The Lost Boys (Le paradis)

I don't remember much from when I was a kid.

I remember walking by the lake with my mother.

We'd go up to the ice

and walk on it when the water was frozen solid.

In the middle of the lake

we'd sometimes see fish trapped in the ice,

Elo?

lined up beside one another.

Like a family.

Your mother's on the phone.

When I was a kid I thought they hibernated, like bears.

I thought they spent winter there, then woke up in the spring.

I thought they came back to life and breathed again, like before.

Like before winter.

But now I know:

a fish caught in the ice never comes back to life.

It dies.

PARADISE

A FILM BY ZENO GRATON

Thanks.

- Awesome! - What did we just say? Sit down!

- Did he go far? - Yep.

Just to check on girls!

Now I have to write a report to your judge

so you'd better answer me.

What have you been taught here?

- Accountability. - Good.

What else?

Empathy for victims.

And?

- I don't know. - Think, you do know!

To tell the truth.

Your hearing is in three weeks, Joe.

Don't you want to get out?

Yes.

You're lying.

You stay in your room all day. You'll get out for dinner.

Write up four pages about when you ran away.

I want them before lights out.

So where did you go?

Come on, cut it out!

It's his third time, he's screwed.

So where did you go? Come on, spill.

Sit down and shut up, César.

- Where did he go, ma'am? - Fahd!

- Joe, where'd you go? - César!

Eat.

If I run away no one's catching me.

Hey, Fahd, don't say those things.

You could never run away, you can't even get out of bed.

- I could run away whenever I like. - Shut up!

- I'm here because I wanted to stay. - Sure.

We told you to shut up.

We don't need you, Yanis.

What's wrong with you?

- You were told to shut up. - Not tonight, boys!

- He's winding me up! - Be quiet!

That's better.

- What was that? - Nothing, ma'am.

Are you kidding me?

It was friendly, it's cool.

No visits this weekend. That's nothing too.

What?

We talk to each other here, we're not animals. We don't do that.

We've talked about this.

Never hit each other!

I wasn't hitting.

Don't touch each other.

- But my visit... - You've lost it.

Stop answering back! Shut up!

There's no point talking, I got it.

No point? Are you sure?

So what did you get?

So where did you go?

To the sea.

OK, good.

Now I want you to write a letter of apology to the judge.

Get down and beg and say you're sorry, Joe.

I want it by tomorrow, OK?

Can I get my radio back?

No.

Guys, what's going on here?

Tom, go to your room.

Come on, César.

- Fahd, where are you going? - I'll grab a drink.

He stabbed a guy.

How do you know?

We were at the Castle together.

When did he get here?

Last night.

Fahd, hurry up.

I only just woke up, sir.

Here.

Hey, what is that?

Medication!

William?

- This is your level. - Squares?

Squares, yes. We looked at them together.

- They must think we're idiots. - No.

It's your level, guys.

"Is the shelf horizontal?"

You know whether or not it is.

Is that respectful?

Sure, no one's saying you're a moron.

César, you told the judge you liked the look of that course.

She said you'd need to sit this exam first.

Tom, do the corner.

We need to make sure no light gets in at the top.

- Can you reach the top? - Of course!

What a lame joke, I don't get it.

Come on, Yanis!

Hey, move it.

It's dangerous, sir.

My mother said a flame in the dark summons evil spirits.

Are you scared?

Not even.

You are!

You don't mess with that stuff.

Crazy! That's boy scout stuff.

Hands off!

Guys!

Seriously, you're like a bunch of kids. Sit down!

I'll get you started in a moment.

- So that's what's outside, sir? - Only upside down.

Let your eye get used to the darkness, then to the light.

I can see a little bit.

Hey, I can see it.

I can't see anything.

Of course not, like I said, give it a moment.

There's a triangle there.

Yeah!

Right here.

Pretty cool.

Beautiful.

The clouds are moving, I don't know if you can make it out.

Check it out.

Between a film and a photograph.

See it, Tom?

Yeah.

Like a... what's it called? Chinese theater?

It's beautiful.

Great.

OK, Tom?

Sir?

- I'm done. - You are?

Let me see.

When you've finished your box,

make a hole in the top with a needle

to let a single ray of light through.

Go ahead.

That's it, now put the photographic paper

at the bottom of the box, then you go outside and take it slowly.

Take the time to choose your subject,

and then the time to take your photograph.

It's very important that when you take the photo,

you keep perfectly still for ten seconds.

Guys, come here, we'll take a photo.

Listen guys, we'll do a gang pose. With the headphones.

Keep still, don't move.

May I?

Is it true you were at the Castle?

Yeah.

What's it like?

The same.

What did you do when you left?

Just enjoyed it.

Was it good?

It was short.

- How come you've got so many tattoos? - How come you haven't got any?

Did you do them?

Some of them.

Don't move.

Stay where you are.

Look at me.

Give it to me.

Here.

It's yours till I take it off you.

Look after your things.

Come on, let's go, guys!

Hey, Fahd, what's wrong?

You think it's easy?

Pull hard on your arms when you lift your knees.

Fahd!

What's the matter, Fahd?

Cramp? Let go of your leg.

Step back.

Keep back. Tom!

Calm down.

- What's wrong? - It bit me!

- What did? - The bastard!

Come on, get up!

What the hell is that?

Is he crazy?!

Let go! William!

William, put it down.

Gently, put it in the grass.

It's alive.

Are you deaf?

What is he doing?

Drop it!