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Thank you, Have a safe trip

Sorry for being late

- Did my mother send you here? - Yes

Son

My son

Welcome back home

The Lord has been good to me, He has fullfilled my prayers

Come, let's go

How much do I owe you?

Nothing

Thanks a lot

Let me carry it

They feel uneasy

They used to treat you like one of us, but now

But mom, I am one of you

Well, I wish the house was tidier

Mom, I also wrote to you, I want to live in the rectory

I know, but it's impossible You should see its condition

Also the church

It's been abandoned for almost 8 years

From dear Don Mariano’s death

I want to live in the rectory

It won't be so bad

Come on, let's check it out

Do you remember?

When you were a child, You always came here to play

Now it's in very bad shape, after all these years

It will return to what it was before, you will see

Who are you? I don't know you

I am Antioco

Maybe you were not born before I left

Of course, but I know your parents

He is Pasca's son

The guy who's serving mass to Don Giuseppe, on Sundays

They are 21

It doesn't work

- Wasn't there a S Antonio statue here? - Yes

Where is it now?

Nicodemo Barras took it

Why?

To keep it

Since the church was left without a priest

then he said that it was safer at his place

Can you see what condition it's in now?

I will arrange it myself somehow, you will see

You will need a sacristan

Nobody will come

not even Martino, the beggar - Why?

They still don't know you, they don't know which side you are on

Do they want to test me?

No, it's not that, you will understand later

Let's hope so Anyway, you will support me

- Can you play for the rosary? - Yes - Good

Then, be courageous

After the rosary we will start working

You must find a little carriage then we will clean up

We have to bring a bed You can go now

There won't be many people

for the rosary

They gave up this habit many years ago

But everybody will come on Sunday, instead

Don't worry I know it won't be easy

- But God will help me - Of course, it will be alright

(praying in Latin)

What was it?

- Was it shotguns? - I didn’t hear anything

Don Paolo?

Did you also hear it?

- Yes, where was it? - I don't know, around here

I'm afraid

There was nobody at home

My father is in Nuoro

Are you Agnese? - Yes

Agnese Barras, Nicodemo's daughter

Why is this dog barking? It must be down there

Please, don't leave me alone here

I am sorry

Cavino

Who are you?

The new parish priest

Don Paolo Solinas

He is dead

We recognize him

A horse kicked him badly

Then they crushed him

He came to steal and he found his death

And who are you?

- Mattia Museddu - Nanni Carras

Simone Peru

They are my father's men

We recognized him from his clothes, he is Bartolomeo Casu

He is a thief

Go around the wood

If the animals get scared and go in the bushes

we will never find them again

Is the mass for the dead man?

I am talking to you

No, this is Don Paolo's first mass, the new parish priest

He was the first to find him tonight, didn't you know?

Marshal, they say the corpse is still there

Nicodemo Barras didn't let anybody touch him

Ah, this time Nicodemo does the right thing

Thank goodness

Listen, go to the church the mass is finished

Get the parish priest and bring him to the Barras, let's go

To me, it's very beautiful, Paolo

Thanks, mom And me? Was I good?

You have been an ace Ah, don't forget to buy nails and glue

There's a policeman outside who's taking you to the Barras

They are waiting for you there, the Marshal is also there

Tell him I'm coming straight away

Do you really want to go? Sure

You moved away many years ago and you don't know

it's better not to get involved in some business

especially if Nicodemo Barras is involved in it

I don't agree at all with you

and then why is everyone so afraid of Mr Barras? - Oh nothing

Well?

Go and get the tools, Antioco, we will start working today

Did you write everything? - Want me to read it? - No, it's fine

That's all, I think

I know as much as you, I wasn't there

I could only tell you of the damage I have suffered

but now, what has been has been

- Beh, just go and remove it - All right

Hold it

Well sir, it arrived at the Nuraga of Sant'Antonio

Good bring it back to the stable

Wait a bit before you give it a drink

Did he have a clean record until now ?

Everybody is honest before becoming a thief

Good morning Reverend, I am Marshal Taddei

I am sorry to disturb you - Good morning Marshal

Do you know Nicodemo Barras?

Ah, obviously we know each other

Good morning, reverend

I remember you being a dirty little barefoot boy

I can't really look at you the way you are now

Don't worry

Our Lord gave sight to the blind too

Would you like to look at the report ?

The reconstruction of the events is pretty clear

just be sure you don't have anything to add

- It doesn't say anything about the shooting - What shooting?

I heard a shooting

He must have opened the gate and shot in the air

Usually someone does that to make the animals leave

Try to examine his shotgun

You could find out whether some shot came from it

Congratulations, Reverend

You look more like a policeman than a priest

I am thankful you reminded me

Then as a priest I have to tell you that S Antonio's statue

has to be kept in its place in the church, definitely not at home

I took it to keep it safe

My home is a gentleman's home

Of course but also the house of God

- Can I do anything for you now? - When will the funerals take place?

- Tomorrow morning, after mass - Then we will come too

Please wait, Reverend, I will walk you home

No, thanks, don't bother, I'll take a short cut

Don't give up, Ammedda, may the Lord protect you

and welcome your groom's soul

May that be, Reverend

He has his father's name

I gave him his name, so he would look like him

He died a poor and honourable man

Look at his coat, it's still hanging on the wall

I will never touch it, even though one day I will die of cold

I will give it to my son when he becomes worthy of his father

and he will revenge his memory

But nobody is responsible for his death It was a tragedy

We can only pray for his soul

Bartolomeo Casu was an honest man, not a thief

I will pray for him and curse who killed him, murderer

Killers, curse on you

They killed him, be cursed

Curse on you

Everything is here, It needs to be fixed for tonight

- Everything? - Of course

Some of them have a bad top but good legs

We will use them for those

which have a good top, but bad legs

Can you do it?

It will be easy, you'll see

We will pray to San Giuseppe for inspiration

He was a good carpenter

since we don't have any other help

Don Paolo?

What?

I wanted to say there would be a person to help

Of course, he can't do much but anyway

Very good, that's what we need

- Shall I call you Reverend? - Mm

Here she is

You'll be the help? Very good

Wonderful, let me think of what you could do

You could

As you see, the Lord thinks of everything

I have a job for you

Come here and pick all the nails as I do

Look

Do you see?

Then you put them in a box, understand?

OK then, show me how good you are

Show me what you can do

Well

Here it is

Well, better than nothing

We will continue tomorrow

Check if you two together can bring one inside

Perfect, bring it home I will work on it after dinner

- Are you the new priest? - Yes

Bartolomeo Casu's family

they're asking you to have the funerals a bit earlier, at sunrise

6 o'clock is best for everybody

Are you a relative?

We pay for the funeral I've brought you the money

Then you can pay everything you need to pay

You can then give what's left to the widow

6 o'clock at the cemetery

Why this change?

The Marshal From Baunei will come too

then it's the only morning mass

it's a suggestion that we gave you

- it's in everybody's interest - I can't understand you

Actually, I think you do? Do you accept it?

No

Do you know who that man is?

Yes, also last year when Ignazio Santeddu died

Costantino Corraine paid for the funeral

You didn't know that?

Corraine?

Bartolomeo Casu was on Costantino's side

He as well

Couldn't you stop in a better place? Get out of my way

Well?

We are talking to you

Usually nobody ever passes by here

Come on, give him a hand It's a good reason

And you? Who are you? Nobody?

No, but I was not expecting you so early

Really uh?

Who told you that we would pass from here?

Somebody who gave me a message

Come on

He says that Costantino Corraine sent you to tell us

not to enter the town before the funeral finishes

otherwise something might happen

To start something bad

can happen to you now

The Ambassador doesn't bring punishment

They told me to tell you this and I told you

I did a favour to them and to you

Just try not to talk so much and keep the trolly out of the road

I am going to find you again

My name is Antonio Saccu and I live in Baunei

Up the hill I will see you, don't doubt that

Oh

Oh

Tamarin, there are four

We are blocked, bastards

(they pray in Latin)

(they pray the eternal rest IN LATIN)

(Pray in Latin)

Bartolomeo Casu

I came to tell you that your friends are not going to forget you

You died with open eyes, but may you rest in peace

Tell Columba Casu

she shouldn't wait that her son grows up

to have justice

Why do you come here to disturb the peace of a holy place?

On behalf of what justice are you talking?

I only know one justice, my own

Not everybody is so cowardly as to believe

what Nicodemo wants us to believe

Bartolomeo Casu was killed by a weapon

not by horse

Ask them, everybody knows

Why did no one talk? Why?

You are from here around, priest

but the cloth you are wearing

and the long time spent on the continent

made you forget many things

Nobody believes in the good faith of justice

Then we will make it

ourselves

Listen, Corraine, Everybody, listen to me

What you are saying is not true at all, believe me

Here I see the graves of many men who died too early

the love of their beloved ones

Men who couldn't raise their children

victims of your justice

If these men

could talk to you

they would beg you

to respect who has the right and the duty

to dispense justice on this earth

Please, have faith

You have too many illusions

your new friends are not sincere

You believe in my sincerity

- Don't you? - Yes, we believe you

Then prove it to me

I will think on what you've told me

and I will reopen the case

We have to go now

My friends are calling me

But first, I want to propose something to you

I believe in your good faith, that's why

you have to convince yourself who is right

I'm telling you, nobody will do anything

against Bartolomeo Casu's murderers

until you

will be betrayed from the same justice you are calling upon

Do you accept it?

I do

Well, what's up?

Are they gone yet?

The landlord is eating, I don't know if he can receive you now

Let him come in

Please, have a seat

Don Paolo forgot our habits

Treat him as a guest

Please have a seat and if you are hungry, eat

No, thank you

I came to talk to you, Nicodemo

If it's about the statue, you will have it back on Sunday

It's not about that

I see

Then talk

I'd rather do it by myself

Agnese is my daughter and I don't have any secrets You stay

I came here for help

From me?

Yes

I want to bring back among our people

trust in the law, teach them not to mistrust

Excellent proposal, what's that got to do with me?

Bartolomeo Casu died here

among your horses, your people

Can't you do anything to aid justice?

In other words I should be a spy

if the one who shot is among my men

or confess if it was me?

Then he's been murdered

The day in which the first Corraine killed the first Barras

there was not law neither justice

Only misery, abandonment and indifference

Then other men reclaimed this right

Me too, at my age

I thought I could break this revenge cycle

We were two, actually me and the man that you saw this morning

Costantino Corraine

We swore friendship like brothers

And then one on this side and the other one on the other side

And between us the memory of the dead

I know very well that one day or the other

a Corraine will kill a Barras

to revenge Bartolomeo Casu's death

And it might be that this time it's my turn

Aars' men are destined to die with open eyes

You cannot do anything

Maybe not me, but you

- You can - I think you misunderstood me

I don't know anything and I have nothing to say to justice

Do you understand?

Yes, I am sorry

Good bye, Nicodemo Barras

Don Paolo?

- I am sorry - What's wrong, Agnese?

I came to ask you what you intend to do

Your father has nothing to fear if he's not guilty

I know, I didn't want to say that

Please, take it

Who knows when you got rid

of the other side of the medal

No, I kept them too for a long time

It was a memory of my childhood

Now, we are not children anymore, you are my priest

I can't keep a pledge, even though it's an innocent one

- Good bye, Don Paolo - See you soon, Agnese

Look at what that priest did

He messed up the whole province

Legal doctor, managers of the prefecture, notary

Everybody

- Marshal? - Yes, doctor

While we finish here

Please, go and get those 2 witnesses

Did it already

But I didn't announce our visit to him

But for certain, somebody did

He's the only one who doesn't run away

In the meantime, let's go and lend a hand for transportation

- Who me? - Are you sorry perhaps?

Actually, not at all

Reverend

Reverend

- Thanks Reverend - Come on, let's go what do you say?

Me and our children we serve you

for the justice that we are finally getting

The day they will arrest the murderer, I

He knows the truth, he called to make them come here

to see with their own eyes

Now the Marshal and all the people in town

are in the cemetery It's he who wanted justice

I will serve him for the rest of my life

But what are you saying?

You are not a servant to anybody, and I don't make justice

It's your right to obtain it

and it's your duty to ask for it to whoever can give it you

That's the way you should answer to your accusations

if they had no foundation - But if you call them

it's a sign that you are staying on our side

Don't misunderstand me, it doesn't mean that

- Why did you get angry? - Because they don't understand

They believe I am standing on one side

and help them to revenge the others

As if I knew already who is guilty and who is innocent

Excuse me, mom

Please, Efisio, come in

He's Mareddu's father, the shepherd

Good morning, Reverend Please, tell me

My son Mareddu doesn't feel well, he begs you to come and visit

What's wrong with him? Did you call the doctor?

No, he asks for you

All right, I will go immediately

Marshal, you are giving him too much credit

That priest won't have a serene life here

This time maybe you are wrong

In my tavern people drink and talk

They are starting to like him there

Marshal, I didn't find anybody

Peru went to Nuoro, Corras went hunting

Mareddu to the doctor in Orosei

- They already started running away - Eh

I am starting to like that priest

Then, are you healed yet?

I'm sorry for disturbing and lying

they called us

Well?

Somebody from the Corraine comes from the mountains and tells me

"Costantino wants you go to the police

and tell everything you saw

the night Bartolomeo died"

I answered: "Nobody in my family was ever a spy"

Then Costantino forced me to say:

"Go to the new priest for counseling

You will do what he tells you to do" That's what I did

Now I just wait for you to talk

They look to you to help for justice

the justice that you are claiming

That doesn't mean being a spy

It means to fulfill one's duty

It's not a spiteful thing

You talk like the marshal

If we stand with the police who is going to protect us from the guns

- of the Barras? - The law

Yes, but I am alone and poor

The Barras are many and rich and the law is far away

Only Corraine could defend me

But a gun is faster than his horses

Then, what would you like to do?

Keep hiding? Pretend to be sick? Or not to be there?

How can the government maintain justice

if honest people like you are always afraid to talk

and you don't want to help him?

Costantino said: "Go to the new priest and do as he says"

It means you know it

They say you are just and wise, you wouldn't wish us evil

Certainly not

Doesn't your conscience tell you anything?

Do as it tells you

We'll go

The unlocked coffin, the humidity which sneaked in

aided the decomposition

The skull shows many signs of hoofs

Then it's impossible to define if the wound on the neck

resulted from a horse's kick

or from another object

The autopsy is not definitive

but suggests

- that the man may have been killed by a horse - Exactly

Don't you have other elements? witnesses, clues?

Some witnesses came

a new fact in the history of these villages

but nobody knows anything nor saw a thing

Then the only thing we can do is to ask for the investigation

confirming the previous version

- The tragedy? - There's nothing else to be done

- Hello, Reverend - Good morning

You must be coming with bad news

Anyway, be cautious

They asked me, for the moment to hide the result

of the investigation I am sorry

- It's yours, Reverend - Thank you

Corraine wants to tell you that he waited as he was supposed to

but that now there’s no justice

he regained his freedom

Tell Corraine to come and talk to me

I wouldn't know whom to say all of this has been told me

by somebody I don't know on the bus

Listen

Don Paolo?

Good morning, Don Paolo

I would like to talk to your father, it's an emergency

- My father is not at home - Where did he go?

He went away, more than 2 hours ago

somebody that I don't know came and picked him up

He told me he was going

Actually, he didn't tell me

Mattia, do you know where the landlord's gone?

I don't know, Simone was with him

He said he didn't have to go far, maybe he's at the Tanca

Then it won't be that late

Please, send somebody to look for him

and tell him to come back immediately

C'mon saddle a horse right now

and go and call the landlord

- Then, Agnese, I - Please, don't go away

Is it true that you were in Baunei?

Did they close the investigation for Bartolomeo Casu?

No, It hasn't been closed yet

My father told me it had

They acknowledged their innocence

Nobody accused your father

But you think he's guilty

I would like to explain to you

I know what you want to tell me You don't have to justify yourself

Then, you see, even if this were true for us this is not guilt

I know you don't think so

It's difficult for me to talk about these things with you

I know, that's why, I ask you not to say anything

But don't leave me alone now

What's up, landlord?

Nothing

Stop

Put the guns down You are within reach

Throw down the gun, Simone

And you, Nicodemo, keep yours

Do you want to be five against one?

I'm not afraid

You are acting like a coward

Look down there

It is you who acted as a coward against Bartolomeo Casu

I never thought you were able to

You accused of theft

an innocent one

to protect yourself

Are you accusing of theft, you, who stole everything in my life?

Freedom, family

Throw down that weapon

You can get it again when I say so

What is it, a trap?

Stay back

You too

There will only be the two of us down here by the Borti fields

All right

Let him come back whatever happens

Let's go

Let's go

Costantino Corraine, our pact is uncovered

How useless

Spending life doing useless things

No job is useless What are you doing?

I don't know

They make me embroider since I'm a child

They say it's my trousseau

There are many boxes full of embroidered clothes, useless

You should get married, have your own family, Agnese

I am sure that you would be happier

Maybe you are right

Are you happy, Don Paolo?

Yes, God gave me much grace

Then you are happy at the cost of somebody else's unhappiness

No, Agnese

Landlady, Don Paolo, Please come

Landlady, what a misfortune Poor creature

Well?

We interviewed them all behind Agio

What do they say?

They didn't consider me worthy of an answer

If you want to try

From the lieutenant

Continue

Then?

We rounded up 11 shepherds

Good, interrogate them, confront them

Press them, something will certainly emerge

Did you check in their homes who is absent?

There's no need, lieutenant

I can tell you Everybody can

Why? What do they have to hide?

- Are they all outlaws? - Certainly not

And they don't have anything to fear

Everybody knows that Nicodemo Barras died in a duel and with whom

- And then? - I already explained to you, lieutenant

This is a small town

where every family somehow

is related to the Corraine or to the Barras

Those related to the Corraine fear the retaliations of the Barras

Those who are instead related to the Barras

are afraid of being interrogated and to be forced to give information

They consider it dishonourable

And you excuse them?

No, I was just trying to explain

I am here for a social, political and psychological study

of the environment: I have to catch the Corraine

I will send a notice to Rome

and I will ask to have the adequate means

available for us

I will scour the area millimeter by millimeter

If it's necessary I will set up road blocks

I hope you'll be able to announce that you have caught the criminals

when you write the complaint for the authorities

It won't be easy The most difficult obstacles

are the prejudices, the mistrust

the hate which are rooted in this people

we have to persuade them

rather than force them

Good morning, sir

Do you know what I was thinking?

If it weren't for you

maybe my father would still be alive

I am really sorry you believe that

After all, even he gave up waiting That's all

Now there are other people waiting

and then even more

It's true, isn't it?

Please, get away from here

No, all my family is here

I am less lonely here than at home

Everybody is here, look

I never noticed it

It's Columba, or rather my father's sister

She was supposed to marry Costantino Corraine

You knew this, didn't you?

Yes, I remember having heard the story when I was a boy

I knew she left home and my father never forgave her

Sometimes somebody brings some flowers to his grave

- But it's not us - Come away now

I have to tell you something terrible

I can't even feel sorrow for my father's death

I actually feel a sort of bitterness

Let me confide in you

I can't forgive my father for leaving me alone

with this tremendous legacy

Now it's my turn

Yes, but it's up to you to erase this legacy of hate

The Lord is testing you

To forgive is harder than to avenge oneself

but you must forgive them

If you forgive maybe others will follow you

- They won't listen to me - But you have to try

Yes

Don't you agree we should bring peace to this town again?

Yes

God bless you, Agnese

If they don't kill each other

this people would at least live 100 years

They eat little, they don't drink

And then with all these hills

they are not lacking in exercise

They are already in bed at 9 o'clock

In my town there was a priest, you should have seen him

He was 70 years old

- Well, where can we go? - To the landlady

So late?

We had to take care of the animals first

- Good night - Cheers - Good night

Don Paolo is still awake

If he continues like that I don’t think

he will make it to 70

The Casu widow wants you to know that she talked to one of the Corraine

As you said If she finds something out

she will let you know

When?

I don't know, as soon as she has an answer she will let you know

Thank you

Tell the Casu widow that tomorrow morning

I will send somebody to you

Then? Goodnight

Coming here, I met Simone, from the Barras family

Are you sure?

Also Nanni Carras and Mattia Museddu

They were all going down to the house

of Agnese Barras

Don't worry

Actually I want to tell you a secret

You provided me with wonderful news

We followed you

But you made a serious imprudence

The Marshal met Mattia

He is definitely out there

Well, we don't have anything to hide

I could also tell him what I am going to tell you

I am the only heir of Barras

Anybody come looking for me?

No But what's wrong??

You look worried

Nothing, mom

That's it

Go tonight to Monturu

Reverend, there's a horse for you on that side

Hello, Reverend

Hello

You could get scared seeing a priest

close to bed?

I didn't know you were sick

I am not sick, it's a wound, nothing special

Don't worry, it's not your moment yet

We feel when death is coming

Don't we, Antonio?

Antonio, I never see you in town

He could also do it

He is not in debt to justice, until now

You can go, he's a friend of the reverend

Before he was a friend of somebody from the government

But now he understands how things work

Yes I see, It's all my fault

not the government's fault

What do you want us to do if nobody speaks up

and if they do, lie?

It's been all my fault, Costantino

I thought I could teach trust

without first teaching love for the the neighbours

But luckily there's a person who's much better than me

Listen, Costantino

Agnese Barras forgives you

She is ready to meet you

Saturday Aar's citizens are going to a procession

with me to S Francis' sanctuary

to promise solemnly to forget the past

and any fear, and make vow of peace for the future

Will you come too?

Will you?

How old are you?

You are a man, but you talk like a child

You would like that I give up

and hand myself over to the Barras?

Why are you telling me this? You know me, I couldn't deceive you

I know you, yes, but I also know the others

Well, keep the peace for yourself

- that I keep my freedom - Your freedom?

Which freedom? Freedom to keep yourself trapped on these mountains

inside these huts?

The freedom of constantly living under the weight of suspicion

and of terror?

Of trusting no one, not even your friends?

Of not believing in friendship, in good, in forgiveness?

Freedom of being forced to kill for honour?

What do you do with this freedom?

If you were free you would be happy

instead, deep in your heart

Well, you talked enough now

You go your way, I'll go mine

I will wait for you, I am sure you will come

Mattia, Giovanni, go with the reverend

Reverend?

Yes?

What is he going to do? Make more trouble?

I was actually coming to you

I was going to look for you before this evening

We decided to make a football field

maybe you can help me

Would you have anything that could be useful

to build the goal nets?

- Nets? - I really don't think so

Anyway I will try to help you

Tonight I am leaving for Baunei, who knows

Is that the reason why you came to visit me?

Not really

Go on, I will follow you

Let's go

Are you going to stay long in Baunei?

Not that long unfortunately, until Monday

Good

Are your men coming with you?

No, no worries There'll always be somebody here

- Please do me a favour - What?

Take everybody with you

On Saturday all of us will go on procession

to S Francis' sanctuary

I would be very grateful if you stayed at home

Actually I would need a formal insurance from you

that neither you nor somebody you know, approaches the sanctuary

Dear Reverend, we are always receiving nothing but invitations

not to get close to there Is it your turn now?

Let's revert roles

I want to make a confession

And if I can't absolve you?

Take this pole and bring it down

Why don't you bring it yourself?

I am the sacristan

remember when Don Paolo is not here, I am in command

You are not commanding nothing at all

If you want to do as Don Paolo you bring the pole yourself

then you work more than the others - You are right, Gianmaria

Anyway my conscience tells me to try

It's just a project, a hope

But I want to try

Think about it, Marshal, if you help me

also Barras' children will come to school

You know that now only Corraine's children come, don't you?

- Now, we need to know - If I have to stay in the army

or I need to go and harvest prickly pears

No, I can't

I have to warn the command, we have to shadow you

In conclusion, not only do you know

where the killer is hiding

No, now, I don't know They changed it

Eventually, will you help me?

Do you realize the danger you could face?

Do you realize how big it is what you are asking me?

Do you realize that I believe in miracles?

- Reverend - Not me

Really?

Well, not in these kind of miracles

Miracles exist

these kind of miracles don't exist

and I'm sure that you believe in them

Thank you, Marshal

Remember me in your prayers

(IN LATIN) Ave Maria, full of grace, may the lord be with you

blessed are thou among women

blessed is the fruit

of thy womb, Jesus

(together) Ave Maria, mother of God, pray for us sinners

now and in the time

of our death, amen

Why didn't you inform the command?

I have to get the news from you, not from your subordinates

Did you understand?

Lieutenant, I gave my word

You gave your word to the government

not to a half mad priest

Where does this procession start?

I think Actually they didn't tell me

It's usually the same place every year

The sanctuary of the good council

Good, we have to be quick

You better think of yourself as arrested

In the meantime, phone Nuoro for me

and tell Brigadier Sanna to come here

They didn't come

I was hoping that so much that I believed it

But, Agnese, you can still be happy

The offer of your forgiveness is still more generous

The Lord said: "if you have something against anybody

forgive so that your own sins will be forgiven

because if you don't forgive you won't be forgiven"

Thanks, Costantino

Columba

You are like her

The way she was

I, Costantino Corraine ask you for forgiveness

You can go

Before you were born

peace among our families

should have been consecrated

from my union and your father's sister

She was like you

In this moment I could see her alive

Sweet creature who paid with her life

faithfulness to a promise that nobody wanted to keep

He escaped from her house to come live with me

and to wait for a blessing to our wedding

which was never delivered

She died in my arms

I brought her back pure into Aar's church

where she was supposed to walk in and become my wife

Because this peace may be true and durable

it must be consecrated from a blood pact

I want you to marry him

He is the last of my family

as you are the last Barras' heir

If God wills, Costantino If God wills

Stop

We go

- Are you the guardian here? - Yes, sir

Wasn't there supposed to be a procession here

to the Madonna of the Good Council? - No, sir

Every year there's a procession here, but it's on the 12th of July

for holy Orsola's sanctuary

Today, instead there's a feast in S Francis' sanctuary

- Is it far away? - Not much

But the road is not good We can't drive there

It's only possible to reach it by foot or by horse

Come on, jump up, you too Where's Agnese Barras?

Agnese

Don Paolo?

I heard they called you

Yes, but I pretended not to hear

I wanted to talk to you

Why didn't you tell me what you agreed with Corraine?

- We didn't agree on anything - Tell me the truth

You want me to marry Antonio

Maybe you already thought so since you told me:

"Why don't you get married, Agnese?" Remember?

I never wanted to stake a claim on your future

I only want you to be happy

Yes, anyhow this is definitely a solution as well

But you know very well that if I married Antonio, all of this

- would be useless - I hope not, Agnese

Don't worry, I would marry Antonio

Reflect on it

then you are free

Why don't you tell me what you think?

Why don't you reproach me?

But I have nothing to reproach you for

I thank you, Agnese

I will come to make my request May I?

Yes

Would you like to register yours as well?

Good

Paolo?

Paolo?

There are some women

who came to register their children at school

The Barras' children

Are you happy, Paolo?

- Let them come in, mom - Yes

Come in

Come in, you are welcome

We are still camping here, but we will arrange ourselves

At least for the moment

Very good, we'll write the names now

We can also do it by ourselves, can't we?

They will come out at 12 am

send them back to me at 4 pm for the catechism

and recreation

Thank you Reverend, thank you for everything you do

The credit is all yours

Try to hold on like that, you have to follow their example

Paolo

Agnese Barras is outside, I asked her what she wanted

She will come back later

- I told her after 12 am, was it right? - No, mom, no

Please, go back and tell her not to come today

Do you have to go out?

Please, tell her

"Don Paolo prays to forgive him

- but today he is very busy" - Yes

Another day Go, mom

Agnese

Don Paolo is in Cagliari

He could take advantage of these days

Because we have a guest

I heard that tomorrow they will come to your place

for the promise of marriage

I am really happy for you, God bless you

Don Paolo will be happy

Excuse me, I wanted to ask you if the interview you asked

is urgent

Yes, I am sorry but

It was for me to know

His Excellence has many appointments this morning

I thought of postponing

everything that could be postponed

Please

Come in, come in

I am really happy that you came to say hello

Then you came to Cagliari, eh?

Yes, Excellence

I came to talk to you

I need your counsel and your help

What happened?

Sit down

I have to apologize

I have to recognize that I didn't give you all the credit you deserved

People talk a lot about you

You have been courageous and full of initiatives

I think you will be able to harvest good fruit

Good, what can I do for you?

I would like to be transferred as soon as possible

- Transferred? - Yes

I reflected a great deal before making this step

I admit it was me to asked to be sent to Aar

against everybody's opinions

My request today is a sign of failure

But I it's not just because of me that I am asking you to be transferred

Believe me, it's for everybody's good

and especially

for one person

I can't accept your request

You know it's not easy to replace you at the moment

Unless there are serious reasons

Yes, they are serious

They should be very serious indeed

to make you leave your parish at this moment

You could establish peace among the people

who have hated each other for so many years

You want to shatter it

But there's a condition to that peace

The marriage between a girl and an outlaw's niece

If this marriage doesn't happen

Everything will start as before, or even worse

I know it

And I also know

And I also know that if I stay in town

the girl

Does she agree on the marriage?

Yes

But I am afraid she might go back on her word

because she is in love with somebody else

The one who now

is her priest, isn't it?

If I go away, it will be easier for her to forget

It's my presence, do you understand?

This story is not only about the girl's

happiness, but everybody's peace

Also yours?

Yes, mine too

Coming back to these places has been different from what I expected

I tried to do my best, but it has been difficult

You see, feelings come back

emotions

things I thought were forgotten

You shouldn't give too much weight to certain things

None of us is immune to temptation

But much more dangerous than temptation

is how we overestimate it

Stay a few days with us reflect in peace

And then let me know what you decide

There's nobody What does it mean?

Did Agnese Barras know that you came with your request?

Of course

They wanted to offend us

Antioco

Antioco

Why are you here?

I had to take all the money from the charity box

to pay for the trip

But couldn't you write me?

How could I write everything that's happening?

There was never so much happening here

There was a fire, they say it was an accident

but nobody believed it

Many guardsmen came to town

Come back, Don Paolo

Come back, why did you go away?

All right, calm down

We will come back home together Don't worry now

When did this happen?

Since Agnese Barras offended us

everything started like before

They set the stalls on fire, they killed the animals

they cut down the trees, destroyed the harvest

That's enough now

We did more than we planned to

Who's responsible for destroying Casteddu's herd?

He's Barras' relative

And who burnt Elias' trees?

We have been offended

It's the second time that one of the Barras' family

refuses to marry one of us

Columba didn't refuse, it was Nicodemo's fault

It's the same thing

It's not the same thing, I am telling you

Anyway let's stop now, the policemen are close to us

We mustn't be trapped

Tonight we will shove off from here

Each of you knows what to do

When did he come back?

Not long ago

I know what you want to tell me

For a moment I believed

to be able to do what you asked me

But it was impossible

I just asked you to forgive, nothing else

No, you wanted me to marry Antonio

and I said yes, to make you happy

But the I saw that I couldn't do it

it wasn't right

And I ran away

Not even the God you believe in, would like a woman to marry a man

when her heart is filled with somebody else's love

This love is a much deeper sin

But I have nothing else to clutch on to

Don't go now, Listen to me

I am the worst sheep of your herd, aren't I?

But don't be afraid, Tomorrow I will leave, forever

At dawn I will be in Calamangianus' station and I will wait for you

You won't come, I know

But I will wait for you

and I will hope, because I need this hope

But you will already be in town

and everyday of your life you will repeat

that men listen and immediately forget

The only person that you could have made happy

and save, is me

Tell me, Paolo, why don't you give up everything?

Why don't you come with me?

Let me say, What's wrong?

I am giving you the possibility of being a good and honest man

instead of being a mediocre priest

Have the courage, that others had before you

Listen, Agnese, listen to me carefully

The Lord wanted to test me

but I hope I will never do

what other men did before me Do you understand?

Of course I made mistakes, for sure I am weak too

or you wouldn't have talked like that

and offended the cloth I am wearing

I am a priest and I want to help you I must help you

- Forget what you said as I forgot it - No

Believe me, it's enough if you want it

and God will make you understand

I don't want to hear anything more

I will wait for you, I know you will come

Look what they have done

Yes, I see

It was last night Here it is

Finally

Look here

They don't even respect your house anymore

- What happened? - What can I tell you?

As soon as these things started to happen

Barras families

didn't send their kids to their lessons

This morning other women came

together with the Casu widow

to tell me that they don't want

their kids in the Parish anymore Last night

as soon as it started to get dark

somebody ran under the windows

and threw some stones

Excuse me, Reverend

I know I caused you many troubles, Marshal

I am sorry

The disruption has just started, it's under investigation

But since I know the area very well, they sent me on duty

for tonight's big session

If, as I hope it is all right

they will remember when it's the right moment

What is worse

is that I involved you in a useless mess

Everything I have done has been useless

Do you believe that I am more sorry for you than for me?

I was not building illusions, but for you it's different

You did so much to realize that all you said is gone

I think it's all my fault

I chose my mission to be a priest

though my superiors thought

that a monastery life was better for me

But I didn't want to listen to them

Now I understand they were right

I am not even able to

fix a chair leg

or to put some lime on the wall

I haven't done anything but damage the others and myself

Reverend, do you know that I

never met a better priest than you

You didn't meet many

Good bye

Shame, I liked listening to you talk to the wolves about peace and forgiveness

I enjoyed it And now

However, if that girl was not there everything would have been fine

Good bye, reverend, Pray for us tonight

we will need it

Here's the marshal with the others

You haven't had dinner yet

No, I'm not hungry now I will eat something later

Now, go to sleep mom, it's very late

Please, go

See you tomorrow, Paolo

Bye, mom

Give me the rocket launcher, wait here

- You, brigadier - Stop

I am really happy to see you, Corraine

Tell that fanatic to get out of the way

I did my duty and I am happy

Now that I have seen you I can tell you

that maybe the jail

will redeem

your crimes

But there's something that no jail will ever delete

and I would never be able to forgive you

To have betrayed the only person in the world

who gave you

a proof of trust

A priest, whose faith now maybe

Here they are, what are we going to do?

Turn it on on the other side, We are all going to town

What's happening? Is the town being set on fire?

Who knows

What are you doing, Reverend? Where do you want to go?

You, go outside

Here I am, Reverend

Though I am late, I keep my word

Only once I will pay what I owe you

and the justice of men

Are you happy?

Now you can do whatever you want

You think it's my fault

everything that happened recently, don't you?

The marshal told me last night, before dying

The Marshal was your friend

Now he is dead

But I understood you were right

that my justice is maybe worse than the others' justice

But Reverend, are you crying?

Does it hurt you

hearing me talk like this?

I thought a lot on what you told me the other day

I came to give you my freedom

It's not to me that you are giving it

But to yourself

Listen to me carefully

Every man who spent time with me all these years

on the mountain, they will come to surrender, help them

They are just guilty of being my friends

they are not in, do you understand?

It's something that's concerning me or somebody who died before me

Don't abandon them

- I promise you I will do it - Thank you

Open

Costantino is unarmed and his men too

They are ready to surrender

Good bye, Costantino May God protect you

It's very late, Antioco Go and play for the mass