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NETFLIX PRESENTS

Naoufel.

-Dad? -Yes, Naoufel?

How do you catch a fly?

You have to aim to the side.

Don't be silly!

You asked, I'm telling you!

It'll always be faster than you.

If you aim for it, by the time you get to it, it'll be gone.

Aim where it doesn't expect you to.

Don't go for where it is, but for where it will be.

The trick is to wait for it to rub its legs together.

And then you aim to the side.

That can't work, a fly can see everything with its big eyes.

That's true.

But it can't guess that you'll aim for the side.

Come on, try again.

That's not a good secret.

I never said it was easy.

You can't win every time. That's life.

Naoufel?

-Mom? -Your wrist.

What is it?

Well, you know... I like playing the piano...

I'd like to give concerts, like you do with your cello.

-Travel everywhere-- -What your son is trying to say, honey,

-is that he wants to be an astronaut! -I don't wanna be an astronaut!

Astronaut, cosmonaut... I never know which one it is!

I want to be a pianist and an astronaut!

That's my boy!

Yeah, I want to be both.

My sweet pea...

Naoufel!

Two, three, four, five...

It's the sixth one this week! How do you do that? How?

Late six times! And it's only Wednesday!

That's six pizzas! For free!

Two pizzas a day!

I'm sorry.

"Sorry". Fuck!

Go buy yourself a goddamn watch!

Aren't you forgetting something?

Sorry... You could've left a fucking note!

Wait, what are you doing, babe?

-Get off me! -Who cares? He doesn't mind!

PLZ I'M WITH SANDRA

Come on. Stay. Let's finish at least!

Hey! You can't leave me like that!

Oh, look at that ass...

Do you need a fucking poster? Dumbass!

METRO

You okay?

Uh.... Yeah.

Shit.

Hey!

Shit. Fuck.

Yes?

Fast Pizza.

Can... Can you open the door?

Aren't you forgetting something?

Usually, people apologize when they're late.

Yeah, sorry... I was held back...

They say hello, too. That's the least you can do.

I said "Fast Pizza, good evening"

- I always say the same... -You only said "Fast Pizza".

So... What do we do now? Will you open or not?

Or I could be a pain...

I don't know, I could demand a free pizza, for instance.

The pizza is free if you wait more than 20 minutes.

That's your concept, right? That's what the flyer says.

-Am I 20 minutes late? -Forty.

What do we do now?

Your call, Mrs. Martinez.

It's "Miss".

And Martinez isn't my name, that's the former renter...

The caretaker was supposed to change the tag but he didn't,

and it was more convenient for deliveries... Anyway, who cares.

I'll open the door, but honestly, I'm pissed.

Thirty-fifth floor, to the right when you get out of the lift.

Thank you, Miss!

You have to wait for the noise to stop, or mechanism gets stuck.

Still not working?

Still not working.

Are you sure you waited for the noise to stop?

-Don't push before it does. -I know, you told me already.

Can you come down and get it?

Can we try one last time?

Okay.

Ready?

I've been ready for 20 minutes! Go ahead!

You're officially not getting a tip.

Don't move, I'll grab my sweater.

I'll be right there!

Don't bother.

Why?

Well... The pizza and I had a small accident on our way here...

-Let's say it didn't survive. -Nothing serious?

It looks like a pizza... topped with another pizza

that was already chewed...

I meant the accident, did you get hurt?

Me?

No, I'm fine.

It's nice of you to ask...

You should get a new job... You're not very good at delivery.

I know... My boss tells me that all the time.

You should listen to him.

Yeah...

Look, you should just order a new one, tell them what happened...

They're used to it.

Have a good night.

Are you still there?

Oh, crap!

Shitty evening, right?

Thirty-fifth floor, right?

Even from down here, it makes me dizzy!

Is that my cheese pizza you're eating?

Is it good?

The extra onions were a bad idea.

Unbelievable!

What do you see from up there?

I can see your scooter. It looks worn out.

What do you see when you look straight ahead?

Nothing.

Nothing vertical, only the horizon.

-It must be peaceful. -What?

What did you say? I can't hear!

That it must be peaceful to be cut off from the world like that.

To see nothing...

hear nothing...

Can you hear the rain?

Rain doesn't make any noise...

Not here at least. It only passes through...

I can hear the wind.

It whistles through the buildings.

I feel like...

I'm on a piece of ice floating in the middle of a...

of a storm, well hidden in my igloo.

When it blows really hard, when there's a lot of wind,

I can feel the building swaying.

I don't know...

It's as if...

As if the whole world was drunk.

-Gabrielle? -Oh, hi, Mrs. Lussac!

Oh, I don't know what I did, but...

-I went out and... -Your keys, right?

That's right, sweetheart!

So if you don't mind...

-Wait up, the door is stuck but I'll try... -Thank you.

I'll come by tomorrow to give you back your books, without fail.

I haven't forgotten!

Oh, take your time!

So you shouldn't wait for the noise to stop.

Do you lend books often?

On week days.

I work at a library.

You should go. It won't last.

What won't?

The rain, it calmed down.

I'll go, then.

Otherwise you might be stuck here all night.

That would be silly.

Goodbye, Mr. Delivery Man.

Goodbye, Miss Martinez.

Yes, hello, may I speak with Gabrielle, please?

Oh, all right, thanks! Bye.

Yes, hello, sir, may I speak with Gabrielle, please?

Oh? No, my bad, I must have made a mistake. Goodbye.

Hey, hurry up, I need to take a dump!

It's occupied.

What the fuck is he doing with the phone...

-May I speak with Gabrielle-- -Are you kidding?

-Get the hell out! -You want to talk to me?

-Gabri... -Come on!

-Gabrielle? -Yes?

It's--

Are you coming out now?

Edison!

Yes, that's a good boy!

Come on!

Hello...

Is Gabrielle here, please?

Why?

It's... personal.

I'm sure. Who's asking?

It's...

A surprise.

-Gabrielle-- -It's fine!

OK, I'll manage on my own! I'll...

I'll be fine, thanks a lot... I'll...

Excuse me... Where's the bathroom?

Gabrielle?

Thirty-fifth floor, to the right when you get out of the lift?

It's me, Naouf... Naoufel, that's me.

It's me, Naoufel, the delivery guy.

It's... "Fast Pizza, good evening"... We talked...

"Fast Pizza, good evening," We talked on the intercom.

I had no idea you worked here. Crazy! What a coincidence.

She just left.

With that neon thing on her head, you can't miss her!

GUY DE MAUPASSANT LIBRARY

Hi.

Hi.

Gigi!

Hello, can I help you with something?

APPRENTICE NEEDED

Well, I'm here about the ad!

Are you still looking for an apprentice?

What ad?

Oh, that's old!

Sorry.

Here! Your medicine!

Leaving already?

I need to get my scooter. The garage's about to close.

Excuse me!

Sorry...

-See you tomorrow, Gigi! -See you, sweetheart!

Hire me!

-Hire me. I promise you won't regret it-- -Careful!

That ad's ten years old. I haven't hired an apprentice since...

What about a trial period? What do you have to lose?

Time!

Having an apprentice is work. It takes time!

-I'm too old. -Exactly, I can help you!

-I'm young, dynamic, full of... -Help me?

Help me with what?

Well, look at your workshop. It's a mess!

You need help, you know. I'm here for you.

-Do you have qualifications? -Of course! Loads.

-I'm qualified for a lot of things! -I mean training!

Experience! Have you worked with wood before?

Preparing, cutting, sanding, planing... Rings any bells?

-Well, I'm a fast learner. -What did you do before?

Do your parents know about this?

They're dead.

They're dead.

Why do you want to do this job?

I don't know...

-You don't know. -I don't know...

-And... Sorry about that. -No big deal. It's just a bit of paint...

Do you have a light?

No, of course...

You'll get bored. There isn't much business here.

On the other hand, it's true that...

it's a mess. There's stuff everywhere!

It's a big workshop, and I...

What's your name?

Naoufel.

There's a room up there, in the attic. My apprentices used to stay there.

It's not much, but... it's something.

Monday, eight o'clock, Naoufel.

What is it?

Damned rats! Edison! Fetch!

Come on, get it!

Get it! Yes, get it now! Get it!

I found a job and a place...

It's... It's a great opportunity.

I think I'm going to say yes...

In fact, I already said yes.

So... Thanks for...

For taking me in and... For everything.

Yeah?

No, you're sexy!

I dunno, eight o'clock?

I dunno, what about you?

Seriously?

Yeah. I'll tell you later.

I'll tell you about it later!

Later, I said. There's nothing...

What do you think?

Come on, you're such a kid. I don't even...

Yeah...

Yeah.

Okay, gotta go. Yeah.

See you at eight o'clock?

Yeah...

Yeah, sure. Bye.

Naoufel!

Come down!

-I'll be right there! -Watch out for the beam!

Before I can let you prepare a piece, you need to know about the tools.

And learn how to use them.

Ready?

Lift! One, two, three!

You have tools, accessories, and instruments...

The cat!

Tools are what we use to transform the material.

Let's put it over there.

There.

My workbench.

That's an accessory. It doesn't transform anything.

I use it to...

clamp, tighten, hold, support...

Then you have instruments.

Compass, triangle, ruler...

Anything that measures and draws.

The draft is the most important thing.

Afterwards, just following the lines is easy.

Anyone can do it.

Good work starts with a good draft!

What's a draft?

-What's he doing here? -Helping me.

Helping you do what? Stop working?

You don't even know him!

He's a lost kid!

So?

Hello?

Are you sure you want to be a carpenter?

Yeah, I had...

a revelation.

I fell in love.

With wood?

What did you do before?

Delivery man... for a sushi restaurant.

And you...

Well, you're not a nurse.

So what do you do?

Careful, this is gonna sting.

I work at a library.

Really? Cool!

Can I come by someday?

To borrow books?

Sure.

Oh, I see.

I work with my hands, so obviously, there's...

I can't be interested in books.

Apparently you're not very good with your hands.

Can I get my war hero back? We need to go see a client.

There!

Thanks...

NORTH POLE PLANET

Are you going to the North Pole?

Why not?

The endless horizon, the light... It's beautiful.

Polar bears.

-Don't you like polar bears? -Sure, everybody does.

They're like dolphins and kittens. They're cute.

No, it's just that...

there's nothing.

When do you ever see anything like that? We'll never go here, and there...

We'll never see that.

Except in a book.

Just close your eyes.

Put your hands on your ears like this

and push slowly,

one after the other, very softly,

like this.

If you do it right,

it sounds like you're walking in snow.

Here. Return them by the end of the month.

Otherwise you'll have to answer to Mrs. Watchtower here.

See you soon, then?

Sure!

-Hello. -Hello.

FAR NORTH

Here.

As an apology. I'm late...

-Thanks, and that's... -A bear.

A bear key-ring. You said everybody liked bears.

-I made it with spare wood. -But did we agree to meet?

To meet?

Oh, no! No, I came to...

It's fine. They're not very requested.

I have something for you too.

American literature, The World According to Garp.

It's one of my favorites.

Well, I gotta go.

Me too. Your uncle's waiting for me in the truck.

What are you doing here?

We're getting acquainted...

You didn't introduce me. Are you ashamed of me?

Raouf, Gabrielle, Gabrielle, Raouf. What do you want?

You can't have too much of a good thing.

I told you family makes him uncomfortable.

Thanks, Gigi, for the coffee!

My lady.

Bye.

-Asshole. -I was glad to see you too.

I'll see you guys tonight.

He's throwing a party.

A party?

I said yes, but we don't have to go.

Yes, it's a good idea.

-Pick me up with your scooter? -OK.

Careful with my niece, Naoufel.

Are you kidding? She was the one who offered, not me.

Come here!

I hope this is worth it.

So?

What do you think?

It's an igloo!

Do you like it?

Did you make this?

Do you believe in fate?

No, seriously.

That everything is written in advance? That we follow a trajectory?

-Yeah. -And that we can't change anything?

We think that we can, but we can't. It's an illusion. Unless we do...

Something completely unpredictable and irrational.

It's the only way to conjure the spell for good.

Like what?

Something... I don't know, anything.

Like you're walking...

You pretend to go here.

You make a feint like a dribble...

You deviate...

And boom! You jump on the crane.

Something improvised you shouldn't be doing,

that you shouldn't have done, but you did

because it got you somewhere else... And you don't regret it.

Something like that.

And then?

Once you've dribbled past fate, what do you do?

Then?

You try to keep away from it.

You run blindly... and keep your fingers crossed.

What?

Sorry.

What?

Aren't you hungry?

I ordered pizza.

I AM HERE

It's gonna get cold!

I'll be right there.

You should've ordered sushi. Don't you get a discount at your old job?

It's not just any pizza.

What did you get?

Cheese pizza, extra onions. Mrs. Martinez.

-It's... -It's me!

The delivery guy. Fast Pizza.

That's what you ordered, right?

"I always follow my job through. You know that."

-It's in The Good, the Bad and-- -The Ugly. Yeah, I know.

Really? I love that movie! It's my favorite! Van Cleef is...

What are you doing?

What's your game?

What game? It's not a game...

What's the plan? Screw the girl in the igloo? Is that it?

Not at all! Who do you think I am?

When we talked on the intercom, I wanted to meet you.

I found out where you worked and I ended up following you.

It's just a story I made a little more complicated. That's all.

Are you listening?

Yeah.

What was I supposed to do?

"Hey, hi, it's me, the delivery guy, the guy who can't even open a door.

Wanna get a drink?" Does that even work?

I took the first job just so I could see you again!

Admit it, that's a little...

-Chivalrous, right? -My uncle?

Did you think about my uncle?

When would you tell him you don't care about him and his job?

-That's not true. I love that job. -He's sick. Haven't you noticed?

-No, he's just a bit old. That's all. -Asshole.

What's wrong with him? Is it serious?

Yeah.

Your girlfriend's not here?

She's not my girlfriend! She's nothing.

Fuck off! Don't you have anything better to do?

Come on!

Hey, Corinne! I was just talking about you...

Excuse me, I was there...

There's a stool right there. Now piss off.

Actually, that's my cup.

I only left for a minute to... I was sitting there. That's my stool.

-That's your cup? -Yeah...

You should've said.

Gigi?

Gigi?

Come here, you!

With her sweet face and her soft looks She said yes

The corner of an umbrella For a corner of paradise...

My mustache!

What--

Seriously, you're still recording?

Last time, you said we'd go to the cocktail party after the concert,

and we didn't go. So I'm recording.

The concert ended very late and you had school the next day.

This time I don't have school, you have to promise.

-If your mother missed any notes... -I do sometimes.

If she missed even more notes, there would be less call backs.

-Less call backs means-- -Watch the road.

So?

Okay, we promise.

-Promise what? -We'll go to the cocktail party...

if we make it in time for the concert.

Naoufel.

Naoufel!

-What? -Don't lean out like that!

Keep your hand inside!

Watch out!

Come here, you!

Naoufel?

I just came from the hospital. I know you're here. Answer me!

I filled out the papers for the accident. You just need to sign.

Come on. Open the door.

Fine...

Suit yourself.

Come here, you!

So?

Okay, we promise.

Promise what?

We'll go to the cocktail party...

if we make it in time--