Fortitude (La fortaleza)

Roque, where were you?

At a friend's house, dad.

- What happened to you?! - I got robbed.

Roque!

I'm coming.

Where's my car?

Well, Roque...

what are we going to do about this?

I don't know, mom.

You aren't going to change, right?

You think this is fair?

Look at how exhausted we are.

Well it's not all my fault,

Caracas has become impossible to live in,

you can't go out, can't do anything.

Look at me Roque.

That doesn't happen to me, because I'm not out drinking all night.

I'm sorry I have to do this...

But we can't take it anymore.

It hurts me so much...

But you must leave, Roque.

I would appreciate that you leave by noon.

Hello.

I brought this list.

That's it?

Give me five more cartons of Del Rey...

and a bottle of rum.

120 dollars.

Okay.

- Do you place international calls? - No, you can't make calls.

Come on.

Let's smoke a cigarette.

- Hey! - Damn Roque!

There you are!

How are you doing old man?

You're really thin. What happened?

- Diabetes... - Diabetes?

Fuck man! It's hit you hard! Do you have it under control?

Yeah, taking the medicine.

Shit man! It's so good to see you!

- Let's sit. - Ok.

Are you hungry?

Want something? Coffee?

- Sure, okay. - Give us some coffee.

- So great to see you. - Yeah...

How's your son?

He's in Canada.

Studying?

- No, working on his movies and stuff. - Really?

Yeah, he wants to come here and see if we can make -

he wants to make a movie here...

- I want to work in that movie. - Sure.

If they're going to pay, I'm not working for free.

So how's business?

Things are a bit tough.

Yeah?

How so? I've seen many rafts working.

It's not that, but since the Colombian guerrillas arrived...

- Shit. - I had six rafts, but they took two.

They check every step you take,

they investigate you, go to your house, check your room...

They're crazy.

I might leave it all to them, go elsewhere maybe.

No way.

Did you bring me some rum?

Fuck... no, I didn't bring you any rum, but...

Fuck you're tough!

- I brought what you like. - Shit, thanks man.

You saved my lungs, I was low on carbon monoxide.

You'll breathe better now!

Thanks brother. I appreciate it.

And what are you doing around here?

Well, not much, I came...

To your lodge?

- Yeah. To see if... - There are bushes all over.

Oh really?

Some houses fell down, a few walls...

I can imagine, it's been so many years.

It's all abandoned.

- It's really that terrible? - Yes.

- And Cheo never came back. - Fuck.

So that shit must be a snake pit...

- Seriously. - Full of wasps.

Fuck... all over, the bathrooms! There's a nest this high.

- Damn! - It's dangerous.

Did you see the gold we're finding now?

- Yeah man... - Thanks!

- Cheers! - Cheers.

Give me a drink.

- Of course. - What happened to the dog?

I shot him.

He bit my niece.

I asked my brother if he wanted me to kill it.

The black one.

Who do I have to kill?

Kill that dog for me, he said.

I thought it was a guy, not a dog.

It was the white one, I grabbed the rifle...

Went for his back legs so he would suffer a bit...

Then he said, why didn't you kill him?

But he had to suffer like my niece.

He bit her butt...

That same dog bit my cousin.

It bit a chunk off...

It was a half-bred Chow-Chow.

Those are carnivores.

It was a bad dog.

I had to kill it.

Honey, bring some water.

It's for my friend.

This is a hard business...

Every gram counts.

I'm going to give you some, it's for your son.

I remember he looked like 'Salserin'.

Thanks honey. Tell him it's from me.

Don't keep it! It's for my nephew.

Alright.

I'm going to give him forty grams.

Better yet, I'm buying my part...

as an actor in that movie your son wants to make...

Alright.

It's quite a bit, Yoni.

I've been working with gold for years.

There, ready.

We mark his forty grams or what?

Or should I send it to him on Facebook?

No way, better give it here.

If you go party tonight, we know you'll come back without it.

Damn...

Want some water?

I'm ok, thanks.

Some rum?

- No way. - You are being a pussy today?

Well, you know how it is...

What? You became Adventist...

Or Christian, what the fuck's going on?

No, I'm just taking it easy.

What do you mean taking it easy?

You know... easy going, relaxed.

I need to think now, stay cool.

Think about what, man?

Let's remember the good times, when we were young.

Let's party, let's fuck girls, go for it all, this way, that way...

what the fuck is going on?

Let's smoke a joint...

Didn't you bring some?

I've got some good stuff, man...

Know what? I've been growing it...

Yeah...

The laughing smoke!

Leudys!

Did you bring water from the spring?

Yeah, from the ravine...

Give me some, I haven't had any...

The water has become a fucking problem,

if it's not microbes it's Malaria,

Yellow fever, Zika...

We are fucked.

Where's this water from?

From the ravine you pointed out.

Let me verify my shit...

I don't want dirty water.

This water is from Ezequiel's. It's contaminated.

You told me to get water from the ravine.

I want natural water!

This is contaminated. It's worth shit!

Why would you give me dirty water? Are you crazy?

Go get me natural water from my spring.

How could you?

You know I'm diabetic, if I catch malaria, I'm fucking dead!

She thinks she's so fucking smart...

Move it! I'm fucking thirsty!

Fuck.

Trying to poison me...

fucking women.

Hey you.

- Hi. - How are you?

- Fine. - Cool?

Did you clean everything up?

Yeah, a tree fell down, look.

Apparently there was a storm...

and it broke.

We came to get you.

- Really? - Yeah.

- Is your mom here? - Yeah.

Okay.

I didn't bring much...

30 or 40 kilos of chicken,

I'll send you more during the week...

maybe eight gasoline barrels.

Whenever is good.

You know it's all money.

- I had to work magic to find this... - Yeah?

I'll need more next week...

800 kilos.

Let me talk to a friend in Caracas.

Just put it together...

Juan Luis!

Quiet!

When you get busy, they start bothering and talking...