All language subtitles for River.of.Exploding.Durians.2014

Do you still want to continue?

Sure! Let's go!

It's not too far away.

The relationship between
neighbours can help create

harmonious lives between society members

of a certain location.

This harmony is bred by the involvement of

society mem-

Hey, Ming, did you finish
Teacher Lim's history report?

Whoa, you didn't do anything?

Hey, where are you going?

Rise!

Bow!

Good morning, Teacher Lim!

Good morning, class.

"Return us our homes"

"No to rare earth"

How are your parents these days?

Nothing different.

Dad still travels a lot.

Mom is trying to publish a
recipe book with friends.

How about you?

During the last few weeks

My father is having trouble
catching fish from the sea

I don't really know what's going on.

Hey, you okay?

Remember how we used to come here
during Mid-Autumn Festival?

And we would play with our lanterns?

Of course.

You do?

And do you remember what were
the shapes of our lanterns?

Yours was a butterfly. Mine was a fish.

Is it? You sure?

I brought a lantern here, by the way.

Silly, we are not here until the night.

I have to go home to cook.

For you.

Big sis!

Are you guys hungry?

I'm sorry I came home late.

See what I got.

A lantern.

Where's daddy?

Still sleeping.

What do you want for dinner?

I don't wanna eat.

No? It's already evening.

I'm hungry.

Uncle Tam

Is your father here, Mei Ann?

No.

There's something wrong with the
fish your father supplied us.

This morning, a family suffered from
food poisoning after eating one of them.

But that's impossible.

You know we always give you
the freshest fish from the sea.

I don't think I can sell these anymore.

Dad!

Why are you up so early?

Go back to sleep.

It's all right.
I prepared something for you.

Take these Kaya (sweet) buns with you.

Thanks!

Be careful okay?

All right, I'm heading off now.

Take care of your brother and sister!

So, I pick you up at 2?

No, I'm playing badminton
with some friends.

I'll come home myself.

Don't you have homework or something?

I'll do it at night!

But Dad.

School is just so boring.

All we do is sit and listen as teachers
ask us to memorize things for exams.

It's all so meaningless.

There was this one time

I pointed out a teacher's mistake.

He yelled at me instead.

So ridiculous.

You complain too much, Ming

If you can't even accept this in school

You'll lose your mind
when you start working.

Dad, is it really better overseas?

Do you even need to ask?

Here's a flyer for you.

You know about the rare earth plant right?

We are starting a petition
to stop its construction.

Please sign this if you don't want
a radioactive plant near our homes.

Thanks for the support.

Sorry, have you been waiting for long?

No problem.

Let's go now.

One Kaya bun please.

Char Siew (roast pork) bun.

Ever since they started testing
the operations last month

The fishes have become very strange.

Do you think it really affected the sea?

Hard to say.

Your father told me it's been
getting harder to catch anything.

How about the fish factory over there?
Why is it closed?

You mean Azman? You didn't know?

He already left town with his family.

Looking at the situation
now, I might leave too.

I don't think I can let my
children stay here any longer.

Do you know that some
students from our school

are collecting signatures to petition
against the rare earth plant?

Heard of it. Don't know much.

Many from your class are involved.

Even your class
representative, Lau Hui Ling.

Is a petition even useful?

You are so cynical. And boring.

Oh.

We just have to try.

Whatever it takes. We just have to.

You won't understand.

You're going to Australia
after you graduate.

I'm still staying here. With everyone else.

You don't have to look so depressed.

Perhaps when you're there

You can find out what
the Australians really think of us

Perhaps.

We small Malaysians.

Let's go to Australia together.

Was that a joke?

Not funny.

Mei Ann

It's better for you not to
come to the sea with me.

It's tedious and tiring work.

Did you know you were
born during a very heavy storm?

Right after you were born,
I took you to Master Lai the palm reader.

He said you will always find the light
when everything is covered with darkness.

Because the first thing you witnessed
in this world, was a heavy storm.

On December 3, 1949

Roslin Dhobi assassinated Sir Duncan
George Stewart, 2nd governor of Sarawak.

He was only 17.

Dhobi was labeled a terrorist
and was executed by the British.

Many years later,
after our country's independence

Dhobi was labeled as a nationalist and a
hero who fought against British colonialism

They even reburied him.

Now, can someone name me another hero who
rebelled against the British colonialism?

Hui Ling.

How about Perak's Dato Maharajelala?

Very good. Can you tell me more about him?

Teacher Lim.

Ming, you want to try?

No, I just wanna go to the toilet.

Be quick!

So who wants to answer my question?

Hey Wilson!

Where's Mei Ann?

She's been absent for a while.

She doesn't come here anymore.

Fine. Go back!

Doing your homework?

Have you been behaving well?

Where's your Big Sis?

She's gone to sea.

Mei Ann!

Hey, Mei Ann!

Idiot.

I'm getting married.

It's the mayor's brother.

Mister Wong.

Did your father force you to marry him?

You folks want to try a psychology test?

Imagine you are in a forest.

And you are accompanied by 5 animals.

There's a sheep, a cow, a
horse, a tiger and a peacock.

They are your companions.

You then reach a spot where you have to
abandon an animal.

Which would you abandon first?

The sheep.

What should we do now?

Where do you want to go?

It's up to you!

My place or yours?

My place or yours?

You choose.

Ah Fatt! I want to leave now.

Hush! Go and accompany Sandy!

It's getting late.

I'm busy, man.

Just hang out with Sandy.

Do you like it?

But how did your school allow it?

I wear a wig to school everyday.

You're so gullible.
I've quit school long ago.

You're still in school?

That's good, isn't it?
I wish I were the same.

Sorry.

It's all right. I understand.

I work in a Karaoke bar.
You can look for me there if you want to.

My number.

Are you happy... working there?

Sometimes.

I enjoyed today.

I haven't been to the cinema
for many years already.

Why not?

Tickets are expensive.

And no one accompanies me there anymore.

I usually go to the cinema alone.

Maybe it's different for a girl.

Sometimes the cinema is too cold.

And I think of someone I don't want
to think of whenever I were there.

Was that why you were crying just now?

Things that happen in movies are
too perfect. It's depressing.

But the movie just now
had such a crappy ending.

Hey, are you okay?

Of course. Are YOU okay?

Well... I guess.

Whoa, what's wrong?

Hold me. They're coming back.

Let's make them jealous.

Do you think they are jealous?

Yes.

Hello, Mei Ann.

How is it going?

Yup, I'm okay too.

Hey, Mei Ann.

Actually, there are a million
things I wanted to tell you.

But I don't even know how to start.

Mei Ann.

Can you not marry him?

All I want in this world is you.

I just want to see you and
talk like we always do.

Going to the old jetty.

Or buying buns together.

Please don't marry him, Mei Ann.

Why don't we run away together?

I'll go wherever you want.

As long as you are with me.

Mei Ann.

I'll wait for you tomorrow
in front of the bank at 5 pm.

I don't know what you think of me.

But I will keep on waiting.

This is all I care about now.

Let's go together.

I'll wait for you.

Mei Ann!

Where can we go?

Wherever you want to.

As far as we can then.

I want to go to Malacca.

Ipoh.

Penang island.

Johor.

Genting Highlands.

We can even go to Thailand.

Thailand? Maybe I should
learn how to speak Thai.

The language is so nice to listen to.

It's like music during a rainy day.

Sawasdee ka (hello)

kob kun kaa (thank you)

suay jing jing (so beautiful)

suay mak mak (very beautiful)

Chan rak ter

Chan rak ter (I love you)

I find myself thinking of
grandpa more and more lately.

I remember him. He had a warm smile.

But he couldn’t remember
any of us in the end.

It made me sad.

Before he died,
he thought I was his sister.

And he was still living
in Cameron Highlands.

Was that where he grew up?

Yes. When I was a child,
I used to go there to visit him.

Should we go to a doctor?

Let's go to Cameron Highlands. Okay?

The buildings here are so tall and
colourful.

Even at night, it’s
crowded with people.

I just don’t know where
are they rushing towards.

It’s as if they don’t have
enough time.

Recently, my brother told me
he wanted to become a doctor.

That's a good thing,

My father didn’t want my brother
to become a fisherman too.

Right now, I’m imagining my
brother

living in the city as a doctor.

Driving a nice car,
working in a hospital, saving people.

It's a good life.

Do you
think he’ll let me stay with him?

Do you want to live here?

I'm not too sure.

When I was five,
and my mother was pregnant with my sister.

I thought I had a strange dream.

The next
morning, I told her about it.

"Mother, I had a dream and someone
told me-"

"The baby is 'unwanted'.

My mother burst into tears
suddenly.

She asked me "the baby is
dead?"

I was frightened, so I
started crying too.

After that,
mother and I spat into a toilet bowl.

to forget about the conversation,
to forget about the dream.

And then your sister was born.

But two years earlier

My mother indeed had a miscarriage.

My mother was pregnant with
another sister.

I even gave her a name.

Do you still remember her name?

Yes. But I’ve never mentioned it in
front of my mother.

It’s better to
pretend that I’ve forgotten, isn’t it?

I remember following my mother to
the hospital.

The next day, she was
in a wheelchair.

The baby was gone.

I asked where she went

And I heard
someone saying that...

"The baby was unwanted."

I didn’t understand
what it meant then.

Two years later I repeated
these words to my mother.

Maybe it wasn’t really a
dream I had,

but a memory of what
happened.

I'm always horrible at
differentiating the two.

I wonder what's happening at home.

The rare earth plant worries me.

Everything will be fine.

And now, you are too optimistic.

I just want you to be happy.

I found this quote on a newspaper recently.

"I am envious of the butterfly."

"It
counts not months but moments."

"And yet it is already enough."

The bus to Cameron
Highlands shouldn't be far.

We are just one stop away.

Hey, Ming.

Let's go home.

Stop kidding. We have gone so far.

It’s already enough.
What we are doing now is foolish.

Foolish?

What are you talking about?

Are you giving up now?

You think this is a game?

Why are you yelling at me?

Is this about Wei Kang?

You still want to see him?

After how he treated you?

In the end, you just don’t know
anything at all.

Look, Mei Ann.

I'm just trying to help you.

What are you talking about?

I’m different from Wei Kang and
those previous boyfriends of yours.

People in school are calling
names behind your back.

But I don't care,
I just want to protect you.

You’re just the same
as any of them.

You want me to live the
way you want me to live.

Look at us now!

You're so selfish.

Ming.

By the time you hear this message

I've already gone home with my father.

One more thing.

It's better for us not to meet again.

I'm pregnant.

In truth, Mei Ann never went home.

Her marriage with Mister
Wong was called off.

Everyone started to know
about Mei Ann's pregnancy.

By then, her family were already
gone.

Class rep.

Rise.

Bow.

Good morning, Teacher Lim.

Good morning, class.

You may sit.

"What is history?"

Since you are all finishing high
school this year

I want
you to explain to me.

What is history? What does it mean? Anyone
wants to try?

No one?

Min Fuh

Important events that happened in the past?

Events from the past. Any more?

Guo Xiang.

Ma'am, I think history is about changes.

Changes. Good. Any more?

Pei Chi

I think they are like stories.

Yes. A form of narrative.

"Important events from the past"

Changes.

Stories.

Now, who loves watching movies?

Can you tell me why, Ah Fatt?

The stories are interesting.

Characters can do things that we cannot do.

We love movies because

we can imagine ourselves
as the lead characters.

Their feelings become our own.

Because we empathize.

Is it the same with comic books, Ming?

For me, history is the same.

Each historical moment is like a movie.

A historical figure is like
the hero or heroine of a movie.

We remember these events of the past
because some changes have occurred.

Save Malaysia! Save Malaysia!

Say no to rare earth! Say no to rare earth!

Leave our homes alone!
Leave our homes alone!

Say no to rare earth! Say no to rare earth!

Save Malaysia! Save Malaysia!

Leave our homes alone!
Leave our homes alone!

Say no to rare earth! Say no to rare earth!

Save Malaysia! Save Malaysia!

Hey, come back here!

Let's start a little exercise.
What did we just witness?

A protest.

I want examples of mass
protests from the past.

Something happened on
the 6th of October, 1976.

"Cause and effect"

I want a group of students to give us
a presentation next week.

Don't just give me dates and facts

Tell me the cause and effect.
The consequences.

Who wants to try?

No one?

Really?

Okay, here's another clue.

The event happened in Thailand.
It's not in your textbook.

Any takers?

Teacher Lim, you mean we don't have to-

Raise your hand before you speak, Ah Fatt.

You mean we can forget about
the boring Malaysian history?

This time, you can look beyond
our country's history, yes.

Rise.

Bow.

Thank you, Teacher Lim.

Okay, class dismissed.

Here.

What's this?

You know about the rare earth plant, right?

To reject it,
sign this petition.

Did you visit Aziz's family today?
How is his wife?

Yeah. She couldn't stop crying.

It's so pitiful. His daughter is only two.

It's all too sudden for the family.

Things will be difficult from now on.

The rare earth plant
isn't done but there are

already 3 casualties
in the last 2 years.

We are now trying to get them
to close down the facilities

so they can properly
investigate Aziz's death.

They said it was just an accident.
He slipped into the pond himself.

Hey Lisa, Aziz is an experienced engineer.
Will he make such a mistake?

The officials said they
will only close the

plant if it's proven
harmful to the community.

They should've made sure
the plant is harmless

before approving its
construction here

What can we do?
There's so much money involved.

Just as we discussed last
week, we are

injecting some new blood
into our committee.

So I invited a few high
school students over.

Hello, I'm Hui Ling.

A few weeks ago, we started a petition
against the construction of the plant.

We managed to collect some signatures.

Our schoolmates are
becoming less indifferent.

They are genuinely
concerned about our cause.

But today, I realized that
the school authorities are actually afraid.

The petition was confiscated
by our Headmistress.

But we will not give up!

Even if they expel you?

I'm prepared for the consequences.

Please let us join you, Teacher Lim.

There are a few more students
who are with us. We can help.

(Malay) Next weekend, we intend to sneak
into the school at night

And cover every classroom,
every single car with our flyers.

The whole school will know about this mess.

Zizan, I know you are excited.
But we are a peaceful protest group.

Everything we do,
we are doing to protect our hometown.

You can't use us as an excuse to
cause problems. Do you understand?

Understood.

Can I trust you?

Hui Ling!

Do you need a ride home?

Okay.

Is that Bulgakov's 'Master
and the Margarita'?

Yes. Have you read it too, Teacher Lim?

I did.

"Manuscripts never burn."

When the Devil brings his followers into
Moscow and leave the entire city in flames.

I couldn't stop thinking about it.

The people could have stopped them,
but didn't because it benefited themselves.

Even if the Devil has never appeared, the
city would still end up in flames anyway.

Everyone in the city
has already lost their minds.

But didn't the love
story between the Master

and Margarita happen
during this dark period?

Not everything is that bad.

On October 6, 1976

students from various
universities in Thailand

gather at Thammasat
University for a mass protest.

They were protesting
against their former Prime

Minister,
Field Marshal Thanom Kittikachorn

He was a dictator. The students
didn't want him to return to Thailand.

Go away! Thanom!

The police,
along with right-wing paramilitary

troop,
march into the university.

They started killing the protesters.

Those who surrendered were
forced to lie on the ground.

Many were beaten to death.

Some were lynched and mutilated in public.

A thousand protesters were taken prisoner

made to strip to the waist,
made to crawl and kicked at

This event is known as the
"Thammasat University Massacre".

Thailand did not attain
democracy for another 16 years.

The official police report
is 46 casualties. But

some reported that more
than a hundred died.

In 2008, the Thai Prime
Minister Samak Sundaravej

told CNN that only one
person died that day.

"No deaths. Just one unlucky guy
being beaten and burnt to death."

Char siew bun.

We're out of pork.

Kaya bun then.

All right. Let's begin.

Teacher Lim, it's becoming more difficult
to do any coverage about the plant.

The feature I did on Aziz's family
will not be published.

My editor received a
phone call from the top.

I understand.

it's a very sensitive period now.

Publishing license for "The Heat"
was suspended indefinitely last weekend.

Of course, this ain't the United States.

Our media can never
criticize the government.

Besides, they were targeting
the Prime Minister's wife...

Hui Ling.

The water doesn't feel right.

Let me see...

You're right.

What's going on here?

Hui Ling, where are you?

On April 22, 1972

Filipino president Ferdinand Marcos
declared martial law in the Philippines.

The military were given extraordinary
powers to maintain order in the country.

With the martial law,
Marcos was also able to

rule as president longer
than he was allowed to.

During that time, there was no
press freedom. No freedom of speech.

Most national and campus
newspapers were closed.

One of them was HASIK, newspaper
from the University of Manila City.

Because HASIK published articles
criticizing the Marcos administration.

This is Liliosa Hilao.
The editor-in-chief of HASIK.

She was 23

and regularly suffering
from asthma attacks.

On April 3, 1973, a group of
soldiers stormed into Liliosa's house

Looking for her.
But she wasn't at home.

Just Liliosa's two younger
sisters and their elderly mother.

The two younger sisters were
pistol-whipped by the soldiers.

Then the soldiers proceeded to
eat all the food in the house

Finally, at night. Liliosa returned home.

She knew her house was raided and wanted
to make sure her family was all right.

The soldiers took her to a room...
After that they took her to prison.

I'll be back soon.
Go on with your presentation.

Headmistress.

Teacher Lim.
What are you doing with the students?

They are going through Filipino history.
It helps open their worldview.

Teacher Lim, we are 2 months away
from final exams.

You should be giving them
textbook revisions.

Not waste time on... performance arts.

I understand.

Su Yee, this won't help them
get an A for the exams.

I want them to go through
Malaysian history again.

Yes.

A few hours later, Josefina was
allowed to visit her sister in prison

But was not permitted to speak to her.

Liliosa's face was swollen and disfigured.

Her body bruised black and blue.

A few days later,
the military pronounced Liliosa dead.

They said she committed
suicide in the toilet.

Postmortem findings
later confirmed that

Liliosa was severely
tortured before she died.

Her face was severely disfigured.

Her lips bore burns from cigarette burns.

There were 11 injection marks in her arms.

In the end they forced acid down her
throat, burning her throat and lungs.

Her name is Liliosa Hilao.

She was the first woman and detainee
murdered during martial law in Philippines.

There was no democracy
until 13 years later.

Tell me, Ming. Why did you choose
this topic for your presentation?

I was just afraid
that people will forget about her.

We have a glimpse of the history
in our neighboring countries

But there's also a lot of forgotten history
in our own country too

Forgotten stories. Forgotten people.
Forgotten places.

Can anyone give a presentation
of this next week?

A piece of history you want us to remember?

Any volunteers?

Teacher Lim

Teacher Lim

Hui Ling.

Come on in.

Cousin Choong asked me to
pass you these documents.

Thanks. Take a seat.

You have a nice collection of
novels, Teacher Lim.

Are these all yours?

No. Some belonged to my husband.

Do you want some durians?
I couldn't finish them.

Okay.

I used to hate its smell.

But my parents, my siblings,
they loved it so much.

They would just gather around
and eat a durian together at night.

I didn't understand why, but soon,
I found myself joining them as well.

Why do we call this the "king of fruits"?

Did you like it after that?

No. Took me a while before
I really got used to it.

When was this?

Teacher Lim did not reply.

Perhaps, being lost in her own memories,
she did not hear my question.

How's the progress?

We will start the wiring tomorrow.

In three months, this section will be done.

That's too long.

We are behind schedule.

Can't it be two months?

Okay, I will work on it.

We'll finish in two months.

Make sure you do that, okay?

I still have to answer to the Aussies.

Yes, sir,
I promise everything will be done.

Mohan, I'm taking the manager
to Site D

You handle the rest.

Hey! What's going on?

Teacher Lim!

Let go!

No, Teacher Lim! Don't!

The workers were really hurt.

It was an accident.

That wasn't an accident!
We injured them!

Is this the message we are sending them?

We were protecting ourselves.
Didn't you see it?

Of course not. One whole night
you were just standing far away.

How could you see a thing?

What we did just now was wrong.

We behaved like thugs!

Teacher Lim, you said this
is a peaceful protest.

Hui Ling, don't be naive.

"Peaceful protest" is useless.

The construction is moving much faster
than you imagine.

The rest of the country has already
forgotten about our pathetic little town.

We're all alone. A petition is not enough.
Nor a lawsuit. Not media pressure.

But violence is not the answer.

Get off your high horse.

It's easy to preach about peace.

You think you can make a
difference by doing nothing?

Those who do nothing are the worst.

You still think you're
doing the right thing?

Is that it?

I'm doing what's necessary.

This is the truth.

Then I have nothing to say to you.

They were known as the "Karayuki-san"

From 1860 to 1920,
young Japanese girls were often sold

by their families to other
countries for prostitution.

Many ended up in our country.
Working near the harbors.

They started serving
clients at the age of 13.

The money they earned,
they sent it back to Japan.

At that period of time, a number of
Japanese businesses also arrived.

Tailors, to make beautiful clothes for the
"Karayuki-san", doctors, letter-writers...

That was how the Japanese
brought the first photo

studios, the first movie
cinemas to our country.

To capture memories and to entertain them.

So the pain of being so far away
from their own country would lessen.

So they could send these photos
of themselves back to their family.

In 1920, emerging as a
superpower, Japan tried

to ship these women
back to their homes

Because they ruin the country's image.

But society and their own family
could not accept them again.

Some of the "karayuki-san"
committed suicide.

Some went into hiding.

A few of them chose to
remain in our country.

Today, not many people,
either in Japan or

Malaysia, are aware of
their existences anymore.

There are still a few graveyards
left here in Malaysia.

But most of their tombs are unmarked.

There are no names, it's as if
they have never been here before.

That's how we are, isn't it?

We always forget about
the little things,

even though they each
have their own stories.

The nation is suffering
from collective amnesia.

Students, we are neglecting many things
that are important to us.

We are losing the purity we
are born with.

This rare earth plant...

Once it is complete. It's over for us.

It's over for us all!

This entire place too!

The rare earth plant will destroy us all!

You are not children.
You must confront this!

Rise.

Class, I need to talk to Teacher Lim.

The substitute teacher is on his way

Class representative, maintain order.

Teacher Lim, you shouldn't
bring this into the classroom.

My students have the right to make their
decisions. This is what I'm teaching them.

The final exams are just
a few weeks away, why

are you jeopardizing
your students' future?

You are losing your students every week.

They'd rather stay home
and study by themselves.

So, their academic results
are all we care about?

Su Yee, calm down.

Don't do this in front of your students.

Let's go to my office.
I'm doing this for your own good.

No. We'll talk here.

Do you know that some parents
have been complaining about you?

It's been happening for weeks!

How much more
do you want us to apologize on your behalf?

Teacher Lim!

Ming.

You're not going to teach us anymore?

Yes, I haven't been
feeling too well lately.

I just need a break.

For the finals, just go through
the textbook again for revisions

Don't forget some of our discussions
in class. You'll be fine.

I understand.
You don't have to worry about me.

I think green is too subtle.
Perhaps add some blacks?

How are things?

I think the words are a bit too small here.

Some black outline might help...

Keep it up, Ah Fatt!

How's progress?

Everyone!

I'm sure you are all tired now,
let's go home and rest early.

Tomorrow we'll gather here at 8 am
before heading to the city center.

We have been fighting
this for almost a year.

Tomorrow, many will join the mass protest.

But yelling slogans and waving banners
won't be enough.

So I made another preparation.

Tomorrow, when the time is right.
we will blow up the plant.

Teacher Lim, have you lost your mind?

Lawyer Tan, we've discussed this before.

Revolution is about results.

Some damages are inevitable.

It's a poem written with a splash of blood.

I told you repeatedly,
that's an act of terrorism!

You really think that what we are doing now
can dissuade them?

The government is on their side, not ours.

This is the only way to stop them.

Throughout Malaysian history

We've always tried to protest in peace,
but we can never change anything.

Were there any use?

Listen, this is our only chance.

We have to do something different!

I won't force you to do this.

I'll be at the jetty tomorrow morning.

You make your own decision.

Few hours later,
I received a phone call from Teacher Lim.

She asked:

"Will you help me?"

Is everything in place?

Min Fuh, get rid of them now!

Teacher Lim!

Quiet!

Stay down!

Don't even look!

Class, I'm Teacher Wu. I'll be your new
history teacher for the next few weeks

Take out your textbooks.
We're doing revisions for your finals.

Who's the class representative?
Please take attendance for today.

Chapter 3. The Independence of Malaya.

A story of our nation's
father, Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Who wants to read the first paragraph?

That's it? Is that all you got?

Come on!

You think you're so tough huh?

Hit me, come on!

Six months later,
Teacher Lim was released from prison.

Somehow, I was the only one
waiting for her that day.

Teacher Lim!

This is for you.

Have you eaten?

Let's go somewhere.

I wonder whether she knew that
her activist group has already disbanded.

Everyone has moved on.

Teacher Lim

What do you plan to do next?

Why?

I want you to know.

Whatever you wanna do,
I'm on your side!

Two of us, we can still fight this!

Don't be silly.

That's nothing to afraid!
We must fight on!

Just tell me what you want,
I'll do it!

We'll start today. Or tomorrow.

You're not afraid?

What's there to be afraid of?

Today, we puncture their tires.

Tomorrow, we smash windows.

Let's see how they can continue!

Just tell me what you need!

I'm awaiting orders!

All right.

Today?

Tomorrow?

What time?

Tomorrow afternoon, we meet here.

Tomorrow. Afternoon. Here.

What are we going to do?

Puncture some tires.

(Malay) I don't understand.

Why do you hate us so much?

Our plant is safe.

There's nothing dangerous about it.

It's as safe as a soy sauce factory.

We've already proven that.

I know you're frustrated.

There are so many rumours.
So much confusion.

You might've been misinformed.

That I can understand.

Put down your gun.

Put it down.

We can discuss this properly.

Do you want to meet my boss?

That can be arranged too.

Right now he's in Australia.

But I can make arrangements.

Then we can have an amiable
discussion about this.

What do you think?

Just think about it.

Don't act so rashly.

At the moment of Teacher Lim's death

The sun disappears into the horizon.

Until there is merely a single
line dividing the sea and sky.

The world is stained with...

A strange gold colour.

Are you Lau Hui Ling?

The night before Teacher Lim died

She asked me to pass this to you.

I've finally reached Cameron Highlands.

My mind wandered.

What if Mei Ann were here with me?

A year ago, when we were at the hotel,

I was reading a book by a Chinese writer.

In the book, a man was
misdiagnosed with lung cancer

so he decided to travel through China

watching and experiencing
the different traditions of the country

collecting stories and
folktales for himself.

Sometimes, when someone is willing to
listen, he would tell them these stories

or describe to them what he had seen.

But there are not many
who really want to listen.

For more than 140 years

The annual "Parade of the
Gods" is held in Johor

Teacher Lim grew up here.

Held on the 21st day of the
first month of the Lunar New Year

the parade signals the
arrival of a new year.

A new year. A new beginning.

Is it that easy?