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For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada Page #6
Jose!
Jose!
[ echoes ] Jose!
Jose!
[ overlapping chatter ]
GOROSTIETA:
Thank you.FR. VEGA:
How are you?Not good.
A scout tells us that General Rodriguez
to set up headquarters.
This will be one of the most
important battles of our struggle.
I'm entrusting it to you...
with Pedroza and Victoriano
under your command.
I'm ready, Commander.
You, Pedroza and Victoriano
will be in Tepatitln in two days.
We can pull some more troops in.
If you get there first,
it will not be necessary.
You go into the city.
You look for vantage points--
buildings, rooftops, behind walls,
sheltered places.
There will be not one Cristero in sight.
[ spits ]
Padre, can't you see the gun?
We have to attack now.
Hyah!
What the hell is he doing?
Fuego!
CRISTERO:
Catorce!Did we get the--
Did we get the machine gun?
Yes.
- Yes.
- [ gurgles ]
Yes. Yes.
Okay.
Viva Cristo Rey.
Que viva.
[ sighs ]
In nomine Patris
Well done, Victoriano.
Ah, Lalo.
- Lalo, are you a strong rider?
- Yes, sir.
I want you to ride
like the wind to Sahuayo.
Find out if Jose is there.
You report back to me
as soon as possible.
Yes, sir.
You're only alive because
the capitn knows your padrino.
BOY:
Are they going to kill us?I don't want to die.
I'm scared, too, Lorenzo.
This is what happens when you don't
tell me what I need to know.
- Pull.
- [ gasps ]
[ car approaching ]
No! No!
Muvete.
Get out!
I'm gonna take you home, Jose.
I'm gonna take you home.
Just--Just say the words.
"Death to Cristo Rey.
Long live the federal government."
No, Padrino.
[ stammers ]
They're just words.
I--I can't, Padrino.
Just f-for your mother.
Viva Cristo Rey.
[ car driving away ]
Your luck has run out.
- Bishop Diaz?
- Yes.
- Bishop Ruiz?
- Yes.
Dwight Morrow.
What a pleasure.
The pleasure is ours,
Mr. Ambassador.
Would you care for some tea?
Please join us.
Oh, superb, superb.
The prospects of the trip
have improved already.
Mr. Ambassador...
It's important to everyone.
And I've been working
with President Calles
to try and find a solution
to this madness.
We are ready to listen
and to bring the message to Rome.
Well, I know Rome and the top prelates
have not publicly claimed support
for the Cristeros,
but neither have they disowned them.
And in this situation,
their silence is deafening.
It's been an unnecessary tragedy.
And Calles himself sees that now,
and he's ready to find a compromise
with the Church.
What is critical is that we reach
an agreement soon
so that the killings stop
and services can begin again in peace,
and with peace comes stability and prosperity.
Peace and stability, Mr. Ambassador?
Gentlemen, would you excuse me
for a moment?
Of course.
[ sighs ]
Jose.
Lalo.
The general sent me
to see if you were here.
You have to go.
Hold on.
I'm in God's hands, Lalo.
[ clatter ]
Go. Before they see you.
A complete pardon
What should we do with their leadership?
Give them a parade with confetti
all the way up to Chapultepec Castle?
Well, the pardon must be universal,
specifically including the leadership,
or there won't be an accord.
How many men did you lose
with General Rodriguez in Tepatitln?
Just how many more
are you prepared to lose?
And Rome?
Will it accept the other terms?
I believe I can arrange a meeting
with the bishops
[ sighs ]
Before I give you my answer,
there is something I need to do first.
What's that?
Go see an old friend.
Frankly, I thought you would not come.
You came to me.
This is Cristero country.
This is Mxico, Enrique.
Please join me.
How's the family?
Your wife, Tulita?
She's very excited.
Church bells will be ringing freely very soon.
Salud.
Viva Cristo Rey.
Your war is coming to an end very soon.
You're here to concede?
[ chuckles ]
Not quite, no.
It's not my war.
It's your war.
You declared war on freedom.
I know you for a long time,
and I know you're not a fool,
so you must know this war
is not about freedom,
and it's not about religion.
It's about who is going to decide
the fate of Mxico and its people.
Well, the people of Mxico
have spoken.
They did speak when they elected me
President, not you.
I run things in this country.
Not for long.
An agreement is being discussed.
Mxico and Rome
are going to make peace.
An agreement?
No one wants this war anymore, Enrique.
Mxico is bleeding on its own fields.
Mxico is hanging from telegraph poles
from Monterrey to Veracruz.
Of course you need an agreement.
But freedom has no compromise.
By definition, it is absolute,
and that's why we will be victorious.
Keep your agreement.
Please spare me
your rhetorical idealism
and tell me,
what do you really want?
Absolute freedom.
Is that in the agreement?
The agreement is all but sealed.
This is yours, your agreement.
It's not ours.
You're holding your fate in your hands.
The fate of Mxico,
the destiny of Mxico...
it's in God's hands,
not yours or mine.
Que viva Cristo Rey.
The American Ambassador Morrow
has made a preliminary agreement
between the government
of Mxico and Rome.
An agreement?
What kind of an agreement?
The Church has been asked
to forgo half of its demands.
In return, the government will loosen
some restrictions on the clergy.
What does that mean exactly?
The extreme laws will be rescinded.
Others will be...
officially unenforced.
And then what?
With Rome's blessing,
My brother died for this.
For what?
Mi General,
what should we do?
We will defeat this government,
we will overthrow Calles,
and we will establish
a democratic government
that respects
the rights of the people!
Especially the basic right
to worship God in peace.
And with God on our side,
we will prevail.
[ kiss ]
I wish I had your faith.
Jose's faith.
I don't know where to find it.
If your heart's open,
it might find you.
Entre el cielo y la tierra
Entre la luz...
In a few seconds,
you're gonna beg me
to let you spit on Cristo Rey.
[ sobbing ]
Jess nos da fuerzas!
Do you have anything to tell me?
Viva Cristo Rey!
[ distant ]
Viva Cristo Rey!
Viva Cristo Rey!
...y slo mi corazn
And what about going through Colotln
to get to get to Tlaltenango?
No, better through Aguascalientes.
It's safer.
General! They have Jose.
They're going to kill him.
- In Sahuayo?
- Yes, sir.
Teniente, you plus 1 0 men come with me!
- The rest, return to camp!
- S, mi General.
Desmonte. Vaya.
con el General.
El resto se regresa
al campamento. Ya!
Ho! Hah!
Entre el cielo y la tierra
Entre la luz y la oscuridad
Entre la fe y el pecado
Slo se encuentra mi corazn
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