All language subtitles for Starlight Hotel (Sam Pillsbury, 1987).ENG

Thanks for all this.

I'll write as soon as I get a job.

Cheery Ted.

Kate.

You'll look after your uncle and aunt.
won't you?

And You behave yourself.

I'll send for you as soon as I can.

Chin up.

Oi!

Here. Keep this with you.

Kate.

Come on, Kate, you're going to be late!

I've put your clothes out,
and your breakfast's waiting.

I'm not going.

Let's not be late again.

It's Parents' Day.

You know your uncle and I can't come.

I've got five baskets out there.

You don't want your father
to know you've been in trouble again.

I suppose it makes you feel better?

Tea?

Take sugar?

I want to get out of this place.

Well who's stopping you?

You crippled or something?

I'm just a kid.

When Alexander the Great was just a kid
he conquered half the world.

But he was a boy.

If you want to something, do it.

Cunningham,

you and Hilton get that ball
and get out of the field immediately.

So, we'll run the under
12 year olds at interval,

and have all the displays ready for lunch.

And really
that's the whole show organised.

Very good.

One of yours, Mr. Cutis?

Kate Marshall.

Why must a man
keep standing like a shepherd?

Melissa Cunningham,

could we have the next few lines
of the poem?

So much a part
of this eventful landscape,

that if that if he were to lean back
against a tree trunk he would complete

he would complete his destiny forever.

Very good.

And a few lines down,

Rilke likens the human spirit as to
having nature buried inside your soul.

Now these are
particularly significant lines.

Are we paying attention?

At night he stands up the distant call
of birds already deep inside him,

and he feels bold.

because he has taken all the galaxies

Stand up, Marshall!

That's enough!

Sleep in this morning, did you?

Well you're not sleeping here.

You can stay in the classroom
at playtime.

I said that's enough!

All right.

All right, the rest of you can join
Marshall for the first five minutes.

Now

Perhaps Marshall might like to continue,
reading down to face

At night he stands up,

the distant call
of birds already deep inside him,

and he feels bold
because he has taken all the

Galaxies.

Galaxies.

all the galaxies into his face

You kept us in, Marshlands!

It wasn't our fault.

Get lost, ratface!

Your mother's dead, isn't she. Marshy?

And your mother's an old tart!

Mr. Birch says your father's a no-hoper.

Let go!

It takes two of you, does it?

Marshall.

Want on earth are you doing?

Marshall!

Kate?

Is that you, Kate?

Kate?

You come over here.
Keep hold of your Mum.

Over that side.

Here, What's this then?

You found something?

Take those blokes down the back
and work your way forwards.

Start on the engine.

-Dawkins?
-Pat Dawson.

Dawson. Pat Dawson.

You lot! Up the front!
He's a dangerous bugger.

What's he done?

-What did he tell you?
-Down south.

Hey! Over there!

Oi! Stop!

Hey you!

No, it was only a kid.

Yeah, just a kid.

Are you sure?

Jeez.

What?

Ken!

Stay still!

Stay still!

Don't make a sound.

Who's after you?

-I dunno.
-Who's after you?

-Farmers.
-What for?

I dunno.

I was walking over their land.

What was the blast?

Dunno.

Any dogs?

Any dogs?

You stay here.

And don't make a sound.

It's just a kid.

Hey!

That's about two bob's worth, I reckon.

Now you and your kid, clear out of here!

Got any money?

Where's your parents?

My father's in Wellington.

You owe me two bob.

Give us an apricot.

Guys.

Shit.

What do you think you're doing?

Nothing.

What the hell do you think you're doing?

Where will you be staying tonight?

What do you mean?

What do you mean?

I thought you might want some company.

Who, you?

Well where will you be staying?

I'm booked into the Starlight Hotel.

I thought you said
you were staying in a hotel.

That's right.

Starlight Hotel.

Best place in town.

You off now?

Yep.

You can forget about that two bob.

Useless bag.

You know what I reckon?

Nah.

I reckon that farmer joker must
have thought we were family.

Family?

Got a map?

Where are you going?

Wellington.

Maybe we should make
our next move, mate.

How long do you think it'll take
between here and Christchurch?

Four or five days on the swag.

You better have a wash.

Nah.

Go on!
People will think you work in a brewery.

Nah!

You know what they do to blokes in the
army when they don't want to wash?

No.

What's your name?

Kate!

Bloody Sheila!

Why don't you ever talk?

I now call on Miss Flora Peters
from the Spiritualist church

to sum up for the affirmative.

When women have taken
their rightful place amongst

the decision-makers of this world,

they will no longer permit their children

to be slaughtered
in the name of patriotism.

It would be true to say that we are
not put on this earth to kill each other.

That is not the purpose of existence.

Look at the suffering around you,

in the hearts and minds
of our young men

recently returned from the arenas of war.

And I see we have one or two
of you with us tonight.

Can we honestly feel proud
of what we have done to their lives?

How do they survive
now that their spirit has been violated,

and their souls destroyed?

Give them the wings to fly

the strength and will to live,

that they may continue
in this peace-filled land,

free from the corrupting power
of those committed to destruction,

no matter the cost of human life.

And we remember those we honour

I have heard them

the lost cries of souls passing
from this realm to the next,

left their anguish,

the silver cord severed
like twine by bullet or bomb.

And I hear them still,
wandering in the darkness

like their brothers on this side,
restless still.

I know, beyond any doubt

that we were born
to a higher station than this.

Good evening.

And where do you stand on this issue?

I'm no conchie.

You've lost someone?

A whole platoon. Excuse me.

Good evening Constable.

Hello.

Did you enjoy the meeting?

Oh yes, it was fine, thank you.

Lovely hall you have here.

You mother is on the other side,
isn't she?

No, she's dead.

I have to go.

Hey!

For those who died in honour.

A vale

-A valedic
-Valediction.

What's that mean?

Farewell.

Our glorious dead.

Gave their lives for righteousness,
justice and liberty.

It means those bastards don't know
what they're talking about.

They never saw the trenches.

Valediction.

If you want to be with me,
you jump when I jump!

Now that little act you did last night.

I was hungry.

Who warts to be with you anyway?
You're a crook.

I know they're after you.

Who is?

Men.

What men?

The police.

How do you know?

They stopped the train I was on

and said they were looking
for Pat Dawson.

Why didn't you bloody
well tell me before?

Well what do they want you for?

Haven't you heard?

I kill people!

Bastard!

Bit sloppy, don't you reckon, mate?

Straighten up!

Haven't you heard? The war's over.

You know he made
us get our shoes dirty, mate.

Pity.

He'd like to clean them,
but he hasn't got a brush or water.

Like now.

What's matter Dad?

These nice gentlemen
wanted to know where to go.

So I told them.

What do you think?

Hup! Get up! Get up! Hup!

Get up! Get up!

Right. You hungry?

Two more.

I'm not having you sleeping out tonight.

We've got spare beds, haven't we, Skip.

Yeah.

There's all sorts on the roads these days.

Rioting in the cities

Public property damaged.

I don't know.

My father says that people
who vandalise things should be put away.

Well that's very right, dear.

People think they can get away
with murder.

Enough meat?

What are you doing?

We're just doing our job.

Come on, put it down.

Come on!

It's not going nowhere!

Come on!

You shouldn't let yourself get into debt.

What the hell are you talking about?

Everyone's in debt.
There's a depression on.

Orders are orders.

They say move the furniture, and we go.

Well you can't do it!

Yes he can.

It's the law of the land.

What bloody law?

The 1929 Repossession Act, Section 21.

It states that
a debtor must relinquish goods

to the approximate value
of the recorded debt

to the authorised collecting body

on sighting a stamped
and sealed court order to that effect.

What court order?

I haven't seen no court order.

Otherwise anyone found removing
one the property is

liable to conviction for theft.

And I'll be your first witness.

There.

You hear that?

Where's your court order?

Where did you learn all that?

I used to know a bailiff.

That's my Mum.

When did she die?

When I was eight.

I've never even been to her grave.

Where's that?

Waimate.

Waimate?

Go to sleep.

Well, well.

They'll have trouble getting
that fixed round here.

And where are you heading from here?

-Dunedin.
-Christchurch.

Dunedin.

South?

Look, I'll run you over to Alexandra.

Oh, don't bother. It's all right.

As good as gold.

Oh, OK, thanks.

Got any other bright ideas?

Dunedin!
Why didn't you just tell the truth?

Look, I know what I'm doing.

You could have fooled me.

Shut up, will you?

Yap, yap, yap!
You're like a damn magpie!

You never see a magpie heading south
if it's going north, I'll tell you that.

Don't you touch me!

Look I've got a sister in Alexandra.

Maybe we should go our own way
from here.

I reckon I'd get there quicker.

Yeah well that's fine by me.

I'll get you a feed before you go.

You'll be all right
if you stick to the main roads.

Someone will give you a lift.

You're old enough and ugly enough
to look after yourself.

Just wave your arm up and down.

No one's going to let a kid walk up
to Christchurch on her own.

Better go.

Operator.

Helen?

Is that you?

It's Paddy.

Look. Yeah, hold on Helen,
I'll explain all that later.

Yeah, I'll explain it all.

Yeah, what time
what time do you close the shop?

Yeah, all right. The back room.

Helen. Have you got any food?

Is that all right?

Look, I'll tell you that when I see you.

I've got to go.

Yeah look, goodbye.

Now you've done it.

Leave her alone!

Hey, leave her alone!

I just asked him if he was heading
for Christchurch.

I'm just trying to teach her
to not talk to strangers.

Come on, I'll buy you an ice cream.

Well where's my ice cream?

Shut up!

Helly, you don't understand!

They guy was a real sod.

He used to take people's furniture
and clothes.

You can't come home, Patrick.

They'll be looking for you.

I'm going to try
and get boat to Australia.

Oh yeah, runaway?

Just like you did after
that business with Barbara.

Well who do you think you are?

Robin Hood?

I need some money.

You can't possibly get away with it,
Patrick!

I only need a couple of quid.

Do you know how much I earn?

Seven shillings six pence a week.

I'm just going to stay there
till things blow over.

Patrick, what about us?

Do you ever think of anyone but yourself?

And are you for Australia too?

Wellington.

Take you home?

They'll catch you, Paddy.

Maisie. Give me Oamaru please.

What are you going to do
when you get to Christchurch?

I told you already.
I'm getting a boat to Australia.

You getting to Wellington,
I'm going to Oz.

What are you going to do in Oz?

Look I don't know. Aren't you tired?

Nah.

Have you got any other
brothers or sisters?

Let's have a bit of quiet around here.?

Who's Barbara?

Knock it off.

Hey!

Hey! I thought I told you to knock it off!

How did you find out about the bailiff?

What did you do to him?

You've seen what bailiffs are like.

After a couple of weeks I'd had enough.

So.

I decided
to take everyone's furniture back.

And, that night I went round
to discuss it with Maxwell.

I just wanted a chance
to put my point of view across.

But Maxwell wasn't prepared
to listen to reason.

One for the people.
Maxwell, you bastard!

Patrick!

He went into a coma.

What is that?

When someone blacks out.

St Christopher's medal.

Where did you get it?

A girlfriend.

Do you think the bailiff will be all right?

Dunno.

What do we have to do?

Is it enough

just to sign a petition?

-Is it enough just to march?
-No.

There's over fifty thousand
New Zealanders unemployed

up and down the length of this country.

And what's this government
doing about it?

What are they doing about it?

Do you know what this government calls
a man who says: my children are hungry?

They call him a troublemaker.

Do you know what this administration

Go and join that queue,
see if you can get us a feed.

I'll try and find a place for us
to stay the night.

Oh, Patrick!

Take this.

I thought you said you didn't
have any money.

I found it.

What else have you got
in there a roast chicken?

Patrick

You'll come back, won't you?

The police are looking
for you everywhere.

Gidday Des.

I need a clean shirt and a boat schedule.

What happened?

With that bailiff joker?

We had a bit of a misunderstanding.

He's still in critical care.

There's talk about possible murder.

What are you going to do?

I'm going to Christchurch
and jumping a boat to Australia.

Oh, there's one here, mate.

I reckon I could get you on it, too.

When?

Probably be just in time.

Yeah, thee won't be another one
for a fortnight.

No, look I can't, mate I sort
of had my heart set on Christchurch.

A sheila?

There are plenty of bloody sheilas
in Aussie mate.

But if that guy dies, you'll hang.

And we went with our petition
to this government,

and we told them of the hungry families.

What was their answer to the hungry
and oppressed of this country?

They said, Let them eat grass.

Let them eat grass!

That's the kind of colossal ignorance
that brings down governments,

and will bring down this government!

You've been denied your basic rights,
the necessities of life.

But they are not far away.
They're here, in these buildings!

The time has come
to do something about this.

Ordinary decent people
should do something about it!

Hey!

You! You there!

Come on, you fool!

She'll be all right.

What the hell
could have happened to her?

I've never
know you to be clucky over kids.

How old is she?

Don't be bloody silly. She's a little girl.

Did you know that Barbara's got
two kids now?

Seen her lately, have you?

Oh, bump into her now and again.

What's it's like out there?

Pretty quiet.

Heard anything?

There was a kid knocked down last night.

What kid?

A girl.

What do you mean what girl?

I don't know. She's up in the hospital.

Jesus!

Pat!

Can I help you?

You had a little girl
brought in last night.

Run over.

Are you a relative?

Uncle.

Ward 7.

Ask for the sister in charge.

Thank you.

Where's the girl who was
in the accident last night?

Down the end.

Excuse me.

What do you think you're doing?

Seeing the girl
that was run over last night.

Are you a relative of hers?

Her father.

I think we better check
with the doctor first.

Sir!

Kate!

-You blokes seen a kid about this high?
-No.

Kate!

Our adventure.

-14 Wetherby Street?
-I want to report a missing kid.

The end of the queue's over there.

I'm a member of the public,

You're a public
and I want you to find her!

Look The cells are full.

I've had a hard night.

Do yourself a favour and wait your turn.

You bastards are all the same,
aren't you?

Never around when you're wanted.

The boys in blue!

Where were you in 1914?

Have you got any room?

14 Wetherby Street was it?

There there now.

You'll be all right.

Tie up your trousers!

Come on.

Where the hell have you been?

Where have been?
I've been looking for you everywhere.

Where have you been?

Good to see you, you little ratbag!

It'll have to be just as the boat's
about to leave.

What's the battery for?

Drives the detonator which makes the
powder go which makes the explosion.

But instead of a little bit of powder
this time I'll use a whole bagful!

What then?

Bomb guy's off head turn,
people jump off the boat.

And off I go!

A girl?

About twelve, thirteen.

She didn't want to go with him.

What's Dawson up to?

Well I talked with his sister,
but she hadn't seen him.

Lying?

I don't think so.

Of course she's lying.

Where's the girl?

Why aren't you married?

I was going to once.

A long time ago.

Why didn't you?

Well

In the middle of the war

I thought I'd do my bit
for king and country.

So I volunteered and went to France.

What happened then?

When I got back the
little light of my life

decided she didn't want to wait around
for soldier boy to return.

So she up and married someone else.

He loves me not.

You were standing on the corner.
I saw you there myself.

What's he doing with a kid?

Hostage?

Bastard.

Jesus.

Oamaru Police Station.

The missing girl.

Dawson.

Anyone with him?

A girl.

Thanks Jim, thanks a lot.

A sighting an hour ago,
on the road to Timaru.

Show us another one!

Let's have a look at
what's in your pockets.

This your daughter?

Now watch this very carefully.

Hey!

Here! Big That's no joke!

You've deserved your supper.

Thought I'd see you again.

Why?

Oh, birds of a feather.

Come on. I'll get you some food.

Some soup for the dear lady please.

Hello Pat.

Hard times?

Anything I can do?

It's a bit late for that.

Oh come on.

I've been through all that
with your sister.

Well?

You never asked.

I'm not a mind-reader, Patrick.

Hey boys! it's the cops!

Shit!

Got to go! See you round!

Move it!

Come on!

What is it?

I hurt my foot.

Get up.

Could we have a lift?

-Are you going far?
-Christchurch.

Christchurch.

You know,
I wouldn't be in a Christchurch.

Can you take us or not?

Well

I'm not going nowhere near Christchurch,

I can tell you that for sure.

-But I reckon past Timaru.
-That's just fine.

We're not here.

There they are!

Overtake them.

Come on!

Jesus! Look at this!

I can't walk an inch in this country
without turning and seeing a cop

or my bloody name on a wall.

If it hadn't been for you I would
have been halfway to Australia by now!

If you hadn't made cow
eyes at every old bag along the way

-You would be!
-What old bag?

-Was it Barbara, was it?
-Aagh, jealous, are you, jealous?

Don't you ever do that again!

Feel How's that?

It's good.

It should be all right.

You just make sure to take it easy
over the next couple of days, ok?

Hey Dad, it's the police!

Hey, get away from there, you kids.

Get away from the door.

Yeah, tena koe.

We were doing a check
of the neighbourhood looking for a man

who's believed to be in the area.

You haven't seen any strangers about,
have you?

What does the man look like?

Five eight, nine.

Could have a kid with him.

He's a pretty nasty piece of work.

Violent. Not to be trusted.

Haven't seen a man like
that around here.

No, well if you,
see anyone you know where to find us.

We know where to find him.?

Can't see too well without these.

Look, thanks.

I'm no angel,
but I'm not exactly Jack the Ripper!

I was working for this bloke

Yeah, you're the bloke that gave
everyone back their furniture, aren't you?

We have to get to Christchurch
as soon as we can.

That's all right,
you can stay here the right.

Then you can catch the train
up the way in the morning.

They won't mind
giving a unemployed a ride.

Thanks.

Hey kuia do you think she'll be all right?

We were more worried about him.

Hey George, wash that cup!

I'm sorry.

About yesterday.

-It's all right.
-No.

I didn't mean to, hurt you or anything.

I was wrong, OK?

This isn't the way to the train.

We're going the wrong way!

Patrick!

Do you want to see your Mum?

Come on.

What's your surname?

Marshall.

Can you say something?

Beneath this wide and starry sky

I dig my grave and gladly lie

Gladly did I live and gladly die

Now I lay me down on high.

Amen.

You didn't go to school,
did you, Patrick?

Oh, stone the crows.

Hey!

What was what message
we had about that bloke down south?

How'd your mum die?

Of pneumonia.

Was she a good mum?

Your old man. What's he like?

Well, he's not as handsome as you.

What does he do?

He lost his job.

That's why he went to Wellington.

Well

That's where we're going too.

Together?

That's a promise.

-I don't want you to get caught, Patrick.
-I won't.

Are you really going to Australia?

I don't want to lose my sunshine for
giving a thieving bailiff what he deserved.

I'm ducking out for a wee.

You be careful.

There's a man in one of the wagons.

Which one?

A road hiker.

I think it could be that fellow
we had the warning about, that

Dawson bloke.

Dear.

How do you know?

Fits the description.

Patrick!

-Patrick Come on, they're here!
-Shit!

Leave him alone!

Go, Patrick, go!

Please!

Dawson!

-No.
-Stop or I'll shoot!

Keep going!

Get up, ratbag!

Go!

You're quite safe now.

Quite safe.

Yes thanks.

So the arrangements have been made?

Yeah, they're dragging the river now.

Well what about the other side?
Yeah, OK.

So it's the evening sail? For two?

Right. Thanks.

Your father's been notified.
He knows you're safe now.

Any news about the bailiff?

He'll live.

What shall I do with this?

In the car.

No. Thank you.

Ticket for the kid
and social welfare worker on this sailing.

-OK, those two?
-Yeah.

Just send them through.

I might have a lolly after all.

You'll see your dad in the morning.

I have to go to the loo.

Patrick!

That's dangerous what you're doing.

Patrick?

Patrick!

Hi ratbag!

Do you want dance?

I saw you get shot.

Just playing possum.

See the size
of the gun the bugger had?

I thought you where dead.

So do they.

Did you like the fireworks?

You're on the wrong boat.

When this gets there

some bugger's going
to find his radiogram missing too.

Couldn't go to Australia
without saying goodbye to my mate.

I feel soppy sometimes.

Kate!

Kate!

That's my escort.

I guess this is it.

I'll never see you again?

I want that back.

Patrick!

I want that back.

There you are.

What have you been doing?

Just listening to the birds.

Well I think it's time to go in.

Down Jacko!

Right! OK!

OK, Jacko, take it away!

Hoy! Come on!