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Mr. Hosokawa, we are very honored to have

you in our country, sir.

I'm honored to be here, Mr. Vice President.

Thank you, sir.

And please, I say my apology that the president

was unable to attend.

He was called into some talks with Israel.

Mr. Hosokawa understands that affairs of state

must take precedence.

He's a mere businessman.

No, no, no.

And tomorrow I would like to show

you to some potential building sites

for a factory.

S .

Ey.

This is Monsieur and Madame Ambassador of France Thibault.

- What a pleasure. - Enchante.

Nice to meet you.

And thank you for the presence of this amazing talent.

Arigato.

Mr. Hosokawa is grateful for the chance

to hear Ms. Coss in such an intimate setting.

It is the opportunity of a lifetime.

The flight?

It was a long and bumpy.

And there are soldiers everywhere,

waving their guns around.

It's absolutely terrifying.

So Italy, England, United States.

I mean it.

Italy, England, United States for the next year at least.

Not even Teatro Col n.

No, I don't care.

I don't care how much they pay.

Hang on.

Yes?

They're ready.

Right, they're...

they're ready.

I'll call you back.

OK, bye.

Good.

Let's get this over with.

In my country, opera is a sacred thing.

So to...

Gracias.

You look lovely.

Good evening.

Thank you, Miss Coss.

Hola.

Hello.

Mr. Hosokawa, may I present Ms. Roxanne Coss?

It is a great pleasure.

No, the pleasure's all mine.

So I understand you would like to hear Rusalka?

He enjoyed hearing you sing it in Vienna.

Thank you.

If a human soul should dream of me,

may he still remember me on awaking.

Well, that's a poetic thought.

I will finish my program with it.

You know it's Little Mermaid.

Yes.

But it's opera, so in the end, everybody dies.

Shall we?

Let's begin.

Sh-sh-sh.

Shh.

Shh.

Translator.

Tr... tr... trans...

S , s , s .

I will never leave you.

I swear. - Get off.

Get off. I can't breathe.

Please.

No, No.

I'm all... I'm all right.

I'm...

Please?

Thank you.

Arigato.

Messner.

I'm with International Committee of the Red Cross.

I'm unarmed.

Are you sure you want to come in?

Because there's no guarantee they're going to let you out.

They will let me out.

More hostages is not what they're looking for now.

In!

Who are you?

Messner.

I'm Swiss.

I speak a little English.

My comrades do not.

I have a translator outside.

No, no one else.

We have a translator.

Wait.

Translator!

You will translate?

English?

French?

Do you have a preference?

No preference.

What we want, of course, is the unconditional release

of all the hostages.

Unharmed.

Send in President Masuda.

They came for the president and will release

everyone in exchange for him.

They won't give you the president.

That's who we came here for.

Well, I came here on vacation to relax.

It seems like no one is going to get what they want.

Someone needs to sew up that cut.

I'm going to call in a medic. - No!

No medics!

No sewing.

It was never a pretty face anyway.

Nothing will proceed if this man bleeds to death.

IS there a doctor here?

There must be a doctor.

We only have five minutes.

Don't worry.

I'm trained at first aid.

One, two.

I'm sorry.

No.

No.

No.

Ay, no.

All of you, lay down.

I don't lie down.

I wait outside.

Get your demands ready.

I'll be back in an hour.

Yes, I'm coming.

We let you have the woman, workers,

priests, anyone who's sick.

The first page are things we need.

The second one is to be read to the press...

our demands.

"All political prisoners held in the government's

illegal jails must be freed."

All of them.

All of them.

GEN: They are their brothers and sisters.

They are prepared to die for them.

No one has to die.

Well, we all have to someday.

But as far as right now, it is up to the government.

If there is blood, it will be on their hands.

We ask you all to stand up and approach, please.

The women to the far right of the room, men to the far left.

What's wrong with you?

Insulin.

My insulin is back at the hotel.

You're diabetic?

Yeah.

Help!

Help!

We need help!

This man is sick.

He's sick.

He needs medicine.

OK.

OK, it's OK.

It's OK. - It's OK.

No, it's not.

Come on.

All right, we're going to move out now.

Women first.

Follow me.

MESSNER: Calm and quiet.

Everything's going to be all right.

Move on.

Let's go.

Hey!

Remain calm.

Move on.

What... what are you doing?

We're all going to get out.

Remain calm.

You OK?

It's OK, it's OK.

Go in the bus.

Go in the bus!

Please, go into the bus!

Thank you.

All in the bus.

Where's Roxanne?

Hey, hey, hey!

She's not outside!

Roxanne Coss is not outside!

Roxanne!

Where is she?

Roxanne!

No!

Let me back in!

Let me back in!

Call an ambulance!

OK.

It's OK.

It's OK.

You're OK.

Catholic?

I... I... I don't know.

I... I don't know.

He's... he's Norwegian.

I never asked him.

Me?

S , cat lica.

I was... I was brought up Catholic, but I...

I don't know about him.

I just... I just work with him.

I don't...

You're giving him last rites?

The singer has to come out now, Mr. Watanabe.

No!

No, only if the president comes.

You said all women.

How can I continue negotiating if I cannot trust you?

Listen, Red Cross.

We are not on the same side.

I never take sides.

Then you are on the side of power.

You're the one carrying a gun.

You have the power in here, so let her go.

Please.

I said no.

We need her now more than before.

She stays.

Hey.

Here's some antibiotics.

You should take them.

OK.

Gracias.

I... I... I... I don't think they should have

brought in the food like this.

They could have made two separate trips out...

out of respect.

They don't have any respect for anything or anyone.

They're not human.

I will try and get you out of here as soon as possible.

Thank you.

My employer, Mr. Hosokawa, asks

me to offer his condolences.

He wanted me to tell you that your accompanist

was very talented.

That's very kind of him.

Will you say his name for me again, your employer.

Mister?

Hosokawa.

He feels responsible for all that's happening right now.

No, he didn't shoot anyone.

Mr. Hosokawa?

Gen tells me you feel, in some way, responsible.

You're not.

He came to hear you sing in exchange

for building a factory here, which he never intended to do.

It was a vanity to accept a gift of a private concert

by such a great artist.

He's always moved by your work.

He's heard you sing at La Scala, London, and New York.

He must love opera.

Yeah.

GEN: For him, your voice is opera.

He feels responsible for your accompanist's death.

No, no, no.

No.

Please, I sing at many, many private parties

all over the world.

With all due respect, I didn't come here to sing for you.

I came because they paid me.

If anything, I'm to blame.

I turned down this engagement several times till they

came up with enough money.

No, no, no, believe me, I am very capable of blame.

I just don't blame you.

What is it?

Meat.

No, no, no.

Yeah, I could see that it's meat, but what kind is it?

I don't know.

It's probably better not to ask.

Gracias.

Dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah, dah!

Pah!

Pah, pah!

No!

Thank you.

Gracias.

The government has turned off the water to the house

to make things more uncomfortable for us.

I gathered that.

We need water.

My comrade, Comandante Alfredo, wants

to shoot someone just to show the government who

is in charge.

But I have another thought.

What's that?

I want you to sing.

I want you to sing loudly enough that these animals outside

can hear it.

What good would that do?

It might remind them what is at stake.

Ha.

No.

I won't sing.

Not for you.

He says to do what you are told.

Or what?

You'll shoot me?

You've kept one woman, one American, una americana.

If you shoot me, what do you think will

happen to you and your people?

I don't think I need to do what you say.

Madame Coss, we will not last long here without water,

but we will not surrender.

We need to free our brothers and sisters.

We here are all they have.

So please, sing.

When they hear the beauty of your voice,

these government criminals, perhaps they will find

a solution to our situation.

Where'd you learn English?

At university.

I'm a teacher.

I was a teacher.

History.

Once upon a time.

I've never gone a week without singing unless I was sick.

I'm going to have to start practicing soon.

I just don't want to give them the satisfaction.

Mr. Hosokawa, what do you think?

You think I should sing?

He says your voice never belonged to them.

Do either of you play the piano?

No.

When did you first listen to opera?

When he was a child, his father took him.

And when did you start singing?

I don't know.

I don't remember.

My mother said that I was always singing.

Excuse me?

Yes?

Do you know how to play piano?

Tell the Red Cross to send in a teacher,

and I will learn for her.

Yes. Thank you.

I would just sing, you know, all day and... and all night.

It was like a language that I could speak.

And then when I was seven, my mother

found a teacher for me, and...

and that was it.

And what about you?

Um, when did you, um, learn to do what you do?

I started engineer.

OK.

Did you draw that?

From window.

Yes, yes, I'm very impressed.

Monsieur Thibault?

Oui.

Yes.

A little.

Bravo!

Bravo!

Thank you.

Thank you.

Buenos d as.

Gracias.

You bought this?

What?

You bought this?

No, they gave it to me.

And the news stations?

They've been all alerted.

Why are you helping them?

Because you need water, and I don't want anyone else to get

killed.

Hey!

Por favor.

No.

Mister, over here, please.

Don't shoot.

Do not shoot.

You sure they won't shoot?

Not everyone likes opera.

Holy shit.

I don't need that.

No es bueno.

I want to start over.

What happened?

I haven't sung in a week.

I would like to start over.

Are you able to do it?

Yes, if you stop talking.

That was one of the more unique concerts I've attended.

How did I do?

Look at her, Gen. She's staring right at you.

I would like to speak to her.

You'll be my translator.

Do you speak Spanish?

He's quite good at it.

MAN: Carmen!

Nice asking her about the music.

Madame Coss.

I want to say thank you for your help.

Well, if you'd really like to thank me, you could release me.

And everyone else.

I'm afraid I can't.

But I can give you some more comfortable accommodations.

Hola.

Por favor.

I sang for my supper, and this is my reward.

Um,

Carmen.

Carmen.

Um.

Roxanne.

Gracias.

This is nice.

Well.

Um, it was nice...

nice talking to you.

Adios, Carmen.

Gracias.

Shall we get Gen?

What's in the box?

Sheet music and lotion for Miss Coss.

Playing cards.

What the hell is going on?

Are you CIA?

What are you?

I'm an idiot!

That's what I am.

I'm just a fucking idiot spending

his own life running back and forth between people with guns!

You think I knew about this?

You think they tell me anything?

They tell me nothing.

Find someone else.

Just find someone else!

I found this in my room.

I thought you might like it.

No, no, I don't really know how,

and I hate being bad at things.

So you play.

Um.

No. No.

Um.

You're going to make me learn, aren't you?

Queen.

OK.

OK.

This is going to take forever.

Yeah.

Shh.

S .

Knight, horse.

Jumping.

He can jump.

So can I go...

...Like that?

No.

Are you married?

Are you married?

Muy bien.

Clumsy.

One, two.

Married you?

Are you learning English?

Bien.

Well, I've been married twice.

The first time I was very young, and the marriage

lasted four months.

The second time, I married my business manager.

It was not a very good investment on my part.

But you know, I was so lonely.

So.

What about everybody else, do you think?

How bout Mr. Hosokawa?

Is he married?

Ms. Coss?

Chicago is a beautiful city.

Yes.

I'm from Chicago.

Did I tell you that?

It is.

It's very beautiful.

Um, it's cold in the wintertime.

Very, very cold.

And in the summer, it's hot.

Almost unbearably hot.

No, don't... don't translate that, because he doesn't...

he doesn't need to know that I'm an idiot.

It's OK.

Is that me?

It is?

S .

I see.

Carmen.

It's good timing.

Is it?

Yeah, I have some questions about Anton Chekhov.

Chekhov?

No, I love Tolstoy more than Chekhov,

but we can talk about Chekhov.

Are you OK?

You look unwell.

Are you OK?

No, I'm sure I'll be fine.

You know, if... perhaps they will let you go if you are ill.

No, no, no.

Yes.

I have no intention of leaving.

I'm not leaving.

Look.

The bathroom is empty now.

Look, don't worry, Gen. I can keep a secret.

What's that for?

Listen, just relax.

Is it true that the government is considering shooting us all?

Why would they do that?

So as to pin it on the rebels.

It doesn't seem to make sense.

If the rebels panic, they could kill all of us

in a moment of desperation.

You'll give this to the government, please.

We should talk about this.

This cannot go on any longer.

Shh.

Please, they are playing.

Come on.

Sit down.

So now this is a chess academy?

Sit down.

You were a teacher before all this, weren't you?

Your wife is in prison, your children

are living in Sweden, in Stockholm with relatives,

right?

Is this a threat?

No.

Not a threat.

If they were to offer the release of your wife

as well as a handful of other prisoners

who have committed no violence, would you consider

releasing the hostages?

Handful of prisoners?

10 or so.

And this is not an official offer.

I would have to convince the other side.

And safe passage to Venezuela for all of you.

From Venezuela, flights to Stockholm.

Where I could see my children again.

Where you could see your children again.

I'm sure they're missing you.

I'm sure they're afraid for you.

Won't you do this for them?

All?

We must release all political prisoners.

Please consider it.

Do it quickly.

I have considered.

Wait.

Let me walk you out.

What were you talking about?

I tried to make him an offer.

And?

Well, just let's wait and see.

Well, are they going to continue to negotiate?

I don't know.

They don't tell me anything.

Please.

I don't believe you.

You have to know something.

I'm afraid this won't go on.

Voila.

We start with the chicken soup a la Roxanne.

God.

Bon appetit.

Carrot.

Carrota.

No... no s c mo se dice.

Gen?

Excuse me.

Um, I wanted to ask you for a favor.

Um, you know Carmen?

Yes.

Sometimes she sleeps outside my room at night.

Would you find her and... and ask her not to sleep there tonight?

And then there's this other thing that I

want, but, um, I don't know.

Maybe it's too much to ask.

No, no, no, that's too high for you.

Uno m s pero... no, no, no, come back, come back.

Do you think I could go outside?

I'd like to talk to him.

She says "I can ask."

We are going outside.

This is it.

They are going to finish us.

That's my last cigarette.

I told you.

Stop it.

It's great.

Great.

Yah!

Tell him that he sings well.

He wants to know if you think he's a fool.

No, he's not... he's not a fool for singing.

You're an idiot for going up in that tree.

Tell him that a lot of the best singers in the world

are from Latin America.

Come on, come on.

Come on down.

Ooh.

Be careful.

My god!

I didn't mean for him to throw himself out of the tree.

Are you OK? - Are you OK?

You OK?

You will teach him?

Well, does he want to learn?

Is he willing to work very, very hard to see if he has a voice?

S .

Ay.

Ishmael?

MAN: Got it!

I want to tell you that soon they will not let me come here

anymore.

You are losing your job.

The government feels they've put enough effort

into negotiations.

I have seen no effort at all.

They have made us no reasonable offers.

Please, give it up.

Do it today.

Walk outside where everyone can see you and surrender.

What about our demands?

Have you spoken with them in a similar way?

Would they surrender?

They will give up nothing.

There's no chance no matter how long you wait.

Then we will kill the hostages.

No, you won't, because you are not murderers.

You must release these people.

Now.

Why is it our responsibility to make every concession?

Are we expected to give up because we

have such a long history of giving things up?

500 fucking years.

You don't think I miss my wife?

My children?

You think we have forgotten?

You think this dream, this horrible dream,

makes me forget?

I don't forget anything.

If they keep us here forever, we... we will manage.

Keep us here forever?

Are you insane?

You were the brightest one here once.

Now you're as crazy as the rest of them.

How did your negotiations go today?

They went.

They went well.

Please give it a little more time.

We cannot afford to lose any innocent lives.

Of course.

The general would like to talk to you.

He's not at his usual location.

Like this.

No. No.

No.

No!

No!

Ishmael!

Carmen!

Carmen!

Gilberto,!

No!

No!

Yo...

Carmen!

Carmen!

Carmen!

Carmen!

Carmen!

Carmen!

Roxanne!

No!

Simon!

Simon.

Simon.

It's OK.

, presidente?

It's time.