Les Engagés: XAOC (2021–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Episode #1.1 - full transcript
Being gay in Chechnya is impossible.
Running away is possible.
I am proof of that.
I must begin today
with some bad news.
The Russian LGBT Network
has received an alert
about new arrests
in and around Shelkovskaya.
If you're in the area
of Urus-Martanovsky,
find shelter.
Do not sleep at home.
Do not see people
you aren't sure about.
Our friends in Chechnya
are figuring out ways to help you.
If you're isolated,
you can also call
the LGBT network's
telephone helpline.
This message is an important alert.
For the past few weeks,
an underground LGBT bar
has popped up in Grozny.
But the bar has been located
by the Chechen authorities!
Don't go there.
Be very careful.
LGBT+ CENTER
LYON
LGBT+ CENTER
Ah, here come Madame President
and Vice President.
Nice of you to come
get your hands dirty.
We're meant to take part?
Baseboards, guys!
I know about those.
Careful, the purple tape
is for the outlets.
I'm here with the artwork.
Here, let me help.
Thanks.
So, Anzor, how's it looking?
Your first French class.
We were using our hands to speak,
at the time.
When I first got here,
I didn't think I'd be so happy.
Let's finish painting
before we think about artwork.
What a killjoy!
Come on.
How long have you worked
for the prefect?
Three months.
Well, you didn't waste any time.
Let's get down to business.
This was in the center's postbox
this morning.
DYKE = HUMAN
Given social media right now,
it won't stop soon.
Hicham.
For instance, from their
LGBTDictatorship account, they posted
"Constant indecent images
in the window.
"When are we going to burn down
the LGBT center?"
And then, that little genius
makes a proposal. Go on.
"Their 25th anniversary is soon.
"We should take advantage
of them being in there."
LGBTDictatorship has
10,000 followers. It keeps growing.
And now, they even have the hashtag
"LGBT bonfire" going around.
I see.
When did this start?
We found the account two months ago.
All right, I'll submit a request.
There will be police surveillance
at the 25th anniversary.
Well, Amaury's saved us again.
Fine. Don't worry, I will be grateful
for the police presence at the party.
I'll even blame it all on him,
so the others don't gang up on us.
There is a simpler way, you know.
Just don't say anything.
That's what you're like now, are you?
You lie?
Not saying anything is different.
Speaking of, how did that happen?
I hit my head at the bookstore.
You know how small it is in there...
I used to manage just fine.
Must I point out
I'm a foot taller than you?
Huh? Come on.
All right, come on, let's go.
Thibaut, I received some papers.
I'd like to show them to you.
Do you have them on you?
No, they're at home.
They're to do with my name change.
If you can't, no worries,
I'll sort it out with Amaury.
No, it's fine, don't worry about it.
I nearly died?
I don't even care.
He's heavy.
Fucker!
You're crushing me!
All right, are we ordering
pizzas or what?
No, guys, it's Saturday night.
We can't spend our lives indoors.
You're bumming me out.
I'll come out.
-Really?
-Want to?
-Yes!
-Let's go!
I'll be right in.
What's up, Hicham?
No, that's nice of you,
but I'm going to head home.
Yeah, of course.
But have fun.
Thibaut!
Tell me where he is!
Or else I'll kill them all!
Understood?
Anzor!
Come here, Anzor.
Anzor, come on!
We've called the cops!
I'll find you again!
And you'll pay, too!
Come on!
THE ACTIVISTS
XAOC
PROTECTING OURSELVES
-Are you OK?
-I'm OK.
I don't need stitches.
-Did you know those guys?
-No.
Why the hell are there dudes
in his house waiting to kill him?
The Chechnyan government keeps saying
all homosexuals must be killed.
Even the diaspora
might follow their instructions.
Anzor, is that right?
-Stop calling him that.
-He doesn't like "Antoine."
-You think I like using it?
-Everyone knows his name.
At city hall, Brussels...
Everyone who's come by
the LGBT center in the last year!
Please.
I'll call Tellier tomorrow.
Why?
Because what's going on
is serious, Amaury.
Without the European Parliament,
Anzor wouldn't be here.
Tell her, if you want.
What about him?
He can't stay here.
I already got him a hotel.
All right, listen to me.
The room is in my name.
There will be police there.
You can sleep in peace.
Do you want something to drink?
No, that's all right.
I've had enough.
I was thinking water.
Are you aware
Bastien is sleeping on the couch?
Thought you wouldn't be here
till June.
We've rented your room
out to Wesley.
Why do you think I'm here?
All right, guys,
I'll leave you to it, cause...
All right, tchüss! Goodnight.
-Goodnight.
-Thanks.
How come you're here?
I couldn't really work
because of Covid.
There is always something.
No. I don't need
to go back to Paris anymore.
I don't have any debts left.
We're good.
Come here.
Careful.
What's that?
I paid the last of it off with that.
So, it's OK.
I'm happy to see you.
Yeah, me too.
How are the others doing?
Good, good.
Except Thibaut,
but I think I'm being paranoid.
Is he still with his boyfriend?
Damien? Yeah, I think so.
But we don't see him much.
I missed you, you know.
I missed you too.
No, Hicham. No, no.
You always do this to me.
And then you resent me
come morning because he's not here.
Fashion, that's cool.
How long have you been doing that?
-Two months, now.
-OK.
This apartment could use
a little style.
Yes, I'll give you some tips.
How's it going, guys?
-How are you?
-Good, you?
-Yeah, good.
-You get some work done?
Yeah. Sundays at noon
are a little quiet, but...
-Got anything for me?
-Yeah.
Thanks.
Wait, I'll get it.
-Can I talk to you?
-Yeah.
Not here.
Anzor was attacked
in his home.
-Is he OK?
-Yes, he's fine.
He's safe at a hotel.
Who attacked him?
These two guys. Russians.
We don't know how they found him.
-What is it?
-I'm going to show you something.
Shortly after he arrived,
Anzor asked me something.
It's gone.
Wait, I have the files
on the hard drive.
He made me swear
not to tell you or Amaury.
He wanted to do something,
talk to the people where he's from.
Was this posted online?
Yes.
But someone's deleted all of it.
I don't know, maybe it was Anzor.
You think it matters?
I don't know.
We need to talk about it.
Papers, please.
Thanks.
OK, you're good.
-We can't tell everyone.
-It's not "everyone." It's JB.
Can you explain
how they got your address?
No.
Are you all right, Anzor?
Amaury doesn't want me
to tell JB I'm here.
I don't know him.
They've been together for weeks.
Wait till Anzor is no longer
in danger
before you gather everyone here.
Anyway, are you OK?
Did you sleep a little?
A bit.
-Any news from the investigation?
-We're checking the camera footage.
So, you have nothing.
Don't get him mad already.
Why would I get mad?
Anzor and I
need to tell you about something.
We don't know there is a link
between the videos and the attack.
Just who we need.
It's always a pleasure to see you,
too, even on Sundays.
You didn't have to come, Virginie.
Hello. Virginie Tellier.
I'm a member
of the European Parliament.
Yes, I remember you.
Thibaut told me you were attacked.
-How are you doing?
-I'm all right.
Luckily, I have them.
Yes.
You have a good support network.
Right. Now, she's going
to ask you something.
-You don't have to play along.
-Yes, Dad.
I'm serious.
You've taken enough risks.
What matters is getting you
out of harm's way.
Thanks, I'm handling it.
Do you also think
it was a kind of honor crime,
due to your homosexuality?
There may be something else.
Anzor posted some videos online.
They probably see him
as a political opponent.
What do you say in them?
I was providing news
that is censored over there.
I said which countries were letting
refugees from Chechnya in.
I told people how to leave.
I see.
You say you're moving him
out of harm's way. How?
Amaury is in talks with Canada
to get me a visa.
I may be going to Montreal.
At least, I won't have
learned French for nothing.
We're almost on the same wavelength.
Great.
Don't get involved, then.
Amaury,
when you and Thibaut wanted
Lyon to welcome
persecuted Chechnyans.
You were happy to have me
in Brussels.
You know how long
we fought in parliament
to free up the funds?
You may have convinced yourself
you did it all alone,
but that's not how it went down.
We worked together.
I just want to protect him.
So do I.
All right, please.
Virginie, what do you have in mind?
Anzor should testify
before Parliament.
What? No way.
I agree.
Exposing yourself like that
is madness.
I agree to testify.
I'm not going to vanish
like I'm the guilty one.
-It might save your life.
-And who will save the others'?
If you provoke them,
they'll retaliate.
I'm not provoking anyone.
I want to tell the truth
about what's going on.
Someone must be interested,
must be able to do something.
You can't knock him for wanting
to try.
He can't forget where he's from.
It was in Lyon
that they attacked him.
They're looking for him here.
We can discreetly transfer him
to Brussels.
No train, no plane.
That way, there will be no tickets.
No trace.
You want to keep Anzor safe?
That's the best thing to do.
Come on, you know I'm right.
I'll keep the Canada procedure going.
You're out of here when I get a visa.
As for your performance in Brussels,
you have two weeks, tops.
A little tipple.
It's tough.
Doing anything for the party, Claude?
How do you mean?
You were there 25 years ago
when this place opened.
You have to make a speech.
The people have spoken.
Had you just come back
to Lyon at the time?
No, I'd already left Paris
for a year or two.
Lyon in the '80s
wasn't the way it is today.
Was it just the city, or had you
moved too far from your family?
No, on the contrary.
Mom was the first to sew my dresses,
when I started doing cabaret.
She would really work hard
on the sequins, she loved it.
It was in Paris that I realized
most of the boys around me
no longer had families.
I always found that
very hard to understand.
Why did you come back to Lyon?
It was the '90s.
It was complicated.
Did you lose someone?
A lover. To AIDS.
Why are you making me
talk about this?
I was unable to be there with him
when he left us. There.
Because of his family.
And then, it was too hard.
It ate away at me.
Being angry all the time is no life.
You shouldn't feel guilty,
you know.
Some things you can't forget.
It's the same for me.
My mother didn't accept it.
I'll never forgive her.
-There, there...
-That's what's missing.
It will be pretty there, too.
Two, there, on the gold.
Wait, I'll see what I have.
Oh, sorry... I'll come by later.
-Lucie, wait.
-What?
We'll both have to be here
at the party next week.
I know. But I have to go.
Hello, Lyon LGBT+ Center speaking.
LGBT dictatorship! Death to fags!
Yeah, yeah.
I love you, too. Kisses.
Dirty dyke!
Why are you putting that away?
We don't have to put it up.
This picture is so nice!
I don't resent her.
For months we were like,
we're so strong.
But we really suffered.
That ART sucked everything out of us.
All that for nothing.
We should spend a weekend together.
I'm all right, I promise.
It's over.
So, are we good
for that little weekend, then?
Is that your phone vibrating?
What's wrong?
I don't know.
Something has happened to my cousin.
We're going to Saint-Étienne.
Zakarya is going to drive me.
It's about Marwen.
You do as you like, anyway.
I'm not interested in Saint-Étienne.
It's in the past.
He's dead.
-Marwen is dead.
-What happened?
We don't know. We have no idea!
They can't just leave you like that.
The cops arrested him yesterday.
We tried to find out what happened,
why they'd arrested him...
We don't know a thing, Nadjet.
Yes?
It's Ilhem Benkhadra,
Marwen's sister.
We don't have any more info.
Go home.
Hang on, sir...
Can someone hear me?
We should be able to take
Marwen's body back. It's our right.
What you're doing is useless.
I'm allowed to see my brother.
-He's not here.
-Where is he?
I don't know where he is.
Police headquarters said
they don't want violence, so go home.
They'll call you.
-Hey, please!
-Come on.
-Hello!
-There's no point.
Are you OK?
Yes, you scared me.
I thought it would get out of hand.
My visa has expired.
If I get stopped...
Sorry, I completely forgot.
Now that my brother is dead,
things might get heated.
There will be ID checks.
You shouldn't stay, Zak.
Ilhem is right.
But what about you?
I'll figure it out.
-Be careful.
-Yes.
-You sure?
-Yes.
This Saturday, the police intervened
at the Baudelaire projects
in Saint-Étienne
while a young man
was being beaten up.
One of the assailants died
at the police station.
According to several sources,
blows from the fight
could have been the cause of death.
Any young person's death
is a tragedy.
But you have to take into account
that if the police had to intervene,
it was to put a stop
to a heinous homophobic attack.
The law must be applied to everyone,
in the same way.
This incident is part
of an overall trend
towards an increase
in homophobic attacks.
That's not true.
Up 36% in 2019.
Marwen would never do that.
He wasn't homophobic.
I promise you.
This is so good! By the way,
are you coming to Kenza's birthday?
Why are we here?
Well, I don't know, I...
Got something to tell me?
I don't like how things are
between us.
Neither do I.
Why doesn't it change, then?
Why do you think?
Don't you see I'm trying?
What do I have to do...
It has to come from you.
I believed in what we had,
in what we shared with Bastien.
So did I.
Why did you leave then?
When we woke up, you were gone.
You always want other people
to choose for you.
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about? I'm going
to show you something, you'll see.
Why are you making me read this?
It's about my cousin.
He's the one who died.
He was arrested
while beating up a guy,
a young gay guy.
I decided to leave.
I came here, I chose Thibaut,
Bastien, the org.
I chose you.
Got nothing to say?
You don't care about
what happened to your cousin?
Why are you ditching me?
What do you want to hear? Tell me,
I'll tell you whatever you want.
I don't know why you're stuck.
I'd like to help you,
I'd like to do something, but I...
Did you have a good night?
Great. What did I do
to the two of you?
THE SLOPING BOOK
Yes, Virginie?
I need to talk to you.
But I need you to come here.
-Where to?
-To Brussels.
-Have you been before?
-No.
Now is your chance.
I'll handle everything.
I wouldn't be asking you
if it wasn't important.
Thanks, Mom.
It was good of you to come
for Nora and her husband.
How are they holding up?
Pretty well, given what happened.
I'm more worried about Ilhem.
She's tough. She'll be OK.
You didn't ask how Hicham was doing.
You would've told me
if there was a problem.
Ilhem! What are you doing?
Finding someone
who saw the arrest happen.
I'm telling you, I know my brother.
I thought
I knew everything about him.
Then he left without warning,
and I found him in an LGBT org.
You never know people.
Whatever I say, you won't listen.
I was there when Hicham disappeared,
when you didn't know where he was.
Why were you scared, Nadjet?
We're all scared, here.
We all tell our sons, our brothers,
to be careful,
not to run in front of the cops,
not to provoke them.
Your brother just left.
It has happened to me.
I've lost mine.
I want to know what happened.
I want to know, too.
Hey.
Hicham isn't here.
I came to see you, actually.
OK...
-I hear you're not leaving anymore?
-I shouldn't be, no.
You've been back and forth
quite a bit.
Yes.
Will you give me a minute?
Grab a drink out of the fridge.
I'll be right back.
Don't come too close,
or you'll be on-screen.
You're a camboy?
Yes.
Quite the get-up, eh?
Yeah, quite the get-up!
Sit there if you like.
They won't see you.
These are the people online
and their credits.
Before I start, I set thresholds.
For 25 credits, I take my top off.
Yes, I see.
For 50...
Hang on, I'll postpone.
Why?
I don't want them to be disappointed.
LEVEL 2 REACHED!
NEXT LEVEL: 500 CREDITS
Are they happy?
You're blowing through levels.
I wanted to talk to you about Hicham.
That's how you talk to me?
OK. I wanted to see you
and talk to you about Hicham.
The 25-year anniversary is coming up,
and he'll be there...
I don't know, it would be a chance
to talk to him,
to talk about us three.
But I thought you didn't want to.
I never said that.
Things just went too fast
at that Pride. I was lost.
But now you're OK?
I figured something out.
Hicham can't say "I love you,"
but that doesn't mean
he doesn't think it.
BRUSSELS
You new here?
Yeah, I'm just here
for an appointment.
It looks intimidating, like this,
but don't worry.
It's all theater here.
It's a bit more than that, I hope.
You think so?
Excuse me.
Unfortunately, with over 700 MEPs
in the European Parliament,
-you never know who's talking to you.
-Why do you say that?
Frédéric Demy,
of the European Roots party.
That guy's a Fascist?
Too bad.
You're going to get access
to some confidential info.
Info about what?
Anzor's story
is much more complicated
than you think.
It's about a group
of 17 Chechnyan refugees,
who were welcomed in
at the EU's initiative.
What do you mean?
What group?
I'll show you.
Can you show him the files?
Of the 17, Anzor is the third
in two weeks
to have been the victim
of an attack.
They were all attacked
in their homes,
so there has been a leak
of classified information.
It's coming from here.
Someone in Parliament
or maybe even in the Commission.
Virginie, why the hell am I here?
Why are you telling me all this?
I don't trust it here anymore.
I need you.
I won't manage alone.
Manage what?
To find the leak.
It's the only way to protect
Anzor and the others.
-What can I do?
-Come here. Work for me.
What? No.
Let's say I accepted.
What would be the point?
In everyone here's eyes, you would be
in charge of Anzor's hearing.
It would be your idea.
It would let me play
on both fields.
Meaning?
I'll say you insisted
on putting these pieces together.
"I don't care too much.
LGBT people can wait.
"We have to handle
the economic crisis first."
That will get me noticed
by the right people.
The ones attacking
the Chechnyan refugees?
The Russians attacked Anzor.
I just need
to infiltrate those networks.
I don't know.
Thibaut...
I've been watching you
for a long time.
You're trying to get me involved
in something I'm not cut out for.
I was there when you put yourself
in deep shit.
Honestly, what's holding you back?
Do it for Anzor.
This is room 416.
I think you know,
there are security instructions,
I can't leave.
I have a phone issue.
Could you get me one?
Just a simple one, with a card?
Thank you.
All good?
Yes, I'm coming.
The invitation to Anzor Volkov's
hearing has been sent out.
Perfect.
Take care of yourself.
I'll join you in Brussels.
-You going to the hearing?
-Not only that.
Tellier offered me to work with her.
You think I should tell him?
If they figure out that he knows,
they'll vanish.
He's in danger but doesn't know it.
Tellier as a boss?
Good luck!
At least I'll know about everything.
You coming?
-I don't want trouble.
-I've been looking for you a while.
You'll only have trouble
if you don't talk.
You keep an eye
on the basketball court.
Sometimes.
-You know why I'm here.
-I won't say a thing.
Tell me!
They were shooting hoops
on the basketball court
when that guy showed up.
So they insulted him,
told him to go around.
He tried to go through anyway.
So, the two came nearer.
"The two"?
Weren't there three?
No, two at first.
Max and Kylian.
Marwen got there afterwards.
The guy was on the ground,
getting beat up.
Marwen got there and pushed them.
Then, things started to get heated.
They asked why he'd defend a fag.
The cops showed up.
I got the hell out of there.
Marwen was defending
the guy being attacked?
He was defending him
but got arrested?
So it would seem.
-How did that happen?
-I don't know!
Here. You can go.
Ilhem, the cops must know.
Yes, they talked to the guy,
the one who got beat up.
They know, and they're lying.
What do we do now?
I need to talk to my brother.
IN MEMORY OF MY BROTHER DYLAN
Running away is possible.
I am proof of that.
I must begin today
with some bad news.
The Russian LGBT Network
has received an alert
about new arrests
in and around Shelkovskaya.
If you're in the area
of Urus-Martanovsky,
find shelter.
Do not sleep at home.
Do not see people
you aren't sure about.
Our friends in Chechnya
are figuring out ways to help you.
If you're isolated,
you can also call
the LGBT network's
telephone helpline.
This message is an important alert.
For the past few weeks,
an underground LGBT bar
has popped up in Grozny.
But the bar has been located
by the Chechen authorities!
Don't go there.
Be very careful.
LGBT+ CENTER
LYON
LGBT+ CENTER
Ah, here come Madame President
and Vice President.
Nice of you to come
get your hands dirty.
We're meant to take part?
Baseboards, guys!
I know about those.
Careful, the purple tape
is for the outlets.
I'm here with the artwork.
Here, let me help.
Thanks.
So, Anzor, how's it looking?
Your first French class.
We were using our hands to speak,
at the time.
When I first got here,
I didn't think I'd be so happy.
Let's finish painting
before we think about artwork.
What a killjoy!
Come on.
How long have you worked
for the prefect?
Three months.
Well, you didn't waste any time.
Let's get down to business.
This was in the center's postbox
this morning.
DYKE = HUMAN
Given social media right now,
it won't stop soon.
Hicham.
For instance, from their
LGBTDictatorship account, they posted
"Constant indecent images
in the window.
"When are we going to burn down
the LGBT center?"
And then, that little genius
makes a proposal. Go on.
"Their 25th anniversary is soon.
"We should take advantage
of them being in there."
LGBTDictatorship has
10,000 followers. It keeps growing.
And now, they even have the hashtag
"LGBT bonfire" going around.
I see.
When did this start?
We found the account two months ago.
All right, I'll submit a request.
There will be police surveillance
at the 25th anniversary.
Well, Amaury's saved us again.
Fine. Don't worry, I will be grateful
for the police presence at the party.
I'll even blame it all on him,
so the others don't gang up on us.
There is a simpler way, you know.
Just don't say anything.
That's what you're like now, are you?
You lie?
Not saying anything is different.
Speaking of, how did that happen?
I hit my head at the bookstore.
You know how small it is in there...
I used to manage just fine.
Must I point out
I'm a foot taller than you?
Huh? Come on.
All right, come on, let's go.
Thibaut, I received some papers.
I'd like to show them to you.
Do you have them on you?
No, they're at home.
They're to do with my name change.
If you can't, no worries,
I'll sort it out with Amaury.
No, it's fine, don't worry about it.
I nearly died?
I don't even care.
He's heavy.
Fucker!
You're crushing me!
All right, are we ordering
pizzas or what?
No, guys, it's Saturday night.
We can't spend our lives indoors.
You're bumming me out.
I'll come out.
-Really?
-Want to?
-Yes!
-Let's go!
I'll be right in.
What's up, Hicham?
No, that's nice of you,
but I'm going to head home.
Yeah, of course.
But have fun.
Thibaut!
Tell me where he is!
Or else I'll kill them all!
Understood?
Anzor!
Come here, Anzor.
Anzor, come on!
We've called the cops!
I'll find you again!
And you'll pay, too!
Come on!
THE ACTIVISTS
XAOC
PROTECTING OURSELVES
-Are you OK?
-I'm OK.
I don't need stitches.
-Did you know those guys?
-No.
Why the hell are there dudes
in his house waiting to kill him?
The Chechnyan government keeps saying
all homosexuals must be killed.
Even the diaspora
might follow their instructions.
Anzor, is that right?
-Stop calling him that.
-He doesn't like "Antoine."
-You think I like using it?
-Everyone knows his name.
At city hall, Brussels...
Everyone who's come by
the LGBT center in the last year!
Please.
I'll call Tellier tomorrow.
Why?
Because what's going on
is serious, Amaury.
Without the European Parliament,
Anzor wouldn't be here.
Tell her, if you want.
What about him?
He can't stay here.
I already got him a hotel.
All right, listen to me.
The room is in my name.
There will be police there.
You can sleep in peace.
Do you want something to drink?
No, that's all right.
I've had enough.
I was thinking water.
Are you aware
Bastien is sleeping on the couch?
Thought you wouldn't be here
till June.
We've rented your room
out to Wesley.
Why do you think I'm here?
All right, guys,
I'll leave you to it, cause...
All right, tchüss! Goodnight.
-Goodnight.
-Thanks.
How come you're here?
I couldn't really work
because of Covid.
There is always something.
No. I don't need
to go back to Paris anymore.
I don't have any debts left.
We're good.
Come here.
Careful.
What's that?
I paid the last of it off with that.
So, it's OK.
I'm happy to see you.
Yeah, me too.
How are the others doing?
Good, good.
Except Thibaut,
but I think I'm being paranoid.
Is he still with his boyfriend?
Damien? Yeah, I think so.
But we don't see him much.
I missed you, you know.
I missed you too.
No, Hicham. No, no.
You always do this to me.
And then you resent me
come morning because he's not here.
Fashion, that's cool.
How long have you been doing that?
-Two months, now.
-OK.
This apartment could use
a little style.
Yes, I'll give you some tips.
How's it going, guys?
-How are you?
-Good, you?
-Yeah, good.
-You get some work done?
Yeah. Sundays at noon
are a little quiet, but...
-Got anything for me?
-Yeah.
Thanks.
Wait, I'll get it.
-Can I talk to you?
-Yeah.
Not here.
Anzor was attacked
in his home.
-Is he OK?
-Yes, he's fine.
He's safe at a hotel.
Who attacked him?
These two guys. Russians.
We don't know how they found him.
-What is it?
-I'm going to show you something.
Shortly after he arrived,
Anzor asked me something.
It's gone.
Wait, I have the files
on the hard drive.
He made me swear
not to tell you or Amaury.
He wanted to do something,
talk to the people where he's from.
Was this posted online?
Yes.
But someone's deleted all of it.
I don't know, maybe it was Anzor.
You think it matters?
I don't know.
We need to talk about it.
Papers, please.
Thanks.
OK, you're good.
-We can't tell everyone.
-It's not "everyone." It's JB.
Can you explain
how they got your address?
No.
Are you all right, Anzor?
Amaury doesn't want me
to tell JB I'm here.
I don't know him.
They've been together for weeks.
Wait till Anzor is no longer
in danger
before you gather everyone here.
Anyway, are you OK?
Did you sleep a little?
A bit.
-Any news from the investigation?
-We're checking the camera footage.
So, you have nothing.
Don't get him mad already.
Why would I get mad?
Anzor and I
need to tell you about something.
We don't know there is a link
between the videos and the attack.
Just who we need.
It's always a pleasure to see you,
too, even on Sundays.
You didn't have to come, Virginie.
Hello. Virginie Tellier.
I'm a member
of the European Parliament.
Yes, I remember you.
Thibaut told me you were attacked.
-How are you doing?
-I'm all right.
Luckily, I have them.
Yes.
You have a good support network.
Right. Now, she's going
to ask you something.
-You don't have to play along.
-Yes, Dad.
I'm serious.
You've taken enough risks.
What matters is getting you
out of harm's way.
Thanks, I'm handling it.
Do you also think
it was a kind of honor crime,
due to your homosexuality?
There may be something else.
Anzor posted some videos online.
They probably see him
as a political opponent.
What do you say in them?
I was providing news
that is censored over there.
I said which countries were letting
refugees from Chechnya in.
I told people how to leave.
I see.
You say you're moving him
out of harm's way. How?
Amaury is in talks with Canada
to get me a visa.
I may be going to Montreal.
At least, I won't have
learned French for nothing.
We're almost on the same wavelength.
Great.
Don't get involved, then.
Amaury,
when you and Thibaut wanted
Lyon to welcome
persecuted Chechnyans.
You were happy to have me
in Brussels.
You know how long
we fought in parliament
to free up the funds?
You may have convinced yourself
you did it all alone,
but that's not how it went down.
We worked together.
I just want to protect him.
So do I.
All right, please.
Virginie, what do you have in mind?
Anzor should testify
before Parliament.
What? No way.
I agree.
Exposing yourself like that
is madness.
I agree to testify.
I'm not going to vanish
like I'm the guilty one.
-It might save your life.
-And who will save the others'?
If you provoke them,
they'll retaliate.
I'm not provoking anyone.
I want to tell the truth
about what's going on.
Someone must be interested,
must be able to do something.
You can't knock him for wanting
to try.
He can't forget where he's from.
It was in Lyon
that they attacked him.
They're looking for him here.
We can discreetly transfer him
to Brussels.
No train, no plane.
That way, there will be no tickets.
No trace.
You want to keep Anzor safe?
That's the best thing to do.
Come on, you know I'm right.
I'll keep the Canada procedure going.
You're out of here when I get a visa.
As for your performance in Brussels,
you have two weeks, tops.
A little tipple.
It's tough.
Doing anything for the party, Claude?
How do you mean?
You were there 25 years ago
when this place opened.
You have to make a speech.
The people have spoken.
Had you just come back
to Lyon at the time?
No, I'd already left Paris
for a year or two.
Lyon in the '80s
wasn't the way it is today.
Was it just the city, or had you
moved too far from your family?
No, on the contrary.
Mom was the first to sew my dresses,
when I started doing cabaret.
She would really work hard
on the sequins, she loved it.
It was in Paris that I realized
most of the boys around me
no longer had families.
I always found that
very hard to understand.
Why did you come back to Lyon?
It was the '90s.
It was complicated.
Did you lose someone?
A lover. To AIDS.
Why are you making me
talk about this?
I was unable to be there with him
when he left us. There.
Because of his family.
And then, it was too hard.
It ate away at me.
Being angry all the time is no life.
You shouldn't feel guilty,
you know.
Some things you can't forget.
It's the same for me.
My mother didn't accept it.
I'll never forgive her.
-There, there...
-That's what's missing.
It will be pretty there, too.
Two, there, on the gold.
Wait, I'll see what I have.
Oh, sorry... I'll come by later.
-Lucie, wait.
-What?
We'll both have to be here
at the party next week.
I know. But I have to go.
Hello, Lyon LGBT+ Center speaking.
LGBT dictatorship! Death to fags!
Yeah, yeah.
I love you, too. Kisses.
Dirty dyke!
Why are you putting that away?
We don't have to put it up.
This picture is so nice!
I don't resent her.
For months we were like,
we're so strong.
But we really suffered.
That ART sucked everything out of us.
All that for nothing.
We should spend a weekend together.
I'm all right, I promise.
It's over.
So, are we good
for that little weekend, then?
Is that your phone vibrating?
What's wrong?
I don't know.
Something has happened to my cousin.
We're going to Saint-Étienne.
Zakarya is going to drive me.
It's about Marwen.
You do as you like, anyway.
I'm not interested in Saint-Étienne.
It's in the past.
He's dead.
-Marwen is dead.
-What happened?
We don't know. We have no idea!
They can't just leave you like that.
The cops arrested him yesterday.
We tried to find out what happened,
why they'd arrested him...
We don't know a thing, Nadjet.
Yes?
It's Ilhem Benkhadra,
Marwen's sister.
We don't have any more info.
Go home.
Hang on, sir...
Can someone hear me?
We should be able to take
Marwen's body back. It's our right.
What you're doing is useless.
I'm allowed to see my brother.
-He's not here.
-Where is he?
I don't know where he is.
Police headquarters said
they don't want violence, so go home.
They'll call you.
-Hey, please!
-Come on.
-Hello!
-There's no point.
Are you OK?
Yes, you scared me.
I thought it would get out of hand.
My visa has expired.
If I get stopped...
Sorry, I completely forgot.
Now that my brother is dead,
things might get heated.
There will be ID checks.
You shouldn't stay, Zak.
Ilhem is right.
But what about you?
I'll figure it out.
-Be careful.
-Yes.
-You sure?
-Yes.
This Saturday, the police intervened
at the Baudelaire projects
in Saint-Étienne
while a young man
was being beaten up.
One of the assailants died
at the police station.
According to several sources,
blows from the fight
could have been the cause of death.
Any young person's death
is a tragedy.
But you have to take into account
that if the police had to intervene,
it was to put a stop
to a heinous homophobic attack.
The law must be applied to everyone,
in the same way.
This incident is part
of an overall trend
towards an increase
in homophobic attacks.
That's not true.
Up 36% in 2019.
Marwen would never do that.
He wasn't homophobic.
I promise you.
This is so good! By the way,
are you coming to Kenza's birthday?
Why are we here?
Well, I don't know, I...
Got something to tell me?
I don't like how things are
between us.
Neither do I.
Why doesn't it change, then?
Why do you think?
Don't you see I'm trying?
What do I have to do...
It has to come from you.
I believed in what we had,
in what we shared with Bastien.
So did I.
Why did you leave then?
When we woke up, you were gone.
You always want other people
to choose for you.
What are you talking about?
What are you talking about? I'm going
to show you something, you'll see.
Why are you making me read this?
It's about my cousin.
He's the one who died.
He was arrested
while beating up a guy,
a young gay guy.
I decided to leave.
I came here, I chose Thibaut,
Bastien, the org.
I chose you.
Got nothing to say?
You don't care about
what happened to your cousin?
Why are you ditching me?
What do you want to hear? Tell me,
I'll tell you whatever you want.
I don't know why you're stuck.
I'd like to help you,
I'd like to do something, but I...
Did you have a good night?
Great. What did I do
to the two of you?
THE SLOPING BOOK
Yes, Virginie?
I need to talk to you.
But I need you to come here.
-Where to?
-To Brussels.
-Have you been before?
-No.
Now is your chance.
I'll handle everything.
I wouldn't be asking you
if it wasn't important.
Thanks, Mom.
It was good of you to come
for Nora and her husband.
How are they holding up?
Pretty well, given what happened.
I'm more worried about Ilhem.
She's tough. She'll be OK.
You didn't ask how Hicham was doing.
You would've told me
if there was a problem.
Ilhem! What are you doing?
Finding someone
who saw the arrest happen.
I'm telling you, I know my brother.
I thought
I knew everything about him.
Then he left without warning,
and I found him in an LGBT org.
You never know people.
Whatever I say, you won't listen.
I was there when Hicham disappeared,
when you didn't know where he was.
Why were you scared, Nadjet?
We're all scared, here.
We all tell our sons, our brothers,
to be careful,
not to run in front of the cops,
not to provoke them.
Your brother just left.
It has happened to me.
I've lost mine.
I want to know what happened.
I want to know, too.
Hey.
Hicham isn't here.
I came to see you, actually.
OK...
-I hear you're not leaving anymore?
-I shouldn't be, no.
You've been back and forth
quite a bit.
Yes.
Will you give me a minute?
Grab a drink out of the fridge.
I'll be right back.
Don't come too close,
or you'll be on-screen.
You're a camboy?
Yes.
Quite the get-up, eh?
Yeah, quite the get-up!
Sit there if you like.
They won't see you.
These are the people online
and their credits.
Before I start, I set thresholds.
For 25 credits, I take my top off.
Yes, I see.
For 50...
Hang on, I'll postpone.
Why?
I don't want them to be disappointed.
LEVEL 2 REACHED!
NEXT LEVEL: 500 CREDITS
Are they happy?
You're blowing through levels.
I wanted to talk to you about Hicham.
That's how you talk to me?
OK. I wanted to see you
and talk to you about Hicham.
The 25-year anniversary is coming up,
and he'll be there...
I don't know, it would be a chance
to talk to him,
to talk about us three.
But I thought you didn't want to.
I never said that.
Things just went too fast
at that Pride. I was lost.
But now you're OK?
I figured something out.
Hicham can't say "I love you,"
but that doesn't mean
he doesn't think it.
BRUSSELS
You new here?
Yeah, I'm just here
for an appointment.
It looks intimidating, like this,
but don't worry.
It's all theater here.
It's a bit more than that, I hope.
You think so?
Excuse me.
Unfortunately, with over 700 MEPs
in the European Parliament,
-you never know who's talking to you.
-Why do you say that?
Frédéric Demy,
of the European Roots party.
That guy's a Fascist?
Too bad.
You're going to get access
to some confidential info.
Info about what?
Anzor's story
is much more complicated
than you think.
It's about a group
of 17 Chechnyan refugees,
who were welcomed in
at the EU's initiative.
What do you mean?
What group?
I'll show you.
Can you show him the files?
Of the 17, Anzor is the third
in two weeks
to have been the victim
of an attack.
They were all attacked
in their homes,
so there has been a leak
of classified information.
It's coming from here.
Someone in Parliament
or maybe even in the Commission.
Virginie, why the hell am I here?
Why are you telling me all this?
I don't trust it here anymore.
I need you.
I won't manage alone.
Manage what?
To find the leak.
It's the only way to protect
Anzor and the others.
-What can I do?
-Come here. Work for me.
What? No.
Let's say I accepted.
What would be the point?
In everyone here's eyes, you would be
in charge of Anzor's hearing.
It would be your idea.
It would let me play
on both fields.
Meaning?
I'll say you insisted
on putting these pieces together.
"I don't care too much.
LGBT people can wait.
"We have to handle
the economic crisis first."
That will get me noticed
by the right people.
The ones attacking
the Chechnyan refugees?
The Russians attacked Anzor.
I just need
to infiltrate those networks.
I don't know.
Thibaut...
I've been watching you
for a long time.
You're trying to get me involved
in something I'm not cut out for.
I was there when you put yourself
in deep shit.
Honestly, what's holding you back?
Do it for Anzor.
This is room 416.
I think you know,
there are security instructions,
I can't leave.
I have a phone issue.
Could you get me one?
Just a simple one, with a card?
Thank you.
All good?
Yes, I'm coming.
The invitation to Anzor Volkov's
hearing has been sent out.
Perfect.
Take care of yourself.
I'll join you in Brussels.
-You going to the hearing?
-Not only that.
Tellier offered me to work with her.
You think I should tell him?
If they figure out that he knows,
they'll vanish.
He's in danger but doesn't know it.
Tellier as a boss?
Good luck!
At least I'll know about everything.
You coming?
-I don't want trouble.
-I've been looking for you a while.
You'll only have trouble
if you don't talk.
You keep an eye
on the basketball court.
Sometimes.
-You know why I'm here.
-I won't say a thing.
Tell me!
They were shooting hoops
on the basketball court
when that guy showed up.
So they insulted him,
told him to go around.
He tried to go through anyway.
So, the two came nearer.
"The two"?
Weren't there three?
No, two at first.
Max and Kylian.
Marwen got there afterwards.
The guy was on the ground,
getting beat up.
Marwen got there and pushed them.
Then, things started to get heated.
They asked why he'd defend a fag.
The cops showed up.
I got the hell out of there.
Marwen was defending
the guy being attacked?
He was defending him
but got arrested?
So it would seem.
-How did that happen?
-I don't know!
Here. You can go.
Ilhem, the cops must know.
Yes, they talked to the guy,
the one who got beat up.
They know, and they're lying.
What do we do now?
I need to talk to my brother.
IN MEMORY OF MY BROTHER DYLAN