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- TV-MA
- Year:
- 2017
- 136 min
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14.
-KR soldiers do not have their arms across their back. They
have AK47 that they carry on the side or in front of them.
(See photos archives).
-most of the time, the KR cadres, the kamapibal, who manage
evacuation, have no arms. Or maybe just a handgun.
-along the road of evacuation, there are KR patrols
Loung watches as a woman breast feeds her baby wrapped to her
chest as she walks.
Loung sees a KR soldier. She quickly turns her face away and
walks to catch up with Pa.
Loung studies the face of the father then quickly turns her
face away and walks to catch up with Pa.
EXT. CHECKPOINT - DAY
By noontime they have reached the Khmer Rouge's military
check-point. The checkpoint consists of no more than a few
small makeshift tents with trucks parked beside them. There
are many soldiers at this base, and it is easy to recognize
them because they wear identical loose-fitting black pajama
pants and shirts. Even the female KR have very distinct hair
cuts. All carry identical guns slung across their backs. They
move quickly from place to place with fingers on the triggers
of their weapons, pacing back and forth in front of the
crowd, giving instructions into a bullhorn.
KAMAPIBAL:
You are not allowed to pass until
we have cleared you. Stand with
your family in a line.
The Commander continues.
KAMAPIBAL (CONT’D)
Anyone who has worked as a public
servant, official, police, or
military, step up to the right
table to register for work.
Loung glances at Pa then looks quickly away. She feels sick.
Pa gathers their family and stands them in a line with the
other peasant farmers.
PA:
(whispering)
Remember, we are workers. Give
these men whatever they want and
don’t argue.
15.
In front of them, the line splits in two as a large group of
ex-soldiers, government workers, and former politicians walk
over to the table to register for work. Loung’s heart pounds
quickly against her chest, but she says nothing and leans
against Pa's legs. He reaches down and puts his hand on top
of her head. It stays there as if protecting her from the sun
and the soldiers. After a few minutes, her head feels cooler
and her heartbeat slows. (Artists with long hair and possibly
A KR soldier opens a bag of another family discovering a
bundle of money.
KR CHECKPOINT SOLDIER
You do not need this. (Holding the
money) There are no longer any
rich, there are no longer any poor.
Let us all live in equality!
Ahead of them in the line, Khmer Rouge soldiers tells
something to the crowd, but Loung cannot understand all of
what they say.
KR CHECKPOINT SOLDIER (CONT’D)
When the Angkar questions you,
answer loyally.
Then one Khmer Rouge soldier roughly jerks a bag off of one
man's shoulder and dumps its contents on the ground. From
this pile, a Khmer Rouge soldier picks up an old Lon Nol army
uniform. The Khmer Rouge soldier sneers at the man and pushes
him to another Khmer Rouge soldier standing beside him. The
soldier then moves on to the next family. Eyes downcast,
shoulders slumped, arms hanging loosely on both sides of him,
the man with the Lon Nol uniform in his bag does not fight as
another Khmer Rouge soldier points and pushes him away with
the butt of his rifle.
Loung feels the heat of the sun move down her back. We notice
the shadows moving. Hours have gone by.
A Khmer Rouge soldier approaches them, Loung leans closer to
Pa and reaches up for his hand. Pa's hand is much too big for
hers, so She is only able to wrap her fingers around his
index finger.
KOM BAUL SOLDIER
What do you do?
PA:
I work as a packer in the shipping
port.
16.
KOM BAUL SOLDIER
(to Ma)
And you, what do you do?
Loung notices Ma’s eyes focus on the ground and she shifts,
Geak’s weight on her hips.
MA:
I sell old clothes in the market.
The soldier rummages through all their bags one by one.
He takes money and Kim’s comic books. (Discuss what else
would be taken)
He takes the red dresses Loung and Chou had packed.
Loung follows the dress with her eyes, focusing all her
energy on it, wanting desperately to rescue it.
Her first red dress, the one Ma made for her for the New
Year's celebration.
MEMORY-
Flashes of color - Loung remembers Ma taking her
measurements, holding the soft chiffon cloth against her
body, and asking her if she liked it. Ma smiles at Loung
pleased with how pretty the color looks on her. Loung sees
herself in the mirror.
MEMORY ENDS:
Then he bends down and lifts the lid of the rice pot next to
Pa's feet. Gripping Pa's finger even tighter, Loung’s heart
races as the soldier checks the pot. His face is close to
hers; she concentrates on her dirty toes. She dare not look
into his eyes.
She peaks. She looks right at him.
KOM BAUL SOLDIER
All right, you are cleared. You may
go.
PA:
(meekly)
Thank you comrade.
The soldier is already looking past Pa and merely waves his
hand for them to hurry on.
17.
EXT. ROAD - DAY
Passing the checkpoint safely, they walk on. A few miles down
the road the sound of gunshots ring out in the distance
behind Loung. She watches as a flock of black birds explode
into the sky.
Later - As she walks, Loung watches as the sun goes to sleep
behind the mountains and the world becomes a place of shadows
and shapes once again. Sees a body in the field. He wears a
uniform like Pa’s.
EXT. ROADSIDE - DUSK (ADJUST DEPENDING LOTUS FLOWERS)
In the mass of people, Pa finds them a spot of unoccupied
grass near the side of the road.
Loung and Chou walk around and find a pond full of lotus
flowers. Kim finds a small area full of fish. The children,
as children do, explore the area.
Later - Ma puts Geak down next to Loung and tells her to keep
an eye on her. Sitting next to her, Loung is struck by how
Geak looks. Breathing quietly, she fights to keep her eyelids
open, but in the end she loses and falls to sleep. Loung puts
her arm around her sister in a protective way. She lies down
on a small bundle of clothes. Quickly, Loung also falls
asleep.
LOUNG DREAMS:
EXT. STREET
In her dream, fireworks crackle and boom noisily, she
rejoices in the New Year celebration. Everything is red.
Chinese firecrackers explode. Smoke rises. Confetti paper
falls onto Loung’s face as she runs through the bits of paper
and white smoke.
LOUNG’S DREAM ENDS
EXT. ROADSIDE - MORNING
Fireworks from the dream turn into gunshots in the distance.
Loung wakes up the next morning to the voices of her brothers
and father whispering to each other about what went on in the
night. She can’t hear but they look concerned.
18.
Keav takes her hand, grabs her things and leads her on.
EXT. ROAD - MORNING
Loung’s POV - Pa carrying Geak and reassuring Kim.
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