Son of Saul Page #13

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LEMKE +

(in Hungarian)

70 men?

GREEK PRISONER I

(in Greek)

Did the Oberkapo make the list?

GREEK PRISONER II

(in Greek)

How many men?

Vassili grabs Saul’s shirt. Saul pushes him away and proceeds +

throught the crowd, looking. +

BIEDERMAN:

(in Yiddish)

Have to be quick.

HIRSCH:

(in Yiddish)

Krema II won’t move a finger...

Saul keeps on moving forward.

The men all turn silent as the noise of trucks and shouted +

orders can be heard outside.

VOICE (O.S.)

(in German)

Faster!

The men look at each other.

Saul follows Biederman next to a group of several men

intensely arguing. Vassili stands in the middle of the group,

with Abraham, Feigenbaum and other men.

Abraham tells something to Feigenbaum, who leaves the group

and goes whispering something into the men’s ears who stand

further.

Feigenbaum passes Saul, and goes to Frankel and Hirsch, who +

are close to Saul. +

Saul goes toward Abraham, who is carefully listening to the

conversations around him. He looks up at Saul but does not

tell him anything.

Saul spots Frankel who stands next to a small group, looking +

down. .

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FRANKEL:

(in Yiddish)

And this man now.

Behind, Yankl and a POLISH PRISONER stand next to Braun,

harassing him.

YANKL:

(in Yiddish)

Well, rabbi? It’s sabbath.

POLISH PRISONER:

(in Polish) +

Can’t you talk?

Saul goes to them and tries to stand tall.

POLISH PRISONER (CONT’D)

(in Polish) +

What do you want?

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

You leave him.

YANKL:

(in Hungarian, ironic)

He should do the service.

HIRSCH +

(in Yiddish)

We’ll die because of you two.

SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

We’re already dead.

Saul takes Braun’s arm, lifts him up, and they go toward

Abraham. Yankl and Hirsch disappear. Braun is afraid, cannot +

look into Abraham’s eyes. Saul, weary, looks at Abraham. +

SAUL (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian)

I have to take care of my son.

Abraham’s gaze is cold, with no empathy. +

ABRAHAM +

(in Hungarian) +

What son? +

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

He’s not from my wife.

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A pause.

ABRAHAM:

(in Hungarian)

When did you last see him?

A pause. Saul looks down.

Abraham looks at Saul as if asking.

ABRAHAM (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian)

You have no son.

A beat.

The door flings open, the daylight blinds everybody.

Four SS GUARDS led by an OFFICER barge in. They go to

Biederman, standing very close to Saul, grab him by the

armpits and take him out of the room.

The door slams behind them.

In shock, the men stay silent for a while.

Saul looks at Abraham, who does not pay attention to him.

Abraham’s first reaction is to consult with Vassili.

CUT TO:

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41 EXT. KREMATORIUM - COURTYARD - DAY

The diffused morning pours a strange light on the men aligned

in ranks in the courtyard.

The men are weary and worried, try to look around, but the

guards around them are aggressive and watch out.

Next to Saul stands Abraham. Saul seems endlessly weary.

Saul sees Miklos, looking battered, exiting the building.

Miklos looks among the men aligned. He comes to Saul.

MIKLOS:

(in Hungarian, in an

excited voice)

Find me a boy. Same age, same look.

Miklos barely waits for Saul’s answer and goes back toward

the Krematorium.

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The chief doctor exits the building. Miklos stops. The chief

doctor passes him by without a look and leaves the courtyard

though the gate.

Miklos enters the Krematorium.

ABRAHAM:

(in Hungarian)

You failed the living for the dead.

Saul does not answer.

He looks back at Braun.

SS guards gather at the other end of the courtyard. They come

toward the prisoners and order them into the Krematorium.

SS GUARD:

(in German)

To the undressing room!

The prisoners move toward the entrance door.

CUT TO:

42 OMITTED

43 INT. KREMATORIUM - UNDRESSING ROOM / UNDERGROUND TUNNEL - DAY

The men are brought to the undressing room, where pieces of

clothes are scattered on the ground.

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The guards start shouting orders.

SS GUARDS:

(in German)

Gather all clothes! Fast!

Saul sees jackets marked with red Xs on the back. He takes

one up, shows it to the others. +

FRANKEL:

(in Yiddish)

Another Kommando!

Next to Frankel, Yankl, in his cavalry trousers, kneels down

and starts gathering the clothes. Frankel pulls him up.

Clothes go from one hand to the other.

HIRSCH:

(in Yiddish)

They burnt them! +

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The prisoners refuse to obey. +

Guards start hitting some of the prisoners.

Abraham kneels down next to a pile and uncovers Biederman’s

tin box. He lifts it up for all to see.

ABRAHAM:

(in Yiddish)

This is Biederman’s! +

The initial surprise turns into a wave of wrath that crosses

the room.

In the background, a man wrestles with a guard. The guards

look at the scene, startled.

They are pushed back by the prisoners.

The rebellion rises.

Shouts, chaos and confusion take over the room.

Hammers, shovels and sticks appear in the hands of the

prisoners.

The guards try to contain them, but to no avail.

People run in all directions, guards and some kapos are

beaten. Some prisoners are shot. Some others manage to take

sticks and guns from the hands of two guards.

Saul looks for Braun in the room.

He finds him and they go with the flow toward the exit while

a general rumble takes over the Krematorium and its

surroundings.

Just as the two men approach the exit, Vassili seizes Saul

and forces him to come with him.

Saul looks behind him but he has lost sight of Braun.

44 OMITTED

45 INT. KREMATORIUM - BACK OF THE OVENS / ATTIC STAIRS - DAY

ON THE STAIRS LEADING TO THE ATTIC +

Vassili brings Saul to Abraham, who is pouring some fuel on

the walls and the floor with two OTHER MEN. Mattresses are

burning.

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Abraham comes down to meet them.

VASSILI:

(in Russian)

I brought this one. Use him.

Abraham looks tense as he looks up and notices Saul.

Gunshots can be heard from outside. Vassili runs down with

Lemke, both carrying hand-made grenades.

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SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

Let me go.

Abraham looks at Saul, his eyes filled with pity and anger.

He turns his back on Saul.

Saul rushes out.

CUT TO:

46 I/E. KREMATORIUM - EXIT AREA / COURTYARD - DAY

In the exit area, a grenade explodes.

Saul follows prisoners rushing out.

In the courtyard, the confusion spreads to the entire area.

Prisoners and guards are shouting. Bullets are fired from

both sides.

A strong explosion shakes the Krematorium’s walls. Saul looks

up and around.

Smoke everywhere.

Amidst machine gun fire, Saul finds Braun. He takes his arm

and they run to the work area. Saul looks under the canvas

for the body. He lifts it up.

Prisoners in the courtyard continue fighting.

Saul sees as on the other side of the fence, a military truck

draws nearer.

Prisoners with wire cutters cut the barbed wires, creating an

opening through the fence. Some prisoners escape through the

opening, toward the forest.

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Saul looks back to the military truck. SS guards are pouring

out of it.

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