There is a Filipino proverb ...
"No matter so long the procession ,
always ends at the door of the church. "
I prefer the version we learn in the Army ..
" If you were born to stand ,
never drown . "
We paid two cents a pound.
Last year it was 10 cents ,
we can not live two cents a pound.
! Then go and collect more !
This is all there is ...
There is nothing left .
! Take the money or you eat your rice !
Give him the money .
Come on, beat it .
This fails to seeds next season .
What are we going to do?
We could go to Manila. Search job there.
Why?
- It hurts the tooth. - Let's see .
In Manila there are many dentists.
There will heal , you'll see.
Click here for the fix ?
Always under ... the end.
Thank you very much .
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
PROHIBITED FIREARMS .
! Need three men !
! Only three ! Only three !
Coming here is a waste of time .
old Ads and work already covered.
Hey ...
? Where are you from ?
Province of Banaue , sir.
? Banaue ?
You got accommodation ?
I'm looking for ... But expensive .
I have a friend ,
families rent small apartments .
It's pretty cheap ...
Me interested to rent one?
Yes , sir.
How are you?
Well ? You?
Here they are.
Go ahead , pass .
Just arrived.
Province of Banaue .
Wanted place to live.
How much you want for the car ?
2,000 per month.
I have only 1,200 pesos.
Come on, loosen up a little. Have friends .
Voucher .
Thank you.
I'm going . - Thank you.
Mom, Dad ...
Can I go play outside ?
- Okay, but be careful. - Thank you.
IN GOD WE TRUST
Papi ? 's Here where we come to die?
No, Angel .
Daddy, when you die , Where will you go?
I'll stay here .
• To always ?
For all eternity.
! Boss!
! Chief ! Boss!
! Boss! ? Many men need today ?
Choice! Not damage the suspension of the truck !
All right.
Me feel like lifting ?
I am a farmer, I am very strong .
Okay, so you and three strong types .
Wait here , 'll be right back .
Lord, I need three types to work .
You and you and need one more ...
! Friend!
It is strong, very strong.
Page up and marching ! ! Not want squatters here!
But my husband has paid the rent.
Chartering ?
To who ?
This is owned by the Government ,
assigns floors the housing office .
If you do not leave now, I'll have to stop them.
? It you want to go to jail?
! Come on!
! You get your stuff !
! Now!
Come , spend , this is your apartment.
Great job , guys!
I said I was strong ...
I see.
Now you can go home .
Wait ... ? And our salary ?
There you go ...
Better grab your hand before they eat it.
• Do not you said Manila Doctors would have
I would cure teeth?
Open your mouth.
Have faith , Angel ...
In God we trust .
! You can not stay here !
? Quedaros where you looking for ?
Yes ..
Right there ... It's free .
We have no money .
None have money ... That's why we live here .
Thank you ...
Me tooth ache?
? LOOKING FOR WORK?
He has contacted ATP.
If you call for the post of conductor, Please double-click .
- Say ? - I'm calling about the position, please.
Preliminary interviews they are doing today
office 40 the warehouse district ,
Quezon City , Metro Manila.
Thank you very much .
You're pretty ...
You should go to Charlie's,
there can give you a job .
They also have a nursery for children.
! EARN MONEY FAST !
Thank you.
! Friend!
Can I get you?
Get in line , like everyone else.
! Yeah, get in line !
- It's me , Oscar. - Do not know , over here !
- Do not you remember me ? - What's going on here?
Want to sneak . I do not know .
We're friends, we have worked together ...
Get in line ...
! Wait!
See that tattoo. Come with me .
? Miss?
What?
I'm looking for Charlie.
Fund Office .
Thank you.
Yes ?
- Looking for Charlie. - I 'm Charlie.
I have been told find a job here .
- Have representative ? - No, ma'am.
Show me your tits.
This is a joint bar, no dairy !
Come back when you left breastfeeding .
But ... please ...
We have no money to eat .
! You worked before in a bar?
Then listen well , I do not like repeating myself.
If you're not going to dance on stage
you sit in the fishbowl
and wait for a customer choose your number.
Your work is that the customer consumes .
You call the Mamasan and you ask him vodka,
but you only drink water .
You make the client feel at ease .
You sit on your knees , you kiss , will you touch the package ...
Make sure you ask a lot.
Your minimum quota are 20 cups per night .
Hurry ...
The costume ...
This is where you manage .
Have children ? right?
- How many ? - I have two .
You can bring them if you have no nanny.
But well behaved , this is not a kindergarten.
- Thank you, ma'am . - Okay .
All the girls are clean .
You'll have to make an analysis .
PROHIBITED MOBILE , SMOKING AND EATING.
MAKEUP AND STYLING = 300 PESOS.
Go see this guy.
Sooner .
If you get the nod , back and give you a dress.
And by the way ...
All that is deducted from your pay.
Show me your arm .
! Spears! Ninth Division .
? Of what year? - In 1989 , Mr. .
? Been in the army of truth ,
or are you one of those idiots with pretentious tattoos ?
I spent four years in the infantry.
? And since then ?
I worked in a silk factory , but had to close .
Then I worked in the rice fields Banaue in the Province .
? De farmer?
Yes , sir.
Me think of this the Comedy Club ?
What's your name , farmer ?
Oscar Ramirez , sir.
You got a driver?
Forget it . Surely you have a fake .
Actually I have no license .
I like this guy ...
I like you because you do not lie .
Work is driving
Messengers of Armored Manila .
We transport money valuables and important
in armored trucks
and automatic weapons.
Do that for 500 pesos a day.
Not much for the risk it is.
? Still interested ?
It would be of great help to my family.
This is just the preliminary inquiry.
It helps us to discard suspects candidates.
The final interview is tomorrow, in the center , with our captain.
How I can trust that a farmer
which has been in the military ...
I can commit ... one of the most dangerous jobs
Metro Manila?
My daughter needs to go to the dentist.
Okay ... Okay ...
I like you , farmer .
Fill this out and bring it with you tomorrow.
! At 8:00 !
! ? Clear? ! - Yes , sir.
Thank you very much . Thank you very much .
I found work.
Where ?
In a bar.
What sort of bar?
One where the girls dance .
We have no money .
We have no food .
We have nothing .
Sorry, Mai.
It's not your fault.
Sometimes ...
must hold ... burning a nail .
But trust in God .
And I know you do not abandon us.
Someday ...
... out of this situation .
How am I?
You are very, very handsome.
You're late.
I said at 8. In this business,
be punctual means arrive 15 minutes early.
Sorry.
Never apologize .
! Shirt shirt! ! Look like a tramp !
- Maybe it was not a good idea. - Maybe ... Follow me.
Wash your face .
farmer ,
you give me good vibes. Do not make me regret it .
What are you doing ? ! That is mouthwash !
Take ... Get this .
You can wash it and give it back ...
Or buy a with your first paycheck .
Thank you.
Okay , lie .
Top of the foot .
Right.
Spread your legs .
You are pregnant.
I'd say about 5 or 6 weeks.
My daughter had a toothache , • You can take a look?
I'm not a dentist.
There are two types of employees in this company ,
the office and drivers.
They can not communicate.
You will not see any driver in the Central Office .
Even if you hire probably do not ever come here .
Unless, of course , being robbed .
Then you'll come straight here to take the part .
Store View to the front!
Thank you for this opportunity.
Good luck ...
! Official Edgar Alvares ! Touches .
We will .
Fucking ex - cops.
They come here and think they're better than us.
I know because I was.
Listen, farmer.
The big boss is called Buddha.
We call it " Smiling Buddha " .
Because I like jokes .
Always ask them to new to tell you a joke.
• A joke?
You like to have personality.
Learn if you are quick making decisions.
I do not know any jokes .
? Neither of the three women
they are going to a job interview in a bar?
See , Oscar ...
You're not qualified .
But Ong has recommended .
According to this ...
? Eras farmer ...
Banaue ... ?
Then you have never worked security ?
? Neither security guard ? ? Nothing like ?
No, sir.
Like that suits us fine.
It means that you have not acquired bad habits over the years.
It means we can teach ...
... our way.
Oscar ...
Tell me a joke.
• A joke , sir?
Yes , I do.
three women go to an interview at a bar.
The chief asks :
" If you find yourselves $ 20 on the floor of the bar ...
! what would you do with them? "
The first says:
"I pick ...
and put it ... in the box. "
The second says:
" I would look if someone has lost ...
... and if not, would put it in the box. "
And then ...
The third says:
"I would step ...
look ... and when no ...
I would put it ... in your pocket. "
To who hired ?
A which had fattest tits.
! Papi !
- Look ! - Where did you get them?
From the doctor's office .
I cured the tooth and gave me lollipops . I have a lot .
- How did you get to go to the doctor? - The public health clinic .
How has been the interview?
! It 's nice shirt ! ? From where did you get it ?
Has given me a friend .
Well, it's not just a friend.
It's My new boss !
! Boss! Me have the job?
! 'm So glad !
A pair of boots .
A uniform.
A Kevlar helmet .
Sign here .
How elegant , farmer .
Lord , thank you again .
For everything.
You want to thank me ?
I thank me doing your job
and supporting me .
I'll do whatever it takes .
Right.
The first month will come with me .
I teach new .
So keep your eyes and ears open.
? Ready?
- Yes , sir. - Well .
Right.
This is a bulletproof vest.
Protects up to a M16 .
? M16 ?
! Brother !
Me think they'll stop with water guns ?
! It is the jungle!
? Understood ? We will .
That is the guardian .
Check the empty boxes in the morning
and records your back at night .
? And we deliver the boxes?
Yes. The deliver to our customers .
How it works
We never know how much there .
Customers have a key and its banks , other.
The company keeps a duplicate each key .
Duplicates are kept in the Central Office .
If lost or stolen a box ...
All keys are confiscated ,
until they are restored
or destroy the enclosure.
Drivers and wrenches never go together , obviously.
The only time you are entering in the Central Office
is the day Buddha that hires you ,
or the day you're going to give the part .
This is how the interview call after a robbery .
" Give the party."
Since the company opened, have only gone two boxes.
Then there are not many robberies?
Of course there are many.
Especially during elections.
Why in the elections?
Winning elections means a succulent invoice friend.
only win if too much money is spent.
Not all politicians are cousins he has won the lottery .
But still ...
? A which has won the lottery many cousins?
? Know someone he has touched ?
• Do not ?
Are more likely to see a UFO winning the lottery .
? But we really matter ? ! Of course not !
Queuing to buy a tenth ...
Each day , week after week ...
The truth is ...
win ... is not a reality .
But the hope of winning ...
hope is all people need .
But winning really ... That is impossible.
If the box is opened without the key ,
actuates a safety device
that destroys the contents ...
... in ink.
Me ever been robbed ?
My last partner , Biboy ...
We had two boxes ...
They had tried to open a without the key.
They wanted the key to the other box .
When not wear masks there is only one possibility.
If you're going to fall, falls fighting.
You know what happens ...
when a driver dies ... Armored Transport Manila?
teammate must make " Messenger."
That means ...
... you have to take the widow personal effects .
For my partner,
was a Timex watch ...
and a check for $ 300 life insurance .
You may never see grow their children .
That's why we train .
We do not bear hearing protection to get used to the noise.
I have not fired from the army.
It's like riding a bike .
I have not ridden a bike before the army.
- No notes, just shoot . - Yes , sir!
This is the only thing standing between your life
and make the "Messenger " with your wife .
Come , let's eat .
Do not worry , it's just chicken.
! You do not like ?
It is delicious, I keep it for later.
The " then" is not guaranteed.
Eat it now I'll buy one for later.
Since we will be co ...
I need to know ... that I can trust you.
? We?
Whatever you need , boss.
Fiches for me I need you today.
? We will not get into trouble ?
! Way!
I never checked.
? Oscar ?
Can I trust you?
Tell me .
I have a " girlfriend " .
An adventure .
I know it's not right, but ...
My wife suspect if I come home late,
so I have to go see her during my journey .
You understand, ? right?
One further to my fellow farmer !
! Better for you this baby not to cry !
? Now give cards apprentices to sign ?
Ong said you pick .
Let's have a drink. Today it's guys' night .
Until I can not charge you .
It's the bar of my family I invite you tonight .
Get changed , You can come with me .
Me you fart?
? Do you have there ?
Chicken breast .
Well smells rather a chicken ass .
Eh ! Look who's here !
What's up ?
Me you brought dinner?
! But here is food!
You'll get used to them. We're all like brothers.
! Tonight is night guys!
We were all weeks
to laugh a little and drunk. ! A good fart !
! Oscar Farmer !
Sit down , man. Do not be afraid .
No thanks .
Bridget .
Bring a couple of bottles and shot glasses .
Marching .
! Careful with that !
Smells like heaven .
! Swear !
As if I had enough with my wife and my mistress.
! When I get older , I want to be as Ong !
! When I was young JJ called me !
Take the shot .
! Come on!
tonight babies with us , Oscar.
! Toast ! ! Let's make a toast !
Oscar , arise.
I have made "Messenger " three times.
And of Biboy has certainly been the hardest.
God rest his soul.
! Again ! ! Again !
For our rookie.
! Oscar Farmer !
... for better and for worse.
I do not see you , but I rejoice your calls.
I still have a lot to tell .
I thank my sponsors ,
Andy , Sketchers , ...
Stick your finger . You'll feel better afterwards.
You've had enough today.
I 'm fine.
Come , come .
You got a hangover?
No, sir.
Do not call me "sir."
! Do not move !
! To !
Okay, okay , okay.
Get him , get him , get him .
It is a large truck, You have to open up in the corners.
Well done .
Thank you.
The only thing missing now
it is to get Fake a card drive.
We are following a black Honda.
Go around the block.
They are gone .
They have realized that we have seen them .
The armored truck not deviate no more .
? It was serious ?
Maybe they were just kids testing us .
Seeing if we are awake.
We had dinner with some friends but they will not come,
? want to come with your wife a drink?
My wife hates throwing food .
Thank you, but my wife works today.
Then you should come .
If not, my wife will be offended .
Yes , sir.
Oscar ? Sure you do not want call your wife to come ?
Honey, it's working.
Well at least Take some food.
That's very kind , ma'am.
! Do not call me ma'am!
Call me Dora .
No, thank you.
Do not drink . Get him a drink .
! But do not take the !
Climb to the roof with me.
Dora hates to smoke indoors.
Look at that ...
It looks all Metro Manila.
What a view ...
Have an enviable life.
You are accommodated .
I have to ask you something ...
Where do you live actually ?
In Tondo .
If the company finds out, you're fired .
Work for Us armored trucks.
This suburb is a paradise ...
for criminals ... of the worst kind .
? Know that could hijack your family?
Blackmail .
Forcing yourself to help with a robbery.
That would sprinkle me too.
! You know?
? Ever heard Alfred Santos?
Alfred was a good worker , a good man.
He worked for his father, I had a local silk factory .
His business prospered .
That did piss off a company competition .
They threatened workers , without workers
Alfred had to close his father 's factory .
Day after day,
Alfred crossed with those who had killed his father .
With threats , no income ...
debts ... and crowded ...
? Alfred What could I do ?
? Happened to Alfred ?
What anyone who is between a rock and a hard place .
Desperate times lead to desperate actions .
And the desperate actions get you killed .
For some reason I feel ...
responsible ... Alfred 's death .
Why?
I worked in the factory.
We had to look for work in the rice fields .
We should have resisted threats
and defended the family.
Defend the family ...
? And die too?
Honey, it's late ...
Shot, Oscar , for your wife.
Thank you, Dora .
- I 'm taking Oscar home. - Very good .
We should have turned around ...
I have to show you something .
! You keep a secret?
This is the love nest to the other.
Here is the room.
Here the shower .
My lover does not like motels.
So I have to rent this.
The weekly rent is ... ! And Cash!
You can have it .
- Are you kidding? - No.
- Really ? - Yes
- Can we really live here? - Yes !
! The girls will like crazy!
? The 've put you? - Like this?
! What detail !
Me remember your home?
But we have no money.
only missing four days to collect ,
and I have already paid this week.
I'll return as soon as I paid.
I promise .
No problem.
We're partners , remember?
And this is what the partners.
Well, let's get your girls .
Wait.
I want you to know my family
when they are clean and presentable .
I respect that.
Well one of these days .
! One of these days !
! Santa !
What are you doing here?
I have come to fetch you .
Where are we going ?
! It's like the Hotel Peninsula !
- We will live here? - Yes
- How is it possible? - My partner is a good man.
And look at this ...
! We have running water !
How you sleep , farmer ?
Thank you very much all over again .
! But if you've given me thanks thousand times !
I wish I could do more for you.
This will help for now .
Music makes life within this coffin
it bearable.
This music ...
cleanses the soul ... you .
The following collection It is not a company ,
he's a guy .
A cocoon you create a ...
! American Rapper !
• In what business goes ?
The company did not question and I do not care.
I just know it gives good tips.
Damn, have come soon.
Good morning , sir.
" Good morning , sir." ! Vo - ca -li- za !
Good morning , sir.
? Speak not you know ?
They fuck . ? Are cops?
Manila is mine whole , pretty, as the police.
Pick it up.
! You deaf ! El wad !
? Thinking what I am?
To what do you mean ?
Do not give me crap honest worker.
Surely you've thought we could shoot the bodyguard
and to that ambitious pretender ,
take your money ... ? to who was going to care?
I do not believe in violence .
Whatever you say , Oscar.
Tell me something ...
After all what I 've done for you ...
You know you got more money there ...
Surely a safe somewhere ...
With drugs or drug money .
? Y. ..
if I wanted ... and get it back ?
? Cubrirías Me ?
But that would be stealing ...
We are not thieves , Oscar.
Those who are stealing them.
They are the problem Metro Manila.
We 're the good guys , workers .
You, me and my ex - partner , I died kneeling like a dog.
If we ...
we will not be better ... that those who killed your partner.
Hey ... let the cat.
It's just a kitten.
Hey, give it back .
Stay here I have to pee.
Ong ! Hard !
! Drop your weapons !
Drop your weapons .
! Fuck !
! Quiet , quiet ! There is no problem .
- Throw it ! - Shoot that motherfucker .
- I told you to stay . - Throw it !
Lower your weapons ...
! Bajadlas !
No problem , he is my partner .
Business as usual .
The plan remains the same. Do it as planned .
Who are they these ?
I do not understand . Who are they ?
Listen to me carefully.
You have to understand something.
our future and the future of our families
depend on what happens in the coming hours .
Six months ago, when we Biboy and robbed me,
Thieves tried to leave with two boxes.
I saw my chance , perhaps the only one I 've ever had,
so I said took the box .
? And if your hopes and dreams they were trapped in a box ...
at your feet ... but there was no way to get the key?
You 're going to get help .
No.
Do not talk. You have no voice in this world.
You think you do not know ?
I make my living reading people .
You calé when which came to the interview.
I made sure that your name I was among those selected.
We all candidates from that list.
I was aware of you,
your family ,
of your situation .
I knew all about you.
What sort of man leaves his wife into prostitution in a bar?
Come ... reasonable .
Fuck me this. Be ready , Oscar.
Because if not, your family and you will go to jail.
I have not done anything wrong.
Really? Really?
That floor in which you live ...
I paid in cash.
I rented fichaste the day for me.
Registration tell I was still at work.
Pay cash week .
You know what name I rented ?
When the fucking Oscar Ramirez.
The box is there now.
Cops find it ,
and think that they took the job
to access key that opens .
I know how he thinks the police. ? And you know why?
: For I was a cop !
Son of a bitch!
You can only do one thing, get the key ,
and the only way is to enter in the Central Office .
And only one enters the Central Office to give the part .
The report gives when there has been a robbery.
Listen .
Today we are going to steal .
Those thugs Alley they are going to rob us .
? Understand?
Better you go getting the idea .
Now go back to the truck.
? Already quieter ?
Because you have to be well focused.
After the robbery ...
we will Central to Qficina .
Since I'm the superior,
I call me first to give the hand before you.
I'll make sure ...
that my statement lasts exactly 15 minutes.
That will give you 15 minutes.
Up the stairs to the first floor .
To the left is a door.
Is never closed.
The case where the keys are
is always closed .
Six screws ,
the unscrew .
You make a key mold .
When you're done, you back the screws .
And leave it all as you've found .
back down Buddha 's office ...
and wait outside while I finish my interview .
• You are clear?
Going to change , we drive you .
We have no money for that.
To here .
What do you know really of these guys?
Do not worry .
I give the box and nobody gets hurt.
Okay, great.
Now take the case. I do not have all day.
You can keep the box.
Ong was a good man .
Unfortunately , as his companion,
is your duty to make " Messenger."
? Want to add something?
According to the protocol of the company, we have to suspend the salary .
Until the insurance complete the investigation .
You can keep working.
It will target the hours for pagártelas later.
There are still two days to collect.
I have no money .
Take this.
You can pay me back when coppers .
Thank you.
You should change your shirt if you're going to make " Messenger."
I will not rest until I find what happened .
Thank you, sir.
Oscar .
• When it happened ?
This morning .
We had a money box ...
Ong wanted to salvage .
You know where he is?
Motherfucker.
! 'll Call the company and tell you everything !
I come for the car .
Ye have delayed.
Where is Ong ? - Ong is gone.
? Who are you?
? Did you do here?
I'll call the police . - Please take this.
It's everything I have .
Fix the ground.
And you better come ye before Friday.
I've been watching . You do not get to drink minimum .
Sorry. I 'll try harder .
And I have also grown belly.
? Your age?
Nine .
It's beautiful.
I have special customers.
? Want to earn extra money?
Ie
if you want to work here she will have to work .
How much is there?
Nothing, unless you have the key.
You must return it to the company.
? And what I tell you, Mai?
"We found one of the boxes on our floor . "
We can not stay here .
We have to get out of here .
We made a big mistake coming to Manila.
Oscar ...
Now you go with JJ .
Yes , sir.
JJ ... You can sign for me?
Yeah we Ong taught you well !
Okay , no problem.
Central . Calling Central .
I need details Account Box 837 ...
Rates.
? You remember the story Alfred Santos?
Alfred was having very bad.
He was desperate .
But he climbed on a plane with a plan.
Made hostesses collect money from passengers ,
and there in that pillowcase, just then ...
was the freedom Alfred and his family needed .
? Mami ?
Can we stick with the kitten, please?
We have to ask your father first.
Sorry to bother you , sir.
• You are safe are the things that my husband ?
He was shot trying to steal in the Central Office .
Good night.
? The hell is going on?
I'm so sorry .
Its housing has become the target of a robbery.
Central , Unit One here
Next , Unit One
Box located . All compliant.
- Go back to Central . - Yes , sir.
Sorry, sir .
We will .
Alfred ordered pilots down to 2,000 feet ,
and depressurizing the cabin.
The escape plan Alfred It was a handmade parachute .
Made with silk factory of his father.
But Alfred Santos ...
never become ... that grandfather sitting in his chair .
Never tell your grandchildren ...
how ... jumped out of a plane with enough money
to save you from the suburbs and the people who ran .
The problem Alfred Plan
was that it was based on his dreams.
I dreamed of being a paratrooper
and dreamed of saving his family .
I want to save my family.
But my plan was never based in a dream.
It was based on the fact there is no other way out.
Ycomo Alfred Santos ...
Now I know you do not get old .
I can not tell my grandkids history ...
how to escape from the slums of Manila.
I'll let you tell it to him .
I'll be in your hearts , me to you bear ...
you judge ... wherever you go.
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