WHO CAN KILL A CHILD?
WORLD WAR II: APPROX 14 MILLION CHILDREN DEAD
INDO-PAKISTANI WAR: TOTAL DEAD APPROX 2 MILLION PEOPLE, 1.2 MILLION CHILDREN
KOREAN WAR: TOTAL DEAD APPROX 1.2 MILLION PEOPLE, 550,000 CHILDREN
VIETNAM WAR: TOTAL DEAD APPROX 3 MILLION PEOPLE, 1.8 MILLION CHILDREN
WAR IN BIAFRA: TOTAL DEAD APPROX 500,000 PEOPLE, 390,000 CHILDREN
Doesn't look like she drowned.
No... Look here.
She has a knife wound.
And here there are four more entrance wounds.
She looks like a foreigner.
It looks like she was thrown off a boat,
and the tide carried her onto the beach.
Look, there are more wounds on her thigh.
Whoever did this was sick in the head.
Excuse me. What's going on?
It's the annual Fiesta of Benavis.
Sir, excuse me. Where could we get a room...
No, sir. I'm sorry.
At this time of year they're hard to come by.
Come by?
Yes, sir. Full. All of the hotels are completely booked.
- All of them? - Yes, but I can give you an address.
It's the house of a woman I know.
It's in the old part of the city.
You'll like it, it's very typical.
Thank you.
This is the only room I have.
Oh, it's fine.
It's a bit noisy, but the room has good lighting.
- The bathroom's down at the end of the hall. -Yes.
Will you be staying for some time?
How long?
Only one night.
Where are you going then?
The island of Almandora.
- Where? - The island of Almandora.
Oh, you mean Almanzora.
We are here, in Benavis.
Almanzora is right around here.
You'll find peace and quiet there.
Very few tourists ever go to the island.
It takes about four hours to get there by boat.
Yes, I went to Almanzora about twelve years ago.
- Where is it possible to... - Rent?
Rent, yes. A boat?
There's a man who handles the island's mail. He goes there twice a week.
I would prefer to have my own boat.
To travel and go fishing...
Go down to the port and ask for Enrique Amors.
He's the guy who takes care of the mail,
and he also has boats to rent.
- Is your wife going with you? - Yes.
I ask because there are no doctors on Almanzora.
Don't worry. I'm almost a doctor.
Biologist. Medical.
Then there's no problem. Would you like a map?
Yes, thanks.
How may I help you?
I need six rolls of film for my camera.
- Color? - Yes.
In spite of their suicidal sacrifice,
the demonstrators' protests have been futile.
Together with the Thai army,
the civilian population flees for the port of Phuket
in an attempt to reach U.S. naval ships
bound for the Philippines.
Although Bangkok's defenses have collapsed,
they have managed to build an airstrip
for evacuation of the capital where chaos reigns.
Corpses have been piling up
while UNICEF and the International Red Cross
request aid for the more than
30,000 orphaned and injured children.
With the fall of Thailand, it is obvious...
You said six rolls, right?
Yes.
The world is crazy.
In the end, the ones who always suffer the most are the children.
From war? The children.
From famine? The children.
That will be 1032 pesos.
What a nice day to take pictures!
TWO CORPSES WASH UP ON BEACH
They just put in this motor two days ago.
- Do you know how to get there? - Yes.
Is it difficult to find a hotel on Almanzora?
There's a boarding house.
If you've ever been to the island before, you'd know that.
It's called Pensione Estrella.
There aren't many tourists, so it's always half-empty.
Hand me your suitcase.
Give me your hand, ma'am.
No, not here. You sit up front.
Who will sit in the front? You can sit up there.
Are you sure you can handle this motor?
- Tell Cesareo that I already got the cases of beer. - Cesareo?
Yeah, the guy in the bar. Oh, never mind.
I'll see him tomorrow when I bring the mail over to Almanzora.
The sea is calm, so you should get there in about four hours.
Have a good trip!
Let's give them a hand.
Be careful.
Help me with my suitcase, please.
Let's go in the water!
- I'm coming! - Let's go, Manolo!
Hello, please?
Anyone?
Good morning?
- Your name? - Lourdes
Please, come here.
Come here!
Why?!
Tell me why you did it!
Stay back!
Keep away!
Please...
What happened on the island?
I don't know.
Please, try to calm down.
Feel better?
Yes.
Thank you.
What's happening on Almanzora?
Two nights ago...
it was around midnight.
Suddenly we heard voices laughing.
- Laughing? - Yes.
It was as though every boy and girl had awoke at the same time.
They were all screaming and laughing.
They split up into small groups.
They went into people's houses as if it was a party.
But no...
Because as soon as they went inside,
we heard screaming.
Screams from men and women!
They'd come out laughing and go into the next house.
And the next, and the next!
My wife went down to see what was going on,
I stayed at the window.
She was standing in the doorway, watching.
A group of children came out of one of the houses.
I thought they were playing...
but they had knives and clubs.
I had a gun in my room, and I grabbed it...
but I didn't do anything.
No one in the village did a damn thing,
- do you understand? - Yes.
Because...
who can kill a child?
I was afraid, so I hid in a room in the attic.
I could hear them looking for me.
I was so afraid, until I heard your voices.
I don't know anything more.
Nothing else!
How did you injure yourself?
When I left my room, it was dark.
I tripped and fell on the floor.
Is it possible
there are other people still alive on the island?
No, I don't think so.
There are a few fishermen on the north shore,
and a few farms in the middle of the island.
It's only here on Almanzora.
It's the girl. The girl from the room.
Where can she be calling from?
She might be using the village switchboard.
Where's that?
- In the post office. - Post office?
Yes. After you leave the hotel,
make a left and it's about 300 meters away,
on the first floor.
Sir, it is absolutely necessary that we leave here right away.
Papa! Papa, please!
Papa...
Papa!
Come!
Papa, please...
Help me, please?
Aunt Isabelle is sick.
Please, papa.
They're at grandma's house, and grandma is sick, too!
They can't breathe and I'm scared.
The children hurt them bad. Papa, please!
Come with me, papa.
Sir...
- She's my daughter. - Let's go.
Ma'am!
Good afternoon. Did anybody pass by here last night?
Last night?
Did you see anybody go into the house?
- What happened? - Did you see anybody?
My mother and the kids.
We need to rent a boat to get us to Benavis.
You can get one on the other side of the island.
No, that's not possible.
My husband and my brother-in-law have a fishing boat.
Where are they now?
They're out at sea.
They should be back before sunset.
That one's no good. It's full of holes.
Do you have any water, please?
Yes, yes. Come in. Come inside.
When is she due?
Excuse me?
When will it be?
- I don't understand. - The baby.
Drink this. You'll feel better.
Why are you bothering these people?
Oh, these children! These children!!
Go down and play on the beach!
What a life this is!
Please forgive them.
- Are those your children? - Yes, the four.
Hello.
Hi.
Sir!
Sir, can you hear me!
When will you be back? Sir!
Children, what did I say to you?
Go and wash up!
And you two, go on home now.
Well, didn't you hear me?
Stop! Stop!
Stop!
What kind of man...?
Where are all the townspeople?
Goodbye!
- Hi, how's it going? - Hi!
- Are you going to the mainland? - Yes.
Why don't we all go?
Because we'd attract too much attention in Benavis.
Do you think the children there will start playing the way we do?
Yes, of course.
There are lots of children in the world.
Lots of them.