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Deploy !

Monsieur le Sous-Préfet.

I thought you were in Pontarlier I'm sorry, I was a little smart just now.

However you're not going to let that happen, eh ? It's too late

You had your chance and you didn't take it.

Listen, call the Superintendent, I'm sure he'll want them alive.

Listen, Marchetti, you just made me lose face publicly... That will do for now.

Go home. Dine with your Jewess and let the police settle the matter in their own way.

Monsieur le Préfet. Not another word !

There'll be other opportunities to catch terrorists alive... anyway !

If you tell us in advance, it'll be possible...

to distribute your leaflets in the southern zone.

Our leaflets, or those of the National Front ?

Let's be clear, we don't want to feel manipulated by the Party. Do you understand ?

A problem ?

No, a woman I don't know, she must be lost. I'll see what she wants.

Excuse me, I'm looking for Marie Germain. Yes, that's me.

I had a hard time finding you. Look, I'm busy.

I'm sorry to bother you.

It was Doctor Larcher who told me... Doctor Larcher ?

that you could help me pass into Switzerland. Ah, No.

I'm a foreign Jew. I don't have any papers.

The Police are searching for me. The Police are searching for you... as a Jew ?

It's a bit more complicated than that.

These last few weeks... I was...

I was living with the Chief of Police You lived with Marchetti ?

Yes.

Listen, we all make mistakes. I just ask you to help me get to Switzerland.

You think it's that easy ! No...

I just think you know how to do it.

Well, come, come on, but you'll have to wait. Maybe a day or two.

Thank you You can thank me when you're in Switzerland.

Excuse me, I'll go before you

Are you coming ? Yes, yes.

It's a Jewish woman who wants to go to Switzerland. That's bad timing !

You have a line for Switzerland? The smuggler was arrested last week.

Anselme ? I'll have to see his son.

We have a setup with the Frasne railwaymen. If you want, we can take care of your Jewess.

That's nice of you. This is sort of why we're here, right?

To work together! OK, thank you.

Can I have a word? I told you, I'm very busy today.

It will only take two minutes. It can surely wait.

It concerns your safety.

The safety of all of you.

Listen, Madame... Please, just two minutes.

Is there a problem ? No... I need two minutes.

Well then, hurry. Yes.

OK, so what is it ? I told you that I was Marchetti's companion !

Yes, well we won't go into that. That man in there...

with the bald head... and blue eyes. He was with Marchetti...

at the Sous-Préfecture yesterday evening.

You're talking nonsense.

He's called Crémieux. I know because Marchetti called him that when he left.

He said "Don't do anything stupid Monsieur Crémieux"... or something like that.

No, but that's impossible! It was last night !

I'm sure of myself.

That man was with Marchetti in the corridors of the Sous-Préfeture.

Ludwig ?

Commisaire Marchetti wants to talk to you, urgently

I'm coming.

What's happening ? Nothing.

The World spins.

Is it serious?

No.

It's me who's spinning.

Sleep.

You want to see me ? I wanted to give you some news.

News. Have you become a journalist, or what?

We've located the radio operator. his hardware, and friends.

Where?

Well... here.

I don't understand. The Superintendent didn't inform you ? No.

Lack of collaboration between our services is unfortunate.

What are you playing at, Marchetti ?

At nothing. I thought you'd be happy.

I am happy.

But in my job we like to understand why things happen

Ludwig ! Come quickly !

You've encircled them ?

The police are going to storm in with mortars and machine guns.

I'm afraid... there'll be no one left to interrogate afterwards. This is why...

Ludwig, immediately inform the boss of the Third SS.

I need two Companies to neutralise some terrorists

as quickly as possible.

Ask that there be searchlights.

At your command, Obersturmfuhrer !

Now, I owe you a favour. I don't like that very much.

So, get it over with right away, what do you want?

Nothing just now. Don't make me wait too long, though.

Is that OK ?

Yes, very good.

Excuse me but it's useless to hit him ! She's right.

Wait, stop. How could you do that, Albert?

Go that way. Please !

Albert

Are the cops outside ? Is Marchetti outside ?

Yes.

One cartridge for traitors.

We've an advantage. They don't know we know of him.

One shot and everything's over. Put it away.

The main thing is not to liquidate him, but he tells what he knows.

Are there many cops ?

Are there many ?

They were behind the woodpile earlier. They were about 15 or 20

Many had sub-machine guns

There are others. They communicate by radio.

When do they think they'll attack ? I don't know.

I don't know

They won't attack during the night. So it's now or tomorrow morning at dawn.

I suggest we make a discreet check around the farm, to try and spot them.

And if they don't intervene right away we can develop a plan. Agree?

It's a bad start.

How could you, Albert?

Marchetti promised me to free Helen and Anna.

And you went to see the cops, just like that?

No, it was Raoul that led them to me.

What?

They followed him when he came see me at the hideout. No, you're lying!

He must have been spotted when he went to kiss Eliane. He didn't go there.

Raoul !

Raoul !

What have you made up, again ? I've done nothing !

You went to see the girl. You lied to me ?

I didn't think that... You're really like your father !

Why do you say that ?

We're surrounded.

Because we saw them between the road and paths, and all points around

They have mortars.

If they attack before nightfall, we've had it.

Sit there.

You don't need to tie me.

Sit where I tell you. There !

The cops have surrounded the house. Is Marchetti with them?

Yes.

He must have seen you coming.

He knows you saw Crémieux at the Sous-Préfeture ? He was there.

So he knows that you're going to tell us. I suppose so.

And yet he doesn't attack?

Listen...

If you walk towards them, he'll see you. Your life will be spared, perhaps you should do that.

I want nothing more to do with that guy.

Madame, frankly... I want to fight with you.

Die with you if necessary.

Please, I can surely be useful to you for something.

Central to all teams.

Evidently, everyone is ready.

You give confirmation and we'll start the countdown.

I remind you all of the order. Give no quarter.

Team 1 ? Ready.

Team 2 ? Ready.

Team 3 ?... Team 3, are you sleeping or what?

No, no. A problem with the microphone. Ready.

Very good. Countdown...

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

Seven.

Six.

Fi... Halt, Capitaine ! Shit!

Countdown cancelled, we'll call you. So, Capitaine, it's going well ?

Perfectly well.

Let's see, you're supposed to inform us before all major anti-terrorist operations...

It's not at my level that happens.

So, just like that, you snitch on us to the Boches !

I did my job.

Frenchmen who dare to call me "Boche" face to face, are rare.

Everything I do, I do face to face.

Particularly with terrorists. Yes, yes.

The problem is, that before killing them, we want to make them talk, you understand ?

You don't learn that at the Gendarmerie ?

In any case, I have the green light from the Sous-Préfet.

And the Superintendent of Police.

Red, Capitaine, the light is red.

If you don't want to have big troubles, I recommend you...

let Commissaire Marchetti lead this operation.

SS troops are going to arrive. Hold the operation until they relieve you.

I'll see what the Superintendent tells me. Do that.

This this soup is good, I must say.

So much the better, because I'd made it for ten.

They didn't attack before nightfall. That gives us some hours to get ready.

Do you think the Comrades got wind of the trap. Maybe.

In any case, if I go out, I'm going out fighting.

Come to the table, Raoul. I'm not hungry.

Why haven't they attacked? You say we're surrounded.

They're just not in a hurry, they know we can't get out.

So... they're preparing... organising and when they're ready they'll strike.

Why are you setting up searchlights ?

To attack at the end of the night, at the moment when they least expect it.

Against an enemy, it's always a good strategy.

Muller...

I'd like to make a reconnaissance around the objective...

to estimate the enemy weapons. There's a barn just opposite.

Don't let yourself be seen. Or we'll have to use this arsehole's plan.

My men won't be ready before two or three in the morning.

Very well.

Perhaps we could make an inventory of our resources ?

We have a car.

Two pistols ? Three.

I don't know how to use it, but I have one.

Cartridges ? 9.

6... 8... That makes 23.

And... more than 23.

Well, we won't get through by force. Really?

I was thinking of making use of my car.

If it's dark, do we have a chance ?

Negative.

Your car, on ground like that would only take three people... maximum.

And at night, as soon as we start the motor, we'll wake them.

No surprise effect.

Just in time to arrive at the barrier... that they've surely installed...

That's death, or guaranteed capture.

So what do we do ?

We could use the car, not to escape, but to make a diversion.

What sort of diversion ?

We go out of the chicken run... while someone leaves by car on the road.

Making a maximum of din...

They think we're trying an escape. They send everyone there, and...

the rest leave on foot, in small groups, and some will get through.

It could work.

Yes, but... the guy in the car will be chopped into bits.

You find me monstrous, don't you ?

I've just lived for several months with the guy who controls those surrounding us.

I'm not well placed to give you lessons.

Why did you betray ?

For money ? Like a good Jew, you mean ?

I'm Jewish too. And you lived with Marchetti ?

You're much more twisted than me.

He promised to free my wife and daughter.

Ah yes, there was an Anna Crémieux, at the school in July.

She was your wife ? You knew Anna ?

We talked...

but I didn't see your daughter. The children were gone.

Apparently there's a chance to get them out, with the help of the military attaché in Warsaw.

He's lying to you.

No, he showed me a letter from Anna. From Warsaw.

He didn't invent this letter, there were details...

My mother was with your wife...

she wrote a letter to me, also. And the letter said what ?

I didn't read it, alas, Marchetti intercepted it.

But...

In any case, I know the train took them three days later...

and not for Warsaw.

To ? I don't know

But I can tell you that Marchetti knows no one in Poland.

And you should know that...

And you should know that the Sous-Préfet gave Marchetti to understand that....

That...

Those people will not come back.

We're going to untie him.

We need to make them feel we don't suspect anything.

Go and walk a bit in the yard. If you smoke, Victor has cigarettes.

I'll come and get you.

Do you want me to apologize, or what? No.

Life is funny, though...

apparently I did all that for nothing.

Albert, why you did that, whether you should've done that...

is not really my problem, it's yours.

My problem is to have a chance of getting out of here alive.

We're going to try something tonight

and for it to have a chance of working, someone must drive the car.

You want to escape by car? No, the one who's in the car stays here.

Victor, we need you.

Rita !

Rita !

Here in the barn.

Come over here, I beg you.

Come

Are you coming?

Is everything OK ? Yes, yes.

Good.

Once the car is on it's way, we move...

we go out by the chicken run and... and separate into three groups.

It increases our chances of getting through in the dark.

Marcel and... I don't even know your name ? Rita.

You go with him if you get away. He knows a line into Switzerland.

Vincent and Victor with the radio and...

and then Raoul and me.

And Albert?

Don't worry about me lad, I leave on my own.

Make as much noise as possible, Albert. Can I count on you ?

Don't worry. They'll hear me in Poland.

The time's come to say goodbye.

Despite the circumstances, I'd like to thank you for your initiative.

Even if we're caught, it's in unity that the Resistance will triumph.

I'm convinced of it.

We'll have to run. It's OK.

Take this pistol. Its Victor's, he doesn't know how to use it.

Neither do I. Yes, take it like that in both hands. There !

At your orders, Sergeant.

Glad you were right, about the rendezvous ? Delighted.

I should have bet. Bet what?

A red wine kir, on a terrace in the sun.

Oh, that could still be.

What's Albert going to do ? Never mind.

Maman ?

I didn't think... ...the cops...

Well, that the cops would follow me when I went to see Eliane.

This isn't the right time to talk about it. It's never the right time with you.

We'll start off along the buildings. I don't want to take a risk with Victor and the radio.

Be careful.

There's a red wine kir in play, eh ?

Come on.

What are you screwing around at, Morel ? You've been gone a while !

Supposedly to make a reconnaissance. - So what? What do you want?

I've just been wondering, why you're behaving like this... and then..

something suddenly came back to me.

The girl who just arrived at the farm on a bike...

She's the Yid you came back to get at the school, in July.

I don't know what you're talking about. That's it, take me for an idiot.

I know that you released her illegally...

This time... you won't get away with it.

You're coming back with me, to explain yourself to the Boche.

In the name god, stop yelling.

Son of a bitch ! There's one coming out.

Shit!

They're going to make a dash for it.

I can get them with a burst.

What are you doing, Morel. You're can't shoot yet !

A Yid, the guy with the gun, the others aren't armed

Stop your bullshit, Morel.

What difference is it to you...

...if you're not there for her ?

Get your gun out for support and cover.

Five, two are missing.

What ? The guy who came in the car,

and the other... the youngest...

we have to mark them...

They're surely armed.

Hurry ! Immediate intervention !

Turn on the searchlights !

Don't shoot.

Come on, Victor, we have to get the hell out of here

Get moving, they mustn't escape us.

Raoul ! Raoul !

Go ahead. I'll try to block them. Go ahead.

Shoot ! Shoot!

Get away !

Get out, get out.

Let me go !

Come on, we'll go back up the road, to the quarry.

To the left. We must go back... and watch the gaps.

Go, go, go ! Stay in line.

Raoul !

Have you found anything ? Negative, Adjudant.

I surrender. Keep your hands up, so we can see them.

He's got the young woman.

Stop there.

Come on. Come forward.

How are you? It's alright, I'm OK.

Come with me.

Leave me.

Where's the radio ?

On my back, on my back.

You mustn't sleep, Vincent.

Vincent !

Run.

Why did you leave the radio ?

Talk to me.

Save yourself.

Vincent you must keep your eyes open.

Talk to me.

Recite me a fable.

A fable ? Yes.

Any of them.

The dead and the dying.

Not that one.

A dying man... who'd lived more than a hundred years...

complained of death...

that suddenly...

forced him to leave right away...

before he'd made his will...

without warning him.

Is it fair to die in mid-sentence...

he says...

wait a little...

My wife doesn't want me to go without her.

A comment for the 'Villeneuve News', Monsieur le Maire ?

I'd first like to thank our German friends.

Their intervention permitted this great success.

This is a very strong signal. We're in process of cleaning France.

Even if that means we have to spill French blood.

As... the tragic death of three Gendarmes showed tonight.

We can show no mercy to the Anti-Nationals...

the Bolsheviks, and all those who support them.

And finally I will conclude by noting...

that one of dead terrorists last night, was Jewish

which will astonish no one.

We must purify France.

Thank you.

Messieurs.

You really think it's a success ?

When speaking to the press,Servier, we don't think, we make others think.

But now that we're alone ?

This was a beautiful operation

We have Victor Muller Dead.

We have a radio station. It's still a nice take.

It's useless without the operator that goes with it, Servier.

As your heroic Gendarmes shot him.

The Superintendent, whom I just had on the phone, is delighted with this great success.

Yes, he's a friend of your's. It's natural.

Friendship is important. In this regard,

I have a small gift for my friend, Marchetti

You'll give him a medal for snitching ?

No, medals I leave to you. The French are very good at that. Especially when they lose.

I offer him a Jewess.

A young woman is a much more welcome gift at present, isn't it ?

I'll complain of your attitude to your superiors.

Yes, do that. Decidedly, people like you are useless.

You're free, Mademoiselle.

I don't want to go with him.

I'm a foreign Jewess. With false papers.

I should be imprisoned, it's the law.

But a Jewess doesn't decide who she'll go with, Mademoiselle.

There, Marchetti, we're even.

Monsieur le Sous-Préfet.

Marchetti, I don't want to hear about this girl any more.

If she's still in my district in 24 hours, I'll have her arrested.

Is that understood ?

Suzanne !

Suzanne !

I was so scared !

Comrade...

Where's Max?

You haven't been followed ? No.

Are you sure? I've been tailing him for 20 minutes.

Come on.

I was wrong, I shouldn't have gone there.

In any case, I admire you for going there. and getting away.

How did you do it ?

I was lucky, a girl sacrificed herself for me.

Why didn't Roger get himself to the rendezvous ?

Bériot raised the alert via Madame Berthe.

Roger got it, but not us.

Listen...

I screwed up...

you were screwed...

Between screw-ups we could perhaps do good work, right?

Maybe.

There's something, anyway that you convinced me of.

If we don't unite, even with the Bourgeois, we won't succeed.

Well, to convince Edmond is harder than escaping the Boches !

Come on, let's move out. With the Gaullist movement bust...

...we need to lie low for a while.

Let's go !

Can you give me some cigarettes?

Well, answer me at least.

Rita !

Do you remember? The first time...

It was here. in this office...

you'd told me the story of the elves.

The elf who'd provided you with false papers

Today, the elf could be me.

It is me.

You heard what Servier said We've only 24 hours to get you out.

Rita, do you want me to get you into Switzerland ?

Shit! Answer me, at least.

What do you want me to do ?

Do what you want. It's all the same to me. No, you don't have the right to say that.

Really ? You're even going to decide what I have the right to say ?

Stop it!

Jean, I don't know what there was between us, what there could have been...

But... I'm dead, Jean, don't you understand?

I'm with Maman now, forever.

That's what you've done.

So... Switzerland... Spain...

No matter where you bury me... Don't ask me to choose.

Does anyone have the word on routes into Switzerland ?

We arrested a smuggler last week, a certain Anselme.

What for ? To smuggle his Jewess !

You're nice ! Don't call her that.

And you, you're nice ?

I suppose you saw your girl arrive at the farm ?

Yes or no? Yes.

You knew she'd seen Crémieux, and would blow him to them.

It means you let Morel go nuts, so as to manage your private affair.

It was a dirty trick...

As far as I'm concerned, you crossed the line.

I won't snitch on you, but don't ask me for anything.

He'll get over it.

Any news of Vernet ?

He took off last night with his wife and children.

Well, not everything is grim then.

Good. Do you have an idea for Switzerland?

Te Quiero.

Are you ready? Almost.

Finally, if Te Quiero let's himself be caught.

Te Quiero.

You can't catch me. Te Quiero.

I behaved badly with you.

Do you forgive me?

No. Why ?

You're coming back to me because she's gone.

I feel like a substitute... like 'National'.

That's strange.

Papa ! Te Quiero. Come back here Te Quiero.

Come back here right away.

Where are we going, then ?

To Besançon, at Auntie Henriette's. Why are we going there?

She criticises all the time and she doesn't smell nice. Sarah can't stay here.

You know that she's wanted. She's Jewish...

and the Jews are persecuted in our country.

Is it true that you're no longer Mayor? Yes.

Too bad Papa isn't here. Why do you say that ?

He would have been glad to know

Come on, you lot, let's go.

Wait, we'll stop, I see that you're tired... This is good.

After the hill over there, there's a valley. That's Switzerland.

Delage says there's never a checkpoint. I hope that's true.

It's my child you're carrying, Rita.

But you'll never see it.

So is it really your child ?

Everything I did, I did out of love for you.

You mean to arrest my mother ? Even that, yes...

That above all. Your mother prevented you from living, you know that very well.

But nothing can be built on a wicked lie.

Death and lies, all the biggest countries are built on them.

France, the United States, the USSR... all of them.

They're not built on lying... but on forgetting.

And I can't forget.

and at the hour of our death.

Amen.

Jules ? Yes, Lucienne ?

Are you sure you're not at risk ?

They'd have arrested me by now. They've arrested all the others...

...except those who were able to escape.

I may be the last.

And Marie Germain ?

I hope she was able to escape. I learned that Raoul was wounded.

Crémieux and the radio operator died.

I'll pray for them.

I love to see you pray.

But you're an unbeliever. Even worse than that !

Jules ? Yes, my darling.

What you did to me yesterday and the day before... Yes ?

You don't like it ! Yes

But who taught you about that ? Who ?

Plan B, Lucienne, plan B.

B... as in Bériot ?

Your mother?

B as in...

'bis... ter !' (again... and again !)

Whats new ?

Chassagne's in the Mairie. The Resistance got it's arse kicked.

Routine, eh ?

You know, Monsieur Schwartz, I'd love to know what you really think of it all.

I don't think, I'm a businessman.

Well no you're not being serious, everyone thinks something...

even me

I think you have a nice smile.

Does it bothers you so much to say what you think?

But I also think you're a troublemaker.

There, that's more sincere.

We can go whenever you want.

You go down the valley, 800 metres, and after the river it's Switzerland.

And two kilometres away, there's Neustadt.

Let me come with you, Rita. I beg you.

I'll no longer be a police officer... OK ?

You'll no longer be Jewish either.

We'll change our names.

We can raise our child.

We'll be accountable to no one.

Please.

Think of Scheherazade.

Do as the caliph did, give us a chance to tell a story.

Just a story.

Goodbye, Jean.

No ! Don't shoot !

French Police !

Leave me alone ! And bugger off out of my way !

French Police... Don't shoot !

We have strict orders to shoot on sight !

Subtitles by Rod Clarke. Whitby, Ont. April 2014.