"NIGHT SHIFT" "Victor!" "I've made the chocolate." " Here." " Thanks." " Is it better than at home?" " 'Course it is." " Did you sleep well?" " Yeah." " You weren't cold?" " No." "You weren't?" "I froze all night." "My feet." "Did you wear your silk socks?" "I was still cold." "I'd have been better in my own bed." "And you?" "Sleeping in a bed sucks." "Hear noises in the cave?" "Yeah, wild animals!" "Know what I do to 'em?" "I get my knife and... stab 'em!" "Hi." "Today's the big day?" "Good luck." " Hi, Pierre." " Farid." " You replacing Gérald?" " Yeah." " Who's the foreman?" " Franck." " What's he like?" " OK." "How many kids have you got?" "Two?" " Three." " No kidding!" "You've got guts!" "I'm foreman for Oven 1." "The Molding guys said you're a good worker." "Know the hot end?" "I did maintenance on Oven 2." "You can use Gérald's locker." "Thanks." "Gérald left you a souvenir." "They sure are ugly." "They're Gérald's ladies." "What'll he say when he comes back?" "It's mine now." "Gérald's gone." "If he comes back, just think..." "He'll be upset his ladies have gone." "Why don't you like 'em?" " Don't you like naked ladies?" " Yeah, I do." "I can see you're shocked." " Never seen a bare ass?" " Sure, I have." "Hear that?" "He's already seen a bare ass." "You like that?" "Eyeing up bare asses?" " Not really." " Disgusting!" " It's OK, he's always like that." " Lay off." "I asked if he likes bare asses." "No harm in that." "Huh, Danny?" "Everyone has an ass." "It's natural, not dirty." "Danny!" " What're you doing?" " Yeah, OK!" " Come on, I'll buy you a drink." " No, I take my son to school." " At 6 AM?" " I have to go." "Some other time." "Are you mad at me for before?" "I wet Danny on his first day." "Yeah, he called me "Wet Blanket"." "It doesn't stop us being friends." "Far from it." " You married?" " Of course I am." " What's her name?" " Carole." "Funny, I knew a Carole once." "Gave damn good head!" "Idiot!" " What's yours do?" " PA in a hotel." " Where?" " Here in Chalon." "PA!" "Not everyone's that lucky." "At 18 she was on reception then went from the switchboard to senior housekeeper." "At night she'd study languages, computing..." " She did it all by herself." " All by herself..." "Your Carole's got willpower." "Not like the one I knew!" "She's got willpower, but she gives me willpower, too." "That's great..." "It's great to have that." " Does your wife work?" " Yeah, she works..." "So she says!" "Got any children?" "Let me tell you something." "You think your wife loves you, people like you but when you hit hard times, they'll drop you just like that!" "Come on..." "You don't like what I'm saying." "It's OK." "No, I said it's on me." "Pay next time." " Get up, lazybones!" " Stop it!" " Come on." " Stop it!" "Get off!" "I'm here!" "Hi." "I've got an appointment at 7:30." "Peretti's coming from Cannes to see me." "If he's coming all that way, that's a good sign." "Think so?" "It's my final interview." " Knock on wood." " They'll pick you." "You're the best." "You OK?" "Not too tired?" "No, I'm just fine." " How's your team?" " OK." "It's quiet at night." " See you tonight." " I'm working tonight!" "Oh, yes, silly me." "I clean forgot." "I'll phone after lunch." "Now you're on nights, you can pick me up for lunch." "Next week I'm on days." "You work days or nights?" "Both." "You work a shift, get some time off, and start over." "Must I stay at the canteen?" "Yes!" "There's always one guy in a team who complains all day, for nothing." "He still has to do his job." "What's Grandma say?" " "There's people worse off than us"." " Right." "Go on." "You don't have to eat that crap!" "There's a problem with the tank." "Hurry up!" "C'mon!" "Quick!" "Well?" "What's up?" " A problem?" " Well, Franck?" "Go on!" " Well?" " Wait a minute." "Hang on." "Oh, shit!" "The gate's stuck!" "Gotta empty the tank!" " It'll take us all night!" " We got to!" "What're you doing?" "Hey, stop it!" "..." "He's crazy!" "Fred, you're nuts!" "You're wacko!" "and my pretty dove sings night and day for the girls who have no husbands with my blond-haired girl, I love life with my blond-haired girl" "I love to sleep" "He asks for a fork, takes it sticks it in the cook's ass takes the fork and goes..." "Ah, Josette works here!" "So dumb!" "Why do you play the fool?" "What'll you do next to impress them?" "Go in the oven?" "This is what'll happen." "Do your job and everyone'll be happy." "OK, boss." "That all, boss?" "You'll stink for ages now!" "If it bothers you, I'll wear perfume!" "See what Fred did?" " Great, huh?" " He sure was." "If there's a problem, they call Fred!" "Nothing can stop you..." "Except assholes." "Only assholes bring me out in a rash." "Look at the mess you've made!" "Mind cleaning the floor?" " Where's the cleaning woman?" " Sick." "She got cancer." "They can't get rid of it." " No replacement?" " No, last one out cleans up." " Where's the cleaning stuff?" " In that closet." " So long!" " See you tomorrow." " You're not laughing?" " It's not funny." "You don't think so?" "Well, lads, not going to bed?" " It's bedtime." " Yeah, right." "We hired a new girl for you." "What're you doing?" "I'm giving you a hand." "I'm sick of sleeping by myself!" "Wednesday, I'm back on mornings." "Don't go too far!" "I'm off!" "I'm going to school!" "You got to go." " Don't want to." " You'll be late." "Yeah, I know." "Well, I'm going to sleep." " You eating that?" " Yeah, why?" "Weren't the showers spotless today?" "Pierre cleaned them." "Why did you do that?" "We said Carine was sick." "He fell for it!" "It's hard making my wife use a broom." "Ask Pierre - he'll do it." "Pierre'll put on his apron, polish like a real broad." "Nothing wrong with that." "My ma went out cleaning." "I'd join her after school." "Her legs hurt her, so I'd do it for her." "It never bothered me." "I wasn't a spoiled kid." "No one said you were." "Hey!" " The other guys call you "Piggy"." " They don't." "Alain, you told me..." "You won a pig at the tombola!" "I didn't know you then, but I remember." "Right!" "I won a 300-pound pig!" " Alive?" " What did you do?" "He put stockings on it and screwed it!" " Idiot!" " Did you eat it?" "We kept it for at least 3 weeks in the garden." " The stink." " Then killed it." "Everyone had some." "My ma was pleased." "The luck of the devil!" "Thanks." "I'll return the socks next week." " Clean, preferably." " I'll iron 'em, too." " Bring Victor round." " He's got basketball." " On Saturday." " OK, Carole'll bring him." "Piggy!" "Please, don't call me Piggy." "I will if I want to." "Don't forget to clean the showers." "Yeah, right!" "Cleaning woman got cancer?" "Let me tell you something." "Why should Carine clean up your shit?" "If you don't like it, know what?" "You do the showers." " Here, take it!" " Backward pass!" "Well done, champs!" "Here..." "Stand right in front." "Take the ball." "Put your hands up." "Now concentrate." "Dad, when can we go back to the cave?" "Soon." "Go on, 1... 2... 3!" "He could stay for the month." "No, she tires easily." "Your mother's like an ox!" "I'll be glad to see Victor." "I don't want to be by myself." "Not mad at me for going?" "I can still say no." "They'll manage." "We've discussed it a dozen times." "I'm proud of you." "It'll help our finances, too." "It sure will." "Look what I found in Victor's bag." "Let me see." "I wanted to show you before I confronted him." "Why?" "You can't yell at him." " I don't see how that excites men." " It's natural." " Does it excite you?" " Sure!" "What do you put in the sauce?" "Cognac?" "No, Armagnac." "It's the best I've ever had." " Here's to you!" " Cheers!" "Come here, Fred." "Pierre made the grub." " Veal." " It's good." " I ain't hungry." " Come on, Fred." "What's up with him?" "He's furious, 'cause Atard got the boss job." "He had his heart set on that promotion for 2 years." "Damn!" "He thinks it's my fault." "Nothing to do with me!" "Fred'll never be boss." "Too selfish." "Light!" "Light!" "There's still someone!" " Showering?" " No time." "Go on, I've finished now." "I'll have one at home." "That's disgusting." "You smell." "What'll your wife say?" "Maybe she likes it!" " Drop it!" " You're getting riled!" "I don't fuckin' believe it!" "So, you're a real man?" "Not just a flunkey!" "Look, you're mad you didn't get the job but don't take it out on me." "You don't understand shit, pal!" "I don't give a fuck!" "Why do you bug me after saying you're my friend?" "Me?" "I said I was your friend?" "You're crazy!" "I got my eye on you, two-faced bastard!" "If you think you'll buy our friendship you've got another think coming." "Get off me!" "You get walked all over - you got no balls." "Your kind get done in here." "What do you want?" "Fuckin' tell me at least!" "Gonna bust your chops." "I'm telling you..." "I'm really gonna bust your chops." "We'll see..." "Hurry up!" "Did you punch the ticket?" "Dad, we're gonna be late!" " What number car?" " Eight." "Don't hang around after school." "Learn your lessons." "Grandma'll test you." "And geography!" "Capital of Denmark?" " Copenhagen." " Brush your teeth." " And not too much TV!" " Exactly!" "What're you doing?" "Hurry up!" "The train's about to leave!" "Come back here!" " Crazy!" " I nearly went with you!" "That'd be good." "Us two by the sea..." "We'd go skinny-dipping." "You're beautiful." "I love you." "I love you, too." " You know, Fred..." " What?" " Nothing." " I love you both!" "My bag!" "I'd like 2 fillets of whiting." " Got the mousse?" " Just the water to get." "I'll see you at the meat counter." "Fred, from the south!" "Hey, we have right of way!" "I'm having a party tonight." "Coming?" "Will there be any girls?" "Yeah, there'll be Josy!" "No, but thanks anyway." "He does his ma's shopping!" "He got you!" "You fell for it!" "C'mon, Victor." "Is this your son?" " A strong lad." " He looks like you." " How old are you?" " Twelve." " Bring him along!" " Yeah." "No." "He's got school tomorrow." "School's sacred." "Serious business." "My wife's away, so he's with my mother while I'm on nights." "So, leave him, then come over." "Tomorrow's a day off." "No, it's not possible." "If not, we'll be angry." "Want to make us angry?" "To hell with it, he doesn't want to." "So long." "Nice dad you have!" "She makes me say prayers." "If it makes her happy!" "It won't kill you!" "I kneel down and forget the words." "That's OK." "Do what I used to do." "Say the start loudly, then mumble..." "Our Father who art in Heaven..." "That works, doesn't it?" "Yes or no?" " Who were those guys?" " Workmates." " What are their names?" " Fred and Danny." "Danny's the one like a hedgehog?" " And the other one?" " Fred." "Why'd he put yogurt on you?" " Just for a laugh." " He's dumb." "Nights can be long, so we play jokes." "Don't you, at school?" "Sure I do." "Our Father who art in Heaven..." "Don't drink coffee at night." "It's decaffeinated." "Want some more cup custard?" "No, thanks." "It was very good." "There's three spoonfuls left." "Finish it." "Why don't you buy a dishwasher!" "I don't need one on my own." "They're always breaking down." "When's Carole coming back?" "In a month." "Shame she went when you started the night shift." "I encouraged her to go." "It matters to her." "One day, she'll be manageress." "Well, it lets me see my grandson!" "Is work alright?" "Yeah, it's OK..." "Don't fuck around!" "Don't fuck around, dammit!" "Farid, give me my shoe." "Aren't they jerks?" " Why didn't you give it back?" " I didn't want to." " We should help each other." " I don't like how they talk to you." "They badmouth your wife - you laugh." "I don't." "It's for fun." "If we don't relax, it gets unbearable." " They do that to me" " I throw 'em in!" " 'Cause you're an Arab." "You'll be the Arab soon." "What about me?" "What'll I eat?" " What you like." " You said you'd make our grub." "I did it once, and that's it." "Hey, Danny!" "Didn't you think Pierre was cooking?" "See?" "He thought the same." "I thought he'd cook grub once." "You're smarter than us!" "Alain... what did you think?" "I thought Pierre was cooking." "See, Piggy?" "I'm not imagining stuff." "You said you'd make dinner." "They brought something in case." " I got nothing to eat." " Too bad." "Only one thing for it..." "It doesn't look bad." "Give me that." "Give it back." "It's succulent, guys!" " Give me that back." " There!" "That's enough!" "Leave him alone!" "Dammit, Fred!" " Butt out!" " Are you crazy?" "Wanna fuck the team up?" "Pain in the ass!" "You don't scare me, tough guy!" "You done?" "I dunno why you're on edge..." "That's your problem, but don't fuck up my team!" "Why's he bug me?" "Sick of it!" "It's OK, calm down." "Don't hold it against him." "His wife left, he didn't get the job..." "If it doesn't stop, I'll see Gérald!" " I wouldn't, pal!" " You come see me." "He won't see Gérald." "Huh, Pierre?" " Alright, Danny?" " OK, Mr Gérald." "Goodbye, Mr Gérald." " Thursday at 3." " I can be there." "Told the others?" "We can manage." " That floor won't be easy!" " I won't ask them." "Pierre's laying a concrete floor Thursday." "Any volunteers?" "He'd have us work by day, too!" "We'll handle it." "I said, don't tell them." "You two can't lay a concrete floor." "How big is it?" " 30' by 10." " You two can't do that!" " What time do you need us?" " Around 3." " I'll be there." " Me, too." "Drinks are on you." "Thanks, guys." "Fred, coming to lay Pierre's floor?" " What are buddies for?" " No, it's OK." "You can't have too many." "I'll be there." "I said it's OK." "Hey, it's no bother." "I don't want you to." "You're not setting foot in my house!" " Still mad at me?" " It's OK..." "You're still mad." " I apologize." " Stick your apologies!" "I got carried away." "Don't hold it against me." "I'm not myself." " Put it there." "Pals?" " We're not!" "C'mon, Pierre!" "Make friends!" "What have I got to do?" "Get on my knees?" " Yeah..." " Hear that?" "Look." "There, I'm on my knees!" "Still not enough..." "Want me to crawl?" "Lick the floor?" "Shit, don't lick the floor!" "I'll do it!" "OK, get up!" "Let's shake hands." "Fuck me!" "I don't lick the floor everyday!" " Well done!" " Were you worried?" " What a house!" " Let's go!" "Hope there's a bottle chilling!" "Shit, my boot's stuck!" "Don't fuck around!" "Think that's funny?" "Stop it, dammit!" "It was a brand-new boot!" "Go on, Mickey!" "I couldn't have done it alone." "See?" "We wouldn't let you down." "We're a bit rough, but we like you." "That's solidarity." "People used to help each other out." "You fought the boss." "You had a reason." "Now you fight to keep your job." "Every man for himself." "No way!" "Solidarity never existed." "Pass the booze." "I haven't had any." "It's good here, but it's freezing." "There's people worse off than us." "You could put in a pool here." "We'd come round for a swim." "Buck naked!" "We couldn't afford one." "We haven't a cent!" " How long's the mortgage?" " 15 years." "in my hut by the water's edge there's pineapple and there's coconut" "I remember the taste there are no more..." "I want no more the taste of your lips I would welcome fruit salad, pretty, pretty, pretty my father likes you my mother likes you fruit salad, pretty, pretty, pretty someday, we'll have to marry" "Dad overtakes." "The guy catches up cuts us up." "We stop." "The guy gets out, holding a jack." "He was 7 foot tall!" "The guy raises his jack." "Dad punches him in the face and lays him out flat!" "It was so funny!" "Aren't you through yet?" " It was funny." " It's OK." "I don't want it leaking in the night." "Then, call a plumber." "Your dad's good with his hands." "When Grandpa died he did everything about the house." "It's important." "Oh, it's you, Carole." "They're both here." "I'll go get them." "It's Carole." "It's Mom." "Hi, darling." "Yes, I'll put him on." "Saturday there's a basketball match." "Oven 1 against Oven 2." "It'll be fun." "Here he is." "I don't even get to talk to you." "My turn!" "Here he is." "I'll talk to you next, hon." "Hello, Mom." "Guess what I got in geography?" "14!" "He does it every time!" "Well done, Pierre!" " What?" " Pipe down!" "That was a foul." "Hand up!" "Pass it!" "Well done, Dad!" "Hang on!" "Fuck, my eye!" "Dad!" "You OK?" "Go away, Victor." "Go away!" "Time's up." "What are you doing?" "Hand in your work." " Finished, sir." " Well done." "Thanks." "Think that's funny?" " Hi, Pierre, OK?" " Hi, Marco." "Cold, eh?" "You want to go back on days?" "If you do, tell me - I want to go back on nights." "I don't." "Why do you ask?" "I heard you didn't like nights." "So, let me know." " Who told you that?" " I dunno, nobody." "Who said I wanted to go back on days?" "I don't know." "I SUCK COCK" " Fred Blabon?" " 2nd." " 3rd." " Which?" "3rd left." "I know you're there!" "Open up!" "Open up, dammit!" "You're a maniac!" "You're crazy, mental!" "You like playing with people's nerves?" "I won't let you get to me!" "You wanna fight?" "Let's fight!" "Answer me, or I'll hit you!" "Answer me, dammit!" " Answer me." " Wanna hit me?" "Go on..." "Go on." "I'm nothing!" "I don't give a shit!" "Stop that, dammit!" "I said, stop that!" "Stop it!" "Crazy!" "I put my dad in an old folks' home." "A nice place." "They bleed me dry." "Just to feed him purée and yogurt!" "I owe my dad that much." "Worked his balls off all his life." "I'll never move him from there, even if it costs a fuckin' fortune." "I'm pathetic." "My fault I'm in this mess..." "I don't wanna see you like this." "You're Fred, dammit!" "You can unblock the oil tank in 10 minutes!" "That's all bullshit." "I can lend you some money." "I've been through hard times, but I never lost hope." "You shoulda been a priest." "Yeah, right..." "Make fun of me." "I'm telling you..." "She'd forgotten my wedding day." "Imagine that?" "My wedding day!" " Your ma!" " Unbelievable!" "Well, anyway, weddings..." "Think I need a lawyer?" " It could help, yes." " Really?" "For custody of the kids..." " You have kids?" " 2 little girls." "Nathalie and Joséphine." "They're cute." "All the more reason to get a lawyer." "How'd I pay him?" "I said, I'll loan you some money." "How much?" "8 grand." "Would that do?" "I can't spare more." "Yeah, 8 grand's good." " When do I pay it back?" " I dunno, March." "If you want, pay me back in 2 goes." "Right..." "I'll put down 8,000, OK?" "Outta the way!" "Get outta the way!" "What the fuck!" "You shoulda stopped the conveyor!" " I did!" " Bullshit!" "You shoulda called us!" "He didn't stop the conveyor!" "Don't you ever screw up?" " Let's see." " She plays the piano!" "Go back." "There's the pianist!" " You're always late!" " Some jerk burst my tires!" "You said that 3 days ago!" "It's not my fault!" "Come on foot if you like, but be on time!" "You get croissants every morning now!" "Chocolate!" " Know what?" " You got zero in math?" "Got a fiancée?" "What, then?" "That asshole who threw the ball at you" " I found him." " Yeah, so?" " I burst his tires." " That'll teach him." " Why do that?" "You like doing things behind people's backs?" " I thought..." " You thought what?" "What if Fred finds out it was you?" "How'll it make me look?" "Did you think about that?" "I did it for you." "To defend you!" "I don't need you to sort things out!" "Is that clear?" "I'm sorry!" "Come back!" "What're you up to?" " What?" " I did nothing!" "You like puncturing tires?" "Answer me!" "Someone'll be glad to meet you." "Come on." "He was about to do your tires!" "I wasn't going to, this time." "So, the other times, it was you?" "I know you." "You're Pierre's son!" " You like puncturing tires?" " Yeah!" "Sure, I like it!" " What've I done?" " Threw the ball at my dad." " An accident." " Liar!" "Leave his ear." "It'll come off." "Your dad annoyed me." "We're pals now." " I don't believe you." " Ask him." "I won't talk to him." "You're mad at everybody, aren't you?" "Now go." "Gotta finish my workout." "Where'd you get the tattoo?" "I dunno." "Marseille, a long time ago." "During military service." "I want one, too." " It's dumb." " You had it done!" "They don't come off!" "Gotta keep 'em forever." " I gotta work." " Going to the factory?" " Will you take me?" " What's that?" " My mountain bike." " Take your mountain bike and go home." " What'd you do to Fred?" " Huh?" "You're in his good books." " I went to see him." "We had it out." " About time..." "Fred looks in control, but he's unhappy." "He told me about his father, daughters..." "His daughters?" "His 2 little girls." "Hasn't seen 'em in 6 months." "His wife won't let him." "Hear that?" "Fred said he had 2 girls!" "Hang on..." "What's going on?" "Fred has no kids." "Never wanted any." " You said you had 2 girls!" " What?" "Nathalie and Joséphine!" "Why'd you lie to me?" "You're a real scumbag!" "C'mon!" "Hurry up!" "Get a move on, will ya?" "Put your bag back on." "Come on." " You can eat later." " I'm hungry now." "You obey me." "We're going home." "I'm in a hurry." "I'll count to 3." "Put your bag on, or you're for it." "One... two..." "Three!" "What're you gonna do?" "Hit me?" "You little jerk!" "You look strange." "Things OK at the factory?" "So-so." " Seen the union rep?" " It's not a union matter." "What is it, then?" "A guy's on my back the whole time." "What's he want?" "No idea." "But it's OK." "He's calmed down." "You crazy?" "Hey, stop it!" "Sorry." "30!" "That's good." "You little champ!" "Have a drink." "Hey, Jordan!" "Say goodbye." "Bye, Ma." "Floor Cloth!" "Your dad cleans the floor!" "What'd ya say?" " Nothing." " I heard you." "Go on, tell him." "At work, your dad cleans the floor!" " He does not!" " My mom told me." "What's happened?" "Who did that?" "A big boy." "A jerk." "Bastard busted your eyebrow!" "Medicine box!" "We got a casualty." "This is what we put on boxing champs." "Doesn't sting too much?" "That's good, you're brave." " Now you have to go home." " I won't go home." "I'm getting on a train." "What'll your dad say?" "I don't care." "He's not my dad anymore." " Don't talk stupid." " It's true." "A father's always a father." "I'm going to Dunkirk." "I've got the train times." "What'll you do there?" "I saw it on TV." "Lots of boats go from there." "All around the world." "You think they'll take you on?" "I know I'm too young to be a sailor!" "I'll hide in the hold." "When I'm hungry," "I'll come out." " What time's your train?" " 10:17." " What time is it now?" " Not even 8." "Meanwhile, I'll buy you some fries." "You like fries?" "Imagine: 12 years old, on the road at night!" "You sure wanted to go!" "I couldn't see a thing!" "It started to rain." "I carried on." "A truck thundered past." "This close!" "I fell in the ditch." "Soaked... covered in crap!" " I broke down." " You cried?" "I bawled my head off." "Suddenly a car pulls up." "The door opens." "Guess who it was." "Your dad?" "It was my dad." " Can I sleep at your place?" " No, you can't." "Go on, get to bed." "Does my dad clean the floor?" " Who said that?" " The cleaning woman's son." "Know what, Mickey?" "Yesterday, I was in the mall." "I felt like buying something... anything." "Something useless." "Suddenly, I found something incredible." "Guess what." " I dunno..." "Pinball machine?" " No, that's useful." "Well... no idea." "A fish tank!" " A fish tank?" "For fish?" " No, asshole, for chickens!" " How many gallons?" " 500." "500?" "Christ, it's a swimming pool!" "Biggest they had." "Smoked glass, self-cleaning, the lot!" " How much?" " A lot. 8 grand." " You blew 8 grand on a fish tank!" " Yep." " Put any fish in?" " That's not easy." "I couldn't make up my mind." "There's big ones, little ones..." "In the end, I bought a little goldfish." "You should see him swimming around." "No one to bug him..." "I'll call him Pierre!" " Don't mind if I call him Pierre?" " I don't give a shit!" "Pierre!" "Can't we have a laugh?" "Not surprised?" "That your son has a black eye?" "All kids his age fight." "It's not normal!" "Seen his grades?" "They're terrible!" "He was such a good pupil." "It started when you went on nights." "It's my fault?" "I slave nights at the factory, days here!" " Isn't it enough?" " It's too much!" "Don't lecture me!" "You go off on vacation to Cannes!" "You really think it was a vacation?" "Sorry, I went too far." "Who's Fred?" "Why bring Fred into this?" "Why?" "You said you were sick of him." "Fred's a pal from work." " And the 8,000?" " What?" "8,000 missing from our account." "The materials!" "Think this house'll just build itself?" "Fucking pain in the ass, Fred!" "Get up!" "I'm sick of your shit!" "Don't come when you're hammered!" "Not in the shower!" "This is the last time I cover for you." "Go home." "We've got work to do." " Where are the others?" " Gone." "I'll take you home." "It's OK, I'll manage." "You're in no state to drive." "Fucking stinks in here!" "Was it you?" "No, it was you." " Clean it up." " I won't clean your filth." "Yeah, you're right." "You spent my money on a fish tank?" "Were you making fun of me?" " What d'you think?" " I think you were." "So, punch me out!" "That's what you want?" "What good'll it do?" " It'll show you're a real man." " By punching you?" "Cut it out!" "I want you to react!" "Piggy!" " You scared?" " Cut it out!" "Scared?" "Aren't you sick of being a chicken?" " Aren't you?" " Enough!" "We said we were friends who'd help each other!" "Oh, so that's it!" "Is that it?" "Was the 8 grand so I'd stop bugging you?" "You got any fuckin' guts?" "Think you can buy friendship?" "You're lucky." "Next time, I'll punch you in the face." " The seasons are?" " Distinct." "Winter is stifling." "Implacable." "Summer is... stifling." "Hello." "Not even a hello?" " Temperature in Siberia?" " Minus 25 to 15º." "What's wrong?" "Open the door." "Answer me, Pierre." " What's up?" "Let me in!" " Leave me alone!" "Get lost!" " Why are you here?" " To pick you up." " This is no place for you." " My place is with you." "Get in your car, I'll get in mine." "See you at home." " I won't go home." " Gonna introduce me?" " Carole, my wife..." "Fred." " Oh, you're Fred?" " Pierre mentioned me?" " He mentioned a pea-brained guy!" "You said that, Pierre?" "Let's go for a drink." "It's on me." "Coffee?" "You won't refuse a coffee?" "Don't go." "Let's get acquainted." "Have breakfast, then go to bed." "No." "You're stubborn, you are." "Say, she won't let you get a word in edgeways!" "I've come to be with my man." "We're going to a hotel to make love." " Great!" " Yeah, it will be." "Bet you haven't screwed in ages." "Let's go." "Hi, André." "Can I have the key to 205?" " Right away?" " Yes, right away." "It's the hotel's best suite." "Thanks." "Don't disturb us." "Come here." "Take your jacket off." "Sit down." "What's that?" "Nothing." "Just a burn." "I'll undo your dress." "What happened?" "You really want to know?" "Fred..." "Fred hit me." "Why did he do that?" "I wanted to be friends." "Friends with a guy who hits me!" " Can you believe it?" " Why?" "This isn't you!" "I'm Pierre!" "The guy everybody likes." "I'm a good husband, a good dad, a good son." "Everyone likes me!" "We're great, we've got guts." "She's replacing someone, he's on the night shift!" "Where's it get us?" "Tell me: where's it get us?" "Tell me that." "Things used to be clear." "We were together, in love." "Then I met Fred, and now I don't know who I am, who I love." "I was ashamed." "You were far away." "When did it start?" "Right from day one." "On day one, he started on me." "He said it was a joke, so I kept calm." "Then I tried, but I couldn't get back on my feet." "I thought he'd stop, but he didn't." "Till last night." "I was at my machine." "Pierre, stop it!" "Don't be a jerk!" "Stop it, Pierre!" " You're here?" " We need to talk." " Not now..." " Do as you're told." " Move!" "I'll be late!" " Sit down." "We're moving to Cannes." "I've accepted a job there." " The house's nearly finished!" " We'll sell it." " School?" "My pals?" " You'll make new pals." "We've no reason to go." "There's a staff reorganization." "I get a good bonus - a lot of money." "You're not telling the truth." "I know Dad's been getting shit." "He can't defend himself." " That's not it." "It's something else." " What?" "Someone bugs you - punch him out!" "Can't you do that?" "We need to save our family." "That's all that matters." "We're not a family!" "Nothing!" "You can go" " I'm staying." "I've no intention of going." "Do as you're told." "I won't leave!" "I have a friend here." "You never bring anyone home." "My friend's Fred." "How do you know Fred?" "He looked after me when I got beaten up." "I'm meeting him now." " Meeting Fred?" " That hurts!" "Where are you meeting?" "You're hurting him!" "Answer me!" "You tell me!" " In the cave!" " The cave!" "You took Fred to the cave?" "Stay away from my son!" "Scumbag!" "I'll kill you!" "Don't be stupid." "Put that down." "Stop it!" "Don't kill my dad!" "Get lost!" "You OK, Dad?" "Beat it!" " Hi, I'm Yvon." " Hi, Yvon." "Welcome aboard." "Don't lose the key." "It's the only one." "Hi." "I'm Farid." "This was Fred's locker." "You can use it." "Why did Fred leave?" "Family problems." " What are those things?" " Solar panels." " Solar power!" " You gone green?" "We can't add walls later." "Pierre did everything:" "wiring, plumbing, painting." "We helped him lay the floor!" "Alain lost a brand-new boot!" "Come help me!" "Want one?" "Medium or well-done?" "He said: "On the night shift half are divorced, half being cheated on." "I know" " I was both!"" " Serve the champagne." " No, with dessert." "I have family in Brittany." "Family in Brittany?" "!" "One of ours!" "Why are you here?" "What do you want?" "Give this to your dad." "What's this money?" "Part of what you lent me." "I'll pay back the rest soon." "I wanted to say..." "Thanks for not reporting me." "You kept quiet." "It was between us two." "Where are you going?" "Near Lyon." "I'll be near my dad." "Don't worry, I'll get by." " Come have a drink." " I gotta go." "5 minutes." "Everyone's here." "No, really." "Some other time." "Yeah, right." "Some other time." "Who wants champagne?" "Get the bottles from the kitchen." "Some in the bathtub, too." "Fred wouldn't come?" "No, he was in a hurry." "But he'll be back."