"Locking yourself up?" "It's gonna be great here!" "Like your room?" "I'll sleep in the living room, okay?" "You can stick your bed there, and your rower here." "I'm gonna get the other boxes." "Hold it there." "Hold it!" "Who said you could go out?" "Well?" "How did you open the boathouse?" " It was open." "Don't bullshit me." "Come on, give me the key." "The key!" "I know you've got a dupe of it." "Go on, go home." "And find yourself another club." " Wait." "I don't want you here any more." "Where were you?" "I asked you a question..." "Where were you?" "I had to help my dad move out and..." " Is that any reason to disappear?" "I've kept training on my rower." "Listen, you can still take a boat out when I'm around, but I won't coach you." "But I need you." " I don't think so." "You vanish for 2 months..." "Our work can't mean that much to you." "Please." " Look, you can't always start over." "I swear I'll train hard." " I don't believe you any more." "Hey, he's back from the dead!" "We missed ya!" " We had to replace you in the crew." "Murielle, Sergi's waiting for us." "I'm sorry..." " That's something..." "Where were you anyway?" " I had my exams." "Some excuse." "I'm here now." "I'm not a slut." "And I don't like ghosts." "Don't you think it's too early to go back to rowing?" "Let me see." "That was quite a fight we had that time!" "It was no reason to cut me up!" "We're not gonna talk about it forever." "Get up!" "Come on!" "You're the one who wanted to work over the summer!" "French fries!" "Hurry up, I've got a truck coming." "Ice cream!" "For last week." "Shall I come back next week?" " Sure!" "Have you thought it over?" "Yeah, never mind, it's too risky." " Where's the risk?" "Swiping a pallet of liquor's a breeze." " Sure it is." "What?" " Who's gonna sign the delivery notes?" "You will." "You're in charge of beverages." "You sign the notes, don't you?" "No way." "Fine, have it your way..." "Those fries need to be stacked in two's, get it?" "Sorry." "I made the mistake." "I'm sick of getting chewed out in your place!" "Who the hell is that?" " He started a couple of months ago." "He's good, isn't he?" "Plus, he's a junior, like you." "Don't pull your elbows too high, Pablo!" "I'm gonna relegate that cocksucker!" " Yeah, right!" "Good luck!" "Longer strokes!" "Good, Pablo!" "keep up the pace." "All right, Pablo, let's turn in." "Who the hell are you?" " Who are you?" "You need to be faster when you throw your arms forward." "Your recovery is too slack." "It's pretty good, but you can still refine your technique." "What about me?" " What about you?" "Well, I want to know what I should improve, too." "You don't need any coaching!" "You know everything!" "Like you know you drag your blades in the recovery." "Like I don't need to tell you you don't move fast enough." "You don't need any training." "You're ready for the championships!" "How was practice?" "Alex!" "I don't want to see you!" "What have I done to you now?" " It's all your fault!" "We said we'd stop talking about that." " You blew my whole season!" "Don't work yourself up like this!" "You got to be patient." "I'll help out if you want..." "You'll see, you'll win this time!" "Come on, open up!" "Leave me alone." "Watch it!" "Move!" "Hey, are you nuts!" "?" "You dumb ass!" "Help me!" "Hey asshole, don't you know how to swim?" "Help me!" "Come on, help me out!" "Buy yourself a motor, fucking jerkoff!" "Why did you leave me in the drink?" " Let me go!" "Get off me!" "Hey, stop it, calm down!" "What happened?" "Well, he capsized, and he refused to help him." "You did that?" "Go on, dry yourself up!" "Go!" "I've had it with you, Alexander." "Really had it." "I'm gonna have a talk with your father." "It can't go on like this." "Couldn't you wait for me!" "Put that down!" "Don't touch my food, I tell you." "Think you're scaring me?" " I won't hesitate!" "You want it in the other thigh?" "Fucking loser!" "My key!" "You stole my key!" "You shouldn't have said that!" "I'm not a loser." "Still think you're stronger than me?" "Think you have the right to judge me?" "You'll never be a match for me, you hear me?" "Hear me?" "Starting positions..." "Ready?" "Three... two... one..." "Go!" "Push!" "Harder with the legs!" "Bear on those legs!" "Pace!" "Come on, Pablo, arms all the way forward." "Good!" "Reach out!" "Very good, very good." "Come on!" "keep the pace." "Last thirty strokes!" "Go for it!" "Come on!" "Five more strokes, come on, that's it." "Well done, Pablo." "6'34", not bad." "I expected worse." " Still, I lost ten seconds." "Ninth out of 60 overall." " Last year I was third." "Whose fault is that?" "Are you ready to train seriously again?" "Are you sure?" " Yeah." "Here!" "Fill this out." "Sign up for the camp." "Can I count on you this time?" "Sir?" "How did you know about the boathouse key?" "Sir?" "I'm not Sergi any more?" "When I was your age, I had a dupe of the key, too!" "What did you think?" "You invented something new?" "Come on, we've got a long drive ahead." "How did it go?" "You had a good finishing time?" "Yeah." "You see?" "You like it?" " It's not straight." "This is my room." "No need to thank me." "What are you doing here?" "This is my aisle!" "It's my job." " Francis told me to do it." "That's fine, keep going." "Why weren't there any anti-theft collars?" "You think I still have time for that?" " This aisle is a mess!" "You order too much of the stuff we don't need." "And we're always out of the things we need!" "From now on, I'll do the beverage orders again." "You go back to detergents like before." "What!" "?" "There." "Pull on this, okay?" "Like that..." "Move it." "Why don't you eat?" "What's going on with Francis?" "Nothing." "He's just a fucking bastard." "He wants me to steal a pallet of liquor with him." "Why don't you do it?" "It would make us some money!" "Because!" "Don't ever steal!" "Stealing is a serious thing!" "You'd be able to pay for my rowing camp." "I already told you I don't have any money for that!" "I make enough sacrifices for you, don't you think?" "Come on, go, go, over here." "Hurry up!" "Go, go!" "Come on!" "Here's a start for your rowing camp." "Thanks." "Oh right, you don't smoke!" "You're a sportsman!" "When are you going?" " In a week." "Sonny!" "Hi, Murielle, how are you?" "Hello, Sergi." " Perfect timing, I wanted to see you." "I thought I'd drop by your place, but he told me you'd moved?" "Well, yeah, we're living downtown now." "What happened to him?" "He didn't come for at least two months." "He just said he wanted to prepare for his exams." "He thought rowing practice was too hard." "Really?" "Strange, he never mentioned it." "No big deal." "They always change their minds at that age." "Did he lose a lot?" " It's okay, he's kept his level." "But don't go and tell him." "He's one of the best we've got." "But he needs to be kept under control, he needs parameters." "That's what I try to do with him." "It's not easy, you know..." "In any case, he'll improve some more at the camp." "What camp?" "Yeah, didn't he tell you we were leaving next week?" "Yeah, sure, he told me." " Well, it's soon!" "You know he tells me so many things..." "Hey, here's the champ!" "Are you okay?" "Did you take a shower?" "All right, Thierry, I'll leave you to it." "Got to coach the girls." "We're leaving at 8 a. m." "Saturday." "Don't be late this time, right?" "See you!" "I don't like it when you pick me up here." " What?" "You're ashamed of me?" "What were you talking about?" "What's this about a training camp?" "If you prevent me from going to this one, I swear I'll scream." "Oooh, I'm scared!" "Come on, let's go!" "Let's go, I said!" "So how did you pay for it?" "Don't tell me you stole that pallet?" "Are you alone?" "Can I come in?" " No." "Why not?" " Last time you were here, he smashed everything!" " He just dropped a couple of things." "Yeah right!" "You're not coming in now, okay?" "Did you show your thigh to somebody?" " It doesn't hurt any more." "That doesn't mean it's healed." "He's gonna kill you one of these days." "Don't make too much of it." " Get the hell out of here then." "A man like him should be in jail!" "Shit!" "Good thing he's not my dad!" "So I'm not your brother either then!" "You're my half-brother, and I don't owe you anything." "Your father is insane." "Don't talk about him." " Fine, work it out with him then." "You had promised Mom!" " That's really shitty!" "I took care of you long enough, don't you think?" "You bitch!" "Easy there..." "There, like this." "Go ahead." "Careful!" "What the hell are you doing?" "Students aren't allowed to handle that." "He's entitled to learn, ain't he?" "He's not even wearing safety shoes!" "So what?" "You've got a problem with that?" "I'm his father, goddamnit!" "This is to lift, okay?" "Wow, watch it, stop!" "Excuse me, sir, just a simple check." "Open your bag please." "I won't." "I work here." "Let's sort this out." "Come on, you know me!" "It rang, but they don't believe I work here!" "Give me your bag." "What's this?" "You know what we call this?" "I don't know what that's doing in my bag!" "He put it there!" "He's been after me for days now!" "Hey, what's got into you?" " Asshole!" "You're gonna pay for this!" "Dad, let it be." "Come on." " Don't bother coming back on Monday!" "You're finished here!" "Open up!" "Stop it, you're gonna get messed up!" "Come on, Dad, stop!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Drink up." "Drink some more." "We got to go home." "Come one, drink." "You're my only friend, you know?" "And what if you croaked?" "What if I left you here to die like a dog?" "If you died now..." "It's okay." "It's all right." "I'll take care of you." "Alex?" "Alex?" "What are you doing?" "Why don't you join us?" " I'm not going with those people." "Those people are your friends." " I'm fine right here." "I'm not asking for anything." "Don't look at me like that!" " You're not going to sleep here?" "I am." "Sergi wants me to sleep in that jerk's tent." "Pablo?" " I don't like him." "You're gonna have to sleep with me then..." "I'd rather be on my own." " Suit yourself." "What?" "No, you go get two double scull pairs." " Doubles?" "Who with?" " Go on, move it!" "What are you doing with doubles blades?" "There!" "That's it!" "Blades!" "Come on, guys, let's move!" "I don't want to row with him." "He keeps fouling up his strokes." "Get off!" "You think I want to row with a handbrake in my back?" "I've decided you're going to the championships as a double." "I want to row with Vincent!" " I want to do the singles." "Forget the singles." " But I had a chance in the singles." "Less chance than in doubles." " That's a shitty thing to say!" "I never said the truth wasn't shitty." "I'll never improve with this clown in my boat." "So row on your own, asshole!" " Hey, don't touch me!" "That's enough!" "And that's enough!" "Take your places, all right?" "You row, I watch." "I'm not saying we'll win the doubles, but it's worth trying." "Easy does it, stay in sync." "Start with locked seats." "That's a centipede, not a boat!" "Good grief!" "You're not concentrating!" "He's not following me!" " Shut up!" "It's no use getting angry." "Look in front of you!" "Together, guys, get in sync!" "This isn't working!" "Everything was fine until you got here." " We better not talk." "Yeah, we better." "How did you do last season anyway?" " What about you?" "Third indoors, ninth in the singles." "You wouldn't stand a chance in the singles." "Why d'you say that?" " You're too short!" "What did you say?" "Who do you think you are?" " Come on, stop messing around." "Grab your blades!" " What do you want with me?" "Stop bullshitting." "Grab your blades!" "No, you row, asshole." "Row by yourself, fuck face!" "Get back here, jerkoff!" "That won't do, guys." "We'll never get to the championships like this." "What are you doing?" "We won't make it to the championships!" "Stop clowning around!" "That's not good!" "This is no way to work." "You hear me Pablo!" "I don't believe this!" "You may know everything, but you understand nothing." "You don't gauge a rower by his size." "Rowing is not about strength." "It's about willpower and courage." "Rowing as doubles is a sport on its own." "Where are we going?" " You'll see." "Go on, take a nap!" "You're gonna need it." "Shit!" "We're stopping!" " keep on rowing, come on!" "Gimme some water." " What for?" "Hand me the water, goddamnit!" " Why?" "The salt is killing my hands!" "The water is for drinking." " Gimme the water or I'll come and get it!" "Gimme!" " No, I'll do it myself." "What's going on?" " Just a second!" "Is that it?" "Are we set?" "Are you done?" "Can we go on?" "Pull us some." " I'm not going to pull you." "We're here to row." "We're exhausted!" "We can't go on!" "Let's go, row!" " No!" "Pull us, goddamnit!" "No way." "Land ahoy!" "You've been saying land ahoy for the past thirty minutes." "All right!" "You're on your own!" "No!" "Shit!" "Grab the rope!" "Come back!" "Fuck!" "Piss me off!" "Get the rope!" "I want to." "Don't you?" "No." "I really want to." " I don't." "Why not?" "Why do you have a hard-on then?" "That's how it is." "It doesn't mean anything." "Yeah?" "You're not getting away that easy!" "Hey guys, here's Sergi!" "Well, this is good!" "Really great!" "It's not a rowing camp, it's a damn summer camp!" "What the hell is all this?" "What's going on?" "Are we tourists now?" "Come on, let's get in your boat." "There we are!" "Total nincompoops!" "Come on!" "Go!" "Come and dance!" " No way." "Come on, dance with me." " I didn't drink enough to dance." "Oh, come on!" " Stop it." "I'll look like a fool." "Alex!" " No, I don't..." "Have fun!" "Just let it happen." "Alex, relax a little." "You see, you're almost there." "Touch me." "What's that scar?" "What is it?" "What did I do?" "Don't be scared." "Happy birthday, Alex!" "Here you go, Alex." "It's from everybody." " A speech!" "Go on, open it!" "We'll have to share it, guys." "Go on, open it!" "What is it?" "What is it?" " Lemme see!" "Can't say you don't control your pace now!" "Hey, he got a timer!" " Wow, lucky you!" "Alex, are you all right?" "Are you okay, man?" "Aren't you glad to see me?" "You don't look well." "Look what I got for my birthday." "Look!" "I don't care." "Can't you ever be happy for me?" "I was better off at the camp." " You shouldn't have come back then!" "Look at the mess my room is in!" "That's my T-shirt!" "Get up." "I've got to clean up my room." " This is still my home." "Francis?" " Yeah." "I need to ask you something." " Hmm, what is it?" "I want you to hire my dad back." " What?" "Come with me." "What's with you?" "Pay my dad's indemnity, or I'll tell everything." "What?" " Give me my father's money." "And to think I wanted to teach you the business..." "This isn't a business!" "Gimme, or else I'll tell." "Where do you think that pallet went?" "It was delivered to Mr. Roman's bar." "I'll go to the police!" " Really!" "But the police are our pals, too." "They hang out at Mr. Roman's bar." "We've got 15 full-time employees here." "Do you think we'd risk losing 15 jobs for a little shit who tells stories?" "Go on, get your stuff and fuck off." "Or else, I'll call the cops!" "You're just a thief!" " Wow, it runs in the family!" "The son's as stupid as the father." "What!" "?" "What is it?" "Come on, guys!" "Steady on the water." "Alex, deeper into the water with your blade." "Pablo, pull them out, or you'll be caught off guard." "Ready?" "On your marks, go!" "Too slack!" "The boat's not going to move this way!" "Back to the start!" "Let's steal it." " I'm with you." "Now!" " Go!" "No!" "That's no good!" "That's a false start." "You do that tomorrow, you'll be disqualified!" "He caught us." " Come on!" "Concentrate." "Starting positions." "Watch it..." "Go!" "That's it..." "That's it..." "Very good..." "That's excellent!" "Now you're in sync!" "That's it, guys, you are in sync!" "Very good!" "I've done it." "Now it's your turn." " Get off me." "Or we'll never make it to the finals!" " I don't want to have this thing." "Let me do it." "You trust me, don't you?" "Does it hurt?" " Naaah, stop being a puss." "Don't be such a wimp." "I'll go on three." "One... two... three..." "Leave it in till tomorrow." " My dad will kill me." "Who cares?" "I found a job for tomorrow." " That's good you're back in the action." "What is it?" " Paper delivery." "Got a better idea?" "I took five pallets' worth." "We can do it in a weekend." "I've got a race tomorrow." " You'll do the next one." "No way!" "If you don't help me, you can pack your bags!" "Double sculls, boys, 16 years old." "Come on, guys!" "First series." "Oostende, lane 1..." "Gent, lane 2..." "Namur, lane 3..." "Liège, lane 4..." "Gentse, lane 5..." "Bruges, lane 6..." "Get ready, gentlemen." "Go Namur!" "Long strokes, don't forget." "Ease up." "Build your race." "keep in sync." "You're 4th now." "Well done." "keep your strokes long." "Come on guys!" "keep it together!" "You're 3rd now!" "Hang in there!" "Go Namur!" "Go Namur!" "keep up the pace." "Only 500 meters!" "You're in sync, guys, that's good!" "Very good!" "Push, push!" "Go on!" "Come on, push it!" "We won!" "Bravo, boys, we've qualified!" "You okay?" "I wasn't thinking what I said last time." "It's all right." "Congratulations." "I'm in the championship finals." "How's it going with your father?" " Fine." "Really?" " Yeah, no problem." "Be careful." "I'm here if you need me." "Yeah, don't worry." "Look!" "I won!" "You think that's gonna change anything?" "Pack your bags and get out of my house." "This is my house, too." "In any case, you can forget about rowing." "If you prevent me from going," "I'll tell Sergi why I couldn't train for 2 months." "Promise?" "You'll tell him?" "Right?" "And what will you tell him exactly?" " Go ahead, hit me!" "Go on, don't hold back." "What are you waiting for?" "Don't forget to make a mark." "Something I can really show." "You'd like that, wouldn't you?" " Go ahead!" "Hit me!" "You little bastard!" "And if I do this, what will you tell them?" "Huh, what?" "What about this!" "Will you tell them about this?" "You want to be built up like me, you wuss!" "Here, here you go!" "Not that, it's a present." "You won't be able to say anything." "I didn't touch you." "I'm gonna kill you." "Let's settle down, shall we." "Easy does it, that's right." "Get off me!" " You'll see if this leaves any marks." "Want some more?" "Want some more?" "This will calm you down." "Talk to me, goddamnit!" "Say something!" "Stop that!" "You're scaring me!" "Hi." " Hi Murielle." "I'm here to get Alex." "He didn't come this morning." "He didn't get up this morning, he wasn't feeling well." "Hi." "Are you all right?" "Come on, let's go." " Where do you think you're going?" "I'm going for a walk." "What time will you be back?" " No idea." "Bye." "Why didn't you come this morning?" "Sergi was furious." "I needed the sleep." "Can I sleep at your place tonight?" "This isn't serious." "Are you going to disappear again?" " No, I wont." "And why should I believe you?" "You forget to wake up, you lose your bag..." "Hey, don't look down." "This is no time to let go." "We didn't come all this way for nothing, right?" "Alex, you'd tell me if there was a problem?" "Yes." "A rower's hands." "Come on, hurry, we're waiting for you." "Get off to a good start." "Don't take risks." "Just stay in the pack." "Then you go into endurance pace." "keep the pace at 32." "No more than 32, all right?" "keep that up until 1,500." "Then, if none of them pulls ahead, after 1,500..." "Then you go for it." "After that, good luck!" "Why don't we take a boat's length right from the start?" "And do the same stupid thing as last time?" "You won't have anything left for the finish." "How's it going?" "Am I intruding?" " We're done." "How are you?" "Tomorrow's the big day!" "Are you coming?" "Can't promise anything." "I've got a lot of work tomorrow." "I understand." "Okay, guys, prep the boat." "They still have to load the trailer." "I'll drive him home later." "That's nice." "Thanks." "He wasn't at practice yesterday." "He didn't say anything to me." "Is there a problem?" " Not that I know." "I don't know what's going on in his head." "He's got to get to bed early tonight, okay?" "Sure..." "Count on me." "I hope I didn't push the training too hard." "Don't worry." "They're strong at that age." "All right, see you!" "Good luck tomorrow!" " Thanks." "See you later." "Bye." "My door!" "Open my door!" "Open up!" "Stop that." "What are you trying to do?" "You're not gonna ruin my life, get it?" "Show me." "Metaphyseal fracture of the radius." "Is that bad?" " We'll have to put it in a cast." "Let's try and pull your sweatshirt off." "It would be a shame to cut it up." "Easy." "That's it." "I'll be back in five minutes." "Why!" "?" "Why, damnit!" "You're kidding." "No way!" "Alex, let's start easy and go all out at 1,000." "What do you think?" "What?" "What is it?" " Nothing." "I don't know what's got into him since yesterday." "Alex, are you okay?" " Everything's cool." "I'm just concentrating." "We're not here to lose, right?" "Come on, champ, let's take a picture!" " We don't have time." "Come on." "A quick one." "Sergi, please." "Alex." "Murielle." "Smile!" "Come on, wake up now!" "Stay in shape!" "Don't let up." "Let's go." "I'll be at the 1,500 to cheer you on." "Okay, let's turn over." "And down." "To the max, right?" "Let's go for it!" "Okay, guys. keep a cool head." "Don't get smart and go all out at the start." "This race is 2,000 meters." "It's not three minutes, it's seven!" "It'll be all right, Alex, don't let your stress eat you up." "Be proud!" "keep your strokes long." "And go easy on the recovery." "Let's go." "Is there a problem?" "What is it?" "Alex, are you okay?" " What is it, Alex?" "Alex, are you all right?" "What's wrong, Alex?" "I care about you." "I don't know what to say." "There's nothing to say." "We didn't win, that's all." "It's not true we didn't win." "We didn't lose, it's not the same thing." "But I'm not talking about that." "What can I do for you?" "I'll be okay." "I'll go to my sister's." "Maybe you should get another coach..." "No way, I need you." "I should have known." "I should have..." "How could you have known?" " I don't know." "Now you're looking down?" "I want you to keep coaching me." "Thanks, Alex." "Thanks." "I spoke with his coach." "He may get a grant to go into sports studies." "That'll be good for him." " It'll be better for everyone." "I just wasn't cut out to take care of a kid." "I didn't have a choice!" " You said that already." "Go ahead, I'll be right out." "Aren't you gonna give me a kiss?" "To the men who will never be sons," "To the sons who seek a father," "To the fathers who have lost their sons," "To the children I will have and can at last dream of."