A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
[tropical insects chirping]
[mystical music playing]
[water sploshing]
[sploshing continues]
[woman] God planted a garden called Eden.
That garden is the jungle.
[insects thrum loudly]
Then, God said:
"It is not good for the man to be alone.
I will make him a suitable helper."
[mystical music playing]
So, God made the man fall into a deep sleep.
He took one of the man's ribs, and replaced the area with flesh.
And from the rib that the Lord had taken from the man,
he made a woman.
Then he exclaimed:
"This is now the bone of my bones, and the flesh of my flesh."
And the woman contains all of the Lord's wisdom.
And, like the jungle...
her greatness is in her ability to create life.
Don't worry. It'll help you heal.
And the Lord said...
For centuries, man has tried to find his way back to the Garden of Eden.
But he's so blind that he doesn't realize that the Garden of Eden is the jungle.
...the Lord banished him from the Garden of Eden...
- The Tree of Life is hidden somewhere... - [unheard dialogue]
- ...but man will never find it... - [unheard dialogue]
For centuries, he has only brought destruction...
[unheard dialogue]
...That's why now, we, the women, the creators of life,
the guardians of Eden...
must find it.
[insects chirping]
[bird squawking]
- [fire rumbling] - [woman whimpers]
[Yua] I won't let you die.
- [loud thrum of insects] - [bird hoots]
[bird chattering loudly]
[whimpering]
[soft chanting]
[chanting]
[Ushe] Thank you, Yua.
Nobody had treated us like this for a long time.
[Ushe chuckles]
The jungle speaks to you.
I heard your voice.
I didn't understand.
But I felt it.
I felt it.
[urgently] I felt it.
It's my duty to listen to what the jungle has to say.
To protect and take care of its people.
Your hands are different.
[Yua] It's the mark of the Walkers.
[chanting]
[chanting continues]
[thunder rumbles]
[insects thrumming]
[Yua] Mother Jungle...
there's no other way.
[rumbling]
[Verónica] She was dressed as a missionary.
But she was wearing Mananuc body paint.
They took her heart out. She has no body fluids.
- [Reynaldo] Did they remove the fluids? - I don't know yet.
But the way she's healing is not normal.
The regeneration process seems faster.
Take a look at her scars.
They look like the scars you'd find on a tree.
[Verónica] They're burns.
But it's impossible to determine their degree
or when she got them.
- Did you send samples to Bogotá? - [Verónica] Yes.
Have they answered?
[Verónica] No.
And the other four women?
Three of them died from the poisoned arrows.
But on her, I found a bullet. On her right side.
Here.
- Can I see it? - Of course.
How could an isolated tribe get this?
They've attacked missionaries before.
But never with firearms.
Okay.
Who else lives in the jungle?
Drug smugglers, soldiers...
tourists.
- Loggers. - I don't think loggers did this.
[Verónica] They're a bunch of criminals.
[music plays over radio]
[busy signal on telephone]
We're sorry, you're outside the coverage area.
Her name is Raquel Aparicio.
The deputy interrogated her, and she identified the first four bodies.
I have to talk to her.
Yes, of course. I'll call you if something comes up.
Okay, take care, Juliana.
[phone clicks]
What do you know about the loggers?
Not much, really.
They're impossible to trace in the jungle.
They wouldn't kill nuns, they know it could be traced back to them.
Hmm. Yes, but I can't be sure of that.
I can't rule out anyone. Could you look into it and keep me informed.
Sure.
I can't make promises but I'll try.
Thanks.
[door opens]
[rumbling]
['Viajar a Cenera' by Melange playing through earphones]
[motorbike engine]
[motorbike engine gets quieter]
[birds chirruping]
[whispering] Cachicamo.
- [birds chirruping] - [insects chirping]
[gasping]
You nearly drowned.
The tree reaches for the sky
but its roots are always grounded.
Never forget your body.
[fire crackling]
[Yua] The Naanu is a sacred combination.
Doing it wrong would insult the jungle...
and its spirit would die forever.
Yua, I am ready.
That's not for you to say.
Close your eyes.
If you're really ready, the jungle will tell you where to meet her.
[Yua] When the anaconda descended from the Milky Way...
it formed the rivers, leaving men at its shores.
The first Walker descended from the serpent's head.
Many years went by
before he turned into a tree.
Before he parted, he left a student.
That student became a teacher.
The jungle is eternal.
To join her, you must
find a walking tree and take the potion from it.
[chainsaw whirring]
[chainsaw fades]
Close your eyes.
[strange bird trilling]
[trilling continues]
[Yua] Show me the path.
[trilling gets faster]
- [rumbling] - [cacophony of birds and insects]
Hey.
I thought we'd meet at the station.
Came to pick you up.
Did you rest?
Did you?
Sort of.
To the morgue?
No.
To Yurumí, I wanna talk to Raquel.
I can't cross the border while I'm on shift.
Relax. You have permission from Bogotá.
Come on, Reynaldo.
My bosses have eyes everywhere.
So?
What do we do, then?
When this is over, you'll go back home as if nothing has happened.
But I'll be stuck with this shit.
I'll stay in this shithole with you.
Wait.
How can I help you?
Find out where the arrows come from.
[Latin pop playing on radio]
[Raquel] Our sisters have departed from the Earth.
[door shuts]
But now they rest in the jungle's heart...
by the Tree of Life.
We don't have their bodies...
but their blood, like the Great River,
now flows through the jungle.
[inaudible whispering]
[haunting sacred music playing]
Come in. You're welcome here.
No, I don't know her.
Sorry, I'm still shocked by my sisters' deaths.
But she was wearing the clothes of your missionaries.
Yes, we often rescue women from the dangers of the jungle.
From men, who do terrible things with total impunity.
What men?
Men. Loggers, drug smugglers, hunters...
Anything that doesn't belong to the jungle, destroys it.
[insects chirping]
Chacruna?
Most foreigners mistake it for coffee.
My parents were Amazon plant medicine specialists.
Who are they? Maybe I know them.
I doubt it. My mom died many years ago.
What about your dad?
Same.
Any idea where the missionaries were headed?
No, I don't.
Our duty is to spread the word wherever the path leads us.
Is there any chance they met an isolated tribe?
Perhaps.
Have you heard of any ritual where they pull out a woman's heart?
They did that to her?
Goodbye.
She was the jungle's daughter.
What?
Her secret must not be revealed.
[Helena] Excuse me.
I'm here to speak to the deputy.
Grandfather, listen.
I'm not your grandfather anymore.
You broke our law again.
I won't speak with you.
An indigenous woman is dead.
If she's incinerated
we won't be able to catch her murderers.
The Mananuc burn the haunted bodies
to purify their souls.
It's a sacred ritual,
even though you don't care anymore.
This is how we found her.
Want the same thing to happen to Jenny?
Don't speak about my daughter!
She was my older sister.
We were abandoned.
We decided to hide,
in the depths of the jungle.
Ushe fell in love.
With the leader of the Arupani.
And stayed with them.
I never heard from her again.
Grandfather.
Ushe is my sister.
I want the officer to investigate and catch whoever did this.
Let's go home, Grandfather.
AMAZON POLICE
[lively Latin music]
Stop.
- Stop! - [engine stops]
Here you go. Thank you.
[lively music continues]
[Latin dance music playing]
[Iván] The CTI sent a woman from Bogotá.
Why the fuck did they send a supervisor from the capital?
I'm not to blame.
[man] Then who?
I don't like this.
[Iván] Neither do I but there's nothing I can do.
What are you looking for?
The bathroom?
[Iván] It's a problem for all of us.
[man] No, it's your problem.
Someone gets into my jungle, and it's your head.
[Latin dance music continues]
Excuse me.
Who's that man that was sat here?
Dunno. Never seen him before.
You just served him.
Thank you.
[inaudible dialogue]
[Tikuna] Rubber workers...
changed their methods
of punishment.
They used clamps or whips.
But with the people escaping, they became more violent.
Did they ever pull their hearts out?
The heart is life.
It provides blood to all the other organs.
It's like...
the Mother Jungle.
The grandmother said she was her sister, but she's 80 years old.
Said she left with the Arupani.
It is said that the Arupani
were the guardians of the Walking Tree.
It is also said that some of them were eternal.
But they disappeared or were killed.
They ceased to exist.
Someone believed the story?
The world is going... crazy.
[loud thrum of insects]
Grandfather.
Can we talk?
This way.
Are you sure your feelings...
aren't clouding your senses?
The jungle speaks to her.
I have to protect eternity...
if I die.
Why don't you let her go on her own?
We don't have time.
There is something evil
happening in the jungle.
It's worse than anything we've faced before.
We need her.
Come here, Ushe.
Lead the way.
[ominous music]
[cacophonous thrum of insects]
[ominous music]
[bird squawking]
[insects thrum louder]
[bird calling]
Show me.
[dramatic thud]
[bird squawks]
I don't know how.
I feel... death.
I'm not ready.
Be quiet.
Listen.
[distant chainsaw]
[chainsaw gets louder]
I don't hear anything.
[chainsaw stops]
[distant chainsaw]
[chainsaw gets louder]
[louder still]
[ominous music]
[chainsaw whirring]
[chainsaw continues]
[chainsaw stops]
[birds trilling]
[ominous music]
[insects chirping]
We're here.
[Helena] Hey.
Hmm.
How's it going?
- Fine. - And Reynaldo?
He's not here.
I can see that.
Did he leave anything for me?
Hmm?
Check his desk.
[Iván] Yes, I'll call you back.
All right, I'll call you back. Bye.
Poveda.
How is the investigation?
- Moving along. - Mm-hm.
What about the loggers?
Moving along, too.
We've been asking around. I'll let you know as soon as I get info.
Hmm.
Is Reynaldo helping out?
- Yes. - Mm.
- Do you know where he is? - No.
Have you been drinking?
Yeah.
Chuchuwasa is very good for blood pressure.
[Helena] Mm.
You should try it.
To help you relax.
Do you want some?
- I do. - I'll bring you some.
['Where the Time Went' by Elena Tonra]
♪ You could open with your failings ♪
♪ Make them understand Show the love notes ♪
♪ Make them picture With their eyes closed ♪
♪ Make them wonder Where the time goes... ♪
[sighs] Sorry.
I dozed off.
[sighs] Let's go out.
[Latin music playing in bar]
I've seen a lot of dead bodies.
Lots of them, yeah?
In even worse conditions.
But she makes me feel strange. I feel like I'm seeing her everywhere.
[laughs] And I know that's impossible.
- I don't know. - You could be tired.
Here nobody sleeps.
It's like the jungle calls on you all the time.
- Really? - Yeah.
[both laugh]
I guess.
- I've been very tired. - Yes.
I haven't slept well and...
It's weird, I was born here.
Really?
Your accent's from Bogotá.
- Yeah, because I left as a kid. - Ah.
Why did you leave?
Because my mother died in a fire...
and my dad sent me to Bogotá.
Chuchuwasa?
[lively dance music playing]
Excuse me. [laughs] Can I borrow him?
[Cumbia music starts playing]
Wanna dance?
Want me to teach you?
Okay.
[Helena giggles and moans]
[Helena groans rhythmically]
- [Helena groans] - [man groans]
[cicadas thrumming]
[Helena] Who is this guy?
I don't know.
I saw you with him yesterday.
That guy is dangerous.
If he's dangerous, why hang out with him?
I don't hang out with him.
Can you at least tell me his name?
Efraín Márquez.
Thank you.
[ominous music]
[Yua] The jungle spoke to you.
You heard her cry,
now you'll hear her fully.
The lesson of life is not in her.
It is her.
You are the jungle.
You'll understand.
Your darkness and your light.
You'll hear our mother.
Once you take it...
you won't belong to yourself.
You will become part of everything.
Do you understand?
Go ahead.
[ominous music]
[strange rumbling]
[sighs]
[Yua gently chanting]
- [deep rumbling] - [Ushe sighs]
[sighs]
[humming]
[voice echoing] I'm dizzy.
[sighs echoing]
[echoing] Is it always like this?
[echoing] 'Always' doesn't exist here.
[echoing] It's different every time.
[eerie whispers]
[Yua, echoing] Like the jungle.
[moaning]
[echoing] Your body is changing.
[whispering] All changes come with pain.
Don't be afraid.
Listen to everything
the jungle has to tell you.
[Ushe breathes raggedly]
[ominous music]
[screaming]
[screaming fades]
[gasps]
My hands. [sobbing]
[haunting music]
[tropical rainfall]
[thunder rumbling]
[loud thrum of tropical insects]
[tropical bird calls]
[thrum of insects]
[tropical birds calling]
Subtitle translation by Yessica Tomoko Ono López