true my cow is expecting a calf ?

Yeah, be born this summer.

l want to be there, don't forget to call me !

Come here !

Take this to the mechanic, see what he can do.

- Hi, kid. - "Kid" is for your sister.

Hop on, Teresa !

- Where do l put this ? - Here.

While l give a look, will you take the tires up ?

Yesterday the motor wouldn't go forward or back

and today it wouldn't turn over. What's wrong ?

lt's the equalizer, we have to get a new one in Trapani.

So, it's the equalizer ?

Turi, know where to go ?

Then l'll tell you, write this down.

You write it.

Motor...

a six-horsepower, equalizer.

Via delle Sirene, Trapani.

You wrote it wrong !

Motor, six-horsepower.

Can't you write ?

l'll do it.

- Where do you have to go ? - To Trapani with Turi.

l have to meet the teacher, we're going to the circus.

The teacher, a circus, always lies !

We got no money for the circus,

if we did, we'd buy bread !

Please !

Grampa, Grampa, deep down under the sea...

let Turi take me with him.

What's the matter ?

l can't find my drops, see if they're there.

How can l be without ?

First you said you had some, and now you don't !

We have to order them !

Tommorrow Turi's going to Trapani to get things for his father,

he'll get them for you.

l'll send Turi right over for the prescription.

Don't worry.

Go to Grandma's, she's out of eye-drops.

You can get them for her tomorrow in Trapani.

l'll take Teresa,

she can get the drops and l'll get the part,

it'll be faster.

Just don't tell your father.

Aren't those groundswells ?

We have to hurry, a north wind is rising.

- How long are you going to stay ? - Just to get the part.

Luckily this isn't a north wind, it's a north-westerly.

Doesn't the north wind last three days ?

- You could be a sailor. - No, l'm a fisherman.

- How long's your day ? - Why so interested in my job ?

You're a fisherman, you've already got a job.

Grampa wasn't a sailor, he was a fisherman.

Stay here, wait till l come back.

You're a little girl ?

- These the ones ? - Yes, l put them in for Grandma.

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Did they take X-rays ?

Don't you ever get better ?

Since you had to come, why didn't you get the part ?

On the island l'm not handcuffed, but off it, l am.

Turi, did you get the equalizer ?

Bring it to me tomorrow, l'll mount it on the motor.

Don't they hurt you ?

No, they screw them on loosely.

Ma ?

We might not be leaving, the sea's rough.

She's with me, l'll take care of her, don't worry.

A storm hit, the lights are out ! Let me know when you leave.

- Where's Teresa ? - Sleeping at Grandma's.

l'm goin' out to see all this rain.

Old woman !

Let me in, l'm soaked !

Want me dead ?

When you gonna take this wall down ?

You can cool off outside, crabgrass never dies !

Put this pail there.

Aspro.

Tell my wife, l can't come, we're bailing the boat.

When'll you learn to close this thing ?

We'll let the fish out of their "jails".

Hurry with the ice.

Jack, stay put.

Did you bring the ice ?

Yeah, right here.

My respects to all.

We've got a mess on our hands.

Hand me a crate.

Here, Jack.

Where's it broken ?

Here.

Will you put the gears on my bike when we get home ?

Bring it to me and l'll put them on.

Can you do it with those on ?

With these on, l can't even scratch my head.

When you come back will you sleep at home or in jail ?

You fishermen don't go out if the sea's rough.

We sailors have to.

But what do we get for it ?

What have l got ? Just a ship,

but you get everything the sea gives you,

you know all its secrets,

then you go home and l'm still on a ship.

But l don't like nets,

l like to fish with a rod.

l don't want much from the sea.

You're finally back !

- How'd you get along ? - Fine.

Did you have bad weather ?

Look what l've got for you, Teresa !

Turi, you're back.

Were you up all night ?

Did you tell the mechanic l'll go pay him ?

Go get some sleep.

Good thing you went to Trapani, l got no drops yesterday.

Was the weather bad ? Good you were with your brother.

You stayed in Trapani, the weather was bad ?

Did you eat ?

You know your brother loves you !

Will Grampa let me be a fisherman like Turi ?

Sure.

Grampa loves you, like you love Turi.

Now go to sleep.

Let's go !

"A tuna can weigh up to 200 kilos

and be as long as 3 meters.

The upper part of its body is bluish black,

its belly is gray with silver spots.

When tunas come into our waters,

we put out the "island".

The "island" is made up of various nets that close the sea

where the tunas pass.

These nets form walls which from the bottom of the sea...

come up to the surface,

they touch the bottom because of...

tufa weights, called rusasi."

See that ? We have to stop it up.

Mark it.

Come here, Turi, take this hose.

Never mind, see if the rusasi are ready.

- Should l check the rusasi ? - Yeah.

What are you doing here ?

The rusasi for the "island" !

- How long for the rusasi ? - l'm coming, tell your father.

- ls that my cow ? - Like her ?

- When'll it be born ? - Two months or less, l dunno.

When it's time don't forget to call me, l want to see.

She might not let you touch her.

You almost ran me down !

You're wastin' your time here, you're not doing the tuna killing.

Who says, you ? lt's up to my father.

Want to make him look bad ?

Teresa, careful of the sea !

Leonardo.

- Go get Turi. - Want me to get Turi ?

Go get him.

Turi ?

Turi !

Two...

three...

four...

Your father wants you, we gotta lower the nets.

Get movin' !

Take this net.

Grandma !

Turi's lowering the "island" !

l'll heat you a little milk.

When'll they let me ?

Did you ask Grampa ? He'll let you, you'll see.

Rais !

We saw a few tunas !

Come on, Turi. You want to see the net ?

Strip down.

Take this mask.

Hurry, the tunas will be leavin' !

Let's go, come on !

Wanna put us to sleep ?

Let's go, night's coming on.

Jump in.

You just gonna stand there ?

Jump in and see how the net's made.

Turi !

What's the matter ?

What's the matter ?

Come here...

Did l scare you ?

Please, l beg you, l implore you, l'm pleading,

take me to see the tuna fishers ?

Don't bother me, l gotta fix my bike.

Please, will you take me ?

When did a girl ever go watch the tuna fishers ?

Come on, take me ?

l'll take you, but you'll have to help me do something.

What ?

l'll tell you later.

You can tell me now.

- What ? - The thing l have to do.

You have to help me borrow something.

You want to steal something ?

No, only borrow.

Let's stop here, or your father will kill us.

Which one's Turi ?

The tunas are crying !

The tunas are praying, not crying.

Don't you pray ?

l pray like tunas do.

Then you're mute as a fish ?

Tunas pray with their tails.

Let's go back now, or your father'll kill us.

No, let's stay.

We have to go, take the boat, you row.

"You don't remember the Customs House,

on the sheer cliff's rise, desolate awaiting you since the evening

when the swarm of your thoughts alighted there."

And then ?

Can't you remember ?

"The south west wind has lashed the old walls for years...

and the sound of your laughter is no longer joyous.

The crazed compass runs to adventure...

and the dice-count no longer tallies.

You don't remember."

Now read the other one.

Read !

"l'd liked to have felt...

harsh...

and essential...

like the..."

Why didn't you study ?

l help my father.

What do you do ?

l help him make the nets,

and lower them.

A tuna fisher.

What did you do to yourself ?

- Where ? - Your arm.

Didn't you feel it ?

l almost lost an arm my first time.

- But this is deep ! - You've never seen cuts !

This is a deep cut !

The tuna just grazed you ! You were lucky !

Help me unload the scales.

We need a sailor.

Will you send Turi ?

What's Turi got to do with sailors ? He has a job.

- Don't you get one ? - Been left high and dry.

See what it means to raise kids ?

- With a head ? - With a head.

ls it time for the calf to come ?

l don't know.

Wait for me though.

Turi, come and see if the cow's giving birth ?

Go ahead, but make it fast, we have to go to sea.

l'll be right back, won't be long.

How come that kid never talks ?

Bastiano ?

He's gone, the cow's down by the sea having the calf.

Hear that ? She hates bein' closed in.

Hurry, we have to go to sea.

Coming.

- What's your name ? - Margherita.

Leonardo.

- Are you from Palermo ? - From Trapani, we're here for work.

lt's pretty important ? Kid !

l'm goin' to lower the nets.

ls Turi coming with you ? Has he learned ?

He should be coming, anyway he's gotta learn !

Turi learns everything.

- l'm off, work calls. - What a job you've got !

Yours any better ? Always on a ship !

At least there's more money.

- We'll get it from Teresa ! - She's too young for these things.

What do you mean, too young !

l promised her !

- lt's not a girls' thing. - Sure it is !

Do you like being a tuna fisher ?

l like the sea.

Where's Turi ?

Never came back ?

Did you meet him coming ?

l haven't seen him since he left.

He didn't come back.

What are you doing here ?

Weren't you to lower the nets with your brother and Leonardo ?

- Did you go to Cosimo's ? - Yes.

How soon will the little calf be born ?

Soon now.

Will you watch the door ?

Grampa, make her come out and make her stop.

Thank you.

Where on earth were you ?

Want to be a cowhand ? What's in your head ?

Got time to waste ?

Move it, we have to go to sea.

Turi, pass me the flashlight.

Did you drop the flashlight in the water ?

The one time l asked you to do something... !

l'd like to take both of you and drop you in the water !

- What flavors ? - Chocolate, lemon, coffee, walnut.

- There are only three. - What are you doing ?

My job.

- When do you finish ? - Why ?

Your name's Teresa, right ? Are you from here ?

How old are you ?

Thirteen and a half.

l don't want the green stuff.

l wanted to go to the sea on the other side.

Where you want to go, there's stinky algae.

- Then where is it nice ? - l'll take you.

Can l take the bike ? l need it.

Where did you pop out ?

- l haven't touched it yet. - l'll take it and bring it back.

Don't need the gears anymore ?

l always go fishing,

but not now though,

because l have to get up early and l like the snack bar more.

- Aren't you cold ? - Fishermen never feel cold.

Only the fish do.

l did the tuna killing with my brother.

l even got hurt !

- Doesn't it upset you ? - No, you get used to it.

- Come for a swim. - But the water's cold.

- You going in like that ? - lt's a bathing suit !

Put your foot here, your hand here...

- Dive under ! - l'm cold !

Look at these drawings if you don't believe me.

But you didn't discover them.

My grampa did ! Look at the tuna.

Turn around.

What pretty hair !

The mechanic lives in jail, 'cause he killed his brother, know that ?

Really ?

There's the cobbler, the bike man, the greengrocer,

the gas man, the ticket collector, the ice cream man, the baker,

then there's...

the merchant, the "cultivator"...

ln English is "six", "seven",

"eight", "nine"...

- Think Turi likes me ? - You asking me ?

Come inside with me ?

- No, let's stay here. - l want to go inside !

- Go ahead. - l'm going.

There are jellyfish !

The sun melts them.

Keep it, l'm going for a swim.

Teresa, start counting !

l'm going.

Are you Violetta ?

No.

What's your name ?

Margherita, yours ?

Turi. Where's your name come from ?

From my grandmother, yours ?

My grandfather.

- Are you going fishing tomorrow ? - Never ask a fisherman that.

lf the weather's bad you can't go, if it's good, you can.

You're not a kid anymore, you know ? Let me look at you.

- Could l go to the hairdresser's ? - Go where ?

You've seen her and want to do everything she does !

We've no time for hairdressers, go see what Grandma's doing.

Move, water's coming.

They took my view of the sea, they take advantage of old people.

lt looks like a wall from the war, an execution wall.

What are you up to ?

- Can l go to the hairdresser's ? - No, can't you see we're busy ?

- What do you want to do ? - Get my hair cut.

You can cut it another day.

They said today only, they're closed tomorrow.

Right now, when we're so busy ?

Ask Grandma to do it, that way she can pay the rent.

Right, l'll be your hairdresser and we'll save money.

Right... left !

l mean, right !

Where do l start ?

The back part.

Right.

Further back.

Left !

- No, right... - You'll drive me crazy !

lt looks good, l did a good job, you look nice.

The hairdresser would have done better !

lt came out nice.

Why are you crying ?

What's wrong ?

Tell me.

Tell me, is it for your hair ?

lt came out nice.

Do you miss your hair ?

Remember when you were little, you almost drowned

and Grampa saved you and God took him ?

You're a lucky girl, you can cry,

you've got Grampa protecting you.

lt was God's will

when you were born.

You can cry, some people can't even do that.

You're making me cry too !

What's wrong ? Tell me, say it !

ls it for the hair l cut ?

You look nice.

Tell me.

You're lucky, you can cry !

Always pray Grampa,

he'll help you.

Did you take him flowers ? Always take him some.

You don't even know how to cut wool !

Did you know Leonardo's my boyfriend ?

- Since when ? - When you weren't here.

When you left, l hooked up with Leonardo.

lmpossible.

They all like me, but they didn't show me they liked me,

only Leonardo did.

So you and Leonardo are going steady ?

Yes.

Let's unload these crates. Did you tie us up ?

What are you doing still here at this time of night ?

- We can't stay, let's go ? - Let's stay.

- Let's go. - l want to stay.

- You want to stay for Turi. - And you for Leonardo.

- That's true, let's go. - No, let's wait.

She looks nice with short hair.

- Let's go now. - No, let's wait.

What's the matter ?

What's going on ?

Seamen must never fight, there are no havens at sea.

lf you fell overboard what would happen ?

Think seamen fight like this ?

lf something happens, how can you help each other ?

Leave, l don't want to see you again.

You get back on the boat only after you've made up.

Come with us, can we give you a ride ?

No, because you didn't wait for me.

But she wouldn't stay penned up, we weren't there when she had the calf.

She went down near the sea,

then three days later, she came back with the calf.

She didn't feel good,

so we helped her, me and Turi and Cosimo.

When will you go fishing again ?

l'd like to come sometimes.

Are you mad ?

Are you mad at me ?

What did l do to you ?

Come outside.

l'll meet you at the quarry, don't be late.

- What did he want ? - Nothing.

lt's none of your business.

What's wrong ?

Got a problem ?

Speak up !

- What is it ? - l got no problems.

Go check on your sister.

We can't get on the boat today, wanna go swimming ?

- l'll wait for you. - See what your father wants.

Turn this flashlight on.

Call this clean ?

lt's filthy ! Even your sister is better than you !

What's my sister got to do with it ?

Let her be, don't even mention her !

Why not ?

Who are you going steady with ?

l know everything.

You've got Margherita, should l sit back and watch you ?

You can take Margherita, just leave Teresa alone.

Santamaria !

You can get through now, go ahead.

Can l start it up ?

Old woman, want to see the sea ?

- We'll knock this wall down ! - Grandma, you'll see the sea !

Stop !

Turn it !

To the side !

We're free !

Grampa, l don't know where Turi is now,

is it true you can protect him from under the sea ?