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00:00:00All I've known is me
00:00:03Take me around
00:00:05Take me around
00:00:14Bastards
00:00:15Good day, Mina
00:00:17Sergeant
00:00:23Good day, Jacob
00:00:25Sergeant 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.
00:00:59Present company excluded.
00:01:02There's non-blacks, then.
00:01:05This 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. Now!
00:01:22This is only a travel permit.
00:01:25Yes, sir.
00:01:26Where's your pass?
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?
00:01:37It's going to be difficult.
00:01:40Stuart, 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.
00:01:49It's going to be bad.
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?
00:02:31Thank 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.
00:03:06Not to mention flirt with the customers.
00:03:28Come on.
00:03:29Hmm?
00:03:30Milk?
00:03:37Come in and get ready for school, both of you.
00:03:40Thank God we're moving on in a couple of months.
00:03:44Before the next one comes.
00:03:46It's all right, Mama.
00:03:52Okay, Sam, Yasmin, upstairs, hmm?
00:03:55Go, brush your teeth, get your book.
00:03:57Get back.
00:03:59Yeah.
00:04:00Off.
00:04:19He said yes, we can go.
00:04:21Oh, we're out for lunch.
00:04:24To the location, cafe.
00:04:26I can't believe our husbands are letting us out of here.
00:04:29Come on, Miriam, get dressed.
00:04:46Good morning.
00:04:52I'm so sorry.
00:04:54I'm in love.
00:04:56I'm sorry.
00:04:57Thank you, Douglas.
00:04:58Please leave it.
00:05:02They have staff to do that.
00:05:12Good morning, ladies.
00:05:14Good 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, try 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 I 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 12s.
00:06:23Daddy, is it far?
00:06:25I told you Deluxe's 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.
00:06:35We'll 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.
00:06:59Shall we leave?
00:07:19We'll have a night watchman to guard the place.
00:08:10We'll have a night watchman to guard the place.
00:08:12Let's go.
00:08:17Let's go.
00:08:50Let's go.
00:08:52Let's go.
00:09:27She would have been proud of you.
00:09:47Hello, bye.
00:09:49Mrs. Benjamin is making some tea.
00:09:52She says you should go and help her.
00:09:57How hard is it to make tea?
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.
00:10:19Are you going already?
00:10:20Yes, I 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 chat, is he?
00:10:34No.
00:10:37He's not.
00:10:44There'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.
00:10:53Or any time.
00:10:57I don't know who you think is going to buy groceries at this time of the day.
00:10:57Where's the boy?
00:10:58Robert.
00:11:00He'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.
00:11:39Come and see me.
00:11:40Come and see me.
00:11:41Come and see me.
00:11:43Come and see me.
00:11:43Come and see me.
00:11:43Come and see me.
00:11:46Come and see me.
00:11:50Come 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?
00:12:27What a question.
00:12:29What a question.
00:12:30You have a beautiful baby girl.
00:12:39Oh.
00:12:40I'm not sure.
00:12:41Oh.
00:12:42Oh.
00:12:43Oh.
00:12:44What a question.
00:12:50Oh.
00:12:51Oh.
00:12:54Oh.
00:12:56Oh.
00:12:58Oh.
00:12:58Oh my God.
00:12:59Oh.
00:13:00Oh.
00:13:00Oh.
00:13:00Oh.
00:13:04all these Africans that's a problem with this country too many black people you
00:13:11should come home my son it is a better life how will Amina find a good husband
00:13:18here there are plenty of families when she's ready of course she's ready
00:13:21where is she anyway she couldn't come working did you say she's working where
00:13:30is she working Cape Town the girl needs to be brought back to a decent way of
00:13:38living why is she working what is she doing she must mix more I know a family
00:13:47the Ali's do you know them yes we'll have them for dinner on Sunday your son never
00:13:54lets us invite anyone Amina will never come it is Amina's duty to be where we tell her
00:14:05she will come
00:14:13Amina you're late they're here already hurry up inside who's here where are you going
00:14:20inside like this 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 they
00:14:53may want to go out for a while and find out things for themselves but I think our girls always
00:14:59find
00:14:59it best to stay at home in the end doesn't Amina work anymore then only now and then but what
00:15:06about
00:15:06the camera why isn't anybody eating way things have been so busy at the garage lately I I I don't
00:15:13have time to stop for one minute sometimes I wish Amina was helping me again and how many children
00:15:21would you like Amina would you like Amina oh I don't know I suppose two or three would be nice
00:15:27do
00:15:28you 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
00:15:38a child was
00:15:39healthy 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
00:16:09the one in Paris who told you that farah she's coming with her husband I'm going to go to sleep
00:16:24you watch the shop
00:16:39where are they going to come today it's time for I hope it's the 50s the season and for you
00:16:47to love
00:16:48you
00:17:15Come and help me here, they'll be here any minute now, and you're not particular O'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.
00:17:37Bye.
00:17:39Bye.
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, if 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, for either of us.
00:18:31But then I realized that there were no gossiping neighbors, no list of rules, no need to stay
00:18:37home 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 and 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.
00:19:29Um, 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.
00:19:41Uh-huh.
00:19:41Baby, you go.
00:19:42I'll take care of the children.
00:19:43Hmm.
00:19:45Farah can make us tea.
00:19:57I'll take care of the children.
00:20:04Woo hoo.
00:20:07Let's begin.
00:20:08Hee mü.
00:20:08Sure.
00:20:09Have a good day.
00:20:11Tク.
00:20:11Yes, good chef.
00:20:16Is that the Harjan 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.
00:20:32She's not totally one of our girls.
00:20:35Have you ever seen one of our girls with such...
00:20:38with such curly hair?
00:20:40Are you saying that she's part black?
00:20:43That's a grandmother, Begum.
00:20:46The 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 thing, yeah?
00:21:25Thanks.
00:21:42Uh, I'd like to serve someone over here, please.
00:21:45Uh, I'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 there frying now.
00:22:44Amina, this gentleman here is looking for someone to help build him a garden.
00:22:48You 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.
00:22:58If you want me to do it, I can.
00:23:00Can you come early?
00:23:01How about seven?
00:23:02When we're far apart
00:23:07Don't you know I'll close my eyes
00:23:15And I'll see you
00:23:18With my heart
00:23:30Hello?
00:23:32That'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 working.
00:23:48And there's fig jam in the fridge.
00:23:49Yeah?
00:23:50Come.
00:23:58Good morning.
00:23:59Hello.
00:24:01Say hello to the lady.
00:24:03Hello, ma'am.
00:24:06Come on.
00:24:11Bye.
00:24:11Bye.
00:24:50I brought you some food
00:24:55Thank you
00:24:57It smells delicious
00:24:59I wish I could cook so well
00:25:01But 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
00:25:09Your mother's right
00:25:10What 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 shop
00:25:36I just want to know you better
00:25:39I'm uh
00:25:40I'm just a housewife
00:25:41And a mother
00:25:42And doesn't a housewife
00:25:44Have thoughts and feelings and wishes
00:25:45Just like everyone else
00:25:50You were the first person
00:25:52To smile at me at the cafe
00:25:55In eight days
00:26:00I counted
00:26:05Sit
00:26:05And then
00:26:30Just a lap
00:26:30And then
00:26:30And then
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.
00:27:30Stay.
00:27:46Stay.
00:27:55Stay.
00:28:03if you're going to stay you should come inside your husband's not back yet he works late in
00:28:11Cape Town usually he stays at his sister in brothers place the dalo is delicious do you
00:28:22want some more no no I would like to clean up though it's hot water in the bathroom come
00:28:38you
00:29:12What are you doing?
00:29:19I couldn't sleep.
00:29:21Me neither.
00:29:24Let me get you some tea.
00:29:27I'll make the tea, Miriam.
00:29:33Miriam who's always getting the tea for everyone.
00:29:43Tell me, has anyone ever looked after you?
00:29:47Miriam.
00:29:55When did you come to South Africa?
00:29:59Seven years ago, after I got married.
00:30:02Me too.
00:30:02Well, our first evening off of the boat from India, and we walked straight into the Indian
00:30:08Congress, protests.
00:30:09There were sticks and guns and policemen.
00:30:12I was terrified.
00:30:15I was there, protesting the ghetto bill.
00:30:18I 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.
00:30:39I can't a woman do both if she wants to?
00:30:42It's not usual.
00:30:43No.
00:30:44But neither am I, and neither are you.
00:30:50How did you learn to think like this?
00:30:54My grandmother.
00:30:55My mother's mother.
00:30:57Picture 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.
00:31:06There's always gossip.
00:31:09Tell me the story.
00:31:11The real story, if you don't mind.
00:31:14I'd like to tell you.
00:31:17I think you'd understand why my grandmother was so important to me.
00:31:21What happened to her?
00:31:33She was 19, with one child already.
00:31:39And the shame and dishonor of being raped, she tried to hide it.
00:31:47But she became pregnant.
00:31:51And as soon as the baby was born, my mother, they realized it wasn't her husband's.
00:31:59And what did they do to her?
00:32:04Salud!
00:32:21They put you on a train to Durban, to get the boat to Bombay.
00:32:43Hold him up.
00:32:45Hold him up so I can kiss him.
00:32:48Please.
00:32:49Please.
00:32:50No!
00:32:51No!
00:32:51No, stop!
00:32:53Stop!
00:32:54No!
00:32:54No!
00:32:56No!
00:32:57No!
00:32:57Stop!
00:32:58No!
00:32:59Stop!
00:33:00Hey, no!
00:33:01No!
00:33:02No!
00:33:03No!
00:33:04No!
00:33:05No!
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, she always warned me about the dangers of being oppressed
00:33:23in a marriage.
00:33:26Is that why you haven't gotten married?
00:33:30That's not the only reason.
00:33:39Um, um, Miriam.
00:33:43Yes?
00:33:47Nothing.
00:33:48You should go.
00:33:49The baby needs you.
00:33:54Shh.
00:33:57Shh.
00:33:58Shh.
00:34:00Shh.
00:34:01Shh.
00:34:01Shh.
00:34:04Shh.
00:34:09Shh.
00:34:11Shh.
00:34:12Shh.
00:34:13Shh.
00:34:14Shh.
00:34:14Sam?
00:34:15Yes, me?
00:34:16Shut up.
00:34:17I'm the Amina.
00:34:18We should be at the garden.
00:34:19Yeah.
00:34:19Are you ready for school?
00:34:21Ah, did you eat?
00:34:23Yes.
00:34:24Yeah, Amina gave us some breakfast.
00:34:28There you go.
00:34:29OK.
00:34:31I never imagined I'd be so domesticated.
00:34:34I never imagined anything else.
00:34:37OK, 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?
00:34:50Uh, perhaps 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, you made me think, and that's supposed to be a good thing, isn'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.
00:35:36I'm tired.
00:35:38I'm tired.
00:35:39I was busy in Cape Town today.
00:35:42What's up?
00:35:44What did you say?
00:35:47Nothing.
00:36:08Love bade me welcome.
00:36:10Yet my soul drew back, guilty of dust and sin.
00:36:15But quick-eyed love, observing me grow slack from my first entrance in, drew nearer to me, sweetly questioning if
00:36:24I 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.
00:36:38He just left.
00:36:39Yeah.
00:36:39You 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.
00:37:22Listen.
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.
00:37:55Have you ever been to a police station, young lady?
00:37:57Mommy, where are you going?
00:37:59Mommy, where are you going?
00:38:00Mommy, stop!
00:38:00Mommy!
00:38:01No!
00:38:02No!
00:38:03We'll bring you back later.
00:38:04We'll do, Mono.
00:38:05Whenever we get time.
00:38:07I'll tell you where they are.
00:38:08Too late.
00:38:13So, when are they?
00:38:16When 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!
00:39:08I need help.
00:39:10The police are after us.
00:39:11We can't.
00:39:12Amina, you have to.
00:39:14We can't help you.
00:39:15I'm sorry.
00:39:19Please, please.
00:39:21I understand.
00:39:22It's just, I...
00:39:23I 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.
00:40:10French labels.
00:40:12We'll find them.
00:40:14You'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.
00:40:52I'm not stupid.
00:40:55I'm not stupid.
00:40:56I'm not stupid.
00:40:58I'm not stupid.
00:40:58I'm not stupid.
00:40:59I'm stupid.
00:40:59I'm stupid.
00:41:00Stop that bloody noise!
00:41:01I'm stupid.
00:41:03I'm stupid.
00:41:10Jacob?
00:41:11Sergeant.
00:41:12You're looking for an Indian woman.
00:41:16Indians is all we get in here, but you're welcome to have a look around.
00:41:20Where's Amina?
00:41:21She's having a nap. She'll be taking over from me shortly.
00:41:24I'm not as young as I used to be.
00:41:39I know she's here.
00:41:41Who?
00:41:50Open this up.
00:41:53Go on, go on, go on! Open it!
00:42:01What's all that?
00:42:03Stock for the café.
00:42:05That's why I keep it locked.
00:42:08Those cafers 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!
00:42:39Dinking quid!
00:42:42Hey.
00:42:44Yours is the only place in town where your café workers eat alongside Indians.
00:42:48Would you get away with it?
00:42:50Yes.
00:42:51I could've closed you down any time, couldn't I?
00:42:56Yes.
00:42:58Sir.
00:43:00Was she here?
00:43:03No.
00:43:04Where is she?
00:43:05I really don't know.
00:43:09I'm sorry.
00:43:19Who'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 you on the truck.
00:43:29What happened?
00:43:30My lights have gone.
00:43:32Hey, the bloody calf are 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...
00:44:05both lights.
00:44:06Is that your fit?
00:44:07You reckon?
00:44:08Yes.
00:44:09Try it.
00:44:11Come on, Mike.
00:44:14Huh?
00:44:16Come on, Mike.
00:44:17Can you hear me open?
00:44:17Oh.
00:44:19Oh.
00:44:20Oh.
00:44:20Oh.
00:44:30Are you okay?
00:44:31I'm fine.
00:44:39Where are you?
00:44:42I can help.
00:44:47Let me help you.
00:44:49Let...
00:44:51I don't need your help.
00:45:08I don't need your help.
00:45:27Let me help you.
00:45:33Just let me help you.
00:45:41I'll help you.
00:45:41Where are you?
00:45:46I thought I'd left the washing out.
00:46:04Your place is here with me, not with those coffers.
00:46:36I would take a look at it from me.
00:46:36It's a wall in here.
00:46:36It's a wall hanging out like a wall.
00:46:36I have to work with them.
00:46:37I have to do it now.
00:46:37I have to do it now.
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.
00:47:06Oh.
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.
00:48:29We'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.
00:48:35Oh, no.
00:48:36Don't you believe that for a second?
00:48:38It'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.
00:48:58Perhaps it's from a secret paramoy.
00:49:05I'd, uh...
00:49:07I'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.
00:50:16Oh.
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.
00:50:34I don't know.
00:50:36Ma, just...
00:50:41Just, 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.
00:51:05Ma?
00:51:08Ma?
00:51:10Dinner is ready.
00:51:18Ma, your tea must be ice cold.
00:51:25I don't have time to go driving around the countryside
00:51:28for some old woman we didn't even know.
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?
00:51:35They 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.
00:52:04I don't owe her.
00:52:07So.
00:52:07Hey!
00:52:18I'm in the house of Heliwina.
00:52:19You're in the house?
00:52:19Her.
00:52:24I'm in the house of Heliwina.
00:52:27I'm in the house.
00:52:28You're in the house of Heliwina.
00:52:29Now, she's in the house of Heliwina.
00:52:29What is that?
00:52:31Aw.
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.
00:53:09I'd forgotten I even had them and...
00:53:11I didn't know you knew my parents.
00:53:13I don't. We came to see you.
00:53:16The murderess.
00:53:18Apparently 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.
00:53:44You look nice in it.
00:53:46So you prefer me in traditional clothes?
00:53:48No.
00:53:50You look very nice in this.
00:53:53But you don't look like yourself.
00:53:56I 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.
00:54:15But no one else seems to think so.
00:54:21Does it 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.
00:54:38He 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.
00:54:50It 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.
00:55:37I want to change back into my own cloth.
00:55:55Why 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.
00:56:18Be careful what you wish for.
00:56:22Me and me.
00:56:37Jacob?
00:56:37Hmm?
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, biryanis.
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.
00:57:04Let's go.
00:57:05I know.
00:57:17I know.
00:57:19You...
00:57:20I know.
00:57:25My name's come in.
00:57:34Well, 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?
00:57:48Cold drink?
00:57:49I want to talk to you about the cafe.
00:57:53Thinking about something new, Indian food, maybe a few days a week.
00:57:56It's a good idea.
00:57:59I want you to cook for the cafe.
00:58:02Me?
00:58:07You haven't even had my cooking.
00:58:09I ate here, remember?
00:58:11Potato 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.
00:58:43I'm offering the job to you, not your husband.
00:58:47You surprised me.
00:58:51Thought you had a fearless streak.
00:58:55How 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, but Africans can speak as well as we can.
00:59:24Things can speak as well.
00:59:39Has it been busy?
00:59:41No, I 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,
01:00:18I'd be happy to come teach you.
01:00:21Yes, I'd like that.
01:00:23My husband has been telling me
01:00:26I 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.
01:01:17You're early.
01:01:22Very early.
01:01:24What happened?
01:01:27The market's closed.
01:01:29Closed?
01:01:29Why closed?
01:01:32They have action by the blacks.
01:01:35Bloody blacks?
01:01:37Okay.
01:01:58Cool.
01:02:04Thanks.
01:02:06Thanks.
01:02:06Thanks.
01:02:31¶¶
01:02:43¶¶
01:02:46Paula?
01:02:48Paula?
01:02:49Bye?
01:02:52Everything okay?
01:02:53My God! Bye!
01:02:56Were you just going to surprise us like this?
01:02:58How good to see you.
01:03:00How did you know Sadru was back?
01:03:03I finished early today, so I thought I'd stop in to say hello.
01:03:09I also finished early today.
01:03:11Demonstration.
01:03:12Oh.
01:03:15Family okay?
01:03:32Are you ready for me?
01:03:34Who else is going to teach me how to drive?
01:03:42Okay.
01:04:11Okay, let's start
01:04:13with the pedals first.
01:04:15This is the gas pedal, the accelerator.
01:04:18And this is the brake.
01:04:20Right. And this is the...
01:04:24Do you know how to drive?
01:04:25No, why would I ask for lessons if I knew how to drive?
01:04:28I don't know. Maybe you wanted to see me.
01:04:33You're right.
01:04:35I don't know how to drive,
01:04:37but my husband showed me all the pedals
01:04:40once when he tried to teach me how to learn.
01:04:43There's only three, so it's not difficult.
01:04:48Do you know the gears still?
01:04:53No.
01:04:55I'll show you.
01:05:02Is Madam inside?
01:05:04No, she's having a driving lesson, sir.
01:05:08There you are.
01:05:10See?
01:05:13I'm also in here.
01:05:17No, I'm not going to let you and the driver
01:05:20come back here
01:05:21No, I haven't seen you.
01:05:22No, what's not going back there?
01:05:39I don't need to take that but I want to.
01:05:39I don't want to say it more thecias
01:05:52We were having a driving lesson I'm not finished yet out of the truck
01:06:03medium 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
01:06:45why are 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
01:07:25go go go go
01:07:32it won't be a stylish marriage
01:07:35we can't afford a carriage
01:07:38I've asked Madeline to have dinner with me
01:07:43she 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 am I
01:07:59only good enough to serve her a plate of food but not to sit and eat with her
01:08:07you could bring her here
01:08:12think of something
01:08:16I have lived my entire life in this place by their rules
01:08:21I do not want to end my life alone because of them
01:08:26I know
01:08:28I know but lately I've been wondering 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
01:08:46you more than anyone
01:08:48I mean I
01:08:48I mean I
01:08:48shhh
01:08:49shhh
01:08:49shhh
01:08:50shhh
01:08:51shhh
01:08:52shhh
01:08:52shhh
01:08:52shhh
01:08:53shhh
01:08:58shhh
01:09:05hello
01:09:08hello Robert
01:09:10Yes.
01:09:11Are you ready?
01:09:28Robert, take care of the shop, please.
01:09:43You didn't come to give me a driving lesson, did you?
01:09:53Why did you come?
01:10:07I can't.
01:10:11I'm married and you're a woman.
01:10:16Those are not good reasons.
01:10:20They are my reasons and they matter to me.
01:10:26Don't you care for me?
01:10:36Of course I care for you.
01:10:38I mean, please.
01:10:43What am I doing to you?
01:10:48What am I doing to you?
01:10:53Every time I look at you, I want you to stay.
01:11:00I want you to stay forever.
01:11:20I want you to stay forever!
01:11:22I want you to stay forever!
01:11:31I'm not afraid of you.
01:11:41Can you just imagine?
01:11:43Just for now.
01:11:47Just for now.
01:11:49Please, Mom, and then.
01:11:53Nothing exists except for you.
01:11:57And me.
01:12:27Do we need to go to her?
01:12:31No.
01:12:37What happens now?
01:12:42Does this drive innocence just continue?
01:12:51Come away with me.
01:12:54I have three children.
01:12:56We'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.
01:13:13I know, I know that you would 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.
01:13:23It can be done.
01:13:24It can be done.
01:13:25Not for me.
01:13:42Not for me.
01:13:54It can be done.
01:13:56It can be done.
01:13:57Thank you, Miriam.
01:13:58I can't be done.
01:14:00I can't be done.
01:14:03I can't be done.
01:14:08No.
01:14:39Ah, Jacob.
01:14:41You need a hand.
01:14:42Ah, 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.
01:15:01Oh, I'm fine. Thank you. Just locking up.
01:15:03Sorry to trouble you.
01:15:05No trouble.
01:15:10Who's there?
01:15:14This 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. Who 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.
01:15:40Compared to be safe than sorry.
01:15:41Quite.
01:15:42All right.
01:16:12I 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.
01:16:32Just me.
01:16:40Can I get you something to eat?
01:16:42Some tea?
01:16:43No, no, I'm fine.
01:16:47No, we, we just, we haven't heard from you for three weeks and you're, so your mother's worried and I
01:16:54just came to check to see you're okay.
01:16:59I'm fine.
01:17:01I'm fine.
01:17:01Good.
01:17:06Things have been, um, it'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, I mean, the people are talking about her, not just you.
01:17:34They know her as well.
01:17:36They have no right.
01:17:38It's only because she's friends with me that they make any assumptions.
01:17:42Don't people have anything better to do?
01:17:45No, they don't.
01:17:48That's why I try to avoid them.
01:18:18Jacob, I'm so terribly sorry about what happened.
01:18:23I'm ashamed to say that I was afraid of that young policeman and what he might do to you if
01:18:27he suspected.
01:18:28It's all right.
01:18:30They'd only have thrown me in jail if they'd guessed.
01:18:33Jacob, come inside.
01:18:35I'll make us some supper.
01:18:39I can't.
01:18:42I, uh, hope you understand.
01:18:47Yes, sir.
01:18:49I understand, but I am sorry.
01:18:56I'll, I'll, I want to drive you home.
01:18:58No.
01:19:04Goodbye, Madeline.
01:19:11Goodbye, Jacob.
01:19:14Goodbye.
01:19:22Goodbye.
01:19:30Goodbye.
01:19:35Goodbye.
01:19:37No, I just need some time. I just need some time away to think, Dad.
01:19:42Ah.
01:19:47Do you need money?
01:19:48No.
01:19:57You shouldn't go.
01:20:02I wish you know where to find you.
01:20:16Oh, what a day.
01:20:23Did you have your driving lesson today?
01:20:26No.
01:20:28Good.
01:20:31That's over then.
01:20:32No.
01:20:34I have to learn how to drive if I'm going to work.
01:20:38You work here.
01:20:41And I will still work here.
01:20:44And I will work at the cafe for two mornings a week.
01:20:50You don't need to work.
01:20:53I do.
01:20:55It's just for two mornings.
01:20:56Just let me learn how to drive.
01:20:58You will not be my wife and work.
01:21:01Do you want to divorce me?
01:21:04What about the children?
01:21:07What is it, Omar?
01:21:09Tell me what you're thinking.
01:21:22It's okay.
01:21:25It's all right, my love.
01:21:26Everything's okay.
01:21:27Go back to sleep.
01:21:30It's all right.
01:21:47I don't like it.
01:21:50If I don't like it, that should be enough.
01:21:56It's not enough.
01:21:57It's not enough.
01:21:59It never has been.
01:22:03I just didn't know what to tell you until now.
01:22:10No!
01:22:11You'll have to find a better way to speak to me.
01:22:26Not again.
01:22:48I may still need some lessons.
01:22:54You drove all the way from Delo.
01:22:57Do you still have that vacancy?
01:23:02Two days a week?
01:23:14If it works out, even more.
01:23:28Come on, then.
01:23:34I'm Miriam.
01:23:59Once the Sides is
01:23:59you can move.
01:23:59Now, you're the only one means.
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
01:24:41Would 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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