
The Killer
- R
- Year:
- 1989
- 111 min
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FADE IN:
The largest of Hong Kong's outlying islands...
Rural villages.
Not much evidence of the twentieth century except television aerials --
Dominated by a mountain at it's center.
LANTAU PEAK:
Remote.
Isolated.
A road winds up through clouds to an ancient Buddhist monastery ~t the top of
the hill.
The walls lined with traditional Buddhist paintings and statues.
Thousands of candles illuminate an enormous image of the seated Buddha.
A gray robed MONK moves through the room lighting more candles --
JEFF:
Appears in the doorway.
Suit, tie, overcoat, scarf.
He removes his shoes.
Enters the room.
TEMPLE:
He walks to the front of the shrine.
Lights a joss stick, places it on the altar...
Tums and walks to the back of the room.
Sits down next to a MAN --
Similarly dressed, same age.
Chinese.
Carries a briefcase.
SIDNEY:
Do you follow the eight fold path?
He hands Jeff the briefcase --
4/6/92 D.G., %W.H. 2.
SIDNEY:
I used to come here when, I was very young. My
Father brought me. He thought it was a place of
perfect tranquility...Do you believe in God?
JEFF:
(smiles)
Everyone believes in God.
SIDNEY:
There are atheists --
JEFF:
They believe in luck. It's the same thing.
Jeff snaps open the briefcase.
A thick layer of sealed packets containing fresh Swiss banknotes.
Two 9mm WALTHERS.
A photograph of a middle aged CHINESE MAN.
SIDNEY:
Want to count it?
JEFF:
I trust you.
SIDNEY:
You know who he is?
Jeff knows.
SIDNEY:
You have a problem?
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Jeff doesn't.
Closes the briefcase.
SIDNEY:
A very bad man -- Nobody will ever miss him.
SOUND OVER - JENNY'S SONG BEGINS:
A slow, sad, distinctly Chinese song.
The musical accompaniment is Western.
Blues guitar.
Keyboards.
The voice is a woman's.
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