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Continuity mistake: When Mama Sade confronts Clarence on the street, she has her hands extended so that they are positioned on both sides of Clarence's face. In the shot of her saying "Someone I knew a long time ago", her hands are right next to Clarence's face, but when the shot cuts, her hands are lowered away from Clarence's face. (01:09:00)

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Continuity mistake: When Clarence is in the car with Iniko and Laha, after Luca asks "What are you up to tonight", Clarence replies "Nothing" while still facing the two. When the shot cuts, she is suddenly looking downwards and then turns her head to face the two. (01:08:12)

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Continuity mistake: When Clarence is at the airport, looking through old photographs, there is a close-up where she discovers a portrait photo of her father. In the close-up, her left hand is positioned along the side of the photo, towards the middle. When the shot cuts, her left hand is suddenly touching the top of the photo. (00:42:37)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian and Jacobo are at the fancy party, the camera pans up to reveal Julia standing at the top of the staircase. In the wide shot, Julia is shown with her left hand placed on the bannister. She then removes her hand from the bannister, but still leaves it raised. When the shot cuts, her left hand is suddenly at her side. (00:35:25)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian and Jacobo are speaking with Julia in the shop, Jacobo hands Julia a list and then Julia, still facing the two, turns around and walks away. When the shot cuts, Julia is still facing the two, then turns around and walks away a second time. (00:24:12)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian first meets up with his father after arriving in Fernando Poo, he hugs him by placing his right arm over his father's shoulder. When the camera changes angles, Killian's right arm is now shown positioned around his father's waist. (00:13:11)

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Continuity mistake: When Clarence is looking over the photo that's been cut in half, in a close-up of the photo, her left thumb is shown placed over the top of it. When the shot cuts, her left thumb is now along the bottom. (00:09:16)

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Continuity mistake: Whilst Clarence and Daniela are giving Killian a bath, in the shot of him looking confused at Clarence, Daniela's left hand is off Killian's shoulder, but when the shot cuts, her left hand is suddenly on his shoulder. (00:04:28)

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Continuity mistake: When Julia is about to leave her home, as she says "This is my home", Killian places his hand on her shoulder. When the camera changes angles, his hand has suddenly moved to her upper back. (02:21:24)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian is getting buried and Simon tries to stop it, the man holding the torch says "He didn't respect our laws" to Simon. In this shot, the man is looking at Simon, but when the shot cuts, he is looking at Killian. (02:18:40)

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Continuity mistake: When Simon is trying to stop Killian from getting buried, in the shot where he says "This man is innocent", Simon's left hand is grasping the lower arm of the man holding the torch. When the camera changes angles, Simon's left hand is suddenly grasping the man's shoulder. (02:18:37)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian is being driven through the fields, in one shot the driver has his hand positioned on the top of the steering wheel. When the shot changes, his hand is no longer on the top of the wheel. (02:07:58)

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Continuity mistake: Killian goes to Ose's hut in the middle of the night; because of the rain, his hair is very wet and messy. In the shot where Killian says "You're my only friend here, you need to help me", a long strand of hair can be seen going all the way down his nose. Killian hands Ose some paper and Ose asks what it is. In the next shot of Killian, the long strand of hair over his nose is no longer there. (02:05:36)

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Continuity mistake: In 1960, when Killian is speaking with Julia in the shop, the shot after Killian says "I don't know" after being asked if Jacobo is coming back, the baby Julia is holding has her left hand over her mouth. The shot then cuts to a wider shot of the room and the baby's hand is now away from her mouth. (01:31:55)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian and Jacobo reunite in the club in 1957, gunshots are heard prompting everyone to duck. In the shot of Killian ducking, he is shown exiting the frame whilst the camera focuses on Jacobo. In the shot, we can see Jacobo's entire torso in frame, with no sign of Killian. The next shot, we can see Killian's head is level with Jacobo's chest, even though he wasn't standing that high up in the previous shot. (01:28:56)

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Continuity mistake: Killian walks into a club and is greeted by a woman he knows. In the shot of the woman saying "On the other hand, you are a one-woman man", she is rubbing his shoulder with her right hand. In the next shot, her right hand is on his upper arm. (01:27:53)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian reunites with Simon, in the shot where Killian says to Ose "Do you want independence as well, like Simon and Gustavo?", Killian has his right arm extended and his hand placed on Simon's arm. When the shot cuts, Killian's right arm is at his side. (01:27:15)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian and Ose reunite in 1957, Ose says "Come meet him" and proceeds to take Killian to meet Bisila's baby. In this shot, Killian has his hand placed on Ose's right shoulder, and Ose has his hand placed on Killian's back. In the next shot, Killian's hand is now placed on Ose's upper back, and Ose's hand is at his side. (01:26:16)

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Continuity mistake: When Killian returns to the village in 1957, the shot after the "Bisappoo, Fernando Poo 1957" text appears on screen, Bisila is holding baby Iniko in her arms whilst she sees Killian walking into the village. At the end of this shot, her hand is over the Iniko's shoulder. The next shot, Killian hugs Ose, and in the background to the right, we can see Bisila holding Iniko with her hand now placed on his back. (01:26:07)

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Continuity mistake: When Clarence attempts to speak with Simon in the barn, in the shot where she says "Ask him if he's Simon" to Iniko, her ponytail can be seen going over her left and right shoulder. In the next shot, her ponytail can only be seen over her left shoulder. Then in the shot after that, her ponytail is entirely behind her head. Then it's over her left shoulder again, then away from her shoulder. (01:21:30)

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