Zero (2024) Movie Script
1
[melodic whistling]
[man] In the beginning,
there was nothing.
-[melodic whistling continues]
- Then zero became one.
-[explosion]
-[glass shattering]
One became two.
[metal scraping]
[metal clanking]
[man] Two became ten .
[saw engine revving]
Ten became a million.
-[clicks]
-[beeps]
[ticking]
[woman on radio in French]
[car horn honks]
[woman sighs]
[car horns honking]
[birds chirping]
-[car horn honks]
-[gasps]
[panting heavily]
[gasps, panting continues]
[in English] Where am I?
[rock music plays]
I was supposed to... be taken...
to the Radisson Blu,
from the airport.
He told me
that you'd be wasted.
[panting] Who told you that?
For 300 dollars,
I didn't ask any questions.
Not like
I don't need the money anyway.
[woman] He told me
to give you the phone.
He said he's going to call it.
Wait, who's gonna call me?
Wait.
Just put the earpiece on.
Wait! Who's gonna call me?
[man speaking French]
[in English]
Radis... Radisson Blu?
My bags, my things,
where are my things?
-[man continues in French]
-[laughs]
[man 1 in English]
Why are you laughing at me?
[speaking French]
Why is he laughing?
Did you take my things?
Did you take my bags?
Do you speak English?
[crowd shouting in French]
[in English]
Where... where are my bags?
I'm sorry.
-[crowd clamoring]
-[man 1] I'm sorry!
[passengers yelling]
Hey, hey, hey! Hey!
[whirring]
[panting heavily]
[rock music plays]
[ticking]
Help.
-[alarm blares]
-[crowd screams]
[rock music continues]
Help!
Help!
Help!
-Help. Oh, shit!
-[screams]
What the fuck is this?
[cell phone rings]
Fuck.
[man on phone]
Hello, my friend.
-Who is this?
- Run.
-[sirens blare]
-Why?
[tires screeching]
Hey, why are you filming me?
I need help.
[man on phone]
The village on your right. Run!
-[sirens blaring]
-Hey!
[One] Hey, you!
I'm an American!
Hey, I'm an American!
Hey, someone strapped
this bomb on me!
-I need help.
- They're not going to help you.
-[gun cocks]
-[One] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[man on phone]
Trust me, you'll end up rotting
in a Senegalese prison.
If you want to live ...
-Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
-... run!
[running footsteps]
[man on phone] Left.
Right.
[tense music]
Left.
[tense music continues]
[panting]
[bird squawks]
[in French]
[panting]
[man on phone in English]
Right.
-[bleating]
- Watch out for the sheep.
[bleating continues]
[man on phone] Right.
Hide behind the crates
on your left.
Pretty good, "Wall Street."
- You're safe, for now.
-[panting]
What do you want with me?
[man on phone]
There's a colorful shop
at the end of the street.
See it?
Yeah, I see it.
[man on phone] The owner
is waiting for you inside.
[sirens blaring]
[man on phone]
Cops coming your way.
[dog barking]
-[thuds]
-[both grunting]
[man on phone]
Oops! Watch out!
Sorry, I didn't do anything.
[man on phone]
Senegalese prisons are no joke.
[grunts]
[man on phone]
Check your back pocket.
[One grunts]
[man on phone] A gift.
-[yelps]
-[One] Shit, sorry.
[grunts]
Fuck... okay.
-[taser rasping]
-[groans]
- That was great!
-Okay.
[in French]
[ticking]
[man on phone in English]
Well done!
I wasn't sure you had it in you.
-[gasping]
- Rise and breathe, my friend.
[panting]
- Rise and breathe.
-[gasping breaths]
[man on phone]
Rise and breathe.
[sirens blaring]
[timer ticking]
[sirens fade]
[clicks]
[man on phone]
Looking good there, boy.
Shit.
Shit.
-Shit. Shit!
- The phone is locked.
I call in.
You're not allowed to call out.
Listen,
I have a phone call to make
that has nothing to do with you
or this situation.
You let me do that,
then we talk.
[man on phone]
Ah, your phone call.
I know why you're here.
[woman sighs]
What makes you think
she wants to talk to you?
-Okay, what do you want with me?
- Five missions.
You do what I say,
when I say it.
Finish those missions before
your chronometer hits zero ...
-[cell phone chimes]
-... and you live,
take longer and you die.
Simple as that.
[arcade music warbles]
This is about my client's money.
There's no need for this.
There's no need.
I'm getting it out
of the account.
[man on phone]
Are you done?
Inside pocket.
I'm the one giving you money.
But that's for later.
You have a little
over nine hours.
One false step,
another wink at the police,
try using another phone,
and it ends for you.
[in Wolof]
[in English] Or...
I'll turn myself over
to the cops.
[man on phone] Go ahead.
If I'm lying,
you end up in jail
for assaulting two officers.
If I'm telling the truth...
you die.
I want you to prove to me
what a special person you are.
You, my friend,
are the beginning
of something great.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick ...
Okay. Okay.
[tense music]
Okay. I understand.
I do what you ask,
no one gets hurt, and I live.
[man on phone]
That's the deal.
Now give your watch
to the owner of the shop.
He'll get you to the beach.
-The beach?
-[door opens]
Hey, no problem.
The cops, they're gone.
Put it on.
[panting]
-[man 1 straining]
-[man 2 grunting]
[crowd clamoring]
[man 3 groans]
[man 3 coughs]
-[thuds]
-[grunts]
[camera shutter clicks]
[in French]
[woman cries]
-[grumbles]
-[horn honks]
[thumping]
[man grunting]
[inhales, exhales]
[ticking]
[grunts, groans]
[upbeat music]
[horn honks]
[in Wolof]
[laughs]
[in English] No, no, no.
[in Wolof]
[in English] No!
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
See the big one?
His name is Missile.
[Missile in Wolof]
[cell phone rings]
[Missile in Wolof]
[man on phone in English]
You're going to take his phone
from him.
And how am I supposed
to do that?
[caller over phone]
You have five minutes.
[sighs]
[Missile speaking Wolof]
[wrestler]
Hey, boss. Boss.
[in Wolof]
[Missile in Wolof]
[wrestler 1]
[Missile]
[wrestler 1]
[Missile]
[computer speaking in English]
Low battery.
-[grunts]
- Low battery.
What the hell?
[in Wolof]
[in English] I was kidding.
I was kidding!
I was just kidding.
-I was just kidding.
-Who are you? I don't care!
Okay. Okay.
[gasps]
[Missile in Wolof]
[in English]
Yeah, it's a real bomb!
[in Wolof]
[in English]
I don't wanna hurt you, okay?
-Stay back, I don't wanna...
-Sorry. What is your problem?
I just need your phone.
[in Wolof]
[in English]
I just need your phone.
[wrestler 1 in Wolof]
[in English] Hey, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, stay back!
[in Wolof]
[wrestlers clamoring]
[in English]
Start the goddamn bike!
Start the goddamn bike!
[in Wolof]
[rapid ticking]
-[yelling]
-[engine sputters]
[speaking Wolof]
-[rapid ticking]
-[clinking]
[alarm beeps]
[explosion]
[whistling
"America the Beautiful"]
["America the Beautiful"
continues]
[rumbles]
[heartbeat pulsating]
[gasps]
[coughs]
[light music]
[groans]
[crowd screaming]
[explosion blasts]
[grunts, coughs]
[in English] You killed them.
[man on phone]
I didn't kill anyone.
You gave him your watch.
[One] My watch was a bomb?
[One coughs]
You told me
no one would get hurt.
[man on phone]
That was a bigger explosion
than I expected.
Just imagine what the one
on your chest will do.
You believe me now?
[pensive music]
[man groaning]
[man on phone]
Second mission.
You're going to give that phone
to a man named Onaye.
-[cell phone chimes]
- Location sent.
[sirens blaring]
[radio reporter speaking French]
[door opens]
[Two in English] Come on.
[reporter in French]
[bell rings]
[moans]
[door opens, closes]
[Rihan in English] The sausages
will be spicier today.
[ominous music]
Am I the next on the list?
Now get the fuck out
of my restaurant.
And tell the man on the phone
not to contact me ever again.
[timer ticking]
[man on phone]
I just want to tell you,
what a wonderful job
you're doing.
Mission number two,
give the box to a man named ...
-[cell phone chimes]
- ...Onaye.
[suspenseful music]
No, I don't know.
[Missile in Wolof]
[reporter speaking Wolof]
[in Wolof]
[in Wolof]
Onaye?
[in Wolof]
[inhales sharply, sobs]
[man 2 in English] No.
[yells] Onaye!
-[grunts]
-[man 2 in English] Hey,
you are the American.
Do you know how much money
we just lost
because Missile is not fighting?
-[man 3] He's the bitch!
-[man 2] You're gonna leave
-your blood here.
-[man 2 grunts]
[crowd clamoring]
-[sizzles]
-[Onaye] Have some, gentleman.
We have the best meat
all around Dakar.
[hens clucking]
-[man 2 yelling]
-[Onaye speaking Wolof]
[Onaye in English] Have a seat.
So, you've got something for me?
Hmm, Rihan did his job.
-[goat bleats]
-[retches]
-[spits]
-Oh, I'm sorry for that.
They thought
you were the other one.
What other one?
[horn honking]
Oni... Onaye?
[Onaye] Uh-huh.
Thanks.
[One]
You have the same earpiece.
Who are you?
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[groans]
What the hell was that for?
-[crowd laughs]
-[Onaye] Oh.
I guess the phone
didn't tell you.
Well, bomb number two,
meet bomb number one.
[groans]
Times are identical.
I remember getting off
the plane.
After that... nothing.
Same with you?
What do you do?
Why?
Why?
Because we both have bombs
strapped to our fucking chests.
I thought I was dealing
with someone I'd pissed off.
But now that you're
in the picture,
I'm trying to figure out
what the connection is,
you fucking mongrel.
[birds squawking]
[One] Fuck.
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
What better candidates
than a man whose wealth
and a man whose violence
defines them as much
as the country they represent?
Mission number three,
the Green House.
Onaye helped me. I help him.
You belong to him
until the mission is done.
[Muslim prayer echoes]
[Onaye]
This is Cherif, our leader.
What's inside this box
belongs to him.
And this contains the location
of the Green House.
So, what's the Green House?
A secret hideout
where Cherif
is being held hostage.
Hostage?
What are we talking about here?
We're talking about an imam,
who didn't like what
these people does and represent.
So, they kidnapped him.
There's a drug deal in place.
You are the buyers,
and that will be your occasion
to take Cherif out.
Job done,
then mission accomplished.
No, it's not my job.
Guys, I'll take you there.
You get him out,
and your mission is done.
[Two] I don't give a shit.
Let's just get it done.
No, I'm not risking my ass
on a suicide mission
for this fucking asshole.
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
This is getting fun.
You two are now partners.
If one of you continues on
and the other doesn't,
you both blow up.
Simple as that.
- Good luck, gentlemen.
-[drone whirring]
[suspenseful music]
We need to find
a way out of this
-before we all get killed.
-Fuck off!
[cheerful ringtone plays]
[suspenseful music resumes]
[man on phone]
What a view, right?
Welcome to the land of Barka.
There was a time when
the street kids of this country
had no one to represent them.
Until a young hero
came along to unite them all.
Much like Jack
in The Lord of the Flies.
They hate adults.
They call this place
the Green House.
I don't really know why.
[rebel whoops]
[man on phone]
But don't be fooled,
these kids are much smarter
than the two of you might think.
[drone whirring]
[ominous music]
[inhales, exhales]
[hookah gurgles]
How do you know Missile?
-[One] Missile?
-Yes.
How do you know he sent us?
Because he always sends
foreigners here.
Well, we're here.
So, what do you want?
Cocaine?
Fenta?
Weed?
Mm, meth?
[snickers] What's up with him?
Hey, he's okay.
He's my bodyguard.
He is a little slow sometimes.
Jerk, asshole, whatever word
you have for it here,
but, uh... he's... he's fine.
Let me handle it, okay?
Give me a second? All right.
Hey, come on. Let's go.
Let's go on a walk.
[One] Yeah, you got it.
I know how to deal
with people like this.
You don't have a fucking clue.
Stop being a dick.
You got something better?
Yeah, I just fucking punch
this clown,
we find the fucking Cherif guy,
whatever the fuck his name is.
Listen, let me do my thing.
If it doesn't work,
you do yours.
-Jesus Christ.
-Okay? Okay?
[footsteps approach]
[mutters] Fuck.
Let's do business.
Let's have a drink first.
-Don't fuck it up.
-Fuck off!
[classical music plays]
Cheers, USA.
-[clinks]
-Cheers, thanks for having us.
-Ahh.
-So,
you guys wanna taste
a sample of my coke?
Of course we do.
[snaps]
[inaudible]
He tries the product.
[sniffs]
[grunts softly]
[clears throat]
Your turn. Go on.
You don't try, I don't sell.
All right. [clears throat]
[sniffs]
Quality stuff.
Have more.
[sniffs]
[discordant music]
-[sniffs]
-[gasps]
-[whoops]
-[laughs]
All right. We're in.
How much do you want?
-Million dollars' worth.
-[Barka] Mm.
-And we will take Cherif.
-And he will take Cherif.
[all laughing]
Yeah, the both of us.
[laughs awkwardly]
Stupid white punk.
Who are you two?
[inhales, clears throat]
-[grunts]
-Hey.
-[Two] Hey, have a seat, yeah.
-[groans]
You're gonna be fine.
[sniffs]
[Two] Okay.
Whoo-hoo!
[Two] Whoa!
[in Wolof]
[Two in English]
Yeah, you want to fight.
[in Wolof]
-[thumps]
-[Two groans]
[screams]
-[thumps]
-[exhales]
[classical music plays]
[panting]
[Two in English]
You're an idiot.
You're a shitty bodyguard.
Fuck you.
Fuck you, Santa Claus.
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
What the hell did you give us?
[Barka]
My anti-bullshit mixture.
You let us go right now
or I set this thing off.
[Barka]
I can see the timer, asshole.
This piece of shit of Onaye.
He really thought
he could play us?
I'll give you money.
These CFAs?
Okay, I'll wire you money.
-Hey.
-Come on, don't even, man.
-Hey, hey!
-Don't even fuck--
[grumbles]
[One] Hey.
Come on, man!
-[snaps]
-No, no, no, no, no.
I can wire you money,
real money, okay?
-[groans]
-[One] Listen.
I specialize
in hiding my clients' funds
all over the world.
I can make you rich.
I can make you real rich.
All right?
-[slaps]
-[One] Wake up.
No, no, no.
Okay!
[Barka in Wolof]
[in English] Pleasure doing
business with you, my friend.
-[Barka] My man. That was crazy.
-[One] Yeah. That was great.
[both laughing]
[One] Yeah.
Tonight was cool, man.
[in Wolof]
[in English] Okay, time to go.
Can you untie my friend now?
[indistinct shouting]
Fuck!
I saved your life.
What did you do?
I wired that asshole
a million dollars
from a very dangerous
person's account.
If I make it out of this alive,
I'm still a dead man.
Yeah, do you understand
what I'm saying?
You're welcome.
Fucking dick.
[upbeat music]
[birds squawking]
[reporter in French]
[in French]
[ominous music]
[timer ticking]
[cell phone rings]
[in English] Hello?
[cell phone chimes]
[tense music]
The Beluga blew up,
and the Lebanese is dead.
[Onaye] Looks like...
the Indian guy was carrying
an explosive.
Who the fuck is the Indian?
-Are we next, huh?
-[One] Hold on a minute, here.
Do you know what we had
to go through to get him out?
Oh, yeah, I fucking know.
Following orders from the man
in the sky like all of us, huh?
-What?
-Ngor Village.
-Ngor Village! Ngor Village!
-The bus.
We were hired to drug you
before putting those things
on you.
In exchange, he gave you to us
to free my father.
[Cherif in Wolof]
[in English] Hey! We risked
our asses to get him out!
He sent you for a mission. It's
to get me out, not to save me.
-Whoa!
-Hey!
[speaking Wolof]
[in English]
Tell him to put the gun away!
[in Wolof]
[in English]
Stop this fucking van!
[crowd clamoring]
[tense music]
He'll never let you be free!
[timer ticking]
[inaudible]
[explosion]
-[grunts]
-[high-pitched beep]
No.
[sirens wailing]
[engine droning]
[crowd clamoring]
[woman yells]
[helicopter engine whirring]
[man on phone]
Wow, what an explosion!
You two
are getting good at this.
You did it again.
You killed them.
[man on phone]
Running from the van
seconds before it explodes...
[sirens blare]
From my view,
it looks like you killed them.
[One] I'm not gonna be part
of innocent people
dying anymore.
[man on phone] And what makes
you think they're all innocent?
What gives you the right
to decide?
[man on phone]
If not me, then whom?
[Two] Shit.
[One] I'm done.
I'm fucking done. Blow us up.
Go ahead.
[man on phone] Don't you
want to make that phone call?
-I'm done. I'm done!
-Come on. Come on!
[Two]
Come on! Come on, let's go!
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd shouting]
[distant gunshots popping]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone] Remain out
in the open where I can see you.
No, no. This place is crawling
with cops.
They're gonna be everywhere
in two minutes.
We need more time than that.
[man on phone] I don't care.
You have ten minutes
before your next mission.
What else?
-Follow me.
-No.
No, I'm not going anywhere, man.
I'm done.
I'm done. What?
What?
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[engine sputters, stops]
-[masked man] Shit!
-[driver] No! Fuck!
-What's wrong?
-I don't know! It fucking died!
Shit!
[shotgun man]
What'd you do, man?
You were supposed
to fucking kill him!
[driver] He broke my arm.
[overlapping dialogue]
-Do something!
-I'm fucking trying!
-Let's go!
-Give me a goddamn second!
[R&B music plays]
[overlapping dialogue]
[horn honks]
[R&B music continues]
[coughs]
[backseat man] Wait! Please, no!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
-[Two grunts]
-[thuds]
[groans]
[line rings]
[Two] Remember the day
we talked about?
[train horn blows]
[Two] It's today.
-[clanks]
-[cheerful ringtone plays]
[Two] Fuck! Not again.
[India] So, you're stealing
kids' phones now, huh?
[Two]
Yeah, bad luck for the kid.
[India] Don't worry.
I neutralized the phone.
He can't hear us.
[Two] So, India...
What do you think?
[India] I need a closer look.
Hello, pretty eyes.
[Two] We got four minutes.
[India]
So, you woke up in the car
and it was already strapped
to your chest?
-Couldn't take it out?
-[groans]
-[groaning continues]
-[lighter clicks]
Where am I?
-What is this place?
-Sit down.
Yeah, that's a good boy.
Stay still.
Light this.
-[groans]
-All right, relax.
Yeah.
[One] What? The fucker wants us
to get haircuts now?
-Shit.
-[One] What?
Did this person also tell you
it's a fucking Nzinga?
-A... a what?
-[banging]
[in Hebrew]
[in English]
Congolese. Extremely rare.
The last ones we know about
were used in the '90s
by militia groups.
[rock music plays]
[India] It's a chemical compound
created by Mobutu's engineers
filled with EPX-2.
It was first created
for rocket fuel...
but the shit was too unstable.
Then it was forgotten about
and re-developed
as an explosive.
[India] Whatever it is he wants,
he decided to make some noise.
[splatters]
[Two] Can it be disarmed?
Possibly.
Is that a good "possibly"?
[India]
Don't trust everything you hear.
It could easily be someone
using a voice scrambler.
He could be anyone,
he could be a seven-year-old boy
from Nigeria.
He could be a she.
So these are timed to go off
when the chronometers
get to zero.
He is monitoring you by GPS.
So, I can't bring you
to my guys.
[One] I don't understand
what's going on here.
-Who are you?
-I'm a... friend of your friend.
But he's not my friend.
How do you two know each other?
Does he always ask
this many questions?
[Two] Yeah, unfortunately.
-Thank you.
-Hey, uh, guys?
We gotta get going.
[India] He hasn't noticed yet.
So, let's keep using
the kid's phone, like before.
Hey.
I really need
to make a phone call.
A phone...
Are you fucking serious?
Please, it's important.
Make it quick.
[keypad beeps]
[India] Is it still in the flat?
[Two] Yeah.
[India] You sure they're not
after the money?
[Two] What do you think?
[India]
This is special equipment.
This guy's
not just a random psycho.
[line rings]
[phone rings]
[in Wolof]
[ringing]
[recording in Wolof]
[One in English] Hey.
All set.
Once you turn them on,
he'll be able to hear
and track you again.
[Two] All right.
See you, sister.
[indistinct chatter]
And you...
Hope to see you again.
Yeah, me too.
[India speaking Hebrew]
[in English] Who is she?
Ah, an engineer
I knew from Afghanistan.
Don't worry about it.
-Afghanistan?
-Yeah.
-Military?
-I was.
-And you trust her?
-With my life.
You ready?
[cell phone beeping]
[distorted ticking]
[birds squawking]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
Where have you been?
We had to hide for a minute.
We're good now.
[man on phone]
Does this mean anything to you?
[cell phone chimes]
[tense music]
[man on phone]
I assume that's a yes.
Fuck!
[man on phone] Wonderful.
Now, moving on to your partner.
[cell phone chimes]
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
[man on phone]
Now that you're both focused,
you have two more missions.
One more misstep
and I blow up anything
or anyone you care about.
Is that clear?
I want to hear
that you understand!
Yes.
[man on phone]
Mission number four
is a rather charming man
named Daniel.
There's a red vintage automobile
parked at your location.
Keys are in it.
Daniel will be waiting for you
at the Colobane bus stop,
in front of the hospital.
You can't miss him.
I'll be monitoring
your progress.
And... try to have a good time.
[ominous music]
[ominous music continues]
[One] What did he send you?
[Two] It's done.
Are you okay?
[Two] I got fucked over.
Is she okay?
[India] Momo is on it.
Your papers will be ready
in three days.
[India] See you in Dakar.
[Two] You're the only thing
I have left.
[beeps]
[pensive music]
[crow caws]
[cell phone chimes]
He sent me the fucking address
where all my money is.
That's what he sent me.
[engine revs]
[Two] What's he got on you?
I met a woman here...
18 years ago on a business trip.
[melancholy music]
She died two weeks ago.
That's when I found out
I have a daughter here.
[timer ticking]
[beeps]
[line rings]
[cell phone ringing]
She'd be 17, I think.
I've never met her.
I searched the internet
for her, but...
all I have is a memorized
phone number.
He knows who she is.
[One] That's what he sent me.
[cell phone chimes]
All right, man.
Let's get this over with.
[man on phone] Tick-tock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
[car horn blares]
Gentlemen.
-[car door closes]
-I'm Daniel.
[timer ticking]
Yeah, we know.
What's next?
[Daniel] We've got time.
[One] For what?
For killing time.
["Welcome to Medina" plays]
[Daniel] Welcome to Medina.
[car horns honking]
[Daniel] Your Western Wiki
might describe this place
as the ancient most
populous area of Dakar.
The cultural center of the city.
["Welcome to Medina"
continues]
[Daniel] I call it home.
[cell phone chimes]
Be on your best behavior, boys.
People in this neighborhood
are very sensitive.
Well, that's too bad.
I was looking forward
to blowing something up.
["Welcome to Medina"
continues]
[kids yelling]
[chimes]
[chiming continues]
[goat bleats in distance]
[One] So, where are you from?
[Daniel] I'm from that place
that they signed
the Declaration of
Independence.
I used to teach history there.
Now I live here.
[man 1 in Wolof]
[in Wolof]
[in English] May I?
How do you know
the man on the phone?
Wait here.
[Daniel] Emmanuel!
Look at you!
You got big.
You're all dressed up! Wow!
Are you ready to go?
Come on, come on.
[bleats]
[Two] Oh, fuck me.
This is Emmanuel.
You... you brought us here
for a fucking goat?
He's not just any goat.
-Take him.
-No.
Take him.
[sighs]
Yeah, tie your hand around here.
There you go.
Hold his chin.
It makes him feel comfortable.
[scoffs]
That's right. Let's go.
-[bleats]
-That's good shit. That's good.
-[One] Okay, let's go, come on.
-[bleating continues]
Let's go.
Come on.
Emmanuel is the most famous ram
in Senegal.
He even has
his own social media following.
[upbeat music]
He's exceptional,
just like you guys.
So we're all supposed
to go fuck a sheep now?
No, no, no, no, no. There's no--
none of that here.
I don't know where you're from.
No, he's coming with us.
Where?
[Daniel] You'll find out.
[Daniel in French]
[One in English] Easy, easy.
[Daniel in French]
[in English]
Emmanuel, we'll be right back.
[Emmanuel bleats]
What are we doing here?
We're getting you ready.
Ready for what?
For the party.
[rock music plays]
[Daniel in Wolof]
[speaking Wolof]
[in English] New outfits, huh?
New mission, new chapter.
[rock music continues]
[rock music intensifies]
Time's up.
[discordant music]
[Daniel]
So, what do you think, Emmanuel?
[Emmanuel bleats]
Do you think these boys
can walk the walk?
[Emmanuel bleats]
[Daniel]
Yeah, I know you're right.
[Daniel] Wait until you see
the chip I got for you.
You're a lucky fella.
[Daniel] She's gonna love you.
[Emmanuel bleats]
[One] How do you know him?
[Daniel]
We've actually never met.
[text beeps]
[One] Why trust him?
[Daniel]
Trust has nothing to do with it.
Listen, we're all born
with a ticking clock.
The main thing is...
is that our death
serves a greater purpose.
For many people here,
living can be
more painful than dying.
And what's this, uh...
greater purpose
for all the people
that have died today?
You think because
you saw a little death,
it makes you all of a sudden
more righteous?
Look around you.
Look at the conditions
these people are living in.
[Daniel] No jobs,
no money.
They have nothing.
Right?
And you people call it
a third-world country
so you can feel better
about your own
standard of living.
But look closer, my friends.
[pensive music]
This is a misery you created
and fed on for centuries
and it won't save you
from the truth.
The truth that these people
are the light.
Because they don't need
your appetite
for material wealth
to understand
the meaning of happiness.
[Daniel] You talk of people
dying, but, instead...
think about how you should
start living, my brothers.
From zero comes the one.
From the one come the million.
Rise and breathe, my friends.
Rise and breathe.
Because death isn't the end
when your life has meaning.
What you're going to accomplish
will start a fire so large
it will shake the order
of things to come.
And I couldn't be prouder
to be by your side
when it happens.
Right?
[knocks]
[Two] The guy on the phone...
What the hell
does he want with us?
[Emmanuel bleats]
[Daniel] He wants to release you
once you're done,
just like he told you.
[Emmanuel bleats]
How do you know?
Because I'm the one
that's gonna release you.
After my wedding.
-[Emmanuel bleats]
-[sighs]
-Our mission is your wedding?
-Your mission comes after.
For now, Emmanuel is my present
to my bride's family,
and you're gonna be my
witnesses.
-We're gonna be your what?
-[Emmanuel bleats]
You're gonna play your part
when I handle my business.
After...
I'll set you free.
[Emmanuel bleats]
Now, would you please
stop strangling my ram?
-Okay.
-[Daniel] Thank you.
[bleats]
-Mama!
-Daniel!
[laughs]
[Daniel]
This is a private ceremony.
[imam speaks in Wolof]
[Daniel in English]
So, I would like you to behave
in front of my bride's family.
[imam in Wolof]
[in English]
What does that mean?
[imam speaks in Wolof]
[Ladja in English]
Well, thanks for being here.
It's nice to meet
Daniel's friends.
Did he tell you
that he's the only American
to have obtained the right
to teach in a Koranic school?
I even asked Daniel if he's
gonna take me to Philadelphia.
Babe, you don't want to go
to America, believe me.
No? Why's that?
America?
The place that only took
a few centuries
to become worse than the empire
that spawned it?
The place that exterminated
all the original inhabitants?
The place that enslaved
the very people who built it?
And like a plague
of hateful intentions,
proceeds to destroy
and destabilize
the rest of the world?
This is your place?
This is not a country.
It's a disease.
[suspenseful music]
[Ladja] Well, now you understand
why his previous school
fired him.
Yeah, well,
I want to teach to enlighten
and liberate, not to control.
If you gentlemen
would excuse me,
I have some business
to attend to.
[One] Cut it.
[One] Okay.
[sharp snip]
[chimes]
[ticking]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
You've done very, very well.
Thank you.
Last mission.
Follow Daniel...
Let's go.
...to your freedom.
[melodic whistling]
[ticking]
[ominous music]
[melodic whistling continues]
[keys jingling]
You can lose those.
[melodic whistling continues]
[birds squawking]
[tense music]
We've arrived.
-Right on time.
-[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone] I couldn't
have chosen two better soldiers.
These things aren't going off,
are they?
[man on phone]
That was never part of the plan.
[One] Then why is he here?
'Cause I'm going with you.
[man on phone]
Daniel is terminally ill.
He agreed to keep you here.
In exchange, I will take care
of his new bride
and the people
of his neighborhood
for the rest of their lives.
[beeps, distorted ticking]
[man on phone] I'm sorry.
Fuck this.
[heavy breaths]
[timers ticking]
[man on phone]
I told you, no other phone.
[discordant music]
[man on phone]
Good old India.
She played her part
to perfection.
Between her daughter's life
and yours,
she had to make a choice.
-[school bell rings]
- It's time.
Your fifth...
[kids shouting]
...and final mission.
[kids shouting]
[One]
You're gonna kill these kids?
[One]
Kids, move! Get away! Move!
[One] Move, kids! Run! Go! Move!
Move! Go, go!
[kids cheering]
-Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
-Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[laughs]
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
Daniel! Daniel!
[groans]
[grunts]
[panting]
[grunts, groans]
[retching]
[laughing]
[One coughs]
[thumps]
[distorted ticking]
[all] Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[snickers]
[strains, groans]
[grunts]
[all] Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[Two gagging]
[Daniel] Let it go, brother.
Rise and breathe.
[gasping]
[Daniel] Ten.
Nine.
Eight. Seven. Six.
Five.
-[gasping]
-[Daniel] Four.
Three. Two.
One.
[inaudible]
Zero-- [groans]
[grunts, strains]
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[One grunts, groans]
[groans]
[Two groans]
[gasping]
[grunts]
[discordant music]
[Daniel] Ten.
- Nine.
-[Daniel strained breathing]
Eight.
[groans]
[Daniel] Seven.
Six.
Five.
[kids cheering]
Four.
[yells]
[Daniel] Three.
-[Daniel speaking Wolof]
-[kids speaking Wolof]
[Daniel in English] Two.
[kids crying]
One.
[One] Come on.
We need to get away from people.
[Daniel] Zero.
[drum beats, stops]
[man on phone]
Thank you, Daniel.
What a great soul.
[pop music plays]
[woman speaking Wolof]
[man on phone]
Beautiful work, my friends.
You've just slaughtered
a Koranic schoolteacher
in front of his students.
Looks like you've managed
to piss off
an entire population.
[pop music continues]
[both panting]
[man on phone] We did it!
You will awaken
the millions of the oppressed
who have been waiting
for a fire to be lit!
[crowd shouting]
[explosion]
[pop music continues]
[crowd shouting]
[birds squawking]
[engine buzzing]
[flies buzzing]
[birds squawking]
[waves lapping]
[man on phone]
You should be proud.
Rise and breathe.
Rise and breathe.
[distorted ticking]
[man on phone] Your deaths
serve a great purpose.
So long, my good friends.
[distorted ticking]
[tranquil music]
[man on phone] Tick-tock.
Tick-tock.
Tick...
tock.
Tick...
tock.
[birds chirping]
[tranquil music continues]
[exhales sharply]
[melancholy music]
[clicking]
[distorted ticking]
[phone chimes]
[chiming continues]
[distorted ticking]
[cell phone rings]
[ringing continues]
[laughs]
[distorted ticking]
[sighing heavily]
[distorted ticking]
[chuckles]
[distorted ticking]
[distorted ticking]
-It's you--
-[alarm rings]
[explosion]
[sirens wailing]
[reporter]
Today is a very dark day
in the history of Senegal
and the world.
The deadliest attacks
the country has ever witnessed
took the lives of
Alpha Cheik Diop,
Ali Rihan, Cherif Abdou Fall
and his son Onaye Fall,
the leaders of the FLAO,
Front de Libration
de l'Afrique de l'Ouest,
the pro-democratic
political party
that had a massive following
both inside
and outside the country.
News organizations
around the world
have received
anonymous drone footage
showing two men,
identified as Americans,
at the scene of the attacks
just moments
before each explosion.
These same two men
were also identified
in the execution
of a beloved professor
in front of his students
at the Muhammad Usman
Koulobali Koranic School.
There are unsubstantiated
reports
that the individuals
detonated a bomb
on a secluded beach
outside the city,
taking their own lives.
The attacks,
seen as blatant terrorism
against Muslim targets,
has revived
the anger of a population
that had hoped for change,
and the Senegalese government
has requested
the immediate departure
of the American ambassador.
Muslim leaders across the globe
are condemning the attacks
and pointing
fingers at the West
as the "I am Dakar" movement
mushrooms on social media
and protesters flood--
-[electricity buzzes]
-[cell phone rings]
[coughs]
[man on phone] Wakey, wakey.
[timer ticking]
[Three whimpers]
[man on phone] Ouch.
[sobs]
[man on phone]
In the beginning...
[melodic whistling]
...there was nothing.
Then zero
became one.
[melodic whistling fades]
Pleasant speech
And beautiful lies
Was in a dream
Who played with their lives
I'm breathing
But I'm dead inside
Inside
They'll burn my wings
When mine played out
They'll go worship
Someone else tonight
Tonight
And I just want to be free
But I'm attracted
By the light
At night they worship
All the butterflies
They worship
All the butterflies
And I just want to be free
But I'm attracted
By the light
At night, they worship
All the butterflies
Even when they fall
From the sky
Ah-hh
[closing theme music]
[man on phone]
Thank you and bye-bye.
[melodic whistling]
[man] In the beginning,
there was nothing.
-[melodic whistling continues]
- Then zero became one.
-[explosion]
-[glass shattering]
One became two.
[metal scraping]
[metal clanking]
[man] Two became ten .
[saw engine revving]
Ten became a million.
-[clicks]
-[beeps]
[ticking]
[woman on radio in French]
[car horn honks]
[woman sighs]
[car horns honking]
[birds chirping]
-[car horn honks]
-[gasps]
[panting heavily]
[gasps, panting continues]
[in English] Where am I?
[rock music plays]
I was supposed to... be taken...
to the Radisson Blu,
from the airport.
He told me
that you'd be wasted.
[panting] Who told you that?
For 300 dollars,
I didn't ask any questions.
Not like
I don't need the money anyway.
[woman] He told me
to give you the phone.
He said he's going to call it.
Wait, who's gonna call me?
Wait.
Just put the earpiece on.
Wait! Who's gonna call me?
[man speaking French]
[in English]
Radis... Radisson Blu?
My bags, my things,
where are my things?
-[man continues in French]
-[laughs]
[man 1 in English]
Why are you laughing at me?
[speaking French]
Why is he laughing?
Did you take my things?
Did you take my bags?
Do you speak English?
[crowd shouting in French]
[in English]
Where... where are my bags?
I'm sorry.
-[crowd clamoring]
-[man 1] I'm sorry!
[passengers yelling]
Hey, hey, hey! Hey!
[whirring]
[panting heavily]
[rock music plays]
[ticking]
Help.
-[alarm blares]
-[crowd screams]
[rock music continues]
Help!
Help!
Help!
-Help. Oh, shit!
-[screams]
What the fuck is this?
[cell phone rings]
Fuck.
[man on phone]
Hello, my friend.
-Who is this?
- Run.
-[sirens blare]
-Why?
[tires screeching]
Hey, why are you filming me?
I need help.
[man on phone]
The village on your right. Run!
-[sirens blaring]
-Hey!
[One] Hey, you!
I'm an American!
Hey, I'm an American!
Hey, someone strapped
this bomb on me!
-I need help.
- They're not going to help you.
-[gun cocks]
-[One] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[man on phone]
Trust me, you'll end up rotting
in a Senegalese prison.
If you want to live ...
-Hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
-... run!
[running footsteps]
[man on phone] Left.
Right.
[tense music]
Left.
[tense music continues]
[panting]
[bird squawks]
[in French]
[panting]
[man on phone in English]
Right.
-[bleating]
- Watch out for the sheep.
[bleating continues]
[man on phone] Right.
Hide behind the crates
on your left.
Pretty good, "Wall Street."
- You're safe, for now.
-[panting]
What do you want with me?
[man on phone]
There's a colorful shop
at the end of the street.
See it?
Yeah, I see it.
[man on phone] The owner
is waiting for you inside.
[sirens blaring]
[man on phone]
Cops coming your way.
[dog barking]
-[thuds]
-[both grunting]
[man on phone]
Oops! Watch out!
Sorry, I didn't do anything.
[man on phone]
Senegalese prisons are no joke.
[grunts]
[man on phone]
Check your back pocket.
[One grunts]
[man on phone] A gift.
-[yelps]
-[One] Shit, sorry.
[grunts]
Fuck... okay.
-[taser rasping]
-[groans]
- That was great!
-Okay.
[in French]
[ticking]
[man on phone in English]
Well done!
I wasn't sure you had it in you.
-[gasping]
- Rise and breathe, my friend.
[panting]
- Rise and breathe.
-[gasping breaths]
[man on phone]
Rise and breathe.
[sirens blaring]
[timer ticking]
[sirens fade]
[clicks]
[man on phone]
Looking good there, boy.
Shit.
Shit.
-Shit. Shit!
- The phone is locked.
I call in.
You're not allowed to call out.
Listen,
I have a phone call to make
that has nothing to do with you
or this situation.
You let me do that,
then we talk.
[man on phone]
Ah, your phone call.
I know why you're here.
[woman sighs]
What makes you think
she wants to talk to you?
-Okay, what do you want with me?
- Five missions.
You do what I say,
when I say it.
Finish those missions before
your chronometer hits zero ...
-[cell phone chimes]
-... and you live,
take longer and you die.
Simple as that.
[arcade music warbles]
This is about my client's money.
There's no need for this.
There's no need.
I'm getting it out
of the account.
[man on phone]
Are you done?
Inside pocket.
I'm the one giving you money.
But that's for later.
You have a little
over nine hours.
One false step,
another wink at the police,
try using another phone,
and it ends for you.
[in Wolof]
[in English] Or...
I'll turn myself over
to the cops.
[man on phone] Go ahead.
If I'm lying,
you end up in jail
for assaulting two officers.
If I'm telling the truth...
you die.
I want you to prove to me
what a special person you are.
You, my friend,
are the beginning
of something great.
Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick ...
Okay. Okay.
[tense music]
Okay. I understand.
I do what you ask,
no one gets hurt, and I live.
[man on phone]
That's the deal.
Now give your watch
to the owner of the shop.
He'll get you to the beach.
-The beach?
-[door opens]
Hey, no problem.
The cops, they're gone.
Put it on.
[panting]
-[man 1 straining]
-[man 2 grunting]
[crowd clamoring]
[man 3 groans]
[man 3 coughs]
-[thuds]
-[grunts]
[camera shutter clicks]
[in French]
[woman cries]
-[grumbles]
-[horn honks]
[thumping]
[man grunting]
[inhales, exhales]
[ticking]
[grunts, groans]
[upbeat music]
[horn honks]
[in Wolof]
[laughs]
[in English] No, no, no.
[in Wolof]
[in English] No!
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
See the big one?
His name is Missile.
[Missile in Wolof]
[cell phone rings]
[Missile in Wolof]
[man on phone in English]
You're going to take his phone
from him.
And how am I supposed
to do that?
[caller over phone]
You have five minutes.
[sighs]
[Missile speaking Wolof]
[wrestler]
Hey, boss. Boss.
[in Wolof]
[Missile in Wolof]
[wrestler 1]
[Missile]
[wrestler 1]
[Missile]
[computer speaking in English]
Low battery.
-[grunts]
- Low battery.
What the hell?
[in Wolof]
[in English] I was kidding.
I was kidding!
I was just kidding.
-I was just kidding.
-Who are you? I don't care!
Okay. Okay.
[gasps]
[Missile in Wolof]
[in English]
Yeah, it's a real bomb!
[in Wolof]
[in English]
I don't wanna hurt you, okay?
-Stay back, I don't wanna...
-Sorry. What is your problem?
I just need your phone.
[in Wolof]
[in English]
I just need your phone.
[wrestler 1 in Wolof]
[in English] Hey, whoa!
Whoa, whoa, whoa, stay back!
[in Wolof]
[wrestlers clamoring]
[in English]
Start the goddamn bike!
Start the goddamn bike!
[in Wolof]
[rapid ticking]
-[yelling]
-[engine sputters]
[speaking Wolof]
-[rapid ticking]
-[clinking]
[alarm beeps]
[explosion]
[whistling
"America the Beautiful"]
["America the Beautiful"
continues]
[rumbles]
[heartbeat pulsating]
[gasps]
[coughs]
[light music]
[groans]
[crowd screaming]
[explosion blasts]
[grunts, coughs]
[in English] You killed them.
[man on phone]
I didn't kill anyone.
You gave him your watch.
[One] My watch was a bomb?
[One coughs]
You told me
no one would get hurt.
[man on phone]
That was a bigger explosion
than I expected.
Just imagine what the one
on your chest will do.
You believe me now?
[pensive music]
[man groaning]
[man on phone]
Second mission.
You're going to give that phone
to a man named Onaye.
-[cell phone chimes]
- Location sent.
[sirens blaring]
[radio reporter speaking French]
[door opens]
[Two in English] Come on.
[reporter in French]
[bell rings]
[moans]
[door opens, closes]
[Rihan in English] The sausages
will be spicier today.
[ominous music]
Am I the next on the list?
Now get the fuck out
of my restaurant.
And tell the man on the phone
not to contact me ever again.
[timer ticking]
[man on phone]
I just want to tell you,
what a wonderful job
you're doing.
Mission number two,
give the box to a man named ...
-[cell phone chimes]
- ...Onaye.
[suspenseful music]
No, I don't know.
[Missile in Wolof]
[reporter speaking Wolof]
[in Wolof]
[in Wolof]
Onaye?
[in Wolof]
[inhales sharply, sobs]
[man 2 in English] No.
[yells] Onaye!
-[grunts]
-[man 2 in English] Hey,
you are the American.
Do you know how much money
we just lost
because Missile is not fighting?
-[man 3] He's the bitch!
-[man 2] You're gonna leave
-your blood here.
-[man 2 grunts]
[crowd clamoring]
-[sizzles]
-[Onaye] Have some, gentleman.
We have the best meat
all around Dakar.
[hens clucking]
-[man 2 yelling]
-[Onaye speaking Wolof]
[Onaye in English] Have a seat.
So, you've got something for me?
Hmm, Rihan did his job.
-[goat bleats]
-[retches]
-[spits]
-Oh, I'm sorry for that.
They thought
you were the other one.
What other one?
[horn honking]
Oni... Onaye?
[Onaye] Uh-huh.
Thanks.
[One]
You have the same earpiece.
Who are you?
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[groans]
What the hell was that for?
-[crowd laughs]
-[Onaye] Oh.
I guess the phone
didn't tell you.
Well, bomb number two,
meet bomb number one.
[groans]
Times are identical.
I remember getting off
the plane.
After that... nothing.
Same with you?
What do you do?
Why?
Why?
Because we both have bombs
strapped to our fucking chests.
I thought I was dealing
with someone I'd pissed off.
But now that you're
in the picture,
I'm trying to figure out
what the connection is,
you fucking mongrel.
[birds squawking]
[One] Fuck.
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
What better candidates
than a man whose wealth
and a man whose violence
defines them as much
as the country they represent?
Mission number three,
the Green House.
Onaye helped me. I help him.
You belong to him
until the mission is done.
[Muslim prayer echoes]
[Onaye]
This is Cherif, our leader.
What's inside this box
belongs to him.
And this contains the location
of the Green House.
So, what's the Green House?
A secret hideout
where Cherif
is being held hostage.
Hostage?
What are we talking about here?
We're talking about an imam,
who didn't like what
these people does and represent.
So, they kidnapped him.
There's a drug deal in place.
You are the buyers,
and that will be your occasion
to take Cherif out.
Job done,
then mission accomplished.
No, it's not my job.
Guys, I'll take you there.
You get him out,
and your mission is done.
[Two] I don't give a shit.
Let's just get it done.
No, I'm not risking my ass
on a suicide mission
for this fucking asshole.
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
This is getting fun.
You two are now partners.
If one of you continues on
and the other doesn't,
you both blow up.
Simple as that.
- Good luck, gentlemen.
-[drone whirring]
[suspenseful music]
We need to find
a way out of this
-before we all get killed.
-Fuck off!
[cheerful ringtone plays]
[suspenseful music resumes]
[man on phone]
What a view, right?
Welcome to the land of Barka.
There was a time when
the street kids of this country
had no one to represent them.
Until a young hero
came along to unite them all.
Much like Jack
in The Lord of the Flies.
They hate adults.
They call this place
the Green House.
I don't really know why.
[rebel whoops]
[man on phone]
But don't be fooled,
these kids are much smarter
than the two of you might think.
[drone whirring]
[ominous music]
[inhales, exhales]
[hookah gurgles]
How do you know Missile?
-[One] Missile?
-Yes.
How do you know he sent us?
Because he always sends
foreigners here.
Well, we're here.
So, what do you want?
Cocaine?
Fenta?
Weed?
Mm, meth?
[snickers] What's up with him?
Hey, he's okay.
He's my bodyguard.
He is a little slow sometimes.
Jerk, asshole, whatever word
you have for it here,
but, uh... he's... he's fine.
Let me handle it, okay?
Give me a second? All right.
Hey, come on. Let's go.
Let's go on a walk.
[One] Yeah, you got it.
I know how to deal
with people like this.
You don't have a fucking clue.
Stop being a dick.
You got something better?
Yeah, I just fucking punch
this clown,
we find the fucking Cherif guy,
whatever the fuck his name is.
Listen, let me do my thing.
If it doesn't work,
you do yours.
-Jesus Christ.
-Okay? Okay?
[footsteps approach]
[mutters] Fuck.
Let's do business.
Let's have a drink first.
-Don't fuck it up.
-Fuck off!
[classical music plays]
Cheers, USA.
-[clinks]
-Cheers, thanks for having us.
-Ahh.
-So,
you guys wanna taste
a sample of my coke?
Of course we do.
[snaps]
[inaudible]
He tries the product.
[sniffs]
[grunts softly]
[clears throat]
Your turn. Go on.
You don't try, I don't sell.
All right. [clears throat]
[sniffs]
Quality stuff.
Have more.
[sniffs]
[discordant music]
-[sniffs]
-[gasps]
-[whoops]
-[laughs]
All right. We're in.
How much do you want?
-Million dollars' worth.
-[Barka] Mm.
-And we will take Cherif.
-And he will take Cherif.
[all laughing]
Yeah, the both of us.
[laughs awkwardly]
Stupid white punk.
Who are you two?
[inhales, clears throat]
-[grunts]
-Hey.
-[Two] Hey, have a seat, yeah.
-[groans]
You're gonna be fine.
[sniffs]
[Two] Okay.
Whoo-hoo!
[Two] Whoa!
[in Wolof]
[Two in English]
Yeah, you want to fight.
[in Wolof]
-[thumps]
-[Two groans]
[screams]
-[thumps]
-[exhales]
[classical music plays]
[panting]
[Two in English]
You're an idiot.
You're a shitty bodyguard.
Fuck you.
Fuck you, Santa Claus.
Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
What the hell did you give us?
[Barka]
My anti-bullshit mixture.
You let us go right now
or I set this thing off.
[Barka]
I can see the timer, asshole.
This piece of shit of Onaye.
He really thought
he could play us?
I'll give you money.
These CFAs?
Okay, I'll wire you money.
-Hey.
-Come on, don't even, man.
-Hey, hey!
-Don't even fuck--
[grumbles]
[One] Hey.
Come on, man!
-[snaps]
-No, no, no, no, no.
I can wire you money,
real money, okay?
-[groans]
-[One] Listen.
I specialize
in hiding my clients' funds
all over the world.
I can make you rich.
I can make you real rich.
All right?
-[slaps]
-[One] Wake up.
No, no, no.
Okay!
[Barka in Wolof]
[in English] Pleasure doing
business with you, my friend.
-[Barka] My man. That was crazy.
-[One] Yeah. That was great.
[both laughing]
[One] Yeah.
Tonight was cool, man.
[in Wolof]
[in English] Okay, time to go.
Can you untie my friend now?
[indistinct shouting]
Fuck!
I saved your life.
What did you do?
I wired that asshole
a million dollars
from a very dangerous
person's account.
If I make it out of this alive,
I'm still a dead man.
Yeah, do you understand
what I'm saying?
You're welcome.
Fucking dick.
[upbeat music]
[birds squawking]
[reporter in French]
[in French]
[ominous music]
[timer ticking]
[cell phone rings]
[in English] Hello?
[cell phone chimes]
[tense music]
The Beluga blew up,
and the Lebanese is dead.
[Onaye] Looks like...
the Indian guy was carrying
an explosive.
Who the fuck is the Indian?
-Are we next, huh?
-[One] Hold on a minute, here.
Do you know what we had
to go through to get him out?
Oh, yeah, I fucking know.
Following orders from the man
in the sky like all of us, huh?
-What?
-Ngor Village.
-Ngor Village! Ngor Village!
-The bus.
We were hired to drug you
before putting those things
on you.
In exchange, he gave you to us
to free my father.
[Cherif in Wolof]
[in English] Hey! We risked
our asses to get him out!
He sent you for a mission. It's
to get me out, not to save me.
-Whoa!
-Hey!
[speaking Wolof]
[in English]
Tell him to put the gun away!
[in Wolof]
[in English]
Stop this fucking van!
[crowd clamoring]
[tense music]
He'll never let you be free!
[timer ticking]
[inaudible]
[explosion]
-[grunts]
-[high-pitched beep]
No.
[sirens wailing]
[engine droning]
[crowd clamoring]
[woman yells]
[helicopter engine whirring]
[man on phone]
Wow, what an explosion!
You two
are getting good at this.
You did it again.
You killed them.
[man on phone]
Running from the van
seconds before it explodes...
[sirens blare]
From my view,
it looks like you killed them.
[One] I'm not gonna be part
of innocent people
dying anymore.
[man on phone] And what makes
you think they're all innocent?
What gives you the right
to decide?
[man on phone]
If not me, then whom?
[Two] Shit.
[One] I'm done.
I'm fucking done. Blow us up.
Go ahead.
[man on phone] Don't you
want to make that phone call?
-I'm done. I'm done!
-Come on. Come on!
[Two]
Come on! Come on, let's go!
[indistinct chatter]
[crowd shouting]
[distant gunshots popping]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone] Remain out
in the open where I can see you.
No, no. This place is crawling
with cops.
They're gonna be everywhere
in two minutes.
We need more time than that.
[man on phone] I don't care.
You have ten minutes
before your next mission.
What else?
-Follow me.
-No.
No, I'm not going anywhere, man.
I'm done.
I'm done. What?
What?
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[engine sputters, stops]
-[masked man] Shit!
-[driver] No! Fuck!
-What's wrong?
-I don't know! It fucking died!
Shit!
[shotgun man]
What'd you do, man?
You were supposed
to fucking kill him!
[driver] He broke my arm.
[overlapping dialogue]
-Do something!
-I'm fucking trying!
-Let's go!
-Give me a goddamn second!
[R&B music plays]
[overlapping dialogue]
[horn honks]
[R&B music continues]
[coughs]
[backseat man] Wait! Please, no!
No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
-[Two grunts]
-[thuds]
[groans]
[line rings]
[Two] Remember the day
we talked about?
[train horn blows]
[Two] It's today.
-[clanks]
-[cheerful ringtone plays]
[Two] Fuck! Not again.
[India] So, you're stealing
kids' phones now, huh?
[Two]
Yeah, bad luck for the kid.
[India] Don't worry.
I neutralized the phone.
He can't hear us.
[Two] So, India...
What do you think?
[India] I need a closer look.
Hello, pretty eyes.
[Two] We got four minutes.
[India]
So, you woke up in the car
and it was already strapped
to your chest?
-Couldn't take it out?
-[groans]
-[groaning continues]
-[lighter clicks]
Where am I?
-What is this place?
-Sit down.
Yeah, that's a good boy.
Stay still.
Light this.
-[groans]
-All right, relax.
Yeah.
[One] What? The fucker wants us
to get haircuts now?
-Shit.
-[One] What?
Did this person also tell you
it's a fucking Nzinga?
-A... a what?
-[banging]
[in Hebrew]
[in English]
Congolese. Extremely rare.
The last ones we know about
were used in the '90s
by militia groups.
[rock music plays]
[India] It's a chemical compound
created by Mobutu's engineers
filled with EPX-2.
It was first created
for rocket fuel...
but the shit was too unstable.
Then it was forgotten about
and re-developed
as an explosive.
[India] Whatever it is he wants,
he decided to make some noise.
[splatters]
[Two] Can it be disarmed?
Possibly.
Is that a good "possibly"?
[India]
Don't trust everything you hear.
It could easily be someone
using a voice scrambler.
He could be anyone,
he could be a seven-year-old boy
from Nigeria.
He could be a she.
So these are timed to go off
when the chronometers
get to zero.
He is monitoring you by GPS.
So, I can't bring you
to my guys.
[One] I don't understand
what's going on here.
-Who are you?
-I'm a... friend of your friend.
But he's not my friend.
How do you two know each other?
Does he always ask
this many questions?
[Two] Yeah, unfortunately.
-Thank you.
-Hey, uh, guys?
We gotta get going.
[India] He hasn't noticed yet.
So, let's keep using
the kid's phone, like before.
Hey.
I really need
to make a phone call.
A phone...
Are you fucking serious?
Please, it's important.
Make it quick.
[keypad beeps]
[India] Is it still in the flat?
[Two] Yeah.
[India] You sure they're not
after the money?
[Two] What do you think?
[India]
This is special equipment.
This guy's
not just a random psycho.
[line rings]
[phone rings]
[in Wolof]
[ringing]
[recording in Wolof]
[One in English] Hey.
All set.
Once you turn them on,
he'll be able to hear
and track you again.
[Two] All right.
See you, sister.
[indistinct chatter]
And you...
Hope to see you again.
Yeah, me too.
[India speaking Hebrew]
[in English] Who is she?
Ah, an engineer
I knew from Afghanistan.
Don't worry about it.
-Afghanistan?
-Yeah.
-Military?
-I was.
-And you trust her?
-With my life.
You ready?
[cell phone beeping]
[distorted ticking]
[birds squawking]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
Where have you been?
We had to hide for a minute.
We're good now.
[man on phone]
Does this mean anything to you?
[cell phone chimes]
[tense music]
[man on phone]
I assume that's a yes.
Fuck!
[man on phone] Wonderful.
Now, moving on to your partner.
[cell phone chimes]
No.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
[man on phone]
Now that you're both focused,
you have two more missions.
One more misstep
and I blow up anything
or anyone you care about.
Is that clear?
I want to hear
that you understand!
Yes.
[man on phone]
Mission number four
is a rather charming man
named Daniel.
There's a red vintage automobile
parked at your location.
Keys are in it.
Daniel will be waiting for you
at the Colobane bus stop,
in front of the hospital.
You can't miss him.
I'll be monitoring
your progress.
And... try to have a good time.
[ominous music]
[ominous music continues]
[One] What did he send you?
[Two] It's done.
Are you okay?
[Two] I got fucked over.
Is she okay?
[India] Momo is on it.
Your papers will be ready
in three days.
[India] See you in Dakar.
[Two] You're the only thing
I have left.
[beeps]
[pensive music]
[crow caws]
[cell phone chimes]
He sent me the fucking address
where all my money is.
That's what he sent me.
[engine revs]
[Two] What's he got on you?
I met a woman here...
18 years ago on a business trip.
[melancholy music]
She died two weeks ago.
That's when I found out
I have a daughter here.
[timer ticking]
[beeps]
[line rings]
[cell phone ringing]
She'd be 17, I think.
I've never met her.
I searched the internet
for her, but...
all I have is a memorized
phone number.
He knows who she is.
[One] That's what he sent me.
[cell phone chimes]
All right, man.
Let's get this over with.
[man on phone] Tick-tock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
Tick-tock, tick-tock.
[car horn blares]
Gentlemen.
-[car door closes]
-I'm Daniel.
[timer ticking]
Yeah, we know.
What's next?
[Daniel] We've got time.
[One] For what?
For killing time.
["Welcome to Medina" plays]
[Daniel] Welcome to Medina.
[car horns honking]
[Daniel] Your Western Wiki
might describe this place
as the ancient most
populous area of Dakar.
The cultural center of the city.
["Welcome to Medina"
continues]
[Daniel] I call it home.
[cell phone chimes]
Be on your best behavior, boys.
People in this neighborhood
are very sensitive.
Well, that's too bad.
I was looking forward
to blowing something up.
["Welcome to Medina"
continues]
[kids yelling]
[chimes]
[chiming continues]
[goat bleats in distance]
[One] So, where are you from?
[Daniel] I'm from that place
that they signed
the Declaration of
Independence.
I used to teach history there.
Now I live here.
[man 1 in Wolof]
[in Wolof]
[in English] May I?
How do you know
the man on the phone?
Wait here.
[Daniel] Emmanuel!
Look at you!
You got big.
You're all dressed up! Wow!
Are you ready to go?
Come on, come on.
[bleats]
[Two] Oh, fuck me.
This is Emmanuel.
You... you brought us here
for a fucking goat?
He's not just any goat.
-Take him.
-No.
Take him.
[sighs]
Yeah, tie your hand around here.
There you go.
Hold his chin.
It makes him feel comfortable.
[scoffs]
That's right. Let's go.
-[bleats]
-That's good shit. That's good.
-[One] Okay, let's go, come on.
-[bleating continues]
Let's go.
Come on.
Emmanuel is the most famous ram
in Senegal.
He even has
his own social media following.
[upbeat music]
He's exceptional,
just like you guys.
So we're all supposed
to go fuck a sheep now?
No, no, no, no, no. There's no--
none of that here.
I don't know where you're from.
No, he's coming with us.
Where?
[Daniel] You'll find out.
[Daniel in French]
[One in English] Easy, easy.
[Daniel in French]
[in English]
Emmanuel, we'll be right back.
[Emmanuel bleats]
What are we doing here?
We're getting you ready.
Ready for what?
For the party.
[rock music plays]
[Daniel in Wolof]
[speaking Wolof]
[in English] New outfits, huh?
New mission, new chapter.
[rock music continues]
[rock music intensifies]
Time's up.
[discordant music]
[Daniel]
So, what do you think, Emmanuel?
[Emmanuel bleats]
Do you think these boys
can walk the walk?
[Emmanuel bleats]
[Daniel]
Yeah, I know you're right.
[Daniel] Wait until you see
the chip I got for you.
You're a lucky fella.
[Daniel] She's gonna love you.
[Emmanuel bleats]
[One] How do you know him?
[Daniel]
We've actually never met.
[text beeps]
[One] Why trust him?
[Daniel]
Trust has nothing to do with it.
Listen, we're all born
with a ticking clock.
The main thing is...
is that our death
serves a greater purpose.
For many people here,
living can be
more painful than dying.
And what's this, uh...
greater purpose
for all the people
that have died today?
You think because
you saw a little death,
it makes you all of a sudden
more righteous?
Look around you.
Look at the conditions
these people are living in.
[Daniel] No jobs,
no money.
They have nothing.
Right?
And you people call it
a third-world country
so you can feel better
about your own
standard of living.
But look closer, my friends.
[pensive music]
This is a misery you created
and fed on for centuries
and it won't save you
from the truth.
The truth that these people
are the light.
Because they don't need
your appetite
for material wealth
to understand
the meaning of happiness.
[Daniel] You talk of people
dying, but, instead...
think about how you should
start living, my brothers.
From zero comes the one.
From the one come the million.
Rise and breathe, my friends.
Rise and breathe.
Because death isn't the end
when your life has meaning.
What you're going to accomplish
will start a fire so large
it will shake the order
of things to come.
And I couldn't be prouder
to be by your side
when it happens.
Right?
[knocks]
[Two] The guy on the phone...
What the hell
does he want with us?
[Emmanuel bleats]
[Daniel] He wants to release you
once you're done,
just like he told you.
[Emmanuel bleats]
How do you know?
Because I'm the one
that's gonna release you.
After my wedding.
-[Emmanuel bleats]
-[sighs]
-Our mission is your wedding?
-Your mission comes after.
For now, Emmanuel is my present
to my bride's family,
and you're gonna be my
witnesses.
-We're gonna be your what?
-[Emmanuel bleats]
You're gonna play your part
when I handle my business.
After...
I'll set you free.
[Emmanuel bleats]
Now, would you please
stop strangling my ram?
-Okay.
-[Daniel] Thank you.
[bleats]
-Mama!
-Daniel!
[laughs]
[Daniel]
This is a private ceremony.
[imam speaks in Wolof]
[Daniel in English]
So, I would like you to behave
in front of my bride's family.
[imam in Wolof]
[in English]
What does that mean?
[imam speaks in Wolof]
[Ladja in English]
Well, thanks for being here.
It's nice to meet
Daniel's friends.
Did he tell you
that he's the only American
to have obtained the right
to teach in a Koranic school?
I even asked Daniel if he's
gonna take me to Philadelphia.
Babe, you don't want to go
to America, believe me.
No? Why's that?
America?
The place that only took
a few centuries
to become worse than the empire
that spawned it?
The place that exterminated
all the original inhabitants?
The place that enslaved
the very people who built it?
And like a plague
of hateful intentions,
proceeds to destroy
and destabilize
the rest of the world?
This is your place?
This is not a country.
It's a disease.
[suspenseful music]
[Ladja] Well, now you understand
why his previous school
fired him.
Yeah, well,
I want to teach to enlighten
and liberate, not to control.
If you gentlemen
would excuse me,
I have some business
to attend to.
[One] Cut it.
[One] Okay.
[sharp snip]
[chimes]
[ticking]
[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone]
You've done very, very well.
Thank you.
Last mission.
Follow Daniel...
Let's go.
...to your freedom.
[melodic whistling]
[ticking]
[ominous music]
[melodic whistling continues]
[keys jingling]
You can lose those.
[melodic whistling continues]
[birds squawking]
[tense music]
We've arrived.
-Right on time.
-[cell phone rings, vibrates]
[man on phone] I couldn't
have chosen two better soldiers.
These things aren't going off,
are they?
[man on phone]
That was never part of the plan.
[One] Then why is he here?
'Cause I'm going with you.
[man on phone]
Daniel is terminally ill.
He agreed to keep you here.
In exchange, I will take care
of his new bride
and the people
of his neighborhood
for the rest of their lives.
[beeps, distorted ticking]
[man on phone] I'm sorry.
Fuck this.
[heavy breaths]
[timers ticking]
[man on phone]
I told you, no other phone.
[discordant music]
[man on phone]
Good old India.
She played her part
to perfection.
Between her daughter's life
and yours,
she had to make a choice.
-[school bell rings]
- It's time.
Your fifth...
[kids shouting]
...and final mission.
[kids shouting]
[One]
You're gonna kill these kids?
[One]
Kids, move! Get away! Move!
[One] Move, kids! Run! Go! Move!
Move! Go, go!
[kids cheering]
-Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
-Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[laughs]
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
Daniel! Daniel!
[groans]
[grunts]
[panting]
[grunts, groans]
[retching]
[laughing]
[One coughs]
[thumps]
[distorted ticking]
[all] Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[snickers]
[strains, groans]
[grunts]
[all] Daniel! Daniel! Daniel!
[Two gagging]
[Daniel] Let it go, brother.
Rise and breathe.
[gasping]
[Daniel] Ten.
Nine.
Eight. Seven. Six.
Five.
-[gasping]
-[Daniel] Four.
Three. Two.
One.
[inaudible]
Zero-- [groans]
[grunts, strains]
-[thumps]
-[grunts]
[One grunts, groans]
[groans]
[Two groans]
[gasping]
[grunts]
[discordant music]
[Daniel] Ten.
- Nine.
-[Daniel strained breathing]
Eight.
[groans]
[Daniel] Seven.
Six.
Five.
[kids cheering]
Four.
[yells]
[Daniel] Three.
-[Daniel speaking Wolof]
-[kids speaking Wolof]
[Daniel in English] Two.
[kids crying]
One.
[One] Come on.
We need to get away from people.
[Daniel] Zero.
[drum beats, stops]
[man on phone]
Thank you, Daniel.
What a great soul.
[pop music plays]
[woman speaking Wolof]
[man on phone]
Beautiful work, my friends.
You've just slaughtered
a Koranic schoolteacher
in front of his students.
Looks like you've managed
to piss off
an entire population.
[pop music continues]
[both panting]
[man on phone] We did it!
You will awaken
the millions of the oppressed
who have been waiting
for a fire to be lit!
[crowd shouting]
[explosion]
[pop music continues]
[crowd shouting]
[birds squawking]
[engine buzzing]
[flies buzzing]
[birds squawking]
[waves lapping]
[man on phone]
You should be proud.
Rise and breathe.
Rise and breathe.
[distorted ticking]
[man on phone] Your deaths
serve a great purpose.
So long, my good friends.
[distorted ticking]
[tranquil music]
[man on phone] Tick-tock.
Tick-tock.
Tick...
tock.
Tick...
tock.
[birds chirping]
[tranquil music continues]
[exhales sharply]
[melancholy music]
[clicking]
[distorted ticking]
[phone chimes]
[chiming continues]
[distorted ticking]
[cell phone rings]
[ringing continues]
[laughs]
[distorted ticking]
[sighing heavily]
[distorted ticking]
[chuckles]
[distorted ticking]
[distorted ticking]
-It's you--
-[alarm rings]
[explosion]
[sirens wailing]
[reporter]
Today is a very dark day
in the history of Senegal
and the world.
The deadliest attacks
the country has ever witnessed
took the lives of
Alpha Cheik Diop,
Ali Rihan, Cherif Abdou Fall
and his son Onaye Fall,
the leaders of the FLAO,
Front de Libration
de l'Afrique de l'Ouest,
the pro-democratic
political party
that had a massive following
both inside
and outside the country.
News organizations
around the world
have received
anonymous drone footage
showing two men,
identified as Americans,
at the scene of the attacks
just moments
before each explosion.
These same two men
were also identified
in the execution
of a beloved professor
in front of his students
at the Muhammad Usman
Koulobali Koranic School.
There are unsubstantiated
reports
that the individuals
detonated a bomb
on a secluded beach
outside the city,
taking their own lives.
The attacks,
seen as blatant terrorism
against Muslim targets,
has revived
the anger of a population
that had hoped for change,
and the Senegalese government
has requested
the immediate departure
of the American ambassador.
Muslim leaders across the globe
are condemning the attacks
and pointing
fingers at the West
as the "I am Dakar" movement
mushrooms on social media
and protesters flood--
-[electricity buzzes]
-[cell phone rings]
[coughs]
[man on phone] Wakey, wakey.
[timer ticking]
[Three whimpers]
[man on phone] Ouch.
[sobs]
[man on phone]
In the beginning...
[melodic whistling]
...there was nothing.
Then zero
became one.
[melodic whistling fades]
Pleasant speech
And beautiful lies
Was in a dream
Who played with their lives
I'm breathing
But I'm dead inside
Inside
They'll burn my wings
When mine played out
They'll go worship
Someone else tonight
Tonight
And I just want to be free
But I'm attracted
By the light
At night they worship
All the butterflies
They worship
All the butterflies
And I just want to be free
But I'm attracted
By the light
At night, they worship
All the butterflies
Even when they fall
From the sky
Ah-hh
[closing theme music]
[man on phone]
Thank you and bye-bye.