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00:00:00.
00:00:14Bastards.
00:00:16Good day, Mina.
00:00:18Sergeant.
00:00:24Good day, Jaco.
00:00:26Sergeant Stewart.
00:00:27So, she finally got the place open.
00:00:30Nice business to have.
00:00:32I imagine it is.
00:00:42These new laws are making life bloody hard for the police.
00:00:45They're not making it a picnic for the rest of us either.
00:00:48My colleague's waiting in the car.
00:00:51He has a problem with this sort of thing.
00:00:54We all know it's an offence for blacks to eat in the same place as whites.
00:00:58There are no whites here.
00:01:00Present company excluded.
00:01:02As non-blacks, then.
00:01:04This is an Indian area.
00:01:07Maybe coloreds, but no blacks.
00:01:12Boss cooks.
00:01:13You know they have bosses.
00:01:15I want to see them.
00:01:16Now.
00:01:22This is only a travel permit.
00:01:25Yes, sir.
00:01:26Where's your boss?
00:01:27But I don't have a pass, sir.
00:01:29I'm colored not black.
00:01:30You look like a cafe to me.
00:01:32Her father was Dutch.
00:01:34Like mine.
00:01:36You understand, Jacob?
00:01:37We're trying to be difficult.
00:01:40Stewart, what are you talking to these people for?
00:01:44Calm down.
00:01:45You keep serving blacks, and we'll kill the lot of them.
00:01:58Ma'am, it would be safer for you to leave now.
00:02:01You don't have to pay for the...
00:02:03I haven't finished my coffee yet, Mr...
00:02:05Williams.
00:02:07Jacob Williams.
00:02:08I'm Madeleine Smith.
00:02:09You run the post office.
00:02:11Well, you come in at 10 a.m. every Tuesday and Friday.
00:02:15You're Amina's business partner, aren't you?
00:02:18Uh, well, no, ma'am.
00:02:20I, uh, I just work for Amina.
00:02:22Oh, I'm sorry.
00:02:24I forgot.
00:02:24A partnership would be illegal, wouldn't it?
00:02:32Thank you for shielding me from the police.
00:02:42Would you excuse me?
00:02:51What is it?
00:02:53My grandmother.
00:02:57We'll get a new glass, new frame.
00:02:59Are you okay?
00:03:02And you?
00:03:03I'm not so old that I can't die for cover.
00:03:06But I mentioned flirt with the customers.
00:03:28Go.
00:03:29Hmm?
00:03:30Milk?
00:03:32Milk?
00:03:32Milk?
00:03:32Milk?
00:03:33Milk?
00:03:35Milk?
00:03:36Milk?
00:03:36Milk?
00:03:37Milk?
00:03:38Milk?
00:03:38Come in here and get ready for school.
00:03:39Both of you.
00:03:40Thank God.
00:03:41We're moving on in a couple of months.
00:03:44Before the next one comes.
00:03:46It's all right, Mama.
00:03:48It's all right, Mama.
00:03:52Okay, Sam Yasmin, upstairs, hmm?
00:03:55Go, brush your teeth.
00:03:56Get your books.
00:03:57Good.
00:03:57Good guy.
00:03:58Yeah.
00:03:59Off.
00:04:19He said yes, we can go.
00:04:22Where?
00:04:23Out for lunch.
00:04:24To the location café.
00:04:26I can't believe our husbands are letting us out of here.
00:04:29Come on, Miriam.
00:04:29Get dressed.
00:04:46Good morning.
00:04:52I'm so sorry.
00:04:54I'm so sorry.
00:04:55I'm in love.
00:04:56I'm sorry.
00:04:57Thank you, Douglas.
00:04:58Please eat it.
00:05:02They have staff to do that.
00:05:12Good morning, ladies.
00:05:14Good morning.
00:05:15Good morning.
00:05:15Our special today is lamb reedy and have some nice fresh cook sisters.
00:05:19What are cook sisters?
00:05:21It's a South African delicacy.
00:05:23A fried donut with syrup and coconut.
00:05:27Here.
00:05:28Try one.
00:05:29See if you like it.
00:05:39It's delicious.
00:05:40Good.
00:05:41I'll send some over and I promise to try not to drop them this time.
00:05:49She thinks a lot of herself.
00:05:51Maybe she should.
00:05:53She owns a business and she's one of us.
00:05:55No, she's not.
00:05:57Why do you see any of our girls looking like that?
00:06:00Like what?
00:06:01Are you blind?
00:06:03Like a man.
00:06:07Maybe it's easier to work in trousers.
00:06:23Daddy, is it full?
00:06:25I told you Deluxe in the country.
00:06:26You'll like it there.
00:06:29Do we have a house there like our old one?
00:06:31It'll be much bigger and better than the old one.
00:06:33The big shop underneath.
00:06:35Who will work in it?
00:06:36I will.
00:06:37And your mother?
00:06:38And we'll have a boy to help us.
00:06:40And we'll have a night watchman to guard the place at night.
00:07:00Shall we leave?
00:07:23And that's what I thought of myself.
00:07:23Oh, my God.
00:07:23I'm gonna be happy with you.
00:07:23It's the best.
00:07:23Bye.
00:07:23Bye.
00:08:10We need to work hard.
00:08:12That's all.
00:09:27She would have been proud of you.
00:10:04Here.
00:10:05It will give you some energy.
00:10:08Are you okay?
00:10:10Shall I call her?
00:10:16No.
00:10:17Okay.
00:10:19Going already?
00:10:20Yes.
00:10:21I need to go to the shop.
00:10:22Don't worry about it.
00:10:23Your sister-in-law is there.
00:10:26Here, love.
00:10:28Have a nice cup of tea.
00:10:29Thank you, Mrs. Benjamin.
00:10:31He's not one for a jet, is he?
00:10:33No.
00:10:36He's not.
00:10:43There's nobody here.
00:10:48I don't know who you think is going to come flooding in to buy groceries at this time of the
00:10:52day.
00:10:52Or any time.
00:10:57Where's the boy?
00:10:58Robert.
00:11:01He's making deliveries.
00:11:02He'll be back.
00:11:03Later.
00:11:05What are you doing?
00:11:07Has it been so long that you don't even remember?
00:11:11I suppose she doesn't like you to touch her when she's pregnant.
00:11:33You come to Cape Town once a week.
00:11:36Come and see me.
00:11:50Sit down.
00:12:02So what do you do after school?
00:12:05Homework.
00:12:05Good.
00:12:06Good.
00:12:11Do it then.
00:12:13I don't have any, Omar.
00:12:14Why not?
00:12:15She's only five.
00:12:17She doesn't get to homework until big school.
00:12:20Oh.
00:12:23Hello, Mr. Husband.
00:12:24Or should I say, Mr. Father.
00:12:27Is it a boy?
00:12:28What a question.
00:12:29You have a beautiful baby girl.
00:12:32Vera jijaktif,
00:12:36or should you?
00:12:41Oh no.
00:12:47I want to...
00:12:49I'm sorry.
00:12:50I heard you anyway.
00:12:51I know you were.
00:12:54Yeah!
00:13:04all these Africans that's a problem with this country too many black people you should come
00:13:11home my son it is a better life how will Amina find a good husband here there are plenty of
00:13:19families when she's ready of course she's ready where is she anyway she couldn't come working
00:13:27did you say she's working where is she working Cape Town the girl needs to be brought back to a
00:13:37decent way of living why is she working what is she doing she must mix more I know her family
00:13:47the alleys do you know them yes we'll have them for dinner on Sunday your son never lets us invite
00:13:54anyone Amina will never come it is Amina's duty to be where we tell her she will come
00:14:13Amina you're late they're here already hurry up inside who's here where are you going inside like
00:14:21this like this mom this is who I am what else do you want me to wear
00:14:46I'll help you serve the food I don't see why people say that our girls are too modern
00:14:52they may want to go out for a while and find out things for themselves but I think our girls
00:14:58always find it best to stay at home in the end doesn't Amina work anymore then only now and then
00:15:05but what about the cat why isn't anybody eating boy things have been so busy at the garage lately
00:15:12I I don't have time to stop for one minute sometimes I wish Amina was helping me again
00:15:19and how many children would you like Amina oh um I don't know I suppose two or three would be
00:15:27nice
00:15:27do you want only boys what would make you think I'd want boys tall what rubbish everybody wants a boy
00:15:33everybody well I'm not everybody and I wouldn't care if I had a boy or a girl as long as
00:15:38the child
00:15:39was healthy and happy nothing else really matters does it I think she's right I think it's time for dessert
00:15:57we're going to Cape Town on the weekend all of us do you remember when this came two weeks ago
00:16:06it's from my sister the one in Paris who told you that farah she's coming with her husband
00:16:23I'm going to go to sleep you watch the shop
00:16:40I'm going to go to sleep
00:17:15Come and help me here.
00:17:17They'll be here any minute now.
00:17:19And you're not particular old Maris.
00:17:22Not as much as he likes to think.
00:17:30They're here.
00:17:31I'm cooking!
00:17:33Bye.
00:17:35Bye.
00:17:36Bye.
00:17:39Bye.
00:17:39Bye.
00:17:40Bye.
00:17:40Bye.
00:17:40Well, where is she?
00:17:41She's gone to the hotel to meet James.
00:17:44That's a stupid thing to do.
00:17:46Are they trying to get caught?
00:17:48They shouldn't even be here.
00:17:49His father's dying.
00:17:50So what?
00:17:52He'll be dead in a week and they'll be in jail.
00:17:54Do they think the police care?
00:17:55Which hotel is he staying at?
00:17:57At the Royal.
00:17:58If you can believe it.
00:18:03I don't know who they think they are.
00:18:15This is my other sister-in-law.
00:18:17This is Miriam.
00:18:19Hello.
00:18:22It took me a while to get used to it.
00:18:25Iris must be such a nightmare to get used to.
00:18:27I meant that it wasn't home at first.
00:18:30For either of us.
00:18:31But then I realized that there were no gossiping neighbors,
00:18:34no list of rules,
00:18:36no need to stay home if I wanted to work.
00:18:39We were very sorry to hear about your father's illness.
00:18:42He gave us his blessing.
00:18:44Finally.
00:18:46I suppose death can give you a different perspective on what's important.
00:18:49And now we're eating here with all of you,
00:18:51and there was a time where that seemed impossible.
00:18:54Aren't you afraid of what could happen if you get caught?
00:18:58My husband is an idealist.
00:18:59We have no time for ideals these days.
00:19:02We have to be practical.
00:19:03Get what we can whenever we can.
00:19:05You know, you're my husband and you could be twins.
00:19:11We are twins.
00:19:17Why couldn't you tell me?
00:19:19Men never tell you anything.
00:19:28Um, Miriam, why don't we get my brother to take us to the location cafe?
00:19:33I used to sneak out and go over there all the time on my school breaks.
00:19:38I, I, I should stay and help.
00:19:41Ah, ah, Bobby, you go.
00:19:42I'll take care of the children.
00:19:44Para can make us tea.
00:19:45I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
00:20:15I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
00:20:15I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
00:20:15I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
00:20:15I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I,
00:20:15I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I
00:20:15Is that the her gen girl?
00:20:18She's young.
00:20:19And she owns this place, huh?
00:20:21But a partner.
00:20:22Imagine, at her age.
00:20:24To be the partner for business and a good business too.
00:20:27Sunday is always her busiest day.
00:20:29I think she's done well for one of our girls.
00:20:31So do I.
00:20:33She's not totally one of our girls.
00:20:35Have you ever seen one of our girls with such...
00:20:37with such curly hair?
00:20:40Are you saying that she's part black?
00:20:43That's her grandmother.
00:20:44Began.
00:20:45The child is Amina's mother.
00:20:47There was a big scandal.
00:20:49She messed around with the Africans.
00:20:53Should I pretend to be horrified?
00:20:55You know, plenty of white people, including some of his family,
00:20:58will sit there one day, just like you, all self-righteous,
00:21:00and accuse my children of being half-India.
00:21:02That's not the same thing.
00:21:04It's exactly the same thing.
00:21:06How can you live here, Omar?
00:21:08How can you bear to be in this place?
00:21:09South Africa is my home.
00:21:21You want a ten-pence-worth thingy, huh?
00:21:25Thanks.
00:21:43I'd like to serve someone over here, please.
00:22:05I love South Africa.
00:22:07What do you love about it?
00:22:08The freedom, the space.
00:22:10It's not like India.
00:22:11No, it's not.
00:22:12It's much worse.
00:22:14And God help anyone who tries to fight it.
00:22:16I fight it, and I think you probably did too.
00:22:20I fought so hard, I had to leave with bruises on my face.
00:22:31Do you still like cook sisters?
00:22:34Yes, I do.
00:22:35And have you had any sins that were better?
00:22:40Never.
00:22:41Good.
00:22:41I'll send some over.
00:22:42They're frying now.
00:22:43Amina, this gentleman here is looking for someone to help build in the garden.
00:22:47You want it, or you know someone who would?
00:22:49I want a vegetable garden behind my house, back of the shop.
00:22:53I can do it.
00:22:54I want a big space.
00:22:55I need enough to sell, not just to eat.
00:22:57If you want me to do it, I can.
00:23:00Can you come early?
00:23:01How about seven?
00:23:05Seven.
00:23:05When we're far apart
00:23:08Don't you know I'll close my eyes
00:23:16And I'll see you
00:23:20With
00:23:23My heart
00:23:31Oh, that's the patch I'd like you to do.
00:23:34Mommy, why is she wearing trousers?
00:23:37Because she works outside.
00:23:41Don't forget their lunch.
00:23:43Thank you, Robert.
00:23:44Robert, give the young lady some chapatis and some tea when she starts walking.
00:23:48And there's fig jam in the fridge.
00:23:49Yeah, come.
00:23:58Good morning.
00:23:59Hello.
00:24:01Say hello to the lady.
00:24:03Hello, ma'am.
00:24:06Come on.
00:24:10Bye.
00:24:50I brought you some food.
00:24:58It smells delicious.
00:25:00I wish I could cook so well.
00:25:02But you work in a cafe.
00:25:03All Jacob's recipes.
00:25:06Well, then you should learn.
00:25:08So my mother tells me.
00:25:10Your mother's right.
00:25:11What will you do when you get married?
00:25:13I don't know.
00:25:14I suppose I'll have to find someone who can cook.
00:25:21Have you eaten?
00:25:23Why don't you join me?
00:25:25I have to mind the show.
00:25:36I just want to know you better.
00:25:39I'm, uh, I'm just a housewife and a mother.
00:25:42And doesn't a housewife have thoughts and feelings and wishes just like everyone else?
00:25:50You were the first person to smile at me at the cafe in eight days.
00:25:59I counted.
00:26:01I counted.
00:26:42What's this?
00:26:45Bowdrine.
00:26:50I can't take it.
00:26:52Don't you like reading?
00:26:53I love reading.
00:26:55I mean, I used to.
00:26:58I used to read a lot.
00:27:01Please, keep it there.
00:27:06Stay for dinner?
00:27:08I should get going.
00:27:11No, you can't drive at night.
00:27:13I'll be fine.
00:27:13No, maybe in town, but here, the roads are just tracks.
00:27:19Stay.
00:27:40No, you can't drive there.
00:27:42No, you can't drive.
00:27:42No, no.
00:27:46No, no.
00:27:47No, no, no.
00:27:48No, no.
00:27:50No, no.
00:28:03if you're going to stay you should come inside
00:28:08your husband's not back yet he works late in cape town usually he stays at his sister
00:28:13in brother's place the dalo is delicious do you want some more no no I would like to
00:28:24clean up though it's hot water in the bathroom come
00:29:12what are you doing
00:29:19I couldn't sleep me neither let me get you some tea I'll make the tea with you
00:29:33Miriam who's always getting the tea for everyone
00:29:43tell me has anyone ever looked after you
00:29:55when did you come to South Africa
00:29:59seven years ago after I got married me too
00:30:04our first evening off of the boat from India and we walked straight into the Indian Congress
00:30:08protests there were sticks and guns and policemen I was
00:30:14terrified
00:30:14I was there protesting the ghetto bill
00:30:19I thought we could overthrow the government in two weeks
00:30:25is there anything that you don't do
00:30:30I have to give people something to talk about
00:30:33do you ever think about getting married and having children instead
00:30:36yes that word instead I don't like
00:30:39why can't a woman do both if she wants to
00:30:41it's not usual it's not usual no but neither am I and neither are you
00:30:50how did you learn to think like this
00:30:54my grandmother my mother's mother picture in the cafe
00:30:59she lived here once before she was sent back to India
00:31:03you must have heard someone's version of the story
00:31:09tell me the story the real story don't mind I'd like to tell you I think you'd
00:31:18understand why my grandmother was so important to me what happened to her
00:31:33she was 19 with one child already
00:31:39and the shame and dishonor of being raped
00:31:43she tried to hide it
00:31:47but she became pregnant
00:31:51as soon as the baby was born
00:31:54my mother
00:31:56they realized it
00:31:57wasn't her husband's
00:31:59what did they do to her
00:32:04Salo
00:32:21they put you on a train to Durban
00:32:24to get the boat to Bombay
00:32:44hold him out
00:32:46hold him out so I can kiss him
00:32:48please
00:32:49please
00:32:50no
00:32:51no
00:33:08I can't imagine losing a child like that
00:33:11it broke her
00:33:14she didn't have one choice to make her whole life
00:33:18and for as long as I can remember
00:33:21she always warned me about the dangers of being oppressed in a marriage
00:33:26is that why you haven't gotten married
00:33:30that's not the only reason
00:33:40Miriam
00:33:43yes
00:33:47I think
00:33:48you should go
00:33:49the baby needs you
00:34:16the garden
00:34:19yeah
00:34:19Are you ready for school?
00:34:22Did you eat?
00:34:23I mean, I gave us some breakfast.
00:34:28There you go.
00:34:30Okay.
00:34:31I never imagined I'd be so domesticated.
00:34:34I never imagined anything else.
00:34:37Okay, please.
00:34:38You ready for school?
00:34:39Come on.
00:34:41Have a good day.
00:34:47Can I make you some breakfast?
00:34:50Perhaps later I'm going to start work.
00:34:58I hope I didn't worry you with all my strange ideas and stories last night.
00:35:05No.
00:35:06You made me think, and that's supposed to be a good thing.
00:35:11Isn't it?
00:35:12That depends on who you ask.
00:35:18What are you doing?
00:35:23Reading.
00:35:24I can see that.
00:35:26Reading what?
00:35:29Poetry.
00:35:31Poetry.
00:35:33At this time of night.
00:35:37I'm tired.
00:35:39I was busy in Cape Town today.
00:35:42With her?
00:35:44What did you say?
00:35:47Nothing.
00:36:08Love bade me welcome.
00:36:10Yet my soul drew back.
00:36:12Guilty of dust and sin.
00:36:15But quick-eyed love.
00:36:17Observing me grow slack from my first entrance in.
00:36:20Drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning if I lacked anything.
00:36:26A guest, I answered, worthy to be here.
00:36:29Love said, you shall be he.
00:36:34Afternoon.
00:36:35We need to ask you some questions.
00:36:37My husband is not here, he just left.
00:36:39Yeah, you must have just missed him.
00:36:41Robert, get these gentlemen a drink.
00:36:46It's a good shop you have here.
00:36:51Is your sister-in-law here?
00:36:54My brother-in-law and his wife stay in town.
00:37:00We're looking for Remat, Winston.
00:37:02And we know she's staying with you.
00:37:05They're not here.
00:37:08So you know where they are.
00:37:23Listen.
00:37:25You'll be in a pile of shit if you help them.
00:37:29What have they done?
00:37:32Have you heard of the prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act of 1949?
00:37:36It's there for a reason.
00:37:39To stop this depravity.
00:37:43It's against nature what these people are doing.
00:37:48I'm from school.
00:37:49No, you can't.
00:37:50Yes, we can.
00:37:51They may be withholding valuable information.
00:37:53No!
00:37:55Have you ever been to a police station, young lady?
00:37:57No!
00:37:58Stop!
00:38:01No!
00:38:03We'll bring you back later.
00:38:04More tomorrow, whenever we get time.
00:38:07I'll tell you where they are.
00:38:08Too late.
00:38:13So, where are they?
00:38:16Where are they?
00:38:18It came down.
00:38:22They're my brother-in-law's.
00:38:25You know, if you're lying, I'll beat you and your children and your baby!
00:38:40You know who's the same person.
00:38:43You're lying, you're lying!
00:38:44You're lying and your baby.
00:38:50I'm just going to tell you that he's being died.
00:38:50You're lying, you're lying, you're lying in a when that's right.
00:38:51What are you lying?
00:39:08I need help. The police are after us.
00:39:11We can't.
00:39:12Amina, you have to.
00:39:14We can't help you. I'm sorry.
00:39:19Please, please.
00:39:20I understand. It's just, I don't know what to do.
00:39:24If we help you into another customer, someone will break when the police start threatening.
00:39:29Are you sure?
00:39:33Thank you for the sake.
00:39:43You were supposed to tell us.
00:39:50In front of my husband.
00:39:52Was I supposed to tell you while she could hear me?
00:39:55Hiding upstairs.
00:39:57What kind of state police don't even search the house?
00:40:04Where are they now?
00:40:08Some nice clothes. French labels.
00:40:12We'll find them.
00:40:15You'll be the next.
00:40:16For helping them.
00:40:22I'm not stupid.
00:40:26But there is someone around you who is.
00:40:31And it won't be the first time she's in trouble with the two of you.
00:40:59Stop that bloody noise!
00:41:10Jacob?
00:41:11Sergeant.
00:41:12We're looking for an Indian woman.
00:41:15Indians is all we get in here.
00:41:17But you're welcome to have a look around.
00:41:20Where's Amina?
00:41:21She's having a nap.
00:41:22She'll be taking over from me shortly.
00:41:24I'm not as young as I used to be.
00:41:38I know she's here.
00:41:41Who?
00:41:50Open this up.
00:41:53Go on, go on, go on!
00:41:54Open it!
00:42:01What's all that?
00:42:03Stock for the cafe.
00:42:06That's why I keep it locked.
00:42:07Those caffers would steal anything.
00:42:13Tell me where she is.
00:42:17I really don't know who you're talking about.
00:42:19You and I both know that I've had some women in here.
00:42:22It's time you've been out!
00:42:23Dinking quid!
00:42:24Dinking quid!
00:42:24Dinking quid!
00:42:24Dinking quid!
00:42:35Dinking quid!
00:42:42Dinking quid!
00:42:42Hey.
00:42:44Yours is the only place in town where your cafe workers eat alongside Indians.
00:42:48Would you get away with it?
00:42:49Yes.
00:42:51I could have closed you down any time, couldn't I?
00:42:57Yes.
00:42:58So?
00:43:00Was she here?
00:43:03No.
00:43:05Where is she?
00:43:06I really don't know.
00:43:10I'm sorry.
00:43:20Who's that?
00:43:21If it's the police, then I'll deal with them this time.
00:43:27Someone's here.
00:43:28I've got them, Drak.
00:43:29What happened?
00:43:30My lights have gone.
00:43:32They put bloody caff on walking in the outbuilding.
00:43:34Right in my way.
00:43:35Thought it was just the one side he caught, but both my lights have gone.
00:43:38We might have one of those.
00:43:40Miriam?
00:43:41Thanks.
00:43:49Ah, that's the right one.
00:43:50How is he?
00:43:53Who?
00:43:54Gaffin.
00:43:55How is he?
00:43:56Dead, I hope.
00:44:03Just look at the...
00:44:04both lights.
00:44:06That's your fit.
00:44:07You reckon?
00:44:08Let's try it.
00:44:10Come on, Mike.
00:44:15Come on, Mike.
00:44:17Come on, Mike.
00:44:17Give me a hug.
00:44:30Are you okay?
00:44:31I'm fine.
00:44:39Where are you?
00:44:41I'm fine.
00:44:42I can help.
00:44:47Let me help you.
00:44:50Let's...
00:44:51I don't need your help!
00:45:08I don't need your help.
00:45:10Don't need your help.
00:45:11Oh, my God.
00:45:40Where were you?
00:45:46I thought I left the washing out.
00:46:04Your place is here with me.
00:46:07Not with those coffers.
00:46:16I don't know.
00:46:22I don't know.
00:46:23I don't know.
00:46:27I don't know.
00:46:28I don't know.
00:46:30I don't know.
00:46:31I don't know.
00:46:32I don't know.
00:46:32I don't know.
00:46:33I don't know.
00:46:33I don't know.
00:46:33I don't know.
00:46:34I don't know.
00:46:35I don't know.
00:46:38I don't know.
00:46:49Oh, you found them.
00:46:52Books, madam.
00:46:52You forgot them?
00:46:53Yes.
00:46:54Until somebody reminded me.
00:47:00Oh.
00:47:04Oh.
00:47:05Oh.
00:47:05Oh.
00:47:05Oh.
00:47:08Oh.
00:47:08Oh.
00:47:21Robert, take this.
00:47:22Take it to the post office.
00:47:41Here you are.
00:47:43Morning, Jacob.
00:47:44Morning, Madeline.
00:47:46It's warmer today, isn't it?
00:47:47You can say that again.
00:47:49Hey, boy.
00:47:50Get me some water.
00:47:54You understand English, do you?
00:47:55There's a jug over there.
00:47:58Listen, I'm the employee here, and I'll get you the water
00:48:03if you are incapable of getting it yourself.
00:48:08What's the matter with you, lady?
00:48:10That'll be sixpence for the stamps.
00:48:29You're all of us losing our dignity as human beings in this place,
00:48:32aren't we?
00:48:32Some of us more quickly than others.
00:48:35I know.
00:48:36Don't you believe that for a second?
00:48:37It's men like him who lose the most.
00:48:42Perhaps.
00:48:45I've got a parcel here for you.
00:48:47Rather for young Miss Harjan.
00:48:50Here.
00:48:51There's no other post.
00:48:55There's no return address.
00:48:57No.
00:48:59Perhaps it's from a secret paramoy.
00:49:05I'd, uh, I'd better get back.
00:49:09I'll see you soon.
00:49:12Jacob.
00:49:13You sure that you do?
00:49:28This came for you today.
00:49:35It's...
00:49:36It's not my mother's handwriting.
00:49:59She's not going to work all the time.
00:50:02This is so difficult because he's too young.
00:50:04Look.
00:50:07What are you doing?
00:50:08It's the Ali's.
00:50:10They've come to give their reply.
00:50:13Even my mother must realise there's going to be no.
00:50:19Won't you have some tea?
00:50:21Send that girl to me at once.
00:50:24Who, Amina?
00:50:25Of course.
00:50:26She needs discipline now.
00:50:29Send me the doctor.
00:50:31I'm dying.
00:50:33She'll be fine.
00:50:34She'll be fine.
00:50:36Ma, just...
00:50:40Just, just take her some tea.
00:50:42But she's dying.
00:50:43She's been claiming her imminent death for 30 years.
00:50:47Please, just...
00:50:48take her some tea.
00:51:05Mom?
00:51:08Mom?
00:51:10Dinner is ready.
00:51:18Mom, your tea must be ice cold.
00:51:25I don't have time to go driving around the countryside for some old woman we didn't even know.
00:51:30Mom.
00:51:31That family don't mix with any of us.
00:51:33Yet when it suits them, they expect all of us to just come running?
00:51:35I don't expect it.
00:51:37I don't owe those people anything!
00:51:38Yes, you do.
00:51:40Amina Harjan saved your sister.
00:51:44After Farah betrayed her.
00:51:49We are.
00:51:55Mom.
00:51:59Mom.
00:52:04Mom.
00:52:08I don't know.
00:52:14I cannot do this, like this.
00:52:33Aunty, is Amina here? I'd like to offer my condolences.
00:52:39She's in the next room. Please see if she will join us.
00:53:07I'm reading your book. I'd forgotten. I even had them.
00:53:11I didn't know you knew my parents. I don't. We came to see you.
00:53:16The murderous. Apparently my work and my trousers caused a heart attack.
00:53:27I can't tell whether you approve of my clothes or not.
00:53:35The nice.
00:53:39It's a nice outfit.
00:53:42I mean that. You look nice in it.
00:53:46So you prefer me in traditional clothes?
00:53:48No. You look very nice in this, but you don't look like yourself.
00:53:56And I don't feel like myself.
00:53:59But I have to please a person who, God rest her soul, is not even able to see me.
00:54:11It sounds silly when you put it like that.
00:54:13It is silly. But no one else seems to think so.
00:54:21It doesn't matter what people think.
00:54:25Doesn't it?
00:54:27Why did you get married?
00:54:29Did you fall in love and know you wanted to be with him for the rest of your life?
00:54:35No. He saw me a few times and proposed and my family accepted.
00:54:45And that's what you want to hear, isn't it?
00:54:47That it never occurred to me to question it.
00:54:50Well, it occurs to me to question it.
00:54:52I know.
00:54:59What happened to your face?
00:55:01Nothing.
00:55:10Your mother wants to see you downstairs.
00:55:12My husband wants to see you too.
00:55:15To thank you.
00:55:16For what?
00:55:17For Raymoth.
00:55:19Anyone would have done the same.
00:55:21I didn't.
00:55:23Did they hurt you?
00:55:26The police?
00:55:28They were taking my children away.
00:55:31Then you did the right thing.
00:55:36Come.
00:55:38I want to change back into my own cloth.
00:55:54Why should you take that risk?
00:55:57Because I hate apartheid.
00:56:01Because I hate aggressive policemen.
00:56:04I wish I could be more like you.
00:56:16I wish I could be more like you.
00:56:18Be careful what you wish for.
00:56:22Me and you.
00:56:37Jacob?
00:56:38Hmm?
00:56:38I have an idea.
00:56:40You haven't had a bad one yet.
00:56:42What is it?
00:56:45Indian food.
00:56:47All sorts of things.
00:56:49Samosas.
00:56:49Samosas.
00:56:50Biryanis.
00:56:51Okay.
00:56:53But you know our girls don't know the first thing about making a proper Indian curry.
00:56:58So who's gonna do the cooking?
00:57:00Don't worry.
00:57:02I've already thought of that.
00:57:04We're gonna do this.
00:57:06It's partly going on.
00:57:17Model football is too kind.
00:57:19To be a great family for catching interests.
00:57:21But the boys don't know that no 밖에 I am찀.
00:57:23That's what I hope and going to eat, oh.
00:57:24Yeah, I love my thunder.
00:57:26You know what my mother in my hand?
00:57:29If you waited for them for them.
00:57:31You know what they had to be.
00:57:33Two days after metric of buying and looking at usted.
00:57:33Well, you're just passing through.
00:57:37No offense to your fair town, but I...
00:57:40It's okay.
00:57:41I don't think anybody just passes through.
00:57:44I came to see you.
00:57:46Will you have some tea? Cold drink?
00:57:49I want to talk to you about the cafe.
00:57:53You're thinking about something new, Indian food,
00:57:55maybe a few days a week.
00:57:57It's a good idea.
00:57:59I want you to cook for the cafe.
00:58:01Me.
00:58:07You haven't even had my cooking.
00:58:09I ate here, remember?
00:58:11Tato curry and dal.
00:58:19Besides, I couldn't do it.
00:58:22Why not?
00:58:23Because I have to take care of the shop.
00:58:28We'd pay you well.
00:58:31My children.
00:58:33Okay, then we'll make it one morning a week to start with.
00:58:41My husband wouldn't like it.
00:58:42I'm offering the job to you, not your husband.
00:58:47You surprised me.
00:58:51I thought you had a fearless streak.
00:58:56How would you know whether I have a fearless streak or not?
00:59:03Wasn't it you who went out in the middle of the night to help an African who was hit by
00:59:06a guard?
00:59:09How could you know?
00:59:11There were only two people, myself and my husband.
00:59:17Three.
00:59:18I know this government would like us to think they're savages,
00:59:22but Africans can speak as well as we can.
00:59:39Has it been busy?
00:59:41No.
00:59:42I came to see if Miriam would go for the cafe.
00:59:47What did you say?
00:59:49I said that I have to mind the shop and the children.
00:59:54My wife doesn't need to work.
00:59:57Look, I'm sorry, it's not a question of need.
00:59:59No!
01:00:03My wife doesn't know how to drive.
01:00:05I've told her time and again to take lessons, but she doesn't want to.
01:00:10If only she had.
01:00:11Oh, but I teach driving myself.
01:00:14Miriam, if you want me to come for a couple of hours a week, I'd be happy to come teach
01:00:19you.
01:00:21Yes, I'd like that.
01:00:23My husband has been telling me I should learn how to drive for some time now.
01:00:30Good.
01:00:32Then it's settled.
01:00:34I'll see you next week.
01:00:54Why did you do that?
01:00:55You know eggs are expensive.
01:00:57You have a long day in Cape Town.
01:01:01I may be staying the night.
01:01:18You're early.
01:01:22Very early.
01:01:24What happened?
01:01:27The market's closed.
01:01:29Closed?
01:01:30Why closed?
01:01:33They have action by the blacks.
01:01:35Bloody blacks?
01:02:09Cheers, estos!
01:02:09It's a huge crisis.
01:02:09I should not kind!
01:02:12Amérique
01:02:12How do you mind?
01:02:32They have a very beginning to change the new life before Christmas.
01:02:33Come here! Come here, Daddy!
01:02:46Father?
01:02:48Father?
01:02:49Bye?
01:02:52Everything okay?
01:02:52My God!
01:02:53Bye!
01:02:56Were you just going to surprise us like this?
01:02:58How good to see you.
01:03:00How did you know Sadra was back?
01:03:03I finished early today.
01:03:05So I thought I'd stop in to say hello.
01:03:09I also finished early today.
01:03:11Demonstration.
01:03:15Family okay?
01:03:33Are you ready for me?
01:03:34Who else is going to teach me how to drive?
01:03:43Good to see you.
01:03:50I'm going to increase you in trouble.
01:03:52Good to see you.
01:03:54Come in around.
01:03:55I'm going to break you.
01:03:55Yes, that's my roof.
01:03:56That's it.
01:03:59What is this?
01:04:05I'm going to get you out of my house.
01:04:05So, you know, what's going on?
01:04:12okay let's start with the pedals first this is the gas pedal the accelerator yeah and this is
01:04:19the brake right and this is Dutch you know how to drive no why would I ask for lessons if
01:04:27I knew
01:04:27how to drive I don't know maybe I wanted to see me I don't know how to drive but my
01:04:37husband showed
01:04:39me all the pedals once when he tried to teach me how to learn there's only three so it's not
01:04:46difficult
01:04:48do you know the gear is still no I'll show you
01:05:03is madam inside no she's having a driving license sir
01:05:19so
01:05:27so
01:05:28so
01:05:31so
01:05:40so
01:05:52We were having a driving lesson I'm not finished yet out of the truck
01:06:03Miriam will finish another time
01:06:12How was your day what how was your day not good
01:06:18Sorry to hear that but things could get better
01:06:35I want to talk to you
01:06:39Where's Robert?
01:06:40It's inside probably
01:06:42I was angry with him right now
01:06:45Why were you angry with all of us?
01:06:49I should be angry with you
01:06:55It's finished
01:06:58I won't be seeing her anymore
01:07:02Why did you do it Omar?
01:07:07I don't know
01:07:17You heard me
01:07:22Come, come, come
01:07:24Go go go go go
01:07:33It won't be a stylish marriage
01:07:35We can't afford a carriage
01:07:39I've asked Madeline to have dinner with me
01:07:43She accepted
01:07:45She accepted
01:07:47Do you know what you're doing?
01:07:48I believe I do, yes
01:07:49Where will you take her for dinner?
01:07:55I'm not fit to take her anywhere
01:07:57Am I?
01:07:58Only good enough to serve her a plate of food
01:08:01But not to sit and eat with her
01:08:07You could bring her here
01:08:12Think of something
01:08:15I have lived my entire life in this place
01:08:19By their rules
01:08:21I do not want to end my life alone
01:08:24I do not want to end my life alone because of them
01:08:26I know
01:08:28I know
01:08:29But lately I have been
01:08:32Wondering whether it's worth going after certain people
01:08:35No matter how strongly you feel about them
01:08:37You more than anyone
01:08:41Has taught me that it is worth it
01:08:45Don't start changing now
01:08:47Amina
01:09:06Hello
01:09:09Hello Robert
01:09:10Yes
01:09:11Are you ready?
01:09:26Robert
01:09:29Take care of the shop please
01:09:43You didn't come to give me a driving lesson
01:09:48Did you?
01:09:53Why did you come?
01:10:07I can't
01:10:10I can't
01:10:12I'm married and
01:10:14You're a woman
01:10:16Those are not good reasons
01:10:20They are my reasons
01:10:22And they matter to me
01:10:26Don't you care for me?
01:10:36Of course I can't
01:10:39Amina please
01:10:43Amina
01:10:43What am I doing to you?
01:10:48What am I doing to you?
01:10:50What am I doing to you?
01:10:53Every time I look at you
01:10:54What am I doing to you?
01:10:56I want you to stay
01:11:01Forever
01:11:20Will you do something for me?
01:11:22I want you to come
01:11:22What am I doing to you?
01:11:28That you can trust me
01:11:31I'm not afraid of you
01:11:41Can you just imagine?
01:11:43Just for now
01:11:48Just, please, Mom, and then nothing exists except for you and me.
01:12:26Do we need to go, Ty?
01:12:31No.
01:12:37What happens now?
01:12:42Please, drive Innocence. Just continue.
01:12:51Come away with me.
01:12:54I have three children.
01:12:57We'll never leave.
01:12:58I would never ask you to leave the children.
01:13:00We could, um...
01:13:02We could move.
01:13:03We could move away from here, Miriam, and I'll look after you and the children.
01:13:08Amina?
01:13:11Amina, please.
01:13:12Miriam, I know, I know that you'd think that I don't know what I'm talking about.
01:13:16But I've lived this way, Miriam.
01:13:18I've lived my own way, my whole life, and it can be done.
01:13:21It can be done, Miriam.
01:13:22It can be done, Miriam.
01:13:23It can be done, Miriam.
01:13:25Not for me.
01:13:31Not for me.
01:13:55It can be done, Miriam.
01:13:56Not for me.
01:13:56You're going to live the world.
01:13:56It's fine.
01:13:56It can be done, Miriam.
01:14:00It can be done.
01:14:02It's okay.
01:14:03It can be done.
01:14:39Oh, Jacob.
01:14:41You need a hand.
01:14:43Oh, you wouldn't mind. I'm struggling with this lock.
01:14:45Here, let me do it.
01:14:50Hello?
01:14:52Hello?
01:14:54Police here, ma'am.
01:14:55Postmistress here, sir.
01:14:57Oh, you're right.
01:14:58I was driving by and I saw the door ajar.
01:15:00Oh, I'm fine. Thank you. Just locking up.
01:15:03Sorry to trouble you.
01:15:05No trouble.
01:15:10Who's there?
01:15:15This is Jacob.
01:15:15The section where you're standing is for whites only.
01:15:18He was just helping me lock up.
01:15:20He shouldn't be there.
01:15:21Who is he anyway?
01:15:23He's my driver.
01:15:34Why doesn't your driver keep the keys?
01:15:36Because I prefer to keep them myself.
01:15:38Yeah, I know what you mean.
01:15:40Better to be safe than sorry.
01:15:41Quite.
01:15:42All right.
01:15:43All right.
01:16:11I thought I told you not to disturb me.
01:16:16Yes, but that was when you were six years old, no?
01:16:22Dad.
01:16:24I'm sorry.
01:16:25I thought that, um, you come.
01:16:28I thought that you were Doris or one of the girls.
01:16:32No, just me.
01:16:40Can I get you something to eat?
01:16:42Some tea?
01:16:44No, no, I'm fine.
01:16:47No, we just, we haven't heard from you for three weeks,
01:16:50and you're...
01:16:52So your mother's worried,
01:16:54and I just came to check to see you're okay.
01:16:59I'm fine.
01:17:01Good.
01:17:06Things have been, um...
01:17:11It's hard to explain.
01:17:12No need.
01:17:15You see, people like to make sure your mother and I know everything that is happening with you.
01:17:21They wouldn't like us to miss out.
01:17:26Only this time people are...
01:17:30I mean, the people are talking about her, not just you.
01:17:35They know her as well.
01:17:36Oh, they have no right.
01:17:38It's only because she's friends with me that they make any assumptions.
01:17:43Don't people have anything better to do?
01:17:45No, they don't.
01:17:48That's why I try to avoid them.
01:18:18I'm sorry.
01:18:20sorry about what happened I'm ashamed to say that I was afraid of that young
01:18:25policeman and what he might do to you if he suspected it's all right
01:18:30they'd only have thrown me in jail if they'd guessed check it come inside I'll
01:18:35make us some supper I can't
01:18:42I hope you understand yes I understand I am sorry
01:18:55I want to drive you home no
01:19:03goodbye Madeleine
01:19:36so you're running away no I just need some time I just need some time
01:19:39a way to think dad
01:19:46okay do you need money no thank you
01:19:57you shouldn't go
01:20:02I wish you know where to find you
01:20:17what a day
01:20:23did you have your driving lesson today no good that's over then no I have to learn how to drive
01:20:50you don't need to work I do it's just for two mornings just let me learn how to drive you
01:20:58will not be my wife and work do you want to divorce me what about the children
01:21:07what is it Omar tell me what you're thinking
01:21:22it's okay it's all right my love everything's okay go back to sleep it's all right
01:21:47I don't like it
01:21:50I don't like it if I don't like it that should be enough
01:21:56it's not enough it never has been
01:22:03I just didn't know what to tell you until now
01:22:11I was so happy
01:22:12I love you
01:22:12to find a better way to speak
01:22:13to me
01:22:25Not again.
01:22:48I may still need some lessons.
01:22:54You drove all the way from Delos.
01:22:57Do you still have that vacancy?
01:23:02Two days a week?
01:23:14If it works out, even more.
01:23:29Come on, then.
01:23:34I'm Miriam.
01:23:44a
01:24:12long
01:24:20Would you draw a timeline across my face
01:24:26You could read my palm
01:24:30Would you share with me your remaining grace
01:24:36Like the last few drops of a bomb
01:24:40Would you speak in voice of fire and ice
01:24:47Crush their words with a stone
01:24:50Would you dare to move
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