i'm sorry i'm just getting over here to see this, are there more parts to it, or am i mis-reading... it doesn't end w/the Sista leaving the children, does it?
When watching it, like anything in Afrika, it makes me wonder what it would have been liked to have been raised on my mother continent. It's bittersweet to see.
i was thinking that the lesson of the film was that the Bro. was making his own bad "luck," but i think an important piece to know in coming to that conclusion might have been what the story was that the storyteller was saying, since everyone was so engrossed by it, especially the driver. i also wanted to know more about the medal that the cop stepped on.
i appreciated the inner conflict he struggled w/by having something, even tho just a little something (his cart) while most people didn't even have that, put him in a position of being a helper (even tho he mumbled under his breath about each of his passengers) lol. i had to laugh that he blamed the pregnant woman for laying her head on his shoulder ("women!"). And i thought he got his come-uppance for the man w/the baby (i won't tell everything).
i remember well what it was like at various times to have had a car when most people i know didn't, bringing people to the food store, laundromat, etc., because i know all too well what it's like to catch the bus with bags of food and clothes. Most time folks don't think about chipping in $$ either, just like what he experienced. i enjoyed seeing his appreciation of his country home vs. the coldness of the city & his treatment there.
So, it gets 2 thumbs up, i just hope there's more to it! Asante sana, Bro.! i'm rushing to the kitchen, hope that all made sense!
Asante sana for the Wikipedia info, too, i really enjoyed learning about this Bro., his work is great!