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Where's my keys?

I forgot my keys, guys.

I'll catch up later.

Okay.

It's a Saturday, Mthunzi, come to bed.

I have work to do.

Okay, just this once.

It happened right here, Makhosi.

Damn, I'm just glad she's still alive.

Tell me what happened.

She was touched.

Touched?

She said she couldn't see what it was.

Touched?

Tokoloshe.

Makhosi, a Tokoloshe? Can you protect us against it?

I cannot control this beast. It's not the work of a Sangoma.

Even I'm in danger of this one.

Thank you for this gift.

Your wish is my command.

You want to be rich with lots of women?

Yes, Makhosi

You need a Tokoloshe.

Makhosi.

You must go into the cemetary in the dark of night

and steal a corpse.

Pluck out his eyes, the tongue and the ears,

and pour this over it.

Makhosi!

Sit down and listen!

Before you go to bed, speak your wishes into the calabash.

Makhosi.

The Tokoloshe will steal your wealth in blood from someone,

in the night.

Don't disappoint me. Do not disappoint me.

Remember to thank him in the morning.

Makhosi!

If you fail, everything will be destroyed.

There are three conditions to this:

Firstly, the blood must not fill the calabash.

Makhosi!

Second, the blood must not ever drip or pour out of the calabash.

And remember to thank him in the morning.

Makhosi!

Don't disappoint me. Do not disappoint me.

This is a dangerous gift.

It deserves great respect.

Makhosi!

Uh-huh...

Yes.

I told you. I had to get out of Joburg.

A lot of bad vibes.

Yeah.

A gift.

No, no, no, no...

Not money. I'm sorted, hey.

I'm sorted.

There's much for me in Orange Farm.

Um, listen. I gotta go.

Mmm.

Yes.

See you later.

Yes.

Sleep my child.

You can see me.

But you cannot move.

I am here for your blood!

Baby, this is a journalist.

He just wants to meet you so that he can warn the people of these attacks.

Okay?

How are you feeling?

This... Tokoloshe. Where did it bite you?

Here, let me show you.

She's still in shock.

Poor darling.

Come inside.

Go into the back my dear and take a seat.

I use this place in case of late night emergencies.

In my last mission I helped in a hospital for many years.

You could say I'm a bit of a doctor.

You are more than welcome.

That's strange.

I'll have to look at the wound.

They are bad.

I'll have to treat them.

What happened?

I had an accident and I passed out.

Tell him what happened!

She was attacked father.

It pinned her to her bed.

What are these marks?

It looks like she's been bitten.

By a dog, maybe?

No Reverend it was a Tokoloshe.

Tokoloshe?

There is no such thing.

But Reverend, Bheka said...

Not Bheka again.

He's putting ideas into your minds.

Taking you all for fools.

Look...

I'll send some men out there to look for the animal.

Just put her to rest for the next few days

and she'll be fine.

Okay, thank you Reverend.

Howzit? Hey, I'm cool and you?

I'm good. What's your name?

I'm Lindiwe, and you are?

Mthunzi.

Okay, Mthunzi.

Keep the change, mama. I'm coming back for more.

This is the first time seeing you. What are you doing here?

How's the game?

The game's cool.

Do you want to watch with me?

I think it's boring. Don't you want to go see the other game?

Ja, we can go. I don't mind.

Come, let's go.

Hey guys.

Can I join you?

Men. I need your help.

There's an animal around, biting people.

Some animal is picking off our children, one by one.

We must find it.

Let's go, men.

She was attacked near the East edge of the township.

Look there first.

Stay close, men. I don't want anyone shooting each other.

Keep quiet.

Tonight I need more money.

More money than before.

My Lord.

The Tokoloshe will help you with all of his power.

And after that, you will reap your rewards.

You and you, go that side.

You and you, come with me.

What happened?

They were attacked.

Did you catch it?

No, but these girls are hurt.

They need your help.

This one is very sick.

Quick! Get me some bandages.

And a cushion.

We need to find out what is doing this.

The men say it's a Tokoloshe, Sir.

Tokoloshe!

There is no such thing as the Tokoloshe!

Go out there and find the animal. It's an animal!

Yes, Sir.

Thank you for this gift, Tokoloshe.

Your greed will be your downfall.

Oh my gosh, I'm bothered by the Tokoloshe at night.

I cannot sleep because of it.

It took my two children! - You're making a noise. You're making a noise!

Do you have no respect for the house of the ancestors?

Stand in a line so I can help you!

Please Makhosi. Protect me from the Tokoloshe.

You are now protected from the Tokoloshe.

Hail!

We must fight it!

Hail!

The evil spirit is coming down on you.

Hail!

I will make these incisions so we can fight the spirits.

You can overcome this!

Hail!

Then I will smear this muthi on you so it will run through your blood.

Hail!

This muthi, I want you to smear it, in cross shapes, on your walls.

Hail!

Yes?

Nothing.

We couldn't find anything.

Okay, we'll have to look again tomorrow night.

Go get some rest, please.

One Stoney, please.

R25.

What am I do to with this?

Consider it a down-payment.

Couldn't wait?

Your money is no good here.

Firstly, the blood must not fill the calabash.

Makhosi

Tonight Tokoloshe, I want that girl from the shop.

I want her all to myself.

The calabash is almost full. Don't forget the rules.

All to myself.

Look at how greedy you are.

You even take what is mine.

Your girls have bled, but their blood is not yours.

Okay. We'll have to look again tomorrow.

Thank you.

You fool.

The calabash is getting full.

Because you are so greedy

I will reward you with blood

You will not disrespect the Tokoloshe again Mthunzi.

I will come for all you have been with

and when you have suffered enough I will come for you.

The community is enslaved because of you!

You don't listen. What have you done?!

What?

What's going on?

Do you see what this man did?

What did you do?

Leave us.

The Sangoma and I have business.

No one talks to me like that.

You knew the rules.

People have gotten hurt.

Let's go.

Come. Come!

Come.

Come and see what you have done.

Look. See what you've done!

Go inside.

Go inside!

Oh my God!

Oh my God!

Hello!

Hi.

Is this a bad time?

Um, no. I'm...

I'm cleaning up.

Thank you.

So, do you want to hang out sometime?

Didn't you tell me not to come back?

I was just teasing.

: Call me.

Wow, it's hot out here!

Oh, Heavenly Father.

Give me faith at this time.

Something terrible has happened in our town.

Terrible.

Help me help the people.

We need to talk.

How dare you

disgrace the house of our Lord with your interruptions.

I was praying for this town's safety.

You must listen to me.

Let's do this outside

and spare this Holy place your presence.

You are an influential man.

We need to work together for the sake of this town.

Agreed.

Let's gather the people before nightfall

to let them know what's going on.

You'll bring your holy water

and I'll bring my muthi to fight this Tokoloshe.

We will do no such thing.

This is a wild animal. Not some supernatural monster.

We need to warn the people.

Not frighten them with fairytales.

They need to know what they're up against.

They will.

They just need to look in the right places.

Now say no more.

Gather your people. I shall gather mine.

Fine. We'll go to the gathering place at five.

You there.

Find Bongani for me. I need to gather the people.

I'm sure you've heard rumours about.

There's an animal in our area.

Some beast is picking off our children.

One by one.

You must protect your young girls.

It's an animal. I don't think it chooses who it attacks.

A woman was attacked at her home, savaged by this beast.

She was also alone at the time.

I don't think the murder is related

to the animal attacks from the other day.

We need to deal with these as two separate issues.

Excuse me.

Go ahead, brother.

As most of you here may know

The girl that you refer to was my sister.

I was the only family she had.

Tragedy is common in our family.

When the attack happened, I was visiting a family relative.

I came back in the morning to discover the police.

They told me I could not see my darling sister.

We cannot ignore Makhosi's suggestions.

We need to find a way.

Your tragedy is felt by the whole community.

We're here to support you.

Our honourable Reverend will pray for you.

And I will speak to your ancestors so they can protect you.

Makhosi.

The beast we're dealing with, it is a Tokoloshe.

I know because...

Bekha, you're testing my patience.

There is no such animal.

People! This man is trying to take you all for fools.

He's using this tragedy for business.

We need to protect our people.

If you wish for protection or advice

then come to me at the chapel.

I'll have no more of this nonsense.

Mthunzi.

You want her.

You broke the rules, Mthunzi.

I'll be coming for you.

If you want her you must pay.

I'll have no more of this non-sense.

: Hello? Argh!

: Hello?!

I'll get her soon enough.

: Are you okay?!

: Who is this?

Hi.

Yeah. I'm fine.

It's me, Mthunzi.

We met at the... we met at my house.

I mean, uh... we met at the shop.

: Oh, Mthunzi!

: I like that name.

: I thought you weren't going to call, hey?

: It looked like you'd seen a ghost this morning.

A ghost? Ha! No.

How are you?

: Well, I'm perfect now.

So, um...

You wanna hang out?

So tell me something about yourself.

Anything.

I like you.

Mhmm.

Tell me about you...

first.

Well, I'm a very well accomplished gentleman.

And I've got my little...

manager who's managing my funds.

Which I can't really say anything about.

Hmmm.

Interesting.

He actually helped me, um...

to get this date with you.

Who's this?

Oh, a little man. My little secret.

Yeah but I want to meet him.

I mean...

He's so important to you. I mean...

Played such a... crucial role.

He works in mysterious ways.

I'm definitely taking you home tonight.

Definitely taking you home.

I'm that good.

So, how about it?

Finish these drinks...

Go over to my place.

A little soft music.

Glass of wine.

Just take it from there.

I think I know what you like.

You want money and lots of women?

Here is your gift...

blood.

Everything okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Why aren't you wearing pants?

Don't you remember last night?

You're gorgeous.

Blood!

Is that blood?

I threw some meat away yesterday.

Let me take it out.

Okay...

Woah, woah, woah, woah...

What are they celebrating?

We finally found the beast that killed those two girls, Reverend.

Surely not, that cannot be.

Show me the animal. There's a head in there.

No, no, no, no, no...

This is not the animal.

It's a dog.

Who's house was it scratching at?

Ah, man, Reverend.

Just number 8, just down the road. Down there...

Please! Keep your men safe.

Let's not kill any more dogs until we have a better idea of the culprit.

This is not the animal that we're looking for.

Ah, Reverend?

And this... take that with you.

Tokoloshe, I'm sorry.

Your time is up Mthunzi

No, stop.

Don't kill anyone else.

I have all I need, I'm sorry.

I don't want anyone else to die.

I'm coming Mthunzi, your time is up.

No, stop!

I'm coming.

I'm coming!

You wife, she is cheating on you.

The man that she is seeing is...

Hey, brother. Please give me 5 minutes with the Sangoma.

What could a fool like you possibly want now?

I have no time for you!

I need your help, Makhosi.

What help? It's too late now!

I told you the rules!

You created this beast, only you can kill it.

If not, then leave it to finish its work.

Tell me what to do.

There is nothing that you can do!

It won't rest until it has its blood.

The only thing you can do is let it kill you.

I'll do anything.

There's nothing you can do! What's done is done.

It won't rest until it has your blood.

Hello?!

Boithumelo!

Boithumelo!

Pack your things. We have to leave!

Leave?

Leave and go where?

Um...

It's a surprise.

No.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

It's a surprise.

Well, I need to know where we're going.

I wanna take you away with me.

I just want you all to myself.

I'd really love to...

but... I can't just leave.

I have to take care of the shop.

We should plan this, and I'll make time next time.

What are you doing, Mthunzi?

I need to protect you.

What's wrong with you today?

I don't think I've ever loved anyone.

But I love you.

I don't want any harm to come to you.

What harm?

You're hurting me.

I think you should leave.

Goodbye, Mthunzi.

Come back when you've come to your senses.

Boithumelo!

Argh!

Goodnight ladies.

Boithumelo!

What happened?!

Oh, God, no.

Oh my God!

Thank God you're safe.

Thank God...

Forgive me, Father.

I did not believe them.

I didn't want to believe them.

I saw it with my own eyes.

For an instant. But I saw it.

Father, I need your help.

Help me help the people.

They look up to me for guidance.

Father, I've been helpless.

Help me help them.

I'm so sorry!

I'm so... sorry!

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, Father!

People...

I'm sorry.

I didn't know the nature of the beast.

I didn't know the danger...

that is the Tokoloshe.

I was wrong.

However...

We have come here to help you fight this creature.

Together... we shall conquer it.

Together... we shall be able to go on with our lives.

The Reverend has become wise. He knows this beast.

He has seen it.

Now, calm down.

Don't panic.

We'll help you fight against this beast.

You're not alone. We're together.

This beast won't be a problem to you again.

The Reverend and I discussed this matter.

We'll try to help you all.

Don't worry too much.

Bheka. Bheka! We need your help.

There's been another attack.

Where, boy?

Let's go. Show me where it is.

What happened?

What happened?!

I don't know what happened.

I found her lying dead.

That's all I saw.

And this happened in the day time?

That's what happened.

Hmmm.

This is a lot worse than I thought.

Mthunzi!

Mthunzi, open up damnit!

Mthunzi!

Mthunzi, people are dying because of you!

Mthunzi, open up or leave me out of this!

What was all that banging?

Just kids being silly.

Aah!

Is everything okay?

Yeah, everything is fine.

I'm fine.

Okay. Breakfast will be ready in 5 minutes.

Thanks love.

What are you thinking?

Aah!

Come closer, Mthunzi.

- Boithumelo! - Don't run away, Mthunzi.

- Mthunzi! - Come Mthunzi, come and play.

Mthunzi!

Come, Mthunzi.

Come, Mthunzi. She can't help you.

Mthunzi! Open!

Mthunzi! What's going on?!

Mthunzi!

Come here, Mthunzi.

- Come and play, Mthunzi. - Mthunzi!

- Get me out of here. - Open the door!

- Don't run away. Come here. - Run, Boithumelo!

Open this door! Mthunzi!

- Don't run away. - Mthunzi!

What...!

Come here.

Mthunzi, where are you taking me?!

You can take her for now. What's going on?!

But I will find out where.

- I will get her, Mthunzi. - Mthunzi!

Let me in!

Argh!

- Boithumelo! - Oh! Makhosi! Makhosi!

Makhosi! You have to help me. You have to help me.

Mthunzi is in some kind of danger. I don't...

Listen!

We won't be able to help him.

Let's go to the hut. Let's go.

This will help, but it won't protect you.

This beast is coming for you.

The Tokoloshe.

Because of Mthunzi.

The beast is connected to him.

It won't rest until it has killed Mthunzi.

But it will come to kill you first.

Why are you saying this?

I'm telling you this for your own safety.

You only love Mthunzi because of this beast's curse.

At first you hated him.

You didn't even want to see him.

But now, you love him because of this Tokoloshe.

Uh-uh!

I don't accept what you're saying.

Why are you telling me this?

- I'm leaving. - Listen...

Listen my child.

All those girls who are dead...

They were all Mthunzi's.

You are not his first.

Why are you telling me this?

I'm telling you this for your own safety.

If you want to be safe, you'll bring Mthunzi here.

To come and do what?

I won't tell you.

What you must do is bring Mthunzi to me before night time.

If not, it'll kill you in front of Mthunzi.

I won't...

I won't put my life...

Don't be such a foolish girl.

There is no other way.

What am I going to do.

Why did I drag her into this?

I'm such a fool!

Why did I let her go?

I need to face the beast.

I need to save her.

I have to fight.

I have to fight!

I have to fight...

Go away, Mthunzi!

I'm sorry. I'll explain.

Bheka told me. Okay?

Open this door.

Damnit!

Aah!

Where are you going, Mthunzi?

You can't run away from me, Mthunzi.

I know where Boithumelo is.

I'm going to get her.

Sorry guys. Have you seen Boithumelo?

No.

Red dress.

Black shoes. Red dress. This short...

No, we've not seen her.

Sorry man.

Sorry guys. Sorry guys. Sorry guys. Sorry guys.

Have you seen Boithumelo?

Boithumelo, man!

Black shoes. Red dress. This short...

No.

- Hey! - Hi

No.

No.

What is it Mthunzi?

Boithumelo?

Where is she?

I won't tell you.

If I tell you then you'll get yourself killed.

Tell me where she is!

I need to protect her.

You won't help her. Because if you go there you'll both die.

I have to try.

She's at the chapel.

The Tokoloshe cannot be stopped.

Go and speak with the Reverend.

He'll protect you as best as he can.

Foolish boy, you'll get what's coming to you.

Aah! Reverend!

Ah! Aah!

Reverend! Reverend!

Reverend! Reverend!

Ah! Aah!

What is it

It's the Tokoloshe.

Aah!

Ah! Aah!

No!

Run!

Run Mthunzi. Save yourself!

Stay back. It'll kill you!

It can't kill me.

I own it.

You're mine, Tokoloshe!

And you know it.

Oh no don't! Mthunzi, go! Please!

Just go! Please!

Father save us from this beast!

Here Tokoloshe. Come get it!

Mthunzi!

The Lord is my shepard. I will fear no evil, for You are with me.

I own it.

If I die...

The beast goes with me!

Aargh!

No!

- No! - I'm sorry!

No!

No! No...!

The Lord is merciful and gracious.

Slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

He will not chide. Nor repay us according to our iniquities.

As far as the East is from the West.

So far does he remote our transgressions from us.

Brothers and sisters... What we witnessed in the last week

is a great tragedy that will live with us forever.

But we can forgive those we loved.

So that they may have a second chance at eternal life.

Brothers and sisters. I ask you to forgive him in the name of Jesus Christ

Because if we condemn him,

How will that make us any better than him?

Let us take this as a reason for us to stick together.

We are better off than the evil from this beast.

Brothers and sisters...

Let us pray for this man.

Boithumelo...