"Stand up." "Give me the gun, the gun." "I've never killed anyone, but I will if I have to!" "Now beat it!" "Robbery with violence at Faso Oil filling station." "It's Samba." "Isn't that Samba's son?" "It's him." " Welcome." " Thanks." "Mother, a stranger." "It's not one." "It's Samba..." "Samba Traoré." "Back from town." "Welcome my son." "It has been a long time..." "Yes, a long time." "Much has happened since you left." "Your uncle Lamine died." "So did Saratou's father." "Wich Saratou?" "The one who lived next door." "She's grown up now, she even has a child." "It rained a lot, the harvest was good." "It really has been a long time." "Tell everything..." "You've changed!" "No." "I still have the pipe you gave me." "Let me hear you play." "Ba Sibiri." "Ba Sibiri didn't find a wife." "Your turn now." "Black win, red loses." "Put down 4000 F, you win 8000." "Who'll try?" "Samba!" "When did you arrive?" "Last night." "Never mind the greetings." "Here's 50000 F." "Shall I pick a card?" "That's a lot of money, my friend." "I have 12500." "Go ahead." "All your money!" "Black wins, red loses." "You're out of luck." "Well, I must go." "Wait," "I'll stake my cart and donkey." "What?" "You mustn't do that." "Mind your own business!" "Saratou." "Keep this." "I'll keep the cart and donkey" "You idiot!" "Who'll play, black wins red loses." "Double your money if you win." "Binta." "What have you got left?" "25500 F." "Not enough to buy a cart and donkey." "What's wrong?" "I gambled and lost, that's life." "Wich do you love, me or my cart?" "I don't like walking." "There you go again!" "Don't be cross." "Even if I can't buy a cart, I'll be your cart." "Samba, you gave a lot of money to Salif." "Why not?" "Salif is my old friend, anyway I did get the cart." "Saratou," "Are you married?" "Whon't you answer me?" "Is the boy, your son?" "Yes, he's my son." "Why ask?" "No reason." "They are making fun of us." "Take no notice of them." "I'll be going." "Be seing you." "He's a handsome man now!" "Why don't you marry him?" "Oh!" "Come on." "Ali, a mango." "You're waking us up in the middle of night?" "Sorry, I want to see Salif." "Salif." "Wake up, your friend wants to see you." "You are my friend, I've something to tell you." "I've no friend at this hour." "Come on, stop grumbling." "Don't you stay out long!" "This drink is really strong..." "If you like Saratou, why not talk to her?" "Yes, but we hardly know each other." "Anyway, it's not that." "Tell me honestly." "If you were in serious trouble, wondering whether to run away, hide or leave the country..." "Would you think of getting married?" "What serious trouble are you in?" "I don't know myself." "I have to tell you the truth." "Before I left town..." "What happened?" "Nothing." "You won the lottery?" "No, nothing happened." "Tell me the truth." "May be you took someone's money." "How do you know that?" "Because you've lots of money." "You're hopeless!" "Do I look like a thief?" "Drink up!" "How nice it is to be drunk." "What a fine life!" "Anyone who denies it's a dog!" "When we were kinds we used to say:" "We'd built a bar?" "A big bar." "The first of its sort here." "Take care of yourself." "I must go on." "We're men now, everything will be fine." "You drunkard." "Get indoors." "Do you hear what I'm telling you?" "Get indoors." "Mother what's wrong?" "Have you quarelled with father?" "No." "If you don't stop drinking..." "I'm not drunk." "Let me show you something." "Where are you going?" "To see Saratou." "Today's the day." "Tell me, am I well dressed?" " I don't look ridiculous?" " No." "You're well dressed, just as women like it." "Just look at her." "Smile and tell her you love her." "Is that all?" "If it works out don't forget to give back my cart." "So that your scheme!" "All right, I'll give it back." "You're a real crook." "Where's Samba going?" "To talk to Saratou." "I'd died laughing if you talk to me dressed like that." "What's wrong with it?" "The hat." "Just like a village chief." "What are you playing at?" "Saratou would laugh at you if you wore this hat." "You're doing this for your cart." "That's right." "You're a real crook." "Ali." "Where's your mother?" "At the pond." "Look!" "Just look at her, smile and tell her that you love her." "You know that you are beautiful." "I love you." "That's what I wanted to tell you." "Now you must decide..." "It's worked out?" "Yes." "I've got the cart back!" " And the donkey?" " That, too." "Your son's happy." "Mother," "Ismaél is coming." "I have come to fetch you." "I don't want you anymore." "May God reward you for all you did for us." "Is this a joke?" "No, I love someone else." "His name is Samba, and we're getting married." "If I'd caught you." "I'd have broken your neck!" "You bastard!" "Salif, talk to your friend." "My friend, what's the matter?" "Are you crazy?" "Attacking someone like that?" "I know you love Saratou, but..." "Leave me alone, or I'll hit you!" "I'm worried about Samba." "Get the cattle ready!" "How did he get all these beasts?" "I'm worried about him." "What have you got to worry about?" "Father, the animals are a present, for you and the villagers." "He's a real man." "You're useless." "Why are you sad?" "All the things you are doing, never could I do such things." "You've become a king." "Samba, so it's you?" "Go to your aunt." "What's the matter?" "Nothing." "I'm frightened." "You wanted to kill Ismaél." "Tell me the truth, where did you get all this money?" "I worked in a banana plantation." "If that paid so well, everyone would be rich." "Let me tell you something." "Don't ever talk to me about my work and my wealth." "Ok?" "It's not worth quarelling over." "Isn't it enough that I love you?" "I want you." "I want you too." "Come to me my love." "Aren't you asleep?" "No." "This is what worries me about you..." "Samba's bought a bicycle..." "You're mile away." "What's the matter?" "I want to marry you." "That's what I'm thinking of." "Don't worry." "We'll talk about it another time." "Samba asked me to marry him." " I hope you didn't refuse?" " I didn't reply." "Don't be silly, or you'll end up an old maid." "Don't exaggerate." "This mariage will be a memorable event." "There're my words." "Hurry they are waiting for us." "Saratou, Samba..." "I pronounce you man and wife." "May God bless you with many children." "May God hear you!" " Why are you sulking?" " I'm not." "All woman get married." "So that's why your mother has married." "And Samba is very fond of you." " He is?" " Sure." "I'll build you a big house, bigger than any home here." "And Salif and I will open a bar." "So the village is more cheerful." " All that?" " Yes." "Ismaél, what's he to you?" "You're my wife now." "You mustn't hide anything from me." "Ten years ago," "I met a man in town." "He was tall, strong," "and very handsome!" "I loved him very much." "Who's it Ismaél?" "No, not Ismaél." "He died before we could married." "Who's he?" "He was Ali's father." "Ali never knew him." "What was Ismaél to you?" "I stayed in town after Ali's father died." "You know life isn't easy in town." "I didn't love him, still, he helped me very much." "Why torture me with all this?" "Don't cry." "I'm sorry." "Soon we'll put corrugated iron roof on." "That'll be good, if you can afford it." "How did Samba get so much money?" "May be he worked hard in town." "He never work hard as me." "And I'm penniless." "Always stirring things up." "Samba can read and write, you can't." "Lot's of people who can read are penniless too!" "Look, you get back from town didn't you?" "So go back there, and stop whining us." "We ought to go into this, because you can't earn money so easily." "You're in a hurry with the house not even finished." "Sister, let me move into our house." "We go." "Samba please tell me another story." "I've told you two already." "All right, one more and that's the last." "Ok!" "Do you know the story about Moriba?" "Moriba?" "He was just like you, a stubborn rascal." "Don't say bad things about me." "I'm not." "You're much more clever." "All right then." "Moriba went to market to buy trousers, to wear on the feast." "Proodly he took them home." "But they were much too big, the legs were much too long." "Moriba asked his father to shorten the legs." "His father refused, his mother and all his sisters refused, because Moriba was such a stubborn rascal." "Get a move on, so we can all go home." "I'd like to talk you." "Where's Samba?" "At home telling stories to Ali." "Do you know what sort of work Samba did in town?" "I think he worked in a banana plantation." "So he says but I don't believe it." "His hands are much too soft..." "What is it you want?" "I think he's lying to us." "He has nightmares as if something haunted him..." "What's so funny?" "You women imagine too much." "Banana plantation workers wear gloves." "And everyone had nightmares." "You defend him because he's your friend." "Hurry up, it's dark." "So Moriba went to bed, very sad." "Without telling anyone, his father, got up and shortened the trousers, then his mother got up and shortened them, his sisters got up and shortened them too." "The feast day dawned." "Moriba got up, and wore trousers, that had got smaller and smaller." "Can you guess the end of the story..." "Yes." "Moriba didn't wear trousers, he wore shorts!" "What's the matter?" "Nothing." " How are you?" " I'm fine." " And your men?" " They're fine, at home." "I think I'm pregnant." " Have you told Samba?" " No." "Don't tell him yet." "If it's a boy he'll killed a sheep." "Feasting will be the death of you!" "Youssouf!" "God willing all our friends will be happy today." "They'll all come and do you know why that will be good?" "They'll drink and we'll fill our pockets." "You never loose your head." "Ali it's late, go to bed." "What's wrong?" "I'm expecting." "Let's have a drink." "May God give you a son." "Salif!" "He's really useless!" "Saratou is expecting." "Am I in heaven?" "You're right, your man is really useless!" "The filling station robber is still on the run." "Will we ever catch this guy?" "We must." "I'll be back soon." "What a lovely monkey." "Samba, buy me the monkey?" "It's 2500 F." "Give it to the boy." "Mother, I've got a monkey." "What's the matter?" "My belly is hurting." "Ali, go and fetch your grandfather." "Mother's having her baby." "My friend your wife is in labour." "Back home in the village." "It won't come." "She must be taken to town." "Your father is right." "." "Hurry." "I'm thirsty." "If we don't meet a car" "to take her to town, we won't make it." "Something's coming." "Thank God," "Saratou is saved." "Please help us, a woman in labour!" "She's on the cart." "Why so grim when we have a lift to town?" "I'm not going to town now." "What?" "I'm not going." "Not use arguing about it!" "He refuses to go to town." "Awa," "She's giving birth!" "Is she your wife?" "No." "Have you any children?" "God has not granted me children yet." "How about you?" "I have ten children." "You're lucky." "Can't you see... now I have to slave." "That's life brother." "Ali, you have a brother." "Samba will be happy." "I don't want to hear Samba's name again." "Salif, where is my wife?" "Clear off, you reek of drink." "Where were you, when your wife was in danger?" "Tell me about her or I'll hit you." "You dare to hurt me?" "I'll kill you." "Samba all this is your fault." "Where did you get all that money?" "Where did you get this gun?" "Come here!" "Answer me!" "You want to know where I got the money?" "I stole it!" "All of it!" "You good-for-nothing!" "You're mad!" "Don't cry over Salif and Samba fighting." "They'll be friends again." "They quarrel and make up." "Don't cry!" "It's because of my husband he was in rage when he went out." "Where's Samba going?" "To Saratou." "Did you tell him where she was?" "Yes." "You use to love him, now you spurn him." "It's not right what you're doing..." "Has he been crying?" "I'll feed you." "It's just what you like." " Can I go with auntie?" " Yes." "Please open the door." "It's Samba." "I know you're there." "He'll break the door down." "Samba's becoming a nuisance." "I'll sort him out." "Clear off!" "Saratou's not here!" "You're useless." "Ali?" "Where are you?" "I know you're sad..." "Why did you run away from mother?" "You know she need you." "Never do that again." "I've news for you." "But I don't know whether I should tell you." "I think I'll tell you." "You have a son." "Did you come alone?" "Yes." "It's smelly." "Remember the story of Moriba and his trousers?" "You're much better than him." "Where have you been?" "Get indoors!" "Have you forgotten all that Samba did to you?" "Well it's your business." "Your son." "He is beautiful." "He's like his mother." "I have so many things to tell you." "Never mind about all that." "Very well." "I shall never hurt you again." "You swear it?" "I have come to fetch you..." "What name will you give to the child?" "I'll name him Ali." "Ali?" "He's teasing." "We'll call him Seydou." "If my father agrees." "Big reward for Faso Oil filling station thief!" "You have no respect for anything, You'll kill all the sheep." "Why are the police here?" "I'll go and find out." "What's the matter?" "It's him." "My son is not a thief!" "When did he leave?" "About two days ago." "Wait for me here." "Run!" "You're in danger." "What's going on?" "They're after us." "Don't worry, you'll be all right." "Run Samba!" "I'll wait for you." "You see..." "I was right," "You had taken someone's money." "Why didn't you tell me the truth?"