Original subtitles

"Amigo Bronco" playing

(man singing in Spanish, echoing)

(music playing)

( wind whistling )

( metal squeaking )

- ( breathing heavily ) (muffled music continues)

( voice echoing)

She had to lose sometime.

(muffled music continues )

(music playing)

She is gone.

But he had to lose sometime.

(muffled music continues )

(infected snarling)

( snarling )

( snarling )

(music playing)

( roars )

No! No! No!

( screaming )

( barking, growling )

- ( infected snarls ) - ( dog whines )

( dog barking)

( laughing )

(infected snarling)

( snarling continues )

(loud thump )

( infected snarls )

With this holy unction and His tender mercy.

No! ( screaming )

Get off me! Go away! What do you want?! Go away!

Relax, old man.

What do you want from me?

Relax.

You are looking a little shaky there, brother.

It had me, but it let me go.

Yeah, I wouldn't go for that, either.

What is your name?

Well, Daniel, I am Efraín.

And you...

you are dying.

Efraín, water. Water.

Calma, calma.

I have got good news and bad news.

The good news is I do have water, and I am happy to give you some.

But the bad news is we are going to have to walk.

So...

What do you say, brother?

Bueno, bueno.

(music playing)

( muttering in Spanish )

El agua.

Agua.

It is dry.

Are you joking?

- Where is the water? - It shouldn't be much longer now.

What are you?

Me? I am the fifth Beatle. You?

You bastard.

(motor whirs) ( water burbles)

There we are.

Here it comes.

( gasps )

Go easy. You don't want to get sick.

( spits, coughs )

Where is it coming from?

Every Tuesday, 5:00 p.m.,

a little miracle.

Daniel, I know someone that can help you,

but you have to hold on.

Man's voice over stereo: Agua, agua.

(music playing)

Agua, agua.

( infected snarling )

( speaks Spanish )

Agua, agua.

( yelps )

Agua, agua.

- To the right, stairs! - Hold on!

Agua, agua.

( both shouting in Spanish )

Agua, agua.

Efra, where the hell were you?

Revolución is overrun. I had to ride around.

Lola? Have you seen her?

Haven't seen her.

My leg!

- Shh! - ( groans )

( metal squeaking )

They are coming more often.

( gasps ) Daniel.

Daniel.

( distantly) Daniel.

He needs antibiotics, Lola.

His pants are stuck to his leg.

He is rotting.

Precisely. We have to clean it now.

We will have to scrape it clean. He will probably lose it anyway.

I have seen worse.

Please, Lola.

She is gone.

My wild horse that ran faster than a train.

Who left, Mr. Daniel?

Help me. It is stuck and I can't get it out.

So you are a Bronco fan, huh?

I detest them.

They are not that bad.

What are you going to do?

It takes a steady hand.

Try not to scream. You will draw them.

(Lola singing in Spanish )

( singing along in Spanish )

( Daniel screaming )

( screaming echoes)

( wind whistling )

(music playing)

(infected snarling)

Daniel! Hurry up, old man!

Hurry up, old man!

- A nail! - Where are they?

There, the bag!

Longer. This one has got a big head.

With this holy unction and His tender mercy...

...may the Lord pardon all your sins.

- ( grunts ) - ( snarling stops )

See? I should have been a carpenter.

Were you a priest?

Priest?

I have been many things.

But then I found my calling.

Efrain: You want this?

( speaking Spanish )

(music playing)

( crickets chirping)

( door opens)

Come in, come in.

In this home...

...all are welcome.

( Spanish continues )

You have been very kind to me, Efraín.

- Please, brother. - No, really.

You didn't have to help me, but you did.

When was the last time a professional cut your hair?

(music playing on stereo )

Stay still, we are almost done.

It had been a while since I saw myself.

Gracias.

So...

What time are you going to sneak out on me?

I don't know much,

but I do know something about running.

And something is rotting in you far worse than your leg.

I am not a good man.

I have done terrible things.

I am afraid it is time...

...to pay my debts.

What did you do?

I have killed... many people.

How many?

Ninety-six.

Mother of God.

But that is not what is weighing on you.

I left El Salvador...

(music playing)

...with my wife and my baby girl,

to Los Angeles.

New life, new country.

The officer became a barber.

And my daughter,

she grew up beside me her whole life

and I never told her the truth.

You were right to keep it from her.

That burden was yours.

Is it her you are looking for?

We were in a house, surrounded by death.

I was trying to protect her. I swear.

But...

...my mind wasn't right.

I woke up in a fire.

And I heard her...

...calling me.

I was trapped.

I was burning.

The ceiling was collapsing.

I fought, and I fought, and I got out.

I don't know how, but I got out.

And then I collapsed.

And when I came to...

( thunder rumbling)

...no one was left alive.

All burned.

What are you saying, Daniel?

I don't know if...

...I burned my daughter alive.

How can you not know?

Forgive me,

like you forgive those things out there.

- Forgive me, too. - Old man, who am I to forgive you?

Please, forgive me!

Easy, old man.

Shh, shh.

( whispering in Spanish )

(music playing)

I have got good news...

...and bad news.

The good news is there is nobody left in this world to judge you.

The bad news...

( Spanish continues )

( thunder rolling)

( snores softly )

( thunder rolling)

( snoring continues )

- ( rain pouring ) - ( thunder crashes )

(music playing)

( thunder crashing )

( infected snarling )

You hungry?

You hungry?

Well, eat shit!

( thunder crashing )

( infected growling )

Holy Mary, mother of God.

( thunder crashes )

I covered for you when you snuck out to see your girl.

That is how it is going to be?

( chuckles )

I will flip you for it.

- Tails! - Heads!

( laughs )

( flies buzzing )

Eve, help me out. It is stuck.

- Leave me alone. - Just help me pull it free, fatso!

( straining )

( muttering in Spanish )

( grunting )

Ay...

Holy...

He looks like you.

( both laugh )

- ( both screaming ) - ( shouting in Spanish )

We have to get him out of here.

They will think we snuck him in. They will think we are the thieves.

So we just tell the truth.

They are going to kill us.

We found him in the sewer with a corpse.

It is a miracle he is alive.

Daniel? What are you doing here?

- Should we sneak him out? - No. You were right to hide him.

If they see him, they will kill him. And then you.

Now what?

(music playing)

Welcome to the Gonzalez Dam.

It works with gas-powered generators.

It is practically fully operational.

If it is still working, why is everybody dying of thirst?

When Tijuana fell,

it was taken over by the Municipal President, Dante Esquivel.

My new boss.

He is distributing water - how to put it - his way.

( water dripping )

How much control do you have over the water flow?

I need to be sure we understand each other. You don't know me.

Today is the first day you have ever seen me.

You came to ask - to beg - for work. Am I clear?

Like water.

Who... Who the hell is this? And what the hell is he doing here?

Daniel, this is J.C.

He is Mr. Esquivel's head of security.

This is the new janitor.

Since when do we need more janitors?

There are many bodies in my dam from the storm.

My boys have their hands full.

Let's see what the boss says.

Do you know what rotting flesh does to drinking water?

No, because your job is security.

And mine is water treatment.

So why don't you go and do what bodyguards do...

...and let me do my job.

(music playing)

( distant chatter)

So that is how the famous "distribution" works.

Just like that.

( infected snarling )

You have no problem with that?

Look, buddy, better on this side of the fence than that one, no?

You sure about that?

Work is work.

It is this, get eaten, or get shot.

So?

What is it going to be?

( snarling )

( squelches)

( chatter )

Don't you want a soda?

No, gracias.

( door opens, closes)

Are you crazy? Stand up!

Please, sit down.

Please, sit down.

Jefe.

Why the hell don't you stand when the boss enters?

Was that the boss? I didn't know.

When the boss comes in, you stand up.

And when I am talking to you,

you look at me, asshole.

Understand?

( grunting )

( gun cocks )

J.C.! What the hell?

This insubordinate prick

just stabbed me with his fork.

( gasps )

I was just eating.

What did you say?

- Say it again. - I was just eating.

What is your name?

Daniel Salazar.

And where are you from, Daniel Salazar?

From San Salvador.

Sergeant Salazar?

NCO Salazar?

Lieutenant Salazar?

Ah!

( speaks Spanish )

Sombra Negra.

Damn it, J.C.

How many times do I have to tell you?

You have got to read.

You are picking a fight with a killer,

trained by the CIA.

You fought in the civil war.

Yes, sir.

How many communists did you kill?

I lost count.

( chuckles )

Gentlemen, move over.

We have a guest.

Please, Officer.

(music playing)

I have got some shitty little rats that come and steal my water.

I would happily negotiate with them,

but then, if I let a few drink, others will come.

And what matters here is guaranteeing order.

This may be the apocalypse...

...but it is not communism.

Tell me, Officer,

what do you want?

What do you need?

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

Please, speak freely.

Could you lend me a jeep?

A jeep?

I am looking for someone.

If you want a jeep, I will lend you one,

but, if you don't mind me saying,

what are you going to do out there?

A man of your talents deserves more. Stay here.

Help me.

And if you solve my problem,

I will give you a place worthy of your stature.

You have my word.

(music playing)

So, you are looking for one single thief in all of Tijuana?

A thief, a pipe, a faucet.

Someone is robbing us.

Look.

Hold tight!

(music playing)

( gun cocks )

Dry.

There is nothing here.

Let's go.

Vamonos.

(music playing)

( water gurgling)

Man's voice over stereo: Agua, agua.

Hey! Over here! I found something here.

Agua, agua.

There is your water thief.

Agua, agua.

Agua, agua.

Agua, agua.

Agua, agua.

(objects breaking)

Agua, agua.

I had to.

They were going to discover the fountain.

Son of a bitch.

He saved your life.

Listen to me, damn it.

It is just a matter of time. I know how this works.

First, they are going to find Efraín, and then they will find you,

and they will kill you both.

And you?

Will they kill you?

I did it to protect you.

If I stop running water...

...they will die.

All of them.

Not from bites, and not from gunshots.

Of thirst.

Then they will find you.

And when they do...

...there won't be anything I can do to help you.

Dante is right.

This place is perfect for you.

You are a thug.

Go get your prize, thug.

I warned you.

Do what you want.

Just don't ask me to save people who are already dead.

( door opens, closes)

(music playing)

( Victor speaking Spanish )

Victor: Hey, Dante's not going to be happy about...

- ( yells ) - ( gun cocks )

Hey, you're making a mistake!

You're making a mistake!

( clanging )

( gasps )

You see?

I told you I would be your guardian angel.

Or my angel of death.

Daniel...

how'd you get out?

Ofelia...

is she alive?

Is Ofelia alive?

We fled the compound.

Madison, Alicia, and Ofelia.

She thought you were dead. We all did.

But...

Daniel...

she is alive.

She's holed up in a hotel down the coast.

Rosarito. It'll take us a day to get there.

Maybe less.

( panting )

Hey, get me out of here and I'll take you to her.

We can get there by morning.

She's waiting for you.

You son of a bitch.

She's waiting for me?

Um... Daniel...

I don't believe you.

What's not to believe?

She survived the fire. We found the hotel.

What's the matter with you?

You'd say anything to save your life.

- Daniel, wait... - You're a snake.

( scoffs )

Víbora. - Daniel, listen to me.

You're making a mistake, okay?

Get me out of here. Let's find her.

This place is perfect for you.

You will rot here, like the dead.

Ofelia needs her father.

Ofelia is dead.

Her father is dead.

And so are you.

Daniel! Daniel, the boss is looking for you!

Hey!

Hey, I saved your life.

I saved her life! You owe me!

Salazar!

Salazar!

( water dripping)

(punches landing) (man grunting)

Just in time.

( panting )

Now you are going to talk.

The expert is here.

( water dripping) (Dante panting)

You just have to tell me

who in here is helping you...

...and then all of this is over.

Tell me, what do you need?

Knives? Pipes? Water?

- I have got a bunch of water. - Just space.

Efrain...

If you talk...

...they will kill you.

And then her.

If you don't talk...

...I am going to kill you.

I can only offer to kill you as fast as I can.

Those options aren't options, brother.

Forgive me.

Again?

( grunting )

( coughing )

Confess!

( tooth clatters )

- Confiesa! (punches landing)

I don't have anything to confess.

I don't think he will speak, Mr. Dante.

You keep going.

Trust me, he will speak.

( praying softly in Spanish )

(music playing)

Enough! Enough!

Leave him alone!

( sobbing )

No, my girl. No.

¿Por qué?

( Efrain sobs) ¿Por qué?

(man panting)

Let them see.

( distant infected snarling)

( screams, gasps )

- ( wind whistling ) - Lola: Oh, no.

No, no, no. No, no, no.

Let this be a lesson.

When you steal water from this dam...

...you are stealing from me.

And when you steal from me...

...this is what happens.

( whimpering )

Mr. Dante, I promise I didn't know.

It is all right.

Please! Please!

I just need a messenger pigeon

who will go tell all those bastards

what I just said.

Because what good is a message without a messenger, right?

Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.

Fly away, little pigeon!

- ( screams ) - ( screams )

Lola: No! No.

No. (infected snarling)

- Sweet Jesus. - Next.

(Lola sobbing)

Yes, sir.

( breathing heavily )

Ready, Daniel?

Yes, sir.

Come on, Daniel.

All right, J.C., do me the favor.

Sí, patrón.

( gunfire )

( shouts )

No, no, no, no.

I let you...

I let you in.

I pulled you off the street.

You will always be a goddamn dog.

(music playing)

Forgive me.

(music playing)