BABEL
Written by
Guillermo Arriaga
(April 9, 2005)
1 EXT. YUSSEF AND AHMED'S HOUSE -- MORNING
Day breaks. Hassan (50) arrives at a solitary house made of
adobe, in the southern deserts of o, carrying a satchel
and a large bundle wrapped in cloth.
He walks past a corral made out of branches, where several
goats bleat, and knocks on the front door.
2 EXT. YUSSEF AND AHMED'S HOUSE -- CONTINUOUS
Abdullah (40), opens.
HASSAN
(In Arabic)
Good morning Abdullah... I brought
you this...
He holds up the bundle.
3 INT. YUSSEF AND AHMED'S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER
Abdullah's family is inside the house. There is a room, a
small table and a simple kitchen. Yasira (38) is roasting
some goat meat assisted by Yamil (16) and Zora (17), her
daughters.
Abdullah and his sons, Yussef (13) and Ahmed (14), are sitting
on the floor around the small table, looking at a well-
conserved .270 caliber Winchester 60 rifle.
HASSAN
(To Abdullah)
It's almost new.
He takes out several boxes of cartridges from his satchel.
HASSAN (CONT'D)
Three hundred cartridges...
He opens a box and shows them one of the golden bullets.
HASSAN (CONT'D)
The hunter who gave it to me said
you can hit up to three kilometers
away.
ABDULLAH
How much do you want for everything?
HASSAN
One thousand dirhams.
2.
ABDULLAH
One thousand dirhams? I'll give you
one thousand and a goat.
Abdullah and Hassan exchange a look and Hassan smiles.
4 EXT. YUSSEF AND AHMED'S HOUSE -- DAY
Hassan and Abdullah's family are behind the house. Hassan
stands with the rifle in front of a rock some twenty yards
away and he turns toward Abdullah.
HASSAN
With this rifle, your sons will be
able to kill plenty of jackals.
He aims at the rock and pulls the trigger without holding
the rifle properly. It is clear that he doesn't know how to
fire a weapon,
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