"Sweetheart!" " I saw dinosaurs!" " You did?" "olga was scared, not me." "Hi OIga, how did it go?" "Just fine." "Ivan..." " will you eat well?" " Why?" "No, Ivan." "please, answer in French." "Yes, I shall... eat well... tonight." "Good boy!" "Because..." "I have a great dessert... for you." "PERMANENT RESIDENCE DENIED" "ORDER FOR IMMEDIATE EXPULSION" "JoeIIe, Mokhtar, Yasmina, Karim for the first floor." "And, finally, Ava, Fatima, Mounir, Zina-- and myself for the second floor." "Grab your brooms and cloths." "Here we go." "Tania, I can't find a..." "cooler?" "But I have loads of garlands." "You're the best!" "Come on." "Comrade BouIibianik, Iet's get to work!" " What kind of garland?" " well, a garland..." "Look out!" "Gangway!" "For some reason, I feel very sexy." "Get inside, Miss Very Sexy." " What time is it?" " It's okay." "There's time." "When his friends get here..." "I know, I hide them in the bedroom." "When you have kids, I'II make fun too." "First I need to find a tall, handsome, kind and considerate BeIgian with a nice big dick." "That's all you ever think about." "Think about it more often." "Remember how good it is?" "Do you remember?" "Forget Prince Charming." "apply for asylum." "asylum turns me on!" "It turns me on!" "I just don't understand you." "Here we go!" "I mean it." "You piss me off." "You taught French in Russia, right?" " So what?" " So spare me your lectures!" " You'd get papers, no problem." " I won't risk it." "What would you be risking, Zina?" "For them, belarus is a dictatorship." "They'II never send you back." "unlike me and Russia!" "You poor cow." "Screw you." "Tania..." "How are you?" "Very well, Mr. Novak." "And you?" "You know Dimitri?" "Are you girls having a party?" " Are we disturbing you?" " No, not at all." "Aren't you a day early?" "Yes, I am." "We did say tomorrow." "But since I was in the neighborhood, I thought... one day earlier, one day later..." "Come for my rent after." "Ivan's birthday?" "You have a good son." "I'm very fond of him." "The rent... and for my new papers." "It's great." "It looks real." "I told you-- real professional work." "Tania, listen carefully." "follow my instructions to the letter." "Leave your papers here." "always." "Make a photocopy of them for work." "If you get stopped, you forgot your papers at home and you show them your health card." "Is that clear?" "crystal clear." "Don't forget," "I'm taking big risks for you." "Ivan!" "Happy birthday dear!" "See you." "Have a good day." " What's wrong?" " Nothing." "tell me." "Just for once, I'd Iike to celebrate my birthday with my friends." "hold on..." "I'II sew it back on at home." "relax, Mom, the guy's just eyeing you up." " He's hot for you." " Cut it out!" "Come on, it's our stop." "I never saw you with a man." "Speak French!" "Mom, drop the paranoia." "Just for today." "Just for my birthday, okay?" "You saw me with your father." "Mom, I was four." "And I said a man, not a bastard!" "Ivan, stop that!" "It was the war that changed him." "I'II find you a real man." "Your papers." "Of course." "hold this." "Sorry, I Ieft them at home." "Let's go and check." "Run!" "Let go of him!" "Let go of me!" "Let go!" "Run!" "Madam, listen to me." "calm down." "Run!" "gently..." "Let go of me..." "Sit up now." "Sit." "Stand." "Stand there." "Right hand please." "Left hand." "Let's get started." "Name, surname, date of birth and country of origin, please." "You're not making it easy." "This won't get you anywhere." "It'II just complicate things." "I suppose the name on the health card, Samok something, was fake?" " What's your son's name?" " He's not my son." "Whose son is he then?" "I say he's your son." "I hope for your sake he's not out on the streets." "111 Bis Center, reserved for women and families" "Put your things here." "To the right, please." "Empty your pockets." "Take off your jacket." "hold your arms out." "Can I make a phone call?" "only to your lawyer." "Phone cards cost five euros." "I have no money but I need to call." "Inside, if I'm not around, ask a guard for chores to do." "Work an hour and you'II get a phone card." "They can give you clothes too." "Look here." "Name, surname, date of birth, country of origin." "You want to go by your number?" "Your ID inside the center." "Make sure you don't lose it." "Come in." "This is your room." "Go on in." "You can take that bed." "I want to do chores." "See the guard at the counter." "I want to do chores." "hello." "hello." "I need your badge." "I have a place on Sunday." "In two days." "No." "I need one now." "Sorry, today's all taken." "Listen, I need to use the phone." "Want Sunday or not?" "What's up?" "She's bitching because it's full till Sunday." "Put her tomorrow at 9:00." "I'II sort it out with Fatima." "Tomorrow?" "I need to make a call now." " please." " That's all I can do." "hello." "What are your names?" "I'm Maria." "This is Eva." "Maria..." "I need to use the phone." "I have to call my family." "I'II pay you back tomorrow." "I'm doing chores at 9:00." "I can't, I don't have much money." "My daughter comes first." "Wait..." "It's my last one." "It's nearly empty." "Thank you." "hello?" "Mom?" " Are you at home?" " Where are you?" " And you?" " At Zina's." "It's too risky at home." " I haven't talked." " You're in jail?" "They questioned you?" "It'II be all right." "I'm out of credit." "Put Zina on." "Mom..." "Thanks, the party was a nice idea." "I Iove you." " How are you?" " How is he?" " He's fine." " Zina, look after him." "Tania, you" "What's going on?" " I need air." " You can exercise tomorrow." " I need air!" " Come with me." " Let go!" " calm down!" "calm down or you go into isolation." "The line's moving!" "These niggers never even move." "May I?" "Look, I'm cutting it in half." "Eat this pasta." "A little." "please, eat just a little." "Look..." "Here, try some." "Been here long?" "One week." "Thanks for the card." "Was it enough?" "And wipe off the smirk, or you don't get dessert." "Okay?" " will you be okay?" " Piss off." "What are you staring at?" "Who are you?" "You're not at home anymore!" "Hurry it up!" "There'd better be some hot water left!" "Write to an undocumented immigrants' support group." "That can help." "How old's your kid?" " Who said I had one?" " calm down." "No one said so." "You just look like a mom." " No child." " Life is good." "How did they get you?" "Like everyone else." "They'II deport you?" "I don't know." "I'm not giving them my name." "I know lots who tried that." "And?" "Most get released after five months." "Without identification, no deportation." " I won't last." " What's five months in a life?" "They've dragged me around for eight months." "The shits know what color panties I wear." "Four attempted deportations." "See my mug?" "Who did that?" "Who do you think?" "They can keep me for five months." "Five months?" "We'II never last that long!" " I have no choice." " I don't make enough for Ivan and me." "Mr. Novak won't wait." "He'II clear your place and rent it." "Listen to me!" "Right now, I have no other solution." "tell me... will you take care of Ivan?" "Tania, who do you think I am?" "Thank you, Zina." "Five months is nothing..." "Shit, Mom, five months!" " Be brave." " Where are you?" " Never mind." " The 111 Bis Center?" " How do you know?" " I'm coming." "No, Ivan!" "Ivan, I forbid you to do that." "You mustn't come here!" "If you do that, it'II kill me!" "Don't let him go out, stop him!" "He wants to come here!" "Go away." "please." "No." "Go away." "please." "Go." "Sweetheart... 18 days" "Let's go back to Russia." "We have no choice." "We can't go back." " We've lost everything here." " Stop it." "A flat and work are easy to find." "Be strong." "I'II be out in four and a half months." "9648, come with me!" "You're going out!" "As stubborn as ever?" "We know you're Eastern European, probably with a son." "We're searching our files." "It won't take long." "I want a name." "Know what I'II have to do?" "I'II have to charge you for using a forgery." "You'II end up in jail." "Get back-up!" "A runner!" "Back-up needed!" "A runner!" "I see her." "I want to know what I risk." "How can I answer that?" "I'm a lawyer." "I'm your lawyer." "I'm here to work with you." "But I need your help." "I need to know your name, where you're from." "I need to know you." "Is jail a real risk?" "I'm your lawyer, not a magician." "until I know who you are, I can't help you." "I just want to know if they can charge me." " Do they have your fake papers?" " No." " No documents of yours?" " None at all." "Without evidence, they can't do a thing." "Thank you." "Stop it." "I don't like it." "You can't eat just bread and yogurt all day long." "You're right, it's disgusting." "Just like dog food." "Did you shit in this?" "Look at it!" "It's like dog crap." "Come on, Eva, eat up." "You can't say no to dog crap." "You eat up too." "Nice dog crap." "One for Aissa..." "One for Aissa?" "Cut it out right now!" "Stop it!" "Enough!" "Give me a light?" "Lieve... why do you do this?" "With two kids, I need work." "But why this?" "It's all I couId get." "And the father?" "Good question." "Even with two kids, you can't accept a job like this." "What do your kids think?" "What's up, Aissa?" "Being deported tomorrow?" "They know their mom guards kids and innocents in jail?" "How dare you judge me?" "Do I judge you?" "So don't do it to me!" " Hi." " Ivan?" "Novak's here." " Novak?" " He wants to talk to you." "Shit!" "Tania, how are you?" "Very well, Mr. Novak, and you?" "I'm very concerned." "I'm worried for you and Ivan." "You mustn't be." "I'm worried for myself too." "They have nothing on me." "They don't know who I am." "Not yet." "Remember, I took big risks to help you." "I wouldn't like Ivan to have any problems..." "I haven't said a thing." "Not a thing." "Okay." "You can keep the flat if Ivan helps me out after school." "Thank you, but he's just fine at Zina's." "Thank you anyway." "I'II put Ivan on." "Be brave." " Goodbye, Mr. Novak." " Goodbye." " Has he left?" " Yes." "You mustn't work for him, he's in the Mafia!" " No kidding!" " Cut it out!" "So how do we live?" "You won't let me come to you." "You think it's better?" "No, it's worse." "At least you get fed for free." "What's the difference?" "It's going to be better for us." "What do you mean, what's the difference?" "Better how?" "How can you do this to me?" "I apologized, didn't I?" "Stop it, Ivan!" "If I was there with you, I couId..." "I couId..." "What if they find out who you are and deport you?" "That won't happen." "If it does, I'II never forgive you." "Mrs. Boussaroura?" "The migraine won't go away." "I can't sleep." "I can't go on." "Take this and you'II soon feel better." "I want to see a doctor." "I understand, but he only sees serious cases." "You're just a bit down from being shut in." "Come on!" "Come." "I feel sick." "I need the bathroom, please." "Not until I get what I want." "AII right." "We'II have to charge you." "You can't without evidence." "I have evidence." "The arresting officer's testimony." " He saw your health card." " It was genuine!" "Obtained with fake papers." "You wouldn't be here otherwise." "I hope no one's waiting for you." "You're looking at a two-year stretch." "For the Iast time... name, surname, date of birth and origin." "Okay, we'II charge you." "Zina BouIibianik." "Can you spell that?" "B-O-U-L-I-B-I-A-N-I-K." "Zina?" "nationality?" "BeIarusian." "You speak good French." "I request political asylum." "See your lawyer about that." " hello, Mr. Massart." " hello." "Have a seat." "You didn't tell me about poland." "In March 2002, on entering poland, you requested asylum, then vanished into thin air." "I'm requesting asylum in belgium, not in poland." "Ms. BouIibianik, you're a "dublin case."" "What's that?" "You asked for asylum in another country." "Under European law, belgium must return you to poland to handle your case." "That's not possible." "I'm afraid it is." "Not a polish holding center!" "They hate Russians there." " You're BeIarusian." " It's the same thing!" "You must help me." "I'd Iike to, really... but, in this case, it's impossible." "Nothing's impossible." "Do your job!" "Everything's against you." "Do you believe in curses?" "No." "My grandfather worked as a slave for a landowner in chile." "My father was tortured by Pinochet." "And now it's my turn." "I don't believe in curses either." "But I don't know a better word." "30 days" "hello Ms. BouIibianik..." "Have a seat." "The news isn't very good." "You're being sent back to Warsaw tomorrow." "They'II come for you in the morning." "Are you making a call or not?" "It's for tomorrow." "They're deporting me." "They won't deport you, they'II just try." "hello." "You speak French?" "It'II be all right." "First time?" "We aren't here to make it harder for you." "shall we go?" "We have to go." "please." "Mind your head." " hello." " Go on in." "I need you to strip, please." "Either you let me search you or I have to send for help." "It's up to you." "Spread your legs." "Cough." "Harder." "In you go." "hello." "I'm Fabienne, a psychologist." "I know this isn't easy for you." "I'm here to help." "Here's what's going to happen." "You'II be escorted nice and calmly to the plane." "There, we'II see how you feel." "If you're up to the flight or not." "It's your decision." "I want to go back to the center." "Everything is filmed to respect procedure." "You see, you're safe." "Take me back to the center, please." "Zina, do you understand?" "You decide once you're on board." "I know it's hard, but you must board the plane." "I don't want to go!" "Zina, calm down!" "Take me back." "You'II decide on board." "Get on the plane first." "Let go of me!" "Take me back!" "I don't want to leave!" "Let go of me!" "We won't board." "We won't board." "We'II take you back." "Had any news?" "No." "Why?" "You sound happy." "No news." "Give me a break!" "I'II tell her!" "Don't talk to Zina like that." " tell me what?" " I'm working for Mr. Novak." "only legal stuff, he said." "I forbid you to work for that scumbag!" "I'II do what I want." "We need money, shit!" "Let Zina and me deal with that." "I'm not a kid." "I can work!" "Put Zina on." "What is this, Zina?" "You promised!" "Think it's easy?" "I'm not his mom." "Put him back on." "What now?" "Listen to me carefully." "Work for Novak and you're not my son anymore." "Zina?" "What's wrong?" "I wet the bed again." "I'II help you." "Okay." "Let's change your pajamas." "You can sleep in my bed." "Okay?" "Do you have any children?" "Yes, a son." "What's his name?" "Ivan." "How old is he?" "He's 1 3." "Go to sleep now." "Aissa?" "well?" "They won't hospitaIize her." "Lieve, you must do something!" "Zina, I'm powerless." "Our doctor already saw her." "Don't be offended... but is going home that bad?" "Is it worth all this shit?" "What do you think?" "That we're masochists?" "What do you want to know?" "Want to know if I've suffered enough to stay in your country?" "gently." "gently." " help me." " How?" "help me, please." "It's okay." "I'm screwed." " They'II win this time." " They won't." "They have a special permit for tomorrow." "Zina..." "I'm a wreck." "I can't resist anymore." "Thank you." "He got back half an hour ago." "He wouldn't tell me anything." "Put him on." "How was work?" "Easy." "Posting letters, delivering parcels." "You're working for Novak?" " So?" " Nothing." "We're going back to Russia." "I'II apply for voluntary return." "I've had enough." "Mom..." "I should have defended you." "I should've killed those shits!" "I ran off like a coward." "Don't say that." "You didn't run away." "Mom, I miss you so much..." "I'm sorry." "I lied to you." "I wasn't at Novak's, I was with DjameI." "I Iove you so much." " Me too." " Truce?" "Truce." "Ivan, I swear we'II make it." "Goodbye, sweetheart." "Goodbye." "Aissa, are you okay?" "Aissa?" "Quick, Aissa has a problem, she's locked in her shower." "This one." "Got her." "Let's go." "Back-up to the showers!" "Lieve!" "43 days" "AII companies are not equal to the IRS." "A recent study shows that the risk of a tax control depends on where it is located." "It's wiser to avoid CharIeroi where controls are more frequent." "A few days ago, a young undocumented MaIian hung herself in the 111 Bis Center." "Aissa MaIoubi's support committee paid tribute to her today outside the Office for Foreigners." "claude Thiempont reports." "A few dozen people were there to express their bitterness and anger." "A demonstration to prevent last week's tragedy from happening again." "One week after her death," "Aissa MaIoubi's supporters described the pressure she was under..." "What's going on?" "We're moving to an open center." "That's great news." "I opted for voluntary return." "Let go of me!" "Let go of me!" "Let go!" "Let me go, I don't want to leave!" "You're hurting me." "Lower your head." "Let me go!" "Take me back to the center!" " Cut it out." " Stop!" "I can't breathe." "calm down now." "We're on the plane." "Everything will be okay." "We don't like doing this." "AII right, you can go." "seatbelt, please." "help!" "They're forcing me to leave!" "My son's waiting for me!" "My son needs me!" "Sit!" "police!" "Don't worry, just a panic attack." "She's an illegal." "I'm not a criminal!" "please!" " You're hurting her." " Stop doing that!" "Go back to your seats." " Go!" " No way!" "Do as I say." "Stop that!" "Back off!" "Sit down or else!" "Turn off that phone!" "Let go of her!" "What's going on?" "police." "Get off my plane." "You're opposing the Iaw?" "I'm the Iaw here." "Thank you." "Courage." "Damn bitch!" " Stop!" " Fucking go home!" " Get the mattress first!" " No!" "Stop!" "hold her!" " Leave her be, guys." " Shut up!" "Stop!" "hello, Ms. BouIibianik." "They really messed you up." "I have a surprise for you." "Undocumented immigrants." "At Zaventem Airport today, the brutal attempt to deport Zina BouIibianik enraged other passengers." "The police's strong-arm approach" "led to a rebellion on the plane, preventing her deportation." "Some filmed the incident with their mobile phones." "Here is their footage of the actual event." "Deportations like these occur several times a week." "But this time, angry passengers prevented..." "This proves you were beaten up." "The doctor mentions several fractured ribs, heavy bruising." "After Aissa MaIoubi's suicide, they're in deep shit." "Try to rest now." "I'II come back tomorrow." "It'II be all right now." "Sweetheart."