Man to Man

Hey, Man, stop! Wait!

Wait! Stop! We have

to re-tie the cords.

We have to get out of here!

He's bleeding.

The female is unconscious.

I insist!

Come on, let's go!

Move!

Hello, my little beauty.

The whole world's been looking

for you and I found you.

I'm going to call you "America".

You are my America

and by God...

I'm your Christopher Columbus.

Leave him!

Let him go!

Don't shoot!

My dear friends...

I can relate great news.

We have two of the savages:

A male and a female.

The male has tried

to kill me...

and he's the most ferocious

fighter, by I've survived.

The other Africans recoil

from our savages in fear.

They called them

"Spirits of the forest"...

and believe they can wreak

much evil magic.

- Why you leaving us?

- My work here is finished.

But this is your country.

You live here.

- My home is across the sea, sir.

- Your lord is here. He die here.

That is true and I'll carry

his memory in my heart. Always.

Why is it you want

with small men?

- I'll take them to my country.

- Why not take me?

Your wives would miss you

too much, sir.

You must take my men.

They big men.

I need to take pygmies.

I will study them, sir.

For why?

Because... all men on earth,

I believe, come from them.

But you're a white man.

These are black.

That is what the Doctor believes

if he's right he'll be famous.

What is famous?

Everybody in the whole

world will know who he is.

You want to be a king?

You take one little man...

one little woman to your

country and you king also!

- Is this why you go with him?

- No, sir.

So he give you plenty money.

Go to forest, take two little

people. Two of my men die.

You pay me!

Shall I have this loaded, Madam?

They don't belong to me anymore.

I'd given them to the King!

I think we should get the

birds on the next. Thank you.

We make sail in a few days. Our

ship awaits its precious cargo.

The two pygmies are safe and

well and I am healing fast.

The prospect of what lies before

us fills me with an excitement.

Our dreams are close

to being realized.

I don't understand!

What is he saying?

The pygmies would put

a curse on you.

They won't survive

outside their world.

At least we'll have their

bodies to study.

Aren't you gonna tell him

what I said?

Move yourselves!

Don't just lie there!

Move your legs!

Move! Get up!

Exercise!

Doctor! Leave them alone!

Stand up! Move your arms!

You'd be better talking

to the monkeys!

I'd be better off without you.

Come on, eat!

And you my lovely, you to eat.

Calm down.

Stop now!

Hey, back away! Now!

I've listed the pygmies as

a kind of anthropodial monkey.

We don't want to be taken

for slave traders.

I don't want to take any risks

but you're becoming the risk.

Let Zachary deal with,

he knows what is doing.

They are my responsibility.

They're my responsibility and

I don't want you going down.

I don't take orders!

Especially not from you!

Call it a "suggestion". I've

made this journey many times.

This is just a business venture

for you but for me...

it's probable these creatures

existed on earth before man.

At as other species were

becoming extinct, they survived.

There could be more at stake

than just the origin of man.

We could be talking

about the origin of all life!

I won't let a trader in wild

animals divert me.

You're forbidden to get down

to the hold.

My dear friends, a fever

has laid me low.

I suspect malaria so have kept

myself away from the pygmies.

I worry for them, in my absence,

but I dare not risk contagion.

We pass through ever

stormier seas.

Doctor! Come quick!

I see... yes.

I understand.

It's me you wanted.

Well here I am.

My name is Jamie.

We're friends now.

Friends.

Don't!

Back away!

When are you going to learn?

You're who captured them!

They'll never forget. Never!

It's from Jamie.

Posted from Lisbon.

The ship docks

in a matter of days.

"My friends, there have been

serious problems...

difficulties, constraints...

I advise caution.

My fever enforces brevity.

We must struggle to..."

He doesn't even sign it.

- Look at his handwriting.

- He must be very ill.

It's not like him.

As if he deranged.

- Let me stay.

- That's impossible, my darling.

- I should be by your side.

- Abigail, you promised.

Why? I'll stay in our bedroom.

- I am not leaving.

- Yes you are!

My sweet, dear,

very obstinate little sister.

Fraser won't do a stroke of

a work if you're here.

We have two months to present

our paper to Academy.

A coach will take you

to Edinburgh at noon.

You send Jamie on this adventure

cause he's got nothing to lose.

You can't treat me like that.

I'm staying with my husband!

I'm frightened.

I have a bad feeling.

I always thought your idea

was insane.

Our research will be a huge

significance to the world.

If only you knew how I prayed

that Jamie would fail.

I just keep thinking...

What if they're dead?

Here is our eagle how

quite she is a lioness.

Some parrots, the monkeys.

Don't go too close to the

apes, they can be vicious.

The Cheetah and

the sweet little wart hog.

- Very good, madam.

- When should I get the document?

We'll have to go through

a regulation.

- The zoo is expecting them.

- I do my best.

Now the real work begins.

My little fellow.

Don't worry,

I'll keeping my distance.

- Jamie!

- Alexander! Fraser!

- You look well traveled, Jamie.

- That I... certainly am!

My friends, if you had any idea

how much I've thought of you.

There were days when I thought

I'd never see you again.

Is everything all right?

They're still alive?

Thank God

they are still alive!

I can't believe it.

Are they in good condition?

Please tell me how I can sell

something which I don't own?

These pygmies belong

to King Mateke Seko...

who has given me the concession

for the whole of Europe.

I am prepared to place them

at your disposal for 3 months.

As if they were for hire?

The fee for the expedition

included delivery of savages.

They belong to us!

No one outside Africa

can "own" these pygmies.

This is called slavery.

Do you think we can trust

Madame Van den Ende?

As long as we're all working

for our mutual benefit, we can.

Then we are agreed.

I'll have the papers drawn up.

I congratulate Dr. Dodd.

Without him this expedition

would never have succeeded.

Let us through!

I never dreamt I'd live

to see this. Incredible.

You're right, Jamie.

It is our America.

Our "guests" are savages

from the jungles of Africa.

Very dangerous.

They are also cannibals.

We don't know what strange

diseases they may be carrying.

So keep away

and you'll be perfectly safe.

Bring provisions and water to

the mill, and we'd distribute.

Mr. McBride, Dr. Dodd and I, will

be the only people they'll see.

No one must know about them

till we present them to Academy.

But what about you

and the others, sir?

The pursuit of knowledge

entails certain risks.

But don't you worry, we'll

be taking every precaution.

- Is everything all right?

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