When I Was 5, I Killed Myself
1994 · 90 MIN · IMDB 6.4 · 155 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Claude Sussfeld
Overview
This film is about Gils, a young boy (about ten) in a juvenile mental hospital in 1950's France. Flashbacks recount his conflicts with authority and his strong relationship with Jessica, a similarly rebellious schoolmate. Simultaneously, a compassionate doctor develops a trusting friendship with Gils, which a higher-ranking authoritarian doctor tries to thwart.
Dialogue Timeline — 761 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:01:46 Hello. My name is Gilbert Rembrant but everyone calls me Gil.
00:05:35 You'll see there are many here.
00:08:20 It don't hurt me!
00:11:03 You can tell it was soft just by looking at it.
00:17:30 Shut up!
00:20:11 So his son wouldn't hate him he said he was a football champion.
00:23:01 Ouch!
00:26:23 You'll tell me the truth, yes?
00:28:13 I'm drowning!
00:31:27 - Yes. - Can I do something for you?
00:34:22 You better get out of here right away.
00:37:45 Excuse me, but I don't see how this involves me.
00:41:01 Edouard, don't do that.
00:43:59 Let up a little! Let go! Let me go, go! Let me go!
00:46:35 To love you madly my love! To love you madly night and day!
00:49:35 There is nothing for this kid here. Nothing.
00:55:37 I looked in the windows of Jessica's house.
00:58:21 So they buried her.
01:00:54 Hurry, we will be soaked!
01:07:12 And Lodi Street here, well, it is gray.
01:09:47 She died in hospital, same time as my Papa.
01:13:02 She said there were things that children don't understand.
01:19:29 We'll pretend. I dunno...
01:24:35 I'd lay there, but I could not sleep
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed761
Dialogue density8.5 lines / min
First line00:01:46
Final line01:24:35
Production Record
DirectorJean-Claude Sussfeld
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes155