Berland,+Joshua

Scene 1 (Barbed wire fence cage, with houses, sad people walking around. Two drunken soldiers laughing heartily. Camera zooms in to one of the sad people. He paces around. Soldiers walk away but grab two of the sad people. Camera shows sky, there is smoke in sky. Camera zooms to original guy. He walks to a part of the fence near a rock. He looks around. He doesn’t see any soldiers and no one is paying attention to him. He jumps behind the rock. He grabs a stone and starts to hack at the fence where there is a small hole. He makes it bigger and bigger until he rips it apart big enough for him to fit through. He looks around again. This time he sees a soldier. The soldier doesn’t see him though. Camera zooms so you can see him hiding behind the rock and the soldier looking around. After a little while the soldier leaves. Then the character runs out of the concentration camp. Camera zooms out and shows him running and shows the concentration camp from a bird’s eye view, until he becomes a dot.)

Scene 2 (Camera shows same character running through woods until he comes to clearing with house. He walks up to the house to see if anyone is in the house. When he doesn’t see anybody he breaks the window and hops in the house. The house has wooden floors. There is a door in front of him on the right wall. Passed the door on the left is stairs. To the direct left of him is a big kitchen with a table. There is a counter and drawers under and above the counter. There is a refrigerator and a sink. He goes to the refrigerator and takes all the food out and places it on the table he looks at the doorway and sees hung up coats and a bag. He walks to the bag and puts food in the bag. He goes through the coats looking for something. He finds a wallet and takes it. He goes up the stairs. To the left is a door to the right is a door and in front of him is an open bathroom. In the bathroom there is a shower. The shower is in the back of the bathroom. There is also a sink to his near left and a toilet behind it. He goes to the door on the right and opens it. There is a queen side bed and two dressers. He goes through the dresser and picks out two pairs of clothes. He goes to bathroom to change. Camera goes to garage. Camera shows a car pulling into the driveway. Camera goes back to bathroom. Shows character with nice cloths and old dirty clothes on the sink. He hears the car. He quickly runs down stairs grabs his bag and goes out door that leads to the garage. In the garage there is a soccer ball three bikes and building supplies) Main Character Solomon: So sorry kind lady. Person who pulled in garage: Hey get back here! (Solomon takes a bike and bikes off)

Scene 3 (Camera shows driveway with the person and her car two cops and a cop car.) Cop 1: what happened ma’am The lady: I pulled into my driveway and I saw this guy with my husband’s clothes and my shopping bag. When he saw me he took my sons bike and biked away. (looks upset Cop 2: Okay we will take some fingerprints of the house and see what we can get from that The lady: Okay thanks so much I I guess I will call my my husband I am still in a a little you know a little frightened. (She looks frantic and upset) (Camera flashes to where Solomon left his clothes. Flashes again changing colors.) (Cop 1 comes down with Solomon’s clothes shaking his head) Cop 1: It was a damn Jew. It must have escaped from the concentration camp to the east. Cop 2: God damn those Rats don’t worry he’ll be found within days. I mean how hard is it to spot Jews?

Scene 4 (Solomon is on a busy street with people on side walk and huge buildings) Solomon: Taxi, taxi. (A taxi pulls over.) Solomon: How close to Emden can I get with this? (He hands the taxi driver money.) Taxi driver: 20-30 miles from there Solomon: How about Petkum Taxi driver: Sure but why there…I mean not to be noisy Solomon: My family owns little boat house in between the too. I just figured that I’d call them when I got there and they would pick me up. Taxi driver: I used to love to sail when I was younger. Solomon: I mostly go kayaking. Taxi Driver: (snorting sound) kayaking, that’s lame man. You go like 2 kilometers an hour, not even because your spending the whole time capsized. Solomon: No you spend the whole time skillfully riding the waves man. Taxi Driver: What ever. (Taxi stops and Solomon gets out. Solomon takes his bikes and bikes down the streets of Petkum. Fades out

Scene 5 (Solomon is at a beach at night with his bike. He puts his bike down. He slowly wades in water. Then he starts to swim. Camera shows different angles of him swimming until he reaches land on the other side. He walks out of water. He looks to his left and sees a big tree. He goes to the tree and falls asleep under it.) (Camera fads out)

Scene 6 (It is the morning; Solomon gets up and puts on other pair of clothes. They are slightly wet. He walks into the nearby town. He sees a sign that says welcome to Ditzum. He walks further into town when he sees a person. Solomon: Excuse me sir Stranger: What? Solomon: Do you know where I could find a bus or train to Amsterdam. Stranger: Just yonder it will get here in half an hour though. Solomon: Thanks a lot. (Solomon walks to wear the stranger indicated)

Scene 7 Cop 1: Well we found your bike just out of Dollart, he must have crossed there. Lady: It’s okay thanks for giving me the bike though. Cop 2: We can’t pursue in the Netherlands He got away. Lady: It’s okay I figured as much.

Scene 8 (Solomon gets off a train. He walks out of train station and gets out in a big city.) Solomon: Excuse me lady do you know how I could get to Velsen. Lady: That’s north of here on the sea right. Solomon: Ya. Lady: See there. (Indicates bus stop) Solomon: Ya. Lady: that’ll take you north, it might work. Solomon: Thanks.

Scene 9 (Solomon is on a buss with 6 other people and a driver. The buss stops three people get off. One of the people leave a newspaper, Solomon picks it up and reads front head line, Red Cross Estimates 2 million Jews so far killed in Holocaust. Camera fades out.)

Scene 10 (Solomon gets off of buss with one person and two others get on. Solomon walks around town. He sees a sign that says Historical Tour of the English Channel 10.00. Solomon goes to where sign points to and waits on a public bench for the boat while reading the newspaper.)

Scene 11 (Solomon is on ferry he is sitting on bench and in the background you can hear a tour guide talking, around 7 people are listening to him. Solomon gets off of bench in boat. He sees the drivers cabin. He also sees life jackets and floaties.) Tour guide: See that, that is England. We will get a little closer to it. See yonder that is were the French tried to sneak an attack on England in 1548. British naval troops caught the transport ships and sunk them... (Solomon walks to bench on other side where there is a floaty.) Tour guide: this is as close to England as we are aloud to get now we will turn back. (Solomon takes floaty and jumps off boat he hides under water. Guy in boat: What was that. Tour guide: there is a lot of wild life so it is likely that some animal jumped in the air and splashed down the scientific word for that would be… (Solomon comes up from under the water and swims to England.)

Scene 12 (Camera Starts showing a white wall then the camera zooms out showing sign that says U.K. Immigration Center. Solomon is standing in line in a building with three lines leading to a booth. Solomon slowly moves forward in line until he is first in line.) Lady at booth: What is your problem with your immigration or what do you need help with. Solomon: No English. (Lady at Booth points down to a sheet of languages, Solomon Checks German. Lady points to a door, Solomon walks to the door and opens it. A guy in a suit walks in holding papers and pulls his chair out he then proceeds to sits down.) Guy In suit: Hi what brings you here? Are you German? Solomon: No. Guy in suit: Then why do you speak German? Solomon: I am Jewish Guy in Suit: How did you get here then? Solomon: I escaped my concentration camp and I ran to a house. I stole a bike, then I biked to the Netherlands, after that I took a ferry to here. Guy in Suit: So since you escaped prosecution from your country we can give you permission to stay until a court sees you and then they can decide what to do with you until then you will be kept under probation. Solomon: What is a probation Guy in suit: You will be watched to make sure you don’t do anything. We can put you in a small house and you have three months to get a job as long as you sign these papers. (Solomon Signs the papers.) Guy in suit: Good. Solomon: Thank you so much.

5 Months later

Scene 13 (Alarm clock noise, Beep, Beep, Beep) Solomon: (sighs) (Solomon turns alarm clock off. He turns on a light and gets up. He is in his bed there is a window in front of him and a dresser to his right. Solomon gets up and makes his bed. Solomon walks down stairs he walks past the bathroom on the left side of the stairs. To his left is the living room which has a Radio facing towards him and a couch facing away from him. To his right is the kitchen. In the kitchen is a painting of mountains. There is a refrigerator, a table for 2, and a stove. There is a counter with cabinets above. Solomon gets himself some coffee and a bagel. He goes back up stairs and the door closes. He comes out dressed in a suit. Walks down stairs and goes out side. He sees houses like his house and shows his car a Volkswagen. He gets in his car and drives to work on a highway. When he gets to work he parks his car in a crowded parking lot. He walks to brick building and opens door there is a balding man with a clip-board and paper. He is wearing glasses with a string chain a white colored shirt and nice pants.) Guy in front of Solomon: Is it true you’re Jewish? Solomon: Yes boss, why? Solomon’s boss: Well we need to make money and nobody will buy our tires if they find out one of our supervisors is Jewish. Solomon: You can’t just fire me because I am Jewish! Solomon’s Boss: It’s a free country my friend. Solomon: So that’s it you’re going to fire me because I worship differently then you. Solomon’s Boss: Well you don’t have to think of it that way. I would like to… Solomon: No there’s no other way to think about it you’re firing because of my religion. Solomon’s Boss: Some people blame this war on the Jews and… Solomon: Ya okay blame all your stupid problems on the Jews way to go you know what, I was in a damn concentration camp where I was starved and you know what I escaped, I was strong I escaped and I biked my way to the Netherlands, took a boat half way to England and swam the rest, and when I get here I can’t get a job because all you messed up Christians have to blame your dumb problems on the Jews.

Scene 14 (Solomon is in store waiting in line there are 6 aisles and a counter. There is a lady in front of him and the casher.) Lady in Front of Solomon: How much does this cost (points to a bag of Chocolates) I don’t need it but it might be nice. Cashier: 00.15 Lady in front of Solomon: Okay I’ll get it. (Lady buys things and walks out of store. Solomon puts things down.) Solomon: I’ll Have chocolates too (Solomon the puts chocolates in his bag.) Cashier: That will be 14.46 Solomon: What, I bought milk chocolate butter and noodles, can I see a receipt just to see what cost so much. Cashier: No. Solomon: Why? Cashier: Okay. (hands him receipt.) Solomon: (reads receipt) What! I only owe you 6.26 Cashier: Whatever just go, you’re a Jew you cheat people all the time. Solomon: What! Cashier: Just go it’s a free country. Solomon: No, I want my money back, Cashier: I’ll call the cops and they will through you in jail whether you’re right or not and you know it. Solomon: What-wha are-you Curse you (Solomon leaves.)

Scene 15 (Solomon wakes up in his room. He goes down stairs and eats Cheerios with milk. He gets himself orange juice and coffee. After that he goes up stairs to change. Camera shows out side his house where there is a block party. Solomon goes down stairs in a T-Shirt and jeans. He walks out-side. Kids are having a water gun fight while the grown ups are watching a soccer game frying hot dogs and drinking beer. One of the neighbors walks up to Solomon. Neighbor: O ah hi. Solomon: What’s happening here? Neighbor: O just having a block party. Solomon: O. Neighbor: We didn’t invite you, well because you know your horns would scare the kids. Solomon: What, Horns? Neighbor: you know Jews have horns. Solomon: No they don’t! Neighbor: Really. Solomon: Ya Jews are people, people don’t have horns. Neighbor: O, o ah… Solomon: Ya go to hell!

Scene 16 (Solomon Is in a Car Driving on a high way. He sees a sign and stops. It says Welcome to Israel.)

The End