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Now ladies and gentlemen, there's an island nearby

with a lighthouse and a beautiful coral reef.

I'm going to take you there

S0 you can see the beautiful fish.

Scram you little rat, or I will use you for bait.

I convinced Daniel about this tour,

even though I'm more than six months pregnant.

You're a very daring Monica.

I wouldn't have done it.

I didn't want to waste my husband's one yearly vacation.

Don't you have any pains?

It's just a little annoying

but I don't pay any attention to it.

We're going to have our third child and you?

When are you and Mickey going to have one?

Mickey wants to finish school first, then we'll see he says.

You're both very young.

There's plenty of time for it.

Captain pedraza.

The meteorological office just sent this urgent notice.

Padas, we're going to have bad weather.

There's a cyclone just 200 miles from here.

What?

At this time of the year?

It looks beautiful.

Well, in a few hours, it won't be.

Cyclone is moving at a velocity

of 29 to 38 miles per hour now,

but it's going to increase.

As long as it doesn't change course,

we'll only get the tail.

Lieutenant, take the necessary precautions

not to allow any fishing boat or other vessel

to leave port and order those who are in open sea,

to return to port immediately.

Right away, captain.

You padas, take charge of it alerting the town.

Stay in contact with the meteorological office

in case the cyclone changes course.

Very well captain.

Oh, thank you, father.

You're so kind to a woman who's traveling alone.

Why do you call your little dog Christmas?

She was born the same time as Jesus,

midnight on Christmas Eve.

Isn't that remarkable?

I got it.

You see?

You didn't believe it, huh?

After three hours, it's something.

It's meat is no good.

You can't eat that.

That's the island I mentioned.

We'll anchor there, go fishing and take some photographs.

Your attention please ladies and gentlemen.

This is captain Nelson Dawson speaking.

Right now we are flying above

the Caribbean at an altitude of 15,000 feet.

Our speed is 180 knots, our eta 20 minutes.

I hope you've enjoyed this trip

on behalf of Carl burr and our crew,

I want to thank you for flying with us.

Coffee, coffee, coffee?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Are there a lot of sharks there Linda?

Don't worry tiersa, they don't know how to fly.

Coffee?

You folks have made a long trip.

I hope that you're enjoying it.

Someday I'd like to do the same.

Oh yes miss, you'd like Ibiza bay.

It's a peaceful city.

My savings would just let me take a short tour.

Thanks.

Coffee?

No, thanks.

When I finish studying, I'm going to study the sea.

Not cosmography?

I've decided I don't like the sky.

Then what?

The sea, the depths of the sea.

Its thousands of inhabitants,

50 many beautiful things in the sea.

I'm going to be an oceanographer.

You're joking, you don't even know how to swim.

Your company is very appreciated in port, Mr. Taylor.

The largest branch of Taylor lobster

is right in this port.

I give work to over half the population.

That's why it's important I get in there today.

Some problem?

We business men have only one problem,

unions and other workers wanna form a cooperative.

I gotta get in there and convince them to forget about it.

Don't you think they have a right to do it?

Rights?

I give them more than their rights.

Loans at low interest rates,

good price for the lobsters they bring me.

Schools for their kids, financing for

their fishing boats and houses.

What else could they want?

I don't know.

I am a doctor, not a Fisherman's leader.

That bastard brown.

He had to send us off on this special flight today.

And it's my day off.

And I had a date with a stewardess you wouldn't believe.

Don't complain, and you need some sun.

0h.

And in one hour we'll be with two chicks

having a ball on the beach with them.

Pitorro, they told us by radio that there is a cyclone.

That's better so we can finish filling up.

And if we're caught up by the rough weather?

Just wait Carmelo.

In a little while, we're going to go back like them.

Gentlemen, the clone has changed her course suddenly.

She's heading towards us with winds

more than 105 miles an hour.

We're going to have some problems.

Flight 125 return to base immediately

dangerous atmospheric conditions here.

Permission to land denied.

The airport will remain closed until further notice.

Over.

Rodger.

We're heading back to our departure point.

Over and out.

We're going to be bumping around in a few minutes.

I'll advise the passengers, take over.

Your attention please.

Due to bad weather conditions, the airport has been closed

and we're forced to turn back.

Passenger seat belts, refrain from smoking,

and please obey the stewardesses instructions.

Thank you.

Fasten your seatbelt.

Refrain from smoking.

Fasten your seatbelt.

Please, your seat belts.

Miss, miss, I want to speak to the captain immediately.

Please remain calm Mr. Taylor, fasten your seatbelt.

I must speak with him,

I have paid for this special flight.

I want to make sure that we reach our destination.

You heard the captain sir, that is not possible now.

We're in the middle of a storm,

the airport is closed and we can't land.

I've been flying for many years,

this little turbulence is not enough

to stop us from landing.

Hey, can't we reach port?

No, it's impossible to cross the channel now.

We're safe here.

The storm is stronger on the other side.

We'll wait here till it calms down.

Why don't you turn off the motor, we'll run out of gas!

The anchor's too small for this boat.

The motor's helping to hold us back

so we won't crash into the rocks.

Andrés, look.

They're heading back.

Means it's gonna get rough.

Let's go to the island, we've taken shelter there before.

The cyclone's already got us.

We've been through worse than this,

help the rest of us bail water.

Hey pitorro, we can't take it anymore.

We gotta get the rope down, it's over.

You bastard!

Don't you dare break that trip.

No ones gonna die, nobody get scared.

We're gonna reach the island, we're all gonna help.

Damn engine.

It's not going to be easy in this storm

with only one working.

We're losing altitude.

Hey pitorro, we've got a leak, we're sinking.

Damn it valie, try to stop it!

It's impossible, it's too big.

Don't be afraid dear, I'll be close to you.

What are you doing, abandon ship, we're sinking!

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

Flight 125. We're losing altitude.

Mayday, mayday, mayday.

Stay together, follow me.

Get away from the plane.

Come this way.

Come on.

Come on.

Lieutenant, excuse me.

They told me you could help me.

I've been looking for you desperately all day in the port.

Well, what can I do for you?

I represent an international tourist agency.

I have 12 people lost at sea since this morning.

I never expected this cyclone to arrive

we didn't either, it surprised us all.

I let them go and I stayed to arrange last minute details.

We should've left on our frip today.

But most of the boats have come back.

Have you looked into other areas?

I've looked everywhere.

Lieutenant on that boat, there was a child

and a pregnant woman.

Calm down, calm down

come and give me all the details

and we'll do everything possible to find them.

Please sir, my two sons went fishing this morning.

I don't know where they are.

They're only 12 years old, help me.

My god, another one there.

Everything's lost, everything.

1,000's of dollars in the bottomless sea.

1,000's of dollars in the bottom of the sea,

1,000's of dollars.

Sick again.

Gotta stay together.

I'm very sorry, Mr. montalvo,

but we still haven't been able to make contact with them.

But my granddaughter tiersa was coming on that plane,

what could have happened?

Please don't worry.

The plane was ordered back to its departure point.

It must be there already,

but can't communicate with us here.

I assure you that we'll have some news

of your granddaughter before the day is over.

And what do I do meanwhile?

You know that the telephone and the telegraph are

out of order and the only highway out is closed

because the dam broke and the bridge collapsed.

Please stay calm, Mr. montalvo,

you can stay here if you want.

I'm going to rush my technicians to repair the damages.

We have to keep together, it's the only way we'll survive.

We're going to die.

I know we're going to die.

That's enough, Mr. Taylor,

where there's life, there's still hope.

They have fo find us.

They will find us.

They have to find us.

I don't feel my legs.

They must be numb.

Hold on.

Do you think they're already looking for us?

If you would have turned

the motor off when we were anchored,

we'd have enough gas to be in port already.

Perhaps if he'd done that we'd all

be at the bottom of the sea.

What do you care?

Don't all priests go to heaven?

Please, gentlemen.

There's no point in arguing.

The only thing we can do is wait until they rescue us.

Christmas, where are you?

Daddy, I'm thirsty.

Excuse me.

Good morning.

Good morning, everyone.

Beautiful morning.

What happened to the island?

The sea swallow it?

The current carried us away.

And where are we?

I don't know.

The currant carried us quite a few miles away.

Don't worry, Christmas.

When my husband sees that we haven't come back,

he'll send a whole fleet of planes to look for us.

That's if he wants to see you again.

Dammit, the current,

carried us out of the navigation zone.

This thirst is killing me.

Why don't you drink up all the sea water,

and leave me the fish?

Because I'd die of hunger.

Hey cathalote.

Shut up with those stupid things, will ya?

And what do you want us to do?

Have faith in god.

He'll guide us to our rescue.

You jerk.

You're already talking like a priest.

Hey pitorro, you think they'll find us soon?

I don't think I'll last much longer.

Really, I feel awful.

I don't know Carmelo, but don't you chicken out.

You have to be strong.

I am sorry, carlotta.

Everything indicates that they

were shipwrecked near the island.

The cyclone also hit those very hard.

I saw from the lighthouse,

when the comadoe crashed into the rocks.

Tried looking for some survivors, but I couldn't find any.

Yeah, bad luck.

They were probably caught by surprise

and didn't have a chance to do anything.

Pitorro, he was so proud of his boat.

I made it, I made it.

With two more like this one, we can eat.

How do you suppose we're going to eat them?

Raw.

We're going to eat them raw.

Get back!

Stay together, no matter what you do!

I'm sorry Mr. montalvo.

The plane never reached it's departure point.

I'm afraid they went down in the sea.

How could it be possible, my god?

They've got to find her.

The coast guard will keep on searching.

Remember Mr. montalvo, not only

your granddaughter's plane is lost.

There are others, 10 fishing boats, a boat full of tourists.

And here in port, there are hundreds of losses.

The physical and material damages are horrible.

This has been the worst cyclone ever to hit this area.

Listen, the only thing I care about

is seeing my granddaughter safe and sound.

She is just a child.

I'm sof ry.

I'm really sorry, but I can't assure you of anything.

Have faith in god.

Faith.

Faith is the only thing I have at this point.

But if some of them had survived, what would they eat?

How could they survive in the sea?

If they did fall into the sea,

hope to god they're all dead,

because survival in the sea, without food or water,

is a fate worse than death.

I'm telling you the same thing I've told everyone.

We're doing everything possible to find your family.

And we're hoping, till the end, that we'll find them alive.

Lieutenant?

Yes, sir.

Get the information from these people

s0 we can advise them as soon as we have any notice.

Right away captain.

- I'm the wife of... - I'm the wife of Pedro...

Ladies, ladies, please take it easy, one by one.

Now, what is your name, and what is your relative's name,

and what boat is he on?

I'm the wife of Pedro Cruz.

I'm Mr. Cruz's legitimate wife.

This one's just living with him.

Look, these are our children.

And what about this?

This is catchlote's child too.

Please ladies, we are not here

to discuss this problem, and you?

I'm Fernando pacheco.

My son Carmelo it lost.

And the wife of Jose Gomez, the patura

Eat it, after the first bite it'll taste better.

Oh, I can't eat that.

I can't let Christmas eat it either.

I advise you, eat it.

Oh no Christmas, you'll get a stomach ache.

I got another, I's a big one.

That's the end of the fishing.

Leave that fish alone, you goddamn dog!

Leave that goddamn piece of meat, you goddamn dog.

Look.

Looks like survivors, let's row towards them.

They're coming towards us.

A boat.

It's closer.

Letus in.

No, no, wait!

You're gonna turn the boat over!

Get back!

Let me get in.

Let the women and the children first.

Only the women, and the children,

and the wounded can get in.

Pitorro, they can't get in.

You think they're gonna find us?

I don't know.

We've been lost for three days since out fishing boat sank.

That's the same time we've been in the sea,

since our plane crashed.

And lots, lots of people died.

Our only hope is that they rescue us before it's too late.

Commander, we received this message.

The order is to cancel the search and return to base.

But before we go, let's cover this area.

What do the lines meanl Andres?

They show us how many days we have been lost.

Daniel, I'm very thirsty.

I must have some water.

I'll give you a water.

There's some in the icebox.

Daniel, the water we have left is from the melted ice.

It'll have to be rationed.

Just a little bit for my wife.

There's hardly any left.

I'l have to be strictly rationed.

What do you mean exactly?

It means that from now on the water is controlled.

Only three fingers of the bottle a day.

Water is necessary for survival.

I agree with the rationing.

I don't.

I have to have more than that.

Christmas needs water too.

That's definitely out.

No one here is going to share the little water

we've got left with your dog.

Christmas has a right to her ration.

I'm not going to let her die of thirst.

I don't give a damn, it's not having one drop of water.

Calm down.

The only important thing is that we all know our situation.

The water is rationed.

If Sheila wants to share her ration with her dog,

it's her choice.

Give water to your wife, but remember the ration.

Tom, you help me watch the water.

Gentlemen.

In these last four days, the search was increased.

They've been over everything and have looked all around.

There's nothing more we can do.

Captain pedraza, look a little bit more.

They could still be alive.

There's a time limit, Mr. montalvo,

a logical end, when there's nothing more one can do.

Logic, logic.

When you are talking about saving human beings,

there is no logic.

I understand your grief

but there are many others that have lost

their loved ones in this cyclone also.

I'm sorry, sir.

Sorry, sorry for those of us who lost their dear ones.

Are you with another task of your job?

Mr. montalvo, if there's anything more that can be done,

I assure you, it will be done.

It's a boat.

Ng, no.

It's our water.

Just a little, please!

Qurs

please!

Qurs.

Please!

Please, we're so thirsty.

I won't allow it.

Having them here is enough, there is so little water.

It's rationed, we can't share it.

Wait a minute, just wait a minute.

Let them drink.

I'l give them my ration.

For the love of god, let them drink some water.

Not for god, or even my mother.

We need this water, we already let them aboard.

There is nothing else we can do now.

The children and the women,

they have to have some water.

Calm down, we won't get

anywhere fighting among ourselves.

We must get organized.

We're all in the same situation.

Water is vital for our survival.

Why should we help them?

Because they have as much right to survive as we do,

and because we're all brothers.

It's not fair.

We haven't had a drop of water in days,

just a little please.

There is not enough to share.

They should go back to the boat.

You, shut up!

Give me the ice box.

Give it to me.

The last ration of water.

This is the last water you'll have, so make it last.

It's ready, let's see if it works.

It's all the string we have.

It's enough

a piece of white cloth.

I hope it works.

Like a feather.

I hope it works.

I don't know why it didn't occur to me.

They are fishermen.

They know what they are doing.

Thomas, would you like to make a deal with me?

What?

I'l give you 100 dollars for your ration of water.

Lady, what good is 100 dollars here?

The water is the treasure.

Come closer,

Look.

Here's 1,000 dollars.

Here. Here, Christmas.

Damn bitch!

No!

Give her back to me, what are you doing,

give her back to me!

The water's not for your dog.

Enough, that's enough!

Please, please oh give her to me!

Why did you save her?

Because it's food, that's why.

Wait, let's not waste the blood.

Let's use it all, this is for bait.

Drink it, you're gonna need it.

We've got to try something, pitorro.

We can't go on hoping that they'll rescue us.

Each day we have less hope.

No one will survive without food and water.

You're going to have a beautiful baby.

At last, some food.

Thanks to Christmas.

She's got a fever Dr. reavis.

I know Linda, I know.

Time is not as critical as Carmelo.

Don't worry.

We'll make it.

I was thinking about my parents and my family.

Don't be afraid.

You're brave.

I'm not afraid.

I'm hungry, hike all of us.

We'll make it.

Help me Linda, it's time, follow me.

Everybody out of the way.

Take it easy.

I'd like to help also.

Find some clean clothes.

Give me your shirt.

Take it easy, take it easy.

Relax, relax.

Breathe, breathe.

Relax Monica, relax.

Now take a big push.

Push.

It's coming, I can see it, it's coming.

It's coming.

Push harder.

I got it.

Let me hold it for a little while.

Let me hold it for a little while.

I think her parents should, would have her now.

Yes, please, let me hold her.

Doctor, doctor.

This is all I have.

You need it more than me.

Thanks.

What was his full name?

Carmelo pacheco.

Here is oh lord, the soul of your son Carmelo pacheco.

A humble fisherman on his way to your holy glory.

Amen.

You could use this as a diaper to wrap the baby with.

Thank you, you're very kind.

I never had a child.

Yours is so beautiful.

May I give her a kiss?

We must throw his body into the water.

Catchlote, help me.

Your friend Manolo is going to be next.

And then that woman.

Shut up you bastard.

Wait.

We're all hungry, we won't last

much longer if we don't eat.

It's been days since we caught a fish cause we had no bait.

What does that have to do with Carmelo?

We could use something of his body for bait.

Listen, we are all starving.

We don't catch a fish, we'll die.

He'll be thrown into the sea and eaten by the fish anyway.

It's not the same.

Whatever you say, it's sacrilege.

We just need a piece of flesh for bait.

Nobody here will dare to cut him.

They'll be condemned if they do it.

It's a great sin.

Father, sometime ago, I read something about the young men

in the andes who were forced to eat human flesh to survive.

Who's going to cut a piece?

Is it enough for the bait?

Yes.

Throw his body into the ocean.

, a shark.

It's coming.

It's getting closer.

Getting closer.

It's coming for the bait.

For the bait.

It's getting closer.

He got it.

Look out, look out!

Look out!

There's a shark in the water!

Give me your hand!

God damn it, everything is lost.

Yeah, our only hope for food.

The other injured is going to die soon.

He has no hope, we don't either.

Every day the chances of us being found

become less and less.

We don't even know if they're looking for us.

Aldo.

Yes?

Don't let my parents

ever know what's going to happen to me.

Nothing's going to happen.

They will find us.

Just hold on.

Without water and food, my Tanya won't survive doctor.

Be brave professor kender.

Look!

It looks like a plane.

Itis.

Itis a plane.

Hey!

Here we are!

We're down here!

If only we had something to signal with.

We could light a fire.

Burn the boat?

I wasn't thinking about this one, the small one.

If we do it just at the moment,

when a plane or a ship comes,

they will have to see the flames.

I was thinking of using it for another purpose.

We've got to try fo get to the main land in it.

Rain.

Hey, water, water!

We're all going to die.

We're all gonna die.

I'm hungry.

Shut up you coward.

I'm gonna die.

At least thank god for having water.

I'm gonna die.

I'm hungry.

What's wrong Aldo?

Why didn't you tell us that Manolo died.

I didn't want to accept it.

I thought he was sleeping.

Aldo, Manolo is dead.

And we must do the same as with Carmelo.

Throw him into the water.

No, he wouldn't have wanted it.

We can't keep him here.

You don't understand me.

Manolo and I have talked a lot about this possibility.

We traveled all over the world

and we've seen many things that have horrified us.

But are logical when the time comes.

We're all dying of hunger, god sent us the water,

and now he sends us the food.

The horrible things that you're saying, that's enough.

I think I understand Aldo.

The Bible justifies it when it says

you will eat the fruit of your making,

the flesh of your sons and daughters.

Yes father, Aldo is right.

We are all dying from not having

any food, and there is Manolo.

He dies so we may continue living.

Enough.

Enough, I will never permit such a horrible crime.

Why not father?

We've eaten a dog.

What do you know of the will of god?

And so you believe that it's god will that we all die?

He sent us an angel to also die,

and what about these two children?

They must also die by his will?

No father, I'm not a believer.

I'm only interested in saving my life,

survival and everyone here agrees.

Cannibalism has existed since the beginning of mankind.

When there's no other choice.

Would you permit your little boy to eat human flesh?

Yes, to save him from dying, yes I would.

Gentlemen please, this is worse than killing.

Besides, we can get used to it,

and we'd be waiting anxiously

for another one of us to die to eat.

It's disgusting.

We'll only eat what's necessary for survival,

and no one should touch anyone unless the relative agrees.

I object, no.

Nobody in his right mind would

commit and act of cannibalism.

Cannibalism or not, we're hungry.

We'll salt it, and we'll be able to eat it when it dries.

You're a doctor, can this be done.

Yes.

The human flesh has all the proteins necessary for survival.

We'll vote on it.

No, you will not commit the worst crime against god.

Then where was your god when Santiago died?

When Carmelo died?

Where was your god?

Why didn't he do anything?

Why hasn't he rescued us?

All those who agree, raise your hand.

We are the majority.

Some of it is dry.

Anybody who wants some, come and eat it.

Hold it.

Think you'll make it pitorro?

I'll take the lady, the baby, and her husband.

I'll take some water.

Take valie to, he might help.

All right.

We'll also take some meat.

You two, go with pitorro.

Why can't she come with us?

She's too sick.

Here, you might need this.

Thank you.

I should have gone with the others.

What's going to happen to us when we run out of meat?

I don't know.

We'll wait, just wait.

You hear everyone?

My Tanya is not going to die.

Calm down.

No one is going to touch your wife.

You won't touch her.

I promised it to her.

Leave the water.

I didn't take anything.

Give it to me!

I'm gonna ration it, lett go.

Letitgo!

Look what you've done!

Look.

Hey, it's a ship.

There's a boat at starboard.

Let's go an pick them up.

It's no use, everybody out.

Help me out of here.

Get up on top, hang on.

I've reported your lost companions.

They will soon be rescued too.

Thanks, thanks so much.

God help them.

Hey, hey!

Help, help me up, hurry, hurry.