( heavy metal doors clanging )
( girl breathing heavily running footsteps )
Aah!
Aaahhh!
( crying and screaming )
( analog soundtrack crackles )
MAN: Can we start filming?
MAN #2: Absolutely
You see,We're now in the Industrial Distrcit,known as chamfors.
The child was so kept in a building in this area.
That's the building there.
We have been given complete authorization to make this film.
to document this case for the medical archives,
of Assumption Hospital Pediatric Services.
and here we are.
This is where she was.
She wasn't never raped, That was certain,
Extreme example of child abuse this case is classic.
There was starvation,dehydration,
confined anhypothermia.
We think this chair was used here to tie her so she can relief herself easily.
From the scars on her wrist we believe she was tied here for days at that time.
MAN #2: But how did she escaped?
hhh..Lucie hasn't said a word about what went on here.
( children talking and playing )
( crying softly )
MAN: Is that orange juice you have?
Is it for her?
Mais oui,
You pretending to be her mom.
She doesn't have any mom.
( projector whirring )
( projector motor stops )
Don't worry now Anna,These gentlemen are nice men who need you help,
Mm-hmm alright,
MAN: Do You understand why we showed you that?
ANNA: Mm-hmm,
MAN: So Why do you think we need you?
Because you wanna get the evil people
who did those things to Lucie?
That's right, Anna,
( whispering )Lucie wants that too, You must catch those bad folks,
MAN: and what else has she's been telling you about herself?
Nothing more,
What else did she say?
Not much more,
What does she remember?
was doesn't know who did it to her, Sometimes she recalls that
but its not real clear,
hmm And You? what do you think?
Think she remembers anything?
They kept really dark she could barely see him,
She doesn't remember, -alright.
( man mutters affirmatively )
( knock on door )
Come in,
Lucie Jurin didn't come down for lunch,
Lucie?
( soft whimpering )
( soft weeping )
Oh Anna,
Anna,
Please Don't tell,
Don't do this again,
It wasn't me,
I didn't do this, It wasn't me,
Calm down,
( thunder rumbles )
Want to sleep with me?
( Lucie sighs )
( clock ticking )
( distant child crying out )
( child's cries continue )
( sudden loud clatter )
( Lucie gasping )
Anna?
( weeping softly )
( soft clatter )
( door hinges squeak softly )
( breathing nervously )
( Lucie gasps )
( whimpering )
( distant running footsteps )
( Lucie gasps )
( low, snarl-like breathing )
( shrieking )
15 YEARS LATER
( girl screaming )
( screaming )
( pursuer breathing heavily )
( girl screams )
( girl cries out )
Aah!
( laughing )
BOY: Give it to me! Give that!
Ohh!
You two,That's enough!
Shit!
Your girlfriend can't barely write a sentance!
Shut Up!
Stop it,
BOY: You rotten sister! ( boy speaking angrily )
( girl answers indistinctly )
Hello! You two eating this morning or you gonna pass?
GiRL: We're coming, in a minute.
( boy growling angrily )
"Marie Belfond regional 100-meter butterfly stroke champion"
( metal clanking on metal )
( groans with exertion )
MAN:So that's what you have decided haa?
what's Its my life, Is'n it?
Smartass! why you wait till now,move it.
So you told your mom?
Yupp,
What's she say?
She is more pissed about our low water pressure,
Uhhh..she's not happy, with the either situation.
- Are you happy? - what? - what?
It's all good here,
what?It's all good here, ( boy mockingly repeats )
- Mission accomplished, - Good job honey,
Here,
A present from your plumber,
Oh, shit, Gabrielle!
That's really gross,
It found me in our water main,
This guy was causing our low water pressure,
Mom!! We're eating,Dump it in the trash,
Yuck come on!
Atleast Now Its Fixed that now we can plant trees aliase,
So Did Antoine tell you his great plans?
Thats I was just asking what you have thought of it,
No I told she wasn't happy about it,
Try minding your own business, Be quite.
I wanna help him,
You can't help a brother who has a visionary,that's for sure
Antoine?
so now we'll expensive school to dropback of after only being there for three months,
we already paid the whole years tution, -Tata!
Marry you really need to butt out!
She thinks she a swimming celebrity,
- You planning to make this a habit of yours? - This school?
Keep in mind you wouldn't graduated if we hadn't paid extra for tutoring
- You barely made it, - what do you mean I made it,
Oh the see average?come on wouldn't mind you was about a grand push you threw,was'n it?
Extra each semester?
But its no skin off your nose, was it?
Aren't you tired of being, such a pain in the ass, you little shit.
Listen! this school's a lot more work,
I want to go study something i really like,
Just keep your law degree,
Law! But studying law isn't my thing,
- Well Law opens many door, - The real problem is,
that he wants to live with his girlfriend,the nerve!
But you know law's not my thing,
(Chucklimg) what's just crap Is if anything is your thing,for a week,
You wanted to to be a pastry chef!
Some one just got served!
( doorbell rings )
Is that menerva?
Mike up On your brother!
- You always pick so mean, - So what? Cool it is the weekend.
Take a Break!
(Gun shot)
-Dad,dad -What the hell was that
( Marie whimpering )
( Marie screams )
Don't move!
Sit down,
So you how old?
18
Do you know your parents did to me?
Huh?
( Marie whimpering )
Aaahhh!
( crying )
( weeping softly )
How could you do that to me?
How the hell could you do it, why?
( anguished shriek )
Why?
( enraged scream )
( gunshot )
( pay telephone rings )
( ring )
- Lucie: It's them. - Lucie?
- It's them, Anna. - You saw them?
They've changed, But it's them,
- You Positive? - Absolutely.
- It's been 1 5 years, - It's them.
- You can tell from a picture in the paper? - I can tell!
- Then Let's call the cops, - No need to.
- What? - I did what It was right,
- You did What? - What I had to do.
- We said you just observe them, - I am sure,they were the once.
I knew I should've come with you. What have you done?
Don't you believe me?
( weeping softly )
Where are you calling from?
- From the house, - From their house?
Yaa,
What's the address there,
Give me their address!
( creaking sound )
( distant door clanks open )
( creaking sound )
( mysterious sound )
( hinges creaking )
( loud rasping sound )
( breathing heavily )
( short rasping sound )
( running footsteps )
I did it,
( low, drawn-out rasping sound )
( low, congested breathing )
( loud shriek )
Aah!
( enraged shriek )
( fabric tears; Lucie screams )
( raspy shriek )
( long raspy shriek )
( breathing heavily; metallic thud )
( pounding on door; Lucie screams )
( screams subside )
( pounding on door; Lucie screams and weeps )
( distant banging sound )
( banging sound )
( breathing heavily )
( stifled scream )
( door opens )
Aaahhh!
It's me, Lucie,It's me, Calm down, It's me,
She's here,
( Lucie crying )
- She's in the house, - I know, I know,
She cuts me up worse,then usual!
Now you Stay here,
Where you going?
- To take a look, - But She's still in there,
- Listen, - Please be careful,
I have to look, you wait here,don't move
( coughing and retching )
Lucie: Anna?
Lucie: She hurt me worse than usual,
I'm coming lucie,
Lucie: What should I do?
I'm almost done,
( Anna weeping softly )
- Lucie: got more sharp then showers, - ANNA: They are gone,
- We should keep moving? - Yaah,
She'll be back soon,
Come on,
They are go to know that we did this, Because you phone me from here,
I don't care,
I Know,
Really I don't,
You care stay you lock you up,
( Lucie hisses and groans )
- What we do? - Stay still,
- You are hurting me, - Sorry,
Now,What will we do?
You okay?
Does it make you any sick?
Can you smell this smell?
smell's awful hah?
Everytime she bent over me, I smell that,
Every day, understand?
And It Smell's different When she'd beat me,
Look,
It's them,
What are you doing?
Will we ever be free from this?
Yaah, Sure,
( groaning and struggling )
( crying out )
( distant thunder rumbles )
( steady rain falling )
( distant thunder rumbles )
( Anna grunts )
( grunting and straining )
( distant thunder rumbles )
( groans )
Aaahhh!
( crying out )
Anna?
( crying out )
Anna?
Lucie: Anna?
Please,If you wanna live, Be quite,
What are you doing?
- You okay? - Yeah,
- You didn't answer, - I didn't here you,
- I thought she was here, - No,
You finished?
- Then let's go? - Not yet, Let's cleanup,
- when we done, we go? - yehh,Get dressed,
( groaning )
( distant thunder rumbles )
( glass shatters )
Lucie: Aaahhh!
Aaahhh!
- Aaahhh! - Lucie?
Aaahhh!
Lucie?
( glass shatters; anguished scream )
( rasping shriek )
- Open the door, - I can't,It's locked,
( rasping shriek )
Open up,
( Lucie screams; rasping shriek )
Hurry!
No!
What do you want?
Stop what you are doing!
Those are murdered,
( misshapen thing shrieks )
I murdered them all,
I killed both the kids as well,
Calm down, Come on,
( distant thunder rumbles )
( thunder crashes )
( loud metallic clank; door hinges creaking )
( shrieking )
( Lucie screaming )
( woman screaming )
( long, despairing wail )
( continued wailing )
WOMAN: You little slut, Don't go in there!
I kill you!
( continued wailing )
( wailing )
Forgive me,
It's not my fault,
( enraged wail )
( screaming )
( thunder crashes )
Anna?
( pounding on door )
Anna?
( pounding on door )
( anguished ) Anna!
Where are you?
( enraged ) Anna!
Anna,I know you're there, Now let me out,
ANNA: I'm coming,
( woman cries out )
( woman groaning and coughing )
What's your name?
Gabrielle,
I'm coming, Lucie,
Gabrielle,You got to Help me,
Why did she do this?
( glass shatters )
Aah!
ANNA: I think she heard us,
You all right? Comeon!
We have to hurry,
( creaking sound )
- I can't walk
Go for my children,
Help me,I'll take you as far as the woods, Then you're on your own,
ANNA: Don't!
Don't, Lucie!
( enraged screaming )
( weeping softly )
( steady rainfall outside )
What made you wanna help her?
She didn't do anything,
She was the one who hurt me,
Alot!
( enraged scream )
And you want her to live?
( enraged scream )
( weeping softly )
So You never believe me,
Enough,
So You believe I'm Insane too, just like the doctors,
Did they ever do anything for me, Besides say I was crazy?
you're like them,
It's over, Anna,
( misshapen thing groans )
( groans )
They're all dead,
They won't hurt you anymore,
( long, rasping growl )
( drawer clatters; box cutter clicks )
Aaahhh!
( Lucie cries out )
Aaahhh!
ANNA: Lucie!
Lucie!
( Lucie screaming )
( distant thunder rumbles )
ANNA: Lucie!
Come back!
No!
No! No!
( sniffling )
( dipping sponge in water )
( birds chirping )
WOMAN: Why are you calling,hah?
I don't hear from you for over two years...
-...now you call? - Yes,
I'm not go to lie, I'm furious with you.
Mamma,,,
Did you call to make me feel guilty?
No,
You think I don't still feel bad?
Think I'm not still wait down by the shit you're raised,from where you filled up,hah
No mamma that's not it,
Then what is it?
I just called my mother, talk to you,for real.
So you woke up today and decided you miss your mom?
Anna,you're okay? You are not in trouble anna?
No,
So Where are you?
Pretty far away,
So do you have a place? Where do you live?
- I'm fine mamma, - So tell me
- Are you still with her? - No,
You're lying,She still running your life, I can tell.
Mamma!
( loud clanking sound )
She's crazy, She is Insane bitch,
Pervert,what you see in her arm never know.
You need to break free from that bitch
Anna?
WOMAN: Are you there?
Hello?
( distant, faint clanking sound )
( chain rattles )
( stifled cry )
( whimpering )
( chain falls to floor )
( pitiful weeping )
ANNA: Stay here,
ANNA: I can't help you,
( panicked cries )
Just calm down, Shh,
( pained groans )
Aaahhh!
( metal clatters to floor )
Aaahhh!
Aah!
ANNA: Shh, It's off now,
Shhhh,
Just Rest,
Forgive me,
I'm so sorry,
( birds chirping )
( distant pained moan )
( moaning continues )
( pained moan )
Stop it!
( muffled shrieks )
( gunshot )
Who's the girl on the couch?
Who is she?
Lucie,
Lucie who?
Lucie Jurin,
And you?
You are?
Anna Assaoui,
We've been trying to calling to the phone here for hours,
The Phone was off the hook,
This shouldn't never happened,
Can you tell me what went on here?
What are you doing here?
( distant bird caws )
( metal creaking and clanking )
( footsteps approaching )
Lucie Jurin actually escaped from us 15 years ago,
Correct?
Right.
Back then, we were not quite assure, We were dis-organised.
Gabrielle never should have let her escape.
After 15 years,the child found her.
I was impressed by her junasity As for the Rest.
Lucie is just a victim,
Like all of the others,
It's so easy to create a victim, young lady, so easy,
You lock someone in a room with no light,
Soon they begin to suffer,
Then you feed that suffering,
slowly methodically,
systematically,coldly,
for a long time.
You then witness your subject, going through several mental states.
The mental trauma starts to break them,
and that small,easily opened crack
makes them see things that don't exist in our world.
Your friend Lucie, What was her wish?
Did she see any thing?
Not even one monster?
Did she see things that wanted to hurt her?
Hmm?
A dead girl.
I knew it,
A dead girl.
The one that you found,Sarah Dutreuil, saws up the insects,
scrawlling all over her skin,
She'd rather cut off her own arm than living with that fear,
People ignored the existance of suffering.
That's how our world sees it,
Yet everyone's a victim,
Martyrs are very rare.
A true martyr is a special person,
They are exceptional beings,
They been sent paralysing pain young lady, they can survive total deprivation,
They carry all the sins of the world,
It's their sacrifice,
they transcend themselves completely,
Do you understand?
They are transfigured.
Long Sheng Province in 1912,
She didn't believe in God,
She stole a hen, But it cost her dearly,
In the photograph you can see, she's still very alive,
Look at her eyes,
Jouans-Lussac, 1945, This woman was a grocer,
She slept with a Kraut, her fellow frenchman.
Didn;t care for that,so She had to pay,
Look at her eyes,
She was still alive.
1960, A hospital in Birmingham,
Just an ordinary young housewife, an atheist, riddle with terminal cancer.
Morphine had lost his effect for her,
Her eyes tell the story,
Beaten with a pipe by her jealous husband after his release from prison,
Pressureing car wreck,from which he couldn't being pulled out.
A leukemia victim in her final moments so live,
Suffering excruciating pain from a rare disease,
17 hours of mind numbing agony,
Starving to death after 2 years,
You know everyone of them, was the same.
Each one of them was still alive, when they were photographed,
No one can try to tell me that the concept of martyrdom
was strictly an invention of the religious.
We tried everything, even with children,
and we prooven that its women,
that are much more responsive to transfiguration.
Yes Young women,
That's how it is,
( muffled cries )
( coughing softly )
( soft cry of despair )
Aah!
Aaahhh!
Aaaaahhhhh!
( screaming continues )
Aaahhh!
Aaaaahhhhh!
( crying softly )
( distant metal creaking and clanking )
( ongoing metallic ringing )
( ringing subsides )
( ladder clattering )
( Anna groans )
Aah!
( metal ladder clanking )
( urine flows )
( metal ladder slides )
( Anna weeping softly )
( heavy blow lands; Anna coughing )
( gasps )
( metal clanking )
( weeping softly )
( soft weeping continues )
( metal ladder slides )
( Anna spits out food )
( soft, frustrated cries )
( metal ladder sliding )
( gasps )
( metal ladder sliding )
( Anna weeping softly )
( muttering softly )
Lucie: Anna?
Are you there?
Lucie: Anna? I'm here.
ANNA: Yes, Lucie?
Lucie:Why aren't you never scared?
ANNA: I am scared sometimes.
Lucie: Not like I'm.
ANNA: I didn't go through what you did.
How do you stop being scared?
Lucie: Just Let go.
ANNA: You think so?
Lucie: Just Let go.
ANNA: And if I can't, will you be there?
Lucie: Yes.
I miss you,
( metal ladder slides )
Lucie: You're not scared now.
Not scared now.
You'll be all right,
Your suffering is almost over,
There's only one more stage,
The last one,
You'll be all right,
You won't have to protect yourself ever again,
It's okay,
( no audible groan or scream )
( soft gasping, amplified )
- WOMAN: Is She still holding up? - MAN: That's Amazing,
( distant, faint metallic clanging )
( woman screaming )
WOMAN: Michel!
MlCHEL: What's going on?
WOMAN: Michel! come quickly.
Just now,When I went down to feed her,
- MADEMOlSELLE: Are you certain? - Mam, I couldn't been more certain,
I have never seen such an expression,
She's let go,She's completely let go, Her face is like something,
Mam, It's like,
her eyes,I swear,she no longer sees anything around her,
But is she still...
Yes! She's alive, Mam, certain she is.
( preternatural rumbling sound )
( gasping softly )
( distant rumbling sound )
( child cries out )
( brakes screech )
( distant thunder rumbles )
( fluid trickling softly )
Have you seen it then?
The other world?
( inaudible whisper )
( distant bird caws )
( caw )
Yesterday afternoon,
in this very house,
at around 12:15,
Anna Assaoui became a martyred,
Let us take a moment to pay our respects,
Anna Assaoui is a rare individual,
In our 17 years of research,
Anna is only the fourth person to have attained that stage,
And the first-- yes, my friends--
the first one to have reported what she has seen then,
Between 12:15 and 2:30 p.m,
Miss Anna Assaoui saw beyond death into the other world,
You heard me correctly, Her state of ecstasy
lasted two hours and 15 minutes, This was not,
a near-death experience,
There is no doubt that our martyrdom was authentic,
At 2:30 p.m, she came out of this state,
At 3:05,
On a spoke,
At this moment,
she is still alive,
Although no longer communicating,
Mademoiselle heard her for testimony,
And my friends,this testimony,
will be shared with you in just a few moments,
Mademoiselle,,,
they're waiting,
Very well Etienne,
She really told you?
Of course,
Was it clear?
Like crystal,
And precise?
I can see no other interpretations, Etienne,
I see, Mademoiselle,
Etienne?
Mademoiselle?
Have you ever tried to imagine the other world?
Everything all right?
- well have you? - I'm afraid not,
Keep doubting Etienne,
( gunshot )
Martyr: noun, from the Greek "marturos":
Witness
( movie projector whirring )
SEPPUKU PARADlGM: There was no tender age
It was tough from the start
But you're holding my hand
We're all that we have
I cry when you bleed
And I bleed when you cry
I don't want to lie
I love what you are
I would do anything
Give you everything
I've seen where you've been in your eyes
Your bruises and cuts
They're ghosts from the past
There's nowhere to run
Nowhere to hide
The pain will go 'way
Yet I slowly realize
I miss you so deeply
I want to be where you are
I will do anything
Give up everything
I've seen through this hell of your eyes
Of your eyes
Your eyes
Live till the day that you die
( movie projector shuts off )