[car engine roaring]
[Beauty] Uh, do you wanna slow down a bit?
[Tumi] It's the fucking fast lane, asshole!
-[Beauty] Tumi! -[Tumi] What?
We looked fucking lost out there.
We don't have to become a December statistic over it.
What are you thinking?
[Tumi] About comitting murder.
You know when you run through exactly what you're going to say to someone
in your head? Word-for-word and it sounds so good.
So final.
But when it finally comes out, you mess it up?
Sure.
This is not going to be that when I finally see her.
-Fucking hypocrite. -She's still our mother!
[huffs] Is she?
Really? Just now, you find out I'm an orphan come New Year.
Okay, calm down.
Just bottle up the emotions, for me.
Just until after the wedding.
Am I missing something?
That man shat on the both of us.
Maybe. But this wedding is all I have left.
All you have? You're not tired of pretending?
We've been pretending all our lives, what's three more days?
No.
[somber music playing]
[Dineo] [in Tswana] What did that old man have to say for himself?
-Tumi, relax. -You know we know, Dineo.
[in Tswana] For Christ’s sake, say something!
Tumi.
[in Tswana] Boitumelo, that’s your mother you’re talking to.
[Tumi] [in Tswana] Trust me, Aunty, this is me still being respectful.
[in Tswana] Uh, Aunt Grace, how’s the food coming along?
-How many courses do we have again? -[Dineo] Five.
Five. Yeah!
And then?
[in Tswana] What? No Bible verses and amens to justify your bullshit!
[in Tswana] I should’ve left you with your grandmother.
Oh! That'd be good.
[in Tswana] Maybe, I'd be normal.
-Tumi! -Oh! And you just care
is about this damn pregnancy of yours!
Pregnancy?
[dramatic music playing]
[stammering] No.
[Beauty] Baby.
[Grace] [in Tswana] Mr. Twala. Mr. Twala.
[Dineo] [in Tswana] Mr. Twala!
[Tumi] Note to self,
Google how to keep your mouth shut.
[Dineo] [in Tswana] Oh, my goodness! You are leaving?
[Dineo] [in Tswana] Please, let’s talk!
♪ Chilling with my boys ♪
♪ Chilling and hanging out with my boys ♪
[Beauty] Sbu!
Sbu, wait.
Sbu.
[Sbu] What the hell? [in Zulu] Beauty, why didn’t you tell me?
No! Okay, I got scared. I panicked.
Panicked?
Sbu, you'd just proposed when I found out.
I didn't want your family thinking I was trapping you.
Oh, my family?
So you hid this from me
because you're afraid of how it's going to look to my family? What about me?
-[in Zulu] You don't care about me? -[in Zulu] I care about you.
You're all that matters.
Now that I'm walking away, right?
We can work through this, baby.
Putting a ring on your finger is supposed to set us aside from the usual shit
that every couple lets in.
The hiding, the fears, the half-truths, all that should be gone by now.
This should be where you're as close to trust as anyone can possibly get.
Sbu, what are you saying?
[sad music playing]
You've broken something in us.
[silently crying]
[sad music continues]
I'm sorry, B.
Look, I tried to hold out, but…
as soon as I saw her with that righteous churchy look of hers, I…
I just felt the blood rush to my head.
I'm sorry.
Don't you get tired
of feeling bad about what you've done?
Can't you stop yourself, like, just before you're sorry?
[laughs]
It must be so exhausting being you.
Hey…
It's not the same.
It's not every day that you find out your dad's not your dad, you know.
It could be anything with you.
It could be family shit.
It could be bad sushi. You'll find a reason to break something.
That is not true.
I wanted all this for you. I was happy.
You don't know what that is.
Being my sister, and this whole Maid of Honor thing,
is all you had going for you.
I knew you'd be bad at everything,
like really bad at everything,
but you can't be bad at being blood.
No deadbeat dad to walk me down the aisle, sure,
but, hey, at least I have a sister.
[in Tswana] Do you know what, I will talk to Sbu.
No.
You're toxic, Tumi.
I don't want you near anything that I love.
You know what, it's fine, just go back to Cape Town,
do whatever the hell it is that you do down there.
You don't have to pretend anymore, okay?
I care, Beauty.
Yeah…
I don't.
Tumi, I just lost my husband,
and you just lost a sister.
[sad music playing]
B.
[sad music continues]
[Thando] Beauty. Friend.
Friend, wait. Friend.
[knock on door] Beauty, friend, come on.
Go away.
[Shadrack] [in Tswana] You tried to tell me.
[in Tswana] Hello, Ma.
[in Tswana] You tried to tell me that things wouldn't go well,
[in Tswana] but I didn't listen because-- Hello.
[sad music continues]
[in Tswana] Get in the front.
[in Twana] Come on, get in the car, Succulent. Come along!
[in Tswana] Come along, man!
[sad music continues]
♪ What do I do ♪
♪ With all these feelings ♪
♪ Warming me up inside ♪
♪ What do I do ♪
♪ With all these precious hours Dreaming of you ♪
♪ But now would you recognize ♪
♪ It's a need I've been fighting for so long ♪
♪ Would you recognize ♪
♪ It's a hunger only you can fill ♪
♪ Cause I'd like ♪
♪ To call you sometime ♪
♪ Oh, I would like to call you ♪
♪ I'd like you to know… ♪
-[whispers] Say anything. -Okay, okay.
[in Tswana] Listen, friend, it could be worse, you know.
-[whispers] Seriously? -It's true.
[Beauty] How so? Technically, I've been divorced two times more
than I've been married in the last 48 hours.
[Dineo] [in Tswana] What's going on here?
Hi, Ma.
[in Tswana] She’s locked herself in, and she doesn't want to open the door.
[in Tswana] Please, give us the room.
[knocking on door]
[in Tswana] My child?
Uh-huh, Mom, I'm not coming with you.
[in Tswana] You can't stay here.
[Beauty] Sbu's parents paid for this, okay, and there's no refund.
So I'm going to sit here and order everything on the menu.
[in Tswana] My child, but we have so much food at home.
No, Mama, I'm talking about real food, like room service.
[in Tswana] Not my uncle's livestock.
[in Tswana] You know that you need your family right now.
Which family is that, Ma?
Hmm?
My sister, who blows up weddings,
or my mother, who cuts and pastes our past?
Hmm?
Beauty.
[in Tswana] Why didn't you tell me that you're pregnant?
Because I'm not like Tumi, Ma.
[sniffs]
It matters to me what you think.
Okay? So I wanted to have the last name before I had the kid.
[in Tswana] You know, my child,
I wanted the best for you.
Yeah.
Well, you did a good job, Ma.
Because now I'm single,
and I'm pregnant.
[sighs]
[in Tswana] You'll find me at home.
Your home.
[sad music playing]
[soft groan]
[pained breathing]
What happened today?
What didn't?
Hmm.
Sbu's going to be a father. A single father, but a father.
Maybe Tumi should also do a pregnancy test,
to check if there's no surprise baby Twala on the way.
[in Zulu] We used a condom.
So you do remember?
[sighs]
It's a disease, you know.
Then why am I the only one getting sick, Themba?
[groans]
The painkillers are in the toiletry bag.
[Moipone] Grace!
Shadrack!
[Grace sighs]
[elevator beeps]
[Thando] [in Tswana] May we get two more shots, please.
[Refiloe] [in Tswana] Let me finish this one first.
[Thando] Thank you. Thank you, so much.
[in Tswana] It's just you and I!
-[man] Last Round. -[Thando] Last Round!
-It's just you and I! -Don't worry, girls, I'll cover it.
Oh! Yes, bitch!
It's free drinks!
Relax.
[in Tswana] How about you round up your cents,
[in Tswana] and pay for the dresses we weren't able to wear.
Actually!
[in Tswana] Please leave us alone.
[together] Cheers.
[glass taps on table]
[Refiloe] Hmm.
[Tumi] Hey!
Hey!
[Siya] [in Zulu] Do we know each other?
No, but it's a good thing.
You're probably the only person that won't spit in my drink.
Tumi.
[in Zulu] The one who slept with my nephew.
[in Zulu] Then you ruined a marriage and exposed your own sister.
[mocking laugh]
[in Zulu] I left behind some pretty rough people in jail,
[in Zulu] people who commit cash heists every December, but you…
[in Zulu] I'm scared of you, girl.
-[in Zulu] Do you drink? -Yeah.
Definitely, but you know what, um…
[in Zulu] This place is actually boring.
[in Zulu] I know a vibey spot where we could get some drinks.
-[in Zulu] That's cool. -Sure.
[in Zulu] Do you have a car?
[in Zulu] There are Maserati's everywhere, so we're good.
Okay.
Wow!
[in Xhosa] She's a bit of a whore, isn't she?
[giggles]
[in Tswana] I should've told them from the beginning.
[huffs]
[in Tswana] Stewing on the past,
[in Tswana] it won't help anything.
[in Tswana] It's just madness.
[in Tswana] Hmm. But you know we Sellos,
[in Tswana] we keep on walking.
We keep on walking.
Johnny Walker.
[Moipone] [in Tswana] Where did they even dig him up? I just don't understand.
[Shadrack] [in Tswana] But you do know that today's kids have Facebook,
Twitter,
and Instagram.
[in Tswana] But Beauty doesn't poke, I'm sure this was all Tumi.
[in Tswana] It was me.
I pointed Beauty in his direction. I didn't expect her to go through with it.
[in Tswana] Quite honestly, I’m impressed.
[Dineo] Impressed?
[in Tswana] I was trying to help. I was doing it for their sakes, both of them.
[in Tswana] Who asked you?
[in Tswana] Beauty asked me.
She asked me, and didn't ask you. Huh?
Why?
[in Tswana] It's not over yet, Dini, they'll still need you,
[in Tswana] even if they don't know it.
[sheep bleats]
Shadrack,
[in Tswana] you brought it here?
[in Tswana] It will cry all night and we won't be able to sleep.
[in Tswana] Would you rather be annoyed by the sheep, or by Valencia?
[sheep bleats]
[laughing]
[Dineo speaks in Tswana]
[upbeat music playing]
♪ I slept and woke up ♪
♪ I bathed in the kitchen Because it's worse in the bath ♪
♪ Bathed with my Aunt's wash cloth ♪
♪ Cause it's worse in the bath… ♪
K Dawg.
K Dizzle, K Money. What it do, son?
What it do, son?
How did you find me here?
Your millennial ass can't even have a cup of coffee without posting.
And your lying ass can't go a day without drama.
[in Zulu] You know what, let me go get a drink this side.
Sure.
-Can we talk? -I don't have time.
[scoffs] [in Zulu] You're full of yourself.
You do know that Instagram and solo drinking are not fulltime jobs?
Okay, Tumi,
[in Xhosa] I don't have time for you.
Look, I…
I had a shitty day, and I just really need my friend.
I did come all the way.
So I'm supposed to be grateful?
You know what? Screw you!
Been there. Done that.
Fuck you, very much.
-[in Zulu] Is that your ex? -No, he just acts like one.
[bottles clang against each other]
[in Zulu] So this is your spot?
[in Zulu] Is this what you call a vibe?
[in Zulu] Please give us two drinks.
Er…
[Gogo Twala] [huffs]
[in Zulu] I remember attending a wedding in 1988,
[in Zulu] The weather was so hot that I didn't want to go.
[in Zulu] I thought the ceremony would take all day.
[in Zulu] We were saved when the bride fainted and died right in church.
[in Zulu] Pass me the chicken feet.
[clears throat]
[in Zulu] You see Sbusiso, my child,
this is a blessing.
That girl, she's not our own.
[in Zulu] You should've married a Zulu girl.
-Who do you think you are? -Hmm?
Who do you think you are?
-[Themba] Sbusiso. -Uh-huh, Themba.
You're busy looking down on the woman I love
like she's stuck on the bottom of your shoe.
No, my boy, all I'm saying is, you marry out of your circle,
[in Zulu] you're asking for problems.
And you say this because your marriage is so golden?
[in Zulu] We all know that
you and Dad haven’t slept in the same bed in years.
[choking]
What is that?
How dare you
[in Zulu] speak to me like that?
[in Zulu] I'm not your friend, I'm your mother!
-[Themba] Sbusiso! -[Lydia] If you cared about Sbusiso,
you would've been with him and not sinking in alcohol, Themba.
[in Zulu] I would've also died,
[in Zulu] if I was wearing the dress she was wearing.
[in Zulu] Even though it was the '80s.
You know what I'm an expert in?
Losing shit.
Not phones or keys like normal people, no.
[huffs]
This girl loses a friend,
a father, and a sister.
Who the fuck loses a sister?
Huh? No!
[in Zulu] There's no feeling guilty here, I don't do that.
[Tumi] You know what?
[Siya] Hmm?
-You're right. -Hmm.
[in Zulu] Where are you going now?
[in Zulu] I'm going to taste some specials.
[in Zulu] You never stop.
Um, you know what a sommelier is?
Someone who makes up wine lists and shit.
Close enough.
You know, you deserve a drink for being so damn cute and smart.
-I'm good, thank you. -Then you buy me one.
It's probably not a good idea.
Fuck the pleasantries.
You… can just take me… home.
Hmm.
Is that your man?
Sweetie, you know,
you shouldn't leave your valuables alone.
-Oh! -Unattended.
[in Tswana] You slut!
[in Tswana] Huh? What did you just call me?
You're the slut!
-[Siya] [in Zulu] You never listen. -[Tumi] [in Zulu] I'm okay.
[Tumi] [in Zulu] Oh, I forgot my handbag.
Back.
[in Zulu] I'll be back.
[Siya] No, no, no!
-[screams] -[man] Restrain your girlfriend!
[yelling]
[in Zulu] Do you know what?
[bartender] I'm calling the police!
[man] It's okay, it's okay.
[solemn music playing]
24 DECEMBER CHRISTMAS EVE
[Tumi] Merry fucking Christmas, Tumi.
You've really outdone yourself this time.
[in Tswana] She's actually a good girl.
[in Tswana] When my colleagues put her in the van, she swore at their mothers,
[in Tswana] and their grandmothers.
[in Tswana] Maybe, we can take care of this right now?
Maybe.
[in Tswana] How about a sheep?
[light playful music playing]
[cell unlocks]
[cell door squeaks]
[Tumi] Great. Here we go.
Why are you here?
[in Tswana] I wouldn't leave my first-born in a place like this on Christmas Eve.
That's not the hymn you were singing yesterday.
I know it wasn't right,
and it wasn't Christian.
Mom, please, can we just skip the sermon. Okay?
I'll be on a plane to Cape Town as soon as we get out of here.
[in Tswana] You know, when I look at you,
I see so much of me in you.
[in Tswana] It scares me.
That is impossible.
How do you think I fell pregnant at the age of seventeen?
Okay, I was a mistake.
Don't think you've never made me feel it.
I was a child…
with a child.
[in Tswana] I didn't have anyone that I could share my weight with.
[in Tswana] That's why I left you with your granny because I knew that…
she'd give you what you needed.
[sad music playing]
Mama, Beauty got
a full mother experience.
Our scars are not the same.
And that's why she's hiding in a bath.
[chuckles]
[sighs]
[groans] I'm a mess.
Tumi, look at me.
I'm your mother,
and I'll always be here.
[sad music continues]
[woman] That' s so sweet.
[sad music ends]
[Dineo] Home time.
Yeah.
[Tumi] So…
[in Tswana] Who is my father?
[in Tswana] We don't have to talk about everything, let's go.
[Tumi] Well, that didn't last long.
[knock on door]
[in Tswana] Are you busy?
[in Tswana] Uh-huh. Was sending my friend a text message.
[in Tswana] Oh. That boy from yesterday?
Yes.
[in Tswana] Why're you asking?
[in Tswana] Have I told you about
[in Tswana] this girl I went to school with?
[in Tswana] She was dark-skinned, very dark.
[in Tswana] Midnight darkness.
[in Tswana] Back then,
[in Tswana] being dark-skinned was deemed as being ugly.
[in Tswana] She thought of herself as ugly.
[in Tswana] She kept to herself.
[in Tswana] I could tell she was hurting.
[in Tswana] One day, she didn't come to school at all.
[in Tswana] Then the next day and the days after that.
[in Tswana] We never saw her again.
[in Tswana] What happened to her?
[in Tswana] She killed herself.
[in Tswana] At her funeral, all anyone could talk about,
[in Tswana] was how beautiful she was.
Mom.
Why…
[in Tswana] Why are you telling me all these things?
[in Tswana] If only she had spoken out,
[in Tswana] we would've told her she was beautiful.
[in Tswana] There's no life in shame, Bokang.
[in Tswana] We are who we are.
[doorbell rings]
[Tumi] Knock-knock.
Whew! All of you.
[in Zulu] Hello, everyone.
Ma?
Oh, sorry.
I know what you must think of me.
If you're not sure, I'd love to let you know.
I'm sorry for sleeping with your husband.
And I'm sorry for ending Themba's sobriety
because sobriety is good.
Yeah, and also, it's the baby thing.
To drop it on you like that, is not cool.
[Valencia] Listen, I'm sure if you're apologizing
for everything that you've done,
we'd all be standing here until the second coming.
-Let her finish, please. -Thank you, Ma.
Umm…
This is my thing, right, I don't want my family
paying the debts on the sins that I rack up.
Because shame, these people are really good people.
And my sister, she…
My sister's not like me.
She's…
She's the real deal. You saw it.
Also, it's Christmas, guys.
This is the time where we get together, we break bread,
we wash down the past with great wine, which I can supply.
Not you, Themba, water works too.
We're all a little messed up. We can build on crazy, right?
Can we talk somewhere, please?
[in Tswana] Let's go.
Thank you.
[in Tswana] Tumi, don't touch anything.
[disgusted huff]
Oh, jeez… Oh!
[Themba] Oh. Umm…
[balls clatter on the floor]
[Dineo] You have a lovely home.
I know.
[in Tswana] Our budgets are worlds apart,
but we're both mothers.
[in Tswana] And our children,
they're the most precious things we have, right?
[in Zulu] My sons, they hate me.
[in Tswana] My daughters aren't loving me either.
These kids, they don't know how good they have it.
[in Zulu] We do everything for them. [scoffs]
[in Tswana] And the trustworthy God
gave them free will.
So who are we?
We need to cut the cord at some point.
[in Zulu] What is it, man?
Hmm…
[Themba] [in Zulu] Look here.
[in Zulu] I know Beauty messed up, not telling you everything that happened.
But I mean,
[in Zulu] don't let it all get to you,
[in Zulu] and give Mom a reason to hold you back.
[in Zulu] Don't do that.
[in Zulu] She's your woman and you guys are annoyingly good together.
[in Zulu] You are annoying.
You can't give up on that, man.
So you're giving me relationship advice now?
[in Zulu] What, are you now Sis Dolly?
[in Zulu] You mean Sis Dolly from Drum magazine?
Yes.
[in Zulu] I've always wanted to write for Drum magazine.
[laughing]
Listen to your heart, man.
[in Zulu] I know you want her. You love her.
[in Zulu] My brother, listen. There's a voice in here
[in Zulu] that wants that woman.
[in Zulu] Go and get your woman. Don't listen to Mom and Dad.
[in Zulu] Go and get your woman. I'm telling you.
What about you?
[in Zulu] I'm resilient like an old car.
Yeah.
[sad music playing]
[phone ringing]
[in Tswana] My goodness.
[in Tswana] Beauty, my girl.
[in Tswana] You know what?
I can deal with you not giving me the crown of Maid of Honor,
[in Tswana] but this one-man pity party is not going to work for me.
[in Tswana] We're friends. We roll together. People know us as a squad.
[in Tswana] This thing of feeling sorry for yourself is not going to work.
[in Tswana] Now there's an aisle out there, if you still want it, Sister.
I should've made you my number one.
Of course you should have!
It is what it is. You didn't, should've, could've…
It's fine. It's okay.
[Tumi] Hey.
Umm…
[in Tswana] I heard you were still here.
Refiloe!
-What? -You weren't meant to let anyone in!
Yeah.
Could I please have a moment with my sister?
[Refiloe] [clears throat]
Well, if you could read the room,
[in Tswana] you'd see that she doesn't want to talk to you.
All I need is five minutes, guys.
[Beauty] It's fine.
[Thando] Five minutes!
[in Tswana] I'll be waiting outside, counting you down.
[Refiloe] [in Tswana] No way!
[phone vibrates]
[Tumi] Do you want me to answer that for you?
[Beauty] It's Sbu.
I don't even know what to say to him.
[phone vibrates]
I know how that feels.
Sis, I want you to have what you deserve.
And that's everything.
So forget about me and…
Mom, Valencia,
the sperm donor.
Forget all of our drama. Just… go get your man
-and marry him to death. -How?
You know, that's what the Thandos are for.
-[Thando] You've got one minute left. -[giggles]
I'm sorry.
For what?
I mean… You don't have friends,
you don't have a man, and now you don't have a dad.
I shouldn't have said what I said about you not being my sister.
It's cool, babe.
Get up.
-Hmm. -Go get your man.
[in Zulu] What is it?
[in Zulu] Nothing.
[in Zulu] You're looking at me as if I'm carrying a knife and I'll stab you.
[in Zulu] There's nothing.
[indistinct speech]
I haven't seen you in this bedroom in a long time,
actually since we recalled Mbeki.
All right.
[in Zulu] Listen… Umm.
[in Zulu] I want us to talk about the Sibusiso issue, you know.
[in Zulu] I think we should do something special for him.
Something like what?
Can we call in some favors?
[alarm beeping]
[playful music playing]
[gasps] What the fuck, Uncle?
Merry Christmas!
[in Zulu] Please get out.
-[in Zulu] Go and take a bath, prisoner. -Get out of my room.
[in Zulu] Go and take a bath, prisoner!
Okay, I'm going!
[Siya] Enough with the questions. Go and take a bath!
[in Zulu] This boy!
♪ And you know... ♪
♪ And you know ♪
♪ We ain't stopping ♪
♪ We ain't dropping ♪
♪ We ain't begging ♪
♪ We're just climbing ♪
♪ Until we reach the top… ♪
[Siya] [in Zulu] You see, my boy, at least you're not like Joseph.
[in Zulu] They had sex with Mary and claimed his child as well.
[in Zulu] Just imagine.
[in Zulu] Life is just like a game of dice.
[in Zulu] Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose,
[in Zulu] sometimes you're like a traffic light, sometimes you're…
[Sbu] [in Zulu] Uncle.
We've been driving around for hours now.
[in Zulu] I'm getting sun-burnt. Please, let's go back home.
-Ah! Where's your Christmas spirit? -[in Zulu] What Christmas spirit?
When the woman I love is not answering my phone calls.
[phone rings]
-[Siya] Hello. -[Vusi] Where are you?
[in Zulu] We'll be there just now!
♪ Greetings, greetings, greetings… ♪
♪ We'll do the Thobela dance We'll do the Thobela dance ♪
Um, um, what's…
♪ …with a different style ♪
♪ You've got to understand ♪
♪ That we've got to move on ♪
♪ So move on ♪
♪ Move on, it's hurting ♪
♪ Move on… ♪
[laughing]
[Sbu] Okay, what's going on?
[Valencia] It's your mother saying I'm so sorry my child.
But how did you, guys…
You do know I have Cyril's inauguration guy on speed dial, right?
Oh!
[happy singing]
[loud shout]
[ululating]
[singing dies down]
[singing]
[singing ends]
[big sigh]
I always thought the best part about getting married was the dresses,
or having a father to walk you down the aisle,
or having all the attention on me.
I was wrong.
The best part about getting married,
is getting to spend the rest of my life with you.
That's if you'll have me.
Well, us.
I'm not going anywhere
and I was crazy to even think that. Okay?
I got us.
-Just no more secrets, yeah? -Yeah.
[laughing]
[shouts of protest]
[Sbu] Sorry, sorry! I got carried away.
[singing] [in Zulu] The bride is ours
[in Zulu] She's actually ours
[joyful singing continues]
[in Zulu] Are you crying?
-No, it's just something in my eye. -[chuckles]
[in Zulu] Okay, let's go.
[Valencia laughs]
[Dineo] [in Tswana] Be careful, Sister Moipone.
[Moipone] [in Tswana] Yes, I'm being careful.
[Dineo] [in Tswana] If you fall, you're on your own.
[Moipone] Oh, thank you.
♪ Here, take my heart ♪
♪ Here's my love, it's all yours ♪
You came.
Well, I mean, FOMO. I wasn't going to, but intimate private wedding,
Northern suburbs.
So what? Am I here as a friend or…
[Vusi] All right, can everybody take their seats.
[in Zulu] We're about to start shortly.
Thank you.
[romantic singing]
♪ It's raining, and I'm wet ♪
♪ I'm wet from your love ♪
♪ My love ♪
♪ Things are ruined but I still love you ♪
♪ I'm thinking of you ♪
♪ I only want you… ♪
[whistling and ululating]
♪ Say it ♪
♪ Hear it ♪
♪ And sing it to me ♪
♪ Break ♪
♪ It ♪
♪ Pull me apart at the seams ♪
♪ I know when we broke it ♪
♪ I felt it will last ♪
♪ I trusted the process ♪
♪ I thought we'd never make it… ♪
[minister] You may now kiss the bride.
♪ I don't wanna be a fool again ♪
♪ I don't want to be the one to scream… ♪
[cheering]
♪ Let the road ♪
♪ For... ♪
[applause]
♪ Come down… ♪
[laughing] [background talking]
[glass clinking]
[Valencia] Attention, please.
Here's to my children.
All my children.
You may not be Zulu,
you may not be royalty,
monied,
-or raised right, -[Thando] Huh?
but we all fall short.
What matters is
[in Zulu] you're now one of us.
[laughs] It's probably the nicest thing she'll ever say to me.
-[clears throat] -[glass clinking]
[Sbu] So, this is what I wanted.
To be marrying the love of my life,
in front of the people that care about me the most.
Ladies and gentlemen, Christmas wishes do come true.
Yeah, and I couldn't ask for a more perfect day.
[Vusi] Hear-hear!
[cheering and applause]
[glass clinking]
[Tumi] Umm…
I too would like to say something
just before the wine gets to my head.
[in Tswana] Sweet Jesus on the cross, come down, as in now, please.
[clears throat]
Yeah, so um…
I don't do speeches,
but I have to do the one thing that I was tasked with for this wedding.
[sighs]
You are…
you were…
and will be…
the soul and the air that I breathe.
A heart and the love that I need.
[laughing]
[singing off-key] You… are my destiny.
[laughing]
On a serious note,
I don't know what to say.
I'm not exactly the relationship person in this family.
-I'm sure you've all heard my stories. -[Shadrack] Which one?
[soft laughter]
But I'm lucky
to be surrounded with so much love that I know what love is.
Love is effortless.
It's the fun times and the memories that we create together.
Whether it's…
singing at the side of the street or…
teasing each other without catching feelings.
Love is…
It's unexpected.
You have to open up your heart to receive it,
otherwise you…
you might miss that it's always been there for you.
[soft romantic music playing]
Love is accepting.
You know, it's never ever dismissive,
even if you're a hot mess.
Love is uncomfortable.
It's the ability to say sorry,
even when sorry is not part of your vocabulary.
But love is a Beauty
that can never be denied.
♪ God gave us love ♪
♪ God gave us love… ♪
So here's to letting go
and embracing love.
To love.
[everyone] To love!
[music dies down and changes]
[upbeat music playing]
[music ends]
Look, Themba, I'm not in the mood to fight with you tonight.
[in Zulu] Listen.
[sad music playing]
I'm a piece of shit.
[in Zulu] I'm a shitty person.
You deserve so much more,
and I hope…
I… I hope
you find someone
[in Zulu] who'll give you all of that.
Get out.
[whispers] Get out.
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Hold it right there… ♪
Happy!
[upbeat music continues]
♪ Jerusalem my home ♪
♪ My home ♪
♪ Keep me safe ♪
♪ My home, keep me safe ♪
♪ Don't leave me here… ♪
[Tumi] So anyway, aren't you supposed to be like feeding orphans or…
saving the world or some shit like that?
What? I figured the world could wait, you know.
[in Xhosa] Because you need me.
♪ Walk with me ♪
♪ Don't leave me here… ♪
So, yes, your speech… Your speech was blazing!
[in Xhosa] I still think you should've sung that song,
it would've been so much better.
-No. -Yes!
Yes.
♪ Keep me safe… ♪
You know, I…
I think about that night…
♪ My home… ♪
all the time.
♪ My Kingdom… ♪
It's just I'm a…
walking list of fuck-ups,
♪ Keep me safe… ♪
and chances are I'm gonna mess this up.
♪ Keep me safe… ♪
You sure you want this?
You sure you want me?
♪ Do keep me safe ♪
♪ Do keep me safe… ♪
I do.
♪ Don't leave me here… ♪
-[fireworks exploding] -[cheering]
[laughs]
Oh, man. [groans]
Yeah…
♪ Do keep me safe… ♪
Look, seeing that we're…
we're being real,
and we're calling each other out on our bullshit,
♪ It's not here, my Kingdom… ♪
there's something I have to tell you.
♪ Do keep me safe ♪
♪ Do walk with me… ♪
[Tumi] Can't a girl catch a fucking break?
[closing theme music playing]
Subtitle translated by: Rolé Swiegers