"One little piggy went to market." "One little piggy went to market." "One little piggy stayed home." "One little piggy... stayed home." "One little piggy had roast beef." "One little piggy had roast beef." " One little piggy had none." " One little piggy had none." "But this little piggy went..." """Wee wee wee"" all the way home..." "Gotcha!" "No, you didn't!" "Hit!" "I'm dead!" " Come on, get up." " Sorry." "Ah!" "ENRAGED BY HIS ABSENCE" " Mado, where are you sending me?" " Do you have the road map?" " No." "Wait..." "Will you give me Jean-François' road map?" "Here." "Here, Jacques." "I prepared this for you." "Thank you." "What should I do I with the clothes?" "Should I pack them for your mother?" "Not worth the trouble." "Let's give them to charity." "Micatex, hello." "Hello." "I want to speak with Mado." "Yes, it's me." "It's been a long time." "Yes." "Very long." " How did he die?" " The heart..." "Age..." "A normal age to die." "When was the funeral?" "Early this month." "I came from Boston with my mother." " She already went back." " How is she?" "Shaken, of course." "Coming back here, to her former life." "The same for me." "How long will you stay in France?" "Long enough to settle the inheritance." "I can't stay away for long." "We have several projects now." "How's your life over there?" "My life?" "It was here." "I work a lot." "It leaves little room for anything else." "And you?" "Still married, I suppose?" "And your son?" "He's fine." "Soon he'll be seven." "Are you happy?" "Sometimes, yes." "How could you stay silent all these years?" " Not a letter, not a call, nothing." " You left suddenly." " I was waiting for you." " I was devastated." "A separation was the only way to continue living." "Only pain kept me going." "Yes, I know." "Could we meet again before I leave?" "Yes, of course." " Paul, we'll eat soon." "Pick up your toys." " Not right away!" "Come on, buddy." "You're okay?" "Mmm." "You want me to help you?" "No, it's fine." " Dad, come help me." " Coming." "Between the internship report and midterms, I'm swamped." "Well..." "Yes, I can imagine." "I'm thinking of changing jobs." "How about you?" "Well... to do what?" " With my level of education..." " You can take training, an internship..." "No?" "No, everything is fine." "I don't want to change." "I like my life as it is." " Paul, finish your yogurt and go to bed." " Will you tell him a story?" " Okay." "Come on, buddy." "Oh, you're tired." "Mr. Maurescot will see you." " Hello." " Hello, sir." "Did you look at the file?" "The inheritance presents no difficulty." "We have a will, and you're the only heir." "I'd like you to review a statement I drafted." " There." " May I?" "Go..." " Thank you." " Here." " Thank you." " Thank you." " Goodbye." " Goodbye." " Papa?" " Yes?" " A girl at school is in love with me." " Great!" "Are you happy?" " I'm not in love with her." " Why?" "How can you tell when you're in love?" "You feel it." "You know it." "It won't necessarily happen at the same time, and sometimes it takes time." " Do you understand?" " Yes." "I saw Mado." " By chance?" " No." "I called her." "It must have been an emotional reunion." "I was looking forward to it." "It's been how long?" "It's been... eight years." "That's it." "How is she doing?" "Fine, I think." " Better than me." " But you're fine now." "You pulled through." " Mom, we'll go get my bike." " Okay." " See you soon." " Yes." "See you soon." " Dad, how many animal species are there?" " Oh... a lot." " Mom!" "Look how fast I'm going!" " Wait for me." "Easy, eh?" "That's good!" "Micatex, hello." "Yes, Mr. Belin." "Yes, the driver is on the way, he'll be there soon." "Unloading should take an hour." "Okay." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "Some time ago, I dreamt about the accident." "But then the impact was on my side." "And it was Mathieu who saw me die." "His gaze was..." "I'm sorry." "I often think about it." " Especially when I'm driving." " It was nobody's fault." "That drive in the forest was my idea." "If we had stayed home..." "Jacques!" "You never told me..." "What did you do with his things?" "I gave them away." "You did well." "It's strange." "Nobody talks to me about Mathieu." "Not even my parents." "As if... he had never existed." "And with your son... do you talk about him?" "I already told him, yes." " About us, too?" " He knows his brother had a dad." "Arbalest commode in oak, from the 18th century, 4000 to 6000 euros..." " Worthless." " This way, sir." "Here's the painting in question." "Albert Lebourg, Hotel de la Monnaie in Paris." "Your father put together a beautiful collection of French artists." "There's no need to sell the furniture to pay for the inheritance tax." " I want to sell everything." " Such heritage?" "What a shame." "As heir, you also have duties." "As we say: "The dead seize the living."" "I'd like to meet your little boy." "It's important to me." "What is it?" "You want to break my door?" "You'll see!" "Now what?" "Hello?" "Hello Steven, how are you?" "This is Jacques." "Sit down." "Shall we order?" "Miss?" "Hello." " Hello." " What do you want?" "What do you want?" "Cocoa, fruit juice?" "I want... orange juice." " And some pie?" " We have apple pie." "Okay?" " And you?" " I'll have a coffee." " Two, please." " Okay." "Yes, it's his accent." "He's from America, you know." "You just finished school?" " There's no school on Wednesday." " Ah." "He's usually a chatterbox." "Huh?" "What class are you in?" "In Mrs. Moizon's class." "Do you like school?" "He'd rather play with his friend Félix." "What do you play?" "Uh... on the swing, sometimes football, cops and robbers, and a lot of cycling." "How can you jump so high without getting hurt?" " It takes technique." " Yes, but I forbid you to try." "Can I get one, please?" "Well, okay." " My treat." " Thanks." "10 euros, please." "Thank you." " Choose." " That one." " Thank you, Jacques." " You're welcome." "Goodbye!" "See you soon." "Jacques is nice." " Yes, very nice." " But he's sad." "A little..." "I've told you why." " Didn't he get another child?" " No." "Paul, listen to me..." "Don't tell anyone we saw him." " Not even Dad?" " Not even." "This will be our secret, okay?" "Okay..." "There's Jacques!" "Wait, Paul!" "Paul!" " Hello." " What are you doing here?" "I'm getting tired of lawyers and notaries." " You knew where Paul's school is?" " It wasn't hard to find." "But if you want me to leave..." "No..." "I'm a bit surprised, that's all." "Here..." " I brought you your snack." " Thanks." "Are you okay?" "Yes." "A colleague told me about a place for rent." " A little bigger, not more expensive." " Where is it?" "Emile Jarreton Street, in Gagny." "You want to have a look?" "Yes, if you want." "We can go." " Mado!" " Yes?" "You scheduled Christian for the week of the 12th?" " Yes." " He'll still be off." " You think so?" " You'd better put Bruno instead." " OK." " But with the long weekend, we'll need more hands to ensure the deliveries." "I'll look after it tomorrow." "I'm late." " Bye." " Bye." "Look, Jacques's there again!" "Why are we going?" "Because we're in a hurry." " You calm down!" " I don't want to go to bed!" " You have school tomorrow." " I don't want to sleep!" " You will obey!" " I'm not sleepy!" " Stop it!" " You're nasty." " Enough!" " You're also nasty to Jacques." " You sleep now!" " You're hurting me!" " Leave it, Geneviève, I'll do it." " Thank you." "You can take the silverware." "I give it to you." "You don't realize..." "it's worth a fortune." "Take it." "I'm glad that you're keeping something of this house." "Jacques, I really don't know what to say." "You've always been there for my father." "For me too." " That's fast!" " That's fast, did you see?" "Stop right there." "You came to see my mother?" "She isn't here." "She went to see an apartment with my father." "Félix's mother is looking after us." " Actually, I came to see you." " Me?" "Yes... you." " Could you help me?" " How?" " To get my bike from the basement." " Of course." "Come see my house." "See?" "This is the living room." "Who is this?" " Is that you?" " Yes." "Are you coming to see my room?" "See all my toys?" " Santa has spoiled you." " You silly." "Do you think he's real?" " Did you see the little light?" " Mmhm..." "Maybe we'll move to another house." " Are you happy?" " I won't see Félix anymore." " You'll make other friends." " I don't want other friends, only him!" "Shall we go?" "Are you coming?" "Will you help me?" "The pedal is stuck." " It's okay." " Thank you." "What do you usually do with your bike?" "My dad carries it." "Mom doesn't want to get dirty." " Your parents come often to the basement?" " No, just for my bike." "And there's old stuff here." "Before, it was for the trash." "Don't tell anyone that you came into my house, okay?" "Where were you?" "Who's he?" " Someone from my family." " I've never seen him." " He lives in America." " Really?" " Have you been there?" " No." " They took me there when I was little." " Really?" " Yes!" "First one to the red car wins." " Will you want it again?" " I think so." "Now go home quickly." "Remember." "Don't tell your mom that you saw me." "Go." "Here." "Thank you." "Wow!" "Yes, goal!" "Go!" "Again, go!" " Okay?" "Did you play a good game?" " Yes." "I made fries for tonight, you'll be happy." "Here you are." "Please." "What hand?" "That way, you won't get in trouble." " But now, how do I know when you're here?" " You're right." "We need to find a way, a signal." "I remember a wild-west movie." "They are locked up in a prison, and to send messages to each other," " do you know what they did?" " No." " What did you do at school?" " I told about my trip to America." "Really?" "Which trip?" " Ms. Moizon told us about America." " Yes?" " I would like to go." " Why?" "There are cowboys!" " There are also Indians." " Yes, that's true." "I'll take you to America, I promise." "Mom, can I go to Félix?" "Can I stay there?" "Yes, but not for long!" "And you get back when I call you." "Take your satchel." " Don't you want your snack?" " No, it's fine." " You sure?" " Yes." "Okay..." "Come on, pass!" "Yes, goal!" " Well, we stop." " Already?" "Mom told me to go do my homework." " Usually you do it after." " But it's because I..." "I did it wrong." " You want help?" "I have good grades." " No, it's fine." "Bye." "Bye." " You're okay, kiddo?" " Yes, I'm fine." " Had a good day at school?" " Yes." " I have something for you." " What is it?" "Come." "Throw it." "It's watercolors... and pencils." " You like them?" " Yes, a lot." "The above-named property belongs to the seller with full rights of ownership for having received it in succession from Mr Béranger, his father, who had acquired a deed from." "Mr Pinte, notary at Versailles, on January 30, 1969, and registered in the Property Registry of the Seine." "Easement:" "The seller declares that the property currently being sold..." " That's the last one." "Eat your apple, too." " Yes." "Hello?" "There's my dad, my mom, me and Félix." " And that guy there?" " That's you, hidden under my house." " And around?" "Are they spiders?" " Those are words coming out of your head." "They are not very nice." "What do they say?" "We don't know." "It's the words you're thinking." "4... 5... 6... 7..." "15... 16..." "I see bubbles!" "17... 18... 19... 20... 21!" "You're the best!" " How does it work?" "I don't get it." " Let me do it." "I postponed my departure." "Really?" "I still have things to do here." " But the move..." " I settled it with the notary." "The buyers are giving us extra time." "Ah, that's good." "I'm not here, but you can leave a message." "It's me." "I'm trying to reach you because..." "I know you're leaving soon for Boston." "I'd like to see you before you leave." "Well..." "Call me." "Take care." " What a good idea." " A good idea." "There..." "There..." "You..." "You..." "Are." "Are." "Could my little brother speak like that?" "You mean, did he speak English?" "You know, you are the little brother." "No, because he died when he was 4, and I'm almost 7." "Did he die immediately or after?" "What do you mean, after?" "Were the doctors unable to save him?" "No, right away." " During the accident." " He didn't suffer?" "No, he didn't suffer." "I would like to see his grave." "But Mom says it's too far." "It's in the countryside." "We had a house there." "Are you soon going back to your country?" "Yes." "Soon." "Is it far?" "America is very far away." "And very big." "Why are you living in America?" "My mom is from there and my dad is from here." "Was from here." "So when they divorced," "I lived sometimes with the one, sometimes with the other." "I don't want you to go back." "I'm going to be very sad." " Where have you been?" " At Félix." "I told you to always tell me." "I forgot." "What's that pencil box in your room?" " I exchanged it at school." " For what?" "Hello." "Hello." " Are you a boy?" " I'm a boy." " You're not a girl?" " No, I'm not a girl." "You said no, you lost." " You suck." " My turn." " Are you a man?" " I'm a man." " Mom's husband?" " Right." " Stéphane?" " What?" " We're playing!" "Did you see my keys?" " Is Mom your wife?" " Of course." "Mom..." " Are you going to divorce Dad?" " Why do you ask?" " To see if you'll say yes or no." " You lost again!" "Stéphane, can you help me?" "I can't find the keys." "I don't know what I did with them." "Where did I put them?" "I had to put them somewhere..." " Where were they?" " On the door." " For dinner I fixed a casserole." " We'll get by." "Come and kiss Mom." " Good night, my angel." " Good night, Mom." " I don't know what time I'll be back." " As always, when you go to Caro." " Put him early to bed." " Don't worry." "Good evening." "Get in." "Give me your coat." " I'll keep it." " Okay." "It feels strange to come back here." "Nothing has changed." "No, nothing... unfortunately." "Sit down." "A Bordeaux wine?" " Yes, please." " I got something to munch." "Thank you." "Did you get permission to leave?" "Will you have time to move everything?" "I'm finishing the boxes that will go to my mother." "Geneviève will do the rest." "Good thing she's here." "Do you remember Geneviève?" "Yes, very well." " She was a good woman." " Yes." "I didn't know she still worked for your father." "She wanted to stay till the end." "Now I hope she'll look a bit after herself." "Hold on!" " Here." " No, no..." "Keep them." "It makes me feel good." "To spend this evening with you." "I felt very lonely here." " And over there?" "Do you live with someone?" " No, I wasn't able to." " It must be hard to let go of the house." " I wasn't really very attached." "What's difficult is to spend your days sorting clothes and items to finally throw everything away." "You have gone through the same, as well." "It's strange to have lived more than 30 years at a place, and have nothing left." "I have nothing here anymore." "Only a small slab..." "of white granite..." "I'm enraged by his absence." "One little piggy went to market." "One little piggy stayed home." "I hope that he... had roast beef." "Exactly." "And one little piggy had... none." "But this..." "little piggy..." " went..." " Yes..." "All the way home." "What does that mean," ""way home"?" "It means... "to go back home"." "What's wrong?" " Nothing." " You've been crying?" " I had a fight with Félix." " It's okay, you'll make up." "You want to give this child the proceeds of the sale of the house." "And all of the inheritance I received from my father..." "Is it possible?" "Yes, provided your mother gets her share of the usufruct." " Don't you have a compulsory heir?" " Meaning?" "A child." "I had a son." "Not any more." "I'm sorry." "This child, your beneficiary..." "do you have family ties with him?" " Not really." " Yes or no?" " No." " So it's a donation to a third party." " How old is the child?" " 6 or 7." "Does it matter?" " No, but he will inherit at his majority." " Fine." "I must warn you that a donation is an irrevocable act." "Therefore, you give up this money, you renounce it completely." "That's it." "I give it up." "I renounce it." "You didn't have any problems?" "No, not at all." "Is this yours?" "Get home safe, Jacques." "I'll miss you." "I'll call you from time to time to hear from you." "Hello, sir." "Your passport please." "Thank you." "Do you have any luggage?" "Here, boarding at gate B32." " Thank you." " Have a nice trip." "Metal detector, please." "Check if you don't have any metals." "Jewelry..." "Hide this." "There's your change." "Thank you, sir." "Come on, you." "Go ahead, throw it back." " Catch!" " Go ahead, shoot!" "Yes, goal!" "All right, buddy?" "Come on." " Bye, Félix." " Goodbye." " Does it sting?" " No, it doesn't." "Lean back like that." "Right." "Mom, are you sad you don't see Jacques anymore?" "Yes, a little." "But you know, he had to go back to his country." "And are you sad?" "I know he's always there." "For Jacques, too, you're always here." "He was very happy to meet you." "Put your head back." " I'm sure he often thinks about you." " Okay, can you give me my toys?" "Paul?" "Come eat!" "Yes, I'm coming!" "It's Paul." " Why are you here at this hour?" " Couldn't come earlier because of my mom." " I thought you'd be a bit hungry and cold." " That's nice, kiddo." "Thanks, but..." "Now... you must go home." " I'll come back tomorrow." " Okay." "Hurry up." " What are you doing?" " Things." "You're not going to stay indoors all Sunday." " Let's go get your bike." " No." " I don't want to bike." " It's nice outside." "I don't care." "I don't feel like biking." "Well, you have no choice." "Put on your shoes." "Come on, buddy." "You switch on the light?" " Let's take my bike and go." " The chain is off." " We should throw away some stuff." " Not my brother's things." "Why do you say that?" "Huh?" "You know I'd never dare throw them away." " You think a lot about your brother?" " Sometimes." " But you never knew him." " Neither have you." " When I met your mom, he was already gone." " Gone means dead?" "Yes." "If my little brother hadn't died, I wouldn't have been born?" "You were born because I love your mom, and your mom loves me." "Do you understand?" "So Mom loved two dads?" "Yes, I guess you could say that." "Did you know the other dad?" "Yes, I knew him a little." "Do you like him?" " No, not very much." " Why not?" "Those are grown-up stories..." "I can't explain everything to you." "Come." "One euro, please." "What are you doing?" "It's to eat in bed." "Yes, but you should eat at the table." "You take a small cake, then you go to bed." " Agreed?" " Okay." "How do you do that?" "My job is to build houses." "This one is for you." "How do you want it?" " My dream house?" " Yes." "I want a garden, a room for my mom and dad, a room for me, and a football pitch, and then a room for you, too." " I'll build you your dream house." " Really?" "Yes." "On Sunday my dad came down to get my bike." "I was afraid you'd be here." " Does he know you come to see me?" " No, he doesn't." "Why do you hide?" " Because my dad doesn't like you?" " He told you that?" "I like to see you, but it's not normal to stay below ground, unless you're dead." " Félix!" "Is Paul with you?" " No, he's not." " Where is he?" " I don't know." "Where were you?" " With Félix." " Is that true?" "We played hide and seek." " I couldn't see you." "I got scared." " Sorry, Mom." " Are you having your snack?" " I'm not hungry." " What are you doing?" " I'm bored." " Can I play outside?" " Down there, and with Félix." "Okay?" "Okay." "Got you!" "Mom!" "Oh, I'm dead!" "Gotcha!" "Hey, wait!" "You won't get me!" "What are you doing?" "What's this bag?" "Who is it for?" "It's for me." " This is also for you?" " Yes." "Paul, who is this for?" "For whom?" "It's for my little brother's dad." "Jacques?" "Are you there?" "I know you're there, let me in!" "Jacques!" "What are you doing there?" "You didn't go back?" "Jacques!" "Jacques!" "How long has he been there?" "How long have you been bringing him food?" "Paul!" "Paul, I won't scold you, but I need to know why he's there." "What does he want?" " I forbid you to go to the cellar." " Why?" " You do as I say!" " Before you said he was kind." " That was before!" "Now he's... sick." "You must not see him or talk to him." "Do you promise?" "Do you promise?" "What's going on?" "It's..." "Paul, he had a nightmare." "He's fine now." "He fell asleep." "Bye, till tomorrow." " What's up?" " Nothing, I finished earlier." "It would be nice to pick up Paul together." "Yes, nice." "Okay, buddy?" " Was school fine?" " Yes." "Here, your snack." "Thanks, Dad." "You don't seem glad to see me." "Well, shall we go?" "Jacques!" "Jacques!" "Paul!" "Paul!" " Shall we go for a ride?" " I don't want to go to the cellar." " We could go to the rink." " I don't want to go out." " Not even with Félix?" " No!" "I don't want to go out!" "If you told me what's wrong, I could help you." "Is it because of your brother?" "Is that what makes you unhappy?" "Huh?" "I think something's wrong." "Really?" "Why?" " Did Paul tell you anything?" " No." " About what?" " He's acting strange." " Haven't you noticed?" " No, I haven't noticed." "No, no, don't worry." "Everything is fine." "Well, I'm going to bed." "What are you doing?" "I forbid you to go!" "Let go of me!" "Let me go, you're mean!" "We must bring him food." " He'll die." " Don't be silly." "That's enough!" "I warn you..." "I'm going to tell your father!" "Go to bed!" "I know you won't be able to tell him anything." "Sorry, Mado!" "Watch it, Mado!" " Watch it!" " Thank you." "You wait for me here." " Can I come?" " No, you stay here." " You stay here!" " Can I come?" "Jacques!" "Jacques!" "Let me in, you hear?" "Jacques!" "Jacques!" "So?" "So, is he there?" "Tell me, please." " Paul, finish your meal." " I don't want more." "You don't want to eat." "You don't want to talk." "Go to bed!" "Go to bed!" "Go, scram!" "Go!" "Stay here." "He'll manage on his own." "I went down to the cellar with Paul." "He's really afraid of going there." "It's because of that box." "The one with Mathieu's things." "Did he tell you that?" "Yes." "He told me about his brother, too." "He's obsessed with him." "I know it will be hard... but you have to get rid of that box." "You stay here, wait for me!" "I want to see Jacques!" "I want to see him!" "I want to see Jacques." "Jacques!" "Jacques!" "Open this door!" "Open this door!" "I can't take it anymore." "I beg you." "Come out." "I want to see Jacques!" "What do you want?" "What do you want?" "The child." "What did you say?" "I want to see the child." "He's been down there a long time?" "Answer me." "How long?" "Look at me, Paul." "Paul!" "Answer me, now!" "Answer me!" "What's he doing down there?" "What's he doing down there?" "Huh?" "Answer me!" "Hush, it's a secret." "You have to tell." "Answer me, I say!" "What's he doing down there?" "I want to go to America with Jacques." "Why are you telling me this?" "Why do you say that?" "Because he needs me." "Get out!" "Get out." "Fuck!" "What do you want?" "What did you do to Paul?" "He's my son!" "Come on, get up!" "Get out!" "What did you do to him?" "Get up!" "Get lost!" "Get out!" "to my mother" "Subtitles by Subransu Edited by Tintin"