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TITLES ROLL
FADE IN:
New Zealand. 2020s.
While Wellington has suffered a major earthquake and is on
the way to recovery, Masterton is complete disintegration.
EXT. MASTERTON - ROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD (SPRING)
ESTABLISHING. Not a crumbling brick wall or boarded up
abandoned shop front seems free of graffiti. RUSTED BARBED
WIRE, Gates are padlocked. Drains are blocked.
Harsh DRIZZLE IMPACTS cracked asphalt.
There is uncollected rubbish strewn about everywhere.
In the b.g. a scavenging DOG shakes away at a torn RUBBISH
BAG, scattering food scraps everywhere.
FLICKERING STREETLIGHT.
A homeless man approaches in the distance.
This man’s only saving grace is the WATCH CAP on his head,
and the old WOOLEN TRENCH COAT he wears. His worn BOOTS
are wrapped in shopping bags. The mist of his BREATH can
be seen as he puts his hands to his mouth for warmth.
Walking along the middle of the road, the homeless man’s
face is contorted. The stench of the overflowing sewers is
unbearable.
EXT. ROUGH NEIGHBOURHOOD - BROKEN DOWN APARTMENT (DAWN)
LIGHT FLICKERS inside a run-down building. Shouting can be
heard. Shadows of disruption.
A DOG BARKS.
TITLES END.
EXT. RURAL MASTERTON - OLD WOODEN CHURCH
The building, along with several smaller ones, is
surrounded by a WROUGHT IRON FENCE.
In the b.g. cattle graze in a nearby paddock.