The Debt Page #3

Synopsis: In 1965, young Mossad agent Rachel Singer (Jessica Chastain) and two comrades (Sam Worthington, Marton Csokas) are involved in a secret mission to capture a Nazi war criminal known as the Surgeon of Birkenau (Jesper Christensen). The mission ends with the man's death on the streets of East Berlin. Thirty years later, a man claiming to be the doctor has appeared, and Rachel (Helen Mirren), haunted by memories of past events, must return to Eastern Europe to uncover the truth.
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Production: Focus Features
  13 wins & 5 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
65
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
R
Year:
2010
113 min
$31,146,570
Website
1,158 Views


He stands like that for a moment and then suddenly STEPS

OUT INTO THE ROAD in front of an on-coming TRUCK. The

impact sweeps him out of the frame.

The shocked Agent scrambles out of the vehicle as other

cars screech to a halt in front of David’s lifeless body.

TITLES END.

12 EXT. TERRACE. HOTEL NEAR TEL AVIV - NIGHT 12

A celebratory dinner for the book launch is in progress -

publishers, journalists, local dignitaries...

FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT WITH PINK AMENDMENTS - 26.03.09 7.

Rachel is re-joining the table, taking her place beside her

daughter amidst the dinner party chatter. Sarah watches

her.

SARAH:

When are you going to stop?

RACHEL:

Stop what?

SARAH:

The smoking.

RACHEL:

Soon.

SARAH:

I hope so. Do it for your

grandson.

SARAH:

Are you sure you have to go back

home tomorrow?

RACHEL:

It’s all arranged, I’m afraid...

SARAH:

But we’ll have breakfast before

you go? I thought maybe we could

take a walk on the beach? (Trying

to sound casual) I’d like you to

see more of him.

A WAITER leans over with WINE for Rachel. She covers her

glass.

RACHEL:

(To Sarah, ill-at-ease)

Well, I’ll be back. We

can...maybe in the holidays or...

MIRIAM, a PUBLISHER appears at her shoulder with a copy of

Sarah’s book.

MIRIAM:

I’ve marked the place. I thought

perhaps from chapter eleven...?

RACHEL:

...Yes, thank you.

Rachel nods absently, flicking through the pages of the

book. Sarah realizes, with a small stab of pain, that she

has no idea what that means.

FINAL SHOOTING SCRIPT WITH PINK AMENDMENTS - 26.03.09 8.

SARAH:

If you’d rather read something

else, mother.....

RACHEL:

No, that’s fine.

Rachel is barely listening. She is staring at a black and

white photograph in the book.

We see that the photograph is of a YOUNG MAN in NAZI

UNIFORM. It’s titled: DIETER VOGEL, “The Surgeon of

Birkenau.”

MIRIAM:

You must be very proud.

Rachel looks up at her, realizes what Miriam is talking

about.

RACHEL:

(A little automatic)

...It’s a wonderful achievement.

I’m very proud of her.

MIRIAM:

And I’m sure you were invaluable

in the research.

SARAH:

(Keeping it light)

Actually, my mother withstood all

interrogation. My father was the

talker. (Trying a joke) I’m the

only journalist in Israel she

won’t speak to.

Miriam laughs obligingly but Sarah instantly regrets the

remark.

There is a sudden excited MURMUR from the table. The women

look over to where Stephan approaches the table. He is in a

motorised WHEELCHAIR. The Mossad Agent attends discreetly

in the background.

Rachel’s face hardens.

RACHEL:

I thought he couldn’t come.

SARAH:

(Standing up, surprised)

So did I.

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Matthew Vaughn

Matthew Allard de Vere Drummond is an English film producer, director, and screenwriter. He is best known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch and directing the .. more…

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