Not Today Page #4

Synopsis: Caden Welles has the world at his disposal. With the resources of his wealthy father, he's living life as large as any 20-year-old could dream. But what happens when that dream becomes a nightmare halfway around the world? Traveling with his friends to Hyderabad, India on a whim, Caden's expectations of a never-ending party crash hard. But not as hard as his conscience when he refuses to help a starving man and his little girl. Haunted by the images of Kiran and Annika, Caden attempts to right his wrong-only to discover Kiran has been forced to sell his own daughter. Caden's eyes are now opened to a world few Americans know still exists: a thriving human-trafficking trade. Add the dehumanization of Kiran and hundreds of millions of other Dalits due to India's caste system, and Caden could easily turn his back. Yet spurred by a true purpose, an unlikely new friendship, and the prayers of his mother and girlfriend back home, Caden chooses to help in Kiran's unlikely search to find his da
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Jon Van Dyke
Production: Freestyle Releasing
  1 win.
 
IMDB:
5.6
Rotten Tomatoes:
50%
PG-13
Year:
2013
118 min
$317,903
Website
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with a wealthy family nearby...

...get a good education

and food.

Maybe even

her own bedroom?

And that she could come

and visit you any time she wanted.

This...

Yes, I told you.

That's exactly

what they tell People.

I knew this wasn't right.

What you mean?

What if what I just read

is true?

What if...

What if these little girls

that are sold into better lives...

...that they

end up as slaves?

Please, sir.

Don't tell me this.

Please,

leave me alone.

Look, man,

I'm only trying to help.

How this help me?

I trust she okay.

You trust?

All right, genius,

who do you trust?

The guy who you give your daughter to

and gives you money?

That's who you choose to trust?

Let's just go back to the guy.

We'll ask

in a different way.

Okay?

I heard that they are

taken to Goa...

...from there to Bombay,

and then all over Asia.

I can't believe

we're not flying.

Why he tell you that...?

Where my Annika

if she not okay? She fine.

I already told you.

He didn't tell me where she is.

He told me where she might be.

After I gave him

a handful of my money.

There's a big difference.

Now I lay me down to sleep.

I Pray my Lord

my Peace to keep.

If I should cry

before I wake...

...Please take my fears

and bake me a cake.

Dear God.

I know it's been

a long time, but...

Sir?

Sir, where you go?

He took my camera.

It's worth a lot of money.

Wait!

Sir!

Sir, no, wait, sir!

- No!

- Please, sir.

- I'm gonna kill that guy!

- No, no, no, need... Wait, sir!

Please, sir.

Your bag here, sir.

Sir, Please, wait!

It's fine.

Well, the watch

my dad got me for graduation...

...and the camera...

...he and my mom got me

before they divorced.

Our last Christmas

together as a family.

These things mean a lot.

Nothing worth this.

Nothing.

Well, this watch

is worth $20,000.

That's a lot of lakhs.

One lakh is...

One lakh is rupees,

like five zeros.

A lot.

Okay, well, then.

This camera is worth

about seven lakh.

That's not that

much money, is it?

Sir, nothing

worth the risk.

But you risk more for life.

Thank you. You came back.

Thank you.

Sir, you have faith?

You talk to God?

I'm Caden.

Kiran.

Sir, you have great faith.

I know.

Once upon a time, maybe.

No, sir, you came back.

This good faith.

Sir, this not it.

She with rich People

doing chores, the house clean.

Sir, that's not...

No, no, no,

don't Panic.

He said she might

be here, all right?

So let's just hope

that he's lying.

- A little girl.

- Little girl?

-7 or 8.

- So, come, then.

Come, boss.

Go.

Come.

Come here.

No, no, look, look, look.

I'm showing you.

Here, come.

Follow me.

What do you want?

Old girls? Young girls?

Annika here?

No, who is he?

He's just my guide.

Annika?

Do you have little girls?

I have many girls.

We're looking

for a little girl.

I have many girls.

Young girls, old girls.

Give me one minute,

one minute.

- Do you want to find your daughter?

- Listen, she's not there.

This not Possible.

- You have two choices.

- Not Possible!

Listen to me!

You have two choices.

I go in there

and you stay here...

...or you can go and I will gladly go back

to the train and go back to the U.S.

Okay?

It's up to you.

My friend.

How you doing?

Welcome

to my heaven.

Smells like flowers.

Which one do you want?

I want the one I showed you.

I don't know.

She's not in here.

What does it say?

Ask your guide.

He will tell you.

You not buying?

I'm not bothered.

Go.

You deserve it!

God, what I do?

I can't read this.

Audrey, hello?

Audrey, hey,

it's me.

I wish you would've

Picked up.

I can't...

I don't even know

what to say right now.

So I found the guy,

but not the little girl.

He sold her.

Come on, Audrey,

Pick up, Please.

Caden?

I just listened to your message

and I was Praying.

Yeah, well, after

what I've seen today...

...Prayer seems like

a complete joke.

I can't even find

the girl we're looking for...

...but these little girls

and their faces...

You have to trust in God.

Sometimes we have

to be broken to be useful.

That's brilliant,

Audrey.

Completely brilliant.

You know,

that's so you.

The gospel according

to Audrey.

Let me just tell you,

in my experiences with God...

...I have zero reasons

to trust in him right now.

Caden, you need to know

that God is with you...

...and that he loves you.

That isn't

the God I know, okay?

The God I know

I Prayed to every night...

...and begged

for a response, okay?

The silence

was deafening.

I sat and watched my family

disintegrate, okay?

This girl could be dead.

You're not hearing me.

And to be honest with you,

being dead would not be...

...the worst thing,

after what I saw today.

Sir.

Not...

Not say that.

- Caden?

- What if she is dead?

What if this

can't be fixed?

What if I've done

all I can do, Kiran?

So what do you do,

just go to America? Disneyland?

"Disneyland. "

- You don't get to judge me.

- Sir, Please...

You might've sold

your daughter into Prostitution.

- No, no, no, shut up!

- You cannot judge me!

Sir!

Oh, God.

Sir.

I'm not trying

to be mean, okay?

But...

...you stink, man.

And now I stink.

You need a shower.

I need to shower.

You need everything...

...starting with

new clothes.

And how do you know

about Disneyland, anyway?

These little girls,

they were offered to me.

And they were, like,

7 or 8 years old.

Caden, I can't even

understand that.

It must be heartbreaking.

I admire you

so much right now.

I'm also realizing that...

...I have a lot of growing up

to do myself.

I want to make

a difference.

I wanna be doing what you're doing

right now so badly...

...but the truth is,

I'd Probably Pee my Pants.

I'd be so scared, Caden,

I'd run away.

But like you said...

...you are the one

there, okay?

And you are not

running away.

You are acting

as God's hands right now.

You're being what the church

claims to be.

But what if

she's dead, Audrey?

It's Possible.

Maybe I...

I don't even know.

Listen to me,

that little girl needs you.

She needs you,

Caden.

She needs you

to find her.

And her father...

...he needs you to be strong

because he won't be.

He believes in you

and so do I.

I know that you are sick

of me saying things like this...

...but God is watching.

Whether you feel him or not,

he is there with you.

He cares about you.

More than

you could ever imagine.

I wish I could

believe that!

Hey, what's the matter?

Is something wrong?

Why didn't he

help those People?

What?

Why didn't he

help those People?

- And that little girl.

- Nobody's sorrier about that...

...than he is

right now.

Listen, why do you think

he's not answering his Phone?

He said the Phone doesn't work

everywhere he is.

He said that.

He's in India, sweetheart.

It doesn't

work everywhere.

Let's go to sleep.

Come on, sweetie.

What...

What were you thinking?

Wake up.

What were you

thinking?

What?

You're always saying

you're the one...

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