"They shot three policemen yesterday." "Last night we heard some shooting again." "Why am I writing to you?" "You left three years ago." "Where are you?" "In what country?" "You promised to take me along." "You leave me waiting." "Why, Boualem?" "Why have you forgotten me?" "I curse that gloomy day." "The heat was suffocating." "We wanted to forget the days of grieving and the violence of October '88." "Our neighborhood saw death, the wounded, prison." "And then we had peace again." "What got into you that day?" "The Prophet, may He be saved, said. ;" ""Cleanliness is holy" ""Filth is the devil's work"." "But... our streets are full of filth right up to our doorways." "Nobody does anything, as if we didn't see anything." "Many people speak about cleanliness in our neighborhood." "They say. ;" ""The Muslim man" ""is the cleanest in the world..."" "Let's open our eyes." "Let's fight the filth that surrounds us!" "Wake up, youngsters!" "In twenty minutes, we'll start the croissants." "The sun's rising." "Mabrouk!" "Still dreaming about Marseille?" "He's too heavy!" "You listening to me with those earphones?" "As soon as he says Marseille, you lose it!" "I don't like his jokes." "He's teasing you." "But he goes too far!" "You don't look well." "I think I screwed up." "Is it serious?" "Just drop it." "Your tobacco's gonna end up in the dough." "Come on, Kader!" "Get up!" "It's seven." "Boualem's here." "I have class at ten." "Your brother has to sleep and I have to clean up." "I'm off to Canada." "We'll miss you." "But for right now, go wash up." "Good morning." "Coffee, before you wash?" "Leave me alone." "The wash takes so long?" "Here we go..." "Why shouldn't I?" "You, always in front of windows and I should shut up!" "Stop it!" "You're hurting me." "Soon there'll be a wall." "You won't see the sun anymore!" "Always outside!" "You see who stole the speaker?" "I forbid you to touch me." "Brother or not." " You'd better not!" " You don't scare me." "So you don't know anything?" "Listen carefully!" "This is serious." "A thief breaks God's laws." "He dishonors us." "We'll find him." "He hurts you, too." "You have to help us!" "He'll sell it at the flea market..." "He'll be punished!" "This area will be cleaned up!" "Immoral things happen, like the unclean woman who lives alone and sees men." "She wasn't even born here." "We're ashamed of her." "Curse her!" "She has to leave." "No more filth here!" "Out of our sight!" "Brothers!" "I tell you, weapons will have to speak in this country." "Saïd!" "Gotta run." "I've got to make a phone call." "See you at the mosque." "God willing." "Hello, Ouardya." "Did you find any?" "It was hard." "But I got some." "Open the window." "It's nice out." "No!" "I'd rather not." "I don't even have my makeup on." "How much do I owe you?" "The price has gone up." "To turn people off." "Shall I open one?" "I haven't had a drink in two days." "Bring me a glass of water." "If my sister knew!" "Wine procurer..." "What?" "Nothing." "I have to go." "Take it easy." "The wine's precious." "I don't give a damn!" "If I can have a few moments of happiness, it's all right." "Are you going?" "Yes." "If I'd met you earlier, my life would be different." "I like coming to your place." "Because..." "It's not like other places around here." "And I like the way you talk." "Stay..." "If you stay, I'll drink less." " Hi, Boudjema!" " Mabrouk!" "How you doing?" "I got some good stuff!" "J  B, perfume for you and for the lady." "Fantastic!" "Paco Rabane." "The lady will be happy." "Don't forget me!" "I'm depending on you for the Oujda business." "Don't worry." "I'm off!" "Kids are waiting for me in the neighborhood." "Hi Immigrant!" "I told you, Fatty, don't call me that!" "Your beard's growing well." "Give it a rest, you cretin!" "Next time I'll smash that walkman." "Try it!" "In three days a boat'll be here with some nice stuff." "I'm not interested in your scams anymore, OK?" "You dig?" "Shrimp in a garbage bag?" "You want to embarrass us?" "I'll take care of it." "Don't forget the leather!" "Like last year." "Glue and nails." "And perfume..." "I'm out of change and people are waiting." "Bye!" "Wait!" "Goodbye!" "Hang on, American!" "Mom, is that you?" "You hear me?" "Yeah, yeah." "I wasn't able to." "Everything's fine." "It's sunny." "What did Krimo do?" "Of course not!" "I did go to the Embassy." "They won't see me with no passport." "He has to get moving!" "Will you leave me alone?" "What are you looking at?" "No, not you." "I'm not talking to you, Mom!" "I can't take it here anymore." "Hear about the speaker?" "What speaker?" "The mosque's, stolen from the roof." "In fact, I thought it got quieter." "It's a big deal." "They must have sold it." "It's good for weddings." "You got nothing to do with it?" "Why you asking?" "They say this is gonna come to a bad end." "Stealing speakers from mosques..." "It's a terrible sin." "That's for sure." "Come on, Fatah!" "Wake up!" "Hot croissants!" "Sleep well?" "Sweet dreams?" "BMW?" "Mercedes?" "I didn't dream at all." "They're lucky to have that car." "There're 16 of them in 2 rooms?" "Eighteen." "That's too much!" "And Omar just got married." "Where are those two coffees?" "The machine's cold." "I'm aching." "Especially my back." "It's lucky we're not working tonight." "You stole it." "Yes." "What got into you?" "I realized what I did when I threw it away." "You committed a sin." "Leave me alone." "Where'd you dump it?" "Can we get it?" "At the square rock." "That's enough." "I'll talk about it if I want to!" "Saïd has the neighborhood with him." "He'll bust your ass." "Things were okay." "Everybody had their scams, and then you screwed it all up." "You living on the moon?" "We'll never be left alone in Bab el-Oued for other reasons." "Okay... stop." "What's the matter?" " You like the fabric?" " Very much." "It's nice." "What about the buttons?" "I want them black." "As you wish." "Give me your arm." "I didn't realize." "You're a woman now." "Woman or girl, it's the same." "Nothing has changed." "We're still locked up." "Listen my daughter." "Don't cross your brother." "That's all I hear." "I stay closed in because of him!" "You go out like the other girls, to the mosque and to the baths." "You don't understand." "I want to work." "It would help us anyway." "What will help us, is that you marry well." "I'm finished." "You can take it off." "What are you looking at?" "That's new!" "Can you believe it?" "You can cover yourself now." "Thanks." "If you asked me, I'd sell the neighborhood." "Put these up too!" "Hurry up, Lamia!" "The water's going to be cut off." "They could all be exhibited in the Museum... of Horrors in London." "We'd get some cash!" "Interest the English?" "Nobody's interested in us anymore." "A handsome prince from the Gulf or a Swiss banker..." "You're too old!" "Even your husband, half-blind, dropped you." "I dumped that wash-out!" "I'm better off in my family than slaving away in his pretentious villa!" "The Prophet, may He be saved, said. ;" ""Cleanliness is the faith" ""and filth comes from the devil"." "But when we look at our streets, we see they are filthy up to our doors" "and no one's concerned..." "Boualem!" "Why have you forgotten me?" "New books!" "Let me see!" "They're beautiful." "Do you have more?" " I'll borrow one." " Will you loan it to me?" "I'll borrow two!" "This one's beautiful." "Let me see yours." "Wow, it's hot!" "I'm gonna get washed." "Look!" "A romantic wedding..." "And this one!" "You don't close the door?" "I've got nothing to hide." "Do you want the women to see you." "Can I look?" "Of course!" "Scrub my back, and don't be jealous." "We're killing ourselves for nothing!" "The current must've carried it away." "This water's freezing." "It was your idea." "It must be in Spain or in Paris, or in France... or in America." "It's full of sea urchins." "It stinks." "Let's split before we get sick." "You should've thrown it away in a wine barrel." "You were weird yesterday." "Like the living dead." "I just couldn't take it." "The noise was eating away at my brain." "You're going nuts!" "Throwing a speaker into the sea." "You idiot!" "They're coming." "Hide the gear." "Peace be with you." "Same to you." "Ali, I've got a tape." "Holy men." "You'll see things differently." "I like my music better." "The rest is a drag." "Your tape would ruin my mood if I listened to it." "Aren't you ashamed?" "We know what you've been up to." "Are you a cop now?" "This area will be cleaned up." "Not by the cops, by us." "You had nothing to do with the stolen speaker?" "What speaker?" "Are you accusing us?" "We're not starting a band." "Don't mess with me!" "You steal to buy your dope." "Get out of here!" "We're keeping an eye on you." "Understand?" "Get lost!" "Get up!" "It's no use looking at me." "If it was the cops, we'd know it." "What's the point?" "Provocation." "Somebody from around here." "We can all chip in for another one." "No!" "We have to fight back." "Saïd!" "The kids are our priority." "Then we'll have time." "The kids will go to camp later..." "We have to solve this speaker business!" "I agree." "It's urgent." "Some people are laughing." "Others will get ideas..." " One week..." " God willing!" "Bring us some tea." "Haven't seen you around lately." "What do you want?" "To see you, as we agreed..." "I don't like it." "Whether you like it or not, when we want to see you..." "All right, you found me." "Yes, we did." "In awhile, we'll contact you." "Are you going to be repairing them until the year 2000?" "Some people get a pair of Adidas every month." "Don't flip out!" "I'll get you a pair that's smoking!" "What about that glue?" "I got two friends in Marseille." "They'll bring you five liters." "I'm sick of it." "You need a whole day to put in two nails!" "I'm an artist!" "I do it better than the Italians." "Hurry up!" "Boualem has a deal lined up." "Hand over the bread." "It's so hot, Fatima." "I want to tell you..." "Why did you ask me to come?" "I'll tell you..." "Because I want to take you to Paris with me." "To Paris!" "But you work for the bearded men." "Don't you?" "No, I don't know those guys." "What are you doing here!" "You hypocrite..." "Shit!" "You again!" "I don't believe it!" "You running for president?" "I'll tell your buddies everything." "You dog!" "We weren't very many." "Six at the most... when the Russians encircled us with tanks, cannons, rocket launchers and all their heavy equipment." "It was their crack troops." "I had my kalash." "I thought: "Today I buy it."" "You won't believe it." "When they started shooting, by God's will, a miracle happened." "The bullets were deflected." "None of them would touch us." "Thanks to God, the communists couldn't..." "Quick!" "If you have any questions..." "Auntie, it's so beautiful!" "It really hasn't changed at all." "It's like I was here yesterday." "There's a tap." "I remember the fountain." "I'll see if there's any water." "We can clean the tombs now, Auntie!" " Hello, Yamina!" " Hello!" "This meeting here is a strange idea." "It's the safest place in Algiers." "You bet!" "I was afraid I'd see a ghost." "You were able to get in?" "To water the flowers." "And for a bit of change." "I won't come anymore." "After we met in the church, kids followed me." "They could have told Saïd." "I'm scared!" "Why?" "It's the theft..." "What got into you?" "I can't explain it." "It kept me awake." "I'm going crazy..." "You have to take it back." "I can't." "My God!" "Why did you want to see me?" "To ask if you're going to turn me in." "That's all?" "You were afraid I would tell?" "I also wanted to see you." "You're distant." "As if you were avoiding me." "I see you in the morning when you come home half-asleep." "It's enough for me..." "Saïd persecutes me." "Show me your hair." "My hair!" "Why?" "You always need a reason." "Why explain everything?" "Right here" "I want to see your hair." "Satisfied?" "Thank you, Yamina." "I work hard and I think about the future." "Even if it's not easy." "You visit the woman who never goes out?" "It's different." "Everybody rejects her." "They say you're very nice to her." "Drop it!" "You're the man." "You decide." "I have to go." "It's crazy to have met here." "I love you, Yamina." "Let's see each other again." "You're such a kid." "When I'm with you" "I'm happy!" "I can't forget you" "Your shadow is always in my thoughts" "When I'm with you" "I'm happy!" "How can I forget you" "If your shadow's always" "In my thoughts..." "What luck!" "Tomorrow they'll be in Marseille." "I'll leave on that boat!" "Who's gonna stay here?" "You!" "I'll bring back hard currency, you stay." "I'll buy a Toyota, a 15-seat van." "We'll be cab drivers!" "I'll go before you." " You're going?" " Why not?" "I'm thinking about it." "You're ruining my life." "Are you serious, Kader?" "Why break your ass over there?" "Think about school!" "Hanifa and I want you to be successful." "I'll bring back hard currency." "A Toyota!" "A family of saboteurs!" "I have to talk to you." "Nothing serious?" "I saw your sister and Boualem." "They were... in the cemetery." "Doing what?" "They were talking about the speaker." "As I told you, they were talking about the loudspeaker." "There was a couple." "French people, I think..." "A man and an old blind woman." "She looked like the devil." "What were you doing there?" "I was just there." "I was near the church with the kids." "I looked up." "I saw Boualem." "I followed him..." "Yamina was there." "Yamina wasn't!" "What?" "She wasn't!" "This is between us." "The bastard spoke about the theft." "We'll get him." "Is that clear?" "All right, he was alone." "But he stole the speaker." "Don't panic." "I have an idea." "We keep looking..." "God willing!" "To try them on..." "Hi." "How you doing?" "Well, Immigrant?" "Isn't that classy?" "Yeah, this one's all right." "But the others really look like they're for chicks." "You look like a woman yourself in your prayer robe." "Hey!" "If you mess with me, I'll kick your ass, OK?" "Easy!" "Casbah houses aren't sturdy." "Nobody asked you." "Stop talking about robes and respect your faith." "You got religious just for the bread!" "That's my business." "Let go of me!" "You're gonna rip off my shirt." "I'll be gone soon." "I won't see your ugly faces." "Why're you with Saïd?" "With?" "You crack me up!" "I was stuck in Algiers, with no papers or anything, kicked out of France like an asshole." "It wasn't you who fed me!" "I slept three days, three weeks even, on cardboard behind the main post office." "You know who took me in?" "The Imam." "I'll never forget it." "All right, all right..." "The Imam helped you, put you up." "Not Saïd." "This Saïd shit's too much." "I'm French, buddy!" "I carved my name on every tree in Bobigny." "I'm known in every housing project, Courtillières, 4000," "Quatre-Chemins." "Look, there are bars where everyone knows me." "I'm just passing through here." "Got it?" "You're gonna make us cry!" "Come on!" "Make us laugh." " Mess!" " Yeah!" "What're you doing here?" "Visiting a cousin." "You have one here?" "He can't go out." "He's crippled." "Crippled." "Come with us to Belcourt." "Watching girls?" "Shame on you!" "You'll burn in hell." "Sorry, Saïd." "I didn't mean to do it." "Only God can forgive you." "You should have seen Padovani's parties then." "Until three in the morning." "At the Majestic." "The plays were "The Man with The Artichokes"," ""The Wild Girl"..." "Where's Mabrouk?" "He doesn't tell me that." "You talk like they do on TV." "Talk!" "The day will come..." "Damn!" "I hate that guy!" "I don't like his face, his talk, anything." "Take off the covering." "Don't get the goods mixed up." "Hurry up!" "Leave it!" "It's not for you." "Quickly!" "We haven't got all day." "Don't get the bags mixed up." "It's expensive stuff." "Pass the camembert!" "Well, baker?" "Doing business?" "See..." "We know everything." "We're looking for your friend Boualem." "Spit it out!" "Who stole the speaker?" "You know, and so do we." "Don't try to bluff." "Help!" "Help!" "Stop it!" "Leave him to me!" "Help!" "It's over!" "You're all right now." "You won't escape this time, Batman!" "You'll deal with me." "Lydia!" "You have been accused of killing Charles." "No, Dyana." "I'll prove it." "We'll get Donovan Taylor." "I'll kill him one day, I can do it..." "He's got talent, but no luck." "What are you doing?" "Hello, ladies!" "Nice day..." "They're old neighbors." "Don't move." "We just want to look at the view." "Welcome back." "Thank you." "Come, Auntie!" "They're all smiles." "Here's the view, and the sun." "Thank you!" "Mr. Paulo!" "I'm going down." "Come for some mantékaos before you leave." "We won't stay very long." "See you later." "If you could see the view, Auntie." "Just like it used to be." "The buildings are so white, mixing with the blue sky!" "It's superb!" "If I was a painter, I'd come here for inspiration." "What about the dirt?" "She's blind." "He doesn't want to upset her." "He's right." "I smell such an odor!" "I've been everywhere!" "France, of course." "Italy, Spain, Germany," "Sweden, Norway, America." "I went to Las Vegas." "All by plane." "By boat, South Africa and Madagascar..." "Take Cat Stevens." "The best singer in England and Scotland!" "Thank God, he dropped his name." "Now he's Yussef El Islam!" "Just in the nick of time!" "Why, Yamina?" "Leave it!" "Now we'll watch dumb stuff!" "Don't you think I know what you're watching!" "One day, I'll burn those satellite antennas." "He put his tape way up." "Back to the film!" "Now we won't understand it!" "You shut up!" "Tell me, Saïd..." "You come here every Friday?" "Yeah!" "He was a friend." "He died the seventh of October 1988." "During the riots?" "The poor guy was 18 years old!" "God bless his soul!" "Say, Messaoud..." "You were seen near the French Consulate, right?" "Me?" "Who saw me there?" "You want to go back to France." "I think you're right to do that." "What is this city?" "It's shit!" "I was born and raised in this rotten place." "I've seen misery on both sides." "They did nothing for us." "My brother, it was them who taught us hatred." "I've had it!" "In the rearview mirror I saw the girl take off her veil." "She folded up her veil and stuffed it in her bag." "She was a killer!" "Enough to make you crazy." "She had eyes like Kim Basinger in 91/2 Weeks." "And breasts like you wouldn't believe!" "I was gonna have either a heart attack or a fatal crash." "She says, "I'm disgusted." I say, "Me too."" "She says, "Let's do it." My head's spinning." "I downshift, turn around and fly to the zoological garden." "I couldn't find a parking spot to take "my pleasure."" "All Algiers seemed to be there..." "Japanese." "Is it cold?" "Cold and fresh!" "Give me four and a lemonade for Boualem." "I'll drink two to calm down, then I'm going for a dive." "Japanese!" "No foam." "Mabrouk!" "Why are you sulking?" "Don't forget my lemonade." "It'll do you good." "Let's go for a dip." "You coming, Boualem?" "Go ahead." "I'll be along." "You're drinking a lot today." "You got something to say to me?" "That damned speaker." "They know it's you." "Yesterday they nabbed me and beat me up." "I ratted on you." "Tough guys!" "They suspect you." "Don't worry!" "They'll do nothing." "They know about the cemetery." "They saw you with Yamina." "Saïd is going crazy." "They want to kick you out of Bab el-Oued." "Brothers, our city needs peace and serenity." "Remember the October incidents." "The dead, the wounded, children swept off in the prime of life." "This must give us cause for reflection." "Brothers!" "Islam is tolerant." "We must banish violence and hatred." "Sheikh!" "We must find the speaker." "We must respond!" "Don't you see what's happening?" "Even the kids laugh at us." "I know." "There's no need for violence." "We must find it." "There are fifteen speakers on the roofs." "If one's missing, what's the problem?" "I know who did it." "Saïd." "Violence breeds violence." "Goodbye." "Don't fight." "There's bread." "How much?" "There's bread." "Do you want pizza?" "How about the mail boxes?" "Stop dreaming." "It's you, Amar." "Hello, Miss Lamia." "A letter from England..." "Lucky you!" "Others are lucky too." "If they bring me perfume." "I can't offer perfume with my miserable salary." "May I come in?" "No!" "You'll get a present on my day off." "It's a holiday!" "Goodbye!" "Don't forget the holiday!" "Bitch!" "I hate women." "Hi, Kader." "Hello, Aicha." "Will you get me some Marlboros?" "Later." "I'll loan you some in the meantime." "Slick!" "Dunhills!" "I don't smoke just anything." "Taste the honey." "Hello, Amar." "This is for you." "Sign here." "Who is it from?" "I'll sign for you." "You might get my book dirty." "What is it?" "God almighty!" "A shroud." "There's hatred in their hearts." "This is evil." "What happens now?" "It's because of women!" "They're all sluts!" "I hate them!" "Be careful." "God help you." "Don't take any risks." " Go in safety." " There's no safety." "I received so many threatening letters," "I could make a book out of them." "They scared me in the beginning, especially the first one." "Then I became used to it." "Why did you come to live here?" "When I was a student a long time ago, we believed in beautiful things." "The revolution, helping the Third World, Marxism." "We were mobilized, as we used to say." "Our life was devoted to the people." "It was a new country, the student movement was strong." "We were romantic and I was in love." "He was extraordinary." "All he cared about was politics." "He was active in a group." "They were extremists." "We ended up in prison." "I spent nine days in a cell." "My father got me released." "He wasn't as lucky." "He disappeared." "I never knew what happened." "Something shattered inside me." "Everything went dark." "I had no desire left." "I wanted to sleep!" "Only sleep." "Then I met this." "Are you looking for me?" "You'll soon regret you were ever born." "Pick your day." "I don't want any scandal here." "All right." "We'll settle this." "I'm ready." "Hello." "The bell peppers are looking nice." "Baker!" "I have to talk to you." "Mahmoud!" "I'll be back." "You know about the loudspeaker?" "Everybody knows." "The scoundrel is close to you." "What?" "It's Boualem, the traitor." "We can prove it." " Boualem?" " Yes." "That snake..." " Why?" " Who knows?" "We want to kick him out of here." " So why do you come to me?" " You have to fire him." "I have no reason to!" "He attacks Islam." "Doesn't that affect you?" "Well yes..." "Times are changing." "The Prophet said:" ""He who cheats is not one of us."" "Are you with us or not?" "Remember your past..." " What do you mean?" " We have your file." "With the French..." " Watch it!" " Okay." "There's no time to lose." "Fire Boualem." "Or else you'll pay for what he did." "See you on Friday at the mosque." "Bring money." "You're getting cheap." "Why are you leaving me here?" "You'd rather be seen with us?" "This is ridiculous!" "There's a mosque over there." "It's time for prayer." "Since October," "Saïd thinks he owns the place." "I know." "After he was arrested, you made him a hero." "He was brave." "Now he wants to rule everything." "And you're helping him with what you do." "You must take the speaker back." "I'm tired." "I don't understand it here anymore." "Give me a few days to calm things down." "Hurry up!" "Come back soon..." "Did you see her outfit?" "He told her, "I'll be back."" "And when he took her in his arms?" "Quick, girls!" "Wasn't the scenery just superb?" "Good evening everybody." "Don't bother changing." "Why not?" "I can't keep you." "Are you joking?" "You can't stay." "Don't I work well?" "You know why." "I'll pay you tomorrow." "We'll let things quiet down a bit." "You're afraid!" "You're all afraid!" "There are a lot of bakeries in Algiers." "I don't need any of your problems." "Shit!" "He robbed a drugstore." "One's dead!" "Overdose." "We got his two friends." "Boualem!" "This is from Saïd." "Stop it, Rachid!" "Will you stop it!" "That's enough now." "Come on." "Let's split." "Tell Boualem to come and get his money." "You hear me!" "I can fire you too." "And I can close this damned bakery." "Thank God I have my house in Kabylia." "I won't see your ugly faces." "Who did this to you?" "Saïd?" "With his buddies." "You should avoid them." "They're bad." "They're too strong." "You think that too?" "I'm going to leave." "Come with me." "I have money." "Remember, Boualem, you disappeared..." "I was afraid after your fight with Saïd." "I didn't see you anymore." "Then it was Aid." "The Muslim holy day of pardon and peace." "Padovani Beach hasn't changed, Auntie." "You should see the bright umbrellas and the pedal boats." "Remember the pedal boats?" "And sewers?" "No more sewers." "Everything's clean." "In the background is El Kettani." "It's a tourist resort." "It's almost like Miami Beach." "I don't know why it's empty, because it's the place to be." "You know what, Auntie?" "If the water was warmer, I'd take a dip." "Hand it over." "Come on." "There we go." "Hook it up." "Lower..." "Perfect." "It's a nice one." "Nice and heavy." "No bastard will touch it." "Watch your language." "If the Imam heard you..." "Be polite." "I don't give a damn!" "I'll be the Imam one day." "God willing!" "We'll take care of those antennae." "With hammers!" "This'll pop their ears off!" "Guaranteed!" "Put that speaker up and don't talk nonsense." "I've been informed about last night's violence." "And I don't like it." "Everything is clear now." "Some people, among us, don't want peace in this neighborhood." "Some people among us, and our children, want discord." "Violence breeds violence." "There'll be no more peace in Bab el-Oued." "Is this what we teach our children?" "Because of petty matters, we are killing each other." "I tell you now, it's the end of happiness here." "I've decided to leave this place of hatred." "My conscience demands me to do so." "I will go where hearts are still pure." "I'm not running away." "I want to warn you:" "You are responsible for what will happen in the future." "Hello, Saïd." "How are you?" "Where's the other guy?" "He's still in the mosque." "Is he following me?" "Don't get upset." "People have a right to pray." "I don't understand..." "I don't like it." "Things are getting serious now." "I have a present for you." "It's a gun." "Not a toy." "We'll contact you." "I'm afraid to be seen with you." "I've got the keys." "Let's go up on the roof." "No!" "I can't stay." "I have to talk to you." "When Saïd..." "Let's forget that." "I wanted to tell you..." "I'm going." "Where are you going?" "It's a big world." "I have contacts." "Yes..." "You'll vanish like the others." "I swear I'll come back to get you." "You know I love you." "I'll come back for you." "The party's over!" "You've got one week to leave." "No more dissolute living, no more alcohol." "You won't set a bad example for our children." "Get out of my house!" "One week!" "No more." "I scared you, didn't I?" "Bullets will speak next." "Mess!" "It's you..." "Hi, Mabrouk." "Still doing business?" "What are you doing here?" "Where's your beard?" "Look, man." "Check this out!" "It's brand new." "I'm going home!" "You're French?" "I've been trying to tell you for three months." "You didn't listen." "I'll be on the boat in 20 minutes." "I leave you Bab el-Oued, the sun and the beach." "French!" "And gone!" "That's life." "I'll miss you a lot, Fatty." "When you get to Marseille, drink a Tuborg for me." "Satan!" "Son of Satan..." "Hey!" "Your passport!" "Thanks." "Goodbye!" "Say hello to your folks!" "The boat for France?" "I want to get out!" "I want to split!" "I'm unhappy in my country" "For my love has gone away" "How can I go without money You need pull for the visa" "I want to run!" "I want to clear out!" "My country is a rose" "They've destroyed it, wilted it." "I cry over its sad fate" "I pray to God that he protect my country..." "Boualem, if you could see how Bab el-Oued has changed, like all the neighborhoods." "Death prowls among us." "Fear is constant." "We observe a curfew." "My brother Saïd is dead." "He was gone for months." "They found him in the morgue." "Often I asked your brother what country you went to." "He never answered me." "Neither did your sister, Hanifa." "Maybe they don't know." "So I write and I hide these letters." "I'll give them to you when you come back." "Adaptation:" "David Aronson and Fabienne Duvigneau" "Processed by C.M.C."