Hold Me Tight (Serre moi fort)

Let's start again.

Let's start again.

Start again!

...again and again.

HOLD ME TIGHT

Paul, get dressed.

Relax, Dad. School can wait.

I didn't even finish.

Let's get moving.

I want Mom to make my hot chocolate.

She will tomorrow.

Let's go.

- She's running errands? - Mom doesn't run, she jogs.

Paul!

Put your shirt on.

Sick of being little.

Lucie?

Lulu, we're leaving.

You have chocolate on your hands.

- Move! - Calm down.

- Lucie? - Yes?

You seen the time?

Running away or what?

Yes.

Cockcrow.

What?

So, where you going?

Dunno. I'll just drive. I wanna see the sea.

I'll check the oil and water.

Hasn't been used for a while.

Two months on Friday.

Paul wanted to decorate it.

You know, I see them.

I imagine.

Go on!

Like this.

Show off your breasts.

Voyage, boobs, sea...

Lucie was dying to play this.

Her favourite piece.

You're dawdling.

Clarisse!

- See Mom on Friday? - Friday?

She tell you anything?

You lied about running errands?

Two coffees, two chocolates.

Lucie!

Had to find something, right?

She left early, you said!

You know why I said that.

Wait.

Stay here!

Yes.

No idea. I already called.

No, she took mine.

Fine.

Why am I the one who should know?

I don't want to know.

See my lighter?

Move.

Kissed on your lap.

You're busting our ears!

Gonna do scales forever?

Go on, play!

Come on, play!

You know how to play. I knew you could.

Lulu?

- See Mom on Friday? - Friday?

She tell you anything?

Yes!

Yes, there you go!

You're great, sweetie!

- You lied about errands. - Go on!

Good witch or bad witch?

Where are you?

You beat it, okay. But where are you?

I stopped gym.

I play piano as much as I want.

Even at night.

Shut up!

Dad lets me do what I want.

You could have taken him.

Paul and I get by.

Attack!

Good horse, good horse.

Damn...

You should come up with a story that we could tell.

That we could tell.

That's what I'm doing, honey.

Shut up!

I'm inventing.

I imagine that I left.

Had to find something, right?

Señora!

Señora! Where are you going?

Hello, Mommy's not here. What do I say?

Now you say:

You can leave a message

and the machine will call you later.

Now say goodbye.

Goodbye.

Thank you.

Can you come see Paul?

You can leave after.

I won't lock the kitchen door at night.

Dad won't notice. I swear I won't say a word.

Understand for the door? I'll unlock it when Dad's asleep.

Hurry.

He's not doing a thing.

He doesn't call.

Marc.

I wouldn't have taken my phone.

Will he try to explain to the kids?

Maybe.

He'll think I left for a week

or a month, then three months

then six months

and then he'll drop it.

Then...

As for our friends...

he'll calm them. He'll say: "It happens.

"She left...

"That's how it is. It happens.

"It's human."

That's exactly what I'd say.

It's human.

It happens.

Marc!

So unfair.

Lucie, you listening?

What?

- What did I say? - I don't know.

He said it happens and it's human.

I need to practice another hour a day.

What does "human" mean?

Marc, tell them something else.

I said something else.

No, you didn't.

You said going on a trip takes time

you have to go far, very far.

Visit the area. Find a home.

Find work.

Learn the language, move in, find work.

Make friends?

It takes a while.

It takes a while, years.

The mast you see here...

The hemp rigging totals 21 kilometres.

The black material

is tar which is vegetal.

The foretopmen must often apply it

to keep the rigging waterproof.

What's your problem?

I have no problem.

- Listen to you, he's a child. - My child.

Not a doll, not a statue!

I see what you're doing!

- This is outrageous. - Not at all!

He's my son!

So you can treat a child like that?

A child moves, laughs,

a child runs, jumps!

A child does a thousand things, asshole!

Asshole!

Honey,

you know you'll need braces.

Why don't we leave on Friday?

- I work on Friday. - Meet us there.

Weather's gonna be great.

Go without me for once.

Marc?

Can you come?

Coming.

Where are you?

Everywhere.

You okay, ma'am?

Doing the prices?

Ma'am, what's wrong?

No!

You broke Mom!

You threw Mom away!

You threw away her perfumes!

You threw Mom away!

Paul...

Señora!

Madam!

Where are you going?

Excuse me!

Señora!

Madam!

Ma'am, please!

You can't be here!

This way!

Come with us. You'll be more helpful.

Ma'am, please...

Come with us, please.

This is my son.

- Were they dressed warm? - Yes.

My daughter.

The father.