Lost in the Night (Perdidos en la noche)

Killing myself was a matter of such indifference to me

that I felt like waiting for a moment when it would make a difference.

F. Dostoevsky The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

THAT DAY, THE PRODUCER TRIED TO STICK TWO FINGERS IN ME

Stop the mine!

The people united will never be defeated!

We may proceed. Thank you.

We're not just workers,

farmers, laborers, ranchers, teachers…

We are human beings. We are also human beings.

And we're not interested in sacrificing our futures

so a few can get richer.

Including foreigners. Like your Canadian employers.

- They're not my employers. - Do we have our doubts? Of course.

And yes, we do want jobs.

But do we really want to live with a mine and its waste?

No sir! No! We don't want that monster here!

We need the mine!

We want progress!

Yeah!

We want our families to prosper!

That's a lie!

Miss Flores…

Are you against the mine so everything stays the same?

My dad and brother got lost in the desert

trying to get to the US.

If there was a job like that, they'd still be here. Alive.

Sit back down, kid!

We want the mine!

Hey! What's your problem? Don't be so rude.

Stop the mine!

Jacinto! Jacinto!

Get out!

Let's go! Let's go!

No. I'm begging you, please.

Go get her!

Please, no!

- Not a fucking word! - Miss Flores!

- Hands on your fucking neck! - We didn't do anything!

Don't move! Don't fucking move!

Don't move!

On your feet!

You wanted to save the world…

but there's no-one here to save you!

Hey! Come on!

- Rubén, wait a minute… - Shut up!

- Just listen… - Shut up!

You live here too.

- Shut up! - You live here too, Rubén!

Go on! Get the others!

IDs and cellphones!

IDs!

- How many are there? - Three.

What did I tell you, Paloma? Why are you messing with the mine?

Why?

Look what you made me do. You're done for!

Come on!

Get her in the car!

Let's go!

LOST IN THE NIGHT

Here it comes! Put your backs into it!

Good job!

Good job. Secure the tower!

Do the tower first!

- What's up, dude? - What's up?

Listen up, boneheads!

Ten extra bucks for whoever climbs up and attaches the chain.

Who's up for it?

- Who's up for it? - Ten bucks, dude! Come on!

Who's been up there before?

Who knows how it's done?

Who's the man?

I thought you were against the mine.

Yet here you are helping out with their show…

I was just hired to put up this shit.

I didn't know it was for the fucking mine.

I'm bad with heights, dude…

Damn, Paco… Why did you volunteer then?

They had me at "ten bucks".

Hey… Easy, Paco… You'll feel better after that.

What did the baker say to the banker?

- What? - We've run out of dough!

I don't get it.

Hey! Stop fooling around up there! Get to work!

Paco!

- What's going on? - Paco!

Are you okay? Buddy…? Are you okay?

Easy… Easy… Give him some room.

Get him something!

Good evening, everyone!

Let's get this party started! Can you feel it in the air?!

My hand started shaking again.

Fucking mine…

Poor thing…

Paco's in hospital. His mom and dad took him.

Great…

Hey, Jazmín!

Hey, Janette.

Wait a second…

Look…

Lucky charm…

Nope… I can't feel shit…

- Look what I got for you. - That's the one, bro…

Things won't stay like this, Paco.

Of course not. It's all sorted.

They're paying me compensation.

Oh, yeah? How much?

I'm not supposed to say, but… 300 bucks.

Where's that going to get you?

Errm… No idea…? I guess I'm screwed.

But you're getting better. That's the main thing.

He'll be fine.

Yeah. Cheer up! Or you might get "cock-suckers-say-what".

What?

Well done! You got me, bro.

That's the joke I was about to tell you before you fell.

It's a good one.

What's all that about?

Is that an exorcism? Why the priest?

It's Josito. A local cop.

He's dying and wanted to confess.

Poor guy.

That sucks…

Yeah… That's why there's a cop outside.

I thought he was guarding you!

No…

Hey, can you give me some juice?

I'm all dry.

What happened to him?

They poured gasoline on him. And struck a match.

He can't talk anymore.

He just writes in his notebook.

Have you got much left?

Just these three and I'm done.

Are you going to help or what?

Errm… No.

You're getting lazy.

- Fine then… - "Fine then", she says.

So you are going to help.

Look at this… Have you seen my marker?

- This one? - Look what they've put here.

Funny, huh?

Your students sure have a bright future ahead of them…

Hey…

SON, I WAS RUNNING LATE. I HAD TO GO.

- The doctor says hi. - Ahh, the doctor…

Last time he freaked out when we found something.

I thought a doctor would be able to handle it better.

Don't be silly, Emiliano!

It could be his son we dig up one day.

It's not the same.

You're right.

Where was I?

Have the bodies in the water tank been identified?

- Not all of them, right? - No.

And the cops keep telling us to get lost.

We don't have a warrant or whatever…

The cops are as rotten as the bodies they hide.

Wow! My little brother's such a poet.

Josito…

My mom went missing three years ago.

She was a teacher.

The driver was shot.

Km 23 along the highway.

They were against the mine.

Don't you know anything?

I need to find my mom, dammit.

Km 5…

Alda… ma.

What are you doing here? Who are you? Give me that!

- Give it to me! Help! - No! I need it. Please!

- Please… - Let go! Give it to me!

No, Ma'am! Please…

What's going on here? What's your problem?

What the hell are you doing?

Poor things…

Evil bastards.

Chief! Another sausage here.

Bring it over!

When he turns around, we'll make a run for it.

- Falcon 7… - Go ahead.

Check out the northern perimeter.

I think I saw someone.

Shit! We are dead…

Here! Kiss me.

They were back there, making out.

Naughty, naughty!

- Hi. - Hi.

Hello.

Are they Aluxes?

No.

- Aluxes? - He means those preachers.

- You're Carmen Aldama, right? - Right.

Hello.

What's up Emiliano?

What's up, Rubén?

You know each other?

Yeah… He's kind of a regular customer.

They don't like the mine.

We were walking back from the lake. We saw the police cars. That's all.