Son of Saul Page #2

Saul watches as Hirsch lifts up the bruised corpse of an

ADOLESCENT BOY with dark-brown hair. Hirsch carries it to one

corner of the tunnel and puts it onto a bench that another

MAN has grabbed from the undressing room.

Saul follows Hirsch with his eyes.

Behind the scene, dozens of PRISONERS rapidly carry out their

routine, regardless of the agonising boy. Some are pouring

water. Some others take heavy loads to a freight-elevator. A

WELL DRESSED MAN walks around, stops now and then, writing

down information, assisted by a prisoner. A few SS GUARDS, +

dressed in green and gray, armed, watch over the scene. +

Behind them, Feigenbaum comes back with a short man in a

white gown, a Jewish doctor called MIKLOS. From closer, his

gown looks less maculate: it is full of stains and dirt. +

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He walks towards the bench, Saul walks closer to them. On the +

bench lays a boy, around twelve years old. Miklós looks at +

the boy with weary eyes.

He hardly has the time to put a hand on the boy’s body that +

from behind, a tall SS DOCTOR arrives, a white medical gown

over his SS uniform. Miklos steps aside. He talks quietly in +

German with a Hungarian accent. +

MIKLOS:

(in German)

Still breathes.

The SS Doctor takes a stethoscope out of his pocket and

coldly examines the boy. He invites the Jewish doctor to

touch the boy’s throat. +

The members of the Sonderkommando working behind have

somewhat slowed down their pace, some seem to glance

furtively at the scene.

The SS doctor puts his gloved hand on the boy’s mouth. Miklos

looks up at the SS doctor. The hand moves to recover the nose

as well.

The whimper stops.

The SS doctor whispers in Miklos’s ear.

Orders are shouted behind to accelerate the processes.

An SS GUARD is drawn to the little group. +

SS GUARD I +

(in German, to Hirsch)

Back to work, fast!

He lifts up his stick, but Hirsch already hurries back to the

gas chamber. The guard then turns to Saul, who gets back to

work.

The SS doctor takes off his glove and puts it into his

pocket. He looks around, vaguely observing the members of the

Sonderkommando who accelerate their work. Lost in his

thoughts, as if he had already forgotten the incident, he

goes away. +

Saul looks back at the scene, and draws towards the bench. +

His eyes are focused on the body. +

Miklos steps back.

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MIKLOS:

(in German)

I only saw this once before, that

girl some time ago.

He looks at Feigenbaum. Feigenbaum stays quiet, waiting for

orders. Behind, Saul is already very close.

MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in German to Feigenbaum)

He ordered an autopsy. Bring it to

the room, will you?

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Miklos leaves.

Feigenbaum sighs and approaches the bench. Saul stands up in

front of him and tries to utter words in Yiddish.

SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

I’ll do it.

Saul turns his back on Feigenbaum and seizes the body.

Feigenbaum stands before him - he looks at Saul. +

FEIGENBAUM:

(in Yiddish)

What’s it to you?

Saul doesn’t answer and goes into the corridor with the body

in his arms.

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3 INT. KREMATORIUM - TUNNEL / UNDERGROUND STAIRS / GROUND

CORRIDOR - DAY

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Saul carries the body as if it was still alive, the boy’s

face toward his chest. +

CUT TO:

4 INT. KREMATORIUM - AUTOPSY ROOM - DAY

Saul enters the autopsy room of the Krematorium carrying the

lifeless body and stops.

The autopsy room is a room with a tiny window on the side and

a door half open on another room, where FIGURES seem to be

moving at times. +

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In the middle of the room stands Miklos, the Jewish doctor.

On a stained stone operating table, he examines the insides

of a corpse laid out. An ASSISTANT, prisoner of the +

Sonderkommando stands next to him, taking notes and assisting

him.

Barely glancing up at Saul, Miklos signals to Saul a bench on

the side of the room. Beside the bench, all sorts of medical

instruments can be seen.

Saul seems to stiffen upon seeing these instruments.

MIKLOS:

(in German)

Just put it there.

Saul does not move.

MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in German)

Just put it there. Now.

Saul looks at the doctor.

SAUL:

(in Hungarian, hesitating)

Doctor... if you will...

Miklos looks at Saul. +

MIKLOS:

(in Hungarian)

You’re Hungarian? I didn’t know. +

He keeps dissecting. +

The assistant comes to Saul and takes the body from him, and

brings the body to a bench.

Saul follows the body to the bench. +

The assistant keeps looking at Saul, then returns to the

table.

MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian)

Where are you from?

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

From Ungvar.

A beat.

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SAUL (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian, low)

Doctor, please don’t cut this boy.

Miklos looks up, puts down the dissecting tool. +

MIKLOS:

(in Hungarian, low,

ironic)

What else could I do?

SAUL:

(in Hungarian, low)

Keep it as it is, at least for a

few hours.

Miklos looks at him suspiciously. And at the boy. He comes

next to the bench.

MIKLOS:

(in Hungarian)

No.

Saul stands still, looking at Miklós. +

MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian, low)

He one of yours?

Saul hesitates. He nods.

MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian, low)

Even then. You don’t need it.

He pauses and looks behind him at the figures in the other

room.

SAUL:

(in Hungarian, low)

But you people do.

MIKLOS:

(in Hungarian, low)

I’m a prisoner like you.

Miklós looks at Saul. Saul looks back in an inexpressive way, +

but does not look away. Miklós bends forward and looks at the +

body. +

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MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian, low)

I’ll give you five minutes alone at

dinner time. But in the end, it

will burn with the rest.

Saul nods again, but does not move away from the bench. He

examines the boy’s face.

Miklos throws a sheet onto the body. Saul covers the body

with it.

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MIKLOS (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian)

What’s your name?

SAUL:

Auslander.

A beat.

Saul.

SAUL (CONT’D)

The doctor barely pays attention to him. Saul finally leaves

the room.

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5 INT. KREMATORIUM -UNDERGROUND TUNNEL / GAS CHAMBER - DAY

Saul comes back to the tunnel.

The members of the Sonderkommando are still busy, under the

supervision of Feigenbaum. Two GUARDS are standing on the

side, talking.

Feigenbaum looks up at Saul.

SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

Where... from?

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FEIGENBAUM:

(in Yiddish)

What?

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SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

Last... transport? Hungary?

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FEIGENBAUM:

(in Yiddish)

Back to work!

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Saul goes toward the doorway leading to the gas chamber.

Inside, Hirsch and another PRISONER of the Sonderkommando are

cleaning the floor.

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Saul kneels down and scrubs the floor. +

SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

Hungarians?

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HIRSCH:

(in Yiddish)

Who?

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SAUL:

(in broken Yiddish)

This transport?

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HIRSCH:

(in Yiddish)

No. Maybe.

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The prisoner next to them intervenes. +

PRISONER I:

(in Yiddish, low)

Some other camp.

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Feigenbaum loses his patience, he takes a few steps toward

Saul, makes a threating move with his arm.

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The momentum of the move suddenly stops and Feigenbaum stops.

Saul looks up and sees a serious face with commanding eyes.

This is ABRAHAM WARSZAWSKI.

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Feigenbaum turns away. +

Abraham comes to Saul and kneels down. He scrubs and looks at

Saul.

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CUT TO:

6 INT. KREMATORIUM - TUNNEL - DAY - LATER

Saul and Abraham stand in front of the lift as it comes down +

empty. +

They start piling bodies in it. They glance at each other.

In the background men of the Sonderkommando close the door of

the tunnel that leads to the undressing romm and the gas

chamber.

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