Anna, Anna?
Anna?
Where's Anders?
Anna?
- Where's Anders? - Anders.
Here.
Would you like some milk?
Anders?
Come.
Anna?
Hey, let me in, Anna.
- Do you like this apartment? - Absolutely.
Haven't you slept well?
l had trouble sleeping last night.
l just woke up.
You remember the importance of having a routine, don't you?
Of course. He's asleep in here.
He will not be told where you live
and he has no way of finding out either.
- lf you want a telephone-- - l don't want a telephone.
lf you want a telephone, that has to go through us.
The school Anders atends will be kept secret too.
He's not going to school.
He's not ready for that yet.
l can homeschool him here myself, you know?
All children must atend school.
The way things are now,
Anders can go back to living a normal life
like any other child.
He will have to start school on Wednesday.
He needs to get out more.
He needs to be around other children.
He will be okay here.
l think it's ready.
You're staying with me in my bed.
REPORT FROM CHlLD WELFARE SERVlCES
THE FATHER HELD THE BO Y'S HEAD UNDERWATER AND...
Bye, honey.
Ma'am?
They just moved the bus stop.
lt's up ahead.
Let's go to the shoe department. Come on.
ON SALE!
Do you work here?
Yes, of course.
Did you get off the bus all right? Are you okay?
Yeah.
l'm a litle nervous today because my son just started school.
Well,
you don't need to feel bad.
l'm a pretty anxious guy myself.
ls there anything that l can help you with?
- You just tell me. - l saw that you sell baby monitors.
Yeah, of course. ln that department over there.
lt's not my department, but...
How old is your baby?
He's not a baby. He's eight years old.
Some people think l'm a hysterical mom,
but the truth is l can't help it.
No no, l understand you perfectly well.
lt's because you love him so much, right?
Right.
This one is on sale.
A good model-- several channels,
shockproof. lt has a belt clip.
l have to be able to hear him when he's in the other room.
This'll work.
That's great.
Thanks for your help.
Look what l bought.
ls that our building?
Don't forget to include the lake in your drawing, you know?
What lake?
The one that's in the forest.
We'll go there when it gets warmer.
Promise? Cross your heart?
Hello, do you read me?
Anna calling Anders.
Where are you, Mommy?
Anna calling Anders.
Cool, you bought a walkie-talkie!
No, it's not a walkie-talkie. lt's a baby monitor.
- Mommy, Mommy! - No, you talk into this one.
- Can l try? - Sure, but be careful.
l have a walkie-talkie!
C'mon, Mom, guess where l am now.
Oh, where can Anders be?
l'm hiding.
Guess where l am now.
There.
Don't touch it.
So l can hear you in my room while you sleep.
Please be a good boy
and l'll know you're doing okay.
Aren't you going to sleep here?
Nope. l'll sleep in my room and you'll sleep here.
Cool!
l'm a monster!
Okay, stop it, Anders.
No more fooling around.
Do you know that Mommy loves you
and that l can't live without you?
Yes, l know, Mommy.
- Sleep tight. - Good night.
Good night.
Helge?
Could l have a word with you?
l'm on my way to work.
Come, have a seat.
l don't understand what you're asking me.
l want to know what to do if your mother can't breathe on her own
or she might have a cardiac arrest.
You're going to help her, right?
l think that she may need a respirator soon.
She's very weak now and l don't foresee her geting any beter.
But she was siting up in bed two days ago.
l know.
What'll happens if we don't use a respirator?
She will die.
l just want you to think about it.
Ask yourself what your mother would want.
Okay, l'll pick you up after school. Goodbye.
Yes, bye.
Do you have any fours?
All you ask for is fours!
No, l don't. Go fish.
Do you have any sevens?
Yes, l do.
No, l don't want to!
Shut up!
l don't want to!
Let go of me!
l don't want to!
Let go of me!
But l want to go to school, Mom.
No, today we'll have school at home.
We'll stay there.
Who is it?
Grete and Ole from Child Services.
l'm coming!
- Why isn't he at school? - He doesn't feel well.
Why doesn't he sleep in his own room?
He did, but--
How will this look when they reopen the case?
What do you mean, ''reopen the case''?
- lt isn't for sure. - But it's likely.
What are you talking about?
Your ex-husband has a new lawyer
and he has filed a complaint
because he believes that only one side was heard.
- You know what my ex did! - They claim that there's
no hard evidence, that it's too weak.
And he finds it strange that you're the only witness.
He tried to throw him out the window!
- What should l do? - You don't lie about Anders
and make sure he always atends school.
Ole, we have to go. Will you bring the file?
Yeah.
We will follow you very closely from now on
and the file will have all our reports on your assessment.
Torstein, could you put a movie on instead?
What?
Didn't it work?
l heard something l don't understand.
What?
l heard some sounds that-- that weren't coming from my son.
- Oh right, l forgot to tell you. - What?
You must have heard another baby monitor.
Oh, you can hear other people?
Yeah, if they're nearby. You just have to change the channel.
Everything will be fine after that. Just change the channel.
l was woken up in the middle of the night by a child screaming.
Look.
Here's the channel changer.
They'll make sure both of them have the same setings.
Then you'll sleep soundly.
l'm so sorry. l should have explained that to you before.
- lt's okay. - Good.
Helge, phone call.
l have to go now.
Please come back if you have any other problems, okay?
Or if you just want to talk. That would be nice too.
Uh, my lunch break is at noon, so...
A BO Y'S VOlCE? ''l DON'T WANT TO...''
What is this?
What have you done?!
One two three four five six seven...
...four five six
seven.
lt must be here.
He's coming home with me. He's my friend.
Hi, l'm Anna. What's your name?
- We need to tell your parents. - They're not at home.
Are you hungry?
Should l make some pancakes?
WE LlVE HERE
54 yards.
That would be roughly--
Anders?
Anders, you know you aren't allowed to go out.
Anders?
Anders!
Where have you been?
Where is your friend?
- You messed it up. - Messed up what?
- My drawing. - l could just erase that.
You can't erase blood.
What? What are you talking about?
You know that l didn't do this.
lt wasn't me. lt must have been your friend.
l don't think so!
Anders!
Anders! Anders!
You are not allowed to go out!
Anders!
Anders...
Anders! Anders.
Anders, this isn't funny!
Anders!
Anders, why are you doing this to me?
Mom, l didn't mean to.
Quick, hide, please.
You saw a man put a plastic bag into a van
and you assumed that it was a corpse?
You have an amazing imagination.
You really do.
You remind me of my mother.
She would imagine the most awful things.
Horrible things.
One time she called-- she called the police
on a man who asked for directions.
You think l'm imagining things?
l think you're a kind
and very sensitive person...
who hasn't been sleeping well lately.
lt isn't often you meet someone you want to talk to.
My mother used to bring me here all the time.
Before she got sick.
She's in the hospital now.
By the way, l saw you here the other day.
l almost came over to say hi.
No, l haven't been here before.
That's odd. l was sure it was you.
You must have been mistaken.
lt must have been someone
just like you.
lt was strange. l was actually
showing a camera to a customer.
l was about to take a picture.
And that's when l saw you.
When l thought l saw you, l mean.
Have you ever come home and not known where you've been?
Suddenly...
l just can't remember.
l remember dropping Anders off at school,
but the next few hours are a complete blank to me.
l'd imagine that it's a result of you
simply not sleeping enough, you know?
l also had a lot of trouble sleeping
when my-- when my mom first got sick.
lt drives you crazy.
l was in a daze. l couldn't work.
lf there's anything you're not sure about
or are worried about...
l realize we don't know each other that well, but...
but if you ever want to talk
about anything...
You're nice.
You really are very nice.
You probably won't even remember siting here with me.
Here.
Look. Nice, huh?
lf you want,
l can print it out for you
so you have proof of where you were today. Okay?
At least you have proof of who you had coffee with.
- Who is that? - No one.
Looks like it's someone.
lt's a friend.
Daddy always said you don't have friends.
Of course l do. l have friends.
You don't have friends!
What are you doing? Anders, don't!
Anders...
Anders. Anders, open the door.
Where did you find the key?
Why don't you answer me?
You should never lock the door.
You must promise me that. Do you promise?
How can you put up a picture of him?
He's my father.
Don't you remember what he did?
How can you do that?
Have you forgoten what he did to you?
Listen...
l'm sorry.
But don't worry.
l know it's hard, but you will forget.
You have to.
After what he did, he is not allowed to get in touch with us.
Are you listening to me, Anders?
You're not telling me the truth.
Of course l'm telling the truth.
He doesn't even know where we're living.
Yes, he does.
Why do you say that?
l'm not allowed to tell you.
What do you mean?
Who said you're not allowed to?
He did.
Who did?
Have you seen your dad?
Where?
At school.
He's been there twice.
That's not possible.
He is in a meeting. Please come back tomorrow.
l'll wait here for him.
- Can't the boy go back to class? - He will stay with me.
Excuse me.
He says his father has been to the school.
We have a restraining order. How can you allow that to happen?
Let's talk.
Did he say he had seen his father all of a sudden?
lf you were arguing, maybe he said that to be mean to you.
He wouldn't lie about that.
But he has lied before. He lied about
- several things back then. - He was afraid.
He couldn't tell the difference between dreams and reality.
- Him too? - What does that mean?
We've been looking into some of the things you told us back then
and we have discovered that much of what you were telling us
was, in fact, not true.
You claimed to be a teacher, but we checked
and you've never been registered at any school.
l wanted to be one.
Are you sure you know the difference between what you want and what's real?
Can you tell the difference between real and unreal?
Of course l can.
l know when something is important or urgent or dangerous.
We are very worried about this case.
The case is going to come up again any minute now
and who knows what the result might be?
lf we get any more complaints,
we will have no other choice
but to place Anders in a foster home.
Are you sad, Mom?
l didn't mean to be mean.
What can l do to make you happy again?
Can't we go somewhere, just the two of us?
Sure, we just have to stay here a litle longer.
Why is that, huh?
l have to wait until l'm not so afraid.
''This time
l shall not
let go.''
Tell me!
Where is he?
- You hear me? - Stop it!
Where is he?
- Tell me where he is! - No, don't!
''Tell me
where he is.''
l can take a break in like two minutes.
Or are you shopping?
l need something that records sound.
- To record music or voices? - Voices.
Speak into this so we can listen to it.
But l--
l don't know what to say.
Hi, my name is Helge.
Would you like to go out for dinner sometime?
Only if you want to.
Let's see if it works.
Hi, my name is Helge.
Would you like to go out for dinner sometime?
- Only if you want to.
- Yeah, it works. - l can't.
l can't leave Anders alone.
That's fine.
- Leave it on. You'll get cold. - But l'm so hot.
Are they going to the beach?
- l don't know. - l want to go to the beach.
No, not now.
But you promised, Mom! You said we would go to the beach
when it got warmer.
- Can l swim? - No, l don't think so.
lt's still too cold.
- Don't run. You might fall. - No, l won't fall.
l'm already eight.
Anders.
- Where's the lake? - lt's straight ahead.
ls this it?
lt is, but...
You said you would stop lying.
You said so!
l'm telling my teacher!
You won't tell your teacher anything! They will take you away from me!
Anders, l'm sorry!
l'm sorry. lt was stupid of me.
Wait for me, Anders.
Wait for me, Anders!
Maybe you forgot to lock it?
No, l didn't.
Wait here. Stay quiet.
Mommy? Mommy, what was it?
l don't know.
Hurry! Get in there, be quiet.
l couldn't find a towel.
You want to kill me?
What are you doing? How did you get in here?
We have keys to all the apartments so we can check on you.
How are you, Anna?
You ever get lonely, Anna?
lt can't be easy for a young woman to be all alone.
l'm not alone. l have Anders.
No, that's not what l meant.
You don't know anybody here.
You need someone to keep you company.
l have someone.
- l made a new friend. - No, you didn't.
Women like you don't make friends. You're too frightened.
That's why you're always alone.
Stop it! l'll tell Grete about this.
Haven't you heard the news? Grete quit.
Now it's up to me to decide
if you get to keep Anders or not.
l'll be back tonight.
l'm sorry, Anna,
but l just finished my break.
That's okay. l just stopped by to invite you to dinner.
At 7:00 in the evening?
lf that works for you, then you can meet Anders.
Of course it does. l'd love to come.
Really, l'd love to.
Here's our address.
Thank you.
What couldn't you do?
l tried to shoot, but l just couldn't--
Just set the lSO and put it on auto.
Take a picture.
Go ahead.
lt's just a mater of time. She'll never breathe on her own again.
Think about it, Helge.
- These are for you. - Thank you. Come in.
Thanks.
- This is for Anders. - Oh, how sweet of you!
He went to bed. He didn't feel well.
- Oh, nothing serious? - No, he was just tired after school.
He made a friend and they play at recess.
That's good. lt's nice to have friends.
He's never had a friend before.
- l'm sure it's good for him. - l don't know.
Are you hungry?
Delicious!
No, it's not.
Pardon me.
lt's strange to be here.
l grew up here in this building.
l didn't tell you?
At the other end.
We had to move when my mom got too sick to climb the stairs.
You and my mom are really so much alike, you know.
She was always worried that something bad would happen.
l wasn't allowed to go out alone as a child.
What was she most afraid of?
Everything. l mean everything.
That l would catch a cold
or get run over by a car.
Or get in a stranger's car.
Slip on the ice.
Drafts-- drafts were her biggest obsession, if you can believe it.
The drafts were the worst thing l could be exposed to.
She smoked 20 Pall Malls a day-- filterless, mind you.
She was never out of breath.
ln fact, that's one of my earliest memories--
siting in the car in the back,
Mom and Dad were up front.
They were smoking like crazy.
God forbid l should open a window!
l mean it was madness.
What happened to your father?
He died
when l was young, so...
But l still see him.
l talk to him.
See, l can have a vivid imagination too.
What's your first memory?
l hardly remember anything from my childhood.
Actually one thing l do remember is...
is that l was with a woman.
We were together by a lake.
We were swimming and she picked me up.
And she was hugging me.
She was very happy.
Your mom?
l don't know.
l almost envy your lousy memory.
l remember everything. Everything.
And that's not always fun.
How do you know your memories are real?
Never thought of that.
l see things that l know for sure are not real.
Almost every day.
l don't know what to do.
Have you seen a doctor?
They would take Anders from me.
Anders's father has this lawyer.
lf l tell a doctor about my condition,
they'll take Anders from me.
Want to hear something?
l hear a child crying.
You aren't imagining that, Anna.
You've picked up someone else's baby monitor, that's all.
But the other day l heard a boy screaming,
''l don't want to! l don't want to!'' Someone was hurting him.
Maybe it was just that he didn't want to go to bed or something?
You were a litle tired. You start thinking too much.
No, l didn't mean it like that. l...
lf l heard sounds like that, l'd be scared too.
Should we listen now?
Sure.
You think l'm hearing things?
l almost hope so.
- Can you get the door? - What?
Say you're baby-siting Anders and that l'm not home.
- Who is it? - lt's some man.
Tell him that l'm not at home.
You-- you must be Anders.
My name is Helge.
Do you know who rang the doorbell?
l did.
Do you know what?
l have a litle present for you. lt's something--
l'm not allowed to accept gifts from strangers.
Oh, l understand.
But l know your mother,
so l'm not really a stranger.
l have to obey or Mom will get mad.
Don't worry about it.
Your mom is very very nice.
She does the same thing your mom did.
What do you mean?
What do you know about her?
l think that you and l are the same kind, aren't we?
Don't say anything. That will make it worse.
ls he gone?
What did he say?
You can't listen to anything he says.
What have you told him... about me?
What are you talking about?
What do you know about me?
Ugh, l haven't talked to him about you.
Where are you going?
- To talk to Anders. - No, you won't.
- Anders is fast asleep in there. - l don't think so.
- l just talked to him. - No, you can't go in there.
He's my son! No one goes in his room!
Helge, don't leave!
Does it hurt?
We have to help each other.
May l help you?
You here for Helge?
He's at the hospital because of his mom.
Should l tell him you came?
Could l have a moment alone with her, please?
Let me go! Let me go!
No, Mom! Mom!
Do you know why you're here?
You were found wandering around a parking lot,
in a state of uter confusion.
Do you have a history of seizures perhaps?
l feel beter now.
Are you on medication?
What are these clothes l'm wearing?
The nurse found those clothes for you to wear for now.
l want my clothes back.
Uh, your clothes were completely soaked through,
so we put them in that bag.
What?
Where is Anders?
What's happened to you?
- Nothing. Where is he? - Anders's in the music room.
Okay? l'd like a word with you.
This isn't a good time. Where's the music room?
This is a good time.
l tried to find your cellphone number to call you, but l couldn't find it.
We don't have a phone.
What is it?
Well, the gym teacher noticed
that Anders has bruises on both of his arms,
as though he'd been held hard.
He has no idea how he got those bruises.
Would you happen to know?
He didn't have them this morning when he came.
lt must have happened here at school today.
Nothing happened at home?
What do you mean?
That l could have-- you must know l would never harm Anders.
You should just ask him yourself! l'll go get Anders now
- and bring him in here. - Oh no, you won't.
Anders will stay here until someone can pick him up.
His teacher will keep an eye on him until we can find a solution.
He'll stay with me. He is my son.
l'm aware of that, but that's the way we must proceed
when we suspect a child has been the victim of abuse.
May l go?
Yes, of course. Eva will see you out.
l have to go to the bathroom.
That isn't illegal, is it?
You aren't allowed down there.
- Stop right there! You can't go there. - Anders!
- You aren't allowed there! - Anders!
You can't take him with you. He has to stay here!
- You can't take him with you. Stop it! - Come with me.
My son is in danger! Someone hurt him!
My God!
What has happened to you? Who did this to you?
Have you seen your father?
Did he do this to you?
Oh my God, it must have been so painful.
lt doesn't hurt. They aren't mine.
What are you talking about?
Of course they're yours.
Anders?
So if l call them, they'll look into it?
- Helge? - Thank you.
A customer's here-- the lady who had trouble with her baby monitor?
- Do you remember her? - She's here?
No, but there's someone else here with the same problem, so...
- What do you hear? - Static,
and some lady crying.
lt must be that you're hearing someone else's baby monitor.
So other people can hear ours?
Possibly, yes.
You just change the channel and it will go away.
''All l have to think about
is Anders.
Without him
l don't belong
in this world.
When they
placed him
in my arms,
my only thought was
'Run, Anna.
Take him with you
and run.
You are the only one
who can save him.'
But l failed
to do that.
Next time
l will run,
and that
will be
soon.''
Anna, you have to let me in.
Anders's father is on his way right now.
What?
- He's coming here? - Yes, he's coming to get Anders.
Anders will be much beter off with him.
But l think you know that, right?
lf you don't open the door right now,
l'll have to call someone to force it open.
Do you understand me?
Where is he?
He was very tired when he got back from school.
Can't you let him sleep a litle longer?
- What's all that? - Those are just some wet clothes.
You shouldn't dry them there. You'll ruin the floor.
You can sit down over there.
What happened to you?
Did you get in a fight?
l fell down.
You fell down and got wet?
l don't know.
l--
l thought l was underwater.
You don't get wet by thinking you're underwater.
You have no idea what you're doing.
lsn't that right?
lt must be really awful.
Well, maybe you and l can see more of each other
after all of this is over.
You need someone to take care of you, Anna.
- You would do that? - Of course l would.
Anders might wake up.
You don't need this anymore.
Where are you going?
l'll just get the child services paperwork.
He should be here any minute.
Here he is.
Wake Anders up and get him ready.
Please don't--
Anders, come on, get dressed.
We're leaving now.
Anna, what's going on?
Anders and l are packing. We are leaving.
We're going to be together now.
You and l will be together forever,
just like l promised.
- Come. - l don't want to.
No need to be scared.
l promise.
Where's Anders?
Anders.
She lived there alone.
Her son was killed two years ago.
Her ex-husband was abusive.
He killed himself and the boy too.
How can that be possible? l was in her apartment.
l spoke to her son. Really.
- Who was that? - The janitor.
He was there to fix something in the bathroom.
Hi, my name is Helge.
Would you like to go out for dinner sometime?
Only if you want to.
Hi, my name is Helge.
Would you like to go out for dinner sometime?
Only if you want to.
You have to get someone to help you.
No one can help me now.
Ask my mother for help.
She isn't strong enough to take care of both of us.
Show me your arm.
Did he burn you?
Here.
lt'll be beter when someone finds you.
Then you can sleep.
BO Y FOUND MURDERED
ABUSED TO DEATH
PARENTS ARRESTED
There was once
a litle boy and his mother.
And they moved to a new place.
They had nothing
but each other.
One day,
they went to the forest...
next to where they lived.
And they got lost.
But they suddenly saw
something sparkling between the trees.
When they got there
they realized
it was a lake.