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PLAYPROD & LCP ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE
PRESENT

A FILM BY
ALEXIS MONCHOVET & STEPHANE MARCHETTI

WITH THE PARTICIPATION
OF THE CNC & THE RHÔNE-ALPES REGION

ABU JAMIL STREET

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SOMEWHERE UNDERGROUND
BETWEEN EGYPT AND THE GAZA STRIP

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Before, I was a worker in a tunnel.

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I stopped, then I dug my own tunnel.

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I dug my tunnel
at the start of the blockade.

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When the embargo was imposed on Gaza.

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When the Hamas seized power.

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It's very dangerous work
but we have to take the risk.

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Either we live, or we die.

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Either I make money
or I lose everything.

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That's the game.

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Can the tunnels close during the embargo?

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Impossible.

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It puts pressure on Israel.

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ABU SLEEMAN

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Neither Egypt nor Israel
can close the tunnels.

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They're underground passages.

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They can't close them all,
there are too many.

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Tunnels!
There are lots beneath the border.

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They'd get fed up.

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They destroy one,
and another one appears.

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December 27th 2008, 12.30 p.m
Israeli attacks on Gaza

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December 28th 2008 15.28 :
40 tunnels bombed

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January 12th 2009, 16.34 :
200 tunnels bombed

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22 days of bombing
All the tunnels are destroyed


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CHAPTER I
CEASEFIRE

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Abu Jamil Street
January 18th, 2009 – 09.00

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When was your house bombarded?

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On Wednesday January 7th.

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What happened?

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My house was destroyed.

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Were you warned?

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No, but we'd escaped

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when we learnt they were
going to bombard the border.

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Did they warn the whole neighbourhood?
- Yes, everyone.

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We left everything,
the furniture, our money...

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The main thing is that you're alive.
- You're right.

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The Israelis bombed
the neighbourhood houses

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Under the pretext that there are tunnels.
But they're at the border.

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MOUNEER & SAMEER
ABU SLEEMAN’S WORKERS

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EGYPT/GAZA STRIP BORDER

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ABU SLEEMAN’S TUNNEL

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All right, buddy?

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Shall we go, guys?

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A plank!

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Prepare a plank and keep it close.

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It's rock, Abu Ghazi.

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Sameer, pass the plank.

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Look, Abu Ghazi...
There's powder in the rock.

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It comes from the bomb.

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Is the plank ready?

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Gently does it.

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This sand is toxic.

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This is where the rocket fell.

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The sand is toxic.
We have to get it out quick.

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We can't leave it here.
- It's white phosphorus.

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It comes from the bomb.

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Did you take the full cans?

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Take these and bring back
the empty cans.

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How's it going down below, Mouneer?

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Ok, very well.

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You got everything you need?

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You see Abu Jamil's house?
They bombed it.

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They destroyed the house.

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My tunnel passes below it.
The bomb exploded inside.

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The F-16s came back.

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And they bombed it again.

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It destroyed my tunnel a second time.

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Over how many metres?
- 7 metres.

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With 2 bombs, it could be
destroyed over 12 metres.

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There'll be rocket debris.

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They're bringing it out.

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Is it everywhere?
-Yes.

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The pipes have melted
and the planks are broken.

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Hey, you know?

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I know a guy whose tunnel was bombed.

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He was compensated.

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His tunnel was destroyed

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when they bombed the house close by.

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We told them our tunnel
had been bombarded.

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They said:
we don't give compensation for tunnels.

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But there was a house destroyed here.

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Labrasse said it was his father's.

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They're going to compensate him.

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I swear.

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Everyone says it was his house.

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Wasn't it your grandfather's house?

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Yes, but a long time ago.

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Israel needs F-16s to make firewood!

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They think it'll scare us.

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No!
We'll replace the broken planks.

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We'll break the embargo.

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And if they don't like it...

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They can go take a jump in the sea.

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In Khan Younès, in Gaza and Rafah...

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they can take a jump in the sea.

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Their blockade won't last.

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F-16s, to make firewood!

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Mouneer!

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Hey guys!

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Quit slacking,

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we need to finish the job.

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My head's spinning.

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Hey, guys!

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My head's spinning.
We need to finish.

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Are you going to die?

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I'm going to get mad.

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Give me the trowel.

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Did you make space behind you?

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You got a headache?
- Yes.

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How's it going down there?

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We got the sand out,
where the bomb exploded.

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Can you breathe?

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Yes, but it gives you
a real headache.

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When you get a headache,
you have to get out.

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It comes from the bomb.

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They fix it with that.

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They fix the bomb with that.

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One's broken, the other one isn't.

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That's the tip of the bomb.

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If this rocket hits your body,

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you explode into a thousand pieces.

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They'd be scraping you up
with a spoon.

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Israel just wants to show its strength.

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Between Israelis and Palestinians,

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It's like Tom and Jerry.

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Israel is Tom

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and the Palestinians are Jerry.

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And it's always Jerry who wins

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Tom thinks he's smart,
and waits for Jerry.

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But Jerry's never fooled.

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Our history's like the cartoon.

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They won't admit it.

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They oppress us, and oppress us...

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And after, it explodes.

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It's like a rocket.

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The bigger the pressure,
the bigger the explosion.

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It'll be the same with us.

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And it's Israel who'll suffer, not us.

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Even if 1,000, 2,000 or 10,000
Palestinians die.

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There's one thing they haven't understood.

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A Palestinian woman makes babies.

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At the start of the year,
there are births.

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At the end of the year,
there are births.

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Every year, she can have 2 children.

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There's my mother, his mother,
my sister, his sister...

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I'm not married.

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But one day you'll get married!

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Our women will soon be
giving birth to earthworms!

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No, they produce lions!

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I swear! Lions!

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They will liberate Palestine.

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You're a bunch of comedians!

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CHAPTER II
F-16

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HIYAD
NEIGHBOUR TO ABU SLEEMAN’S TUNNEL

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Whose is the notebook?

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Did you have lines to do?

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You got homework?

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No homework to do?
- I did it.

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Watch the cars.

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If the bombs come, get home quick.

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A while ago,
they bombed a neighbour's house.

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It was over towards the sea.

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U.N FOOD AID DISTRIBUTION CENTER

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I need some porters.

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Let's go.

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Give me a hand.

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Where shall I put it?

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Give it to the guy who was with me.

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Where's the third guy?

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It's them!
Show them where to unload.

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It's a mess inside.

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Every time we tried to get in
he told us to get out.

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All that for 3 sacks of flour.

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40 shekels for the 4 of us.

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No, 50.
You've got a lot of sacks.

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I'll give you 5 shekels more.

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Put them down.

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11 shekels each.

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10 shekels each!

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Stop bugging us for one shekel!

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45 shekels is good.

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45 shekels for the 4 of us.

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There's some sugar and chick peas.

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Yes, right.

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We'll put them in a jar.

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Last night they bombed the
Brazil and Salam quarter.

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In the afternoon, they bombed
the Bahloul water-tank.

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If I'd heard it
I wouldn't have slept.

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The tunnel workers were warned.

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They got out 30 minutes
before the bombing.

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They heard shots.

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Who was firing?

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I dont know, but it was to warn them.

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They stopped the generators.

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The Israeli drone went by

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and I heard people shouting
towards the border.

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Then the bombs fell.

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Twice.

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Where are you, buddy?

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Where?

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What are you talking about?

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Eat what you want,
but bring me the bulldozer.

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Meet me back there.

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It's Abu Sleeman! The cretin.

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No, not in 30 minutes,
or an hour.

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Hurry up.

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What?

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Stop bugging me,
get a move on!

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You see that wall?
There's a house behind it.

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It was bombed.

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We think the tunnel's destroyed
over 15 metres.

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But we want to check the other side
to be sure.

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We're going to open
the tunnel here.

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To do what?

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I want to see how far it's collapsed.

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We dig here...

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and we can reach the tunnel.

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We'll go in and see
the extent of the damage.

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Then we can repair it from here.

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And you'll connect the tunnel?
- Yes.

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It's good your tunnel.
It's not very deep.

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5 metres 50!

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It's not 25 metres.

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6 metres maximum.

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I'll finish the job and come back.

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Does the Hamas know?

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There's no point.

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Right, we're good, let's go.

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Screw them.

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There's no law here.

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Remove the sand above the planks.

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Stop!
Nobody touch anything.

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Stop.

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Come on, move.

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Take it easy,
we don't want it collapsing.

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Who touched the cable?

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We'll put the first plank here.

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We need to get it secured quickly

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before it collapses.

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The rock slides very gently,
without us noticing.

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Are there any pillars left?

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Mouneer took them all.

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Place the plank.

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Fix it.

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It sticks out.

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It doesn't matter,
put a plank at the end.

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We need to raise it, it's too low.

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It doesn't matter,
the ground slopes down.

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Lower it a bit.
2 centimetres.

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Are you blind?

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Hurry up, we need to get out.

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We're done for today!

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Why don't we stay?

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Stay where?

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Stay here.
- Here?

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We need to leave the border.

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The bomb will change direction
when it sees us.

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Close the door.

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We dig, we get out.

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We go away, we come back.

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We don't understand anything.

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There are F-16s.

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They come for the tunnels.

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Bombs go off,
and they talk about a truce!

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Where is it, this truce?

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The truce starts like that!

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The F-16s bomb the border.

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They bombed the Shaboura camp.

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Shaboura?

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He's not sure,
but he heard an explosion.

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I don't know where it is.
I can't see anything from the window.

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Have they still got electricity?

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Thanks, Fadi.

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Go and get your stuff.

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And move it, we're off.

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Look out!

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Don't be scared, go this way.

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Keep moving.

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We're not staying all night.

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Move!

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Where's Naia?
Where's your sister?

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With Mum.

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Where's Naia?

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There was another explosion there.

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Unless it's a fire.

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There's a house burning.

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Are you evacuating too?

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Yes, but we don't know where to go.

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Even in the schools we're not safe.

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Why don't you go to Ibrahim's?

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Tell him it's just for the night.

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Come on!
Don't be afraid!

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Where are you going?
Come back!

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Don't be afraid,
we're safe here!

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They're bombing near the border.

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We need to go east.

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"...planes are still flying
over the border area...

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...Inhabitants should evacuate...

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...and not approach the bombing zones."

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Where are you?
At home?

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Didn't you hear the explosions?

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From his house, my brother
didn't hear anything.

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There's nothing in his area.

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It's exploding...

00:25:38:07 00:25:39:16
...near Salahddin.

00:25:39:18 00:25:40:24
It's ok, don't be scared.

00:25:41:01 00:25:43:12
That's a house that's just been bombed.

00:25:44:03 00:25:45:17
It makes that sound.

00:25:48:24 00:25:50:03
Don't be afraid.

00:25:50:20 00:25:52:23
Did you hear, did you hear?

00:25:54:16 00:25:56:11
Stop the car horn.

00:25:57:03 00:25:59:03
There's another explosion.

00:26:00:11 00:26:02:13
Keep calm.

00:26:05:04 00:26:07:20
We're cool, be like us.

00:26:09:11 00:26:11:09
The night's just starting.

00:26:12:20 00:26:14:15
It's going to be long.

00:26:16:02 00:26:18:20
The bombs are coming...

00:26:24:08 00:26:26:10
Did you hear that?
How can we sleep?

00:26:26:18 00:26:29:11
Nobody can sleep here.

00:26:34:09 00:26:37:02
Did you hear?
Did you hear that?

00:26:42:14 00:26:45:03
Every night, we have to evacuate,
with the children.

00:26:45:16 00:26:49:24
There are explosions everywhere,
they're terrified.

00:26:53:04 00:26:54:12
What a shitty life.

00:27:17:21 00:27:20:07
All the houses with tunnels
have been destroyed.

00:27:21:09 00:27:23:06
Look, they're digging,
they don't care.

00:27:23:14 00:27:27:08
The bombing doesn't stop
them from digging.

00:27:27:10 00:27:30:06
But at night, they're like us,
they get out.

00:27:30:06 00:27:31:19
Nothing stops them.

00:27:40:21 00:27:43:00
It's the same every day.

00:27:43:00 00:27:45:11
We leave in the evening
and come back in the morning.

00:28:02:20 00:28:03:17
The same thing every day.

00:28:04:01 00:28:05:18
We get out at night.

00:28:06:13 00:28:11:08
Quick, quick, evacuate!
and we're back in the morning.

00:28:12:08 00:28:14:03
Why aren't you at school?

00:28:14:13 00:28:16:15
Tell us why you
haven't been to school.

00:28:19:18 00:28:21:01
Because of the bombing.

00:28:21:03 00:28:23:18
My daughter couldn't go to school.

00:28:26:20 00:28:29:15
Another one who missed school.

00:28:33:21 00:28:37:03
The F-16s are useless against the tunnels.

00:28:44:06 00:28:46:11
They put us in the shit.

00:28:48:23 00:28:50:12
They couldn't care less about us.

00:28:50:12 00:28:52:17
The owner of this tunnel
lives in Khan Younes.

00:28:52:17 00:28:54:21
A long way from the bombs.

00:28:55:03 00:28:59:06
They don't care about you
and your house.

00:29:01:10 00:29:06:20
There was a petition
against the tunnels.

00:29:08:09 00:29:11:18
And the next day,
what happened?

00:29:12:08 00:29:15:05
There were even more tunnels!

00:29:15:05 00:29:19:03
As if someone asked them
to build new ones!

00:29:19:24 00:29:24:15
There was a petition to stop the tunnels,
but there were even more!

00:29:25:11 00:29:27:12
What do you want to do?

00:29:38:03 00:29:42:14
CHAPTER III
TRAFFIC

00:29:54:03 00:29:56:14
How much further to dig?

00:29:56:14 00:29:58:06
- 5 metres.
How far exactly?

00:29:59:00 00:30:00:15
Between 3 and 4 metres.

00:30:00:21 00:30:02:11
4 to 5 metres.

00:30:03:07 00:30:04:20
5 metres, are you sure?

00:30:05:20 00:30:06:20
- Abu Khaled?

00:30:06:22 00:30:07:17
What?

00:30:08:04 00:30:09:18
My name's Abu Sleeman,
not Abu Khaled!

00:30:09:20 00:30:10:24
Whatever!

00:30:31:17 00:30:36:08
It's the exit we used
for the merchandise.

00:30:36:13 00:30:41:16
The Egyptians found it
and blew it up.

00:30:44:12 00:30:48:06
There's not a lot of damage.
One day's work at most.

00:30:48:09 00:30:53:03
Maybe tomorrow we can
bring some stuff back.

00:30:53:05 00:30:57:21
I hope in 2 days the tunnel
will be full of merchandise.

00:30:58:10 00:31:02:19
Why don't the Egyptians leave us alone?

00:31:03:17 00:31:07:13
We've already got enough problems
with the Israelis.

00:31:15:04 00:31:17:16
I'll bring you back a bottle of Coke!

00:31:18:03 00:31:19:16
She was a prisoner of war.

00:31:19:19 00:31:20:15
Is it closed?

00:31:22:03 00:31:25:23
We need planks for 3 metres.

00:31:26:13 00:31:29:00
The entrance is full of sand,
we need to remove it.

00:31:29:12 00:31:31:24
It'll take a day.

00:31:32:07 00:31:33:22
Does Abu Sleeman want to use it?

00:31:34:09 00:31:35:13
Yes.

00:31:35:17 00:31:38:08
When?
- When everything's ready.

00:31:41:23 00:31:43:12
All right, mate?

00:31:44:07 00:31:45:21
How are you doing?

00:31:47:15 00:31:49:03
How's it going?

00:31:50:18 00:31:52:22
How's things in Egypt?

00:31:52:24 00:31:56:05
Hellish.
There are roadblocks everywhere.

00:31:56:07 00:31:59:14
We can't get anything through.
They're checking everything.

00:31:59:16 00:32:03:17
It's not good at all.
We need to find a solution.

00:32:03:19 00:32:08:17
It cost me $22,000 to repair the tunnel,
and I have to pay my men!

00:32:10:01 00:32:14:11
We're being closely watched right now.

00:32:15:00 00:32:17:12
Is it the police
who are causing havoc?

00:32:17:21 00:32:23:13
It's the first time
I've seen so many cops.

00:32:25:24 00:32:27:23
It's a major operation.

00:32:28:07 00:32:31:18
Just find me something to bring back,
I have to pay the men.

00:32:32:01 00:32:35:19
There are check-points
all round my place!

00:32:38:19 00:32:42:03
We'll keep working in the tunnel.

00:32:42:05 00:32:45:22
We'll see what happens
in a few days.

00:32:47:22 00:32:53:19
Ok, and if anything happens
we'll let you know.

00:32:55:07 00:32:57:01
Fine by me.

00:33:12:13 00:33:14:03
We've been working for 2 months.

00:33:17:14 00:33:19:03
Since the war.

00:33:19:05 00:33:22:13
How many metres have you dug?

00:33:24:03 00:33:26:12
In the bombed tunnel?

00:33:26:14 00:33:29:11
More than 50, but let's say 50.

00:33:30:20 00:33:32:10
That makes $5,000.

00:33:33:14 00:33:34:18
No, $10,000.

00:33:34:24 00:33:36:18
It's double the price.
- No, it's $5,000.

00:33:36:20 00:33:38:16
We'll split the difference.

00:33:38:18 00:33:41:20
No way!
It's double the price!

00:33:42:01 00:33:44:13
3,000 and 2,000, that makes $5,000.

00:33:47:04 00:33:50:21
Now we get the tunnel finished.

00:33:51:21 00:33:54:00
That's for the whole job.

00:33:54:02 00:33:56:05
You didn't count the second explosion.

00:33:56:08 00:33:58:11
I counted everything.
- And the additional repairs?

00:33:58:13 00:34:01:10
I counted them.

00:34:02:09 00:34:03:21
From start to finish.

00:34:03:23 00:34:05:13
What are you talking about?

00:34:05:15 00:34:08:02
We're not crazy!

00:34:08:04 00:34:09:12
We're losing out here!

00:34:11:04 00:34:12:24
I'll make you an offer.

00:34:13:01 00:34:15:07
No, I'll make you an offer.

00:34:15:09 00:34:19:19
$7,000 for all the tunnel work.

00:34:19:21 00:34:21:17
I'll have to pay the others
out of my own pocket!

00:34:21:19 00:34:23:16
Are you nuts? $7,000!

00:34:23:18 00:34:25:22
You think that's enough?

00:34:26:17 00:34:30:20
$7,000 for all the days worked.

00:34:31:20 00:34:36:17
If that's the case, you do the repairs.

00:34:37:16 00:34:39:06
How many workers are you?

00:34:40:21 00:34:42:21
Sometimes more than 10.

00:34:43:19 00:34:45:06
Share that out among ten!

00:34:45:08 00:34:46:14
Look at my accounts.

00:34:50:08 00:34:52:05
You recorded everything?

00:34:52:07 00:34:54:20
From the first day?
- from the first day.

00:34:55:01 00:34:55:23
Perfect!

00:34:56:00 00:34:58:03
Look, Thursday January 22nd 2009.

00:35:01:08 00:35:05:15
I've noted everything. Except the 4 days
when I worked with Aguel.

00:35:07:05 00:35:08:20
So they're free, is that it?

00:35:10:03 00:35:11:24
And we lose $200!

00:35:12:23 00:35:14:00
It's $7,000, tops.

00:35:14:04 00:35:15:09
$7,000???

00:35:15:11 00:35:17:02
It's not even worth $3,000.

00:35:17:04 00:35:18:12
Multiplied by three!

00:35:19:19 00:35:21:09
Show us the note-book,
we'll talk some more.

00:35:21:22 00:35:25:02
Not today, Thursday.

00:35:25:09 00:35:26:24
Give us at least half.

00:35:27:05 00:35:28:13
Thursday.

00:35:30:16 00:35:31:21
We'll work it out.

00:35:31:23 00:35:33:13
Where are you going?

00:35:33:20 00:35:35:10
I'm going to see someone,
I'll be back.

00:36:21:11 00:36:23:18
When are they coming?

00:36:23:20 00:36:27:00
We've been waiting for 2 hours.

00:36:27:16 00:36:29:19
It's long.
- Yeah.

00:36:30:19 00:36:32:11
Did he tell you to open up?
- Yes.

00:36:32:16 00:36:34:11
We can open it?
- The boss says to open it.

00:36:34:13 00:36:37:05
Tell him to tell the Egyptians
to open their end.

00:36:38:18 00:36:40:21
Tell them to open their side
to help us out.

00:36:41:23 00:36:43:11
Tell the guys to split up.

00:36:43:13 00:36:45:09
Listen up, guys.

00:36:46:19 00:36:50:04
We need 5 people here.

00:36:50:24 00:36:53:12
And the rest all along the tunnel.

00:36:56:08 00:36:58:19
I'll bring down the bags
and pass them along.

00:37:01:05 00:37:03:17
Did someone knock on the other side?
- No, nobody.

00:37:27:06 00:37:28:08
Shut up!

00:37:29:08 00:37:31:12
Be careful, it could collapse.

00:37:35:12 00:37:37:19
Mouneer?
- Silence, I said.

00:37:38:18 00:37:40:03
Take the planks.

00:37:40:05 00:37:42:07
And don't make any noise.

00:37:48:05 00:37:49:19
Pass me a plank.

00:37:53:16 00:37:56:07
Should I get the sand down?
- Yes, with the plank.

00:38:00:20 00:38:01:22
How?

00:38:03:10 00:38:04:23
I can't hear...

00:38:14:21 00:38:17:18
Tell them to come,
the exit's open.

00:38:19:07 00:38:20:21
Abu Ghazi's in Egypt.

00:38:21:24 00:38:24:09
He's removing the sand bags
so we can open up.

00:38:26:13 00:38:28:07
We're waiting for our suppliers.

00:38:29:13 00:38:31:23
They bring us the goods,
and we transport it.

00:38:44:17 00:38:45:19
Listen...

00:38:46:02 00:38:48:13
Tell the guys
not to make any noise.

00:38:49:12 00:38:51:08
We don't want to
spend the night in jail.

00:38:57:21 00:38:59:10
Here, this is for Abu Sleeman.

00:39:00:04 00:39:01:10
They're cigarettes.

00:39:05:10 00:39:06:12
What's that?

00:39:06:14 00:39:08:21
Bags for Salah.

00:39:09:06 00:39:11:09
I don't know if they'll fit.

00:39:11:13 00:39:12:12
I doubt it.

00:39:13:24 00:39:15:23
It's ok here but not over there.

00:39:16:13 00:39:17:21
Where the planks are.

00:39:17:23 00:39:19:13
Should we send them back?

00:39:19:17 00:39:21:19
Put them aside for the moment.

00:39:25:04 00:39:28:02
Where's the rest?
We haven't got all night.

00:39:28:15 00:39:31:06
Cops! Turn out the light!

00:39:39:16 00:39:42:10
They're our Egyptian accomplices,
from the Sinai.

00:39:42:24 00:39:44:15
They're Saeedi.

00:39:45:00 00:39:46:20
Here's one, and the second one.

00:39:47:10 00:39:50:12
How are you doing?
- Fine, thanks.

00:39:50:24 00:39:56:00
How's it going with the cops?
- Shitty.

00:39:57:06 00:40:00:11
When you brought the merchandise,
were there checkpoints?

00:40:00:14 00:40:01:07
Yes.

00:40:01:23 00:40:05:13
When they catch you,
what do they do with the goods?

00:40:05:24 00:40:07:08
They confiscate it.

00:40:07:19 00:40:09:03
They confiscate it?
- Yes.

00:40:09:06 00:40:11:12
They don't give it back?
- No, it's lost.

00:40:12:06 00:40:17:04
What does your boss do?
Does he pay bribes?

00:40:20:07 00:40:22:11
No, it's pointless
trying to get it back.

00:40:23:05 00:40:27:00
Are the police hassling you?
- Yes, it's really tense.

00:40:27:17 00:40:31:02
Is the merchandise coming?
- The trucks haven't arrived yet.

00:40:31:04 00:40:34:08
In how long?

00:40:35:02 00:40:39:02
The trucks are busy.
- They're delivering to another tunnel.

00:40:39:19 00:40:43:16
Do you work for other tunnels?
- They're delivering to another tunnel.

00:40:47:03 00:40:50:12
You make $100 per carton.

00:40:51:19 00:40:53:08
You take $100 from us.

00:40:55:13 00:40:57:16
We have the tunnel
and the transport costs.

00:40:59:13 00:41:01:00
It doesn't make that much, a tunnel.

00:41:02:05 00:41:04:04
It's not that profitable, ultimately.

00:41:05:10 00:41:08:23
If you buy and sell,
it's not very profitable.

00:41:10:14 00:41:14:09
In Egypt, all the merchants
want to work with us.

00:41:14:12 00:41:16:11
Wahid?
- What's up?

00:41:20:10 00:41:21:24
Are there cops?

00:41:22:03 00:41:23:21
Are there cops?
Is the merchandise coming?

00:41:25:07 00:41:26:10
Pass the bags.

00:41:31:11 00:41:32:21
Pass them along.

00:41:59:00 00:42:01:07
What a jerk!
Couldn't he put them in 2 bags?

00:42:49:16 00:42:52:01
What are you doing?

00:42:52:03 00:42:54:03
Did I step on you?

00:42:54:05 00:42:55:12
Get out!

00:42:55:24 00:42:57:06
Get back!

00:42:59:00 00:43:01:04
Did I hurt your little head, baby?

00:43:18:05 00:43:22:00
We'll get you some water.

00:43:33:23 00:43:36:08
Tomorrow, I'll bring
100 metres of tarpaulin.

00:43:38:14 00:43:41:09
I'll lay it on the ground.

00:43:41:16 00:43:44:07
It'll be perfect.
The stuff will slide along nicely.

00:43:44:16 00:43:47:03
Even by hand, it'll be easier.

00:43:48:00 00:43:49:09
We can save time.

00:43:49:11 00:43:53:04
And it'll smooth out the bump
before the curve.

00:43:56:11 00:43:58:05
It's a very long trip.

00:43:59:09 00:44:03:24
My tunnel turns right,
then left, then right...

00:44:05:03 00:44:07:03
In total, it's like the distance
of two tunnels.

00:44:30:07 00:44:32:09
Tomorrow, all being well...

00:44:33:09 00:44:35:16
Tomorrow, we'll do the accounts.

00:44:36:04 00:44:38:09
Where are you?

00:44:39:07 00:44:40:18
Are you not around?

00:44:58:20 00:45:00:06
She's sleeping!

00:45:10:04 00:45:14:19
Tomorrow, I'll do the accounts
and everyone will get their share.

00:45:18:05 00:45:19:15
Fine.

00:45:22:10 00:45:24:03
Don't worry.

00:45:25:17 00:45:28:04
Tomorrow, when I've done the accounts,
I'll call you.

00:45:47:05 00:45:51:23
So, Abu Sleeman...
How much does Abu Awad owe you?

00:45:52:00 00:45:56:11
Abu Awad took 73 sacks, is that it?

00:45:56:13 00:46:01:16
36 sacks? And 37 more, that makes 73, right?

00:46:02:11 00:46:07:07
73 sacks of cement?

00:46:08:01 00:46:11:19
That's 4,500 shekels, is that it?
- Yes.

00:46:11:21 00:46:14:07
At 2,900 the ton.
- Yes.

00:46:16:08 00:46:17:24
Here!

00:46:18:22 00:46:21:03
Now we're quits!

00:46:21:07 00:46:23:13
Perfect.

00:46:29:17 00:46:32:18
Are we good?
Everything's perfect.

00:46:33:23 00:46:36:22
God bless you, Abu Sleeman.

00:46:37:19 00:46:40:23
I'm at your service, gentlemen.

00:46:41:04 00:46:43:10
I hope you can bring back
some more cement of this quality.

00:46:43:17 00:46:48:01
Next time, I'll bring you
10 tons of white cement.

00:46:48:03 00:46:49:04
Ok. Deal.

00:46:49:13 00:46:52:21
But pure cement,
not mixed with sand?

00:46:53:04 00:46:56:12
What are you on about?
My cement's not mixed!

00:46:59:10 00:47:03:09
God bless our Egyptian suppliers.
- Right, God bless them.

00:47:07:05 00:47:09:23
I swear, Abu Sleeman,
if you leave Gaza, it's straight to jail!

00:47:12:17 00:47:15:06
What did you say?
- You'll wind up in prison.

00:47:15:15 00:47:17:22
Do you think I want to go to jail?

00:47:29:22 00:47:33:08
Go get a bag for Abu Sleeman.

00:47:33:10 00:47:35:16
If you've got one, that's great.

00:47:42:11 00:47:44:00
Do you need anything else?

00:47:44:07 00:47:45:07
Bye, then.

00:47:47:06 00:47:49:14
I have to go pay the workers.

00:48:09:10 00:48:10:20
Who's that for?
Mustapha?

00:48:11:07 00:48:14:13
Note that Sameer received $1,600.

00:48:17:07 00:48:20:13
For all the workers on his site.

00:48:22:11 00:48:24:07
Ziad worked one day more.

00:48:24:09 00:48:27:16
One more or less, I don't care!

00:48:28:08 00:48:31:16
I'm giving you $1,600,
you sort it out.

00:48:33:00 00:48:36:23
Ok, but sometimes there's 9 of us
and sometimes less.

00:48:37:00 00:48:40:12
You've got it all in your note-book!
You're driving me nuts!

00:48:40:14 00:48:43:11
If he worked 9 days,
you pay him for 9 days!

00:48:43:13 00:48:44:17
Don't get worked up.

00:48:50:01 00:48:53:08
Some tunnels transport weapons.

00:48:54:16 00:48:57:06
Hamas' tunnels, or the Islamic Jihad's.

00:48:57:08 00:49:00:12
They organise it
to bring their own weapons back.

00:49:09:24 00:49:11:17
And we're trying to get round the embargo.

00:49:12:15 00:49:15:02
We bring back food,
so people can survive.

00:49:16:05 00:49:19:04
And they're dealing in guns and rockets.

00:49:20:13 00:49:22:04
It'll soon all be over.

00:49:24:01 00:49:26:16
We're under an embargo.

00:49:26:18 00:49:32:14
When the border posts open
the tunnels will close.

00:49:32:16 00:49:36:06
If there's a Fatah/Hamas/Israel
agreement, it'll all stop.

00:49:38:09 00:49:40:18
The Hamas will close them down itself!

00:49:43:12 00:49:48:02
Directed by Alexis Monchovet
Stephane Marchetti
Camera Alexis Monchovet
Editing Stephane Marchetti
Music Damien Traversaz
Filastine « Crescent Occupation »
Graphics Yan-Ali Tabarand
Producer Hamed Keshta
Translation Mahmoud Gzawi

00:49:52:21 00:49:54:18
He's covered in cement!

00:49:55:09 00:49:58:18
Sound post production Miroslav Pilon
Louis Molinas
Jean-Baptiste Cornier
Yoann Veyrat
Pictures post production Les Machineurs
Colorist Pierre-Loïc Précausta

00:49:58:19 00:50:00:01
He's 'made in Egypt'!

00:50:00:17 00:50:02:01
He's going to Gaza City.

00:50:02:23 00:50:06:00
Alaa?
Shall we let him walk now?

00:50:06:08 00:50:08:05
It'll be difficult.

00:50:09:23 00:50:12:15
You can't carry him.
- It'll take two more of us.

00:50:12:17 00:50:14:11
He weighs at least 300 kilos.

00:50:14:22 00:50:16:24
If we untie him, we're in trouble.

00:50:17:23 00:50:19:08
His feet are tied.

00:50:19:20 00:50:20:22
He's very big.

00:50:21:14 00:50:26:08
We'll put him in a blanket,
and carry him together.

00:50:26:18 00:50:28:06
The steps are dangerous.

00:50:33:24 00:50:40:03
Playprod production
Stephane Marchetti
Alexis Monchovet
Laurent Felix
LCP Assemblée nationale production
Christophe Mouton
Isabella Pisani
With the participation of CNC
Rhône-Alpes région.

00:50:40:13 00:50:42:02
Come on, 1, 2, 3!

00:50:43:16 00:50:44:13
Watch his stomach.

00:50:45:08 00:50:49:17
Tie the four corners and pull.

00:50:49:19 00:50:53:17
He's too heavy, the lama!

00:50:53:19 00:50:56:07
If he falls, we're in the shit.

00:50:56:12 00:50:58:17
We agreed.
He just has to make it alive!

00:51:07:02 00:51:12:01
With thanks to
Marc Berdugo
Hamed keshta
Franck Demay
Karim Lebhour
Catherine Monnet
Benjamin & Muzna Barthe

00:51:27:10 00:51:29:03
Do we take him home?

00:51:29:14 00:51:34:17
Ó PLAYPROD / LCP ASSEMBLEE NATIONALE / 2010