Timbuktu Page #3

I took the cattle to the river...

for water.

GPS escaped and headed...

for Amadou's nets.

I went to fetch her,

but I arrived too late.

He had killed her.

Don't cry, Issan.

Amadou killed GPS.

Why did he kill her?

He prevented the cattle from drinking.

I don't understand.

You'd better talk to him.

Go unarmed.

I've had that weapon

since you met me.

Toya wasn't born when I met you.

Don't cry.

She's dead anyway.

Don't cry.

We'll get another cow

and call her GPS, too.

Come what may.

But all of this... has to stop.

Humiliation must come to an end.

You already know what I'm not saying.

Issan, why are you worried?

I'm thinking of my father.

What was he like?

My father was tall...

strong and kind.

A better herdsman than your father.

He knew the animals better.

My father is also tall and strong,

and the reason he's still alive

is because he plays the guitar

and sings.

He's not a warrior.

Warriors die young.

Whether he's here or not,

I know he sings,

but don't tell anyone.

I won't.

Here,

in the land of Islam,

it is forbidden...

- Is this ball yours?

- No, I swear it isn't!

It's forbidden

to expose oneself,

to sit in front of one's house,

to do any old thing,

to spend some time

in the street.

Come on, sweetheart.

I repeat in French.

Adultery is

the most impure sin.

Adultery

during the month of Ramadan

is the worst.

And the sentence will be

death by stoning.

Do you know

that football is forbidden?

Yes.

Since you admit

that football is forbidden,

you'll get 20 lashes.

You bastard!

Amadou, is the water yours

or your grandfather's?

How dare you?

Are you mad?

What's the matter with you?

I don't understand your Arabic.

Speak English.

Your name?

Kidane.

Do you carry a weapon?

And your phone.

Get on the bike.

Mom, when will Dad come home?

Soon.

Let's wait for him where there's signal.

Please, call my wife,

I want to hear from her.

I don't understand!

Who speaks Tamasheq here?

Please, help me!

Please, call my wife.

Her name's Satima.

At 7052 5211.

They promised they'd do it,

but I have no news.

7052 5211.

May God reward you.

Things will go very fast.

You haven't much time left.

You'll be judged fast.

We'll comply with Sharia.

The judge is a good man.

He'll comply with God's law.

You'll have to earn forgiveness

from Amadou's family.

We'll decide on blood money.

Do you have cows?

Tell him I had eight cows.

GPS is dead.

There are only seven left.

You'll have to give 40 cows.

You're a herdsman.

You have cattle.

40 cows...

Exactly.

Fate cannot be avoided.

My fate rests in God's hands.

That's true.

Now I would like...

to ask him a question.

With all due respect.

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