Asphalt Playground

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Look at me!

Aim... Look at me!

Call an ambulance!

Outside Paris,

a shoot-out between rival gangs

has left one person

seriously wounded.

The victim, 13,

was apparently caught

in a clash between drug-traffickers.

My name's Machine Gun

and I just turned 12.

To understand how l got here,

I'II teII you where l come from.

ASPHALT PLAYGROUND

I live north of Paris,

near the airport.

I've never been to Paris.

l Iive in the Pink Project.

It's Iike a village

where you know everyone.

l adore my project.

It's one big playground.

I'd never live anywhere else.

This is my cousin, Isma.

He's a look-out.

He spends aII day on the roof.

This is my IittIe cousin,

Isma's sister.

Where the deaIing's done,

kids aren't allowed to go.

But Goundo is way curious.

lf something's banned, she does it!

What's she doing there?

Hand over the cash, man.

Move, kid, move...

Goundo, what's going on?

Stay off the road, ok.

Our cover's blown.

Go back to Djnba.

The kid spotted us.

Move in! Fast!

Guys, the heat!

Get down!

Lie down! Move it!

Get against the wall!

Shoot!

Quit shoving me!

Come back here!

That was outside!

Get up!

You're in big trouble. Move!

He's after lsma!

Come back here!

Open the door. Open up!

Open it! Sh*t!

The door, please!

Close the door!

Wassup?

l think he saw me...

Come in!

To be continued...

C'mon, don't be a drag!

ln silence, please!

He's my best paI, Mohawk.

When he was IittIe,

he had a Mohawk.

Get out your civics books.

His reaI name's RaouI.

Raoul, sit next to Maya, please.

- Why, ma'am?

- Next to Maya.

I'd caII him Mop-head now

but he won't Iet me.

After the raid,

the cops came to our schooI.

Sit down, children.

Mohawk freaked out bad.

The police are here today.

Who wants to come to my office?

That Iame-o thought they wanted him.

They're going to tell us about

minors' criminal responsibility.

Hello.

- Thanks for the welcome.

- You're welcome!

Stop doing that now.

Forget him, he's a big kid!

That was crackin'...

Wassup, lsma?

Just chillin'.

How's things with you?

You won't believe what happened.

The cops from the raid turned up.

Straight up?

Even the one who chased you.

All that guy saw was my dust.

No way was he ever gonna score.

That's Ocane!

Yeah.

She's changed.

l'd really like to date her.

She never even eyed you.

She checked him out.

Get onto it, bro.

You have to pick her up!

Do it good, ok!

He's never seen a girly naked.

You don't even have pubes,

you virgin!

So go wow her.

You're just talk!

What'll we bet if l don't?

You touch

the history teacher's butt.

That's too hot.

That's impossible.

He's West lndian,

he likes big butts.

You know what?

lf l manage to do it,

you eat pork.

You're whacked!

That's a sin for us.

Not for your Portuguese half!

Ok, but we see you wow her.

lt's Machine Gun.

Hi.

l wanted to ask if l can borrow...

the lesson

on Thales's theorem.

My dog ate mine.

l don't have it here.

Maybe l can come home with you?

On the bus?

l'll get you a ticket.

That's my cousin.

He made them laugh.

What's this dumb pick-up act?

No way,

l'm not trying to pick you up.

Her mom's waiting for us

so just drop it.

My homey!

What happened?

You hooked her?

- You have a date?

- You're eating pork!

l'm eating pork?

You're touching the teacher's butt!

You're eatin' pork, blimp,

sure thing.

Here's how lsma became a lookout

for four Iocal dealers.

Those guys go way back

and shared up the 'hood.

The cheater is called Fuzzy.

Not coz of his hair, no.

He Iisps when he taIks.

Seen that hold-up video on the Net?

The pigs really suck.

lt's a fake.

You don't buy it?

This is Wrecker.

He's part of every fight,

he loves beating guys up.

- They had hoods?

- You bet!

Burner! My funds!

This is Burner.

A totaI jailbird.

He got arrested during the raid.

He's the oIdest one.

He has a masters in gangsteroIogy

but didn't compIete the course.

Sh*t, he took my funds.

Hey, Fuzzy.

You're payin' for him.

The dangerous one is...

Narcisse.

The smart one.

What's so funny?

Lucky he has no family

or he'd seII them aII.

C'mon, get over here!

Hurry it up!

What's so funny?

Nothin'.

Hot stuff, huh? A lucky guy?

Dunno. l guess.

Put your hand in.

What's in there?

Just stick your hand in.

Tell me what's in there.

Piss off, Paki. Who's hot?

l am.

Grab what you can in here.

Don't do it.

You're in deep sh*t, bro.

Son of a b*tch...

Yours if you work with us.

Let me do it.

Piss off, loser!

You're a lookout for us now.

Not bad, huh, you little jerk?

Goddam jungle kid!

How much is there?

These are Narcisse's sidekicks,

Manu and Mass.

We caII them Microbe and Mammoth.

Real euros, man!

They're inseparabIe.

Hey, guys, you're lookin

at lsma Montana,

prince of lookouts!

Up on his tower.

Listen up!

No lookout, no business...

l control it all.

All you do is whistle.

Narcisse picked me.

You remember that?

Not scared of jail?

l won't go to jail, it's cool.

There's no money on me,

no drugs, nothing!

l just check the view from here.

lf the heat turns up...

l control it all, see.

They can't put my eyes in custody.

lsma, who's the boss?

You really want to know, huh?

What's his name?

Weird, all these questions.

Who is he?

You don't even know.

Say his name three times

and the guy'll come and ice you!

You'll be dead.

C'mon, tell us!

Yeah, c'mon.

Guys...

The boss is called Gypsy.

You're the gypsy!

Got any spare change?

For my lookouts.

Gypsy has more funds

than all your people.

Let's try it. Gypsy.

- Gypsy.

- Gypsy.

l'm going.

Where to?

- C'mon, Mohawk.

- l'm stayin'.

C'mon, ok.

See you.

- Where you goin'?

- See you.

Djibril!

This is Djibril, lsma's brother.

The pride of the family.

We don't see him a lot

since he studies in Paris.

Don't l get a hello, pal?

How's it going?

lf he hears lsma's a lookout,

he's had it.

- Still studyin' law?

- Yeah.

Ace!

A future lawyer. He'll defend us.

Defend who?

A black lawyer means jail!

- Chill.

- Ever seen a black lawyer?

Obama.

- Right.

- Give us a break with Obama.

You forgot him.

lt'll never work in France.

At least no discrimination

in our business.

Your folks were boat people.

They'd like to see you deal?

F***er! Leave my folks be!

Dealing's no worse

than selling guns.

lt's all business.

We're the artisans

of free capitalism.

And we sell dreams.

Yeah, but illegally.

Because the politicians

want it that way.

Booze was illegal in the States.

Think about it.

lf people loosened up,

you'd find weed everywhere.

Know what the real reason is?

They're scared we'll burn it all

down, scared of a revolution.

lf they take our sole means

of survival, what then?

Gotta go.

Take care. See you round.

Who does that f***er think he is?

- You counted it?

- Yes.

Everybody chipped in.

Who gave me a torn bill?

Who else? Mariama.

Oh you!

Where's lsma?

He's out. Why?

No reason.

Djibril, you're grown up.

Think about getting married.

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