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Do I seem different?

I am different.

Now I know what anguish is. I'm old and bitter.

I'm still in jail, even here. You know why?

I heard you were backing Al-Roumi.

I think I understand.

That's why they let me out. There were strings attached.

I had to be useful to them.

I'm backing him,

betraying my country and my friends.

To keep me in line, they beat me

and threaten my family.

I can help you.

You must help me. It's a duty, not a favor.

I know that.

I'm going on tour with Al-Roumi this week.

It's too much for me.

I can't do it, not anymore.

You have to get me out of this.

You won't be going.

I already tried to stop.

They threaten us. They're everywhere.

I'm afraid for my family.

I know.

Of course you know. That's your job.

When I think of our afternoons in Damascus...

I feel sick.

I wonder how much more I'll have for pay for them.

I know.

Have you ever found yourself in a courtyard,

thinking you'd be executed?

Have you ever felt a gun in the back of your neck?

No, you don't know anything.

Get me out of here.

Just delivered. Beautiful and brand new.

I'd like to talk to you.

Does the DGSE know about my meeting with Nadia?

No.

When do you plan to tell them?

I don't know.

Do you realize the mistake you've made?

What?

You organized a contact without informing anyone.

Was it a personal initiative?

Do your superiors know?

You know about it.

That's not enough. It has nothing to do with your mission here.

Report it to your superiors.

Say she wanted to see me. You informed me, and I went.

I thought it would be good for both of you.

It's not up to you to decide alone.

There are rules. You understand?

Even if your friend's in danger.

Abide by the rules.

They exist to protect him, you and the company.

OK.

Bring me some codeine. My back hurts.

Go ahead.

You know I sat in on Mrs. El-Mansour's DGSI debriefing?

Yes.

She asked for a meeting with Guillaume.

I organized it.

She asked him for protection.

Against who?

Nadim El Bachir, a high-ranking Syrian intelligence agent.

That bastard's in Paris?

Tehran - IRAN

Hello?

Hi, it's Shapur.

I'm working.

Can you come with me to Qatar next week?

There's a great conference in Doha on water management.

Which also means a nice hotel, a jacuzzi, girls...

What's in it for me?

You could listen to me whine.

Over Daria's leaving.

Over the cold jacuzzi and cold girls.

I don't need to go to Doha. I already do that here.

If you agree, I'll call your boss and organize it.

I'm leaving Tuesday.

Come in!

Shut the door!

- You can't smell a thing outside. - We've perfected our technique.

Shapur is going to Qatar next week. For a water conference.

We know.

We're going too.

OK.

Good for you.

Should Phénoméne go with him or not?

- Absolutely not! - She shouldn't?

No, she definitely shouldn't.

You plan to recruit him there, is that it?

Nice of you to tell me.

What happens if I tell my agent to go to Doha?

- Do we work together? - Of course.

So why didn't you tell me? You think they don't see each other?

We were planning to...

I have an agent in the field! Not in Qatar. In the Islamic Republic of Iran.

So, have a ball together,

but don't put her at risk. And keep me fully informed!

Sorry. We're in the thick of it. Things are tense.

We should have told you immediately.

It's just business.

Shall we get together soon?

Sure... but like I said...

It's pretty tense, because of the recruitment. I'll call you, OK?

OK.

See you.

I'm a piece of shit.

I'm good for nothing.

No, you're not. You'll get there. Drive.

We still have a little time.

Yes, God willing.

It's not that complicated.

Youssef?

Are you wavering?

Are you not confident anymore?

No.

If you have doubts, you should tell me now.

No, I'm good.

See?

You know why you're doing this?

So those Jewish dogs will wash their children's blood with their tears?

No.

You're doing it to praise Allah.

The Almighty created you to pay tribute to him.

They were preparing for last May's suicide attack in Jerusalem.

There was no attack last May in Jerusalem.

There wasn't, for 2 reasons:

Shin Bet was on the case,

and the kamikaze was nervous.

Unsure of himself.

He disappeared right after this film. No bomber, no attack.

We need a good recruiter.

This one's OK. But to get an Islamist to blow himself up with another Islamist,

we need a radical Islam professional.

An imam.

We can't recruit an imam!

We can? Do we know any?

You're not very talkative today, Guillaume.

Why not?

Nothing left to say. We're done, aren't we?

Sometimes it's hard to start a session.

It's common. It doesn't mean there's nothing to say.

My daughter needs a therapist.

Prune? How is she?

She's fine.

But her boyfriend's not.

He's giving her a hard time.

I'm sorry to hear that.

He could use a good shrink.

Just for him.

I don't work with teenagers.

He's older than Prune.

He's uncontrollable.

He's already seen therapists, on his parents' recommendation. It was useless.

He needs someone like you,

with other methods.

Can I give him your number?

You have imams who work for you. I need one.

I'll see what I can do.

Shall we begin?

There's something I never told you.

That I've never told anyone.

It's weighing on me.

I've been back for almost a year.

I've been in Paris for a year.

I still haven't told my father.

He thinks I'm still on a mission.

I've been back for a year and my father doesn't know.

- Your daughter doesn't see him? - She does.

But I told her to lie.

You asked Prune to lie to your father?

To lie by omission.

He lives in the South. He has little contact with my ex-wife.

Prune only sees him over Christmas.

I know I shouldn't drag my daughter into this...

Why can't your father know you're back?

I don't want to see him.

A few months ago, I told Henri Duflot

that I was visiting my father. It was a lie.

I couldn't go.

Why not?

Because he hates me.

He's a career army man.

High-ranking officers hate people in my line of work.

It's not just that.

He thinks I'm selfish, that I only think of myself.

That I'm probably a coward and a liar.

He always said I ruined everything.

"You're not just a bastard, you're a messy one", he'd say.

One day, I asked him why he was so convinced of this.

He replied,

"You're ugly.

"Both morally and physically."

You see why I can't bring myself to see him?

Breathe in.

And breathe out.

Can you sit up please.

So, what was that important thing you needed to tell me about?

Remember the Daesh executioner who beheaded the German and Japanese hostages?

Debaille is calling an operation to neutralize him

and he wants us to collaborate.

He wants to take full credit for an unauthorized operation.

Bend your arm please.

And what does he give us as deposit?

The executioner's name and nationality.

We already know his nationality.

It's French.

Otherwise this would me more official.

He wants us to help him do the dirty job. Why?

It's usually the other way around.

I need to reflect on this a little bit.

Not enough to justify our meeting.

So why did you call? - He's with me.

This was not under Harim.

There are infernal machines that,

once activated,

can't be turned off.

Resistance is pointless.

There are 3 options:

You can fight uselessly,

run away,

or wait until it catches up with you.

Wait quietly,

and do your best with the time you have left.

Do what needs to be done.

Say what needs to be said.

My darling Prune...

- Hello. - Hi.

- Would you like some coffee? - Thanks.

The plumber's going to come by to fix the water damage.

Drop the insurance papers in my letter box.

Good, thanks.

Can I talk to you?

I answered too quickly the other day.

About needing special technology to make a phone disappear.

I've done some reading, and it could be a bug. A special bug.

Really?

To check, we'd have to look deep inside the phone.

If you have a loyalty issue with Debailly, just say so.

I don't, but I can't imagine stealing his phone.

You can't look around remotely?

I could.

So?

Thank you.

Find that bug for me.

Between 500000 and one million dollars?

What if he wants 2 million?

Then he's not motivated.

700000, maximum.

Final payment upon successful completion.

OK.

How did you find this imam?

You're very curious, for someone who didn't authorize this operation.

- Hello? - Hello.

I'm calling on Abdallak's behalf.

Yes?

I'd like to invite you to Algiers, to discuss funding your mosque.

I hear wonderful things about it.

Very well.

The day after tomorrow, 6PM in the Botanical Gardens.

If you're calling on Abdallak's behalf,

you know what you'll need to say?

Yes, I know.

Good.

He's fast.

Can they trace the call?

No.

How did it go with Nadia El-Mansour?

She's justifiably worried. She wants our protection.

Do we get Nadim El Bachir?

We're working on it.

A Syrian intelligence defector

would be invaluable.

What's the plan? Cheaper than your imam?

We have to discredit him to the Syrians.

What if the Syrians found out Nadim El Bachir

requested political asylum in France?

They'll think he used his Parisian mission with Nadia

to set up his defection.

Maybe he even fabricated the entire mission for that very purpose.

They'll want to kill him,

He too will need protection.

We'll tell him he can turn to us.

How will the Syrians learn of his asylum request?

Sometimes, the DGSI warns

certain opposition leaders in exile

when someone defects to the opposite side.

Some of those leaders

are tapped by the Syrian secret service.

You'd have been great during the Cold War.

You have everything? Phone? Passport?

Yes.

Lots of good will?

A loyal, confident smile?

Where is the taxi?

Stop being in a bad mood.

Rome, Berlin,

London... You travel,

you meet people. Some would love to be in your shoes.

I'll see you in London.

Where to?

Charles de Gaulle Airport, please.

You're not exiting here?

No.

Where are we going?

Far away.

Where you'll be safe.

I need your phone, Mrs. El-Mansour.

You'll get your phone and contacts back later.

OK.

This is it.

You'll have to keep yourself busy.

It's very calm in these parts.

- Hello. - Hi.

The heat should be turned on.

- I'll show you around. - That's OK.

You'll stay here for a while.

We'll take care of the people pressuring you.

Thank you.

Why are you doing this?

I know his reasons. But what does the DGSE have to gain?

You must be gaining something.

Don't worry about all that.

Just get some rest.

Hello?

What are you up to again?

Hello, Mr. Al-Roumi. I'll be joining you tomorrow.

I don't mean you, I mean Nadia. Where is she?

She's not there?

No, she's not with me.

This is very bad for you,

for us, and particularly for her.

I'll take care of it.

Go back to the hotel.

Hello, this is Nadia El-Mansour. Please leave a message.

She hasn't returned to the hotel.

I'm to take you to the Embassy.

Now? Why?

Wait.

Why did you do this? Do you think this is the right time?

It would be best for you to come to the Embassy.

This isn't the time. Nadia El-Mansour has disappeared.

I'll find her. She must have freaked out.

She's a woman.

I'll bring her back.

If you don't want her, I'll take care of it.

- It's not about that. - Then what's it about?

We'll discuss it at the Embassy. We're waiting for you.

Get out. I need the car.

Farouk?

Pick up! It's me, Nadim.

Can we meet?

Why?

Because I'm asking.

Meet me at the Palais de Tokyo.

Like last time,

on the lle Saint-Louis.

Tell Debailly.

Hello? He's panicking.

We're following him.

We're having fun today.

Good job.

What?

Hussein's secretary told me...

What?

She pretended to be shocked.

But I swear I could feel it. She's like me.

She envies you!

What are you talking about?

Your request for political asylum!

What request for political asylum?

The one you submitted in France,

that's about to be granted.

I never asked for political asylum.

What is this nonsense?

Stop, Nadim.

I saw the file.

It's complete and well argued.

You've always been the smartest one.

That's why you organized this whole operation.

Isn't it?

Nadia El-Mansour, her recruitment, Paris...

You wanted to come back and request asylum.

You believe that? You think I'm a turncoat?

That I'd betray my country and run away?

You know what we do to traitors?

Why didn't you involve me?

You'll help me out once it's done, won't you?

No, Farouk!

I would never do that. You, of all people, should know that!

You can tell me.

I'm on your side, you know that.

Go away!

Receipt for deposit of asylum application

Entry to French territory accepted for asylum purposes

Haussman Parking.

Who is her family?

Her mother is in Damascus.

An aunt and 2 nieces are in Alep. They're minors.

Stop that. Don't try to soften me up.

- 4 people to get out? - Quickly.

She's a martyr of Bashar's regime.

A respected, uncompromised exile.

She even refused to compromise herself.

She has the profile of a leader.

Within 2 years, she'll be an important voice in Syria.

Maybe the most important one.

Don't we want to be close to her?

I'll handle it.

What's going on?

Nadim won't be stalking you anymore. It's over. They'll forget you.

Your family will be safe in a few days.

Are you sure?

You stay here,

until Syrian authorities stamp the file

and drop the operation.

You're sure of what you're saying?

I am. I know them.

I know. You're one of them.

You wanted to tell me yourself.

Am I supposed to thank you?

There's food in the bags.

Let's go.

Hold onto this.

You didn't make the mistake of bringing your phone?

No phone, no microphone.

What do you want?

A suicide bomber.

You Westerners, you're always full of surprises.

Against a Muslim.

What kind of Muslim?

An ISIS soldier.

You have drones,

killer robots,

and phones that explode remotely.

We've explored all options.

I don't like ISIS.

You prefer Al-Qaeda?

They spend less time on Twitter,

more time reading the Koran.

So, yes.

My mosque needs renovating.

The faithful donate less, now that ISIS also asks them for money.

I have crumbling mosaics

and water damage.

500000.

- Euros? - Dollars.

You're not American.

True.

The Brunei account.

You can't trust Switzerland anymore.

10% now,

20% when you produce a viable candidate,

and the rest after a successful operation.

20, 30, 50...

regardless of the end result.

20, 20, 40 and another 20, if it's successful.

To the airport.

So?

I don't know if this is good or bad news.

Don't keep me hanging.

There's no bug.

I looked, and found nothing.

Could it have been fixed?

Unlikely.

- Then it's bad news. - Sorry.

Go.

Come in!

Have a seat.

You've been here for almost 2 years, haven't you?

You've been assisting me for one year.

Yes.

You're meticulous

and discreet.

Drink your tea.

***[Merci.]

I think you are ready.

Are you ready?

Yes, I think so.

So, you will soon leave.

You'll have to be as meticulous as you've been here, with me.

Islam has many enemies.

And the enemy has many faces.

Not only miscreants and Zionists.

Sometimes, the enemy

is he who poorly fights our enemy

and harms our cause.

Do you understand?

I think so.

I am ready.

Please allow me to sacrifice myself.

I'll give it some thought.

I have to go pray.

Rest today. We'll see each other tomorrow.

Are you any good at chess, Fatiq?

Do you know a Gordon Buchanan?

No.

What about Mathias Missoffe?

No.

Are you French?

Yes. And you?

Iranian. Shapur Zamani.

I used to know a girl named Mathilde, once in Paris.

What a romantic city.

What a romantic name.

Something's up. I need you.

Will you excuse me?

I'll hold your seat for when you'll be back.

Sorry.

Are you OK?

Uh, so.

Some urgent situation to deal with.

I can't talk about it.

I hope everything will be alright.

It has to do with the Geneva Convention That's why I can't talk about it.

Yes, you're right. You shouldn't speak to me about that.

I'm afraid if I speak to you again they will whip me.

Did you get it?

Not yet.

This is Shapur Zamani.

Zamani as in Majid Zamani?

He is my father.

Don't worry, she didn't tell me anything.

He tried to bribe me.

We have to go back.

I'm sorry.

Never mind.

It makes you seem so much experienced.

We have some time tomorrow evening.

Yeah, OK.

It will be easier to have a quiet conversation.

- Hello. - Hi.

Clément's not here? He's not answering.

No, he's gone.

Gone where?

With Caro. They left last night.

To Doha?

A few days abroad.

He didn't tell you?

You seem upset.

I'm fine. I just imagined things.

I know what that's like.

Maybe I do it on purpose.

I must enjoy getting screwed over.

If we didn't, we wouldn't be doing this job.

It's like saying cops love crime, isn't it?

How about a drink?

- I could use one. - I'll wait for you.

Mathilde couldn't come, sorry.

Another emergency?

She'll join us as soon as possible.

So, you are Mathilde's superior, aren't you?

Yes I am.

But she is the one dealing with the so-called rush.

And I'm the one dining with you. Sorry.

For this dinner... is very important for us.

Shapur, do you realize what hope you represent for your country?

Why do you say that?

Iran is draw, drawn back...

by reactionary obscurantist religious forces.

That we have to say.

But you Shapur, you stand on the other bank.

You've come across all this.

You're the future.

Iran in year 2020, that's what you stand for.

Arriva is looking for the right leadership, I mean Iran.

As soon as the last sanctions have come to an end.

Mathilde did some research about you.

You're young, you're smart, you're modern.

You definitely are a man of international caliber.

You know the subject very well.

You'd have the ideal profile.

We can't miss such an opportunity, everybody's gonna fight to get it.

Is that really what you think? - Sure.

But you, you don't even think about it.

We're the best, you know that.

But most of all, we want to hire you immediately.

But Arriva has no location in Iran yet.

Arriva could win the contract.

I'm sure it will. Thanks to you mostly.

How?

Well, you know the assignments, so and so.

You're at the right place for that.

But I'm not the one who takes the decision.

Of course.

Neither is my father.

Wait Shapur, on the meme.

Let me put this straight.

I'm not asking you to influence the decision process, certainly not.

I wouldn't have that power anyway.

And we don't need you to do that.

That could put you in a difficult position that we don't want.

What we want is to have you at the head of Arriva Iran

And then Arriva Middle East.

So what am I supposed to do meanwhile?

Forecasting. Strategic reflection.

You could, if you want to.

Give us some information

in order to allow us to make the adjustments to win the contracts.

But that's our job.

That's an...uh... interesting proposal

But a proposal I cannot accept.

Why?

I've listened to you all the way through, because...

I like being flattered.

Also because I was waiting for Mathilde to joins us.

But?

I flirt.

But I'm not going to sleep with her.

Why not?

I'm a married man.

So, to love!

Why did he turn it down?

"I'm a married man". What on earth does that mean?

He's already working for someone else?

Give me your bag.

Send it to the office.