"A Thousand Times Stronger" "This is my school." "This is where I spend most of my time." "This is my classroom." "We're the oldest kids at our school." "Once, we were just as little as those kids." "And we used to have fun together, just like them." "But something changed and I'm not sure what." "We lost something." "This is Mimi's clique." "She's not as dumb as she pretends to be, but people who seem smart aren't sexy, and being sexy is more important than anything." "Tova here, is occasionally allowed into Mimi's magic circle." " A seven or an eight." " An eight and a half." "The boys decide if you're sexy." "A few years ago, we didn't want anything to do with them, but now Ludde's circle represents the coolest kids." "They decide if you're good enough." "I'd give her a three." "But Selma's..." "The geeks' opinions don't matter." " Burkina Faso." " Two horizontal squares..." "Geeks like Leo." "Everyone thinks Leo is the top student, but actually, it's me." "There's Selma, trying to seem cool." "The girls right here could choose to be friends with the geeks..." "Only geeks don't want to be associated with geeks." "I'm not sure what I am." "Maybe that goes for the others, too." "That's me." "It might seem boring to be me, but I wouldn't want to be Mimi, selling my soul like that..." "But they do seem to have fun." " Hi, Ludde..." "I don't really say much." "I almost forget what I sound like." "At school all I say is:" ""Hi", "Thanks" and "Bye"." "If I didn't tell you that was me, you'd never know it." "I'm not really noticeable, except on the inside." "I sure notice myself, though, constantly thinking away..." "Like about how strange it is that this spot leads to everywhere." "Roads branch out from here, and connect with other roads..." "This means you're connected to everyone on Earth." "Somewhere along the line, I grew quiet, but I'm observant." "That's why I'm able to tell you this story." "At this point, I have no clue that everything will change." "I have to wait for the events to unfold... just like you." "Our constitution was enacted to protect our inalienable rights." "Can you give me examples of rights listed in the Swedish constitution?" "The freedom to drink, fuck, and smoke." "What do you say, Mira?" "What's crucial in a democracy?" " Freedom of speech." " Yes!" "Freedom of speech is a right protected by law..." "But can someone explain to me what freedom of speech is?" " Hilda?" "Freedom of speech is what I just put into practice." "True..." "But what does freedom of speech involve?" " Go ahead, Viktor." " That you can say what you think..." "...and feel... and want." " Right." " Care to add anything, Selma?" " You can..." " Write whatever you want." " That's what I..." "We all have the right to impart information and express ideas." "This is a constitutional right." "We have several constitutional rights." " Teres?" " You can..." "Hey, is it a constitutional right to love anyone you want?" " In this country, yes." " And if they don't love you back?" "There's no guarantee of that, but you're free to love." " Would you do that, Olle?" " Love you back?" " Everyone loves you, Ludde." " Of course they do!" " What if you don't want to be loved?" " That's an entirely different issue." "Some countries punish you for loving the wrong person." "But in Sweden, you can love anyone you want." " Even a horse?" " It's up to you." " But I don't want to love a horse!" " Don't they have a right to be loved?" " Hey, this is getting..." " Don't animals deserve to be loved?" "Think of all the chickens out there!" "That's not the issue here, and raise your hands before speaking." " That's not the issue!" " You started it!" "Settle down and let's move on." "Can anyone tell me about other constitutional rights?" "Leo?" "Freedom of information, association, assembly, and religion are the cornerstones for freedom of speech." "Excellent, Leo." " They're so sweet!" " It's been ages since we did that." "Hi, Mr. Principal." "ON EQUAL TERMS" "Honestly, I must say that it's just wonderful to see how much you've progressed in the last few years." "I watch you and think:" "You're totally cool to shed your inhibitions like that in the way you use color, form perspective and structure to express your individuality." " Knock it off, Ludde!" " It's fabulous that you..." " Knock it off, you asshole!" " Teres!" " He's ruining it!" " Sorry!" " Temper, temper..." " He keeps splashing paint!" " I can't get it off!" " I have tics." " Why are you such a pain?" "!" " He did say he was sorry." " It was for my mom." " She'll still like it." " No matter what it looks like?" " Don't be such a baby." " No crying in school..." " She's so touchy!" "Stupid idiot!" "It's time to clean up." "Rinse out your paint boxes and wipe down your desks." "Teres, you stay and clean up." " I'm done." "Bye, teacher." " But your desk, Ludde..." "You're the greatest, Mia." "Your classes whet my appetite for life." "There's ice cream for lunch, and I cleaned up the best I could..." "See you soon, best time of the week." " Okay, Ludde, just this once." " O sole Mia!" " Bye, Mia." " Bye." "Just look at this mess!" "This won't do, girls." "We'll have to hurry." "We can do anything as long as we pull together." "Signe, could you...?" "We can't have it look like this." "Thanks, girls." "What would I do without you?" "Hello, girls." "Here you go, have some hash." "There you go." "Have some hash..." "There you go..." " What about the ice cream?" " It's all gone." "Show up on time if you want ice cream." "The reason why I think about the connecting roads is because I've been to Kenya." "The only thing the kids there wanted from me was a pencil." "A pencil to use at school, but I didn't have any..." "I had a camera, a cell phone and an iPod." "It's weird how we all co-exist on the same planet, at the same time." "The story hasn't actually begun yet." "Life is the same as ever." "We don't question it." "Move in closer!" "We don't realize that things could be any different." "We have a picture of life and just accept that's the way it is." "Floating around, like in some murky pool." "Back up now, kids!" "That was then." "We didn't know any better." "Better luck next time!" "Not yet." "...staring like crazy!" "We locked eyes and it was, like..." "King Carl XVI Gustaf..." " Who's that?" " Who cares?" "Hi." " Are you in our class?" " I think so." "Who are you?" "Welcome!" "Saga, welcome." "Come on in, everyone." " Welcome." "Good morning." " Good morning, Olle." " Good morning, my little lambs." "Anyone...?" "As you can see, we have a new student in class." "Her name is Saga Reng and she'll be joining us for our senior year." "Would you like to introduce yourself?" "Or do you want me to do it?" " I can do it." " Great." " Oh..." "That's fine." "Go ahead." " Thanks." "My name is Saga and I've never attended a Swedish school before." "I've gone to school in places like Cuba, Barbados, Kenya Tunisia and then in Uruguay." " Lots of different places." " My dad's job took us there." "Mom died when I was little and Dad decided to see the world." "We spent time in the Caribbean, and I went to school in Cuba and later in Barbados." " Cuba..." "Do you speak Spanish?" " Yes." " But they speak English in Barbados." " Shit, Barbados!" "We spoke English in Africa." "We moved here from Montevideo." " Where's that?" " In Uruguay." "That's in South America." " And now you're here?" " Yeah." "It was time to move back, I'll be starting high school next year." " So your mom is dead?" " That's what she said." " Do you have any siblings?" " No." "Why are you here when you could be in Barbados?" "I was told that the schools here are good." "We used to live here." "I'm looking forward to going to school with you." "Thanks, Saga." "It was fun to hear about your exciting background." "I hope you'll feel welcome and that you'll like it here." "Yeah..." " Hi." "I'm Mimi." " I'm Teres." " Linda." " Hilda." " Selma." " Alicia..." " Is he a good teacher?" " He's the greatest." " That's good." " What's your name?" " That's Selma." "Hi, Selma." " What's your name?" " Signe." " I can't remember all your names." " But you remember mine, don't you?" " No..." " But I'm Mimi." " Look at all these sewing-machines!" " They're not enough." "Some dummy insists on making humongous clothes." "With the world's longest seams..." " Want to see my dress?" " What are you making?" " Look!" "Nice, huh?" " When will you wear that?" " To the prom, of course." " Want to see mine?" " Nice fabric." " Look, this is for Ludde!" " Do you think Ludde's cute?" " He's Mimi's." "If he belongs to anyone, it's me." "Did you have a crush on anyone in Montenegro?" " No, no one special." " That's all there is to see here." " This class is boring." " The teacher's ancient!" " I can't believe he's married." " His ring is just for show." " You pretend you're engaged." " She's not, though." " One of my Kenyan friends has a kid." " Is she the same age as us?" " She's sixteen." " Does she carry water on her head?" "Sounds awful..." "This is our Chemistry lab." "It's full of boring stuff." "Let's go." "She lives in the city." " You can chat with friends in Kenya." " And Cuba, Tunisia and Barbados." " And I can get to know them, too." " They don't have computers." " How can I resemble someone in Kenya?" " On the inside." "Sure, we all have the same guts and stuff." " There's the principal." " He's really sweet." " So you've been to Kenya?" " Yes, I wanted to tell you..." "Come on!" " This is where we eat." " Hi, Ludde." " Hi, Saga." "I'll show you the cafeteria." "I'm Ludvig Emanuel Viking..." "Saga just got here from the jungle." "She's completely clueless." "Welcome to our school." "I'm Kerstin and I manage the cafeteria." "Do you have any allergies?" "Any dietary restrictions?" "She only eats coconuts and snake purée." "She may be armed." "She just got here from the slums of South America." " Where everything's drugs and guns." " You watch too much TV." " People there live like you do." " Like you'd know." "I'm a bandit." " I'd fit right in with the Mafia." " So you can eat everything?" "There's bread and salad over there." "Drinks are over there." " And you can always have seconds." " Really?" "Schoolchildren need proper nutrition!" "They'd steal your stuff, you know." "You'd be on your knees crying, begging to see your mom one last time, but they wouldn't let you." "You've really been there." " She's actually been there." " Can I sit here?" " Sure." "Saga..." "Come and sit here." " She's calling you." " Come sit over here." "I'm sitting here." "Why don't you all join us?" "Christ..." " We usually sit over there." " Right..." " That's where we sit." " Do you have assigned seats?" " No, but the..." " Fine, we'll sit here today." " So you can sit wherever you want?" " Do you like it here?" " Sure." "And the food's great." " Too bad it's fish today." " Did people starve where you lived?" " When we went out in Montevideo we'd give our left-overs to people on the street." " There were young mothers there..." " Left-overs?" " Life isn't exactly fair." " It's not something you think about." " Is that all you're going to eat?" " Who wants to get fat?" " They like full figures in Africa." " Book a ticket, Selma!" "They'd go mad about you." " What are the boys like in Africa?" " Are they fat, too?" "Is that all you think about?" "Boys, and looks?" " Anything wrong with that?" " No, just asking." " Don't they where you come from?" " Everybody does that, but..." "It just seems to be so very important here..." "Good for us that you know everything!" "No, I don't." "There you are, Saga..." "Is everything okay?" " Take care of our new girl." " We've shown her the entire school." " That's great." "And here you are, all together." "That's marvelous, just great." " See you later." " Bye." " I'm glad you're in our class." " It's the best class." "Everybody likes it here." " Hi." " Hi, Mimi." "Listen, there's something you should know." " Something you don't know." " Great." "Do you want to hang out with me?" " What do you mean?" " Be with me." "What do you mean?" " Be my friend." " I thought I was your friend..." "Sure, but..." "But what?" "Come on..." "Whose friend do you want to be?" " What do you mean?" " Don't you get what I'm saying?" "No, what are you saying?" "You can't be friends with everybody." " Why not?" " That's just how it is!" "I'm..." " You must know what I mean!" " No." "Let's get one thing straight." "I'm the one..." "You're the one who does what?" "Like I said, everybody's happy the way things are." "We want things to stay the way they are." "That's all I had to say." " Thanks." " Don't mention it." "Pass it, Tova!" "Pass it, Tova!" "Don't just dribble!" "Knock it off!" " Viktor!" "Stay in the game, Tova." " That goes for all of you, girls!" "Come on, Mimi!" "Pass the ball, Mimi." " Come on, Selma." " Good, Saga." " Go!" " Come on, Selma!" " Move your fat ass." "Thanks a lot." " Pass it, Signe." " Pass the ball!" " Signe..." " Try passing the ball." "Nice, Signe." "Guess we can always depend on you." "Hello, girls..." " Hi, Saga." "Sorry I'm late." "We have these meetings every now and then where we talk about things that are important." "About things that have happened and upcoming events." "About things that are good or bad." "We get together in small groups, so everyone can have their say." " Is it just us girls?" " We split up the boys and the girls." "It seems like it's easier to talk about certain things that way." "Without a bunch of boys who..." " Is this a religious thing?" " No." "But the girls don't say much when the boys are around." "Right, girls?" "You must have some kind of an opinion about that." "No." "Don't you agree that you allow the boys to take up too much space?" " No." " Am I the only one who thinks so?" "Other teachers feel the same way." "You allow the boys to dominate you." "I don't see it that way." "It's not causing me any harm..." " It's not a problem." " Why bug us about this?" "And the rest of you?" " What about you, Signe?" " What?" " Well?" " A little bit, I guess." " It depends on who you are." " It's not like you say it is." " No." "Great..." "What's your take on this, Tova?" "Can I go see the nurse?" "I have a splitting headache." "Me too..." "Tell us about that kid in Uruguay lugging that pillow around..." "Didn't he have a home?" " And the mom you gave left-overs!" " She was so happy, she cried." " All for left-overs!" " Where did that kid live?" " In some park." " Sleeping in the park all alone?" "!" "Didn't he have any parents?" " When you think about it..." " Just imagine it!" "And what about those girls who couldn't go to school?" " They had to become prostitutes." " Is that really how it is?" " You get that everywhere." " That's wrong!" "I get so mad!" "Really steams me up!" " It's a good thing it's so far away." " But it's not far away for them." "Turn the lights back on, Leo." " Come on." "Time to wake up." "What do you think after having seen how these animals behave?" "Are humans really that different from animals when you consider...?" "I've got to go." "Bye." " Sorry." "In all species, males fight over females..." " Why do they fight?" "The male..." "...gets to screw the female." " The victorious male gets..." " The best-looking female." "The strongest male gets to mate." "Does this apply to humans, as well?" "Or are we...?" " Yes, Mimi?" " I had this thought." " Quick, before you forget." "Is it relevant to our discussion?" "What is it?" "You make it sound like the males fight while we just wait, like females don't have their own opinions." "You think an elephant can have an opinion?" " What are you trying to say?" " That's how it's portrayed..." "But maybe the female picks the strongest male." "They fight to show her which one has the best genes." "She's not just waiting around." "She picks the one she wants." "Right..." " Don't you get it?" " It's just a turn of a phrase." "Right, your words show how you think." "They don't say it like that, but it could be true." " It doesn't matter how you put it." " Right!" "No..." "Of course it matters!" "It does matter!" " Of course it doesn't, Mimi." " It makes a difference to the female!" "What, like they can think." "Do you want to give animals the vote?" "Settle down!" "Things are getting a bit out of hand!" "Settle down!" "Settle down." "That's better." "I have some questions here..." "I just thought of it." "Maybe she gets to pick, instead of the males deciding who gets her." " Did you have anything else to say?" " Give it a rest, Mimi." "I don't know, I just thought it might be like that." " I don't know..." "Whatever." " Good." "Write at least five sentences for every question." "Hand it in tomorrow." "Answer in your own words, which means think..." "You're doing extremely well in every subject." " And you're happy here?" " Sure." " And you've made friends?" " Yes." "Anything you want to talk about?" "Is there anything bothering you?" "Not that I can think of." "It's all good." "I think so, too." "And the other teachers agree." "I want you to know that we're really happy to have you in this class." "You seem to spread joy around you, Saga." "Thanks." "You have a positive effect on the other girls." " Have you noticed that?" " No..." "They really need a role model." "They allow the boys to dominate the scene." "They don't stand up for themselves." "It's great that you do, Saga." "Right..." "The teachers have talked about this." "We need a girl like you." "A strong girl." "I want you to think of this as an assignment for you." "A mission." "We think that you could be a positive influence on the girls." "We're truly happy to have you here, Saga." "I see..." " Who's in there?" " Saga." " Hi, Saga." " Hi." "I want to tell you something, Saga." "I don't know how to put it, but I think you're..." "It's great that you're part of our class." "You're just so great." "I wish I was more like you." "You're the greatest!" "Thanks." "Did I say something wrong?" "Your turn, Signe." "You're doing remarkably well." "You ace all your tests and hand in great assignments." "Keep up the good work." "But there's something I've been thinking about." "I get the impression that you're awfully quiet." "Do you have anything to say about that?" "You stupid klutz!" "Right..." "Time to wrap this up." "Make sure everything's nice and tidy." " Viktor, you'll clean that up, right?" "That's it for today." "Well done, everyone." " Thanks, Mia." " Did you rinse your paint box?" "I won't get to see you for an entire week, Mia." " I asked you a question, sweetie." " Can't we just text each other later?" " Ludde..." " I can't, I'm booked for weeks." " Adios, Miamore!" " Bye, Mia." " Bye, Mia!" " Encore Miadore!" "Look at this mess!" "There's water all over the floor." "Signe, could you wipe that up?" "Just look at that paint box!" "Could you rinse it, Saga?" "No." " What was that?" " I said no." " Shouldn't we help each other out?" " I won't clean someone else's mess." "Oh..." " Selma, could you?" "Hilda and Alicia, help Mira with the desks." "Are you employees?" "Or possibly slaves?" " What are you saying?" " The nice ones get stuck cleaning up." "Help out instead of arguing about petty things." "Is it fair that half the class leaves, and the rest gets stuck cleaning up?" " You have to do something about this." " Me?" "How fair are you?" "Leaving your classmates holding the bag!" "It's their choice!" "I'll take care of this." "You can go." "Go on..." "Next question:" "What is GDP?" " Kenny?" " I don't know." " Leo?" "The value of all goods and services during one year." "Good." "And what is GDP short for?" " Hilda?" " The Gay Dopehead Party!" "That's not funny." " Linda?" " Gross domestic product!" " And when it's divided equally?" " Samuel?" " I didn't raise my hand." " GDP per capita." " I was going to say that." "What's another term used to measure how people are actually doing?" " HDI." " It was my turn to answer!" "I want Ludde to answer." "Wait until I ask you." "What is HDI short for?" " Human Development Index." " Do you have trouble understanding?" "If I call on you, then you may answer." "The question was for Ludde, and he'd supposed to answer." "Right..." "Could you give me an example of what HDI measures?" "Health, infant mortality, literacy..." "...and gender equality." " Sit down!" "Did you lose your manners out on that hippie trail?" "Excuse me?" "Did I do something wrong?" "Sit back down and we'll try this again." " What?" " Let's see if you can behave." "Sit!" " I'll ask Ludde again and you'll..." " Shut up?" "Let's try this again." "What are the benefits of HDI?" "GDP measures material well-being, but HDI tells you how people are doing." "It's a measure of how people are doing." " What are you doing, bitch?" "!" " She answered the question!" " It wasn't her turn!" " Ludde didn't know the answer." " I never got a chance!" " Do you all have to scream?" " You have to wait your turn!" " What a mess!" " You started it!" " You did!" " This is not how we do things here!" " No point in raising your hand!" " Like you care!" " What's up with the discipline here?" "!" " We've never had a problem before!" " You guys always..." " Shut up!" " Girls!" "Settle down!" " It's the boys' fault!" " Yeah, right!" "Tell the boys to be quiet!" "Quiet everybody!" "Quiet!" "Be quiet!" "We can't conduct class like this!" "Listen to me, Saga." "Don't answer unless you've been called on." "But the boys do that all the time, Olle!" " Fucking feminists!" " Patriarch!" "Patriarchal prick!" "Come on!" "Get back up!" "Signe..." "What does patriarchal mean?" "That's when just the men..." "Quiet!" "That's enough!" " What's wrong with you?" "!" " They won't pass the ball." " They're always shoving us!" " It's part of the game." " You want special treatment?" " We can kick you in the balls." "They keep elbowing our breasts." "And it hurts!" " You're oversensitive." " We can't play with them!" "From now on, every other pass has to go to a girl." " Can't we do something else next time?" " Something without a ball!" "Any suggestions?" "We could try dancing." " Girls like boys who can dance." " I could set up a dance class." "That sounds pretty good, right?" "Dancing, dancing, dancing..." "Next time, both the boys and the girls get to dance." "You're in charge, Tova." " Örjan, no!" " Just this once!" " That's one time too many." " They always get their way." " We never have any say..." " It's oppression!" "In your positions, people!" "One, two, three, four, five, six..." "Stop, Viktor." "Which hand is your right?" "Now look down, what do you see?" "Your right foot." "It goes out while your arms go like this." "Finally, Viktor!" "Are you ready?" "Five, six, seven, eight." "One..." "Stop!" "All at once." "Five, six, seven, eight." "Go on "one", after "eight"." "Eight before one, okay?" "Five, six, seven, eight." "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." " Good!" " There you go, Viktor." " Big deal." "Now do it on your own." "I'll watch." "Focus, people!" "And count..." "Five, six, seven, eight..." "Thank you!" " You." "Come here." "One more time, just you." "Five, six, seven, eight..." "Five, six, seven, eight..." "Try to relax a little." "Don't look so tense." "You're not wrestling, you're dancing." "Drop your shoulders and look up." " Try to enjoy it, Ludde." " One more time, everybody!" "We'll try it with music." " Look, Örjan." "Good, aren't they?" "They seem like a fun class." " They did this in PE." " Really..." "It was time for a change." "Is it time for coffee?" "Great kids!" "It's chowtime!" "Get up here!" "Look at these wonderful boys!" "They're simply great!" " They did this in my class." " How did you get them to do that?" "No!" "Don't stop!" "That was great!" "Keep going!" "Let's review some old stuff, I want to see what stuck." "Selma, Sweden's major export products?" " Me?" " No one else here is named Selma." " What did you say?" " You weren't listening?" " Mimi?" " Sweden's major expert products." " Did he really say "expert"?" " Of course not." " Import and export." "You may have heard of it." "What are they?" " Things we have a lot of." " Like what?" "I wish it was love." "Stick to the subject, Selma." " Do we have of lot of that?" " No way." " Love..." "What is this, Olle?" " You could export more love." " What is love really?" " Everyone knows what love is." " It's lots of different things." " Keep them in line, Olle." "Like when you help old ladies get on the bus." " Instead of pushing them off?" " That's choosing love over hate." "Maybe the world isn't full of hate?" " What about food or water?" " Only 2%% of Earth's water is fresh." "And 1.5%% of it is trapped in glaciers." "Now that they're melting, you could pour it into barrels and send them to Africa..." "...where they don't have water." " We weren't discussing water." " Couldn't it be done?" " Let's get a patent." "Why send people into outer space when people here need water?" " How is that relevant to this?" " Rockets are just phallic symbols." " Do we have time for this?" " Settle down!" "When they launch rockets, people just stand there with their mouths open!" " What an incredible waste of money." " It's just pathetic." " Stuff for old men!" " Bet they're all impotent..." "Yeah, they launch their super-cock and the world moans." " The guys, maybe!" " What's wrong with them?" "!" "Think about what that money could buy." " Like education." " Health care and vaccines." "And water, just like I said!" " Let's get a patent!" " Stop them!" " Clucking like a bunch of chickens!" " Simmer down..." "Are you done?" "I asked Selma a question." " I've answered it." " You should be an inventor." "Yes, in Africa!" "They like fatsos there!" "But I guess it's lumber and iron." "Thanks, that's plenty." " Magnus, name some major export products." "It would be a lot more fun if we could ask you questions." "We should have a class like that." "Like on how to get a patent." " Do something, Olle!" " Whip things into shape." "You have to act more mature, girls." "I asked Magnus a question." "Name a few more export products, besides lumber and iron." "Who gets to decide what to invest in?" " And how do you define "mature"?" " All right, ladies..." "That's enough." "You can't make a habit out of this." " I'm trying to conduct a class." " It's so boring!" "It would be more fun if we could talk about what we're curious about." "You've said it all so many times." "You're not even present." "That's why nothing sticks!" "He doesn't seem to care." "That's it!" "Mimi, Teres, Linda and Tova can leave." " You too, Selma." " What did we do?" "!" " Get out of here!" " Yes!" " Now!" " We'll talk about climate issues." " I was talking about that!" " Shut your mouth and leave!" " Finally some order!" "Read this and answer the questions..." " What are you doing?" " You're being unfair." "I'm going home." " Home?" "I have to study." "Wait a minute!" "So now everyone's leaving?" "Sit down!" "Listen to me and do your work!" " Are you listening, Saga?" " I'd rather study at home." "I don't know why you insist on making things worse, but this..." "We'll talk about it later." "You're staying." "I want all of you to sit down!" " What did she do?" " Sit down!" " Not you!" "If you don't do what I say, I'll have to talk to the principal." "Get out." "Not you!" "Stay!" " Mimi, Teres, Linda, Tova and Selma - get out." " You're staying here." " I don't want to." " You don't want to?" " I'm not happy here." "Goodbye." "Come on, let's go." "Bye-bye!" "Signe?" "I've started getting lots of complaints." "There are things going on that can only be described as sabotage..." "You've never acted like this before." "Your teachers are disappointed." "The atmosphere is terrible." "It's impossible to conduct a normal class." "You won't work together and you cause chaos." "You're acting in a very immature way." "Even the more reliable students have started talking back." "We know that there's always an instigator when problems like these arise." "But you also need a contingent of..." "What should you call it?" "Followers." "Or what do you have to say?" "I shouldn't have to remind you that this is your final year." "Think about your futures and your grades." "What happens now will determine your future." "It's up to you to decide." "And we've been looking forward to this spring's school trip." "Not to mention the prom." "Neither will be taking place if you continue to act out like this." " Excuse me." " Yes?" "Is it okay to use collective punishment?" "Nothing else seems to help, Saga." "It's the only option we have left if we're to help you get back on track." "Well then, girls..." "I think we're all on the same page here..." "You'd better watch it!" "Get out of my way!" "You're all a bunch of fundamentalist lesbian man haters!" " Fucking bitches!" " Learn you lesson already!" " Our school spirit is in the toilet!" " Stupid morons!" "Hi, Ludde." " I said hi, Ludde." " Hi." "I have something to tell you." " I have to tell you something." " What?" " We..." " Whatever." "We might not get to go on a school trip." " What?" " Or have a prom." "Why?" "They can't just cancel them?" "Yes, they can." "But why?" "What do you think?" "That was the beginning of the end." "Or maybe it had started earlier." "You can't really tell when you're in the middle of it." "We thought we were in this together, that our lives had changed and that it would stay that way." "But we had everyone against us." "We weren't used to fighting with everyone." "The boys, the teachers - everyone." "We got scared." "So Saga..." "When are we going to fuck?" "I can't think about anything else when I see you." "Wouldn't you like to fuck?" "I can't focus on your words, 'cause all I want to do is screw you." "Throw your milk at him." "You'll be working on your own today." "Read pages 102 through 120 and answer the questions." "I can't read that much." "It's Friday afternoon, Olle!" " We can do this at home." " This is so boring!" "Do it now." "Hand in your answers before you leave." "I want to see how you do without my help." " Go ahead, people." " Do you need help?" "I'm great at that." "For real." "Hand it over." "Can you keep it down?" "Here you go." " Say thank you." " Okay." "I mean, talk about a quickie." "Want me to have a go at yours, too?" "That's not what I meant!" "Would you mind shutting up?" "Great." "Thank you." "What makes you think you can order us around?" " Don't tell us what to do." " We're trying to concentrate." " You can't make me be quiet." " No way!" " Olle?" " Yeah?" " Why don't you tell them?" " Little Ms. Cop." " Don't start again!" " You cost us our school trip." " What's up with this?" " Well, Saga, give it a rest." " Yeah, give it a rest." " Yeah..." " You want me to give it a rest?" " Everything's an injustice to you." " Killjoy!" " Think positive!" "Why do you act like everyone's against you?" "That's simply not the case." "We'd appreciate it you could work out your personal issues elsewhere." "You can see the school counselor." "Get her an appointment." "Back to work." "You gave me an assignment." "Don't you remember?" "I was supposed to help empower the girls." "Isn't that what you told me?" "But you don't really want a change, and neither do the other teachers." "Saga, I hereby relieve you of your so-called assignment." "Things have not improved, quite the opposite." "The situation's more hostile since you got here." "Fucking hypocrite!" "She's right!" "You are a hypocrite!" " We all know that Saga's right!" "But we're all cowards and no one dares to speak out!" "We all know that she's right!" "We're all just a bunch of useless cowards!" "Saga, wait up!" " I just want to say something." " What?" " I want to say that I'm..." " That I'm...?" " I want to say that I'm..." " Not like the others?" " How did you know?" " And how would anyone know?" "Saga never returned to school." "No one said anything about it." "We all wondered, but no one knew a thing." "She wouldn't return our calls or text messages..." "And why should she?" "We had let her down." "But something's changed deep down inside of me." "Something's been switched on, like a buzzer." "I'm still shy, but I'm not as scared anymore." "Saga changed us." "But we got scared." "I could see what was going on and I'm mad at myself for being a coward, but I was braver than all the rest of them." "I thought I was a wimp, a 'fraidy cat - but I wasn't." "Now I know." "Hi..." " I've been looking for you." "All over." " Really?" " Oh." "We're leaving tomorrow." " Where are you going?" "Kenya." "Dad will be working there." " Kenya?" " He's working on a school project." "We decided to go at the last minute." "Hang on." "Here." "Give these pens to the kids." "Great." "Thanks." "There's enough for a few kids." " How's...?" " No good, without you." "I hope everything works out for you in Kenya." "Same to you, in..." "Here." "I'll never forget you." " Goodbye, Saga..." " Take care." "From this very spot, roads branch out... and they connect with other roads." "From this very spot, I reach out to the entire world." "I can go wherever I want." "I really can..." "I'm going to be a thousand times stronger."