The Snows of Kilimanjaro Page #2

Synopsis: At a French shipyard, a trade unionist named Michel deliberately arranges to have himself on the dockworkers' randomly chosen downsizing list to spare another of his fellow workers. While he has his severance package and his friends and family's generosity to ease this sacrifice, this also gets his home invaded and robbed along with his wife and friends. Through pure luck, Michel finds out the identity of one of his assailants, a young worker who was on the same downsizing list himself, and gets him arrested. However, both Michel and his wife find that their vindictive satisfaction is soured by their realization of their assailant's motives and the larger consequences of their revenge. Struggling with their conscience, the couple finds themselves independently trying to live up to their ideals for a greater sense of justice.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Robert Guédiguian
Production: Diaphana Distribution
  6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2011
90 min
84 Views


No, you do it.

Always in a rush.

Is he like that in bed?

Stop it.

My God!

What's this treasure?

Look inside.

What?

Look!

At the bottom.

Arusha?

Where's Arusha?

Africa.

A guide for two for a week.

ln Masai land.

Near Kilimanjaro.

Kilimanjaro!

They will make you a white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

They will make you a white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

SIeep, sIeep

Soon...

What's this?

For me?

Only for me?

From Raoul.

No, from all of us!

With Raoul,

it has to be political.

lt can't be anything else.

What is it? It's flexible.

The 1972 Socialist and Communist

joint manifesto?

Of course not.

Strange...

Look inside, the first page.

Your name's in it!

So you stole it from me!

l stole your girlfriends.

What is it, Dad?

The first comic book

l ever bought.

l dreamt of being a hero.

Thank you.

Thank you, Raoul.

You're welcome.

l came across it in a bookstore.

Then l saw your name in it.

lncredible!

Yes, it's incredible.

A speech!

Marie-Claire!

No, Michel's the speaker.

He knows how to talk.

He talks during strikes,

he talks at demos, at conferences...

He never stops talking.

He talks and talks.

You know him as well as l do.

l'd like to thank

you all for coming.

Many of you

were there at our wedding.

The only thing l want is for us

to be together

for a long time to come.

Go on, Jaurs, your turn.

Jaurs...

l don't know

what Jaurs would have said today.

But l know what l want to tell you,

Marie-Claire.

You're scaring me...

Don't listen to this.

l love you.

l love you

when you talk,

when you're silent,

when you shout,

when you whisper and when you cry

and when you laugh.

l loved you yesterday...

and l love you today.

lt's barely 8. Four hours till noon.

You have time.

What else can l do?

Learn English.

They speak it in Tanzania.

English!

Seriously,

English could be handy

on our safari.

English is a colonizer's tongue.

lt's a colonizer's tongue

and l'm no colonizer.

We'll buy ''Teach Yourself Swahili''

and speak Swahili instead.

The Germans colonized Tanzania.

The Germans?

Have a good day.

Raoul...

lt's me.

l woke you?

l talk in my sleep.

- Busy?

- l was just leaving.

- Where?

- for work.

l'm not on early retirement.

lf you want,

l'll go to work for you.

Ok, and l'll go to Tanzania

with Marie-Claire.

See you tonight.

Have a good day.

- Do you still use the butcher?

- No.

You see.

He wants me to,

after what he did!

l can't afford his prices.

Where you go now,

the meat's not as good.

He does what he wants

with his woman. 80, diamonds.

His women!

Brought from Eastern Europe.

What does he do with them?

No idea.

- 90, diamonds?

- Yes.

No! l said diamonds.

He said spades.

Liar.

- Double.

- Sh*t.

Trumps.

He knocks them up and dumps them.

The last one couldn't have kids

so he dumped her. He's sick.

Talk or play, Denise.

You can't go any higher?

F***!

Asante sana.

That means ''thank you'' in Swahili.

No jack?

No, no jack.

lf l say 80,

that means l don't have it either.

At 80 clubs earlier

you had the jack.

That was earlier.

To bid 110 and give me 30,

you need the jack and an ace.

You don't have an ace?

We play in silence.

You have the ace and jack, b*tch.

She'll never learn.

- l love this.

- It's getting chilly.

l met an old gentleman today...

Freeze! Shut up! Sit down!

Are you ok?

Tie them up, dammit!

Where's the dough?

Shut your mouth!

Where's the dough?

- What money?

- For the trip!

Where is it?

The money's in the bank!

F*** that!

Stop!

Under the TV.

Don't be afraid.

People like you have credit cards.

Keep still, f***er.

The PIN.

What's the PIN?

Stop!

The PIN's 1936. It's 1936.

- Your card.

- l don't have one.

And yours?

Acting smart?

ln the green jacket there.

The PIN's 1972.

l hope that's true.

l'm not lying.

ls it true?

Wait for my call.

Are you ok?

l'm ok.

lt's all right, Denise.

lt's nothing.

Lift me up. l'm in pain.

All set?

You can't leave us tied up!

You f***er!

Jules, eat.

- Cornflakes, Martin?

- l'm not hungry.

You won't regret it?

l'm not hungry.

Jules?

Want cornflakes?

There's no Nutella?

No, only cornflakes.

Cornflakes then.

Eat them.

Ok.

You better had, pal.

- Can l watch TV?

- After.

Well, no, we're going to school.

One cartoon.

l said no.

Don't argue.

Eat your cornflakes.

With a smile.

l'll cut your hair tonight.

l'll cut your hair.

- 6 times 5?

- 30.

- 6 times 6?

- 36.

- 6 times 7?

- 42.

That's good. You take over.

- 6 times 7?

- 42.

- 6 times 9?

- 54.

Raoul!

l'm here. Come on in.

Called a doctor?

He's on his way. Get some water.

- It'll be all right.

- Leave me be!

Here, drink this.

Have some.

- How's it going?

- Fine.

Well?

Don't open it here.

With the cards and the box,

just over 1,500.

No more?

One hour's work, 1,500 tax-free.

Got a better deal?

- Two months behind?

- That's right.

Plus this month.

l know.

Can l pay you next month?

There'll be costs if you're late.

ln cash?

ls that a problem?

No.

Hi!

- Ok?

- Fine.

l have the money l owe you.

You don't need it?

No, l'm doing better.

To say thank you, will you come

for a burger with my brothers and me?

Ok.

Tuesday?

There's no school the next day.

Ok, Tuesday.

- See you then.

- Ok.

Bye.

- Have a good day.

- You too.

Hey, you brats!

With Nutella!

Jules, he got us Nutella!

After you finish, do your homework.

Why do we work hard at school?

l wonder that myself.

l'll check when l come back.

- You're going out?

- Yes, but l'll be back soon.

See you later.

Thank you.

See you again soon no doubt.

Don't you recognize me?

Michel Marteron.

Of course. How are you?

Sorry, l screwed up my shoulder.

The only welders' jobs are overseas.

Then again, you're young.

Yes.

- Have a good day.

- Good luck.

- Ok?

- Fine.

l never thought you'd call so soon.

A new job?

Maybe.

l need to check a few details.

But it could work.

Excuse me, l'd like a beer.

- Want to hear about it?

- Go on.

lt's where l pay my rent.

Your brothers were alone!

Piss off!

Watch your tone!

l'm your mother, remember.

Where were you?

l told you.

You told me nothing.

But you weren't here.

We aren't going to fight.

We talked about this.

l can't take them with me.

How's school?

lt's ok.

Jules can't repeat the year.

He won't.

lf he does...

He won't.

- l'll see to that.

- You check his homework?

Why are you here?

- To pick up stuff.

- Fine, now go.

Come on.

What kind of world is this?

Why attack us? And how

did they know about the money?

You have our statements

from the police.

Yes, l know,

but it's too late.

My wife informed you right away.

lt's the direct debits...

Electricity and phone companies,

your income tax...

Your authorized overdraft

won't cover it. Sorry.

ls he the blind one?

No, that's Daredevil.

He's Iron Man.

What's Iron Man's problem then?

His heart.

Excuse me.

Can l see your book

for a minute, please?

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Robert Guédiguian

Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. more…

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