Our Girl Page #9

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51:41 INT. LECTURE THEATRE. KABUL UNIVERSITY.

Molly stands at the front giving the lecture to the students.

The two senior British Officers stand beside her. She is confident

and communicating well, a real credit to her cap badge. While

she is speaking Qaseem comes into the room.

MOLLY:

They used to talk about the 'golden

hour'... how we as medics had the first

hour to treat the patient to intervene

to save their lives. Now the talk is

of the 'platinum ten minutes' and if

you think about the narrow window of

opportunity it kind of highlights the

need for prompt action in the field in

order to minimise the loss of limb or

life in Afghanistan.

The audience claps. Molly notices Qaseem standing at the back,

also clapping. The students leave the room.

QASEEM (VO)

I've found her.

10:
52:11 INT. QASEEM'S BEDROOM/OFFICE.

10:
52:12 MUSIC OUT – Wasting My Young Years (Inst)

Molly sits with Qaseem.

MOLLY:

I want to see her then.

QASEEM:

Please Molly, it can never happen.

MOLLY:

Yes it can. I've been excused the V.I.P.

lunch. We've got two hours.

QASEEM:

Then we sit here and talk.

MOLLY:

Qaseem, don't do this to me. Let's go.

QASEEM:

She is fine. We have moved her into a

safe place.

MOLLY:

Good. I look forward to seeing it.

QASEEM:

You don't have to compromise your

safety to see what I am telling you.

MOLLY:

Yes, I do. Please, come on.

Qaseem sighs, realising he can't stop Molly.

10:
52:33 MUSIC IN – 5G13 V3

MOLLY (CONT'D)

I'll go on my own, Qaseem. You know that,

don't you?

QASEEM:

(defeated)

Yes.

10:
52:41 INT. CAR/EXT. KABUL.

Qaseem is driving through the hectic Kabul traffic. His passenger

in the burqa looks out of the windows at the organised chaos.

QASEEM:

You couldn't have just written to her

like any normal person?

MOLLY:

(wearing the burqa)

I ain't a normal person, Qaseem. You

know that.

QASEEM:

This is true.

MOLLY:

I'm giving you my 14 grand deployment

money so that she can have an education

and everything that she needs to have

a life. Besides, I know you won't spend

it on wine, women and song.

QASEEM:

I like a nice song.

She gives a little laugh.

MOLLY:

You will look after her for me, won't

you.

He nods, serious.

There is a sense of tension and danger as they drive through the

streets of Kabul.

10:
53:36 INT. CAR/EXT. KABUL.

They have pulled up outside the safe house. We see two armed guards

outside.

QASEEM:

The guards know me. I will tell them

you are my wife.

MOLLY:

Can't I just be your glamorous younger

sister?

Qaseem looks at her without smiling.

QASEEM:

The children do lessons in the morning

and then they come into that courtyard

there.

Qaseem points to a courtyard beside the house.

QASEEM (CONT'D)

When they arrive, we walk out... I talk

to the guards. You have one minute with

Bashira and then back in the car.

Molly nods and plays with her hands nervously. Qaseem

is clearly nervous too.

10:
54:12 INT.CAR./EXT. SAFE HOUSE. KABUL.

We see the children coming into the courtyard. They play.

QASEEM:

Okay, the children are coming. I will

open the door for you.

Qaseem and the burqa-ed Molly get out of the car. Qaseem opens

the gates and goes in with Molly following. Qaseem approaches

the guards and greets them in a friendly manner.

QASEEM:

How are you?

GUARD:

Hi.

QASEEM:

You well? Good to see you... This is

my wife. We have just come to see

Bashira. Just for a few minutes.

(indicates to Molly to go

ahead)

Go.

Qaseem chats to the guards.

Molly walks round the courtyard, watching the children, looking

for Bashira. Eventually she sees her playing sang chill bazi with

a friend. Qaseem approaches from behind.

QASEEM:

But you're not going to talk to her?

MOLLY:

Look at that, Qaseem.

Molly removes her niqab and walks towards Bashira, smiling.

Bashira looks up at her.

10:
56:16 MUSIC IN – WAR RAGES ON (Inst) (i)

MOLLY:

Bashira.

BASHIRA:

(smiling happily)

Molly!

Bashira gets up and moves towards Molly they hug for a long time,

both very happy.

10:
56:31 MUSIC OUT – 5G13 V3

Qaseem is also smiling.

10:
56:35 EXT. CAMP BASTION.

Molly is addressing a group of medics.

MOLLY:

Right, listen up. Stay alert, stay

focused, stay alive... Disasters

happen when we are not 100 percent on

it. We lose lives through catastrophic

bleeding. Our actions in the first few

moments will either save a life or lose

a life. You are the most important

people on the ground.

She looks at the medics seriously for a moment then gives them

a smile.

10:
56:58 FADE TO BLACK

10:
56:58 MUSIC OUT – WAR RAGES ON (Inst) (i)

10:
56:58 MUSIC IN – War Rages On - Alex Clare (ii)

10:
56:58 CREDITS IN

Molly Dawes

LACEY TURNER:

Corp. Kinders

ARINZE KENE:

Baz Vegas

CHARLEY PALMER MERKELL

Brains

SIMON LENNON:

Dangleberries

LAWRENCE WALKER:

Nude-Nut

ADE OYEFESO:

Mansfield mike

NICK PRESTON:

Fingers

SEAN WARD:

Jackie

KIRSTY AVERTON:

Captain james

BEN ALDRIDGE:

Smurf

IWAN RHEON:

Major beck

ADAM ASTILL:

Sam

GEORGE TURNER:

Qaseem

ZUBIN VARLA:

Badrai

AUBREY SHELTON:

Dave dawes

SEAN GALLAGHER:

Belinda dawes

KERRY GODLIMAN:

Nan

RUTH SHEEN:

Sohail

TAMER BURJAQ:

Nurse

LORNA ANDERSON:

Rebecca

ALICE PATTEN:

Candy

SIWAN MORRIS:

Bashira

BECKY EGGERSGLUSZ

Bella dawes

FLOSSY GROUNDS:

1st Assistant Director

HELEN OSTLER:

2nd Assistant Directors SA

WENDY CROAD:

SA:

MEGAN TRUTER:

UK:

PHILLIP REEVES:

3rd Assistant Directors SA

THULANI MHAGA:

UK:

ROBYN HENDERSON:

Set Personal Assist SA

ROBERT ALEXANDER

Floor Runner UK

JACK WREN:

Location Manager SA

GRAY SINCLAIR:

Location Manager UK

ANDREW DALMAHOY:

Location Assistants SA

JACQUES STEMMET:

SA:

STEVE:

TURNER-SMITH

Unit Manager UK

MARK CUSHMAN:

Military Advisors

NIGEL PARTINGTON

DARRELL (EZZY)

ESDALE:

BBC Military Liaison

ROGER COURTIOUR:

SFX SA:

ANTONY STONE:

SFX UK:

NEAL CHAMPION:

Script Supervisor SA

APARNA:

JAYACHANDRAN:

Script Supervisor UK

CAROLINE BOWKER:

Line Producer SA

GAIL MCQUILLAN:

Production Co-ordinator SA

JACQUES VAN ROOYEN

Production Manager UK

EMILY SHAPLAND:

Production Assistant SA

RYAN GROVES:

Production Secretary UK

ALISON EVANS:

Focus Pullers SA

JUSTIN HAWKINS:

JUSTIN VINCENT:

Focus Pullers UK

JAMIE HICKS:

JASON OXLEY:

B Camera Operator UK

DARREN MILLER:

B Camera Focus Puller UK

DAN EDWARDS:

Steadicam SA

MICHAEL:

CARSTENSEN:

RICHARD BELLON:

Steadicam UK

ROB MCGREGOR:

DIT:

PETER NIELSEN:

Grip

ZAK O'LEARY

Gaffers SA

JUSTIN PATERSON:

UK:

LARRY PARK:

Best Boys SA

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