"You came... and he didn't see you." "Your son didn't see you." "I'll be back." "Go, my man." "Take care." "SUMMER OF '62" "Hi, boss." "See you later." " Hi, Marie." " Hi, Ali." "Here!" " Bye." " See you tomorrow." "It's Ali !" "Hello." "Here." "Ali!" "I said don't walk along the tracks!" "But there's no train!" "Even so!" "What a mess it'll be when we French have gone!" "Kids!" "Come here!" "Come here, hurry!" "And in silence!" "Your teacher, Mr Moreno..." "I said be quiet!" "Your teacher has left the country." "He went back to France." "Know why he left?" "Your teacher Mr Moreno left town too..." "Because he was afraid of the rebels, who come down at night from the hills." "And place bombs..." "Even in schools!" "Follow me, I'll assign you to other classes." "It's coming!" "Here it is, Ali!" " Shall we go for a swim?" " No!" "First we finish the hut!" " We have time!" " I don't!" "Paul!" "We looked everywhere for you." "The boat won't wait!" "A kilo of bell peppers!" "Give some peanuts to the kid." "No!" "Take out that one!" "There!" "Put in that big one!" "There!" "A kilo of zucchini, too." "Are the beans stringy?" "No?" "You sure?" "I'll take a pound." "Give it to me." " Here." " Thanks." "Not in school?" "No more classes, Uncle." "Empty your pockets!" "Yes, Uncle." "Go!" "Paul left." "I know, his mom came by." "I found money in your pocket." "Your boss doesn't pay you that well." "How did you get it?" "Stay away from the girls of the Blue House!" "Aicha, come!" "Why?" "French soldiers!" "I'm coming." "Father, what happened?" "Our boys were caught by a patrol." "Your brother, too." "Hurry!" "Move it!" "Get him out fast!" "Hurry, dammit!" "Long live independence!" "Bring him out!" "Fast!" "Uncle!" "Watch out!" "Go get him!" "Move your ass!" "Long live independence!" "Leave us the bodies!" "Give me my brother!" "Uncle!" " How many are there today?" " Three." "One came back wounded." "There's still blood on the ground." "He doesn't talk." "I'm thirsty." "Come drink." "Looks like his father." "Ali, why don't you come see us?" "We miss you." "Ashamed of us?" "No." "Don't forget, you were born in this hamlet too." "Where you going?" "To the oven, to bake my bread!" " Is that all?" " That's all!" "Djelloul wants to check!" "Your veil may hide weapons!" "I have nothing!" "Get going!" " Hello, Mrs Rachel." " Hello, Ali." "Your mom won't let me give her food." "She's very proud!" "Take some lemonade." "Ali, what's the word for the pen where they put cattle at market?" "Fendek, Mr Norbert." "Thanks, Ali." "Mrs Rachel, the baker asks if you still want fig pie for Sunday." "Why does that idiot baker ask?" "Because some French are leaving Algeria, like your sister and her kids." "Well, I'm not!" "Tell him the same as usual." "But a smaller pie." "Eat with us!" "Mom's waiting for me." "I'll give you some fish." "You'd rather eat with your mom." "Your dad's a terrorist!" "No." "He's in the hills with the rebels." "He left to work in France." "He'd send your mom money, and you wouldn't need to work!" "My dad's disappointed with your dad." "He says they're no longer friends, and if he saw him..." "Hi!" "How many you gave us?" "Four!" "As usual!" "Add one more!" "Thanks!" "No, Ali." "It'll be curfew time." "Thanks, boss!" "Stop!" "Stop!" "Curfew time!" "Hit the sack!" "Morning." " Can I go see?" " Make it snappy." "Ali!" "Your dad would be proud of you!" "Martineau!" "That ugly one over there!" "He looks like a guy who'd place a bomb!" "Djelloul!" "The blue turban!" "Move it!" "The women, too!" "Abdallah, help them!" "Fast!" "Djelloul!" "On the left, the yellow turban!" "He won't let us search him?" "Take off his headdress!" "Bring him over!" "Watch out, dammit!" "Get down!" "Everybody down!" "Bring him to the truck!" "Move it!" "You, help him!" "Search everything!" "Search all the bags!" "Move it!" "Operation over!" "We head back!" "Hello, Mrs Rachel!" "Hello, Ali!" "Take the mail." "The postman hasn't been by for 3 days." "OK." "They blew up Marianne!" "She had it coming to her!" "Here." "Come on!" "You can't play with us!" "What's wrong?" "My grandpa put up that statue." "He was a mason." "Here, Nico." "You blew up Marianne, we'll blow up your mosque!" "No way!" "You'll see!" " We'll screw you!" " We'll fuck you!" " Don't follow me!" " I go where I want." "You'll never catch me!" "Sure!" "Last night our guys killed 5 terrorists!" "Maybe one was your dad!" ""The eagle carried off the girl," ""because he fancied her." ""He took her away in the air." ""She was afraid," ""he put her down in his nest... "" ""He cared for her," ""brought her water, honey," ""almonds, apples," ""grapes..."" "What's going on?" "Lieutenant!" "We heard a rebel'd be here tonight!" "That scumbag!" "He came to get supplies!" "He was hard to find, sir!" "Take him away!" "Djelloul, go on!" "I beg you, leave him to me!" "You're an Arab, a Muslim like us!" "For the love of God!" "Shut up!" "Well, Djelloul?" "How do you know them?" "Their goalie is Bachir, my aunt's son." "We call him Yashin, like the Russian goalie." "I didn't know of this camp." "They're in that camp because they hid moudjahidin." "Hid what?" "Rebels, as you call them." "You must roast in there!" "Think they'll win?" "Don't laugh, Gino." "They beat all the local teams." "Hi, Yashin!" "Hi, Ali!" "What are our names today?" "Today, I'm goalie!" "I'm Mazzola!" "I'm Kopa!" "And you?" "As always, Garrincha." "Ali!" "Ali, come here!" "What do the moudjahidin say about us?" "Tell me, don't be ashamed!" "I know!" "They say when the French army leaves, they'll slit us from here to here." "Hi, Ali." "Movies like this bore you, huh?" "Just like your dad." "We'll skip the next reel, and put on the last." "They won't notice." "Then you can watch your favorite movie." "What is it?" "Think..." "Tell me!" "Forgotten that you were born on Bastille day?" "The French had a revolution, too!" "Happy birthday, Ali!" "But it's too soon!" "Who cares!" "The Reims soccer shirt." "They're the best!" "Thanks!" "Let's go jerk off." "I don't want to." "Last time you couldn't get it up." "We'll start without him!" "Don't do it in the hut!" "Get out!" "Stop, little creep!" "Stop!" "Don't move!" "Little fucker!" "Grab his gun!" "You'll pay for this, creep!" "What did we say?" "What time did I say?" "5 o'clock, Dad!" "What time is it?" "It's 6:15." "Hurry!" "Don't leave, David." "France is cold and people never smile." "Don't go, David, the French don't like Yids." "Stay here." "Run 'em all in" "They nabbed him!" "Go to bed!" "Goodnight!" "You too, Nico!" "Go on!" "Night, Dad!" " Who is it?" " Hassan." "My dad said your dad was a great soccer player." "Why bring up my dad?" "My mom's screams had nothing to do with him!" "Coming to the pool?" "With me, you can." "It's snack time!" "First we finish the roof." " There's no rush!" " Yes, there is!" "Because of the rain?" "We're under the bridge!" "Don't worry, my mom would never feed you pork!" "Thanks, anyway!" "Get up, kid." "Hold it!" "Get in!" "You've had your second dose of vaccine!" "Good." "I hadn't seen you in a while." "Don't run when you see the truck." "You're fine, but you're too thin!" "We hadn't picked you up in ages." "You OK?" " Last time, you won or lost?" " Won." "You won again, you're a champ." "Here!" "Habiba!" "Ali!" "See, I'm preparing the labels." "I'll glue them on the levers." "So my Arab replacement, if he can read, won't derail the trains." "Independence is almost here, huh?" "Aren't you preparing the festivities?" "See those French?" "They're leaving." "They've lost faith." "This next waltz is for the rebel generals!" "This area stays French!" "Long live French Algeria!" "Look proud, Martineau!" "Asshole!" "Hi!" "Knocking 'em into shape, Corporal?" "Your French rookies don't care about this war." "When it's over, they'll go home." "But my Arabs care!" "For them, it's victory or exile." "You'll never catch me!" " Wait!" " No!" "I'm the first, I'm still first!" "He'll screw the purple one." "I say the green one." "He had her 2 days ago." "Sometimes, he screws the same twice in a row." "You guys are lucky to have several wives!" "Yes, but it's hard work!" "One of them always wants it!" "My grandfather had two." "Twin sisters." "That's less fun." "You can't tell the difference!" "The purple one!" "The green one!" "I'll lose again!" "The green one!" "The purple one!" "Shit!" "He took the old one." "If we go to Marseille, I'll walk on the roofs of skyscrapers." "What's a skyscraper?" "It's 10 times taller than your mosque!" "But you'll never leave." "I know." "You, come along!" "Me?" "Yes." "Follow me!" "Is your mother in?" "Her brothers won't let her open." "I have food from your dad." "We want nothing from him." "They say he's a traitor." "Ali, you going to see Dad?" "Tell him they'll hide us far from here." "Tell him to run away." "Corporal!" "Didn't you find the house?" "I did." "Well?" "No one was home." "Beat it!" "Ali!" "Seen Gino?" "No, Mrs Sisti." "Maybe he's at Nico's." "Go take a look." "We're leaving, Aicha." "Go live in my pretty house." "It's yours, with everything we left in it." "We're leaving for good." "Get it, Aicha?" "Our house is yours." "My garden, my flowers..." "Aicha, it's just for you." "For nobody else!" "Farewell, Aicha!" "Seen Gino?" "I don't mix with spicks!" "Know what your home'll become?" "Full of hens, even the ping-pong table, rabbits will eat your flowers." "And sheep!" "They'll slaughter 'em in your garage!" "Shut up!" "Pimentos and pelts will dry in your bedrooms." "Beat it, creep!" "Gino, your mom's looking for you." "Not glad to go to France?" "I've got no pals there." "Hi." "Take one to the Lt at once!" "The Lt wants his paper now!" "Yes, all the trucks have left." "We're waiting for them to return." "The ambulance?" "It just left." "OK." "Call me back?" "Dad!" "Beat it!" "You saw your dad, son." "He was..." "tied up, but standing." "Thank God!" "And he even smiled to you." "I'm happy." "I'm so glad your husband's alive." "Don't go out!" "Wear that on your head!" "Leave her alone!" "Get going!" "You could wait for me!" "Know what?" "Soon it'll be your country, but you're not the boss!" "Leave Simon, run away fast!" "No, Mom!" "Be reasonable!" "Go, pack." "We'll all leave together, as a family!" "To France?" "I'd rather be killed by the Arabs than be humiliated over there!" "This is my home!" "I was born here!" "Dad!" "Leave your dad alone!" "Farewell!" "That's Gino's house!" "Who cares!" "Don't smash your pal Jocelyne's door!" "They all ran away!" "They're French traitors!" "They don't dare stay and fight!" "Last one's a toad!" "Toad yourself!" "Now we just decorate the inside." " My Pelé poster!" " And Kopa and the French team!" "From Gino!" "What did he send us?" "His nudie magazine!" "Gino!" "If you go, leave me your..." "I'll leave you nothing!" "My dad's taking it all." "Our cousins there can't put us all up." "I'd have given you a memento." "Like what?" "Don't look, you have nothing." "Yes, I do!" "What?" "When I was circumcised, I got gifts!" "A red robe and golden slippers!" "Can I walk around like that in Paris?" "Nico!" "Julie!" "Go see if they left?" " Who?" " The rebels." "Where?" "At home." "They came into the house." "Julie." "You're naked!" "I was in the shower when they came." "Don't worry, Ali and I will find your cat." "Go, Nico, go!" "Pass it!" "Bachir!" "Here!" "They'll make prettier necklaces than bottlecaps." "Tell Zina her mom's sick, and wants to see her at the hospital." "It's Ali!" "Ali, what's wrong?" "Your brothers are outside." "Hello!" "Hi, kid!" "Know where I'm transferred to?" "To Sarcelles!" "I didn't know that dump existed!" "No Arabs or Jews around there!" "Here they come again!" "Looking for Arabs who worked with us, and who want to flee." "Yesterday they shot 5." "Even a girl." "They're showing off." "There's no police now, no soldiers, nothing." "This time we've been kicked out." "Tomorrow the headline'll be "Independence!"" "Ready for the celebration?" "Your flags ready?" "There's no room!" "Out of the way!" "Get lost!" "Let them take their families!" "No room!" "Make some!" "Beat it, Djelloul!" "Martineau!" "I said, beat it!" "Beat it!" "Lt, stop them!" "Our families can't stay behind!" "The trucks are full!" "I have no orders to take you!" "Do something, Lt!" "Like what?" "They'll be killed, they served France!" "France doesn't give a damn!" "You get in if you want." "I can't leave without my wife and kids!" "You poor guy!" "Get going!" "Lieutenant!" "Let's go." "Did you screw French soldiers?" "She's my mom!" "I'm Ali, the son of Larbi Sbaa." "Forgive me, sister." "I'll take the train with you." "I'll jump at the bridge." "Are there rebels at the station?" "What are you running from?" "Djelloul... under the bridge!" "Djelloul who served the French?" "Let's go get that traitor!" "What's the Algerian flag like?" "It's Rachel." "Go wake up Ali." "Tell him to get his boss's cart!" "What is it?" "Norbert..." "Hello!" "Hello, Nico!" "Where's Ali?" "I don't know." "What's so funny?" "All the French are gone!" "Except us!" "My dad's tough, he's not scared!" " Neither is mine." " It's not the same!" "My dad scored more goals than yours!" "Who set them up?" "Santa Claus?" "Don't get mad, it's bad for your nerves." "Take that down!" "Remove it!" "Dump it!" "Why?" "You're leaving." "No!" "We're staying, the hut's mine too!" "Stop it!" "Now obey!" "Won't change anything!" "I never did a thing like that!" "You're the son of a rebel!" "A killer!" "You're glad the French are leaving." "You just want the hut!" "I hope they don't kill you." "You don't give a damn!" "You're all two-faced!" "I hate you!" "We're staying!" "I built that cabin, too!" "You see, Ali... the station master would look at the platform... and say:" ""Any minute" ""the last train of the French colonial era will pull in."" "And then we'd hear..." "Then the station master would get up, take his bag," "and head for the door..." "Before disappearing, to add drama, he'd turn to his friend Ali," "and say to him:" ""Don't forget us, kid." ""Or else we're dead." ""Only you knew us." ""From now on we're nothing."" "I'll go get Nico!" "What do you want?" "Nothing." "Go celebrate!" "Go on!" "Go celebrate your independence!" "Dad!" "Dad!" "Subtitles:" "A.Whitelaw"