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Your dad! You did send him an invitation, didn't you?

Julia, call him.

What's his excuse for being absent this time?

He's dead.

Your father was a severe man, at times.

Know that he loved you more than you could possibly imagine.

If you want to be alone tonight, I'll understand.

- Yes? - Delivery.

No, it must be a mistake, I haven't ordered anything.

What the hell is that?

SWITCH ME ON

A few years ago I invested in a hi-tech company

which makes androids.

But that thing isn't you.

This "thing" contains all my memory.

But why? What's the point?

to say all those things we never said to each other...

before it's too late.

- Yes? - It's me, my love!

- Is there a problem? - Adam.

I bought the studio upstairs.

Go up there. Don't make a sound. Adam knows that it's empty.

I thought we could go away as planned.

Bruges, a honeymoon.

You won't be able to relax.

And you just lost your father.

I'm going to Bruges.

You've gone on your honeymoon after all, great idea.

No, I'm on my own.

Six days, just you and me.

We'll talk about everything, with no taboos.

When did we last go away together?

ALL THOSE THINGS WE NEVER SAID

DAY ONE

There, look.

Your mom and I started with a stand like that one, near the Paris auction house.

She had her favorites.

Those she liked would get extra toppings,

those who never said hello would get wilted old lettuce.

What fun we had!

You made sandwiches?

You weren't born with a silver spoon in your mouth.

That came much later.

Mr and Mrs Saurel, the bridal suite. Congratulations!

Couldn't you have picked somewhere else?

Complain about it to Adam.

Train and hotel already paid for. Half-board too!

He's my father.

She calls me a snob, but worries what people might think.

You couldn't care less, could you?

See, she doesn't care!

What's it to you if I want her to know the truth?

You lose some of your freedom. And a lot of your sense of humor.

Are you hungry?

What are we doing here?

Make the most of it instead of worrying all the time.

You're going to have dinner with your deceased father.

Isn't life wonderful?

Look how pretty it is.

It's okay, it's just my knee.

Must be a glitch in the joint.

A glitch? Does it hurt?

No, I don't feel pain.

There have to be some advantages to dying.

- Then why are you grimacing? - Because I...

Because of the programming.

- What programming? - Yes.

Well, '"thanks to" rather than "because of".

If a door smacked me in the face and I didn't react,

it wouldn't be very realistic.

The engineers integrated a program

that simulates pain.

The same goes for tickling, it makes me laugh.

Genius, right?

It really looks like you're in pain.

Can you make a note in this book

that the left kneecap is playing up.

It's to help improve future versions.

There.

No, don't write anything, there's no need.

There, I'm walking!

Let's go and find somewhere good to eat.

Let's go.

- Your leg seems a lot better. - A lot better.

Here we go.

It's working fine.

What is it?

Nothing.

Is it your knee?

You're so pretty.

You look so much like your mother.

- Over there. - What?

- Over there! - What?

- Can't you see him? - Who?

I lost him.

- Who? -Christian.

He was there, I saw him.

My Christian?

It couldn't be him.

Why didn't you follow me?

My knee. I wasn't going to tempt fate.

And what if Christian is in Bruges?

He's retired now, he can go wherever he likes.

But it would be quite a coincidence, wouldn't it?

In what way?

Is he here, is he not here? No, he isn't here.

Christian's a very polite man, he'd have come and said hello.

Hang on.

- May I? - Please. Have a seat.

Alright.

A three-quarter view, maybe?

Left or right side, what do you think?

Honestly? Neither.

It won't take long, don't worry.

He's only doing it because he thinks you're pretty.

I think your sketches are pretty.

And this is for her, a souvenir of our trip together.

You're lucky.

I wish I'd done that with my dad.

I can't draw if you keep moving.

Sorry.

NOVEMBER 1989 17 HOURS BEFORE THE FALL OF THE WALL

For a month, thousands of East Germans have been fleeing to the west via Hungary.

Yesterday a million people were demonstrating in Berlin.

History is being made!

We have to go!

We can't miss an event like this!

Yeah! Let's go!

Let's go!

Can I come with you?

- You sure you want to go to Berlin? - I'm certain.

Let's go to Berlin!

Let's go!

14 HOURS BEFORE THE FALL OF THE WALL

They won't let it happen.

THE PARTY MUST LISTEN TO ITS PEOPLE!

Forget it guys, we'll never make it in time.

Everyone is being asked to remain calm and to behave

I hope they don't shoot at the crowd.

The falling government is asking and begging...

The new law on travel abroad

is set to be more restrictive.

The exodus continues and East Germany will be exempt.

27,000 candidates have gone to the Federal Republic

of the resignation of the East German government.

It was expected,

but not so soon.

12 HOURS BEFORE THE FALL OF THE WALL

What is considered to be the most important demonstration

in recent history

took place today, in East Berlin.

More than 500,000 people flocked to Alexanderplatz.

One of the speakers demanded that the article

which allowed the Communist party to dominate

East German political life, be removed.

Do you feel something, being back here?

Yes.

I feel something.

Do you think they'll let us cross?

Engine off.

Open the window.

Watch your accent, Julia.

- Give me your passport. - Yes, here.

You may not leave the motorway between here and Berlin. Understood?

Yes. Thank you.

NOVEMBER 9TH, 1989 - 6:57 PM

- You want one? - No thank you.

That's why we've decided

to adopt a new regulation today

which will allow every GDR citizen

to use GDR border crossings to leave the country.

"Definitive departures can be made at all the GDR border crossing

- "bordering the FRG." - In any case, we'll go.

Finally, it happened!

Excuse me.

Are you all right, sweetheart? What's the matter?

Was it that drawing that upset you?

Didn't you see the resemblance?

Nothing struck me. Do I know that young man?

"Struck"? You couldn't have expressed it better.

You punched that "young man" in the face and knocked him out,

the day you came to Berlin to take me away from him.

Don't you remember?

Don't you think you've had enough?

Why?

No need to make yourself ill if you want to ruin our first dinner together.

You can just go back to the hotel.

Have you heard eating your feeling? I'm hungry.

Do you eat?

No.

Maybe future models will,

it would make the experience even more sociable.

But if my presence is so objectionable to you,

you could get room service.

You want to send your daughter to eat in her room

because she's misbehaving at the dinner table?

Except that first of all, I'm not a little girl any more.

And secondly, you're dead.

I mean really, what are you playing at?

You're right.

We're too old for these little games.

And, as you say, I'm dead.

So cause a scene if you'd like, I couldn't care less.

The truth is that you've always wanted to control my life.

Many fathers have that flaw.

And it's an odd accusation,

seeing as you always resented me for being an absent father.

I'd have preferred it if you had been one!

So you find this embarrassing?

You said you couldn't care less if I caused a scene.

Wasn't it embarrassing...

when you showed up out of the blue in Berlin,

and kicked the door of our bedroom down

before breaking Tomas' jaw?

Wasn't that embarrassing?

It was an overreaction.

When you dragged me by my hair down to the car at the end of the street,

was that embarrassing?

When you paraded me through the airport, holding my arm like I was a broken doll.

When you strapped me in with a seatbelt so I couldn't escape.

And when you locked me in my room like some kind of criminal.

Wasn't any of that embarrassing?

I guess it's a good thing I died!

Oh, please! Stop being so dramatic.

Forget what I said, and remember the state you were in when you saw...

that portrait of Tomas.

What are you getting at?

Even if it wasn't intentional, I made you postpone your wedding.

Until now, I was truly sorry about that.

I really was, but not anymore.

What do you know about Adam?

And who are you...

to judge my feelings?

Your father.

I'm your father.

It takes a good deal of love to live with someone.

A lot of space, too.

You have to create a world

so that you can be together.

And I suppose you know about that, don't you?

Your mother's dead, Julia.

And it wasn't my fault.

Tomas is dead too.

And you had nothing to do with that, but...

I'll always blame you for it.

You were 18 years old, Julia.

You wanted to live with a communist you'd met a few days earlier.

He was East German not a communist.

Much better.

God you are unbearable!

Your mother risked her life to leave East Germany.

Did you want to go back just to piss me off?

You went to East Berlin, I didn't hear a word from you, I was worried.

Can you try to understand me?

Leave Mom out of this.

How did you find me?

It was Christian's doing.

He said your escapade had gone on long enough and that you might be in danger.

I was never in danger.

I loved Tomas.

You were excelling in law school.

You transferred to art school and excelled there too.

But you dropped out on a whim, went to Berlin.

where you met Tomas...

and suddenly you wanted to be a journalist, just like him.

What did it matter to you?

I gave Christian the go-ahead

to give you your passport, so you could see the fall of the wall.

I was in my office when you came for it.

Why didn't you give it to me yourself?

Because we weren't on good terms.

And if I'd given my approval,

it wouldn't have been the same.

Your trip wouldn't have had the same appeal.

You thought of all of that?

Which brings us back to Adam.

No.

No, no. Adam has nothing to do with this.

If I hadn't died, you'd be his wife.

Right?

Shall we play a game

to lighten the mood?

What game?

Close your eyes.

Find your fork.

That's it.

Now eat.

To the left, yes.

A bit more.

There.

Does it taste different now that you can't see it?

Yes, maybe.

Now think of a happy moment, whatever comes to mind first.

Keep your eyes closed.

You see?

That's German romanticism.

A circle in the middle of a square.

I'm happy with my life.

I love my job, even if it's all consuming.

And my best friend, even if he's not your cup of tea, and...

I'm going to get married.

Hello, Adam here. I'm not available right now, so leave a message.

I'll call you back.

It's me.

I was about to go to sleep.

I miss you.

I know.

So, how's the journey of self-discovery going?

I'm coming home tomorrow.

Have you found what you were looking for?

For the most part, I think.

Adam came to see me this afternoon.

Adam? What did he want?

To talk about you.

Unless he's switched teams and he's after me,

but he'd be wasting his time.

I'm a loyal friend, I wouldn't do that to you.

You're impossible.

Adam came there to talk about me?

No,

he came to hear me talk about you.

People do that when they miss someone.

He's sad.

I don't like to see a man suffer.

Him especially, he doesn't deserve that.

Why is he sad?

I said I'd only be a few days.

Are you drunk or stupid?

Both?

It's not what you think.

You don't know what I think.

To reassure him, I told him you'd gone to Bruges in search of your father.

That's the truth.

That for the sake of your relationship,

you needed to come to terms with your painful past.

That was rather well phrased, don't you think?

You told Adam I'm in Bruges?

Yes, I'm a hopeless liar.

I hope you've at least begun to grieve for your father?

I started to remember everything I hated about him.

Wonderful!

And maybe a few reasons why I loved him too.

Here's a great piece of advice for someone in your state.

Tonight jot down any idea that pops into your head,

and tomorrow morning do the exact opposite. Now, darling...

I'm going to bed, I'm exhausted.

Goodnight.

Bye.

DAY TWO

What's that?

Why did you do that?

I thought you'd like it.

Please...

Tell me why you really bought it.

I wanted to have my portrait done to leave you a memento,

and it backfired.

Stop your games and answer me!

Why did you buy that?

To be honest...

Julia,

I think Tomas is not quite dead.

And what do you mean by "not quite dead"?

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