Innocent Voices (2005)

1. My feet hurt.

2. I have stones in my shoe.

3. They will surely kill us.

4. Why do they want to kill us, if we didn't do anything?

5. One day, my dad left us

6. and went to the United States in the middle of the war.

7. My mom didn't go out to say goodbye.

8. And she told me that now I was the man of the house.

9. But first I had to go pee.

10. Two wings.

11. Who had two wings.

12. Two wings to flight.

13. This afternoon at the summit,

14. I've almost had them

15. with the crazy desire to have them

16. spread out over that sleeping sea.

17. Let's go.

18. I'm here mom!

19. I'm sorry.

20. I had to go with Toni and Fito.

21. Don't they have feet to get there alone?

22. You already know how scary they are.

23. Don't ever be late again.

24. The soldiers aren't playing games.

25. One day, God forbid, they grab their rifle and shoot you ...

26. Now you understand me.

27. We were all afraid of turning 12.

28. Because the army came and took you.

29. I still had one year left.

30. Really? Don't fool at me.

31. Yes, I'm little.

32. In size, but not from here.

33. Ancho was my friend.

34. Some called him fish brain.

35. But he wasn't afraid to grow up.

36. Hello farting sister.

37. It's very late.

38. Please look after your brothers.

39. Sure.

40. Rosita.

41. Don't feed Ricardito until after eight, okay?

42. Even though he screams.

43. That.

44. Why Mommy?

45. I love you my love.

46. And you have to take out the garbage.

47. And close the door, put the lock and don't open to anyone.

48. There is my man of the house.

49. Yes, the man of the house.

50. You don't even know how to clean your buttocks.

51. Leave my brother.

52. He fell asleep.

53. The mattresses, Chava!

54. I want my mom.

55. Be careful, Chava, don't get on.

56. Get into bed, quick.

57. And what have you heard from Beto, mom?

58. Nothing.

59. Since college closed, I don't know where your brother is.

60. Hopefully nothing happened to him.

61. We would know it.

62. Bad news travels fast.

63. He will come.

64. If you could see how ugly it got last night.

65. And these children alone.

66. I have to quit my job.

67. And who is going to support you?

68. Why don't you come to live here?

69. We don't fit all here.

70. I don't say here, but they will leave that house.

71. I can keep an eye on the children and help you with the homework.

72. If we leave there, he won't find us.

73. Don't be fooled, mija.

74. Those who go north get dizzy.

75. Raise your forehead that the screwed up is him.

76. Those who leave ...

77. They suffer more than those who stay.

78. And those who stay fight.

79. With these little savings ...

80. You are going to buy a gun.

81. Since mom started working at home,

82. the war didn't feel so big anymore.

83. Cecilia.

84. Curfew, let's go home.

85. A little bit more.

86. Angelita, don't worry your grandmother, get in there.

87. Come on granny, five minutes, tell her.

88. Bye.

89. You too.

90. One day there they were.

91. The gringos.

92. Do you have a helmet?

93. The same as they appear in the movies.

94. Do you want some chewing gum?

95. Come on!

96. They said they came to help us.

97. Spit that out, Chava.

98. Spit it out! Can't you hear me?

99. Why? It tastes nice.

100. Because the ones who gave you that are the ones

101. who are preparing to the soldiers to kill us.

102. It doesn't taste so good anymore, does it?

103. Angelita took first place in the class.

104. And her grandmother is going to take her to the beach.

105. But she is a fool.

106. You don't know anything.

107. - I know. - You wish.

108. Children, go to sleep.

109. Down!

110. Ricardito! Ricardito!

111. Down!

112. Uncle Mario.

113. Diosito, why?

114. Drunk.

115. Wake up.

116. Go home, irresponsible. Shameless.

117. Go home.

118. Now nothing has been sold.

119. Sorry Chavita.

120. Are you going to steal it?

121. What are you doing there?

122. Answer me!

123. I was playing.

124. With whose permission?

125. I need to work.

126. Do you want to take my job?

127. No.

128. Keep it, it's yours.

129. You shit, picho, you shit.

130. Let's see, why do you like to drive?

131. Because you can go to many places.

132. Stroll the streets and earn a lot of money.

133. Sure ...

134. How old are you?

135. I'm 11.

136. Stand up.

137. Are you 11 months old?

138. Wait, wait.

139. Do you want to work?

140. Let's make a deal.

141. You scream, I charge and drive.

142. But if it occurs to you to steal from me,

143. I cut your eggs.

144. Okay?

145. To the center!

146. To the center!

147. What happened to the dresses?

148. Where did you get that?

149. I didn't sell anything.

150. But I got a job on the bus.

151. So you don't have to work all the time.

152. You should have asked me first, right?

153. May I?

154. Are you going to be careful?

155. And do you arrive before curfew every day?

156. I promise you, ma.

157. Where did you get money from?

158. I got a job, I'm a driver.

159. Yes!

160. Did you know that the teacher had a nervous breakdown?

161. Why?

162. Because of the shootings.

163. They say they put her in a madhouse.

164. The following children to form.

165. Pablo Bargueta.

166. Manuel Ayala.

167. Antonio Gutierrez.

168. José Rendón.

169. Alfredo Argueta.

170. Mario Sanchez.

171. What's your name?

172. - Temo. - Temo?

173. Morales, Morales.

174. To the row.

175. But if he is only ten years old.

176. It is unfair!

177. How can they do this to you?

178. Temo! Temo!

179. Sergeant!

180. Mario Sanchez.

181. Arturo Reyes.

182. Yerbe Reyes.

183. Roberto Olsen.

184. Continue.

185. Roberto Olsen.

186. Mardo Pérez.

187. Augustine Kingdom.

188. Fast.

189. Fast.

190. You must be proud, boys.

191. You will be soldiers like us.

192. You are going to defend the country.

193. Sergeant.

194. Let's go.

195. Officers.

196. Fast.

197. Already.

198. I want to know who gave the order to do this.

199. Father, stand down.

200. Take care of the souls.

201. Hello baby.

202. How was school?

203. Deaf.

204. How was the school?

205. What's wrong with you, baby?

206. Answer me.

207. Did someone hit you?

208. Did the teacher punish you?

209. They took Antonio away.

210. Antonio?

211. Whom?

212. The soldiers.

213. They took him away in a truck.

214. With the rest.

215. Also Temo.

216. Temo?

217. First we need to get the common denominator.

218. For that we multiply this by this.

219. - Three times four? - Twelve.

220. Very well.

221. So we say, twelve out of three ...

222. Four.

223. Four times two?

224. Eight.

225. Then we say ...

226. Twelve out of four ...

227. three.

228. - Three for one? - Three.

229. Hello.

230. Hello.

231. I wanted to know if, maybe ...

232. If you can and if you want to come and play with Chele and Marcos.

233. Fito, Ancha and me.

234. Let's throw paper fireflies.

235. Uglier than a frog?

236. I didn't write that.

237. Then who?

238. If you want, see you at Doña Celia's little store

239. at four.

240. Okay.

241. Let's go.

242. The paper fireflies were fun.

243. Yes.

244. Well...

245. I have to go.

246. Bye.

247. We were throwing fireflies.

248. The shooting started and we had to run.

249. I'm going to show you fireflies!

250. Sit down to eat.

251. You stinky girl!

252. Farting sister.

253. Sorry, ma.

254. Uncle Beto!

255. So my mom bought the sewing machine.

256. She makes clothes all the time and I help her sell them.

257. And I also help with the bus.

258. I'm the one who charges and shouts the stops.

259. How come you scream?

260. To the center! To the center! To the center!

261. All right, boy.

262. My mom always tells me that I'm the man of the house

263. I take care of my little brother, he is already ...

264. Yes, of course, especially me.

265. I am very glad that you are so responsible, tachuelita.

266. Dad!

267. This kid...

268. He calls all men daddy.

269. What's your name, dwarf?

270. Ricardito.

271. Mom is worried about you.

272. Don't disappear so long again.

273. You're in trouble, right?

274. My brother takes good care of me.

275. But one day he bought me a cookie and I dropped it

276. and they ate it ...

277. To the mattresses!

278. Chava! Hide in bed.

279. Stay calm.

280. Help!

281. Angelita!

282. I'm going.

283. Beto, what do you do with that?

284. Angelita!

285. Down, shit.

286. Chava!

287. Chava!

288. Get down.

289. Get down!

290. Daughter.

291. Don't be afraid.

292. Stay there, Chava, don't move!

293. Angelita.

294. My girl, don't leave me.

295. Help me please.

296. My daughter is dying.

297. Don't die my girl.

298. Angelita.

299. Daughter!

300. Daughter! Daughter!

301. My God.

302. Help me please.

303. Angelita.

304. My girl.

305. My God.

306. Help me.

307. Don't play that, Beto.

308. They are going to kill us all.

309. The bullet that killed Angelita could have been yours.

310. Since when have you been into the guerrillas?

311. For a while.

312. I came to prepare an offensive to take out the army.

313. It is the only place left between the guerrillas and the capital.

314. And it's going to burst.

315. It's going to get really dangerous.

316. It's going to get a lot worse.

317. Chavita is already turning 12, we have to get him out of here.

318. Yes.

319. You take them too.

320. Morazán and San Vicente are already liberated areas.

321. It would have a roof, it would have food.

322. We are building schools.

323. What he needs is to be here.

324. With me.

325. He is very little.

326. But if you stay with us ...

327. Understand please.

328. The army is going to take him away.

329. At least with me he would be safer.

330. Let me take him.

331. Do you have a girlfriend?

332. Just one.

333. Just one?

334. What's she called?

335. Cristina Maria.

336. She is the daughter of the new teacher.

337. She is the most beautiful of all.

338. Come, look.

339. What I'm going to tell you is very important, pay attention.

340. What happened with Angelita is something that happens.

341. I won't lie to you saying that this is all going to get better.

342. Because it's going to get worse before it gets better.

343. Do you get it?

344. Perhaps this will help you better understand what is going on.

345. Search for "Radio we will win" here.

346. It is the station of our people.

347. It isn't always on the air, you have to look for it and be alert.

348. But Chava ...

349. You must be very careful because it is prohibited.

350. Here you can listen to the song I played last night.

351. Do you like it?

352. - Ratón. - Chavita.

353. Am I not going to see you anymore, uncle?

354. Next time I'll take you with me.

355. What number did you get?

356. Hey no.

357. And you?

358. I asked you first.

359. A...

360. Two...

361. Three.

362. Can we go out?

363. Did you finish your homework?

364. Yes.

365. Okay.

366. But remember that there is a curfew.

367. Chavita, I'll order it for you.

368. A yeyo.

369. Look, it's a yeyo.

370. He doesn't speak to anyone but his oxen.

371. Why? Doesn't he like people?

372. This song is forbidden.

373. My mom says you've to fight so that nothing is forbidden.

374. You are very pretty.

375. You uglier than a toad.

376. But I also like you.

377. Damn!

378. Happy.

379. - Good afternoon. - Good afternoon.

380. Excuse me.

381. Let them go!

382. Father, father.

383. - Father. - That miracle.

384. Are you okay?

385. Yes, Chava, thank you.

386. The soldiers hit you very hard.

387. There are pains stronger than this.

388. And the girls?

389. Did they also recruit them?

390. No.

391. Are they going to kill them?

392. Take it.

393. Help me light the candles back there.

394. I don't even like the pintonas.

395. Did you notice that I had no gasoline?

396. Was I driving?

397. May I?

398. What happened to you?

399. What happened?

400. We were working and ...

401. The truck ran out of gas so the boy wanted ...

402. Take out of the gallon with the hose.

403. Irresponsible old man.

404. Dad!

405. Don't say that.

406. Get out of here. I don't want to see him near my son.

407. Turn that off, turn it off.

408. That song is forbidden, Father.

409. Nothing is forbidden to God.

410. I'm going to ask you to remove it.

411. With your forgiveness.

412. Take it off by yourselves. But you leave the weapons here.

413. Nobody can enter the house of the man armed.

414. What the fuck do you have in your head?

415. Now what did I do?

416. Give me the radio.

417. Why? I did nothing.

418. Don't lie to me.

419. I'm sorry, mommy.

420. I didn't notice.

421. I'm not doing it again.

422. Of course you're not going to do it again.

423. Because right now you're going to give me that radio.

424. I didn't notice, I won't do it again.

425. I'm sorry.

426. Give me that radio.

427. For the last time, give me that radio!

428. But don't just sit there.

429. Help me, sweetie.

430. And don't bid.

431. His mom knows why she tells you that.

432. Why do you always have to be on your side?

433. Because there is only one side here.

434. And what happens is that you are a baby.

435. You just hear something you don't like and run away.

436. To come with you.

437. But riding on your bus.

438. Don't you realize the danger?

439. Times are getting very tough.

440. And you still don't know how to take care of yourself.

441. So you have to obey.

442. Can I ask you something?

443. Of course.

444. Do you pray?

445. If I pray?

446. Do you pray for the war to end?

447. Not for that.

448. This damn war will never end with prayers.

449. Never?

450. Is there a volunteer who wants to read his poem?

451. - Let's see you, Yanira. - Can I go to the bathroom?

452. Come out quietly, don't delay.

453. Let's see you, Chele.

454. No kid in my school wants to go fight.

455. They don't like war, because they prefer to play.

456. The soldiers look for them, because they want to recruit them.

457. But they are never going to find us.

458. What's up, Yanira?

459. Chava!

460. Chava, get down.

461. No, son.

462. Came back!

463. Fucking priest.

464. You let them climb the bell tower.

465. That sniper son of a bitch.

466. Three of my soldiers were killed.

467. Brothers, today there will be no mass.

468. But I want to speak to you from here.

469. From the street.

470. I want to speak for everyone.

471. Because the word of God, our Lord.

472. It should be heard by those who did not find grace

473. within itself.

474. And what is grace, brothers?

475. Grace is the presence of the divine.

476. In each of our acts.

477. Look around you.

478. The faces of our children.

479. They have lost the innocence of their spirit.

480. Instead, we only find fear.

481. Because the children have lost hope of survival.

482. Skeptics say,

483. "If God existed, there would be no wars"

484. and I answer them,

485. "If men obeyed the laws of God,

486. then there would be no wars."

487. For God our Lord

488. has given man the privilege and the right

489. to live in grace.

490. Or on the contrary, to cause misfortune.

491. And I assure you, brothers,

492. that when you live in the grace of God, there is no war.

493. Nevertheless,

494. those who ignore their own divine nature

495. They seek to satisfy themselves by stripping, humiliating

496. and murdering their fellow men.

497. Brothers ...

498. It is time for us to speak out against them.

499. That we defend our principle of living.

500. And that we oppose our strength to the strength of death.

501. Today, brothers, it is no longer enough to pray.

502. The school was closed forever.

503. As our people were between the guerrillas and the army,

504. Mom decided that we should go to the other side of the river.

505. Because it was safer there.

506. Granny!

507. I really liked my house.

508. We want to listen to Radio Venceremos.

509. When do you go back to work?

510. When I grow up.

511. No, I'm telling you, you never came back.

512. What's the matter with you, boy, what's the matter with you?

513. Super bomb.

514. Super bomb!

515. Let's see who goes further.

516. Antonio!

517. What happened?

518. Where were you? What are you doing here?

519. Well, just here, look at me.

520. Like the Saint Nepomuk.

521. Every day, better.

522. Do you want to play?

523. Come on, let's go.

524. When we got to the barracks we were more than 40.

525. Most of 13 and 14 years.

526. They taught us to shoot and ambush.

527. Last week we ambushed a group of guerrillas

528. motherfuckers, and I was the one who caught them with this one.

529. It's almost your turn.

530. Because they are recruiting everyone.

531. Big and small.

532. What? Are they still a bunch of asshole kids?

533. - I'm not a bitch. - Neither am I.

534. Fucking assholes.

535. Don't tell us like that.

536. I already see them crying and pissing in their pants

537. when they come to recruit them.

538. Like the assholes that you are!

539. Culeros!

540. Chavita.

541. Don't be scared, it's me, Ratón.

542. Was it the uncle that night?

543. Was it you?

544. The area has already been cleaned.

545. And my uncle Beto?

546. I bring you a message from him.

547. The army will recruit tomorrow.

548. Let your friends know.

549. And hide.

550. Well, drivers, you know.

551. One in each house.

552. Let's go!

553. Eight...

554. Nine...

555. Ten...

556. Eleven...

557. Twelve.

558. Eleven.

559. We already told it well.

560. Chava turns eleven.

561. Wait, Chava!

562. Chava!

563. Chava!

564. You run really fast.

565. Here, open it.

566. They are batteries for your radio.

567. Frog.

568. Thanks.

569. Someone is gawking.

570. Chava!

571. Chava!

572. What happened?

573. Chava, Chava.

574. Father, Father.

575. They are going to kill Ratón, help him.

576. They took him to the river.

577. And the father?

578. The soldiers took him away yesterday.

579. Don yeyo.

580. Chava.

581. Did you see that fat Marcos left?

582. Where?

583. To the guerrillas.

584. When?

585. I don't know.

586. Chava.

587. What?

588. What if we go too?

589. To the guerrilla?

590. Where else?

591. We stayed there all night.

592. I once counted up to 230 thousand stars.

593. I wanted to tell Cristina María.

594. At first I thought I was on the wrong street.

595. That wasn't her home.

596. Leave me.

597. Leave me.

598. Chava, let's go.

599. We already know where.

600. Let's get to the hill, that's what the fat's mother told us.

601. Turn off that light and shut up.

602. Who else is coming with you?

603. Nobody.

604. Shut up, come up behind me.

605. Lie there, tomorrow we will see what we do with you.

606. - Chele. - Chava.

607. Silence, don't say your names here.

608. Go sleep.

609. Do you have something to eat?

610. Shut up.

611. All with their hands on their heads.

612. Wake up.

613. We have to go, the troops are coming, setting everything on fire.

614. They are already close.

615. Where do we go?

616. I don't know. For now with the people at the center. Let's go.

617. Mommy, wake up.

618. And your brother?

619. I don't know.

620. Where are we going grandma?

621. We have to go.

622. Chava!

623. Because of the bullets?

624. For the bullets, my life.

625. Chava, Chava.

626. The birth certificates, where are they?

627. You put here all the clothes of your brothers and yours.

628. His clothes aren't there.

629. Neither are his good shoes.

630. Where did my brother go?

631. Let's go.

632. I'm very thirsty.

633. And my feet hurt.

634. I have stones in my shoe.

635. I'm going upstairs to see if I can see it.

636. I already reach them.

637. Chava!

638. Chava!

639. No!

640. Mommy?

641. Let's go from here.

642. Here are the documents.

643. I didn't want that you sell your sewing machine.

644. Don't worry about us.

645. Promise me that you will be strong.

646. - Promise me. - I promise you.

647. Goodbye farting sister.

648. Take care.

649. Goodbye little brother, I'm going to miss you. Beware.

650. Now I'm going to be the man of the house.

651. I don't want to go to the United States.

652. But if I stay, they'll end up killing me.

653. But I'm going back.

654. Because I promised mom to get Ricardito out

655. before he turns 12.

656. This story could have been told by Fito,

657. or Chele, or Cristina María.

658. But it was my turn.

659. It's for them.

660. What's wrong?

661. We've to go. The soldiers are coming. They're burning everything down.

662. Grab their clothes! Get dressed. Hurry!

663. - Where are we going? - I don't know.

664. For now, into town with everyone else. Let's go!

665. Baby, wake up.

666. - Where's your brother? - I don't know.

667. - Where are we going, grandma? - We have to leave.

668. - Chava! - We have to hurry.

669. - Because of the bullets? - Yes, because of the bullets.

670. Chava! Chava!

671. The Birth Certificates, where are they?

672. Put yours and your brothers clothes here.

673. His clothes are gone.

674. And his good shoes.

675. Where's my brother?

676. Let's go.

677. I'm so thirsty...

678. and my feet hurt.

679. I have rocks in my shoe.

680. Take the sewing machine. I'm going to look for him!

681. Soldier go home!

682. Your house is being burned by a soldier like you.

683. Murderers! Murderers!

684. Chava!

685. Chava!

686. Mommy?

687. Let's go away from here.

688. His documents are here.

689. I didn't want you to sell your sewing machine.

690. Don't worry about us.

691. Promise me you'll be strong.

692. - Promise - I Promise.

693. - Bye, farty sister. - See you.

694. Be careful.

695. Bye, brother! I'll miss you!

696. Take care of yourself!

697. Now I'll be the man of the house.

698. I don't want to go to the United States.

699. But if I stay, they're going to kill me.

700. But I'm coming back...

701. because I promised mom, I would get Ricardito out...

702. before he turns 12.

703. This story could have been told by Fito or Chele...

704. or Cristina Maria.

705. But it was left up to me.

706. It's for them.

707. Chava escaped to the United States...

708. where, with the help of many...

709. he reunited with his family 6 years later.

710. The civil war lasted

711. with more than 75,000 deaths, and around one million exiles.

712. The United States government sent troops to train...

713. the Salvadorean army and over one billion dollars...

714. in military support.

715. Today more than 300,000 children are recruited in armies...

716. around the world, in more than 4 countries.