Young Assane and Bruno: the master's lessons
Bruno cannot afford Keller's entry fee, so young Assane proposes stealing wallets; Bruno appoints himself master and lectures on rich neighborhoods.
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10 moments.
Keller orders Assane and Bruno into the ring
In the past, Bruno accuses young Assane of stealing his girl; Keller calls it betrayal and decrees a fight until they respect each other.
Assane asks Manon to betray Keller
In her cell, Assane asks Keller's partner to snitch; she throws loyalty at him, he reminds her he was 17 and asks what family makes kids fight and kill.
1998: Keller forces Bruno to shoot a cop
Flashback to the botched emerald job: Keller hands Bruno a gun and screams at him to shoot while young Assane begs him not to.
The pearl or freedom: Assane corners Keller at the Arc
Keller learns Manon betrayed him, the cops close in, old wounds from 1998 are reopened, and Assane offers one choice: hand over the pearl or go free.
Assane sneaks a steak into Ben's cell and learns Claire knows
Assane visits Ben in prison with a rare steak. Ben warns that Claire knows he is alive; Assane names the kidnapper from his past and promises to handle it.
1998: Keller bullies Bruno after the social worker's visit, Assane pushes back
A surprise inspection nearly ends in a report. Once the social worker leaves, Keller turns on Bruno and young Assane asks whether they really need him.
Young Assane reads his mother's goodbye and finds a home at Keller's gym
A letter says his mother left him for good; a friend takes him to the boxing gym where the godfather Keller takes him in.
Keller claims young Assane as family while the coffin goes into the ground
Keller pushes the grieving boy through a punishing round and tells him he has a family now, intercut with the burial.
Young Assane walks out of the gym: son of two crooks
Told his mother cannot help him, the boy quits Keller's gym and decides he is no better than his parents.