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All it takes is a little imagination

for our most ordinary gestures to suddenly take on a disturbing meaning

and for the backdrop of our daily lives to spawn a world of fantasy.

It's up to each one of us to awaken the monsters and fairies.

Don't worry.

How did you do that to yourself?

So sweet.

- Are you OK? - "No, it hurts."

- "You need to get me out of here." - I'll get you out of there.

My name is Paul.

What's your name?

"My name is Robbie."

Oh really? I'll call you Robbie.

Do you know what Robbie rhymes with?

It rhymes with "lovely" and "friendly."

What does your mom do?

"My mom? I don't know where she is."

My mom works at the clinic.

It's just nearby over there.

COMMON CHAFFINCHES

Paul?

- Are you OK? - I'm fine.

Did you have a good day? Yes?

I'd like you to help me at the clinic tomorrow, OK?

Do you know why?

Because we need to take care of one another.

"Maria saw light under her bosses' door and stopped.

"She listened carefully.

"The landing was dark and cold.

"The wind had blown all night and a drain pipe crashed against a wall

"at an infuriating rhythm...

"...on the plants."

Am I reading well?

"Maria could sense somebody moaning faintly.

"She heard Baas's distinctive footsteps on the linoleum

"when he strode across the bedroom in slippers."

"THE MAYOR OF FURNES" GEORGES SIMENON

Hey!

Leave me alone.

- Please. - Come on now.

- Calm down. - No, I'm begging you.

- What are you afraid of? It's all OK. - No.

No!

- Let me go! - Stop making a scene.

Stop!

Let me go.

No.

Please.

Leave me alone.

Let me go, I don't want to die.

You're not going to die, Gloria, darling.

It's for your own good, OK?

- We're going to take care of you. - No, leave me alone.

Restrain her.

You'll be OK here, Gloria. I swear.

- You need time to adapt. - Let me go.

- Calm down. - Let me go.

We need to give her sedatives.

I hate you.

Paul? Are you coming? I need your help.

Are you OK?

Hey, I've made a new friend.

Over there, by the tree.

He was wounded but I rescued him.

Do you know what his name is?

He's called Robbie.

Robbie is a nice name.

- Aren't you hungry anymore? - "Yes, I'm still hungry."

There you go, have this.

- Do you want another? - "Yes, I'd like that."

Hold on, I'll give you another.

Here.

What are you hiding?

It's a chaffinch.

I was up there building my birdhouse.

I built it myself.

And I heard a bit of noise down below.

So, I came down

and I saw him lying on the ground injured.

He was all wrapped up in wire.

So, I took out my penknife and cut him out of the wire

and then I picked him up and took care of him.

He's going to die.

No, he won't.

If you don't let him go, he'll die.

- I'm looking after him well. - I know, but you need to let him go.

I'm Paul.

Gloria. Nice to meet you, Paul.

Hold on, I've nearly got him.

Got him!

Look how friendly he is with me.

He'll let me do anything. I can do this.

Do you know that this bird

has several songs but they all have the same melody.

He can sing. To attract his mate he sings:

And when he's stressed, he sings:

Don't be scared.

Look, he's comfortable there.

Don't move, hold on.

Gloria!

I can't be seen with you.

Gloria!

Go on.

I THINK THAT WE COULD BE FRIENDS!

I THINK THAT WE COULD BE...

Friends.

From Paul.

Do you think it was a good idea to draw two hearts?

- "Yes, why?" - Because she only drew one.

It doesn't matter.

- Apparently, she's very sick. - How?

Paul...

What do we treat there?

We treat people's minds. So, she has a mental illness.

In any case, the nurses say she's dangerous.

Jeanne saw her file in Loisel's office.

She didn't want to tell me but she was involved in something nasty.

It sounds serious.

So, you need to keep your distance, OK?

Why?

- What? - Why?

Do you ever listen to me? I don't think you do.

She's not your friend.

OK?

She's pretty, isn't she?

She's nice too.

Is she prettier than me?

- No. - No?

Don't you think she's prettier than me?

Does that mean "yes"?

Can I leave the table? I'm not hungry.

OK, go on then.

Off you go. Bed time.

Look to the left.

She's there.

- Hey, stop! - Catch her.

- Get off me! - Calm down.

Get your hands off me!

- Gloria, calm down. - No!

- Let me go! No! - Calm down and come with us.

Paul, I'm begging you.

Paul, I'm begging you. They're going to hurt me.

They're going to hurt me.

Paul, I'm begging you.

- Paul! - Come on now.

Paul! No!

Sorry, I don't want to reprimand you here,

but we've already discussed this.

We agreed you can bring your son to work on one condition.

As long as he doesn't speak to the patients.

That's very important as it's part of the healing process, OK?

Listen, it's important.

You're not allowed to talk to Gloria.

OK?

She hears things that nobody else hears, for example.

She also see things and lives in a parallel world, do you understand?

Yes.

Does he get it?

- Yes. - Yes?

Off you go while I talk to your mom.

Robbie?

Robbie?

Where's my bird?

I found him dead in your bedroom and threw him in the bin.

What?

There was nothing you could do, he was sick.

No, he wasn't sick.

He wasn't sick. You're lying.

You're lying!

- He wasn't sick. - Paul!

- Paul, come here. - He wasn't sick.

You're OK.

You're OK.

Go on, fly.

Are you going to wake up? You can do it!

You're not dead.

You're not dead.

You're not dead.

- Are you going to calm down? - No.

- Leave me alone. - Come on.

Leave me alone. That's enough.

Calm down.

- I don't want to, let go of me. - Gloria, please. Come on.

Take these.

Both of them.

That's it.

See you tomorrow.

Goodnight. Stay calm.

OK?

What are you doing here?

Do you want to get out of here?

Hush, don't make any noise.

What are these?

They're barn owls.

What do they eat?

Insects, snakes... They eat a bit of everything.

Just like me.

Seriously?

Really?

No.

You were right about my bird.

He's dead.

Why do they treat you badly here?

- For my money. - What money?

My parents' money.

But they're dead.

They're dead?

My uncle manages my inheritance

and he put me in here.

He's plotting with Loisel to get my money when I die.

But Loisel is nice, isn't she?

It's all a ruse, do you get it?

If you wanted to harm someone,

wouldn't you pretend you were a good guy?

I don't want to harm anybody.

You will eventually, believe me.

It comes to us all.

Do you see this picture?

What are you doing here?

How did you get out of your room?

Was it you, Paul?

What did your mom and I tell you?

Have you forgotten?

I'm talking to you.

How did you get out, Gloria?

Did he open the door for you?

Where have you been?

You were asleep, so I went to pick some fruit

and bathe in the water.

Go on, eat.

You don't know how to eat.

Hold on, let me show you something.

Let's see. Give me your lip.

- Have you burst it? - No.

- It's lipstick. - Yes, you have.

Stop it.

Where are we?

I don't know.

Do you think Dr. Loisel is dead?

I don't know. But I'm sure they're looking for us.

I think I must warn Mom, she must be worried.

Can you keep a secret?

Yes.

Swear.

I swear.

That's me.

At my granddad's house in Brittany.

It's the only place I've ever been happy.

I'm going back there where it's safe.

Will you take me there?

To Brittany?

It's over 6,000 miles away.

Please.

Will you take me?

Please say yes.

Really?

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, Paul.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Go on, in you go.

Get inside.

What's in there?

- Cans of food. - Grab them all.

Get a move on!

- There's a map here. - Grab it.

Do you see a blanket?

Yes.

Come on, someone's coming. Hurry up.

Get a move on.

Hurry! Run!

Go on.

I'll flatten you, just you wait!

Come on!

Gotcha!

Paul, wake up. A ticket inspector is coming.

Wake up.

Come on.

My name is Gloria!

My name is Paul!

- What are you doing? - Undressing you.

We need to stay by the water.

We'll stay by the water.

Yes.

That's for rescuing me.

That's because I wanted to.

How did your parents die?

In a plane crash.

They didn't survive.

Where were you?

I was far away.

How old were you?

I was five.

Is that why you're sick?

I'm not sick, you know.

I can just sense when people wish me harm.

What do you feel for me?

I feel that you're worried about me.

You're the nicest person I've ever met.

"As I said, the noise passed behind us

"and continued on its way slowly and in..ex...orably

"in the wind."

What does "inexorably" mean?

It comes from "inexorable." Something that has to happen.

Like something fatal.

Come on. Hey, come on!

Shut up!

Stop it.

It doesn't matter.

It doesn't matter.

I'm sorry. I swear I didn't mean to do it.

I'm sorry. I swear I didn't mean to.

They were coming for me.

I swear I didn't mean to, Paul.

They were coming to get me.

I'm sorry, Paul.

Paul, I'm sorry.

- Honey, grab that towel. - Yes, hold on.

- Honey, come here. - What's this?

What are you doing here?

- Do you speak French? - Dutch?

- Grab my phone. - Let's call the police.

Please, no. They'll hurt us.

What are you talking about?

The institution staff want to harm us.

- Which institution? - The institution.

OK, calm down.

Are you OK?

My brother is sick. We'll have to stay here.

- Let's go back inside. - Yes, let's do that.

Come on.

There you go. Help yourselves.

There are tomatoes, eggs...

Hard boiled eggs, please.

A few tomatoes.

- I think I'll just take one. - Yes, OK.

- Perfect. - Thanks.

- There's some mayonnaise. - And a bit of salt, too.

Tell us more.

What's the problem with this institution?

What's happened?

Why were you in there?

You can tell us. Go ahead.

If you don't tell us, we can't help you.

My brother...

Tell us, sweetie.

My brother has suffered the most.

OK.

Show them your burn.

- What? - Show them.

- Why? - Go on.

The... the...

The institution is riddled with paedophiles.

What are you saying?

They... They chose him.

They branded him

like an animal.

But don't worry. It doesn't hurt, I'm not in pain.

He doesn't want to talk about it.

See?

- Is there anyone we could call? - My granddad.

- Did you already call him? - No.

I'll call him.

I want to call him, please.

- No, I'll call him. - Yes, do that.

- I want to call him. - Give me his number.

Please let me call him.

Please.

OK.

It's nothing. Don't worry.

Yes, but you'll spend the night here at our place.

We'll see about the rest tomorrow, OK?

OK, thanks.

Everything's fine.

- He's going to pick us up. - OK.

Have you had enough to drink?

Shouldn't we call the police or social services?

They're exhausted, let them spend one night here

so that they can rest until their granddad picks them up.

Come on.

What about our vacation?

Come here, sweetie.

Oh, Mommy has plans!

Come here, you.

Come here, you.

What are you doing?

I was watching.

Watching what?

Them.

What were they doing?

Kissing.

Get on the bed.

Come here.

Come here.

They were also having sex, weren't they?

I think so.

Have you ever had sex?

No.

Would you like to?

I don't know.

Would you like to do it with me?

Yes.

So, you love me?

Yes.

Really?

I love you.

My love.

- I can lend you a bikini if you like. - No.

Then you can take off your dress while it's hot.

No, thanks.

You're a pretty girl, Gloria.

You have beautiful hair.

Very beautiful hair.

I love long hair.

How are you?

- Hello, hello. - Hello.

One, two, three... Come on, let's go.

There you go.

- Who would've guessed! - Not me.

Don't push me under.

Come on in.

That water is lovely, come on in.

Hey, hello.

We're going for a drink at the neighbour’s house, OK?

If your granddad arrives, that's where we are.

- No problem. - We'll be there.

There are drinks in the fridge.

- See you later, bye. - Yes.

Are you hungry?

What's up?

I don't like these people. They're hiding something.

No, they're nice.

Do you see them looking at us?

With their snake eyes?

Cold like snakes.

They're pigs, understand? Charming snakes.

Look at this.

They're pigs! We're not safe here, get it?

They're pigs!

Look at this.

They're pigs, get it? They're pigs!

Don't you get it? They're pigs!

Gloria, come here, please.

Gloria, come on.

It's on fire. Come on, Gloria.

We need to stay by the water. It protects us.

Promise me we'll stay by the water.

Do you promise?

We'll stay by the water.

We'll stay by the water.

Come on, let's go.

We've nothing left.

I'm hungry.

Look.

We can eat it.

Come here.

Come here.

Come here. Fuck, I have him.

Wake up.

Wake up, I said.

Wake up.

Look at the hen.

Look.

Look at her ring.

There are numbers on it. Do you see?

What if you replace them alphabetically?

What's 237?

It's the letter W. And what's nine? Think about it.

It's the letter I. And what's 127?

Twelve?

I don't know.

It's the letter L. There are two Ls.

And then another nine. What's that?

I don't know.

Number one is the letter A and 13 is M.

Altogether, what does it spell?

William.

That's my uncle's name. He sent this hen, do you get it?

She's been bugged. You need to get rid of her.

She's going to kill us, Paul.

Get rid of her.

My uncle sent her. I'm begging you, Paul.

She's going to kill you.

What are you doing? Why did you do that?

- Why did you throw her in? - You told me to get rid of her.

No! She'll come back and kill us. Burn her.

Go get her.

Go get her and kill her.

Paul, find her. Kill her, I'm begging you.

Kill her, please.

Paul, find her, please.

Find her, Paul.

Paul, kill her. I'm begging you.

It's OK.

Don't worry. It'll all be OK.

It'll be OK.

Do you know why the sky never lies?

No.

Because the stars see everything.

And they whisper in people's ears.

But nobody listens to them.

I listen to them.

And they tell me when people are lying.

And then nobody can deceive me.

Is that what you hear?

Yes.

Do you believe me?

Yes.

Swear.

I swear.

You'll never leave me, will you?

No, never.

Then I'll always love you.

I'm here, Gloria. It's OK.

It's me.

Did you sleep well?

Who are you?

I'm Hinkel.

And what's your name?

My name is Paul.

Where are we?

On my vegetable patch, of course.

You two must have had one hell of a journey.

Where's Gloria?

Is Gloria your sister?

No, she's my girlfriend.

She was in the caravan like you, kid.

- No, she isn't in there. - Yes, I imagine she is.

This was supposed to be a water park.

And I was asked to supervise the construction works.

I've been doing it for 15 years and I'm not sure if they've forgotten.

Don't worry. She was with you. She's probably gone for a walk.

What do you want? No.

Let's get on the boat.

- On the boat. - Stop.

Stop.

No, not there. I don't want to.

Come on.

It's OK.

You're with me.

Why did you hit me on the boat?

But I didn't hit you.

Yes, you did.

No.

Go to sleep now.

Are you OK?

Yes.

Come on. I'll show you something.

Listen.

Careful.

Look.

Isn't it beautiful?

Look.

Common cranes.

Do you know that these birds

live as couples until they die.

Until the very end. They're never apart.

Do you believe in reincarnation?

Reincarnation? Do you believe in it?

No?

- Do you believe in God? - I don't know.

What do you believe in?

Do you believe in her?

When she died,

I also wanted

to die.

And then I came here.

I discovered this.

I'm sure I didn't come here randomly, I'm sure that she

led me here.

Because I heard a cry and I recognized...

I recognized her voice.

Sometimes she speaks to me.

Who?

Jeanne.

What does she say?

She says to me:

"Take care of yourself, Hinkel.

"I'm waiting for you."

That's it.

I come here every day.

Every night, she's with me

and the rest of the day, I'm with her.

You understand that, don't you?

I think so.

Jeanne!

What do your parents do?

My mom works in a clinic.

- And your dad? - I don't know him.

You know nothing about your dad?

All I know is that he has a motorbike.

If he has a motorbike, it means he likes...

It means he likes to travel.

He probably went off to find something important.

I think.

And this important thing, you're very lucky,

because you've found it.

You love this young girl.

It's a big responsibility.

You'll have to look after her

because she's sick.

Have you noticed she's sick?

You can talk to me.

I assure you.

I don't know, she's difficult.

She hit me last time we were on the boat.

Put that down.

Let's eat.

Do you know what you must do?

You should call your mom.

All she has is you.

Your dad has gone traveling.

Do you know how worried she must be?

Shall I call her?

I have a phone.

No.

Do you know the game of three eggs?

No?

I have three eggs here.

- OK? - Yes.

Two of them are cooked

and one is raw.

OK?

So...

We each take our turn.

One of us will get an egg broken over their head.

Whoever has the raw egg,

is the loser.

If you lose,

you phone your mom.

Then you can tell Gloria it's not your fault, it's fate.

What do you think?

What if I win?

I'll give you this.

- Do we have a deal? - OK.

Who goes first? You or me?

Go ahead, you go first.

It's your turn.

Sure you made the right choice?

No regrets?

Good, you should never regret anything.

Hold on...

Does that mean I'm the winner?

No, you lose.

Mom?

I'm with Gloria, everything's fine.

I love you, Mom.

I love you lots.

- Goodnight. - Goodnight.

Hello?

Come here.

What's up?

Hinkel told me you're sick.

He wants to take you to the doctor.

I have to see Mom.

Do you believe him?

I don't know.

You believe him.

You let the hen get away, Paul.

She went to find my uncle.

He's sent this man to kill us.

It's your fault, Paul.

- Why? - You let the hen escape.

No, I'm telling you he's a nice guy.

Do you think I'm lying?

Do you think I'm a liar?

No.

Who let the hen escape?

But...

It's not my...

He's nice.

You're a stupid idiot. He's fooling you.

He's fooling you. You're unbelievably stupid.

You just don't get it at all. He's fooling you.

You let the hen go but don't let him get away.

Do you understand? He's fooling you.

- What? - You have to kill him.

What?

Go kill him. Rescue me, I'm begging you.

Kill him, Paul. I'm begging you.

Paul, I'm begging you, rescue me, please.

Paul, you have to kill him. Go on!

I'm begging you.

Let's go.

Have you told Gloria?

- It's all OK. - No!

No, no!

Everything's OK.

Let's go.

You've abandoned me!

Stop it!

Why are you doing that?

You'll never leave me, will you?

No, never.

Then I'll always love you.