"Talking about prison." "What are you trying to do?" "I'm writing an essay on prisons." "Why lure Gustav into this black hell?" "Johnny!" "Hello?" "I'm down here!" "She wanted to know what it's like in prison, but nobody would tell her anything." "You haven't been in prison, have you, Dad?" "Answer, then!" "I have, yes." "Mom, can Reka have diner here today?" "Reka... why?" "Why not?" "Yes, it's okay." "I'm going to stay at home and write, so be quiet when you come home." "The article must be finished by tomorrow." "It would be lovely... to have one day without trouble." "No problem." "Eat your breakfast, then." "Mom?" "Maybe I'll get my essay back today." "You thought it was good, right?" "What's up with him?" "He's angry about the essay." "It was mostly about me in the basement." "The interview with Eddie was anonymous." "Never mind." "Eat your breakfast." "What's up with you, Johnny?" "Was it a bad thing that Johanna was able to interview me?" "No." "wait, then we'll come too." "It's okay." "Dinner with Johnny." "You can eat with us today." "What if I blush." "What if he sees." "Haven't you told him?" "No." "I'd just die if you told him." "Look..." "If he doesn't know, how can you be together?" "You know nothing." "I must warn you," "Johnny's not very romantic at the moment." "Because he's thinking of Mette?" "No, he's found out something." "Something I can't say." "Will we get our essay's back today?" "Yes..." "No way around it now." "The most unjust in the world" "Everything it says is true." "I swear!" "You're just evil!" "You have the evil eye!" "Johanna!" "Johanna!" "Come back!" "I'll have to take it up with your parents." "Hey Johnny, Mette's staring at you." "You're in, there, Johnny boy." "Even though you didn't meet at the cinema." "Hello!" "Wake up!" "What do you think's worse:" "If someone does something incredibly stupid, or lying about it afterwards." "What kind of lie?" "Not telling the truth." "Everyone does stupid things." "Lying to enemies and teachers is okay, but... not telling the truth to friends is bad." "Johanna ran out of class!" "Why?" "Wenche said that her essay was pure fantasy." "12 yr olds aren't imprisoned." "Johanna said she was trapped in the basement all weekend." "Then everyone laughed." "Then Wenche said:" "What about this nonsense... of an "Interview with a criminal."" "So then Johanna said that the criminal is one of the teachers at school." "What?" "Some just live in a fantasy world." "She has her head in the clouds." "Johnny, have you seen Johanna?" "No." "She ran away from class." "I'm not her babysitter." "She claimed that one of the teachers is criminal and has been in prison." "It's not my fault she lies all the time." "Tell her that I need to call Line, to sort this out." "It may not be a good idea." "Line is a bit busy." "Well, if it's more convenient, I can drop by this afternoon." "It's certainly not." "It's not suitable." "Your Dad said..." "It's not suitable." "Your Dad said that I can pop in anytime." "I'll do that." "Okay?" "Yeah." "One day without trouble, Johanna." ""Just one day without trouble."" "Johanna?" "Hi, Johanna." "What are you doing here?" "I came to bring your bag." "Great." "What are you doing?" "Enjoying myself." "What did you say in class, Johanna?" "Can you leave?" "I have a visitor." "You can stay, I don't mind." "What did you say about the interview?" "It's in the bin." "Reka, you can go." "Get out, get lost!" "Don't speak to my friends like that!" "Especially Reka." "The interview was supposed to be anonymous, and now you've said it's a teacher at school." "Everyone thought I was lying, anyway." "That's why Wenche is coming, is it?" "Is Wenche coming here?" "She'll go straight to Mom." "Stop her coming." "Use your sick imagination for something useful." "Like what?" "The story mustn't get out to people like Wenche." "Calm down, Reka." "He didn't mean it." "He doesn't like me." "Sure he does." "You think so?" "Absolutely." "It's me he's mad at." "And Eddie." "Why Eddie?" "Because..." "The truth is always so difficult." "Why didn't he tell Wenche that I've gone away." "Or that the house was burned down." "Did you have a fire here?" "Do you know what's most unfair in the world?" "No." "When you lie..." "it's wrong." "And when you tell the truth, it's also wrong." "What is the truth?" "I have to figure out what to do with Wenche." "Are you ready for a chat?" "Not really." "Do the principal and teachers know about it?" "What?" "About prison." "I haven't said anything." "But you planned to do it one day, like you did with me?" "I wish I could have done this differently, Johnny." "You should have told your side." "To the school, to everyone." "Then I might not have got the job." "Why not?" "There were many teachers who applied." "Will you lose your job if they learn about it?" "I don't know." "Johnny!" "Johnny!" "A Foolproof Plan" "Come on." "Help me a little." "How do we stop Wenche?" "Perhaps..." "If someone chats her up, she'll have something else to think about." "She is single." "Doesn't that take a bit long?" "Your father's also single." "Reka!" "If she thinks no one's home, then?" "If no one opens the door?" "That's brilliant!" "It is?" "We'll fix the doorbell." "Is that allowed?" "No, but... come on!" "Uncle Calle?" "No!" "I don't want to be disturbed." "Are you thinking about women again?" "I didn't have much success with it." "These things take time." "Yeah, I know." "Since I helped you with your film, I need a little help in return." "How do you get a doorbell not to ring?" "Not to ring?" "Undo the cover thing hanging on the inside of the door." "There you'll find the wires leading to the bell outside." "Then loosen the screw holding one wire and push it away." "Okay, thanks." "Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ." "And dare I ask... why?" "Do I have to say?" "Yes you do." "Mom has one of those "don't disturb me, I have to work" days." "My teacher, Wenche, will almost certainly stop by and say things about me." "What kind of things?" "Trivial things." "But there could be a huge argument over it." "Mom'll learn about it sooner or later." "After a few days it'll blow over." "Maybe she'll forget it." "Not Wenche." "All right." "I... haven't talked to you, and I know absolutely nothing about how to sabotage door bells." "Oh, thanks!" "You're the best." "This isn't really something for little girls." "It may go off with a bang!" "Can you die?" "One may get a caramel." "Caramel?" "A Shock." "And that's no joke." "Yeah, come on, Reka." "Johanna, you could get a caramel." "I like caramels." "What if someone sees us!" "What if Line or Eddie comes along." "I wouldn't be surprised if we're discovered with such a noise." "If you'd written the truth in that essay, this wouldn't be necessary." "I wrote the truth." "But prison?" "Want to see my prison cell, perhaps?" "It's in the basement." "The mattress is there." "Just go down and see." "I'll go another time." "I knew you wouldn't dare." "What about the teacher who'd been in prison, then?" "I was lying." "I always lie." "Can't rely on me sometimes." "That's what Johnny said, too." "What?" "He said, "Johanna's always lying."" "What is it?" "Nothing." "I heard something!" "Come on down!" "Calm down, there's no one there." "Hey, aren't you a Scout?" "A bit odd that you're afraid of everything, then." "There's a lot I'm not afraid of." "Like what?" "Scouts are never afraid." "Freeze!" "Fothermucker!" "(Motherfucker)" "Shh!" "Do you want me to get a caramel?" "Caramel?" "What are you doing?" "Haven't you anything else to do." "Be quiet!" "Are you allowed to do that?" "Why should I be quiet when it's you who's doing wrong?" "It broke." "I'm fixing it, okay." "Really." "What do you want?" "Is Johnny here?" "No!" "I don't want to think about him." "I'll be back!" ""Johanna's always lying."" "Crisis!" "Meet me in the basement." "Well, what are we doing here?" "Do you think we should tell the truth?" ""You must stop lying", Johanna." "Yeah." "Yeah?" "Why did you say that I always lie?" "Because you do!" "No I don't." "The essay was true." "You said you wouldn't say who it was." "Should everyone think that I lied?" "Yes." "It's you who's lying!" "In order to save Dad." "No, I said that I am going to fix it!" "Doesn't look like it." "I'll teach you!" "Let me out, Johanna!" "When you stop lying!" "Unlock it!" "Hi." "What are you doing here?" "Johanna said I didn't dare." "She knew you were here!" "No, or... maybe she realized that I came down." "What kind of stupid plan have you hatched?" "Plan?" "Yeah, plan." "The two of us." "Here, shut up." "I didn't know." "Johanna's just as mad at me." "Everyone's mad at me." "Sorry for what I said upstairs." "I was just angry." "I try not to, but..." "He just enjoys it." "Johanna?" "Reka?" "It's time for dinner." "Where's Reka?" "Maybe she's gone home." "Why's that?" "You're cleaning up, I see." "Yeah." "Tell Johnny, then." "Yeah." "Seven of spades." "Six of hearts." "Cheat." "Look..." "I realize that you're not..." "or I know you don't..." "These days, I realize that..." "What?" "That you're thinking more on other things." "Other things?" "Well, Johanna said you'd learned something." "About what?" "Something very serious." "Did she say what it was?" "I'd never tell anyone." "Did she tell you?" "No, but..." "What, then?" "I don't know." "Hey, Reka?" "What's your real name?" "Matilde." "Your turn, Matilde." "Didn't you tell Johnny?" "Erm.. no..." "Has it been a trouble free day?" "Yes, it's been good so far." "How did it go with the essay?" "Well... okay..." "Have you talked with Wenche today?" "No, fortunately not." "I came straight home after sports day with 5th graders." "Where's Johnny?" "And shouldn't Reka be here for dinner?" "No, Reka went home." "Yeah." "No, her jacket and bag are in the hallway." "Are they?" "Yes." "Maybe I'll look for them" "Didn't you do it earlier?" "Maybe not good enough." "A Trap" "Freeze, fothermucker!" "Well, a funny little cowboy." "Oh, God!" "What was that?" "Hello!" "Anybody there?" "Hello!" "The power's gone." "I'll check the fuse box." "Hello?" "Hi, the bell exploded." "I pressed it once, then Bang." "Has the power gone with you too?" "Yes, I rang the..." "Maybe it should've been clockwise." "Have you been messing with it?" "No, I just looked at it, and turned it slightly back and forth." "Calle, we have two crazy kids here already." "That's enough." "Now, has Johnny said why I'm here?" "Nothing at all." "Is Line home?" "Yeah, yeah." "Line!" "Yes?" "Wenche from school is here." "Oh..." "I'll check the fuse box." "Yes okay, I'm coming." "Johnny!" "Shh!" "Reka." "What if we have to stay here forever." "Shh!" "There's someone here." "Johanna, is that you?" "Answer, then." "Why does no one come?" "Imagine if we died down here!" "What was that?" "I don't know." "Sounds like it came from the basement." "Hello?" "Perhaps I should come with you." "Johanna?" "Is that you?" "And me." " And me." "We thought we'd die here." "What did you scream for?" "Johanna locked us in." "Johanna, what are you doing?" "Running away from school and locking people inside." "What are you thinking?" "Can't you get the two halves of your brain to work together?" "I asked for one day without trouble!" "Listen to what your mother says, Johanna." "What happened?" "What have you done?" "My poor girl." "I fell down the stairs when I came to let them out." "I realize that it was true about the "prison" in the basement." "But that doesn't give you the right to leave in the middle of class, does it?" "But the prisoner, then?" "Was it an ex-criminal you know?" "Yes, errm..." "I interviewed him, too." "When he was in prison." "Good, that's great, then." "Both parts are true." "But why did you say it was a teacher at the school?" "I'm a bit like that." "Sometimes I lie so much that I..." "I forget what's true." "No, what you said was absolutely true." "I don't understand," "but Line said she..." "It's me." " But you're a teacher." "Eddie has made up for it." "It is a very long time ago." "Yes, but he's a teacher." "A wonderful man in every way." "He's not that bad a teacher either." "I'm not saying that." "But when you work with children." "It wasn't for child abuse, he was punished." "Maybe not, but..." "The impact on children when working with them." "There are quite a few weird teachers at school." "It would be nice if it didn't come out at school." "I can't promise anything." "It's probably a bit more serious than that." "I'm just asking you not to say anything." "I feel a certain responsibility" "I'm sorry about that." "There's a lot at stake for us." "I know." "Bye." "What happened?" "You said it, didn't you?" "Reka, you'll have to go." "It's okay." "He's told about Eddie." "Really?" "I won't say anything." "What did you say to Wenche?" "I said that I was lying." "Then Eddie said that it was true." "Why'd he say that?" "Maybe so she wouldn't think I was lying all the time." "What did Line say?" "Mom's known all the time." "She said that Eddie was a wonderful man in every way." "I'm sorry, Johnny." "It wasn't supposed to be like that." "I tried." "It went okay." "It's probably best this way." "Are you asleep?" "No." "Listen, Johnny." "Isn't it time that we two had a chat?" "Must we?" "Yes we must." "Why didn't you say you were in prison?" "Why didn't you tell me?" "Because we'd just lost Mom.." "I thought that it might be too much for you." "It would've been better to know then, than the way it's gone now." "I realize that." "And I was so afraid that..." "Of what?" "Afraid that you wouldn't think I was a good enough Dad." "Subtitles by Oliver Sanderson"