Beyond the Hills Page #8

- Good evening.

- Kiss thy hand, Father.

- God bless. - God bless.

Mother, I sent you

there for something.

I know, Father, but

there was no way.

She decided to give away everything

she owned, just to come here.

God must have some thoughts

for this girl, Father, it's a test for you.

Won't you come to sleep?

No.

Voichita, let's get out of here.

- Where?

- Anywhere, just to get out of here.

Alina, why did you come

back if you think like that?

Voichita, how long you think

you'll stay in this cave, your whole life?

This is my home now, Alina.

What are you afraid of?

You're afraid of living?

The priest once told us a parable, about a man who

traveled all the world to make sense of his life.

...And about another one who just opened the door

and he found peace of mind and God in an instant.

Could you just please spare

me with this GOD of yours...

GOD this, GOD that, it's the priest

talking with your mouth, not you!

Alina, if you want to stay here you have to give up

this hatred and this way of behaving...

God doesn't come to angry people.

Stop talking as a lunatic, can't

you just speak like a normal person?

What do you mean

"normal person", Alina?

Cursing and dirty words?

- What did you tell Antonia?

- I said nothing to Antonia.

Alina...

It would do you so much good

if you'd succeed in believing.

Voichita, but I believe.

All the time I was there I prayed

every day to God to bring you back to me.

...But why He doesn't want this,

I don't understand.

God gives each of us what

we need, not what we want.

But I NEED YOU!

Let's go to sleep.

I want to be alone tonight, to pray.

Then please go and leave me here.

I'll pray this God of yours

gives you better thoughts.

Me too.

He's traveling abroad...

All right.

Please, tell him when he comes back

that I want to pass by and have a word with him.

Whenever he's available.

Thank you,

God bless.

What did the Bishop say, Father?

He changed his mind, so he won't

come to sanctify the church before we paint it.

Anyway, priest, it's not for the

painting that people come to listen to you.

It's not about the painting, but we can't stay

with the church not sanctified for so long...

Priest, don't anger God, 'cause the church is up the hill and there

are more people at the divine service than down in the village.

I want the church full.

And it will be.

When people see how many things can be done

where there's faith, the Bishop will cross himself.

Mr. Valerica, will you stay to eat with us?

No, Mother, I have some things to do.

Good appetite and God bless. - God bless.

Where's Alina?

She prays in the church, Father.

She prays, but now it's lunch time.

She said she doesn't need to eat anymore,

she's Black Fasting now.

She prays since last night.

Who allowed her to do this?

Go tell her that fasting is by the

rules, not by anyone's mind.

Priest, she entered the altar,

and it seems she's not herself!

What are you doing, Alina?

What did you do?

Alina, did you enter the altar?

Alina, this is a big, big sin!

Why is that?

What do you mean "why?"

It's a big sin, do you realize what you just did?!

Priest, I just pray to God

to make my wish come true.

How do you want God to help you

if you enter the altar?

Priest, is it true that there's an icon in the altar

that makes your wishes come true?

- Who told you this?

- I did.

She told me that you saw an angel

and there's a miraculous icon in the altar.

Alina, a true believer doesn't need

any miraculous icon to believe.

But I really, really need that, priest!

But there's no way you can enter the altar!

No way! No matter what you need!

Priest, but this icon is there, isn't it?

Sure it is. But this is not a

reason for you to enter there.

You have a canon. From now on you

move into the new cell and do 1000 "paternoster".

May I see it, priest?!

- What?

- May I see the icon please...

Go make your canon. And you don't

get out before you finish it.

- Priest, there's nothing in the altar, am I right?

- Did you hear what I said? Go!

You're not allowed here,

don't you get it?!

There's nothing in the altar, right?

Why do you lie?

Why do you lie to them?!

Why do you keep her here?

You like her, am I right?!

- Alina, nobody keeps me here by force...

- You shut up! Shut up!

...You won't trick me.

Why did you take my money?!

Why did you take my money?

Speak! What do you want to do with my money?!

SPEAK! Why don't you speak?! SPEAK!

You're tongueless now, right?!

You thought I was stupid

like these crows?!

Come on, show it to me if you have

something to show, but you've got nothing!

Oh... God!!!

What's this, "daddy"...

You think you can fool me with this?

Mother, please go take care of madam

as we settle things up here.

Wait outside, please,

we'll start in a moment.

Priest, there are other

people coming too.

Take them to the kitchen

and ask them to wait.

Why, Father, let the people enter the church...

Come, people, come inside!

Take your hands off me, priest!

You want to f*** me like you do with these faggots?!

Say it! Why don't you speak? Speak!

Get out of church.

Get out!

God forbid...

Let the people come in.

She was shouting at us, threatening

to kill us. She threw us out.

She said she won't move into the

new cells to live like animals in the stall.

She said she waits for the priest

to talk to her, if not, she will come.

I told her now is the Holy Liturgy and it's not possible.

And she cursed me.

Oh, God have mercy, here she comes.

Close that door, they

will see her in this state!

She wants to come

like that into the church.

Go call Mother Pristina

to calm her down.

# ...Any mistake he made

by word, by deed or by thought...

# As a loving people God, forgive him.

for there's no human to be alive and not to make mistakes.

# YOU alone have no sins...

Priest, she started to pull the bell's ropes

and she said she wants to speak to you.

Get out, Mother.

Daddy, don't lock her up, daddy...

Prepare yourself to leave,

we can't go on like this.

Enter the church.

Where should we go now?!

There's no place we can go.

I understand, but this girl

can't stay here any longer.

And what now, just throw

her out in the street?

Mother, speak to the priest

to help her.

To make her a special liturgy.

The priest cares for you a lot.

What kind of liturgy?

To read her the special prayers.

And maybe with God's help

to exorcize the Evil One!

The priest would keep her here

open-hearted if she would walk on the right path.

But you see it can't go on this way.

Will she recover if he reads?

It is God's will.

But if the priest dares to do that,

I think he will succeed.

Our priest has great powers.

Just ask him.

Father, if we don't take care

of this girl, she's lost.

Do you even know what you ask of me?

All my hopes are with God to help her.

I don't know what else to do.

You can't stay here any more.

Daddy, but I don't need

anything else in the world.

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