Munyurangabo

Ngabo, did you finish packing?

Give us a lift, old man.

Give us a lift, old man.

We just started, and you're already sitting?

lt will take us all day to get a lift.

You're gonna start talking to me like that?

You spent all of our bus ticket money.

This is your fault.

But l would hope we'd be in this together.

We deal with it together.

Well, we have no choice now.

We'll keep walking and see what happens.

Maybe this one will stop.

Oh my God, it stopped.

Wait for me.

That's where the money went.

You spent it on this.

How do we answer them if they ask us where we're going?

We'll say we're on a journey to find a job.

How long has it been since you've been home?

Three years.

Three years, really?

l don't know where my mom is now.

Let me see if she's in the valley, digging.

Who is it?

Guess who this is.

Sangwa, it's you, my son. How are you?

lt's really you?

My son, how are you? l missed you.

Oh, praise God.

- Where were you living? - Kigali.

You were gone and it was painful for me.

You were in Kigali?

That's good.

You're looking very healthy.

You think so?

l was always wondering about you.

And what were you up to?

Actually, we're on a journey now.

We just wanted to drop by and say hello.

A journey?

- Where to? - For work.

No no, now l have found you.

l won't let you go again.

l'll give you something to eat.

Mom, you brought me milk?

lt's milk for my son.

lt's been a long time.

Thank you.

Kill your thirst.

lt's good because it's the dry season, l think.

Yeah, it tastes good.

My son, l'm so happy. l missed you.

l missed you too, Mom.

Have a taste too.

l brought something for you, Mom.

- What is it? - Fabric.

Thank you, my son, it's beautiful.

l got you something else too.

Really? And what is it?

This fabric is wonderful.

l bought you soap to wash it.

Thank you so much.

Dad, how are you?

Dad, you have to forgive me.

Tell me,

how can you leave for years?

You were gone for three years

without coming back to us...

to see how we are doing

or to help your younger siblings get an education.

l'm struggling alone with sickness,

and instead of helping,

you left home.

What good did this do for you?

Now without any shame...

you come to me.

What can you say after all this?

Now tell me,

what do you think about this?

What's running through your mind?

You're not ashamed?

For me,

l can't understand it.

You should have been aborted.

Really, you have no shame?

What can l do?

What can l do?

You should be ashamed.

What can l do?

What do you think?

l can see now

where this is going to lead you.

lf you don't cooperate with your father,

then who will you work for?

l'm going back inside.

l don't know

what's in your mind.

Maybe you'll tell me

that you're still young.

l was young, but learned to be a man.

l'm doubtful that you'll do the same.

Do you think you can help yourself?

Don't rely on your height.

lf you don't work for us,

for your parents and family,

at your young age...

Do you think living like that is honorable?

l'm going back inside.

How are you, Gwiza?

Yes l am fine.

How is everything?

l hope everything is great.

Things are coming along.

This is a friend who came with me.

His name is Ngabo.

How are you?

- How are things? - Good.

What are you doing now?

l left my gerry can there. l want to draw water.

l want to draw water for my home.

You want to get water?

l think we need water too.

Mom, give me the gerry can. l'll get water with Gwiza.

Let's go together.

You want to?

Yeah, we'll keep each other company.

Ngabo, let's all go together.

So, Sangwa,

why do you both look so unhappy?

We're okay.

You're fine?

Before you came here...

there was a lady named Mukandori.

She had this goat,

and it astonished all the people a few days ago.

How?

lt gave birth to four little goats.

Four goats?

Yes, and one had an udder like a cow.

The second had feet like a cat.

The third had chicken feet.

That's not true.

A journalist came and discovered something else the hard way--

the fourth one had teeth like a dog.

Not true. You're lying.

These are your own stories.

lt really happened?

Yeah, it happened.

These are stories you're inventing.

As you can see,

things haven't been easy these days.

The soil is dry, and there's no grass on the fields,

no avocados in the trees, no bananas.

See that old lady there?

She normally cultivates near her home, but there's nothing there.

And you've been gone for three years.

We missed you here.

Same with me. l missed you too.

Ah, no no.

Three years is too long to be away.

But you know, Sangwa,

your dad has changed these days.

He's changed. No more drinking.

lt's a change-- no smoking.

That's good.

Now he spends his time at home, not at the bar.

Sangwa, son, come here.

What is it, Mom?

Okay, l'm coming.

l'll sit here.

Sit, my son.

Let me give you food.

Eat this.

Thanks, Mom, but l can serve myself.

l have a problem.

You told me you're on a journey.

Where are you going?

Yeah, that's right, we're on a journey.

We're looking for work.

lf you couldn't find work in Kigali,

where else can you find it?

l will try everywhere.

God will help us.

And that friend,

who is he? Where is he from?

Him?

His name is Ngabo.

l met him and he became my friend.

He's my best friend.

And you're traveling with him?

Why don't you just stay?

That's impossible.

l have to look for a job.

l don't understand. l'm wondering about you.

Don't worry.

Ngabo,

l want us to stay one more night.

Did you forget that we're on our way to kill a man?

l know, but let's stay one night.