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At least let's enjoy.

If I make love to you, it has to be more than that, more than fun.

You are going to erase that woman from your memory.

We start this together, let's finish it together.

You're going to make things worse.

It's as you say, the woman is dangerous.

Senzagakona, my son,

You send me with our ancestors with a lie.

Behold, he shall be your king from this day forth.

Of the womb shall be born the first-born of a king. That will give rise to a great nation of spears stained with blood

and black and fiery shields.

SHAKA ZULU

THE KINGDOM OF THE ELANGENI

The death of Senzagakona's firstborn reinforced Nandi's position,

a position that his relatives sought.

And so, a group of the kingdom of the Elangeni

left with the aim of demanding the new King Zulu to recognize the child.

= Baba, come tomorrow. Messengers say it's an important group.

The elder counselor of King Bhebhe also comes.

There will be a lot at stake when they arrive.

And what do you advise, Mudli?

When you are introduced to the child,

You must recognize the guilt.

I thought a king made no mistakes.

Baba, you were not yet king when this error was committed.

So we will have to obey,

this lady and her clan.

Do you need to remember

that we warn you of that possibility?

Are you saying that it is your king's fault?

In cases like this, guilt is shared by several.

Mkabayi, do you want to speak with the king?

In my opinion, the king is bound by his hands.

You only have two options, accept the child and face humiliation,

either reject it and go to war with the Elangeni.

I suggest that you choose what is best for the people.

Thanks for the tip.

- Sister, how is my wife? - Recovering.

Tell the king that they arrived.

- I heard there is a child. - Mother.

- A male? - Yes, a boy.

You understand that there will be no wedding party.

- Ten cattle. - That's an insult.

Negotiate an obala in public,

is an insult to me and to my daughter.

Since they chose to treat this matter as a public spectacle,

Why not take it to the extreme?

- Fifteen. - Fifty five.

Nandi.

- Twenty. - Fifty five.

- Twenty-five. - Fifty five.

What makes you think you're worth so much?

I am worth and him too.

Very good. Fifty five.

Come on, mother.

Welcome to the Zulus' house, Nandi.

- Thanks. "Congratulations, Nandi."

You did not leave a single stone without removing.

Thanks for the welcome, Mkabayi.

But in the end, what do you know about being a woman?

Come on, Nandi.

Nine years passed and Senzagakona is getting married again.

And in spite of having, also a daughter of the king,

Nandi and son, Shaka, remain unrecognized by the king.

Real relatives do not seem very satisfied.

Nine women in nine years. The competition is increasing.

Incredible.

What a man does out of spite.

- Accept me in the Zulu people. - We accept you.

More beer.

You've had enough, Ndabezitha.

I want you to go get it. Where is she?

I think it's not wise, Nkosi.

I am here, Baba, what do you want from me?

I'm thirsty! I want to drink!

Kneel down, Nandi, Queen of the Zulus.

The prostitute who captured the powerful leopard with a bastard son.

The queen of prostitutes.

= Baba, this is not worthy of a king.

If you hurt my mother again, I'll kill you.

It has the arrogance of the mother.

Where is the beer I ordered? Bibi. Bring my beer.

As your father, Jama, suspected, he is the child of prophecy.

Do you have any idea what you are saying?

Yes, Baba. Your father felt it the day Shaka was created.

That's why he had him killed.

It was the last action as king.

An action with no results.

- But why? - Fear, Baba.

Fear for what the child would do to the nation.

It was as it was predicted by the prophets.

He was born in Untulikazi, the month of prophecy.

It is illegitimate, a condition of prophecy.

And his birth coincided with the death of your firstborn.

That is also the curse of prophecy.

Magic of healers.

The power of a king to govern the lives of others, is by itself magical.

The magic of a healer, and the magic of a king.

If you lose it, stop being king.

- If what you say is true... - We have to kill it, now.

- Kill it? To my only son? - Yes.

Before I can start a new era,

that the word Amazulu means terror and death.

If he stays here, your women will be barren.

Is not that what is happening, Baba?

Since you met this woman, you only had two children, both of them.

Why do you doubt, Mfowethu? For love?

Do you care more about strangers than your own kingdom?

It is not a stranger, it is blood of my blood.

And today was willing to spill yours to protect the mother.

Is that going to go unpunished? Will it go unnoticed?

Your reputation as a king is at stake. Your pride...

We are going to call Nonduma from the Nzuza clan.

Their power in the face of these mysteries is greater than that of Isangoma.

He will read the child's secrets and give you what you need.

And there, Baba, you will make your own decision.

I smell something diabolical.

Smell a child.

The blood will tell the truth.

= No, Shaka.

No, leave it alone.

Daughter of Bhebhe,

Of your womb will be born the first-born of a king,

that will give rise to a great nation

bloodstained spears

and thundering shields.

Shaka.

We have to leave, immediately.

It has to be defined.

At dawn he will seek you. - He?

Will he come to look for us?

I thought the idea was his.

Now I can not tell you any more, Ndlovukazi. Come.

Why did you call me that? Ndlovukazi is the title of the main wife.

Not someone who was expelled.

And for being the main wife of the Zulus, Nandi.

You are the queen.

I've known that for years, since I met you.

And I know you're coming back to claim that right

and he will be your shield.

Come.

Follow me.

Gazi.

Why?

- Mkabayi... - Mkabayi?

Mkabayi felt that you did not know what to do.

I could nullify everyone's decisions.

You were never very good at that.

And now, Gazi,

What do I tell the people?

I helped her escape.

Let them go.

Come on.

Nandi...

Can I suggest that you do not ignore the solutions that the destination offers?

- And what are they? - They were induced into exile.

For your friend's betrayal.

We would not have done better.

Now you have to ask them to return them.

The Elangeni are a proud people. Like Nandi.

They will not accept it, they will declare war. "Exactly, Baba."

And in that war, there will be a death, that of the child.

The condition of the prophecy will be fulfilled without getting dirty the hands

with the blood of your son. "Your honor will remain intact."

I am pleased that my counselors care so much about my honor.

But I have to remind you that for that honor I killed my friend

and that they were the advisers who wanted to accept Shaka to avoid the war.

Now they ask me to go to war for their cause.

- The people will find this strange. "That's my biggest concern."

Your people. Your problem is that a woman can not leave you.

Then tell the people that the idea was mine.

I expelled her for her arrogance.

Very well, Baba. And how do I explain the death of Gazi?

- You're trying my patience. "That's my job, Nkosi."

Calling the king's attention to the possibilities against a situation,

running the risk of appearing uncomfortable.

Then let me simplify things.

If I risk a war to have it back,

The people will think that I like it.

If I forget and demand exile.

Your child's punishment is going to be worse than death.

It will not be a Zulu, nor an Elangeni.

Will be a child without a clan. Go and tell the people.

Very well, Baba. That will please you.

But the fact that the people know little about prophecy will not reflect

the true dangers of it, if this child is still alive.

He is going to generate a terrible change in life as we know it.

Baba, I understand that you feel contrary

in causing the death of your own son, but he is not your son.

Not in the true sense of the word.

It was conceived by a devilish hand. Do not ignore that fact.

Forget that idea, old man. That's an order.

Thanks for your advice.

- Baba thought... - Thanks for your advice.

Did it have to be Gazi?

- I am proud of my brother... - Respond.

He was the only one he could trust. "He liked them both."

What if Mudli is right about the prophecy?

Mudli is only right in one thing, the child's exile is the work of destiny.

You will now be able to test its value,

away from all those who fear the prophecy and the child.

Because he will bring a new world. A new order. A new society.

What our father and his generation called the devil...

is the future. And it is not diabolical, I am sure of it.

All the people in the village loved your father.

Their joy was shared by all.

And his pain too.

They knew how much I loved you.

Ten children would not make him any more proud of what...

a little girl, Nandi.

They are right.

The fault is mine.

I always wanted what was best for me,

Making suffer those who were dearest to me.

My son, my daughter.

Now, my father. This has to stop.

What is happening?

The king wants to talk to Nandi.

We sent a messenger to the Zulus to inform the king

that you and your children are here

and ask for an explanation.

The answer was troubling.

I've already caused a lot of scandals, Nkosi.

Tomorrow I return to his village, without my children.

Nandi, Senzagakona did not ask you to come back.

He said he did not remember anyone named Nandi, Bhebhe's daughter.

- Neither the son nor the daughter? - He does not mention Shaka or Nomcoba.

They told us that you ran away. It is true?

So we can not do anything.

We have already forced Senzagakona to accept you once.

We can not force it again. Especially this time when he is in his right.

He wanted to kill us.

Nandi, if he wanted to kill you, he would have done it.

I came here for help and I only get this.

Nandi, you are in the presence of the king.

Ngazana, you are in the presence of a queen.

Nandi, we can do practically nothing.

You are on your own.

No man from this village will support you.

If you stay, you'll have to take care of yourself,

be prepared to be treated with a certain...

hostility.

You are strong, I know you will endure.

But your mother and your children?

Where can I go?

Life was not easy for Nandi. Surrounded by animosity,

I could not find a man to take care of her and her family.

Frequently they were also the target of insults and abuse.

Look, the Zulu prostitute.

Ignore them and keep working.

The Zulu prostitute, who has no man to do the hard work.

Here you have a man.

The prostitute who captured the powerful leopard.

I am the son of the king.

And my mother is a queen, remember that.

Come on. Get out of here.

Come on.

Come on.

Nandi, your barn is setting fire to.

Shaka, come back. You have to stop it.

This is the time to learn a lesson, Mother.

Sooner or later we have to respond.

If you are not going to save it, I go.

Shaka.

Nzobo.

It's time to get rid of Zulu.

Shaka.

Leave that.

Come here.

It seems that I arrived in time, Mphepha.

This is my house, Mfunda. "I will do everything to defend it."

Somebody burned our barn today and yesterday your son insulted my daughter.

- Is that true, Nzobo? "They provoked me, Father."

Is that true?

Yes, Father.

And the fire?

- Was it you who started it? - How come you still talk to those...

You seem to be right, Mfunda.

Shaka, carry five cattle as payment for your loss.

Very good.

You've had enough.

Shaka.

Mother.

He never...

will leave an enemy behind.

Come on.

When should we leave?

That decision is not for me to take, Nandi.

I want you to know that, but whatever my opinion,

I am a king and I belong to my people.

That is a nice excuse not to do what the heart says.

I will make life easier for you, Nkosi. We leave tomorrow.

Nandi,

If your mother wants, you can stay in my village.

You are too old to travel.

Thanks, Baba.

It's the first kind word I've heard for a long time.

But I think she's going to want to stay close to Shaka.

She is afraid, that without a proper education,

he becomes a misfit.

Nandi, if your mother wanted, you can stay in my village.

- She is too old to travel. "Thank you, Baba."

But I think she's going to want to stay close to Shaka.

Give it space, Nandi.

If you really love him,

Let him believe that the sun is born again tomorrow.

Let there be love, not hate.

Nandi, Gendeyana is a good man.

What else can you want? - Much more, Father.

Much more.

- You will always be exiled. - I do not have much choice anymore.

You have, yes. We Say It's My Child.

And we got married like you do the rules.

But you do not understand.

I do not love you, nor can I ever love you.

As hard as it may cost me, my place is with him.

Gendeyana, look.

Nandi?

- And the little one? - It's mine, it's called Nomcoba.

This must be Shaka.

And so, after so many years, Nandi found refuge

next to the man with whom he refused to marry.

Here you are welcome.

Under his protection, Shaka will grow and be transformed

in a strong and young warrior.