The Rover

Adapted for the screen based upon the Joseph Conrad novel, THE ROVER

EXTERIOR- A Cliff Overlooking the Mediterranean - Sunrise

The sun begins to rise over the Porquerolles Island in Southern France. From a cliff top view on the Giens Peninsula, a man on crutches watches as the sky begins to illuminate and the clouds in harmony dissipate. Suddenly, irritated the CRIPPLE swings himself toward us. He mocks.

CRIPPLE
Tell me about my master! Tell me about my master! Over and over, I tell you and you do not listen. Pay attention. I tell you one more time. You see that island over there. It is called Ile de Porquerolles. That is where he thinks he was born. He lived on the Farmer Peyrol's land with his mother. Then, one day…

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Cat and Mouse

by John E. Shea and John-Ryan Shea

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EXTERIOR - VILLAGE ROAD - MORNING

In the predawn sky with intermittent tones of gray, a slash of THUNDER strikes and then there is silence. The predictable rain begins to fall over this small village in Northern Ireland located only miles from the border separating the North of Ireland from the southern Republic of Ireland.

The rain thins leaving a cold misty appearance on a February morning. The inhabitants of the village sleep. A doorway at the near end of the street opens and TOMAS RYAN cautiously steps onto the road. His cap and coat make his features indistinguishable in this predawn darkness. He carries a SUITCASE in hand. He throws his cigarette to the wet ground, turning down the street and walking down the lane toward a church.

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