The Wages of Fear (2024) Movie Script
[wind gusting]
[crackling]
[distant rumbling]
[gunshots firing]
[gunshots continue]
[intense music playing]
Oh my God!
[bullets ricocheting]
[woman] Where the hell are they?
Can't see anything. There's too much dust!
Hang on.
I don't see anyone!
[wheels whirring]
[engine revving]
Come on!
[man] Clara, forget it!
- Come on, let's go!
- I'm not leaving without these vaccines.
[shouting in Arabic]
[intense music continues]
[car horn honking]
[car horn honking]
[horns continue honking]
[gunshots firing]
- [horses neighing]
- [men] Hya!
[panting]
[people chattering]
Yeah! [laughing]
- Wow!
- [child laughing]
- [man] You okay?
- Yeah.
Have you run into them before?
In their territory, yeah. But never here.
- Wah! [laughing]
- Are you busy?
Not really, you?
[dramatic music playing]
[both panting]
[Clara moans softly] Yeah.
[children chattering outside]
- Why do you keep doing these runs?
- Hm.
Can't stand being away from me?
I'm serious, Clara.
It's way too dangerous. You gotta stop.
You see this?
This is all I've got left from my father.
This is where I grew up. It's my home.
You think this scares me?
What about you? What are you hiding from?
- [wind gusting]
- [children continue playing]
[helicopter approaching]
9 MONTHS EARLIER
[radio host] High-ranking officials
commissioned officers and regular soldiers
are all involved in this
unprecedented military coup.
The president, who just last month
had survived an attempted coup
has fled the country.
This brings an abrupt end to a government
that had itself overthrown the monarchy.
- Hey.
- [man on phone] Any news about the boat?
Yeah, we leave tomorrow morning.
I'll come pick you up.
- Are you home?
- [man] No, I'm at the office.
I'm getting rid of the explosives.
- [Fred] I thought they'd taken everything.
- Fred, my job is to demolish buildings.
I'm not gonna let those bastards
take my gear and destroy the country.
[Fred] Whether you give them your gear
or not won't change anything.
Maybe, but at least
I won't have blood on my hands.
[people chanting through phone]
What's goin' on? Where are you?
[people shouting]
[man] Fred, you there? Can you hear me?
I'm in the middle of it.
I have to get a client out of the country.
It's not easy with the riots.
Be careful, okay?
Yeah, you too.
Yeah.
[tense music playing]
[keys rattling]
[protestors shouting]
- [glass shattering]
- Whoa!
[shouting indistinctly]
[guard] Assalamu alaikum.
Thanks.
[tense music fades out]
[insects chirping]
Excuse me, sir.
- The plane is ready. We're good to go.
- Perfect.
[doorbell ringing]
[man] What the hell is she doing here?
This is for you.
Thanks.
[keypad beeping]
Wait for me outside, okay?
You're here to talk to me
about your oil wells again?
Look. It's Fred.
She one of your clients?
I thought you'd left.
I have a boat out in the morning.
One last job.
Then I'm done.
You've made up your mind? No regrets?
No, it's a fuckin' mess. I prefer Paris.
That's a real pity. The bigger
the mess, the bigger the check.
- But you already know that. Huh?
- [siren sounding]
What the fuck's this?
[car doors opening and closing]
Where's the owner?
[speaking Arabic] Search the place.
You, with me.
Stay there.
[in English] Bodyguards?
Uh-huh.
[chatter over police radio]
Going someplace, sir?
[Fred] Go 'round the pool.
Where are the other guys?
I can make you a very wealthy man.
- Too late for that, my friend.
- [gunshot]
[energetic music playing]
[grunting]
[screaming]
[grunting]
[gunshots]
[bodyguard] Let's split up.
[grunting]
[cracking]
[suspenseful music playing]
[gunshot]
- [exciting music playing]
- [grunting]
[muffled groaning]
[officer] You're shooting
at police officers!
You motherfuckers are dead!
Come on, let's go! Let's go!
Open the door, come on!
[engine starting]
[music ends]
- [sirens wailing]
- [helicopter blades whirring]
- It's beautiful, huh?
- Really pretty.
[man narrating nature documentary]
I don't want to go and live in Paris.
I wanna live here
and stay with my friends.
I know, sweetie.
But it's like we said before.
Huh? We can't stay here.
It's too dangerous.
[knocking on door]
[narrator continues talking]
- You check your messages?
- No.
Hey!
- Uncle Fred!
- There's my favorite niece.
- Gimme a hug!
- I missed you so much!
Where's my kiss? And another.
All good, Fred?
- Ready for our trip?
- And you?
I'm right behind you.
I told you when you married him.
You can't have one brother
without the other. We're inseparable.
[woman] Are you thirsty?
Come here. Let's take a look.
We need to talk.
- [woman] What would you like?
- Hm.
[distant shouting and explosions]
What did you do with your gear?
I buried it all. I kept
a few bits and pieces. That's it.
Enough to blow a safe?
A tip from my client before he got killed.
And there's a lot more
where that came from.
What are you talking about?
Before he got killed?
- Let's go get it.
- No, no, no.
- Hey, hey. Alex, listen.
- No.
I've got nothing, Alex.
I can't go back to France like this.
You want me to go back to driving trucks?
You need this as much as I do.
You know what they do to thieves
and their families here?
Hey. We're family.
We're brothers. I wouldn't ask you to
do this if I thought there was any risk.
I need your help.
[sighs]
No risk?
[tense music playing]
THE WAGES OF FEAR
[music fades out]
[people clamoring]
[kids chattering]
Hey. On your way home?
[chuckles] Come on, get going.
- Hey, Uncle Fred.
- How are you, cupcake?
Okay, I guess.
Were you with your girlfriend?
- Girlfriend? I don't have a girlfriend.
- Yeah, you do. The doctor.
No. She's not my girlfriend.
She's just a friend.
[gas hissing]
[metallic creaking]
[teacher] Okay, let's do it one more time.
- Could you introduce yourself?
- My name is Rihanna.
[all laughing]
- [teacher] That'll do for today.
- [all continue chuckling]
Go play a little bit.
[teacher] So what's this about bandits?
What bandits?
Stop it. Everyone knows.
Are they here because of your bullshit?
The pay is good, and we need the money.
To do what?
To leave the country.
[scoffs]
And my husband?
Remember him? Your brother,
who was arrested because of you?
- Yeah, I remember. I know, I know.
- No, no.
You killed cops.
Did you forget?
Let me get you across the border.
They're looking for both of you here.
- It's too dangerous.
- Do whatever you want. I'm not leaving.
Not without him.
[dog barking]
[explosion]
- Run this way, come on!
- Malya!
[explosions continue]
[people clamoring]
[explosion]
[tense music playing]
[gas hissing]
[music fades out]
[people clamoring]
[man grunting]
[men shouting in Arabic]
[grunting]
[grunts]
[inmate] Go on, do it!
- [yelling]
- [all cheering]
[inmate laughing]
[grunts]
- [screaming]
- [crowd cheering wildly]
[growling]
[grunting]
[inmates continue cheering]
[ominous music playing]
[sighs] And the rest?
This is the going rate for cop killers.
If you don't want it, that's okay.
I don't like your attitude, I'm gonna have
to teach you some manners.
[straining]
[inmates cheering]
[dog barking]
[somber music playing]
[clamoring sounds fade to background]
[man over PA in Arabic]
Everyone on the ground, now!
Hurry up!
Everyone on the ground, now! Hurry up!
[gunshots]
[somber music continues]
[music fades out]
[loud clanging]
Get your ass over here.
[wind whistling]
After that bullshit today,
you owe us at least ten more fights.
I'm done fighting.
Find someone else.
If you don't fight, you're no use to me.
It's your call, your decision.
But if I were you, I'd keep one eye open.
Sweet dreams.
[breathing deeply]
[tense breathing]
[screaming]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Alex] Cops.
Cops killed your client?
Yeah, dirty cops. So what?
If you had told me, I wouldn't be here.
And you know that.
Hey. Trust me.
Okay?
This way.
[melancholy music playing]
[stifled sobs]
- [suspenseful music playing]
- [Fred] There it is.
You got this?
- [Alex] Let me work.
- I'll be outside.
[bag unzipping]
[insects chirping]
[dog barking]
[soldier speaking Arabic]
[suspenseful music continues]
[gun clicking]
[soldiers speaking Arabic]
[soldiers continue speaking Arabic]
[soldier in English] Stop! Don't move!
- [guns cocking]
- [soldier] Turn around slowly.
[music fades out]
[timer beeping]
[melancholy music playing]
[melancholy music continues]
[music fades out]
It happened when they attacked yesterday.
They hit a gas pocket.
[Fred] It's becoming
too dangerous for everyone.
[man] Get some sleep.
You've been on watch all night.
It's okay, I've got it.
See you later.
[distant siren wailing]
- [knocking on door]
- [man 1] Here you go.
One million, as agreed.
As head of security,
it's your responsibility to save the well.
What do we know?
[man 2] Our fears have been confirmed.
Beneath the gas pocket, we found
a second, larger one, under the village.
If the fire spreads,
we believe the wall that separates
both pockets will give way.
The only chance we have is to
extinguish the fire and stop it spreading.
To do this, we need to explode
100 kilos of nitroglycerin.
If this goes wrong,
we're both finished, you understand?
- Do you trust your team?
- The local NGO rep has agreed to help.
She'll do anything to save
the people in the village.
As for the other two,
you've read their file...
We'll make them an offer
they can't refuse.
You've got a little over
24 hours to put out the fire.
I'm counting on you.
[helicopter whirring]
[metallic creaking]
[gas whistling]
- [helicopter approaching]
- [yelling in Arabic]
Fred. There are people
from the oil company who want to see us.
[sighs]
[door creaking]
- [bodyguard] Been a while. How are ya?
- Okay.
It's nice to meet you.
Anne Marchand.
I represent the oil
company that owns this well.
What do you want?
We need you. To put out the fire.
Apart from pissing on it,
I don't think I can help.
There's a gas pocket under
the well feeding the fire.
The only way to put it out is to blow
it up. We have a stock of nitroglycerin.
We need you to drive
the trucks to get it here.
Where is it?
At a solar plant.
- 500 miles away.
- [chuckles softly]
You want me to drive 500 miles
with a truck full of explosives?
You really want me to believe that
I'm the only driver you guys could find?
Everyone else said no.
Well, you won't mind if I decline then.
We know that your brother's in prison.
I can have him released.
We need an explosives expert.
This is the plan.
You drive the truck,
your brother handles the nitro.
Gauthier and his team will handle
your security in bandit country.
There'll be one million
waiting for you when you get back.
And we'll take care of getting
you out of the country.
All of you.
All four?
I don't know what's going on,
but do whatever they say.
Bring back my husband. Bring Alex home.
[shuddering breaths]
Let me handle this. Trust me.
- Mm.
- [Anne] He'll walk you back.
- How'll you get my brother out?
- We have a plan.
And the nitro?
How do you get it into the well?
The company is sending
a team of drilling experts.
They'll take care of everything.
[Gauthier] Don't worry about it.
Oh, and we won't be alone.
From what I heard,
you guys know each other.
They'll be coming with us.
They'll be our guides.
They know the roads.
I'll check on the chopper.
What the fuck do you think you're doing?
For months, we've been going
back and forth to the capital.
We're the best guides you can get.
You know we're not
carrying vaccines, right?
Do you know the way better than us?
No.
Now please stop treating me
like a child you need to protect.
Um... what exactly is your relationship?
We fuck each other.
Sometimes.
Okay. So are you good,
or is this gonna be a problem?
No problem.
All right. I'll handle the drilling team.
[lock rattling]
[men shouting in Arabic]
[guard in English] Take it!
Put it on!
[shouting continues]
[mechanical clanging]
[car door opening]
[engine starting]
Why not use the helicopter
to move the nitro?
It's too unstable.
With the changes in altitude,
it would explode.
Fred? Take a look.
This area here is controlled by the army.
The other's controlled by the bandits.
My men will handle them.
We have to leave the capital tonight.
[Fred] What if there are checkpoints?
- There's only one I know of on our route.
- So how do we avoid it?
We don't. We'd waste too much time.
We'll be traveling
as a humanitarian convoy.
[Fred] And how do we do that?
Our NGO has travel passes.
We're heading there now.
Don't forget the people in the village.
That's why we're doing this.
What're you talking about?
They found a second gas pocket.
It goes all the way under the village.
Hm. So what?
So if we don't put out the fire,
the second pocket will blow up
and destroy the entire village.
When were you gonna tell me?
- My brother's wife and daughter are there.
- I know.
If anything happens,
they'll be evacuated. I promise.
And what about the others in the village?
We can't evacuate everyone. 5,000 people?
We wouldn't stand a chance
out there with those bandits.
The engineers gave us 24 hours.
- Don't worry, we'll be back in time.
- Hey! We're all in this together.
If we wanna make it,
we need to start trusting each other.
- [Clara gasping]
- [Gauthier] Ah!
- Put on your masks. It's gas!
- Fuck!
[alarm sounding]
[Clara and Gauthier sigh]
We're good! We're out of range.
- [alarm cuts out]
- [Fred exhales sharply]
[tense music playing]
[rain pattering]
[lights humming]
There's clean clothes for
you in the locker room.
[sighs]
[groans]
[helicopter approaching]
[helicopter departing]
[grunting loudly]
- [Alex] Ah! Fucking coward!
- [grunting]
Alex, stop! Stop it! Calm down!
Alex, calm down!
- [Alex straining]
- Wait!
- I said calm down.
- Get off me!
[panting]
[Gauthier] Alex!
I understand that you're angry with him.
But if you can't get past it,
people are gonna die.
[scoffs]
Hey.
Even if you don't care about these people,
think about your wife and daughter.
How are they?
How are they?
They're okay.
They're waiting for you.
[exhales sharply]
- [man] Is that nitroglycerin?
- [Gauthier] Got it from the solar plant.
When they install the new solar panels,
they use this to clear the area
and level the terrain.
Explosives like this haven't been used
in over 30 years.
There's tons of it left
since the coup d'tat.
That's the job.
My team already went ahead,
all we do is load the truck.
[tense music playing]
[gasping]
I want you all to be aware
of what we're dealing with.
How much nitro do you
need to blow up the well?
A hundred kilos.
Are you sure there's enough there?
There'll be twice as much.
And we're taking it all.
Why are you taking the risk
of carrying so much of it then?
Because I get paid to deliver 200.
- Well, then one truck won't be enough.
- How come?
If you want us to carry that much nitro,
you'll need two trucks.
Problem is, we just have one driver.
I'll take the second truck.
Okay. Get the trucks ready.
- We're heading to the NGO.
- [dramatic music playing]
Follow my orders and shut your mouth.
Go get me some crates.
Eight for each truck.
[car engine starting]
[Clara] All right, wait here.
- I thought you were back at the village?
- I just missed you too much.
I missed you too!
I'm not your type, huh? [laughing]
- Here. Grab this.
- Thanks.
[whispering] One, two...
What do you think of the brothers?
They're a pain in the ass.
But we need them.
[ratchet clanking]
Alex.
We need to talk.
You don't get it, do you?
If it wasn't for this fuckin' fire,
I'd still be rotting in jail.
You got it?
- [Gauthier] Are we good?
- Good enough.
- [Gauthier] What's your location?
- [man] Ten minutes out from the plant.
Site will be secured when you arrive.
Perfect. I'll see you there.
[music ends]
Can I have one?
Thanks.
Your daughter's Malya, right?
I've met her a few times.
She told me she'd like to be a doctor.
That's her dream.
Hey.
You'll see them soon.
Not soon enough.
[hopeful music playing]
[Gauthier] Come on, let's go!
[whistling] We gotta move!
We've got less than 24 hours
to get this done.
[breathing deeply]
[walkie-talkie beeps]
[engine starts]
[engine roars to life]
[hopeful music continues]
[music fades out]
[soldiers chattering]
- [soldier 1 in Arabic] Nothing.
- [soldier 2] Keep searching.
[dog barking]
[tense music playing]
Put the patches on your vests.
[soldier 3 in English]
Turn off your engine.
[air brakes hiss]
[soldiers speaking in Arabic]
Keep calm, don't panic.
I've never been any calmer.
Assalamu alaikum.
- Your papers, please.
- Hm.
[dog barking]
[in Arabic] Check this out.
HQ. This is Unit 4.
We need a confirmation on ID A153025.
[tense music continues]
[soldiers chattering in Arabic]
[in English] We're supposed to be
notified 24 hours in advance
of any supply runs out of the capital.
You should've received it.
No.
Sorry, but we really
have to get through tonight.
We have medical supplies
that have to be delivered urgently.
[soldier 4 shouting in Arabic]
I'll let you through.
But I'm warning you, next time
we must receive prior notification.
This won't happen again. I promise.
[in Arabic] Let them through!
[in English] Well done.
[in Arabic] Let's go! Go on! Let's go!
[dramatic music playing]
[gear grinding]
[music fades out]
- [walkie-talkie beeping]
- Show them where it is. Follow the bike.
What do you mean?
The nitro's your job, guys.
It'll be quicker if we all go together.
If I've gonna take care of the nitro,
then I'm gonna take your share, got it?
[sighs]
Where do you think you're going?
They need help. We're in a hurry.
Isn't that what you told me?
Nobody knows these roads like you.
I can't take that risk.
Just being pragmatic.
Let's go, Fred,
we're wasting too much time.
[suspenseful music playing]
Keep going, you're good.
[blowing sharply]
[Gauthier] When we leave,
we'll head in this direction.
And then this road over here
should save us some time.
How are things going?
[Alex] Finishing the second truck.
Leaving soon.
[sighs] We're all done.
[engine starting]
[suspenseful music continues]
[jingling]
[grunting]
[mercenary] Ah!
[music ends]
[reverberations rumbling]
[inaudible]
So, what's your problem?
[sighs]
Are you gonna sulk all day?
- [exhales sharply]
- [tires squeal]
- Men died back there, you know?
- And?
You think I don't give a shit?
Is there a problem?
That's two trucks of nitro back there.
Let's lose the fuckin' attitude
and concentrate on the road, got it?
It's straight ahead. You can't miss it.
We're okay.
[door closing]
[Clara] Fucking asshole!
Why didn't you say anything?
If you don't wanna talk about it,
that's okay.
But I know how you take care of
his family, and I know you're no coward.
[jingling]
Army roadblock ahead.
[over radio] Army roadblock.
I don't get it,
this isn't a military zone.
[ominous music playing]
Come on.
[engine turns off]
They're not military, that's for sure.
[ominous music continues]
Assalamu alaikum.
How are you?
And where are you heading?
We're carrying medical supplies
for a refugee camp.
- A lot of people for medical supplies.
- It's a dangerous road, Commander.
Out of the car. Let me see your papers.
Getting through will require payment.
We can't pay you.
We're only carrying supplies.
- Let's take a look at those supplies.
- I'm sorry, but I can't allow it.
- [chuckling softly]
- [music fades out]
- [in Arabic] He said it's impossible.
- [laughing loudly]
- [firing stops]
- [echoing]
[ominous music continues]
- I'll talk to him.
- What are you doing?
Relax.
Hey!
Hey!
Do you know what this means?
It means we're here to help people!
We're with an NGO!
If you stop us, people will die!
Okay, okay!
[in Arabic] Don't move. I said don't move.
Show me your hands.
I said show me your hands.
- [in English] We're not a threat.
- What do you think you're doing?
- We're here to help people. We--
- Who are you?
Drop your gun, or we're both gonna die.
Okay! Let's calm down!
Everyone, calm down!
You'll die like dogs, you hear me?
[in Arabic] You! Let him go!
Get away from him.
[gunshot]
No!
- [gunshots firing]
- [exciting music playing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[grunting]
Djibril! Djibril!
Djibril! Djibril!
No! Djibril! Djibril!
- No! No!
- Come on! Come on!
- Let's go! Come on!
- No!
- Let's go!
- No! No! Ah!
- Let me go!
- [Fred] Move out! Get to the trucks!
Faster, move it!
Let me go!
[music fades out]
[coughing]
[in Arabic] Let's go! Let's catch them.
Let's go!
[intense music playing]
Fuck!
[gunshots firing]
[jingling]
[gun cocking]
[accelerating]
[in Arabic] Kill them all!
[grunting]
Turn right there!
[jingling]
[music fades out]
[truck braking]
[gunshots firing]
[Alex] We're going too fast.
- We need to secure the crates.
- Okay.
The pickup's finished.
[grunting] Why did you shoot?
- Hey, hey! Hey!
- Don't fucking touch me.
[Clara] Let go of me!
- Don't touch me!
- Asshole!
You should've died!
- Let me go!
- Clara, relax.
- Let me go!
- Relax!
It's his fault Djibril is dead.
[Gauthier] He knew the risks.
[pensive music playing]
[Clara sobbing softly]
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone, okay?
Okay.
We've lost too much time.
We're changing routes.
We'll take the north road.
Clara, did he run this by you?
[Gauthier] No, I didn't run it by her.
She led us to that roadblock.
I'm still the one in charge.
Follow my orders.
We're taking the north road.
It'll save us some time.
We've only got eight hours left.
[engine starting]
[Gauthier] Echo, you take the lead.
Move it! Come on, let's go!
[uplifting music playing]
[music ends]
[softly praying in Arabic]
[gas hissing]
[Fred] How did you meet Djibril?
It was after the coup,
he'd lost his parents.
We took him in at the NGO.
We have to save the village.
Otherwise, he'll have died for nothing.
[jingling]
It's riskier here.
But we'll gain some time.
[Gauthier] Everyone, keep your eyes open.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Fred] Get down.
[Gauthier] Shut off the engine!
[music fades out]
Nobody move!
We're not under attack.
We're in a minefield.
I'm guessing there's mines
all the way to the river.
So what do we do, huh? We're running late.
[chains rattling]
Do you know anything about mines?
No, but I'm staying.
Go back to the truck. Got it?
[chains rattling]
Get as far back as possible.
[exhales sharply]
[both straining]
Ready?
[both straining]
[straining]
Again.
[clicking]
Don't move.
Keep still.
Easy.
[tense music playing]
I'm sorry for what happened.
Can we talk later?
What?
It's an anti-tank mine. I can't defuse it.
Okay.
Fuck!
Okay.
Okay.
- Gimme your hands.
- [music fades out]
I won't let you die here.
If we do this, then both of us die.
You're my brother.
So listen carefully and do what I say.
Gimme your hands.
- No.
- Your hands!
[exhales sharply]
Ready?
- Yeah.
- Okay!
No, wait!
On the count of three?
Yeah.
On three.
- On three.
- Three!
[both grunting]
[both laughing]
That's some pretty
shitty equipment they have.
- [gunshot]
- [both grunting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[panting]
Get to cover!
[Gauthier] Boulder! Two o'clock!
[gunshots continue]
[sniper shot]
[Gauthier] Single sniper only!
[sniper in Arabic]
We'll kill you, assholes!
One by one!
[grunting]
[music fades out]
[clicking]
[explosion reverberating]
[insects chittering]
[steam hissing]
Do you know how to fix this?
Looks to me like a loose hose.
I'll take care of it for you.
I'm sorry.
He knew the risks.
Like all of us.
So, this doesn't affect you at all?
It's not important.
- What's important is--
- The mission. Yeah, I know.
Well, you're not gonna help
the mission acting like an asshole.
[gas hissing]
[Clara] We've got two options.
We either go north,
or we bypass going west. Got it?
Yeah.
[Clara] We've got two choices.
Which one is the safest one?
[Clara] Neither of them.
Both roads converge
about 30 miles from the village.
I think we should split up into two teams.
You and me will go first.
We'll go west.
Then you guys leave by the north,
once the truck is ready.
He's right.
We only need one truckload for the well.
If we split up, we've got
a better chance of making it.
We'll make it.
All of us.
Keep radio contact. See you at the well.
[Clara] Hey.
Why are you going with
Gauthier and not with me?
I won't be able to
drive if you're with me.
[chuckles softly]
I knew you were the romantic type.
Be careful, okay?
[dramatic music playing]
[jingling]
[engine starts]
[music fades out]
- [speaking Arabic]
- [goats bleating]
Fuck me!
[tense music playing]
[drill whirring]
[tense music continues]
- [inhales sharply]
- [music ends]
[rocks clattering]
[engine starts]
[gears grinding]
[suspenseful music playing]
[wheels spinning]
We made it. Okay, let's go.
What's goin' on?
If I'm alone, then I get your share.
And the others too actually.
You'll never make it to
the well on your own.
There's only 30 miles to go.
I can make it.
[gas hissing]
[metallic creaking]
[villagers chattering]
If they made it through, so can we.
You drive, I'll guide.
Okay.
Keep going, keep going! Don't stop!
[jingling]
That's it, keep going!
Don't stop! Keep going, keep going!
[laughing]
[laughing hysterically]
[gears grinding]
[grunting]
[jingling]
[sighs]
Good job.
Let the engine cool for a minute.
[Clara] They already made it up?
[gears grinding]
[grunting]
[gasping]
[reverberations rumbling]
[melancholy music playing]
[Clara] We're all gonna die.
[goatherd in Arabic] Help!
Help! A man is down.
Someone's injured over there.
We need to go and help him!
Fred!
[Alex] Can you hear me?
- [in Arabic] What happened?
- Nothing, we found him like that.
He got shot at by a man he was with.
In the same truck as yours.
Gauthier did this.
Hey.
I'll go get the truck.
Hey. Hang in there. Okay?
Don't give up.
Fred! Look at me.
Fred. Stay awake.
Come on, look at me.
Please, look at me. Good.
Stay with me. Okay? Hang in there.
[Fred groaning]
There's still no sign of that
drilling team. Where are they?
I've had no news.
Their chopper got shot down.
There's no time to send another team.
The company's not gonna like that.
Find a solution.
[Anne] What solution do you expect me to
find? I'm alone in the fuckin' desert.
You're in charge of that site.
If the well explodes, the company will
hold you responsible, do you understand?
Find a local solution.
What do you mean by "local solution"?
You know exactly what I mean.
When you have the nitro.
Make sure that it ends up in the well.
Okay.
Find the chopper.
And get the wife and daughter.
[tense music playing]
Damn it!
[jingling]
[gunshots]
Hey! What're you doing?
[grunting]
[straining]
[crying out]
[straining]
[music fades out]
[gasping]
We're almost there, Fred.
- Alex!
- Don't move!
Malya!
[Anne] Don't do anything stupid.
[dramatic note plays]
What're you doing?
Where's Gauthier?
He's dead! But we have the nitro.
Call in the drilling team!
There's no drilling team!
There's no one!
We're the only ones here.
And the only way
for you to save the villagers
is to drive that truck into the well!
There's a helicopter on the way.
Save your family!
Blow that well, and I promise
I'll save your wife and daughter!
Papa.
[gunshot]
[grunting]
[sighs]
[Malya] Papa!
[panting]
[gas hissing]
Fred...
Fred!
[lock clicks]
- [engine starting]
- [grunting]
Open the door.
What're you doing? Don't do it, please.
Don't do it, Fred, please.
[Clara crying]
[chuckles softly, sniffles]
[dramatic music playing]
[explosion approaching]
[silence]
[melancholy music playing]
[inaudible]
[music fades out]
[somber music playing]
THE WAGES OF FEAR
[music fades out]
[exciting music playing]
[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[music fades out]
[crackling]
[distant rumbling]
[gunshots firing]
[gunshots continue]
[intense music playing]
Oh my God!
[bullets ricocheting]
[woman] Where the hell are they?
Can't see anything. There's too much dust!
Hang on.
I don't see anyone!
[wheels whirring]
[engine revving]
Come on!
[man] Clara, forget it!
- Come on, let's go!
- I'm not leaving without these vaccines.
[shouting in Arabic]
[intense music continues]
[car horn honking]
[car horn honking]
[horns continue honking]
[gunshots firing]
- [horses neighing]
- [men] Hya!
[panting]
[people chattering]
Yeah! [laughing]
- Wow!
- [child laughing]
- [man] You okay?
- Yeah.
Have you run into them before?
In their territory, yeah. But never here.
- Wah! [laughing]
- Are you busy?
Not really, you?
[dramatic music playing]
[both panting]
[Clara moans softly] Yeah.
[children chattering outside]
- Why do you keep doing these runs?
- Hm.
Can't stand being away from me?
I'm serious, Clara.
It's way too dangerous. You gotta stop.
You see this?
This is all I've got left from my father.
This is where I grew up. It's my home.
You think this scares me?
What about you? What are you hiding from?
- [wind gusting]
- [children continue playing]
[helicopter approaching]
9 MONTHS EARLIER
[radio host] High-ranking officials
commissioned officers and regular soldiers
are all involved in this
unprecedented military coup.
The president, who just last month
had survived an attempted coup
has fled the country.
This brings an abrupt end to a government
that had itself overthrown the monarchy.
- Hey.
- [man on phone] Any news about the boat?
Yeah, we leave tomorrow morning.
I'll come pick you up.
- Are you home?
- [man] No, I'm at the office.
I'm getting rid of the explosives.
- [Fred] I thought they'd taken everything.
- Fred, my job is to demolish buildings.
I'm not gonna let those bastards
take my gear and destroy the country.
[Fred] Whether you give them your gear
or not won't change anything.
Maybe, but at least
I won't have blood on my hands.
[people chanting through phone]
What's goin' on? Where are you?
[people shouting]
[man] Fred, you there? Can you hear me?
I'm in the middle of it.
I have to get a client out of the country.
It's not easy with the riots.
Be careful, okay?
Yeah, you too.
Yeah.
[tense music playing]
[keys rattling]
[protestors shouting]
- [glass shattering]
- Whoa!
[shouting indistinctly]
[guard] Assalamu alaikum.
Thanks.
[tense music fades out]
[insects chirping]
Excuse me, sir.
- The plane is ready. We're good to go.
- Perfect.
[doorbell ringing]
[man] What the hell is she doing here?
This is for you.
Thanks.
[keypad beeping]
Wait for me outside, okay?
You're here to talk to me
about your oil wells again?
Look. It's Fred.
She one of your clients?
I thought you'd left.
I have a boat out in the morning.
One last job.
Then I'm done.
You've made up your mind? No regrets?
No, it's a fuckin' mess. I prefer Paris.
That's a real pity. The bigger
the mess, the bigger the check.
- But you already know that. Huh?
- [siren sounding]
What the fuck's this?
[car doors opening and closing]
Where's the owner?
[speaking Arabic] Search the place.
You, with me.
Stay there.
[in English] Bodyguards?
Uh-huh.
[chatter over police radio]
Going someplace, sir?
[Fred] Go 'round the pool.
Where are the other guys?
I can make you a very wealthy man.
- Too late for that, my friend.
- [gunshot]
[energetic music playing]
[grunting]
[screaming]
[grunting]
[gunshots]
[bodyguard] Let's split up.
[grunting]
[cracking]
[suspenseful music playing]
[gunshot]
- [exciting music playing]
- [grunting]
[muffled groaning]
[officer] You're shooting
at police officers!
You motherfuckers are dead!
Come on, let's go! Let's go!
Open the door, come on!
[engine starting]
[music ends]
- [sirens wailing]
- [helicopter blades whirring]
- It's beautiful, huh?
- Really pretty.
[man narrating nature documentary]
I don't want to go and live in Paris.
I wanna live here
and stay with my friends.
I know, sweetie.
But it's like we said before.
Huh? We can't stay here.
It's too dangerous.
[knocking on door]
[narrator continues talking]
- You check your messages?
- No.
Hey!
- Uncle Fred!
- There's my favorite niece.
- Gimme a hug!
- I missed you so much!
Where's my kiss? And another.
All good, Fred?
- Ready for our trip?
- And you?
I'm right behind you.
I told you when you married him.
You can't have one brother
without the other. We're inseparable.
[woman] Are you thirsty?
Come here. Let's take a look.
We need to talk.
- [woman] What would you like?
- Hm.
[distant shouting and explosions]
What did you do with your gear?
I buried it all. I kept
a few bits and pieces. That's it.
Enough to blow a safe?
A tip from my client before he got killed.
And there's a lot more
where that came from.
What are you talking about?
Before he got killed?
- Let's go get it.
- No, no, no.
- Hey, hey. Alex, listen.
- No.
I've got nothing, Alex.
I can't go back to France like this.
You want me to go back to driving trucks?
You need this as much as I do.
You know what they do to thieves
and their families here?
Hey. We're family.
We're brothers. I wouldn't ask you to
do this if I thought there was any risk.
I need your help.
[sighs]
No risk?
[tense music playing]
THE WAGES OF FEAR
[music fades out]
[people clamoring]
[kids chattering]
Hey. On your way home?
[chuckles] Come on, get going.
- Hey, Uncle Fred.
- How are you, cupcake?
Okay, I guess.
Were you with your girlfriend?
- Girlfriend? I don't have a girlfriend.
- Yeah, you do. The doctor.
No. She's not my girlfriend.
She's just a friend.
[gas hissing]
[metallic creaking]
[teacher] Okay, let's do it one more time.
- Could you introduce yourself?
- My name is Rihanna.
[all laughing]
- [teacher] That'll do for today.
- [all continue chuckling]
Go play a little bit.
[teacher] So what's this about bandits?
What bandits?
Stop it. Everyone knows.
Are they here because of your bullshit?
The pay is good, and we need the money.
To do what?
To leave the country.
[scoffs]
And my husband?
Remember him? Your brother,
who was arrested because of you?
- Yeah, I remember. I know, I know.
- No, no.
You killed cops.
Did you forget?
Let me get you across the border.
They're looking for both of you here.
- It's too dangerous.
- Do whatever you want. I'm not leaving.
Not without him.
[dog barking]
[explosion]
- Run this way, come on!
- Malya!
[explosions continue]
[people clamoring]
[explosion]
[tense music playing]
[gas hissing]
[music fades out]
[people clamoring]
[man grunting]
[men shouting in Arabic]
[grunting]
[grunts]
[inmate] Go on, do it!
- [yelling]
- [all cheering]
[inmate laughing]
[grunts]
- [screaming]
- [crowd cheering wildly]
[growling]
[grunting]
[inmates continue cheering]
[ominous music playing]
[sighs] And the rest?
This is the going rate for cop killers.
If you don't want it, that's okay.
I don't like your attitude, I'm gonna have
to teach you some manners.
[straining]
[inmates cheering]
[dog barking]
[somber music playing]
[clamoring sounds fade to background]
[man over PA in Arabic]
Everyone on the ground, now!
Hurry up!
Everyone on the ground, now! Hurry up!
[gunshots]
[somber music continues]
[music fades out]
[loud clanging]
Get your ass over here.
[wind whistling]
After that bullshit today,
you owe us at least ten more fights.
I'm done fighting.
Find someone else.
If you don't fight, you're no use to me.
It's your call, your decision.
But if I were you, I'd keep one eye open.
Sweet dreams.
[breathing deeply]
[tense breathing]
[screaming]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Alex] Cops.
Cops killed your client?
Yeah, dirty cops. So what?
If you had told me, I wouldn't be here.
And you know that.
Hey. Trust me.
Okay?
This way.
[melancholy music playing]
[stifled sobs]
- [suspenseful music playing]
- [Fred] There it is.
You got this?
- [Alex] Let me work.
- I'll be outside.
[bag unzipping]
[insects chirping]
[dog barking]
[soldier speaking Arabic]
[suspenseful music continues]
[gun clicking]
[soldiers speaking Arabic]
[soldiers continue speaking Arabic]
[soldier in English] Stop! Don't move!
- [guns cocking]
- [soldier] Turn around slowly.
[music fades out]
[timer beeping]
[melancholy music playing]
[melancholy music continues]
[music fades out]
It happened when they attacked yesterday.
They hit a gas pocket.
[Fred] It's becoming
too dangerous for everyone.
[man] Get some sleep.
You've been on watch all night.
It's okay, I've got it.
See you later.
[distant siren wailing]
- [knocking on door]
- [man 1] Here you go.
One million, as agreed.
As head of security,
it's your responsibility to save the well.
What do we know?
[man 2] Our fears have been confirmed.
Beneath the gas pocket, we found
a second, larger one, under the village.
If the fire spreads,
we believe the wall that separates
both pockets will give way.
The only chance we have is to
extinguish the fire and stop it spreading.
To do this, we need to explode
100 kilos of nitroglycerin.
If this goes wrong,
we're both finished, you understand?
- Do you trust your team?
- The local NGO rep has agreed to help.
She'll do anything to save
the people in the village.
As for the other two,
you've read their file...
We'll make them an offer
they can't refuse.
You've got a little over
24 hours to put out the fire.
I'm counting on you.
[helicopter whirring]
[metallic creaking]
[gas whistling]
- [helicopter approaching]
- [yelling in Arabic]
Fred. There are people
from the oil company who want to see us.
[sighs]
[door creaking]
- [bodyguard] Been a while. How are ya?
- Okay.
It's nice to meet you.
Anne Marchand.
I represent the oil
company that owns this well.
What do you want?
We need you. To put out the fire.
Apart from pissing on it,
I don't think I can help.
There's a gas pocket under
the well feeding the fire.
The only way to put it out is to blow
it up. We have a stock of nitroglycerin.
We need you to drive
the trucks to get it here.
Where is it?
At a solar plant.
- 500 miles away.
- [chuckles softly]
You want me to drive 500 miles
with a truck full of explosives?
You really want me to believe that
I'm the only driver you guys could find?
Everyone else said no.
Well, you won't mind if I decline then.
We know that your brother's in prison.
I can have him released.
We need an explosives expert.
This is the plan.
You drive the truck,
your brother handles the nitro.
Gauthier and his team will handle
your security in bandit country.
There'll be one million
waiting for you when you get back.
And we'll take care of getting
you out of the country.
All of you.
All four?
I don't know what's going on,
but do whatever they say.
Bring back my husband. Bring Alex home.
[shuddering breaths]
Let me handle this. Trust me.
- Mm.
- [Anne] He'll walk you back.
- How'll you get my brother out?
- We have a plan.
And the nitro?
How do you get it into the well?
The company is sending
a team of drilling experts.
They'll take care of everything.
[Gauthier] Don't worry about it.
Oh, and we won't be alone.
From what I heard,
you guys know each other.
They'll be coming with us.
They'll be our guides.
They know the roads.
I'll check on the chopper.
What the fuck do you think you're doing?
For months, we've been going
back and forth to the capital.
We're the best guides you can get.
You know we're not
carrying vaccines, right?
Do you know the way better than us?
No.
Now please stop treating me
like a child you need to protect.
Um... what exactly is your relationship?
We fuck each other.
Sometimes.
Okay. So are you good,
or is this gonna be a problem?
No problem.
All right. I'll handle the drilling team.
[lock rattling]
[men shouting in Arabic]
[guard in English] Take it!
Put it on!
[shouting continues]
[mechanical clanging]
[car door opening]
[engine starting]
Why not use the helicopter
to move the nitro?
It's too unstable.
With the changes in altitude,
it would explode.
Fred? Take a look.
This area here is controlled by the army.
The other's controlled by the bandits.
My men will handle them.
We have to leave the capital tonight.
[Fred] What if there are checkpoints?
- There's only one I know of on our route.
- So how do we avoid it?
We don't. We'd waste too much time.
We'll be traveling
as a humanitarian convoy.
[Fred] And how do we do that?
Our NGO has travel passes.
We're heading there now.
Don't forget the people in the village.
That's why we're doing this.
What're you talking about?
They found a second gas pocket.
It goes all the way under the village.
Hm. So what?
So if we don't put out the fire,
the second pocket will blow up
and destroy the entire village.
When were you gonna tell me?
- My brother's wife and daughter are there.
- I know.
If anything happens,
they'll be evacuated. I promise.
And what about the others in the village?
We can't evacuate everyone. 5,000 people?
We wouldn't stand a chance
out there with those bandits.
The engineers gave us 24 hours.
- Don't worry, we'll be back in time.
- Hey! We're all in this together.
If we wanna make it,
we need to start trusting each other.
- [Clara gasping]
- [Gauthier] Ah!
- Put on your masks. It's gas!
- Fuck!
[alarm sounding]
[Clara and Gauthier sigh]
We're good! We're out of range.
- [alarm cuts out]
- [Fred exhales sharply]
[tense music playing]
[rain pattering]
[lights humming]
There's clean clothes for
you in the locker room.
[sighs]
[groans]
[helicopter approaching]
[helicopter departing]
[grunting loudly]
- [Alex] Ah! Fucking coward!
- [grunting]
Alex, stop! Stop it! Calm down!
Alex, calm down!
- [Alex straining]
- Wait!
- I said calm down.
- Get off me!
[panting]
[Gauthier] Alex!
I understand that you're angry with him.
But if you can't get past it,
people are gonna die.
[scoffs]
Hey.
Even if you don't care about these people,
think about your wife and daughter.
How are they?
How are they?
They're okay.
They're waiting for you.
[exhales sharply]
- [man] Is that nitroglycerin?
- [Gauthier] Got it from the solar plant.
When they install the new solar panels,
they use this to clear the area
and level the terrain.
Explosives like this haven't been used
in over 30 years.
There's tons of it left
since the coup d'tat.
That's the job.
My team already went ahead,
all we do is load the truck.
[tense music playing]
[gasping]
I want you all to be aware
of what we're dealing with.
How much nitro do you
need to blow up the well?
A hundred kilos.
Are you sure there's enough there?
There'll be twice as much.
And we're taking it all.
Why are you taking the risk
of carrying so much of it then?
Because I get paid to deliver 200.
- Well, then one truck won't be enough.
- How come?
If you want us to carry that much nitro,
you'll need two trucks.
Problem is, we just have one driver.
I'll take the second truck.
Okay. Get the trucks ready.
- We're heading to the NGO.
- [dramatic music playing]
Follow my orders and shut your mouth.
Go get me some crates.
Eight for each truck.
[car engine starting]
[Clara] All right, wait here.
- I thought you were back at the village?
- I just missed you too much.
I missed you too!
I'm not your type, huh? [laughing]
- Here. Grab this.
- Thanks.
[whispering] One, two...
What do you think of the brothers?
They're a pain in the ass.
But we need them.
[ratchet clanking]
Alex.
We need to talk.
You don't get it, do you?
If it wasn't for this fuckin' fire,
I'd still be rotting in jail.
You got it?
- [Gauthier] Are we good?
- Good enough.
- [Gauthier] What's your location?
- [man] Ten minutes out from the plant.
Site will be secured when you arrive.
Perfect. I'll see you there.
[music ends]
Can I have one?
Thanks.
Your daughter's Malya, right?
I've met her a few times.
She told me she'd like to be a doctor.
That's her dream.
Hey.
You'll see them soon.
Not soon enough.
[hopeful music playing]
[Gauthier] Come on, let's go!
[whistling] We gotta move!
We've got less than 24 hours
to get this done.
[breathing deeply]
[walkie-talkie beeps]
[engine starts]
[engine roars to life]
[hopeful music continues]
[music fades out]
[soldiers chattering]
- [soldier 1 in Arabic] Nothing.
- [soldier 2] Keep searching.
[dog barking]
[tense music playing]
Put the patches on your vests.
[soldier 3 in English]
Turn off your engine.
[air brakes hiss]
[soldiers speaking in Arabic]
Keep calm, don't panic.
I've never been any calmer.
Assalamu alaikum.
- Your papers, please.
- Hm.
[dog barking]
[in Arabic] Check this out.
HQ. This is Unit 4.
We need a confirmation on ID A153025.
[tense music continues]
[soldiers chattering in Arabic]
[in English] We're supposed to be
notified 24 hours in advance
of any supply runs out of the capital.
You should've received it.
No.
Sorry, but we really
have to get through tonight.
We have medical supplies
that have to be delivered urgently.
[soldier 4 shouting in Arabic]
I'll let you through.
But I'm warning you, next time
we must receive prior notification.
This won't happen again. I promise.
[in Arabic] Let them through!
[in English] Well done.
[in Arabic] Let's go! Go on! Let's go!
[dramatic music playing]
[gear grinding]
[music fades out]
- [walkie-talkie beeping]
- Show them where it is. Follow the bike.
What do you mean?
The nitro's your job, guys.
It'll be quicker if we all go together.
If I've gonna take care of the nitro,
then I'm gonna take your share, got it?
[sighs]
Where do you think you're going?
They need help. We're in a hurry.
Isn't that what you told me?
Nobody knows these roads like you.
I can't take that risk.
Just being pragmatic.
Let's go, Fred,
we're wasting too much time.
[suspenseful music playing]
Keep going, you're good.
[blowing sharply]
[Gauthier] When we leave,
we'll head in this direction.
And then this road over here
should save us some time.
How are things going?
[Alex] Finishing the second truck.
Leaving soon.
[sighs] We're all done.
[engine starting]
[suspenseful music continues]
[jingling]
[grunting]
[mercenary] Ah!
[music ends]
[reverberations rumbling]
[inaudible]
So, what's your problem?
[sighs]
Are you gonna sulk all day?
- [exhales sharply]
- [tires squeal]
- Men died back there, you know?
- And?
You think I don't give a shit?
Is there a problem?
That's two trucks of nitro back there.
Let's lose the fuckin' attitude
and concentrate on the road, got it?
It's straight ahead. You can't miss it.
We're okay.
[door closing]
[Clara] Fucking asshole!
Why didn't you say anything?
If you don't wanna talk about it,
that's okay.
But I know how you take care of
his family, and I know you're no coward.
[jingling]
Army roadblock ahead.
[over radio] Army roadblock.
I don't get it,
this isn't a military zone.
[ominous music playing]
Come on.
[engine turns off]
They're not military, that's for sure.
[ominous music continues]
Assalamu alaikum.
How are you?
And where are you heading?
We're carrying medical supplies
for a refugee camp.
- A lot of people for medical supplies.
- It's a dangerous road, Commander.
Out of the car. Let me see your papers.
Getting through will require payment.
We can't pay you.
We're only carrying supplies.
- Let's take a look at those supplies.
- I'm sorry, but I can't allow it.
- [chuckling softly]
- [music fades out]
- [in Arabic] He said it's impossible.
- [laughing loudly]
- [firing stops]
- [echoing]
[ominous music continues]
- I'll talk to him.
- What are you doing?
Relax.
Hey!
Hey!
Do you know what this means?
It means we're here to help people!
We're with an NGO!
If you stop us, people will die!
Okay, okay!
[in Arabic] Don't move. I said don't move.
Show me your hands.
I said show me your hands.
- [in English] We're not a threat.
- What do you think you're doing?
- We're here to help people. We--
- Who are you?
Drop your gun, or we're both gonna die.
Okay! Let's calm down!
Everyone, calm down!
You'll die like dogs, you hear me?
[in Arabic] You! Let him go!
Get away from him.
[gunshot]
No!
- [gunshots firing]
- [exciting music playing]
[bullets ricocheting]
[grunting]
Djibril! Djibril!
Djibril! Djibril!
No! Djibril! Djibril!
- No! No!
- Come on! Come on!
- Let's go! Come on!
- No!
- Let's go!
- No! No! Ah!
- Let me go!
- [Fred] Move out! Get to the trucks!
Faster, move it!
Let me go!
[music fades out]
[coughing]
[in Arabic] Let's go! Let's catch them.
Let's go!
[intense music playing]
Fuck!
[gunshots firing]
[jingling]
[gun cocking]
[accelerating]
[in Arabic] Kill them all!
[grunting]
Turn right there!
[jingling]
[music fades out]
[truck braking]
[gunshots firing]
[Alex] We're going too fast.
- We need to secure the crates.
- Okay.
The pickup's finished.
[grunting] Why did you shoot?
- Hey, hey! Hey!
- Don't fucking touch me.
[Clara] Let go of me!
- Don't touch me!
- Asshole!
You should've died!
- Let me go!
- Clara, relax.
- Let me go!
- Relax!
It's his fault Djibril is dead.
[Gauthier] He knew the risks.
[pensive music playing]
[Clara sobbing softly]
Leave me alone.
Leave me alone, okay?
Okay.
We've lost too much time.
We're changing routes.
We'll take the north road.
Clara, did he run this by you?
[Gauthier] No, I didn't run it by her.
She led us to that roadblock.
I'm still the one in charge.
Follow my orders.
We're taking the north road.
It'll save us some time.
We've only got eight hours left.
[engine starting]
[Gauthier] Echo, you take the lead.
Move it! Come on, let's go!
[uplifting music playing]
[music ends]
[softly praying in Arabic]
[gas hissing]
[Fred] How did you meet Djibril?
It was after the coup,
he'd lost his parents.
We took him in at the NGO.
We have to save the village.
Otherwise, he'll have died for nothing.
[jingling]
It's riskier here.
But we'll gain some time.
[Gauthier] Everyone, keep your eyes open.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Fred] Get down.
[Gauthier] Shut off the engine!
[music fades out]
Nobody move!
We're not under attack.
We're in a minefield.
I'm guessing there's mines
all the way to the river.
So what do we do, huh? We're running late.
[chains rattling]
Do you know anything about mines?
No, but I'm staying.
Go back to the truck. Got it?
[chains rattling]
Get as far back as possible.
[exhales sharply]
[both straining]
Ready?
[both straining]
[straining]
Again.
[clicking]
Don't move.
Keep still.
Easy.
[tense music playing]
I'm sorry for what happened.
Can we talk later?
What?
It's an anti-tank mine. I can't defuse it.
Okay.
Fuck!
Okay.
Okay.
- Gimme your hands.
- [music fades out]
I won't let you die here.
If we do this, then both of us die.
You're my brother.
So listen carefully and do what I say.
Gimme your hands.
- No.
- Your hands!
[exhales sharply]
Ready?
- Yeah.
- Okay!
No, wait!
On the count of three?
Yeah.
On three.
- On three.
- Three!
[both grunting]
[both laughing]
That's some pretty
shitty equipment they have.
- [gunshot]
- [both grunting]
[suspenseful music playing]
[panting]
Get to cover!
[Gauthier] Boulder! Two o'clock!
[gunshots continue]
[sniper shot]
[Gauthier] Single sniper only!
[sniper in Arabic]
We'll kill you, assholes!
One by one!
[grunting]
[music fades out]
[clicking]
[explosion reverberating]
[insects chittering]
[steam hissing]
Do you know how to fix this?
Looks to me like a loose hose.
I'll take care of it for you.
I'm sorry.
He knew the risks.
Like all of us.
So, this doesn't affect you at all?
It's not important.
- What's important is--
- The mission. Yeah, I know.
Well, you're not gonna help
the mission acting like an asshole.
[gas hissing]
[Clara] We've got two options.
We either go north,
or we bypass going west. Got it?
Yeah.
[Clara] We've got two choices.
Which one is the safest one?
[Clara] Neither of them.
Both roads converge
about 30 miles from the village.
I think we should split up into two teams.
You and me will go first.
We'll go west.
Then you guys leave by the north,
once the truck is ready.
He's right.
We only need one truckload for the well.
If we split up, we've got
a better chance of making it.
We'll make it.
All of us.
Keep radio contact. See you at the well.
[Clara] Hey.
Why are you going with
Gauthier and not with me?
I won't be able to
drive if you're with me.
[chuckles softly]
I knew you were the romantic type.
Be careful, okay?
[dramatic music playing]
[jingling]
[engine starts]
[music fades out]
- [speaking Arabic]
- [goats bleating]
Fuck me!
[tense music playing]
[drill whirring]
[tense music continues]
- [inhales sharply]
- [music ends]
[rocks clattering]
[engine starts]
[gears grinding]
[suspenseful music playing]
[wheels spinning]
We made it. Okay, let's go.
What's goin' on?
If I'm alone, then I get your share.
And the others too actually.
You'll never make it to
the well on your own.
There's only 30 miles to go.
I can make it.
[gas hissing]
[metallic creaking]
[villagers chattering]
If they made it through, so can we.
You drive, I'll guide.
Okay.
Keep going, keep going! Don't stop!
[jingling]
That's it, keep going!
Don't stop! Keep going, keep going!
[laughing]
[laughing hysterically]
[gears grinding]
[grunting]
[jingling]
[sighs]
Good job.
Let the engine cool for a minute.
[Clara] They already made it up?
[gears grinding]
[grunting]
[gasping]
[reverberations rumbling]
[melancholy music playing]
[Clara] We're all gonna die.
[goatherd in Arabic] Help!
Help! A man is down.
Someone's injured over there.
We need to go and help him!
Fred!
[Alex] Can you hear me?
- [in Arabic] What happened?
- Nothing, we found him like that.
He got shot at by a man he was with.
In the same truck as yours.
Gauthier did this.
Hey.
I'll go get the truck.
Hey. Hang in there. Okay?
Don't give up.
Fred! Look at me.
Fred. Stay awake.
Come on, look at me.
Please, look at me. Good.
Stay with me. Okay? Hang in there.
[Fred groaning]
There's still no sign of that
drilling team. Where are they?
I've had no news.
Their chopper got shot down.
There's no time to send another team.
The company's not gonna like that.
Find a solution.
[Anne] What solution do you expect me to
find? I'm alone in the fuckin' desert.
You're in charge of that site.
If the well explodes, the company will
hold you responsible, do you understand?
Find a local solution.
What do you mean by "local solution"?
You know exactly what I mean.
When you have the nitro.
Make sure that it ends up in the well.
Okay.
Find the chopper.
And get the wife and daughter.
[tense music playing]
Damn it!
[jingling]
[gunshots]
Hey! What're you doing?
[grunting]
[straining]
[crying out]
[straining]
[music fades out]
[gasping]
We're almost there, Fred.
- Alex!
- Don't move!
Malya!
[Anne] Don't do anything stupid.
[dramatic note plays]
What're you doing?
Where's Gauthier?
He's dead! But we have the nitro.
Call in the drilling team!
There's no drilling team!
There's no one!
We're the only ones here.
And the only way
for you to save the villagers
is to drive that truck into the well!
There's a helicopter on the way.
Save your family!
Blow that well, and I promise
I'll save your wife and daughter!
Papa.
[gunshot]
[grunting]
[sighs]
[Malya] Papa!
[panting]
[gas hissing]
Fred...
Fred!
[lock clicks]
- [engine starting]
- [grunting]
Open the door.
What're you doing? Don't do it, please.
Don't do it, Fred, please.
[Clara crying]
[chuckles softly, sniffles]
[dramatic music playing]
[explosion approaching]
[silence]
[melancholy music playing]
[inaudible]
[music fades out]
[somber music playing]
THE WAGES OF FEAR
[music fades out]
[exciting music playing]
[tense music playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[music fades out]