The Green Inferno

What do we want! Health insurance!

When do we want it? Now!

What do we want! Health insurance!

When do we want it? Now!

Yeah!

And some of us will not even eat until these people are treated fairly!

-Daylight... -What the fuck?

Sorry.

You think they'd be too weak from not eating.

Honestly, I hope they starve to death.

Yeah, seriously, then we can get some sleep up in this bitch.

So I go to this party and Scott's like, "You should totally rush."

And I'm like, "That's retarded.

That's for idiots who were stupid enough to go to Dartmouth."

I'm on a hunger strike.

You're one of them, I can tell.

-Or, I'm just not hungry. -Or you secretly want to starve yourself.

Duh, what girl doesn't.

None of those girls give a fuck about the janitors.

They just don't want to look like they're anorexic.

-None of them. -Not one.

So, what are they doing on the lawn at 9 on a Sunday?

The only thing those posers care about is looking like they care.

It's just some weird demonstration

to appease their fucking white stupid suburban Jewish guilt.

Hi, I'm Jewish.

I'm allowed to say that.

Mmm...

Zabar's.

Kaycee! Come on.

What? They deserve to get tear-gassed for waking us up so early on a Sunday.

There's something creepy about that guy.

Creepy or charismatic?

The two go hand in hand.

That's the kind of guy you gotta look out for.

It's everyone's right...

People use the term "female circumcision,"

but "female genital mutilation" more accurately describes

what nearly two million girls go through every year.

Some cultures use a blade, like this one.

But more commonly, FGM is done with piece of broken glass,

the lid of a tin can or a sharpened stone.

Once the clitoris, or outer genitalia, is removed,

the girl is then sewn up

and her legs are bound for 40 days

while the wounds heal, if they heal at all.

Kaycee?

Why would they do that? I mean, what's the point?

The villages don't consider them women unless they've gone through this.

From their perspective, it's a rite of passage.

It's insane. There's an ambassador on East 44th Street

that should be doing something about this.

My father's a lawyer at the UN.

Maybe he could get involved somehow.

It's not only African countries who do this.

Muslims, Middle Eastern countries,

tribes in the Amazon.

FGM is a global problem.

You'd need every lawyer in the UN to stop it. Moving on.

The Ant Ordeal.

Why even bother with safe sex lectures? They should just teach that class.

Uh, yeah... I used to think putting in a tampon was painful.

I know.

Excuse me. Hey, can I talk to you for a sec?

I won't keep her long. -Okay.

Sure.

No, I just wanted to give you a flyer for our group.

Oh, thanks. I think it's cool and all, what you guys do.

Just... I'm not really into it.

-Alejandro asked me to give that to you. -Alejandro?

I mean, it's really chill. No pressure. We just hang out,

talk about the issues.

The food's really good.

Wait, don't you guys starve yourselves?

Some kids do, yeah.

Not me, obviously.

But tonight, we're celebrating.

School's giving the janitors health insurance.

-Really? -Yeah. They're making the deal now.

So... see you later?

-I'll think about it. -Don't think, act.

Don't think, act.

You're not seriously thinking about going to this, are you?

No. I'm acting, acting like I'm thinking about it.

Good. 'Cause activism is so fucking gay.

The UN Environment Program handles matters such as these, Justine.

Everyone is aware of what's happening.

It's not something that can be cured overnight.

Unless there was oil involved.

Then, we'd end up there tomorrow. -Hmm...

Were it so simple.

There are procedures.

We just can't go invade a country because they're doing something

that we think is illegal or immoral... anymore.

Where's your necklace?

It's in my dorm room.

Don't worry, it's safe.

You know your mother made that out of your grandmother's...

Silver. Yes, I know. I just forgot to wear it.

You should've kept playing. Your mother loved it.

She also loved it when I did what made me happy.

Playing used to make you happy.

It still does, but I'm not going to be a flautist.

It's not like I can practice in my dorm room.

And if I played on the street, people'd throw change at me.

Well, you were very talented.

I like to think I still am.

You are. I just think you're letting your talents go to waste.

Yeah, on books, and college, and terrible stuff.

The two are not mutually exclusive, my dear.

Are... you going to have that cheese bread?

-Knock yourself out. -Thanks.

Have you ever had fantasies of saving a dying tribe?

Of protecting them from encroaching civilization?

Well, an opportunity has come up to turn that fantasy into reality,

for those of you who care enough to join us.

In two weeks, an untouched jungle in the Peruvian Amazon

will be destroyed forever,

and so will the natives inside it.

The companies want the natural gas in the ground under the villages.

So they GPS the location,

bulldoze the homes

and kill the natives.

Ancient tribes

seen only in rare glimpses from satellite photos

will be gone forever.

So what's the plan?

March through the jungle and starve yourself?

You must be a freshman.

Yes. Why?

Because only a freshman would speak with such insolence.

You can leave now.

-I'm sorry, I didn't... -Go.

I said I'm sorry.

Justine!

Alejandro takes his social work very seriously.

You think?

-Sorry. I'll try to talk to him. -Don't bother!

Anyway, thanks for coming!

I mean it!

Look, I'm really sorry about the other night.

I didn't mean to be so flip.

Yes, you did. Save it.

We need people who are serious

about making an impact, not making jokes.

I am serious.

You're a serious student, which is fine,

but it's really not enough.

Well, maybe if you gave someone a chance to learn,

your organization might be more effective.

What's the cause you care about the most?

I mean, they're all important, but what keeps you up at night?

Women's rights in Africa.

But how can a white girl from the suburbs go to Africa

and tell a village that FGM is wrong? -Exactly.

I'll tell you how.

You organize a group and you go there,

and you get media attention.

Right or wrong, you need cameras on them.

That's the only way people change their behaviour.

The threat of embarrassment. You must shame them.

Show me how.

I think you're an idealist, Justine,

and you have good intentions.

But you're not ready for this.

I am. Let me prove it.

The villages are here, here and here.

The development is going here, a few miles from the Yajes.

10 more miles and the Yajes village is ruined,

and that's the end of unmanned civilization.

Justine. Nice of you to join us. -Late.

Sorry, I got off at the wrong stop.

-It's okay. -We leave Saturday.

We get in one day ahead.

So when the bulldozers arrive, they're in for a surprise.

-Alright. -Cool...

-Who is behind the development? -It's a private corporation in Peru.

They hire ex-military to protect them and to kill the natives.

So we're gonna take on a private militia with our phones?

No, but we're going to scare them,

and the Peruvian Government will notice.

Hi, sorry. How are we supposed to stream from the jungle?

They have a satellite.

Our contact will hack us in.

I have 15 sites ready to stream

and an army of followers to tweet when we're uploaded.

Once the construction knows they're on camera,

everything changes.

Just watch.

Justine.

Are you sure you're here for the right reasons?

Yeah.

Good.

Be careful, the jungle's a dangerous place.

This is crazy.

Are you going tree-hugging or bulldozer-hugging?

We're staging a rally.

They're gonna shoot you and bury the bodies.

Well, then you can watch my execution,

because we're going to be streaming the whole thing.