The Brave

Synopsis: An unemployed alcoholic Native American Indian lives on a trailer park with his wife and two children. Convinced that he has nothing to offer this world, he agrees to be tortured to death by a gang of rednecks in return for $50,000.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Johnny Depp
  3 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.4
Rotten Tomatoes:
33%
Year:
1997
123 min
702 Views


It is here for work?

and what job?

-- Got the wrong address may be?

-- Possibly.

It depends.

What?

it depends if you're

planted address or not?

And it's you

I have to go?

That I do not know.

Who did worry about?

A guy in a bar.

Who? Where? When?

The other day.

Will have to be more specific.

He gave me that and ...

He said you were looking for someone

with a particular profile.

That mind if I smoke?

It's your life.

What type?

What bar?

In Freedo in the Sixth.

You go there often, eh?

It happens.

You drank?

No, why?

The Indians have a reputation

Instead of having a beautiful descent.

Who's that?

You pay how much?

Oh that money matters

It is not me my friend!

You work somewhere?

I would not have come if I worked.

Why you do not work?

There's no work.

Maybe you drink too much.

Maybe you

not drink enough.

You've already made the slammer?

It's a silly question, eh?

Dropped why?

Public drunkenness.

Burglary.

Car theft

when I was a minor.

Attacks.

Enough.

A missed everything.

Habitual delinquency.

Married?

Yes.

Kids?

Have you any kid?

That's why you want this job,

this is not Indian?

For your family.

I have a boy and a girl.

The family is complete now?

No brother?

Why you ask me

these issues?

The family is sometimes

a thorny issue.

Members of a family

can CarRent bored.

And then I think the brothers.

Who's that?

I had one.

He died.

He died of what?

Vietnam.

He shot himself ten days

in after coming back.

Ah, yes?

Is it a custom

in your family?

Death?

Suicide.

Because that's how

Come with me.

Excuse me.

Thank you

much for coming.

It makes me happy that you ...

Goodness gracious.

A problem?

Forgive me.

Sit down.

Can I ask your name?

Raphael.

Raphael.

A beautiful name.

It is unfortunate that we

have to meet us

under conditions

also dismal.

What we do here

It's a show

immune to the spotlight.

Can I offer you

refreshment?

Take a drink.

Tell me

You're afraid to die?

And you?

No.

No, no I do not have

fear of dying.

Today I consider the death

as an absolute necessity

metamorphosis

may be that

Death is painful

Death is something

something subtle.

If we suffer

at birth

the day we

came into the world

then it is normal

to suffer in the end.

It's like a transfiguration

as if we solve

an equation.

Have you ever seen

a woman give birth?

his face is deformed.

full of sweat and anguish.

But strangely,

it is also punctuated

joy.

You see, somewhere Raphael

I feel an affinity,

a communion of our spirits.

See his eyes a

horrible death can be

a great source of inspiration

for those who remain.

Thus they see how

we can be tough

once the time comes.

resist death, is to

absolute courage.

It is a delicious torment.

And

Forgive me.

But lorqu'on sees death

appear finally

before us

we must

welcome him wholeheartedly.

It seems today that

the closer you get

of death in our lifetime

plus the passage into nothingness

are effortless.

And allowed starting

the most beautiful gifts

we can offer to a close

the courage to face death.

And this is the finest and largest

contribution that a man can

made to another man.

Whatever ...

How will you pay me for that?

Well, if you want to be realistic

the amount will depend

Your courage and

your good will.

Plus you'll

able to hold

mentally and physically

Plus the sum will be important.

Yes, I know, it's always

how to say

offensive, injurious to

give value to life.

But we must make

unto Caesar what is Caesar's

And unto God what is God's.

So

I say $ 50,000

I give you one third

immediately.

And if I flew?

You know, I spent a

good half of my life

to develop an instinct

An instinct about people.

With a man of your caliber

your culture,

Your honesty

No, I do not think

you would.

Get it now

And respect your commitment.

Yes.

When did

I must return?

Say in a week.

Yes, one week.

Goodbye my friend.

Good.

File me a vodka.

Damn!

Damn!

E thy consolation, then?

A**hole!

Takes you to the checkout.

-- Frankie, let y

-- Monitors the car.

But do not touch the horn.

Okay, Luis.

Come here, Marta

go home.

Mom, we must

go now?

Let's go, Frankie.

It is beautiful this car.

Mom, did you see the car?

I have prepared to eat

if you're hungry.

I found work.

Did you find a job

or you did a job?

I found a job,

a real job.

What kind of job is it?

In a warehouse in town.

Pay is good.

When you start?

In a few days.

Luis came.

He wanted to see you.

Are you sure it's me

he wanted to see?

What does that mean?

Forget it.

Riding high?

Junior!

And the family?

You'd better slow down.

You're gonna bowl.

And the more he is deaf.

Still nothing?

No sir.

Everything ...

You'll shut up, yes?

Have you ever considered

there is nothing of substance?

What? No.

It's been how long?

Drilling?

Yes.

it'll be seven years and four months every round,

at the end of next week.

A soda? You want a small soda?

If you want.

Put gum Junior!

Put the gum, I say!

Ten against one that he will

yet to pick up.

Here, I've found it.

Oh great, it's impeccable.

Impec small.

loves lemon?

Junior, it is the strawberry.

It's your wife?

Before yes. She pulled

a junkyard.

You miss it?

Well, it's been thirty years now.

As they say, time

erases injury.

But still sometimes,

I miss her.

Damn.

And there's no picture.

And Junior?

Oh, remember him.

You bet he

barely known.

Then suddenly, he

derusted too.

Did you hear that all the land was

bought by a real estate company?

Yes.

Band of bastards.

They'll f*** us all

out by bulldozers. Hop!

No quarter. They will shave

all our little world.

What a dirty trick.

I'll worry, me, bitchin.

And stop fiddling with cats.

They are wicked. Get it?

And stir you. Back to work!

What we

can do?

I dunno.

Thank you for the soda.

C'mon do me wrong, Carl.

Make me wrong.

B*tch.

B*tch.

B*tch.

Whores.

Hookers!

How long I slept?

All afternoon.

And sh*t. Excuse me

I was not ...

Always the same song.

You say it every time.

Enough children. Tuck and

get ready for the bath.

Frankie catches a panty own

for you and one for your sister.

And no history. Go!

Not funny.

Why you do not you?

You can watch me?

I must go

fetch water.

I go there.

Now we must go back

above the riverbed.

The water is too dirty down.

It goes like you want Cochise?

You'll drink this crap?

I understand why your people

is endangered.

What do you want?

I reassure you. I'm not here

to visit the area.

Mr. McCarthy sends me

to investigate you.

And it would not you

see you deflate.

If I can give you

advice, avoid.

I will come.

It's my job

make sure you get there.

I said I would.

That is a wise decision.

Because at least put your

little lady and your kids

the first plane

to Bora Bora

not to mention your father crumbling

And all those who love you well

slum in your sh*t.

I find them all.

And I buterai.

Then I f***.

And I eats afterwards.

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