The Goat

Feels like a sleigh now.

Mrs. Anna.

Good morning, Abu Hashem.

Good morning.

We're looking for Mr. Julian.

He's on his way back from the village.

Thank you.

No, wait!

You have no news for me?

We are having a small issue with one of the locals.

Don't be concerned.

Don't tell me not to be concerned.

We need to start pumping that spring now.

Every day, we bleed money.

I understand how frustrating the delays are.

Give me one week.

You have my word.

If you don't fulfill your contract with us,

we're gonna change things.

Here, Sparrow.

I'm gonna throw it, and you're gonna fetch it, OK?

Come on.

Stop it.

You know she'll never catch it.

She'll learn.

Come on, guys!

I've told you a thousand times, you cannot bring home these

dirty animals in from the dunes and up on my car.

Don't send her away, Mom!

Please, Mom.

We want her to play with.

No!

We are not keeping a goat.

I hate this place.

Look, we're gonna go home very soon, I promise.

We're there every day!

Since Dad passed away, we're alone,

running all over the place.

I lost him and all my friends at once.

Please, Mom.

Please.

No.

Uh-uh.

Please.

We're not keeping a goat.

It's not fair.

Should have left me at my boarding school in Italy.

I lost that, too, you know.

And how am I to become a baseball player here

in the desert?

All right.

Listen.

We are almost done.

But if we don't finish, I don't get paid,

and then we can't go home.

You understand?

All right, go.

Come on, go.

Go on.

Go on.

Come on!

Come on.

Come on.

Let's go.

Come on.

Let's go.

Stop!

You're hurting her.

Is this your goat?

Do you want this goat?

Please, take her.

All right, kids, wash your hands well.

And then we got to go to the canteen.

Hey, is she OK?

Sorry about my mom.

She's in a bad mood because of her job.

Here.

Sparrow loves them.

You can take some for you, too.

I don't like candies.

Hey, come back to visit!

What was your name?

I told you to keep that door closed.

It's dangerous!

Hello?

Julian!

What the fuck, bro?

How is Dad?

Look, look.

How is Dad?

Your dad is fine.

Look, but we're very concerned about your latest

African adventure.

Listen, this water

has special illegal elements that can rejuvenate.

Rejuvenate?

That's great.

Well, maybe you wanna rejuvenate your track record?

You know, we lost $2.5 million with your Congo gamble?

Not to mention the half million lost in labor lawsuits.

This water is gonna

be on the menus of the most luxurious restaurants

in the world in less than a year.

I can't defend you anymore.

You don't understand.

These people are desperate here.

They'll work for nothing.

We can make millions.

We did not merge with a multinational

to have you fuck it up with your crazy half-assed schemes!

Dad always said you're a fucking loser.

This is your last chance.

I-- I told you not to burn the plastic bottles during the day.

Only at night.

Julian, we need to go.

Developed countries

often buy coltan and other precious minerals

in underdeveloped countries where, obviously, they

cost less.

Isn't that what you are doing in Congo?

That's exactly why we got kicked out.

Hey.

The issue with the spring has been resolved.

What?

You have access to your site tomorrow.

That's amazing.

Yeah.

I wish we could celebrate.

OK, um I don't think we should do that.

No, I'm just trying to be a friend, all right?

I know.

But you're my friend who has a wife, so--

All right.

Relax.

Let's get some sleep.

We're going to have a busy day tomorrow.

All right.

You, too.

Great job, boss.

Thank you.

Try to keep things moving.

We got a lot of time to make up.

Mr. Houssini, I'm glad you made it.

Here, follow me.

We're modernizing most of the machinery.

And we've created many posts for workers.

Those with houses near the spring, we've relocated them.

Excellent.

Excellent.

I assume to appropriate housing alternatives?

Oh, well, all of the families are being monitored constantly,

and they're all doing fine.

Follow me, please.

We found one outstanding issue with the spring.

It's owned by Saube family, right?

Correct.

So you can sell a precious natural resource

without a signature of a Saube family member.

Abu Hashem is married to Salem Saube's daughter.

So he's the official owner, and he can sign.

No, he can't sign.

Must be a living blood relative in front of us.

What if it's minor?

I came here expecting the right paper,

and I found nothing.

So I came here for nothing.

Abu, hurry up.

Go get your wife ready to travel at night

so she can be at their office.

Well, until the document's signed,

you have to stop your work immediately, Mr. Julian.

Immediately.

What do you mean she ran away?

Go find her!

Aah!

Hey!

How was the meeting?

Julian?

We have to stop production.

Why?

How-- how long?

Indefinitely.

What?

No.

No!

We can't work this way.

I can't work this way!

I've got to get home!

It's not my fault. You chose to bring your brats out here

to the middle of nowhere.

Don't you dare call them that!

You have not gotten me paid in eight months!

Look!

If you wanna go, you just can go.

If you don't have the guts to stay through this, fine!

Go back to frigging' Chicago!

I'll find myself somebody else.

Don't you talk to me that way.

I do everything here!

I cover for you when you're out drinking, or drugging,