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Welcome to Kerguen, our little white town.

A very quiet and peaceful place, as you can see.

I am Alice Le Guennic, the mayor.

And our favorite teacher!

And that. Thank you. Well...

We are looking for the lucky person

to take care of our magnificent place.

What's up Spielberg?

In case any baker or bakeress who is interested is seeing us,

We are going to show you the business.

- Huh? Oh yeah. - Here.

This is.

Clearly it needs a personal touch.

Say it's atypical, it always sounds good.

It's a beautiful, unique store...

- And atypical. - And atypical.

We also offer the rental of the upstairs

for a symbolic price, only one euro per month.

It's not bad at all!

And with respect to the clientele, you don't have to worry,

In this town we are no less than 400 inhabitants.

And the people from Rosquerriec and Plélauff don't have a bakery, so they will come here!

Exactly, Saturnin. That too.

We hope there will be many candidates.

Do not hesitate to contact us! Good afternoon!

There are no bars.

When I was young, there were four.

There is no hairdresser, there is no doctor...

Oh, your father... He was so young...

Our doctor died and the town went to hell.

And then we lost Christian and Marcel, and more I'm forgetting.

There is no bakery anymore.

And with my arthritis, soon there will be no Jeannine either.

Jeannine, I know what's not there.

But I am.

What can I do for you?

I hear you. tell me.

Well right now it's not going very well...

Ok. The business?

No no. Business is great.

It's something else. More intimate.

It's that... He hasn't touched me in six months.

We have never had a problem like this.

No never.

- No... - No, before it was very...

But now... just nothing.

Hm hm.

And we're embarrassed to talk about this with our children.

Yeah.

Yes, yes, these things are very embarrassing, that's for sure.

Really is.

And what do I see then, Madam Mayor?

Who is buried next to my Marcel? That bitch Georgette Moreau!

- And then? - She was always chasing my husband.

Do you know what we called her? The stick! She hit on everyone.

Well, you don't have to worry anymore.

Clearly you don't know her well.

For fuck's sake, there's a hole this big in the road!

Hello, Mr. Menoux. Would you mind knocking on the door before going in?

Wait your turn.

Shut up, you cuckold!

I almost crashed my car, you have to get it repaired.

It's right on the way to my house.

Well, I'll take care of it, Mr. Menoux.

I can't believe it.

CLOSED ROAD

Alright. That should calm that old Mr. Menoux.

THE SMALL VICTORIES

Hello, Audette!

See you later, Audette!

Come on, put away the bikes!

Come on, quickly. Without complaining.

Please, girls.

Please, can we have quiet in the classroom?

There we go.

To start the day, let's find out

what surprise is hidden in that box back there.

You can get closer, calmly, without running.

You too, Eliot, come on.

Very good. You it all over your hands, eh?

We'll wash that right after.

So, let's see, let's get to it...

What do you think might be inside the box?

- A PS5? - No, that's not it.

- It's a... - A rabbit!

Can I touch it?

How are we going to call it?

Greta Thunberg!

Greta Thunberg is shit.

- You said a bad word! - Adrien! Shhh.

Baby unicorn!

Baby unicorn, why not?

- Mbappé! - I like it!

That's it, his name is officially Mbappé.

- Hi, Mbappé! - Hi, Mbappé!

Welcome to the class!

Hello?

- It's the frame! - What happened?

I didn't see anything. I've only heard a huge crash.

- It's no use, it got destroyed! - Your car is just fine, come on!

God dammit, it's a rental! I picked it up just a week ago.

It's your fault, you came in like a madman.

My fault? Didn't you see the sign, idiot?

We'll see who's the idiot!

Are you crazy? Calm down, Mr. Menoux.

Let's see, what exactly happened?

He didn't see the sign, I had right of way here. Fuck.

There is no sign!

What do you mean no sign? Even I see it with my cataracts.

You mind your own goddamn business!

- He's at fault, period. - Émile...

Well, we fill a report and that's it.

No.

- Why not? - Can't.

I don't have my glasses.

That's not a big problem.

- I don't have the form with me. - I'm not surprised.

Stop it, Mr. Menoux! Surely you must have one in your car.

I have to call Marco. I'll never make it.

- No, I don't have... - Look.

There it is. Brilliant. I even found your glasses. Perfect.

Take these.

Come on, come on, Émile.

I can't use those, these glasses are crap.

Come on, it's not that hard. Name and surname.

Come on, Mr. Menoux.

You piss me off!

And you too! I can't stand any of you!

- But... This is... - Wait.

M. Menoux?

I know you are at home. I saw you. Open the door, please.

Mr. Menoux, your behavior towards the neighbors is inadmissible,

we need to talk.

Why didn't you want to fill in the report?

Christian is the one who took care of those things.

But your brother is no longer here. And you have to go on without him.

Leave me alone!

Grief is a very painful process.

- I know how it feels. - No, you don't understand.

I can't read. That's it.

And now leave me alone.

Out! Go away!

- Professor - Yes?

Something's wrong with my shoe.

- There you go. Now it's better? - Yeah.

Perfect. Come on.

Hey Lysandro. No no no.

Guys, how many times do I have to say it? You can't use coats as goal cages.

But we don't have anything else.

Marie, don't give me that, you can use the plastic cones for it.

I've told you a million times.

Yes, Eliot. What's happening?

Why is there an old man there?

- An old man? - Yeah.

- Mr. Menoux? - Here I am.

- But... - And here, that was your father.

Yeah?

Incredible. The tables have not changed.

Where do our taxes go?

- Why have you come? - Because this is my place.

I don't understand. What does it mean?

I come here to learn.

This is where it went to shit and this is where it will be fixed.

Yeah, sorry, but that's going to be impossible.

I can't accept you in my class, Mr. Menoux.

And why can't you?

Well, let's see, because...

Because that's what the law says.

And also because my oldest student is 11 years old.

Well, now he's 65. Come on.

Ok. Mr. Menoux, I understand your situation, but today it's just not possible.

Ok? You can't stay here.

Your father would never have turned his back on me.

No. That's emotional blackmail and it's not okay.

It doesn't work with me.

Pierrot was such a good man.

He was an angel. A saint.

Come on children! Get in class now.

In silence.

Come sit down. Each one in their place.

Sit quietly.

Come on, don't dawdle. Come sit down.

- What's up, four eyes? - That's my place.

- Speak louder. I haven't cleared that ear in... - That's my place!

Yes, but it was mine from before. So there you go, it's mine.

Very good. As applied as always.

- Teacher. - We'll use it in the problem... Yes?

My dad told me he's crazy.

Huh?

He's funny your dad. Come on, go sit in your seat, Adrien.

Come on, hush. Come on, Daphné, sit down.

We're all here. Great.

- Come on, Thibault, don't get distracted. - It's your pencil case?

Uh... Yeah, yeah.

What grade are you in?

I don't know, I have to learn to read.

Ah okay. So you're in first grade, Jeanna and me we're in first grade,

and Eliot is in second,

He skipped a grade.

Yes, I skipped a grade.

Gnagnagna. Nerd.

Good. Attention, children.

Mr. Menoux is going to stay with us in class,

but it'll be just this morning, ok?

Not just for this morning. No no.

Well, maybe he'll stay all day. We'll see.

No. Anyway, I'll blow my brains out if you kick me out of class.

- Huh? - What does "blow your brains out" mean?

It means shooting yourself in the brain. Pam!

Oh my gosh, what fun! What a funny man that M. Menoux!

Did you like it? I burst out laughing.

Émile Menoux?

You have Émile Menoux at school?

I know.

Don't forget that he killed Boubi.

- Our first puppy. - Of course, he's capable of anything.

He came to school and blackmailed me in front of the children. What could I do?

- Well, kick him out. - No.

Yeah, you're too good, Alice. Just like dad. Amélie Poulain.

Are you eating well? You look very thin.

I eat very well, will you stop pestering me with this?

It's just that I care about you.

- I'm great. Really. - Ok.

Don't be like dad. We don't want another like him.

Listen, I have no choice anyway.

No one has asked you to do all this.

Mom, mom! Come!

Happy Birthday,

Happy Birthday,

Happy Birthday, Pauline!

Happy Birthday

Pauline! Pauline! Pauline!

- Why can't you read? - Because he didn't go to school.

Yeah I did, four-eyes.

Up until seventh grade.

So why can't you read?

I don't know, it was hard for me to learn and over the years I forgot.

So you don't have a job if you can't read.

I do!

Oh, so you don't even have to know how to read to get a job. That's so cool!

Mr. Menoux! The cigarette!

Come on it's recess.

Put it out.

What a waste.

Come on! Put away the bikes, let's go to class now!

Mr. Menoux, I found a course for you. It's for adults.

It'll be much better for you, and, it's in Loudéac.

In Loudéac? That's not in my perimeter.

- Well, in Rennes there's another great one. - Rennes is not in my perimeter either.

- What's that about your perimeter? - Nothing, just one of my things.

Children, get in calmly. Come on, let's go.

You don't even know how to hold a pencil, idiot.

And you're as ugly as your dad.

- Oh, I'm offended! - Huhuh...

- Buffoon. - Cretin.

- Let's see, give me that...

What's wrong with you?

It will be easier for you.

Where were we going? Eh, no, no, don't fight. - Huh, yeah.

Adrien, sit down at once.

I finished my problem, prof.

I don't care, stay in your seat like everyone else.

Well.

Good. Let's keep going.

Prof. Professor!

Adrien, stop bothering Eliot and go back to your place.

Adrien, go back to your place!

Haven't you heard the teacher?

To your place!

What comes after the F?

G.

He insulted me!

He insulted you? He insulted my son?

No, he raised his voice. I admit that...

Yes, he did insult me!

OK. Alice, you get paid to take care of our children.

Enough bullshit, kick Menoux out of school.

It's not that simple, I can't just send him home like that.

- He's a danger to everyone. - You're exaggerating, Patrick.

Alice, if you really want to help him, you can go to his house and teach him.

Alice already has no life, she'd never find the time.

Look at her. She's all pale and skinny.

- Nothing left to eat. - Thank you Saturnin.

Well, if she can't help, let him figure it out on his own, period.

We can't do that, he's not a bad man.

- And you, he hasn't hurt you. - No, he hasn't done anything to me.

Alice, it's very simple. If you don't kick him out, I'll call the school board.

Alright. I got this.

Émile has to stay in school or he'll blow his brains out!

What?

It just can't be...

Fuck...

Good morning!

I knew you were here, I've seen your bike.

Come in please.

- Do you have Ricoré? - No, I don't have Ricoré, just coffee.

Well, then a coffee. With two sugar cubes. And milk.

Warm milk! It's better.

What's this, your mail?

Well yes. I'm making progress with the reading, but...

I still have a hard time.

Alright. And I have to reply to all of that?

I can't wait any more.

Christian died in April. And April, May, June have already passed...

- Yes, it's been six months. - Exact.

And Christian did all that.

And shopping too, but I always cooked.

We lived so well...

It's not fair that he left like this.

I still need him. I can't do this alone.

It's hard for me to live without him.

But hey, I guess that's life.

What do you have there?

Ah, it's the alphabet.

I always carry it with me, I'll end up learning it.

Well, that's not a bad idea.

As soon as I can read, I promise, you won't see me again.

Well let's make it quick then.

O, A,

- U... - No, that's "O".

Should be "U".

It's actually "O".

Learning the alphabet was already a pain in the ass...

A bad word!

You, shut your mouth.

Mr. Menoux, please!

Adrien, if you've finished the exercise, you can go play with the others.

- Let's see. - "O".

OOOO

No. Mr. Menoux, the important thing is to understand the exercise.

I'll be right back.

Thanks.

- Is it true? "A" and "U" sounds like "O"?

And "PH" sounds like "F".

You're kidding me.

No.

Idiot, you'll never get to second grade.

- Émile, I don't like Adrien. - Me neither.

I love you very much.

- He's mean. - Yeah.

What are you eating?

It's Mbappé. I cooked it with tomato, he didn't suffer much.

Professor! Professor!

- Are you OK? - What's up, Adrien? Are you OK?

Émile ate the rabbit.

Adrien! Hello!

- Oh, my little one, good rabbit. - I got this.

In addition to being unbearable, you're mean.

Yes, and you are too good. You'll turn them into softies.

- Give me the rabbit! - Carefully, carefully.

What a brute!

CITY HALL

I have no money left and they are going to cut off my electricity.

How are you doing looking for a job?

And Ronan pays your support?

I see.

How much did you tell me you owed for electricity?

- Alice, I can't take it. - Don't worry, we can't fix this in three days.

You will return it to me later.

182,13 euros.

Isn't that where we were going to have the party for the municipality?

- Yes. - Okay. I'll tell him we're not going.

Anyway, I don't like her, she gets on my nerves.

Mrs. Rioux... Ugh...

What was Silicon Valley before?

Sorry? What...?

A valley! And what do we have here? We have a valley!

- Yes. - We are going to create the Kerguen Valley!

A start-up! We just need...

We need... the fiber.

- What fiber? - Optical fiber. Internet.

What for?

We better find a baker.

One, two, three, English chick.

I saw you move! You're out!

I don't have friends.

Better for you. They're all morons.

Bad word.

Oh, come on already. "Moron" is not a bad word.

- Say it. - It's not okay to say bad words.

Say it or I'll tell everyone that you're in love with Daphné.

- That is not true! - Yeah, as if.

Say it!

Moron.

- Louder. - Moron!

- I can't hear you, louder. - Moron!

- Moron! - Very good!

- Moron! You piece of crap! - No no. That's going too far.

I'm sorry.

Go play.

Come on, go.

Nice lesson.

To each his own...

- And who is that? - Damn... The bastard did it.

Patrick. He has called the school board. The inspector can't see you here.

M. Lochet!

- Hello. I'm glad to see you. - Me too.

They have told me that there is an elderly man who comes to bother the classes.

- An elderly man? Well, I don't know. - Yeah.

Ah, Émile?

- No no no. Émile. Émile? - Yeah?

Come. He doesn't bother us at all.

No, no, it's... Émile is our sports teacher.

- Good morning. - Good morning, Émile.

Do you teach Physical Education?

Yes, yes, exactly, yes.

Well, let's start the class. Children!

- Come quickly. - Go Go!

- Leave the bikes. - Hurry up!

In line! Back off.

A little more, I don't have space.

I have not received any application for a Physical Education teacher.

Yes. Because he's just a poor pensioner who teaches classes without profit.

- Selflessly. That's all. - Oh.

I'm sorry you were bothered just for this.

Lift up your knees!

Up or I'll break them! Come on!

He didn't like a comment I made to his son.

- Parents now think they know everything better than we do. - Exactly. That's it.

- Stop! rest! - Has anyone been missing today?

Huh? No.

There are only ten children and on my school form

there are 13 students.

Oh yeah. There was a family that moved in June.

In June? You should have informed me.

- With energy! - Ten is not enough.

- Go go. Come on! Good. - Goodbye, Miss Le Guennic.

Bye bye.

Stop. Rest.

Now the arms. Come on. Very good. Keep it up.

Has the inspector said that he is going to close the school?

No, he didn't say that.

but with only ten students, we already know what his report will say.

In any case, the municipal council wouls never vote to close the school.

We don't know that.

We have to do something.

I know Galliou well, the mayor of Kérimard.

Leo and his son play soccer together. He will support us.

- Okay, great. I'll go for Bothorel. - Very good.

Six more votes will be needed.

- We'll get them. - OK.

I'm sorry, Alice. You know how it works. A school with ten students is not viable.

But if there are no children, no family will come.

You know that without school, we are lost.

- Where will my students go? - Good afternoon.

To our school, in Gouarec.

And have overcrowded classes? It's stupid.

Jacques, please!

You know that your students will end up going to Bothorel, in Gouarec.

I can't vote against it.

I'm negotiating with him to get the gym hall.

Come on, our children play soccer together.

Yeah, but I can't, Saturnin.

I give you my vote for the DETR if you help me with this.

The DETR, come on. For the SCOT, maybe.

That's much harder, you know that, I can't.

Come on Alice, it's not like I'm asking for your vote on the STRADET with the DTM too!

Ok, forget it.

Your son is garbage at football anyway!

If I were the coach, I would have kicked him out by now.

- Calm down. What's the matter? - Kérimard mayor, ugh...

Shoddy mayor! Don't talk to me again!

You can count on me, Alice.

- We will save your school! - Thank you.

And how is your father?

He... is dead.

- Oh yes it's true. - Yeah.

Four years ago now.

Give him my regards.

Yeah.

Who votes in favor of maintaining the Kerguen school?

Two votes.

Who votes against?

Fourteen votes.

The closure of the Kerguen school for the next school year is then decided.

Shit.

Damn.

Alright, let's calculate the area of the classroom.

OK? And for that we are going to use the blackboards.

OK? Are they all clean? Perfect.

Easy. 56 square meters.

Here we have the measurements of the classroom, and we'll try to calculate the surface together.

No point!

You would need 60x60 tiles, four boxes of 50.

Mr. Menoux, the objective of the exercise is to teach them to reason, thank you very much.

Listen, Alice, I've been tiling for 30 years.

And I was the best in the workshop calculating square footage.

M. Menoux, shut up.

Well, let's continue.

What a stupid thing.

Sorry?

To the thinking chair!

To the thinking chair, I said!

I've lost my patience. You want to learn? To the thinking chair!

He's impossible.

THINKING CHAIR

Alright, let's see, how are you doing with the exercise?

I didn't get it.

You didn't get it?

- Yeah? - They are 56 square meters.

- I got 56 too. - Me too.

You too you got 56?

Ok, good job. Bravo, Mr. Menoux.

I have red spots on my throat.

No no no. There's nothing, Jeannine. Nothing.

And no improvement in the hip.

Yes, but you know I'm not a doctor. Even less rheumatologist.

I know, but there's no doctor.

And why don't you go to the Gouarec health center?

- Why not? - Yeah.

Because I lost my driving license.

Ah, right. Well, I'll take you there.

Tomato.

T, O...

T, A, U...

Ok, TO. TO, yes.

V, I, R, G, I, N.

V, I, R, G, I, N. Virgin.

VIRGIN

PHOTO - ALARM - LIGHT - WALL - PIN

Let's see... What am I missing?

Television. T, T, T, T, T, T.

I have good news!

I talked with the bakery in Gouarec, we'll sell their bread here.

Great, right? Here. Let's see... Yes. Here.

Here, Patrick.

Let's go.

Oh my gosh.

Well... We'll all have to take turns opening it.

No disagreement here Alice, but why don't we reopen the bar?

At least there the people would gather,

It is a modern agora where people talk about the problems of the city.

- Thinking about it, he's right... - Yes, you're right.

But I think we hold the record for withdrawn driving licences per inhabitant in the region, right?

Yeah!

So, we'd better focus on the bread.

Give to me. Thank you.

Look, I have prepared a quick diagram with the schedules of each of you.

It's a work in progress, but it'll do.

Yeah, work in progress sounds right.

Alice, I appreciate what you do.

but I have a job, I'm not retired.

Don't think it will be different.

Since I retired I have been busier than ever.

Yeah, that's why I've put you only on Sundays from nine to twelve

odd and even weeks. Does it work for you?

It sucks, but I'll try. Yeah.

Great.

Hello Audette. Cold today, right?

The Leclercs have told me that if the school closes, they will move.

Do you think it'll close?

I don't know, but it is possible.

- Hello! - Good morning!

Hola.

Do you know what my favorite time of the day is?

Recess.

I love hearing the children play.

- Are your children coming for Christmas? - Yeah.

Two short days.

- Only? - Better than nothing.

Yeah...

Now they have their lives with their girlfriends and they also have to visit their father.

What a New Year's Eve awaits them, with that asshole.

Well that's it. How does it look?

Isn't it lovely? Kids will love it.

Yes. That's the most important thing, right?

"Clémence will tidy up

her room

on Friday".

F-RRR-iday.

- F-r-iday. - Friday.

"Rrr".

Ok, now I am going to copy the dictation on the board.

so that you can correct the errors.

- Let's see... - Let me see what you've written.

- We are the 20th of December. - Thank you.

And we always write the date in letters.

Marie.

- Marie! - What?

For Daphné!

"If you really want to come to my party,

I assure you it will be a magical day".

Daphné! Daphné!

Daphné.

Émile.

Pass it on to Daphné.

"We are going to have a great time".

Pay close attention to the accents.

What does it say? Can you read it to me?

He's asking Daphné out.

I have an idea, look.

You are going to answer him. Come on, take a pen.

Write this: "I would rather go out with Mbappé.

Signed, Daphné."

Pass it on

Friday! I can hear the R in there now.

- You scared me. - Sorry.

You saw my dictation. Almost no mistakes.

- Only 12. - You're a great teacher.

Mrs. Dreano always told me I was a chump.

That is not true.

Well, merry Christmas, happy holidays and rest well.

I am going to miss school a lot.

I have to go to the town hall.

- Until next year. - Yes... And what are you going to do for Christmas?

My sister invited herself, with all her family.

Well, you're lucky. I will be alone. On Christmas Eve.

When Christian was still alive, we used to prepare a banquet.

I used to make the black pudding, my mother taught me how to prepare it.

We loved it.

And this year...

I guess I'll have soup and hop, to bed.

- We said no emotional blackmail. - Oh, no, no, no.

That's just how it is, really. They say you can get used to anything.

- I'll give you a few apple slices.

You don't have to eat the salad.

Here you go.

It's delicious. Seriously, I love the texture.

- And that's home made black pudding! - It's delicious.

- And it's very tasty. - Yes it's true.

I'll tell you my secret.

When the onions are still hot, I add a little cream to the blood.

- How interesting. - Mom, does the black pudding have blood?

Oh no, honey, it's just a figure of speech.

No, it's not any form of speaking.

When I boil three liters of pig's blood, put it in its gut,

and it makes a complete mess out of my kitchen,

believe me, it's not just a figure of speech.

I don't want it anymore.

- Give it to dad.

- The texture is amazing, isn't it? - You do not want? Are you sure?

Don't worry, I've made stuffed capon.

I love capon, it's delicious.

Do you know what they do to chicks?

No no.

No.

And tell me, Rudy, how's it going at your job?

Well... you know, like always.

Reports, spreadsheets, invoices. Reports, spreadsheets, invoices.

Unlike you I don't always know why I get up every morning.

- For the money. - For the money. That's true.

- It's clear. As everyone. - Well, yes, like everyone else.

Yes... And how are you doing? How about the school?

Well, it's not going so well, but it'll get better. I have hope.

I really admire what you do.

You help people, you're committed, it's admirable.

It's one thing to help, and another to be fooled.

Yes, but I know well what the difference is.

- Oh really? - Yeah.

Oh shit!

We can't even have a peaceful Christmas Eve!

Émile...

You said a bad word.

- I'm going to open. - Wait, I'll accompany you.

You're just like dad. Always taking a stray dog off the streets at Christmas.

Hey, don't go too far. He was alone. What did you want me to do?

- No knob... - Works just as well.

- Oh! - Happy Holidays!

Oh, Jeannine. Jeaninne...

- Pauline. You're here too? - Yes, Jeannine, I am.

- What a coincidence. - It's crazy.

I made gingerbread from your father's recipe.

The one you liked so much when you were little. Pierrot's recipe!

Ah! That's just awesome. Thank you, Jeannine.

How are you doing?

- Are you still a rheumatologist? - Yeah yeah.

- Because I have hip problems. - Oh no...

Oh no. No no. I can't attend to you right now, Jeannine.

Besides, I don't have your X-rays.

- Well, here they are. - Ok... great.

How curious. Just today I put the heating on in dad's office.

Come with me, Jeannine.

Come in, come in here.

- Oh my gosh. - How long has it been since you aired out this room?

I am very glad to come back here.

Since dad died I haven't dared touch anything.

Great.

OK. Yes. It's stuck, it's stuck.

- Where are the X-rays? - Here.

Here.

Here it is. What I was saying.

Incredible. How much you look like your father when you say that.

How proud Pierrot was of you when you decided to study medicine.

And when you ranked eighth place,

My goodness, he paid everyone a drink.

Well, more than one!

We had to wheelbarrow him back!

He was drunk and he wouldn't stop singing.

He was the happiest dad in the world.

Yes, he was very proud.

Will I live another year?

Of course, Jeannine. You'll bury us all.

You know? It has been a wonderful evening.

And I have to say...

that your sister has been very nice to me.

- I admit it. - See?

- Yes. - Thanks for saying that, I'm glad.

You are welcome.

And besides, I am very aware of everything you do for me.

Thank you. Really, thank you.

Oh well...

- It's time to hit the hay. - Yeah.

Hit the hay. Hay.

T-H-E H-A-Y. The hay!

Bravo, Émile!

- Sure you don't want to walk home? - No no no no.

I have an idea for school.

If you need more students, I know where to find some.

- What? - To sleep!

Émile!

How good is this. yummy.

Do you want a little?

- Patrick, come. - Alice wants to say a few words.

Patrick, come! Come on.

Good evening everyone and thanks for coming.

This year is going to be decisive for Kerguen.

As you know, they want to close our school

and I can't allow it.

That's why I've decided to take this to the city council.

GOOD! Well done!

I am going to opt for a risky strategy.

- What kind of risky strategy? - We have five new students.

Sorry? We don't have five new kids.

- On paper, we do. - You put in fake names?

Can you let him talk?

No no. Real names.

And where did you find them?

Go on. Go go.

At the cemetery.

- What? - Sorry?

No! But that's crazy!

Well, something had to be done.

There are towns that registered sheep to save their schools.

If the city council reconsiders our case

and asks the school board for an opinion, I think we can win.

But we would receive another visit from the inspector.

When?

Well, I don't known. Can be any time.

That's why I need all of you.

And when I say all of you, it means ALL of you.

Because if one of us rats us out, they'll shut down the school for sure.

SCHOOL STREET

I walk, you walk, he walks...

We walk...

You work, they work...

- Good morning, Émile. - Good morning, Claudine.

- I'm late for school. - Yeah.

I just wanted to tell you...

I think what you do is very brave.

I wouldn't be able.

Have a good day.

Thank you.

I breathe, you breathe,

he breathes, we breathe...

I'm out of breath...

"And we played to jump the waves.

He yelled:

'Look at me!

I'm swimming the cravel...cravl...'".

"Crawl". An English word we've learned. Do you remember?

- No, I don't remember. - Come on, repeat it.

"crahvle... crr-ve-le...".

Adrien, in English, A and W together, that makes the sound: "O".

"O"?

Yes, O.

You know it's when you swim super fast.

It's just that I don't know how to swim.

How stupid! He's eight years old and can't swim!

Émile, what do we have to do when we want to talk in class?

- Raise your hand. - Oh yeah. I am sorry.

OK. Very good. Yeah?

It's just that it's not normal that he doesn't know how to swim at his age.

You never go to the pool?

That's true, teacher! Why don't we go to the pool?

- Because we lack people who can supervise, you know that. - It's not fair.

Well, let's continue.

Yes, Émile?

I can accompany you.

I did a lifeguard course. And now I can float really well!

Oh, God...

- I'm your PE teacher right? - Yeah!

Come on, Adrien.

You will see how it is not so difficult.

No, I do not want to.

Do you trust me?

Well no.

Cut your nonsense, come on!

- Are you a coward? - No, I'm not a coward.

Be brave!

Come with me, let's go. Do not be afraid.

That is. And now the last step. Very good. You see it? You are already inside.

Are you OK?

Come, come here. We start from the beginning.

Hold on to me if you want. Good.

And now you know what we are going to do? Let's lie down.

- No no no! - Yes Yes Yes. Of course.

We're going to lie down, you'll see how easy.

Can. Chill chill.

- That's it. Are you OK? - Do not let me go.

Of course not, I'm here with you. I have you.

I'm not going to let you go. We go for a walk.

We're doing pretty well.

That is.

See how good?

You look at the ceiling, isn't it beautiful?

Enjoy the walk around the pool.

That is. Is the water good?

What is hot? Very good.

- And is the pool in its perimeter? - Well yes.

For the driving test I memorized all the signs.

Before examining me, my brother would take me driving at night.

To Plélauff, Gouarec and Rosquerriec. That was my perimeter.

Children, come on, to the van. Go Go. Come on, Thibault.

I also worked for a while delivering newspapers.

Delivering newspapers? And how did he manage to read the streets?

I was with Christian. We made a good team.

He told me all the names, and that's how he guided me

by the type of wall, the color of the windows...

The cows were of little use, because they move.

- Right. - They're all in the bus!

Thanks.

Without bragging, I have a good memory.

And I've always managed to get help.

- I noticed! - It's needed.

- Are you all sitting down? - Yeah!

Come on, Marie, the belt. Come on.

Long live our driver!

Grab it! In this life you have to know how to delegate.

And complain!

How will you know when the inspector arrives?

Don't worry, Jeannine takes care of it.

"People suffer, die and ecosystems collapse.

We are on the verge of a mass extinction

and they do nothing but talk about money and fairy tales

about everlasting economic growth.

How dare they?" Greta Thunberg.

Bravo! Incredible!

Bravo, Lila, very well done, you can go back to your place.

Émile, have you brought something to read?

Yeah, well... It's just the mail, my letters.

Well, that's very good.

They are letters that my brother never read to me.

- Great, so start with the first one. - OK.

Let's see...

"Émile, you are truly...

an asshole.

- Your brother...". - Émile, Émile...

You've done great, but let's move on to the next one. This is...

Very good.

Very good.

That's better.

"Dear Émile,

I cannot understand your silence.

Why...

do you never answer me.

Claudine".

Claudine? My Claudine?

Yes, yes.

I can't believe it.

And when was that?

40 years ago. She came to work one summer at the factory.

And did she write to you afterwards?

How am I to know?

Oh, dear Jeannine! What are you doing here?

I came to hold the shop.

Oh no, today it's my turn.

Come, look.

Thursday at three, it's me.

No! It's your turn on Wednesdays at three.

What are you doing here?

Holding the shop!

Come on, on even weeks, that's me!

I got there first, so I'm staying.

Do you still have your beer tap?

"Dear Émile, winter is coming here in Le Havre.

I would love to show you the views I have of the sea.

You would love them.

I send you my thoughts, that you like so much. Claudine".

You've never seen the sea?

"Dear Émile, I am very sad not to hear from you.

But I understand, and I will not write to you again.

Good luck. A hug. Claudine".

And to think he put up with that bastard Jean-Paul for years.

Yeah, but he was an accountant.

At least he studied. She deserved better than me.

Émile, don't talk nonsense.

I don't understand. Christian never read those to you?

- No no. - But why?

Well, maybe he wanted me to stay with him.

It's over for me, but what about you?

- What about me? - Love.

Love, love... I don't have time for that, what do you think.

But for young people it's easier.

- Easier? - Yeah.

- No, I don't think so. - Look.

Does your machine understand what I tell it?

I don't know, what do you want to tell him?

- Download Tinder. - What?

No. And how do you know about Tinder?

Because of the lads in the workshop, they all had an account.

- Oh? - Sure.

Well look at this. Zero profiles.

Clearly easier. There's nothing around here anyway.

Search further!

Widen the perimeter.

- There you go. I do it because it's you.

- Yes, that's what they said. - Yeah.

Here's one.

"You'll have a great time if you like big machinery."

- Seriously? - Heh, that's something.

Yeah, I better stop there.

Why did he put an eggplant? He wants to cook?

Come on... Émile.

Eggplant is...

What? I know what an eggplant is, I've eaten many.

That's not it. An eggplant, come on.

Oh yeah. I understand. Of course yes.

You like to sail? Going out for drinks and jazz?

Yes I love it.

- Okay, so I'll give it a swipe. - No no!

- Yes. - No, I've made a match!

He's answering.

- And what do I tell him? - Well I don't know.

- What do I say? - Yeah! Send him an eggplant.

No not the eggplant!

You are the worst love counselor in existence.

Well, I don't have much experience.

Good morning, Audette.

Let's see...

How can I start?

"Dear Claudine." "Dear Claudine." Yes, I like the "dear" part. Let's see...

"Someone for whom you feel great affection."

Yes, that's OK.

- Hello. - Hello.

- I'm Alice. - Younes.

- Hello. - How are you?

Darling with a D

Dear Claudine.

I i i...

Dear Claudine, I...

I...

I what?

I...

I don't know.

Fuck this! Fuck it, fuck it, fuck it!

I always tell him the same thing, but he never listens to me.

Shit. She's coming.

Flo, the peanuts and the darts!

Hippolyte, turn the menu over! Francis, the tap, quick!

Guys, play time over!

Hide the result board, come on! Come on girls!

Fast! Coming!

The beers! Hide them! Quick guys!

- Hi how are things? - Hello, Patrick.

- Madam Mayor! How are you? - Very good.

- What do you need? - Hello.

Hello.

- A baguette, not too toasted. - A baguette not too toasted.

- Everything okay, Patrick? - Here you go.

Are you all okay?

- Yes all ok. Very good. - Thank you.

Thanks.

- Hello! - Alice!

- Are you also coming to buy the bread? - Well yes.

- Okay, great. Have a good day. - Likewise.

Bye bye!

- Bye bye. - Goodbye, Madam Mayor!

What's up guys?

Francis, you pour me a pint?

- Yes, at 17:30. - See you later!

- Thank God. - Bye, see you later.

- Alice? - Hi, Lorene.

I'm sorry, I still can't give you the electricity money back.

It's okay, I can wait. Have you got anything?

Nothing yet.

Last week I had a job interview,

but they told me I was too dull.

- I don't understand. - Well, you keep looking.

Yes of course.

- And Ronan gives you the support? - Yes Yes...

It's not true, you haven't talked to dad yet.

Daphné!

- Come on, Daphné. Go play. - OK.

Lorène, you can't allow it. Stand firm.

It's not that easy, Alice. I try, but...

Is Ronan still training at Plélauff's Celtic?

Catch him in front of his colleagues and ask for child support.

You'll see, he'll you.

- I can't do this. - Of course you can.

You are not a dull woman.

Ok, I will.

- Goodbye, Lorene. - Thank you.

Prof, prof. Where is Émile?

Émile?

If you come to tell me about your romantic date with Younes,

you can sit.

But if you come to talk to me about school, you can go now.

You can't give up now.

Do I look like I'm giving up? No, I'm not giving up.

But now I see things clearly, for once.

Émile, just because you don't know what to say to Claudine doesn't mean you should stop trying, okay?

You've come a long way.

Ms. Dreano was right. I'm a chump, and that's not going to change.

So I'm stopping.

- I invite you to my birthday. - Thank you.

You invite me? You're the best!

- Take, I invite you. - Thank you.

I invite you to my party.

- Thank you! - Thank you!

- Come to my birthday. - Is it at your house?

- Yes, thanks. I will go.

Take the invitations to my birthday party.

Prof, for my birthday I will have a pirate party.

Is it for me?

No, it's for Émile. I wanted to invite all my friends.

Oh well.

When will he come back?

I don't know.

But I'll give it to him, okay?

- Leave them here. - Here you go.

- Very good. Have you brought everything? - Everything. I think.

Hello Alice. I'm Younes.

I had a great time the other night, just a little short.

Can you stay tomorrow night? A kiss.

Right now I put all the bags. Only a second.

Hi Younes. I really want to meet tomorrow.

Oh, no, sorry, tomorrow I have to take care of the children of Saturnin, the vice mayor.

But can you on Friday?

Shit, no, I can't on Friday either.

Well... I'll call you back! Kisses.

Hey! You are crazy?

- You're getting in? - Of course not.

Ok.

Stop being silly.

There you go! Let's go!

You're very handsome, Émile.

Hm...

You should really buy it.

Not like back home, this is full of shops.

- Is it Younes? - Yeah.

- Here, I'll go break his face. - No, Émile, calm down.

I'm the one who ruined everything.

- It's a pity. - Yeah.

I can't leave you like this. Come on, I'll buy you a drink.

- No, Émile. - Come here.

Hi guys.

- Hello, Émile! - How are you?

Oh sorry.

- What will it be? - Two beers.

Hello Alice.

- You've all gone mad, then? - Why?

We can't do that.

Give me that. What the hell is all this?

In biro beritas.

This is no time for one of your stupid quotes!

That's not nice.

What is it? Am I the one paying for that beer?

- Well, uh...

Quite a scolding you got!

Aren't you tired of sneering at people all day?

Why don't you go fix your car, asshole?

Émile. You knew and didn't tell me anything?

But, Alice, they don't sell alcohol. It's just beer.

Of course it's just beer, of course.

I already have the whole municipality against me.

I rack my brains to help the people

and as soon as I turn my back, you make a huge mess.

Damn, you're all crazy!

If the police show up, I'll be the only one legally responsible.

And you know what that means?

There'll be no hairdresser, town hall, or bars. There will be nothing!

Because there'll be no mayor! I'll go to jail. Because of you.

Selfish bastards.

Eh... hum, no.

No, hum, b-because we, we're not going to say anything. Right, Jose?

No, we won't say anything.

Francis, get the mayor something and put it on my tab.

Well then... cheers!

Cheers!

A little more to the right. Very good. That is.

- Come on, smile everyone. - Look, it's Émile!

Émile!

Hi kids. How are you? You could have waited for me for the photo.

- I've missed you. - Will you come to my birthday?

Well of course! We are friends. Come on.

Come on, the photo!

We are all ready. Come on.

- Say "potato". - One, two and three.

Potato!

É...

- Very good. - ...mile.

That's it! Now you can answer Claudine.

Yeah, but I prefer dictations.

For sure. It's much more difficult to write in your own words.

- To say: "I...". - Yes, I... I, what?

I don't know, it's you who's talking.

What do you want to tell Claudine?

Write to her as if you were talking to her.

Yeah, but I don't dare to talk to her.

Well, I can't do that for you, it's up to you.

- He'll think of something, don't worry. - Already...

Well... I'm leaving.

Hola.

The mail has been a little late.

I hope it is not too late.

I will answer you soon.

You have to do this sum.

- One moment. - Okay, teacher.

Red alert!

OK. Thank you, Jeannine. Coming.

The milk...

Hi Pauline.

C'mon C'mon! Run, hurry!

But where are we going?

Don't worry, I already talked to your mother.

Ride on the coach!

CLOSED ROAD

DEVIATION

It just can't be.

- Two for seven? - Uh... Twenty-seven?

Perfect. Very good.

You can go back to your place, go.

My car broke down!

I'm on the Loudéac road!

I won't make it on time! SHUT! UUP!

OK. I'll call you later.

Yes, Saturnin?

The mole is in the molehill. I repeat. The mole is in the molehill.

You've seen him already? You have to stop him!

Why?

The car that brought the children has broken down. I'll call you later.

- That? - Where is your sister?

It is on the Loudéac road, outside its perimeter.

What perimeter? I 'm coming.

Ok, we have to save time.

Hi Tifaine. We go to plan B.

Let's go girls! Move your ass!

Come on! There!

Ah, I forgot your cane.

- Two seconds! - Clear.

Hi there.

Already. Here it is.

- Thank you! - It doesn't matter.

LOU-DÉ-AC.

Come now! It can not be true!

- Here. - This already seems like a joke.

Come on girls.

- Yeah? - Don't worry, it will only be half an hour.

No point getting upset with those, they're mixed-race cows, some Holstein, Montbéliard.

- Come in for a drink - But... now?

- Yes. - But I would have to park.

- It's not necessary, it's right here. - Come on.

Hurry up.

We are on red alert. We have already tried it. Go Go!

Nice to meet you. Welcome to our new bakery.

These are André, Philippe and Jérémy. Come in, come in

Émile! Émile!

Get off. Now you have to be obedient and hurry up, okay?

- Hello, Pauline. - Hello, Émile.

- Let's go up! - Come quickly.

I'm sorry, I have to go now. I can't delay any longer.

Wait, but where are you going?

What is more important, the journey or the destination?

- Come on, let's have a drink. - Invites the House.

Kids, you know we're going to play a game, right?

- Yeah! - Let's see. What is your name?

Marcel Loiselle.

No, mom says that you are Christian Menoux.

- And Rémi is Marcel. - You don't know anything.

Well, okay, let's start again.

Shit.

Mr. Lochet! Good morning!

Shouldn't I be in class?

Wow, what a car. How much has it cost you?

- Come on, I've already wasted a lot of time. - Yeah.

- Take me to class right now. - With great pleasure.

Let's go!

Crap... Émile...

- Class. - Good morning Kids.

Good morning sir.

Are there only ten students?

- Oh really? Ten? - What do you mean "seriously"?

There are ten. Where are the others?

Don't tell me that all five were missing.

Well, you won't believe it, Inspector.

How are the parents!

They say the alarm clock hasn't gone off. I had to go for them.

To your seats, let's go.

- Fast. - Can I see the attendance sheet?

Of course.

Here it is. have.

- Thank you. - Fifteen students.

Marie Launet, Soën Letaudet,

Jannah Lézénès, Marcel Loisel, Belem De Tonquédec,

Adrien Leclerc, Anaide Testud,

Lila Morel, Daphné Pastor, Lysandro Pouligaut, Eliot Queffelec,

Baptiste Moreau, Thibault Perrin, Christian Menoux...

Christian Menoux?

Sorry. Present.

OK. Lucienne Souhaitée?

OK. All right.

I'll make a report for the city council.

Good. Great. I'll walk you to your car.

Come on, quick!

Sorry, there was a lot of traffic.

Come on now.

You've got to be kidding me.

Fuck.

Fuck!

What happened to you?

The school's gone. And the town too.

My father would be very disappointed.

Turn the page, leave the past behind.

Do you think it was easy for your father?

It was hard for him too, that's why he drank.

Come one, he drank like everyone else.

What? He, Loisel and Francis were the town drunks.

He once drank so much he ran over your dog.

Stop with the jokes. You're the one who killed Boubi.

Pauline saw you bury him.

I buried the poor mutt because Pierrot was in no condition to do it.

But it was he who ran over him.

Alice...

If your father was still alive, would you still be there?

I mean, would you still be here?

I don't know.

Children, we are not going directly into class,

today is a little special.

We'll eat pizza?

No, Soën, we're not going to eat pizza right now.

We are going to visit the Gouarec school, where you will go next year.

But will you still be our teacher?

- Is Émile already in second grade? - No, he has already finished school.

So he doesn't need to go to second grade?

Come on, let's go.

There is the dining room.

Look at Eliot.

I think Daphné has competition.

They will do well here.

Yeah.

And you? What will you do next year?

I don't know yet. I'll be sent to some school around, I guess.

Yeah.

Where to? To Plelauff? Gouarec?

The Rosquerriec?

Always the same names, always the same faces.

Don't stay in a perimeter, Alice.

May I, Audette?

Shoot!

Please, a little silence! We can't play if you don't shut up!

Always the same, dammit!

Ok, ok, shush! Come on, start at once.

Three, two, one and...

Well, I'm ready.

I'm going.

That's a good thing.

Are you going far?

Getting out of my perimeter.

Starting with Italy, and then we will see.

I'll be back, don't worry.

Good...

Bye bye.

Alright, go.

Alright.

Teacher!

You're the best! See you soon!

Alice, Alice, Alice, Alice!

Alice, Alice, Alice, Alice, Alice!

Thank you. Thank you so much.

Thank you.

Thank you all. Thank you.

I'll miss you.

You make it very difficult to leave!

The Small Victories

Saturnin Launet, mayor of Kerguen.