Hey! stop
Who are you?
Samuel Fernando
The Anthony lndustries heir?
You gave up your riches for God.
Like Gautama Buddha
Christ's new recruit
Hurray to him!
lt's easy coming here.
But becoming a priest isn't easy
Now you've chosen this path,
don't find faults
We lead a frugal life
l know
You belong to a rich family,
so why did you join us?
My name is Bergmans.
Can l call you Sam?
- Why are you here?
- For the same reason you're here
No food at home. Here, l eat.
Read the Bible on the side
No peace at home.
l came to find peace
lt is said that...
Satan knows
the Bible inside out
After Satan, l do. l know
the Bible. And hunger
l know only the Bible
See you in class
Satan is the elder brother.
Jesus the younger
That's what the scriptures say
So the elder brother must have
the greater share, right?
Take this class. Satan has 12 men
here, including me
But...there is one man
who belongs to Jesus
- Agree?
- Sure, Brother
Floating on the waves together
The girl who runs to me
The way you look at me
The one who rides on the wind
What's this racket?
Brother Bergmans, you're
responsible for the indiscipline here
Father, they've left
their families to come here
ls this some prison? Will God
be angry if we laugh?
Don't you agree?
No grace?
Why do you behave like this?
Training for sainthood?
You eat one roti.
You don't eat meat or fish
You don't laugh
You pray all the time
Why so strict?
No scripture asks
us to be unhappy
Eat!
Brother Bergmans
What's going on here
please open the door
You'd better go
Don't tell anyone.
For Jesus's sake
They won't doubt your word
They won't let me stay.
l've a large family to support
Four brothers at school.
Two sisters yet to marry
My family will be ruined.
We'll be defamed
Brother Sam,
don't ruin my family
Brother, forgive me
Yes, l am a sinner
l'll do any penance
you say. Listen!
Hear me, Brother
Yes, l am a sinner
My first sin was not being born to
a rich family like yours
l don't fear dying. l fear
you will sin again
Shut up!
Who do you think you are?
Saint Xavier?
You're blind to tears
yet utter God's name
No. l won't kill you now
You must live
And see evil flourish
around you
You'll sin and fall
from grace
l will be avenged then
Bergmans, you are the
brightest man here
l don't know the Bible
as well as you
Beg the Superior for forgiveness
with God as your witness
l ask no one for forgiveness
Bergmans, be gone!
Mr. Saint!
Our game has just begun
We have a score to settle
Don't you agree?
Floating on the waves together
The girl who runs to me
The way you look at me
The Sea
Sagaya, open the door!
- Who is it?
- ldiot! Open up
Will you open the door?
Or do l kick it in?
Wake your mother up
Thomas!
Open the door
when l tell you. Go outside!
Call me if anyone comes
Sagaya, get up!
ls this the time to sleep?
You lame wretch.
Are you drunk? Get up!
Your mother is dead
You slept hugging a corpse?
Machadu! The lame
woman is dead
Who has died?
Sagaya Mary,
the lame woman
The poor soul
You're next in line
Filthy whore! Grass won't grow
on her path
Chetty, this church is
for God's children
- So what do we do?
- The corpse will start smelling
Only after we bury her
will Chetty buy us a drink
People excluded from the church are
buried on the outskirts. Go there!
Shove it in
No, we must put her in a box
- Where do we find a box?
- l have an old icebox
- An icebox?
- You want a sandalwood box?
Shut him up! He's wailing like
it's the end of the world
Another sound and
l'll slit your throat
Sagaya is gone. But her lame leg
doesn't want to go
Snap it and shove it in
lt's a corpse! Go on
Snap it and push it in
The full moon
The wide-open sky
And God who created it all
They all stand alone
Just as you stand alone
Take a step, my son
Take a step and reach
for the sky, my son
You here?
Shameless dog! You bring
your whore's son here?
Who is this? Your heir?
l ask you, must
l feed your sin?
Stop it!
He must be hungry.
Go away!
Don't send him away.
Cuddle him!
Or must l?
Stop it, filthy wretch
You went sniffing around a whore,
so your filth is here
Father, don't
Run, boy!
He's only a child
lf you come back,
l'll kill you
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Come here, sir. Look!
You rascals! Go!
- Fresh fish!
- The church?
Pearls of the sea. You won't
find them anywhere
Fresh fish! Just for you.
Alive and kicking
Sardine, mackerel, pomfret
No, l want...
You have a good face.
You must be...
... my first customer. 30 rupees.
All yours. Half price
No, please
Come on! Give me 15 rupees
Did l ask for fish?
No one loses. Ok?
- l don't want any fish
- What? You joker!
You refuse to pay? You think we
won't stop you?
Seles, come here now
Fool! Out with the money!
He won't pay
Haggle before
you buy, not later
Pay 2 rupees less
Chetty has decided
- Give me 12 rupees
- Take 10
lf they keep murdering fishermen,
we'll stop fishing
No more fish for them
They'll stop eating fish. You fool!
What will you eat then? Sand?
Who are you?
l'm Sam.
Where's the church?
We have a church.
But who are you?
l'm Kovilkutti.
l am the church
You want a short prayer? Right away.
Buy me a tea and a bun
Extra for home visits
Free for the ladies!
- He's seen Jesus with his own eyes
- On a calendar you mean!
We can work out a
suitable rate. Come
l'm the new Father
of your church
Father or guardian?
We can fix the rate
Praise the Lord!
There's a new Father in town
He looks like the star MGR
Look at the state of our church
How many churchgoers
in the village?
We have 118 Christian
families here
Better we don't talk
about their devotion
Father, please wait
They would have attacked you
Why bother moving in here?
lf anyone dies, perform the rites
and go back to town
Where is everyone?
- Who do you mean?
- The villagers
Girls don't go to church.
That's why he's here
You're here to dry fish with us?
Kovilkutti says...
... no one attends church. So
l've brought it here
Go away! Don't spoil business
Do you want young girls to go
to church?
Your tricks won't work here
lf the old women come,
so will l
Sundays are out. My man eyes me
as a cat eyes fish
Father, don't teach us
about the church and God
We could teach you
Chetty! We know about your shark
fishing and smuggling
Shut your bloody mouth! He's a
good priest. l am Machadu!
Get lost, you drunk!
Mother Mary, what is this?
A tape-recorder?
Talk into it
l'll play your prayers to Jesus.
Come. Talk into it
- We'll talk to Jesus directly
- On our way to heaven
Let me speak
Sea Goddess, give my
family food and joy
Next
l don't know what to say
Come!
Mother Mary, my husband drinks
non-stop. Make him see sense
l beg you, give
my son good fortune
l can't speak
- What are you staring at? Go!
- Why should l?
See how they behave, Father?
Lay a hand on me
and l'll pelt you
Don't worry
What's your name?
Your name, son
-l'm not your son
- Your name, son
- l'm not your son
Want to talk into this?
Come and talk
Talk freely
Say anything you want
You scum!
You stinking fool
l feel like swearing again
Shut up!
l'll talk politely
You fool
You dirty scum
l'll split your head open
l'll kill you
All right. Go on
You stinking scum
Keep talking
- You idiot!
- Yes?
- You son of...
- Don't stop
ls that all?
Say what you want
l don't want anything
l want my mother back
Where is she?
Mother, where are you?
Why the hell did you go?
Where is my mother?
l want her
Where is my mother?
My father, Chetty,
where are you?
- Watch out. lt'll hit a passer-by
- Whose guts do you want to spill?
l know! The man who fathered him
Right, Thomas?
Beardy!
Hey you, Father.
Where are you?
Destroy that tape
l don't want my mother
Chetty is not my father
l'll slit his throat some day
Where is the tape-recorder?
Where did you hide it?
Father! See what l'm up to
Bus for Athur!
Anyone for Athur?
Stay put!
Come with me. Make a sound and
l'll tell everyone you're a thief
The villagers will beat you to
a pulp
Get off!
lf you dare to beat me,
l'll come after you
You stinking scum!
You hit me?
Drink up
See you on Sunday
Udukan Luka!
Praise the Lord!
He's the boy
l talked about
He's tiny
l don't mince words. No one takes
Satan's spawn to sea
We depend on the sea
lf the Sea Goddess gets angry,
she'll swallow us
He is God's child
The boy knows nothing. The sea
can be dangerous
We could all die
The sea knows him well. Go!
We'll take him for your sake
The tiger fish is in my sight.
A pretty girl is by my side
Jesus showers us with
good fortune
The tiger fish is in my sight.
A pretty girl is by my side
Jesus showers us
with good fortune
Row your boat
Row that catamaran here!
Let's catch fish full of fat
l rig the sails
Smelling the pomfret
Here comes the tiger fish
With eyes of an owl
Donning a prawn's whiskers
A tiger's mask
When my sails blow in the wind...
...will it sing your name?
You bring light into my life
l cast my net for you
l sit in penance
Hoping you'll fall into my net.
Crazy me
lf you say no,
where will Thomas go?
Floating on a single wave
l drift in memory of you
Won't you smile at me?
O Sea Goddess!
You give us plentiful
Your smile is like a wave
Here comes the tiger fish
Thomas, go slow! l get dizzy
when we go too fast
What did you say, Father?
Should l go faster?
There's Anthony. He didn't come to
Mass on Sunday
- Stop!
- Forget him
lt's God's day off. Let Him relax
and enjoy the day
He can hear you. He will box
your ears
So? What will He say?
''Sharpen your wits, get a haircut.
Become a good man''
Slow down! What's the hurry?
Aren't we late for Nagarcoil?
The bustle there, the noise...
...the lovely college girls...
Stop the bike!
You ride a priest's bike
to college to flirt?
You were happy advising me,
now you're scolding me
Come on, Father. Relax!
Morning, Father
Finish your work. l'll take
care of your bike
Nice try!
Stay here till l return
Philomena, where is that girl?
Sir, the convent girl is missing.
Did anyone see her?
Anyone seen her?
Your biryani is the best
No biryani like it anywhere
Did you pack some for Father?
You mean the priest who's
wheeling the bike away?
Father, don't go! Wait
Give me the parcel!
- Can't you get on at the bus stop?
- Who knows where you stop
Kaananthurai,
Manapadu! Let's go!
You scared me
l thought my boat
had hit a shark
l bit my tongue
You hurt me then offer me
a green mint
What's that?
Were you in hospital? Looks like
you just walked out
Are you unwell?
Are you mute? Can you
hear me at all?
- Where to?
- Kaananthurai. One ticket
Got a ticket?
Which stop?
Who is that?
Your sister? Or eloping?
Never mind. Give me another
- l want to know who pays
- What a pest!
Here. Your ticket
Want some biryani?
lt's tasty
l bought it for Father Sam. But
he won't be appeased
Have some
l'll leave it here
Are you from the convent?
Why did you run away?
Who the hell is that ass?
l'm looking for a girl
from our convent
l won't go back to hospital
So she does talk after all
But a girl raised by nuns?
Your worlds are poles apart
Kovilkutti!
- l want to see Father
- Why are you dancing?
He's lost it
Thomas, are you drunk?
Father, he wants to convert
to Christianity
What religion does he follow now?
The religion of food
Father, l want to register
l'd like you to baptise me
Tell us about your family.
Let's see if they're in here
Found it, Father?
ls his grandfather a friend of
Saint Xavier?
Name: Thomas
Village: Kaananthurai
Mother's name:
Sagaya Mary
- Father's name?
- Chetty. Chetty Barnabas
What are you saying?
lt's an official register
Don't enter it
Chetty will throttle us
l'll handle it
You'll be baptised next Sunday.
l'll explain it to you tomorrow
Come sober
l dare you to come drunk!
Chetty is here. You
think Kovilkutti told him?
Thomas, let's talk inside
What's there to talk about?
lt's a question of honour
The son of a identified
me as his father
You blindly entered it
in the register
Just wait. Let the Bishop come.
l'll slaughter you
Chetty, this is a church. No violent
talk here. Calm down
Give me that register.
l'll burn it
Most mothers tell their children
who their father is
Hear me out
What the hell?
She was a whore,
buried in a wasteland
He's her son.
Satan's spawn
Born in sin.
He'll die in sin
Why allow him into the church?
Why protect him?
He's the son of Jesus.
God's child
Then register Jesus as his father.
Damn you
Chetty, mind your tongue
You buried the lame woman
The whole village knows
l buried ten stray dogs too. Are
their puppies my offspring?
Ok, l will dig them all up
l'll do whatever it takes
l'll pay you anything
Money, money!
Am l a whore like
your mother?
You'll buy me with money?
But l really believed...
Better you die
Chetty, enough!
You worm, get out!
Chetty, go
Happy now? Why bring this
on yourself?
Chetty!
Who's there?
Who are you?
Bergmans!
Get up, Bergmans
Chandi Mary
Who is it? Father?
At this hour?
Please come with me
The child is sleeping. There's
food cooking
l need a favour. Come
Father, where are we going?
A man is hurt, Mary. l need
your help
lt looks like a Mesakaaran
He controls the coastline. The
police are in his pocket
Hold this for me
Press hard.
He's bleeding badly
lt could be murder.
Let's dump him on the shore
He's been shot
But l told you.
He's a Mesakaaran
He's important to me
l owe him
Bergmans, it's Sam.
Recognise me?
l'll take care of you
l'll inform the church tomorrow.
And take you to the hospital
No, Father
They'll be looking for me
in every hospital
- They'll be watching the doctors too
- Who will?
My business rivals
From Goa
l've committed many sins
ln my rage, l destroyed myself.
Not the world
The bullet is lodged inside
You've given me the chance...
...to redeem myself. l'll stay here
till l get better
But not telling the church...
My life's at stake
No more sins for me
A small favour
Only you can help
Yes?
l know a woman
Her name is Celina
She lives in George Town
in Thoothukudi
l'll follow the path of Jesus
if she is by my side
Let Father have a cup
of coffee in peace
You like coffee with jaggery?
How do you know Bergmans?
Some people were after him
We sheltered him in this place
We shared the food we had
Never asked his name
He came like a dream and
left with a promise
Do you know what he does?
Even if he is a murderer,
l'd stand by him
Know what you're saying?
Yes, Father
The men l know flash
their money
Treating me like a whore
He was the only man
who said he'd marry me
For that one promise
l'd die a hundred deaths
Father, l fed him some soup
He still has a fever
- Praise the Lord!
- A black tea for me
Father needn't have come here
We'll bring the teashop
to the church
Chetty, who is a Mesakaaran?
You're asking the right man
Drunken fool, l'll whack you
Father wants to know something
A Mesakaaran is a gangster
Give him a tight slap
Mesakaaran is a smuggler
This drunk will get you crucified
Chetty works for Mesakaaran
Let him go!
There was an old Mesakaaran,
Xavier Fernandes
Bergmans killed him
and took his place
Yes or no?
Why does a priest want to hear
a smuggler's tale?
Only undernourished
kids need nutrition
Only sinners need a priest
Yes or no?
A hundred percent
ls he better? Did you give him
his medicine?
Here's food for you both
Boatman, here
l said come here!
Take me to the other shore
l have money. l'll pay
The green mint girl
l was looking for
l've got it
Shall l climb in?
Girls! You can all come
He'll take us across
The boat can carry
us all, right?
They're from my convent
Esili, Maria, Agnes, Anna
And Stella
Why is this boat so wet?
lsn't it cold?
The sea waves crash into it
l'd love to play
on the waves
But l don't have a boat
lf l did, l wouldn't know
how to operate it
But our clothes
will get soaked
Have to wear just
underwear then!
Only Bea has ideas like that
Mother will be mad
Where are you going?
Will you come with us to the
Sagaya Matha church festival?
l don't go to church
l'll take you
lt is like watching a
beautiful sunrise
We're here
Beatrice talks like a child
l can tell
l have money just for one
- l'll pay later?
- Ok
You look nice smiling.
Less nice scowling
You opened my heart
Who knows from
where you came
Hey girl
Where do you lead me?
Hey girl
Where do you lead me?
This strange path has
many pitfalls
But l trust you to lead the way
This wild boy is now
docile as a lamb
Following you with eyes shut
Drawing wings on a fish
You set it free into the sky
You taught me to fly
Who knows from
where you came
Hey girl
Where will you lead me?
Your eyes hold up a mirror...
...to my deepest fears
Clearing away the
dust in my soul
Painting it pure white
Where do you lead me?
Hey girl
He's gone
Who?
Celina and l went to the boat.
No Bergmans
l left Celina there
You looked everywhere?
Sure!
Any blood stains?
He's gone
He took the medicine
with him
Who is that? The priest?
Drink up.Then you'll see
the priest with two women
The priest is a fraud
Did he say anything?
No
Do you know where he is?
Was Bergmans in danger?
He didn't say much
''We'll leave in a few days''
That's all he said
He'll come back
Nothing can be done now
Take Celina to her aunt tomorrow
Surround them!
Drag them out!
We'll ask the priest what these
women were doing here
- Hit him
- Show the priest some respect
Why did you tie them up?
Let them go
The Bishop is coming!
The village is outraged, Father.
They caught you red-handed
l'll explain everything
l won't hear lies. What's your
relationship with that woman?
Nothing untoward.
l swear it
Silence! Calm down!
Praise the Lord!
You all believe a sin has been
committed in this church
Your trust in the church is vital. We'll
investigate the matter thoroughly
lnvestigate? Strip him of his
robes and chase him out
- You shut up!
- Chetty, let them investigate
Think of the Lord and answer me
Did you have a sinful relationship
with Father?
Were you in a physical
relationship?
This is the Lord's house
Speak the truth
l told you.
The priest is a fraud
Are you in a physical relationship
with Father Sam?
Yes
Why are you waiting?
Thrash him!
Don't hit him, l beg you.
He's a priest
Thomas!
- Father...
- What about him?
- The villagers are beating him
- Why?
- l don't know
- Why are they hitting him?
- Tell me why
- Come with me to the church
Did he hit Father too?
You nailed Father Sam
to the cross
leave out where it is
Mind your tongue
Whose picture is that?
Get lost!
lf anyone keeps
this picture here...
Mesakaaran, this is the boy.
Thomas
Who's Sam to you?
Your guru?
Your father? Or God?
Why do you fight his battles?
Know where he is now?
Palayankottai jail
Know who l am?
Know why you're here?
l'd have come anyway
They say Father Sam is in jail
thanks to you
Clarence, hear that? The boy is here
to avenge Father
So what will you do?
Stab me?
Shoot me?
You need courage
Cowards can't do it
Father Sam couldn't
He is bound by God
But why did you stop?
Has fear shut you up?
lf you had wanted to kill me,
you would've
So why the sermons?
Do you only listen to Father
Sam's sermons?
Father Sam and l studied together
But l was the smarter one
Mine is the path of survival
His path is for blind sheep
lf you follow Sam...
l don't want to go to jail
l don't want to end up like
Father Sam
So?
l want the village to bow
at my feet
Every person in that village...
... has insulted me
Called me Satan's spawn
from the time l was born
The church, God. Everyone
They won't bow at your feet
if you don't change
You need to grow
Conquer the sky
So when you look down, the
church will seem a tiny speck
You must grow like me
l will learn
Hey, Clarence
The boy is a viper
He needs to be shot
But...
lf you spare him, be vigilant
Peace isn't my preference.
Vigilance is
You're covered with bruises
and scars
They didn't spare you
Yes. l've learned
to fight back
My strength was in my mind.
Now it's in my body too
You'll see, the men...
... who hit me will join my side.
God's side
But your Thomas...
Your beloved Thomas is
with me now
That's the way
Satan rolls the dice
l'll teach Thomas
the pleasure of sin
He'll be a greater
devil than l
Your rage is against me.
Keep him out of it
How can l? Our score
isn't settled yet
Before l sleep each night,
it's you...
Sam Fernando that l think of
You lying? Or were you lying
with a bullet inside you?
l was in danger then
l didn't expect you to
save me, but you did
lt gave me the
perfect chance...
...to settle an old score
Could l let it pass?
So you forced Celina to lie
in church?
l, Bergmans, used an angel
to trap God's messenger
l used Celina to
send you to jail
Then dispatched Celina to heaven
A priest? So violent?
You wanted money
for the church
Satan's offering
Who is this?
Your Father Sam had me thrown
out of the seminary
l lost my family, my mother...
Everything was gone. Overnight
So l joined Mesakaaran Xavier.
He controlled the coastline
His lovely wife Terese...
...carried the seed of
my sin in her womb
l am Satan
So l had to kill Xavier before
he suspected me
l married Terese
Now l have all this
Wait. That's for me
Come, Chetty.
How are you?
All well, Mesakaaran
We're shark-catchers.
We aren't checked much
The going rate?
Sharks are in great demand
Yes. How true
How much for this?
The black market rate
is 150,000. Right?
But if you sold it without knowing
the price, l lose money
How much did you get?
You made me buy back what
was already mine
Forgive me, Mesakaaran
A bad mistake. Forgive me
Spare me this once
Please forgive me
l'll never steal your
guns again
Forgive the dog
l forgive you. Go!
You know our fishermen are
getting killed all the time
The full moon
The wide-open sky
And God who created it all
They all stand alone
Just as you stand alone
Why is this scum here?
You show up at an auspicious
time? A bad omen
A cursed man should stay away
Chetty will kill you if he sees you
Are you drunk? Go away before
he returns home!
You wretch!
They've shot Chetty
His body is lying on the shore
What are you saying?
What do you mean?
He never went to sea
He's in Nagarcoil, booking
a wedding hall. Stop lying!
The man who buried my mother
is lying dead on the shore
Didn't you hear?
You wretched demon!
Curses on you, if you speak
the truth
Why did you kill him? l'm sure
you did it
My sister is getting married. And
you bring bad news
Damn you
When a tree falls...
another will grow tall
But if the heart keels over...
how will it rise again?
Open the earth...
you'll find treasure
Open the flowers...
you'll find honey drops
Open the rivers...
crops will flourish
Open the future...
hope will smile at you
Brother Varghese
Stop!
l'm coming
lt's urgent
Hurry!
Wait, l'm coming
l must hurry
Praise the Lord!
Faster!
Brother Varghese, stop!
Turn the boat around.
l have to go back
l was thinking your face looks
so familiar
ls that your boat?
Can it go fast?
l didn't recognise you
l felt someone's eyes on me
Where to?
Over there
Beyond the fields.
To David's house
Hurry!
Brother Varghese
You're too slow!
You've lost
Praise the Lord!
l'll ride your cycle. Let me
take you
l can ride
l'm faster than
a motor bike
Are you a doctor?
l'm a nurse
- Where did you train?
- At a nearby nursing school
l scored top marks
She's here
The baby's head is stuck.
They won't make it
Save them!
David, why didn't
you call me sooner?
Help us. lt's our first child
Everybody out!
No crowding in here
A bucket of boiling water
and a clean sheet. Now!
The baby's head is stuck.
l need help
Come, Tom. Come inside
Why me? There are so many
women here
They skin fish with their nails
Their hands are dirty.
You'll pull the baby out
What choice have we? We can't
infect the baby
Jessie, try harder
Come here!
Pull the baby's head out
gently. Don't be scared
Jessie, push. Harder!
Lift your head and push
Pull, Tom
The full moon
The wide-open sky
And God who created it all
They all stand alone
Just as you stand alone
There's blood on your hands
Whose blood is that?
You cheeky boy!
The police might get you
You don't bleed only when
you're dying
So no one is dead?
- This blood is different
- So, what blood is it?
The blood of Christ
Thomas is crazy!
Maybe l am
Thomas is crazy
Get lost!
Don't remove the dressing.
Keep it on for two week
Albina, are you giving the
right dosage?
Who are you? Haven't seen
you here before
Are you from these parts?
Who is unwell?
l came to talk to you
About what?
What's your name?
Studying? Or working?
l have a boat.
A fishing boat
Praise the Lord!
How do you know Bea?
She travelled in my boat
l came to ask about her
Why did you come to see her?
l asked you why
l just had to see her
l shan't misunderstand
what you're saying
David's child
Bea is like a child. No one
ever forgets her
She finds a place in
one's heart
She's an angel. But her
mind is child-like
l don't understand, Mother
Nothing wrong with her mind
Many talented people - dancers,
musicians, scientists
Experts in their fields. But they
have child-like minds like Bea
She looks after all the villagers
She must have suffered a trauma,
and didn't develop emotionally
ln psychological terms... it's
a subconscious defence
Her mind refuses to grow. Maybe
it's safer where it is
l was just thinking about you
About me?
What were you thinking?
l don't know. l was applying
the cycle brakes...
lt just slipped my mind
- Look at them dance!
- Dance?
So what game did you play
when you were young?
''Fight for food'' game
l saw a film yesterday
Super film. A real comedy
- Do dogs go home at nightfall?
- Yes
lf everybody goes home,
who stays here?
- Only ghosts?
- Ghosts?
Do you have a cough?
- ls it bothering you?
- Yes
So stop coughing!
A leafy odour
- lt must be giardia
- Who is that?
A parasite created by God
- When did you move here?
- Just now
Were you ten?
No way. This young
Two?
No, this young
Four?
Five
And your mother?
Don't know her
Your father?
You don't know them?
How could you forget
your parents?
Are you crying?
Why?
Your cycle?
l borrowed it from Nadar.
You return it
Praise the Lord!
ls that the priest?
lsn't that the priest?
The wretched man is back
God knows what will happen now
Damien, how are you?
Muthu, give me a black tea
What will befall us now?
No fighting here
Another tea
Father, why did you return?
Go away
l didn't come here to leave
Don't talk to him.
Throw him out
- They'll kill you, Father
- Let them
How dare he!
For God's sake! Why come back?
You have no one here
Did Jesus ask you back?
l'm not leaving
l can die here. Anyone wants
to kill me, go ahead
l've work to do here. l'll finish
what l started
O Lord, You had wished to call
dear sister Sagaya Mary...
...to Your side
We are here to bury her body...
... once again. We bury her
here with hope and faith
Her soul...
...was wracked with pain while
she lived on this earth
She chanted Your name forever
O Lord! We offer her
into Your care
Purify her...
Purify her departed soul
O beloved and blessed Father! May
Your eternal light shine on her
How are you?
lt's been so long
So you're far down another path?
ls it a path of no return?
l'm going, Father
l have work
You are God's gift to me
Are you abandoning me?
l'm not
Everything just slipped away
Fell and shattered into
a thousand pieces
ls that why you refuse to
look me in the eye?
l did everything
l shouldn't have
What you taught me in 13 years
was forgotten in 13 days
Tell me you and Bergmans are one
and the same, then l'll go
Tell me no speck of
light is left in you
Tell me you've never seen God
in a human being
Tell me
Do you know who l am?
Yes!
Tom the boatman
Not really
l'm not what you think, Bea
l've committed many sins
Sins?
Sins
Things l shouldn't have done
Like jumping over the wall
without Mother's knowing?
No, this is different
You mean how l steal
sugar to eat?
Don't you know
what a sin is?
Drowning a man in
the sea is a sin
Shooting a man point blank
Hacking a man with a sickle.
My hands are bathed in sin
Fine. Don't do it anymore
l won't tell anyone.
Not even Mother. Ok?
Show me your hands
lt's all gone
The bamboo forest
The fragrant herbs
The deafening silence
The sound of your song
The full moon
The dew-filled forest
Walking a narrow path
Hand in hand with you
What more could l want?
This is all l want
What else could l need?
When l have you
The birds bathe by the pond
Spraying us with water droplets
Making nothing of it
You gently wipe the droplets
from my face
Softly l embrace you
What more could l want?
This is all l want
ln cold December...
...when the trees shiver
When the cold freezes...
...the blood in our veins
When bodies yearn for warmth
We lie comforted by a single cover
What more could l want?
This is all l want
Look who's here
l want to talk to you
You are my guru.
You made me
l don't know what
you saw in me
But l found strength on your path
Then l walked on
Satan's path for a while
At last l see a new path ahead
A girl showed me the way
She led me on that path
lt's your path, Father
That's where l wish to stay
l need your blessings
Who is the angel who changed
the Thomas l couldn't change?
Praise the Lord!
l am no longer ''Father''
Aren't you Tom's father?
His mother
His guardian, his everything?
Mother Superior is all those things
to me. But she's a little strict
l hear you had a golden cradle
when you were born. Really?
You left all that to become a priest
Praise the Lord!
Think you're smart?
You dirty scum
You scum.
l'll split your head open
- l'll split your head open
- All right. Go on, talk
- Say what you want
- l don't want anything
l want my mother back.
Where is she?
Mother, where are you?
Why did you leave me?
Why the hell did you go?
Get your blessings from God
And her parents. Go!
l'll pray for you
Mother, is Bea an orphan?
No, she's not an orphan
She has parents. And maybe
even a rich family
Her name is not a typical name.
Beatrice
What about Bea's father?
Where is her family?
Are they from Thoothukudi?
Why don't they visit her?
They are important folk
-lmportant folk?
- They're busy
- With what?
Mesakaarans are busy people
They never see her?
Mesakaaran?
What did you say?
Are you deaf?
Do you need ear drops?
One more question. Mesakaaran
from Thoothukudi?
You mean Bergmans?
Are your parents alive?
ln that case, swear on God, you'll
never see her again
Go away!
Tell me if you remember anything
Here?
Bea, stop!
Thomas, what are you doing?
Why is she here?
Teaching a man to sin is as easy
as teaching him to walk
Teaching a man virtue is like
teaching him how to fly
He must sprout wings first
Father
Stop!
l said stop!
Look at me! Bea!
Stop!
lf you want to be like me, you must
overcome two obstacles
Father Sam and Bea.
Decide now
What has happened,
my child?
Bergmans phoned.
He was furious
She is God's child. Look at
the state she's in
No outsiders allowed. Go!
Jesus's beloved son
Satan's son has come
to take you. Come!
Pray on the high seas
What's come over you?
You mad?
There's no room in this world
for virtue
l will destroy all trace of virtue
that may be left in me
l'll destroy everyone. Even
my daughter, Bea
''Father, father''
Enough of that!
Anyone who thinks
l am a worm...
...will be sent to Jesus
Bergmans will send
Father Sam to Jesus
Then Thomas
Then my daughter Bea
What do you want?
Sir, we're far at sea
Please don't
l've always stood by you
But don't do this
Why not?
Because she's my daughter?
l have no ties. Keep going
Don't make a sound, Mother.
You don't know me
Listen to me
Where is Bea?
l have to see her
You don't frighten me
You can't see her
l won't leave
l'll die but l won't go
This is an institution.
Don't cross the line
Well, she isn't here
Beatrice... .
the angel who leads the wayward
towards the light
You want to go to Jesus?
l'll send you there
Do you know where you are?
Look! Deep in the water...
...you'll see Jesus and
your mother
Want to join them?
So, my daughter?
Remember? We came here
fifteen years ago
l showed you the sea.
And the sharks
l should've ended it
lt was my mistake
Bergmans can have no ties
Where is Bergmans?
Satan challenges me again.
He asks:
''Can you do it?''
- Father
- l can do it!
l can do it
Satan challenges me again
Why the dilemma?
Bergmans,
what is this dilemma?
l can
- Where is she?
- l don't know
Why not ask the sharks
in the sea?
l'll get you
Father, what happened?
Where is Bea?
What have you done?
Did you kill her?
l thought you'd
become like me
But you joined Jesus's camp
Look! Mr Saint is a warrior
Don't!
You won and l lost
No, Bergmans
lt is you who has won
How dare you try to kill me?
Taking your revenge on me
for what you did to me?
l turned out this way
thanks to you
l turned into a godless man
lf l died at your hands now,
virtue would have no meaning
Don't, Father
l was jailed when innocent...for your
murder, l'd gladly return to jail
Victory is mine, even now
l will die victorious
You'll live. A defeated man
Pull him in!
lf l was the old Thomas...
... l'd feed you to the sharks
But your daughter has changed me
She taught me to forgive
And you killed her
With Bea in my mind...
... l cannot harm you
You have surpassed me
Bea isn't dead
My daughter isn't dead
l couldn't kill her
l have lost
Where is Bea?
l have lost
Look at me
lt's me, Tom
l was so scared
Nothing has happened to you.
lt's ok
Bea, don't you recognise me?
Nothing happened
l'm here
Tell me you remember me
Don't say you can't
remember, Bea
Without You what would l do?
l stand at the gates of love
Hold me
Don't let go