Journey to Greenland (2016) - full transcript

‪There's a strange noise, no?‬

‪No, no, look ahead! Look ahead!‬

‎The story begins like this.

‪Think of a positive image.‬

‎Thousands of meters in the air...

‎over Greenland.

‪The pilot...‬

‎This is Thomas, my best friend.

‪...looks a bit like Magnum.‬

‎Without him I'd still be in Paris,
‎having a quiet life...

‪Yeah, kind of.‬



‎...entangled in my stories,

‎ensconced in my sad existence

‎between Place Gambetta
‎and Boulevard de Ménilmontant.

‪Thomas, the landscape is amazing.‬

‎My name is also Thomas,
‎and at this moment, I must admit

‎I'm wondering what I'm doing here.

‪THE JOURNEY TO GREENLAND‬

‎In truth, I know very well why I'm here.

‎I'm here partly because of this guy.

‎This guy is my father,

‎and for years he's been
‎inviting me to Kullorsuaq,

‎a village at the end of the world
‎I've heard about since childhood,

‎and where he chose to live 20 years ago.

‪You remember Thomas?‬



‪-I didn't recognize you.‬
‪-Hello.‬

‪So...‬

‪-This is my son, Thomas.‬
‪-Hello.‬

‪And his friend, Thomas too.‬

‎And that's Ole and Adam.

‎Two years ago,

‎Ole and Adam stayed with us in Paris.

‎It was the first time
‎they'd left their village.

‎My father had a hunting accident
‎and couldn't accompany them.

‪Know any French singers?‬

‎So we ended up entertaining his friends.

‪You know Edith Piaf?‬

‎It was quite difficult at first.

‎We took them to a forest.

‎Then the sea, where they had
‎their first-ever swim.

‪Goodbye.‬

‪Goodbye, Ole!‬

‎At the end of their stay,
‎we promised to come to Kullorsuaq...

‎not really believing we would.

‪Welcome to my home!‬

‪So, that's the kitchen.‬

‪That's the living room.‬

‪Well, I'll let you settle in.‬

‪See you later.‬

‪-Which one do you want?‬
‪-I don't know. This one.‬

‪Your father's really nice.‬

‪But you seem very remote.‬

‪Well, it's just that I'm a little...‬

‪What?‬

‪A little upset.‬

‪He's aged, it was a shock.‬

‪-When did you last meet?‬
‪-Three and a half years ago.‬

‪I mean, we Skype for birthdays but...‬

‪on Skype, he looked the same.‬

‪Maybe he thinks you've changed, too.‬

‪I haven't changed that much‬
‪in three and a half years!‬

‪Yeah.‬

‪"Yeah" what?‬

‪You don't take care of yourself.‬

‪-Why do you say that?‬
‪-You never do sports!‬

‪Well, do you?‬

‪Know what? Maybe here‬
‪I can get back in shape.‬

‪Yes?‬

‪Everything OK? I forgot to tell you,‬

‪tonight there's a party in your honour‬

‪at the local hall. There'll be nibbles.‬

‪See you soon.‬

‪She smiled at me.‬

‪Beautiful, isn't she?‬

‪-Not bad.‬
‪-Not bad? She's Miss Kullorsuaq!‬

‪Right...‬

‪Or even Miss Greenland!‬

‪No, she's really beautiful!‬

‪Iva! And me?‬

‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Thomas. And him?‬

‪I'm getting hungry. Thomas!‬

‪Thomas! And Thomas!‬

‪-Iva!‬
‪-Iva!‬

‪-What is it?‬
‪-Seal liver.‬

‪Oh, I see.‬

‪Here's a knife.‬

‪With some fat.‬

‪-A tiny bit.‬
‪-A little bit, yeah.‬

‪-Whoa, it's all flabby!‬
‪-I think that's the fat.‬

‪It's good!‬

‪It's OK. Not so bad, actually.‬

‪-And you?‬
‪-Me?‬

‪No, I'm fine.‬

‪I'll let you eat.‬

‪-Thank you.‬
‪-Enjoy.‬

‪Isn't it weird that we don't have a drink?‬

‪-Here's my father.‬
‪-Nathan!‬

‪Is there anything to drink‬

‪to wash down the seal?‬

‪-There's no alcohol in the village.‬
‪-What?‬

‪They banned it. The locals decided‬

‪it was causing too much trouble.‬

‪The food's good, isn't it? Enjoy!‬

‪We'll never hold out‬
‪without alcohol. It's impossible.‬

‪What did he say?‬

‪He said he had a still‬
‪hidden at home. He's smart.‬

‪I guessed as much.‬

‪I'm relieved,‬
‪I was having an anxiety attack.‬

‪-Have some, it'll do you good.‬
‪-No, thanks.‬

‪It's very good.‬

‎We're told that's how life is

‎And that we can't change it

‪Thomas...‬

‪Come on!‬

‪What do I have to do?‬

‪-He pulls.‬
‪-He pulls?‬

‪It's quite a basic game.‬

‪Go, Thomas!‬

‪-I'll kill you! You'll see.‬
‪-No, I'm a Greenlander!‬

‪Windsurfing!‬

‪It's like windsurfing.‬

‎Last year will not return

‎Let's all join hands
‎And give thanks

‪I'm not sure he chose the right guy.‬

‪-Use your strength, OK?‬
‪-Yes, I'll pull.‬

‪You're dead!‬

‪-Hi, Dad.‬
‪-Sleep well?‬

‪Not bad.‬

‪It's really quiet.‬

‪I made coffee.‬
‪The cups are there, behind you.‬

‪Is your friend still asleep?‬

‪Thomas can easily‬
‪sleep round the clock.‬

‪Will you help me‬
‪fill the containers?‬

‪Fill the containers?‬

‪You see, we have no choice.‬

‪There's no running water‬
‪or mains drainage.‬

‪You saw the toilet.‬

‪Oh, yes, by the way,‬
‪how do you...‬

‪Mr Aku comes to each house‬
‪once a week to empty the waste.‬

‪He's also known as Mr Crap.‬

‪Strange job, eh?‬

‪I'm glad you came...‬

‪so you can see what it's like here.‬

‪I'm glad I came, too.‬

‪-And how is your mother?‬
‪-Oh, same as usual.‬

‪She doesn't change. Same as ever.‬

‪-Is she still with her psychiatrist?‬
‪-Yes, she is.‬

‪As soon as he opens his mouth,‬
‪you just want to leave.‬

‪He's the type‬

‪who has an opinion on everything‬
‪and can't stand‬

‪anyone disagreeing.‬

‪Whenever I go home, he asks me‬
‪to help him move furniture‬

‪or repair something.‬

‪And he makes you feel lazy,‬

‪but without actually saying it.‬

‪I shouldn't criticize.‬

‪They seem to get along, so...‬

‪Your mother was always good‬
‪at attracting strange guys!‬

‪Are you and Thomas together?‬

‪Together?‬

‪-Oh, no, not at all!‬
‪-Only I thought...‬

‪Got a girlfriend? Or a boyfriend?‬

‪Yes, I have a girlfriend.‬

‪Well, more or less.‬

‪At the moment we're apart, but...‬

‪we may get back together, it depends.‬

‪We already broke up‬
‪and made up again, so it's...‬

‪That sounds complicated.‬

‪Yeah, it's not simple.‬

‪Hello, Nathan, hello, Thomas!‬

‪Hello, Adam!‬

‪Your son's grown up, hasn't he?‬

‪Yes, time flies.‬

‪Thomas is the same age as me, right?‬

‪Yes,‬

‪but you have three children.‬

‪-He can take one if he wants!‬
‪-What's he saying?‬

‪He'll give you one of his children,‬
‪so I can finally be a grandfather!‬

‪No, it's fine!‬

‪Nathan would be a great grandfather!‬

‪He can take that one!‬

‪It was a good idea to go jogging, eh?‬

‪Yeah.‬

‪It's a change from Buttes Chaumont park.‬

‪I never really ran there.‬

‪Too middle-class bohemian.‬

‪You would say that.‬

‪If someone told me that one day‬
‪I'd be running on an ice floe...‬

‪What would you have said?‬

‪I wouldn't have believed it.‬

‪It's more likely for you,‬
‪your father lives here.‬

‪My father never took me beyond Dieppe.‬

‪You had a horrible childhood.‬

‪Yeah, I wasn't a happy child.‬

‪Are you serious when you say that?‬

‪I never joke about childhood, Thomas.‬

‪I've known you for ten years,‬

‪and I never know‬
‪whether you're serious or joking.‬

‪You've never said‬
‪what made your father settle here.‬

‪It started with a trip‬

‪with Robert,‬

‪a guy I liked a lot‬

‪who lived near us in Montreuil.‬

‪He was an explorer,‬

‪a bit like Jean Rouch,‬
‪but funnier, you know?‬

‪-Wasn't Jean Rouch funny?‬
‪-I don't know.‬

‪I'm just surmising.‬
‪Maybe he was.‬

‪Anyway, he made a living‬
‪reporting for TV around the world,‬

‪and that fascinated my father.‬

‪-Did Robert die?‬
‪-Yeah.‬

‪In a bloody stupid way.‬

‪He fell from a ladder‬
‪changing a light bulb.‬

‪Never mention light bulbs to my father.‬

‪This was when my parents were fighting.‬

‪My father decided to go with him‬
‪for a change of air.‬

‪Robert had never been here,‬
‪they were clueless.‬

‪They ran out of food.‬

‪Luckily they met Ole,‬
‪who was hunting in the area,‬

‪and he brought them to the village.‬
‪That's how they discovered it.‬

‪Then my father came back once, twice.‬

‪Then when he split with my mother‬
‪and lost his job a year later,‬

‪he decided to move here.‬

‪I think there was a chick too,‬
‪but I never really knew.‬

‪And you never asked?‬

‪No. Shall we go?‬

‪-Aappalaat.‬
‪-Thomas.‬

‪-Nuka Peter.‬
‪-Thomas.‬

‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Aappalaat.‬

‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Nuka Peter.‬

‪Want to dance?‬

‪No, no, thank you.‬

‪And you? You want to?‬

‪Go ahead!‬

‪Beatbox.‬

‎Thomas and I met in a drama class.

‎We were both trying to become actors.

‎But we lacked the right contacts
‎and guidance.

‪You, what's your name again?‬

‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Thomas, stand up‬

‪and come over here.‬

‪And...‬

‪you? Hey, you!‬

‪-What's your name?‬
‪-Me?‬

‪My name's Thomas.‬

‪Well, Thomas and Thomas. Come up.‬

‪OK, today you're going to improvise.‬

‪You're brothers, and you're both‬
‪in love with the same girl.‬

‪You saw them kissing‬
‪at school this afternoon.‬

‪-We're at high school?‬
‪-Yes, you're in 12th grade.‬

‪Er... Both of us?‬

‪Yeah.‬

‪So one of us repeated a year?‬

‪Yes, if you want. Let's say it's you.‬

‪-Can you go out, Thomas?‬
‪-Me?‬

‪Yes, you!‬

‪Go out and come back in,‬
‪as if back from school.‬

‪-Your brother's in the kitchen.‬
‪-What am I doing?‬

‪I don't know. Eating Nutella!‬

‪-OK, great.‬
‪-OK? Off we go!‬

‪-Hey, hi, Thomas!‬
‪-Hi.‬

‪Sorry, but can I change my name?‬

‪Only two brothers with the same name...‬

‪Yes, it's true, our parents‬
‪wouldn't have called us both...‬

‪-Or are we half-brothers?‬
‪-Whatever. Call yourself Patrick.‬

‪-And I keep Thomas?‬
‪-Yes.‬

‪-OK.‬
‪-Here we go!‬

‪Hey, Patrick! Hi, Patrick! You OK?‬

‪Uh... hi.‬

‪-You look weird.‬
‪-Had a good day?‬

‪Yeah, not bad. Why do you ask?‬

‪No reason.‬

‪You OK? Want some Nutella?‬

‪No, I'm not hungry.‬

‪How was your day?‬

‪Normal.‬

‪-That's good.‬
‪-Get a move on!‬

‪Tell him you saw him‬
‪kissing the girl you like.‬

‪Yes, but it's not easy to say.‬

‪It's intimate stuff,‬
‪you don't just blurt it out.‬

‪-Especially to your brother!‬
‪-Exactly.‬

‪Do you have brothers and sisters?‬

‪None of your business.‬

‪I'm sure you're an only child.‬

‪-Why do you say that?‬
‪-Because if you had siblings,‬

‪you'd understand the situation‬
‪and what we feel right now.‬

‪It's true that if I had a brother,‬

‪I'd never talk to him‬
‪about affairs of the heart.‬

‪You must keep things private,‬
‪especially within your family.‬

‪-Exactly!‬
‪-OK, look.‬

‪If that's how you feel,‬
‪forget trying to become actors!‬

‪Go back to your places.‬

‪What do you mean?‬

‪-We're not improvising?‬
‪-No, you're not. Go and sit down.‬

‪What are you doing?‬

‪We're leaving.‬

‪We'll keep our feelings‬
‪to ourselves elsewhere.‬

‪Right, who's next?‬

‪A CLUB IS MORE THAN JUST SPORTS‬

‪I wanted to ask you,‬
‪the pretty girl who was there‬

‪with her friends at the party,‬
‪the brunette‬

‪with a nice smile, what's her name?‬

‪You mean Nukannguaq.‬

‪Nur... Nur-kan-guap.‬

‪Yeah...‬

‪-Is she with someone?‬
‪-Why, you interested?‬

‪No, Thomas is.‬

‪It's just that I'm in a period‬
‪that's very conducive to falling in love.‬

‪It's very powerful.‬

‪So if there are opportunities...‬

‪I'm not sure she's‬

‪in a situation as conducive as yours.‬

‪She's had a difficult time lately.‬

‪What happened?‬

‪Her little brother died...‬

‎My father told us
‎Nukannguaq's little brother

‎had committed suicide a few months before,

‎and that it was in no way
‎an isolated case.

‪It's the first generation‬
‪to use the Internet, Facebook.‬

‪They see all these things‬
‪they'll never experience.‬

‪It's as if for the first time‬
‪they were told‬

‪that in their village, life is limited.‬
‪Here,‬

‪you go to school until you're 15, then‬

‪either you leave for the capital,‬
‪which is a hard decision,‬

‪or you become a hunter,‬

‪and do what your parents did.‬
‪Most resign themselves,‬

‪but her little brother‬

‪took a more radical decision.‬

‎Aided by the alcohol,
‎the tone of the evening changed.

‎We left the melancholic lands

‎where our talk of Nukannguaq's
‎little brother had led us

‎for more familiar territory.

‎Thomas gave us, for the umpteenth time

‎since I've known him,

‎an imitation of Daniel Auteuil in the part

‎of Ugolin.

‪The girl from the spring,‬
‪I love her, the carnation girl.‬

‪I'll give you anything.‬

‪I... I saw you naked,‬

‪I saw you naked in the river.‬
‪You were magnificent.‬

‪The scene I love is the one‬
‪with Anconina, you know,‬

‪-where he's very surprised.‬
‪-Which one?‬

‪-He's like that.‬
‪-What's that?‬

‪It's in ‎Itinerary of a Spoiled Child‎.‬

‪And what is it, what does he do?‬

‪Belmondo says, "You often seem surprised."‬

‪"You often seem surprised," he says.‬
‪And Anconina says, "Really?"‬

‪-My parents pushed me into acting.‬
‪-Really?‬

‪Oh, yeah.‬

‪-They didn't really push you...‬
‪-They did.‬

‪They didn't push you.‬

‪They were happy you were doing something.‬

‪I had a classmate‬
‪whose parents were actors,‬

‪and they forced him to act.‬

‪What interested him was insurance.‬

‪-Really?‬
‪-It was awful.‬

‪He had to form a group‬
‪of amateur insurers in a garage‬

‪to satisfy his passion,‬

‪because everyone wanted him to act,‬

‪and he couldn't stand it.‬

‪It wasn't his thing.‬

‪No, don't get that, it looks disgusting!‬

‪What do you want?‬
‪You want to get this thing?‬

‪-I don't even know what it is.‬
‪-Get some and we'll see!‬

‪Hello.‬

‪-You OK?‬
‪-Yes, and you?‬

‪Yes.‬

‪There's music at the Klubi later.‬
‪You want to come?‬

‪We'd love to, thank you!‬

‪Great!‬

‪-Goodbye!‬
‪-Goodbye!‬

‪Goodbye!‬

‪You speak Inuit?‬

‪I learned a few words‬
‪from a book, that's all.‬

‪What did he say?‬

‪He invited us to a place‬
‪where they make music.‬

‪Crowded, isn't it?‬

‪It's really crowded. No? It's really...‬

‪What did you buy?‬

‪What, uh...‬

‪What did you buy?‬

‪It's nice, I like your haircut,‬
‪it's funny.‬

‪Good day.‬

‪I was ridiculous.‬

‪No.‬

‪She's pretty, huh?‬

‪Pretty girls who've suffered‬
‪are what upset me most.‬

‪I need to learn Inuit, and fast.‬

‎I need you to know
‎That I want to love you

‎That doesn't mean
‎I want to possess you

‎I'm still in love with you

‎And I want to always be
‎At your side

‎Maybe you already forgot me

‎And you met someone else

‎My dear love

‎Maybe I already lost you

‎My land, when I look at you

‎I am amazed

‎By your beauty

‎Sometimes

‎Alone on the mountain

‎I find myself dreaming

‎I want to find someone

‎To share this land

‎For future days

‪Yeah!‬

‪-I want to try something.‬
‪-Go ahead!‬

‪What is it?‬

‎Welcome to the workforce
‎The world of sharks

‎The state is worse
‎Than a gang of robbers

‎There's nothing you can do
‎Accept it or go to war

‎My misspent youth
‎Showed me the way

‎Now I see we're being screwed

‎I take the rough with the smooth
‎But never give in

‎The consumer society

‎Is boys' education
‎Assassin Production

‎Rises up and says no

‎I point the finger at the government

‎I will never be a slave
‎To your society!

‪You want to see my father?‬

‪See Nathan?‬

‪He must have gone to get water.‬

‪Fill the containers.‬

‪Get some water!‬

‪-Who's he?‬
‪-No idea.‬

‪-Where's your father?‬
‪-At the stand pipe, I think.‬

‪-Sit down, I'll make some coffee.‬
‪-Really?‬

‪Hunting.‬

‪He's been a long time.‬

‪It's quite an embarrassing moment.‬

‪He doesn't look very embarrassed.‬

‪Oh, Martika! When did you get back?‬

‪I came back yesterday. I killed a bear.‬

‪I left at dawn.‬

‪-You must come with me next time.‬
‪-That's incredible!‬

‪Martika is the village's best hunter.‬

‪He came back last night‬

‪with his seventh bear‬
‪since the start of the year.‬

‪He wants me to go with him next time.‬

‪I will come.‬

‪Champion!‬

‪Seven...‬

‪Why are they in such a hurry?‬

‪The French are weird sometimes.‬

‪I'll make a hole here.‬

‪We were lucky with the weather!‬

‪-A fish.‬
‪-Fish?‬

‪-Fish?‬
‪-Fish!‬

‪-Yeah!‬
‪-Wow, great!‬

‪Another one! Good things come in threes!‬

‪-Looks like a sardine.‬
‪-You look like his son.‬

‪You're his favourite!‬

‪-Fisherman.‬
‪-Fisherman.‬

‪Fisherman.‬

‪-Eh, Tommy?‬
‪-Thomas is gifted.‬

‪It's funny, we caught two at once‬
‪and then nothing.‬

‪Thomas the great fisherman‬
‪and Thomas the little fisherman.‬

‪-They must be sleeping.‬
‪-They're sleeping!‬

‪Too bad for us.‬

‪I was born in Qaarusulik.‬

‪While I was still a little boy,‬
‪my mother died.‬

‪I was very small,‬

‪and this couple adopted me and raised me.‬

‪In 1956, we moved to Kullorsuaq.‬

‪-Can you record it?‬
‪-I started school early.‬

‪-Our house looked like this.‬
‪-Yes.‬

‪-A Greenlandic home.‬
‪-OK.‬

‪Here inside, an old stove and some wood.‬

‪These are the houses of my childhood.‬

‪At the time, there were only 20 houses.‬

‪-He built the house with his hands.‬
‪-I think so.‬

‪These are photos of me as a child‬

‪when I was at school.‬

‪And this...‬

‪is my youngest son.‬

‪My son.‬

‪And who's that?‬

‪-The woman with the pipe?‬
‪-Yes, that's her pipe.‬

‪-Auntie?‬
‪-At the time, older women smoked.‬

‪-There's a family resemblance.‬
‪-This is me,‬

‪at my daughter's confirmation.‬

‪This is my wife,‬
‪and there, my grandchildren.‬

‪I think he wants to tell us‬
‪the entire history of the village.‬

‪At the time, there were no motor boats,‬
‪only kayaks.‬

‪There was no shop in Qaarusulik,‬

‪only Kullorsuaq, so people‬
‪went kayaking to do their shopping.‬

‪-OK.‬
‪-They row.‬

‪And this is Kullorsuaq.‬

‪It's beautiful.‬

‪Sometimes,‬
‪there are narwhal here.‬

‪And that's a walrus we caught.‬

‪-It's young, it's not big.‬
‪-Oh, yeah, it's a bear!‬

‪It's a bear that was pregnant,‬
‪and gave birth to a female cub.‬

‪-It's a bear...‬
‪-No, that's a whale.‬

‪Bear?‬

‪-Walrus.‬
‪-Ah, yes.‬

‪It's not over yet.‬
‪I think he's got all his photos out.‬

‪-It's nice of him, though.‬
‪-Yeah, it's very nice.‬

‎The sky above the roof
‎So blue, so calm

‎A tree over the roof rocks its palm

‎My God, my God,
‎Life is simple and quiet

‎This quiet rumour here
‎Comes from the city

‎What did you do,
‎O thou who art here

‎To cry so incessantly?

‎Say, what did you do
‎Thou who art here

‎With your youth?

‪-Ole, that's for your 50th birthday.‬
‪-A little laborious, but...‬

‪My turn now.‬

‎Despite the wide eyes
‎Of nothingness

‎The better to eat you, child

‎And the silence and the noise

‎We must live

‎And though blind
‎On a black background

‎Between the infinite chasms

‎Billions of stars laughing

‎We must live

‎Though we may not be beautiful

‎And are no longer 16 years old

‎And hope is a blank check

‎We must live

‎Despite the heart
‎That loses its way

‎The wind of love still blows

‎And which sometimes
‎Still intoxicates us

‎We must live

‎Even though
‎In the heaven of our love...

‪I've lost it. I'm too old.‬

‪Well done!‬

‪In France, we do this to stay fit!‬

‪-Are you OK?‬
‪-Must we go on?‬

‪I'm already tired,‬
‪and these boots are too heavy.‬

‪Yes, I know.‬
‪We could say we have work to do.‬

‪They seem to be loving it.‬

‪Go in defence, play defence!‬
‪I'm attacking.‬

‪Go! Come on!‬

‪Come on! Get stuck in!‬

‪-Thomas, go in defence!‬
‪-I am!‬

‎Each day that passed in Kullorsuaq
‎distanced us from our lives in Paris.

‪I'll run with you‬

‪and we'll do a one-two. No?‬

‎From what had led us to leave the city...

‎to flee.

‎One must call a spade a spade,

‎and an escape...

‎uh... an escape.

‪Go, Daniel!‬

‪Mélanie!‬

‪Start it, quick!‬

‪Daniel!‬

‪Quick!‬

‪Cut!‬

‪Shit!‬

‪I don't believe it, Thomas!‬
‪You can't even start the fucking car!‬

‪-It's not my fault, it stalls.‬
‪-It stalls?‬

‪You left it in first again.‬

‪Back to your places, everyone.‬

‪Yeah, I left it in first.‬

‪I'm sorry.‬

‪Yeah, right.‬

‪You would behold with regret‬
‪walking in your wake‬

‪an unworthy emperor‬

‪without empire, without court,‬

‪vile spectacle of human love's weaknesses.‬

‪Lord, it is time to leave.‬

‪Lord, it is time to leave.‬

‪There is nothing of which I am incapable.‬

‪You are now responsible for my life.‬

‪Think well upon it, madam.‬

‪It was magical tonight.‬

‪Wasn't it?‬

‎Memories weren't the only things fading.

‎In Kullorsuaq, the nights

‎were all but forgotten.

‪-This is Greenland.‬
‪-What's that?‬

‪The Earth.‬

‪It's like that, I think.‬

‪-And...‬
‪-What's your finger?‬

‪-It's the Moon... The Sun.‬
‪-Ah the Sun, yeah.‬

‪How does it work?‬

‪The Sun orbits the Earth.‬

‪No...‬

‪The Earth orbits the Sun...‬
‪What is it?‬

‪The Earth orbits the Sun in 24 hours.‬

‪I don't know how long...‬

‪No, it's the Earth‬

‪-that turns on itself in 24 hours.‬
‪-Oh, yes, that's right.‬

‪The Sun doesn't move.‬

‪How does it work?‬

‪There's the Sun that follows the line.‬

‪I don't understand‬
‪why it rises so suddenly.‬

‪It's really hard to understand.‬

‪-What time is it now?‬
‪-3:30 am.‬

‪It's daylight all the time.‬
‪It's an endless day.‬

‪What else can I say?‬

‪Why don't they have shutters?‬

‪-It's crazy.‬
‪-It's weird.‬

‪It's daylight all the time‬
‪and not a shutter in sight.‬

‪-Why not tell your father?‬
‪-What?‬

‪-Why not tell your father?‬
‪-To install shutters?‬

‪Yeah.‬

‪Well, none of the houses have shutters,‬

‪so it may be that, you know,‬
‪as he's an expat...‬

‪it would mark him out.‬

‪I guess he's trying to adapt.‬

‪OK, but you can install shutters‬
‪without people stoning you.‬

‪But your father's really...‬
‪I don't get it.‬

‪What? He loves it all.‬
‪For him, there's no problem.‬

‪It's as though things pass over him.‬

‪-Glide!‬
‪-Yes, "glide". It's weird.‬

‪-Wasn't he like that before?‬
‪-Yes, then, too.‬

‪-But now it's even more visible.‬
‪-That's crazy.‬

‪No, it's good that he's changed.‬
‪My father hasn't.‬

‪-I said he hasn't changed much.‬
‪-No, my father.‬

‪-He's changed?‬
‪-No.‬

‪Him neither?‬

‪-But your father has changed.‬
‪-No, not much.‬

‪You never ask me questions.‬

‪-You're not very curious.‬
‪-About you?‬

‪Yeah.‬

‪Well, that's because‬
‪I know everything already.‬

‪That's terrible.‬
‪You know everything about me?‬

‪I'm a mysterious person, though.‬

‪Yeah, that's true.‬

‪But I never want to know you, actually.‬

‪You show them, Nathan!‬
‪Give it all you've got!‬

‪-Go, Dad!‬
‪-Go, Nathan!‬

‪Nathan!‬

‪He took off fast.‬

‪He made a good start.‬

‪The others, too.‬

‪He has good dogs.‬

‪-What shall we do now?‬
‪-We have an hour.‬

‪-Go home?‬
‪-Yeah, I'm hungry.‬

‪-Utter garbage.‬
‪-What?‬

‪Nothing.‬

‪It requires flexibility.‬
‪Have you never done yoga?‬

‎-Nikilinkingahinga.
‎-Nikilinelga.

‪No. ‎Nikilinkingahinga.‬

‪Shit! They must have arrived!‬

‪You scared me.‬

‪Yeah!‬

‪Dad!‬

‪-Dad, are you OK?‬
‪-Yes.‬

‪-Are you OK?‬
‪-Yes, I'm fine.‬

‪Are you sure?‬

‪-Are you feeling OK?‬
‪-Yes, everything's fine.‬

‪Will you be OK?‬

‪-You want to lie down?‬
‪-No, I'm OK.‬

‪You'll have to rest, Nathan.‬

‪Are you taking your medicine?‬

‪Yes. I feel perfectly fine.‬

‪What did she say?‬

‪I had a funny turn.‬
‪Something I ate. I'm fine.‬

‪Let's go!‬

‪Thank you.‬

‪-Thank you.‬
‪-Thank you.‬

‎That evening we were invited
‎to dinner at Adam's place.

‎My father spent the day
‎shaking off what had happened.

‪Oops!‬

‪Go, go!‬

‪Oh, look at Thomas!‬

‪Sure you'd rather not postpone tomorrow?‬

‪What for?‬

‪-Maybe you'd like to rest.‬
‪-Rest? I'm in great shape.‬

‎The next day was our introduction
‎to seal hunting.

‎We left to spend two days
‎away from the village with Ole,

‎Adam and my father.

‪That's so it isn't thirsty‬
‪on the way to Paradise.‬

‪Now we'll cut it up before it freezes.‬

‪Is that the liver?‬

‪You must swallow it,‬

‪and you'll inherit‬
‪its strength and vision.‬

‪I have excellent vision,‬
‪20/20 in both eyes.‬

‪No, thanks.‬

‪Go on, swallow it!‬

‪You'll taste the lens,‬
‪you'll see it's very good.‬

‎Hi, Lise.

‎I'm recording all this,
‎I'll show you when I get back.

‎I'd like to send it from here,
‎but the connection isn't great.

‎I hope everything's OK in Paris.

‎I'm OK here.

‎I'm holding out, even if life is hard.

‎We're just pitching our tents, see?

‎We've had a day of hunting
‎that has wrung us all out.

‎Oh, I killed a seal.

‎That's good because they're relying on us
‎in the village for food.

‎Oh, yes, and I ate an eye.

‎It's an ancient tradition.

‎It's supposed to make you stronger.

‪Anyway, I miss you.‬

‪Kisses.‬

‪Last year, there were rumours‬

‪about a spirit, the Qivittoq, nearby.‬

‪That worried me.‬

‪I raised my seal nets near here.‬

‪I had a head torch.‬

‪It was pitch black.‬

‪The torch didn't illuminate very far.‬

‪I saw I had caught a seal‬

‪and suddenly, I felt something‬
‪trying to grab my legs.‬

‪I was afraid,‬
‪I turned round quickly to see,‬

‪and then I remembered‬

‪I had removed the sleeves of my ski suit.‬

‪I realized that was what was moving‬

‪when I leaned over.‬

‪I really thought I was going to be taken.‬

‪I really thought that the spirit Qivittoq‬
‪was going to take me!‬

‪He was really scared!‬

‪Thomas?‬

‪What's the date?‬

‪I don't know... The 14th.‬

‪Oh, fuck!‬

‪What?‬

‪-Did you do your return?‬
‪-My what?‬

‪Your social-security return?‬

‪Shit! I completely forgot!‬

‪It's the first time I've forgotten!‬

‪It's OK.‬

‪The deadline is in two days,‬
‪but we mustn't forget or we're dead.‬

‪Good job you thought of it.‬

‪You're telling me.‬

‪Have you digested the seal-eye?‬

‪Yes, I'd completely forgotten it.‬

‪-Well, good night.‬
‪-Good night.‬

‪What are you doing?‬

‪The helicopter's coming,‬
‪we have to go!‬

‪But I'm staying, Thomas.‬

‪What do you mean?‬

‪My place is here now.‬

‪With this third eye,‬
‪I have a huge responsibility.‬

‪I have the power to help them, you see?‬

‪And I have Nukaka... Nukan...‬

‪I have Nukankan...‬

‪And I have Nukannguaq.‬

‪-You don't feel like petting them.‬
‪-They're not very endearing.‬

‪There's a seal on the ice, it's yours!‬

‪What did he say?‬

‪Now it's your turn to shoot.‬
‪You're lucky!‬

‪He got it!‬

‎Now we'll cut it up before it freezes.

‪What are you doing?‬

‪Looking at the hunting video.‬

‪It's gory, isn't it?‬

‪I didn't think so.‬

‪It takes a form of insensitivity‬
‪to say that.‬

‪It's funny,‬
‪I'm always the insensitive one.‬

‪-Don't get upset, I didn't say that.‬
‪-I'm not, but you did.‬

‪Well, admit it,‬
‪you're never moved by anything.‬

‪You never like the movies you go to see,‬

‪or the books you read. Is that one good?‬

‪No, it sucks.‬

‪You see?‬

‪Do you like everything?‬

‪-No, I don't.‬
‪-Well, then!‬

‪We're no longer allowed‬
‪to say a book or a movie sucks.‬

‪But that's not the point.‬
‪With you it's systematic!‬

‪It's called critical thinking.‬
‪Obviously you don't have it.‬

‪-Wait, I have no critical thinking?‬
‪-Not really, no.‬

‪Forget it, you're a drag.‬

‪Great line of defence.‬

‪I don't have to justify‬
‪liking stuff you don't.‬

‪We just have to laugh‬
‪when you mimic Ugolin, that's all!‬

‪-I don't see the link.‬
‪-There isn't one.‬

‪Are you making fun of my Marseille accent?‬

‪Of course I'm not making fun‬
‪of your Marseille accent.‬

‪You're really paranoid.‬
‪You're paranoid and insensitive.‬

‪OK, I'm going to sleep,‬
‪you've made me too angry.‬

‪Yeah, better stop there. Good night.‬

‪Yeah, right.‬

‪Critical mind...‬

‪-What are you doing?‬
‪-Going out, I'm not sleepy.‬

‪Do you mind?‬

‪Look, I'm sorry about yesterday.‬
‪I didn't mean what I said.‬

‪It's not true that‬
‪you have no critical thought.‬

‪Don't overdo it.‬

‪You weren't entirely wrong.‬

‪I struggle to judge things, people.‬

‪You're a generous guy, Thomas.‬

‪Sensitive, eh?‬

‪I shouldn't have said‬
‪you were insensitive.‬

‪And you're right. You should say‬
‪if you don't like something.‬

‪Don't forgot,‬
‪we have to do our returns today.‬

‪Your father has no Internet.‬

‪-No, we have to go to the Klubi.‬
‪-Where is your father, anyway?‬

‪He went bear hunting with Martika‬

‪and his son who returned‬
‪from Upernavik yesterday.‬

‪They spotted one near the village.‬

‪Did you work much this month?‬

‪I've eight fees to declare.‬

‪Really?‬

‪I did the trilogy in Bobigny again,‬
‪you know?‬

‪And you?‬

‪I did my three days‬
‪on a stupid sitcom with that tart.‬

‪That's it.‬

‪Mind you, it saved my life this month.‬

‪Wait for me!‬

‎social security

‪Wow!‬

‪"‎Fejl‎"?‬

‪What's that?‬

‪Ole!‬

‪Can you come over here, please?‬

‪What's "‎fejl‎"? It doesn't work.‬

‪It's not working today. We can do nothing.‬

‪Try again tomorrow.‬

‪What's he saying?‬

‪No idea.‬

‪Is the Internet not working today?‬

‪Tomorrow.‬

‪Thomas?‬

‪Tomorrow.‬

‪Tomorrow?‬

‪No, it's not possible tomorrow, Ole.‬
‪We have to...‬

‪The Social Security...‬

‪-We're both actors.‬
‪-Part-time.‬

‪It's entertainment,‬

‪a special regime.‬

‪You have to do 507 hours‬
‪every year.‬

‪If you don't, you get no money.‬

‪Understand?‬

‪Every month, we have to say‬

‪how many hours we did‬

‪to make up the 507 hours,‬
‪because if you...‬

‪You're... you're a she...‬
‪you're a sheel... seal hunter.‬

‪You kill seals, you see?‬

‪You'd have to kill 507 seals a year.‬

‪In ten months.‬

‪In ten months, you have to kill 507 seals.‬

‪Then you tell the Mayor,‬
‪"I killed 507 seals",‬

‪and then you no longer‬
‪need to hunt for a while.‬

‪You can stop hunting.‬

‪At a given point, you're...‬

‪Come with me.‬

‪Come.‬

‪He wants us to follow him.‬

‪It might come back.‬

‪Frankly, I doubt it.‬

‪We'll lose our rights.‬
‪We'll have to fill in forms,‬

‪cry in front of a clerk‬
‪who will lecture us.‬

‪We'll be missing documents.‬

‪It'll take months.‬

‪Meanwhile,‬
‪we'll have to survive like losers.‬

‪What are you doing?‬

‪I'm coming!‬

‎I...

‎lou...

‎louamik.

‎Ilouamik.

‪Come.‬
‪The connection is restored.‬

‪Come! Let's go!‬

‪Slow, isn't it?‬

‪Yeah! We're in!‬

‪It's the first time it's worked.‬

‪-Enter your login!‬
‪-Look at the bar while I do it.‬

‪So, 507.‬

‪ZIP code 75020.‬

‪Connect.‬

‪You've got three bars, you're fine.‬

‪It's OK.‬

‪Come on! "Have you worked?" Yes.‬

‪-Your employer.‬
‪-My employer.‬

‪-Who's my employer?‬
‪-It's working.‬

‪My employer? Bosoleil Productions.‬

‪From the second to the fifth.‬

‪-Three fees.‬
‪-Three fees.‬

‪Payment? 750.‬

‪-It works.‬
‪-Concentrate!‬

‪You've got three bars.‬

‪Home straight.‬

‪No.‬

‪"Are you still looking for a job?"‬
‪Yes. Click on OK.‬

‪-Come on.‬
‪-Three bars.‬

‪Yeah! It's OK!‬

‪-Yeah!‬
‪-It's OK!‬

‪-My turn! My turn.‬
‪-Concentrate.‬

‪Where do I click?‬

‪There!‬

‪-No!‬
‪-Yes...‬

‪-No!‬
‎-Fejl!

‪I don't believe it!‬

‪Wait.‬

‪Don't worry!‬

‪I'll click again.‬

‪If it worked for me, it'll work for you.‬

‪I hope so!‬

‪Be positive.‬
‪Don't worry, there's two to three bars.‬

‪If you don't believe in it,‬
‪it won't believe in you.‬

‪It's connecting. It should be OK.‬

‪Yeah, it's OK!‬

‪-I'll do it.‬
‪-No, it's my update.‬

‪Right... User ID.‬

‪Password.‬

‪-Don't distract me.‬
‪-He types with one finger.‬

‪-It's my technique!‬
‪-Let me do it.‬

‪No, it's my technique, that's how I type!‬

‪-Let me do it.‬
‪-Thomas, stop it!‬

‪"Have you worked?" Yes.‬

‪Then...‬

‪Five fees.‬

‪-Then three fees.‬
‪-Making eight fees.‬

‪450 Euros.‬

‪Don't repeat everything.‬
‪You're doubling the time.‬

‪You're right.‬

‪It's dropping, Thomas.‬

‪You've got half a bar, it's OK.‬

‪There's no more bars.‬

‪An internship? No... No.‬

‪-No illness.‬
‪-No. Click.‬

‪No... No. Half a bar.‬

‪"Still looking for a job?" Yes.‬

‪Click OK. Go.‬

‪Come on.‬

‪-It should be OK.‬
‪-It won't hold up.‬

‪Yeah! It's OK!‬

‪Wish me good luck.‬

‪"Good luck".‬

‪I find you very beautiful.‬

‪You are very moving.‬

‪I'd really like to...‬

‪know you better.‬

‪I'm already in love with a boy.‬

‪Thank you.‬

‪-Well?‬
‪-I think she likes me.‬

‪I killed a bear.‬

‎This new day
‎that was dawning in Kullorsuaq

‎heralded the end of our trip.

‪-Here.‬
‪-Thanks.‬

‪One, two, three,‬

‪four and five.‬

‪Here.‬

‪-Hello!‬
‪-Hello!‬

‪-Five pancakes for Ole's family!‬
‪-What is it?‬

‪Is it good?‬

‪Shall we go? Goodbye.‬

‪Goodbye.‬

‪It's pancakes. They're for you.‬

‪Thank you.‬

‪-Goodbye.‬
‪-Goodbye.‬

‪I'm glad to have met you.‬

‪You're nice boys.‬

‪What did she say?‬

‪No idea.‬

‪Why didn't you record it?‬

‪I couldn't stick my phone in her face!‬

‪We'll never know.‬

‪Maybe she said she didn't like pancakes.‬

‪-Hello!‬
‪-Hello!‬

‪Oh, it'll be good!‬

‪Come in!‬

‪No, we can't.‬

‪We're in a hurry.‬

‪No, thanks.‬

‪Come on, come in!‬

‪It really smells good.‬

‪Well, quickly, then. Quickly.‬

‪One minute. We have to hand out pancakes.‬

‪Does everyone want pancakes?‬

‪Who wants this one?‬

‪Hold on.‬

‪Yes.‬

‪Little ones first.‬

‪Iva, have you had one?‬

‪You've already had one.‬

‪You've got one in your mouth!‬

‪You've already had one.‬

‪-Who's had none at all?‬
‪-Me.‬

‪Everyone's had one. Right,‬

‪now we're going to the other houses.‬

‪You have to share,‬
‪it's important to know that.‬

‪-It's all over.‬
‪-Who'll give me a piece?‬

‪-Goodbye!‬
‪-Goodbye.‬

‪Goodbye.‬

‪Last house.‬

‪I rummaged in my father's room‬
‪yesterday and I found X-rays.‬

‪X-rays?‬

‪Heart X-rays.‬

‪-It doesn't necessarily mean...‬
‪-What?‬

‪That he's ill.‬

‪I know.‬

‪Maybe he just decided to get a check-up.‬

‪Maybe.‬

‪Still...‬

‪it might be good to talk about it.‬

‪-I don't know how to do that.‬
‪-Do what?‬

‪Talk about stuff like that.‬

‪We're handicapped‬
‪when it comes to intimate family issues.‬

‪In that case, do nothing.‬

‪You're right. Maybe that's what I'll do.‬

‪Shall we go?‬

‪-Hello!‬
‪-Hello, Martika.‬

‪Peace and health!‬

‪Goodbye, Ole.‬

‪Goodbye, Adam.‬

‪Adam.‬

‪Goodbye, Ole.‬

‪"Come back when the ice floe‬

‪"has melted.‬
‪We'll sail between the icebergs."‬

‪With pleasure!‬

‪Well...‬

‪Kiss your mother for me.‬
‪And keep in touch, eh?‬

‪I will.‬

‪Will you keep in touch, too?‬

‪Yes, of course!‬

‪Thanks for everything, Nathan.‬

‪Bye, Dad.‬

‪You will come back, huh?‬

‪Yes! We'll try.‬

‪It wouldn't have changed a thing‬
‪if you'd mentioned it.‬