Beasts of No Nation Page #6

Bring them water, quickly!

Commandant.

Commandant?

Commandant.

I trust you rested well.

I would like you to know

we also offered rations and water

to the rest of your battalion

this morning.

Thank you, Deputy.

Please, gentlemen.

Please come over.

Stand there.

Attention!

Commandant.

Supreme Commander, sir.

At ease, gentlemen.

At ease.

It looks like your family has grown.

They must eat while we talk,

unless you are hungry, too.

I'm not hungry. Two-I-C,

take them and go and eat.

Two-I-C, you stay.

Come.

Lot of food over here.

Let's eat, man!

I love food.

What is this?

You have made me wait.

You are leading me to believe

we are changing objectives.

Are we not taking the capital anymore?

Chief, to protect our people,

the time is now.

If we have the momentum

and we have the power, why wait?

You are not the political voice

of this movement, Commandant. I am.

Protecting our people

remains the priority.

But as you know, the world is

becoming aware of this war now.

No one will escape judgment

when it is over.

And the decisions we make

have far deeper consequences.

And what decisions have you made...

for my battalion?

Are you not making me general?

No, I am not.

I'm giving your battalion

to Two-I-C, Commandant.

That is why I brought you here.

And you, I will promote

to Deputy Chief of Security,

effective immediately.

I hope you accept and act accordingly.

Thank you, sir. I promise

to fulfill my duty to the fullest...

Two-I-C, shut your mouth!

Get out!

Soldiers.

You are demoting me.

This, my battalion...

that I have made with my own hands.

I'm their father!

Your battalion is my battalion,

Commandant,

as are hundreds of others

across this nation.

I want the ceremony of changeover

tomorrow,

so that Two-I-C can take the battalion

back out for battle.

As you know, and with thanks to you,

we have the NRC on their heels

with the help and support

of the UN and ECOMOD.

It has now become

a battle for public image.

And what of my payment? Hmm?

What of my payment?

What share of the resources

will I be seeing?

Do not forget you are a soldier.

Your most important duty is obedience.

Your first duty is obedience.

Your second duty is obedience.

Your third duty is obedience.

Everything is obedience.

Without obedience, you have nothing.

Have you forgotten yourself?

I have not forgotten myself.

You are right.

I'm a soldier...

not a politician.

I will have one more night...

with my men.

Dada Goodblood.

Move out!

- Move out!

- Move!

Move out!

- Move out!

- Move out!

Let's go.

Tripod.

- Tripod.

- Yes, sir.

Assemble the COs and the troops

and bivouac outside of town.

I'm taking Two-I-C and the boys

to all celebrate tonight.

Yes, sir.

Where are we going?

You will see.

You will like it.

And if you and Strika are my bodyguards,

and I am going, then you are also going.

Are you hearing me?

Imagination TV.

Ha! So you come!

Ha! Commandant! Commandant!

- Ha! Commandant! Commandant!

- Ah, Mama.

Welcome, welcome.

Yeah, make 'em bring

something for my soldiers.

- Okay.

- And my own soldier.

Hey, hey...

Bring beer. Bring soda.

Bring whatever you have.

Hey, hey! Get up!

Hurry, hurry!

Can't you see we have guests? Hurry!

The beer is warm.

How is the beer warm?

No ice.

- No ice.

- No ice?

No light.

But I am seeing light.

No ice.

Oh! Well, doesn't matter

because we will drink it

whether it's hot or it's cold.

Go on. Share it.

Commandant, permission to be dismissed.

I need to be checking on the others...

Negative!

You will be staying here

so we can celebrate you.

In fact, Mama, I want you to bring

a special one for my Two-I-C,

who will soon be the Commandant.

Who is your Commandant?

- Who is your Commandant?

- You, sir!

Hmm.

But you have one special for Two-I-C.

No problem.

No problem.

No problem.

Hey, Mama, this one has fresh papaya.

No, no, no, no, Commandant.

Leave this one now.

If it is women you wanting,

I get plenty from backyard.

Just bring me my own.

You know my specifications.

I know! I know!

Aunty, bring us some chips.

Ah.

See this little yeah-yeah boy

born yesterday.

Don't mind him. Don't mind him.

Where are the girls?

- Where are the girls?

- They are coming.

We've got enough girls for the men,

but no more for the little boys.

Leave your weapons with Strika.

Oh-ho!

You're the controller.

How are you? How are you?

Look at you.

Look at you.

Commandant. Commandant.

You are looking very hot.

- You are looking very hot.

- Yeah, I miss you.

Oh, you miss me. Really?

- Oh, you miss me. Really?

- Mmm-hmm.

Strika.

SBU, be watching guard.

Don't be watching your Commandant

because you can't have what I'm having.

We'll start shooting.

Go stand by the waterfall.

What happened? Huh?

What happened?

You did this.

What happened to my man?

What happened here?

I was just playing with his gun

and it just went off.

I don't know what happened. I'm sorry.

- I don't know what happened. I'm sorry.

- You did this.

- You did this.

- Relax, relax, relax, relax!

You did this! You did this!

I didn't mean to.

- You thought you were shooting me!

- No, no, no!

You thought it was me?

- You thought it was me?

- I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry.

Were you trying to kill me

and you kill my soldier?

It was an accident!

No! Not me...

Go!

- Let's go. Let's go! Hey!

- Move!

Pick him up! Pick him up!

Let's go! Let's go! Let's go!

Pick him up!

I want you to take all their women!

- Move! Move! Move! Move!

- All of them!

Move!

- Move!

- Let's go! Let's go! Move!

All call signs, all call signs,

anyone have eyes on Iron Jacket?

All call signs report visual

of Iron Jacket. Over.

Mountain View, Z Fire.

Did not copy. Over.

All call signs,

report visual on Iron Jacket.

Any knowledge on the location

or movement of Iron Jacket? Over.

Mountain View.

Green Snake. No visual.

I repeat, no visual of Iron Jacket.

Over.

Mountain View. Two-two.

Copy same. No visual on Iron Jacket.

Nothing to report. Over.

Mountain View.

Black Sand.

Report, Iron Jacket moved out

from our checkpoint yesterday. Over.

Black Sand. Mountain View.

Iron Jacket moved through

your sector? Over.

Mountain View, Black Sand, Roger.

Iron Jacket battalion moved out

with orders for battle. Over.

This...

This was all for nothing.

Iron Jacket,

this is Mountain View.

Agu, is that you?

- Iron Jacket, where are you?

- Yes, sir.

- Do you read me? Over.

- Come.

- Come and sit with me.

- Iron Jacket, do you copy? Over.

Iron Jacket, you are disobeying a direct...

Agu, these are very dangerous times.

Never know who you could be trusting.

Huh?

That is why it is good

to always sleep one eye open.

That is why I have you and I have Strika.

Agu, sometimes I'm feeling sorry for you.

Sometimes I am.

Two-I-C is dead.

God, bless the man who died

On the great battlefront

For the sake of the NDF

God, bless the man who died

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