The Swarm (La Nuée)

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HELLO, HOW ARE YOU?

NOT VERY WELL THE QUANTITY IS DOWN

THEY'RE BARELY LAYING ANY NEW EGGS

HOW MUCH DO YOU HAVE?

44.8 KILOS OF FLOUR

HOW MUCH ARE THEY DRINKING?

5 LITERS

GIVE THEM MORE WATER AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF FRESH GRASS

-Mom? - Uh-huh?

It's almost 9:00. Are you taking me to soccer?

Laura!

-Laura? - Yeah?

Your brother's waiting. He's gonna be late for practice.

- Come on, it's Saturday. -I need your help.

I'm trying to finish up in the lab before Briand gets here.

-She doesn't care - Laura!

Could you go any slower?

-They started already. - So go ahead.

Inside, outside, keeping the ball close.

Go for that control.

Come back and go through it again. Looks good.

- Pretend to pull the defender. - Psst.

Look ahead, look to the sides.

Try to see what's going on on the field.

Psst.

[teenagers laughing, speaking indistinctly]

- So locusts like classical music? -I hope so.

-How's it going? -All right.

-Are you thirsty? -No, I'm good. Thanks.

I just grilled some. Do you want a taste?

Hm.

-Ta-da. -Thanks.

Cheers. Hm.

Hm.

Hmm.

-Ginger. -Close.

-Smoked paprika and ginger. -Ah.

It's pretty good, huh?

I'm open to suggestions.

What's that? Gelatin?

Yeah, it's to try to keep them from drowning.

It's better to use jelly instead of a water dish.

So, how many do you have?

I'm up to four now.

You're quiet.

Is there a problem?

Six months ago you promised me a whole lot more.

You sure?

I promised?

You could've told me over the phone.

- -The minimum I need is four times that.

If I can't sell it cheaper, then it's not worth it.

Did Briand come by?

Yes.

- And? -And nothing.

He'll only buy bigger quantities.

What's your plan then?

I don't know.

Don't tell your brother, okay?

Mm-hmm.

You mind finishing up without me?

No.

I was wondering if you could, uh,

lend me a bit more money.

I need to make it till the end of the month.

Yeah, sure. No problem How much do you need, exactly?

I'm not sure. Around 500, just to be safe.

Yeah, I'll stop by later. Uh…

-You sure that's enough? - I'm sure, thanks. I'll manage.

Can you keep this to yourself?

Oh yeah, absolutely. It's just between us.

You're a lifesaver.

- I mean it. -I know.

Thanks.

-See you later. -See you.

-Hey, Pascal, it's Karim. - Hey, what's up?

-The usual. - How are your wines?

-Um, okay, I guess. - How are you?

I've never been better.

But I'm actually calling to see if you might have any friends

or colleagues looking for meal.

I might. Depends what it's made from.

Locusts.

Locust? Oh, yeah, high protein.

Exactly. It's high in protein. It's great quality.

What's the going rate for this stuff?

I'm not really sure. It's around five per kilo.

-How much? - Around five a kilo.

Oh, that's not much.

I don't know much about it. It's not what we're really interested in.

Do you know anyone who would be?

I'll ask around and get back to you.

Okay, yeah. That would be great.

Thanks a lot.

-Make sure the lamps are on please. - I will .

-Gaston! - Yeah?

- Lights off upstairs. -In both our rooms?

Yes.

-I don't want the power to go out again. -

- Are you sure it's closed? -Yeah.

Hey, how did soccer go this morning?

- He was getting wheezy again. -Oh, yeah?

Mm-hmm.

Coach says he needs an answer about camp soon.

What do you want me to tell him?

- I don't know yet. -Okay.

-You hungry? - Kinda.

I can make pasta.

Yeah, like we never have that.

- I'm going for it. - Yeah.

- Hold on. - Come on. Let's go.

Gotta put my serious face on.

Hi, everyone. Today we are making a new video.

Starring my favorite new treat, the crispy locust crepe.

-Mmm. - Give me some.

- You want a leg? - Ew. Oh my God. That's gross.

I wanna send a special thanks to Laura's mom.

-She's the locust queen. Mmm. - Queen of the locusts!

- Oh my God! Ugh! -

Dude, that's disgusting! Oh!

I can translate the website into different languages.

If I can increase online sales, we can stop selling to stores.

Hey, hand me another box, please.

Load those in the car for me, would you?

Sure, boss.

Laura, don't speak to me like that.

It's a sign of respect.

- Okay. -Okay.

So how will you manage this week?

I don't know. Take the bus, I guess.

Did you know the locusts ate my wart off?

Gaston, why do you always have to be so gross?

Why can't you leave that thing alone?

You guys coming with me?

Okay.

Gaston, close the trunk, please?

Thanks.

-I’ll just be a few minutes, okay? -

I need food.

Laura?

Isn't that Kevin, the asshole?

- Hey, locust girl -Hey, shithead.

Wow, that's classy.

-What's pissing you off? - You are.

I'm pissing you off while I'm just hanging out over here?

-Your new video completely sucks. -My video is getting tons of likes.

So locust girl is pissed. Not your kind of humor?

Well, if your feelings got hurt, I didn't mean it. It's not personal.

Your sister looks better with a smile on her face.

But I get why you're pissed.

Everybody gets it with your mom going kind of batshit.

What are you talking about?

If my dad hung himself in the goat pen, I'd be pissed off too.

-You asshole! - Laura!

What the hell? Take it easy!

- Stop it! -Come on, calm down.

- Stop it! -

Get off me!

Let go!

- You like that? - Come on, man, knock it off.

-That's enough! -

-Enough! - Let's just get out of here.

Look at her. She's out of control.

- Calm down! -Okay, that's enough. Let it go.

If you ever touch her again, you'll have to deal with me. You got it?

Just deal with your daughter.

- It's bleeding like crazy. -Did he hurt you?

No. I fell down.

-Why were they fighting? - They said something about Dad.

Laura!

-Hey, what is that thing? - A bandage.

-You need me to carry you? - No, I'm fine.

Let's get inside. We need to clean that up.

- - The water is freezing.

I'm sick of those crappy solar panels!

- Laura, give it a rest. - Aren't you sick of it?

Aren't you sick of leaving your clothes all over the floor?

I hate to live in this shithole.

It stinks, it's filthy, and I can't even take a shower.

Everything is filthy. It's disgusting.

-Aren't you being a bit dramatic? -No, I'm not being dramatic.

I'm sick of everybody making fun of us.

At least the goats didn't make us look like freaks.