Opening Up New Country in the Argentine Page #2

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There's a man

over there who is choking.

Okay, guys, we got to get out of

here. Come on, they're coming.

Let's go, guys.

Leave that.

You're okay. Help him.

Che, we have to leave right now.

Hey, shithead. Leave that.

We have to go! Come on!

Israel Pardo's farm is not far.

- Ernesto can take the wounded there.

- No.

When they recover...

...we can meet up with you later.

That could be very dangerous.

They're going to flood

this area with troops now.

We don't have a choice.

Let's think about it.

Anyway, give him the best weapons.

A real revolutionary goes

where he's needed,

it may not be direct combat.

Sometimes it's about doing

others task...

... finding food,

dressing wounds,

carrying comrades for miles...

... and then,

taking care of them until

they can take care of themselves.

This is what it means.

I always knew

why I was fighting...

But I can tell you...

... that it was during

the March of the Wounded

in June of 1957...

... that I became the fighter

I am today.

And once that happens,

it leaves you only one path.

I don't have any plans to retire.

It's infected.

We'll have to leave it uncovered.

I have to walk with my ass naked?

F***!

(Vilo smells something.)

Let's pick some

guavas before going back.

Stop there, buddy.

What are you two doing here?

- We're from here.

- What's your name?

- Israel.

- Israel what?

Israel Pardo.

- What's his name?

- He's my brother, Guile.

- Ernesto Guevara.

- Did we scare you?

Guile.

Good, man, good.

We have to take him to a hospital.

Give me a swig.

Can we trust anyone

to take him out of here?

Difficult.

Soldiers tell people that the rebels

kill them and steal their food.

My mother is from here

and my father came from Haiti.

When he met my mother...

...we moved to a farm that belonged

to Juanito Echevarra.

He gave us a piece

of land to grow coffee.

But we had to clear it

and plant the seeds.

And we had to give

him a third of our crop.

And one day Juanito

decided to kick us out.

When my father knew

he had to leave...

...he stood in front

of Juanito Echevarra and said:

"I'll leave if you want,

but you have to pay...

...you have to pay me for

the four years that I worked here."

Do you know

what Juanito Echevarra

paid us for four years of work?

One hundred pesos.

My old man got

one hundred pesos for four years.

Be careful.

Okay.

This is the bullet

I removed from your body.

You're a champ.

- I'm going to get better now.

- Yes.

Maybe a little powder.

... and from that comes...

If I don't work, I don't eat.

And you are on welfare.

Go back to work in Cuba.

What's the point of the U.N. if our

fate is determined by the O.A. S...

...an organization that expelled us

and to which we no longer have ties?

Excuse me, Comandante.

Will you need me tonight?

Little boy, no one is so necessary,

or indispensable in this life.

Don't go thinking

that you are indispensable.

Go, do what you need to do.

I am going

to give you a little checkup...

...beginning with your ears.

Is that okay?

Too much work

and not enough to eat.

Maria, try to eat meat

whenever you can.

- Alright?

- Thanks, doctor.

- Let's go, Laura.

- Goodbye.

Mommy, that guy's a liar.

He says the same thing to everyone.

- Where does it hurt?

- Nothing really hurts.

I just came to see you because

I've never seen a doctor before.

Well, you've seen one now.

I'm here for you.

Excuse me.

Can I have your canteen,

so I can fill it?

Thank you, Guile.

Listen, Doctor.

I want to go with you all.

First you have to

learn to read and write, man.

I can learn.

Very good, Guile.

But I still can't take you because

I don't have a gun to give you.

But I don't care, I want to help.

We need your help here.

- Good morning.

- Good morning.

- Where do you come from?

- From Bayamo.

All of you?

If you are armed, you can stay.

If you're not,

you have to leave right now.

Esteban, come here.

Man, didn't I tell you to only

bring men with weapons?

If we're attacked, how the hell

are they going to defend themselves?

Have you been drinking?

No.

Where did you get that from?

I found it.

Hey.

Listen, what's your name?

Cuervo.

How old are you?

Twenty.

They gave you

a tremendous shotgun.

They must like you.

If they liked me

they'd let me keep my rifle...

...and not this stupid shotgun.

They would have

made me leader of a column...

...and we would be fighting by now

instead of crossing these mountains.

With your permission, Doctor...

...we were standing guard last night

but our relief never came.

We stayed

until six in the morning.

We never found out

where they were.

We try to follow the rules,

but it's not easy.

Hey, Joel!

Didn't you organize

the watch last night?

Yes, sir. Why?

Omar and Carlos were on watch for

four hours and relief never showed.

Those guys are stupid shitheads!

No, you're the only shithead here.

Me? Why?

Ernesto, they should've found out

where their relief was sleeping.

- That's not my fault.

- What the f*** were you thinking?

That was your responsibility.

You organized the watch! You had

to guarantee the shift relief!

- F***!

- Yes, sir.

Tonight you'll

stand watch for four hours.

Stay focused!

It's ready, Che.

Esteban left to meet

Cuervo at the sentry post.

- When did he leave?

- Half an hour ago.

Those bastards are gone!

Bandera, come here.

Esteban and Cuervo took off.

We have to find both of them.

We're from Fidel's group.

We're looking for food and money.

You can put the money in this bag.

The Comandante here wants

to talk to your daughter.

We searched all over...

...but nothing.

Alright.

Of course, defeating

imperialism is impossible...

...if you don't recognize its source

is the United States of America.

In capitalist system,

people live in an invisible cage.

For example, they accept

the myth of the self-made man.

But they do not understand...

that opportunities

for the majority...

... are determined by forces

completely beyond individual control.

This is ugly.

I want the vanguard a hundred yards

ahead of us at all times.

We should bury them.

Because yours is the kingdom,

the power and glory forever and ever.

Amen.

Locals say there's a terrible battle

in the Estrada Palma military base.

They say Ral is wounded and that

the army is coming toward us.

Forget about it. We're surrounded.

The only way out of here...

...is to cut through El Turquino.

I'm ready to take the mountain.

That was a good party.

Vilo.

- He says he wants to talk to you.

- I'm sorry.

The problem is that one of your men

who says he is Lalo Sardias...

...is down there

with a group of rebels...

...and if a patrol arrives...

...they're going to burn my shack,

and kill my family.

And that can't happen! No way!

Pleased to meet you.

My name is Ernesto Guevara.

- What's your name?

- Emilio Cabrera.

Emilio, don't worry.

No one is going to touch anything.

Vilo, tell people to get ready,

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