Cobra Verde (1987)

King Ampaw: Taparica

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• Taparica : Aren't you afraid? Aren't you afraid of dying?

  Francisco Manoel da Silva : I haven't tried it yet.

• Taparica : Actually they are lucky. We're saving their lives. During the annual ceremonies, their customs would have them sacrificed to the king's ancestors as messengers. They'd be dispatched to the other world. But now, they are sending them to a wonderful land, where cigars grow on trees and everyone dances.

• Taparica : I've got four hundred new recruits.

  Francisco Manoel da Silva : I've got too many here. Take them down to the shore.

  Taparica : But they all want to start fighting straight away! They want to kill all the men.

  Francisco Manoel da Silva : Don't bother me now! I've got to get this herd of women organized first.