"2005 The Spanish Government and ETA begin talks in order to achieve a definitive ceasefire." "This is a free version of what happened." "NEGOTIATOR" "thank you." "I've known these guys since we were kids." "We went to the same school, we played soccer together." "And they haven't spoken to me in 30 years." "We pass each other every other day but they never speak." "They know who I am." "I know who they are." "They're not involved in anything, but they sympathize." "Have they threatened you?" "They give me a dirty look." " Are they dangerous?" " I don't think so." "One's a machine operator, the other two are retired." " So what's the problem?" " With them, none." "Then why are you telling me this?" "You didn't go to school with one of them." "You didn't share a desk with someone who's from ETA or votes HB." "Manu, it seems what they're saying might be true." "You're losing your mind!" "The person who fixes this has to come from here." "You can't bring your boys from Madrid for this." " They couldn't even begin." " Begin what?" "What have you done?" "What do you think?" "My job, dammit." " When were you going to tell me?" " Alberto, I'm telling you now!" "But what have you done?" "Talk." "What's wrong with talking?" " Have you talked to them?" " No, not yet." "I wanted to see you first." "Just as well." "Does anyone else know?" "No one knows anything." "We've been discreet." "But what's coming now is different." "You want my permission?" "Of course." "Have you signed anything?" " I had to, or they wouldn't talk." " What did you sign?" "They like everything in writing." "But it's not important." "You didn't say you represent the government?" "I'm not stupid!" "I said I represent myself." "I can't tell you anything yet." "I have to discuss it." "Talk about it and then tell me." " But don't take too long!" " No, no." "Hello." " It's me, Alberto." " I know it's you." "OK, go ahead." "Tell me everything." " Keep me informed." " OK." "And don't sign anything." "Do you still not have a mobile?" "See Mendoza, he'll give you one." "If I have to..." "If no one knows what you talked about, keep it like that." " Where's this going to be?" " This?" "In the north." "You can start packing." "What's keeping you?" "You've got your adventure." "Isn't that what you wanted?" "We'll talk." "I don't like this, Manu." "You heard Alberto." "The less you know the better." "If I don't know, all this will fall apart." "Aranguren needs a mobile?" "I'll give him one, no questions." "If he needs money from party funds without justifying it, there it is." "Do you know how this works?" "It's the most basic model." "You'll learn." "Now, sign here." "And no credit cards." "Cash only." "What if I run out of money?" "If you want to take them whoring, pay for it yourself." "Take who?" "If we can't ask what you're doing, it's obvious what you're doing." "Good afternoon." "Good evening." "Ah, good evening." "We're from the Frédéric Passy Center." "I'm Sophie, the interpreter, and this is James." "We wanted to make sure you arrived safely." "Yes, there was no problem, thank you." "You're the first to arrive." "The Spanish government representative isn't here yet but I'm sure he won't be long." "No, I'm the Spanish government representative." "I'm Manu Aranguren." "Forgive me, I'm sorry..." " that's all right." " No, really." " You must..." " It's all right." "I'm tired, I'll go up to my room." "Yes, we start tomorrow." "There's a meeting room on the first floor." " Shall we say at 9:30?" " Perfect." "Good night." " Do you speak Spanish?" " A little..." "I have a room... excuse me." "I wanted to apologize again." "I told you not to worry." "I made the mistake, not James." "I wanted to make that clear." " Don't worry." " James wanted to make it clear." "It was my mistake." "Why?" "Why did you mistake me for the other one?" "I don't know." "My appearance?" "No, no!" "Not at all!" "I'm a bit wrinkled." "I've been traveling all day and I don't iron much." "In fact, I don't iron." "No, that wasn't why." "If they think you're with eta because you're wrinkled..." "Let's forget it." "Forgive me." "No, I was just curious." "I'm not annoyed." "We'll see you tomorrow." " Hello?" " Manu?" "Hey, Mendoza, what's up?" "Where were you?" "I've been calling you and..." "I went out to buy some things." "I've just arrived." "Well, at last..." "I won't be in the room all day." "I'll have to go out." " Take it with you!" " Does it work outside?" " It's a mobile phone!" " I didn't know." " You don't have to be in the room." " OK, I'll take it with me." " How's it going?" " It's fine, don't worry." " OK, so long." " Yeah, bye." "Hello." "Hello." "You can tell where we're from." "I mean this, it's empty." "The Frogs probably ate at 7:00." "That's rising early." "For me, rising early is getting up before 10:00." " I've been running for an hour." " Fancy that." " Excuse me?" " Room number." "Doo..." "Doo... oct..." " Is it 228?" " Yes." " He's in room 228." " Thank you." "Thank you." "My French isn't..." "I'll get something to eat." "It'll be a tough day." "Very well." "But don't make it difficult for me." "We'll get on." "This isn't the time or place to talk about that." "Of course." "It was just..." "I'll get a bit of cheese." "The meetings will take place in the mornings and the afternoons are for each part's private work." "The aim of the first stage is to write a document which sets the ground for dialogue." "Negotiation." "Excuse me?" "It sets the ground for negotiation, not dialogue." "I'd be more comfortable with dialogue." "It's best if we move on." "We can see about that later because the purpose of the text is to end the conflict." "The violence." "The end of the violence." " It's best to forget about conflict." " Why?" "It's ambiguous." "Violence is ambiguous." " Whose violence?" " It's best to talk about that later." "We won't get into a debate now about terminology." "Yes, we should go step by step." "James, as mediator, must know all that is said here." "I've got lots of time." "Yes, there's no rush." "The right to decide." "Respect for decisions." "Democratic proceedings." " Current legislation." " "Euskal Herria"." " The Basque People." " Excuse me?" "I don't understand." "It's for the translation." "I know it's different, but... of course it's different." ""Euskal Herria" is one thing, and the Basque People is another." "I don't know how to translate it, they're the same in english." "Tell him we agree." "Possibility of changing "right" for "capacity"." "Clarification of the term..." ""interferences"." "Insistence on..." ""current legislation"." "Details of the communiqué of their guarantees and their calendar." "Decide on:" "Profile of observers of the conference..." " Hello?" " Manu?" "I'm sorry, someone left their mobile here." "Who are you?" "Manu?" "Manu, is that you?" " Stop fooling around..." " I don't understand..." "Mine..." "It's "moi"!" "Thank you." " Yes?" " Manu?" "What the hell's going on?" "Who was that?" "A mix-up." "I can't cope with mobiles." "Fuck, what's going on?" "Nothing, everything's fine." " When were you going to call me?" " When there was something important." "And nothing's happened in two weeks?" "Very little." "The terminology is a pain in the ass but they're willing to talk." "They seem receptive." " Manu?" " Yeah?" "Are you eating while we talk?" "A hotdog." "I can't pay with a card, so I end up with a kebab or this." " Call me when you're not eating." " OK." " Hello." " Good evening." "Alberto?" "Yes, I'm Alberto." "Come in." " You're?" " My name is Fayna." "Hello, Fayna." "It's great there are girls here who speak Spanish." "There are lots." "You could have had your pick." "No, no, this is fine." " So I stay?" " Yes, of course." " Are you paying with a card?" " No, no." " Are euros ok?" " Of course!" "Are you leaving?" "If you want I'll keep trying, but..." "No, forget it." "I don't think I'm capable." "What time is it?" "There's still time." "We can talk if you want." "I'm sorry." " I'm nervous." " It's ok." "I'm not nervous about being with you." "I keep thinking about work." "You want to tell me?" "It's a mess." "Are they going to fire you?" "If it goes badly, maybe." "I have to get along with a guy." "And he's difficult." "I try to get on with him, be pleasant." "He seems nice, but he's so brusque..." "I still haven't figured him out." "And I have to get along with him." " Is he a colleague?" " No." "It's as if he was from the competition." "We have to reach an agreement." "I'm terrible at negotiating." "We're not negotiating." "We're talking." "It's a dialogue." "OK." "Go on." "Listen, will you keep this a secret?" "I don't know where to begin." "Let's see." "Do you know what the Basque Country is?" "It rings a bell." "I'm Basque, from the Basque Country, which legally is Spain, but a lot of people don't feel Spanish." "We have our own culture and language." "Well, I'm Basque but I feel Spanish too." "Understand?" " It's very confusing." " Go on." " In euskadi..." " What's that?" "Euskadi?" "It's the same as the Basque Country, euskal Herria, Vascongadas..." "No, it's not the same, be careful." "It's complicated." "Let's forget it." "No, I think I understood." "A girl who works with me, Angela, she's Columbian, young, dark, with huge eyes..." "She says she isn't a prostitute, she's an escort." "She's very dignified, because she's new, poor thing." "I tell her she can call herself what she wants, but she's still a whore like me." "And we started arguing." "I'm sorry, but I don't think it's comparable." "Let me finish." "That was at the start." "Now I think it's stupid to argue over that." "She can call herself an escort" or even a "missionary" if she wants." "And we don't argue." "I'm glad." "I have to go." "Hello." "I decided to do it too." "To run, I mean." "It's a good idea." "That's great." "I wanted to say I'm willing..." "Are those swimming trunks?" "I brought them in case there was a pool." "I can't believe you brought swimming trunks to a negotiation." " Sorry, to a dialogue." " Hey," "I'm not here on vacation." "But yes, call it negotiation, dialogue, whatever." "I've got no problem with that." "OK, ok." "See you later." "Alberto, hello." "There was a bombing." "It was them." "Pack up and come back to San Sebastian." "But there weren't any victims." "Manu, do you hear yourself?" "I'm staying." "We're making progress now, real progress." "Hello?" "Alberto?" " We've been cut off." " No, we haven't." "I'm wondering how to explain this without looking like an idiot." "You'll think of something." "You know I have my reasons." "Come on, Manu." "Stop fu..." "I swear I didn't do it!" "I'll give you money, whatever you want." "Don't shoot!" "We can talk about this!" "There's always time to talk, but there's never enough time to forget." "James says it's normal that the process is so slow." "It's a good sign." "It means we're on the right road, it's solid..." "We have a road map, that's important." "He asked if you want to say anything else." "What do you mean?" "I think he means a statement now that we're finishing." "Something more..." "formal." "I think it's all going well." "I'm happy." "We have to be cautious." "We're on the right road but it's still a delicate matter." "There's always lots of time to talk but there's never enough time to forgive." "Thank you." "What's wrong?" "We've finished for today." "I don't know if we'll finish the statement tomorrow." "What do you mean?" "I have to discuss it with James." "See you tomorrow." "See you tomorrow." " Hi." " Hi." "Beautiful words." "Thank you." "I saw the film last night too." " On the international channel." " I don't understand." "What you said was from yesterday's film." "There's always time to talk, blah blah blah." " I don't know what you mean!" " Yeah, right!" "Are you laughing at me?" "No." "What's up?" " The translator isn't coming." " Sophie?" "She doesn't work Sundays." "It's in her contract." "Can't we go on without her?" "James says no, he has to know what's going on." "Doesn't he speak French?" "You speak French." "He'll only speak english." " Forget it, it's normal." " What is?" "We can't bring another translator." "The fewer people know, the better." "And after all this time, it'd be difficult." "So what do we do?" "Five B, I understand." "What'll you tell her?" "That she can't do this, it's important." "Good luck, but I think it's stupid." "At least we'll try." " Hello?" " Sophie?" "It's Manu." "I want to talk to you." "Hello, Sophie." "Thank you for seeing me." "Are you ok?" "The stairs are a bit..." "Yes, they are a bit..." "May I?" "Yes, come in." " I'll get you some water." " No, I'm fine." "Hello." "Thank you." "Well, what is it?" "I wanted to tell you something." "Can we talk alone?" "Whatever you have to say, I can hear it." " Is he Spanish?" " Yes." "He's Rafa, my boyfriend, from Madrid." " What a coincidence." " Why a coincidence?" "I know what you're going to say and I can't do it." "It's not that I don't care," " but it's a matter of principle." " I understand," " but couldn't you make an exception?" " Didn't you hear her?" "She doesn't work Sundays." "Look, Rafa, this is a very delicate matter." "Yeah, and it's always "just this once", "an exception"." "You know what that's called?" ""Abuse"." "What's he on about?" "It's incredible that a supposed leftist agrees with this." "I think you don't know what we're talking about." "Rafa knows what I'm doing." "You told him?" "Didn't you sign a confidentiality clause?" "Even a fool would know why you're here." "Look..." "All right." "We'll forget you broke all the rules about negotiation." "I swear you'll be back in two hours" " and can spend Sunday with Rafa." " So now you're trying blackmail." " You're all the same." " It's not blackmail!" "But we have to finish this today and we're almost there." "You can have a drink, see a film, but afterwards." "You're organizing our Sunday for us too?" "Look, I'm the first to defend workers' rights, but there's a lot at stake here." "Sophie, please." "I thought you'd be more involved." "You know I'm involved." "This is a different matter." "Shit, you have to be a union woman today of all days." "You don't know the problems I have with my company." "If I accept this now..." "You should understand better than anyone." "I do understand, but I'm fucking pissed about it." "That's enough." "She's not working today." "You can wait until tomorrow." "You don't know what you're saying." "Why don't you get out?" "I don't want to go up to my room." "Neither do I." "I'd have another." "We'll have another." "But you'll have to pay, I'm broke." "So am I." "I have just enough for gas tomorrow." "I may not even make it." "Same here." "The credit cards... tell me about it!" "Hey!" "Are you sure?" "Yes, it's included." "And the ones from the Center look like they're loaded." "Well, here's to... to Sophie's tits." "To Sophie's tits." "Her moron of a boyfriend doesn't deserve them." "What?" "Nothing." "I wanted to ask you something." "Not if it's about me or my colleagues." "No, it's something stupid." "Yesterday," " when you said that phrase..." " What phrase?" "The one from the film that you said at the meeting." "What meeting?" " Jokin, you know what phrase." " No, I don't!" "And the film was terrible!" "Shit, it took you a while!" "I don't know why I did it." "I said it without thinking." "And you'd seen it, you bastard!" "When I realized, I started sweating..." "Yes?" "Hang on." "Hey, come on, what is this?" "Who said that?" "For fuck's sake!" "Excuse me?" "Sir, room check out." "It's late." "All right." "Just a minute." "Good morning." "Manu, Jokin isn't coming." "Why?" "We don't know." "He left a note saying he wasn't coming and he left." "Maybe we should leave it for now." "What?" "You go home and we'll consider the next meeting." "Of course." "So?" "We'll discuss it this week but I think we'll be meeting again soon." " So I go home?" " Yes." "We'll be in touch." "It feels odd to leave like this." "All right." " So I leave?" " Yes." "Don't worry." " Don't you like it?" " This place is weird." "For a restaurant, it's almost empty." "There aren't many people." "It isn't a restaurant, it's a society." "A gastronomic society." "You don't have them in Madrid." "Those places where women aren't allowed in and the men cook." "They're not so strict now." "Women are allowed in, but, yes, the men cook." "Mine made this." "It's good, isn't it?" "Yes, he's a fucking great cook." "Mine can't even fry an egg!" "Well," "I guess you'll miss it, right?" "Miss what?" "The food." "Him." "Well, I don't know about him." "He seems nice, a bit crazy." "No, he's nice." "But he's making you unemployed." " Well, not him." " Yes, he is." "You know what he's doing in France He's making you unemployed." "If I'm not needed, that's good news, right?" "Well," "I won't say it's bad news but I worry about my future." "You never know how long this can last." "One year, two... or not." "I hate not knowing what's going to happen to me tomorrow." " It's not that." " Yes, it is." "Well?" "Wait, I'm finishing." "Fuck, this is incomprehensible." "What does that say?" "Isn't it your writing?" "That's the parties table." "Afew things worry me." "But they don't bother you." "No, but they worry me." "When do you go back?" "They're to call this week." "Probably in 10 or 15 days." "It's going to get more complicated." "Right now it's going well." "You've told me everything?" "Of course." "Really?" " Shit, I take this very seriously." " OK, I'm sorry." "But you kept saying how well it was going, so I don't understand why you didn't sign." "Jokin had to leave." "I don't know." "It didn't seem odd to you?" "He's with eta." "Everything he does seems odd to me." "But you two got on well?" "At first, it was a bit stiff." "But then it was fine." "Fine as colleagues." "No, like fucking brothers!" "As well as we could." "It's Mendoza." "I'll call him later." " Why not change the tone?" " Can you do it?" "If you change it, I'll kiss you on the lips." "I don't know, these models are so obsolete..." "Javi, do you know about mobiles?" "See if you can change the ring tone, it's a pain in the ass." "It'll be in "Personalize"." "Or in "Styles"." "I had that model years ago." "This number is disconnected or out of range at present." "Please leave your message after the tone." "Hello, Manu, this is Sophie from the Frédéric Passy Center." "I want to give you the new meeting date." "It will be next Thursday at 9: 00, in the usual place." "And there's something else." "I was asked to tell you." "There is a charge to the room that the Center won't pay." "It's for the mini-bar and the pay-TV." "My colleagues wanted to clarify that the guest pays for extras." "So when you come back you should settle up." "That's all." "Thank you." "Hello." "How are you?" " I know you." " You can call me Patxi." "Did you come with Jokin?" " No, I came on my own." " Why?" "Room number." "Thank you." "Don't worry." "Jokin told me everything." "There are a few things we should get clear." "Why don't we talk later, in the meeting?" "That's what I did with Jokin." " But I'm not Jokin." " Of course not." "Do I bother you?" "Well," "I wish I'd been told." "If things change..." "Nothing's changed." "I'm Jokin's boss." "Don't you know?" "It's best to talk to the boss." "Will we talk to yours?" " To Alberto?" " Screw Alberto." "To Madrid!" " Get the president on the phone." " I can't... get me Moncloa!" "The grown-ups will sort this out." "Are you serious?" "I'll talk to you." "Don't be scared." "I'm going to the bathroom." "Leave your message after the tone." "Alberto, call me when you hear this." "No, I'll call you, I'm going into the meeting." "I'll tell you later, but..." "Jokin hasn't come." "We've got gonzález-Vázquez, the boss." "We haven't started yet, but things have changed." "I'll call you later." "The draft, but with all the notes." "I think it would be a good moment to sign it." "Yes." "Hang on." "We need an appendix." "If there's an appendix, I'm not authorized to sign it." "Then we'll have to make a little call." " I don't think that's the way." " Excuses." "Get out the mobile." "Now I am serious." "Don't give me any shit... excuse me, I have to translate." "We've been working on this document for almost a month." "What I was going to say is that I thought my counterpart had full powers to negotiate." " To dialogue." " What?" "To dialogue." "I'm sorry, but James must know everything that is said here." "It's essential." "See why I said you and I should sort it out?" "This is a hassle." "Are you coming?" "You know anywhere decent around here?" " The hotel restaurant isn't bad." " No, let's go out." "The hotel's oppressive and I don't want to meet those two." "I don't know anywhere." "We'll take a drive around." "Let's go." "We're not going far, are we?" "If we have to go back... there's a space." "This looks good." " Do you speak French?" " No." "You're Spanish!" "I'm from Logroño." "What about you?" "Us?" "From near there." "Basques." "I'll have to tell the cook to make an effort." "You lot love your food!" "Don't worry about that, I'll translate for you." " Will you have wine?" " Yes." "Red." "Wonderful." " I swear I had no idea." " Yeah, I know." " Want to go somewhere else?" " No." "We'll eat quickly and leave." "Are you here on business?" "Yes." "Business." "You look familiar." "I don't know." " From tv, maybe?" " No, I don't think so." "Well, I've seen you before." "Sorry, I forgot the bread." "Maybe we should go." "He's brought the wine." "What?" " He keeps looking at us." " Let him look." "I doubt he's a spy." "We should leave." "Fucking dialogue." "On the move all day." "Was it like this with Jokin?" "Did you never stop?" " I'm hungry, for crissake." " I know." "I know." "You're a politician." "You're always on Basque tv." "That's it." "We see it in La Rioja." "I'm sorry, but something came up, we have to leave..." "No, no, you're my guests." "It's an honor to have you here." "And I can guess who you are." " From the gun." " Really, we have to go." "It must be tough being a bodyguard." "I really admire you, both of you." "Having to deal every day with those sons of bitches." "They're a heartless bunch of savages who should be locked up." "Good for you!" "Everyone's behind you." "What the hell!" "I'll bring the amazing Bordeaux I keep for special occasions." "You know they won't accept this in Madrid." "Neither would I if it were up to me." "It's what there is." " When I spoke to Jokin..." " Jokin decides nothing." "What I say goes." "And stop with the "Jokin this", "Jokin that"." "We're starting over." "What you wrote doesn't count." "Without that paper it's hard to keep talking." "Then we won't keep talking." "You want to call Madrid?" "I know what they'll say." "We've both made efforts." "I can't go back empty-handed." " Well, I came here to talk." " This isn't talking." " It's imposing." " And what the fuck are you doing?" "If this, call it negotiation, dialogue, whatever..." "If this gets fucked, we're all screwed." "You know that, right?" "That's why I'm here talking to you." "Why else?" "You'll all have a hard time." "It's not like years ago." "You're fucked." "There are the prisoners, there'll be arrests..." "If they arrest us we can respond." ""Respond"!" "Don't get ironic with me." "We're back with the same terminology shit." "We both want this to end." "But end how?" "There are lots of ways to end." "If you break the truce, you'll spend the rest of your life in prison." "And you can start buying six black ties." "This will end." "Maybe not tomorrow, but soon." "I'm sure of it." "Manu." "I've been calling you." "What happened?" "Nothing, I had an accident with the mobile." "I was worried." "We didn't hear from you." "Of course, as today isn't Sunday..." "I'm sorry, Sophie." " I'm very tired." " I'm doing this to help." "If you prefer to speak to James, just tell me." "I'm sorry, really." "It's all been a bit of a disaster." " Look, Sophie..." " No, wait." "We won't talk here." "James will be here soon." "How did it go?" " Badly." " How badly?" "Very bad, terrible." "You knew it wouldn't be easy." "It'll be better tomorrow." "I'm leaving tonight." "This is over." "It was just the first meeting." "No matter how badly it went, it can be fixed." "It's senseless." "You can't talk to that guy." "You know he was armed?" "He came to negotiate with a gun in his pants!" "The ceasefire is screwed." "But if you're both here and you talk... they told me in Madrid:" ""They're planting bombs"." "And I said:" ""That's rubbish"." "Wait till they start shooting people in the head again." "I'm a moron." "I've seen all you did, Manu." "You worked." "You tried hard." "I know it's difficult to go back with nothing, but you must be patient." "We're used to these things in the Center." "You'll see how tomorrow it will all go... well." "Manu, what are you doing?" "Manu!" " Jesus!" " Sophie!" "Listen!" "Everything is in order." "Good night." "Of course it's in order." "I didn't take any soap or towels, if you want to check my case." "Have a nice trip." "I was working it out and it came to..." "So we knocked down the partitions, but..." "You know how it is." "You start doing renovations and you have to move out for at least three months." "Go on, just do it." "I'm not going to kill you!" "You scared me." "I thought you were someone else." "Why are you laughing?" "Why are you laughing?" "You think making a pass at my girlfriend is funny?" "Don't laugh." "Don't laugh." "Don't laugh!" "What are you doing?" "Go near Sophie again and I will kill you." "Fucking politicians." "What happened to you?" "I'm sorry." "I know you were very close." "The funeral is at 8: 00." "We'll see you there, Manu." "Take care." "Hello." "I'm sorry to bother you." "May I ask a favor?" "It isn't right." "I'll try again." "Politicians always wear ties." "I've seen you on tV with a tie." "I don't undo the knot and I put it on again." "Someone had to do those knots." "This tie is new." "Thank you." "Long live free euskadi!" "Long live euskadi!" "We shall overcome!" "Nacho..." "It's me." "I'm going out for something to eat." "The usual place, egiruz." "No, nothing will happen." "Don't get reinforcements." "Because I'm hungry!" "I'll see you downstairs in ten minutes." " Thank you." " You're welcome." " Hello." " Hello." "Hello."