Queen Sono (2020–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - State of Emergency - full transcript
[both grunting]
[TV reporter] The explosion left
95 people dead and nearly 200 injured...
Such a damn pity people lost their lives.
What kind of animal would do this?
What you need to do
is get your mind off this shit.
Some Greek sunshine.
We have a villa in Crete. It's great.
[man] My brother's right.
You're like family to us,
and no family of mine
is going to go through a lifetime
without experiencing the olive harvest
and a beautiful woman in Crete.
It's wall-to-wall pussy.
[gunshots]
- [in IsiZulu] What the hell are you doing?
- [in English] Who do you think you are?
[Shandu] We will not harm any of you.
My men are decent people.
Hey, little one.
We're just here
to have a little chat with Daddy.
- Come on, move.
- [woman] Come on.
- I will fucking kill you!
- Spiro, don't be stupid! Put this down!
Spiro.
[panting]
[in IsiZulu] Please, I'm begging you,
my friend. Please hear me out.
These whites might not cooperate,
but you and I
could find a better way forward...
[in English]
Let's just talk business, please.
[Shandu] Oh, you wanna talk business now?
Okay.
Is this enough money for you?
Is this why you fought against Apartheid,
comrade?
To sell your country off
to the highest bidder?
Huh?
Is this why?
How much are they paying you? Huh?
I guess we own you now.
Remember me now?
Brother, please.
Whatever that I did to you, forgive me.
Comrades, friends, please.
Let's sort out our differences
without any violence.
- Shut up!
- We're much better than this...
[yelling] Shut up!
[in normal voice]
My own men, friends, colleagues.
Your own men, you son of a bitch!
All of them led to the slaughter.
Because of what? Your greed.
Don't show them your tears, big boy.
For fuck sakes!
Thank the Lord you are here,
arrest these dogs, shoot them all!
Gentlemen.
Mr. President.
So glad we could finally meet
after the scheduling disaster in Nairobi.
I'm so sorry about the recent
tragic events in your country.
I came as soon as I heard the news.
Are you assholes
going to untie us or what?
[Ekaterina] Ah, the puppet master.
I beg your pardon. Where are my manners?
Perhaps...
Perhaps some refreshments?
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
[in IsiZulu]
Please don't do this, brother.
My family and children!
No, please!
- No, my family!
- Fuck you!
[man sobbing and coughing]
Oh, please.
[folk music playing]
[men screaming]
Mr. President,
there will be a state of emergency now.
When you come into this executive power,
you will give Superior Solutions
the opportunity
to help you provide security
for your people.
Let us offer your military our expertise.
This is a chance for you
to lead by example,
to show your brothers on the continent
what we can also do for them.
It would be an honor to help you capture
and bring to justice these evil,
evil terrorists.
Was that really necessary?
I thought I should complement
your penchant for theatrics.
[Young Fathers' "In My View" playing]
♪ Leave a damsel for Delilah... ♪
[vehicle horns honking and sirens wailing]
♪ Dagger for the damned
The damned, the damned... ♪
[Queen panting]
♪ Fine wine and foie gras ♪
♪ In my view, nothing's ever given away ♪
- ♪ I believe to advance you must pay... ♪
- [doorbell ringing]
♪ In my view
Love will never come my way ♪
♪ So, when I leave
You'll be dancing on my grave ♪
♪ I wanna be king until I am ♪
♪ A man is just a man, I understand ♪
♪ Has everything gone to plan? ♪
♪ Don't say it out loud
Just let me dance ♪
♪ I know you wanna, say you wanna ♪
♪ I never said I was a saint
I'm a sin again, ah ♪
♪ Sin again, ah, and then a sinner ♪
♪ Again, again, ah, again, again, ah ♪
♪ I really wanna take your honor ♪
♪ I'm writing blank checks
I'm a greedy bugger ♪
♪ I'll take your daughter
To feel the thunder ♪
♪ Daddy's little girl
Now the reaper got her ♪
♪ In my view, nothing's ever given away ♪
♪ I believe to advance then you must pay ♪
♪ In my view
Love will never come my way ♪
♪ So, when I leave
You'll be dancing on my grave ♪
♪ Lay my belly on a woman ♪
♪ Leave a damsel for Delilah ♪
♪ Dagger for the damned
The damned, the damned ♪
♪ Fine wine and foie gras ♪
Is this where you plan to be?
What, tonight?
No.
In life.
The Shandu Makwaza of years back,
is this where he planned to be?
[chuckles]
That righteous bastard.
I'm serious.
No.
But I'm getting there, though.
Are you happy?
I'm not chasing happiness.
Then what are you chasing?
[young Queen giggling]
[gunshot]
[vehicle horn beeping]
[vehicle drives away]
[bus engine revving]
[in IsiZulu] I say
they got what they deserve.
They should have burnt
that Malunga as well.
[in IsiZulu] My goodness!
How can you say that?
How do you burn someone alive?
Just the thought of it makes me sick.
[woman 1] But you have to admit
that they've made an impact.
All these dirty politicians
are panicking now.
[woman 2] Stop talking nonsense!
You're talking rubbish,
just shut your mouth!
[clicks tongue]
Dude, why aren't you answering my calls?
What is it you want this time?
Okay, look...
I'm sorry, um, my schedule
is actually pretty full this week.
I'm sure you can make an appointment
with Rolene on the way out. Thanks.
Oh.
Okay. What's going on?
Did I do something wrong?
Do you want me to start with this week,
or should I go further?
Or is it that you're asking for help
and never give anything in return? Hmm?
[sighs deeply]
- I'm confused. What are you talking about?
- Oh, shit, I almost forgot.
What are you doing?
Here you go.
That's for helping me with my tuition.
The one and only time
you were there for me.
And now, if you don't mind,
I have a patient waiting. Thanks.
[door opens]
- Fuck you!
- Hey, hey.
Fuck you!
- Hey. Keep it down.
- Okay?
- Do you mind telling me what is going on?
- Keep it the fuck down.
On the day of the bomb,
Nova called you in a panic
to find out if I was injured or killed.
Wait, I can explain what...
You didn't call back
to find out if I was fine.
- I promise you, I checked.
- Where did you check?
On fucking Facebook?
Come on, Queen. Stop lying, man.
I understand how this must come across,
but I swear to you I...
What? What? You were busy?
Selling art?
What could have possibly
been more important, Queen? Hmm?
[exhales sharply]
I need you to trust me.
- I knew that you were fine.
- Sure. Thank you.
I promise you I knew that you were okay.
[door opens]
[jazz music playing]
I promise I knew.
♪ I can't see you through the maze ♪
♪ How did it come to this? ♪
[pop music playing over speakers]
[man] Where are you from,
if I may ask you, my brother?
DRC.
You?
I'm from Malawi, Blantyre.
You know, Malawi is a wonderful place,
not like this shit.
Yes, there is more money here,
sure, but look at the cost.
The Zulus. Uh-huh.
I don't think that's really the problem.
These people, they're saying
we are stealing jobs, we are criminals.
Everything. Every bad thing.
- It's tough, I know, but...
- It's bullshit.
These people are calling us makwerekwere,
they are calling us kalanga grigamba.
All those bad words.
If you can see the way they are beating
our brothers here.
It's not good at all.
If they must come for me, I'm telling you,
they are gonna run one by one.
That is why I support the Watu Wema.
[Sid] Is there anything else I can use?
My attempt to subpoena Superior Solutions
to give us their intel...
hit a brick wall.
[reporters clamoring on TV]
We feel vindicated.
Why would we give any government
our corporate intellectual property
and skills for free?
- This is our bread and butter.
- How are they so organized?
The exact services
that we offer to these nations.
[reporter 1] Ms. Gromova,
what about the state's indictment
that Superior Solutions
is supplying terror groups with weapons?
Yes, we were shocked and disappointed
to discover that our deceased former CEO,
Elton Davenport,
was in fact stealing arms from our company
and selling them on to terror groups.
We've launched an internal investigation
and are...
Can't we just tell the world
that Vitali is actually her brother?
No. She'll just deny it
and we'll risk looking like crackpots.
That Superior Solutions intel
would be incredibly useful right now.
Fred, is there any way
you can get into their system?
I tried.
Have you heard anything from Shandu?
So, is there any good news?
Well, not good news.
We have established that the bombs
that went off at Park Station,
they were triggered by cell phones.
Yes? And?
The shop that sold them
sold six of them to the same person.
So, they could be planning more attacks.
Malunga is having a meltdown.
He is tipping over and now he's pushing
for that state of emergency.
We've found dirt on every minister.
He will naturally try to lobby or bribe.
I think we've compelled them
to do the right thing.
I just need a little more time!
Perhaps a little more money.
To be honest,
these guys are not biting at all.
I mean, I just don't know what to do now.
Do you think I'm an idiot?
Is that's what's happening?
Mr. Malunga, perhaps what you need
is a little more help.
Perhaps there should be
a more spectacular act of bloodshed.
Would that accelerate this process?
[line disconnects]
- [keypad beeps]
- [phone thuds]
He is struggling to convince them.
Oh, those assholes have done his bidding
for a lot less cash.
Somebody got to them.
Which means someone is onto us.
It's time to take the next step.
The next step?
What? You're getting stage fright?
You see, Ekaterina, you might regard
the sacrifice of black bodies lightly.
To you, those people might be just a bunch
of expendable kaffirs in your master plan.
But to us, this is a big fucking deal.
This is the highest sacrifice
that should ever be made
in the pursuit to free our people.
You're a military man.
Surely you are familiar with the concept
of collateral damage?
Jesus, Ekaterina! Those are human beings.
But why would you care? Huh?
Because you only worship money and power.
You know what?
I actually don't blame you,
'cause I don't think you know any better.
I pity you.
You pity me?
I'm doing this
because I genuinely love my people
and I want the best for them, Ekaterina.
See, my mother may not have had much,
but she taught me one important lesson.
She taught me how to love.
I pity you
because you have no idea what that is.
- What?
- I found her.
The lady who claimed to be a journalist
in East Africa. Bonnie Kutako.
She's from these parts.
[stammering]
I'll find out. I'll bring her here.
[Ekaterina] You've got far more
important things to do.
Get some men to bring her here.
Oh, now you're giving my men orders?
God, you're in a fucking foul mood today.
Get a massage.
[vehicle starting]
[pop music playing]
Okay, so, what is it, really?
Do you have feelings for her?
Gosh, I can't believe
that just came out of my mouth.
What? No, of course not.
What?
Look, babe,
I don't have feelings for Queen.
All right?
I'm just really upset with her right now.
She can be so annoyingly
self-indulgent sometimes, you know?
Mm. You see, that thing right there?
Those are feelings.
You two need to resolve this whole thing,
'cause I can't share a space
with all of this.
Okay, listen.
My uneducated opinion
is that she needs help...
and she needs help from you.
I mean, you've told me her life story.
It seems like it was pretty rough.
Does she have friends?
I mean, I guess she has friends,
I don't know.
Like friends that call her up
and are like, "Yo.
I'm not too sure you know anything
about this art thing. Sharp."
- You think she knows nothing about art?
- Nope.
- Babe. Babe. Babe. Hey!
- Catch me if you can, bobo.
[TV reporter] With locals
attacking them in the streets
and burning their businesses,
many immigrants
are saying enough is enough.
[crowd chanting on TV]
Like this Ethiopian shop owner
who says he has been taking violence
and attacks from locals for far too long.
He says the Watu Wema have made
him believe he can finally fight back.
I'm ready to die now.
- I'm ready to die now.
- [TV reporter] The Somalis chase looters...
[doorbell ringing]
What took you so long, man?
[in Setswana]
Take care, my brother. Cool, bye.
- [screaming]
- [car alarm wailing]
- [bones breaking]
- [man screams]
Queen, I know you're in there.
Listen, I know I said some things
yesterday, and I'm really sorry, okay?
[knocking on door]
Queen, please open.
Leave me alone. Go away.
I don't wanna see you.
[panting]
Viljoen, I need a cleanup urgently.
There's quite a mess where I am right now.
Okay.
- [man] Fuck.
- Who sent you?
[groaning]
No, no, no...
Who sent you?
[screaming]
Okay, okay, okay. I'll talk. I'll talk.
- [muffled gunshot]
- Shit!
[sirens wailing]
Fred.
Your life is what I would describe
as undesirable.
- If I could pick a life I would...
- I will punch you in the face. Okay?
- Okay.
- I have already warmed up.
- Please don't test me.
- Okay.
These two guys are South African.
That guy is Zimbabwean.
Now, their passports place them
sporadically across the continent
over the past few months.
They could be any one of your enemies.
And this guy...
Amos Masilela, he's been very busy.
But more suspiciously, here.
[Queen] When was this?
[Fred] Last night.
[Queen] What do you think is in the bag?
[Fred] At times like this,
we have to assume the worst.
One of your corpses had traces
of concentrated hydrogen peroxide.
Unless he was dying someone's hair blond,
I'd say he was making a bomb.
Has there been no activity
from the phones that they bought?
None. If they have any idea
of what they're doing,
they'll only switch them on
at the very last moment.
We'll have to call it in, Sid.
So, you want us to just give Malunga
the state of emergency?
If we keep this information to ourselves,
that's treason, Sono.
[in Afrikaans] Damn it.
I think I made a break.
Yes?
The guy on the bus,
I managed to track down his ID.
He doesn't have much of a footprint,
but I got his mother's cell phone number.
Her and her daughter have been
making phone calls to the same number.
This is what we can hear right now
through the microphone.
[vuvuzelas blowing on video]
What is it?
The biggest football event of the year.
Either we call it in
and give Malunga the perfect grounds
to declare a state of emergency,
or...
[fingers snapping]
Or we go rogue.
What?
No police. No military.
Just the SOG.
Off the grid.
I can't willingly put you guys
into this shit.
But if you choose to do this,
then you should all agree to do it my way.
I gave the orders, I take the fall.
Those are my terms.
You take it or you leave it.
Fine.
What am I gonna do?
Go home and watch a soccer game
where everybody dies?
Of course I'm in.
This is not going to be possible
without me, so...
I think this is the least clever decision
I have ever made.
Sono, you're gonna lead them
on the ground. Now, go!
No pressure, rookie,
but don't fuck this up.
[chuckles]
Uh, are you absolutely sure about this?
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[commentator] It's another day in Soweto
as you line up for the spectacular Derby.
I am Mojack Eatsummore Lehuku
and I am here with my guest...
[Mo] Of course, the one and only
Mo Changer Digear Mothebe.
We are here for the biggest derby within
the republic, whereby the continent.
[Mojack] This is an important game.
Considering the recent event,
what does this mean for South Africa?
[Miri] Fred, you're linked to every camera
in that stadium. Go.
Too many people.
And their painted faces are confusing
the facial recognition software.
I'm going to have to reconfigure the code
to get it to isolate
the facial features better.
Put it on the floor, now. Put it down.
[vuvuzelas blowing]
Thank you.
[in IsiZulu] Security, please come here.
Please make sure all your unit checks
all the bags and boxes here.
Right now, okay? Sharp.
What is this thing with the coffin?
[Queen] Wow, Fred.
Have you never been to a soccer game?
[Fred] I've seen it on TV.
I don't understand what the fuss is about.
The coffins represent
the opponent's burial, assuming you win.
[sucks teeth] That is childish.
[Mojack] Another beautiful day
in South Africa...
The fans are playing their vuvuzelas.
Considering what's happened lately...
[man] Come on, solider!
[in Setswana]
Bulabule, I can tell you are upset.
Now, talk to me and tell me
what's bothering you.
[in SePitori] Are you sure, Chief?
For Snow White and her money,
is there anything we won't do?
[in Setswana]
It's not like that, little brother.
[in SePitori] You know, Chief,
I grew up watching soccer there.
My father always took me to these games
and I always wished I could take
my own kids to watch these two teams play.
But lately, after doing
what we are planning on doing, Chief,
I don't think
I could ever have the courage
to watch soccer ever again in my life.
Look, Chief, we're about
to kill innocent people here, Chief.
[in Setswana]
Little brother, we've spoken about this.
This isn't easy for me too.
[in English] You think I relish this?
[in Setswana] If my brother and Ulrich
were still here today...
[in English]...they would have
executed me right here, right now.
Okay?
There's a huge and very difficult
sacrifice that needs to be made here, kid.
[in Setswana] You've heard for yourself
that there are people who are prepared
to die for our cause, right?
We are being heard, little brother.
Right?
[in English] If that's what it takes
to finally break our people free...
so be it.
[in SePitori] And our people's blood
will be on whose hands, Chief?
Who is going to pull the trigger?
You? Or that Snow White of yours?
[in English] Snow White is just
a small price to pay, Bulabule.
Trust me when I tell you,
we won't have to enjoy her much longer.
If you say so, my leader.
[indistinct chatter on TV]
[cell phone ringing]
Yes?
I've just been told where you are.
What are you up to?
Sometimes you have to beat the dog
until its master comes out.
Ekaterina, we have no business
with that old woman.
Our issues are with her granddaughter.
Call off the men and get back to base.
This is a personal matter.
It really has nothing to do with you.
What do you mean? Vitali was my friend.
And she also killed some of my men.
Your sanctimoniousness amuses me, comrade.
If the blast radius
is anything like the station bomb, oof,
we are looking at about
15,000 to 20,000 casualties.
- Bring on the face paint.
- [Queen] I think I've got an idea.
- What is it?
- [Queen] Where's the TV control room?
[Fred] Now, you need to make sure
that the real cops do not see you.
[whistles]
[Fred] Blazing, Queen.
Seven, go wide. Just like I tuned in
the rehearsal's channel. Zoom out.
Nice, going to five and cue score graphics
going up in three...
Okay. Everybody, listen up.
Who's in charge here?
All right, sir, I'm going to need you
to turn the cameras from the game
onto the fans right now.
Lady, we're broadcasting
a national game live.
[gun cocks]
All cameras, pan to the fans.
All cameras, pan to the fans.
[in IsiZulu] Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
I will blow your brains out.
You hear me, Satan?
Not today!
Move your fingers away from that phone!
I know what I fucking said.
Just pan to the fans!
Brilliant, Queen.
[Mo] It seems quite peculiar.
We seem to be experiencing
technical difficulties.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[commentary continues indistinctly]
What the fuck?
[Mo] It seems quite peculiar.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[Bulabule in SePitori] Chief.
I'm not sure what's happening.
Something is wrong at the stadium.
[in English] You might want to see this.
Fred, have any of the phones come up?
[Fred] No. Like Viljoen said,
they probably switch them on
at the very last minute.
Shouldn't we just eliminate
that possibility?
Sid. Disabling the cell phone towers
will raise all sorts of red flags.
If the terrorists are watching the game
on TV now,
then surely they must know
we are onto them.
It's only a matter of time
before they activate that device.
All right, all right.
I want you to take out
every cell phone tower
within 80 kilometers from that stadium.
- Now!
- Sid,
- that's almost the whole of Johannesburg.
- Yes.
I think I've just signed
my resignation letter.
Cell phone users
around the Johannesburg area
are currently not able
to access the services.
Now this has led to a countrywide panic
in light of the recent attack
on the Gautrain.
Babe?
I know this face. Are you an actor?
No, I'm not an actor.
Oh, and, uh, all these guys,
your boyfriends?
Hmm?
You're very funny, I don't usually laugh.
No, they're... They're my colleagues.
Oh.
Okay, so, um, what's the occasion,
my dear?
Well, it's rather unfortunate,
but your granddaughter...
she took something very dear to me.
Oh.
Hmm.
That is... so unfortunate.
I always tell her to stop stealing
people's things.
[groans]
Oh... Tea?
- I'd love some.
- Good.
[keypad beeps]
Queen, I've found him.
Section A-234.
[Mo] It seems peculiar. We seem
to be experiencing technical difficulties.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[Mojack] Again, we're still having
a little bit of an issue over here.
- [whistle blows]
- [crowd cheering]
Move out of the way. Move out of the way.
[in IsiZulu] Move!
[in English] Move!
[shouting]
Jissis, rookie, but you can run.
Must be nice.
Fuck you, man, Viljoen.
Get this fucking bomb out of here.
Oh, I brought out
my special tea set today.
I don't always have visitors.
Oh, here we are. [grunts]
Thank you.
I don't take sugar, thanks.
Oh.
[commentators speaking indistinctly on TV]
[silenced gunshots]
[footsteps receding]
[sniffling]
[sniffs and winces]
[sneezes]
[sighs]
[in IsiZulu] I'm sure you are
laughing at me right now.
[in English]
I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral.
[sobs]
This is all my fault.
[sobbing]
I'm so sorry.
I miss you so much.
I don't know what to do.
I don't know where to go.
I need you so bad.
You were right.
I am running from myself.
But...
I'm not my mom.
I'm not Safiya Sono.
[in IsiZulu] I can't be the same as her.
[in English] I'm not great like her.
And I'm turning out
to be a disappointment.
[in IsiZulu] Just like Dad.
But what are we fighting for?
We're not fighting for freedom.
People have already got their freedom,
right?
You always asked me
what I did for a living.
I fight people who bother other people.
[in English] I fight bullies.
[in IsiZulu] I can now see
that my life is painted with blood.
I am not afraid to spill blood.
For too long,
suffering has cursed my people
It's time to spill the blood
of our enemies now.
I will use their blood to fuel the fire
that will remove the curse
and light the path for me.
[in English] I'm going to find them...
and I'm going to make them pay.
[in Xitsonga]
They will get what's coming to them.
[computer beeps]
[man] Why did you call me here?
It's about your daughter.
[sighs deeply]
I'm listening.
[outro music playing]
[TV reporter] The explosion left
95 people dead and nearly 200 injured...
Such a damn pity people lost their lives.
What kind of animal would do this?
What you need to do
is get your mind off this shit.
Some Greek sunshine.
We have a villa in Crete. It's great.
[man] My brother's right.
You're like family to us,
and no family of mine
is going to go through a lifetime
without experiencing the olive harvest
and a beautiful woman in Crete.
It's wall-to-wall pussy.
[gunshots]
- [in IsiZulu] What the hell are you doing?
- [in English] Who do you think you are?
[Shandu] We will not harm any of you.
My men are decent people.
Hey, little one.
We're just here
to have a little chat with Daddy.
- Come on, move.
- [woman] Come on.
- I will fucking kill you!
- Spiro, don't be stupid! Put this down!
Spiro.
[panting]
[in IsiZulu] Please, I'm begging you,
my friend. Please hear me out.
These whites might not cooperate,
but you and I
could find a better way forward...
[in English]
Let's just talk business, please.
[Shandu] Oh, you wanna talk business now?
Okay.
Is this enough money for you?
Is this why you fought against Apartheid,
comrade?
To sell your country off
to the highest bidder?
Huh?
Is this why?
How much are they paying you? Huh?
I guess we own you now.
Remember me now?
Brother, please.
Whatever that I did to you, forgive me.
Comrades, friends, please.
Let's sort out our differences
without any violence.
- Shut up!
- We're much better than this...
[yelling] Shut up!
[in normal voice]
My own men, friends, colleagues.
Your own men, you son of a bitch!
All of them led to the slaughter.
Because of what? Your greed.
Don't show them your tears, big boy.
For fuck sakes!
Thank the Lord you are here,
arrest these dogs, shoot them all!
Gentlemen.
Mr. President.
So glad we could finally meet
after the scheduling disaster in Nairobi.
I'm so sorry about the recent
tragic events in your country.
I came as soon as I heard the news.
Are you assholes
going to untie us or what?
[Ekaterina] Ah, the puppet master.
I beg your pardon. Where are my manners?
Perhaps...
Perhaps some refreshments?
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
[in IsiZulu]
Please don't do this, brother.
My family and children!
No, please!
- No, my family!
- Fuck you!
[man sobbing and coughing]
Oh, please.
[folk music playing]
[men screaming]
Mr. President,
there will be a state of emergency now.
When you come into this executive power,
you will give Superior Solutions
the opportunity
to help you provide security
for your people.
Let us offer your military our expertise.
This is a chance for you
to lead by example,
to show your brothers on the continent
what we can also do for them.
It would be an honor to help you capture
and bring to justice these evil,
evil terrorists.
Was that really necessary?
I thought I should complement
your penchant for theatrics.
[Young Fathers' "In My View" playing]
♪ Leave a damsel for Delilah... ♪
[vehicle horns honking and sirens wailing]
♪ Dagger for the damned
The damned, the damned... ♪
[Queen panting]
♪ Fine wine and foie gras ♪
♪ In my view, nothing's ever given away ♪
- ♪ I believe to advance you must pay... ♪
- [doorbell ringing]
♪ In my view
Love will never come my way ♪
♪ So, when I leave
You'll be dancing on my grave ♪
♪ I wanna be king until I am ♪
♪ A man is just a man, I understand ♪
♪ Has everything gone to plan? ♪
♪ Don't say it out loud
Just let me dance ♪
♪ I know you wanna, say you wanna ♪
♪ I never said I was a saint
I'm a sin again, ah ♪
♪ Sin again, ah, and then a sinner ♪
♪ Again, again, ah, again, again, ah ♪
♪ I really wanna take your honor ♪
♪ I'm writing blank checks
I'm a greedy bugger ♪
♪ I'll take your daughter
To feel the thunder ♪
♪ Daddy's little girl
Now the reaper got her ♪
♪ In my view, nothing's ever given away ♪
♪ I believe to advance then you must pay ♪
♪ In my view
Love will never come my way ♪
♪ So, when I leave
You'll be dancing on my grave ♪
♪ Lay my belly on a woman ♪
♪ Leave a damsel for Delilah ♪
♪ Dagger for the damned
The damned, the damned ♪
♪ Fine wine and foie gras ♪
Is this where you plan to be?
What, tonight?
No.
In life.
The Shandu Makwaza of years back,
is this where he planned to be?
[chuckles]
That righteous bastard.
I'm serious.
No.
But I'm getting there, though.
Are you happy?
I'm not chasing happiness.
Then what are you chasing?
[young Queen giggling]
[gunshot]
[vehicle horn beeping]
[vehicle drives away]
[bus engine revving]
[in IsiZulu] I say
they got what they deserve.
They should have burnt
that Malunga as well.
[in IsiZulu] My goodness!
How can you say that?
How do you burn someone alive?
Just the thought of it makes me sick.
[woman 1] But you have to admit
that they've made an impact.
All these dirty politicians
are panicking now.
[woman 2] Stop talking nonsense!
You're talking rubbish,
just shut your mouth!
[clicks tongue]
Dude, why aren't you answering my calls?
What is it you want this time?
Okay, look...
I'm sorry, um, my schedule
is actually pretty full this week.
I'm sure you can make an appointment
with Rolene on the way out. Thanks.
Oh.
Okay. What's going on?
Did I do something wrong?
Do you want me to start with this week,
or should I go further?
Or is it that you're asking for help
and never give anything in return? Hmm?
[sighs deeply]
- I'm confused. What are you talking about?
- Oh, shit, I almost forgot.
What are you doing?
Here you go.
That's for helping me with my tuition.
The one and only time
you were there for me.
And now, if you don't mind,
I have a patient waiting. Thanks.
[door opens]
- Fuck you!
- Hey, hey.
Fuck you!
- Hey. Keep it down.
- Okay?
- Do you mind telling me what is going on?
- Keep it the fuck down.
On the day of the bomb,
Nova called you in a panic
to find out if I was injured or killed.
Wait, I can explain what...
You didn't call back
to find out if I was fine.
- I promise you, I checked.
- Where did you check?
On fucking Facebook?
Come on, Queen. Stop lying, man.
I understand how this must come across,
but I swear to you I...
What? What? You were busy?
Selling art?
What could have possibly
been more important, Queen? Hmm?
[exhales sharply]
I need you to trust me.
- I knew that you were fine.
- Sure. Thank you.
I promise you I knew that you were okay.
[door opens]
[jazz music playing]
I promise I knew.
♪ I can't see you through the maze ♪
♪ How did it come to this? ♪
[pop music playing over speakers]
[man] Where are you from,
if I may ask you, my brother?
DRC.
You?
I'm from Malawi, Blantyre.
You know, Malawi is a wonderful place,
not like this shit.
Yes, there is more money here,
sure, but look at the cost.
The Zulus. Uh-huh.
I don't think that's really the problem.
These people, they're saying
we are stealing jobs, we are criminals.
Everything. Every bad thing.
- It's tough, I know, but...
- It's bullshit.
These people are calling us makwerekwere,
they are calling us kalanga grigamba.
All those bad words.
If you can see the way they are beating
our brothers here.
It's not good at all.
If they must come for me, I'm telling you,
they are gonna run one by one.
That is why I support the Watu Wema.
[Sid] Is there anything else I can use?
My attempt to subpoena Superior Solutions
to give us their intel...
hit a brick wall.
[reporters clamoring on TV]
We feel vindicated.
Why would we give any government
our corporate intellectual property
and skills for free?
- This is our bread and butter.
- How are they so organized?
The exact services
that we offer to these nations.
[reporter 1] Ms. Gromova,
what about the state's indictment
that Superior Solutions
is supplying terror groups with weapons?
Yes, we were shocked and disappointed
to discover that our deceased former CEO,
Elton Davenport,
was in fact stealing arms from our company
and selling them on to terror groups.
We've launched an internal investigation
and are...
Can't we just tell the world
that Vitali is actually her brother?
No. She'll just deny it
and we'll risk looking like crackpots.
That Superior Solutions intel
would be incredibly useful right now.
Fred, is there any way
you can get into their system?
I tried.
Have you heard anything from Shandu?
So, is there any good news?
Well, not good news.
We have established that the bombs
that went off at Park Station,
they were triggered by cell phones.
Yes? And?
The shop that sold them
sold six of them to the same person.
So, they could be planning more attacks.
Malunga is having a meltdown.
He is tipping over and now he's pushing
for that state of emergency.
We've found dirt on every minister.
He will naturally try to lobby or bribe.
I think we've compelled them
to do the right thing.
I just need a little more time!
Perhaps a little more money.
To be honest,
these guys are not biting at all.
I mean, I just don't know what to do now.
Do you think I'm an idiot?
Is that's what's happening?
Mr. Malunga, perhaps what you need
is a little more help.
Perhaps there should be
a more spectacular act of bloodshed.
Would that accelerate this process?
[line disconnects]
- [keypad beeps]
- [phone thuds]
He is struggling to convince them.
Oh, those assholes have done his bidding
for a lot less cash.
Somebody got to them.
Which means someone is onto us.
It's time to take the next step.
The next step?
What? You're getting stage fright?
You see, Ekaterina, you might regard
the sacrifice of black bodies lightly.
To you, those people might be just a bunch
of expendable kaffirs in your master plan.
But to us, this is a big fucking deal.
This is the highest sacrifice
that should ever be made
in the pursuit to free our people.
You're a military man.
Surely you are familiar with the concept
of collateral damage?
Jesus, Ekaterina! Those are human beings.
But why would you care? Huh?
Because you only worship money and power.
You know what?
I actually don't blame you,
'cause I don't think you know any better.
I pity you.
You pity me?
I'm doing this
because I genuinely love my people
and I want the best for them, Ekaterina.
See, my mother may not have had much,
but she taught me one important lesson.
She taught me how to love.
I pity you
because you have no idea what that is.
- What?
- I found her.
The lady who claimed to be a journalist
in East Africa. Bonnie Kutako.
She's from these parts.
[stammering]
I'll find out. I'll bring her here.
[Ekaterina] You've got far more
important things to do.
Get some men to bring her here.
Oh, now you're giving my men orders?
God, you're in a fucking foul mood today.
Get a massage.
[vehicle starting]
[pop music playing]
Okay, so, what is it, really?
Do you have feelings for her?
Gosh, I can't believe
that just came out of my mouth.
What? No, of course not.
What?
Look, babe,
I don't have feelings for Queen.
All right?
I'm just really upset with her right now.
She can be so annoyingly
self-indulgent sometimes, you know?
Mm. You see, that thing right there?
Those are feelings.
You two need to resolve this whole thing,
'cause I can't share a space
with all of this.
Okay, listen.
My uneducated opinion
is that she needs help...
and she needs help from you.
I mean, you've told me her life story.
It seems like it was pretty rough.
Does she have friends?
I mean, I guess she has friends,
I don't know.
Like friends that call her up
and are like, "Yo.
I'm not too sure you know anything
about this art thing. Sharp."
- You think she knows nothing about art?
- Nope.
- Babe. Babe. Babe. Hey!
- Catch me if you can, bobo.
[TV reporter] With locals
attacking them in the streets
and burning their businesses,
many immigrants
are saying enough is enough.
[crowd chanting on TV]
Like this Ethiopian shop owner
who says he has been taking violence
and attacks from locals for far too long.
He says the Watu Wema have made
him believe he can finally fight back.
I'm ready to die now.
- I'm ready to die now.
- [TV reporter] The Somalis chase looters...
[doorbell ringing]
What took you so long, man?
[in Setswana]
Take care, my brother. Cool, bye.
- [screaming]
- [car alarm wailing]
- [bones breaking]
- [man screams]
Queen, I know you're in there.
Listen, I know I said some things
yesterday, and I'm really sorry, okay?
[knocking on door]
Queen, please open.
Leave me alone. Go away.
I don't wanna see you.
[panting]
Viljoen, I need a cleanup urgently.
There's quite a mess where I am right now.
Okay.
- [man] Fuck.
- Who sent you?
[groaning]
No, no, no...
Who sent you?
[screaming]
Okay, okay, okay. I'll talk. I'll talk.
- [muffled gunshot]
- Shit!
[sirens wailing]
Fred.
Your life is what I would describe
as undesirable.
- If I could pick a life I would...
- I will punch you in the face. Okay?
- Okay.
- I have already warmed up.
- Please don't test me.
- Okay.
These two guys are South African.
That guy is Zimbabwean.
Now, their passports place them
sporadically across the continent
over the past few months.
They could be any one of your enemies.
And this guy...
Amos Masilela, he's been very busy.
But more suspiciously, here.
[Queen] When was this?
[Fred] Last night.
[Queen] What do you think is in the bag?
[Fred] At times like this,
we have to assume the worst.
One of your corpses had traces
of concentrated hydrogen peroxide.
Unless he was dying someone's hair blond,
I'd say he was making a bomb.
Has there been no activity
from the phones that they bought?
None. If they have any idea
of what they're doing,
they'll only switch them on
at the very last moment.
We'll have to call it in, Sid.
So, you want us to just give Malunga
the state of emergency?
If we keep this information to ourselves,
that's treason, Sono.
[in Afrikaans] Damn it.
I think I made a break.
Yes?
The guy on the bus,
I managed to track down his ID.
He doesn't have much of a footprint,
but I got his mother's cell phone number.
Her and her daughter have been
making phone calls to the same number.
This is what we can hear right now
through the microphone.
[vuvuzelas blowing on video]
What is it?
The biggest football event of the year.
Either we call it in
and give Malunga the perfect grounds
to declare a state of emergency,
or...
[fingers snapping]
Or we go rogue.
What?
No police. No military.
Just the SOG.
Off the grid.
I can't willingly put you guys
into this shit.
But if you choose to do this,
then you should all agree to do it my way.
I gave the orders, I take the fall.
Those are my terms.
You take it or you leave it.
Fine.
What am I gonna do?
Go home and watch a soccer game
where everybody dies?
Of course I'm in.
This is not going to be possible
without me, so...
I think this is the least clever decision
I have ever made.
Sono, you're gonna lead them
on the ground. Now, go!
No pressure, rookie,
but don't fuck this up.
[chuckles]
Uh, are you absolutely sure about this?
I wouldn't have it any other way.
[commentator] It's another day in Soweto
as you line up for the spectacular Derby.
I am Mojack Eatsummore Lehuku
and I am here with my guest...
[Mo] Of course, the one and only
Mo Changer Digear Mothebe.
We are here for the biggest derby within
the republic, whereby the continent.
[Mojack] This is an important game.
Considering the recent event,
what does this mean for South Africa?
[Miri] Fred, you're linked to every camera
in that stadium. Go.
Too many people.
And their painted faces are confusing
the facial recognition software.
I'm going to have to reconfigure the code
to get it to isolate
the facial features better.
Put it on the floor, now. Put it down.
[vuvuzelas blowing]
Thank you.
[in IsiZulu] Security, please come here.
Please make sure all your unit checks
all the bags and boxes here.
Right now, okay? Sharp.
What is this thing with the coffin?
[Queen] Wow, Fred.
Have you never been to a soccer game?
[Fred] I've seen it on TV.
I don't understand what the fuss is about.
The coffins represent
the opponent's burial, assuming you win.
[sucks teeth] That is childish.
[Mojack] Another beautiful day
in South Africa...
The fans are playing their vuvuzelas.
Considering what's happened lately...
[man] Come on, solider!
[in Setswana]
Bulabule, I can tell you are upset.
Now, talk to me and tell me
what's bothering you.
[in SePitori] Are you sure, Chief?
For Snow White and her money,
is there anything we won't do?
[in Setswana]
It's not like that, little brother.
[in SePitori] You know, Chief,
I grew up watching soccer there.
My father always took me to these games
and I always wished I could take
my own kids to watch these two teams play.
But lately, after doing
what we are planning on doing, Chief,
I don't think
I could ever have the courage
to watch soccer ever again in my life.
Look, Chief, we're about
to kill innocent people here, Chief.
[in Setswana]
Little brother, we've spoken about this.
This isn't easy for me too.
[in English] You think I relish this?
[in Setswana] If my brother and Ulrich
were still here today...
[in English]...they would have
executed me right here, right now.
Okay?
There's a huge and very difficult
sacrifice that needs to be made here, kid.
[in Setswana] You've heard for yourself
that there are people who are prepared
to die for our cause, right?
We are being heard, little brother.
Right?
[in English] If that's what it takes
to finally break our people free...
so be it.
[in SePitori] And our people's blood
will be on whose hands, Chief?
Who is going to pull the trigger?
You? Or that Snow White of yours?
[in English] Snow White is just
a small price to pay, Bulabule.
Trust me when I tell you,
we won't have to enjoy her much longer.
If you say so, my leader.
[indistinct chatter on TV]
[cell phone ringing]
Yes?
I've just been told where you are.
What are you up to?
Sometimes you have to beat the dog
until its master comes out.
Ekaterina, we have no business
with that old woman.
Our issues are with her granddaughter.
Call off the men and get back to base.
This is a personal matter.
It really has nothing to do with you.
What do you mean? Vitali was my friend.
And she also killed some of my men.
Your sanctimoniousness amuses me, comrade.
If the blast radius
is anything like the station bomb, oof,
we are looking at about
15,000 to 20,000 casualties.
- Bring on the face paint.
- [Queen] I think I've got an idea.
- What is it?
- [Queen] Where's the TV control room?
[Fred] Now, you need to make sure
that the real cops do not see you.
[whistles]
[Fred] Blazing, Queen.
Seven, go wide. Just like I tuned in
the rehearsal's channel. Zoom out.
Nice, going to five and cue score graphics
going up in three...
Okay. Everybody, listen up.
Who's in charge here?
All right, sir, I'm going to need you
to turn the cameras from the game
onto the fans right now.
Lady, we're broadcasting
a national game live.
[gun cocks]
All cameras, pan to the fans.
All cameras, pan to the fans.
[in IsiZulu] Hey!
What do you think you're doing?
I will blow your brains out.
You hear me, Satan?
Not today!
Move your fingers away from that phone!
I know what I fucking said.
Just pan to the fans!
Brilliant, Queen.
[Mo] It seems quite peculiar.
We seem to be experiencing
technical difficulties.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[commentary continues indistinctly]
What the fuck?
[Mo] It seems quite peculiar.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[Bulabule in SePitori] Chief.
I'm not sure what's happening.
Something is wrong at the stadium.
[in English] You might want to see this.
Fred, have any of the phones come up?
[Fred] No. Like Viljoen said,
they probably switch them on
at the very last minute.
Shouldn't we just eliminate
that possibility?
Sid. Disabling the cell phone towers
will raise all sorts of red flags.
If the terrorists are watching the game
on TV now,
then surely they must know
we are onto them.
It's only a matter of time
before they activate that device.
All right, all right.
I want you to take out
every cell phone tower
within 80 kilometers from that stadium.
- Now!
- Sid,
- that's almost the whole of Johannesburg.
- Yes.
I think I've just signed
my resignation letter.
Cell phone users
around the Johannesburg area
are currently not able
to access the services.
Now this has led to a countrywide panic
in light of the recent attack
on the Gautrain.
Babe?
I know this face. Are you an actor?
No, I'm not an actor.
Oh, and, uh, all these guys,
your boyfriends?
Hmm?
You're very funny, I don't usually laugh.
No, they're... They're my colleagues.
Oh.
Okay, so, um, what's the occasion,
my dear?
Well, it's rather unfortunate,
but your granddaughter...
she took something very dear to me.
Oh.
Hmm.
That is... so unfortunate.
I always tell her to stop stealing
people's things.
[groans]
Oh... Tea?
- I'd love some.
- Good.
[keypad beeps]
Queen, I've found him.
Section A-234.
[Mo] It seems peculiar. We seem
to be experiencing technical difficulties.
The cameramen seem to be
zooming in to the spectators.
[Mojack] Again, we're still having
a little bit of an issue over here.
- [whistle blows]
- [crowd cheering]
Move out of the way. Move out of the way.
[in IsiZulu] Move!
[in English] Move!
[shouting]
Jissis, rookie, but you can run.
Must be nice.
Fuck you, man, Viljoen.
Get this fucking bomb out of here.
Oh, I brought out
my special tea set today.
I don't always have visitors.
Oh, here we are. [grunts]
Thank you.
I don't take sugar, thanks.
Oh.
[commentators speaking indistinctly on TV]
[silenced gunshots]
[footsteps receding]
[sniffling]
[sniffs and winces]
[sneezes]
[sighs]
[in IsiZulu] I'm sure you are
laughing at me right now.
[in English]
I'm sorry I didn't come to your funeral.
[sobs]
This is all my fault.
[sobbing]
I'm so sorry.
I miss you so much.
I don't know what to do.
I don't know where to go.
I need you so bad.
You were right.
I am running from myself.
But...
I'm not my mom.
I'm not Safiya Sono.
[in IsiZulu] I can't be the same as her.
[in English] I'm not great like her.
And I'm turning out
to be a disappointment.
[in IsiZulu] Just like Dad.
But what are we fighting for?
We're not fighting for freedom.
People have already got their freedom,
right?
You always asked me
what I did for a living.
I fight people who bother other people.
[in English] I fight bullies.
[in IsiZulu] I can now see
that my life is painted with blood.
I am not afraid to spill blood.
For too long,
suffering has cursed my people
It's time to spill the blood
of our enemies now.
I will use their blood to fuel the fire
that will remove the curse
and light the path for me.
[in English] I'm going to find them...
and I'm going to make them pay.
[in Xitsonga]
They will get what's coming to them.
[computer beeps]
[man] Why did you call me here?
It's about your daughter.
[sighs deeply]
I'm listening.
[outro music playing]