Original subtitles

Each child has a story to tell.

Liam? Can you come here? Please hurry.

Get your fucking hands off me. - You can't take him.

Don't touch my boy. Motherfuckers.

I'm Jos. Please come.

You can wash up here.

Here.

And that's the habit here...

to keep you for 24 hours for observation in a closed unit.

A bit weird. It's hard, I think...

but that's the way it is.

Go ahead.

How's your room?

Do you already know what you'd like to do?

Metal.

I'd like to learn to weld. - Okay, come on.

Guys, our group has a new member. Meet Liam.

Momo? We have a new member. Hey...

Would you mind saying hello? I'm here to introduce someone.

Okay, the guy with his back to us, is Momo. The other one is Kaï.

Gorik.

Bert, Johan, Erwin.

You don't have to remember it now.

Noah, and next to him David. David is a supervisor, like me.

Like Jos. You've met him, haven't you?

This is the metal workshop.

And back there are the horses.

It was a large hangar.

With friends and locals, we turned them into stables.

Jonas. - Hi, Jonas.

Are you ok? - I'm fine.

Here, all the animals that have been abandoned.

Do you know how to ride? - No, I can't ride.

If you want, you can learn it. Ask David, he'll teach you.

Can you ride? - Yes, from behind.

Oh, do I know? I thought you were were asking if we could ride here.

No, you know? - No, I don't dare.

Those who enjoy working with animals can come here.

In our group, it's Johan and Kaï...

May I? - Yes, go ahead.

Tell him it's my place. - New guy?

Is there a new one?

The new one is Momo's place.

The new one. - Yes, but so what?

He won't...

that you sit here.

And the black guy over there? - He's a...

not new.

Can't he say it himself?

Momo is...

chopping vegetables. - Screw you, man.

It's also Momo's... -Is this Momo's too?

Stir well.

Stir, stir, stir. - What are you doing?

Can I have something to drink? - Kaï, where's the bowl?

Kaï, where's the bowl?

What's wrong with your neck?

Did you burn yourself?

You can tell me. - We've got a lot of work to do, so keep it up.

Every morning I... - Hand me those smokes.

What did you say? - I said pass me your smokes.

What are you talking about? - The cigarettes. Give me your cigarettes.

Take a look. - Hey, leave him alone.

Listen, you don't talk unless I tell you to.

This is now mine. You'll get two a day.

Your next package will be mine again.

Momo takes care of it. He'll give everyone a share.

Are you very hungry? - Very.

Look bro, it's tasty. It's got spices.

Kaï, sit down.

But not on the floor. - But where then?

Look, it's tidy after all. Tidy is tidy.

Okay, now you clean the floor.

What the fuck? You told me to clean up and I did.

To clean is to put in the garbage can. Take a can...

Next time you should say...

Johan's parents keep to call you, too?

Why not?

They want to talk to Johan, but he refuses.

He mustn't call, then. We can't force him to talk to them.

No, but it bothers me.

How's our new guy? - I don't know, I can't reach him.

Would you like a drink? - No, I'm fine.

Weird, isn't it? A week with a public holiday.

No idea, I haven't partied in a while.

Tell me, do you have any news from Momo's parents?

No, just his sister, who called.

She says they've been in Morocco for the past three months. Out of shame.

Can you believe it?

Go away, Liam. - Come on, Liam.

Small.

Here we are.

How you doing, buddy? How you doing, buddy?

Hi, here we are.

May we ask what you're doing here? - I'm here to say hello to my son.

You'd better leave the premises.

You monkey.

Damn, he shit his pants again. in his pants again.

Liam?

Liam?

Stop it, that's enough.

Everybody shut up, now. OKAY? It's not Liam's fault.

I'm going after him and I don't want to hear a word.

Momo, I swear!

Come on. You don't care about those guys, it's not your fault.

Daddy, the little one.

Get the fuck down. Come down, I'm telling you.

Get the fuck down and stay there.

That's all you got, you loser? My man does better than that.

Come on. Come on, let's go.

Who are you and how old are you?

You already know, don't you? - Yes, I know.

We do this every time to mark the start of the interview.

Yes ? - I'm Liam Gussé and I'm 17.

And how long have you been here?

Well... for a while now.

5 months and 8 days.

Yes. - What do you have to say today?

Nothing.

You must have something to say.

No, I have nothing to say. - Have you been watching television?

Liam, what did you do this weekend?

I don't know.

I went to see the horses with Juh.

That's something, going to see the horses. Who's Juh?

Johan. I call him Juh. - Why do you call him Juh?

Just like that.

It's between him and me.

What are you looking at? - Why are you asking? I'm asking a question...

But you ask a lot of fucking questions. What's up? What did you do this weekend?

Me? I've been... - I don't care. I don't give a damn.

I ask the questions. - I'm fed up.

No, stay here. Come back, Liam. Shit, man.

You stay here with me, okay?

I want to help you, but you must allow it.

I've been talking to a wall for months.

Just tell us a little about yourself.

What's on your mind? - That's all I think.

You think it's easy? - I didn't say that, did I?

I can't see my parents and I'm stuck here. What have I done wrong?

Stupid bitch.

What's up? I'm working.

What are you saying?

Why should I move?

You're the one who left. You've got someone else.

What the hell are you doing? - Smell this. Smell it.

Too sharp. - Yeah. Just sharpening the side.

This way, it'll be razor-sharp. - What are you going to do with it?

I don't know yet.

That's the way it is. Take a look.

See? Don't go too fast.

See if it's straight. Like this, see?

There's a bump here.

It's the same thing every week.

That class was boring. - Super boring.

Unbelievable. - Super boring.

You sound like a girl.

What's that?

I'll show you who talks like a girl. Asshole.

We'll talk more tomorrow. Fuck off.

You've already started. - Look who's here.

Keep knocking.

And how many did you make?

63. - 63 ?

All at once?

That's enough.

Come on, you should have started by now.

Left, left, right. Left, left, right.

Louder, louder.

Come on, I can't feel anything. Harder, harder. Come on, come on, come on.

I'll do it with him. - Yeah, yeah, fine. All right, come on.

I'll do it with him. - Stay here and keep practicing on the bag.

Left, left, right.

No, no hitting, Momo.

You only hit.

Stop that. Stop it. Stop it. Stop that. You only hit.

Stop banging. Hey, calm down.

Don't do that. Momo, you only hit. OKAY, MOMO?

Where's Bert?

And for the Momo...

Thanks, bro. - It's all good. Now the rest is up to me.

Jos, would you like an egg?

What was that all about earlier? - What was what? That was nothing.

Did you know this would happen? - No, I didn't know.

Johan?

Yes ?

Damn.

Bunch of assholes.

Assholes? - Who does he call an asshole?

He's still angry. We had nothing to do with it.

Fuck him.

These eggs are disgusting. - You're disgusting and so is what Jos is saying.

Glutton.

Are you taking Jimmy for a walk? - Yes, I will.

Are you taking this one? - I'll take this one.

Come on.

Come on. - Come on.

Wasn't Johan coming? - Do I know.

I love kittens. - What's that supposed to mean?

Tiny cats. They are very soft and...

I know what a kitten is, but what do you mean?

We have a few in the barn. Little kittens.

Really small.

Do you want to go and have a look? - Yes, of course.

We can go now. Let's go. - We can go now?

Yes, come along. Just put your plate away.

Take a look.

I might want to burn this, I think. - What's up?

I'll wait again. But later.

You want to hold it? Here you go.

What did you do?

My mother is a whore.

Guys would come over to fuck my mother.

When I was a kid, I didn't realize it. but I do now.

One day, I went to look and there was a guy lying on top of her.

She was screaming.

I thought they were hurting him.

I really freaked out.

My father organized the whole thing.

He used to fuck my mother when she was knocked out.

I have a scar on my lip here. Did you notice?

That's when he beat me. Right in the face, with all his rings.

My tooth went through my lip.

And my mother laughed.

She had just been raped and she was laughing at me.

She's the worst of them all.

Straight as an arrow.

Yes, that's it. Gently with your legs.

Try it yourself, Liam. - No, I won't.

One... - No.

You can do it, come on. Just try.

I've got you, I've got you. That's the way.

Go on.

You think you can't do it. Trust yourself.

Come on, legs higher up.

Form an arrow with your arms. Yes, once more. Turn around.

Come on, guys. - Hey, come on.

No, come on. - Stop it, stop it.

Take what you need. I'll give it to you.

Get in the shower. Get in there!

Who doesn't have shampoo yet? Leave him alone. Go take a shower.

Go get dressed. - You too, Noah. Noah out.

Erwin, over. Erwin, over.

Look, I'm getting there. A nice curve.

What did I tell you?

Really? You jerk. - What do you want?

Where's the faggot from a few months ago?

He's gone, isn't he? What, I should be intimidated?

What's up? - Liam.

Look at that, it's white. Not brown, not black. Macaque.

You'll be sorry.

What was that? - That was nothing.

Are you all right? - I'm fine.

What?

Why did you soil your pants yesterday?

I don't know.

When was the first time you did that?

I don't know.

In kindergarten.

The teacher had slapped me because I'd pushed pushed a kid into a garbage can.

Afterwards, I often shit my pants.

It disgusted them all. That way they'd leave me alone.

What did your parents say?

Nothing.

They hit me in the face.

Come on, let's go. - Madame?

What's up? - Can I talk to you about Liam for a second?

What have you done now? - He hasn't done anything.

Just two words between you and me. Won't take long. Follow me to my office.

Don't touch me, man. You want a punch in the face?

Can't you see my boyfriend in the car? He doesn't tolerate other men talking to me.

You idiot.

Come on. How hard is it to be ready?

Your satchel. Come on. - Now upstairs.

What did this idiot want again?

God, that kid can't do anything. He's messing up everything.

Say, you'll be all right.

Here's some shit for your face.

What the hell? God, it stinks.

A little shit in your mouth.

How are things?

I'm fine.

I'm fine here, but I'd rather be home.

Was it better at your place?

No, but this is my place, isn't it?

Did you go to see the horses today? - Yes, I did.

Yes, that's good. I really like those animals.

I'd really like to go to school.

We're looking into it.

I'd like to stop now. - OK.

I'm in session, I can't talk.

Liam, come back. Just for a minute.

I'll call you after work.

Come in and close the door.

Can I have your helmet?

Yes.

Put it on your head.

Finish eating. - No, you won't.

Lick your fucking face! - Cow.

Shut up and finish your soup. And lick your face!

Wipe that fucking soup off your face!

Hi, son.

Wipe your face. What a mess.

Get up, you. Come on, bitch.

Come on, goddamn it. Come on, get up. Get up.

Hey, open your eyes. Open your eyes!

Mommy. Get some water. Go ahead.

Come on, Mom.

Open your eyes. Open your eyes.

Come on. Come on.

Take it easy.

Screw you guys.

No, no, no.

No, get off me, you jerks. You assholes.

No, no.

You're hurting me. I'll fucking kill you.

Get the hell out.

Go away. Go away.

I'm going to kill you.

Go away. Let me out of here. Go away.

Hi, Jos.

Yes, fine. Packing.

Yes, I went to the doctor. It's less swollen, but there's quite a bruise.

What about you?

One second, I'll put you on the speakerphone. Hang on, hang on.

Can you hear me?

Can you hear me? - Yes, very clearly.

And Liam?

He's being punished.

But it's okay. He regrets it.

I actually have a question. - Yes?

We're going on an excursion tomorrow, and I think he should come with us.

Yes, I agree. I agree. It'll do him good. You do that.

Here, Liam, clean clothes. We're going on a field trip.

Jos?

Can I call home?

Here.

I don't think they're here. - No, they're not.

You know, Liam.

We all have two sides, like a coin. coin. Like day and night.

One side is good, the other is...

not so good.

You've got a good side too. Stronger even than the night side, I think.

I think you're a really a good guy, Liam.

Well, get changed, okay?

Wait, I'm not ready. Thank you for your time.

But I can't.

I don't dare.

Take this. - I really don't dare.

It's not dangerous. You just have to dare. - In one go?

Go ahead, in one go. You'll see for yourself. - I don't dare.

Yes, Pauline. All you have to do is catch and jump.

Why isn't it...

That's good, Pauline.

Fuck you.

You bastard. Stop it. Stop it, really.

Stop it, you bastard. Stop pissing. - Stop pissing.

Do you do this at home too? Is that normal, do you think?

Well, go on. Go on.

There, next to you. - Where?

That's good.

He's scared to death, I bet.

Yeah, come on. - What, is it blocked?

Is everything okay? - That was weird.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline

I saw your butt.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline

I saw your butt.

Perhaps it was clandestine.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline I saw your ass.

Fredo, Fredo

Fredo, Fredo, Fredo

He's a pedo

Now a song about yourself. - Noah zero.

Noah zero - Noah zero

Be careful, eh? - I always am.

You know him, he'll let it go.

Liam?

Liam.

Liam.

Jos. Jos.

David.

Jos, come here. Help, please.

Please help.

Help, Jos.

David, Jos.

Please help me.

I've got it, untie it.

Oh, he's here.

My... Oh, my boy.

Let me see that. You gave us quite a scare.

Don't you have something to say to your mom?

Come, give me a kiss.

What's wrong with you? - Where's Daddy?

Dad's waiting in the parking lot. Go ahead if you want to see him.

Why doesn't he come up? Doesn't he miss me?

Yes, he does. That's all he talks about. When you come home and so on and so on.

But you know, he's still a man.

Do you have your own TV? Do you watch much?

Why don't you answer when I call?

Did you call? - Yes, three times.

I didn't see it, I guess. We're always so busy. You know how it is.

Hey, we don't get child benefit anymore. Isn't that weird?

He's in an institution, isn't he? Who will it go to, then?

I'm tired.

We'll let him rest. - But I just got here.

He needs to sleep. - I can stay a little longer.

I'm his mother, it's up to me to decide when I come home.

I'm here to see him, after all he's been through.

Just leave me alone. Don't touch me. - I won't touch you, but we have to leave.

You're the reason he tried to hang himself. to hang himself. He didn't do that at home.

What are you going to do? Ruin his life? My son?

You want to destroy it? Is that your intention?

Hands off.

Liam, come the fuck home with us.

Quick, get dressed. The inspection, hurry up.

Madame Gussé?

I'm on my way.

Yes, yes, I'm coming.

What are you still doing here? - I can come in. I was sent by the PMS.

Hi, Liam, how are you? - What's he done now?

Liam did nothing. At school, they're worried.

Lately he's been looking hungry and often bruises.

Playing, of course. Where else would it come from?

They also say he has excrement in his pants. That's not playing.

Shut up, you dog.

that he often has excrement in his trousers and it's not because he's playing.

What's that supposed to mean? The school says it's not nice here?

They didn't say that. The PMS simply asked me to do an inspection.

And what are you going to inspect? It's not easy, you know.

Or didn't the PMS tell you?

Why isn't he at school today? - He's ill.

Have you seen the doctor? - He'll be here. I'll give you a note.

What's up? - A new inspection.

Have you come to tell us how to do it?

I do my job. If there are any complaints, I have to visit you.

Shut up, you dog.

You have 5 minutes to say what you have to say.

I'd like to talk to Liam one-on-one in the car.

Why, why, why? - It's okay, leave it.

Liam, are you coming? - Go with the witch.

Come on, buddy, we'll just sit in the car.

This is it. This... It's you who...

I know what's going on here, but it's up to you to tell me.

Don't be afraid.

We can leave now, but it's up on you. I can't decide for you.

You know, your mom and dad... Are you looking at me?

It's time to talk. Let's go. If you want, we'll leave.

Little guy...

Do you like this music? -I'm okay.

Madensuyu, two guys from Ghent. A drummer and a guitarist.

What kind of music do you listen to? - Mostly metal.

Are you happy to be back?

Hey, Liam.

I missed you, bro.

Hey, Liam's back. - Liam's here. Momo, get up.

Kaï, come and say hello.

What the hell? - Are you ok?

What's this? - Johan.

Hey, what the... - Johan, stop. Stop it. Stop it.

Did you hurt yourself? - Would you like a drink?

Jos? You too? - No, I'm fine.

What's going on between Momo and Liam?

Yeah, it's... - It's hard, isn't it?

It's horrible.

Sometimes it's just impossible. These two.

For the whole group. - Yes.

They scare me when they start. I can't do it anymore.

Physically, I can't separate them. - Neither can I.

The best thing we can do is keep talking. That's all we can do, isn't it?

Lately, I've noticed that you're really scared.

It's... -It can be hard, but you just have to...

And they know it, of course.

Try to separate them and get the upper hand.

David, don't take it personally, it's good that you're playing with them...

but sometimes you get a little too enthusiastic, and it can get out of hand.

It brings misery. These guys are so excited.

It's good that you're physically involved. Soccer, basketball.

But don't you realize that just like with always ends in a fight.

It's a lot of energy, it's fun, but at a certain point it's a fight.

You can see it's going to end badly. - You know that from the start.

Don't provoke them.

But don't take this personally.

No, it's fine, OK.

Ah, gentlemen. - Gentlemen.

My favorite movie is Spider Man. Spider Man is a superhero.

It's a boy who's been bitten by a spider.

And that's why he can throw spider webs cobwebs from his hand...

and swing from building to building.

He also has a best friend, and it's at school...

You didn't mention the Green Goblin.

He's a supervillain. If I say so... - Yeah, it's okay, man...

But let me finish. - You'd better shut up.

He's talking. - Shut your mouth.

Come on.

Go sit down, like a bitch. - Shh, shh, shh. And you, too.

Anyone else? - You don't know.

Yes, Liam?

My favorite movie is Scalps. Have you seen it? - Who cares?

No. - What's this?

That's enough... - Ah, the Tata again...

It's a pretty old movie. I've seen it 1,000 times.

1,000 times. You counted? - Let him finish.

Are we going to listen to each other? - Yes, I want to listen.

It's about soldiers who go to an Indian village and kill everyone.

They all cut off their heads and hang them from their saddles.

It's paranoid. - But it can't be.

The best is yet to come. Finally, one escapes...

and takes revenge on these soldiers by scalping them one by one.

But really, all these cowboys... They're all assholes.

Please, guys.

Come on, let's listen to each other.

Does anyone else wish to speak? - I'd like to.

Tell us about it, Johan. - I have to get up too.

"Do I have to get up too?" Just get up.

Actually, I made that movie. - Yeah, he always wants to be special.

Don't you get enough attention or what?

No, they're actually little kittens.

And then I sprayed them with gasoline or something.

Is this guy crazy or what, spraying gasoline?

That's really sweet. - But Madame, that's not normal.

The skin is super thin. - Johan, not that.

Quiet, everyone.

Setting cats on fire, eh?

You there and you over there.

Over there. Everyone sits down.

What's going on? What's going on? Stop the car.

Let go of me like a bitch.

Hey, you're in my spot.

What do you want?

You want your place? Here it is.

Don't think you've gotten rid of it.

Liam. Liam, come on.

Come on, this way. Come on, get in.

Get in.

Don't touch me. - Go upstairs. Come up here. That's enough of that.

I thought we'd made progress.

I can't save you. You have to do this yourself.

The only one who can find a way for you to be happy is you.

I want to be there for you, to guide you, but...

in the end it's up to you.

Shut the fuck up, or I'll slit your throat.

Pull your pants down.

Liam, where are you? Liam.

Liam, sorry.

So sorry Gee.

Momo is really screwed up.

Liam.

He also raped me.

Gee, I'm scared of that guy too.

Sorry.

Last week, Liam, relieved himself in class.

And yesterday too, here in my office.

So we're not talking about an incident. - Oh la la.

We'll see what we can do about that. - But it's horrible.

It's not possible, sir. - It's not that bad...

What more can we do? We do everything for our child.

Everything. We do our best.

Ma'am, it's not about you. It's about Liam. - And what do we get in return?

He shits his pants. You think that's normal?

If we calm down, we'll try to solve this. - We can't take it anymore, sir.

We can remedy that. - We can't anymore.

Do you want to do something about it?

How was it? - Same as always.

Hey, son, come on home, we're having a party tonight.

And bring your whore. - And your PMS boyfriend.

Are you having a family party? - No, they're having sex parties.

I always hide in the cellar.

What did the guy say?

He used to tell my mother that I shit my pants.

Why are you doing this?

I don't know.

Did they abuse you?

No.

Are you sure?

No, but I don't think so.

Was there ever a moment when you were really happy?

I don't know.

It's like I don't remember.

But when I feed Jimmy, it feels good.

What about you?

I would have preferred not to divorce, but...

Life doesn't get easier with age.

For you, it can still go in all directions.

You're always looking out for others and you don't think about yourself, do you?

Isn't that nice?

Good.

...back then, it was easy. This is a real victory over...

We're done. - Yes, it is.

Steven, Steven, Steven Defour.

Steven Defour, Steven Defour,

Yes.

Can we talk for a moment?

In half an hour we're going to see the principal and if all goes well you can go back to school.

Really? - Yes.

But we want to be clear on certain points.

Yes, and we want you to be sincere, Liam.

Momo also goes to this school and we don't want any problems.

Are you happy?

Yes.

Right, here we go.

We have a new student: Liam Gussé.

Liam, would you like to introduce yourself? Please stand up.

Do we have to? - Yes, we'd like to get to know you.

So stand up. and tell us about yourself.

It stinks.

Charlotte, please. A little maturity. We don't need that.

Go ahead, Liam. - What do you want me to say?

Something about yourself. Your hobbies or where you're from.

I love working with horses. And with animals.

A little louder, so we can all hear you.

I like... I like to work...

I love working with horses. And animals in general.

Okay, thanks, Liam. You can sit back down.

Liam comes from an institution called La Maison de poupée, and joins our class.

I hope we can put him at ease. It would be nice to help him with the lessons...

and see what he needs. I'm counting on you. Well, let's get on with it.

Hey, Liam. I found your movie.

With the Indians. - Is it Scalps?

Yes, you can see him tonight.

Where did you find it? - On the Internet.

Wait, click here, on Play. - OK.

Hey, thanks.

Come in.

What's up?

I got my report card. - Already?

All right, then. - What's up?

It's not very good. - Come on.

But it's still good. - I'm just kidding.

Silly. - Here, math: 7.6.

Good result... - And History...

My goodness. - All righty, then.

French, 7.9. That's great. - Jos will be happy to hear that.

9,5. Music. - You have to sign here.

I want to sign too. - Me first.

I'm so proud of you.

This is it. Fantastic.

My father drives like an idiot.

He was always drunk when he drove.

One day, they got into an argument in the car and my father hit my mother.

And he lost control of his car.

He ended up in the ditch.

And he started beating my mother.

And then she started beating me and ripping off my skin.

She kept hitting me until my nose bled.

They put me in the trunk so as not to dirty the car.

And then what?

I woke up because they had thrown a bucket of water in my face. thrown a bucket of water in my face.

And then they...

took me out of the trunk and threw me into the cellar.

I stayed there for a long time.

What the fuck am I going to do with my life?

There's nothing more I can do.

Everything's ruined.

Everything's ruined.

What's that?

What do you think?

It's just not right. I'm almost 30 years older than you.

I'm not in love with you. You're not in love with me. You think you are, but you're projecting.

I try to be there for you, to help you, but it's not love.

Liam, come on, say something.

First you write a love letter and then you have nothing to say?

You can't stay mute. Speak up.

Crap.

Liam.

Liam. Take it easy, take it easy.

No.

What are you doing, Jos? Get out of here, Jos.

Now it's your turn. - I'll show you how.

Hi, Momo.

Can you help me?

I'm in trouble. - Why should I help you?

Some guys from the village beat me up. - What happened?

They're coming for you too. They say we're all thieves and rapists.

They talk about dirty niggers and macaques.

Why should I believe you?

I wouldn't ask this of anyone else. You're the only one who can help me.

What do I get for this?

You can choose.

It's good.

Here it is.

What the fuck are you doing? Fuck you.

You faggot, let go of me.

Stop, stop.

Father? Father?

Father? Father?

Based on true stories.