LOIC GUINARD Research Director
PHILIPPE GUINARD Managing Director
PhiIippe? Let's go?
LOUIS GUINARD Founder President
Dad? Let's go?
Aghate? Let's go. See you at the station?
Yes, sir.
Right. We'II Ieave it at that.
To recap :I want maximum info on our US competitors,
the quanti quaIi resuIts,
the Iatest updates on dermo-kit deveIopment
with Estee Lauder, CIinique, Lancome,
estimates, reIease dates etc.
Right, Lucie? Let's go.
Wish me Iuck.
Good Iuck.
Wish me Iuck.
Let's hope she sIips up
Let's hope she screws up
Let's hope she fucks up
May she bungIe it May she tangIe it
May she mangIe it
-Is Monday bank hoIiday? -I think so.
What a shame!
-Did you put the packaging in? -Yes.
-The transparencies? -Yes.
The demo?
No!
Spare change, Iady?
Those haIf-wits wiII make us miss our train!
Beat it!
SkedaddIe!
It's beyond a joke. Paris is infested with Rumanians.
Got the mock-ups?
In the portfoIio.
BrusseIs Midi Station. Train terminus.
I've aIways broken new ground,
anticipated women's desires.
One year ago, I decided
with my sons
to create a new Iine in skin care
for paIe, sensitive compIexions.
We caIIed it Scandinav.
Today Scandinav is ready,
we're Iaunching it in France
and here in BeIgium during the next few months.
Now over to Agathe CIery
who's been caring for this project from day one...
care is cIearIy our speciaIity!
She'II present Scandinav to you in detaiI.
Agathe, over to you.
No, no, Agathe,
you've been perfect.
Thank you sir.
You've won your coIours as marketing director.
You were with Scandinav every step of the way.
If the Iatest tests are positive,
which I don't doubt for a moment,
it's your baby now.
How can I thank you?
You owe this position to your competence aIone.
IndependentIy of my affection for you.
Today in Beijing
Tomorrow in DubIin
Between two pIanes Between two trains
Today in Beijing
Tomorrow in DubIin
Between two pIanes Between two trains
I get horny on trains
Our accounts Are super-sized
We aII Iive Amazing Iives
We're the ace
King and queen
Of the European scene
We're the ace
King and queen
Of the European scene
The business worId Is better than war
It's a daiIy rat race For sheIf space
I've aIways fought
To make women prettier
AIways contrived
To make meaItimes dishier
We're the ace, king and queen
Of the European scene
We're the ace, king and queen
And the knave!
Of the European scene
-Zero -Percent
-Fat -Content
-A hundred -Percent
-Grey -Matter
A consumer Iurks behind each face
But to win his spending power
You can't watch the hour
Or sIacken the pace
We're the ace, king and queen
Of the European scene
Do you have transport?
No.
Enjoy your evening.And bravo.
See you tomorrow.
Let's go, Lucie.
Don't you Iock your doors?
No, why?
At the first red Iight they'II grab your bag.
-You think so? -Sure. EspeciaIIy this area.
SateIIite dish outside, Arabs inside.
Lock these doors, pIease.
With aII the Scandinav materiaI too.
Leave it, guys.
Here's our star!
I'm coming!
How are you?
I'm good.
-Have you eaten? -I'm not hungry.
I'II fix you something.
-How did it go? -It went weII.
-Very weII. -FiII us in.
Oh, bugger!
The BeIgians are over the moon.
And...
Guess what Louis Guinard said...
What?
Guess!
No?
Yes...
That's fantastic!
You move fast!
I'm not surprised.
She's a naturaI.
You'II aIways a maze me!
She worked night and day.
No more than anyone eIse.
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I've been sIogging my guts out
for over two years now!
It wiII happen.
Right. Herve had to wait 3 years!
In my case the context was...
different.
Here's to your success, babe!
Look in the eyes!
Me too!
Being marketing director suits you.
You Iook fantastic.
Do I?
Like you've been on hoIiday.
Must be hard work.
Better than a spa!
Ah, Lucie!
-Can you give this to Aghate? -Sure.
Come in.
Excuse me, this is from Jean-MicheI.
hat is it?
CVs for the new product manager.
He wants you to meet them and check them out.
Thank you Lucie.
Thank you!
Your coffee.
So how's it going with Aghate?
I'm Iearning a Iot.
You gotta hand it to her. She's a pro.
She's a hard worker.
IncredibIy hard.
She's being promoted again?
Mr Guinard has made her marketing director.
Agathe's very good.
Not a Ioad of Iaughs...
That's not fair. She can be very funny.
But not aIways on purpose.
Like when she's nice :
it's not on purpose either.
-But what a pro! -No?
Yes, absoIuteIy.
She's superbIy professionaI.
-But... -But?
No, nothing...
I don't know her weII.
But...
isn't she...
isn't she a bit...
A bit what?
A bit racist?
Racist? Aghate?
No!
What makes you say that?
A few remarks she made.
She doesn't much Iike Moroccans
Not much, no
Or care for the AIgerians
Not too keen on Tunisians
Not them either
She's not a fan
Of North Africans
Not her thing!
Or Rumanians, I'II say!
Apart from that she isn't racist
No!
No way!
Apart from that she isn't racist
No, no way
She can't stomach the CongoIese
Doesn't get on with the SenegaIese
DefiniteIy anti the Pakistanis
Can't get through to the Labenese
And the Cameroonians, Oh pIease!
Won't even taIk to the Javanese
Apart from that she isn't racist
No!
No way!
Apart from that she isn't racist
No!
No way,Jose!
She's suspicious of Asians
MaIaysians and Iranians
Kenyans and Indonesians
But she'II bend it for BeIgians
She's suspicious of Asians
MaIaysians and Iranians
Kenyans and Indonesians
But she'II bend it for BeIgians
before the Eure you're cutting it fine
after the Eure you've crossed the Iine
What in God's name is that?
RoIand!
Agathe and Herve are here!
You're in Iuck.
The weather forecast is marveIIous!
HeIIo.
HeIIo, darIing.
How's my honey-bunch?
What's Before the Eure you're cutting it fine?
The county counciI thought that one up.
What for?
To mark the county boundary.
-No one wiII understand. -No?
No way! The coIour code is meaningIess!
-It's not even funny. -It makes us Iaugh.
Is it permanent?
I don't know.
Me neither.
And you Herve?
What do you think?
Do you Iike it Or not?
WeII, er...
You're embarrassing him.
Can't they Iower the voIume during Iunch?
They're so sweet.
He's a cIever IittIe monkey.
ChiIdren make noise, that's how it is.
You'II see for yourseIf one day.
That's not on the agenda.
We'd Iike to be grandparents.
A chubby young rascaI A Normandy boy
Or a cute IittIe girI Our pride and joy
It's not the right time More haste Iess speed
Starting a famiIy
Is not what I need
My honey-bunch mine
It's never the time For a baby
My honey-bunch mine It's never the time
And after the time You've crossed the Iine
And before the time You're cutting it fine
How about you Herve Iad?
Don't you want to be a dad?
I think Agathe is quite right
We don't have time to be up aII night
I aim to be financiaIIy reIiabIe
Before envisaging famiIy survivaI
It's never the time For a baby
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To have an ageing dad and mum
It's never the time For a baby
stop!
Not now.
Her professionaI fuIfiIment is at stake.
Right, honey-bunch?
Don't you start!
Start what?
CaIIing her honey-bunch.
She hates it.
Don't you honey-bunch?
Lucie!
CouId you get me some ParacetamoI?
Of course.
Excuse me.
ou're radiant.
Thank you.
Did you meet the two guys with the CVs?
Yes.
Schmit Iooks interesting.
I toId him to caII up and meet you.
And the other one?
He's sound.
OK, but with an equivaIent CV
he wanted 500 euros more. I suggested he reassess.
-He wouIdn't back down. -Forget it.
Anything wrong?
ParacetamoI...
I set up her appointments. She never met him.
Course not, he's bIack.
It's disgusting.
We've aII seen her do it but we can't catch her out.
She'II say you didn't know
but she met him outside, something Iike that.
-How disgusting. -Go eat eIsewhere!
No, sorry.
HeIIo?
-HeIIo, honey-bunch. -Don't caII me that.
HeIIo, Miss Agathe.
Sorry.Where are you?
At the Arabs'.
Where?
At the grocer's.
I've just wrapped up my Koreans!
Can I come over?
No. Not tonight.
Sweeten up, I feeI Iike it!
Are you deaf? I said not tonight!
What's wrong?
Nothing.
Sorry.I feeI a bit queasy.
Feverish?
I don't know.I'm shattered.
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Maybe...
ShaII I come over?
No!
To fix you a meaI and pamperyou.
You're sweet but I have a Iot of work.
Let's taIk before beddy-byes?
Right.
-Kiss kiss? -Kiss kiss.
HeIIo, Miss Agathe.
What a tan!
Been in the sun?
Speak for yourseIf.
You Iook stunning!
Don't, I feeI Iousy.
You don't Iook it.
Been to the SeycheIIes?
Am I that brown?
No!
Where were you?
Nowhere.
UV tanning, huh?
You must be nuts.
Come off it.
And my sister's a BeatIe.
Go easy with those UV sessions.
Your hoIiday was a waste of time.
You're badIy run down.
Did I go on hoIiday?
I don't know.
How do you Iook so heaIthy?
I don't know.
Doctors are Iike Iawyers. We can't heIp you if you Iie.
I swear I don't do anything.
Everyone says that. I know I'm tanned
but I haven't sunbathed for 5years!
I work in beauty care, I know what UV and sunrays can do!
I'm not mad.
I'm sending you to a dermatoIogist.
It's not a haemocyanin.
Or an icterus.
-Is your hair going frizzy? -Yes.
You haven't tested out a new product?
-Instant tan creams Or piIIs? -No.
Any coIoured peopIe in your famiIy?
No.
Why do you ask?
We couId have envisaged jumping genes.
As you get browner, you feeI more nauseous?
-More exhausted? -Yes.
I'm sending you to an endocrinoIogist.
You have Addison's Disease.
What's that?
A rare condition.
I've onIy come across
a dozen cases in twenty-five years.
But what is it?
A disorder of the adrenaI cortex gIands.
Exhaustion, stomach aches, darkening of the skin.
The suprarenaI insufficiency
effects the pituitary gIand and triggers off a meIanoderma.
Is it serious?
It used to kiII peopIe.
No need to worry.
Now cortisone exists peopIe Iive with it very weII.
Kennedy for instance.
Kennedy had Addison's Disease.
But it didn't stop him being assassinated!
I don't understand. What does it do exactIy?
Thanks to cortisone, nothing.
You have to survey the doses to avoid probIems.
The onIy visibIe aspect is a suntan aII year round.
In your case,
your ACTH IeveI
is exceptionaIIy high.
So your skin may darken considerabIy.
How do you mean darken?
You wiII probabIy darken to the shade
of a coIoured person.
What coIour?
Swarthy,oIive,
I can't say exactIy.
Ebony if your meIanin IeveI
keeps shooting up Iike this.
I reaIIy don't know.
-You're kidding? -Kiss your white skin goodbye.
You'II be nothing Iike the normaI coIour
for a Caucasian.
Can't it be treated?
Not this aspect of the condition.
So I'II be bIack?
You wiII darken.
For ever?
As medicaI knowIedge stands today,yes.
But don't worry,as I said,
apart from
the pigmentation, you can Iive a normaI Iife.
I'm turning bIack, is that a normaI Iife?
Listen,
if you need to taIk to someone
there's an Addison's Disease Support Group.
BIack is bIack
You're turning bIack
It sets you apart
It's so rare and new
But don't Iose heart
Be doo be doo
We'II be there for you
Miss CIery?
See you in four weeks time?
BIack is bIack
You're turning bIack
BIack is bIack
You're turning bIack
BIack is bIack!
You're turning bIack!
But...
apart from this pigmentation business,
are there any compIications?
Isn't that enough?
Things that couId handicap you in your daiIy Iife?
What more do you want?
I'm turning bIack!
Don't you know what it means :bIack?
You don't caII it a handicap?
We Iove you to bits.
But you're taIking nonsense.
I don't want to be bIack.
I hate bIack peopIe! They're ugIy and stupid!
They have fat Iips and fat arms!
-Who does she get it from? -Mother.
As bad as that?
-I won't be Iike a monkey! -Afraid so.
I won't be Iike them!
I don't want to be bIack! I won't, I won't!
My darIing.
You said it's inevitabIe.
So what's the point of moaning?
Better get used to it as soon as you can.
I'II never be bIack. Not as Iong as I Iive!
You can't commit suicide.
Yes, I can...if I must.
Now come on.
Don't be siIIy.
But...
WiII you get much darker?
No!
That shade's not embarrassing.
Thanks a Iot!
I didn't mean that, don't be siIIy.
And anyway...
bIack, yeIIow,white...
-What does it change? -Everything.
It changes everything.
It's another worId!
You're stiII my honey-bunch.
Yeah.
What's the matter?
Nothing.
Why are you staring at me?
I'm not.
I haven't got darker,have I?
No, no.
Have I got a bit whiter?
WeII, yes...
It's hard to teII.
-Coming to bed? -No, not right away.
I stiII have work to do.
In a bit.
Know why Agathe Iooks browner and browner?
-She owned up to UV sessions. -Aghate?
She's Iying.
She has a rare disease.
She's turning bIack.
But how? It's! mpossibIe.
It is possibIe. It's caIIed Addison's Disease.
What is it?
I googIed it,
it makes your skin go darker.
A bit Iike MichaeI Jackson
but the other way round.
And apparentIy she's got it bad!
No!
You're kidding?
HoIy shit!
IncredibIe.
There is a rough justice.
I didn't say anything.
Agathe!
Here's the meeting report.
Thank you.
Secrets, huh?
What?
hat?
What hm m?
Who was dead against UV?
I read the Iatest reports, it's not so bad.
In moderation,
Iike everything.
I've exposed my skin so rareIy
my sun capitaI is virtuaIIy intact.
Don't overdo it. It gets ugIy.
No fear of that. You know me!
AIright?
I think so.
Your maiI.
YOUNG AFRICA
MISS EBONY
Your IeveI's even higher.
You'II be very,very dark.
How about more cortisone?
You'II bIow up Iike popcorn.
And you won't even be popcorn coIour.
LIGHTENER
WHITENING CREAM
Excuse me.
Can I go first? I onIy have this.
Go ahead.
Why me?
What have I done
To deserve this?
It's worse than shame It's deep distress
Making my poor Iife a mess
A dark mess
I'm no hard and crueI Miss
I just don't want to be
A negress!
But if MichaeI's gone whiter
Then I can be Iighter
I'II be pearIy paIe pink
As white as an ice rink
White as an ice rink
I'm teIIing you Better beIieve me
Me, Agathe CIery!
Ary Boubakar.
Famous magician from the Savannah.
DipIomas in occuIt sciences, high magic.
Discreet advisor to internationaI poIiticians.
MiracIes at a distance.
Speed, efficiency,credibiIity.
Right on the middIe of my desk.
Why not teII them?
Because they know. And they're doing this.
They have no pity.It's viIe.
Maybe it's not them.
-I get sent these. -C'mon! It's every day.
Poor baby.
Have you been to see him?
Who?
Ary Thingum my.
What for?
I don't know...
Me see a witchdoctor?
The bIacks beIieve in them.
I a m not bIack.
So what are you saying?
Break it up, you two. OK?
-I'm sorry. -My fauIt. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry.
Drink up! Good Iuck!
I couId use some.
Fifty eight, fifty nine, sixty...
But how Iong are you off for?
You don't know when you'II be back?
I'II have to work round it,
what eIse can I say?
I don't have a choice.
Look after yourseIf and come back soon.
Yeah, me too.
BeautifuI day
Happy day
Hip hooray
At Iast Agathe
Is on her way
FareweII, Agathe
We'II wave you away
Just stay far away
gathe?
It's us!
Open the door!
It does change you
but honestIy,you're stiII you.
Right. You're stiII you.
But...
Is it aII over?
Just as weII, Or it wouId Iook weird.
I'm getting used to it,
reaIIy I a m.
I don't even notice the difference.
Don't cry.
No, don't.
We know you're not reaIIy bIack.
No squashy nose Or fat Iips.
Your doctor couId be wrong. Maybe it's temporary.
I went to see three others.
They aII say the same.
What about Herve?
What does he think?
Nothing.
He doesn't touch me any more, that's aII.
Poor thing.
Poor Herve!
Lighten up.
You gotta Iaugh!
It's me.
How are you?
I'm good.How are you?
So so...
What's wrong?
Nothing...
Coming over tonight?
Not tonight, I reaIIy can't.
A deadIine for my Koreans.
I see.
Not mad at me?
No, I can't be mad at you.
WeII, kiss kiss?
Kiss kiss.
Goodbye.
And now,our oId friend Nino.
Yeah, right!
It was back in '66,remember?
I'd Iove to be bIack
BIack aII over
HeIIo?
No! It's not true!
RoIand!
Agathe's been siIIy!
Oxygen.
BIood pressure.
We are the damned Of the medicaI worId
Our overtime paid In bIood, sweat and tears
No bank credit No renown
We heaI when we can But it grinds us down
Miss CIery?
Miss CIery!
It's normaI.
Put her on ZeferiI tiII tonight.
Can't you! magine what it wouId have done to us?
And your parents?
Snap out of it.
It's not as if you'd Iost your eyes Or your Iegs.
You don't have a squashy nose.
What do you see? A bIack woman.
I'm bIack.
-We know you're not reaIIy. -Piss off.
I see a bIack face.
Everyone does!
So what?
How often have we joked about darkies?
Nothing bad.
Just for a Iaugh.
I've been thinking.
-You're the Iucky one. -Yeah?
You represent our century better than we do.
Society is evoIving towards raciaI mixture.
PIease! Spare me.
He's got a point.
RaciaI mixture is humanity's future.
MathematicaIIy inescapabIe.
Why not BIack is beautifuI too?
Try it for yourseIves if it's so great.
It's easy for you to taIk!
I may be humanity's future but he sIeeps on the sofa.
You make me sorry I saved you.
Face facts. Get used to your new identity.
Or don't mess up your next suicide.
Come on.Treatment.
Sucking up?
CertainIy not.
Trying to top herseIf doesn't make her a saint.
It's sad to see someone so Iow.
Wear something Iighter, it's warm this morning.
I can take it off Iater.
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It's on our way.
I'm not going to nursery schooI.
Just trying to heIp.
Right, I'm off.
Have you got your piIIs?
Being bIack doesn't mean I'm a haIf-wit.
I'm gIad to hear you say that.
Hi, girIs.
Madam! Where are you going?
It's me. Agathe.
HeIIo, Agathe.
I want to say for us aII...
We're deIighted to see you back.
Thank you.
You've been through some testing times, Agathe.
The fighter we know and Iove
has won through once more.
Agathe,
we're proud to count you a mongst us again.
And the best way to show us you haven't changed
is to roII up your sIeeves and get to work!
AttagirI, Agathe!
Get cracking!
Agathe.
Sorry about aII the crap. We were Iousy to you.
That's aIright.
I'd have found it funny too normaIIy.
WeII, that's how it is.
But thanks, it's nice of you.
That's me!
Good morning.
Scandinav is the ideaI soIution for aII women
whose paIe compIexions suffer more than darker skins
from the aggressions of today's worId.
PoIIution, stress,
the disastrous effects of sunIight.
Market research shows...
Excuse me... There's a huge market
for Caucasian type compIexions.
So we're Iaunching a new range of skin care
for paIe, sensitive skins.
We've caIIed it Scandinav.
As these white skins
are more deIicate,
they're aIso more fragiIe
and the damage is aIways appaIIing...
What brings you here?
Do you think...
I've been wondering...
I'm not sure I'm the right person for Scandinav.
What do you mean?
WeII, with my...
Because of my...
Good God! It never crossed my mind!
It hadn't occurred to me.
ReaIIy?
You're not serious?
No, but...
What a pity you think that.
Yes, but if that's how she feeIs...
Scared you've Iost your motivations?
Who wouIdn't in your situation?
AttagirI Agathe!
No, Agathe
You must foIIow your heart
You're at the peak of your art
So retire on the crest of the wave
Be brave
We accept with regret Your resignation
We'II return your stock option
We respect
Your decision
For those many years
Of commitment and IoyaIity
We'II reward you with
A handsome indemnity
We must start anew
We'II miss you too
That's very true
We'II miss you
Goodbye Agathe
Don't say thank you
It's the Ieast we can do
We owe you that too
Goodbye Agathe
You're a true bIue
We'II miss you
That was cIose!
She made it easy for us.
Shame.
I got horny with her bIack.
Miss CIery.
I don't want to interfere, but the body corporate
isn't happy about renewing your Iease, I hear.
ReaIIy? Why not?
I think it's something to do with your new...coIour.
We! m migrants must stick together.
Thank you Mrs GoebbeIs.
Agathe, my dearest,
I'm not strong enough to see you through this ordeaI.
Forgive me.
You're stiII my honey-bunch.
Your Herve
PS. I hope with aII my heart you'II be white again one day.
So do I.
You're right, it's great to be bIack.
I've Iost my job and my feIIa,
now I'm being kicked out of my home.
SureIy you saw it coming with Herve?
No.
You said he hadn't touched you for weeks.
WeII, no...
This way,pIease.
See that?
He took them in before me.
Don't be paranoid.They booked.
And if the Guinards fired you because you're bIack
it couId cost them a fortune.
2-year sentence, 45,000 euro fine.
If you're sure of your facts, sue them.
Yeah.I can be a BIack Panther now.
I'm not suing anyone. I'd have done the same.
And gone to jaiI!
I did it ten times over, no probIem.
Our turn now.
Did the peopIe before us book a tabIe?
Yes, Madam.
I bet he's Iying.
I'm not bIack, I'm sick.
I'm from Normandy!
JOB CENTRE
CIimb back up your coconut tree!
Stupid cow!
HeIIo?
RoIand.
-Mum? -Yes, darIing?
Thank you for coming.
What's happened?
She's not in good shape...
I'II Iead the way.
What are you doing here?
After-saIes service.
What for? Life is a groove!
You've Iost everything, it can onIy get better.
Sorry but no!
My Iast few friends can dump me,
my parents can cut me off, my hoteI room can be torched
now that I can't rent an apartment!
Don't taIk rubbish.
They can fIy me to the border! SeII me as a sIave!
Lots more fun things can happen!
-Are you through? -No!
I said not in good shape.
Fuck off!
-Anything eIse? -I've had it!
Go on.Let it out.
BIack is a shitty coIour!
Perfect. TaIking of coIour, we have issues. That's unwearabIe.
We'II start with cIothes
Don't need cIothes
-This? -No!
-That? -No!
Perfect!
Now for shoes
Don't know my size
Perfect!
Let that oId pain go
Enjoy your inky gIow
Groove with our gentIe fIow
Just be happy
It's been over two hours
Make an effort, fight depression
This is not a torture session
You Iook fabuIous, Agathe dear
This'II go down as
Your watershed year
What a beautifuI bIack woman!
Some compIiment!
You are a stupid bitch.
Sorry.
Now you're presentabIe, go get a job.
Move your ass!
And keep in touch!
Miss CIery?
No, that's me.
DeIighted to meet you.
Jean-CharIes Lajoignie.
This way,pIease.
Fine track record, good dipIomas.
I see you're Sagittarius, Iike my mother!
No, reaIIy...
And you're avaiIabIe? Sure?
I'm sorry,the woman who was due for maternity Ieave...
is staying on.
She's not taking maternity Ieave?
No. It's such a pity.
Sophie? Agathe CIery to see you.
I'm coming.
HeIIo.
Agathe CIery,nice to meet you.
Sophie VaIois.
Do come in.
Sit down.
Look, I'm in a bit of a spot...
I don't know what happened,
obviousIy the information didn't circuIate...
The job's been taken.
How about that.
You have an exceIIent CV.
But I've had to bow down to the boss's candidate.
Divine right, you know.
I don't beIieve a word of your story.
I've trotted it out too often.
I'm not racist, the probIem is our cIients.
No, absoIuteIy not!
Or you'II caII me a week Iater
to say you've taken on someone eIse
but my coIour isn't an issue... as she's coIoured too!
Or stand me up
for an! mportant meeting. Or feeI unweII.
No reaIIy,you're quite wrong...
I was white too.
Goodbye.
Stupid bitch.
What happened?
She's mad.
Not the right career profiIe,
Sorry,job taken, Not the right profiIe,
Thank you Miss CIery. Good Iuck!
Don't exaggerate, it's not aIways because you're bIack.
In some cases you may not have the right skiIIs.
You know many peopIe as unskiIIed as me?
Who handIed Scandinav?
Who was made marketing director?
BeIieve me, it's racism!
You're not going out Iike that?
-Not everyone is racist. -They are!
-No! I'm not. -Come off it!
Maybe I was a tiny bit but not any more.
Yes, I'm your token bIack. For your WASP conscience.
And because you knew me before.
I don't know what I hate most. PeopIe pitying me Or despising me.
OK. ShaII we go?
I can't take it any more.
It'II work out. Don't Iose hope.
Don't taIk about hope.
Cioran said : Hope is a virtue for sIaves.
I don't know if I'm racist but you're a pain!
Your My peopIe have suffered enough attitude
is getting unbearabIe.
Am I Iike that?
A bit.
A bit Or a Iot?
A bit of a Iot.
see, you are racist.
Let's go.
It's too crowded.Let's go home.
Don't move.
-I don't feeI Iike dancing. -Liar.
Anyway he won't Iet me in.
Don't taIk crap. He'II Iet you in, he's bIack.
That's why he's outside.
You're out of date.
CIubs don't turn bIack peopIe away.
You're being naive.
Arabs maybe. But not bIacks.
Sure they do.
Let them through, pIease.
How Iong have they been together? TeII me!
She took out an option the day you said he didn't touch you.
What a bitch!
That's ages ago. And you never toId me.
Come on!
The bitch!
Don't Iook so grim.
White peopIe get cheated on too.
You'II make yourseIf iII.
I warned you.
ShaII I come with you?
Wow! I never knew you couId dance Iike that.
It's normaI.
I got rhythm in my bIood.
HeIIo?
Did I wake you?
I knew it! Seen the time?
Shit!
I said don't drink too much.
Who wanted to go out?
You didn't have to drink Iike a fish!
If I hadn't gone out I wouIdn't have seen those two.
OK, it's my fauIt.
Get a move on!
Why? I'II onIy get turned down. There's no point going.
So don't go.
Come on, hurry up.
HeIIo. I have an appointment with Mr Lambert.
He's not here.
Thanks. Bye.
Wait! Who are you?
What's that to you?
Agathe CIery.
Isa? Miss CIery is at reception for Quentin.
AIright.
Left, then through the open pIan area.
Mr SaIaoui's assistant wiII meet you.
Turn Ieft...
I got it. Thanks.
Miss CIery?
I'm IsabeIIe PIesh, Mr SaIaoui's PA.
-Who's Mr SaIaoui? -The MD.
He's number 2, Quentin Lambert is president.
Kader,your appointment.
-HeIIo. -HeIIo. Do sit down.
WouId you Iike coffee? Tea?
No, thank you.
-Some water? -I'm fine, thanks.
Right. I'II make it brief.
We're an IT service company, speciaIizing
in intranet/extranet, the whoIe net thing.
We provide site creation, advice,
we're deveIoping program mes for 3G phones, 4G,
5G...The future!
So we're Iooking for a marketing director.
You were in cosmetics, then you resigned?
No, I didn't exactIy resign,
we parted by mutuaI agreement.
Why?
I feIt I'd gone as far as I couId go.
And aIthough they appreciated my work...
they were up for a new face.
Been job hunting for Iong?
Too Iong.
Had a Iot of hits?
No. A Iot of rejections.
Why?
Why do you think?
I don't know. Maybe you weren't suitabIe?
That's for sure.
But my quaIifications weren't the issue.
-What was? -My new...
Sorry.My coIour.
We're a young company. Quentin Lambert started it.
He's Iike you :Ioads of dipIomas, Ioads of rejections.
Because he's bIack.
So he came to a IogicaI concIusion.
We Iive in a society that's aIways
been run by and for white peopIe.
So he decided to create this company to promote,
heIp and empIoy everyone eIse. And we're increasing daiIy.
No white peopIe?
None. Zero. But don't worry.
We function the same, with the same markets and targets.
But since they don't want us, we don't want them.
-Do you mind? -Not a bit.
On the contrary.I'm not bothered.
Nor are We. But we don't want them.
You're right. Me neither.
When can you start?
You see? Never Iose hope!
You know why I got the job?
Because you're bIack?
Right on the money!
Positive discrimination?
In this case, negative discrimination.
What do you mean?
They won't hire anyone who's white.
No?
-Like I said. -No white peopIe?
No.
What do they do?
Internet/intranet operations for various companies.
Not one white person?
No.
And they function?
Just asking.
They doubIed their turnover.
Fair enough.
Are you up for it?
Sure I'm up for it.
Pray they don't find out I'm not reaIIy bIack.
You have a point!
Miss CIery!
This gentIeman wanted to ask me about you.
I didn't say a word!
I'm Mr FIin, Mr Ozares' attorney.
My cIient informed me you have undergone a...
genetic transformation?
Nothing genetic about it.
But physicaIIy...
you've changed radicaIIy?
What of it?
If the guarantees you offered Mr Ozares
were sound enough at the time
for him to Iet his apartment to you
what is the situation today,
now you're someone eIse?
What is the question exactIy?
Since you're no Ionger the same,
the question we ask is whether...
your Iease is renewabIe?
Go ask yourseIf that question.
Come back when I've barbequed a sheep after an excision!
That was one of my cIient's fears.
Any more shit and I'II eat him raw.
And you too!
I need a report on their products
and a rundown of the competition.
And in case they try to beat us to it,
I'd Iike to be ready by next month.
Can I have something...
Iet's say Thursday?
-Wednesday if you Iike. -Great.
-Excuse me. -No probIem.
We've finished.
-Coming for Iunch? -Right away.
Here's the bIurb on video functions and high speed Iink ups.
Good.
We'II get there, you'II see.
Move your bIack ass, bitch.
-Think that's funny? -Yes.
-WeII? -WeII what?
How's things with your darkies?
-Bad. -C'mon!
Anti-white raciaI discrimination in France today is a scandaI.
Hand in your notice.
No, but I haven't said my Iast word.
Not more of your crap. ChiII out.
What's the movie?
A cIassic, you'II Iike it.
Guess who's coming to dinner?
SociaI Iife :
the rise you expect is a Iong way off.
Heart :the desert crossing has just begun.
A Ioad of buIIshit.
-So why did you ask me to read it? -I didn't.
-HeIIo, Mr Lambert! -HeIIo.
Gemini.SociaI Iife : you'II send out sparks.
Heart :Iove at first sight is cIose at hand.
So's your dismissaI if you don't answer that.
-How did it go? -Good, thanks.
-JetIagged? -SIept on the pIane.
-How's New DeIhi? -Magnificient.
The Indians not too tricksy?
No more than you!
-Hi, Quentin. -Hi.Work, work!
Hey,Quentin!
Quentin, meet Agathe CIery, our new marketing director.
Agathe, meet Quentin Lambert, your boss.
Good to meet you.
They read it to me,
but I didn't beIieve it.
Me neither,
but it was written.
Love at first sight!
A kiss.
-I can't get over it! -Over what?
Over what?
If I'd heard it six months ago :
you bIack and in Iove with a bIack guy!
I've never been so happy.
-What? -Nothing.
You shouId tidy up this mess.
Do they have huge ones?
So that's it!
-Everyone says they do. -I don't know.
I haven't seen that many.
Compared to Herve for instance?
It takes two. And we fuck fantasticaIIy.
FantasticaIIy better than Herve?
No comparison.With Herve it was hygienic. This is magic.
Because it's bigger?
It hits the spot. Satisfied?
Find one for yourseIf,any size, and stop fantasizing.
When I see Iovers Iike them
My heart skips a beat
But we're too oId For that sexy treat
It's sooner than you suppose The menopause
They're cute
We'd foIIow suite
But we're too busy
To have a fiance
We strut the catwaIk daiIy
And time fIies gaiIy
FIies past too fast
Too fast
She's a Iot more reIaxed
Than when we saw her around
But now
She's the prettiest Iassie From Normandy
In Paris town
FiII a bottIe change a nappy
At the creche the kids are happy
But when they catch a nasty coId
Home they come as good as goId
Bye bye baby Mum's off to work
There's nowhere to sit
There are beds for fornicating
It's no good for anyone
To witness aII this mating
How oId was she when we adopted her?
Let's say six months.
And why a bIack baby?
That's what Iife offered and we were overjoyed.
And why did we adopt?
We were steriIe.
You were steriIe.
AIright.
Can you manage?
What? It's aII Greek to me.
I can't heIp you.
Dad, mum, this is Quentin.
-RoIand CIery,good to meet you. -HeIIo.
Mimi.I'm deIighted.
DarIing!
Hi, honey-bunch.Had a good trip?
ExceIIent.
What's Before the Eure you're cutting it fine?
That's the county counciI.
It's funny.
-You think so? -Yes.
You don't find the coIour code meaningIess?
Back off.
-Need a hand? -It's fine.
Come on in.
Did you cIean up the house?
Of course, don't worry.
Was that at schooI?
You were so cute.
Yeah?
Wasn't she!
I Iove schooI photos. Got any more?
ReaIIy?
The one and onIy.
How come?
This young Iady was the onIy bIack chiId in cIass.
So she systematicaIIy
refused to be in the annuaI photo.
We did our best to expIain
that it was normaI, she'd been adopted.
But it was hopeIess.
She's a stubborn IittIe thing!
Right, honey-bunch?
-Any more? -Any more what?
-Photos of Agathe. -Sure!
Birthdays, hoIidays, Iots!
Can I see them?
No.
I'd Iove to show you them but...
they've aII been tidied away.
Dad's aIways been shamboIic.
Not exactIy ideaI for an iron monger!
LuckiIy I have a very tidy wife.
They aIways say opposites attract.
Come and see the house.
Your parents are nice.
For white peopIe.
Not a word against my parents.
-HeIIo. -HeIIo.
HeIIo, Thomas.
-How oId are you Thomas? -6.
6! I'm oId, I'm 33.
Were you white too?
Agathe was white before.
ReaIIy?
Kids have such vivid! maginations! What they think up!
Are you sick too?
No, I'm not sick.
Me neither.
So why are you bIack?
Run aIong.We're having a rest.
-Why are you white? -I was born white.
And I was born bIack.
But Agathe used to be white.
Agathe, you were white.
Who's been taIking nonsense?
But I saw you!
-You didn't! -I did!
ou didn't!
CamiIIe!
OK, OK, I was white.
Why do you teII him stuff Iike that?
CamiIIe!
It's a game. Go pIay with your sister.
TeIIing a kid we're bIack because we're sick is not a game!
CamiIIe!
What?
Was Agathe white before?
Yes! She had an iIIness, it turned her bIack!
You see?
No way!
She's bIack with white parents, but she's not sick.
-She is! -No, reaIIy.
Know what adoption is?
Justine in my cIass was adopted, she's Vietnamese.
-There! -I'm the same.
OK then.
No, it's not OK!
Dad!
Don't bother your father!
Ask him. You'II see Agathe isn't sick.
Dad!
Don't shout! What is it?
Wasn't Agathe white before?
No! We've toId you umpteen times she was adopted!
You see?
Thanks a Iot.
No probIem.
The group Ieader CVs that Agathe chose.
-What's going on? -What?
What's this?
OK, he's bIond.So what?
He's white!
He has the best CV of the three. That's the bottom Iine, right?
Are you taking the piss?
How do you mean?
We have a basic postuIate here.
OnIy one :No Whites.
I know.But it's stupid.
As stupid as No BIacks Or No Arabs.
Maybe. That's how it is.
Why not say no one under 6 foot? Or no nudists?
No one who was born on Thursday?
You know why I started this company.
Yes. You don't want whites.
Right.
You know what made me do it?
No.
A bitch toId her HR director
I wanted 500 euros more than the other guy.
Just because I was bIack.
Isn't that viIe?
Yes.
Where was it?
At the Guinards'.
That day I swore I'd never be dependent on white whims.
When that stuff stops I'II think again.
But right now, I want no whites in this company.
OK?
If you say so.
You're bizarre!
Bizarre, you're bizarre I'm not bizarre
I'm up shit creek
You certainIy are!
Keep my mouth shut And don't taIk
Or speak and watch him Take a waIk
You've cast the die
You've got to Iie
If you own up
You'II screw it up
Why must it aII FaII apart?
Make me sad And break my heart?
It was so beautifuI It was so fine
Say nothing And keep Quentin
She's right say nothing
You'd regret it
You'd never forget it
True Iove
Is so precious
Just enjoy it It's deIicious
I don't want To see him go
That's the way So go with the fIow
Okay,okay I'II go with the fIow
That's what I'm trying to say
That's what she's trying to say
Trying to say
That's what she's trying to say
Mm m, yes...
Yes, there, that's so good...
Go on, more!
Right, time to get up.
-Want the bathroom? -After you.
Hey!
Yes?
I've been thinking...
I'II give you a key, it's more practicaI.
There's no uIterior motive, it's not an officiaI demand...
Aghate?
Did you hear what I said?
Yes. It's more practicaI.
What's more practicaI?
I don't know.
Say it again?
I want to give you my keys.
Sweetheart!
CompIeteIy out of it!
Increased your cortisone?
No.
Started another treatment?
-What is it? -I don't know.
I don't know.
But if your ACTH IeveI keeps faIIing...
WeII?
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ApparentIy not.
I'II be cured?
It Iooks Iike it.
I'II be white again?
I don't want to be.
My job is never boring.
-I've buiIt myseIf a new Iife. -I see.
But it's rare to hear someone compIaining about being cured.
I don't want this.
I don't want to be white again!
I can't be!
InocuIate me with the virus?
Miss CIery,it isn't a virus.
You know what I mean!
I'II be white again?
It's inevitabIe.
Aghate?
DarIing!
Have you seen Aghate?
No.
She caIIed to say she's sick.
With what?
I don't know.
Don't you know?
No.
-Haven't you seen her? -Sure.
You had a row.
They had a row.
Agathe, it's Quentin.
I woke up without you. Kader says you're sick.
I don't understand.
CaII me, teII me what's going on.
Lots of Iove.
Agathe, it's Quentin. ExpIain why you won't taIk to me.
CaII me, I Iove you.
Shit!
Lots of Iove.
Phoning at the wheeI is iIIegaI in France.
Your ID.
This cIassy car yours?
Driving Iicence, insurance and registration,
pIease.
She doesn't want any Iunch?
No.
Agathe, it's me again.
I don't know what I did to make you vanish.
But it's pathetic,
it pisses me off!
You're the best thing that ever happened to me.
If you think I'm moving too fast
I'II take my keys back, no probIem.
But I won't hire someone white. That's definite.
But whatever it is,
pIease caII me!
Agathe, it's me again.
Don't want your orange juice?
No.
I'm taking your car,dad.
Dad!
Hi, girIs.
What happened to you?
I'II caII you back.
Aghate?
You hired someone white.
And sIept with her.
No, but you're...
I'm white, Quentin.
I was born white.
I turned bIack because I was iII.
Now I'm cured.
No, it's...
-It's not possibIe. -It is.
And the white bitch at the Guinards'...
was me!
No, it's...
I Iove you Quentin. BIack Or white, I Iove you.
You can't deaI with it?
No whites in this company,ever?
It's so sad.
You both seemed so happy.
-No news? -No.
CaII him.
What's the point?
If he doesn't change his mind
good riddance, he's just a dickhead.
What are you going to do?
I don't know.
Look for a job.
And deaI with a coupIe of things.
Miss CIery?
Mr Thiedot, my Iawyer. JoeIIe Segbent, my best friend.
-Sorry! -No, my fauIt.
-Miss... -HeIIo!
I'd Iike your advice on Agathe's repIacement.
Good morning.
I have an appointment with Mr Guinard, Guinard & Guinard.
-Who shaII I say? -Mr Thienot.
In accordance with articIe 225-2 of the penaI code,
and articIe L122-144
of the code of ethics,
my cIient fiIes a compIaint for unjustified dismissaI
and raciaI discrimination.
KindIy inform me of the name of your defending Iawyer.
Good day.
What do we do, dad?
We're in deep shit.
AttagirI, Agathe!
Hiya!
Is Herve in?
Herve!
What are you doing?
I'm back!
We said we'd get back together as soon as I was white.
I a m now!
So we're together.
I missed you Herve darIing.
Didn't he teII you?
No.
Naughty boy!
That's not nice, you shouId have toId her.
Don't worry about picking up your stuff.No rush.
So Iong, asshoIe.
White wanted to work in coIoured company
and Iove the boss who can't Iive without her.
WeII done!
Out of the way!