Original subtitles

So, you've come

You bitch... screwing around...

Is this how you treat me!

The Outcast

A film by Linton Semage

Is there nobody to help! Who has done this?

Look at what happened to us.

We're left with nothing.

Come on, we're late. I'm going, father.

How did that house burn down, father?

I don't know.

Maybe they don't have food, father.

Change your clothes.

I gave your message to the temple, father.

My wife's clothes. They'll fit you.

Bless you.

When will you come again?

On pay day.

Ask your aunt to stay with you at night.

Come on, look, it's Princess Diana.

Her wedding and her funeral.

The biggest wedding.

and the biggest funeral as well.

One rupee to see Princess Diana. One rupee to see Princess Diana.

She fell in love. She fell in love

the paparazzi hounded.

her to her death.

Why? What's so funny about death?

Oops, wrong reel... That's good...

The moon changes, sickle, half circle and

full, But it always remains the moon.

It's so beautiful tonight...

Was mother as lovely as the moon?

Go to sleep now.

Let's start.

We can let the others know. We can let the others know.

We have a very special problem.

Why are we meeting to talk about this?

Jayatilaka has come back to the village.

He is now a disabled man. He is now a disabled man.

He left the village during the drought.

The lorry he worked on was hit by a landmine.

Let's collect some money and buy him

a pair of crutches. What do you say?

It's a good idea. But we can't afford it.

It's been two years of drought.

Our fields are fallow. We have nothing.

So you won't help. So you won't help.

Bring me some water, boy. Bring me some water, boy.

Samira's father has lost his leg.

They say it was a landmine.

If only he had crutches.

Can't we get him a pair, father?

Become eyes to one who cannot see

A voice to one who is silent

A pair of feet to one who cannot walk

O my young friends if you can do this

I embrace you

Invoke the blessing of the Gods

May your womb soon be with a child!

You can't go on like this,

the two of you in two places...

What won't people say

A man needs a job

Bu he also needs to come home at night.

Ask him to give up this job.

and go back to work on the land.

Protect yourselves before defending others.

Here, he brought this for you. Here, he brought this for you.

I only want you two to be happy.

I want to hold your child in my arms...

I will sing the lullaby I sang to your husband.

He never slept without this song...

I was looking for Hiru...

I brought him some sweets... I brought him some sweets...

I've been wanting to meet you...

A vehicle is coming.

They've been at a party!

Why are you back so quickly?

Wasn't Dharmadasa at home?

Have you had a bath?

What's wrong with you?

Have a bath and come here...

Who brought rice? I don't know.

When did you come? Some time ago.

Why didn't you... The door was shut.

Are you sure? Of course. I saw her.

With my own eyes...

Imagine Dharmadasa...

You've been alone long enough.

What about looking for a wife?

The boy is growing up. The boy is growing up.

A man can't live without a woman, son.

A man needs a woman in his life.

What's missing in my life?

I'm just telling you... I am just telling you...

There's all kinds of talk about you.

I don't want to know what's going on...

I know something of the world

Think about what I've told you.

There's no water. The sluice gate...

I shut it. I'm not giving you water.

That's not right.

You know why. It's all over the village.

What talk is this?

No water until I find out who's behind this.

Tell everyone.

It's not a favour,

the water is ours.

We pay you for the job you do.

I won't open the sluice, Stop paying me.

Let's tell the Committee. Yes, let's do that.

What on earth are you trying to do.

Please open the sluice gates.

Not even you can make me do that.

I don't know how all this will end.

They scolded me! Who did?

We asked for water. He's ignoring us.

Everything you're saying is true. Everything you're saying is true

For two years, we couldn't farm. For two years we couldn't farm.

Nobody can deny us our water.

Let's decide today.

Dharmadasa is not suitable for this job.

Let's appoint a new person.

You decide who is most suitable.

Lets get the keys.

I think Herat Hamy is the best person.

I second that. I second that.

I don't care who's for me or against me.

I know I am right.

I'm not the only man here who has an affair.

I know stories about everyone here.

I'm not interested in those stories.

Its true I'm sleeping with Wilsons wife.

This will go on.

Nobody can stop me.

Stop gossiping about me.

and I will open the sluice gates.

Ler me do that. No, it's almost done.

Give that to me! Please go.

If somebody saw us... If somebody saw us...

Who's to see us here?

I trust the trees.

But someone betrayed us. But someone betrayed us.

I don't even trust the trees now.

Even the trees must need water.

Father indeed...

What's this you've done?

You may be in heat but is the water to blame?

I never behaved like this.

Water is a god, you fool. Don't anger the Gods

Don't you know how hard things have been?

Water from the sky belongs to all of us.

To the trees, to the beasts, to all of us.

You think it's your private property?

Sleep anywhere but don't touch the water!

I'm asking you in good faith. I'm asking you in good faith.

Will you open the sluice gate or not?

You won't?

You're no son of mine. You're no son' of mine.

You're a disgrave to our entire family.

Don't come home, even if I die.

What is it father? Nothing...

Are you angry with the water too?

No grandfather.

But maybe the water is angry with me

Nothing in nature is angry with people.

Not the water, no these trees, not one of them.

It's humans who are angry with everything.

Don't go beyond that point...

Why are you here at this time?

Wilson has sent a letter. A letter?

Someone has written to him about us.

He says he'll kill me. I'm afraid.

Is that all he's written? Is that all he's written?

I can't tell you all that he wrote.

Won't you open the gates today?

No, I won't.

Are you angry with the water? Are you angry with the water?

No I'm not.

I am angry with the people of this village.

Children scold you in school.

Somira's father said you're a wicked man.

Ignore them!

The Sluice Keeper is not here.

He promised me.

Let's try and resolve this through discussion.

Here he comes.

Why don't you tell us how to resolve it?

I won't open the gates. That's my decision.

This is a job of great responsibility.

It comes from the days of the kings.

Don't demean it.

The people of the village have suffered a lot...

without water. Now the tanks are full.

Now they must suffer because of you.

The water belongs to farmers. Not you.

Don't blame the water for your private affairs.

Should everyone suffer for one man's deed?

You anger will consume you.

You have a life to live. You have a son.

All this comes from giving in to desire.

Just open the gates... Just open the gates...

I won't open the gates till I find the man I seek.

Then we'll elect a new Sluice Gate Keeper.

We have already decided on this.

Do as you like I won't open the gates.

And I won't give you the keys either.

You're worse that a herd of cattle.

You've got the dung all over you.

Now we can have our water. Now we can have our water.

Where's your father? At the temple meeting.

What are you looking at? What are you looking at?

Come here...

Let me go!

Subtitle by Shihas Paruthivila