Original subtitles

Today, after capturing and disarming the Red Army

official troops have reached their final goal.

The war is over.

The traitors will be relentlessly tracked down.

We will kill half the country if necessary.

Long live death!

Daddy! I don't want them to kill you.

Daddy!

Will you die, too?

Yes.

What will I do?

You'll be older then.

I don't get it.

We all die one day.

When we die, is it forever?

Yes.

And what about Heaven?

That will come later.

I'll bring you flowers.

When?

When you die.

Poppies. I'll bring you poppies.

It's best not to think about it.

Why?

Because.

Alright.

Will we meet in Heaven? - Yes.

Good.

Who invented it? - What?

Heaven.

No one.

And the rest? - What about the rest?

Death.

No one.

Alright, then when you die, I'll use your belly as a drum.

You can't say that. - Is it a sin?

No.

My son, when you feel the failure of the flesh

you will punish yourself with a hairshirt and say the Lord's Prayer.

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.

Our Father who...

I believe in God, the Almighty.

Creator of Heaven and Earth.

8x3, 24, 8x4, 32.

8x5, 40, 8x6, 48.

8x7, 56, 8x8, 64.

8x9, 72, 8x10, 80.

8x1 , 8, 8x2, 16.

8x3, 24, 8x5, 40.

8x6, 48, 8x7, 56.

8x8, 64, 8x9, 72.

8x10, 50... I mean 80.

8x1 , 8, 8x2, 16.

8x3... - Fando.

Here. This package came for you. - For me?

"Pri... son."

"Prison. Remem..."

"Prison. Remember your dad."

Remember.

Remember.

Remember.

Dear Uncle, I'm writing to ask for your advice.

My husband has gone rogue.

He's compromised his family's future and happiness

with his awful and dangerous progressive ideas.

That is why I feel it is my duty to turn him in to the authorities

so that he can be arrested as soon as possible.

Arrested as soon as possible.

Arrested.

That's my pipe, Fando. Dr Plumb.

Dr Plumb?

Yes, Dr Plumb. That's the only pipe I smoke.

May I keep it for a bit?

Yes, you may.

Oh, it's hot!

There he is.

You're under arrest for military mutiny, asshole.

If he knew who turned him in..

Smash this scum's brains out!

The prison warden wants you to know that your husband is being dealt with

for rebelling against the established order.

He is to be punished and will be moved to solitary confinement.

Who did they try to get rid of?

Where's Daddy?

Close the window. The neighbours will see us.

Where's Daddy? Is he dead?

Is he alive?

He compromised his future and yours for his political ideas.

Forget about your dad.

He was a Red..

And an atheist.

Did the atheists kill Jesus? - Yes.

Do the Reds burn the churches? - Yes.

Will I be an atheist when I'm older? - Of course not.

Will I be a Red? - No!

You're a good kid.

They take away his red flag.

He limps a little because this is a theater made of wood.

Let's put Daddy in prison.

We close the door properly.

Daddy asks to see me

but the judges say he doesn't deserve to see his son.

So Mum will go see him in prison.

She puts on her shawl and she walks slowly

because she's scared of dogs and vultures.

She arrives at the prison.

She sees Daddy.

She tells him, "Suffer, because you've been a coward."

The judges come and get Daddy out of prison.

But Daddy is brave and keeps his pipe.

With a big knife, they cut off his head.

Come on. Let's go to bed.

Come on.

Let's go, son.

Why are they muzzled? - To keep them from eating the grapes.

Down with the muzzles!

Down with the muzzles!

Assassins!

Assassins!

All cities have fallen. The war is over.

It's the greatest victory of the fascist rebellion.

In the last week, as this footage shows

our troops attacked the capital right, left and centre.

It was a fierce struggle which carried on furiously

and led to the occupation of the high ground of the front.

After this decisive attack, there were heavy losses for the enemy

who was now powerless.

Constant bombing threw the enemy off

stopping all retreat.

After this attack, the Reds' defeat was imminent.

Our heroic army's tanks and trucks stormed the capital

which fell along with the other Red cities in the country.

The head of state said

"The bastard government of the liberal and socialist parties

is dead, and was killed by our brave army.

The motherland has slain the anarchist dragon.

It is down and bites the dust."

Blessed by the Holy Church, the army holds the reins of power forever.

Powerful air raids soon decimated the republican air forces.

Here, a Red pilot parachutes from his plane.

His plane was the last enemy plane to be shot down

before the end of the war.

The man from Heaven was an angel, wasn't he?

Keep your voice down.

Don't you love me? - Yes, I do.

You're the most beautiful mum in the village

in the province, and in the world.

You're more beautiful than the church's Madonna.

Get up. I'll give you a bath, and we'll go to the cemetery.

Stop it!

I feel hot. - Be quiet!

Come on, Thérése.

Ready!

May these Reds' execution serve as an example.

Long live death! Fire!

I am saved. I did not die.

I am saved.

That's the poet. - That's the faggot.

The faggot? So he deserves to be killed up the ass.

Squad, on my signal, to the left. Left!

Raise your guns!

And march!

They killed Federico Garcia Lorca.

We must trust God and respect His wishes.

Did you see how He punished those that burned the churches?

What about the poem for your mum?

"My mum is the prettiest flower." - Good. And then what?

"My mum is the prettiest flower. I'll save her from her tower."

It rhymes! - Way too prosaic.

God sees you, my children. He always watches you.

And when we're in the loo, does he see us, too?

Arms like a cross. And two dictionaries.

Are you gonna throw your cripple?

Come on, throw him!

Come on!

Look at him go. He's got the green jersey of champions.

He's paralysed.

Mine will piss in your champion's eyes.

Come on!

Look at my tortoise. It hasn't got a dick or balls.

If your grandma could hear you..

There's the Catholics! Let's go! They'll beat us up.

Come on! Let's go!

Come on, kill him!

Smash his face! Break his teeth!

Scumbag!

Red, son of a Red!

Fando, come here.

Walk in the hallway. Don't be afraid of the dark.

Move.

Is it true you said a bad word? - Who ratted me out?

I know what you said.

Give me your finger.

That'll teach you.

He's a little girl.

He wears his winky on the right. Should be on the left.

Of course, his dad wasn't a Christian.

My dad made me walk alone.

In the dark.

With a torchlight. The scary shadows danced on the walls.

I was not afraid.

You're just a chicken. You're not brave enough.

It's about time you look after yourself, damn it.

Afraid of the dark..

His winky on the right. - I'm not a chicken. You'll see!

Fando.

Fando!

Fando!

Fando!

Fando!

You'll get yourself killed. Get down. You'll get yourself killed.

Get down, you'll get yourself killed.

Grandpa is very sick.

You must be brave.

Peace be on this house and family. Amen. - Amen.

The Lord forgives you for all your sins.

By scent. - Amen.

By the ears. - Amen.

By the heart. - Amen.

Amen.

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Come, holy saints, in the Lord's arms.

Take his soul and present it to the Almighty.

May the Christ who called upon you receive you

and may the angels lead you into Abraham's bosom.

Take his soul and present it to the Almighty.

Fando. Come kiss your grandpa. He's just died.

To be or not to be.

By this holy agony and in accordance with His sweet mercy...

Please, Lord, have mercy on our late grandfather.

Let him not be punished for his sins.

For he stayed true to Your will.

As true faith bounded him to the believers.

May Your mercy put him in the choir of angels.

Don't just stand there. Come in.

Ask for mercy.

Pray for your grandfather with me.

May God have his soul.

Let him not be punished for his sins.

We must sacrifice for him so he can go to Heaven today.

Beat me!

Faster!

Harder!

No!

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.

You're my only friend.

You're not like aunt Clara.

One hit. - Ouch.

Three hits. - Ouch.

The other hand.

That's enough.

Three hits really hard.

Harder. - Ouch.

Stop it.

It's not your turn.

One hit.

Ouch.

One hit, but really hurt him. - Oh, man. Ouch.

Your turn now. Throw it. Hurry up!

Go on, punisher. A hard one. A big one. Not bad.

The vicar will bless your whip.

The vicar will bless your whip.

Cut his balls off! Put them in his mouth, dirty vicar!

Come on, cut his bollocks off and make him eat them.

My balls..

They are so tasty.

Thank you, Lord, for this divine dish.

Lord, You gave them to me and took them away.

Blessed be Your holy name.

I'd stick my cock all the way to your throat!

When we look at the sky, it is dotted with many stars.

But we only see the part of the Milky Way that is visible.

The distance which separates us from some stars...

We know that light travels at 300,000km per second.

At this speed, we would travel around the Earth in less than a second.

But the light of many stars takes many years to reach us.

The North Star's reaches us in about 40 years.

Thanks to their massive telescope, an observatory

calculated the distance that separates us

from a star many millions of kilometres away.

It takes 10,000 years for this star's light to reach us.

When we look at it, we see it as it was 10,000 years ago.

The light left the star long before the time of the pyramids.

For many centuries, the...

To the dark room. With the rats.

It's the guerrilla again!

It's a terrorist attack!

It's the Reds!

Why don't you ever talk to me about Dad?

Why should I make you suffer?

Why would I talk to you about your dad?

And say that he betrayed his country?

That they threw him in prison?

That he tried to kill himself?

I've made sacrifices for you all my life, and this is how you repay me.

You have to believe me.

Your father is dead.

Fando.

Fando! Where are you going?

Come here!

Fando!

Come on!

Kill him!

What are you doing here?

My father.

My father might be here.

His name is Tosan.

Of course.

I remember.

So you're his son. - I am.

Where is he now?

You'd have to ask the court.

He tried to kill himself.

We're investigating your father.

When we find out anything, we'll let your mum know.

What's wrong with him, doc? - He can't breathe.

It seems like he's suffocating.

My poor boy.

Madame, your son has tuberculosis. You must send him to the clinic boat.

Let's burn his theater. It's contaminated.

I'm sick. I might die.

I need to find Dad.

I've got Dad's Dr Plumb pipe.

I'm smoking shag.

It was a little dry yesterday, so I put some orange peel in the pouch.

Today, when I touch it, the tobacco is fresh.

Since the pipe is quite strong, when it dies out

it gives off a nice smell.

It's Daddy's Dr Plumb pipe.

Maybe it was on his table when he tried to kill himself.

He started the treatment six months ago.

There has been no improvement.

The cavity is getting worse.

We must operate.

Tomorrow, we will take you to hospital.

For surgery.

Fando!

Fando!

Did you turn him in?

Lower your voice. They might hear us.

Did you turn Dad in?

I only told the truth.

He should have come clean to reduce his sentence.

Because of my testimonial

and my submissive attitude

they took it easy on him.

He had the nerve to insult me.

And to say that I betrayed him.

He only repaid my kindness with evil.

Colonel!

My husband was corrupted by his progressive ideas!

He's an enemy to the nation.

Your duty as a man and soldier

is to make sure he isn't a danger to his wife

his children, and to the country.

Arrest him!

Did you help him in prison? - I couldn't.

I was in more pain than he was.

Why must we always bring up the past?

There is nothing we can do about it now.

I wish you'd stop tormenting yourself.

And forget this dark past.

Why was he with the madmen?

How do you know that?

He didn't go mad in prison.

He always was.

How else could he have committed all those sins?

May God keep me from speaking ill of him.

My beloved husband.

He tried to kill himself.

I should have done it myself.

The pain could have driven me mad.

But I wanted to keep a clear head to look after you.

To get you out of this difficult situation.

And I failed.

A lifetime of sacrifice, for this!

I had to turn him in for your own good.

For your own good.

Now he's dead. - No, he's not!

I'll show you proof.

It's the pipe your father always smoked.

It was in his pocket the day he...

he was executed.

Here's the pipe with the bullet hole.

That proves he's dead.

That's my pipe, Fando. Dr Plumb.

Dr Plumb?

Yes, Dr Plumb.

That's the only pipe I smoke.

You're already grown up, son.

Cut your dad's balls off.

Fando.

Fando!

Your father's escaped.

He's in the maquis. Let's go find him together.

The traitors will be relentlessly tracked down.

We will kill half the country if necessary.

Long live death!

LONG LIVE DEATH

BASED ON THE NOVEL "BAAL BABYLON" BY ARRABAL

A FILM BY ARRABAL

Subtitles by Marine Champouret