"These last 2 days the german army has progressed at a devastating pace despite our forceful resistance" "On the Albert Canal, the belgians have established a new defence line which the allied forces will reinforce shortly" "The entire world responds emotionally to the tragic consequences of the surprise attack by the third reich" "The Vatican has launched an appeal to save citizens from the devastation caused by modern weaponry" "Le Peuple has appealed to the concience of both armies" "Radio Genève says the dutch railroad has been paralysed by the german air force" "On the ground, the paratroopers of general Von Rumstett encounter a heroic resistance nonetheless, they advance towards the Ardennes" "Next bulletin at 7h30" "Under these circumstances we cannot broadcast our regular show Life's Pleasure" " It's begun." "They're after us" " Who?" "The germans They're coming" " I saw belgians" " Look who's coming" "Do you want to stay?" "Stay?" "I'm asking because of your wife" "The germans are attacking France" "I saw some belgians They were on the run" "Are we gonna have to depart?" "Why?" "To go where?" "Missy come here" "The little one" "I don't know" "Is it true the germans cut off the hands of children?" "Don't talk nonsense" "Just the same you should ask" "I'll check the town hall" "Won't you put a shirt on?" "You see?" "Everybody's leaving" "If there's still room" "Don't worry" "Mister mayor Make sure I can leave" "Come with me" "You too" "For payment..." "You can pay in the train if they should ask you" "They say we can pay in the train" "The mayor said so" "Don't rush We have time" " There's still 8 seats in first class, mayor" " Fine" "No sir, you're going to the rear with the men" "Why?" "The passenger carriages are reserved for women, children and the elderly" "It's the law" "Look at my wife I can't leave her like that" "Why?" "Are you a doctor?" "No" "Then what?" "Ms Lavoyeur what are you doing?" "I'm leaving" "You have to remain seated" "You already had serious complications during your first delivery" " Isn't it?" " Yes, i agree completely" "Be reasonable, good man" "And the luggage?" "We'll find a place easily" "The last carriage is still empty" "We're full!" "No need to rush" "There's no locomotive yet" "Pierre, I don't see a thing anymore" "It fell underneath" "What's going on?" "I lost my glasses" "One glass is broken" "You look funny" "They don't allow anyone anymore" "Luckily we're the last ones" "Up front, there's 30 people in each carriage" "Where's your train going?" "It's turning back" "How fortunate So am I" "In 1914, they shot deserters" "This is 1940" "I gave myself permission" "Did you find anyone to watch your house?" "My father preferred staying" "If mother was alive they'd both have come along" "Where's your wife?" "Up front" "You reckon I have time to go see her?" "Sure, there's still no locomotive" "Don't go via the platform They'll resent that" " Please keep my place" " Don't worry" "If you see the loc come back" "Poor guy" "Why are you not with the women?" "I don't like women" "Daddy look!" "We're in first class" "Be silent" "Alright?" "Yes, and you?" "I'm in the last carriage" "You need anything?" "If you could find water for our little one" "I've got a thermos" "I don't want to impose" "I have to run" "Take care!" "Move quickly" "Go on" "Who goes there?" "Nobody boards here This is no station" "We board here" "In the station, the army threw us out" "We're fully booked" "We're gonna be invaded" "Get back" "If we don't stand up We're gonna get trampled" "Shame on you!" "Shame?" "Never heard of" "Is there room?" "We're full" "Wait!" "I'll open up" "What a glorious nation" "Come on Get in" "That's my spot" "Pardon me" "He's thirsty" "My wife expects a baby" "Are we going yet?" "Yes we're off chief" "Don't know where But we're going" "Hello, this is Charly" "I've got another extra train Get ready in 20" "Thanks but I don't smoke" "Quickly" "Light the lamp" "We're not gonna stop inside are we?" "One night, I was stuck like this in a cellar the entire night bombs falling everywhere" "Next day, nothing was left standing" "No more houses No more people" "Nothing" "Don't you have a funnier story?" "It's gonna be a fun trip" "Stay here" "There's military convoys underway" "At night?" "We'll be here for the night" "Good" "It appears we're staying here for the night" "The entire night?" "Alright?" "I got no water left" "Gimme" "I'm thirsty" "Keep it" "I was worried" "I had to wait for my turn" "I broke the bottle I'll look for another one" "Not to worry, young man" "I got plenty reserve bottles for a whole platoon" "Are you not too uncomfortable?" "No, it's fine" "We did good in leaving" "I'm more at ease" "Good for you" "Are there people from your village in your waggon?" "Yes it's fine" "Wait" "Apparantly They're bombarding stations" "I'm getting comfy, if I have to die" "I'd rather die in style" "Take that" "And you?" "We got all we need" "I have to go" "See you later" "She's gone" "They couldn't stop harassing her" "I filled it" "She's got an accent yes from the Alsace" "Beware the eyes and ears of the enemy watching" " Leave her alone" " What's mister Family Man saying?" "He says we should leave her For him" "Right!" "She's a trophy" "Let's take a walk" "Leave her alone!" "Come and get some!" "Drop it!" "That's not funny at all" "Shame on you" "If you really want to fight Go north" "They need people over there" "He's right" "If we're running away means we're scared" "If we're scared We're not fighting" "You were right in not fighting He'd slit you open" "He's right He's crazy" "They're priority people Belgians" "We'll get the others at Poitiers" "She can't pull everything" "I'll check if the train is ready" "And yet it's so nice outside" "They've split the train in two this morning" "And your wife" "Are you crazy?" "We're going too fast" "You'll find her in the next station" "Sure" "This is becoming a calvary" "What's it now?" "We've got the orders" "From whom?" "The President of the Republic" "Just great!" "6 hours!" "What's going on?" " The bridge is mined" " We can't stay there" "I can't let anyone through" "I take the convoy to Moulins" " Don't take the main route" " I'll go as I was told" "It wasn't easy" "I can't let you pass" " I can't stay here" " Then go back from where you came" "In any case The tracks are closed" "Let us through or I'll break your face" "Stop it!" "Stop or I shoot!" "I'm shot!" "I got a solution" "If you don't have the right to stay and you don't have the right to let us through" "We take over the train" "Is that even legal?" "Not bad" "We can do it" "It is legal" "Civilians roll up your sleeves" "You don't know how this works" "Teach us" "Not that one" "Blow the whistle" "For my report:" "What's this train?" "The extra train from Sedan" "You often drive trains?" "No, but I didn't really drive" "It's funny" "You look kinda timid" "I am" "You don't look it today" "Due to the circumstances" "I've never travelled like this" "Really?" "I'm not the only one We've all changed" "We make love tonight If you like" "What are you so sad about?" "I did the other one" "I thought there wouldn't be another one" "There will always be" "Men are so dumb" "The germans have technicians" "Wait for them" "Is there room in your train?" "For you, yes my precious" "If you could give a hand with the luggage" "Roll up yer sleeves" "Strong men lead the way" "Your wife must be in front" "She's more comfortable than we" "It's good like that pregnant" "She needs more care" "Are you very much in love?" "We're married" "No, I take it..." "She'll a heart of mine" "Shit!" "We're bombarded" "I lost my shoes" "They're pretty" "They're from London" " From where?" " London" "I had them made" "You went there often?" "Whenever I wanted" "Are you rich?" "No Not me" " Who's turn is it to deal?" " Your turn" "Last night, Big Julie saw us She winked at me" " What did you do?" " Same as she did" "Have you ever been on holiday?" "Yes Before" "Me never" "Your turn" "We musn't take anything" "Ownership is a god given right" "For owners yes But I have nothing" "Different story" "We have the right to eat, don't we?" "Right, I'm not talking about food" "One day in an empty house I found a baby in its crib" "What did you do?" "You brought it up?" "No, it was dead" "You're really not a happy chappy" "I'm not talking about the food but the other stuff..." "For my, net worth is more important than food" "What if the train departs without us?" "What would that change?" "Before, I was always scared of breaking these" "He's old" "I know a china man who sells these" " Which chinese man?" " From my village" "You're thinking about your wife" "She was with my daughter" "A little girl, seven years old" " Do you have family?" " Yes" "Do you think about them?" "I'd rather not" "Never seen these before" "But I have" "He'll be coming straight for us before long" "He will see we are a passenger convoy" "As if he cares..." "Don't say that I've known decent germans" "I've never known decent soldiers" "Not in germany, not here Nowhere" "Give the signal Let everyone assemble" "When I left the house I didn't foresee meeting something like you" "something?" "Funny thing this war" "This is some good food..." " People are often like that, when bored" " Bored?" "It's not boredom It's the war" "The war" "Why are you not a soldier?" "Bats are not soldiers" "I would have been in uniform 2" "What's Uniform 2?" "Not as bad as Uniform 1" "He's Uniform 1 for sure" "Is that so?" "More embarrassing" "Not certain" "When I was little I found it annoying" "Not being near-sighted but wearing glasses" "In school, they called me Foureyes" "It wasn't easy wih the girls" "But then you get used to it... or almost" " No" " Why?" "'Cause I'm way past doing it for fun Isn't it, Gorgeous?" "Moulins." "The passengers of the extra train from Sedan Troyes, Aubchères... need to visit the reception area at track 20" "Where they will receive more information about their family, parents and friends" "You have to go" "Go on I'll wait" "We'll ask in the next station" "Could I borrow a screw driver?" "Funny how you don't know who the father is" "There were 3 of them" "It's difficult He doesn't resemble any of them" "What are you doing later?" "Will you marry?" "I Don't know I Don't care" "She's cute" "It's sunday" " How do you know?" " I counted" "Do you think they're acting normally?" "Nothing is normal since it began" " Funny, we're not from the same country..." " What country are you from?" "Which country are you from?" "I'm german" "How are you?" "I was in a refugee camp in Belgium" "We were right away liberated" "Why didn't you wait for the germans?" "I'm german but jewish" "Where I'm from some people don't like us very much" "They want to eradicate us" "What do you mean "eradicate"?" "With cold, with famine, with... fear" "In camps" "Why in camps?" "What have you done?" "Nothing" "And people say nothing?" "They won't let us" "They're also scared" "That's mind boggling" "Are you sure of this?" "FRENCHIES!" "Your soldiers are disorganized." "We will control France within 1 week." "Stop running." "Stay calm." "Return home." "You won't be harmed." "You were right I must have been dreaming" "Look..." "Even the crossing guards have split" "I got in up north because in the south it was getting impossible" "And now..." "I'm going south again 'cause things are impossible up north with Hitler" "Hitler's not any worse than this here kingdom or Switzerland..." "With their golden snowflakes" "Would you like to hold him?" "I'm so sleepy" "Hello Poitiers" "I've got an extra train He'll be with you in 10 minutes" "I hope" "No, it's the last one" "Some 300 meters of track have been destroyed at the Gueré jonction" "It's no life always running away" "Facists grow everywhere" "Can we talk about something else?" "In 1918 I thought it was the last one" "That was really something" "One day people will be so scared They don't want anymore war" "It won't be for tomorrow" "What does it matter We won't be there anymore" "Is it not, Verdin?" "When I look at you I feel like an animal" "When you don't look at me also" " She was a big girl" " They died fooling around" "That's the way to go" "Is he yours?" "No" "His mother is dead" "Do you know his name?" "Don't you feel anything?" "I do" "Calm down" "Are we going again?" "Yes, don't get upset" "Call Marche, we'll have repair men before nightfall" "What does he know?" "He was a newspaper editor" "He liked freedom all the time travelling" "Liberty was his passion" "One day, they took him away" "You speak like he's already dead" "These past 2 years, we haven't heard from him" "Nobody saw him" "After that they arrested my mother" "She was jewish" "After that my father" "Because he was married to my mother" "And after that, me" "Tell me" "What are we gonna do when the train reaches its destination?" "Alphonse..." "Look the other way" "Not a pretty sight" "Close your eyes and it goes away" "I read somewhere" "We can't be helped on earth" "And then?" "I love you You wouldn't understand" "Go on" "I like it when you sleep" "You don't seem frightened anymore" "I love you" "I wish you good luck" "You will need it as much as I" "Goodbye" " I don't know anyone here" " Neither do I" "It's been a long time since I walked on a beach" "Let's go see the boats" "I'm off, maybe I'll join some who are going to America" "allô allô Message from the government the refugees without hotel reservation or a precise location of relatives please go to Red Cross desk at track 1" "I don't want to They'll put me in a camp" "Calm down" "Come with me" "Your wife might be in this town" " Where are you from?" " From Fignonun" " Where's that?" " Near the belgian border" "Are you reformed?" " Do you have money?" " Not much" "Show me your papers I'll arrange nice accomodations" "Maroiyeur...with a "y"?" "Radio repair man" "Go the Canes store tomorrow they're looking for an electrician" "This is my wife She lost her papers" "I'll make her a temporary document" "Name of this young lady Date and place of birth?" "Anna Duchène" "Born 13th of june 1912 in Soiçon" "Date of marriage?" "September 28, 1932 in Soiçon" " Address?" " 18, Av." "J. Baptiste Clément à Finois" "This is valid for 1 week" "I recommend you go to the city council for a new ID-card" "Please, let's leave this place" "Where do you want to go?" "Anywhere." "Let's go" "Too bad." "It was alright here" "Coast is clear" "In a minute, I'm going to the town hall" "For your wife?" "Before that, let's go over there" "To drink some coffee and eat some croissants" "What's your real name?" "Mme Maroiyeur with a "y"" "Where is she?" "In the hospital of Villiers" "Further up the Loire" "There's a bus service" "I'll go with you" " You don't want me to?" " I do" "It seems the germans are already on the Loire" "I don't want to stay alone" "Not yet anyway" "Where do you want me to put you?" "I work nights I go to bed at 6" "If you like, I give you my room for the time being" " Is the hospital far?" " No, but it opens at 8" "I warn you, it's a small room same price as the other rooms" "Keep things tidy" "You can pay later, I have faith in you" "Is she ill?" "I'm happy you found your wife" "It's them I recogonize them" "It's a boy" " You're happy" " Yes" "I'm going up, my little girl is there too" "No, stay I'll be back" "See you later" "My first pretty french girl" "I didn't see Anna for 3 years" "Since the winter of 1940 life was back to normal" "Except for the germans and the difficult rationing" "Spring and autumn 1941 went by without special events" "I have little memory of those months" "There was never any mention of Anna" "I'd swear she knew" "She felt something" "I don't know if she realized I almost had never seen her again" "Anyway, it had no bearing on her health or on her fears" "She was never passionate or jealous" "She was mostly afraid of the germans an instinctive fear ...physical" "Their footsteps in the street their music" "their notices on the walls bringing only bad news" "They came in the winter of 43" "I remember it well" "It was snowing" "I thank you for coming over from so far at short notice" "It's only a formality" "Do you know this lady?" "I can tell her face doesn't ring a bell" "Maybe you forgot?" "That's what I thought It must be a misunderstanding" "In any case, there's been some kind of ID-theft" "Unpleasant isn't it?" "You were in La Rochelle in may 1940 I believe" "This person too" "Anna Kuepfer" "Does this name ring a bell?" "Not the name, not the face I thought so" "I'm happy for you" "I have my doubts about her" "Not about you, on the other hand" "Married with 2 children" "The quiet life at Funoir" "Quite a job, how curious radio repair man" "Very well" "Please note it would have been benificial to have known you" "To spend a difficult time in the company of someone impeccable" "Gotta grab that with both hands" "Sorry to have bothered you for nothing" "This is silly..." "Now you are here..." "What's the harm..." "Bring her in just the same" "I can tell it says as little to you as the photo" "You may leave Mr Maroiyeur" "So you do know Anna Kuepfer Mr Maroiyeur" "Did she come back?" "Maybe you came back together" "Now everything becomes clear" "You join the Resistance you train together" "A quiet little family life" "A wife and kids, so virtuous A german mistress" ""open" for London" "You're in a bad way Mr Barbié"