A Town Like Alice Page #3
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- 1956
- 117 min
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Bang!
[MACHINE GUN FIRE]
[SOLDIERS' FOOTSTEPS]
Bang!
[CHUCKLES]
Michael?
- Bang!
- Michael!
[SCREAMS]
Michael!
MICH--!
Michael!
[SCREAMS]
Michael!
[CRYING]
[BABY CRIES]
Everybody stand up.
Men, stand.
Against the wall, with hands
raised. Like that.
There. There.
Women stand, in line.
Facing men.
Come on, hurry up.
We take all money.
Watches.
Jewellery. And you get
the receipt.
[SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
[SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
All turn round, now.
When Japanese officer
comes, all bow.
[SERGEANT ANNOUNCES
IN JAPANESE]
[APPROACHING FOOTSTEPS]
[SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
You are prisoners now.
You do good things, you
get good from Japanese.
You do bad things, you
get shot very quick.
So do good things always, please.
Men must go to prison camp now.
Women and children stay here.
You say goodbye now.
Please may we know what will
happen to the women and children?
Imperial Japanese soldiers always
kind to women and children.
You say farewell now.
Truck waiting.
Thank you.
[SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
- [SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]
- You stay. [BABY CRIES]
[SUBDUED VOICES]
Men outside, please.
Oh, no.
[BABY CRIES]
Quick.
Quick, please.
Goodbye, Daddy.
[SHE SOBS]
[BABY CRIES]
- [ BACKGROUND] Goodbye, Jean.
- Goodbye.
[SHOUTS IN JAPANESE]
You will send me a
postcard, won't you?
Hurry, please.
Goodbye, you old
stick in the mud.
[CRYING]
[BABY CRIES]
Don't leave me, please, please don't
leave me. No, don't leave me.
- NO! OH.
- You.
You come now, very quick.
No, don't go. PLEASE.
[BABY CRIES]
- Oh, God. Oh, don't go.
[SOMBRE MUSIC]
[SWORD UNSHEATHED]
[JAPANESE SALUTE]
[SYMBOLIC MUSIC]
[HE SALUTES]
Everybody stand up.
When Japanese officer
comes, all bow.
Ladies.
Orders come.
You go back Kuala Lumpur.
Then to Singapore, perhaps.
Prisoners' camp there
for women and children.
It will be very happy.
- Back to Kuala Lumpur?
- Yes.
You start now.
Captain.
You speak to Japanese officer.
You bow, always.
- Captain, may I speak, please?
- Yes.
Where is the truck?
- The truck?
- Truck for women?
No, you walk.
Walk? But it's fifty miles.
You go one bit each day.
Impossible. We can't walk
in this heat.
English women have
grand thoughts always.
Japanese women not mind walk.
- Now you walk.
- We're not Japanese women.
No.
You are the arrogant English.
You will apologise and bow.
Apologise, I say.
[WEAPONS COCKED]
- APOLOGISE!
- OH, NO!
Don't--- shoot.
It is hard to be prisoner.
We will try to do good things.
Very good thoughts.
You march now.
In line, please.
Kowtowing to a Jap.
Disgusting.
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