Fireflies at El Mozote (2026)

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insects buzzing]

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Let's go.

[whimpers]

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JOSE'S SISTER: Mom!

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- [sobbing]

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BOY 1: Hurry up!

BOY 2: Wait for me!

Shh!

[screaming, sobbing]

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[screaming]

Fire!

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[scoffs]

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There.

[sobs]

Hmm?

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All right.

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Yep.

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Hey.

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[moans]

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Son of a b*tch!

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No!

[groans]

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It's horrific.

When will you take us

to the village?

Unfortunately not.

We need to go to the site

of the m*ssacre,

see it in person.

What's going on here, Aurelio?

I thought we had everything

worked out ahead of time.

Well, our deal was to provide

you with undisputable proof

that the m*ssacre occurred,

and I think

the photos do that.

I can't take this to my editor

and say that my contacts

wouldn't take us to the site

of the m*ssacre,

just showed us a few

photographs, told us a story.

Doesn't work that way.

Have we ever lied to you

or given you bullshit stories?

It has nothing

to do with that, Aurelio.

This is basic journalism.

How would you like it,

for example,

if Montenegro came to us,

showed us a photograph

and said

that you k*lled everyone

in the village

and then we release that story

without double-checking?

How'd that make you feel?

I'm not sure you understand

how big this story is,

Aurelio, because it's huge.

So I need complete access

to all information,

that's including testimonies

from all the witnesses,

-and all survivors.

-There's no survivors.

The soldiers k*lled everybody.

[exhales]

We just travelled

thousands of miles,

risked our lives

crossing borders illegally

to get here to tell your story

because we believe in it,

and we believe it's

an important story to be told,

so don't you think we deserve

a little more

than your mistrust

and your secrecy?

[sighs] Okay.

[clears throat]

We found a survivor.

He's a boy.

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Well, I need to talk to him.

And take his picture.

Why?

Because if he's a survivor,

he's the story.

SARAH: How old is he?

Um, we don't know.

Nine, maybe ten.

Hundreds of villagers

were massacred

by government troops, trained,

equipped and financed

by US military aid.

If we don't expose that

to the rest of the world,

then your congressmen

will continue giving

millions of dollars

to those butchers

and history will repeat itself.

That's the story.

If you want the greatest

exposure worldwide,

that boy needs to be

the center of this story.

Even if we let you

talk to him,

he couldn't

tell you anything.

- Why?

- Because he's lost his speech.

We don't even know his name.

Well, he witnessed

the m*ssacre.

In spite of all the dangers

he's exposed to

here with us,

the minute he leaves

our protection,

he becomes a walking target.

Okay.

Here's the deal.

We're only here for a few days,

and two of those days

we're gonna burn off

crossing back into Honduras

and getting back into the US.

If I'm gonna tell the story,

I'm gonna tell it

the only way I know,

and that's my way.

So you guys figure out

what you want me to do.

[sighs] Okay, um...

Okay. We agree with you.

The boy can be in the report,

but we have to find

a way to do it

without traumatizing him again.

I know how.

I take his picture.

You tell me what happened to him

and I write it.

- Okay, fair enough.

- What happens to the boy

when the report comes out?

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We'll take you

to the village today,

after our broadcast, okay?

[birds screeching]

Come.

[whistling]

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[coughs]

[insects buzzing]

Enough?

We have to go.

Let's go.

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You okay?

Yeah.

Just processing the day.

Yeah.

Will the Times run the story?

I don't know.

I do know this is gonna

unleash a shitstorm

in Congress,

and it might stop the flow

of military aid

to the government,

and that, in turn,

might turn the tide

in favor of the rebels.

Is your position

at the Times safe?

[chuckles] No.

I don't know that either.

I do know there's a couple of

people in the State Department

trying to get me fired.

The desk is getting nervous

and...

even the New York Times

has to answer

to the Board of Directors

and corporate-earnings,

so the truth just--

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[explosions, g*nf*re outside]

Let's go.

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Chico and Luisa will take you

to our people in the city.

And your safe-conduct

is good

all the way to Honduras.

As soon as we get back

to the US,

I'll file a report.

- Thank you. Good luck.

- Thank you.

- Good luck.

- Thank you.

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Come!

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[groans]

[panting]

Rafael...

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[screams in pain]

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[panting]

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- Come.

- [grunts]

Let's go, Rafael.

[Alma mutters words, grunts]

[grunts]

Okay...

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Yes?

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[grunts]

Hmm?

Move! Quickly!

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Good morning.

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Now.

- Yes!

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