Is the car secure?
They don't care about us.
Anyway, it's all bulletproof glass.
No way.
Excuse me, what is this about?
The pay at work.
Life is too expensive.
Um, we could try this small road.
No. No, I can't.
Sorry.
We shouldn't have gone through town.
-I told him. -I know.
Whoa. It's really going down now.
♪ Birds flying high ♪
♪ You know how I feel ♪
♪ Sun in the sky ♪
♪ You know how I feel ♪
♪ Breeze drfiting on by ♪
♪ You know how I feel ♪
♪ It's a new dawn ♪
♪ It's a new day ♪
♪ It's a new life ♪
♪ For me, yeah ♪
♪ And I'm feeling good ♪
♪ Dragonfly out in the sun ♪
♪ You know what I mean… ♪
No sun till after four, yeah?
Turn over. I'll put sun cream on your back.
No, I'm good. I'm in the shade.
♪ Know what I mean ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ And I'm feeling ♪
You let him win, didn't you?
Well, he'll be beating me for real soon.
Frank.
I'm not taking it.
Like we promised. No work on holiday.
We forgot the mosquito repellent.
Madame Martin can pick some up.
She's with her mother.
Those beasts are still here.
I'll book a table at La Fontaine.
Hello, I'd like to make a reservation
for four for this evening.
Ah.
Hey, you're disgusting.
Teodora?
Come here.
What do you think?
Not rich enough.
Thanks.
Return it.
Cut the deck.
-Is this your card? -Yeah!
How do you do that?
-Not telling you. -I'll never work it out.
Will you show us the trick again, Alba?
One more time.
Frank, will you please speak up? I can't hear you.
No, not a partnership.
They'll concentrate just on production, and nothing else will get done.
Long term, we have to keep software in house.
You know that yourself. We've talked about it a thousand times.
I don't get…
And who said that?
Yeah. They're not interested in that.
They're only interested in their core business.
Frank, this isn't the right time to talk about this.
You must wait.
Yeah.
Yeah, Frank. Yeah, good. I really-- I really must go now.
I'll call you back later, okay?
I've got it.
Your room number, please.
Oh, we don't stay at the hotel.
Oh, sorry. I thought I saw you at breakfast this morning.
We have a house here.
How nice.
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Nightcap on the house?
Uh…
G and T?
Sure.
Two gin and tonics.
You two?
-Cola. -Cola.
Good night, madame. Young man. Good night, sir.
Thank you, sir.
Are you okay?
Yes.
Oh, you smell that?
Lavender.
Oh God…
There's the Ursa Major!
John!
Be right back.
Oh shit.
You… Are you okay?
I'm sorry.
Oh shit! I'm sorry.
Oh shit!
We couldn't see you in the… in the dark.
Here. Take this.
It's a… a hanky. Put it on.
On the… on the wound to stop the blood.
Shit.
She needs to go to the hospital.
-She can't. -Why not?
-Just think about it. -Think about what?
Jesus fucking Christ!
Do you speak English? Do you… do you understand me?
What's your name?
Teodora.
Teodora, are you French?
Where're you from?
Andalusia.
Daddy?
What if she has internal injuries?
Esther!
Daddy?
John, go to her.
-Daddy! -John!
Take care of the kids. I'll handle this.
That's…
Alba, our daughter.
She's 11, just.
I also have a son, Philipp.
Sorry.
Okay, look, Teodora.
We… we're just up there, around the corner.
We have everything there.
Bandage, disinfectant, everything you need.
I can take care of you. You'll be fine.
Do you wanna come?
What… what do you want then?
Hospital.
Yeah. I think…
You know, it's just best if you come with us to our place.
And… I know what to do.
You know, and I can… We can…
We can…
We can take care of it.
Okay?
Okay.
I'll… I'll get the first aid kit.
Okay.
Uh, do you maybe wanna sit down?
-Why aren't we taking her to a doctor? -Shh. Not now.
-Does it hurt? -It's really deep.
It's okay.
-It looks like a cut. -Shh. It was the mirror.
Um, spray.
Sorry.
Uh, this will disinfect the wound.
Okay?
Yeah.
You hit me with a car.
Sorry. Too tight?
You shouldn't have been drinking.
You shouldn't leave the dishes like this.
It attracts all kinds of animals.
It's just our holidays, you know. Uh, we…
We just don't feel like cleaning up.
It's, uh…
Uh, can you hold this?
We're lucky. The bed is made.
-Where is the bathroom? -Right there.
Thank you.
Don't tell your father, please.
No, of course not.
Hello?
Hello, Teodora?
-How much? -320.
That's not right. That's not enough money.
Well, so? The girl accepted the money and left.
-It's fine. -Oh, so you bribed her.
What's that supposed to mean, Philipp?
Why else would you give it to her?
Hospital costs.
She has insurance.
I think it's fair.
"Fair" isn't the word.
It's not enough.
John, that's a lot for girls…
like her.
If she wasn't satisfied, she would have said something.
John.
I'll get it!
It's the woman from yesterday.
Did you let her in?
No.
Who's there?
Hi, it's Teodora.
Who?
Teodora.
Ah, yeah.
Uh, come in.
It's nice here.
So calm and pretty.
Is it your house?
My parents'.
You're lucky.
Where does your family live?
In a not so nice area.
In a not so nice house.
Well, um…
I got fired today,
for not keeping up with my work because of my… wounded arm.
And for hygienic reasons.
You can't be fired that easily.
Yes, you can.
I also had to leave my room.
Thank you so much for the money you left me.
Unfortunately, it's not enough to live on until I find a new job.
But yesterday you told me
that you're not into housekeeping during the holidays.
So… I thought… Uh…
Maybe I'll sleep in the guest room and help you out,
till I find something new.
I can cook too.
Thank you.
We already have a housekeeper.
-She's with her mother. -I don't want her here.
This is exactly why you shouldn't drink and drive, John.
Oh, stop it.
You could have stopped me.
-It's as much your fault as mine, Esther. -What's that supposed to mean?
-Do you need a minute to talk? -No, no.
Mm-mm.
Sixteen hundred,
and we never see each other again.
Please don't get me wrong.
I'm applying for a job.
I'm not trying to bribe you.
Well…
When can you start?
Is that all you have?
So I don't have much to carry.
Want one?
No smoking in the house.
No!
I can open the window. Come here.
-Your mum… -Mm-hmm?
Is she a medical doctor?
No. Um, she's in IT business digitalisation.
Wow. I thought she was a doctor.
Thank God she's not. My mum hates it when we're sick.
We're never sick.
Yeah, we're not allowed to be.
You can do a lot of tricks with it.
Place your thumb right here,
your finger right here,
and then…
squeeze and slide.
Wanna try?
Are you here often?
Every summer.
Nice.
You speak French?
No.
My mother says learning French is useless.
English is the language you'll need later on in your career.
If you are in France, it's not useless. Don't you think?
You shouldn't have given her the job.
I'm on holiday, and I want a rest.
-They are a plague. -Oh God.
Teodora, you--
-Sorry, John, I didn't mean to-- -You scared the shit out of me.
You have to poison the martens.
If you don't do anything about them, they'll take over the whole house.
Poor thing.
It's suffering.
You must put the poor animal out of its misery.
Then again at the highest point, you really have to…
really have to push hard, yeah?
Yeah.
No vacuuming when I'm in the house.
It… drives me mad.
You can take care of the rooms upstairs instead.
Yes, no problem.
Oh, and, um…
I left you a shopping list in the kitchen.
That will be for dinner.
-John will take you to the village. -Okay.
Great. Thanks.
Would you like to cook with me tonight?
No.
The lighter.
Le briquet.
Very good.
Do you know it?
Of course.
Everyone knows Harry Potter.
The arsehole.
The prick.
One more.
The slut.
Better?
I like you.
Same.
Hey.
Hey, got a light?
No.
-You okay? -Mm-hmm.
…the current rise in inflation.
All over France, thousands of people are out on the streets,
demonstrating for higher wages.
In some cities, the situation is escalating.
Violent clashes are taking place between police and demonstrators,
especially in Paris.
Despite a heavy police presence,
some demonstrators managed to vandalise stores in side roads.
Serious clashes also took place in Marseille and Lyon.
According to the French Ministry of Finance…
John!
-How are you? -Great!
And you? Hey, Philipp!
Hi.
Are they for me?
No, for the love of my life.
So they are for me.
Certainly.
Give my regards to Esther. Don't forget.
Here. You'll like this.
-Go ahead, huh? Come on. -No, but please, I don't want any.
Um, no, thank you. Not for me.
-Teodora, come here. Have a drink with me. -I'm fine, thanks.
He always picks that song.
I can drive if you want.
-You have a driver's licence? -Yeah.
Dad, Teodora's driving.
You're a natural.
Thank you.
-Beautiful bike. -Yeah.
Um… Uh, it's made out of carbon.
Wow.
Uh, and it only weighs 7.4 kilograms.
That's nothing.
Yeah, I know.
Careful with the knife.
-Welcome. -Hey.
Hi.
-Hello. -Can you take our bag, please?
-We're in the garden, Cora! -Thank you. Hello!
Millions of creatures travel north, along the coast.
Some migrating thousands of miles.
It's one of the greatest mass movements of life on the planet.
"Esther, 27th of July, 2013."
Cute.
It was raining cats and dogs that morning,
and I thought, "Okay, that's that."
And then I forgot the bridal bouquet.
Ah, yeah, I saw that right away.
Luckily, everything turned out great.
Came out the church, it had stopped raining,
and it was sunny the rest of the day.
Mm-hmm. Well, God must be on our side.
Yeah, hopefully.
Ah, isn't it lovely to be so fortunate?
May I?
Because others aren't, right?
Uh, what are you talking about?
Not everyone has money or work.
Yeah, that's true, of course.
-I mean, like service jobs. -Hmm?
It's, uh…
Come on, it's different for you, right?
Frankfurt, Zurich, Art Basel Miami.
Yes, but your parents have also worked incredibly hard.
You think servers don't work hard?
-But they earn nothing. -Maybe you should get a job.
Why should I? You have a job.
Oh my.
-It's true. -Mm.
Shouldn't plates be cleared from the right?
Is that important to you?
Where are you from, Teodora? Hmm?
Um, Andalusia.
-Spain. -Oh!
-You built a factory there, right? -Mm, in Valencia, yeah.
Thank you.
The factories are all abroad these days. I wonder what that's about.
It's making us all a bit dependent.
-You-- -How about… cheaper workers?
There's benefits for both sides, Philipp.
-Did you ever-- -Not just us.
Both sides? Is that right?
My, oh my!
Aki, have you read John's publication on birch pollen allergens?
Birch pollen allergens. I have.
And?
Hey, if there's anything I can do for you, just say the word.
Mm.
Wh… why?
Uh…
Um, no, it's… it's nothing.
Miscommunication among scientists.
Yeah? About what?
Technical problems and such.
-Coffee? -I would love to.
-I didn't know this. -Cora?
-Sorry, but it's not a big deal. -Hmm?
-Do you want a…? -Oh, yes, please.
-What was wrong with the publication? -Hmm?
The thing with Aki.
Oh, nothing.
"Nothing"?
Right, nothing.
Just an annoying little thing, really.
Yeah, about what though?
You don't care about these things. Hm?
Get closer to Mum, yeah? I'm taking a video.
Wave, everyone. Yeah, wave, Alba, wave!
Oh, Teodora!
Come on!
Alba!
Don't you like to swim?
-Better not. -Right.
You don't?
Oh, no, I don't go into the sea. It's… scary.
Mm.
I thought you were the kind of woman who likes a bit of scary.
Daddy!
Whoo!
Whoo-hoo!
Yeah?
I told you this would have to wait.
No, it's…It's a dead end!
Fine, set up a call.
Sorry.
It doesn't matter!
Yeah, but Mum, you have to have Find My Phone activated.
-No phone. Nothing. -Okay, let's go.
-Wait, but… Hey, we've only just got here. -I'm sorry, but I have to be reachable.
-They'll be fine for one day, Esther. -No!
Of course.
I know a store in Marseille where you can get phones for a good price.
Honestly, I don't give a fuck. I just want the latest.
I can take you.
If you want.
Yeah. Yeah, that'll be great.
Thanks for helping me.
Always.
That's not good enough. Sorry.
We need much clearer communication with much more transparency.
There shouldn't be complications.
Yeah, that's…
That's why we've been trying for months now to verify--
Fuck. I can't hear you. I…
Oh, no, I… I don't smoke, sorry. I'm…
Yeah?
No, no, we haven't! Because the planning hasn't started.
And that's why we're--
Ah, shit!
Fuck.
Do you know the feeling when…
life suddenly develops in a way you never wanted it to?
Of course not. Your life is… just beginning.
Sometimes, I have weird thoughts.
What kind of thoughts?
Running away.
Disappearing.
Maybe you should try it.
What?
Disappear for a while.
The sprinklers aren't working.
I wish I was your iPhone.
I read an interesting article today about relationships.
Mm-hmm?
The more often married people touch, the longer the relationship.
Is that so?
Mm-hmm.
It was a scientific study.
I've taken my sleeping pill, so…
-Good morning, Teodora. -Good morning.
Beautiful bike.
Thank you.
Carbon?
Yeah.
Eight kilos?
It's seven-four.
Oh.
Disc brakes.
Yeah.
Are you interested in bikes?
Delicious.
Thanks.
Esther.
Don't be so hard on yourself.
Stop! It's in my camera roll. My mum's gonna see it.
Wait, let me take a selfie.
Yours look better, though.
-Yours look better. -Yours are better!
Why do you hold it like that?
Yeah, I don't know why.
-My friends told me to. -Surely you--
I would hold it like this. I would like… You know.
I like to play with the angles.
I saw Teodora steal your phone.
Why would you say that, though?
I saw her.
Why would I do that?
Alba.
Why did you do this to me?
Did I do something wrong?
I'm sorry.
It's fine.
Madame, I'm done. The window is fixed.
Okay, I'm coming.
Oh God!
Oh shit!
Don't worry. It looks worse than it is.
I'm so sorry.
Thank you.
Sure.
Can I take you out for dinner tonight?
I'd love to.
Yeah?
Great.
Put on something nice.
I'm not… unhappy.
I'm fine. I mean, I've no right to be unhappy. I…
I have a fantastic life.
You know, a great job, money, family.
Everyone has the right to be unhappy.
Yeah. Maybe.
-Can I get you anything else? -No, thank you.
Um…
Can you keep a secret?
Of course.
It's about Alba.
What about her?
Well, she, um…
She hides your phone in her closet.
She's always so jealous of everything.
Yeah.
Um, do me a favour and don't tell her.
She loves you.
Don't punish her for it.
You look more natural in that dress than I ever did.
It suits you.
Keep it.
What?
The dress.
Yeah?
Yes!
Thank you.
Are you in the mood for an adventure?
Daddy?
Daddy!
Hm?
-Hm? -There's a frog in the pool.
We have to get it out, or the chlorine will kill it.
You give it a whirl.
It's too far.
AKI TEXT MESSAGE
Hey, this is Esther.
-Hi. -Hi.
-How are you? -Hi.
Oh my God, you look amazing!
Thank you! Oh!
I'm Amber. Are you on vacation?
-Um, yeah. -Same for me.
I love France.
-Yeah. -It's so antique.
-You know? And the people… -Yeah.
Everything just…
It's so easy-going here, don't you think?
Maybe I should just buy something here and stay forever.
Yes.
Goodbye, Esther.
Bye, Amber.
Hey.
-Wanna dance? -Oh, no. But you go ahead.
-Are you sure? -Yeah.
Let's dance.
Uh, no, thanks.
Why not?
What is it?
It's a mescal tonic.
It's disgusting.
I know.
I know--
And where are you from?
Uh, Frankfurt, Germany.
Nice.
Yeah, nice.
♪ Speed up boy Hope betrays and kills reality ♪
♪ Speed up boy Speed up boy… ♪
You kind of look familiar. Have we met before?
I would know.
Whoo!
Magical, isn't it?
Amber, come!
What's up?
Oh, I'm good. But you go ahead.
Are you sure?
Yeah, I… I don't want to.
Why not?
Esther!
You should come in. It's so refreshing!
Come on.
Okay, fine!
I can't. I can't.
Let me help you.
Esther, come!
We'll go slow.
Okay.
Hey.
There was a woman at the hotel.
She had a huge suitcase full of creams.
Foot cream, hand cream, face cream, eye cream.
-Ass cream too. -Ass cream too?
Yes, ass cream, obviously.
Where have you been?
Oh, we went for a walk.
I need a new motorbike.
And what do you have in mind, madame?
Yamaha YZ250F.
What a dreamer.
I'd give it to you, though.
Mmm.
Delicious.
You won't get it fresher than this.
Mmm.
Where's Amber?
Gone.
I haven't been this free in years.
The old world is dying.
And the new world struggles to be born.
Now is the time of monsters.
Who said that?
Antonio Gramsci.
You read Gramsci?
Of course not. I'm just a maid.
You're funny.
We wanted to say goodbye.
Where's your father?
I don't know.
It's important, Alba. I have to talk to him.
Tell him to call me, okay?
Have we done something wrong?
Right, we should go.
Tell him to call me back.
It's not always easy with her, you know?
She's…
so rigid and self-centred.
And so focused on herself.
And I'm tired of being the fucking punching bag.
I… You know, I… I do everything I possibly can.
I try.
I try to hold everything together, always.
I know.
John.
You are such a smart and strong person.
Don't let anyone take that away from you.
She can't get by without you.
No, she…
Thanks. Thank you.
I saw Teodora going through your things.
She took some of your underwear.
Pink, with white lace.
Alba, why…
would she steal my underwear?
You must stop accusing her and telling lies, darling girl.
She's not done anything to you.
I'm not lying. It's true.
Sweetheart--
Aki was just here.
-Just tell me what is going on. -Nothing is.
What's going on with your paper?
It's nothing.
Stop lying to me, John!
Just stop.
They… They say my findings in my research are false,
and they want to fire me because of it.
-It was a slip-up. -What?
I'm under so much pressure, I cannot cope.
Esther.
You know what the problem is?
You don't believe in me any more.
You're so obsessed with your own success, with yourself, with…
But where's the respect for me? For us?
The strange thing is I've started to doubt myself now too.
I can't even do my fucking job right any more!
Mm-hmm?
-Hi. -Hi.
I made some fresh lemonade.
Thank you.
That's very sweet. Thank you.
Mmm.
ESTHER, YOU'RE THE MOST TENDER AND BEAUTIFUL PERSON
He's crazy about you.
I NEED TO SEE YOU
Can I sleep here?
No. Go to Mum.
Mm-mm.
Alba, out now.
I'll tell you how my card trick works.
Well, I don't care about the card trick. I already know how it works. All of us do.
Alba, I told you to get out!
Get out!
I'm so glad you called me.
So glad.
You sure you wanna come?
Yeah.
Where's Mum?
Probably needs a day alone.
I think.
Tomorrow's my turn.
Hm?
Teodora, come, sit down. Have a coffee with us. Hm?
Thank you.
Did you sleep well, Alba?
Where is your frog?
I'm not allowed to keep the frog.
Why not?
Frogs don't belong in the house.
We'll find something better, Alba.
A friend of mine called and asked
if she could come by and see me.
Is that okay for you?
Yeah.
Sure.
Good.
Could you pour me some coffee, please?
Of course.
The arsehole.
The prick.
The slut.
The arsehole.
The prick.
The slut.
The arsehole.
The prick. The slut.
What's she doing here?
"Dear Cora, please check on John and the kids for me."
"I'm going away for a little bit. Please do not worry about me."
Mmm, well… What's she saying?
-Well… -Could she have run away?
No, no, no. Course she hasn't.
It's just, uh… It's important to have alone time.
Everyone needs space.
It's… It, um…
And when will she be back?
Um…
Couple days.
I think. Um… Uh…
Sometimes people have to…
get away, right?
I can promise you, it's normal, Alba.
Hm?
It's, uh… It's normal. Alba?
Aki has been trying to contact you.
I'm aware.
Is there any truth to the story?
Hey.
That girl has taken on a totally new role in your family.
Have you noticed?
-No. -She's not a maid any more.
She's a family member.
-Cora… -It isn't good.
It's frightening.
I could stay overnight and… help.
No, I'm fine.
Hey, stop. Not here. Really.
Stop it, please. Seriously.
Cora, stop it.
-Stop. Seriously. -I could stay all night, John.
Alba? Are you awake?
I'm already asleep.
Good night, Alba.
Good night.
Which volume?
The sixth.
You're a fast reader.
A little more.
-Fuck, fuck, fuck. -What are you doing?
Sorry. I… I… I…
just wanted to visit you in your room.
Come on.
Fuck off.
What are you doing?
Fuck, you scared me.
Sorry.
What is this?
It's, um… It's meat.
Leftovers.
What are you doing with all this meat?
I don't know. Uh…
Barbecue parties.
Things like that.
Uh, well, you have to freeze it, or it will rot.
I think it already is.
It's disgusting.
-Hi. -Hi.
Sorry, John. I didn't mean to disturb you.
Me and my friends are invited to a birthday party.
Do you wanna come?
Um…
No. I… I think… I think I should stay.
All right.
Daddy!
Daddy! Look, I have to show you something.
What's that? What?
Hey, hey, hey! Not outside. Give it to me.
Alba, It's unsafe. Come on, gimme.
-That's mine. -Later, okay?
Let's go somewhere else.
Come on. It's Estelle's birthday party.
I don't feel great.
It'll cheer you up, I promise.
Come on.
Allez.
No, no… Yeah. Are you here with friends, or…?
No, I'm here with my family. Yeah, with my kids.
-Oh, you… you have kids? -Yeah. Yeah.
-You're a mum. -What about you? Yeah.
Uh, no, no. I don't have kids.
Like, it doesn't mean I don't like them or something, but I just…
Yeah, I just don't think I need a kid in my life to be happy.
Mm. Mm.
As a dad, you have to watch family movies.
Those little fuckers eat up all your money.
Don't let you travel. That's only the beginning.
-After a while, they just eat you up-- -How do you know Estelle?
Huh?
Estelle. How… How do you know her?
Oh, she… She works at the hotel bar.
She… She mixes very good cocktails.
Which hotel?
La Fontaine.
Uh, I think… I think he works there too.
Oh shit, I have to go.
I'm sorry. It was my dad's birthday.
Big family party. Nightmare.
It was very nice to meet you, uh, Ellen.
-Uh, Esther. -Esther.
Have a good one.
John.
Call me back, okay?
I'm coming home.
I… I'm coming home. I--
Are you all right?
Yeah.
Uh, where's the bathroom?
Um… À gauche.
-Uh, left. -Okay.Thanks.
Oh, fuck.
-Where are you going? -I want to go home.
Let me go.
I thought we were friends.
I was never your friend,
Esther.
And I was never your maid.
You underestimated us right from the start.
This should help.
Okay.
Your fences are high.
But your perfect world cannot be separated from ours.
You are no longer safe.
You cannot hide.
Because we are many.
And you are just a few.
-Give it to me! -Teodora? Teodora!
Hey.
What is this?
Um…
Sorry, John.
We didn't mean to wake you up.
We were just swimming a little bit.
Next time, you ask me. Yeah?
-Mm-hmm. -And clean up.
Tomorrow it will be cleaner than it's ever been.
Okay.
Come on!
Let's go back in.
Where are you going?
Throw them out.
John?
I told you.
These beasts are a plague.
Alba?
Alba.