The Path To Peace - script
“the path to peace”
Georgia Platt
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Sutton Coldfield, B743WE
0121235355
georgiaplatt7@pmail.com
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EXT. alley walkway – late afternoon
The alley is dark, overgrown and murky.
SOUND - INTENSE
The music playing in the background
intensifies the scene/mood and the sound of the boys breathing can also be
heard as he walks through the alley by himself.
CHARACTER – THE BOY
Wearing an old looking tracksuit with a
suspicious backpack on his back.
CUT TO:
INT.
School – exam hall – day.
CU shot of clock
The sound of a clock is ticking in the
background.
FADE TO:
Children
working through exam.
Teacher 1 – Mrs
smith
Wearing a shirt and
a skirt tucked in with hair pinned back.
Time is up, put your pens down and close
your papers.
As soon as the final test papers is
collected in the children begin to talk about the test.
dan
Dan,
Kai and Dylan will all wear a school uniform,
That was raar easy! I smashed that.
Kai
“Truss meh” I expected that to be so much
harder.
dylan
How did you find it Rais?
Rais
Yeh it was good.
His mood changes and he begins to have
thoughts in his head
I’m useless I’m never going to pass my GCSE’s.
I’m so dumb
The children leave the hall.
CUT
TO:
EXT:
DINNER TABLE - HOME – NIGHT TIME
Rais step
father - karl
White male, wearing
a tracksuit.
60% how can you
score so low?
rais mother -
JASMINE
Pakistani women, wearing
a suit
Shut up Karl
rais
Mum please don’t, not tonight please Mum,
don’t he’s not worth it!
Karl
Who yam tellin’
to shut up you stupid BITCH, I told ya speak to me like that again and youll
know bout’ it now get er
Karl moves towards Rais’ mother and goes to
hit her.
CUT
TO:
EXT. RAIS BEDROOM – 7. CONTINUOUS. NIGHT
Rais escaped to his
room following his step dads attack on his mother.
He is used to this, he feels helpless.
rais
He is wearing a coat
with a rucksack on his back.
I need to get me and mom out of er
MOTHER
ENTERS
MUM – JASMINE
Covered with
bruises, she is angry but scared.
Its ok son, im alright
rais
Its all my fault mum
MUM
Don’t be so silly now come on get some sleep.
RAIS
We can leave, go anywhere, what about aunty kris?
She’d love to have us.
MUM
We’re fin here, things will get better.
I promise.
MOTHER
EXITS ROOM
Rais goes to sleep.
EXT. RAIS BEDROOM – 7. CONTINUOUS. next morning
STEP FATHER – KARL
Bursts into Rais’s room - angry
Wake up you stupid pakki, I’ll have you next after ive finished with
your pakki mom
RAIS
Under his breathe – id like to see you try
STEP FATHER – KARL
Ya what, get er you…
CUT TO:
INT: SCHOOL – PLAYGORUND – LUNCH – 12
RAIS
Rais sits in the
playground – he is upset about earlier – he looks very conflicted
EXTREMIST – AMAN
He is lurking by
Rais for sometime before making conversation.
He wears school
uniform – tidy.
Hey, are you ok? Wanna come for lunch with me? You look very lonely.
RAIS
I’m cool, thanks …
EXTREMIST – AMAN
Ok are you sure they sell fire pukka pies.
RAIS
I do love a pukka pie, alright then
EXT: WALK WAY – OUTSIDE SCHOOL
RAIS
You sure this is the right way? I’m sure it was right out of school
AMAN
Calm bro, this is a short cut
ENTERS ALLAN – EXTREMEIST 2
ALLAN – EXTREMIST 2
Allan is seen
waiting in the walkway. It was planned by Aman and himself.
Leaning up the
wall – very cool – middle aged
AMAN
My days, fancy seeing you here AL. Yo Rais meet my day 1 Allan.
ALLAN
Pleasure to meet you mate.
RAIS
And you pal
After this day
the three ‘friends’ continue to speak and become closer.
A time-lapse will
show this happening.
CUT TO:
EXT – WALKWAY – 11 PM
ALAN
I think he’s ready now. He wants this, I new it from the start. It’s
time he proves his worth.
AMAN
He’s showing all the right signs, I agree. When shall we inform him?
ALAN
Tomorrow, bring him to the usual place (the walkway) after lunch as
normal. I don’t want him to suspect a thing.
AMAN
Okay brother, and is he recipe complete.
ALAN
Yes, brother flower and milk.
AMAN
See you tomorrow.
CUT TO:
EXT: RAIS’S HOUSE – MORNING
KARL
Get up you’re going to be late again, useless twat.
RAIS
Fuck off
KARL
Very angry this
time
Say that again and see what happens pakki
RAIS
FUCK OFF
KARL
That’s it
He beats Rais
FADE TO:
INT: SCHOOL PLAYGROUND – LUNCH TIME – 12
AMAN
He beat you again didn’t he?
Rais sits silent
Its time these people pay for what they have done, like revenge.
RAIS
Its impossible people like this never learn
AMAN
They do, ive seen it. They beg for mercy and forgiveness, like youre
a god. Its like magic
RAIS
But how? I need to do something it cannot carry on.
AMAN
You will get your chance, very soon. Meet me after school, normal
place. Its time for that conversation Allan spoke about.
RAIS
See you later brother.
EXT: WALKWAY – 3PM
ALLAN
He’s holding a
rucksack, containing a phone and a gadget – a bomb device.
Do you think I trust you Rais?
RAIS
Yes brother.
ALLAN
How? How can somebody trust somebody when they haven’t proven their
trust. I do not trust you brother and neither does brother Aman. You must gain
this trust and honor it.
RAIS
I want nothing more but for you to trust me. You can already trust
me.
ALLAN
Then brother, you must do something for all of us. Its time to find
your path.
RAIS
The path we talked about
ALLAN
Yes brother, the path to peace. Are you ready to find it brother.
RAIS
Yes yes I am ready.
ALLAN
He opens the
rucksack and shows Rais what it contains.
He id nervous but
never shows it.
The bag contains a note, you must follow all instructions and
remember justice must be served.
AMAN
You are the one true brother. I can trust you will take the right
path.
RAIS
I’m ready to serve.
CUT TO:
EXT. alley walkway – late afternoon
The first scene
re-emerges and continues.
With RAIS walking
down the walkway with the intensions to cause destruction to his school.
FADE TO:
EXT: RAIS’S HOUSE – MORNING
KARL
Wake up pakki
He instantly
realises Rais isn’t there and notices a note
RAIS – PRE RECORDED
Dear Mom, I’m doing this for our freedom. I have found peace in the
gods and I have been shown direction. I am happy now.
KARL
Calls 999.
CUT TO:
INT: SCHOOL PLAYGROUND – LUNCH TIME – 12
AMAN
Its time, see you their brother.
Aman exits.
Rais begins to
move the remote for the bomb out of his sleeve. He feels it in between his
fingers.
Tension is
building.
Moments later the
we hear police sirens.
BLACK OUT.
CUT TO:
BLACK SCREEN
JUDGE
Aman Hayward and Allan Khan you have been found guilty of the radicalization
of an unstable citizen.
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