Truck. Come...
Good afternoon.
would you by any chance being going to Bom Jesus?
Yes.
It's far away. It'll be $10 a head.
(sing)
Mom taught me.
would you like some?
No' thank you. Yes' please.
Right! He's a growing lad. And how many harvests have you seen?
Nine.
when I was thy age' I'd have eaten a whole ox. Fare thee well.
Have some. It's good.
No' thank ;you' Jesus. It'll be a few "harvests" before I eat that.
I'm telling you.
My mother always used to tell me that'
one day' dad'd show me what he desert was like.
where do you think she is right now?
I wonder if they buried her properly.
Come on. Come with me.
put your mother's handkerchief there.
Are we going to my father's house?
Yes' we are. Are you satisfied now?
what's the matter?
Don't tell me you've given up.
I don't want him to see me like this'
like a beggar.
He'll like you. Don't you worry.
The trouble is' will you like him?
I already do.
Your father is not exactly what you imagine.
He's not.
You don't know him.
He built our house all by himself. He knows how to work with wood.
I know' I know. ok. You'll soon be with your dear daddy
and everything will be fine and dandy.
I could ask him to let you stay a few days with us.
would you by any chance know where this is?
Run' Jesus!
Mum' we have visitors.
Is there someone in? Yes.
Good afternoon.
Is this Jesus's house?
Yes' it is. Do you want to talk to him?
Yes' I do. Is he home?
No' he isn't. But he'll be right back.
You can wait if you like.
If I may...
Hello. she's here to speak to your husband
would you like some coffee?
No' thank you.
Can you tell me what you want to say to my husband?
I'm afraid I can only speak to him.
Your friends have been waiting for you to speak to you.
Good evening.
I've come from Rio de Janeiro
and I have important business to discuss with you.
very well.
Maria... Mother... if you'd excuse us' please!
out! out! Get out¡¦ a here! out!
speak your mind' Miss.
I'm bringing you this boy.
His mother passed away and now'
you are the only person he has in the world.
And what are you to him?
Nothing.
so' why did you bring him here?
Let's just say I'm a friend of his.
Is he a good boy?
Yes' he is.
This letter here is for you.
You've got the wrong man.
I'm Jesse. This letter is for Jesus who used to live here before.
Let me just show you something.
Here. This is where Jesus lives now'
down in vila do Joao.
He won a house in a riffle and sold this one.
when he got the money'
he drank it all away in the bar on the corner.
Hello!
Irene!
Hi' Dora! Is everything ok?
Did you send the money I asked you for?
The money is at your disposal in Bom Jesus da Lapa.
Bom Jesus what?
Da Lapa...
I found no truck to get away from this god awful pilgrimage.
where are we going?
we'll walk. To hitch a ride on the road.
walk? Yeah.
I don't know what I could possibly have done to deserve this.
You're my punishment.
I'm hungry!
oh' really?
Doesn't it even occur to you that I might be too?
There is no more food.
There is no more money' if you want to know.
It's all gone! Now are you satisfied?
what are we going to do?
I don't know.
But it seems that I still have to be responsible for you.
Your father and your mother brought you into the world.
But they shouldn't have!
Now good old Dora here has been left holding the baby!
oh hell! Jesus! where are you going?
Come back!
Jesus' come back!
Jesus.
Jesus...
Jesus!
oh my god! Jesus!
Jesus!
Thank you.
Thank you' Jesus'
Here I am' Lord. I beg you.
I am praying with all my heart' with all my soul' Jesus.
I am a Franciscan from the bottom of my heart.
oh' Jesus' bless my people! Bless my pilgrims!
Forgive me Lord' for I am a sinner.
For Christ's blood'
look at the hardships I must hear!
Burn it' Lord! Burn Lord!
Let us keep away evil and let the light come through.
Jesus!
This commerce here.
This madman's fair is the fair of the devil
and the merchants of the temple.
This is the carnival of satan.
He's down below' jumping for joy!
Look!
want to know your fortune' miss? It's only a buck.
I don't have any money.
Give me a help' if I deserve... I don't have nay money left.
If I deserve. Let me see your hand.
what a bore!
where are you off to? Jesus?
How much does it cost with Father Cicero?
3 bucks.
3? That much?
That's the price. And the photo with message for the saint?
Just the photo with the saint and you.
Do you want it?
what did you come here for? Let's go' Jesus.
Lady' she's a writer.
she can write a message to the saint for you.
You can write?
It'll cost you a buck.
we write letters! Get your letters written here!
send a letter home! send the saint a message!
only one buck!
we write letters! Get your letters written here!
send the saint a message! only one buck!
I want to spend a letter. How much is it?
That's cost you a buck.
one buck.
Two' if you want us to mail it.
Even better.
stand there in the line!
we write letters. Get your letters written here!
send a letter home!
That's it. Can I start?
Yes.
Criselda' my Criselda'
I'm come from Itabaiana all the way here...
Itabaiana...
on foot' walking all the way here.
Ma' I'm here in Bom Jesus to thank the Good Jesus
for the vow made about Benicio marrying me.
Thank you' Good Jesus'
for making my husband give up the booze.
Leontina Emerentian'
I am the happiest man in the world.
How long has he been away?
He left 4 years ago.
He hasn't sent any news since' has he?
to my mother' Maria Dalva Jose Becerra.
Josef a Maria da silva from sao Bento do Norte..
to my beloved'
Joao pedro da silva from sao paulo.
to my father' Jose Alves da silva...
Thank you' Boy Jesus'
for making it rain on our fields this year.
I've come to Bom Jesus
to let off ten colored rockets in Your honor.
Sebastian.
Here you go' miss.
Your letter.
Thank you
so' are we rich now?
Even enough to eat.
Come on. Give me your hand.
Let's go' let's go.
I want to buy you that dress.
For me?
For you. oh' my god. How much is it?
5 bucks.
You'll look a lot nicer with this dress.
I've had it!
Don't do that!
should I tear them up first?
No. Give them to me.
I'll decide what to do with them later. ok?
will we go and look for my father tomorrow?
Yes. There's a bus at lunchtime.
ok' Jesus. You can come in.
Good night' Jesus.
Good night' Dora.
Do you always sleep like that?
How would you expect me to sleep? Naked?
It's more comfortable.
You can take your clothes off if you want. It doesn't worry me.
what's that? Are you embarrassed?
I bet you've never seen a woman with no clothes on in your life.
Yes' I have! I've seen a lot.
Yes... your mother!
That's a lie! I've seen lots of women.
Two might have seen them. But I bet you never did anything.
I had sex with them too!
You had sex with them? How?
I don't talk about that kind of thing with women.
I see I have a real man in my bed.
How long is it going to take? How long?
stay here'
I'll be right back.
Dora' the bus is here.
It's really crowded.
Excuse me' where is F street?
Hey! Hey you.
where's F street?
F is the new street' the asphalted one.
It's down there.
Let's go. Thanks.
They all look the same' don't they?
Yes' all the same.
Did your mother have a picture of your father?
she did.
Do you think you would recognize your father from a photograph?
sometimes I can remember his face.
But sometimes it seems to fade away.
Yes. sometimes I can hardly remember my father's face.
Maybe we shouldn't have photographs
so that we wouldn't have to remember.
They might at least allow us to forget!
I left home when I was 16.
I never saw my father again.
Then' years later' I was walking down the street downtown in Rio.
And I bumped right into him.
I froze. It was all I could do to talk to him.
"Do you remember me?"
I could see from his face that he really didn't recognize me.
He didn't recognize his own daughter. know what he said?
"How could I forget such a lovely specimen as you".
I said that I'd mistaken him for someone else and walked away.
I heard he died sometime afterwards.
Did you get that?
what did I do?
You forgot me too not long ago.
I don't want to forget you.
Don't worry. You will.
Jesus!
Jesus doesn't live here anymore' Miss.
Do you happen to know where he is?
Me? I don't have the foggiest.
He just walked off and vanished into thin air.
No one's ever heard of him again.
Thank you.
He won't be back' will he?
No...At least' I don't think so.
I'll wait for him.
It's no use' Josue. He won't be coming back.
so' will you come back to Rio with me?
would you like to?
I would love you to. I would.
Let's go.
His father's disappeared.
what are you going to do now?
I can't just leave him here.
No' you can't.
After all' he's a good boy... you know.
Are you coming back with him?
I don't know' I wonder.
what do you mean' you don't know?
I've already made many mistakes in my life.
what are you going to do now?
Listen' Irene. sell the fridge' the couch.
what else do I have?
The TV?
Yes' sell the TV.
Tell me' what are you going to do now?
when I stop somewhere' I'll give you a call.
I need two tickets to Bom Jesus for today.
The bus leans tomorrow morning.
How about another town?
only tomorrow. we have no there buses today.
This is the end of the world' miss.
How do I get out of here?
only tomorrow.
Could it be that you're looking for my father?
Your father?
Jesus! I heard that strangers were after him.
Yes' that must have been me.
Do you know my father?
well' I used to be a great friend of his.
what a coincidence' running into one of his children!
It isn't really' if you think how small this place is.
pleased to meet you. I'm Isaias.
pleased to meet you too' Isaias. I'm Dora.
so' you've come to pay him a visit.
No' I was just going past'
that is' I was in the neighborhood'
so I decided to pay an old friend a visit.
In that case' I insist that you both come home
and have something to eat.
It's not everyday that Dad has visitors.
I insist. I'm sure you wouldn't refuse me.
And this is... what was your name?
Geraldo.
Geraldo' Miss Dora' I insist'
I insist. Let's go.
Geraldo' come here.
Do you know what a tong-twister is?
No.
peter piper picked a peck of picked peppers.
Now you say it!
peter piper picked a peck of paper...
what a dope!
This is the house my brother Moises and I moved in
when my father left.
Moises' we have visitors!
This is Dora. she's a friend of Dad's.
Hello.
Hi!
Miss Dora' how long does it take to come here?
It depends my son on the way you come.
Moises is dying to see Rio.
It is beautiful there' isn't it? Too bad there are so many crooks.
There are crooks everywhere.
we took this land and are squatting it' Miss Dora. All of it.
we moved into this house when our father lost the other one
and put this carpenter shop.
Moises grinds away here all day long.
In fact' he's better at it than Dad.
He makes tables' chairs' he makes anything.
we've even got a few orders from the Capital.
Hey Geraldo' come and have a look.
The little squirt can play real well.
Don't egg him on. He's conceited enough as it is.
No' they're too shit.
Come here. Give it to her so she can read it to us.
Forget it' Isaias. what does she have to do with it?
she's father's friend. we can trust her' Moises.
please.
In that case' I'll get it.
All right. Get that dammed letter!
About six months ago' this letter arrived.
It's written to Ana Fontenele and it's Dad's handwriting.
she's a woman my father met after our mother died.
Ana Fontenele went to Rio de Janeiro about...
9 years ago carrying our youngest brother in her wombs.
Dad's waited for Ana Fontenele to come back from Rio
for about 2 years.
He stopped working' drank' drank' drank.
Then he had to sell our house in Bom Jesus to pay his debts.
Then' one day' I woke up and couldn't find him anywhere.
There was a half-full bottle of liquor on the table.
so I thought' if Dad left the bottle still half full'
there must be something wrong.
He left without even saying good-bye.
And that was the best thing that could have happened.
Don't say that' Moises!
And why not? It's the pure and simple truth!
You know Dad. You know what a great guy he is.
Great...
I'm going to give her the letter to read.
Let her read it.
The letter's addressed to Ana' not us.
Deep down' they never really cared about us.
But Ana never returned.
Let's put everything in the open' shall we' Moises?
would it be too much trouble for you to read it to us' Miss?
of course not.
so? It says where he is?
Go on. Read it.
"Ana'...
you wretch.
It took me a good time to find a writer
to tell you that only now I have realized that
you must have gone back and found our new house
while I'm here in Rio' looking for you.
I want to be back before this letter
but if it arrives before me'
listen to what I've got to tell you:
wait for me' I'm going home too."
The letter got here six months ago.
In that case' he didn't manage to come back.
"I left Moises and Isaias in charge"
That's a good one! He left us in charge?
"Ana'
I'm thinking of spending a month
or so in the gold fields before going home.
But anyway' you can sure I'll be coming.
Then we'll all be together'
me' you'
Isaias' Moises
and Josue
who I'm hearing to see.
You're a bad-tempered little critter'
but I'd give all I got to set eyes on you again.
Forgive me.
It's just you and me in this life.
Jesus".
He's coming back!
He's never coming back!
He'll be back one day.
Dora.
He didn't really say anything about wanting to see me' did he?
of course he did.
No' he didn't. I know he didn't.
Let's come in.
I've already made my father's bed for you' Miss Dora.
Thanks.
Geraldo' tongue-twister!
Again?
say five times very quickly "How now cow". Now say it.
say five time very quickly...
what a dope!
Dora?
"Josue'
I haven't sent a letter to anyone for a while
but I'm sending you this one now..."
You were right. Your father will come back
and he surely is all you say he is.
I remember riding with my father in his train
and he'd let me - a girl-
blow the whistle all the way!
when you're driving down the road in your big truck'
just remember that I was the first person
to have you put your hands on the whello.
It's much better for you to stay there with your brothers.
You deserve far more than what I can give you.
whenever you want to remember me'
take a look at the small picture we took together.
I'm only saying that'
because I'm afraid that' one day' you'll forget me.
I long for my Dad.
I long for everything!
Dora.