Eastern Boys

1 - HER MAJESTY

THE STREE Hello.

What's your name?

Marek.

Daniel.

2 - THIS PARTY OF WHICH

I AM THE HOSTAGE

Yes?

12th floor. Left-hand door.

- Yes?

- Hello.

I'm Marek.

It's me, Marek.

The other day, you said, "Come."

Here I am.

No, I don't know you.

I don't know what you want. Go.

You can't stay here.

Don't touch me or I'll yell!

It's not right to do this.

It's not right.

I'm a minor too.

What?

I'm a minor. You tell me, "Come."

But I'm only 14, it's illegal.

What is it you want?

What do you want?

This is a good door.

A security lock, right?

I'm not answering that.

Got an alarm?

I'm calling the cops.

Yes, there is an alarm.

Want to show me round?

Beautiful apartment.

Are you the owner?

Yes.

That's good.

This is where to buy a place.

Cheaper than Paris but as good.

Property prices keep rising here.

How much was it?

I can't remember.

Of course you can.

You don't forget that.

Around 600,000. I forget now.

Francs?

Yes, francs. It was 15 years ago.

That's what?

80,000.

90,000 euros.

That's good.

Very good.

Don't touch that!

It's a big place.

You live alone?

Yes.

Boss!

You work out?

It doesn't show.

Maybe it's too late.

You've eaten too much.

You don't move enough.

And now you're old.

I don't want to be old.

I want to stay in good shape,

muscular and clean.

Fat-free.

Because this body, see,

is the most important thing

that God has given us.

These machines are no use, you know.

What counts is the body's resistance.

The body's resistance to itself.

Look at me!

Go on...

Touch.

It's free.

Well?

Got a hard-on?

You play at that?

How old are you?

What are you doing?

Can't you see that's fragile?

That's not right.

We're friendly with you.

We're talking, we're having fun...

And you, you yell at us.

That's not right.

I can raise my voice too.

You're the one...

who came after us at the station.

You're the one who told us to come.

You're the one.

We'll fix your fridge. Don't worry.

I love this one!

3 - WHAT WE MAKE TOGETHER

Yes?

Want something to drink?

Water?

We said 50?

Yes?

Hello.

Hello.

No, come up.

Yes, of course.

What?

Just tell your friends to bring it back.

You understand?

Yes, that's him.

Before. Long ago.

A long time ago.

What?

Dead?

No, why would he be dead?

Yes, it works.

When will you be back?

I need to know when you'll be here.

I go out, I work, I see friends.

I have to know.

When can you come in the week?

Not in the afternoon. I work.

In the evening?

Every Monday evening?

And at the weekend?

I want to see you twice a week.

At least.

This is the hand.

The hand.

The finger...

The arm...

The shoulder...

The breast...

The nipple...

The neck...

The chin...

The mouth...

The smile...

Your smile... My smile...

To suck.

A verb.

I suck you.

You want to smoke?

No, not here. On the balcony.

So where are you from? Moscow?

I thought you were all Russian.

And what are you?

Are you OK?

They hurt? Let me see.

Let me see.

You need a dentist.

Get them seen to.

No papers.

That's not a problem. See that street?

At the end of it, there's a square.

On the square,

there's a health centre and it's free.

They won't ask for your papers.

You can go when you want.

And do a test too.

Just to be sure.

I know, but just in case.

You'll go?

You never sleep here.

I can't.

Why not?

Your friends? You mean the gang?

You told them you come here?

See you.

Can you bring the glasses?

- I can stay here tonight.

- Really?

- Tonight?

- Yes. All night.

That's great.

What?

Not now.

We're eating now.

We're eating. Don't touch.

- It's not right.

- OK.

You're beautiful. So beautiful...

Has anyone ever told you that?

You're very beautiful.

Everything OK?

What?

I wanted to say something.

You come here

two or three times a week.

I give you 100 or 150 euros.

Plus food and stuff

that I'm glad to give you.

I was thinking

maybe we could agree on a set rate.

What's a set rate?

A set rate is a sum of money,

always the same,

that I give you each month.

For instance, 300 euros.

300 euros.

Or 400.

At the start of each month.

Then you can come here when you want.

What? 500?

No, I can't afford 500.

400 is already a lot.

But I want... an iPhone.

We'll see.

- Yes, an iPhone.

- We'll see.

OK, stop now.

Think about it, all right?

And we'll talk again.

I have to go.

Sleep as long as you like.

Just slam the door behind you.

Didn't you say you were Ukrainian?

Yes, I'm Ukrainian.

So why Chechnya? You lived there?

My father worked in Chechnya.

So we lived there. With my sister too.

And your parents...

They still live in Chechnya?

In Chechnya, it was the war.

One day, my father...

left the house.

He went to work.

He didn't come back. Ever.

He didn't come back? He died?

After, a long time after,

there was a lot of rain.

And the river... got bigger.

It came into the city.

Everywhere.

I was with my big sister.

We saw.

There were dead people,

a lot of dead people.

Dead people without heads.

There were arms...

legs... in the river...

My sister...

she's sure...

she saw my father.

Did you see him too?

No.

It wasn't him. She dreamt it.

So you don't know if he's dead.

He is.

I meant you're not sure.

Yes, I'm sure, he's dead.

And your mother?

She's dead too.

What?

It's true.

A bomb hit our house.

My mother was alone.

She was sad anyway.

Sad? What do you mean?

Why are you asking me all this?

Don't you believe me?

Of course I believe you.

First of all,

my name's not Marek.

My name's Rouslan.

That's my real name.

Why don't you believe me?

It's the truth.

Calm down, Marek, I believe you.

Rouslan!

You see?

You don't even believe

my name's Rouslan.

I have to get used to it.

Changing names isn't easy.

If you don't believe my name's Rouslan,

you don't believe anything.

That's not right.

My name, you don't care.

My family, you don't care.

The bombs, the war, you don't care.

It's all true.

I'm not joking.

How do you say in French...

You trust me.

And you...

You don't trust me.

No, forget it, I'm sleepy.

But I want to.

Cut it out.

Please...

- No, I don't want to.

- Please!

You're such a kid.

I'm sleepy.

It's me. Listen...

I don't know why you won't call.

I'm starting to get worried.

So give me a call. I'll be waiting.

Rouslan?

What's up?

What's going on?

I've done something stupid.

What have you done?

The others...

They saw my phone.

So?

They're not pleased.

Boss, he sees I have new things.

The T-shirts...

All that...

He's not happy.

Are you OK?

I'm tired.

Come and rest.

Come on, come to the office.

Go on.

You should stay here today.

No, I mustn't.

The others will suspect something.

Are you sure?

Don't worry.

You know, they're my friends after all.

Boss is a little crazy sometimes.

But he doesn't scare me.

Don't worry.

Are you sure?

Cut it out, it's OK.

I'll be here tonight.

I can do electrics.

Yes, electrics.

Finish the lights.

I can do the painting too.

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