The Fisherman (2024) Movie Script
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One day, long ago,
curiosity awakened the sun,
only to find the land was still dark.
The land was lonely
because all the creatures lived in the s
So, the sun asked the sea if she could h
Like any birth, this was not easy for th
sending her gifts to the shore.
Humans were her final gift to the land
and took a full year.
She left a piece of herself with them
and made a promise to protect them alway
When they are sad,
she will fall from their eyes
to caress their face.
When they are hot,
she will emerge to cool them.
If they are hungry,
she lets them dive deep into her
and take what they need.
But as the years went on,
the humans forgot the sea.
They only knew the land as their mother.
But we have never forgotten our mother t
And she has never forgotten us.
This is the sacred oath we take as fishe
We promise to always protect the sea
and the sea, in turn, feeds and protects
You see this whale bone.
It's proof.
When they try to take us away,
our mother send a whale to knock into th
That is why we must always continue
to respect our mother the sea
and not throw trash into her.
Chale, you say that a whale knocked over
Yes.
And like, no offense, but ships weigh
at least 50,000 tons and that whale bone
It's magic.
Cool, we are kind of more into science.
Plus it's like,
how did all the black people swim to sho
'Cause other than fishermen,
I don't know any blacks that swim.
My mom would beat me even if I get near
Yeah, the rainy season
is one of the biggest causes of death in
Back then, we all know how to swim.
The ocean is gross.
It smells like fish.
Maybe the fish smells like the ocean.
Even worse!
You see this mercury.
It's sacred.
Magical.
Yo, that stuff is super poisonous.
Who told you that?
Science!
Is this place on Insta?
X?
Yelp?
It doesn't even come up on Google.
We should make an Insta for the old man.
But seriously, how could they all swim?
Ah, Selorm, it's just a cute story.
It is not just a story.
It's the legend of this village.
Our elders, your parents, you.
We don't want to be our parents.
Your parents are in your bones.
Really?
So I could just jump into a pool?
No! No.
You, specifically you, would die.
And you.
You, you.
All of you, dead!
Let's take a selfie.
Self minute?
Selfie!
Say cheese!
Cheese!
Number one!
Number two!
Atta, move!
You're blocking our camera.
We just started TikTok.
We're trying to attract young people to
Gyrating your hips on like a tok ticker
will only attract riff raff.
So.
So, what have you heard?
Word is you have the votes.
Eh, it has not been announced officially
Hey, Atta, it has to be you,
because you have worked hard for years
and years and even more years.
And decades and decades
very soon it will be your whole life...
Enough, enough, enough.
Wait, come.
Atta Oko the Boat Chief,
take this it's pure Kente.
Atta Oko!
No charge, it's free!
Is mercury poisonous?
I've not been to space.
Wait, wait, wait.
Let me check.
So what happened to those days
when kids respected their elders?
Now everybody looks at some smartie phon
and thinks they're an expert.
Eh... Atta.
It says it's poisonous, oh.
This will be my first order of business
when I become boat chief.
To ban...
- Fun? - Phones!
Continue, continue!
Number three, four.
They started traditional wear Friday.
But they need to lay some ground rules,
because people are going rogue.
Like our new paralegal showed up in a fu
and walked around carrying a golden stoo
Mom?
Mom, are you even listening?
Yes.
I'm listening.
Is Papa there?
Yes!
He even wants to talk to you,
but he's very busy.
Tell her she's going to be the daughter
She's on speakerphone.
Talk to her yourself.
Tell him, congratulations.
Tell her to show some respect
and come to tell it to my face.
Tell him that I would love to,
but I am trying to get made partner.
Something he should be proud of.
Tell her that pride is in the eyes of th
Meaning, I want to behold the gaze of my
and not only speak to her
with the permission of some smartie in t
Naa, we miss you.
You know what I miss?
Respect.
We love it when you call.
When I am boat chief,
tradition will be resurrected.
Restored.
Implemented.
Policed.
And respected, period.
Ah, it's giving dictator vibes.
Anyway, I've got to go, eh.
I love you, Mom.
I love you too, dear.
Bye.
Dad.
Dad.
Dad.
Really?
Come on!
So, Kobina.
How many fish are you biting today?
Today...
I'm going to chop plenty of fish.
By next year, I'll own my own boat.
Oh, you'll see! Observe!
-True! -You?
True!
Next year, I will buy my own boat
and you all will be working for me.
Sit down!
All this energy you are wasting talking
You need to be saving that for the sea.
No man.
Look at all these old guys.
All they do is work,
get their little portion of fish.
Small money and then hope to one day get
Boat chief?
Not me!
See, my life is going to be big time!
- Yeah? - You'll see.
In time you will see.
You will see!
Gather around, gather around.
Stop, stop, stop.
Is that thing reminding you to breathe?
What?
Oh no, I just put some money on football
Switch it off.
Not going to do that, but continue as yo
Switch it off.
Fine.
So, what does this day bring, Atta?
Sun all day.
Actually, my app says it's going to rain
Sun.
Rain!
- Sun! - Rain!
So where should we chop, Atta?
I think we head towards the deep cliffs.
Actually, this brings me to my first
order of managerial business.
Gather around. Gather around.
I would like to introduce you
to the newest technology, the game chang
The fish finder!
No longer do we have to rely on the whim
But this fish finder is a
high-frequency sonar device.
It receives echoes from the bottom of th
I already know where the fish are.
Yes, this will show you.
You are not putting that thing on my boa
I already taught Kobina.
So, Atta, why don't we give it a try?
I'm fine.
I don't understand why everyone is makin
a big fuss out of nothing.
Atta, perhaps the time has come to embra
the stillness of the land.
When I was voted the boat chief,
I held the same fear.
I was terrified of stillness.
But I realized, much like what we fisher
if a big wave comes, never try to swim o
Otherwise, it will overtake you.
Just submit beneath it and let it pass.
And that is it.
Your near death experience just cost a d
You almost died!
I was only going for a swim.
No more of your propaganda!
You're a liability.
Moving forward I have a new appointment
The Oluu crew.
- No!
- No?
No!
What do you mean, "No?"
Don't you understand no?
It's just people don't say no.
What do they say?
Well they don't really say but they just
I said no.
You're Oluu, they are Oluus.
It's harmony.
Let me show you what is harmony.
Who are you to retire me?
Nobody's going to retire you, Atta.
Just relax.
Take the rest of the day off.
I need you tomorrow for the big announce
Is that the behavior of a chief?
He called me Oluu.
Atta.
Maybe,
we are lucky to be called Oluu.
Look at this room.
I see the beautiful life we have filled
But it seems when you look at it,
all you see is the empty space of a life
I was going to own my own boat.
Dreams change.
Maybe,
I fell asleep and stopped dreaming.
Hello, stalker.
No, no...
It's fine.
I threw something into the bush.
Okay...
stalker.
I'm just admiring the woodwork.
You know, it looks so beautiful.
It's fine.
I mean, I've seen you watch us for years
I must say, it's bizarrely comforting.
Don't worry, I won't tell.
Thank you.
By the way, I'd like to apologize
on behalf of my brother.
He really sucks as a manager.
So you heard?
I did.
You know villages.
Nothing is sacred.
Oh, oh yeah.
You'd make a very great boat chief, by t
You think?
I think.
I also think you might be able to use a
One who has a nautical science degree of
You?
Ah, well, uh...
In this village women aren't allowed
to be fishermen, you see.
Why?
Tradition.
It's a stupid tradition.
Why not come in?
I've never been invited.
You know, stupid tradition.
Good luck tomorrow.
It has been my deepest honor
to have served as your boat chief.
When I was elected
I never imagined that 40 years later
I would still be around.
With so many new faces
And, some old ones as well.
Atta Oko, you have been a dear friend,
a leader.
Your consistency, knowledge,
and dedication to tradition
is as deep as the ocean.
Traditionally, you have voted to elect a
But the world is changing.
I'm afraid if we do not change with it,
we will all be lost.
Like the coastline due to global warming
Commercial fishing is
putting all of us out of business.
So, I must change as well.
My successor has to be...
The new generation.
Benjamin Nii, my son.
I understand this is a shock for most of
I know you had voted for someone else.
So my first order of business as boat ch
is to recognize an outstanding member of
Someone who has gone above and beyond
their job for years.
So our new and first employee
of the month award goes to
Atta Oko!
Let's have it.
It says, employee of the month in glitte
Which is really special
because we had to get it delivered from
Fish, fish.
And a rare big fish!
Take your employee of the month award
and shove it up your vaginas!
What all of you should be afraid of is
an idiot
who is leading you.
Who has never been to sea.
Who doesn't know how to swim.
He is here because his father is a boat
Give me my fish.
Listen, I am going to buy my own boat.
And I'll drive all of you out of busines
Who is with me?
Oh, okay.
Screw you motherfuckers!
Give me the bowl.
Give me way!
Hey you!
Yes, big man.
Down here in the bucket.
- Me?
- Yes, you.
Do you see another old man looking at me
Listen, I have a very important message
No, no, no, what?
Stop talking.
And go back to being a fish.
How are you going to pull me from the se
comfortable in my own home?
Then go back to being dead.
I see your mouth like dead.
Come and dead me.
- I will!
- If I jump out of this bucket I will sl
Madam, please, can I?
Please.
Go ahead.
Ah! Take this off!
You stupid, old idiot!
You stupid, old idiot.
Excuse me?
Oh no, not you.
Then who is it?
God?
Is God insulting people now?
- You are suffocating me.
- Give it back.
- Thank you.
- I said give it back!
Hey short old man, I said give it back!
Annoying old man!
Stop shaking, please. It's hot and I'm p
Please, give me CPR or something!
Hello, ladies.
I'm sorry.
Atta.
The kente looks good on you.
You know we are content creators now.
Did you see what we posted today?
No, but uh...
Did you see any strange fish in the mark
Strange fish, strange fish...
Like exotic fish?
No, strange fish!
Who are you calling strange?
The only thing strange
is this woman dancing in this marketplac
They are content creators.
Oh no, not you.
Their content is not leaving me content.
Atta, are you okay?
Keep quiet!
Atta are you talking to me?
What do you even know about dancing?
I know you shouldn't insult women
if you want to live to fish again.
Oh, shut up!
Atta go! Atta go!
No, I'm sorry, not you.
Atta, go now!
It's hot. You are choking me like
a Popeye's biscuit with no jam!
Can you walk straight, please?
Walk with balance.
Everybody's looking at you like a crazy
You're a crazy man!
Akweley! Akweley!
Akweley.
No, I'm going crazy.
If you want to lose that finger, poke me
Why are you talking?
I have an important message.
By whom?
Well listen, I'd love to get into all of
but I have standards.
And this rock hard table isn't conducive
You have to...
give a little to get a little, you feel
What?
You have to stroke it, then poke it.
What do you want?
Yes!
Finally, I've been wanting to come up he
First, I'm going to need a luxury tank,
Next, I want some ice.
You know elegant fin
piercings, like some bling-bling.
Then I want to Netflix and chill.
I know there's plenty of fish in the sea
but where the local aquariums at, hm?
Domestic fish.
And I need a face-to-face with that huma
whose brain fart invented plastics.
Oh, and I need a restraining order again
And finally,
I would love to meet the beautiful Beyon
I have no idea what that is?
Okay, let's just start with the tank.
High end acrylic.
And I love marble too.
Okay, I will see what I can do.
Then the message?
Rome wasn't built in a day.
You know, I'm not really into these synt
I would much rather prefer
Egyptian high end silk.
If you would acquire, thank you, old man
Who are you calling old man?
Nonsense.
Hello.
Where can I buy a tank?
In this direction?
Thank you.
Hi, stalker.
And who is stalking who?
We want to join.
Yes.
Join the new boat.
Well, it's too late now.
Come on, we were just as shocked as you
You're going to need a crew.
And a captain.
Yes, and help in general.
Oh, because I'm Oluu?
Yes.
No.
It's because when big things happen,
small things aid to make it work.
Or rich people.
The offer is no longer on the table.
Atta, I just got a call from...
Akweley...
Burn that phone. Ah!
Here.
We definitely have
different definitions of luxury.
What is that?
This is a tank.
I got it from one of these local boys.
Well, it looks like a death trap.
What? This is nice.
You should be grateful.
This is what I could get under the circu
Lord, give me the strength today.
Give me the strength!
This is the guy you sent me?
This traditional, older than dust,
founding father, ancient Babylonian!
Who are you calling old?
You! Anti-progressive son of a fish!
It took you one hour to cook one minute
Allergic to change.
Change? You want change?
You bougie sea creature!
Listen, we just got a new frying pan.
Oh no! Don't stuff me underneath this du
It smells like old sex!
Atta.
You quit?
You lied.
Yes... and yes, but...
Look, it doesn't matter.
We all want the same thing here.
Money!
And our own boat.
No, opportunity.
This old model of us working
for the boat chief doesn't work.
They give us little pay and
no ability to build ourselves.
People get burnt out.
Their sacrifices, their
services is not acknowledged.
Atta is an example of that.
Yes, and we all voted for you, by the wa
Yes, we did.
But because one person controls the powe
and bend tradition anyhow they want to,
there's nothing we can do for now.
So I'm suggesting a new model.
Okay.
Where we come together, form a co-op str
then that way everyone is part of the su
and the failures.
Oh, I love that!
Sounds like chaos.
It doesn't have to be chaotic.
You see, each of us have saved a little
When we go to the bank, we can make a do
Apply for a loan.
Yeah.
That way we can get our boat.
Simple.
So, what do you want from me?
We've already consulted the Google.
Right now all we have to do
is to enter banking offices in Accra.
Nobody wants to give us a loan.
So, we need somebody of your age to assi
And stature, of course.
Yes.
Well, I'm not interested.
I'm begging you.
Please!
Well, maybe I'm not meant to be a boat c
I know your generation hates this,
but tradition provides order and structu
Without tradition,
we lose everything.
No offense, but...
I think you already lost everything
He hasn't lost everything.
Now, that's enough.
He says he's not interested.
Please, go.
Come on boys, let's go.
Let's go, let's go.
The bus leaves for Accra tomorrow.
At dawn.
They say dreams don't retire, sir.
Please think about it.
Atta.
It's a risk.
You know we have spent our
whole life making these savings.
Atta, why don't you just retire?
And be content?
Content with me.
You see, Akweley, I am really content wi
And retirement really sounds nice.
Yes...
Accra, Accra, Accra, Accra!
See, I knew he'd never show up.
Kobina, be patient. Give him time.
Not only are you up before Jesus,
you're dressed like one of his disciples
Is this an ancient fashion statement?
See!
He's here! I told you!
Finally!
Take time.
Listen, I want to go straight with you.
I am not interested in op-coing.
When I do this, I become boat chief.
And you all work for me.
Yes! Great.
Let's go!
Okay.
Fine.
We have a deal.
Let's go!
Accra, here we come!
Hey.
Do I get a wish?
No.
I'm not some kind of magic genie.
I don't do beefs, personal vendettas,
smiting, revenge, that just isn't my thi
You just talk.
I'm sorry, that's not like, cool enough
I'm just a simple fisherman.
Oh, I know.
It is paining me.
I have champagne taste, paired with a ma
on a Milo budget.
Hey, Chale, be careful.
I'm top cuisine!
Yo, need a tour guide?
Thank you, kind sir.
Where you go?
Sir, good morning, pardon my manners.
We are going to the bank.
Yes.
Bank?
Oh, okay, I see.
You be big money movers, eh?
Well, 1,000 cedis I sell you, Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube and become
a world celebrated content creator.
And be Insta famous.
Yes! Influencer!
Famous!
A fish god!
Do you have TokTik?
Whoa, whoa, no, no, no.
Go away, we're fine.
Come on.
You can just download it on your phone.
Come on, guys.
I just ordered an Uber.
Be Insta famous!
Now this is what I'm talking about!
Smells like money.
Hello.
Hi.
We've been waiting.
Sorry, what's your number?
Number?
Yes.
But we are the only ones here.
Yes, it's obvious but you need a number
So kindly get over there, get a number,
and then come back.
There.
Now I have number.
Kindly take a seat.
Wait until you see your
number displayed on the screens,
then you can come up here and you'll be
Hello.
We are waiting.
All right, take care.
90!
Ah-ha. 90.
So, how can I help you?
We need a loan to buy a new fishing boat
Okay, so you will need to speak to a ban
But I'm talking to you.
I am a teller, I am not a banker.
Then tell me where I can find the banker
Please, you can have a seat.
Someone will join you shortly.
I won't sit down! I'll stand here.
Please sit down. Someone will attend to
Why you don't want to sit?
Please sit.
Uh...
Next.
So, how can I help you?
Oh.
Well, I am Atta Oko Sackey.
Senior fisherman.
My wife's name is Akweley Oko Sackey.
And I have my daughter here in Accra.
Yesterday I was supposed to be made boat
But through an act of betrayal, I was re
She doesn't want your autobiography.
Please.
He would like to apply for a loan.
Oh!
Yes, to fulfill my life long dream
of owning my own fishing boat.
Thank you, madam.
We are his associates.
Got it, got it.
Um, Mr. Oko, if you don't mind my asking
how old are you?
His first pet...
was a dinosaur.
No one asked you anything.
He's probably around 75-ish.
Like my dad.
No, your dad is far older than I am.
I'm sorry, Mr. Oko, you don't have a bir
What is that?
It's the certificate that
the government records at your birth.
You know, it holds your date of birth,
location, name, things like that.
Oh, oh.
They don't do those things in those days
Yes, I'm aware.
But you'll still have to go to the minis
to have one issued for you.
Because otherwise, I'm afraid you just d
Well, damn!
You mean, I don't exist?
No, no, you do exist.
But you still need your date of birth
and a valid ID to apply for the loan.
- Madam, I brought my whole life savings
- Madam, I brought my whole life savings
To get this money for my boat.
You see here.
Oh my god!
Okay, that's a fish.
Um, Mr. Oko, we don't allow live produce
Who is she calling produce?
She needs to produce this loan
so we can sail up out of here.
Yeah, just.
Look, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
Look, Mr. Oko.
I really, really do want you to get this
Yes.
I do.
It's just that for any new business vent
And I wouldn't advise that you put
your whole life savings into this.
What you can do instead is you can come
and deposit it here at the bank.
You know, keep it safe.
You want me to just give you my money?
No, no, not me.
The bank.
So, where will you keep it?
Oh, we'll just keep it here at the bank.
So I can see?
Oh, you can just look at it on an app on
The phone!
You see, they are killing your minds,
tradition, and everybody's
moving around looking down.
Before you realize, bang, you get hit by
Or you fall in a hole.
These are all public safety hazards.
Please.
What paperwork would Mr. Oko need
to apply for a loan?
Right, well, he'll need to fill out an a
The aforementioned birth certificate,
Any assets that he might own, a business
his home address via
GoogleMaps, not just a description.
But really, ultimately, we can only cons
a three year pay back plan.
You know, due to his age.
You think I will die in three years?
No... I...
Oh, she paused!
Let's leave.
I cannot sit here and allow this girl to
I will not give you my money.
Well, the bank your money.
I don't like your character.
It's the bank.
I don't like the character of the bank.
Well, that's fine.
I hope you have a very nice day, Mr. Oko
It's getting nicer as I'm leaving.
Okay.
Okay.
Exist this.
It was a long shot, anyway.
Look at us, eh.
Who are we?
You all look like a bunch of rejects.
Shut up, nobody asked you!
Eh?
All right, what's up with you and
this fish, eh? Guys, guys, guys, guys.
Maybe it reminds him of home.
Can we just let him be?
So, what now?
I think we just need a place to think,
or make a plan, maybe.
Right now I don't know.
Where is that one place that gives,
even when those who take don't deserve?
The sea.
Oh, the sea.
What a shame.
A shame, indeed.
Once upon a time these beaches were flaw
But in my time I've seen schools of fish
or suffocated by plastic.
I mean, how can a fish drown at sea?
I'm sorry.
Yo, chale, guys.
Let's get some pepper and fry this fish.
I'm starving.
Excuse me.
Isn't that the reason you brought it?
I need a message first.
The message is, "Eat me."
No! That's not the message.
What is the name of your fish?
I don't know.
Koobi.
Ah, Koobi.
Perhaps this fish of yours is a lucky fi
I don't think so.
Yo, lucky we have it now so we can chop
Eh, guys, I'm starving.
I'm hungry.
You are invited!
Abena Madam Earthenware.
Papa Fin.
Kojo Rasta.
You all can eat that trash biscuits.
Me, I'd rather starve.
And become stock fish.
This is nice.
Is it?
We're bonding like a family.
Ema,
What's your family name?
I don't have one, actually.
Kobina and I were orphaned together.
Yeah.
We actually call them rice and stew.
Like, corn and nuts.
He's like my brother.
All this while,
I never knew.
It's okay.
So, why do you want to be a fisherman?
Actually, I want to be a preacher.
And you?
I want to own a boat.
But I want to use that money
to open an electronics store.
So, why fisherman?
We just love the sea.
The waves are constant like a lullaby.
Who, me?
I don't know.
Maybe I dream fish.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm kidding!
That was all I was raised to do.
Then I grow up,
everyone is shocked I want to do it.
You know?
Kobina.
Give me your phone.
Did he say phone?
Do you even know how to use it?
Give me your phone.
Heh, chale.
Just give him your phone, Kobina.
Hello.
That is not how to use it.
You have to use it this way.
Oh.
Papa.
Naa.
Mom called.
These are my associates.
Hello.
Hi, I can see.
You are welcome.
Wow, look at this
spacious sanctuary!
I mean this abode is not humble.
As in if you break into this place,
it will arrest you by itself.
Well, you seem to be maintaining.
Maintaining a penthouse, baby!
Mood lighting and the Feng shui, yes, gi
Yas!
We are doing well.
We? Who is this we?
You see, if you actually acknowledged my
you would know.
I met someone and it's going well, so...
Ah,
do you smell that?
It wasn't me.
Keep quiet over there. Who asked you?
It smells like old fish.
Papa, what? No, no, no.
You can't bring that fish in here!
Excuse me, it's not like you smell of pe
Well, actually, she does.
And it's very nice.
I can't...
Hey!
You can't touch Koobi!
What? You gave it a name?
It's actually his comfort fish.
Look, pookie.
Oh no, no, no.
Don't call me that.
It has a message for me.
Like a Jesus fish, you know.
Damn right!
It's like,
you can take the fisherman from the sea
but you can't take the sea from the fish
You feel me?
No.
Mom failed to mention that you had lost
Your mom failed to mention
that you are living with a man.
Bringing shame to the family.
What shame?
What century are we living in, eh?
It is fine for two people to get know ea
before they get married.
Oh, married?
Without the permission of your father?
See!
I told you it wasn't me.
He's here?
I'm sorry, okay.
I need a favor.
I might have told Fred...
Fred, what name is that Fred?
It's a nice name.
Ah, it's nice!
Okay, okay, Papa.
I told him that you are a big business m
who does imports-exports
and not just a fisherman, so, please jus
Babe!
Please meet my papa, Atta Oko Sackey.
And these are his associates.
Shasha.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Emmanuel.
- Nice to meet you. - Kobina.
Bullseye.
Okay, welcome, everyone.
I'm glad this worked out while you were
I must say, I'm really sorry
about the flood in your hotel,
but you could all stay the night.
And sir,
I'm really, really excited to finally me
Liz has nothing but amazing things to sa
Liz said absolutely nothing about you.
Really, babe?
Really, babe.
Liz's name is Naa Oko Sackey.
A name given to her by a proud father,
Atta Oko Sackey, who has spent his entir
working to send her to university.
She abandoned the family
and disowned her name and father
and now moved to this
trashcan city
to live a lie.
Well...
seems like you have a lot of unpacking t
But um, welcome.
Fred, if it's at all possible,
may I fill your bathtub up with champagn
So, what brings you all the way to Accra
Oh, actually, we're trying to apply for
to get our own boat.
And how is that going?
Not favorably well.
Oh, oh, oh! No, no, no!
Careful!
This is imported Carrara marble.
Yo, chale!
What's up?
This place is lit!
You can see the whole world.
What!
So you're rich?
Not really, but my parents
are big time developers here in Ghana.
So that means you don't work but you cho
Yeah, you don't work but you chop big, e
Right, um...
Can I offer you some water?
- Eh? - Huh?
A wadr?
Oh, wata.
Wata!
Yes.
Why you talk like that?
What you mean wader?
Yeah, it's my accent.
I went to college in America that's why.
You be LAFA!
LAFA?
You're trying to impress.
You're LAFA.
Locally acquired foreign accent.
He's a LAFA.
Uh, Liz.
Sorry, Naa.
Perhaps we can extend our invitation
for the grand opening.
And Mr. Oko,
it would be lovely to have you around
so you can meet my parent.
I mean, they are opening
their newest restaurant this Saturday.
Well, uh...
I will check my social calendar and get
Oh, Papa!
Yes, this is what happens
when you disregard tradition
as though it were some wet rag you just
You get tossed away too.
I'm getting tired.
I need to nap like a catfish.
Okay, guys.
You have nothing to worry about.
You are totally going to get that boat,
This is Accra.
There are a million ways to make money.
Okay, beautiful day!
Let's do this!
Wake up!
Ema, stop stretching like a priest.
Get up, get up!
We're gonna chop big!
Get up!
Let's go, let's go, Mr. Atta, let's go.
Hurry up.
So, were we taking Uber Comfort?
Cause a fish does have standards.
Do you think I should apply
to that part-time position at the aquari
Oh, we are screwed.
We had more than this before we started.
Kobina, zero?
I was so hungry, so I bought a dozen bof
You came back with zero money
and no bofrots.
As if we don't have the stomach to eat.
Okay, relax.
12 bofrot is just 10 cedis.
It is not a big deal.
We wasted an entire day for this.
What in the name of Poseidon
have I entangled myself in?
You can't be the man that deserves this
I'm sick and tired of your insults, you
Just tell me the message!
You can't handle the message!
You've lied to me all this while,
just for your ridiculous demands.
But we had a deal.
Would you stop talking to that damn fish
It's weird.
Can you guys leave him alone.
Look, I didn't come here to fail with a
I'm gonna be big time!
Get some ice on my neck.
Ice on my wrists.
Get some baddies on my left and on my ri
Oh lord, Kobina, you're just a boy from
Just like us.
Oh, ho!
So now you're a boy just like us?
It's weird.
Oh spare me the Christian lecture,
Ema, before I smack your face with a cro
Are you Jesus?
All I said is we're a bunch of
weirdos from the same village.
You better watch the way you talk to me.
- Hey, hey, hey!
It's okay, it's okay.
Kobina, you are not o-weird oh.
Who else dove into the ocean to rescue a
Ema. You always create family wherever y
And Shasha, you are the only one from ou
with a nautical degree.
Now look at you.
You even inspired a dusty Oluu
to chase a dead dream.
Come, let's go look for something to eat
before we rip each other to pieces.
Come on, let's go.
This isn't food.
Plastic food.
Mr. Atta, I don't know why people live h
You young ones love it.
Not me, I love the village.
I mean, it has its flaws, but...
There are still a lot of things
that can be done there, you know?
Yeah?
So what would you do differently?
Me?
You really want to know?
Of course!
Well, you see not all of the technologie
are good for us.
So first, I would get rid of all the pla
You know, because traditionally
we never needed any of them.
And I would make use of our abundant pal
and turn them into containers.
I love that.
I'll consolidate the small boats, you kn
Sell them off and get larger boats.
Then move the crews in.
That way it's less effort and more fish,
Sounds good.
And I also think we need to stop
the illegal commercial fishing boats.
They are enormous, but it also depletes
the fishes in the area.
They put lights deep in the ocean.
The fishes thinks that the sun is up,
and when they come up, they catch them
with their huge cranes, put them in the
and sell it to us at ridiculous prices.
That happened to my mom.
That fish is very rare.
How much?
Priceless!
More than he can afford!
It's his lucky fish.
Wow.
Well, if he decides to sell it,
I have someone that can give you top dol
Here.
Take my card.
Winner,
winner,
winner.
Fish...
for dinner.
That man looks like when
he walks into a haunted house,
he walks out with a job.
Just cold blooded!
This is how humans treat the sea?
Mr. Atta.
How come he walks so fast?
His legs are actually longer than yours.
No, my legs are actually longer than his
Kobina, must everything be about you.
Yo, of course!
Hey Chairman!
You know the deal.
Chale! For real, for real!
Peace.
Really?
The hustle is real.
All right.
Yo!
Now this is a place I can frequent.
Trust me, gambling is like swimming!
It's in my DNA!
Oh, I could not gamble, though.
Gamble?
It's a sin.
No, wait.
Fine.
I will enter the devil's den.
But I will not enjoy myself!
Fold.
Play the king.
Mr. Atta wins.
Play the club.
Play the what?
It looks like a lion paw.
All right, no more bets.
Fold.
Fold, fold.
Mr. Atta wins.
Hey!
This man is huge.
Does he wrestle whales for fun?
Check.
- Check.
- Check.
- Check.
- All in.
Place your bets.
He's eyeing you, like a lion to a gazell
24,000 cedis.
Raise, 50,000.
Hey, shouldn't we just go?
What do I do?
Who are you talking to?
Raise all.
Raise all.
100,000 cedis.
Atta, are you sure?
This man, they're using Oluu innocence
so you would believe that bullshit.
Call, call, call.
All right, no more bets.
Flush.
It's a good hand.
Losing hand.
And...
Mr. Atta,
royal flush.
Mr. Atta wins.
Game over!
Money, money, money!
Oh my God!
Money, money!
Mr. Atta!
I never thought I would be saying this,
but I love that stupid fish!
I'm afraid we'll have to make you a litt
Oh no.
Kobina.
I don't think so.
Put me down, I'm not a weapon!
No, you take.
Take, take, take.
You take, take.
This is what you need.
Maybe you need it more than we do.
You take.
Where are you from?
I'm from Cape.
Cape? I have family there.
- Really? - Yes!
- What is their name?
- I'm Arkorful.
Arkorful!
Yes!
I know the old man.
My father, yeah?
Yeah.
Great man.
Yes, he is.
When you go, please tell him
Joseph sends his regards, eh.
Of course I will.
All right then.
Eh, hello.
Can I now have my bag back?
Oh, no, no.
It's in safe hands.
Take the bag!
This giant thug is going to eat me raw!
My fish, I need my fish.
Your fish?
Yes.
Can I have my fish?
Your hands smell like expired scrotum
and old semen samples.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, sorry.
Are you... are you okay?
No, no, no, no!
No, no, no, no!
We had it!
We had it!
I could have taken that guy down!
It's okay.
I can't believe you chose this stupid fi
Kobina, give it a rest, eh?
Oh yeah, that's easy for you.
Daughter of the boat chief.
You go back and they accept you right in
Calm down, relax.
Ema, let him be, let him be.
Did you say, accept?
Kobina, nobody accepts me!
Maybe until I dress like a girl
or get married,
live by their rules
or die by their rules.
Until then, no one accepts me,
I am nothing!
Shasha.
We have nothing.
That village is a cell
that I refuse to die in!
That is your business.
That is your business, Kobina.
Kobina.
Let him go, let him go!
Let him go.
Hey, Kobina.
Ema!
Mr. Atta, are you okay?
Let's go.
I'm okay.
I guess I don't hate you.
You guess?
You aggravate my life, irritate my scale
Oh yeah, I know.
You have room to grow, so grow!
Bloom!
Sprout!
Transform, whatever.
Wait, wait, wait.
Is that the message?
What? No!
That was fortune cookie advice.
You act like you have nothing,
but you have everything.
That's not the message, either.
Koobi, if you don't really have any mess
don't worry, you are still my fish.
Mr. Oko.
I know we got to an off start, but
I'd love a reset.
Well good, great.
You know, Liz...
Sorry, Naa really respects you.
And it would mean everything for her
if you show up for the grand opening tom
And me too.
And you don't really have to worry about
We've got that sorted.
I can sense I'm not really your cup of t
But I promise, I warm on people,
and trust me, I really do love your daug
You love Liz, not my daughter.
When Naa was a little girl,
she would always steal my fish that I br
and return them to the sea.
She called them her little children.
She would bath them, talk with them,
paint them a picture.
But now.
She's ashamed of me.
I smell like fish.
Honestly, Fred.
I don't blame her.
Come here.
My wellness and yoga teacher once said,
that love is not something we give or ge
but it's something you nurture and grow.
Namaste.
It's okay, it's okay.
Yes.
Okay, thank you.
I'm sorry.
Um, it's fine, actually.
I was just trying to...
May I?
Yeah, sure.
You have very beautiful skin.
I do?
I can't believe we're from the same vill
Everyone...
is always hiding something.
Naa?
Do you miss the sea?
Some of us don't swim.
Close your eyes.
Wait.
The last touch.
Perfection.
You see, the thing about makeup is...
Some people
are more beautiful without it.
Do you think?
Plus, you can swim, so...
Thank you.
Money!
No! You just confused me.
It's sorted.
Kobina, what's happening here?
What's all of this?
Where did you get the money from?
Good morning, Mr. Atta.
Where is Koobi?
Well, I sold it.
What?
Kobina, you didn't.
When?
Forget about it.
You sold Koobi?
You sold Koobi!
He's just a fish.
Now we can buy a new boat.
Maybe that was the message.
Yeah.
You are a simple minded bastard.
You will amount to nothing!
You can't run the boats.
Worthless.
You are all worthless!
Why are we even here?
You are a failure of an Oluu!
Even at your age, you still
have the same ambition as us.
With your help look at how far you have
Leave me!
You call us worthless.
We are as worthless as you.
Kobina!
I'm over all of this!
No one is keeping you here!
Get out.
All of you get out!
Papa.
Oh, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm ok.
Are you coming tonight?
Do you even know where you are going?
Listen, the GPS is confused.
Kobina, you know he didn't mean it.
Look, I can't believe we followed that b
Chale, wait, wait.
Wait.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a
Teach him how to fish and you feed him f
So what, Ema?
We know how to fish.
You still don't get it, do you?
Atta taught me how to fish after I lost
I would just sit at the seaside watching
In and out.
Day in and out.
One day Atta saw me and said, "Come."
Guys, Atta is the only Oluu that has eve
Come on. He took our dreams and made the
Yes.
He is proud and stubborn.
And talks to a dead fish.
And he sucks at being an Oluu.
But he is our Oluu.
I miss his Jesus fish.
It really smelled bad.
You mean Koobi.
But he really loved it.
And us.
In his own way.
Come.
Okay, so Papa.
Do you remember?
- What?
- It's import-export.
Yes.
Exports-importance, I got it.
Where is your father, Fred?
Let's get this thing over with.
Father.
Yes.
Mom!
Mom?
That's Mr. Atta Oko.
Liz's father.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Mr.
The pleasure is mine.
I have really loved getting to know your
Her ambition reminds of myself at her ag
Well, Naa is our pride and joy.
Congratulations on your opening.
Thank you, thank you.
All the reviewers are here.
I'm not sure you are familiar
with the restaurant industry here, Mr. O
Well, I...
You only get one shot to impress
or basically close.
Too much pressure.
Oh yes, so much pressure.
Anyway, what brings you into town?
Oh, uh actually, import-exports.
Oh, yes.
I was curious about your business ventur
So, tell me, what do you...
Import, export. Yes!
That's the Minister of Business Affairs.
I'm sure you are well acquainted, Mr. Ok
Very.
Oh, Papa.
It is probably just the jet lag, eh?
Yeah, the lag.
We got lucky last night.
Our lead chef acquired this
extremely rare, expensive fish
and we thought, what a great way to cele
Do you eat sushi, Mr. Oko?
Do I eat she she?
Yes, sushi.
Oh, shi shi.
Yes, my two-legged minions!
I have come to you as your sea god.
Do you not like what you see?
A spectacle for the eyes.
Not your average catch, but a magnificen
Bow down to me!
Kiss the majestic fin!
Dance, everybody dance!
Atta, look! I'm a king!
They really, really love me here.
- What! Wait!
- No, no, no! Please, no!
I was created for display, not for consu
Okay, like eye candy.
You understand?
Just like window shopping, look but don'
Atta, get up and help.
Do something, Atta!
Sit down.
Hey, sit down!
What is going on?
What is he doing?
What are you doing?
It's like texting my ex I love her
and then blocking her because God says
to confuse the enemy.
You don't even have an ex.
Lights out.
This is not Nigeria.
Can somebody get me from here, please?
Fred!
The food is going to spoil!
Oh my god!
What are we going to do now?
We have to cook all this.
No, no, no.
I will show you how to pack fish.
Like we do it in the village
when the lights go out.
It's an old fisherman trick, watch.
You remind me so much of my father.
He was a fisherman.
He was the inspiration for this restaura
He must be proud.
Ah, he hated raw fish.
Oh, a big-time business woman
like you, developing Ghana.
Ruining Ghana, he would say.
He was pretty traditional.
I see.
Kaimo.
I am your father.
I have a message for you.
I am proud.
You raised nice son Fred all by yourself
Without giving up on your dream.
And I know it's not easy for a woman in
but I am proud.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Okay, Mom.
They're still trying to figure it out.
Oh no, it's okay, it's all right.
Don't worry.
You saved the night.
You love me, don't you?
You love me.
Of course, you stupid fish.
The one thing about being Oluu is,
we always value the ones we love.
You are the best Oluu.
Kobina.
Don't let our village be your cell.
Forget it.
Listen, it should be your strength.
It shouldn't be holding you down.
Anyway, I am sorry if that is the case.
It should be that warm home
that you can always return to.
Wow, so one trip to Accra
and the man has become a poet.
Was that off of a greeting card?
Or was that an original piece?
Shut up!
Oh, okay!
I'm glad to see my pain and suffering
has brought your evil hearts joy, eh?
Okay, guys.
Car service is waiting for you downstair
and he will drive you back to your villa
Thank god.
Guys, let's go home.
Kobina.
Hold this.
Give me a moment.
Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me.
I'm proud of you.
You don't need to come to the village.
You can stay back.
Dress up in your fancy clothes and your
Live in your very impressive apartment.
But always remember this,
Liz.
You'll forever be my little daughter.
Who tried to save fish.
Always.
I am so proud of you.
Because the first time I came around
you were all like, import exposition, bl
Hey, and you were speaking to a fish, so
We can always FaceTime,
or if Fred is your main man,
our village would love a wedding.
Wow!
Yeah, we'll see.
Bye, Papa.
Bye.
I love you.
I love you more, pookie.
All right, bye-bye.
I lost everything.
No.
No, Atta.
I wouldn't allow you to take our whole l
No.
Akweley.
What's your dream?
Come.
Wow!
You painted all this?
I was always nervous to show people.
I have an idea.
See the little lights out there?
Those are the commercial fishing boats.
It's illegal,
but who is going to stop them?
We are like a speck of sand to them.
It should have been you.
I know.
Remember when we were young.
The coastline was just out there.
But now it is underwater.
Everything changes.
Does it?
Sometimes, I feel trapped out there,
underwater.
And at any moment the waves will just co
and pull me out to sea forever.
Sometimes...
we get afraid of things we don't know.
Come.
I've already told my son.
We need you to take over as boat chief.
See you tomorrow.
Akweley!
Look, this will make very
nice frame for your paintings.
Thank you.
Koobi?
Who?
The fish, I left it right here on this t
Yes.
So I was gonna tell you that
I discovered a talking fish.
But now...
Koobi.
What is wrong?
Sometimes, he ignores me.
Speak to me.
Speak to me.
Come back to me.
Please, come back.
He had a very important message.
Atta.
It is only fish.
When you realize you lack nothing,
the whole world belongs to you.
I see your dumb face.
But Atta, that is not the message.
It's just advice.
The actual message is...
Love you.
Mr. Atta.
This is for you.
You know that I can't read.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Let me do that for you.
- Kaimo!
- Yes!
- Fred! - Yes!
You did it!
Thank you.
Yes, I agree with you.
We need change.
And my first duty to you as your boat ch
is to retire.
And I want to introduce to you,
your new boat chief.
ShaSha!
Settle down.
She's one of us.
A graduate with nautical degree.
She has great ideas to lead us into the
So, Shasha.
Okay.
Let's get started.
One day, long ago,
curiosity awakened the sun,
only to find the land was still dark.
The land was lonely
because all the creatures lived in the s
So, the sun asked the sea if she could h
Like any birth, this was not easy for th
sending her gifts to the shore.
Humans were her final gift to the land
and took a full year.
She left a piece of herself with them
and made a promise to protect them alway
When they are sad,
she will fall from their eyes
to caress their face.
When they are hot,
she will emerge to cool them.
If they are hungry,
she lets them dive deep into her
and take what they need.
But as the years went on,
the humans forgot the sea.
They only knew the land as their mother.
But we have never forgotten our mother t
And she has never forgotten us.
This is the sacred oath we take as fishe
We promise to always protect the sea
and the sea, in turn, feeds and protects
You see this whale bone.
It's proof.
When they try to take us away,
our mother send a whale to knock into th
That is why we must always continue
to respect our mother the sea
and not throw trash into her.
Chale, you say that a whale knocked over
Yes.
And like, no offense, but ships weigh
at least 50,000 tons and that whale bone
It's magic.
Cool, we are kind of more into science.
Plus it's like,
how did all the black people swim to sho
'Cause other than fishermen,
I don't know any blacks that swim.
My mom would beat me even if I get near
Yeah, the rainy season
is one of the biggest causes of death in
Back then, we all know how to swim.
The ocean is gross.
It smells like fish.
Maybe the fish smells like the ocean.
Even worse!
You see this mercury.
It's sacred.
Magical.
Yo, that stuff is super poisonous.
Who told you that?
Science!
Is this place on Insta?
X?
Yelp?
It doesn't even come up on Google.
We should make an Insta for the old man.
But seriously, how could they all swim?
Ah, Selorm, it's just a cute story.
It is not just a story.
It's the legend of this village.
Our elders, your parents, you.
We don't want to be our parents.
Your parents are in your bones.
Really?
So I could just jump into a pool?
No! No.
You, specifically you, would die.
And you.
You, you.
All of you, dead!
Let's take a selfie.
Self minute?
Selfie!
Say cheese!
Cheese!
Number one!
Number two!
Atta, move!
You're blocking our camera.
We just started TikTok.
We're trying to attract young people to
Gyrating your hips on like a tok ticker
will only attract riff raff.
So.
So, what have you heard?
Word is you have the votes.
Eh, it has not been announced officially
Hey, Atta, it has to be you,
because you have worked hard for years
and years and even more years.
And decades and decades
very soon it will be your whole life...
Enough, enough, enough.
Wait, come.
Atta Oko the Boat Chief,
take this it's pure Kente.
Atta Oko!
No charge, it's free!
Is mercury poisonous?
I've not been to space.
Wait, wait, wait.
Let me check.
So what happened to those days
when kids respected their elders?
Now everybody looks at some smartie phon
and thinks they're an expert.
Eh... Atta.
It says it's poisonous, oh.
This will be my first order of business
when I become boat chief.
To ban...
- Fun? - Phones!
Continue, continue!
Number three, four.
They started traditional wear Friday.
But they need to lay some ground rules,
because people are going rogue.
Like our new paralegal showed up in a fu
and walked around carrying a golden stoo
Mom?
Mom, are you even listening?
Yes.
I'm listening.
Is Papa there?
Yes!
He even wants to talk to you,
but he's very busy.
Tell her she's going to be the daughter
She's on speakerphone.
Talk to her yourself.
Tell him, congratulations.
Tell her to show some respect
and come to tell it to my face.
Tell him that I would love to,
but I am trying to get made partner.
Something he should be proud of.
Tell her that pride is in the eyes of th
Meaning, I want to behold the gaze of my
and not only speak to her
with the permission of some smartie in t
Naa, we miss you.
You know what I miss?
Respect.
We love it when you call.
When I am boat chief,
tradition will be resurrected.
Restored.
Implemented.
Policed.
And respected, period.
Ah, it's giving dictator vibes.
Anyway, I've got to go, eh.
I love you, Mom.
I love you too, dear.
Bye.
Dad.
Dad.
Dad.
Really?
Come on!
So, Kobina.
How many fish are you biting today?
Today...
I'm going to chop plenty of fish.
By next year, I'll own my own boat.
Oh, you'll see! Observe!
-True! -You?
True!
Next year, I will buy my own boat
and you all will be working for me.
Sit down!
All this energy you are wasting talking
You need to be saving that for the sea.
No man.
Look at all these old guys.
All they do is work,
get their little portion of fish.
Small money and then hope to one day get
Boat chief?
Not me!
See, my life is going to be big time!
- Yeah? - You'll see.
In time you will see.
You will see!
Gather around, gather around.
Stop, stop, stop.
Is that thing reminding you to breathe?
What?
Oh no, I just put some money on football
Switch it off.
Not going to do that, but continue as yo
Switch it off.
Fine.
So, what does this day bring, Atta?
Sun all day.
Actually, my app says it's going to rain
Sun.
Rain!
- Sun! - Rain!
So where should we chop, Atta?
I think we head towards the deep cliffs.
Actually, this brings me to my first
order of managerial business.
Gather around. Gather around.
I would like to introduce you
to the newest technology, the game chang
The fish finder!
No longer do we have to rely on the whim
But this fish finder is a
high-frequency sonar device.
It receives echoes from the bottom of th
I already know where the fish are.
Yes, this will show you.
You are not putting that thing on my boa
I already taught Kobina.
So, Atta, why don't we give it a try?
I'm fine.
I don't understand why everyone is makin
a big fuss out of nothing.
Atta, perhaps the time has come to embra
the stillness of the land.
When I was voted the boat chief,
I held the same fear.
I was terrified of stillness.
But I realized, much like what we fisher
if a big wave comes, never try to swim o
Otherwise, it will overtake you.
Just submit beneath it and let it pass.
And that is it.
Your near death experience just cost a d
You almost died!
I was only going for a swim.
No more of your propaganda!
You're a liability.
Moving forward I have a new appointment
The Oluu crew.
- No!
- No?
No!
What do you mean, "No?"
Don't you understand no?
It's just people don't say no.
What do they say?
Well they don't really say but they just
I said no.
You're Oluu, they are Oluus.
It's harmony.
Let me show you what is harmony.
Who are you to retire me?
Nobody's going to retire you, Atta.
Just relax.
Take the rest of the day off.
I need you tomorrow for the big announce
Is that the behavior of a chief?
He called me Oluu.
Atta.
Maybe,
we are lucky to be called Oluu.
Look at this room.
I see the beautiful life we have filled
But it seems when you look at it,
all you see is the empty space of a life
I was going to own my own boat.
Dreams change.
Maybe,
I fell asleep and stopped dreaming.
Hello, stalker.
No, no...
It's fine.
I threw something into the bush.
Okay...
stalker.
I'm just admiring the woodwork.
You know, it looks so beautiful.
It's fine.
I mean, I've seen you watch us for years
I must say, it's bizarrely comforting.
Don't worry, I won't tell.
Thank you.
By the way, I'd like to apologize
on behalf of my brother.
He really sucks as a manager.
So you heard?
I did.
You know villages.
Nothing is sacred.
Oh, oh yeah.
You'd make a very great boat chief, by t
You think?
I think.
I also think you might be able to use a
One who has a nautical science degree of
You?
Ah, well, uh...
In this village women aren't allowed
to be fishermen, you see.
Why?
Tradition.
It's a stupid tradition.
Why not come in?
I've never been invited.
You know, stupid tradition.
Good luck tomorrow.
It has been my deepest honor
to have served as your boat chief.
When I was elected
I never imagined that 40 years later
I would still be around.
With so many new faces
And, some old ones as well.
Atta Oko, you have been a dear friend,
a leader.
Your consistency, knowledge,
and dedication to tradition
is as deep as the ocean.
Traditionally, you have voted to elect a
But the world is changing.
I'm afraid if we do not change with it,
we will all be lost.
Like the coastline due to global warming
Commercial fishing is
putting all of us out of business.
So, I must change as well.
My successor has to be...
The new generation.
Benjamin Nii, my son.
I understand this is a shock for most of
I know you had voted for someone else.
So my first order of business as boat ch
is to recognize an outstanding member of
Someone who has gone above and beyond
their job for years.
So our new and first employee
of the month award goes to
Atta Oko!
Let's have it.
It says, employee of the month in glitte
Which is really special
because we had to get it delivered from
Fish, fish.
And a rare big fish!
Take your employee of the month award
and shove it up your vaginas!
What all of you should be afraid of is
an idiot
who is leading you.
Who has never been to sea.
Who doesn't know how to swim.
He is here because his father is a boat
Give me my fish.
Listen, I am going to buy my own boat.
And I'll drive all of you out of busines
Who is with me?
Oh, okay.
Screw you motherfuckers!
Give me the bowl.
Give me way!
Hey you!
Yes, big man.
Down here in the bucket.
- Me?
- Yes, you.
Do you see another old man looking at me
Listen, I have a very important message
No, no, no, what?
Stop talking.
And go back to being a fish.
How are you going to pull me from the se
comfortable in my own home?
Then go back to being dead.
I see your mouth like dead.
Come and dead me.
- I will!
- If I jump out of this bucket I will sl
Madam, please, can I?
Please.
Go ahead.
Ah! Take this off!
You stupid, old idiot!
You stupid, old idiot.
Excuse me?
Oh no, not you.
Then who is it?
God?
Is God insulting people now?
- You are suffocating me.
- Give it back.
- Thank you.
- I said give it back!
Hey short old man, I said give it back!
Annoying old man!
Stop shaking, please. It's hot and I'm p
Please, give me CPR or something!
Hello, ladies.
I'm sorry.
Atta.
The kente looks good on you.
You know we are content creators now.
Did you see what we posted today?
No, but uh...
Did you see any strange fish in the mark
Strange fish, strange fish...
Like exotic fish?
No, strange fish!
Who are you calling strange?
The only thing strange
is this woman dancing in this marketplac
They are content creators.
Oh no, not you.
Their content is not leaving me content.
Atta, are you okay?
Keep quiet!
Atta are you talking to me?
What do you even know about dancing?
I know you shouldn't insult women
if you want to live to fish again.
Oh, shut up!
Atta go! Atta go!
No, I'm sorry, not you.
Atta, go now!
It's hot. You are choking me like
a Popeye's biscuit with no jam!
Can you walk straight, please?
Walk with balance.
Everybody's looking at you like a crazy
You're a crazy man!
Akweley! Akweley!
Akweley.
No, I'm going crazy.
If you want to lose that finger, poke me
Why are you talking?
I have an important message.
By whom?
Well listen, I'd love to get into all of
but I have standards.
And this rock hard table isn't conducive
You have to...
give a little to get a little, you feel
What?
You have to stroke it, then poke it.
What do you want?
Yes!
Finally, I've been wanting to come up he
First, I'm going to need a luxury tank,
Next, I want some ice.
You know elegant fin
piercings, like some bling-bling.
Then I want to Netflix and chill.
I know there's plenty of fish in the sea
but where the local aquariums at, hm?
Domestic fish.
And I need a face-to-face with that huma
whose brain fart invented plastics.
Oh, and I need a restraining order again
And finally,
I would love to meet the beautiful Beyon
I have no idea what that is?
Okay, let's just start with the tank.
High end acrylic.
And I love marble too.
Okay, I will see what I can do.
Then the message?
Rome wasn't built in a day.
You know, I'm not really into these synt
I would much rather prefer
Egyptian high end silk.
If you would acquire, thank you, old man
Who are you calling old man?
Nonsense.
Hello.
Where can I buy a tank?
In this direction?
Thank you.
Hi, stalker.
And who is stalking who?
We want to join.
Yes.
Join the new boat.
Well, it's too late now.
Come on, we were just as shocked as you
You're going to need a crew.
And a captain.
Yes, and help in general.
Oh, because I'm Oluu?
Yes.
No.
It's because when big things happen,
small things aid to make it work.
Or rich people.
The offer is no longer on the table.
Atta, I just got a call from...
Akweley...
Burn that phone. Ah!
Here.
We definitely have
different definitions of luxury.
What is that?
This is a tank.
I got it from one of these local boys.
Well, it looks like a death trap.
What? This is nice.
You should be grateful.
This is what I could get under the circu
Lord, give me the strength today.
Give me the strength!
This is the guy you sent me?
This traditional, older than dust,
founding father, ancient Babylonian!
Who are you calling old?
You! Anti-progressive son of a fish!
It took you one hour to cook one minute
Allergic to change.
Change? You want change?
You bougie sea creature!
Listen, we just got a new frying pan.
Oh no! Don't stuff me underneath this du
It smells like old sex!
Atta.
You quit?
You lied.
Yes... and yes, but...
Look, it doesn't matter.
We all want the same thing here.
Money!
And our own boat.
No, opportunity.
This old model of us working
for the boat chief doesn't work.
They give us little pay and
no ability to build ourselves.
People get burnt out.
Their sacrifices, their
services is not acknowledged.
Atta is an example of that.
Yes, and we all voted for you, by the wa
Yes, we did.
But because one person controls the powe
and bend tradition anyhow they want to,
there's nothing we can do for now.
So I'm suggesting a new model.
Okay.
Where we come together, form a co-op str
then that way everyone is part of the su
and the failures.
Oh, I love that!
Sounds like chaos.
It doesn't have to be chaotic.
You see, each of us have saved a little
When we go to the bank, we can make a do
Apply for a loan.
Yeah.
That way we can get our boat.
Simple.
So, what do you want from me?
We've already consulted the Google.
Right now all we have to do
is to enter banking offices in Accra.
Nobody wants to give us a loan.
So, we need somebody of your age to assi
And stature, of course.
Yes.
Well, I'm not interested.
I'm begging you.
Please!
Well, maybe I'm not meant to be a boat c
I know your generation hates this,
but tradition provides order and structu
Without tradition,
we lose everything.
No offense, but...
I think you already lost everything
He hasn't lost everything.
Now, that's enough.
He says he's not interested.
Please, go.
Come on boys, let's go.
Let's go, let's go.
The bus leaves for Accra tomorrow.
At dawn.
They say dreams don't retire, sir.
Please think about it.
Atta.
It's a risk.
You know we have spent our
whole life making these savings.
Atta, why don't you just retire?
And be content?
Content with me.
You see, Akweley, I am really content wi
And retirement really sounds nice.
Yes...
Accra, Accra, Accra, Accra!
See, I knew he'd never show up.
Kobina, be patient. Give him time.
Not only are you up before Jesus,
you're dressed like one of his disciples
Is this an ancient fashion statement?
See!
He's here! I told you!
Finally!
Take time.
Listen, I want to go straight with you.
I am not interested in op-coing.
When I do this, I become boat chief.
And you all work for me.
Yes! Great.
Let's go!
Okay.
Fine.
We have a deal.
Let's go!
Accra, here we come!
Hey.
Do I get a wish?
No.
I'm not some kind of magic genie.
I don't do beefs, personal vendettas,
smiting, revenge, that just isn't my thi
You just talk.
I'm sorry, that's not like, cool enough
I'm just a simple fisherman.
Oh, I know.
It is paining me.
I have champagne taste, paired with a ma
on a Milo budget.
Hey, Chale, be careful.
I'm top cuisine!
Yo, need a tour guide?
Thank you, kind sir.
Where you go?
Sir, good morning, pardon my manners.
We are going to the bank.
Yes.
Bank?
Oh, okay, I see.
You be big money movers, eh?
Well, 1,000 cedis I sell you, Facebook,
Instagram, YouTube and become
a world celebrated content creator.
And be Insta famous.
Yes! Influencer!
Famous!
A fish god!
Do you have TokTik?
Whoa, whoa, no, no, no.
Go away, we're fine.
Come on.
You can just download it on your phone.
Come on, guys.
I just ordered an Uber.
Be Insta famous!
Now this is what I'm talking about!
Smells like money.
Hello.
Hi.
We've been waiting.
Sorry, what's your number?
Number?
Yes.
But we are the only ones here.
Yes, it's obvious but you need a number
So kindly get over there, get a number,
and then come back.
There.
Now I have number.
Kindly take a seat.
Wait until you see your
number displayed on the screens,
then you can come up here and you'll be
Hello.
We are waiting.
All right, take care.
90!
Ah-ha. 90.
So, how can I help you?
We need a loan to buy a new fishing boat
Okay, so you will need to speak to a ban
But I'm talking to you.
I am a teller, I am not a banker.
Then tell me where I can find the banker
Please, you can have a seat.
Someone will join you shortly.
I won't sit down! I'll stand here.
Please sit down. Someone will attend to
Why you don't want to sit?
Please sit.
Uh...
Next.
So, how can I help you?
Oh.
Well, I am Atta Oko Sackey.
Senior fisherman.
My wife's name is Akweley Oko Sackey.
And I have my daughter here in Accra.
Yesterday I was supposed to be made boat
But through an act of betrayal, I was re
She doesn't want your autobiography.
Please.
He would like to apply for a loan.
Oh!
Yes, to fulfill my life long dream
of owning my own fishing boat.
Thank you, madam.
We are his associates.
Got it, got it.
Um, Mr. Oko, if you don't mind my asking
how old are you?
His first pet...
was a dinosaur.
No one asked you anything.
He's probably around 75-ish.
Like my dad.
No, your dad is far older than I am.
I'm sorry, Mr. Oko, you don't have a bir
What is that?
It's the certificate that
the government records at your birth.
You know, it holds your date of birth,
location, name, things like that.
Oh, oh.
They don't do those things in those days
Yes, I'm aware.
But you'll still have to go to the minis
to have one issued for you.
Because otherwise, I'm afraid you just d
Well, damn!
You mean, I don't exist?
No, no, you do exist.
But you still need your date of birth
and a valid ID to apply for the loan.
- Madam, I brought my whole life savings
- Madam, I brought my whole life savings
To get this money for my boat.
You see here.
Oh my god!
Okay, that's a fish.
Um, Mr. Oko, we don't allow live produce
Who is she calling produce?
She needs to produce this loan
so we can sail up out of here.
Yeah, just.
Look, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Okay.
Look, Mr. Oko.
I really, really do want you to get this
Yes.
I do.
It's just that for any new business vent
And I wouldn't advise that you put
your whole life savings into this.
What you can do instead is you can come
and deposit it here at the bank.
You know, keep it safe.
You want me to just give you my money?
No, no, not me.
The bank.
So, where will you keep it?
Oh, we'll just keep it here at the bank.
So I can see?
Oh, you can just look at it on an app on
The phone!
You see, they are killing your minds,
tradition, and everybody's
moving around looking down.
Before you realize, bang, you get hit by
Or you fall in a hole.
These are all public safety hazards.
Please.
What paperwork would Mr. Oko need
to apply for a loan?
Right, well, he'll need to fill out an a
The aforementioned birth certificate,
Any assets that he might own, a business
his home address via
GoogleMaps, not just a description.
But really, ultimately, we can only cons
a three year pay back plan.
You know, due to his age.
You think I will die in three years?
No... I...
Oh, she paused!
Let's leave.
I cannot sit here and allow this girl to
I will not give you my money.
Well, the bank your money.
I don't like your character.
It's the bank.
I don't like the character of the bank.
Well, that's fine.
I hope you have a very nice day, Mr. Oko
It's getting nicer as I'm leaving.
Okay.
Okay.
Exist this.
It was a long shot, anyway.
Look at us, eh.
Who are we?
You all look like a bunch of rejects.
Shut up, nobody asked you!
Eh?
All right, what's up with you and
this fish, eh? Guys, guys, guys, guys.
Maybe it reminds him of home.
Can we just let him be?
So, what now?
I think we just need a place to think,
or make a plan, maybe.
Right now I don't know.
Where is that one place that gives,
even when those who take don't deserve?
The sea.
Oh, the sea.
What a shame.
A shame, indeed.
Once upon a time these beaches were flaw
But in my time I've seen schools of fish
or suffocated by plastic.
I mean, how can a fish drown at sea?
I'm sorry.
Yo, chale, guys.
Let's get some pepper and fry this fish.
I'm starving.
Excuse me.
Isn't that the reason you brought it?
I need a message first.
The message is, "Eat me."
No! That's not the message.
What is the name of your fish?
I don't know.
Koobi.
Ah, Koobi.
Perhaps this fish of yours is a lucky fi
I don't think so.
Yo, lucky we have it now so we can chop
Eh, guys, I'm starving.
I'm hungry.
You are invited!
Abena Madam Earthenware.
Papa Fin.
Kojo Rasta.
You all can eat that trash biscuits.
Me, I'd rather starve.
And become stock fish.
This is nice.
Is it?
We're bonding like a family.
Ema,
What's your family name?
I don't have one, actually.
Kobina and I were orphaned together.
Yeah.
We actually call them rice and stew.
Like, corn and nuts.
He's like my brother.
All this while,
I never knew.
It's okay.
So, why do you want to be a fisherman?
Actually, I want to be a preacher.
And you?
I want to own a boat.
But I want to use that money
to open an electronics store.
So, why fisherman?
We just love the sea.
The waves are constant like a lullaby.
Who, me?
I don't know.
Maybe I dream fish.
Okay, okay, okay.
I'm kidding!
That was all I was raised to do.
Then I grow up,
everyone is shocked I want to do it.
You know?
Kobina.
Give me your phone.
Did he say phone?
Do you even know how to use it?
Give me your phone.
Heh, chale.
Just give him your phone, Kobina.
Hello.
That is not how to use it.
You have to use it this way.
Oh.
Papa.
Naa.
Mom called.
These are my associates.
Hello.
Hi, I can see.
You are welcome.
Wow, look at this
spacious sanctuary!
I mean this abode is not humble.
As in if you break into this place,
it will arrest you by itself.
Well, you seem to be maintaining.
Maintaining a penthouse, baby!
Mood lighting and the Feng shui, yes, gi
Yas!
We are doing well.
We? Who is this we?
You see, if you actually acknowledged my
you would know.
I met someone and it's going well, so...
Ah,
do you smell that?
It wasn't me.
Keep quiet over there. Who asked you?
It smells like old fish.
Papa, what? No, no, no.
You can't bring that fish in here!
Excuse me, it's not like you smell of pe
Well, actually, she does.
And it's very nice.
I can't...
Hey!
You can't touch Koobi!
What? You gave it a name?
It's actually his comfort fish.
Look, pookie.
Oh no, no, no.
Don't call me that.
It has a message for me.
Like a Jesus fish, you know.
Damn right!
It's like,
you can take the fisherman from the sea
but you can't take the sea from the fish
You feel me?
No.
Mom failed to mention that you had lost
Your mom failed to mention
that you are living with a man.
Bringing shame to the family.
What shame?
What century are we living in, eh?
It is fine for two people to get know ea
before they get married.
Oh, married?
Without the permission of your father?
See!
I told you it wasn't me.
He's here?
I'm sorry, okay.
I need a favor.
I might have told Fred...
Fred, what name is that Fred?
It's a nice name.
Ah, it's nice!
Okay, okay, Papa.
I told him that you are a big business m
who does imports-exports
and not just a fisherman, so, please jus
Babe!
Please meet my papa, Atta Oko Sackey.
And these are his associates.
Shasha.
Nice to meet you.
My name is Emmanuel.
- Nice to meet you. - Kobina.
Bullseye.
Okay, welcome, everyone.
I'm glad this worked out while you were
I must say, I'm really sorry
about the flood in your hotel,
but you could all stay the night.
And sir,
I'm really, really excited to finally me
Liz has nothing but amazing things to sa
Liz said absolutely nothing about you.
Really, babe?
Really, babe.
Liz's name is Naa Oko Sackey.
A name given to her by a proud father,
Atta Oko Sackey, who has spent his entir
working to send her to university.
She abandoned the family
and disowned her name and father
and now moved to this
trashcan city
to live a lie.
Well...
seems like you have a lot of unpacking t
But um, welcome.
Fred, if it's at all possible,
may I fill your bathtub up with champagn
So, what brings you all the way to Accra
Oh, actually, we're trying to apply for
to get our own boat.
And how is that going?
Not favorably well.
Oh, oh, oh! No, no, no!
Careful!
This is imported Carrara marble.
Yo, chale!
What's up?
This place is lit!
You can see the whole world.
What!
So you're rich?
Not really, but my parents
are big time developers here in Ghana.
So that means you don't work but you cho
Yeah, you don't work but you chop big, e
Right, um...
Can I offer you some water?
- Eh? - Huh?
A wadr?
Oh, wata.
Wata!
Yes.
Why you talk like that?
What you mean wader?
Yeah, it's my accent.
I went to college in America that's why.
You be LAFA!
LAFA?
You're trying to impress.
You're LAFA.
Locally acquired foreign accent.
He's a LAFA.
Uh, Liz.
Sorry, Naa.
Perhaps we can extend our invitation
for the grand opening.
And Mr. Oko,
it would be lovely to have you around
so you can meet my parent.
I mean, they are opening
their newest restaurant this Saturday.
Well, uh...
I will check my social calendar and get
Oh, Papa!
Yes, this is what happens
when you disregard tradition
as though it were some wet rag you just
You get tossed away too.
I'm getting tired.
I need to nap like a catfish.
Okay, guys.
You have nothing to worry about.
You are totally going to get that boat,
This is Accra.
There are a million ways to make money.
Okay, beautiful day!
Let's do this!
Wake up!
Ema, stop stretching like a priest.
Get up, get up!
We're gonna chop big!
Get up!
Let's go, let's go, Mr. Atta, let's go.
Hurry up.
So, were we taking Uber Comfort?
Cause a fish does have standards.
Do you think I should apply
to that part-time position at the aquari
Oh, we are screwed.
We had more than this before we started.
Kobina, zero?
I was so hungry, so I bought a dozen bof
You came back with zero money
and no bofrots.
As if we don't have the stomach to eat.
Okay, relax.
12 bofrot is just 10 cedis.
It is not a big deal.
We wasted an entire day for this.
What in the name of Poseidon
have I entangled myself in?
You can't be the man that deserves this
I'm sick and tired of your insults, you
Just tell me the message!
You can't handle the message!
You've lied to me all this while,
just for your ridiculous demands.
But we had a deal.
Would you stop talking to that damn fish
It's weird.
Can you guys leave him alone.
Look, I didn't come here to fail with a
I'm gonna be big time!
Get some ice on my neck.
Ice on my wrists.
Get some baddies on my left and on my ri
Oh lord, Kobina, you're just a boy from
Just like us.
Oh, ho!
So now you're a boy just like us?
It's weird.
Oh spare me the Christian lecture,
Ema, before I smack your face with a cro
Are you Jesus?
All I said is we're a bunch of
weirdos from the same village.
You better watch the way you talk to me.
- Hey, hey, hey!
It's okay, it's okay.
Kobina, you are not o-weird oh.
Who else dove into the ocean to rescue a
Ema. You always create family wherever y
And Shasha, you are the only one from ou
with a nautical degree.
Now look at you.
You even inspired a dusty Oluu
to chase a dead dream.
Come, let's go look for something to eat
before we rip each other to pieces.
Come on, let's go.
This isn't food.
Plastic food.
Mr. Atta, I don't know why people live h
You young ones love it.
Not me, I love the village.
I mean, it has its flaws, but...
There are still a lot of things
that can be done there, you know?
Yeah?
So what would you do differently?
Me?
You really want to know?
Of course!
Well, you see not all of the technologie
are good for us.
So first, I would get rid of all the pla
You know, because traditionally
we never needed any of them.
And I would make use of our abundant pal
and turn them into containers.
I love that.
I'll consolidate the small boats, you kn
Sell them off and get larger boats.
Then move the crews in.
That way it's less effort and more fish,
Sounds good.
And I also think we need to stop
the illegal commercial fishing boats.
They are enormous, but it also depletes
the fishes in the area.
They put lights deep in the ocean.
The fishes thinks that the sun is up,
and when they come up, they catch them
with their huge cranes, put them in the
and sell it to us at ridiculous prices.
That happened to my mom.
That fish is very rare.
How much?
Priceless!
More than he can afford!
It's his lucky fish.
Wow.
Well, if he decides to sell it,
I have someone that can give you top dol
Here.
Take my card.
Winner,
winner,
winner.
Fish...
for dinner.
That man looks like when
he walks into a haunted house,
he walks out with a job.
Just cold blooded!
This is how humans treat the sea?
Mr. Atta.
How come he walks so fast?
His legs are actually longer than yours.
No, my legs are actually longer than his
Kobina, must everything be about you.
Yo, of course!
Hey Chairman!
You know the deal.
Chale! For real, for real!
Peace.
Really?
The hustle is real.
All right.
Yo!
Now this is a place I can frequent.
Trust me, gambling is like swimming!
It's in my DNA!
Oh, I could not gamble, though.
Gamble?
It's a sin.
No, wait.
Fine.
I will enter the devil's den.
But I will not enjoy myself!
Fold.
Play the king.
Mr. Atta wins.
Play the club.
Play the what?
It looks like a lion paw.
All right, no more bets.
Fold.
Fold, fold.
Mr. Atta wins.
Hey!
This man is huge.
Does he wrestle whales for fun?
Check.
- Check.
- Check.
- Check.
- All in.
Place your bets.
He's eyeing you, like a lion to a gazell
24,000 cedis.
Raise, 50,000.
Hey, shouldn't we just go?
What do I do?
Who are you talking to?
Raise all.
Raise all.
100,000 cedis.
Atta, are you sure?
This man, they're using Oluu innocence
so you would believe that bullshit.
Call, call, call.
All right, no more bets.
Flush.
It's a good hand.
Losing hand.
And...
Mr. Atta,
royal flush.
Mr. Atta wins.
Game over!
Money, money, money!
Oh my God!
Money, money!
Mr. Atta!
I never thought I would be saying this,
but I love that stupid fish!
I'm afraid we'll have to make you a litt
Oh no.
Kobina.
I don't think so.
Put me down, I'm not a weapon!
No, you take.
Take, take, take.
You take, take.
This is what you need.
Maybe you need it more than we do.
You take.
Where are you from?
I'm from Cape.
Cape? I have family there.
- Really? - Yes!
- What is their name?
- I'm Arkorful.
Arkorful!
Yes!
I know the old man.
My father, yeah?
Yeah.
Great man.
Yes, he is.
When you go, please tell him
Joseph sends his regards, eh.
Of course I will.
All right then.
Eh, hello.
Can I now have my bag back?
Oh, no, no.
It's in safe hands.
Take the bag!
This giant thug is going to eat me raw!
My fish, I need my fish.
Your fish?
Yes.
Can I have my fish?
Your hands smell like expired scrotum
and old semen samples.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Yeah, sorry.
Are you... are you okay?
No, no, no, no!
No, no, no, no!
We had it!
We had it!
I could have taken that guy down!
It's okay.
I can't believe you chose this stupid fi
Kobina, give it a rest, eh?
Oh yeah, that's easy for you.
Daughter of the boat chief.
You go back and they accept you right in
Calm down, relax.
Ema, let him be, let him be.
Did you say, accept?
Kobina, nobody accepts me!
Maybe until I dress like a girl
or get married,
live by their rules
or die by their rules.
Until then, no one accepts me,
I am nothing!
Shasha.
We have nothing.
That village is a cell
that I refuse to die in!
That is your business.
That is your business, Kobina.
Kobina.
Let him go, let him go!
Let him go.
Hey, Kobina.
Ema!
Mr. Atta, are you okay?
Let's go.
I'm okay.
I guess I don't hate you.
You guess?
You aggravate my life, irritate my scale
Oh yeah, I know.
You have room to grow, so grow!
Bloom!
Sprout!
Transform, whatever.
Wait, wait, wait.
Is that the message?
What? No!
That was fortune cookie advice.
You act like you have nothing,
but you have everything.
That's not the message, either.
Koobi, if you don't really have any mess
don't worry, you are still my fish.
Mr. Oko.
I know we got to an off start, but
I'd love a reset.
Well good, great.
You know, Liz...
Sorry, Naa really respects you.
And it would mean everything for her
if you show up for the grand opening tom
And me too.
And you don't really have to worry about
We've got that sorted.
I can sense I'm not really your cup of t
But I promise, I warm on people,
and trust me, I really do love your daug
You love Liz, not my daughter.
When Naa was a little girl,
she would always steal my fish that I br
and return them to the sea.
She called them her little children.
She would bath them, talk with them,
paint them a picture.
But now.
She's ashamed of me.
I smell like fish.
Honestly, Fred.
I don't blame her.
Come here.
My wellness and yoga teacher once said,
that love is not something we give or ge
but it's something you nurture and grow.
Namaste.
It's okay, it's okay.
Yes.
Okay, thank you.
I'm sorry.
Um, it's fine, actually.
I was just trying to...
May I?
Yeah, sure.
You have very beautiful skin.
I do?
I can't believe we're from the same vill
Everyone...
is always hiding something.
Naa?
Do you miss the sea?
Some of us don't swim.
Close your eyes.
Wait.
The last touch.
Perfection.
You see, the thing about makeup is...
Some people
are more beautiful without it.
Do you think?
Plus, you can swim, so...
Thank you.
Money!
No! You just confused me.
It's sorted.
Kobina, what's happening here?
What's all of this?
Where did you get the money from?
Good morning, Mr. Atta.
Where is Koobi?
Well, I sold it.
What?
Kobina, you didn't.
When?
Forget about it.
You sold Koobi?
You sold Koobi!
He's just a fish.
Now we can buy a new boat.
Maybe that was the message.
Yeah.
You are a simple minded bastard.
You will amount to nothing!
You can't run the boats.
Worthless.
You are all worthless!
Why are we even here?
You are a failure of an Oluu!
Even at your age, you still
have the same ambition as us.
With your help look at how far you have
Leave me!
You call us worthless.
We are as worthless as you.
Kobina!
I'm over all of this!
No one is keeping you here!
Get out.
All of you get out!
Papa.
Oh, are you okay?
Yeah, I'm ok.
Are you coming tonight?
Do you even know where you are going?
Listen, the GPS is confused.
Kobina, you know he didn't mean it.
Look, I can't believe we followed that b
Chale, wait, wait.
Wait.
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a
Teach him how to fish and you feed him f
So what, Ema?
We know how to fish.
You still don't get it, do you?
Atta taught me how to fish after I lost
I would just sit at the seaside watching
In and out.
Day in and out.
One day Atta saw me and said, "Come."
Guys, Atta is the only Oluu that has eve
Come on. He took our dreams and made the
Yes.
He is proud and stubborn.
And talks to a dead fish.
And he sucks at being an Oluu.
But he is our Oluu.
I miss his Jesus fish.
It really smelled bad.
You mean Koobi.
But he really loved it.
And us.
In his own way.
Come.
Okay, so Papa.
Do you remember?
- What?
- It's import-export.
Yes.
Exports-importance, I got it.
Where is your father, Fred?
Let's get this thing over with.
Father.
Yes.
Mom!
Mom?
That's Mr. Atta Oko.
Liz's father.
It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Mr.
The pleasure is mine.
I have really loved getting to know your
Her ambition reminds of myself at her ag
Well, Naa is our pride and joy.
Congratulations on your opening.
Thank you, thank you.
All the reviewers are here.
I'm not sure you are familiar
with the restaurant industry here, Mr. O
Well, I...
You only get one shot to impress
or basically close.
Too much pressure.
Oh yes, so much pressure.
Anyway, what brings you into town?
Oh, uh actually, import-exports.
Oh, yes.
I was curious about your business ventur
So, tell me, what do you...
Import, export. Yes!
That's the Minister of Business Affairs.
I'm sure you are well acquainted, Mr. Ok
Very.
Oh, Papa.
It is probably just the jet lag, eh?
Yeah, the lag.
We got lucky last night.
Our lead chef acquired this
extremely rare, expensive fish
and we thought, what a great way to cele
Do you eat sushi, Mr. Oko?
Do I eat she she?
Yes, sushi.
Oh, shi shi.
Yes, my two-legged minions!
I have come to you as your sea god.
Do you not like what you see?
A spectacle for the eyes.
Not your average catch, but a magnificen
Bow down to me!
Kiss the majestic fin!
Dance, everybody dance!
Atta, look! I'm a king!
They really, really love me here.
- What! Wait!
- No, no, no! Please, no!
I was created for display, not for consu
Okay, like eye candy.
You understand?
Just like window shopping, look but don'
Atta, get up and help.
Do something, Atta!
Sit down.
Hey, sit down!
What is going on?
What is he doing?
What are you doing?
It's like texting my ex I love her
and then blocking her because God says
to confuse the enemy.
You don't even have an ex.
Lights out.
This is not Nigeria.
Can somebody get me from here, please?
Fred!
The food is going to spoil!
Oh my god!
What are we going to do now?
We have to cook all this.
No, no, no.
I will show you how to pack fish.
Like we do it in the village
when the lights go out.
It's an old fisherman trick, watch.
You remind me so much of my father.
He was a fisherman.
He was the inspiration for this restaura
He must be proud.
Ah, he hated raw fish.
Oh, a big-time business woman
like you, developing Ghana.
Ruining Ghana, he would say.
He was pretty traditional.
I see.
Kaimo.
I am your father.
I have a message for you.
I am proud.
You raised nice son Fred all by yourself
Without giving up on your dream.
And I know it's not easy for a woman in
but I am proud.
Thank you!
Thank you.
Okay, Mom.
They're still trying to figure it out.
Oh no, it's okay, it's all right.
Don't worry.
You saved the night.
You love me, don't you?
You love me.
Of course, you stupid fish.
The one thing about being Oluu is,
we always value the ones we love.
You are the best Oluu.
Kobina.
Don't let our village be your cell.
Forget it.
Listen, it should be your strength.
It shouldn't be holding you down.
Anyway, I am sorry if that is the case.
It should be that warm home
that you can always return to.
Wow, so one trip to Accra
and the man has become a poet.
Was that off of a greeting card?
Or was that an original piece?
Shut up!
Oh, okay!
I'm glad to see my pain and suffering
has brought your evil hearts joy, eh?
Okay, guys.
Car service is waiting for you downstair
and he will drive you back to your villa
Thank god.
Guys, let's go home.
Kobina.
Hold this.
Give me a moment.
Oh, I'm sorry, excuse me.
I'm proud of you.
You don't need to come to the village.
You can stay back.
Dress up in your fancy clothes and your
Live in your very impressive apartment.
But always remember this,
Liz.
You'll forever be my little daughter.
Who tried to save fish.
Always.
I am so proud of you.
Because the first time I came around
you were all like, import exposition, bl
Hey, and you were speaking to a fish, so
We can always FaceTime,
or if Fred is your main man,
our village would love a wedding.
Wow!
Yeah, we'll see.
Bye, Papa.
Bye.
I love you.
I love you more, pookie.
All right, bye-bye.
I lost everything.
No.
No, Atta.
I wouldn't allow you to take our whole l
No.
Akweley.
What's your dream?
Come.
Wow!
You painted all this?
I was always nervous to show people.
I have an idea.
See the little lights out there?
Those are the commercial fishing boats.
It's illegal,
but who is going to stop them?
We are like a speck of sand to them.
It should have been you.
I know.
Remember when we were young.
The coastline was just out there.
But now it is underwater.
Everything changes.
Does it?
Sometimes, I feel trapped out there,
underwater.
And at any moment the waves will just co
and pull me out to sea forever.
Sometimes...
we get afraid of things we don't know.
Come.
I've already told my son.
We need you to take over as boat chief.
See you tomorrow.
Akweley!
Look, this will make very
nice frame for your paintings.
Thank you.
Koobi?
Who?
The fish, I left it right here on this t
Yes.
So I was gonna tell you that
I discovered a talking fish.
But now...
Koobi.
What is wrong?
Sometimes, he ignores me.
Speak to me.
Speak to me.
Come back to me.
Please, come back.
He had a very important message.
Atta.
It is only fish.
When you realize you lack nothing,
the whole world belongs to you.
I see your dumb face.
But Atta, that is not the message.
It's just advice.
The actual message is...
Love you.
Mr. Atta.
This is for you.
You know that I can't read.
Okay, I'm sorry.
Let me do that for you.
- Kaimo!
- Yes!
- Fred! - Yes!
You did it!
Thank you.
Yes, I agree with you.
We need change.
And my first duty to you as your boat ch
is to retire.
And I want to introduce to you,
your new boat chief.
ShaSha!
Settle down.
She's one of us.
A graduate with nautical degree.
She has great ideas to lead us into the
So, Shasha.
Okay.
Let's get started.