Even the Rain Page #2

-Who's that?

I know perfectly well who it is.

When did you shoot this?

-This morning.

-Without telling me?

Look, look, look!

Hatuey! F***, it's Hatuey!

-Right?

-He's very good.

-It's amazing!

-Okay, he's Hatuey, fantastic.

You're not going to be able

to control this guy.

You're going to regret it.

Just remember I told you so.

He's right in a way.

But the film comes first, always.

As governor of this island,

I want to thank you

for coming to see me.

After my first voyage,

I spoke personally with their Majesties,

who instructed me to treat you

with respect and cordiality.

We ask that you recognize

the Church and the Pope

as rulers of the universe.

And also that you accept the King

and the Queen of Spain

as rulers of these lands.

In exchange,

you will receive our love

and our charity.

And if we do not?

Captain...

If not...

we will enslave you

and dispose of you as we wish.

We will seize your possessions

and we will do you

as much harm as we can.

What do you want from us?

Taxes.

Every Indian over the age of 14

must fill a bell.

What did he say?

With what?

With gold. Here.

It isn't very big.

Captain.

Alberto, can you tell us

about your character?

Well, my character is

Bartolome de las Casas.

He came to the lndies when he was 18

to take charge of a plantation

and the Indian slaves who worked there.

But later, traumatized

by the massacres he witnessed,

he devoted his life to the Indians.

He became a Dominican.

He was nearly murdered twice.

On his deathbed --

and I'm quoting verbatim.

Don't laugh, listen.

He said,

"I condemn the blindness

of those who ignore the genocide

and give orders to the world".

This guy was the father

of international law,

and I'm only in eight scenes!

And you, Juan?

I play Antonio Montesinos.

Sebastin gave me 20 books to read,

but I'm not a reader like him.

My character isn't

as famous as Bartolome,

but he's more important.

He's more important than Bartolome

because I was the first to intercede

for the Indians.

I was the one who started everything

and gave that famous sermon --

"I am the voice of Christ

in the desert of this island,

and you are in mortal sin!"

That was me.

Daniel, can you tell me

what made you do this film?

What do you mean?

What did you like about your character?

Maybe he represents native resistance

or shows colonization

from a different angle?

He just wants the money!

What?

He just wants the money!

Do you have love scenes?

How many girls do you kiss?

Do you have to strip off?

A little squirt like you!

No, guys.

What are you digging?

We're running out of water here,

and between all of us, we've bought --

See that hill?

We bought a well there,

and now we're digging a ditch.

It's about 7 kilometers long.

-7 kilometers?

-Yes, 7 kilometers.

We're digging a ditch to bring

the pipeline along the hillside

and have water here.

Why are you here?

We're making a documentary

about the film.

You're asking a lot of questions.

Daniel, don't trust her.

Here come the bastards.

They're stopping.

They've stopped. What do they want?

What the f*** do you want here?

What are you looking for?

What are you looking for here?

What are you looking for?

-How do you say "food"?

-Mikuna.

-How do you say "It was delicious"?

-Ancha miski.

How do you say "I love you?"

Anchata munaiki.

-And "wine"?

-Vino also.

-And "water"?

-Yaku.

I'll have some yaku.

Nothing like getting into character.

God bless you, Father.

Why not fill a plastic bag

with the leftovers from this meal,

which costs more

than what they earn in a month,

and give it to them,

so their scrawny children

can gobble it up like starving rodents!

Then you'll feel like a real missionary.

Antn, relax. It's Saturday night.

How long will you remember

that "water" is yaku?

That's not very pious, Father,

but the director will cut it out,

along with other important details.

For example, the fact that Las Casas

wanted black slaves from Africa

to replace the Indians.

Why not put that in the film?

Don't let him needle you.

No, no, no, but -- but, no,

it's true. It's true.

He did think that when he was young,

but for a very short time.

He always regretted it.

-And his deal with the slave traders?

-What?

A mistake, a disaster that ashamed him.

Don't lose your marbles, Reverend.

I'm not, I'm just informing you.

Until his dying breath, Las Casas

condemned corrupt bishops,

merchants, royal officials...

The whole State hated him.

-They hated him?

-Yes. Listen to me.

He said the Indians had been

sacrificed, and I quote,

"for private appetites and profits,"

Then cynics like you try to reduce

his life to one mistake.

Like in football,

history is always cruel to the losers.

Just cut them out

and make the film about me!

I'm better-looking, right?

More handsome than him.

He never -- Beto.

He never questioned Spanish authority

over the New World or royal authority.

In other words, he was a conservative.

He was a radical! A radical!

He demanded that Indians be treated

equally as Spaniards!

Under the Crown!

But with the Indians' consent.

He was ahead of his time.

How the f*** did Disney pass on this?

You have an agenda.

You sanctify this pair of bastards

and string me up!

This isn't art. It's pure propaganda.

-So why are you here?

-What?

Why the hell are you doing it?

For the gold!

And for Jesus Christ!

May I say something? Just one thing?

I am the voice of Christ

in the desert of this island!

And you are in mortal sin!

Good night, Cochabamba!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Get the other padlock.

What are you doing?

Why did you break the padlock?

What are you doing to the well?

We dug this well with our own hands

so our children could drink.

You've got no right to close the well!

How can we live with dirty water?

You take our lands, you take our wells.

Are you going to take the air, too?

We're not paying more money.

Don't all talk --

don't all talk at the same time.

Listen to me. Listen to me.

These men are doing their job.

What job? Taking our water?

No, Ma'am, it's not that.

The well is ours.

Water for our families,

for our children.

You are fathers, too.

Because if not,

we're going to fight you all the way!

The water is for our children!

This water is for our children!

Don't take away our kids' water!

All right, it's March of 1511.

Boys! 10 minutes. Thank you. Thank you.

Okay, March of 1511.

The Dominicans gather the rich

and powerful of Santo Domingo

to listen to the sermon.

Bartolome is sitting there.

-Here?

-Yes, exactly, here.

He's just like the others.

He still has Indians and lands.

Okay? Yes?

So, yes, you're back there.

We hear the hymn in Latin.

It ends. A slight pause.

You exchange a look with Bartolome.

And we begin.

The Pharisees sent someone

to ask John the Baptist who he was.

And he replied,

"I am a voice crying in the wilderness."

The Indians mine the gold

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