"TAR ANGEL" "Come on, Dad!" "Come!" "Keep an eye on me." "I... saw you." "Good game." "We could freeze it and sell it." "You cook the soup, put it on the window sill, it freezes, cut it into portions, and the kids can sell it." "Keep us out of your sci-fi, OK, Dad?" "It's good." " Can I have some more?" "Of course." " The game's on." "I have to go out." "I know it's not soccer, but still..." "Don't come in too late." "It's going down to -15 C." "Well, good night, Dad." "O Canada..." "Glorious and free..." "Good night, sweetie." "You like my lullaby?" "Sleep well." " The brush is over there." "It's OK, I'll get it." "It's fine." "After 14 fittings it should be OK." "You weren't as excited at our wedding." "When we got married, you just had to say yes." "Now they can say no." "We're almost there." "You never know." "I was offered a job." " A lot of Arabs have moved in." "To sell perfume?" "After the baby's a few months old I can take him along." "Before, you wanted to drive a bus..." "Now it's perfumes, what will it be next?" "Fire woman?" "You think your job is better?" "Your job stinks." "If I stink, no one'll want your perfume." "It's AVON." "All the women buy them." "Who'll take care of the house?" "The children could help out." "The children have to concentrate on school, nothing else." "O Canada..." "Our home and native land..." "That song drives me crazy." "That song?" "It's the hit parade." "It's a hymn." "And it'll be ours very soon, Insh'AIlah." "Alright, come to bed." "Loading" "Erase the 2600 files?" "I won't have enough gas." "Too cold a country to work outside." "Here." "What's he doing?" "Leave him." "He's 19, he'll be a man soon." "The parents of the baby who died of starvation have been acquitted." "Residential construction." "The best start in 10 years..." "Djamila, did you see him today?" "He was out all night." "What do you mean, out?" "Silver in the Super G in Sweden." "'Montreal Tonight' with Pascale Nadeau." "Canada Immigration offices in Montreal were the target of a terrorist attack, perpetrated by computer pirates." "It's the Immigration offices!" "...causing serious delays in immigration applications." "The police at the scene say the 2 individuals may be part of a group called 'Crisco.'" "This isn't funny!" "Give me the phone." "Forgive me, Mom, I'm sorry." "The cameras caught the..." "Dad, it's Hafid." "That can't be!" "It's impossible!" "...in order to identify the culprits." "Thank you, Claude." "It was him." "He hung up." " It was Hafid!" "Go to your room!" "Why don't we call the police?" "You want them to deport us, or what?" "Who are his friends?" "I don't know, we go to different schools." "You want to get hit?" "He's in danger!" "Tell us everything!" " Who's the girl?" "His girlfriend." "His girlfriend?" "I think her name's Huguette." "Did you know about this?" "Who is this girl?" "I don't know." "I only know her first name." "What's this crap?" "You're not talking?" "He sleeps with a whore, and you protect him?" "We're not in Algiers, Dad." "We work like dogs, and he takes drugs and shoots up!" " He doesn't shoot up." "What do you know?" "Drugs are drugs!" "It isn't mint tea!" "Go to your room!" "Kasmi?" "We got the letter from your employer." "Your file is almost complete." "We didn't get the police record from Algeria." "We can't proceed." "I know, I'm sorry." "You know, the Algerian system takes ages..." "Can't we swear on our honour, and bring in the record later?" "Honour?" "What's that?" "If your file's clean, it'll go fast." "Fine." "Thank you." "How soon?" "Three weeks." "It'll be a real little Canadian." " How are the others?" "Fine." "They're in school." "Looking for something?" "Mrs. Toulouse, a teacher." "What's it about?" " I have an appointment with her." "It's not in my agenda." "You're the computer science teacher?" "Yes, in person." "I'm sorry." "I didn't think..." "That I teach computer sciences?" "Want to see my diplomas?" "I'm sorry, that's not what I meant." "It's OK, go on." "It's about my son, Hafid." "Have you seen him lately?" "He didn't show up for class this morning." "I'm not too worried, he's way above average." "I know he's a good student, but..." "we haven't seen him since yesterday." "Yesterday..." "Called his friends?" "I don't know any." "If you don't know his friends..." "Have you seen him with a girl?" "They're all with girls." "No, I don't know her." "She's not in my class, that's for sure." "Wait a minute." "No, he's not in school." "No one has seen him." "Gather around, we're starting." "Maybe we should introduce ourselves." "First, this is Mrs. Dubé." "The 'Right to Rent' committee." " Luc." "Marc." " Michele." "Eric." " Snoopy." "I'm Bertrand..." "Bert." "Roberto." "Huguette." "Who's the idiot who thought we could break into government offices without first checking for cameras." "We said we wouldn't talk about that." "There may be... cameras and mikes here, too." "Before talking about tomorrow's protest, the Lower St. Lawrence coalition asked us to back them." "They want us to get involved in their next coup." " What's it about?" "Tree-X wants to clear cut the forests." "We have to fight the construction of a power line." "That's not on our priority list." "It's quite serious out there." "But it's not any better here." "It's winter and our next job was to force the metro stations to stay open for the homeless." "It may not be glamorous, but that's why we created Crisco." "I'm with Huguette." "If the city doesn't keep the metros open, some of our members are experts in locks, doors and windows." "What about you, Mrs. Dubé..." "Will everyone be there tomorrow?" "Don't worry." "The entire neighbourhood is behind us 100%." "Snoopy, your manifesto..." "We are the Crisco." "Comrades In Crises." "Today, we hang in a net in St. Henri... tomorrow we're chained to trees in Gaspé." "We work night and day in the shadows, planning our operations denouncing injustice against the impoverished, the arbitrary procedures against the deportees and every form of intolerance." "Lift!" "Police everywhere, justice nowhere!" "This is where we live!" "Speculation:" "A trap for idiots!" "To hell with your fucking condos!" "We were born here, and here we stay!" "Reclaim the streets!" "Excuse me, can I talk to you?" "This is against the condos, not you." "I don't work here." "I'm Hafid's father." "I don't see him anymore." "What's this, then?" "That's the past." "He disappeared 3 days ago." "I haven't heard from the little fucker!" "If I knew where he was, I would've dragged him back here!" "They won't talk, the SOBs!" "You talking about my son?" "Let me tell you..." "This isn't the place to talk." "Go before you get your picture taken." "Are you OK?" "Go on home, sir." "Let go of me!" "You're hurting me!" "I missed you." "Wait, wait." "I have a present for you." ""I saw your eye, a door to my heart."" "It's beautiful, Huguette." "You have to finish my tattoo." "You won't leave it unfinished?" "Stay in place for a minute." "You work a lot?" "I haven't seen you in 5 days." "That's 128 hours." "Let's not talk about work and the weather." "I kept thinking about you." "Yeah, right." "Ever heard about an invention called the telephone?" "We had to hide..." "We didn't figure there'd be cameras." "Why not come here?" "Or at least call to say you were OK." "Do I look wounded?" "Wounded, no, but... a small time amateur..." "Really!" "Getting caught by the cameras!" "I admit I was stupid." "Where're you hiding?" "Your father's looking for you." "Yeah?" "Well let him look." "Tell me." "How do you know that?" "You went to see my parents?" "Stay put, we're just talking." "You want us to talk, don't mix my father up in it." "Wait, you're not leaving at 3:15 in the morning." "They're looking for me, so it's just perfect." "I've got to meet Sylvain." "We got things to take care of." "You've got to lay low." "At least until 'they' forget your mug." "You have to go back to school, go back home." "No, Huguette." "School's over for me." "After what we've done, there's no going back." "I must move forward." "What do you mean by 'move forward'?" "We're going to hit hard." "It'll blow up in their faces and believe me, they won't even see it coming." "Did Roberto wind you up like that?" "You don't hear yourself, do you?" "You've become totally crazy!" "That's not the way it works!" "It's against everything we've built!" "Crisco isn't the IRA, it's Comrades In Crises!" "What's going to be so big?" "Just watch me." "If you start talking like Trudeau, I'll have the cops on your ass." "Where are you going?" "We're planning another protest, we need you." "Please stay." "If all goes well, I'll see you in 10 days." "Fuck, I hate you!" "That's it, go on!" "Put this one on when you come back." " Do I fill her up with unleaded?" "Yeah, and you guys keep cool." "You OK, Ahmed?" "Are you sure you're OK?" "I'm fine." "I swear..." "I feel great." "It's your wife." "Na;ima?" "What time did she call?" "Wait." "Ready." "947." "East or West?" "I'll call you right after." "OK." " What's the problem?" "Nothing." "You almost done?" "You have to suffer to be beautiful." "That's it for today." "Just a minute." " That's it." "Thanks." "Hi!" "I'm Nina." "Ahmed Kasmi." "Pleased to meet you." " How much do I owe you?" "Same as usual." " $70." "That's fine." "I'll call you back." "Let's not waste any time." "Where's Hafid?" "I don't know." "You called me for that?" " He was here." "So where is he?" "Don't know, he left without saying." "You have any idea?" "No, otherwise I'd go get him myself." "So... maybe we could work together." "Together?" "You and me." "You and me?" "Got a better idea?" "Why trust you?" "We're in the same boat." "We could help each other." "I don't need you, then." "There's enough scum around him as it is." "It's as if he's a stranger." "We've no idea who his friends are..." "where he is." "It scares me." "Not you?" "He'll come back, don't worry." " When's Djamila back?" "In half an hour." "Did she talk to you?" "She knows nothing more." "We're all in the dark." "Complete darkness." "We couldn't spy on him." "It's my fault?" "No." "Coming here was a big change for all of us." "It's not easy for him." "Why?" "Isn't this a free country?" "Don't we have all we need!" "Why is he doing this?" "Did you ask her?" "10 of these." "Yeah, thanks." "Is that any good?" "I forgot to ask you something." "What?" "Why did you call?" "I need your help to find Hafid." "You need my help?" "What help?" "No one else can reason with him." "I didn't recognize him yesterday." "I tried talking to him." "He wouldn't listen." "If we find him, he'll listen to you." "So let's go!" "Come in." "Sit down." "We're just fine standing." "Tell us everything, and we won't wear out your couch." "Come on, sit down." "Since we're going to argue, might as well do it over a drink." "We haven't been introduced." "I'm Roberto." "Kasmi, Ahmed Kasmi." "I had figured out your last name." "May I use your phone?" "Sure." "In the kitchen." "Hi, Bruno?" "Ahmed." "Wait!" "Listen to me!" "I'll bring it back before 5:00." "I can't explain." "Before 5:00, I said." "I'll call you back." "For sure." "OK." "Cheers." "I don't drink." "It's my religion." "There's no religion here." "Drink, or I go back to my paper." "Considering where I'm at..." "Are you happy?" "Now, talk." "And say what?" "You're crazy." "Your heart and Crisco are all mixed up." "You want a guy, look in the ads." "The Crisco isn't a dating service." "Hafid is a militant and he militates." "You don't know my son." "I've nothing against you... but what your son does is way beyond your understanding." "I know you're onto something big." "He has no fear and you take advantage of it." "Mr. Roberto leads from his couch while the others take the risks." "In 32 years, I've had my share of slaps." "You were a baby when the cops put me in the hospital." "I'll be right back." "That's it." "Tell us where he is!" "You've been with us long enough to know discretion means safety." "The rules don't change 'cause you're in love." "I won't tell you a thing." "I think you're becoming a danger to Hafid." "Something happens to them, I'll be a danger to you!" "You're getting some colour." "Come on." "One more." "Don't forget you brought Hafid to us." "When he comes back, you'll be so proud of him you'll be thanking me." "Where are w1e?" "Look at this." "What is it?" "I took it from Roberto's desk." "Huguette..." "I don't feel good at all." "My head's about to explode." "First time you call me Huguette!" "I've been fired." "What?" "I've been fired." "I've lost my job." "Because of... that little shit disturber." "I was supposed to bring the truck back before 5:00." "Well... now... " "they'll send the police after us." "At his age," "I was picking figs," "I was writing love poems to my wife..." "Who did this to him?" "He should focus on computer sciences." "Not this rubbish." "Gas, plus the glasses, that's $54.90." "I don't have enough." "Forget the glasses." "No, it's OK." "How much?" "$54.90." "The washroom key?" "She's already taken." "I can see that." "That's where we're going." "We got it." "It came." "Here." "Did you have an appointment?" "But sir, that's the paper you asked for." "I don't just barge into your home!" "I'm with someone!" "Take your paper, leave my office and ask for an appointment." "Now!" "What will it cost you?" "A simple move and our file is complete." "For you it's nothing, but for us... you know how important it is?" "Why do you do this?" "Why?" "Because that's the way it is." "It's called 'procedure'." "This man is in the same situation as you, but he made an appointment." "What is it?" "Excuse me." " Fine." "Thank you." "Thank you." "Good bye." "What?" "You should've made an appointment." "What if he forgets to put it in the file?" "You sure?" "You saw him do it?" "If you saw him do it, then it's fine." "Everything's fine." "I don't want you to worry." "Stop worrying about the truck." "It's just a truck." "I'll bring it back when I'm done." "Don't cry, Na;ima." "There's no point." "I'll call you as soon as I can." "Talk to you later." "Later." " Where're the logging sites?" "There aren't any." "It stopped for the winter." "How come?" "Ask the boss." "It's not my decision." "The lumberjacks are out of work." " OK, thanks." "No problem." "Looks like "Star Trek"." "Welcome to Quebec." "One or two rooms?" "One will do." "No..." "I'm not a bank manager, I'm a tattoo artist." "You're here for the ski-doo convention?" "Sorry, it's none of my business." "You have to fill out the card." "What's that?" "My passport." "No." "Your plate number will do." " There." "Thank you very much." "There's no bacon." "Tomorrow, we search the empty cabins around the logging sites." "Why are you doing this?" "Doing what?" "You didn't have to come." "When I first saw you, I was angry he didn't take me along." "And when I saw him again, that feeling disappeared." "I flipped out over him." "Just like that." "I love your son." "And him?" "He's not the type who talks about love." "He acts." "He's more romantic than the guys who talk forever." "It's funny, because he's a gentleman." "I'd never seen such gallantry." "You've known him long?" "2 years." "Because of 'H'." "Our names start with 'H'." "We ended up doing research together for school." "What?" "What?" "I was thinking that... my son has good taste in his research partners." "I thought he'd marry a girl from home." "We're not married yet." "Besides, I think your "home" may not be the same as Hafid's." " He talks about Algeria?" "Yes, often." " Hi, Mom." "How are you?" "Fine, and you?" "Any news?" "Not yet." "Come." "Huguette..." "I would like you to..." "promise me one thing." "Don't worry, I don't snore." "No, seriously." "Swear you will never mention this to Na;ima." "What?" "I mean... you and me in the same room." "Don't worry." "Do you mind if I watch TV?" "You were doing 94 in a 70 km zone." "May I see your papers, please?" "Registration, driver's license?" "Please, stay quiet." "You've come pretty far to repair roofs?" " We're visiting the area." "It's none of his business." "I beg your pardon?" "You heard me!" "None of your business!" "It's a free country, isn't it?" "You got a problem, miss?" " She's a friends..." "I'm his mistress." "You interested in a threesome?" "Don't push me, miss." "We don't want trouble here." "You got 30 days to pay." "Lucky I have a sense of humour." "Have a good day." "What?" "Don't look at me like that." "There's no road." " There are no signposts." "Hold that end." "But there are no indications." "Stop!" "Get back in!" "That's enough!" "Get back in!" "Stop!" "I think I have an idea." "Not the police." "Got a better idea?" "It could go on and on." "I'm losing my job, citizenship, and now my family?" "I'll find my son, no matter what." "By then he will've gotten arrested!" "Best-case scenario!" "We look like 2 boy scouts without a compass." "If the police arrest him, they'll kick us out." "Straight to Algeria." "We can't go back to Algiers in defeat... dishonour." "You have to choose." "What is it you want?" "Your son, or your papers?" "Oh boy..." "The plane..." "What, the plane?" "The airport!" "We should've thought about it." "There's an airport north of here, where they deport people from." " Looking for something?" "Are there any flights out, today?" "Not for the public." "The airport's closed." "You can't stay here." "What other kind of flights are there?" "You see what I do?" "I wash the floors." "This is federal government property." "If you have any questions, ask someone else." "Let's search the area without the truck." "With what, then?" "There's warm clothing in the truck, behind the seat." "Stop!" "Go that way!" "Where are you going?" "Who are they, Sylvain?" "I'm Huguette." "He's Ahmed." "What are you doing here?" "Not an interview for local radio?" "We came from Montreal." "Drop it, guys." "I'll take care of it." "I'll talk to you later." "You came for nothing, Dad." "It's too late." "You know what I was thinking during those hundreds of kilometres it took to find you?" "I thought of it in detail... in slow motion... of the slaps I wanted to give you." "Go ahead." "Hit me, come on." "I thought you were smarter." " You OK?" "Mind your own business!" "Drop it, Rejean." "It's between my father and me." "Now, you're going to hear me." "Then, if you still don't understand..." "I'll go back to my first idea." "Which is?" "Which is?" "To give you a beating!" "What're you doing here?" "Who are these people?" "Who are they?" "Don't look at me like that." "It wasn't part of the plan." "You felt guilty, so you bring him here?" "Guilty for what?" "I didn't bring Hafid to Crisco." "Sylvain..." "What are all the gas cans for?" "They can't do a thing if we burn the passports." "Wait." "Explain it to me in French." "Those without papers do have something." "Either a Nigerian passport or a temporary permit." "No papers... no deportation." "No country will take them without ID." "These people must have a file somewhere with Immigration Canada." "That's damned heavy." "But Hafid doesn't even have his own papers!" "Why get him involved in this?" "There's 22 of you." "Leave him alone!" "You still wonder why you're not involved?" "You're married to the cause, or to Hafid." "You have to make choices in life." "You never knew how." "I have a dream." "A real one." "And someone is destroying it." "Someone I love who's gone mad." "I have to watch TV to see you do your stupid things?" "We'll delay 200 deportations!" "Maybe stop them!" " I don't care!" "Some are from home!" "I don't care!" "We're strangers here!" "You know what?" "Next time, it's the 4 of us on that plane with irons on our feet." "That's it, eh!" "After us they can close the border!" "They trained you well." "You're just another sheep in the flock." "In Algeria, you were afraid of the violence." "Here, you're afraid of the government." "When will you stop being afraid?" "You've become their accomplice!" "Yes, it's true..." "I do submit." "I do shut my mouth, I even crawl." "For what?" "For you, your sister, your mother." "We left Algeria so you could study, dream..." "Dream." "Something I could never do." "I come home from work every night my hands and lungs filled with tar." "Everything I eat smells of tar." "What do you say to that?" "Nothing?" "Answer me!" "Aren't you going to answer me?" "You piss me off!" "We do see all that you do for us!" "Even if I wanted to, I wouldn't be able to forget it." "All day long, you keep reminding us." "All those sacrifices don't give you the right to lead my life." "I lead my own life." "Me alone." "I give up." "Basta!" "I'm tired." "Tomorrow, we go back to Montreal." "It won't be easy." "No, thanks." "I can still call it off." "What do we do?" "I don't know anymore." "You have to make up your mind." "We're ready." "Don't wait for us." "Go ahead, we'll catch up with you." "Maybe your father doesn't feel all that good." "Forget him." "You're crying?" "Sleep." "Can't you see I don't feel like being cuddled?" "I don't think you realize how much your father loves you." "I can't talk to him anymore." "He lost his job because of me." "I feel like I've killed him." "I didn't think I could hurt him that much." "We're here now..." "Might as well make the most of it." "You came a long way together today." "We'll go home." "Everything will be fine, you'll see." "Nothing will ever be fine again." "Nothing, and you know it." "Come on, Ahmed!" "Hurry up!" "The little bastard." "Faster!" "The envelope." "Let go of the envelope!" "Let it go and hit the ground, you SOB!" "Get down!" "You son of a bitch!" "I'll show you how things're done here." "When I say down, I mean down!" "Today, we have reason to be proud." "Many people from different countries have become new Canadian citizens." "Congratulations to all." "Thank you for allowing me to share this wonderful experience with you." "The warmth of belonging is the heart of being a Canadian." "I hope each and everyone has that same feeling, today." "We will now sing Canada's national anthem." "I will end by wishing you a long, peaceful and prosperous life, in this country that you have chosen." "Hafid, my son... for 3 months, your bones have laid in the land that saw you die." "Your presence here, forever eternal, definitely seals our belonging to this country... for me, Na;ima, Djamila, and the little Salim whom you'll never know... and who will grow up to know how full of courage his big brother's heart was." "I now walk with my head held high, Hafid." "I now understand that a man's place in society... is the one he takes." "Farewell, my son." "May God watch over you." "Adaptation:" "Chameleon versioning inc." "Longueuil, Québec"