1 00:00:01,460 --> 00:00:02,700 Xavier! 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:04,380 Don't do it! 3 00:00:04,540 --> 00:00:06,540 Let's get the party started. 4 00:00:07,260 --> 00:00:08,380 Get off! 5 00:00:19,580 --> 00:00:21,340 Hands up, bastards! 6 00:00:43,660 --> 00:00:46,460 A FRENCH TOWN 7 00:01:23,460 --> 00:01:26,140 The Trial 8 00:01:32,660 --> 00:01:34,780 He could've blown everything up. 9 00:01:35,540 --> 00:01:39,020 We owe that young militiaman a big favor. 10 00:01:39,180 --> 00:01:41,220 He did that to save himself. 11 00:01:43,540 --> 00:01:46,340 I'm surprised you're here. You're no longer chief. 12 00:01:46,500 --> 00:01:47,620 You're nothing. 13 00:01:47,860 --> 00:01:50,660 I asked my friend Anselme to come. 14 00:01:51,660 --> 00:01:54,420 His experience will be very useful. 15 00:01:54,660 --> 00:01:56,620 We have serious matters to solve. 16 00:01:56,780 --> 00:01:58,180 Indeed. 17 00:01:58,380 --> 00:02:00,780 Starting with those damn militiamen. 18 00:02:00,940 --> 00:02:02,420 No transfer to Besançon. 19 00:02:02,580 --> 00:02:04,580 I gave them my word. 20 00:02:04,780 --> 00:02:06,100 You shouldn't have. 21 00:02:06,300 --> 00:02:09,340 My guys won't let them go out of the school. 22 00:02:09,500 --> 00:02:10,740 I mean, alive. 23 00:02:10,940 --> 00:02:13,180 Did your guys sabotage my trucks? 24 00:02:14,140 --> 00:02:15,140 No comments. 25 00:02:15,340 --> 00:02:18,100 Are you threatening the Prefect? 26 00:02:20,380 --> 00:02:24,340 I want them dead. All the partisans in Villeneuve are with me. 27 00:02:24,580 --> 00:02:26,740 - I agree. - I don't. 28 00:02:26,940 --> 00:02:28,500 And I'm a partisan. 29 00:02:29,260 --> 00:02:30,860 You're outside the law. 30 00:02:31,060 --> 00:02:33,260 If justice is outside the law, then fuck the law! 31 00:02:33,460 --> 00:02:36,340 Gentlemen, please. Let's sort this out together. 32 00:02:38,940 --> 00:02:40,540 Are the trucks ready? 33 00:02:40,700 --> 00:02:41,500 Not yet. 34 00:02:42,420 --> 00:02:43,660 Well... 35 00:02:46,180 --> 00:02:49,900 If we can't transfer them, we're going to need a plan B. 36 00:02:50,060 --> 00:02:50,860 Like what? 37 00:02:52,420 --> 00:02:55,300 A court-martial. It's the only way. 38 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:57,420 He wants to mix us up. 39 00:02:57,620 --> 00:02:59,060 Wait. 40 00:03:00,300 --> 00:03:02,180 With a right to sentence to death? 41 00:03:02,780 --> 00:03:03,540 Of course. 42 00:03:03,740 --> 00:03:06,020 You promised them a fair trial. 43 00:03:06,740 --> 00:03:08,060 The context has changed. 44 00:03:09,380 --> 00:03:11,420 You'll preside the court, I suppose. 45 00:03:11,620 --> 00:03:13,940 I'm a prefect. I can't do that. 46 00:03:14,660 --> 00:03:17,420 However, I will designate the three judges. 47 00:03:18,500 --> 00:03:21,340 I think you should preside that court-martial. 48 00:03:26,020 --> 00:03:27,300 When will it take place? 49 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:29,500 As soon as possible. Today. 50 00:03:32,260 --> 00:03:35,340 The time has come to assume responsibility, Anselme. 51 00:03:35,580 --> 00:03:37,700 You want to judge? Go ahead. Judge. 52 00:03:38,380 --> 00:03:40,180 You'll see it's not that easy. 53 00:03:41,020 --> 00:03:43,140 Alright. I'm in. 54 00:03:43,780 --> 00:03:45,940 Who's going to be the prosecutor? 55 00:03:46,940 --> 00:03:49,260 Does the CDL have a suggestion to make? 56 00:03:49,500 --> 00:03:52,140 I will do it. The case is pretty clear. 57 00:03:52,340 --> 00:03:54,340 Alright then, you're the prosecutor. 58 00:03:54,980 --> 00:03:56,580 I do more than consulting you. 59 00:03:57,620 --> 00:03:59,140 The other two judges... 60 00:03:59,340 --> 00:04:01,140 I will designate the judges. 61 00:04:02,020 --> 00:04:04,460 Antoine, you seem indispensable. 62 00:04:04,620 --> 00:04:05,740 Me? 63 00:04:05,940 --> 00:04:07,820 He's too young to be a judge. 64 00:04:09,580 --> 00:04:11,500 I think he's rightful. 65 00:04:13,860 --> 00:04:15,100 - I accept. - Good. 66 00:04:15,940 --> 00:04:17,140 We need a woman. 67 00:04:17,340 --> 00:04:20,980 The General wants women to be an actual part of the Résistance. 68 00:04:22,260 --> 00:04:23,620 A woman? 69 00:04:24,580 --> 00:04:26,380 Marie's not here anymore, so... 70 00:04:27,980 --> 00:04:30,380 - There's Suzanne Richard. - Who? 71 00:04:30,580 --> 00:04:31,460 Who is she? 72 00:04:31,660 --> 00:04:34,100 The first woman partisan in Villeneuve. 73 00:04:34,260 --> 00:04:35,820 November,1940. 74 00:04:36,660 --> 00:04:38,620 - I wasn't here. - Ah, yes. 75 00:04:38,820 --> 00:04:42,900 Unless you order otherwise, the hearing will take place at 4 PM. 76 00:04:43,100 --> 00:04:46,100 Next case? We won't spend all day on the Milice. 77 00:04:46,260 --> 00:04:48,460 I have a list of collaborators. 78 00:04:48,660 --> 00:04:49,540 Please... 79 00:04:50,420 --> 00:04:53,660 That's not how we're going to rebuild France. 80 00:04:53,860 --> 00:04:55,660 It is our priority, though. 81 00:04:55,900 --> 00:04:58,940 No. Food provision, health and accommodation are. 82 00:04:59,180 --> 00:05:01,100 - We'll take care of that. - "We"? 83 00:05:01,260 --> 00:05:03,420 We... the CDL. 84 00:05:03,620 --> 00:05:04,980 Perfect, then. 85 00:05:05,180 --> 00:05:07,660 You'll be in charge of food provision. 86 00:05:08,380 --> 00:05:09,180 Wait. 87 00:05:09,420 --> 00:05:11,860 Set up a committee room at the school. 88 00:05:13,580 --> 00:05:14,980 And get some help. 89 00:05:15,740 --> 00:05:16,660 There's a party. 90 00:05:16,900 --> 00:05:18,420 - A party? - Tonight. 91 00:05:18,620 --> 00:05:22,100 Posters have been stuck. Three cyclists are covering the town. 92 00:05:22,300 --> 00:05:23,980 Now we need music. 93 00:05:36,460 --> 00:05:37,900 Beautiful, isn't it? 94 00:05:39,300 --> 00:05:40,620 Yes, beautiful. 95 00:05:45,820 --> 00:05:48,260 They screwed us all. 96 00:05:48,420 --> 00:05:50,620 And that's your fault, asshole. 97 00:05:51,340 --> 00:05:52,500 Dope. 98 00:05:53,780 --> 00:05:54,820 You, sissy! 99 00:05:55,060 --> 00:05:56,580 That's enough, Xavier! 100 00:05:56,740 --> 00:05:58,580 You would've let me, right? 101 00:05:58,740 --> 00:06:00,340 At the time, maybe. 102 00:06:01,340 --> 00:06:03,500 But what would've been the use? 103 00:06:03,660 --> 00:06:04,900 Because now we're useful. 104 00:06:05,660 --> 00:06:07,780 We're like fish on a market. 105 00:06:07,940 --> 00:06:09,620 Still not dead, but... 106 00:06:16,100 --> 00:06:17,740 Do we stand a chance? 107 00:06:17,900 --> 00:06:18,780 You, maybe. 108 00:06:18,980 --> 00:06:20,340 Stop it, will you! 109 00:06:23,220 --> 00:06:24,700 It's over for me. 110 00:06:25,940 --> 00:06:27,180 In your case... 111 00:06:28,860 --> 00:06:30,340 I don't know. 112 00:06:31,620 --> 00:06:33,820 A court-martial here... 113 00:06:33,980 --> 00:06:35,620 There's no room for mistakes. 114 00:06:36,660 --> 00:06:39,780 The youngest ones, those who didn't kill, yes. 115 00:06:39,980 --> 00:06:42,220 Those ones stand a chance. 116 00:06:42,420 --> 00:06:45,180 - You think there'll be a lawyer? - Certainly. 117 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:48,220 But I don't know if it'll be useful. 118 00:06:49,780 --> 00:06:52,980 When we used to judge the partisans, their lawyers... 119 00:06:53,140 --> 00:06:55,180 Remember the trial 120 00:06:55,380 --> 00:06:57,100 in Moissey, in February? 121 00:06:57,340 --> 00:07:01,100 They realized the benches were actually their coffins! 122 00:07:01,260 --> 00:07:03,620 One of them pissed his pants. 123 00:07:04,380 --> 00:07:06,140 We had such a great time. 124 00:07:06,340 --> 00:07:07,740 When we sang L'Internationale, 125 00:07:07,940 --> 00:07:09,380 they couldn't believe it. 126 00:07:09,540 --> 00:07:12,060 I had learned the lyrics overnight. 127 00:07:13,180 --> 00:07:16,740 Stand up, damned of the Earth 128 00:07:16,900 --> 00:07:20,140 Stand up, prisoners of starvation 129 00:07:20,300 --> 00:07:23,340 Reason thunders in its volcano 130 00:07:23,540 --> 00:07:26,980 This is the eruption of the end 131 00:07:30,460 --> 00:07:31,420 The good times. 132 00:07:37,820 --> 00:07:40,020 Are you afraid to die, sir? 133 00:07:42,100 --> 00:07:43,340 Well... 134 00:07:44,460 --> 00:07:47,340 I'd like to live a bit longer, like everybody. 135 00:07:48,020 --> 00:07:49,140 But you know. 136 00:07:49,860 --> 00:07:52,260 The wheel of fortune has spun. 137 00:07:52,420 --> 00:07:53,940 And I accept that. 138 00:07:55,940 --> 00:07:57,860 I still can't believe it. 139 00:07:59,180 --> 00:08:02,180 I can't believe there's nothing else for me. 140 00:08:02,380 --> 00:08:04,340 You will be saved, idiot. 141 00:08:04,540 --> 00:08:05,860 Shut up! 142 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:08,020 I've killed people, Xavier. 143 00:08:08,180 --> 00:08:10,620 I will be the first to be executed! 144 00:08:10,820 --> 00:08:11,780 Unlike you. 145 00:08:11,940 --> 00:08:16,100 You think you're the big bad wolf but you never killed anyone. 146 00:08:17,060 --> 00:08:19,260 I have a few hours left to live. 147 00:08:20,500 --> 00:08:23,220 So, can you spare me your bullshit? 148 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:26,620 I'd like to confess, sir. 149 00:08:27,220 --> 00:08:28,700 We'll ask for a priest. 150 00:08:29,660 --> 00:08:30,980 They'll grant us that. 151 00:08:31,140 --> 00:08:33,340 You think the Bolsheviks will agree? 152 00:08:33,500 --> 00:08:35,180 Bériot is a Gaullist. 153 00:08:35,340 --> 00:08:37,020 He'll find us a priest. 154 00:08:37,740 --> 00:08:39,020 Sir. 155 00:08:39,780 --> 00:08:41,740 How is it possible that God... 156 00:08:43,460 --> 00:08:45,620 Why isn't God on our side? 157 00:08:45,780 --> 00:08:47,180 Why do you say that? 158 00:08:52,300 --> 00:08:53,780 Well, we lost. 159 00:08:57,180 --> 00:08:59,500 Maybe it's a trial sent by God. 160 00:09:07,900 --> 00:09:09,260 What are you doing? 161 00:09:09,460 --> 00:09:12,660 He tried to blow everyone up. He'll be judged separately. 162 00:09:12,820 --> 00:09:14,820 By a military court. 163 00:09:15,980 --> 00:09:17,860 A court just for me! 164 00:09:18,020 --> 00:09:19,060 Am I lucky. 165 00:09:19,300 --> 00:09:20,980 - Right. - Shut up! 166 00:09:21,180 --> 00:09:23,940 This is the final struggle 167 00:09:24,140 --> 00:09:27,980 Let us group together, and tomorrow 168 00:09:28,180 --> 00:09:31,540 The Internationale 169 00:09:31,700 --> 00:09:35,220 Will be the human race 170 00:09:35,420 --> 00:09:38,860 This is the final struggle 171 00:09:39,020 --> 00:09:42,500 Let us group together, and tomorrow 172 00:09:42,660 --> 00:09:46,180 The Internationale... 173 00:09:47,780 --> 00:09:49,980 Here you are! 174 00:09:51,980 --> 00:09:53,540 You made me a judge? 175 00:09:53,700 --> 00:09:54,620 No. 176 00:09:54,780 --> 00:09:55,900 Really? 177 00:09:56,860 --> 00:10:00,380 De Kervern convinced you that a woman belongs in the kitchen? 178 00:10:00,580 --> 00:10:03,140 - You don't like cooking? - I love cooking. 179 00:10:03,340 --> 00:10:07,180 I used to make an amazing mutton stew when there was food. 180 00:10:07,380 --> 00:10:09,900 - I'll make you some. - You make me hungry. 181 00:10:11,220 --> 00:10:12,020 Surprise! 182 00:10:12,220 --> 00:10:13,940 - Chocolate? - Yes. 183 00:10:14,100 --> 00:10:16,260 An American officer gave it to me. 184 00:10:16,420 --> 00:10:18,060 His name is Jimmy. 185 00:10:18,260 --> 00:10:20,900 He asked me out. I told him I was taken. 186 00:10:21,060 --> 00:10:22,380 You are, actually. 187 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:24,820 We have to keep an eye on the militiamen. 188 00:10:24,980 --> 00:10:26,300 Really? 189 00:10:26,980 --> 00:10:30,140 I wanted to settle the score with Christine. 190 00:10:30,340 --> 00:10:33,100 You know, she did turn us in. 191 00:10:33,260 --> 00:10:35,540 She must be somewhere else now. 192 00:10:35,700 --> 00:10:37,300 She probably made something up 193 00:10:37,500 --> 00:10:39,300 before being arrested. 194 00:10:39,500 --> 00:10:42,860 We need to post a wanted notice. She won't have her way. 195 00:10:43,020 --> 00:10:44,260 Shall we go? 196 00:10:45,500 --> 00:10:46,620 Antoine. 197 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:51,020 Isn't it weird to be a judge? 198 00:10:51,580 --> 00:10:52,660 It is. 199 00:10:52,860 --> 00:10:55,860 You and I are the majority. We can do whatever we want. 200 00:10:56,020 --> 00:10:57,500 If we agree. 201 00:10:58,020 --> 00:11:01,500 Death for those who killed and prison for the rest? 202 00:11:01,660 --> 00:11:03,060 I don't know. 203 00:11:03,940 --> 00:11:06,180 We shouldn't talk before the hearing. 204 00:11:06,380 --> 00:11:07,500 That's true. 205 00:11:09,380 --> 00:11:11,660 Do we really have to go? 206 00:11:11,820 --> 00:11:13,820 They're waiting for us. 207 00:11:14,700 --> 00:11:16,620 I should've stayed with Jimmy. 208 00:11:18,780 --> 00:11:20,340 We have our whole life ahead. 209 00:11:20,500 --> 00:11:22,900 No. Life is short, you know. 210 00:11:25,860 --> 00:11:27,140 Come on... 211 00:11:31,500 --> 00:11:33,620 Are those all the lanterns you have? 212 00:11:33,820 --> 00:11:37,500 That's all we could find, Mr. Principal... I mean, Mr. Prefect. 213 00:11:37,660 --> 00:11:40,420 I still am the Principal, you know. 214 00:11:40,620 --> 00:11:42,540 - At least, for now. - Good. 215 00:11:42,700 --> 00:11:44,020 What about the music? 216 00:11:44,220 --> 00:11:48,060 Father André's coming with his accordion and his sister. 217 00:11:48,180 --> 00:11:49,740 What does she do? 218 00:11:51,660 --> 00:11:53,020 - She sings. - Is she good? 219 00:11:53,180 --> 00:11:55,820 She has won several awards. 220 00:11:56,060 --> 00:11:58,980 And she's a partisan. She was at Notre-Dame. 221 00:11:59,140 --> 00:12:01,020 The perfect singer! 222 00:12:02,060 --> 00:12:04,380 We need a decree for gasoline, 223 00:12:04,580 --> 00:12:08,180 house requisitions and police powers. 224 00:12:08,420 --> 00:12:10,980 Only authorized vehicles will get gas. 225 00:12:11,180 --> 00:12:13,180 - Can you make a list? - Here it is. 226 00:12:16,100 --> 00:12:17,500 Very well. 227 00:12:17,700 --> 00:12:20,820 Put Edmond on the list or he will go yellow. 228 00:12:20,980 --> 00:12:22,540 He'll go crazy! 229 00:12:22,740 --> 00:12:24,900 - He doesn't have a car. - Exactly. 230 00:12:25,100 --> 00:12:26,620 It costs us nothing. 231 00:12:26,820 --> 00:12:28,420 System B. 232 00:12:29,060 --> 00:12:32,060 For the requisitions, make a list of collaborators: 233 00:12:32,220 --> 00:12:34,740 that will make us dozens of vacancies. 234 00:12:35,900 --> 00:12:38,340 There are also the deported Jews. 235 00:12:38,540 --> 00:12:40,820 Many of them have nice apartments. 236 00:12:42,060 --> 00:12:43,540 They will come back. 237 00:12:45,180 --> 00:12:46,540 That's what I hope. 238 00:12:47,540 --> 00:12:49,860 Of course, but not just yet. 239 00:12:50,060 --> 00:12:52,900 The camps are to the East. Germany, Poland... 240 00:12:54,060 --> 00:12:55,740 It will take months. 241 00:12:55,940 --> 00:12:58,540 And we need to find a solution 242 00:12:58,740 --> 00:13:00,060 for the days to come. 243 00:13:01,860 --> 00:13:03,140 I can't do that, no. 244 00:13:03,340 --> 00:13:06,420 Get the collaborators' houses. Lift those lanterns! 245 00:13:06,620 --> 00:13:09,540 The threads are too short, Mr. Princip... 246 00:13:09,700 --> 00:13:10,620 Mr. Bériot. 247 00:13:10,820 --> 00:13:12,180 Well, sort it out! 248 00:13:12,340 --> 00:13:13,420 What about the police? 249 00:13:14,100 --> 00:13:15,820 The stations are empty. 250 00:13:15,980 --> 00:13:19,820 The FFI and the FTP walk around claiming they have power. 251 00:13:20,020 --> 00:13:22,620 I've even heard about patriotic groups 252 00:13:22,780 --> 00:13:24,620 arresting alleged collaborators. 253 00:13:24,820 --> 00:13:27,180 We have to rely on the CDL, for now. 254 00:13:28,140 --> 00:13:29,500 Unfortunately. 255 00:13:31,100 --> 00:13:32,900 Write Edmond a letter. 256 00:13:33,900 --> 00:13:36,340 We need a dozen guys wearing GPRF armbands, 257 00:13:36,580 --> 00:13:39,460 and I mean GPRF, not FFI, CDL or God knows what. 258 00:13:39,660 --> 00:13:42,420 - You called me? - Yes. 259 00:13:42,660 --> 00:13:43,820 - Who's sick? - No one. 260 00:13:43,980 --> 00:13:45,700 That's not why I called you. 261 00:13:45,860 --> 00:13:47,020 Thank you, Hector. 262 00:13:47,220 --> 00:13:50,420 Don't forget to invite the American officer to the party. 263 00:13:50,580 --> 00:13:52,780 I already called him. He's coming. 264 00:13:52,900 --> 00:13:54,980 He was my assistant in Algiers. 265 00:13:55,140 --> 00:13:57,500 I'm tired. What can I do for you? 266 00:13:58,740 --> 00:14:00,900 Do you know that... 267 00:14:01,100 --> 00:14:03,340 a group of militiamen will be judged? 268 00:14:03,540 --> 00:14:06,100 That's what I heard, yes. 269 00:14:06,300 --> 00:14:09,740 The judges and prosecutor have been designated. 270 00:14:10,900 --> 00:14:12,020 And? 271 00:14:12,180 --> 00:14:14,100 The militiamen need a lawyer. 272 00:14:15,740 --> 00:14:18,260 - You can't be serious. - You're my only choice. 273 00:14:18,460 --> 00:14:20,340 You can do a good job. 274 00:14:20,580 --> 00:14:22,740 I'm not a lawyer and I hate the Milice! 275 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:23,900 Why me? 276 00:14:24,140 --> 00:14:25,180 Larcher... 277 00:14:25,940 --> 00:14:28,620 We're on the brink of lynching at this point. 278 00:14:28,820 --> 00:14:30,620 I had to set up that court, 279 00:14:30,820 --> 00:14:33,900 but I want a real, fair, democratic trial. 280 00:14:34,060 --> 00:14:35,340 You're a humanist. 281 00:14:35,580 --> 00:14:38,980 We've all seen you care for the good of all. 282 00:14:39,180 --> 00:14:42,260 I wanted to limit the damage. Can I be left alone now? 283 00:14:42,460 --> 00:14:45,780 You supported Vichy and then you stepped back. 284 00:14:45,940 --> 00:14:48,820 I don't want to defend or attack anyone anymore. 285 00:14:48,980 --> 00:14:50,420 Don't you understand? 286 00:14:50,620 --> 00:14:53,620 Help me restore a rule of law in Villeneuve. 287 00:14:53,860 --> 00:14:57,460 I don't like the Milice but they have a right of defense. 288 00:14:57,940 --> 00:15:01,460 - Half of them are innocent. - I do not care! 289 00:15:01,660 --> 00:15:05,300 Let them die the death, as people say now, 290 00:15:05,780 --> 00:15:07,700 Am I being clear now? 291 00:15:08,460 --> 00:15:10,020 I thought you were generous. 292 00:15:10,220 --> 00:15:12,860 War can change a man, Bériot. 293 00:15:13,980 --> 00:15:15,780 You used to be a shy principal. 294 00:15:15,940 --> 00:15:18,460 Now you're a prefect who seizes homes. 295 00:15:18,620 --> 00:15:20,340 Who are you now? 296 00:15:24,940 --> 00:15:27,140 A lonely, tired man. Excuse me. 297 00:15:27,340 --> 00:15:29,980 Lonely? Do you Hortense has been arrested? 298 00:15:31,180 --> 00:15:32,900 - When? - She was with Muller. 299 00:15:33,180 --> 00:15:36,700 I don't know where he is. She'll be transferred here. 300 00:15:41,740 --> 00:15:45,060 - Are you offering me a deal? - "A deal"? 301 00:15:45,260 --> 00:15:48,060 You'll let Hortense go if I take part in that... 302 00:15:48,260 --> 00:15:50,060 parody of justice! 303 00:15:50,940 --> 00:15:54,860 Not at all. I can't guarantee that Hortense will be set free. 304 00:15:55,620 --> 00:15:57,060 She will be judged. 305 00:15:58,020 --> 00:15:59,340 What about Lucienne? 306 00:16:00,980 --> 00:16:02,620 I beg your pardon? 307 00:16:04,900 --> 00:16:09,340 She's hiding a German officer in one of your rooms, upstairs. 308 00:16:09,540 --> 00:16:12,140 - Will she be judged, too? - Be quiet! 309 00:16:12,660 --> 00:16:15,460 Why would Hortense be more guilty than Lucienne? 310 00:16:16,820 --> 00:16:19,140 Because Muller is a senior officer? 311 00:16:19,300 --> 00:16:21,060 Let me tell you something. 312 00:16:23,300 --> 00:16:26,900 I can help Hortense, she can get a soft punishment. 313 00:16:27,100 --> 00:16:31,060 In exchange for that, I want you to defend a group of people, 314 00:16:31,220 --> 00:16:34,260 and our newfound democracy. 315 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:40,740 You'll be able to defend your own choices in front of the locals. 316 00:16:49,620 --> 00:16:51,900 So... you've seen Kurt. 317 00:16:52,740 --> 00:16:55,140 He was just a injured man like any other. 318 00:16:55,740 --> 00:16:59,060 - Will he live? - It'd be better if he didn't. 319 00:16:59,820 --> 00:17:02,780 I told that to your wife but she wouldn't listen. 320 00:17:04,380 --> 00:17:07,220 Larcher, I need an answer regarding the trial. 321 00:17:16,660 --> 00:17:19,460 Hortense will only receive a soft punishment? 322 00:17:19,660 --> 00:17:23,780 National unworthiness, at worst. I guarantee you that. 323 00:17:24,420 --> 00:17:26,300 She has clean hands. 324 00:17:28,100 --> 00:17:30,500 If you don't keep your word, Bériot, 325 00:17:30,700 --> 00:17:33,420 I swear everyone in Villeneuve 326 00:17:33,620 --> 00:17:35,460 will know about your refugee. 327 00:17:36,180 --> 00:17:37,900 You have my word. 328 00:17:39,940 --> 00:17:41,900 You have little time to get prepared. 329 00:17:42,340 --> 00:17:44,220 You should go see them. 330 00:18:17,140 --> 00:18:18,780 I need food for my son. 331 00:18:19,500 --> 00:18:21,500 I'm sure you do. 332 00:18:21,620 --> 00:18:23,500 Can you help me? 333 00:18:24,620 --> 00:18:25,580 No. 334 00:18:26,380 --> 00:18:28,700 Aren't you in charge of the provisions? 335 00:18:28,860 --> 00:18:31,580 Come back tomorrow or in two days. 336 00:18:31,780 --> 00:18:34,420 - My son is hungry now. - We have nothing. 337 00:18:35,820 --> 00:18:38,060 Aren't you supposed to give us food? 338 00:18:42,340 --> 00:18:44,700 - Are you a resident? - No. 339 00:18:45,460 --> 00:18:48,500 I'm Jewish, Belgian, 340 00:18:48,660 --> 00:18:51,500 I came to France, I was arrested by the Germans 341 00:18:51,700 --> 00:18:53,940 and I escaped death in Seurre. 342 00:18:54,060 --> 00:18:56,620 I'm very sorry to hear that. 343 00:18:57,460 --> 00:19:00,900 However, we're only taking care of Villeneuve residents. 344 00:19:04,180 --> 00:19:07,140 Would you give me food if I was a resident? 345 00:19:07,340 --> 00:19:09,740 No, but... 346 00:19:10,380 --> 00:19:12,900 I would give you a form for you to fill in. 347 00:19:13,500 --> 00:19:15,060 Do we have the forms? 348 00:19:15,260 --> 00:19:17,500 One of my comrades is making them. 349 00:19:17,620 --> 00:19:19,500 We have membership forms. 350 00:19:21,420 --> 00:19:22,340 There might be... 351 00:19:22,980 --> 00:19:26,140 a way to help you find food provisions. 352 00:19:31,260 --> 00:19:33,620 What do you think of the Communist Party? 353 00:19:35,180 --> 00:19:38,420 - Nothing in particular. - Many members are Jewish. 354 00:19:40,060 --> 00:19:43,060 But are there any farmers? 355 00:19:43,260 --> 00:19:47,020 If you join us, you could appeal to our solidarity. 356 00:19:47,660 --> 00:19:48,780 Concretely, 357 00:19:48,980 --> 00:19:52,220 does any of your comrades have cows or goats? 358 00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:54,900 You have a very negative outlook. 359 00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:58,140 Give me some milk and I'll sign right in. 360 00:19:59,660 --> 00:20:02,940 You're too down-to-earth to join our ranks. 361 00:20:05,780 --> 00:20:07,020 My darling. 362 00:20:07,900 --> 00:20:10,220 I'll found you something to eat. I promise. 363 00:20:14,940 --> 00:20:16,140 I don't understand. 364 00:20:16,340 --> 00:20:20,900 Don't worry. It'll happen naturally. Just don't think about it. 365 00:20:21,100 --> 00:20:22,860 - You're not mad at me? - No. 366 00:20:23,020 --> 00:20:24,580 We have our whole life ahead. 367 00:20:24,780 --> 00:20:27,940 - You said life was short. - Not that short! 368 00:20:28,100 --> 00:20:32,220 Wait till we have more time. You don't have to worry. 369 00:20:32,420 --> 00:20:34,220 What took you so long? 370 00:20:34,420 --> 00:20:37,140 - We had a summit meeting? - Summit? 371 00:20:37,940 --> 00:20:39,460 Yes, well. Almost. 372 00:20:42,420 --> 00:20:44,500 I need to pee. I'm not the only one. 373 00:20:44,620 --> 00:20:45,900 You can't go out. 374 00:20:46,340 --> 00:20:48,060 We can't let them wet themselves. 375 00:20:48,260 --> 00:20:49,940 Why not? They deserve it. 376 00:20:50,140 --> 00:20:51,940 - Mud to mud. - No. 377 00:20:52,180 --> 00:20:53,620 It's undignifying. 378 00:20:53,820 --> 00:20:56,020 And we'll have to put up with the smell. 379 00:20:56,220 --> 00:20:58,780 Stay here. I'll take them to the restrooms. 380 00:20:58,980 --> 00:21:01,620 - They're militiamen! - They're human beings! 381 00:21:01,780 --> 00:21:03,060 They're dangerous. 382 00:21:04,220 --> 00:21:06,220 I'll go with them one at a time. 383 00:21:06,380 --> 00:21:08,380 You stay here with Suzanne. 384 00:21:11,900 --> 00:21:13,340 Come here! 385 00:21:24,740 --> 00:21:27,300 You're probably enjoying this. 386 00:21:27,460 --> 00:21:28,740 No. 387 00:21:29,420 --> 00:21:32,340 I think about the time we had a fight in the woods 388 00:21:32,500 --> 00:21:34,460 because I was leaving. 389 00:21:34,580 --> 00:21:35,780 Life can be a mystery. 390 00:21:35,980 --> 00:21:37,860 - You're not here by chance. - Almost. 391 00:21:38,020 --> 00:21:40,100 You killed two children by accident? 392 00:21:41,020 --> 00:21:42,780 I was at the farm. 393 00:21:43,220 --> 00:21:44,340 I saw everything. 394 00:21:44,500 --> 00:21:46,780 Then you saw I didn't want to do it! 395 00:21:47,980 --> 00:21:51,220 When I went through that little girl's room, 396 00:21:52,380 --> 00:21:54,940 I saw you in the closet. I said nothing. 397 00:21:55,700 --> 00:21:59,220 Look, I will be judging you today. I can't talk. 398 00:21:59,420 --> 00:22:00,780 I saved your life that day. 399 00:22:00,940 --> 00:22:04,940 Yours, that of your girlfriend and those who were hiding you. 400 00:22:06,420 --> 00:22:08,820 The restrooms are there. Make it quick. 401 00:22:20,220 --> 00:22:21,620 Alban! 402 00:22:23,220 --> 00:22:24,580 Alban! 403 00:22:26,100 --> 00:22:29,060 What are you doing here? Go to grandma's! 404 00:22:29,260 --> 00:22:31,620 Your life's in danger. I can't leave you. 405 00:22:31,780 --> 00:22:34,340 There's nothing you can do for me. 406 00:22:34,500 --> 00:22:35,660 I can help you. 407 00:22:36,260 --> 00:22:39,100 - I'll find a lawyer. - Focus on yourself! 408 00:22:39,340 --> 00:22:42,220 No one can find out you're related to me. 409 00:22:42,380 --> 00:22:45,340 What are you doing? You're taking too long! 410 00:22:45,500 --> 00:22:47,460 Can you give me a minute, please? 411 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:49,900 I have better things to do. 412 00:22:50,060 --> 00:22:52,060 I'll be right out. 413 00:22:54,820 --> 00:22:57,900 Grandma is willing to pay you a lawyer. 414 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,460 - The best. - My lawyer is Larcher. 415 00:23:01,740 --> 00:23:04,180 I'm not defendable, anyway. 416 00:23:04,340 --> 00:23:06,540 Don't say that. It's not true. 417 00:23:07,940 --> 00:23:09,500 It is true! 418 00:23:10,820 --> 00:23:12,380 You made mistakes, 419 00:23:12,660 --> 00:23:15,940 but we all do. All you have to do is... 420 00:23:16,140 --> 00:23:18,220 I killed two children, Geneviève. 421 00:23:21,300 --> 00:23:23,100 Brother and sister. 422 00:23:25,540 --> 00:23:27,100 They were 7 and 9. 423 00:23:28,900 --> 00:23:30,500 I shot them down. 424 00:23:31,180 --> 00:23:32,660 With my handgun. 425 00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:37,100 That's not possible. 426 00:23:38,580 --> 00:23:41,260 The girl had taken her brother in her arms. 427 00:23:43,500 --> 00:23:45,540 She stared at me till the end. 428 00:23:47,660 --> 00:23:49,500 When I close my eyes... 429 00:23:50,660 --> 00:23:52,220 I can see her. 430 00:23:55,780 --> 00:23:57,260 That's not true. 431 00:23:58,740 --> 00:24:00,220 You're lying! 432 00:24:02,500 --> 00:24:04,340 You're saying that because... 433 00:24:07,820 --> 00:24:09,660 Tell Grandma I said thank you. 434 00:24:09,780 --> 00:24:11,220 And... 435 00:24:15,780 --> 00:24:17,380 Forget me. 436 00:24:30,660 --> 00:24:32,060 Lucienne! 437 00:24:38,980 --> 00:24:40,220 Lucienne! 438 00:25:04,020 --> 00:25:06,460 It's Jules. I'd like to talk to you. 439 00:25:06,620 --> 00:25:08,620 No, I want to talk to you! 440 00:25:23,180 --> 00:25:24,740 Lucienne! 441 00:25:47,820 --> 00:25:50,500 Hello, Kurt. Do you recognize me? 442 00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:55,780 Does it hurt? 443 00:26:05,660 --> 00:26:07,340 Is this what you want? 444 00:26:09,940 --> 00:26:11,180 Pencil. 445 00:26:29,180 --> 00:26:30,780 Don't be. 446 00:26:31,020 --> 00:26:33,780 I'm the one who's sorry to see you like that, 447 00:26:34,620 --> 00:26:36,660 now that the war is over. 448 00:26:36,820 --> 00:26:38,660 At least in this area. 449 00:26:55,940 --> 00:26:57,660 "Please, help me... 450 00:26:58,380 --> 00:26:59,220 "die"? 451 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:06,780 You know I can't do that. 452 00:27:18,780 --> 00:27:20,500 What are you doing here? 453 00:27:20,660 --> 00:27:22,220 I was looking for you. 454 00:27:22,820 --> 00:27:25,340 - This is my house too. - Our house. 455 00:27:26,420 --> 00:27:28,500 Your house and my house. 456 00:27:30,260 --> 00:27:32,500 May I talk to you in private? 457 00:27:32,660 --> 00:27:33,820 Now? 458 00:27:34,100 --> 00:27:37,260 I'm in a hurry. I have a lot of things to do. 459 00:27:42,540 --> 00:27:43,540 Have a rest. 460 00:27:44,380 --> 00:27:45,940 I'll be back in a minute. 461 00:27:59,460 --> 00:28:03,540 He was doing better but now he looks tired. He needs to rest. 462 00:28:03,820 --> 00:28:06,260 You can do whatever you want with Kurt. 463 00:28:07,380 --> 00:28:08,620 Really? 464 00:28:09,940 --> 00:28:12,700 The thing is, Larcher knows about him. 465 00:28:13,780 --> 00:28:15,260 Who else knows? 466 00:28:15,420 --> 00:28:16,660 No one. 467 00:28:19,140 --> 00:28:22,940 Do what you want, but I won't let you ruin my career. 468 00:28:23,140 --> 00:28:24,060 I won't, Jules. 469 00:28:24,260 --> 00:28:26,940 I want to be mayor of Villeneuve. 470 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:29,820 It's important for me and for Villeneuve. 471 00:28:30,020 --> 00:28:32,780 - You'll be a good mayor. - Thank you. 472 00:28:35,540 --> 00:28:38,940 But this can't go on and on. Do you understand? 473 00:28:41,820 --> 00:28:44,060 Kurt will leave as soon as he gets better. 474 00:28:48,220 --> 00:28:49,420 What about you? 475 00:28:53,980 --> 00:28:55,780 I don't want to talk about it. 476 00:28:59,620 --> 00:29:03,500 Would you help me organize this party? 477 00:29:03,700 --> 00:29:05,060 Of course. 478 00:29:05,260 --> 00:29:09,500 Then go find the Christmas wreaths and get me more chairs. 479 00:29:09,700 --> 00:29:12,660 If you need me, I'll be at the party room. 480 00:29:19,100 --> 00:29:20,980 Next, please! 481 00:29:29,540 --> 00:29:31,940 I can't believe you're here. 482 00:29:32,100 --> 00:29:35,220 Do you remember me? I'm Ézéchiel Cohn. 483 00:29:35,420 --> 00:29:38,580 We were together at this school in July, 1942. 484 00:29:39,660 --> 00:29:41,380 You were with your mom. 485 00:29:41,540 --> 00:29:43,660 Ah, yes. I remember. 486 00:29:43,820 --> 00:29:44,780 Your wife... 487 00:29:46,780 --> 00:29:48,780 Sorry. I didn't mean to. 488 00:29:53,300 --> 00:29:55,420 - What's your name? - Sophie. 489 00:29:56,260 --> 00:29:57,820 What is his name? 490 00:29:58,660 --> 00:29:59,420 David. 491 00:30:01,860 --> 00:30:02,980 Where is his father? 492 00:30:03,180 --> 00:30:04,860 That's not the way, Sophie. 493 00:30:05,060 --> 00:30:07,220 What is the way, then? 494 00:30:09,140 --> 00:30:12,060 You've been hiding in Villeneuve all this time? 495 00:30:12,220 --> 00:30:13,300 No. 496 00:30:13,860 --> 00:30:15,940 We got here by accident. 497 00:30:17,060 --> 00:30:18,780 Where are you going to go now? 498 00:30:19,540 --> 00:30:20,980 I don't know. 499 00:30:22,540 --> 00:30:25,260 - You do have family, don't you? - No. 500 00:30:25,500 --> 00:30:28,300 No family, no friends, no past. 501 00:30:29,700 --> 00:30:31,780 No future either, I guess. 502 00:30:33,100 --> 00:30:35,500 How can you say that? You have him. 503 00:30:38,700 --> 00:30:41,300 I can't even find him something to eat. 504 00:30:42,740 --> 00:30:44,540 I can help you, if you want. 505 00:30:44,700 --> 00:30:46,940 Thank you, but no. 506 00:30:47,700 --> 00:30:49,500 No strings attached. 507 00:30:50,100 --> 00:30:52,420 There are always strings attached. 508 00:30:54,580 --> 00:30:56,260 Miracles exist, you know. 509 00:30:56,420 --> 00:30:57,980 Take me, for instance. 510 00:30:58,140 --> 00:31:00,540 After escaping from here in 42, 511 00:31:01,500 --> 00:31:02,940 Sophie and I were arrested 512 00:31:03,140 --> 00:31:05,500 the next day in the Villeneuve suburbs. 513 00:31:05,700 --> 00:31:08,500 We were taken to the police station. There was Marchetti, 514 00:31:08,660 --> 00:31:10,780 the chief of the local police. 515 00:31:10,940 --> 00:31:12,420 He wasn't a softy. 516 00:31:13,020 --> 00:31:15,780 He directed the arrest of the Jews in 42. 517 00:31:17,460 --> 00:31:19,780 People call him "the Butcher". 518 00:31:22,700 --> 00:31:24,540 We had pretty scummy papers. 519 00:31:25,540 --> 00:31:28,220 He said he knew who I was. 520 00:31:29,660 --> 00:31:31,500 I thought it was the end. 521 00:31:31,700 --> 00:31:34,940 He'd put us in the school along with the others. 522 00:31:35,980 --> 00:31:37,940 Well, he didn't! 523 00:31:40,140 --> 00:31:42,100 He talked about God. 524 00:31:43,380 --> 00:31:45,580 And he let us go. 525 00:31:47,420 --> 00:31:50,500 He even gave me advice on how to go to Switzerland. 526 00:31:51,980 --> 00:31:56,540 Ever since that day, I wonder... why he did that. 527 00:32:00,380 --> 00:32:02,500 I tell myself it was a miracle. 528 00:32:05,140 --> 00:32:07,220 I don't believe in miracles. 529 00:32:07,420 --> 00:32:10,380 I do. Otherwise, we wouldn't be here. 530 00:32:10,540 --> 00:32:12,740 There must be a meaning in all this. 531 00:32:12,940 --> 00:32:14,380 A meaning? 532 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:17,500 I think God watches over us. 533 00:32:17,660 --> 00:32:19,380 It's worse than I thought. 534 00:32:20,220 --> 00:32:21,980 You don't believe in God? 535 00:32:22,660 --> 00:32:24,540 I would if milk fell down the sky. 536 00:32:26,740 --> 00:32:30,380 There's a guy selling food at the back of the school. 537 00:32:32,180 --> 00:32:35,500 I don't know if he has milk. You'll need money, of course. 538 00:32:36,820 --> 00:32:38,540 Thanks for the information. 539 00:32:42,740 --> 00:32:46,660 I wish you and Sophie the best of luck. 540 00:32:48,060 --> 00:32:51,100 Good luck to you too, Rita. 541 00:32:51,300 --> 00:32:53,940 - That's your name, right? Rita? - Yes. 542 00:32:54,100 --> 00:32:55,260 That's my name. 543 00:34:58,540 --> 00:35:00,580 Yes. This looks very good. 544 00:35:00,740 --> 00:35:02,940 That's it. They put it. 545 00:35:03,140 --> 00:35:07,420 In any case, I think we should put something here... 546 00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:11,580 We'll put the glasses here, 547 00:35:11,780 --> 00:35:15,580 so as to clear off this space and have room to dance. 548 00:35:18,180 --> 00:35:20,180 Father André, a musician friend, 549 00:35:20,380 --> 00:35:21,540 and his sister Mathilde. 550 00:35:23,580 --> 00:35:25,740 Jules Bériot. Nice to meet you, madam. 551 00:35:26,300 --> 00:35:30,100 You're the one who's going to make us dance on this historic day? 552 00:35:30,300 --> 00:35:32,700 - Thank you. - It's my pleasure. 553 00:35:32,860 --> 00:35:34,540 What are you going to sing? 554 00:35:34,780 --> 00:35:38,860 Some pre-war melodies, waltzes, javas, and... 555 00:35:42,180 --> 00:35:44,620 the most important song, of course. 556 00:36:02,540 --> 00:36:05,380 That was... I can't seem to find the words. 557 00:36:07,860 --> 00:36:09,220 Thank you. 558 00:36:09,420 --> 00:36:11,140 It really feels like... 559 00:36:11,300 --> 00:36:12,300 Liberation. 560 00:36:12,500 --> 00:36:15,540 Mathilde is very much in demand throughout the country. 561 00:36:15,700 --> 00:36:17,820 People fight over her! 562 00:36:18,900 --> 00:36:21,660 This is dreadful. Get rid of her. 563 00:36:23,940 --> 00:36:24,860 Madam, 564 00:36:25,060 --> 00:36:28,100 I hear you've done a lot for the Résistance? 565 00:36:29,060 --> 00:36:31,740 I was in charge of the Notre-Dame network. 566 00:36:31,980 --> 00:36:35,220 I had 30 women under my command. 567 00:36:35,420 --> 00:36:37,820 I'm afraid you can't sing tonight. 568 00:36:38,380 --> 00:36:39,980 We have orders: 569 00:36:40,140 --> 00:36:42,220 no important partisans on stage. 570 00:36:42,420 --> 00:36:44,460 The risk of attack is too high. 571 00:36:45,580 --> 00:36:50,140 In Moissey, a network chief was eaten up by Milice dogs 572 00:36:50,300 --> 00:36:52,180 in the middle of his conference. 573 00:36:52,380 --> 00:36:53,500 A massacre. 574 00:36:53,660 --> 00:36:55,620 I hear the only thing they left... 575 00:36:55,820 --> 00:36:57,420 was the right tibia. 576 00:36:57,580 --> 00:36:59,220 Oh my God! 577 00:36:59,380 --> 00:37:00,660 The right tibia? 578 00:37:01,860 --> 00:37:04,820 I'm so sorry, madam. I was having a great time! 579 00:37:04,940 --> 00:37:06,860 Well, yes. Me too. 580 00:37:07,100 --> 00:37:08,940 Maybe next year? 581 00:37:09,620 --> 00:37:12,540 - When the risk is gone. - Alright. 582 00:37:14,100 --> 00:37:15,100 You're my hero. 583 00:37:15,300 --> 00:37:19,100 - We still have no music. - No Mathilde. That's a good thing. 584 00:37:19,300 --> 00:37:22,500 I need you to find me a telephone line that works. 585 00:37:22,700 --> 00:37:24,940 I must talk to the Commissioner. 586 00:37:25,140 --> 00:37:28,660 He doesn't know we'll be judging those militiamen. 587 00:37:36,380 --> 00:37:38,220 - Take this! - Traitors! 588 00:37:39,620 --> 00:37:40,660 Let go of him! 589 00:37:40,860 --> 00:37:41,660 Traitor. 590 00:37:41,820 --> 00:37:42,660 Let him go! 591 00:37:44,380 --> 00:37:45,700 Raoul, let Mr. Servier go. 592 00:37:45,900 --> 00:37:47,340 He's a collaborator. 593 00:37:48,740 --> 00:37:51,220 I signed an agreement with the chief of the CDL. 594 00:37:51,420 --> 00:37:53,940 - To hell with it! - Please! 595 00:37:54,580 --> 00:37:56,460 - Victor, his shoe. - Hang him! 596 00:37:56,660 --> 00:38:00,380 - Shut up and judge him! - You deserve to die! 597 00:38:05,420 --> 00:38:10,140 The president of the CDL grants him a fair, humane treatment. 598 00:38:10,340 --> 00:38:11,980 I approve. Let him go. 599 00:38:12,180 --> 00:38:15,940 - He's going to run away! - I would've run away before. 600 00:38:16,700 --> 00:38:17,700 I assume what I did. 601 00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:20,500 But I won't tolerate to be treated this way. 602 00:38:21,540 --> 00:38:25,580 If I remember correctly, the Vichy police wasn't exactly nice. 603 00:38:26,260 --> 00:38:28,820 That damn Marchetti killed my mother! 604 00:38:28,980 --> 00:38:30,740 I have nothing to do with that. 605 00:38:31,380 --> 00:38:33,500 I wouldn't be so sure. 606 00:38:34,300 --> 00:38:36,980 Take him home now. No violence, please. 607 00:38:38,020 --> 00:38:40,980 Give him food and leave him alone. He'll be judged. 608 00:38:41,220 --> 00:38:42,940 - You promise? - I promise. 609 00:38:50,540 --> 00:38:53,540 We need the CDL to give us policemen. 610 00:38:53,700 --> 00:38:55,740 Edmond has no one for now. 611 00:38:55,940 --> 00:38:57,700 They're all busy. Doing what? 612 00:38:57,900 --> 00:39:01,180 He's just putting pressure on us before the trial. 613 00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:09,420 I'm nervous. 614 00:39:10,420 --> 00:39:11,380 Me too. 615 00:39:11,540 --> 00:39:13,220 I shouldn't have accepted. 616 00:39:13,420 --> 00:39:15,540 Excuse me, ladies and gentlemen. 617 00:39:19,980 --> 00:39:21,940 Ask them to be quiet. 618 00:39:22,140 --> 00:39:24,700 Silence, please! 619 00:39:24,900 --> 00:39:26,620 Silence in the room! 620 00:39:27,260 --> 00:39:30,260 Prefect Bériot is going to speak. 621 00:39:30,460 --> 00:39:34,380 I thought politics and justice didn't mix. 622 00:39:34,540 --> 00:39:36,020 That's what this says. 623 00:39:36,180 --> 00:39:37,780 You are absolutely right. 624 00:39:38,020 --> 00:39:41,900 I'm only speaking because the hearing has not yet started. 625 00:39:42,540 --> 00:39:45,260 I would like to remind you how important 626 00:39:46,060 --> 00:39:50,020 this trial is, as the first democratic act in Villeneuve. 627 00:39:50,860 --> 00:39:54,140 Those men are accused of very serious crimes. 628 00:39:55,060 --> 00:39:57,820 Three judges are here to sentence them. 629 00:39:58,020 --> 00:40:00,860 We also have a prosecutor and a defense lawyer. 630 00:40:01,020 --> 00:40:01,940 Larcher, traitor! 631 00:40:02,180 --> 00:40:04,300 - He's a traitor! - Please! 632 00:40:06,900 --> 00:40:09,900 I will ask you all to show some self-restraint. 633 00:40:11,140 --> 00:40:14,420 I designated Mr. Larcher, who is worthy of his position. 634 00:40:14,660 --> 00:40:17,860 You will have to respect the right of defense. 635 00:40:22,020 --> 00:40:25,740 Today, France reasserts itself after four years of Occupation. 636 00:40:26,900 --> 00:40:30,060 A hearing is about to start, and I must confess 637 00:40:30,260 --> 00:40:32,700 I feel moved. This hearing is like a birth, 638 00:40:32,940 --> 00:40:36,780 or rather a re-birth... The re-birth of democracy. 639 00:40:36,980 --> 00:40:40,260 Now, in virtue of the separation of powers, 640 00:40:40,420 --> 00:40:41,220 I will leave. 641 00:40:42,060 --> 00:40:44,300 Long live the Republic. Long live France! 642 00:40:44,500 --> 00:40:47,540 - Long live the Republic! - Bravo! 643 00:40:47,780 --> 00:40:50,300 You'll be able to call in 20 minutes. 644 00:40:59,580 --> 00:41:02,420 I hereby declare this hearing officially opened. 645 00:41:03,940 --> 00:41:07,180 The prosecute will proceed to read the criminal charges. 646 00:41:07,340 --> 00:41:08,500 Mr. Chairman. 647 00:41:08,660 --> 00:41:09,860 Excuse me. 648 00:41:10,700 --> 00:41:13,540 You haven't mentioned the vital records of the accused. 649 00:41:13,780 --> 00:41:16,780 - The law requires it. - In a minute. 650 00:41:18,220 --> 00:41:20,300 This is a special trial. 651 00:41:21,100 --> 00:41:22,940 14 defendants, 652 00:41:23,140 --> 00:41:25,500 all having committed the same crimes. 653 00:41:25,700 --> 00:41:28,940 Horrible, unforgivable crimes. 654 00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:30,220 Hang them! 655 00:41:33,780 --> 00:41:35,260 Mr. Chairman! 656 00:41:35,460 --> 00:41:38,620 It is your responsibility to call this court to order, 657 00:41:38,820 --> 00:41:41,420 if you want us to believe it is a court. 658 00:41:45,860 --> 00:41:47,860 Let's get this over with. 659 00:41:48,020 --> 00:41:50,180 We all think the same way, 660 00:41:50,420 --> 00:41:52,900 but in the meantime, be quiet. 661 00:41:53,340 --> 00:41:54,300 Doctor. 662 00:41:54,500 --> 00:41:56,980 He's not a doctor. He is. 663 00:41:58,780 --> 00:42:01,700 Hey, guys! Are you deaf or what? 664 00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:05,580 Shut the hell up. Otherwise, you'll have to leave. 665 00:42:05,780 --> 00:42:06,820 Say something again 666 00:42:07,020 --> 00:42:09,340 and I'll kick you out of this courtroom. 667 00:42:09,500 --> 00:42:11,180 Is that clear? 668 00:42:12,580 --> 00:42:14,220 It's not your turn to speak. 669 00:42:14,380 --> 00:42:16,500 Only your lawyer can. 670 00:42:18,300 --> 00:42:19,580 Go ahead. 671 00:42:19,740 --> 00:42:21,540 There are 14 accused. 672 00:42:22,260 --> 00:42:24,780 All of them have committed the same crime, 673 00:42:24,980 --> 00:42:27,260 a blatant crime, as I will prove. 674 00:42:28,420 --> 00:42:30,460 In order to save some time 675 00:42:30,660 --> 00:42:33,660 and given that we don't have the means for a long trial, 676 00:42:33,860 --> 00:42:37,380 I propose we judge these men as a group, 677 00:42:37,580 --> 00:42:40,420 without going into detail about who did what. 678 00:42:40,660 --> 00:42:44,020 That goes against the rule of individual assessment, 679 00:42:44,900 --> 00:42:46,940 a base of French law. 680 00:42:47,700 --> 00:42:50,100 That - to me - is double Dutch. Explain. 681 00:42:50,260 --> 00:42:52,500 What a nice democracy you have. 682 00:42:53,180 --> 00:42:54,340 You shut up! 683 00:42:54,540 --> 00:42:57,180 I'm a man of the people, not a professional judge. 684 00:42:57,380 --> 00:42:59,620 The people will talk. Get used to it! 685 00:42:59,780 --> 00:43:01,540 Bravo! 686 00:43:08,020 --> 00:43:10,420 What is that rule you were talking about? 687 00:43:13,740 --> 00:43:15,940 Individual assessment of penalties. 688 00:43:17,220 --> 00:43:19,740 A man must be judged for what he actually did 689 00:43:19,980 --> 00:43:23,420 as an individual, with his own past and circumstances. 690 00:43:24,180 --> 00:43:26,620 We can't judge in the same way a man like 691 00:43:26,900 --> 00:43:29,420 Alain Blanchon, chief of the Milice, 692 00:43:29,660 --> 00:43:31,380 and Victor Mardani, a newbie, 693 00:43:31,940 --> 00:43:34,580 whose only crime was wearing a uniform. 694 00:43:37,540 --> 00:43:39,260 What do you think? 695 00:43:39,420 --> 00:43:40,660 He's right. 696 00:43:40,900 --> 00:43:44,460 On the other hand, we can't spend days on this trial. 697 00:43:44,660 --> 00:43:47,900 This kind of trial needs a certain preparation. 698 00:43:48,140 --> 00:43:51,260 We don't have the means to feed them. 699 00:43:51,460 --> 00:43:54,980 - We need a quick solution. - We can't judge them together. 700 00:43:55,140 --> 00:43:55,940 We just can't. 701 00:43:56,140 --> 00:43:58,940 We need to find a way to save time. 702 00:43:59,860 --> 00:44:01,900 Let's not make this harder. 703 00:44:02,100 --> 00:44:04,180 Silence, please! 704 00:44:05,700 --> 00:44:08,180 You don't want to be kicked out. 705 00:44:08,340 --> 00:44:09,380 Right. 706 00:44:09,940 --> 00:44:12,900 We'll study the cases one by one. 707 00:44:15,020 --> 00:44:18,860 However, we will only spend 15 minutes on each one. 708 00:44:19,100 --> 00:44:20,420 This is outrageous! 709 00:44:20,620 --> 00:44:21,380 Listen. 710 00:44:21,620 --> 00:44:25,140 Here says that the Chairman will decide on the modalities. 711 00:44:25,300 --> 00:44:26,820 Well, I'm deciding! 712 00:44:26,940 --> 00:44:28,300 You're free to leave. 713 00:44:28,500 --> 00:44:31,300 If you do, I will designate a new lawyer. 714 00:44:34,260 --> 00:44:36,020 It's alright. Let's carry on. 715 00:44:36,180 --> 00:44:38,340 Perfect, then. 716 00:44:39,180 --> 00:44:40,620 It is 4:20 PM.. 717 00:44:40,820 --> 00:44:42,580 "Defendant Alain Blanchon, 718 00:44:42,740 --> 00:44:45,900 "born on the 23rd of March, 1899". 719 00:44:46,060 --> 00:44:47,540 Please, stand up. 720 00:44:50,700 --> 00:44:52,540 Mr. Prosecutor. 721 00:44:55,860 --> 00:44:57,260 Sir, 722 00:44:58,340 --> 00:45:00,260 you've committed dozens of crimes. 723 00:45:00,420 --> 00:45:01,580 I haven't. 724 00:45:01,820 --> 00:45:03,820 You can't speak yet. 725 00:45:03,980 --> 00:45:05,660 I'm talking to you. 726 00:45:05,860 --> 00:45:06,860 Mr. Chairman! 727 00:45:07,060 --> 00:45:09,940 Just get to the point already. 728 00:45:11,180 --> 00:45:13,540 You have committed no crime? 729 00:45:15,540 --> 00:45:17,420 "March 3, 1944, 730 00:45:17,980 --> 00:45:20,380 "execution of six partisans. 731 00:45:20,540 --> 00:45:22,180 "Their eyes were taken out. 732 00:45:23,580 --> 00:45:25,820 "One of them was buried alive. 733 00:45:28,300 --> 00:45:31,380 "May 2. Murder of Gilles Durand and his wife. 734 00:45:31,580 --> 00:45:34,860 "They were found with their hands tied with iron cables. 735 00:45:35,740 --> 00:45:37,020 "June 9. 736 00:45:37,220 --> 00:45:40,060 "Six Jewish are executed on the roadside. 737 00:45:40,780 --> 00:45:42,780 "The militiamen wrote 738 00:45:43,460 --> 00:45:45,900 "'Delivery of kosher meat,' 739 00:45:46,100 --> 00:45:48,180 "before abandoning the bodies. 740 00:45:49,700 --> 00:45:54,300 "August 3, in Seurre. Martine Simon was raped, her head smashed". 741 00:45:54,500 --> 00:45:55,740 I wasn't there. 742 00:45:56,580 --> 00:45:58,660 So you were there for the others. 743 00:46:01,100 --> 00:46:03,060 Two days ago, 744 00:46:04,140 --> 00:46:06,420 the Vernets were brutally killed. 745 00:46:07,820 --> 00:46:09,900 For all those horrible crimes, 746 00:46:10,100 --> 00:46:13,940 it will be hard to prove to what extent you were involved. 747 00:46:14,580 --> 00:46:18,020 Since the individual assessment has been brought up, 748 00:46:19,380 --> 00:46:22,420 I will focus on your most recent crime, 749 00:46:22,620 --> 00:46:25,060 which has devastated our community: 750 00:46:25,700 --> 00:46:28,260 the hanging of 10 hostages, 751 00:46:28,460 --> 00:46:31,140 including Marie Germain, chief of the local FFI. 752 00:46:31,340 --> 00:46:34,140 I wasn't part of it. The Germans did it. 753 00:46:34,340 --> 00:46:36,260 But you were there! 754 00:46:37,900 --> 00:46:38,820 Indeed. 755 00:46:39,060 --> 00:46:42,820 Don't deny it. Dozens of people saw you that day. 756 00:46:45,100 --> 00:46:46,420 He's not denying it. 757 00:46:47,540 --> 00:46:49,900 He's just saying he's not to blame 758 00:46:50,140 --> 00:46:53,300 for an action that was decided by a German officer. 759 00:46:53,820 --> 00:46:56,580 Then why was Mr. Blanchon on the spot? 760 00:46:57,620 --> 00:46:59,100 Was that a coincidence? 761 00:47:00,180 --> 00:47:00,980 Was he wandering? 762 00:47:02,260 --> 00:47:03,740 No. 763 00:47:03,940 --> 00:47:07,180 Come on, Mr. Blanchon, this court is listening? 764 00:47:07,380 --> 00:47:10,180 Why did you and your men where on site 765 00:47:10,380 --> 00:47:12,180 during the hanging? 766 00:47:12,980 --> 00:47:14,700 My men were following my orders. 767 00:47:14,860 --> 00:47:16,460 And you? 768 00:47:24,460 --> 00:47:27,260 I was complying with SS Schneider's order. 769 00:47:30,420 --> 00:47:32,860 We won't need those 15 minutes. 770 00:47:33,580 --> 00:47:36,580 Mr. Blanchon has clearly acknowledged 771 00:47:36,780 --> 00:47:39,420 the crime of collaborating with the enemy, 772 00:47:39,620 --> 00:47:41,700 which is prosecuted by law. 773 00:47:41,900 --> 00:47:44,540 The punishment is a death penalty, 774 00:47:44,740 --> 00:47:46,900 which I demand without a doubt. 775 00:47:47,100 --> 00:47:48,620 Kill him! 776 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:02,060 On behalf of the French people, I have finished. 777 00:48:04,300 --> 00:48:05,700 Mr. Larcher? 778 00:48:19,260 --> 00:48:21,300 Mr. Prosecutor... 779 00:48:23,540 --> 00:48:25,460 if I understand correctly, 780 00:48:26,500 --> 00:48:30,340 you think that complying with the orders of a German officer 781 00:48:31,780 --> 00:48:33,540 deserves the death penalty. 782 00:48:34,100 --> 00:48:35,460 Absolutely. 783 00:48:35,620 --> 00:48:37,780 Read the article 75. 784 00:48:38,020 --> 00:48:41,300 May I remind you that it was Marshall Pétain, head of State, 785 00:48:41,460 --> 00:48:43,540 who, in Montoire, 786 00:48:44,740 --> 00:48:49,140 in 1940, committed to collaborate with Germany, 787 00:48:50,140 --> 00:48:52,620 and asked his men to follow him. 788 00:48:52,780 --> 00:48:54,300 What's your point? 789 00:48:54,500 --> 00:48:56,020 What I'm saying is... 790 00:48:56,180 --> 00:48:57,740 every police officer... 791 00:48:59,380 --> 00:49:01,260 every public servant... 792 00:49:01,420 --> 00:49:03,060 every judge, 793 00:49:05,140 --> 00:49:07,260 every mayor in France... 794 00:49:10,060 --> 00:49:13,420 was asked to collaborate with the German officers. 795 00:49:13,580 --> 00:49:14,660 They were forced. 796 00:49:16,860 --> 00:49:20,980 Do they all deserve the death penalty? 797 00:49:23,420 --> 00:49:24,740 I haven't said that. 798 00:49:25,500 --> 00:49:27,380 With good reason. 799 00:49:30,860 --> 00:49:34,140 The truth is, France will initiate the process, 800 00:49:34,300 --> 00:49:36,980 when the waters calm down, 801 00:49:38,060 --> 00:49:41,100 of judging the Collaboration and Marshall Pétain. 802 00:49:41,300 --> 00:49:43,380 The Marshall betrayed our country! 803 00:49:43,540 --> 00:49:44,980 That is your opinion. 804 00:49:45,580 --> 00:49:48,420 No court has decided that yet, 805 00:49:48,620 --> 00:49:51,340 which means you can't blame an officer for complying. 806 00:49:51,540 --> 00:49:53,860 It's what an officer is supposed to do. 807 00:49:54,700 --> 00:49:56,740 Right now, and without 808 00:49:56,940 --> 00:50:00,740 a real investigation, it is impossible to determine 809 00:50:00,940 --> 00:50:03,060 Mr. Blanchon's responsibility. 810 00:50:04,300 --> 00:50:05,980 We can't blame him 811 00:50:06,180 --> 00:50:08,540 since he was obeying the head of State. 812 00:50:12,460 --> 00:50:14,660 That is why I ask the judges... 813 00:50:15,380 --> 00:50:17,780 to decline jurisdiction 814 00:50:18,020 --> 00:50:21,100 and to put off Mr. Blanchon's trial. 815 00:50:38,540 --> 00:50:40,940 You have Dijon. No more than two minutes. 816 00:50:41,100 --> 00:50:42,780 I need more time! 817 00:50:42,980 --> 00:50:44,820 You'll be cut of after 2 minutes. 818 00:50:44,980 --> 00:50:45,780 Come on! 819 00:50:45,940 --> 00:50:48,100 You've already wasted 10 seconds. 820 00:50:49,540 --> 00:50:50,300 Bériot? 821 00:50:50,980 --> 00:50:53,060 - Commissioner Lanzac? - Speaking. 822 00:50:53,220 --> 00:50:55,340 I'm so glad to hear you. 823 00:50:55,500 --> 00:50:57,180 I'm a bit isolated here. 824 00:50:57,380 --> 00:50:59,460 How are things going in Villeneuve? 825 00:50:59,620 --> 00:51:01,700 It's a merry chaos. 826 00:51:02,500 --> 00:51:06,820 No resources, people in need and no one to enforce the law. 827 00:51:07,020 --> 00:51:09,500 - The usual! - Yes, if you will. 828 00:51:09,700 --> 00:51:11,820 Do the Communists have power? 829 00:51:11,980 --> 00:51:13,620 The chief of the CDL does. 830 00:51:13,820 --> 00:51:16,660 Such is the situation in 2/3 of the departments. 831 00:51:16,820 --> 00:51:18,540 Don't let them walk over you. 832 00:51:18,700 --> 00:51:20,460 Just keep them busy. 833 00:51:20,660 --> 00:51:23,220 - I'm managing quite well. - Perfect. 834 00:51:23,380 --> 00:51:24,260 The purge? 835 00:51:25,420 --> 00:51:26,700 We've just started. 836 00:51:26,860 --> 00:51:29,260 I have 14 militiamen under arrest. 837 00:51:29,420 --> 00:51:30,940 That's a nice bouquet! 838 00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:32,500 In accordance with the law, 839 00:51:32,700 --> 00:51:35,740 I created a court-martial which is in session right now. 840 00:51:35,900 --> 00:51:37,460 A court-martial? 841 00:51:37,660 --> 00:51:41,020 You don't have to worry. It's a pretty democratic court. 842 00:51:41,220 --> 00:51:42,820 Forget about that! 843 00:51:43,060 --> 00:51:47,300 I want those 14 militiamen executed within the next 24 hours. 844 00:51:47,980 --> 00:51:49,220 You can't be... 845 00:51:50,180 --> 00:51:51,980 I can't predict the verdict. 846 00:51:52,180 --> 00:51:54,300 Bériot, in the occupied towns, 847 00:51:54,500 --> 00:51:57,380 militiamen and German are still killing people. 848 00:51:57,580 --> 00:51:59,460 We need to send them a message. 849 00:51:59,660 --> 00:52:03,860 "Stop wiping out like that, or we'll do the same with you". 850 00:52:04,060 --> 00:52:07,260 No go and tell your court what the verdict will be. 851 00:52:07,460 --> 00:52:11,060 I want 14 death penalties and 14 executions immediately after, 852 00:52:11,220 --> 00:52:12,740 as of tomorrow. 853 00:52:14,140 --> 00:52:16,340 But the separation of powers... 854 00:52:16,500 --> 00:52:18,540 Is nothing but theory. 855 00:52:18,700 --> 00:52:20,180 You'll stay a prefect 856 00:52:20,380 --> 00:52:23,100 only if you eliminate those 14 bastards. 857 00:52:23,300 --> 00:52:25,980 It's an order, Bériot! Is that clear? 858 00:53:21,180 --> 00:53:24,180 Subtitles: Eclair Media