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I've won.

My turn now.

You lost.

Whatever.

I don't care!

Abdi! Come on, let's go.

Abdi, I'm coming.

Look, look!

The car's coming.

Hello.

Hello.

Good bye.

A school, why are they doing that?

No idea, but they say it's good.

Come here.

You…

Let's go to Addis Ababa!

Addis Ababa is big. We've got to see it!

Thank you.

Are you going to Addis Ababa?

I'll do the paperwork and I'll be back in two days.

That's nice for them.

Jump in, I give you a ride.

To Addis Ababa, the big city!

Take care of them.

Solomon, Abdi, we're in Addis Ababa now.

Hurry up, kids!

Ok, Tino.

There's no sugar in it.

Eat your breakfast, kids.

Haile, you're the winner!

Tino, camera!

Oh Abdi.

How many?

Fifteen, but you managed fourteen once.

Mr. Referee, did you stand far enough away?

As an athlete you don't argue about your result!

The runner is mad for no reason and this is really sad.

This is your home now.

This is your home now.

Come on.

Put your stuff here.

This is your place.

Solomon, put your stuff here.

I'm your friend.

Solomon, this is our home now.

We'll live here together.

My son…

… he's your brother now.

Take a good care of him.

Give him strength.

Stay here, goats!

GANDA ABDI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Is the photo good?

No, it's not.

Take it again.

EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE'S DEVELOPMENT

And now?

It's good.

Abdi, come on.

Why?

Solomon, what're you doing?

My job. I'm a photographer.

This is not yours, you can't take it!

A photo maker needs a camera!

You didn't listen to Tino? Do your job he said.

Let's go to Addis Ababa…

… and I'll take a photo of you when you win a race.

Come on.

Let's go.

Come on.

Me and my camera.

I'm in Addis Ababa.

I'm in Addis Ababa.

The camera lens is broken.

Please.

Memory card and battery…

… for the kid with the broken lens.

Look, a kid!

Come over here!

Hey you!

Come over here!

I'll catch you soon!

I'll kill you!

This is our home.

I'm Joker.

More than welcome to our palace.

You can sleep here, little brother.

And here's our fireball.

I'm Mosambik.

I'm the real fireball.

Right!

This is Photo.

Hi Photo.

Photo, let me see your magical thing.

Photo time.

Any time brother.

Photo, show me your skills.

You look through the frame, then focus.

Ok, I understand.

Don't touch it anymore.

It's broken now!

You'll hurt your fingers.

Photo.

Take a photo of me.

Look into my eye.

Photo, good job.

You're number one!

This is beautiful.

I'm very hungry, too.

Let's ask the old lady!

She's selling leftovers.

I've a magical idea.

Let's watch his tactics.

No, my son, don't do that.

What's he doing?

Kiflom!

In God's name…

First, we don't steal!

Second, no selling Solomon's camera!

Mother, take this, please.

God bless you.

Sir, let me clean your shoes.

What is the boy doing?

Leave me alone.

I share my stuff with you so you can make money!

Where did you get that?

Wow.

I've finished my meal.

♪ Addis Ababa's my home town. ♪

♪ Addis Ababa's my home town. ♪

My father, look at the photo!

Let's see the photo.

See it?

Very good. Let me see.

I'll do it again now.

Stop, stop!

Don't eat my feet.

Let me kiss your feet.

Take a photo when I kiss you.

I'm great.

Good morning…

Where, where is she?

Mummy's coming.

Are you leaving?

- Yes, she's leaving. - I'm going to work.

Say bye to her.

Look over there, look.

Without Fikir we'd be just be garbage men.

Yes, man.

What's up?

I want to talk to him.

Get in.

Are you sick?

You're kidding, right?

I'm serious.

I don't want to steal or beg anymore.

Weakling!

I pulled you out of this muddy life.

Genet, Fikir, you. All of you.

If you mess with them, they'll kill you.

I'm not afraid of death.

Never.

I'm not afraid of death!

Why're you staring at me? Come and help me.

Hey boy.

You have got potential.

This could be the biggest chance in your life.

I'll take you to Addis Ababa.

My name's Negussie Mariam.

I'm your main coach.

I'm Sisay.

I'm Abdi.

Where are you from?

From GANDA Abdi.

Far away?

Far east, in the heart of the Erer Valley.

I come from here.

No matter where you trained…

… it's different here.

You train six days a week!

Slow down.

Slow your pace.

Pick up speed for uphill.

When you're in bed…

… dream about…

… running for victory.

Winning the precious gold medal…

… holding it in your hands…

… kissing it.

Then wake up.

Your free time is yours.

But use it wisely.

If I don't make it in Ethiopia…

… I'll go abroad.

Senegal or…

… America.

Here or there, it'll happen.

And if not…

… I'll study medicine or engineering.

It's all up to your willingness.

I…

… will run…

… for my country.

For Ethiopia!

The wonder child.

The one and only.

Keep on working.

There is no over training.

We'll determine which of you qualifies…

… to hold the Ethiopian flag in victory.

Six months from today.

Good luck!

Let him in.

What do you want?

Keep my friend out of it.

I'm sick of your ugly mug.

Throw him out!

Back off!

From now on you work for me.

You steal Mercedes engines for me.

You're my slave.

I'll tell you again.

Don't mess around.

I'm tired of Kiflom's dirty work.

We'll die one day because of him.

To hell with him and his gangs.

But we need money.

To hell with money, too.

If we try hard, we'll find a job.

I'm not able to work without medicine.

I need damn medicine for my diabetes.

Listen, you fool!

Are you sick?

Who buys this crap?

You useless jerk!

Shut up!

You did this.

It's all your fault.

We could have done another job.

So what?

You say you're a photographer, right?

But you're only a garbage boy.

It's nice.

King mirror.

I'm so high, I'm on the moon!

What are you arguing about?

Navy, take the joint from him!

Solomon's right, give it to me.

You come with me.

This lazy pig's not coming tomorrow.

You take over her shift.

Two beers.

What the heck!

Hello, sexy.

What's up?

Got any plans for tonight?

Sorry?

Come on, chill with us.

You're crazy.

You're street boys.

Have some fun.

Wow.

- What's up, friends? - That's our car.

The good life is with the bad street boys.

Good Lord!

What happened?

You're all losers!

Sweetie!

WE DON'T DIE!

Joker, amazing driver!

Navy, this is for you.

Set it alight.

Torch it.

Set it alight.

WE DON'T DIE!

WE DON'T DIE!

How could you destroy a car like that?

Concentrate only…

… on your race!

Where've you been?

Please, don't be mad at me.

We just had fun.

Fun to the point of death?

Kiflom will destroy you all one day.

What if they'd caught you?

You want our child to be raised without a father?

Listen!

I swear by God!

If you let Fikir out of sight for just a second…

Solomon Tefera!

You'll never see us again!

Let's go, love.

You're my assistant, right?

Say goodbye.

Papa?

Yes.

Take me there.

Fikir.

Where?

There.

There?

Hello, my friend.

It's my great honour to welcome with you…

… our running legend Haile Gebrselassie!

Thank you.

As you all saw today…

… it was a wonderful race.

Today's champion, Abdi Getachew.

Abdi Getachew, please!

Abdi Getachew, where are you from?

From GANDA Abdi.

GANDA Abdi, where is that?

To be a world-class-athlete…

… you need three things!

First the commitment to a set ambition!

Second…

… discipline!

Discipline is a must for every athlete.

The third and last requirement…

… is to work hard.

Like for every race.

He won the race with self-confidence and humbleness.

Congratulations.

Thank you.

Would you like some champagne?

He wanted to become a photographer.

Then he just disappeared.

I couldn't find him.

I'm sure you'll find him.

He's alive.

Abdi Getachew, welcome.

Congratulations on your victory.

Thank you.

Sixty.

Eighty.

One hundred.

There you go.

Thank you.

Anything else?

Nothing.

Ok.

Have a good day.

Thank you!

Solomon.

Let's go.

We're going to Chichinea.

Meeting Blondy tonight…

Addis Ababa is the biggest village on Earth.

Keep searching. Maybe it was him.

You'll find your friend. Unless the city devoured him.

You're not sure if he's still alive, right?

Here we go.

What've you got?

King mirror.

Give it to them.

See what you've brought me?

A piece of trash.

Do you send out this child to steal?

My friend, don't worry!

I'll only bring you the best, for sure.

You'll pay us well in the future.

We'll do business with you.

Come on Fikir, perform for us.

How much do you want for the little girl?

Screw you all!

Buzz off. All of you!

You monsters!

The mother's fine, too.

How much for her?

Where the hell are you going?

You street dog!

Get out of my face!

I'm taking you as my slave now.

You're heading to Chichinea at night?

It's not safe there for you.

There's no reason for you to go there.

I'm sure he's there.

I have to go.

I'm worried about you?

Brother, I have to go.

Good luck.

Excuse me, brother.

Are you following us or what?

I'm looking for my friend Solomon.

My friend Solomon!

Do you know him?

Look!

Hey man, are you Solomon's friend?

This place isn't safe for you.

You have to leave.

Solomon told me about you.

Mr. Abdi.

♪ … He won't take you… ♪

My Beautiful.

Very good.

What happened to you?

Why won't you say something?

Why won't you tell me?

What about Joker?

Calm down.

We'd have got money if we'd delivered the car.

Shut up!

You dragged us into it.

Magic's about to happen!

All in one shot!

You damn idiot!

You bastards!

To hell with all of you!

Joker, run!

After them!

Joker! This way!

What are we going to do now?

Give me booze.

Give me a bottle of booze.

Move. We're watching TV here.

Whatever.

He already arrived drunk.

Just pay up and leave.

You're a grown man?

How come you fell down?

Get him out of here.

Who are you?

Just pay your bill.

I'll take care of the bill.

Who are you?

I want to drink more.

I want to drink.

Just go.

Just go.

GANDA Abdi…

… is blessed by God!

New York,

Berlin,

Boston,

… or GANDA Abdi?

It's all your choice!

You understand what I'm saying?

Feel any pain?

I'm fine.

Good.

Then run fast and lead your teammates.

I want to make sure you're not selfish.

You're not only a top runner, but also a pacemaker.

Go.

Solomon…

You're alive?

Were you crazy enough…

… to think I was dead?

Everyone in GANDA Abdi thinks you're dead.

Nevermind GANDA Abdi.

GANDA Abdi is our homeland.

We're GANDA Abdi.

My friend.

Tell me about Genet.

What's your daughter's name?

Fikir and Genet will be happy to come back.

Trust me.

I'm glad I found you.

It's my choice.

We're just working.

We're collecting your garbage.

Abdi, my friend.

Yes, he's my brother.

Nice one.

Yes, he's my brother!

My brother, we grew up together.

All of you, take your plates and leave.

Abdi, you stay here.

Come over here.

Just deal with it.

WONDERCHILD ATHLETE SHARES LIFE WITH THE POOR!

You've won one single race in your life.

With more good luck than your brains.

You saw yourself on TV once…

… and received Haile's praise.

You think you're a hero but you're nobody.

You've forgotten what it means…

… to work and fight for victory!

Abdi Getachew, what do you want?

I'm fine, Gash Negussie.

He's my childhood friend and needs my help.

What about your responsibilities?

The training! For the runner Abdi Getachew!

Sit down.

Gash Negussie, we grew up together.

He's in a bad situation.

Most of our people are in a bad situation.

Most of them don't have dreams.

Some of them lose their dreams when they face distractions.

Do you want to just be one of them?

Not at all, Gash Negussie.

I want to be a runner!

But do I have to ignore my friend in need…

… for the sake of my ambition?

What kind of problem does your friend have?

Money…

… a job.

His family have left him.

He survives as a garbage collector.

In fact he's a photographer.

He has a wife and small daughter.

Couldn't he… here…

… I mean.

Mekonnen's not here anymore.

And we have no assistant, right?

This is Solomon.

He's our new assistant.

To replace Mekonnen.

Solomon, clean up here…

… and give them towels. Make sure it's all in order!

Go ahead.

Where does that fool come from?

Hello Solomon.

I'm Sisay.

For a dead man you look pretty fresh.

Brother, I'm glad you found your friend.

Listen up guys.

Check this out.

Our new Mekonnen.

The garbage boy.

Listen!

His name's Solomon.

Never call him that again.

Why do you care about a garbage boy?

Stand up!

Stand up!

You useless bunch! Look at me!

Do you believe your success…

… depends on my work as a coach?

The truly outstanding athlete…

… is either among you or is simply not.

I'm only taking the brave ones.

Not the scared ones.

So…

… are you ready to fight?

Are you ready to fight?

Yes, coach!

Are you ready to fight?

Yes, coach!

You want to make the Olympic Games?

Yes, coach!

The Olympic Games, you want to make it!

Yes!

I come from the street!

I get what I want!

I come from the street!

I get what I want!

I come from the street!

I get what I want!

I come from the street!

I get what I want!

I come from the street!

I get what I want!

I come from the street!

- Does that camera work? - Yes, coach!

Take your places for a team photo.

Sisay, sing for us, please!

♪ Who's the toughest among us? ♪

♪ Let him prove it by winning the race! ♪

Here's your first pay.

Ok.

Thank you.

I'm happy with your work.

Keep it up.

And this money…

… is to print our team photo.

Your photos deserve to be shown in a gallery.

Sara's calling.

I found my best friend.

Really?

I always said you would.

He's just taking a photo of me.

Bring him with you to the commercial shooting.

Commercial?

With a famous commercial photographer.

Let's introduce them to each other.

Thank you. I'll bring him.

Ok, Abdi.

Hey, buddy.

We might need an extra hand.

We need an extra hand…

… and to puff this joint.

My man.

Let's hope the gangsters don't find this home.

Don't worry.

May God help you.

Don't worry about us.

We'll find something new.

Love and peace on this house.

Perform exemplary acts…

… but don't limit yourself to your nation.

Have an influence on the whole world.

Beautiful?

So beautiful.

You didn't eat.

From now on…

… we'll eat when we're hungry.

I love you.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

My name's Solomon Tefera. I'm a photographer.

Why have you got this camera?

To take photos.

All my photos are saved on this hard disk.

I'd like to exhibit my work here.

You've a good camera.

But…

… our gallery is booked out for one year.

You can leave your hard drive at the reception.

Hello.

Hello.

I'm Paul.

I'm Solomon Tefera.

Is this your camera?

Interesting.

That's Baro Hotel.

I've stayed here too long.

What amazing photos.

Do you always shoot in black and white?

My colours…

… are black and white.

And everything in-between.

I grew up on the street.

Me, too.

Show me your hard disk.

Thank you for inviting me.

I only agreed to do it with you.

This is my first time.

Your first time?

My first condom commercial.

A condom advertisement.

It's funny, right? But it's work.

Yes you're right.

What should I do now?

Please, sit down.

Good afternoon.

My name's Solomon Tefera. I'm a photographer.

Thank you, for allowing me to work with you.

You've got just a camera on your neck and you claim you're a photographer.

Stand over there.

Move back.

Further.

Add more light on the left.

Bring me the reflector and hold it on the right.

You're so beautiful.

The runner is dark and ugly, just like him.

I need to add even more light.

Wow, you look so beautiful.

Hello, my brother.

Paul…

This way.

Your work is rich.

Rich?

Solomon, you slick guy. Alright?

I'm Kiflom.

I'm Paul.

Paul. Good name.

- How are you? - Fine, how are you?

Let me tell you.

We started on the streets and we'll finish on the streets.

Yeah.

Do you speak Amharic?

Yes, I speak it fluently.

If you speak our language, it means you're one of us.

I'm Ethiopian.

You're Ethiopian?

You're a white face.

You're just a white face.

Ethiopian?

Let me finish what I've started with Paul.

What you all started together.

What you all started together…

… what you all started together.

I set you up with the best photographer…

… and you just waste your time here?

What are you doing with that Kiflom?

Forget about Kiflom.

Both of you are losers.

I'm not a loser!

Thank you, for what you are doing for me!

But I'm real.

And my photos mirror real life.

I feel for you, Abdi.

I was there.

But…

… it's not my style of photography.

My apologies for the delay in the opening.

But the artist wished…

… to open his exhibition personally.

Take them with you. I have to talk to Kiflom.

It is fine.

Yes, let's go.

Everything alright?

Hey buddies.

Peace gone, Photo.

Is everything ok?

Buzz off, you white face.

Shut up.

Take this.

Paul, no problem. I'll talk to him.

You white face.

Get lost!

No problem really, go.

Are you crazy?

Give him the camera.

Let Abdi take a photo of us.

Give me the camera.

No.

Give me the camera.

Let him take a photo of us.

I'll do it.

The wonderchild, my buddy!

Photo, let me see my photo.

Get off me! The battery's empty.

- Why don't you show him? - I won't.

Photo, I'm asking you to show me our photo.

I won't show you.

Show me my photo.

You'll get rich having me on this photo!

What?

Can't you see he's wasted!

No photo…

WE DON'T DIE!

WE DON'T DIE!

You're our nation's hope.

You trained well overall.

Anyway…

The final race decides who's on the Ethiopian National Team!

What's wrong?

Give me the envelope.

Give it to me.

Photo, where've you been?

You're looking good now.

Look…

You've even have got a villa.

But you forgot one thing.

You can't hide from me.

But you don't get it unless I break your bones.

You go to your athlete friend and tell him…

I want all of his prize money for the life of your street dog friend.

Or we'll kill your wife.

And your child.

And then we'll kill you!

You better hurry.

Lift up his head.

You've got a camera that doesn't work?

My cell phone's ten times better than your camera.

Lift him up.

Look up!

Smile.

Knock down his house.

Destroy it completely!

My God!

What happened?

I'll fix it all back again.

Fikir.

Look at me.

I love you.

Ok.

I'll be back soon.

Ok.

I don't want to lose both of you.

- I have to go. - My friend…

If Genet and Fikir were there, they'd have killed them.

Do you want my help?

Look at this brave boy.

What took you so long?

Bring him out.

You were too slow, just too slow.

Like a runner with no legs!

I've brought what you've asked for.

We're done.

Bring him out.

You're too late.

Like a broken train.

Get up, get up.

Wait.

Jesus Christ.

My brother, get up.

We have to go. Get up.

The police are searching for us.

Thank you, my brother.

It looks good on you.

It's yours.

Thank you.

WE DON'T DIE.

WE DON'T DIE!

It's here.

Come with us.

I have to go to the stadium.

Welcome everyone on TV and the radio.

The today's race winner will join the Ethiopian National Running Team.

Look at Abdi.