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Get back.

Looks like he's asleep.

- He's dead, he's dead. - No, he's alive.

Go on, touch him.

Leave him alone. Let's leave.

Go on, touch him.

- You touch him. - No, leave him alone, get back.

- I said touch him. - Let's leave.

- Let him do it. - Come on.

Go on, touch him.

Senna! Senna!

Senna!

Senna!

"TIRESIA: YOU SEE US BUT IN DOING SO YOU DON'T SEE THE ABYSS YOU'VE FALLEN INTO..."

THE YEAR OF THE CANNIBALS

Excuse me.

Could you move over?

Come and sit over here.

Stand up. Make some more space.

Don't touch him. Sit here.

Come on. Listen to me.

Why won't you leave him alone?

They're all looking at us. Please.

- Let me through. - Come on.

I have to get off.

I won't leave my brother on the street like these people.

- He's my brother too. - You don't say?

What's the point of risking your life? Will explain this to me?

- You come to a bad end and that's it. - I'm not bothered.

That's your business.

- Is my boyfriend in? - Yes, miss.

- Hi. - Hi.

- How's the water? - Not bad.

Listen...

Have you changed your mind?

Let's not talk about it.

You have to help me.

- I already said no. - I can't do it alone.

It's not that I don't want to help you.

It's because he's not your brother, right?

Look, that's got nothing to do with it...

It's just that I can control my emotions better than you.

Please.

I'm begging you. Help me.

Sorry, I'll never help you do something I think is wrong...

Besides, your brother knew what he was going up against.

I understand. I'll go alone.

Where are you going? Just wait.

Did you find the body at least?

He's in front of a bar, everyone steps over it...

I wanna get him away from there quickly.

- With all the police around? - Yes.

You'll end up on the street too, like your brother.

Don't worry about it.

Think about it for a moment.

Your brother is dead, right? What difference does it make...

...if his body is here, there, or someplace else?

He's dead. You know how the law works.

Sure I do, but you haven't understood anything.

Wait.

I'll talk to my father...

And I'll try to get some special permit, is that okay?

Yes, a stamped paper.

A coffee, please.

- Have you seen that guy outside? - What?

The one near the door. He's my brother.

Listen, there aren't any police around now...

- We can hide him in the back. - No, please leave.

Tonight I'll come back with a car and take him away.

You'd better leave.

Stupid idiot.

The population has realized that the rebels' corpses...

...should be left on the streets and disposed of by the authorities.

Those responsible for order have given assurances...

...that disorders won't happen again.

Hi. Everything okay?

- Sit down. - No.

- You knew we had guests. - Don't worry about me...

No one's worried about you.

- Hurry up! Come and eat. - Absolute order reigns in the country...

Public transport is working again

and manufacturing activities have resumed work as usual.

Many people are preparing for the exodus over the weekend...

- Where are you going? - Out, I'm in a hurry.

No, wait. Your sister told us everything.

- So what? - You can't do things your way.

- Remember, this is my house. - Okay, I'll leave.

- Keep your house. - Don't count on my help this time.

Look, I won't help you either.

I can't risk my rank, can I?

The measures taken by the government have proved efficient...

and gained public consent.

Law and order are founded on the collaboration...

...of all democratic forces.

On the efficiency of defense, the magnificence of civil values...

on the coexistence...

I don't understand. What do you want?

What language is he speaking?

French? German?

I believe he wants fish.

On my way.

Where are you going? You haven't paid.

Leave him.

Here. I'll pay for everything.

They went off in that direction. A blonde woman and a guy with a beard...

Patrol 12 to base...

Gray Taunus travelling northbound...

Witnesses found.

Senna.

Senna.

- Hi. Where's Antigone? - She didn't come.

There's the tournament... What happened?

She just slammed the door and ran off.

- To bury her brother who knows where. - Are you sure?

- That was her intention. - Where did she take him?

I don't know anything. I thought you knew.

If you ask me, she's a bit crazy.

See you later.

- Does this seem like the right place? - There's no one here.

- Please stop. - Would you prefer it if I raped you?

- It's just that I can't. - Why?

- Because of the uniform. - You can take it off.

- I took a vow. - A vow?

Yes, a military vow. Two days ago.

What does that have to do with it?

Do you want me to have a career or not?

Yes, sir.

We'll all become generals.

Hey, what are you doing?

You know that it's forbidden. I don't want any trouble with the police.

Put him back where he was.

Is that understood? Put him back.

- I don't want to be involved. - Call the police.

Good morning.

Lower yourselves.

Lower yourselves.

That's Antigone when she was four, wasn't she cute?

A lovely girl.

This was her first communion. This is her godfather, my uncle...

A colonel. This is my son.

- Handsome boy, don't you think? - Where is he now?

He was very unlucky.

Here's another photo of my daughter at the seaside...

- See how tanned she is? - May I take some of them?

Sure, why not? Wait, there are better ones.

What about this one? She had a dream dress.

- Would you like some ice? - No, thanks.

- What time did she leave today? - She left without eating.

You know, we also had guests for lunch.

Do you have any idea where she went?

No. I can give you her friends' addresses, if you like.

She must explain to her father when she comes back this time.

Don't worry. You'll see...

...we'll find your daughter within 24 hours, I assure you.

I hope you teach her some good manners. She must apologize...

She disappeared without saying a kind word to anyone.

He was spotted in a bar. He speaks Double Dutch and draws fish.

They also say there was a woman with him.

- What's the point of this drawing? - I don't know...

Even the police are racking their brain to figure it out.

- Did they catch them in the end? - Who knows?

DEATH TO ANYONE WHO TOUCHES THE BODIES

Did you see two people dressed as priests go past?

- They just went in. - Couldn't you have stopped them?

Watch out. Listen to me. They're castrating you.

In the name of the Father and the Son, get a move on...

In the name of the Father and the Son, do something quickly...

Watch out, listen to me. You still have time.

Listen to me, they're castrating you.

Watch out. Listen to me, they're castrating you.

In the name of the Father and the Son, get a move on...

In the name of the Father and the Son, do something quickly...

- Where did they go? - I saw two soldiers skipping out...

It's the second time you let them get away: Left or right?

- That way. - Quick!

- Why did you do it? - It was natural.

Where did you hide him? Speak!

In the mother.

You're messing us around. What is his name?

Where did he come from? Where did he run off to?

- Are there others? - Where did you hide the stolen corpses?

Speak!

In the earth.

You're a real bitch. Give us names.

- The fish. - What does that mean?

- Who's paying you? - Who was with you?

Give us names.

The same old fish.

- She likes playing the victim. - You're an idiot.

Just a poor idiot.

Come here.

The names. Speak!

The names!

This is the man.

Some of our TV colleagues caught him...

...beating the police to the punch.

Because, in situations like this...

competition between the forces of power becomes particularly important.

The man speaks an unknown language. A musical language...

that is difficult to listen to.

Actually, the man rarely speaks. He doesn't reply to questions.

As you can see, he's eccentric, strange, impatient.

He refuses to engage in dialogue with any of us.

But, either way, we wouldn't understand him.

We still don't know how cultured he is.

Perhaps the psychologists we have asked to debate the matter...

will know how to break his wall of silence.

We venture this guess...

He seems like a kind of 'Mowgli', Rudyard Kipling's hero...

The legendary child who was raised in the jungle with animals.

Raised by animals... One moment!

He's running away again, watch closely...

Enjoy the show. The cameras are following him...

The man of the moment, Mowgli, as we call him...

is moving around our studio as though he were in a forest.

You're seeing the same thing that happened out on the street...

when our reporters captured him, beating the police to the punch.

Mowgli's escape attempts are brief.

Cameramen aren't ferocious animals...

Calm down. Be good, Mowgli...

Millions of people are watching you right now.

Sit down. Don't be afraid.

Let us see you.

But the man does draw. He drew those fish

you can see on the city walls. What exactly do these fish mean?

Look, Mowgli's escaping again.

I was saying, about the meaning behind the fish...

We can't say that it's clear. There are various theories...

But experts haven't spoken out yet.

The man, and that's the most important fact...

was seen together with Antigone,

the woman who dared to steal corpses from the people.

Here is her photo. You can see her behind me.

Take a good look, folks.

How? Why? Who for?

This woman had never been in any kind of trouble before...

Why did she do it? We don't know.

The police are investigating, but for the moment...

information is being kept secret by the investigating officers.

There are many questions. What is his connection to the woman?

Are they working alone or are they part of an organized group?

They are the only people who have ever opposed authority.

Memorize this face. It is the face of a man...

...who steals corpses from the State.

- That one doesn't eat. - He's still on a hunger strike.

Now we'll give you your food.

Stay still. Don't make noise.

Get down.

Quick.

Stop it, get down.

Shut up!

Shut up!

Don't move.

- I have to go in. - No, you can't.

We have precise orders.

I don't give a damn. I'm the Prime Minister's son...

Antigone...

It's me.

What happened?

Can you hear me?

Sen-na...

What?

Sen-na...

I don't understand what you're trying to say.

Try to say it again.

Sen-na...

It's pointless. I can't understand you.

Just try to rest now.

Did you hear me?

You have to rest.

- Call a doctor. - I wasn't ordered to do that.

Listen...

Can't you see she's not well?

- Please, call a doctor. - I wasn't ordered to do that.

Then I'll give you the order. Call a doctor.

- I wasn't ordered to do that. - I'm telling you to call a doctor!

You'll regret this.

Did you manage to see her? They won't let me in.

Yes, I saw her. They massacred her.

I couldn't understand what she was saying.

- What will they do to her now? - They didn't want to tell me anything.

I didn't think she was serious. And now?

- How do I know? - She didn't think of the consequences.

I really can't help her.

Okay, okay, Dad. Antigone was wrong...

She went against orders. This is very true but...

I've seen what they did to her at the police station.

She's scary. They beat her up.

She's in a terrible state. I'm just asking you to show some interest.

Just have her moved elsewhere. She needs medicine.

No, no. I can't make exceptions.

What happened was very serious...

Precise orders from the authorities has been disobeyed for the first time.

- Yes, but... - And not just by her...

There is another youth involved. Who is he?

- What do you know? - I don't know, Dad.

I just want one thing from you: Have her transferred.

- No! - Why not? Just make a call...

It's no big deal! You can investigate whatever you like afterward.

It's impossible. There are laws.

There are precise orders.

But it wouldn't be the first time, just make a call...

so the police wouldn't deal with her any longer.

I don't intend modifying the orders that were taken.

Because our authority rests on them now.

Yes, ok.

You want Antigone to end up like the guys you left out there...

- In the middle of the streets. - Dead bodies serve as an example...

to prevent more death. They shouldn't be touched.

Right, if you don't touch them they won't kill you.

Good, smart...

Death serves to prevent... more death. Is that it?

What are you getting at?

Just as I said. Do you know why?

- You're a gang of murderers. - Now you're exaggerating.

Yes, you're a gang of murderers. You, the police...

You're all a gang of murderers. I'll repeat it: Murderers.

Antigone got what was coming to her...

I can't talk to you as a father now...

I must talk to you as a person responsible for government.

Okay.

But I think you'll regret this...

Because Antigone isn't the only one who's going to end up like that...

You remember that.

She won't be alone, you'll see.

Now don't exaggerate. We all have our duty.

- And it must be respected. - I'll piss on your duty.

I want Antigone out of there. Right now, immediately!

- Do you understand? - You can't talk to me like this.

Get out. Now go away.

And calm down.

I said, go away.

Your Excellency...

I swear you'll regret this.

I'm not joking.

I'd like to find a world that never looks badly at the shoes I got

Whether they are broken or not, I will keep them for me

Are shoes so important for you, if I got rags or gold on me?

I will keep them for me.

Certainly, they aren't for those who

are eager to mind others' business.

I'd like to find a world that I know will never exist among us

...are eager to mind others' business.

Are shoes so important for you, if I got rags or gold on me?

I will keep them for me.

Certainly, they are not for you.

I'd like to find a world that I know will never exist among us.

I see only king faces around me.

You who listen to me and laugh at me.

Maybe you'll never understand that between us

lam richer, much richer than you.

You're free. They're releasing you.

I said you're free. They're releasing you.

They told me you're screaming. Will you tell me why?

And what are you doing in there? You're behaving like a child.

What you're doing doesn't make sense.

You wanted to have your moment but you couldn't because they caught you.

Listen to me...

Turn around. You must give me an explanation...

Do you understand? Please...

I have to know what's in your head. Speak.

Come on, speak.

I want to turn into an animal...

- An animal. - Are you out of your mind?

- Are you going crazy? - Crazy...

...anarchic... eccentric...

- ...rebellious. - Get away.

Anti-social... delinquent...

atheistic...

homosexual...

They're all words from your repertoire. All of them.

Enough. I've heard them a million times...

What do you suggest? Have you become an intellectual?

Do you suggest chaos, rebellion, disorder?

- You kill them. - Don't talk rubbish...

And quit with this nonsense.

- Murderer. - No, it's too easy to make judgments...

It's stupid.

- That's how you kill. - I can't listen to this foolishness.

- I thought you'd be reasonable. - That's how you kill.

I don't understand you. I'll get you a doctor...

I'll get you out of here, I'll find a justification.

This place is bad for you.

You're getting fixed ideas. You need to get rid of them...

You need to go back to how you were before.

If I get out of here, I'll take other corpses away.

What are you talking about?

If I get out, I'll continue stealing corpses...

- But I'm fine here. - No, no...

It's impossible. You'll forget about all this.

- I want to stay here. - No, that's for me to decide...

Because I'm your father.

Yes. You decide.

You are my father.

And you are my master.

This is why I'm obedient. And I'm a good boy.

Because you are...

...you are my father and my master. Come on, get up.

You're my master. You're my father.

- Make-up? - No, she was beaten.

- The police again? - Naturally.

Hope they didn't hit you in delicate parts, these are methods I deplore.

She was caught naked with an eccentric guy at the officers' club.

I don't see anything wrong in it, if she looks the part.

Doing it for your brother is understandable...

but why did you go on?

None of the families claimed the corpses...

You were pushed to act by a problem of conscience, right?

- I don't understand... - You think you acted in good conscience.

In reality, I'm convinced you only did it for revenge.

- I'm sorry but I don't agree... - Let me finish speaking.

This woman behaved like that to punish someone.

To avenge herself against specific individuals.

- Against who? - Against us, isn't it obvious?

Right, my dear?

You know that in any advanced capitalist society...

there is a revolutionary potential in young people, that we experts...

...try to predict using statistical surveys.

In a hundred youths...

like you, miss...

30% have a discrete potential.

Naturally, we need to distinguish between social classes.

Professor, you fall in love when you talk about statistics.

You need us because we take the load of your revolutionary actions.

And we need you, your flare-ups and your exhibitionism.

A power without its 'enfants terribles' is an uncivil power...

And it is destined to perish.

I admire you, my dear.

So you joined a new revolutionary group outside our control.

The first thing to figure out is how they communicate to the masses.

Do you have a manifesto? Some slogans?

- They use the sign of the fish. - But what the hell does it mean?

- She's not talking. - It's all part of their plan.

A useful program perhaps, since the revolutionary propaganda...

...is so often used in advertising, in fashion, in shows.

My dear girl, you'll become a public personality.

She has all the prerequisites.

A platform certainly exists for a dialogue between us and her.

Certainly, since we all descend from the same teachers...

I'm sure it won't be difficult to find some point of contact.

Although I believe your plan will be quite hazardous.

- There's no doubt it's hazardous. - She doesn't react at all.

She doesn't understand. She's not even listening to us.

- Who knows what language she speaks? - It's not important...

We'll find a language in common. It's true, you don't speak...

In this aspect, you've proven yourselves far more capable than the others...

- But it's all an act. - Sure, she'll talk.

There's no hurry. That's where the police go wrong...

They treat revolutionaries like common criminals.

I say they should be handled delicately...

They need to be understood, observed.

We need to study them.

Patrol car 21 to base...

We're in zone B4, the subject hasn't made contact with anyone...

He's still looking for the woman. Over.

- Allow me. - Please, take it. - Thank you.

- We'll take turns. - As you wish.

Give it to me. Thanks.

If you don't mind, it's my turn.

Come and have a look. It's all going as planned.

Don't think about it. It will pass soon, just relax.

Let me see. I haven't seen anything.

Senna! Senna!

Get back. You can't get through.

The order is re-established.

THE END