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I am the wanderer.

Always searching.

You are in me.

I cannot be fooled.

These mountains look so scary.

You know, it's believed that the mountains are a back of a snake.

It lies sleeping on its stomach.

And after the rains, you can see the scales reflecting.

And that's how a rainbow is created.

And every once in a while, the snake will poke its head out. If you look very

carefully, you can see it.

Don't scare the child with stories like that.

I'm not scared.

Snakes aren't bad.

In most beliefs, they're bearers of good luck.

What beliefs are these?

Some African cultures.

They say that snakes carry souls to the afterlife.

I don't know where she gets this.

I read it in a book.

That's a clever girl.

In a normal scene, is it?

Well, here we are.

Just look at this place.

It's been a long, long time.

It's very dark.

You stay here. I'll go inside and look for a light.

For God's sake, be careful.

Can I have the candle please?

Be careful.

You can have my torch.

Mary?

Mary?

You okay?

What's wrong? What happened?

My candle blew out.

Why did you wander off like that? You scared me.

Come.

Let's go back to the car and wait there where it's safe.

We'll fix up a room or do something, please.

Yes.

We'll walk home.

So this is my granddad's farm I keep telling you about.

What do you think?

I love it.

How was it living here?

It was like any normal farm.

My father would get up early for work, you know, before the sun came up.

Sometimes I wouldn't see him until the sun went down.

Did you have any friends?

Yeah, some of the local boys from the village came to play.

There's a village next to the farm.

Some of their fathers worked here.

There was one boy in particular.

I think his name was Sia or something.

And his dad was a local witch doctor.

You mean a Sangoma?

How do you know that?

From school.

Wow.

Sangomas can talk to your ancestors.

Who are like ghosts, but friendly.

Although sometimes they can get angry.

That's just superstition, Mary.

It's not just superstition, Auntie Sarah. It's real.

Okay, enough about ghosts and Sangomas before we all get nightmares.

Lots to do tomorrow, so get into bed. I want to... No, no, no, no. Plenty of

time for that tomorrow.

Fine.

Look what I found.

What's that?

It's my dad's old boots.

They're a bit big.

Well done.

Finally following in your father's footsteps.

Okay, I'm gonna go see what's going on around here.

Try and get that generator started.

At least we'll have some power tonight.

Can I come with?

You have to stay and help Sarah.

I'll take you for a tour later, okay?

Promise.

Promise.

Mary?

Mary?

My mommy's room. Wow.

All these things belong to her. What amazing treasure.

I want to sleep here tonight.

Can I?

Please? I don't know. It's a big house.

Will you be okay here all on your own?

Look at you. Come here.

Let me fix your face.

Thank you.

Just get this bloody thing to start.

What do you know about machinery, Mr. Accountant?

I'm trying, okay?

What's in that shed?

Wool?

I don't know, it's locked.

You know, it's not nice to sneak up on people.

Are you lost, little miss?

Don't hurt them, please sir.

I gave them something to eat.

Thank you sir.

Is it dead?

Oh yes, little miss.

It's been dead for a while.

Look closer.

In fact, it's alive and budding with life.

So you see here, death is life, and life is death.

These maggots that you see here,

They need a body to stay alive.

They are not different from your worms.

They eat from something and then they turn into something.

My worms will turn into moths.

My name is

Lazarus. I'm Mary.

Oh, very nice to meet you, Mary.

So...

What are you doing here in the middle of the forest all alone?

I just moved to a farm nearby.

I was looking for some food for my worms.

Would you like to meet them?

Oh, yes, please.

These are my worms.

This one's Tiger because it has all the stripes on its back.

Oh, hello, Tiger.

This big one's Mr Grumpy because he always has a grumpy face.

This one's Toto, William and Sarah.

And now they will weave themselves cocoons and transform themselves into

moths.

Yes, but they will never leave me because they're my friends for life.

Can you help me get back to the farm? I think I'm lost.

Hey.

Mary, get over here.

Who are you?

This is Lazarus. Quiet, Mary.

I'm sorry, ma'am.

I didn't mean to cause any alarm.

I was working for Master Zeal. Is he here?

Can I help you?

A very good day to you, sir.

My name is Lazarus.

I used to work for your father, Master Zeal.

Yeah, well, he's passed away. What can I do for you?

Well, I found this one wandering in the middle of the forest, sir. What?

I told you not to go so far. It's dangerous out there. I'm sorry. My worms

were hungry.

As I mentioned before, I used to work for your father.

Well, if you want any help, I am glad to... Thank you, Mr...

Lazarus. Lazarus. Sorry.

We don't need anyone at the moment.

Yeah, it's a little too soon. We've just moved in. But thank you for bringing

Mary back.

There you go, Lazarus.

I'm so sorry.

I didn't mean to cause any alarm.

Very pleased to meet you, Mary.

Goodbye, Lazarus.

Mary,

if you ever bring strangers to this house again, there will be trouble.

We're miles away from the nearest police station.

Relax. I brought Mary back.

He says he's worked here before. He's just a nice, friendly man.

That's enough, Mary. Go inside.

Why do you always have to be so hard on her?

We could have done with the help.

You fixed it.

That's strange.

I'm just gonna go check something. Stay here.

What's going on?

Sir, it's no good to have no power, sir.

I saw that you were having some problems, so I thought I could help.

What did you do?

The diesel filter, sir.

It was dirty.

That is why there was no diesel going into the cylinder, sir.

So I cleaned it up.

What a responsibility, then.

Well, it's working now, sir.

Thank you, Lazarus.

No problem, sir.

A very good night to you, sir.

Lazarus.

You said you used to work for my father, right?

I'm letting him stay in the shed.

You did what?

He fixed the generator, Sarah.

Couldn't you just let him walk off in the dark? Who does that?

Plus, there's a lot to do around here. I need help.

No. He leaves tonight.

What is up with you, Sarah?

He brought Mary back.

He's worked here before, for Christ's sakes. And he's handy. There's something

about him I don't trust.

Oh, Sarah, please.

Mary wants to sleep in her mother's room.

All the bulbs are blown. I'll have to put a candle in the passage.

Do you think she'll be okay?

She'll be fine.

Sweet dreams, Michael.

You know where we are. You can come to us any time you want, okay?

Don't worry.

I feel safe in my mommy's room.

I'm sorry I yelled at you today, Mary.

It's just my mother told me never to talk to strangers.

And when I saw you with that man... Lazarus?

Lazarus.

I panicked.

Sarah? Nothing.

I was dreaming.

I want to ask you a question.

I want to ask you a question.

I want to ask you a question.

I want to ask you a question.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

Yeah. In other words,

In desperation, we

Thank you.

If you say you need a car, I won't.

I'll give you one.

Oh,

my God.

Is that Mr. Grumpy?

Yes. He died last night.

Oh.

Mary, I'm so sorry.

I want to bury him, but he's just a worm.

Maybe I should just throw him away.

No, Mary.

You see, this little worm, so small and so insignificant, has got the

same spirit as you.

Inside was something that can never die.

But everything dies.

My parents died.

I saw them die.

Yes, Mary, but something was left alive.

That something flows around like a little moth and get carried away by the

wind.

To somewhere.

Somewhere very far away.

Do you want to bury it?

I like that.

I miss my parents sometimes.

Barry, I want to show you something.

Wait here.

These two are my favorite.

I found them all alone flying next to an open road.

It was sunset and the air was crisp.

I chased them for a very long time.

Where were you?

Nowhere. I just have to go to the bathroom quickly.

Will?

What? There's a man watching me.

Must be from the village.

Lazarus, who's this man?

You don't know, sir.

There is a small settlement on the edge of the farm.

There were people living there when I was here.

Maybe he's one of them. I don't like the idea of shady people hanging around and

then running away when they see us.

Maybe you should go to the village and introduce yourself.

I think it's important.

Take Lazarus with me. He can help.

Okay, you wait here.

I'll go talk to them.

Yes, sir.

How do you do?

I'm very well, thank you.

I'm looking for Mbu and Zanimvula. Do they still live here?

We used to play together. I'm from the farm next door. My name is William.

They are both dead.

It's you.

How did you get here so fast?

What were you doing on our farm spying on us? No, no, no, no, no, no.

His name is Suno.

He's our scout.

He just wanted to see our new neighbor.

I don't understand.

I think you better go now.

We come in peace.

What's wrong with you?

What's wrong with

you?

Ambaman! Ambaman!

Let's go, sir.

What the fuck was that?

Superstitious, Master Williams.

What did I do to upset them? I don't know.

They kept mentioning your father.

My father?

What about him?

I don't know, sir.

These people, they don't like intruders on their land.

They have a feeling you want to take their land away from them.

But we can help each other. We can work the land together.

Don't get too close to them, sir.

They will take advantage of you.

I think it's best we don't tell Sarah anything about this, okay?

Yes, sir.

Are you enjoying it here?

Yes, it's nice.

You and Lazarus are getting along, I see.

He's friendly.

What do you two talk about?

Things.

What things?

He knows a lot about nature, like worms and butterflies and stuff.

I see.

He said that moths and butterflies can piggyback the souls of humans once

they've died.

He said that my mommy and daddy's souls are resting in two big beautiful moths.

And where are these moths?

I can't say.

Do you believe this?

Maybe.

Bedtime for little girls.

Do you ever wonder why?

Why what?

Why you know we cannot have our own.

I prefer not to think about it and I just accept.

Yes, well.

It's something to worry about.

Why I cannot give you anything.

I'm like a dead tree without any purpose.

Please don't. It's true.

Why did God do that to me?

Curse me with a rotten womb.

Sarah, please.

I want a child of my own.

And you have a child.

Lovely little girl.

She's not mine.

She'll never be mine.

Your stubbornness will keep you bitter forever.

. .

.

What's wrong?

There's something in the yard.

Something strange.

No, it's nothing.

Maybe just a jackal or something.

No, it's not. It's something else.

Stay tight.

Should we take a break?

Yeah.

So where are you from, Lazarus?

Not far from here.

A village on the foot of the mountain.

Sir, do you have any wife, family, kids?

I had a wife and a little girl.

Both dead.

My wife died while giving birth, and then there was a fire.

I couldn't save my little girl.

I've been wandering ever since.

That's when you came upon Yemel Ob Ardeh.

Yemel Ob Ardeh, as you call it.

It's a very special place.

It's a place where we believe that there is a crossroad here.

My culture believes that this is where we can communicate with our ancestors.

So what, you're telling me that you speak to dead people?

We all have ancestors, Master William.

So what, ancestors are a pretty big deal for you, huh?

Well, then this must be a powerful place for you.

Too many people know.

Not many people know.

Only those who were chosen by their ancestors.

Were you chosen?

In my village, I was a healer. A man who can communicate with the unknown.

I have a rare gift, Master William.

After the death of my daughter, this gift became a burden.

You guys just keep on getting bigger.

If you keep eating so much, you're going to turn into moths.

Like the ones Lazarus gave me.

He's a very friendly man.

have a good rest yes sir yes sir

Oh, my

God.

Hello, Musashi.

How are you?

Sarah, can I come in?

Sarah!

What's wrong? Sarah!

Something's wrong.

Nothing's trying to kill you.

Nothing's trying to kill you. Nothing is trying to kill you.

it's all in your mind it's all in your mind

Hello? I have to get that water pump working today.

I can't keep bringing up water from the dam.

And without that we can't sell this place.

I don't know, I'm starting to like it here. Thought we could move here.

Don't be ridiculous.

What? Some cows? Some chickens?

You can milk the cows in the morning? Mary can fetch the eggs?

You have it all figured out, don't you?

Yeah, all figured out in my head, yeah. Well, stop daydreaming and fix the pump.

Well, Mary thinks it's a good idea. Hey, Mary?

I think it's a great idea.

Good.

Okay.

Today, I get that pump working.

Excuse me.

I'm gonna go find some food for my silkworms.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to do.

I don't know what to

do.

Oh.

Would you like to see my worms?

Mary?

Toto's over there in the corner.

I had another one called Mr Grumpy.

He died a few days ago though.

But it's okay. I buried him in the field. Hey, who are you talking to?

Yeah? He's up.

He's up.

I don't know what to say.

I can't believe I'm standing here over there.

I know.

The cheese.

I told you there was something wrong with Lazarus.

There's something very wrong. Not this again. I told you to leave this be.

Lazarus has a girl he keeps inside her bag. Will, trust me. You have to let him

go. There's something very wrong.

Well, there's got to be a rational explanation for this. He's a murderer

and an evil man.

I think you need a rest.

I need him here.

We need him here.

William, you go and tell him right now.

So help me.

If you don't, I'll take Mary and you will never see us again.

What are you talking about?

Lazarus isn't a murderer. Mary, listen, I know what I saw.

No!

Finally there's someone who I can talk to. Someone who'd listen. Mary, that's

enough. I think you should listen to her.

William, you go down there and tell him.

Mary, you come with me.

I'm warning you.

Stop being so pathetic and take responsibility for what you've done to

us.

Lazarus, I'm sorry, but we're going to have to let you go.

Things aren't working out, and... But we gave it a good shot.

I've got some... Here's some money. Just... Please take it, and

it'll help you get back on your feet.

You cut your hand.

Yes.

But it will be okay, sir.

Master, I just want to thank you for giving me a chance.

But please, I don't want your money.

I just want to only ask you if I can stay a night.

Of course, stay the night.

I just want to thank you personally for all the hard work.

Lazarus, I hate to ask, but can I have a look inside your bag?

I'm just curious.

Of course.

The desert's finished.

I wanted to go and get some more.

No, you stay.

You stay the night.

You've had a rough day.

Look after that cut.

I'll get some.

No apologies.

The family comes first.

His hand, Sarah.

He cut his fucking hand.

Do you have any idea how embarrassing that was for me?

He's gonna stay the night and he will leave first thing in the morning. That's

not good enough. I want him out now.

Well, then you do it.

Because I'm no longer playing a part in your paranoia.

I'm getting diesel for that generator.

Mary? Mary, are you here?

Lazarus? Is that you?

I want to show you something.

Where is everyone?

They want to fetch fuel for the generator.

They will be back soon.

Come with me.

Bring your silkworms with.

TTR! TTR!

Where are you?

Mary?

Sarah?

Where are they?

Stop the singing.

Stop the singing!

Stop the singing!

Stop your singing!

He's taken.

The one you call Lazarus. What are you talking about?

What's going on?

Sarah?

Sarah!

What's going on?

Sarah, look at me.

Talk to me.

Fuck.

I'm sorry.

This is all my fault.

Sarah, Sarah, Sarah.

Sarah.

Sir, you've got to listen to me. Mary, where's Mary?

There's no time to waste.

Your family came across a demon with the name of a Thule, collecting souls,

held by Lazarus.

Mary's in grave danger.

What's a Thule? Go without tracker.

Fetch Mary and bring her back.

I will stay here with your wife.

Go now.

Where is she?

Yes, they're gonna.

You tell me where she is right now, or I'll blow your fucking brains across my

yard. If you pull that trigger, the rest of your family will be lost.

Mary needs you, William.

You must go.

You better not be lying to me, old man.

I'll be back.

I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry, sir. I'll be back. I'll be back.

How do you know that song?

The song?

You're always humming it.

I used to sing it for my daughter before she fell asleep.

Where is she now?

She is asleep.

I lost her quite a while ago.

Looks like you need a daughter and I need a parent.

Give me your hand.

Go like this.

Now repeat after me.

I promise to take care of you whenever I can and to never hurt you.

I will be able to keep that promise.

I promise I will take care of you whenever I can.

And never hurt you.

Now shake.

Now we'll always be together.

to see the stars at their brightest tonight.

They say the stars are the souls of people who passed before us.

Looking down at us.

Peering through the dark pit.

And they remind us that they are still here.

Sleep now, child.

Your work here is done.

Forgive me.

Why are you stopping?

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

that is good as well.

My head hurts.

Don't worry.

It will go away soon enough.

This isn't my farm.

You're right.

This isn't your home.

Where are we?

We are somewhere and nowhere.

But I don't understand.

I was sitting by the fire.

And I fell asleep.

Yes, you did.

You fell asleep in one world.

So that you can wake up in this one.

I'll show you someone.

Over there.

Mom? Dad?

What's happening?

Mom! Dad!

Where are you going? Come back! No!

Calm down!

Calm down!

Listen to my voice!

Listen to my voice!

Close your eyes.

Close your eyes.

Listen to my voice.

Close your eyes.

What do you see?

It's my old house.

I remember that day.

Auntie Sarah?

Mary.

Now you have to make a decision.

This is you.

This is your soul.

Now you have an option to go with your parents or to return to the real world.

Why did you do this to me?

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, Mary.

This was the only way to save my daughter.

I'm sorry.

I betrayed you.

I'm sorry.

I broke our promise.

I'm sorry.

I broke your promise.

What's gonna happen to you?

Maybe these drugs will have sympathy on an old man.

Don't be afraid, Lazarus.

Mary.

You gave an old man a beautiful gift, my child.

Give me your hand.

Repeat after me.

I promise to never forget you.

I promise to never forget you.

I promise that one day we'll meet again.

I promise that one day we'll meet again.

And shake.

Thank you.

I'm pregnant.

What?

How? I don't know.

Good

afternoon.

Yeah.

Seems to me you're gonna need help here.

Thank you.

We're getting there, hopefully.

I'm sorry.

For your daughter.

It's not my daughter.

But we'll manage.

And we'll miss her.

With your help we can turn this place into paradise.

I am

the

wanderer.

Always searching.

You are in me, and I in you.

And we will meet again.

I cannot be tricked.

I cannot be fooled.

I am the wanderer, and you are mine.

Forever.

Bye.