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Sgt. Dreyer: Do you know what an Askari is?
Langston Whitfield: Yes, I do. When you captured a guerilla.
Sgt. Dreyer: A terrorist.
Langston Whitfield: You beat the shit of of them until they betray their comrades, then they have nowhere else to go.
Sgt. Dreyer: Yeah. Change sides. And they make the best killers for us.
Langston Whitfield: Why?
Sgt. Dreyer: They sell their souls. Betrayal. When you despise yourself, it makes it much easier to despise others, you must know that. Imagine, Langston, imagine if your people hadn't been taken across the sea. Imagine if you'd stayed in Africa. What would you've become? A terrorist? Or, an Askari?
Langston Whitfield: Yes, I do. When you captured a guerilla.
Sgt. Dreyer: A terrorist.
Langston Whitfield: You beat the shit of of them until they betray their comrades, then they have nowhere else to go.
Sgt. Dreyer: Yeah. Change sides. And they make the best killers for us.
Langston Whitfield: Why?
Sgt. Dreyer: They sell their souls. Betrayal. When you despise yourself, it makes it much easier to despise others, you must know that. Imagine, Langston, imagine if your people hadn't been taken across the sea. Imagine if you'd stayed in Africa. What would you've become? A terrorist? Or, an Askari?
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Do you know what an askare is
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Uh yes I do
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When you captured a guerrilla
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Terrorist
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You beat the shit out of them until they betrayed their comrades
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Then they had nowhere else to go Yeah they'd change sides
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and they made the best killers for us
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Why
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They'd sell their souls
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Betrayal When you despise yourself
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it makes it much easier to despise others You must know that
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Imagine Langston Imagine if your people hadn't been taken across the sea
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Imagine if you'd stayed in Africa
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What would you have become
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A terrorist
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Or an askare
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Movie Summary
A journalist and a poetess meet during the hearings of South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
