"DIARY OF AN AID WORKER" "I've decided to keep a video diary." "We'll be arriving in Africa in two hours." "This is my first trip and I know full well that it's going to be a shock." "And I won't have anyone... to talk about it with and to help me digest it all." "Thus, the diary." "Preliminary image of Africa." "Some of these sleepers are surely having nightmares right now." "But the camera can't record them and it's better that way." "For the moment Africa is wrapped in satin." "And all it need display is its tranquillity." "Ladies and gentlemen, we will be," "is this your first time here as well?" " Yes." " OK." "So..." "My name is Léopold Kana." "I work in public relations for Radio du Monde but most of the time I'm an interpreter." " Go ahead." " Hello, sir." "My name is..." "To the camera." "Omar." "Omar Sangéle." "I'm a driver for Radio du Monde." "And I am Jean-Marc Phaneuf." "I'm an electronic engineer, or technician for Radio du Monde." "I forgot, Radio du Monde is an NGO that installs and fixes radios in African countries." "People don't have lawnmowers here?" "No, instead of buying lawnmowers, they prefer to pay people a dollar a day to do it." "It creates jobs." "We're pulling up to the market?" "Yes, this is the city's central market." "Most business takes place here?" "Most of the city's business takes place here." "Absolutely." "There's a lot of action here, huh?" "For me, this is the real Africa this is the Africa I've seen in movies..." "This is the people's Africa." "There isn't really a culture of reporting here." "They're not used to being on camera." "It sure does smell." "What is this here?" "The area beyond this is still controlled by the rebels." " Really?" " Yes." "The army hasn't secured it yet." " So..." " It's off-limits to you." "Yes." "I understand." "These people aren't poor." "No!" "You can see for yourself, they're not poor." "Here we are, boss." " Really?" " Yes, it's this way." " This isn't a small house." " No, no." "They were lucky." "It wasn't expensive." "See the welcoming committee up there?" " Hello, Canadian!" " Welcome to Radio du Monde." "Welcome!" "Come up and have a drink with us." "Especially someone like me, I travel a lot throughout Africa," "Here's what I've learned about my new colleagues," "Didier is the director of Radio du Monde," "He's french and has been working in Akica for seven years for Lawyers Without Borders and Clowns Without Borders," "Pauline is in charge of communications," "She's a freelance journalist," "She's also a writer and rights for women's rights," "Sophie is a secretary and is quite shy, I haven't managed to learn much about her," "Omar was called Pierre before he converted to Islam," "He's married to just one woman and has two kids," "He drives a taxi to make ends meet," "Léopold studied agronomyin Algeria, but he never worked in his field," "He has worked in public relations for various NGOs and as an interpreter for the reporting teams who come here to get their full of exoticism and catastrophe," "Jacgues is the boss at Radio du Monde," "He immigrated to Africa with his parents when he was 2 years old," "He was a teacher," "When he retired he founded Radio du Monde," "Since then he has travelled around Africa," "Yeah, it's a good group, I'm eager to get into the routine," "My house, early in the morning," "Courtesy of Radio du Monde," "The living room." "My office." "An aid worker filming." "Hello." "Radio du Monde hired three domestic staff for me," "The porter's name is Gracias," "The cook, Eglantine, and the gardener, Jean Jésus," "It's hard to create work for others when you like doing things yourself," "Harder still to share a house three ways when you've been living alone for 40 years," "I have to ask her to introduce herself to the camera but I feel awkward about it." "Maybe because she emphatically calls me "boss"" "and I don't feel like a boss." "I'm sorry." "Hello." " How are you?" " Good." "This is my granddaughter." "Hello." "What's your name?" "Matilda." "That's a pretty name." "What does it mean?" "It's like "Mathilde" in French." "Really?" "Is everything OK?" "Is there a problem?" "No, it's fine, it's just that... I don't like it when she bothers me while I'm working." "Well, you're not bothering me at all." "You can come see your grandmother whenever you like." "By the way, do you like to swim?" "Yes?" "Well, you can come here and swim whenever you want." "In the pool." "And you can bring your friends." "OK?" "What do you say?" " Thank you." " It's my pleasure." "Now it's time for school." "Quick, hurry up." "Go on." "Yes, all right." "Hello." "Meeting time." "Stop rolling." "I'm stopping." "All right, a word on our finances." "It's not terrible." "There's no need to panic yet." "Radio du Monde has not received its donation from the Belgian government." "No news from the French government either, however... ln concrete terms how much money is there?" "If you round the budget to $5OO,OOO," "Radio du Monde has only $200,OOO:" "$100,OOO from Canada and $100,OOO from private sponsors." "That's a lot of governmental support for a non-governmental organization!" "Yes, but listen... that's the norm." "That's how it works now." "Since the partner countries realized that NGOs are more effective than their own aid agencies..." "Are there any ideas?" "Maybe we could fix the existing equipment as much as possible before installing new equipment?" "Anything else on the agenda?" "Pauline, anything special?" "OK." "Listen, we've covered it all." "We'll meet again when there's news." "Have a good day!" "Didier, I need to talk to you." "Here we are." "Radio Ujamaa!" " Take a look." " What was this before?" "A printing shop." "It's in here." " How are you?" " Very well." " Feeling good?" " Feeling good." "Right." "What's new?" "Jean-Marc Phaneuf." " Radio du Monde?" " Precisely." " OK." "It's a pleasure." " Likewise." " He's a great guy." " All right." "Despite the growth on his right eye." "I can see that." "No worries." " He's very cool." " All right." "Give me two minute, s to finish the show then I'm all yours." "OK, take your time." "Because of her appearance... kids would throw stones at her in the street." "No one would talk to her." "She's still in pain." "In 2002, she learned that she was sick." "First, she had some kind of pneumonia." "She couldn't understand why." "She freaked out when she learned it was AIDS." "If a man knows that he's HIV positive but doesn't say anything or seek treatment, then he's a criminal." "That's a huge sin in the eyes of God." " The water's nice, huh?" " Yes." "I stopped taking my malaria pills." "They were hurting my stomach." "Now I do it the hard way." "Radio Ujamaa without Benoit and his guests." "It's pretty cavernous." "Check out all the spaghetti lt's a miracle this thing works." "We're going to help the miracle along." "This is useless." "So is this." "This is..." "This was an excellent machine." "This could still be of use." "Was there an accident?" "He ran over a motorcyclist." "Really?" "He says: "You, white guy, stop!"" "Don't stray too far, all right?" "We're about to enter the jungle." "I'm not as bold as you are when it comes to..." "Don't worry." "You'll learn." "Wait, this first!" "Hello, sir." "10,OOO francs!" " 5,OOO!" " No, no, no!" "All right." "I'm missing 5,OOO." " l've got another!" " No thanks." "No, no!" "OK, thank you." " That's good?" "We're done?" " We're done." "All right." "I'm about to make someone happy." "It's working." "The aid worker has found something to keep himself busy during the long, lonely nights." "It's called Dark Century, lt's an online game." "It takes place in a medieval-type world, dark, barbaric." "Every player creates a character that he then sends into battle." "I've decided that my character will be a druid and I've named him Melquiadès." "His quest is to find a book of potions and poisons that will give him a lot of... power in this savage world." "I'm at the stage where l have to make him up, find clothes for him give him a look." "There's a green gown, a blue gown..." "Beards..." "Can we get rid of the beard?" "He looks like a cardinal this way." "No, he looks best with a beard a long beard." "That's not bad." "Attack!" "Perfect." "Get ready..." "Now, the aid worker's job really begins." "Beautiful!" "Here, we see a nest belonging to a hostile creature." "As for the consoles..." "A dried-up cockroach." "Hours of fun." "One miracle after another until it's completely cured!" "Go on, Benoit, go ahead!" "Three of us live together," "Yes, My father was a civil servant," "But he died in the coup d'état in '93," "My mother died of appendicitis," "She couldn't get treated, I live with my sister now," " Is it far from here?" " Not very, lt's 2 km away." "I can take you there." " Would you like that?" " Yes," "This is my kingdom." "This is home." " Are those neighbors, friends?" " Yes, they're friends." "Give me the camera." "I want to introduce you to Florence." "You're here at last!" "I'm happy you came." "I'm happy to be here." "Welcome to our home." "What's her name?" "Blessing." " You see how cute she is?" " Yes, she's beautiful." "Say hello." "Blessing, smile!" "You want to grab the Muzungu's nose?" " Grab it!" " Go on!" "Get together." "I'll take a picture of you." "He stopped smiling." "All right." "This is a little neighborhood market." "They sell fruits and vegetables." "They say: "lf you want to film us, give us money." ""Otherwise, we refuse."" "He said it in a nice way." "Yes, sir." "We'll get out." "Can we go that way?" "OK, should we keep going?" "Slowly." "I'm very good at untangling wires." "There's nothing better to keep the brain occupied." "What are they watching?" "It's a public trial." "Really?" "Can we take a look?" "What happened?" "For a while her husband was very kind, very considerate toward her." "But on that night, she cleared the table and went to rest and her husband went to get a machete that he kept at his mother's, next door." "He was not happy that his wife had given birth to a girl." "He found the parts of her arms on the ground." "He gathered them up." "The verdict is in." "They decided to bring him to justice." "They're taking him to the court for a real trial." "But he was found guilty." "There were witnesses." "What will happen?" "Will he go to prison?" "The courts will decide." "Get ready!" "Who'll get to throw the ball at me?" "Just got back from the market." "I bought myself an African shirt with patterns that I don't really understand." "And most importantly, I bought myself... a painting." "It could be called... lt could definitely be called African Nightmare," "The guy clearly doesn't have a lot of options, aside from waking up, or... or jumping right out of the painting!" "He's in trouble." "What are these people doing?" "Saturdays are usually wedding days." "So the married couple and their guests come and take a break under this tree." "What is the tree called?" "People have dubbed it "the tree of love"!" "This is our signature meal." "Fufu is the base of the meal." "It's a paste made from manioc flour." "You take some with the tips of your fingers and you dip it in the meat sauce or in the peas or in the lenga lenga, a spinach-like leaf." "It looks good." "Isn't this a lot for three people?" "Not if you only eat once a day." "That's true." "How is it that you still eat only once a day here when there's so much international aid?" "Can someone explain that to me?" "Can you tell me?" "Where's he going?" "Where's he going?" "I have no idea." "They will be the country's leaders." " Hello, leaders." "How are you?" " Fine, thank you." "You'll be the developed countries." "Omar, the people." "OK?" "Poor Omar!" "There are four types of aid in Africa." "Bilateral aid... multilateral aid aid from NGOs" "and religious aid." "Bilateral, multilateral NGO, religious aid." "Bilateral aid is given from one government to another." "It represents two-thirds of the country's aid." "Ten percent goes toward debt and back to the rich countries." "Five percent goes toward projects that help the population." "The rest, 850/o, goes directly into the leaders' pockets." "Multilateral aid is given by 21 governments under the aegis of the UN." "This aid would be much more effective if it was better coordinated." "This money is lost in administration overlapping tasks, salaries for specialists and consultants and buying equipment and technology from rich countries." "Next, there is aid from NGOs non-governmental organizations, which are increasingly governmental." "Their money is used to pay and house aid workers, and buy equipment from rich countries." "The rest goes to the service sector and to hire African labour like Omar and myself." "Religious aid." "This little part that's left." "This aid goes the farthest with the people." "It is used to feed and house white and African religious staff who are on the ground, running clinics, and dealing with AIDS and education." "There you have it, my friends." "This is what's left for Africa." "This goes back to Europe." "And the rest..." "Goes to our dear leaders." "Now, dig in." "The leaders are hungry, huh?" "Indeed!" "They have a healthy appetite." "Melquiadès just took a wicked beating." "Right when he was going to get his hands on the book of potions." "I didn't need this today!" "Tell me again what you said, Benoit." "Well, listen, UNICEF came by, and they had a surprise for me." "They had asked me what I needed." "I said everything!" "I need... everything." "You know what I mean?" "And today, surprise!" "I get this mixing board." "It's great, it's amazing!" "Yes, it's amazing!" "I ordered the same one." "That's the problem." "You ordered the same one?" "Listen, it's all right." "We'll just send it back, and instead of the console we'll order microphones, headsets and speakers." "And why not recording units?" "A bit of everything!" "Yeah, it's cool." "We can do that." "I'll talk to my bosses, but it should be all right." " What do you think ofthe mixing board?" " It's an excellent mixing board." "Look, it's brand new!" "UNICEF means business, huh?" "Seriously!" "Listen, go over your numbers again." "You've got my go-ahead." "In that case should I send the request?" "Yes, but go over..." "Hello!" "Hey, Jean-Marc!" "You have a moment?" "We'd like to talk to you." "Of course." "I hope you've had a strong cup of coffee." "Please, sit." "I'm all yours." "Jean-Marc, we've answered a call for proposals from the European Commission for a sizeable amount." "There's a chance we'll win." "It's for computer equipment, among other things." "Flat screens digital equipment, computers." "You know about that stuff?" "Yes, absolutely, I know about it..." "You know that the equipment I've ordered so far and the equipment we've received are not compatible at all." " It's all right." " It's not compatible with..." "Don't worry, the computers can stay here for a year or two." "We'll use them." "There's staff here." "They can play cards and work a little." "We need a list." "Make up a list of computers, screens..." "What's the total amount?" "I think it's 100,000 euros." "100,000 euros you realize that's!" "..." "That's 50 machines." "It's all right." "We need that list." "The boss is a business-school insider and he swears by computers." "It will also give us an operating budget that could finance other activities like Radio Kwizera." "Or allow us to install two or three transmitters and... build a whole new radio station." "Don't worry." "That's our problem." " OK, is that settled?" " Yes." " When do you need the list?" " Yesterday." "At the start of next week." "He's right, yesterday, but next week will be fine." "OK, great." "One last thing." "Ujamaa received a console from UNICEF this week and it's exactly the same one I ordered." "Would it be possible to cancel the order..." "That's a small problem." "We'll look into it." "It's on our books." "It's already accounted for." "At worst, we'll let it rot in a corner, that's all." "We'll leave it at that." "If the other one breaks down we'll have replacement parts!" "." "is there anything else?" " No, you can go." " Great, thanks." "Have a good day." "I got here too late for my daily dose of beauty." "But I'm not sure... that it makes up for all the rest." "I'll have to find something else." "It's really nice of you to help me out with the party." "I don't know what I would've done without you." "It's my pleasure." "I want it to rock." "Hey, Cachou!" "How are you, sweetheart ?" "I'm happy you came." "Do you know Jean-Marc?" "It's a pleasure." "Come on, Dominique, get naked!" "Sell what you harvest?" "We can't sell our rice because you give it away." "We give it away because these people have nothing to eat." "Soon, none of us will have anything to eat." "Go talk to my bosses." "Where are your bosses?" "In Europe?" "In America?" "No, I'm not listening anymore." "That's enough." "July first, Canada Day." "It looks nice on her, huh?" "Come on, walk around a bit, Mathilde." "Come this way." "Turn and then come toward me." "That's it." "Well done!" "I know, it's very pretty." "It's strange to watch yourself, huh?" "Do you think you're pretty?" "A little?" "Who is that?" " Knock, knock!" " Yes?" "Yoo-hoo!" " Hello, sir." " Hello." "I'm Patrick I'm your neighbor to!" "the right." "Really?" "Nice to meet you." " Listen, you're a nice guy." " Yes." "Tonight, I'm having a little party, around 7:" "OO or 8:" "OO." "It'll give us a chance to meet, get to know each other and share some things." "Gladly." " Should I expect you?" " Yes, I'll be there." " All right!" " Thank you." " See you tonight." " Yes, thanks." "Bye." "So, you haven't been here long." "You've paid taxes before?" "Sure." "Do you know what your taxes are used for?" "Sometimes I do sometimes I don"t." "It depends on the sector where they're used." "Yes, but you... you've watched TV, like everyone else." "You've seen all the little Africans dying of hunger." "All the war, all the... all the disease." "Right or wrong?" "Yes, that's right." "Well..." "Your money hasn't solved those problems, because it's all... it's all theatre." "Why?" "Because the money... the money from your taxes" "has gone toward only one thing:" "to pay commissions to the businessmen who pillage Africa." "Pillage." "They pillage Africa with Africa's money." "These businessmen... are only here to exploit this place." "Since they don't want to spend their money, they've asked for it from the people you vote for, the people you've chosen... to give your power to," "give your taxes to, yours, your wife's, your kids', your family's..." "There you have it." "And that's awful." " You understand, Jean-Marc?" " Yes." "You haven't said a word..." "No, but I understand." "You're the one I want to film..." "Yes, but you're new here." "You might not have understood everything." "You come here you touch down.!" ".." "Your heart's in the right place, but..." "Yeah, that's right." "You see?" "Melquiadès, my druid, helped me to forget about most oft he day's heaviness." "That took up a good part of the evening." "He didn't help me get to sleep, though." "So I started doing some research into international aid." "I'll read an excerpt." ""The Marshall Plan enacted at the end of World War Il" ""was the beginning of modern humanitarian aid." ""The United States invested in the reconstruction of Europe," ""but hoped for a return on their investment." ""ln Africa international aid took off" ""when European colonies" ""declared independence at the end of the 1950s." ""ln the face of deteriorating economic conditions" ""in the newly liberated countries," ""aid helped to resurrect the metropolises," ""allowing them to resume economic activity."" ""Today, all the great powers have integrated humanitarian aid" ""into their business strategies in the third world" ""with a global budget of $1 ,100 billion." ""The sector employs 19 million people," ""mainly westerners." ""lt would be considered the ninth largest nation" ""in terms of GDP" ""if it were contained within a single country."" "Yes, I've read enough." "Day of with a colleague," "Pauline picked me up to go to the beach," "Come on, Jean-Marc!" "Let's swim." "I haven't finished making memories." "Don't you think you have enough?" "Come, let's swim." "I'm afraid of the crocodiles... I think I saw a few." "I'm kidding, come on!" "There aren't any!" "You see them?" "There's a boat and there are kids swimming." " Don't be scared." "Come!" " OK." "What are you doing?" "It's the crocodile!" "OK, I'll let you go." "This game isn't complicated." "You decide everything." "You decide which house you live in, which city..." "But first, you choose who you want to be, which character to be." "So, Mathilde, let's start with you." "Which of these girls do you want to be?" "Her?" "No?" "OK." "Her?" "Not her either, OK." "Her?" "No?" "This one?" "OK, the tall, pretty, black lady." "OK, I'm off." "See you later." "See you later, Eglantine." "OK." "We found you a character." "Now, we have to find you a boyfriend." "He has to look as much like your real-life boyfriend as possible, OK?" "What?" "You don't have one?" "No." "There isn't a single boy?" "There are lots, but..." "But what?" "I'd rather wait." "You'd rather wait?" "Wait for the perfect man?" "What do you think the perfect man is like?" "He's nice and he takes care of his family." "Yes." "Could he be white?" "Could the perfect man be white?" "Tell me." "Yes." "Yes, grudgingly!" "OK." "Could it be me?" "Naturally... if I were your age?" "Maybe?" "So we'll look for a character who looks a little bit like me." "This guy?" "No?" "OK." "Him?" "Yes?" "It's true, he looks a little like I did when I was younger, perhaps." "Now that we've chosen our characters we're going to marry them." "Then we'll find a house for them and everything." "Should we have them get married?" "All right." "So... I'm going to ask for your hand." "Darling Mathilde... will you be my wife," "for better or for worse till death do us part?" "Yes, I will, darling Jean-Marc." "Now, we'll have them kiss because it's after the wedding." "When you want them to kiss, you press this button." "They only kiss on screen, OK?" "Look at the nice kiss they're about the have!" "Look, look at them!" "It makes you dream." "I just read some critics, of international aid including one that proves that it does more harm than good in the end." "Curiously, when I finished reading it, I pictured myself back in my family, with my father, who was also looking out for my best interests, who wanted me to become a lawyer like him," "but who... hassled me with his expectations and his criticisms until I felt... until I felt like I was less than nothing." "My bosses are starting to resemble him quite a bit, I find." "A bit too much." "But I don't know if... I want to become an adolescent again... content just to follow." "I could run away like I did when I was younger." "And before the crash this time before the big crash," "while I have enough confidence to look a woman in the eyes, for example." "I wouldn't hesitate if it were, not for Mathilde and Benoit who I can actually help." "That's the end of the line." "I don't think I really have a choice." "I'll have to play the game a little longer for them... pretend to still believe in the cause." "Tell me about yourself, Jean-Marc." "What's your life like?" "It's pretty boring, really." "Pretty average." "Are you married?" "Do you have kids?" "No, I'm what you would call an old bachelor a real old bachelor." "No, I don't have..." "No kids, no wife." "No god, no master." "You know what, Jean-Marc?" "I hope you meet a beautiful young black woman who takes your breath away!" "It's not out of the question." "Yes, a young woman like Pauline, for example?" "What do you think?" "Yes, that..." "Well..." "She's not half-bad, right?" "She's not half-bad." "No, she's definitely not bad." "Here we go." "Melquiadès is at it again." "I bought him a couple of lives and... that should be enough for him to make it to his book of potions." "Tonight, I'm drinking to his future success." "He feels good." "I feel good." "Cheers, Melquiadès." " How are you?" " Can I do that, too?" "Hello." "Let's start right away." "We'll start with the good news." "The equipment for the school radio has arrived." "It made it in." "As for radio Kira we'll proceed as planned." "We're doing it all at once:" "fixing the old equipment, the console the digital equipment, everything..." "And don't forget to give Didier the list." "Make sure it doesn't exceed the budget we discussed, please." "No problem." "He knows his job." "I wanted it said." "At least, in theory!" "Also, look into the possibility of installing transmitters in..." " What's it called?" " Mahoro." "And Kaizibu." "You were in charge of that." "Where are we?" "Mahoro is going well." "They're excited for us to arrive." "But there's a problem with Kaizibu." "We're stuck." "The region is torn between two rival clans and the mayor is afraid that one of the clans will monopolize the radio and use it to incite violence and hate like in Rwanda in '94." "There aren't genocides every day here!" "But AIDS spreads every day!" "The public must be informed about what's going on and what the government's doing." "Listen, Léopold, the NGO's credibility is at stake..." "But we can't work without authorization." "...with respect to our backers... and what will we do if a beneficiary stops us from realizing a project?" "No!" "Listen, here's what you'll do." "After all, it's your job." "Go back there and try to convince the mayors." "You're going to study the options." "And, I don't know... lf we can't convince the mayors, try asking other people." "We could have advertising, for example." "There must be more influential people." "Administrators and businessmen!" "We'll start a business." "Sophie, please, the coffee!" "Milk, sugar..." "We've never done advertising..." "Listen, advertising... lt's not a bad idea, but..." "No, it's very good." "It could help establish radio in the private sector, which isn't a bad thing." "Meanwhile, it could create an operating budget... ln any case, if we want to fight AIDS, we just have to sell toothpaste, toilet paper, Tampax, condoms..." "Whatever!" "We'll sell stuff and then..." "Yes!" "That's how the station will work." "We'll talk about AIDS at the same time." "End of discussion." "The ball's in your court." "That's fine, but it will take longer than expected." "Take whatever time you need." "You have to get it done." " He's pretty agitated, huh?" " Yes." "He ate too much pili-pili last night." "What do we do?" "We have to do it." "We have to go." "Here we are at the hotel." "Original name, huh?" "May I invite you in?" "Yes, please." "To see our health centre." "Certainly." "What's going on here?" "People are watching..." "What's going on?" "I see a crowd." "There's something here." "People must have died." "They're crying." "What is going on here?" "Should we take a look?" "Stay here, I'll find out." "They were on their way home, when a rebel group cut them off and asked for their supplies." "They refused." "The rebels killed a man to make an example of him." "The second body you see is his son." "He suffered the same fate trying to defend his father." "The best thing to do would be to return to the city immediately." "The army will be here soon." "This area will be hell for the next two days." "Drive through here." "That's it, he's invincible now." "Lucky for him." "I've been playing this game for three days." "Ever since we got back." "Since this." "What is this?" "Looks like the police." "Maybe you should hide the camera." "They don't like being filmed around here." " Should we turn around?" " No, no." "Stay here." "We'll see what's happening." "You coming?" "No..." "Hang on, they have guns." "This took place an hour after the bodies by the side of the road." "The oldest one must have been 15." "Look at me." "When I told them I was an electronic technician one of them went to get a Discman." "The leader asked me to fix it." "It was no good telling them I didn't have the right parts... I fixed the Discman in the end." "Then they let us go." "They took our money... but they let me keep my toolbox," "as a favor from the leader for having fixed his Discman." "They never saw the camera." "When they left, it was as if... it was as if they left... with whatever remained... of my self-esteem." "Now..." "The work, the cooperation... lt's all worthless." "Useless." "There's only her, now." "Only Mathilde can do me any good now." "I was torn between the blue and the pink." "Pink looks good on me." "How about the young girl?" "Is she there?" "Are you there?" "You ready?" "Isn't she pretty!" "That's a real..." "She's very pretty." "That's a real swimsuit." "It's nice." "You're lucky." "Well, we're lucky to have Mathilde." "Are you excited to try it in the pool?" "Should we go?" "You want to?" "Thank you so much." "It's my pleasure." "Let's go." "Boss?" "I'm going to run some errands." "I'll be back in an hour." "What should I do with Mathilde?" "She has to come home after her swim." "OK, I'll send her home afterward." "See you later, boss." "Come into the sun." "You look pretty in the sun." "Look at me." "That's a nice shot." "That's great." "That was the last thing left for me to do here." "You like it in the sun, huh?" "The sun's still hot at this hour." " Yes." " You have to be careful." "Let's see your skin..." "Oh yes." "That's going to be really dry." "Have you ever used lotion?" "Lotion for your skin?" "No?" "Would you like me to put some on you?" "I have some." "All right." "You have to lower the straps, though." "Otherwise, it'll get greasy." "Lower the straps on your swimsuit." "That's it." "It's nice, huh?" "It's good for you." "We need to put some on your face." "Come dance!" "That's not right!" "A little privacy, please." "Would you like a bike like this?" "What would you say if I told you that I was giving it to you?" "It's yours." "Thank you!" "It's my pleasure." "Do you know how to pedal?" "Have you ever ridden a bike?" "No?" "Would you like me to show you how?" "OK." "Let's do that right now." "Right away." "Grab your bike, let's go." "Put your feet on the pedals." "That's it, now the other foot." "Just like that." "Put both feet on them." "You've got it, that's it!" "Pedal!" "You're doing well." "You've got it." "That's good." "That's perfect." "You're all wet." "You need to shower." "You want to go take a shower?" "Come on let's ride back to the house." "That feels good, huh?" "Don't be scared." "Here, I'll soap up your back." "Stay like that." "Your skin is so soft." "Mathilde, come here." "Come on." "You're going to be careful with your new bike?" "I care about you too much for you to take risks." "All right?" "I have another present for you." "Look at what I found for you." "They'll go well with your new dress, won't they?" "You'll wear them tomorrow, I hope?" "I can't wait to see you in them." "Go on." "And don't forget about our secret." "Lift your leg." "Stay like that." "Turn." "Sit here." "Sit down, slowly." "Lie down." "Stretch out your legs." "Wait here." "Don't move." "It works." "How do you like the color?" "It's very nice." "Your attention, please." "My friends, if I may call you that..." "You may." "We've been successful and our first challenge has been met." "Met with enthusiasm." "And it's thanks to you." "So once again, I'd like to express my gratitude." "Thank you for your work, thank you for your patience and thank you for your resourcefulness, right, Jean-Marc?" "Many thanks, Jean-Marc." "To Jean-Marc!" "Let's raise a glass to Jean-Marc." "You're doing great things here." "It's a pleasure." "I can pronounce your name without hesitating now." "Thank you very much." " Thank you, Benoit." " Thank you." "Mathilde didn't come by today." "I don't know what to think." "I don't know anything when she's not here." "The boss wants to see me." "Hello, Jean-Marc." "Hi, Jacques." "How are you?" "Not too good." " What's the matter?" " Don't you have an idea?" "No." "I saw Eglantine." "She told me about her granddaughter." "She has some doubts about you." "I could hardly believe it." "How could you do this to us?" "It can't be!" "What have you done to us?" "What do we do now?" " l should leave the country." " Yeah, right." "No way you're leaving." "There's a ton of work." "Things are taking off now." "How could you do this to us?" "I've got a deal for you, and I'm being nice." "You stay here until we find another technician." "As soon as he arrives you get out of here." "Go home. I swear we won't bother you." "But we continue for now." "And please, leave that girl alone." "I don't want to hear about this again." "What do I do now, Mathilde?" "We apologize for the delay, Thank you for your patience," "Goodbye," "There's nothing more to say." "Not about me not about the aid workers." "They can all go to hell!" "Just like me." "The only gift I can give Mathilde... is to leave... and try to convince myself that loving her wasn't normal." "End of diary." "Translation by Joshua Beitel Subtitles by Vision Globale"