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Salaam aleikoum.

How are you ?

Passport ?

Can you turn off the engine?

- Do you speak Spanish? - Yes.

Can you turn off the car?

The information sheet?

Your declaration? Your form?

My profile?

Do you have a book? I'd like to read it.

- A book? - In my opinion.

I can give you one.

But I have to look for it.

Ah, I found it.

I have it.

Hold.

THANKS.

Can I go?

THANKS.

That's normal, that's just...

That's it.

Thank you very much. Goodbye!

Have a good trip !

Hello Mrs.

Do you know where the mechanic is? Please?

The mechanic is not here. He had to go out, but he will be back.

Between.

THANKS.

How are you ?

THANKS.

I'm doing well ?

Do you want to eat?

Eat?

Yes.

THANKS.

LAUGHTER AND THE KNIFE

- Good morning. - Good morning.

I have a reservation in the name of the NGO CASA.

Yes.

Ah, they're so beautiful! How much do they cost?

I think they are too small. We'll see.

They're too small, aren't they?

Yeah, too small.

But do 46 and 47 exist here? I haven't seen any anywhere.

Yes, and in a.

Oh really? Where?

- Here in Bandim? - Yes.

Ah, show me then.

Look, Marcelina!

Wait, let me see.

Look at this, Marcelina.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

- Did someone come for me? - No not yet.

We had to move your belongings in room 16.

- Did you move my things? - Yes.

We received a customer who is a friend of the house.

I'm sorry.

You're a dad now! Stop that. Let's go.

- Good evening. - Good evening.

Excuse me, could you lower it? A little music, please?

Non.

Silence, children! Silence.

Nestor's son has become a father Today.

We're celebrating. The birth of a baby.

We'll also want to rest. But we need to celebrate this a little.

Until 2am, then we're leaving.

What's going on? Good evening.

Good evening. I wanted to know if You could turn the music down a bit.

Ah, of course.

Excuse us, OK?

Good evening.

What's your problem?

We were making noise.

- Good morning ! - Yes ?

I am Sérgio. I think they are expecting me.

OK, he's over there.

Sorry about the heat.

It's been a week that they must fix our air conditioning.

Federica is going to make us An update on the project's status.

Yes.

Yes. Sérgio, hello. And welcome.

But welcome, welcome, welcome! Really.

We were eagerly awaiting you,

we had some problems with your predecessor, Leonardo,

who has not finished his study regarding environmental impact,

which has been detrimental to us.

I'm going to explain what has changed compared to the old project.

We are in a coastal area where the old road used to run.

There's a river here downstream.

And the old route chosen

by the previous government

passed through the middle of an area

transformed into an environmental reserve.

We fought for this, with other community actors

to have this area recognized here as an environmental reserve.

Because there is here a species of hippopotamus

endangered.

That's why we decided to modify

the original route towards this secondary route,

which passes downstream of the river, here.

Downstream, We find another type of zone:

a wetland area, of bolanhas.

These are rice paddies installed in marshes.

There are also many tobacconists.

villages, here, around the road,

of the future road.

We therefore need to discuss with the communities.

On this point, I'll now hand the floor over to Glória.

Exactly.

Because this question community is paramount,

for any construction site or activity that we would like to establish.

I think that's it essential here

to go and talk with the communities and to make a preliminary diagnosis

to understand if this situation

is acceptable to everyone.

Next comes the speech

from the financier, etc.

Which represented For us, this is an opportunity.

with the change of government which allowed us

to guarantee that the first area either transformed into a reserve,

has become for us a race against time.

We have the money from European funds,

but the Chinese will not start the construction

without your report on the impact.

OK.

Thank you for all this information. and for the pressure too.

I will do my best to achieve good results.

Furthermore, you must do more than your best.

Yes of course.

I also believe that it is necessary prepare for the possibility

that the result of the report

does not meet your expectations.

Quite.

We have very little time ahead of us. to move forward with this project.

Therefore, we need this study It should be done as quickly as possible.

Obviously, while respecting all conditions and all aspects

necessary for the smooth running of the work,

without affecting the producers,

and to avoid throwing away more money through the window, of course.

which is what we want to avoid at all costs.

- Hello, aunt! - Good morning !

- The shape? - How are you ?

- I'm fine, and you? - How are you.

- And you ? - Me too.

I would like to know the price of the meat.

The first one is 5,000 and meat with bones, 4,000.

I would like that one.

It's local beef. Not meat from China.

- 30,000, my friend? - Non, 35.

- I didn't ask you where she's from. - It's local beef.

- No protein or calories. - My friend, cheaper, for your client.

I own a restaurant. I'm going to...

- Madam, I have chickens. - How much ?

20,000 francs per hen.

That's a good chicken.

Give me the real price.

- 20,000, because she eats a lot. - That's not possible.

- But does she shit gold? - No, she shits diamonds.

Diamonds? - That's why...

So, if they are diamonds, Do both for me at 22.

Give me that one and that one.

- Weigh it. - You see? It's good stuff.

This ox was eating Just grass... 5.5 kg.

I'll take half of your stall.

And how much is this one?

40 000.

40 000 ?

- It's not expensive. - Cheap?

- And how much is the pepper? - 100 francs per piece.

No, I'll give you 50 francs. I want 27 peppers.

- All right. - All right ?

- I'll pay, here's 30,000. - Madam, madam!

- I'll come back to get the peppers. - Are you coming back to get them?

- I need to hurry. - Yes.

I'll be back, OK? I'll be back.

Catch her! Catch her!

Give me my money! Give it to me!

Madame !

Please keep my bags safe. Keep my bags!

Pardon !

Hello! I'm going to the main square.

Come in! - I can ?

Hello, my friend!

You can drop me off at the intersection between Che Guevara and Frantz Fanon?

- Near the old palace, OK? - Yes.

THANKS.

Thank you for keeping my bags.

It was nothing.

Everything is fine ?

Yes yes.

I don't know what happened.

He mistook me for someone else.

Enter this passage.

No. Can you go that way? Faster?

My friend, this way.

My friend, Can you take this passage, there?

My friend !

Please, can you...

My friend, this way.

Listen, stop. Please stop!

You can...

Keep my things!

Look at me, Marcelina!

You didn't take the wig 400g is human.

This hair...

Marcelina, that hair, Are they human or is this for flirting?

They are human!

Of course !

Marcelina!

They are human.

I believe you.

Marcelina, can you braid my hair?

- Just one, please. - Gui !

Like the one you made the other day at home.

- Gui ! - Yes ?

There's someone for you.

- Who is here? - A customer.

Who? A customer?

- Hello. - Hello.

I was told at the hotel to bring these bags.

They are at... - To Diara.

That's how it is in Diara.

And ?

And she's here?

No, she went abroad. For a few days.

- I don't know. - OK.

- But I can keep them for her. - OK thanks.

- And who are you? Sergio.

Sergio? - Yes and you ?

I am Guilherme.

William.

We're getting ready to go to a party.

If you want, you can stay A little bit with us, we have fun.

- We're acting silly. - OK, agreed.

Are you coming?

Here's Sérgio, you need to...

- Hello, Sergio! - So !

Come on, give him a hug too! Come one, come all!

- How are you ? - Yes and you ?

Hi, how are you?

Clayton.

Clayton? Pleased to meet you.

Thank you. May I?

Do you want a beer, water, juice...?

or my body?

Hello.

Wait, the bomb has arrived.

Wait! The bomb has arrived!

If they are not far away, They're calling us.

Those who come from outside must have a bracelet.

They must have their name on the list.

They will check the name of all those who enter.

And you work here for an NGO or...

on a construction site?

Who is your charming friend? Is he Brazilian?

Ports!

- What's the difference? - He is Portuguese from Portugal.

Brazilian and Portuguese, What's the difference?

The difference,

one of them is white and the other black one.

Like, I'm black, He is white.

No, you're white. And he is white.

Pardon ?

- You are white and he is white. - Repeat!

- Me, I'm white? - Yes.

- And him? - It is white.

You're crazy and he's crazy!

That's the only explanation.

He is white and I am black.

He is Portuguese And I am Brazilian.

He colonized, and I was colonized.

Now I understand.

But if there is someone who is black, This is me.

You are a magnificent Black man, by the way.

You are white and he is white.

What's the difference?

I'm not white, darling. No, I'm not going to discuss this anymore.

I am not white.

No, I am not white.

You are white.

I am not white.

I am black.

No, we are black!

Sergio! What a pleasant surprise!

Vas-y, Marcelina!

I'm going to find a friend.

I don't know whether we'll be able to get in today.

Yes. We're going in.

Who is it ?

- My colleagues. - Leave them, come, just you.

- Just you. - Can't they come in too?

We'll try.

How did you get here?

I came here on a trip,

searching for something that I haven't found yet.

But I found it...

I discovered that I don't come from from where I imagined.

Because, when I left Brazil,

I thought I could to affirm my African roots.

Do you feel comfortable here?

Most of the time, I feel lost.

But... Deep down, We are never where we are.

- You think so? - I think so, yes.

But you're not here now?

Non.

I am in several places, including here.

- OK. - And you ?

What is your power?

- I'm going to be arrogant. - Like me.

I'm going to say: "I am here, now."

Or it's too much...

Perhaps it's too much...

I can't find the word.

The first one that comes to mind.

Perhaps that's too naive of me.

That would be too much...

Beautiful, in reality.

Ah good ?

Yes, indeed! Because being here would mean being... here.

I don't know, There are a lot of people right here.

But how do you see me?

Like a white man from Europe.

A white man, son of Europeans.

With light eyes.

Here.

Here.

And who In a way, it scares me

in one direction as well as the other.

I'm scared...

Contrary to the original meaning, in the opposite direction.

I don't know.

Perhaps that's what I'm looking for.

- To be going against the grain? - Always !

But why are you asking? So many questions?

- What do you want to know? - I don't know.

I would like to get to know you.

I would like to know more.

Tell me about yourself.

What did you find in Guinea? that you couldn't find in Europe?

Lots of things.

I'm just going to protest because of my lipstick.

Pardon.

But why did you wipe yourself?

I don't know. Maybe because of the lipstick.

I didn't like it...

This regrettable desire...

This hand that wipes away the kiss.

I don't know. What we hear: White people stuff.

White people stuff?

I hope you're not one of those people

who look at skin color and think they know everything about the person.

I'm not looking. I'm feeling. I can feel it in my skin.

That's something else entirely. That you don't know how to do.

I'm not hurting you, am I?

Your blood hurts me.

And you, you made some for me, Or you can make some for me.

Me? - Yes.

It's always the same thing.

You come with your tender and affectionate demeanor,

as if you wanted to heal the injuries that were inflicted upon us.

And to a Blanc who has already treated an injury of mine.

- Ah good ? - Unfortunately. It's funny, isn't it?

These sons of bitches are still capable to treat injuries.

You are very predictable.

I can read it on your face.

- It's a question of race. - You might be right.

You might be right.

Son of a bitch.

What was that one like?

I'm trying to remember.

My sister-in-law told Barbosa

That I have a lover

But even if I separate I have my well where I can drink.

My sister-in-law told Barbosa That I have a lover

But even if I separate I'm not going to lose out.

- Ah, OK. - My sister-in-law...

Even if I don't gain anything from it I'm not going to lose out.

My sister-in-law told Barbosa

- Does the song start like this? - Yes.

My sister-in-law told Barbosa That I have a lover

But even if I separate I have my well where I can drink.

They say they have arrived in our country in 1444.

But the actual occupation it only took place in 1912.

Do you realize? After the Berlin Conference.

Don't forget that between 1912 and 1935...

There was this "pacification" war.

It was a divide-and-conquer strategy.

- No, listen... - You love this wrestling story!

The veteran who tells the story.

No, he's right. That's where the fight comes from.

- The dismantling of our groups. - Yes! Resistance has always existed.

Since the beginning of colonialism, There was resistance.

The liberation struggle.

- It took place for that reason. - With all its flaws.

She knows what she's talking about, Mom.

She can tell us what happened.

It took place for that reason.

Hey, Mom, Don't drop the balls!

Those who suffered the most, They are our parents.

Forced labor...

Road cleaning, taxes...

- Show us our beach huts? - Yes.

They were doing... what do you say? The census.

- The census? - The census.

The heads of post

the village chief warned,

and, on the appointed day, They came to conduct the census.

For ages 18 and up.

Families were gathering and went to the center of the village.

Everyone stayed in their place

and we counted the number of family members.

Then they would come and asked everyone's age,

because the miners weren't paying.

I remember a man, a Manjaco.

They asked him, "How old are you?" And he replied: "15 years."

They asked someone else. He also replied: "15 years."

"And you, father, how old are you?"

He replied: "15 years."

They asked, "You all have 15 years old? Father and son, both 15 years old?"

They couldn't pronounce 15 years. They said "quinche" years.

- 15 years old. - "Quinche" ans.

When Europeans enter the African coast,

The conflicts begin.

Land conflicts to impose religion,

because they were abducting girls here and took them there.

This led to tribal wars.

They implemented strategies, alliances with tribal chiefs.

They invented the marriage strategy.

They would come and say they wanted to marry the chief's daughter.

They wanted to baptize the chief.

That's what we do here, isn't it? A baptism?

It started around that time.

To baptize in order to fear God,

to avoid hurting someone to his neighbor.

To say that, just like You respect your father and your mother.

You must respect authority.

Because they are the fathers of all, of the nation, right?

So, my friend?

Welcome !

- THANKS ! - How are you ?

This is Sergio. our new colleague.

- Good morning. - Pleased to meet you. Welcome, make yourself at home.

He came from Portugal by car.

My God, you must be dead.

- Almost. - Of course.

Look, Horace is there. with his baby and his wife.

He was kidnapped by the photographers. He's coming.

- Great. Great, thank you! - How was the trip?

Excellent ?

Excellent.

The country, the heat?

- Yes. - Everything is perfect, isn't it?

My darling! I need to talk to you.

- Congratulations ! - THANKS.

My darling, come and get A photo with us!

I can ?

Don't act like a saint now just because you're married.

Very funny, my dear.

I can take one Just with Horacio?

Do you want me to hold the baby?

Yes, maybe.

- Here, my friend. - Wonderful.

I'm just going to get involved a little sore throat.

- You go, you go. - You're staying... Very well.

Comrade!

- How are you ? - Thank you for the invitation.

Sergio!

Pleased to meet you! Welcome, welcome!

There's no better way to present it than a party at your place.

What are you talking about !

Have you had a drink? Eaten? There's everything.

Before that, I would like to offer this to the parents, of course.

I hope it's still good. He had a long journey.

Wonderful. From the Alentejo, my favorite region.

What did you say?

- A great vintage, is that it? - It is one.

I'm sure of it. If it weren't so hot...

- And now a gin, yes? - Come on.

Does that sound good to you?

- Yes, good idea. - Here we go ?

Let's go.

Excuse me.

So, you made the trip by car.

I've always wanted to do it. but with work...

- What kind of gin do you want? - A normal gin.

Normal. But no!

With red berries.

- OK. - Go for it.

But I wanted to tell you that we are still working on the files.

The real work should begin on Monday.

Excuse me, I'm a "workaholic".

I believe people are always available. to work, like me.

And you know how people are here.

There is no objectivity from up there. Are you following me?

Here, people are prisoners of the past.

the meaning of things, trees, rivers...

Not that they don't have any, You understand me.

It's a matter of loyalty. concentration.

Innovate, progress, try.

Having the capacity to want more, wanting the best, the new.

This desire exists here. Everyone will tell you that.

They don't want to tell you no. That's the main point. It's incredible.

Nobody ever says no.

But they remain loyal. to what they know,

to what they respect, to what reassures them.

Innovate, progress, It's not easy to negotiate.

I don't know if you understand me. That's why you're here.

That's why we need to sort this out. before the rainy season.

We're going to do everything by the book.

As long as we do it Everything is fine, according to the rules.

I'm telling you all this Because you just arrived.

- I'm counting on you. - Yes.

That's what...

My aunt is leaving. They are going home today.

She wanted to say goodbye to you. I kiss you.

- Are you coming? - I'm coming.

We'll finish later. Enjoy your gin.

See you soon!

At the beginning of the fight, if something happened something at the tobacconist's,

the population found a way to warn their companions.

For example, The Balantes have the "bumbulum".

If they played the "bumbulum", The Balantes knew how to interpret.

They understood that, In such and such a village, someone had died.

It was a way of preventing

the other villages in danger.

Like that, They knew if the Portos were arriving.

- Like that bird, the "tchui tchui". - Yes, the "tchui tchui".

For example, at night, in the countryside, if we hear "tchui tchui",

we know that an animal or the Ports arrive.

The village can wake up and the guerrillas prepare.

When the armed struggle began,

People have left the city to mobilize.

To inform the people that there was going to be a war

and that we were going to fight against Porto,

to give freedom to our people,

to become citizens of our country.

When the station chiefs arrive, You need to be there.

Otherwise, the soldiers They chase you with the whip.

They'll beat the crap out of you.

- Are they beating you up? - Yes.

I remember that they were wearing khaki shorts.

They ran through the villages,

if they caught one, They were hitting him.

They hit hard And nobody asked why.

- It helped to mobilize... - A lot of people.

- They joined the fight. - How are you ?

You're not drinking anything? You don't understand Creole?

No. Very little.

Come! Come here, come have a drink.

Cold beer is perfect As for the heat in Bissau, believe me!

If you want cashew wine, go ahead.

- Non. Don't kill him with your cashew wine!

He just arrived And you want to make him drink cashews!

That's awesome! Let's have a drink!

Cheers!

Make yourself at home.

- Well, well! How are you? - How are you.

- Everything is fine ? - Alright.

- Hello! - Hello!

Sergio. - Yes ?

Come! Come outside, with us.

There are lots of things to eat,

good, typical little things local fruits.

- One! - Yes, I'm coming.

Okay, go ahead.

How are you ?

You're everywhere.

What's your name ?

Sergio.

Are you enjoying the party?

Yes.

Just one question:

how does someone who has just arrived

is here?

How do you know I just arrived?

You smell like the airport, my little one.

Actually, I came by car. But I just arrived.

- To ours. - To ours.

I refuse to grow old May my knees not give way

There is still a long way to go.

I refuse to grow old May my hands not grow weak

I need them To build our country

I refuse to grow old A senseless old age

You can bury my body. I don't care

I refuse to grow old, for love. What I have for you, Guinea-Bissau

I refuse to grow old For the love I have for you

I refuse to grow old, for love. What I have for you, Cape Verde

I refuse to grow old because of love.

I refuse to grow old

I refuse to grow old

- Kumã di corpo ? - How are you ?

- I'm fine, and you? - I'm doing well.

- Hello, Federica. - Hi, Sérgio! How are you?

You're finally on the field.

Yes.

Giovanni, how are you? Hello.

Do you understand where we are?

No not yet.

Over there, in the back, where there are large trees,

50 kilometers to the north,

You have the area that we managed to classify. as a nature reserve.

On this side, This is where the new route will be created.

where it will be built In theory, the new road,

where the new route will be

which continues for kilometers and kilometers to the desert.

Here, the producers are accustomed to building

a perimeter dike along the canal.

It cuts through the mangrove and bars salt water for a few years

until the salt is removed of the entire field.

The masters of rice cultivation The mangroves are Balantes.

But there are other ethnic groups, such as Pepels, Manjaques, Floups,

who adopted the same technique.

And the road will pass very close by. Is that it?

The road will pass right through the middle here, yes.

And, as a result, the route will be Much longer, isn't it?

Yes, the route is much Longer, of course.

We have to cross the river.

We must also take into account l'impact social,

to prevent people do not lose their land.

Yes, but the costs are higher. are fully compensated

through the creation of the protected area, because of the hippos.

Especially because it's the only species which still has 30 individuals.

The other species, who are on the islands,

are different species. Hence our duty to protect it.

This job, Sérgio, is very hard.

It's a job that's impossible to mechanize.

It's an ancient system which continues to be practiced.

You can ask if I can take photos and talking to them?

You can. Of course you can.

- Good morning ! - Good morning.

May I take a picture?

- I can ? - Yes.

I can ?

Bojan, please ask what they are doing.

What is it for?

He asks what you do.

If they get damaged, water will pass through. and we cannot cultivate.

If the salt water passes to the other side,

They will not have rice.

The rice is on this side.

- Are they going to the other side now? - Yes !

For what ?

Because there is water here.

We can't continue to lift the mud.

THANKS.

What's wrong with you?

I think I cut myself.

What is this?

An oyster.

- An oyster. - Attention, attention.

It's good to eat, that's all.

- There's nobody here. - Is there nobody here?

Non.

- Is there nobody here? - Non.

- The customs officer isn't here? - Non.

Madam, there is a crowd waiting.

We've been waiting for the customs officer since this morning.

I believe this will be resolved today.

We've been here since this morning.

Is this it?

- Hello, boss. - Good morning !

I have the money to clear my car through customs who has been here for four months.

- Here we go ? - Yes.

- I'm coming. - OK.

- Hello, family! - Good morning !

- How are you ? - How are you ?

- Okay, give me your blessing. - How are you.

Watch Nico.

Madame Domingas.

How's it going, my dear?

- Yes, I'm here. - You are here ?

- Grandfather, how is she? - I am here.

- I'm doing well. - Are you doing well ?

- Are you sure? - I'm doing well.

- Really ? - I'm doing well.

Then it's going to get even better.

- Grandfather. - Diara, it's been so long!

- It's been so long, that's true! - How long ?

- How are you doing ? - I'm fine, and you?

- I'm doing well. - Are you doing well ?

Has my brother given any news? - He's lost in the world, that's him.

Listen, Mom, Diogo will take care of the car.

And every Friday, He brings you 65,000.

No more, no less. The surplus is for him.

- Why are you so thin? - Stop it, Beti!

- I'm going to prepare a plate for you. - I don't want to eat.

I want to stay this way, sexy.

Look, I brought you some lemon.

Mom.

Just one thing...

Diogo is aware of this. if the car has a problem,

You call me, not the mechanic.

- OK ? - OK.

Look what I found!

Are you saying hello to your aunt?

We are very happy to be here.

The journey was very long. The roads are truly terrible.

But we're delighted to have arrived.

They said they are very happy.

The roads are not good. But the trip went well.

Thanks be to God.

Are you staying here?

No, I just came to see...

something...

A water pump.

They want to show you...

the latrines.

These are the first latrines.

These are the first latrines.

Each family has its own. We're going to see them all.

Each family has its own. We're going to see them all.

They look very good, very clean.

Where is the bucket of ashes?

Where did you put the bucket of...

- Of ashes? - Yes, from ashes.

Hortência dit que le seau was in the bathroom.

But the children knocked it over And she took it off.

He was here, but the children... They took him away.

OK.

Can you tell me How did you manage before latrines?

What was it like for you?

How did you do it? before having latrines?

Don't be embarrassed, we all do it.

You can speak freely, without embarrassment. We all do it.

Ask her if she is happy to have latrines.

Ask him how She feels it now.

Hortência, They ask how you're feeling.

Are you happy to have these latrines?

I am very happy.

Because if it rains, if I am In the forest, I get caught in the rain.

I am very happy.

She is very happy to have the new latrines,

because, when it rains, She must not go into the forest anymore.

She is very happy to have the new latrines,

and now...

Because now, during the rainy season,

She must not go into the forest anymore.

I am very happy to see that you use them

and we hope that, from now on,

you will continue to use them and that our work here is finished.

And that you can to continue this in the future.

You have the money to do it,

you must succeed and do it without us.

I would like to say that our ultimate goal Here is to disappear.

We want that you become independent

in childcare. And also that you take the initiative.

We simply came to lend a hand.

Our goal is for Guinea-Bissau...

That you can take charge of this initiative

and take care of your families...

- What's your name? Sérgio? - My name? Sergio.

I want to ask you a question.

If what they're saying is true, than in Lisbon

you pour drinking water in the toilets.

- Water, what? - Drinkable. In the toilet.

Me? - You, over there in Lisbon.

- Yes. - You do that?

Are you doing that?

It's true ?

No, you didn't understand. what I told you.

- It's true. - It's true ?

You put in drinking water In the toilets?

- In the toilets. - In the toilets?

Are you doing that?

Yes.

I can't believe it.

- It's true. - It's true ?

- Me and everyone else... - The Whites.

Are you doing that?

Yes.

To thank you, the Budjin community

prepared a gift for the delegation.

At the same time, We'll prepare lunch for you.

The women's representative de la pistol

will put the fabric back on.

We have other villages Worth checking out.

We cannot wait, We have to go.

We are sorry. Thank you for everything.

Thank you! Goodbye! - Bye !

Stop saying my name!

From now on, My name is Juniper.

Marcelina, get up and come help me.

Enjoy your food !

As you wish.

You are a woman.

It depends.

Attention.

You are a woman, Guilherme.

All you have to do is grope me to see who is more womanly.

My little Guilhermina!

I can be too Ta petite Guilhermina.

If you're nice to me, I can.

You're going to be drunk...

You're going to get drunk.

Attention...

Who asked for beer?

How are you ?

- Who asked? - I want a kaimosa.

Kaimosa, where is the kaimosa?

- Did you see who arrived? - Who ?

Your new friend.

It seems he's fitting in well. with Marcelina, with Edmilson.

Look how he's trying to fit in.

- as if everything was fine. - It's actually quite funny.

But his hair is moisturized. the ironed shirt...

He must have someone who irons for him. His clothes. Classic trousers.

Which NGO does he work for?

I believe it's a humanitarian NGO.

All NGOs are humanitarian. Right?

- So that's the one. - Or they pretend to be.

My friend, so that's the one!

- You like them, the humanitarians. Me?

Yes, you are human, my friend!

- Non ! - I'm going to sit here.

So, have you eaten?

Do you see that red light? Which one flashes?

She is imaginary. But it's flashing, that's my radar.

- Is it flashing? - The closer he gets, the more she blinks.

Serious ?

Do you trust him?

Self-confidence is everything!

William.

- Let's see if this radar is lost too. - Attention !

You might find your own radar while you look for mine.

- I have a proposition for you. - A suggestion?

Since you do so much trust in this radar...

Do you want to hear it?

- Yes, a lot. - Non !

You can step aside, I want to look you straight in the eyes.

Since you do so much confidence in this radar.

I think we could see

- who hits the target first. - Who hits the target first?

I'll bet.

Whoever tastes it first...

- On target. - To food.

- And bite into it. - Won.

I'm going to win.

- My friend! - My friend!

Look me in the eyes!

Pedal!

My friend, I love you.

- I love you too. - You know I love you.

But you know I hate losing.

And I'm telling you, I'm going to win.

No hard feelings! - Non.

My darling, no hard feelings!

William.

Perpetual vow.

Perpetual vow.

Calm down! No!

- Perpetual vow. - I'm going!

Is everything going smoothly?

- Pepels are worthless. - How so ?

They stole my dog to hold a ceremony.

My mother is Pepel.

Pepels are worthless.

And who is your new friend?

He's the Boss.

Gui !

Take away the tablecloths!

Marcelina!

Here !

Diara!

Hold ! This chair can't get wet!

I can't believe it!

Gui! Gui, forget it!

Everything is wet. Forget it, forget it.

We're going to take care of the people.

Were you able to receive everything?

Yes, everyone paid.

Sergio is tired.

Me?

- Yes ! - Non.

- I haven't seen you since. - No, no.

It started to rain. And I haven't seen you since.

Does it normally rain at this time of year?

Marcelina, please.

Thank you, Sergio.

Let's go home.

Go ahead, you.

No, I'm waiting for you.

Thank you, friends.

- THANKS. - It was nothing !

- See you tomorrow. - Is Sergio staying?

Is he closing the bar for us?

Sergio.

- Yes ? - My hands are wet,

You can turn off this light. In my opinion ?

- How do we do it? - The switch is there.

THANKS.

Let's go.

- My darling. - So, where are we going?

You're going home, right?

Pardon.

The taxi is full.

No problem.

- THANKS. - See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

Cruel...

Let it marinate for a little while.

How are you ?

And Maria Antonia?

- Is she alright? - Come here. Here.

She's not doing very well today. She looks like she's sick.

She comes to see me every day

to eat a piece of cardboard.

That's what she likes best, cardboard.

Come here.

One.

Viens ici, Antónia.

One.

One.

Are you married, Bojan?

More or less.

More or less?

What does that mean?

I'm having problems with my wife.

Any problems? Serious or minor?

Family problems.

We got married the first time when I was 23 years old.

The first time?

Yes, because we had a problem

and we drifted apart.

Then we got back together when I was 29 years old.

I thought you could to have three wives.

It's true ?

It is the Muslims who can to have three or four wives.

Not us, the animists.

- Animists? - Yes.

It's what ?

It's like the Catholics, For example,

who have their rituals.

We too, the animists,

We have our rituals. that we do under the cheesemakers

or other large trees.

This is where everything is done.

We have this suitcase

which has a device inside

who's going to plug in? to these two machines, Bojan.

These are sensors.

Sensors because they can smell.

And how do they smell?

They have this little light here.

You see?

It's called a laser.

When a solid object passes by,

it sends a signal to it

who takes a picture,

if it's set up correctly,

and he sends the photo

to my computer.

Animists have their own culture.

But this culture varies depending on the animist.

For example, the Balantes

have a way of worshipping,

to hold ceremonies for their "Irãs".

The Floups have their own way of doing things.

The Mancagnes have another way to worship and to perform their ceremonies.

Each ethnic group...

What's yours?

I am Mancagne.

What other rituals do you have?

We have the "toca-choro",

the "forgetting"...

What is "toca-choro"?

It's a ceremony that we do

for a person, a deceased relative,

Sometimes it's been a long time...

It also depends on the condition of the family.

She holds a ceremony in which She must sacrifice an animal.

It could be a pig or a cow. but normally

we do it with a cow

that is sacrificed. We shed his blood.

Blood is used to honor the dead. the ancestors.

In the toca-choro ceremony

or in that of Iran,

Blood is always spilled. Even a man,

to become a real man,

must lose blood

on the occasion of what is called fanado.

The fan?

It's what ?

It's a very sacred ritual.

A secret that takes place in the bush stays in the bush.

Damn...

Salaam aleikoum.

Is it over?

Non ?

Not yet ?

A short break?

Yes.

Boy.

Here, the meal.

Do you eat chicken, Bojan?

I'm going to eat this without chicken.

- Ah good ? - Yes.

Do you have water?

Is there water?

- To be ? - Yes.

THANKS.

Mr. Engineer, don't do that!

The company banned that water be given to the locals.

That's the rule.

Okay, Mr. Engineer, You know what you're doing.

But these men are thirsty.

The last one who did that He was tricked.

If there is a problem, Say that I wasn't aware.

Pretend you didn't see anything. OK ?

If I'm asked, I won't say anything.

You have to find me a job. bro, because...

This is not going well at all. Not at all.

The bosses want to screw us over. That's how it is.

To earn their money, They treat us like their slaves.

And we do a twisted job.

They want to exile us to a desert It's stupid, and it's not possible.

Hurry up, damn it!

Even a clerk's job, anything.

You have to earn your bread somehow.

Hello? Hi, my love! How are you?

Very good! That's great, that's great!

What is the program? Do you know what you're going to do tomorrow?

I want to too! At the cinema?

Are you going to the cinema with your mom?

Oh, I want to go too.

Listen, you're going to give a big hug To my mom for me...

I just learned

that my mother-in-law is in the hospital. I would like to hear from you.

Come on, give me a big hug! And a kiss for Mom, okay?

Because today I'm not going to talk to him.

I'll call later To talk to him, OK?

Sending you lots of love! Goodbye! Kisses.

Yes, I love you very much.

And when is she going to have these tests?

The 15th of next month?

All right.

And the little one, when? Should she go back to school?

All right. Next week already? OK.

And how are the olive trees doing?

Do they have a lot of olives?

Do you have people to pick them up?

Yes, it's sad. There's almost no one left.

Do you have a light, Ermínio?

Yes.

Wait a minute.

Where are you from, Mr. Engineer?

Pardon, Ermínio.

Don't call me that.

SO ?

What should I call you?

As you wish.

Use the informal "tu" with me.

Do you have a fever?

I don't know.

Would you like a whisky?

Isn't it bad?

Non !

It cleans everything.

I'd like that.

Hold this.

Ciproflox...

It's an antibiotic.

We can't take it like that!

It cleans you right away.

That's the best option.

It cures you immediately.

When that happens to me, it's straight to SOS.

Direct, otherwise... We mustn't move on to stage two.

At stage two, you're screwed.

We need to deal with this directly.

It cleans everything.

It gives you diarrhea instantly.

You've got diarrhea, but you're still shitting. You spill your guts and you shit everything out.

Two weeks ago, I had malaria.

I had to wait three days I want them to send me a Cuban doctor.

over there, from the main construction site.

The guy couldn't make it.

Apparently there was a little Black girl who was about to give birth.

Something like that.

When he arrived...

I don't even know what he gave me.

It made me climb the walls.

I think it was quinine.

From the quinine?

I believe so.

This thing messed me up.

And if you want to know everything...

When I entered the canteen, The Chinese saw me...

It was as if he had seen a ghost.

His eyes widened.

They're all fucking racists, those guys.

For them, we are not white.

And with the Senegalese and the Guineans, They are even worse.

For what ?

Those people, when they have an accident, They throw them into the ditch.

And they say nothing to the families.

I swear, here it's...

It's a real slaughterhouse, yeah.

A real slaughterhouse.

And what's most infuriating,

The worst ones are the Blacks.

They are racist, some of them. towards others, even.

How did you get here?

I don't know how to do anything else. I had to manage somehow.

It's you who surprises me. A young person like you, who has studied.

Didn't you have a job there? Or do you like adventure?

Or did you come here to get rich?

You thought this was Eldorado, that money grew on trees?

- Maybe... - Well, not...

Listen, if you want some advice, Get lost.

Nobody here cares.

Send it, Ermínio.

Pass the meat, pass it.

I'll take care of it, damn it.

- Mine nice and grilled, OK? -That boss, he's playing!

If there is a brave one, that he comes back.

There are some who help.

- The others know how to open it. - They talk but they do nothing.

No, but listen to him.

You need a sailor for you Learn how to make a fire, or what?

Hello!

How luxurious! Are we celebrating something?

Come join us.

We're celebrating the birthday of my daughter Patrícia, who is 17 years old.

Congratulations !

She is in Portugal. It's been three years since I last saw her.

I decided to do it here a small party.

- A small pleasure. - You're a little late.

Come and eat a piece of meat with us.

- Sit down. - No, it's fine. Thank you.

- Have a drink. - There are cold beers.

- Blonde water. - Come on.

I'll keep you company.

And you don't eat anything?

No, it's fine, thank you.

Taste this meat, it's good.

Thank you, thank you. It's okay.

Next time, There will also be pork.

- Oh yes? Very good. - Yes.

- You will let me know. - Yeah...

She's 17 years old, my princess.

It's a head, just like you.

- Me? No... - Completely concerned about the world.

Save the whales, the polar bears, Mosquitoes... Finally.

These things that young people they like today.

Fortunately, in terms of intelligence, She takes after her mother.

Bojan, is everything alright?

Yes.

Is everything alright at home?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Don't worry, What's happening right now?

Non.

I was told that, in the village of Bojan,

there are related problems with our work.

Is that true, Bojan?

Problems are normal.

It's true.

But there are problems and then there are problems. Boy.

There are more serious problems than others

and which have consequences more serious than others.

It seems that your wife and sons are among the leaders

of the protest movement against the construction of this road.

I don't know if that's true.

People are talking...

I work here. After that, When I go there, everything will be resolved.

Everyone has their own way of thinking.

Young people can be for this route.

The elders and the farmers are against it

because they are going to lose a game of the land where they worked.

They are told that It's for development.

Development, That's what needs to be weighed.

Some people want it.

Others want to continue living like that.

The fields they cultivated, They're going to lose them.

What will become of them?

But anyway.

João, and the sardines?

They are in the freezer.

But they are only for us. Right?

Only for us, yes, not for them.

Bring back the sardines!

Do you like frozen sardines?

That works for me.

For lack of anything better.

I don't eat them frozen. But grilled, yes!

Not frozen.

What is this crap?

Ousmane !

Ousmane, come here right now!

What the hell is this?

What's it doing in the freezer?

I don't know.

You don't know?

But it's not you Who's in charge of the food?

I don't know.

That's what you put in. in our meat, you bastard?

- What's going on? - Do you want to kill us, or what?

These sons of bitches want to kill us, Or what?

Did you see that?

Come! Come see this!

These sons of bitches want to kill us!

Look what he puts in our barn.

It was in our freezer. Look at that!

Calm down, João. Calm down.

You're screwed, damn it.

Calm down, João. It's mine.

- Is this yours? - Yes, I'm the one who put it there.

Did you put that there?

Yes, they are samples. My freezer isn't working anymore.

It's nothing at all.

But you couldn't Put it somewhere else?

You had to put it in our freezer?

Are you stupid, or what?

It's sealed, everything's fine. You can eat without fear.

I'm not touching that shit again. Me, damn it!

Do you really believe that? Am I going to eat this?

You can't put that with our food!

You can't do Whatever you like!

You're right. Sorry.

And if it transmits a virus, A turd, a bacterium?

- Calm down, João. - But that with!

Oh my God. I'm fucking sick of you!

I'm fucking sick of you!

Got it!

Take it easy, João.

Calm me down, me? I was too calm with you, yes.

Since you arrived, You are ignoring me,

I don't exist for you. You don't respect me.

and you want Do I accept your apology?

I'll tell you as politely as possible:

You can shove them up your ass!

Calm down, João. Think of your daughter.

Don't talk about my daughter, damn it!

You just messed it up my daughter's birthday

and you bring her back again With my daughter, for fuck's sake?

It's nothing, trust me.

Yes, it's something! For you, it's still nothing, damn it!

How I'd love to give you a good one!

And one of these days, It's going to hit you.

Be careful, there are lots of places where it's best not to wander around alone.

- Calm down, João. - Take it as friendly advice.

Don't forget what happened to your Italian predecessor.

Right now, He's eating dandelions by the roots.

Do nothing you might regret. John.

Be careful, this could very well happen to you.

And now, get the fuck out of here!

You've already messed things up My daughter's party, you jerk!

You're finished for me, damn it!

Damn!

What's going on?

This is the engineer Sérgio who put bags in the freezer.

That's what caused the problem.

OK, put that away.

Sit down there.

Is this a funeral wake, or what?

Let's keep the party going!

Come on.

Come on, bring that over, let's have a drink!

Erminio!

- Come on, bring something back! - Let's have a drink, shall we!

Come on, let's go.

To my daughter Patricia And to our families who are far away!

- Go away ! - I told you to leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

I'm telling you, let go of me!

One!

What's going on?

Come! Come here!

Coward, I tell you!

These assholes can't hold their liquor.

Stay out of it, Mr. Engineer.

Then they come and cause trouble.

They're just here to annoy us.

Come here, you fucking Portuguese! Leave me alone!

Don't get involved. Mr. Engineer!

- Can you hear me? - Come here!

I'm going to pull your hair out!

One!

Come here!

So, what's going on here?

There are no problems between you and me.

- I only want to kill him. - Hamedna, listen to me.

Here, all the problems These are my problems, okay?

No, leave me alone. I only want to kill him.

He will be punished and you will pay. A good compensation, okay?

I don't want money. I want to do to him what he did to me.

- Let go of me, I tell you! - Listen !

If you hit him, you'll go to prison.

But if you hit me, Nothing's going to happen with you.

- Leave me alone! - No, listen!

- Leave me alone! - No, listen!

I'm telling you!

- Leave me alone! Hit me!

- Leave me alone! Me!

- Leave me alone! Hit me!

Hit me! - Leave me alone, I tell you!

Hit me!

- Leave me alone! Come here! Hit me!

- Hit me, Hamedna! - Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

Leave me alone!

- Leave me alone, I tell you! - Go away!

- One! - Stop!

One day I will find you on the road and I'm going to kill you.

Come here!

Come on to me!

One!

We all need a change of scenery.

No more playing the coward. We're all going to a nightclub.

Sergio!

I know I'm quick to jump to conclusions, But I'm not one to hold a grudge, OK?

We're not going to let this nonsense go. damage our relationship.

We are professionals. We are here to work.

Come with us. I'll buy you a rice wine.

This is the best we can find here.

Are you coming?

OK.

Come on, let's go.

Come.

What was that all about? What about Italian?

Whoa! There are several theories.

He got together with a young Black woman

and wanted to take him with him to Europe.

He even wanted to divorce his wife.

But she never wanted a divorce. and he never obtained the visa.

I knew him well.

He often came with me drink some glasses.

That commands respect!

My opinion is that he's left. with little Black.

Who hasn't ever wanted that? A pretty little Black girl.

Attention, attention.

He's either drunk or dead.

- Speed ​​up, damn it! - Attention !

It's a fucking ambush!

There are 10 or 20 guys who are going to show up.

- Attention ! He's either drunk or dead.

Stop! Wait!

Stop the car!

Stop the car! Stop!

I know the trick. Don't stop, keep going!

They want to kill us!

Stop the car, damn it! Stop!

He had planned everything.

He had prepared everything to run off with her.

They found his car at the side of the road with his belongings.

Who knows what happened?

What's there to drink?

Is there anything stronger?

Did you understand?

Melissa !

Melissa, baby!

Everything is fine ?

Alright ?

You are going to taste this rice wine.

Beer is fine with me.

No beer for you. First, a rice wine.

No, no, no.

A rice wine.

Is that it?

Yes, a little.

A little.

- How are you ? - Yeah.

THANKS.

SO ?

Yes, that's good.

Caution, do not abuse.

That's heavy stuff.

For him too.

No, no.

Yes, yes. For him too.

THANKS.

A little, yes.

Hello!

How are you ?

Well and you ?

I am here.

What does that mean?

That means I'm doing well. i guess.

Tu supposes ?

- Yes. - Do you speak English?

Yes. Do you speak French?

Yes, a little.

We can speak in French, then.

Yes.

Do you understand what I'm telling you? - Yes, yes, I understand.

Perfectly.

But my French is “petit”.

You seem to be doing well.

I don't know.

We can also speak in English if it's easier.

Non !

Non !

You came for this, didn't you?

Non.

Stop.

What's your problem?

Do you want to be here?

Why are you here?

I can't, I can't.

Then get lost.

Get lost!

Come on !

"I can't do that."

Then don't do it.

So what?

Can you at least get excited?

So that we can finally put an end to this?

I'll try.

Okay, your friend has paid. But he didn't pay for the whole night.

Do you think that worries me?

What's bothering you?

Working conditions Sex workers?

The well-being of women in this country?

Human trafficking, perhaps?

The minimum wage?

Does that worry you?

Clean drinking water for everyone?

Is that what's worrying you?

I wish I could be like you.

You have no idea What it's like to be me.

You don't know what it's like to be me.

I'm not pretending to be interested.

Yes, that's the difference. Perhaps that's the difference.

But I am concerned. Yes, I am concerned.

Yes, of your own accord. of your personal comfort.

To go to a brothel and to play the moralist.

That worries you, yes.

What disgusts me the most...

...they are good men.

I don't understand what you're saying.

What disgusts me the most,

They are good men. Like you.

Excuse me, please. Thank you.

Excuse me.

I need you to open it here.

- Yes. Wait, I'm coming. - All right ?

I will do it, yes.

Look! The wealth! The face of wealth!

This is for you.

Now your journey It's starting to appeal to me.

Look at the size of that thing!

for my size.

I adore ! Help me, darling, please.

Wait, I'll bend down.

But I think you should To braid my hair, my love.

Yes, but I just want Feel it now.

- Help me, please. - Attends.

- Like that ? - We put that in there.

Vas-y.

Where's the elastic band? Do you want the shot this way?

He's here.

I missed you so much, I swear.

Can you put that away?

There, please. Can you display it?

That too.

Take the suitcase.

- Calm down. - Hello, who's here?

- Good morning ! - Good morning.

We thought you were tidying up Your things, but no.

Why should I put my things away?

You have been informed that this place has a new owner.

This place? It's impossible.

Our boss asks when you plan to return the place.

- Which leader? - Our leader.

Our leader said that he was handing over this place today.

- And we don't talk about it anymore. - But how so?

This place is mine. Do you know him?

I don't understand, I spoke to your superior

And he said that everything was resolved.

- I don't understand. - Our superior?

- I'm really confused. - Who is this superior?

It's time to close this place. no discussion.

- No, ma'am. - You have a lot of debts to pay.

- Full of debt? - Yes.

My friend, I just told you that I spoke to your superior

who told me that everything was resolved.

NOW, Are you saying I have debts?

Do you see this space?

It's a place that welcomes all the important people of Bissau.

OK, we'll give you three months to leave the premises.

- That's not possible. - Madame !

- Yes. - Madame !

It's time to close. and to leave the premises.

We've already come twice. You must leave now.

Do you see that mango tree over there?

- Do you see it? - Yes.

That's my great-grandmother who planted it.

So, there's nobody in this country who will chase me out of here.

I told you that I called your superior

And he said that everything was resolved.

This mango tree is my resting place. It's my shadow.

This place is all I have.

Neither you, nor anyone else won't make me leave here.

I ask you to let me work in peace.

Let me earn my living.

- You were deceived. - Please.

I ask you to leave here.

You can't expel us, no!

I can't ? You're the ones who are kicking me out!

You've been here before, I told you it was resolved.

You didn't bring any paper, nothing.

Where is the paper that says Do I owe you money?

You have nothing.

My friend, excuse me.

- Good... - Here we go.

- Good evening. - Hi, how are you?

Who are you?

Me? - I'm kidding !

You scared me! What happened to your bar?

- It's complicated, forget it. - What ?

Come in. - I can ?

- Of course. - THANKS.

Sit down.

OK.

Do you want something to drink?

Do you have any tea?

Do you know how to do it?

Do I know how to make tea?

Inhabitant.

Warga? But you drink warga?

I like it.

You know that's a hard drug?

Excuse me. I...

I was looking at your incense.

I saw.

How lucky!

Gas!

I hope I wasn't interrupting anything.

I wouldn't say that.

But you want to ask me A more direct question?

You were doing something before I arrive?

- Yes. - What ?

I was braiding my hair.

Sorry, I don't like to see messy hair.

I'm just fixing your hair.

Deluxe by Diara.

- Does that make you laugh? - Yeah.

This is the best tea of ​​your life.

I told you so.

You're right.

I missed it.

Do you want some more?

Do you need anything?

I need to rest.

It's time.

Wait. What's going on?

I want to rest.

We'll talk about it another time, then.

I have some questions to ask you.

Questions about what?

About you.

About me?

Yes.

Let life answer that.

NOW, I really need to rest.

THANKS.

- Ciao, thank you for the tea. - It was nothing.

Good night.

What is this?

Goat meat.

And you let it cook for a long time. Is that it?

What's inside?

What do you put in it?

- Onions... Sergio.

Yes ?

Oh my god, damn...

It's going to be a bloodbath.

When you know how to kill, No blood is shed.

Look at his expression.

Sérgio, do we have the means? to save one?

- Just like that, on a whim. - NOW ?

We buy one to save it.

Let's ask the price.

I'm going to ask!

- 50 000, 65, 55... - OK.

All right.

- Good... - What ?

I think there is one which costs 50,000,

but there is a more expensive one.

He said between 50, 60, 65.

He says they can cost up to 120,000.

And you would save the poorest one?

Yeah, that's another question. I save the cheapest one.

The world is full of questions.

The cheapest or the most expensive? Or the middle one.

- That might be the best option. - Or the most tender one?

If you look at them like that, Which one would you save?

At first glance.

- I wouldn't save the white one. - Yes, but then...

- I wouldn't save the white one. - No? Okay.

- Absolutely not! - OK.

But her too... Poor thing. Why?

No, I wouldn't save the white one.

There are enough white people in history.

so that she understands, And I'm not a goat, you know.

- Okay. There are three left. - I would save the black one, of course.

Which should be the most expensive? because she is tall and fat.

- And you ? - I think it's the most expensive one.

But I don't know...

The youngest.

- The youngest of them all. - Mignon.

- It's a terrible choice. - I think it's cute.

Because she has more time to live than the oldest.

Yeah, she didn't live as long.

Imagine if people decided like that of our lives.

Like, the youngest lives, The oldest one dies.

We could dance the tango here.

- Shake your buttocks. - Tango, here? Come on.

No, that was a stupid suggestion!

What's tango like? That's not how it is.

That's how it is.

Pedal!

Don't do that.

- You must guide, I am a lady. - I know.

Is that how it is?

- THANKS. - THANKS.

Are you going out tonight?

Yes.

I'm going clubbing with Diara.

I think she's asleep.

She's not sleeping.

Do you know her better than I do? I am her best friend.

She said she was going to sleep And she kicked me out.

She lied to you. Maybe to get away from you...

How do you know she lied?

That's just my perception.

She told me she was going to sleep

And she kicked me out of her house.

You must have done something,

That's not Diara's style. to do that for no reason.

Unless you deserve it or that you like it.

Yeah, I love it.

- Some people like it, I'm not judging. - I love being chased.

I can easily picture you in that role.

No, I'm coming.

I'm going to ask Diara If you can come...

No, no!

What do you mean? She didn't want to...

Please, Don't tell him I'm coming.

Of course not. Surprise.

- She loves surprises. She doesn't know that you know

That I was at her place. Or was I?

- What? You were at her place? She didn't tell you!

You're the one keeping secrets. Because she and I are friends.

-You're being secretive. - She was going to tell you.

But what happened? This afternoon?

Nothing. It wasn't the afternoon. It was now.

I was at her place just before.

For ?

What? I was at a friend's house. someone I like.

- But anyway... - Anyway.

I'll meet her in 20 minutes or Sabura.

Come if you want, she'll chase you away.

I'm coming.

Eh, kid!

- And your phone? - I was making myself beautiful!

- For 30 minutes? - Pardon !

Oh, pardon?

- Look who's here. - Hello!

Hello!

Are you here?

I didn't say I was going to sleep.

The tea made me sleepless.

Here we go ?

Let's go.

How are you ?

Hello!

How are you ?

GOOD.

It's nice to see you.

- Is everything going smoothly? - Calm ?

- Good evening. - Good evening !

- Sergio, right? - Yes.

- Let's go. Are you coming? - I... I'm coming.

Wait. You can't stay A few minutes with me?

I'll bring you one.

I wasn't expecting to see you with them, my friend.

Have you known each other for a long time?

We're friends.

Be careful, friendly advice.

I sensed a certain atmosphere Between you two, right?

If you look Medusa in the eyes, It explodes in your face.

What do you mean, an atmosphere? Be careful ?

With Medusa, my brother.

I'm telling you that if you look at Medusa in the eyes...

Poof!

It explodes in your face.

You don't know the city very well. You don't know what's going on.

It's not cool to talk like that From a friend, right?

Calm down. It's because That's what my friend is saying.

You don't need to be aggressive, my friend.

I didn't want to give you that kind of pipe.

I was just kidding, brother.

I'm just telling you to take it easy, that's all.

Nothing more.

You give me Relationship advice, is that it?

Excuse me? Not at all.

But you're arriving In an exotic place, you feel...

emotionally involved, Everything is super exciting and exotic.

I'm just telling you to take it easy. I didn't mean to upset you.

I thought your money It would make you less vulgar.

My brother, forgive me. You misunderstood me.

I didn't want to invade your life, your privacy.

You know what you're doing, my friend.

Everything's fine. Listen, we're having fun.

I can sense you're tense.

Let's have a drink and start from scratch.

We're starting from scratch.

Let's drink to a life of substance.

I know it's not easy being here.

I know that's not exactly what you might have imagined.

I know you're coming and you see lots of contradictions and...

It might, I don't know, destabilize you.

You see a guy like me,

who has money, a nice house, A beautiful car.

You go out into the street, you see the poverty, Shit, stench, rot.

You come to my house, you see my family, You see me and...

This is deeply unfair And it's our fault, isn't it?

"Primitive accumulation of capital", Do you know what it is?

My brother, if you're thinking about Europe,

this civilized, structured Europe,

the magnificent cathedrals...

You can't see the blood to flow down the walls.

Architecture, engineering, medicine.

You sang and you sang again. And more blood.

Ruptures, reconstructions, constant reformulations.

Constant power exchanges.

Borders are being erected. and they come apart.

In the name of God!

Absolute barbarity.

How do you think, my brother, that there are people

who control the cement,

who control the media,

Who controls telecommunications?

Who are these people? Where did they train?

How long did it take them to settle?

We are missing millennia. to compete with them.

We're going to be crushed without...

No tolerance whatsoever.

Put yourself in his shoes of those who design hospitals.

So-called solidarity is simple when everything is already there.

In your opinion, how do we get Those famous three meals a day?

To provide the body with calcium, The best thing is milk.

Semi-skimmed cow's milk.

Those with empty stomachs Do they have the capacity to think?

Those who do not have a guaranteed meal

Can they articulate thought?

Who can move things forward?

The elites, those who have time to think,

time to organize, time to plan,

They can offer a possibility.

Without any possible guarantee, none whatsoever.

And the price?

We have to live with it

or we can do nothing.

One can embrace barbarity laissez-faire,

to believe that it is organic, That's how it is.

Tell yourself that what we are trying to do here,

It's the same thing. that what they did there,

but with less blood, less brutality

and in a shorter period of time.

Not everything has been thought out. Not everything is connected.

Yes, people are going to die. They're going to suffer, it's going to hurt.

But how can it be done painlessly? Can you tell me?

How can it be done without bloodshed?

If we wait for there to be a code, I don't know...

of truth.

If we wait until there is...

a sense of community embrace...

That's capital. the market, private initiative.

It's you.

What ?

It's you.

Me? - Yes.

Us. It's us.

With the desire to transform the world,

to deconstruct what is wrong,

and what can lead to a new reality.

Progress.

Why not ?

That's one way of looking at it.

- Yes, progress. - This blackmail.

This has nothing to do with blackmail.

Imagine what the world is like... - Blackmail.

Listen !

Eternal.

We haven't decided anything.

It was over there,

That's where the rules were made. that the contracts have been signed.

That's where the lines were drawn.

That's enough, my friend.

Thank you, that's fine. I'm going to dance with my friends.

Stop!

Stop!

- Stop, please! - That's our song!

This is our song.

I told you to stop, damn it!

I woke up at dawn To look for beef

To rule the streets To bring some back to the nest

I was born poor But I'm going to die rich

That's life She's not for losers.

I woke up at dawn To look for beef

To rule the streets To bring some back to the nest

I was born poor But I'm going to die rich

The days go by And my mother is getting older and older.

She has to eat thanks to my job.

I did nothing as a son

My God, I fall to my knees:

Lord, enlighten my life

Grant me peace

I want to be a good trafficker

I want to have lots of diamonds

I want to have lots of passports.

I want to walk on all the continents

But what the hell do you want?

But what the hell do you want?

This is my home. I'm going there.

Marcelina!

Yes !

I'll take you back.

I'll drop you off at your place.

Non.

So, let me stay a little bit with you.

I don't want to be all alone. It was all crazy.

All right ?

Non.

For what ?

Because no.

Horace.

Sergio.

Sorry for calling you that and that we meet here.

Do you want to join me? Or would you prefer to wait until I finish?

I agree with you.

Alright.

I was worried.

I certainly hope so. I wanted to talk to you too.

You wanted to talk to me?

Perfect, I'm here, I'm listening.

What happened to Leonardo?

Pardon ?

Leonardo.

You knew him well, didn't you?

How so, What happened to Leonardo?

I feel that you have something to tell me.

Yes, that's it.

What do you think? What happened to him?

I don't know.

I'd like to know.

I brought you here Because we need to talk.

We have some things to sort out, don't we?

Why did it take so long? to submit his report?

What did he do? during this time ?

When did you last see him?

Is this an interrogation? What's going on?

In your opinion, What happened to Leonardo?

Do you think it's possible? that he was murdered?

Do you have any idea about my relationship? With Leonardo?

Do you know who he was to me?

We were friends.

We were trying to solve the problem of the Northern Reserve.

I don't know why, I sense you have a theory.

Yes, I have one.

Do you want to share it?

My theory, It's just that I feel what's going to happen to me

What happened to him, right?

He's disappeared, hasn't he?

The last time I saw him, Leonardo was doing well.

Alright.

And I want to believe that now, He's doing even better.

The important thing is that you know

that you can secure your future here.

You just need to hurry up to decide what you want to do.

Take a stand.

End of discussion.

Make up your mind.

Decide what you want, but make up your mind.

And I can help you.

50,000 euros.

When you want to.

Wherever you want.

No receipt, nothing.

Quick, simple.

100 ?

Listen.

I'm not going to waste any time to explain

Why does it have to happen this way?

and what are the people involved.

I'm not asking you to do this or that.

I'm asking you to take a stand.

Can you tell me where we're going?

You don't trust me?

Stop being nosy, OK?

Do you trust me?

I don't want to know.

I saw your friend.

Oh?

- Who ? Horace.

The great Horace?

The great Horace.

And what was it like?

Have you seen him recently?

We talked.

Yes ?

Do you know if he has a particular interest? in the construction of the road?

Not that I know of, but Knowing him, it's possible.

For what ?

Because he offered me a large sum of money

so that I can submit the report earlier than expected.

A large sum of money, how much?

100,000 euros.

100,000 euros?

100,000 euros? - Yes.

I would never have believed it that you were worth just as much.

100,000 euros?

He offered me 150,000 euros.

Excuse me, but I'm still stuck on it. to 100,000 euros!

Holy cow!

He says the work needs to move forward before the rainy season.

He is in a hurry.

And what did you answer?

I refused, of course.

- Of course... - That's insulting.

That's insulting...

But tell me, weren't you about to finish this report?

- Yes. And, from what I understand,

from an ecological point of view, That's advantageous, isn't it?

Ecology, It could be many things.

Like what ?

But you raise the possibility that I accept this money?

No, Sergio.

I'm trying to understand

Why were you offered 150,000 euros?

I explained it to you.

In fact, I already have all the data. But I don't want to anticipate anything.

I want to do my job properly.

But if you have all the data,

What's stopping you from concluding? And to submit your report?

Because I want to follow the procedure.

I don't want to do it like that.

Never mind, that was insulting. It's not worth it.

- Insulting? - Yes, it disgusts me.

That's disgusting.

Disgusting ?

You know what's disgusting, Sergio?

This is the power that some have to refuse 150,000 euros.

This is the value that some give to money,

Yes, that's disgusting.

It's dirty money.

And the one you receive?

Hein ? Your salary is clean, perhaps?

You know what's disgusting?

It's that people are condemned by the place where they were born,

without being able to satisfy their basic needs.

That people like you come here and can refuse 150,000 euros.

Can't you see that it's dirty money?

that it comes from the farm Of those people you're talking about?

And you don't understand. that your salary is dirty?

Is the position you hold dirty?

Do you think that the money that comes from the Is the World Bank and the European Bank clean?

This is called "acquittal of conscience".

that the rich use to help the poor, those who have nothing,

those who need help,

those who are struggling.

And it's good that we can't get out of this.

It's good to bring them in someone from abroad

to report on a road

then offer him 150,000 euros,

and that this person holds the very power to say no.

So you, You would accept this money, is that right?

Is that it?

I don't have the power to refuse 150,000 euros.

Not yet.

So, tell me,

Imagine that you receive this money. What would you do with it?

That's the question you need to ask yourself.

If you want to go to the Maldives...

Ah, no!

Are you going to buy a house for your mother? Non !

Are you going to pay for your nephews' university?

You're going to donate it to a local orphanage.

Because you're going to want to help after all that you have been given.

Isn't that how it works?

And you'll leave happy. for having helped humanity.

When you reach the bottom, It's on the right.

- Can I park here? - Yes.

What's with that face?

I was waiting for you!

Get a change of scenery, I'm here. You know about traffic.

Let me introduce you to my friend Sergio.

- My mother, Domingas. - Good morning, how are you doing ?

- How are you. - Delighted.

Sérgio is puny.

- But he has a beautiful beard. - Mom, he understands Creole.

I cooked, I made cachupa.

- Hello, family! - Good morning.

Sit down.

Don't get up, auntie.

- How are you ? - I'm doing well.

How are you ?

You're beautiful!

- Sergio, come sit here. - How are you, uncle?

Look, it's Sergio.

- Who's your boyfriend? - No, he's my friend.

He's not my boyfriend.

Mom, where is he sitting?

Where can I Wash my hands?

In the bathroom.

Take him to wash his hands.

Can you help me out a little...

I have a sick person here.

It's been a very long time that he is ill.

He doesn't eat anything.

He vomits everything he swallows.

We must pray that he gets up.

Let's go.

The bathroom is there.

- THANKS. - It was nothing.

I'm on a diet. But I haven't lost too much weight.

He's coming to visit us.

Who is coming to visit us?

Don't get up!

Sit down.

Are you going to Lisbon?

Are you going?

Are you going to Lisbon?

I want to too. Will you take me?

No, we're not taking you.

Do you know Pecixe?

Non.

Do you know Biombo?

Folding screen?

Watch!

He's a guest! Sérgio is a guest!

So explain it to him, he'll understand.

Pecixe is the island of the Manjaques.

Is it in the north?

In the northern zone.

And is it very far from here?

Non...

It's not very far, but it's an island.

He can go with you.

Yes! We'll go to Pecixe together.

I'm falling asleep right now.

No, we're going to wake you up.

Who wants a beer?

A.

One beer? Two.

- All of us. - All ?

OK.

Everyone.

We'll see if there's enough.

One for each person.

Yes, I'll bring it to you.

Sergio.

Ah, sorry!

Juice?

Are you watching your figure? - I can have lunch now.

To your health, everyone!

Sérgio, thank you very much!

Thank you for what?

For the visit!

Diara is here!

Does this suit me?

Only if you wear a tiara.

We're almost like a family.

- We're almost like a family. - A family from where?

Diarrhea.

Wake up.

We've arrived.

We've arrived.

You manage to climb the stairs, or not?

Oh dear, your hair!

Sergio!

I think I'll go.

Are you leaving? But why?

I'm tired.

Come in!

- Non. - Come on.

Non.

I'm tired, I'm sleepy.

You didn't want to meet my family?

You didn't say You wanted to know everything about me?

Well ?

It's done.

Family lunch.

What are you doing tomorrow?

Nothing.

I'm going to see Jota.

Maybe he'll stay at my place.

You could come too.

Does that sound good to you?

Yeah.

- Yeah ? - My pleasure.

And I would very much like it

that you sit down and look at us.

Hein ?

I would like it very much

that you sit down and look at us.

Stop.

Are you kidding me?

- Non. - Yes, yes.

Non.

- You like making fun of me, don't you? - Non.

Sometimes, but I'm not kidding.

Are you serious? - Yes.

You're being difficult. my little Marcelina?

Weren't you supposed to be in the bush?

Tell no one you saw me here. I wouldn't tell anyone that you were there.

Hello.

- Renato. Pleased to meet you! - Hello! Sergio.

- How are you ? - How are you.

What a magnificent day! This sunshine, what more could we possibly need?

The famous guilty pleasure.

Guilty pleasure?

I want to be the tooth

And the knife

I want to be the knife

And the wound

In a single red kiss

I snuggled up in the breeze

I don't rest

Only in the storm

I only fall asleep during a hurricane.

I am rage

And the vaccine

In search of sin and counsel

Space between the pain

And comfort

The struggle between light

And the mirror

- Good morning ! - Good morning.

Can you take us? We have a job there.

- Take us. - To take you.

All right.

- Continue. - Straight ahead ?

- Yes. - Straight ahead.

We get off here.

- Here ? - Here.

I'll stop here.

THANKS.

THANKS.

- We have a meeting there. - OK, OK.

I was told that Atuma is dead.

- Serious ? - Serious.

How sad.

He was buried yesterday.

What happened to him?

I was told he was ill. He had a stomach ache.

Negado took him to the hospital and he died there.

- What did he say? - He puts his hand in the water.

Don't do that.

He will overthrow us.

- How are you ? - No. Don't put your hand in the water.

- I can't? - It's better not to.

Crocodile ?

There are crocodiles in it.

In the water.

I can help you ?

- To row? - Yes. May I?

Come sit here.

- No, don't come. Sit down. - He is tired.

- Let him sit down. - It's good.

Let him sit down. Let's see how he does it.

- Do you want to row? - I can ?

Copper.

Like that. Are you going to row?

- Copper. - Copper.

Copper.

Like that.

Row harder.

- You go. - You go.

He is tired.

The canoe continues.

Do you see those people over there?

What is the name of this village?

Is it? Djobel.

Where is the committee representative? Do you know that?

- He's not here. - Isn't he here?

No, but his wife is here.

What is the representative's name?

His wife?

- Woman or man? - The man.

Baciro.

And his wife?

His wife is Isabel.

Isabel.

Do you speak the same language as in Djobel?

They understand our language. But we don't understand theirs.

Their language is complex.

Are there rice paddies here?

Yes. Over there. Can you see them?

You see?

Good morning !

How are you ?

- How are you ? - How are you.

Is Mr. Baciro here?

No, he's at school.

At school...

Can I go to school?

Wait, I'll call him.

Isabel.

Can I go and see the cistern?

Yes, you can.

Isabel !

How do you join? The other houses?

How do you do it?

By rowing.

At low tide, you can walk there.

When it's uphill, by canoe.

And before, was it like that too?

Before ?

Was there a lot of water too?

Non.

Were there fewer of them?

Less ?

How do you do it? To fetch drinking water?

- How do you do it? - By canoe.

- By canoe? - We're going by canoe to Djifunco.

Is it far?

Over there... After Elalab.

It takes more than...

40 minutes ?

Or more...

- Him, there? - Bernardete is waiting for him there.

- Who is she waiting for? - She.

- The woman in the dress? - Yes.

How are you ?

Your wife called you Several times, right?

- Good morning ! - Good morning !

- How are you ? - How are you !

She said that yesterday you went to sell Oysters for 10,000 francs a bag.

She's waiting for you over there, sitting down.

- How much did she want me to sell them for? - 8 000.

She said that Teresa was going to get a spanking.

But what have I done?

Because you raised the price.

Teresa did not raise the price, That's the price I gave him.

They say she just arrived and that she slashes prices.

They have already bought three times at 8,000 francs.

And we're not going to lower the price.

That's not our problem.

They can buy them for 10,000. If they don't want to, too bad.

That's all.

She says she never bought oysters at 8,000.

She said 10,000, not 8,000.

Yes, at 10,000.

She's waiting for him.

Odilia said she's waiting for you so that you can sell them for 8,000.

Oh, OK.

They say she said she's waiting for you to sell them for 8,000.

This is his house.

You can come in.

- Where did you write it? - Olga ?

Yes ?

Why did you write so badly?

Is everything alright?

I'm doing well.

Hello, children!

Are you doing well ?

- Answer. - I'm doing well.

Oh yes ?

I'm doing well.

- Olga, I brought some things for you. - Did you bring anything?

- For my children? - Yes.

Things...

What's your name ?

Don't throw that away.

What's your name ?

Sergio.

Sergio.

I am a friend of Bojan.

I've heard about you, but only by phone.

Yes.

Yes.

How are you ?

GOOD.

- And your family? - Everything is fine.

I brought things for the family.

It's a big bag, I thought there was more to it.

It's not much. It's good, but it's not much.

Bojan told me he was going to send A lot of things.

But where is the jerrycan? 25 liters of diesel?

Bojan is used to bringing you a 25-liter can of diesel?

Yes. Where is he?

- I didn't bring it. - For what ?

I'll bring it next time.

That's not what we agreed upon.

On the phone,

he said he was going to bring Lots of things. That's not much.

That's not what he said.

That's not good.

I'm going to call him.

Olga, I want to talk to you of something.

About the water pump

which is damaged.

Why is it damaged?

They don't want it. She is on Iranian soil.

- Iran doesn't want the pump? - Non.

Iran doesn't want the pump.

And the people?

- They don't want it. - They don't want them?

And a road that would pass Over there in the bolanhas?

Near the rice paddies.

Would you like some?

For cars and motorcycles.

I don't care. whether there is a road or not...

Money is used for other things,

not to buy food If we can work. No.

We produce onions and tomatoes.

We have a vegetable garden so we can grow everything.

Do you have any bananas?

We have bananas, mangoes,

All.

Oranges, grapefruits, tangerines...

We have everything.

But in the city you have to buy everything.

Whether we have a road or not, I don't care.

Here, we can go and look Oysters, fish.

No need to freeze it. It's fresh fish, straight from the sea.

We cook it and we eat it. with pilao rice.

But in the city, you have to buy everything. Even wood.

I cut this wood myself. But in the city, you have to buy it.

Over there, you even have to buy Drinking water, but not here.

The light... You pay rent.

I don't pay rent here, it's mine.

If I'm not dead by the end of the month,

I am at home.

I owe nothing to anyone. I rely only on myself.

Sergio.

I've prepared a bed for you here.

There, you have rice.

This is the one we picked this year.

This one is also from this year.

Pretty.

This rice is from this year.

That one, from last year.

It's from last year. It's right to the bottom.

There were some up until now. We ate all of that.

That's what's left.

- And now? - This is where you're going to sleep.

I made your bed.

- I've made your bed, you can go to bed. - THANKS.

You lie down there.

- Can I go to bed? - Yes.

Make yourself at home.

THANKS.

I'm glad you came.

Rui, what if a road passed through here?

in this area, near your...

From your location?

In the past, our parents had a lot of bolanhas.

But now, with climate change,

the volume of salt water has increased

and the salt water invaded most bolanhas

- of the gun. - She ruined everything.

Exactly.

Our bolanhas, now, They are all very small.

compared to those of our parents.

The young people fled the tobacco shop. to go and study in the city.

Nobody wants to stay.

Only the old people remain. But they don't have the strength to work.

That's why production is decreasing.

But then, if a road passed through here

and if there was a connection more direct with...

with your tobacco

Do you think people would stay?

Of course, yes.

The problem is that in Guinea-Bissau Everything is in Bissau.

If you want a job, you have to go to Bissau.

If you want to study, you have to go to Bissau.

But if the state built roads throughout Guinea,

if he were to establish projects to do to work with young people in their tobacco shops

I don't think people would leave.

But you don't think a road could disrupt or even destroy

culture and traditions de la pistol?

Do you think they would withstand it?

Roads are part of development

of a country or a tobacco shop.

Many of our difficulties are here.

come from the fact that cars cannot come this far.

If someone is sick or that a woman is about to give birth,

How do they get to the hospital?

There is no transport.

If there were a road, That would be better for the tobacco shop.

To go into town, All you would have to do is take a car.

How many people live here?

- At Elalab? - Yes, at Elalab, more or less.

It depends.

In dry weather, approximately 400.

During the rainy season, up to 600.

There are more people during the rainy season?

- Yes, young people who... - Who's coming back?

They went to try to study in the city.

Who invented this?

Who invented this system?

It is several centuries old... In our grandparents' time.

The tubes weren't like that.

The trunks of the palm trees were cut down.

- Was it already like this before? - Yes.

Kassumai!

- How are you ? - I'm doing well.

- Are you doing well ? - Yes.

- Kassumai! - Kassumai kep !

Everything is fine ?

I'm looking for the water pump.

Behind Neusa's house, near the school.

We know where she is. Over there.

This way?

- Can you take me there? - Yes.

OK.

NOW ?

Let's go.

THANKS.

Luis, come back.

Come back here!

He's not coming?

Non.

Wait.

You take the young people and only the old people remain.

He's not coming?

Non.

For what ?

Because.

He can't go and show me...

No. You've already taken the adults. And only the children remain.

We don't want the road.

I don't understand.

I don't understand Djola.

Don't you understand?

He's not going to be with you.

Non ?

- Non. - For what ?

You took the young people and only the old people remain.

And your parents, do they work here?

Yes.

- All of your parents? - Yes.

Who's playing ?

Brazil.

Brazil versus Spain.

Like that ?

Yes.

I shaved it all off, is that bad?

- You're bald now. - Yes.

Yes yes.

But it suits you well. It grows back quickly, doesn't it?

Elvis, what do you think?

Pardon.

What are cars could they bring you?

In your opinion, what is Could cars bring them here?

What could they bring to the table?

Hello ?

Sergio?

Is anyone there?

Sergio?

Here, some water.

Hey. Sergio?

Open your mouth.

Here, here.

Open.

A little water.

How are you ?

Open your mouth. It will do you good.

Idle.

Are you feeling better?

I only saw your message this morning.

Sorry for taking so long.

Drink a little more.

Gently, that's it.

Open.

I really enjoyed doing that.

THANKS.

How did you get in?

Hein ?

It's good.

It's weird, but it's really good.

- Good morning. - Good morning.

Can I leave this with you?

Yes of course.

Someone will come and get it a yellow folder.

All right.

- THANKS. - It was nothing.

Excuse me, hello! Does this boat go to the islands?

Does this boat go to the islands?

Yes.

My friend !

My friend, will you help me?