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Don't worry, papa. We'll get through this.

The creditors are already vying for my corpse.

Yes, but I'm here. I'm going to help you.

Bad luck.

Heads.

Stop it! You know nothing! Stop it! Stop it! Stop it!

Well?

Nothing at all.

No.

No! No.

No.

Enough! He doesn't know anything, he doesn't know anything!

What's going on here?!

I don't know where Lantier is, I swear. - Lantier. Again?

You're out of line.

It's my job to go over the line.

Mom.

Alzire!

Alzire.

Alzire, come on, we'll put it there, come.

It will go well.

Up and at 'em!

Come, little one, come.

And before, Monsieur Guichard?

I was butler to the Dumonts in Lens, Madame,

very good family.

And before other families, there are references.

I would have preferred someone from Paris, but okay.

I'm sorry, but no.

Accompany the gentleman and compensate him.

Follow me.

We're going to hire a housekeeper.

So that we don't have to castrate the stewards.

He was like a son, you know?

I'll never forgive you.

You're worse than a whore.

Yes, you're right.

But it's not his fault.

Forgive him, I beg you.

What's wrong with Zazire?

Sir, sir! I have three children. I have three children.

Two salaries. - Three, please.

Two salaries, no more. - My lamp, my lamp.

It works very well. - The lamp.

Three salaries for the lamp.

Three salaries? - Yes.

Three salaries? - We're not going to argue.

Three salaries? It's worth at least four or five!

Let's not argue!

I'm interested in that! - This is worth six salaries!

Ladies and gentlemen! Stand back!

Look, ten salaries.

The cloths, the cloths.

What are you doing here, ram? What are you doing here?

Stop! Stop! Get off me! - Traitor!

Leave her alone!

What, la Mouquette? Do you defend traitors?

She didn't do anything to them! - She's sleeping with the enemy!

Yes, he's sleeping with him! - Enough! We don't attack our own!

If it seems easy to you...

That's it. - Thank you.

Don't hold it against them. They are cruel because they are hungry.

Yes, I know.

Why are you still with him?

He'll do it again, you know?

You have to go, you have to save your life, Catherine.

To finish where?

In the street?

I don't know how to chain men like you.

Hey, what do you mean?

What am I selling?

I don't prostitute myself. I do it for pleasure.

You're the one who goes to bed so as not to sleep outdoors.

Don't change the roles.

I'm sorry,

I didn't mean it. - No one should decide for you.

Only you can do it.

The Belgian miners are coming. They will arrive tonight.

Very good.

And the colony? - Nothing to fear.

With the army around, they'll behave themselves.

And those who don't want to go back to work,

we throw them out.

That will convince them.

That's perfect.

See you in Voreux.

Hey,

we need to talk, a week ago

you haven't spoken to me. - You're going to the colony.

You'll be the one to give the news.

The Belgians are coming.

Yes, yes,

you'll get your hands dirty for once.

And then you will leave this house.

Without delay.

No one's going down the mine. Do you hear?

Be reasonable. Don't get kicked out in the middle of winter.

Think of your children. - That's blackmail!

If we freeze to death, it'll be your fault!

You've been pulling our leg! Look at me!

You made us think you were with us, but you're with them!

I'd rather lose my house than my honor.

We'll burn our houses!

Outsiders will not settle in our houses!

You'll see what we'll do to your Belgians! Bring them in! Bring the Belgians in!

This is our house!

Yes! Shoot! Shoot! Shoot if you dare!

Shoot! Shoot!

Where are your Belgians? Get them!

Don't you want to stop a little? We can't take it anymore,

our backs and our asses hurt. - We're almost there.

Today we will sleep warm in a bed.

Accommodation and food!

It's going to be weird sleeping without my wife.

He's also cold. He'll be able to replace it.

Hang in there, guys.

In a few weeks our families will be able to come.

Many comrades want to return to work.

It's over.

It's not his fault.

So what do we do? - No, it's not over.

We continue. We said we'd slow them down, we won't give in.

It's very easy for you. My husband is in prison.

I can't be out of work, I have mouths to feed.

I'll give up, la Levaque.

They want me.

I'll give myself up in exchange for the prisoners.

You can't do it.

You're our last card.

Even if you surrender, will they keep their word?

Do you trust them?

So, we continue, until the end.

We didn't make sacrifices for nothing.

We have nothing to lose.

"Yes, that exists, there are horses that can talk.

When his master told him "left-handed, steed",

the horse immediately understood that he had to turn left.

When his master told him "right, steed",

the horse immediately understood that he had to turn right.

But one day...

Who is there?

He shouldn't be out at this hour.

Turn around.

Turn around!

Don't come any closer or I'll shoot!

I'm not armed.

I'm not dangerous, look... Hands up!

Slow down.

Slowly.

Walk.

Where are we going? To check your identity.

Walk.

Come on, let's go!

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

I'll explain.

I have set traps

and I wanted to see if I caught anything.

You're not stopping me for that? - It's the law.

Walk! - Just a moment.

If you stop me, I won't be able to go to work tomorrow. Do you know that?

It's not me who decides, it's my boss.

Listen.

I'm cold.

I haven't eaten for three days, you're cold too.

I'm not cold!

You're not cold.

How could you understand what we live here?

You'll come home and you'll have soup on the table.

If I wasn't hungry, I wouldn't be here.

You don't know where I come from.

We are children of workers, peasants or miners like you.

We are not against you.

We didn't come here for pleasure, we just make a living.

You say you're like us, if you're ordered to shoot us,

what will you do?

What will you do?

Go.

Go.

Dad.

Dad.

You don't give him anything?

What he needs is to eat. He's almost out of strength.

Yes, but aren't you going to give him anything at all?

Syrup?

Sorry.

If I come across a soldier, I'll eat him and save a butt cheek for you.

Protect us?

As for accommodation, we'll have to arrange it somehow.

For the time being, I advise you to get your strength back, you will need it.

Thank you. Thank you. Let's go, let's go.

I missed you.

A week without seeing you is a long time.

Look.

Picking up the office.

Thank you.

I'm sick of being cooped up.

My parents are terrified. They won't let me go out at all.

The strike is coming to an end, you know?

Afterwards, I promise we'll go shopping.

No, bookstores.