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- That's it!

- Reel her in!

- Oh, wait, hook her, get around her!

Come here, baby, come here, sweetheart.

Control yourself, girly.

Here, let me help.

That's it!

- Mama!

- Look at that!

Her tits are delicious.

That's it, buck, put it to her!

There, there, sweetheart.

- Oh!

- The groom, Prince Argan.

- My friend. - Many years of good luck.

- Congratulations. - Greetings, Prince Argan.

- Much happiness to you and your bride.

- Congratulations.

- Well?

- It's a perfect day for your wedding.

- I'd get married today, old man,

even if the gods got together and sent down

all the thunder they could get their hands on.

- If he waits any longer for your omens,

he will be a grandfather before he is a groom.

- She's gonna look so beautiful.

- Tiniara, is my sister outside?

- I think she isn't back yet.

She went down to the river.

She thought we were going to run out of flowers.

- I think she just wanted to be helpful to me.

- I'll go find her.

- Hold still, girly.

Let me get these ropes nice and tight.

- Nothing like a virgin to brighten a man's morning.

- Maybe some day you'll give me a chance to find out.

- Come on.

- Taramis!

Taramis!

- Strymon, here!

- Thanks.

- I'll get her, I'll get her!

My girl!

- Hold him!

- Well, well. - Excuse me, ladies.

- Surround the hut!

She's burning the village.

- Move 'em out.

- Quickly, quickly.

- You'll be slaves.

- They're not so tough now, are they?

- Move fast or we'll cut off your legs, huh?

- Save the women.

You, move it, move!

Stay together, stay together.

Faster, faster, you're moving too slow.

Come on, slaves, we haven't got all day.

All right.

- Anyone else?

Did you find my sister?

- No.

They left us nothing.

- Today was my wedding day.

Now the only thing I have left

is what might have been.

I'm going to get it back!

- I keep wanting to run back to the village

to tell somebody we're leaving.

There isn't anybody.

I'm starving.

- I thought they took you.

- One, I killed him, I got his horse,

and got all this.

They killed my friend Kentaka.

- We're going after them.

- But first we'll eat.

- Not exactly an army, is it?

- Silly, even fish know to avoid swimming

near a moving boat.

- Maybe we'll find one that's not smart enough to know that.

I can't take any more of this!

I cannot take this.

- Shh!

- I want to see a smile out of you.

Smile for me now.

That's more like it.

- Did you hear something?

- Clenny never raped a woman quietly.

- Well, I better take a look.

- You do that.

- Who are you?

Where did you come from?

- Same place I came from.

- Hold!

- Hey, what's going on?

Oh my God!

- So, you want a fight, huh?

All right!

- Taramis.

- Amethea.

She's dead.

I gave her some water.

- You did what you could.

You're safe now.

- Take me home!

- Taramis, there is no more home.

- I bet all our friends at the village

must be wondering where we are.

I wanna go home now.

Estrild, why don't you just let her rest?

I'm sure she'll be better if she rests.

- Taramis, she's dead.

- We have to go now before they hurt us.

- I wish there was a home to go to.

- We'll find a new one!

I don't care how many of them there are,

I'll be no man's slave and no man's whore,

and if I can't kill them all,

by the gods, they'll know I've tried.

- How about tomorrow night we start

taking turns bringing the water.

- We got the food.

- Food, you call that food?

- Save a little for the night children.

We have to leave them something.

- Or they will eat you while you sleep.

- Anytime an animal kills a person,

the gods turn the animal into a little child,

and the child has to roam the forest forever.

- Every night, for ever and ever.

They are probably watching you right now.

- The children must be getting very hungry.

- I'll leave them my share.

- I will, too.

Is it safe to go to sleep now?

- It's safe.

- Hold it!

Hold it where you are!

Don't try it.

Get off your horses!

- No one who rides for the kingdom rides through here.

- We ride against it, you fool.

Haven't you got enough sense to find out

who your friends are before you try to kill them?

- We did that two days ago.

- And we are all who are left of our village.

- As we're all that's left of ours.

We'll be on our way.

- Wait!

If you raise a sword against Arrakur,

you fight for us.

- If you can make our journey easier, help us.

We fight only for our own quest.

- There is only one who can pass

safely between here and the city.

- I'll take you.

- When I was a little girl, I told my father

I was gonna go out and kill a bear.

Then I saw how big the bear was.

For two weeks after that, I didn't leave the village.

- We are not little girls any more.

- There are no little girls nay more.

Let's go.

- I usually do this alone, on foot, bringing messages.

- Taramis, Taramis!

- No!

- Shh!

- It's a little girl!

- It's a little girl.

- And you dragged us away from our lunch

because you saw rebels?

You've gotta stop wandering around out here.

- Some day, I'll find my parents,

and then I'll live with them again.

- Take care now.

- Yes, sir.

Follow me.

My father discovered these catacombs.

They're the only safe passage

for rebels into the city.

Go quietly now, the city gates are just above.

- Ah, there's Dariac!

- She's made it through again!

- What?

- Hey.

- Women. - Who are they?

- There's three. - How many are there?

- Three, four?

- They're warriors, but are they on our side?

- I'm fine.

- I think we'll have to keep you here for a while.

Our lives are worth less every day.

What do they want?

- Their people are prisoners.

They want to free them.

They're brave and strong.

- We haven't traveled all this way to be turned back.

- I can't let you fight.

You'll start a battle we're not ready to finish.

- We honor your cause, but our battle can't wait.

- Come with me.

My father's very careful about everything.

Just the way he is.

Here, this is for you.

- Thank you.

- No one you know?

- No.

- Their freedom doesn't matter then.

- Freedom always matters.

- One of your people?

- Get up, dogs!

You're a couple of harem girls.

Come on, fight like warriors!

Come on, fight, that's it, fight, do it!

- Gladiators, practicing.

- Now, listen, gladiators get the best of any slave.

Now let's see how you like the worst.

Name?

- Argan.

- Remember this, Argan, and listen carefully,

Lord Arrakur wants a good show for Sunday,

so you'll fight to make him happy.

- He doesn't own my soul yet.

- Amethea said to stay out of sight until they come back.

- Oh, it's a beautiful dress for you.

Come on, buy it, come on.

Oh, buy this dress, it's beautiful fabric.

- No!

- Please, please.

Some days, nobody buys.

- How do we get word to them?

- Some places are very hard.

And some places are impossible.

- Come, see your future.

Look at it, come.

- Tiniara, have you seen Taramis anywhere?

- No, I thought you were watching her, weren't you?

- I looked away and she was gone.

Come on, we've gotta hurry.

- Come, see your future.

- She's blind.

- Who are you?

- What are you prowling around after?

- Oh, feisty.

Why don't we find a use for this one?

- Yeah, we wouldn't wanna give them something

we weren't sure they would like, would we?

- No.

Well, I'm gonna have this little rebel.

- You went first last time.

This one's mine.

- Found Argan, maybe the others.

- Now you find your sister.

She got away.

- You go back to your father.

He can't afford to lose his bravest warrior, go on.

- Nobody enters the palace without permission.

- But I wanna go with him.

- Move along.

- Guard!

- She wants to go with you, my lord.

- Bring her in then.

Clean her up first.

- Look.

You can't go in after her.

- I can't go in there, I can't get to Argan.

- Come on, can't you let me go now?

- We can do something about this.

- Come on, you.

- A fun time. - Yeah.

- There they are, get them!

- Yeah, yeah, after them, quickly!

Quickly, don't let them escape.

Come on, come on!

- Let me go!

- You won't get away now.

Don't struggle.

Back up.

- Amethea!

Amethea!

- I hope he wasn't a close relative.

- I don't know who he is.

- Come, come, there aren't enough of you rebels

to pretend that you don't know one another,

and, if you hold your tongue, as he held his,

you'll soon be where you can talk to him again.

- I'm no rebel!

I'm not!

- We'll see.

- There is nothing I can tell you.

- I want to know where your people are.

- Where he is.

My people.

- You know, pain is a wonderful thing.

It will let us know when there could be something wrong

and let us know when we should tell what we know.

You're much too beautiful a girl to let yourself be broken

into food for the royal dogs.

- Dariac, what's the matter?

- They got caught. - Which of them.

- All of them.

- So, you see, we took their cause

as if it was ours, and now their capture could be our own.

- We've got to do something.

- But they were the only ones who could fight you said.

What more can we do now?

- We can't let them die.

- We can only go back to the plan we had

and hope they haven't told Arrakur everything.

Dariac!

Perhaps this was the only way they had

of showing us that some things are worthy dying for.

- We can't let them die.

- You stay here.

- Perhaps you can't quite see the truth.

Perhaps we ought to give you a little more light.

Rebels make life difficult for people who obey the laws.

You'd be performing a service

if you told me where they are hiding.

You do want life to be pleasant for our citizens, don't you?

She'll talk.

- She'd better.

- You'll tell us everything.

- Well, well.

They told me you were very beautiful.

My warriors always seem to have trouble

with beautiful women,

one way or another.

- If you've come to kill me then just kill me.

I don't need to listen to you talk.

- To kill a woman like you

would be such a waste.

Come, come down.

Let me see you with your clothes off.

You're going to learn, eventually,

that it's much less painful to do things my way.

You and your rebel friends.

- I have no rebel friends.

- Oh, then it's time you started being more agreeable.

Clothes off.

I will never understand why some people

are so adamant about choosing the wrong side.

- No, you never will.

- I am losing my patience,

and I never had very much to begin with.

When I command you to strip your garment off,

you do as you are told!

- There are some people in this world

who will never be your slaves.

- Before I am through with you,

you will beg to kiss my feet!

And you will tell me why you came here

and you'll tell me where the rebels are

and who they are, and you'll stay at my side

and watch them die!

You know where to take her.

- I'm not here to torture you.

We have a man who does that,

and I'm trying to keep you from having to meet him.

I just want a little information.

- Other lives are more important than mine.

- It's not death you face,

it's a great deal of discomfort while you're still alive.

You really don't want to get sent downstairs.

Believe me.

Life can be quite pleasant here, really.

Why don't you take a moment to think about it.

Will you tell me now?

- No.

- You fool.

- Come on, come on, you are not here to supervise.

- You're a beast!

Do it again!

- I haven't seen you here before.

- No.

- Well, we ought to get to know each other.

- I just want a little something to eat, okay?

- Let's find a quiet corner.

- Closer, come on, come on.

That's it!

- How'd you get in here?

Is there anyone else?

- We came with Amethea, all three of us.

- Amethea, how did she--

- She's in the city.

We came here to rescue you.

- I can't believe she survived.

- She's with some people now.

They're rebels, they're trying to fight Arrakur,

but they're just not an army.

- If an army's all they lack

then we can give them one.

- If you can tear them away from wine and women

long enough to fight.

- They're Arrakur's women and it's Arrakur's wine.

If these men see a chance to win

their freedom, they'll fight.

- I wish they would just go home.

- I wish we could.

Amethea's our only chance.

- To die.

We are all that's left of our people.

That is a responsibility.

- We have to help her, Father.

- You think it right to put our future in her hands?

- She will fight for us.

- I've never been good at following.

When I was younger, I had dreams, just like you.

- Like her.

- I should say yes then, before I get much older

and the dreams are gone, even past remembering.

We were brave once.

We were warriors.

Now the time is approaching

when we will fight again.

- Where have I seen you before?

Ah, you were the girl at the river outpost.

That was a night to remember.

- Can I stay here with you?

- Oh, my child, absolutely.

How did you come to be here?

- And will you get me a dog to play with?

No, a cat.

I should love to have a cat.

- A cat you shall have.

Away with you.

- What should I do with her?

- Have you no imagination?

And now let's see if you're as pleasing

as I remember.

- If it hurts, you have only yourself to blame.

Every time you move, the machine is tightened.

So you don't want to move any more than you have to.

I made this all myself.

It's very ingenious, don't you think?

Here, watch.

No fuss, no muss, no bother.

No unsightly blood splattered all over the room.

Oh, you don't look like you appreciate science.

Drink some.

Say "please.”

No manners at all.

Well, I'm not one to torture somebody.

You must learn to say "please.”

You must learn to say all sorts of things,

like how you got into the city,

and what you came here for,

and where your rebel friends are.

- Please, let me interrupt.

She still has nothing to say to us?

- She's a strong one.

- You've broken stronger.

You don't know her, do you?

- No.

- I shall expect answers by the morning.

- You heard his excellency.

- I fought with Arrakur's army once.

Slavery's safer.

- If we stand together with the rebels,

we've got a chance.

- We can move on Sunday at the games.

- Too great a risk.

- I'll take the risk to fight him.

- Well fought. - My lord.

- That man goes on Sunday's roster.

Bring out the next one.

- Strymon, Algoith.

- There's a reason for fighting,

and entertaining a tyrant isn't it.

- I am with you, and those who follow me.

- We will have that man on Sunday.

- He'll have all the battle he can stand on Sunday.

- I really am ahead of my time.

You should be very proud.

You are making a contribution to science.

Just a little more, my sweet.

I'm not quite there yet.

Wait, wait, stop squeezing.

You're too tight!

- Free my hands.

- I will, I will.

You can let me go now.

- Thee and 1.

- Don't eat so much.

You'll spoil your appetite.

- So they give us a decent meal?

- Sure, all the gladiators you can eat.

Come on, the gladiators are waiting.

- No, thanks, I'm not hungry anymore.

- All right, get moving, now!

- You!

You are to come with me.

- But the gladiators are waiting.

- Oh, so is Lord Arrakur.

He always likes to welcome the new girls personally.

- Have you found a way to get her out?

Hmm?

- Yes, I think so.

When Estrild arrives, she'll have news

of the rebels" plans for Sunday.

- One of us ought to go with the girl,

see who these rebels are.

- They'll pay too much attention to us.

Estrild will be just another harem girl who got away.

She can be trusted.

- But can she get through?

- They're coming.

- And so is this.

- They are yours for the night.

Don't do anything I wouldn't do.

- Where's Estrild?

- Stop worrying.

If you'd done anything wrong,

all he'd have me bring in is your head.

He likes them young and pretty like you.

- You think I'm pretty?

You wouldn't let him hurt me, would you?

- Estrild!

- You look terrible.

- I'm alive.

And you look like.

- And where's Tiniara?

- They killed her.

- No.

- Argan?

- Argan's waiting for me.

He's gonna lead the gladiators,

and we're gonna lead the rebels,

and they're all gonna--

- Do the rebels know about this?

When does all this take place?

- I don't know.

That's why we've gotta get back, come on.

- Find her.

And I want her alive!

- Guards!

- Hey!

- They've been through here!

- Is it true that there are night children in the forest?

- We can't take a chance.

You go on.

Go on.

- Lord Arrakur sent me to bring back another girl.

- Without a guard?

- Do you wanna go ask him yourself?

- You wait here.

Captain!

Captain!

- Do you know how many men they've got?

- Weapons?

- I don't know.

- But they're ready to fight?

- Yeah.

- Once we move, there's no turning back.

Get as many of the guards as you can

before the games begin.

- Yes, as quickly as you can.

- And watch me for the signal.

If your people move too soon, it's our lives.

- I know.

- Ready?

- Amethea's waiting for me.

Guards!

You scared me.

- What happened to Amethea?

- She's not out?

Well, Argan's ready with the gladiators.

And you're gonna have to help.

- We are not ready yet, and neither are you.

Where's Amethea?

- Amethea!

- What happened to the entrance?

- They thought you might tell about the hiding place.

I knew you wouldn't, I knew you'd come back.

- If Argan says he'll get the weapons,

he'll get the weapons.

- We can't depend on that!

- Well we can't change the plan now!

There's no way to tell Argan.

- I am the leader here!

- That's enough!

We do our fighting on Sunday.

- You'll be slaughtered without us.

We will fight together.

- Until there's freedom enough for all of us!

- My people, today we celebrate 20 years of glory,

20 years that this kingdom has ruled the land,

and we gather for your entertainment

the greatest warriors of all time,

willing to sacrifice their lives

to the glory of this kingdom.

Let the celebration begin!

- What's going on?

- Nothing.

Nice day for a fight.

- We have to make our move.

- We have to wait for Argan's signal.

Move.

- I'll hate to watch you die.

- It's Arrakur's blood that will be spilled today.

- Those of us who are fighting for him don't think so.

Your rebellion's over.

- Let me go!

- Put her to death.

- Now!

- You can't win!

- Amethea!