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[dramatic music]

[gentle music]

Good morning, sir.

Still faithful.

And after all these, years.

I'm glad to see you. here again!

Shall I help you?

Thank you!

That's fine.

Dear Maxime, how are. you? I'm so very happy. to see you!

You're one of my dearest friends, you know!

The oldest!

Or the last!

[suspenseful music]

I won't hide my thoughts from you.

Our world is steeped in unconsciousness and ignorance.

You know my attachment to values and the principle of reason.

Depravity,

Indignity,

Idleness,

General stubbornness ingrained in every nook and cranny.

We've gone too far.

Not everything is equal.

I'm so happy to see this house again.

It's a great pleasure to come here! Every time!

There,

Used to be a whole world here.

There used to be public speaking competitions.

Speakers.

Musicians,

Theatrical performances.

Nothing is serious anymore.

Thank you Maxime, for those words.

Rachel Dumoulin, I'm not here at the moment, leave me a message.

Hello Rachel, I wanted to know if you received the information about Anna Roussel, who committed suicide in prison last night.

Since you're her lawyer, they need some information, and I know you were close to her. I hope you're okay. Goodbye.

Don't judge me Rachel!

Help me! Rachel.

I can still feel your skin on mine.

I can still hear your voice echoing in my head.

[birds chirping]

[soft music]

Hello!

Hello Baptiste. It's me, Rachel.

Yes!

I'd like to talk to my mother.

I've been trying to get in touch with her since this morning. I'm worried.

What are you worried about?

I don't see how that any of your business.

I need to talk to my mother right now.

One minute.

Rachel.

Hello, mother.

Rachel!

Why are you calling me?

She's dead.

Anna Roussel,

she's dead.

I don't know what to do. I'm lost.

I need your help.

I'm going to arrange her funeral.

Why are you doing that?

Why are you going to pay for a monster's funeral?

[waves crashing]

[piano music]

Hello Rachel, my darling.

I'm not bothering you?

I give a dinner I have a speech to work.

I have some friends. Those who still believe in righteousness.

Tell me, You wanted to talk to me!

I've decided to defend Anna Roussel.

What's that all about, The case is indefensible!

You want to defend this poor girl!

But this case is indefensible. It's a story of lousy with lousy people!

This is not what you think! She's not like that!

It's people are screwed up before the court, they are born in the filth, they will die in the filth!

And you will not make a career and you will have no power!

She needs help.

Don't have any illusions. They won't make anything out of what you give them.

You're wasting your time.

You are my obsession.

I wondered what you were doing in your cell at night.

What you were thinking.

Whether you were thinking about me.

How you were feeling.

Our story began one April day in.

You were my first important case.

And the thought of meeting you terrified me.

Hello. I'm Rachel Dumoulin. Rachel! I'm your lawyer.

We were in an old annexe.

There were problems with hygiene,

And the whole prison stank.

I'd like to ask you a few questions.

First of all I wanted to say thank you.

You're welcome!

I'm here to help you,

So the best thing to do is tell me the story.

You want me to tell you the whole story

And then what?

What are you going to do with my story?

I wish I wasn't the one who did this. I wish I wasn't one who did it.

I wish I could wake up I wish I could leave this nightmare

I was attracted to you.

In spite of the guard who was watching us.

As soon as you looked at me, as soon as you spoke to me.

You surrendered yourself to me.

I worked in a supermarket and I rented a studio next to the station.

When I was a child, I had a recurring dream.

I was locked up all night, alone in a shop, a big shop.

I would walk through the aisles and I could eat whatever I wanted.

I could stuff myself.

With all the food.

All the food I lacked, I had it right in front of me.

I didn't think that as an adult I would spend my days stacking the food shelves.

I think I've been a good person.

I've done everything that was asked of me. All my life. I've done everything that was expected of me.

I've always been solitary, quite docile.

Every little bit of comfort was hard-earned.

I'd spent so much time forgetting my past that.

I found myself, completely alone.

Without anyone,

Without seeing anyone,

Without talking to anyone,

Without a life.

There was just me, alone.

I was waiting for the future to open up, to bring me comfort.

He actually smiled at me. We spoke.

He suggested we meet again, I accepted. We exchange numbers.

I did not sleep a night! I only thought about this meeting!

I felt like I was a woman.

This moment is starting to fade. He is beginning to fade from my memory.

I can't remember the details any more.

On TV they said sexual assault and murder!

[indistinct chatter]

I was early,

I waited on the promenade.

I thought... That he wouldn't come, that he changed his mind.

I wanted him.

The humiliation came over me, and I felt as if my head was going to explode.

I don't know anymore. It wasn't me any more

They weren't my arms any more, tey weren't my hands any more.

I didn't feel my strength increasing tenfold.

It lasted a long time,

I feel as if it's still going on.

I feel as if time has stood still here in this place,

On this beach

With this body shaking

Hello.

Hello,

I've come to see, Anna Roussel.

I've brought you some clothes

Yes.

Thank you,

I'll take care of it.

I'll prepare the room for you to see the body,

This afternoon if that suits you.

I want to see it

I'm sorry, I must insist,

You can come back this afternoon.

By mid-afternoon, the body will be available to see in the funeral parlour.

Can I wait here?

Yes, of course. Please.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Don't judge me, Rachel

Help me, Rachel!

Well, Anna,

I'm here.

I never imagined this story would end here.

I've listened to your whole life, your whole story.

Like a child who listens to a story.

Carefully.

I approached him,

I just wanted him to breathe again.

I lay down alongside him.

I don't know how long, enough to feel the cold and the stiffness.

No-one saw a thing.

I undressed.

I walked into the sea,

And I stayed in the water all night.

Until it got cold.

Until it froze me

And I could no longer feel anything,

Couldn't feel any of my limbs.

I wanted to be a child again.

With all my future in front of me.

To dream.

About what I would do when I grew up,

I've always felt as though I was living through a war.

Hidden away ready to blossom eventually.

Like something inevitable.

That I had to face in my life.

We lacked everything, money, heat, food.

My house was in ruins, the walls were crumbling.

I felt like I was living in the middle ages.

Stifled in my dirt terrified me!

I was away from the world.

I did not exist.

When I was a little girl. I often walked past a castel.

And I dreamed,

I dreamed,

Of how wonderful... it would be,

To live in that big house.

To live in these large, warm and pleasant rooms. It calmed me down.

What do you want?

You can't stay there.

Go away! Get out of here! Go home.

I didn't dare tell you that was my home.

That I lived there.

That it was my house, my life, my mother.

And I didn't dare tell you what she thought of people like you.

Because I used to think like that too.

I started dwelling on it all again. Your memories.

Your story mingled with mine.

And there was only sadness, resentment.

And fear.

What could I do about it.

We had spent our childhood in the same village.

This place, which I hate.

One day I picked up a can of petrol and a lighter.

And I went over there.

I was really determined to set fire to it.

So it would disappear.

[birds chirping]

[clock ticking]

[ominous sound]

But I didn't have the courage. It was my dream, this house.

I got a little closer to you every time we saw each other.

Did you notice that?

Did you see what was happening to me?

I'm not a freak, Rachel.

You put your hand on mine.

And I felt your skin, soft and warm.

I waited with every impatience, each of our meetings.

[dramatic music]

Depravity!

Before there were people here!

There is so much you didn't know about me.

That I didn't dare tell you!

[owl howling]

[soft music]

Baptiste!

All my guests have gone.

There is no one left but me.

Did I wake you up?

No! I can't sleep.

I can't either. I can't sleep.

Let's dance!

Come and dance with me,

I'm feeling a little lonely.

I don't know how to dance.

I'll watch you.

Go on! I can't either! I don't know how to dance.

I only came to check if everything was alright.

Everything is fine!

Will she be here soon!

Dance with me Baptiste,

just one dance,

Please.

This is my night.

I'm a justice now.

Do you think I look like her?

That I'm beautiful like her?

[soft music]

Why are you here?

She helped me when I was young.

What did she do?

She took me in when I came out of prison.

I had no money,

No work.

Nothing.

She saved me from where I came from.

And where did you come from?

Poverty.

Good grief!

What's wrong with all of you.

You will never be a part of her world. irrespective of what you do.

That's the way it is.

That's mother's servant, you mustn't touch him.

Rachel, you're drunk.

Why are you wearing my clothes?

Because I am you.

Isn't that what you wanted?

Baptiste!

I'm going to bed.

He has a right to do as he pleases.

You've locked him up here just like you lock everyone up!

I didn't know what to think.

I didn't know what to do.

Baptiste!

Rachel!

You scared me.

She went for a walk.

Okay, I'll wait for her inside.

Why have you come to see us?

I need to talk to Rose.

She doesn't want to talk to you anymore.

She told me so.

My mother doesn't confide in the maid!

I'm sorry,

I know you're angry with me.

[birds chirping]

Rachel!

The fog caught me by surprise, I got lost.

There was a silence, then suddenly, the scenery changed.

I couldn't feel my arms and legs!

I found myself behind the gate without realising it.

My dear. That's the devil that you have brought with you.

So, why are you here?

You came here because you've come to your senses.

I've brought you the file.

I'd like to talk about it.

But that's not true Rachel.

Why are you bringing this person to my home?

I've told you that I'm not interested.

I just want you to look! I've told you how I feel about this business,

it's a lost cause.

I've sacrificed a lot for you.

You're not going to throw away the name that I passed on to you.

You make me ashamed when you bring these people to my house.

You're denying your family. But you owe everything to your family.

I'm not denying anything.

But I must take care of her.

She chose me, for once that's important.

There's nothing exceptional about your client! Your client!

She doesn't pay you.

Perhaps she's your lover!

Well, there's nothing special about her!

I just want to look.

What savagery!

Humanity is taking the wrong path!

Rachel, you're so naïve!

I'm fed up with you talking to me like that.

I've had enough of you talking about people that way.

I got you out of where nature had put you.

I adopted you, educated you, send you to school abroad, trips, thanks to me, you travelled the world.

I chose you,

You are like me.

I won't let you destroy all the efforts I've made, to lift you out of the gutter, where you were born.

Among the poor, the needy, the hungry, the nothings of this world.

I'd rather not have known you,

You disgust me.

[suspenseful music]

[suspenseful music]

I was a puppet when, I met you, with others pulling the strings.

I followed the rules I was given without thinking.

I was doing a job that had been chosen for me.

I was swimming in thoughtlessness and boredom.

I had it all I'd been given everything.

A home, social and professional status.

My life was an absolute disaster.

Hello Maitre Dumoulin.

You claim to hold extremist values.

I repeated what I was taught to say over and over thoughtlessly

As if I never thought for myself

I'm proud of the values that have been passed on to me.

I confess that I prefer people who share my values, I don't have to be ashamed of that.

There's nothing complex about having convictions.

It's easier to defend what we know, what we understand and love.

I didn't doubt anything that's what I was taught.

I like the idea of following a natural sense of the way of things.

Where everyone recognises their role, within the rules.

How you handle difficult cases personally.

There's always an element of danger in entering someone else's life.

You overturned my insipid daily routine.

My arrogance.

My dabbling.

You looked at me, you trusted m

You needed me.

[suspenseful music]

Thank you for coming, Rachel!

Thank you for listening to me and being there for me.

It's true, our conversations do me good.

My life ended that day, on that beach.

I often tell myself that I should never have existed.

I'd like to wake up somewhere else, in another world

And I'd like to disappear.

Your fears, your anxieties, your suicidal thoughts.

Every time we meet in prison, the ritual is the same.

Your life that I replay in an endless loop in my head.

How is the wine?

I've prepared something to eat.

I know that doesn't excuse anything.

But what you have to understand, Rachel is that I was numbed by the emptiness around me.

I'm glad you're here.

I just wanted to be normal, like everyone else going through the same things.

[soft music]

Burn it! Burn this house!

[birds chirping]

I was imagining things.

I liked to lose myself in this other world made of revenge of fear, of destructive impulses.

It made me feel good. I liked it.

We'll finish late tonight.

Thank you, Baptiste.

Rachel called me!

I'm going to be late!

Can you stitch up my dress, please!

She only calls when she needs to

I've always let her do what she wanted.

She wanted to go abroad with her father, she left and came back.

She wanted to travel, she traveled!

She's ungrateful,

It's in her character.

She's an adopted child.

Unfortunately, we can't replace blood ties, that's the way it is.

You shouldn't talk about her like that.

You can't change nature.

People only think of having fun!

Don't move!

Make believe that they exist!

Everything got mixed up!

Foreigners take power! The poor are lazy!

And women!

Women like to submit but they don't want to admit it!

They think they are bringing a stone to the building!

The only thing that holds is the natural order, we do not change nature!

A natural rhythm to respect!

Prosecutor, I've done more anyone could ask of me.

I've protected society.

Served morality every day.

Don't doubt yourself.

I've only condemned people who deserved to be condemned.

Excuse me, Baptiste.

I only spent a month in prison.

And you escaped your origins, that's the main thing.

I'm glad you've been here all these years.

I've known you for 10 years.

You could have left.

I wish to stay here

With you.

[classic music]

These are my guests.

Always faithful.

I'm glad to see you here again.

Thank you, sir

Dear Maxime, how are you?

I'm so very happy to see you!

You're one of my dearest friends, you know.

The oldest

Or the last.

You're most welcome.

It's sad.

Don't you think that's sad?

I don't want to be sad anymore!

I don't want to be poor anymore!

I took a can of petrol and I went over there.

I would like to convey to you, here in this place, all my dedication,

And all my commitment, to ensuring that new values, transcend our societies.

Sentiment destroys the thought, and the idea no longer has any value.

We need to revive, the values of common sense in everyone.

Everyone must now regain their destiny,

And their role.

Facing decay and perversity,

Kills me.

Many are ready to descend to the depths of depravity.

Suffering can save humankind.

That's what raises people up...

Things will change.

People will need rules, discipline.

And sacrifice again.

They will want to restore order,

A place for everyone,

And they will need a guide.

That's what they want,

That's what they dream about,

It's there within them again.

Thank you Maxime, for those words.

[suspenseful music]

I wasn't doing anything anymore,

I wasn't seeing anyone. I felt lonely.

Rachel Dumoulin, I'm not here at the moment, leave me a message.

Good evening, Rachel! I'm leaving the office now, and I wanted to know if we could schedule an appointment, to discuss some files,

I've had quite a few phone calls today,

And a lot of people are getting impatient about your repeated absences.

So I'm going to need to know what to tell your clients.

I hope you're okay.

Goodbye

Have a nice evening.

You've become my obsession!

What you were thinking.

How you were feeling.

Whether you were thinking about me.

Dreams!

The only thing I had found to deal with the violence I was feeling.

[birds chirping]

I know what you did.

Disgusting!

I want you to leave my house,

I hate everything you are and everything you stand for,

I wish you were dead!

You're feeling strong.

I didn't kill anyone.

Rachel's empty, transparent.

She has nothing to do with you.

A good little soldier.

She has nothing to do with you!

She only knows how to pass on your morals and values.

I don't have to take lessons from you.

Wandering around in your own filth,

Too lazy to wash yourself.

[suspenseful music]

Brought into the world by mothers unable to raise their children,

Left abandoned by your progenitors.

You're not a human being, you're an animal.

Depravity!

You want me to tell you the whole story and then what are you going to do with my story?

Indignity!

Idleness!

There is nothing exceptional about your client! Your lover maybe!

You disgust me.

So Rachel!

You look sad.

You have no reason to be.

Baptiste! Let's dance!

Come and dance with me!

They will want to restore order,

a place for everyone,

[soft dramatic music]

Many are ready to descend to the depths of depravity.

Facing decay and perversity,

Kills me.

You serve soup to people. Who don't even dare look at you.

You're locked in here forever.

Always the skivvy.

This is my home.

The last time we met,

I never thought you were about to tell me you were going to kill yourself.

I did not see anything!

I did not do anything!

I can still feel your skin on mine.

I can still hear your voice echoing in my head.

[waves crashing]

I'm sorry for her.

What happened to her isn't your fault.

It's not our fault what happened to that girl!

She was born on the wrong side like millions of others who through it with no problems.

I don't know why you suddenly changed.

I didn't recognise you anymore.

It's your business. I don't want to know what happened with her.

You probably have your reasons.

I'd like you to come back and see me.

You're my daughter I love you.

You need to be on your way.

I know.

You need to get your life together.

I know.

You'd be nothing without me, you'd have gone from one foster home to another.

You cannot deny this heritage!

I know.

Everything will be alright my dear.

Come on, let's go home.

[dramatic music]

[dramatic music]