"THE FIVE OF US" "[children singing]" " Sophie!" " Isa and CIaudie are dry babies!" " Cheese!" "One more for luck!" "Cheese again..." "Super!" "Bye, Mom." " We thought we'd stay for supper." " Very funny!" " Have fun, girls!" "Be good!" " Have a great weekend!" " Go!" "["Lady marmalade" playing]" " We need more beer!" " Look, she's at it again!" " C'mon, guys always hit on you." " Her, maybe." "Me, they look right through." " It's all about attitude." "Manon's so shy guys freeze up." "Whereas they think Isa looks down on them." " They're a head shorter than me." " If they have one!" "[giggling]" " Hey!" "My nail polish!" "Ah...!" " Why the rush to fall in love?" " I agree." "We have our whole life." "Loving you forever day after day" " And love at first sight?" " A fairy tale." "If it does exist, it doesn't last." " How would you know?" " And you?" " well, it must be real." "They make so many movies about it." " I'm living proof of it." "You faII in love blindly, not at first sight!" " I don't mean me." "I'm the fruit of love at first sight." " That's proof it exists but doesn't last." " It could've lasted." "But Mom had double vision!" " Fasten your chastity belts, girls!" "Tonight is going to be wild!" " Get off, Isa!" "I'm a bundle of nerves!" "What if he doesn't come?" " Who'd pass you up?" " Don't joke!" "I've never slept with a pro hockey player!" " A good player, you mean." " OK, besides Boivin and sullivan." "But they did lousy stickwork." "[howling with laughter]" " Do you have to be in love to make love?" " If I'm not in love, I can't." " Me neither." " You've never done it, Sophie!" "Do you want to sleep with me tonight" "Do you want to sleep with me" "Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah [repeating chorus]" "I am Lady Marmelade" "["Lady marmelade" playing]" "You won't fall!" " careful!" " Hey, no, no, no!" " It's about momentum." "I can throw a 200-Ib guy." "Is she alright?" " She just threw up." " Shh, it's not for sure." " You knew?" " A toast before they come?" " To our last party before college!" " And your move to New York!" " Who's buying beer?" " I can't get in a car, I'm barfing up lunch." " We'II toss, except CIaudie." " tails!" " Heads!" "We're going to town." "It's a small party, but you can come." " Thanks." " Manon, right?" " Manon?" "Let's get maple syrup for breakfast." "Huh?" "maple syrup for our pancakes?" " No!" "Sure, good idea." " Coming?" "[motorcycle approaching]" " Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!" "You made it!" " To think Martin Gagné cruised me once!" " That doesn't mean anything." "Every guy cruises you." "Don't tell me you" " Nah, I'm not the least interested." "A hockey player, Anne!" "[crickets chirping]" " Just like a stage." "With the crickets... [imitating crickets]" "They sound like cymbals!" " will you talk to us when you're a big star?" " I'II tell the whole world about you!" "My best friends..." "And this is a song especially for hers..." " "For them"!" " Ah!" "That's it - for them." "Yes, madame!" " The four of us can work for you." "Anne can do costumes, Isa'II be bodyguard" " CIaudie will handle my PR!" " Oh!" "And I'II be your shrink!" " You'd be perfect!" " Sophie... you have fame, you have wealth... but I sense an emptiness inside you." "Do you ever get laid?" " He's backing up!" " I'm going to a party." " So are we!" " Hi!" " Want to sit in front?" " Can I smoke?" " No." " Where are they?" "They've been gone hours." " Let's take your bike and look." " Hmm?" "[guffawing]" " OK, I'II go with Isa." " Are we far enough?" " I don't want anyone spying." "I see someone." " So?" " It's Manon!" "Hurry!" "Manon?" "Manon!" "Manon!" "Manon..." "What happened?" "Who did this?" " Fuck!" " Manon... [crying]" "Isn't Sophie with you?" "Where is she?" "Where's Sophie?" "!" "help her, I'II look for Sophie." " Wait!" " Sophie!" " Great, it's mating time." "Hi." "My name's michel." "I wrote this song so everyone knows" "I'd like to tempt you with my prose" "I hope to make you discover" "You want me as your lover" "But your heart rejects my tenderness" "Your body refuses my every caress" "You don't care about my love" "You're scared of my love" "You don't care about my love" "You're scared of my love" " Hey!" "Come help!" " Isa?" " help me!" " Isa?" "!" "Manon!" "Ah!" "Manon!" "Manon!" " Manon, can you hear me?" "Yes." "Sorry." "What were you saying?" " That team productivity is proportional to the degree of bonding of its members." " And?" "To that cause Stéphane is organizing a section outing." "Rafting!" " I can't go." " I didn't say when." " I can't swim." " We'II have life jackets." "Besides, our handsome Stéphane used to be a lifeguard." "And?" "You know the guys in orange shorts at club Med?" " No, I don't." "Did you find the transport sector reports?" " Yes." "Yes." " Manon?" "About the rafting, I really want to develop our team spirit." " It's a nice idea, but I can't." " How about a film?" " It'd be hard to find one everyone likes." " Then how about just you and me?" "I'm staying in montreal all week." " We'II see." " ball's in your court." "Good night." " ball's in your court!" " You're such a snoop!" " He's been watching you." "I can't believe you won't give him a chance." "really!" " Every girl on the floor's after him." " This is about you." "Don't tell me he leaves you cold." " I didn't say that." "I'm just not in a rush." " AII single 32-year-oId women are in a rush!" " Let's take the stairs." " We can squeeze in." "[TV playing]" " Manon." "[phone ringing]" "gilbert Morin, his stocks took a beating." " I'II come back." " No, give me one sec." "He's only down a quarter mil." "Yes." "Hi, gilbert." "Yeah, I heard." "Can I call back?" "I'm with a major investor." "Great." "call you back." "Sorry." " There's a new Woody allen." " Yes." "I Iove Woody allen!" "And SyIvester StaIIone." "Let's eat first." "Not to brag, but I make the best pesto in town." "It's divine!" " Let's eat out." " Perfect." "[phone ringing]" "talk about traveling." "It's his passion." "He just came back from Rajasthan." " How do you know?" " Ah." " Wear something black." "A sexy little dress with lots of cleavage." "[Manon giggling]" " You're the big mystery on our floor." "Who is the beautiful Manon?" "Does she have a roommate?" "Friends?" "strangely, nobody knows." " Nobody ever asked." " Ah." "Why stock analyst?" " Because it's easy." "And you?" " Because it's risky and weII-paid." " Hmm." " Married?" "Divorced?" " single." " Mm." "Good, me too!" " And your reputation?" " It's a myth." " A myth?" " By definition, a myth is a tale in which the protagonist's acts and deeds are amplified or modified by the collective imagination." " To the meeting of myth and mystery!" "[cell phone ringing]" " Excuse me." "Yes?" "Yes, honey." "I Iove you too." "Good night." "Kisses and papa-bear hugs!" " How old?" " Four." "Joint custody." "JuIiette." " Did you take her to Rajasthan?" " No." " How was it?" " It was magical." " tell me." " And our movie?" "I..." "I crossed the desert on a camel." "One night, we reached the crest of a dune at sunset... [muted]" " As a girl I was afraid the air would become poisoned." "I imagined the city covered by a huge glass dome." " Hmm." "No more rain, no more blizzards." " Just a soft warm breeze." " Hmm." "That comes from...?" " Big heaters at the corners of the planet!" " I'm tempted to say I want you." " Maybe it's not a myth" " Don't worry, I'm a very cautious myth." "Never the first time." "unless you invited me up for a nightcap." "Drunk, I'm an easy myth." " If I did, there'd be no more mystery." " Ah." "FREE FOR LUNCH, MYTH AND MYSTERY?" "Say what you will, hotdogs rock." " I was afraid you were the salad type." "It feels like you're x-raying my soul." " Sorry." " That's okay." "I've nothing to hide." " Can I help?" " I'm looking for something sexy." " I have just the thing." " My other job's ending." "I have to work." " I don't need anyone now." "Inside?" "Outside?" "Both?" " Just outside." "Outside, guys!" " OK." "[screaming]" "[screaming]" " As per your request for information on Richard Thibodeau, in March 2003 the National Parole Board met the offender and reached the following decision:" "day parole granted in a halfway house." "[screaming]" "[knocking]" "[knocking]" "[knocking]" "[knocking]" " Manon?" "It's Stéphane." "You weren't at work, so..." " I'm taking a few days off." " Brigitte told me." "Are you sick?" " No." "I just needed some downtime." "How are you?" " Fine." "I'm off to Toronto for three days." "I wanted to see you before." "Am I disturbing?" " No." "Can I get you a drink?" "Beer?" "Coffee?" " A coffee, please." "I'm all out." " A beer then." " Have a seat." " Some water?" "As per your request for information..." "Thanks." "Your place is lovely." " It's a bit of a mess." "How do you cope with commuting to Toronto?" " You get used to it." "I prefer New York, but it's fine." " How's your daughter?" " Good." "real good." "I just took her to her swim class." "She's a real little fish." "This isn't a good time." " No, no." " I should have called first." " No." "It's fine, honestly." "I'm glad you dropped by." "I'm just a little..." " When do you come back?" " Soon, in a few days." " Is there anything I can do?" " No." "I'm really glad you came." "I'II call when you get back." " Whenever you Iike." " You're sweet." " I'm not sweet," "I'm falling in love." " Mr Dubois?" " Manon?" "What a lovely surprise!" "claire's inside." "Come in!" " Did you know he was released?" " Mm-hmm." "I've been following his case." "When he applied for parole," "I even attended the hearing." "He asked our forgiveness." "Forgiving doesn't mean forgetting." "I couldn't go on hating him, it's too hard." "paul's different." "well..." "For years, I..." "I wallowed in my anger." "It didn't bring Sophie back." "It brought me misery." "Anyway, whether we forgive him doesn't really influence the Board's decision." "He'd changed in prison." "He was so young." " That's no excuse." " You can read the reports." " And shake his hand too!" "congratulate him on the fine life he has ahead of him!" " He doesn't understand." " I don't either." " If you want it... it's yours." "As pretty as ever." " Manon?" " I've had years to think things over." "I've been in therapy." "I plan to continue when I'm outside." "I'm deeply sorry... for what I did." "I ask forgiveness from everyone I hurt," "like Sophie Dubois' parents." "It wasn't about their daughter." "She was there, that's all." "I'm sorry." "Very sorry." "sleep." "Time for a deep sleep." "Now... the owls have gone to sleep." "The sheep don't make a peep." " Bahhh!" "Bahh!" " Ah!" "Shhh!" "Jeanne, go beddy-bye." "[phone ringing]" "hello?" "hello?" "Manon...?" "Manon CIoutier?" " Come in." " It's lovely." " Thanks." "It's in a mess." " Funny..." "I'm often in the area but we..." " I made coffee." "So you have a daughter?" " She's 8." "They grow up so fast!" " She's adorable." "Ever see the others?" " Not as often these past few years." "occasionally." "Isa has her store in New York." "Sportswear in Soho." " It tickles!" " CIaudie's a chef, her recipes are top secret." "She's great." "Like to see them?" " I asked Sophie's parents... if we could go back to the cottage." "[traffic noises]" " Why not?" "It was good, wasn't it?" " It was great." "Sorry, uh..." " Stuart." " Sorry, Stuart." "Have to work." " I don't understand." " There's nothing to understand." "It was great." " You were a model?" " Back in montreal." "Long time ago." "[door closing]" "[phone ringing]" "hello?" "Anne, how are you?" "Shit!" " She wants to see us?" "Where?" " No, I've never gone fishing." "Fish are stinky." "But I eat them." "I Iike fish sticks." "I'II ask Mom and call you back." "Bye." "Sarah asked me camping." "Two nights with her parents at..." "I don't remember, but it's not far." "please..." " You're too young to go alone." " I won't be alone." "I'II ask Dad." " No." "Dad decides when you're at his place." "Here, I decide." " Damn!" " Jeanne!" " Have a good trip?" " Yes, thanks." "always strange to come back." " 15 years." "I'd prefer if we stayed in town." "The weather's nice." "We can sleep outside like before." " CIaudie's a case, isn't she?" " She screws anything that moves." " She has a warm heart." " She's a hottie, alright!" " Shhh!" " I can't wait for our party next month!" "The last before I go." " New York!" "You're so lucky!" " You're still coming?" " My parents said I can stay two weeks." "Then I'II record my demo here." "Are you nervous about going?" " Not if you're there." " I'II always be there, Isa." "Even when you're the world's number-one model!" "Even when I'm the number-one pop star!" "Me too, Sophie." "Me too." "[Sophie humming]" " When you come back, I'll have gone for a few days to a place close and far away, where I left part of me 1 5 years ago." "Manon." "[laughing]" " Don't just stand there." " I can't sing." " Friends are allowed to sing off-key." "There's no reason to part" "From those close to your heart" "It's a sad role deep down" "Playing the circus clown" "Ooh-ooh-ooh" "Ooh-ooh-ooh" "You make children laugh" "But never for long" "The laughter fades away" "When the kids are too old to play" " How's michel?" " He's great." "We split up." " I'm sorry." " It's much better this way." "For me, and especially Jeanne." "Now we can talk without screaming." "He lives three blocks away." " How's your love life?" " well, you know..." "comes and goes." "Men are like cherries." "One's never enough." "And you?" " No comment." " I've met someone." "If I don't screw up, he might be my first lover." " Hup!" "Hup!" "Hup!" "Hup!" "GUILTY OF RAPE AND MURDER, SENTENCED TO LIFE" "HORRIBLE END FOR A YOUNG WOMAN HITCHHIKER" "[Ioud rock playing]" " It's here." "The road to the lake's right here." "We passed it, stop!" " Hey, stop." " Stop!" " Ahhh!" " Don't move, Manon." "[whimpering]" "[screaming]" "What did I tell you?" "[man groaning]" "[screaming]" "MANON IDENTIFIES SOPHIE'S MURDERER" " We have to appeal, get a lawyer!" " He's been on day parole for 5 months." " He's out?" "It's unbelievable!" " He's at a halfway house, under supervision." " You could run into him grocery shopping!" " I'II change my name to my mom's." " If you meet face to face, what'II that change?" " He won't recognize her." " He saw her all through the trial." "15 years in jail thinking of her!" " He's changed." " Sure!" " Maybe." " No!" "That kind of person doesn't change!" " They wouldn't let him out if he's dangerous!" "They get therapy in jail." " Therapy?" "Don't you read the papers?" "Most of them are repeat offenders!" " She can move." " What?" "!" " Listen!" "No!" "She has to know all about him, where he lives..." " I already asked that!" "AII they can say is, he lives in the montreal area." "That's the Iaw." " Isa!" "Why are you going there?" "It won't bring her back!" "Come on." " michel, call me!" "This is my fourth message!" "You're with our daughter!" "It's my right to know where you are, do you hear?" " They may be at a movie." "smells good!" " It's the butter." " The port!" " Everything's fattening." " Right, butter's fattening." "salt's bad for blood pressure, cream's awful for cholesterol." "Put'em all together?" "Ambrosia!" "careful, the sauce dish is tippy." "And the cook's tipsy!" "[laughter]" " CIaudie, you're amazing!" " It's just my job." " AII I Iike about cooking is eating." " I'd Iike to cook for friends, but for me alone..." " I get my jollies from cooking." " What about your lovers?" " They're desert!" " There's nothing I loathe more than cooking." "Every night I thank the Lord for frozen dinners." " You feed your daughter frozen food?" " No, I microwave it first." " Mm!" " Mm." "Did Sophie ever tell you she once cooked a fish whole, without cleaning it?" " Yuck!" "[laughter]" " She blindly followed a recipe that didn't mention it!" "[all]:" "Ahhh...!" " She was baking potatoes." "The potatoes were wrapped in foil... the butter was too, so she stuck it in the oven!" "I so wish she were here." "I think about her every day." "But it always leads to him." "I dream of killing him." "I dream about it every night." "I don't make him suffer." "It doesn't make me feel better." "I enter the prison." "I go to his cell." "Bang!" "A bullet in the head." "Thanks, bye." " It wouldn't change the past." " He doesn't deserve to live!" " Isa." " Right!" "I can't say I want to kill him, but he, he walks around free." "He's free!" "He got a second chance!" "What about Sophie?" "Did she get a second chance?" " Isa, please." " Can any of you say you've forgotten?" "That you trust strangers?" "That you don't want to kill sometimes?" "!" " A toast!" "To CIaudie!" "To the one it should've happened to!" "Admit you wished it had been me instead." " What?" " You've always judged me!" " CIaudie, please!" " If it had been me nobody would've been shocked." "You'd have said:" ""She asked for it." I screwed anything that moved!" "Bad luck!" "I'm still here, and I'm still screwing!" "Never the least hitch." "No incurable illness, no unwanted pregnancy." "Just fun!" "I've never been pregnant." "Even when I tried to." " You're talking nonsense." " Maybe." "But I never said, "With my judo, I'd have saved Sophie!"" "I didn't want to come." "I didn't want to." " AII because of a psycho." " He's no crazier than those who let him out." " Anne!" "It's michel!" " She's my daughter." "Of course I'm worried!" "You won't get her ever again if you don't return my calls!" "Put Jeanne on." "Hi, my sweetheart." "I just wanted to say night-night." "And that I Iove you." "Ah..." "Yes, I know you know." "Tomorrow, my love." "Yes, bye." "Coffee, anyone?" " It's okay, I'II do it." "I don't believe it!" " Sophie!" "Sophie!" "Sophie!" "[crying]" "[screaming]" " We should go." " CIaudie's right." " No, it's Isa who's right." "You'd have saved her." " I'd have been as helpless as you." " It's not a matter of strength." " I'm not talking about strength." " If you move..." "I'II kill her." "I just want you to watch." "Afterwards I'II drive you back and we'II party." "[Sophie screaming]" " No!" "[screaming]" "[screaming]" " What did I tell you?" " Why didn't you tell us?" "We'd have understood." " You were scared to death." "We'd have done the same." " He was a psycho, Manon." "He wanted to kill you both, no matter what you did." " I'II never know." " I thought only moms got up at dawn." " Pancakes are a tradition here." " fortunately, some memories are sweet." " shall I stir?" " Go!" " Ahh!" " Mm-mm-mm!" "[all]:" "Mm-mm!" " When Thibodeau applies for full parole," "I can make a victim statement." " Aren't you afraid to be near him?" " Mr Thibodeau," "I have a right to be at your hearing." "But I don't want to refresh your memory of me." "Still, I want you to hear my voice." "You didn't hear it the night you raped me and stabbed me 1 7 times." "And killed Sophie before my eyes." "She was 1 7." "Today I'm 32." "She didn't have my luck." "She didn't survive." "She didn't survive you." "You'll probably be granted full parole soon." "You can rent an apartment, find a job, be around 1 7-year-old girls again." "I can't help being scared for them, despite your exemplary behaviour during the 1 5 years you spent behind bars." "That's why I ask you to listen." "Simply to listen to me, for once, for the first time." "One day our paths may cross." "I'll probably shake, I may throw up." "But I'll keep right on going." " Yes?" " It's Manon." " Hey!" " feel like a hotdog?" " I'm on my way." " I have the right to work, to be in love." "I have the right to live, to be free." "Though I'll never be totally free, like you." " Given the psychiatric evaluation of Mr Thibodeau and his model behaviour and profound regret, we have granted his request for full parole." "We believe, Mr Thibodeau, you no Ionger represent an unacceptable risk to society." "That said, we're counting on you." "Good luck." " Thank you." " You can't do that!" "A rapist, a murderer!" "You can't let him go!" " Bahh!" " My friend Sophie had a big house in the country." "We used to sleep counting the stars." " I'II tell you how many I count." " You're still beautiful." "And I still want you." "subtitles:" "Robert Gray, Kinograph" "DVD subtitling:" "CNST, montreal"