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Move.

Move over, man!

Please sir, there's no more room.

- Move over! - There's no room.

Just move your bag!

Give me your bag. What do you mean there's no room here?

Put the bag here, and now move over.

How many did you get?

All of them. Three from last time. Plus six more.

How much?

600.

600?

Hey, stop! Stop! I said: only four.

You.

You. You.

And you. The rest of you, over there.

- I'll see you tomorrow, okay? - Yeah.

Let's go!

That's 4000... I have some... This is better.

- Ok, I like this. - Look at this.

Ok. Bring 3500.

Three and a half. 3000 and a half.

I'll give you 2000. Please, don't talk much, okay?

I'll bring change for you. Good luck.

Hey! Do you want this?

Let me see.

- How much are they? - 4000.

4000? I have 1000.

Name?

Ayiva Seihon.

Where to?

Burkina Faso.

Zabre.

2000.

Take this for now, it should help.

Try to spend it slowly.

Hopefully things will get better

The further along we get.

Yes, I know.

It's so you can manage, for now.

Right now it's tough, but it'll get better.

Do you understand?

Yes, everything is fine.

Yes.

We are here.

Abas?

He's here.

He wants to get with those European girls.

You know what I'm saying.

Look what Mades put on Facebook.

Hold on.

He's big now.

Look at this.

There he is.

As my colleague told you, I can find you work.

So you can gather money and pay for your trip.

Okay. We will think about it.

Ayiva.

Come here.

Here's your money.

Don't count it in front of me.

We don't count money here.

Hey man.

Can we have a word with you?

No, I have things to do.

We have contacts in Tripoli.

We can't stay here and work.

It will take us at least two months to save enough money.

Our brothers in Tripoli won't wait for us.

We will lose our places on the boat. And we cannot take that risk.

Listen, if you can help us get to Libya

I promise to get you a place on the boat.

You know very well I can get you there.

But if I get you to Tripoli

I want two places!

I got this!

Starting now

We're out of here!

Really? We're out?

I got this!

Are you not sleeping? Why are you disturbing? Don't you know people are sleeping?

Look at the idea of the time.

We stop, we stop, we promise.

Are you stupid or what?

- Go to sleep before I will sleep, please. - Okay, okay.

Okay, you want to receive call too. Are you not sleeping?

Are you the owner of this place?

Please, leave these premises.

We're sorry. It won't happen again.

Move along, quickly.

This is Mano.

He's your guide. He'll take you to Tinel.

It's the last town between Algeria and Libya.

Do everything Mano says.

Do not ignore his instructions.

How does he know if we're going in the right direction?

It's easy.

You pick a point

Aim for it.

And once you get there

You pick another one

Further away

And you head for that one.

That's how he does it.

Head over that hill.

It's Ayiva.

Everything's good.

We're in Libya.

In Sebha.

Yes. We're fine.

He's fine.

No.

Uncle Ousman

I want to talk to you about something.

Yes, sir.

When we arrived in Sebha we didn't have anything left.

If you could help us

a little more will get us there.

I see…

So?

He’ll send it.

Listen up!

This boat

doesn't leave the beach

unless one of you drives it.

I need a driver, even if you don't like the idea.

He's joking, right?

Why can't we go?

You have to take us, sir.

We paid you.

You! You have to drive the boat!

Hey motherfucker!

I'll do it!

If none of these motherfuckers want to do it, I will. I'll drive the boat!

If you're driving the boat, I'm not going.

What he said?

You'll never take that boat anywhere.

So sit down.

She's not supposed to drive it, you are! We paid you!

Calm down.

I can do it.

I believe I can drive the boat.

Where are you from?

Burkina.

There’s no sea there.

How are you going to drive us?

You don't know how to drive.

I'm not going if he drives.

Me neither.

You okay?

Hey! Do you even know what the fuck you're doing?

What's wrong?

Welcome.

Let's eat.

Do you want a beer?

No.

And you? Do you want a beer?

No.

How was the journey?

It was okay.

Did you find papers?

Yes, they gave us three months.

You'll need to find a job with a contract

to get real papers.

Three months isn't enough.

How are things back home?

Same as before.

Except they built

solar panels for the school

in the village.

Boukare did all of it.

He built it all.

He did great work.

He built the school and sent the solar panels.

It's normal.

He has to.

He came here a long time ago.

And he has the money.

It's for our children.

By the way,

have you heard from your sister?

Not yet.

Why not?

Because, we couldn't call anyone.

You had no way of calling her?

Call her right now.

Take the phone!

- I'll do it later. - Call your sister now!

She's taking care of your daughter and you can't even call her!

Is this normal?

Listen to me. It's more dangerous than you think.

I'm telling you, you can't do it.

I'm telling you, you can't come here.

Quiet! People live here, for fuck's sake!

I'm sorry I yelled, but you don't know what I saw. It's too dangerous for you and Zeina.

I just got here.

As soon as I make some money, I will send it to you...

Mades!

Welcome my friend!

When did you get here?

- Who's on the phone? - Aseta.

These are my friends.

- How's it going? - Good.

- What's your name? - Ayiva.

Hello Ayiva.

They just got here and they're already calling you!

- This is the last time I'm telling you! - Excuse us.

Let’s go!

- Ayiva! Let’s go! - Wait.

Mades is here. He's going to take us to our place.

- Okay. Say hello for me. - Okay.

What's with all this walking? We need a car!

We can't walk like this

in this fucking cold.

Oh really, you're cold?

What's this? That's how they drive here?

Go get them a heater.

Do you have a cigarette?

So, this is it.

I know it's not perfect

But at least it's close to town.

To find a house

without papers,

it’s hard. For us.

What about work?

Right now, there is less.

But I'll try to figure something out

for you.

It’s hard. For us.

Take this.

No, please

I know.

Thanks.

Take it, for now.

I'll catch you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow, man.

Abas!

Take this.

Good morning.

- Hey. How are you? - Good.

Great. What's up?

I wanna sell this.

- You want to sell this? - Yes.

It's nice.

Yeah.

It works?

Yes. It works.

- You sure it works? - It works!

- The charger? - No, I have the earphones.

We need the charger, my friend.

Salah! Do we have a charger for this mp3?

Sorry, my friend.

I couldn't find it.

We work.

You work.

They work. Okay?

- Did you understand? - Yeah.

Good.

Yes.

What's the difference between "we are" and "we is" ?

"We are" and…

- Can I ask you a favor? - Sure.

Do you know someone who can buy this?

Yeah, I think so.

Let's go.

Hey, Abas.

I don't want to go.

Let’s do this and we’ll come back.

It's very important.

I know it's important, but I don't want to go!

Hey! How are you?

Alright!

- Good? - Yes.

- Where's your brother? - I don't know. Talk to me.

Go get him.

Talk to me.

My brother isn't here. Talk to me!

I want to sell this.

The charger?

No, don't have it.

Go check if there's one inside, Patrizia.

Leave me alone.

Go inside and get it!

- Is everything alright? - Yeah, and you?

Yeah, me too.

You need anything else?

Why don't you buy this motorino?

Motorino?

It's a good one.

The motorino is good, but I don't need it.

- You don't need it? - No.

- I'll give you a good price. - I don't need it.

Ok. Give me a cigarette.

I don't smoke.

You. Give me a cigarette.

Gimme a light.

Thanks, friend.

- A charger? - Yes.

- I want to sell this. - I don't want it.

- I don't need it. - I don't need it either.

So what do we do?

- Come on. I'll give it to you for five euros. - Five euros?

Yeah. It's a good price.

- I don't have any change. - What can we do?

Both for twenty euros.

- Twenty euros? - Yes.

- It works? - Yes. It works good.

- Is it real? - Yes.

Good?

- Okay! - Bye.

What's wrong?

What is it?

Look around.

So?

What do you want to do?

You want us to go back?

The others made it here.

Just give it some time.

Aseta Seihon.

Burkina Faso?

Fifty!

You see, I told you!

It's 40000 CFA.

I did well at work today.

This is just the beginning.

My nigga!

I'm cool and you?

Long time.

Ayiva, what's up?

You good?

Ayiva, you're welcome.

Oh, Rihanna is my sister!

I want to give you this.

Forget it!

Don't worry about it.

Don't be in such a rush.

You know me!

Look at her.

I love Rihanna. So yeah, she's my sister.

Did you say your sister?

But I don't think she's your sister the way Floby is my brother.

I don't like Floby. Floby is a motherfucker guy.

Do you even know who is Floby?

I don't care about him.

Mades!

What?

She doesn't know Floby.

Who is this motherfucker?

He's from Burkina.

Why are Burkina men so sad?

You see? There it goes again.

What do you want to do?

Can I have a Peroni?

You need some Peroni?

- Yes! - I don't have some Peroni. I have some drink.

Don't put your fucking mouth on my beer!

Look at my teeth. Open yours!

Whaaa-

You stink!

Motherfucker guy.

It's going to be alright.

Fucking nigga! You look like one of those boys in the streets, in the train station.

I don't get it.

Look at your hair. Look at your dressing.

You look like one of them!

Hold this.

I’ll take her in there.

Aisha. Quick.

Regina. Please come.

Let's go, we're leaving.

Were out of here.

We don’t say goodbye?

Abas! Gimme a drag.

Guys, how many times do I have to tell you?

If you leave the stems this long, look what happens!

You rush and the oranges get destroyed and I can't sell them!

Understood?

Guys! How many times do I have to tell you!

You fucking Africans! You think I’m the bad guy

because I hire you for a job. And you can’t even do it.

I'm not paying for these cases. You understand?

I understand but it's his first day.

I don't give care. That's your problem, not mine.

Let me guess, it's his first day too?

Go fuck yourself!

Let's do this; I'll send them both with you today, because today, I don't go.

They go to unload, both of them, you pay only one.

Fine.

Hey, you.

Do some work.

Come!

Let's finish this and then we go.

Let's finish and then we go.

I don't understand you.

This guy is a fucking asshole and you want to work twice as hard?

For this shit job?

You think you know better than me? You were there earlier.

You saw everything, right? So what don't you understand?

- I already have my money. - Stop acting like a child. Man up.

Do this and we leave. It’s a small job and we’re off.

You don’t look like a man, you look like his bitch.

The machine! Turn off the machine!

Relax, relax.

Sit, sit.

Are you okay?

Listen.

You feel like doing another little job before you go home?

Okay, then I’ll meet you out front in ten minutes.

What's your name?

Ayiva, right?

Load these last cases.

I’m gonna go do something in the house, okay?

Why did you do that to me?

What language is that?

Italian.

Burkina.

Burkina Faso.

- French? - Yes.

Go fuck yourself.

You made this mess

and you tell me to go fuck myself?

Why?

- Why not? - Why not?

- That's all? - Yes.

You're going to pick up everything

and put it in the truck.

- English? - Yes.

Do you like Italy?

Goodbye!

Good evening.

What, nobody can answer? Say "good evening, Mamma."

Speak up.

Remove your hats please.

In Italy we remove our hats when we eat.

Take off this hat.

Good job.

No, I'm not going to steal it.

Take off your hat, too. You've got nice hair.

Beautiful curly hair.

Oh, it fell.

Bye.

Eat. Bon appetit.

You want to work, right?

I've always worked.

Then tomorrow, you'll go back to work.

The same way? For the same money?

Same thing, yes, you will do that.

Don't play professional.

You think you're too good for this?

"Me, I don't work here..." And how will you eat and sleep?

Anyway Momo is an asshole.

- I’m done working for that guy. - Why?

Hello. Attention please.

First we want to thank Mamma Africa

For allowing us to have this meeting.

Thank you.

Thank you.

I'm happy to be here with all of you.

And to hear you call me Mamma.

And because you left your mothers at home,

I'm happy to welcome you.

Okay?

- Enjoy your meal, eat. - Thank you.

A song?

I won't talk for too long.

So what's up?

Everything’s fine.

You found some other work?

- Yes, for this guy, Rocco. - Who?

He has a beard.

He's kinda tall

Ah, Rocco, yes.

I don't know him, but people speak about him.

This man can get you a work contract, everything.

You get your pay slips, all that.

And then, it’s possible to have your papers.

Seriously, what is she talking about?

She’s talking about immigration, right?

Yes, about immigration.

Problems with the boys from Rosarno.

- You had ten? - Yes.

- Twenty Euros for you? - Yes.

Thanks. Who's next?

- You had thirty cases? - Yes.

- I had twenty. - Twenty? Okay.

Ayiva, bring a case to the house.

Next? Okay.

- Hey Medhi. - Ayiva!

How are you?

Can I speak with you?

I'm coming.

- What's up? - I'm good and you?

You still got that mp3 player I sold you?

Yes.

Can I buy it back?

How much?

- I'll give you five more. - What?

Five more, so thirty.

Thirty…

- Fifty? - Please, come on.

Do this for me. I wanna give this to a girl I want to fuck.

Get it?

Medhi!

Yeah, what?

Are you selling the gloves?

Yes, how many?

Ten pairs.

Hey man!

- What's up? - Hey!

Was the phone good?

Yeah, it's good.

- What are you doing here? Dancing? - Yes.

- You know where my house is? - Yes.

- If you need anything, come over. - Okay.

Pio?

It's good. It's got Youtube, Facebook, everything.

- How much? - 150.

150?

Yes. It's a good one.

Right now I don’t have the money for this. I'll come back.

Show me the other thing.

How much?

Twenty Euros. For you, ten.

- Ten Euros? - Yeah.

You like the color?

It's perfect for my daughter.

Can I ask you something?

Tell me.

Is your daughter black?

Yes.

- Where is she? - Africa.

- Africa? - Yes.

- That's too far. - Yeah.

You're not eating?

You must eat.

So, you were able to find some work?

Yeah.

I sent some money to Aseta.

That's a good thing.

She asked me

if they could come here?

Come here for what?

There's nothing for women to do here.

You know how it is.

There's no work for women here.

You think you'll make a home for them here?

You know you'll go back.

They want to come here. And it's their choice.

I can’t do anything.

I'm the one who brought you here.

You're here.

You know you're with family.

I talk

but you don't listen.

I'm trying to manage this on my own.

Okay, do what you want.

About that. I went by the school

and spoke to the girl that works there.

You want to get with every girl you see, don't you?

Even the teachers.

That's not it.

I didn't talk about that. I asked her about bringing Aseta over.

She said that with a residence permit

and a work contract, we can do a family reunification

and you can bring her easily.

It’s not that easy.

I don't care.

I’m not gonna end up with some ugly village woman.

Okay? I'm too handsome for that.

- You're crazy. - Look at her.

She's pretty, no?

Is she pretty or not?

- What about the one with the longer hair? - Check it out.

Tonight is our night!

Sister, you got beers?

I don't have beers.

Let's go!

Fuck you!

Abas.

If you touch him, I'll kill you!

- What? - If you touch him, I'll kill you.

I'm not afraid of you. I'll burn you alive! Today in Rosarno, tomorrow in Milan!

Listen to your friend and get outta here.

Go to hell!

Fuck off!

I'll burn you alive! I'll burn you alive!

You fucking piece of trash!

You. Moroccan. You're no good.

Always starting some shit.

Yeah, go ahead and laugh!

You! Come on. Not you!

You two! Come with us!

- You want gloves? - Yes.

- Do you have money? - No. I'll pay you later.

No.

I have some.

- You want gloves? - Yes.

- You have money? - No. I'll pay you later.

- Sure? - Yes, sure.

You?

Oh! There you are!

Let's take a break and eat something. Then we'll go, okay?

Come on kids, let's eat.

It's about time!

Give him some. Let's see if he likes it.

Thank you.

You want some?

What else is he gonna eat?

Marta, eat. Don't start with the iPad.

Okay.

Not now.

Leave her alone, if she-

No, she has to eat.

Bon appetit.

Give Ayiva some wine.

Do you want wine?

I can't take the news anymore, these days.

I don't pay attention anymore.

What else are you gonna watch while you eat? A movie?

Of course! I'm just saying it's always the same thing.

- It's always the same thing. - That's how the news is.

But it's not.

But what else are you gonna put on, what else are you gonna watch? I don't know.

Yeah but if you want to know the news, it's not easy.

Come on, let's just eat.

Yes, please, let's eat.

Mamma, can you pour me some water?

Look what I found.

You always have an excuse not to eat!

Leave her alone, she's a little girl.

It's good that she has interests. At least they're not stupid things.

Is this what it's like in your country?

It's like that, but it's not like that.

Do you like where you're from?

Yes.

What do you like most about it?

My daughter.

- You have a daughter? - Yes.

What's her name?

Zeina.

How old is she?

Seven.

Seven. That's nice. Are you married?

- No. - No?

Then take your clothes off.

Grandma. Can I have some water please?

Remember to put your hair up when you're at the table.

You can't be at the table with your hair down.

You can't have your hair in the plate.

Don't worry about it honey, eat.

Who am I supposed to listen to?

Listen to what's right!

Tonight, we have these two young boys with us at the table.

- Is everything alright? - Yeah, I'm chilling.

And this one, lima surda!

These guys really work hard though!

You like it? You like it?

Marta, ask him if he likes it.

He understands if you don't speak dialect.

Okay.

They understand. When they want, they understand.

But how do they live?

Let's stop talking about problems.

Tonight, in my house, we're gonna talk about positive things, okay?

Come on, gimme five!

Please, let's not talk about our problems, enough!

No, no, no.

Mamma, be quiet or else.

Okay, let’s pretend it’s nothing.

So.

Is she gonna show up?

Aseta's not answering.

Really?

Maybe she doesn't know how to use the computer.

Look, look! Rosarno!

This morning police evicted African immigrants from the historic center of Rosarno.

All this because the local residents wanted the immigrants cleared from their neighborhood.

- I will go, this is fucked up! - Sit down!

No I will not sit down! They took my stuff, drove me out of the house, for what?

No, no, no! We need to go, understand?

Fuck that, I'm going home!

PROPERTY SUBJECTED TO SEIZURE.

Everybody out! Come on, come on.

Let's go.

What are you waiting for? Let's go.

Papers! Where are your papers?

Shut up!

Sit still!

Let's go.

Ayiva Seihon.

What the hell happened?

Shit!

Where are you going?

I'm going to work.

Ayiva!

We have to do something.

And another season winds down.

Where are you off to next?

I don't know where I'm going.

I can get you another job

At Marta's birthday party.

Can I ask you something?

Go ahead, Ayiva.

Can you help me

get a work contract?

So that I can get a residence permit.

I understand you, Ayiva.

When my grandfather went to America

he was in New York City.

He worked hard, really hard.

But he earned almost nothing.

He and his family had to take care of each other.

With his sisters, with his brothers,

with his cousins.

That's how people should do it.

Help one another.

You're a good worker.

You handled yourself really well.

What happened?

It's bad. They killed two Blacks.

- Have you seen Abas? - I tried to call him but he's not picking up.

I don't even know where he is.

- Have you seen Abas? - No, get in the car!

Come here, get in the car!

Ayiva!

I called Arafat, he's joining the protest with the others.

- Is Abas with them? - I don't know if he's there or not.

I don't know.

Let's get outta here.

Ayiva, we have to do this.

Stop shooting blacks! Stop shooting blacks!

We're not moving.

Mades, come!

We're ready.

Let's go! Let's go!

Abas.

Abas.

Come.

Slowly.

If you're looking for something positive, at least there's this:

He can get a residence permit, on humanitarian grounds.

It would last at least a year.

No.

We're going home. It'll be better.

Hello.

Hello.

Put the video on.

Hey, there you are.

Are you okay?

Yes. I'm okay.

You don't look okay.

This is what I always look like here.

Maybe, but you look tired.

The computer works well, and we installed the solar panel.

For now it's fine, but what will we do if it breaks?

Take it to the shop, get it fixed.

Okay.

Where are you now?

Show me where you are.

These places all look the same.

Look who's here.

Hello Zeina.

Hi Dad.

How are you?

I'm good. You?

I'm good too.

Where is the present I sent you?

What?

The present I sent you.

I'm so happy to see you.

Yes I have it.

Do you still have the music?

Yeah.

This is my favorite one.

She loves your gift. She never puts it down.

And she tells everyone that her father spent 1000 euros on it.

- Hello. - Hey Ayiva.

What are you doing here?

Me? What are you doing here?

Nothing.

Are those yours?

They're mine now.

Okay. Be careful man.

Ayiva. Give me a cigarette.

And a light.

You, are always breaking my balls.

Thank you.

Goodbye Ayiva.

Goodbye.

Now Mrs. Fondacaro, your moment has arrived.

A special song for little Marta. Give her a round of applause.

"Sara Perche Ti Amo"