Lone Survivor Page #18

93A

The trekker pockets the note, heads out of the village, 93A

disappears up into the mountain.

93B

Stay with Luttrell and Gulab. Luttrell looks from Gulab to93B

the little boy, slowly puts pin back in grenade. Then fromoutside, loud voices ARGUING.

93C

Track with Gulab outside to the edge of the village. 93C

Taraq with five men. He looks pissed.

TARAQ TARAQ:

We want the American. Mong Americaye ghawaro.

GULAB GULAB:

Please leave our village. Mehrabani okey zamonga kaliperigadey

TARAQ TARAQ:

This village has supported Da dey kali khalgo

the Americans. Americayano sara marasta kari

da.

GULAB GULAB:

We want no trouble with you, Mong taso sara hes moshkel na

please leave. ghawaro, mehrabani/lutfan da

dey zaya larr shey.

Taraq studies Gulab a beat, then without warning smashes him

in the side of the face. Gulab takes a knee. Looks up.

Taraq hits him again.

Pure humiliation.

Tight on Gulab, tears water, as he summons his courage and

stands tall, defiant, eyes blazing back at Taraq.

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94 INT. LUTTRELL’S ROOM 94

Luttrell’s room as Taraq and his men come smashing through

the door.

Luttrell weak, tries to get up, is smashed down to the floor

by Taraq.

Luttrell tries to fight back. He is too weak, he is kicked

and pounded viscously by Taraq and his men. Grenade just out

of reach.

Luttrell is flipped on his back. Arms and legs held down as

Taraq gets on top of him, knife out.

TARAQWhat base are you from?

Luttrell’s head held back, neck exposed, Taraq moves in with

the blade.

TARAQ (CONT’D)

What unit are you from?

When the door is kicked open.

Gulab AK-47 aimed at Taraq, two armed villagers behind him.

From the windows, an old man with a shotgun. Screaming andchaos. Eight armed Afghans in a small room. Screaming at eachother. Guns up.

Taraq freezes. Out the window he sees five more of Gulab’s

villagers - guns up.

GULAB GULAB:

Enough. bas.

Taraq slowly stands.

TARAQ TARAQ:

You are making a mistake. Tasey ghalatey kawey.

GULAB GULAB:

You will not harm this man in Ta ba zama pa koor ki dey

my home. sara ta hes na waye.

TARAQTARAQThen let us take him. No bya zey che we neso.

GULAB GULAB:

He is my guest. You will hagha zama milma day. Taso

leave our village. zmong da kali wozey.

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TARAQ TARAQ:

We will come back. Mong ba bia razo.

GULAB GULAB:

Then you will fight my entire Bya ba zma tola qabila staey

tribe. khilaf jange kawe.

A tense stand off, Taraq staring at Gulab. He and his men

slowly release Luttrell...move out past Gulab.

TARAQ TARAQ:

For an American you will all Da yao Americayee da para ba

die. Do you understand that? taso toll mrey. Aya taso

powhegey

GULAB GULAB:

Stay away from this village. Da dey kali na larey osey.

They stare inches apart. Taraq smiles, orders his men out.

Taraq stops, turns back, faces the entire village.

TARAQ TARAQ:

You have all made your Taso tolo khapal fareeq aw

choice, you have declared khawakha malooma kra, da dey

your side and for this all pa waja ba tol nareena,

men, women, children will be khazena aw moshoman mrey.

slaughtered. All of you. Tasey tol.

Tight on Gulab trembling trying his best to show no fear.

Tight shots of Gulab’s villagers; farmers with guns, all of

them trembling.

95 EXT. MOUNTAINS 95

The old men with the note from Luttrell treks hard and fast

over the mountains.

96 EXT. WOODS - OUTSIDE VILLAGE 96

Taraq on cell phone as he climbs up a small hill overlooking

Gulab’s village.

Taraq’s calling in more men, waiting.

97 EXT. GULAB’S VILLAGE 97

Gulab and three of his tribesmen having a heated

conversation, argument over Luttrell. Feels similar to the

SEALs debating the ROE on the mountain top.

116A.

Women in packs watch from a distance.

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98 INT. GULAB’S HOUSE 98

The little boy squatting on floor next to Luttrell, won’ttake his eyes off him.

An odd staring contest.

MARCUS:

What’s your name?

The boy just stares.

MARCUS (CONT’D)

Name?

Nothing.

Luttrell looks down at his gunshot wounds, still seepingblood. He looks to the young boy.

LUTTRELL:

Hey.

The boy looks at Luttrell.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

Come. Come.

Luttrell gestures for the boy to come over.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

Knife.

The boy is confused. Just stares at Luttrell.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

Knife.

Luttrell finds a little piece of wood on the cave floor,

picks it up. Makes a cutting move with it.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

Knife.

LITTLE BOY:

Knife.

LUTTRELL:

Go get knife.

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99 EXT. WOODS - OUTSIDE VILLAGE 99

Shah, with five more heavily armed Taliban, join Taraq in the

woods. Brief conversation in Arabic -- Taraq briefs Shah on

situation. Now ten in total, they stare down at Gulab’s

village.

100 INT. GULAB’S HOUSE 100

The little boy has brought back a small live duck. Presents

it to Luttrell.

LUTTRELL:

(confused)

What is that?

The kid silently holds the duck out to Luttrell.

LUTTRELL (CONT’D)

I said knife.

LITTLE BOY:

Knife.

LUTTRELL:

That’s not a knife.

LITTLE BOY:

Not a knife.

LUTTRELL:

That’s a f***ing duck.

LITTLE BOY:

That’s a f***ing duck.

LUTTRELL:

I need a knife!

LITTLE BOY:

Knife!

LUTTRELL:

For my leg!

LITTLE BOY:

For my leg!

Gulab enters looking down at Luttrell.

LUTTRELL:

Please. I need a knife.

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Gulab staring down at Luttrell. Moves to the back of the

house, comes back with a large knife.

Gruesome bullet removing sequence. Blood. Screaming digging

scraping out bullets and shrapnel from Luttrell’s back and

legs. Gulab digs with a knife. Pours water on the wounds. The

little boy holds Luttrell’s hands and whispers to him.

Luttrell passes out.

101 EXT. HINDU KUSH - NIGHT 101

Under the full moon the trekker moves across a mountain top.

101A Gulab and his villagers stand watch over their village. 101A

101B Luttrell sleeps. His fever burning. 101B

SUNRISE:

102 EXT. HILLS ABOVE GULAB’S VILLAGE 102

Taraq and Shah, now with fifty men. Heavily armed. AKS and

RPGS, Shah gives orders. The men break into three groups.

Moving out to flank the village.

Gulab’s villagers still on watch. The town feels locked down

like an old western.

103 INT. BAGRAM - CJSOTF 103

Secure phone rings. Marine answers it.

MARINE:

We’ve got a report of a letter

asking for assistance.

COMMANDER:

From who?

MARINE:

Marcus Luttrell. Sir, they did a

hand writing comparison and its

does appear to be Luttrell.

COMMANDER:

Where is he?

MARINE:

KANDISH Village.

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COMMANDER:

Go get him son.

103A EXT. C-130 - AIRBORNE 103A

The “HAND OF GOD”. A high altitude attack aircraft capableof striking targets from 25,000 feet.

104 INT. COCKPIT 104

C-130 pilots getting instructions to move into the KandishVillage area. Gunmen settling into fire positions.

105 INT. GULAB’S HOUSE 105

Luttrell wakes. A small fire. Gulab and the little boy

staring at Luttrell.

Luttrell struggles to sit up.

Gulab hands him water. Luttrell drinks in massive gulps.

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