"ARABIAN NIGHTS" "Hello." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Excuse me, how long is this ticket valid?" " It's valid all day long." " Until midnight?" " Until tomorrow 8 AM." " Thank you, Sir." "Thank you." "Why has the train stopped?" "It's the terminus, you have to get off." "Luxemburg, you have to get off." " We're not going back to Thionville?" " Not until morning." "Thank you." " You all right?" " Jhempi!" "Chill!" "Are you coming by Josée's for a drink?" "I'll be right there." "Jhempi, move over a little." "Do you have a knife, Josée?" "Do you have a knife?" "Alright!" "Here is another one." "Here you are." "That's mine!" "Hand it over!" "It won't come out..." "Look at that!" "Look at that!" "Excuse me!" "Excuse me!" "You can't stay here." "This is private property." "Wait." "Don't be scared." "Hi Dad." " You're late!" " I know, sorry." "We had a drink at Josée's." "You should get some sleep." " Want some help?" " I'll manage!" "You see!" "Things aren't getting better." "You father needs to start to take care of himself." "You can't teach a old dog new tricks." "Right, and how old is old?" "OK, I got it." " See you tonight." " See you." " Miss, can I help you?" " My ticket's in my bag." " I'll give it to you right away." " No, it's not that." "Here." "It looks pretty deep, you should see a doctor." "No doctor." "Don't touch me!" " Don't be scared." "Come with me." "Have a seat." "Hold this." "Let me see." "It should be alright." "Don't move." "It's this way, through the tunnel." "By the way, I'm George Tormes." " I'm Yamina." " It's pretty, Yamina." "It's this way." "Drink this, it'll make you feel better." "Thank you." "Wait a little, it'll cool down." " No. it's not that." " Right." "Who did that to you?" "I have to go." "Wait, I have something else for you." "It's yours, isn't it?" "Yes, I threw the other one away." "Will you sleep outside again?" " I have to go." " I'll walk you out." " What is it?" " I'll stay here a few more minutes." "They're the ones who hurt you?" "Come." "If it's them, you should call the police." "No, I can't go to the police." " I'm not from here." " Really?" "It's obvious, isn't it?" " Where are you from?" " I'm Algerian." " Can't I stay here until tomorrow?" " No, you can't." "It closes at night." "I have another solution." "It's a bit humid because of the stream. but there's a heater." "Here you go, my villa's yours." "Thank you." "And there's a..." "How do you say that in French..." " A lock." " Right, a lock, so no one will come bother you." "I have to go." " Good evening." " Good night and thank you." "Sorry to interrupt, I didn't mean to." "You should buy a bigger bed." "I'm waiting for you to invest." "If I invest, I'll invest a lot." "Goal!" "Sir?" "Yamina." " I thought you were gone." " Me too." " I wanted to thank you." " You're welcome, Yamina." " I wanted to ask you..." " Come with me." "ls it because of those guys?" "The ones we saw the other day?" "Them too, it's a long story." "Stop, Yamina." "It'll be alright." "You can stay in my cabin if you like." "Do you live here?" " I mean normally?" " No, in Thionville." " I'm studying in Nancy." " You study?" "Did you think I was a maid?" " What are you studying?" " Medicine." "I want to be an anesthesiologist." "That's why I left Algeria, I got a scholarship." "And those guys, are they students?" "No, they're assholes, sons of bitches." "Did you use to live in Algeria?" "I come from the southwest, from a douar near Tabelbala." "We had a bakery there." " Your parents still live there?" " They're dead." "The village is gone." "It was bled to death." "When the army came, there were rows of heads in front of the cemetery." "Terrorists?" "Probably." "But I..." "I don't understand." "Were you there?" "It's too complicated a story." " And those guys..." " They won't leave me alone." "This is impossible." "We have to redo this kitchen." "It's just a matter of organisation." "Why don't you put me in a old people's home?" "That way you'll have the house with Nicole." "I'm going to work." "Have a good day." "Right..." "Excuse me, I didn't mean to startle you." "It's OK, it's just that you don't have a bathroom." "That's true." "But there's a tap near the Alzette." "I'm sorry." "Here is the key to the football locker rooms." "There are showers and restrooms there." "for men and women, though we have no women's team." "I'm the team's goal keeper." "I brought you some coffee." " Then I'll take you to the field, OK?" " That's nice of you." "Thank you." "Tabelbala is a large oasis on the edge of the desert, with a palm grove, wells and camels." "The southbound caravans leave from there." "My grandfather worked for a Frenchman who had a bakery." "We lived in his house with my parents, my aunts, my cousins, the entire family." "I was really happy then." "In fact, it's said I'll go back, Inch Allah." "I drank from the well of Cheraïa and the legend says that he who drinks from it will no doubt return to Tabelbala." "My grandfather says the same thing about the Rembours in Rumelange." "He made me drink from it when I was little." "And?" "Rumelange is where my grandparents live." "It's next to Esch-sur-Alzette." "There's a source there called the Rembours." "He who drinks from it will return to Rumelange." "That's what people say anyway." "So in fact everyone will go back there because it provides the city with drinkable water." " Does your well have a song?" " A song?" " Mine does." " Really?" "I don't think there's a song about the Rembours." "Although there's the miner's song." " Hi." " Hi." " Did you go out?" " No." "I had an emergency." " And?" " There was nothing we could do." "Are you planning a vacation?" "There!" "I've been there before!" "Where?" "In Algeria?" "No, in Djerba, with my parents." "Two weeks with Luxair Tours." "That's the last time I went on holiday with my parents." "I have two weeks off at Easter." "What a good idea." "I've never been anywhere really." "Except for Blankenberghe." " And Poland with the football team." " And in Lloret with your parents." "Nerja, what a nightmare!" "The other day, I was thinking." "Since I've been working for the railway, I've done 6 to 8 two-way trips." "To Esch, Bettenbourd, Troisvierges... 200 to 300 km per day," "Five times a week." "46 weeks per year." "That's more than 400,000 km." "These past years, I've travelled 10 times around the earth without ever going anywhere." "Poor dear!" "Good thing you have me." "Offside!" "Referee!" "Good game!" " Who's that girl?" " She works for us." " She drives?" " She cleans the offices." " And she likes inter-company football?" " I don't know, Nicole." "They must have called her to clean the locker rooms." "Why are you doing this?" "I want..." "I want to help you escape." "I mean, why are you so nice?" "Why are you helping me?" "It's normal, isn't it?" "No, it's not." "You're too good to me." "Tomorrow and the day after I won't be able to come by, it's Christmas." "The whole family is coming." "And I have to cook the meal." "You're not drinking your coffee?" "No." "I can't stay." " It's just coffee." " No, I have to go." "You're right, this isn't normal." "Thank you." "These sausages aren't as good as ours." "What the farmer does not know..." "The chicken's excellent." "Georges cooked us a great meal." "You should have played inside." "The concert was beautiful, but it was so cold outside." "I would have preferred the cathedral." "What do you think, Georges?" "Georges?" "Georges, are you OK?" "Excuse me, I was daydreaming." "I think it's really good." "I'd like a glass of Riesling, if no one minds." "Come on, father, you don't drink white wine with couscous." "Why not?" "Georges, go get a bottle in the cellar!" "Are you feeling alright?" "I'm OK." "I must have gotten up too fast." "My head's spinning, I'll lie down a minute." "I'm alright." "Keep eating." "I'll join you in a minute." " Please." " As you wish." "Georges." "I have to go." " It's 4 p.m." " Already?" " Are you feeling better?" " Yes." "I'm a little out of it though." "It's OK, you don't have to come with me." " Where?" "We were supposed to have diner at my mom's tonight." "Shit, I completely forgot." "Give me a minute." "I've already told her." "Stay here and get some rest!" "Are you sure?" "Really sure?" "Really sure." "I'll call you tomorrow." " Hello." " Hello." " I thought you couldn't come by today." " I wanted to get some air." "I see that..." "Lt was so stuffy, I couldn't breathe." "What do you mean?" "At the table with my father and my grandparents, then there was Nicole, my girlfriend." "You saw her at the football game." "Yeah." "I can't explain it." "Surprise." " Couscous." " You made couscous for Christmas?" "More or less." "I bought some cans and improved it a bit." "Well, let's see how it is." "Do you celebrate in Algeria?" "Christmas?" "Less now than before." "We used to every year." "There was a woman in Tabelbala who put up a Christmas tree." " Really?" " She was French." "She had a café in Tabelbala." "the Montparnasse." "Can you imagine Montparnasse in the Sahara?" "She came from Paris and every year celebrated Christmas with her family." "She played record for us, like "Jingle Bells, Silent Night..."" " You're kidding." " I remember it so well." " "Jingle Bells"?" " Yeah." "Mrs Margaux played Bing Cosby in her café." "Thanks, but I just ate." "I can't eat alone, that's not right." "OK, just a little then." " Anything planned the day after tomorrow?" " The day after tomorrow?" "I don't know." "I don't have practice." "Let's go out for couscous." "What about this one?" "Georges, I don't know what is this, but it stinks." "No wonder you fell ill." "Hi Nicole." "I won't be able to come tonight as planned." " Is it like this in your country?" " Not exactly, but fairly close." " It's beautiful." " Tabelbala?" "Of course it is." "With the desert, there's a smell, you have to smell it." "It's particular, with the palm grove, the camels, the wells. the storms, and Ghars Allah." " What?" " Ghars Allah." "Some think he's mad or possessed." "Others think he's a saint and has magical powers." "The seed of God." "Sometimes he disappears in the Erg Raoui for weeks or he errs in the oasis and lies on the embers screaming:" ""I abjure your God, the money!"" "And you saw him do that?" "Can you catch the wind with a rope?" "Come on, let's go." "Nanou, a friend from Nancy." "The friend I told you about." "Nice to meet you." "You work in the trains?" "Yes." " I'll get the menu?" " No, we'll have couscous." " Unless you don't like couscous anymore." " Couscous is fine." "Two Berber couscous, with raisins and almonds." "A drink before dinner?" " I'll have a beer, please," " And a soda." " You told her you lived in my cabin?" " No, I told her I lived with you." "I saw her a few days ago." "She's been working here for 3 months." "She lives in Luxembourg?" "In Thionville, she come here every day." "Thank you." "When I came to Nancy 3 years ago." "we shared an apartment." "Excuse me, I'll be right back." " Hi." " Hi." "How's it going?" "What's up?" "We're going for a drink, want to join us?" " In a hour and a half." " OK." "Yamina?" "Yamina?" "You'll see, things will work out." "No, they won't." "It won't stop." "We have to calm down." "Stay calm and think." "I'll handle things." "Trust me, don't be afraid." "No, you mustn't, you mustn't." " I'm sorry." " It's not that." "It's not that." "I have to find a solution." "I'll come back at dawn." "At dawn." " Hello." " I'm looking for Yamina." "Something's happened to her." "She could be dead for all I know." " I think the terrorists killed her." " What?" "The terrorists who are after her." " She told you terrorists were after her?" " Yes." "I don't know, those guys who killed her parents in Algeria." "She takes her dreams for reality." " Excuse me?" " Yamina's never been to Algeria." "She was born in the suburbs of Paris." "Her parents died in a car accident." "And those guys?" "They're her fiancée's cousins, her ex-fiancée." " They kidnapped her." " Certainly not." "How do you know?" "They came by here half an hour ago asking if I knew where Yamina was hiding." " Do you know?" " I might, but I didn't tell them." "It's true they're not easy going." "And she knew what she was getting into with Rachid." "I'd forget about her if I were you." "She's bad luck, believe me." " Let me offer you a drink." " I must find her." " Does she owe you money too?" " No." "I want to help her." "Please..." "I think I can help her." "I see she's gotten to you." "She's probably on a train to Marseilles." " Wait." "Hassane, could you come here?" " Yes." "Do you remember Ben Kouri's address?" " Yamina's father?" " No, he's her uncle." " I thought he was her father." " He has a shop in Marseilles." "Yamina lived there when her parents died." "Ben Kouri Shop." "Marché des Capucins, in Marseilles." "That's all I know." "Thank you, thank you very much." "What's happening to you?" "Are you feeling OK?" " I'm tired." " Come here." "Nicole, I'm truly sorry, but..." "You looking for something?" "I think I found it." "This is Mr. Ben Kouri's shop, right?" "I see you've learned how to read." "Mr. Ben Kouri?" " I'm a friend of Yamina." " My niece Yamina?" "Yes." "I was told she was here." "She doesn't live here anymore." "She lives in Nancy, up north." "Khalil?" "Don't you see there's work to do?" " Are you the doctor?" " The doctor?" "The doctor she works for in Nancy." " Who are you then?" " I'm Georges Tormes." "And how do you know Yamina?" "We met at a friend's house, you know." "No, I don't know." "Yamina is not here." "Does Rachid know you're looking for her?" " I don't think so." "Don't you know where I can find her?" "Yamina works for a doctor in Nancy." "Hey, wait." "Where are you going?" "Excuse me, madam." "Get out of my house." "Get out." "Go or I'll call the police." "She's not here." "Out!" "Out!" " Excuse me, I didn't meant to..." " Out!" "Wait, see the café over there?" " Yes." " Go wait for me there." " ls it about Yamina?" " What are you doing?" "Go wait for me." "Nothing, dad." "Giovanni, the usual, please." " So you're looking for Yamina?" " Yes." "It's too late, she left for Algiers last night." " She was here?" " Not for long." " But Mr. Ben Kouri said..." " My dad said what he had to." "Thank you." " You want to find her?" " Yes." "Not so fast." "I have something for you, what do you have for me?" " How much?" " Let's say 250." "Yamina's worth 250, right?" "117 Independance street, that's it?" "It's Algiers, my aunt's address." " Thank you." " You're welcome." "If you hurry and you have your papers, you can catch the ferry and see Yamina tomorrow. lnch Allah." " What papers?" " What do you mean?" " Do you have a visa?" " No." " A passport at least?" " No, my ID." "That's not enough." "You must go back to your country request a visa and wait a month or so." " I can't do that." " There's no other way." "Unless..." "What?" "You still have money?" "Yes." " Hello." " Sir." " 117 Independance street." " What's her name?" " Excuse me?" " The girl." "What's her name?" "Yamina, what do you know?" "Nothing, but neither do you, sir." "Ln Algiers, when a girl wants to get rid of a foreigner, she tells him to meet her at 117 Independance street." "Understand now?" "So Independance street does not exist?" "Sure it does, but there are only 116 houses." " I'd like a room, please." " Alright, sir." "May I see your passport?" "I'd rather see your passport." "I need to see your visa." "That's all I have." " Can I help you?" " Stay our of it, Zaida." "Sir, excuse me." "Excuse me, I don't understand." " What is it?" " Where's the boat from last night?" "It's gone, I think." "Gone?" "There's nothing for you here." "I'd like a second class ticket to Tabelbala, please." "I'm really sorry, sir, there is no train for Tabelbala." "Really?" "It's in the desert, you can only go there by car." "There is a train to Bechar via Oran." "In Bechar you can get a bus or a taxi, but I must tell you that travelling to the region of Tabelbala is not without risk." "Why?" "A ticket to Bechar, then." " Your ticket, sir." " Where does that road go to?" "To Bechar like the train." "The bus station, please." "Did a bus just arrive?" "A bus comes in every 20 minutes." "And they're gone again?" " This is a bus station." " To Tabelbala?" "Around 35 minutes ago, 37 exactly, a bus left for the south and stops at Tabelbala." " The next one?" " Day after tomorrow at 6:20 a.m." "Is it possible to rent a car in Bechar?" "Sometimes, at the gas station." "Do you have a car for Tabelbala?" "Tabelbala?" "Tabelbala?" "What are you doing here?" "It's no place for tourists." "Why don't you have any papers?" "I probably lost them yesterday." " Where are you from?" " Luxembourg." " The Gardens of Luxembourg." " No, it's a country." "What happened to the bus yesterday?" "Are there many victims?" "Yes, many are dead." "Are there survivors?" "Are there any survivors?" "We don't have the means to take care of you." "You can go." "What are you doing?" "Leave that alone." "Hello." "I'm sorry I don't understand." "What happened over there?" "The bus had an accident?" "What happened?" "What did they do with the people?" " Do you know the well of Cheraïa?" " Cheraïa?" "The song of Cheraïa." "Cheraïa." "Cheraïa." "English subtitles ripped  edited by =tosem="