Half-Price
2003 · 63 MIN · IMDB 6.0 · 227 VOTES · DIR. Isild Le Besco
Overview
Demi-Tarif follows the low-key adventures of three young siblings, Romeo, Launa, and the youngest - Leo, left on their own in a rundown Paris apartment. One of them narrates, wistfully explaining how their mother abandoned them and calls them once in a while to see how they are doing or tell them she loves them. The three kids do as they please, roaming the streets, running out of restaurants without paying for food, and shoplifting from the local grocery store. They eat whatever and whenever they want, gorging themselves on sweets. They beg for change on the Metro and show up late for school in tattered, dirty clothes. All the while, they try to keep the fact that they are alone a secret from the world of adults.
Dialogue Timeline — 228 lines
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00:00:36 We were happy
00:01:29 We managed pretty well anyway
00:03:38 Not to go back
00:06:19 Glad to know it
00:09:34 after school
00:16:53 In winter, to catch cold
00:19:31 It was a secret
00:21:38 hardly ever
00:22:40 We dressed up
00:22:55 We were aIways talking about
00:23:49 We'd get presents
00:24:25 In the morning, she'd be gone
00:32:28 He'd wake us up
00:34:07 She didn't pay attention
00:38:39 We'd sleep together, huddled up
00:49:36 I'd like to know why
00:50:00 but it never works
00:50:21 Your clothes are not very clean
00:50:50 some time?
00:51:10 Well, we pay half a dollar each time
00:51:38 Because otherwise I'm here for that
00:54:38 she came to pick us up
00:56:31 in the cold water