The Snows of Kilimanjaro Page #2

Synopsis: At a French shipyard, a trade unionist named Michel deliberately arranges to have himself on the dockworkers' randomly chosen downsizing list to spare another of his fellow workers. While he has his severance package and his friends and family's generosity to ease this sacrifice, this also gets his home invaded and robbed along with his wife and friends. Through pure luck, Michel finds out the identity of one of his assailants, a young worker who was on the same downsizing list himself, and gets him arrested. However, both Michel and his wife find that their vindictive satisfaction is soured by their realization of their assailant's motives and the larger consequences of their revenge. Struggling with their conscience, the couple finds themselves independently trying to live up to their ideals for a greater sense of justice.
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Robert Guédiguian
Production: Diaphana Distribution
  6 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.2
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
Year:
2011
90 min
72 Views


Are you out of your mind?

Why are you saying that?

You really believe that?

Not all of it.

Not all of it.

Let me smell.

l like it.

lt's just a bit strong.

Not too tough coming back?

Sh*t, Michel, they're slipping!

- Been drinking?

- Only a drop.

l didn't thank you for this...

For what?

Now l don't work here,

l shouldn't...

l wish they'd refused.

l threatened strike action.

You didn't?

No way!

Thanks for inviting me.

Kasparian.

Number 18.

Sorry, l didn't recognize you.

l hadn't been here long.

l invited everyone l picked out.

Help me.

One per table, ok.

l'm totally plastered.

Found work?

No, not yet. l should do soon.

How about you?

Nothing either.

You're doing ok?

Fine.

Ups and downs.

You keep your chin up.

Got everything you need?

lt's ace, thanks.

- Ok?

- Great.

Our turn soon.

What?

Our 20th anniversary!

Ever regret it?

l'm drinking and you're drunk!

l adore you.

Kids, get ready.

One, two, three...

He won't go much further than this

Night

Will soon fall

He sees

Over there

ln the distance

The snows of Kilimanjaro

They will make you

A white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

They will make you a white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

lt's lovely but it's sad.

Did you teach them that?

Hold on...

Here, Mum.

From all of us.

What's this?

Go on...

What?

lt's Swahili for ''journey to the land

of animals and nature''.

What's Swahili?

Open it!

Swahili means ''people of the coast''.

l still don't understand.

Go on, open it!

Careful!

What if it's a bomb?

Why should l do it then?

You open it!

No, you do it.

Always in a rush.

Is he like that in bed?

Stop it.

My God!

What's this treasure?

Look inside.

What?

Look!

At the bottom.

Arusha?

Where's Arusha?

Africa.

A guide for two for a week.

ln Masai land.

Near Kilimanjaro.

Kilimanjaro!

They will make you a white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

They will make you a white mantle

Where you'll be able to sleep

SIeep, sIeep

Soon...

What's this?

For me?

Only for me?

From Raoul.

No, from all of us!

With Raoul,

it has to be political.

lt can't be anything else.

What is it? It's flexible.

The 1972 Socialist and Communist

joint manifesto?

Of course not.

Strange...

Look inside, the first page.

Your name's in it!

So you stole it from me!

l stole your girlfriends.

What is it, Dad?

The first comic book

l ever bought.

l dreamt of being a hero.

Thank you.

Thank you, Raoul.

You're welcome.

l came across it in a bookstore.

Then l saw your name in it.

lncredible!

Yes, it's incredible.

A speech!

Marie-Claire!

No, Michel's the speaker.

He knows how to talk.

He talks during strikes,

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Robert Guédiguian

Robert Jules Guédiguian (born 3 December 1953) is a French film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. Most of his films star Ariane Ascaride and Jean-Pierre Darroussin. more…

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