Black Rider Page #4

Synopsis: A morning commute on a tram in Berlin will be the setting of racial abuse of a young black man by an elderly woman. Appearances aside, the woman launches an all-out attack on the poor guy, spewing hatred about stereotypes and the usual favourite topics: immigration, employment and overall white supremacy and privilege, to name a few. This scene of verbal violence which is taking place before an uninvolving and deafeningly silent group of commuters, highlights society's numbness, desensitisation and silent concurrence to all things violent.
Genre: Comedy, Short
Director(s): Pepe Danquart
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Year:
1993
12 min
454 Views


Empty.

Damn, customs officers.

Did you confiscate it?

-Last night.

And the driver?

-He got away.

That's great but nothing has changed

since you arrived.

We're doing our best. I was almost run

over the other day.

Everybody's talking about

the Black Rider.

He's playing with our balls.

Is it because you're friends?

You were mates in the Resistance.

And you've been to see him

after you came back.

We all know that.

It's logical that people start

to think that way.

We'll have to crack down

on them harder.

My men get 10% of everything they

confiscate.

We don't have that in

the Netherlands.

The Dutchman calls that corruption.

Do something about it,

Uzerman.

Are you the local comedian?

-Only when the radio's off.

It's war between us now.

-Aren't we old friends?

That's why it's war.

They think I'm letting you

get away.

Because of our friendship.

-But I'm not letting you get away.

Not anymore.

Are you challenging me?

I accept the challenge.

Cell tires. Indestructible.

I put them on your car.

Can I have that gun?

-Arguing with Milou?

What do you mean?

-It's just a question.

Uzerman's back at the border.

-Damn.

Are you going to shoot at him?

-No, he wants to shoot at me.

I don't want to be empty-handed.

We're a flying brigade after all.

I hope we don't see anything tonight.

-Why not?

They don't like to give way.

I've never seen them stop at

a traffic light either.

What is it?

A scout.

Damn it!

Don't start polishing your car.

Go after him!

Hear how they're shooting.

-You'd think it was Chicago.

This time he went too far

with his stunts.

He's used a flame-thrower.

A gendarme got badly burned.

When did it happen?

-Last night.

First he poured petrol over the road

and then he lit it.

But I was chasing the Black

Rider myself last night.

Are you sure?

Or are you protecting your friend?

No, I'm not sure.

He's wanted for manslaughter

in all of Belgium.

Is there proof that he did it?

-It was his Cadillac.

Did someone recognise him or

write down his license number?

There's only one white Cadillac

in the area.

That's no proof.

There are many white Cadillacs.

You can go into hiding here.

That seems the safest thing to do.

I'd better go back to the Netherlands.

I'd prefer if they caught me there.

They'd kill me here.

-You're wounded and you need to rest.

Stay here.

Sit down there.

I'll make you breakfast.

Jean-Louis!

-What?

You're not screwing me over,

are you?

We've been working together for years.

I'm on your side.

He's here now.

Alright.

I'll keep him occupied.

We're coming.

The coffee will be ready soon.

It's not a court, Madam.

You don't have to testify at all.

Rate this script:5.0 / 1 vote

Pepe Danquart

All Pepe Danquart scripts | Pepe Danquart Scripts

0 fans

Submitted on August 05, 2018

Discuss this script with the community:

0 Comments

    Translation

    Translate and read this script in other languages:

    Select another language:

    • - Select -
    • 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
    • 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
    • Español (Spanish)
    • Esperanto (Esperanto)
    • 日本語 (Japanese)
    • Português (Portuguese)
    • Deutsch (German)
    • العربية (Arabic)
    • Français (French)
    • Русский (Russian)
    • ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
    • 한국어 (Korean)
    • עברית (Hebrew)
    • Gaeilge (Irish)
    • Українська (Ukrainian)
    • اردو (Urdu)
    • Magyar (Hungarian)
    • मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
    • Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Italiano (Italian)
    • தமிழ் (Tamil)
    • Türkçe (Turkish)
    • తెలుగు (Telugu)
    • ภาษาไทย (Thai)
    • Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
    • Čeština (Czech)
    • Polski (Polish)
    • Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
    • Românește (Romanian)
    • Nederlands (Dutch)
    • Ελληνικά (Greek)
    • Latinum (Latin)
    • Svenska (Swedish)
    • Dansk (Danish)
    • Suomi (Finnish)
    • فارسی (Persian)
    • ייִדיש (Yiddish)
    • հայերեն (Armenian)
    • Norsk (Norwegian)
    • English (English)

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this screenplay to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Black Rider" Scripts.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 17 May 2024. <https://www.scripts.com/script/black_rider_24074>.

    We need you!

    Help us build the largest writers community and scripts collection on the web!

    Watch the movie trailer

    Black Rider

    Browse Scripts.com

    The Studio:

    ScreenWriting Tool

    Write your screenplay and focus on the story with many helpful features.