Bilal: A New Breed of Hero

Ghufaira!

No, no, no!

Oh!

Mother, who are they?

Mother!

Keep your sister save, Bilal.

No!

Bilal.

Are you alright?

I'm fine.

Was it that dream again?

Here...

I was saving this for you.

There's a piece of it missing.

Well, I'm waiting.

Oh.

I thank you, my wonderful, amazing sister.

You are very welcome, my loving brother,

that is more like it.

What can one dirham buy?

Well to start.

A blessing for one of the Gods.

Maybe one of them will bring you something to stop your nightmares.

Where were these gods, when mother needed them?

I will buy you something sweet to eat instead.

Ghufaira, fresh water for the master!

Move it!

I will get it.

Damask silk, Damask silk

Spices, Spices

Colorful clothes, Colorful clothes

Compare quality... compare prices!

How much will you pay?

I will pay two coins

Idols for sale!

Idols for sale!

They come in all colors and shapes...

and will make your wishes come true!

Idols for fame!

Idols for strength!

Idols for fertility!

Idols for beauty!

I can see that you definitely don't need an Idol for beauty.

The Idol needs you!

Thank you

But, for fertility...

You want to bare a son, don't you?

With this you can bare triplets.

Buy Sweets...

...buy sweets!

...Good morning, brother...

Watch where you're going, boy

...donate with generosity to the gods...

...don't be...

The idol sees it all...

The idol knows it all...

Pray not to do the desert sands,

that's the harsh flames of fire will consume you.

Come.. enter!

Prove your faith with wealth and gifts.

Don't please the idols with anger.

Or... otherwise...

You'll be burned... You'll be burned.

Come boy!

Come!

You wish to me free your nightmares...

Don't you?

Get that coin from the pocket.

And give it to the Gods

No offering is to small.

No wish is too big.

You can have... whatever you desire.

The idols see all...

Stop!

You missed!

On purpose.

My arrows need worthy targets.

I wouldn't waste them on a chicken.

But a deer...

What...

Where would we find a deer?

What!

Safwan, what are you doing?

Safwan.

There is a deer.

A black one.

Over here, slave!

I said: come... here!

Stop, slave!

I command you!

The deer think it's a lion.

You--you better watch out!

You, better watch out!

I was only kidding.

Shut up!

Now, get her.

Let me go!

Stop it

Don't!

Please, don't.

No!

Safwan, It looks like you got your deer.

In his tail.

You will not harm her!

How dare you give me an order?

Teach this rat a lesson.

Please forgive him Master Safwan.

Wait! What are you boys doing?

Oh... I--I--I-- didn't, I didn't know it was you, young Master Safwan.

Apologies.

Are these slaves bothering you?

I will crush them if they are.

Come on, let's go.

Tell your father, I'll deliver his order today.

Ghufaira.

Did they hurt you?

I should have been here to protect you.

I'll never let anyone hurt you ever again.

Step forward, be generous!

Make your offer and this prime specimen shall be yours.

I'll pay twelve!

Do I hear a second offer? A third?

Sold! Sold! Get this slave out of here!

This is the finest slave in my possession.

He's clever, he reads and writes.

He speaks twenty languages...

twenty I say... oho...!

He even speaks to animals.

Oh... great Umayya!

You can't ask for a better servant on your trading business.

Oh..no!

That one is not quite as clever,

but he is the strongest ox.

I'll take him.

You will?

Uh... what? I mean... excellent choice!

He's a bit expensive, but I know the Gods have been generous to you.

My dearest Umayya.

Okba,

one of these days, I'm going to dip your tongue in a bowl of dry sand.

Have him delivered.

Thank you, thank you...

thank you!

Oh... how great you are Umayya...

courageous.. magnificent!

Your honor.

I have the items you ordered.

Should I bring them to your home or to the shop in the market?

What do you think?

Hmm...

To the market you idiot.

And the next time you are late...

I won't pay.

A thousand items.

It won't happen again.

I was delayed.

I--I had to come to the aid of your son

Safwan...

Hmm?

What about Safwan?

He was being assaulted by a slave boy.

Which slave?

They called him Bilal.

He had your son on the ground.

But I... I pulled him off.

Huh... and saved him from a thrashing!

Enough!

Take these idols to my store at once.

Or forget the deal.

Yes sir.

Of course. Right away.

Bilal!

Pick it up.

I said,

pick it up.

Whose apple is this?

Whose is this?

It's yours, it's yours--

And what is the difference between you and this apple?

There is no difference, sir.

Don't you forget it again.

Take him out to the courtyard...

and whip him.

Move in!

No matter what you do...

A master breeds a master,

and a slave breeds a slave.

Father...

I hope you are going to teach him a lesson he'll never--

How could you let a slave hit you?

Bilal is lying father,

the slave is lying

He did not beat ---

You make me look like a fool.

Stop it!

Stop that, I say!

Listen.

He isn't crying,

you shouldn't be crying either.

I don't care what happened.