It's too much.
Don't put that much in a bundle.
The price is so low.
You lose if you put too much in a bundle.
Did you meet the wholesaler?
Yes, I did.
Did you get a better price?
No, it's the same. Five hundred kyat per kilo.
Everything is getting more expensive.
Except the vegetable 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 middleman,
we can get a lot more.
If we can't do anything about it,
we should borrow money
and get a scooter.
A scooter driver makes good money.
I want to work in a jade mine.
Listen to me.
You need luck to mine for jade.
You're not meant for it.
You can't work in a jade mine.
They all use drugs in the mine.
If you start using drugs, what will happen to us?
Uncle, please 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 kilo?
10,000 kyat
I can't find any other jobs.
Anyway, you need to kill 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 Malaysia.
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 fields.
He hasn't got paid yet.
He won't get paid till the harvest.
Won't get paid till the harvest?
They should get paid when they finish work.
The poppy grower is poor too.
Our vegetable isn't doing well.
We're really struggling.
The corn harvest is poor too.
Do you get a better price for corn?
Only 3,500 kyat per barrel.
We didn't have much rain this year.
We planted a lot of corn
but the yield is low.
I heard a war broke out in the North.
People seized the chance to mine for jade.
Did your husband find any?
He was just hired as a miner.
Though they found a jade stone.
It's still kept in Mandalay.
I don't know if they could sell it or not.
Maybe it isn't worth much.
Workers always get very small cuts.
When he comes back,
please ask him to help us.
I'll tell him when he gets back.
I'll be very grateful.
All right.
If we can't do anything else,
we'll have to sell the cow
and get a scooter.
So he can work
as a scooter taxi driver.
Please, take a seat.
The police just left.
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 Malaysia.
He applied for a work permit.
It's cheap to get a tourist visa.
But you'll be an illegal worker.
Illegal immigrants.
So my son applied for a work permit.
But we were cheated by the agent.
We never got the visa.
When we realized we were cheated,
we went to the village chief.
The village chief reported it to the military.
The military ordered the police to look into it.
We went to the police first.
But the agent was very cunning.
He beat us.
He invited the policemen
to a big dinner in his house.
Then the police called us to his house.
By the time we arrived...
They had been bribed?
Yeah, a feast was laid out on a table.
They said we'd get all our money back.
Now they paid only half of it.
We didn't get much money.
We're building a toilet.
I was sick and it cost money.
It cost a lot to have injections.
Since my son can't go to Malaysia,
he finds himself a wife instead.
Isn't your son still very young?
Yes, he is.
I say to him,
"Your elder brother is still single.
Wait till he gets married".
He says I don't understand it.
The situation is different now.
Young ones rule the game.
My sister ran away with a man
when she was still in her teens.
There is nothing you can do.
It's fate.
His elder brother is still single.
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.
How's he going to making a living?
Take a seat.
You came down from the mountains?
It's a long walk, isn't it?
It's alright.
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'll wait for him.
Is your son getting better?
What happened to him?
He'll never get well.
He's lost his mind for years.
He was smuggled into Thailand to work.
He got caught in Bangkok.
Then he was sent to the borders
and stayed with his uncle.
His uncle got him a job
at a bottled water plant in Chiang Mai.
He was a delivery man.
Two girls at the plant fancied him.
They asked him out to dinner.
He didn't like them.
He left before they finished the meal.
So he hurt their feelings.
One day,
the boss bought them drinks.
Everyone had a beer.
My son passed out when he finished it.
He slept for a week.
He lost 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 Mandalay.
He asked his brother to stay home.
He'd go instead.
I felt his hair was too long.
He looked like a drug addict.
I asked him to have a haircut.
By the time the haircut finished,
we could see something was wrong with him.
So he couldn't go to work in Mandalay.
We took him to all the doctors in Lashio.
Didn't you go to see any priests?
Yes, all the priests and monks.
We spent all our money on the treatments.
Our business went bust as a result.
All the savings were gone.
A priest we saw yesterday said
he was beyond cure.
All he can do now is carry water.
He had treatments for years.
We spent every penny on doctors.
The only thing he can do is carry water.
He can't do anything else.
Would he hit people?
No, he isn't violent.
That's good.
Some mad men are violent.
No, he isn't violent.
Though he's lost 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, please sit down.
You weren't home when we arrived.
You went out by scooter.
Where did you come from?
From the mountains.
You walked all the way here?
Have an apple.
Save it till 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 fertilizer.
I wonder if...
You want to borrow money?
I'm short of money recently.
Have tea.
I can't lend you any money.
A worker at my oil plant ran way
Only one worker is left.
I used to smuggle Chinese goods through the border.
The Government has the tight control now.
I'm short of cash too.
Your son can come to work at my plant.
I'll pay him.
Think about it.
I want to borrow money to get a scooter.
Then we can make a living.
I've no money to lend you.
Don't work as a scooter driver.
Come work for me.
I'll pay you.
I'll take care of you.
It's a good offer.
You think about it.
Think about it.
About your uncle's suggestion.
Get the lighter.
Light a cigarette for your uncle.
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 really old.
That's fine.
You want an old scooter?
What breed is your cow?
It's just an ordinary cow.
Why don't you kill and sell it?
I can't bring myself to kill it.
It's just a deposit.
I'll take it back one day.
A deposit? For how long?
About half a year.
I'll need it when we plough fields.
If you can't pay the money back,
I'll kill and sell it.
Sure, that's the deal.
In due course,
if I can't pay you back,
there is nothing I can do.
Have you eaten?
Yes, we have.
We rushed all the way here
as soon as we had breakfast.
Let me know if you need anything.
Alright.
If you can't pay the money back,
I'll slaughter it.
I'll sell the meat.
Sell 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, let me give you a ride.
Stop.
Need a scooter taxi?
Miss, take a scooter taxi.
Take a scooter taxi.
Sir, let 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 block the door.
The passengers can't get off the bus.
Don't block the door.
Need a scooter taxi?
Sir, I've got a scooter.
I charge very little.
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, please let me give you a ride.
Take a scooter taxi.
Sir, please get in my car.
Miss, it's really 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 Village?
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 Village. How much?
Banghong?
5,000 kyat to Banghong.
I won't pay 5,000 kyat.
I'll pay 1,000 kyat.
How about 4,000 kyat?
4,000 kyat? It's too much.
How about 2,000 kyat?
It usually costs 1,000 kyat.
I'm in a hurry.
Fine, 2,000 kyat then.
Stop here.
My daughter, why are you so late?
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 last any longer.
Here. 2,500 kyat.
Did you get the burial clothes?
Yes, I did.
Let's get in first.
How is Grandpa doing?
He's very ill.
He's been waiting for you.
Did you send for Dad?
A war broke out in the North.
It's dangerous to come back.
It's enough.
Stop wiping.
Time to light the incense sticks.
I want to go home.
I came from Huangcaoba.
We had mules and horses.
Yunnan Province.
Huangcaoba.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
please take this old man with you.
Please release him from his suffering.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
please take him with you.
Please release him from his suffering.
Go say your prayers outside.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
Face the North and kneel down.
Huangcaoba in Yunnan Province.
The spirits of our ancestors,
please release him from his suffering.
Please take him with you.
Let's get inside.
My clothes...
He just can't let it go.
Time to burn some paper money.
Please release him from his suffering.
My clothes...
Did you get the burial clothes?
I did get the clothes, but...
The clothes are all rotten.
Why didn't they take a good care of them?
When I arrived in Yunnan,
Grand-uncle said that
during the Cultural Revolution
the burial clothes were banned.
They hid the clothes
under the ancestral tablets.
When I dug them out, they were all 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.
Well, he's passed way.
Stop crying. His soul 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 should send a man to fetch you.
But she's the only grandchild at home.
So she comes to ask for your help.
Please help her with the funeral.
Please 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 later.
Please try again now.
My granddad loved my bro most.
I can't get through.
Maybe there is a typhoon in Taiwan.
It's too far away.
Let's try again later.
Please 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 tell you...
I get bad reception here.
Can you hear me?
Yes, I can.
I need to tell 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.
Yes, it's cut off.
Did they make it difficult for you?
They didn't allow me to come back at first.
I kept begging them.
I told them
my granddad has died
I need to bring the burial clothes home.
So they allowed 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 love.
I was tricked.
I was sold to him.
It's okay even if you were tricked.
At least he's very nice to you.
Some women married for love
but get beaten by their husbands.
What's the good of being tricked?
My husband is old enough to be my dad!
Old people are kinder.
He wouldn't be so nice if he were younger.
You have no Chinese citizenship.
But he treats you nicely.
I was going to bring my kid back.
But he didn't allow me to do so.
They were afraid that
I wouldn't go back if I had the kid with me.
I want you to see my kid.
As days go by,
he'll learn 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 all tricked.
Everyone wants to run away.
Since he is nice to you,
it's better for you to stay there.
It's better than living in Burma.
Not at all!
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 could die at sea any time!
You can have a secure life 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'll bring my kid back.
I don't want to live in China any more.
You're not up to the work your cousin gets you.
He's a drug dealer.
Even his boss was caught.
You're the only 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 dealer.
It's not nice to be in prison.
If anything happens to you,
I won't have the money to bail you out.
Even if your cousin gets caught,
he can get out immediately.
Because he's very rich.
If anything happens to you,
will I have the money to save you?
I don't care about what I do.
I just want to make money.
Then I'll bring my kid back.
I won't go back.
Don't think too much.
It's better to go back.
His family are nice to you.
If you come back to Burma,
how are you going to support your kid?
May you be blessed by all the gods in Heaven.
May you lead a happy life
away from suffering and disasters.
May all your dreams come true.
Who are you looking for?
Mr. Yang said someone wanted to speak to you.
A call from China.
When will they call again?
Mr. Yang said in half an hour.
It took me almost half an hour to get here.
So they should call soon.
Please take a seat.
Have some tea.
You took me back last time, right?
Yes, you remember me?
I drove you before.
Recently...
You work near the station, right?
Yes, I work near the station.
Excuse me.
How much do you charge for delivery?
It depends on the distance.
It depends on how far it is.
If I need it,
will I find you at the station?
Yes, I'm there all the time.
If you need to deliver stuff,
you can come to me.
I can help you with it.
They'll call again, right?
What did they say?
Did they set a time?
They should call again soon.
The reception in China is good.
How about the reception here?
Yeah, we get good reception too.
It's bit cold outside.
Is it the call for me?
Yes, that's the number.
Hello?
Can you hear me?
This is Sanmei.
Mum, don't worry.
I'll 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 help my family.
My brother is in Taiwan
No one can help my mum.
So I'll stay for a few more days.
Don't you worry! I'll go back soon.
Mum, I want to discuss something with you.
It's difficult for me to find any work in China.
I've more opportunities in Burma.
I know many people.
There are plenty of jobs around.
The wages are good.
I want to make money.
And I'll send the money back.
We need money to raise the child.
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'll have a better life.
Don't worry.
I'll definitely go back to China.
It's getting cold.
Please wrap up my boy warm.
I'll send him clothes.
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 deliver goods,
I'm at the station all the time.
You can find me there.
OK.
Need a scooter taxi?
Scooter taxi?
Need a scooter taxi?
Bro, let me give you a ride.
Scooter Taxi.
A scooter taxi?
Sir, let me give you a ride.
I've got a scooter.
Let me give you a ride.
It's really 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, let 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, only in Lashio.
Idiot.
He asked a real 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 love
After all, we had a lovely time together
I'll never regret
the beautiful promise we once had
I thought I would be
the romance in your life
the everlasting eternity
I'm willing to bear
the consequence of my decision
I'll never regret
I'm expecting you to come
Dusk is falling
Falling in love with a man who never comes home!
Waiting for a door that is never going to open!
The elusive eyes of yours
The tight lips 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 all gone to work in Shenzhen.
All of us were tricked.
We farm the corn in our fields.
Are they poorer than us?
Life is hard?
So I come to you for help.
I heard you're well-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'll 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 left alone at home.
It's better that
my mum can look after him.
You want to settle down here?
Yes.
You're not going back?
No!
It's meaningless to go back.
He's not the man I love.
You were ticked there.
So how could you love him?
Yes.
The business we used to do...
Recently, it's been cracked down...
It's getting more and more difficult...
We've stopped doing it.
Almost everyone has given up on big deals.
But my cousin, if you're daring...
There is a batch of "ice".
As long as you dare to do,
you can still make money.
"Ice"?
You can sell it directly to the customers.
Or deliver it to other drug dealers.
You can make money if you're daring enough.
Think about it.
I used to do big deals.
Because they turned a blind eye on it.
Before the election,
it wasn't that difficult in China either.
It wasn't that difficult in China either.
Now they're cracking down on drugs too.
It's impossible to export it.
We can only do small deals in Burma.
In small quantities.
You'll surely make money if you're daring.
Yeah.
You think about it.
For the sake of your child,
you should be more daring.
Anyone home?
Ma'am, there is a call for you.
Come in from the back door.
It's not locked.
Come in.
Where did the call 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 deliver phones
or other goods.
I've got some contacts.
Would you like to deliver it together?
What is it?
"Ice".
I don't dare to deliver it.
Don't be afraid.
There is nothing to be afraid of.
You drive me to deliver it.
You don't know what it is.
I'll hand the goods over.
You just drive me around.
Don't you want to make money?
How long have you been driving the scooter?
I'm asking you.
You know only too well 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 sell drugs.
You deliver the goods with me.
You're not really a drug dealer.
You just drive me around.
It's fine if you think it that way.
If we make a profit,
I'll give you 40%.
Look,
you do it once and
you earn hundreds times more than usual.
Can I borrow the lighter?
Would you like to try this?
Try it.
This...
After you take it,
you'll feel so energetic.
It'll help you do more deliveries.
Throw the fag away.
Try this.
Take a long drag.
You are so cruel
When you are not here
I can't stop missing you
We built a dream in our fairy tale
I miss the last year, a time when we were in love
Without realizing it
you always noticed my nails were growing longer
It seems like a distant dream now
You've probably forgot it already
You always weaved a beautiful fairy tale
My dreams always got shattered
Sweetheart
You are so cruel
You said we would beat Romeo and Juliet
Our love was purer than Adam and Eve's
But now?
You left me alone in the fairy tale
Didn't you say you'd never leave me?
Didn't you say you'd always love only me?
But now?
You left me after all
You are so cruel
What kind of fruit is it?
It's an apple.
Apples used to be much smaller.
It's from China.
They put drugs into apples 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 apple?
You should be more careful with money.
Don't worry.
I have the means now.
Anyway, you've got to be careful.
Look at the state of the house!
What's wrong with you?
I don't know.
Recently...
I feel like someone
keeps talking in my head.
Are you doing drugs like the others?
Like Wu in the neighboring village.
He uses a lot of drugs
and keeps saying
the aliens put a microchip in his head.
Be careful with what people treat you.
Careful with what you eat!
How long are you going to stay?
I'm leaving tomorrow.
How is the business going?
Recently...
There are no customers at the station.
I can only deliver goods for people.
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 field!
The grass is dry!
Dad!
Time to burn the field!