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Farah: Hi.

You're probably wondering why a grown man

is digging through garbage.

It's a fair question.

My name is Farah Abdalla Rashid.

Young Farah: And before our story begins,

let me tell you a little history.

In the 1960s, four tribes got together to form a country.

Young Farah: What would follow next was known as

"The Golden Era".

Young Farah: But in the 1990s, everything changed

when a general led an attack against another tribe.

This ignited a conflict that would spiral into a brutal,

unending civil war,

one that has stretched over 30 years and counting.

Young Farah: Our story doesn't start there.

It starts here, a new place we call home.

The war may have ended,

but its impact lingers in every heart.

This is where our journey starts.

Sultan! Sultan, over here!

Sultan, may God bless you.

Everyone move aside.

Sorry, guys.

Young Farah: Yep, that was me, a shy 15-year-old

just trying to figure it all out.

Go for a break.

Young Farah: That's my mom, or as I would say, "Hooyo".

In Somali: Farah! What are you doing?

Young Farah, In English: - That's my dad. - Always seriou.

Hooyo said I can go on break.

Young Farah: I don't think I've ever actually seen him smile.

In Somali: There's no such thing as a break.

In English: Abo, legally you have to give me one. At least 30 minutes.

In Somali: Legally, legally, get up and get to work.

We don't know what legally means. Now, let's get up.

In English: Abo said I can't go on break.

Nonsense. I'll talk to him.

Halima, we have to go.

She's a West girl.

Young Farah: And this is where our story begins.

♪ I read the rules before I broke 'em ♪

♪ I broke the chains before they choked me out ♪

♪ Now I pay close attention ♪

♪ Really learned the code ♪

♪ I learned to read the map ♪

♪ Before I hit the road ♪

♪ Hey yo, I know you never heard this before ♪

♪ But I'd rather lose a fight than miss the war ♪

♪ And I ain't wishing competition or fishin' for it ♪

♪ I'm just living in the system, conditions are poor ♪

♪ I've been lost in the rhythm and misinformed ♪

Good morning! It's Ryan McVee coming to you live

from Hunt Club,

and I am here with the Check Yourself chess team.

They have just gotten an invitation

to the Canadian Open Championship.

What is your name, young buddy?

Ahmed.

Ahmed. Now, you must be the youngest player

in the tournament. - Yup.

How excited are you?

I don't know.

Ha, ha, well, I can understand that.

It's a lot to take in.

What's your name?

Mohamed.

Ryan: Hey, Mohamed, so, what do you love about chess?

I don't even like chess.

You don't like-, no, you must be joking.

I mean you come here to practice every day.

Nah. My... my uncle always forces us to play.

He's always uh--

Hi, my name's Muna.

Hello, Muna. Are you excited about chess?

- Yes. - Ha ha.

And I'm Farah, and I just wanna say,

I love playing chess with my dad.

You know, he used to be a chess champ back at home.

Oh, so it runs in the family?

Uh... win or lose...

we will enjoy the moment and... yeah.

I'm so proud of my team. Right?

Well, congratulations. Congratulations.

The whole country is behind you. Well done.

And that's it for me, Ryan McVee,

coming to you from Hunt Club. Have a wonderful day.

Mohamed: Guys, why do we still play this chess stuff?

Bro, this guy's not even listening.

Gimme that! You're reading this again?

It's not even in colour.

Yo, give it, bro.

Bro, Scott doesn't even have powers.

Scott Pilgrim is not a superhero.

He's not even a hero.

He's a Toronto guy chasing a girl way out of his league,

and has to battle her evil exes just to get her.

Sounds like a loser to me.

Real life, guys like that lose for sure.

Did you guys hear about the shooting last night?

Yo, I heard it.

Jumped right under my bed.

Man, you guys are scaredy cats.

I ain't scared, I just don't want to get shot.

I know two guys that got shot and they still alive.

Maybe it'd give me a cool limp or sumin'.

Hold on, let me get this.

What are you doing?

I don't know, it's not ending.

Look, if you keep pulling,

I'm gonna be left with a roll of string.

I don't even think it's attached. It's not ending.

Yo, I can knit a whole pair of gloves with these.

How do you know when you take a good picture?

I don't. - You don't like digital cameras?

Look, I could take a thousand pictures

until I get the one that I like.

But with this camera, I'm training my eye and brain

to get the best picture possible.

Muna: Let's go, Halima.

Hey, Halima.

Farah, Farah, snap out of it.

He's not listening. He's in love.

He's in lust. He's stunned.

No, I'm not.

Boys: Halima and Farah sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g

Okay, maybe, but like, what do you think she'll say

if I ask her to the dance?

Mohamed: No way, Jose!

Why?

Are you really that far gone?

Halima's parents would kill her first, then maybe you after,

then maybe even me for talking about it.

I don't see what the problem is.

Our tribe got shunned hundreds of years ago

from the big four.

Ain't no way she's looking at a guy like him.

Did your tribe backstab the other tribes?

No.

Was it a cheating thing?

No!

You guys stole from them?

No! Some guy ate a dead donkey.

What are you talking about? What are you talking about?

My mans was in the desert about to die,

when he sees a dead donkey.

A dead donkey with no one around.

He's starving to death.

Has nothing else he could do.

So, he nibbles one tiny, little bit, and boom, shunned.

Since then, him and everyone in his tribe, forever.

And you guys are the same tribe?

Of course, we're cousins.

I just don't know why I can't ask Halima to the dance.

This is Hunt Club, not Somalia.

There's no dead donkeys around here.

We could be friends, hang out, walk home,

break bread together.

All of that's cool.

But dating and marriage? No way. Never. Impossible.

I just don't understand it.

I mean, the war ended a long time ago, right?

Just look at the four brothers.

Young Farah: You got the leader, Big Money,

reppin' the East tribe.

Farah: Then you got Commish reppin' the West tribe,

the biggest tribe in the Hunt.

♪ Skrt, skrt ♪

♪ Do the task get the bag cash out ♪

Young Farah: Last, we have Blackjack and Primetime,

reppin' the North and the South tribes.

Wallahi, sometimes you just live in a fantasy.

You guys left me again! I'm gonna tell Hooyo.

Ooh.

Salaam Alaikum.

Reporter: The war will be finished only four months after

the project started.

Salaam Alaikum.

Customer: One tea and three sambuusas.

Reporter: Somalia's coastline is one of the most important...

Mohamed: Abti.

You remember when you said I could sell my sambuusas

if I get a B or higher on five tests?

Check this out. Bang!

Number five with a B for Bucks Deluxe.

Which I'm about to make from all my sambuusas!

In Somali: You passed the first test. The only thing that's left is the taste test.

In English: Hmm. I call this one "The Dirty Bird".

It's barbecue chicken with a little something secret.

That is not good.

It's garbage. It's just barbecue sauce.

Okay, okay, try this one.

It's the feta and spinach one. Fancy cheese.

In Somali: Did you cook the spinach?

In English: No. Why would I?

In Somali: Alright, alright, let's go, let's go.

In English: Abti!

Go sit down.

Sultan, thank you for coming. How can I help you today?

I've been told that you're the only option

for catering around here.

I'm having a gathering of clansman,

and I need to feed them.

Let's go.

Woah, check you out.

Where are you going like that?

Nowhere.

You're wearing your secret fly clothes,

these million dollars kicks,

which yes, I can tell you cleaned.

Gotta look good.

You look so good.

I hate you right now.

Yo, Abo, I'm using your Discman.

So, what, you're not even gonna tell me?

You're too cool for me now?

You've been my sidekick for years, man.

♪ Who got the funk? ♪

♪ We got the funk ♪

♪ Who got the funk? ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Ladies and gentlemen ♪

♪ It's like ain't nobody trippin' it's a good day ♪

♪ I'm surprised but I gotta keep a straight face ♪

♪ Got up early so I didn't have to stay late ♪

♪ I had a thin slice now I got the whole plate ♪

♪ I said, who got the funk? ♪

♪ We got the funk ♪

♪ Who got the funk? ♪

♪ Yeah ♪

♪ Just so you know ♪

♪ The money, the fame comes at a cost ♪

♪ People know your name when you become the boss ♪

Halima: Wow, I can't believe we ate all of that.

How much food do you guys throw out?

It's a lot.

Halima: Can you imagine if you gave away all that food?

For free?

Yes, for free.

Give it to homeless people, or single mothers.

It's better than tossing it out.

You'd be doing God's work.

Plus, Inshallah, you have to do the catering

for my first photo exhibit.

It's gonna be on the neighbourhood.

I have so many photos. - That would be dope.

I ain't never been to no exhibit.

Halima: They're cool.

You know what else would be cool?

If I ask you to the dance.

Then... I just won't go then.

What? Come on, it's our dance.

Nope. We can't. You know the deal.

People would lose their minds.

They would start sniffing around, asking questions.

So, they know a good thing when they see it.

The community would shun me and you.

No one would go to your restaurant.

And I would probably be shipped back to Minneapolis

to live with my aunt.

We gotta be careful around other people.

People should just mind their business.

People could get hurt. You never know.

What, because of you and me?

How 'bout this? How 'bout we create our own tribe?

And what would this tribe be called?

I don't know. But what I do is everybody would be welcome.

How cool would that be?

Muna is right, you do live in a fantasy.

Stick with my plan.

After high school, we will both go to universities

that are far, far away from here.

I'll be a famous photographer to the stars,

and we never have to return here.

How 'bout this?

We stay, me and Mohamed build up the business,

you'll become a professional photographer,

then we'll run a couple charities

and make this community better.

Like I said, fantasy.

You man yutes are trash.

I don't know why you're talking,

you're the worst out of all of us.

What? Movin' like MJ right now.

Bro, I'm better than both of y'all. Just, just stop.

What the hell?

Who pissed them off?

I think he's looking at you.

Yo! Stay away from Halima!

Okay.

- She's not yours. - She's not yours either.

Abo, I didn't start it.

And what did I say about the fighting?

To be selective in your battles,

for sometimes peace is better than being right.

But you also said, never back down.

In Somali: So what happened?

In English: We both love the same girl.

Love? And what do you know about love?

I know all about love.

And?

I like the way she smiles.

I like the way she laughs.

I like the way she squints her eyes when she takes pictures.

I just like the way she makes me feel.

And I'm always reminded this song when I think about her.

Abo...

do you know why me and Abti married the two sisters

from the city?

Because you loved them.

They were the only two girls in this city from our tribe.

So, you married Hooyo for tribe and not love?

That's the culture, Abo.

I don't understand the culture.

Your job is not to understand the culture.

It's to respect the culture.

Look at you. See?

This what you call love?

Abo, that's not the love.

That is not the love.

Focus on your school.

I'm sure that you will get one day, love.

You get it? Remember where we come from?

Remember why we are here?

So study. Focus your school.

Focus the chess. That's all matter.

Thank you.

You know we're trying to make money here?

Do you know how much food we waste?

What if we just give it out?

Stay away from those people, huh?

They're bad news. Look what she's wearing.

Uh-uh.

Hooyo, can I ask you a real question?

Anything.

Did you marry Abo out of love or was it a tribal thing?

- In Somali: - He's our people.

Hmm?

In English: How 'bout I marry someone outside of my tribe?

You can marry anybody you like, huh?

Just don't listen to anybody. That stuff is old news.

Okay.

Go ahead.

Bro, you look like you have a trust fund

but you're untrustworthy.

Look it, let's just get the food man.

Bro, what type of sambuusa you like?

I dunno.

You look like a tuna sambuusa yute.

Trying to say I look like a fish, man?

You're a freaking idiot.

I don't know, man. I'm gonna wait outside.

Can't stand being here.

In Somali: Peace be unto you. Is uncle here?

Yes, he's here. Give me a second.

In English: Hey, what's up, Farah?

- You know my name? - Of course I do.

I remember when you were a baby. You ready for the tournament?

Yeah.

You know, nobody else expects you guys to win, except me.

I got, you know, I put down a little wager on you guys.

Ooh.

Mhmm.

Abti, when you comin' down to the chess club to teach us?

Yeah, Abo, when?

Maybe inshallah, one day. Here's your order.

In Somali: No, that's ok.

In English: Abti, take my money. I'll pay you for this.

In Somali: Nope! You guys have done a lot for the community.

The after school programs at the clubhouse.

You guys are the ones that need help.

I thank you for what you're doing for the community.

This is the only thing I help with.

In English: All right, Mashallah. But next time, I'm paying you.

Inshallah.

Shhh.

In Somali: The game of chess is bigger than government.

Is bigger than language.

It transcends religion.

You will die when you are relaxing.

Boom!

In English: You are playing with the white. What's your move?

The Danish Gambit.

And if you are playing with the black, what's your move?

The King's Indian Defence.

What's this?

What's this?

You coming to the dance?

Dance?

In Somali: Are you worried about a dance?

In English: You have only three days left.

Of $50,000!

You have to focus.

You have to practice a lot.

Now play. Okay.

In Somali: Keep going on.

In English: Bro, you're playing chess at the dance.

Hey man, didn't you get suspended?

Shh! He's right there!

Calm down, scaredy cats. The beef is officially squashed.

What?

Did we squash it? Cause he keeps staring at me.

It's cause you're dressed like a bucket, bro.

Thank God Halima's not here, right?

♪ Watch the TV, it's my time ♪

♪ I'm so famous ♪

What you gonna do?

Nothing.

It's the '80s night, right?

So, I say you put some cardboard down and breakdance his ass.

Yes, sir!

I don't wanna talk about it.

Bro, what are you doing?

Hey, you need somebody to play with?

Uh, yeah, sure.

I thought you said you couldn't come?

Well, I snuck out.

You're like Kim Possible.

So, are you ready for the tournament?

I think so.

By the way, where's your camera?

I left it at home.

You know, it's hard taking pictures all day.

I just wanted to be in the moment.

Well, you could take a mental picture of me

in this fly outfit.

Oh, you blinked, let's take another.

What a lousy picture.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Maybe you should have hired a professional

to take your mental picture.

No, not you. I meant... I meant me. I'm a lousy model.

Halima, what are you doing?

Farah, no. There's a dance and everyone's looking for you.

Get up.

There you are. Thought you went home.

Exactly.

Why would I go home?

Because of that embarrassing outfit.

Or...

Because of them?

I ain't worried about them.

What?

What's he doing?

Yo, bro, can you do me a solid?

Play this one and dedicate this to Halima.

- Halima? - Halima.

All right.

Okay, ladies and gentlemen, we got a request.

And this one goes out to Halima.

♪ Whoa ♪

♪ She's my wildflower ♪

♪ All of her cares just melting away ♪

♪ Look at her, she got me feeling so great ♪

♪ All I want to know ♪

♪ How you got me out here trippin' off you ♪

♪ Let me make things girl it's all about you ♪

♪ Cause it's your day girl ♪

♪ Got me sayin' ooh ♪

♪ I'm on cloud nine is what I'm trying to say ♪

♪ If you were mine wouldn't give it away ♪

♪ Get it all out ♪

♪ You the wildflower in the sunshine ♪

♪ If you were mine I would give you my light ♪

Not gonna lie, I thought that one girl's outfit

was gonna be trash but it actually looked good.

I know, right? I was literally so shocked.

You need to stop this.

You know it can't happen, right?

Not you too.

I'm just watching out for you.

The community will shun you,

your family will never welcome your kids.

So? What about you?

It's a crush.

You barely know each other.

Is it really worth putting yourself through all that shame?

Who is that?

Hey, stay away from Halima.

Oh, shit. That's Mahad.

In Somali: We'll need to sign you up for boxing.

You need to learn how to fight.

In English: Yo, what happened?

Yo, what happened?

Was Mahad there?

Yep. Outside, waiting.

Everyone knows about the beatdown.

When are you even coming back to school?

I don't know.

Abo said wait it out and let temperature cool down.

What did Halima say? - All right! All right! Let's go! Let's go!

In Somali: Let's go!

In English: Let's practice!

In Somali: Let's go! Muna, let's go, let's go!

In English: Yo, they really whooped your ass.

Bro, this happened days ago.

Why are we still talking about it?

Last time I didn't ride for you. Now I'm here.

Farah! Who's Farah!

Him.

Come here.

Let's go.

Farah?

Yeah.

Get in. Big Money wants to see you.

Keep it movin'.

What's our fifth commandment?

Group: Never sell where you rest at.

Never sell where you rest at.

I don't care if you want a ounce. Tell 'em bounce.

But someone thinks they're better than everyone else.

KFC, come up here.

KFC, you think you're better than everyone here?

No.

Then why are you sellin' in the 'hood? Is it greed?

Not making enough money?

You know, everybody out here

is trying to make the community better and stronger.

And you are trying to create fiends where we live.

Listen, I won't do it again.

That's for sure. Cause you're out.

What?

Big Money: What you lookin' at him for?

Hey man, get him outta here. - Come on, man. Come on.

Come on, man, he just tryin' to eat.

Big Money: You already know the rules.

So, what's this I hear about you guys fighting?

What's the issue?

Told him to stay away from Halima.

Why?

You know what he is, a donkey eater.

He brings shame to her.

Big Money: How?

Farah seems like he's going places.

Didn't you see him on TV?

He comes from a good family, he's smart,

and he's doing the community proud.

And you wanna discount all of that because of his tribe?

Maybe you can learn something from him.

Hey, man. You can't talk to him like that.

Man, I'm sick of you putting my tribe down

and sticking up for theirs. - I'm not sticking up for anyone.

I'm just trying to protect our neighbourhood.

I mean, you look at what we got here.

Huh? We got the North tribe sitting next to the West.

The South and the East tribe.

And nobody's smoking anybody.

This is a miracle.

Together we are the biggest, baddest crew around.

You know in the past, man would try to pit us

against one another.

Mm-mm. We can't afford to be divided.

We cannot let that happen.

Crazy thought.

How 'bout you let Halima decide?

And if she likes you, or you, it shouldn't matter.

She might not like either one of you. Ever thought about that?

Now shake hands and get outta here.

In Somali: Where are these people?

We can't be late for the tournament.

In English: Yo, Abo, you got change?

That's all I got.

In Somali: Does anybody care about the tournament?

What are you doing?

Get back, you're giving our last bit of money.

In English: What's going on with this guy?

♪ There's a scheme ♪

♪ There's a theme ♪

♪ Why is my head spinning round in my dreams ♪

♪ It's a time, it's a place ♪

♪ Why are these lights popping up in my face ♪

♪ Or am I freakin' out? Freakin' out, freakin' out ♪

♪ Freakin' out, freakin' out, freakin' out ♪

That's my team!

Oh, you're a photographer now?

Hold on, hold on, hold on.

Stop that. You're gonna waste all your film.

Okay, stand here and hold your trophy up.

The lighting isn't good here.

Okay, now you sit right here.

Okay.

Now, hold up your trophy.

Okay, smile.

Now look at me.

Anybody ever tell you how beautiful you look?

No way you guys have that.

Yeah, we got llamas in the city at High Park.

We also got islands that you gotta take a boat taxi to get to.

No way. Islands? And llamas?

- Mm-hmm. - Where's that?

Looks like I got our next date all planned out.

Sounds like a plan.

Can't wait to spend more time with you.

Trust me, I've been and it's so nice.

Ah, nice one.

This one?

Get down! Get down!

Let's go! Let's go!

Farah: Halima! Halima!

Halim--

♪ It's gone with the wind ♪

♪ It's akin to the end ♪

♪ And no matter how you fight it ♪

♪ How you light it How you write it ♪

Farah: So, that's the whole story.

Abo moved us to Vancouver, and honestly, it's been good.

I survived high school here.

Made some solid friends.

Finished university.

And started a food donation tech startup

with my best friend, Chris.

Alhamdulillah, I can't complain.

Hooyo and Abo are doing well.

Hooyo is back in Somalia looking after Ayeeyo.

And Abo, well, he's still just being Abo.

♪ But now I'm feeling much weaker ♪

♪ Closest to my heart is the monitoring beeper ♪

♪ And my eyes ain't what they used to be either ♪

Farah: And that is Chris.

Scared the shit outta me.

Gotta keep that garbage picking head on a swivel.

Are you ready for this meeting, or you thinking of living in here?

Yeah. Starting to stink.

All right, let's get you outta there.

What do you think the rent is on this space?

Two by four, 1800 a month?

You interested?

In this market, yeah. I mean.

You want a croissant?

No, it's not for us.

All right.

Oh, dude, you, you stink a little.

You don't know about my trash allergies? Dumpsters?

I'm sure I've told you.

What's new?

All right, Oscar.

So listen, Feed and Flourish called.

Only the largest food waste organization in the country.

Called us again.

We're not selling.

Oh, come on. What? Why not?

Let's get paid! Let's at least take a meeting. What's the harm?

Wh-what's the worst that could happen?

Never sell.

Oh, that's... that's ridiculous.

That just makes no sense to me.

You hate money. - Really?

Yeah, that's... wh-what is this, like a moral stance

you're taking? It's ridiculous.

I already told both of you, no.

It's an opportunity for more people

to try your delicious food.

You guys are persistent, I'll give you that.

There's a whole batch of customers that are waiting

to try your food.

I don't know.

You got to admit, you do toss out a lot of good, edible food.

Chris: Yeah, perfectly delicious congee.

With our app, we make use of that extra.

It's real simple. Every day, or whenever you feel like it,

you just post the menu items that you want to donate to us.

Pick it up, package it, put it on our app.

Customers then bid on the food items that they want,

at a discounted rate, and all the proceeds go toward

funding our food bank as a nonprofit organization.

We've got El Diablo's, Falli's, Chipotle, Burger Priest.

And your food's way better than theirs.

Okay.

Okay, we'll give it a try.

But only a try.

Perfect. That's all we ask.

You won't regret this decision.

How's that lemongrass peach tea, by the way?

Manager: It's pretty good. You should order some.

Don't touch the fortune cookies. Chris: No, no.

Did you touch the fortune cookies?

Chris: No!

Wait, so this is a Chinese restaurant?

Chris: Woo, woo, woo!

That's what I'm talking about, baby!

Farah: We're on a roll!

Oh, that felt good. That felt good.

It's good timing too, cause I set up a meeting

with Feed and Flourish.

What? What?

- Yeah. - No meeting!

What do you mean? Think of what you could do

with all that money. Just imagine. Let your dreams run wild.

No, you didn't listen? You didn't hear me?

You're so stubborn.

Just a stubborn, silly man.

It's just not the way that we're raised.

Seatbelt.

In Somali: You're almost late.

In English: Keyword: almost.

So, I guess I'm white?

Mm-hmm.

Are you excited?

In Somali: Yeah, of course.

...since we've been back home.

In English: Yes, I'm excited.

So, how's the app business?

We've got ten restaurants in our database

and over 500 people signed up. - Mashallah.

There's this big company that wants to buy some of our company.

In Somali: Sell it then.

In English: What?

In Somali: If they're offering you a chance.

If they have money for you, take it, the world could change.

In English: Everything can change. Why you don't sell?

That's not what you always said.

You said I can't sell this house when I get it.

You never sell my house.

In Somali: Listen, me and your aunt,

are going to sell Ayeeyo's restaurant.

Nobody is there.

In English: It's almost empty every day.

Really? But Abti, Mohamed, Ahmed are all there.

In Somali: Since your Atbi got remarried, he's checked out of the family.

It's only for your aunt and the boys.

In English: I feel sorry for Eedo.

I haven't spoken to Mohamed in a long time.

I could call him.

In Somali: You can talk to him when you see him tomorrow.

In English: He's coming here?

No.

You're going to Hunt Club.

Checkmate.

What?

Checkmate.

No, what's this about me going there?

In Somali: I need someone to get it ready for the realtors.

In English: Abo, not now. I can't. So much is going on.

In Somali: Okay, say no to your Hooyo.

In English: Is it even safe to go?

Of course it's safe.

And?

Yeah.

I win this, so you have to go there.

Hmm?

I wasn't playing.

I win the game. Just a smile.

Smile. - Okay.

Okay, now we're good, right?

Farah: Thank you.

Farah: Yo!

Farah! What's up, man?

Hey, hey, hey, why you hugging me like that, man?

Been gone 14 years. Where you been?

I came to help with the restaurant.

You're the new cleaner?

Hooyo didn't tell you?

Tell me what?

They're selling the place.

They can't.

What about Ayeeyo's saying?

What happened here?

I don't see any customers,

and buddy, you could do with a cleaner. The place is so dirty.

What are you doin'?

Taste this.

Whoa, that is good!

Way better than before.

I know, right?

Sambuza Palace.

You've heard of ghost kitchens, right?

Mm-hmm. Yeah.

Well, I'm the king. The ghost king.

Welcome to my ghost palace.

Farah: You got a nice little hustle here,

but where are all the customers?

Mohamed: Place been dead for a while, bro.

They all go to the African King next door.

Where's Ahmed?

- Probably in the studio. - Studio?

4865? All right, you have a good day, huh?

Hey, you're staying with me, right?

Farah: Where else would I stay?

Sounds like a plan to me.

Whoa, wait. You're just gonna close like that?

Trust me, nobody comes.

You can't leave. This place is a mess.

Sounds like a you problem, man.

What? Hey, grab something. We gotta clean.

I'm not cleaning.

Yo, who's that?

Those are the East Boys.

Why are they dressed like that?

You remember Big Money, right?

- Yeah. - That's how he used to dress.

The brothers implemented a dress code

so they could tell who's who.

Man, you gettin' soft.

You don't remember that sound?

I really appreciate you coming to help me out

with the deliveries, man.

What happened to the neighbourhood?

Three brothers came through and took it over, man.

That's the South Boys. Remember Blackjack?

That's his crew.

They're mostly into sports betting and things like that.

And those are the North Boys, Primetime's crew.

They're more into credit card fraud and extortion.

The West Boys, Commish's crew.

Most lethal ones of all.

You see them, you turn the other way.

They just be out here robbing people, for real.

Hmm.

Remember that guy?

Lenard?

Bro's making bank now.

Lenard: Good morning, ladies and gentlemen,

and welcome to another day on the Way Up Show.

Announcer: Wake up to the Way Up Show.

Lenard: On today's episode, we'll be discussing

the endless construction plaguing our city

with the city's manager.

And it's almost here, the yearly neighbourhood ranking.

We'll be taking calls and asking you where you rank your--

Get the fuck out, now!

What the fuck?

Farah?

Ahmed?

Everybody out, now!

What the fuck are you doing?

Fam, you good?

It's been a long time. What are you doing here?

I'm here to make sure this place is ready to be sold.

What?

Yeah. I only have four weeks left to get it ready.

- Nah. No way. - That's what I said.

Eedo said that none of you have been helping with the restaurant.

I don't care, you're not selling our place.

Look around.

Farah, I'm the only one who's ever here.

That's not true, I'm here.

Ahmed, you're in a basement like a weed-smoking troll.

Big help you are.

Yo, stop trying to make yourself look innocent.

All you do is make your sambuusas. Nothing else.

No rice, no meat, just Sambuza Palace all day, every day.

At least I'm doing something.

Unlike you, making some whack tunes in the basement,

like some wannabe gangster.

Wanna see how real I am?

Yo.

You gonna fight him? Go at it, tough guys.

- You wanna try, bro? - Make your move, I dare you.

You're not built like that, don't dare me.

You're not built like that.

Mm-hmm. Farah: Exactly. Bullshit.

You think I wanna be here?

I was sent to look after you so-called grown ass men.

What a joke. Back the fuck up.

You heard him.

Yeah, right up there.

Okay.

Okay, now let's talk about what we can do here.

♪ Ha, ha ♪

Farah?

Muna!

Look at you!

Oh, my God, it's so good to see you.

- Are you back now? - Yeah, sort of.

I'm just helping out with the restaurant a little bit.

You're a nurse now. Mashallah.

Yeah, you know, saving lives one bedpan at a time.

You still live here?

No, we actually moved from the building to a house like,

literally right around the corner.

Your girl's a homeowner now.

Whoa, you got the whole family out.

I had to. Come on, now.

Who else still lives here?

If you wanna know about Halima, just ask.

- No, it's not like that. - Hmm.

How is she?

She's good, she's good, you know. Uh, she still lives here.

She's a full-time activist now,

you know, fighting the, the good fight.

- Wow. - Yeah.

That's not a surprise.

Give me her number. I'll reach out.

Yeah, yeah, for sure. I'm actually gonna so see her later.

Tell her I said hey.

Yeah.

Are you kidding?

What?

Are those sambuusas from African King? Foul!

Listen, I had no choice.

They stopped making food so I had to go to the competition.

The competition?

I have to do what I have to do.

She's over at African King like, four times a week, bro.

She's got major problems.

Not even.

She goes there so often she wears disguises just so that people

don't know how bad it is. Muna: Wow.

Heard she even dresses up as a nurse

just so she can get freebies.

What, you don't get enough money as it is, bum?

Wow. You're crazy.

Listen, admitting that you have a problem

is the first step to recovery, you know.

Mm-hmm. You're actually sick.

Anyways, it was nice seeing you.

Okay, bye. Come by!

Anything happen between you two?

Of course not. Even if I wanted to, she wouldn't.

How do you know?

Because she's a huge tribal head.

Not this again.

Yes, this again.

This tribal stuff is real, Farah. It's not a fantasyland.

You just don't understand.

You're right, I don't.

Did you fix the door?

No. And when you're done fixing it,

I've got a card reader with your name on it that needs work.

Isn't running a restaurant so much fun?

What are you doing?

Mohamed: Running a restaurant. What do you mean?

Muna: Lenard!

Muna!

Yo, you only come here when Farah is around, eh?

Oh, that's not true.

Yeah, yeah.

No sambuusa traitors allowed.

Chill out before I hit you with my bag.

You know these are wasted on you right?

Yeah, okay. Just give me my dozen before I knock you out.

So, did you see her?

You talking about Halima?

About that, uh yeah, I saw her.

She says hi.

Okay. Gimme her number. You didn't last time.

I wanted to ask first and she said no.

Why?

Didn't ask.

I know how you can see her if you wanted to.

Farah: Tell me. - Lenard, don't tell him.

Commish's annual barbecue party.

Muna: Lenard!

When?

Next week.

Will she be there?

Yeah, we'll be there.

I'll see you there.

Farah, no, listen, that's not a good idea.

It's only for Commish's people.

She's right, we're not invited there.

Even me, who everybody loves and adores.

But you? Definitely not.

Listen, just don't get me involved.

No payment.

Just... just leave me outta this.

We're goin'.

No, we're not.

Come on, Mohamed.

I've got too much to lose.

I like my lovable, huggable face.

You go over there, get your nose broke,

you might improve something.

Don't you wanna see Muna's shock when she sees us?

Won't she be impressed that the guy who doesn't have the balls

to ask her out, risked it all at a party just to see her?

How do we get in?

I could get us in.

You? Why you?

Everybody loves me.

I screw up all the time, and even I know this is a terrible idea.

- Shut up and stay cool. - I'm cooler than the other

side of the pillow. You shut up.

Yo, Lenard! Ha, ha. Yo, I heard you on the radio.

When are you gonna get me on there?

Soon, man, just waiting on the right time, you know.

Can I go in?

Course. Yeah.

Whoa, yo, these guys with you? - Yeah, yeah, they with me.

Ayyy.

I'm gonna look for Muna.

Yo, Mahad.

♪ What I got is a lot of ambition ♪

♪ What you got is a lot of hate wishing ♪

♪ That I will fall off, but me, I'm on a mission ♪

♪ What you don't see is that's only ammunition ♪

♪ Pop out, I'm about to pop out ♪

♪ They can't see the young king pullin' all the stops out ♪

Damn!

Is that Farah sambuusa?

Yo, yo, yo, he's a goof.

Let him have fun. We'll deal with him later.

All right, good job everyone. I'll see you guys next week.

Thanks.

You did really good.

Hey.

Get out.

It's fine if you don't want to talk to me,

but I'mma keep coming every day 'til you do.

You got lucky.

And you moved.

Fine, okay?

But you never looked back at the rest of us who were still here.

You didn't call, you never visited.

You just disappeared from my life and...

I still get nightmares from that night.

A lot of people still have nightmares.

You have every right to be mad, and I'm sorry.

Everything happened so fast.

I was in a new city across the country in a...

a new school, in a matter of like, days.

I thought about you all the time.

Yeah, sure you did.

Hey can... can you stop for a sec?

I think I still need lessons.

Is that, is that the same camera?

Sixteen more photos left.

Okay, okay, you're just wasting your film now.

I'm sure that I'm not.

Whoa.

You dated Mahad?

- Yeah. - I can't believe it.

He asked me so many times, I just, I finally said yes.

How was that?

Not bad, actually.

Um, we actually had some pretty deep conversations.

He has quite a bit of a soft side to him.

But that lasted about a week and then he started acting up.

You know, started saying "Come here."

"You're wearing that?" "Put on the hijab."

I was done by the time he tried to tell me

who I could and couldn't talk to.

He was okay with that?

No. Um, I had to live with my aunt in Ottawa for six months,

just to give him some space.

Remember you told me you'd never been to the zoo?

I still haven't.

♪ Don't you wait on me, I'll shoot you down ♪

♪ Keep your eyes closed, your ear to the ground ♪

♪ Pick up in the middle of the night ♪

♪ Kill the silence, I can't bear to speak ♪

♪ Head for the heart, does it break ♪

♪ Words may fall, the body remains ♪

♪ And every map is blank ♪

♪ When my words head for the cracks ♪

♪ Will you have my back? ♪

♪ We were good children ♪

♪ Darling, let it out ♪

♪ When my words head for the cracks ♪

♪ Will you have my back? ♪

♪ We were good children ♪

♪ Darling, let it out ♪

♪ I hold my breath, no, not to move ♪

♪ When the night comes, who will you be? ♪

Ahmed: R rated movie in gym class.

Beats doing push-ups even if it was some whack disco flick.

Lenard: Woo! Where have you two been?

Being tourists.

Halima's never been to the islands or seen the llamas.

Neither have I.

What's wrong with you people?

Me neither. You wanna take me next, or what?

So, what's this?

That is my one and only Philly cheesesteak sambuusa.

- Whoa, that's really good. - Mm-hmm.

No, that's really good.

Man, I'm so sad this place is gonna close.

There's so many good memories here.

I can't believe it either.

Are you sure there's nothing we can do about it?

Yeah.

You got 120 grand?

Lenard: I got 70.

Seventy what?

Seventy grand.

- Okay. - What?!

I can donate 70 grand to the restaurant.

Me and my business partner can give 30 grand.

When did everybody become millionaires?

You guys are killing me here.

That's only 100. We're still short another 20 grand.

Yeah yo, I spent my last 20Gs yesterday,

otherwise I'd be involved for sure.

Lenard: How about a fundraiser?

I could do my show here and bring people over here.

Muna: That's a good idea.

You could sell these sambuusas. You'd be making bank.

- That's a fact. She's right. - Mm-hmm.

- Why don't we sell them? - That's a great idea.

They are one of a kind, aren't they?

Yeah.

- Food is always unreal, fam. - Mm-hmm.

All right, you know what? We're doing this, for real.

Okay, so where are your mops and stuff?

Cause this place is... hella dusty.

Halima could get all her photos of the neighbourhood

and we could put 'em up like an exhibit.

- Okay. - Yeah, I like that.

That'd be dope.

I got one more idea.

Let's go.

- Okay. - All right?

Let's do it.

Halima, what are you doing?

Abo, did you know that they're selling Ayeeyo's?

Good.

Me, Muna, Farah, and Mohamed are gonna try and save it.

Can I borrow 20K?

Farah is back?

I don't know why you mess with those people.

Abo, they're our friends. We grew up with them.

You can't trust those people.

And how would you know that?

You don't know them. You never even tried to get to know them.

Why bother?

You can't be with him.

You'd rather me be with Mahad?

The psycho?

You'd rather me be in an abusive relationship

than be with Farah?

You can't marry him.

If you do, you are no longer in the West tribe.

And I can no longer protect you.

Farah: Everyone up!

Let's go! I got something to show you.

Come outside.

So early. What time is it?

Farah: Mohamed, come do the honours.

What is this?

Just give a speech. No jokes for once.

I just wanna say thank you, all of you.

Even if we never reach the goal,

I'll always remember this moment.

Okay, go over and pull it.

Yo, this is mint!

Welcome back to the Way Up Show.

Today, we're here live on location

at the brand new Sambuza Palace in Hunt Club.

Hey, if you never had a great sambuusa,

get down here right now, because the food is unreal.

Yo, here we have the restaurant's owner

and great cook, Mohamed!

What are you tellin' me?

Lenard, thanks for comin' through, man.

Lenard: Of course, man.

Hey, you guys, make sure you come check out Sambuza Palace

in Hunt Club. Keep an eye out.

Don't lack to this, come through.

Geez! You know the vibes.

All right, guys, you really don't wanna miss this.

Come on down, grab a great sambuusa, and just say hello.

We're here, live on social media to keep you fueled all day.

Man, hey, you better get down here right now

because this place is getting packed.

Hey, excuse me, how do you like the food?

Yum.

It's her second time today. This is crazy.

The line is enormous.

You have to come check this out. Farah, you have to come.

Lenard: This is getting wild.

This is getting wild.

Absolute insanity.

I am so sorry. Go, go, go.

- You gotta be kidding me. - Yeah.

This is crazy.

Right?

Farah: Back to taking pictures?

Halima: Yep.

It's good, it's good to see you with it.

You're happiest when you're taking photos.

I guess I needed a reason to pick it back up again.

Oh, and that was my last photo.

Oh, um--

Where do I develop these?

I could take it in for you.

I have a bunch at home I need to develop anyway.

Um, I think we have too much money. And there's more.

Holy shit, that's a lot!

That's what I'm talkin' about!

Halima, take this money to the bank. Here's my card.

Okay, thanks.

Knock, knock.

- Chris! - Farah. What's up?

Dude, this place is blowing up.

And this must be the infamous Halima.

You know, growing up, this guy never stopped talking about you.

Stop that. What are you doing here?

I said just wire me the money. - I came to bring this.

I said just wire me the money.

But then I wouldn't be here in Toronto right now.

Everyone, this is Chris, my partner in Vancouver.

And I got the big cheque.

Thank you so much for bringing this. - Anytime.

We're gonna get this money back, right?

Yeah! Look at this place!

All right, and the meeting?

Yes.

I'll be back ASAP.

Chris: So, you're saying you're okay with selling

a part of the company?

Farah: I'm thinking if this works--

Woo-ooh-ooh, I'm getting me a G5 coupe.

What are you gonna do with your money?

I think I'll move back and start something here.

What?

Think of opening a creative incubator program

in the neighbourhood.

That's stupid.

Ugh, a terrible idea.

- Didn't even give it a second. - Why do I even ask?

Yo!

Everybody put your sambuusas down

and kindly leave this establishment,

cause things are about to go crazy.

Come on!

Mahad, what are you doing here?

Where's Halima?

I know she's here. Is she with Farah?

Muna: Why can't you just leave her alone?

Halima isn't here.

Where's that dumb cousin of yours?

Mahad, he's not here!

Mohamad: Don't wreck that!

Muna, why do you and Halima hang out with these parasites?

Don't you know their people?

Leave!

I'm not going anywhere.

- I said leave! - Let me go.

I'm doing you a favour.

Is he okay?

Yeah, inshallah, he'll be okay.

Mohamed: I'll have a sick scar, though.

Total Tupac, 50.

Bet ya I get a cool limp after this, hmm?

Alhamdulillah, you're okay.

What happened? I didn't have my phone. Where's Halima?

I don't know. I tried calling her.

Mahad came looking for you. They destroyed the restaurant.

Guy took a cheap shot.

Where you goin'?

I'm gonna handle this.

Hey, where are you going? Farah?

Anyone want some fried chicken?

It's Buffalo sauce I think, really good.

Ahmed: There's no way he's getting away with this.

Abo, did you hear about Mohamed?

Abo, are you guys okay?

Yep. Mohamed is okay.

What are you doing, Abo?

We're gonna look for Mahad.

Abdalla: And do what?

Someone needs to stand up against him.

Abo, you should see what they did to the neighbourhood.

Abdalla: Did you have a plan?

In Somali: Time is of the essence. The time to stop is now.

Stop it, please stop, I'm begging you, please.

In English: Sometimes in life you have no choice but to fight back.

I think I might know where Mahad is.

Just go to Turkey for that.

My nigga, your braids don't even touch the back

of your forehead.

You've been wearing a durag for how many years now?

Take that off, let's go forehead for forehead.

Fam, looks that shitty regardless. Shut your mouth.

Look at me. You telling me that guy's not a sex symbol?

Can you guys shut the fuck up?

Oh yeah, look who showed up.

I am so sorry about what happened to your cousin.

One down, two to go.

Whoa, be careful. Remember where you are.

Hasn't this gone on far enough?

Ayeeyo used to say...

In Somali: The man that doesn't listen, will regret to find out.

In English: You fucked around and found out.

What happened to this place?

Growing up, everyone was proud to be from here.

We had breakfast programs, after school programs.

We took care of each other.

But now kids can't even play outside anymore

cause of all the shootings.

Is this what you want your legacy to be?

Why'd you come back, Farah?

You wanna come in here blaming everybody, blame yourself.

All this chaos and commotion is also your fault.

How many times I gotta tell you, leave Halima alone.

You told me that over ten years ago.

You had your shot with her, you messed it up.

Leave the girl alone.

Commish, how can a girl be harassed day and night

under your watch?

What kind of man allows this to happen?

Chill.

I got him.

What, you wanna fight me?

Okay, fight me then.

But if I win, you leave Halima alone.

Fine by me.

But if I win, you and your cousins...

outta my neighbourhood for good.

Okay.

- Fine by me. - Yeah.

I'll gladly kick your ass.

You sure about this? He's gonna crush you.

Don't worry. I got this.

Mahad: Gotta remind you.

Used to kick your ass all the time.

♪ And I could send 'em headshots like a fat chick ♪

♪ I said send 'em headshots like a fat chick ♪

Farah: Come on. Hit me.

You haven't changed a bit. Still using the same moves.

Mahad: Yo!

Get up. Thought you had me figured out?

Talk to me, Farah. Huh?

You want me to keep goin'?

I'm not tapping out.

Argh!

Huh? That's that I'm talkin' 'bout.

That's what I'm talkin' 'bout.

You leave Halima and the shop alone.

Let's go.

You sure about this?

Hundred percent.

What are we gonna tell Hooyo?

Abti, is Halima here? Can I talk to her.

No, you can't. Leave her alone.

Abti, you need to understand.

Farah? Oh, my God, what happened to your face?

I'm okay.

You're not okay. We need to go to the hospital.

You are not going anywhere.

Abo, please.

Halima: Let's go. - I forbid you!

Let's just go.

Yo, Halima, respect.

How's Mohamed doing?

He's all right, you know. Listen.

Yeah?

I know it's crazy we haven't talked in over ten years,

but I've loved you for a thousand.

What are you doing?

Marry me.

Yes.

Is this from my camera?

I've been carrying it for 14 years.

Ahmed: Lovebirds, let's go.

Okay.

I know an Imam that can marry you two tonight.

Um, actually first, do you think there's a place

that's still open, I can resize a plastic ring?

Oof.

Can he meet us at the airport?

Airport?

Situation with Mahad is handled for now but...

you know he'll never let this happen.

But what about the restaurant?

They destroyed the restaurant.

Plus we're leaving too.

What?

Yeah. Just waiting for Hooyo to get back and we'll split.

I mean, who knows, Vancouver sounds nice.

I can't leave.

What?

I can't leave.

And you guys shouldn't leave either.

I mean, this is our home.

We grew up and did everything here.

Remember what you said about us getting away

when we were kids?

Let's stick to your original plan.

If we stay here, we're gonna keep facing this violence

every day 'til it doesn't end well for us.

I like your plan better.

You and Mohamed can build back up the restaurant.

I'll become a professional photographer and painter and...

inshallah, we'll have our own gallery

and set up some charities to make this community better.

Lenard.

Calm down. What's happening?

What?

What's happening? Are we going to the airport or not?

♪ The number one biggest game ♪

♪ It's when they gain the most fame ♪

♪ It's like a race to the top Because they wanna be boss ♪

♪ They don't care who they step on As long as they get along ♪

♪ Politicians in my eyes ♪

♪ They could care less about you They could care less about me ♪

♪ As long as they are to end The place that they want to be ♪

♪ They're always wearing false smiles ♪

♪ I guess it goes with the style Politicians in my eyes ♪

- Is that Curtains playing? - What the hell is happening?

♪ Always trying to be slick ♪

♪ When they tell us the lies ♪

♪ They're responsible book ♪

The couple of the hour.

All of you guys should be thanking them. Get them up here.

What? Okay.

- Hey. - Hey.

Hi.

Hi. Back in the day when I was saving up money

for our first studio session,

Halima would always come by and drop something in our case.

Like, literally always.

Thank you. Thank you. - Anytime.

And then she started seeing this guy.

I know. And he started feeding us too.

So, when I heard that the restaurant that kept us fed

when we really needed it the most, might close down,

we knew we had to come down and help.

So, we just bought the restaurant for you

35 minutes ago.

Yeah.

No more rent, it's all yours.

Are you serious?

- Yeah. - No, you're kidding.

Oh, my God, thank you so much!

Thank you. Thank you.

But no, for real, we gotta keep this party going.

So, I think we're gonna play our next song.

Well, I guess we can't leave now.

Now we can't. We have the restaurant

and you are going to have an art gallery right next to it.

Wait, don't.

Mahad, let me go.

Mahad, let me go!

Farah: Mahad, what are you doing?

- Man, you can't have her! - Okay, I'll let her go.

You're not worthy of her.

Should've stayed far away! This is all your fault!

Fine, I'll stay far away.

Yo, let her go!

Ahmed, Ahmed, don't do this.

Ahmed. - Put down the gun!

Ahmed, put it down!

Put down the gun!

No, no, fuck that. You put down--

Farah: Oh, my God.

Farah: Please!

No, no, no.

Hey, someone help! Someone help!

Help!!

Sultan.

Don't call me that.

I was surprised you called.

You know...

God gave us tribes so that we can get to know one another.

But we men has turned them into blood, pride, and fear.

I stepped down as the sultan.

Can't blame yourself.

I call Mahad that night.

I told him to bring her home.

They give me this.

But I think you should have it.

Muna, you look amazing.

Muna: Thank you.

You know, this is crazy.

You two getting married, she would never believe this.

Yeah.

Ahmed, yo, he would love to be here.

Both of them would. I miss them.

Muna: Okay, one second.

Sorry.

Here, Farah.

Halima's hooyo gave me those, but I think they belong to you.

♪ Maybe in another life ♪

♪ You'll be mine ♪

♪ And we'll fall in love again ♪

♪ Maybe in another life ♪

♪ It'll be our time ♪

♪ And I'll be yours 'til the end ♪

♪ Maybe in another life ♪

♪ Our hearts collide ♪

♪ And we won't deny this feeling ♪

♪ Maybe in another life ♪

♪ We'll take flight ♪

♪ And it'll be like heaven ♪

♪ In another life ♪

♪ In another life ♪

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