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Political Short Film

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The alarm goes off; lights get turned on in the neighborhood. A guy dressed in black, with a sock over his face, steps out of the bank. A cop starts running towards him, and grabs him by the hand before he gets to enter the car. The thief turns his head to see the guy that’s got him by the hand. He takes out a pile of cash from his vest pocket and offers it to the cop. He lets go of his hand. The car engine starts… Then, suddenly, in the frantic cheers of the dopes watching from the windows of the nearby apartment buildings, the positive character enters the stage, with his shiny cloak, formal suit and rubber boots. He runs to the cop that’s next to the thief’s car.

“Halt! I’ve caught you, you corrupt individual!”
“Fuck off!”

CUUUT! – the strong voice of the director is heard.

“That’s not good! You are the positive character; you save everybody! You’ve got to be more convincing!”

FROM THE TOP! ACTION!

… in the frantic cheers of the dopes watching from the windows of the nearby apartment buildings, the positive character enters the stage, with his shiny cloak, formal suit and rubber boots.

“I’m Băsescu-Man. You are a corrupt individual and I’ve caught you!”
“Fuck off!”

CUUUT!

“That’s still not right. You’ve got to have more verve, you’ve got to convince them, to make the jaws drop on the extras looking out the windows. They are paid to drop their jaws, but you’ve also got to convince them; it’s got to look natural.”

AAACTION!

… in the frantic cheers of the dopes watching from the windows of the nearby apartment buildings, the positive character enters the stage, with his shiny cloak, formal suit and rubber boots. He runs in slow-motion to the cop that’s next to the thief’s car.

“I’m Băsescu-Man. I saw you, you corrupt individual. In the name of the Constitution/Script… LET YOURSELF BE CAUGHT!”
“It doesn’t say anywhere that you can do anything to me as a super-hero. Now fuck off!”

The cameraman’s voice can be heard in the background:

“I say we call in the miners!”

Lots of laughs and applause.

CUUT!

“Who said that? Never mind… That was good; it caught on. That’s what I want from you! From the top…

AAACTION!

… in the frantic cheers of the dopes watching from the windows of the nearby apartment buildings, the positive character enters the stage, with his shiny cloak, formal suit and rubber boots. He runs in slow-motion to the cop that’s next to the thief’s car.

“I’m Băsescu-Man. I know you’re corrupt. I’m going to make up a political dossier on you too if you don’t let me catch you!”

The cop and the robber are dumbfounded and speechless. The extras from the windows don’t know how to react. Somebody raises the APPLAUSE card. Everybody becomes happy and right away they start cheering the name of the hero: BĂ-SE, BĂ-SE, BĂ-SE.

Wide shot with the crowd picking up its hero, kissing his ass, his feet… while the warm voice of the narrator is heard in the background…

“And they lived happily ever after until the next term in office.”

CUUUT! THAT’S A WRAP!

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1. This script is Copyright © 2007 de ce? You can find the original unedited version of the script as well as the copyright mentions here.

2. The script’s English translation and adaptation is Copyright © 2007 traiminromaniasiastaneocupatottimpul.com. All rights reserved ;)

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