The Newspaper

[ Suicide bomber of the bus bombing is found to be a Sinhalese LTTE terrorist ]

[ Sinhala terrorist's brother is beaten and hospitalized |

[A person can be the god of the world and a person can be a beast of the world.]

[ Please listen. This announcement is for the good deed loving public... ]

[ ...in celebration of war heroes and the 9th year anniversary of the end of terrorist war... |

[ .we are conducting a blood donation campaign... |

Mother,

My brother is mentioned In the newspaper.

Hear this out.

Correction!

Shanthais not guilty!

Defense authorities confirm, Shantha, the suspected suicide bomber...

.of the bus bombing, was just an innocent bystander,

He is innocent.

See!

Even these insects are out to get us,

Get off, Get off,

Look, a terrorist,

We aren't terrorists.

What is he showing ?

Let me see,

Wonder what it is?

What's he after?

What isit?

Says they aren't terrorists,

See for yourselves.,

My brother isn't a terrorist,

No date or aname mentioned on this,

Think you can fool us?

But Shantha is my brother's name,

Many have same name,

Of course.,

Everyone accused my brother as the suicide bomber.

Newspaper says heisn't,

Do you expect us to believe a piece of paper without a date or a name?

You are a bunch of terrorists.

It was headline news on the front page!

If he's innocent, why is it printed so small?

Just get lost,

Bastards, They should have broken your arms as well!

He brought a newspaper to worm his way out of it,

What are you looking at?

Must've thought we were so stupid,

My brother isn't a terrorist,

Luiya, you're the only one who believes it.

Only god can help us,

Villagers broke your legs because of your brother,

And burned your house down.

What's the point in travelling this far to prove his innocence?

The newspaper says his brother wasn't the suicide bomber,

Come over here,

Come,

Look at this,

Only two illiterate people were in this village.

One was killed by an elephant.

Other one is you.

Are you trying to teach me how to read?

Cattle herders trying to educate me,

How can I tell them your brother isn't a terrorist without credible proof?

They'll think I'm crazy.

Citing a Buddhist teaching...

Once a woman falsely accused our Buddha...

Buddha was unfazed,

He didn't even respond.

The truth came to lightin the end.

Buddha was just patient,

Did they break Buddha's legs?

What's happened has happened,

All depends on good and bad karma of previous lives,

Your family was disgraced for the same reason.

Obsessing on that piece of paper will get you into more trouble.

Let it go.

Let everything go.

The monk said the same thing as he does on every full moon day.

Our mother won't letit go even if Buddha shows up and tells her to.

Here.

Luiya my boy,

will you please go to the big city...

.and beg the gentlemen of that newspaper to publish...

.on front page in big letters, that my son isn'ta terrorist.

Tell them to publish my boy didn't bomb anyone,

Then we can show it to the villagers,

Will you please, my boy?

Please, my son is innocent.

Please, Gune, my son! Please beg those gentlemen to publish that...

...on front page in big letters, that your brother is innocent.

Do that, my son and show it to the villagers,

| can't take this anymore.

I am going to the big city, to have them publish my brother isn't a terrorist,

On front page, in big letters,

Dear god my son is innocent,

Lwill join you.

What about your cattle herd?

I don't think they'll join us.

God my son didn't bomb anyone.

Mother, good bye,

Bless you both.

Be careful out there,

Where are you heading?

Give it to me.

Here.

Come on. Get in first.

Hey get up.

Hey.

Wake up.

[ Train arrival and departure announcements |

Hey, Luiya,

We've been robbed!

My bag is missing!

The newspaper piece wasinit.

Look for it.

[ Train stops are announced. |

Isitin there?

That's what I am trying to find out,

Look harder,

Isn'tit there?

Dumpit.

Dumpit.

Now look,

What are you doing?

What the hell are you doing?

I lost my bag. We are looking for that.

Lost your bag?

Should've been more careful,

Put those back in.

Person who stole it must have vanished by now.

You look for the bag.

I'll put these back in.

Where are you going? Put these backin!

He'll put them back in.

Yes, I will,

Fine, then do it.

Guna,

| found it.

Did you? Bring it.

[ Train arrivals are announced. |

There you go.

Get off the tracks! A train is coming!

Are you deaf?

Train is coming!

You, idiot!

Get off the tracks!

Train is coming!

Hurry.

Look, the train.

No sensible person would do such a thing.

Money is gone.

You were standing on the tracks like a buffalo,

If you were run over by that train...

...I'd have to jump in front of the next one!

You wanted the bag so bad.

Nothing in here.

See if the piece of newspaper is there,

It's here, torn.

Thanks to the train,

Sir...

Ask him,

Where is this...?

Give it to me.

Sir.

Tap him,

Doyouknow where this newspaper place is?

Office?

God damn it.

Useless bastards, coming to beg so early.

Only then your family will prosper,

No. no. see that frog.

Keep that from on your doorstep.

Madam...

Place the Sail Ship on the right.

Okay, Fine,

No. no.

Picture of fruit I gave you, hang.

...on the wallin front of your fruit shelf.

Put fish equivalent to the family members, in the fish tank,

Who is this?

A national hero.

Why is he looking at the street?

This newspaper's...

Where is this?

Brother,

| don't have money.

Could you tell us where this is?

What isit?

That newspaper office.

No idea,

Madam, this.,

Hey,

What?

I am thirsty,

Go ask that vendor.

Go and ask.

How can| help you, Sir?

Water.

Here.

Eighty.

Sir,

Eighty Rupees.

What's wrong?

Big city people want money for water,