Butterfly Dreams (2013)
Ganapathy Murugesan: Ravi
Quotes
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Ravi : Are you coming from the factory?
Sumi : No. I went to temple after work.
Ravi : What did you pray for?
Sumi : I'm praying to become a doctor.
Ravi : A doctor? That's going to cost you a lot. Can your parents afford it?
Sumi : My dad died when I was little. My mom died last year from Tuberculosis.
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[Ravi corrects Sumi's writing]
Sumi : I make so many mistakes. I don't think this is working.
[Sumi throws the pencil on the ground]
Ravi : You're not going to get it in one try. You have to practice. Practice day and night.
[pause]
Ravi : Let's try writing slowly.
[Ravi hands her the pencil and guides her hand to practice writing]
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Sumi : [reading from a book] Elephants weigh up to 5 tons. Elephants that have large tusks are hunted by... hunted by...
[Sumi struggles to read the word. Ravi looks at the book and reads]
Ravi : Poachers.
Sumi : Who are they?
Ravi : A person who hunts illegally.
Sumi : Why would someone do that?
Ravi : People will do anything to make money. It happens every day and it's not getting any better.