[birds chirping]
[melancholic music playing]
What do you want?
Where is Saro?
[sobs] Saro.
Where is Saro?
[sobs] Everyone is looking for Saro.
Please,
what has this man done to you all?
go and search everywhere.
Find him!
He is not here.
-I'm the only one here. -Shut your mouth.
-Please search everywhere. -There's no where you can search. Mother!
Search everywhere.
-[Awarun] Olatorera! -My mother! [sobbing]
What happened?
Who is it?
-Bashorun! -[Olatorera continues sobbing]
Bashorun, what did you lose that you're searching for?
-Awarun. -You, you...
You brought soldiers to intimidate a pregnant woman at home.
-Where is Saro? -Which Saro?! Why are you looking for him?
Why are you looking for him?
I told you, I don't know where Saro is. He isn't here.
What exactly are you looking for, Mr. Man?
Leave me alone!
Leave my daughter alone!
Leave my home!
I will show you my bad side.
-You? -Me!
You have tipped him off.
I informed who?
You warned him.
Who did I warn?
-Awarun. -[Olatorera sniffles]
You're playing with fire.
You can do nothing.
It is I, Awarun who said so.
-If I don't find this man... -Yes?
-You and your family... -Hmm?
-will pay the price. -That's a lie.
I can't pay any price.
I won't pay any price. Look,
it is I, Awarun talking to you.
You can't do anything to me.
No matter how much you threaten,
you won't hurt a hair on my body.
-Mark my words. -[Olatorera continues sobbing]
What's your... if you have any shame,
-get out! -Let us go.
-Let's go! -If you had any shame,
you wouldn't have done
-this to my daughter. -Let's go.
You are shameless.
Don't let me see you cry.
You have to stop crying.
Don't let me see you cry.
[Awarun exclaims] Ah, what kind of life is this? What sort of man is this?
You are not human.
You are not human at all!
If anything bad happens to my child,
I will definitely deal with you.
I'm the one who said so.
[theme music playing]
[birds chirping]
[tense music playing]
[Adigun exclaims] Ah-ah!
Ah!
[exclaims] What's going on?
Come on, shut your mouth!
And let me think.
Stinky mouth.
Come.
Sit here.
-Ah, I can't see. -Sit here.
-I can't see. -I'll hit you.
-Sit. -[Saro grunts]
[exclaims]
[sighs]
I marked these trees on my way here.
Is this not the place?
Why is it looking so confusing?
Look,
if you move...
I want to find out where this path leads to.
If you make a move, I warn you,
you die.
I know you people are here with me,
and you're just looking at me.
Why won't you help me?
Have mercy on me.
Help me, help me.
I don't know who this man is, I don't know why he has tied me up
and I don't know where he is taking me.
Help me, have mercy on me.
[splutters] I know you can easily help me out,
but why haven't you?
Why haven't you?
So you can ever need our help?
After you and your wife conspired to get rid of us.
After all we've done for you.
No problem.
It won't take long
before he hands you over to those who'll kill you,
-then we can finally have our rest. -[Saro] Ah!
-Or is there anything more? -Ah please, have mercy on me.
Don't let him kill me.
Please I'm begging you, have mercy on me.
Why are you shouting?
[exclaims]
Who is he talking to? Ah!
Aaah! You want to shout
so the evil spirits of the forest
can come after us?
Alright then.
Come on, get up!
-The back of your head, -[Saro exclaims]
-is what I want to be looking at. -Please I beg you.
[Oyo chief 1] Look, Your Highness,
let's think about this issue carefully.
You know the important role that Ede plays in Ọyọ.
Let's think about it carefully.
Hmm.
And I suspect since the people of Ẹdẹ
embraced and joined these people with a strange religion,
they've stopped treating us kindly.
-Or haven't you noticed? -Hmm.
Your Highness.
Ruler over Ọyọ.
May Ọyọ town not come to the ruin
-of all Council members of Ọyọ. -Amen.
May we not go astray.
Let's think about it carefully.
There's an adage that says,
"In times of war or in times of crises
it's better to make more friends than enemies."
If there are more enemies than friends, the war is gradually lost.
Ẹdẹ people are harmless people.
They have never waged war against us.
Yes, they may have embraced a strange religion,
we are the ones who will make a move
that'll bring them closer,
and make our friendship and unity between the two towns blossom.
-We can't stand on our own. -Hmm.
Hmm.
Your Highness, let's not go to war with them.
Ede people are living among us and vice versa.
Let's not go along with Bashorun on this one,
or else we will be badly defeated.
Er... Would you speak like this
if Bashorun were seated here?
-Who? me? -You.
Come to my aid.
-It pains me that Bashorun is not here. -Ah-ah!
[exclaims] In my presence?
Ah, who can I not... Who is he?
-That's right. -You underestimate me in this palace.
Your Highness, please don't be offended.
Ah, Chief, I don't like it.
-[exclaims] -[chuckles]
Ah. Look, Your Highness...
let's think about this matter very well.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness.
Since the day we started
deliberating on this matter,
bringing suggestions here and there,
have we come to any conclusion?
-True. -I'm asking all of you.
What conclusion did we arrive at?
Is this how we will keep folding our hands until war comes upon us?
-I pity all of you. -[Chief 2] Hmm
-Your... Your Highness, may you live long. -We have to be patient.
I would like to suggest that
we invite prince Kuranga,
-so we can put our heads together. -Prince Kuranga?
-Just like the white... -You think so?
people.
-who are waging war against us, -Hmm.
and have brought a strange religion right to our doorsteps,
we should be seeking for a way to conquer them.
If not, [scoffs]
war isn't something to be taken lightly.
-Let's do something about it. -Wait a minute.
Do you think Bashorun
will be happy with this suggestion? Or what do you think?
Chief, may God not let him be happy.
[both chiefs exclaim]
Loyalty to your town should come first before loyalty to your child.
-Yes. -Bringing peace and harmony
to Ọyọ town should be our top priority.
-Okay. -Council of Chiefs...
Your Highness.
I am the ruler,
and you will accept whatever I want.
Your Highness.
We will go along,
-with Balogun's suggestion. -[chief chuckling]
-Your Highness. -The biggest akara is used to eat ẹ̀kọ.
Rubbing maize against each other will get the maize seeds out.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness.
[drums beating]
You are welcome!
Kuranga, take your steps.
Take your steps with ease.
A man of peace like no other in our entire town.
A man of war. A man as solid as a gun.
Oh, Kuranga!
Kuranga, a man of war. A warrior.
Warrior that throws away things of war.
A man of wealth.
A man who uses a single arrow to kill six people.
He hails from Ẹdẹ. Kuranga.
He is from Ẹdẹ. Ede never dies.
A strong man.
One cannot be so tired and not be able to enter Ẹdẹ.
[drum beats]
♪ Welcome Kuranga ♪
♪ A warrior The King cannot hold to ransom ♪
♪ Welcome Kuranga ♪
♪ Welcome ♪
♪ Welcome Kuranga ♪
[singing fades out]
-[dialogue muted] -[tense music playing]
[cheering]
[birds chirping]
[cheering]
[tense music continues]
[cheering fades]
[crickets chirping]
♪ We bow to our King before us ♪
♪ We bow to our King We don't care what you think ♪
♪ If you don't value your King That's your problem ♪
♪ We bow to our King ♪
♪ If you don't value your King That's your problem ♪
♪ We bow to our King ♪
♪ If you don't value your King That's your problem ♪
♪ We bow to our King ♪
♪ If you don't value your King That's your problem ♪
♪ We bow to our King ♪
♪ Your Highness ♪
[drums beating]
People of Ọyọ kingdom.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness.
I greet you and your guards.
Great people of Ẹdẹ.
[in Yoruba] Your Highness.
The one who wakes up with a beautiful dream.
-As beautiful as an antelope. -Your Highness.
The one who stands in the face of fear.
Can you see
how good it is to celebrate?
That was how it used to be in the past.
Even though things almost took a turn for the worse,
God has spared our lives to witness a reconciliation.
Let's live together,
-in friendship and agreement. -[a voice in crowd] Yes.
Let all our efforts to make profit be
like it used to be.
That's why we are here today, isn't it?
And I am happy that...
after all our deliberations
we have decided to conclude things
with rejoicing and merriment, right?
[laughs]
[in Yoruba] ♪ Sing with me Oh King, dance ♪
♪ Oh King, dance ♪
-[Karunga] Your Highness. -[king] Yes?
Please don't be offended by what I'm about to say.
Not at all. Hope there's no problem?
No problem at all.
-It's your daughter. -My daughter? Which one?
Ọmọwunmi.
-Ọmọwunmi? -She is beautiful.
Kuranga?
-[soft music playing] -[king sighs]
[sighs]
[soft music playing]
-Greetings -[indistinct chattering in the market]
[indistinct chattering continues]
[seller 1] No.
-Alright, thank you. -[drum music playing]
-[female 2] Okay. I'll take a look at it. -[female 3] Well done.
[female voice 3] You still want to buy corn?
[exclaims] Heh!
Which one do you want?
-[drum music continues] -[sheep bleats]
-They'll take it. -Corn seller.
[indistinct chattering continues]
How much is the corn?
[seller 2] Buy your okra here.
Eje seller!
[traditional drum beats playing]
Ojo's father!
-[male voice] Are you crazy? -well done.
Arolake!
[music fades out]
[woman] We go to the stream, then sleep.
What will the people at home drink?
-Didn't you say you'd come together? -Well done, good evening.
You are Welcome, Mother.
-Good night. -Good night.
I don't know how.
Welcome back.
Welcome back, sir.
-Thank you. -Welcome back.
-Welcome back, sir. -Thank you. Well done.
-Welcome back. -Well done.
Congratulations on the preparations.
What preparations?
Preparation of the wedding of Princess Ọmọwunmi
and Prince Kuranga.
Ọmọwunmi?
Yes, old one.
[scoffs]
Alright.
-Thank you. -Good night sir.
-Who sent you? -Welcome, sir.
-You are always talking too much... -Bashorun,
you were gone for too long.
Why did you go for so long without looking back?
All is well, old one.
These few weeks that you were not around,
a lot of terrible and disruptive things have happened in this town.
-Ah, and you let it happen? -Ah!
[exclaims]
Who am I before your king that you know?
Who am I?
What can I do?
There's nothing I alone can do.
But the most baffling one about the matter is,
I know you must have heard where you were that,
the king has taken a bold decision
and has decided to hand over his own daughter
to Prince Kuranga in marriage.
I am in shock.
I heard about it.
I heard the news,
and I was completely shocked.
If Ademuyiwa,
thinks he can do what he likes and get away with it...
[both exclaim]
I will fight him with all I've got.
A butterfly that flies into a tree of thorns...
-Will completely destroy its wing. -It'll be completely destroyed.
Yes.
I have found Queen Arolake.
Queen Arolake is
within our community.
And she is hiding so no one will see her.
She is hiding?
Yes.
[tense music playing]
Mmh.
[horse neighs]
[Omowunmi] My mother!
[horse neighs]
My mother!
-I'll win the ayogame today. -[Omowunmi] My mother!
She will be amazed. [laughs]
-My mother!! -Ah, Omowunmi.
-Ah, Awolaran, how're you? -How're you?
-I'm fine. See, I have brought... -Yes!
-the game. Let's go play ayo. -I'm not playing today.
-Omo... Ah! -[flute music playing]
Omowunmi.
My mother! exclaims]
My mother!
What's going on? Ah ah.
-[Omowunmi] My mother. -[Wuruola] Ah-ah!
-Why were you calling out to me? -Mother,
you won't believe what I just heard.
[sigh] What did you hear?
[sigh] Kuranga and his people
have asked the king for my hand in marriage.
-Kuranga? -Yes.
-It's not a joke. Hah! -What rubbish are you saying?
And the King has told them
to go and pick a date.
[Wuruola in shock] Hah!
-My mother, let's go in. I'll come back. -Omowunmi!
My mother. [scoffs, sighs]
-My mother. -[Wuruola] Omowunmi.
My mother, come in.
-[melancholic music playing] -[goats bleating]
[Bashorun] Your Highness.
Ah-ah! Should I say that
you have no regard for the people here? Or what do we call this?
Don't you have regard for the king?
Sit.
You need to be seated to hear the discussion.
-You, don't bother me. -[tense music playing]
[exclaims]
This matter to be discussed will not take long.
Ah!
[exhales] Erm, Bashorun.
Your Highness.
I know your ears must have heard different kinds of news within town,
that is far from the truth.
Is it...
the matter of the wedding of Omowunmi...
to Prince Kuranga
that what you're preparing for?
[Bashorun] Come on,
I accept it.
I'm not angry.
You are not angry?
I'm not angry, your Highness. [exclaims]
Aren't you the King?
And in your wisdom, you've done
the right thing for the Kingdom.
I understand.
[king] I'm really sorry.
There was nothing I could do about it.
It's God who determines our destiny,
and I have accepted what he has done.
May you be well, Your Highness.
Er... Bashorun.
Let him go.
-Don't let him go like that. -Let him go. Mmh.
Eeee.
♪ Cover your eyes ♪
♪ The masquerade is coming ♪
♪ Go into hiding ♪
♪ Can I open? ♪
♪ Open, open, open ♪
♪ Whoever The masquerade catches will die ♪
It shall be well with you, royal children.
-Well done. -Royal children, well done.
-[upbeat traditional music playing] -[goats bleating]
Well done.
-Welcome, bride. -Welcome.
[upbeat music continues]
Take it easy.
-Ladies, well done. -Well done.
-Well done.
-[upbeat music continues] -[goats bleating]
Sorry. Well done.
You are here, my mother.
[Wuruola exclaims] Ah!
Where are you coming from?
Hmm, I'm so tired, my mother.
I told you not to bother yourself.
I didn't ask you to supervise your wedding preparation.
Please sit down and be relaxed.
Please let's take a look...
let's look at this jewelry,
and select the ones that go best with your wedding attire.
[scoffs]
What is there to decide?
Didn't you say I would wear what you wore
on your wedding day?
Yes, I said that.
But during my own wedding,
in our own time,
we used beads.
We used vintage beads, we used coral beads.
But these days,
because you're a princess,
it will be more befitting to wear gold jewelry.
-Hmm. -Do you understand?
I'm pretty sure
that Kuranga will be impressed when he sees me on that day.
Really? [chuckles]
I won't leave immediately after we finish the wedding ceremony.
-Ah, why? -Kuranga will have to give me some time
because I can't leave my mother yet.
Where?
In Yoruba land,
once a female child gets married,
it's her husband's house that she's expected to sit.
She will leave her father and mother,
the same way I left my father and mother
to live with my husband.
That's the same way you will leave, okay?
You no longer have room in your father's house.
[sighs] But to say the truth,
Kuranga is so handsome,
he is tall,
and strong. That's the kind of man I've been dreaming about.
[tuts] It's just that he is proud.
Enough.
Kuranga's wife.
But I'm really surprised,
how you can quickly forget
Awolaran like that?
A man who loves you.
-My mother. -Yes?
You are talking like it's my fault.
Yes, it's not your fault.
What makes you happy,
also makes me happy.
But that young man
has loved you from when you were children.
I want you to go ask for his forgiveness,
because he has loved you for so long.
I have heard you, my mother.
-You have? -I've heard you.
Thank you, my daughter.
-May your children always listen to you. -[chuckles] Amen.
Thank you.
[soft traditional music playing]
What? Any time you start losing, that's when you start shouting.
[music continues playing]
I have brought...
-let's go and play a game of Ayo. -I'm not playing Ayo today.
I... ah ah.
Omowunmi.
[soft music continues]
Awolaran...
-What are you doing here? -[Omowunmi sighs]
Please.
Don't be angry with me.
Angry?
Angry, how?
Please, I beg you,
kindly leave me in peace.
Just go away.
[tuts]
Awolaran.
Please forgive me.
-Don't be like that. -What are you sorry for?
What exactly have you done?
I said just leave.
Leave.
[soft music continues]
[goats bleating]
The King asked me to bring some wine.
[Arolake] Go tell the King that I said,
he should come over here himself,
if he's thirsty for palm wine.
[tense music playing]
[Bibilari] Your Highness,
her ladyship said if you really want some good palm wine,
you should come drink some at her place.
And take that opportunity to get to know her house.
What nonsense.
If I want some good wine...
Your Highness.
I must go to her house?
Your Highness.
She is really stupid.
Your Highness.
You may go.
[tense music continues]
Hmm.
-[Bibilari grunts] -[Olori] Old one.
-Baba Bibilari. -Mother.
-Well done. -Well done.
I hope all is well?
What's wrong with the king? Is he upset?
Ah. He is not.
Why should he be?
Ah, mother, I know nothing.
-[horse neighs] -[Olori] Ah!
[exclaims] Wonders shall never cease.
I hope the lady who covers her face is not about to visit the King again?
[chuckles]
[sighs]
-[indistinct chattering] -[birds chirping]
[tense music playing]
[horse neighs]
[tense music continues]
Hmm. My darling, Arolake.
My love for you makes my blood boil.
What is it?
What is it Arolake? What's wrong with you?
-Your Highness. -Yes?
-Did you hear that? -Hear what?
Ah, I thought I heard footsteps.
-Footsteps? -[sighs]
[tuts]
If you heard footsteps, the person's going on his own,
and we're minding our business.
-That doesn't concern us in any way. -[sighs]
Okay?
Look, Your Highness, I'm no longer at ease.
I feel as if I'm being watched.
-Someone is watching you? -Yes.
Who would watch the Queen?
Eh?
[exclaims] Anyone who wants to watch a crab sleep
will stay long by the burrow.
No one can watch you.
Your Highness, if I'm truly a Queen,
when do you want to call me to the palace to forgive me
and to tell the whole town that I'm not guilty of the crimes I was accused of.
Arolake.
So now I'm... I'm a liar to you?
No, Your Highness, I didn't say so.
I just want to know when you intend to call me.
Okay, no problem.
It won't be long before I call the whole town
and tell them that the matter at hand should be forgotten. That you're innocent.
Not so?
Look, look at me.
Can you how the king is dressed?
Is this the way the king is supposed to go out?
Eh? Your love makes my blood boil.
My heart longs for only you.
I came out seeking ways and taking corners
just to see you and then getting here,
I thought you truly
wanted to see me, not knowing I came here to talk.
-I'm sorry, Your Highness. -Ah, I'm not angry.
Don't think that way. If I didn't want to see you,
-I would've gone far away a long time ago. -You want to run away?
Yes. I want to be with you, that's the reason I'm here.
Where would you run to?
If you run to the shore line, it still belongs to my forefathers.
Look, let me tell you the truth,
if there's anyone hidden that wants evil to befall you,
just as a bush baby always wails
and a guinea fowl always appear to be in mourning,
he will be useless just like a crayfish's head is totally useless.
Er... [chuckles] my darling Arolake.
[tuts] Look.
-Take this off. -[sighs]
Your Highness, be patient, let me take it off.
-Look, I will loosen all this myself. -[Arolake] Ah-ah!
Let me loosen it myself.
Your Highness, I will loo... ah-ah.
-What is it? -[king] Eh?
You don't... I don't think you know how much you mean to me,
-What is it? Eh? -[exclaims] Your Highness,
-do you want to break my shoulder? -[king laughing]
[music playing]
Arolake.
So the one who went missing...
and the one who died,
we both see each other again.
[tense music playing]
It seemed like a dream to me last night,
when I saw you.
So...
it's really you, the one causing chaos in Ọyọ.
What do you want?
Me?
I don't want anything.
I just came to say hello.
The King knows,
that you're a wanted person,
to pay for your crimes.
Yet he hid you here.
Surely,
there's more to you
than meets the eye.
Or is there something...
the King is enjoying that...
that the people don't know about?
The King knows I'm not guilty of the crimes I've been accused of.
And I'm quite certain that soon he will grant me a royal pardon.
From your mouth?
You still have the guts to speak.
We shall see.
Hold on,
how did you become this wealthy?
-[exclaims] Ah! -[tense music continues]
Hmm.
[tuts] The day you will beg me,
with your wealth,
for me not to kill you,
that day is closer...
[tense music continues]
[crickets chirping]
-Ọyọ council of Chiefs, I greet you all. -Your Highness.
-Kuranga, I greet you. -Your Highness.
Erm...
I called you for...
[horse neighing outside]
...just one reason.
We all know the reason
why Kuranga came to our town the other day.
Yes.
That's the reason I called you.
-Your Highness. -Your Highness
I am grateful that you called us
to inform us of this matter.
In Yoruba land,
we all know that
when two rams want to drink from a pot,
there's a way we do it.
Why not
allow Kuranga and my son to wrestle?
Let them compete...
so we can choose who will be Ọmọwunmi's husband.
[Kuranga exclaims] Ah!
Wonderful.
This is my suggestion.
Your Highness.
That's alright.
Council of Chiefs.
If I say that...
what Bashorun said
is completely strange to me,
that would mean I'm lying.
I've heard of it before,
but that has never happened in my generation.
Your Highness. This is no big deal.
But we all know,
that Kuranga is a warrior.
I just want my son to fight
for the woman his heart has chosen.
Except the prince is afraid.
Or are you afraid?
Is that how you want it?
That's what I want.
Tell your son to meet me at the arena.
Thank you.
[Bashorun] Thank you, Your Highness.
Thank you. Hmm.
[crickets chirping]
When the fight begins...
pour it onto your palm,
and blow it into his face.
[Awolaran exclaims] Ah-ah!
-My father. -Yes?
When I do what you have asked,
what will happen to him?
[exclaims]
If he doesn't die, he will become an imbecile.
-That's how it is. -Oh.
Isn't that too much?
[exclaims]
-Ah. I can't do it. -Ah!
[exclaims]
Kuranga and his people
do not deserve any respect or regard.
They are useless fools that cannot be trusted.
The King is even handing Ọmọwunmi to them.
The daughter he promised to you.
Kuranga deserves death.
And if you are not ready
to step up and be a valiant man,
and show that you really are my son,
I'll kill you with my bare hands.
That's it.
My father.
[in Yoruba] ♪ Will Kuranga win? ♪
♪ Or will it be Awolaran The son of the noble High Chief? ♪
Kuranga!
-Kuranga! -Kuranga.
♪ The two of them want to wrestle ♪
♪ Because of Ọmọwunmi The daughter of King Ademuyiwa ♪
♪ The king of Ọyọ ♪
♪ The death that kills a stubborn child ♪
♪ Ademuyiwa, No one can look you in the eye ♪
♪ One is watery and the other is bloody ♪
♪ Oh King should I come to see you? ♪
[in English] Let the fight begin!
-[birds chirping] -[tense music playing]
[tense music continues]
-[muted dialogue] -[somber music continues]
[screams in victory]
-[music stops] -[fire crackling]
Are you done pleasing yourself?
You beat him up so badly.
[Kuranga chuckles]
Don't blame me,
blame the father who set his son up for defeat.
-I love Awolaran. -[soft music playing]
We grew up together.
[chuckles]
[breathes deeply]
Hmm. You love Awolaran?
Yes, I love Awolaran.
Our love,
is inseparable. Yes, it is.
Ah, in fact,
our love surpasses that of siblings.
-[Kuranga chuckles] -[horse neighs outside]
Is there more to this?
Ah!
Why are you so angry?
[Kuranga clears throat]
My lover.
[soft music continues]
Alright then.
What do you want me to do?
Do you want me to go and apologize to your friend?
[chuckles]
Patience is never too much.
I'll go apologize to your friend.
Are you happy now?
[Kuranga chuckles]
My lover.
[Bashorun] You didn't disgrace me,
you disgraced yourself.
-You good for nothing element. -[tense music playing]
Ah, what a pity!
You,
who should show strength and boldness, you turned yourself,
into a coward.
What a shame!
[tense music continues]
Princess Omowunmi!
[sighs]
Who is that?
Princess Omowunmi!
[crickets chirping]
Ah-ah, who is that?
[in Yoruba] ♪ The Bride ♪
♪ The Bride ♪
♪ Marriage is sweet ♪
♪ My husband, marry me again ♪
♪ Oh you bride to be ♪
♪ Pay attention and listen ♪
♪ Oh you bride to be ♪
♪ Listen and pay attention ♪
♪ Oh you bride to be ♪
♪ She is getting married ♪
♪ Good luck in your marriage ♪
♪ She is getting married ♪
♪ All the best in your marriage ♪
♪ She is getting married ♪
♪ The bride ♪
♪ That is going ♪
♪ To her husband's house ♪
♪ Listen well ♪
♪ Your husband's house ♪
♪ Is where you are going to ♪
♪ Your husband's house ♪
♪ Is not like one's father's house ♪
♪ The bride that is going ♪
[music playing]
-[Omowunmi screams] -Omowunmi!
[Omowunmi continues screaming]
[panting and screaming]
[outro music playing]
Subtitle translation by: Regina Njoku