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Go back to your country! Go away!

-Go, go! Quick! -Okay, all right.

YES

Where did that native go?

That's what I was saying. We can't trust them.

-Hands up. -See.

Serves you right, you dirty dogs!

Keep walking!

-You guys are the FLN? -Yes.

-And the GPRA. -Who do you think you are?

How could you treat a colonel from the French Army like that?

A colonel who was tasked by de Gaulle to put an end to these events.

This is France.

That's precisely what we wanted to talk about.

We're authorized to negotiate with the French occupiers.

-Occupiers? -Easy, Jacquard.

Nobody will leave this place until everything's settled,

even if it takes a week.

You can't just end a130-year relationship, like that.

I'd like to know why the FLN

isn't satisfied with self-determination.

If you don't want it, what do you want?

For starters, we want the right to vote

for those that you call "the natives",

the Algerian people.

On equal footing with the French.

Granted.

Come on, Colonel.

It doesn't seem like the wisest thing to do.

Look, Jacquard, we got other stuff to do. What else?

We want the liberation of our political prisoners.

Granted.

We want the Algerian nationality to be recognized.

Granted.

-Independence. -Granted.

-Come on, Colonel. -We want independence,

French people out of our country, and we keep everything:

their lands, their stores, their factories and their houses.

Granted.

We've covered everything, right?

Is there something to sign?

Jacquard, are you coming?

Hello, cutie.

Hey, handsome! What are you up to?

Hello ma'am. How much is it?

It depends, cutie. What are you looking for?

lV

Everything, if it's well done and real smutty.

Thank you, ma'am.

Does the General really want

to give away our départements?

Ah, I needed some air. It was so hot in there.

Sidi Colonel.

How did it go, Sidi Jacky?

Do you have these in yellow?

But no brown, please. Size 10.

I do have some.

It's for Marthe.

Colonel, I'm trying to understand.

France has always asked its settlers

to develop Algeria, and now we just let them go?

You developed us without asking our opinion!

-Your native friend isn't wrong. -Moktar, Sidi Colonel. Moktar.

Are you sure these are the General's orders?

It's not at all what he says in public!

-Just two days ago... -Let's not discuss this all day.

There, 45 francs.

45 francs. In France, for 45 francs, I can buy loafers.

Algeria is France.

Don't. You see, you always need to...

It's beautiful.

It's for my wife, we're going through a rough patch.

Ah. Marthe?

Marthe? Nonsense. My wife's name is Irène.

You're not listening to me, Jacquard. I'll take nine of them.

Colonel, France will at least compensate losses, right?

Because if we're counting on the insurance companies...

There you go. That'll be 270 francs.

-270 francs. -Keep the change.

Colonel, we could go back to renegotiate with the FLN.

I'm going to get a turtle. This one's cute.

And that one too.

I'll take this one for myself, and this one for you.

And I'll also get one for Moquard.

I like your native, Jaktar.

Three hundred francs, sir.

Divide that by three.

11 AM PASSAGE DES ABESSES."EVERYTHING. IF IT'S WELL DONE AND REAL SMUTTY."

4 O'CLOCK. JARDIN DU LUXEMBOURG.

Hello, Merlaux.

Hello.

Sir.

You're looking good.

We were told you were dead.

You were lied to.

The service betrayed me. France betrayed me.

Now I want to fight for a just cause.

What do you want from us?

And what do you want from us?

I want to join the KGB.

Goodbye, sir.

It that all?

No, nothing at all

No, I don’t regret anything

Neither the good that’s been done to me

Nor the bad

It’s all the same to me

Will you shut up? Go sing somewhere else!

Mind your own business! This is France!

Oh yeah? Well not for long!

I don’t care about the past

With my memories

I have lit the fire

My disappointments, my pleasures

I no longer need them

Swept away are the loves

With their trembling

Swept away forever

I start again at zero

France is betraying you.

De Gaulle is betraying you.

He's secretly negotiating with the FLN.

Not only is de Gaulle negotiating with the FLN, General,

he's also granting all of its wishes. All of them.

General,

the French Army has won the match,

it was a decisive and definitive win,

but de Gaulle's giving the cup to the opponent.

And it's not just the cup, General, it's also the field,

the jerseys and the shorts.

De Gaulle is giving away Algeria to have peace in France.

And do you know who gets screwed, General?

I'm not in the army, gentlemen.

But if I were, I'd be pissed.

I wouldn't go down without a fight. It's a question of honor

and compensation.

LALLA FATIMA, QUEEN OF THE KASBAH CHIC CLUB

I could use some coffee.

What's "coffee" in Arabic?

Kahwa.

They owe us everything, and we're going to leave it all behind.

A coffee please, brother!

The climate's nice but the streets are so noisy.

It looks like some Army guys have decided

that Algeria should remain French, Colonel.

No need to make such a ruckus.

PARIS. APRIL 21, 1961. 10:05 PM

So I get double pay for the month,

transport allowance, a retirement fund.

Your office called. It's urgent.

You're so self-centered.

We've got to go. There's trouble.

I'm listening.

Good.

I'm listening.

Who's asking for him?

I'll put him through.

This is Calot speaking.

Yes?

Marie-Jo, someone's on the phone for you. It urgent.

Thank you, Mrs. Bernardin. I'm coming.

What do you think is going on?

It's probably the aftermath of the Berlin blunder.

Someone turn this alarm off.

I declare the immediate implementation of code "State of Emergency".

Tonight, at 10:05, there was a putsch in Algiers.

Led by four generals,

French soldiers rose up

and took control of the city.

They've seized control of the government's palace, the airport,

the City Hall and the radio station.

They may also be planning a coup d'état here, in Paris,

to overthrow the General.

See, it's not just in your region that stuff happens.

Nobody plans to overthrow the General in my region, because I control it.

It doesn't happen in my region either.

You have putsches every three days.

Calot? Moulinier?

Go ahead, Schmidt.

So.

In accordance with article 43B of our rules and regulations

that defines "State of Emergency" procedures,

in the absence of the Resistance hero Colonel Mercaillon,

currently on a top-secret mission,

and on by orders by Resistance hero General Dubernet,

Resistance hero Colonel Favier,

and Chief of police Papon, a Resistance hero,

Moïse, the Deputy Director, is named Acting Director of the Service.

Thank you, Schmidt.

Now that you know our new regulatory framework,

let's move on to the State of Emergency measures.

First of all, I get my office back.

Secondly... Go on, Schmidt.

Implementation of Article 43C.

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL URGENT

Non-urgent stamps are revoked, urgent stamps in use.

Well, Miss Marie-Jo? The stamp.

Yes, of course, Mr. Schmid, but...

are we using an "urgent" stamp

or a "non-urgent" stamp?

It's a valid question.

It's not specified in the rules.

It's a procedural defect.

As the Acting Director,

I decide that the 43C form will be stamped...

twice, first with an "urgent" stamp,

and then with a "non-urgent" stamp.

He's a true leader.

APPROVED URGENT

What's next in the procedure

after the stamping procedure, Schmidt?

It's Schmid, with a "d".

-So? -No drinks.

What?

I don't understand either.

It could be another procedural defect.

-Mr. Moïse? -Unbelievable.

No drinks.

Excuse me, young man.

Yes?

Do you have the time, please?

Well...

It's a quarter to midnight.

Thank you, young man.

Say hi to everyone.

Goodbye.

Mr. Moïse?

Yes?

I don't want to bother you during this state of emergency,

but I think I gleaned from the latest files I typed...

I may be wrong, but it seems...

that the atomic bomb Green Jerboa is currently stored in Algiers

ahead of our next nuclear test.

-And? -Well, I was thinking...

What if the bomb ends up in the hands of the people who did the coup?

Thank you, Marie-Jo.

What the hell are they up to?

Moktar, it's Moïse. Tell me Moktar, I...

Hello Mr. Moïse.

Yes, hello.

How are you?

I'm fine. Well, not really. I can't get hold of Jacquard.

How's your family?

My family's fine, thank you.

Because family's important.

Family's important. I agree.

Moktar, you need to deliver this message to Jacquard.

Pick up the Jerboa and take it to Reggane. This is extremely urgent.

Pick up the Jerboa and take it to Reggane.

No, he can't take it somewhere else.

Just make sure they get the message as soon as possible.

Yes, I'll say hi to them.

Is everyone doing all right?

Yes, everyone's doing all right.

Yes, yes, yes.

Yes. Inch'Allah.

LALLA FATIMA, QUEEN OF THE KASBAH CHIC CLUB

Mr. Moïse called me. It's very urgent.

He said: "Pick up the Jerboa and take it to Reggane."

Move over, Moquard. I can't see anything.

"Pick up the Jerboa and take it to Reggane."

I don't understand what it means, Moktar.

Maybe I'm wrong, Sidi Jacky, but the atomic bomb Green Jerboa

is being stored in Algiers ahead of the next nuclear test.

With the putsch and all, I was thinking,

if it fell into the wrong hands...

Maybe that's why we need to move it.

I don't get it. What "pouch"?

Colonel, we're going to Reggane.

How far is it?

About 1,500 km away, through the desert. Depends on the car.

Jaktar, Moquard, let's go.

-Do they have a souk? -Colonel. We'll leave tomorrow.

It's already late.

I've got something to take care of before we go.

You startled me. What with the commotion, we're on edge.

I have a mission for you, Moulinier.

-At your command. -I need you to tail someone.

Wait, I'm too old for that kind of mission.

This is a state of emergency!

So you have to obey orders more and argue less than usual.

-Who's the target? -A woman.

So it's both tailing and courtesy?

How misogynistic!

Since when does courtesy only apply to female targets?

Have your courtesy missions only concerned female targets?

-No. -Well, then.

No, this is not a courtesy mission.

So you're going to follow that woman, no questions asked.

Find out what she's up to, where she lives and the people she meets.

And watch it, you're not to have any contact with her other than visual.

Is she pro-FLN?

Pro-OAS?

Is she pro-putsch?

Pro-anti-putsch?

What happened?

-It could be a short circuit. -Or a long circuit.

I'll call the minister's office.

They may have some news from Algiers.

Hey, what about our bonuses?

What do you mean?

A state of emergency bonus would make sense.

And a night hours bonus.

And the extra work bonus.

Let's not forget the noise pollution due to the alarm.

The state of emergency allows for torture in metropolitan France

without any judicial review! That's a bonus!

How is that different from standard procedure?

It's emergency torture!

Why do you want to join the KGB?

What do you want from us?

Protection?

Women?

-Money? -Not at all.

I want to join the forces of the Soviet Union.

I'm tired of France, its Capitalism, bourgeoisie and conservatism.

I want a Communist France!

I can't accept that 10% of the world's population

owns 90% of its wealth.

Communism is just starting, while Capitalism recreates

the same old inequities of the Ancien Régime.

I want to help change the world...

like my parents tried to do, by fighting fascism.

And what proves to me

that this beautiful speech of yours

wasn't drafted by French Intelligence?

These people killed me and buried me.

What else do you need?

Does this mean I'm hired?

Are you in a hurry?

No, but...

all these notes...

Are you questioning the efficacy of the KGB's methods?

No.

Of course not.

Mullerovitch.

Hôtel du Lion d’Or, room 7, wait.

As the Acting Director,

and in light of the gravity of the situation,

I'm informing you that someone will officially become an agent tonight.

This is a move to validate this person's qualities,

namely punctuality, orderliness,

good file management and intuition.

It's about time for these remarkable, crucial qualities

to be recognized around here.

Our new agent, Category A, level 1 is...

Cottin.

Who is it?

No, Mr. Moïse. I don't think I should.

Don't worry. It's probably another procedural defect.

This is so embarrassing...

Punctuality, intuition, and good file management

are female qualities,

not agent qualities.

Congratulations, Agent Cottin.

Marie-Jo.

Thank you, Mr. Moïse.

-I don't know what to say. -You're a doer, which is better.

-Are we having drinks? -Not during the putsch.

Bénichou, you can't say this isn't war.

War means war damages,

war damanges means insurance compensation.

It's just a putsch, Mr. Jacquard. It's still not a war.

With all the soldiers, the tanks in the streets, the bombings?

The term my company went for is... Hold on.

Got it.

"A pronunciamiento led by a quartet of retired generals."

Retired? They're in great shape!

These are General de Gaulle's own words.

If his words become your standard for precision,

this putsch won't be the last. Thief!

Antisemite!

No, Mr. Jacquard. No!

That's enough. Mr. Jacquard, Mr. Bénichou,

you bring shame upon France.

You got to be nice to people.

Subtitle translation by Thomas Isackson