"Calling the tower ..." "Ready for take off." "Shit!" " Is it dangerous?" "Testing new types of engine is always dangerous." "I've built a machine to get the computer to make plane fuel." "You'll be able to go into space!" " I'm not going into space." "Where are you going, then?" "A special place." "A secret?" "Please tell me!" "Swear on pilot's honour that you'll never tell?" "Call me SD, damn you!" "You're afraid of being a girl." " Mind your own business." "Is that why you dress like a boy?" "Ditte?" "Up yours!" " Mind your tongue ..." "Get your hands off me or I'll tell my mum." "I'm not afraid of you, Ditte." " Don't call me Ditte." "Back off!" "You're not my father." "Every man in town is your father." "You're a toe rag." "I wish you were dead." "Dead!" "Who are you looking at?" " You." "Push off." " I can sit here if I want." "Push off, I said." " It's my courtyard too." "Get out!" "Spoilt brat!" "Get out!" "Asshole!" "Dickhead!" "Get out!" "Jerk!" "Wimp!" "Get out!" "Get out, you tosser!" "You toe rag!" "Come back if you dare!" "What are you doing?" " Nothing." "Anton!" "Why were you in our car?" " It was necessary." "Necessary?" " The lights were on." "Thanks, Anton." "See you, Mie." "Yeah!" "We'll go on Saturday." "The whole year." "My dad once worked there." " How many planes will we see?" "Maybe none." "It's an air force base, and planes on the ground are kept out of sight." "School parties are seldom allowed in at all." "I know where the planes are." " You know F-all." "My dad worked there." " What does he do?" "He was a pilot." " Can he fly F-16s?" "Yes, but mostly Drakens." " Can you fly an F-16?" "Maybe, with a bit of training." "Did your dad carry bombs?" " Big ones." "They trusted him." " Why?" "Why?" " Why did they trust him?" "Didn't he crash an F-16?" " You know nothing about that." "I do." "He was a great Draken pilot." " Liar." "I can get an F-16." "At the air force base." "Jeeze!" "Hear that, Søren?" "Anton can get an F-16!" "Wow!" "Wrap up, Erik." "How will you get it?" " Easy peasy." "They all know dad." " Can I come up with you?" "There's only one extra seat." "Shall we go home together?" " Not today, Søren." "Dad!" "Shit." "The same dream?" "A bother, eh?" "'Night 'night." "Is this really how pilots are made?" "Pilots have to have courage   so they can bash the enemy   bare-handed   fly through hurricanes and not get caught   live on a desert island   drink their own piss." " That's disgusting." "Sure." "But if you want to survive, you may have to." "Hi, Mie!" "Hi, Anton." "... What's Kristian doing?" "I'm going to be a pilot." "Next week I must drink my own pee." "Shut up!" "Time to go in, Kristian." "Would you like a spin?" "When you get it into the air." "OK." " Really in the air." "Of course." "Yes!" "Hi, kid, what are you up to?" "Always tell me when you're here." "Found anything?" " Not really." "A few magazines." "We've had a good delivery." " Of what." "Good stuff." " Anything for the cockpit?" "No." " Engine spares?" "Maybe." " Computer parts?" "No ... come on." "From a fire." "Any good?" "It's a genuine Kramme  Zeuthen." "Pre-war!" "Can you mount it yourself?" "You'll turn into a cow." "Milk's good for the eyes." " Not 3 litres a day." "Did you know that boys make better pilots than men?" "No ... why?" "Firstly, their eyes are better." "Secondly, they weigh less." "All air force pilots should be ten years old." "Not with bombs." " Oh, yes!" "I'd be C-in-C and at night all schools would be bombed." "When the others found out I would be their hero." "Some children like school." "So do I." "Sometimes, anyway." "Where did dad work?" "Come on, we've talked about it a thousand times." "At Skrydstrup?" "No, Karup." " Not Skrydstrup, too?" "Maybe he landed there." "Do you think they remember him?" "I don't know." "And quite frankly I don't care any more." "How can you not care about dad?" " You know I care about him." "It was just   so long ago." " You don't look like you care." "Life can't come to a standstill just because your dad is dead." "You've forgotten him." "You don't miss him." "You never cry." "What would you know?" "You only think of yourself." "It was night." "I was five, and dad was out flying." "Suddenly his radar packed up." "He flew so high that he reached God." "That was the only place there was any light." "Is he dead?" "No, he isn't dead." "He flies angels round in fighters and I'm going to find him." "How?" " Easy peasy." "My dad told me where the F-16s are kept." "How come he told you such secret stuff?" "He was my dad." "If anyone's going up in that F-16, it's me." "Just a minute ..." "Hey, Mie!" "That jacket costs money." "Hey, shorty!" "Who are you looking at?" "Shit!" "I don't believe it!" "Where are you?" "Lovely plane, Anton." "... What d'you need it for?" "Give me my propeller!" " It's my propeller, too." "Like heck!" "I'm allowed to be in the garage, too." "Tell me what your plane's for, and I'll give it back." "None of your business." " Close the door, Søren." "Come on, Anton." "It must be dead important." "I'm going to fly up and away." "Give it back, OK?" "Why, Anton?" "Just to see the city from the air." "It'd be great." "Kristian!" "Tell us what Anton wants his plane for." "To fly up to his dad in heaven." "Fly up to God?" "What's Anton's dad doing in heaven, Kristian?" "He flies angels round in fighters." "Can I have it back now?" "Yes, you can." "On one condition." "Ready, Søren." "Down with it!" "Without a proper propeller you can't fly." "And how will you get up to your dad then?" "Promise I can have it back?" " Promise." "Yuck, how revolting can you get?" " You're revolting." "Your dad's not in heaven." "He's dead." "And when people die   they are shoved in the ground." "And the worms eat them." "In the end they become worms, too." "And that worm, Anton ..." "The worm you just ate   we dug up in the cemetery." "But Anton, that means you've eaten your dad." "You haven't got a temperature." "Mum ..." "When I die   will I just be gone?" "No, not completely." "You said dad was given his own flight of angels." "Can't he take some time off and come and see us?" "No, Anton." "There's no time off where he is." "We'll start with some of the things we looked at last time." "Mie ..." "The Russians were the first to orbit the moon." "Shall we go home together?" " No." "I'm going to mum's." "In 1969   the Americans landed on the moon,   and the first human stepped onto another planet." "His name?" "Mie ..." "It was Neil Armstrong." "Yes?" " It was Niel Armstrong." "Neil Armstrong, yes." "Mie ..." "Apollo!" "Mie ..." "Do you also know what their space ship was called?" "Apollo." " Very good!" "Later came the space shuttles   intended to fly to towns in space   and back to earth." "The most advanced shuttle   was the Challenger." "In 1986 the Challenger was to set off on a very special voyage." "That's where we got to on the tape." "They got barbecued." "Eh, Anton?" "Anton!" "What the hell are you doing?" "He bit me!" "In my artery!" " So what?" "Just because your dad burned up!" " He didn't!" "That's what my dad says." "It made you mad in the head." "You're early today." "They let us out early." "You're skiving?" "I bit someone at school." "Till he bled." "Did it kill him?" " No, luckily." "What had he done?" " He said horrid things." "He was mean." " About what?" "My dad." "I hit someone once." "At school." "It was in the last break." "I was in the playground." "Somebody started shouting my name, and another name." ""Jens and Henrik!" They chanted." "It meant that me and Henrik would have to fight after school." "In a field round the back." "Had he teased you?" " No." "I had to fight someone I barely knew." "You could have said no." " But we didn't." "Is it an important concert?" " No, just the usual." "Mind my lipstick!" "Why are you so edgy, mum?" "It means a lot to me." "Mum!" "You forgot your cello." "See you later." "Anton speaking." "Take off!" "Course 1000." "Turbulence!" "MAYDAY!" "MAYDAY!" "Having fun?" "Get out of here, SD." "It's my garage." "Shall I tell you something?" "You'll want to hear it." "I don't want to talk to you." " Why bother with that Mie?" "Why would you care?" " She's pissing all over you." "Please go, SD." "She's been dumping on you." "Do you really blub in class?" "Like heck I do." "What piss!" "Mie says you wet your pants." " No!" "So it's true?" " I never have!" "Shall I help you tie a knot in it?" "Who's coming?" " Just a friend." "Looks great." " Want a piece right now?" "Anton ..." "It's a very special friend." "Can I have another piece when she comes?" "Anton, it's my boyfriend." "I really like him." "He's been wanting to meet you for ages." "Ages?" " Yes." "Several months." "Why don't you open the door?" "Hello, Anton." "Surely you knew I'd come?" "Don't you dare come here!" " Is your mother in?" "Stay away from my mother." "You are not my father." "Is it Svend Ole?" " Hello, Elin." "No!" "This is not a good time." "Hasn't Anton told you?" "He had a fight with Søren." "Søren is an idiot." "He started it." "He didn't need to mouth off." "What happened?" "He made fun of dad." "Because the Challenger blew up." "No reason to fight him." " Really?" "When he says that dad felt all hot when he died?" "Just a moment." "Have you talked to anyone about how your dad died?" "Talk?" "About what happens inside you, about feeling sad." "Well, I've talked to my mum." "It may be an idea to talk to other people, too." "Why?" "Sometimes it's easier to say things to people outside the family." "What things?" "Hello, Anton." "You can call me Peter." "Is this him?" "Yes." "But he's Mie's dad." "I didn't know it would get so cold." "Apart from that it was great." " Brilliant." "I'm off." " Without breakfast?" "I'm not hungry." "Great jacket." "Going to the carnival?" "It was my dad's uniform." " It was not." "It's my uniform." "Where are you going?" "Where are you going?" "." " None of your business." "To school?" "On Saturday?" "Our class is going to the air base." "Your class is going too, or had you forgotten, SD?" "How much is it?" " Dad's paying." "How much?" " 100 crowns." "You just hanging round here?" " Can you lend me 200 crowns?" "200?" "For what?" " The school outing costs money." "Stay at home, then." " Just 100 then." "For the class fund." "Or I can't go." "You think I'm a bank?" " You'll get it back." "From me." "You?" "Never." "The answer's no." "The others are going." " Not you." "Get your father to give you some." "If he can." "Bastard ..." "Did you say something?" " No." "Bastard!" "Stole some money, eh?" " I can get money." "without brown-nosing my dad." "That could be difficult." "Isn't he in prison?" " You can talk!" "Goody Two Shoes!" "Where did your dad spend last night?" "Not with your mum, that's for sure." "Exciting, eh?" "It'll be great fun." " Can we go round on our own?" "No; it is an air force base." "Great jacket." "What are those badges?" " My dad's flying badges." "Motorcycle tags, more like." " A major's stripes." "You said you'd get an F-16." "No problem." "This suit is known as a G suit." "We wear them in the air." "F-16s have a highly advanced computer system." "It controls the G forces in the suit   so the pilot doesn't bust a gut." "This tube is plugged into the F-16 ..." "What now?" "Where next, Anton?" "Where are you going?" " We've no room for anyone else." "Anton's going to get an F-16." " No way." "He's taking the piss." "I'll talk to the C-in-C." " I'll come too." "I'm going on my own or not at all." "I'm sorry about what happened." "You've got to help me." "I've promised my mates ..." "K2 ..." "In the big hanger." "K2." "What are you doing here?" "I'm from school." " 65-12 here." "Hurry!" "They mustn't see us!" "Who's got a light?" "That's my dad's plane." " So it was true after all." "Wow!" "Søren?" "Hadn't we better go now?" "Are you scared?" " No, I just think it's wrong." "We have to see Anton fly an F-16 first." "He's just great!" " I could've done that, too." "But you didn't." "And won't." "An atom bomb!" "An atom bomb!" "Get rid of it!" "It'll kill us all." "It's no laughing matter." "Anton!" "You've just dropped a bomb." " Come off it!" "It's under the plane." "See for yourself." "Where are the others?" " They ran away." "Shit." "Do you think it's a real bomb?" "It looks real." "It hasn't exploded." "Maybe it's got a timer." "It's a dummy, no need to panic." "Your mother will have to be told." "You couldn't even drop a real bomb!" "You're so childish." " You're a pair of sneaks." "I think he was brave." " What were you thinking of?" ""They all know my father ..."" "If you knew anything about planes you'd know an F-16 wasn't a toy." "Of course I can get a plane." " Your father is dead." ""My father is a hero"." "Anton wets his bed." " You're making it up." "No, it's true." "My father told me." "Bed-wetter!" "You are dead dead dead ..." "Stop!" "Anton, damn it!" "What are you playing at?" "Do you realize what could have happened?" "I might have killed you." "Is that what you want?" "If so, you'll have to find somebody else to do it." "Never do that again!" "I lied about my father." " What?" "I said my dad was a hero." "I said he was with God." "But really he's just dead." " Dead?" "Yes, he's dead." "What is being dead?" "That's what I can't figure out." "Maybe we're not meant to." "No?" "No." "I've eaten him." " Eaten him?" "SD made me eat a worm to get my propeller back." "Afterwards she said it was from the cemetery." "When one is dead, one's body doesn't matter." "Whether one goes to heaven   gets cremated or laid in a hole in the ground doesn't matter." "The important thing is that you remember." "Remember?" " Yes." "Remember." "As long as you can remember your dad, he's not dead." "Can you remember him?" "My mum." "Where have you been?" "I've been looking everywhere." "Why are you looking at me like that?" "Anton, just tell me everything." " Answer Mr Møller's questions." "For your own sake." " I've done nothing." "I'll ask some questions   and you answer, right, Anton?" "Why did you smash up your room?" "I know my father is dead." "I feel fine now." "Have you stopped wetting your bed?" "How do you know about that?" "You told Mie." "Mie has told the whole class." "What are you talking about?" "Møller told Mie that I wet my bed." "You know that's not true." " How else could she know?" "I've no idea." " Mie is a creep." "Why, Anton?" " I've had enough." "Anton, sit down." " No." "We'll sort this out." " You trust him more than me." "Sit down at once." "Talk nicely to him." "How else could Mie know?" "She knew everything." "You are the only one who could have told him." "The cello ..." "The cello?" "The time you forgot your cello." "I bet you were seeing Møller." "Yes." "I'm never going to see him again." "Never." "No, all right, Anton." "We won't." "Hi, Mie." "What do you want?" "Shall we be friends again?" " What do you mean?" "Shall I carry your satchel?" " I'm going with Søren." "Never mind, I'd like to carry your satchel anyway." "OK." "Must we drag him along?" " He's just carrying my satchel." "Got your own slave?" " Maybe I have." "Get a move on!" " It weighs a bomb." "You are so irritating." "You've let one off." "You stink of turds." " Wrap up, I don't smell." "Mie stinks." " You the one that stinks, Hans." "Hans, where are you going?" " Another desk." "Sit down or see the headmaster." " Mie smells." "Of turds." "I do not!" "Hey, my lunch box!" "It's her lunch." " Of course it is." "Mie's brought a turd to school!" "Anton did it." "Do as I told you, OK?" " OK." "Yes?" " My name is Anton." "Your name is Anton." "So what?" "My name's Mogens." "Are you SD's stepfather?" "Coming inside?" "The plane's finished." "I'm not allowed to play with you." " Who says?" "My father and my sister." " But you'd like to." "Why care about Mie?" "She says you are bad." "Rubbish." "Come on!" "It'll be a historic moment." "You will be my witness." "Mie will kill me if I play with you." "You know that SD steals your cigarettes?" "Did she steal 200 crowns on Saturday too?" "Just say "Yes, and Anton sends his love" ..." "You thought you'd get away with it!" " Fingers off!" "Stop it!" "Don't touch me!" "You should keep your fingers to yourself." "I wish you were dead." "What are you staring at?" "Push off!" "This is my garage." " Shut up." "I haven't ..." " You sneak!" "I am not a sneak." " Shut up." "I've found something." " Fine." "Now for a smelling game for a stinking sneak." "Let go!" "I haven't done anything." " You phoned, you'll pay." "What are you talking about?" "This is the result of your phone call." "Your plane's going to look the same." "Don't you dare!" " I'll do as I please." "It wasn't me." " Who was it, then?" "Yuck!" "What's this?" "Drain cleaner." " What do you use it for?" "The transformer." "What's this?" "If you don't answer, I'll make you drink it." "We know you sneaked about the money." "What money?" "Stop playing the innocent." "We don't believe you." "Admit it, you sneaked about the 200 kroner." "What 200 kroner, Søren?" "The 200 Anton sneaked about." "How did you know it was 200 kroner, Søren?" "You just said so." " No, Søren." "I didn't just say so." "Didn't you?" "I wouldn't sneak!" "SD, damn it!" "You know me." "I'm in your gang." "I'm going to beat you into a vegetable for this." "I wouldn't sneak." "It wasn't me." "Mie made me do it." "It was Mie's idea." " Mie?" "Untie me!" "The plane is tanked up." "It'll explode." "There isn't time." "Hello, Anton." "Hello, SD." "Why the bag?" "I've just got back from hospital." "Did they cut you up?" "No, I was kept in for observation." "For concussion." "They've pulled down the garage." " Yes." "Grown-ups are bastards." "Coming over?" "Well-wicked!" " I fixed it up myself." "Do many people know?" "No." "Only me." "And you." "All I could salvage." "I've cut Mie's ponytail off." " Mie!" "I said "Mie, either I tell the police you did it ..."" "The police?" " They came." "Didn't you know?" "I said "Either I tell the police you burned the plane   and you'll be sent to a children's home   or I cut your hair off and tell nobody."" "How did you do it?" " Scissors." "Easy peasy." "Close your eyes." " Why?" "Come on!" "No peeping, right?" "Scared?" "You taste of toothpaste." " Want some?" "Put it on your lips." "Anton, have you ever tried French kissing?" "No." " You have to keep your eyes open." "Only wimps close their eyes." "Then stick your tongue out and roll it round." "But   in my mouth." "In your mouth?" " Don't you dare?" "The same dream?"