Original subtitles

[soft music]

Ground Control in Ali.

[...]

Ground Control at Ali!

Ground Control at Ali!

[adventure music]

[Gasps] What the hell am I doing here?

All alone in space like an idiot.

Come on.

Oh, crap. I can't do this.

It's too far.

Come on, Ali.

Come on, Ali!

[moans]

[kebab seller] Samurai sauce!

Order 32.

[rhythmic rap]

[man 1] Oh! Ali! Ali!

What's your average?

My average what?

- Deliveries. - Ah, I think five.

- By the hour? - No, per day. Don't overdo it, reufs.

[all laugh]

Come on, come on!

- Ali, Ali! - Ali, Ali!

I can't, I've got delivery, bro, here.

Go ahead, laugh, I wouldn't say no to a little chicha.

I can't brother, I swear.

[bubbles]

Banana-watermelon.

- He's strong. - Isn't he?

He's the sommelier of chicha, wallah.

- That's a good one. - Too good.

[telephone]

Holy shit.

Here you are, Madame, goodbye.

Thank you.

And there you have it.

Thank you.

Here you are, sir.

- Goodbye. - Goodbye, dear.

[slot machine]

["Les filles de mon pays" on the radio]

- Here, son, keep your strength up. - No, I'm all right,

it's not strength I'm gaining, it's weight.

This is nothing, it's couscous, it's not fattening.

It's a shame, it's a waste, I'm not going to eat.

Your semolina is so good, Mamie.

Thank you, my darling!

- Mom? - Yes?

Can I ask you a question?

Why do we listen to Enrico all the time?

What do you care?

There are other singers, Mom!

I remind you that he's Berber like us!

Like your father.

Besides, if your father could see you...

For that, we'd have to have seen it ourselves.

♪ Lai lai lai lai, lai lai lai lai ♪

♪ Yes they're pretty girls... ♪

[Ali's mother] What about the CAF?

- What's that? - What about the CAF, Mom? That's got nothing to do with it.

What's the CAF, Mamie?

CAF,

it's the only way your father to make money.

- Right. - When will you have

a real job, my son? [telephone]

You know, I'm not always going to be there for you, I won't always be there for you.

[Ali] I have to go, Mom.

I hope you won't be joining your cousin Yanis.

He makes you do nothing but stupid things, that Bhim.

Mom, don't worry.

[she coughs]

[she coughs]

I'm in a hurry.

But before I go, I'm going to tell Nola tell Nola a story.

Once upon a time, there was a little prince

who was, well, blond apparently.

There, because of the sun.

A Kabyle.

And he wants us to draw him a sheep,

apparently. Because he's never seen one in his entire life.

You've already seen sheep.

You know what that's like, my darling? What does it look like?

It has wool and a pink muzzle.

Exactly. That's exactly right.

That's not how I see it, but yes.

It's a... you know the méchoui

that Grandma does, is that okay?

With raisins and semolina.

Well, I guess that's why he wanted to see a sheep.

Because he was hungry. That's why.

And he hasn't eaten all day.

You know when Dad goes on Ramadan and he doesn't eat,

it's exactly the same, he was hungry.

So he's tired, he has more strength, more vitamins,

he decides to go to sleep.

Just like my little princess.

- Good night, my princess. - Good night, my princess.

[soft music]

You're coming to my school show

next Wednesday?

Of course I'll be there for your "show".

Who's the super dad?

You!

[door]

[soft music]

[bell]

[Ali] Hello Madam!

Shawarma tomato, onions, Order 34, right?

- Mommy! Mommy! - Hey, baby, you okay?

What's up? You're going to your room.

Go do your homework.

- Oh, no, no, no! - Oh, no, no.

I really like loose hair.

Ali, I don't have time, what do you want?

I start at six tomorrow.

Remember this bracelet?

I found him...

Actually, no... I was wondering

in relation to us. The fact is,

- us. - We what?

Where are we?

But, you see.

I'm here, you're here.

We can try again.

What for?

I'm on to something big, Nat, I swear.

It's been five years you've been on to something big.

You just don't get it. I need a guy who can do it every time.

[blow]

Alimony.

- Bah... - Bah... You forgot.

Here's a post-it.

- What's that? - It's from the judge this time.

- From the judge? - Yeah.

9,000 euros, Nat!

But... But I'm not Elon Musk, Nat.

I was a little late, no big deal.

You've been late for three years.

The joke's over.

If in a month you haven't paid it all back

and you don't have a stable situation, they take the little one away from you.

- Wait, you can't be serious. - I'm very serious.

Wake up.

I don't feel like it.

The little one needs you.

But now it's time to take responsibility.

Huh! That's good, taking everything so lightly.

Always with your head in the stars!

You've got a month!

[Nola] Why won't I ever see my dad again?

Let me explain, this is grown-up stuff. It's...

[motor]

- social worker] Next!

Wait a minute, I owe 9,000 bucks!

- 9000 ! - Yeah, bro.

- Where are you going to find them? - I don't know yet. We'll be in touch.

Michel!

Michel fajitas!

Michel fajitas!

[adventure music]

[presenter speaks into microphone in English]

Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to ESA.

Space is full of mysteries.

To discover them,

we have to choose the best.

[Ali breathes]

That's why, out of more than 10,000 applicants,

only three were selected.

After passing hundreds of tests,

a relentless workout

and underwent intensive training,

they're finally ready.

It's not Koh-Lanta either, guys.

[presenter] For this crucial mission

for the future of aerospace.

What's its name? Mission Pluto.

[Ali] In Koh-Lanta,

there are people who can stand for an hour standing on a pole.

On one leg. Stop it!

[presenter] His goal? Activate

the first nuclear-powered reactor

space.

Its launch H-6 days.

[victorious music]

[applause]

[presenter speaks in English]

[applause]

[...]

Thank you.

As ESA's new mission manager missions at ESA,

it is a great honor for me

to introduce you to the three astronauts

who will lead this special mission mission.

And not because it's my first as a manager.

Thank you for welcoming

the new ISS captain:

Johanna Weiss, for France!

[victorious music]

Approved Pluto mission.

Station engineer Tom Hudson, USA!

[...]

Approved Pluto mission.

And Zuka Motashi,

physicist-chemist, Japan!

[...]

Approved Pluto mission.

Let's hear it for them!

[...]

- Johanna, a word? - Thank you, Johanna.

[Ali] Pss. Hey! Are you Michel fajitas?

[all] Shh!

[whispers]

[Johanna] It's an honor for me to take on this responsibility. to take on this responsibility.

Because every mission is important,

they don't all have to carry a nuclear reactor into space.

[laughs]

But with my comrades,

we're ready to meet the challenge.

[door]

[happy music]

Why doesn't it work on me?

[...]

Does it add anything?

Presence.

Yeah, it adds a little something.

Hello. Mission Pluto.

Yeah, don't stutter.

I don't know.

It's all in the head I think, it's in the head.

In the body too, but...

A lot in the body, yeah.

But it's all in your head.

- Ouch. - Holy shit!

I already missed the conference,

- it's not true... - I'm very sorry, Madame...

I was at the press conference.

- Were you at the press conference? - Yeah, I was. Of course you were.

- I was delivering fajitas. - Fajitas?

Yes, that's right, plutonium in the shape of fajitas.

Did you deliver plutonium?

I've delivered plutonium, Madame.

Yeah, yeah. Yes.

That's because discretion, Madame, you know, Pluto mission.

Ah, they called it "Mission Pluto".

And they're going to send a reactor with plutonium?

Absolutely, Madame. That's right, ma'am.

So you'll be in Baikonur, for the rocket launch.

Ah yes, Madame.

- Gee, me too. - Ah.

And by the way my editor will be there too.

And he's always looking for images,

interesting, confidential information...

You know, about the mission, or the reactor...

And he's willing to buy them at a good price.

Buy them? How much do they cost?

Oh, classic rates, 20, 30, 50,000.

50,000 what, ma'am?

Bah, euros.

And the more confidential it is, the more it pays off.

See you in Baikonur. Monsieur...

Ali. Professor, in charge of engineering. At ESA.

Constance. Constance Lacorne, delighted.

Here you go.

Well, nice to meet you, Madame Lacorne.

See you soon.

OK. OK Armstrong. OK...

- How are you guys doing? - How are ya? How are you?

What's your NASA plan?

ESA. It's a crazy plan, it's an incredible plan, brother.

She suggested I go to Baikonur,

the town with the rockets you see on TV.

I take a photo, 30,000 euros direct.

But it's bursting, it's bursting!

It's bursting.

It's already been taken care of.

9000.

- Is that for me? - Yeah.

Careful, now, that's Fat Tony coming through.

You have three weeks to pay it back. You get interest...

It's all right! Any interest, I'll do anything for it, brother!

- You're saving my life! - I know.

It's extraordinary what's going on!

Brother, I'm going to work at noon, morning, evening, morning, evening, noon.

- I'm going all... - Or we make a crypto plan.

Or we don't, that's fine.

[Yanis] Yes, yes, look. Woolfcoin.

They launched this yesterday.

We put the 9,000 on it, double our winnings,

by three and here, you pay back Fat Tony,

your pension and we even have a little dough for us.

- For us? - I'm a businessman, brother.

What about me? What about you?

[happy music]

- Go ahead. - Yeah, sure.

[suspense music]

[happy music]

It's good, it's placed.

- It's dangerous, isn't it? - Are you crazy?

Here we go for 9,000 woofy.

- Are you sure? - I'm sure.

Wait, what's that going up like that?

- You tell me. - Wait...

Oh!

- Bah, wait. - Look, look, look!

Why so quick?

But wait, it's incredible!

No, but wait...

No. Because like... Because he's not...

As it is not in the right direction.

- Why is the arrow down? - She's not in the mood.

[percussion]

Does that mean I now owe 9,000 euros to Fat Tony and my ex?

But... didn't you have a NASA plan?

You mentioned something...

N-A-S-A, NASA. No ?

Yanis, you got me into this mess.

Yeah, the Baikonur thing, I take pictures for 30,000.

But this is great! It's gorgeous, why didn't we do it?

How do I get myself like this right now?

About my mother's life, I don't know, but you're a genius.

Good.

Which way to Baikonur?

- I don't even know where... - Wow. Uh...

First of all, you can't get there on a scooter.

The airplane is dead.

- The train is the same. - Yanis, stop,

- we're not going by Blablacar either. - But Blablacar! Blablacar!

Well, that's that!

80 euros.

124 hours round trip, you'll be back on Wednesday,

even for Fat Tony. Beautiful!

What do I have on Wednesday?

How are you going to get to get past security?

I have a brother badge.

[door]

Voilà! Ah!

Mom!

Here, for Nola.

I also put in the leftover semolina and the dumplings she loves.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you.

Where are you going, Ali?

I love you, Mom.

I hope you know exactly what you're doing.

[door]

[whistle]

[whistle]

[whistle]

Hello, Blablacar?

Blablacar. Da.

OK.

Nice to meet you. OK.

Blablacar.

- No, but I can't Blablacar in front? - Blablacar.

I'm claustrophobic, sir.

Crap.

[motor and traditional russian music]

You can open the back window, please? Blah, blah, blah? The window!

[blow]

[traditional russian music]

[snoring]

[Ali snores]

[traditional russian music]

[animal cries]

[Ali] Ah!

Fuck, that's horrible.

[Ali vomits]

[telephone]

[traditional Russian music more rhythmic]

[driver chuckles]

Blablacar.

[blows]

Mmmh

Baikonur? Blah, blah, blah?

[driver cries and speaks in cunning]

[driver cries and speaks in Russian]

[victorious music]

[announcement in Russian]

Ali!

Are you all right?

How are you?

Yeah, that's jetlag right there...

What flight were you on? I didn't see you.

I was on a private jet.

I came on a private jet with the engineers.

A stroke of luck! I came in eco, but hell!

Eco is horrible, your legs are tight.

Horrible! Anyway, I'm I'm super excited!

See you tonight with my editor?

So you can represent us all confidential information

- you got back. - Tonight, yes.

Ah, I think this is for you.

- Hey! I won't keep you any longer. - I'm coming, guys.

And don't forget, what we need.., is sensationalism.

- OK. The photo of the century. - Of course it is. Of course it is.

Well, I'm off,

- duty calls. - OK.

Come on. Hey, guys.

Hey! Good luck!

You.

[announcement in Russian]

Is she leaving or not?

Nasdrovia.

Staff.

[guard 1 speaks in Russian]

Ouch. Eh.

[suspense music]

[...]

[announcement in Russian]

♪ I'm free ♪

[guard 2 speaks in Russian]

♪ Free, free... ♪

[guard 1 speaks in Russian]

♪ Be free, go away... ♪

Hmm?

♪ Err ♪

[action music]

[door]

[action music]

[blast]

[door]

[suspense music]

[breath]

[victorious music]

[breath]

Come on, 30,000 bucks.

[action music]

[bird]

I'm too high, I'm too high.

[suspense music]

We are live from Baikonur

for the Pluto mission.

[wind]

Wow!

[victorious music]

[speak in Russian].

[breath]

[breath]

Come on, 30,000 bucks.

[suspense music]

How do I manage to always get myself into trouble...

Ah!

[speak in Russian].

[victorious music]

[...]

The whole world has its eyes riveted on us.

So, no waves.

Up, on, off.

As easy as a trip around the sun.

Come on. It'll be fine.

Arrival of astronauts at launch site.

[victorious music]

Prepare for take-off.

[victorious music]

[...]

[operator 1] Ten, nine, eight, seven,

six,

five, four, three,

two, one. Go.

[explosion]

[victorious music]

[...]

- Bravo! - Yes!

Bravo to all, bravo! Bravo !

[snoring]

What the hell...

Ah!

What the hell!

Where am I now? In a garage?

At Kiloutou?

[suspense music]

Who's the madman who lives here?

Oh!

I was drugged.

[...]

It's Fat Tony, it's Blablacar.

Damn.

Oh, fuck. I'm so dead.

- Ah! - Ah!

An alien!

There's an Alien in the station!

- What? - Over there!

Destiny module.

What can I do?

[suspense music]

[telephone]

No! Shh.

Damn.

[suspense music]

Then you're in the ISS.

What's that? The International Space Station.

OK.

In orbit.

400 km away

around the Earth.

OK.

Does he understand us?

You, astronaut?

No. Me, Delivroom.

You astronauts.

- Oh, yeah. - Wow.

It's a crazy job, being in space.

When will we be back?

Because I'm a bit claustrophobic,

so already, five minutes in an elevator...

I call the fire department.

Plus, I don't really like roommates.

Of course you can.

There's a button...

No! No buttons.

- Don't press it. - Back on earth in six months

with the relief shuttle.

Is this a joke?

I have to be on Wednesday

in Paris.

There's my daughter, the boarding school,

and there's his show.

- Of course it is. - It's a big deal,

I promised him. And then there's Fat Tony,

and my ex-wife who are going to kick my ass...

I don't feel well, sorry.

I can't breathe.

Is that the way to hold it?

It's for peeing.

[victorious music]

And thrust modules, mission Pluto?

- It's OK. - Is it OK?

- How are things? - Just great.

Orbit stabilizer?

OK.

And our friend Pluto, the nuclear reactor?

OK too, yes.

Great! Everything's OK, mission Pluto.

Yes, so...

not quite.

Look, we've just got a little problem here.

Vertical thrust reactors?

No, no, that's OK too, fortunately.

What's up?

All's well, Pluto mission.

Ah!

What's this?

Ali Chalabi,

34 years old.

Cité Malassis.

Training :

none.

Diploma :

none.

Sports activities :

none.

Well, go ahead, because I can't.

Professional activities :

deliveryman at Livré-mangez,

DoEat, Delivroom, intermittently.

Distinguishing features : color-blind, claustrophobic,

asthmatic and heart murmur.

Why me, what have I done?

Is this hazing?

No.

How did he get up there?

We have a breach in our security system...

And what's that? The first space stowaway?

The first space fraudster?

Yes, all right, now! Instead of finding a name, come up with a solution.

Huh!

So, what do we do with it?

Quarantine him!

For six months?

Yes...

We bring it back with the backup module.

Too risky for the crew,

if there's the slightest complication they'll be trapped in the station

and that's going to be a big problem.

A man in space is a resource.

A resource cannot remain unused.

This man must be used.

[soft music]

We keep it up there.

Incognito.

We light the reactor

and bring him back with the crew,

neither seen nor known.

But that can only work if no one does,

and I mean nobody knows about it.

Brother, guess where I'm calling from?

- Oh, Ali! Are you okay, or what, bro? - Check it out.

[soft upbeat music].

What kind of crazy filter is this?

No filter.

You'll never guess where I am, it's impossible,

it's a dinguerie.

What do you mean, you're not Baikonur?

You have to be there on Wednesday with my dough.

At last, our own dough.

It's...

more for Fat Tony, he asked about you,

how much he loves you!

So right now, I'm talking to you,

Fat Tony has no way to find me.

I'm light years ahead of him.

I'll tell you where I am.

Because you still haven't guessed.

Wait, I'll take it back, two seconds. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Wait, two seconds...

[ringtone]

[Daniel] That's all the information we have on him.

Well...

Now it's not very safe to keep it here...

On the contrary. You'll keep it

and turn this man into an astronaut.

- I beg your pardon? - Listen, Commander,

you are responsible for this mission.

Here, we're counting on you and your crew to make it a success.

Then make this man an astronaut,

incognito and without waves.

This is all classified.

OK.

[military music]

Mom, I'm telling you I'm in space. On my head...

On you, I'm in space.

Yes, the real thing.

You're sick, it's my mother!

Ali, nobody, I mean nobody

must know you're here.

- Why is that? - Your presence is top secret.

My presence is top secret?

That's nice.

It's okay, I won't tell anyone, don't panic. I just want to go home.

Ali, your phone.

The telephone, in space,

It works, but it's expensive.

You don't want to end up like Thomas Pesquet in 2016

- to pay 150,000 euros in bills. - But how much?

150 000.

Ali. We have something important to tell you.

Before you return, we're going to train you,

teach you to move in weightlessness.

Working on the station modules,

to be at 200% of your physical and mental capacities.

We'll build you a character character, Ali.

We'll make you

an astronaut.

[victorious music]

I'm kind of hungry, aren't you hungry? I mean, really.

[with English accent] First training module of training: tidying up.

Everything in its place,

each object is catalogued and geolocated.

Have you ever seen an alien?

You already saw... extraterrestrial?

OK, you pick up an item, scan the barcode.

The barcode sends a message

to Ground Control, which locates the tool in the station.

- Where are the weapons? -The guns?

-Yes, the weapons, if you're attacked by an unknown species,

in the making.

Or by an alien. I don't know who's in space.

Seriously?

First training module, OK?

Storage.

Each astronaut receives a meal specially prepared for them

for its nutritional needs. Agreed?

Then everything is controlled, freeze-dried, pressurized.

- Is it halal? - Is it?

Actually, it's not halal, I can't eat.

Ah, yes...

Or kosher.

So, at this altitude...

maybe... we're allowed,

no?

US ISS waste collector system.

So this is the computer that's incredible!

No, it's a toilet.

On earth, they're 25 cm, in space, it's 10.

The size of a mug.

Plus, you're soaring, you're moving, you're never really above it.

As there is no gravity...

it can't fall.

[soft music]

What doesn't fall?

- So we put in a vacuum cleaner. - Remember?

Ah.

Remember.

Aim well, don't move, suck.

Aim well, don't move, suck.

That's the toilet motto, my friend.

- My friend... - And don't forget afterwards...

- mirror. - What's in it?

The rear-view mirror?

- To see the popcorn. - I don't get it.

It's called fecal popcorn, and it's very dangerous.

You can swallow and choke and die.

So don't forget to use the urine tube.

You need a 5-year degree to take a leak, right?

We had to train for two months to do it.

Can you explain it to me again for two seconds?

But fast, because...

- Which part? - All of it.

[Johanna] Results of bio experiment B35,

and Ali, we'll be back in H-2 minutes 31.

[door]

I'm fucking starving.

Of course!

Beautiful!

[soft music]

Shit!

No !

[alarm]

You've got to be kidding me!

[...]

Ground Control to ISS, please respond.

Are you all right?

[suspense music]

What's going on?

Johanna? Anyone?

Ground Control to ISS, please respond.

Johanna! Tom! Zuka! Answer the phone!

Ground Control to Pluto mission.

Is everything under under control now?

Yes, couscous is under control Ground Control.

The situation is under control, Ground Control.

We said no waves!

Ground Control?

Excuse me, am I getting paid or not?

No, because I still think...

Just cleaning up.

Hello?

I think they cut it.

[Daniel] Continue his training.

Roger.

Finally, controlled travel.

You're doing exactly what I'm doing.

Long, precise gestures.

- OK? - OK.

- Here we go. Here we go. - Here we go. Here we go.

That's Ali,

- that's good. - Ah!

It's great! That's really good!

That's good, Ali!

- Are you okay, Ali? - I'm not okay right now.

[Zuka shouts in Japanese]

We'll never make it the beginning of half an astronaut.

It has already tripped the station twice in 24 hours.

That's a record.

This guy's a ticking time bomb.

I can already hear the ticking before the next catastrophe.

Look, he's the anti-astronaut.

That's it, then. There's no choice, the mission's is in danger, he's got to go.

What do you mean, he has to go?

We're not going to call him an Uber.

[Johanna] Bah...

So it's not easy, I thought about it,

there might be a solution, it's a bit risky.

The waste module.

[all] What?

It's not risky, it's suicidal.

It's suicidal to keep him here. I swear to you.

What would be the procedure?

Space is incredible!

We're going a bit fast, aren't we?

Sixteen times around the Earth per day.

Sixteen times around the Earth per day?

In one day we did 16 days?

Without a break?

What day on earth is it now, Tom?

It's Tuesday.

But I've got to go, Tom!

Finally, I'm going to the bathroom.

I have to go to the toilet.

[soft music]

[...]

Shit, do I answer or not?

- Hello Constance? - Ali?

- How are you? - How are you?

How about the scoop of the century?

- I'll see you. Where are you? - Where? I'm...

not too far away.

Bah, pass.

That's complicated, because...

Listen, you're coming to the office,

my editor and I are looking at the photos,

we love it, we sign it and we'll pay you, how simple is that?

Yes. But... do you think we can do it by e-mail?

Well, no, my cat, it's not like that,

we must meet.

Excuse me, Constance, just two seconds...

Shit, shit, shit.

Listen, I'll see you tomorrow, as soon as I get there, I'll call you,

is it perfect? Come on. Kiss my pussy... onne,

ma chattone, minou, Madame.

Even Google doesn't know.

Damn.

[ mathematician ] So, to send him back back to earth, it's very simple.

the waste module is not completely the waste module.

Once installed, the module is ejected,

do you agree?

The descent will take approximately...

eight hours 32 minutes,

something like that.

There'll be a bit of garbage fumes

what he's doing, which may a little vomit in the cockpit,

but like being weightless, It's manageable. So no worries.

The temperature will rise sharply, to over 55°,

Celsius, of course.

And after five o'clock,

it will enter the atmosphere,

all this of course if the module has not disintegrated in the meantime.

Finally landing

in ballistics in the middle of the ocean

and from there, our rescuers will try to arrive in time

to avoid suffocation,

i.e. before the module is completely filled with water.

Here we are.

Chances of survival?

Nine percent.

- Oh, yes, of course! - Yes, well...

Any mission in space involves risks.

Any return to earth also apparently.

We take the risk.

We take less risk.

Especially for the mission and for the crew.

Thank you.

You're putting it back on.

Finally you send it back to me.

Today.

After the international international.

Good news, Ali.

You go home.

Well, at last! At last! I'm so happy!

You, timing isn't your thing, really.

It's my job, I tell you.

Orders, it's chop-chop, it goes very fast.

You won't last two days at Delivroom.

And then, excuse me but no disrespect,

the pyjama atmosphere, socks all day long...

it's a far cry from Star Wars!

Is it finished?

There's lots to do

before you leave us. I mean, before you go.

Zuka, you can go connect for the press briefing,

and Tom, we finish putting the waste into the return module.

Hurry up, my friend.

Timing is timing...

Incoming signal detected.

- Mom? - Hello?

My Nola, are you all right?

[Nola] Yes, Daddy, are you coming to my school "show"?

Of course I'll be there.

- Where the hell are you, Dad? - Ouch.

[Ali] Do you remember back then when we went to the boondocks

- with your cousin Drissa? - Yes, he is.

It's a little bit further.

[Nola] Wow, that's far!

- Yeah, it's a little far. - Let me talk to him.

Yeah, he's in space.

Right, Ali?

[Ali's mother] Do you know the Berber proverb?

Lies produce flowers but never fruit.

Yes, yes, Mom. Good for you.

[Nola] A story! A story!

Yeah, why don't you tell stories to your daughter.

That's better.

- Here. - Besides, you have my book.

The book? What book, Nola?

[soft music]

Ah yes! It's the adventures of the little kabyle with the méchoui.

So, "People have stars

which are not the same.

For some who travel, the stars are guides.

For others, they're nothing but little lights.

For others, who are scholars, they are problems.

For my businessman,

they were gold.

But all these stars are silent.

You'll have stars like no one else will."

Nola, I'll talk to you tomorrow, okay?

- I love you my darling. - Love, Dad.

- Kisses, darling. - Ah, shall we see you tomorrow?

And come on, it's not that far space after all, isn't it!

Yeah, it's not that far, Mom.

[Ali, we have to go.

I'm on my way.

[Daniel] Four, three, two, one.

Welcome to the first live press conference of the Pluto mission,

from space!

[victorious music]

Any questions? So...

Yes, sir, yes.

Steven Hudson, New York Times,

I have a question for Johanna.

- Hi, Steven. - Hi, Johanna.

How's our fourth friend?

The Pluton reactor...

Ah!

Very well, Steven. Very well.

That's a long time!

[all laugh]

Good question!

That's right, we exercise every day

to maintain muscle tone and for our bones too!

Can we go now?

[Daniel] Another question? Yes, ma'am, yes.

Hey!

Have you had any unforeseen events since your arrival?

No.

[Ali] Who's the one who can fly without pulling the plug on the whole station?

Wow!

And now, the space moonwalk!

Hey! Hey! Hey!

[speaks english]

[journalist 1 speaks English]

[journalist 2 speaks english]

[journalist 3 speaks Japanese]

He's the talk of the town, but who is Ali Chalabi?

Why is he in space?

What is its role on the ISS?

Here, live the first elements of an answer

with the heads of the European Space Agency.

Ali Chalabi

is the man who paved the way of space for all.

We wanted to

assessing the resistance of a non-astronaut

in preparation for future in space.

Oh, it's Dad!

Hey!

So as not to falsify the tests,

we decided to hide his presence.

Work capacity,

his sense of responsibility guided our choice.

Who's he talking about?

Ali Chalabi, has distinguished himself in various field projects...

- What's new? - ...Before joining ESA

for this extraordinary mission.

Ah, he's really on something big here.

He showed absolute control,

an iron will...

Who's he talking about?

... Unwavering team spirit...

Team spirit.

... Indispensable for Pluto mission.

Ali Chalabi, Pluto mission approved.

[laughs]

I think he's talking about me.

We're colleagues now.

[happy music]

The pension and the big Tony are taken care of.

[rhythmic music]

[journalist 4] We now know a little more about Ali

and its mission in space.

But who is the man behind the astronaut?

Ali, he learned the trade with us.

Yes, the pressure, the timing, the deliveries.

Tchac, tchac, tchac.

With helmets, overalls, gloves, all that...

I'm telling you, you have to be agile.

- We're astronauts too, actually. - Oh, yes, we are!

[Constance] I'm live from Ali Chalabi's neighborhood.

Welcome to KebabAli, and discover the Ali formula.

The real astronaut meal!

Kebab, French fries and samurai sauce for only 9.95 euros!

Thank you very much, sir!

Incredibly, they renamed their kebab KebabAli.

Wow!

Ali! It's a small step for the man but a big step for the brother.

- Go, Ali! - Whoo!

Astronaut.

It's a good situation, isn't it?

A stand selling T-shirts, featuring Ali Chalabi.

T-shirts, autographed for only 19 euros.

Are you interested?

Thank you very much.

I know Ali! He's my my cousin, we have the same aunt.

Charming. I like it a lot.

Here we are, in this neighborhood, so lively,

so proud and now we're going into space

that Ali visits every day...

Hey! That's us!

... Bar tabac called La Comète.

We know Ali!

Apple banana shisha!

Is that true, Ali? She's flat, isn't she?

Just like your sister!

- Ali! Ali! Ali! - You've got it,

which is predominant in Bagnolet,

it's Ali mania.

[laughs]

[rhythmic music]

[Nola] My daddy, he lives in space and goes to the moon.

And if he has time, he's going to have lunch with the aliens.

Whoa.

[Don't worry, you want to know the sponsors?

Get ready, KebabAli,

my favorite,

the second, Phone pas cher,

not expensive at all,

the third is not sure, but this one if we get it,

it's milk brand! The Milky Way!

So, are you happy or not? I've even got your T-shirt.

[Ali] Frérot, that sucks.

I'm in space, I'm next to the moon!

Call back when you have real sponsors,

it's... This is outrageous.

La Voie lactée, t'as pas....

[system] Planning, kitchen module.

[So, Ali, your schedule, now that we're colleagues.

Zuka...

I'm so sorry, I'll stop you right there.

But are we all astronauts here?

- Yes... - If I'm not mistaken.

Why are you in charge?

So it's not a question of of ordering or not,

it's just my role in the station.

Is that just your role in the station?

- Yes. - Positive discrimination.

- Pardon? - I beg your pardon?

- I didn't understand... - Ah, neither did I.

Not to me, anyway, Johanna.

- I'm having trouble... - Okay, I'll pass.

- Shall I call Ground Control? - Call whoever you like.

Calm and cool, we know, we're confined.

[Ali] So there you have it, we're not going to beat around the bush.

I just wanted to say, we work sixteen days a day,

Frankly, it's getting to be a lot.

Someone will also have to explain to us how things work inside this rocket

because we have to do everything ourselves.

Even housework.

Are we talking about meals?

Bread powder, liquid Twix, that's enough now.

So, for all these reasons, I've decided to go on strike.

What?

He gives us the first space of space.

I'm asking for an improvement of my conditions.

Now that I'm an astronaut.

He's worse than Apollo 13, this guy.

Good Ali, we understand,

It's a lot to take in.

We'll see what we can do.

If not, I'll hold a press conference.

We'll line you up. We're going to line it up?

Same conditions as the crew, same salary, same bonus,

same benefits. And there you have it.

I beg your pardon?

[Ali] And luncheon vouchers too

and not the eight-euro ones. Twelve.

Luncheon vouchers...

OK Ground Control, Deal, Ground Control.

Deal.

There are still four months to go.

I can't do it, we were prepared for anything but him.

You have to stay focused on the mission,

it's the only thing that counts.

No...

he doesn't pick up.

Can I give him a kiss with the stars?

[soft music]

[...]

[...]

[...]

Isn't it a bit hot in here? Couldn't we air it out, Johanna?

So it's going to be complicated.

It's -270 degrees outside.

If we ventilate, which is impossible unless you crack the station wall,

your lungs will freeze, your mouth, your larynx,

your trachea will freeze.

After five seconds, I'd say,

you'll run out of oxygen.

This will result in loss of consciousness,

cardiac arrest follow-up

just before you explode into ice dust.

So, do you still want to ventilate?

No...

Here we are.

[system] Level five alert.

Reactor overheating.

[alarm]

Reactor overheating, level five alert.

Orbital stabilization code.

[pressing music]

08473H.

Motor overheating.

- Median? - 2,4591.

Ali, I'm stuck, come and help me.

[pressing music]

Stabilisatio impossible.

Ali!

- Ah! - I'm coming, Johanna!

Ali, come help me! Oh!

Ah!

Ali!

Ali, don't move, come and help me!

[alarm]

End of simulation

reactor overheating.

[door]

All right, no fatalities.

If it wasn't a drill, we'd all be dead.

We've just received some very heavy news from the Pluto mission.

- What's this? - It's from an ESA leak.

From hero to zero.

Aren't we going to broadcast it?

[journalist 2 speaks in English]

[journalist 5 speaks in English]

[journalist 3 speaks in Japanese]

- What a baltringue! - He left the Chinese alone!

You guys, I've never given up on an order!

- Even when I didn't have the keypad. - That's not professional.

Oh no!

[all] Oh no!

[Constance] Yes, Laurent, I'm outside the ESA building,

to talk about the video,

of the famous video currently in circulation

on all social networks,

showing Ali Chalabi on the run

on board the rescue module.

In doing so, he condemned his team-mates.

No, Ali. Don't do it.

Fortunately, it was only an exercise.

Something he himself seemed unaware of.

Bye-bye sponsors.

[Your dad sucks.

He's a boloss.

For all we know, he's not even having lunch with the aliens.

[Yeah, that's clear. Ooh!

Ooh!

[Constance] To talk about the video...

At school everyone says Dad's a fake astronaut

and a liar. Is that true, Grandma?

No, it's not true, darling!

What do these hmar know.

They're just jealous!

Of course your dad's an astronaut.

And what he's doing up there,

it's very important.

Do you know why?

Because a very long time ago, more than a thousand years ago,

it was our people, the Berbers, who learned to read the stars.

They used them

to find and follow their route through the desert.

And today, your dad is on the road to the stars.

He's a Berber walking on the path of our ancestors.

Is Dad a space Berber?

Of course, darling.

Can we call him and tell him?

Now that's an excellent idea!

Come on.

[soft music]

[Constance] A new twist in the Ali Chalabi case,

according to our sources,

that he's an impostor

and that ESA never planned to send him to send it to the ISS.

So how did he get on board the International Space Station

with a nuclear reactor on board, a nuclear reactor,

is one of the questions

to which the ESA the ESA Director.

What the hell? Tom! Tom!

Do you know who I am? I'm going to call the reporters right now!

Come back, Tom!

Does it work?

[solemn music]

Following recent events, we have decided to...

We have decided to shorten the Pluto mission.

The nuclear reactor will be commissioned tonight,

then we will proceed the return of the three astronauts.

Concerning Ali Chalabi,...

The guy just didn't have it in him.

... He will be handed over as soon as he returns.

[...]

As for me,

I take full responsibility for this fiasco.

I will tender my resignation

once the crew is back on land.

Thank you.

- Please excuse us. - One question please.

[telephone]

[soft music]

[...]

[...]

You know, Ali, I had a dream.

To come here,

in the footsteps of female space pioneers.

Peggy Whitson,

Claudie Haigneré,

Valentina Terechkova,

all those who, one day, gave hope to a little girl

to reach for the stars.

[soft music]

The mission's off, Ali.

Today, you shattered the dream of many people.

So I just wanted you to know.

[...]

[Daniel] Ground Control at Ali.

I know you can hear me.

Your return to land is scheduled in 12 hours with the crew.

Until then, you're under quarantine. Over and out.

- Did you tell him about his mother? - No, too risky.

He'll be back tomorrow.

[Ali's mother] Hello? [Ali's mother] Hello?

That's it, it's recording. Go ahead.

[Nola] Daddy, there are bad people at school who make fun of you,

but I know you're strong, daddy.

Because you're writing our story in space. Love, Dad.

[Ali's mother] Ali, my darling.

That's all right,

you're the one of us who would have been closest to the stars.

That's something!

So don't listen to everything they say,

only you know what you're worth.

As the Berber proverb says:

"The stars are illuminated

so that everyone can one day find their own".

So find your star, my son.

[Nola] You're the Berber from space, Dad.

Kisses!

[soft music]

[...]

[...]

[Daniel] Ground Control to ISS, start the engine ignition procedure.

[...]

[...]

[...]

[operator 2] OK, mission Pluto,

to switch power supply from the station to the reactor.

Three, two, one.

[...]

[...]

Ground Control, ignition successful.

Yes!

[alarm]

[action music]

[Operator 1] A problem has been detected. Johanna, report.

Explosion in the reactor room!

[operator 1] Damage assessment.

I repeat, damage assessment.

I'll go in and get them.

[operator 1] Negative, Johanna.

Johanna, we're assessing the situation, just wait.

[...]

Johanna, we detect a carbon dioxide leak.

Repeat, CO2 leak, do not enter, it's too dangerous.

[...]

[Operator 1] Johanna, Tom, Zuka, come in.

Johanna. Johanna, come in.

Do you read me?

Ground Control to ISS, Johanna respond.

Johanna, Tom, Zuka.

Can anyone hear us?

Ground Control at ISS.

They're all out of order.

We're screwed.

[Ali] Oh!

What's going on there?

Anybody home?

Can you hear me or not?

Ali?

- Is that you? - Yes, it's me.

Is this another vicious exercise of space?

In the isolation module the air is still stable.

Damn, the rector is already 650 degrees,

at 700°, the metal will begin to deform, and at 1200 it melts.

OK.

First mission or not,

we leave no one behind,

we're going to save the Pluto mission.

[victorious music]

Well Ali, let's face it, we've got a lot of big problems.

In fact, the situation is serious.

The cooling system of the nuclear reactor.

If we can't turn it back on,

the station will explode.

That leaves...

We have less than 10 minutes left.

We're about to be attacked by the Silver Surfer, too, right?

[Daniel] And we have a second problem.

Johanna, Tom and Zuka are unconscious.

[system] Camera image: reactor.

What a load of crap!

We need you to be focused.

What the hell is going on here? Somebody help!

- All right, stay calm, okay? - You're getting on my nerves.

Intervene, do something!

[Daniel] Listen to me,

we'll get there but only if we act together.

[soft music]

You have to trust me.

What should I do?

There's a mask outside, go get it.

First locker on your left.

[Daniel] Ali, the other left.

[assistant] You put the mask over your face.

You're right, I'm claustrophobic.

[Assistant] Put the mask on your face.

[Put it on.

[System] Faulty ventilation circuit.

[Ali] It's okay, I've got it.

[assistant] OK, now go to the reactor room.

[suspense music]

[system] Critical oxygen level.

[...]

[Daniel] Now enter into the reactor room.

Ali?

enter the reactor room, we're running out of time.

[system] Critical oxygen level.

Can you hear me?

[Ali] I enter the reactor room.

[suspense music]

I see Tom, Zuka and Johanna.

They're all unconscious.

[assistant] Ali. OK, now you enter the room,

you're looking for where the gas comes from, Ali.

So we can cut it.

[system] Critical oxygen level.

[assistant] Ali, find out where the gas is coming from, quick!

[Ali] OK.

[system] Critical oxygen level.

- Ali... - I've got it!

[assistant] Number.

[Ali] B357A.

[system] Station oxygenation.

[assistant] It's cut!

[Ali] OK, great.

[suspense music]

Their condition is critical, they must be evacuated urgently.

[operator 2] 900°, we need to speed up!

[Daniel] We're running out of time.

They must be returned to the emergency module.

Find a way to bring them back quickly.

What the fuck do you mean?

Crap.

[soft music]

Johanna.

You've given hope and pride to many people.

[victorious music]

[Daniel] There's only one emergency module.

After the ejection, you won't be able to leave.

If we can't to cool the reactor...

[system] Ejection activated.

[soft music]

What's next?

Now?

Now we're going to save the ISS.

Go to the reactor room.

We'll start the cooling sequence.

[action music]

[system] Reactor overheating.

[...]

We've just passed 1000°!

OK, I'm in.

[assistant] Turn off the switches, top line buttons.

See them? They should turn blue.

It's red.

- What is it? - It's red.

No, but he's color-blind.

Ah yes! Right, then, did they change color?

Yes.

OK, now engage the two fan cases.

- Bottom right, see them? - OK, I'm on.

[system] Merger imminent.

[suspense music]

[...]

Cooling on.

OK.

[Constance] Laurent, we have just learned

direct from ESA,

where we are now,

that Ali Chalabi saved the three astronauts

of the Pluto mission.

- See there? - Yeah.

- It's more at our level. - That's delivery.

He would now be alone on board to try to restore the situation.

[alarm]

It didn't work, the reactor will go into meltdown.

Hello.

I can't hear well.

[alarm]

Ali, I'm sorry.

What do you mean, sorry? I don't understand, Daniel.

I'm sorry, what are you sorry about?

There's nothing left to do.

Wait, I don't understand... what's going on? Daniel!

Daniel!

What do you mean, what's going on?

I don't want to die here!

Oh!

I'm sorry, if I could be place,

I would be.

What would you do? What's going on? Tell me!

What's going on?

Daniel! Oh!

[soft music in english]

I want to talk to my daughter!

Daniel, I want to talk to my daughter!

Yes, yes, we'll take care of it.

[...]

[system] Connection established.

[Nola] Daddy, is that you?

Yes, darling, it's me.

[Yeah! You coming home soon?

Soon. Soon.

You know, it's.., the stars are far away, my dear.

I can't stay long now.

But I still wanted to...

just so you know that you are the most important thing

I have in my entire life.

[...]

And if I haven't always been there for you,

know that you've always been with me.

OK?

I love you, my darling.

Are you crying?

[Ali] No.

- Are you sad about Grandma? - No, I'm not sad.

You know, she's not home anymore, but don't worry,

she'll be back soon.

[Ali] Yeah, we'll always be here for you, Nola.

Goodbye, darling.

Daddy, can you tell me a story?

It's going to be a little complicated, Nola, now.

[Nola] Come on, a little one,

kabyle and mechoui.

[soft music]

[...]

"You'll have stars like no one else has.

when you look up at the sky,

at night, since I'll be living in one,

since I'll be laughing in one,

then it will be for you as if all the stars were laughing.

And sometimes you'll open your window,

just for fun.

And your friends will be amazed to see you laughing as you look up at the sky.

Then you tell them:

'Yes, the stars always make me laugh'.

They'll think they're crazy.

I would have played a very nasty trick on you."

[soft music]

Daddy, where's your star?

Here she is.

But, darling, you're right!

Ground Control! Daniel, do you copy?

So, because of the heat, what did I want to do?

I wanted to air it out, like any normal room.

Except that Johanna told me:

"No, especially not, it's minus 270 outside!"

So if I opened the porthole,

I was going to freeze and explode into little pieces.

- Yes... - Do you understand what I mean?

No...

Basically, what I mean is,

is that if I can air out the room by creating a small gap,

I could cool the reactor.

I don't want to spoil the mood

but it's time to go, it's getting hot.

Listen, we'll take a look at the procedure and call you back.

[Constance] A last chance of the last chance

will be led by Ali Chalabi

to prevent the station from colliding with Earth with...

That's my daddy!

Yes, it's your daddy.

... Would cause a catastrophe.

Such a situation has never been experienced before.

in the history of aerospace.

[Daniel] Well, Ali, we've got some bad news.

Worse than the one where I'm going to die?

There's a trick, but it's suicide.

Very funny.

Okay, let me explain the plan.

You're going out...

Going out? Where?

Well, in space.

Ali, are you okay?

All right, then. You're going out into space.

And you go along

the station

to the reactor room.

Always securely fastened

because if you don't you'll be blown off into space.

Once at the porthole,

you will place the explosive charge on the wall.

But gently, because she's very, very sensitive

vibrations and shocks.

The explosion will open a breach,

which will freeze the reactor to below 172 degrees.

You'll have to hang on tight

because the station will be projected at over 300 km/h.

And then we'll guide it back into orbit.

Here we are.

I forgot, once you're out you'll be out of radio range

and no one will be able to guide you.

Here we are.

Do you have any questions?

You won't forget to tell my ex that.

[victorious music]

[Constance] A last chance of the last chance

will be led by Ali Chalabi to prevent the station

to hit the Earth

with the nuclear reactor on board...

Come on, Ali, you can do it. Come on, Ali, you can do it.

[journalist 5] It's incredible that this Chalabi found himself...

like this on the ISS, what do you think, sir?

[man 2] It's true it's a situation...

[...]

[action music]

[...]

[Good luck, astronaut.

[suspense music]

[victorious music]

Ah!

[breath]

[breathing heavily]

What the hell am I doing here?

What the hell am I doing here?

All alone in space like an idiot.

[suspense music]

We've got to go, we've got to go.

[moans]

Damn, I was good at Delivroom.

I was delivering fajitas, not explosives.

[breath]

I'm hot. Ah!

[screams]

[screams]

[screams]

I'm alive.

Come on, come on.

One, two.

Ah!

Yes. Yes.

I got it. I got it. I got it. I got it.

[breath]

[suspense music]

[...]

Oh shit. I can't do this

It's too far.

It's too far.

Come on, it's okay, you're the space Berber.

I'm the Berber of space.

Come on, Ali.

Go Ali.

[screams]

[breathing heavily]

[stressful music]

[suspense music]

Come on, Ali.

Go Ali.

Don't think about it.

[sings] Oh, how pretty they are

the girls

of my country.

Ah how pretty they are

the girls

of my country.

Ah how pretty they are

Oh, how beautiful they are.

[soft music]

[breathing heavily]

[suspense music]

[explosion]

What's going on?

I don't know, darling.

[soft music]

Ali, do you copy?

Ground Control in Ali.

Ground Control at Ali!

Ground Control at Ali!

[sad music]

[Ali] That was a big one.

[all] Yeah!

- Yes! - Yes!

[all] Yeah!

Yeah!

[victorious music]

He's too strong!

He's too strong.

Incredibly, Ali saved the ISS and avoided collision with Earth.

It's madness!

[Ali! Ali! Ali!

It's your daddy.

He's a hero.

He's a space Berber.

[soft music]

[rhythmic music]

[...]

OK, Ground Control, I've finished configuring CHF,

I'm going to switch to SSCL.

Perfect, Ali, we're on schedule.

Don't worry, Sergeant Ripley, we'll keep to this schedule.

Commander Ripley to be exact.

Speaking of planning, I'm preparing yours.

for your return to earth.

Wouldn't that be the return of Big Boss himself?

[Daniel laughs]

I see that news news travels fast in space.

I was the only one crazy enough to look after you.

That's for sure.

Well, first you're expected for your return to the Élysée Palace,

then to ESA, of course...

Look, they'll wait,

because it's time my daily appointment.

Ali...

What's up?

[Nola] 6/10.

But no 9/10.

Ah, I'm proud of you, Nola, that's great!

[Nola] Grandma is proud of me too.

She'll be home from the hospital tomorrow, I'm so happy.

I know, I'm so happy too.

Nola, time for bed.

So, teeth, pee, bed.

[Nola] Love, Dad.

[soft music]

Did you loosen your hair?

Really?

Yeah. How do you like it?

I love it.

I can't wait for you to come home, Han Solo.

I can't wait to get home either, it's hard to be here like this,

solo.

I'll wait for you then.

This time, don't be late. Do you?

[Ali] It's okay, Sergeant Nola, can we go?

Yes.

"The moon advanced on a firmament of limpid purity

extinguishing in its wake the twinkling lights of the stars.

She was then travelling the constellation Gemini

and was almost halfway between horizon and zenith.

It was therefore easy for everyone to understand

that we were aiming for in front of the goal,

as the hunter aims ahead of the hare he wants to hit.

A frightening silence hung over over the whole scene.

Not a breath of..."

[soft music]

[soft music]