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And so we commit one of our own, dearest Rika,
child of the folk,
to the beloved earth that we call home.
South Africa.
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust.
Gogo says that when you die
you will fly with the eagles to your ancestors.
Come.
See, there.
Rika.
Rika, Rika, look at me.
Several black men killed in a shootout
with police last week.
A member of the police force was hit by shrapnel
from a Soviet-made grenade.
He died later from the injuries.
Troops were called in today
to restore order in the bureau,
which turned violent when a foreign news reporter
was stoned to death.
His vehicle was later set alight.
According to a police spokesman,
this unrest will only serve to prolong
the current state of emergency.
Figures in from the bureau...
I said, kick for fuck's sake.
Five, six, seven, eight and kick.
Okay, okay, girls, that's it.
Mediocre.
Go away and practice.
Go home, go to bed.
We've got three weeks.
Marcel is now angling to get us to wear G-strings
covered front here for the finale.
But you don't honestly believe this government
would allow us to float around on stage
wearing nylon snatchers, huh?
Yeah, I do.
Well girl, you can always go back to the ballet.
What ballet?
That's not what this country wants to see.
Uh-uh.
Your tits and my ass.
That's what they wanna see.
Well, lover, you can be thankful for that.
It's when they stop wanting to see them.
That's when you know it's all over.
What?
I went to church, with Steph's parents.
Can you believe that?
Oh God. Oh, exactly.
They were so fucking weird.
Hardly spoke.
And Steph, it's kind of like, he was scared of them.
Like he worshiped them or something.
It was like there, right in front of me where he came from.
If I could just get through to him.
If I could just soften him somehow, then...
You think too much, darling.
I don't know.
He's changed.
Sorry, missus.
I'm sorry he fell.
Bye.
Come, Rhona.
Shit.
Need a push?
Would you, please?
Thanks.
Can I give you a lift somewhere?
No.
I don't think so.
Unless you want to drive me to the township.
Oh.
Right.
Well, bye.
And thanks again.
Shit.
I didn't think you'd arrived yet.
How long have you got?
Two days.
Two nights.
I missed you.
He was about 10 years old.
I had seen him many times, perhaps hundreds.
He was small for his age, and seemed deeply afraid.
His future, you could say, seemed uncertain.
In fact, from where I stood, it seemed doomed.
One day, they will slaughter us, my boy.
They will overwhelm us.
Yeah, and on that day, it will be up to you to protect us.
Our country.
We will look to you to protect us one day.
Check your little babies.
What'd you say?
What did you say?
Tront.
What's your problem?
No fucking problem, I dig your little...
Hey, listen.
You're looking for kak, you come to the right place.
I'm not looking for anything, man.
Fuck you.
Fuck off, you're gonna get hurt.
Fuck off.
Fucking sissies, you're acting like babies, man.
Fuck you, Tront.
This is how you are now.
Wait until you hate the ground.
Fucking bullets flying in at you from fucking everywhere.
Bam, bam, bam.
Coming at you from nowhere.
You're gonna kak, my boy.
You're gonna kak big.
Light this, man.
You'll be lucky if we don't bring you all
back home in bits.
In a bag.
Hey.
Take your fucking dog.
It's not my dog, commandant.
That's it. What did you say?
Yeah, well, take a [speaking foreign language] off my wheel.
Hey, good boy.
Keep it up.
Now, piss off.
Bye bye.
Still looking at these pictures, hey ma?
You were a funny looking child.
You still are.
Hey, he would have been good for you.
Instead, look at you.
You at 28 years old with no wife.
What's the matter with you?
I'm tired.
Tired? Tired?
You're always tired.
At this time of the night.
Hey, good evening, mother.
I'm not your mother..
Hey Vusi, man. What's happening?
Are you coming?
Where?
The tavern, man.
Get out of here you bloody hoodlum.
Hold on, ma.
Bingo, I'm coming.
At first you're tired.
Now you're going off into the night.
That guy was a fucking bull, hey?
Gotcha.
You shouldn't be on the streets, my China.
Come on, leave him, man.
Where's your dumb pass.
There.
That's not a pass.
This is a pass.
Right.
From now on, you will no longer be required
to think for yourselves.
You can leave it up to us.
We will do it for you.
'cause believe me, when you come face to face
with this bastard 20 miles into the Okavango Swamp,
unless you hear me now, you will be dead.
Tront. Yeah, man.
See you Os, okay.
Oh man, where are you going?
Can't you see we're just getting all warmed up here?
No, man.
Better get back.
Stick is waiting for me.
See you Os.
Cheers, Wes.
Give her one for me, yeah.
Check you Oosthuizen, on the plane, yeah?
Hey, bra.
Where are you going?
Home.
Too much juice?
Hey, Bingo.
This way of yours.
You're gonna get yourself killed, my friend.
My way is the only way.
Direct action.
We're building something here.
And you, what are you doing?
You can't work for the Boer forever.
Here is where you have to put him.
So what?
We have to die to be free?
If necessary.
And that doesn't make you angry?
All our lives living like dogs.
And the only way to get our dignity back is to die for it?
My friend, these Boers, they've never changed.
Check their schools out.
They don't learn our history.
straight to the army, brainwashed.
If we have to die
so that another generation can live in dignity,
then so be it.
You got to be here, my bra, with us.
You got to be here.
But you know all that.
You know all that.
Come.
Free your mind.
Hello, honey.
How are you?
How's the dancing, eh sweetie?
Having good time?
Steph, come.
Now, you be good, huh?
Come, leave it.
Hey.
Fucking O, piece of shit.
Hey, what's wrong with you.
Hey.
What's wrong with you?
Fuck you.
Hey, hey.
You wanna go?
You wanna see?
Hey, baby?
What?
Nothing.
It's not pulling teeth.
What are you thinking?
I was just looking at you, that's all.
Tell me.
Sometimes you remind me of my sister, sometimes.
Rika?
Yeah.
Enough now.
You were very close to her, weren't you?
Yeah.
She's with the eagles now.
What?
What did I do wrong?
Nothing.
Fire bombings earlier today.
Sources close to the community based organizations
in the strife torn...
Township's burning.
Fucking army.
So why don't you join the End Conscription Campaign
if you hate the army so much?
You're fucking crazy.
How'd you get up that way?
Even if I could, I'd never live it down.
The okes would rag on me for years.
My parents would fucking kill me.
So end conscription that.
South fucking Africa.
Why do you hate the army so much, Steph?
Enough now, hey.
Asshole.
You never fucking talk to me.
You wanna know why I hate the army?
I hate running five miles every day
with a telephone pole on my shoulder.
Me and that telephone pole,
we come first every time.
I don't love waking up in the dark.
Without you.
And I hate...
What Stephy?
What do you hate?
That I can't get cool with it.
I can't.
What?
It's getting crazy, huh?
Hey.
Soldier boy.
Yeah.
I may hate the army but you smack them army boys, hey?
You're gonna be late
for roll call. Roll call, yeah.
Attention.
About-turn.
By the left, quick march.
Three months.
Three months, and I'll be here waiting for you.
Now go.
Go.
Three months.
Yeah.
You take care.
I worry about you when I'm not here.
Yeah. Yeah.
You just come home, okay?
Yeah. Promise.
Can you see all right?
Yeah, kind of.
Would it help if I turn on the lights?
No, I can see.
Do you think it might be the...
Are you okay?
No, no I'm fine.
Thank you. Sorry.
Look, leave the car.
Don't worry about me.
Don't you have to catch a train?
I mean, won't they make trouble for you
being out on the streets with the curfew and everything?
Yeah, they will.
But I think I missed it already.
The train.
So what do you do now?
I find a place somewhere.
I'm gonna have to find a place anyway
when the show starts.
Might as well start now.
No, no, no, no.
You don't have to do that.
You could...
Look, I don't live too far from here.
You can stay at my place tonight if you want.
No, no, I'm fine. Thank you.
No, no, no. I have a sleeping bag.
You could sleep on the floor.
Yeah, it should be okay.
Look, I insist. It was my fault kind of.
Look, the thing is,
I've never had to walk home from here alone at night.
And well, it's a bit of a dodgy area.
I'd appreciate the company.
Yeah. It's no problem.
It's okay.
It's okay. Come.
Come in.
I don't think I have any foam,
but I think these things have their own padding, don't they?
Please, come in.
Sit down, make yourself comfortable.
Okay.
So tea, Rooibos?
Okay.
Do you think...
It's just...
It's just that...
I'll go.
No, no, no, no.
Don't be silly.
It's just...
If they found me in your flat,
it might not look right.
What if someone saw us come in?
So I'll go.
No, no, please, please don't.
It's okay.
You know, it's just,
you hear about people calling the police sometimes, but...
You know what?
Fuck 'em.
Oh, here.
Well, thank you, Emma.
You called me Emma.
That is what people do.
Call each other by their names.
It sounds silly,
but no black man has ever called Emma before.
It's nice.
Hey, I'm glad you liked it.
That's the first time I've called a white woman
by her first name.
Strange country, huh?
That it takes so long just to get to know a woman's name.
Well, goodbye.
Bye, Joseph.
It's Vusisizwe.
My real name.
Vusisizwe.
That's beautiful.
What does it mean?
It means to wake.
To wake up.
Oh, well goodbye Vusi...
Hey, Vusi to you.
Vusi is good enough.
Okay. Goodbye, Vusi.
His future, you could say,
seemed uncertain.
In fact, from where I stood, it seemed doomed.
And this little boy, his name was Vusisizwe.
His teachers, they all told him,
"One day, you will go out and work in the white man's world.
In his kitchens, and his gardens.
And Vusisizwe is much too complicated for them.
Better that you use a name like Joseph.
They like that."
But then this little boy said no.
His father had told him that his name was Vusisizwe
and that he should be proud of it.
It carried the spirit of his ancestors.
It belonged to him.
But you see, when this boy began to grow up,
he found that he slowly began to lose this spirit,
his rebellion.
And he found in order to make a living,
that he would have to go and work in the white man's world.
And that is what he did.
And every night he tried to dream,
to remember that child, remember his spirit,
but no matter how hard he tried,
he just couldn't.
Until the man realized that inside he was dead
and that all that would ever come were the nightmares
and a great, great fear for his people, for their future.
Oh, what the fuck is that?
Looks like a fucking rat wearing a G-string.
Look, it's not my idea, all right?
Marcel loves the finale.
Just that he thinks that this thing
will give it that extra little edge of-
Disaster?
Look, just think about it.
Yeah, right.
All right, Joseph.
Oh God. Oh thank you, Fonz.
You prick.
You must have wondered what happened to it.
I thought I dropped it on the train.
I'm sorry I didn't give it back to you right away.
But I did read some of it.
And I just have to say, I really loved it.
I couldn't put it down.
Oh well, it's just a children's story.
Still have to change the names.
Finish it, all that kinda stuff.
What will you do with it?
What will I do with it?
Yeah. You could publish it.
I don't know. You really could.
It's good. I wasn't just saying that.
Oh, no.
It's just for me, I guess.
It's just my thoughts, that's all.
Like I said, it's just a kid's story.
Oh, you see?
I thought it was much more than that.
I mean, you know, not that a kid's story makes it any...
That's not mine.
I mean...
No, no, no, it's not mine.
I mean you saw what happened there.
You saw him give that to us and...
No, no.
I know. I know.
All right, thanks.
Shit.
Well, goodbye.
Hey.
How about a cup of tea and a sleeping bag
in exchange for an escort home, huh?
A deal?
Tea sounds good.
Hello? Yeah, Em.
Listen, we drop tomorrow night.
I just wanted to hear you.
I wanted to ask you something.
What?
What did you wanna ask?
Let's do it.
What?
Get married like we dreamed of?
You and me.
You're crazy?
Yeah.
I know.
So listen, does that mean you will?
Will you?
I suppose.
You suppose? What do you mean you suppose?
I suppose.
Yes.
You're sure?
Yes.
So we'll do it then?
Yeah, yeah, we will.
We will.
Okay then.
Look, I better get back.
I'm on guard duty tonight.
Look, we'll talk later, huh?
You take care of yourself, okay?
Yeah.
Yeah, I will.
I'll see ya.
Bye.
Em, Em!
Shit.
Yeah.
Are you okay?
Yeah, yeah.
No, no, no, no. I'm okay.
Come.
I envy you.
You envy me?
Yeah.
You know why I do?
Because you belong here,
and this is your country.
It's yours too.
You're born here.
My parents are from England.
So it's always been this kind of
safety raft, floating out there somewhere,
just in case things get a bit too...
Black.
Yeah.
I'm sorry.
Your story really got to me.
You must really hate them
for what they're doing to this country.
Yeah.
Of course I do.
But my love for this country,
for my people, is stronger than that hate.
It has to be.
That's the trick, you see?
Otherwise, I'm nothing.
You know,
I really could take a close look at that car of yours.
If you want me to.
What?
You are a strange man.
Thank you.
How many times have I told you that?
They're like animals.
They're not like the rest of us.
You must go away, do you hear?
Before I kill you.
It's up to me to protect.
Go away. Do you hear?
Wait.
Phindi.
I'm sorry.
It's just a game.
Come back.
Okay.
Try it now.
Come.
Where?
I'll take you home.
To the township?
Well, it's where you live, isn't it?
Yeah, it's where I live, but...
But what, huh?
You wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen with me, would you?
No.
It's just that I don't think it'd be a good idea.
That's all.
But if you really want to...
I do.
Okay.
Where are you heading, ma'am?
To the township.
Township?
It's not safe for a young woman alone such as yourself.
Look what they're doing now.
I'm not alone.
The madam is taking me home, boss.
Yeah, well, I'd drop him on the outskirts
and turn around and go straight back home
if I were you, okay?
Yes, boss.
Okay?
Okay.
Hi.
If I would have one wish right now,
it'd be that the the nightmares would end for you.
And never begin for them.
I'll walk you to your car.
No, I'll be okay. Really.
You go on back.
It's just over there.
Okay.
I am...
Bye.
I'll see you Monday.
Monday.
You must go away now.
Do you hear?
Before I kill you.
It's up to me.
To protect.
Do you hear?
What the fuck's the matter with you, Oosthuizen?
Get out now.
What the fuck were you doing in there with that O?
Hey, Oosthuizen?
Look at me.
You fucking tucking him into bed?
Listen, China, if that's how you're gonna open it,
you're off my unit, you got it?
I'll deal with you later.
All right?
You're taking pity on the floppies now?
Fucking moffy.
Whose side are you on?
Uh-oh.
You're not bailing.
Outta here, man.
I seen it before.
It's in your eyes, man.
Hey, you're fucking outta here?
Here.
Take that.
Fuck knows you're gonna need it.
Well, it's deep fried butter cheese for you, my China.
The hell's wrong, my China?
Looks like you need a little bit of shimmy up, hey?
Rats.
You need some help?
What happened to you?
It's okay. It's okay.
I can help you.
Come on, come with me.
I'll take you just down the road here down the farm...
I tell you what?
We can pray together.
Come on. We can pray to Jesus.
God is a Boer.
He's one of us.
That's it, my boy.
Come in, I'll help you.
Come with me, boy.
You sure you don't need a toothbrush?
'cause I think I've got one here somewhere.
No, I'm fine.
Are you sure?
I know I've got one, somewhere.
Thank you, no.
If the show keeps going late like this,
we're gonna have to buy you one.
Come sleep here.
It's okay.
There's no need to sleep on the floor, that's all.
Really, you'll be far more comfortable here.
Look, you're my friend.
It's ridiculous you sleeping there
when there's plenty of room here.
It's okay.
The light.
You can turn out the light.
Thank you.
For what?
For being my friend.
Well, goodnight then.
Goodnight.
Baby.
Jesus.
Fuck.
On the ground, now.
Steph. What the fuck is this?
This isn't what you think.
No, he couldn't sleep on the floor.
Get up. Get off there.
Okay, okay.
Steph, please.
Please just stop.
Stop.
Stop, I can explain, Steph.
Shit.
Oh, shit.
Don't you look at her.
I don't want you fucking looking her.
Three months.
Three months, soldier boy,
and I'll be waiting for you.
Try three fucking weeks.
Stephy, what happened?
What happened to you?
No, no, no, no, no, Em.
You want to know what happened to me, fine.
But first you tell me what happened here.
Stephy, this is Joseph.
Do you think that I want to know his name?
He does the lights at the show.
It was late.
I said he could stay the night because of the curfew.
We couldn't find any from...
Yeah.
Steph, nothing happened.
Really, nothing happened.
Oh yeah.
Please, please just, just let him go.
Please.
And we can talk about this out, all right?
And we can talk?
Yeah.
Okay, he can go.
Joseph go, get out of here.
One day, they will slaughter us, my boy.
They will overwhelm us.
Yeah, and on that day, it'll be up to you to protect us.
You take one more step and it's tickets, my friend.
Kaput.
You think I can just let him walk out of here?
AWOL from the army.
I come all this way to see my sticky.
And what do I find?
She's in bed, with a kaffir.
No.
That's what happened to me.
Steph.
You think that I can possibly swallow this shit?
Here.
Here, a nice piece of floor.
And here, a nice piece of floor.
But no, no, no, no, no, Emmy.
In the bed.
My fucking bed.
So let me tell you one thing, Emmy.
No one is going anywhere
till I find out what the fuck is going on here.
You got that, my China?
No.
What do you think you're fucking doing?
Em!
Steph.
Steph, please come on now.
Come on. Talk to me.
Please.
It all seems pretty fucking clear to me.
Okay.
Come here, dance with me.
Emmy, come, come, come.
Come here.
Steph.
Come and dance with me.
It's like we'd dreamed we'd dance.
Steph, stop it. At our wedding.
At the Montreal. What are you doing?
With a band stand and the big boys.
Just stop it.
Fuck's sake.
A fucking big white wedding.
A fucking white wedding. Fucking stop it.
I'm gonna finish the tea.
Vusi.
Vusi...
Vusisizwe.
Is that your name, man?
I will never work in a white man's world.
You Os.
Stop it, please.
What?
You think if we just give this country over to you,
everything's gonna be okay?
No, my friend.
Can't be done.
Hey, Em, I suppose
you think we should just hand it over, hey?
No, I bet you're right.
This place is fucked away.
I mean look at us three, sitting here.
We should be on a beach somewhere
scopping a soccer ball.
But no, here we are.
Sitting here.
Yeah, that's funny, hey?
Don't you laugh.
Don't you laugh at me.
It would be nice to be on a beach.
Yeah.
Fucking beach.
Em.
This is how it should have been, Em.
Will you hold me, Em?
I wanna sleep.
I'm so fucking tired.
We'll talk in the morning.
Figure out what to do.
I'm so fucking tired.
Em.
You never touch her before you eat.
How many times have I told you that, Stephanus?
Stephanus, are you listening to me?
That's filthy. That's disgusting.
They're not clean like us, Stepahnus.
They're like animals.
Yes.
Oh shit no, Em.
Where are you going, Em?
Come on, Em.
Emmy.
Quick.
Emmy, why are you doing this?
It's locked. Where's the key?
No, no, no, no, Steph.
Steph, please.
Please.
You wanna know?
Steph. You won't be, fuck off.
Is that what you want? Fuck.
This is wrong. Fuck.
This is so fucking wrong, Steph.
Is this close enough for you, Em?
Joseph, I'm so sorry
You're sorry?
For him?
What's the matter with you, Oosthuizen?
Get up, now.
Taking pity on the floppies now?
Okay.
Come on the bed.
Come, come.
Steph, what... Shh!
Steph, what are you doing? Shh. Shh.
Now listen, this is what you wanted.
This.
No, no, Steph.
Start fuck her.
Take off your clothes.
No, this is not what we want.
She's my friend.
I said, no. What's wrong, man?
You don't think she's beautiful?
Stop, Steph. Please, don't do this.
Oh no. Fuck her.
No. Take your clothes off.
No, this is my friend.
No, no, Steph.
Fuck her.
No, Steph.
Steph, don't do...
Look at me, Steph.
Steph, please.
Steph, look at me.
It's me.
What are you doing?
Rules are fucking skewed with our lives, you and me.
This is me.
God.
I needed you, Em.
And you weren't here for me.
I am here for you.
I'm here for you, Steph.
No, you're not.
Emmy, pass us the cigarette.
There's none left.
What's that?
I said there's none left.
Well, why don't you go and get us some
from the corner cafe?
Come here.
From the corner cafe.
And get three Augusta's coffees.
Make sure he grinds them really fine way I like it.
Steph.
Shh!
It's all right.
For me.
Okay.
And, get us Kit Kit.
Hey.
Em's getting me a Kit Kat.
Want anything?
It's okay, Em.
Just the stuff.
Don't try anything stupid.
Go now.
Oh, good girl.
She's a good girl, hey?
Yeah.
So you operate the lights?
Some graft, hey?
All those little titties bouncing around.
That ain't awful, China.
How'd you do it?
How'd you manage to get in my bed?
I tell you what.
If you did do it, you tell me and you can go.
I swear it.
Stupid.
Put the gun aside
and man to man, you tell me.
'cause see, she could never tell me something like that.
And I know you couldn't say anything while she was here.
But now, just between you and me.
Did you?
Shit, man. I'm not gonna hurt her.
I love her. You know what I mean?
I do.
I love her.
But I can't be with her anymore.
Not if she slept with a...
Someone else.
I can't.
Is that crazy?
So I just need to know this one thing.
Did you fuck her?
Okay.
I'm getting very bored now.
Come on, you tell me.
What's your name?
Joseph?
Vusi?
Come on bra, or she'll be back here any minute.
You gotta tell me now.
Did you fuck her?
You fucking tell me.
Brat.
Did you fuck her?
This is one bullet I will not touch.
You shoot me.
Did I fuck her?
You think I would tell you that?
Don't you know her?
'cause if you don't, you really should, man.
You work it out.
But this is one thing I will tell you.
My name is Vusisizwe Ungwenya.
Vusisizwe.
Do you know what that means?
It means, wake up.
Yo fuck you, Boer.
Fuck you for the pain.
Fuck you for not knowing my name.
Fuck's sake, wake up.
'cause whether you like it or not,
you're going to have to live with me.
And know this.
One day, our children will go to the same school.
And my son will fuck your daughter,
whether you like it or not.
So wake up.
Your son, fuck my daughter?
When is that ever gonna happen?
You think we can allow that?
It's up to me to protect.
You have no idea what they'd do to me.
You don't understand, man.
Never to touch her before you eat, Stephanus.
Never to touch her before you eat.
It's up to me.
You understand? Me.
Big, strong, little boy.
Big, strong, little fucking boy.
Where do you think you're going?
No wait, I need to talk to you.
It was up to me to protect.
It was up to me.
And I couldn't kill...
Not like that.
Em's right, hey?
Oh yeah.
We're so scared.
But it's my whole life, man.
If I go against that, then
I'm nothing.
Nothing.
Yeah.
Shit.
What are you talking to him for?
Shh! Shh!
Fuck.
Do you think she called the cops?
Oh, fuck up that.
Emmy.
What did you do that for, hey?
You tell him to call the cops?
You know I'm AWOL, man.
They'll throw away the key.
Why'd you have to fuck it up?
I didn't say anything, Steph.
Yeah?
Then why did he walk half the way with you?
I don't know.
Maybe he wanted to talk-
Don't bullshit me, Emmy.
What did he say?
Nothing.
Nothing really, Steph.
Steph, please.
Just let us walk away from here now.
Please.
I promise you we won't tell anyone.
Us?
We?
You want to run off together?
With this guy?
Is that what you want?
Steph, it's enough now.
Enough.
Answer me.
Is that what you want?
No.
No, I just want...
Drop it, China.
Drop it.
Drop...
Emmy.
Oh God.
Mr. Oosthuizen, you have testified that you were alone
at the time of Ms. Hughes' death.
But the laboratory report shows clearly
that there was another person in the flat at the same time,
as two sets of fingerprints were found on the rifle.
The other set, it has been ascertained
were not those of Ms. Hughes.
So I ask you again,
was there another person with you in the flat,
at the time of Ms. Hughes' death?
No.
Out of the experience of an extraordinary human disaster
that lasted too long, must be born a society
of which all humanity will be proud.
A common victory for justice,
for peace, for human dignity.
The time for the healing of the wounds has come.
The moment to bridge the chasms that divides us has come.
The time to build is upon us.
It's funny.
I've never wanted to grow anything before.
What's that?
A cane, man.
Hey, you're gonna need it.
Keep all those little horses in line.
No, man.
You keep it.
You hang on to it.
The boy looked up at the morning sky,
at the new sun
and took a deep, deep breath and held it there.
He just wanted to keep all those smells inside him
for a moment, and then
he let the air out all at once.
Beautiful early morning to be alive.
The boy's name is Vusisizwe.
Vusi, see you.