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We have two hours.

Comrade.

Comrade Gerard comes from Lyon.

He's responsible for the entire sector.

Hello Comrade.

Good day.

Hello Comrade.

Comrade.

I read several of your articles before the war.
They were always...Well they were good.

Thank you. I hope to do that again.

...when we have the damn Boches out.

Well if he's an important Comrade
it's risky to be here.

Given the emergency, I couldn't do otherwise.

What emergency ?

We just received new guidelines from the Party.

The Red Army is having a difficult time.

The Boches took Kiev, losses are high.

We must help our Comrades.

This is a global fight.

All Communist Parties are being mobilized
under the leadership of Comrade Stalin.

What can we do here ?

That's true. Our posters and protest leaflets
against the tanks and Stukas that bombard
the Soviet Comrades.

Excuse me, Paul. But the new Party Line
isn't protest leaflets and posters.

Well...
Not only.

What is the new Party Line ?

Killing Boches.

Killing Boches ?

But we have no weapons.

And we've never done that !

This is the Line, Comrade.

A posh car !

A Cop ?
No, no, no. They don't get out like that.

It's your brother. What the hell's he doing here ?

I don't know.

I'll see what he wants then get shut of him.

Hurry Comrade, we haven't all day.

This is a bad time,
I'm in a meeting with the group.

You should have called.

Papa had a stroke this morning.

The same as two years ago.

Worse.

Portais told me he won't last the night.

Good. I'll go there.

I think you should come with me.

OUR FATHER

Yes, but I have no Ausweiss.

You knew I was coming ?

I hope we arrive in time.

Morten really said that... ?

He told me to inform priest.

How are you ?

Like an Aryanised Jew.

No, I'm kidding... you and the family ?

The less we talk about that the better.

There's a tax audit of the accounts
of Crémieux-Optique.

Well I know. You asked me to take
over management effective...

...I can't go back on that.
But ?

You're in deep, eh ? You're in deficit
for 1940, and 41 could be worse.

And how to put it ? The loss is inevitable.

You can't make money.

I told you it's my baby.

A costly baby too.

Yes, but the problem is that officially
it's me who makes out cheques to your baby.

Why do you continue to get supplies
from the Unoccupied Zone ?

That costs you a fortune at the moment.

Because that's where they have the best optics.

In Besançon, there's fine manufacturer.

Crémieux-Optique is my territory, Raymond.

Yes, but it's me who has fiscal control.

With such a deficit
on a recently Aryanised company...

....the Controllers may smell a rat
and inform Jewish Affairs.

Raymond, a deal is a deal.

I manage as I see fit.

Deal with the fiscal control.

But if I lose Crémieux-Optique
there's no longer an agreement.

What does that mean ?

It means that the bank you borrowed money
from to pay me, will pull the loan...

Is that clear ?

Ooh...I don't know what he has.

He's grumpy today.

Excuse me, Madame, but if you would take
the pullover off. I think he's too hot.

Now that you say so I think it's true,
he's very red.

We'll take it off.

It was always the same
when I looked after my little brothers.

We'll remove it.

Oh. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

Good day.

Is Docteur Larcher here ?

No.

And Madame ?

Madame Larcher !

Your husband isn't here ?

No, I'm sorry. Daniel has a family emergency.

Sarah, would you put Te Quiero to bed ?

In the little blue room.

And you don't know when he'll return ?

No. With family worries, you know
when it starts but...

We don't see you at official ceremonies.

I'm not very official.

I thought to see you at the private
viewing of Bavarian painters

You like painting ?

No.
Me neither.

Are you hurting ?

Not much. But before big attacks,
there are always signs...

You don't prescribe, by any chance ?

Oh no, unfortunately not.

And you don't know if your husband
keeps morphine in reserve ?

Yes, there is some. But I have strict
instructions not to give any out,
except in cases of extreme emergency...

You....you have it really bad ?

Let's say that it's still bearable.

I'm sorry.

But Daniel requires me, so...

No, no, no. I understand.

A woman must obey her husband.

Tell him to call me as soon as he returns.

Of course. You can count on me.

Goodbye.
Goodbye.

Daniel !

I'd come to believe he was immortal.

And your Hortense, she's good ?
Yes, fine.

Monsieur Marcel.

Hello, Clementine.

Come in.

Give me your coats.

How are you, my boy ?

How is he ?

Weak.

His blood pressure is in free fall.

Hypoxination.

Your father's unpredictable.

I gave him a shot of dopamine.

Isn't dopamine a little aggressive ?

I'll come again soon.

Thank you, Docteur.

I'll accompany you.

I think he's sleeping.

After you.

You knew about this photo of Maman ?

It was me who had it taken,
by the photographer at Trébeurden.

In 1928.

Ah ! Daniel.

My goodness !

Little Marcel !

This really has to be the finish !

Hello Papa.

Your brother will always make me laugh.

No news for five years and then "Hello Papa".

Ah, this time, it's for good.

Come on. Don't talk nonsense.

You should be embarrassed.

It doesn't give me any pleasure, but...

...It's good that you came.
You're obviously still with the Bolsheviks.

I gave up politics when I got out of prison.

I don't understand.

You've got revolt in the blood forever.
People like you are the ruin of our country.

Papa.

No. I take back what I said.

Your Party walked with the Boches for months,
and then overnight life falls right.

That's to say, Left.

I tell you, I'm no longer in the Party, Papa.

Why talk about it today, Papa.
It's better that you rest.

Don't worry, I'll rest well soon enough.

But first, I wanted...

Finally, I want to...

I rewrote my will a few months ago.
Papa !

I leave you everything,
apart from a little pension for Clementine.

I'm proud of you, Daniel.

Proud of what you've done with your life.

Of what you do in Villeneuve.

That's true courage.

Marcel, you can attack the will.
You're the legatee of one third...

A Collectivist like you, an enemy of Property...

...you're not going to beat yourself
up about property, are you ?

Are you happy with yourself ?

That's enough.

It doesn't surprise me.

I'll always known you to be like that.

Selfish... Alone... and happy with yourself.

You never really cared for Daniel and me.

You broke Maman's heart...

...a source of coldness and hurtful remarks...

...never satisfied, never a kind word.

I never heard you say that anything
on this earth was beautiful.

You were always thinking of yourself
and your dirty money.

Marcel, you're going too far.

So you can keep your money, Papa.

You can put it in the bottom of your coffin
if you feel like it.

Me too, I'm happy to have come.

You think that about me, too ?

No, Papa !

Daniel, there's something wrong with you...

.. you never say what you think.

One day it will come back and bite you.

Sit down,
Sit down, children.

I wouldn't want to disturb
Mademoiselle Lucienne's lesson.

Well. Here's Hélène...

...who joins the class today.
So please be nice to her...

Look at her clothes !
...to help her catch up.

...although I don't think she needs that.

Welcome among us Hélène.

So I think you'll sit between Gustave and Marceau.
It will limit their chatter.

Marceau, push up.

Right. Well I'll let you go on
with your pious teaching.

She's pretty !

At the moment, my Papa has problems.

He's a Prisoner of War ?
No, it's simply...

We lived in Strasbourg.
But last year we had to leave our house.

Suddenly.

I had to leave all my dolls.

Except one.
I have a rabbit, a real one.

He's called Capitaine Carotte.
I can show him to you one day, if you want.

Break is over ?
What's the Mistress like ?

Ours in Strasbourg,was very severe.

Well, she's normal...

Yes, normal...
So what ?

What's special about her ?

Nothing, she's not.
She's normal.

Come on. Ludovic's waiting for us to play ball.

Come in.

Madame.
Yes, Sarah.

I'm really sorry to bother you with this,
but as Monsieur isn't...

There's no problem Sarah, after all
you work for both of us. What happened ?

It's still this problem of French Nationality.
My naturalization isn't clear.

Well, that's what it says in this document.

I thought, as Monsieur knows everyone, perhaps...
But me too !

I know everyone, Sarah.

I even know someone who could help you.

I could just and go see him.

This afternoon, even.

I don't want to bother you, Madame.

But it won't bother me at all, Sarah.

Listen, when Te Quiero wakes up,
take him for a walk

Good, Madame.

Thank you, Madame.

We're doing the loading. At least 50 bags
going to Béziers.

OK.

And then this other one. It's going to Breuil.

How are you ?

What does he want ?

You called him ?
No.

How are you, Monsieur Schwartz ?

And you ?
Fine. Great shape !

Monsieur Cabernis.

Inès, would you get lost ?

What !

Leave us for two seconds, please. Thank you

So ?

How's Concrete-Schwartz ?

It's going well.
Not bad, eh ! I was told that.

The Chamber of Commerce told me
you'd double the profits for 1941.

They know more than me, then.

You're too modest, Schwartz.
I'm delighted for you.

There's a small thing that bothers me.

Monsieur Schwartz, just imagine !
I met your father in law in Paris.

A charming man, great elegance,
Old France, the real thing.

So it's not him who provided the funds.

No, I had an unexpected receipt.

Ah, let me understand....
A bank loan.

What ! You undertook it specially
to buy out Crémieux.

Yes !

But, you've never spoken about this loan.
Tell me more.

Well, I decided on it at the last moment.

And despite your little cash flow worries
the bank agreed, just like that ?

Your bankers are curious, unclear about it
I called them, mind you..

They barely know you.

As for your competitor,
he was ready to offer double to Crémieux.

So there's an obvious little conclusion.

How much did the Yid give you ?

I don't know what you mean.

Raymond, Raymond. Raymond.
You'll let me call you Raymond ?

If I dig a little about the loan,
I'm going to find Crémieux at the bottom of it.

He's clever, but not as clever as me.

So I have two solutions.

I turn you in to Jewish Affairs,
and you lose everything.

But then I gain nothing, that would be silly.

Or we kick out Crémieux and share the thing 50-50.

In the present circumstances, I'm King.

One word from me and you lose everything.
You'll end up in prison, Schwartz.

So let's say I give you until evening
to think about it.

You're here tonight ?

Until seven o'clock then. Good.

Well about seven o'clock. As long as it's discreet.

Thank you, Schwartz.

I can't.
There's no question of me apologizing.

I'm not asking you to apologize, but to see him.

You can't let him go like that, all alone.

He's not alone.

He's commending his soul to God.

He's dying, Marcel.

Death isn't an excuse, on the contrary.

Even that of your father ?

Didn't you hear him just now ?

"It's good that you came,
even if it doesn't make me happy."

I think he said it all to himself.

It's terrible that you're so hard
when you put yourself to it.

You're not enough that way.

You've always forgiven him.
And what's that got you.

I don't do things for what they get me !

But because I think they're right.
In that we're the same, right ?

Can you pass me some soup.

Listen, In the name of all the times
I've defended you, protected you, said that...

...I'd done something, when it was you...

...I ask you to go and say goodbye.

Go in there, Marcel.
Tell him whatever you want, but go in there.

My poor children.

It's over.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done.
On Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.
And Forgive us our trespasses.

As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom,

The power and the glory. For ever and ever.
Amen.

Clementine, I've written the death certificate.
If you would...

This is strange.
It's the first time he looks peaceful.

It's funny that girls and boys
are in the same class.

I didn't know that was possible.

It's been like that since the war.
I don't think it's as funny as all that.

Don't you like girls ?

It's not that, but they always make up stories.

I always make up stories ?

You just got here, I don't know you.

You've been friends with Gustave for a long time ?

Yes.

Why did you suggest just now
that the Mistress was special ?

I don't know, I just said it.

It's lies.

Also, why do you ask all these questions ?

I don't know, I'm just curious.

Like all girls !

The other girls don't ask questions.
I don't talk to them anyway.

So what's special about the Mistress ?

You're annoying, it's a secret we'll never tell.

Let's go and play.

You're already home from the office ?

I had papers to work on.

Everything OK ?
Yes, fine.

Lots of pressure. But fine.

With regard to that, Papa was on the phone this morning.

He's fine ?
Yes. He told me he'd met Cabernis in Paris.

What are you scheming, Raymond ?
What money did you use to buy out Crémieux ?

My own.
You have none !

You could have told me you didn't use Papa's money.
He's hurt.

Poor Papa.

He's still the owner of the sawmill.
He could change managers.

No, you don't understand.
The sawmill brings nothing in.

It's concrete that pays, Jeannine.
The concrete is mine.

And Papa can't do anything about it.

You don't know the worst.

What does that mean ?

It means Cabernis has suggested to him
that the Aryanisation was not done correctly.

...if Papa takes the bait,
it will boost Cabernis...

...and leave you with nothing...

So where did this money come from ?

You haven't done something stupid ?
Leave me alone !

As you wish.

Are you coming to the ceremony
for the returned POWs ?

Why ?

Well, I'm presiding !
There'll mainly be families and...

...it would be normal for you to be there.

I don't know. If my appointments allow it.

Monsieur Bodin.

Yes, that's me.

Do you have your papers ?
Yes.

Follow me.

Madame Larcher.

I can take you between two appointments.

Your visit's a surprise, a pleasant surprise.

I've come because we have
an administrative problem at home...

Please, sit down.

Sarah Meyer, right ?

What a memory !
It's essential for a policeman.

I remember very well, for example,
the first time I saw you.

Yes ?

I'd just been appointed to Villeneuve.
I was at the Post Office and you came in.

Mauve dress with a white lace collar.

And a pink hat, which went very well with your lipstick.

I don't remember you at all.

However our eyes met, and you blushed.

That surprises me, I never blush.

And I'm rarely wrong.

The letter, I didn't see the sender's name,
Poste Restante in Dijon.

I don't know anyone in Dijon.

And when you left, I showed my
German Police warrant...

...to the Postmistress, and asked her
who was the beautiful redhead.

Oh, but it's the Mayor, Monsieur Larcher's, wife.
Watch your tongue Monsieur, I said to myself.

So Sarah Meyer has a problem. What problem ?

She's Jewish and losing her French nationality.

This is a problem.

Here.

You're not going to open it ?

No. This is a problem that I am sure we can solve.

Have the document delivered by courier,
tomorrow at the latest.

Right.

Ah yes. I forgot. I managed to reach Daniel by phone
and he authorised me to give you this.

Please thank your husband.

Thanks to you for Sarah.

It's me who thanks you for coming.

No. No. it's me who thanks you for receiving me.

My faith. So many thank yous !

How are you ?

Fine !

Your message was a bit alarmist.

I wanted to talk to you
and when I leave you ordinary messages...

...I feel you don't take much notice.

The days are short.

Is everything OK at De Kervern
and Morhange's place ?

Yes. It's a little tight, but fine.

It's temporary.

I could easily find you something.

No, thank you

I don't understand.

You baffle me.

We experienced something important.

That's ancient history.

Not for me.

I have my children to look after.

I have a new life to make, and I can't do it.
I don't even know where Laurin is buried !

Because he died ?

I thought he'd just disappeared.

He's dead.

And you, the sawmill ?

Or should I rather say the concrete plant.

You've heard ?

No one talks of anything else.

Raymond Schwartz, who makes casemates
for the Boches.

I had no choice.

We always have a choice.

What do you want of me in particular ?

I'm having a difficult time.

There's only you...

I want to talk to you. That's all.

I'll go now.

I was glad to see you.

You're not going home ?

No. My father is coming to pick me up. He promised me.

The house is a long way away.

Where is it ?

I don't know, I don't know Villeneuve.

Villeneuve is small, but I don't know.

It's not that small, eh ?

Compared with Strasbourg !

I don't know Strasbourg. But Papa said
he'll take me to Moscow, one day.

Where your doll comes from. In Moscow
children have as much chocolate as they want.

Right now there's a war there.
You know, Germans bombing. They took Kiev.

No, I mean after the war.
He'll take me after the war.

Hey. What Marceau told me earlier, is crazy.

What did he say ?

He told me everything about the Mistress.

Oh !

It's amazing, though !

You mustn't tell it to anyone.

I swear.

Marceau also swore.

Still, it's not that bad.

Yes it's serious. My father says that women
who go with Germans are less than nothing.

The Mistress goes with a German !

Excuse me dear, I was held up.

Are you going to introduce me to your friend ?

Oh don't sulk. He's called Gustave.
My Papa.

Hello Gustave. Hello Monsieur.

You'll have to come for a bite to eat
at our house, one of these days.

Let's go dear, Maman's waiting.
See you tomorrow.
Goodbye, Gustave.

As for the grave, there's a place in the vault.

He'll be next to Maman.

Death works miracles.

You know, I wanted to talk about
what Papa said, about the legacy...

I want to give you half of what I get.

I don't want his legacy.

It's not just from him, it comes from me.

It's the same.

No, it's not the same !

Don't you want to improve things for Gustave ?

Buy him a warm coat for the winter,
a new pair of shoes ?

Yes, but not like that.

So can I buy him a coat ?

When you were Gustave's age,
you lacked nothing, Marcel.

Well, nothing material.

Let me at least give him a coat.

From the black market.

Obviously the black market,
if you want it straight.

Well, OK. Go for the coat.

Will you take a drink at home ?
You just have time, before the POW ceremony.

No. You're kind, I have something to do tonight.

I would like to hug Gustave first.
Let me out here, it's easier for me.

Thank you for everything, for the ride,
for breakfast, for everything.

Whatever happens, I'll never forget
that you're my brother, you know.

What is it ?
Nothing !

I'm glad to see you, that's all.

So how was your day ?

Normal.

There's a new girl in class,
she's called Hélène.

So ?

She's a liar, I don't like her.

You know, sometimes you have to lie.

When I've lied, you've always walloped me hard.

That's true, you're right.

Today I went to Moissay with Uncle Daniel.

Where you were born ?
Yes, where I was born.

It was because your Grand Papa, the Papa
of Uncle Daniel and me...he just died.

Oh !
He was very old, you know.

You must be sad.

Yes. In fact, I don't know.
You don't know if you're sad ?
No.

You'll close up, Monsieur Schwartz ?

The guard arrives at 11 o'clock tonight.

Don't worry, I'm still working.
Thank you, Inès.

See you tomorrow, Monsieur Schwartz.

See you tomorrow.

It wasn't too hard ?

It was just...hard.

He was buried on Tuesday.

You... It wouldn't bother you to come
to the POW ceremony ?

I can't, Sarah has her evening off...

I'm not going to take Te Quiero...

There'll be all the French notables...
and German.

Daniel, listen, if it really makes you happy,
I can try and arrange it with Sarah.

You're kind.
Yes. Not often !

Daniel do you think you still love me ?

Even after my death.

I'm an optimist, I anticipated.

I can see that.

So ?

You've thought ?

Yes.
And what did you decide ?

You leave me little choice.

When you don't have a choice,
life is simpler, right ?

It's having to make choices
which makes a mess in this world.

We're going to do the Yid.... ...to perfection.

We're going to do.... We're going to do.... We're going to do....

We have to hit the Boches wherever we can.
They have to be afraid of us.

In August, Comrades killed an officer
at the Barbès Métro, in Paris...

...another in Tournai, in Belgium...

We're listening...
Excuse me, but I confess I don't understand...

...how killing Boches will
influence things in the USSR.

They'll have to mobilize troops
to maintain order.

Repression here, means fewer
for the Russian front.

It seems the idea comes from
Comrade Stalin himself.

Yes, but it's a thing of terror.
Killing a guy in cold blood !

A German soldier's a worker like us.

A worker in uniform.

You're scared, right ?

Of course I'm scared, but that's not the issue.

Can you, as a militant Internationalist,
kill a worker in cold blood ?

That's true, that's a real issue.

You're both right. That's why the underground
Politburo advocates only shooting officers.

Listen, I joined the Party because it was
the only one opposed to the cost of living,

...the black market, requisitions...

...and called for the return of our prisoners.
but I think Paul is right. You can't do that.

This is the Party Line Comrade.

But we don't follow the Line like sheep.
Especially when it means killing someone.

And the Boches won't ignore it,
they'll shoot the hostages.

It's already happened. A dozen Comrades
were shot in September, in Paris.

How can you defend an action which leads
to execution of one of our Comrades ?

Any of us could be hostage today. You want....

...to carry out an attack that
would send him or her to their death ?

I have to say that...

I think we should vote.

Vote ! We're not among Social Democrats.

This is the Line damn it !

I agree with you.

It's not a procedural matter.
A vote is worthless.

This is war Comrade, the usual rules...
We're all risking our lives, in this business.

These are Actions that we won't
succeed in, unless we're all convinced.

I therefore propose we vote by show of hands.

All right.
But before you vote, listen to me Comrades.

Today much of the population still
thinks the Boches behave correctly.

That the occupation isn't fun,
but it's not serious.

If we kill Boches, they'll shoot more and
more Comrades, but then what will happen ?

Finally people will understand what Nazis
are, and see they shoot Communists !

Then, after a while, I can tell you,
they'll join us in droves.

You talk of our Comrades as if
they were pawns in a chess game.

Comrade Stalin said
"We are all pawns of the revolution."

But the question is, do you stand with
arms folded before the Process of History...

...or do you seize it, like the Bolsheviks
of 1917, as true revolutionaries ?

All the people here, who are true
Communists, must vote for the Party Line.

Comrades it's curfew soon.
We need to decide now

Who's for Action as recommended
by the underground Leadership ?

Four out of nine.

Five out of nine, Comrade.

The motion is adopted.

Those Comrades who don't want to
participate in the Action must now leave.

We'll contact you later.

Have you changed your mind ?

No.

But a true Communist Comrade respects a vote.

Good. Tomorrow we rendez-vous with a
Comrade from Paris to coordinate the Action.

Already !
Yes, the Politburo wants us
to move very quickly.

But, how are we going to do this
without training or money. And unarmed ?

It's with great excitement that we're
gathered here to celebrate the return...

...of our two Villeneuvois who have
returned from a very trying experience.

The joy of their families is our greatest
reward.

And we thank our German friends...

...I say truly our friends, which followed
the constant efforts of Maréchal Pétain,
and the Scapini Mission...

...and made possible this release,
for which we waited months.

We also thank Madame Schwartz, Honourary President
of the Villeneuve Prisoners Organisation...

...who organized the ceremony.

And so my dear friends, enough talk.
I offer all of you a toast of friendship...

...to celebrate the return of our two prisoners,
a return which we all hope will lead to others....

Welcome back, my friends.
You need to rest. Relax.

Children, would you like to eat ?

Excuse me. Excuse me. Excuse me. Do you mind ?

Thank you.

I thought you were not very 'Official' ?

Only for special occasions.

Tell me, are you interested in painting, or...

Yes. Yes, I like it. I took drawing classes
when young and dreamed of being a painter.

...in another life, of course.

In another life, I'd have seen you as a model.

You see, you're blushing.

It's the alcohol !

Right now, in my office, I have two
exceptional paintings, a Marique and Mouzon.

A Marique !

Do you want to see it ?

All goes well, my darling ?

Yes. I'm discussing painting with Herr Muller.

Painting ! Oh, then I'll bow out.

Excuse me.

You promised to be here !
Well, I'm here.

Have you seen the time ?

Excuse me.

Is this Spanish ?
This is new, don't you think ?

Yes.

Raymond. Hey, how are you ?
Fine, and you ?

Yes.
Well, that's good.

My compliments, Madame Schwartz.
Oh, I haven't offered my condolences,
I'm sorry for you.

Please.
Thank you.

His father died this afternoon.
My condolences.
Thank you.

Docteur, I'm sorry. I don't feel very well.

It must be the champagne.

No. I've had stomach pain since this morning.

Come with me, I'll open an office.

Excuse me.

In the afternoon, about three o'clock.
Yes, well I don't know if I can.....

Well, when you know, call me.

So you think it's not appendicitis ?

For now, I don't know.

Have you hurt like this for long ?

A few days, but it's getting worse and worse.

When I press here ?
I feel nothing.

And here ?

I may be going to hurt you a little.

I can assure you, you don't have appendicitis.
You have nothing, no disease.

Good

When was your last period ?

I think you're pregnant.

Subtitles by Rod Clarke.
Whitby, Ont. March 2014.