"(artificial respirator)" " l never could forget it." "Don't know about you, but I've thought of it every day." "I had to come, I don't know why." "I wanted to see you one last time." "But why tell you all that now?" "You can't even hear me." "You're gone." "You're no more!" " Sir!" "Sir!" "(Horn)" "Looking for Alexander" " Your husband has come to." "It's unheard of!" "It's great." "Very good news." " ls he really conscious?" " He can see and hear, but he can't speak yet." "After being so long in a coma..." " Pulling the plug brought him back to life?" "Can I see him?" " Of course." "There may be neurological complications." " Like what?" " We won't know till we've done more tests." "He's back from a long journey." "Come with me." "(Native language)" " l thought you were dead." "They said you were clinically dead." "Are you there?" "Are you there, Alexander?" "Even before your accident, you knew about me and François." "Our marriage had become hell." "I don't know how to tell you this." "It's serious now between François and me." "We want to get married." "Do you understand?" "Do you understand?" "(She's crying.)" " Can you come see the artist's sketch today?" " No, I need to sleep." "I'm back on duty at 4 PM." " lt's best while it's fresh in your memory." " Fresh or not, what I saw won't help you." " Sorry, it's police procedure." "Did he say anything when he came to?" " He still can't speak." "He's what's called aphasic." "lnability to speak." " Stop by the station before 4 PM." "Sooner the better." "Doctor, will this phasic state last long?" " Maybe the rest of his life, or till tomorrow." "(music)" " So?" "You OK?" " What are you doing?" " You told him about us?" " Why are you in my car?" " C'mon, Michelle..." " What are you doing with my keys?" " You're upset." "Let's go home." " Hey!" "Hey!" "What's got into you?" "Are you taking advantage of the situation?" " Taking advantage of what?" "Come on, Mimi." " Don't call me Mimi!" "Give me my keys." " No." "No way." "You're in no shape to drive." " Gimme those keys, or you're fired!" " You're acting like you don't know me!" "Allo?" "We've been together for 6 months!" " You're nuts." "You need your head examined." "You're in the right place." " Trying to dump me?" "Now he's awake, you've changed your mind?" "The office boy can go to hell?" "You're the boss, you call the shots?" "Fuck you, ostle!" " Hey!" " Fuck you!" " Hey!" " Take your goddam keys!" "God!" " Morning, Mr Tourneur!" "Sleep well?" "Let me raise your bed." "Your headaches any better?" " Yes... a bit..." "At least... I remember that..." " Nothing else since yesterday?" " No." "I remember that I... slept badly last night... that I... ate badly yesterday... and... I remember you." "It's... lt's, it's weird... lt's as if... I was born an old man..." " Don't worry, you look great for forty." " Thanks." " How do you feel today?" " Same as..." "Same as yesterday." " Right." "And physically?" " Better." " l have to ask you the same questions." " And I'll probably give you... the same answers." " Any memories of your wife?" "Of your daughter?" "Your work as a veterinarian?" " No." " Your amnesia seems to pre-date your coma." " The truth is... I got hit... putting down a deer." " Yes and no." "Let's say, it's one perception of reality." "Truth is a notion as abstract as memory." "How we choose what to remember." "And which truth?" "The hit-and-run driver's?" "The police?" " Why not the deer's?" " What matters now is your perception, your private truth, that belongs only to you." "The man who pulled the plug that night..." "You remember his presence beside you?" "The detective must have asked you that?" " No... I... I have no memory of the man who disconnected me." " You know, Mr Tourneur... memory is very capricious." "One recovered image can bring it all back." "But your memory, imagined or real, is all we have for now." "(mixed conversations )" " The case of the man and the deer, boss." "We got the artist sketch from Quebec." "He looks like a guy who plays for the Expos." " What do you mean?" " Take a look." "You'll see." " Well..." " Quebec outdid themselves." "That's all they got?" "This is a big help!" "A ball cap and an amnesiac." " His doctor says he remembers it was winter." "He remembers the deer, the syringe." "Not bad for an amnesiac!" " Remembers what we already know." "Won't help our investigation." " Maksoud, talk to the victim." "You may find something new." " Well..." " l say the hit-and-run driver and the artist sketch show the same person killed him." " Deductions are your specialty, huh?" " OK, I didn't say a thing." "But my experience tells me I'll be right." " l can't wait!" " Bet you $20!" " Things are simpler with François." "(Michelle and Alexander):" "At least with him, I feel good." " What'll happen to the house in La Malbaie?" " l don't know." "Your dad can do what he wants with it." "I've got used to living in the city." "We'll see when he's better." " You talk like you'll get back together." " He may not remember me, but I'm still his wife." " Mom, you were practically divorced." " Your father and I never considered divorce." "Why dream that up?" " Never considered divorce?" "What about François?" " Enough about François!" "I never had an affair with an employee!" " Then call him and tell him that!" "He's confused." "So am I." "I'm sick of explaining." " l don't get it!" "He harasses me, and you defend him." "Stop staring at me like I'm nuts!" "There was nothing between us!" " lt suits you that dad can't remember." "You can make him believe what you want." " Since your dad came to, you've changed, Sylvaine!" "Why are you so hostile to me?" "Stop it!" "Things are tough enough!" " So there was nothing between you?" " When was it taken?" " Last summer. I took the photo." " l don't remember this!" " You and dad are made for each other!" "(door banging)" " No." "Not in the water..." "Get..." "Get me out!" " OK, I'll get you out." " Spare some change?" " No." "(cell phone ringing)" "Jobin here." " Jobin?" "It's Maksoud." "You called me?" " Yes, about Tourneur." "You read the file?" " Yes, why?" " He gets out of the hospital soon." "I told him to stop and see you." " How's he doing?" " He's hopeless." "You won't get much out of him." " Nothing new since last time?" " No." "No fingerprints, a nurse who saw nothing." "No links to your "hit-and-run"." "If I were you, I'd file it away for good." " lt'll probably end that way." "But I still want to meet him." "When does he get out of the hospital?" " Right after the holidays." " OK." "Anything else?" " Nothing." "Just "Merry Christmas"." " You, too." "Don't drown in a bottle of scotch!" " Hm!" "Bye." " We could come back tonight." "And improvise a Christmas party." " l'd rather not." "I need to rest." "I know it's hard on you both..." "But... I don't know you." " You want to return to La Malbaie alone?" "There's room for you in Quebec." " Thanks, but... I'll be better off back at home alone with my things." " l'd like to drive you there." " Sure, why not?" " All three of us could go." " You always hated that house." "Said you'd never set foot in it again." " lt was too hard, with Alexander gone." " No, before that, Mom." "You refuse to face the truth." " What truth?" "Your truth?" "You rewrite the past to come out on top." " lf it's too complicated... I'll take the bus." " No, no..." "Go with her, if you prefer." "Nothing's changed:" "I never had a place between you two!" "(phone ringing)" "(phone ringing)" "(phone ringing)" "(phone ringing)" "(phone ringing)" " Hello?" "Hello?" "Michelle, is that you?" "Sylvaine?" " Alex." "I wanted to know how you were." "It's your brother." " What brother?" " You only have one." " Really... I have a brother?" " You kidding me?" " No, no... I remember nothing." "I have amnesia." " You remember nothing?" "Nothing at all?" " Not even where l'm from." "We should meet." "So you can tell me." "What's your name?" " Just wanted to know how you were, Alex." "J'ai perdu une autre guerre" "C'était moi les seuls soldats" " You don't even remember Corcoran?" " Who's that?" " The guy singing." " Ah." "No, but it's nice." " You used to love it." " At least I had taste." " Hm." "You haven't lost one thing." " What?" " Your sense of humour." " What do you know about my brother?" " You don't have one." "Who told you that?" " No one." "He called me at the hospital." " Sure you didn't dream it?" " No." "I talked to him." " lf you had a brother, we'd know." "You OK?" " Yes." "But you're not getting along with your mother?" " Why does she think your marriage was fine?" " Was it that bad?" " Yes. lt was over." "She had a boyfriend, you had a girlfriend." " l had a girlfriend?" " l think her name was Carole." " She never visited me at the hospital." " l don't think it was serious." "I never even met her." " How did you take it?" " l understood mom." "It was hell for her." "You drank more and more." " l have a drinking problem?" " l hope it's gone with the rest." " Yeah." " You might say... that all 8-year-old girls are sentimental." "Maybe..." "But the frozen lake was so beautiful." "I loved it when you took me with you." "Every time you saved a cow, horse or dog, to me you were the god of animals." " l'm... I'm glad to hear that." "It... lt makes me feel I really existed." " l only told you the best." " What do you mean?" " Nothing." "The rest doesn't matter." " But..." "Was I a good father?" " The best father in the world." "(child laughing)" "(child):" "Pull!" "(Alexander):" "Pull!" "(child):" "It's such fun with you, Papa!" "(Alexander):" "It's such fun with you, papa!" " Put that back." " lt was the only vacant room in Sept-Îles." " lt's $100 a night, max!" "You want to live it up, Maksoud, you pay!" "(knocking)" " The guy with the deer is in your office." " Really?" " With a cute young girl." "He looks like he needed an extra week in intensive care." "(a woman):" "It was late afternoon." "You couldn't have seen much." "Bad storm that day!" "He must've seen you at the last second." "Maybe he never saw you at all." "Luckily, the vehicle only sideswiped you." "It took emergency vehicles 30 minutes to arrive." "The storm had covered up most of the tracks." "It looked like it was a big truck." "Probably an 18-wheeler." "We've gone over every possibility, but we need leads." "You remember nothing at all?" " He doesn't even remember I'm his daughter." "If he remembered the make of a truck, I'd be insulted!" " Of course... I'd rather remember you than that truck." " What could you remember?" " Everything you told me." " Like what?" "That you always came home drunk?" " Want to come in?" " What for?" " You in a rush?" " No." " Did I say the wrong thing?" "We haven't said a word since Baie St-Paul." "But from Quebec to Baie St-Paul..." "To hear it, I was the man of your dreams!" " You?" "The man of my dreams?" "You had no time for me, or for anyone else." "Only your damn animals!" " What?" "What are you saying?" "I don't get it." " Never mind." "Close the door, I've got to go." "School starts tomorrow." "For Sale" "(Native language)" " Who are you?" " Hello, Mr Tourneur!" " What kind of a name is Maksoud?" " Lebanese, but I was born in Hauterive." "My dad came here when he was 20." "What kind of a name is Tourneur?" " French, I guess." "My birth certificate says Saint-Urbain." "I don't even know where l'm from." " Must be hard to remember nothing." " Sometimes it's scary." "Yes." " Remembering things can be scary, too." " A gray Honda." " Sure it wasn't a truck?" " No, a car with H for Honda in front." "And a Florida plate with a little palm tree." " Drolet, come in, it's Maksoud." "We have to find a gray Honda..." "You OK?" " Yes." "I've been here before." "It's... it's like... I know every tree." " Maybe you came hunting here." " l doubt it." "Just seeing your gun scares me." " What was it like?" "New, rusty, dented?" " No, gray." "But it was just a flash." "It may be linked to another memory." " Maybe, but we can't ignore it." "You had the flash there." " l only have instant coffee." "Sure you don't want a beer?" " Why not?" "My shift is over." "You won't join me?" " l was told I had a drinking problem." "And I've discovered it's true." " Thank you." "Who are these two men?" " The one on the right is in other photos." "He must be my father." " There can't be many Tourneurs here." "Did you check?" " Only in the Charlevoix phone book." "I'm the only one." " Your wife must know things." "Hasn't she told you?" " l haven't asked her." "Every time we meet, nothing comes of it." "It's odd to have lived so long with someone... and to feel nothing when..." "when I'm with her." "I don't mean about memories... I feel nothing." " What about your daughter?" " With Sylvaine it's... I know she's my daughter." "It's instinctive." " Things seem tense between you two?" " lt's easier for me to talk to strangers." "I don't worry... I'm not embarrassed about not remembering." "Like with you... lt's easy." " l've reactivated your personal account." "Your wife and her friend had it frozen until you died." "But you're not dead, so I'll reactivate it fully." "And give you brand new pin numbers." "One for your personal account, and one for the clinic's." "I already gave it to Patrick." " Patrick?" " Boivin." "Your partner." " Yes. I've been told of him." " That's good." "See Janine at the counter to enter your new numbers." "As for the rest, don't worry." "It's as if you'd never lost your memory." "Sure you can remember all those numbers?" "Write them down somewhere, that's what I'd do." " Once I leave..." "I'm sure to remember you." " Good!" "It was a pleasure." "Didn't think I'd see you again!" " Know how many grams there are?" " We don't weigh it, when it's for personal use." " OK..." "Were the 300 plants we found in your basement also for personal use?" " We don't like to run short." "It's preventive medicine." "He has asthma, smoking relieves his lungs." " Yes, we're into prevention, too." "(knocking)" " Boss, can I see you a minute in private?" " What?" " l've found the plate with the palm tree." "Belongs all right to a Honda." " Spit it out!" "Who's the owner?" " Wilbrod Gadouas, a repeat offender." "His license is suspended, which explains a lot." " Old man Gadouas, he mixed up in this?" " Listen, green thumb, I'm talking to her, shut your yap!" " How did you find it?" " Stopped for a coffee at Marcel's." "I parked beside the car in question." "Luck smiles upon an experienced cop." " Yes, yes, yes..." "Let me finish with them and we'll talk." " OK." " So!" "Were you born with asthma?" " Greatest day of my life!" "It doesn't remind you of anything?" " Sorry, but ..." "No, nothing." " At least, you're here talking to me." "Seeing you in a coma in the hospital was awful." "You were pitiful." "I even considered euthanasia." "Good old Alex, I'm so glad you're here!" "Wasn't the same without you." " Did I have a girlfriend named Carole?" " l'm glad you mentioned it." " Was she a local girl?" " No." "A real estate agent in Clermont." "She came to our clinic's 15th anniversary bash!" "A helluva bash!" "Sorry, I forgot you don't remember." "Come see, I had the riding ring covered." "(neighing)" "So?" "What do you think?" " lt's great... it's... lt's a good idea." " Same temperature all year." "The owners are happy." "They exercise their horses more." "In the long run, it'll pay off!" "So?" "When you coming back?" " Don't take it badly, but I want to sell my share." " What?" " l'm of no use to you now." " Not a chance." "Give yourself time." "You're being impulsive!" "You need money?" "I'll lend you some, give you some." "Take the time you need." " What if my memory never comes back?" " Come on, what's endocarditis?" " A swelling of the inner lining of the heart." " See, you don't forget veterinary medicine." "Look, you were dead." "Now you're alive and here." "The worst is over." "You're a fighter!" "You'll recover!" "Maybe... you're right... I'll give it a try." " That's the old you!" "(dog barking)" " lt's not for sale." " We're interested, but not in buying." " Meaning?" " Gadouas, I'll get to the point." "Last year there was a hit-and-run accident." "Remember?" " That vet's accident?" "How do I fit in?" " Don't deny it." "We've got a witness." "Anything you say may be used against you." " Spare me the legal jargon!" "A witness to what?" " This witness says you hit the vet." " l don't even have a license." "Haven't driven for 2 years." " So why was your car at Marcel's?" " How about yours?" "It's true, I should've stopped." "But I'd drunk a bit, and had no license." "I didn't want to blow into a balloon." "There was no one with the deer." "I swear I didn't hit the vet!" " l'm sure you did." " Hold on, Drolet!" "I'll admit to the deer." "Nothing else!" "is the vet trying to pin this on me?" " How come he saw your car with the Florida plate?" " How the hell do I know!" " Drolet, come with me." "We can't arrest him." " He's guilty." "He even admitted it." " For the deer." " That's not enough for you?" " lf Tourneur had his vet's bag out, the deer had been hit." " We know that." "But Tourneur didn't remember a truck, he remembered a Honda with Florida plates." "Pauline, we're splitting hairs!" " No judge will issue a warrant on his testimony." "It's an amnesiac's word" " Against a drunkard's!" " This guy didn't go and disconnect Tourneur." "The statement says the man was big and burly." "He look big and burly?" " Can we impound his car?" " l'm all for it. lt's evidence." " Yes... big deal." "(commentator's voice)" " Here, that's what you liked." "Only you drank that here." " Did I come often?" " We saw each other often, but not always here." " Really?" " Don't worry, sweetheart, we were both married." " So?" "Are we winning?" " Don't know." "Just got here." " Hell of a goal!" " Yeah." "(announcing the goal)" " All I know about your family, is that you never wanted to discuss it." " l never said anything?" " Almost nothing." "Until your dad's death." "But you two weren't placed in the same family." " So I have... I really have... a brother?" " See, your memory's coming back!" " How did he die?" " Your brother's dead?" " No, my father?" " l think it was a fishing or hunting accident." "A senseless death." " How did we meet?" " We were neighbours in Limoilou." "You were 13 or 14." "The year of the Montreal Olympics, 1976." "You were in your last foster family." "You had several." " Really?" "How come?" " Maybe you'd best not remember all that." "What you don't know can't hurt you." " What do you mean?" "You were shuffled around your whole youth." "It was tough on you." "Your dad's death changed your whole life." "We'd never have met." "Lifelong friends are rare." "Hell, I'm really glad you're back." "You can't replace a best friend." " To our friendship!" " We've been partners so long, now we should become pals." "Check it out!" "How many college friends do you still see now?" " Patrick..." "How did we meet?" " Alexander, we met in vet school." "We took the same courses." "Then we started the clinic." " l think..." "I'd better go." " Nice to see you again." "(Native language)" "Hunter Drowns in Lac à l'Écluse" "(answering machine):" "Hi, it's me, Michelle, I'm worried, I haven't heard from you." "Let me know when you're coming to Quebec." "Or I could come up to Malbaie." "Things are tough with Sylvaine." "Don't know what happened between you, but it's as if you didn't exist." "I miss you, I feel so alone." "Big kiss, call me." "Bye." " "He is survived by his two sons."" "(engine starting)" "For Sale" "I Remember" " Been waiting long?" " No, I..." "I just got here." " You OK?" "You don't look well." " Could be... I haven't slept much lately." " Hi" " Hello." " Something to drink?" " Can I buy you a drink?" " l can't, I'm on duty." "I'll have a Perrier." " OK." " Got any Guiness?" " That dark beer?" " Yes, that's it." " l think we've got some." " So... anything new?" " Yes." "We found the owner of the gray Honda." " The hit-and-run driver?" " l don't think it was him." "He's well-known in the area." "He swears he only hit the deer." "Nothing else." "We found bits of the deer's skin on the bumper." " Means I was there when the deer got hit." " Probably..." "I don't know." "But that's where we stand." " There." " Thank you." " Thank you." "It's like for my father." "It's odd they never found his body." "In the open sea, I'd understand." "But usually, drowned bodies float up, don't they?" " There are no rules." "Depends on the lake." " lf l could find my brother, at least I'd know that." " l searched, but found nothing on him." " Anything else?" " No thanks, it's fine!" " l'll get your check." " Thanks." " Do you see yourself..." "in your dreams?" " What?" " l see myself in my dreams." "Does that happen to you?" " Dunno." "I never thought about it." "If you dream, means you're sleeping." " ln fact... I don't know if they're dreams or memories." "The images I see are..." "very clear... but I don't think they're mine." " Don't worry, in time you'll understand." "(Michelle):" "Whatever happens, François, don't worry... (Michelle and Alexander):" "François..." "I'll be there for you." " Carole?" " What are you doing here?" "I didn't think you'd come back." " l have to tell you..." " You went back to your wife?" " No." "I have amnesia." "I remember nothing." "I don't remember you." "I don't even remember..." "my daughter." "Maybe I shouldn't have come." " No." "No, it's OK." "I'm glad you did." " l was told that you and I..." "What were we?" " Almost a couple." "We'd been... together for 6 months..." "When it happened... lt was hard," "really hard." "I couldn't face going to the hospital." " So it was serious?" " We were in love." " l'd like it if... you told me about us." "It might help." " Tell you about us?" "Sorry." "Remind me which file?" "I'm drawing a blank." " What file?" "I'm talking about love, not the sale of a duplex!" "Why do you suddenly pretend you don't know me?" " We met once, I think, at a party." " Carole, you just told me we were together 6 months!" " What is this?" "Please leave!" " No." "I want to understand what's going on." " What's happening?" "You OK, Carole?" " lt's OK." " lt'll be fine." "I'm sorry." "I've..." "I've decided not to sell." " ln fact, it's quite rare." "It seems you're creating memories based on what your loved ones tell you." " l feel I'm on the wrong side." "I see myself through my wife's eyes," "or my daughter's, or my partner at the clinic..." " People you've been close to over the years?" " Yes." "So I'm told." "And when I talk to them, suddenly it all turns upside-down." "As if they don't remember what they just told me." "They change their mind, their opinions... their feelings... for no reason." " You mean, during the same conversation?" " Yes." " And with me, right now, does it happen?" " No." "Not with you." "We've been talking quite a while and your attitude hasn't changed." "It didn't happen with the policewoman either." " This may seem absurd, but I think your family, your friends, are inadvertently transmitting memories to you." "Can you spend the night in Quebec?" " Yes." "Where is she... now?" " Oh..." "She moved in with her boyfriend." " ls it since I'm back, that you're not getting on?" " No." "No, no..." "According to her, it's all my fault." "She's confused and blames it on me." "She's a bit old for a teenage crisis." "Why don't you want to sleep with me?" " Do you still love me as much?" " Your accident hasn't changed anything, Alexander." "I've always loved you..." "Always." "If you're cold, there's a blanket in the closet." "Good night." "(Michelle):" "The first time I saw you, you sat quietly in your corner." "We were both twenty." "I came over, I forget what we said... (François joining):" "...but I know we laughed." "That's when I fell in love." "I love you, Alexander." "I always loved you." "(François ):" "I always loved you, Alexander." "(Michelle):" "I always loved you." "Always." "(Alexander):" "I feel I'm on the wrong side." "(Michelle):" "If you're cold, there's a blanket in the closet." "(Alexandre):" "If you're cold, there's a blanket in the closet." "(doctor):" "The man you'll discover may surprise you or disappoint you." " Sylvaine?" "(Alexander):" "Sylvaine... was I a good father?" "The best in the world." " Was I a good father, Sylvaine?" " The man of my dreams?" "You were never there for me." "(man):" "Don't worry, you look great for forty." "(woman):" "You look great for forty." " Yes!" "You look great for forty!" "(Patrick):" "Need money?" "I'll lend you some, give you some." "Take the time you need." " Take the time you need." "(Detective Jobin):" "Don't worry, in time you'll understand." "(Doctor):" "Your family, your friends, are inadvertently transmitting memories to you." "(Joseph):" "You're gone, you're no more." "(Daughter):" "What?" "That you always came home drunk?" "(Patrick):" "Lifelong friends are rare." "(woman):" "You've lost your memory." "You don't know." "(Carole):" "I couldn't face going to the hospital." "(Patrick and Alexander):" "What you don't know can't hurt you." " What you don't know can't hurt you!" "(Native language)" " What language are you speaking?" "(Native language)" " Can you speak to us in French?" " The deer of my dream..." "Wolf that Dreams sees its prey in its sleep." " Just before the accident that put you in a coma, what were you doing?" " l come out of the woods." " Then where are you?" " On a road." " Describe this road." " Snow-covered." "I see nothing else." "I hear a noise. I turn around." "I stand still." " What do you see?" " A car." " And now, what do you feel?" " l'm cold." "But the blood running is warm." "I can't raise my head... but I can open my eyes... I hear a noise." " What kind of noise?" " A car door." "Footsteps." "I see a man." "He bends over me." " Can you describe this man?" " lt's me." " Clearly the stolen memories aren't limited to people you knew." "By what witchcraft?" " What does that mean?" " You may have inherited the archaic memory of an Indian hunter." "And that of a deer, too." " lt's not possible... I must have invented it..." "or mixed up memories." "Since when do I speak Montagnais?" "Next time fit me out with feathers and a tomahawk!" " Mr Tourneur, your case is no more surprising than others." "In Berlin, I hypnotized a girl in a memory transmission case." "Under hypnosis she spoke perfect Japanese and remembered precise moments in the life of a dead Japanese soldier." "Of course we verified the soldier's identity, and he really did exist." " That's very encouraging to me, but where's my own memory gone?" "The deer didn't steal it!" " Hypnosis reveals amazing things." "The unconscious is full of surprises." "We're only starting to explore it." " What'll I do with all this?" "Become a guard in a zoo?" "Or gamekeeper on a reserve?" " l sympathize." "But you mustn't quit now." "(Native language)" " Lost your snowmobile in the lake?" " No, just... going for a walk." " l know you." " Could be, I was raised around here." " What's your name?" " Tourneur." " l thought so." " Do I know you?" " You should recognize me." " l should, but..." " l'm the gamekeeper here." "I fished you out when your father drowned." " Really?" " Gros Pierre, ring a bell?" " All that was long ago." " Well... that's for sure." " Did you know my father well?" " You could say that." " And my mother?" " Oh, no." "She'd left, before I met him." " You know why?" " He was a heavy drinker." "Guess she was right to leave." "I see your brother every year." "He comes here on the day your father died." "He came last fall." "Never forgets my case of gin." " Know what's become of him?" " Who do you mean?" " My brother Joseph." " Haven't seen him in 30 years." "I'll take you back to your car." " You think I'm crazy?" " Confused, yes." "Crazy, no." "No more than anyone else." " l'm having serious doubts." "I avoid people." "So I don't steal what's in their heads." " Aren't you exaggerating?" "You spoke Montagnais under hypnosis." "That's not stealing people's memories." "Maybe you learned Montagnais?" " l don't speak Montagnais." "You'd know if you spoke Arabic!" " You've lost your memory!" "You can't know!" "I know who I am, I'm from the North Shore, my dad's Lebanese, and I've never been to Lebanon." "I know it, because I remember it." "You've forgotten things like that." " Maybe... it's all in my head..." "I don't know anymore... I think I'm even forgetting I'm an amnesiac." " Give yourself a chance." "Seems you were dead." "Now you're here eating a steak." "To me, that's positive." " Thanks a lot, Pauline." "I hadn't told you yet." "When I'm with you, I feel... I'm progressing." "I need a stiff drink." "Will you join me?" "You can't turn me down." " OK, for once I'm not on duty." " Two whiskies, please." " Another license plate?" "You're obsessed." " lt's my brother's license plate." "On duty?" " We're made tough." "You were right, it's your brother's car." "He lives in Toronto." "He's changed his name." "Say Hi to him for me." "If you see the 18-wheeler's plate, holler!" " Thanks." "(Native language)" "Hello, Joseph." "I'm Alexander." " How did you find me?" " The police." "Why the police?" " No, it's... a friend who works in the police." "Just want to check out some things with you." " l'll try to help you, if I can." " Jeweller." " And you?" " l'm not sure." "That's what I have to find out." " What'll it be?" " Same as Gros Pierre." " You saw him?" "You went to the lake?" " Yes." "He says you go back every year." " lt's like a memorial for papa." " Papa... did he drown?" " Don't you remember?" " No." "Nothing from before the accident." "I told you on the phone." "How did it happen?" " lt was hunting season." "All tree of us were there." "Papa was drunk again." "He wouldn't go home without a deer." "Instead of going round the lake, he crossed in the boat." "He messed around with the motor, he wasn't in control of himself." "We ended up in the water." "Then Gros Pierre fished us out." " lt's funny, but I don't see it that way." " That's what happened." " Where'd you get that medallion?" " l made it." "It's a copy, you have the original." " Papa always wore it around his neck." "It should have gone down with him!" " For someone with no memory, you remember a lot!" "Alex, bring the guns!" "Move, dammit, get some rocks!" "Go on!" "Go on, hurry!" " Why did you want to sink papa's body in the lake?" " You liar!" "You're not one bit amnesiac!" " My memory's slowly coming back." "He couldn't drown, he was already dead!" " Forget everything that happened today." "Swear you'll never tell anyone." "Swear it!" "So you never forget our pact." "Take it!" "It was a hunting accident." "Papa was very drunk, he didn't know what he was doing." " Seems I've already heard that." " Let me finish, dammit!" "That day, he had to have his way." "He'd decided to make a man of you." "He was determined that you'd kill your first deer." "As we were walking in the woods, he tripped on a dead branch... fell on his gun, and the shot went off." "Shot himself in the chest." "A stupid way to die." " lf it's so stupid... why cover it up?" " We panicked, Alex!" "We had to do something." "I decided to sink him to the bottom of the lake." "So it'd seem an accident!" "And we'd be left alone." " You almost succeeded!" " At what?" " Making me forget the truth." " What truth?" "Your brain's still in a coma!" " You pulled the plug, right?" "Too bad for you, you brought me back to life." " You don't understand, Alex." "I did that to free you!" " From what?" "(gun shot)" " Yes!" "OK, boys." "Come on!" "(deer groaning)" "Alex, come here!" "Kid, I said come here!" "Here..." "Take this." "Show me you can do it." "You're no baby anymore!" "Take the gun, godammit!" "Go on!" "What are you waiting for?" "You can see he's in pain!" "Pretend he's an empty can!" " You can see he's not ready!" " Shut up!" "I'll decide if he's ready!" "Go on, shoot!" "Show me you're not a baby!" "Come on, shoot!" "Look!" "Blow his brains out!" "Look at him, right in the eyes." "He's in pain, he's begging you to finish him off!" " You're sick!" "He's a kid!" " Stay out of it!" "It's my business!" "Shoot!" " l told you to leave him alone!" " Who do you suddenly think you are?" "What's got into you?" "What have you got for brains!" " The same as you:" "shit for brains!" " What did you say?" "What did you say I had for brains?" " Shit!" "(gunshot)" " You OK, Alex?" " l remember, Joseph." " What do you remember?" " l remember it all." "Don't say another word." " lt'll be OK, Alex." "Your memory's coming back." "That's good." " How did papa die?" " Do you know?" " Yes. I just want you to say it." " You killed him, Alex." "You remember now?" "You'll be all right." "It's over now, it's over." " l am the sum of my memories." "I am my father's anger, my brother's courage and my daughter's hope." "(Native language) I am Wolf that Dreams, the son of our land." "Subtitles:" "A. Whitelaw for Kinograh." "DVD Subtitling:" "CNST, Montreal" "J'ai perdu un autre pays" "J'étions seul de paysan" "Quelques rêves au gouvernail" "De nouveau à la dérive" "Cherchant une autre barque" "Et imaginant qu'un jour la mer" "m'accorderait un port" "J'ai choisi encore une arme" "Pour mieux me défendre contre moi" "Et me voilà les yeux fermés" "En plein orage" "Cherchant une dernière blessure lmaginant" "Qu'en ouvrant les yeux" "Je serais enfin seul"