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Shut up! Dirty cabot!

Shut up !

My poor, we make you miseries.

Why throw stones to the prisoner's dog

he did not do anything to you!

He does not stop yelling ...

That's not a reason.

If that's a reason. I can not anymore. I can not sleep anymore ...

All day and all night he's mouthing!

It's because he's unhappy.

I do not give a damn!

Follow me, paul.

Ah, my commander. Hello.

Hello.

Where is the manager's office?

Second on the left, my commander.

Adjutant Chief Dujeux. At your orders my commander.

Why does he bark like that dog?

It's the detainee's dog, my commander.

Ah, the famous dog.

How many prisoners do you have at the moment ?

One only. my commander.

Tell me, did you go to war?

Certainly my commander I was a hunter.

Wounded twice ...

The first on the shoulder, and the second on the ... on the marl.

That's why... - Yes.

Tell me, there is a hotel not far away?

The travelers' hotel ... At two steps.

At 100 meters in the main square.

Well it's simple huh, but ... - It will be fine.

Paul ... go book two rooms at this hotel, and drop off the luggage.

And I come back to get you?

Not useless, I'll go on foot.

At your orders my commander.

Will you show me the way?

At your orders my commander. - Well, let's go see the inmate.

And he yells at night too, this dog?

The night too, yes.

Neighborhood people do not say anything?

Oh ... there are not many people in the neighborhood since the war.

And then I think ...

except your respect, my commander,

they remember that these cells

were full of guys ...

who went to court because that they wanted to save their skin.

And that means that people take the prisoner's party?

Hmm ... not him in particular, but ...

you understand, it's the last one.

And then, his dog story ... it softens the world.

It's here.

Go stand there!

Take care of yourself !

It's going well Dujeux, You can dispose.

Well my commander.

I am Squadron Leader Lantier du Grez

in charge of judging your case.

Stay like this, it does not bother me.

Good.

Morlac.

Jacques.

Farmer in the civil.

Mobilized in May 1915.

Hmm ... that's it ...

We first consider you no doubt a breadwinner

which gave you a break.

Then affected in Champagne ...

and after you have been appointed with your unit,

to join the army of the East.

Arrived at Thalamite in June 1916.

Hmm ...

I have never found it very obvious, me, this campaign in the Balkans.

We on the Somme,

we have always considered the types of the army of the East,

like hiding sweet on the beaches.

Good...

And it's there that you you are distinguished?

Congratulations...

It really took an action of a exceptional bravery, no?

To be awarded the Legion of Honour.

Especially to a mere corporal ...

You have something to be proud of, right?

Finally I do not understand that a guy who received the legion of honor

can be guilty of this which is blamed on him today.

I guess you were drunk ...

Hmm?

The war has shaken us all.

it happens that our memories we catch up.

And to escape them we drink a shot ...

A shot too much.

That's surely it.

So apologize, express sincere repentance

and we will not go further.

I was not drunk, and I regret nothing.

and nobody will make me excuse myself.

It's been a long time since you have this dog?

From the beginning.

Since the beginning of what?

Since the gendarmes have come to get me.

You're not offering me a cigarette?

I only have tobacco.

So then we regrouped you in Nevers.

To take a train to the East.

And the dog?

Your name ? - Morlac.

Shoe size ? - 42.

Your name ? - Juliot.

Shoe size ? - 43.

Your name ? - Mandin.

Shoe size ? - 42.

Go, get along a bit!

What are you doing?

Go!

Come !

Come on, come on!

Yeah...

I spent part of the war with the English in the Somme.

and many had dogs

When I was charged with your business, I thought of them again.

Basically ... you created with this beast, a companion-in-arms relationship.

and that will count in my report, you will have an indulgence.

I do not want you to write that, it's wrong !

I will never sign.

Slowly Morlac, what is he doing to you?

What I did was against the policies.

Profiteers who send others to be killed in their place!

Heroism, bravery, patriotism ...

there are still unfortunate people who believe in this bullshit.

What you say is unacceptable.

You insult the Nation, it is unacceptable. - The nation ?

I gave him too much to this one.

That's enough.

Let's stop for today.

So...

the travelers' hotel, after the big square. You will fall on it.

You must be thirsty, you, by force to bark like that.

Huh?

Come on, come on.

Yes...

Hmm ...

It's chicory, real coffee we can not find any.

Norbert Quériel, confessed ...

Commander Lantier of Grez, military judge.

You are here for Morlac.

Yes indeed. You know him ?

Because of my job, and unfortunately my age I know everyone in this city,

and even in the region ...

When I saw them go by July 14 with his dog,

I was far from suspecting the rest ...

What did you think?

Very surprised, I was not expecting not at a single stroke

Before the war, he was a guy without story, a guy like the others.

He received instruction?

Not too much ... after the communal school, he went to the fields to help his father.

He had friends?

Some peasants like him, they get found the market days,

or from time to time in balls ...

Finally I think, but ... we can not know everything.

No political commitment?

Not that I know, but you know here, people vote like priests ...

And no woman?

I think so.

So you who know everyone,

you must know who it is.

Valentine, Valentine Duprin ...

She lives on the edge from the hamlet of Les Loges.

She has family?

They all died in a measles epidemic ...

but she has a child.

Oh, how old are you?

Three years I think.

He's from Morlac?

I do not know.

We can not know everything.

Have a nice day. - Likewise.

Gentlemen ...

A package of gray, please,

and rolling paper.

That's it, sir ... uh ... Captain ... - Commanding officer.

And give me a lighter of tinder too.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Goodbye gentlemen.

It's the military judge. He is there for Morlac it seems.

It does not seem to be a joke.

Poor Morlac.

Poor Morlac, poor Morlac. He had not than not to do the fun

He can still whine now.

Oh, if he's not cheating, it's okay, it's a bacon head, Morlac.

It's like for the dog, he does not stop yelling

How is she called already, the little that he frequented Morlac?

Valentine. They have a kid.

Between them? - A 3, 4 ... Maybe more. Who knows.

Shut up then.

If we talked about your women like that, in your back, huh?

Ah ... do not annoy Mathilde ... Go back to us rather.

Go, stand up Morlac. Take care of yourself...

Things are going well. Thank you Dujeux.

Are you a little calmer?

Can we resume?

We stayed ... You went to the East.

What happened there?

We were taught to to become good soldiers.

Good cannon fodder.

And after, direct to the pipe break.

Damn, your dog is the best.

You had a permission in the first six months.

Yes.

You came here? - Hmm.

With your dog.

No, he stayed there.

The guys took care of kui.

Then, then, you were assigned for the army of the East,

and you embarked on a military boat.

No, it was not a military boat it was a requisitioned cargo ship.

Hey, Morlac ... Look at your dog.

Bravo.

Here, gift. - Beuh ...

Go, lie down.

And the officers accepted the presence of the dog?

The officers, we did not see them.

They were in the square not to show up.

The sub-off, so ...

The sub-off ...

It suited them well that the dog do a little cleaning in the holds.

And arrived at Salonika, How did it go?

A funny place.

I think I've never seen so much Gules different.

There are French, English, Italians, Greeks ...

more Serbs, Senegalese,

Armenians, Albanians, Turks ...

and even Annamites.

But it's still a general French who commanded.

Commanded?

Commanded what? Nobody spoke the same language.

Nobody knew what he had to do.

We stayed on the port for a few days, time to land everything.

with old cranes that were stuck everywhere.

He does not walk your thing.

Hold.

Thank you.

There were the officers who were fidgeting on their horses

They gave orders, and then counter-orders.

Nobody understood anything anymore.

In the end, we left without even know where we were going.

Everyone quickly understood.

When we met the poor guys who came back from the front ...

With them, they sent us at the butcher shop.

Oh, you're a good morning commander. The room is not open yet.

But sit there, I prepare you breakfast.

Thank you.

The hamlet of Les Loges, do you know?

It's on the road to St Amand, that.

Can I walk?

On foot, it's a bit far, but if you want ...

I lend you the bike of my late husband

but it will be necessary to raise one's saddle because he was smaller than you.

Sir! Sir ...

Excuse me. The hamlet of Les Loges, is it there?

The hamlet of the lodges, at the top left! - Thank you.

Sir ... - Hello.

Are you Valentine Duprin?

Yes it's me. Why ?

I am the judge instructed to instruct the case of Jacques Morlac.

I would have suspected it. - Can we talk about it?

In the shade...

Come.

Sit.

It's just syrup. - It will be fine.

Thank you.

Tell me.

It's true that your family has been swept away by a measles epidemic?

My mother was a doctor, yes.

And your father?

He died as well ... but not measles.

So you came here at the death of your parents. But why here?

Here, I have my garden, my goats ...

Neither God nor master. Do you understand that?

Hmm ...

Since when do you know Jacques Morlac?

Is it you Jacques Morlac?

Yes why ?

I was told that you were selling hay. - Yes.

I need it for my goats.

It was my father Lachaise,

Now that he's dead, I must find elsewhere.

How much do you need?

A little cart.

You bring it to me?

Hmm ...

Where ?

The hamlet of the lodges you know?

Yes.

When you're there, you turn right, my house, she is after.

I will find.

See you tomorrow.

See you tomorrow...

Where are you going, dressed like that?

Deliver hay!

You get dressed on Sunday to deliver hay.

Yeah, it's more serious.

Walk.

Serious ... Hmm.

Oooh ...

You always dress like that to deliver hay?

You always wear a white coat to work on your garden?

You must be thirsty with this heat.

We'll put the hay back later.

What's his name ? - His name is not.

He has no name?

I give him food, I give him caresses, I do not know

but I did not want to to give it a name

Do you live alone here?

Yes why ?

They are not your parents?

They are dead.

Ah! Sorry.

You like to read ?

It depends.

Have you read the three musketeers?

No, well ... not yet.

Read it, you'll like it.

I only have syrup.

Ah. if you have only syrup, go for syrup then.

You do not want to take off your jacket, you will be more comfortable.

Yes.

He will not bite me, at least no?

I do not know, he'll see.

I'll be back tomorrow to tidy up the hay. Hmm?

Valentine!

It's enough Louis, I know it's you!

Do not force me to go yet to complain to the gendarmes.

It was you... - Who is this Louis?

He's a bit of a simpleton who lives in the wood next door.

Oh yes okay.

It is not dangerous but he tried to kiss me ...

Oh, that's normal, huh?

I liked it, the three musketeers.

Have you read a bit?

I read it in full.

In full, liar.

Ben go ahead, ask me a question ...

Who is Madame Bonacieux?

D'Artagnan's love. Go another one.

Wait to see ...

Milady de Winter?

Ah it's a beautiful bitch that one.

Do you like beautiful bitches, huh?

Stopped.

Stopped...

Wait, wait, wait ...

I'll make you read something more serious.

Oh?

Hey, do you want to read that one?

The Sufferings of the young Werther.

Human life is a dream

Others have said it before me, but this idea follows me everywhere.

We are exhausting all our forces to meet needs.

and these needs only tend to prolong our miserable existence.

That's right what he says, right?

I do not know ... I do not understand everything.

It's Goethe, a German writer.

This book was to my father.

He was German too, and Jewish.

The priest told us about it once, to the cathedicism of the Jews.

So forget what he told you,

the priests is not the best placed to talk about the Jews.

Did you read them all? - Almost.

You learned a lot of things.

Yes not bad.

And me that I do not know anything ... It does not bother you ?

No, it does not bother me.

What bothers me is that you go away.

Tomorrow I will tell my mother that I come to live here.

She will agree?

I have to tell him, not to ask him.

... it is indeed very disturbing but nothing is decided yet

Two small goats, but not too dry.

But if, yes, I tell you. Georges knows the sous préfet, he confirmed everything to him.

Is it safe then?

We can not still to sit idly by

and let the Germans do what they want.

No doubt, but ... the war?

Do not worry. It will not last long Colonel XXX told us

Whoever came to dinner at home before yesterday?

That's my darling. He told us in 3 weeks our cavalry will be in Berlin.

Three weeks ?

Chef Gabarre ...

What is Valentine? The simplet has still bothered you?

No, it's not about that.

It's true that the war will be declared?

Oh, I'm not in high spheres, me.

Do not tell me stories. Answer me.

The order of mobilization will be displayed general tomorrow morning.

Oooh ...

Go.

So ? You sold well?

What is happening ?

What do you have ?

Tomorrow is the general mobilization, you have to hide.

Where ? Under your skirts?

It's not funny, they will come and pick you up.

Anyway, I am a breadwinner.

But they will take all the men if the war does not stop.

Calm down... Calm down.

She has not started yet war, huh?

Hush, calm down, go ...

Alons, let's go, calm down.

I do not want you to go away.

But I'm here...

I was in town ...

So what ?

The news is not good.

The boches still resist. Months that it lasts.

Generals want more men.

All the men...

I will be mobilized Valentine ...

Valentine.

It will not be long, it's just story of a few months.

We are more numerous than them, they will not hold.

Valentine ...

Valentine.

Wait, where are you going?

Oooh ...

Morlac!

I arrive...

And US ! And US ?

Oh oh, oh, your mouths!

Shut up !

Hi gang of cons - Hi guy.

Do you know what he's accused of?

Yes I know, but I do not see why we want to hurt him for nonsense.

Especially after giving him the Legion of Honour

An outrage to the nation, you call that a stupidity?

It's true we could take account his merits in combat

but for that he would have to apologize.

Let him say that he had drunk,

or find another reason, I do not know.

He refuses?

Not only does he refuse,

but he aggravates his case by holding irresponsible remarks.

Sorry, excuse me.

That's it, it's arranged.

You know, the Morlac case,

it's probably one of the last which I will have to deal with.

So maybe it's selfish

but if I managed to save him I would leave relieved.

But he is stubborn to want to be condemned

He does that why?

That's why I came to see you.

For you to help me.

And I have an indiscreet question.

Tell me.

This little boy is his? - Yes.

He knows he has a son?

I wrote to him, but I did not get an answer.

Maybe he did not receive the letter!

My respects my commander.

Chief Marshal Gabarre.

Hello chef.

You're in luck.

You have a moment? - At your orders my commander.

Come with me.

There you are, two halves.

Anything other ladies?

You knew him, you this Morlac before his shot of brilliance?

A funny guy. - Funny how?

I would not know how to tell you my commander, but ...

not very sociable, we could barely see him.

And Valentine Duprin?

Ah this one is another matter.

His father was a German Jew.

In addition he was a member of the Workers' International.

He was a mad pacifist.

He was arrested, and uh ...

he died in Angers prison ...

Tuberculosis I believe.

And his mother ?

She was a girl from here.

She went to Paris learn sewing.

This is where she met the immigrant.

You want to be useful to me? - Ah yes my commander.

Try to find out why Morlac does not have been seeing Valentine since he came back

It will not be easy. - No, I'm counting on you.

If you learn something, come see me.

Commanding officer...

Are you still there? huh?

You're more stubborn than your master ...

Huh?

So what ?

If you want him to come out ...

you make him understand that he must apologize.

Hey, and like that, you will leave together.

Oh Valentine,

Chef Gabarre ...

I spoke with Judge Lantier

you should trust him.

He is an understanding man, he only asks for one thing,

release Morlac ...

and Morlac absolutely wants let him be condemned.

You know why ?

No.

You're sure ? - Yes.

He came to see you Morlac, when he was demobilized?

It does not concern you.

Oh ... you should not answer me like that Valentine.

I'm trying to fix things, that's all.

It's our story, it's no one's watching.

Yeah.

The 14th of July, why did you come to see the parade?

Like that, like everyone.

You're sure it's not Morlac what did you want to see?

I do not know maybe.

Do you want to tell me anything?

No.

Nothing at all.

What's the matter ?

Where is the dog ?

The dog uh ...

Yes, where is he?

Earlier he was lying in the corner from the street, my commander

he was at the end of the roller, I thought he was tired

Where is he ?

At the old house, at the corner of the street, I will show you.

That's it, it's in the street, on the left the first house.

I came to see the dog ...

You have seen in what state he has put himself. The poor beast.

Bark like that, without stopping under the heat, it exhausts.

What he needs ...

it's water, to drink and eat, that is all.

And as soon as he gets better, he will leave to bawl in front of the prison!

These military scoundrels ...

He spat in his face, the Morlac. So they take revenge.

All the clique ...

The generals and their cannon merchants.

All those who sent our little guys from the country to death.

Like my son,

and my three little sons ...

Every four ?

Yes.

The same year.

In 15.

It is sad...

If they condemn that one, they will do a great injustice.

But they are not that close.

Wood, my little wood.

Yes, drink my little one, wood.

But who are you?

A friend. - Of the dog ?

From the dog and ... from his master.

Excuse me, I have to go. Thanks again...

for him.

You have some funny friends.

I give you the 15th.

Good day commander.

Sorry for interrupting Paul, but drive me to the prison

At your orders my commander.

Perrine ... - Yes Madam.

Go stand Morlac. Take care of yourself.

It's going well Dujeux. You can dispose.

I warn you today it will be longer.

How long are you stayed on the front?

One year.

A year of suffering for nothing.

Offensive lousy ...

malaria, dysentery ...

And what did he spent then in 17?

The Bulgarians who were in front had become stronger,

so we buried ourselves

Hmm ... Like in France what ...

Trenches, casemates,

There were others Allied troops with you?

Yes.

Wait, I show you.

We were there ...

On our left there were the Annamites ...

You realize, the unfortunate ones ... what were they doing there?

With the cold they became gray they moved more ...

There, there were the Bulgarians ... in front,

and right here, the Russians.

On the other hand, they winter, they know.

The lines were almost touching.

I remember, there was a dog ...

So, it attracted my dog ​​... he went to see her ...

and then one day, I followed him.

It's okay ?

The Russians are Russians.

Go! Come !

It's your dog ?

Yes ... Do you speak French?

Yes a bit...

What are they singing?

There are revolts everywhere in the country

the workers, the women, the chiefs ...

and sometimes also among peasants ...

here as there, it's always war.

Too many laws and too much misery

It's like home.

Listen! Listen!

The Czar has been knocked down!

The revolution is on !

The Czar is arrested!

What is happening ?

The Czar! It's finish !

The Czar has abdicated. - Abdique?

At the revolution! To victory!

Cheers!

Cheers !

The revolution my son!

Me, you see ... it's mostly for him I'm happy

For his life who will be more beautiful than ours?

And you ? Do you have children?

Yes...

A son.

I can not stand this hole anymore.

Can not we go to the yard?

Yeah, that's it, let's get some fresh air.

We will go to the courtyard.

But my commander, the regulations ... - It's me the regulation.

Come on Morlac.

And how did the Russians learned the fall of the tsar?

You told me that you were cut off from the world.

Not the Bulgarians.

They received the news, and passed them to the Russians.

While they were face to face in the trenches?

Yeah, it's cousins ​​these guys. Russian, Bulgarian ...

Besides, that's what triggered everything. - Triggered ... how?

Ah ... you can not understand.

We were deep in hell ...

and at the same time, somewhere, a people had got rid of a tyrant.

It was necessary to continue the revolution.

Not only in Russia, but everywhere, we had to finish the job.

And the first thing to do it was to stop this war.

Your revolution, it has a name, it's called a mutiny.

No...

You see, you do not understand. No...

Not if it was on both sides of the front.

Fraternization, that's what was needed.

It's ambitious, but not very realistic, no?

And your officers, they were the same ideas?

No.

They had not been told.

They were not of our class.

So what was your plan?

It was not complicated.

The Russians, with a lot of Bulgarians, they were acquired by the cause.

At the signal, everyone had to go out trenches

and shake hands with those across the way.

There would be movement like this everywhere on the Eastern front, and also in France.

Fraternize... Say "Shit" to this war.

Get out of our rat holes.

Standing up, you understand that, standing up.

To be men, finally men.

And finally how did it go?

It was planned for September 12 at 4 o'clock in the morning.

A little before sunrise, for no stay too long in the dark.

The signal was the International.

The Bulgarians had to start to sing,

and we, the French, and the Russians we would resume in chorus.

At 4 o'clock.

When we heard their voices who sang opposite,

you can not know what it did to us.

It was everyone's skin ...

A few minutes before we were ready to fraternize,

and here we kill each other with the bayonet, in close combat.

It was awful.

All because of a dog.

He, all he knew, it was because the enemy was opposite.

After an hour they were sunk.

The gunners from home started to to shoot us without knowing we were

already in the Bulgarian lines.

They did not miss us, these cons ...

This is where I got my wound.

That's it, it's him.

In the first line,

Corporal Jacques Morlac,

personally put out of action 9 enemy infantrymen.

This heroic action marked the beginning counter-offensive

victorious of our troops.

On behalf of the President of the Republic, and by virtue of the powers conferred upon me

we make you Knight of the Legion of Honour.

Hurry up! Hurry up!

Attention! Over here!

Come. Follow me.

I wanted a long time for my dog.

Long time... I would have killed him even.

But all of a sudden I understood ...

He was the hero.

Loyal until death, brave, without mercy for the enemies.

My legion of honor, he deserved it.

When I understood that, I did not want it anymore.

He had obeyed his nature.

He had an excuse.

But those who sent us to the massacre, they did not have any.

Their quotes, their medals ...

all that was for us to go to fight like dogs.

Well then...

you look better, huh?

She has taken you back, the old woman, there.

Yeah.

Yeah, you're sick of it.

And me too.

There is more for a long time.

Come on ...

Do not worry...

Louis!

Do not try to save yourself, I'll know always where to find you.

Approach.

Always so agile eh!

Show what you're hiding there.

Ah ... bravo. It's beautiful trout.

Good Louis ...

Are you still going to see her, Valentine?

No.

I swear, no.

Do not swear Louis, I know you're lying.

It's stronger than you.

Note, if you do not bother him anymore, you can watch her from time to time

... but from a distance.

Good Louis, you'll have to help me.

You owe me that, right?

I've got you out of the muddy enough not true ?

Morlac, you know him.

He went to war.

All the better. - Yeah, he's gone.

But he came back ... And that you know it.

Yes, Louis, you know it.

You'll see Valentine every day ... Even maybe more than usual.

In the morning you put yourself in the woods above his vegetable garden

to see her when she looks at his vegetables.

And in the evening, you go behind the house

to watch for her when she will milk his goats.

I am no longer. - I believe you Louis. But think about it ...

Since he came back of the war, Morlac

did you see her at Valentine's? - I dunno.

You do not tell me stories Louis. That's enough.

He came yes or no?

Yes ! - It was when ?

I do not know the dates, me ...

Before the parade. - Good.

Did you talk to him? - No.

Ben then explain yourself what was he doing ?

He was hiding.

But I hide better ... He did not see me.

He was looking at the kid. - The kid ?

He must not have seen it so far.

One day, he was close ...

Really, but then Valentine saw it.

No, she could not.

She was milking the goats.

Fellow !

This is the only time you saw him? - No.

Another time I saw him.

When she was fat.

Big ? Pregnant?

Jacques ...

Jacques stop.

Leave me !

You're crazy!

I'll explain to you Jacques!

Jacques!

Jacques ...!

You're sure you're not buying anything Louis ... - I am not lying.

Yes I believe you.

And I hope that says true.

Commanding officer !

My commander !

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!

Oh oh oh !

It's more than your age, this kind of exercise.

Thank you my commander.

I was looking for you, I have something new.

Tell me.

Morlac came back when she was pregnant.

He had another permission then. Yes...

Yes, three days for burial from his mother.

He must have been to see Valentine

Yes, but... when he arrived...

There was a guy out there who was doing his toilet.

On it, there is Valentine coming out, and Morlac is gone again.

Are you sure what you are saying? - Oh, my commander.

Its a good job.

I will report to your superiors. Thank you Chef.

Thank you my commander.

Valentine?

What are you doing here ?

I would like to talk to you.

Come, I invite you to dinner. - No no.

But if, come on ...

Come on...

When I met Jacques, he was barely out of his farm.

But we would not have said a peasant.

There are beings like that.

He was naive though.

He did not understand the seriousness of what happened when the war broke out.

So I tried to explain to him.

I even made him read some books.

Eat a little ... Go!

At first he had trouble, and that's for me to please him that he put himself in it.

It was his way to tell me that he loved me.

And he left with one or two books when he was mobilized.

And with my dog.

It may sound weird, but when this beast

followed Jacques to the war, I was happy

At least he took a little of me.

He wrote to you? - At first, almost every week.

And one day he came on leave.

The man is good of course.

What with Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

It means that it is society which makes the man bad.

In the end the man is good, is that it? - In sum, yes.

So what ?

He did not have to see the war closely, he ...

It is in war that men show their true nature.

We kill each other, we gorge each other smells of gangrene,

dead people drying on the barbed wire ...

putrefaction.

All the smells of a shit war ...

And how long did he stay?

Two weeks. just the time to be pregnant.

I knew it was going to happen, I wanted it.

But I did not tell him right away ... I waited to be sure.

Webert. - Yes.

Morlac. - Yeah.

Thistle. - Yeah.

Guillot. - Yeah.

Three weeks she put to arrive my letter.

With their censorship at the con.

What do you have ? you look like anything.

I'm going to be a father.

Congratulations, old man, it must be celebrate.

Yeah.

When I see in what a world I balance it ...

Poor kid.

Yeah.

How are you going to call him?

He wrote to me that he was happy.

And he asked me to call the child Mary if it was a girl

and Jules if it was a boy.

Later it was difficult.

I was alone with this child who was coming.

I wrote to my godfather an old pacifist

who supported activists who had deserted

I told him I was a volunteer to host one.

Since I was pregnant, he could help me

for the garden and goats

He sent me a young guy who needed to hide.

And you wrote it to Morlac?

I would have done better that would have avoided ... - Let him discover it himself.

How do you know ?

Because I knew he had another permission

and that he had seen him leave your house.

I assure you sir,

there was never anything between this boy and me.

I never stopped thinking about Jacques, I only loved him.

He is the only one I love.

Sometimes at night, I go out in the cold and I shout his name.

As if he were going to appear, to come to me.

You take me for a crazy one.

Not at all.

And he never wrote to you again after? - Never.

You told him the birth of your son?

Yes, I even did a photo in town.

I sent him. I never knew if he had received it.

And at the end of the war?

I did not see him again until he did this scandal and stop it.

You went to visit him in prison?

Obviously several times, but he does not want to see me.

And your dog, why do you left him there?

I tried to take him home, but he did not want ...

Hello Mrs. Charizot!

I beg you, sir.

Tell him he's coming back, with us, we wait for it.

Stop talking about my wife, huh!

My respects, madam.

It's more possible!

Well, you do not have to. It was not necessary to do it.

So now that's enough, you're leaving.

Oh, Mrs. Charizot just a little kir, a sweetness.

I did not pay my bills, I will have to send the note.

Yes, that's it, I'll send it to your father. Go outside!

Outside !

Outside...!

Good evening Mr. Quériel ...

Good evening Perrine.

Ah, good evening Paul, good evening miss.

Did we go for a walk?

Yes my commander.

You're right, it's warmer outside only inside.

See you young people tomorrow.

Good evening commander.

You can not sleep. Ah, it's too hot.

Me, that does not bother me. Anyway I sleep little.

It's strange, when you think about it in short ...

We do the same job, you and me.

The same job? - The justice pardi.

I'm confessed, you're a judge ...

we are two wheels of justice.

Justice ?

Before the war I was a young career military, idealistic

Honor, tradition, country ... I believed in all that.

Hmm ...

It is at this time that I should have been a judge.

I would have condemned men without hesitation.

You would have been right,

that's how it must be.

Justice is there to protect society.

To protect her from whom?

Who is guilty? Who is innocent?

It is true that it is difficult to judge, There is always...

a share of innocence in the culprit,

and guilt in the innocent.

Ben you know it's very beautiful what you say.

Innocence in the culprit, and guilt in the innocent.

Totally incomprehensible, but very beautiful ... Good evening.

Similarly.

Paul.

You will pick up my suitcase in my room, and you will charge the car.

I think we'll leave in the afternoon.

Enjoy the morning to say goodbye.

Hmm? And then you will come pick me up at the prison.

Well my commander.

This may be the last time see you and me, hmm?

Yeah...

I'll miss you ... yeah

Hello, - Hello.

Go get the prisoner.

I will finish my interrogation in your office.

But my commander, the regulation is formal, it does not allow ...

I already told you to forget the rule...

So do what I ask you. - But I do not have the right.

So I'll go myself.

But my commander ...

Morlac ... Please follow me.

Sit there Morlac.

Leave us alone Dujeux.

But my commander ... - Come on ...

He is moving this dog.

If he barks like that, it's because he know that you are there.

Good...

Let's take the facts who are reproached to you.

We come to the end of this instruction.

Good.

Everything happened on July 14, 1919, on the main square.

Who is it?

I do not know ...

On behalf of the President of the Republic

to reward your blind obedience,

your submission to the powerful

and your most bestial intincts who make you ... a hero,

I make you... Knight of the Legion of Honour !

He is a mad !

Gendarmes, stop this man!

Leave it!

Leave it!

You see that he does not do not know what he's doing!

Jacques, no! Tell them Jacques! Tell them !

Tell them ! Jacques!

Let go!

Lachez it ...!

Do you know what such an act can you cost?

Ben go ahead, shoot me.

You wanted to see me, my commander? - Yes Lantier.

For the execution of the Marsel deserter,

it's Warrant Officer Picard who will command the platoon.

You will attend, as representative of the council of war.

Make sure everything goes fast, well.

Can I refuse my commander?

Yes...

If you want to find yourself on the wrong side of the rifles.

No mood, Lantier.

And do not shit me in the boots, it's not the moment. You can dispose.

At your orders my commander.

So what did I say? how many men are there?

A Senegalese company.

In play!

Fire!

I will tell you a confidence Morlac, we are starting to know each other well ...

Everything opposes us ...

I entered the war by vocation,

and you by obligation.

And poutant these four years have brought us closer.

Four years living in the casemates,

to receive on the head the same shells,

to count our dead,

it costs me to say it Morlac, but I give you reason ...

it was necessary to stop this war.

By cons this ridiculous scene,

this outrage to the nation, we can not accept it.

And we must accept that we are thrown medals, like bones to dogs.

You thought maybe you were going reverse the established order

by decorating your dog of the legion of honor?

You did not think so that your little burst of radiance

was going to change the face of the world? - It was a start.

I will tell you why you have committed this act.

Go ahead, I'm listening.

Because you wanted to do hurt Valentine.

Why would I hurt him?

Because you thought that she had deceived you ...

You find that good, you?

Deceive a man who went to war?

Are you sure she deceived you? - I saw it.

No. - I saw it !

No ! You believed it ...

But you have not seen it. And you ran away.

There is something else that distinguish animals ...

it's pride ...

The real reason for your driving, it is your pride.

Instead of going to watch Valentine in eyes and ask him the truth,

you preferred to make a scandal ...

and this scandal was for her, against her.

It's not true. - If it is true.

I told you that I could try to understand Morlac,

but not on it. I'm not here in that case.

And since my superiors have left free to judge you,

that's my decision.

You will go see Valentine, and you will listen until the end.

And you will be ashamed to have judged her so badly, and so fast.

Because you think she's going to welcome me with open arms?

You do not know women, you ...

Because you know them, you? Huh?

How many did you know?

And you ?

A little more than you, no doubt. With time.

Well, this case is closed.

You will have some papers to sign, and then, well ... well ...

You are free.

I will not go ...

It's too late.

Goodbye Morlac ...

Are you coming to say goodbye?

I would have taken you, you know?

Go, go find your master. Go.

Come on, let's go Paul.

Come on, come on. Come.

Excuse my indiscretion my commander, but I wanted to ask you if ...

finally ... if your business ended well.

Yes...

I hope so.

And yours Paul? With the girl?

Yes, I have the impression ... we hope to see each other again.

It's good.