""The poetry of villains Setting the dogs on you" ""My words are like fangs My pen is barking" ""This is not a love poem It's tough love in verse" ""Spewing out rhymes No more pretence" ""No more lies Time to rewind"" "VILLAINOUS" " Isn't it a bit..." " A bit what?" "I don't know..." "A bit wild." "That's the point." " Sure you want to do it this year?" " We can't be virgins in Year 11." "No." "But we need to ﬁnd a guy ﬁrst." "Coming, sweetie?" "We'd like a word." "Last time she said that it was to tell me I had a brother." "Haven't we been busy?" "See?" "That's your room." "Ugly, isn't it?" "And this is my room." "You'll be the only one allowed in." "What's this crap?" "It's great, isn't it, to be able to cycle?" "I'm telling you, it's a cupboard." "Yeah..." "My brother's room next-door is like Disneyland in comparison." "They look like special-needs cases." "They look just like the kids in our old neighbourhood." "They're provincial chavs, Mum." "Right, I'm going to see the head." "You seem to be good at languages." "I'm afraid we don't offer Chinese." "But we do offer other things, such as the slam workshop." "Violette would like to sign up." "We are delighted to have pupils like Violette in our school." "So the level is shit." "Violette." "She misses her friends, her neighbourhood, her school." "And she's worried about this being a priority zone." "We weren't really expecting that when we moved to the country." "We are between two worlds, the urban and the rural, but generally they co-exist well." "Martial!" "Don't think I can't see you!" "You're going to like it here." "Sit where you like." "Miss?" "Miss!" "Who's the new girl?" "I was about to introduce Violette." "I'd like you to give her the sort of warm welcome we reserve for newcomers." "Charlie's Angels." "There were three Charlie's Angels." "Thanks for pointing that out, Mounia." "Move over." "Sabine, your can." " Lala?" " Yeah?" "I was just deﬁning hospitality." " Do you know what that is?" " I turn up, she budges over." "Good answer." "Oi!" "What are you staring at?" "Moron!" "We're going to violate you, Violette." " What?" " Come and see." "Come on!" "We got a bit behind but we wanted to surprise you." "You can move things around." "Have you seen the little fridge?" "My dream." " Don't you like it?" " I just wasn't expecting it." " But are you pleased?" " She looks it." "I shouldn't have!" " He spent hours on it." " I never asked for it." "I'd have loved it at your age." "You don't know how lucky you are." "Lucky?" "To leave my best friend?" "To come to this dump when I lived in the best city ever?" "This is where we live now so you'd better get used to it!" "You didn't even ask how it went at school." "Badly I suppose." "Jesus!" "I miss you so much." "Come on, eat a bit." "No, I'm going to bed." "Bye." "Night night, then." "Ciao." ""l'm out of phase, changed my ways" ""No longer split hairs, skip fares, pull heists" ""No longer a dealer" ""Now I'm an orator with the aura of a killer" ""Who slams from the heart" ""A fresh start"" " Well done!" " Well done, Maker." "Well done." "We're going to do another exercise." "Get into pairs." "Something easy to start with:" "rhyming octameters." "Maker, you go with Violette." "Alexandra, you pair up with Indra." "Are those your Pop Idol glasses?" " Where do you live?" " Ville-St-Jacques." " Me too!" " What a coincidence." "What?" "Don't I look like a village boy?" "Yes..." "I mean, no!" "It's just that it's a small place." "Right." ""Like a liar I was categorised" ""And like a tramp dismissed" ""ls it wearing frumpy glasses" ""That makes you prejudiced?"" "Excuse me." "My daughter's here." " This place is shabby." " I never expected you to like it." "My glasses are too loud, don't you think?" "Not that long ago you thought they weren't ﬂashy enough." "They make fun of me in that school full of morons." "I want to wear contact lenses." "Please, Mum." " Just Mum?" " Mummy dearest." "ls there a chance you'll stop sulking?" "My beautiful baby." "Drat!" "Shit!" "Have you lost your glasses?" " No, a lens." " Pity, they suited you." "You looked like a right biatch." " Stop coming onto him, will you?" " What?" " You heard." " Stop pretending you didn't!" " It's such a wind-up." " Don't pretend you don't know." "Listen, I'm not stupid." "I've seen you." "Wait..." "Now, you listen to me." "Maker is my ex." "If you talk to him again, I'll smash your teeth in." "OK?" "He's her ex." "Idiot." "Filthy slut." " I swear, she..." " Has she got the message?" "She doesn't get it." "We only have two guidance teachers for 541 pupils." "It's true, things go unnoticed." "OK, but what do you plan to do about it?" "She was assaulted on school premises." "So far she's only been spat at." "Only?" "So you plan to wait until I get lynched?" "Don't make matters worse." "I'm just trying to explain how it works." "If from the outset she starts snitching on people, she'll never ﬁt in." "So you advocate the law of silence?" "Right." "Violette..." "Would you recognise them?" "No." " You know those girls." " It will only make matters worse." "I can hardly go round school saying, "They're the ones who spat at me."" "You can't live in fear of them." "Then put me in a private school." " Was it them?" " No, please don't do that." "Hello." " Hello." " Did you spit at my daughter?" "Are you accusing us?" "Listen, she didn't grass you up to the head but I will do what it takes to protect her." "We're outraged by inequalities too." "I get that you have a hard life, but you leave her alone." "What do you know about our lives?" "We have families:" "brothers, cousins..." " We're doing ﬁne." " You're insulting our parents." "Vio|ette's the one with the problem." "We're innocent." "Why is she accusing us?" "Yeah." "Bye." "You didn't believe them, did you?" "No." "But perhaps we both overreacted a bit." " How did it go?" " A triumph." "Riots at the door, girls in a trance." "That good, huh?" "We played well but no one came." "It doesn't bode well for the tour." "If we don't go on tour, I'll be short of work." "That will leave you more time for your album." "What about you?" "Arsene is poorly." "He's got a temperature." "I gave him some Calpol but it hasn't worked." "As for Violette... she said she was spat at and wants to go to a private school." "Shall we stuff our faces now or kill the children ﬁrst?" "ls her school that bad?" "I think she wants to make us pay for coming here." ""My ﬁrst slam like a razor" ""Like a knife, like a sob" ""Comes just in time, line by line" ""My ﬁrst slam like a razor" ""Like a raft, like a zero" ""But not watertight Fuck, I'm failing" ""My ﬁrst slam, already ailing" ""My ﬁrst words, cracking bones" ""My muse is late, I'll abdicate" ""My ﬁrst slam sucks"" "Sorry." "Oh, it's a test." "Cool." "I can have a nap." "What a load of crap." "What did I do?" "Look, I've shrunk!" "Fucking idiot!" " Look what I've found." " Yeah!" "She's coming, the little shit." "Come here, you loser!" "Don't think your mother scares us!" "We'll go round your house with my cousin and smash the place up." " Give me your phone!" " No, not my phone!" " Give it here, bitch!" " No!" "Come on. get LIP!" "Have you got no self-respect?" "Get up!" "And buy me a packet of fags tomorrow or I'll smoke you." "Loser!" "My life is at risk." "Spread the word on Facebook." "I need cash to get out of here." "My mother made things worse." "She's going to get me killed." "No, I'm not exaggerating!" "I'll call you back." "Where the hell were you?" "Arséne is in hospital." "We didn't want to tell you over the phone." "What's wrong with him?" "What's happened?" "He's got a lung infection but he'll be ﬁne." "He's got tubes everywhere." "Mum's staying the night there." " I want to go there." " That's not possible." "Don't worry." "I'll make us some supper." "How can you think of food at a time like this?" "I want to go to the hospital." "I don't see why we can't go." "We've had nothing but trouble since we came here." " I know." " Then do something!" "I said I want to go to the hospital!" "Arséne is in intensive care." ""A slap on my cheek A kick in the guts" ""A crutch, a punch" ""I can't feel a thing Haiku, katana sword" ""A knot in my stomach A big hole in my belly" ""| am empty" ""Uppercut to the chin I collapse" ""| break" ""What's it like for soldiers going to the front?"" "Hey!" "Wait." " Cretin!" " Wait till you see your crap mark." " I bet I get a good mark." " Dream on!" "You'll see." " What did you get?" " 15." "What the hell?" "English my arse!" "Why did I get 0'?" "I don't get it!" "Sir, I was the one who copied Sabine." "It's true." "Idiot." "I've seen your ﬁle." "Your average grade in English is 17." " Sabine's is 3." " So?" "Maybe she did extra revision for the test." "I revised hard, even in my sleep." "Quit messing about!" " I'm going to get your parents in." " My mum works." "And mine's dead." " Your brother's coming home." " Really?" "I'm so happy" "Well, I'm not." " Where's your guidance teacher?" " I don't know." "Busy." "She must be sick of you all." "So Violette claims to have cheated and you don't believe her." "Yes, she's protecting her classmate." "That's nice of her, isn't it?" "Look, this is about honesty, all right?" "Something that's hardly Miss Sabine Léger's strong point." "Let's cut to the chase." "I've come from the hospital." "I'm off to the job centre." "That's a lot of bureaucracy for one day." " Why not just give Violette a zero?" " All right, then, I will." "What about my 15?" "It's two zeros or nothing." "And think yourself lucky." "ls this the police or an educational establishment?" " I'm sorry?" " Come on, let's go." "Come on." " Aren't you going to say anything?" " Look, Mr Leclerc, we all have our own shit to deal with." "Fine." "Thanks for nothing!" "You've got a good set-up here." "It's OK, he's not dead." "But he's got a bad dose of the runs." " ls that your mum?" " Yes." "She's pretty." "Thanks." " Where's your real dad?" " He died when I was young." "They won't let me have these in the home." "Really?" "What's your prescription?" "What prescription?" "They can't afford it." "What are you?" "Short-sighted or long-sighted?" "I've no idea what you're talking about." "What's it like when you look into the distance?" "It's weird." "I have to screw up my eyes." "You're short-sighted like me." " Try my glasses on." " Your weird glasses?" "No way!" "What do you take me for?" "If you can see with them, I'll give you some lenses." "Can you see better or not?" "Much better." "Cool." "I look ridiculous!" "Here." "Thanks, but you can have these back." "Can we go and listen to your stepfather's music?" "OK." "Welcome." "Like it?" "You bet." "It's great." "I take back what I said." "Your album is knockout." "Oh yeah?" " Because your friend liked it?" " Don't push your luck." "I've got my own tastes." " All right?" " Yeah!" "I got a call from the head." "What happened?" " Are you out of your mind?" " Vio|ette's right." "They're all morons there." "Let's send her to a private school." "And how do we pay for it, now your tour's been cancelled?" "What are you insinuating?" "is this my fault?" "Just stop putting stupid ideas into her head!" "Be realistic." "Realistic?" "is the mortgage you landed us with for this house realistic?" "Stop arguing because of me!" "I don't give a shit about going to a private school any more!" "Where are my fags, eh?" " Up your arse." " What?" "She's crazy!" " You'll pay for that." " Little bitch." " Yeah!" " ls something wrong?" " You stay out of this." " I asked you a question." " So what if you did?" " Do you think I'm scared of you?" " You're a nobody." " I'm Villainous so fuck you." "Really?" "Well, we're Unrivalled." "Didn't you know?" "Along with our mates, K2R, B2B." "Go back to your cave." "Go and get laid by K2R." "Go on." " Loser!" " Shut your mouth." "You too, Lala." "Fuck off, you bunch of losers!" "That slut will get us into trouble." " Shut up, will you?" " No, I won't." "Come on, Violette." " What do you see in her?" " Mind your own business." "Hello." " Do you know them?" " La place des Moines." "You always see the same people here." "Your face says:" ""Hit me."" "You look like a victim." "No wonder you get victimised." "It's cowardly to pick on a girl on her own." "It's not cowardly, it's survival." "To earn respect you have to act tough." "Meaning?" "Meaning, don't be too much of a sissy." "Don't just say:" ""Leave me alone."" "Say: "Shut your mouth, you fat slag." ""L'll smash your face in, bitch." "I'll spray you with acid."" "Villainous stuff like that." " What does "villainous" mean?" " That's the name of our gang." " Your gang?" " Yeah." "What exactly do you do?" "We do what we have to to stop anyone breaking our balls." "You know Aﬂ and Habiba, the Unrivalled gang?" "They leave us alone because we have rules and we impose them." "You have to change the way you look." " What?" "Why?" " Because it won't do." "When people see you, they know they can beat you up." "You can't dress like that." " Ready for the climb?" " Fuck!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "Fuck, you're heavy!" "Thanks." "Fuck!" "You did it!" "Isn't my brother cute?" "He's not really your brother." "His dad's not your dad." " It makes no difference to me." " But his blood's different." "Hi." " Hello." " Sabine, isn't it?" "I've heard so much about you." "Hello, poppet." "Hello, you." "You can call me Pascale if you like." "I'll try." "Your baby's gorgeous." " Have you been in the home long?" " Yes, ages." "Four years, but it's gone quickly." "Violette told me about your mum." " Have you met your dad?" " He's Jamaican." "He's always on the move so he can't look after me." "My father's a musician too." "What, dancehall?" "Rocksteady?" "Reggae roots?" "I'd have loved to do music." "." "Whapg Siopping you?" " Mum!" "They don't do music in children's homes." " They should." " Should?" "Everyone should have somewhere to live too." " But not everyone does." " She wasn't to know." "Did Violette tell you we're doing slam at school?" "Slam?" "That's the latest trend." "It's all over the media." "What is slam." "ls it poetry?" "This is a school workshop she's talking about, not the latest in French entertainment." " Can I sit down?" " Sure, go ahead." "If you're eating with her, I'm off." "Why are you being like this?" "Stop it." "Here's the deputy head." "Sit down." "Go on, sit down before she spots us." "Lala Konakaé, you don't have school lunches so you can't stay." " Why not?" " She's keeping us company." "That will do, Mounia." "Don't take me for a fool." " Go on, Lala, clear off." " Don't talk to me like that." "You shouldn't treat her like that." "She's a French citizen." "I can't make exceptions." "Why are you here, Lala?" "ls there a problem at home?" " You've spoilt my appetite now." " Don't talk to me like that." "Look how you talk to me!" " Miss?" " What is it?" "There's nothing in the rules to say she can't come to the canteen." "She was eating." "Have you got proof?" "Witnesses?" "Did anyone see her eat?" " There you go." " I saw her and that's proof enough." "It's your word against ours." " Where's Lala gone?" " Are you going to call the police?" "Why not book a charter ﬂight to Mali?" "What you just said is very serious." " So we can't talk now?" " Get your things and come with me." "I'm going to eat a bit first, in case I end up in jail." " I'm going to call your mother." " She'll agree with me." "She's always taught me to defend my school friends." "I love it!" "Did you see the look on her face?" ""l'm going to call your mother"!" ""They were villainous, green fruit with untainted flesh" ""Kernels of ﬁery nuisance With a tough skin" ""Girls dressed as Maﬁosos Acting tough" ""Gadjis disguised as Gadjos Lashing out" ""Rac|is dressed as raclos Wreaking havoc" ""Girls against guys Dancing the zouk" ""They were villainous A swarm of killer bees" ""Who sting you and break you and spread panic"" "What's that?" " Did you gel Caught?" " No." " Fuck!" " Shit!" "You're crazy!" "All right?" "Cretin!" " Hi, Charlot." " Hi, kid." " Can I get a discount?" " No charge." "Thanks." " That's her dad." " He's got fatter." " Mr Chariot." " Go ahead." " I'm pedalling." " No, me and V are." " You're out of order, Sabine." " It's her ﬁrst time." "Are you scared?" "I don't like water and ﬁsh and all that." "You don't want to fall in." "Charlot puts giant catﬁsh in there." " What?" " Giant catﬁsh." "They're giant ﬁsh that can weigh up to 300kg." "Apparently they can even eat dogs." " Lette-Vio." " Yes?" " That's my building over there." " Yeah?" "Mine's the one behind it." "Your tower blocks don't impress her." "She's lived in the Eiffel Tower." "Stop it." "Get them!" "Hey, move your fat head." " No way." "I'm too comfy." " You're on my bone." "It hurts." "You know that gang of girls?" "They've got safety in numbers but they're not really..." "They don't even know one another." "Whereas we're really together." "Like a family." "We don't have brothers so we look out for one another." "And as for some brothers..." "I'm glad I've got two sisters." "You have smoked a joint before?" "I bet she hasn't." " Don't go doolally on us, will you?" " Doo-what?" "She's crying." "Shit, the world looks amazing upside down." "It feels like it's going to fall on our heads." "The world looks much better this way up." "She's touching her fanny!" "She's got massive tits." "That woman is so deluded." " She's got no chance." " Oh, shit." "It's K2R." "Who's that?" " It's her ex." "He passed her round." " What does that mean?" "Round his friends." "Do I need to spell it out?" "She reported him but nothing happened." "There's no need to tell her my life story." "Look, he's the dickhead in this story." "The girls on her estate just watched as if she was a prostitute." " Shut up." "He might hear you." " He won't hurt you." "We're here." "It's all right, they've gone." "Fucking boys." "They make me so mad." ""Boys make me mad But you" ""You make me slam Boom, boom" ""My soul soars When your verses hit the air" ""Your voice on my bare skin My heart skips a beat" "Boom boom" ""|n your poet's costume Brightening up my life" ""With sparkle and glitter Boom, boom" ""Your pacing is perfect Your words move me" ""| am transported Boom, boom" ""Boys make me mad But you make me slam"" " That's really good." " Fuck off!" "Sorry, Mum." "That just slipped out." "It's just the way we talk." "Thanks for the explanation." "I'd have taken it as an insult." " Sabine's here." " Really?" " Study hard." " We will, don't worry." "They ﬁght like guys, not like girls." "Watch her go for it." "Watch her go for it." "Did you see that right hook?" "Once you've got them on the ground, you follow through." " It's so violent." " That's what's good about it." "Can I be in Villainous?" "You don't know how to ﬁght." "You'd be useless in a gang." "I can learn." "You don't learn." "It's in your blood." "Mounia is Arabic." "Lala is African." "I'm Jamaican." " You're just a whitey." " A what?" "Of French origin." "Me?" "I'm Italian." "The Maﬁa and all that." "Come on." " I'm not going to ﬁght you." " Go on, show me." "Head-butt, knee in the groin." "Don't miss with the head-butt." "If he's tall, go for his chin." "But always know what you're dealing with." "Make sure he's got more to lose than you." "Go on, then." "I'll aim for your chin since you're tall." "Head-butt, knee in the groin." "With your chest." "Head-butt." "Head-butt, knee in the groin." "Then I do this!" "Do you call this studying?" " We're revising for a gym test." " ls that right?" "Home-made hamburgers and chips, shop-bought drinks." "Thanks a lot." "This looks bad!" "Sorry, I mean good." " Here." " Cool." "You can go now." " Don't I get a thank-you?" " Thank you." "Shut the door." "You shouldn't talk to your mum like that." "I wasn't rude to her." "We owe our parents respect." "Has no one ever taught you that?" " Here." " Thanks." "' Again?" "' 3orry!" "Do you never burp?" "I try to avoid it." "Madam doesn't burp or fart." "She sweats perfume." " Hi." " Hi." "Are we going to do a piece together?" " I haven't written anything." " I have." "I'll read it to you at the workshop." "It's a duet." "I'm not performing it in front of other people." "We don't have to perform." "We can just record it for fun." "Why not come over this weekend?" "I'll have to see." "I'll tell you at tonight's workshop." "Yo, dudes." ""Yo, dudes"?" "Are you taking the piss?" " What's up?" " You're hanging out with Maker." "We were just talking." "You can't talk to someone's ex." "It's not the done thing." "Otherwise you're a slut." "Then we can't talk to anyone." "If you want to hang out with us, don't talk to him." " We have a reputation to maintain." " I'll see him at Slam." "You're not going back to Slam." "It's for losers." "Big time." "If you join our gang, you abide by our rules." "You have to stay single in Villainous." "Guys cause too much trouble in a gang." "It's your choice." "Do you trust me?" "Joining a gang is not a game." "It's for life." "Are you ready?" "Yes." "We're sisters now." "Careful!" "Isn't that a bit over the top for school?" "Your English teacher will love it." "You'd be shocked at the way some of them look." "We're forming a slam group so the teachers don't mind." "Thanks." " If you need any music..." " Why not?" "Good idea." " I thought slam was crap?" " I never said that." " I didn't know you had a tattoo." " It's just a fake one." "We need to get a move on to get a table at the library." "You never said you were going to the library today." "Don't you want to do your presentation?" "If we study this morning, we can relax this afternoon." "Listen to your friend, sweetheart." "I'd better go." "I'm going to be late." " Have you got everything?" " Yes." " See you later." " Bye." "Look, look, look." "Look at her ﬂaunting that mobile." "Go on, ask her." "She might just give it to you." "What if she won't?" "You steal it." "I don't care how but you take her mobile." "Excuse me, have you got the time?" "Grab hold of her and hit her." "Go on, like I taught you." " Give it here!" " What are you doing?" "Go on!" "Go on!" "What are you doing?" "Calm down!" "What's the matter with you?" "Stupid dickhead!" ""| am a villain Emerging from my tomb" ""| am a villain Ready to nail those bastards"" "I'll show you, since Vio|ette's daydreaming." "No problem." "It's ﬁne, Mum, I know." "210 of water, 7 of milk." " Ready, Pascale?" " Coming." " You said that half an hour ago." " All right." "Thanks." "We might be late but you two get an early night." " I promised your youth worker." " Maths and then beddy-byes." " Kisses." " Bye." "You really went for her." "It's true, I did ﬂip out rather." "There, the download is complete." "What shall we call the ﬁlm?" " Villainous versus cretinous." " V came up with that." "I feel bad!" "I'm so proud of you." " You spend your life at her place." " So?" "I'm not accountable to you!" "That girl is such a cretin!" "I honestly don't know where Cantal is." "But the cheese stinks." "Excuse me, Mr Lambert." "Violette Vitali." " Come with me, please." " What's she done?" "Violette Vitali." "Maths instead of slam." " She didn't want to disappoint us." " What?" "You're only interested in artistic stuff." "You don't give a shit about the rest." "Mum boasts about failing maths at school." "I don't want to end up like her, or you." " Did you hear that?" " Are you surprised?" "We hardly set a good example..." "I think we do." "Or at least we try." "You're lying." "No, I know when my daughter is lying." "She completely blanked him!" "Damn, I missed it!" "Put it right there." "We need to stop stagnating." "We need a bit of ambition." "I know what we'll do." "We'll sell drugs." "I've got a stash in my room." " You want us to start a business?" " Yeah." "No one must know about it." "The dealers will kill us." "What about cash?" "Have you got any?" "I beg you've got a bank account." "Yes." "But I don't have much in it." "What do you mean by "not much"?" "Well..." " Cut straight." " Does your mum cut straight?" " Fuck off, bitch." " Shut up!" " I'm starving." " Help yourself." "Help yourself!" "She's already in the fridge." " You'll get your 200 euros back." " You won't get it back." " Don't joke about it." " I should have warned you." "It's OK, I'm not worried." "Hey, girls, I had a dream." "I dreamt we'd bought a gun, that we were more powerful than the MS-13." "We were in Los Angeles, in a swimming pool." "There was rap on full blast." "Amazing." " I swear!" " Then what?" " Then I woke up." " Fuck..." "That always happens." "Don't you have gas?" "No." "I don't know." " Gas is bad." " How am I meant to heat the blade?" "Calm down." "Put it in the microwave." "That's how her ex did it." " My mother's ex-ex-ex." " Aren't you forgetting one?" "I don't understand." "Not the knife!" "The dope." " 21." " Perfect." "21 again." "Pick up the crumbs." "We can use those." " You broke it." " It was like that." "We're going to have golden balls, girls." "Diamond, even." "You're in charge of stock." "I'll do the cash." " And me?" " Customer relations." " You can ﬂash your tits." " Shut up." " Don't move." " It's a hold-up." " Don't move!" " Very funny!" " 25." " You're in charge of policing." " Because I'm black?" " Yes, because you're black." "If K2R ﬁnds out, he'll screw us." "I'm telling you." "Are you chickening out?" "How much will we earn with our business?" "Work it out, Violette." "We're charging 80 euros a bar." " You saw how many bars we had." " Yes." "So do the maths." "Hey, just one drag." " Are you crazy?" " Let me have a smoke." "Through the nose now." "Watch out, there's the deputy." "We'll get caught here." "Let's move." "Rock 'n' roll!" "The Adams Family!" "Good evening." "Want some radish?" " Bit peckish, are you?" " Starving." " Hello." " Hello." "She looks just like the deputy head." "I swear to God!" " Her mother." " Her sister, more like." "She's so ancient, that must be her daughter." "Go easy on the champagne." "There won't be enough to go round!" "As long as I get some." "Thank you so much." "No one's ever done this for me." "You do like American literature?" "Yes." "Look at Sabine, lying through her teeth." "Seriously." "To remind you of your dad." "I'd rather be reminded of you." "You're more like real parents to me." "Come on, champagne." "Champagne?" " Yes!" " Not bad, eh?" " You never said." " No, it's a surprise!" "Look who I've invited." "This is Maximilien." "We drove here." "Cool." " I've had no news." " I've been studying." "The standard in my school is higher than you think." "Put your coats in the back room." "Who's she?" "That's Clé, the friend I told you about." "He's not a guy, he's a stick insect." "True!" "The girl is a manga." "He's so ugly!" " I think he's cute." " Seriously?" "Stop it." "He's got bones jutting out." "He's like a skeleton." "Have they gone off for a bit of nookie or what?" "In your parents' bedroom." "It's so quiet today." "It's cool." "You're feeling ambitious." "That's scary." "I'm off to do my maths." " Lala, can you keep watch for me?" " No." "I'm policing." "I don't take over from anyone." "Anyway, I'm too comfy." "Are you serious about your maths?" " You're in a gang, kid." " You get on my tits." "." "No you stop getting °" mY ms!" "'" " No." "Don't start." "We'll sort this out later." "K2R, girls!" "K2R!" "Bunch of fat slags!" "Look at me." "You haven't heard the last of this." " Slag!" " Bastard!" "Guys are bad news, V." "They're always causing trouble." "Yes, I know." "You said." "Come on." "Who cares?" "You can revise tomorrow." "No, I need to work." "It's a catastrophe." "Stop looking so glum." "I've got something for you." "The piercing we saw." "The others haven't got one." "It will just be us two." "There's this girl at my home." "Her mother pierced her navel when she was 12." "To make her look like a whore, since the mother was a whore." "She had no choice, her mum, because of the drugs and all." "But one day... a client tried to get off with the girl." "And she defended herself, even though she was only 12." "She ran away and ended up begging in the streets,." "Then she got arrested and sent to the home." "And the mother?" "She rebuilt her life." "She's got a kid and everything." "She doesn't give a shit about my friend." "Shouldn't we have disinfected it?" "Are you a barbarian or not?" "I'm a barbarian." "As long as I pass, my mum's happy." "My mum doesn't give a fuck about parents' meetings." "Do you know what?" "Truthfully." "I'd give anything for my mum to come, for her to slap me hard on the face because I haven't worked hard." "I swear." "Here." "That means I passed." "Come on, girls." " Come on, Mounia." " Come on, kids." "Let's go." "Go on, get lost." "How does she do it?" "She always manages to pass." "Hang on a minute." "Dodo's sister saw her at the library on Wednesday." "She says her mum won't allow her out on Wednesdays." "She's such a liar." " She's been revising on the sly." " Here are your parents." " Say goodbye and let's go." " What did they say?" "You lied about working on your maths." "They're the liars." "We do work." " I'm not talking to you!" " Don't speak to her like that." " It's not her fault." " I'm beginning to wonder." "From when to when?" "We need to talk." "I have nothing to say." "You embarrassed me." "You're embarrassed?" "Your teacher tells me you're in a gang." "A gang?" "What nonsense!" "She's a cretin!" "Sabine's a bad influence." "The teachers all hate her because she's in a home." "I want you to stop seeing her." "What?" "You're ditching Sabine?" "You're the one I care about, not Sabine." "You're useless." "You're just a silly cow." " What did you just call me?" " A silly cow!" "Get away from me!" "You don't scare me?" "You're still my daughter!" "You can get rid of this for a start!" "Get off me!" " Can I call you back?" " Give me that back!" "Fucking hell!" "Candy, it's me again." "Are you with Sabine?" "Call me back when you're with her, OK?" "What the hell are you doing?" "Hey!" "What are you doing with my shoes?" "Confiscating them." "You're grounded." "You're sick in the head!" "Look, I'm not your mate." "Hang on a sec..." "You're not my dad either." "I can still give you a good fatherly spanking." "Go ahead." "I'll report you." "And her for scalping me." "Look!" "Why not theft and false imprisonment while you're at it?" " What about school?" " Term ends in two weeks." "Anyway, you're resitting the year." "Give me your phone." " You've crazy." " Give me your phone." "Give me your phone!" "Bastard!" "Take your books back to the library." "I'm going to the shops." "I'll pick you up in 15 minutes." " You must really trust me." " That's just it, I don't." " Here." " Thanks." "So it's true that you come here to revise." "If I find the son-of-a-bitch who grassed me up, I'll kill them." "Well?" "What's up?" "I'm not coming back." "I'm grounded." "Didn't Sabine say?" "She hasn't said a thing." "She's in a mood with me." "Why?" "What happened?" "I never diss other people, but she really did my head in, saying I'd betrayed the gang by coming here instead of bumming around with her." "She even tried to hit me..." " I must admit, you do sneak off." " Yes, I sneak off." "So?" "I don't want to fail my exams because of her." "What's more, she's a liar." "I know this woman who works at her home." "She told me loads of stuff about her mum." "She's not dead." "Sabine's mother was a whore." " Stop it." " I swear." "She's got a new kid now." "I don't know where she lives but she has no time for Sabine." "Apparently Sabine knows about the kid." "She's a psychopath." "Seriously, avoid hanging out with those girls." "They're crazy." "They have nothing to lose." "You've got everything, V. You've got it all." "It will end badly." "I sense it." "Shit, there's my stepfather." "I've got to go." "Mind how you go, V." "Hey, look at the car." "It's broken." "You'd better repair it." "Look, Marcel." "You're walking!" "Your brother's been walking for a month, Violette." "A bird." "I'm going to put you down because..." "Violette?" "Violette!" "Are you OK, sweetheart?" "Come here." "Come on." "My baby brother..." "Get down." "Careful, Marcel." "Mind how you go." "Can I come in?" " Thanks." " You're welcome." "Thanks a lot." ""| don't rap, I slip" ""No more words More action..."" "It's only me!" " Did my parents see you?" " You know me, Ocean's Eleven." "I've missed you, you silly cow." " You don't seem pleased to see me." " You gave me a fright." "My parents will freak out." " Don't worry, they're fucking." " What?" "I'm only kidding." "Come on, get dressed, bitch." "We're going to a club." "Candy's mum can get us in." "What about my parents?" "Stop panicking about your parents." "They won't put you in a home." "Are you Villainous or not?" " Yes." " Well, then?" "Let's dance." "Tonight is party night." "No holds barred." "Make yourself beautiful." " Shall I wear this?" " Yes, perfect." "I bet you've never been to a party like this." "No, it's the ﬁrst time." "Yeah!" "Violette!" "Letting it all hang out!" "Come on!" "All right?" "Go for it." "Three vodkas, please." "A GC man!" "You attract money!" "A GC man?" " A punter with a gold card." " The 800 euro girl." "She's quick off the mark." " Here, girls." " Thanks." "Thanks." " Shall we go on somewhere?" " Isn't it a bit late?" "All the same, it's crap here." "We could go somewhere a bit livelier." "Come on, let's go." " Are you ﬁlming again?" " Yeah." "Does it show?" "I'm off my face tonight." " What are we doing?" " Don't worry." "Can you stop?" "I don't feel well." "Don't puke in my dad's car." " Stop the car, please." " OK." "My friends are 16, you dirty paedo, and we've ﬁlmed you groping them." " What are you talking about, bitch?" " Bitch?" " Go home." " Give me your gold card!" "What are you on about?" "Shut up." "What have you done?" "Are you out of your mind?" "What the hell?" "For fuck's sake, wake up." " I'm getting out." " Calm down and shut up!" "No one gets out of this car." "I'm going to take the wheel." "Any snivelling and I'll knife you." "Help me get him out." " For fuck's sake, help me!" " What are you doing?" "Why don't we go to the hospital?" "It's too risky." "For fuck's sake, help me, Lala!" "We'll chuck him in the lake." "The swans will eat him." "No one will trace it to us." "He's alive." "I can hear his heart beating." "Bollocks!" "I'm not going to jail because of him." "Nor me." "It's too grim in jail." "My mother told me." "You're not seriously going ahead with this?" "Everyone will know it was us." "We were seen leaving with him." "We should go to the police, say it was an accident." "I'm not coming with you." "What do you mean, you're not coming with us?" "Violette, look at me!" "What do you mean?" "We're Villainous." "This is for real." "My dad said:" ""A true friend helps bury a corpse," ""no questions asked."" "You know I'm your friend." "This is better for you." "Coming?" "Fuck!" "I told you from the start." "That girl's made of cardboard." "Are you going to prove her right?" "You disappoint me." "I trusted you." "I gave you a chance." "I'll wipe off our ﬁngerprints." "OK, let's go." " Mind his head." " Who cares?" "He's dead!" " He's not dead." " Shut up!" "You, come with me." "Candy, Lala, keep a lookout." "Come on." "Sabine..." "Ready?" "We're on our own now, proper grown-ups." "Listen, Sabine, if we explain, my parents will help us." "You know they won't help me." "Tell them your life story." "There are attenuating circumstances." "What are you talking about?" "I know about your mother and brother." "Shut up!" "You don't know anything." "True friends tell one another the truth." "Shut up, Violette." "Shut your mouth!" "Help!" "Someone's injured!" "Come quickly!" "You're nothing but a ﬁlthy whore!" "You snitch!" "You ﬁlthy whore!" "You ﬁlthy whore!" " Will he live?" " Yes." "Little snitch!" "I knew from the start, but no one ever listens to me." "If Sabine goes down for this she'll come after you, wherever you are." "The girl on the pedalo who vanished into thin air?" "I want to talk to my lawyer." "Have you got a lawyer?" "Was it her who stabbed the young man?" "You must know her." "No, I don't know her." "I thought I did but actually I don't." ""My heart is awash with Sabine in tears" ""Sabine on a lake or surﬁng down the street" ""A Sabine the cops never knew" ""No cage but never wise, never free" ""Alone on the run, down and dirty, wearing war paint" ""My heart is a-bloom with young girls in ﬂower" ""Concrete pistils and asphalt petals" ""A hardy perennial till the growth spurts settle" ""Mounia, Candy, Lala, a bouquet of angry girls" ""I'm gonna miss you" ""My heart resounds with the echo of a song" ""Life may be good but fate can be hard" ""No two players hold the same cards" ""The cradle lifts the veil" ""Revealing many roads to tread" ""Shame we weren't born under the same star" ""My heart is swamped with yesterday" ""With tomorrow overﬂowing" ""|" "left V behind on the way" ""|t's up to Violette to keep going" ""Violette the storyteller, Violette the slammer" ""Never again the villain"" "SUBTITLES:" "RED BEE MEDIA FRANCE"