""And I shall rise from my ashes."" "Henry I, King Christophe, 1811-1820 Former slave and liberator of Haiti" "The sun's hot, But we're not complaining" "The sun's hot, But we don't relax" "I've become a demon, I've become a pig" "I just want to work, Nothing but work" "Come on little workers, wake up." "Get to work." "The Kingdom doesn't wait." "Move it!" "I am the one." "After me, there is no other." "Yes, it's you, King Christophe." "Yes, it's me." "I am the one!" ""Caca King!"" "I am the one." "Henry the 1st." "Never stop working!" "I was a slave like you." "I suffered like you." "I'm asking you to work." "I built a fortress, I built a palace." "Keep on working!" "Deliver my wheelbarrow!" "Caca King, old fool!" "Hooligan!" "Is that how you treat your king?" "You need schooling." "Illiterate!" "You're nothing but a tramp!" "I'll lock you up in the dungeon." "First station:" "Jesus of Nazareth." "Second station:" "Jesus." "Third station:" "Jesus of Nazareth." "Fourth station:" "Jesus." "Fifth station:" "Jesus the Saviour." "Sixth station: the Cross." "Seventh station: the Cross." "Eighth station: the Cross." "Ninth station: the Cross." "Tenth station: the Cross." "Eleventh station: the Cross." "Twelfth station: the Cross." "Thirteenth station: the Cross." "Fourteenth station: the Cross." "It's me." "The king." "I'm not so bad." "Fifty-six." "Five!" "Six!" "The Queen's number." "I have the winning number." "First prize!" "The Queen's number!" "Timothée, is that you?" "All of Africa's children are my children." "You rascal!" "You play with hot gods, while the country sinks into chaos." "Shame on you!" "Damned Voodoo!" "I will restore the Catholic religion," "Apostolic, and Roman." "What's this?" "A boy with large earrings." "What's this?" "A boy with spiked heels." "I've never seen such a thing." "Things won't stay this way." "Repeat after me:" ""By the power of Papa Legba," ""Master of the main road, the great gate." ""You, who open all the doors." ""You are the first." ""I am asking you the direction," ""the road, the way..." ""to solve all my problems."" "Make your request!" "I want to find my father." "Papa, are you there?" "Can you hear me?" "Are you listening to me?" "My father is not dead." "He is under water with the Spirits." " H " " E " " N " " R " " Y " "Henry the 1st, King of Haiti." "Henri Christophe." "I am the one." "There is no other." "Hey, you have to pay for that beer!" "You're kidding." "And impertinent, my friend!" "I'm at home in this city." "Since when does a king pay his subjects?" "My neighbour says:" ""You're a tramp."" "But work is freedom." "And I don't steal." "Napoleon Bonaparte!" "Be careful!" "Cannonballs are wind, bullets are dust." "If you come back to Haiti, I'll crush you a second time." "Cannonballs are wind, bullets are dust." "Baron, you who watch the dead, tell me where my father is." "Papa, my life is in your hands." "I'm suffering, help me." "Good angel, my old guardian, don't you see the tears in my eyes?" "For three months, I have not eaten," "I have three little ones, who will help them?" "Good angel, my old guardian, don't you see the tears in my eyes?" "Spirit, where are you?" "Come to me." "I don't need a husband." "You are my husband." "Come, Spirit..." "I've put on the red scarf, the dress that you like, your favorite panties." "Come here, I have all that you desire." "I bought sweets, I've got corn, herring and a lovely pink cake." "Spirit, come, caress me..." "Cinzano, Cinzano, Cinzano, three times." "Martini Rossi... three times." "Campari... three times." "Raphael... oui." "Marie-Brizard... three times." "Cinzano..." "I say Cinzano." "Cinzano, three times." "Ricard... three times." "Barbancourt... three... five stars." "Marie-Brizard... three times." "Crazy fool!" "Look at yourself!" "I am your king and you are my queen." "You should thank me, not shun me." "You have money?" "Money is like the wind, Elvire." "I'll build a large apartment for you." "It will be paved with marble." "I'll bring you mirrors, chandeliers, and furniture from Europe." "Amen." "A stream will flow under your room to cool it." "You will have servants." "I'll build a pond with a fountain, where you can bathe." "And a garden with flowers and your favorite fruits." "I want to marry you." "According to tradition." "We can live together at the palace." "Give me the money." "For the blahblah, we'll see later." "No." "Not the crown." "Like this, my king?" "Yes, my queen." "Now, wash my feet." "Is it good, my king?" "That's it, my queen." "One day, they will learn that I am king and the palace will be yours, I promise you." "You were in your palace?" "Giving orders?" "Be careful, the queen is extravagant." "How many times did you get laid?" "You smell bad!" "Go disinfect yourself!" "Get out of here, shithead!" "Who ever told you that you are a king?" "You used to be in the army." "Now you're miserable like us." "No one wants to listen to you anymore." "We'll give you a good lesson!" "Catch him!" ""Caca king."" "Those who love me can follow me to my kingdom." "Lightning has destroyed my palace." "Stone by stone, I will rebuild it." "There will be work for everyone." "The children will no longer go hungry." "With my warriors, I will lead the country out of misery." "You there, you know me." "You know that I am king." "They despise me, they think I'm a tramp." "I'll show them who I am." "One day, they'll need me." "They're jealous of me because I'm the king." "When I come back, they'll carry me triumphantly." "I'll bring you with me to my palace." "You know, Timothée, when you're able to read, you'll learn where you came from." "Even if you can't write, at least learn to sign your name." "Don't be ashamed of your modest origins." "Noble birth is acquired by legacy but virtue comes from convictions." "Always be well dressed." "Not stylish, but proper." "Dignity and greatness!" "My little prince must be impeccable." "Understood, Timothée?" "Yes, my king." "Look, the palace!" "My palace." "My work." "What do you think?" "I'm not so bad." "According to tradition." "My queen, my palace is more beautiful than in my dreams." "God is calling." "Wake up." "It's God who is calling." "Our Father who art in Heaven..." "Our Father who art in Heaven" "We are here, Lord" "God, we call upon you today" "We thank you, in the name of our brothers and sisters" "In the name of us all" "For the good day we have spent" "Thanks" "We ask your protection for a night without danger, misfortune or mishap, without sudden death, without any disorder" "Please." "Amen." "Zombie king." "Zombie king." "Look." "Zombie king." "My court, I am happy to see you again." "Baron of Dondon, bow to us!" "Bow again." "Countess Pointed Hat," "Count of Plaisance," "Duchess Flashy Goods," "Duchess Syringe," "Baron Mirliton, look me in the eyes!" "Marchioness of the Angels," "Countess of Trou Bonbon," "Duke Sweet Pepper, look me in the eyes!" "Bow to us!" "Marquis Corossol, look me in the eyes!" "Duke Big Laugh, bow to us!" "Let us salute my subjects." "That's good, my children." "You will be my personal guard, the "Royal Bonbon"." "Timothée, take charge of the "Royal Bonbon"." "One, two..." " Good day, my courtiers." " Good day, my king." "Sit." "As you know, this is where I renderjustice." "I am ready to hear your complaints." "My king, we had problems when you were away," "much distress." "The palace was abandoned, we had nothing to live on." "My king, my parents told me that you were dead." "I believed them." "But as I slept, the spirits came, telling me the king has come back." "I am so happy." "I've always lived here but I never knew my father." "Today, I recognize you." "I had twelve children here." "There are three cannons in front of my door." "You assembled your artillery here, in the courtyard of the palace." "The soldiers, their barracks were all there." "Because of this, I am so happy to see you." "Since your return, it's as if God had come down to Earth." "We have had nothing to eat or drink." "Now, we have hope for the future and for our children." "We have many problems." "We have no rain, we have no food, we have no water." "Now that you are here, what can you do?" "We can't send our children to hospital or to school." "Now that you're back, can you help us?" "Because we have many problems." "The toughest problem, king, is the light." "We live in darkness." "We don't know what to do." "Our children can't study without light." "We have to walk carefully, we bump into one another." "So, give us a little satisfaction." "Give us light!" "Excuse me, my king, but if you have something to give me, I will accept it." "My friend, what's your name?" "Valentin, Sir." "What's your problem?" "My daughter died this morning." "I've no money to bury her." "If you could lend me some bills," "I'd accept that." "What's going on?" "Where did you learn to talk this way?" "Such eloquence must be rewarded." "You know Turtle Island?" "Very well, my king." "Then I name you governor." "Forever." "I won't accept Turtle Island." "I'm too old, too poor for that." "It's too far, too isolated." "There's nothing there." "I prefer the fortress." "The fortress?" "For you?" "What a cheek!" "You are impertinent." "But I like that." "I need men like you." "Thousands of men died or suffered to build this monument to black pride." "Up there, Valentin, you can govern the world." "You'll accompany me." "But first, call me Sire or Majesty." "Understand?" "Yes, my king, thank you." "Thank you again." "Respect the crown." "Think about the great king." "Decree!" "I'd like that my counts and countesses, my dukes and duchesses, my barons and marchionesses have the prescribed weight." "Count of Lemonade, come!" "Timothée, check his weight." "350 kilos." "350 kilos?" "Are you not aware of the decree?" "With this weight, you deserve the dungeon." "Next!" "Duke of Marmalade, come!" "Check it." "404 kilos." "That's unbelievable!" "If I had my sword," "I would have already pierced you!" "Yes, my king." "Get out of here!" "Count of Plaisance, come!" "Check it." "102 kilos." "That's alright." "You're lucky." "I'm more or less satisfied." "You've taken note of the decree?" "That will do." "Get out of here." "My friends, an idea has come to me." "To rid the realm of misery, I will abolish money." "Coconuts are much better and much more practical." "We will no longer use copper to mint coins." "Nor paper for bills." "We'll use coconuts!" "All in favour?" "Am I bad?" "I am King Christophe." "I am the one." "I can do this for you!" "Isn't that true?" "Coconuts for everyone!" "King Christophe with his hundred soldiers..." "The king has decided to amass all the money in the realm." "Now, we pay with coconuts." "Coconuts for everyone." "Onwards!" "Execution!" "Execution!" "Coconuts for everyone." "Make an effort." "The fortress is near." "It is more beautiful than the hanging gardens of Babylon, more beautiful than the pyramids of Egypt." "Valentin, a storm is coming." "Let's go!" "I am the great stone..." "I was underwater yet I soar in the air." "I became a butterfly." "The day people learn my warrior name, the earth will tremble." "When people realize who I serve, thunderstorms will rumble." "I am the great stone." "Good evening." "I was underwater with all the spirits of Africa." "Macandal spoke to me." "He said:" ""We chased the white man from this country a long time ago," ""we sent him flying beyond the border." ""But since that day, blacks have been fighting blacks."" "Macandal asked for change." "He is the leader of the Maroons, and a great warrior." "He gathered the slaves who fled the plantations for the mountains." "With them, he started a revolution, to poison the whites, to burn their homes and free the blacks from slavery." "The whites tried to stop him." "They tied Macandal to the stake and set fire to it." "But Macandal would not die." "He became a butterfly and was liberated from the flames." "Ever since, every generation awaits his return." "The minute I leave, it's party time!" "It's crazy!" "Lazy sloth!" "It's not a hotel." "What's going on?" "Are you sleeping?" "Wake up!" "Lazy sloth!" "Marquis Corossol, you're sleeping too?" "So that's independence?" "A sleeping pill?" "Sirs..." "I told you to oversee the work at the palace." "And here I find you, with this harem, squandering our resources on unimportant feasts." "Even the new money hasn't been saved." "You're dancing with your pants undone while the enemy approaches." "Sirs, explain yourselves." "My king, you are mistaken, these young girls are for you." "Ladies, in line." "The king will choose one of you to be his queen." "No, a bit too chubby." "Chubby women are the best." "But we shouldn't exaggerate." "A bit too thin." "This one..." "She seems to have nice curves." "A woman like this is a lucky stroke." "A woman should be hairy between the legs and under her arms." "My father always said:" ""A woman who doesn't have three tufts, can't be trusted."" "What tufts are you speaking of?" "Valentin, come, hurry!" "You're an expert on women?" "Of course." "Check her out yourself." "Look at her, at these breasts..." "Look, she's hairy." "The necklace, the colors." "She's a very beautiful little one." "You have to admire her waist." "No, my friend." "This is not the woman of my dreams." "My queen is in the city." "How much I love that woman..." "She's the one." "Macandal!" "That's where you've been hiding." "You know where my father is." "Now I know where you are." "You're in my hands." "Only I can set you free." "You know where my father is, show me the way." "King, will you take this woman," "Elvire Larampe, as your lawfully wedded wife, according to the rites of our Sainted Mother Church?" "Yes." "Elvire Larampe, do you take our king as your husband?" "Yes." "If there is anyone here who opposes this sacred union, please rise and state your reasons publicly." "Look." "Macandal is flying away!" "Who interrupts my ceremony?" "It's nothing, Majesty, just a mirage." "Go on, Valentin!" "By the grace of God," "I proclaim you Queen, regenerator and benefactress of the Haitian nation." "Long live the King, long live the Queen..." "Macandal, is that you?" "Valentin, the sorcerer cast a spell on me." "The queen is locked." "I can't make love to her." "Do something." "King, give me a lock of her hair," "I shall mix it with a magic powder, a special magic preparation." "You can put it in her bed." "She will touch it, then she will caress you, make love to you, all the time, for the rest of her life." "No, Valentin, you are a charlatan." "You don't know the rite of sexual unlocking." "I don't want any lazy sods in my realm." "I won't tolerate any slack from them." "Give them my orders!" "The king says to keep quiet." "Stop talking." "He is the only one in command, the master of the fortress." "Pickup that stone and then fetch another." "Everyone to work." "Hurry!" "Back to work!" "It must be finished quickly." "I promised the queen." "Faster!" "Crazy man!" "Criminal!" "Come back, Timothée." "I'm going to find my father." "Timothée, come back, you will find your father." "Listen to me, Timothée." "One day, you'll go to the fortress." "Then you'll know who your father is." "You'll see, I promise you." "Call the Great Batala announce the arrival of the Angels from down under" "In spite of the noise, the thunder, the storm" "I call the Great Batala." "The ceremony..." "The ceremony... it began centuries ago." "Romaine!" "Why are you following me like this?" "I want to find my father." "I've already told you." "All of Africa's children are my children." "Shine my shoes." "It'll bring you luck." "Quickly, I don't have time to waste!" "Sing me something." "Work at the same time." "Stop." "Did you hear that noise?" "Do you see that smoke rising?" "It hides a whole foreign army." "They're coming this way, marching directly towards us." "Look, what do you see?" "A poor peasant, no doubt weary." "Weary?" "When danger is near?" "What is it?" "Finally, the enemy!" "We'll give them a lesson." "The battle will be terrifying." "I will never give in!" "I will let loose thunder and lightning!" "I will fight to my last breath." "What's happening here?" "There's no electricity in my kingdom?" "Royal Torchbearer, come." "What are you waiting for?" "I've been waiting for you for a long time." "Don't joke with me." "Come along." "Sirs, electricity will be restored." "No more fooling around." "I'm split in two." "Royal Torchbearer, find Timothée." "One, two..." "Macandal, I am the king here." "Not you." "Get out, you devil!" "Where is my court, my counts, my dukes," "my courtesans, my valets?" "Count of Plaisance," "Count Lemonade," "Baron of Dondon," "Duke Marmalade," "Marchioness of the Angels," "where are they?" "They're gone." "Everyone has left." "And Timothée?" "Where is Timothée?" "And the queen?" "Where is the queen?" "The queen has left." "Her too?" "The queen has betrayed me." "Her too..." "Men have abandoned me." " H " " E " " N " " R " " Y " "Henry the 1st." "It's me." "Look out!" "The enemy is on us!" "Call the reinforcements!" "Guards, knights!" "We're off to war." "Felons, they don't know that I am the king?" "Guards, knights!" "Sound the troops." "Worms, termites, they're all termites!" "Over my body, they'll have to go!" "Miserable lot!" "Worms!" "You'll be surprised." "I'll show my crown and all will fall into order." "Come on, my wheelbarrow." "My neighbour says:" ""You're a tramp."" "But work is freedom." "I don't steal." "My queen, are you there?" "You came back?" "Help me get up." "Take me in your arms." "Carry me like a child." "Undress me." "Wash me, please." "One last time." "My queen, life has condemned me to be a slave." "I've pushed my old wheelbarrow all my life." "All my life, I believed in my dream." "But now I know," "the kingdom is not of this world." "Look." "The king is smoking." "Timothée, the living close the eyes of the dead, and the dead open the eyes of the living." "The King has gone, he will always be alive for us." "The King is not dead, he sleeps, he watches." "He will rise from his ashes, he will return without warning." "We will be waiting." "Baron, you who guard the dead, protect my father." "His spirit is underwater, in a kingdom where there is no suffering." "Baron, you who guard the dead, protect my father." "His spirit is underwater, in a kingdom where there is no suffering." "Subtitles processed by C.M.C."