A French Village (Un village français)

24 June 1940.

Please stop.

Daniel looks, he looks like your cousin.

- Gustave? - Uncle?

Are you alone? And your parents? Where are your parents?

I don’t know, I haven’t seen them since

we were shot at from an airplane.

Have you been completely alone since then?

I slept in the forest. There were animals, but they didn’t hurt me.

Why didn’t you go home?

I was there yesterday, but there was no one. Only a big hole in the wall.

Maybe they are injured!

No, they did like us: Leave and then come back.

We will find them.

Season 1 - Episode 2 CHAOS.

I can’t take it anymore, Raymond.

- We can’t keep living like this. - What do you want me to do?

- Where are you going? - I’m taking something, I have a headache.

- I’m going to get something from the dining room. - What?

I’m taking something from my dining room!

- I’m in my house, right? - Alright, go ahead.

Have you found aspirin yet?

I had forgotten we had none left. I wanted a mint candy.

Ma’am, I found two sausages, eggs and some milk.

The bread is a bit dry, I’ll moisten it. Should I put it in the kitchen?

No. In the bedroom, we only have the bedroom.

Anything else from the farm? Have you seen Marie?

No one has seen her this week. Since the

arrival of... she took her children and...

She should have warned us!

It is Father Georges who takes care of the animals. As for

to housing problems due to the presence of

apparently there is an office in the church that handles it.

I’ll see if I can get them out of there.

Good morning Dr. Larcher. How are you, Pierrot?

We’ve been stopped for hours, you can’t get through.

Come see.

You stay here.

- Good morning Henri. - Good morning doctor.

- Good morning. - Good morning doctor.

- We can’t get through. - I’ll handle it, Mrs. Louise.

Stop!

Good morning. I am Dr. Larcher,

deputy mayor of Villeneuve.

I am returning home with my family.

The people on the bridge all come from the city. I speak on their behalf.

What do they want from you?

No vehicles in the city.

Follow the soldier.

- I want to go past my house first. - Follow the soldier.

Wait here.

Where are the people?

Don’t look.

- Why did they do it? - He was surely a thief, a looter.

Come with me.

Herr Commandant, this is Dr. Larcher.

- Are you Dr. Larcher? - Yes.

I have been looking for two days for a city official.

But I am only the deputy mayor,

I cannot speak on behalf of the city.

I decide who can and cannot, doctor. I have...

We were shot at, Herr Commandant.

For two days now, German troops have been repeatedly fired upon.

And that is unacceptable.

It seems to come from the church, where all kinds of people gather.

I give you until tonight to get the situation under control, doctor.

What can I...

I take you and your family hostage, and you are responsible

for whoever shoots at the German troops.

Is that clear?

Is that clear, doctor?

- Do you have your insulin, Mrs. Verdier? - Yes, thank you very much, Dr. Larcher.

Come, Gustave.

Dr. Larcher...

My daughter is very ill.

Since the bombing, my wife has hearing problems. She can no longer hear anything.

I’m coming right away.

It is my wife.

I’m coming right away, ma’am.

Come, Gustave.

Hortense... We must get out of here.

But the Germans say we are hostages.

We must avoid the main streets.

We take the ambulance, with the diesel we can reach Geneva.

- And Gustave? - Gustave? Let's take him with us!

Doctor!

Inspector Marchetti. We met two weeks ago at Schwartz company.

- You were at a childbirth. - My wife.

What a mess, huh? The priest was killed last week by a stray bullet.

- And the mayor? - He is nowhere to be found.

I sent messages to all my contacts and...

- It is good that you are here. - And Kervern?

I don’t know. Oh yes, I remember now.

- I saw him just now. He was completely drunk. - What do all these people want?

They are injured, sick and homeless. Many refugees. I tried

to send them away as much as possible, but there is nothing to do.

What do we do?

You must go get milk for Te Quiero. Is there a medical station?

Yes, we have a girl who is skilled in

getting dressed in the sacristy. And we had the doctor.

Moret, but he left last night. He

he was supposed to come back this morning, but he didn’t return.

- Mom! Mom! - Gustave!

My dear, my dear. Oh, my dear.

Where were you? We looked everywhere. I was so worried.

- We found him near the bridge. - What luck!

We were starting to lose hope.

Excuse me, I have no milk and my baby hasn’t eaten since this morning.

If you could… a few bites, if there's anything left…

Yes, of course. Give it to him.

Thank you.

Come here, my dear.

There, I’ll place your blanket like this

all wrapped up. You’ll stay nice and warm.

You’re hungry, huh?

- Is this child yours? - No, it belongs to the lady…

Yes, he was entrusted to me. I will take care of him until his family returns.

Yes, but the Red Cross asked us to collect the lost

children. I can take better care of him.

- Did he eat anything? - Yes, he was hungry.

Wait… he didn’t take a nap.

Yes, I’m used to it.

Come with me, we need to sort out the paperwork.

- Aunt Hortense has a baby. - A baby?

A refugee child. Gustave told me there's a hole in your house?

I fear the retaining wall will collapse. There is

I was told there is a resettlement center here.

Do you mind if I examine you for two minutes?

She saw Dr. Moret yesterday. He said she just needs rest.

You’ve lost weight since I saw you at Norbert’s wedding.

A little, yes.

You like scaring us, don’t you?

Listen, Marcel. I know we never agree on anything.

But we agree she is sick and that I am the doctor, right?

You must leave here.

This air is filthy, don’t you feel it? For her it’s the worst.

She risks respiratory problems.

Moret said he will come tonight to give her theophylline.

- Marcel… - I trust Moret.

He didn’t leave when people were neck-deep in filth!

But for the little one: Thank you very much.

Calm down. Return to your places. Everyone stay calm.

Carry on with what you were doing. There is nothing going on.

Doctor… some boys fought and shot at each other.

It’s not serious, but people are nervous. They’re saying all sorts of things.

It is essential to find the weapons.

Yes, fine. Both of them?

The German commander says I am responsible

and that I am a hostage with my family. I am

responsible for what is happening here. Do you understand?

If we have to disarm them, we will. Come on!

Do you know how to use this? No? Good, there are no bullets left.

Listen, put it in your pocket and hold it tight. It will give you courage.

If there’s confusion, take it out of your pocket, okay?

I don’t know if I am the right person to do this.

Listen doctor, you’re probably not the

right person, but you are my only option. Here.

Come.

- Excuse me. Are you from Les Essarts? - Yes.

Do you know Marie Germain, the wife of Lorrain, the tenant farmer?

Vaguely, yes.

- Have you seen her? - There was heavy fighting in Les Essarts.

I think there is a list of missing or dead in the tent.

Sit down, sir. Take that off for a moment.

Marie?

- How are you? - I’m fine.

I thought I was going crazy since yesterday.

I had no news!

I came to the farm last night. I was very worried.

I took the children to my mother and got stuck on the way back.

I was afraid I would never see her again.

- How did you get here? - I came to inquire about Lorrain.

And Dr. Moret asked for a volunteer for an hour or two…

It was yesterday at noon.

- And Lorrain? - Nothing.

Your unit was supposed to retreat to Reims.

I’ve been thinking about you constantly since yesterday.

Mr. Schwartz, you must forget what happened. Do you understand?

Really.

Good morning. I am the acting mayor,

and I have police authority.

Hand over your weapons, please.

It is wartime. Civilians carrying weapons is forbidden. Please.

No, leave it in the case.

It is genuine English leather. Very expensive.

Here.

- Put it here, doctor. - Thank you.

- Is this from little Michael? - Yes.

Give it to me. At the funeral the mother asked me to collect it.

What courage from that woman! She said she prayed for you.

On the other hand, Mrs. Schwartz seems to want to file a complaint.

I thought little Marceau was better?

Yes, but she doesn’t want to leave it like that…

And this complaint is… is it against the school or against me?

It doesn’t matter, you will ultimately bear responsibility.

I couldn’t imagine that… that Bruno

that Mr. Fournier has not filled out the documents.

- Sir? - Non-commissioned officer Wagner.

By order of Commander Von Ritter,

I have to requisition the school for the German army.