‪There's a strange noise, no?‬
‪No, no, look ahead! Look ahead!‬
‎The story begins like this.
‪Think of a positive image.‬
‎Thousands of meters in the air...
‎over Greenland.
‪The pilot...‬
‎This is Thomas, my best friend.
‪...looks a bit like Magnum.‬
‎Without him I'd still be in Paris, ‎having a quiet life...
‪Yeah, kind of.‬
‎...entangled in my stories,
‎ensconced in my sad existence
‎between Place Gambetta ‎and Boulevard de Ménilmontant.
‪Thomas, the landscape is amazing.‬
‎My name is also Thomas, ‎and at this moment, I must admit
‎I'm wondering what I'm doing here.
‪THE JOURNEY TO GREENLAND‬
‎In truth, I know very well why I'm here.
‎I'm here partly because of this guy.
‎This guy is my father,
‎and for years he's been ‎inviting me to Kullorsuaq,
‎a village at the end of the world ‎I've heard about since childhood,
‎and where he chose to live 20 years ago.
‪You remember Thomas?‬
‪-I didn't recognize you.‬ ‪-Hello.‬
‪So...‬
‪-This is my son, Thomas.‬ ‪-Hello.‬
‪And his friend, Thomas too.‬
‎And that's Ole and Adam.
‎Two years ago,
‎Ole and Adam stayed with us in Paris.
‎It was the first time ‎they'd left their village.
‎My father had a hunting accident ‎and couldn't accompany them.
‪Know any French singers?‬
‎So we ended up entertaining his friends.
‪You know Edith Piaf?‬
‎It was quite difficult at first.
‎We took them to a forest.
‎Then the sea, where they had ‎their first-ever swim.
‪Goodbye.‬
‪Goodbye, Ole!‬
‎At the end of their stay, ‎we promised to come to Kullorsuaq...
‎not really believing we would.
‪Welcome to my home!‬
‪So, that's the kitchen.‬
‪That's the living room.‬
‪Well, I'll let you settle in.‬
‪See you later.‬
‪-Which one do you want?‬ ‪-I don't know. This one.‬
‪Your father's really nice.‬
‪But you seem very remote.‬
‪Well, it's just that I'm a little...‬
‪What?‬
‪A little upset.‬
‪He's aged, it was a shock.‬
‪-When did you last meet?‬ ‪-Three and a half years ago.‬
‪I mean, we Skype for birthdays but...‬
‪on Skype, he looked the same.‬
‪Maybe he thinks you've changed, too.‬
‪I haven't changed that much‬ ‪in three and a half years!‬
‪Yeah.‬
‪"Yeah" what?‬
‪You don't take care of yourself.‬
‪-Why do you say that?‬ ‪-You never do sports!‬
‪Well, do you?‬
‪Know what? Maybe here‬ ‪I can get back in shape.‬
‪Yes?‬
‪Everything OK? I forgot to tell you,‬
‪tonight there's a party in your honour‬
‪at the local hall. There'll be nibbles.‬
‪See you soon.‬
‪She smiled at me.‬
‪Beautiful, isn't she?‬
‪-Not bad.‬ ‪-Not bad? She's Miss Kullorsuaq!‬
‪Right...‬
‪Or even Miss Greenland!‬
‪No, she's really beautiful!‬
‪Iva! And me?‬
‪-Thomas.‬ ‪-Thomas. And him?‬
‪I'm getting hungry. Thomas!‬
‪Thomas! And Thomas!‬
‪-Iva!‬ ‪-Iva!‬
‪-What is it?‬ ‪-Seal liver.‬
‪Oh, I see.‬
‪Here's a knife.‬
‪With some fat.‬
‪-A tiny bit.‬ ‪-A little bit, yeah.‬
‪-Whoa, it's all flabby!‬ ‪-I think that's the fat.‬
‪It's good!‬
‪It's OK. Not so bad, actually.‬
‪-And you?‬ ‪-Me?‬
‪No, I'm fine.‬
‪I'll let you eat.‬
‪-Thank you.‬ ‪-Enjoy.‬
‪Isn't it weird that we don't have a drink?‬
‪-Here's my father.‬ ‪-Nathan!‬
‪Is there anything to drink‬
‪to wash down the seal?‬
‪-There's no alcohol in the village.‬ ‪-What?‬
‪They banned it. The locals decided‬
‪it was causing too much trouble.‬
‪The food's good, isn't it? Enjoy!‬
‪We'll never hold out‬ ‪without alcohol. It's impossible.‬
‪What did he say?‬
‪He said he had a still‬ ‪hidden at home. He's smart.‬
‪I guessed as much.‬
‪I'm relieved,‬ ‪I was having an anxiety attack.‬
‪-Have some, it'll do you good.‬ ‪-No, thanks.‬
‪It's very good.‬
‎We're told that's how life is
‎And that we can't change it
‪Thomas...‬
‪Come on!‬
‪What do I have to do?‬
‪-He pulls.‬ ‪-He pulls?‬
‪It's quite a basic game.‬
‪Go, Thomas!‬
‪-I'll kill you! You'll see.‬ ‪-No, I'm a Greenlander!‬
‪Windsurfing!‬
‪It's like windsurfing.‬
‎Last year will not return
‎Let's all join hands ‎And give thanks
‪I'm not sure he chose the right guy.‬
‪-Use your strength, OK?‬ ‪-Yes, I'll pull.‬
‪You're dead!‬
‪-Hi, Dad.‬ ‪-Sleep well?‬
‪Not bad.‬
‪It's really quiet.‬
‪I made coffee.‬ ‪The cups are there, behind you.‬
‪Is your friend still asleep?‬
‪Thomas can easily‬ ‪sleep round the clock.‬
‪Will you help me‬ ‪fill the containers?‬
‪Fill the containers?‬
‪You see, we have no choice.‬
‪There's no running water‬ ‪or mains drainage.‬
‪You saw the toilet.‬
‪Oh, yes, by the way,‬ ‪how do you...‬
‪Mr Aku comes to each house‬ ‪once a week to empty the waste.‬
‪He's also known as Mr Crap.‬
‪Strange job, eh?‬
‪I'm glad you came...‬
‪so you can see what it's like here.‬
‪I'm glad I came, too.‬
‪-And how is your mother?‬ ‪-Oh, same as usual.‬
‪She doesn't change. Same as ever.‬
‪-Is she still with her psychiatrist?‬ ‪-Yes, she is.‬
‪As soon as he opens his mouth,‬ ‪you just want to leave.‬
‪He's the type‬
‪who has an opinion on everything‬ ‪and can't stand‬
‪anyone disagreeing.‬
‪Whenever I go home, he asks me‬ ‪to help him move furniture‬
‪or repair something.‬
‪And he makes you feel lazy,‬
‪but without actually saying it.‬
‪I shouldn't criticize.‬
‪They seem to get along, so...‬
‪Your mother was always good‬ ‪at attracting strange guys!‬
‪Are you and Thomas together?‬
‪Together?‬
‪-Oh, no, not at all!‬ ‪-Only I thought...‬
‪Got a girlfriend? Or a boyfriend?‬
‪Yes, I have a girlfriend.‬
‪Well, more or less.‬
‪At the moment we're apart, but...‬
‪we may get back together, it depends.‬
‪We already broke up‬ ‪and made up again, so it's...‬
‪That sounds complicated.‬
‪Yeah, it's not simple.‬
‪Hello, Nathan, hello, Thomas!‬
‪Hello, Adam!‬
‪Your son's grown up, hasn't he?‬
‪Yes, time flies.‬
‪Thomas is the same age as me, right?‬
‪Yes,‬
‪but you have three children.‬
‪-He can take one if he wants!‬ ‪-What's he saying?‬
‪He'll give you one of his children,‬ ‪so I can finally be a grandfather!‬
‪No, it's fine!‬
‪Nathan would be a great grandfather!‬
‪He can take that one!‬
‪It was a good idea to go jogging, eh?‬
‪Yeah.‬
‪It's a change from Buttes Chaumont park.‬
‪I never really ran there.‬
‪Too middle-class bohemian.‬
‪You would say that.‬
‪If someone told me that one day‬ ‪I'd be running on an ice floe...‬
‪What would you have said?‬
‪I wouldn't have believed it.‬
‪It's more likely for you,‬ ‪your father lives here.‬
‪My father never took me beyond Dieppe.‬
‪You had a horrible childhood.‬
‪Yeah, I wasn't a happy child.‬
‪Are you serious when you say that?‬
‪I never joke about childhood, Thomas.‬
‪I've known you for ten years,‬
‪and I never know‬ ‪whether you're serious or joking.‬
‪You've never said‬ ‪what made your father settle here.‬
‪It started with a trip‬
‪with Robert,‬
‪a guy I liked a lot‬
‪who lived near us in Montreuil.‬
‪He was an explorer,‬
‪a bit like Jean Rouch,‬ ‪but funnier, you know?‬
‪-Wasn't Jean Rouch funny?‬ ‪-I don't know.‬
‪I'm just surmising.‬ ‪Maybe he was.‬
‪Anyway, he made a living‬ ‪reporting for TV around the world,‬
‪and that fascinated my father.‬
‪-Did Robert die?‬ ‪-Yeah.‬
‪In a bloody stupid way.‬
‪He fell from a ladder‬ ‪changing a light bulb.‬
‪Never mention light bulbs to my father.‬
‪This was when my parents were fighting.‬
‪My father decided to go with him‬ ‪for a change of air.‬
‪Robert had never been here,‬ ‪they were clueless.‬
‪They ran out of food.‬
‪Luckily they met Ole,‬ ‪who was hunting in the area,‬
‪and he brought them to the village.‬ ‪That's how they discovered it.‬
‪Then my father came back once, twice.‬
‪Then when he split with my mother‬ ‪and lost his job a year later,‬
‪he decided to move here.‬
‪I think there was a chick too,‬ ‪but I never really knew.‬
‪And you never asked?‬
‪No. Shall we go?‬
‪-Aappalaat.‬ ‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Nuka Peter.‬ ‪-Thomas.‬
‪-Aappalaat.‬
‪-Thomas.‬ ‪-Nuka Peter.‬
‪Want to dance?‬
‪No, no, thank you.‬
‪And you? You want to?‬
‪Go ahead!‬
‪Beatbox.‬
‎Thomas and I met in a drama class.
‎We were both trying to become actors.
‎But we lacked the right contacts ‎and guidance.
‪You, what's your name again?‬
‪-Thomas.‬ ‪-Thomas, stand up‬
‪and come over here.‬
‪And...‬
‪you? Hey, you!‬
‪-What's your name?‬ ‪-Me?‬
‪My name's Thomas.‬
‪Well, Thomas and Thomas. Come up.‬
‪OK, today you're going to improvise.‬
‪You're brothers, and you're both‬ ‪in love with the same girl.‬
‪You saw them kissing‬ ‪at school this afternoon.‬
‪-We're at high school?‬ ‪-Yes, you're in 12th grade.‬
‪Er... Both of us?‬
‪Yeah.‬
‪So one of us repeated a year?‬
‪Yes, if you want. Let's say it's you.‬
‪-Can you go out, Thomas?‬ ‪-Me?‬
‪Yes, you!‬
‪Go out and come back in,‬ ‪as if back from school.‬
‪-Your brother's in the kitchen.‬ ‪-What am I doing?‬
‪I don't know. Eating Nutella!‬
‪-OK, great.‬ ‪-OK? Off we go!‬
‪-Hey, hi, Thomas!‬ ‪-Hi.‬
‪Sorry, but can I change my name?‬
‪Only two brothers with the same name...‬
‪Yes, it's true, our parents‬ ‪wouldn't have called us both...‬
‪-Or are we half-brothers?‬ ‪-Whatever. Call yourself Patrick.‬
‪-And I keep Thomas?‬ ‪-Yes.‬
‪-OK.‬ ‪-Here we go!‬
‪Hey, Patrick! Hi, Patrick! You OK?‬
‪Uh... hi.‬
‪-You look weird.‬ ‪-Had a good day?‬
‪Yeah, not bad. Why do you ask?‬
‪No reason.‬
‪You OK? Want some Nutella?‬
‪No, I'm not hungry.‬
‪How was your day?‬
‪Normal.‬
‪-That's good.‬ ‪-Get a move on!‬
‪Tell him you saw him‬ ‪kissing the girl you like.‬
‪Yes, but it's not easy to say.‬
‪It's intimate stuff,‬ ‪you don't just blurt it out.‬
‪-Especially to your brother!‬ ‪-Exactly.‬
‪Do you have brothers and sisters?‬
‪None of your business.‬
‪I'm sure you're an only child.‬
‪-Why do you say that?‬ ‪-Because if you had siblings,‬
‪you'd understand the situation‬ ‪and what we feel right now.‬
‪It's true that if I had a brother,‬
‪I'd never talk to him‬ ‪about affairs of the heart.‬
‪You must keep things private,‬ ‪especially within your family.‬
‪-Exactly!‬ ‪-OK, look.‬
‪If that's how you feel,‬ ‪forget trying to become actors!‬
‪Go back to your places.‬
‪What do you mean?‬
‪-We're not improvising?‬ ‪-No, you're not. Go and sit down.‬
‪What are you doing?‬
‪We're leaving.‬
‪We'll keep our feelings‬ ‪to ourselves elsewhere.‬
‪Right, who's next?‬
‪A CLUB IS MORE THAN JUST SPORTS‬
‪I wanted to ask you,‬ ‪the pretty girl who was there‬
‪with her friends at the party,‬ ‪the brunette‬
‪with a nice smile, what's her name?‬
‪You mean Nukannguaq.‬
‪Nur... Nur-kan-guap.‬
‪Yeah...‬
‪-Is she with someone?‬ ‪-Why, you interested?‬
‪No, Thomas is.‬
‪It's just that I'm in a period‬ ‪that's very conducive to falling in love.‬
‪It's very powerful.‬
‪So if there are opportunities...‬
‪I'm not sure she's‬
‪in a situation as conducive as yours.‬
‪She's had a difficult time lately.‬
‪What happened?‬
‪Her little brother died...‬
‎My father told us ‎Nukannguaq's little brother
‎had committed suicide a few months before,
‎and that it was in no way ‎an isolated case.
‪It's the first generation‬ ‪to use the Internet, Facebook.‬
‪They see all these things‬ ‪they'll never experience.‬
‪It's as if for the first time‬ ‪they were told‬
‪that in their village, life is limited.‬ ‪Here,‬
‪you go to school until you're 15, then‬
‪either you leave for the capital,‬ ‪which is a hard decision,‬
‪or you become a hunter,‬
‪and do what your parents did.‬ ‪Most resign themselves,‬
‪but her little brother‬
‪took a more radical decision.‬
‎Aided by the alcohol, ‎the tone of the evening changed.
‎We left the melancholic lands
‎where our talk of Nukannguaq's ‎little brother had led us
‎for more familiar territory.
‎Thomas gave us, for the umpteenth time
‎since I've known him,
‎an imitation of Daniel Auteuil in the part
‎of Ugolin.
‪The girl from the spring,‬ ‪I love her, the carnation girl.‬
‪I'll give you anything.‬
‪I... I saw you naked,‬
‪I saw you naked in the river.‬ ‪You were magnificent.‬
‪The scene I love is the one‬ ‪with Anconina, you know,‬
‪-where he's very surprised.‬ ‪-Which one?‬
‪-He's like that.‬ ‪-What's that?‬
‪It's in ‎Itinerary of a Spoiled Child‎.‬
‪And what is it, what does he do?‬
‪Belmondo says, "You often seem surprised."‬
‪"You often seem surprised," he says.‬ ‪And Anconina says, "Really?"‬
‪-My parents pushed me into acting.‬ ‪-Really?‬
‪Oh, yeah.‬
‪-They didn't really push you...‬ ‪-They did.‬
‪They didn't push you.‬
‪They were happy you were doing something.‬
‪I had a classmate‬ ‪whose parents were actors,‬
‪and they forced him to act.‬
‪What interested him was insurance.‬
‪-Really?‬ ‪-It was awful.‬
‪He had to form a group‬ ‪of amateur insurers in a garage‬
‪to satisfy his passion,‬
‪because everyone wanted him to act,‬
‪and he couldn't stand it.‬
‪It wasn't his thing.‬
‪No, don't get that, it looks disgusting!‬
‪What do you want?‬ ‪You want to get this thing?‬
‪-I don't even know what it is.‬ ‪-Get some and we'll see!‬
‪Hello.‬
‪-You OK?‬ ‪-Yes, and you?‬
‪Yes.‬
‪There's music at the Klubi later.‬ ‪You want to come?‬
‪We'd love to, thank you!‬
‪Great!‬
‪-Goodbye!‬ ‪-Goodbye!‬
‪Goodbye!‬
‪You speak Inuit?‬
‪I learned a few words‬ ‪from a book, that's all.‬
‪What did he say?‬
‪He invited us to a place‬ ‪where they make music.‬
‪Crowded, isn't it?‬
‪It's really crowded. No? It's really...‬
‪What did you buy?‬
‪What, uh...‬
‪What did you buy?‬
‪It's nice, I like your haircut,‬ ‪it's funny.‬
‪Good day.‬
‪I was ridiculous.‬
‪No.‬
‪She's pretty, huh?‬
‪Pretty girls who've suffered‬ ‪are what upset me most.‬
‪I need to learn Inuit, and fast.‬
‎I need you to know ‎That I want to love you
‎That doesn't mean ‎I want to possess you
‎I'm still in love with you
‎And I want to always be ‎At your side
‎Maybe you already forgot me
‎And you met someone else
‎My dear love
‎Maybe I already lost you
‎My land, when I look at you
‎I am amazed
‎By your beauty
‎Sometimes
‎Alone on the mountain
‎I find myself dreaming
‎I want to find someone
‎To share this land
‎For future days
‪Yeah!‬
‪-I want to try something.‬ ‪-Go ahead!‬
‪What is it?‬
‎Welcome to the workforce ‎The world of sharks
‎The state is worse ‎Than a gang of robbers
‎There's nothing you can do ‎Accept it or go to war
‎My misspent youth ‎Showed me the way
‎Now I see we're being screwed
‎I take the rough with the smooth ‎But never give in
‎The consumer society
‎Is boys' education ‎Assassin Production
‎Rises up and says no
‎I point the finger at the government
‎I will never be a slave ‎To your society!
‪You want to see my father?‬
‪See Nathan?‬
‪He must have gone to get water.‬
‪Fill the containers.‬
‪Get some water!‬
‪-Who's he?‬ ‪-No idea.‬
‪-Where's your father?‬ ‪-At the stand pipe, I think.‬
‪-Sit down, I'll make some coffee.‬ ‪-Really?‬
‪Hunting.‬
‪He's been a long time.‬
‪It's quite an embarrassing moment.‬
‪He doesn't look very embarrassed.‬
‪Oh, Martika! When did you get back?‬
‪I came back yesterday. I killed a bear.‬
‪I left at dawn.‬
‪-You must come with me next time.‬ ‪-That's incredible!‬
‪Martika is the village's best hunter.‬
‪He came back last night‬
‪with his seventh bear‬ ‪since the start of the year.‬
‪He wants me to go with him next time.‬
‪I will come.‬
‪Champion!‬
‪Seven...‬
‪Why are they in such a hurry?‬
‪The French are weird sometimes.‬
‪I'll make a hole here.‬
‪We were lucky with the weather!‬
‪-A fish.‬ ‪-Fish?‬
‪-Fish!‬
‪-Yeah!‬ ‪-Wow, great!‬
‪Another one! Good things come in threes!‬
‪-Looks like a sardine.‬ ‪-You look like his son.‬
‪You're his favourite!‬
‪-Fisherman.‬ ‪-Fisherman.‬
‪Fisherman.‬
‪-Eh, Tommy?‬ ‪-Thomas is gifted.‬
‪It's funny, we caught two at once‬ ‪and then nothing.‬
‪Thomas the great fisherman‬ ‪and Thomas the little fisherman.‬
‪-They must be sleeping.‬ ‪-They're sleeping!‬
‪Too bad for us.‬
‪I was born in Qaarusulik.‬
‪While I was still a little boy,‬ ‪my mother died.‬
‪I was very small,‬
‪and this couple adopted me and raised me.‬
‪In 1956, we moved to Kullorsuaq.‬
‪-Can you record it?‬ ‪-I started school early.‬
‪-Our house looked like this.‬ ‪-Yes.‬
‪-A Greenlandic home.‬ ‪-OK.‬
‪Here inside, an old stove and some wood.‬
‪These are the houses of my childhood.‬
‪At the time, there were only 20 houses.‬
‪-He built the house with his hands.‬ ‪-I think so.‬
‪These are photos of me as a child‬
‪when I was at school.‬
‪And this...‬
‪is my youngest son.‬
‪My son.‬
‪And who's that?‬
‪-The woman with the pipe?‬ ‪-Yes, that's her pipe.‬
‪-Auntie?‬ ‪-At the time, older women smoked.‬
‪-There's a family resemblance.‬ ‪-This is me,‬
‪at my daughter's confirmation.‬
‪This is my wife,‬ ‪and there, my grandchildren.‬
‪I think he wants to tell us‬ ‪the entire history of the village.‬
‪At the time, there were no motor boats,‬ ‪only kayaks.‬
‪There was no shop in Qaarusulik,‬
‪only Kullorsuaq, so people‬ ‪went kayaking to do their shopping.‬
‪-OK.‬ ‪-They row.‬
‪And this is Kullorsuaq.‬
‪It's beautiful.‬
‪Sometimes,‬ ‪there are narwhal here.‬
‪And that's a walrus we caught.‬
‪-It's young, it's not big.‬ ‪-Oh, yeah, it's a bear!‬
‪It's a bear that was pregnant,‬ ‪and gave birth to a female cub.‬
‪-It's a bear...‬ ‪-No, that's a whale.‬
‪Bear?‬
‪-Walrus.‬ ‪-Ah, yes.‬
‪It's not over yet.‬ ‪I think he's got all his photos out.‬
‪-It's nice of him, though.‬ ‪-Yeah, it's very nice.‬
‎The sky above the roof ‎So blue, so calm
‎A tree over the roof rocks its palm
‎My God, my God, ‎Life is simple and quiet
‎This quiet rumour here ‎Comes from the city
‎What did you do, ‎O thou who art here
‎To cry so incessantly?
‎Say, what did you do ‎Thou who art here
‎With your youth?
‪-Ole, that's for your 50th birthday.‬ ‪-A little laborious, but...‬
‪My turn now.‬
‎Despite the wide eyes ‎Of nothingness
‎The better to eat you, child
‎And the silence and the noise
‎We must live
‎And though blind ‎On a black background
‎Between the infinite chasms
‎Billions of stars laughing
‎We must live
‎Though we may not be beautiful
‎And are no longer 16 years old
‎And hope is a blank check
‎We must live
‎Despite the heart ‎That loses its way
‎The wind of love still blows
‎And which sometimes ‎Still intoxicates us
‎We must live
‎Even though ‎In the heaven of our love...
‪I've lost it. I'm too old.‬
‪Well done!‬
‪In France, we do this to stay fit!‬
‪-Are you OK?‬ ‪-Must we go on?‬
‪I'm already tired,‬ ‪and these boots are too heavy.‬
‪Yes, I know.‬ ‪We could say we have work to do.‬
‪They seem to be loving it.‬
‪Go in defence, play defence!‬ ‪I'm attacking.‬
‪Go! Come on!‬
‪Come on! Get stuck in!‬
‪-Thomas, go in defence!‬ ‪-I am!‬
‎Each day that passed in Kullorsuaq ‎distanced us from our lives in Paris.
‪I'll run with you‬
‪and we'll do a one-two. No?‬
‎From what had led us to leave the city...
‎to flee.
‎One must call a spade a spade,
‎and an escape...
‎uh... an escape.
‪Go, Daniel!‬
‪Mélanie!‬
‪Start it, quick!‬
‪Daniel!‬
‪Quick!‬
‪Cut!‬
‪Shit!‬
‪I don't believe it, Thomas!‬ ‪You can't even start the fucking car!‬
‪-It's not my fault, it stalls.‬ ‪-It stalls?‬
‪You left it in first again.‬
‪Back to your places, everyone.‬
‪Yeah, I left it in first.‬
‪I'm sorry.‬
‪Yeah, right.‬
‪You would behold with regret‬ ‪walking in your wake‬
‪an unworthy emperor‬
‪without empire, without court,‬
‪vile spectacle of human love's weaknesses.‬
‪Lord, it is time to leave.‬
‪There is nothing of which I am incapable.‬
‪You are now responsible for my life.‬
‪Think well upon it, madam.‬
‪It was magical tonight.‬
‪Wasn't it?‬
‎Memories weren't the only things fading.
‎In Kullorsuaq, the nights
‎were all but forgotten.
‪-This is Greenland.‬ ‪-What's that?‬
‪The Earth.‬
‪It's like that, I think.‬
‪-And...‬ ‪-What's your finger?‬
‪-It's the Moon... The Sun.‬ ‪-Ah the Sun, yeah.‬
‪How does it work?‬
‪The Sun orbits the Earth.‬
‪No...‬
‪The Earth orbits the Sun...‬ ‪What is it?‬
‪The Earth orbits the Sun in 24 hours.‬
‪I don't know how long...‬
‪No, it's the Earth‬
‪-that turns on itself in 24 hours.‬ ‪-Oh, yes, that's right.‬
‪The Sun doesn't move.‬
‪How does it work?‬
‪There's the Sun that follows the line.‬
‪I don't understand‬ ‪why it rises so suddenly.‬
‪It's really hard to understand.‬
‪-What time is it now?‬ ‪-3:30 am.‬
‪It's daylight all the time.‬ ‪It's an endless day.‬
‪What else can I say?‬
‪Why don't they have shutters?‬
‪-It's crazy.‬ ‪-It's weird.‬
‪It's daylight all the time‬ ‪and not a shutter in sight.‬
‪-Why not tell your father?‬ ‪-What?‬
‪-Why not tell your father?‬ ‪-To install shutters?‬
‪Yeah.‬
‪Well, none of the houses have shutters,‬
‪so it may be that, you know,‬ ‪as he's an expat...‬
‪it would mark him out.‬
‪I guess he's trying to adapt.‬
‪OK, but you can install shutters‬ ‪without people stoning you.‬
‪But your father's really...‬ ‪I don't get it.‬
‪What? He loves it all.‬ ‪For him, there's no problem.‬
‪It's as though things pass over him.‬
‪-Glide!‬ ‪-Yes, "glide". It's weird.‬
‪-Wasn't he like that before?‬ ‪-Yes, then, too.‬
‪-But now it's even more visible.‬ ‪-That's crazy.‬
‪No, it's good that he's changed.‬ ‪My father hasn't.‬
‪-I said he hasn't changed much.‬ ‪-No, my father.‬
‪-He's changed?‬ ‪-No.‬
‪Him neither?‬
‪-But your father has changed.‬ ‪-No, not much.‬
‪You never ask me questions.‬
‪-You're not very curious.‬ ‪-About you?‬
‪Yeah.‬
‪Well, that's because‬ ‪I know everything already.‬
‪That's terrible.‬ ‪You know everything about me?‬
‪I'm a mysterious person, though.‬
‪Yeah, that's true.‬
‪But I never want to know you, actually.‬
‪You show them, Nathan!‬ ‪Give it all you've got!‬
‪-Go, Dad!‬ ‪-Go, Nathan!‬
‪Nathan!‬
‪He took off fast.‬
‪He made a good start.‬
‪The others, too.‬
‪He has good dogs.‬
‪-What shall we do now?‬ ‪-We have an hour.‬
‪-Go home?‬ ‪-Yeah, I'm hungry.‬
‪-Utter garbage.‬ ‪-What?‬
‪Nothing.‬
‪It requires flexibility.‬ ‪Have you never done yoga?‬
‎-Nikilinkingahinga. ‎-Nikilinelga.
‪No. ‎Nikilinkingahinga.‬
‪Shit! They must have arrived!‬
‪You scared me.‬
‪Yeah!‬
‪Dad!‬
‪-Dad, are you OK?‬ ‪-Yes.‬
‪-Are you OK?‬ ‪-Yes, I'm fine.‬
‪Are you sure?‬
‪-Are you feeling OK?‬ ‪-Yes, everything's fine.‬
‪Will you be OK?‬
‪-You want to lie down?‬ ‪-No, I'm OK.‬
‪You'll have to rest, Nathan.‬
‪Are you taking your medicine?‬
‪Yes. I feel perfectly fine.‬
‪What did she say?‬
‪I had a funny turn.‬ ‪Something I ate. I'm fine.‬
‪Let's go!‬
‪Thank you.‬
‪-Thank you.‬ ‪-Thank you.‬
‎That evening we were invited ‎to dinner at Adam's place.
‎My father spent the day ‎shaking off what had happened.
‪Oops!‬
‪Go, go!‬
‪Oh, look at Thomas!‬
‪Sure you'd rather not postpone tomorrow?‬
‪What for?‬
‪-Maybe you'd like to rest.‬ ‪-Rest? I'm in great shape.‬
‎The next day was our introduction ‎to seal hunting.
‎We left to spend two days ‎away from the village with Ole,
‎Adam and my father.
‪That's so it isn't thirsty‬ ‪on the way to Paradise.‬
‪Now we'll cut it up before it freezes.‬
‪Is that the liver?‬
‪You must swallow it,‬
‪and you'll inherit‬ ‪its strength and vision.‬
‪I have excellent vision,‬ ‪20/20 in both eyes.‬
‪No, thanks.‬
‪Go on, swallow it!‬
‪You'll taste the lens,‬ ‪you'll see it's very good.‬
‎Hi, Lise.
‎I'm recording all this, ‎I'll show you when I get back.
‎I'd like to send it from here, ‎but the connection isn't great.
‎I hope everything's OK in Paris.
‎I'm OK here.
‎I'm holding out, even if life is hard.
‎We're just pitching our tents, see?
‎We've had a day of hunting ‎that has wrung us all out.
‎Oh, I killed a seal.
‎That's good because they're relying on us ‎in the village for food.
‎Oh, yes, and I ate an eye.
‎It's an ancient tradition.
‎It's supposed to make you stronger.
‪Anyway, I miss you.‬
‪Kisses.‬
‪Last year, there were rumours‬
‪about a spirit, the Qivittoq, nearby.‬
‪That worried me.‬
‪I raised my seal nets near here.‬
‪I had a head torch.‬
‪It was pitch black.‬
‪The torch didn't illuminate very far.‬
‪I saw I had caught a seal‬
‪and suddenly, I felt something‬ ‪trying to grab my legs.‬
‪I was afraid,‬ ‪I turned round quickly to see,‬
‪and then I remembered‬
‪I had removed the sleeves of my ski suit.‬
‪I realized that was what was moving‬
‪when I leaned over.‬
‪I really thought I was going to be taken.‬
‪I really thought that the spirit Qivittoq‬ ‪was going to take me!‬
‪He was really scared!‬
‪Thomas?‬
‪What's the date?‬
‪I don't know... The 14th.‬
‪Oh, fuck!‬
‪What?‬
‪-Did you do your return?‬ ‪-My what?‬
‪Your social-security return?‬
‪Shit! I completely forgot!‬
‪It's the first time I've forgotten!‬
‪It's OK.‬
‪The deadline is in two days,‬ ‪but we mustn't forget or we're dead.‬
‪Good job you thought of it.‬
‪You're telling me.‬
‪Have you digested the seal-eye?‬
‪Yes, I'd completely forgotten it.‬
‪-Well, good night.‬ ‪-Good night.‬
‪What are you doing?‬
‪The helicopter's coming,‬ ‪we have to go!‬
‪But I'm staying, Thomas.‬
‪What do you mean?‬
‪My place is here now.‬
‪With this third eye,‬ ‪I have a huge responsibility.‬
‪I have the power to help them, you see?‬
‪And I have Nukaka... Nukan...‬
‪I have Nukankan...‬
‪And I have Nukannguaq.‬
‪-You don't feel like petting them.‬ ‪-They're not very endearing.‬
‪There's a seal on the ice, it's yours!‬
‪What did he say?‬
‪Now it's your turn to shoot.‬ ‪You're lucky!‬
‪He got it!‬
‎Now we'll cut it up before it freezes.
‪What are you doing?‬
‪Looking at the hunting video.‬
‪It's gory, isn't it?‬
‪I didn't think so.‬
‪It takes a form of insensitivity‬ ‪to say that.‬
‪It's funny,‬ ‪I'm always the insensitive one.‬
‪-Don't get upset, I didn't say that.‬ ‪-I'm not, but you did.‬
‪Well, admit it,‬ ‪you're never moved by anything.‬
‪You never like the movies you go to see,‬
‪or the books you read. Is that one good?‬
‪No, it sucks.‬
‪You see?‬
‪Do you like everything?‬
‪-No, I don't.‬ ‪-Well, then!‬
‪We're no longer allowed‬ ‪to say a book or a movie sucks.‬
‪But that's not the point.‬ ‪With you it's systematic!‬
‪It's called critical thinking.‬ ‪Obviously you don't have it.‬
‪-Wait, I have no critical thinking?‬ ‪-Not really, no.‬
‪Forget it, you're a drag.‬
‪Great line of defence.‬
‪I don't have to justify‬ ‪liking stuff you don't.‬
‪We just have to laugh‬ ‪when you mimic Ugolin, that's all!‬
‪-I don't see the link.‬ ‪-There isn't one.‬
‪Are you making fun of my Marseille accent?‬
‪Of course I'm not making fun‬ ‪of your Marseille accent.‬
‪You're really paranoid.‬ ‪You're paranoid and insensitive.‬
‪OK, I'm going to sleep,‬ ‪you've made me too angry.‬
‪Yeah, better stop there. Good night.‬
‪Yeah, right.‬
‪Critical mind...‬
‪-What are you doing?‬ ‪-Going out, I'm not sleepy.‬
‪Do you mind?‬
‪Look, I'm sorry about yesterday.‬ ‪I didn't mean what I said.‬
‪It's not true that‬ ‪you have no critical thought.‬
‪Don't overdo it.‬
‪You weren't entirely wrong.‬
‪I struggle to judge things, people.‬
‪You're a generous guy, Thomas.‬
‪Sensitive, eh?‬
‪I shouldn't have said‬ ‪you were insensitive.‬
‪And you're right. You should say‬ ‪if you don't like something.‬
‪Don't forgot,‬ ‪we have to do our returns today.‬
‪Your father has no Internet.‬
‪-No, we have to go to the Klubi.‬ ‪-Where is your father, anyway?‬
‪He went bear hunting with Martika‬
‪and his son who returned‬ ‪from Upernavik yesterday.‬
‪They spotted one near the village.‬
‪Did you work much this month?‬
‪I've eight fees to declare.‬
‪Really?‬
‪I did the trilogy in Bobigny again,‬ ‪you know?‬
‪And you?‬
‪I did my three days‬ ‪on a stupid sitcom with that tart.‬
‪That's it.‬
‪Mind you, it saved my life this month.‬
‪Wait for me!‬
‎social security
‪Wow!‬
‪"‎Fejl‎"?‬
‪What's that?‬
‪Ole!‬
‪Can you come over here, please?‬
‪What's "‎fejl‎"? It doesn't work.‬
‪It's not working today. We can do nothing.‬
‪Try again tomorrow.‬
‪What's he saying?‬
‪No idea.‬
‪Is the Internet not working today?‬
‪Tomorrow.‬
‪Thomas?‬
‪Tomorrow.‬
‪Tomorrow?‬
‪No, it's not possible tomorrow, Ole.‬ ‪We have to...‬
‪The Social Security...‬
‪-We're both actors.‬ ‪-Part-time.‬
‪It's entertainment,‬
‪a special regime.‬
‪You have to do 507 hours‬ ‪every year.‬
‪If you don't, you get no money.‬
‪Understand?‬
‪Every month, we have to say‬
‪how many hours we did‬
‪to make up the 507 hours,‬ ‪because if you...‬
‪You're... you're a she...‬ ‪you're a sheel... seal hunter.‬
‪You kill seals, you see?‬
‪You'd have to kill 507 seals a year.‬
‪In ten months.‬
‪In ten months, you have to kill 507 seals.‬
‪Then you tell the Mayor,‬ ‪"I killed 507 seals",‬
‪and then you no longer‬ ‪need to hunt for a while.‬
‪You can stop hunting.‬
‪At a given point, you're...‬
‪Come with me.‬
‪Come.‬
‪He wants us to follow him.‬
‪It might come back.‬
‪Frankly, I doubt it.‬
‪We'll lose our rights.‬ ‪We'll have to fill in forms,‬
‪cry in front of a clerk‬ ‪who will lecture us.‬
‪We'll be missing documents.‬
‪It'll take months.‬
‪Meanwhile,‬ ‪we'll have to survive like losers.‬
‪What are you doing?‬
‪I'm coming!‬
‎I...
‎lou...
‎louamik.
‎Ilouamik.
‪Come.‬ ‪The connection is restored.‬
‪Come! Let's go!‬
‪Slow, isn't it?‬
‪Yeah! We're in!‬
‪It's the first time it's worked.‬
‪-Enter your login!‬ ‪-Look at the bar while I do it.‬
‪So, 507.‬
‪ZIP code 75020.‬
‪Connect.‬
‪You've got three bars, you're fine.‬
‪It's OK.‬
‪Come on! "Have you worked?" Yes.‬
‪-Your employer.‬ ‪-My employer.‬
‪-Who's my employer?‬ ‪-It's working.‬
‪My employer? Bosoleil Productions.‬
‪From the second to the fifth.‬
‪-Three fees.‬ ‪-Three fees.‬
‪Payment? 750.‬
‪-It works.‬ ‪-Concentrate!‬
‪You've got three bars.‬
‪Home straight.‬
‪No.‬
‪"Are you still looking for a job?"‬ ‪Yes. Click on OK.‬
‪-Come on.‬ ‪-Three bars.‬
‪Yeah! It's OK!‬
‪-Yeah!‬ ‪-It's OK!‬
‪-My turn! My turn.‬ ‪-Concentrate.‬
‪Where do I click?‬
‪There!‬
‪-No!‬ ‪-Yes...‬
‪-No!‬ ‎-Fejl!
‪I don't believe it!‬
‪Wait.‬
‪Don't worry!‬
‪I'll click again.‬
‪If it worked for me, it'll work for you.‬
‪I hope so!‬
‪Be positive.‬ ‪Don't worry, there's two to three bars.‬
‪If you don't believe in it,‬ ‪it won't believe in you.‬
‪It's connecting. It should be OK.‬
‪Yeah, it's OK!‬
‪-I'll do it.‬ ‪-No, it's my update.‬
‪Right... User ID.‬
‪Password.‬
‪-Don't distract me.‬ ‪-He types with one finger.‬
‪-It's my technique!‬ ‪-Let me do it.‬
‪No, it's my technique, that's how I type!‬
‪-Let me do it.‬ ‪-Thomas, stop it!‬
‪"Have you worked?" Yes.‬
‪Then...‬
‪Five fees.‬
‪-Then three fees.‬ ‪-Making eight fees.‬
‪450 Euros.‬
‪Don't repeat everything.‬ ‪You're doubling the time.‬
‪You're right.‬
‪It's dropping, Thomas.‬
‪You've got half a bar, it's OK.‬
‪There's no more bars.‬
‪An internship? No... No.‬
‪-No illness.‬ ‪-No. Click.‬
‪No... No. Half a bar.‬
‪"Still looking for a job?" Yes.‬
‪Click OK. Go.‬
‪Come on.‬
‪-It should be OK.‬ ‪-It won't hold up.‬
‪Yeah! It's OK!‬
‪Wish me good luck.‬
‪"Good luck".‬
‪I find you very beautiful.‬
‪You are very moving.‬
‪I'd really like to...‬
‪know you better.‬
‪I'm already in love with a boy.‬
‪Thank you.‬
‪-Well?‬ ‪-I think she likes me.‬
‪I killed a bear.‬
‎This new day ‎that was dawning in Kullorsuaq
‎heralded the end of our trip.
‪-Here.‬ ‪-Thanks.‬
‪One, two, three,‬
‪four and five.‬
‪Here.‬
‪-Hello!‬ ‪-Hello!‬
‪-Five pancakes for Ole's family!‬ ‪-What is it?‬
‪Is it good?‬
‪Shall we go? Goodbye.‬
‪Goodbye.‬
‪It's pancakes. They're for you.‬
‪Thank you.‬
‪-Goodbye.‬ ‪-Goodbye.‬
‪I'm glad to have met you.‬
‪You're nice boys.‬
‪What did she say?‬
‪No idea.‬
‪Why didn't you record it?‬
‪I couldn't stick my phone in her face!‬
‪We'll never know.‬
‪Maybe she said she didn't like pancakes.‬
‪-Hello!‬ ‪-Hello!‬
‪Oh, it'll be good!‬
‪Come in!‬
‪No, we can't.‬
‪We're in a hurry.‬
‪No, thanks.‬
‪Come on, come in!‬
‪It really smells good.‬
‪Well, quickly, then. Quickly.‬
‪One minute. We have to hand out pancakes.‬
‪Does everyone want pancakes?‬
‪Who wants this one?‬
‪Hold on.‬
‪Yes.‬
‪Little ones first.‬
‪Iva, have you had one?‬
‪You've already had one.‬
‪You've got one in your mouth!‬
‪You've already had one.‬
‪-Who's had none at all?‬ ‪-Me.‬
‪Everyone's had one. Right,‬
‪now we're going to the other houses.‬
‪You have to share,‬ ‪it's important to know that.‬
‪-It's all over.‬ ‪-Who'll give me a piece?‬
‪-Goodbye!‬ ‪-Goodbye.‬
‪Goodbye.‬
‪Last house.‬
‪I rummaged in my father's room‬ ‪yesterday and I found X-rays.‬
‪X-rays?‬
‪Heart X-rays.‬
‪-It doesn't necessarily mean...‬ ‪-What?‬
‪That he's ill.‬
‪I know.‬
‪Maybe he just decided to get a check-up.‬
‪Maybe.‬
‪Still...‬
‪it might be good to talk about it.‬
‪-I don't know how to do that.‬ ‪-Do what?‬
‪Talk about stuff like that.‬
‪We're handicapped‬ ‪when it comes to intimate family issues.‬
‪In that case, do nothing.‬
‪You're right. Maybe that's what I'll do.‬
‪Shall we go?‬
‪-Hello!‬ ‪-Hello, Martika.‬
‪Peace and health!‬
‪Goodbye, Ole.‬
‪Goodbye, Adam.‬
‪Adam.‬
‪Goodbye, Ole.‬
‪"Come back when the ice floe‬
‪"has melted.‬ ‪We'll sail between the icebergs."‬
‪With pleasure!‬
‪Well...‬
‪Kiss your mother for me.‬ ‪And keep in touch, eh?‬
‪I will.‬
‪Will you keep in touch, too?‬
‪Yes, of course!‬
‪Thanks for everything, Nathan.‬
‪Bye, Dad.‬
‪You will come back, huh?‬
‪Yes! We'll try.‬
‪It wouldn't have changed a thing‬ ‪if you'd mentioned it.‬