The Rocket

Mali, push my dear, push!

Push push, Mali, push!

The head, I can see the head.

A boy, a boy, Mali.

Mali, it's a boy!

Its balls are so big!

Let's give him a nickname.

How about "Little Balls"?

Let's take a bath first, "Little Balls."

Must be...

- What?

- Another baby.

Twins.

You already know...

what we have to do.

We have to get rid of it!

No. Get out!

Get out!

Wake up.

It's dead.

It's dead.

Then I haven't had twins.

Mali.

Mali.

Please don't kill him.

Mother Taitok, don't kill him.

Mali, under the mango tree.

Better his father doesn't know.

But...

it's still a twin.

One is blessed, one carries a curse.

- Could be this one.

- It's not.

You don't know that.

- If it starts to bring bad luck...

- He won't.

Ahlo, my sweet baby.

Ahlo! Ahlo! Ahlo!

Ahlo, what you got?

Ahlo, selling the big fish?

What you got there?

Here, fish. A kilo.

- That's a kilo?

- It is.

I doubt it!

See, not a kilo.

Nearly there.

Mmmm... nearly there?

Here, if you stuff it

with spring onion, coriander,

tiny eggplants,

green eggplant...

serve it on steamed rice.

Then it's a kilo.

Okay. Seeing you're so clever.

- Thank you.

- Come again.

Air flow could be better.

There you go, Dad.

Toma, you ever going to finish those?

Mother, I'm working on

a whole lot of stuff.

Well, how about working

a whole lot faster.

How about you stop

inaling the stock, Mom?

I've got more balls

than all the men in this village...

Here, read this, read this, read this.

Here, read this, read this.

We want indigo.

Like deep water.

Like deep water.

The color is bad.

So fussy.

Here, do it yourself!

A second dam,

they're building another one.

Those a**holes are

calling a meeting up there.

What are they offering?

Could be good.

Right, son?

Wanna see the dam? It's huge.

Go find Dad.

Ahlo, look. We're here.

Can I walk around, Dad?

Go ahead, but be careful.

Nam Dee Dam

and Austral-Laos Hydro-Electric

are proud to announce

an important milestone.

The filling of the upper catchment

of Nam Dee 1.

Construction of Nam Dee 2

will begin immediately.

The new catchment area...

will be where your villages are now.

Your valley will be flooded.

You and your families will be relocated.

Please prepare to leave.

But don't worry, Nam Dee

Relocation Village is there for you.

A new house, good land,

and a generous cash payout.

And plenty of water and electricityl

A new home could be a good thing.

We'll have electricity, running water.

- We'll have...

- And leave our traditions behind?

Ahlo, hurry up. Give me the basket.

This tree was here when Taitok arrived.

400 years it can live.

Grandma is 400 years old?

Each mango has a seed

that can grow a tree like this.

Thousands of mangoes...

Mali's mangoes!

We'll plant them in our new home.

Can't take too much.

Then leave something else.

- What about my boat?

- Ahlo, we'll never get it up the hill.

I want my boat!

So stubborn!

Just forget about the boat!

Up to the trucks. Move along!

Hurry up, people, keep moving.

Only take what you need!

We're taking the boat. Right, son?

It's a giant mountain, Mali!

Only God can get the boat up there.

Over there!

We pull it up the hill,

put it on the truck...

Simple.

Ahlo, where are you going?

Help me! Help me!

One, two, three!

Him!

He should have died!

In the womb, like his brother.

He's a twin!

A twin.

Mali.

For you, my love.

Your journey is long.

Mali's mangoes.

We'll plant them, as your mother wanted.

A place where they'll grow well.

Okay?

Okay?

Come on, you're here. Out!

Come, come, come this way.

Over here, people.

We've arrived, don't panic!

Don't panic, don't worry.

You've arrived at your new home...

But, uh... it's not here.

- Your houses are over there.

- In the compound.

But you have to wait until, uh...

they've finished building them.

Don't panic, don't worry.

All right, everyone.

For now, use the complimentary,

uh... gift.

Meantime, it's complimentary.

It's complimentary.

Okay?

Any questions, uh... save till tomorrow.

Better off shitting in the ground.

Okay, people, settle down...

Next point in the meeting...

There will be many more

building supplies arriving...

before the end of the month,

thanks to Austral-Laos and Nam Dee 2.

Keep your building supplies!

Our livestock are starving!

That field wouldn't feed

a family of snails!

The land is terrible!

That's right!

Well, the building supplies

will be arriving soon...

The building materials...

They'II...

They'll be here at the end...

end of the month. Thanks to...

Okay, okay! Thank you very much,

we'll be back again.

Oh, that's right...

Please refrain from using

the new washroom...

the toilets are overtlowing.

Mom wanted us to plant them,

not waste them.

Want to say something?

We'll find land for the mangoes, Dad.

I will.

Do you see?

He's just a boy, Mother.

Quickly!

Quickly, it's coming down. Quickly!

Quickly!

Coming down, coming down!

That's it.

That's it.

Three, four, five...

We'll get good money for these.

Over there, over there!

Please help us and buy some flowers.

No, I've got too many.

Buy some please!

Help us and you'll sell everything!

A guy bought from me,

now he's filthy rich.

Or even that looks nice too.

Thank you!

Let's go!

Stop, wait, wait!

Hey, put it down!

Sorry, sorry!

You know where to grow mangoes?

Mangoes?

Mangoes.

Hey! Don't be stupid.

Ahlo, c'mon.

Didrt your mother teach you anything?

Let's go, too many mosquitoes.

Let's go!

Come on!

Stop it!

You're all mad around here!

You're stupid!

Mosquitoes will bite you to death!

Stupid!

Idiot!

Ahlo, careful with the water.

It's full, take it out.

That little girl lost her whole family.

Malaria.

Good mood today?

Here, let me help.

I'm sorry.

About your family...

about your mother.

Good morning, James Brown.

We had a payout too, once upon a time.

Has your uncle ever changed his clothes?

Never. Not since I can remember.

A present from the American embassy.

America dropped bombs here, didn't they?

Quick, come here, Ahlo.

Come here.

- Ahlo!

- Uncle Purple!

Ahlo, come back!

These people are in grief.

Uncle Purple!

Damn endless ceremonies.

Reminding you what you'd rather forget.

Hey, fish!

Sleeping Tiger.

Enough explosives

to send you to the moon.

Tick... tick...

Boom!

Sleeping Tiger sleeps no more.

Were you a soldier?

Did you kill Americans?

Good time with my uncle?

Eat that if you want to keep up with me.

Got something for you...

This mango is from a 400 year old tree.

If you plant it,

it will make thousands of mangoes.

Got something to show you.

Today I found land for Mom's mangoes.

Ahlo.

I don't want you seeing

that man and girl anymore.

They're outsiders.

They'll make our family look bad.

Ah! The little soldier.

Entrez.

Can't see you and Kia anymore.

Oh... Your father thinks I'm a bum?

Unconventional.

Correct! Bing!

That's me - unconventional.

You any good at catching rats?

I'm good at cooking Rat Pad Thai.

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