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This film is the result of historical
and journalistic research.
Because of controversial
gray areas in Carlos' life,
the film must be viewed as a fiction
tracing two decades in the life
of a notorious terrorist.
His relations with other characters
have been fictionalized as well.
Not bad!
So much better!
They just left.
According to wiretaps,
they're going to the airport.
The house is empty.
I want to get a look inside.
Careful, they may come back.
We'll hurry.
Come here.
A stockpile.
Something's in the works.
I'll alert airport security.
Tell them to be careful. No gunfire.
Understood.
The Alfa Romeo?
I can try.
Permission to fire back!
He's out of his mind.
Open the door!
Don’t move.
- Are you okay?
- I'm fine.
Vice Minister of the Interior
I spoke to the Minister.
He wants a report on Carlos' group.
They have backing the world over.
Especially
in progressive Arab countries.
Friends of our big brother, Moscow.
What do our Soviet comrades think?
Sorry we're late.
Have a seat.
Thank you.
The question is:
does he work for the KGB?
The West
thinks they have very close ties.
Our comrades in Moscow
are tight-lipped.
He studied there,
but was expelled for misconduct.
They claim to have no file.
It's the best possible cover.
So what do they recommend?
They say that as a sovereign state,
we should act as we see fit.
Let's make sure he has no targets
here in Hungary.
- What's out there?
- Nothing at all.
Let go!
You think I'm an idiot?
Come here.
Some whiskey, please.
Libyan Secret Service
Aden, South Yemen
Come on, guys! The documents!
Burn them on the double!
Writer
Moscow Airport
I told you your time would come!
It will never come!
Calm down!
Don’t touch me!
Is this what you want?
Know what? You're right.
Your time will never come. Never!
Not until you learn discipline.
You think this is a game?
You think it's a game?
It's a war!
We're soldiers!
Soldiers fighting a war!
It's no game!
I'm not just your husband.
Understand?
I'm your leader.
I'll send you out on the field
only when I decide it's time.
Not a minute before.
Until then,
you have absolutely nothing to do
except to stay ready.
Watch out!
Why does Weinrich want to talk?
Probably about the weapons.
- What does the KGB say?
- Nothing, as usual.
They know of no arms
that came via Moscow.
Carlos wants to make East Berlin
a base
for attacks in Western Europe.
The arms transit
by Syrian diplomatic pouch.
Syria is allied with us
and the Soviets.
According to my report on Carlos,
he met with Qaddafi.
He's also a Libyan agent.
Syria and Libya work hand in hand.
Al-Assad and Qaddafi
will soon announce their alliance.
Carlos is a mercenary.
He's dangerous.
We have him under control.
You're naïve.
He's uncontrollable.
If Western intelligence
locates him here,
we'll be under pressure.
Let him stay in Budapest, anywhere.
But not here.
Understood?
Major Voigt!
Tell those idiots
they're making a serious mistake.
They'll have to answer for it.
It's their duty. Don't insult them.
I don’t think it's their duty
to undermine my agreement
with the Soviets.
They let me
transit arms and explosives.
I am aware of no such agreement.
I want to see Dahl.
You shall.
Given that Moscow
is helping us with these deliveries,
I wonder how you can dare stop us.
I'll keep you posted.
You have no business here now.
I need to know
about Ceausescu’s money.
Get going.
Can we come back?
When I whistle.
What's going on, Ali?
We didn't hear much. They're wary.
They mentioned Ceausescu.
He offered them a million dollars.
- What for?
- We don't know.
I want to be paid more. He hit me.
I have blood in my mouth.
Find a place for them
to load their weapons
into a camping car
with French license plates.
Colonel Dahl is returning
the confiscated arms?
It came from higher up.
It was approved by Minister Mielke.
On one condition:
the transfer must not occur
on Stasi property.
Find a suitable place.
Come on!
Back it up!
All here. You can check.
I assume there's no use asking
where you're taking them.
We have an agreement
with your superiors.
We're asking you to secure
the transportation of the weapons
to the border with West Germany.
Beyond that...
it's not your concern.
I'll personally follow the vehicle
to the border.
- Don’t cheat.
- I'm not cheating!
Not so fast. Can I look now?
One more step.
Not so fast!
It's a big surprise. Open your eyes.
You're insane!
Totally insane!
I'm 30.
It's my birthday.
I'll never get inside!
Of course you will!
You're getting inside!
I can't believe it.
I have a gift for you.
The flag of the Cuban revolution.
The flag of victory, Ilich.
I haven't been called Ilich in ages.
Okay?
Five.
Show me...
what you’re made of.
I'll hit three.
France's Ambassador to Beirut
was killed.
Louis Delamare was assassinated
near his residence.
He was alone
with his chauffeur in his car.
He was shot with 10 bullets,
3 to the head.
Damascus, Syria
Couldn’t find gloomier?
It's discreet.
There are others downtown.
Throw out your joint on the double!
- You do what I asked?
- Sure.
It's here in Rue Marbeuf.
Here's the entrance.
Al Watan Al Arabi is located here.
And Abu Zahr's office?
Here on the right.
Everyday at 9 am. he goes down
to buy the Arab press.
He reads it in this café here.
He's back in his office by 10.
I'll tell you when.
You'll pick up the car bomb
and park it in Rue Marbeuf.
Just below his office.
I'm no explosives expert.
The timer will be set.
Magdalena will come. It'll be easy.
She'll have my instructions.
Follow them to the letter.
Bruno Bréguet. I don't know you.
My friend François Genoud
speaks highly of you.
Can I trust you?
I just spent 7 years
in Israeli prison.
I'm as committed
to Palestine as ever.
I brought you 2000 dollars.
I need pictures for the passports.
We had some taken.
It wasn't very clever
to get your bag stolen.
All your stuff, your money...
First day in Paris!
50,000 dollars.
Can’t file a complaint!
Today's the day.
A white Peugeot.
Basement
of the George V parking lot.
Hello, sir.
- Can I help you?
- No, thank you.
Have your ticket?
From the gate.
Don't move!
Hang up! Now!
Don't move!
Get down!
To Gaston Defferre,
Minister of the Interior.
I'm writing to inform you
that 2 members of our organization,
Magdalena Cecilia Kopp
and Bruno Bréguet
were arrested in Paris
by French law enforcement
during mission
which wasn't targeting France.
They should not serve time
for being dedicated
to the revolutionary cause.
On behalf of our group leaders,
issue the following warning..
One,
we refuse
that our comrades stay in prison.
Two,
we will not accept their extradition
to any country whatsoever.
We demand their release
within 30 days
upon receipt of this letter.
We are not at war
with socialist France.
I ask you in all sincerity
not make us wage one.
signed
the Organization
of the Armed Arab struggle,
Arm of the Arab Revolution.
Carlos.
French Embassy at the Hague
Kopp and Bréguet's lawyer
Come...
Let's get away from the bugs.
I've been tailed
since I set foot in Hungary.
They won't let up till you leave.
The newspapers printed my letter.
Who leaked it?
The Ministry.
Defferre wanted to negotiate.
His advisors were against it.
He's stuck.
He won’t give in?
Chirac, the mayor of Paris,
is dead-set against it.
He knows I weigh my words.
If he ignores my ultimatum,
I won't hesitate to strike.
Public opinion
prevents them from giving in.
So war it is.
Two days after the ultimatum expired
Chirac is travelling in this wagon.
In the VIP section.
I heard a terrible explosion.
The window on one side...
on my right... exploded.
What's strange is that
I was wounded on this side.
At 8:40pm.
the Capitole train
was travelling at 140km/h
when an explosion
tore through the second wagon.
Pieces of the roof were found
100 meters away.
Travellers ran to help the victims.
shouts, cries for help, corpses...
AFP?
This is the Armed Wing
of the Arab Revolution.
We blew up the train.
We won't let up
until the release of Bruno Bréguet
and Magdalena Kopp.
I told you it would be war.
Beirut, two weeks later
Coder at the French Embassy
Don’t tire yourself.
The embassy is becoming unbearable.
The Syrians have gone berserk.
French TV is running
a documentary blaming them
for the Ambassador's ***.
But they did it.
They deny it.
They're using Carlos as leverage.
Any news?
A second ultimatum.
It's being kept secret
to avoid panic.
They say
they'll strike here in Beirut.
What for?
To be heard.
The trial’s an excuse.
Isn't it today?
Prison guards are on strike.
All the Syrians want
is to block the documentary. Period.
You shouldn't have!
East Berlin, two days later
Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
Postojna, Yugoslavia
The same day
Italo-French border
The next day
Offices of AI Watan Al Arabi
The same evening,
TF1 broadcasts the documentary
implicating Syria in the ***
of the French Ambassador to Lebanon
The next day, 9:00
Beginning of the trial
of Magdalena Kopp and Bruno Bréguet
9:01 am, Rue Marbeuf.
A car parks in front of number 33.
The violent detonation
rocks the windows and storefronts
up to 150 meters away.
The car was parked
by the AI Watan AI Arabi newspaper.
Last report.. one dead
46 wounded. 11 very seriously.
Did you work at the paper?
Is there a connection?
We had a bomb threat in December.
We often got letters.
What kind of letters?
"We’re going to blow you up. "
sometimes the night guard
would get a call..
"It's gonna blow.
You got 5 minutes to live. "
It had to happen.
Like when it was based in Lebanon.
Now they did it in Paris.
The government
will use every means
to find the perpetrators,
to bring them to justice
and to reinforce
the protection of the population.
As of today,
the government has decided
to declare persona non grata
the military attaché
and the cultural attaché
of the Syrian Embassy in Paris
because of their actions
on French soil.
By remaining silent,
by awaiting your verdict,
the man you call Carlos,
a man of audacity and courage,
has shown
the poise of a great politician.
Kopp and Bréguet remained seated
showing total indifference
to the trial.
Despite being entitled
to express and defend themselves,
they saw no interest or value
in the proceedings.
5 years for Bréguet, 4 for Kopp.
Twice what prosecutors asked for,
but the Rue Marbeuf bombing
tipped the scales.
Budapest, State Security
Get the whisky.
Rome, Fiumicino Airport
Follow me, ma'am.
Fleury-Mérogis, three years later
Get your things.
You leave today.
French-West German border
We've informed her
that she’s banned from France.
We'll question her, then let her go.
It's no longer our business.
Neu-Ulm, West Germany
The next day
Mama!
No one calls me so late.
Frankfurt Airport
What are you doing?
Leave that!
Fall of the Berlin Wall
Stasi Headquarters
Damascus, Syria
Where's Carlos?
He could help for once.
Where's the little girl hiding?
Where is she?
Here!
I'll catch her!
I'll eat her up piece by piece!
There she is! I found her!
Game over.
Time to go. Mama's waiting.
Where are we going?
Libya. A city called Tripoli.
Is Tripoli far?
Very far.
Damascus, the same evening
Khartoum, Sudan
Islamic guide of the Sudanese regime
Damascus, Syria
Secret Service Headquarters
Hello, Ali.
Have a seat.
You're at home here.
My Carlos assignment is over.
You've done your duty.
You stayed by his side.
He's all washed up now.
No longer of any use.
Neither to us, nor to anyone else.
I'm at your service.
I need proof of your loyalty.
You know what I mean.
Carlos can be of use one last time.
The Americans will bid highest.
They'll need our help.
Are you willing?
To help the CIA?
Khartoum Airport
- Have a good trip?
- Excellent.
French Secret Service
Follow them.
He won't be much longer.
What kind of surgery?
Plastic. Liposuction.
For his love handles.
We know him, but not by name.
Our services call him the phantom.
Now you can put a name on him.
That of a murderer.
There's a warrant out for him.
He killed two of our men
and committed attacks
all over Europe.
He must be judged in France.
State Security Headquarters
Head of Secret Service,
National Islamic Front
You can’t go home.
Too risky.
Your enemies have your address.
How?
The Syrians never forgave you
for cutting off contact.
Sold me to the U.S.?
Maybe.
You're protected by our guide,
Hassan Al-Tourabi.
You'll stay near his residence.
His guards will watch over you.
The pain in his testicles
is terrible.
Can I see him?
Yes, this way, please.
Can you lower your pyjamas?
You have any news?
How long are we staying here?
Probably several days.
We have no information.
It's a state secret.
It's in the hands
of the National Islamic Front.
And here?
You're on French territory.
was arrested in 1994 in Yemen,
then extradited to Germany.
He is currently serving
a life sentence
in a prison in Berlin.
spent three years in Venezuela
with Carlos' family.
Returned in 1995
to Neu-Ulm, her home town,
in exchange for cooperating
with German investigators.
was arrested in 1998
in a town in Normandy,
after several years in hiding.
Tried in 2001 for the OPEC raid,
he received a 9-year sentence.
Given amnesty in 2003,
he lives in France.
After 10 years in a Swiss prison,
she was extradited
in 1987 to Germany
where she was tried
for the OPEC raid.
Because witnesses
were scared to testify,
she was acquitted in May of 1990.
She died of cancer 5 years later,
at the age of 44.
Was sentenced to life
for trying to kill
the former Iranian prime minister
in Paris.
He was released and extradited
after a series of bombings, in 1990.
Now a geopolitical consultant
for Lebanese TV.
He was never prosecuted
for the OPEC raid in Vienna.
Came to France after Carlos' arrest,
but left without seeing him.
She has since vanished
without a trace.
is still on the run.
Was convicted in 1997
to life in prison
for killing 2 DST agents
in Rue Toullier.
He is currently serving his sentence
in a penitentiary in Clairvaux.
He is soon to be tried for bombing
the Capitole train and Rue Marbeuf.
Indicted for the drugstore bombing,
which is still under investigation.
He was never prosecuted
for the OPEC raid.
PART THREE
Subtitling by CMC - Paris
SRT Subs by Pablo Le Messiah