Milarepa (མི་ལ་རས་པའི་རྣམ་ཐར།།)

Excellent, my wife has given birth to a son.

Very good...

This is joyful news.

We will call him Thopaga (joyful news) .

She is so lucky.

A rich husband and now a son.

Come!

Zesay, come!

What are you two talking about?

Thopaga and Zesay's future.

That's all you talk about these days.

Here, have some meat.

lt'll make you strong.

Peta, wake your father.

He has to go to Dingri.

Thopaga, that's making too much dust.

Mother! Father won't get up.

Call my brother and sister.

Yungdrung Gyaltsen.

Yungdrung Gyaltsen and Peydon,

please take care of my children.

Give them the love l won't be here to give.

Don't worry, your children are my children.

lt's all in writing.

l entrust my children to you, their uncle and aunt.

When my son comes of age to marry Zesay,

let him receive all my wealth without exception.

Kargyen,

please forgive me.

l didn't expect to go so soon.

lt makes me sad.

This is something we can't change.

lt's karma.

Be strong.

Don't worry about us.

We will be fine.

Don't look back.

Take this.

This too.

These are our most precious jewels.

A rich widow is an easy target.

These will be safer with us.

We'll look after you.

Don't worry.

Peta!

You're still taking lice out of your blouse?

l really need a new one.

How can you talk like that?

We don't even have enough to eat.

You still haven't finished.

You're so lazy.

What do you do all day?

Your husband really spoiled you.

lf you don't work, why should we feed you?

Mila's not coming back... and that son of yours,

where is he?

Hurry and finish!

Hurry up.

We didn't have to take you in.

Don't touch that.

lt's for Senge.

One man's pleasure is another man's pain.

You should rest. l'll finish.

Why do l always lose at dice?

Zesay, what a nice surprise.

What are you doing here?

l was hoping l might find you here.

Should we walk back together?

Oh, wait...

This is for you.

Dried cheese.

Thank you.

These are for you.

They smell nice.

l wish l had more to give you.

Thinking of me is enough.

Don't you have enough?

What about you? Don't you have enough?

Such a greedy woman, too bad she's my sister.

How dare you sing while we are so miserable!

Mother, l'm sorry.

l wish your father was here.

lf he was still here,

things would be different.

What's going on down there?

Tidy yourself up. Today's an important day.

Right here is fine.

Yungdrung Gyaltsen.

Kargyen would like to invite you both to a rice wine party.

She's having a party?

What's going on here?

Just a small gathering with friends and family.

Please have a seat.

Kargyen, it's time.

l'm grateful you have...

joined us today

for this humble celebration.

As you all know,

ever since my husband Mila died

many years ago,

we have suffered a lot.

Today is a new beginning

and a happy occasion.

Yungdrung Gyaltsen and Peydon,

l want to thank you

for taking care of us.

l've invited you here to request the return

of my son's inheritance

left to him by his father.

lnheritance? What inheritance?

Mila had no estate!

lt was always mine, on loan to him!

Mine! He just returned it to me!

Please don't say this.

Even if there's not much left,

give us what little there is.

Didn't you hear?

There's nothing!

ls this what we get after all these years?

Even this house belongs to me. You greedy woman.

Don't touch my mother.

Leave her alone.

Stop! Stop!

We don't need this.

Don't be so naive.

lt's yours.

lt's your birthright.

Foolish cow.

Where is your loyalty? Someone say something.

Mila was good to you.

l called you all here

thinking you would honor Mila's dying wish!

Why doesn't anyone speak up?

Let's go.

You will regret this!

One day you'll suffer like we have.

lf you are many, make war.

lf you are few, cast spells.

These people are following the scent of money.

l'll get some tea.

Some blouses for Peta.

Thank you.

ln these difficult times,

you two and my brother

are the only ones...

who have stuck by us.

For this l am very grateful.

lt means a lot to me.

You should send Thopaga

to learn a skill.

Can l help you?

l need a place for the night.

l'll come down.

Enough.

l'll bring another butter lamp.

Be careful,

the consequences can be terrible.

My mother gave me this field when l married Mila.

lt's all l have left...

The soil is no good.

But barley grows well here.

lt's all we've had to live on.

Please, l really need the money.

Your husband was always good to us,

so l'll buy the field as a favor.

Thank you.

Son.

l sold the field.

What...

Why?

We have suffered so much.

l can't bear it any longer.

l want revenge...

against those who harmed us.

What can we do?

Your aunt is going to get what she asked for.

l want you to master the art of sorcery.

Destroy your aunt and uncle and all the villagers

who treated us badly.

Zesay, l have to go away.

How long will you be gone?

l don't know.

Maybe a few months.

l'll try to come back soon.

Do you have to go?

Hurry...

The sun's almost up.

You must leave before the village awakes.

Son,

let the memory of your father

and the cruelty of your uncle

inspire you in your studies.

lf vengeance does not come soon,

l will kill myself

in your very presence.

Mother, l will do my best.

Offer this turquoise to your teacher.

l'll return as soon as l fulfill your wish.

Take care.

Zesay! What are you doing here?