Siryet

Gaga's disfigurement is the result of a past violent encounter. According to Detective Menagesha's investigation, Gaga lost his eye during an attack, and his tongue was slit - the same method he later uses on his victims. This mutilation occurred when he and Akafle were held hostage by the six friends who later became his targets, suggesting the attacks are retaliatory for what was done to him.

The photograph shows six people who were once friends but became mortal enemies. These are the six individuals responsible for Gaga's capture and mutilation. The photo represents their shared past before violence fractured their relationships. The image appearing at the end of the film, drifting away in the wind, symbolizes the unresolved and fading memory of these fractured loyalties.

The note is Gaga's signature message to his victims, confronting them with their past actions. He shows it to the elderly prostitute and later to Sharew, implying they were among those responsible for his capture and mutilation. The question accuses them of forgetting the harm they caused him, making the killings an act of reckoning for past betrayals.

Gaga uses Melawit as a gateway to reach Mesfin because Mesfin is actively pursuing him and investigating his identity. Gaga sends Melawit a message revealing Mesfin's location, turning her into an unwitting link in his pursuit. By kidnapping Melawit, Gaga draws Mesfin into a direct confrontation at the old bullet store, where he sets up his deadly trap.

Mesfin's father opposes the relationship because he recognizes a danger tied to old enmities. When Aklilu reveals that Mesfin is the son of his sworn enemy, the father's warning becomes clear - connecting Mesfin to the same circle of conflict that produced Gaga's attackers. The father's death during the chaos underscores the fatal consequences of these old feuds.

Akafle, who first encountered Gaga at the beginning of the film, is later found hanged from the roof at Gaga's house. He was one of the original six friends involved in Gaga's capture and mutilation. His death confirms that Gaga has been systematically eliminating everyone responsible for his past suffering, making him one of the key targets in the revenge trail.

At the old bullet store, Gaga binds Aklilu to a chair and straps Melawit to a board suspended by a rope. A spiked wooden plank is attached to another board connected to Aklilu's bite - if he releases the cord, the nail-studded plank drops and kills Melawit. The trap uses the victims themselves as mechanisms for killing each other, showcasing Gaga's twisted logic of forcing them to participate in their own fates.

Mesfin's pursuit shifts from investigation to personal revenge when his father dies and Melawit is abducted. The detective informs him that his father has died, eliminating any remaining illusion of safety. Combined with Melawit's kidnapping, Mesfin confronts Gaga directly at the bullet store, using the same deadly trap to kill him - transforming from a pursuer seeking answers to an avenger seeking justice for his family.

During the climax at the old bullet store, Mesfin frees Aklilu and Melawit after knocking Gaga unconscious. However, Gaga revives and kills Aklilu by throwing an axe at him before Mesfin ultimately defeats Gaga using the suspended board trap. Aklilu dies as a result of Gaga's final act of violence, making him one of the casualties of the revenge plot.

In the final scene, Mesfin shows Melawit the photograph of the six people before a gust of wind sweeps it away, and it drifts down a nearby stream. This image symbolizes the unresolved histories and fragile peace - the past conflicts and loyalties that drove the violence are literally and figuratively washed away, but the drifting nature suggests these histories remain unresolved and continue to haunt the survivors.

Gaga slits Sharew's tongue because it's the same mutilation he suffered - a signature of his revenge. The attack occurs during Melawit's graduation dinner party after Gaga instructs Sharew to approach the window. Sharew is then thrown from the building and fatally impaled on a metal bar outside, with the ominous note left as his calling card.

Sancho accompanies Mesfin on investigations and grows visibly uneasy when he spots Gaga nearby. His creeping dread suggests he either recognizes Gaga from the past or understands the danger he represents. Sancho's fear contrasts with Mesfin's determination and hints at the widespread terror Gaga's reputation has inspired among those who know his story.