1 00:00:08,010 --> 00:00:10,090 A child speaks: 2 00:00:10,170 --> 00:00:14,290 Nobody in Pama had wanted the war. 3 00:00:14,370 --> 00:00:16,770 It just happened. 4 00:00:30,610 --> 00:00:36,050 The Lion Child 5 00:00:43,810 --> 00:00:47,020 When fear hit the village, I understood. 6 00:00:47,110 --> 00:00:49,200 But it was too late. 7 00:00:49,680 --> 00:00:53,690 And now I wonder if all of this happened because of me. 8 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:07,600 The wise men of Pama spoke sometimes of the horsemen 9 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:09,200 who came from the north. 10 00:01:09,370 --> 00:01:12,130 They told that villages were destroyed, 11 00:01:12,310 --> 00:01:14,450 children taken away, 12 00:01:15,110 --> 00:01:17,930 without knowing what became of them. 13 00:03:55,510 --> 00:03:57,930 Do not cry, Lena. 14 00:03:58,220 --> 00:04:00,660 I'm tired. 15 00:04:01,820 --> 00:04:04,810 Remember Lena, lion cubs don't cry. 16 00:04:05,550 --> 00:04:08,480 I am not a lion. I'm not Sirga. 17 00:04:10,270 --> 00:04:12,130 Oulé never cries. 18 00:04:12,220 --> 00:04:15,630 I do not know how he does it. 19 00:04:15,710 --> 00:04:20,670 There are times it's hard not to cry. 20 00:04:45,600 --> 00:04:46,970 Go! Hurry! 21 00:04:47,020 --> 00:04:48,800 Faster! 22 00:05:04,150 --> 00:05:06,230 Hurry. Move on. 23 00:05:06,310 --> 00:05:08,470 Hurry, hurry! 24 00:05:08,550 --> 00:05:11,910 What's that? Come here, you. 25 00:05:11,990 --> 00:05:15,510 What is it? Get rid of the girl. 26 00:05:15,590 --> 00:05:18,040 What about him? The dog cheated me. 27 00:05:18,130 --> 00:05:22,480 They shot him. See how they treat the merchandise. 28 00:05:22,570 --> 00:05:25,910 Damaged goods. You're going to fix him. 29 00:05:25,990 --> 00:05:28,390 Do your best to hide it. 30 00:05:39,350 --> 00:05:41,190 Oulé moaned. 31 00:06:15,510 --> 00:06:16,930 Yallah! 32 00:06:17,210 --> 00:06:19,690 - You know what will happen to us? - No. 33 00:06:19,970 --> 00:06:22,810 Do you think they will separate us? 34 00:06:22,890 --> 00:06:26,810 - No. They can't. - Here we go. Come on. 35 00:06:26,890 --> 00:06:28,650 Come on. 36 00:06:32,770 --> 00:06:33,770 Go! 37 00:06:38,910 --> 00:06:40,390 Enter! 38 00:06:40,470 --> 00:06:42,510 Quickly. Go, go! 39 00:06:42,590 --> 00:06:45,200 Quickly. Go. Wait there. 40 00:06:45,280 --> 00:06:48,530 Come see, ladies and gentlemen. They arrived. 41 00:06:48,750 --> 00:06:51,110 Aren't they beautiful? Approach. 42 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:52,710 Chouf, sidi. 43 00:06:52,970 --> 00:06:54,130 Approach. 44 00:06:54,220 --> 00:06:55,770 They are beautiful. 45 00:06:55,950 --> 00:06:58,110 Chouf! 46 00:06:58,190 --> 00:07:00,840 She is beautiful, isn't she? 47 00:07:01,060 --> 00:07:03,510 Look at these children, they are beautiful. 48 00:07:04,070 --> 00:07:06,230 Sidi! Come, my prince. 49 00:07:06,310 --> 00:07:09,230 Come. I know what you want. 50 00:07:09,310 --> 00:07:10,270 Look. 51 00:07:10,350 --> 00:07:11,390 Come. 52 00:07:11,470 --> 00:07:13,910 Come, my prince. Welcome. 53 00:07:14,080 --> 00:07:18,910 I know what you want. She is beautiful. And her eyes! 54 00:07:18,990 --> 00:07:20,800 She got bees in her eyes. 55 00:07:20,930 --> 00:07:24,350 Open your eyes. Beautiful, huh? 56 00:07:24,430 --> 00:07:25,670 And the boy 57 00:07:25,750 --> 00:07:28,750 has muscles! He is strong, beautiful, healthy. 58 00:07:28,870 --> 00:07:31,770 And she is sweet, and in good health! 59 00:07:31,910 --> 00:07:33,820 Chouf. 60 00:07:38,070 --> 00:07:41,370 I sell them together. I can not separate them. 61 00:07:41,510 --> 00:07:45,110 5 dirhams. If you take the two. 62 00:07:47,350 --> 00:07:49,870 5 dirhams. It's a bargain. 63 00:07:49,950 --> 00:07:53,510 Not even the price of a white camel. 64 00:07:54,510 --> 00:07:56,170 It's okay. 65 00:07:56,220 --> 00:07:59,830 You made a good deal. You will not regret it. 66 00:07:59,910 --> 00:08:02,430 This boy will bring you luck. 67 00:08:49,150 --> 00:08:50,710 Oulé did not speak. 68 00:08:50,790 --> 00:08:53,710 He hurt his shoulder. 69 00:08:55,910 --> 00:08:59,310 Anyway, Oulé does not talk much. 70 00:08:59,390 --> 00:09:02,620 Sometimes he is as strange as the great Yaba, 71 00:09:02,660 --> 00:09:04,840 the messenger of the lions. 72 00:09:06,910 --> 00:09:09,550 But I was happy to be with him. 73 00:10:11,590 --> 00:10:13,390 Fissa, pronto. 74 00:10:51,460 --> 00:10:53,950 I had never seen a house that big. 75 00:10:54,440 --> 00:10:56,840 There must have been many people. 76 00:10:58,570 --> 00:11:02,310 You could hear them, but no one knew where they were. 77 00:11:03,460 --> 00:11:06,830 And the people we saw had strange heads. 78 00:11:30,040 --> 00:11:33,230 Tie him. Tie him to the wheel! 79 00:11:33,310 --> 00:11:35,830 I have to tie you up, 80 00:11:35,910 --> 00:11:38,950 as if you couldn't manage on your own! 81 00:11:42,080 --> 00:11:45,460 You understand? The wheel should never stop. 82 00:11:46,400 --> 00:11:49,390 This is what the master wants. 83 00:11:49,550 --> 00:11:51,680 Go. 84 00:12:34,800 --> 00:12:39,200 The cry of the lion. Oulé cries like a lion from the back of his throat. 85 00:12:39,370 --> 00:12:42,480 His father, Moko Kaouro, told me: 86 00:12:42,710 --> 00:12:47,020 "Never forget, Lena: Oulé is sometimes like a lion. 87 00:12:47,350 --> 00:12:49,110 You can't do anything about it. Nor can he." 88 00:12:49,770 --> 00:12:52,310 It is a history that dates back from his birth. 89 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:55,420 A story that is linked to our earth. 90 00:12:57,550 --> 00:13:00,440 Pama, that's the land of the lions. 91 00:13:04,260 --> 00:13:07,110 The village was on their land. 92 00:13:09,670 --> 00:13:11,550 Ah Bambara! 93 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:32,230 At Pama, the master was Nioro, the Lord of the lions. 94 00:13:32,310 --> 00:13:35,910 And the queen was Ouara, the lioness. 95 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:42,470 Sama the elephant had always threatened Pama . 96 00:13:45,330 --> 00:13:47,020 Moko told me. 97 00:13:47,060 --> 00:13:51,110 The elephants were jealous of the lions territory . 98 00:13:54,750 --> 00:13:56,040 When they attacked, 99 00:13:56,130 --> 00:13:59,200 it was him, Moko Kaouro, the chief hunter, 100 00:13:59,330 --> 00:14:01,230 who defended Pama. 101 00:14:34,080 --> 00:14:36,430 Moko had brought Sama to his knees. 102 00:14:36,840 --> 00:14:39,060 The elephants had learned their lesson. 103 00:14:39,110 --> 00:14:42,670 They would not return to the territory of the lions. 104 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,660 Since then, Pama, 105 00:14:46,710 --> 00:14:49,510 the people and the lions, lived in peace. 106 00:14:52,080 --> 00:14:54,170 Moko had an offering for the queen. 107 00:14:54,480 --> 00:14:57,600 Because now the lions were guarding the village. 108 00:14:58,490 --> 00:15:02,040 All this had happened just before the birth of Oulé. 109 00:15:07,060 --> 00:15:09,680 Tamani! 110 00:15:22,970 --> 00:15:26,410 Tamani warn Moko: 111 00:15:26,490 --> 00:15:30,220 When the next moon rises 112 00:15:30,260 --> 00:15:33,280 thou shalt deliver twins. 113 00:15:34,620 --> 00:15:38,000 Twins! Do you realize? 114 00:15:38,260 --> 00:15:39,950 Twins! 115 00:15:40,310 --> 00:15:43,280 So hunters have built a cradle for two, 116 00:15:43,330 --> 00:15:46,480 with a beautiful head of a lioness so that Ouara might protect 117 00:15:46,660 --> 00:15:49,600 Tamani and Moko's twins. 118 00:15:52,170 --> 00:15:55,950 Yes, the story began well before Oulé's birth, 119 00:15:56,530 --> 00:16:01,770 in the village, but also in the bush. 120 00:16:04,750 --> 00:16:08,260 It is said that jackal Lacma has such bad breath, 121 00:16:08,310 --> 00:16:11,210 that even his shadow turns away from him. 122 00:16:11,450 --> 00:16:15,130 But he is the sorcerer, and all animals listen to him. 123 00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:17,240 He kept watch all night 124 00:16:17,770 --> 00:16:20,570 near Queen Ouara and Lord Nioro. 125 00:16:21,290 --> 00:16:24,010 At dawn, he dashed through the 126 00:16:24,090 --> 00:16:27,510 Baoulé forest to spread the news. 127 00:16:27,640 --> 00:16:30,440 He went to find Téné, the cheetah, 128 00:16:30,480 --> 00:16:33,240 Bouki, the hyena, 129 00:16:33,370 --> 00:16:35,860 and Golo, the monkey. 130 00:16:36,710 --> 00:16:40,970 To all inhabitants of the bush he announced 131 00:16:42,930 --> 00:16:45,950 that next full moon Ouara the lioness 132 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:49,250 will bring two little princes in the world. 133 00:16:51,210 --> 00:16:53,860 But in Pama the sorcerers had been wrong. 134 00:16:54,310 --> 00:16:56,660 Tamani had only one child, 135 00:16:56,800 --> 00:16:59,280 a baby shining like red copper. 136 00:17:13,650 --> 00:17:17,610 Because of its color, Moko called him Oulé, Oulé the Red. 137 00:17:38,450 --> 00:17:41,370 In the bush the jackal was also wrong. 138 00:17:41,910 --> 00:17:45,330 Ouara has only one a child: a blond princess 139 00:17:45,410 --> 00:17:48,400 as bright-eyed as Sirga, the morning star. 140 00:17:52,000 --> 00:17:54,650 Nioro named his daughter Sirga. 141 00:17:55,820 --> 00:17:57,420 Sirga, the name 142 00:17:57,550 --> 00:17:58,970 the birds carried in their flight 143 00:17:59,020 --> 00:18:01,240 and spread all over the land of the lions. 144 00:18:01,770 --> 00:18:04,040 "Sirga the lioness is among us." 145 00:18:42,710 --> 00:18:45,370 The cradle was too big for a single baby. 146 00:18:45,510 --> 00:18:47,770 Tamani often saw Oulé turn 147 00:18:47,850 --> 00:18:50,930 to the brother or sister he didn't have. 148 00:18:53,110 --> 00:18:56,480 Sirga when playing with her mom, also sought for the 149 00:18:56,570 --> 00:18:59,490 unborn little brother or sister. 150 00:19:05,550 --> 00:19:07,250 Mmm, mmm... 151 00:19:31,370 --> 00:19:33,370 Oulé was very greedy. 152 00:19:33,420 --> 00:19:35,770 It seemed he ate for two. 153 00:19:40,690 --> 00:19:47,050 And Sirga like Oulé, drank all the milk of her mother. 154 00:20:04,000 --> 00:20:06,220 Although the sorcerer's wish did not come through, 155 00:20:06,530 --> 00:20:08,530 and Tamani had only one baby, 156 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,210 but like Moko, she loved him twice as much. 157 00:20:56,880 --> 00:20:58,260 Kroo. 158 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:01,860 Here, I brought you some milk. 159 00:21:02,080 --> 00:21:05,600 Drink it, and watch my baby. 160 00:21:06,480 --> 00:21:11,330 Tamani possessed the sign of the snake, the sign which Oulé will inherit. 161 00:21:11,460 --> 00:21:15,250 No snake would ever attack her. 162 00:21:15,330 --> 00:21:17,680 Snakes are their friends. 163 00:21:20,770 --> 00:21:23,280 Here, you'll be safe. 164 00:21:24,620 --> 00:21:27,450 You do not risk anything. 165 00:21:27,600 --> 00:21:30,810 Sleep in peace. I'll be back soon. 166 00:21:33,240 --> 00:21:35,910 But Tamani had no idea that on that day, 167 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:39,200 the bush had planned something else. 168 00:22:11,730 --> 00:22:15,330 Kroo, the snake is hungry. Greedy, but not stupid. 169 00:22:15,410 --> 00:22:19,950 But for one bowl of milk, he did not want to tangle with the queen. 170 00:23:07,860 --> 00:23:10,480 OK, Oulé. I'm here. 171 00:23:11,370 --> 00:23:12,840 Oulé. 172 00:23:13,730 --> 00:23:16,710 Did Kroo drink it all? 173 00:23:19,650 --> 00:23:21,290 Come on. 174 00:23:24,310 --> 00:23:27,110 And say: thank you Kroo. 175 00:25:03,860 --> 00:25:07,570 Now Sirga knew how to find Oulé. 176 00:25:07,650 --> 00:25:11,420 That was what the bush had foreseen. 177 00:25:11,820 --> 00:25:15,090 Tamani, Ouara was here with Sirga. 178 00:25:15,370 --> 00:25:17,680 The old bush knows what she's doing. 179 00:25:17,820 --> 00:25:21,910 They need a brother and a sister, these two children. 180 00:25:22,130 --> 00:25:24,930 But, it's a boy and a lion, Moko. 181 00:25:25,110 --> 00:25:28,750 If the bush has decided that Ouara's daughter will be Oulé sister, 182 00:25:28,880 --> 00:25:33,730 neither you nor I can do anything about it. 183 00:26:32,570 --> 00:26:35,200 Oulé and Sirga had met. 184 00:26:35,240 --> 00:26:39,240 Later, with her, he would learn the secrets of the bush, 185 00:26:39,330 --> 00:26:42,710 kept by the wind and the bees. 186 00:26:43,060 --> 00:26:47,020 The bush knows what she does: He who can talk to the bees 187 00:26:47,240 --> 00:26:48,750 will be cured by them. 188 00:26:49,730 --> 00:26:52,260 And he who understands the language of the wind 189 00:26:52,260 --> 00:26:55,240 will fly with him out of reach of danger. 190 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:17,550 Papa. 191 00:28:30,530 --> 00:28:31,730 Oulé! 192 00:28:34,750 --> 00:28:36,330 Oulé! 193 00:28:45,950 --> 00:28:49,970 Oulé sleeps all day like a big cat. 194 00:28:50,050 --> 00:28:52,710 Tamani promised me: when Oulé would grow up, 195 00:28:52,970 --> 00:28:54,310 he would play with me. 196 00:28:55,550 --> 00:28:57,910 So, I waited for Oulé to grow up. 197 00:29:20,970 --> 00:29:24,000 Oulé! You are initiated. 198 00:29:31,730 --> 00:29:36,090 The forest is my home. The forest is my home. 199 00:30:29,770 --> 00:30:31,600 Oulé was much bigger now. 200 00:30:32,080 --> 00:30:34,570 But the more he grew, the less I saw of him. 201 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:37,150 Lena come. 202 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:45,010 Tell me, what is Oulé doing in the bush? 203 00:30:46,080 --> 00:30:48,840 He is still with her, huh? 204 00:30:49,550 --> 00:30:53,090 He loves Sirga more... than me? 205 00:30:56,440 --> 00:30:58,850 Oulé must learn to hunt like his father. 206 00:30:59,770 --> 00:31:03,240 He must know all the secrets of the forest and animals. 207 00:31:09,150 --> 00:31:10,930 Oulé already knew. 208 00:31:11,020 --> 00:31:14,260 He told me about his hunting with Sirga. 209 00:31:16,480 --> 00:31:17,770 Sirga! 210 00:31:17,860 --> 00:31:21,010 Sirga stay around here. Among the rocks. 211 00:31:21,090 --> 00:31:23,420 Oulé and Sirga used to hunt together 212 00:31:23,460 --> 00:31:25,600 like a couple of foxes. 213 00:31:28,930 --> 00:31:31,770 The antelopes had to learn to be on their guard. 214 00:31:32,970 --> 00:31:35,770 They were dealing with a hunter 215 00:31:35,910 --> 00:31:39,020 with 2 heads and 6 legs. 216 00:31:41,600 --> 00:31:45,110 They were dealing with a hunter with long claws. 217 00:31:46,750 --> 00:31:50,400 A hunter who could imitate their call. 218 00:32:37,730 --> 00:32:40,450 Well done! 219 00:32:43,020 --> 00:32:48,040 Moko was proud with Oulé. He had nothing more to teach him.. 220 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:53,330 His son knew secrets that no man ever learned. 221 00:32:59,600 --> 00:33:02,310 You see, Sirga? It went well! 222 00:33:02,400 --> 00:33:06,400 The next will be a buffalo. Okay? 223 00:33:09,240 --> 00:33:12,040 Are you tired? 224 00:33:13,370 --> 00:33:15,450 Okay, see you later. 225 00:33:15,770 --> 00:33:17,910 I go eat. 226 00:33:35,370 --> 00:33:37,330 Bring that box over there. 227 00:33:37,680 --> 00:33:40,570 - Wait, it is not cooked. - This is sweet. 228 00:33:40,620 --> 00:33:43,730 - You stay with me? - If you want. 229 00:33:43,810 --> 00:33:45,090 Oulé! 230 00:33:56,710 --> 00:33:59,280 I could see he was always thinking about Sirga. 231 00:33:59,330 --> 00:34:03,280 I too thought about her. But I had never seen her. 232 00:34:03,460 --> 00:34:05,910 He had never wanted to take me. 233 00:35:24,840 --> 00:35:28,440 I fooled you Ouara. You thought it was Sirga! 234 00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,750 These herbs make a black color. 235 00:36:28,620 --> 00:36:30,750 You make it yellow, Lena? 236 00:36:33,860 --> 00:36:36,050 You say nothing? Good. 237 00:36:36,800 --> 00:36:41,090 I don't want to talk about her. You're just jealous. 238 00:36:51,730 --> 00:36:56,210 I don't talk to her about you either. 239 00:37:03,610 --> 00:37:05,970 You too are jealous? 240 00:37:06,050 --> 00:37:08,970 You are sulking as well Sirga? 241 00:37:14,080 --> 00:37:16,250 Look Sirga. Look. 242 00:37:18,040 --> 00:37:19,510 Look at yourself. 243 00:37:20,310 --> 00:37:22,400 You're not pretty when you sulk. 244 00:37:23,450 --> 00:37:25,810 Ouara! Ouara! 245 00:37:27,370 --> 00:37:30,890 What's wrong with Sirga? 246 00:37:31,420 --> 00:37:34,480 Ouara, tell me why Sirga doesn't want to play with me? 247 00:37:34,570 --> 00:37:36,410 Do you know why? 248 00:37:40,080 --> 00:37:41,330 Sirga! 249 00:37:42,710 --> 00:37:44,350 Till tomorrow, Sirga. 250 00:37:44,660 --> 00:37:46,450 See you tomorrow. 251 00:38:12,810 --> 00:38:16,490 - Oulé, you want to play? - No, I don't want to. 252 00:38:29,830 --> 00:38:34,750 Oulé, what are you thinking about? 253 00:38:35,240 --> 00:38:36,710 Nothing. 254 00:38:36,790 --> 00:38:39,600 Why don't you eat? 255 00:38:42,430 --> 00:38:44,480 I'm not hungry. 256 00:39:30,400 --> 00:39:32,880 Oulé knew everyone in the bush. 257 00:39:33,370 --> 00:39:36,350 He even became friends with the bees 258 00:39:36,530 --> 00:39:42,110 and they gave him honey. 259 00:39:44,930 --> 00:39:47,510 Oulé had understood I was unhappy. 260 00:39:47,820 --> 00:39:50,030 But it did not change anything. 261 00:39:50,110 --> 00:39:53,550 He preferred to be with his lioness. 262 00:39:53,630 --> 00:39:55,950 He was always with her. 263 00:39:56,310 --> 00:39:59,510 I wanted Oulé never to see Sirga again. 264 00:39:59,590 --> 00:40:01,910 So, I made a wish. 265 00:40:02,130 --> 00:40:03,550 Sirga, 266 00:40:04,840 --> 00:40:06,620 what's wrong? 267 00:40:07,510 --> 00:40:09,370 Yes, I made a wish. 268 00:40:09,860 --> 00:40:12,710 And everything happened at the same time. 269 00:40:20,170 --> 00:40:23,640 Yes, it all happened at the same time. 270 00:40:32,400 --> 00:40:34,220 I forbid to hunt with traps. 271 00:40:34,350 --> 00:40:36,260 How do you know what animals pass here? 272 00:40:36,350 --> 00:40:38,110 - No... - Shut up! 273 00:40:38,480 --> 00:40:39,640 Silence! 274 00:40:43,150 --> 00:40:45,600 - It's a storm. - Silence! 275 00:40:48,030 --> 00:40:51,110 It's not a storm. It's Nioro the lion. 276 00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:54,430 Go to the village and get the big net. And you... 277 00:41:07,330 --> 00:41:09,150 Everything happened very quickly. 278 00:41:13,550 --> 00:41:15,990 Nioro the lion was trapped and the hunters 279 00:41:16,070 --> 00:41:18,550 couldn't stand up to them. 280 00:41:19,460 --> 00:41:22,000 The elephants attacked Pama again. 281 00:41:22,000 --> 00:41:24,800 Knowing that the men couldn't stand up to them. 282 00:41:25,020 --> 00:41:28,710 And the elephants felt strong. 283 00:41:41,860 --> 00:41:43,370 Sirga! 284 00:42:46,550 --> 00:42:51,820 Oulé like Moko, brought Sama to his knees. 285 00:43:05,020 --> 00:43:08,130 Oulé and Sirga had fought together. 286 00:43:08,220 --> 00:43:10,620 Together they had won. 287 00:43:10,660 --> 00:43:12,870 But it was of no use. 288 00:43:17,240 --> 00:43:19,830 Now let me do it. 289 00:43:27,640 --> 00:43:29,590 Pull! 290 00:43:29,670 --> 00:43:31,030 Gently. 291 00:43:40,750 --> 00:43:43,030 No! No! 292 00:43:45,330 --> 00:43:47,200 Stop! 293 00:43:48,750 --> 00:43:51,070 Gently Nioro. 294 00:43:51,680 --> 00:43:54,030 Gently. It's me, Moko Kaouro. 295 00:43:54,110 --> 00:43:56,310 I will remove the arrows. 296 00:43:56,750 --> 00:44:02,630 Gently. You must live, Nioro. It's okay. 297 00:44:45,680 --> 00:44:48,710 Moko Kaouro could not save Nioro. 298 00:44:49,240 --> 00:44:53,310 Lightning struck and killed the lion king. 299 00:44:58,570 --> 00:45:01,370 Moko trusted his body to the river Theou, 300 00:45:01,600 --> 00:45:08,390 so the vultures would leave it in peace. 301 00:45:09,110 --> 00:45:11,330 Ouara! Ouara! 302 00:45:13,020 --> 00:45:15,060 Sirga! 303 00:45:17,680 --> 00:45:19,860 Sirga! 304 00:45:32,620 --> 00:45:34,530 Moko! Moko! 305 00:45:34,710 --> 00:45:35,860 Moko! 306 00:45:36,170 --> 00:45:38,970 Moko! The lions are gone. 307 00:45:39,020 --> 00:45:41,600 I know, Oulé. And Sirga? 308 00:45:42,260 --> 00:45:45,200 She left without a word. 309 00:45:48,660 --> 00:45:51,460 This is a bad omen, wife. 310 00:45:51,820 --> 00:45:56,530 You see, for many years, there was nothing here. 311 00:45:56,710 --> 00:46:00,440 It was your grandfather who built this village. 312 00:46:00,530 --> 00:46:03,770 He too was a great hunter. 313 00:46:05,630 --> 00:46:06,990 Oulé, 314 00:46:07,510 --> 00:46:10,870 Don't ever forget you have the power of the lion in you. 315 00:46:10,950 --> 00:46:18,670 And as long as you're living, Pama will live. 316 00:46:33,390 --> 00:46:36,800 The old men did not understand. It had never happened before. 317 00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:40,130 Never had the lions left their land. 318 00:46:40,440 --> 00:46:45,470 The old men were not afraid, but knew that misfortune had struck on Pama. 319 00:46:49,460 --> 00:46:52,480 Sirga is gone. 320 00:46:52,620 --> 00:46:55,070 She'll come back. 321 00:46:55,150 --> 00:46:57,370 Are you sure she will come back? 322 00:46:57,680 --> 00:47:00,530 Yes, of course. 323 00:47:04,310 --> 00:47:07,600 Sirga will come back, some day. 324 00:47:08,390 --> 00:47:14,230 It's true, I would like her to come back. 325 00:47:16,550 --> 00:47:19,640 The sorcerer questioned Filafou the spider. 326 00:47:19,910 --> 00:47:22,970 She replied: "Beware of silence, 327 00:47:23,060 --> 00:47:24,840 rather than noise." 328 00:47:25,150 --> 00:47:28,080 She said nothing more. 329 00:48:03,950 --> 00:48:05,370 Yaba. 330 00:48:05,460 --> 00:48:09,510 Yaba, the lion's messenger, came to the village. 331 00:48:09,820 --> 00:48:12,590 Why did he come? 332 00:48:12,670 --> 00:48:15,590 To announce a message from the lions? 333 00:48:15,670 --> 00:48:17,950 But Yaba said nothing. 334 00:48:18,260 --> 00:48:21,280 He seemed as lost as the men. 335 00:48:21,730 --> 00:48:25,790 So then went Moko went to ask "The One Who Can Tell". 336 00:48:25,870 --> 00:48:30,150 The large granite rock that sits on the land of Pama. 337 00:48:30,230 --> 00:48:32,840 Like an ear. 338 00:48:43,240 --> 00:48:45,910 But for the first time in men's memory, 339 00:48:46,040 --> 00:48:48,990 the great stone was silent. 340 00:49:45,990 --> 00:49:49,950 Samba rest on the rock there. 341 00:50:01,150 --> 00:50:01,600 Oulé? 342 00:50:02,350 --> 00:50:03,640 - Yes? - Come. 343 00:50:10,590 --> 00:50:15,070 There are bad things happening in the bush. 344 00:50:16,270 --> 00:50:18,260 What do you know? 345 00:50:18,710 --> 00:50:21,330 - You know things? - Yes. 346 00:50:21,910 --> 00:50:24,130 You also know the bush. 347 00:50:24,400 --> 00:50:26,970 I do not know nothing. 348 00:50:34,970 --> 00:50:36,400 So, look: 349 00:50:36,620 --> 00:50:41,830 I'll tell you the secret of fire and you master your heart. 350 00:50:42,080 --> 00:50:45,860 Because the fire will cool your blood. 351 00:50:46,310 --> 00:50:49,150 I remove the fire from this stick. 352 00:50:53,060 --> 00:50:54,130 Look. 353 00:51:01,640 --> 00:51:05,230 So hold the stick and look closely. 354 00:51:06,170 --> 00:51:07,730 Now what? 355 00:51:08,130 --> 00:51:15,190 And now the fire still burns the stick. 356 00:51:19,020 --> 00:51:20,310 You see? 357 00:51:20,840 --> 00:51:23,200 Ashes. 358 00:51:24,260 --> 00:51:30,230 It is you who will guard the secret for Pama. 359 00:53:02,130 --> 00:53:05,710 Cut the throats of the horses! 360 00:56:11,150 --> 00:56:14,350 Today our village has disappeared. 361 00:56:14,750 --> 00:56:16,910 Pama no longer exists. 362 00:56:16,990 --> 00:56:19,950 There is nothing left in the land of the lions. 363 00:56:20,260 --> 00:56:24,430 But I know now that all that happened was not because of me. 364 00:56:36,130 --> 00:56:40,810 Now I am prisoner, like many here in this palace. 365 00:56:41,680 --> 00:56:44,130 But Oulé is not with me. 366 00:57:20,440 --> 00:57:23,640 This is the home of Bluebird! 367 00:57:26,170 --> 00:57:28,570 The people here will kill you 368 00:57:29,110 --> 00:57:31,150 if you open it. 369 00:57:34,030 --> 00:57:36,970 It is a bird from the desert. 370 00:57:37,370 --> 00:57:40,660 It is he who will guide you on your journey. 371 00:57:43,330 --> 00:57:45,910 - It is enclosed here. There. - Hey! 372 00:57:53,060 --> 00:57:55,550 The genie of the wind is locked in this cage. 373 00:57:55,640 --> 00:57:58,220 It must always kept closed. 374 00:57:58,350 --> 00:58:01,240 If it opens, the genie will escape 375 00:58:02,070 --> 00:58:05,950 causing tornadoes, erasing the traces of travelers. 376 00:58:06,080 --> 00:58:09,150 And travelers will get lost. Now go back to work. 377 00:58:09,240 --> 00:58:10,950 Go! 378 00:58:11,770 --> 00:58:13,150 Oulé, Oulé. 379 00:58:14,000 --> 00:58:16,400 You who speak with the spirits, 380 00:58:16,750 --> 00:58:18,220 set us free. 381 00:58:18,400 --> 00:58:19,910 Set us free, Oulé. 382 00:58:20,750 --> 00:58:22,620 Set us free. 383 00:58:24,220 --> 00:58:28,550 In this palace, the wind, like Oulé, was a prisoner. 384 00:58:29,020 --> 00:58:32,670 But the bush had not only taught Oulé the language of the wind, 385 00:58:33,060 --> 00:58:36,670 but also the language of the bees. 386 01:02:09,060 --> 01:02:12,070 Oulé is cured. He regained his strength. 387 01:02:13,020 --> 01:02:14,990 If he wants, he can leave. 388 01:02:15,550 --> 01:02:18,510 The people in the palace do not even realize this. 389 01:02:19,060 --> 01:02:21,150 They think about the party 390 01:02:21,230 --> 01:02:26,190 given by the prince for the marriage of his daughter. 391 01:03:07,860 --> 01:03:10,000 Salaam Alaikum. 392 01:04:19,150 --> 01:04:20,630 Oulé! 393 01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:42,840 It's the honey that cured him. 394 01:04:42,930 --> 01:04:45,820 Even if that is the case, he has a power over men. 395 01:04:45,860 --> 01:04:47,110 What power? 396 01:04:47,370 --> 01:04:50,710 The prince's counselors refuse to believe the wise men. 397 01:04:51,060 --> 01:04:54,170 Oulé is innocent, he can't be dangerous. 398 01:04:54,230 --> 01:04:55,860 Bees bite. 399 01:05:15,730 --> 01:05:18,080 The wise men consult the sand. 400 01:05:18,220 --> 01:05:20,750 And the sand tells them: 401 01:05:21,640 --> 01:05:24,330 a child that came through the desert. 402 01:05:25,420 --> 01:05:28,690 He knows the language of beasts and spirits as well. 403 01:05:30,530 --> 01:05:32,660 This child is stronger than the sorcerer. 404 01:05:33,550 --> 01:05:37,370 And if the prince, as powerful, holds him captive, 405 01:05:38,040 --> 01:05:40,440 the palace will disappear. 406 01:06:00,440 --> 01:06:02,930 In any case, they are warned. 407 01:06:03,370 --> 01:06:08,290 No more captive. No more palace, no more prince. 408 01:06:11,688 --> 01:06:14,620 No more palace, no more prince! 409 01:06:15,200 --> 01:06:16,620 My little friend! 410 01:06:18,800 --> 01:06:23,730 My little friend, they are scared! No more prince, no more palace! 411 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:40,770 Oulé! 412 01:06:41,550 --> 01:06:43,370 Oulé! 413 01:07:11,240 --> 01:07:13,490 Ah! 414 01:07:43,066 --> 01:07:46,570 - They are taking me away! - Do not cry, Lena. 415 01:07:46,660 --> 01:07:48,450 Trust me. 416 01:07:48,933 --> 01:07:52,490 Whatever happens, do not worry, the wind will look after you. 417 01:07:52,880 --> 01:07:56,577 At full moon, I'll meet you at the rocks of Manata. 418 01:07:56,710 --> 01:07:57,911 Promised. 419 01:07:58,210 --> 01:07:59,930 Come! Come! 420 01:08:00,010 --> 01:08:01,650 Oulé! 421 01:09:00,770 --> 01:09:04,730 You know why I came? I came to set you free. 422 01:09:05,288 --> 01:09:08,250 And you will take Lena. And I will find 423 01:09:08,330 --> 01:09:13,930 her at the rocks of Manata. 424 01:10:44,266 --> 01:10:46,088 My eyes were stinging. 425 01:10:46,177 --> 01:10:48,250 However, I did not cry. 426 01:10:48,330 --> 01:10:51,111 It is the sand and the wind who have carried 427 01:10:51,155 --> 01:10:52,888 me as if I was weightless. 428 01:10:53,288 --> 01:10:57,066 I floated so fast through the air, then everything calmed down 429 01:10:57,155 --> 01:10:59,466 and my feet touched the ground. 430 01:10:59,866 --> 01:11:03,466 It is night. I expect Oulé. He will come. 431 01:11:06,250 --> 01:11:07,970 Tomorrow morning, 432 01:11:08,800 --> 01:11:10,890 people of the prince will 433 01:11:11,200 --> 01:11:14,850 take you to a country from where no one returns. 434 01:11:22,266 --> 01:11:24,711 You will have to endure the ordeal of the mountain. 435 01:11:24,840 --> 01:11:27,688 They will drug you and leave you. 436 01:11:33,155 --> 01:11:35,570 I give you the fire stone. 437 01:11:40,530 --> 01:11:42,770 I know that you 438 01:11:43,555 --> 01:11:45,410 will overcome the mountains. 439 01:11:45,822 --> 01:11:48,330 You will reach the land of Youbi Yaba. 440 01:11:49,555 --> 01:11:51,022 I who speak to you, 441 01:11:51,066 --> 01:11:54,266 I almost reached this famous land of Youbi Yaba. 442 01:11:55,244 --> 01:11:57,850 I was young, like you are. 443 01:11:57,930 --> 01:12:00,711 I had just been captured. 444 01:12:03,130 --> 01:12:08,044 You do not know, my boy, what it is to be captured. 445 01:12:18,810 --> 01:12:20,130 But... 446 01:12:20,690 --> 01:12:23,130 the land of Youbi Yaba, 447 01:12:23,210 --> 01:12:27,290 Oura Koundou, the land of the lions... 448 01:12:37,155 --> 01:12:38,666 Ouara. 449 01:12:39,410 --> 01:12:40,570 Ouara. 450 01:12:40,650 --> 01:12:43,970 The land of the lions. 451 01:20:20,133 --> 01:20:21,970 Sirga! 452 01:20:22,800 --> 01:20:25,770 Sirga! 453 01:20:26,933 --> 01:20:28,730 Gently. 454 01:20:31,866 --> 01:20:32,800 Sirga... 455 01:20:34,711 --> 01:20:35,688 Sweetie. 456 01:20:35,810 --> 01:20:36,970 Ow! 457 01:20:39,511 --> 01:20:41,600 There, slowly... 458 01:20:57,066 --> 01:20:59,733 Sirga look. 459 01:21:01,155 --> 01:21:02,210 Let's go. 460 01:21:15,955 --> 01:21:18,311 Quickly Sirga! Hurry! 461 01:21:27,911 --> 01:21:30,933 Hyenas! Go ahead, Sirga! 462 01:21:37,688 --> 01:21:38,930 Oulé! 463 01:21:39,010 --> 01:21:40,770 - Lena! - Oulé... 464 01:21:41,155 --> 01:21:43,850 - Did they hurt you? - No. It's okay. 465 01:21:44,666 --> 01:21:46,755 I knew you'd come. 466 01:21:48,844 --> 01:21:50,290 Drink, Lena. 467 01:21:50,370 --> 01:21:51,530 Drink. 468 01:21:52,400 --> 01:21:54,844 Tomorrow, Lena, tomorrow we will be in the village. 469 01:21:54,977 --> 01:21:57,690 You take Sirga to Pama? 470 01:22:03,250 --> 01:22:06,650 The lioness, is she still jealous? 471 01:22:07,288 --> 01:22:08,444 Always. 472 01:22:09,333 --> 01:22:13,155 - Tell her to stop growling. - Stop, Sirga. 473 01:22:13,570 --> 01:22:15,770 Stop. 474 01:22:44,890 --> 01:22:47,890 Oulé... 475 01:22:48,450 --> 01:22:51,688 I'll build you a house. 476 01:22:53,680 --> 01:22:56,680 Subtitles by Subransu