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Bustamente:
[Walking toward Thor, sit down on a bank]
Mr. Heyerdahl? Thor Heyerdahl:
[taking him wrongly by a waiter]
Just a glass of water, please. Bustamente:
I'm José Bustamante. [Peru's president] Thor Heyerdahl:
[standing up fastly]
Your Excellency. Thank you for seeing me. Bustamente:
What can I do for you? Thor Heyerdahl:
Actually, I'm here to tell you about something I can do for you. Bustamente:
And what might that be? Thor Heyerdahl:
By crossing the Pacific for 5,000 miles. I will prove that Peruvian natives were the first to settle Polynesia. Bustamente:
[surprised]
What? Peruvians discovered Polynesia? And how may I help you?
[Walking toward Thor, sit down on a bank]
Mr. Heyerdahl? Thor Heyerdahl:
[taking him wrongly by a waiter]
Just a glass of water, please. Bustamente:
I'm José Bustamante. [Peru's president] Thor Heyerdahl:
[standing up fastly]
Your Excellency. Thank you for seeing me. Bustamente:
What can I do for you? Thor Heyerdahl:
Actually, I'm here to tell you about something I can do for you. Bustamente:
And what might that be? Thor Heyerdahl:
By crossing the Pacific for 5,000 miles. I will prove that Peruvian natives were the first to settle Polynesia. Bustamente:
[surprised]
What? Peruvians discovered Polynesia? And how may I help you?
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Movie Summary
Legendary explorer Thor Heyerdahl's epic 4,300-mile crossing of the Pacific on a balsawood raft in 1947, in an effort to prove that it was possible for South Americans to settle in Polynesia in pre-Columbian times.
