Deep Fear (2022) Movie Script
How is it then?
Not bad, actually.
-Really.
-Don't you just get the beer head?
Since I suck it through the straw,
the alcohol hits faster, he's right.
-For real!
-OK, Einstein.
What's up?
Drinking beer with a straw
gets you drunk faster, it seems.
What? Says who?
-So, OK.
-Here he goes again.
Uncle Zames says there are three ways
to dodge military service:
mental deficiency,
inability to live in a community, or...
-Family help.
-You help your ma.
And my uncle had none of these.
But, like you,
he pretended
to be a dum-dum at the test.
-OK.
-It didn't work at all.
Not only did they not reject him,
they also assigned him
to a strange section,
with all the freaks.
The muscles-but-no-brain type.
The rest is less funny.
There was this genius behind him
who hadn't locked his gun safely
and he fired it by mistake and bam...
Zames was shot it the cheek.
-No?
-Yes.
Hang on, is he...
Is he dead?
No, thank God.
But since then, Uncle James
has become Uncle Zames
because he has a lisp now.
Are you kidding me?
No, it's true.
All that for this?
It's not funny,
half his tongue is shattered,
and I really don't want to end up
with such a lisp!
-Such an idiot.
-What's the plan tonight?
I have to enjoy freedom while I can.
I'm waiting for my plan to get here,
he shouldn't be long.
There he is.
I'll be right back.
-Sorry.
-Don't worry.
Nice view.
Dude, I swear.
It's better with a straw, try it.
Hi.
Hi.
Well...
You're way less warm
than last time.
Maybe because I'm not as drunk.
Good answer.
I got this,
do you have my dough?
-How much is it?
-Sixty.
-Sixty?
-Yes.
That's expensive!
It's Paris.
Thank you very much.
Any good plans for tonight?
What kind of plan?
Two friends came for the weekend.
One is leaving for his service.
I'd like to offer him something fun.
-Yes.
-More fun than usual.
Tonight, I can't.
Because...
Life.
But tomorrow afternoon, if you want...
If you want to see Paris in another way,
I might have something.
Tomorrow afternoon?
Yes.
I'm not talking about a tea party.
Me neither.
Why do you want to go right?
We've done it already.
Go on, you have to practise.
-Sonia, isn't your place that way?
-What?
Isn't it that way?
I think you're right.
I think you're right.
Of course, I knew it.
Look at this!
I had forgotten about that,
the girl's number!
-At last! Two fucking hours!
-Shut up, old people live next door.
We walked for two hours!
You can put your bags there.
I'm knackered.
We should have taken a cab,
I'd have paid for it.
You better not be claustrophobic.
-Is that the toilet?
-I think so.
You can take a piss
and cook pasta at the same time!
-So funny.
-Yes, that's funny.
Take a look.
I have something
that will make you funnier.
At least I hope.
It's crazy how...
only the encounters remain.
Isn't it?
The probability
that you,
you and me,
were in the same lecture hall
at the same time...
It's crazy.
Can you calculate such a probability?
Hey there.
Look at me, calm down.
Breathe in.
Nothing to fear.
It's different for them.
They were looking for it.
They hang out with the wrong people.
But you...
You...
It's not your fault.
You were just born here.
Your parents are the problem!
Let me guess...
French father,
but Algerian mother.
Look at me.
Look at me.
There you go.
Look.
All good?
You won't be able
to film anything in there.
I see, mister is in a bad mood!
Max, stop it, really.
It's historical, interesting and free.
-Perfect for you.
-Yes.
And mostly, no more day light.
Stop moaning,
it's your last day.
It's a cool thing, for once.
You know there's a legal tour?
In the 14th district.
Are you afraid?
You can record yourself saying,
"I'm the pussy of the group."
Ramy. Henry, Max.
Max, Henry. Ramy.
Our...
Our guide.
Hi there.
Well, you're not so fresh, are you?
Who's to blame?
What's the plan?
The plan is to...
follow me
under Paris.
Catacombs...
Welcome to the inner ring!
It's an old railway line
that was built a long time ago.
It was abandoned when Paris grew
and they built the metro.
We're going there.
Below our feet
is the sewer network,
below the sewer is the metro,
and below the metro
is the Holy Grail.
Where they emptied the graveyards?
Exactly.
Is he for real?
Hi.
It's creepy, isn't it?
No, it isn't.
Everybody is nice.
It's a big family.
Coming back.
Sonia?
What's up with you two?
What do you mean?
I mean...
With you two, what's up exactly?
I know you.
If you agree to follow a dork
you've met twice down the catacombs,
there must be something.
I got the itinerary.
What was he saying?
He's a cataphile buddy,
we shared some info.
Hang on.
A "cataphile"?
That's how you call yourselves?
And that's a "cata-map"?
You're such an idiot.
And...
Can we have more details
on how it's going to be?
It's a free world down there.
There are no rules.
It's a bit like...
the middle of the ocean.
It belongs to no one,
it's every man for himself.
Thus the charm, the danger,
the unknown...
You just have to avoid the pirates.
But don't you worry,
we'll be careful, you'll be fine.
We're going down this way.
Any speleology experience?
No.
No.
Anyone claustrophobic?
Claustrophobic,
paranoid,
nyctophobic,
kenophobic, scotophobic,
musophobic.
There are...
many kinds
of possible phobias in there.
I'll give you your torches.
There you go.
-Here.
-Thanks.
Are they new?
Yes.
Too bad.
-"Too bad", what?
-Feet first!
"Too bad", what?
-They're too white anyway.
-How can they be too white?
"Too white" doesn't exist,
I bought them white.
Fuck.
Max, are you OK?
Are you OK, Max?
Calm down, breathe calmly.
Let yourself slide through the passage.
You'll be fine, go slowly.
Fucking hell, couldn't we go
to an exhibit like everybody else?
Come on, Max!
-The small X, there.
-Where?
And the curve there is that one.
Then, we'll go there.
OK.
How did you do it?
Feet first, he said it.
Bag between the legs.
Come on, pal.
Is this crap over?
Shall we go?
Come on, Max.
You're such a pain, dude.
It took you ages,
we did it in 30 seconds.
-You got me?
-I got you, yes.
Watch your head,
it's the old lighting system,
more than 100 years old,
great for tetanus.
-Fuck!
-What?
There was a rat!
There are no rats in the catacombs.
I swear I saw one.
I don't want to worry you
but Paris rats have leptospirosis.
It's fatal for humans.
You can add "hypochondriac"
to your list.
It's Ramy, isn't it?
Tell me, Ramy,
when are we going
to start enjoying this?
Be patient, I'm taking you to...
a great place.
Is that normal?
Visitors.
Visitors?
This kind of smoke, usually,
is used to lose the cops.
The cops are here?
Yes, especially now.
Everyone comes down to get high,
easy beatings.
You won't see much, but relax.
You hold on to the wall,
you take small steps
and it's straight ahead anyway.
Great.
There, another one!
Turn around!
How many are you?
We're only four.
Yes.
Don't move, don't you move!
It's forbidden to come down.
You know this, right?
-We got lost, we just want...
-Shut up!
Turn around!
I've seen you here before,
let's take him in.
Stop it, I've never been here.
Do you think it's a game?
Is that fun?
Is it smart to follow someone
you don't know down here?
How do you know
we don't know him?
For fuck's sake, shut up.
What did she say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
How do you know we don't know him?
Congrats, guys!
That girl is great!
You're already part of the family!
Amazing, great.
-How are you?
-Great and you?
Welcome, guys!
Let's see...
Well, that was a cataphile joke.
And that's a beer here.
That's Faust.
Welcome to the catacombs.
-Where are you going?
-To the Cathedral.
One of my favourites.
That's why we come down.
The perfect mix:
prohibition and freedom.
-And where is the way-in you found?
-What way-in?
We call it the "White Zone".
It's an old unexplored area.
But our friends, here,
have found a way-in.
At last.
How old?
I don't know,
only a head could go through.
The passage isn't stable,
it moves with the metro.
We're reinforcing it.
But it's not what we thought.
It looks way more recent.
-No shit?
-Yeah.
It cannot be recent,
no one has been there for centuries.
-Hi.
-Hello.
-Henry.
-Lamia.
Lamia?
Nice name.
Is it your cata-name?
Very funny.
It's my real name.
I thought you all had a pseudo.
Most of them do.
They come here to be free, so...
Thanks for the welcome.
-It was great.
-We've all been there.
Sorry.
You're heading to the army?
How do you feel?
Not great.
Why do you come down?
My brother used to come.
He disappeared two years ago.
So, there's that.
That's why I'm here.
That sucks.
I'm an only child.
I don't get along well with my parents.
And both my friends here,
they're my whole life.
So...
Don't give up.
-For sure.
-If they had to disappear...
I would never give up.
-Watch your head.
-Bingo!
You're so useful!
Did you get her number, too?
No.
Not yet.
That's so cool!
And more to come!
OK, good!
Here we are.
Just one thing:
not many people come here.
So usually, before getting in,
we take some time,
we close our eyes,
and we pray for the catacombs.
Shall we go?
Head first this time, Max.
-Is he serious?
-Head first.
I see.
I understand it all now.
What's this place?
That's where Baron Haussmann
took his rocks to build Paris.
Not bad, right?
Paname is like Swiss cheese.
Above your heads
is the Quartier Latin.
There, the Panthon,
Luxembourg,
Odeon,
Port Royal, back there.
Everyone's walking on top of us.
Dude...
Dude, it's huge!
It's gigantic!
Far from your crappy passageways!
It's unbelievable!
Couldn't we get here sooner?
Get your camera out!
-It just takes time to get here.
-Max, record this!
Get all of this.
Long live the cataphiles!
At last!
-I love the catacombs!
-You filmed it all?
I got it all.
It's unbelievable!
-It's huge!
-Indeed!
Max, we thought we were tall...
That's amazing!
But we're tiny assholes here.
You're the tall one.
That's insane.
I could shoot
a doc about Henry!
My first time in the catacombs...
I was...
sixteen years old.
Yes.
I followed a girl, of course.
Jeanne, unbelievable.
We had friends in common,
there was a party down here
and I followed them.
And?
Did you screw her?
Jeanne?
-Yes.
-I didn't.
I was too afraid.
I just escaped at the first exit
and I never saw her again.
Life, in short.
You have feelings, you shut up,
you miss your chance.
I need a piss.
So, with her...
Can we say
it was a cata-strophy?
Henry, get it?
-Cata-strophy!
-Yeah, not bad.
Get it?
Feet first, that's the worst.
-Are you OK?
-Yes.
-Did you hurt yourself?
-I'm good.
Not bad for a last day, right?
So cool!
Yeah?
-Where next?
-My hangover is disappearing.
We're on this line here.
He's nice but he's finished.
The new sensational kid
is the one from Cannes, Zidane.
You're so wrong.
I think he's not bad.
But in football, the best is...
Who's that?
I don't know, but that's not good.
-Is that another joke?
-No, shut up!
Yes, sure, I know it
like the back of my hand.
That remains to be proven.
-Unc?
-Yeah?
-Which way?
-To the right.
Sure?
Damn...
It looks like my room.
Come on, guys, OK now.
Do we still have some beer?
-Here.
-Give me one.
Thanks.
Can I have some, too?
-I ran out.
-Fuck.
Fuck's sake.
Unc! Hurry up,
I don't know the way.
Coming!
-Oh, no.
-Shut up.
Gross.
Max, shut the fuck up.
Come on, guys!
-Fuck!
-Straight ahead!
Straight on!
Shit, it's a dead end!
-I said left!
-A fucking dead end!
Shit!
I guess you got lost.
Would you like a guide?
Henry!
Don't you touch me!
Sonia!
Sonia!
Sonia!
Hey there.
Forgive my friend,
he's a bit worked up.
Let's start afresh.
All right?
What's your name?
Answer me when I talk to you.
-Sonia.
-Say that again?
Sonia.
Isn't that foreign?
Sonia?
And you, what's your name?
See, Unc?
This is exactly what bothers me.
It's because of people like this
that we'll end up
overcrowded by her kind.
And so people like us
are forced to waste our time
reminding everyone
exactly where they belong!
But honestly,
this is so much fun.
Sonia...
-This girl is crazy!
-Step back!
Step away, Max.
Take off your jackets.
Take them off.
Do as she says.
-Pick them up, Max.
-What?
Go get the jackets!
Sonia, it's OK now.
Step back!
-Got the jackets.
-Put them there.
What are you doing?
Let's stop this and go!
Pee on them.
What?
Max, pee on the jackets!
Fuck...
I can't.
Could you turn around, please?
Turn around!
I hate skinheads!
Where the fuck is the exit?
-Which way is it?
-Left!
There, on your left!
-Where?
-No, this way!
Yes, this way.
OK, we're good!
What the hell were you thinking?
It's a small ten shot.
All she did was giving him
a brand new lead piercing.
I don't find that funny at all.
Where's the exit?
That way.
You can say we're lost.
There are 300 km of tunnels under Paris
so no, I don't know them all.
-We'll find a way out.
-Yeah, sure.
Shit.
Wait, are we sure
we're doing this?
Do you have another idea?
I see stairs at the end.
Let's go.
The water is freezing cold.
It really is.
Keep your shoes on,
who knows what's in the water.
-Why didn't you say it before?
-What can I say?
It seemed pretty obvious.
-Listen!
-What, Max?
Over there!
Fucking hell!
They're in the water!
Rats in the water!
-Shit, there are loads.
-This is dangerous.
Don't touch them!
I don't get it,
they shouldn't be down here.
I've never seen rats so closely.
Usually, there are no rats.
-But it's full of rats!
-Normally, it's not!
You don't seem to know
your catacombs that well.
Damn it, Max. Move it!
Move it, man.
Come on, move it.
You're a drag, Max.
We keep going down.
We shouldn't be far now.
Far from what?
What a shitty day.
Ramy?
Well, there we go! An exit!
That's welded on, guys.
So what? Let's try!
As you wish.
-Right...
-Fuck.
There you are.
I wasn't that sure anyway.
Someone else wants to try? No?
Your friend
is slowly getting on my nerves.
Well, if anyone still had a doubt,
let me announce it
because it's now official:
we are lost.
It's now been...
What now?
Good news or bad news?
Good.
It's Dante.
Look who's here!
There are nice pals in this place!
I'm so glad to see you.
What are you doing here?
What about the PC exit?
Yes, that was the plan
but we ran into skinheads
so we've been
after another exit for hours.
Skinheads.
They've always been here,
even 20 years ago.
Hey! Come up here!
Is this the place?
We're just finished.
We are about to go through.
Unbelievable.
The metro doesn't make it collapse?
Another hole? Not for me.
What?
Come on, let's go.
Wasn't that Lamia?
Does it make any difference?
It completely does.
The White Zone.
It's beautiful.
It should hold.
It might shake a little above
but nothing to worry about.
Are you coming?
We've just got smashed by skinheads,
couldn't we just get out?
I'm having a look inside,
I won't be long.
OK? Then I'll get you out.
Can't you come back later?
It's just on the other side
of that wall.
We don't know
what's on the other side.
-Are you worrying about me now?
-No, about us all.
Haven't we gone through enough already?
When I asked you,
I meant doing something fun.
We got chased
and beaten up by skinheads,
I shot a guy,
and now you want to go on
through that wall?
My feet are frozen,
we're out of water, I'm done.
She's right, we can't go on.
Come on, get up here!
You don't realise
how important this moment is.
Hear me? So...
You wait for me here,
I quickly go and come back
then I'll get you out of here.
Wait for you here all alone?
You're not alone,
there are three of you!
Guys, come on!
Well...
I'll go in, too.
What?
Wait, what?
They all seem so excited,
there must be something huge.
I want to make this day special.
You're being a dick.
Isn't the day special enough?
Relax.
Why not go?
We have to wait for Ramy anyway.
We're just going for a quick ramble,
then we'll be back and leave.
-Come on, Max.
-What?
Are you coming?
It's not that narrow.
Fuck! OK...
There you are, bravo.
Wait, let me help you.
Give me your stuff.
Move it, Max.
Where's Lamia?
There you go.
There.
Are you OK?
Yeah, why?
Indeed.
This place is very recent.
It's incredible.
You're going to be fine.
What was that?
Anyone there?
-Amazing, right?
-It's nuts.
Hey, the tourists!
You'll never forget
this place nor this day.
Who's Spone?
Her brother, I think.
What the fuck is this?
Don't move! Don't move!
Hand me something!
-I can't find anything!
-Hold on!
OK, I've got something!
What are you doing?
What is it?
Fuck! Son of a bitch!
Son of a bitch!
Get your leg out!
Come on, take it out!
Yes!
Breathe, breathe!
What was it?
What was it?
What's this?
What is it?
-Is it Spone's backpack?
-It is.
Breathe, breathe.
It doesn't look broken.
For fuck's sake!
He was here.
If you just wait one second,
we'll go with you, OK?
We have to help him out.
Lamia, we don't know
what's in there.
Lamia!
Lamia!
You'll be fine,
we'll get to the other side.
We have to get him out.
I'll go with Dante first
and we'll drag him through.
Breathe, breathe.
-Henry, are you OK?
-What?
Use the rope.
What?
Keep pulling, Henry!
Guys, can't you pull
from your side?
Come on, Henry!
Go on, Henry!
Do as he says, don't worry.
We're all behind you.
Keep pulling!
Almost there?
Can you see the other side?
Can you pull, guys?
We're trying but...
What's going on?
-It's collapsing!
-It's only the metro.
-Guys! It's shaking!
-It's falling down!
-Why is it shaking like that?
-Pull me out!
-Can't you pull him through?
-It's about to collapse!
-Go on!
-It's falling down!
Hurry up, Henry!
Go back!
Pull me!
-Come on, keep pulling!
-Go back!
Go back!
I can't hurry up!
I can't go faster!
-You have to go back!
-Help me!
Go back!
Henry? Henry?
Breathe.
Henry!
Thank you.
Faust!
Guys?
Hello!
Can they clear the rubble?
They've got the tools, but...
Hello!
Can you hear me?
It's been two hours.
Something went wrong.
What about...
trying to find Lamia?
What do you mean?
How far do you expect us
to go like this?
I don't know,
there must be another exit.
-Are you holding on?
-I'm OK.
How many times
are you going to ask?
All right, this way.
Lamia!
Lamia!
Stop!
What the fuck is this shit?
We all know what it is, right?
Wait, what the hell was that?
It's getting closer, we all agree?
Be careful!
What is that?
Move, hurry up!
Come on, let's go!
-I want to see.
-Max, what are you doing?
Max, move your ass!
-What the fuck is that?
-Max, hurry up!
Wait for him!
Shit, shit, shit.
Did you see something?
I...
Do you see something?
I didn't shoot anything.
I looked through the camera,
but I didn't record.
Are you serious?
What did you see?
Was there something?
Are you OK, Henry?
All right! So...
We came in through there.
-Then we went straight...
-No, we turned left.
We didn't, look at the mark I drew.
Come on, focus.
There, we turned right.
Then, we went all this way down.
The passage is there, OK?
We're right in the White Zone
and I have no idea exactly where!
All right. So, one, two, three...
-So first, right.
-No way.
I don't know.
The passage is there, right?
I don't know,
I've never been here!
But we came through there
and now we're here...
So if we follow this way now...
-I wrote it down.
-Your mark is there.
No! The cross
is from an older version.
-Guys!
-What?
It's German.
I saw swastikas.
And you never made it in here before?
Shit!
We're in a bunker.
What?
Your White Zone
is a fucking German bunker.
But there must be an exit.
And it's this way.
Let's go.
Shit.
Going down to get out
makes perfect sense.
We have to give it a try.
Fuck.
Guys?
Come have a look.
Okay...
Damn, there's a bed!
I'm lying down a sec,
my leg hurts.
They look so young.
Do you hear that?
Fuck!
I found him.
What the fuck was that?
Don't open that door!
Was that Lamia?
Was that her?
Answer me, for fuck's sake!
Was it her?
We have to find a way out of here.
The last war
took place in 1939-1945,
so that was 46 years ago.
Let's say he was 18.
That would make him... 64 years old.
That's plausible.
It means that someone's here.
Someone's living here.
And might not know
that the war is over.
Stop musing and find a solution.
Sonia?
Bingo.
We might have a solution
for the passage.
-Have you found anything?
-Yes.
A bayonet and some Pervitin.
What's Pervitin?
Drugs that German soldiers
were given before battle.
And...
it's still working.
Guys!
You have to see this!
What is that smell? Fuck!
That's why your catacombs
are full of rats.
Can you hear it? It's back.
-Where does this echo come from?
-We have to go! Now!
Max, wait!
Henry!
Henry!
You bastard!
You bitch!
-Is it shaving?
-Yes, it works.
-How is it shaving?
-Pretty fine!
-There's a hole.
-For real?
For real, right there.
-Where?
-Right where you just shaved.
-Here?
-That's it.
-Is this a joke or not?
-No, I'm serious.
Why are you laughing?
Stop laughing or I swear...
Don't laugh, I'm not kidding.
I can feel air there!
No, really!
-I feel it. I'll try by myself.
-You'll never make it.
You're a dork, man.
-Is there still a lot?
-Pretty much. You barely started.
I can't leave him here.
We can't take him with us.
We can't get him through.
We'll find another way,
there must be one.
I'm telling you there's no other way.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what to tell you.
He won't make it if we carry him.
So we get out...
then we come back for him.
We'll be back, Henry.
We'll be back for you, I promise.
Come on, let's go!
I'm going to shoot.
Did you hear me? I'll shoot!
One step further
and I'll blow your head off!
I'll blow your head off!
Watch out!
Fucking Nazi!
Hey! Easy now.
-Help me!
-It's OK now.
Calm down.
No, look at me.
You'll be fine.
Help!
Help!
Help me!
Is anyone there?
Help! Help me!
Can anyone hear me?
Help me!
Subtitle translation by:
Chambre Noire
Not bad, actually.
-Really.
-Don't you just get the beer head?
Since I suck it through the straw,
the alcohol hits faster, he's right.
-For real!
-OK, Einstein.
What's up?
Drinking beer with a straw
gets you drunk faster, it seems.
What? Says who?
-So, OK.
-Here he goes again.
Uncle Zames says there are three ways
to dodge military service:
mental deficiency,
inability to live in a community, or...
-Family help.
-You help your ma.
And my uncle had none of these.
But, like you,
he pretended
to be a dum-dum at the test.
-OK.
-It didn't work at all.
Not only did they not reject him,
they also assigned him
to a strange section,
with all the freaks.
The muscles-but-no-brain type.
The rest is less funny.
There was this genius behind him
who hadn't locked his gun safely
and he fired it by mistake and bam...
Zames was shot it the cheek.
-No?
-Yes.
Hang on, is he...
Is he dead?
No, thank God.
But since then, Uncle James
has become Uncle Zames
because he has a lisp now.
Are you kidding me?
No, it's true.
All that for this?
It's not funny,
half his tongue is shattered,
and I really don't want to end up
with such a lisp!
-Such an idiot.
-What's the plan tonight?
I have to enjoy freedom while I can.
I'm waiting for my plan to get here,
he shouldn't be long.
There he is.
I'll be right back.
-Sorry.
-Don't worry.
Nice view.
Dude, I swear.
It's better with a straw, try it.
Hi.
Hi.
Well...
You're way less warm
than last time.
Maybe because I'm not as drunk.
Good answer.
I got this,
do you have my dough?
-How much is it?
-Sixty.
-Sixty?
-Yes.
That's expensive!
It's Paris.
Thank you very much.
Any good plans for tonight?
What kind of plan?
Two friends came for the weekend.
One is leaving for his service.
I'd like to offer him something fun.
-Yes.
-More fun than usual.
Tonight, I can't.
Because...
Life.
But tomorrow afternoon, if you want...
If you want to see Paris in another way,
I might have something.
Tomorrow afternoon?
Yes.
I'm not talking about a tea party.
Me neither.
Why do you want to go right?
We've done it already.
Go on, you have to practise.
-Sonia, isn't your place that way?
-What?
Isn't it that way?
I think you're right.
I think you're right.
Of course, I knew it.
Look at this!
I had forgotten about that,
the girl's number!
-At last! Two fucking hours!
-Shut up, old people live next door.
We walked for two hours!
You can put your bags there.
I'm knackered.
We should have taken a cab,
I'd have paid for it.
You better not be claustrophobic.
-Is that the toilet?
-I think so.
You can take a piss
and cook pasta at the same time!
-So funny.
-Yes, that's funny.
Take a look.
I have something
that will make you funnier.
At least I hope.
It's crazy how...
only the encounters remain.
Isn't it?
The probability
that you,
you and me,
were in the same lecture hall
at the same time...
It's crazy.
Can you calculate such a probability?
Hey there.
Look at me, calm down.
Breathe in.
Nothing to fear.
It's different for them.
They were looking for it.
They hang out with the wrong people.
But you...
You...
It's not your fault.
You were just born here.
Your parents are the problem!
Let me guess...
French father,
but Algerian mother.
Look at me.
Look at me.
There you go.
Look.
All good?
You won't be able
to film anything in there.
I see, mister is in a bad mood!
Max, stop it, really.
It's historical, interesting and free.
-Perfect for you.
-Yes.
And mostly, no more day light.
Stop moaning,
it's your last day.
It's a cool thing, for once.
You know there's a legal tour?
In the 14th district.
Are you afraid?
You can record yourself saying,
"I'm the pussy of the group."
Ramy. Henry, Max.
Max, Henry. Ramy.
Our...
Our guide.
Hi there.
Well, you're not so fresh, are you?
Who's to blame?
What's the plan?
The plan is to...
follow me
under Paris.
Catacombs...
Welcome to the inner ring!
It's an old railway line
that was built a long time ago.
It was abandoned when Paris grew
and they built the metro.
We're going there.
Below our feet
is the sewer network,
below the sewer is the metro,
and below the metro
is the Holy Grail.
Where they emptied the graveyards?
Exactly.
Is he for real?
Hi.
It's creepy, isn't it?
No, it isn't.
Everybody is nice.
It's a big family.
Coming back.
Sonia?
What's up with you two?
What do you mean?
I mean...
With you two, what's up exactly?
I know you.
If you agree to follow a dork
you've met twice down the catacombs,
there must be something.
I got the itinerary.
What was he saying?
He's a cataphile buddy,
we shared some info.
Hang on.
A "cataphile"?
That's how you call yourselves?
And that's a "cata-map"?
You're such an idiot.
And...
Can we have more details
on how it's going to be?
It's a free world down there.
There are no rules.
It's a bit like...
the middle of the ocean.
It belongs to no one,
it's every man for himself.
Thus the charm, the danger,
the unknown...
You just have to avoid the pirates.
But don't you worry,
we'll be careful, you'll be fine.
We're going down this way.
Any speleology experience?
No.
No.
Anyone claustrophobic?
Claustrophobic,
paranoid,
nyctophobic,
kenophobic, scotophobic,
musophobic.
There are...
many kinds
of possible phobias in there.
I'll give you your torches.
There you go.
-Here.
-Thanks.
Are they new?
Yes.
Too bad.
-"Too bad", what?
-Feet first!
"Too bad", what?
-They're too white anyway.
-How can they be too white?
"Too white" doesn't exist,
I bought them white.
Fuck.
Max, are you OK?
Are you OK, Max?
Calm down, breathe calmly.
Let yourself slide through the passage.
You'll be fine, go slowly.
Fucking hell, couldn't we go
to an exhibit like everybody else?
Come on, Max!
-The small X, there.
-Where?
And the curve there is that one.
Then, we'll go there.
OK.
How did you do it?
Feet first, he said it.
Bag between the legs.
Come on, pal.
Is this crap over?
Shall we go?
Come on, Max.
You're such a pain, dude.
It took you ages,
we did it in 30 seconds.
-You got me?
-I got you, yes.
Watch your head,
it's the old lighting system,
more than 100 years old,
great for tetanus.
-Fuck!
-What?
There was a rat!
There are no rats in the catacombs.
I swear I saw one.
I don't want to worry you
but Paris rats have leptospirosis.
It's fatal for humans.
You can add "hypochondriac"
to your list.
It's Ramy, isn't it?
Tell me, Ramy,
when are we going
to start enjoying this?
Be patient, I'm taking you to...
a great place.
Is that normal?
Visitors.
Visitors?
This kind of smoke, usually,
is used to lose the cops.
The cops are here?
Yes, especially now.
Everyone comes down to get high,
easy beatings.
You won't see much, but relax.
You hold on to the wall,
you take small steps
and it's straight ahead anyway.
Great.
There, another one!
Turn around!
How many are you?
We're only four.
Yes.
Don't move, don't you move!
It's forbidden to come down.
You know this, right?
-We got lost, we just want...
-Shut up!
Turn around!
I've seen you here before,
let's take him in.
Stop it, I've never been here.
Do you think it's a game?
Is that fun?
Is it smart to follow someone
you don't know down here?
How do you know
we don't know him?
For fuck's sake, shut up.
What did she say?
What did you say?
What did you say?
How do you know we don't know him?
Congrats, guys!
That girl is great!
You're already part of the family!
Amazing, great.
-How are you?
-Great and you?
Welcome, guys!
Let's see...
Well, that was a cataphile joke.
And that's a beer here.
That's Faust.
Welcome to the catacombs.
-Where are you going?
-To the Cathedral.
One of my favourites.
That's why we come down.
The perfect mix:
prohibition and freedom.
-And where is the way-in you found?
-What way-in?
We call it the "White Zone".
It's an old unexplored area.
But our friends, here,
have found a way-in.
At last.
How old?
I don't know,
only a head could go through.
The passage isn't stable,
it moves with the metro.
We're reinforcing it.
But it's not what we thought.
It looks way more recent.
-No shit?
-Yeah.
It cannot be recent,
no one has been there for centuries.
-Hi.
-Hello.
-Henry.
-Lamia.
Lamia?
Nice name.
Is it your cata-name?
Very funny.
It's my real name.
I thought you all had a pseudo.
Most of them do.
They come here to be free, so...
Thanks for the welcome.
-It was great.
-We've all been there.
Sorry.
You're heading to the army?
How do you feel?
Not great.
Why do you come down?
My brother used to come.
He disappeared two years ago.
So, there's that.
That's why I'm here.
That sucks.
I'm an only child.
I don't get along well with my parents.
And both my friends here,
they're my whole life.
So...
Don't give up.
-For sure.
-If they had to disappear...
I would never give up.
-Watch your head.
-Bingo!
You're so useful!
Did you get her number, too?
No.
Not yet.
That's so cool!
And more to come!
OK, good!
Here we are.
Just one thing:
not many people come here.
So usually, before getting in,
we take some time,
we close our eyes,
and we pray for the catacombs.
Shall we go?
Head first this time, Max.
-Is he serious?
-Head first.
I see.
I understand it all now.
What's this place?
That's where Baron Haussmann
took his rocks to build Paris.
Not bad, right?
Paname is like Swiss cheese.
Above your heads
is the Quartier Latin.
There, the Panthon,
Luxembourg,
Odeon,
Port Royal, back there.
Everyone's walking on top of us.
Dude...
Dude, it's huge!
It's gigantic!
Far from your crappy passageways!
It's unbelievable!
Couldn't we get here sooner?
Get your camera out!
-It just takes time to get here.
-Max, record this!
Get all of this.
Long live the cataphiles!
At last!
-I love the catacombs!
-You filmed it all?
I got it all.
It's unbelievable!
-It's huge!
-Indeed!
Max, we thought we were tall...
That's amazing!
But we're tiny assholes here.
You're the tall one.
That's insane.
I could shoot
a doc about Henry!
My first time in the catacombs...
I was...
sixteen years old.
Yes.
I followed a girl, of course.
Jeanne, unbelievable.
We had friends in common,
there was a party down here
and I followed them.
And?
Did you screw her?
Jeanne?
-Yes.
-I didn't.
I was too afraid.
I just escaped at the first exit
and I never saw her again.
Life, in short.
You have feelings, you shut up,
you miss your chance.
I need a piss.
So, with her...
Can we say
it was a cata-strophy?
Henry, get it?
-Cata-strophy!
-Yeah, not bad.
Get it?
Feet first, that's the worst.
-Are you OK?
-Yes.
-Did you hurt yourself?
-I'm good.
Not bad for a last day, right?
So cool!
Yeah?
-Where next?
-My hangover is disappearing.
We're on this line here.
He's nice but he's finished.
The new sensational kid
is the one from Cannes, Zidane.
You're so wrong.
I think he's not bad.
But in football, the best is...
Who's that?
I don't know, but that's not good.
-Is that another joke?
-No, shut up!
Yes, sure, I know it
like the back of my hand.
That remains to be proven.
-Unc?
-Yeah?
-Which way?
-To the right.
Sure?
Damn...
It looks like my room.
Come on, guys, OK now.
Do we still have some beer?
-Here.
-Give me one.
Thanks.
Can I have some, too?
-I ran out.
-Fuck.
Fuck's sake.
Unc! Hurry up,
I don't know the way.
Coming!
-Oh, no.
-Shut up.
Gross.
Max, shut the fuck up.
Come on, guys!
-Fuck!
-Straight ahead!
Straight on!
Shit, it's a dead end!
-I said left!
-A fucking dead end!
Shit!
I guess you got lost.
Would you like a guide?
Henry!
Don't you touch me!
Sonia!
Sonia!
Sonia!
Hey there.
Forgive my friend,
he's a bit worked up.
Let's start afresh.
All right?
What's your name?
Answer me when I talk to you.
-Sonia.
-Say that again?
Sonia.
Isn't that foreign?
Sonia?
And you, what's your name?
See, Unc?
This is exactly what bothers me.
It's because of people like this
that we'll end up
overcrowded by her kind.
And so people like us
are forced to waste our time
reminding everyone
exactly where they belong!
But honestly,
this is so much fun.
Sonia...
-This girl is crazy!
-Step back!
Step away, Max.
Take off your jackets.
Take them off.
Do as she says.
-Pick them up, Max.
-What?
Go get the jackets!
Sonia, it's OK now.
Step back!
-Got the jackets.
-Put them there.
What are you doing?
Let's stop this and go!
Pee on them.
What?
Max, pee on the jackets!
Fuck...
I can't.
Could you turn around, please?
Turn around!
I hate skinheads!
Where the fuck is the exit?
-Which way is it?
-Left!
There, on your left!
-Where?
-No, this way!
Yes, this way.
OK, we're good!
What the hell were you thinking?
It's a small ten shot.
All she did was giving him
a brand new lead piercing.
I don't find that funny at all.
Where's the exit?
That way.
You can say we're lost.
There are 300 km of tunnels under Paris
so no, I don't know them all.
-We'll find a way out.
-Yeah, sure.
Shit.
Wait, are we sure
we're doing this?
Do you have another idea?
I see stairs at the end.
Let's go.
The water is freezing cold.
It really is.
Keep your shoes on,
who knows what's in the water.
-Why didn't you say it before?
-What can I say?
It seemed pretty obvious.
-Listen!
-What, Max?
Over there!
Fucking hell!
They're in the water!
Rats in the water!
-Shit, there are loads.
-This is dangerous.
Don't touch them!
I don't get it,
they shouldn't be down here.
I've never seen rats so closely.
Usually, there are no rats.
-But it's full of rats!
-Normally, it's not!
You don't seem to know
your catacombs that well.
Damn it, Max. Move it!
Move it, man.
Come on, move it.
You're a drag, Max.
We keep going down.
We shouldn't be far now.
Far from what?
What a shitty day.
Ramy?
Well, there we go! An exit!
That's welded on, guys.
So what? Let's try!
As you wish.
-Right...
-Fuck.
There you are.
I wasn't that sure anyway.
Someone else wants to try? No?
Your friend
is slowly getting on my nerves.
Well, if anyone still had a doubt,
let me announce it
because it's now official:
we are lost.
It's now been...
What now?
Good news or bad news?
Good.
It's Dante.
Look who's here!
There are nice pals in this place!
I'm so glad to see you.
What are you doing here?
What about the PC exit?
Yes, that was the plan
but we ran into skinheads
so we've been
after another exit for hours.
Skinheads.
They've always been here,
even 20 years ago.
Hey! Come up here!
Is this the place?
We're just finished.
We are about to go through.
Unbelievable.
The metro doesn't make it collapse?
Another hole? Not for me.
What?
Come on, let's go.
Wasn't that Lamia?
Does it make any difference?
It completely does.
The White Zone.
It's beautiful.
It should hold.
It might shake a little above
but nothing to worry about.
Are you coming?
We've just got smashed by skinheads,
couldn't we just get out?
I'm having a look inside,
I won't be long.
OK? Then I'll get you out.
Can't you come back later?
It's just on the other side
of that wall.
We don't know
what's on the other side.
-Are you worrying about me now?
-No, about us all.
Haven't we gone through enough already?
When I asked you,
I meant doing something fun.
We got chased
and beaten up by skinheads,
I shot a guy,
and now you want to go on
through that wall?
My feet are frozen,
we're out of water, I'm done.
She's right, we can't go on.
Come on, get up here!
You don't realise
how important this moment is.
Hear me? So...
You wait for me here,
I quickly go and come back
then I'll get you out of here.
Wait for you here all alone?
You're not alone,
there are three of you!
Guys, come on!
Well...
I'll go in, too.
What?
Wait, what?
They all seem so excited,
there must be something huge.
I want to make this day special.
You're being a dick.
Isn't the day special enough?
Relax.
Why not go?
We have to wait for Ramy anyway.
We're just going for a quick ramble,
then we'll be back and leave.
-Come on, Max.
-What?
Are you coming?
It's not that narrow.
Fuck! OK...
There you are, bravo.
Wait, let me help you.
Give me your stuff.
Move it, Max.
Where's Lamia?
There you go.
There.
Are you OK?
Yeah, why?
Indeed.
This place is very recent.
It's incredible.
You're going to be fine.
What was that?
Anyone there?
-Amazing, right?
-It's nuts.
Hey, the tourists!
You'll never forget
this place nor this day.
Who's Spone?
Her brother, I think.
What the fuck is this?
Don't move! Don't move!
Hand me something!
-I can't find anything!
-Hold on!
OK, I've got something!
What are you doing?
What is it?
Fuck! Son of a bitch!
Son of a bitch!
Get your leg out!
Come on, take it out!
Yes!
Breathe, breathe!
What was it?
What was it?
What's this?
What is it?
-Is it Spone's backpack?
-It is.
Breathe, breathe.
It doesn't look broken.
For fuck's sake!
He was here.
If you just wait one second,
we'll go with you, OK?
We have to help him out.
Lamia, we don't know
what's in there.
Lamia!
Lamia!
You'll be fine,
we'll get to the other side.
We have to get him out.
I'll go with Dante first
and we'll drag him through.
Breathe, breathe.
-Henry, are you OK?
-What?
Use the rope.
What?
Keep pulling, Henry!
Guys, can't you pull
from your side?
Come on, Henry!
Go on, Henry!
Do as he says, don't worry.
We're all behind you.
Keep pulling!
Almost there?
Can you see the other side?
Can you pull, guys?
We're trying but...
What's going on?
-It's collapsing!
-It's only the metro.
-Guys! It's shaking!
-It's falling down!
-Why is it shaking like that?
-Pull me out!
-Can't you pull him through?
-It's about to collapse!
-Go on!
-It's falling down!
Hurry up, Henry!
Go back!
Pull me!
-Come on, keep pulling!
-Go back!
Go back!
I can't hurry up!
I can't go faster!
-You have to go back!
-Help me!
Go back!
Henry? Henry?
Breathe.
Henry!
Thank you.
Faust!
Guys?
Hello!
Can they clear the rubble?
They've got the tools, but...
Hello!
Can you hear me?
It's been two hours.
Something went wrong.
What about...
trying to find Lamia?
What do you mean?
How far do you expect us
to go like this?
I don't know,
there must be another exit.
-Are you holding on?
-I'm OK.
How many times
are you going to ask?
All right, this way.
Lamia!
Lamia!
Stop!
What the fuck is this shit?
We all know what it is, right?
Wait, what the hell was that?
It's getting closer, we all agree?
Be careful!
What is that?
Move, hurry up!
Come on, let's go!
-I want to see.
-Max, what are you doing?
Max, move your ass!
-What the fuck is that?
-Max, hurry up!
Wait for him!
Shit, shit, shit.
Did you see something?
I...
Do you see something?
I didn't shoot anything.
I looked through the camera,
but I didn't record.
Are you serious?
What did you see?
Was there something?
Are you OK, Henry?
All right! So...
We came in through there.
-Then we went straight...
-No, we turned left.
We didn't, look at the mark I drew.
Come on, focus.
There, we turned right.
Then, we went all this way down.
The passage is there, OK?
We're right in the White Zone
and I have no idea exactly where!
All right. So, one, two, three...
-So first, right.
-No way.
I don't know.
The passage is there, right?
I don't know,
I've never been here!
But we came through there
and now we're here...
So if we follow this way now...
-I wrote it down.
-Your mark is there.
No! The cross
is from an older version.
-Guys!
-What?
It's German.
I saw swastikas.
And you never made it in here before?
Shit!
We're in a bunker.
What?
Your White Zone
is a fucking German bunker.
But there must be an exit.
And it's this way.
Let's go.
Shit.
Going down to get out
makes perfect sense.
We have to give it a try.
Fuck.
Guys?
Come have a look.
Okay...
Damn, there's a bed!
I'm lying down a sec,
my leg hurts.
They look so young.
Do you hear that?
Fuck!
I found him.
What the fuck was that?
Don't open that door!
Was that Lamia?
Was that her?
Answer me, for fuck's sake!
Was it her?
We have to find a way out of here.
The last war
took place in 1939-1945,
so that was 46 years ago.
Let's say he was 18.
That would make him... 64 years old.
That's plausible.
It means that someone's here.
Someone's living here.
And might not know
that the war is over.
Stop musing and find a solution.
Sonia?
Bingo.
We might have a solution
for the passage.
-Have you found anything?
-Yes.
A bayonet and some Pervitin.
What's Pervitin?
Drugs that German soldiers
were given before battle.
And...
it's still working.
Guys!
You have to see this!
What is that smell? Fuck!
That's why your catacombs
are full of rats.
Can you hear it? It's back.
-Where does this echo come from?
-We have to go! Now!
Max, wait!
Henry!
Henry!
You bastard!
You bitch!
-Is it shaving?
-Yes, it works.
-How is it shaving?
-Pretty fine!
-There's a hole.
-For real?
For real, right there.
-Where?
-Right where you just shaved.
-Here?
-That's it.
-Is this a joke or not?
-No, I'm serious.
Why are you laughing?
Stop laughing or I swear...
Don't laugh, I'm not kidding.
I can feel air there!
No, really!
-I feel it. I'll try by myself.
-You'll never make it.
You're a dork, man.
-Is there still a lot?
-Pretty much. You barely started.
I can't leave him here.
We can't take him with us.
We can't get him through.
We'll find another way,
there must be one.
I'm telling you there's no other way.
I'm sorry.
I don't know what to tell you.
He won't make it if we carry him.
So we get out...
then we come back for him.
We'll be back, Henry.
We'll be back for you, I promise.
Come on, let's go!
I'm going to shoot.
Did you hear me? I'll shoot!
One step further
and I'll blow your head off!
I'll blow your head off!
Watch out!
Fucking Nazi!
Hey! Easy now.
-Help me!
-It's OK now.
Calm down.
No, look at me.
You'll be fine.
Help!
Help!
Help me!
Is anyone there?
Help! Help me!
Can anyone hear me?
Help me!
Subtitle translation by:
Chambre Noire