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EVERY CHILD HAS A STORY TO TELL.

---Unlikely---

Liam? Come here? Hurry up.

- Take your hands off, damn it. - You can't take him away.

Get your hands off my son. God damn it, you sons of bitches.

I'm Jos. Come on.

You can wash here.

Here you go.

The rule here is...

...we keep you under observation 24 hours a day.

It's a little weird. I think it's hard too...

...but that's the rule.

Gives.

Is your room suitable for you?

Have you decided what you want to do?

Metal.

I want to learn how to weld.

ok

Gel.

Our group of friends...

...has a new member. This is Liam.

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

Can you say hello? I've come to introduce someone.

The man with his back to us is Momo. The other is Kai.

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Bert, Johan, Erwin.

There's no need to remember their names yet, but I'll say them anyway.

Noah and David next to him...

...David is a watcher like me.

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

Here is the metal workshop.

There are horses in the back.

It used to be a big hangar.

With our friends and the people here...

...together we turned this place into stables.

- Jonas. - Hello.

- Are you okay? - Yes.

These are all abandoned animals.

- Do you know how to ride a horse? - No.

You can learn if you want. Ask David, he will teach you.

- Can you ride a horse? - Yes, in the back, there.

Me? I thought you asked if I could ride.

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

Anyone who enjoys working with animals can come here.

We have Johan and Kai in our group.

- Can I touch it? - Yes, go ahead.

- Tell the white one to get off my seat. - New one?

Who else?

New, that's Momo's chair.

- New. - Yeah, so what?

Here...

...doesn't want you to sit down.

- What about the black guy over there? - He...

...not new.

Can't he come and tell me himself?

Type...

- ...chopping vegetables. - Fuck you, man.

- That's Momo's too... - That's Momo's too?

Mix well.

- Mix, mix, mix. - What are you doing?

- Can I get something to drink? - Kai, where's the bowl?

Hey, how are you nerd?

What's that on your neck?

Are you burned all over?

- You can tell me. - We have a lot of work to do, keep working.

- Every morning I... - Pass me those cigarettes.

- What? - I said give me your cigarettes.

- What do you mean? - Cigarette...

...give me your cigarettes.

Give me your cigarettes.

- Look. - Leave him alone.

Listen, don't speak unless I tell you.

This is mine now.

You will take two a day...

...your next package will be mine again.

Momo is taking care of it. She will share it with everyone.

- Are you very hungry? - Yes.

Look, this is delicious. Spicy.

But look, no!

Kai, sit down.

- But not on the ground. - Then where?

Look, this place has finally pulled together. Pulling together means pulling together.

Ok, now take a dustbin and clean the place.

What's this? You told me to clean it so I cleaned it.

To clean is to throw in the trash. Take a trash can...

You should tell me next time.

Do Johan's family keep calling you too?

No, why?

They want to talk to Johan, but he refuses.

Then they shouldn't call. We can't force him to talk to them.

No, but it bothers me.

How is the new arrival?

I don't know, I can't reach him.

- Do you want something to drink? - No.

Strange, isn't it, a week with a public holiday?

I don't know, I haven't had a vacation in a while.

Tell me, have you ever met Momo's family?

No, her sister only called once.

He said his family has been in Morocco for the past three months out of shame.

Can you believe it?

- Run, Liam. - Come on, Liam.

Kid.

Here we are.

How you doing son? How you doing buddy? Are you doing well?

Hey, here we come.

- May I ask what you are doing here? - I came to say hello to my son.

I think you'd better leave this place.

Pis maymun.

Damn it, he shit himself again.

Liam?

Liam?

Wait, that's enough.

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

I'll bring it and I don't want to hear a word.

Momo, I swear!

Come on. Fuck those guys, it's not your fault.

Dad, little one.

Damn it, come down. I said come down.

Get down there and stay there, damn it.

Is that all you got, you loser? My man can do better than that.

Go ahead. Come on, give him what he wants.

Who are you and how old are you?

You already know that, right?

Yes.

We do this every time to mark the beginning of speech.

- Yes? - I'm Liam Gussé and I'm 17 years old.

So how long have you been here?

Well, it's been a while.

5 months 8 days.

- Yes. - What will you say today?

Nothing.

You must have something to say.

- No, I have nothing to say. - Have you ever watched TV?

Liam, what did you do this weekend?

I don't know.

I went to see the horses with Juh.

It's a big deal to go see the horses. Juh who?

- Johan. I call him Juh. - Why?

There is no reason.

This is between him and me.

- What are you looking at? - Can't I? I'm asking a question...

But you ask stupid questions. What? What did you do this weekend?

- Me? I... - I don't care. I don't even care.

- I ask the questions here, not you. - I'm tired of this.

No, you're staying here. Come back, Liam. Damn it.

Don't walk away from me, okay?

I want to help you, but you have to let me.

I've been talking to a wall for months.

All I ask from you is to tell me a little about yourself.

- What do you think? - That's all.

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

I can't see my family and I'm stuck here.

What did I do wrong?

Stupid bitch.

What? I'm working.

What are you saying?

Why should I move?

You're gone. There's someone else.

- What are you doing? - Feel it. Feel it.

- Very sharp. - Yes. I'm just sharpening the edge.

- It'll be very sharp like this. - What are you going to do with it?

I don't know yet.

Here it is. Look.

See? Don't go too fast.

See if it's straight. That's it, see?

There is a cave-in here.

Same thing every week.

- How boring was the lesson? - Very boring.

- Unbelievable. - So boring.

You talk like a girl.

What is this?

Let's see who's angry. Asshole.

We'll talk again tomorrow. Fuck you.

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

Go ahead and hit it.

So how many have you made?

- 63. - 63?

All at once?

That's enough.

Come on, you should have started already.

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

Harder, harder.

Come on, I don't feel anything. Harder, harder. Come on.

- I'll do it with him. - Yeah, okay, come on.

I'll do it with it.

Stay there and continue on the sandbag.

Left, left, right.

No, no kicking, Momo.

Just hit it.

Stop. Stop it. Stop. Stop. Just hit it.

Stop kicking. Stop it. Hey, calm down.

Stop. Momo, hit. Just hit, okay?

Where is Bert?

And for Momo...

- Thanks, brother. - Good. This is mine now.

Josh, do you want some eggs?

- What was that just now? - What? Nothing.

Did you know this would happen?

No.

John?

Yes?

Damn.

Assholes.

- Assholes? - Who is he calling an asshole?

Always angry. We had nothing to do with it.

Fuck him.

- These eggs are disgusting. - Bro, you're awful...

...What Josh said is awful.

Other.

- Can you take Jimmy for a walk? - Yes, of course.

- Would you take this? - Yes.

Until.

- Come on. - Come on.

- Wasn't Johan coming? - I don't know.

I love kittens.

What do you want to say?

Little cats. They are so soft and...

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

There are a few in the barn. Little kittens.

Really small.

- Do you want to go and see? - Yes of course.

- We can go right away, come on. - Now?

Yeah, come on, put your plate away.

Behind.

- I think I might want to burn this. - What?

I'll wait a bit, but later.

Do you want to hold it? Take it.

What have you done?

My mother is a whore.

Men would come home to fuck my mother.

I didn't realize this when I was little, but now I get it.

One day I went to look and a man was lying on top of her.

She was screaming.

I thought they were hurting him.

It really scared me.

My father arranged everything.

He was fucking my mom when she passed out.

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

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

My tooth passed through my lip.

And my mother was laughing.

She had been raped and was laughing at me.

He is the worst of them all.

Straight as an arrow.

Yeah, that's it. Slowly with your legs.

- Calm down. Try it yourself, Liam. - No.

- A... - No, no, no.

You can do it, come on. Just try.

I'm holding you, I'm holding you. It's okay.

Come on, let's continue.

You think you can't do it. Just believe in yourself.

Come on, legs up.

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

- Come on guys. - Hey, come on.

- No, don't. - Stop, stop.

Take as much as you need. I'll give it to you.

Get in the shower. Come on!

Who doesn't have shampoo yet?

Go and take a shower.

- Come on, get dressed. - You too, Noah. Noah, it's over.

Erwin, you're done. Erwin, you're done.

Look, I just found it. A nice bow.

What did I tell you?

- Really? Asshole. - What do you want?

Where's the faggot from a few months ago?

He's gone, isn't he? Should I intimidate him?

- Okay? - Liam.

Look at this, white. Not brown, not black. Dirty monkey.

You will regret this.

- What was that? - Nothing.

- Are you okay? - I'm fine.

Is it?

Why did you soil your pants yesterday?

I don't know.

When did you first do this?

I don't know.

In kindergarten.

The teacher slapped me because I pushed the child into the trash can.

After that I would shit myself often.

This disgusted them all so they would leave me alone.

What did your family say about it?

Nothing.

They hit me in the face.

- Let's go. - Ma'am?

What? - Can we talk about Liam for a second?

- What did you do this time? - He didn't do anything.

Just a quick chat between you and me. It won't take long. Come to my office.

Don't touch me, man. You want to get your face punched?

Can't you see my man in the car?

He won't tolerate other men talking to me.

Stupid.

Come on. Is it that hard to be ready?

- Come on, grab your school bag first. - Now get in.

What did that idiot want?

God, that boy can't do anything. He can't do anything.

Watch out, you son of a bitch.

Here, let me throw some shit in your face.

What's going on, hey. Damn, it smells awful.

You have some shit in your mouth.

How are you?

Good morning my baby.

It's okay here, but I'd rather be at home.

Was it better at home?

No, but it's my home, right?

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

Yes, that's very nice. I love those animals very much.

I would love to go to school.

Yes, we are looking into this.

- I want to stop now. - Ok.

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

Liam, come back. For a minute.

I'll call you after work.

Come in and close the door.

Can I borrow your earphones?

Yes.

Get that into your head.

- Finish your meal. - No.

- Lick his face, dammit! - Cow.

Shut up, finish your soup, and lick your face.

Lick that damn soup off your face!

Hi little one.

Wipe your face. What a mess again.

Get up. Come on, bitch.

Come on, damn it. Wake up. Come on.

Hey, open your eyes. Open your eyes!

Mom. Bring some water.

Come on, mom.

Open your eyes. Come on.

Hadi. Hadi.

Calm down.

Fuck you, fuck you.

No, no, no.

No, let go of me, you jerk. Asshole.

No, no.

You're hurting me. Damn it, I'm gonna kill you.

Fuck you.

Fuck you. Fuck you.

I will kill you.

Fuck you, let me out. Fuck you.

Hi Josh.

Yeah, I'm good. I'm packing, you know.

Yes, I went to the doctor. The swelling has gone down but there is a lot of bruising.

Alright and you?

Wait a second, I'll put you on speakerphone. Wait.

Do you hear me?

- Can you hear me? - Yes, loud and clear.

Ya Liam?

He was punished.

But he's fine. He regretted it.

- Actually, I have a question. - Yes?

We're going on a trip tomorrow, I think he should come too.

Yes, no problem. No problem. It'll do him good. Do it.

Here, Liam, some new clothes. We're going on a trip.

Josh?

Can I call home?

Al.

- I think they're not home. - No.

You know, Liam.

We are all like coins, with two sides, like night and day.

One side is good, the other side is...

...less good.

You have a good side too. Even stronger than the night side, I think.

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

Okay, get changed, okay?

Wait, I'm not ready. Thank you.

I can't reach him.

I don't dare to do this.

- Take this. - I really don't dare.

- It's not dangerous. Do it. - All at once?

- One shot. You'll see. - I don't dare.

Yes Pauline. You just have to catch and jump.

Why is it not connected?

Good, Pauline.

Fuck you.

Stop it. Stop it, really.

- Stop it, you pig. Stop peeing. - Stop it.

Do you do this at home too? Do you think this is normal?

Okay, go ahead. Move.

- There, next to you. - Where?

Well done.

I'm sure he was very scared.

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

- Are you okay? - It was weird.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline

All I see is your ass.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline

All I see is your ass.

Maybe it was secret.

Pauline, Pauline, Pauline. It's your ass I see.

- Fred - Fred

Fred, Fred, Fred

He is a pedophile

- Now tell me something about yourself. - Noah zero.

- Noah zero - Noah zero

- Be careful. - Always.

You know him, he'll give up.

Liam?

Liam.

Liam.

If.

If.

David.

Jos, come here. Help.

Help.

Help me, Josh.

David, Jos.

Help me please.

I caught him, untie him.

Here it is.

Oh my god, kiddo.

Let me see. You really scared us.

Don't you have anything to say to your mother?

Come give me a kiss.

- What's your problem? - Where's my dad?

Your father is waiting in the parking lot. If you want to see, go and look.

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

Yes, he misses you. That's all he talks about. When you come home etc.

But you know, he's still a man.

You have your own TV. Do you watch it much?

Why don't you answer when I call?

- Did you call? - Yes, three times.

I guess I didn't see it.

We're always so busy. You know that.

We can't get family benefits anymore. Isn't that weird?

In an institution, right? So where does it go?

I am tired.

- Let's let him rest, shall we? - But I just got here.

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

As his mother, I can decide when to leave.

After everything she's been through, I came to see her.

Leave me alone. Don't touch me.

I won't touch you but you have to go.

He tried to hang himself because of you.

He didn't do this at home.

What are you planning to do, destroy my son?

Do you want to destroy it? Is that your intention?

Take your hands off me.

Liam, come home with us, damn it.

Get dressed quickly. Inspection, hurry.

Town Gussé?

I am coming.

No problem, I'm coming.

- Why did you come this time? - Can I come in? CLB sent me.

- Hi Liam, how are you buddy? - What did he do this time?

Liam didn't do anything. They're worried at school...

...because he seems hungry lately...

...and often covered in bruises.

Of course, from playing. What else could it be?

He also frequently has feces in his pants...

...and they say it's not from playing.

Dog, shut up.

There is often feces in his pants...

...and it's not because he's playing games.

What are you saying...

...is the school saying this place is not good?

They didn't say that.

CLB simply asked me to do a review.

What are you going to study? It's not that easy.

Or didn't CLB tell you that?

- Why didn't he go to school today? - He is sick.

- Have you been to the doctor? - The doctor is coming.

Let me get you a document.

- What's going on? - A new audit.

Are you here to tell us how to do things again?

I'm doing my job. If there are any complaints...

...I have to come.

Dog, shut up.

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

I want to talk to Liam alone in the car.

- For what? - No problem, let him do it.

- Liam, will you come? - Go with that bitch.

Come on, we'll sit in the car, man.

The time has come. This... Here...

...I know what's going on, but I need to hear it from you.

Don't be afraid.

We can go now, but the decision is yours. I can't decide for you.

Your mom and dad... Dude, can you look at me?

It's time to talk. Come on. We can go if you want.

Buddy...

- Do you like this music? - No problem.

Madensuyu are 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 miss you, brother.

- Liam is back. - Liam is here. Momo, get up from your seat.

Kai, come say hello.

- What is this? - Are you okay?

- What's this? - Johan.

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

- Are you hurt? - Do you want something to drink?

- Jos? You? - No thanks.

What's the problem with Momo and Liam?

- Yes, that's... - It's difficult, isn't it?

I think it's scary.

Sometimes it can be impossible. These two.

- For the whole group, really. - Yes.

When they start, I get scared. And I can't handle it anymore.

- I can't physically separate them. - I can't handle it physically either.

I think it's best to keep talking. That's all we can do, right?

I can tell you've been really scared lately.

- It is. - It may be hard, but you have to do it.

And of course they know that.

Try to separate them and gain the upper hand.

David, don't take it personally, it's nice of you to play with them...

...but sometimes you get a little too enthusiastic and things can get out of control.

Bad. These guys are getting so violent.

It's good to keep them physically occupied...

...football, basketball.

But as with children, everything...

...you don't realize it's ending in a fight.

There's a lot of energy, a lot of fun, but at some point it turns into a fight.

- You know it's going to end badly. - You've known that from the start.

You shouldn't mix them up.

But don't take it personally, David.

No, it's okay.

- Oh, gentlemen. - Gentlemen.

My favorite movie is Spider-Man.

Spider-Man is a superhero.

A child bitten by a spider.

That's why he can shoot spider webs out of his hands...

...and can swing from building to building.

He also has a female friend at school...

You didn't mention the Green Goblin.

- He's a supervillain. If I say so... - Yeah, no problem, man...

- Let me finish. - You better shut up.

- He's talking, you shut up, man. - Sit back, come on.

Until.

Go sit like a bitch. - Shhh. And you too.

- Is there anyone else? - You don't know anything about this.

Yes, Liam?

My favorite movie is Scalps. See? - Nobody cares.

- No. - What's this?

- That's quite... - We don't want to hear it.

It's a pretty old movie. I've seen it 1000 times.

- 1000 times. Did you count? - Let him finish.

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

It's about soldiers going into a Native American village and killing everyone.

They cut off everyone's head and hang their scalps on their saddles.

- That's paranoid. - That's impossible.

The best is yet to come. Finally someone escapes...

...and takes his revenge by scalping these soldiers one by one.

But in reality, all these cowboys... They're all scum.

Please, gentlemen.

Come on, let's listen to each other.

- Does anyone else want to talk? - Me.

- Tell us, Johan. - Do I have to get up too?

- Do I need to stand up too? - Stand up, that's all.

- I actually shot this movie myself. - Yes, it always wants to be special.

Not getting enough attention?

No, actually this is about kittens.

Then I pour gasoline on them... or something like that.

Bro, this guy is crazy, he's pouring gasoline on them.

- They are so cute... - Lady, this is not normal, is it?

- Their skin is very thin and... - Johan, it's not like that.

Everyone be quiet.

Burning kittens, right?

You there, you there.

Over there. Everyone take their seats.

What's going on here? Stop it.

Let me go, bitch.

Hey, you're in my shoes.

What do you want?

Do you want your place? Here it is.

Don't think you're free from this.

Liam. Liam, hadi.

Come on, this way.

Above.

- Let me go. - Up. Up, that's enough.

I thought we were making progress.

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

You are the only one who can find a way to be happy.

I want to be by your side, to guide you, but...

...in the end, the decision is up to you.

Shut up or I'll cut your throat.

Drop your pants.

Liam, where are you?

Liam.

Liam, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, God.

Momo is really fucked.

Liam.

He raped me too.

God, I'm scared of this guy too.

I am sad.

Last week Liam...

...he relieved himself of his toilet needs in the classroom.

And yesterday, here in my office.

- So we're not talking about an event. - Oh my god.

- We'll see how we figure this out. - But this is scary.

- Isn't it scary, sir? - It's not that bad.

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

Everything. We're doing the best we can.

- Ma'am, this isn't about you, it's about Liam. - What do we get in return?

He shits his pants. Is this normal for you?

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

We can fix this. - We can't take this anymore.

You want to fix this? It's not possible anymore.

- How did it go? - Same as always.

Son, come home, we're having a party tonight.

- Bring your whore too. - And your friend from the CLB too.

- Do you have a family party? - No, my family throws sex parties.

I always hide in the basement.

What did that man say?

He told my mom that I shit my pants.

Why are you doing this?

I don't know.

Did they harass you?

No.

Are you sure?

No, but I don't think so.

Has there ever been a time when you were truly happy?

I don't know.

I can't seem to really remember.

But when I feed Jimmy, I feel good.

Alright and you?

I wish I hadn't gotten divorced, but you know...

...life doesn't get easier as you get older.

Yours could still go in any direction.

You get so busy with others that you forget about yourself, don't you?

This is not good, is it?

Ok.

...it was really a piece of cake. This is a real victory...

- Done. - Yes.

Steven, Steven, Steven Defour.

Steven Defour, Steven Defour.

Yes.

Can we talk for a minute?

We'll meet with the manager in half an hour and...

...if all goes well you can return to school.

- Really? - Yes.

But we want to be clear about a few things.

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

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

Are you happy?

Yes.

Okay, let's go.

We have a new student, Liam Gussé.

Liam, would you like to introduce yourself?

Stand up.

- Do I have to? - Yes, we want to get to know you.

So come on, tell us about yourself.

It stinks.

Charlotte, please. A little maturity. We need it.

- 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 animals.

A little louder so everyone can hear you.

I like it... I like working...

I love working with horses and animals in general.

Okay, thanks Liam. You can sit down.

Liam comes from an institution called The Doll's House and joins our class.

I hope I can make him feel at home here and...

...can help him with his lessons...

...and we can see what he needs. I trust you.

Okay, now let's move on.

Hey Liam.

I found your movie.

- With the Indians. - Scalps?

Yes, you can watch it tonight.

- Where did you find it? - On the internet.

- Wait, you need to click Play here. - Okay.

Hey, thanks.

Gel.

What's the problem?

- I got my report card. - Already?

- Okay. - And?

- Not very good. - Come on.

- But that's good. - I was joking.

- You idiot. - Here's the math: 7.6.

- Good result. - What about History?

- Oh my god. - Okay.

- French, 7.9. Great. - Jos will be happy to hear that.

- Music 9.5. - You need to sign here.

- I want to sign too. - Me first.

I'm proud of you.

Here you go. Fantastic.

My dad drives like crazy.

He was always drunk when he drove.

One time they had an argument in the car...

...and my father started beating my mother.

And lost control of the car.

He went into a ditch.

And he started beating my mother.

Then he started beating me and pulling my skin.

He kept hitting me until my nose bled.

They threw me in the trunk so the car wouldn't get dirty.

What happened next?

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

Then...

...they took me out of the trunk and threw me into the basement.

I spent a very long time there.

What am I going to do with my life?

There is nothing I can do.

Everything is ruined.

Everything is ruined.

What's this?

What are you thinking?

This is not normal, I am almost 30 years older than you.

I'm not in love with you. You're not in love with me.

You think so, but it's a projection.

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

Liam, come on, say something.

First you write a love letter...

...then you have nothing to say?

You can't stay silent. Speak up.

Damn it.

Liam.

Liam. Sakin ol, sakin ol.

No.

What are you doing? Come on out, Jos.

- It's your turn. - I'll show you how to do it.

Hey, Momo..

Can you help me?

I'm really in deep shit.

Why would I do that?

Some men from the village beat me.

What?

They are coming for you.

They say we are all thieves and rapists.

From dirty niggas and...

...they keep talking about dirty monkeys.

Why should I believe you?

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

What do I get in return?

You can choose.

You can go now.

Here it is.

What the hell are you doing?

Fuck you.

Faggot, let go of me.

Hard, hard.

Midwife? Midwife?

Midwife? Midwife?

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