Okja Page #8

uh...

Still, Kim doesn't slow down.

The overpass approaches fast. The sign that indicates the

height comes into view: 4.2 meters.

Mundo stares at Kim.

EXT. TRAILER ROOF, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Mija drops to her stomach. She lies flat and closes her eyes.

The truck blasts through.

INT. CAB, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

KIM:

I guess they said it was less than

4.2 meters.

Mundo wipes his sweat, relieved.

37.

EXT. TRAILER ROOF, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Mija sits up. She made it. Just.

INT. CAB, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Kim continues to floor the gas pedal with a blank face.

Mundo looks ahead and sees another overpass quicklyapproaching. This time the sign reads 3.9 meters.

MUNDO:

(Yelling)

The height! Can. You. Remember?

Kim slowly shakes his head and indicates his foggy memory.

KIM:

(mumbling)

I can't... They made me drink a

lot at the staff dinner last

night...

The overpass approaches. Mundo turns white. He instinctivelyshrivels his body like a squid on a grill.

EXT. TRAILER ROOF, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Wind batters Mija's face. She squints and looks ahead at theoverpass. Her muscles tense as she instinctively sensesdanger.

INT. CAB, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Mundo is too paralyzed to speak. Kim floors the pedal withthat dead expression on his face. The 3.9 meter overpassapproaches fast.

INT. TRAILER, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

Okja lets out a piercing SQUEAL - as if calling for Mija.

The Uniformed Employees cover their ears.

EXT. TRAILER, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

As Okja SQUEALS, Mija runs toward the back of the trailer.

The overpass is about to slam the back of her head when...

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...Mija jumps and hangs onto the rear door handle of thetrailer.

SPARKS fly as the trailer roof scrapes against the undersideof the overpass. The horrible sound of metal scratchingagainst concrete, Mundo's scream, and Mija's shoutingoverwhelm our ears at once.

Dangling from the handle, Mija BANGS on the rear door of thetrailer.

INT. TRAILER, MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

The Uniformed Employees stand up to investigate the bangingwhen they get caught between Okja's massive body and thetrailer wall. They scream in pain as Okja twists her giganticbody towards Mija.

Mija and Okja cry for each other.

I/E. MIRANDO TRUCK - CONTINUOUS

MUNDO:

What was that noise?

But Kim is preoccupied by something different - somethingVERY STRANGE occurring O.S. His eyes widen.

MUNDO (CONT'D)

(Beat)

What?

Mundo follows Kim's startled stare to the side of the truck.

MUNDO (CONT'D)

(yelling)

TERRORISTS?!

A black semi is driving purposefully alongside the Mirandotruck. The two occupants - both staring at Mundo - arewearing BLACK SKI-MASKS. One wears a SUIT underneath, the

other a casual JACKET.

JACKET:

(broken Korean)

I'm not terrorist... Nice meet you.

But his strange accent, along with the wind noise and roar ofthe trucks engines, make it impossible for Mundo and Kim tounderstand him.

39.

MUNDO:

What?

JACKET:

I don't want hurt you. I don't likefighting. Stop car!

MUNDO:

(to Kim)

What the hell are they saying?

JACKET:

I said I don't like fighting. Come

on, guy. Just cooperate.

(to the Suit)

Sh*t. F***er doesn't even

understand my Korean...

The Suit just looks at the Jacket - his eyes are a curiouscolor.

The Jacket rolls up the window. He fixes his ski mask andabruptly turns the handle. SLAM.

The black semi rams into the side of the Mirando truck.

Mundo screams like a girl.

The Mirando truck gets sandwiched between the black semi andthe underpass wall. Sparks FLY.

Nearby DRIVERS react with horror as the two mammoth trucksduel. Horns blare everywhere.

Amidst the chaos the Suit never loses his composure,

remaining cool, silent.

The Jacket abruptly turns the steering wheel and delivers thefinal blow. The Mirando truck smashes against the wall.

The violent shaking makes Mija lose her grip on the rear doorhandle. She tumbles onto the asphalt and screams in pain.

The cars behind her screech and turn to avoid her - adding tothe chaos.

The Mirando truck is finally forced to a STOP.

The black semi's trailer door opens and FOUR more peopledressed entirely in black and wearing ski-masks come runningout - although ONE of the four is noticeably THINNER andSLOWER than the others. They carry various tools. One carriesa bolt cutter.

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The Uniformed Mirando Employees open the trailer door and areimmediately ambushed by the Black Assailants.

The Assailant with the bolt cutter severs the chains bindingOkja to the trailer. The Mirando employees watch him,

compliantly.

Mundo and Kim are trapped in the cab - sandwiched between thewall and the black semi. Mundo desperately tries to open thedoor.

The Suit leaves the black semi and walks towards Kim and

Mundo. They watch his approach with curiosity. He beginsshaking a SPRAY PAINT CAN in his hand.

He sprays black paint onto the spotless white front end ofthe truck. He seems to be writing something.

MUNDO:

What the...

But Kim finds the whole situation amusing.

MUNDO (CONT'D)

Are you smiling?

KIM:

(Nonchalantly)

I'm just watching the destruction

of Mirando property.

Kim laughs.

Behind the truck, the Black Assailants drag Okja towardstheir trailer.

Okja desperately looks around for Mija. But she can't see heranywhere.

Traffic is at a standstill. DRIVERS in the opposite lane havestopped their cars to take pictures and record video of thisbizarre sight.

Suddenly, among the pileup of cars, a girl ARISES. It isMija. She limps to a car and climbs onto its roof. Her bodyis covered in grazes but she is undeterred.

She takes a deep breath and blows hard on her WHISTLE. Okjasuddenly turns her head as she is being dragged away.

Okja and Mija finally see each other.

41.

Despite her injuries, Mija dashes toward Okja. But Okjacannot move. The Black Assailants have her locked down with

ropes.

Okja tips her body and rolls over the Black Assailants. Theyscream - crushed by the weight.

Okja and Mija beeline toward each other. They REUNITE,

OVERJOYED. Like a gunslinger jumping onto a running horse ina Western, Mija grabs the rope tied to Okja's body andswiftly jumps onto her back.

Okja pulls an abrupt U-turn and runs toward the open roadwith Mija on her back.

The Suit gives a hand signal to the Black Assailants. Theyregroup under the Suit's command and board the truck. Theychase after Okja.

MUNDO:

(To Kim)

Follow them!

KIM:

(mumbling)

F*** it. What do I care? I’m

leaving this sh*t country soon.

MUNDO:

What did you say?

KIM:

(pulls keys out of

ignition and tosses them)

You know what? I DO have a

commercial driving license, but mytemporary contract doesn’t cover mefor workplace injuries.

Everything finally makes sense for Mundo. He opens the doorand runs out.

MUNDO:

You want a workplace injurycompensation package?

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