"Hello, hello!" "Inhabitants of Gaoua." "Dear cineastes, I've got a new film for you!" "Hello, hello, there's a cinema in the beautiful town of Gaoua again." "Cinema at its most for a wonderful town." "In a town as beautiful as Gaoua, going to the cinema is an absolute must!" "Gaoua's new cinema invites you!" "Tonight at 6:30 p.m...." "The African film "Wendemi" by Pierre Yameogo." "At 8:30 p.m. they're screening an Indian film I'm sure you'll enjoy!" "In the beautiful town of Gaoua!" "And tomorrow a surprise film!" "The American box office hit "Titanic" as a premiere at the cinema in Gaoua." "Fancy coming along?" "Hey, my friend, you're invited too!" "You've got to see it!" "Did you hear that?" ""Titanic", tomorrow at 6:30 p.m.!" "The epic film about a sinking ship and about the beautiful love story between Jack and Rose." "Your wife or girlfriend will love it!" "Trust me!" "And you too!" "Right, let's go!" "Thanks!" "Can you see that pole?" "We're about 25 feet from that post." "We measured out the same distance as back there." "Which means that he has space and we have space." "Damn, I can't move back anymore!" "We have to fit in alongside it!" "But it's not enough space for me!" "What are you trying to tell me?" "Don't get upset!" "Is everyone here going crazy?" "Please just measure the space between the two ropes." "Come on!" "The gap here is too small!" "And I won't tolerate such a discrepancy!" "It is not okay if the distance varies!" "What's the distance?" "Come and take a look for yourself at how far apart they are!" "Look at this!" "It's four to five feet." "Four to five feet?" "If it's any less than nine feet, it's a knuckle sandwich for you!" "Very well... just a slap or two!" "Leave it like that, it looks good." "Come here." "And bring a hook." "We opened our cinema tent 25 years ago and soon became popular in Maharashtra." "I had just been born and was in intensive care." "The doctors said I wouldn't live longer than 72 hours." "That's why I was never baptised." "They feared the worst." "Things went on like that for two years." "I exceeded their expectations by turning three, then four, now 25." "And look:" "I'm still here!" "Yes, and that's how time passed." "As the doctors were always predicting the worst, my family tried to protect me against any risks." "They were always saying that I wasn't tough enough to survive in the cinema business." "Keep on pulling!" "Pull some more!" "Stop!" "A bit more, more, okay... enough!" "A bit more." "Enough, okay!" "ANUP'S CINEMA TENT" "My father was afraid that as soon as I went to the cinema," "I would enjoy it and see how many people did the same and see all the money to be made." "So I wasn't allowed to go the cinema until I was about 16." "My father also hoped that his sons would become either doctors or engineers... so he could give up the cinema business and have some peace." "But I was absolutely determined to keep the cinema tent going and revive the golden years." "LONG LIVE GENERAL KIM JONG IL, THE SUN OF THE 21ST CENTURY!" "That must've been exhausting!" "Yes, it was." "The film." "Today is a national holiday, so they should be off early." "Were all the comrades at work today?" " Yes." "Then they should all be coming!" "Did we let the other groups know too?" "If they do come, they'll all arrive together." "Hurry up into the hall!" "Come in, quick!" "Group 3 is exemplary!" "I actually wanted to get "The Women of Spring Water Valley"." "But I got held up." "So now someone else got the new film." "I left early to go there, but the film was already gone." "It was snatched away from us!" "I'll get it next time." "Please don't break any promises made to the collective!" "I will definitely bring it next time." "KOREAN FILM" "Dear man, please do try to focus." "Are you mentally sound?" "How long have we known each other?" "." "Don't you recall what we agreed yesterday?" "I said: we'll meet here again today and swap photos of our children." "You can't have forgotten." "If it all works out, we'll be related." "And our children will be destined to be together." "Dearest lady!" "You just mentioned a photo?" "Oh yes..." "Here, my grandson." "My granddaughter." "Ah, yes, the granddaughter." "A young lad like that would suit my Saebyul well." "My dear man, we absolutely must bring these children together." "I fully agree." "Promise!" "Promise!" "And it happened just as the grandparents predicted back then." "I got him together with his future wife." "We sang together in the agitprop group and showed films." "In the evenings when we planted the rice seedlings." "While we were showing films, his future bride was always hanging round the projectors." "I sensed it." "Our comrade thought about him a lot!" "Gradually, I started passing on love letters." "She helped us come together, she always had a solution, for every occasion." "She invested a lot of time in us." "She was always quite concerned, our comrade film projectionist." "Many interesting things have happened." "30 years have just flown by." "Does our film distributor still cook as well as ever?" "Charmer." "This is year-round radish." "It was planted by our junior workers." "Honey, come and try this." "Here, try." " The radish is good too." "Well seasoned." "Next year we should show a film about year-round vegetables." "Yes, that would be great for the young workers." "You have to mix it vigorously." "Young girls shouldn't eat much." "It would be nice if you would grow just a bit more." "And also..." " And get more exercise." "You never know when a big man might show up for her!" "Both of us, my wife and I... try to do for my darling what you did for my wife and me." "The way you paired us off, try that again!" "I am still grateful with all my heart." "Was I really such a great matchmaker?" "All your husband needed was some confidence, comrade!" "Let's eat up quickly and then go check the projector!" "Hello." " Hello." "Are you alright, Abdou?" "Everything's fine." "Good." "I have an appointment for ten o'clock." "How's the cinema going?" "Do many people come?" "Yeah, not bad." "Okay." "It's time." "Follow me." "Here it is." " Okay, see you later." "Good luck with the broadcast!" "Afternoon, Badiel." " Afternoon, Ahmed." "Thanks for coming." "How long has it been?" "Two weeks." " Two weeks already?" "Yes." "We missed last week's broadcast." " Yes, too bad." "I had a lot to do." "That's why." " It's better that way..." "Today, Friday at 7 and 9 pm, and on Saturday at 7 and 9 pm we'll be showing "Cellular"." "An Indian Film?" "I see Ahmed isn't much of a cinema-goer." "The film is directed by David R. Ellis and stars Kim Basinger." ""Cellular" really packs the cinemas!" "That's why we have extra shows on Friday and Saturday at 7 and 9 pm." "And next Wednesday is "Titanic" at 9 pm." "Admission's between 150 and 200 CFA." "Thanks for your announcement on Radio Horizon FM!" "And go to the cinema, all of you!" "You should go to the cinema sometime." " I'll definitely come." "You're out of step with the times." "Well, have a great weekend!" ""Cellular" is up there, look!" "Right, the poster is here somewhere." " My dear friend..." "I'd rather not comment!" "Badiel!" "You guys want "Cellular", don't you?" "When are you showing it?" "You had it already, didn't you?" " Yes, but not at my cinema." "I heard you were getting it." " As I said, it's not been shown." "It arrived this morning." "You should have given it to me." "When are you taking it?" " This week." "For how long?" "A week starting tomorrow." "I came all the way here to pick up the film and need to be back by Friday." "Where is "Cellular"?" " Here." "No, I mean "Cellular", not "Cellulaire"." "It's already in the car!" "Where?" "Well then, it would be better to take it out again..." "Are you trying to steal all my films?" "No, I just want to take "Cellular"." "Where is it?" "Is it this one here?" " Yes." "No, look, here it is!" "Well then..." "We're taking it out again since it's already in our programme." "If we don't show "Cellular" today, people are going to go elsewhere." "Everyone has his film." "Off you go!" "We were lucky enough to be able to watch films at college." "There were screenings on Saturdays." "We always took a close look at what the projectionist was doing." "We wondered whether we could do the same one day." "Suddenly, an opportunity arose and we got into the cinema business." "We got the idea when they closed the state cinema association." "We saw that we had no chance of working within the official structures anymore." "So we thought:" "why not lease a cinema from the municipality?" "Kassim!" "Let me stress that I have no friends and I never hang out in bars." "I don't like being at home alone." "So I go to the cinema out of boredom." "I sleep well afterwards." "Hey!" "You lot can get in for 100 CFA francs!" "Bring me 100." "100 CFA francs?" " Yes." "100 CFA francs." "Club together for it and then come back." "But we've got no money." " Then you might as well go to bed." "What's showing tomorrow?" ""Cellular", and then?" ""Cellular" and then..." " And then an Indian film." "It's really interesting." "A seriously good film." " Can we see it?" "We'll give you a 25% discount." " Okay." "As the name of our cinema implies:" ""Emergence" is our big dream." "We must use every day given to us by God to emerge into greatness." "We didn't get into this just to make money." "Of course you need money, to clothe yourself, to eat... to live..." "But that's not what this is about." "Our true goal here is cinema for its own sake." "Would you like a ticket?" " Yes." "But I've got no money on me." "Then just wait a while!" " Fine, but the film is about to start." "Are you a bit tired?" "Maybe the film will wake you up!" "I think I'd rather get something to eat." " No!" "Come with me!" "Hey, no, don't worry." "Go watch the film first and then pay me later!" "Sita." "She only goes to the cinema once a year." " Once a year." "Isn't there any more salad?" "I can't make money with it." " What?" "Then offer something else." "You shouldn't stop trading simply because your salad isn't selling." "If everyone acted this way, we'd all be packing our bags!" "Before, I made good profits with Nescafé and Lipton Tea, when Indian films were shown." "It was different with the drinks." "No more Lipton Tea." " Yeah." "I wanted to say that too." "Yes, but if no more customers come..." "I wouldn't come either, if all you had to offer was tea with no lemon." "We even bought lemons for you." "Did you know that?" "At first you served soup with giblets." "We told you to put in more meat." "But you still didn't do it." "You offer your customers luke-warm tea." "I've never seen anything like it!" "My greatest dream is to own the cinema." "Then we could say:" "the "Emergence Cinema" belongs to us." "In Africa there's a saying." "If you don't sleep on your own mat, someone can always come and say:" ""give me back my mat!"" "As Niéné and Kaboré were saying, we must try to get the local authority to help us get some land, where we can build a cinema with 200 to 300 seats." "It doesn't have to be a palace, just a first step towards future growth." "That way we could open up all around Burkina." "What's your name?" "Have you seen the film?" "Was it good?" "If tomorrow's 9 pm show is sold out, our takings will be 20,000 to 22,000." "Wow!" "Really?" "Sometimes they put up "sold out" in front of the tents." "A tent has unlimited seating and it still says "sold out!"" "Do you organise everything?" "Are you here around the clock?" "Yes, or else..." "People told us that Anup was very young." "But I didn't realise you would be that young!" "So young and already so successful!" "Are you a business graduate?" " Yes, a Bachelor..." "My brother is a doctor." "He and my sister-in-law live in Pune." "I've been here for five years and we earn well." "It's a lot of work, but I'm doing what I want to do." "Nothing is for free, as they say!" "Thank you so much!" "This is great experience for me." "Exclusively here this evening:" ""In the Name of Kalubai"." "Packed with action and emotion:" ""In the Name of Kalubai"." "Straight from real life to our screen!" "Get your ticket quickly:" ""In the Name of Kalubai"." "Your life on our screen:" ""In the Name of Kalubai"." "Hey, raise the tarpaulin at the back!" "People need to see the screen!" "The film will start in 5 minutes!" "One ticket per person!" ""Kalubai" begins in 5 minutes!" "Only in my cinema! "Kalubai"!" "The season's film sensation!" "Buy your ticket and come on in!" "Stop, wait!" "Let me go to her!" "Look, here I have the Kumkum powder from Kalubai." "She will now be my wife." "Prepare everything for the wedding!" ""Kalubai" is also a religious film about family, which is important." "The villagers enjoy films with familiar themes." "This film is relevant to their everyday lives." "It moves them." "Everyone can connect with "Kalubai" in some way." "In general, people here reckon:" "if I won't understand it, I won't go." "What people want to see on screen is a trusted reality." ""Titanic", for example, was too remote from their daily lives." "It's hard for them to imagine such a huge ship." "Plus, people haven't got much money to spend on films." "Which is why they try to only spend it on good ones." ""Titanic" is 4 hours long and they can't follow the story." "Everyone wants to go home and tell the story." "Which is only possible if you understood it!" "A ship breaks apart and sinks." "It's not enough." "And a film like "Titanic" doesn't make sense in a dry region." "There's no water here!" "Today at 6 pm, in the cinema, we'll show the new feature "Our Flavour"." "I repeat." "Today at 6 pm, in the cinema, we'll show the new feature "Our Flavour"." "I repeat once more." "This week is "Our Flavour", next week "The Women of Spring Water Valley"." "It's about a girl from Spring Valley, which was bombed by the Americans." "Her parents both died in the bombing." "She digs a well for the soldiers of our People's Army, from which she hands out water to them." "That is roughly what the story is about." "Films also greatly influence our agricultural productivity." "For instance, an irrigation problem can be solved with a film." "I simply go to comrade Yong Sil and say," ""Today we need to show this film!"" "Then we run a film about irrigation, pest control or new cultivation methods." "Whenever I have a problem, she can solve it with a film." "And when our leader here announces," ""Our Chongsan-ri won first prize"," "I'm happy that our films contributed to this success." "Good evening, members of the collective who still manage to come to our hall!" "Tonight we are showing the new feature "Our Flavour"." "Members of the collective!" "Watch this film carefully!" "It will help you to appreciate our traditional clothing." "And eat plenty of kimchi, the source of our people's flavour!" "Ah, excellent!" "What do you think?" "Father, she has a very gentle and kind-hearted aura." "Saebyul." "The young man's family liked your photo." "Oh, grandmother, you're going on about the kimchi researcher again." "My dear Saebyul." "This young man seems perfect." "Take a look at the picture." "Who cares?" "I don't want to." "What are you up to?" "Give that photo back immediately." "Why did you have to bring such a silly picture?" "What?" "When we were young and watched lots of films," "I dreamt of playing the leading role in one of them." "And if not the lead, then appearing as a regular actress." "I had so many different dreams." "But in the end, I became a film technician." "I'll do that!" "Your hands are sweaty." " No, I'll do it!" "Just leave it..." "If you look at it that way, our comrade is clearly a bit unlike the others." "Back then I held her in very high regard." "It was not a romantic relationship it was a relationship between two revolutionary comrades." "We show films together." "And we'll also continue to work together and grow old together, if only physically." "We remain two spry chicks on the front lines of film." "We think of the farmers and their harvest." "That's what we're here for, both of us." "My dream is to have a permanent cinema." "Once it begins to rain more I'll pursue it further." "It would really be incredible to have my own, permanent cinema!" "And my other big dream is to get married." "Here in our village it is quite a sin to marry for love." "It would be like murdering 100 people!" "I couldn't go out on the street anymore, they would all stare." "Yes, people here love to gossip." "That'd clearly be grounds for divorce." "His father would never allow the bride in his house." "We'd be back annulling it by day two." "First the wedding and then an immediate divorce!" "We're already looking for a bride." "First his parents will have a look around here." "My husband and I have two or three women in mind." "It's not just about finding, you have to take a good look around." "Here there are people who say there's one, or there, another." "And then you go over and see her yourself." "Not everyone is suitable for the film business." "He's away five months a year and she'll have to live with that." "Sometimes he's home and sometimes not." "She must be able to fit in here." "That's how it is." "I heard that you turned down the photo of a young bachelor, the photo of a kimchi researcher." "Yes, it's true." "It was the photo of a stranger." "Why is that a problem?" "Was the man in the picture your friend?" "My closest friend!" "I am very sorry then." "I have offended your friend." "Not only that." "More importantly, our kimchi has been offended." "What do you know about kimchi?" "All the world envies us for our kimchi." "Then we must act as though we had never met." "Forgive me." "I learned a lot from that film." "I was really able to empathise." "Well then, I'll keep on showing such good films." "You put in a lot of effort!" "I am well aware of the incredible role that women play." "We must set an example by protecting the soul of our people." "You went to a lot of trouble." " Safe journey home." "LONG LIVE THE METHODS OF CHONGSAN-RI!" "One can be disappointed!" "I will organise everything so that we see the film first." "Comrade Ki-jong, how many women in this country are film technicians?" "If we exclude our hall in Chongsan-ri, there is not a single other woman." " Only the one in our Chongsan-ri." "Truly unique." "Unique." "She is a national treasure!" "We must take good care of her!" "When I think back to how we started," "I am quite proud." "30 years together on such a difficult path." "In good times and bad times we carried on." "Now my life is nearly over." "The autumn is behind me!" "You are only in the middle of life!" "Consider it a beginning!" "Time passes as quickly as flowing water." "When our Honourable Leader left us in 1994, we showed the film "Our Honourable Leader with us Eternally"" "night after night." "Our farmers wept together, and swore that our Leader would remain eternally in our hearts." "And as we erected the monument comrade Ki-jong and I lived at the construction site." "We tirelessly showed films and together we recalled how our Honourable Leader once visited us in Chongsan-ri." "We really cried, working day and night." "Honestly, if you remember, we mourned him so deeply and cried so many tears." "The flowers of Chongsan-ri could also tell the story." "As we inaugurated the monument with flowers, the tears flowed." "We turned our grief into strength and courage." "Yes, that's how it was..." "OUR HONOURABLE LEADER COMRADE KIM IL SUNG WILL BE WITH US FOREVER!" "THE GREAT ACHIEVEMENT OF THE JUCHE REVOLUTION." "WILL BE PASSED ON TO THE NEXT GENERATION TO BE FULLY FULFILLED!" "Hey, you don't find chicken this tender in Ouaga, do you, Bo?" "No, the really tender meat usually comes from Kupela, doesn't it?" "This chicken is from Pouni, though." "Oh!" "Meat from there always tastes great." "So tender." "Not this one, but these two here." "It isn't easy." "From the minute you wake, all they talk about is the cinema." ""We have to pick up the films, prepare the hall" and so on." "Niénié only comes home in the afternoon to nap." "He spends the entire evening at the cinema." "And when he's home, he's so tired he only wants to sleep." "I have no idea when he came in last night, for example." "This morning he was lying next to me." " Why do you want to find out at all?" "But you were asleep." "It's the same for us men." "We like everything about them except their constant demands that we stay at home when we want to go out and work." "At first it was different." "They had regular jobs with the state film company." "Ever since they began "Emergence", there's no more free time." "I think the difficulty is finding some kind of balance in everyday life." "The women all think we're out having fun, not working." "You should be able to reconcile work with your home life." "That is my opinion." "Otherwise we understand you." "I'm not arguing against that." "But we want to get something started." "It's a constant fight." "We're not yet quite where we want to be!" "We still need to build up a reputation." "So it's like that!" "The cinema, then us!" "Great!" "You should help us!" " Not this way, never." "We need fit husbands who aren't always exhausted from work." "So we should stay home one day." "Yes, one day per week or month." "One day at home." "And what am I supposed to talk about with my wife all day?" "You're talking now, aren't you?" "You've clearly not enough to say." "Excuse me?" "I mean, really!" "I just wanted to say we understand you." "We know that everything you do is for the family, and that's good." "But you have to realise that we don't only need you to bring home the bacon." "We know that." " Then let us be the cinema's biggest fans!" "Your number one fans and then..." "And how long should we stay at home?" " The whole day!" "Forget it!" "A husband who is at home all day does nothing except make babies." "No, no, that is unacceptable for us." "Our aunt in Dombivili already has a girl lined up." "What type of woman does he want?" "He told me she should be special." "She must accept his cinema business." "And she must be adaptable and able to keep house." "Don't make that face!" "What should she be like?" "Pretty." "And tall." "A screen goodness, like Vipasha!" "A Vipasha, that would suit you!" "What kind of wife do you want?" "A nice one, who suits me." "Should she be a good cook?" "Be homely or career-oriented?" "Should she be a lawyer, engineer or doctor?" "Or should she just be an "all-rounder"?" " Yes, sure." "Should she be tall?" " Yes, sure." "And have studied?" " Yes, sure." "Should she be light-skinned?" " Yes, sure." "She should not come from a big city!" "There's a difference between the ways of the city and the village." "We'd rather have a look at one from the village." "Like Veena." " No, actually not one like her." "Gadhwe's daughter is really pretty." " It's not about being pretty." "She's a lab assistant, she recently passed all her exams." "Well, if their stars match..." "Don't be like that, this is how it works with "arranged marriages"." "Otherwise you need a "love marriage"." "Oh no, please!" "I'll follow your suggestions." "Saebyul, there's someone at the door." "Oh it's you!" "Forgive me." "May I have a word?" "Darling, come quick." "The young man is here." "It's true that I rejected your photo." "I am ashamed." "No, how could I expect you to fall in love with me from a photo?" "What a fine man!" "And so forgiving." "I understand why a girl wouldn't want to see the photo of a stranger." "Is that so?" "Comrade Saebyul, will you go out with me?" "Yes, I will." "Of course I would!" "Thank you." "What can I say..." "The set and movement are good, but in general it needs improvement." "You think the overall impression doesn't work?" "The ensemble is not really a unit." "Should we tell them?" "If the ensemble doesn't work as a whole, it throws the form off." "And nothing comes together properly." "And the song..." "Song and meaning have to match." "During emotional parts the body language should be appropriate." "Just singing rooted to the spot is hardly exciting for the audience." "Pay attention to that." "Please try again!" "That was tough." "Once again the jeep travels over the mountain pass, while in the distance on the horizon the full moon rises." "Oh moon, oh moon!" "Oh bright moon!" "Oh bright moon of my fatherland make things quiet so the General can rest for a moment." "A young woman is allowed to dream, isn't she?" "I was always at the cinema searching for heroes." "I occasionally thought..." "A man like the leading man, now that would be something." "Especially in the political thrillers, I really liked the spies." "I wondered how would it be to live with a man like that." "And then, it must've been at the cultural hall, there was a man standing in front of the cinema." "Of course I wondered what he was doing, standing around." "And how he looked..." "How can I describe it?" "Exactly like an ox ploughing the field!" "When he looked at me for the first time, it was like being slapped!" "He kept on staring at me silently." "I wondered why on earth he was doing that." "For a while it carried on like this until we fell in love." "Because he was a quiet man." "He helped carry the film reels, and set up the projector." "Slowly my feelings for him grew." "Then rainy season came." "The farmers wanted to see "The Story of Chunghyang"." "The bridge over Pongsan River was awash with flood waters." "I was in such a hurry that I tried to cross it anyway, with all the reels." "I fell down and the film reels landed in the water." "At that moment... my husband." "At that point, I didn't know he was to become my husband." "He came and fished out the film reels, and got me out as well, so the screening was saved." "Without him, I would have broken my promise to the farmers." "I had found someone I could trust and who would look after me." "And that is why I married him." "My two sons are both grown up and doing their military service." "And my husband is now far away at the birthplace of our Honourable General Kim Jong ll on Mount Paektu." "He is beautifying the sacred site of the revolution." "Such an amazing task!" "He was delegated by the collective." "Sometimes I really wish I could see him!" "But, well, renovating the birthplace of the General..." "Not just anyone can go there." "It's a very prestigious task." "So I don't mind being alone so much." "Deep in the mountains, secretly, blossoming flowers..." "I've forgotten the words." "The relationship between Jack and Rose:" "that Rose won't leave Jack behind on the ship, just to save herself." "She wants to keep her promise and stay with him come what may." "That's love:" "not to give up when you are trying to accomplish something." "Seeing these romantics, I can learn from them." "I would never give up my love for anything." "Never." "At the end she said:" ""A woman's heart is like an ocean of secrets."" "And she was absolutely right." "Can I talk about secrets here as well?" "How shall I put it?" "My husband and I are also connected by a sense of duty towards our village." "My husband is tireless, he works all day and night." "He wants to do well and works ardently." "And that's why I believe I have an exceptional husband!" "But, quite frankly..." "I would like to love him as passionately as they do in "Korea's Star"." "Our lives are a lot like films." "Films are our constant companions." "Everything in them is special and unique." "How should I put it?" "Films give everything in life a face."