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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,550 VENICE 2008, Special Jury Prize 2 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:12,074 Advertise your product or brand here contact www.OpenSubtitles.org today 3 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:40,038 Where is the wise man to untangle the riddle? 4 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,638 Where is the wise man to untangle the riddle 5 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,357 of how things will fare in the world on high 6 00:00:47,640 --> 00:00:51,110 for those who suffer here on earth? 7 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:19,994 Judgment Day is here, 8 00:01:20,360 --> 00:01:24,876 Judgment Day is here, 9 00:01:25,640 --> 00:01:29,599 unrelenting in its gloom and chaos. 10 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:35,638 The children of Adam are being burned on the scorched earth. 11 00:01:48,200 --> 00:01:51,988 Nurse, I'm worried he might not live through the night. 12 00:01:52,680 --> 00:01:56,036 No! I am not dying! 13 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,434 Not before I see my poor mother! 14 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,477 No! I won't die! I won't die! 15 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:06,751 Have courage! Come! 16 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:31,317 Don't be afraid! Come! 17 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,673 Rise up! It's in the prophecy! Did you hear me? Rise up! 18 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,835 Anberber! Come here! 19 00:02:40,400 --> 00:02:43,870 Sister Dendersse, our father is back from the war, 20 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,476 our mother is back from the grave. 21 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:50,116 They brought shoes for your feet and a necklace for you to wear. 22 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:52,038 My childhood - so vivid! 23 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:10,229 I see youngsters from my village playing Enkokilish. 24 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:15,476 The top and bottom are lifeless, in the middle is life. 25 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,796 A pot of stew! - A bowl of butter! 26 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:19,798 No. I get one of your states. 27 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,355 Take Minzro. - Minzro suits me. 28 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:25,359 The lid's the top, the pan's the bottom, the middle's injera. 29 00:03:25,640 --> 00:03:27,392 He got us! 30 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:29,513 My turn. - Go for it. 31 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:32,951 She goes to the market with fancy hair. - A sunflower! 32 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:34,355 He got it right away! 33 00:03:34,640 --> 00:03:35,789 My turn. - Go for it. 34 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,469 I saw it when I left. When I returned, it was gone. 35 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:40,512 Rain? - How about love? 36 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:42,478 Might as well give me a state. 37 00:03:42,760 --> 00:03:44,876 Life! - Do you think so? 38 00:03:45,280 --> 00:03:46,235 Childhood? 39 00:03:46,520 --> 00:03:48,033 Dew! Dew! Dew! 40 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:03,352 Mergeta, my childhood teacher, 41 00:04:04,080 --> 00:04:07,117 welcoming the dawn with songs of praise. 42 00:04:10,720 --> 00:04:14,474 My poor mother waiting for me. 43 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:38,114 Lame Bora, Lame Bora, I'm leaving my children in your care. 44 00:04:50,280 --> 00:04:52,316 Mother of Anberber, the coffee. 45 00:04:54,360 --> 00:04:58,433 The flames are intense. Who could be coming? 46 00:04:58,720 --> 00:05:00,756 Who else but him? 47 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:02,718 Who do you mean? 48 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:04,951 The one you worry about, Anberber. 49 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:08,039 I don't think I'll ever see Anberber again. 50 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,629 Maybe in the afterlife. Only in my dreams. 51 00:05:11,280 --> 00:05:13,236 Don't be so morbid. 52 00:05:21,400 --> 00:05:24,437 Only the fire knows of my return. 53 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,758 See it? There it is. 54 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,552 Maybe he's not coming. 55 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:45,553 Is that my Anberber? 56 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:48,113 I don't see my son. 57 00:05:48,520 --> 00:05:49,794 There's no one left! 58 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:51,713 Please check, my son's missing! 59 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:54,350 There's nobody left! - But he was supposed to be here! 60 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,113 Please look around! 61 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,038 Please, I've waited too long! 62 00:05:58,320 --> 00:06:00,311 Mom, Anberber's here! 63 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:03,194 Oh God, could it be! - Over there, see? 64 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:04,589 It's me! 65 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:07,960 Anberber, dear! Oh my! 66 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:13,875 My son, my son! 67 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:17,715 Get the mule! 68 00:06:18,160 --> 00:06:21,516 Mom, that's enough. He's tired after the long journey. 69 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:46,909 70 69 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:28,429 Anberber, these are my blessings. 71 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:32,071 Go on, pay your respects. 72 00:07:32,720 --> 00:07:37,271 See, you've got your education and I'm keeping the lineage going. 73 00:07:37,560 --> 00:07:39,232 Meet my wife, my blessing. 74 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:42,234 Anberber, no offspring yet? 75 00:07:42,800 --> 00:07:45,234 You sang so well at church. - You still have that voice? 76 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,238 You were the best in all the parishes. 77 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,552 Your father was no ordinary man. He was a hero. 78 00:07:50,960 --> 00:07:54,475 He died only after chopping off countless Italian heads. 79 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,393 That's whose son you are! 80 00:07:56,800 --> 00:08:00,190 You're the hope of the village! Welcome home! 81 00:08:22,000 --> 00:08:26,073 You rascal! When the motherland calls, you're nowhere to be found! 82 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:28,032 He's my only son, my provider. 83 00:08:28,440 --> 00:08:32,399 No! I'll take him away! - We've already sacrificed his father! 84 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:36,110 Please, let him go! - I'll never let him go! 85 00:08:37,160 --> 00:08:39,754 It's Anberber's homecoming. Be merciful! 86 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:48,075 In the middle of the festivities in my honor, a government cadre burst in. 87 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:52,194 His job was to hunt down young men and send them to war... 88 00:08:52,480 --> 00:08:55,836 I realized then that our country was at war. 89 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:56,072 Where did I lose my leg? In my dreams they're both still there. 90 00:09:56,560 --> 00:09:58,312 Where is my other leg? 91 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,352 Stop, Tata, please. - In the name of St. Mary... 92 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:06,595 You'll worry your son. In the name of St. Mary! 93 00:10:07,120 --> 00:10:08,473 Please, Tatie! 94 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:10,873 Mom, Mom! 95 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:17,869 What's all this? - St. Mary brought you home safely. 96 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,838 Now I must fulfill my vow. 97 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,553 Nonsense! - Don't talk like that! 98 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:23,193 You're hurting yourself! 99 00:10:23,480 --> 00:10:26,597 Stop worrying him. Why are you being so impossible? 100 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:29,515 I've been pleading with her all morning! 101 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,157 Please, Tata Tadfe, what's wrong with you? 102 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:35,317 Why won't you listen? 103 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:38,912 Please, in the name of St. Mary. 104 00:11:32,560 --> 00:11:34,198 Anberber! 105 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:38,639 Take your shoes off! 106 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,759 Take your shoes off! Don't disgrace your family! 107 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,193 Goodness gracious, what's come over him? 108 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:03,357 What's wrong with my brother? 109 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,188 He screams every morning, 110 00:12:06,600 --> 00:12:09,592 as if some evil had possessed him. 111 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:22,068 Might as well let her be, she's done now. She'll be okay. 112 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:39,639 Come along! 113 00:12:48,080 --> 00:12:50,719 Come on! What's wrong with you? 114 00:12:55,120 --> 00:12:57,588 Come on over! Hurry up! 115 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,034 What's keeping you? God! 116 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:11,239 Mussolini Mountain, my childhood playground. 117 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,111 Hell's in the Earth's belly... 118 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:22,035 If you see the sky and lake... 119 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:25,512 Hell's in the Earth's belly... - When the sun rises, 120 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,359 it cuts across Lake Tana... 121 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:32,760 It rises, getting hotter, exposing all the sinners... 122 00:13:33,160 --> 00:13:35,515 Warming the cold... - Burning sinners all night, 123 00:13:36,280 --> 00:13:38,396 setting, so it won't burn out. 124 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:41,153 Then it sets and rises again... 125 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:44,876 There it is! I saw it first! 126 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:47,550 My father was one of the thousands 127 00:14:47,880 --> 00:14:52,829 killed by poison gas in the Battle of Tekazi River. 128 00:14:53,840 --> 00:14:59,995 For my village, the only marker commemorating the Italian war's victims 129 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:03,118 is this monument on Mussolini Mountain. 130 00:15:49,640 --> 00:15:54,430 Ethiopia, take the lead 131 00:15:59,880 --> 00:16:02,952 along the socialist path, 132 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,516 bloom and flourish! 133 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:12,355 Again! 134 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:17,839 Y ou brave children 135 00:16:18,200 --> 00:16:20,236 have given your solemn word... 136 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:30,793 Worku! 137 00:16:33,040 --> 00:16:33,995 Get in line! 138 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:37,238 Worku, come and have your lunch! 139 00:16:37,920 --> 00:16:40,878 Ok! I'm coming. After the sun's turned. 140 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:45,157 Come on, you've got the whole day. Have a bite. 141 00:16:45,440 --> 00:16:48,398 Ok, I'm coming. I'll be there in a bit! 142 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,359 Get him! Don't let him get away! 143 00:16:54,920 --> 00:16:56,797 Worku, they're coming after you! 144 00:16:57,080 --> 00:16:58,593 Cut him off from the front! 145 00:16:59,000 --> 00:16:59,876 Leave him alone! 146 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,160 Knock him down! Give it to him! 147 00:17:06,480 --> 00:17:09,278 My son! Let go of him! They're killing my son! 148 00:17:12,440 --> 00:17:13,236 Pathetic! 149 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:21,632 Let go of my son! 150 00:17:24,360 --> 00:17:25,952 Why plead with her? 151 00:17:29,600 --> 00:17:30,953 My son! 152 00:17:31,520 --> 00:17:33,192 My son! 153 00:17:35,920 --> 00:17:37,717 You never listen, do you? 154 00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:40,798 It's your own fault you got hit. You're pathetic. 155 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,275 My son! My children! 156 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:44,836 My son! 157 00:17:50,440 --> 00:17:53,750 They're taking my son! Make them give me back my son! 158 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:57,749 Make them give me back my son! 159 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:03,597 When Worku came out of hiding to farm for his mother 160 00:18:04,080 --> 00:18:07,868 and government soldiers snatched him, I couldn't help him. 161 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,233 There was nothing I could do. How could I have helped him? By what means? 162 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,233 My own life was completely upside down. 163 00:18:16,640 --> 00:18:20,997 Parents hide their children in the mountains and valleys. 164 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:23,117 They only send the little ones to me. 165 00:18:23,440 --> 00:18:26,591 But once they're grown, they too will be taken away. 166 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,074 Why educate them? 167 00:18:28,360 --> 00:18:31,477 What good will it do them? - What good will it do? 168 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:33,273 So what if they don't get anywhere? 169 00:18:33,560 --> 00:18:38,111 When I see these kids, their eyes hungry for education, 170 00:18:38,400 --> 00:18:41,153 satisfying their hunger is the greatest joy for me. 171 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:44,034 Whatever becomes of them later, 172 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:49,396 with the way things are, it's beyond my jurisdiction to decide. 173 00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:01,797 This afternoon, Comrade Mengistu Haile Mariam, 174 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,311 Secretary-General of the Ethiopian Workers' Party, 175 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:09,998 President of the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, 176 00:19:10,320 --> 00:19:13,949 and Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces, 177 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:17,152 received a message from Mikhail Gorbachev, 178 00:19:17,440 --> 00:19:21,592 Secretary-General of the CPSU and President of the USSR. 179 00:19:21,880 --> 00:19:27,671 It was delivered by Viktor Chebrikov to the Chairman's private office. 180 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:37,511 I'm alright. Really, I'm fine. 181 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:41,314 You shouldn't bruise yourself at your age. 182 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,552 It's no big deal. 183 00:19:43,920 --> 00:19:47,799 It was wrong to do this, Mom! 184 00:19:48,600 --> 00:19:50,158 It'll take a while to heal. 185 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,476 Give this to the boys. It'll make them happy. 186 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,837 Year after year give us your blessings. 187 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:25,351 Let there be blessings in the house of Anberber. 188 00:20:25,640 --> 00:20:30,395 Bless Anberber's home for another prosperous year. 189 00:20:31,240 --> 00:20:34,630 Dinner is ready. Come and eat with your brother. 190 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:39,234 Should he eat alone? - I've already eaten. 191 00:20:40,360 --> 00:20:41,873 Should he eat alone? Eat with him. 192 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:43,149 Isn't it strange? 193 00:20:43,440 --> 00:20:48,070 I'm the first-born, and yet she gave you the money to give to the boys. 194 00:20:48,360 --> 00:20:49,031 Goodnight! 195 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,358 What's wrong with you? Come, keep him company! 196 00:21:53,320 --> 00:21:56,915 There was a time when my world began and ended 197 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:01,833 at the edge of Lake Tana, where the water meets the sky. 198 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:04,588 In my journey beyond, where did I go? 199 00:22:05,520 --> 00:22:07,272 What happened to me there? 200 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:09,397 Where did I lose my leg? 201 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,348 Anberber, you're a coward! 202 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:15,393 Coward! Coward! You chicken! 203 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,400 You chicken! 204 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:50,948 I wish I could meet God and pour my heart out to Him. 205 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:58,870 I wish I could meet God and pour my heart out to Him. 206 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:06,392 I wish I could meet God and spill my heart out to Him. 207 00:23:06,800 --> 00:23:13,114 He thinks everything's fine with me, just because I thank Him in my prayers. 208 00:23:13,840 --> 00:23:21,474 Oh, fly, my bird, fly! 209 00:23:22,520 --> 00:23:30,438 Go tell them to look for me. Tell them to look for Azanu. 210 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:37,315 Fly away my bird! Fly away! 211 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:43,589 Azanu works day and night. 212 00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:49,800 Every morning she milks the cow and goes to Lake Tana to fish. 213 00:23:51,240 --> 00:23:53,879 What would my mother do without her? 214 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:57,957 What's her story? Where did she come from? 215 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:07,269 Good evening, Tata Tadfe! - How are you doing, Alebachew? 216 00:24:07,560 --> 00:24:10,836 Fine, thanks be to God. - What do they want? 217 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:17,434 Here they go again, bothering my son. What do they want this time? 218 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:19,912 How are you, Dr Anberber? 219 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,589 You don't have to get up. 220 00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:24,718 This is my youngest daughter. 221 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:27,470 She's in bad health. 222 00:24:27,760 --> 00:24:33,676 There's no medicine we haven't tried. You're my only hope, Doctor. 223 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,435 Go ahead, tell him your symptoms. 224 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,599 I ache everywhere. My neck, my ears... 225 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,996 I don't know if I'm coming or going. 226 00:24:43,840 --> 00:24:46,877 I gave my daughter to a drunken soldier. 227 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:51,518 He beat her day and night. He wrecked my whole family. 228 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:54,468 And I'm caring for my child. I'm miserable! 229 00:24:55,600 --> 00:24:56,749 You see, he's a doctor. 230 00:24:57,880 --> 00:25:01,395 I look after five, six kids and can hardly feed them. 231 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,636 What has he ever done for you? 232 00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:06,150 My son means the world to me. 233 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:08,516 Thank God he came back to me. 234 00:25:33,320 --> 00:25:34,878 I am so numbed... 235 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,714 Everything's gone topsy-turvy. 236 00:25:38,000 --> 00:25:40,468 I have no memory of my past. 237 00:25:41,240 --> 00:25:44,835 How am I to fulfill the expectations of my family? 238 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,673 Where can I go? Where can I escape to? 239 00:26:13,120 --> 00:26:18,240 Did you ever imagine a world other than this village? Please tell me. 240 00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:22,716 Was the world you traversed as you foresaw it? 241 00:26:24,160 --> 00:26:28,039 Do you have any memories of your journey? 242 00:26:32,640 --> 00:26:34,870 Did you have any foreknowledge of it? 243 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,355 As you traveled, 244 00:26:38,320 --> 00:26:40,880 did it all turn into a hazy dream? 245 00:26:42,360 --> 00:26:43,509 Are you alright? 246 00:26:44,040 --> 00:26:46,270 Who are you talking to? 247 00:26:47,640 --> 00:26:49,073 Are you alright? 248 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:53,077 Lord help us. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost... 249 00:26:57,320 --> 00:26:59,151 Some evil has possessed him. 250 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:02,195 Maybe he got bewitched when he was abroad. 251 00:27:02,560 --> 00:27:04,471 Holy water is the answer to this kind of illness. 252 00:27:04,760 --> 00:27:07,797 We can't just sit around while my brother suffers. 253 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:11,158 We need to discuss it with him. 254 00:27:11,440 --> 00:27:14,750 Those who've been abroad don't know about holy water. 255 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:24,396 So you've come back well, Anberber. Come, I'll take you to my students. 256 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:37,558 My whole memory is blocked. I don't think holy water will work. 257 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,798 Why do you look down on holy water? - What good will it do? 258 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:45,312 What do you know about it? At least it will cleanse you. 259 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:50,435 Try it, for your mother's sake. What good is there in making her worry? 260 00:27:50,840 --> 00:27:54,913 Even your modern medicine only works if you believe in it. 261 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:59,713 Try it, for your mother's sake. Why torment her? 262 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:46,032 In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost! 263 00:28:46,920 --> 00:28:50,833 Invoke the Lord! What happened to you, my son? 264 00:28:51,240 --> 00:28:53,356 So you've come back to me disfigured? 265 00:28:54,240 --> 00:28:58,028 Did they mangle you up, my son? 266 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:00,396 Is this your leg? 267 00:29:00,680 --> 00:29:07,677 Did they send you back to me all cut up, my son? 268 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:12,836 Don't be afraid, son! Have courage! 269 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:15,111 They sent you back all ripped up! 270 00:29:15,520 --> 00:29:16,873 I knew he was possessed. 271 00:29:17,480 --> 00:29:20,631 What is it? - He came back all mangled. 272 00:29:21,320 --> 00:29:22,753 My brother... 273 00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,310 My dear brother, Anberber! 274 00:29:29,640 --> 00:29:32,234 What did they do to him? - Goodness! 275 00:29:32,760 --> 00:29:34,159 They sent him back butchered. 276 00:29:34,480 --> 00:29:36,118 Dear brother! 277 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:40,188 In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, 278 00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,596 the Almighty, banish the devil! 279 00:29:42,880 --> 00:29:45,348 We believe in you, the Son, and the Holy Mother. Amen. 280 00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:25,709 In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 281 00:30:26,040 --> 00:30:30,716 Blessed God Almighty, born of the Virgin Mary, hallelujah, forgive us! 282 00:30:32,280 --> 00:30:36,592 Blessed God Almighty, who died and rose from the dead, 283 00:30:37,280 --> 00:30:39,840 who was baptized and crucified, hallelujah! 284 00:31:04,280 --> 00:31:07,511 Satan, get thee out! Satan, get thee out! 285 00:31:21,400 --> 00:31:24,312 The shock of that freezing water 286 00:31:24,680 --> 00:31:26,830 brought back my memory. 287 00:31:27,120 --> 00:31:29,111 Casandra, Abdul, 288 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:31,476 Tesfaye, Gabi! 289 00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:34,954 Could we change the tape? 290 00:31:36,360 --> 00:31:40,148 It'll drive you mad, this 'Ayah yah yah'! 291 00:31:40,960 --> 00:31:43,269 But it's Anbe's favorite. - So what? 292 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,591 It's always Anbe, Anbe... 293 00:31:46,040 --> 00:31:48,873 It drives me up the wall! - Calm down! 294 00:31:49,840 --> 00:31:53,549 COLOGNE, 1970s 295 00:31:56,120 --> 00:31:58,315 Anbe, you're missing the party! 296 00:32:59,040 --> 00:33:00,473 Bring her in! 297 00:33:12,040 --> 00:33:15,237 Anberber, we'll study this specimen. 298 00:33:21,040 --> 00:33:23,429 I focused on my studies as much as I could, 299 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:27,552 because Tesfaye and I had made a vow: 300 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,270 We were going to be the ones who would study hard, 301 00:33:31,880 --> 00:33:36,590 return home and eradicate all the diseases that ravaged our people. 302 00:33:36,680 --> 00:33:37,510 Return home and eradicate all the diseases that ravaged our people. 303 00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:48,915 So that was the experience in China, Korea, Albania, and Russia. 304 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,836 Particularly in China, the masses have triumphed. 305 00:33:53,360 --> 00:33:56,557 Today, they are the owners of their labor and property 306 00:33:56,840 --> 00:34:01,789 and have created a democratic, socialist society. 307 00:34:02,560 --> 00:34:10,274 To get to where China is today, our people need to fight. 308 00:34:10,720 --> 00:34:13,280 In Korea, Albania, Russia, 309 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:17,556 and especially in China... 310 00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:29,791 Okay, elder, can you tell us how much you suffered? 311 00:34:30,200 --> 00:34:32,839 Can you tell your community about it? 312 00:34:35,040 --> 00:34:39,192 The troubles I went through... I couldn't have put it more succinctly. 313 00:34:40,280 --> 00:34:44,273 What I meant to say was that you've lived a long life, 314 00:34:44,560 --> 00:34:48,633 from Selassie's regime to today's fascist junta. 315 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:50,114 You must have a lot to say. 316 00:34:50,440 --> 00:34:56,072 'After an encounter with a snake, you'll panic when you see a strip of bark.' 317 00:34:56,800 --> 00:34:58,916 Comrade, do you hear me? Comrade! 318 00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:00,469 Comrade! 319 00:35:01,520 --> 00:35:03,238 Are you deaf and dumb? 320 00:35:03,640 --> 00:35:06,234 My son has nothing to do with anything! 321 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,034 What do you want from him? 322 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,868 Don't be frightened. Calm down! 323 00:35:12,160 --> 00:35:13,991 We're here to educate the people. 324 00:35:14,280 --> 00:35:17,829 I only want to explain our struggle to him. 325 00:35:18,240 --> 00:35:19,878 He knows nothing! 326 00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:22,910 He's sick. He's here to rest, in his own country. 327 00:35:23,280 --> 00:35:25,350 While the masses lack peace and freedom? 328 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:27,835 The word 'rest' isn't even in our vocabulary. 329 00:35:28,360 --> 00:35:33,912 You don't even know him! He's suffered enough as it is! 330 00:35:34,240 --> 00:35:37,949 Always suffering! Can't one be at peace in one's own country? 331 00:35:38,240 --> 00:35:41,038 War, war, war, endless war... 332 00:35:41,640 --> 00:35:45,758 Yesterday government soldiers, today the opposition, 333 00:35:46,480 --> 00:35:50,792 hunting down young people to feed their warring culture. 334 00:35:51,560 --> 00:35:53,596 All they know is war! 335 00:36:06,800 --> 00:36:07,550 Welcome! 336 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:09,432 Thank God, we're fine. 337 00:36:09,720 --> 00:36:11,278 How was your journey? 338 00:36:16,960 --> 00:36:19,713 These are the only survivors. 339 00:36:20,280 --> 00:36:21,269 Do you know this one? 340 00:36:21,680 --> 00:36:23,352 This is Gesges Belay. 341 00:36:23,640 --> 00:36:25,995 Here is Berhanu Asfaw's name. 342 00:36:26,280 --> 00:36:28,430 We heard he's in the Sudan. 343 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,354 This is J. K., Jenberu Kassa. 344 00:36:31,800 --> 00:36:34,189 The junta killed him on his way to Sudan. 345 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:37,115 And this one is Mesfin. 346 00:36:37,960 --> 00:36:40,599 He was killed along with Jenberu. 347 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:42,916 They'd grown up in Gorgora together. 348 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,078 All our friends, all wiped out... 349 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:50,036 Young people like Aweke, Bitew, and so many others. 350 00:36:55,320 --> 00:36:57,880 So is this where you stay day and night? 351 00:36:58,160 --> 00:36:59,309 Yes. If we step outside, 352 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,991 the warring factions will catch us and send us to the war. 353 00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:12,191 When I was young, people would say that a dragon lived in this cave, 354 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:17,358 the cave where the people of our village hid from the Italians. 355 00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:19,679 Today, these young people say 356 00:37:20,280 --> 00:37:25,400 the dragon prays for them so they won't be taken to the war. 357 00:37:48,360 --> 00:37:54,151 Some nights, the youngsters from the cave return to check on their families. 358 00:37:54,760 --> 00:37:58,070 At dawn they return to their cave. 359 00:37:58,600 --> 00:37:59,794 They're coming! 360 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:01,349 They're coming! 361 00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:19,275 What more do they want? 362 00:38:19,560 --> 00:38:22,199 They've already fed all my sons to the war. 363 00:38:44,920 --> 00:38:47,559 Get him! Don't let him get away! 364 00:38:52,040 --> 00:38:54,508 Oh no! He's on an empty stomach! Run! 365 00:38:54,840 --> 00:38:57,434 Courage, my son! Courage! 366 00:38:57,800 --> 00:38:59,597 Run for your life! 367 00:39:00,120 --> 00:39:02,680 Please run! Run harder! 368 00:39:03,160 --> 00:39:04,559 Faster! Run! 369 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,073 You're pathetic! 370 00:39:48,680 --> 00:39:50,750 My poor son! 371 00:39:51,040 --> 00:39:52,439 Let go of me! 372 00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:54,876 My son! My son! 373 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:20,114 Are you well, my son? 374 00:41:20,400 --> 00:41:24,393 I spun this myself to make you a robe. It'll keep you warm. 375 00:41:25,040 --> 00:41:27,952 Where can I start to make you understand? 376 00:41:31,000 --> 00:41:35,915 You wouldn't understand. It was my childhood they killed today. 377 00:41:37,960 --> 00:41:41,111 They stole my childhood memories. 378 00:41:41,920 --> 00:41:43,399 Don't scare me like that. 379 00:41:43,800 --> 00:41:45,677 Don't. I can't handle it. 380 00:41:46,240 --> 00:41:50,995 Even my memories of you and of the village! It's become a different world! 381 00:41:55,560 --> 00:41:57,676 It was me who died today, not that kid! 382 00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,314 Oh, it's no use, you won't understand. 383 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:30,593 They killed Muche! 384 00:42:31,000 --> 00:42:33,514 I can't take this! I can't take it! 385 00:42:42,360 --> 00:42:43,554 Satan, get thee out! 386 00:47:31,000 --> 00:47:32,149 Help me, Tatie! 387 00:47:38,560 --> 00:47:40,949 What's going on? 388 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,238 Where's it coming from? 389 00:47:43,520 --> 00:47:45,829 Isn't there anyone out there? 390 00:47:49,560 --> 00:47:54,475 You over there, what the hell is going on? 391 00:47:56,680 --> 00:47:57,874 Down this way! 392 00:47:59,440 --> 00:48:01,192 What terrible thing is this? 393 00:48:05,520 --> 00:48:06,669 What's happening here? 394 00:48:06,960 --> 00:48:08,678 I was trying to help her! 395 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:10,599 What a monster you are! 396 00:48:10,960 --> 00:48:14,873 He did no wrong, it's her, that vagrant! 397 00:48:21,400 --> 00:48:22,389 You'll be alright. 398 00:48:23,880 --> 00:48:25,233 He thinks she's normal... 399 00:48:26,000 --> 00:48:28,958 What does he know, he only just got here. 400 00:48:31,040 --> 00:48:31,680 It's alright. 401 00:48:34,040 --> 00:48:35,519 Stay put now. 402 00:48:36,600 --> 00:48:38,192 Where would you go now? 403 00:48:38,600 --> 00:48:39,999 Oh, just let me go. 404 00:48:40,480 --> 00:48:43,995 The whole village despises me. They'll all turn against me. 405 00:48:44,560 --> 00:48:47,154 Please stay! It's the middle of the night. 406 00:48:48,520 --> 00:48:53,275 I was put into this world to suffer and be humiliated. - Please stay. 407 00:49:05,480 --> 00:49:09,109 My bad luck... After living with me all this time, 408 00:49:10,120 --> 00:49:12,315 who can she turn to? She has nowhere to go! 409 00:49:21,800 --> 00:49:24,598 Poor soul, she won't be at peace anywhere. 410 00:49:41,480 --> 00:49:44,552 Over time, Cassandra opened up to me. 411 00:49:45,240 --> 00:49:49,119 She told me that her father had been from Cameroon. 412 00:49:50,160 --> 00:49:55,075 He was deported while Cassandra's mother was still pregnant with her. 413 00:49:55,560 --> 00:50:01,032 Her mother, unable to cope with the racism, had committed suicide. 414 00:50:06,640 --> 00:50:10,110 At a time when women are more aware than ever, 415 00:50:10,400 --> 00:50:15,030 Comrade Tsehai wears tight imperialistic jeans 416 00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:17,511 and smears her lips with lipstick. 417 00:50:18,520 --> 00:50:22,195 She needs to exercise self-criticism and change her ways, 418 00:50:22,480 --> 00:50:25,950 or else I feel she should be dismissed. 419 00:50:26,360 --> 00:50:29,193 I will be self-critical and will change. 420 00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:32,592 The concept of criticism and self-criticism 421 00:50:32,880 --> 00:50:39,035 is intended to improve a society's way of expressing itself 422 00:50:39,920 --> 00:50:44,357 and conducting its life, not to coerce and stifle it. 423 00:50:45,000 --> 00:50:48,356 Accepting criticism and exercising self-criticism isn't easy. 424 00:50:48,880 --> 00:50:54,398 It can be a constructive tool for a society seeking the right path. 425 00:50:55,200 --> 00:51:00,194 The Russian and Chinese revolutions can teach us a lot about this. 426 00:51:04,480 --> 00:51:09,600 We're organizing the Bonn demonstration next week, 427 00:51:10,000 --> 00:51:12,833 and I expect all of you to participate. 428 00:51:13,120 --> 00:51:15,998 If you have slogans to contribute, 429 00:51:16,360 --> 00:51:21,798 pass them on to Comrade Anberber and we'll go to the demonstration together. 430 00:51:24,760 --> 00:51:28,594 We became dogmatic in the political spirit of the time, 431 00:51:29,040 --> 00:51:31,634 and socialism seemed the only alternative. 432 00:51:32,240 --> 00:51:36,631 It seemed to be the only cure for the class problem our country faced. 433 00:51:36,920 --> 00:51:42,472 As a result, we desperately fought against the Emperor's regime. 434 00:51:42,960 --> 00:51:47,750 We were going to bypass the older generation and set up our own new order. 435 00:51:48,080 --> 00:51:50,150 Politics ruled over our lives. 436 00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:54,558 It took precedence over country, love, and principles. 437 00:51:59,760 --> 00:52:02,797 How are you all today? - Glory be to God, we're well. 438 00:52:10,160 --> 00:52:16,998 It's your mother's wish to see you married and with children. 439 00:52:17,280 --> 00:52:20,875 That would make her happy for the rest of her days. 440 00:52:21,320 --> 00:52:27,759 It would be an honor not only for you, but for the whole village. 441 00:52:33,320 --> 00:52:35,959 What's the matter with him? 442 00:52:37,600 --> 00:52:41,718 Are you storming off? Are you walking out on your elders? 443 00:52:42,000 --> 00:52:44,833 'Fire gives birth to ashes', as they say. 444 00:52:45,120 --> 00:52:46,155 Please forgive us. 445 00:52:46,520 --> 00:52:49,637 Please forgive our family. What a terrible thing... 446 00:52:50,120 --> 00:52:52,998 It's alright, we only pity his mother... 447 00:52:53,280 --> 00:52:56,989 If he doesn't care for his mother, why should he respect us? 448 00:53:22,800 --> 00:53:26,759 Azanu, what did we do wrong? Why disappear like that? 449 00:53:27,040 --> 00:53:29,474 You'll get covered in flour. You shouldn't be here. 450 00:53:30,040 --> 00:53:33,555 Mother is worried to death, she thinks of you all the time. 451 00:53:34,280 --> 00:53:38,398 Do come back, please. - I can't return to that village. 452 00:53:39,160 --> 00:53:42,197 Their eyes are like daggers. 453 00:53:42,480 --> 00:53:46,632 In the name of the Saviour, just leave me be! 454 00:53:46,920 --> 00:53:48,672 I can't go back! 455 00:53:49,960 --> 00:53:51,996 I beg you, just leave me be. 456 00:53:56,280 --> 00:53:57,395 Oh, my bad luck! 457 00:54:04,280 --> 00:54:07,238 Look over there, Anberber, that's my island. 458 00:54:08,520 --> 00:54:12,035 No one ever dares to go there. It's mine alone. 459 00:54:12,920 --> 00:54:17,675 Gashe Anberber, see this tree? It's the story of my life. 460 00:54:17,960 --> 00:54:20,952 on one side, it hangs on to life, 461 00:54:22,800 --> 00:54:28,397 on the other side it has collapsed and is decaying. My life is like this tree. 462 00:54:40,000 --> 00:54:43,675 A chicken stew with twelve spices whose flavor I have tasted. 463 00:54:43,960 --> 00:54:46,155 I might not survive the year. 464 00:54:46,960 --> 00:54:49,872 I'm homesick for Azezo, Godar, Tedda, Minziro. 465 00:54:50,160 --> 00:54:53,072 My love, my love, my love. 466 00:54:53,880 --> 00:54:57,111 I'm homesick for Azezo, 467 00:54:57,480 --> 00:55:01,837 it lies near Aba Samuel, rich with spices and aromatic ginger. 468 00:55:05,640 --> 00:55:10,111 Oh, wistful me! Sweet is their conversation, 469 00:55:10,920 --> 00:55:14,390 but to whom could I pour out my feelings? 470 00:55:18,080 --> 00:55:22,915 How I would have delighted them, if only they would have come. 471 00:55:23,360 --> 00:55:24,998 How I miss Qolladibba... 472 00:55:25,760 --> 00:55:28,433 As I watched my son's father 473 00:55:28,800 --> 00:55:32,190 sitting next to his new bride, my insides burned up. 474 00:55:37,520 --> 00:55:40,159 I couldn't see straight. 475 00:55:48,840 --> 00:55:52,913 I just sat there despondent, resenting my own existence. 476 00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:09,678 In the name of the Trinity, hand me my rifle! 477 00:56:10,960 --> 00:56:12,598 Let him go! Go on, kill me! 478 00:56:12,960 --> 00:56:14,473 Get a hold of yourself! 479 00:56:14,800 --> 00:56:16,791 I've died already. Let him kill me! 480 00:56:17,120 --> 00:56:20,556 Let me go! - I've died already! Kill me! 481 00:56:20,840 --> 00:56:22,876 Stop it! - I'll kill her, I'll never let her live. 482 00:56:23,200 --> 00:56:24,633 She's a devil! 483 00:56:26,200 --> 00:56:29,954 After killing my own son, I wandered the graveyards, 484 00:56:30,280 --> 00:56:34,239 where your kind mother found me and brought me back to life. 485 00:56:45,120 --> 00:56:46,838 This is Prince Tafari Makonnen, 486 00:56:47,120 --> 00:56:50,157 who called himself Haile Selassie, God's Elect. 487 00:56:50,440 --> 00:56:54,274 His other titles are: Neguse Negest, i.e. King of Kings, 488 00:56:54,560 --> 00:56:59,759 Lion of Judah, 255th successor of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. 489 00:57:00,440 --> 00:57:04,274 The Emperor was head of the executive and all authority came from him. 490 00:57:04,600 --> 00:57:09,071 He was commander-in-chief of the armed forces. He controlled foreign affairs. 491 00:57:09,520 --> 00:57:13,308 He alone had the right to sign treaties and appointed all judges. 492 00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:16,753 He was the spiritual head of the Coptic Church. 493 00:57:17,040 --> 00:57:21,272 As Emperor of Ethiopia, he had absolute power. Until this morning. 494 00:57:21,600 --> 00:57:25,149 He left the stage of history the same way he had entered: By a coup. 495 00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:31,074 He was deposed by the very army he had built, one of the largest in Africa. 496 00:57:31,440 --> 00:57:33,396 The committee of the navy, 497 00:57:33,680 --> 00:57:38,310 the police force, and the army care for the well-being of your Majesty. 498 00:57:38,720 --> 00:57:41,234 In order to guarantee your safety we humbly request you 499 00:57:41,560 --> 00:57:44,836 to cooperate and move to the place we have prepared for you. 500 00:57:45,160 --> 00:57:47,833 We've heard what you have to say... 501 00:57:50,880 --> 00:57:55,874 When one is Emperor of Ethiopia, it's not in name only. 502 00:57:56,360 --> 00:57:59,432 It's also the people, the country... 503 00:57:59,760 --> 00:58:03,799 In peacetime, the well-being of the people is what is important, 504 00:58:04,920 --> 00:58:09,311 and when an enemy strikes, we are sure you'll defend your country. 505 00:58:09,600 --> 00:58:16,756 We are sure our armed forces know that very well. 506 00:58:18,560 --> 00:58:20,039 Be that as it may, 507 00:58:20,480 --> 00:58:23,631 this thing we call change, which occurs periodically, 508 00:58:24,280 --> 00:58:28,478 if it is going to be for the betterment of our country 509 00:58:29,120 --> 00:58:33,750 it is impossible to place personal interest over country. 510 00:58:34,720 --> 00:58:39,794 We heard your statement. It would be wise to say no more. 511 00:58:40,320 --> 00:58:44,950 Symbolically, he was shoved into a small Volkswagen and driven from his palace. 512 00:58:48,440 --> 00:58:49,668 Comrades! 513 00:58:50,600 --> 00:58:54,115 The decadent 3,000-year old regime has been toppled! 514 00:58:54,400 --> 00:58:57,039 Ethiopia is free! Let's drink to that! 515 00:59:02,160 --> 00:59:05,277 The throne has been vacated... 516 00:59:06,000 --> 00:59:08,560 What are you waiting for? Go back and take power. 517 00:59:08,840 --> 00:59:10,751 Can't you ever be serious? 518 00:59:15,000 --> 00:59:17,195 Have you told him yet? - Told him what? 519 00:59:17,480 --> 00:59:18,595 That you're pregnant. 520 00:59:20,480 --> 00:59:22,869 I don't know, I hate being in this position. 521 00:59:23,200 --> 00:59:24,713 But you'll have to tell him. 522 00:59:37,680 --> 00:59:39,033 What's wrong with you? 523 00:59:39,640 --> 00:59:43,235 Selassie being dethroned is not the problem. But what'll come after him? 524 00:59:49,120 --> 00:59:52,749 Now that Selassie has been deposed and the feudal system's gone, 525 00:59:53,040 --> 00:59:56,919 we need to go back. We are our country's future! 526 01:01:00,640 --> 01:01:01,709 You were faster. 527 01:01:26,160 --> 01:01:26,956 Say bye-bye. 528 01:01:30,160 --> 01:01:31,991 Is he leaving? 529 01:01:35,080 --> 01:01:36,718 What's the matter with you? 530 01:01:37,000 --> 01:01:38,228 I'm sad. 531 01:01:39,240 --> 01:01:40,559 I'm sad. 532 01:01:47,800 --> 01:01:48,915 No, no! 533 01:01:49,240 --> 01:01:50,116 In Amharic. 534 01:01:50,400 --> 01:01:52,152 Hasn't it constantly been on our minds? 535 01:01:52,520 --> 01:01:55,478 Now the regime's gone, we need to go in and organize. 536 01:01:55,760 --> 01:01:57,716 What about your son? - Don't worry. 537 01:01:58,000 --> 01:02:02,551 Who knows what his future will be. He might become king of Germany. 538 01:02:02,840 --> 01:02:06,310 You can't disrupt people's lives like that! 539 01:02:12,840 --> 01:02:15,149 You know, our lives are here, too! 540 01:02:18,360 --> 01:02:20,590 I used to think the world of you! 541 01:02:21,040 --> 01:02:24,077 Cassandra was right: You shouldn't have had a child! 542 01:02:24,520 --> 01:02:29,878 Get off your high horse! I raised my child! I didn't go for an abortion! 543 01:02:30,160 --> 01:02:31,639 Don't pretend you don't know! 544 01:02:31,920 --> 01:02:33,990 What's going on? Teodross, come here. 545 01:02:35,320 --> 01:02:36,355 What? 546 01:02:38,240 --> 01:02:40,629 You haven't told him, have you? 547 01:02:41,280 --> 01:02:42,872 I told you not to! 548 01:02:53,440 --> 01:02:55,192 Tesfaye left his family behind 549 01:02:56,080 --> 01:03:00,278 and went back home in the middle of the raging revolution. 550 01:03:01,680 --> 01:03:06,595 So the host cell's nucleus, as you'll be able to see... 551 01:03:07,680 --> 01:03:12,629 And Cassandra? She vanished without giving me a chance. 552 01:03:13,640 --> 01:03:18,873 I went everywhere looking for her, but she left no trace. 553 01:03:19,560 --> 01:03:23,758 I never had the chance to tell her that I really loved her. 554 01:03:26,600 --> 01:03:30,991 Young man, take heed, if you are mine 555 01:03:32,360 --> 01:03:37,798 please return my love and let me live with you. 556 01:03:38,560 --> 01:03:44,157 Regardless of what happened to me that made me close up my heart... 557 01:03:44,920 --> 01:03:49,232 What's happened to me that I now so yearn for you? 558 01:03:51,000 --> 01:03:56,074 Y ears had gone by and I thought I'd forgotten. 559 01:03:56,800 --> 01:04:03,114 What's happened to me that I now so yearn for you? 560 01:04:08,280 --> 01:04:12,831 Anberber, my love, son of Tatie, tell me true, 561 01:04:13,680 --> 01:04:17,275 do you belong to us now, or still to someone else? 562 01:04:17,760 --> 01:04:22,834 I yearn for you as I would for pure honey. 563 01:06:03,320 --> 01:06:04,435 Here's some more. 564 01:06:04,720 --> 01:06:06,836 Have you sifted it? - Yes, I have. 565 01:06:35,440 --> 01:06:37,749 What do you expect me to do? - I understand. 566 01:06:38,040 --> 01:06:41,430 Forget the rest of us. After all those years abroad, 567 01:06:42,640 --> 01:06:44,995 what do you have to offer your poor mother? 568 01:06:45,280 --> 01:06:47,350 We can't make stew out of the books, can we? 569 01:06:47,640 --> 01:06:50,552 I don't blame you. Forgive me. 570 01:06:51,440 --> 01:06:54,034 Who am I to forgive you? 571 01:06:55,400 --> 01:06:57,994 I'm uneducated, left behind to... 572 01:06:59,160 --> 01:07:02,550 ...clean up after other fools. 573 01:07:10,920 --> 01:07:16,040 By the way, did you write all these books or just buy them wholesale? 574 01:07:38,600 --> 01:07:41,319 Gashe, why did you let me sleep so late? 575 01:07:42,440 --> 01:07:47,070 They'd kill me if they found me at your bedside. - Who'd dare to touch you? 576 01:07:48,480 --> 01:07:50,710 I'd be putting you in jeopardy, too! 577 01:07:51,000 --> 01:07:54,310 When are you going to stop calling me Gashe? 578 01:07:55,440 --> 01:07:57,908 Have a nice day, Gashe! 579 01:08:06,720 --> 01:08:09,632 A few years after Tesfaye's return, I followed. 580 01:08:10,000 --> 01:08:13,709 I was very scared of returning to my own country. 581 01:08:19,360 --> 01:08:24,070 Every time I think of returning home, I feel really anxious. 582 01:08:24,600 --> 01:08:30,436 Maybe you're just homesick. - You've got Tesfaye and a job lined up. 583 01:08:30,720 --> 01:08:33,393 I don't even know where to look for work. 584 01:08:35,000 --> 01:08:36,991 Forget about that. 585 01:08:37,400 --> 01:08:39,709 You know what I really miss? 586 01:08:40,080 --> 01:08:44,392 My mother's seasoned injera. - Forget your injera! 587 01:08:45,280 --> 01:08:47,475 I can't wait to get to Addis Ababa 588 01:08:47,800 --> 01:08:51,031 and fall into the arms of my country's beauty. 589 01:08:53,080 --> 01:08:54,877 And take her to a hotel... 590 01:08:57,560 --> 01:08:58,310 Oh, Abdul! 591 01:08:59,200 --> 01:09:01,714 Nobody knows I'm coming, so keep it to yourself. 592 01:09:02,320 --> 01:09:04,959 1980s, Addis Ababa 593 01:09:11,360 --> 01:09:12,679 Hey Tesfish! 594 01:09:16,720 --> 01:09:19,712 How did the holy trinity make it all the way here? 595 01:09:20,480 --> 01:09:23,119 Here you go, don't start now. 596 01:09:24,600 --> 01:09:30,311 How long will I be staying at the hotel? - It's difficult to find a place. 597 01:09:30,920 --> 01:09:34,754 People who came before me are still staying in hotels. 598 01:09:38,560 --> 01:09:40,437 I brought you something. 599 01:09:55,760 --> 01:09:57,512 He's grown so much! 600 01:10:02,800 --> 01:10:03,915 Anberber... 601 01:10:05,480 --> 01:10:09,553 Teodross has really grown, and he looks just like me. 602 01:10:27,800 --> 01:10:29,677 Don't worry, they're fine. 603 01:10:49,440 --> 01:10:50,555 Look over there! 604 01:10:51,000 --> 01:10:55,232 Reminds me of your father-in-law, threatening to kill himself 605 01:10:57,680 --> 01:11:00,240 the day you married his daughter. 606 01:11:04,120 --> 01:11:08,636 Lots of people here die from diseases that are easily treatable. 607 01:11:08,920 --> 01:11:11,388 Sometimes I wonder about your priorities. 608 01:11:11,680 --> 01:11:14,956 Your people in the country are dropping like flies. 609 01:11:15,360 --> 01:11:19,717 The first thing I'm going to do is see my poor mother. 610 01:11:20,080 --> 01:11:21,559 The country's not stable. 611 01:11:21,840 --> 01:11:25,355 I thought you already knew that. The roads aren't safe. 612 01:11:25,720 --> 01:11:30,953 Start your job, and once things calm down, you can go as you please. 613 01:11:31,240 --> 01:11:34,789 So, how is the political situation? 614 01:11:36,160 --> 01:11:38,151 You can come to a meeting tomorrow. 615 01:11:39,120 --> 01:11:41,111 Please, I've had enough of politics! 616 01:11:41,760 --> 01:11:43,876 Oh no, here we go again. 617 01:11:44,200 --> 01:11:47,795 This isn't Germany. You don't have a choice here. 618 01:11:48,480 --> 01:11:52,598 It's always, 'You're either with us or against us', you know. 619 01:11:53,040 --> 01:11:56,555 You'll have to join some group for your own protection. 620 01:11:56,960 --> 01:12:01,112 They say you'll get shot by two bullets if you sit on the fence. 621 01:12:38,840 --> 01:12:41,229 FORWARD WITH CHAIRMAN MENGISTU 622 01:12:41,560 --> 01:12:45,553 Can you take over Haematology and Serology? That's all I need. 623 01:12:45,960 --> 01:12:49,953 Here we have Entomology and Bacteriology, 624 01:12:50,320 --> 01:12:53,392 and this is Veterinary Science and Services. 625 01:12:54,040 --> 01:12:59,160 This is the guesthouse. You'll enjoy it, you can do whatever you like. 626 01:13:01,360 --> 01:13:02,190 That's it! 627 01:13:04,920 --> 01:13:07,957 What are you doing? - What's the problem, Doctor? 628 01:13:09,360 --> 01:13:12,557 We revolutionaries don't have time to celebrate the end of the fast. 629 01:13:12,840 --> 01:13:14,319 We're busy with national issues. 630 01:13:14,720 --> 01:13:17,473 Couldn't you do this elsewhere? Who allowed this anyway? 631 01:13:17,840 --> 01:13:19,068 Who needs permission? 632 01:13:19,400 --> 01:13:20,310 Don't do this again. 633 01:13:20,600 --> 01:13:24,479 We'll see! Will we need permits to shit in our own country? 634 01:13:24,840 --> 01:13:28,515 You don't understand, Comrade. - No, it's you who doesn't. 635 01:13:29,760 --> 01:13:30,636 No, thank you. 636 01:13:31,080 --> 01:13:34,197 Comrade, can't you tell a white man when you see one? 637 01:13:37,680 --> 01:13:39,352 Don't worry, I reported him. 638 01:13:39,640 --> 01:13:44,350 We won't be able to work with him around. - They look really menacing. 639 01:14:31,880 --> 01:14:35,589 This is the moment I've been waiting for all my life. 640 01:14:36,760 --> 01:14:41,311 I'm back in my country and you gave me a job that will be very gratifying. 641 01:14:43,600 --> 01:14:46,353 Anyway, now... 642 01:14:50,760 --> 01:14:53,354 You've finally come to me! - Yes indeed! 643 01:14:56,760 --> 01:15:01,117 Here you are! What are you doing? You're messing up the vibe! 644 01:15:13,440 --> 01:15:16,398 Are we to starve for the motherland? Let's go! 645 01:15:16,680 --> 01:15:19,194 What time is it? - Well past lunchtime. 646 01:15:25,640 --> 01:15:27,232 Alright, let's go. 647 01:15:32,640 --> 01:15:34,596 They're taking my father! 648 01:15:35,000 --> 01:15:36,592 Let my mother go! 649 01:15:38,200 --> 01:15:40,111 They're taking my mother! 650 01:15:41,040 --> 01:15:43,235 They're taking my father! 651 01:15:50,120 --> 01:15:51,519 Father! Mother! 652 01:15:57,120 --> 01:15:59,031 Who have they taken now? 653 01:15:59,400 --> 01:16:04,030 I've never seen him before. - He was a big official in the old regime. 654 01:16:04,320 --> 01:16:06,880 Be careful they don't pay you a visit. 655 01:16:07,280 --> 01:16:11,876 They know the house. They arrested the reactionary who used to live here. 656 01:16:12,280 --> 01:16:18,037 You're living in a confiscated house? - And so are you, as far as I know. 657 01:16:18,800 --> 01:16:21,030 Sense of humor, Comrade Tesfaye! 658 01:16:26,560 --> 01:16:28,278 Come on, that's enough. 659 01:16:33,240 --> 01:16:35,834 We were the new ghosts in nationalized houses. 660 01:16:36,160 --> 01:16:38,469 We lived in houses unjustly confiscated 661 01:16:38,800 --> 01:16:42,634 from the people we'd accused of being exploiters. 662 01:16:43,480 --> 01:16:48,190 Yesterday's revolutionaries, some of us avowed communists - 663 01:16:48,480 --> 01:16:52,268 our generation put itself in a paradoxical position. 664 01:16:54,720 --> 01:16:58,315 It's amazing how a single rooster can terrorize an entire country. 665 01:16:59,040 --> 01:17:02,828 Maybe we should create another one. - Listen to her. 666 01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:08,598 What do you mean? - One rooster alone couldn't cause such mayhem. 667 01:17:08,880 --> 01:17:12,475 Think back. All those students and intellectuals... 668 01:17:13,880 --> 01:17:17,998 If we didn't have the chairman, we'd have created him in a lab. 669 01:17:19,240 --> 01:17:22,994 This is our way of avoiding collective responsibility 670 01:17:23,320 --> 01:17:25,595 and of transferring our sins to others. 671 01:17:26,480 --> 01:17:29,870 Is this pure sophistry, or do you have a point to make? 672 01:17:30,200 --> 01:17:32,270 We can't blame the junta alone. 673 01:17:33,120 --> 01:17:38,240 We scattered intellectuals ended up confusing the junta. 674 01:17:38,600 --> 01:17:40,431 I'm not sure I understand. 675 01:17:40,760 --> 01:17:44,673 Whenever the junta moved to the left, 676 01:17:45,640 --> 01:17:47,312 we retreated even further left. 677 01:17:47,680 --> 01:17:50,194 So in the end, 678 01:17:51,440 --> 01:17:55,399 we all got consumed by the flames. 679 01:17:55,800 --> 01:17:58,030 Let us drink and be merry! 680 01:17:58,480 --> 01:18:00,471 Let's welcome Anberber properly. 681 01:18:00,760 --> 01:18:02,239 Welcome, Anberber! 682 01:18:03,200 --> 01:18:05,714 What about me? I came with him, didn't I? 683 01:18:30,760 --> 01:18:32,591 Excuse me, Comrade Abdul Ahmed: 684 01:18:32,960 --> 01:18:35,554 For collaborating with this fascist regime 685 01:18:35,880 --> 01:18:38,952 you've been sentenced to death! - What? 686 01:19:23,160 --> 01:19:26,277 Furthermore, the prophecy has it 687 01:19:28,160 --> 01:19:32,153 that they will destroy heritages and murder each other. 688 01:19:33,640 --> 01:19:39,272 Their corpses will be strewn everywhere, carrion for the vultures to feast on. 689 01:19:40,120 --> 01:19:43,556 The bodies lying everywhere are proof of the prophecy. 690 01:19:44,080 --> 01:19:47,038 We're at the height of the whirlwind now. 691 01:19:53,240 --> 01:19:57,153 I decided to stay out of politics 692 01:19:58,480 --> 01:20:01,278 and immerse myself totally in my work. 693 01:20:01,600 --> 01:20:04,273 But even that was becoming a crime. 694 01:20:05,160 --> 01:20:07,230 Good morning, Doctor! 695 01:20:08,960 --> 01:20:11,349 Your schooling never seems to end. 696 01:20:11,880 --> 01:20:13,393 Don't you remember me? 697 01:20:13,800 --> 01:20:15,995 Why do you forget me every time? 698 01:20:18,280 --> 01:20:19,395 Don't mind him. 699 01:20:24,120 --> 01:20:25,075 Is that your daughter? 700 01:20:25,360 --> 01:20:28,750 She sure is. She's my life. I named her Revolution. 701 01:20:29,560 --> 01:20:30,515 Anberber! 702 01:20:31,040 --> 01:20:32,871 Sorry I kept you waiting. 703 01:20:33,960 --> 01:20:36,030 I was in a meeting with a bunch of illiterates. 704 01:20:36,520 --> 01:20:38,750 Doctor, don't look down on me. 705 01:20:39,200 --> 01:20:42,112 Long live the Revolution! We too are human now. 706 01:20:42,520 --> 01:20:43,714 It isn't just you, 707 01:20:44,000 --> 01:20:47,834 all of the intellectuals look down on our work. We're used to it. 708 01:20:48,120 --> 01:20:52,318 Don't poison your innocent daughter's mind with your venomous talk. 709 01:20:52,600 --> 01:20:53,874 Look who's talking! 710 01:20:54,800 --> 01:20:59,715 Have your own child! We won't be the butt of a bachelor's wisecracks! 711 01:21:27,720 --> 01:21:31,713 You'd better sign this paper. The cause of death is clear. 712 01:21:32,120 --> 01:21:35,192 It was an accident, now sign it! 713 01:21:35,800 --> 01:21:37,074 I'm not a doctor. 714 01:21:37,360 --> 01:21:39,237 Wasn't a doctorate a requirement? 715 01:21:39,520 --> 01:21:41,829 I'm not a health specialist, as you think. 716 01:21:42,120 --> 01:21:46,238 As soon as the Revolution needs you, you disavow all that you've learned. 717 01:21:46,520 --> 01:21:47,748 Brother! - Say 'Comrade'! 718 01:21:49,200 --> 01:21:51,760 Don't insult me! - Who do you think you are? 719 01:21:52,040 --> 01:21:56,352 Wrapped up in imperialist culture with a beard to show your overeducation, 720 01:21:56,760 --> 01:22:00,469 thinking you're better than us, demeaning the Revolution... 721 01:22:00,760 --> 01:22:04,719 Sign it or you'll get into trouble! - I won't! 722 01:22:05,000 --> 01:22:08,754 You won't sign? - I won't sign, and you can do whatever you want! 723 01:23:02,040 --> 01:23:06,556 Forward! Forward! Forward! 724 01:23:07,080 --> 01:23:08,752 The masses of Ethiopia will prevail! 725 01:23:09,040 --> 01:23:15,878 Viva Mengistu! Viva Mengistu! Viva Mengistu! 726 01:23:20,760 --> 01:23:22,193 Where have you all been? 727 01:23:22,480 --> 01:23:24,994 At a meeting. - Shouldn't work come first? 728 01:23:25,520 --> 01:23:28,159 What about the urine and stool tests? 729 01:23:28,560 --> 01:23:30,516 They're ruined! - We were summoned. 730 01:23:30,800 --> 01:23:32,233 Who gave you permission? - The Revolution! 731 01:23:32,640 --> 01:23:34,517 The Revolution? To hell with it! 732 01:23:35,680 --> 01:23:36,749 To hell with it? 733 01:23:37,120 --> 01:23:39,236 You can go to hell too, you illiterate! 734 01:23:39,600 --> 01:23:41,192 I'll blow your head off! 735 01:23:45,000 --> 01:23:45,830 I'll shoot you! 736 01:23:48,880 --> 01:23:50,871 Shall I let you have it? 737 01:23:54,800 --> 01:23:58,429 I'll get you! I wouldn't have spared you! 738 01:24:17,600 --> 01:24:21,752 Don't worry, you'll be fine. The officials know the matter well. 739 01:24:22,160 --> 01:24:26,950 Don't argue with them. Take their criticism and we'll get back to work. 740 01:24:34,600 --> 01:24:38,912 Why should a mother die? 741 01:24:39,720 --> 01:24:43,599 Let her live eternally. 742 01:24:44,960 --> 01:24:48,669 She's the one who nurtures her children, 743 01:24:50,080 --> 01:24:53,993 bogged down by poverty, 744 01:24:55,080 --> 01:24:59,312 her own stomach empty. 745 01:25:00,560 --> 01:25:03,028 Day in and day out, 746 01:25:05,360 --> 01:25:08,636 she feeds her child, 747 01:25:10,560 --> 01:25:13,597 while denying herself nurture. 748 01:25:15,200 --> 01:25:23,710 When I was a child, I knew no better. 749 01:25:25,000 --> 01:25:28,913 While she was suffering 750 01:25:30,080 --> 01:25:33,311 I was playing childish games. 751 01:25:37,520 --> 01:25:40,159 I was summoned before the self-criticism tribunal. 752 01:25:40,520 --> 01:25:43,910 But, against Tesfaye's advice, I decided 753 01:25:44,280 --> 01:25:47,352 to visit my mother, whom I had neglected since my arrival. 754 01:26:00,600 --> 01:26:02,158 Where are you headed, Doctor? 755 01:26:02,640 --> 01:26:04,278 To visit my family. 756 01:26:04,960 --> 01:26:07,190 Could you step out? We just want to talk to you. 757 01:26:15,960 --> 01:26:17,757 Say 'Comrade'. 758 01:26:20,920 --> 01:26:25,038 We can do without your feudal talk. 759 01:26:25,920 --> 01:26:28,354 What you fail to realize... - Comrade Doctor! 760 01:26:28,640 --> 01:26:31,996 I'm giving you one last chance and you'd better consider it. 761 01:26:32,760 --> 01:26:35,558 You dared to say, 'To hell with the Revolution'. 762 01:26:36,120 --> 01:26:37,872 You're an enemy of the Revolution, 763 01:26:38,160 --> 01:26:42,790 the Revolution for which many comrades have given their lives. 764 01:26:44,560 --> 01:26:47,632 I'm warning you, we'll use extreme measures against you. 765 01:26:48,000 --> 01:26:49,797 Your life is at stake here. 766 01:26:50,200 --> 01:26:53,033 It's the poor people's urine and stool samples... - Comrade Doctor! 767 01:26:54,240 --> 01:26:56,515 We're not here to argue over 768 01:26:56,800 --> 01:26:59,712 who's more concerned for the people. 769 01:27:00,200 --> 01:27:04,512 The issue is whether you will retract your statement or not. That's it. 770 01:27:07,120 --> 01:27:08,553 I will not. 771 01:27:10,720 --> 01:27:12,278 You will not? 772 01:27:17,320 --> 01:27:21,393 Your Excellency, Comrade Minister, in the name of my colleagues, 773 01:27:21,680 --> 01:27:27,038 I'd like your permission to have a few words with Comrade Dr Anberber. 774 01:27:32,920 --> 01:27:34,239 Dr. Anberber... 775 01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:37,950 ...demonstrated his anti-revolutionary stand not in private, 776 01:27:38,320 --> 01:27:39,639 but in public. 777 01:27:41,560 --> 01:27:44,870 We grant your request, but just for a short while. 778 01:27:46,200 --> 01:27:48,475 And please keep in mind 779 01:27:49,000 --> 01:27:51,753 that there's a limit to everything. 780 01:27:52,680 --> 01:27:53,874 Therefore, 781 01:27:54,160 --> 01:27:58,870 we mustn't transgress that limit and make a laughing stock of ourselves. 782 01:27:59,160 --> 01:28:01,196 It's a matter of principle! - Are you mad? 783 01:28:01,600 --> 01:28:04,797 What principles? You'll get us all killed! 784 01:28:05,200 --> 01:28:06,474 Where do you think you are? 785 01:28:06,880 --> 01:28:12,398 You're in grave danger. I don't think you understand how serious this is. 786 01:28:16,000 --> 01:28:17,274 Let them kill me! 787 01:28:17,760 --> 01:28:21,230 I've never acted against my principles in all my life! 788 01:28:21,520 --> 01:28:25,877 What's the difference between you and them then? You're selfish! 789 01:28:26,640 --> 01:28:31,191 By God, you know the truth anyway. What's so bad about retracting? 790 01:28:31,480 --> 01:28:34,916 We've wasted six hours talking about whether you'll retract. 791 01:28:35,320 --> 01:28:39,108 Aren't you also letting the samples go to waste? 792 01:28:39,400 --> 01:28:41,470 Listen to me, brother Anberber. 793 01:28:42,960 --> 01:28:45,679 We've all been through tough times. 794 01:28:46,880 --> 01:28:49,758 Retracting a statement is no big deal. 795 01:28:50,200 --> 01:28:52,794 We were here long before you came, 796 01:28:53,280 --> 01:28:55,396 we're used to it by now. 797 01:29:03,600 --> 01:29:07,070 Isn't death better than this? - Don't you believe it. 798 01:29:08,280 --> 01:29:10,077 You'll understand in due course. 799 01:29:10,360 --> 01:29:12,954 The way you're going, you're as good as dead. 800 01:29:25,080 --> 01:29:28,117 Listen, I don't think you understand how grave this is. 801 01:29:28,520 --> 01:29:32,991 The German Stasi has told them about your opposition activities. 802 01:29:35,000 --> 01:29:37,878 They'll execute you. Isn't the people's health more important? 803 01:29:38,160 --> 01:29:40,230 Self-criticism won't kill you. 804 01:29:40,520 --> 01:29:42,636 Please cooperate so we can get back to work. 805 01:29:50,440 --> 01:29:52,351 UNITY IS STRENGTH! 806 01:29:52,760 --> 01:29:57,356 FORWARD WITH CHAIRMAN MENGISTU! 807 01:30:01,360 --> 01:30:02,713 So, Doctor. 808 01:30:04,280 --> 01:30:05,952 Have you come to your senses? 809 01:30:06,240 --> 01:30:10,870 I have something to say first. - Save your sermon for another time. 810 01:30:11,640 --> 01:30:14,108 Are you going to retract? - He'll retract! 811 01:30:14,480 --> 01:30:15,469 He's agreed! 812 01:30:16,200 --> 01:30:18,156 Let him speak for himself. 813 01:30:22,120 --> 01:30:23,838 I'll retract. 814 01:30:24,240 --> 01:30:30,509 We will fight to strengthen the Workers' Party! 815 01:32:13,880 --> 01:32:17,077 These two brothers, how fortunately named they are. 816 01:32:25,840 --> 01:32:28,308 One's Tesfaye, the ether's Anberber. 817 01:32:28,960 --> 01:32:31,474 One is named 'Hope' 818 01:32:31,880 --> 01:32:34,348 and the other 'Warrior'. 819 01:32:47,240 --> 01:32:48,116 White Horse! 820 01:32:50,000 --> 01:32:51,228 Drink up! 821 01:32:51,640 --> 01:32:52,914 Let's drink! 822 01:32:53,720 --> 01:32:56,280 You're making this place feel like a wake! 823 01:32:57,560 --> 01:32:59,915 Drink up! Let's all drink! 824 01:33:00,600 --> 01:33:02,955 Ethiopia first! Ethiopia first! 825 01:33:03,560 --> 01:33:05,437 Ethiopia first! 826 01:33:05,720 --> 01:33:08,871 What's wrong with you? - Leave them alone. 827 01:33:09,200 --> 01:33:11,111 Come on. 828 01:33:17,640 --> 01:33:20,313 I know my love for you, but where is your love for me? 829 01:33:20,600 --> 01:33:25,151 'You look elsewhere as if you'd had nothing of your own', Balambaras said. 830 01:33:25,520 --> 01:33:30,230 All those gallant patriots who defeated the Italian fascists 831 01:33:30,520 --> 01:33:34,035 and liberated Ethiopia were taken out and executed. 832 01:33:34,480 --> 01:33:36,311 Can we keep silent? 833 01:33:38,080 --> 01:33:39,354 Where is the hero? 834 01:33:40,400 --> 01:33:43,710 Where are the real men? Where? 835 01:33:44,960 --> 01:33:48,430 Who is there to avenge their spilled blood? 836 01:33:49,480 --> 01:33:52,233 Where is the hero? 837 01:33:52,600 --> 01:33:56,673 Listen to me, my heart, or you'll end up broken. 838 01:33:57,360 --> 01:34:01,717 Get used to what you've got, there's no use in longing for what's gone. 839 01:35:31,800 --> 01:35:34,758 Congratulations, here's your permit for leave. 840 01:35:35,840 --> 01:35:37,353 So soon? 841 01:35:37,920 --> 01:35:39,592 That's great, Tes. 842 01:35:41,520 --> 01:35:42,714 Three full months? 843 01:35:43,880 --> 01:35:47,236 You should visit the whole country, not just your mother. 844 01:35:47,560 --> 01:35:49,630 I've missed her so! 845 01:35:52,200 --> 01:35:55,237 My area is known for its honey. Let me bring you some. 846 01:35:55,760 --> 01:35:58,638 No, what you really want is honey wine, huh? 847 01:35:59,200 --> 01:36:01,998 Me, I'll be leaving the country before you return. 848 01:36:03,120 --> 01:36:04,394 What do you mean? 849 01:36:05,160 --> 01:36:08,709 This is between you and me. I'm not hiding anything from you. 850 01:36:11,400 --> 01:36:14,278 It's time for me to get back to my own life. 851 01:36:14,560 --> 01:36:17,472 They're sending me to East Germany. 852 01:36:17,800 --> 01:36:20,189 I won't be coming back. 853 01:36:21,400 --> 01:36:24,710 Be careful... - I'm not worried about me. 854 01:36:25,000 --> 01:36:27,753 It's you. - What's there to worry about? 855 01:36:28,440 --> 01:36:29,714 I don't mean it that way. 856 01:36:30,000 --> 01:36:34,676 You remember I was so eager to come here. I infected you with my passion, 857 01:36:35,400 --> 01:36:39,916 saying we'd do big things together. Now everything's topsy-turvy. 858 01:36:40,200 --> 01:36:41,553 The day you arrived, 859 01:36:41,840 --> 01:36:46,072 we talked about bacteria and I said we'd even help other countries. 860 01:36:56,880 --> 01:36:59,758 Alright then. - See you tomorrow. 861 01:37:24,760 --> 01:37:29,550 After convincing me to return, he now wanted to defect! 862 01:37:29,960 --> 01:37:31,518 At first I felt betrayed. 863 01:37:31,880 --> 01:37:34,713 But then I thought about Gabi and Teodross 864 01:37:35,120 --> 01:37:37,714 and I was happy about his decision to leave. 865 01:38:05,520 --> 01:38:07,317 Get that reactionary! 866 01:38:07,640 --> 01:38:10,552 Get him, don't let him slip away! 867 01:38:28,200 --> 01:38:30,111 Get his friend too! 868 01:38:31,400 --> 01:38:32,469 Get him! Get him! 869 01:39:33,160 --> 01:39:36,072 Tesfaye had been orphaned by the Italian war. 870 01:39:36,480 --> 01:39:38,311 No mother and no father. 871 01:39:38,600 --> 01:39:41,717 His crime had been wanting to help his people. 872 01:39:42,000 --> 01:39:46,039 All he'd ever wanted had been to cure all those diseases. 873 01:40:37,880 --> 01:40:40,952 I wonder what he's done. He was kind. 874 01:40:41,920 --> 01:40:45,754 I think this'll be the end of him. The hyena will gobble him up. 875 01:41:30,400 --> 01:41:31,799 Yes, Minister. 876 01:41:34,800 --> 01:41:36,028 Show the doctor in. 877 01:42:03,880 --> 01:42:07,475 I'm really pleased to find you alive and safe. 878 01:42:11,800 --> 01:42:13,916 Please take a seat. 879 01:42:27,320 --> 01:42:30,995 We're deeply saddened by Dr. Tesfaye's death. 880 01:42:31,760 --> 01:42:34,399 We immediately took revolutionary measures 881 01:42:34,680 --> 01:42:37,194 and executed all of his killers. 882 01:42:42,720 --> 01:42:47,350 You see, our Revolution will get nowhere without you intellectuals. 883 01:42:48,880 --> 01:42:49,995 That's why 884 01:42:50,280 --> 01:42:54,398 we want you to go to East Germany in Dr. Tesfaye's stead. 885 01:42:56,480 --> 01:42:57,833 Okay. 886 01:43:01,280 --> 01:43:05,034 But I had been granted leave 887 01:43:05,800 --> 01:43:09,554 to visit my mother and relatives. 888 01:43:10,680 --> 01:43:11,635 Doctor, 889 01:43:14,120 --> 01:43:18,193 you must do your share of duty for the Revolution. 890 01:43:20,200 --> 01:43:23,875 After all, many fighters have died, 891 01:43:25,120 --> 01:43:28,078 have given their lives for it. 892 01:44:17,720 --> 01:44:22,510 To locate Tesfaye's family, as soon as I got to Leipzig, 893 01:44:23,360 --> 01:44:27,512 I went to West Berlin to find some of our old friends. 894 01:44:28,280 --> 01:44:32,956 After all, Gabi and Teodross were his only surviving relatives. 895 01:44:40,800 --> 01:44:45,078 The world's gone topsy-turvy since Gorbachev came to power. 896 01:44:45,360 --> 01:44:46,509 Thank you. 897 01:44:47,120 --> 01:44:48,678 What do you mean? 898 01:44:49,040 --> 01:44:50,871 Communism can't just disappear! 899 01:44:51,440 --> 01:44:55,638 Anbe, you look good, you haven't changed. He's exactly the same. 900 01:44:55,920 --> 01:44:59,913 Listen to this joker. You're the one who hasn't changed. 901 01:45:00,760 --> 01:45:03,354 Life in exile has been hard on us. 902 01:45:03,960 --> 01:45:07,430 There's nothing left of us, we're worn out. 903 01:45:08,960 --> 01:45:10,598 So, what's new? 904 01:45:11,800 --> 01:45:14,030 I was really saddened by Tesfaye's tragic death. 905 01:45:14,560 --> 01:45:17,632 Tesfaye's fate is really very sad. It's awful. 906 01:45:18,840 --> 01:45:20,831 Please, don't bring that up. 907 01:45:26,640 --> 01:45:28,119 I really mean it. 908 01:45:28,400 --> 01:45:32,473 I tried hard to get Gabi's telephone number, but in vain. 909 01:45:32,880 --> 01:45:34,518 Will you break it to her? - What? 910 01:45:34,960 --> 01:45:37,713 If you break it to her, can we come along? 911 01:45:38,160 --> 01:45:40,799 Have you ever paid them a visit, 912 01:45:41,320 --> 01:45:43,914 or taken our brother's son out? 913 01:45:44,320 --> 01:45:45,912 Why all the fuss now? 914 01:45:46,320 --> 01:45:47,878 Anberber, our good old doctor! 915 01:45:48,280 --> 01:45:50,669 Are you here to spy on us? - What? 916 01:45:51,080 --> 01:45:53,753 I said you're a spy! - Fuck off, you bastard! 917 01:45:54,240 --> 01:45:57,357 What is it between you two? This is no way to behave! 918 01:46:03,320 --> 01:46:04,639 After what I'd been through, 919 01:46:04,920 --> 01:46:08,276 I couldn't live the life of an exile. 920 01:46:08,680 --> 01:46:12,912 I had to stay away from those who had accepted that kind of life. 921 01:46:13,480 --> 01:46:16,552 I just couldn't sit around in bars or caf�s blathering on like them. 922 01:46:17,000 --> 01:46:18,991 They were out of touch with reality. 923 01:46:22,680 --> 01:46:24,159 Look! - What is it? 924 01:46:25,320 --> 01:46:28,232 Do you remember this? - Yes, exactly. 925 01:46:31,560 --> 01:46:33,073 I'll get the tea. 926 01:48:56,040 --> 01:48:58,793 I couldn't bring up Tesfaye's death. 927 01:48:59,080 --> 01:49:04,473 With the racism Teodros was facing, they were upset enough as it was. 928 01:49:04,880 --> 01:49:06,711 Cassandra's prediction had come true. 929 01:50:20,240 --> 01:50:24,950 At around 1 a.m., crowds in Berlin cheer as locals begin to tear down the Wall. 930 01:50:25,240 --> 01:50:28,949 All night and all the following day, I practiced 931 01:50:29,280 --> 01:50:31,840 telling them of Tesfaye's death. 932 01:50:32,240 --> 01:50:34,674 "Your husband... your father... 933 01:50:34,960 --> 01:50:37,349 my friend... Tesfaye 934 01:50:38,160 --> 01:50:40,549 has passed on." 935 01:51:34,880 --> 01:51:35,869 Fucking nigger! 936 01:51:54,880 --> 01:51:56,996 As I lay there, my only regret was 937 01:51:57,360 --> 01:52:01,512 not having told Gabi and Teodross of Tesfaye's death. 938 01:52:12,600 --> 01:52:15,319 When I saw Worku's mother, a child on her back, 939 01:52:15,600 --> 01:52:18,910 her wounded son being carried on a stretcher, 940 01:52:19,200 --> 01:52:23,034 I was reminded of Brecht's play "Mother Courage". 941 01:52:26,200 --> 01:52:29,272 She told me she'd found him after a long search, 942 01:52:29,560 --> 01:52:34,554 lying among other wounded veterans in a hospital yard in Gondar. 943 01:52:35,040 --> 01:52:37,156 And all he'd asked her had been 944 01:52:37,440 --> 01:52:42,594 to bring along his military boots, his payment for his service. 945 01:52:46,280 --> 01:52:52,389 In the face of Worku's suffering, my own became less important. 946 01:52:53,200 --> 01:52:57,398 I realized that I did not have to know why I was attacked. 947 01:52:57,960 --> 01:53:01,157 Let them worry about the consequences of their act. 948 01:53:01,480 --> 01:53:05,393 The issues I was faced with in my village were more important now. 949 01:53:07,800 --> 01:53:11,952 Let me bear your pain, my son. Have courage! 950 01:53:13,800 --> 01:53:18,112 What's the matter, Gashe? - The whole thing with Worku... 951 01:53:18,480 --> 01:53:22,598 Snatching away someone's son, sending him to the front, 952 01:53:23,320 --> 01:53:26,198 and tossing him aside all mangled up. 953 01:53:26,640 --> 01:53:30,189 Don't worry, our child will be a girl. She won't be sent to the front. 954 01:53:37,840 --> 01:53:41,549 Stop it. Pregnant women shouldn't be tickled. Stop! 955 01:53:44,760 --> 01:53:49,436 Let me bear the pain for you. Have courage. 956 01:53:59,480 --> 01:54:05,316 My God, what in the world is this? What am I seeing there? 957 01:54:06,320 --> 01:54:09,437 I've suspected it all along, but nobody believed me! 958 01:54:10,760 --> 01:54:12,352 This woman's bewitched! 959 01:54:12,640 --> 01:54:14,710 I can't watch quietly 960 01:54:15,120 --> 01:54:17,509 while this happens to my brother's son. 961 01:54:17,920 --> 01:54:22,311 I'll catch her red-handed and hand her over like a mule! 962 01:54:53,400 --> 01:54:55,197 Good morning, sir. 963 01:54:55,600 --> 01:54:56,874 How are you, sir? - Fine. 964 01:54:57,160 --> 01:55:00,914 We've been waiting since early morning. Please come this way! 965 01:55:17,360 --> 01:55:22,229 I don't care about myself, but I don't want to bring more trouble on you. 966 01:55:26,360 --> 01:55:28,954 Don't worry, I'm here at your side. 967 01:55:32,040 --> 01:55:33,632 Don't be afraid. 968 01:55:35,560 --> 01:55:39,473 We're standing at a crossroads. Our patriotism is being tested! 969 01:55:39,880 --> 01:55:42,678 It is time we lived up to our promises. 970 01:55:42,960 --> 01:55:45,315 If they want to tear Ethiopia apart, 971 01:55:45,600 --> 01:55:49,229 I am determined to fight alongside the forces of unity 972 01:55:49,560 --> 01:55:51,835 until my head is blown off! 973 01:56:03,520 --> 01:56:05,875 Oh my God, what happened to the teacher? 974 01:56:06,160 --> 01:56:09,948 We found it on the ground and didn't know what to do with it. 975 01:56:10,360 --> 01:56:13,636 We're uneducated. - What do you want from my Anberber? 976 01:56:13,920 --> 01:56:16,559 We thought your son might have some use for it. 977 01:56:17,080 --> 01:56:19,196 Where did he go? - Nobody knows. 978 01:56:19,600 --> 01:56:21,716 He just disappeared. We're worried. 979 01:56:22,120 --> 01:56:25,351 We need to find a teacher, for our children's future. 980 01:56:25,760 --> 01:56:26,875 Well, have a good day. 981 01:56:29,280 --> 01:56:32,431 Whatever happened to the teacher? 982 01:56:33,120 --> 01:56:36,078 He just up and vanished! 983 01:56:36,480 --> 01:56:38,436 I hope nothing bad's happened to him. 984 01:57:21,320 --> 01:57:22,469 Do it carefully. 985 01:57:23,560 --> 01:57:25,357 You be careful. 986 01:58:13,280 --> 01:58:15,510 What in God's name is happening to you? 987 01:58:30,760 --> 01:58:37,074 I think the grain in your recurring dream stands for our people. 988 01:58:38,480 --> 01:58:40,675 Grain stands for our people 989 01:58:41,080 --> 01:58:44,390 and the granary stands for our country. 990 01:58:46,040 --> 01:58:49,715 The holes in the different parts of the granary 991 01:58:50,360 --> 01:58:53,033 represent our country's chronic problems. 992 01:58:53,400 --> 01:58:56,836 Your attempt to block a hole and stop the leak, 993 01:58:57,320 --> 01:59:02,394 and your rushing to stop even more holes and leaks, 994 01:59:02,720 --> 01:59:07,999 all this represents your frustration with the existing situation. 995 01:59:08,360 --> 01:59:11,670 The grain pouring from the granary is the people. 996 01:59:12,200 --> 01:59:16,557 The book you tear up and use to plug all those holes 997 01:59:16,840 --> 01:59:19,400 is a symbol of the knowledge you absorbed. 998 01:59:19,800 --> 01:59:21,916 As it appears to me, 999 01:59:22,200 --> 01:59:25,988 the nightmare that haunts you day and night 1000 01:59:26,320 --> 01:59:29,278 shows you've found your education useless 1001 01:59:29,560 --> 01:59:34,509 for confronting the realities you're faced with. 1002 01:59:55,920 --> 02:00:00,710 Have courage, my son. Let me bear your pain. 1003 02:00:02,720 --> 02:00:07,555 Please, stay seated. - Please do something for my son! 1004 02:00:08,920 --> 02:00:09,830 Worku... 1005 02:00:15,040 --> 02:00:19,033 Hold on, son, Gashe Anberber is here. 1006 02:00:20,440 --> 02:00:22,670 Boil me some water 1007 02:00:23,080 --> 02:00:25,355 and give me a cloth, 1008 02:00:25,760 --> 02:00:27,512 a clean cloth. 1009 02:00:39,280 --> 02:00:43,398 Be strong. I'll elude them, and then I'll be there for you. 1010 02:00:45,760 --> 02:00:47,318 Be strong. 1011 02:01:57,440 --> 02:02:00,989 Tadfe, as you can see, this gentleman is here to demand 1012 02:02:01,400 --> 02:02:04,073 that you hand over that worthless woman. - Worthless woman? 1013 02:02:04,400 --> 02:02:05,628 Don't make a fool of me! 1014 02:02:06,000 --> 02:02:08,230 Don't mind her, she's always like that. 1015 02:02:08,720 --> 02:02:11,473 After destroying my seed and rendering my wife barren, 1016 02:02:11,880 --> 02:02:15,509 she won't deliver her baby safely. I'll rip out her bowels! 1017 02:02:15,840 --> 02:02:19,310 Aren't you a gentleman? How can you talk like that? 1018 02:02:19,600 --> 02:02:21,158 Is she hard of hearing? 1019 02:02:22,280 --> 02:02:26,956 Please, sir. We'll go to any lengths necessary to hand her over to you. 1020 02:02:27,920 --> 02:02:31,799 I'm telling you, you'll never know when I'll come, day or night. 1021 02:02:32,200 --> 02:02:37,558 And if I find her taking refuge in your house, I'll smother all of you. 1022 02:02:37,960 --> 02:02:40,110 She can't live after what she's done! 1023 02:02:40,480 --> 02:02:43,916 Enough! Don't pester my mother anymore. Go! 1024 02:02:49,000 --> 02:02:53,118 It's your fault to begin with! You gave this murderer refuge! 1025 02:02:53,520 --> 02:02:57,798 Why don't you hand her over to that man? 1026 02:02:58,200 --> 02:03:01,636 You're evil! I'll rub the breasts on which you suckled 1027 02:03:01,920 --> 02:03:05,629 and curse you. Don't ever set foot in my house again! 1028 02:04:28,200 --> 02:04:29,349 The teacher's back! 1029 02:04:29,720 --> 02:04:31,153 The teacher's back! 1030 02:04:45,960 --> 02:04:48,872 How are you this morning? - Fine, thanks be to God! 1031 02:04:49,160 --> 02:04:51,230 Be seated. - Thank you, teacher! 1032 02:04:51,640 --> 02:04:53,392 Have you had breakfast? - Yes! 1033 02:04:54,480 --> 02:04:56,869 Ready to continue your lessons? - Yes! 1034 02:04:57,160 --> 02:04:58,388 Good. 1035 02:04:58,760 --> 02:05:01,069 I am teacher Anberber. 1036 02:05:01,920 --> 02:05:05,276 Today, we're going to learn arithmetic such as... 1037 02:05:06,200 --> 02:05:08,236 Addition! - That's correct. 1038 02:05:08,520 --> 02:05:10,238 Subtraction! - Okay. 1039 02:05:10,520 --> 02:05:12,033 Multiplication! 1040 02:05:12,320 --> 02:05:14,231 Division! - Yes. 1041 02:05:14,720 --> 02:05:16,278 And when we're finished... 1042 02:05:17,560 --> 02:05:19,437 Gashe, it's my turn, Gashe! 1043 02:05:20,320 --> 02:05:23,153 Let me ride the bike! - I know how to ride it! 1044 02:05:23,560 --> 02:05:26,074 Gashe, she doesn't know how! 1045 02:05:37,360 --> 02:05:39,749 Be strong, child. Saint Mary is with you. 1046 02:05:41,280 --> 02:05:43,589 Bite this. 1047 02:05:45,960 --> 02:05:47,518 Be strong. 1048 02:05:48,000 --> 02:05:50,389 Push, child, keep pushing. 1049 02:05:51,840 --> 02:05:54,673 Be strong, my child, be strong. 1050 02:05:57,040 --> 02:05:59,110 Have courage! 1051 02:06:06,960 --> 02:06:09,394 The baby is born! 1052 02:07:05,600 --> 02:07:09,832 Childhood legend says we are descended from dragons. 1053 02:07:10,680 --> 02:07:13,558 The youngsters hiding from the war in the cave 1054 02:07:14,040 --> 02:07:16,838 also say that the dragon watches over them. 1055 02:07:17,840 --> 02:07:21,799 The dragon will give birth to them as her own children. 1056 02:07:22,200 --> 02:07:25,715 They will have their own language. 1057 02:07:26,040 --> 02:07:28,634 They will create the world destined for them. 1058 02:07:29,040 --> 02:07:30,792 And in that new world, 1059 02:07:31,080 --> 02:07:34,959 they will not have a word for murder or killing. 1060 02:07:35,960 --> 02:07:37,996 They won't inherit our feuds. 1061 02:07:38,480 --> 02:07:40,710 The vultures will not devour them. 1062 02:07:41,520 --> 02:07:46,514 When they emerge, we will recognize them as the dragon's children, 1063 02:07:46,800 --> 02:07:49,109 as they will bear her genes. 1064 02:07:49,640 --> 02:07:52,757 Azanu and I named our child Tesfaye. 1065 02:07:53,560 --> 02:07:57,394 And our hope will be brought up by the dragon, 1066 02:07:57,680 --> 02:08:00,592 with the rest of its children in the cave, 1067 02:08:00,880 --> 02:08:05,396 as it prepares them all to emerge and create their new society. 1069 02:08:06,305 --> 02:08:12,632 -= www.OpenSubtitles.org =- 84901