Son of Saul Page #9

Abraham stops. +

ABRAHAM +

(in Hungarian) +

I’ll get you a rabbi after. +

Saul does not seem to believe him. +

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ABRAHAM (CONT’D)

(in Hungarian)

I’ll need you Saul.

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

You didn’t even care much before.

ABRAHAM:

(in Hungarian, smiling)

I still don’t.

Saul looks up at Abraham, tired.

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

Have to eat.

Saul goes toward the common table.

25 OMITTED

26 INT. KREMATORIUM - PRISONERS’ HALL UNDER THE ROOF - NIGHT

Saul eats at the table.

The men around him either do not pay attention or look at

him, speechless.

Saul looks on, tired. Abraham stands by his side.

Men are talking next to them in Yiddish.

The rumble increases around them, so that the conversation

becomes less and less audible.

HIRSCH:

(in Yiddish, in awe)

Not just her body. The way she

looked at me.

HIRSCH (CONT’D)

(in Yiddish)

... I had to talk to her. She was

breathtaking.

YANKL:

(in Yiddish, cynical)

So she saw it coming! Tell me!!

Hirsch sits down.

Saul rubs his temple. He stops eating.

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SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

I wish I understood nothing. +

ABRAHAM:

(in Hungarian)

You used to talk about women all

the time!

SAUL:

(in Hungarian)

I don’t remember. +

Abraham looks up, and sees Biederman coming in, tapping a

cigarette on his tin box. He is followed by a tall and

strongly built man with a harsh look. He is a Russian

prisoner in his forties, his name is VASSILI. They talk to

Katz.

The three men stop in front of Saul. Biederman gives the

cigarette to Vassili, who lights it as he studies Saul.

VASSILI:

(in Russian, to Saul)

Are you good with weapons?

Saul looks at him, worried.

Abraham intervenes.

ABRAHAM +

(in Russian, to Vassili)

No.

Vassili keeps on staring at Saul.

VASSILI:

(in Russian, to Saul) +

I’ll teach you. +

ABRAHAM:

(in Yiddish, angry, to

Biederman)

He’s no fighter!

BIEDERMAN:

(in Yiddish, to Abraham)

He saved the day. No need to be his +

mother. +

Katz nods. +

Outside dogs bark. Trucks approaching can be heard from +

outside. The men look up.

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ABRAHAM:

(in Yiddish, to Biederman)

Were new transports planned

tonight?

BIEDERMAN:

(in Yiddish, surprised)

They didn’t tell me.

The men go closer to the window. +

Saul stands up and goes toward the windows.

Some men are already gathering near one of the windows,

gazing out into the night, as if spellbound.

The men look anxious and are increasingly agitated.

SS OFFICER (O.S.)

(in German, shouts)

Kapos! All Kapos!

Saul moves away from the window and goes back toward his

corner when Biederman grabs him by his arm.

BIEDERMAN:

(in Yiddish)

You come with me.

The two men hurry to the stairs.

27 OMITTED

28 I/E. KREMATORIUM - UNDERGROUND TUNNEL / COURTYARD - NIGHT

Saul and Biederman rush to the underground exit area.

BIEDERMAN:

(in Yiddish)

You’re with me now.

Two other KAPOS followed by two FOREMEN come along with them.

They go to the courtyard of the Krematorium. A group of SS

officers, led by VOSS, are already in the middle of the

courtyard.

Behind the fence civilians are endlessly walking into the

Krematorium.

Voss is yelling with another OFFICER before moving to the

kapos.

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VOSS:

(in German)

You all go and get the day shift

men too. Get them to work. All of

you!

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The kapos glance at each other.

KAPOS:

(in German)

Yes, Sir Oberscharführer!

They run away.

VOSS:

(in German, to Biederman)

Count how many to treat still. He

stays.

He designates Saul. Biederman runs away, toward the

Krematorium.

Voss shakes his head while writing things down on a paper he

holds in his hands. He mutters something to the officer

standing next to him, before leaving for the Krematorium.

Saul stands there, clueless.

Voss designates Saul and another PRISONER.

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

You come with me.

They walk behind Voss, as he enters the Krematorium side door

leading to the office.

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CUT TO:

29 INT. KREMATORIUM - OFFICER’S ROOM - NIGHT

Voss, Saul and the other prisoner enter the room. Voss sits

down at his desk. He is focused on some kind of mental

operation.

He designates a large table where a chaos of bottles of

alcohol, burnt out cigars and cigarettes, fallen glasses,

half-eaten plates of food, and a broken violin can be seen.

VOSS:

(in German)

Clean up!

Saul and his fellow prisoner clean the table methodically.

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Voss keeps looking at his watch and at a letter in front of

him.

Biederman and two other KAPOS burst into the room. +

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

How many still to treat?

BIEDERMAN:

(in German)

1000, Herr Oberscharführer!

VOSS:

(in German)

1000? You swines. There’ll be three

time more tonight.

He pauses. Biederman looks at Saul, still cleaning the

incredible mess in the room.

Voss looks at his watch repeatedly, keeps talking to the +

kapos. +

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

It has to be over with by dawn.

Every round:
two men, a woman, and

a child. Pull out the ash after two

rounds. Ventilate every 12 minutes.

You’re in charge. Understood?

BIEDERMAN:

(in German)

Yes, Herr Oberscharführer!

Still cleaning, Saul uncovers a revolver on the table. He

looks at it, mesmerized, hesitates.

VOSS:

(in German)

When you finish, you useless

vermin, wash and disinfect it all.

There’ll be a new treatment.

Voss stands up, goes to the table and takes the revolver.

Biederman is about to leave.

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

Last thing:
get me a list of 70 men +

by tomorrow noon.

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Men you can spare. We need them

elsewhere. Dismissed!

VOSS (CONT’D)

Biederman stops, spellbound.

VOSS (CONT’D)

(shouts in German)

Dismissed!

Saul looks on as they run out.

Voss lights up a cigarette, lays back and looks up at the

smoke rising from his cigarette.

He looks at Saul.

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

You go and get me Schlojme from the

coal room.

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Saul, his hands full of dishes, stops and looks at Voss.

VOSS (CONT’D)

(in German)

Leave it here!

Saul puts everything down and runs out.

CUT TO:

30 INT. KREMATORIUM - BACK OF THE OVENS - NIGHT

Saul enters the area behind the ovens where a dozen prisoners

are continuously feeding a metal opening with coal. The

flames are intense. Many prisoners are painted black by the

soot and they all sweat.

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Saul sees a man organizing and supervising the work. He is in

his late thirties. His face is drawn, reddened by alcohol. He

is a kapo:
SCHLOJME. Saul goes to him.

SAUL:

(in Yiddish)

Herr Oberscharführer... calls you.

Schlojme shakes his head and leaves.

A red-haired FOREMAN comes in the room. As Saul is trying to

get out, the kapo grabs him. He tosses him to the ground and

throws him a shovel.

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