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Hi Reuben.

Don't you want to get out of the car?

No one is going to hurt you.

There are a lot of guys to play with there.

Don't you want to play with them?

Hi Reuben.

Do you want to go for a ride?

Come on up.

Father! Father!

Mommy! Mommy!

It's okay.

Father!

Hello.

Hello. Who are you?

Hello, my name is Jean Hansen.

Look how many pearls. One two...

Do you like pearls? How old are you?

Where you come from?

From the city.

Do you have a car?

No, I came by taxi.

Don't you have a car? My parents have one.

I know a boy who has a Thunderbird.

His father and his mother have a Jaguar.

My name is Reuben Widdicombe.

My name is Reuben Widdicombe.

My name is Reuben Widdicombe.

My name is Reuben Widdicombe. My name is Reuben Widdicombe.

Out, out Hi Jean, how are you?

You should be in class. Go.

Mrs. Brown, accompany Reuben to his class.

Come with me, come on.

I see you found it. He has been here forever.

Dr. Clark wants to see you. This is his office.

Dr. Clark now has a meeting, he will call you. Well goodbye.

This is Miss Hansen. Dr. Clark wishes to see you.

Jean Hansen.

Say?

I'll be downstairs.

The doctor wanted to see her as soon as she arrived.

I told her not to come.

Doctor, this is my son.

I told him not to come, that this would happen.

Dr. Clark seeks the best...

-Jean Hansen. -It's about the roses.

Miss Hansen, please follow me.

I don't plant them close, because they would trample them.

And this is the best time. They won't take root if I plant them later.

I know.

Tell them not to come near.

I will, John.

Come in, sit down.

She says nothing about her experience as a nurse.

I do not have.

And teaching?

I'm not sorry.

Music. Do you have musical knowledge?

I studied to be a pianist.

Have you taught music classes?

Not.

Why don't you tell me more about yourself? A cigarette?

No, thanks. What would you like to know?

Important things that brought her here.

I do not know where to start.

She came to New York to study at Julliard.

I wanted to build a career...

as a concert pianist.

But I couldn't do it, and since then I've had a lot of jobs.

I don't know what you want to know about me.

Why did you apply? Why do you want to work here?

You need help, right?

The real reason.

I don't know if I can answer.

Please give it a try.

It is very personal.

Everything that affects this place is very personal.

Well, let's say...

that all my life I have searched for something with meaning...

and, so far, I have not succeeded.

Do you think you will find it here?

Dr. Clark, you need help, right?

Someone has to take care of those children.

Do you know anything about these kinds of children?

No, from the point...

Working here is not charity, it is a tough and demanding job.

And few people are prepared for it.

Your references are good. Mattie praises her.

Children respond to music.

If you want to try it, you can. Do you know the salary?

No matter.

$ 50 a week and maintenance.

Ben, Mr. Reynolds wants to talk to you.

I am coming right away. Meet with Mattie, he will explain everything.

That's all?

That's all.

Mr. Reynolds.

Dr. Clark.

Where is the?

Out in the car.

I gave the clothes to Mrs. Wilson.

We sew your initials on the pockets as you told us.

I trust this is for the best.

I can't help but think I'm abandoning it.

On the way, we stopped and I bought him an ice cream.

One double. He seemed so happy...

He doesn't know that...

Mr. Reynolds.

His son knows what it's like to be different. Here it will be no different.

Come on, he's waiting.

What time is it if the small hand is at 6 and the large hand at 12?

-6 o'clock. -That's good.

What time is now? Tommy?

-The 6. -You know not.

5:45 or a quarter to 6.

Yes, 6 o'clock.

-Willie? -A quarter to 6...

4 o'clock or 4:15?

5:30 or 6?

7 or 7:15?

8 o'clock or 8:30?

9 a.m. or 9:15 a.m.?

We have '' big '', '' baby '', '' book '', '' bird '', '' back ''.

And this is a book. Let's see. '' Big '', '' baby '', '' book '', '' bird '', '' back ''.

Let's see, Norman. Get up, Norman.

-Baby. -Well.

-Book. -Great.

-Back. -Very well. And now...

-This is Mrs. Hansen. -How are you, ma'am?

She is so delusional that she wishes to join us.

Guys, girls, this is Miss Hansen.

Hello, Miss Hansen.

This is our great craft table. Go on.

-What do I do now? -Enough questions. You do what...

Hi Reuben.

-James. -I'm James, this is Kevin.

Hi friend.

We already do things for Thanksgiving.

-What is this? -An Indian woman.

An Indian. It's very nice.

Come on, Reuben, please have a seat.

This is our painting class.

Donny, Junius.

And there we make the baskets. Crush is very skilled at braiding.

Yes, Crush?

It is important to take advantage of the brief moments of attention from him.

Does she sit?

You have to find a way to keep them interested.

Show your basket to Ms. Hansen. Let's see how you do it.

Hello, Miss Hansen.

Hello.

I give you this basket, it is beautiful.

Thanks.

You like?

Yes.

Good Morning.

-Hello Doctor. -Good Morning.

Keep working.

I congratulate you, Junius.

Harold, this is great.

What color have you put to the sky?

I do not know.

If you know. What color have you put to the sky?

I do not know.

You must remember how you got the color to use it again.

What color is it?

Purple.

How do you get it?

I do not know.

How do you get purple?

Red and...?

Red and blue, very good.

Harold, there are only three colors. Tell me what they are.

What are the three colors?

Blue...

red, and what is the other?

Yellow. Very well.

Great, Mike.

Don't you draw, Reuben?

Don't you feel like drawing today?

Reuben, look at me.

You never feel like drawing, do you?

Reuben, I want you to paint something for me. A) Yes.

Come on, try.

Come on, Reuben. Take the brush.

Go ahead, Reuben.

Reuben, draw something.

I want you to paint, Reuben.

I told you that I want you to draw.

It's okay. Go out of the class.

Get out of class, Reuben.

-Get out of class, Reuben. -Get out of class, Reuben.

Get out of class, Reuben.

Get out of class, Reuben.

Goodbye, Reuben.

Goodbye, Reuben.

Goodbye, Reuben.

Lewis? What word are you trying to spell?

Shovel.

How do you do it?

'' B-a... ''

'' B-a ''?

''Shovel.''

All right, '' Shovel ''.

The next word is '' home ''. Look at the drawing of the house.

The next word is '' chair ''. Look at the drawing of the chair.

Look at the word '' chair '' written under the picture.

The next word is '' bed '', look at the drawing of the bed.

The next word is '' wheel ''.

Miss Hansen.

Tell me, Mattie, does Miss Hansen know anything about music?

She studied at Julliard.

What did she do then she?

At 2 years old, she left him and dedicated herself to various things.

For example?

She worked in a music store, she was a secretary...

I think she even performed at a bar in Brooklyn.

When you met her, what was she doing?

she was adrift.

What does she mean?

She that she has turned 30 and she is still alone.

She needs to find something to hold onto.

Usually she is looking for herself in the wrong place.

We'll see how she does.

She is fine.

What happened to these guys?

Do you want to know all the reasons? There are 265.

Sammy, don't run so much.

The most frequent case occurs at birth...

because not enough oxygen reaches the brain, due to a difficult delivery...

Come on, go play.

If the mother has measles before the third month of pregnancy...

We don't know all the reasons.

Tell me about Dr. Clark.

What do you want to know?

How long have you been here?

Just a little more than me. Some years. Why?

I would like to know her past.

He has taken an interest in yours.

Really? And what do you want to know about me?

Nothing.

Is he a doctor of medicine?

No, he is a psychologist.

Watch out guys!

Has his method been checked?

No. Nobody's has been checked.

The treatment and education of these children is relatively new.

Well, what he wanted...

what he wanted to know...

Do you think he did well...

asking Reuben to leave class like he did?

Clark's ideas regarding these children and his treatment of him are debatable.

Ms. Levitt!

Yes?

I can help? You leave me?

He writes, "Mom, Dad."

He's a Rambler, a Nash 62, late model.

Jimmy, my brother is coming today, he's a sergeant.

My parents will come too.

A '58 Lincoln Continental, blue.

A '56... Wow, that's my car.

How elegant, how handsome you are.

Come on, let's go outside.

What happens? Do you forget something?

The cap. He the cap.

We're going for a walk?

You love Me?

Yes.

But do you really love me?

I'm crazy about you. Come on let's go.

-Mom, look what I did today. -Very pretty.

We would like to take you to the city.

Thanks.

-Come on, go up. -I did it today, Mom.

You're getting so fat that we won't meet you soon.

Junius, you look better than your brothers.

-I want a hot dog. -Yes? And what more do you want?

-Apple pie. -Enough, that's all.

It's your brother, Eric.

Hi Eric.

Was he a good boy?

Yes.

He wanted to have come to see you long before, but I haven't had a chance.

If he wants, he can take it for a walk in the garden.

Come on, Eric.

Parents stay all day, right?

That's how it is.

Do you have Reuben's mother's phone number?

Perhaps something has happened to him, she has not come to see him.

I'm afraid it won't come. He hasn't come in the last two years.

Although he still expects her every Wednesday.

Dr. Clark.

Yes.

If I could get Willy to learn catechism, he would be very happy.

We will try.

Thank you. Good night.

Hello Doctor.

Hello.

I came from the infirmary, to see Ramond.

It seems that he is better.

Yes.

Will he let me know when he gives a sign of wanting to talk?

I will do it.

Thanks.

Suggestions on Wednesdays.

Sometimes, I think we should treat the parents, rather than the children.

Mrs. Levinson is trying to teach Esther to read.

She believes that if she can get him to read a word, she will be able to take it home.

Mrs. Flaharty...

she's upset that Willy doesn't go to mass on Sundays.

To mass...

Willy wouldn't even understand a Hail Mary.

What a show.

What a show.

He sets the wheel well, come on.

Wait, can't you?

Hi Mattie.

Here is the file. Let no one see it. I can't get it out.

Do not worry.

Thanks, Mattie.

I'm going to the infirmary. Raymond wanted to escape and has hurt himself.

We all get away a little on visiting day.

'' Reuben Widdicombe, background.

It was his mother's first pregnancy, of normal duration.

The only thing abnormal during birth...

it was that her mother took thyroid extract for her hypoactivity.

Reuben was born at River Side Hospital.

Dr. Kossov was the gynecologist. The delivery was normal.

At birth, Reuben weighed 2,700 kg.

He was 52 cm tall.

Family relationships.

Mother, Sophie, 32 years old, graduate.

Father, Ted, 35 years old, architect. ''

Here's the project, you just have to show it to the commission.

They won't get it, functional architecture.

They will understand.

You think? Anyway, I will not let anyone intervene in it.

I know, it's nothing, just a town hall in a poor city.

'' Developmental history, childhood diseases.

Chickenpox at 13 months, measles at 18. ''

How is the master of the house?

He has hiccups.

Do you have hiccups? Come on, brave. Get up and take a few steps.

What do you do with the rattle? He's older to play with that.

Ted.

Why doesn't he stand up?

what do you mean?

Mrs. Degasta's child is already walking and is 3 months younger.

He is great. Are you one of those who suffer because teeth take time to come out?

My brother walked at 2 years old...

he today he is president of the Gallion, Ohio Chamber of Commerce.

And not by recommendation.

Up, little one, come here.

Be careful, Ted.

Look how brave, he will be the best rugby player ever.

Yes sir.

I'm going to make the dinner.

Sophie, bring her chair over to the table so she can dine with us.

Yes.

Dr. Neville? Yes, wait, don't retreat.

Dr. Alcon? One moment, please.

Widdicombe, I want to see Dr. Maizer.

Have a seat.

-Candy. -No, David, I've already given you two.

Mr. Widdicombe, the doctor is waiting for you.

Thanks.

I'd like to see the boy alone, if you don't mind.

Hi Reuben.

Come on son.

All right, boy. Let's go.

-What do you put here? -Car.

- And here? -Hand.

How many legs has a dog?

-Four. -Well.

Have.

Do you want to put this in its place?

'' Reuben took the Leiter performance test...

at Flower Avenue Hospital, with Dr. Maizer...

on March 6, 1959. ''

Get out on the terrace, Reuben.

What did he say?

And what does he know? He is just a doctor.

What did he say?

He has said...

that he is retarded.

Who knows? We'll see the best doctors, Sophie.

We will fight.

We will fight.

'' The delay diagnosis was confirmed by Dr. Forbes...

on March 25, 1959...

by Dr. Hargrove on April 12, and by Dr. Yeats on May 4.

Everyone recommended that Reuben be institutionalized...

in an institute for the mentally retarded.

On September 6, 1959, Reuben was admitted...

at Crowthorn State Institute for his father.

The Widdicombes got divorced that same year...

and Mrs. Widdicombe took custody of Jenny, Reuben's sister.

She remarried Douglas Benham, a lawyer from New York. ''

Come get it.

Good cooker.

Who has made the cake?

Me.

Really? When?

This morning.

He will have gotten up at midnight to prepare it.

It is my specialty.

Very good.

Helen, a couple of sandwiches.

Miss Hansen, grab two bottles and come to that bench with me.

Let the boys have fun.

If the mosquitoes do not attack us, we will be fine.

Reuben, go eat cake before it's over.

Come on, Reuben.

They have become very good friends.

Reuben holds a special position at our institution.

It is one of our most spectacular failures.

How are the classes going?

I have not started yet. I am looking for the best way to work with children.

Work as with other children.

You see, I thought I could gather a group and form a choir.

Some have a good voice.

You could teach them simple songs for the holidays.

Do you think you could get it?

I don't know, I'll try.

There is very nice music for children. Remember that one from '' Hansel and Gretel ''?

'' The cooing of children ''.

And there are beautiful songs by Prokofiev.

He seems to know a lot about music.

Nothing. My wife studied music.

Does she also work for the institution?

We're separated.

Part of the army of incompatibles.

How did she come to work in a place like this?

The state assigned me here.

What made you interested in these children?

It is a long and complicated story. He wants to drink?

Yes thanks.

Do not worry.

I'd like to talk to you about Reuben.

What is it about?

I would like his permission to write to his mother.

I can't give it to him.

I know I must not interfere...

but I think if we contacted them...

If we could let you know ... They are good people...

Why do you suppose that having a college education and a good income...

help to better understand such a child?

Mrs. Phillips comes, with her 6 children, to see Junius.

I think he can barely read and write.

But I doubt that other parents understand their child better.

On Wednesday I was with Reuben all day...

And I know what it would mean to him if his parents came to see him.

When these visits are useful and can help us...

I concert them myself.

The new guys!

Go!

Stay there until I name you.

Here, Harold Arden. Here, Abe Earl.

Here, Raymond Tizzelinni. Here, Willy Flaharty.

Here, Junius Phillips.

All right, go ahead, others.

Where is Reuben?

Reuben Widdicombe!

Let the barrel roll.

A barrel of fun.

Let the barrel roll.

We have scared away sadness.

Zing! Boom! Tra la la.

Let a funny song play.

You have to roll the barrel...

because we are all here.

Everybody down.

Go.

Jean.

Donald, let me see you. No, you know how to do it better.

Yes, Mrs. Fogarty.

Dr. Clark wants me to tell you that he is posting her to ward D.

And has he said why?

No. He wants you to settle there today.

-Good Morning. -Good Morning.

Mr. Holland and Dr. Lombardi are from the Capitol.

This is our plastic class.

Children do handicrafts.

-I do. -Really?

I've done 17.

He has made 17 baskets.

Mr. Holland.

They also weave. In the lobby there is an exhibition of some works.

-What's your name, boy? - His name is Reuben Widdicombe.

Because you do not do anything?

Reuben doesn't work.

He doesn't believe in our methods. Maybe he's right.

What is his IQ?

Here we do not give much importance to it.

Why?

He doesn't trust me.

Dr. Lombardi, I would like you to see this.

Children unite...

Children join these shells. Sometimes we sell them in town.

We bring them from the beach in Cape May.

We went on Sunday. We had a good time.

-Who is it? -Hi Junius.

My name is Holland.

-Do you have a car? -Yes.

-What color? -Black.

Well, Mr. Holland has to visit other classes.

-That mark? -That mark?

We'll see each other later.

Mr. Holland, doctor.

Dr. Clark, can you tell us how many of them...

can they ever lead a normal life?

Here, children are divided into three categories.

Educable, trainable and totally unadaptable.

Most belong...

How many can lead a normal life? What percentage do you calculate?

Mr. Holland, what is normal?

Normal is relative.

If we lived in Einstein's world, what would C.l. would we have?

What would you measure before to decide your life? Does your C.l. or your needs?

It has nothing to do with it.

It is the object of the question.

As you know, there is a new administration.

We want to think that we instruct.

We want to think that the impossible is attempted in places like this.

-Sure. -But the requests...

Dr. Clark knows full well that requests flood us.

For the blind, for the deaf, he knows.

He must help everyone as much as possible, but they also need help.

We know the results of those institutions.

We know that we can get tangible results.

Sure, but Dr. Clark has only been here a short time...

Mr. Holland, what do I want? What am I really asking for?

Money for more staff, for more space.

There are more than 500 children waiting. I'll put them on the roof.

I want to put sheds so that many can work outdoors.

Mr. Holland's question is very accurate.

How many children can you really help...

and how many will always carry a plant life like that Reuben?

I don't think there is "plant life".

I will not despise the dignity of children by telling them...

how many will make their way into our society.

But you have to help them, even if they don't succeed.

Doctor.

I don't know if he knows how much the State spends each year helping those children.

$ 2,700.

Per patient.

Quite a bit, but not as much as what we spend on highways...

monuments, parks...

This is a disease, like blindness, polio, and it is not limited.

Do you know that there are more than 5 million people in the country who suffer from it?

We can all suffer from it, like the sister of the president of the United States.

We would like to help these children, all of them.

We have no prejudices.

Really, Dr. Lombardi?

I will tell you what my feelings are.

We wage a great battle to survive.

I prefer to use the money we spend on these children...

in others of exceptional intelligence...

they can become scientists and technicians.

I know, saying this is very hard, but it is what I think.

You clearly believe everything you read in the newspapers.

Better go back, Lenny.

Mr. Goodman, make copies of the budget and send it to me soon.

-It will be a pleasure. -Thanks.

Knows? I want to say something.

I think it's really wonderful how he gives himself to these poor people.

There is nothing wonderful about it, I like my work and that's why I do it.

I know that nowadays it may seem absurd.

I like my job. Thanks for your visit.

Mr. Goodman, I'd like to take another look around the grounds.

I will accompany you.

Thanks, Dr. Clark. I liked it a lot.

I'm glad.

I want to show you the mechanical workshop where the elderly work.

Miss Hamilton.

Today I have my day off. Miss Hansen.

Very well.

Today I have been transferred to pavilion D.

I would like to know why.

Sit down, Miss Hansen, wherever you want.

She can fall into a trap.

You can be interested in only one child.

Others may notice and think that they are rejected.

And there is a greater danger, the damage that can cause Reuben.

You see, Miss Hansen, many times, I've thought...

that if I had to have a retarded child...

she would prefer him severely retarded, not like Reuben.

Children like Reuben who border on normality...

are the ones that represent the worst problem...

since they know very well that they are rejected.

His parents did not admit that he was retarded until very late.

They let him play with normal children, go to kindergarten.

Imagine what a ordeal it must have been for Reuben...

be in a kindergarten.

Then they made another decision. Hide it.

Hide it from everyone, protect it. Of the world, of himself.

If now we continue to treat you here, in the same way...

we wouldn't get Reuben...

Sorry, I didn't know he was busy.

What is it about?

We're having a hard time with Reuben.

What happens?

He has broken his record player and his toys. And other boys' toys.

Today he has not eaten anything. He doesn't want to talk to anyone.

Is he out there?

Yes.

Get him in.

He reacts like that because I have left his ward.

I know why he behaves like this.

Please.

Please come out.

Please come out.

Sit down, Reuben.

Come on, Reuben, sit down.

What is that to break toys? We don't break anything here.

Why don't you want to eat?

The food is not exquisite, but I eat it too.

I know you don't like me, Reuben...

but I'll tell you a little secret.

I like you.

I know what you're going through. You think not, but you are wrong.

The other boys make your life miserable and make fun of you...

but I can't do anything about it.

But there is something you can do.

Talk to me, Reuben.

Please talk to me.

Miss Fogarty, take Reuben to the dining room.

That he sits with others, whether he eats or not.

After dinner, no recess, straight to bed.

If tomorrow has not improved, we will do the same.

Do you think what you're doing with Reuben is the right thing to do?

What do you suggest, Miss Hansen?

How many times can he send you to his room?

And send him to bed without recess?

Until he is of any use.

The rules are simple and should...

He does not understand...

You have to make him understand.

Why?

Because discipline is part of life.

Even for these kids?

Especially for these kids.

Reuben has lost some of his freedom and maybe forever.

The only compensation he has is learning the rules...

and to live with others as part of the group.

Even if he doesn't want to be part of the group?

Even him not being happy here?

Yes, even so.

However, I wish I could help Reuben.

Of that I am convinced.

Can I write to his mother?

Not.

Why?

Are you afraid to confess failure, even to yourself?

That's it, Miss Hansen.

Mr. Widdicombe!

They call him on the phone.

Say?

Hi Sophie, how are you? Where are you calling from?

I believed you in Westhampton.

Yes, I can hear you.

Reuben, yes. What happens?

We are in full construction.

I'm not going no.

I'm not going.

Believe what you think, I don't care.

If that's all.

Goodbye.

Excuse me Can you tell me where to find Miss Hansen?

Yes... Ms. Hansen!

Ms. Benham?

Will you accompany me?

Where is she?

In her pavilion.

How is she?

It's okay.

I'm Mr. Benham, this is Jenny.

Haunted.

Sophie, why don't we wait for you outside?

It's okay?

Yes.

Why didn't Dr. Clark call me?

Why don't you want me to talk to him?

Mrs. Benham, Reuben is not ill.

That part of my letter is not true.

Excuse me, but it was the only way to make sure he would come.

Doug.

Go find Dr. Clark and tell him to come over, please.

Why did you stop coming to visit him?

Do you know that he is still waiting for you...

every Wednesday afternoon?

He gets dressed and waits sitting outside.

Miss Hansen, he will force me out.

I have taken care of Reuben, I know what he feels.

Mom, look. I have made a portrait of Mr. Machine.

Very good honey.

Draw another.

How can he abandon you?

Stop it, Miss Hansen.

He doesn't know anything about my feelings.

He doesn't know anything about me.

Sorry, excuse me, but I fight for Reuben.

He cannot do it himself.

Fight for Reuben?

I have fought for him since the day he was born...

from the day we took him to the doctor...

and he told us, '' Resign yourselves, there is nothing to do, they cannot help you. ''

I fought for him against my husband.

Against doctors, even.

I fought the whole world.

And why are you giving it up now?

Does he know what it means...

for Reuben and me to be together?

Do you know what it is that his son comes home crying...

why do others make fun of him?

Do you know what it is...

have it hidden...

when are there visits?

Can you imagine what it's like to be alone with him in his room...

and know that even if I stayed my whole life by his side...

one day I would die and he would have to enter an institution...

but it would be too late...

so that he could adapt?

The best thing for Reuben is being with guys like him.

I have arrived...

to this conclusion.

Tell him, Dr. Clark.

Tell him...

how much Reuben needs to see her.

She is like another boy...

I don't want her to see him.

I can't see him again.

Does he think I didn't come because I don't love him?

It's because I love him too much.

Reuben.

Mom, it's Reuben. He is playing.

Come on, Jenny.

She rests her tongue against the upper part of the palate. A) Yes.

No, stuck up.

Up here. Do not show thonge.

Behind. Open the mouth. Open the mouth.

Now lift your tongue up. That's.

Well, give it a try. He repeats with me.

Day.

Very well. Higher.

Great.

Morty, this is easy for you, but he puts his hand down.

Pay attention.

Repeat with me.

Put your finger on my nose. Here.

We'll see.

Now on your nose. Well.

Let's see how you say '' table ''.

Great, great.

Now you, Billy. Look at me.

Stare at me

Repeat.

Very well. Higher.

Now say '' sun ''.

Sun.

Very well.

This will be easy for you, Chris. Repeat.

One moment.

Dr. Clark, please.

He attends the class.

Call the police.

Calm down.

He has escaped. They told me on the phone this morning.

They will find it.

Something may have happened to him.

Nothing will happen to him, we will take care of it.

We'll take him somewhere else, what was his name?

He is very expensive.

I'll manage.

Why don't you go see him?

Do not care?

It would be easy for you to go.

We have to finish that work by September.

Ted, he's escaped, they're looking for him.

Don't you care what may have happened to him?

Don't you feel anything for him?

Don't you feel any affection for him?

Yes of course.

I wish he had died.

The day I went to admit him, I couldn't abandon that idea.

I thought about getting the car off the road.

I wish I had.

It's not easy to forget...

the plans she had made for him.

All the doctors we went to visit...

without wanting to believe anyone.

It's not easy to forget...

that I spent everything we had looking for an answer, a miracle.

Forget that I did what had to be done.

Abandon him in that place.

My life has been hell ever since.

I'll get a transfer, I'll get it.

I'll go there if need be.

Get me through the Crowthorn Recovery Institute.

We will remove it from the field.

Here's a boy. You will play for him.

Do you play rugby?

Go.

-Let him run. He will do well. -Yes.

Take out your. Let's see if we can do a bit.

In the center. Go.

-Red, are you ready? -Yes.

He was in a house near Bradock. The lady complained and they called us.

Sign here please.

It must be really hard treating those guys.

My wife's sister has a boy that she doesn't know if...

She is very worried. I told him to take him to that hospital...

He will no longer have to...

He won't have to worry about me anymore.

I'm going to leave.

I thought I could help Reuben.

I could not.

I suppose that...

must...

understand...

they have no choice.

Not even one.

Why did you come here, Miss Hansen?

He wanted to find a place...

Where someone might need me

And I came to help these children.

Why not help them? Why isn't he in class helping them?

In class?

Is not sufficient.

What is enough?

I don't think I know what they feel.

Every Wednesday afternoon waiting.

Just waiting.

Do you think I don't know?

Do you think that the people who work here do not know what they feel?

These people who have washed diapers, even 17-year-old boys...

who have wiped the slime off them when no one dared to look at them.

They have waited 20 years without anyone coming.

They don't know what they feel, but you do.

You and Reuben's mother.

She wants to hug them...

she wants to lovingly care for them, have them on her lap...

give them her love, but that's not enough.

They need something more. Much more.

Well, I don't have it. I do not have it.

All right, go away, quit. Give yourself the excuse that suits you best.

But let me tell you something.

I haven't been able to do anything for Reuben, not a single thing.

Maybe I can never do anything for him.

He may never be happy here...

but I prefer to fail like this, fighting for his dignity...

than seeing him denatured by her love for him.

Come on, Miss Hansen. Come with me.

Here's to Reuben in 20 years, if we're not careful.

People loved them.

Some were protected from everything before they got here.

Others were treated too harshly.

They were locked in closets.

Some were sterilized by the state, as cattle are sterilized.

No one needed a little help as much as they did.

You can find what you're looking for here, Ms. Hansen.

It's not about what you can do for them...

but what they can do for you.

Enough already, sit down. Willy, sit down. Very well.

Silence please.

Sit down, Reuben.

Listen

We will perform a play for Thanksgiving.

-Sit down, Reuben. -Sit down, Reuben.

It is the story of when the colonizers came to this country.

So, there were no cities, no houses...

and life was very hard, and there were many Indians.

Some of you will be Indians...

and others will be colonizers.

Crush, do you want to play an Indian?

-Yes, I'm an Indian. -I am also an Indian.

It's okay. You will be an Indian, you too. Junius, a colonizer.

-Yes, I'll be a colonizer. -And I also.

You will be too. Come here, come closer.

We will learn the first song that opens the show.

Are you all there? Very well.

I will sing...

first alone, the whole song.

And later...

We will sing it phrase by phrase.

Understood? Start.

From the sky...

heaven, heaven...

to the ground...

ground, ground...

watch the snow fly...

fly fly...

quietly...

noise, noise.

Let's see. Now I will start again, and you will follow me.

Go.

From the sky...

heaven, heaven...

Let's go everyone. Already.

From the sky...

heaven, heaven...

to the ground...

ground, ground...

watch the snow fly...

fly fly...

quietly...

noise, noise.

Very well...

Reuben. Reuben. Reuben.

If you want to continue in music class...

you have to be good and pay attention.

Sit down.

Sit down. That's.

Let's rehearse it again. Are you ready?

From the sky...

heaven, heaven...

to the ground...

ground, ground...

watch the snow fly...

fly fly...

quietly...

noise.

I'm Goodman from Crowthorn Institute.

Yes, delighted.

Can you come with me please?

Thanks for coming. Rest for a moment.

Leave us a moment alone.

Clark has spoken with me and my wife about our son.

It's about the following.

I want someone to take care of my son, I'll pay whatever.

You don't have to pay more...

I want them to take special care of him.

I'll pay whatever it takes.

I'm afraid Dr. Clark doesn't allow that.

Why not?

He believes that these children should help themselves.

It is the foundation of his educational program.

Well, we'll get them out of there.

It wasn't a good idea to put him in high school.

He must have everything he wants, he needs someone...

take care of him.

Someone who takes care of giving him everything he wants...

and try to prevent him from doing what he does not like.

Do you think that's the best for the boy?

What is the best for him?

Maybe let him live the best he can, like us.

The best that he can? He has a 5 year old brain.

The brain is not everything in a person, Mr. Widdicombe.

It's easy to give advice to parents, right?

No, it is not.

I am also a father.

How many years...?

I have a 28 year old daughter.

And does she believe in what Clark does? He usually says...

'' We must accept these children as they are, as they are.

His life has a meaning, a goal. ''

Yes.

What is your goal, Mr. Goodman?

When...

When Rose was born I believed it was the worst tragedy that she could ever experience.

We had plans for her.

We had a daughter that we couldn't take out without being looked at.

But Rose didn't know it was a tragedy.

The tragedy had to be in us, in facing it.

What purpose, Mr. Goodman?

His son...

he may be able to wash dishes or tie packages.

Is it the most he can do?

I wonder how much more some of us make.

I feel...

I'm sorry I'm not very helpful.

No matter. Thanks for coming.

A pleasure.

I am hungry.

I am hungry.

I am hungry.

I also. The governor said...

that there is a lot of food on Thanksgiving Day.

Everything I've eaten today...

ha...

Some turkey.

Some turkey.

How delicious is the turkey. They gave us turkey.

And rye bread.

I would...

I already know it...

I would...

Pay attention.

Be quiet.

-I wish they had... -Run.

I would like to have...

I would like to have...

A little turkey, turkey.

I would like to have...

a bit...

turkey on Thanksgiving Day.

We must have faith in Governor Bradford.

He has guided us from the beginning. He is responsible...

to take us...

Miss Brown, let the Redskins come out.

What are you laughing at?

These good men will help us at the Thanksgiving feast.

Chief Squanto...

Massosoit...

and the other good men.

Mom, I have to go to the bathroom.

Wait a bit. There is Junius.

Look, that's your brother.

Governor, there is nothing to eat.

Look what they have brought.

Fish...

deer...

Corn...

And corn.

And goose.

-Great Thanksgiving. -Show what you've done.

I have made a box for the shoes.

I have made these pendants.

I this rug.

I have made this basket.

Me, this tray.

And I have decorated the table.

Hello.

We thank our Indian friends...

the gift of corn...

We will call it Indian corn.

You have taught us to grow grain...

to keep hunger away from our homes.

I've come to tell you about Reuben. I want him to be transferred.

It is in the right of him.

Where is the?

On the stage. He is one of the Indians.

I like the Autumn...

and the fog and everything...

I like the night owl...

And his lonely call

I like gray...

of the days of November.

And the trees...

Bend down...

Bend down...

in that curious way...

I like...

I like...

Against...

Against...

the Windows...

I like...

The rain.

From the sky...

heaven, heaven...

to the ground...

ground, ground...

watch the snow fly...

fly fly...

quietly...

noise, noise.

Out in the snow...

snow, snow...

The slide will go...

will go, will go

And we will sing...

we will sing.

Our voices will sound...

will sound...

where children play...

they play, they play...

they play with the snow.

Look through the window...

you will see that it is so beautiful...

how can it be.

-Very good, Rose. -Hello Dad.

You're going to lose your feathers.

Dr. Clark.

We have brought him, he is in the car, he is afraid to go out.

Miss Hansen. Will you come over, please?

This is Messrs. Spencer.

Haunted.

They have brought his son, he is in the car.

Does he want to go find you? His name is Earl.

Yes.

Go.

Hi, Earl.

Hello.

Do you want to come with me?

I say no.

Not?

What does he mean?

That you have nothing to fear, if he decides to come with me.

How old are you?

Eleven.

When is your birthday?

It is in the month of February.

There are nice things here.

You will like them.

Are you coming with me now?

Go. Come on let's go. Come down, honey.

Dear?

Yes darling.

Go ahead. You will see how you like this.