Do you really think it's wise to stay here ?
He won't come back.
Anyway if he does come back, he won't harm me. I know it.
Not as well as all that, apparently.
Have you any news ?
Well obviously little Sarah and the refugee family haven't talked, or else...
...Judith and me would have been arrested.
And Laurin ?
Nothing.
However I've just found there's a dossier on him at the Kommandantur.
My God !
Marie, I absolutely have to see this dossier.
I must know what the Germans know.
And that's where I need you.
Me ? Yes.
A special Ausweiss is needed to get into the Kommandantur.
An Ausweiss that I can't imitate if I don't have a copy of the signature on a real one.
So ?
Monsieur Schwartz has an Ausweiss like that.
No ! You can't ask me to do that !
When will you see each other ?
He's going to come to lunch.
Good, then work out how to get the Ausweiss for a moment and copy his signature.
Copy it twenty or thirty times.
Until it appears identical to you.
I can't do it !
Marie !
Until we know what the Germans know, we're all in danger.
You, me...and several people that I've recruited in the last 3 months.
Go on, eat !
You'd prefer a carrot, but I don't have any.
I'm not allowed to go downstairs. Papa's with a Comrade.
I'll try. But I risk being told off.
DANGER OF DEATH
You're a good guy.
If you think that I'm a good guy...
I know nothing about that.
In any case you've not sold out. That I do know.
Listen, an important Comrade is arriving on Thursday.
He's called Léon.
He was with Marty, during the 1919 Navy mutiny.
We need you to organise a meeting here.
When ?
Tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow evening ! You could have warned me.
Yes, but the earlier the notice, the more risk to security.
I have a hectic day at the sawmill.
How do you think I'll organise all that ?
Get cracking, Comrade.
Don't forget that you're on trial.
Comrade Léon is coming to explain to us... Uhm...I don't know what exactly.
It seems there's news on the Party Line.
What time will he be here ?
About 4 or 5 o'clock.
And you want him to lodge here ?
Yes. Perfect !
Comrade Léon loves good food.
There needs to be dinner.
I have nothing to feed people with.
There's just enough for the lad and me.
If you want Comrade Léon to be happy...
Good. How many will there be ?
With Edmond, four.
Will a rabbit do ?
What are you doing down here ?
I specially asked you to stay upstairs.
Its important to obey your father, laddie.
Go on. Scram. Oh no, Papa...
Scram !
We'll get by.
I want the names of the smuggler and the people who led you to the smuggler.
But they were people I met in the street. I don't know their names.
Your story doesn't hold together and you know it.
By protecting these people you're making your situation worse.
How can I make my situation worse ?
You've killed my son !
You have another child, Monsieur.
If you give me information, there's a possibility of obtaining a pass to the Unoccupied Zone...
...for you and your family.
You see we aren't monsters.
What have you done with my son's body ?
I don't know. I'll find out.
I want to say a prayer over his grave.
I'll do what I can.
I'm unable to tell you the names of the people who helped us.
As to the smuggler who abandoned us, I don't know his surname.
But his first name is...Laurin.
Laurin.
Laurin...as in Lorraine ?
Laurin !
You're coming back for lunch ?
No. I'm lunching at Berthier's. As you well know.
Ah yes that's true.
It doesn't matter. The two of us will have lunch.
What would make you happy, my love ?
I don't know.
Where's Sarah ?
She's in prison, Marceau.
It would be good to try to have a word with von Ritter because frankly, this is disturbing.
I'd prefer them to release her. She's not a bad girl.
Kiss your Papa.
Have a nice day.
Go and get your things ready, Marceau.
I didn't at all appreciate what you did last night. Did you understand ?
Yes, Papa.
You should obey, Gustave.
Sometimes I ask you to do things you don't understand. But do them just the same.
But, say... Yes ?
The man that I saw last night. Did I see him or not see him ?
Obviously. You didn't see him.
Why do you never see people that I can see ?
You know there's a war on ?
Yes. But you didn't go. Maman said that you were Specially Infected.
Affected, idiot. Not Infected.
I wasn't at the Front. But the war is everywhere, even here.
And when there's a war, it's a mess.
And we start to see people that we can't see.
Just as you can't see them.
Do you understand ?
No.
Well, it doesn't matter.
Tonight you'll sleep at Marceau's.
If the Schwartz' agree.
Why ?
What did I just say ? I don't want any questions like that.
I'll have to punish you if it continues, OK ?
Come on.
They can't possibly eat your rabbit.
Do you know about the war ?
The war is a mess.
Yes, but he can't eat your rabbit with you. Listen, it's impossible.
It's not being eaten with me. It's for tonight.
And tonight I'm sleeping at your house.
Who's going to eat it then ?
I don't know.
But that's not the important thing.
It's what to do to save Capitaine Carrot.
How can we do it ? We we need to find something else for them to eat.
Where would we find something to eat ?
Do you want me to go back home ?
No. Not to steal, but...do you remember the ration coupons the other day ?
What ? Did you keep the coupons ?
Yes. With the coupons we can buy things to eat.
I'll take them home before my Papa returns from work...
...and when he returns he'll see them, and Capitaine Carrot will be saved.
Does the name Laurin tell you anything ?
No.
You don't know any Laurin's ?
Well no.
You know that your bosses, the Schwartz', have a farm at Essarts...
Yes.
And you don't know the name of the tenant ?
Ah yes...yes actually...
Laurin...I'd forgotten.
So, you know Laurin Germain.
Yes, put that way...
Have you seen him recently, let's say in the last month ?
Well no. No. The farm's in the Unoccupied Zone. I no longer go there.
The problem, Mademoiselle, is the people that were arrested with you, say he's called Laurin....
...the smuggler. It's not a common name...
...Laurin.
Yes, it's him.
Do you want a cigarette ?
Yes please.
Send this to the morons at the Wehrmacht...
...and start an immediate search...
...in the Occupied and Unoccupied zones for Lorrain Germain...
...and then check if he's married, and has a family.
You can go.
What are you called ?
Jeanne Marchaud. A...U...D... I was born in Lyon and live in Villeneuve.
What have you come to do ?
Cleaning.
Good. What do you say if the sentry doesn't recognise you ?
That Marinette is sick.
Is she really sick ?
Natasha, please ! Don't concern yourself with that.
Good. Once in there, where are you going ?
Second office on the right.
I go in and lock the door.
And...?
And...the drawer...top one. I have 20 minutes to copy all I can.
Henri !
It's the first time I sense you're frightened.
Schwartz ! Monsieur Schwartz !
Kommandant ?
Raymond, I'm very annoyed...
...the order is late.
I'm looking at that with my foreman.
We'll put on a double shift.
We'll catch up, don't worry.
It'll be a catastrophe for me, if you're late.
The SD will rat on me. I could be transferred to Poland or God knows where...
Listen, trust me. I promise we'll catch up.
I have something a bit delicate to ask you.
I have a housemaid who was arrested a couple of days ago by the Feldgendarmes...
On what grounds ?
She was crossing the Line. She's Jewish.
She's called Sarah Meyer.
Given the work I've done for the Wehrmacht, is it possible to intercede for her ?
She's French at least ?
Ah, yes.
Good. I'll see.
If she's French, I can always try.
Thanks.
Don't worry, eh !
Good day, Blanchon.
Commissaire.
Judith.
How's it going ?
I can't stop thinking of the little one being dead.
I can't stop thinking that it was me who brought them to you !
What's more, I didn't even know his name.
Elie.
You have to pack suitcases for the two of us.
You never know.
Anything can happen very quickly now.
I'm frightened Henri.
Excuse me.
There's a cleaning woman here who tells me she has an appointment with you.
A certain Marinette Dupuits.
Not in a happy mood, eh. Because she says she cleans at the Kommandantur and she's late.
Yes, yes. It's for me.
Tell her I can't see her right now. She'll have to wait a while.
She won't be pleased.
I don't care.
I'll be off for an hour because my wife is on duty and I have to shop for tonight's dinner.
Oh, that's right my love. We're lunching together.
Oh, yes. Of course !
Go and wash your hands. I'm...
.. going to prepare something in the kitchen.
Go on.
Was school good this morning ?
Yes, yes.
What are up to, Marceau ?
I'm coming, Maman. I've lost a ball.
Come on. You can get the ball afterwards. You're not going...
...to play ball during lunch.
Happily I have you !
Tell me, Marceau...
...do you love me ?
Yes. For real ?
Yes. All your life ? Yes, Maman.
Always, always ?
Is that true ?
I love you. I love you.
Any news ?
No. After what he's done he won't come back.
I need to talk to you.
You don't want to talk while eating ?
I have to leave by 3 o'clock.
OK.
Any news of Sarah ?
She's still in prison for now.
I've talked to von Ritter about her. I believe he's going to fix up something.
How do you know about Sarah ?
I don't remember, someone must have told me about it.
What's wrong ?
No. It's nothing.
Yes. But it's bleeding.
Can I ?
Yes.
How's it going at the sawmill ?
Routine.
There's an order from von Ritter which is a bit complicated, but....
...we'll pull it off.
Von Ritter's a decent guy.
If it wasn't for the war he'd be my pal.
You wanted to talk to me ?
Yes.
You're not talking ?
You want us to stop, is that it ? No.
But you have that special look you have when you want us to stop.
I don't want to talk.
I don't want to eat either.
Thanks.
Good bye. Good bye. But where are your parents, children ?
They're sick.
My mother's dead.
Who's going to talk to the grocer ?
You, they're your coupons.
Yes, but it's your rabbit.
Why does he put up a notice about what he used to have, not what he has ?
Probably because it goes so fast.
Do you think the 'pâté en croûte' is good ?
I don't know if the croûte is good.
And for Madame ?
They're first.
Them ? Yes, the little ones do the shopping now !
OK, go on.
Is the 'pâté en croûte' good ?
Obviously it's good, the bad stuff is there.
What's in it ?
Hedgehog. It's even better than pheasant.
Did your mother send you to do the errands ?
Right, I'll take three 'Pâtés en croûte' please.
What are you paying with, little lad ?
Coupons.
What's this stuff ?
This is for meat, this one's out of date. Where did you steal these ?
We didn't steal them.
Come on, come on.
Stop them ! Stop them !
So, what happened back there kids ?
Good. Where are you going like that ?
Stay there a while.
No. I'm hungry.
I'm hungry for you.
Yes, well, I'd like some soup.
What did you want to tell me just now ?
Nothing important. Do you want me to bring you lunch in bed ?
No, I'll come down.
It would be fun. Just like a king.
OK, if you want, yes.
Do you love me as much as you did before ?
Before what ?
Before what !
You know very well. Yes.
Well there are things that you know, but you like to hear.
An "I love you" on demand is not worth much.
It's better than nothing.
The King is getting up.
You're not warming the soup ?
Is it... Yes.
Come here.
Come and see this. Come and see this.
Come here.
You're still bleeding !
I love you Raymond !
If you only knew how I love you.
Here they are !
There you are.
Léon.
Comrade.
Do you have a key to lock it ?
When will your lad come home ?
I've arranged it, he's not coming.
What did you take ?
Stealing food coupons at your age !
But we didn't steal them, Monsieur. They're my parents'.
Ah good, and who are your parents ?
The Schwartz family, the owner of the sawmill.
The Schwartz' !
But then, little Sarah... Was it you who stole the coupons on Tuesday ?
We were playing.
We were playing !
Are you aware that because of you a young girl's in prison ?
But it's not because of us Monsieur.
It's because she's Jewish.
Put them in a cell.
In a cell ?
Yes. Robbery, flight, and fraudulent use of food coupons. In a cell !
But... What. What language do you need telling in ?
But, Monsieur, I can't stay there.
A short stay in the hole, will do you plenty of good.
Blanchon !
Good. Come on kids.
I'm going to call your parents, and I hope you get a walloping.
Monsieur, we don't have a phone. My father is at work.
He'll be home eventually. Go !
Afterwards can I get back to the queue ? I haven't done my errands.
Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. ...
Good. Come on kids.
This way.
Go on. Get inside.
Sit down.
Yes, I'd like Villeneuve 13, please.
My God, what am I going to do !
I should never have listened to you.
Hello, Madame Schwartz?
What kind of dinner did you make ?
I thought we could chat while preparing it.
Have you found us something nice to drink, Comrade ?
It's not me, it was Max.
Good. We'll try a little, and then chat ?
Ausweiss, please.
Ausweiss.
Quickly !
Do you have it ?
Yes.
Which one looks the nearest ?
That one there.
You live in the Unoccupied Zone ?
Yes.
You're lucky.
If it goes wrong, I don't know where I'll end up.
Ah, Madame Schwartz.
The kids Alphonse.
Your recreation break is over.
You put my son in a cell ?
You're completely mad !
How are you my darling ?
Madame Schwartz, I'd like you to explain to your son that it's not nice to let innocents be accused, especially just now.
What's he talking about ?
That it was us that took the coupons...
...not Sarah.
Ah good !
However you should have told me earlier.
Just childish jokes.
Yes. Sure !
Mademoiselle Meyer is sitting in prison because of these childish jokes.
Today we found your son and his pal trying to buy food with the coupons.
Marceau...
But it was his idea, I didn't want to.
Bravo !
Good. Take them both, for I understand this one is sleeping at your house.
Wait ! I'm not having a thief in the house.
I'm leaving him with you. You can see to him with his father.
But my Papa he's... Come on Marceau.
Hurry up.
Come with me.
You've served your time.
Go on. Sit down.
Do you want a glass of water ?
No.
What did you buy with the coupons ?
A good selection ?
There was hardly anything. The shopkeeper was arguing with me. But it was OK in the end.
I'm supposed to take this kid to his parents.
But I've got an errand to run.
Yes, I'll leave him with you for a moment.
No problem with that, come with me kid.
Sit over that side.
In Bruxelles, I met Comrades who were close to the Politburo.
They're asking us, if possible, to make contact with people who...
...who're not Party Members but hostile to Maréchal Pétain and Amiral Darlan.
That includes the social-fascist traitors ?
Comrade, in times of peace the Socialists are the de-facto allies of Big Business, OK...
...but now we're at war.
It's exactly among the militant Socialists or Gaullists that we find opponents of Vichy.
Who are these Gaullists ?
Guys who follow a French Général in London.
De Gaulle.
He's a reactionary, but he isn't with the fascist Action Française.
Do you work hard in class ?
Yes.
It's important, huh ?
You and your pal are the future of France.
Your schoolmistress is nice to you ?
Yes. Just now she's always happy. She laughs a lot and gives good points to everyone.
She shouldn't give too many good points, or they'll not be worth anything.
Blanchon.
Ah, it's you !
Yes. Listen, I don't have very much.
I have rutabagas, margarine, and hedgehog terrines.
Yes...No...Annette, Annette, I did what I could, but...
...there was nothing. I queued for an hour.
I can't go back now !
But...I'll go and see. No. I just said... I'll go and see.
Right away.
Where do you live ?
In the outskirts, near the Church.
Good, I'll take you there.
But the Commissaire said he was going to take me later.
He's not there, so I have to go.
Come on.
Its going to be hard to square that line with the German-Soviet Pact.
Everything in good time. We're just asking you to make contact.
For once I agree with Edmond. It'll be difficult to make contact if Stalin still agrees with Hitler.
That'll never fly.
I've heard the story of your November 11th flyer, and the Socialist Postmistress.
I thought that not bad.
But it was still Anti-Party Conduct.
Comrade, a little dialectic. Comrade Paul anticipated the Party Line. Was he wrong to be right too early ?
And now he's right, we can't make him wrong.
Dialectics !
You know when I was your age I was top of the class.
That's how you become a policeman.
You ?
Do you want to become a policeman later ?
I don't know.
You know without us France would be given over to the Jews and Communists.
Monsieur you don't have to take me right to the end.
What are you trying to say ?
I can walk, I like walking. Papa says walking's good for your legs.
Listen it's on my way, and I'm going on to Moissay afterwards.
I'm not going to leave you half way there.
What's up ?
What is it ?
Respiratory insufficiency.
Shit !
Can't you breathe ?
Look at me.
Breathe.
Slowly. Perhaps you're too hot ?
You'll have to take me to Docteur Larcher.
He's my uncle.
Let's go.
Go on breathe. Slowly.
There, gently.
How did it go ?
I was scared.
At the beginning it went like clockwork...
...they hardly even looked at my Ausweiss.
There's a dossier on Laurin Germain, and another for Les Essarts.
With surveillance of the Bus Line.
So I copied as much as I could.
Chapter headings, little bits here and there.
All in 20 minutes... That's great !
I also saw they had Alfred and Thèo's names.
I'll translate it all.
Wait.
Just as I was going to leave, I heard steps in the corridor...
...it was a German officer.
He looked at me... ...suspiciously.
He called to me. I said "Cleaning woman".
I kept going and he returned to his office.
Do you think they noticed your visit ?
I think that I didn't fully close the drawer.
Good. You mustn't stay here.
Go back to Berthe's, and I'll let everyone know, that I can.
Gustave ! What's happened ?
Good day.
Well, Respiratory Insufficiency. or something.
Look at me my laddie.
What's happened ?
I don't know. Gustave's had a problem.
He still has a problem.
Come on.
When did it happen ?
Just now.
Is this the first time it's happened ?
Take off your jacket.
Come here.
Breathe deeply.
No Gustave, breathe normally, calm down.
Look at me.
I'd say it's already much better, right ?
Yes yes, a bit better.
Go on, get dressed.
Everything OK ? Yes.
A little attack of diffused intercostal pain.
I'm going to take him home.
No, but ! You're not going out again !
He's still in shock a little.
Thank you. Yes, if you want I can take him.
No, it's fine. I'll go there.
On the contrary, I need to get his father to watch him more carefully.
He stole ration coupons to buy food.
Stealing coupons ! You stole coupons ?
No, they were Marceau's.
I'll explain to you.
If you group the planks before the second cut, it'll cut the time in half.
And if we miss there's twice as much waste.
We'll have to take the risk.
Monsieur Schwartz !
Telephone !
It's the Kommandantur.
What do they want now ?
Schwartz.
Raymond. I need to see you. You must come to the Kommandantur.
I can't today. Tomorrow if you wish, but... No !
No. Not Tomorrow, you need to come at once. It's very important.
Don't worry about delays, we're working on it...
It's not that.
You have news for Sarah ?
Yes. Listen, I'll explain when you get here, but come as soon as possible !
Right away.
What happened, Gustave?
Really ...nothing.
Why did you pretend to be ill ?
Ah yes, yes. But it's better now...
Gustave. Sick people are my job.
And I can tell you.... You're not sick.
Is it because of the coupons, is that it ?
You were afraid of trouble from your father, so you pretended to be ill.
Yes, that and...and...
...and I wanted to see you.
We never see you since Papa came out of prison.
But you never need to pretend to be sick to come and see us !
You know Papa It's not easy with Papa.
Go on.
We need to focus on what affects people.
Poverty, German requisitions, POWs still not returning...
That's how we win over the people.
And we need to win by every means.
Bitch ! Paul. Your kid and brother are here.
It can't be !
Give me the key.
Get upstairs, it'll only take two ticks.
Go on.
Hello.
Good evening. What have you been doing ?
Why aren't you at the Schwartz' ?
He's being getting into mischief with little Schwartz.
They were brought home from the police station.
He'll tell you, nothing serious.
At the police station ?
Why did you bring him back if he was at the police station ?
A policeman brought him to me, because Gustave pretended to be sick.
So, in short....
You pretended to be sick ?
What was this mischief ?
Marcel, he's just a kid.
We tried to buy food with coupons.
Listen, thanks.
I won't ask you to come in because I'm in the middle of a lot of work.
Say hello to Hortense.
She'd love to have you over for lunch.
Yes. Agreed. As long as there's no more nonsense. We're not rewarding him with a nice lunch.
Marcel ! Agreed.
I'll bring him....let's say, Sunday.
Come on.
Until Sunday. Bye, little guy.
You really thought I would kill your rabbit ?
Anyway, I'm proud of you.
You were smart enough to keep the police away from us.
You'll be a great Militant one day.
Comrades, you can come down.
How are you ?
Herr Muller of the Sicherheitsdienst.
Our Security Service.
Pleased to meet you.
Can I see your Ausweiss, Monsieur Schwartz ?
Of course.
Have you shown this Ausweiss to anyone, Monsieur Schwartz?
I mean a French civilian ?
Certainly not, I know it's forbidden.
Come and look.
There.
Isn't that blood ?
Allow me ?
Blood ?
Ah, I cut myself shaving.
Let me see.
Because I don't see any trace of blood.
It was several days ago, a little cut.
Very well, Monsieur Schwartz, you can put it away.
Good bye.
Good bye Monsieur Schwartz.
Raymond?
Why did you do that to me ?
What ?
What you did ?
Listen, I couldn't tell you.
I couldn't tell you.
I don't care for your crap. You think you're Jeanne d'Arc. I think that's stupid but it doesn't concern me.
I couldn't tell you.
Making eyes at me, saying "I love you".
Like a King !
How can you do that to people ?
Stop.
How can you do that to me !
Stop. Oh...
Ah, its pretty picture !
Very pretty !
The sluts rip each other apart.
Put it down, Laurin.
What are you doing ?
You, slut...
...shut up...
On your knees, Schwartz !
You don't deserve to croak standing.
On your knees !
That's it.
And your hands on your head.
That's it.
You can say your prayers.
Subtitles by Rod Clarke. Whitby, Ont. March 2014.