======== Sarafina!

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[ Thunder ]

[ Baby Crying ]

GOOD MORNING,
NELSON.

HOW MANY TIMES SHOULD I
TELL YOU THE SAME THING ?

ONE DAY I'M GONNA
HIT YOU WITH A BRICK !

SARAFINA, TEACH THESE
CHILDREN DISCIPLINE.

WHAT IS IT, UNCLE ?
WASHING HIS FACE WITH
THE MORNING BEER JUG !

THAT JUG IS NOT FOR YOUR BEER.
THAT JUG IS FOR
OUR MORNING TEA.

I DON'T DRINK TEA,
I DRINK BEER.
I'M A MAN !

THAT'S NO WAY
TO TALK TO CHILDREN.

THESE CHILDREN ARE
ALL FULL OF SHIT, MAN !

AND YOU, SARAFINA,
YOU ARE TOO FULL OF YOURSELF.

YOU'RE GETTING
TOO BIG FOR YOUR BOOTS.

SARAFINA, QUEEN OF SOWETO.
MADAM BEAUTIFUL.

SARAFINA, THE SUGAR,
IT'S FINISHED.
THULENI TOOK IT ALL.

- I SAW HER.
- I SAW HER TOO !

[ Shouting In Swahili ]

I WISH YOU'D SLEEP
AND NEVER WAKE UP.
Nawe !

SARAFINA, I HAVE
A NEW EXERCISE BOOK.
THE TEACHER TOLD ME --

OKAY, NU, TELL HIM THIS
WEEK I GO TO SEE MAMA.

I BRING BACK MONEY TO
BUY EVERYTHING, OKAY ?

[ Uncle ]
AND DON'T FORGET
MY BOOZE TOO.

[ Woman ]
IS THAT ALL YOU
CAN THINK ABOUT ?

COME ON, NELSON,
WHY CAN'T I BE A STAR ?

WHAT DOES A STAR DO ?
NOTHING.

LOOK AT THE CAMERA.
FLASH !

SMILE AT THE CAMERA.
FLASH !

LOOK AT EVERYBODY.
BIG EYES. SAY NOTHING.

STARS DON'T DO.
STARS JUST BE !

"" [ "Sarafina" ]

SARAFINA, TAKE ONE !
ACTION !

" SARAFINA, WHEN YOU'RE
TALKING THE WAY YOU TALK "

" THE BODY TEMPERATURE
BEGINS TO RISE "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

" SARAFINA "

" WHEN YOU'RE WALKING
THE WAY YOU WALK "

" PERSPIRATION
COMMENCES TO COVER ME "

" FLOWING DOWN ME BODY "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

""

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

""

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

" I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA
I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

" I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA
I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, SARAFINA
SARAFINA, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, SARAFINA
SARAFINA, O MAMA YOU "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

""

" SARAFINA "

" WHEN YOU'RE TALKING
THE WAY YOU TALK "

" THE BODY TEMPERATURE
BEGINS TO RISE "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

" SARAFINA "

AND THE WINNER IS...
SARAFINA !

" PERSPIRATION COMMENCES
TO COVER ME "

" FLOWING DOWN ME BODY "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA
YOU'RE THE ONE "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

" I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA
I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

" I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA
I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, SARAFINA
SARAFINA, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, SARAFINA
SARAFINA, O MAMA YOU "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME "

" I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA
I LOVE YOU, SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA "

" SARAFINA, PLEASE DON'T
RUN AWAY FROM ME ""

[ Screaming ]

[ Siren ]

[ Speaking In Swahili ]

IT'S THAT STUPID
CONSTABLE SABELA.

HE REALLY WANTS YOU,
SARAFINA.
WANTS WHO ?

DON'T MESS UP MY DAY.

WHERE YOU SPEND
LAST NIGHT, SARAFINA ?

IN BED.
IN BED, EH ?

NOT RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS
AND BURNING THE SCHOOLS, EH ?
THEY BURN THE SCHOOL ?

AND WHERE WERE YOU ? IN BED.
I CAN IMAGINE.

[ Swahili ]

A LITTLE SMILE FOR ME,
SARAFINA.
WHERE'S THE JOKE ?

[ Swahili ]

JUST A LITTLE BIT.
NOBODY WILL KNOW.

BABY, BABY, BABY !
SARAFINA.
[ Swahili ]

[ Swahili ]
LET'S GO.

[ Siren ]

[ Swahili ]

THIS IS AN ACT
OF MINDLESS VANDALISM !

IT IS MADNESS !

IF ANYONE HERE IS
RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS,
I WANT TO SAY THIS TO YOU:

WHY DON'T YOU
BLOW UP YOUR OWN BRAINS ?

GO AHEAD !
IT'S NO DIFFERENT !

THE SCHOOLS ARE
YOUR ONLY CHANCE.

IF YOU DON'T WANT EDUCATION,
DO NOT COME TO SCHOOL.

BURN THE SCHOOLS
AND YOU HAVE NO FUTURE !

IF ANYONE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR THIS, YOU ALL CRAZY !

I DON'T UNDERSTAND YOU.

I DON'T LIKE WHAT YOU'RE DOING,
AND I WANT IT TO STOP !

ALL RIGHT ?
[ Everyone ]
YES.

ALL RIGHT ?
[ Everyone ]
YES !

MISS TYEKE
IS SICK TODAY.

HER CLASSES WILL BE
TAKEN OVER BY MR. KUNENE.

MISS MASEMBUKO WOULD
LIKE VOLUNTEERS FOR
THE END-OF-TERM CONCERT.

SHE'LL BE IN THE MUSIC ROOM
AFTER SCHOOL TODAY.

IS THAT ALL RIGHT ?
RIGHT, RIGHT.
RIGHT, PRINCIPAL.

SO, WHO LEADS
THE MORNING PRAYERS TODAY ?

MISS MASEMBUKO.

[ Students Giggling ]

[ Sarafina ]
MARY MASEMBUKO,
OUR VERY OWN TEACHER.

YOU'D LOVE HER, NELSON.
I JUST KNOW YOU WOULD.

SHE'S BEAUTIFUL,
AND SHE TELLS US THE TRUTH.

AND SHE DOESN'T PRETEND
SHE KNOWS IT ALL.

AND I LOVE HER BECAUSE SHE'S
CRAZY, AND SHE'S NOT AFRAID.

" HALLOWED "

" BE THY NAME "

" OUR FATHER "

" WHICH ART IN
WHICH ART IN "

" WHICH ART IN HEAVEN "

" GIVE US THIS DAY "

" OUR DAILY BREAD "

" THY WILL BE DONE
AS IT IS DONE IN "

" HEAVEN "

" HALLOWED "

" BE THY NAME "

OUR FATHER.

" OUR FATHER
WHICH ART IN HEAVEN "

" HALLOWED BE THY NAME "

" THY WILL BE DONE "

" ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN "

" OUR FATHER
WHICH ART IN HEAVEN "

" HALLOWED BE THY NAME "

" THY WILL BE DONE "
HEY !

" ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN "

LET'S GO.

""

HEY !

" OUR FATHER
WHICH ART IN HEAVEN "

" HALLOWED BE THY NAME "

" THY WILL BE DONE "

" ON EARTH
AS IT IS IN HEAVEN "

" FOR THINE
IS THY KINGDOM "

" THE POWER
AND THE GLORY "

" FOREVER AND EVER
AMEN "
MM-HMM.

" FOR THINE
IS THY KINGDOM "

" THE POWER
AND THE GLORY "

" FOREVER "

OUR FATHER MUST BE HAPPY
WHEREVER HE IS !

YOU KIDS ARE JUST
BEAUTIFUL !

JESUS, JUST COME DOWN
AND LISTEN TO THESE VOICES.

" AND "

DID YOU HEAR THAT ?

" EVER "

SHIT !

" AMEN ""

NAME OF THE FIRST MAN IN,
WAIT FOR IT -- CREATION ?

ADAM !
RIGHT,
RIGHT.

- WHAT COLOR WAS ADAM ?
- WHITE !

WHITE ?
WHO SAYS SO ?

I NEVER SAW THAT
IN THE BIBLE, DID YOU ?

IT SAYS GOD CREATED MAN
IN HIS OWN IMAGE,

WHICH MEANS
TO BE LIKE HIM.

SO WHAT COLOR IS GOD ?
GIVE ME A COLOR.

- GOLD !
- PINK !
- BLACK !

- SILVER !
- GREEN !
- GREEN, I LIKE GREEN.

WHAT KIND OF GREEN ?
PEA GREEN ? SEA GREEN ?

GRASS GREEN ?
OLIVE GREEN ?

EMERALD GREEN ?
JADE GREEN ?

GREEN AS THE DOLLARS
IN AMERICAN WALLETS...

OR GREEN AS THE MISTS
ON THE HILLS OF KINSHASA ?

GOD GREEN. MANKIND GREEN.
YES ! I LIKE IT.

SO WHAT IS THE NAME OF
THE FIRST MAN IN SOUTH AFRICA ?

RIGHT, RIGHT.
NOBODY KNOWS HIS NAME.

WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE FIRST
WHITE MAN IN SOUTH AFRICA ?
JAN VAN RIEBEECK.

- DATE ?
- 1652.

HISTORY IS SO BEAUTIFUL,
IT MAKES YOU CRY.

[ Laughing ]

HERE IS HOLLAND.

HERE COMES JAN VAN RIEBEECK
IN HIS BOAT, FOLLOWED BY
LOTS OF OTHER BOATS.

AND THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY
TO THE EAST INDIES
TO FETCH SOME SPICES.

BUT THEY'RE PASSING SOUTH AFRICA
AND THEY KNOW THEY'RE THIRSTY,

SO THEY STOP HERE
FOR A DRINK.

JAN SAYS,

"HEY, WHY DON'T I STAY HERE
AND SET UP A REFRESHMENT STOP ?

THIS WAY IT WILL BE HERE
EVERY TIME YOU PASS BY."

GOOD IDEA.

SO THAT'S WHAT SOUTH AFRICA
IS FOR THE WHITES:

A GAS STATION STOP ON
THE WAY TO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

A PEPSI AND A PISS
IN THE SUN.

AND IT'S, "LET'S GO, FELLAS.
WE CAN'T STAY HERE FOREVER."

BUT SOME OF THEM DID.
RIGHT ?

RIGHT !
RIGHT.

[ Principal ]
YOU THINK CHILDREN
WOULD DO A THING LIKE THIS ?

OH, YES.

BUT WHY ?

THEY'RE BEING USED,
AREN'T THEY ?

YOU SEE, CHILDREN
WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING.

A CHILD WILL BELIEVE
ANYTHING AN ADULT TELLS HIM.

FATHER CHRISTMAS,
TALKING ANIMALS, COMMUNISM.

ANYTHING.

TO ME A SCHOOL IS A HOLY
PLACE, LIKE A CHURCH.

THAT'S WHY I HATE TO SEE
SOLDIERS IN A SCHOOL.
ME TOO.

LEAVE THE KIDS OUT OF IT.
LET THE MEN FIGHT IT OUT.

WHAT ABOUT THE TEACHERS ?
ANY ROTTEN APPLES THERE ?

I DON'T KNOW.

[ Mary ]
SO NOW BEGINS THE
GREAT TREK OF 1836.

THE WHITE BOYS
ARE LOOKING NORTH.

THEY SAID,
"WHAT DO YOU SEE ?"

"WE SEE GREAT LAND, MAN.
BEAUTIFUL LAND."

"ANYBODY THERE ?"

"NO, JUST A FEW KAFFIRS...

STICKING SPEARS UP
EACH OTHER'S FUTURE."

"SO WHAT DO YOU SAY
WE MAKE A TREK ?"

"GOOD IDEA."

AND WHAT DOES THIS
BRING TO US ?

Sjamboks, PASS BOOKS,
P.W. BOTHA,

AFRIKAANS LESSONS,
AND --

AND DEMOCRACY,
AND JUSTICE,

AND VERY, VERY,
VERY FINE SCHOOLS, YES.

WE'RE SO LUCKY.
ISN'T HISTORY BEAUTIFUL ?

YES !

[ Sarafina ]
THERE IS THIS BOY
WHO WANTS TO GO OUT WITH ME.

HIS NAME IS CROCODILE.
HE THINKS HE'S GREAT.

BUT I LIKE HIM,
EXCEPT HE BURNS DOWN SCHOOLS.

WHAT'S THE FUTURE
IN THAT ?

HE'LL TAKE ME TO THE MOVIES,
AND THEN HE'LL BE IN
PRISON FOR 20 YEARS.

WE DON'T GO IN THE STORE.
WE STAY OUTSIDE.

WE DON'T HURT ANYBODY.
WE HURT THE BOER'S BUSINESS.

YOU WANT TO HURT
THE BOER'S BUSINESS ?
BURN IT DOWN !

IT TAKES ONE MAN
TO BURN A STORE.

IT TAKES A THOUSAND
TO CLOSE IT DOWN.

WE NEED THOUSANDS.

WE WANT THE PEOPLE AWAKE,
ALIVE, ANGRY !

THEY DON'T WANT ANGRY.
THEY WANT QUIET.

MAMA GOES TO CHURCH,
PAPA GOES TO THE SHEBEEN,

THE KIDDIES PLAY
IN THE STREETS.
BURN IT DOWN !

THEY'RE NOT GOING
TO GET A QUIET LIFE
SO LONG AS I'M AROUND.

[ Arguing ]

I'M ASKING YOU
TO HELP ME...

FOR THE SAKE
OF THE CHILDREN.

ALL IT TAKES
IS A FEW TROUBLEMAKERS,

BUT THEY ALL PAY THE PRICE,
ALL OF THEM.

SO I WANT YOU
TO HELP ME...

TO IDENTIFY
THESE TROUBLEMAKERS.

WHAT IS THIS SILENCE ?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN, HUH ?

THAT YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT
THERE ARE ANY TROUBLEMAKERS ?

OR THAT YOU DON'T
WANT TO HELP ME, HUH ?

YOU WANT US TO TELL YOU
WHO FIREBOMBED THE HALL.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

MAYBE YOU KNOW SOME KIDS
WITH BAD ATTITUDES.

CURSING THE SOLDIERS,
SHOUTING, "VIVA MANDELA."

SURE.
SO, TELL ME.

ALL OF THEM.

THAT'S FUNNY.
THAT'S REALLY FUNNY, LADY.

MAYBE THERE'S SOME TEACHERS
WITH BAD ATTITUDES,

TEACHERS WHO TEACH CHILDREN
TO HATE AND BURN AND KILL.

TO ME THAT IS WORSE THAN MURDER.
THAT IS KILLING A CHILD'S SOUL.

NONE OF MY STAFF
TEACH VIOLENCE !

THAT IS NOT ENOUGH !

NOT FOR TEACHERS WHO ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUNG MINDS.

THEY HAVE TO
REJECT VIOLENCE,
TO HATE VIOLENCE !

THEY HAVE TO TEAR IT OUT
BY THE ROOTS !

WE KNOW THERE ARE PEOPLE BEHIND
THIS TROUBLE IN THE SCHOOLS,

AND WE KNOW
WHERE TO LOOK.

AND BELIEVE ME,
BELIEVE ME, WE'RE LOOKING.

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

""

QUIET, QUIET, QUIET !

I'M HERE.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

SARAFINA, CROCODILE.

HERE TODAY
IS THE PLAN, PEOPLE.

YOU WILL DO ALL THE WORK,
AND I GO TO SLEEP.

HAVE WE GOT IT ALL
WORKED OUT THEN ?
[ Everyone ] YES !

WHO NEEDS A SHOW ?
I SING A SONG,
EVERYBODY WATCHES ME.

SING ABOUT WHAT ?
ABOUT ME.
WHAT ELSE ?

[ Mary ]
WE HAVE SIX WEEKS.
LET'S MOVE IT.

HEY, TRAIN SONGS !

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

" THIS IS THE NIGHT
FOR YOU AND ME "

AND JUST WHERE
IS THIS TRAIN GOING ?

JUST GOING, MISTRESS.
AT 4:00 IN THE MORNING.

Stimela TAKES THE MEN
FROM THEIR LOVED ONES.

AND AT 6:00 IN THE EVENING,
THE CHILDREN ARE WAITING...

FOR stimela TO BRING BACK
THEIR FATHERS AND MOTHERS.

Stimela sasezola.
OH, OH, OH, OH.

YES, I SEE.

SO THEY COME BACK ?
SURE,
THEY COME BACK.

A HAPPY ENDING.
I LIKE THAT.
MM-HMM !

I LOVE HAPPY ENDINGS.

YOU THINK OF A HAPPY ENDING,
AND YOU'VE GOT A SHOW.

HERE'S THE STORY
WITH A HAPPY ENDING.

KILLER DISEASE
COMES TO SOUTH AFRICA,

BUT ONLY
THE BOERS GET IT.

MISTRESS !
MISTRESS !

WE STRIKE GOLD IN SOWETO,
AND WE ALL GET RICH !

JESUS COMES BACK.
[ Laughing ]

MANDELA COMES BACK !

YES !

[ Mary ]
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES !

DAY OF LIBERATION.

MANDELA COMES HOME
FROM PRISON.

I LIKE THAT.
I LIKE IT.
I PLAY NELSON MANDELA.

- THE SPEAR OF THE NATION.
- WHY YOU ?

BECAUSE I'M
A MAN, MAN.

YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO PLAYS
MANDELA ? I PLAY MANDELA.

YOU'RE A GIRL.
SO WHAT ?

SARAFINA, TELL US
WHAT HAPPENS IN YOUR STORY.

THE DAY NELSON MANDELA
WALKS FREE,

ALL THE CROWDS,

EVERYONE LAUGHING
AND SINGING.
YES, SARAFINA !

" FREE AT LAST "

" NELSON MANDELA "

" WALKIN' DOWN
THE STREETS OF SOWETO "

YES !
I'VE GOT IT !

AND HE SPEAKS
TO THE PEOPLE.

FREE AT LAST !
NELSON MANDELA !
YES !

YEAH !

[ Sarafina ]
WHY CAN'T I BE YOU, NELSON ?

JUST FOR THE SCHOOL CONCERT,
JUST ONCE.

MAKE A BIG SPEECH
JUST THE WAY YOU'D DO IT.

MANDELA FREE AT LAST.
EVERYBODY CLAPPING AND CHEERING.

MANDELA'S FREE
AND I'M THE STAR.

JUST FOR A DAY.
OKAY, NELSON ?

YOUR DAY WILL COME.

HEY, SARAFINA.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT,
MISTRESS ?

NO, BUT WHAT ELSE
IS NEW ?

IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT
IN HEAVEN, AS THEY SAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO ?
JUST STAY
AS BEAUTIFUL AS YOU ARE.

YOU KNOW, I LIKED
YOUR IDEA FOR THE SHOW.

MANDELA FREE.

IT WOULD MAKE
A GREAT SHOW,

ONLY...

ONLY THEY WON'T LIKE IT.

NO, THEY WON'T.

SO YOU'RE SAYING
WE SHOULDN'T DO IT ?

I'M SAYING IT WILL
MAKE TROUBLE,

AND RIGHT NOW THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR THE TROUBLEMAKERS.

I KNOW WHO THE TROUBLEMAKERS
ARE, MISTRESS.

THEY GET SPECIAL TRAINING
HOW TO KILL.

THEY HAVE GUNS.
I'VE SEEN THEM.
SHH.

THERE'S TWO OF THEM.

THE BOERS WANT
EVERYTHING QUIET, RIGHT ?

EVERYTHING
UNDER CONTROL.

"LOOK, THE KAFFIRS
ARE QUIET.

A QUIET KAFFIR
IS A HAPPY KAFFIR."

BUT WE ARE NOT HAPPY,
AND WE ARE NOT QUIET...

AND WE ARE NOT
UNDER CONTROL.

SO SOMEBODY
BETTER TELL THE BOERS.

PEOPLE DON'T LIKE THE
BOYCOTT OF THE BOER STORES.

THEY SAY WE ONLY
HURT OURSELVES.

PEOPLE SAY ? WHAT PEOPLE ?
PEOPLE SAY, "DO NOTHING."

PEOPLE SAY,
"WHAT CAN WE DO ?"

PEOPLE SAY, "PLEASE,
MR. BOER, BEAT ME AGAIN."

I SAY BULLSHIT !
I SAY FIGHT !

OKAY, SURE, FIGHT.

BUT DON'T FIGHT THE SCHOOL.
WHAT'S THE USE OF THAT ?

THE GREAT SCHOOL.
THE WONDERFUL SCHOOL.

YOU THINK THEY PUT US HERE
FOR EDUCATION ?

THIS ISN'T EDUCATION.

THIS IS SOME WAY
TO KEEP US OFF THE STREETS !

MISS MASEMBUKO
GIVES US EDUCATION.

HOW LONG DO YOU
GIVE HER ?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

OPEN YOUR EYES, SARAFINA.

PEOPLE DISAPPEAR.
HAVEN'T YOU NOTICED ?

MARY MASEMBUKO
IS ONE CRAZY TEACHER.

HOW LONG WILL THEY LET HER ALONE
TO CORRUPT OUR INNOCENT MINDS ?

[ Shouting ]

I'LL PICK YOU UP AT YOUR
HOUSE LATER, OKAY ?
WHAT AM I, A PARCEL ?

YOU'RE MY GIRL.
UH-UH.

WHAT IS IT THAT
SHE WANTS, CHINA ?

MAYBE SHE'S WAITING
FOR MICHAEL JACKSON.

I'M GOING TO PARKTOWN
TO SEE MY MOTHER.

SO ? YOU'RE COMING BACK.
TODAY'S YOUR LUCKY DAY.

TREAT YOURSELF.

YOU REALLY DO LOVE YOURSELF,
DON'T YOU, CROCO ?
WHY NOT ? SURE I DO.

THERE'S SO MUCH
TO LOVE, BABY.

SO I'LL COME AROUND
YOUR HOUSE LATER, OKAY ?

HE'S SUCH A JERK, THAT ONE.
I ALMOST LIKE HIM.

WHAT IS IT THAT
YOU WANT, SARAFINA ?

SHIT, CHINA.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS.

I WANT MORE.
MORE WHAT ?

MORE THAN THIS !

[ Train Station
Announcer ]

THIS STORE IS
OWNED BY BOERS !

WE HAVE TO SUPPORT
EACH OTHER !

DON'T GIVE YOUR MONEY
TO THE BOERS.

THERE'S NO LAW THAT SAYS,
"YOU HAVE TO SHOP HERE."

BOYCOTT THE BOERS !

BOYCOTT THE BLOODY STORE !

HEY, HEY, SHUT UP !
YOU GO HOME.

WHAT'S ALL THIS FOOLING
WITH OTHER PEOPLE'S BUSINESS ?

WHY DO YOU SHOP HERE,
MAMA ?
BECAUSE I WANT TO.

AND I'M NOT YOUR MAMA.

YOU WANT TO GIVE YOUR
MONEY TO THE BOORS ?

YOU WANT TO HELP THEM
AND NOT YOUR OWN PEOPLE ?
YOU GET OUT OF MY WAY !

YOU DON'T HELP NO ONE.
ALL YOU DO IS MAKE THINGS BAD !

WHAT'S YOUR DADDY DOING,
LETTING YOU RUN WILD LIKE THIS ?

MY DADDY IS DOING THE
SAME AS YOU: NOTHING !
THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S WHY
NOTHING CHANGES, MAMA.

LEAVE MY SHOPPING !
LEAVE MY SHOPPING !

[ Sarafina ]
I WANT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, NELSON.

I CAN'T TELL
ANYONE ELSE.

WHENEVER I GO
TO VISIT MY MOTHER,

I FEEL LIKE
I'M VISITING ANOTHER WORLD,

AND THAT
I DON'T BELONG THERE.

THAT'S A BAD FEELING,
RIGHT ?

I FEEL LIKE
I BELONG SOMEWHERE ELSE,

SOMEWHERE
I'VE NOT EVEN SEEN YET.

BUT I'LL KNOW IT
WHEN I SEE IT.

[ Sirens ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Sarafina ]
THIS OTHER WORLD
IS CALLED PARKTOWN.

THEY KEEP THE STREETS
VERY CLEAN IN PARKTOWN.

MAMA LIVES IN
A BIG WHITE HOUSE.

WELL, IN A SMALL ROOM
IN THE BACK, REALLY.

BUT THEY
TREAT HER WELL.

THEY SAY, "OH, ANGELINA'S
JUST LIKE ONE OF THE FAMILY.

"THE CHILDREN
JUST LOVE HER.

YOU KNOW HOW GOOD THESE
BLACK WOMEN ARE WITH CHILDREN."

THEY'RE RIGHT !
MAMA IS GOOD WITH CHILDREN.

ONLY HER CHILDREN DON'T
LIVE HERE, DO THEY ?
HELLO.

HOW ARE YOU ?
I'M FINE.

GOOD.

"" [ Humming ]

MAMA.

SARAFINA !

HOW ARE MY BABIES ?
JABU IS NAUGHTY
AS ALWAYS.

BUT EVERYONE'S FINE,
MAMA.

MAMA, I NEED SOME MONEY.

LINDIWE HAS
TO HAVE NEW SHOES.

THEY SPLIT.
THEY'RE NO GOOD.

HAVE THE BOERS
GONE AWAY ?

YES, JUST FOR
THE AFTERNOON.

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU WANT ?
SARAFINA ?

SARAFINA ?

WHERE DO YOU THINK
YOU'RE GOING ?

SARAFINA ! SARAFINA,
COME BACK HERE !

A LITTLE REFRESHMENT,
MRS. VAN DER MOEWE.

THE MAID WILL
TAKE YOUR COAT.

GIN ? BRANDY ? RUM ?

OR PERHAPS YOU WOULD
LIKE THE MAID TO MIX YOU
A REFRESHING LEMONADE ?

[ Ringing Bell ]
DO SIT DOWN,
MRS. VAN DER MOEWE.

YOU WALKED ALL THE WAY
FROM THE FRONT GATE ?

ON YOUR OWN LEGS ?

HA ! YOU MUST
BE EXHAUSTED.

NEXT TIME,
YOU WAIT BY THE GATE...

AND THE MAID
WILL CARRY YOU.

NO PROBLEM, MY DEAR.
THESE BLACK WOMEN ARE SO STRONG.

THAT'S ENOUGH,
SARAFINA !

SOMETIMES YOU'RE SUCH
A NAUGHTY LITTLE GIRL.

SARAFINA ?

SARAFINA,
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE NOW ?

"" [ Humming ]

OOH !

GET OFF THAT BED,
YOU SILLY GIRL !

SARAFINA,
COME BACK HERE !

WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH YOU, ANYWAY ?

HAVE YOU
GONE CRAZY ?
YES, I'VE GONE CRAZY.

DO YOU WANT ME
TO LOSE MY JOB ?
YES.

AND WHO'S GONNA BUY
YOUR SCHOOLBOOKS ?
SCHOOLBOOKS ARE FULL OF LIES !

YOU'RE A STUPID GIRL,
SARAFINA.

GET OFF THAT BED
AND SHOW SOME SENSE.
I WANT TO KILL THEM.

KILL THEM ? WHAT FOR ?
THEY ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

YOU'VE BEEN A SERVANT
FOR TOO LONG, MAMA.

MAYBE THAT'S BECAUSE YOUR
PAPA'S BEEN DEAD TOO LONG.

PAPA DIED FIGHTING !

HE DID NOT DIE FIGHTING.
HE GOT SICK IN MOZAMBIQUE
AND HE DIED.

HE DIED FOR
THE STRUGGLE.
SURE.

HE WENT AWAY TO BE A HERO,
AND I STAYED HOME TO WORK.

DON'T TALK LIKE THAT.

I'VE GOT FOUR CHILDREN,
AND NO MAN.

MY CHILDREN
CANNOT EAT GLORY.

WE EAT SERVANT FOOD.

FOOD IS FOOD !
YOU WANT TO STARVE ?

MAYBE.

THE WAY YOU'RE GOING ON
YOU JUST MIGHT END UP
DEAD LIKE YOUR PAPA.

I'D RATHER DIE LIKE HIM
THAN LIVE LIKE YOU.

I'VE GOT WORK
TO DO HERE.

[ Shouting, Screaming ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming ]

I'M NOT YOUR BROTHER, OKAY ?
I'M NOT YOUR BROTHER !

WHO'S PAYING YOU ?
[ Screaming ]

I'M NOT YOUR BROTHER !

SABELA ?
YES, SIR ?

GIVE HIM PRINCE.
THANK YOU, SIR.

[ Dog Barking ]

- SIC HIM !
- GO, PRINCE !

WHO'S PAYING YOU ?

[ Barking ]

[ Sabela Laughing ]

GO, PRINCE !

[ Screaming ]

[ Swahili ]
OKAY.

[ Knocking ]

[ Train Whistle ]

IT WAS SABELA.

HE SET A DOG ON ME.
OUR TURN WILL COME.

[ Crocodile ]
I'LL KILL HIM !

AND HIS BLOODY DOG.

NO NEED FOR KILLING.

WHEN THE PEOPLE RISE UP, YOU'LL
SEE HIM SINGING A NEW SONG.

WHEN THEY MARCH DOWN
COMMISSIONER STREET LIKE A SEA,

CONSTABLE SABELA
WILL SHIT HIMSELF WITH FEAR,

AND UP WILL GO HIS FIST:
"VIVA, MANDELA, VIVA."

OH, MAN,
I'D LOVE TO SEE THAT.

"" [ "Soweto Street
Fighting Song" ]

""

[ Knocking ]

[ Quiet Voices ]

[ Knocking ]

MISS MASEMBUKO ?

SARAFINA.

COME IN.

GIVE ME A MOMENT,
OKAY ?
OKAY.

[ Mary Whispering ]
PLEASE, PROMISE ME
YOU'LL BE CAREFUL.

I HAVE TO GO.

I LOVE YOU.

[ Mary ]
I LOVE YOU TOO.

[ Hissing ]

OW !

ALL RIGHT,
PLEASE.
OKAY, OKAY.

[ Whispering Continues ]

NOTHING STUPID.
I LOVE YOU.

I LOVE YOU TOO.
OKAY.

GO, GO.
BYE.

WHAT HAPPENED ?
THE WATER SPILLED.

OH, LEAVE IT.
GIVE ME. SIT DOWN.

SO, SARAFINA,
WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE ?

TROUBLE AT HOME ?

THE BOYS.

THEY CAN FIGHT.
WHAT CAN I DO ?

THERE ARE OTHER WAYS,
SARAFINA.
LIKE WHAT ?

YOU KNOW
WHAT THEY SAY:

IF YOU ARE TO FIND A WAY,
YOU MUST FIRST KNOW
WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

NO WAY.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT ?

WHAT DO YOU WANT,
MISTRESS ?

ME ?

I WANT VERY MANY THINGS.

I WANT THE WAR
TO BE OVER.

I WANT THE HATE
TO BE OVER.

I WANT MY JOE
BACK IN MY ARMS.

I WANT QUIET DAYS AND...
LOVING NIGHTS.

I WANT BABIES.

I WANT TO COME HOME
TO KINDNESS.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF
I TOLD YOU THIS WAS NOT MINE ?

YES.

I'VE NEVER EVEN
HELD IT IN MY HANDS.

IT'S JOE'S.

HE USES IT ?

HE HAS DONE.

I WON'T
TELL ANYONE.

I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

I HATE THE KILLING.

I HATE THE VIOLENCE.

BUT I CANNOT STAND ASIDE
AND LET OTHERS DIE FOR ME.

I WILL FIGHT TOO.

I CAN'T KILL.

DON'T ASK ME TO KILL.

IT'S THE SAME
OLD ARGUMENT:

WHAT IF THEY
COME FOR YOU ?

COME TO THE DOOR,
KICK IT IN ?

DO YOU REACH
FOR THE GUN ?

DO YOU SHOOT ?

DO I ?

I DON'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

[ Thunder ]

[ Crashing ]

NO !

NO ! DON'T !

[ Children Screaming ]

NO ! NO !

[ Shouting, Screaming ]

GET OUT THERE, MAN !

GET IN ! GET IN !
GET IN THERE !

COME ON.
YES, CORPORAL !

NO !

[ Children Screaming ]

IT'S NO MORE
THAN RUMORS,

BUT IN THE PRESENT CLIMATE,
WE MUST LISTEN TO EVERYTHING.

I'VE GIVEN LIEUTENANT BLOEM
MY FIRM OPINION, WHICH IS,

YOU ARE A RESPONSIBLE TEACHER
WHO WOULD DO NOTHING
TO HARM THE CHILDREN.

- AM I RIGHT ?
- OH, YES, PRINCIPAL.

MARY, DO YOU TEACH
THE CHILDREN COMMUNISM ?

NO, PRINCIPAL.
DO YOU TEACH THEM
VIOLENT REVOLUTION ?

NO, PRINCIPAL.

DO YOU TEACH THE AUTHORIZED
SYLLABUS, MISS MASEMBUKO ?
YES.

WITH ADDITIONAL
MATERIAL OF YOUR OWN ?
YES.

MARY, YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW
THE AUTHORIZED SYLLABUS.
YOU KNOW THAT.

AND WHAT IS THIS,
UM, ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ?

I WANT THEM TO KNOW
WHERE THEY COME FROM.

I WANT THEM TO HAVE A SENSE
OF PRIDE IN THEMSELVES !

- BLACK PRIDE ?
- IF YOU WILL.

YOU'RE PLAYING
WITH FIRE.

WOULD YOU RATHER THEY WERE
ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES ?

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT I'D RATHER.

I'D RATHER THEY BE LEFT
IN PEACE TO GO TO SCHOOL,
TO GET AN EDUCATION.

NOT GET THEIR HEADS STUFFED
WITH CRAZY DREAMS.

LIKE MAYBE ONE DAY THERE
WON'T BE POLICE AT THE SCHOOL ?

LIKE MAYBE ONE DAY WE WON'T
BE AFRAID OF EACH OTHER ?
MARY,

YOU'RE A FINE TEACHER.
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE YOU.

FOLLOW THE AUTHORIZED SYLLABUS
FROM NOW ON, PLEASE,
AND NOTHING ELSE.

RIGHT, PRINCIPAL.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE ANYTHING
ELSE TO SAY, DO WE, LIEUTENANT ?

JUST A SMALL
PIECE OF ADVICE.

DON'T THINK THAT
WE'RE ALL IDIOTS, OKAY ?
THAT WOULD BE A MISTAKE.

SOMEBODY IN THIS ROOM
HAS GOT THE WRONG IDEA.

THAT PERSON
TALKS TOO MUCH.

SO LISTEN, RIGHT ?

I DO NOT TEACH
COMMUNISM.

I TEACH HISTORY.

HISTORY IS
A BEAUTIFUL THING.

DO YOU KNOW WHY ?

[ Everyone ]
NO.

BECAUSE HISTORY TEACHES YOU
WHERE YOU COME FROM.

I WANT YOU
TO KNOW THIS.

I WANT YOU TO BE PROUD
OF WHAT WE GOT RIGHT,

AND TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT
WHAT WE GOT WRONG...

AND LEARN FROM IT.

OTHERWISE,
WHAT'S THE USE OF TOMORROW ?

IF YOU DON'T LEARN,
ALL YOU'VE GOT IS TODAY...

AND TODAY AND TODAY.

AND YOU'RE MUCH BETTER
THAN THAT, PEOPLE.

BELIEVE ME...

BELIEVE ME.

OKAY ?
[ Everyone ]
YES.

OKAY.

[ Church Bells Ringing ]

[ Swahili ]

JABU, COME BACK HERE.
JABU !

JABU !

[ Sarafina ]
WE KNEW THERE WAS AN INFORMER,
BUT NOT GUITAR.

GUITAR,
OF ALL PEOPLE.
JABU !

THE QUIETEST BOY
IN THE CLASS.

GUITAR, WHY ?
I FELT SICK INSIDE.

HEY, BABA.
[ Swahili ]

SARAFINA !
BEAUTIFUL MAMA !

PRETTY THING !
BABY !
PUT JABU DOWN !

HEY, HEY,
TAKE IT EASY.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE OUT
YOUR sjambok AND BEAT ME ?
DID I EVER HURT YOU ?

LEAVE ME ALONE !

OH, BABY, WHEN DID I EVER GIVE
YOU ANYTHING BUT SWEET WORDS ?

JABU, GO BACK
TO THE OTHERS.

YOU KNOW WHAT ?
IF I WAS A MAN,
I WOULD KILL YOU.

ME ?
WHY KILL ME ?

EVERYBODY LOVES SABELA,
EXCEPT THE TRASH ON THE STREETS.

I SWEEP AWAY THE STREETS
FOR YOU, SWEETHEART.

I MAKE THE STREETS
CLEAN FOR YOU SO
YOU CAN WALK SO PRETTY.

OUR DAY WILL COME.

SURE, IT WILL.
BUT YOU'LL BE
NEEDING POLICEMEN.

YOU SEE, EVERYBODY
NEEDS POLICEMEN.
NOT DIRT LIKE YOU.

OH, SO I'M THE BAD MAN,
AM I ?

[ Swahili ]

PRINCESS, HERE.
YOU BE THE POLICEMAN.

YOU BEAT ME, OKAY ?

COME ON, GO AHEAD !

THOSE KIDS
BURNING THE SCHOOLS,
YOU LET THEM GO FREE.

THOSE KIDS DRIVING THE
STORES OUT OF BUSINESS,

YOU LET THEM
GO FREE TOO !

THOSE MOBS RUNNING
AROUND THE STREETS
LOOTING AND KILLING,

LET THEM GO FREE.

BE THE POLICEMAN.
I'M THE BAD MAN.

OKAY, BEAT ME.
COME ON.

YOU NEED ME, PRINCESS.
YOU NEED ME !

[ Police Radio:
Indistinct ]

[ Indistinct ]

"" [ Guitar ]

[ Swahili ]
[ Swahili ]

GUITAR.

WHAT'S WRONG ?
TALKING ?
YOU'VE BEEN TALKING.

YOU'VE BEEN TALKING
TO THE WRONG PEOPLE.
WHAT WRONG PEOPLE ?

POLICE WRONG PEOPLE !
WHO SAYS THAT ?
IT'S A LIE.

[ Sarafina ]
I SAW YOU WITH SABELA.
DON'T LIE TO US. TELL US WHY.

YOU CAN TALK !
YOU'RE NOT DUMB !

PUT HIM DOWN,
CROCODILE.

YOU LIVE HERE WITH
YOUR FATHER, DON'T YOU ?

HE IS SICK, ISN'T HE ?

HIS LEGS ARE NO GOOD.
HE'S A CRIPPLE.

IS HE HOME ?

JUST TELL US WHY,
GUITAR !

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO TO ME ?

YOU HAVE TO TELL US
WHY FIRST.

ONE DAY,
I CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL,

AND I FOUND MY DAD...

LYING IN THE
RUBBISH OUTSIDE.

HE WAS TRYING TO CRAWL,
BUT HE COULDN'T MOVE.

HIS FINGERS WERE BLEEDING
FROM TRYING TO DRAG HIMSELF...

THROUGH THE DIRT.

HE HAD BEEN LAYING THERE
FOR HOURS.

BUT HE DIDN'T CRY OUT
FOR HELP...

BECAUSE HIS PRIDE
WOULD NOT LET HIM.

HE LAID THERE
WAITING FOR ME.

THEN... HE CAME.
SABELA.

CONSTABLE SABELA.

HE TOLD ME THAT
MY DAD WAS NO GOOD.
THAT HE COULDN'T WORK.

AND THAT IN THE OLD DAYS,
MEN LIKE HIM...

WERE TAKEN OUT INTO THE BUSH
AND LEFT TO DIE.

HE SAID NEXT TIME MAYBE
HE WILL DO THAT.

TAKE HIM OUT
INTO THE BUSH....

AND LEAVE HIM THERE
TO DIE.

HE SAID HE WOULD DO THIS
UNLESS I HELPED HIM.

I THOUGHT OF HIM.

MY DAD...
OUT IN THE BUSH,

CALLING,
NOT MOVING.

JUST CALLING.

WHAT WAS
I SUPPOSED TO DO ?

I'M SORRY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S OKAY, GUITAR.

IT'S OKAY.

CAN I GO IN ?
YES.

THE NAPOLEONIC WAR.

THAT IS WHAT
THE SYLLABUS SAYS,

SO THAT IS WHAT
I TEACH.

SO... WHAT DO
WE LEARN FROM THIS ?

NAPOLEON'S ARMY:
THE BEST EQUIPPED.
THE BEST TRAINED ARMY.

THE MOST POWERFUL ARMY
ON THE CONTINENT.

EVERYBODY SAYS
THEY CANNOT BE BEATEN.

SO WHAT HAPPENS ?
PFFT ! THEY'RE GONE.

WHY ?
WERE THEY BEATEN IN BATTLE ?

NO. THEY WERE DEFEATED
BY THE PEOPLE.

THE --
[ Footsteps ]

OH, MY GOD.

PEOPLE CAN DEFEAT THE ARMIES.
HISTORY HAS PROVED IT.

PEOPLE CAN DEFEAT
THE ARMIES.

YOU... COME.

THERE IS SOMETHING AT MY HOUSE
WHICH I DON'T NEED ANYMORE.

GET RID OF IT
FOR ME.

[ Shouting ]

LISTEN.

ONE DAY THIS IS GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT.

YOU KNOW ME.

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING.
COME ON, LET'S GO.

[ Shouting ]

[ Woman Shouting ]

GOOD MORNING.
[ Class ]
GOOD MORNING, SIR.

I AM REPLACING
YOUR REGULAR TEACHER
FOR THE REST OF THE TERM.

SIR, WHERE HAVE THEY TAKEN
MISS MASEMBUKO ?

THAT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS
AND NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

WE WON'T TOUCH THAT SUBJECT
AGAIN, IS THAT CLEAR ?

WE ARE HERE TO DO HISTORY,
STANDARD TEN.

HOW FAR HAVE YOU GOT ?
SOMEBODY SHOW ME.

HMPH.

THE NAPOLEONIC WARS.
RIGHT ?

WHY DID THE RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN
OF 1812 FAIL ?

WHAT DEFEATED THEM ?
THE PEOPLE, SIR.

I SAID "WHAT," NOT WHO.

THE WINTER.

NAPOLEON HADN'T RECKONED
WITH THE RUSSIAN WINTER.

HE THOUGHT HIS ARMY
WAS SAFE IN MOSCOW.

BUT THE PEOPLE HAD
BURNED DOWN THEIR CITY
BEFORE HE COULD GET THERE.

- SO IT WAS THE PEOPLE !
- BURNING !

THE PEOPLE BURNED THEIR HOUSES
RATHER THAN LET THE ARMY WIN.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE TEACHING US.

I AM TEACHING YOU
AUTHORIZED SYLLABUS.
THE DECISION TO BURN MOSCOW --

- BURN, BURN, BURN.
- BURN, BURN, BURN.

- BURN, BURN, BURN.
- BURN, BURN, BURN.

BURN, BURN, BURN !

SILENCE !
I WILL HAVE SILENCE !

SIT DOWN !

I WILL HAVE SILENCE !
SIT DOWN !

GO BACK !
CAN'T YOU SIT DOWN ?

[ Chanting ]
BURN, BURN, BURN !

- GO BACK ! GO BACK !
- [ Chanting ]

BURN, BURN, BURN !

[ Shouting ]

DON'T FIRE !
[ Gunshots ]

[ Screaming, Shouting ]

[ Gunshots ]

[ Yelling ]

[ Screaming ]

"" [ Singing ]

""

[ Man ]
THEY FEAR YOU
BECAUSE YOU ARE YOUNG.

THEY FEAR YOU BECAUSE
YOU ARE THE FUTURE.

HOW FEARFUL THEY MUST BE,
THAT THEY SHOOT YOU CHILDREN.

HOW POWERFUL YOU MUST BE
THAT THEY FEAR YOU SO MUCH.

YOU ARE POWERFUL BECAUSE
YOU ARE THE GENERATION
THAT WILL BE FREE !

THE VIOLENCE, THE BEATINGS,
THE TORTURE, THE KILLINGS,

ALL THIS IS THE BIRTH PAIN
OF OUR FREE NATION.

PLEASE, GOD,
MAY I LIVE TO SEE IT.

BUT IF I DON'T, I SEE
IT NOW ON YOUR FACES...

LIKE THE LIGHT
OF THE RISING SUN.

AND MY HEART LEAPS WITHIN ME
AS IF I, TOO, WAS YOUNG AGAIN.

AND I KNOW,
OH, YES, I KNOW...

FREEDOM IS
COMING TOMORROW.

- Amadla !
- Awethu !

- Amadla !
- Awethu !

- Mayibuye !
- I AFRICA !

- I AFRICA !
- Mayibuye !

MAY OUR CHILDREN
REST IN PEACE.

ASHES TO ASHES.

DUST TO DUST.

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

""

" O, MY LORD "

" AMEN "

" HALLELUJAH, AMEN ""

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" GET READY, MAMA
PREPARE FOR YOUR FREEDOM "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" GET READY, MAMA
PREPARE FOR YOUR FREEDOM "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

""

HEY !

"" [ Chanting In Swahili ]

""

THIS IS
YOUR LAST WARNING.

CLEAR THE AREA
IMMEDIATELY.

DISPERSE... NOW !

[ Chanting ]

YOU HAVE 60 SECONDS
TO CLEAR THE AREA.
YOU MUST GO HOME NOW.

"" [ Chanting ]

DISPERSE NOW !

[ Shouting ]

SABELA,
PLEASE DON'T KILL ME.

[ Swahili ]
NO, PLEASE !

DON'T KILL ME !
I DIDN'T WANT TO DO IT.
[ Swahili ]

WAS IT SABELA ?

YES.
BECAUSE YOU
WOULDN'T TALK ?

[ Shouting ]

[ Boy ]
SABELA, WE KNOW
YOU'RE IN THERE.

COME OUT !

[ Shouting ]

[ Swahili ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Shouting Continues ]

[ Sarafina ]
I WAS THERE.
I WAS ONE OF THEM.

HE LOOKED AT ME AND
I THOUGHT I COULDN'T DO IT.

BUT THEN I THOUGHT
OF GUITAR.

I THOUGHT OF CROCODILE
DYING IN FRONT OF MY EYES.

I THOUGHT OF MARY, MY MOTHER,
MY DRUNK UNCLE EVEN.

I THOUGHT OF MY LIFE !
WHAT LIFE ?

THEY'D PUSHED US
TOO FAR.

THEY'D STOPPED TREATING US
LIKE HUMANS...

AND WE HAD TO TAKE
A STAND SOMEWHERE.

[ Screaming ]

[ Shouting ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Shouting And Screaming ]

GET IN !
GET IN !

GET INTO THAT VAN !

[ Screaming ]

GET THE FEET, MAN !
GET THE FEET !

GO ! GO !

IN THE VAN.
IN THE VAN.

""

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

""

[ Shouting ]

""

HEY, BOTHA, I WANT
AN I.D. PARADE NOW.

BLOODY CHAOS.
WE DID IT.
TELL VLAM TO GET
THE ROOMS READY.

[ Indistinct ]

[ Indistinct ]

SHUT UP !

[ Afrikaans ]

[ Door Closes ]

[ Man ]
YOU GO TO SCHOOL ?
YES.

SO, WHY AREN'T
YOU IN SCHOOL ?

WHY AREN'T
YOU IN SCHOOL ?
BECAUSE OF
THE SOLDIERS.

SOLDIERS DON'T
STOP YOU FROM STUDYING.

ANSWER MY QUESTIONS,
MAM.

YOU DIDN'T ASK
A QUESTION.

HOW DO THE SOLDIERS
STOP YOU FROM STUDYING ?

BY KILLING US.

YOU'RE NOT DEAD.
ARE YOU DEAD ?

NO.
SO WHY AREN'T
YOU IN SCHOOL ?

MY FRIENDS
ARE DEAD.
YOUR FRIENDS ?

THE STUDENTS WHO
ATTACKED THE SOLDIERS
ARE YOUR FRIENDS ?

THE STUDENTS WHO MURDERED
A CONSTABLE LAST NIGHT,
ARE THEY YOUR FRIENDS ?

IS THAT HOW
YOUR FRIENDS BEHAVE ?
LIKE WILD ANIMALS ?

WHERE WERE YOU
LAST NIGHT ?
AT HOME.

YOU KNOW HOW
CONSTABLE SABELA
WAS MURDERED ?

A MOB OF CHILDREN
BURNED HIM TO DEATH.

DID YOU KNOW THAT ?

I HEARD.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
ABOUT IT ?
NOTHING.

NOTHING.

YOU THINK...

BURNING A MAN TO DEATH
IS NOTHING.

HEY ?

WHAT'S GOING ON
IN THE SCHOOLS, HUH ?

SOMEBODY'S LOOKING
FOR TROUBLE, AREN'T THEY ?

ARE YOU LOOKING
FOR TROUBLE ?

WE DON'T HAVE
TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE.
WHAT'S THAT ?

WE DON'T HAVE
TO LOOK FOR TROUBLE.

TROUBLE FINDS YOU,
HUH ?

OUR LIFE
IS TROUBLE.

SO WHOSE FAULT
IS THAT ?

WHO'S MAKING
THE TROUBLE ?

WE'RE NOT COMPLETELY
STUPID, YOU KNOW.

SCHOOL KIDS DON'T JUST
COME UP WITH THIS STUFF...

OUT OF
THEIR OWN HEADS.

WE KNOW
YOU'RE BEING USED.

DO YOU KNOW
MARY MASEMBUKO ?
SHE'S MY TEACHER.

WAS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN ?

SHE KILLED HERSELF.

DID YOU EVER
GO TO HER HOUSE ?

DID YOU EVER MEET
JOE... MASEMBUKO ?

HOW DID SHE DIE ?

SHE JUMPED OUT
THE WINDOW.

TENTH FLOOR.

YOU DIDN'T
HAVE TO KILL HER.

I TOLD YOU,
SHE KILLED HERSELF !
SHE WANTED TO DIE.

NO.

I KNEW HER.

SHE WANTED...

SHE WANTED SO MUCH.

SO YOU KNEW HER
PRETTY WELL, HUH ?

I LOVED HER.

YEAH.

SO YOU CAN HELP ME,
CAN'T YOU ?

DID YOU MEET ANYONE
ELSE AT HER HOUSE ?

ALL RIGHT.

NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME,
GIRLIE,

AND YOU LISTEN HARD.

I DON'T GIVE A SHIT
HOW YOUNG YOU ARE.

YOU THROW A BOMB AT ME,
I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

YOU TRY TO BURN DOWN MY HOUSE,
I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

YOU MAKE WAR
ON MY COUNTRY,

I'M GONNA KILL YOU.

YOU THINK YOU'VE GOT
THE WHOLE OF BLACK AFRICA...

JUST WAITING
TO ROLL ON OVER US, EH ?

YOU TRY IT.
JUST TRY IT.

WE'RE READY FOR YOU.

SO... LET'S JUST STOP
ARSING AROUND, HEY ?

TENTH FLOOR.

[ Door Slams ]

[ Sarafina ]
I KILLED A MAN, NELSON.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ?

DID I KILL HIM ?
I WAS THERE !

I WANTED TO KILL HIM.
I SAW HIS EYES.

I HATED HIM SO MUCH,
I WANTED TO KILL HIM...

BUT THEN I SAW
HIS EYES.

SEE WHAT THEY'VE
DONE TO ME, NELSON.

THEY'VE FILLED ME UP WITH HATE,
BUT NOT ENOUGH.

I HAVE TO BE SO FULL
OF HATE...

THERE'S NO ROOM
FOR ANYTHING ELSE.

MAKE ME NUMB, NELSON.
MAKE ME NUMB.

[ Scream ]

YOU'RE NOT THERE,
ARE YOU ?

YOU CAN'T HEAR ME.

YOU CAN'T HEAR ANYONE.

YOU'VE GONE AWAY.

WE JUST DREAMED YOU.

YOU'VE BEEN AWAY
TOO LONG, NELSON.

YOU ARE OLD NOW
AND YOUR CHILDREN
ARE DYING.

AND YOU CAN'T HEAR US.

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

""

THEY TOOK ME TO A PRISON
AND THEY BEAT ME.

WHEN I CRIED, THEY PUT
A BABY'S DUMMY IN MY MOUTH
SO I WOULDN'T CRY.

THEN THEY COVERED MY HEAD
WITH A WET SACK AND
GAVE ME THE ELECTRICITY.

I CRIED LIKE A
LITTLE BABY HOLDING
THE DUMMY IN MY MOUTH.

[ Girl ]
HE TOOK ME TO A ROOM...

FULL OF DEAD BODIES.

HE SAID HE WOULD
LEAVE ME WITH THEM.

I BEGAN TO CRY.

HE TOOK MY FACE AND
TURNED IT TO THE LIGHT...

AND HE LAUGHED.

AND HE SAID, "LOOK,
YOUR EYES ARE PISSING."

""

COME.

""

[ Young Man ]
HE SHOUTED MY NAME.

HE POINTED AT ME.
"COME TO ME, BOY."

I WAS SO AFRAID
I COULDN'T SPEAK.

I WALKED SLOWLY
TOWARDS HIM.

WHEN I WAS CLOSE,
HE HIT ME HARD HERE.

IT HURT SO MUCH.

I SCREAMED
AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

HE POINTED AT ME AGAIN.

"COME TO ME, BOY."

I WAS STILL CRYING.
I KNEW HE WOULD HIT ME AGAIN.

I PUT MY HANDS HERE
SO IT WOULDN'T HURT SO BAD.

BUT HE HIT ME AGAIN !

IT HURT SO BAD...
I COULDN'T CRY ANYMORE.

THERE WERE MANY OF US...

ALL FROM MY SCHOOL.

THEY TOOK US
TO A BIG ROOM.

THEY TOLD US TO
TAKE OFF OUR CLOTHES,

ALL OUR CLOTHES.

THEY TOLD US TO LIE DOWN
ON THE FLOOR.

THEN MANY POLICE
CAME IN.

THEY WHIPPED US WITH
sjamboks UNTIL WE BLED.

WHEN THEY WERE TIRED,
MORE POLICE CAME IN.

THEY WHIPPED US AGAIN...
AND WE BLED MORE.

"" [ Singing Continues ]

""

THIS TIME IS CALLED THE
STATE OF EMERGENCY, 1986.

8,000 CHILDREN
IN THE PRISONS.

THEY HURT US
TO MAKE US FEAR THEM.

WE FEAR THEM...
BUT WE DO NOT FORGET !

WE ARE STILL CHILDREN.
WE ARE YOUNG AND FULL OF FEAR.

BUT EVERY DAY
WE GROW OLDER.

EVERY DAY
WE GROW STRONGER.

WE DO NOT FORGET !

"" [ Singing Continues ]

AGAIN.
[ Scream ]

THAT'S ENOUGH, SERGEANT.

AGAIN.

[ Scream ]

[ Sarafina ]
THEY CALL IT TEACHING US
A LESSON... LIKE SCHOOL.

THEY TAUGHT US THEIR LESSON
AND THEN, ONE BY ONE,
THEY LET US GO.

AND WHAT WAS THEIR LESSON ?

TO BE LIKE THEM ?
TO TORTURE AND KILL ?

TO HATE THEM
MORE THAN THEY HATE US ?

I DON'T WANT
TO BE LIKE THEM.

I HAD A WONDERFUL TEACHER,
BUT THEY TOOK HER FROM ME.

I WANT TO BE
LIKE HER.

SHE KNEW THERE HAD TO BE
A BETTER WAY.

I WANT TO BE FREE NOW,
NELSON.

FREE FROM THE HATING
AND THE KILLING.

I WANT TO LIVE MY LIFE
WITH THE PEOPLE I LOVE.

[ Children Laughing ]

[ Children ]
" HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU "

[ Door Opens ]

SHOW ME, mtanami.

[ Gasp ]

YOU POOR CHILD.
YOU POOR CHILD !

I CAME TO YOU FIRST,
MAMA.

WHERE ELSE,
BUT TO YOUR MAMA ?

MAMA, I'M SORRY.
HUSH, NOW.

I WANT YOU TO
FORGIVE ME, MAMA.
HUSH.

NO NEED FOR THAT NOW.

I WAS A
STUPID CHILD BEFORE.

I KNOW BETTER NOW.

WELL,
WHAT DO I KNOW ?
YOU ARE STRONG, MAMA.

YOU SURVIVE.

YOU WORK
FOR ALL OF US.

NOBODY MAKES SONGS
ABOUT YOU.

NOBODY TELLS YOU
YOU ARE A HERO.

BUT YOU ARE, MAMA.
YOU ARE A HERO.

WHY ARE YOU SAYING
ALL THAT ?

I'M NO DIFFERENT
FROM ALL THE OTHER WOMEN.
NO.

WE JUST GO ON
THE BEST WE CAN.
YES.

NO HEROES.
NO HEROES.

THERE YOU ARE.
ONE OF THE CHILDREN --

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT ?

JUST FINE, MA'AM.

DON'T WORRY.
I'LL MANAGE.

I KILLED A MAN,
MAMA.

A POLICEMAN.

ALL OF US DID.

I HATED HIM !

I WANTED HIM
TO DIE.

THEY MAKE US
HATE THEM, MAMA.

THAT'S WHAT
THEY'RE DOING TO US.

MY BABY !

LET ME GET YOU
SOMETHING TO EAT.
MAKE YOU STRONG, HMM ?

YOU MAKE ME STRONG,
MAMA.

ALWAYS YOU
MAKE ME STRONG.

THAT'S WHAT
A MOTHER IS FOR.

THANK YOU, MAMA.

"" [ Singing ]

""

" LEADING THE STRUGGLE "

" WITH NOTHING
IN YOUR HAND "

" CAN BRING CONFUSION
IN THE FAMILIES "

" I MISS THOSE DAYS
OF JUBILATION "

" WE MAMA YEAH "

" DAYS OF HAPPINESS "

" WHEN FAMILIES
SAT AROUND THE FIRE "

" THOSE WERE THE DAYS
OF STABILITY "

" WE MAMA YEAH "

- " I WANNA THANK YOU, MAMA "
- " THANK YOU, BABY "

" THANK YOU, MAMA FOR EVERYTHING
THAT YOU HAVE DONE FOR ME "

" IT WAS MY
RESPONSIBILITY "

" SINCE I WAS
A LITTLE GIRL "

" WHEN I WAS LYING
ON YOUR BACK "

" TAKING ME TO CHURCH "

" WE MAMA, I WANNA THANK YOU
MAMA, MAMA "

" THANK YOU, THANK YOU
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, BABY ""

[ Child ]
SARAFINA IS HOME !

JABU !
THULENI !

SARAFINA ! SARAFINA !

[ Thunder ]

[ Thunder ]

[ Mary ]
I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

I HATE THE KILLING.
I HATE THE VIOLENCE.

BUT I CANNOT STAND ASIDE
AND LET OTHERS DIE FOR ME.

I WILL FIGHT TOO.

I CAN'T KILL.

DON'T ASK ME TO KILL.

[ Sarafina ]
WHAT DO YOU WANT,
MISTRESS ?

[ Mary ]
ME ?

I WANT VERY MANY THINGS.

I WANT THE WAR
TO BE OVER.

I WANT THE HATE
TO BE OVER.

I WANT MY JOE
BACK IN MY ARMS.

I WANT QUIET DAYS AND...
LOVING NIGHTS.

I WANT BABIES.

I WANT TO COME HOME
TO KINDNESS.

FREEDOM IS JUST
THE BEGINNING.

THINK BIGGER, LIKE YOUR IDEA
FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY.

THE PRISON DOOR OPENS.
THE PRISONER WALKS FREE.

WHAT THEN ?

"" [ Guitar ]

SARAFINA.
HI, GUITAR.

I'VE COME TO DO THE CONCERT.
BUT THE CONCERT
WAS CANCELLED.

WE CAN SING
OUR SONG.

THERE IS NO CONCERT,
SARAFINA.

LET'S GO, PLEASE ?

WHERE TO ?
SCHOOL HALL.
THAT'S WHERE WE DO THE CONCERT.

BUT THE SCHOOL HALL
BURNT DOWN.

I JUST WANT TO SING
OUR SONG, GUITAR.

JUST ONCE !

CAN YOU IMAGINE
THAT DAY ?

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WAITING
IN A BIG BUILDING IN SOWETO.

THE WHOLE PLACE
VIBRATING.

DUST RISING
TO THE SKIES.

AIR FILLED WITH THE SOUND
OF LAUGHTER.

WAITING FOR MANDELA.

WAITING
FOR MANDELA !

[ Sarafina ]
MY PEOPLE,
TODAY I AM FREE.

I AM FREE BECAUSE
YOU NEVER FORGOT ME.

THE DAY IS COMING
WHEN WE WILL ALL BE FREE.

FREE FROM HATRED.
FREE FROM FEAR.
FREE FROM KILLING.

YOU ARE YOUNG.
YOU'LL LIVE TO SEE THE DAY.

AND IF I DON'T LIVE
TO SEE THE DAY,

YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT,
I'LL BE THERE.

THIS IS MY HOME.
AND I'M HOME TO STAY.

""

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" GET READY, MAMA
PREPARE FOR YOUR FREEDOM "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" GET READY, MAMA
PREPARE FOR YOUR FREEDOM "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

"" [ Singing In Swahili ]

""

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

""

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

" FREEDOM IS COMING
TOMORROW "

""

HEY !

""

" DON'T LOOK BACK
DON'T BE SCARED "

" WE'VE GOT DREAMS
AND WE'RE STILL YOUNG "

" JUST THINK ABOUT
HOW FAR WE'VE COME "

" THINK OF ALL
WE HAVE SHARED "

" IT'S A WONDER
WE'VE SURVIVED "

" BUT HERE WE ARE
AND WE'RE ALIVE "

" CAN WE HOLD ON
HOLD ON "

" TAKE A MOMENT
TO CELEBRATE "

" OHH, OHH "

" NOW BEFORE WE ARE GONE
TAKE A MOMENT TO CELEBRATE "

" WE GOTTA CELEBRATE "

" THERE'S A MUSIC
IN THE WIND "

" LET'S DANCE
ONE MORE TIME "

" ONE MORE TIME "

" THERE'S A RHYTHM
DEEP WITHIN "

" LET'S DANCE
ONE MORE TIME "

" ONE MORE TIME "

" ONE MORE TIME
SING THE SONG "

" THERE'S A POWER IN OUR VOICES
HOPEFUL AND STRONG "

" YEARS FROM NOW
SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE "

" WE'LL REMEMBER AND
WE'LL ALL SING ONE MORE TIME "

" ONE MORE, ONE MORE "

" SING A SONG "

" ONE YEAR "

" SOMEWHERE "

" WE'LL REMEMBER "

" ALL SING
ONE MORE TIME ""

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