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[INDISTINCT AUDIO PLAYING FROM COMPUTER]
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[MAN] You have the right to remain silent.
Anything you say...
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[PULENG] Baba!
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[PULENG] What are you doing?
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[PULENG] Somebody do something!
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I know your family has been
and is going through a tough time, but...
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as principal of Parkhurst,
I need assurances
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that it will not affect your school work
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or any other student, for that matter.
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Ma'am...
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I have no control
over what's happening with my family.
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I wouldn't do anything to mess this up.
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Oh, look at you.
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My bursary application.
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Oh, yes. Don't forget to deliver that
to the administration office.
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- [PHONE BEEPS]
- [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
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[GIRL] Wow, this is so intense.
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Remember that Khumalo girl
who was kidnapped?
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May I ask something?
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If I were accepted here,
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could I use my mother's maiden name, Vezi?
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[SOFT CHUCKLE]
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I don't want the Khumalo name
to be my story here too.
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[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
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Really?
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Right outside the school?
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You know you shouldn't be doing that
in school uniform.
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[TAHIRA SIGHS]
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- [CAR HORN BLASTS]
- [MAN] Watch it, man.
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[PULENG BREATHING HEAVILY]
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Puleng Vezi?
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How did you know?
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Oh, let me see.
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That hopeful gaze in your eyes,
the way you're gripping your bag,
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reeks of rookie eagerness.
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Wendy Dlamini.
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I have the pleasure
of giving you the full tour.
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Please, follow me.
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- [SNAPS FINGERS]
- Come on.
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[WENDY] So, where are you from?
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[PULENG] Certainly not from the same place
as people around here.
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Well, that's probably a good thing.
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[WENDY] Parkhurst High
is internationally renowned
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for its academic excellence.
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We boast about having the best foundation
to get into top tertiary institutions.
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Not to mention our sporting rep.
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This school's a melting pot of cultural...
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- Watch it!
- And economic backgrounds.
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[WENDY] Then there are the swimmers.
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With their failed Olympic coach,
Chad Morgan.
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The star pupils who think
they're in a league of their own.
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- [MUFFLED SOUND]
- [HEART BEATING]
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[NORMAL] Fikile Bhele.
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[WHISTLE BLOWS]
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I see she's a candidate
for the head girl position.
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Do you think she stands a chance?
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[WENDY] Sure.
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Unfortunately, Parkhurst isn't immune
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to frivolous popularity contests.
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[WHISTLE BLOWS]
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Actually, my mother's the Minister
of Agriculture.
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Ah, so one of the wealthy entitled brats.
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More like the champion for the underdog.
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That's why I started
the school magazine society.
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To speak truth when no one else will.
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Hey.
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I was starting to worry
you had jumped ship and abandoned me.
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Puleng, meet my very best friend
and future head girl of Parkhurst High.
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No one is more deserving than Tahira.
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According to you, Wendy.
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- Modesty won't get you far.
- Nice to meet you, Puleng.
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[TAHIRA] Uh, when are the interviews
happening after school again?
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We're conducting interviews
with each candidate
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as part of the head girl
and head boy campaign.
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More like a profile on each candidate,
including hers truly.
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Sounds serious.
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Rightly so.
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It looks good on any uni application.
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[TAHIRA] Uh... [CLEARS THROAT]
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We need to go.
Find me if you need anything.
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Welcome to the jungle.
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A piece of advice:
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Don't lose yourself.
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I have to ask...
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What makes you sure
that this is where you belong?
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Actually...
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can you tell me more
about the magazine society?
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[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
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♪ Blood ♪
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♪ Blood and water ♪
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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Yeah, no, find your own seat.
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Oh.
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Uh... There's an open desk next to me.
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This one.
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[PROFESSOR]
All right, great then, settle down.
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We've got a new student here
with us today.
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Miss, uh, Puleng...
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Vezi.
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She transferred from Meadowridge.
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Let's welcome her.
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[SCATTERED STUDENT APPLAUSE]
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[PROFESSOR] Let's see, yesterday,
any questions about...
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Welcome.
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I don't think I'd be here without
that interview you set up with your mom.
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[PROFESSOR] We all clear on that?
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- [WENDY] Excuse me, ma'am.
- [WOMAN] Yes.
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While I find this rehashing
of Schindler's List riveting,
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if the department insists on teaching us
white male domination in ancient wars,
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wouldn't it be more enlightening to us,
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as the students of the continent,
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if we studied Darwin's impact
on historical events closer to home?
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The Holocaust affected many people,
Miss Shlamini.
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Of course.
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But we've had our own horror stories
with relics such as Leopold,
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who murdered millions of Africans
and is never discussed.
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[DOOR RATTLES OPEN THEN CLOSES]
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So sorry I'm late, ma'am.
Swimming practice ran late.
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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What about the ten million people
in the DRC that King Leopold killed?
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Do they not get air time?
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She's at it again.
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[EXHALES] Yeah.
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Hey.
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How come Coach never talks to me?
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He just dictates, and I work just as hard.
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Chris, the only thing you work hard at
is getting laid.
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Semantics.
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Mr. Ackerman?
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[PROFESSOR] You care to share?
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No, ma'am. [CHUCKLES]
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Perfectly happy listening to your, um...
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- alluring voice. Thank you.
- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
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[WENDY] As I was saying...
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by discussing African history,
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perhaps more specifically
the influence.
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Darwin's theory had
on the apartheid regime,
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maybe we as South Africans
can better understand
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and address the systems
governing our country today.
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Okay... homework.
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- [STUDENTS GROANING]
- Wendy...
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I want an essay where you debate
the historical genocides,
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and which one has had the biggest impact
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on African politics.
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- Let's say two weeks from today.
- [STUDENTS GROANING AND MURMURING]
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Thanks, Miss I'll-challenge-everything-
for-self-justification.
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Wendy is just trying
to be like her mother.
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I mean, her body's already halfway there.
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- [STUDENTS LAUGH]
- [PROFESSOR] Enough.
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Miss van Rensburg,
you will apologize now.
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[WHISPERS] Sorry.
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Ma'am?
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Uh, Fiks and I are competing
in a gala next week,
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and you know how these things go.
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Would it be possible for us
to get an extension?
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That's fine, but just by a day or two.
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But, ma'am, that's completely unfair
for the rest of us.
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It is what it is, Miss Schlamini.
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It's Dlamini.
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[BELL RINGING]
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[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
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[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
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[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
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[EXHALES]
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[BOY 1] Hey, KB, have you seen Fikile?
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Yeah, yeah. I'm going to her now.
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Hey, hey, what's good?
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Mr. Molopo!
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[PROFESSOR] Off the skateboard.
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[WADE] P-dog!
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Uh, I'm sorry.
I don't know why I called you that.
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Um, how's your first day going?
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Well, my mom's BLT sandwich
is keeping me company.
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[WADE] My mom's is always pretty dry.
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She hates mayonnaise.
We don't have any in the house.
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I mean, who hates mayonnaise?
It's mayonnaise...
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I do.
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That's not the point. Uh...
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What I mean is I know what it's like
to be new and to not know anyone.
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So no more. Scout's honor.
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You were a Boy Scout?
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Nah. I thought that's just what people say
for emphasis.
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- [PULENG CHUCKLES]
- Yeah.
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Um, I heard you're joining
the magazine society.
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We're meeting up in a minute
if you want to come with me, maybe.
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Um, you know what?
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I'll catch up with you later, okay?
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La... Later, then, yeah.
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[UNDER BREATH] Damn it.
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[MAN] Uh, where do you think
you're off to?
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Students are not allowed to hang
around the pool area during break.
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I got lost.
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I'm new.
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First day.
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I thought this was a meeting.
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[WENDY] Pretentious,
undeserving illiterates!
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Who's what?
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They live to make our lives miserable.
No one bats an eyelid.
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Who is she talking about?
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Fikile Bhele.
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Well, what did she do?
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It's what she doesn't do
that's the problem!
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And she's interviewing Fikile
for the head girl profile?
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Excuse me?
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Wendy, given your state of mind,
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perhaps someone else should conduct
the interview with Fikile.
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Are you saying I can't be professional?
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[STAMMERS] Not when it comes to Fikile.
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It's like how crazy I get in traffic.
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I tell myself I won't lose it.
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I won't dream of ramming into some idiot
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cruising at 40 in the right lane,
you know?
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You don't have a car; You don't drive,
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and you don't have a learner's.
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[STAMMERS] I was just proving a point.
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Okay.
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So, who do you suggest do the interview?
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You?
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- I'm more of a visual person.
- I can do it.
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That was a rhetorical question.
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I'm neutral.
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Maybe that's not the worst idea.
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- Have you ever done an interview?
- Mm-hmm.
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Okay, you'll have to come up
with the questions
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and write the article.
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I can send you something I already wrote.
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No, I'll do the interview.
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Fikile's included.
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Why don't you maybe read Puleng's article
before writing her off?
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Fine.
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[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
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[COMPUTER CHIMES]
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What are you so busy with?
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My God.
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- It's your first day at school.
- Siya, go away.
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Hey.
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Why the ugly face?
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Your face is ugly.
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[LAUGHS]
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Seriously, what's up?
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Is Dad going to prison?
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Everyone says he is at school.
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It's even on YouTube.
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School?
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Finn says his mom said
he shouldn't be friends with me anymore
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because Ubaba is a criminal.
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Ubaba's not going anywhere.
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Okay? He's innocent.
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And soon,
everyone will shut up about this.
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Mm.
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- Now, give me a kiss. Mwah!
- Ah! [LAUGHS]
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[THANDEKA] Siya?
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You know you can chew your food?
It's not liquid.
254
00:13:24,166 --> 00:13:25,166
That's disgusting.
255
00:13:25,208 --> 00:13:26,416
[CHUCKLES]
256
00:13:29,916 --> 00:13:30,916
So?
257
00:13:32,041 --> 00:13:33,458
How was your first day of school?
258
00:13:34,958 --> 00:13:36,083
Fine.
259
00:13:36,166 --> 00:13:37,041
Just fine?
260
00:13:37,125 --> 00:13:38,250
[SIGHS] It was okay, Ma.
261
00:13:42,958 --> 00:13:44,833
Your birth certificate's there
on the counter.
262
00:13:44,916 --> 00:13:46,250
The school's been asking for it.
263
00:13:52,125 --> 00:13:53,125
I, uh...
264
00:13:54,333 --> 00:13:56,125
I joined the magazine society today.
265
00:13:56,958 --> 00:13:58,666
I have my first interview tomorrow.
266
00:13:58,750 --> 00:14:01,041
- Well, that's really nice.
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
267
00:14:01,125 --> 00:14:02,208
Who are you interviewing?
268
00:14:04,416 --> 00:14:05,458
Actually...
269
00:14:05,916 --> 00:14:08,541
I need money for new writing software.
270
00:14:09,125 --> 00:14:10,958
It's for the magazine society.
271
00:14:11,041 --> 00:14:13,375
Surely there's free software for that.
272
00:14:13,458 --> 00:14:15,333
Yeah, but it's a specific kind, Ma.
273
00:14:15,416 --> 00:14:18,583
The school will have to pay for it.
I'm still trying to figure out your fees.
274
00:14:18,666 --> 00:14:21,125
[SIYA] The tournament's
this weekend, Baba.
275
00:14:21,208 --> 00:14:22,958
- Siya...
- [IN ZULU] Ma, leave him.
276
00:14:23,041 --> 00:14:24,801
[IN ENGLISH] Puleng,
we've spoken about this.
277
00:14:25,291 --> 00:14:27,011
It's just until the case
has been dismissed.
278
00:14:27,041 --> 00:14:29,125
Yeah, but the court case
is still months away.
279
00:14:29,208 --> 00:14:30,666
Plus, Ubaba's innocent.
280
00:14:30,750 --> 00:14:33,583
- Ubaba says he's coming home soon...
- Siya, give me the phone.
281
00:14:36,166 --> 00:14:37,333
[KEYPAD BEEPS]
282
00:14:42,750 --> 00:14:43,916
[SIGHS]
283
00:14:47,875 --> 00:14:49,875
[SHOWER WATER RUNNING]
284
00:15:08,583 --> 00:15:10,583
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
285
00:15:16,166 --> 00:15:17,375
[PHONE VIBRATES]
286
00:15:19,458 --> 00:15:21,500
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
287
00:15:21,583 --> 00:15:22,583
[PHONE CHIMES]
288
00:15:35,083 --> 00:15:36,208
[GROANS]
289
00:15:37,750 --> 00:15:39,166
[FIKILE] Since when do you go here?
290
00:15:39,583 --> 00:15:41,541
[PULENG] Um... [CLEARS THROAT]
Yesterday.
291
00:15:41,625 --> 00:15:42,625
[FIKILE] Hmm.
292
00:15:43,041 --> 00:15:46,000
I was under the impression
the magazine society was a little...
293
00:15:47,000 --> 00:15:48,208
uptight.
294
00:15:48,791 --> 00:15:49,791
[EXHALES]
295
00:15:50,291 --> 00:15:52,416
Half an hour. Best get started.
296
00:16:02,166 --> 00:16:03,375
[EXHALES]
297
00:16:08,666 --> 00:16:09,666
[PULENG] So...
298
00:16:09,916 --> 00:16:13,041
can you talk a little
about where you grew up?
299
00:16:13,583 --> 00:16:16,375
Cape Town, for as long as I can remember.
300
00:16:16,791 --> 00:16:19,666
Uh, my mom's from the Eastern Cape
and my dad's from here.
301
00:16:19,750 --> 00:16:21,250
[PULENG] Where were you born? Home?
302
00:16:21,708 --> 00:16:22,750
Hospital?
303
00:16:23,875 --> 00:16:25,666
Um, I'm not sure,
304
00:16:26,041 --> 00:16:27,291
but definitely Cape Town.
305
00:16:27,875 --> 00:16:30,000
And then we move to the Eastern Cape
soon after that.
306
00:16:30,083 --> 00:16:31,166
[PULENG] Uh-huh, got that.
307
00:16:31,250 --> 00:16:33,125
Um, days, weeks, months?
308
00:16:35,958 --> 00:16:36,958
I don't know.
309
00:16:37,708 --> 00:16:40,166
But what does that have to do
with me being head girl?
310
00:16:40,625 --> 00:16:42,916
I just find that kind
of information interesting.
311
00:16:43,458 --> 00:16:46,125
Do you have any pictures of your parents
with you, by any chance?
312
00:16:47,041 --> 00:16:49,541
- What?
- Any baby photos of yourself?
313
00:16:52,458 --> 00:16:55,250
I want to know if there's something
beyond your swimming accolades.
314
00:16:56,208 --> 00:16:59,458
I think it's important for people
to get to know the real Fikile,
315
00:16:59,541 --> 00:17:01,750
the one who hopes and bleeds
like the rest of us.
316
00:17:06,166 --> 00:17:07,833
I don't know, actually.
317
00:17:07,916 --> 00:17:09,833
I don't think I have any photos.
318
00:17:09,916 --> 00:17:12,875
My mom said we left most of them
in the Eastern Cape, so...
319
00:17:13,916 --> 00:17:16,666
Why? Are you trying to find
some painful childhood secret?
320
00:17:19,166 --> 00:17:21,083
[DEEP BREATH]
321
00:17:24,250 --> 00:17:25,291
Puleng?
322
00:17:30,083 --> 00:17:32,125
I remember the time
when my brother almost drowned.
323
00:17:33,208 --> 00:17:34,208
He was six.
324
00:17:35,625 --> 00:17:36,916
Playing by the pool.
325
00:17:37,875 --> 00:17:39,000
Like he usually does.
326
00:17:40,541 --> 00:17:42,875
Plus, he knows better
than to go to the pool
327
00:17:42,958 --> 00:17:44,333
without any adult supervision.
328
00:17:47,166 --> 00:17:48,583
I was the one who found him.
329
00:17:50,333 --> 00:17:51,333
Floating...
330
00:17:52,291 --> 00:17:53,333
lifeless.
331
00:17:55,500 --> 00:17:57,708
It was one of the most terrifying things.
332
00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:01,125
I keep thinking...
333
00:18:01,458 --> 00:18:03,666
how his death
would've destroyed my family.
334
00:18:06,541 --> 00:18:08,458
Maybe that's why I hate the water.
335
00:18:11,166 --> 00:18:12,000
My point is...
336
00:18:12,083 --> 00:18:13,083
I was four...
337
00:18:14,541 --> 00:18:16,000
when I nearly drowned.
338
00:18:17,291 --> 00:18:18,541
My mom found me.
339
00:18:19,291 --> 00:18:21,750
And after that,
she signed me up for swimming classes.
340
00:18:22,166 --> 00:18:24,708
Swore to never feel the fear
she felt that day, you know?
341
00:18:25,875 --> 00:18:26,958
[EXHALES]
342
00:18:27,625 --> 00:18:29,000
And now I love water.
343
00:18:29,750 --> 00:18:32,208
And it's my goal to conquer more waters.
344
00:18:37,791 --> 00:18:38,791
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
345
00:18:44,125 --> 00:18:45,166
Thank you.
346
00:18:51,041 --> 00:18:52,041
[EXHALES]
347
00:18:52,333 --> 00:18:55,291
[PULENG] "Encourage students
to participate in community initiatives"
348
00:18:55,375 --> 00:18:57,416
that'll have a great impact on society."
349
00:18:57,875 --> 00:19:00,375
[SCOFFS] What 17-year-old
speaks like this?
350
00:19:00,458 --> 00:19:02,083
Seems like she has your vote.
351
00:19:03,958 --> 00:19:06,666
Um... by the way, um...
352
00:19:06,750 --> 00:19:07,875
you were great.
353
00:19:08,291 --> 00:19:10,708
I mean, you spoke
about your brother almost dying, sure.
354
00:19:10,791 --> 00:19:12,583
[CHUCKLES] Yo.
355
00:19:14,125 --> 00:19:16,416
Actually, that wasn't a true story.
356
00:19:17,375 --> 00:19:19,250
I just needed Fikile
to feel comfortable enough
357
00:19:19,333 --> 00:19:21,458
to open up
and tell me about her childhood story,
358
00:19:21,541 --> 00:19:23,208
which I read about in another interview.
359
00:19:23,791 --> 00:19:25,958
I don't know if I should be concerned
or impressed.
360
00:19:26,041 --> 00:19:27,041
I feel bad.
361
00:19:27,125 --> 00:19:28,458
You have a knack for this.
362
00:19:29,125 --> 00:19:30,666
Is that shade or a compliment?
363
00:19:30,750 --> 00:19:31,666
Both.
364
00:19:31,750 --> 00:19:33,000
[BOTH LAUGH]
365
00:19:35,666 --> 00:19:36,750
[EXHALES]
366
00:19:38,375 --> 00:19:39,375
[SMACKS LIPS TOGETHER]
367
00:19:39,833 --> 00:19:41,416
Question. Um...
368
00:19:43,291 --> 00:19:45,125
What are you doing this evening?
369
00:19:45,208 --> 00:19:48,500
I'm... I'm shooting at this night market
in Sea Point.
370
00:19:48,583 --> 00:19:50,463
- It would be cool if you came.
- [PHONE CHIMES]
371
00:19:51,083 --> 00:19:54,166
Let me touch base with my mom first.
It should be cool, though.
372
00:19:54,250 --> 00:19:55,375
Cool-io.
373
00:19:55,458 --> 00:19:56,583
[PULENG] I have to go.
374
00:19:56,666 --> 00:19:59,083
Okay, don't forget to let me know.
It'll be fun.
375
00:19:59,958 --> 00:20:01,041
Mmm.
376
00:20:01,500 --> 00:20:02,541
[PULENG] That one.
377
00:20:02,958 --> 00:20:05,625
You know,
I see why Wendy's threatened by Fikile.
378
00:20:06,041 --> 00:20:07,750
The girl's in a league of her own.
379
00:20:08,833 --> 00:20:10,113
Don't let her hear you say that.
380
00:20:10,166 --> 00:20:11,208
[CHUCKLES]
381
00:20:24,166 --> 00:20:25,333
[FIKILE] Stalking me?
382
00:20:26,875 --> 00:20:28,583
Unfortunately for you, no.
383
00:20:29,291 --> 00:20:31,833
I just have to drop
something off at admin.
384
00:20:34,875 --> 00:20:37,333
Is it true
that he was almost an Olympic swimmer?
385
00:20:37,791 --> 00:20:40,833
Yeah, until the motorbike accident
killed his career.
386
00:20:41,375 --> 00:20:42,958
Now he's my incredible swim coach.
387
00:20:46,833 --> 00:20:48,458
Hey, do you wanna hang at lunch?
388
00:20:51,708 --> 00:20:53,083
- Yeah.
- Cool.
389
00:20:53,166 --> 00:20:54,541
Let's go meet my day ones.
390
00:20:59,416 --> 00:21:00,458
Ew.
391
00:21:00,541 --> 00:21:03,875
You remember Chris, the loser,
that gave that soppy speech at my party?
392
00:21:04,875 --> 00:21:06,166
- Hi.
- Hey.
393
00:21:06,583 --> 00:21:08,666
You're Zama's Puleng, eh?
394
00:21:08,750 --> 00:21:10,333
She's not happy with you, you know?
395
00:21:10,416 --> 00:21:11,875
- You guys talk?
- A little bit.
396
00:21:12,750 --> 00:21:16,000
And Reece, the biggest bitch
in the southern hemisphere.
397
00:21:16,708 --> 00:21:18,750
You tried to sell me weed
at Chris's party.
398
00:21:18,833 --> 00:21:20,750
Care to shout that
from the school's rooftop?
399
00:21:20,833 --> 00:21:22,500
[BOY CHUCKLES] Hey, be nice.
400
00:21:23,416 --> 00:21:25,333
Oh, hi. I'm... I'm KB.
401
00:21:26,583 --> 00:21:27,625
Um...
402
00:21:28,250 --> 00:21:29,458
Yeah, you...
403
00:21:29,541 --> 00:21:32,226
- you burned my cardigan at Chris's party.
- [CHUCKLES] Oh, shit, yeah.
404
00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:33,541
[LAUGHS]
405
00:21:33,625 --> 00:21:35,333
- My bad, eh?
- [FIKILE] Forgive him.
406
00:21:35,416 --> 00:21:36,458
He's full of shit.
407
00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,666
[CHRIS] So, how'd the interview go?
408
00:21:39,750 --> 00:21:41,833
Actually, thanks to Puleng,
409
00:21:41,916 --> 00:21:43,625
- it was really good.
- You were great.
410
00:21:44,375 --> 00:21:46,125
Hey, didn't you just start here?
411
00:21:46,208 --> 00:21:47,288
Okay, um... [CLEARS THROAT]
412
00:21:47,333 --> 00:21:50,083
Fiks, why don't you read us
your motivational letter
413
00:21:50,166 --> 00:21:52,208
- and we'll tell you if it sucks?
- You know I will.
414
00:21:52,291 --> 00:21:54,541
- Yeah. Thanks, but no thanks.
- We'll be nice.
415
00:21:56,375 --> 00:21:57,875
Okay... Okay.
416
00:22:00,250 --> 00:22:04,125
"Pollution continues to be a never-ending
challenge faced by the world today."
417
00:22:04,750 --> 00:22:07,041
While countries are adopting
more and more laws
418
00:22:07,125 --> 00:22:08,250
to reduce its effects,
419
00:22:08,333 --> 00:22:11,250
governmental actions cannot guarantee
the complete elimination
420
00:22:11,333 --> 00:22:12,333
of this problem.
421
00:22:12,875 --> 00:22:16,083
No matter what we do,
the sun will keep getting hotter,
422
00:22:16,166 --> 00:22:18,000
the cold will keep getting colder.
423
00:22:18,708 --> 00:22:20,208
A Zulu proverb says,
424
00:22:20,291 --> 00:22:23,875
'When you bite indiscriminately,
you end up eating your own tail.'
425
00:22:24,333 --> 00:22:26,291
"What has our Earth done to deserve this?"
426
00:22:26,375 --> 00:22:28,666
[LAUGHING]
427
00:22:28,750 --> 00:22:30,000
[FIKILE] That shit, huh?
428
00:22:30,500 --> 00:22:31,666
Um...
429
00:22:31,750 --> 00:22:33,791
- [KB CHUCKLES]
- Fuck you, guys.
430
00:22:35,250 --> 00:22:36,791
No, it's not shit, it's just,
431
00:22:36,875 --> 00:22:38,875
- I mean...
- [REECE] What does the new girl think?
432
00:22:41,375 --> 00:22:42,208
It's good.
433
00:22:42,291 --> 00:22:43,291
Um...
434
00:22:44,291 --> 00:22:46,250
You could push it a bit more, you know,
435
00:22:46,708 --> 00:22:48,375
make it a bit more personal to you.
436
00:22:49,083 --> 00:22:50,458
That always sells.
437
00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:56,041
What are you up to tonight?
438
00:22:57,041 --> 00:22:58,583
Editing your interview.
439
00:22:59,166 --> 00:23:00,291
Why?
440
00:23:00,375 --> 00:23:03,041
Well, a few friends
are getting together at KB's.
441
00:23:03,458 --> 00:23:04,500
You should come.
442
00:23:04,958 --> 00:23:07,125
- And Zama's gonna be there, right, Chris?
- Yep.
443
00:23:07,208 --> 00:23:08,625
Um... [CHUCKLES]
444
00:23:08,708 --> 00:23:09,541
That would be...
445
00:23:09,625 --> 00:23:10,916
[BELL RINGING]
446
00:23:27,458 --> 00:23:29,291
Ah, thanks. Forgot that.
447
00:23:32,208 --> 00:23:33,250
Are you coming?
448
00:23:33,333 --> 00:23:34,333
Yeah.
449
00:23:41,250 --> 00:23:43,000
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
450
00:23:49,750 --> 00:23:50,791
[EXHALES]
451
00:23:52,500 --> 00:23:54,416
["HENNESSY" BY TSHEGO PLAYING]
452
00:23:56,500 --> 00:23:58,333
♪ Started coming up
You know what's up ♪
453
00:23:58,416 --> 00:24:00,458
♪ You know what
We're nothing but ♪
454
00:24:00,541 --> 00:24:02,833
♪ Hennessy in my cup ♪
455
00:24:03,250 --> 00:24:05,666
♪ Hennessy in my cup ♪
456
00:24:06,041 --> 00:24:08,666
♪ Hennessy in my cup ♪
457
00:24:08,750 --> 00:24:10,750
♪ Hennessy... ♪
458
00:24:11,541 --> 00:24:12,708
[GIRL] Yo!
459
00:24:17,291 --> 00:24:19,125
[BOTH LAUGHING]
460
00:24:35,583 --> 00:24:36,833
[EXHALES, COUGHS]
461
00:24:37,750 --> 00:24:39,875
[LAUGHS] Joint virgin.
462
00:24:40,291 --> 00:24:41,625
What? No.
463
00:24:42,166 --> 00:24:43,416
Don't mind her.
464
00:24:51,541 --> 00:24:53,791
[FIKILE] Yeah, no,
we need to loosen you up, dude.
465
00:24:54,750 --> 00:24:55,750
Come with me.
466
00:25:02,500 --> 00:25:04,541
[MUSIC CONTINUES MUFFLED IN BACKGROUND]
467
00:25:06,625 --> 00:25:08,750
So, where are KB's parents?
468
00:25:09,166 --> 00:25:11,541
His mom lives abroad, and his dad is out.
469
00:25:12,083 --> 00:25:13,791
Don't worry; He's super chill.
470
00:25:16,541 --> 00:25:19,250
So how come Zama didn't come?
Are you guys cool?
471
00:25:20,375 --> 00:25:22,250
Yeah, well, I transferred schools,
472
00:25:22,833 --> 00:25:23,958
so she's pissed.
473
00:25:24,708 --> 00:25:25,750
And now...
474
00:25:27,791 --> 00:25:28,958
she's ignoring me.
475
00:25:30,041 --> 00:25:31,625
I'm sorry. That sucks.
476
00:25:31,708 --> 00:25:34,791
While she gets over herself,
you should make new friends.
477
00:25:35,208 --> 00:25:38,000
Starting... with that swimming costume.
478
00:25:39,416 --> 00:25:41,250
[SIGHS] Fuck what people think about you.
479
00:25:41,333 --> 00:25:43,375
You have been blessed with great genes.
480
00:25:45,375 --> 00:25:46,625
[KB] Hey.
481
00:25:47,708 --> 00:25:49,833
Your boy is threatening to drown himself.
482
00:25:49,916 --> 00:25:51,000
[FIKILE SIGHS]
483
00:25:52,291 --> 00:25:53,500
Oh, shit.
484
00:25:53,583 --> 00:25:55,125
Okay, I'll just...
485
00:25:55,208 --> 00:25:56,688
[FIKILE CHUCKLES] I'll be right back.
486
00:25:59,250 --> 00:26:00,416
[PULENG CLEARS THROAT]
487
00:26:03,708 --> 00:26:05,125
[SIGHS] I think I'm high.
488
00:26:14,333 --> 00:26:15,500
How do you know Fikile?
489
00:26:16,708 --> 00:26:19,125
Uh, she's my day one since we were little.
490
00:26:19,833 --> 00:26:21,833
Her mom and my dad are,
like, super tight,
491
00:26:21,916 --> 00:26:23,458
so we became best friends.
492
00:26:23,541 --> 00:26:24,541
Just friends?
493
00:26:25,416 --> 00:26:28,250
We kind of, like, dated, but it ended.
494
00:26:30,166 --> 00:26:32,458
What about you?
What was your childhood like?
495
00:26:33,416 --> 00:26:34,416
Boring.
496
00:26:34,708 --> 00:26:37,375
So how come
you've never tried weed before?
497
00:26:37,791 --> 00:26:39,000
Who says I never did?
498
00:26:39,458 --> 00:26:41,208
I'm guessing your folks are strict.
499
00:26:43,833 --> 00:26:46,583
You don't like talking
about yourself much, do you?
500
00:26:47,708 --> 00:26:49,666
I'm not good at opening up to people.
501
00:26:50,625 --> 00:26:52,666
Well, actually,
more like people never care to ask,
502
00:26:52,750 --> 00:26:55,500
so I've gotten used to writing
more than talking.
503
00:26:56,333 --> 00:26:57,333
You write?
504
00:26:57,750 --> 00:26:58,583
[SIGHS]
505
00:26:58,666 --> 00:27:00,041
Uh, sometimes.
506
00:27:01,583 --> 00:27:03,625
I'm dying alone, Fiks.
507
00:27:05,333 --> 00:27:06,875
How are things with, uh...
508
00:27:08,125 --> 00:27:09,208
you know who?
509
00:27:09,291 --> 00:27:10,833
Not now, please.
510
00:27:11,500 --> 00:27:13,083
What do you see in him anyway?
511
00:27:13,916 --> 00:27:17,875
Why can't I just have a nice,
normal relationship?
512
00:27:17,958 --> 00:27:19,000
I mean...
513
00:27:20,166 --> 00:27:22,208
what's wrong with all the losers I date?
514
00:27:22,958 --> 00:27:26,125
Let's face it, babe,
you aren't the easiest person to be with.
515
00:27:26,750 --> 00:27:28,125
See you later, okay?
516
00:27:40,708 --> 00:27:41,791
I heard them.
517
00:27:43,833 --> 00:27:46,833
I heard them laughing at us,
tagging it out.
518
00:27:46,916 --> 00:27:49,583
I heard them claiming they're back,
saying they vouch.
519
00:27:49,666 --> 00:27:50,666
I heard them.
520
00:27:51,375 --> 00:27:53,625
I heard them saying
they love them inside out,
521
00:27:53,708 --> 00:27:56,541
and I'm hurting because I never know
what they're talking about.
522
00:27:56,625 --> 00:27:59,833
They're walking as a pair,
handing each other, backing each other.
523
00:28:00,416 --> 00:28:04,291
I've never known what that feels like,
but I know that I've always dreamt of it.
524
00:28:04,375 --> 00:28:05,875
I long for it; I want it.
525
00:28:05,958 --> 00:28:07,000
I need it.
526
00:28:08,625 --> 00:28:09,833
Don't I deserve it?
527
00:28:10,833 --> 00:28:11,833
Sisterhood.
528
00:28:12,125 --> 00:28:13,500
A loving companion.
529
00:28:14,166 --> 00:28:15,708
Am I not worth it?
530
00:28:16,250 --> 00:28:19,458
Don't feel like I fit in.
My friends don't even know the real me.
531
00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,750
Gotta keep my guard up,
these questions make me harder.
532
00:28:24,041 --> 00:28:25,666
They ask about my sister.
533
00:28:30,750 --> 00:28:34,333
[KB] Yeah, I heard 'em,
laughing it up, tagging 'em out.
534
00:28:34,416 --> 00:28:37,125
I heard 'em, claiming they're back,
saying they vouch.
535
00:28:37,208 --> 00:28:40,625
I heard 'em, saying they love 'em
inside out, but I'm hurting
536
00:28:40,708 --> 00:28:42,666
'cause I never had
what they're talking about.
537
00:28:42,750 --> 00:28:45,833
They walk as a pair,
handing each other, backing each other.
538
00:28:45,916 --> 00:28:48,666
I've never known what it feels like
but I've dreamed of it.
539
00:28:48,750 --> 00:28:50,416
I long it, I really want it, I need it.
540
00:28:50,500 --> 00:28:51,791
Don't I deserve it?
541
00:28:51,875 --> 00:28:54,625
Sisterhood, a loving companion,
am I not worth it?
542
00:28:54,708 --> 00:28:56,291
Somebody there to shield me.
543
00:28:56,375 --> 00:28:57,958
Gossipers trying to kill me.
544
00:28:58,041 --> 00:28:59,791
I never felt like I fit in.
545
00:29:00,166 --> 00:29:01,875
My friends don't know the real me.
546
00:29:02,458 --> 00:29:03,916
I gotta keep my guard up.
547
00:29:04,000 --> 00:29:05,333
The questions make it harder.
548
00:29:05,416 --> 00:29:07,291
They ask about my sister, but, like...
549
00:29:08,333 --> 00:29:09,833
I'll figure it out. [CHUCKLES]
550
00:29:11,791 --> 00:29:13,833
Shit, you're really good.
551
00:29:15,416 --> 00:29:16,416
Just a hobby.
552
00:29:17,416 --> 00:29:19,875
Not good enough to make it a career
or anything.
553
00:29:19,958 --> 00:29:21,958
Not with that attitude, no.
554
00:29:22,541 --> 00:29:23,708
You know,
555
00:29:23,791 --> 00:29:26,208
I've actually always wanted
to go to New York.
556
00:29:27,750 --> 00:29:29,166
Yeah. [SCOFFS]
557
00:29:29,250 --> 00:29:31,083
I wish I lived in another country.
558
00:29:33,500 --> 00:29:34,583
Better yet...
559
00:29:35,375 --> 00:29:36,500
different family.
560
00:29:40,125 --> 00:29:41,166
[CLEARS THROAT]
561
00:29:41,750 --> 00:29:42,958
What I mean is...
562
00:29:44,041 --> 00:29:46,375
Cape Town is more a town
than an actual city.
563
00:29:47,541 --> 00:29:49,708
The other country in South Africa,
you mean?
564
00:29:49,791 --> 00:29:51,083
Little Europe?
565
00:29:51,166 --> 00:29:52,541
[LAUGHING]
566
00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:53,833
[KB LAUGHS]
567
00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:57,916
You know, I've actually
never mentioned New York to anyone.
568
00:29:59,458 --> 00:30:00,458
People...
569
00:30:01,166 --> 00:30:03,791
People expect our generation
to move mountains.
570
00:30:03,875 --> 00:30:07,625
But truth is, technology or not,
we're more lost than ever.
571
00:30:08,458 --> 00:30:09,708
'Cause things...
572
00:30:10,125 --> 00:30:11,541
things just keep changing.
573
00:30:16,458 --> 00:30:18,500
- Must be the high talking.
- Yeah.
574
00:30:18,583 --> 00:30:20,291
[BOTH LAUGH]
575
00:30:20,958 --> 00:30:22,125
- [SIGHS]
- [PHONE VIBRATES]
576
00:30:22,208 --> 00:30:23,708
Oh, sorry.
577
00:30:24,416 --> 00:30:25,583
Must be my mom.
578
00:30:28,916 --> 00:30:30,000
Oh, shit.
579
00:30:30,958 --> 00:30:32,000
Is everything okay?
580
00:30:32,416 --> 00:30:33,458
[SIGHS]
581
00:30:33,541 --> 00:30:35,166
[KEYBOARD CLACKING]
582
00:30:35,583 --> 00:30:36,708
[SIGHS]
583
00:30:38,708 --> 00:30:39,708
Hey...
584
00:30:40,333 --> 00:30:41,375
I'm hungry.
585
00:30:41,875 --> 00:30:42,875
Are you?
586
00:30:43,958 --> 00:30:45,000
Yeah.
587
00:30:50,458 --> 00:30:51,833
Relax.
588
00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:54,375
The meeting ended sooner than I expected.
589
00:30:55,125 --> 00:30:56,583
I'll be out of your way.
590
00:30:57,291 --> 00:30:58,208
Puleng, my dad.
591
00:30:58,291 --> 00:30:59,375
Papa, Puleng.
592
00:31:00,125 --> 00:31:01,541
You have a lovely home, sir.
593
00:31:02,083 --> 00:31:03,083
Thanks.
594
00:31:05,958 --> 00:31:08,500
It's hard to enjoy it
with this dreadful noise
595
00:31:08,583 --> 00:31:10,958
you guys mistake for music.
596
00:31:11,041 --> 00:31:12,166
[BOTH CHUCKLE]
597
00:31:13,083 --> 00:31:15,250
Well, what kind of music do you like, sir?
598
00:31:15,333 --> 00:31:17,916
Well, jazz, blues...
599
00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,833
classical music, mbaqanga, you know,
600
00:31:21,416 --> 00:31:22,416
anything soulful.
601
00:31:22,500 --> 00:31:25,458
You know, I can also get down for some...
602
00:31:26,250 --> 00:31:28,333
- [BOTH CHUCKLE]
- Hmm... Tupac Shakur.
603
00:31:28,416 --> 00:31:30,791
♪ Ain't nothin' but a gangsta party ♪
604
00:31:30,875 --> 00:31:32,166
[ALL LAUGH]
605
00:31:33,125 --> 00:31:34,125
Dad,
606
00:31:34,416 --> 00:31:36,458
don't ever say "get down" again.
607
00:31:36,541 --> 00:31:37,625
- What?
- No.
608
00:31:37,708 --> 00:31:40,250
- [KB LAUGHS]
- Well, actually...
609
00:31:40,916 --> 00:31:43,458
if you look beyond the "noise"
in current hip-hop,
610
00:31:43,916 --> 00:31:46,208
you'll find
that it's still a deep form of art.
611
00:31:46,291 --> 00:31:49,958
I mean, look at an artist like Youngsta,
for instance,
612
00:31:50,041 --> 00:31:52,458
who's a powerhouse, conscious lyricist.
613
00:31:52,541 --> 00:31:55,333
His lyrics confront you in a positive way
614
00:31:55,416 --> 00:31:58,958
and expose the divided nature
in this beautiful city we live in.
615
00:32:00,125 --> 00:32:01,166
It's not always bad.
616
00:32:02,375 --> 00:32:04,083
Like with anything in life, I guess.
617
00:32:05,458 --> 00:32:07,458
Well, have a good night, Puleng.
618
00:32:09,958 --> 00:32:11,958
This one is a keeper, son.
619
00:32:14,041 --> 00:32:15,166
[CHUCKLES]
620
00:32:16,041 --> 00:32:17,125
Your dad seems pretty cool.
621
00:32:18,291 --> 00:32:19,458
Holy shit, dude.
622
00:32:20,541 --> 00:32:24,166
You just convinced my dad of something
I've been trying to since I could write.
623
00:32:26,083 --> 00:32:27,083
[PULENG CHUCKLES]
624
00:32:28,750 --> 00:32:30,041
Uh, bathroom.
625
00:32:32,875 --> 00:32:34,041
[SIGHS]
626
00:32:37,666 --> 00:32:38,708
What's your name?
627
00:32:39,125 --> 00:32:41,291
I told you already. It's Mark.
628
00:32:41,375 --> 00:32:42,208
Wait.
629
00:32:42,291 --> 00:32:44,291
Wait, where are you going, Markey?
630
00:32:50,291 --> 00:32:51,791
Oh, shit! Oh.
631
00:32:51,875 --> 00:32:53,416
I didn't see anything.
632
00:32:53,500 --> 00:32:55,625
- Not that there's anything to see.
- Wow.
633
00:32:56,750 --> 00:32:59,041
Don't forget to use protection, kids.
634
00:33:02,708 --> 00:33:04,166
Ah, you can go first.
635
00:33:04,250 --> 00:33:06,583
Ah, dude, don't be silly.
We're both girls.
636
00:33:15,291 --> 00:33:16,291
So...
637
00:33:18,458 --> 00:33:19,458
What's up with Chris?
638
00:33:19,875 --> 00:33:21,291
I thought he was straight.
639
00:33:21,375 --> 00:33:22,708
He prefers pansexual.
640
00:33:24,166 --> 00:33:26,333
Meaning he follows his heart,
not his dick.
641
00:33:27,041 --> 00:33:28,708
Also, do you have a spare tampon?
642
00:33:29,208 --> 00:33:30,208
Yeah, I do.
643
00:33:33,083 --> 00:33:34,125
Thanks.
644
00:33:42,416 --> 00:33:44,833
I... left my phone in the toilet.
645
00:33:45,708 --> 00:33:47,583
[HEART BEATING]
646
00:33:47,666 --> 00:33:49,083
Oh... Oh, my God.
647
00:33:50,500 --> 00:33:51,916
What the fuck are you doing?
648
00:33:52,000 --> 00:33:53,000
Um...
649
00:33:57,458 --> 00:33:58,750
Was looking for my phone.
650
00:33:59,583 --> 00:34:00,583
Found it.
651
00:34:09,083 --> 00:34:10,958
[PULENG SIGHS] Oh, my God.
652
00:34:12,708 --> 00:34:13,750
[SIGHS]
653
00:34:20,125 --> 00:34:21,125
[PHONE CHIMES]
654
00:34:24,833 --> 00:34:26,125
[PHONE CHIMES]
655
00:34:28,666 --> 00:34:29,750
[PHONE CHIMES]
656
00:34:31,375 --> 00:34:33,708
[HIP-HOP MUSIC PLAYING]
657
00:34:42,416 --> 00:34:43,416
Hey.
658
00:34:43,833 --> 00:34:45,000
Sorry about last night.
659
00:34:45,583 --> 00:34:47,333
I completely forgot to message you.
660
00:34:48,083 --> 00:34:49,500
You have a busy night?
661
00:34:50,083 --> 00:34:52,583
Yeah. Writing that article was intense.
662
00:34:53,166 --> 00:34:55,041
Only finished at like 12:00.
663
00:34:55,916 --> 00:34:57,375
[BELL RINGING]
664
00:34:57,458 --> 00:34:58,583
See you in a minute.
665
00:35:05,333 --> 00:35:07,541
[HIP-HOP MUSIC CONTINUES PLAYING]
666
00:35:16,833 --> 00:35:17,875
You okay?
667
00:35:17,958 --> 00:35:19,833
[PANTING]
668
00:35:28,916 --> 00:35:29,916
[CHAD] Sakes, Ackerman.
669
00:35:29,958 --> 00:35:32,208
Get your act together,
you wanna stay on this team.
670
00:35:32,708 --> 00:35:33,875
Entitled shit.
671
00:35:34,833 --> 00:35:37,208
[PANTING]
672
00:35:45,500 --> 00:35:46,666
[THANDEKA SOFTLY] Yeah.
673
00:35:47,166 --> 00:35:48,166
[EXHALES]
674
00:35:48,208 --> 00:35:49,791
[PHONE RINGING]
675
00:35:52,916 --> 00:35:53,833
Hello.
676
00:35:53,916 --> 00:35:55,875
- [MAN] Mrs. Khumalo?
- Yes.
677
00:35:55,958 --> 00:35:58,208
Hi. I'm Detective Vaans.
678
00:35:58,833 --> 00:36:01,416
Mrs. Khumalo, after your husband's arrest,
679
00:36:01,500 --> 00:36:04,708
your daughter's missing person's case
was officially reopened.
680
00:36:04,791 --> 00:36:05,875
[BELL RINGS]
681
00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:09,708
Good day. Puleng Vezi.
682
00:36:09,791 --> 00:36:12,708
I'm here to drop off my birth certificate.
683
00:36:13,458 --> 00:36:15,333
[SIGHS] Bursar's left already.
684
00:36:18,208 --> 00:36:20,166
Can you tell me, um...
685
00:36:21,166 --> 00:36:22,500
a person's place of birth,
686
00:36:22,583 --> 00:36:24,423
that's usually
on the birth certificate, right?
687
00:36:25,416 --> 00:36:28,541
Yes, sometimes they put the hospital
or the town of birth.
688
00:36:37,958 --> 00:36:41,750
[VAANS] Now, some evidence,
previously thought to be insignificant,
689
00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:45,291
led us to a young girl in Beaufort West
who was trafficked as a child.
690
00:36:45,666 --> 00:36:47,333
We cross-referenced our database,
691
00:36:47,416 --> 00:36:50,875
and I need to inform you that we believe
there's a strong possibility
692
00:36:50,958 --> 00:36:52,916
that this young girl could be...
693
00:36:53,625 --> 00:36:55,291
your daughter, Phumelele.
694
00:36:55,375 --> 00:36:56,375
What?
695
00:36:59,083 --> 00:37:00,250
- Hey.
- Hey.
696
00:37:01,625 --> 00:37:03,583
Submitted your motivational letter yet?
697
00:37:03,666 --> 00:37:06,125
Done. That scholarship is mine.
698
00:37:06,208 --> 00:37:07,208
Proud of you, Fiks.
699
00:37:09,375 --> 00:37:10,375
Thanks.
700
00:37:10,750 --> 00:37:14,666
Uh, you know, actually I was...
I was thinking at the party.
701
00:37:16,041 --> 00:37:19,000
How come you've never been
with anyone after me?
702
00:37:22,166 --> 00:37:23,375
Who says I haven't?
703
00:37:29,208 --> 00:37:30,208
Article.
704
00:37:31,208 --> 00:37:33,500
Thanks again for the opportunity.
I really appreciate it.
705
00:37:33,583 --> 00:37:35,125
Are you keen on doing another one?
706
00:37:35,208 --> 00:37:37,500
I could actually do with some help.
We're meeting in 15.
707
00:37:37,583 --> 00:37:42,000
Um... I'm kind of still deciding
about the magazine society.
708
00:37:42,541 --> 00:37:45,291
I'll get back to you, though. Maybe later?
709
00:37:52,791 --> 00:37:53,791
[PULENG] Hey, guys.
710
00:37:53,833 --> 00:37:55,875
How did she infiltrate the royals?
711
00:37:55,958 --> 00:37:57,458
Royals, my ass.
712
00:37:57,541 --> 00:37:59,125
Newbie's got skills.
713
00:37:59,208 --> 00:38:02,333
And she got a new hairdo. [CHUCKLES]
Channeling Fikile much?
714
00:38:03,083 --> 00:38:04,875
I guess she's a genuine influencer.
715
00:38:05,291 --> 00:38:07,375
People like her really do rule this world.
716
00:38:07,833 --> 00:38:09,291
Best to know your place then.
717
00:38:10,666 --> 00:38:12,291
High school world, maybe.
718
00:38:12,833 --> 00:38:14,541
But people like them always crash.
719
00:38:15,166 --> 00:38:17,125
I admire your optimism, my friend,
720
00:38:17,208 --> 00:38:20,041
but the Fikiles of this world
always get what they want.
721
00:38:20,708 --> 00:38:22,625
Unless someone does something about it.
722
00:38:23,375 --> 00:38:25,041
Anyway, see you in class.
723
00:38:28,208 --> 00:38:31,083
["YVR" BY YOUNGSTACPT PLAYING]
724
00:38:33,958 --> 00:38:35,125
♪ Ygen ♪
725
00:38:37,333 --> 00:38:38,875
♪ Youngsta ♪
726
00:38:40,666 --> 00:38:42,125
♪ It's the Cape crusader ♪
727
00:38:42,708 --> 00:38:44,041
♪ Put it down like ♪
728
00:38:44,125 --> 00:38:45,208
♪ What my name is ♪
729
00:38:45,291 --> 00:38:46,625
♪ Kaapstad did it ♪
730
00:38:47,666 --> 00:38:48,666
♪ Uh ♪
731
00:38:49,791 --> 00:38:50,833
♪ 3T ♪
732
00:38:52,333 --> 00:38:53,333
♪ Ah ♪
733
00:38:53,416 --> 00:38:55,250
♪ It's the Cape crusader
Young Van Riebeek ♪
734
00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:56,892
♪ I put it down like
Young Van Riebeek ♪
735
00:38:56,916 --> 00:38:58,434
♪ What the name is
Young Van Riebeek ♪
736
00:38:58,458 --> 00:39:00,375
♪ Kaapstad did it
Young Van Riebeek ♪
737
00:39:00,458 --> 00:39:02,708
♪ Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
738
00:39:02,791 --> 00:39:05,958
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
739
00:39:06,041 --> 00:39:07,666
♪ Uh It's the Cape crusader... ♪
740
00:39:09,125 --> 00:39:11,916
Edit the layout and then print. ASAP.
741
00:39:12,666 --> 00:39:15,416
♪ Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
742
00:39:15,500 --> 00:39:18,625
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek... ♪
743
00:39:20,750 --> 00:39:21,916
Oh...
744
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,958
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
745
00:39:25,375 --> 00:39:28,125
♪ Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
746
00:39:28,208 --> 00:39:31,833
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek... ♪
747
00:39:32,625 --> 00:39:34,666
[FIKILE]
Now he's my incredible swim coach.
748
00:39:34,750 --> 00:39:36,625
- [FIKILE MOANS]
- Someone's here.
749
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:41,041
♪ This is my call of duty
I'm not even pocket dialing ♪
750
00:39:41,125 --> 00:39:42,416
♪ When I stick it ♪
751
00:39:42,500 --> 00:39:44,184
♪ It's like the British
And the Dutch arriving ♪
752
00:39:44,208 --> 00:39:45,875
♪ When they landed at the seashore ♪
753
00:39:45,958 --> 00:39:47,684
♪ And they thought the Cape
Was just a detour ♪
754
00:39:47,708 --> 00:39:50,351
♪ Educate yourself, read more
Before they signing your deceased forms ♪
755
00:39:50,375 --> 00:39:53,666
♪ I can't tell you how this feels, yo
This the city I would bleed for ♪
756
00:39:53,750 --> 00:39:56,833
♪ But I'm at the bottom of the seesaw
Hoping, praying for a beanstalk ♪
757
00:39:56,916 --> 00:40:00,375
♪ Cape flats or Sandton, uh
I be lifting every sanction, uh... ♪
758
00:40:04,416 --> 00:40:05,333
Wade.
759
00:40:05,416 --> 00:40:06,833
You ready to go?
760
00:40:06,916 --> 00:40:08,958
Mommy, just a minute.
I need to add something.
761
00:40:11,416 --> 00:40:12,458
[WENDY] Wade?
762
00:40:18,500 --> 00:40:20,791
So, you take the article to print?
763
00:40:21,500 --> 00:40:22,500
[WHIMPERS]
764
00:40:22,583 --> 00:40:23,916
Wendy, I don't think...
765
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,041
[SCOFFS] Just give it to me, I'll do it.
766
00:40:26,916 --> 00:40:28,750
Your mother seems to believe in you.
767
00:40:31,625 --> 00:40:34,708
Your situation is desperate enough. And...
768
00:40:35,250 --> 00:40:36,708
my son Wade...
769
00:40:37,208 --> 00:40:38,375
vouches for you.
770
00:40:40,875 --> 00:40:42,166
Why should I believe in you?
771
00:40:42,750 --> 00:40:44,750
Parkhurst College is my last shot.
772
00:40:46,083 --> 00:40:48,500
And I get I can't repeat
previous mistakes.
773
00:40:50,250 --> 00:40:51,333
I promise...
774
00:40:52,458 --> 00:40:53,541
I won't let you down.
775
00:40:53,625 --> 00:40:55,125
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS OPEN]
776
00:41:01,250 --> 00:41:03,375
Because once I put my mind to something...
777
00:41:10,166 --> 00:41:11,250
I get it done.
778
00:41:13,375 --> 00:41:15,666
[DOOR HINGE CREAKS SHUT]
779
00:41:54,541 --> 00:41:55,666
[PHONE CHIMES]
780
00:41:56,041 --> 00:41:57,041
[EXHALES]
781
00:41:57,541 --> 00:41:59,351
- [DOOR OPENS]
- [WADE] What the hell are you doing?
782
00:41:59,375 --> 00:42:02,750
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek
Young Young Van Riebeek ♪
783
00:42:02,833 --> 00:42:04,625
♪ Young Young Van Riebeek, uh ♪
784
00:42:05,958 --> 00:42:07,208
[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]
785
00:42:07,291 --> 00:42:12,625
♪ Well, I'd pay to find you in our story ♪
786
00:42:13,083 --> 00:42:18,125
♪ Where our shows intertwine in glory ♪
787
00:42:18,708 --> 00:42:23,875
♪ I can feel you in my spirit ♪
788
00:42:24,375 --> 00:42:29,541
♪ My heart is bruised
And you're my healin' ♪
789
00:42:30,000 --> 00:42:32,250
♪ Blood ♪
790
00:42:32,791 --> 00:42:35,125
♪ Blood and water ♪
791
00:42:35,625 --> 00:42:37,875
♪ Blood ♪
792
00:42:38,458 --> 00:42:40,708
♪ Blood and water ♪
793
00:42:41,250 --> 00:42:43,625
♪ Blood ♪
794
00:42:44,083 --> 00:42:46,416
♪ Blood and water ♪
795
00:42:46,875 --> 00:42:49,083
♪ Blood ♪
796
00:42:49,708 --> 00:42:53,458
♪ Blood and water ♪
797
00:43:05,208 --> 00:43:07,083
[MUSIC ENDS]