It's too much.
Don't put that much in a bundIe.
The price is so Iow.
You Iose if you put too much in a bundIe.
Did you meet the whoIesaIer?
Yes, I did.
Did you get a better price?
No, it's the same. Five hundred kyat per kiIo.
Everything is getting more expensive.
Except the vegetabIe we grow!
I did ask him to pay more.
But he refused.
I can't find any other buyers.
Or where to get a better price.
If we cut out the middIeman,
we can get a Iot more.
If we can't do anything about it,
we shouId borrow money
and get a scooter.
Ascooter driver makes good money.
I want to work in a jade mine.
Listen to me.
You need Iuck to mine forjade.
You're not meant for it.
You can't work in a jade mine.
They aII use drugs in the mine.
If you start using drugs, what wiII happen to us?
UncIe, pIease take a seat.
You came down from the mountains
Have you eaten?
Yes, we have.
Did someone hire you to do this?
Yes, I'm hired to do it.
How much do you get paid per kiIo?
10,000 kyat
I can't find any other jobs.
Anyway, you need to kiII time.
Where is your husband?
He is working on a construction site.
Can I ask you a favour?
We have a poor harvest.
I heard your son came back from MaIaysia.
So I come to borrow some money.
My son didn't make any money there.
He didn't have the work permit.
So he soon came back.
He didn't bring any money back.
He had no work when he got back.
Now he works in the poppy fieIds.
He hasn't got paid yet.
He won't get paid tiII the harvest.
Won't get paid tiII the harvest?
They shouId get paid when they finish work.
The poppy grower is poor too.
Our vegetabIe isn't doing weII.
We're reaIIy struggIing.
The corn harvest is poor too.
Do you get a better price for corn?
OnIy 3,500 kyat per barreI.
We didn't have much rain this year.
We pIanted a Iot of corn
but the yieId is Iow.
I heard a war broke out in the North.
PeopIe seized the chance to mine forjade.
Did your husband find any?
He was just hired as a miner.
Though they found a jade stone.
It's stiII kept in MandaIay.
I don't know if they couId seII it or not.
Maybe it isn't worth much.
Workers aIways get very smaII cuts.
When he comes back,
pIease ask him to heIp us.
I'II teII him when he gets back.
I'II be very gratefuI.
AII right.
If we can't do anything eIse,
we'II have to seII the cow
and get a scooter.
So he can work
as a scooter taxi driver.
PIease, take a seat.
The poIice just Ieft.
What happened?
They gave us our money back.
What money?
My son had no job.
If he had nothing to do,
I was afraid he'd use drugs.
I heard it was good to go to MaIaysia.
He appIied for a work permit.
It's cheap to get a tourist visa.
But you'II be an iIIegaI worker.
iIIegaI immigrants.
So my son appIied for a work permit.
But we were cheated by the agent.
We never got the visa.
When we reaIized we were cheated,
we went to the viIIage chief.
The viIIage chief reported it to the miIitary.
The miIitary ordered the poIice to Iook into it.
We went to the poIice first.
But the agent was very cunning.
He beat us.
He invited the poIicemen
to a big dinner in his house.
Then the poIice caIIed us to his house.
By the time we arrived...
They had been bribed?
Yeah, a feast was Iaid out on a tabIe.
They said we'd get aII our money back.
Now they paid onIy haIf of it.
We didn't get much money.
We're buiIding a toiIet.
I was sick and it cost money.
It cost a Iot to have injections.
Since my son can't go to MaIaysia,
he finds himseIf a wife instead.
Isn't your son stiII very young?
Yes, he is.
I say to him,
"Your eIder brother is stiII singIe.
Wait tiII he gets married" .
He says I don't understand it.
The situation is different now.
Young ones ruIe the game.
My sister ran away with a man
when she was stiII in her teens.
There is nothing you can do.
It's fate.
His eIder brother is stiII singIe.
But he just wants to get married.
When he's married,
you won't have to worry about him.
I'm worried he can't find any work.
Hows he going to making a Iiving?
Take a seat.
You came down from the mountains?
It's a Iong waIk, isn't it?
It's aIright.
Is the boss home?
No, he isn't.
I'm his cousin.
Where did he go?
He went out on the scooter.
I don't know where he went.
Give me the cigarettes.
Have a smoke.
Thanks.
We'II wait for him.
Is your son getting better?
What happened to him?
He'II never get weII.
He's Iost his mind for years.
He was smuggIed into ThaiIand to work.
He got caught in Bangkok.
Then he was sent to the borders
and stayed with his uncIe.
His uncIe got him a job
at a bottIed water pIant in Chiang Mai.
He was a deIivery man.
Two girIs at the pIant fancied him.
They asked him out to dinner.
He didn't Iike them.
He Ieft before they finished the meaI.
So he hurt their feeIings.
One day,
the boss bought them drinks.
Everyone had a beer.
My son passed out when he finished it.
He sIept for a week.
He Iost his mind when he woke up.
So he was brought back.
But we weren't home at the time.
When I saw him at home,
I was so happy.
He gave 10,000 kyat to his granny.
10,000 kyat to his mum.
10,000 kyat to me.
His brother was going to work in MandaIay.
He asked his brother to stay home.
He'd go instead.
I feIt his hair was too Iong.
He Iooked Iike a drug addict.
I asked him to have a haircut.
By the time the haircut finished,
we couId see something was wrong with him.
So he couIdn't go to work in MandaIay.
We took him to aII the doctors in Lashio.
Didn't you go to see any priests?
Yes, aII the priests and monks.
We spent aII our money on the treatments.
Our business went bust as a resuIt.
AII the savings were gone.
A priest we saw yesterday said
he was beyond cure.
AII he can do now is carry water.
He had treatments for years.
We spent every penny on doctors.
The onIy thing he can do is carry water.
He can't do anything eIse.
WouId he hit peopIe?
No, he isn't vioIent.
That's good.
Some mad men are vioIent.
No, he isn't vioIent.
Though he's Iost his mind,
he doesn't even smoke.
He doesn't drink either.
Cousin, when did you get here?
Just now. I'm waiting for you.
Come, take a seat.
Take a seat.
Cousin, pIease sit down.
You weren't home when we arrived.
You went out by scooter.
Where did you come from?
From the mountains.
You waIked aII the way here?
Have an appIe.
Save it tiII we get home.
Have another one.
Don't be shy.
I come to ask you a favour.
Have a cup of tea first.
What's up?
We had a poor harvest.
We didn't have money to get fertiIizer.
I wonder if...
You want to borrow money?
I'm short of money recentIy.
Have tea.
I can't Iend you any money.
Aworker at my oiI pIant ran way
OnIy one worker is Ieft.
I used to smuggIe Chinese goods through the border.
The Government has the tight controI now.
I'm short of cash too.
Your son can come to work at my pIant.
I'II pay him.
Think about it.
I want to borrow money to get a scooter.
Then we can make a Iiving.
I've no money to Iend you.
Don't work as a scooter driver.
Come work for me.
I'II pay you.
I'II take care of you.
It's a good offer.
You think about it.
Think about it.
About your uncIe's suggestion.
Get the Iighter.
Light a cigarette for your uncIe.
You think about it.
Make up your mind if you want to work here.
You come to work?
No.
Have a smoke.
We thought about it when we got back.
But we decided to go for the scooter taxi.
I see you've got a scooter.
I have a cow.
I want to use it as a deposit.
The scooter is reaIIy oId.
That's fine.
You want an oId scooter?
What breed is your coW?
It'sjust an ordinary cow.
Why don't you kiII and seII it?
I can't bring myseIf to kiII it.
It'sjust a deposit.
I'II take it back one day.
A deposit? For how Iong?
About haIf a year.
I'II need it when we pIough fieIds.
If you can't pay the money back,
I'II kiII and seII it.
Sure, that's the deaI.
In due course,
if I can't pay you back,
there is nothing I can do.
Have you eaten?
Yes, we have.
We rushed aII the way here
as soon as we had breakfast.
Let me know if you need anything.
AIright.
If you can't pay the money back,
I'II sIaughter it.
I'II seII the meat.
SeII it if I can't pay the money back.
Are you sure of your decision?
Yes, I'm sure.
Move away. Move.
Need a scooter taxi?
You need a scooter taxi?
Need a ride?
You're going to the countryside?
You need a ride?
Sir, Iet me give you a ride.
Stop.
Need a scooter taxi?
Miss, take a scooter taxi.
Take a scooter taxi.
Sir, Iet me take you by scooter.
You going to District 5?
I've got a scooter.
Where can you go?
Anywhere you want.
You're going nowhere!
Sir, I've got a scooter.
I've got a scooter.
Get out of the way.
Don't bIock the door.
The passengers can't get off the bus.
Don't bIock the door.
Need a scooter taxi?
Sir, I've got a scooter.
I charge very IittIe.
Can't you understand what I say?
Move away from the door.
Move away from the door!
Move away!
Miss, you need a ride?
In Lashio?
Sir, pIease Iet me give you a ride.
Take a scooter taxi.
Sir, pIease get in my car.
Miss, it's reaIIy cheap to take a scooter taxi.
Ma'am, where are you going? You need a ride?
I've got a scooter.
Sir, where are you going? Need a ride?
There are more passengers coming.
Miss, where are you going?
You need a taxi?
You going to District 5?
Miss, you need a ride?
Banghong ViIIage?
District 6 or District 7?
Or District 8?
Miss, you need a ride?
You're going to District 5?
Miss, you're Chinese (descendant), right?
I'm Chinese too.
I'm going to Banghong ViIIage. How much?
Banghong?
5,000 kyat to Banghong.
I won't pay 5,000 kyat.
I'II pay 1 ,000 kyat.
How about 4,000 kyat?
4,000 kyat? It's too much.
How about 2,000 kyat?
It usuaIIy costs 1 ,000 kyat.
I'm in a hurry.
Fine, 2,000 kyat then.
Stop here.
My daughter, why are you so Iate?
Mom.
Here is 2,000 kyat.
Can I have 500 kyat more?
Didn't we agree on the fare?
The road is so bad.
My scooter is damaged.
We agreed on 2,000 kyat.
Just give him another 500 kyat.
Your granddad is waiting.
He can't Iast any Ionger.
Here. 2,500 kyat.
Did you get the buriaI cIothes?
Yes, I did.
Let's get in first.
How is Grandpa doing?
He's very iII.
He's been waiting for you.
Did you send for Dad?
Awar broke out in the North.
It's dangerous to come back.
It's enough.
Stop wiping.
Time to Iight the incense sticks.
I want to go home.
I came from Huangcaoba.
We had muIes and horses.
Yunnan Province.
Huangcaoba.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
pIease take this oId man with you.
PIease reIease him from his suffering.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
pIease take him with you.
PIease reIease him from his suffering.
Go say your prayers outside.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
Face the North and kneeI down.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
pIease reIease him from his suffering.
PIease take him with you.
Let's get inside.
My cIothes...
He just can't Iet it go.
Time to burn some paper money.
PIease reIease him from his suffering.
My cIothes...
Did you get the buriaI cIothes?
I did get the cIothes, but...
The cIothes are aII rotten.
Why didn't they take a good care of them?
When I arrived in Yunnan,
Grand-uncIe said that
during the CuIturaI RevoIution
the buriaI cIothes were banned.
They hid the cIothes
under the ancestraI tabIets.
When I dug them out, they were aII rotten.
Here they are.
It's fine even if they're rotten.
This is the tradition.
You have to wear them.
This must be done.
WeII, he's passed way.
Stop crying. His souI has rested in peace.
Bro Yang. Have a seat.
Thank you.
Her grandfather has died.
Her father can't make it back in time.
Her brother works in Taiwan.
They shouId send a man to fetch you.
But she's the onIy grandchiId at home.
So she comes to ask for your heIp.
PIease heIp her with the funeraI.
PIease get up.
Don't you stay for a chat?
Thank you.
Sanmei, I can't get through.
The reception is bad.
Let's try again Iater.
PIease try again now.
My granddad Ioved my bro most.
I can't get through.
Maybe there is a typhoon in Taiwan.
It's too far away.
Let's try again Iater.
PIease give it a try now.
I must speak to my brother now.
It's through.
Bro.
Is it Bro?
This is Sanmei.
How are you, Sanmei?
I'm fine.
How are Mother and the others?
How are you?
I'm good.
How is Granddad?
Bro, I need to teII you...
I get bad reception here.
Can you hear me?
Yes, I can.
I need to teII you that
Granddad...
I bought a pair of shoes for Granddad.
I've asked my co-worker to take them back.
How are Dad and the others?
I can't hear you.
We're fine.
How is Granddad?
Granddad is fine too.
Granddad takes size 40 in shoes, right?
The reception is so bad.
It's cut off.
Did they make it difficuIt for you?
They didn't aIIow me to come back at first.
I kept begging them.
I toId them
my granddad has died
I need to bring the buriaI cIothes home.
So they aIIowed me to come back.
Is he nice to you?
Not too bad.
But I was forced to marry him.
He's not the man I Iove.
I was tricked.
I was soId to him.
It's okay even if you were tricked.
At Ieast he's very nice to you.
Some women married for Iove
but get beaten by their husbands.
What's the good of being tricked?
My husband is oId enough to be my dad!
OId peopIe are kinder.
He wouIdn't be so nice if he were younger.
You have no Chinese citizenship.
But he treats you niceIy.
I was going to bring my kid back.
But he didn't aIIow me to do so.
They were afraid that
I wouIdn't go back if I had the kid with me.
I want you to see my kid.
As days go by,
he'II Iearn to trust you.
He doesn't trust you yet.
He's worried you'd run away with the kid.
Who doesn't want to run away?
I was with other women. We were aII tricked.
Everyone wants to run away.
Since he is nice to you,
it's better for you to stay there.
It's better than Iiving in Burma.
Not at aII!
He has to work in Shenzhen.
You need work no matter where you are.
I want to work in Burma.
You can get better work there.
Wages in China are higher too.
Look at your brother!
He works on a Taiwanese boat.
How dangerous it is!
He couId die at sea any time!
You can have a secure Iife in China.
Don't think too much.
You had better go back.
I want to see my cousin.
I heard from the others that
he has many contacts.
I want to ask him to give me some work.
I want to make some money
before I go back to China.
Then I'II bring my kid back.
I don't want to Iive in China any more.
You're not up to the work your cousin gets you.
He's a drug deaIer.
Even his boss was caught.
You're the onIy daughter I have.
I don't want you to work with him.
I hope you can have a secure job.
Not everyone can be a drug deaIer.
It's not nice to be in prison.
If anything happens to you,
I won't have the money to baiI you out.
Even if your cousin gets caught,
he can get out immediateIy.
Because he's very rich.
If anything happens to you,
wiII I have the money to save you?
I don't care about what I do.
I just want to make money.
Then I'II bring my kid back.
I won't go back.
Don't think too much.
It's better to go back.
His famiIy are nice to you.
If you come back to Burma,
how are you going to support your kid?
May you be bIessed by aII the gods in Heaven.
May you Iead a happy Iife
away from suffering and disasters.
May aII your dreams come true.
Who are you Iooking for?
Mr. Yang said someone wanted to speak to you.
A caII from China.
When wiII they caII again?
Mr. Yang said in haIf an hour.
It took me aImost haIf an hour to get here.
So they shouId caII soon.
PIease take a seat.
Have some tea.
You took me back Iast time, right?
Yes, you remember me?
I drove you before.
RecentIy...
You work near the station, right?
Yes, I work near the station.
Excuse me.
How much do you charge for deIivery?
It depends on the distance.
It depends on how far it is.
If I need it,
wiII I find you at the station?
Yes, I'm there aII the time.
If you need to deIiver stuff,
you can come to me.
I can heIp you with it.
They'II caII again, right?
What did they say?
Did they set a time?
They shouId caII again soon.
The reception in China is good.
How about the reception here?
Yeah, we get good reception too.
It's bit coId outside.
Is it the caII for me?
Yes, that's the number.
HeIIo?
Can you hear me?
This is Sanmei.
Mum, don't worry.
I'II go back.
Listen to me.
We buried my granddad just a few days ago.
There are so many things we need to do.
I need to heIp my famiIy.
My brother is in Taiwan
No one can heIp my mum.
So I'II stay for a few more days.
Don't you worry! I'II go back soon.
Mum, I want to discuss something with you.
It's difficuIt for me to find any work in China.
I've more opportunities in Burma.
I know many peopIe.
There are pIenty ofjobs around.
The wages are good.
I want to make money.
And I'II send the money back.
We need money to raise the chiId.
I can make money here.
So Cai doesn't have to work in Shenzhen.
I stay here and make money
before going back.
Then we'II have a better Iife.
Don't worry.
I'II definiteIy go back to China.
It's getting coId.
PIease wrap up my boy warm.
I'II send him cIothes.
I need to go now.
That's for now.
I know.
Bye.
Thanks!
The boss asked you to pay 1 ,000 kyat.
I'm off.
Come again when you're free.
If you need someone to deIiver goods,
I'm at the station aII the time.
You can find me there.
OK.
Need a scooter taxi?
Scooter taxi?
Need a scooter taxi?
Bro, Iet me give you a ride.
Scooter Taxi.
A scooter taxi?
Sir, Iet me give you a ride.
I've got a scooter.
Let me give you a ride.
It's reaIIy cheap.
Sir, you sure you don't need it?
Scooter taxi!
Ma'am, you need a ride?
I've got a scooter.
Ma'am, you need a taxi?
Sir, Iet me give you a ride.
Scooters are the cheapest way to go around.
Sir, you need a ride?
You've got a scooter?
Where are you going?
Can you take me to Yangon?
No, onIy in Lashio.
Idiot.
He asked a reaI taxi driver!
No one wants a scooter taxi.
Did you have any customers today?
No, not yet.
No need to say sorry since we'd been in Iove
After aII, we had a IoveIy time together
I'II never regret
the beautifuI promise we once had
I thought I wouId be
the romance in your Iife
the everIasting eternity
I'm wiIIing to bear
the consequence of my decision
I'II never regret
I'm expecting you to come
Dusk is faIIing
FaIIing in Iove with a man who never comes home!
Waiting for a door that is never going to open!
The eIusive eyes of yours
The tight Iips of yours
No need to keep pursuing
No need to keep asking
Where were you taken to?
Sichuan.
Fengjie in Sichuan.
Where is it?
Just somewhere in the countryside.
Nothing there.
The men have aII gone to work in Shenzhen.
AII of us were tricked.
We farm the corn in our fieIds.
Are they poorer than us?
Life is hard?
So I come to you for heIp.
I heard you're weII-connected.
I've come back
and I don't want to go back to China.
I want to get a good job
and make some money.
Then I'II bring my boy back.
He didn't come back with you?
No, he didn't.
Because my granddad died
I came back in a hurry.
Is he buried yet?
Yes, he is.
My mum is Ieft aIone at home.
It's better that
my mum can Iook after him.
You want to settIe down here?
Yes.
You're not going back?
No!
It's meaningIess to go back.
He's not the man I Iove.
You were ticked there.
So how couId you Iove him?
Yes.
The business we used to do...
RecentIy, it's been cracked down...
It's getting more and more difficuIt...
We've stopped doing it.
AImost everyone has given up on big deaIs.
But my cousin, if you're daring...
There is a batch of " ice" .
As Iong as you dare to do,
you can stiII make money.
"Ice"?
You can seII it directIy to the customers.
Or deIiver it to other drug deaIers.
You can make money if you're daring enough.
Think about it.
I used to do big deaIs.
Because they turned a bIind eye on it.
Before the eIection,
it wasn't that difficuIt in China either.
Now they're cracking down on drugs too.
It's impossibIe to export it.
We can onIy do smaII deaIs in Burma.
In smaII quantities.
You'II sureIy make money if you're daring.
Yeah.
You think about it.
For the sake of your chiId,
you shouId be more daring.
Anyone home?
Ma'am, there is a caII for you.
Come in from the back door.
It's not Iocked.
Come in.
Where did the caII come from?
From China.
Your boss has made a big fortune?
Now you're using an iPhone?
It's not genuine.
It's a fake.
It's made in China.
How to switch it off?
Switch it off?
Yeah.
There is a button on the top.
Press it for a few seconds.
Damn.
Again, they ask me to go back.
Nutters!
Sit.
You can sit down.
How are you?
How is the business?
No business.
No one wants to hire a scooter.
Now I deIiver phones
or other goods.
I've got some contacts.
WouId you Iike to deIiver it together?
What is it?
"Ice" .
I don't dare to deIiver it.
Don't be afraid.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
You drive me to deIiver it.
You don't know what it is.
I'II hand the goods over.
You just drive me around.
Don't you want to make money?
How Iong have you been driving the scooter?
I'm asking you.
You know onIy too weII that
in Burma...
if we want to make money,
you either to go work in jade mines...
But you can't afford the trip.
Or you seII drugs.
You deIiver the goods with me.
You're not reaIIy a drug deaIer.
You just drive me around.
It's fine if you think it that way.
If we make a profit,
I'II give you 40% .
Look,
you do it once and
you earn hundreds times more than usuaI.
Can I borrow the Iighter?
WouId you Iike to try this?
Try it.
This...
After you take it,
you'II feeI so energetic.
It'II heIp you do more deIiveries.
Throw the fag away.
Try this.
Take a Iong drag.
When you are not here
I can't stop missing you
We buiIt a dream in our fairy taIe
I miss the Iast year, a time when we were in Iove
Without reaIizing it
you aIways noticed my naiIs were growing Ionger
It seems Iike a distant dream now
You've probabIy forgot it aIready
You aIways weaved a beautifuI fairy taIe
My dreams aIways got shattered
Sweetheart
You said we wouId beat Romeo and JuIiet
Our Iove was purer than Adam and Eve's
But noW?
You Ieft me aIone in the fairy taIe
Didn't you say you'd never Ieave me?
Didn't you say you'd aIways Iove onIy me?
But noW?
You Ieft me after aII
What kind of fruit is it?
It's an appIe.
AppIes used to be much smaIIer.
It's from China.
They put drugs into appIes in China.
Don't worry.
Everyone eats it!
How much did you pay for it?
500 kyat.
What a waste of money!
You spent 500 kyat on an appIe?
You shouId be more carefuI with money.
Don't worry.
I have the means now.
Anyway, you've got to be carefuI.
Look at the state of the house!
What's wrong with you?
I don't know.
RecentIy...
I feeI Iike someone
keeps taIking in my head.
Are you doing drugs Iike the others?
Like Wu in the neighboring viIIage.
He uses a Iot of drugs
and keeps saying
the aIiens put a microchip in his head.
Be carefuI with what peopIe treat you.
CarefuI with what you eat!
How Iong are you going to stay?
I'm Ieaving tomorrow.
How is the business going?
RecentIy...
There are no customers at the station.
I can onIy deIiver goods for peopIe.
If you're busy with work,
you don't have to come back.
Look, you keep scratching your head.
Stop doing drugs with your friends.
Yes!
Dad!
Time to burn the fieId!
The grass is dry!
Dad!
Time to burn the fieId!