The Green Inferno

What do we want?

Health insurance!

When do we want it?

Now!

What do we want?

Health insurance!

When do we want it?

Now!

Yeah!

Come! Join us.

We will not go away.

We will not be stopped.

And some of us

will not even eat

until these people

are treated fairly.

Daylight...

What the f***?

Sorry.

You'd think they'd be too

weak from not eating.

Honestly, I hope

they starve to death.

Yeah, seriously, then we can

get some sleep up in this b*tch.

So I go to this party and Scott's

like, "You should totally rush".

And I'm like,

"That's retarded.

"That's for idiots who were stupid

enough to go to Dartmouth. "

I'm on a hunger strike.

You're one of them,

I can tell.

Or I'm just not hungry.

Or you secretly want

to starve yourself.

Duh, what girl doesn't?

None of those girls give a

f*** about the janitors.

They just don't want to

look like they're anorexic.

None of them.

Not one.

So, what are they doing on the

lawn at 9:
00 on a Sunday?

The only thing those posers care

about is looking like they care.

It's just some weird

demonstration to appease

their f***ing white stupid

suburban Jewish guilt.

Hi. I'm Jewish.

I'm allowed to say that.

Mmm.

Zabar's.

Kaycee! Come on.

What? They deserve

to get tear gassed

for waking us up

so early on a Sunday.

There's something

creepy about that guy.

Creepy or charismatic?

The two

go hand in hand.

That's the kind of guy

you got to look out for.

People use the term

"female circumcision,"

but "female

genital mutilation"

more accurately

describes what nearly

two million girls

go through every year.

Some cultures use a blade.

Like this one.

But more commonly,

FGM is done

with piece of broken glass, the lid

of a tin can,

or a sharpened stone.

Once the clitoris or outer

genitalia is removed,

the girl is then sewn up

and her legs are bound

for 40 days while

the wounds heal.

If they heal at all.

Kaycee?

Why would they do that?

I mean, what's the point?

The villages don't

consider them women

unless they've

gone through this.

From their perspective,

it's a rite of passage.

It's insane.

There's an ambassador

on East 44th Street

who should be doing

something about this.

My father's

a lawyer at the UN.

Maybe he could get

involved somehow.

It's not only

African countries who do this.

Muslims.

Middle Eastern countries.

Tribes in the Amazon.

FGM is a global problem.

You'd need every lawyer

in the UN to stop it.

Moving on. The "Ant Ordeal".

Why even bother

with safe sex lectures?

They should just

teach that class.

Uh, yeah. I used to think putting

in a tampon was painful.

I know.

Excuse me.

Hey, can I talk

to you for a sec'?

I won't keep her long.

Okay.

Sure.

Nah, I just wanted to give

you a flyer for our group.

Oh, thanks. I think

it's cool and all

what you guys do,

it's just...

I'm not really into it.

Alejandro asked me

to give that to you.

Alejandro?

I mean, it's really

chill. No pressure.

We just hang out,

talk about the issues.

The food's really good.

Wait, don't you guys

starve yourselves?

Some kids do, yeah.

Not me, obviously.

But tonight

we're celebrating.

School's giving the janitors

health insurance.

Really?

Yeah.

They're making

the deal now.

So, see you there?

I'll think about it.

Don't think. Act.

Don't think. Act.

You're not seriously thinking

about going to this, are you?

No. I'm acting. Acting like

I'm thinking about it.

Good. Because activism is so f***ing gay.

The UN

Environment Program

handles matters

such as these, Justine.

Everyone is aware

of what is happening.

It's not something

that can be cured overnight.

Unless there was oil involved,

then we'd end FGM tomorrow.

Mmm. Were it so simple.

There are procedures.

We can't just go

invade a country

because they're

doing something

that we think is

illegal or immoral.

Anymore.

Where's your necklace?

It's in my dorm room.

Don't worry, it's safe.

You know your mother made that

out of your grandmother's...

Silver. Yes, I know.

I just forgot to wear it.

You know,

you should've kept playing.

Your mother loved it.

She also loved it when I

did what made me happy.

Playing used to

make you happy.

It still does. But I'm

not going to be a flautist.

It's not like I can

practice in my dorm room.

And if I played

on the street,

people would throw

change at me.

Well, you were very talented.

I like to think I still am.

You are. I just think you're

letting your talents go to waste.

Yeah. On books and college.

And terrible stuff.

The two are not

mutually exclusive, my dear.

Are you going to have

that cheese bread?

Knock yourself out.

Thanks.

Have you ever had fantasies

of saving a dying tribe?

Of protecting them from

encroaching civilization?

Well, an opportunity

has come up

to turn that fantasy

into reality.

For those of you

who care enough to join us.

In two weeks, an untouched

jungle in the Peruvian Amazon

will be destroyed forever.

And so will

the natives inside it.

The companies

want the natural gas

in the ground

under the villages.

So they GPS the location,

bulldoze the homes,

and kill the natives.

Ancient tribes, seen only in rare

glimpses from satellite photos,

will be gone forever.

So what's the plan?

March through the jungle

and starve yourself?

You must be a freshman.

Yes. Why?

Because only a freshman would

speak with such insolence.

You can leave now.

I'm sorry. I didn't...

Go.

I said I'm sorry.

Justine!

Alejandro takes his social

work very seriously.

You think?

Sorry. I'll try

and talk to him.

Don't bother!

Anyway, thanks for coming!

I mean it.

Hey.

Look, I'm really sorry

about the other night.

I didn't mean

to be so flip.

Yes, you did.

Save it.

We need people who are serious

about making an impact.

Not making jokes.

I am serious.

You're a serious student,

which is fine,

but it's really

not enough.

Well, maybe if you gave

someone a chance to learn,

your organization

might be more effective.

What's the cause you

care about the most?

I mean, they're

all important,

but what keeps

you up at night?

Women's rights in Africa.

But how can a white

girl from the suburbs

go to Africa and tell

a village that FGM is wrong?

Exactly.

I'll tell you how.

You organize a group

and you go there.

And you get

media attention.

Right or wrong,

you need cameras on them.

That's the only way

people change their behavior.

The threat of embarrassment.

You must shame them.

Show me how.

I think you're an

idealist, Justine,

and you have

good intentions.

But you're not

ready for this.

I am. Let me prove it.

The villages

are here, here and here.

The development is going here.

A few miles from the Yajes.

Ten more miles and the

Yajes village is ruined.

And that's the end of

unmanned civilization.

Justine. Nice of you

to join us.

Late.

Sorry, I got off

at the wrong stop.

It's okay.

We leave Saturday.

We get in one day ahead.

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