All language subtitles for The.Tiger.Rising.2022.1080p.BluRay.x264.DD5.1-NOGRP

Have you ever been
inside a cage?

Not a real one,

with metal bars and a lock.

Though I have had some
experience with those.

No, I'm talking
about the kind of

imaginary cage we build
to protect ourselves.

That's the kind of cage
that my friend, Rob, and I

were trapped inside when
we were ten years old

before we unearthed the
key that would set us free

and before we met the
magnificent creature

who would change
our lives forever.

For the love of your life or.

Hush. Ain't no
point in cryin'.

Cryin' ain't gonna
bring her back.

Jesus said.

Yes, sir.

Looky here. It's
the Kentucky Star.

How's it like to be a star?

Billy, he don't know what
it's like to be a star.

Hey, guess what?
This ain't Kentucky.

This is Florida.

Yeah. You don't knows how
to be a star anywhere.

Got it?

Oh. look at him.

He's got creeping
crud all over him.

God, he's gross.

Hey, Mr. Nelson.
What are you doing?

This ain't no
stop, Mr. Nelson.

Hey, this is a school bus.

I know that.

You're all dressed
up to go to a party.

This ain't no party bus.

It's not my fault you
don't have good clothes.

We're sorry, we didn't
mean nothing by it.

What's your name?

Sistine.

Sistine? What kind of
a stupid name is that?

Like the chapel.

What are you looking at?

Yeah, what are you
looking at, disease boy?

Come on.

We see the world the same.

That's God giving life to
Adam with just His touch.

That's what Michelangelo
was trying to say.

And Michelangelo didn't
even want to paint it.

He thought he was a better
sculptor than a painter.

Can you believe that?

No way.

The whole ceiling is a fresco.

You know what fresco means?

No, ma'am.

It means that a
painter goes in there

and paints on all that
plaster real fast.

You got all them
rooms cleaned good?

Have I ever not got all
these rooms cleaned good?

Come to think of it,
I don't think so.

Then let's just assume

that I got all these
rooms cleaned really good.

Save us both some time.

Hey, girl, don't
you give me no lip.

I ain't paying you
to be a smart mouth.

You barely pay me to breathe.

Hey, man.

Can you point me out to the spa?

- Spa?
- Yeah.

Does this place look
like it has a spa to you?

Sorry to hear about
your inadequacies.

Spa.

My name is Sistine Bailey.

What a lovely name.

Thank you.

I'm from Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania,

home of the Liberty Bell,
and I hate the South

because the people
in it are ignorant.

And I'm not staying
here in Lister.

My father is coming
to get me next week.

Thank you for
introducing yourself,

Sistine Bailey. You
may take your seat now

before you put your foot
in your mouth any further.

I wanna talk about
last week's test.

Y'all didn't do so great.

We're gonna figure
this out together

and see where you're wrong.

We're gonna go over.

Mom, I can't do this.

Let me see that.

Oh, sure you can whittle that.

I'll show you.
Ain't it hard. Okay.

Hey, buddy, don't
jiggle that bed.

Your mama's in a lot of pain.

He ain't hurting me, Robert.

Don't tire yourself
out with that wood.

It's all right. I'm
just teaching Rob

some things I know.

There, now you do some.

See, you already
know what to do.

Your hands know.

You know, it helps
with the whittling

when you stick your tongue out.

Rob,

I need you to go to
the principal's office.

Rob?

Rob Horton?

Mr. Phelmer wants to
see you in his office.

Do you understand?

Yes, ma'am.

Billy, I saw that.

Morning, Rob. You
doin' okay today?

Yes, sir.

We've been a bit worried.

It's about your legs.
May I take a look?

Yes, sir.

Okay.

No, that don't
look good, does it?

Yeah, that don't
look good at all.

Look, uh, here's the situation,
Rob, some of the parents,

and I'm not gonna mention names,
are worried that what you...

What you got there
might be contagious.

Con - tage - us, meanin' some...

Something the other students
could possibly catch.

Now, you tell me the truth, son.

You've been usin' that
medicine you told me about?

You've been puttin' that on?

Yes, sir.

Well, I'm gonna be upfront
and honest with you, Rob.

I think it might be a good idea
to let you stay home a few days.

Give that medicine some time
to kick in, work its magic,

and then we'll bring
you back to school

once your leg's better.

Does that sound like a plan?

That'd be all right.

All right. Good. Now,
here's what I'm gonna do.

I'm just gonna write a little
letter to your parents.

I mean, your father.

We'll let him know what's what.

And you tell him, if he
has any questions at all,

he can just give me
a call, all right?

Yes, sir.

All right. There you go.

Go! Yeah, yeah. See
you around, bud.

We all have our challenges.

Why, thank you.

My pleasure, ma'am.

What's your name?

Rob Horton.

Very pleased to meet
you, Rob Horton.

I'm Miss Mills.
What you got there?

It ain't nothin'.

May I see it?

Well, look at that.

Did you draw this?

Yes, ma'am. It ain't nothin'.

Sure don't look like nothin'.

You're a dang good artist,
Rob. I wanna see more.

Why don't you stop by tomorrow

and show me some
of your artwork?

I can't.

Mr. Phelmer wants me to
stay home for a few days.

On account of my legs.

Well, I had a hard time
in fifth grade myself.

I understand. When
you come back,

make sure to stop by
and see me, promise?

Yes, ma'am.

Oh, look where you
came from, loser.

Hey, leave her alone!

Who are you talking to?

Yeah! Who do you think
you're talking to?

I said, leave her alone.

You're gonna make me?

There isn't any place to sit.

It's not like I
want to sit here.

Okay.

What's your name?

Rob Horton.

Well, let me tell you
something, Rob Horton.

You shouldn't run.

That's what they want
you to do, is run.

I hate it here.

This is a stupid hick town
with stupid hick teachers.

No one in the whole school even
know what the Sistine Chapel is.

I know.

What?

I know what the
Sistine Chapel is.

I bet. I bet you know.

It's a picture of
God making the world.

Like it says in Genesis.

It's in Italy.

The pictures are
painted on the ceiling.

They're frescoes.

Uh, I don't got to go to
school on account of my legs.

I got a note that says so.

Mr. Phelmer, the principal,

he says that the other
parents are worried

that what I got is contagious.

Please let me catch it.
Please, please, please.

Please, please, please
let me catch it.

You won't. It
ain't contagious.

Please, please, please.

It ain't a disease.
It's just me.

Where do you live?

In the motel. The
Kentucky Star.

You live in a motel?

It ain't permanent.

It's just until we
get back on our feet.

Well, I'll bring
you your homework.

I'll bring it to
you at the motel.

That stuff ain't nothing
nobody else can catch.

I know it.

I told that to that
principal once before.

I called him up
and told him that.

Yes, sir.

You wanna stay home?

I'll maybe make an appointment,

get one of them
doctors to write down

what you got ain't catching.

Yes, sir.

But I won't do it
for a few days.

All right? Give
you some time off.

That would be all right.

You got to fight
'em. The boys.

No, I know you don't want to.

But you got to fight 'em, else
they won't ever leave you alone.

Yes, sir.

All right.

In the meantime, you can
help me out around here.

Do some maintenance work for
me, some sweepin' and cleanin'.

Beauchamp's running me ragged.

Don't know who the
hell he thinks he is.

Can't you just get a
job somewhere else?

Go on and hand me that medicine.

Do you think Beauchamp is
the richest man in the world?

Naw. He don't own but this
one itty-bitty motel now.

And the woods.

He likes to pretend
he's rich is all.

All right. There you go.

Can I go outside?

Naw.

I don't want that
medicine get rained off.

It costs too much.

Go and get washed up.
We'll have supper.

Someday, you and me
are gonna have a house

with a real stove.

I'll do some good cookin' then.

This is good.

Eat all you want.
I ain't hungry.

It don't look like no butterfly.

Hm? No, it don't.

It looks like it
wants to be a fish.

But I was whittling a butterfly.

But the wood had other ideas.

You can never tell what's
gonna come out of the wood.

It does what it wants,
and you just follow.

Go on, you might as
well finish your fish.

Put me down!

Come on, son.

Come on, you're a
working man now.

Got to get up.

You know what?

No, ma'am.

I'll tell you what.

I'd rather clean up
after pigs in a barn

than clean up behind some
of the people in this place.

Pigs at least give
you some respect.

What you staring at?

What you doin' out of school?

I don't know.

What you mean, you don't know?

Don't be shaking your
shoulders up and down to me

like some little bird tryin'
to fly away or somethin'.

You want to end up
cleaning the motel rooms

for a livin'?

That's right. Ain't
nobody want this job.

I'm the only fool
Beauchamp can pay to do it.

You better stay in school
else you'll end up like me.

Now, tell me why
you ain't in school.

On account of my legs
being all broke out.

How long have you had that?

A while.

You know I can tell
you how to cure that.

I can tell you right now.
Don't need to go to no doctor.

Sadness.

You carryin' all that sadness
down low in your legs.

Not lettin' it get up to
your heart, where it belongs.

You got to let the
sadness rise up.

The principal thinks
it's contagious.

Man ain't got no sense.

He's got all these certificates,

and they're framed and
hung up on his wall.

I bet he ain't got
one for sense, huh?

I got to clean some more rooms.

You ain't gonna forget what
I told you though, are you?

- No, ma'am.
- What'd I tell you?

To let the sadness rise.

That's right. You let
the sadness rise on up.

Hey! Disease boy!

Here comes your
girlfriend, disease boy!

I brought your homework.

Thanks.

That art teacher
was asking for you.

She had glue in her hair.

Why is this place called
the Kentucky Star?

Because Beauchamp, the owner,

he had a horse once,
named it Kentucky Star.

Well, it's a stupid name
for a motel in Florida.

He must be extremely stupid.

Fine, then.

I know where there's a tiger.

Where?

Come on.

Well, we gotta walk
through the woods.

Oh, well you can just give me
some of your clothes to wear.

I hate this outfit anyway.

This way.

Good Lord!

Sorry. We don't
get much company.

Oh, my goodness?

Where did you get them?

I made 'em.

Michelangelo,

the man who painted
the Sistine ceiling.

He sculpted too.

You're a sculptor.

You're an artist.

No.

It's. perfect.

It's like looking into
a little wooden mirror.

What are you looking at?

Come on, give me some clothes

so we can go see the tiger.

Here you go.

Excuse me, may I have
some privacy, please?

Right.

Now show me this tiger.

This is where my mother grew up.

Right here in Lister.

And she always told herself

that if she ever
made it out of here,

she was not going to come back.

But now she's back

'cause my father had an
affair with his secretary.

Whose name is Bridgette
and who can't even type

which is a really, really
bad thing for a secretary,

like, not to be able to do.

He's coming down here to get me.

Soon.

Next week, probably.

I'm definitely not staying
here, that's for sure.

Ain't you worried about
messing up your shoes?

No. I hate these shoes.

I hate every single
piece of clothing

that my mother makes me wear.

This way.

Does your mother live with you?

No.

Where is she?

My mother's going to
open up a store downtown.

It's gonna be an art store.

She's gonna bring some
culture to this backward town.

She could sell some of
your wood sculptures.

They ain't sculptures.
Just whittling. That's all.

No, I said they're sculptures.

We got to be quiet.

Beauchamp don't want people
walkin' around on his land.

Is this his land?

Yeah. Everything's his.
The motel, the woods.

Everythin'.

He can't own everything.

Besides, I don't
care. He can catch us.

He can put us in jail for
trespassing. I don't care.

Well, if we're in jail, we
won't get to see the tiger!

Where's your mother?

Shhh! You got to be quiet.

I do not have to be quiet!

I want to know where
your mother is!

You know. you don't know
how to talk to people.

I told you about my father
and my mother and Bridgette,

and you didn't
even say anything.

You won't even tell
me about your mother.

Keep your stupid secrets!
Keep your stupid tiger too!

I don't care!

Wait up! Wait up!

Well?

She's dead. My mama's dead.

Okay.

Well? Where's the tiger?

Just hold on. He's
right around the back.

He's beautiful.

Don't get too close.
He might not like it.

It's just like the poem.

What?

The one that goes "Tiger,
tiger, burning bright,

in the forests of the night."

It's just like that.

He burns bright.

Yeah.

What's he doing way out here?

I don't know. He's
Beauchamp's, I guess.

Beauchamp's what? His pet?

I don't know.

I just like to come out
here and look at him.

Maybe he does too.

That's selfish.

This isn't right for this
tiger to be in a cage.

It's not right.

Well, we can't do
nothin' about it.

We could let him go.
We could set him free.

Nuh-uh. There's
all them locks.

We could saw through them.

No.

We have to set him free.

Nuh-uh. It ain't
our tiger to let go.

But it is our tiger to save!

It's a car. A car's comin'!

It's Beauchamp! We
got to go. Come on!

Is he behind us?

Stop shrugging your
shoulders at me.

I hate it.

I hate the way you
shrug all the time!

You look like a big stupid
bird flapping his wings!

Rob!

- Yes, sir?
- Where you been?

Oh, in the woods.

Did you finish all them
jobs I told you to do?

Yes, sir.

All right, who you got with you?

This is Sistine.

Sistine.

This yours?

Yes, it is.

You live around here?

For now.

Your folks know you're out here?

I was going to call my mother.

We got a payphone
over the laundry room.

In the laundry room?

We don't got a phone
in the motel room.

Well, can I have
some change at least?

Oh, yeah.

Do you want me to go with you?

No, I'll find it.
Thank you very much.

She certainly seems
to be a handful.

Yes, sir.

What's she doin'
in your clothes?

Well, she had a dress on.

It was too pretty to
wear out in the woods.

Okay.

All right, go on in.

Let's get that
medicine on your legs.

Yes, sir.

My mother's coming to get me.

Here's your clothes.

How come you don't have a phone?

Hm. Ain't nobody
to call, I guess.

I like to look up at things.

So do my mother and father.

That's how they met.

They were looking up at the
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

and they weren't watching
where they were going

and bumped into each other.

That's why I'm named Sistine.

I like your name.

How did your mother die?

Cancer.

What was her name?

I ain't supposed
to talk about her.

Why not?

Because.

My dad says it don't do
no good to talk about it.

He says that she's gone

and there ain't nothing
we can do about it.

That's why we moved
here from Jacksonville.

Because everybody always
wants to talk about her.

We moved here to
get on with things.

That's my mother.

Okay. I'll come back tomorrow.

Then we'll make our plans
to let the tiger go.

Sissy! Baby, what
in the world?

What in the world are
you doing out here?

Oh, good lord! What
have you got on?

Clothes.

Sissy! You look like a hobo.

Get in the car.

Well, you must be Rob.
What's your last name, Rob?

Horton.

Horton? Are you related to
Seldon Horton, the congressman?

Congressman?

No, ma'am. I don't think so.

Hm. Sissy, get in the car.

She won't listen
to a word I say.

Her father is the only
one she'll listen to.

Her father, the liar.

You're the liar! You're
the one who lies!

Sistine! Good lord!

- Seatbelt, missy!
- I know!

Caroline.

Her name was Caroline.

Now?

No, not yet.

Hold your horses.

Now?

Yes, go ahead. Plug it in.

There you go.

Nice job, you two.

You ever been to a zoo?

I've been to that
one over in Sorley.

Place stunk to high heaven.

Do you think them animals
minded being locked up?

Well, nobody askin'
'em if they minded.

Do you think it's bad
keepin' animals locked up?

You know, when I
wasn't but little,

my daddy brought me
a bird in a cage.

It was a little
green parakeet bird.

That thing was so small,

it could fit in the
palm of my hand.

I could see his
little heart beatin'.

He would look at me and cock his
head like this, and like that.

I named him Cricket, on account
of him singin' all the time.

And what happened to him?

I let him go.

You let him go?

Yep.

I couldn't stand seein'
him locked up in that cage,

so I let him go.

So what happened?

I got beat by my daddy.

He said I didn't do
that bird no favors.

All I did was give
some snake his supper.

So you never saw him again?

Though he comes flying through
my dreams every once in a while,

flittin' about and singin'.

Is that why you're
hummin' all the time?

Maybe.

I know something
that's in a cage.

Who don't?

Where... where are
you going? No, no!

Don't you walk away from me!

Hey! You do what
I tell you to do,

and you won't give
me no back talk.

All right.

All right, all right, all right.

Well, looky here.

We got you on the payroll now?

No, sir.

- What?
- You're workin' for free?

All right. That's
what I like to hear.

Yes, sir.

Ain't you supposed
to be in school, hm?

Or you done graduated already?

I'm sick.

Sick and tired of
school, I bet, huh?

Ain't got no mama settin'
down the rules for you.

You can just make up
your own rules, huh?

Well, listen, I got me a number
of deals going on right now,

a few more than I
could handle properly.

I was wonderin' if maybe
a smart boy like you

was looking for a way to pick
up some extra spending money.

Yeah? Well, let me tell
you what I got cooking.

You like animals?

Of course, you do. What boy
doesn't like animals, right?

But do you like wild animals?

Yeah, coz I got me a wild
animal a couple of days back.

I got me a wild animal
like you wouldn't believe

right here on this property.

And I got plans for him. I
got some big, big, big plans.

Only thing is,

he, uh, needs some
taking care of, you know,

like some daily maintenance.

You following me, son?

Yes, sir.

All right.

Come on, get in the jeep,
I'll take you for a ride,

show you what I'm talking about.

But I'm supposed to be sweepin'.

Says who?

What? That worthless
daddy of yours, huh?

He ain't the boss. He
ain't nobody's boss.

I'm the boss.

So when I say, "Let's
go," you say, "All right."

So, let's go.

All right.

Come on up.

Here, let me get that
for you. Put it in back.

Hah, don't worry about that.

That's just meat.

It won't hurt you.
Wipe your hands.

You ain't gonna believe
what I'm gonna show you.

No, sir.

What?

- No, sir.
- I ain't gonna believe it.

- Keep them eyes closed.
- Don't you cheat.

We're almost there.

Don't peek. Don't peek.

All right.

All right. You
keepin' them closed?

Yes, sir.

All right.

Come here.

All right, almost there.

All right, don't you
be a cheater now.

- Nobody likes a cheater.
- Yes, sir.

All right.

Open up your eyes.

Tell me what you see.

It's a tiger!

Hmm. Damn straight!

King of the jungle.

And he's all mine!

Wow! You own him?

That's right.

A fellow I know, he
owed me some money.

He paid me with a tiger.

That's how real men do business.

In tigers.

That's right. Real men
do business in tigers.

That's right.

What are you going
to do with him?

I'm weighing my options.

Maybe I was thinking
about putting him.

Right up there in front
of the Kentucky Star,

bringing a whole bunch
of business to the motel.

Good boy.

Or maybe I'll just kill him.

Maybe I'll skin him up,
make me a tiger coat.

Can you imagine me in a
big old tiger coat, huh?

Dang, I think I'd
look good. Huh?

Anyway, I ain't completely
made up my mind yet.

But I'll tell you what,
he's a lot of work.

He has to eat meat twice a day.

That's where you come in.

I need you to come out
here and feed him for me

and I'll give you two
dollars every time you do it.

How's that sound?

How do I get the
meat in the cage?

I'm gonna show you.

Looky here.

See these keys, see
this one little key

right here with the
red F on it, huh?

Don't pay any attention
to these keys now

because these keys
open the big door,

and the big tiger
will come out there

and he'll eat you for
sure. You understand?

So you take this
little key with red F.

Just go out here to
this little door.

You open up this little
lock here like that.

Yep. Aah.

Then, you got your meat.

And you throw it in one piece
at a time just like this.

Damn!

Anyway, that's all
there is to it.

What's the tiger's name?

Name?

He don't have a name.

You don't need to name something

you're throwing a piece
of meat to, dummy.

Come on here, oh. I'll
introduce you properly.

Come on.

All right, Tiger,
see this kid here,

he's your new meal
ticket, not me. All right?

He's got the keys.
Take the keys.

He's got the keys,
not me. Understand?

All right. Now, you
two know each other.

You all right, boy?

Y... yes, sir.

Yeah? All right, well,
don't you worry about him.

You'll be all right.

He's stupid anyway.

All right. Come
here. Come here.

Now, this is our business deal.

It don't concern
nobody else, right?

All right, I want you to
take this bag of meat.

I want you to hide it somewhere.

Tomorrow, I'm going to bring
you another bag of meat.

And in the meantime.

You're gonna keep
your mouth shut.

Understand, boy?

Is that you, Rob Horton?

Yes, ma'am.

Are you okay, Rob?

Yes, ma'am.

What you're looking at, Missy?

She's the art
teacher from school.

Are you sure you're okay, Rob?

He already done
told you he's okay.

Now, why don't you just
take your purple hair

and head on down
the street, Missy.

Make sure you come and
see me when you're back.

Your fly's open.

Hey, I told you to get.!

Remember what I told you.

- Yes, sir.
- All right.

Hey! Leprosy boy!

Hey, here's comes your
girlfriend, leprosy boy!

You gonna to kiss her?

Yeah. Kiss her. Kiss her.

Let's go see the tiger!

Tigers are an
endangered species.

It's up to us to save him.

We gotta be careful. He
peed all over Beauchamp.

Did he really?
That's wonderful!

He stunk terrible.

That just means he was
spraying his territory,

marking what he owns.

Mr. Stupid doesn't realize
that the tiger really owns him!

Watch out he don't attack you.

He won't.

Tigers only attack people if
they're desperately hungry.

Well, this one ain't hungry.

How do you know?

Um, well, he ain't
skinny, is he?

He don't look starved.

Keys.

What?

I got the keys to the cage.

How?

Beauchamp.

He hired me to feed his tiger.
And he gave me the keys.

All right!

Now, all we have to do is
open the locks and let him go!

No.

Are you crazy?

It ain't safe. It
ain't safe for him.

My friend Willie May,

she had a bird and let it go,

and it just got ate up.

What?

You're not making any sense.

This is a tiger, not a bird.

And I don't know who Willie
May is, and I don't care.

You can't stop me from
letting this tiger go.

I'll do it without the keys.
I'll saw the locks off myself!

Don't.

Don't!

I can't wait for my
dad to come and get me.

When he gets here,

I'm going to make
him come out here

and set this tiger free.

That's the first thing we'll do.

Don't.

I'll get you out of here.

I promise.

I got you.

I got good hold of you.

This is terrible.
Just terrible.

What is?

It's just not right.

What are you doing?
Are you crazy?

Now he can see the stars!

Look! That's the Big Dipper!

Where?

Over here!

Do you see it?

Oh, right. I see it.

It kinda looks like
the tail of a big bear.

You're right, it is.

You know, the Big Dipper is
really part of Ursa Major.

That means the Great Bear.

I think he sees the bear too.

Yeah, he does!

You see?

That was the right thing to do.

Whoa, did you see
that shooting star?

Yeah, it was really fast.

If a tiger and a bear
got into a fight,

who do you think would win?

The tiger.

Especially if it was our tiger.

I gotta call my mother.

She's gonna be mad.

I'll go with you.

Hey, there. Who's your friend?

This is Sistine.

Sistine, meet Willie May.

She's the one I told you about.

Who had a bird and let it go.

So what?

So nothing.

So I had me a bird.

Why are you hanging around here,

trying to scare people?

I ain't trying to scare no one.

Willie May works here.

That's right.

You know what? I know you.

You ain't got to
introduce yourself to me.

You were angry.

You got a whole world
of anger inside of you.

I know angry when I meet it.
Been angry most of my life.

I'm not angry.

Yeah, all right. You
a angry liar, then.

Here you go.

Ain't that just like God,
throwing you two together?

This boy full of sorrow

carrying it all low in his legs.

And you,

you're full of anger,

got it snapping out
of you like lightning.

You are a pair.
That's the truth.

How tall are you?

Six foot two.

I'm gonna get myself home.

But first, let me
give you some advice.

I already gave this
boy some advice.

You ready for yours?

Ain't nobody gonna rescue you.

You got to rescue yourself.

I think she's a prophetess.

A what?

A prophetess.

They're painted all over
the Sistine ceiling.

They're women who
God speaks through.

A prophetess.

Makes sense.

You out in the woods
with that girl again?

Yes, sir.

Look over here, son.

Where'd this meat come from?

Beauchamp.

Beauchamp?

Beauchamp?

He hardly pay me
enough to get by,

and now he's giving
us his rotten meat.

He thinks I ain't man enough
to put meat on my own table?

I'll teach him a lesson.

I ought to.

Making me work for
less than nothing.

Giving us rotten meat.

Rotten meat!

Damn him!

Nice and hot, just
like you like it.

Thank you, darling.

What?

It's chamomile.
It's your favorite.

It's delicious, Robert.

Then, what?

I've got something for you.

No.

Something I made
especially for you.

I still don't know
how you do that.

That is beautiful.

That's me, and that's you.

I can see that,

thank you very much.

It's my love here.

Daddy.

No, no.

Not right now.

Look, Rob.

I have never in my life seen
a prettier color of green.

Ain't it perfect?

Yes, ma'am.

It looks like the
original green.

The first one that
God ever thought up.

That's right. The
first-ever green.

Or maybe He made that
special green just for you.

- You think?
- Maybe.

You and me, we see
the world the same.

What are you talking about?

Green.

Yep, and then.

Where your lady friend at?

School. But today's
only a half-day.

Why you giving me them
shifty-eyed looks?

Um, I made you something.

You made me something?

For real?

But you gotta put your hand
out and close your eyes.

I ain't.

You can look now.

I ain't gotta look.
I know what this is.

It's Cricket.

But you got to look at it and
tell me, did I do it right.

I ain't gotta do nothing
but stay black and die.

Come on, look at it.

That's the bird.

This the one.

Now you don't have to dream
about him at night no more.

That's right.

Well, who taught you how to
work a piece of wood like this?

My mom.

She taught you good.

Yes, ma'am.

I know a wooden bird ain't
the same as a real one.

Yeah, that's all right, but.

It soothes my heart
just the same.

My dad said he ain't got no jobs

for me to do 'til
this afternoon.

He said I could help
you out in the morning.

Well, I'm sure I
can find something

for you to help me with.

It's not my fault
that you're broke,

damn idiot!

You came to me and
now you owe me big.

Plus interest!

You better put on
your thinking cap,

or there's going
to be consequences.

All right. All right.

I'm dead serious.

Where's the prophetess?

- Huh?
- Willie May? Where is she?

She's vacuuming.

My mother found out

I was wearing your
clothes to school.

I'm in trouble.

I'm not supposed to
come out here anymore.

You know, you don't always
have to get in fights.

Sometimes, if you
don't hit them back,

they'll just leave you alone.

I want to get in fights.

I want to hit them back.
Sometimes, I hit them first.

I don't even know why.

I'm going to go
ask the prophetess

what we should do
with the tiger.

No. You can't ask
her about the tiger.

Beauchamp said I ain't
supposed to tell nobody,

especially not Willie May.

We need some answers.

Well, look at you two.

What's in your hand?

Did Rob make it?

He did.

It almost looks alive.

Is it like your bird
that you let go?

Just about exactly.

I.

We need to ask you something.

Well, ask away.

If you knew about something
that was locked up in a cage,

something big and beautiful
that was locked away unfairly,

for no good reason,

and you had the
keys to the cage,

would you let it go?

Oh, my God. What you two
kids got locked up in a cage?

It's a tiger.

A what?

A tiger.

- Lord Jesus.
- It's true!

All right.

Why don't you two
take me to where

you got this tiger
locked in a cage.

This way!

All right. Slow
down. I'm coming.

Give an old woman a
chance to catch up.

Where are you two going?

This ain't no place for you two.

Lord God, Almighty!

Ain't no need to doubt
the fierceness of God

when He can make
something like that.

Who is the fool that
caged that tiger up?

He belongs to Beauchamp.

Beauchamp.

If there's one
person in the world

don't need to be owning no
tiger, that's Beauchamp.

Damn fool.

See? It's not right, is it?

Just like how you told
Rob about your bird

and how you had to let it go.

A bird, that's one thing.

Tiger belonging to Beauchamp,
that's a whole another.

Tell Rob that he should unlock
the cage and let him go!

I ain't.

What's this tiger supposed
to do once you let him go?

How's it going live?

Panthers live in these woods.

They survive.

Used to. Don't no more.

You're not saying
what you believe?

You're not talking
like a prophetess.

That's because I
ain't no prophetess.

I'm a person speaking the truth.

And the truth is
that ain't nothing

you could do for that
tiger except let him be.

But it's not right.

That ain't got
nothing to do with it.

Sometimes right don't matter.

I can't wait until my
father comes to get me.

He knows what's right.

He'll come out here and
set this tiger free.

Your daddy ain't
coming to get you.

My father is coming to get me.

No. He ain't. He's a liar.

Like your mom said.

You're the liar.
And I hate you.

Everybody at school
hates you, too.

Even the teachers.

And I hope I never,
ever see you again.

She don't mean it.

She don't mean nothing
she's saying right now.

Stop it.

Listen to me.

You think I don't
wanna see that tiger

just rising on up
out of that cage?

Yeah.

I'd love to see that tiger
come right on up outta there

and make a meal
out of Beauchamp.

Serve him right for keeping a
wild animal locked up like that

and putting you in
the middle of this.

Giving you the keys to the cage.

Come on.

Come on up out of here.

She's passed.

Sistine!

I got something to tell you.

I'm not talking to you.

I come to tell you
about the tiger.

What about him?

I'm gonna let him go.

You won't do it.

Yes, I will.

I'm gonna do it, Sistine.

I'm gonna do it for you.

Oh, no.

Is that "Mr. Stupid?"

You out getting your exercise?

Well, speak up, boy!

Yes, sir.

I know what you've been doing.

You out chasing the
girls, aren't you?

Hm. It's a man
after my own heart.

This your girlfriend?

No, sir.

What's your name, little thing?

Sissy.

- Sissy!
- That's really pretty.

That's the kind of name
that's worth running

down the road after,
isn't it, huh?

I got you some more goods.

I'm gonna leave them over
behind the office, all right?

Remember to leave
your worthless daddy

out of this, right?

Yes, sir.

Mm-hm, good.

I've got some manly business
with your daddy over there, so.

You two, you stay out
of trouble, all right?

- Yes, sir.
- Okay.

So nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you, too, Sissy.

What a bozo.

He may not be the
stupidest man in the world,

but I'll bet he's related.

He's afraid, you know.

He's afraid of the tiger.

That's why he's
making you feed him.

Yeah. You're right.

I'm sorry.

What I said about
your daddy earlier.

I don't want to talk
about my father.

It doesn't matter. What
matters is the tiger.

Come on, let's go set him free.

Hurry! Hurry up!

Hurry, get the other lock!

Now open the door.

You know, he ain't eaten
nothing in two days.

I'll bet he's pretty hungry.

So what?

What if he eats us?

He won't. We're
his emancipators.

Okay.

Get out of the way.

Go on.

You're free.

Get out!

Go on, get!

We see the world the same.

She's passed.

Crying ain't

gonna bring her back.

Crying ain't gonna
bring her back.

Get out of the cage!

Did you hear me? Get out!

Get out!

Did you hear me?

Get out! Get out of the cage!

Get out!

He's leaving.

Watch.

Go on, be free.

Oh, my.

See.

That was the right thing to do.

Yes. It was the
right thing to do.

He's free! We did it!

He's free.

We did it!

He's free! He's free!

Sistine!

Sistine!

Are you okay?

I don't know. Something
took my breath away.

Come on. Let's go.

No!!!!!!!!

Dear Jesus.

What did you do?

You're a liar.

- Come on.
- You're a liar.

Come on. You know
I ain't lying.

- I wouldn't in there.
- No, you are.

You saw where it was.

Come on, Beauchamp.

I ain't touching you.

Come on, huh?

Come on! Come on! Come on!

No!!

No! No!

What did you do?

He was so beautiful.

He was magnificent.

He didn't deserve to
be locked up in a cage.

He deserved to be free.

What did you do?

What'd you do!

You killed him!

I had to.

That was my tiger!
You killed him!

You killed my tiger!

It was mine!

I hate you! You
ain't the one I need!

I need her! I need her!

You say her name!

Say it!

Caroline.

Caroline.

Caroline.

I need her.

I need her too.

But we don't got her.

Neither one of us.

Hey, listen.

What we got, all we
got is each other.

Okay. We got to learn
to work do with that.

I ain't gonna cry.

That's all right, buddy.

It's all right.
It's gonna be okay.

You're gonna get through
this. We both will.

You ain't gonna come
pounding on me now, is you?

No, ma'am.

Good shot.

He's in heaven now.

He'll be just fine.

You all right?

He gonna be fine.

Yeah.

You were right.

My father's not
coming to get me.

And.

It's okay.

I didn't mean what I
said about you before,

and I really, really
don't hate you.

Not at all.

You're my best friend.

That's all right.

Is this yours?

It's beautiful.

You can keep it.

If you want.

For years, I wondered

if we did the right
thing opening that cage.

But I knew we had to.

I can still hear the
sound of that gunshot

like it was yesterday.

I thought I would
die of a broken heart

along with the tiger.

But I didn't.

In fact, that was the day
I started to look at life

in a whole new way.

Grateful for the things I had,

and at peace with what
would never come back.

We were all freed from
our cages that day.

We learned that there
are just some things

that you can't keep
locked away forever.

Like memories and heartache.

And tigers.