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Let's go, let's go, let's go!

Be careful.

Come back before the evening prayer.

We need to make an offering.

Yes, yes.

Come tomorrow.

And be on time.

And be on time.

It was difficult for me too in the beginning.

You will get used to it with time.

It was difficult today.

Did the farmers pay you?

No.

They have not given me anything in months.

I won't go there anymore.

You have to go back.

We don't own anything here.

They could come and burn everything.

Do you remember what they did to Raùl?

Hands and feet cut off...

My little girl.

Do you remember the story I was telling you?

Of when my dad taught me how to catch rats.

I was your age the first time he took me with him.

I saw a rat this big.

Bigger than my own hands.

The rat wasn't big, your hands were small.

I'm telling you, the rat was huge.

It bit me six times.

Despite that, I caught it in one try.

I don't want her to follow my footsteps.

She needs to go to school.

Untouchables don't go to school and you know it.

Talk to the Brahmin.

For what?

Even if she learns to read and write, no one will give her work.

Give him this.

He might change his mind.

It's the money for your X-ray.

You heard the doctor, you need to get it.

You cough too much.

Give it to him.

I bow to you, Brahmin.

Here's some money...

Take this.

Hurry up.

Mom...

Can I stay with you?

No.

You're going to learn to read and write like the Brahmins and the farmers.

Your Kalatika...

Join your hands and repeat after me.

I bow to the Lord of all worlds,

Vishnu who is peaceful,

who reclines on the great serpent bed

and from whose navel springs the Lotus.

Listen attentively to the teacher

and no mischief.

Understood?

Go.

Go on.

Today, we're going to study history.

What are we going to study?

History!

Hey, Ramu, sit straight!

In ancient times,

the Untouchables held a broom

and walked backwards

to erase the traces of their steps

so the ones walking after them

wouldn't be soiled by their impurity.

Soiled by what?

Soiled by their impurity!

Very good.

Hey, come here.

I'm talking to you.

Come here.

Take this broom.

Sweep the floor to show them how you do it.

Take the broom.

Do you understand what I'm saying?

Do as I say and take the broom!

You're an Untouchable

and you dare hold my gaze!

Take this broom instead of staring at me.

Are you deaf?

Take the broom!

What happened?

What happened to you?

Tell me.

Did you rip your uniform?

Who did this to you?

Who hit you?

The teacher...

You didn't obey him?

What did I tell you?

You were to behave!

Hey, Smita!

Your father won't let you go back!

Why are you hitting her?!

My daughter.

Tell me what happened.

The teacher wanted me to sweep the class floor,

but I wouldn't do it.

Why did he do that?

He agreed to take her in his class.

I'll pay him a visit.

No!

Don't even think about it.

We can't do anything against him.

We can only hide like rats.

I will not let him hit my daughter.

Then forget about school

and bring her to work with you.

She's old enough.

Come downstairs!

Giulia! Come downstairs! Now!

Morning.

Dad left early.

He's already at the workshop.

You're a pain.

Can't you do this elsewhere?!

Come on... I can't with you.

If only you spent as much time studying as you do painting your nails,

you would be top of your class.

You're one to talk, you didn't even graduate.

Stop! Not in the morning, please!

When will your boyfriend find you an apartment?

When he'll find work.

Giulia, you didn't eat.

Not hungry, see you later.

Hi, Giulia.

Hello.

Hello, Giulia.

Hello, Antonia.

Hey.

Hello, my sleeping beauty.

You left early today.

I wanted to finish this order before leaving.

I need to get some strands in Conversano.

Here, help me.

For discolouration, I use my secret elixir.

Did you know your great-grandfather developed it?

Just one drop.

Yes, Dad, you told me a hundred times.

I have nothing left to teach you, you know everything.

Not a word to your mother, she's watching me.

She's watching all of us.

I got to go.

If I don't make it back in time,

you'll close shop for me.

Dad... You're suffocating me.

Ciao, bella.

Bye.

The car broke down on my husband and me again.

No?!

With all the children in the car!

What a nightmare!

I have to cross the whole city to come to work.

You look tired, bella mia.

Who did you spend the night with?

Pavese.

Who is he? How is he? Is he handsome?

Yes, he's very handsome.

He's a communist,

but he's depressed.

Poor thing!

He killed himself in 1950.

Killed himself?

So horrible...

Drop it!

Anyway, you won't find a fiancé in your books.

Stop it with that!

If I had to do it again, I would remain single.

No accountability,

no socks to wash,

no children with runny noses.

Paradise.

Loneliness. What sadness...

Who's talking about loneliness?

A lover from time to time.

It's time for Gino...

Hi, Gino.

Hi, Giu.

Thank you.

There's not much this week.

We had to close the salon because of construction.

My dad is not here, he'll come by tomorrow to pay you.

I'll be mixing at Marco's this Saturday. Will you be there?

Saturday... I don't know.

It's open bar until midnight.

It'd be really cool if you came!

I'll think about it. See you, Gino.

I'm going to the library. See you later.

It's not a reason to...

Let him go...

He doesn't have his documents!

You can call my employer.

- We're taking him to the station! - What are you on about?

Come on, let's go!

Giulia.

What's wrong?

Your father.

He had an accident on the road.

What happened?

Is it bad?

We don't know...

Where is he?

In intensive care.

No, Giulia. We can't see him now!

I thought about it.

We need to leave.

Leave?!

To go where?

To my cousins' in the South.

Untouchables there are treated better.

Lalita could go to school.

We're not allowed to leave.

You know

what they did to Sousia.

Raped and hung from a tree.

We can leave at night!

We'll take the bus to Benares

and from there, the train down south.

With what money?

We gave everything to the Brahmin.

I'll get our money back.

I know where his wife hides their savings.

I saw it once.

Do you want us to get killed?

We're not going anywhere.

And I forbid you to bring this up again.

Yes, tell me... we're about to leave.

Okay, we'll talk about it later.

Always on the phone, leave it for a second.

Yes, we're late... Let's go.

Do you know what to gift Mr. Sharma for his wedding?

Lord Vishnu, bless me

by the wind, the earth, the water, the sky and the fire.

Chase away my fear and protect us.

Get up.

Come.

What's happening?

What's happening, Mom?

Mom, where are we going?

Why is Daddy not coming with us?

He'll meet us later.

Hurry up!

My daughter!

Daddy...

Mommy, Daddy's there.

Mommy, tell them to stop the bus.

Hey, Smita!

Don't leave!

Daddy, hurry up!

Keep quiet!

He'll meet us later.

Dawn's faint breath

breathes with your mouth

at the ends of empty streets.

Gray light your eyes,

sweet drops of dawn on dark hills.

Your steps and breath

like the wind of dawn

smother houses.

Excuse me.

Visiting hours are up.

Yes.

See you later, Dad.

I'll be back tomorrow.

Hey.

Mom's not here?

She left for church with Patricia.

We're going to meet her there.

Not me. I'm going to the hospital

to read to Dad.

You think your books will save him?

Better you come and pray instead.

I don't believe in all that and neither does Dad.

If you don't do it for Dad, do it for Mom.

It's important for her we be there.

Maybe you enjoy being a clown in church, but I don't.

For fuck's sake, Giulia, you could make an effort.

Stop being selfish.

Even Adela is coming.

It's a pain,

but I'm going for Mom.

What are the doctors saying?

Nothing...

They say we have to wait.

I'll meet you home after the hospital.

Hey, Giu.

Hey, Gino.

I'm sorry to hear about your dad. If I can do anything...

Thanks. Thanks a lot.

Ciao, Mom!

I got your mamma some chocolate.

Her favourite...

Thanks.

And me, I made some pasticciotti.

Thank you, Nonna.

My brother is a canon at the Lecce Basilica.

He conducted prayers yesterday and this morning.

Thank you.

Thank you all.

Now, we need to get back to work.

When Dad comes back, I want him to find the workshop

the exact same way he left it.

Let's go!

To work!

Hello?

Hello, this is Angelo Bagnarosa from Banca Corensi.

I would like to talk to Pietro Lanfredi.

He's not here, can I take a message?

We had an appointment yesterday, but he never showed up.

Can you ask him to call me back?

It's urgent.

Yes, of course.

It's very urgent! Tell him.

Of course, goodbye.

Hey.

Hey.

We saw each other...

the other day, in the street.

Yes.

I was worried when they took you away.

I wondered what had happened to you.

They kept me for the afternoon

and then, they let me go.

Can I help you?

I know this place well.

Are you looking for a specific book?

Something not too complicated.

I can speak Italian,

but reading is still a bit complicated.

I want to practise.

Very well.

Let's say Salgari.

Children of the Air.

It's one of my favourites.

Thanks.

Goodbye.

It's the Ganges.

Mom, what are they doing?

They're burning the dead.

Mommy...

I'm tired.

Tomorrow, we'll be on the train down south.

There, they have a big temple at the top of a mountain.

It's so tall, it almost touches the sky.

Have you ever been?

No... never...

But I've heard...

that if you get to the top

and make an offering to God,

He'll make your biggest wish come true.

Life was a perpetual holiday in those days.

We had only to leave the house and step across the street

and we became quite mad.

Everything was so wonderful,

especially at night,

when on our way back, dead tired, we still longed

for something to happen.

Hey.

Hey.

Thank you.

It was a good choice.

You already finished it?

I didn't understand all of it, but...

I liked it.

To thank you.

I work in a cooperative.

Thanks.

Those parts you couldn't understand...

I can explain them to you.

If you want.

A very spacious room

in which the walls are covered with gold-embroidered white silk.

"Embroided."

It's like lace.

It's sewed by hand.

My grandmother made it... it's something...

precious, delicate, ancient.

Precious and ancient, yes.

Pardon me.

Hello.

I'm coming right away.

Sorry, I have to go.

I come here every day at lunch.

My name is Giulia.

I'm Kamal.

We've been trying to warn your father for months.

He wouldn't take our calls anymore!

I knew the workshop wasn't doing so well.

But I never thought it was this bad...

You're currently operating at a loss.

You can't keep going.

I could ask for a loan while I find a solution.

I don't think you understand the seriousness of the situation.

Miss...

Your father is over-indebted.

You're insolvent.

In a month at the most, you will have to file for bankruptcy.

It's impossible.

He took out loans and never paid them back.

We're broke.

What are we going to become?

How are we going to live if the workshop closes?

We need to wait for Dad's return. He'll know what to do.

Wait?

Francesca, I don't think you understand...

We're buried in debt!

We can't even afford to pay our workers at the end of the month.

I'll drop out of school.

Marco will hire me as a waitress at the café.

What are you talking about?!

You're staying in school!

And I forbid you from hanging out at Marco's!

It's not just the workshop...

Dad mortgaged the house.

If we can't find the money to pay back our debt...

we'll be evicted.

Two tickets to Pandavapura.

730 rupees.

Aren't there cheaper seats?

The train is full.

There are only two tickets left.

You either take them or leave.

I need more.

Here.

Next.

Mommy, I'm hungry.

Everything is expensive here.

Mommy... I'm hungry.

We have nothing left.

We'll find something later.

Take these.

Go on, take them.

No, thank you.

We have more.

Take them.

Where are you going with your daughter?

We're going down south at my cousins'.

I'm going to Vrindavan.

The City of Widows.

My husband died of the flu last month.

My mother-in-law told me

it was my fault.

I couldn't manage to keep him alive.

She threw me out with the kids.

You know...

Out here, when a woman doesn't have a husband anymore...

she has nothing left.

Better to be born a cow than a woman.

Cows are treated better than we are.

Your attention please.

Train number 16543 to Mysore via Pandavapura

is departing from lane 5.

Come.

Thank you so much for the food.

I will pray for you and your sons.

My great-grandfather created it a hundred years ago.

My family has always worked the craft.

It's as if a part of my life will disappear.

I can't bring myself to tell our workers.

In Punjabi, we say...

"When there's a will,

there's a way."

How is it where you're from?

It's very beautiful.

From my parents' garden, we can see the Himalayas.

There are flowers everywhere in the spring.

As for the rest,

it's similar to Italy.

There are fields, cows...

loud people.

How about a swim?

No, thank you.

Why not?

Is it forbidden by your religion?

No!

I just don't have a swimsuit.

Me neither.

Tell me more.

What do you want to know?

Your traditions, your religion, everything.

For us Sikhs,

women have the same soul as men.

They're both sides of a same coin.

The name itself of God has no gender,

and is called Waheguru.

How do you say "hair"?

Hair...

is "val".

And "turban"?

"Dastar."

And this?

This is a "kangha".

I've had it since I was a child.

It reminds me of who I am.

You've been coming home late recently.

I go see Dad at the hospital.

Until midnight?

You have sand there, in your neck.

Gino's mom came by.

You know they have nine hair salons now.

It's doing well.

They could buy back the mortgage on the house.

Why would they?

Gino is crazy about you, it's no secret.

He's a nice boy, isn't he?

You're not serious?

You want to marry me off like in the 18th century?

They're good people, I see them at church every Sunday.

Gino only cares about his fitness.

He never picked up a book in his life.

And?

All the girls are after him.

Maybe, Mom, but not me.

I never told you this,

but when I met your father,

I was in love with another man.

Your dad courted me.

He was stable

and sweet.

I chose him...

and I didn't regret it.

Love comes with time.

I will not go out with Gino Battagliola.

So forget about it.

It's not just about you, Giulia.

There's your sisters...

Francesca's husband is unemployed, and there's the baby.

Adela wants to drop out of school...

What are we going to do if Dad stays in a coma?

You're not serious?

You can't ask me that!

I never want to talk about this again! Understood?

Brother, please help me out with some money.

Give away!

Take out your money and give it to me!

You, the one staring, help out with something.

Bless you.

Hi, baby.

Mommy?

I need to pee.

Are you blind?!

Watch where you're going!

Someone's been in there for an hour.

He won't come out!

Open the door.

My daughter needs to go to the toilet.

It's useless.

She can go here.

The train is only stopping in an hour.

Do it here.

Hurry up!

The train is leaving.

Let's go!

Wait!

All of tonight's trains have left.

Sorry, Mommy...

We'll have to sleep here.

I can help you.

I know a place.

If you want...

you can rest there.

Your daughter is so pretty.

Do you want to eat jelabis, honey?

Come!

We'll sleep here tonight.

Mommy, I won't be able to sleep here...

Don't worry, these people are like us.

O train, wait for us a little

Let us find our way

We don't really know when to come

Or when to go

This trip is not easy

The road is dangerous

People kept their hair to give it to us.

It was the tradition, "la cascatura".

And then, the tradition got lost...

The base material became very expensive.

Workshops closed one after the other...

Ours is the last one.

You could find hair elsewhere...

I can help if you want...

My father always refused importing from elsewhere.

I mean, if you want to save the workshop,

you have to adapt it.

No, you don't understand.

People here are very attached to their traditions.

I know...

But you...

are not like them.

Here, this is for you.

A "kangha".

Thank you.

It'll never work!

We've always used Italian hair.

I know, Francesca, but the world is changing.

Family-owned businesses are closing up all over

because they're not competitive anymore.

We need to adapt to the market.

The world-leading company gets its supply from Asia.

It's a multinational company!

We're a small shop, we don't have the standing for it.

As Dad always said,

"Italians want Italian hair."

Then we'll sell elsewhere!

There are other markets, in Europe, North America...

Who do you think you are, Giulia?

You've never set foot outside Italy.

You know three words of English.

I'll learn.

We could create a cooperative with the workers.

She's right, it's been done elsewhere.

I saw it on YouTube.

- YouTube? - Yes.

You slut!

You're sleeping with a foreigner?!

Antonia saw you!

The whole neighbourhood must already know!

All the while your dad is hanging on to life?!

Shame!

Shame on you!

You're lecturing me?

You're ready to sell me to the Battagliola family!

To erase the family's debt!

That's not shameful to you?!

Giulia.

Giulia. Stay here, you hear me?!

Lalita.

Wake up.

Get up, the train is coming.

Our stuff?

Where is our stuff?

Mommy, my doll!

- Give me that! - Daddy!

This is my bag.

- No, it's mine. - Give it back.

Go away!

Liar! It's my bag!

It's mine!

- No, it's my bag! - Give me the doll.

- No. - How come, no?

I'll pick you up and throw you over this ramp!

Mommy! Give him the doll!

Mommy! Give him the doll!

Go to hell!

Whore.

Leave!

The cabinet...

tables...

the scale...

What are you doing here?

You don't answer my messages anymore...

His name is Gino.

His parents are family friends.

They have money.

They'll buy back the house.

Giulia, you don't have to do this...

I don't?

What do I do then?

I let my dad die in the hospital?! And leave my family in the street?

There must be another way...

No, Kamal! There isn't any!

We don't owe anything to each other, you and me.

It would've never worked between us anyway.

We have nothing in common.

Please, don't come here anymore.

Dad!

Can you hear me? It's me.

It's Giulia!

His hand moved!

Nurses!

Dad, it's Giulia!

Get out of here please, get out.

Wait! Listen to me!

His hand moved!

I felt it.

Listen to me!

Yes, yes, please get out.

Your father went into cardiac arrest.

We tried everything, but we couldn't resuscitate him.

No.

No, when I woke up,

I felt his hand move.

It's not possible.

I know...

No, I'm telling you, his hand moved.

It happens sometimes.

I'm sorry...

I am so sorry...

Hello, brother.

Which way to the temple?

You need to take the bus.

It's 50 rupees per adult

and 25 per child.

Can we go on foot?

It's six kilometres to the base of the mountain.

Then you have to go up.

It's very difficult.

You won't make it with the kid.

Mommy, you said we were going to see your cousins.

We're going to the temple first.

I promised God.

We're almost there.

Look...

We need to go barefoot.

It's tradition.

Come.

Mommy...

What?

Climb on my back.

Do not cry for what you have lost,

fight for what you have.

Do not mourn the dead,

fight for what is born in you.

Do not mourn who has abandoned you,

fight for who stands beside you.

Do not mourn who hates you,

fight for who loves you.

Do not mourn your past,

fight for your present.

Do not mourn your suffering,

fight for your happiness.

It means reorganizing our work, but it's possible.

We made simulations and came up with a business plan.

The bank is willing to study our case.

Let me introduce you Kamal.

He could help us import hair.

In India...

there are temples...

where thousands of pilgrims travel to every year...

from all around the country,

to make an offering to God.

No...

I don't want to.

Our hair will grow back.

We have to offer it to God

so he can carry out our prayers.

I vote yes!

Me too.

Me too.

I'm with you!

Me too.

Look, we're going there.

Do you think Daddy will come?

Yes... I trust him, he will come.