[clock ticking]
[hand clatters noisily]
[monitors beeping steadily]
[Jodie coos]
[Marie] Jodie, my love.
-My boy. [gasps] -[Jodie coos]
Wait. Where are you taking him?
Bring him back.
No. No!
-What? No! -[Jodie fussing]
Bring him back!
Let me go!
-[Jodie crying] -[electricity crackles]
I want to see my baby!
-[Marie] I want my boy! -[Jodie lets out a piercing shriek]
[glass shatters]
[Jodie's wails echoing]
[high-pitched ringing]
[mystical theme music playing]
THE CHOSEN ONE
2. MIRACLES?
-[monitors beeping] -[respirator hissing]
[tense music playing]
AGE: 12
Your boy's okay.
A long time ago, we would've called it… a miracle.
INTENSIVE CARE
[distorted, overlapping whispers]
[nurse, echoing] Don't worry, Jodie. They gave you something to sleep.
NURSE
Your mom is coming back. She's done a good job raising you.
Am I going home?
We would love you to come home, Jodie.
But you're still afraid.
It's time to stop running.
Just a few days till you turn 13.
[Jodie] My pills.
[Lili] You don't need them.
They cloud your mind and your heart.
-[Jodie groans] I need my pills. -You can make it stop, Jodie.
-[heart pounding] -[Lili] Close your eyes.
Close them.
Don't be afraid.
[tense music fades]
[Marie] You're up.
I didn't wanna wake you.
Thought you should rest as much as possible.
-Hey. -Where'd the nurse go?
[Marie] I don't know.
You feeling okay?
Yeah.
[sighs deeply]
Somehow.
Well, we should get you dressed and take you home.
It's time.
Just like that?
It's hard to believe, but the doctor said there's no reason for you to be here.
Come on.
[Ángelo, under breath] Fuck.
OPERATING ROOM, RECOVERY
[breathing shakily]
-Ángelo Ramírez? -Yes. Can I see my dad?
I'm Dr. Álvarez. I'm taking care of your father.
I'm sorry. You can't go inside to see him.
Why not?
[Álvarez] Your father suffered a trauma. We need to keep him in a relaxed state.
A visit could agitate him.
Why's that fucking gringo fine when my dad's messed up?
[Álvarez] We have to wait until the swelling goes down.
Do you have an adult family member at home?
I need someone who can sign these authorization forms for me.
-[high-pitched ringing] -[Álvarez] It's very important.
[muffled] Do you have a relative who can come in?
[dog barking in distance]
[car door closes]
[Magda] They let you out?
How are you? Are you okay?
Yeah. I think I'm okay.
I can't believe you're not hurt.
-[Daniel] Magda! -I gotta go.
[can clatters]
[crow caws outside]
[bird singing]
[Jodie sighs deeply]
[high-pitched ringing]
-[male voice] Follow your destiny. -[bird cries]
[horn blares]
-[Jodie gasps] -[tense music playing]
[high-pitched ringing]
[indistinct murmuring echoes]
[energetic music playing]
[frantic scribbling]
-[indistinct whispers] -[music swells]
-[music ends] -[church bell ringing]
[excited chatter]
-[Magda] I'll be right back. -Okay.
[Daniel] Good morning.
What's up?
Why are you here?
Because I knew you'd be here.
[tender music playing]
I have to go.
I left my dad alone.
[Hipólito] Wait.
You keep running away.
He's waiting. I really gotta go.
Magda.
[Daniel] Magda!
Was that your first kiss?
It was mine too.
[Daniel] Magda!
[Hipólito laughs]
[priest] In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
-Amen. -[parishioners] Amen.
Please be seated.
[in Spanish] ♪ A heart that praises God Can never be sad ♪
♪ A heart that praises Christ Can never be sad ♪
♪ A heart that praises God Can never be sad ♪
-[man, in English] Long live Pastor Cruz! -[man 2] Amen!
Did you know?
No pain can enter into a heart that worships Christ.
[congregation] Amen!
Let's take a moment before we read the gospel
to pray together for the quick recovery of our brother Carlos Ramírez.
-[scoffs] -[pastor] And for his beautiful family.
For Ángelo.
We've seen grow into a man.
For the beloved Camila.
I know he hasn't been here in quite a long time.
But in the eyes of the Lord, all of us are brothers.
-[scoffs] -[parishioners murmuring]
[tense music playing]
[pastor] Because our Lord, in his infinite wisdom,
has decided to test the faith of this family!
[congregation] Amen!
[pastor] The faith of this whole flock.
[congregation] Amen!
And I say to our Lord, "I hear you, and I accept your challenge!"
[congregation] Amen!
-Nobody here questions your ways! -[man 3] Amen!
[pastor] We don't question your divine plan.
[Wagner] Yeah. I read it in a book about fishing.
[indistinct chatter]
-Hello. -Hi, Magda. How are you?
Good. And you?
-[Marie] Good. -[Wagner] Pull the thread, bend the ball.
[Tuka] Hey, Magda.
[Wagner] Oh yeah. It's no big deal.
Are you upset?
No.
Your dad left right after Father O'Higgins asked us to pray for Carlos Ramírez.
He can't even hear his name.
Wasn't he the asshole watching your brother the day he went missing?
I've heard he goes to the caves to look for him.
But he wasn't the one who organized the trip.
He didn't tell Santos to wander off on his own.
Yeah, but he was in charge.
So it's basically his fault.
I'm worried about what Ángelo will do to us now.
[Jodie] Unfortunately, Ángelo wasn't in the truck with his dad.
-Jodie! -[Tuka] Jodie!
[Wagner] Oh man. I'm so glad you're okay.
You're famous, you know?
No, seriously.
How did you survive that without a scratch?
[Tuka] I think it was a miracle.
"Chaneque," as we would say in my language.
The miracle is that Jesus helped us get our revenge on Ángelo.
[Marie] You shouldn't be joking about that.
That family is going through a very hard time right now.
Jodie was very lucky.
There must have been a ditch there, or--
I didn't see any ditches.
Even though you didn't see a ditch, that doesn't mean it wasn't there.
Am I right? Yeah?
[eerie music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
Good morning.
[birds singing]
Hi. You're Jodie, right?
Hey, Jodie.
[softly] Hi.
How's it going, Mirna?
Hi, Rosa.
Fabiola.
Did a truck really fall on you?
I was there.
Wow. [giggles] Maybe your luck is contagious.
[teacher] Good morning. Please take your seats.
Open your science book to page 152.
Tuka, you're first up.
Okay. "In various species of animals,
the attraction between males and females
constitutes an important condition for reproduction."
"That is the reason why individuals of opposite sexes create a new living thing."
"What intrins… intrinsic
or behavioral character… characteristics…"
[rhythmic, mystical music playing]
"…do you know that are related to sexual attraction?"
[high-pitched ringing]
[music swells]
-[school bell rings] -[music cuts out]
Don't forget to bring your signed permission slips, all right?
For the pastorela.
See you all tomorrow.
-[Wagner] Bye, Ms. Dolores. -[Dolores] Don't forget your homework.
["Confesión" by King Chango playing on radio]
[upbeat dance music playing]
Wagner, what's up with Jodie?
What do you mean?
Something besides getting crushed by a 40-ton semi?
You really don't know?
What?
Well, there are certain things
that I can't
and won't tell you.
[door squeaks closed]
[Wagner] What's up?
[Tuka] Turn that song up, Wagner.
-[Wagner] Do you like it? -[Tuka] Yeah.
[Wagner] There you go.
[Hipólito chuckles]
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey. Hold up. Where are you goin'?
-What's the password? -What? The password?
[Magda] Don't listen to him. There's no password.
What do you want?
Did you really lift a truck?
If you tell me, I'll give you my snacks.
And 20 pesos too.
[Hipólito] Go ahead, Jodie. The kid paid. Tell him.
Okay.
-I was walking. -[song stops]
Looking at a bird. Just like that one.
[bird cries]
When a huge shadow covered me.
It was almost like a blue whale.
[whale calls]
It was flying right over my head without making a sound.
And the sun had disappeared in the middle of the day.
[tense music playing]
When I looked up, the truck was almost on top of me.
There was no time to run.
I felt it crush me.
And it felt like my head was about to burst open like a grapefruit!
[tense music swells]
But you know what happened?
[screams]
I screamed with all my strength, and--
Stop, stop. Hold on a second.
More questions, more cash.
Okay. But do you think you could do it again?
[Jodie chuckles]
C'mon. No money, no show.
[chuckles]
-[group cheering] -["La chica banda" by Café Tacvba plays]
[Magda] Jump in!
[energetic rock music playing]
[screams wildly]
[group exclaims]
[friends laughing]
[friends, chanting] Jodie! Jodie! Jodie!
[Wagner] Come on! Jump in!
[friends, chanting] Jodie! Jodie!
[friends cheer]
[Tuka] Out of the way!
[both laughing]
["La chica banda" continues on radio]
You must be cold.
A little bit. Yeah. You?
Uh-uh.
Why don't you take off your shirt when you go swimming?
Because…
Uh, I have to go.
I said I'd be home early.
You wanna come? We can keep talking.
I'm staying.
Wait. I'll go with you, Magda. I have to work.
[Magda] Okay.
[Wagner] Jodie.
[sighs]
She's giving you all the signs.
Really?
You're so dumb.
[song ends]
Stop telling secrets, assholes.
-Or what, huh? -[laughs]
[crickets chirping]
[unsettling music playing]
[Jodie, quietly] Hey, Hipólito. It's me.
So, I thought of a way for us to make more money.
Let's talk tomorrow.
[pigs oinking]
[rooster crows]
[man] Hey, let's go.
Ten minutes. Don't let anyone see you.
It's over there.
Thank you.
Your cousin's a cool guy. [chuckles]
He's a rat bastard.
We're paying 200 pesos.
[tense music playing]
[horn blares, muffled]
[high-pitched ringing]
[Hipólito] Take whatever you can.
-[waves crashing] -[ethereal voice singing]
-[gulls echo] -[Hipólito] Come one, come all.
It's all here. Miracle Boy's artifacts.
-Vicky Vic! What's up? -[Hipólito] Come see with your own eyes!
-Check it out! -What's up?
-You have money? Take a look. -No photographs, no bullshit, all real.
All items from the Miracle Boy's crash.
Blood? It wasn't red. No. It was blue.
-I don't think so. No. -[Wagner] I swear!
-In fact, look. -[upbeat music playing]
Go tell your friends. This stuff is going fast.
Okay, listen. This is the only place in the world that you can find this stuff.
With this lug nut, your mom won't hit you with her chancla.
-With this, you'll never fail courses. -Look.
This is the best one yet. Take a look.
[Hipólito] Believe me. You'll even get good grades in math.
It's up to you. But you have to buy it.
-[Vic] I want that. -[Hipólito] From the truck.
This is from the real truck.
-[calming music playing] -[female voice] Come.
[high-pitched ringing]
[music building]
[waves crashing]
[ethereal singing]
MIRACLE: CHILD UNHARMED AFTER A TRUCK FALLS ON HIM
-[birds singing outside] -[music fades slowly]
CENTRAL AMERICA
SOUTHERN CONE
[indistinct whispering]
How are you feeling?
Fine, I guess.
Do you remember what I told you about your father?
He died before I was born.
That his family is full of bad people.
What do you mean by "bad"? Like, criminals, or…
[Marie] Powerful people.
People that have the means
to take you away from me.
I can't think of anything more horrible.
[sighs] We used to move around a lot when you were younger.
Before we came here.
No, please. Please, I don't wanna go.
I don't want that either.
But we have to be careful.
People are gonna be so interested in you.
We don't need that kind of attention.
So if you see or hear anything that feels strange, different,
I need you to come and talk to me.
Why do you say that?
Jodie, people are always gonna be looking for us.
I know it might sound paranoid.
I'm not.
Do you hear me?
'Kay.
MIRACLE: CHILD UNHARMED AFTER A TRUCK FALLS ON HIM
FALSE PROPHET
FALSE
Use my eyes and show me.
Let me be your sword.
CHILD AVOIDS BEING CRUSHED
[man, quietly] I can't be wrong again.
[door opens]
We almost sold it all!
What happens when they find out it's fake?
Nothing. Because they won't find out. I mean, unless you snitch.
[energetic music playing]
What does the Bible say about those who rat on friends, Tuka?
Well, nothing. Or, according to Father O'Higgins, everything.
What else did Jesus do?
Well, mm, he cured the lepers.
Mm, the blind.
He turned water into wine.
Mm, he also brought deers to Belar.
Mm. He invited the oldest coyote to Pasco.
Think you're mixing religions.
It's all the same. Only the names change.
[door creaks open]
-[sighs] We did it. -[Wagner] Sold out?
Yeah. We just sold out of everything.
We don't have a leper, but it looks like we have a blind man.
-[friends] Ah! -Hey!
-Hey! Hey!
[Wagner] We're gonna make a fortune with this.
Can you imagine?
[Hipólito] Ladies and gentlemen,
this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Something never seen before.
So please keep quiet and pay close attention.
[brother] W, K, Z…
-You got this. You got this. -A, W… K…
Okay. Tuka, take him out.
-Welcome, one and all! -[applause]
[cheering]
As you already know, Jodie is the Miracle Boy of Santa Rosalía.
Today, in front of your very eyes,
you will see something spectacular.
MIRACLE HEALING
Supernatural.
Miraculous.
Let's put our hands together for Jodie!
[crowd cheering]
Everyone knows my brother Erik is as blind as a bat.
He's spent his whole life living in a deep…
Huh?
…dark hole of darkness… with no light.
But today, Jodie will cure his blindness.
He'll bring in the light so he'll see again!
Jodie.
[speaking in tongues]
[Elvis stifles laughter]
[girl gasps]
My vision's perfect.
Erik, tell us, what letters do you see?
[Erik] I see…
A,
K,
W…
I'm sorry. Q.
Z. No, Q.
Yeah, Z. A, K, W, Z.
-[Wagner] A round of applause! -[crowd cheering]
Whoa!
[Wagner] We did it!
Thank you so much for coming.
You've just experienced the Miracle Boy, Jodie!
-[boy] Eh. -[boy 2] Huh?
Hey. Come on, buddy. They're free.
COME SEE THE MIRACLE BOY!
[tense music playing]
[gate squeaks open]
[high-pitched ringing]
[dog barking outside]
[fence rattles]
[footsteps approaching]
Show yourself!
[music fades]
Good morning, ma'am.
[splutters] Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.
The door was open, and I can't hear too well.
I'm Guillermo.
I work at the quarry where your son had the accident.
May I, ma'am?
[Marie] Sure.
-[rooster crows] -[sighs]
My mother made this… for your son.
For both of you.
[softly] Yeah.
That accident with your son, what happened was a miracle.
[tense music resumes]
[man] Thank you, ma'am. Thank you. Have a good day.
You too.
[tense music swells]
Wake up. Drill.
Wake up! Wake up!
Drill. Go! Go, go, go, go!
I'll meet you there. Hurry, Jodie!
[unsettling echoing]
[wind whistling]
[Marie] Jodie!
We have to be better.
Mom, I hate this.
Always preparing for the end of the world.
[Marie] You know why we do this.
I don't want to leave.
[sighs] I know you don't.
And hopefully, we never have to.
All I want is for you to have a sense of normalcy.
-You call this normal? -No. This? No.
But this is necessary.
If we're not prepared, you don't get to stay here.
[Jodie] Look at us!
We're such freaks.
Who has a hideout with money and fake IDs?
I don't wanna do this anymore.
I hate your damn drills.
No more drills!
[gull calling in distance]
What's wrong?
I should already be dead.
Meanwhile, Ángelo's dad is still in a coma, and I'm just…
No, don't say that.
[tender music playing]
What?
You're making me nervous.
I remember when the truck was flying at me, my biggest regret was…
it was…
Can I be honest?
Jodie, you can tell me anything.
You're like my brother.
Just how much I love you and our friends.
[Hipólito] What's wrong?
[Magda] Nothing. Why?
You didn't like the kiss, right?
No, it's not that.
It was good.
So?
[Magda] I don't know. I don't want things to change.
I feel like it could make things weird.
But you wanna be my girl?
I think you're moving too fast, Hipólito.
Do you like Jodie?
[sighs] This isn't a competition, like who can spit the farthest.
[kids laughing]
Okay. I'm not gonna rush you.
But you did like it, right?
Let's turn water into… wine.
We can't keep lying like this.
-Seriously. -Well, magic isn't lying. It's art.
Remember the red water from the salt flats?
If we mix the salt with bacteria in the water, it will turn red.
And, ta-da, wine.
I'm out.
What's your problem?
Don't be like that.
Jodie, you have to do this, man.
[Magda] Jodie, it's a miracle you're alive.
And you're wasting your time on scams and tricks?
Magda, it's only just a magic trick.
Chill out. All right?
Magda!
Don't worry, man. She'll come around.
[Wagner] The show must go on, as they say.
And so, please, Tuka, do me the honor of counting when I pour in the salt.
One.
Two.
Three.
Four. Five. Six.
[Hipólito and Tuka] Seven. Eight.
Nine. Ten.
Eleven. Twelve.
Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen.
-[Tuka] It's magic. Whoa. -[Wagner] An optical illusion.
[Wagner] Look. That's magic.
[indistinct chatter]
-Adults. -What?
[Jodie] There's a lot of adults.
We better wait till they go.
They're not gonna leave. Let's go.
-Really? -[Jodie] You know what to do.
Let's go.
-Close them. Okay. You got it? -[Hipólito] Good afternoon.
Today, we present to you the Miracle Boy.
-Get ready 'cause here he comes. -The cap, Wagner. The cap.
Jodie!
[crowd applauds and cheers]
[upbeat music playing]
PARTS OUT OF STOCK NEXT WEEK
-Now what? -No idea.
Now. Let this water before me turn into wine!
[speaking in tongues]
[girl] Whoo!
[crowd boos]
-[guy] You got this, Jodie! -[crowd shouting]
[glass clinking, echoing]
[Wagner] Hey.
[crowd gasps]
See? I told you so.
[Wagner] It's a miracle!
It's a miracle!
-[Wagner] Look at this. -[Hipólito] Behold!
-Witness the miracle. -Come on. Let me taste it.
[Elvis] Hey. Hey. Leave them alone. They're kids. Hey.
-Pick on somebody your own size. -[tense music playing]
Yeah? What are you gonna do?
Don't worry, sweetheart. I haven't told anyone about us.
No! No!
[crowd clamoring]
[both grunting]
[high-pitched ringing]
[in thundering voice] Enough!
-[rumbling] -[wind whistling]
[ringing subsides]
[Wagner] Let's go!
-Hurry, Tuka! -[Tuka] I'm coming.
[Jodie] I don't get it. I'm not sure what happened.
I don't even know who I am.
[Elena] I don't know, kid.
But you always reminded me of someone.
It's the eyes.
Did you get them from your mother?
Well, they must be from your father.
I didn't know my father.
[Elena] Your mom never told you who he is?
Nothing.
[Elena] I'm sure she has their reasons.
Hmm. I think you have to know where you come from
to know where you're going.
[mystical music playing]
[female voice] Come to me.
-Come. -[waves crashing loudly]
Come.
Come to me, Jodie.
Come to me.
[high-pitched ringing]
[wind whistling]
[water dripping]
[female voice] Come to me.
[Jodie panting]
[female voice] Is somebody out there?
Thank you.
[can clinks]
[Jodie] Do you remember what you asked me about at the oasis?
[gentle music playing]
[electricity crackles]
[rhythmic, mystical music playing]
IN MEMORY OF RAY GARDUÑO
BASED ON THE GRAPHIC NOVEL AMERICAN JESUS BY MARK MILLAR AND PETER GROSS
Subtitle translation by: Ivan Cukier, Meredith Cannella