Hacine and Coralie After Parenthood

And Their Children After Them

This flow traces Hacine’s struggle to inhabit an ordinary family life as he becomes a father and his relationship with Coralie changes.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

A Stable Couple A Stable Couple from "And Their Children After Them". An Ordinary Refuge Shared routines Hacine and Coralie build a life around work, friends, their home, and small pleasures.

A Stable Couple from "And Their Children After Them". An Ordinary Refuge Shared routines Hacine and Coralie build a life around work, friends, their home, and small pleasures.

An Ordinary Refuge Shared routines Hacine and Coralie build a life around work, friends, their home, and small pleasures. Coralie’s energy helps make daily life feel manageable to Hacine. A fragile balance He remains uneasy about routine, but their companionship gives him a sense of stability unavailable in his earlier years. The relationship does not erase his restlessness; it gives it a place to coexist.

Océane’s Birth Océane’s Birth from "And Their Children After Them". A New Center of Gravity The infant arrives The birth of Océane reorganizes the couple’s days around feeding, sleep, and care.

Océane’s Birth from "And Their Children After Them". A New Center of Gravity The infant arrives The birth of Océane reorganizes the couple’s days around feeding, sleep, and care.

A New Center of Gravity The infant arrives The birth of Océane reorganizes the couple’s days around feeding, sleep, and care. Coralie becomes intensely focused on the child, while Hacine feels the household’s demands multiplying. Love and disorientation Hacine loves his daughter but cannot make parenthood resolve his own dissatisfaction. He feels like a stowaway in a life that has become unfamiliar.

The Motorcycle Purchase The Motorcycle Purchase from "And Their Children After Them". A Return to Independence A private decision Hacine buys the Suzuki DR 125 without first reaching agreement with Coralie.

The Motorcycle Purchase from "And Their Children After Them". A Return to Independence A private decision Hacine buys the Suzuki DR 125 without first reaching agreement with Coralie.

A Return to Independence A private decision Hacine buys the Suzuki DR 125 without first reaching agreement with Coralie. He wants the speed and solitary movement that once made him feel in control. Household finances exposed Coralie points out their debts and the costs of raising a child. Their argument is not only about a vehicle; it concerns who carries responsibility and who gets to act freely.

The World Cup Escape The World Cup Escape from "And Their Children After Them". Football as Avoidance Choosing the match Hacine watches France’s games outside the home, using the tournament to escape exhaustion and conflict.

The World Cup Escape from "And Their Children After Them". Football as Avoidance Choosing the match Hacine watches France’s games outside the home, using the tournament to escape exhaustion and conflict.

Football as Avoidance Choosing the match Hacine watches France’s games outside the home, using the tournament to escape exhaustion and conflict. The shared national spectacle absorbs the attention he cannot give his own household. Coralie’s disappointment She does not need to shout for Hacine to recognize her sadness. His minimal involvement with the baby and his retreat into the matches reveal a growing failure of partnership.

The Ultimatum’s Shadow The Ultimatum’s Shadow from "And Their Children After Them". A Choice Deferred A direct warning Coralie tells Hacine to change or lose her and Océane.

The Ultimatum’s Shadow from "And Their Children After Them". A Choice Deferred A direct warning Coralie tells Hacine to change or lose her and Océane.

A Choice Deferred A direct warning Coralie tells Hacine to change or lose her and Océane. The ultimatum makes clear that the family cannot continue indefinitely on the terms he has chosen. The cost of avoidance Hacine leaves for work and spends the evening in bars, eventually encountering Anthony. His temporary exhilaration postpones a decision without answering Coralie’s warning.

Before the birth of Océane

Early 1998

Weeks before the semifinal

During the 1998 tournament

Morning of the semifinal, July 1998