I never shouId have Ieft my country.
What did you do?
Where are they taking him?
Get out of here!
If I couId start again,
I'd do things differentIy.
BLACK REALLY SUITS YOU
Before we got married,
I sent my father to see yours.
I said, ''He's the onIy man I want to marry.''
I came to you in just the dress I was wearing.
Without a dowry.
Even though my famiIy was rich.
That's how you wanted it.
I'm proud of you.
If I couId start again,
I'd do things differentIy.
Have a nice day, Dad.
Fix your hair.
You too, my girI.
You Iook IoveIy.
There.
See you.
Dad?
- I'm not disturbing you? - No.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
What about work?
I phoned to teII them I'd be Iate.
When are you getting married?
SaIima's parents are coming to Paris in August.
I've come to taIk about your sister Cobra.
'Morning!
- How are you? - Good. You?
Good. Coffee, as usuaI?
No.
No, I'II have a Monaco today.
A Monaco? ReaIIy?
-You sure? -Yeah.
OK.
BIack reaIIy suits you.
You say that every day.
It's true every day.
Bye.
- See you tomorrow. - See you.
Shoes are a passion.
This isn't just a profession concerned with fashion.
It's aIso a very industriaIised process.
It's a jigsaw puzzIe
of many different pieces,
with a minimum of 50 per shoe.
A carhas thousands, of course.
One must aIways bear in mind the woman,
the way she dresses, the way she waIks down the street...
It requires fashion and styIe,
but one must remember that a shoe is onIy an accessory
to the siIhouette.
There are women who have 100... even 2,000 pairs of shoes.
One has to understand what women want to wear,
whiIe bearing comfort in mind.
Some heeIs
may Iook good but are unwearabIe.
A shoe is an assembIy of various eIements,
and one has to buy heeIs and soIes from speciaIists.
In France
there are practicaIIy none Ieft.
You're pretty smiIey today.
Why do you say that?
What's going on?
I don't reaIIy know. Some sort ofinterview.
One has to import these eIements, from around the worId,
so it's very compIicated.
He winds me up, ogIing me Iike that!
I'm going to teII him!
Have you about finished?
He might hear.
- You foIIowed me! - That's enough!
What's that in your eye?
WeII? What happened?
He stuck his tongue in my mouth.
He kissed you.
Why are you so worked up? Did you take something?
Just a Monaco.
A Monaco's got beerin it. That's aIcohoI.
Shit!
I thought the coIourwas pretty.
I've come to apoIogise.
I won't bother you again.
But you reaIIy interest me.
It doesn't happen often, but I think I'm in Iove.
I have to make a phone caII.
- Thanks. -You Iike it?
I didn't want a red one.
But...
I don't go out with boys.
I know. That's what I Iike about you.
Cobra, I Iove you.
I want you to be my wife.
Why do you want to marry me?
Why me?
But...
I can't marry you.
Why?
Because...
Anyway, my father wouId never aIIow it.
Why, though?
What are you doing here?
There's a girI I'm going to marry.
ActuaIIy, you know her. Cobra.
So?
I want to convert.
Why?
To get cIoser to her. Her famiIy.
And that's reason enough?
It's for her parents' sake.
I remember it the other way round.
PeopIe coming over there to convert us.
Can't you have two reIigions?
Like a doubIe nationaIity?
Why don't you just go and see her parents?
I have to work Iate today.
Can I sIeep at Ana'i's' pIace?
Work?
Just say you want to sIeep over.
It's sort of that.
Go and ask your dad, then.
Can't you ask him?
No. You go and ask him yourseIf.
Do you Iike it?
Yeah, it's great.
Is that nice?
The wine? I wouIdn't drink it otherwise.
Can I have a drop?
Just to try it.
WeII, if that's aII...
You've aIready drunk beer.
I didn't know about the beer.
About this I do.
That's what it's Iike at first. But then...
It's JuIien.
I didn't know you had someone.
He's not the man of my Iife.
He's for whiIe I'm waiting.
Waiting for what?
A man who's handsome...
inteIIigent...
strong...
rich...
A man I'II Iove.
The first time I made Iove,
it was one of my brother's friends.
He was a Iot oIder than me.
I seduced him !
He hesitated at first, asking me how oId I was...
I aImost had to show him my ID card.
For a Iong time after, I didn't want to sIeep with another boy.
Do you know this... Agnes?
It's Ana'i's.
Is she married?
I don't think so. But she's a good girI.
We shouId invite her.
You want to meet her.
Yes, I do. Don't you?
You're worried about Cobra.
She's grown up now. She has to get married.
There's nothing worse than being IoneIy.
When I was younger I wanted Iots of girIs,
Iike everyone. I had some.
Now I'm 30.
For a whiIe now I've feIt Iike I'm adrift.
Wondering where mine is.
I didn't know who to taIk to.
I went to the Montparnasse area of Paris today.
The raiIway station.
There's Departure Street and ArrivaI Street.
I've never known which one is which.
But I do now.
How oId is your son?
- Fifteen. - Is that aII?
Why?
I married Iate.
He wants to be a government minister.
They don't want to be footbaIIers any more.
In his cIass they aII want to be ministers.
A minister!
Like this?
The professionaI touch!
Her too? They're not aII going to be doing it, are they?
GirIs!
This is Ana'i's.
You're not eating much, girIs.
What do your parents do?
My mum's a nurse.
- How is it? - ReaIIy good.
GIad you Iike it.
I need a pause!
- Try this. - Mum!
It's a speciaIity.
A bit more speciaI than usuaI.
OK.
- But your pIate... - You don't have to eat everything.
It's OK, I'II eat it.
Where did you buy the cucumber?
It's not from our shop.
No.
It's not. Good, though, isn't it?
From our shop they're just as good. And free!
This is better.
Where did you get it?
From the Chinese shop. They're cheaper too.
You're buying from the competition?
- The grapes too, from the Chinese? - No!
They're from our shop.
This is reaIIy nice.
-You Iike it? -Yeah!
- Is that the rose from Serge? -Yes.
You kept it.
Yes, it's beautifuI.
I don't get roses given to me every day.
You're Iucky.
You know...
I've never been out with a boy.
Yeah, I know.
When Serge kissed me,
it was Iike the first time.
It was the first time.
I didn't even know what to do.
ShaII I show you?
ShaII I show you what to do?
Put your hands here.
You're the girI, I'II be the boy.
I'm here... Come a bit cIoser.
CIose your eyes.
Ana'i's is beautifuI.
Yes, she's a beautifuI woman.
Maybe you shouId Iet Cobra go out a bit more.
She goes out.
You caII that ''going out''?
And the way she dresses,
she's unapproachabIe, fenced off...
Not fenced off. A good girI.
She can be a good girI and dress more freeIy.
Look at Ana'i's.
You don't want her behaving Iike other girIs?
You want her sIeeping with boys?
- Dishonouring us? - No.
We couId go out of town to my cousin's funeraI.
He was onIy a distant cousin,
but the whoIe famiIy wiII be there.
We can't Ieave Cobra aIone.
She won't be. Her brother's here.
We'II go, just the two of us.
Some days,
I wonder if I was right to emigrate.
Before we got married,
I sent my father to see yours.
I said...
''He's the onIy man I want to marry.
''He'II be the father of my chiIdren.''
I came to you in just the dress I was wearing.
Without a dowry.
Even though my famiIy was rich.
That's how you wanted it.
I'm proud of you.
She's beautifuI.
I used to be that sIim.
Yes.
Now I'm pIumper. But undermy chador no one sees me.
I do.
- Stop it! -What?
A IittIe kiss here.
SaIima, take your coat off.
You dress Iike that at home now?
I'm not aIone.
It's OK, I'm your brother.
What?
Nothing.
TeII me...
What do the two of you do together?
Do you fooI around?
-What are you taIking about? - Nothing.
The pasta!
It's overcooked.
No, it's fine.
Thanks.
I'd rather eat out, but he never takes me!
Why? Scared someone wiII steaI her?
For once I get to eat in with my sister!
He's right. I wouIdn't have met you.
True.
I'm gIad I have.
Same here.
Why did they rush offIike that?
I don't know.
There must be some other reason.
- Maybe to find you a husband. - Stop it!
Don't taIk rubbish!
Finish your pasta.
I'm not going to act aII innocent.
At first, I just wanted her.
Then I don't know what happened.
She is different.
Yes.
That must be it.
Different.
HeIIo.
Can I sit down?
What do you think of him?
He's aIready engaged.
Getting married next month.
That's a IoveIy dress.
It suits you, you Iook beautifuI.
They're Iooking at us.
I prefer his dad.
That's what I'd expect from you!
I don't know about you but I'm going in.
I don't have a costume.
It doesn't matter.
Are you mad?
Why?
Come on, the water's IoveIy!
Your girlfriend's pretty.
She's the one I meant,
the dark-haired one.
I want to marry her.
What do you think?
She's fine.
What are her roots?
I don't know. The Orient.
I don't know what your mum wiII say.
And you?
-What? -What do you think?
Oh, you know...
I don't count.
My onIy famiIy is your mother and you.
But what matters to her is...
tradition.
Continuity.
And she has the money.
What?
She has the money.
ShaII we eat?
The dust of my forefathers is over there,
but I want tobe buried here,
near my chiIdren
and my wife.
My country is wherever they are.
Can I have four big tomatoes?
- Of course. - Nice and firm.
That's it. And that IittIe one there.
This one?
I said big ones, then asked for a IittIe one!
-Are they for a saIad? -Yes.
Do you want a cucumber?
No, thanks.
- Thanks, goodbye. - Goodbye.
Fruit & VegetabIes
OK, I'm going.
Can I heIp you?
Yes, I'II have...
Some grapes, pIease.
OK.
Red or green?
Green. They're more deIicate.
Am I on the wrong side?
I'II come round. Stay where you are.
Thanks.
A kiIo.
No, two.
- That was quick. -Want a grape?
- Did you taIk to him? - I bought 2.5 kiIos.
Did you taIk to him?
I couIdn't.
I didn't know what to say.
It's not easy.
You went in but didn't taIk? You just bought some grapes?
That's right.
They're good.
I've never done this before.
He wouIdn't understand.
It'd be easier to say we'd struck oiI under his shop!
He'd understand that.
Right...
I'II go back in.
Do you want something eIse?
Yes.
I want...
some more grapes.
- The...? - BIack ones.
What did you think of Serge's friends?
Cute, aren't they?
WeII, they're young.
Why do you ask?
No reason.
I know you!
Serge wants to go out with her. We shouId show some interest.
Which one?
The dark-haired one.
She's the one he Iikes.
It doesn't botherme.
Me neither.
Not in the sIightest.
Then why bring it up?
No reason. Just because...
he wants to marry her.
What do you mean, ''marry her''?
Take her as his wife?
Are you serious?
What wiII the chiIdren be?
Christian and MusIim?
Going to mass on Sunday and the mosque on Friday?
You have to taIk to him.
He's your son too.
I'II remember that one!
Look, Serge, I'm reaIIy flattered...
I don't know how to say this...
I'm not in Iove with you.
You're mad to turn him down.
I don't Iove him.
Is everyone who gets married in Iove?
He's rich. Don't you Iot ever screw out of seIf-interest?
You're so cynicaI.
After aII he does for you!
Go and consoIe him, then!
You know he doesn't want me.
It's you he wants.
You must have someone eIse Iined up.
- May I know who? - No, you may not.
Go on, teII me. What's he Iike?
Do you want a hand?
No, thanks.
I've nearIy finished.
What are you Iooking at?
You.
I Iike watching you work.
You Iike seeing a guy doing the washing-up!
I was wondering if you'd do it at home.
Don't bank on it!
The young Iady's Monaco!
Go and sit over there.
Why?
Because I asked you.
Go on!
OK.
You can Iook at me, but don't touch.
If I Iook at you, I'II want to touch you.
Shut your eyes, then.
Am I aIIowed to kiss you?
At the cafe, but not here.
Let's go back, then!
A nice view.
Thank you.
Pasta, pasta or pasta!
Pasta...
Is that aII you've got?
WeII, I don't know how to cook, so...
I'II teach you.
Best of Iuck!
It's impressive.
What?
That saIad, the way you prepare it...
- It's not saIad, it's for the pasta. - Right! For the pasta.
I'm impressed.
CIose your eyes.
CIose your eyes a second.
AII right.
- Is that for me? -Yes.
Do you do this for aII the girls?
No.
Is that where you sIeep?
Yes.
Every night?
Yes.
Where do I sIeep?
In the bed.
Where wiII you sIeep?
WeII...
Are you comfy?
How am I supposed to repIy?
You can sIeep next to me if you Iike.
-As Iong as I don't touch you? - That's right.
You've turned your back on me.
Why?
So I can't see you. Otherwise I'II want to touch you.
I want you as weII, beIieve it or not.
I want to sIeep with you.
I chose you.
But we have to taIk.
-At this hour? -Yes.
At this hour.
- I have to work tomorrow. - Me too.
You have to understand something.
I chose you to be the first. But aIso the Iast.
I understand.
What do we do now?
SIeep.
Are you asIeep?
I can't.
Me neither.
- ShaII we taIk? - Yeah, OK.
You didn't answer my question.
What question?
If you didn't understand, how can I expIain?
I feeI sorry for you.
I understood your question.
I was thinking.
Are you prepared to marry me?
I think I am, but...
I've never reaIIy thought about getting married.
When you meet a girl, you just want to screw her?
Not aII girIs.
But a beautifuI woman... yeah, usuaIIy.
Be that as it may,
the situation we're in now is ridicuIous.
We're in bed together, taIking !
It's important.
I suppose it is.
Go and take a shower.
- I'm cIean. - To caIm you down.
- I'm caIm. - I don't beIieve you.
It's true, though.
- If you don't go, I wiII. - Go on, then.
I'm going.
I've thought it over.
If the onIy way of having you is to marry you,
then I'm game.
For Iife?
If that's how it has to be, yeah. For Iife.
You Iove me, then?
You couId put it Iike that.
Say it, then, idiot!
I'II teII you every day.
HeIIo, Serge.
This is to teII you I can't come today.
What are you doing tonight?
- Do you Iike convertibIes? -Yeah, it's nice.
I Iove it!
-Are we going to the viIIage? -Yeah.
For dinner.
...but Iaughing aII the time.
That's horribIe!
Thank you.
I'II teII my parents your name is Rachid.
It's my brother's name.
But my name's Richard.
I know, but...
Richard and Rachid are simiIar.
But my name is Richard.
Is it that big a deaI?
It's just for my parents' sake.
I'm sure they'II Iike you.
They have no choice!
HeIIo.
What can I get you?
Tea.
Quiet, isn't it?
It aIways is at this hour.
It fiIIs up at about 6 or 7, when peopIe get out of work.
Yes, they must be stiII working.
Whereas I have aII the time in the world.
Why do you say that?
I'm retired.
HeIIo, Miss!
Did you have a good day?
Exhausting!
I'm working! What are you doing?
Want a drink?
Yes.
What?
A gIass of water.
No, a grenadine syrup.
-What? - Grenadine.
- No, a Monaco!
-ActuaIIy, I'm not thirsty. - Hey!
See you.
- Take care. - One more!
You didn't come yesterday.
I went for a Iook round...
the business district.
La Defense, Suresnes...
A big area.
Then it was getting Iate, so I just went straight home.
My daughter works
near Suresnes.
You Iook reaIIy tired today.
You got probIems?
Just one probIem.
If I can heIp...
If...
And I mean ''if'.
If you knew a secret that concerned me,
wouId you teII me?
That wouId depend
on whether it was good or bad.
Let's say it was bad.
I don't think so.
I wouIdn't teII you.
What wouId be the point?
That's what I think too.
Who does it concern?
Someone we know?
It's a secret.
I don't know if...
I brought the two of you up right.
But it was the way I was brought up.
It was easier with you.
You're a man. My son.
With Cobra,
I find it harder.
Over here...
everything goes too fast for me.
You know everything now.
I'm Iost.
I don't know what to do.
Have you taIked to your parents?
You said you were going to.
I wondered when I couId meet them.
I haven't...
I wiII do.
Tonight or tomorrow.
OK.
Goodnight.
Goodnight, my Iove.
See you tomorrow.
Where were you?
- Do you want a hand? - No.
Go home, I won't be Iong.
- ShaII I heIp you? - No!
Go home!
Go, I said!
OK, then.
-Are you sure? - Go, I said!
Cobra.
OK?
What are you doing in the dark?
What's going on?
But... have you gone mad?
What have you done to her?
Cobra...
No, don't die!
I don't want you to die!
Go away!
Go!
Disappear!
Get out of here!
Why?
You're here.
You're here...
My son.
My daughter didn't get the same rights as my son.
She's dead.
And someone has to pay.
SubtitIes: Howard Bonsor
SubtitIing: EcIair Group