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N.P. THE SECRET

Excuse me, engineer!

Your lady is on the phone.

From Geneva.

How are you Claudio?

Did you sleep well?

Thanks.

Transfer it to the office.

Fine.

Luca, come here you spiteful!

Check if the car is out!

Yes sir.

I'll give you a consolation, even if it's painful.

It can't be healed... but it's curable.

Will you come?

Yes, I will, as soon as possible.

And the strikes?

You don't have to worry.

Today they called me for another interview on TV.

Tomorrow will be broadcasted there.

- Here too? - Yes.

Don't forget to watch it!

- Fine. Count on it. - Then tell me.

Will you read then?

Excuse me ma'am, the professor is here.

They called me. I have to get ready.

So, stay quiet.

I'll come to visit you within this month.

Meanwhile, I can send you the kids if you like.

The kids?

Yes, I'll send them with Maria.

Fine, I'll wait for them.

- Bye. - Bye.

Good afternoon, comrade engineer.

Bye.

You can go with the kids today.

My wife feels better and she's waiting for you.

Please!

Engineer, you affirmed earlier that the GIAR

is able to automate the production

in our country within 5 years.

This means that over 6 million employees and workers

will loose their jobs.

What will happen to all these people?

All this will happen gradually, of course.

For now, the problem's limited to the first workers of the automated industries.

So, it's more accurate to say that

they will be the first to become free of the need to work for survival.

Keep in mind that with the automation of the industries,

the profits will raise to incalculable amounts.

So we'll be able to give to any citizen

who doesn't need to work, a subsidy about double of the

the salary they earned before with such efforts.

In conclusion, dear comrades and journalists, let's speak frankly.

Machines are able to eliminate from human history

the slaves, as well as the lords,

the exploited, as well as the exploiters.

Excuse me. What will we do when the machines will work for us?

Will we retire at the age of 20?

What would you do?

Don't tell me that you wouldn't like to wake up

in the morning, without the nightmare of the reveille...

And find a public vehicle, maybe an helicopter,

to take you, not to that damn factory or office,

but to the Canaries, or rather, at the snows of Plateau Rosa.

A new Eden, in short.

Go on.

We thank again the GIAR president,

the journalists gathered here,

and we rapidly greet our viewers

for watching this passionate debate.

- How did it go? - Fine.

- Shall I wait you at the office? - Yes, I have to meet the Minister...

It's a pleasure.

My pleasure.

Ah, engineer, my question deluded you...

A question that foretells the answer is not a true question.

GIAR - Industrial Group of Reunited Enterprises

But the ministry is worse...

You're right.

Hello Mariani.

The president is here.

- Comrade president. - Good morning.

Now you can control by yourself the efficiency of the project.

- The GIAR is ready to... - Excuse me, the president is here.

- Mancini, you go on...

This machine will be able to elaborate 200000 tons of trash a day.

Our president calls it "the butterfly".

You see colonel, this is the main project.

And these are the modeled suburbs.

These were build to fulfill the needs of the subsidized employees.

This is forecasted for the first part of the GIAR program.

Excuse my delay.

Colonel. Comrade engineer.

Your honor. Dear vice-president.

Thanks.

With this first agreement, gentlemen,

we made an important turning point for our economy.

- Good morning. - Your highness.

Good morning. Follow me please...

The TV kept me more than expected.

No problem at all.

We can wait.

If you give me some more minutes...

I have to dismiss the ministerial commission. A brief thing.

- Please. - Please.

Please your highness!

Dr. Marini, our precious contributor.

Good morning.

Your highness.

We prefer not to meet in this headquarter.

Many strangers around.

His highness is convinced that

we should proceed with the maximum caution.

Luisa, take these notes.

I have to go to his eminence.

Tell Marini to have the plane ready for Friday.

I'm staying with my wife for some days.

Have a look at the copies of my TV-interview.

Is the president here?

He just left. A few moments ago.

Strange! The State Secretary informed me

that the meeting was postponed.

Call the reception. Maybe he's not out yet.

Simply wonderful!

I think even the problems of the so called third world might be resolved.

Anyway, we'll send you a copy of the summary.

Your highness, I think this is a moment of great responsibility.

Of course.

Hello? Yes sir.

No, they just left.

But his highness didn't express

himself with the needed frankness. Why?

On the contrary, he stayed in Rome right for...

Sorry.

Wait.

I'll get the keys.

Military district of Milan.

Name. Surname. Age. Signature.

Name. Surname. Age. Signature.

Name. Surname. Age. Signature.

Name. Surname. Age. Signature.

- When will you be free? - At you disposal...

It's for tonight.

So, did you get it. For tonight.

This is the address. Take it.

Yes sir. Alright sir. Yes sir.

Bastards.

That's enough.

What about the sides?

I said that's enough. Use the razor a bit.

In this cab, a high potential electric flow

will settle our material.

Here. In this moment, the trash is entering

through these pipes into the high-potential cabs

and is uniformly spread.

The material, by falling, hits a lever

that sets into motion the combustion mechanism.

Now we'll experiment by putting some trash...

But we could comfortably use human or animal excrements.

Any trash material, to sum up.

This prototype made by the GIAR and produced in a large scale,

was called "The butterfly", model NP.

The butterfly in front of you, gentlemen,

is able to subtract 100 tons of organic substance

from trash materials, in a day.

These substances are then easily transformed into

decent food.

Effectively, all this is amazing.

The evidence is clear. I'm convinced.

Just think of the benefits in the third world.

A great achievement.

Even for the peace.

It's extraordinary.

Exactly. Humanity deserves it.

At last.

Ma'am?

Who is it?

What do you want?

I don't know you.

Let me make a phone call. Don't worry.

You just have to help me.

Take this.

O god.

Come quickly, hurry.

Stop. Stop.

Go on. Quickly.

- OK. - Hurry up.

Where are we going sir?

At the nearest police station.

Be quick. Quick!

What are you doing?

Why did you slow down?

Just overtaking sir.

What's wrong?

Are you feeling bad?

We're almost there, sir.

Sign!

You hold the briefcase.

Let us through. Quickly.

Yes sir.

Lieutenant colonel De Marzio

is urgently required at room no. 4.

Lieutenant colonel De Marzio

is urgently required at room no. 4.

Control no. 4. Control no. 4.

Excuse me colonel, they're waiting for you.

Just a moment.

Good afternoon. As I said, the diagnosis isn't easy.

It's surely a regressive case, irrecoverable in short.

Reactivity is quite missing.

I exclude that he can speak again.

Some nervous centers have ceased every activity.

We tried to make a clinic outline in-depth, as requested.

But I think there's nothing to do.

The patient has completely lost his memory.

Is he transportable?

Of course.

After some days, we'll inform the press

about his painful death.

As soon as people's impression about this tragic death declines,

the whole file of the nationalisation of GIAR and the autamation of production

will be made public to the press...

as our president intended.

I, as a vice-president,

can prove the authenticity of the documents signed by him.

Our responsibilities are big now,

but not below our expectations.

If we wish to go down, our technicians

will demonstrate a first example of automation.

So, we agreed.

Exactly.

Goodbye.

Workers.

Don't believe the owners.

They will cage you in those modeled suburbs.

They will engorge you and breed you like farm chickens.

Catherine, come here, you're getting dirty.

Be careful.

What are you doing sir?

If you eat before arriving at the cash desk...

how can we calculate the bill?

What is with you?

Are you a foreigner?

Give a plate to this sir.

Here, take it.

Do what the others do.

Mr. Ceretti is required at the cash desk.

Mr. Ceretti is kindly asked to

come to the cash desk. Thank you.

Sir, the bill.

He didn't take the bill. He won't pay.

Excuse me sir. Look, thanks.

Come with me. Have patience.

No, nobody knows it yet.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs has been reserved.

And this? What's this?

That is the report of the inquiry commission.

And the kids?

We can't explain the cause of the disaster.

A villager has heard some kind of roar.

He said he could only see the plane crashing

a few hundred meters away.

Ma'am, your presence would be valuable

to assure the public opinion.

If you're feeling fine, we could depart since tonight.

But we'd also like to stress, here, today,

his organizational and untiring entrepreneur abilities.

Nobody neglects his contribution

in this glorious battle to free the country from the inequities of the past.

We lost a man.

He who could forecast the coming of the automation,

as a prize for that suffering and restless world of labor

that awaited justice for centuries.

Some state that the tragic incident was caused

by a coward terrorist act...

By the irresponsable fury of nihilistic anarchism.

Others state that a fatal circumstance

caused this tragic explosion.

Ma'am! Just a photo, please!

We, in front of the mystery of death,

abstain from any investigation.

Thanks.

One without the veil.

However, we wish, from this pulpit of pain...

to raise our heads toward the sky... - Thanks.

...until quietness and harmony

start reigning again in our society.

Now his emimence, will join the other participants

to condact the second part of the mass.

The crowd of people is enormous, we see workers...

a homogeneous crowd of employees...

All the employees are invited to gather in the meeting

that will take place in the Popular Home of the Subsider.

All the employees are invited to gather in the meeting

that will take place in the Popular Home of the Subsider.

Maybe we better call an ambulance.

No, he's not wounded.

We'll dry him out, and give something to drink.

Be careful, can't you see he's moaning.

Poor him. Looks like an immigrant.

Sergio, tell the grandma to bring a glass of cognac.

Sergio, do me a favor. Lower the TV's volume.

Careful not to break his arm.

He needs warmth.

They're still alive!

Sergio, come and see.

I washed the fish.

Hey, immigrant. I thought you were sleeping.

Do you like it? They're Franco's discs.

Listen to this other one.

Do you dance?

Hey, immigrant.

What do you want?

Tell me, what are they doing to you?!

If I catch you...

Like every morning, we face the women's problems.

Dear friends, we all know that's it's not easy to make

our chosen man understand our feelings...

Will you stop?!

Good morning.

Good morning.

I called you this morning because...

Please, come in.

Make yourself comfortable. We didn't expect you so early.

It's just a formality.

My husband and my son aren't home right now.

Take a seat.

Take a seat.

If I am not wrong, your husband receives class A subsidy!

Would you like anything? Some coffee?

No, thanks.

- And you? - If we drank in all the homes...

Right.

- While your son... - Leali Franco.

Exactly. When did they dismiss him?

They dismissed him 15 days ago.

Ma'am, that's not necessary.

What are you doing? Don't worry.

I'm here to inform you that he got a subsidy.

Exactly like your husband. Do you get it, ma'am?

It's double of the sum they earned before.

And without moving a finger.

Moreover, bare in mind that as time passes,

the benefits increase.

Believe me, ma'am! It's a rare case.

I'm from the trade union. I know it well.

If you say so...

Where?

Sign here. Here, exactly on this point.

This is the card to get 50% off from the public transport.

I understand.

Are you happy, ma'am?

Squeeze that rag hard.

Franco.

Immigrant?

F-F-Franco.

See, you can talk.

You're really healed.

Come, let's tell them at home.

Get in.

Everyone can do that.

Really? Show me that you can.

- Hello immigrant. - Hello grizzly.

Look at this.

I'll do it two times.

Don't use the hands.

Coward!

Was...

knew... precise... knew... precise...

easy... nobody...

Nobody loves the house...

To go...

the kid...

- Meen. - Men.

Give it to me.

Let me see it, subsider.

What's this? The new card?

Is it true you get everything for free with it?

Stupid... You think that they give things for free?!

Go, go eat and drink and scratch your bellies...

Then the shiny subsiders will be your problem.

I think Monkey is right.

Something is going to happen.

Don't you understand that we're becoming too much?

How can they maintain us all?

What do they care?

They have the electro- automatic machines.

There were 800 employees where I worked.

There are only 2 technicians now.

When did you ever work!? Hand me the bottle.

Well, it means that finally the employees have some rest.

Yeah, the eternal rest.

Maurizio, what does the pope do to the workers?

What are you doing? We're not dead.

What do you want now that machines work in our jobs?

Smash them up so we can turn back there?

Why not?

Remo!

Why don't you watch your TV program today?

Where's the immigrant?

He went to the bar with Franco.

When will he be back?

Why don't you go there?

And now, subsidized friends, a program dedicated to you.

The pianist Rudolph Bonitin.

Do you want to smoke?

No.

Shut up.

You don't have to beat me!

You got nothing to do, but I have to study.

Stupid.

Listen what he says.

But even you...

Look how he sleeps.

Mom, where's my card?

In the usual place.

They want my number, too.

Mom, take the child to bed.

I can't see anything here.

So dear Maria, you'll stay alone.

Well, all this weekend, with these candles and holy pictures,

maybe it's going to cost you half of your pension.

No, don't worry. They are paying for everything.

If you could wait I'll tell him.

Dad, they will take care of everything.

There's no need to worry.

Ask them if the immigrant can come with us.

Yes. Fine. Thank you.

Dad, he can't come. It's only for the subsiders.

Ah, the card is needed. It's a pity!

Immigrant, life is beautiful, isn't it?

How long will you stay away?

The power is back.

Don't forget to stamp your cards before leaving.

Shall I turn it off, grandma?

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Is Franco back?

She didn't answer me when I told her good night.

Now she smokes in bed when nervous.

And today she yelled at the immigrant.

Poor him, he didn't know what to do.

Really. If you could see him!

Worse than Tonino.

Turn off the light.

Tomorrow: General partial strike of the

zone commissaries and order delegates,

to continue with the protest against super-subsidy.

But don't forget, don't ever forget it!

Jesus was the first socialist.

Son of a worker, and worker himself.

The first to fight and die on the cross

to witness the equity between humans.

We have brought to you this witness,

the mystery of his body, that you'll eat

as the blessed host. Let it remain

like an inextinguishable flame of moral and civil virtue.

Let's sing.

Tomorrow: General partial strike of the

zone commissaries and order delegates,

to continue with the protest against super-subsidy.

But don't forget. Don't ever forget it!

Jesus was the first socialist.

Son of a worker, and worker himself.

We have brought to you this witness,

the mystery of his body, that you'll eat

as the blessed host.

Tomorrow: General partial strike of the

zone commissaries and order delegates,

to continue with the protest against super-subsidy.

Sergio!

Lower your voice, it's the Saint!

It's me.

Sergio.

It's the Saint.

What should I do?

Go down, put the 100 lyres. I'll explain when you get back.

We can't call them. Daddy went...

to kill the evil bear

What would we do if the bear comes here?!

What would we do?

We could close it in over there.

What do you want?

Tell me immigrant. Why are you lying on Franco's bed?

Franco left, with your father.

What are you reading?

Can't you see?

I've read it.

Immigrant, look at this.

What are you doing? Go to sleep.

I have to go to work tomorrow.

Good night.

No to subsidy.

We say enough to subsidy.

Comrades, capitalism is dead.

The automation will mark the definitive triumph of the working class.

Let's go this way.

Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

Dear viewers, with these images it's concluded one of the most

important of our traditions.

Harsh measures were taken against the threat of a demographic growth.

His eminence, the cardinal Peruzzi, died this morning in a plane crash.

Every woman, between the age of 14 and 50,

is asked to come to the centers

build for the semiannual vaccination against fertility.

Only this way, the minister said,

this voluntary vaccination would be successful...

I wouldn't like to get touched by some guy I don't know.

What do you think?

Does anything happen if don't go?

So that the women of our country will see their future with serenity.

Immigrant, can you give me a piece of cake?

With cream or chocolate?

That one.

Here.

Put the knife down.

Tonino!

You want some coffee?

No thanks. I'll smoke this cigarette.

Tonino, I'll go for a walk. Would you like to come?

The flower bouquets you saw arrange in such beauty

around the monument, prove that, as the poet says...

Will you come, too?

Glory is deducted from living.

Go, he'll buy you an ice-cream.

Mom, will you come too?

No, I have to wait. Your dad might call...

I'll wait too.

Radio news.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs states that from Monday 27 April,

the new automatic delivery of the subsidy will function.

If the person is sick, his family members using his card,

can directly withdraw the subsidy.

- Hello immigrant. - Hello Nerina.

What are you doing here?

Getting some fresh air.

I can't sleep.

Did they call?

Nobody.

Nobody, understand?

As if they vanished...

No news for more than a month.

And I can't understand how come the grandma isn't back.

We have to do something now.

I can't bear it anymore.

Turn the light off. It bothers the kid.

HOME OF THE SUBSIDER

The subsiders, or anyone for them, will enter through the hall

arranged in line, so they divide in groups of five persons in the cabs,

pronunciate clearly their name&surname, and pull the lever close to them.

Immigrant. Immigrant.

I found them. They're here.

The entrance is that way.

Go Maria.

The subsiders, or anyone for them, will enter through the hall

arranged in line, so they divide in groups of five persons in the cabs,

pronunciate clearly their name&surname, and pull the lever close to them.

Animals. Like animals!

They're going to kill us all!

- Maria! - No!

Is someone sick?

My children!

We don't know anything!

Where are you going? Where?

Where are you going?

- Stop it. - What's happening?

- Is she mad? - She's frenzied.

Where are we going? We're going to get the money.

I wish they killed us everyday like this, ma'am!

Maria, stay calm.

Stay calm! What is with you?

It's nothing.

Look at the kid crying.

Look at the kid crying.

Go, otherwise you'll loose your stand!

Anyone knows how much are they paying us?

Mom, I'm thirsty!

No, we'll get them later.

If this doesn't hurry up we can't understand if he was right.

Excuse me please, can you tell me where do they exit?

I don't have a clue.

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