Red Riding Page #2

Synopsis: In 1974, Eddie Dunford, comes home from South England and gets a job as a cub reporter for the Yorkshire Post. A schoolgirl has gone missing, and Eddie suspects it's one of several crimes dating back six years; the police think not and blame gypsies. Eddie digs; the police stonewall him then two of them beat him after he visits the widowed mother of one of the girls missing for a few years. When a child's body turns up at a construction site of local building magnate John Dawson, Eddie has another thread to pull. By now, he's begun an affair with Paula, the widowed mom, and he suspects collusion among Dawson, the police, and his newspaper - but what are they covering up?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Julian Jarrold
Production: Revolution Films
  4 wins & 9 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.1
Rotten Tomatoes:
100%
NOT RATED
Year:
2009
102 min
Website
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11 INT. EDDIE’S MOTHER’S HOUSE, HALL - LATE DAY 11

Eddie and Barry are let in by ANCIENT AUNTY WIN. They get out

of their coats.

EDDIE:

Aunty Win.

AUNTY WIN:

Eddie. We were worried about you,

love.

BARRY *

Traffic was appalling, Win. *

AUNTY WIN *

Let’s get you both a cup of tea. *

Come on through. *

Barry goes with Aunty Win. Eddie is left alone for a brief

moment. There’s the sound of the MOURNERS chatting from the

front room.

Eddie checks his watch - looks back down the hall to see...

HIS FATHER. Impeccably suited. Standing in the coloured light

filtering from the front door window. Winding his watch. The

same watch Eddie now wears.

EDDIE’S MOTHER O/S

Edward?

EDDIE’S MOTHER, care worn, bearing up. His tight-lipped

sister, SUSAN, beside her. Eddie kisses his mother. *

EDDIE *

Mum. I’m sorry. I’m really sorry *

I’m late. *

EDDIE’S MOTHER *

“Business before pleasure” he *

always said... *

SUSAN *

She means dad. You remember dad. *

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No dad in the hall. Just motes. Eddie’s mother holds him. *

EDDIE’S MOTHER

It’s good you’re home, son.

12 INT. EDDIE’S MOTHER’S HOUSE, FRONT ROOM -EVENING 12

UNCLE ERIC holds court amongst the GROUP OF RELATIONS ANDFRIENDS. Cups of tea, slices of cake.

UNCLE ERIC:

...So, then Southern bloke asks Old

farmer if he knows the way to town.

Old farmer says he don’t know. SoSoutherner says, you don’t knowbloody much, do you? Old farmer

says...

*

*

*

EDDIE:

...that’s as may be, but am not theone that’s lost!

*

*

UNCLE ERIC:

One of your father’s. He was a goodman, your father. You knew whereyou were with him. Reliable.

*

*

*

*

A chill... Aunty Win waves the evening paper. *

AUNTY WIN:

Well now, would everyone look atthis! Edward Dunford, North of

England Crime Correspondent.

(reading)

“Mrs Sandra Kemplay made anemotional plea this morning...”

EDDIE’S MOTHER

Did you write that, son?

BARRY:

Our new Byline Boy, is Eddie.

SUSAN:

We’ll be asking for his autograph

next.

AUNTY WIN:

He’ll always be Little Eddie to me.

EDDIE:

Thanks Aunty Win.

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UNCLE ERIC:

It’s a step up. Pity your father’s

not here to see it. He’d’ve been

proud.

EDDIE:

(not so sure)

Thinks so?

Uncle Eric looks inside Eddie’s jacket.

UNCLE ERIC:

That’s not one of his, is it?

EDDIE:

Lord John, this. Carnaby Street.

SUSAN:

Oh, aye.

Aunty Win’s shaking her head over the newspaper report.

AUNTY WIN:

It doesn’t look good, does it? This

Kemplay lass.

BARRY:

24 hours and not a thing...

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Tony Grisoni

Tony Grisoni (born 28 October 1952) is a British screenwriter. He lives in London. His first feature film, Queen of Hearts, directed by Jon Amiel, won the Grand Prix at the 1990 Festival du Film de Paris. more…

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