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From the start,

they never considered that the communities here

had their own authorities.

They never respected the organisations that were here

After shooting the film,

when they take it to Europe, it could show

how the Aguarunas and Huambisas were exploited and killed

during the time ofthe caucho.

lt could give that impression.

We don't like that.

That's why we reject it.

- What's she saying? - She says

that you who work for the company

are at fault for what has happened to Nelson,

because you want to take him with you.

She doesn't want Nelson to go.

We support Nelson. lt's an unjust thing,

and she shouldn't worry.

We'll do all we can to clear up this situation once and for all.

Nelson can't be guilty. lt's just not his fault.

We'll continue to protect your son.

Bananas!

Miguel Vázquez!

Come on!

Miguel Vázquez! Bananas!

Pucallpa, Camisea.

Look how elastic it is.

What do you think is wrong with the rubber?

lt either looks like bread or like shit.

l can't help it.

This is just impossible.

This is impossible. lt's enough to put you to sleep.

The chicken is dead.

- lt's dead? - Yeah.

Are there more people?

Divide everyone up among the empty canoes.

Check again to see if there are any more brave men

who know how to swim and row.

Everyone this way!

Slowly!

Be serious!

Careful! Quickly!

Slowly!

Señora, get inside!

Sit down, you in yellow!

Señora, get inside!

You, señora! You!

Everyone look this way.

Señora in the yellow, get a little more in place.

- Should they go back again? - Don't laugh.

Everyone, all the canoes have to go back!

Go back!

Go back, and then come forward again.

Everyone back!

l'm afraid they'll get more and more bored and suddenly shoot.

"Look at that big guy there With the Weird lens.

Think you can get him?"

"l'll get him!" "No, you won't get him.

You're shaking too much.

But l'll get him."

- Get the camera and film that. - No, it's too dark now.

Come on. lt'll still work.

lt'll still work.

"lt'll still work." You can't see anything at all!

David, the canoes should stay here.

On the riverbank.

Aim directly at the head.

Use more force.

Were you afraid ofthe gringos when you came here?

No, l Wasn't afraid,

because l understood what they were doing.

My friend Walter told me it was all lies.

What did they tell you?

That the gringos would take off your face?

Yes, they'll take off your face

and use your fat for aeroplanes.

We're not like the Jivaros who shrink heads this small.

l told him

l'd rather get out of here

before they do that to me.

When my friends arrived and saw the camps,

they were really afraid.

l told them, "Don't be afraid."

They just said, "They're all waiting to kill us."

"No, they've been waiting for you."

Atalaina told them,

"The doctor will give you an injection and take your blood

and put poison in your veins.

You'll die by the time you get back to your village."

They were so afraid.

That's not true.

And, "Don't eat too much of what they offer.

They give you this much. Don't eat it all,

because they're fattening you up to kill you."

Eating pork fattens you up.

Not at all.

Everyone can cough now.

They're hanging around like a bunch of chickens,

but they're trying to do a good job.

Very good.

The Women Were getting madder and madder

As the men got drunk on masato

The men said "Why don't you drink with us?"

So the women drank some too

They felt so good they wanted some loving

But the men were so drunk they couldn't

ln order to chew it, you first have to peel the yucca.

Then you boil it.

After boiling it,

you put it in the cusho

- This is the cusho? - Yes, that's right.

Then you pound it until it's soft.

After that, you chew it.

-What's chancar? - What we're doing here.

After pounding it, you chew it.

When it's soft like this,

you add water.

By the next day,

it's fermented.

You strain it With a sieve and drink it.

So you spit here.

Quiet, please.

Work!

He wants you to drink it.

lt's yucca fermented with saliva. Drink.

lt doesn't matter. They'll make another one.

No good. lt's no good.

Look here, kid. This is no good.

Ready!

Stop, stop!

You have to take the branches

and throw them aside,

cutting with a lot of...

Can you explain it to them?

Don't rush, but work hard.

l want these thrown to the side.

Work!

They were furious and declared war.

The bare-asses believe the earth is a living being.

That woman there is single. Those two are sisters.

The wife has reason to be angry because one of the sisters favours her husband.

Do you think it's right if she tells her husband,

"Go with her, then"?

They both want the same man?

No, one of the sisters wants to fight the wife for her husband.

So they want to fight like men With fists and all?

Yes, they do.

ls the sister saying she'll win because she's bigger?

That's what she says.

They call the other one an "old lady".

Now my aunt's saying, "Go!

Now that he's left his wife, go live with him."

And who's that girl in the back?

My sister-in-law.

She's also on her side. She's saying,

"Now that l really don't have my husband, l don't want him!

l'll leave him."

We can't solve the problem

of their being confined to such a small area.

Secondly, we can't solve the problem

of their wives and families not being here.

We can certainly solve the problem of the medicine, the sanitation.

As for the Masato, we'll talk to the others.

- The soccer problem is very serious. - Their not having Masato is a problem.

Who's going to make it for them? The women make Masato.

lf the women from their own tribes aren't here, they can't have Masato.

Another woman from another group can't make Masato for them.

That would compromise the tribe.

lt's part of their culture, and it's just not done.

That's a problem.

- Nice? - Really nice, isn't it?

What do they do that with?

What? The tattoo? They do it with a needle.

- Doesn't it hurt? - Just a little.

What do the wings mean?

The wings and the heart.

They stand for love.

lt's not your sign, is it?

No, it's not my sign.

Do you want a tattoo?

- Yes, on my leg. - Your leg?

Here.

- Do that again. - He says to keep jumping.

- You have two children? - Yes, two children.

- How old are they? - One is eight months old.

The other is three years old.

Did you get into this profession because you liked it?

No, out of necessity.

Not because l liked it.

lf it was because l liked it,

l'd find a man and spend my time with him and fulfil my needs,

if it was for my pleasure.

But it's not that. l do it out of necessity.

Be careful when we hit, so you don't fall off.

The central metaphor of my film

is that they haul a ship over what's essentially an impossibly steep hill.

lf l lose that by using a level terrain,

like the Panama Canal,

l lose the central metaphor of my film.

So that's why we don't agree.

As l've said, l'm prepared to take a bigger risk

than the one you're advising me to take.

About 60 men will work on this big capstan.

This is one ofthe places ofgreatest potential danger.

lf the tractor pulls loose from the pulley system,

one of the cables could break,

and the pulley could wind up here.

And if the ship begins to slide backwards,

it will drag all this with it.

And if there are people here,

and iffor some unfortunate reason they can't jump clear,

or jump from here to there, which is lower ground,

they'll run the risk of getting hit.

This winch could hit this one,

this one could hit this one, and so forth.

lt would be a real catastrophe.

To be safe, let's all stay here

until the post is secure.

We need someone very responsible who will always be by the post,

ready to warn us if anything goes wrong

and stop the work immediately if there are any signs

that the post won't hold out.

Otherwise, four, five, or six people could lose their lives.

- Many more. - More?

He says that more than five would die.

lf there are 60 people, how many could die?

They could all fly off like a rocket.

He says they would all fly off like rockets.

- Yeah, if the thing pulls out. - Then 20 or 30 would die.

There's a 30% chance,

a 30% chance they'll do it.

Does that mean a 70% chance of catastrophe?

Yes. lt could be a catastrophe.

What do you think about pulling a ship over a mountain?

They won't be able to do it,

because it's not small.

lf it were a tiny little boat, they could do it quickly.

But since it's huge, the cables could pull out and kill us.

Besides, it's a three-story boat.

Who could push such a big ship

when we can't even pull a canoe?

Are you afraid something will happen to you with the boat?

They're afraid of losing their lives.

lfwe have to push the boat,

the owner should be there behind it too.

lfWe die, he should die too.

Why should we die and not the owner?

Jorge, some people are missing!

- lt fell? - Yes.

Right here.

Look at him.

What do l do now? Jump in the water?

Yes.

Then get some lunch. Wash yourseIf off a little.

Beautus, look here. This is how you can stop it again.

lt must play in the beginning so that the scene starts with music.

ls that a gramophone needle?

No, it's a regular old sewing needle.

What else can you see?

You can't get a sound out of it anyway, Klaus.

- Good luck. - You too.

lf you fall, l'll catch you, Thomas.

Let's go. Let's risk it.

Everyone ready?

Klaus, come over here!

lt was okay. Watch out.

lt really came up fast.

- The background went by incredibly fast. - l'm afraid he ran out too soon.

No, the background went by too fast.

Klaus, come on.

We have to bandage Thomas up.

Okay, we have someone here to do it.

lt's not that serious. Did you hurt yourseIf?

Your temple is cut open, and your hand too. Believe me.

You have my best blood.

lt's too bad, Klaus,

that you ran away before it hit.

But that was the whole idea! l'm not an idiot!

lt flew forwards and the lens...

Look, the lens flew off!

That was the whole idea!

The rocks came closer and closer,

and in the panic l screamed...

Then there was a crash, and the lens flew off,

so it isn't a question of timing!