Shadow Dancer Screenplay - Raindance Film Festival

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37. ALLEN I don’t believe in conspiracy theories. BRIAN ALLEN hasn’t got this far in Northern Ireland’s shadowy war by giving a straight answer to a straight question. He scans the street one last time. ALLEN (CONT’D) (into the radio) Let’s go! The driver guns the car away. We are close on RYAN’s face to witness his humiliation. ALLEN (CONT’D) Time to pull your little friend in, Mr Ryan. And she’d better have a damned good excuse... EXT. THE FALLS ROAD - BELFAST - DAY We pick up COLLETTE as she approaches her son’s school... INT. PRIMARY SCHOOL - A MINUTE LATER We’re CLOSE on MARK’s face as he waits for his mum in the classroom and catch his DELIGHT as she arrives. Watching this reunion, the HEADTEACHER approaches. She has a kindly manner. HEADTEACHER Miss. McVeigh, I’m sorry to trouble you. Could you spare a few minutes? It’s obvious she means without MARK. COLLETTE (touching his shoulder) I won’t be long. The head takes her down to an office. She produces a child’s picture. It depicts a man with a gun lying in a pool of blood. HEADTEACHER I thought you should see this. It’s not the first. COLLETTE stares at the painting. She doesn’t look like she really wants to deal with it.
38. HEADTEACHER (CONT’D) I know that Mark’s father was killed just before he came to us, Miss. McVeigh, but I worry that- COLLETTE Mark’s father was murdered Mrs. Davies. HEADTEACHER (hesitant) Yes. I understand he was a Volunteer- COLLETTE He was a patriot. HEADTEACHER Miss. McVeigh, I don’t seek to make a judgement. I just want to draw your attention to the fact that your son is struggling to concentrate on his school work. COLLETTE (chastened) I understand. HEADTEACHER Your mother said that Mark had been upset by your recent absence, so perhaps that explains it. The HEAD is making a point here. COLLETTE folds up the painting. COLLETTE (frosty now) Thank you, Mrs. Davies. I appreciate your concern. EXT. FALLS ROAD - A FEW MINUTES LATER. COLLETTE walks home with MARK in the gathering darkness. She drapes an arm around him. COLLETTE How was school? Fine. MARK COLLETTE How were your lessons?
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Page 3 and 4: 2. As we follow her down the hill,
Page 5 and 6: 4. COLLETTE moves to the toilet, lo
Page 7 and 8: 6. No answer. The cop flips open a
Page 9 and 10: 8. INT. OBSERVATION ROOM OUTSIDE TH
Page 11 and 12: 10. LONG Don’t play games, Gingy.
Page 13 and 14: 12. She looks furious. RYAN (CONT
Page 15 and 16: 14. No answer. RYAN (CONT’D) You
Page 17 and 18: 16. RYAN We haven’t lost an agent
Page 19 and 20: 18. He glances at a photograph of a
Page 21 and 22: 20. She nods. She stares out of the
Page 23 and 24: 22. BUCHANAN You’re not going to
Page 25 and 26: 24. MULGREW. Who signed you up, Gin
Page 27 and 28: 26. INT. A TRAIN APPROACHING BELFAS
Page 29 and 30: 28. INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - KITCHE
Page 31 and 32: 30. PADDY Aaagh! You little bugger.
Page 33 and 34: 32. COLLETTE kisses her daughter an
Page 35 and 36: 34. A soldier suddenly blocks her w
Page 37: 36. She breaks away, staggers. She
Page 41 and 42: 40. MULGREW. We need to talk about
Page 43 and 44: 42. INT. BOOK-SHOP - CAMDEN - CONTI
Page 45 and 46: 44. MARK What is it, Mam? COLLETTE
Page 47 and 48: 46. VOICE (O.S.) I’m Richard McIl
Page 49 and 50: 48. RYAN Of course. COLLETTE I don
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Page 53 and 54: 52. A beat. ALLEN shrugs. RYAN (CON
Page 55 and 56: 54. Yes. COLLETTE The driver pulls
Page 57 and 58: 56. INT. HENDERSON’S HOUSE ON THE
Page 59 and 60: 58. EXT. STREET - CONTINUOUS. It al
Page 61 and 62: 60. INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - KITCHE
Page 63 and 64: 62. She glances up. She has no idea
Page 65 and 66: 64. INT. CAR - A FEW MINUTES LATER.
Page 67 and 68: 66. MULGREW. (CONT'D) Or did one of
Page 69 and 70: 68. INT. BELFAST’S ROYAL VICTORIA
Page 71 and 72: 70. INT. IRA CHIEF OF STAFF’S DAI
Page 73 and 74: 72. EXT. MILLTOWN CEMETERY - DAY A
Page 75 and 76: 74. We’re CLOSE again on Gerry. H
Page 77 and 78: 76. He stares at her. And he turns
Page 79 and 80: 78. GIRL Wolf Tone called. The pass
Page 81 and 82: 80. RYAN doesn’t answer. No point
Page 83 and 84: 82. ALLEN (CONT'D) Maybe that’s w
Page 85 and 86: 84. INT. COLLETTE’S HOME - LIVING
Page 87 and 88: 86. EXT. A SNOWY HILLTOP FIELD IN S
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88. No answer. He stops the car. GE
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90. A long silence. GERRY You want
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92. COLLETTE (agitated) I’ve made
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94. COLLETTE I don’t know... RYAN
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96. ALLEN What in the hell are you
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98. DELAVINE (CONT’D) We have a r
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100. PADDY What do you want? MULGRE
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102. We follow her out... INT. LAND
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104. INT. FLIGHT TO PARIS - DAY GER
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106. He takes out the pistol and pl
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108. GERRY (CONT’D) Everything we
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110. PADDY’S head sags. Collette.
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112. A telephone is on the desk bet
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114. COLLETTE (CONT’D) Who did yo
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116. INT. HOUSE OF COMMONS - DAY GE
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118. EXT. STREET OUTSIDE THE HOUSE
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120. EXT. HOUSE OF COMMONS - UNDERN
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122. ON COLLETTE as she clings to h
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