L'année du requin (2022) Movie Script

Hey Siri! Send message to Nadine.

What should the message be?

I'm still paddling here.

I'll get home around one o'clock.

I'll drive right over to you.

You can wait for me naked

in the pavilion.

Then I'll eat your skin and hair.

Shit!

- Wait.

- Your message is:

"I'm still paddling here,

guess until around one."

I can't find any

Nadine in your contacts.

Say who you

want to send the message to.

Before the story I'm about to tell you,

nothing has ever happened here in La Pointe .

No one has ever made it anywhere here .

We had no writers or singers here,

not even a rugby player.

In other words:

Anything to do here

was to sit with your ass

in the sand and watch the waves..

And guess what?

That was great for all of us.

Everyone except Maja Bordenave,

First Sergeant at La Pointe Marine Corps.

For 27 years she mainly

pulled cats from trees,

like you know it from American films.

But this morning,

in the middle of a heat wave,

finally something happened.

Now look at these hollow skulls!

Hello!

There you are at last.

Something to drink?

Breakdown?

Bread? Baguette?

Do you have bread?

No, I wanted to know if your

engine has broken down?

Something hit the boat.

No, nothing hit the boat,

the boat hit something.

Sandbar here,

boating prohibited here.

It says big on the sign.

French, English, German.

- I didn't see it.

- Forget it.

I will have a look.

We saw a shark.

- You saw that too, didn't you?

- Yes, I saw that too.

- We both saw him.

- I only understand Spanish.

Maja to Ruben. I am

here on site, mission accomplished.

Returning to base.

- What was that about?

- Guess!

"Something hit the boat."

More tourists who can't read?

The ninth time in two weeks.

What did I tell you?

You owe me ten euros.

Old cutthroat!

Well, hurry up then!

The fries are getting cold.

OK, I'll go full throttle!

Four meters?

It can also be five.

You want to tell me

there's a shark over four meters

out in front of La Pointe?

And we should take care of it.

I don't send men to hunt sharks

because of the hearsay.

Impossible.

Block off the beaches, Ruben!

I know Maja, you will retire soon

and you see things.

But here in the Gironde

there are at most a few dogfish.

You touched a sandbar.

You are about to retire.

But you're not a superhero.

We're La Pointe, not Chicago.

You have a great husband.

I can already see

you and Thierry

lounging by the pool

while we're still slaving away here.

Here is my tip for your last week:

take it easy

At the age of 22

Maja Bordenave had

decided to wear the uniform

she hasn't off since.

She is even said to have

worn it at her wedding .

Her husband Thierry has

held her hand throughout her career.

If she was on duty on National Day,

he recorded the parade

on channel 2 for them.

And if she had to go

to an emergency at Christmas,

he later reheated the turkey.

I have to do something immediately.

Otherwise there will be a catastrophe here.

Do you know what I'm thinking?

Your colleagues are idiots.

Don't worry about me,

it's just a big fish.

But Thierry was worried.

Maja?

Yes I come.

Maja had put it off for a long time.

Now she finally signed.

In three days she would retire.

Understood?

So I'm going now!

93.2 FM.

You are listening to Radio La Pointe

and we continue with

our summer hit "La Kiffance".

Grandma Bordenave, please come.

Watch out Ruben!

Grandma can still spank you.

If you say so, Corps First Sergeant.

Joking aside,

anything new about the missing person?

NNo sorry. There will be

fajitas for lunch anyway.

Wonderful.

You're listening to Radio La Pointe,

it's 10:15 am, so it's time for...

- Bernard.

- And Bernard.

- Good morning, Bernard.

38 degrees this morning in La Pointe.

Oh I can hear them already,

the people screaming climate change

the collapsologists of all kinds,

the scaremongers,

the joy killers with greasy hair

and vegan leather sandals.

But whether the Gretas

like it or not:

In La Pointe, that beautiful sun is

what keeps things going.

So no hysteria,

dear green friends.

Better sit on our beach

instead of sticking to the streets.

Hello, Dominique.

I think you can help me

I am looking for two German tourists.

Haven't you retired?

- Do you know anything about them?

- The whole square is full of Germans!

A bald guy with big ears

and a small poisonous dwarf with

an unnaturally red skull.

Their boat broke down yesterday.

Yes, they damaged the hull.

They left this morning.

Oh crap.

Can I see this boat?

Michel, can you take over?

Coming very soon.

I kept the deposit of 500 euros,

but it costs 1000 euros to repair it.

They're ruining me, really now.

You are welcome.

Listen to this.

From the science journal:

After the Asian hornets and

the tiger mosquitoes

now come the epsilon hornets.

They're everywhere!

direct hit!

Biscarrosse, Andernos...

Even here in La Pointe!

I knew it. Like ass on a bucket.

What do you mean?

Ruben thought I hit a sandbar

and I told the same nonsense

to the two Germans.

No, it was there, 100%.

And they both saw it.

Three days until retirement, but

you still have to go hunting.

Those assholes...

You assholes!

She is filming "Jaws 33"!

"The Killer of La Pointe."

At your age, it's important

to drink when it's this hot.

How funny Blaise. Very quirky.

I thought the three of us were a team.

It's no fun getting soaked

when you're on duty.

- But that's...

- Maja!

Go out to the aqua park!

Alright, we've got

things to do folks, come on!

- Something stinks here!

- Don't get excited, bear.

You will have another heart attack.

Sébastien, I'm talking to the police.

- It smells strange.

- It stinks.

I'm no expert,

but I'd say it's shit.

Why don't you call a plumber?

I've looked everywhere.

It is not the drain,

the kitchen or the toilet.

I even took a PCR test yesterday

just in case I had Covid

and it was in my nose.

Mamouch.

- And?

- Negative.

I have another suspicion.

The Parisians.

The Parisians?

The Parisians from Aubervilliers, exactly.

The youngsters.

Do the Parisians stink?

I can almost see them in front of me.

I guess last night

two or three of them snuck out

Got some buckets of shit

from the shelter or something

and made fun of smearing

some of it everywhere.

For example between the engines.

- And what good does that do them?

- What do I know?

Maybe they're just bored

because it was fun, or to piss me off.

-Sit down.

-Shut up!

Every year they come here

from the suburbs of Paris.

It creates chaos

and you cannot stop them.

They're just rioting here!

They think they are someone else, even though

they can hardly read or write.

They say chocolate bread and

not chocolate croissant.

What to expect?

They do what they want!

Okay, but calm down.

That's a bit of an exaggeration.

Vacationing Parisians

are generally well-mannered.

But they are like a raft,

there are always some rotten planks.

We don't want to clean up their shit!

- These are young people.

- I was young once too.

When we were little and misbehaved,

we got spanked.

But that was in the past,

when people still had respect!

Yes, there was still respect.

The cans on the beach

and all the dirt, disgusting!

We're not here

to be bothered!

Here's what!

What's going on now?

Did you see a ghost?

Is it the missing person?

I can bet my life on it.

So, let's take a closer look.

Not pretty, right?

If you look closely there,

all along the wound

then you see something like small marks.

- This one?

- Yes. Do you see the little lines?

And the whole edge is

quite irregular.

Wait, I'll show you something else!

I prepared this before.

A sardine.

I didn't expect that.

Let me explain.

French sardines have 53 vertebrae.

But the further south you

go, the more there are.

In Marseille they have 53,

in Morocco there is already one more.

This one was caught in La Pointe

and it has 59 vertebrae.

It is unusual to find

sardines with 59 vertebrae here.

Whatever animal

caused these types of injuries,

it must have a jaw with a

diameter of at least 1.20 m.

You can imagine the rest.

Yes I can.

The fish are migrating,

from deep south all the way up to us.

due to rising temperatures

and climate change.

What you and the Germans

rammed wasn't a sandbar.

- That was more like a big fish.

- Like a shark?

I didn't dare say it, but yes.

Shark, get lost,

this is our beach!

Leave our waves alone!

Idiots!

There are the sharks here!

Mamouche, sit down or you'll

have another heart attack.

I'm fine, Sébastien. Take it easy.

Sit down, please!

Has at least one

here seen this shark?

No

The press hasn't heard anything yet, but...

We understand that,

Monsieur Fourcade.

So we hear Madame Bordenave, thank you.

Mayor, ladies and gentlemen,

I am the first sergeant

of the La Pointe Marine Corps.

According to the expertise of our

coroner, it is official

that we are dealing with a shark.

You're kidding, I think

you've watched too many action movies!

Mamouche!

Listen, Maja, you know me,

I've been fishing here for forty years.

And you only see a dogfish

or blue shark in La Pointe.

I know it sounds incredible,

but it's still possible.

40 years ago nobody would have

believed in Asian hornets either,

and today one heat record

is chasing the next.

They have to close the beaches, Mayor.

Close the beaches? Never!

Well, you are retiring,

Madame Bordenave,

But I still have work to do

on the damn beach.

And I'm not alone.

And you, Mayor?

Don't you say anything?

They come from the capital and

walk around with the stick up their asses!

- Mamouche, please.

- Let me be!

Only until the investigation is over.

If a child loses a leg tomorrow,

we at city hall will be blamed.

Please, ladies and gentlemen!

This is a challenge

for all of us together.

And we don't like that

any more than you do.

But the La Pointe police

will handle this one, too.

I can assure you that we will put

things in order as soon as possible,

and return to normality.

For that you have to trust us.

We have asked some fishermen

from Réunion for help.

That's it, I've had enough!

Let's go, Sébastien!

We'll get the accordion

and castanets

and then we go

begging on the street.

Close the beach first.

- Understood.

- That's it

Why do we have to trudge through

the sand like idiots here?

The fishermen from Réunion

only come on Saturday.

Until then we will secure the site.

Can't we secure this while sitting?

Sorry, Blaise.

But we have to go a little further.

Sir!

Swimming is prohibited!

Sir! I have to ask you

to come out of the water.

Hey, grandpa, are you deaf?

Are you color blind?

The beaches are closed.

By order of the mayor.

I have been swimming here for many years.

If it's not one thing, it's the other.

Last year the fucking corona virus,

this year it's your shark.

I'm already wondering what's next?

- Martians? Giant squid?

- Listen, monsieur!

If you continue with that tone,

you will be fined 135 euros.

I won't tell you again.

You can't do anything anymore.

Don't even smoke in a restaurant.

Boring shit.

Is that clear, monsieur,

I don't want to see you here anymore!

Sure!

- Enjoy your day!

Some people are rude.

- Some are idiots.

- Or anarchists.

Don't let anyone help me here!

Oh shit!

Ruben! I've thought about it.

There's no way I can get going

until everyone's safe.

Please, Maja, the fishermen will take care of that.

The planning is complete.

This is my case, Ruben.

Yes, that may be so.

But your file says

you paid all dues

and that all references have been acknowledged.

Form number 58617.

It's your signature, isn't it?

Let go. Take it easy.

Some people would kill their parents

to retire at fifty.

49.

This is the last time.

Then you're really rid of me.

I will play bridge, go on bus trips

and wear a thong.

And if you want, I'll take

coffee trips and buy blankets.

But first let me finish this!

We've already hung the balloons.

I'll give you a week,

not a day longer.

- Then you drop the case.

- Thanks very much.

Hey guys!

Listen up folks!

Pack the bubbly again!

I'm going to catch a shark!

- Monsieur Bordenave for 9 o'clock?

- Back there.

I swear I'm innocent,

Commissioner.

Beautiful evening.

I'm sorry I didn't have time to change.

I don't smell any champagne.

I'm guessing your farewell party

was long and sober.

Maybe a bit chewy on

the back, and no alcohol.

I'm glad you waited.

Tonight we're taking a cab.

So then...

How does it feel?

I hope there was a nice speech,

with hymns of praise and so on.

Well then, to you!

Honey, I have something to tell you.

Okay!

I won't stop.

Will you do something?

I'm not quitting yet.

I will catch this shark.

Why are you doing this?

Isn't there anyone

else in your department?

I asked for it.

you asked for it

This can take a few days at most.

Do you understand that?

I am not sure.

Next time we'll drink ourselves.

I promise.

Okay... for the shark, then.

You're listening to Radio La Pointe, it's

a quarter past ten, so it's time for...

- Bernard...

- ...and Bernhard.

- Good morning, Bernhard!

- Good morning, Bernard!

- A giant shark in La Pointe!

- That can not be true.

I can already hear

the so-called experts

who tell us in a panic

that the probability of truth

of this message is 1:100,000.

Don't be so hesitant, get dressed!

That's okay. Perfect. Excellent.

You know what, Eugenie?

A fisherman needs a rod

and a good chair.

Help me.

We can throw in the probe and

it can tell us what's going on.

Different depths, rocks and fish.

The information appears on the screen here.

We weren't taught that at the police academy.

They still use Windows XP.

Just look! Do you see all the

dots here? All small fish.

Mackerel, gobies, sea mullet, perch...

As soon as a big fish appears,

it will appear on the screen.

Well, and then it's our turn.

Refill!

Here below. See?

Like Blaise in the canteen.

If someone calls "Food",

he is there immediately

I hear what you're saying.

do you like being with us

Well, yes.

Basically, I'm doing pretty well there.

Don't let the boys

take the butter off your bread, okay?

And you?

You like it so much in the police

you don't want to leave, huh?

Yes, I'm coming.

But we can still meet.

Without a uniform?

- There's something.

Get me back in!

- Quick, the lifebuoy!

- Do something, Maja!

Hurry up!

For God's sake, bring me in!

- Great, thank you, Eugenie!

- I'm sorry, Blaise!

Swim!

When I'm strapped into a chair?

It is here, I can feel it!

Swim! do it!

- Hurry, Blaise!

- It's good!

Go ahead! Pull me in!

Faster!

Come on!

That was close!

It broke my fishing rod.

It's completely screwed.

I'll break his neck!

Where's the motherfucker?

Show yourself, motherfucker!

Where!

Eugenie, that's just a buoy.

Oh, sorry,

I have lost my glasses.

Over there!

- Where exactly?

- There!

Quick, Maja!

Fast!

- Quick, Maja!

- Here!

Go shoot!

Pull the trigger

I think we don't need any more fishermen.

In the 40 years that

I've been fishing here now,

nothing like that ever happened.

That's really incredible.

Are you sure you wouldn't have

been better off killing the fish?

Sir, it's 2022.

- Mamouche, sit down!

- Shit, Sébastien!

Do you have to constantly

embarrass me in front of everyone?

That much sedative could have

put forty cows to sleep.

After the analysis in about three days,

he is flown out and released again

somewhere in the Indian Ocean.

He's not coming back anytime soon.

Madame Bordenave is right.

If we kill a protected species,

people want to go straight to the Green Party.

And it falls back on the city again.

Well, that was a successful effort.

I hope your cage is safe too,

Madame Bordenave.

Indestructible, Mr. Mayor.

He's sleeping, Sébastien, don't worry.

Now let's forget

the carbon footprint.

The further away, the better.

So...

Clearly resolved, Maja.

But now get ready!

they are all waiting for you

Sergeant Bordenave, bravo!

Thanks, group leader!

Thank you all!

Thanks.

Bravo Maja, we will miss you.

Cheers to your shark!

And your retirement.

Maja did what she promised.

She caught the shark in two days.

She cried when

she returned her uniform.

A friend told me.

But whatever, it was a

dignified farewell.

Thierry even put on a shirt.

He vacuumed the car and

brought tissues with him.

Just in case.

Together they set out on a new life.

A life one

always dreams of in La Pointe:

A life with your ass in the sand

and a view of the sea.

- Have a nice day, ma'am.

- Same to you.

Popsicle!

- Maja?

- Thanks.

- Hey, you're a star!

- Do you think so?

That it doesn't go to your head.

Here's your ice cream.

Thanks.

- The snowman is for you too.

- Thanks.

This time even went on the house.

You're joking, right?

He's usually so stingy.

He recognized me.

I think he was very happy.

They'll replace the Charles de Gaulle

statue at City Hall with yours.

C'mon stop.

Popsicle!

Ice...

on a stick!

Anyway, it seemed

like he was gone.

- It's a thing. And where was he?

- Just go away.

And then he was in the little cave after all.

Don't, Léonard, that's gross.

What happened?

Everyone out, go, out!

Shit!

Everyone out of the water!

Fast!

That's a bulldog shark, one of the

most aggressive shark species out there.

Its distinctive feature is

an extremely strong jaw.

A machine to crush and kill!

Whether fish or human

makes no difference to him.

Protected species or not,

You don't catch a killer shark,

you kill it!

Please, please!

We'll start over again.

Monsieur Ferrère and his

men take over the operation

and we rely

on his expertise.

And if we have to kill the shark,

we kill it.

Monsieur Ferrère, gentlemen,

La Pointe is counting on you!

When you retire

then you don't go on

a shark safari, Madame Bordenave.

- Come on, Mamouche! Sit down again!

- Leave me alone, Sebastien!

"Murderer!"

"Murderess" probably didn't fit on it.

A wild animal is caught

and released again.

What else could I have done?

People are always looking

for someone to blame.

You did your best, you always do

Here, take him.

Take him!

Flatten him

Really good, isn't it?

Now you're thinking

of something else.

Or?

Thousands of ideas

to give away

Radio La Pointe.

And on we go with our new

summer hit, directly from La Réunion.

We could do the next round now.

- Why, we've already done five?

- Actually?

If you think so,

we can also do another round.

Would be better.

- According to me. Right now?

- If it is possible.

- Well then, let's go.

- Excellent.

Let's go!

It's best to take a lunch break now.

We will be back.

Good, then see you soon.

are we going too

Maja BORDENAVE CATCHES THE SHARK

AND FREES LA POINTE!

- Good morning, Bernhard.

- Good morning, Bernard.

Jaws Part 2 wasn't

the last chapter, Bernhard.

Word has already got around:

the shark is back.

Maja Bordenave's refusal

to kill the animal,

made him want to come back.

Balance sheet: one dead.

Look out Bernard, I

can feel the anger rising in you!

Just don't say the wrong thing now,

otherwise you'll get "woke" problems.

but not the Asian

wok with soy sauce and rice,

but before the shitstorm

of woken do-gooders!

You're absolutely right, Bernhard, so

I'll leave it to the citizens...

And please!

- Thank you very much.

- And your receipt.

You never stop, do you?

Never.

You're better off

leaving that to the experts.

And you better mind your shit.

It was just advice.

That annoys some.

MOTION DETECTED

25 Kilometer.

I'm floored

After eight, Caco left us behind,

then she was done.

Pilou then drove her home.

And with you?

- How was your day?

- Good.

I slept like a rock all day.

you are all wet...

Because it's so muggy.

You sweat all by yourself.

It will probably be.

TWO

WANT THE SHAME OF LA POINTE

"Cop Wannabe."

OUR FATHER IS DEAD AND Maja

BORDENAVE KILLED HIM.

JUSTICE FOR JEAN-PAUL

MURDERER! SLUT!

Maja!

What was going on?

I was all alone tonight

Did you sleep in the office?

I just couldn't sleep.

Walking with the neighbors at three,

do you want to go?

No, I'd rather lie down again.

Fine, but I'll go with you.

And stop tweeting.

Walking on the beaches and boating

are strictly prohibited by prefectural decree!

Stepping on the beaches and boating

are strictly prohibited by prefectural decree!

MOTION DETECTED

MURDERER

You killed our father.

Murderess!

And it's night time in La Pointe.

People sleep, but

fear remains awake.

At all?

Or only with Maja Bordenave,

driven by her paranoid shark madness,

who have long since retired,

and with the stair lift

should drive up the steps of her house.

She should hardly sleep peacefully

given the deaths she caused.

Thierry...

Thierry!

Stop the lies now! And with the shark too.

We're staying at home, so for now.

Until you recover.

Then we will calmly

consider how to proceed.

La Pointe went down the drain.

Sadness at the loss of

life had given way to anger.

But that's one thing with anger.

It is laden with the blood

shed by the victims.

And it seeps in like poison.

A poison that contaminates everything:

the shark opponents,

the shark advocates, those who

want to surf, those who don't want to surf,

and those who shudder

at the sight of the sea.

And in the end you don't even know

who or what you're actually fighting.

Thierry and Maja had

decided not to stay.

There was a guard at the entrance

to the campsite.

They had a fixed trailer

overlooking the harbour,

covered terrace and double glazing.

And at worst she wanted to go shopping

keep her glasses and

hat on in the proxy.

You were safe.

Everything would be fine.

Look.

Huge, huh?

Do you see?

That's where the boats and our boat are parked.

...like in La Pointe.

Riots broke out in the city center

which have meanwhile claimed

three lives and thirty serious injuries.

The population is extremely

unsettled because of the shark,

who is still untraceable

as did the deserted Maja Bordenave,

who was tasked with catching the shark.

The situation seems clear to many:

The former police officer apparently

wants to avoid responsibility.

Angry residents have therefore

already started looking for her,

to make them pay for their cowardice .

Thanks very much.

Dominique, what happened?

Come on, people!

Faster, up, up, up!

I'm trying

to put everything in order.

It's pretty awful, I mean,

you don't see that very often.

So, there was

a sound in the water.

At first I thought it was kids from

Albertville who were rampaging here.

And then I just said to him:

"Look, you better call the police."

And now he's lying there, dead.

Maj.

Mamouch...

Maj.

You'll get yourself killed in the process.

I'm just worried.

What should I do if

you go chasing the shark?

Lay down and relax?

Thierry Bordenave treats

himself to a nightcap

and get into bed in peace,

while his retired wife once again

plays the heroine and risks her life.

No my Darling.

Does not work like that.

If I lose you,

I lose everything.

That's what makes you and me different.

So now I have everyone against me.

The ones on the street, my colleagues

and my husband.

Maja Bordenave,

the incarnation of wisdom

against idiots.

The savior of the animal world

against the angry people.

Since when are you such an eco?

You've been driving diesel for 20 years.

You get KitKat and Kinder Country.

You never buy any organic stuff.

Is too expensive for you.

That's sheer pride.

It has to be Maja Bordenave

who catches the shark!

I should forbid you, ha?

- Thierry, please let me!

- Not this time, Maja.

Not this time.

We're not 80, we're only 50.

We're not dead yet.

do you want to watch tv

There is the mouth of the Gironde,

part of the Charente-Maritime,

the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel...

We're going to need a bigger boat.

Big Tasty. Maxi Menu.

- Fries and Coke.

- And for dessert, McFlurry Daim.

Okay, now we're driving.

- And the arrows!

- Oh fuck!

He dived again. Be ready!

I don't see him.

-Are you okay?

-Yes.

Eugenie?

- Eugenie?

- I am here!

Maja! Blaise, here I am!

House, Blaise!

I can't do it!

Over there!

I can't do it!

Blaise!

I got him!

Blaise!

Make it faster!

I got him!

- Hurry up!

- I have him!

Blaise...

Blaise?

- Blaise!

Blaise!

Blaise?

Blaise!

Maja!

To the dead!

Maja got what she wanted.

Her honor was restored.

- All the best, Maja.

- You too, Ruben.

It could have stayed that way.

Hello, this is

Thierry Bordenave's mailbox.

Leave a message

and I'll call you back.

Don't move, monsieur,

we'll take care of it!

I never quite understood

what Thierry must have been thinking that night.

He had torn the armrest off the sofa

and had gotten into his boat

to help his wife.

There are probably

two types of heroes:

Those who want to save the world

and those who want to save

the people they love.

I don't know exactly what all

this is supposed to teach us.

Maybe nothing

A SHARK OFF THE COAST OF LA POINTE?

But what I do know is that this

was all a size too big for La Pointe.

We had fought and

then wanted to forget it again.

This year was the year of the shark.

Next year it will

be something else.

Everything goes incredibly fast these days.

But what I wish for most is

that this whole circus doesn't

attract so many Parisians again.

This is Radio La Pointe,

it's 10:15 am, so it's time for...

- Bernard...

- ...and Bernhard

- Good morning, Bernard.

Mayhem and eco-horror

this morning in La Pointe.

The parking lots turn

into bike lanes!

The mayor is still hiding

behind his plastic visor

and flirts with the environmentalists

while the police keep...

BATHING FORBIDDEN

Maja! Wait!

What are you doing?

I walk, what else?

Come on! Do not give up now!

L'année du requin (2022) - full transcript