The able scriptwriter of O Bone O Ja Sereto, Cathy D, put her imaginative mind to better use when she crafted this movie, where she underscores the fact that materialism like termites, is eating away at the fabric of society. Fathers and mothers pimp their daughters in order to get money from the 'suitors'. This happens in the movie, and it is right on the mark as it reflects the reality of what happens in normal life, especially among people whose greed knows no bounds. But here in O Bone O Ja Sereto, it is quite a unique story. It tells the story of a man who unwittingly pimps his daughter to a rich man. In a grim twist of fate, Rra Leru, after marrying off his daughter to a rich young man finds out later to his shock that his son-in-law was responsible for killing his (RraLeru's) young child for ritual purposes. As the movie approaches the exeunt Rra Leru is heard cursing, saying that "Ke jele ngwanake, ke jele sereto (I ate my kid)". In Setswana the word sereto, which translates to totem, refers to something, either an animate or inanimate object that is venerated and not supposed to be eaten. To eat it is taboo. In the context of this movie, Rra Leru, when he says, Ke jele sereto, he captures the anguish that he is going through at the realisation that he had not only opened his house to his child's killer but also gave his other daughter's hand in marriage to the ritual killer.
O Bone O Ja Sereto is a gripping tale of murder, betrayal and joy as some of the characters in the story go through turbulent situations, but go on to succeed and make it in life against all odds.
