Saint-Exupery (2024) Movie Script
THIS FILM TRIBUTE
TOWARDS ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPRY
IT IS LOOSELY INSPIRED BY HIS ADVENTURES
At that time I was flying,
because I saw you flying.
Ty, Henri Guillaumet.
I was mapping out routes with you
for the Air Postal Company.
With you.
Faster and faster.
Further and further.
ARGENTINA, 1930
Always together.
Saint-Ex, where are you?
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa.
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa.
Saint-Ex, damn it, come in!
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
- I can't see you. Where are you?
- I can't say.
- Why?
- I have zero visibility.
Can't you see the ground?
No, but don't worry,
I will finally fly out of this cloud.
First, check the trajectory.
What magnetic course are you on?
The compass has demagnetized!
- Is the needle going crazy?
- No.
- You are in an electromagnetic cloud.
- I'm landing!
You can't now!
I'm gonna be struck by lightning!
Possible, but don't give up now.
I'll fly over the mountain!
Do not exceed 4000 m.
I repeat, do not exceed 4000 m!
Because the engine will choke.
Saint-Ex, can you hear me?
He hates you!
I don't know where you are.
Define your position.
Determine the deviation
and magnetic course!
Hold on tight!
One, two, three, go!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
NO!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
- Report!
- Cholera!
SAINT-EXUPRY
BEFORE THE LITTLE PRINCE CAME TO BE
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Saint-Ex, damn it, come in!
Not...
I screwed up.
What are you talking about? Are you hurt?
No. And the plane floats on the water.
How does it float?
Damn it, not that!
You can't be far from me.
What do you see?
There is water at 12 o'clock.
Water at 9:00, at 3:00...
Wait, there's something at 3:00.
- It's an island!
- Island?
- What?
- An island, but... with nothing.
Okay, I'm looking out
for part of the ocean,
where the water surrounds the island,
on which there is nothing.
Perfect. I'll be right there.
I'll draw it for you.
- Bad timing!
- When I draw, I see better.
It's a hat!
There is something over the island.
It's like something is swarming.
Something over the
island, seemingly swarming.
Bird Island. Nearby. I'll be there soon.
Did you take the mail out of the hatch?
Mail? Yes, of course.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Already!
- Are you okay? Can you swim?
- NO.
- Because I'll leave you!
- I can't move.
- You can.
- I can't.
Don't leave me.
I can't feel my legs.
You can flow because I am with you.
Swim, Tonia. I am here.
Go ahead. We can do this.
Come on, get up.
Look at the birds!
If it's because of me that you're running
around like this... I will finish you off.
I need to find you a heat source.
Something like that.
- I have an idea.
- Co?
We'll be warm. Cuddle up.
- Guillaumet to headquarters, over!
- Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Define your position.
I repeat, state your position.
I took off from Bird Island,
direction 340,
with Saint-Ex and his post office.
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Quickly find a landing site.
I repeat, find it quickly
landing area.
- I have to get to the airport.
- Too far.
You won't make it before nightfall.
I can't do otherwise.
I have three bags of mail
for urgent delivery.
I repeat, three bags...
Land, Henri. You can't slow down the sun.
I can do it.
It'll be night in five minutes.
Look for a place to land.
I should be at the airport by now.
I maintained a constant speed.
Cholera...
The speedometer is stuck.
I'm looking for a plain to land on.
I'll guide you.
Specify a landmark,
we will determine your position.
I can't see the ground anymore.
I'll have to land blindly.
No, no. Wait.
You have about five gallons of fuel.
You're in danger of exploding on landing.
I'll fly to empty the tanks.
There will be no explosion,
you will get mail.
I'll fire a flare in 30 minutes.
Maybe something will be visible.
It's going to be okay, Noelle.
We'll get out of this. As usual.
Guillaumet! Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
I can't hear anything!
Guillaumet!
- Guillaumet!
- What is he doing?
Close it or you'll fall out!
Guillaumet!
Shooting star at 6 o'clock.
We're following the
night train! We'll get there.
- I'm flying over Mendoza!
- Very good.
Wait. You should see
light in the hangar.
I will flash it.
Yes! We're almost there.
But I don't see the belt.
Get the cars out!
All cars out the door! Quick!
Place them on either side of the lane.
Lively!
- Way to go!
- It worked!
It was rough!
Henri! Henri!
Henri!
I hate you!
- Are you okay?
- Guillaumet, thank you.
You're welcome, man.
I didn't go there for you.
AIR POST COMPANY
MAIL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE
Are you feeling better?
My little one,
you need to warm up. Music!
Dance, dance!
Go ahead, Saint-Ex!
Next!
Crazy Saint-Ex!
Dance, Saint-Ex!
Come on, come on!
No! Saint-Ex!
The director wants to speak to you.
Bravo! You managed to deliver the mail.
Thank you, Mr. Director.
Do you know how much Latcoere 25 cost?
Who have we lost because of you?
I don't know, sir.
This accident was the last straw.
I am ready to face the consequences.
You have no means.
This line is in deficit.
From now on, the only pilot
will be Guillaumet.
You will take care of the administration.
Understood?
Yes, Mr. Director.
You will cancel every second flight
and will lay off half the staff.
No! Please don't ask for that!
The new regime threatens to confiscate
the lines. There is no room for error.
- I will increase efficiency!
- But not the speed of airplanes.
Yes! I have an idea.
What?
Please give me five days. I'll show you.
Or not. 24 hours is enough.
Mr. Director?
- Mr. Director?
- Fine. You have 24 hours.
What did he say?
Colleagues, the director
understands the situation.
Everything is fine,
but we have a lot of work
ahead of us tomorrow.
All right?
Go to sleep. Everyone! Okay?
Thank you. Lively!
- We have to figure something out.
- I have an idea.
Let's show the director, that
productivity can be increased by 20-30%.
- That's enough.
- I have an idea.
This was the only thing missing:
Saint-Ex's idea.
Let's replace two radios
additional tank.
We will double our reach,
we will avoid a stopover,
we will gain two hours on the course.
- It's no use.
- I have an idea.
Trains are our enemy.
They drive slower, but day and night.
They will beat us. Simply.
- We will never be profitable.
- Unless...
Unless...?
We will run like trains.
Yeah, we'll dig it up for the planes
tunnel through the mountains?
No. Since the train runs at night...
what do we need to do?
- Fly at night.
- You can't even do it during the day.
Be quiet.
The train lights helped us land.
And runway lights.
Headlights.
So... I have a vision.
We need to put up lanterns.
Every 50 km along the Andes.
We will navigate like sailors.
Lanterns!
Ramirez, Caradec and Alfonso
We were good pilots.
All three died this year.
In broad daylight.
The night is not an obstacle,
only the Andean Cordillera.
What if we didn't have to fly around,
just straight ahead, over the mountains?
They are 6000-7000 m long!
- So what?
- Our ceiling is 4000 m.
That's why Saint-Ex fell.
We have to come up with something,
to fly over the Andes.
None of this.
Enough!
Enough of this. Enough!
Lorraine Dietrich EB.
A masterpiece of the industrial revolution.
And who does it belong to? To me.
But above 4000 m it starts to shake.
This reminds me of something.
Co?
Sahara.
Sahara?
Do you remember the Breguet 14?
We flew over Morocco?
We added... what is it called?
- Turbocharger.
- Exactly.
- After eight hours it weakens.
- Eight hours is already something.
- Do we still have the wreck?
- Naturally.
Saint-Ex.
Guillaumet.
Your weird ideas
can save the Society.
Not.
I will fly?
That's right.
My intelligence, your muscles.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930
On Friday, June 13, 1930
at 8.27
Potez 25 nr 7873,
piloted by Henri Guillaumet,
begins the flight
over the Andean Cordillera
at its altitude, without
going around the mountains,
directly from Mendoza to Santiago.
Tank?
Full!
Chassis?
Unlocked!
Post?
Loaded.
Propeller!
Runway?
Hit the road!
Maybe I shouldn't talk to you.
Don't take it personally.
Because of my behavior
they think of me as a kid.
They won't trust me with a plane.
Guillaumet wouldn't talk
with someone like you.
He is rational.
Stands firmly on the ground.
Paradox! They accuse me,
that I have my head in the clouds,
and yet I am a pilot.
Does anyone accuse you of,
that your head is in water?
Are you angry? Where to?
Oh no, my little one!
This is my office,
even worse than your bathtub.
- Luca, call the airport.
- Already.
Yours, Mary,
call out Guillaumet, will you?
Jasne. Guillaumet?
- Guillaumet? Guillaumet?
- Nothing?
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over.
- At your place?
- Nothing.
- Noelle!
- Co?
This is a minor delay.
Guillaumet is never late.
Nothing?
- Once again.
- Nothing.
Nolle do Guillaumeta!
Nolle to Guillaumet! Over!
There is no more fuel.
Mendoza to Santiago. Any news?
You need to notify your boss.
Mendoza to Santiago!
No more waiting. I'm going to get him.
Put out a plane and bring in a seal.
- The seal will warm him up.
- Stop.
- Quick!
- Enough!
- What? I'll look for him.
- It will be night soon.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
- Nolle do Guillaumeta.
- At this altitude he won't pick up.
I have an idea.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Henri?
- If that's you, say something.
- Moment.
Henri? Is that you?
To on!
- To on.
- This is the director,
can you hear me?
Saint-Exupry, Now you will
take care of transporting the mail.
I have to find Guillaumet.
You can't. It's mathematics.
Only Potez, which you have pimped,
could climb to 6000 m.
No other machine
will not rise above 4000 m.
At least I'll try.
Do you know how many people
gave his life for the Society?
You lost count a long time ago.
Guillaumet was the best.
He sacrificed himself to save the line.
If you go for him,
you will crash your plane
and that will be the end of the Society.
Trying to save Guillaumet,
you will betray him.
What would he do in your place?
- He would save me.
- Not at all.
Guillaumet would save
Air Postal Company.
Please do the same.
From tomorrow you will be
transported the mail.
- You won't do that.
- Saint-Exupry!
You are our last hope.
The last pilot.
It's up to you to decide whether
the line will survive. No reception.
You won't do that.
Guillaumet would.
- He would save the Society.
- You know his points.
Co?
Places where it lands in
the event of a breakdown.
- Never had a breakdown.
- Co?
You didn't realize,
that it constantly has some breakdowns?
It lands with people.
His friends help him repair the engine.
Here, at the foot of the Andes,
a French family lives.
- They will tell you where he is.
- It's no use.
I can't fly over the
mountains with this plane.
You have to try. Despite the danger.
There are no French
or emergency landing sites.
He told you all this,
to calm you down.
You say I don't know my husband?
I spent more time with him than you.
Not.
You are like a brother to him.
And you are the one leaving him.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
French's Tony.
Tonio to Franois, over.
Franois do Tonia.
Latcoere 25, number 1310,
piloted
by Antoine de Saint-Exupry,
will start at 8.35
from runway no. 5, in the wind
southeast at force 5.
- Tank?
- Full!
Chassis?
Unlocked!
Post?
Loaded.
- Not?
- Free!
Saint-Ex?
Propeller!
I have already lost one brother.
I won't lose the second one.
Saint-Ex to headquarters, over.
- Nolle do Saint-Exa.
- Where is this French family?
I don't know. He was
talking about the farm.
- What else did he say?
- Nothing.
- Nothing?
- Nothing.
I remembered something.
Moment.
Wait... I wrote that down, but...
Is there a girl in this family?
Guillaumet said,
that the girl is bored
- and watches the wind swirl.
- What does it mean?
I don't know. That needs to be determined.
She watched the wind turn.
She watched the wind turn. Yes!
Well done, Saint-Ex!
Good morning.
Do you know Guillaumet?
Is that you watching the wind turn?
- Have you been drinking?
- No way. I'm just a little...
I just landed.
Never mind.
Am I interrupting? Are you going somewhere?
- I thought it was Guillaumet.
- Do you know him?
Has he landed here yet?
Let's go Louloute!
When was the last time you saw Guillaumet?
I don't know.
Today, yesterday, the
day before yesterday?
I don't remember.
- Can you bring your parents?
- They are in town.
Guillaumet disappeared.
- How so?
- I'm looking for him.
He said where else he lands
in case of problems?
Think about it, it's important.
U Juana Gualberta.
Who?
- U Juana Gualberta.
- Wait, I'll write it down.
- Who is that?
- Shepherd.
- Where is?
- Always on the road. With the sheep.
- How do I find him?
- I was supposed to fly with Guillaumet.
Will you take me to the city?
Okay, but how do I find Juan Gualbert?
Will you take me or not?
I would take you to the city,
but I have to repair the plane.
- Find me a very strong string.
- There is nothing here.
Only animals.
I could use piano strings.
They are very...
Excluded.
I'll buy them from you.
- I'll buy strings.
- What should I do with this?
- That's a lot of money.
- You can't buy anything here.
Shall we play something together?
Look, I'll show you something.
Do you know why it sounds so nice?
Because the orange touches
only black keys.
Will you take the strings
from these white guys?
In exchange for two strings I will
take you on a journey around the world.
- Are you serious?
- Am I serious?
Am I serious?
I am the most serious
man on the planet.
So tell me now,
where is juan gualberto?
Apparently it is always at the snow line.
Excellent!
If I find Guillaumet,
it's thanks to you.
- Where to sit?
- I won't take you.
I have to hurry up
and find him before dark.
But I have a better idea.
Extraordinary. Look.
What's that?
Ty.
See? You're a character now.
I have you in my notebook.
I'm not parting with him.
You will always be with me.
I will think about you all the time.
You will travel around the world with me.
Word?
Yes, I give you my word.
With deep regret
I hereby inform you of my irrevocable
closure airports in the Andean Cordillera.
All staff will be laid off tomorrow.
Documentation must be sent
to headquarters. By train.
No reception.
What exactly is the snow line?
Is this the snow line?
How do I find a shepherd?
Good morning.
I'm looking for Guillaumet.
Do you know him?
Lost in the mountains.
Guillaumet. Was he here?
He is dead.
- Is he dead? Are you sure?
- Up there, everything is dead.
- Did you see him fall?
- NO.
But have you seen his plane?
Help me cure Mara.
- What's wrong with Maria?
- He's dead.
I'm sorry,
but I can't...
I can't revive it either
your friend.
Look.
What are you doing?
This is a magical book.
Here the dead live.
In my book
Mara will live forever.
But... this is not Mara.
- It's a cloud.
- Cloud?
Yeah, right. It's a cloud.
This is a cloud because...
it is the soul of Mara.
In my plane, in the sky,
I watch over Maria.
Yes, this is a magical book.
If you don't like it, I'll change it.
Do you like it?
Yes, I like it. Thank you.
Now tell me...
have you seen Guillaumet?
- Yes, it flew yesterday.
- Really?
Not.
Thank you very much.
Tell me, Juan Gualberto,
where did Guillaumet fly?
Did he maneuver? Was he flying straight?
- Did he turn?
- He didn't move his wings.
Sure, it's a plane, but...
The birds flap their wings,
and they don't fly high.
The condor does not move,
and it flies high, high...
Beautifully.
If he is alive as you say,
then wait for him there.
For that?
When the llamas come down from
the mountains, they stick to the river.
If it comes, it will be
at the Ro Diamante.
Diamond River.
I'll light a big fire,
so you can see it from the plane.
Please, Juan,
tell me where Guillaumet was.
Where was he heading?
That way.
Where?
Wait. The wind zonda will show you.
Come on! Higher, higher!
NO!
Up!
Yes! Yes!
Up!
No, up!
NO!
NO!
Wind!
Come on, turn! Turn!
Saint-Ex to headquarters, over!
Nolle do Saint-Exa.
I'm coming in for a
landing. It's blowing a Zonda.
Send two mechanics to the strip.
The director closed the line.
There is no one left.
I will help you.
Noelle!
Saint-Ex!
- And what?
- I found Guillaumet's trail.
- Did you fly it?
- NO.
- Why?
- Because...
I'm missing 2000 m of elevation gain.
This shitty plane can't fly any higher!
It's like a wall.
Like a wall! A wall!
Calm down.
I can't get there, but I know where it is.
People saw him.
You said it well:
has emergency landing sites.
Are you cold?
Because he's freezing.
It means he's alive.
Of course he's alive.
He hid in the cabin and
will survive the night.
However, he won't survive the third one.
There is one last way.
We won't fly over the mountains,
but let's try on foot.
So high?
On his days off, when
he can have a drink...
buys alcohol from a smuggler.
- Where will we find this man?
- In Mendoza.
- Where can we find Mr. Monsalvez?
- I have no idea.
- Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
- I don't know.
Sir...
- Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
- I don't know of one.
Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
Please, sir.
Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
Behind the parquet floor.
Thank you, sir.
Hey! Bottle.
Monsalvez Bread?
- Who's asking?
- Pani Guillaumet.
Respect.
Good evening.
Did you replace him?
- This is my cousin.
- No.
Pour for the young one.
We'll see what kind of man he is.
- Thank you. It's absinthe!
- Don't drink that green stuff.
Saint-Ex...
- This is strong!
- Stop!
Sorry.
Very strong but good.
Are you a pilot too?
Yes, I am a pilot.
Who do you work for?
- For the Air Postal Company.
- And for whom?
The Society works for everyone.
For everyone? Like whores.
- Or mercenaries.
- Not like whores. I'm not a whore.
What world do you live in, son?
We had a coup here.
When the police start killing people,
which side are you on?
On my friend's side,
Monsalvez company. Guillaumeta.
And whose side is your friend on?
He is in the Andes, dying of cold.
So... Mr. Monsalvez,
how much should we pay,
for help finding him?
- He died.
- No. He's alive.
- He didn't die.
- Is alive.
- No one will survive there in winter.
- And yet!
How much do you want?
He's freezing there. How much for the help?
- Let's go!
- NO!
Let's go!
No! Nolle, not so fast!
It's just one hand
at a temperature of zero degrees.
Imagine,
what it's like at minus twenty-five.
After three hours you're cold.
After six, you die.
After twelve you lie down
buried under the snow.
Guillaumet was a great man.
We won't leave him upstairs.
In spring, when the snow melts,
condors will circle above it.
They will lead us to him.
We will bring the body back.
I promise.
We will give him a Christian funeral,
and you will finally be able to cry.
NO!
He's dead.
Guillaumet is dead.
But you have to live.
Come.
Get up, Nolle. Get up.
Do it for him.
He couldn't bear it if we... gave up.
Well, that's it.
Look.
Do you know why farmers spend the winter?
Light fires?
So that the frost does
not kill the plants at dawn.
We can't stay here.
If we don't get up now, this will
never happen again. Do you understand?
Come!
Come!
WATCHING THE WIND SPINNING
CONDORS DON'T MOVE
CONDOR
I know!
- Have you lost your mind?
- On the contrary!
I won't go like Guillaumet,
only like Saint-Ex!
Look. What do you see?
- Nothing.
- Of course!
Because it's everywhere,
but invisible. Do you know what it is?
- Death.
- No, air.
The sun warms the desert.
And the desert warms the air.
I will fly on warm currents.
Thanks to this I will rise
above the current ceiling.
You shouldn't have drank that green stuff.
- How will you see these currents?
- Not at all. I'll do it like a condor.
Look.
The condor, approaching the mountainside,
It doesn't speed up, but it
doesn't slow down either.
What does he do? He
waits until the last minute.
And then...
I will fly like a condor.
This is called suicide.
If you want, I'll go with you.
It's going to be okay, Noelle.
This is for him. Hold it.
What is this?
Wipe his hands with a little alcohol.
Toes and nose too.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
I did it!
I flew over the wall, Guillaumet.
You will be proud of me.
Maybe you can hear me now.
Guillaumet, can you hear me?
Can you see?
If you see me, do something.
Light a fire,
write something in the snow,
or climb the rock.
Do something, Guillaumet. I'm here.
I'm here, my friend. I'm on my way.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Where are you?
You could have waited, but you went.
Why?
You emptied the bags.
What did you do with the mail?
You wouldn't leave mail.
You wouldn't leave it!
I'M LEAVING FOR THE EAST. GOODBYE.
MY LAST THOUGHT IS TO MY WIFE
Don't die, Franois. Don't die.
Stay with me, Franois.
Stay with me.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Henri!
Henri!
Henri!
Don't die.
Don't die, Saint-Ex.
Don't you die either.
- What happened?
- I don't know how you managed to land.
You fainted. I pulled you out of the plane.
Did I sleep long?
Why didn't you wake me up?
You slept for two days. Look at yourself.
How long were you up?
An hour, two, more?
It wasn't a dream.
Noelle!
- I found his plane.
- NO.
- I swear, I found his plane.
- Stop.
I don't want hope anymore.
The plane was over the lake.
I saw a message on the wing.
He wrote that he set off east.
I assure you, Noelle,
I didn't dream of it.
Where is this lake?
- I don't know.
- Remember.
I don't know.
I don't know because I
was flying after the condor.
- There are lakes everywhere.
- I know. There was also a volcano.
- And volcanoes are everywhere.
- But it was more like a volcanic rebound.
This lake was special,
worked like a mirror.
Do you understand? The perfect mirror.
The impression was created of
two volcanoes: standing and inverted.
The upside down one seemed more real.
It looked like a diamond.
Laguna del Diamante! Wait.
- Where?
- Here, look.
If he went east,
it's along this river.
Diamond River.
The shepherd was right,
Guillaumet walked along the river.
He didn't give up.
Guillaumet never gives up.
He reached the snow line.
He reached Juan Gualbert.
I'm sure.
- He's there. We're going for him.
- It's night time.
Noelle, I have an idea.
We will follow the fire.
On the Trail of Farmers' Campfires
we will reach the foothills,
like sailors navigating by the stars.
On the mountain, above
the Diamante River, the
shepherd burns a
large fire. You will see...
Noelle!
Noelle!
Henri!
Henri!
Henri!
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Guillaumet. Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Post.
I didn't come here for the mail.
I need...
- I need...
- What?
Whisky.
Whisky?
Please.
And the music?
Co?
- Thank you.
- NO.
I failed again.
I didn't find you.
You saved me.
NO.
Not.
NO.
You know...
You know...
Why...
I moved on?
Because...
I saw you, Tonio!
I saw you flying.
I saw you flying.
We crossed the Andean Cordillera,
Guillaumet.
We even beat the night.
We were unable to save
Air Postal Company.
We didn't notice,
that fascism is growing stronger.
So we changed planes.
We took up arms and fought.
I wrote books about our battles,
to inspire others
to fight with us.
Until one day, suddenly...
ty, Henri Guillaumet...
you who survived in the Andes,
You did not survive the clash with fascism.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
What can I do alone,
against fascists?
I fell 73 times.
I had 47 fractures.
I smoked 1,325,895 cigarettes.
I crossed twice
permissible age for a war pilot.
But I will still fly.
I have no right
pilot a combat aircraft,
but the US army allowed me
to pilot a reconnaissance plane.
I will fight without weapons.
Remember Andy.
You kept walking,
because you saw me flying.
It's similar now.
You will see me fly.
On and on.
To the end.
Saint-Ex, photo.
And you will fly too.
On and on until victory.
JULY 31, 1944
SAINT EXUPRY IS LOST.
20 DAYS LATER, PARIS WAS LIBERATED.
SAINT-EXUPRY WAS RECOGNIZED
FOR THOSE WHO FELL FOR FRANCE.
SAINT-EXUPRY
Before The Little Prince was created
Distribution in Poland: KINO WIAText: Karolina Bober
TOWARDS ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPRY
IT IS LOOSELY INSPIRED BY HIS ADVENTURES
At that time I was flying,
because I saw you flying.
Ty, Henri Guillaumet.
I was mapping out routes with you
for the Air Postal Company.
With you.
Faster and faster.
Further and further.
ARGENTINA, 1930
Always together.
Saint-Ex, where are you?
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa.
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa.
Saint-Ex, damn it, come in!
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
- I can't see you. Where are you?
- I can't say.
- Why?
- I have zero visibility.
Can't you see the ground?
No, but don't worry,
I will finally fly out of this cloud.
First, check the trajectory.
What magnetic course are you on?
The compass has demagnetized!
- Is the needle going crazy?
- No.
- You are in an electromagnetic cloud.
- I'm landing!
You can't now!
I'm gonna be struck by lightning!
Possible, but don't give up now.
I'll fly over the mountain!
Do not exceed 4000 m.
I repeat, do not exceed 4000 m!
Because the engine will choke.
Saint-Ex, can you hear me?
He hates you!
I don't know where you are.
Define your position.
Determine the deviation
and magnetic course!
Hold on tight!
One, two, three, go!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
NO!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
- Report!
- Cholera!
SAINT-EXUPRY
BEFORE THE LITTLE PRINCE CAME TO BE
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Guillaumet of Saint-Exa!
Saint-Ex, damn it, come in!
Not...
I screwed up.
What are you talking about? Are you hurt?
No. And the plane floats on the water.
How does it float?
Damn it, not that!
You can't be far from me.
What do you see?
There is water at 12 o'clock.
Water at 9:00, at 3:00...
Wait, there's something at 3:00.
- It's an island!
- Island?
- What?
- An island, but... with nothing.
Okay, I'm looking out
for part of the ocean,
where the water surrounds the island,
on which there is nothing.
Perfect. I'll be right there.
I'll draw it for you.
- Bad timing!
- When I draw, I see better.
It's a hat!
There is something over the island.
It's like something is swarming.
Something over the
island, seemingly swarming.
Bird Island. Nearby. I'll be there soon.
Did you take the mail out of the hatch?
Mail? Yes, of course.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Already!
- Are you okay? Can you swim?
- NO.
- Because I'll leave you!
- I can't move.
- You can.
- I can't.
Don't leave me.
I can't feel my legs.
You can flow because I am with you.
Swim, Tonia. I am here.
Go ahead. We can do this.
Come on, get up.
Look at the birds!
If it's because of me that you're running
around like this... I will finish you off.
I need to find you a heat source.
Something like that.
- I have an idea.
- Co?
We'll be warm. Cuddle up.
- Guillaumet to headquarters, over!
- Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Define your position.
I repeat, state your position.
I took off from Bird Island,
direction 340,
with Saint-Ex and his post office.
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over!
Quickly find a landing site.
I repeat, find it quickly
landing area.
- I have to get to the airport.
- Too far.
You won't make it before nightfall.
I can't do otherwise.
I have three bags of mail
for urgent delivery.
I repeat, three bags...
Land, Henri. You can't slow down the sun.
I can do it.
It'll be night in five minutes.
Look for a place to land.
I should be at the airport by now.
I maintained a constant speed.
Cholera...
The speedometer is stuck.
I'm looking for a plain to land on.
I'll guide you.
Specify a landmark,
we will determine your position.
I can't see the ground anymore.
I'll have to land blindly.
No, no. Wait.
You have about five gallons of fuel.
You're in danger of exploding on landing.
I'll fly to empty the tanks.
There will be no explosion,
you will get mail.
I'll fire a flare in 30 minutes.
Maybe something will be visible.
It's going to be okay, Noelle.
We'll get out of this. As usual.
Guillaumet! Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
I can't hear anything!
Guillaumet!
- Guillaumet!
- What is he doing?
Close it or you'll fall out!
Guillaumet!
Shooting star at 6 o'clock.
We're following the
night train! We'll get there.
- I'm flying over Mendoza!
- Very good.
Wait. You should see
light in the hangar.
I will flash it.
Yes! We're almost there.
But I don't see the belt.
Get the cars out!
All cars out the door! Quick!
Place them on either side of the lane.
Lively!
- Way to go!
- It worked!
It was rough!
Henri! Henri!
Henri!
I hate you!
- Are you okay?
- Guillaumet, thank you.
You're welcome, man.
I didn't go there for you.
AIR POST COMPANY
MAIL IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN LIFE
Are you feeling better?
My little one,
you need to warm up. Music!
Dance, dance!
Go ahead, Saint-Ex!
Next!
Crazy Saint-Ex!
Dance, Saint-Ex!
Come on, come on!
No! Saint-Ex!
The director wants to speak to you.
Bravo! You managed to deliver the mail.
Thank you, Mr. Director.
Do you know how much Latcoere 25 cost?
Who have we lost because of you?
I don't know, sir.
This accident was the last straw.
I am ready to face the consequences.
You have no means.
This line is in deficit.
From now on, the only pilot
will be Guillaumet.
You will take care of the administration.
Understood?
Yes, Mr. Director.
You will cancel every second flight
and will lay off half the staff.
No! Please don't ask for that!
The new regime threatens to confiscate
the lines. There is no room for error.
- I will increase efficiency!
- But not the speed of airplanes.
Yes! I have an idea.
What?
Please give me five days. I'll show you.
Or not. 24 hours is enough.
Mr. Director?
- Mr. Director?
- Fine. You have 24 hours.
What did he say?
Colleagues, the director
understands the situation.
Everything is fine,
but we have a lot of work
ahead of us tomorrow.
All right?
Go to sleep. Everyone! Okay?
Thank you. Lively!
- We have to figure something out.
- I have an idea.
Let's show the director, that
productivity can be increased by 20-30%.
- That's enough.
- I have an idea.
This was the only thing missing:
Saint-Ex's idea.
Let's replace two radios
additional tank.
We will double our reach,
we will avoid a stopover,
we will gain two hours on the course.
- It's no use.
- I have an idea.
Trains are our enemy.
They drive slower, but day and night.
They will beat us. Simply.
- We will never be profitable.
- Unless...
Unless...?
We will run like trains.
Yeah, we'll dig it up for the planes
tunnel through the mountains?
No. Since the train runs at night...
what do we need to do?
- Fly at night.
- You can't even do it during the day.
Be quiet.
The train lights helped us land.
And runway lights.
Headlights.
So... I have a vision.
We need to put up lanterns.
Every 50 km along the Andes.
We will navigate like sailors.
Lanterns!
Ramirez, Caradec and Alfonso
We were good pilots.
All three died this year.
In broad daylight.
The night is not an obstacle,
only the Andean Cordillera.
What if we didn't have to fly around,
just straight ahead, over the mountains?
They are 6000-7000 m long!
- So what?
- Our ceiling is 4000 m.
That's why Saint-Ex fell.
We have to come up with something,
to fly over the Andes.
None of this.
Enough!
Enough of this. Enough!
Lorraine Dietrich EB.
A masterpiece of the industrial revolution.
And who does it belong to? To me.
But above 4000 m it starts to shake.
This reminds me of something.
Co?
Sahara.
Sahara?
Do you remember the Breguet 14?
We flew over Morocco?
We added... what is it called?
- Turbocharger.
- Exactly.
- After eight hours it weakens.
- Eight hours is already something.
- Do we still have the wreck?
- Naturally.
Saint-Ex.
Guillaumet.
Your weird ideas
can save the Society.
Not.
I will fly?
That's right.
My intelligence, your muscles.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1930
On Friday, June 13, 1930
at 8.27
Potez 25 nr 7873,
piloted by Henri Guillaumet,
begins the flight
over the Andean Cordillera
at its altitude, without
going around the mountains,
directly from Mendoza to Santiago.
Tank?
Full!
Chassis?
Unlocked!
Post?
Loaded.
Propeller!
Runway?
Hit the road!
Maybe I shouldn't talk to you.
Don't take it personally.
Because of my behavior
they think of me as a kid.
They won't trust me with a plane.
Guillaumet wouldn't talk
with someone like you.
He is rational.
Stands firmly on the ground.
Paradox! They accuse me,
that I have my head in the clouds,
and yet I am a pilot.
Does anyone accuse you of,
that your head is in water?
Are you angry? Where to?
Oh no, my little one!
This is my office,
even worse than your bathtub.
- Luca, call the airport.
- Already.
Yours, Mary,
call out Guillaumet, will you?
Jasne. Guillaumet?
- Guillaumet? Guillaumet?
- Nothing?
Switchboard to Guillaumet, over.
- At your place?
- Nothing.
- Noelle!
- Co?
This is a minor delay.
Guillaumet is never late.
Nothing?
- Once again.
- Nothing.
Nolle do Guillaumeta!
Nolle to Guillaumet! Over!
There is no more fuel.
Mendoza to Santiago. Any news?
You need to notify your boss.
Mendoza to Santiago!
No more waiting. I'm going to get him.
Put out a plane and bring in a seal.
- The seal will warm him up.
- Stop.
- Quick!
- Enough!
- What? I'll look for him.
- It will be night soon.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
- Nolle do Guillaumeta.
- At this altitude he won't pick up.
I have an idea.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Nolle do Guillaumeta.
Henri?
- If that's you, say something.
- Moment.
Henri? Is that you?
To on!
- To on.
- This is the director,
can you hear me?
Saint-Exupry, Now you will
take care of transporting the mail.
I have to find Guillaumet.
You can't. It's mathematics.
Only Potez, which you have pimped,
could climb to 6000 m.
No other machine
will not rise above 4000 m.
At least I'll try.
Do you know how many people
gave his life for the Society?
You lost count a long time ago.
Guillaumet was the best.
He sacrificed himself to save the line.
If you go for him,
you will crash your plane
and that will be the end of the Society.
Trying to save Guillaumet,
you will betray him.
What would he do in your place?
- He would save me.
- Not at all.
Guillaumet would save
Air Postal Company.
Please do the same.
From tomorrow you will be
transported the mail.
- You won't do that.
- Saint-Exupry!
You are our last hope.
The last pilot.
It's up to you to decide whether
the line will survive. No reception.
You won't do that.
Guillaumet would.
- He would save the Society.
- You know his points.
Co?
Places where it lands in
the event of a breakdown.
- Never had a breakdown.
- Co?
You didn't realize,
that it constantly has some breakdowns?
It lands with people.
His friends help him repair the engine.
Here, at the foot of the Andes,
a French family lives.
- They will tell you where he is.
- It's no use.
I can't fly over the
mountains with this plane.
You have to try. Despite the danger.
There are no French
or emergency landing sites.
He told you all this,
to calm you down.
You say I don't know my husband?
I spent more time with him than you.
Not.
You are like a brother to him.
And you are the one leaving him.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
Franois do Tonia.
French's Tony.
Tonio to Franois, over.
Franois do Tonia.
Latcoere 25, number 1310,
piloted
by Antoine de Saint-Exupry,
will start at 8.35
from runway no. 5, in the wind
southeast at force 5.
- Tank?
- Full!
Chassis?
Unlocked!
Post?
Loaded.
- Not?
- Free!
Saint-Ex?
Propeller!
I have already lost one brother.
I won't lose the second one.
Saint-Ex to headquarters, over.
- Nolle do Saint-Exa.
- Where is this French family?
I don't know. He was
talking about the farm.
- What else did he say?
- Nothing.
- Nothing?
- Nothing.
I remembered something.
Moment.
Wait... I wrote that down, but...
Is there a girl in this family?
Guillaumet said,
that the girl is bored
- and watches the wind swirl.
- What does it mean?
I don't know. That needs to be determined.
She watched the wind turn.
She watched the wind turn. Yes!
Well done, Saint-Ex!
Good morning.
Do you know Guillaumet?
Is that you watching the wind turn?
- Have you been drinking?
- No way. I'm just a little...
I just landed.
Never mind.
Am I interrupting? Are you going somewhere?
- I thought it was Guillaumet.
- Do you know him?
Has he landed here yet?
Let's go Louloute!
When was the last time you saw Guillaumet?
I don't know.
Today, yesterday, the
day before yesterday?
I don't remember.
- Can you bring your parents?
- They are in town.
Guillaumet disappeared.
- How so?
- I'm looking for him.
He said where else he lands
in case of problems?
Think about it, it's important.
U Juana Gualberta.
Who?
- U Juana Gualberta.
- Wait, I'll write it down.
- Who is that?
- Shepherd.
- Where is?
- Always on the road. With the sheep.
- How do I find him?
- I was supposed to fly with Guillaumet.
Will you take me to the city?
Okay, but how do I find Juan Gualbert?
Will you take me or not?
I would take you to the city,
but I have to repair the plane.
- Find me a very strong string.
- There is nothing here.
Only animals.
I could use piano strings.
They are very...
Excluded.
I'll buy them from you.
- I'll buy strings.
- What should I do with this?
- That's a lot of money.
- You can't buy anything here.
Shall we play something together?
Look, I'll show you something.
Do you know why it sounds so nice?
Because the orange touches
only black keys.
Will you take the strings
from these white guys?
In exchange for two strings I will
take you on a journey around the world.
- Are you serious?
- Am I serious?
Am I serious?
I am the most serious
man on the planet.
So tell me now,
where is juan gualberto?
Apparently it is always at the snow line.
Excellent!
If I find Guillaumet,
it's thanks to you.
- Where to sit?
- I won't take you.
I have to hurry up
and find him before dark.
But I have a better idea.
Extraordinary. Look.
What's that?
Ty.
See? You're a character now.
I have you in my notebook.
I'm not parting with him.
You will always be with me.
I will think about you all the time.
You will travel around the world with me.
Word?
Yes, I give you my word.
With deep regret
I hereby inform you of my irrevocable
closure airports in the Andean Cordillera.
All staff will be laid off tomorrow.
Documentation must be sent
to headquarters. By train.
No reception.
What exactly is the snow line?
Is this the snow line?
How do I find a shepherd?
Good morning.
I'm looking for Guillaumet.
Do you know him?
Lost in the mountains.
Guillaumet. Was he here?
He is dead.
- Is he dead? Are you sure?
- Up there, everything is dead.
- Did you see him fall?
- NO.
But have you seen his plane?
Help me cure Mara.
- What's wrong with Maria?
- He's dead.
I'm sorry,
but I can't...
I can't revive it either
your friend.
Look.
What are you doing?
This is a magical book.
Here the dead live.
In my book
Mara will live forever.
But... this is not Mara.
- It's a cloud.
- Cloud?
Yeah, right. It's a cloud.
This is a cloud because...
it is the soul of Mara.
In my plane, in the sky,
I watch over Maria.
Yes, this is a magical book.
If you don't like it, I'll change it.
Do you like it?
Yes, I like it. Thank you.
Now tell me...
have you seen Guillaumet?
- Yes, it flew yesterday.
- Really?
Not.
Thank you very much.
Tell me, Juan Gualberto,
where did Guillaumet fly?
Did he maneuver? Was he flying straight?
- Did he turn?
- He didn't move his wings.
Sure, it's a plane, but...
The birds flap their wings,
and they don't fly high.
The condor does not move,
and it flies high, high...
Beautifully.
If he is alive as you say,
then wait for him there.
For that?
When the llamas come down from
the mountains, they stick to the river.
If it comes, it will be
at the Ro Diamante.
Diamond River.
I'll light a big fire,
so you can see it from the plane.
Please, Juan,
tell me where Guillaumet was.
Where was he heading?
That way.
Where?
Wait. The wind zonda will show you.
Come on! Higher, higher!
NO!
Up!
Yes! Yes!
Up!
No, up!
NO!
NO!
Wind!
Come on, turn! Turn!
Saint-Ex to headquarters, over!
Nolle do Saint-Exa.
I'm coming in for a
landing. It's blowing a Zonda.
Send two mechanics to the strip.
The director closed the line.
There is no one left.
I will help you.
Noelle!
Saint-Ex!
- And what?
- I found Guillaumet's trail.
- Did you fly it?
- NO.
- Why?
- Because...
I'm missing 2000 m of elevation gain.
This shitty plane can't fly any higher!
It's like a wall.
Like a wall! A wall!
Calm down.
I can't get there, but I know where it is.
People saw him.
You said it well:
has emergency landing sites.
Are you cold?
Because he's freezing.
It means he's alive.
Of course he's alive.
He hid in the cabin and
will survive the night.
However, he won't survive the third one.
There is one last way.
We won't fly over the mountains,
but let's try on foot.
So high?
On his days off, when
he can have a drink...
buys alcohol from a smuggler.
- Where will we find this man?
- In Mendoza.
- Where can we find Mr. Monsalvez?
- I have no idea.
- Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
- I don't know.
Sir...
- Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
- I don't know of one.
Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
Please, sir.
Where is Mr. Monsalvez?
Behind the parquet floor.
Thank you, sir.
Hey! Bottle.
Monsalvez Bread?
- Who's asking?
- Pani Guillaumet.
Respect.
Good evening.
Did you replace him?
- This is my cousin.
- No.
Pour for the young one.
We'll see what kind of man he is.
- Thank you. It's absinthe!
- Don't drink that green stuff.
Saint-Ex...
- This is strong!
- Stop!
Sorry.
Very strong but good.
Are you a pilot too?
Yes, I am a pilot.
Who do you work for?
- For the Air Postal Company.
- And for whom?
The Society works for everyone.
For everyone? Like whores.
- Or mercenaries.
- Not like whores. I'm not a whore.
What world do you live in, son?
We had a coup here.
When the police start killing people,
which side are you on?
On my friend's side,
Monsalvez company. Guillaumeta.
And whose side is your friend on?
He is in the Andes, dying of cold.
So... Mr. Monsalvez,
how much should we pay,
for help finding him?
- He died.
- No. He's alive.
- He didn't die.
- Is alive.
- No one will survive there in winter.
- And yet!
How much do you want?
He's freezing there. How much for the help?
- Let's go!
- NO!
Let's go!
No! Nolle, not so fast!
It's just one hand
at a temperature of zero degrees.
Imagine,
what it's like at minus twenty-five.
After three hours you're cold.
After six, you die.
After twelve you lie down
buried under the snow.
Guillaumet was a great man.
We won't leave him upstairs.
In spring, when the snow melts,
condors will circle above it.
They will lead us to him.
We will bring the body back.
I promise.
We will give him a Christian funeral,
and you will finally be able to cry.
NO!
He's dead.
Guillaumet is dead.
But you have to live.
Come.
Get up, Nolle. Get up.
Do it for him.
He couldn't bear it if we... gave up.
Well, that's it.
Look.
Do you know why farmers spend the winter?
Light fires?
So that the frost does
not kill the plants at dawn.
We can't stay here.
If we don't get up now, this will
never happen again. Do you understand?
Come!
Come!
WATCHING THE WIND SPINNING
CONDORS DON'T MOVE
CONDOR
I know!
- Have you lost your mind?
- On the contrary!
I won't go like Guillaumet,
only like Saint-Ex!
Look. What do you see?
- Nothing.
- Of course!
Because it's everywhere,
but invisible. Do you know what it is?
- Death.
- No, air.
The sun warms the desert.
And the desert warms the air.
I will fly on warm currents.
Thanks to this I will rise
above the current ceiling.
You shouldn't have drank that green stuff.
- How will you see these currents?
- Not at all. I'll do it like a condor.
Look.
The condor, approaching the mountainside,
It doesn't speed up, but it
doesn't slow down either.
What does he do? He
waits until the last minute.
And then...
I will fly like a condor.
This is called suicide.
If you want, I'll go with you.
It's going to be okay, Noelle.
This is for him. Hold it.
What is this?
Wipe his hands with a little alcohol.
Toes and nose too.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
I did it!
I flew over the wall, Guillaumet.
You will be proud of me.
Maybe you can hear me now.
Guillaumet, can you hear me?
Can you see?
If you see me, do something.
Light a fire,
write something in the snow,
or climb the rock.
Do something, Guillaumet. I'm here.
I'm here, my friend. I'm on my way.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Where are you?
You could have waited, but you went.
Why?
You emptied the bags.
What did you do with the mail?
You wouldn't leave mail.
You wouldn't leave it!
I'M LEAVING FOR THE EAST. GOODBYE.
MY LAST THOUGHT IS TO MY WIFE
Don't die, Franois. Don't die.
Stay with me, Franois.
Stay with me.
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Guillaumet!
Henri!
Henri!
Henri!
Don't die.
Don't die, Saint-Ex.
Don't you die either.
- What happened?
- I don't know how you managed to land.
You fainted. I pulled you out of the plane.
Did I sleep long?
Why didn't you wake me up?
You slept for two days. Look at yourself.
How long were you up?
An hour, two, more?
It wasn't a dream.
Noelle!
- I found his plane.
- NO.
- I swear, I found his plane.
- Stop.
I don't want hope anymore.
The plane was over the lake.
I saw a message on the wing.
He wrote that he set off east.
I assure you, Noelle,
I didn't dream of it.
Where is this lake?
- I don't know.
- Remember.
I don't know.
I don't know because I
was flying after the condor.
- There are lakes everywhere.
- I know. There was also a volcano.
- And volcanoes are everywhere.
- But it was more like a volcanic rebound.
This lake was special,
worked like a mirror.
Do you understand? The perfect mirror.
The impression was created of
two volcanoes: standing and inverted.
The upside down one seemed more real.
It looked like a diamond.
Laguna del Diamante! Wait.
- Where?
- Here, look.
If he went east,
it's along this river.
Diamond River.
The shepherd was right,
Guillaumet walked along the river.
He didn't give up.
Guillaumet never gives up.
He reached the snow line.
He reached Juan Gualbert.
I'm sure.
- He's there. We're going for him.
- It's night time.
Noelle, I have an idea.
We will follow the fire.
On the Trail of Farmers' Campfires
we will reach the foothills,
like sailors navigating by the stars.
On the mountain, above
the Diamante River, the
shepherd burns a
large fire. You will see...
Noelle!
Noelle!
Henri!
Henri!
Henri!
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Guillaumet. Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
Post.
I didn't come here for the mail.
I need...
- I need...
- What?
Whisky.
Whisky?
Please.
And the music?
Co?
- Thank you.
- NO.
I failed again.
I didn't find you.
You saved me.
NO.
Not.
NO.
You know...
You know...
Why...
I moved on?
Because...
I saw you, Tonio!
I saw you flying.
I saw you flying.
We crossed the Andean Cordillera,
Guillaumet.
We even beat the night.
We were unable to save
Air Postal Company.
We didn't notice,
that fascism is growing stronger.
So we changed planes.
We took up arms and fought.
I wrote books about our battles,
to inspire others
to fight with us.
Until one day, suddenly...
ty, Henri Guillaumet...
you who survived in the Andes,
You did not survive the clash with fascism.
Saint-Ex do Guillaumeta.
What can I do alone,
against fascists?
I fell 73 times.
I had 47 fractures.
I smoked 1,325,895 cigarettes.
I crossed twice
permissible age for a war pilot.
But I will still fly.
I have no right
pilot a combat aircraft,
but the US army allowed me
to pilot a reconnaissance plane.
I will fight without weapons.
Remember Andy.
You kept walking,
because you saw me flying.
It's similar now.
You will see me fly.
On and on.
To the end.
Saint-Ex, photo.
And you will fly too.
On and on until victory.
JULY 31, 1944
SAINT EXUPRY IS LOST.
20 DAYS LATER, PARIS WAS LIBERATED.
SAINT-EXUPRY WAS RECOGNIZED
FOR THOSE WHO FELL FOR FRANCE.
SAINT-EXUPRY
Before The Little Prince was created
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