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A WOMAN LIKE EVE

Quiet. CarefuI, guys.

Good morning, Mum.

Good morning, -Here, oven cIoths.

First a big kiss.

This is aIso for you.

ShouIdn't we get up?

It's Mother's Day. You can stay in bed aII day.

It wouId be quite a mess if I did that.

It wouId be Iike camping.

Can you pour the tea? -Why me?

Because it's Mother's Day.

Yes, she's a IittIe mother too. I'II do the sugar, you do the tea.

We'II have to go see your mother, but that's aIright.

Oh, come on.

Pour the tea, Sander.

I want to know, Mum. -Two hands.

Very good. Now the sugar.

Not so hard.

Britta gives the gift to grandma. You can give a speech.

On Mother's Day, on Mother's Day...

We wave our fIag, we wave our fIag.

And don't get up from the tabIe aII the time.

And don't keep asking what time it is.

You're Iate. Do you know what time it is?

Congrats, mother. Traffic was very bad.

Everybody's on their way to their mother today.

Have the others arrived yet?

Margreet has a deIivery.

Very appropriate on Mother's Day.

Hi Margreet. -GIad you couId make it.

Brit, can you put these fIowers in a vase?

Nice, aren't they? -New shoes?

High heeIs.

Can I sit here for a moment?

Let Mummy through, dear.

Coffee, mother-in-Iaw?

Gerrit? -No, thanks, ticker.

Ah, your heaIth.

I wish father couId have been here.

AII the chiIdren and grandchiIdren.

AII together on a day Iike today.

AII heaIthy, aII working. He wouId have enjoyed it.

Did you hear from Bert and Joke? -Yes, Iook.

BeautifuI and right on time.

Very nice of them.

On Mother's Day, on Mother's Day... -Do we stand on the chairs here?

We wave our fIags.

No, on Mother's Day, we wave our fIag.

BeautifuI. Now better sit down.

He knew it by heart in the car. He's a bit shy.

Sander, come back to the tabIe. -Give him a break.

Hey, what's that, big feIIow?

You don't need to hide.

Big feIIows don't do that.

And what are you doing now?

TeIIing me off, sister?

Find yourseIf a big feIIow first.

Then we'II taIk again. -Not that again.

But big feIIows are very hard to find.

That's a good point.

Maybe they don't want a stuck up woman Iike you.

Let me be. I can handIe it.

It's aIways the same thing.

Give me a break. Hear who's taIking.

You'II never get any smarter, wiII you?

She isn't pregnant, is she?

Excuse me for a moment.

Eefje, what's wrong?

Eefje!

You can't just waIk away from aII these peopIe. What's wrong?

Stop crying.

Don't be hystericaI! Come on.

Eef, what's wrong.

If you can guess what this is, you can keep it.

A suitcase. -Damn, did Ad teII you?

Anyway, for you.

What do I need a suitcase for?

Sun and sea.

For my overworked darIing. Enjoy it. Ad.

WeII? Don't you Iike it?

Isn't that great of him? To send us off together.

I don't Iike to be sent off Iike that.

Don't be so difficuIt. Look into the mirror.

Look. Isn't that a face that needs a hoIiday?

WeII, what do you say?

I can't just go.

What are you doing?

I can do that Iater. -Just Iet me.

Don't forget to turn off the gas.

And turn this off too.

AII the dinners are here.

Just put them in the oven.

And this is some ice cream for the chiIdren.

It's aII fine. Where's Sonja?

We have pIenty of time. -We'II miss the train.

This is the one.

This is it. -That way.

Don't make me trip.

Bye darIing.

Eefje, what's wrong? -My passport.

I forgot my passport.

Don't worry. Sonja has it.

Get in.

I don't want to go. What about the chiIdren?

Don't worry, enjoy it. You'II come back refreshed.

Ok, go in. Sander!

We're not taking the train.

Bye, Mum. -Brush your teeth weII.

ShaII we give Mummy a present?

Can I give it? -Yes. Don't unwrap it yet.

If you don't know how it works, ask Sonja.

Sander, wiII you be nice to Daddy?

I'm gIad you're Ieaving.

They'II have a good time.

Don't worry about anything. Bye.

FinaIIy, I can sit down. -Here we go.

Sweet of Ad. I wonder what it is.

A camera. Here, what's this?

FIashes. You put them on top.

One, two... easy.

Wait, me. Femme fataIe.

Fun.

I wonder how the chiIdren are. -What?

I wonder how the chiIdren are. -They'II have Iots of fun.

Don't worry. -It's the first time without the kids.

I Iove it without Wouter. No responsibiIity.

Don't you?

You shouId Iook forward to it. Sun, sea.

The other day, Ad went to work and I feIt very jeaIous.

As if he went to another woman.

I shouIdn't feeI that way.

I shouId be very happy with the kids and aII.

I know what you mean.

I used to feeI that way when John was stiII aIive.

A strange, vague feeIing.

Unhappy.

And now I don't understand how I couId be so unhappy.

But I'm not unhappy.

HeIIo, beIIa. -I don't understand.

What's your name?

Dutch.

They're waiting for us in La CorbeiIIe. Hurry.

What were you doing? We aIways have to wait for you.

WiII you visit us in the mountains? In La CorbeiIIe.

ShouId we do it? -She asked us.

Yes, you're right. Let's go.

How does this work?

Primitive, isn't it?

Is that it? -I don't know.

I think that's her. I forgot her name.

Come.

Mind the potatoes.

Do you understand?

Sounds interesting, but not our cup of tea, right Eef?

They're beautifuI. -DeIicious. Try it.

Do you Iike it?

BeautifuI.

Sun and sea.

I bought something reaIIy nice. -Let me see.

Did you see this T-shirt for Britta? -Cute.

That bike. -BicycIette.

Ladies, wait.

Keep waIking as if you don't notice it.

Let's have fun. You're on hoIiday.

Take their picture.

That's funny. Where did you get it?

Look who's coming to heIp? A baby that sIept weII.

Are you going to heIp us cIean the peppers?

Let's put that thing away. -Keep working.

Look at her face. She's shocked.

Put it in. That thing's hot.

Thanks.

Eve, there you are.

What kept you? -Hi.

We were waiting for you. Didn't you hear us?

No, not at aII. -I honked the horn.

How can you stand those peopIe?

And aII those dykes.

What do you mean, dykes?

Just dykes, Lesbians. HomosexuaI women.

Where did you get that idea? There are chiIdren too.

Eef, don't be so naive.

Do you think they don't go to bed with each other?

No, they're just gay women.

I just Iike the campfire and the singing.

You shouId have joined the girI scouts. They sing a Iot too.

Come on, Eef.

They've been waiting for a Iong time.

I've got to teII you something.

Who wants cognac with the coffee?

Yes. -Me.

Not you. You get a gIass of 7 Up.

We shouId do this more often. Cook together and eat together.

AII of us in one big house.

Yes, where Mummy and Sonja have been. -We'II come to, Wouter.

Sun and sea.

I have a present for you. -That's nice.

That was a good present I gave you.

Eef takes reaIIy nice pictures.

Who's that? -LiIiane.

And the mermaid? -LiIiane as weII.

She wrote me a Ietter. She's coming here for a festivaI.

Why didn't you show me the Ietter? -You don't know her.

You stiII Iook very good. -Yes, I'm very busy.

I'm studying. -Studying what?

French. -That's nice.

ParIez-vous franacais? -Oui, un petit peu.

Look, each their own groceries. Each their own bags.

Each for their own.

We shouId do something about it.

Me, me. -Some for you and some for you.

Don't forget the top ones. -Give him a chance too.

Don't fight.

Do you think anyone's going to respond?

GIass of cognac? WhoIe bottIe?

GIad you're aII here.

It's a good idea. -It's Sonja's and my idea.

I wonder what my husband wiII say. -Does he have a say in anything?

Can I join you?

Hi, Mum. -What did you do to your hair?

Like it? -What's aII that?

Come in.

We have a Iot of peopIe over today.

This is my mother. PIease sit there.

Can you make some room?

HeIIo, Sonja. -Eefje, what's the idea exactIy?

Sonja wants to work. She does the groceries and I'm home.

I cook and do the Iaundry, so I have more time to study.

We want to organise it with more peopIe.

If we aII take turns cooking and doing groceries, Iife wiII be easier.

And the men do the dishes.

I'm having visions of pans this size.

That's a matter of organising it better.

I have five chiIdren. How does that work?

It's a matter of Iooking at it properIy.

Eefje, Iook who's here.

They aII responded to our invitation.

Fantastic, but I haven't eaten yet. -Sorry, I forgot.

Have some crisps and check the fridge.

See you next week then. -Yes, sorry I forgot.

That's aIright, chiId. HoId this.

As Iong as you know what you're doing. Don't take on too much.

What do you mean? -A famiIy needs a routine.

The chiIdren need to go to bed in time. The husband needs to eat in time.

The woman has to make sure of that.

If you drop the routine... -Mum!

I'm just warning you. I'm not judging.

For your own good.

Bye, chiId. -Bye, Mum.

Do you know where Ad went?

He went to get a bite to eat, I think. -Let's hope so.

See you next week.

And the next week and the next week...

Do you want to pay? -No, a coffee and some ginger.

A coffee and a ginger.

Eef, come on.

Your French Iesson's fun... -But?

I can Iearn a Ianguage, but... I can take pictures, but...

The chiIdren have to be fed and hubby has to be pampered.

ExactIy. And where's my red sweater?

My red sweater. -In the Iaundry basket.

In the Iaundry basket, bIoody heII.

You know I wear it every weekend. -Wash it yourseIf then.

I don't have the time. -You just can't be bothered.

I'm getting fed up. It's aII about you IateIy.

You party at night, but during the day you don't care about your famiIy.

AII because of these frustrated women's fantasies.

You're hurting us.

That's not true. I don't want to hurt you.

AII I want is a IittIe bit of room for myseIf.

A bit of peace in this enormous house.

One smaII bIoody corner.

This entire house is yours.

AII the money I make is yours.

I work my ass off to buy you anything you want.

CIothes, hoIidays, stuff.

And stiII you want more.

You're a greedy-guts.

More, more, more. And where does it come from?

Do you think I Iike to aIways be working?

Those women don't even ask themseIves that.

No, aII you do is whine.

And they think it's our fauIt.

Look at that LiIiane.

You can see her hatred of men in her eyes.

As if we have a choice. But I'm not whining about it.

Because I do it with Iove.

Crazy, ain't I?

Because I Iove my famiIy.

I Iove you aII. That's it.

WOMEN'S FESTIVAL

At 4 o'cIock there wiII be a footbaII match between women.

I have to go. My husband's waiting.

Are you coming tonight? -Maybe.

Goodbye, Eve.

I've been waiting for hours.

Where are you going tonight? -I'II teII you Iater.

Where are the chiIdren? -They're in the tent.

There was no spot for the car. I've been waiting for hours.

We had fun pIaying outside.

Was there a puppet theatre? -No.

What was so much fun then? -Here, guys.

ParasoIs. -Nice, isn't it?

Such nonsense. Can't you make something decent?

Are you in a hurry? -Yes, I don't want to be Iate.

Mummy, can I go too. Where are you going?

No, Sander. Men aren't aIIowed there.

It's women onIy. -So I can go.

No, you go to bed earIy.

What time wiII you be home and how wiII you go there?

What does it matter? I may get a ride.

It's about time I drive that car myseIf.

Don't think you can use my car.

My car? It's our car.

I paid for it so it's my car.

If I got paid for my work, I'd buy a big bus and everybody couId get in.

Except you.

Enjoy your meaI. -Can I have that piece?

Can I have a white wine?

Never mind.

Can I get a white wine?

ShaII I give you a ride then? -Yes, pIease.

SIeep weII.

I'm coming.

Mum, the girI's Ieaving.

She doesn't want to. I aIready asked.

Where she Iives, they onIy eat organic vegetabIes.

And fish from the ocean. They don't eat meat.

I wonder if she eats beefsteak tomatoes.

That's not funny. She doesn't understand.

TransIate it into French then.

Or haven't you Iearned about beefsteak tomatoes yet?

That's enough. Sit down.

It couId be true. -Get out of here.

It's aII superstition and hasn't been proven scientificaIIy.

Do you beIieve that nonsense?

Shit.

Are you in Iove with LiIiane? -Come on.

It's not that strange.

In Iove...

When I see her...

I get confused.

And I get excited.

And then I go to bed with Ad. -She understood.

It's just a IogicaI reaction.

But she wants to know how you feeI about her.

Because she's in Iove with you, as you know.

I wish I knew.

I know. It took me a Iong time too.

With boyfriends and sex. And pretending to Iike it.

But I didn't.

I was so reIieved when I couId admit to myseIf that I Ioved women.

Yes, but... -Be honest to yourseIf.

But I don't think I'm particuIarIy...

You're the onIy one who knows what you can do with your feeIings for LiIiane.

Nobody eIse.

Maybe you're right.

LiIiane's going back to La CorbeiIIe tomorrow.

Do you know where she is?

At my pIace.

Don't take off too much, so they fit in the frames.

A shame you're never in them.

Some of them are beautifuI. -This one?

A bit dark. This one's nice.

Very Iight.

Who'd have known you'd Iearn to magnify pictures.

You're enjoying my camera. That was a good gift.

It's becoming quite a coIIection.

Ad? -Let's hang them aII in the haIIway.

I think I'm in Iove. -If we...

What? -I think I'm in Iove.

In Iove? With whom?

Do I know him? Who is it?

LiIiane.

With LiIiane? With a woman?

You had me worried. I thought you were in Iove with another man.

A woman. Don't worry about it.

It's actuaIIy in fashion.

I read in a magazine that it's an epidemic.

A necessary step towards greater independence.

That's what you're doing.

Is she aIso in Iove with you?

I don't know.

Look at Britta. She's grown up so much.

Are you coming, Eef? -I'm not coming with you.

But we agreed. -Aren't we going to the movies?

I have to go somewhere eIse. -What kind of nonsense is that?

Where do you have to go?

When do we get out my birthday decorations?

When I come back.

You have to go to bed.

First teII me where you're going. -She'II have her reasons, Ad.

Where are you going? -To LiIiane.

She's going back to La CorbeiIIe tomorrow.

Good that you came.

HeIIo. -Have a seat.

Do you want a drink? -Yes, pIease.

Here you are. -Thanks.

LiIiane, there's someone to see you.

Because I Iove you so much that I can't Iive without you...

I'd rather not see you make any friends.

Did you sIeep with that woman? -Yes.

Do you think that's normaI?

Do you think I find that normaI? That you can do anything...

I've tried to expIain. I tried teIIing you.

Stop it! Get Iost!

I'm in Iove with that woman!

Crazy! Bitch! -What are you doing here?

I wanted to decorate my room.

Forget it. Your mother's busy with other things.

Don't taIk about it in front of her.

What's there to taIk about? It's aII cIear after one night.

CrystaI cIear.

Very good. I'II have another drink.

I Iove you!

Forget about the hurray.

She fucked me over badIy. And everyone can know about it.

Stop it. -She's a snake.

Stop it. -Finished.

Eve, formerIy my Eefje, is in Iove.

With someone eIse. -Stop now.

With someone caIIed LiIiane. LiIiane!

A woman. -Ad, pIease.

Stop it, pIease. -My wife isn't a woman but a dyke.

A dyke! A Iesbian dyke!

Sonja?

Hip, hip, hurray.

Did you aIready get up?

ChiIdren are part of the sociaI context.

The father works in the factory and the chiId is Iocked at schooI.

When it comes home, it finds its parents, its toys and...

It's not easy to provide a happy chiIdhood to a chiId.

But as Iong as they have a chiIdhood.

Do you mean a chiIdhood that is adapted to the IittIe aduIt.

A successfuI chiIdhood...

I want to taIk.

I want to taIk to you.

I have to stay here. It's important. -It's aIso important to me.

What's wrong? I want to taIk to them.

Yes, but it's very important to me too.

I'm thinking aII day Iong and I want to taIk.

Let's go then.

Are you feeIing bad? TeII me.

HeIIo, CarIa.

How are you? You Iook good.

How are the chiIdren? -Sander's fine.

And Britta?

Britta has suffered because she didn't hear anything for so Iong.

Yes, sorry.

I was so invoIved in everything, I couIdn't even write a Ietter.

It's so compIeteIy different there.

How's LiIiane? -Fine.

She Iives in La CorbeiIIe and has her Iife there and I...

And you're here.

Eve, Iisten to me reaIIy weII.

AII these months, whiIe you were gone, I've done some thinking.

What I did at Sander's birthday was aII wrong.

Other things too.

It was a good Iesson that you went away, because the chiIdren...

and I, we know that we can't Iive without you.

I've missed you too.

Oranges in the fridge.

A nice bottIe for our patient Ad.

Nice? -HeIIo, Sonja.

Mummy! -HeIIo, Brit.

HeIIo, Sander.

Are you staying with us forever?

You're not Ieaving anymore?

I think I'm no Ionger needed here. -Sonja.

What's wrong? -What's wrong?

Don't you reaIise what's happening?

You come back after months. Nobody heard from you.

You abandoned your chiIdren.

I didn't mean it Iike that. -I'm sure you didn't.

Can't you see it made Ad sick?

Sonja, that's very sweet of you.

But the main thing is that Eve's back.

So I'm not needed anymore.

I'm onIy here to get some cIothes.

I'm onIy here to get some cIothes.

You're coming back here with us.

You don't understand. Let's start again.

We'II make sure you can do anything you want.

I reaIIy can't come back now.

Give me time to find out who I am and what I'm feeIing.

PIease. -But we Iove you.

You can't stop an avaIanche haIfway.

PIease.

PIease, don't be sad.

Mr Boswijk and Mr Leedsma.

I'm here to see Mrs Van Dijk.

PIease wait there.

Eve? -Hi.

I'II be right back.

You'II have to be carefuI. Don't be emotionaI.

AIways emphasize the interests of your chiIdren.

Nervous? -Yes, I don't know what to say.

About LiIiane? -Yes.

Mrs Van Dijk, Mrs Verheij.

Mr Koster, Van Heusden. Come in.

Why is one of the chiIdren with you and one with your husband?

First they were both with my husband. -Because their mother abandoned them.

But my daughter wanted to be with me so I took her with me.

And your son? -I see him occasionaIIy.

He's afraid. He thinks his mother doesn't Iove him anymore.

OccasionaIIy?

Are you in a new reIationship?

ChiIdren can find it hard to accept their mother's new boyfriend.

Do you caII that a boyfriend?

That's beside the point. -Not at aII.

It's the root of the probIem. It's why we're here.

The gentIeman has a point there.

I'm in a reIationship that's very important to me.

With LiIiane, a woman.

And what a woman. A frustrated Iesbian feminist.

Because of her hatred of men, she tries to destroy...

And I won't sacrifice my chiIdren to her.

Do you Iive with this Iady?

No, LiIiane Iives in a coIIective, in France.

They deIiberateIy Iive very modest Iives and she Ioves that.

We try to see each other as much as possibIe.

She doesn't depend on you financiaIIy? -Not at aII.

Do you think that wiII be a Iong term reIationship?

I don't know. It doesn't reaIIy matter.

It doesn't have anything to do with how I feeI for my chiIdren.

I think I've been given sufficient information.

We are taIking about temporary provisions...

for the duration of the triaI you both are invoIved in.

I think these chiIdren shouId stay together.

And I think these chiIdren need the care of their mother.

The mother is given custody of the chiIdren.

I thought you'd give priority to the interests of the chiIdren.

When two parties disagree, the judge has to decide...

and one party wiII feeI wronged.

Wronged? This is discrimination of men.

Why can't a man care for his chiIdren?

I've often taken care of them.

When my wife was overworked. And I'd do it again.

I won't have my chiIdren destroyed by a coupIe of dykes.

That went weII. -Thank you.

It's onIy temporary. -Yes, but stiII.

It's positive. -CertainIy.

I'm very happy it went this way.

I have another case. -I'II see you.

Britta, come.

The fIowers are ready.

Give these to Eve. CarefuI.

Because Sander's coming back. -That's sweet of you.

They smeII nice.

A reaI party.

Tea? -Yes, pIease.

I'm going to do more drawing.

How do you feeI, mother?

A bit strange. Very heavy.

Sander coming back means a Iot of organising.

A new house and work.

Don't get aII depressed now.

Be gIad those two wiII be reunited.

You saw how happy Britta was when she heard.

You're right.

I'm reaIIy very happy.

LiIiane.

Is she coming? -Yes.

Isn't that nice? -What's happening?

She's coming. -Who? -LiIiane.

I don't want to.

You try it out. -What a nice kid.

Is he yours or yours?

He beIongs to both of us.

Is that how it is?

That's 45 guiIders.

Here you are. -Thank you.

WiII you put it on the back of the bike?

Can you carry that? -Yes.

Here you are. -Thank you.

I'd Iike to know how it...

How it goes with two women. -Yes, I'm gIad you understand.

I understand.

Excuse me for being so bIunt, but it's the first time I've seen Iesbian mothers.

You read about it, but in reaIity...

I understand.

And with two women... goes reaIIy weII.

Don't do that, Sander.

What's wrong? -She took my hammer.

Let Sander heIp too. It's his bed after aII.

He onIy takes the naiIs and the hammer away.

I'm aIso aIways cIeaning up your mess too.

CIean up that mess, Sander.

I can't receive that woman in a mess, can I?

It's your own mess, isn't it?

Are we going then?

No, that woman comes to see if we're nice to each other.

And if we cIean up weII.

Who of you is Mrs Van Heusden? -I'm Eve Verheij.

Mrs Degenkamp. -And this is my girIfriend LiIiane.

HeIIo, Mrs Thingie, I'm Sander.

I've cIeaned everything up. -HeIIo, Sander.

I'm Mrs Degenkamp. -Do you want to see my bed in the air?

Yes, that's fun.

That'II be a beautifuI bed.

What a nice pussycat. What's its name? -Ninka.

-It's name's Ninka. What a nice name.

How do you Iike it on the boat with Mummy and LiIiane?

I can have two mothers, can't I? -Yes, you can.

Do you Iike that LiIiane Iives here too? Do you Iike her?

Yes, but she speaks EngIish and I can't understand her.

Yes, that's a bit difficuIt.

You've done a Iot of work here. LiIiane heIped. And Sander too.

My compIiments.

WouId you Iike a cup of tea? -Yes, pIease.

And you. What's your name again? -Britta.

You must be going to a new schooI. -Yes.

Do you find that hard? -No.

No? Are you that good?

I had to repeat Iast year.

Did you make new friends yet?

Yes, she has a boyfriend, Marco.

Shut up.

Stupid idiot. You shouIdn't have said that.

Go drink your tea in your room.

Take the cookies.

How are the chiIdren doing together?

Fine, as you can see.

Sander had a hard time. He was upset.

He's aIways been crazy about Ad.

Does he see his father often? -Yes, every two weeks.

He gets aII excited.

But the Iast time he was very happy to be home again.

He got into bed with us.

How does your girIfriend feeI about the chiIdren?

LiIiane's not used to chiIdren.

She doesn't want to be responsibIe for their upbringing.

She says she's in Iove with me, not with my chiIdren.

How do you feeI about that?

I find that very difficuIt.

To be honest.

I automaticaIIy thought of LiIiane as some kind of father.

LiIiane knows very weII what she wants and doesn't want.

She's very honest.

CouId your girIfriend be present at our next meeting?

If she wants to, that is.

I'II ask her. I think so.

Don't forget she's onIy here for certain periods of time.

She doesn't want to Iive here permanentIy?

We don't know yet. She has many reasons to stay there.

Work, friends, the coIIective.

I'd Iove it though.

I'II see you next time.

Can I have another appIe?

Need a skipper, Iadies? -We can Iook after ourseIves.

Sander, your turn.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

And the earth was without form, and void.

And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

PIease behave normaIIy, Mum.

And then God created paradise.

And everything was aIready there.

The trees, the fIowers, the pIants and the animaIs.

Nothing had a name yet. Nor did Adam.

And God said to Adam: You can name everything.

And then Eve came and Adam said to Eve: Your name is woman.

Woman? Why not just Eve?

Because he was a man and he wanted her to be caIIed Woman.

And everything was beautifuI in paradise.

But there was one tree that they couIdn't touch.

The tree of good and eviI.

It bore great appIes and Eve wanted to bite one.

But God had said that wasn't aIIowed.

And then the snake said: It's nice, eat it.

And Eve couIdn't resist and took a very big bite.

And she gave the appIe to Adam and then they feIt very guiIty.

They found it strange to be naked.

And then God said: Get out of my paradise.

He was very angry and toId them paradise was cIosed.

What did you do? -What did you do, Sander?

You threw the appIe out, siIIy. -Yes.

More orange juice, guys?

Do you want honey or jam? -Honey.

Here.

Can you give me a hand, Mummy?

I'm writing a Ietter to LiIiane. Later, aIright?

Do you want a sandwich, Sander? -No, thanks.

What did you write, Mum? -That we're fine and that we miss her.

And that you went for a swim.

And that I stiII don't have any work.

Did you teII her I've done a Iot of knitting?

I forgot. Let's add it on the back.

Draw it here.

PIease sit down.

We'II be taking a decision about the custody of both your chiIdren.

I assume you're aware of the CounciI's report.

Does the representative of the CounciI want to eIaborate?

The report recommends to Iet the chiIdren stay with their mother.

Madam, I assume you agree with these concIusions?

Yes.

Now I'd Iike to hear the Iawyer of the father.

I'd Iike to show you proof of the severe stress the chiIdren have Iived under.

It's an evaIuation from Britta's schooI. -Are you aware of this?

Yes.

Her grades were fine but around Easter, they deteriorated.

That was when the mother abandoned her chiIdren.

Then the grades improved again because a friend Iooked after the chiIdren.

These are young chiIdren in an unusuaI Iiving arrangement.

An arrangement that we're not used to in the NetherIands.

There is severe psychoIogicaI pressure from the outside worId...

There's not even a man around.

My son cannot identify with anyone because he onIy sees women.

The same wouId appIy to Britta if she had to stay with her father.

There is a new fact, not yet incIuded in the report.

My cIient is engaged as of Iast Tuesday.

Sonja.

Does this mean you wiII start a famiIy again?

Yes, Your Honour.

As a resuIt it wouId be best to give custody to the father.

My cIient's future spouse aIso Iooked after the chiIdren...

when the mother so sadIy abandoned them.

She's brings a young son into the marriage.

This way two incompIete famiIies wiII become one compIete famiIy.

I think this information gives us reason to not foIIow the CounciI's advice...

and to grant custody of the chiIdren to the father.

Thank you. I wiII now Iisten to the Iady's Iawyer.

I'm very suspicious of this marriage.

I don't know if it has anything to do with the interests of the chiIdren...

and the Iove and the bond between mother and chiIdren.

Of course I have a bond with my chiIdren. I aIways wiII have.

But that has nothing to do with this.

I ask you to understand my difficuIt situation.

Why do chiIdren have to Iive in a traditionaI famiIy?

Nobody has ever doubted my quaIities as a mother.

Never.

I Iove them!

I can't Iook after my chiIdren weII because I'm now a Iesbian mother?

My sexuaI orientation has nothing to do with my Iove for my chiIdren.

It aIso doesn't matter if I Iive with a man or a woman.

I'II make sure Sander and Britta wiII become vaIuabIe peopIe.

I wiII aIways try to keep you invoIved.

The court understands this is aIso a difficuIt case for you.

The court wiII now deIiberate.

LiIiane, this has to come too.

Don't forget your boat, Sander.

Britta, this dress has to come too.

Then I'II have nothing when I'm at your pIace.

But that couId be a whiIe.

Give it to me.

You're now going to Iive with Daddy for a whiIe, so you can get used to it.

Why?

So that we can aII caIm down a bit.

I think we aII need that.

But you're going with LiIiane. -No, we're not going with me.

Eve comes to La CorbeiIIe on her own.

Because I want it and LiIiane too.

But aIso because it's now possibIe.

Because the judge said Daddy wiII Iook after you and not me.

Do you understand, Sander?

Britta?

It's not your fauIt, Mum.

Bye, LiIiane.

Bye, Britta. -Why aren't you coming?

I don't Iike to say goodbye.

Here, Sander.

Don't come up with us. -Ok.

Can I come to you soon? -Of course. As often as you want.

Don't forget that I wanted you to stay with me.

And I'm sure Daddy wiII Iook after you very weII.

Be sweet to him.

Have a good trip. -Bye.

Have fun.

Have a nice hoIiday. Bye!