Original subtitles

Take care of us. Protect us...

Guide us. Use us...

Use our hands, use our feet...

Come to us. Come.

Fill us. Come to us...

Hear through us. Speak through us...

See through us. Come to us...

Wear no badges. Dark suits, nothing shiny.

Dark, not black.

Impeccable white shirts. Windsor tie knot, double.

You must look flawless.

Remember, you are heroes. Not victims.

Under no circumstance lower your head.

If the general goes down, we are next...

At our age, any punishment is a life sentence.

Age has turned you into a coward.

My pleasure. -thank you.

Thanks for everything! by all means, anytime.

My respect to you. -thank you.

Thanks for coming.

- Do you want to sleep in my bed? - No, it's too hot.

Why do people say bad things about my grandpa?

Your friends say bad things about him?

No. On the Internet.

In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit...

Grandparents, old spirits, accept this light as an offering.

We pray for Don Enrique, his family and this house.

We offer this light so that all e vi/ leaves this place.

For everything to go well

we beg for protection for all.

We pray with all our heart.

Letona!

Don Enrique! It's me, valeriana!

Letona!

Valeriana! Take his gun away!

Enrique! What the hell are you doing?

You heard that woman crying!

Yes, you heard her weeping!

- Give me the gun! - General, let her go.

It's valeriana.

Search the rooms!

- The guerrilla has a spy in the house! - Letona, take the gun away!

Okay, general. Let her go.

It is an order!

Did someone hear a woman cry?

Are you sure?

It was a nightmare, that's all.

Someone sneaked into the house. I heard her.

It was her.

Did he hear her far or near?

Close to his ear.

Then she is not near.

Shut up/

what are they saying? -nothing.

He's getting old. That's what is going on.

Give me the gun.

For everyone's sake, I can't let you keep this.

We need to call a carpenter.

Your poor dad.

After everything that he's gone through,

no wonder he's going crazy.

Stress hastens Alzheimer's.

He's still good at shooting. He almost got you.

He could've killed me.

He'll get better after the verdict.

Dona Carmen, all the servants want to leave.

Valeriana, please, tell them that this is not the right moment.

My mother needs help with my father. You all saw how ill he is.

You can't just go and leave her all alone.

Besides, my parents have given you a home, food, a good pay.

They treat you like family. They even buy tortillas for you.

No one else is going to treat you like they do.

Think about it, please. We are going through difficult times.

They are afraid.

They are ungrateful.

Letona, please get the car ready. It's getting late.

We 're ready, doctor.

Dona Carmen, before leaving, they want their benefits.

Nobody else will hire you.

Is Enrique ready?

The guerrilla fled when they heard the army was near.

I didn't see it coming.

When I saw the fire, I grabbed my children and ran.

Violence came so abruptly.

First they set our crops on fire,

then our homes, our clothes, and our cattle.

They separated the women and the children from the few men that were still there.

We were raped...

And then the killings began.

Silence!

Some of us managed to run to the mountains.

Clouds protected us up there every time the helicopters were looking for us.

But there was no food, so we had to go down.

That's when they caught me and took me to the military base.

The soldiers had their way with me. And it wasn'tjust me.

We didn't do anything. We were in our homes.

I'm not embarrassed to tell you what I went through.

I hope you are not embarrassed to do justice.

That's all, your honor.

Thank you, witness 82.

The trial is in its second month now.

General monteverde claims that during his mandate,

entire communities were part of the guerrilla.

All were insurgents.

According to the defense, no civilians were killed,

only armed guerrilla members.

The general insists there was no genocide.

On the other hand, the victims' defense calls the general...

- Your tea, doctor. - -...A genocidal murderer.

They remind us that, between 1982 and 1983,

the national army killed an average of 3,000 persons per month,

equal to one-third of the mayan-ixil people.

According to the prosecutor, the army tried to annihilate them

to take over their lands in the oil region in the northern area of the country.

Let's go in.

The general stated in several interviews that...

"People are to the guerrilla as water to fish:

If you have to get rid of the fish, first you have to get rid of the water."

He is known around the world

as one of the bloodiest dictators of Latin America.

Doctor monteverde! Give me two minutes...

General Enrique monteverde...

Never signed,

never proposed,

never ordered the Guatemalan army to attack a specific race,

ethnic group, or any religious group.

And that's why there was no genocide in Guatemala.

I give the floor to his excellency, general Enrique monteverde.

Your honor,

I know how important this trial is...

And that Guatemala deserves respect.

But you know well

that my intention was to create a national identity...

- -Murderer! - In this country.

Silence, please.

I plead not guilty.

I don't know what I am being accused of.

The Attorney General presented evidence,

witnesses, expertise and official army documents

in which all the mayan-ixil people were considered state enemies.

Thirty-eight percent of all victims were children under twelve years old.

The harm done surpasses all human understanding.

And it has deeply damaged not only the direct victims of the massacres,

but also the whole social fabric of Guatemala.

Telling the truth helps heal all wounds from the past.

Considering that general Enrique monteverde was aware

of the killings happening under his command,

and did nothing to prevent them, despite being able to do so...

He is found...

Guilty of genocide!

Everybody, please!

Don't talk. Say nothing.

Please, security!

Excuse me!

Excuse me!

Take him to a hospital!

Excuse me!

He needs a hospital!

You have to know there are thousands of people out there

wrl/ing to give false testimony for some money.

Where does this money come from? Ask yourselves.

From your taxes!

What do you think about the judge is performance?

She is a criminal. I wrl/ send her to jarl.

Everything is okay, but I have to get rid of your cigarette.

I'm sure heaven sent an angel to care for me.

Thank you.

Did dad tell you everything?

You think he did all that? Or he just gave orders?

You believe those prostitutes more than your own father?

Which prostitutes?

Those Indians that paraded themselves at the trial.

They are whores, paid to lie.

Mom! I don't believe anybody is capable of making up such things.

You have to go through them to tell them like that.

Your dad told me they came to offer themselves at the military base.

Some were even nursing their babies.

The generals kindly offered them cleaning jobs.

But the low rank soldiers used them as their whores.

I remember every time dad left for the base, you argued...

You cried because they had other women there.

Of course. Even generals are men.

- I don't mean just that - - those women were there to tempt them.

I don't mean just that. I mean everything else...

Which side are you on?

Don't tell me you believe those communists.

Don't mix things up.

When did you turn into a lefty?

Whom have you been seeing again?

They already convinced you.

I just want to know if you know what happened.

We must move on for the country to move fonnard.

What's in the past, is in the past.

If we look back, we will turn into salt statues.

I know what you are thinking. I forbid you to think that.

We are r'n front of the military hospital,

where general monte verde has been hospitalized for over a week.

The constitutional court annulled the trial against the former dictator.

Representatives from the private sector praised the courts decision,

insisting that it was not possible to prove that there was a genocide.

General monte verde could be released this very afternoon.

The international community has reacted negatively at the news,

por'nting at the corruption and rmpunity problems in the country.

Give me five minutes with the doctor. It's just a short interview.

This isn't the right time. We'll negotiate later.

- Don't let her in. - My interview. You promised!

Doctor monteverde! Let's talk about the father of your daughter.

How long has he been missing? Do you know where he is?

Don't go there. Mind your own business, understood?

250 meters... General, your cigarette, please.

Let's put your bulletproof vest on.

Don't talk to the press. Walk straight in, please.

- 100 meters. - Ready, sir.

- Be alert, please. - Yes, sir.

Fifty meters.

Everything is under control. Don't worry.

Be alert! Get out of the car on my command.

Understood?

Calm down. It's a peaceful demonstration. Peaceful.

Why did they let so many people go through?

We need more people. Call for help, we need backup.

Get us closer! We have to move further!

We're about to get out. Alpha, clear the door!

- It's not that peaceful, sir! - We are going out!

One, two, three... Garcia, open the door!

Get out! Out! Out!

Come on! Faster!

Move!

Move! Keep going! Move!

Get up! Up! Ma'am! Get up!

Get up! Get up!

We are home. Are you okay? Did they hurt you?

- Letona! Where is security? - Dona Carmen, what happened?

Nothing! They didn't steal anything, right?

- -They hit me. - It was awful! Those savages.

Tell dora to get my bath ready, please.

Dora is gone. -delia, then.

Everyone left... -all of them?

Ungrateful people.

We must call someone immediately.

Lots of people in my hometown want to work.

Then call them right now.

- I already did. They're on their way. - Doctor, are you alright?

Yes. Leave us, please. Make those people stop.

- Mom, what did they do to you? - I got you all dirty!

- Did they hurt you? - No, it's not my blood.

- -Whose is it? - Cow's blood, I think.

Don't be afraid. Everything's going to be okay.

Mommy, I want to leave!

I don't want to be here! Let's go home!

I'm right here with you. Don't be afraid.

I want to go!

Have you been here long?

Yes, general.

Did you hear someone crying?

Please, don't expose yourself.

Alpha, agitator at twelve o'clock. Verify perimeter four.

Good morning.

Are you alone?

And the rest?

They are afraid

there is a lot of work here. You won't be able to handle it.

Who is it? -the new maid!

Let her in! Close the doors.

Valeriana, don't open the door without my authorization.

I'm sorry.

- Everything okay, officer? - Yes, sir!

Come in. Wait there.

Stop here, please.

Extend your arms.

Turn around.

I'm going to check your bag.

She's clean.

- -Can I let my hair grow? - Yes, honey.

And wear a dress like hers?

May I show her around?

Tomorrow. She must be tired.

I came here 27 years ago.

This is where we keep the food.

And here is our food.

Don't worry. They buy us e verything.

These are our rooms.

This is the laundry room.

This is the ironing table.

The house is very brg.

Sometrmes it seems haunted

its better if you stay with me so you don't get scared.

That's all you brought with you?

You'll buy more, little by little.

Anyway, you ll ha ve a uniform here.

How is e veryone in town?

They're there.

If you want to clean yourself, there are showers here.

We want them alive! We want them alive!

It's an invasion. Will they ever leave us alone?

It's best if we don't go out. It might be dangerous.

If you need anything, ask letona.

See, Sara? Good news. You can skip school.

But I want to go to school.

It's just a couple of days. I'm also skipping the hospital.

It is not right for two women to live alone.

You should come live here. The house is big.

You would be protected by the guards.

Think about the girl.

Savages! They are attacking us!

Sara?

Get away from the window! Follow me!

Come on! Move!

- I'm going to look for Sara. - Are you sure?

Yes! Stay with my parents! Sara!

Sara!

- Call for backup. Call every unit. - Sara?

- Yes! Clear the area. - Sara!

Do as I say!

- Are you here, Sara? - Arrest people if necessary.

I repeat. Arrest people if necessary!

Sara!

She's not here. Please stay away from the windows.

I can't find Sara.

The mob took her.

Don't overreact.

- She has to be around here. - Let's keep away from the large windows.

Use tear gas! Now!

Sara! -they threw more!

More?

- -They broke windows? - Yes.

Sara!

Se ven.

Ely/71.

Nine.

Ten.

E/e ven.

- - Twelve. - Sara!

Thirteen.

Fourteen.

Fifteen.

Sixteen.

- Se venteen. - Sa ra!

- -Erghteen. - Let go of her! What are you doing?

Let her go!

Mom, what's with you? I was about to get to 21!

- What are you doing? - Alma's teaching me how to hold my breath.

We'll practice in the pool later.

Both of you stay where we can see you. We were calling you. Didn't you hear?

Why are you always hiding?

- -I'm always looking for you. - Leave me alone!

You ha ve to stay alert all the time.

Now, come and help me. They threw many things.

Nobody quits! Nobody forgets!

Enrique monte verde is a genocidal murderer!

You shouldn't be here, Enrique! They can throw rocks again.

Those people will drive me crazy.

Alma told me that there was a lot of water where she lived,

and plants grew really fast.

You like Alma, don't you?

She has two kids.

Two kids? So young.

Natives have many children so fast.

A boy and a girl.

Where does she leave them while she's here?

They're already dead.

Valeriana, help me! He is harassing me!

Don Enrique! What are you doing here? Get out of here!

Letona!

Help!

Get Don Enrique out of here!

For crying out loud, dad.

Please take her.

I can do it myself.

Don't push yourself.

Give him oxygen, please.

Okay.

The floor was flooded.

I don't want him sleeping in my room.

- -May I? - Yes, please. Take him upstairs.

We should take him to the hospital.

That's not Alzheimer's. They won't take him.

Enrique has always liked chasing women.

Particularly native women.

- I put the oxygen mask on Don Enrique. - -thank you.

- Good night. - Good night, valeriana.

All women drive Enrique crazy.

Don't think about that. Don't let it get to you.

I never thought that at this age I would still have to deal with this.

You better get some rest. I don't want you to get sick.

You too, honey. Go to bed.

Did grandpa do something to Alma?

Go to bed.

- Good night. - -night night, my love.

I'll go get some water.

Come in.

- Excuse me. - Come in.

Alma, I want to apologize on my father's behalf.

Please understand him. He's under a lot of stress.

I promise it won't happen again.

Starting tomorrow, do not wear your uniform.

It looks too tight on you. Wear your own gown.

- Good night. - Good night.

Open your shirt, please.

Breathe in.

One more time.

You have bronchial congestion.

We must treat your breathing deficiency.

With all those people out there, we can't go out.

In the meantime, you must apologize to Alma.

Imagine the scandal if she reports you.

Apologize to her, please.

It's just a formality. Do it for us.

I've always sleepwalked.

You've never sleepwalked.

My people, where are you? Right here and being peaceful!

Remember! We are not like them!

- Remember! The people, united... - Won't be e ver defeated!

- The people, united... - Won't be e ver defeated!

The people, united, won't be e ver defeated!

Nobody quits! Nobody forgets!

Enrique monte verde is a genocidal murderer!

Nobody quits! Nobody forgets!

Enrique monte verde is a genocidal murderer!

Nobody quits! Nobody forgets!

Enrique monte verde is a genocidal murderer!

Check my eyes.

It looks like conjunctivitis.

I feel a lot of humidity in my bedroom.

Do you not find it weird

that your dad just showed up with valeriana one day? Just like that...

You were little, but she was also a child, barely older than Sara.

Those good deeds are not common in your dad.

God sends his toughest trials to his best servants...

What are you trying to tell me?

That surely valeriana is your half-sister.

Mom, please! I need to relax.

I thought I was over that. Lately I cannot stop thinking about it.

Maybe it's a blessing from heaven. What would I do without her?

How did you meet valeriana?

You already know how.

Why didn't you like Sara's father?

It was he who didn't like you. Don't confuse things.

I love you, Princess.

I know.

- It's beautiful. - Yes, it is.

Lets go!

- At your age it's rather normal. - It was an accident.

I know.

There is no peace without justice!

There is no peace without justice!

You don't have to wear it now if you don't want to.

If you ever need them, you know where they are.

There is no peace without justice!

There is no peace without justice!

Sixteen.

Se venteen.

Erghteen.

Nineteen.

Twenty.

Twenty-one.

Twenty-two.

Twenty-three.

Twenty-four.

Twenty-five.

Twenty-six.

Twenty-se ven.

It can't be.

Yes. Look. It does look like him.

Take a look again.

It does look like him.

Look at the others.

Look.

It's him!

Yes, that one.

Sara, what are you two doing?

- -Don't play with that. - We're not playing.

Take her somewhere else.

This historical phase of the country.

The phase of anticommunism, of the r'nquisition,

of the leaders that repressed and massacred,

that ha ve committed economical and human genocide

under the argument of the fight against communism.

After a historical trial, hundreds of testimonials

and the annulment of the genocide verdict,

the gap dividing public opinion r'n Guatemala seems to grow wider.

Guatemala is tired of mournr'ng its missing.

Here's what you asked for.

Leave it there, please.

And I got this for Sara.

Thanks.

How risky is it to go out?

This lock-up is making us sick.

Yes. I know.

Letona?

Do you know about Sara's father?

Don't you find it odd that he just disappeared all of a sudden?

I have no access to that information.

Nobody knows what was he involved in.

It would be best if you stay away from those issues.

Excuse me.

Mine!

Need any help? -no.

Where's Sara?

Watching TV.

Come, sit.

Did Sara see when my mom hit my dad?

Was she scared?

What was Sara's dad like?

Did Sara talk to you about him?

She wants to know what he's like, and where he is now.

The father of my children was very skinny.

He laughed a lot.

Where is he?

I don't know.

He left you? -no.

And you? Did he leave you?

I never knew.

Excuse me.

Sara's father was named Carlos.

He laughed a lot too.

Wind!

Fly!

Cold!

Rain!

Water!

Valeriana!

Valeriana!

Valeriana!

Coming!

Yes, sir?

That's what is killing me.

They've cursed you.

Clean that up, please.

We must clean you up first.

All the hatred, all the talking about bad things must Lea ve.

Negative energy, lask you to leave this house for the sake of the family

ancestors, please help us understand who wants to harm us.

Protect our family from all e vil

make evil go away...

We better go inside.

Let's go.

Come, mom!

I talked to juana from our town...

To get more help here.

But she said she doesn't know you.

Where are you from?

From the deepest part of the mountain.

Near the river.

Where the military camp was?

I/ived there until the killings began.

How old are you?

I don't remember.

Come with me.

Sara! Sara!

Dad!

Enrique, what are you doing?

Enrique, stop!

That bitch!

She's hiding under the water!

- Let go of the gun! - It's not my fault! It's hers!

It's Sara! It's Sara!

That insurgent is under the water!

Don't mess with my daughter!

Give me the gun. Go get my hospital kit.

Move! Move!

Move away!

Valeriana, move away!

Walk! -I am your father!

- Walk! - Show respect!

Let go of me! Let go!

Let go of me!

Everything that's happening in this house is her fault.

- Don't move! I could hurt you. - Letona! Letona!

Look. Look.

How did they get in? Where are the guards?

No guards can stop them.

Alma is crying for her kids.

She told me she's known grandpa for a long time.

What else did she say?

She asked me not to drown.

Valeriana, what's happening?

Grab all the candles you can and bring sugar.

Look.

Don't look at them.

Hold hands.

Ica/I upon the four elements and the ancestors that protect us.

Spirits that torment us, speak to us through the fire.

What can we do for you?

Spirits, go back to your slumber. There is nothing here for you.

We apologize if we did something wrong to you.

Forgive us.

Spirits, we respectfully ask you to leave us in peace.

If the general has a debt with you, please understand...

We had nothing to do with it.

Ask the other spirits to show mercy upon us and go away.

You know its not fair for innocents to pay for the consequences.

Please don't harm us! Maybe we can help you...

Sara, breathe. Open your eyes!

Sara, breathe! Breathe!

Mom! Mom, what's happening to you?

Mom!

General!

General!

Tell me where the guerrillas are hiding.

I don't understand what you're saying.

My husband is not in the guerrilla, and neither are we.

Please Lea ve my children. Leave them out of this.

Either you tell me where they are, or I drown them.

I don't know!

I don't know!

My chrldren! My chrldren!

My children!

My children!

General.

My children!

Everyone cried for your land, Llorona

your land covered r'n blood

everyone cried for your land, Llorona

your land covered r'n blood

sobs of wounded people, Llorona

and of silenced voices

sobs of wounded people, Llorona

and of silenced voices

I don't know what the tlo wers hold Llorona

the flowers of burial grounds

I don't know what the tlo wers hold Llorona

the flowers of burial grounds

for when the wind moves them, Llorona

it seems as though they are crying

for when the wind moves them, Llorona

it seems as though they are crying

you hide within the cornfields, Llorona

to avoid being hunted

you hide within the cornfields, Llorona

to avoid being hunted

lost souls wander, Llorona

and their warls are not forgotten

lost souls wander, Llorona

and their warls are not forgotten

the chrldren dressed r'n leaves, Llorona

their clothing turned to rags

the chrldren dressed r'n leaves, Llorona

their clothing turned to rags

you let out an agonizing scream, Llorona

that should break you into a thousand pieces

you let out an agonizing scream, Llorona

that should break you into a thousand pieces

the lrght that used to shine, Llorona

Llorona, left you r'n darkness

the lrght that used to shine, Llorona

Llorona, left you r'n darkness

they snatched your dreams away, Llorona

but your strength remained

they snatched your dreams away, Llorona

but your strength remained

you came through the coffee plantations Llorona

suffering, demandr'ng justice

you came through the coffee plantations Llorona

suffering, demandr'ng justice

the bullets srlenced the weeping, Llorona

since then you are not the same

the bullets srlenced the weeping, Llorona

since then you are not the same

Wash your suffering away, Llorona

Llorona with the blessed water from the river

wash your suffering away, Llorona

Llorona with the blessed water from the river

turn your anguish into peace, Llorona

and turn the dawn r'nto dew

turn your anguish into peace, Llorona

and turn the dawn

lnto dew