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We asked you to come

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because the Family Panel

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has decided to assign you a child

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with a view to adoption.

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It's a little boy who's 2.5 months old.

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Born in Brest on September 26.

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He was put up for adoption at birth

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by his biological mother.

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I see.

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In light of his background,

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the Agency shortlisted
three candidates for adoption,

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and your application was approved by the Panel

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to be the child's adoptive mother.

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But...

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If three applications were approved,

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what about the other two?

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No, three applications were put forward,

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but only one was approved.

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Yours.

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What do I need to do now? Plead my case?

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No, Mrs. Langlois.

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We are offering you a child to adopt.

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If you agree, Mr. Ayyad, our psychologist,

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will present the baby to you,

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with his background, medical history...

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It's a baby?

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How old is it?

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Two and a half months.

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Less than a year old?

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Yes, he was born on September 26 this year.

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Think it over before giving us an answer.

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If you decide to accept the offer,

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you can meet little Theo later this week.

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And 10 days from now, if all goes well,

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he'll be home with you.

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IN SAFE HANDS

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Jean.

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It's time for school.

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No school today, champ.

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It's Sunday.

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It's ok.

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Get back to bed.

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Go on now.

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Enzo!

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No bugging your brother. Let him sleep.

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Stop!

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Stop!

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Let go!

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Leave me alone! I'll kill him!

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Keep calm. Calm down.

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Stop!

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Leave me alone!

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Does it hurt?

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Let go!

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Two years raising the alarm.

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Two years that he says

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he wants to be separated from his brother.

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Why can't we all sit down and
make the right decision?

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Preserving bonds is the golden rule.
We don't separate siblings.

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Why not separate them when they need it'?

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Why?

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Why is it up to them to adapt?

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Why can't we adapt to them just for once?

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Isn't their life hard enough already?

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I told you the kid'd catch it.

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He nearly croaked.
Five minutes more, he was dead!

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Goodbye, siblings!

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One dead and one 11-year-old murderer!

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Age 9, Enzo is on tranquilizers,
borderline psycho.

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He needs appropriate care.

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I'm a foster parent, not a disabilities expert.

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Same goes for Jason.

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Find somewhere for him.

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Away from his brother and toxic parents!

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It's not allowed.

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Bonds must be preserved.

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It's idiotic!

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We're no use.

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We're stupid assholes, that's all.

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Cut it out.

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The team discussed this.

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We understand they're giving you trouble.

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We're taking the necessary measures now.

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Can we look ahead?

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The future?

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No more teens.

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I can't foster for a while.

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I feel...

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The well's run dry.

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You've given a lot, Jean.

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Morning.

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I think I'm giving birth.

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No.

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Name and health card, please.

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I don't want to keep it.

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Your first delivery?

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No medical supervision?

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Where are you at in your pregnancy?

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The end, I think.

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- Term?
- I think so.

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Ok, let's examine you.

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I'll just raise your legs.

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Like that.

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So...

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Breathe deeply.

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And I'll examine you.

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Ok, too late for an epidural. Sorry.

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It won't take long. The head's there.

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What's your name?

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We work as a team.

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I need to talk,

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call you by a name.

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Not necessarily yours.

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Push, Charlotte, that's right. Great!

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Clench that tummy.

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Pull with both hands. Pull!

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Keep pushing!

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And stop!

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Relax everything.

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I feel the baby, I can see the head.

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We're almost there, Charlotte.

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Wonderful, you're doing great.

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One last effort.

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Nearly there, let's go.

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Pull with both hands, and clench.

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Lots of air and push!

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Keep going. Go, go, go!

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That's great.

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Great, I'm holding the head.

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Here we go!

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Push!

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- You're doing great.
- Nearly there.

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Stop pushing!

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There we go.

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Great job, he's here.

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A little boy.

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Do you want to see him?

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Take him on you?

139
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It's ok to be scared.

140
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Hold him, you'll be fine.

141
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Everything went fine.

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Elodie's with your baby and I'm here for you.

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I'll remove the placenta,

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then run through a few checks with your baby.

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He's ok? There's no problem?

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He's A-ok.

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I have clothes for him in my backpack.

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"Boy

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Ok, baby?

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You're a handsome fellow.

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I wrote that on the tag, is that right?

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Fine.

153
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There are clothes here.

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Let's listen to your breathing.

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- It went ok?
- Sure.

156
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Delivery went smoothly, baby's fine.

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Did she feed him?

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- Hold him?
- Not either.

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Touch him?

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See you later.

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"Accompanying a woman
who relinquishes a child for adoption"

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Hello.

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I'm calling because I just spoke

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with the maternity unit in Brest.

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Here we are.

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Thank you, bye.

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Hello.

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I'm a social worker.

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My name's Mathilde Francois.

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I was sent by the County Council.

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To see you, to meet you.

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You were told I was coming?

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Yes.

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May I sit down?

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Yes.

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How are you?

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They're treating you well?

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The delivery went ok?

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Yes.

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I arrived a bit late.

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Too late for an epidural.

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It must have really hurt.

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Did you get a chance to see your baby?

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And say goodbye?

185
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No.

186
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I didn't want to. I don't want him.

187
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You know you're eligible
for financial and educational assistance?

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To help you raise the child
in a positive environment.

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I'll give you all the info.

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- All the programs...
- Yes, I know.

191
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But I don't want help.

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I'm not keeping him.

193
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I can't keep him.

194
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I'm not here to talk you around, you know.

195
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I'm here to support you however I can,
whatever your choice.

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To surrender your baby for adoption,

197
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we need to complete a statement of consent.

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I have the authorization of the county

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to sign your statement of consent.

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I alone, nobody else, will sign the statement.

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You remain anonymous.

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You chose to give birth in secret.

203
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And it's my role to protect that secret.
Nothing else.

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I am bound to secrecy.

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I'll take it to the grave.

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I am also here to take down
any information you care to give

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to complete a document for NCAPO.

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The National Council
for Access to Personal Origins.

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We fill out the document together

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and you include anything
you consider useful for the child.

211
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You can leave your identity
in a confidential sealed envelope,

212
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so that your child can trace you.

213
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You can leave a note.

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An object.

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Or nothing.

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It's your call, your decision.

217
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Not all children research their origins.

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Very few, in fact.

219
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But if he does, one day,

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everything you feel like leaving
for him will be precious

221
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in understanding where he comes from

222
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and the choice you made for him at birth.

223
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After signature of the statement,

224
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your baby is registered as
a temporary ward of state.

225
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You will have no link to him anymore.

226
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You have a 2-month revocation period,

227
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when you can reverse your decision

228
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and take your child back.

229
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Two months to get things straight for you,

230
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to try to work out if today's decision

231
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will suit you for life.

232
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At the end of that period,

233
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two months to the day
after signature of the statement,

234
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he will be registered
as an official ward of state.

235
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Available for adoption.

236
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We have time.

237
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To fill out the statement, we have three days

238
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until it must be filed.

239
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We can use those three days however you want.

240
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We can talk, discuss what's going on
in your life right now.

241
00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:04,922
Or we can complete the statement and go.

242
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How do you see your baby's future?

243
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What do you envision for him?

244
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Any particular wishes?

245
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I'd like him to be happy.

246
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In the care of people who love him.

247
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Who couldn't have children or anything.

248
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We need some photos of the baby.

249
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I can do that.

250
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I'd appreciate it.

251
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See you later.

252
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This is Isabelle from Child Welfare.

253
00:18:01,160 --> 00:18:04,369
It looks like we have a newborn coming in.

254
00:18:05,440 --> 00:18:07,568
Probably tomorrow. Are you free?

255
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I get the feeling it went well.

256
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Your son seemed happy.

257
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Yes.

258
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So let's keep visits in the morning.
It's better for you?

259
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Yes.

260
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My mind's clearer than in the afternoon.

261
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But I'd prefer late morning, you know.

262
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Fine, late morning, no problem.

263
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It occurred to me,

264
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maybe you could shower
before coming to see your boy.

265
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For your visits, he looks his best,

266
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puts on hair gel, scent...

267
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The jacket you gave him too.

268
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Ok.

269
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That'd be just perfect.

270
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That jacket's something else!

271
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He slays them with it.

272
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Krokodil? Gummy bear?

273
00:18:57,160 --> 00:18:58,400
No, thanks.

274
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I'd like to see him more often.

275
00:19:04,240 --> 00:19:06,242
Yes, the way things are going,

276
00:19:06,760 --> 00:19:10,685
we can look at extending
visiting rights pretty soon.

277
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I'll raise it at our next weekly meeting.

278
00:19:15,840 --> 00:19:17,365
I know it's tough.

279
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But make the most of this time on your own.

280
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:24,200
It's time for you. To get treatment.

281
00:19:24,800 --> 00:19:26,245
To get better.

282
00:19:29,280 --> 00:19:30,566
Morning.

283
00:19:30,720 --> 00:19:32,563
Can you stop by my office?

284
00:19:33,280 --> 00:19:34,725
It's a pain.

285
00:19:34,840 --> 00:19:36,330
Mrs. Richard is taken.

286
00:19:36,440 --> 00:19:40,240
Gaelle Crépin is down south and
can't get back in time.

287
00:19:41,400 --> 00:19:42,242
Karine.

288
00:19:42,760 --> 00:19:43,841
Sorry.

289
00:19:44,080 --> 00:19:45,081
Nadia?

290
00:19:45,200 --> 00:19:47,521
I left a message for her to call me back.

291
00:19:48,280 --> 00:19:50,601
- What about Béatrice?
- Don't know her.

292
00:19:50,720 --> 00:19:52,051
Mrs. Rosenn.

293
00:19:52,440 --> 00:19:54,408
No, you never worked with her.

294
00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,250
But she seems pretty worn out.

295
00:19:56,360 --> 00:19:57,407
So what do we do?

296
00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:00,166
We take a moment to be more efficient.

297
00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:02,726
No time. This baby has terrible timing.

298
00:20:02,840 --> 00:20:07,004
It's crazy with the teens.
Crazy at County Hall.

299
00:20:07,160 --> 00:20:09,367
It's crazy. I'm rushed off my feet.

300
00:20:10,240 --> 00:20:11,241
Rack your brains.

301
00:20:11,360 --> 00:20:12,725
Anybody come to mind?

302
00:20:15,560 --> 00:20:16,527
Sure.

303
00:20:16,680 --> 00:20:17,761
Great.

304
00:20:19,280 --> 00:20:20,770
You clowns!

305
00:20:23,000 --> 00:20:24,923
No leaders in the locker room?

306
00:20:26,680 --> 00:20:27,761
That's wrong.

307
00:20:27,880 --> 00:20:29,086
Just wrong!

308
00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:34,401
Hey, Karine.

309
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:36,925
What brings you here?

310
00:20:37,040 --> 00:20:38,405
You didn't get my messages?

311
00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:39,641
No.

312
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:43,209
I don't check my phone much. I need a break.

313
00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:44,845
So I hear.

314
00:20:45,160 --> 00:20:47,003
I may have something for you.

315
00:20:47,120 --> 00:20:48,849
What's that? Sleep therapy?

316
00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,242
Sleep therapy sucks.

317
00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:57,330
After a while, I began to feel him.

318
00:20:58,200 --> 00:20:59,406
Moving.

319
00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,568
That's when I realized...

320
00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,524
I really was pregnant.

321
00:21:06,280 --> 00:21:07,930
Maybe it wouldn't go away.

322
00:21:08,720 --> 00:21:09,960
And then?

323
00:21:10,960 --> 00:21:12,121
Nothing.

324
00:21:12,400 --> 00:21:14,243
It was the last two months.

325
00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,004
I tried to be careful.

326
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,805
Were you able to share this
with your parents or friends?

327
00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:25,242
Nobody could do anything to help anyway.

328
00:21:26,600 --> 00:21:28,682
I tried to talk to my mother.

329
00:21:28,880 --> 00:21:30,041
But...

330
00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:31,526
I think...

331
00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:33,166
I mean...

332
00:21:33,280 --> 00:21:35,521
She wouldn't understand my choice.

333
00:21:36,920 --> 00:21:38,445
She couldn't bear it.

334
00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:42,009
She couldn't bear...

335
00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,807
Her daughter abandoning a child.

336
00:21:45,320 --> 00:21:47,084
I don't know how to put it.

337
00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,609
That being part of her life.

338
00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:55,724
For me, it's becoming a mother

339
00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:57,444
with this child that's...

340
00:21:57,760 --> 00:21:59,410
It can't happen.

341
00:22:00,120 --> 00:22:01,360
It's impossible.

342
00:22:01,720 --> 00:22:02,801
Yes.

343
00:22:03,320 --> 00:22:06,403
For me, having a child is positive.

344
00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,890
I don't love him.

345
00:22:11,520 --> 00:22:12,965
I can't do it.

346
00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:17,964
Well, it's late.

347
00:22:20,600 --> 00:22:24,525
Do you want a break,
for me to come back in the morning?

348
00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,691
Sure.

349
00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:38,971
You know, if you feel up to it,

350
00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:42,767
it would be good for your baby
if you said a few words to him.

351
00:22:43,000 --> 00:22:46,243
For you to explain
what you have decided for him.

352
00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:48,443
To say you thought of him.

353
00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:50,802
His future and his happiness.

354
00:22:51,200 --> 00:22:52,326
He won't understand.

355
00:22:53,080 --> 00:22:55,560
He won't understand the words, of course.

356
00:22:55,680 --> 00:22:58,445
But he'll grasp their importance.

357
00:22:58,760 --> 00:23:00,842
And the emotion you put in them.

358
00:23:10,280 --> 00:23:12,521
I was offered a foster child today.

359
00:23:13,440 --> 00:23:14,851
I turned it down.

360
00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:18,445
- How come?
- I feel like quitting.

361
00:23:20,440 --> 00:23:22,010
To do what?

362
00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:23,891
I don't know.

363
00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:26,964
Get a job somewhere or...

364
00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:29,527
I don't know.

365
00:23:29,640 --> 00:23:31,005
Of course you don't.

366
00:23:32,320 --> 00:23:35,210
- You want a lame job?
- I could quit totally.

367
00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:39,246
Look after Pauline, the garden, you.

368
00:23:39,600 --> 00:23:41,125
I'm tired.

369
00:23:43,560 --> 00:23:45,130
It's a pointless job.

370
00:23:46,440 --> 00:23:47,930
We're no use.

371
00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:49,167
You saw that.

372
00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:51,601
I don't agree, I'm not ok with this.

373
00:23:52,280 --> 00:23:53,645
I'm fine earning for two

374
00:23:53,760 --> 00:23:55,762
if you do something major for us.

375
00:23:56,240 --> 00:23:57,571
Something useful.

376
00:23:58,080 --> 00:24:00,242
Quit complaining. I'm tired, too.

377
00:24:01,800 --> 00:24:03,723
When you don't work, you stew.

378
00:24:04,560 --> 00:24:05,925
You're on edge.

379
00:24:06,120 --> 00:24:07,531
You're not sexy.

380
00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:09,291
You're drab.

381
00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:10,965
You don't turn me on.

382
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:15,167
Call back, say you changed your mind.

383
00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:17,166
How old's the kid?

384
00:24:17,240 --> 00:24:18,401
Fifteen.

385
00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,081
Alright.

386
00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:22,451
He's not.

387
00:24:24,520 --> 00:24:25,885
He's one day old.

388
00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:27,320
A baby.

389
00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:28,846
Really?

390
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:30,961
Shit.

391
00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:01,609
I came to say goodbye.

392
00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:04,843
Yes, of course.

393
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,321
"Neonatal Care Unit"

394
00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:13,450
Morning, how are you?

395
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,770
You got some sleep?

396
00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:17,882
I said goodbye to the baby.

397
00:26:19,360 --> 00:26:21,601
That's wonderful for him, you know.

398
00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,810
You're ready?

399
00:26:26,360 --> 00:26:28,681
We'll fill out the statement.

400
00:26:29,600 --> 00:26:32,683
Including any information you want to give.

401
00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:35,164
Did you think about names?

402
00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,289
Yes, I chose two.

403
00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:39,403
You can choose the third.

404
00:26:41,200 --> 00:26:42,725
Please, I'd like that.

405
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:49,126
I'd like to leave him a letter, too.

406
00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,004
Can you read it through?

407
00:27:14,840 --> 00:27:16,080
That's good.

408
00:27:17,640 --> 00:27:19,563
I'll leave it with you then.

409
00:27:20,920 --> 00:27:22,649
Yes, sure.

410
00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:26,371
Now then...

411
00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:28,080
Age.

412
00:27:28,240 --> 00:27:32,086
Do you want to give that information, your age?

413
00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:34,200
I'm 21.

414
00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,088
You have some way of getting home?

415
00:27:43,400 --> 00:27:44,970
Yes, it's fine.

416
00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:46,884
I'm going to college.

417
00:27:47,680 --> 00:27:49,648
I have a seminar later today.

418
00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,370
My name's Clara.

419
00:28:29,120 --> 00:28:30,610
Morning.

420
00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:35,247
I'm filing a statement
for a child born confidentially.

421
00:28:37,600 --> 00:28:38,442
Thank you.

422
00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,248
If you'd care to sign now.

423
00:28:48,360 --> 00:28:50,249
"Adoption Agency"

424
00:28:52,080 --> 00:28:53,127
Fuck's sake.

425
00:28:53,240 --> 00:28:55,083
I'm nearly there.

426
00:28:56,080 --> 00:28:57,605
You ok? Wanna help here?

427
00:28:57,720 --> 00:29:01,008
I can't, sorry. I'm no good with my hands.

428
00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,007
Me neither.

429
00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,646
- Me neither.
- That makes three of us.

430
00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:07,005
Morning.

431
00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:14,891
Morning.

432
00:29:15,320 --> 00:29:16,890
I'll be going.

433
00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,570
- You're sure it doesn't show?
- Don't worry.

434
00:29:23,960 --> 00:29:25,371
Hey, Mathilde.

435
00:29:25,840 --> 00:29:27,330
Won't be a minute.

436
00:29:27,520 --> 00:29:29,409
A woman in her early 20s.

437
00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:32,887
It was an unintended pregnancy.

438
00:29:33,000 --> 00:29:36,721
After a one-night-stand
with a man she barely knew.

439
00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:39,531
No violence, apparently.

440
00:29:40,760 --> 00:29:43,047
She lives in the north of the county.

441
00:29:57,880 --> 00:29:58,688
You ok?

442
00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:01,610
I don't know if I can still do this, but sure.

443
00:30:01,720 --> 00:30:03,563
You can do it, no problem.

444
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:06,684
The kid is the apple of your eye. Simples.

445
00:30:06,840 --> 00:30:07,966
For sure.

446
00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:53,444
You know the procedure.

447
00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:43,205
Hi, Théo.

448
00:31:44,360 --> 00:31:45,805
My name's Karine.

449
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:47,968
I'm a child welfare counselor.

450
00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,449
As you know,
your mommy can't look after you now.

451
00:31:53,880 --> 00:31:56,008
She asked us to take care of you.

452
00:31:57,040 --> 00:31:59,088
That's what we're here for.

453
00:31:59,800 --> 00:32:01,165
For you.

454
00:32:02,840 --> 00:32:04,683
We take you as you are.

455
00:32:06,000 --> 00:32:08,241
If your mommy confirms her choice,

456
00:32:08,680 --> 00:32:11,126
people will make a decision for you.

457
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:15,609
You'll have an adoptive
mommy and daddy for life.

458
00:32:17,680 --> 00:32:19,364
If she retracts,

459
00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:21,805
we'll support her,

460
00:32:22,080 --> 00:32:23,684
help her reconnect with you.

461
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,883
Help her look after you.

462
00:32:28,200 --> 00:32:31,522
Meanwhile, you're going to stay over with Jean.

463
00:32:31,880 --> 00:32:33,530
He'll take care of you.

464
00:32:39,400 --> 00:32:40,367
May I...

465
00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:41,760
Of course.

466
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,371
Hi there, Théo.

467
00:32:56,640 --> 00:32:57,971
Can I...

468
00:33:05,160 --> 00:33:06,571
Hey, big man.

469
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:10,244
Handsome fella, aren't you?

470
00:33:11,680 --> 00:33:12,920
Come here...

471
00:33:45,080 --> 00:33:49,085
So, let me read the report
I'm sending to the Family Panel.

472
00:33:49,200 --> 00:33:50,804
Is your recommendation positive?

473
00:33:51,800 --> 00:33:53,689
I'll read the full report.

474
00:33:53,800 --> 00:33:55,643
I don't give a damn about that!

475
00:33:55,920 --> 00:33:59,561
All I want to know is
if your recommendation is positive.

476
00:34:00,840 --> 00:34:02,968
I express various reservations.

477
00:34:03,080 --> 00:34:03,729
See?

478
00:34:03,840 --> 00:34:05,444
My recommendation is negative.

479
00:34:06,160 --> 00:34:06,968
Shit, it's a disgrace.

480
00:34:07,080 --> 00:34:08,923
I'd like you to hear why.

481
00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:11,122
Our psychologist agrees

482
00:34:11,240 --> 00:34:13,527
you're not yet ready to adopt.

483
00:34:13,640 --> 00:34:15,722
Fuck your stupid report!

484
00:34:15,840 --> 00:34:17,080
We need no permission.

485
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:18,690
We want a kid. No one will stop us.

486
00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,087
You want a child, I know.

487
00:34:21,240 --> 00:34:23,846
I try to explain but you don't understand.

488
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,088
You refuse to understand.

489
00:34:26,440 --> 00:34:30,684
The child you might adopt is not
the child you might have conceived.

490
00:34:30,840 --> 00:34:32,365
It's more complex.

491
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,760
You're not ready, you're headed for disaster.

492
00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:37,803
- We are ready!
- It's just...

493
00:34:38,800 --> 00:34:40,643
We have so much love to give.

494
00:34:40,760 --> 00:34:42,046
I know that.

495
00:34:42,160 --> 00:34:45,130
I feel your pain but it's not only about love.

496
00:34:45,240 --> 00:34:46,810
Stop listening to her.

497
00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:48,604
She knows nothing about us.

498
00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:51,007
I don't claim to know you.

499
00:34:51,160 --> 00:34:54,562
It's my recommendation,
not the Panel's final decision.

500
00:34:55,320 --> 00:34:58,005
I'm here to <i>assess</i> you <i>as</i> adoptive parents,

501
00:34:58,120 --> 00:34:59,690
not just parents.

502
00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:01,684
I limit risk to the child.

503
00:35:01,800 --> 00:35:02,926
Leave.

504
00:35:03,600 --> 00:35:05,204
Now. Let's go.

505
00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:09,249
Leave now, please!

506
00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:17,001
Sorry but my job isn't to find children
for parents in pain.

507
00:35:17,520 --> 00:35:21,445
My job is to find the best parents
for children in difficulty.

508
00:35:22,720 --> 00:35:24,768
Here you are, fella.

509
00:35:25,240 --> 00:35:26,924
- Let's go.
- It won't take long.

510
00:35:27,040 --> 00:35:28,280
Just a little prick.

511
00:35:28,400 --> 00:35:29,845
Pacifier, just in case.

512
00:35:29,960 --> 00:35:31,007
There we go.

513
00:35:32,080 --> 00:35:33,525
Just like that.

514
00:35:33,840 --> 00:35:35,604
Ok, we're ready.

515
00:35:37,280 --> 00:35:39,169
Perfect. That's the shot.

516
00:35:39,400 --> 00:35:42,370
- The worst is over.
- You're very brave.

517
00:36:03,280 --> 00:36:04,520
Here, look.

518
00:36:08,520 --> 00:36:10,761
Théo, I can't stay the night.

519
00:36:10,880 --> 00:36:12,689
I'll be back tomorrow morning.

520
00:36:33,360 --> 00:36:34,771
I'm going.

521
00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:37,648
I'll be back tomorrow around 7.

522
00:36:37,760 --> 00:36:38,727
You'll be here?

523
00:36:38,840 --> 00:36:39,807
No, I'm off.

524
00:36:39,920 --> 00:36:41,206
See you later in the week.

525
00:36:41,320 --> 00:36:42,367
Alright.

526
00:36:43,560 --> 00:36:45,608
You won't leave him long alone?

527
00:36:45,920 --> 00:36:47,684
No, he'll come here with us.

528
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:49,086
Thanks a lot.

529
00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:39,646
Hey there.

530
00:37:41,720 --> 00:37:43,051
How are you?

531
00:37:43,560 --> 00:37:45,244
I hear your name's Théo.

532
00:37:45,760 --> 00:37:47,205
I like that.

533
00:37:51,520 --> 00:37:53,010
He had a good night?

534
00:37:53,160 --> 00:37:55,208
No idea. I work in Maternity.

535
00:37:55,400 --> 00:37:56,401
Alright.

536
00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:03,646
Hi, fella. How are you?

537
00:38:04,600 --> 00:38:06,762
Did you have a good night?

538
00:38:08,080 --> 00:38:09,241
Tell me.

539
00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:10,886
Who are you?

540
00:38:11,720 --> 00:38:12,846
The foster parent.

541
00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:16,646
You won't be here tonight,
so no picking him up.

542
00:38:17,080 --> 00:38:18,161
Excuse me?

543
00:38:18,520 --> 00:38:21,046
I'm the foster parent. It's what I'm here for.

544
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:22,844
Right now, I am his arms.

545
00:38:23,880 --> 00:38:25,530
Did he feed?

546
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:28,004
Bye, have a good day.

547
00:38:28,120 --> 00:38:29,804
- Same to you.
- Bye, Théo.

548
00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,088
- When did he feed?
- 5:30.

549
00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:35,290
Leave us, will you, so I can give him his bath.

550
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:39,366
Dimwit!

551
00:38:40,520 --> 00:38:42,761
She made you cry, the bonehead.

552
00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:44,929
Hot chocolate? Nah.

553
00:38:45,280 --> 00:38:48,329
Soup? You gotta be kidding me, right?

554
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:50,964
Cappuccino, maybe.

555
00:38:51,240 --> 00:38:53,447
What do you think? Try a cappuccino?

556
00:38:53,720 --> 00:38:55,370
It'll be awful, but hey.

557
00:38:55,600 --> 00:38:57,011
They all are.

558
00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,771
Keep feeding well to gain weight.

559
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,251
Get out of here lickety-spit.

560
00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:09,524
Let me take you home.

561
00:39:12,880 --> 00:39:14,769
The whole family's on tenterhooks.

562
00:39:14,880 --> 00:39:17,008
They can't wait to meet you.

563
00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:19,844
I'll introduce you to my wife.

564
00:39:20,160 --> 00:39:21,366
A bombshell.

565
00:39:21,920 --> 00:39:23,570
My daughter, likewise.

566
00:39:26,120 --> 00:39:29,567
We have a big house, no damp.
That's rare in these parts.

567
00:39:29,960 --> 00:39:31,530
A big backyard.

568
00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:35,362
There's a vegetable patch,
where I grow lots of stuff.

569
00:39:36,160 --> 00:39:37,685
Cute little rabbits, too.

570
00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:40,326
That piss me off when they eat all my crops.

571
00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:10,286
Shit!

572
00:40:16,360 --> 00:40:17,691
Fabien!

573
00:40:19,400 --> 00:40:20,208
Fabien!

574
00:40:20,800 --> 00:40:22,006
Thank you.

575
00:40:24,800 --> 00:40:26,325
- Dammit, Fabien.
- What?

576
00:40:26,440 --> 00:40:28,920
Your python is in my living room.

577
00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,407
Shit!

578
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,444
Why does he do that?

579
00:40:33,600 --> 00:40:35,682
Why do you do that?

580
00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:37,689
Why let it out?

581
00:40:37,960 --> 00:40:38,847
To get some air.

582
00:40:38,960 --> 00:40:41,201
Go take it back or I'll whack it.

583
00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:42,441
With a hammer.

584
00:40:42,600 --> 00:40:45,604
Two seconds.
I need a replacement at the checkout.

585
00:40:45,720 --> 00:40:47,245
I don't give a shit!

586
00:40:48,320 --> 00:40:50,721
- Sylvie!
- Let's move it!

587
00:41:08,960 --> 00:41:13,443
Mrs. Langlois, Alice, was born on May 22, 1975.

588
00:41:13,920 --> 00:41:16,605
She spent her childhood in Le Mans.

589
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,089
She recalls being a quiet child.

590
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:20,565
Very reserved.

591
00:41:20,720 --> 00:41:23,405
She loved daydreaming and reading comics.

592
00:41:24,120 --> 00:41:25,884
Her results at school were average

593
00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:29,368
and led to no particular professional ambition.

594
00:41:30,680 --> 00:41:33,081
She studied fine arts for a year.

595
00:41:33,240 --> 00:41:35,242
Then decided to change courses.

596
00:41:35,840 --> 00:41:39,811
With an accountancy diploma,
she started out in the world of work.

597
00:41:40,320 --> 00:41:43,324
She is the youngest of three children.

598
00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,843
She maintains a strong bond of complicity

599
00:41:47,000 --> 00:41:50,800
with her siblings,
<i>as</i> well <i>as</i> her nephews and nieces.

600
00:41:51,120 --> 00:41:54,124
She is the godmother
of her best friend's child.

601
00:41:55,320 --> 00:41:57,084
Her father was a doctor.

602
00:41:57,200 --> 00:42:00,682
He now works with his daughter
in the field of disabilities.

603
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:02,763
She says they have a good relationship,

604
00:42:02,880 --> 00:42:05,167
affectionate though reserved.

605
00:42:05,560 --> 00:42:08,530
She describes her mother <i>as</i> shy and austere,

606
00:42:08,680 --> 00:42:11,206
with whom communication is not easy.

607
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:16,330
She presents herself as a genuine,
tolerant, spontaneous person.

608
00:42:16,560 --> 00:42:21,202
Her friends describe her as sensitive,
open-minded and full of integrity.

609
00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:26,121
She wishes to adopt a child from age 0 to 2,

610
00:42:26,240 --> 00:42:29,323
of any origin or ethnic background.

611
00:42:51,240 --> 00:42:54,323
"Back 8 years"

612
00:42:54,440 --> 00:42:56,408
My name is Lydie Magre.

613
00:42:56,560 --> 00:43:00,326
I've been a social worker
with the Adoption Agency for 6 years.

614
00:43:00,520 --> 00:43:03,046
It's my job to write a report assessing you

615
00:43:03,160 --> 00:43:04,650
and your project.

616
00:43:05,000 --> 00:43:07,810
The assessment involves 4-5 meetings

617
00:43:07,920 --> 00:43:09,365
over a period of 9 months.

618
00:43:09,560 --> 00:43:11,050
After those 9 months,

619
00:43:11,240 --> 00:43:13,846
I'll send my report to the Panel,

620
00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:17,169
which will decide to grant or refuse you

621
00:43:17,360 --> 00:43:20,125
approval to become adoptive parents.

622
00:43:20,760 --> 00:43:22,922
It is not my role to judge you.

623
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:25,930
To trap you or investigate you or anything.

624
00:43:26,080 --> 00:43:27,923
My role is to give you support.

625
00:43:29,280 --> 00:43:30,202
Understand?

626
00:43:30,320 --> 00:43:31,367
We understand.

627
00:43:33,160 --> 00:43:36,084
I take notes to jog my memory. I'm a goldfish.

628
00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:39,206
You attended an info meeting this year?

629
00:43:39,320 --> 00:43:40,321
That's right.

630
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,249
With Joélle, not me.

631
00:43:42,360 --> 00:43:44,283
What did you take away from it?

632
00:43:44,400 --> 00:43:47,768
That we needed to get married, firstly.

633
00:43:49,160 --> 00:43:51,288
So our Wedding's next month.

634
00:43:52,640 --> 00:43:55,769
It turns out I'm delighted
to be getting married.

635
00:43:57,560 --> 00:44:00,086
With regard to international adoption?

636
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:03,768
Did you look at
official websites or nonprofits?

637
00:44:03,880 --> 00:44:06,326
Not yet, no, but we will.

638
00:44:06,520 --> 00:44:11,560
I think it's useful to know
the regulatory framework.

639
00:44:12,320 --> 00:44:15,324
You're at the start of a long, laborious path.

640
00:44:15,600 --> 00:44:16,726
That may lead nowhere.

641
00:44:16,840 --> 00:44:18,683
Yes, we know it's hard.

642
00:44:18,880 --> 00:44:20,211
But anyway,

643
00:44:20,320 --> 00:44:23,005
our chances are as good as anyone's.

644
00:44:26,640 --> 00:44:28,802
What made you consider adoption?

645
00:44:30,040 --> 00:44:31,405
You tell her.

646
00:44:32,240 --> 00:44:34,686
So, there were 3 years...

647
00:44:35,160 --> 00:44:37,686
4 years even, of trying for a baby.

648
00:44:39,240 --> 00:44:41,322
First, the natural way.

649
00:44:42,160 --> 00:44:45,050
We discovered we had fertility issues.

650
00:44:45,160 --> 00:44:46,127
I did.

651
00:44:46,240 --> 00:44:48,891
- I was...
- The two of us, sweetheart.

652
00:44:49,000 --> 00:44:51,924
It was our problem. No one's to blame.

653
00:44:52,280 --> 00:44:55,250
So, that's when we began...

654
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:57,931
We triggered the ART process.

655
00:44:58,440 --> 00:45:01,250
Several IVF attempts, none of which worked.

656
00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:04,126
After five, we stopped.

657
00:45:10,680 --> 00:45:12,648
Who first mentioned adoption?

658
00:45:14,600 --> 00:45:17,046
- You, wasn't it?
- I think it was me.

659
00:45:17,160 --> 00:45:19,640
It took me some time

660
00:45:19,880 --> 00:45:21,803
to come to terms with the idea.

661
00:45:22,960 --> 00:45:26,681
Let's just say, it wasn't easy

662
00:45:26,960 --> 00:45:28,200
right away

663
00:45:28,920 --> 00:45:30,410
to realize...

664
00:45:31,800 --> 00:45:36,044
I mean, to accept I would never have
a child of my own.

665
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:38,767
- A biological child.
- It's only normal.

666
00:45:38,920 --> 00:45:42,322
Later, I was the one who resurrected the idea,

667
00:45:42,440 --> 00:45:44,408
launched the process...

668
00:45:45,520 --> 00:45:46,806
What about you, sir?

669
00:45:46,920 --> 00:45:50,129
It wasn't too hard to give up
on having a biological child?

670
00:45:50,280 --> 00:45:51,361
No.

671
00:45:52,880 --> 00:45:55,360
I take what life gives me, or doesn't.

672
00:45:55,520 --> 00:45:58,842
I try not to waste time cogitating
and wondering why.

673
00:45:59,080 --> 00:46:01,003
Stéphane's very strong.

674
00:46:01,560 --> 00:46:03,130
He's more...

675
00:46:04,680 --> 00:46:07,047
I needed counseling. I saw a psychiatrist.

676
00:46:07,160 --> 00:46:08,366
I see.

677
00:46:11,960 --> 00:46:14,884
Maybe that doesn't need to be in your report,

678
00:46:15,000 --> 00:46:16,809
the psychiatrist and stuff.

679
00:46:16,920 --> 00:46:19,161
Now, everything's just fine.

680
00:46:23,800 --> 00:46:26,201
You know, a good adoption applicant

681
00:46:26,320 --> 00:46:28,607
has not dodged all of life's knocks.

682
00:46:29,160 --> 00:46:30,525
It's not someone

683
00:46:30,680 --> 00:46:34,048
whose life has gone smoothly, with no problems.

684
00:46:35,040 --> 00:46:36,769
Those people don't exist.

685
00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:41,290
In life, we all cross minefields
and fields of flowers.

686
00:46:41,720 --> 00:46:43,722
What we want to know

687
00:46:44,200 --> 00:46:46,441
is if you cleared the mines.

688
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:50,090
Adoption is not only the encounter of 3 people,

689
00:46:50,440 --> 00:46:52,647
it's the encounter of 3 stories.

690
00:46:52,880 --> 00:46:55,121
You must process your story.

691
00:46:55,240 --> 00:46:57,811
And process the story of your child.

692
00:46:57,960 --> 00:47:00,691
And help the child to process his or hers.

693
00:47:01,200 --> 00:47:04,522
Being able to stop and ask for help

694
00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:06,802
is extremely important.

695
00:47:08,720 --> 00:47:10,370
To wonder why.

696
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,685
What about women who relinquish their children?

697
00:47:19,960 --> 00:47:22,930
Will I be able to love a child I didn't make?

698
00:47:23,040 --> 00:47:26,044
Can you picture what the child went through?

699
00:47:26,160 --> 00:47:28,561
Being abandoned. Mistreated maybe.

700
00:47:28,720 --> 00:47:32,281
Uprooted? Bonds of affection
being constantly broken?

701
00:47:32,400 --> 00:47:36,644
How do you make a child happy
if they've no notion of happiness?

702
00:47:36,760 --> 00:47:38,046
Now your child's here,

703
00:47:38,160 --> 00:47:41,607
how do you communicate
without a shared language?

704
00:47:41,720 --> 00:47:43,085
All they say,

705
00:47:43,880 --> 00:47:44,767
a mystery.

706
00:47:45,040 --> 00:47:45,802
What do you do?

707
00:47:45,920 --> 00:47:49,163
If they suffer from racism,
how do you support them?

708
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:50,645
Tell them they're adopted?

709
00:47:50,760 --> 00:47:52,967
Why was I abandoned? My parents are alive?

710
00:47:53,080 --> 00:47:55,003
Almost always. Orphans are rare.

711
00:47:55,120 --> 00:47:57,168
How much did I cost you? Why adopt me?

712
00:47:57,280 --> 00:48:00,284
Why not give my mom cash to raise me?
You're rich!

713
00:48:00,400 --> 00:48:03,006
Anyway, you're not my father.
You're not my mother.

714
00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:04,451
You're nothing.

715
00:48:04,960 --> 00:48:06,644
What replies do you have?

716
00:48:08,400 --> 00:48:09,811
I don't know.

717
00:48:14,320 --> 00:48:15,128
What is that?

718
00:48:15,240 --> 00:48:18,562
A man is asking to see you.
He's in the dining room.

719
00:48:18,680 --> 00:48:20,091
Show him in.

720
00:48:22,520 --> 00:48:24,761
You talk too much. Halfwit!

721
00:48:24,920 --> 00:48:25,967
You ass!

722
00:48:26,080 --> 00:48:27,605
If Nicolai Mihailovitch

723
00:48:27,720 --> 00:48:30,564
owed you money, naturally, I'd reimburse you.

724
00:48:30,680 --> 00:48:32,728
Today, however, I have none.

725
00:48:32,840 --> 00:48:34,285
You cannot pay me?

726
00:48:34,640 --> 00:48:36,802
Perfect! We'll jot that down.

727
00:48:38,240 --> 00:48:41,403
And I am expected to keep my composure?

728
00:48:41,560 --> 00:48:43,722
How could I not constantly be angry?

729
00:48:46,680 --> 00:48:48,284
The mother's a student.

730
00:48:48,880 --> 00:48:52,123
There appears to have been
no violence during pregnancy.

731
00:48:52,880 --> 00:48:54,689
She lives in the north of the county.

732
00:48:54,800 --> 00:48:56,928
No known medical issues.

733
00:48:57,040 --> 00:48:59,884
Except a history of asthma
on the mother's side.

734
00:49:00,000 --> 00:49:02,002
Besides an innocent heart murmur

735
00:49:02,120 --> 00:49:04,805
that will require regular check-ups,

736
00:49:04,920 --> 00:49:06,524
he's in perfect health.

737
00:49:06,720 --> 00:49:08,848
Although he automatically falls
into the category,

738
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:10,849
child with special needs.

739
00:49:11,320 --> 00:49:12,367
The Family Panel

740
00:49:12,520 --> 00:49:15,729
has issued guidelines
for finding parents for Théo.

741
00:49:16,160 --> 00:49:19,050
You have 2 months to shortlist 3-4 files

742
00:49:19,160 --> 00:49:21,811
of people who meet the following criteria,

743
00:49:22,000 --> 00:49:23,001
in chronological order

744
00:49:23,120 --> 00:49:26,886
of them submitting
their application, naturally.

745
00:49:27,800 --> 00:49:29,564
43 years old at most.

746
00:49:29,760 --> 00:49:33,048
No children.
Resident in the south of the county.

747
00:49:33,200 --> 00:49:37,364
Approved to adopt a child
who may present health issues.

748
00:49:37,520 --> 00:49:40,524
Minor heart malformation, to be specific.

749
00:49:40,960 --> 00:49:42,325
I must add,

750
00:49:42,640 --> 00:49:45,962
to my great pleasure as retirement approaches,

751
00:49:46,440 --> 00:49:49,250
that for the first time the Family Panel

752
00:49:49,440 --> 00:49:52,887
has extended adoption of a newborn child

753
00:49:53,240 --> 00:49:55,322
to single-parent applicants.

754
00:49:57,800 --> 00:49:59,643
Théo was born on September 26.

755
00:49:59,760 --> 00:50:03,003
The Family Panel will reconvene in December.

756
00:50:03,520 --> 00:50:06,364
Lydie, you'll be the baby's case coordinator.

757
00:50:08,200 --> 00:50:10,965
This is my daughter Pauline's room.

758
00:50:13,720 --> 00:50:15,210
The children's bathroom.

759
00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:17,203
Where you take your baths.

760
00:50:18,600 --> 00:50:19,681
Here...

761
00:50:20,240 --> 00:50:22,049
we have our bedroom.

762
00:50:24,160 --> 00:50:25,525
And look...

763
00:50:27,720 --> 00:50:29,210
Here...

764
00:50:29,520 --> 00:50:31,284
we have your bedroom.

765
00:50:32,440 --> 00:50:33,771
Like it?

766
00:50:34,080 --> 00:50:36,048
I was pleased to hear you accepted.

767
00:50:36,360 --> 00:50:38,124
To work with you again.

768
00:50:39,600 --> 00:50:40,965
It's been so long.

769
00:50:41,120 --> 00:50:42,451
I'm pleased, too.

770
00:50:42,840 --> 00:50:46,322
I just hope it works out.
I feel kind of switched off.

771
00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:48,525
I'd hate to contaminate him.

772
00:50:48,640 --> 00:50:50,210
You don't look switched off.

773
00:51:04,000 --> 00:51:05,650
All's well at home?

774
00:51:05,800 --> 00:51:06,961
Yeah, yeah.

775
00:51:08,320 --> 00:51:09,890
Your daughter? Your wife?

776
00:51:10,040 --> 00:51:11,610
My daughter's doing great.

777
00:51:13,080 --> 00:51:15,367
With my wife, it's <i>as</i> good <i>as</i> ever.

778
00:51:16,760 --> 00:51:18,125
You and Jacques, all good?

779
00:51:18,240 --> 00:51:19,207
Bad.

780
00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:21,169
Bad, really bad.

781
00:51:21,600 --> 00:51:22,761
How come?

782
00:51:23,320 --> 00:51:24,810
It'll work out, right?

783
00:51:24,920 --> 00:51:26,604
No, I don't think it will.

784
00:51:27,200 --> 00:51:29,043
- I left him.
- Really?

785
00:51:30,800 --> 00:51:32,370
Fuck, that bad!

786
00:51:33,320 --> 00:51:35,084
For another man or...

787
00:51:35,240 --> 00:51:37,163
No. Not even.

788
00:51:37,720 --> 00:51:38,801
Shit!

789
00:51:38,960 --> 00:51:39,882
And your kids?

790
00:51:40,000 --> 00:51:43,368
The kids are a mess. It's tough, totally shit.

791
00:51:56,840 --> 00:51:58,569
His hands are teensy.

792
00:51:59,080 --> 00:52:00,570
Teensy, yeah.

793
00:52:07,640 --> 00:52:08,880
Hey there, kitten.

794
00:52:09,000 --> 00:52:10,206
Ok, treasure?

795
00:52:14,520 --> 00:52:15,885
Hey, Théo.

796
00:52:17,720 --> 00:52:19,643
Quite the dreamboat, aren't you?

797
00:52:19,760 --> 00:52:21,728
It's good to have you here.

798
00:52:34,240 --> 00:52:35,685
What's going on, fella?

799
00:52:35,960 --> 00:52:37,041
You're awake?

800
00:52:38,800 --> 00:52:41,007
Call me, that's what I'm here for.

801
00:52:41,280 --> 00:52:42,645
You're not hungry?

802
00:52:42,800 --> 00:52:44,165
Come here, pumpkin.

803
00:52:44,840 --> 00:52:46,330
Come on, baby.

804
00:52:48,880 --> 00:52:51,087
You hungry?

805
00:53:03,800 --> 00:53:06,041
Not my last one!

806
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:10,402
Go on then, take it.

807
00:53:14,880 --> 00:53:16,166
Here comes mommy.

808
00:53:26,040 --> 00:53:27,451
Morning.

809
00:53:28,680 --> 00:53:29,920
Hold mommy's hand.

810
00:53:30,000 --> 00:53:31,411
See you in an hour.

811
00:53:31,560 --> 00:53:34,689
That's not how it works,
as I explained last time.

812
00:53:35,000 --> 00:53:37,651
Let's try the park, now the rain's stopped.

813
00:53:38,080 --> 00:53:39,241
Let's go.

814
00:53:41,000 --> 00:53:43,731
I can't leave them alone. She's erratic.

815
00:53:44,280 --> 00:53:48,251
As soon as the kid sees her mother,
she gives me her teddy.

816
00:53:48,360 --> 00:53:49,885
Honestly, I see why.

817
00:53:50,040 --> 00:53:52,691
You saw her, Christian. You'd protect teddy.

818
00:53:52,840 --> 00:53:54,001
Sure, absolutely.

819
00:53:54,200 --> 00:53:55,929
We need a psychiatric assessment.

820
00:53:56,040 --> 00:53:57,530
That's a good idea.

821
00:53:57,760 --> 00:54:00,286
Right now, she's impossible to work with.

822
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:02,402
And we should suspend visits.

823
00:54:02,560 --> 00:54:04,801
Every time damages her daughter.

824
00:54:06,160 --> 00:54:07,764
And the newborn?

825
00:54:07,880 --> 00:54:08,767
Fine.

826
00:54:09,800 --> 00:54:11,290
Adapting well.

827
00:54:11,400 --> 00:54:12,083
Cutie.

828
00:54:12,200 --> 00:54:13,645
He sleeps a lot.

829
00:54:13,760 --> 00:54:15,285
He's very quiet.

830
00:54:17,360 --> 00:54:18,850
Too quiet perhaps.

831
00:54:19,760 --> 00:54:21,285
He's not very alert yet.

832
00:54:21,400 --> 00:54:22,970
Anything in his medical report?

833
00:54:23,080 --> 00:54:24,161
No.

834
00:54:24,320 --> 00:54:25,321
You're sure about the guy?

835
00:54:25,440 --> 00:54:27,283
100%. Jean's top-notch.

836
00:54:28,920 --> 00:54:30,160
No cause for alarm,

837
00:54:30,280 --> 00:54:33,011
we just need to check he perks up.

838
00:55:15,720 --> 00:55:17,324
So, he's all good.

839
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:19,331
He feeds well?

840
00:55:19,440 --> 00:55:20,680
Yeah, sure.

841
00:55:21,680 --> 00:55:23,011
When I wake him up.

842
00:55:23,760 --> 00:55:25,285
He doesn't cry for it.

843
00:55:25,600 --> 00:55:26,681
Never?

844
00:55:27,640 --> 00:55:28,721
Sometimes.

845
00:55:28,840 --> 00:55:30,001
Not enough.

846
00:55:38,080 --> 00:55:40,162
It'll be fine. Keep talking to him.

847
00:55:40,280 --> 00:55:42,123
I talk to him. All the time.

848
00:55:42,240 --> 00:55:42,889
I know.

849
00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:45,128
He needs some peace and quiet, too.

850
00:55:45,240 --> 00:55:47,607
You're right. Do what you do, it's great.

851
00:55:47,720 --> 00:55:48,687
I'm not so sure.

852
00:55:48,800 --> 00:55:50,962
Seriously, it's not your fault.

853
00:55:51,080 --> 00:55:54,243
Don't leave him on his own.
He can nap next to you.

854
00:55:54,360 --> 00:55:56,362
And lock eyes with him,

855
00:55:56,520 --> 00:55:59,330
always on you, with you. Smelling you.

856
00:56:02,800 --> 00:56:04,325
Don't give up on him.

857
00:56:04,840 --> 00:56:06,604
He just needs a little help.

858
00:56:06,800 --> 00:56:08,723
I'll drop by every day.

859
00:56:13,960 --> 00:56:16,327
It's great, if you have time to say it.

860
00:56:16,560 --> 00:56:18,164
I should have time.

861
00:56:19,960 --> 00:56:21,962
The next bit is far too long.

862
00:56:22,080 --> 00:56:24,811
- I have time for that, too.
- It's convoluted.

863
00:56:24,920 --> 00:56:27,571
I don't picture the costumes.

864
00:56:27,760 --> 00:56:32,288
"He sports a shabby, brown cardigan,
knitted in a rough moss stitch.

865
00:56:32,400 --> 00:56:35,165
"She is wrapped in a black shawl

866
00:56:35,280 --> 00:56:38,568
"of openwork spindle stitch lace,
just like her mourning veil."

867
00:56:38,680 --> 00:56:39,841
Honestly!

868
00:56:39,960 --> 00:56:40,927
What do I put?

869
00:56:41,040 --> 00:56:42,371
I can't just say,

870
00:56:42,520 --> 00:56:44,682
shawl, skirt and trousers.

871
00:56:44,800 --> 00:56:46,768
- Sure you can.
- No, it's lame.

872
00:56:46,880 --> 00:56:49,884
They like pretty costumes,
just <i>as</i> much <i>as</i> we do.

873
00:56:51,360 --> 00:56:54,011
Yes, but simplify it even so.

874
00:56:56,240 --> 00:56:57,366
Good.

875
00:56:58,560 --> 00:57:00,130
Good work, darling.

876
00:57:01,120 --> 00:57:02,610
Is that new?

877
00:57:03,000 --> 00:57:05,241
It's from my neighbor. A peace offering.

878
00:57:05,360 --> 00:57:08,091
- After half-killing me with his snake.
- After what?

879
00:57:08,200 --> 00:57:09,087
Nothing, don't worry.

880
00:57:09,200 --> 00:57:12,921
Hold on, I have something for you,
for Blanche's birthday.

881
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:15,161
Here.

882
00:57:16,440 --> 00:57:17,726
You're not coming?

883
00:57:17,840 --> 00:57:21,686
No, I have a lot of work to do this weekend.

884
00:57:21,800 --> 00:57:24,280
And apparently Romain's girlfriend is pregnant.

885
00:57:25,200 --> 00:57:27,202
That takes the cake.

886
00:57:27,520 --> 00:57:30,000
It's too much. She just gets under my skin.

887
00:57:30,120 --> 00:57:31,281
I like her.

888
00:57:31,600 --> 00:57:33,887
She's thick as shit, dad. Face it.

889
00:57:35,960 --> 00:57:38,008
I'll have the kids over next week.

890
00:57:38,120 --> 00:57:40,521
Say hi to everybody from me.

891
00:57:52,760 --> 00:57:55,411
I'm still on Stéphane's payroll.

892
00:57:55,520 --> 00:57:56,601
"Back 5 years"

893
00:57:56,720 --> 00:57:59,371
He's letting me take my time
to find something new,

894
00:57:59,520 --> 00:58:01,010
so that's ok.

895
00:58:02,280 --> 00:58:05,090
And my family chips in.

896
00:58:06,120 --> 00:58:07,690
I've moved.

897
00:58:08,600 --> 00:58:10,284
A 2-bedroom place in Quimper.

898
00:58:10,400 --> 00:58:11,845
It's pretty.

899
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:14,924
You've researched
single-parent adoption overseas?

900
00:58:15,040 --> 00:58:16,280
Of course.

901
00:58:16,880 --> 00:58:20,089
It reduces the possibilities, for sure.

902
00:58:21,800 --> 00:58:24,246
On the upside, less forms to fill in.

903
00:58:27,880 --> 00:58:30,360
I'd like to apply for approval

904
00:58:30,560 --> 00:58:34,167
to adopt a child with particular needs.

905
00:58:34,640 --> 00:58:36,085
An older child.

906
00:58:37,320 --> 00:58:39,641
I know I can rule out a baby now.

907
00:58:39,880 --> 00:58:43,168
I'll never have a newborn, an infant.
That's life.

908
00:58:43,320 --> 00:58:44,845
Not for me.

909
00:58:45,880 --> 00:58:47,325
But...

910
00:58:55,600 --> 00:58:57,602
It's a real shame because...

911
00:58:58,680 --> 00:58:59,920
A year ago...

912
00:59:00,880 --> 00:59:04,771
we were on track,
matched with a child in Colombia.

913
00:59:15,920 --> 00:59:19,083
If we hadn't split up,
maybe we'd have a child now.

914
00:59:25,600 --> 00:59:26,840
I'm sorry.

915
00:59:38,440 --> 00:59:41,205
Let's wait before you apply again for approval.

916
00:59:41,520 --> 00:59:42,681
What?

917
00:59:43,280 --> 00:59:44,327
No.

918
00:59:44,920 --> 00:59:47,161
I don't want to wait. I'm ready!

919
00:59:47,400 --> 00:59:48,890
It's exactly <i>as</i> before,

920
00:59:49,000 --> 00:59:50,889
except I'm single, that's all.

921
00:59:51,120 --> 00:59:52,406
So it's not as before.

922
00:59:52,560 --> 00:59:54,289
I'm running out of time.

923
00:59:54,400 --> 00:59:56,687
It's bad enough, another nine months.

924
00:59:56,800 --> 00:59:58,325
You have no choice, Mrs. Langlois.

925
00:59:58,440 --> 01:00:01,683
Divorce is carnage. It wreaks havoc for years.

926
01:00:01,800 --> 01:00:04,644
Process it and picture being a single mother.

927
01:00:04,760 --> 01:00:06,603
I already did that.

928
01:00:06,880 --> 01:00:09,929
I've done a lot of thinking. I'm over it.

929
01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:11,127
Alright,

930
01:00:11,440 --> 01:00:12,965
see you in a few months.

931
01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:14,565
Please, don't do this to me.

932
01:00:14,680 --> 01:00:17,684
Alice, you need to plunge back in refreshed.

933
01:00:18,000 --> 01:00:19,570
You can do it.

934
01:00:20,000 --> 01:00:21,445
I believe in you.

935
01:01:03,680 --> 01:01:05,125
You did the tests?

936
01:01:06,120 --> 01:01:06,962
What?

937
01:01:07,080 --> 01:01:08,730
The tests? You did them?

938
01:01:08,840 --> 01:01:09,966
Sure.

939
01:01:12,240 --> 01:01:13,571
$0?

940
01:01:15,080 --> 01:01:17,082
So, he's fine. His hearing's fine.

941
01:01:26,960 --> 01:01:29,327
I just stopped by for some paperwork.

942
01:01:35,040 --> 01:01:36,610
Where are the children?

943
01:01:38,040 --> 01:01:39,883
Having dinner at Granny's.

944
01:01:48,920 --> 01:01:50,888
How about we make love?

945
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:54,806
How come?

946
01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:57,011
It's up to you.

947
01:01:57,880 --> 01:01:59,882
In the living room or upstairs.

948
01:02:00,600 --> 01:02:02,011
We have time, I think.

949
01:02:02,120 --> 01:02:04,009
You're shitting me?

950
01:02:04,720 --> 01:02:05,801
You walk out on me.

951
01:02:05,920 --> 01:02:07,410
You destroy everything.

952
01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:09,848
And now you want to make love?

953
01:02:19,200 --> 01:02:22,443
What are we going to wear today then, pumpkin?

954
01:02:24,960 --> 01:02:26,246
This one?

955
01:02:27,360 --> 01:02:29,044
No, we don't like it.

956
01:02:32,240 --> 01:02:33,401
There we go.

957
01:02:33,560 --> 01:02:35,244
We like that one, don't we?

958
01:02:35,760 --> 01:02:37,888
You're a handsome devil in that.

959
01:02:44,800 --> 01:02:46,723
Théo, look at me, fella.

960
01:02:48,440 --> 01:02:49,646
Look at me.

961
01:02:50,280 --> 01:02:52,169
Upstairs, in the baby's room.

962
01:02:53,160 --> 01:02:54,924
Why won't you look at me?

963
01:02:55,040 --> 01:02:56,565
Hey, good-lookers!

964
01:02:57,400 --> 01:02:58,606
How are you?

965
01:02:59,040 --> 01:03:00,201
Hi, Théo.

966
01:03:18,240 --> 01:03:19,685
He didn't budge.

967
01:03:21,640 --> 01:03:23,051
Let's go, Théo.

968
01:03:26,760 --> 01:03:31,891
Up you come. Up, up, up.

969
01:03:33,800 --> 01:03:34,767
Bravo.

970
01:03:35,840 --> 01:03:37,046
Muscle tone is weak.

971
01:03:37,280 --> 01:03:39,328
You'll notice later, Maelle.

972
01:03:39,600 --> 01:03:41,250
He's very loose-jointed.

973
01:03:42,440 --> 01:03:44,204
Like a rag doll.

974
01:03:52,800 --> 01:03:54,290
He doesn't lock on it.

975
01:03:55,520 --> 01:03:56,726
See?

976
01:03:57,080 --> 01:03:58,445
There's no lock.

977
01:03:58,880 --> 01:04:00,006
See?

978
01:04:05,280 --> 01:04:06,691
Thanks, Jean.

979
01:04:07,760 --> 01:04:09,046
What's with hmm?

980
01:04:09,240 --> 01:04:11,208
Don't you see? Observe!

981
01:04:11,320 --> 01:04:14,722
I'm watching. But I don't see stuff.

982
01:04:14,880 --> 01:04:17,281
Observing a baby isn't about looking.

983
01:04:17,560 --> 01:04:19,722
It's about sensing, feeling.

984
01:04:19,880 --> 01:04:22,804
I'm not very interested in babies, actually.

985
01:04:24,360 --> 01:04:25,327
Go outside.

986
01:04:25,520 --> 01:04:27,522
Grab your stuff, wait in the car.

987
01:04:27,640 --> 01:04:30,041
It's an internship, not a vacation.

988
01:04:47,800 --> 01:04:50,451
Mathilde, Isabelle from Child Welfare.

989
01:04:51,640 --> 01:04:53,563
With Karine, Théo's coordinator,

990
01:04:53,680 --> 01:04:54,841
and Sophie, our psychologist.

991
01:04:54,960 --> 01:04:56,325
We're worried.

992
01:04:56,440 --> 01:04:57,441
Very worried.

993
01:04:57,600 --> 01:05:01,730
Multiple complementary observations
of the baby suggest

994
01:05:01,840 --> 01:05:04,571
Théo is developing relational disorders.

995
01:05:04,680 --> 01:05:07,729
At just over three weeks, he's not very alert.

996
01:05:07,840 --> 01:05:11,083
Like a TV in standby mode.
Waiting for something.

997
01:05:11,200 --> 01:05:14,010
It's very troubling and curious,

998
01:05:14,120 --> 01:05:17,363
since there's no correlation
between the baby's behavior

999
01:05:17,640 --> 01:05:18,641
and what you said

1000
01:05:18,760 --> 01:05:20,250
about his biological mother.

1001
01:05:20,360 --> 01:05:21,691
Usually, there is.

1002
01:05:21,840 --> 01:05:23,683
Are you in touch with her?

1003
01:05:23,800 --> 01:05:24,847
No.

1004
01:05:25,120 --> 01:05:27,361
You're sure the pregnancy went well?

1005
01:05:27,520 --> 01:05:29,443
Without trauma or violence?

1006
01:05:29,600 --> 01:05:31,523
No, I'm not sure.

1007
01:05:31,960 --> 01:05:35,203
I'm not a cop.
She told me what she wanted to tell,

1008
01:05:35,320 --> 01:05:38,290
<i>as</i> is her right. I have nothing to add.

1009
01:05:38,400 --> 01:05:42,371
We're not calling to be nosey
and gossip about her.

1010
01:05:42,520 --> 01:05:44,682
We're working for the baby.

1011
01:05:44,800 --> 01:05:46,450
The baby's not well.

1012
01:05:47,960 --> 01:05:49,883
I'm sorry for the baby

1013
01:05:50,040 --> 01:05:52,725
but I have nothing more to add.

1014
01:05:52,880 --> 01:05:56,089
She realized very late she was pregnant

1015
01:05:56,200 --> 01:05:58,646
and couldn't solve it with a magic wand.

1016
01:05:58,760 --> 01:06:02,765
But she managed to commit
to her pregnancy and baby.

1017
01:06:03,080 --> 01:06:05,162
She said goodbye to him.

1018
01:06:05,440 --> 01:06:06,771
And left a letter.

1019
01:06:06,880 --> 01:06:08,041
What was in it?

1020
01:06:08,600 --> 01:06:13,208
You're losing the plot.
You realize what you're asking? Come on!

1021
01:06:13,320 --> 01:06:16,369
Maybe it contained something that
could help the boy.

1022
01:06:19,520 --> 01:06:23,525
No, I'm sorry,
I won't divulge the contents of her letter.

1023
01:06:23,800 --> 01:06:26,963
There is no great scoop that
might help the baby.

1024
01:06:27,080 --> 01:06:30,562
Even if there were, I wouldn't tell you.
It's confidential.

1025
01:06:30,680 --> 01:06:32,250
You believe in your work?

1026
01:06:32,360 --> 01:06:33,805
Well, same here.

1027
01:06:33,920 --> 01:06:36,161
Mathilde, just help us with this.

1028
01:06:36,280 --> 01:06:40,046
From your observations,
in the few hours spent with her,

1029
01:06:40,200 --> 01:06:43,443
did you sense a strong or latent ambivalence

1030
01:06:43,600 --> 01:06:45,443
in the mother's relationship to her baby?

1031
01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:50,242
Ambivalence, obviously.
You think you give birth and skip away

1032
01:06:50,360 --> 01:06:51,202
light-hearted?

1033
01:06:51,320 --> 01:06:52,401
Definitely not.

1034
01:06:52,560 --> 01:06:54,528
Sorry, I'm very busy.

1035
01:06:54,640 --> 01:06:55,448
Mathilde, wait.

1036
01:06:55,600 --> 01:06:58,171
Babies sense ambivalence and
take it very badly.

1037
01:06:58,280 --> 01:07:01,648
It's unbearable for them.
They don't have the maturity.

1038
01:07:02,360 --> 01:07:04,886
It's easy, with babies, to spout nonsense.

1039
01:07:05,000 --> 01:07:07,401
<i>Théo sensed stress, rejection,</i>

1040
01:07:07,560 --> 01:07:09,085
violence perhaps. That's a fact.

1041
01:07:09,200 --> 01:07:11,362
Somebody must articulate it.

1042
01:07:11,520 --> 01:07:14,763
Or our baby is doomed to struggle
and we can't mess up.

1043
01:07:14,880 --> 01:07:16,211
We won't mess up with the boy!

1044
01:07:16,320 --> 01:07:18,448
Or else we're in shit here.

1045
01:07:18,600 --> 01:07:20,921
Crappy teens and parents, bureaucrats...

1046
01:07:21,040 --> 01:07:23,691
The baby will not be adopted until we're sure

1047
01:07:23,800 --> 01:07:26,246
he has felt the reassurance of a bond

1048
01:07:26,360 --> 01:07:27,725
with his foster parent.

1049
01:07:27,840 --> 01:07:30,923
Someone must appropriate his life story.

1050
01:07:31,040 --> 01:07:33,008
If not his mother, somebody else!

1051
01:07:33,120 --> 01:07:36,329
There cannot be gaps or black holes,
without a link.

1052
01:07:36,440 --> 01:07:37,885
Was that you?

1053
01:07:38,280 --> 01:07:41,250
You cannot afford to mess up
with this kid either.

1054
01:07:41,360 --> 01:07:42,964
What do you expect me to do?

1055
01:07:43,080 --> 01:07:45,003
I don't know. Find a way!

1056
01:07:59,960 --> 01:08:02,645
I'm Mathilde Francois, the social worker.

1057
01:08:02,760 --> 01:08:03,921
Yes, hello.

1058
01:08:05,160 --> 01:08:07,049
We met nearly a month ago.

1059
01:08:07,800 --> 01:08:09,290
Yes, the baby for adoption.

1060
01:08:09,440 --> 01:08:10,566
Exactly.

1061
01:08:10,720 --> 01:08:12,882
I don't know if you recall

1062
01:08:13,000 --> 01:08:15,890
but the night after his birth,
his mother came to see him.

1063
01:08:16,000 --> 01:08:18,651
Maybe she did. I wasn't here.

1064
01:08:19,920 --> 01:08:22,082
I wasn't on duty that night.

1065
01:08:22,520 --> 01:08:23,442
Elodie?

1066
01:08:26,960 --> 01:08:29,850
Do you remember
the mother of the baby for adoption

1067
01:08:29,960 --> 01:08:32,770
coming to see him the night after his birth?

1068
01:08:34,360 --> 01:08:36,249
To say goodbye, she said.

1069
01:08:37,080 --> 01:08:38,206
And?

1070
01:08:38,760 --> 01:08:41,240
Nothing. I stepped outside.

1071
01:08:41,560 --> 01:08:44,689
She stayed maybe 10 minutes with him,
then she left.

1072
01:08:44,840 --> 01:08:45,727
Alright.

1073
01:08:45,840 --> 01:08:49,208
I wanted to be sure she said goodbye to him.

1074
01:08:49,880 --> 01:08:51,006
Yes.

1075
01:08:51,200 --> 01:08:52,247
There you are.

1076
01:08:54,200 --> 01:08:55,690
Is Théo ok?

1077
01:08:55,920 --> 01:08:57,001
Yes.

1078
01:08:57,600 --> 01:08:59,648
I mean, possibly not.

1079
01:09:01,280 --> 01:09:02,930
Thank you. Bye.

1080
01:09:12,960 --> 01:09:14,291
Wait!

1081
01:09:17,960 --> 01:09:21,646
She came to say goodbye but she said nothing.

1082
01:09:23,080 --> 01:09:25,447
Are you sure? How do you know?

1083
01:09:25,640 --> 01:09:28,928
I stood outside, listening in. The whole time.

1084
01:09:29,040 --> 01:09:31,008
She didn't say a word. Nothing.

1085
01:09:34,880 --> 01:09:36,006
Thank you.

1086
01:09:40,440 --> 01:09:43,444
Théo, I saw you in the maternity
unit after your birth.

1087
01:09:43,640 --> 01:09:45,051
But you were sleeping.

1088
01:09:46,720 --> 01:09:48,609
I saw your mother too.

1089
01:09:49,680 --> 01:09:52,968
She wasn't able to talk to you
but she wanted to.

1090
01:09:56,000 --> 01:09:57,604
I want to tell you

1091
01:09:57,880 --> 01:10:00,042
your mommy gave you up for adoption

1092
01:10:00,200 --> 01:10:02,441
so that you would be happy.

1093
01:10:03,200 --> 01:10:05,362
She wanted the best for you.

1094
01:10:05,760 --> 01:10:07,842
She thought you were so handsome.

1095
01:10:08,440 --> 01:10:11,284
She worried about how you were doing.

1096
01:10:13,080 --> 01:10:15,401
Your mommy wrote you a letter

1097
01:10:15,600 --> 01:10:18,001
that maybe you'll read one day.

1098
01:10:18,680 --> 01:10:21,411
She wrote that she had good parents.

1099
01:10:22,120 --> 01:10:24,691
She wanted the same for you.

1100
01:10:25,840 --> 01:10:28,650
She knew she wouldn't be a good mother for you.

1101
01:10:29,240 --> 01:10:30,765
And that it was hard.

1102
01:10:31,360 --> 01:10:33,442
She hoped she'd become one,

1103
01:10:33,640 --> 01:10:35,722
so her children would be proud of her.

1104
01:10:35,840 --> 01:10:37,524
Including you.

1105
01:10:38,360 --> 01:10:41,409
She wrote that she hoped you could understand.

1106
01:10:42,360 --> 01:10:44,806
That she didn't know your daddy well.

1107
01:10:45,560 --> 01:10:47,767
But he had a beautiful smile.

1108
01:10:49,120 --> 01:10:52,203
And like her, he adored music.

1109
01:10:54,000 --> 01:10:56,241
What if she's telling horror stories?

1110
01:10:57,800 --> 01:11:00,531
If she traumatizes him, what do we do?

1111
01:11:01,520 --> 01:11:03,124
Toss her in the canal.

1112
01:11:21,200 --> 01:11:23,089
Your butt drives me crazy.

1113
01:11:23,320 --> 01:11:24,685
Crazy.

1114
01:11:34,960 --> 01:11:36,121
Hold on.

1115
01:11:38,720 --> 01:11:40,210
Was he crying?

1116
01:11:40,720 --> 01:11:42,927
I don't think so. Don't stop.

1117
01:12:17,920 --> 01:12:19,331
Hey, fella.

1118
01:12:19,680 --> 01:12:21,170
You need anything?

1119
01:12:24,000 --> 01:12:26,207
Come here, you're hungry.

1120
01:12:26,720 --> 01:12:28,006
You're hungry?

1121
01:12:28,720 --> 01:12:29,926
You're thirsty.

1122
01:12:33,080 --> 01:12:36,050
I'll get you your bottle. Too right!

1123
01:12:58,320 --> 01:12:59,207
Good evening.

1124
01:12:59,320 --> 01:13:01,891
I'm Alice, your audio-describer

1125
01:13:02,000 --> 01:13:03,809
for tonight's performance.

1126
01:13:03,920 --> 01:13:05,604
This is a play by Chekhov.

1127
01:13:06,040 --> 01:13:09,203
I hope you will enjoy
this excellent production.

1128
01:13:10,280 --> 01:13:12,169
At Mrs. Popova's house.

1129
01:13:12,360 --> 01:13:15,648
She wears a transparent, pale pink nightdress,

1130
01:13:15,800 --> 01:13:18,246
a black, openwork spindle stitch lace shawl

1131
01:13:18,360 --> 01:13:20,044
and fishnet gloves.

1132
01:13:20,200 --> 01:13:23,921
Luka, her servant,
sports a shabby brown cardigan,

1133
01:13:24,040 --> 01:13:26,407
knitted in a rough moss stitch.

1134
01:13:30,840 --> 01:13:32,330
The lights go down.

1135
01:13:33,720 --> 01:13:36,644
Sitting on her canopy bed, Mrs. Popova

1136
01:13:36,760 --> 01:13:38,762
drinks vodka from the bottle.

1137
01:13:40,600 --> 01:13:42,284
She pricks up her ears.

1138
01:13:42,640 --> 01:13:45,325
She drains the bottle, rolls it on the floor.

1139
01:13:45,440 --> 01:13:47,010
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth!

1140
01:13:47,120 --> 01:13:48,963
We shall fight a duel!

1141
01:13:49,080 --> 01:13:49,922
A duel?

1142
01:13:50,040 --> 01:13:51,690
She takes off her belt

1143
01:13:52,000 --> 01:13:54,731
and nightdress,
pulls a white shirt over her pants.

1144
01:13:54,840 --> 01:13:56,729
I'll pop her off

1145
01:13:57,920 --> 01:13:59,331
like a chicken.

1146
01:13:59,560 --> 01:14:01,767
Smirnov presses up behind the lady.

1147
01:14:02,120 --> 01:14:04,122
Hold the firearm

1148
01:14:04,600 --> 01:14:05,601
like that.

1149
01:14:05,720 --> 01:14:08,166
He demonstrates, shares a glance with her.

1150
01:14:08,280 --> 01:14:09,964
Those eyes! An astonishing woman!

1151
01:14:11,840 --> 01:14:15,003
The gun goes off. A chicken falls from the sky.

1152
01:14:18,560 --> 01:14:21,245
- Drinks every night. On principle.
- It's contractual.

1153
01:14:21,360 --> 01:14:22,805
I'll check.

1154
01:14:22,920 --> 01:14:25,890
There's a great little bar where we had lunch.

1155
01:14:26,000 --> 01:14:27,331
That's 3 nights running.

1156
01:14:27,440 --> 01:14:28,851
I'm thirsty and hungry!

1157
01:14:29,080 --> 01:14:30,605
Coming for a drink?

1158
01:14:30,880 --> 01:14:32,041
Yes, sure.

1159
01:14:32,160 --> 01:14:35,323
I'm wiped out. Love ya, see you tomorrow.

1160
01:14:35,440 --> 01:14:38,125
A coward. Abandoning us.

1161
01:14:41,840 --> 01:14:45,287
It's like eavesdropping
on a couple behind a screen.

1162
01:14:45,400 --> 01:14:48,563
Back 2 years. You hear everything, see nothing.

1163
01:14:48,640 --> 01:14:50,324
Sometimes, sudden silence.

1164
01:14:50,440 --> 01:14:51,885
What are they doing?

1165
01:14:52,000 --> 01:14:55,129
We're there to describe the action.

1166
01:14:55,240 --> 01:14:56,924
- Interesting.
- Very.

1167
01:14:57,280 --> 01:14:59,442
It's a great job.

1168
01:15:00,560 --> 01:15:02,210
When are you due?

1169
01:15:02,320 --> 01:15:06,086
Anytime now. Term is next month.

1170
01:15:06,200 --> 01:15:08,168
- Your second?
- Third.

1171
01:15:08,560 --> 01:15:10,528
After this, no more.

1172
01:15:11,120 --> 01:15:13,282
I said that last time, too.

1173
01:15:13,440 --> 01:15:17,843
What can I say?
If you have too many, pass them on.

1174
01:15:18,880 --> 01:15:20,245
Does your new job

1175
01:15:20,360 --> 01:15:22,601
impact on your plans to adopt?

1176
01:15:23,160 --> 01:15:24,241
Slightly, yes.

1177
01:15:24,360 --> 01:15:28,001
I guess my life isn't so stable.

1178
01:15:28,120 --> 01:15:31,681
On the other hand,
my mother died and left me money

1179
01:15:31,800 --> 01:15:34,610
that I invested in a savings account.

1180
01:15:35,040 --> 01:15:39,045
That way, I can take longer off
when the child arrives.

1181
01:15:41,000 --> 01:15:42,604
Also...

1182
01:15:43,200 --> 01:15:45,441
I'd like to amend my application

1183
01:15:46,720 --> 01:15:51,328
to extend it to children with special needs.

1184
01:15:52,040 --> 01:15:54,008
I think I'm up to handling

1185
01:15:54,120 --> 01:15:56,566
particular disabilities or illnesses.

1186
01:15:56,760 --> 01:15:58,603
- Not all...
- No, not all.

1187
01:15:58,720 --> 01:16:01,371
Don't say yes to them all
without proper preparation.

1188
01:16:01,520 --> 01:16:03,090
Yes, I know.

1189
01:16:03,200 --> 01:16:05,202
I began

1190
01:16:06,840 --> 01:16:08,251
to make

1191
01:16:09,640 --> 01:16:10,766
a list.

1192
01:16:11,720 --> 01:16:13,563
With my doctor.

1193
01:16:29,200 --> 01:16:34,411
"End of revocation period Today"

1194
01:16:48,760 --> 01:16:50,205
Now then...

1195
01:16:54,560 --> 01:16:55,971
Hey you...

1196
01:16:56,080 --> 01:17:00,529
Yeah, you comedian, it's late.
It's time to sleep.

1197
01:17:00,840 --> 01:17:02,444
Sweetie...

1198
01:17:03,000 --> 01:17:04,286
Here, your pacifier.

1199
01:17:04,400 --> 01:17:06,687
Take the pacifier.

1200
01:17:11,080 --> 01:17:12,366
Ok, you don't want it.

1201
01:17:13,400 --> 01:17:16,290
You can't feed all night, no way.

1202
01:17:16,560 --> 01:17:18,085
Let's sleep now.

1203
01:17:18,440 --> 01:17:21,683
I couldn't agree more.

1204
01:17:21,920 --> 01:17:24,127
Sleeping's fun.

1205
01:17:32,080 --> 01:17:34,003
I'm tempted to say green.

1206
01:17:34,200 --> 01:17:35,725
But it's not green.

1207
01:17:36,000 --> 01:17:36,842
Blue!

1208
01:17:40,400 --> 01:17:42,402
- Whose turn now?
- Mia.

1209
01:17:43,920 --> 01:17:45,524
I can't get this wrong.

1210
01:17:46,120 --> 01:17:47,531
I'll go with green.

1211
01:17:48,760 --> 01:17:49,807
She aced it!

1212
01:17:49,920 --> 01:17:51,081
Another?

1213
01:17:52,000 --> 01:17:53,286
Slow down!

1214
01:17:54,560 --> 01:17:56,164
One at a time.

1215
01:17:56,800 --> 01:17:58,165
Feddi now.

1216
01:18:00,640 --> 01:18:01,971
Wait for it...

1217
01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:04,407
I think I'm in top form.

1218
01:18:04,560 --> 01:18:07,291
It's a yellow! For sure!

1219
01:18:07,400 --> 01:18:09,164
For sure!

1220
01:18:13,880 --> 01:18:16,008
I guessed 14 right, at least.

1221
01:18:18,240 --> 01:18:19,890
Well done, kids.

1222
01:18:22,600 --> 01:18:23,840
How you doing?

1223
01:18:24,280 --> 01:18:25,611
Good. And you?

1224
01:18:26,360 --> 01:18:28,203
We have the Pirious.

1225
01:18:28,920 --> 01:18:31,287
The little guy'd be happy with them.

1226
01:18:31,960 --> 01:18:34,167
Yes, but if I can jump in,

1227
01:18:34,280 --> 01:18:36,567
Théo had a tricky start.

1228
01:18:37,600 --> 01:18:39,284
He needs a lot of carrying,

1229
01:18:39,400 --> 01:18:41,767
stamina, availability.

1230
01:18:42,360 --> 01:18:44,010
Flexibility, also.

1231
01:18:44,160 --> 01:18:47,084
Mrs. Piriou is a lovely lady but super uptight.

1232
01:18:47,440 --> 01:18:48,885
I think she'll...

1233
01:18:49,080 --> 01:18:52,766
If naps and mealtimes aren't regular,
she'll freak out.

1234
01:18:52,880 --> 01:18:54,405
- Not at all.
- For sure.

1235
01:18:54,600 --> 01:18:57,729
Also, she can take 10 weeks off work, tops.

1236
01:18:57,840 --> 01:19:00,241
- It's not enough for him.
- 10 weeks is too few.

1237
01:19:00,400 --> 01:19:02,880
Find me folks that can take on

1238
01:19:03,000 --> 01:19:04,286
a slow-starter.

1239
01:19:04,400 --> 01:19:07,449
Well, I think I have just the right person.

1240
01:19:07,880 --> 01:19:09,245
Alice Langlois.

1241
01:19:10,840 --> 01:19:13,923
She checks every box stipulated
by the Family Panel.

1242
01:19:14,280 --> 01:19:17,090
She first applied 8 years ago.

1243
01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:19,846
She's open to special-needs kids.

1244
01:19:19,960 --> 01:19:23,442
She comes from a large family.
Very lively, very...

1245
01:19:23,600 --> 01:19:27,127
She can take time off,
working with her father for the disabled.

1246
01:19:27,240 --> 01:19:28,890
She just turned 41.

1247
01:19:29,160 --> 01:19:30,525
She's single.

1248
01:19:30,680 --> 01:19:33,445
Opening it up to single-parent families

1249
01:19:33,600 --> 01:19:36,570
doesn't obligate us
to shortlist someone who's single.

1250
01:19:36,680 --> 01:19:40,605
I feel no obligations.
I just think she's the right person.

1251
01:19:41,040 --> 01:19:42,644
Maybe you feel obligated.

1252
01:19:42,760 --> 01:19:44,683
If you're not happy, change the law.

1253
01:19:44,840 --> 01:19:47,969
City Hall's that way, 4 minutes by streetcar.

1254
01:19:48,680 --> 01:19:51,604
I have no issue with single-parent families.

1255
01:19:51,720 --> 01:19:54,246
However, I disagree with "the right person".

1256
01:19:54,360 --> 01:19:57,170
You saw her a lot without seeing her.

1257
01:19:57,440 --> 01:19:58,771
You botched the job.

1258
01:19:58,920 --> 01:20:02,766
If you'd listened to her,
but you don't listen, you talk.

1259
01:20:02,920 --> 01:20:03,842
And talk.

1260
01:20:03,960 --> 01:20:06,247
You just confuse people.

1261
01:20:06,440 --> 01:20:09,125
It's too fast. They don't do shrink-speak.

1262
01:20:09,240 --> 01:20:10,730
You get confused when I talk,

1263
01:20:10,840 --> 01:20:13,286
however accessible I make it for you.

1264
01:20:13,400 --> 01:20:14,765
Let's keep calm.

1265
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:15,762
Keep calm.

1266
01:20:15,880 --> 01:20:19,123
I'm going with a profile you rarely see now.

1267
01:20:19,240 --> 01:20:20,730
The Gautiers.

1268
01:20:20,840 --> 01:20:22,842
Humble, simple people.

1269
01:20:23,320 --> 01:20:25,561
With their heads screwed on right.

1270
01:20:25,960 --> 01:20:29,043
They gave up on
adopting overseas due to the cost.

1271
01:20:29,160 --> 01:20:32,004
But they're great applicants.
And they're ready.

1272
01:20:32,320 --> 01:20:34,129
I think it's their turn.

1273
01:20:34,360 --> 01:20:36,044
True, they're worth looking at.

1274
01:20:36,160 --> 01:20:39,164
They've been discreet
since they got approval...

1275
01:20:39,280 --> 01:20:42,523
Obviously. Because they gave up on overseas.

1276
01:20:42,640 --> 01:20:45,166
You didn't hear me? Who's not listening?

1277
01:20:45,360 --> 01:20:49,126
I had another thought, Mr. and Mrs. Le Garrec.

1278
01:20:49,640 --> 01:20:51,847
You saw them recently?

1279
01:20:52,240 --> 01:20:55,164
Because I saw them last month.

1280
01:20:55,320 --> 01:20:57,084
It's awful but...

1281
01:20:58,400 --> 01:21:01,244
I think it's too late for them.
They burned out.

1282
01:21:01,840 --> 01:21:03,330
10 years of waiting.

1283
01:21:03,440 --> 01:21:06,523
I just saw weariness and bitterness.

1284
01:21:06,960 --> 01:21:08,962
It's ground them down.

1285
01:21:09,240 --> 01:21:11,527
There's a real risk it ends badly.

1286
01:21:11,640 --> 01:21:12,402
So that's no.

1287
01:21:12,560 --> 01:21:16,281
I really think Mrs. Langlois is ideal.

1288
01:21:17,400 --> 01:21:19,562
How can I put it?

1289
01:21:19,680 --> 01:21:21,603
She thinks straight.

1290
01:21:21,960 --> 01:21:25,328
Constantly updating her application,
bouncing back.

1291
01:21:25,600 --> 01:21:27,841
Her desire for a child is alive.

1292
01:21:27,960 --> 01:21:29,644
She always takes the positives.

1293
01:21:29,760 --> 01:21:33,446
It's like she uses
the whole damn obstacle course

1294
01:21:33,600 --> 01:21:35,250
to become a better person.

1295
01:21:35,600 --> 01:21:37,682
The woman is ready. I know it.

1296
01:21:37,800 --> 01:21:40,201
What do you know? Nothing.

1297
01:21:40,320 --> 01:21:42,163
Of course, just like you.

1298
01:21:42,280 --> 01:21:43,850
Our job is subjective.

1299
01:21:43,960 --> 01:21:45,405
Don't give me that shit.

1300
01:21:47,840 --> 01:21:51,640
I'm telling you,
the baby will be lucky to be with her.

1301
01:21:54,400 --> 01:21:55,640
That's all.

1302
01:21:59,800 --> 01:22:01,325
We asked you to come

1303
01:22:01,440 --> 01:22:02,965
because the Family Panel

1304
01:22:03,080 --> 01:22:06,050
has decided to assign you a child
with a view to adoption.

1305
01:22:06,200 --> 01:22:07,725
It's a little boy.

1306
01:22:08,080 --> 01:22:11,289
Born in Brest on September 26 this year.

1307
01:22:18,800 --> 01:22:20,245
It's unbelievable.

1308
01:22:21,120 --> 01:22:22,326
Yes, it's...

1309
01:22:24,160 --> 01:22:28,131
You can think it over, of course,
before giving an answer.

1310
01:22:29,080 --> 01:22:30,411
Yes but...

1311
01:22:32,920 --> 01:22:34,570
I don't think we can.

1312
01:22:34,840 --> 01:22:36,046
No.

1313
01:22:36,840 --> 01:22:38,808
I'm pregnant, actually.

1314
01:22:42,160 --> 01:22:43,605
Congratulations.

1315
01:22:45,040 --> 01:22:46,530
That's wonderful.

1316
01:22:47,280 --> 01:22:48,406
Wonderful!

1317
01:22:48,560 --> 01:22:51,245
We didn't tell you, we wanted to be sure.

1318
01:22:51,400 --> 01:22:54,449
Three months in, it all seems ok.

1319
01:22:54,920 --> 01:22:57,924
Two at once may be too much.

1320
01:22:59,080 --> 01:23:00,161
Yes.

1321
01:23:16,760 --> 01:23:18,410
Hello, Mrs. Langlois.

1322
01:23:49,240 --> 01:23:50,651
Mrs. Magre!

1323
01:23:51,880 --> 01:23:53,609
I'm going to have a baby!

1324
01:23:54,360 --> 01:23:55,805
Yes, I know.

1325
01:23:56,040 --> 01:23:58,122
I'm so happy for you.

1326
01:23:58,760 --> 01:23:59,921
Thank you.

1327
01:24:00,400 --> 01:24:02,528
Thank you so much!

1328
01:24:03,400 --> 01:24:05,129
How did you do it?

1329
01:24:05,240 --> 01:24:07,083
I didn't do anything.

1330
01:24:07,720 --> 01:24:10,883
Your file, your journey, did all the talking.

1331
01:24:11,320 --> 01:24:12,685
It's down to you.

1332
01:24:17,800 --> 01:24:20,167
She never buys food or cooks dinner?

1333
01:24:20,280 --> 01:24:21,202
No.

1334
01:24:21,320 --> 01:24:22,321
Laundry?

1335
01:24:22,440 --> 01:24:24,807
No, or sometimes. Rarely.

1336
01:24:25,720 --> 01:24:29,566
It's fine by me. I don't like her
hanging around the kitchen.

1337
01:24:30,840 --> 01:24:32,922
What I like is when she arrives home

1338
01:24:33,040 --> 01:24:34,610
and kicks back...

1339
01:24:35,320 --> 01:24:38,642
Chills on the couch with Pauline. I love that.

1340
01:24:40,560 --> 01:24:43,882
My wife's job really isn't a lot of fun.

1341
01:24:44,120 --> 01:24:46,441
At home, I want her to feel good,

1342
01:24:46,600 --> 01:24:48,045
to be happy-

1343
01:24:49,800 --> 01:24:51,211
Hold on.

1344
01:24:54,160 --> 01:24:55,650
You do this on purpose?

1345
01:24:58,600 --> 01:25:00,125
Do what on purpose?

1346
01:25:00,840 --> 01:25:02,842
All that stuff you just said.

1347
01:25:04,280 --> 01:25:07,568
What do you think happens when you say that?

1348
01:25:09,520 --> 01:25:11,010
You know I'm into you.

1349
01:25:11,120 --> 01:25:12,610
You can have all of me.

1350
01:25:12,720 --> 01:25:14,927
My heart, my bed, everything.

1351
01:25:16,200 --> 01:25:17,167
You didn't know?

1352
01:25:17,280 --> 01:25:19,442
So now you know!

1353
01:25:20,960 --> 01:25:23,804
Don't lay it on so thick.
"Life's amazing with me!"

1354
01:25:23,920 --> 01:25:25,729
What do I do? Kill your wife?

1355
01:25:29,520 --> 01:25:31,249
We stop seeing each other?

1356
01:25:31,400 --> 01:25:32,890
Stop working together?

1357
01:25:33,000 --> 01:25:34,445
No way.

1358
01:25:34,600 --> 01:25:36,568
You're rescuing my whole year!

1359
01:25:37,240 --> 01:25:39,447
I'll kill her, though, if it's what it takes.

1360
01:25:41,360 --> 01:25:43,966
But then you'll be sad. Your daughter, too.

1361
01:25:44,760 --> 01:25:46,569
You piss me off!

1362
01:25:48,560 --> 01:25:50,403
I don't have time for walks.

1363
01:25:51,720 --> 01:25:54,121
I can't keep canceling my whole day

1364
01:25:54,240 --> 01:25:56,561
to be with you. Are you nuts?

1365
01:25:58,360 --> 01:26:00,647
I like cooking for people I love, too.

1366
01:26:00,760 --> 01:26:02,649
We're doomed from the start.

1367
01:26:07,800 --> 01:26:10,610
The foster parent says to call any time.

1368
01:26:10,920 --> 01:26:12,888
He'll help with everything.

1369
01:26:13,760 --> 01:26:15,683
You need to come every day now.

1370
01:26:16,880 --> 01:26:19,929
- No gaps in the bonding process.
- Of course.

1371
01:26:20,560 --> 01:26:24,804
It's all organized.
I have two more performances to do.

1372
01:26:24,920 --> 01:26:27,287
Evening shows. Then I'm good.

1373
01:26:29,400 --> 01:26:31,607
Tomorrow, you'll meet your child.

1374
01:26:32,920 --> 01:26:34,001
Yes.

1375
01:26:34,800 --> 01:26:36,245
That's right.

1376
01:26:37,920 --> 01:26:40,764
You'll tell him the name you've chosen for him.

1377
01:26:41,320 --> 01:26:44,210
Yes, I thought about it. It's awkward.

1378
01:26:44,320 --> 01:26:46,800
If he has a name, isn't it weird to change?

1379
01:26:46,920 --> 01:26:49,082
It's not weird. He's your child.

1380
01:26:50,360 --> 01:26:53,170
It's your right <i>as</i> a mother,
to name your child.

1381
01:26:53,280 --> 01:26:55,089
It's important for you.

1382
01:26:55,520 --> 01:26:56,681
For him.

1383
01:26:56,800 --> 01:26:58,882
He'll cope, no worries.

1384
01:27:00,920 --> 01:27:02,843
It's kinda dark, isn't it?

1385
01:27:13,160 --> 01:27:14,650
You're stressed out.

1386
01:27:16,880 --> 01:27:19,531
You're visualizing what'll happen tomorrow.

1387
01:27:19,920 --> 01:27:22,400
Tomorrow, something else will happen.

1388
01:27:23,160 --> 01:27:26,289
It's impossible to predict
how the baby will react

1389
01:27:26,400 --> 01:27:28,050
to the moment's significance.

1390
01:27:28,160 --> 01:27:30,083
Or to receiving your emotion.

1391
01:27:30,680 --> 01:27:34,446
And you might not feel
the magic you expected to feel.

1392
01:27:35,000 --> 01:27:37,082
Maybe you won't be struck

1393
01:27:37,320 --> 01:27:39,891
suddenly by maternal grace.

1394
01:27:40,000 --> 01:27:41,411
Perhaps I'll think he's ugly.

1395
01:27:41,560 --> 01:27:43,688
Yes, perhaps you'll think he's ugly.

1396
01:27:43,800 --> 01:27:45,529
Or he'll think I'm ugly.

1397
01:27:45,640 --> 01:27:46,801
Perhaps.

1398
01:27:47,080 --> 01:27:48,605
We're hereto support you.

1399
01:27:48,720 --> 01:27:52,008
<i>Not</i> to <i>assess</i> your <i>mothering skills.</i>

1400
01:27:52,440 --> 01:27:54,283
You are Théo's mommy.

1401
01:27:54,840 --> 01:27:55,762
Yes.

1402
01:27:57,200 --> 01:27:58,850
- Alright?
- Great.

1403
01:27:59,640 --> 01:28:02,120
Do you mind if I lay on the floor a moment?

1404
01:28:03,440 --> 01:28:05,204
Not at all, no worries.

1405
01:28:05,360 --> 01:28:07,761
- It may not be very clean.
- No problem.

1406
01:28:12,640 --> 01:28:14,051
I feel just great.

1407
01:28:14,840 --> 01:28:16,410
Totally ready.

1408
01:28:18,320 --> 01:28:21,290
But my tummy is kind of fragile right now.

1409
01:28:21,840 --> 01:28:22,727
It's a pain.

1410
01:28:22,840 --> 01:28:24,524
Tummies do that.

1411
01:28:28,520 --> 01:28:29,521
Hey.

1412
01:28:43,640 --> 01:28:44,687
Right.

1413
01:28:45,840 --> 01:28:48,810
I'd forgotten it happens in here. Bummer.

1414
01:28:49,760 --> 01:28:52,525
Isn't there someplace more appropriate?

1415
01:28:52,640 --> 01:28:54,130
It's ugly, grim.

1416
01:28:54,840 --> 01:28:56,649
It's ugly and neutral.

1417
01:29:07,080 --> 01:29:09,162
This is it, time to meet mommy.

1418
01:29:09,840 --> 01:29:10,921
Your mother.

1419
01:29:12,960 --> 01:29:14,769
Don't worry, you'll be fine.

1420
01:29:16,080 --> 01:29:17,605
You're a great guy.

1421
01:29:24,160 --> 01:29:25,650
- Let's go?
- Yes.

1422
01:29:38,880 --> 01:29:40,882
You can go around to face Théo.

1423
01:29:49,880 --> 01:29:51,882
Théo, this is Mrs. Langlois.

1424
01:29:52,560 --> 01:29:55,166
Alice. She's going to be your adoptive mommy.

1425
01:30:00,400 --> 01:30:02,289
You can talk to him, of course.

1426
01:30:02,400 --> 01:30:03,925
Go right ahead.

1427
01:30:13,400 --> 01:30:15,846
Théo, you don't know your mommy yet.

1428
01:30:16,280 --> 01:30:18,328
But you'll get to know each other.

1429
01:30:18,960 --> 01:30:21,122
You'll take all the time you need.

1430
01:30:27,320 --> 01:30:29,561
Look at your mommy, fella.

1431
01:31:00,440 --> 01:31:03,011
We'll leave you a moment with your mommy.

1432
01:31:13,680 --> 01:31:15,170
It'll be just fine.

1433
01:31:39,320 --> 01:31:42,529
I am so happy to meet you.

1434
01:31:47,160 --> 01:31:48,810
And deeply moved.

1435
01:31:54,120 --> 01:31:56,327
I'm scared I'll say something silly.

1436
01:31:58,640 --> 01:32:00,369
You're wonderful.

1437
01:32:03,320 --> 01:32:05,129
You've really got me.

1438
01:32:06,160 --> 01:32:08,242
We'll get to know each other.

1439
01:32:08,720 --> 01:32:10,529
She seems good, right?

1440
01:32:18,280 --> 01:32:20,044
I chose a name for you.

1441
01:32:21,920 --> 01:32:23,684
It will suit you, I think.

1442
01:32:35,200 --> 01:32:37,567
I've decided to name you Matthieu.

1443
01:32:40,800 --> 01:32:42,689
You are so beautiful!

1444
01:33:21,400 --> 01:33:22,890
Can I get you something?

1445
01:33:23,000 --> 01:33:24,445
Coffee, tea, juice?

1446
01:33:25,920 --> 01:33:27,001
Tea.

1447
01:33:27,120 --> 01:33:28,406
Or juice.

1448
01:33:29,040 --> 01:33:30,451
I'd like that, thanks.

1449
01:33:30,600 --> 01:33:32,125
So, tea or juice?

1450
01:33:32,800 --> 01:33:33,847
Yeah.

1451
01:33:35,120 --> 01:33:39,011
How about I get you both? That sound ok to you?

1452
01:33:39,120 --> 01:33:40,690
Same, both.

1453
01:33:46,280 --> 01:33:48,089
You can pick him up.

1454
01:33:59,360 --> 01:34:00,327
Great!

1455
01:34:00,440 --> 01:34:03,444
Go ahead, pick him up. He's not made of glass.

1456
01:34:03,600 --> 01:34:05,045
He holds his head up well.

1457
01:34:05,160 --> 01:34:07,640
If he's not happy, he'll let you know.

1458
01:34:08,240 --> 01:34:09,844
He's looking very happy there.

1459
01:34:09,960 --> 01:34:11,246
Awesome.

1460
01:34:12,520 --> 01:34:14,284
You can give him his bottle.

1461
01:34:19,960 --> 01:34:22,440
Position him against your side more.

1462
01:34:23,440 --> 01:34:24,726
Lay him back.

1463
01:34:24,840 --> 01:34:26,410
He's happier like that.

1464
01:34:28,080 --> 01:34:28,922
That's right.

1465
01:34:29,040 --> 01:34:32,089
That's good. Good eye contact, excellent.

1466
01:34:58,680 --> 01:35:00,808
We'll let you say goodbye to your baby.

1467
01:35:00,920 --> 01:35:02,081
By the way,

1468
01:35:02,240 --> 01:35:04,208
I did as you suggested.

1469
01:35:04,760 --> 01:35:06,125
Can I give it to him?

1470
01:35:06,240 --> 01:35:08,129
Absolutely. Perfect.

1471
01:35:10,240 --> 01:35:12,083
I brought you a teddy.

1472
01:35:14,320 --> 01:35:15,207
Here.

1473
01:35:23,560 --> 01:35:24,607
Good evening.

1474
01:35:24,880 --> 01:35:26,245
My name's Alice.

1475
01:35:26,400 --> 01:35:28,801
I'm your audio-describer

1476
01:35:28,960 --> 01:35:30,849
for the performance.

1477
01:35:31,000 --> 01:35:33,685
I'd love to describe...

1478
01:35:35,640 --> 01:35:36,687
To meet you

1479
01:35:36,800 --> 01:35:40,168
after the performance for a discussion.

1480
01:35:40,440 --> 01:35:41,566
Enjoy the show.

1481
01:35:53,240 --> 01:35:54,685
Holy shit!

1482
01:35:57,080 --> 01:35:58,366
Shit!

1483
01:35:59,000 --> 01:36:01,128
Dear visually impaired,

1484
01:36:01,760 --> 01:36:03,444
we have a technical issue

1485
01:36:03,600 --> 01:36:05,568
that will be solved in...

1486
01:36:05,920 --> 01:36:08,241
As soon as we can. Shortly.

1487
01:36:12,800 --> 01:36:14,370
Sorry.

1488
01:36:14,600 --> 01:36:16,045
My mistake.

1489
01:36:16,880 --> 01:36:18,769
Let's wing it.

1490
01:36:24,040 --> 01:36:25,166
You're kidding me.

1491
01:36:27,400 --> 01:36:28,287
Emilie!

1492
01:36:28,400 --> 01:36:30,528
You got a headlamp?

1493
01:36:30,640 --> 01:36:32,642
- Can I borrow it?
- I need it.

1494
01:36:32,800 --> 01:36:34,370
Ask Michel in the lobby.

1495
01:36:35,800 --> 01:36:38,167
Alright, we'll have to improvise.

1496
01:36:38,320 --> 01:36:39,367
So...

1497
01:36:39,560 --> 01:36:42,040
Elena lvnavnova Pavpova

1498
01:36:42,160 --> 01:36:44,003
is in her canopy bed.

1499
01:36:44,120 --> 01:36:45,963
She rises, drops the curtains.

1500
01:36:46,080 --> 01:36:49,801
And rolls it up in a ball. The bed.

1501
01:36:51,640 --> 01:36:53,005
Now, bright lights!

1502
01:36:53,160 --> 01:36:55,288
A gorgeous actor,

1503
01:36:55,400 --> 01:36:58,244
full of charisma, enters.
He breaks down the door.

1504
01:36:58,360 --> 01:37:00,681
He's Gregory Spetanovich Smirnov

1505
01:37:00,800 --> 01:37:02,325
wearing an overcoat

1506
01:37:02,440 --> 01:37:03,805
made of fur.

1507
01:37:04,400 --> 01:37:05,731
And a big hat.

1508
01:37:05,840 --> 01:37:07,569
Grigory Stepanovitch Smirnov.

1509
01:37:07,680 --> 01:37:08,920
You see, madam?

1510
01:37:09,040 --> 01:37:11,441
There are several makes of pistol.

1511
01:37:11,720 --> 01:37:12,846
You pull

1512
01:37:13,080 --> 01:37:16,163
on this little thing here.

1513
01:37:17,280 --> 01:37:19,203
- Like this?
- That's perfect.

1514
01:37:19,320 --> 01:37:21,084
Then you aim.

1515
01:37:21,360 --> 01:37:22,521
He strokes her neck.

1516
01:37:22,640 --> 01:37:25,120
With your head tilted back...

1517
01:37:25,240 --> 01:37:27,402
She's really enjoying it.

1518
01:37:27,560 --> 01:37:29,961
Arms outstretched.

1519
01:37:30,080 --> 01:37:32,811
Make sure your hand doesn't tremble.

1520
01:37:32,920 --> 01:37:35,571
The gun goes off. A chicken falls from the sky.

1521
01:37:38,680 --> 01:37:39,363
Or not.

1522
01:37:39,520 --> 01:37:40,328
Very well.

1523
01:37:40,440 --> 01:37:41,566
Be off with you!

1524
01:37:41,680 --> 01:37:43,603
Here we go, they're kissing.

1525
01:37:44,680 --> 01:37:46,682
They hold each other tight.

1526
01:37:46,800 --> 01:37:48,609
In a long kiss.

1527
01:37:48,880 --> 01:37:51,531
Very beautiful, very sensual.

1528
01:37:51,640 --> 01:37:53,085
Very, very...

1529
01:37:53,400 --> 01:37:54,890
Very physical.

1530
01:37:55,000 --> 01:37:56,411
It's really great.

1531
01:37:57,960 --> 01:37:59,246
Very, very good.

1532
01:38:01,080 --> 01:38:02,650
Is that good? Not too hot?

1533
01:38:02,760 --> 01:38:04,125
No, it's just fine.

1534
01:38:04,920 --> 01:38:05,967
Here you go.

1535
01:38:06,080 --> 01:38:08,970
Dad bastes him like a leg of lamb.

1536
01:38:10,040 --> 01:38:11,007
He loves it.

1537
01:38:11,120 --> 01:38:13,168
You love being in your bath.

1538
01:38:13,280 --> 01:38:14,805
You love your bath.

1539
01:38:14,920 --> 01:38:17,048
- Alright in there?
- Great!

1540
01:38:17,680 --> 01:38:18,920
Just great.

1541
01:38:20,440 --> 01:38:21,566
Hold on...

1542
01:38:22,840 --> 01:38:24,205
I got it all wrong.

1543
01:38:30,560 --> 01:38:32,528
What the heck's going on here?

1544
01:38:33,840 --> 01:38:35,649
Mess everywhere.

1545
01:38:36,960 --> 01:38:39,042
You can't give a bath, right?

1546
01:38:40,960 --> 01:38:43,361
I'm sorry, this won't cut it.

1547
01:38:43,520 --> 01:38:44,931
It won't work.

1548
01:38:46,520 --> 01:38:47,885
Kidding.

1549
01:38:49,160 --> 01:38:50,525
I'm messing with you.

1550
01:38:50,640 --> 01:38:51,971
He's clean.

1551
01:38:52,080 --> 01:38:54,321
He didn't drown, he looks happy.

1552
01:38:54,440 --> 01:38:56,044
That's awesome.

1553
01:38:56,160 --> 01:38:57,685
That's awesome, pumpkin.

1554
01:38:59,520 --> 01:39:01,284
Alice, no! Hey!

1555
01:39:01,440 --> 01:39:03,841
It was a joke. I'm sorry, it wasn't funny.

1556
01:39:03,920 --> 01:39:05,922
I'm a grade-A jerk.

1557
01:39:06,040 --> 01:39:07,451
Look at me.

1558
01:39:07,720 --> 01:39:09,927
Nobody will take the kid from you.

1559
01:39:12,320 --> 01:39:13,970
Except social services soon.

1560
01:39:14,080 --> 01:39:15,127
Joke!

1561
01:39:22,560 --> 01:39:24,005
Are you staying?

1562
01:39:25,400 --> 01:39:27,129
No, I think I'll be going.

1563
01:39:27,640 --> 01:39:28,971
Stay a while.

1564
01:39:32,040 --> 01:39:34,168
When do you think he can go?

1565
01:39:35,400 --> 01:39:36,686
Day after tomorrow.

1566
01:39:37,520 --> 01:39:40,808
He barely tries to catch my eye.
It goes so fast.

1567
01:39:45,720 --> 01:39:47,449
Yeah, it's the end.

1568
01:39:49,840 --> 01:39:52,730
It's not Asian. It's the only one open.

1569
01:39:52,840 --> 01:39:54,205
How was it tonight, honestly?

1570
01:39:54,360 --> 01:39:57,011
What did you think? On the inside?

1571
01:39:57,960 --> 01:39:59,849
Weird. It was just flat.

1572
01:39:59,960 --> 01:40:01,803
I thought I was so shit.

1573
01:40:01,920 --> 01:40:03,968
No, I didn't think so.

1574
01:40:07,680 --> 01:40:10,923
We've already met, right? You work here?

1575
01:40:11,120 --> 01:40:14,727
Not here specifically.
I work in lots of theatres.

1576
01:40:14,880 --> 01:40:16,370
I'm an audio-describer.

1577
01:40:16,520 --> 01:40:18,761
Right, got it. For the deaf.

1578
01:40:19,040 --> 01:40:21,042
No, the visually impaired.

1579
01:40:21,640 --> 01:40:23,404
Yes, obviously.

1580
01:40:24,720 --> 01:40:27,644
We're going for dinner if you want to come.

1581
01:40:28,640 --> 01:40:30,324
I'd have liked that.

1582
01:40:31,400 --> 01:40:33,528
But tonight I can't.

1583
01:40:36,040 --> 01:40:37,246
See you.

1584
01:40:47,360 --> 01:40:49,283
Can I call you?

1585
01:40:50,600 --> 01:40:51,840
Yes.

1586
01:40:52,960 --> 01:40:54,246
In...

1587
01:40:55,120 --> 01:40:56,770
maybe six months.

1588
01:40:58,000 --> 01:40:59,206
Alright.

1589
01:41:00,720 --> 01:41:01,960
Great.

1590
01:41:32,560 --> 01:41:34,324
I feel I'm taking him from you.

1591
01:41:34,520 --> 01:41:35,851
Not a bit.

1592
01:41:36,160 --> 01:41:37,571
I don't want him.

1593
01:41:37,680 --> 01:41:39,045
I kept him nice and snug for you.

1594
01:41:39,160 --> 01:41:40,889
It's a job, I get paid.

1595
01:41:42,880 --> 01:41:45,247
I don't know how I can thank you.

1596
01:41:46,200 --> 01:41:47,804
Like that's just fine.

1597
01:41:49,160 --> 01:41:50,241
Thanks!

1598
01:41:58,520 --> 01:42:02,047
First thing is to create a bubble
for you and your child.

1599
01:42:02,640 --> 01:42:05,803
Give him time to put down roots with you.

1600
01:42:05,960 --> 01:42:07,644
To forge a bond.

1601
01:42:08,760 --> 01:42:10,842
For a few weeks or months,

1602
01:42:10,960 --> 01:42:12,724
steer clear of family.

1603
01:42:12,960 --> 01:42:14,769
Parents, brothers...

1604
01:42:15,040 --> 01:42:18,203
Ignore your sister when she says,
do this, do that.

1605
01:42:18,400 --> 01:42:19,970
Go with your feeling.

1606
01:42:20,080 --> 01:42:22,970
What you want to do, what you feel able to do.

1607
01:42:24,720 --> 01:42:28,520
Give all the eye contact, give all you can.

1608
01:42:28,680 --> 01:42:30,842
Anything that nourishes.

1609
01:42:31,320 --> 01:42:33,084
Your smell, your voice.

1610
01:42:33,200 --> 01:42:34,440
Your skin.

1611
01:42:34,600 --> 01:42:37,046
Everything. To forge that bond.

1612
01:42:37,400 --> 01:42:39,243
You won't make him a willful child.

1613
01:42:39,360 --> 01:42:42,284
At 3 or 6 months, a baby isn't willful.

1614
01:42:42,960 --> 01:42:43,882
Ok?

1615
01:42:44,080 --> 01:42:45,127
Yeah.

1616
01:42:46,440 --> 01:42:49,250
It's not labor for you, it's a transplant.

1617
01:42:49,440 --> 01:42:51,647
You didn't carry the child, sure.

1618
01:42:52,560 --> 01:42:54,688
But what you're doing with him

1619
01:42:55,080 --> 01:42:56,650
is extraordinary.

1620
01:42:57,280 --> 01:42:59,408
Few people experience that.

1621
01:43:01,520 --> 01:43:02,681
<i>Just wanted to say,</i>

1622
01:43:02,800 --> 01:43:05,565
I can't call you. It's not allowed.

1623
01:43:06,840 --> 01:43:09,605
I won't see the little one for a while.

1624
01:43:10,040 --> 01:43:13,328
If you want to keep me posted, feel free.
No obligation.

1625
01:43:13,520 --> 01:43:15,966
Alright, you'll be hearing from me.