A Seed of Hope

A SEED OF HOPE
by
Shlomi Ben Yair & Alan Delarosa
Alan Delarosa Shlomi Ben-Yair

310-650-3877 917-860-1729
typeharder@gmail.com shlomibenyair@gmail.com
©2009 Peace Walk Productions

FADE IN:
Sandwiched within a major metropolis is a SHOPPING MALL.
Superimpose: 2003. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL.
NAAMA (V.O.)
I had a dream how life would be.
1 INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM (STALL) - DAY
A long coat slumps against the dirty ceramic tiles.
NAAMA HARBID (20) gags and vomits into the toilet bowl.
NAAMA (V.O.)
I cannot live the life I had, before
life killed the dream I dreamed.
She flushes down her waste, then pulls herself up. Slowly.
She is a simple but pretty Palestinian girl.
A BOMB VEST is duct-taped to her torso.
She goes to open the door, then remembers. She closes her
coat and conceals the bomb vest. Then steps out of the stall.
Naama turns on the faucet and splashes her face clean. Her
mirrored reflection mimics her.
BUSINESS WOMAN (O.S.)

Congratulations.
Startled. She looks to her left to find a BUSINESS WOMAN

(30) watching her. Her eyes transfixed on Naama's waist.
BUSINESS WOMAN (CONT'D)

Morning sickness. I remember it
like it was one meal ago. How far
are you?
Confused, Naama follows her eyes. The vest creates a bump

under her coat, making it look like she has a belly.
BUSINESS WOMAN (CONT'D)

It will all be worth it. Promise.
The Business Woman walks out.
Naama checks her "belly".
She feels up her breasts. Something is wrong, she winces.

2.
2 INT. TEL AVIV MALL - DAY
Naama slips into the CROWD. Wide-eyed, taking in the various

window displays.
She stops by a...
BRIDAL SHOP
A gorgeous, traditional, sequined WEDDING GOWN dominates the

window. Naama eyes the dress longingly.
She looks down at a PICTURE of her and a YOUNG MAN hugging

each other, smiling like it's the happiest day of their lives.
A lone tear rolls down her face.

Past the gown, two YOUNG ISRAELI LADIES (20's) model some
revealing BRIDAL DRESSES and parade in front of the mirror.
They notice Naama and start giggling.
3 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (FOOD COURT) - DAY
The fast food eateries bustle with hungry ISRAELI SHOPPERS.
Sitting solo and off to the side, is ESAM ODA SALLAHA (21),
a long serious fellow who keeps his brow low while reading a
little book. A MEDIUM SIZE BLACK BAG rests by his feet.
Naama sits beside him. Defeated.
Esam is fixated on his book.
NAAMA
Where did Fayyad go?
She waits for an answer, but he's too focused on the book.
She turns his book, catching the title. "HUMAN ALL TOO HUMAN"
by Friedrich Nietzsche.
Esam finally closes his book. His gaze penetrates Naama.
ESAM
The little guy is "out there".
Esam slides the book over to her.
NAAMA
What is the point?
ESAM
Everyone has a choice.
3.
NAAMA
As soon as we strapped up, our fates
were written in blood, Esam. There
is no choice.
ESAM
Look at these people. What do you
see?
Without even thinking.
NAAMA
Murderers. All of them.
ESAM
I see people who are lost. They
hold shopping bags in their hands
and nothing in their hearts. I am
here to promote our freedom and help
them change their hearts, change
our fate.
NAAMA
You mean kill their hearts.
ESAM
I have a different plan.
He secretly shows her the contents of his bag.
4 INT. LINGERIE STORE (DRESSING ROOM) - DAY
FAYYAD MAHMOUD (19) flexes his scrawny muscles in front of

the mirror. He looks like a toad, but his confidence says
otherwise.
He wears a pair of sexy silk BRIEFS beneath his BOMB VEST,

Only he's unhappy with his "package." KNOCK! KNOCK!
SALES PERSON (O.S.)

Is everything okay, sir?
FAYYAD
(To himself)
Could be bigger.
SALES PERSON (O.S.)

I'll get the large.
Fayyad finds a PETIT SEXY TANK TOP that was left behind. He
stuffs it inside his underwear. Now, he's head over heels
with what he sees.
4.
FAYYAD
I'm coming ladies. Give me fifteen
minutes.
5 INT. GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (MEETING ROOM) - DAY
AIR-FORCE officers COLONEL ELI DOV (45) and CAPTAIN ARICK

LEVI (29) sit around a meeting table.
ELI
Officials at the hearing will try to
sell you on the idea that we serve
the same purpose.
Across from the officers are two AIR-FORCE PILOTS. MEIR SHANI
(38) is infatuated with Dov, while GUY GONEN (23) gazes
absently at the Colonel.
ELI (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Bullshit. Politicians protect their
ass, we protect our country.
Fayyad sips a SODA, he sits across from Esam and Naama.
FAYYAD
What? I want to look nice for my
virgins? They're my virgins, Esam.
NAAMA
Seventy two virgins waiting for you
in heaven. Then what do I get? A
make over?
FAYYAD
Maybe you get to be one of mine.
NAAMA
Maybe you don't get to deflower them.
The idea perplexes Fayyad.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
If you are not doing this with a
pure reason, it doesn't count.
FAYYAD
Fuck you! I don't judge your reason,
Sick girl!
NAAMA
I pity your virgins, Fayyad.
5.
FAYYAD
What's to pity?
Fayyad gets up to refill his soda.
ESAM
What are you running from, Naama?
NAAMA
Nothing! The Israeli's killed my
boyfriend they killed my Amar.
Esam strokes Naama's arm, comforting her.
Fayyad approaches the table his CELL PHONE in his hand.
FAYYAD
It's him.
He shows it to Esam, who reads the message.
ESAM
Fireworks.
Fayyad puts on a pair of SUNGLASSES and smiles wide.
7 EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY
A sleek CELL PHONE snaps shut and is pocketed inside a long

black leather jacket, belonging to-
YOUSUF RAWHI (44), a rough man with a stone face and large
SUNGLASSES. He sips his SHOT OF ESPRESSO while scanning the
three occupied SIDEWALK TABLES. He sees the Tel Aviv mall
directly across the avenue.
Rawhi sits down at a table in use by a large MUSCULAR MAN

(30) and his GIRLFRIEND (25). He adds an exact measure of
sugar to his espresso.
MUSCULAR MAN
I think you got the wrong--
RAWHI
--No, I don't. Move inside. And
don't make me say it again.
MUSCULAR MAN
What the hell they put in your coffee--
Rawhi flicks out his KNIFE and presses it into Muscular Man's
crotch, who sees his frightened reflection in Rawhi's opaque
black lenses.
6.
Rawhi leans towards the Muscular Man's ear.
RAWHI
She might think you're something.
But we both know, there's nothing
behind these.
The Muscular Man and his Girlfriend flee inside.
Rawhi kicks back sipping his espresso.
Esam and Naama remain seated.
FAYYAD
If I don't see you again, good luck
and good bye.
He laughs as he struts away, cool and relaxed.
Esam shakes her hand.
NAAMA
What if I go to hell?
ESAM
You can't get to heaven without going
through hell.
He pats her shoulder then leaves , quickly zigzagging through

the crowd. Naama sits at the table. Alone.
She looks down at her belly.
The Pilots and the Officers are still in discussion.
The door opens and GABI SHAKED (55), a weathered general

storms in.
The officers and Meir get up and salute, but General Shaked
waves it off.
SHAKED
(To Colonel Dov)
They going to be ready for next week?
He notices Guy remains seated.
Shaked stops behind him. He looks at Colonel Dov and gives

the Colonel the signal to vacate.
7.
Alone, General Shaked circles around Guy, he holds the prep

documents in his hand.
SHAKED
The parasites wouldn't know an F-16
if it landed in their living room.
They want to know what size bomb we
dropped. Our country is getting soft.
GUY
I want out, sir.
Shaked stops.
SHAKED
Go to the hearing. Keep your mouth
shut, and it will all be over. For
all of us.
GUY
I won't fly again.
Shaked takes a seat next to Guy.
SHAKED
Nobody wants to get caught in the
storm but...
GUY
It's not water that's falling down
on us. It's blood.
SHAKED
It's blood you saved.
GUY
I'm done.
SHAKED
Guy, listen to me. You don't want
to start a battle you can't win.
You climb that mountain and you'll
find yourself alone. Free falling.
Take the holiday and sort through it
all. Shape up. Report back fresh.
Naama paces outside a Pharmacy. Go in or don't go in?
She hesitantly enters the drug store.

8.
12 INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM (STALL) - DAY
A PREGNANCY TEST BOX falls to the floor.
Naama reads the directions.
NAAMA
(To herself)
Urinate... Wait up to three minutes...
If Pink... Congratulations.
Naama drops her pants and yanks the plastic CAP off the TEST
STICK with her teeth.
Adorned with explosives, she squats over the toilet and

tinkles on the test strip.
Naama shakes, trying to keep herself in position.
She retrieves the test stick. It's white. She waits a few
seconds. Still white.
Naama exits the bathroom. She checks her pregnancy test as

she darts through the mall. It's still white.
NAAMA
(To herself)
Crazy lady.
SPLASH-
Naama stops. She knocked over a bucket of water. Her shoes

are all wet.
The nearby CLEANING MAN (55) rushes in and mops up the mess.
CLEANING MAN
So sorry, miss.
A JUNIOR MANAGER approaches, his name tag reads "Zigi".
ZIGI
(To Cleaning Man)
I told you to put out the signs.
Lazy!
Humiliated, the Cleaning Man sees that his "Careful Cleaning

In Progress" sign is standing just twenty feet away.
ZIGI (CONT'D)
Bring it closer. Come on, come on.
9.
Cleaning Man goes to it.
ZIGI (CONT'D)
(To Naama)
Are you ok miss?
He flashes his most flirtatious smile. Naama doesn't respond.
ZIGI (CONT'D)
You can't live with them, you can't
kill enough of them.
Naama bites her lip. Zigi looks at the Cleaner.
ZIGI (CONT'D)
Arabs...
A BEAUTIFUL BLONDE passes by, he weighs his options then
goes after her.
The Cleaning Man returns with his sign and uses his towel to
clean her shoes.
CLEANING MAN
So sorry miss so sorry.
NAAMA
(In Arabic)
You have to leave. Now.
He looks at her confused.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
(In Arabic)
This place is going to burn.
14 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (RECORD STORE) - DAY
Fayyad hides between RACKS of CD's.
He sees a line of beautiful LADY FANS leading to a seated

POP STAR (30), autographing copies of his music.
A NERD (18) steps beside Fayyad.
NERD
His music sucks and the girls still
want to jump him. Fucker.
FAYYAD
I hope they're still pure.
10.
15 INT. TEL AVIV MALL MOVIE THEATER (LOBBY) - DAY
POPCORN bubbles out of the OIL PAN and into a GLASS BIN.
Esam enters AUDITORIUM 1.
The movie poster reads "BRAVEHEART".
16 INT. TEL AVIV MALL MOVIE THEATER (AUDITORIUM 1) - DAY
The movie is on.
Esam walks carefully through the dark rows all the way to
the front.
He climbs on stage and faces the audience. The movie images

flicker on his face and body.
VIEWER 1
Get off Ahi! You're in the way.
VIEWER 2
Hey man you gotta death-wish?
ESAM
God made me a Palestinian, but the
world made me a prisoner!
PEOPLE in the AUDIENCE fidget nervously.
ESAM (CONT'D)
I am not here for your life. I am
only here for our freedom.
Esam opens his coat, shows off the bomb vest to the audience.
They're in shock. Terrified.
ESAM (CONT'D)
Run, you fools!
AT ONCE. Everybody jumps up and runs for the nearest exit.
Esam opens his bag, it's full of flyers entitled "Love Thy
Neighbor".
He looks around. He is left all alone.
AISLE
A HIDDEN FRIGHTENED TEENAGER is sprawled between the chairs.

Eyes close. Weeping. Praying to his god.
ESAM
11.
Hears the weeping. He comes around, and touches the

Teenager's shoulder.
He open his eyes, But immediately shuts them when he sees

Esam.
ESAM (CONT'D)
Let's go.
He grabs the kids arm, helps him up and sends him on his
way.
Now Esam is all alone.
He takes the detonator in one hand and flyers in the other.
17 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (RECORD STORE) - DAY
Fayyad steps into the center of the store. Upright and

confident.
The SHOPPERS suspect nothing. The POP STAR is oblivious.

The FANS are too infatuated to notice.
Fayyad checks his watch and retrieves his DETONATOR.
Naama stands in the midst of heavy foot traffic. Behind her

is a banner declaring, "ISRAEL'S MEMORIAL DAY AND FIFTY-FIFTH
INDEPENDENCE DAY."
She checks the test strip. Still White.
With her other hand, her thumb hovers ever so slightly above
the deadly button. She squeezes...
Down
Down
Down
But as this is happening the pregnancy test turns PINK.
With one last inspection, her hand shudders as she notices

that she is pregnant!
Naama shakes the stick, trying to alter the results --

Impossible. It remains pink.
She releases the trigger and gazes at her pink test strip,
lost in the color. The world goes silent.
12.
Just her and her results.
BOOM!!!
The Tel Aviv mall rumbles.
Glass shatters. People SCREAM. Everyone scrambles for the

exits.
Naama stands in the middle of the chaos. Her eyes locked on

her pink repercussion.
A HEAVY GUY barrels past her, knocking her into the present.
She looks around at the chaos surrounding her and embraces

the test stick close to her heart.
19 EXT. TEL AVIV MALL - DAY
Naama races out of the mall. People file out behind her.
A hand reaches out from behind -- it grabs Naama's shoulder.
She turns.
NAAMA
Rawhi.
He pins her against the building, out of general sight.

Rawhi tears open her coat -- the bomb is still strapped on.
RAWHI
What happened in there?
Naama tries to squirm free, but he wrestles her still.
NAAMA
You're hurting me.
She pushes him away, but Rawhi is quick. He bangs her head
against the wall. Dazed, she pushes back again. He SNAPS
out his knife and points it at her stomach.
RAWHI
One bomb went off. Why?
NAAMA
I don't know.
He presses the knife closer.
RAWHI
Why?
13.
NAAMA
I couldn't do it.
Naama looks through Rawhi's sunglasses, his dark eyes are

of a determined killer.
RAWHI
All you had to do was push a button.
TWO PATROLMEN approach.
Rawhi conceals the knife and tries passing them off as

quarreling lovers.
Naama takes advantage. She shoves him aside and runs away.
The Patrolmen are fixed on Rawhi.
20 EXT. STREETS OF TEL AVIV - DAY
Naama races back into public view, clutching her coat closed
to conceal the bomb.
She darts across the street and a CAR stops short, almost
running her over.
Rawhi staggers into view. He sees Naama through the multitude

of people. He's after her like a hungry great white.
21 INT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT - DAY
Naama dodges into the small eatery.
The SHAWARMA SKEWER turns and burns with no one to cut it.
The restaurant is deserted except for a
FAT GUY
Who sits alone at the counter, gobbling up a huge PITA

SANDWICH. His face smudged with white sauce as he watches
the TV NEWSCAST reporting a local POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION.
Naama slips past him.
22 INT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT (KITCHEN) - DAY
Naama discovers the workplace is deserted too.
She yanks open her coat and inspects her bomb.

14.
She scouts around looking for something and spots a big

KITCHEN KNIFE hanging on the wall.
23 INT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT - DAY
Rawhi storms in. No one's there but Fat Guy.
Rawhi walks through the place. He checks behind the counter.
Finally, he exits.
Fat Guy reaches over the counter and steals meat from the
carving tray, refilling his pita.
24 INT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT (KITCHEN) - DAY

Naama stands on her tippy toes trying to reach the hanging
kitchen knife. But it's beyond her...
She quickly sheds her coat. She stretches again, her shirt
shifts and reviles a freshly healed scar at the base of her
neck.
KLING-KLANG!
Naama turns to see a KITCHEN WORKER (30) wielding a CLEAVER,

but cowering behind the PICKLE STATION. His eyes transfixed
on her bomb.
KITCHEN WORKER
I'm a pacifist.
She carefully approaches, but the KITCHEN WORKER drops his

utensil and dashes out.
Naama picks up the cleaver and heads for the back door, but
returns to snatch up a PICKLE.
25 EXT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT (REAR) - DAY
A heavy door opens and Naama races out. She turns down a
SMALL ALLEY
She runs behind a row of small residential buildings, until

she trips.
Naama catches her breath.
She looks around. She's safe.

15.
She strips off her long coat. Squeezes the blade beneath
the tape and bomb vest fabric. Very slowly. Very carefully.
She gives a quick pull -- SNAP!
Naama slips the bomb over her head and circles the yard
looking for a place to dump it.
There's a big AC UNIT attached to the building.
Naama stashes the bomb behind the air conditioner.
26 EXT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT - DAY
Two POLICE OFFICERS interview Kitchen Worker.

POLICE OFFICER 1
Anything else?
KITCHEN WORKER
Everything happened so fast. Wait...
She had a scar on her neck. I mean
a big nasty one.
POLICE OFFICER 2
Didn't you try to stop her?
KITCHEN WORKER
I cut vegetables for a living. She
had a bomb.
27 EXT. TEL AVIV STREET - DAY
Free of her bomb, Naama walks a little easier. She adjusts

her appearance, making sure all is in place.
Naama stops at a CROSSING LIGHT. Right behind a COP whose

RADIO crackles to life.
POLICE RADIO
(voice filtered)
Suspect is an Arab female. Dark
features. I repeat we have a second
bomber--
Naama veers away. She flashes one last look at the mall --
what was supposed to be her tomb.
Her eyes goes wide. She sees on
THE FAR SIDE OF THE STREET
Rawhi moving directly towards her.

16.
Naama maneuvers around PEDESTRIANS.
Rawhi storms forward, crashing past all those in his way.
THE AVENUE
Naama runs full force. Rawhi follows. PEOPLE look.
THREE SOLDIERS are on patrol -- Naama barges past them, almost

knocking them over. They curse her.
Rawhi angrily plows through them too, CRACKING one with his
elbow. The Soldiers join the chase.
Naama sees she has more then just Rawhi on her tail. She
takes a turn from the busy street into a park.
28 EXT. TEL AVIV PARK - DAY
Naama darts through the park but Rawhi is faster and closing
on her.
She cuts through the lawn using all she's got.
Rawhi catches up and grabs her. She tries to break free,

but he's too powerful.
He opens her coat looking for the bomb. He sees it's gone.
RAWHI
Where is my bomb?
Naama tries to push him. He snaps open his knife.
RAHWI
Last time bitch. Where is--
THUNK!
A wild punch from the elbowed Soldier cracks Rawhi square in

the nose. He goes down.
Naama throws herself through the soldiers and escapes.
Rawhi recovers quickly. He inconspicuously plunges his knife

into the Israeli Soldier's lung - prison style.
The Israeli Soldier drops to the ground GASPING. His two

comrades aid him.
Rawhi lost the advantage, but he keeps after Naama. His

nose gushes blood.
17.
Naama jets out of the park. Spots a BUSINESSMAN (50) hailing

a CAB.
Rawhi sees Naama running towards the taxi. He pursues her.
THE BUSINESSMAN
Gets into the cab. It drives off.
Naama lunges, she swings open the door and hops into the
back seat as the taxi speeds away.
Rawhi notes the cab's LICENCE PLATE NUMBER.
29 INT. TAXI CAB (MOVING) - DAY

Out of breath, Naama looks out the rear window to see Rawhi
shrinking in the distance.
She spots the Businessman eyeing her.
The CAB DRIVER (40) heeds the roads, but checks his rear
view mirror.
CAB DRIVER
Miss. You can't--
BUSINESSMAN
Quite all right driver. We can share.
The Businessman gives her a wink -- She ignores him, but

addresses the Cab Driver.
NAAMA
Where's downtown?
CAB DRIVER
Ten blocks that way.
The taxi stops at a RED LIGHT.
BUSINESSMAN
Name the place. We'll drop you.
The Businessman strokes her arm -- Naama recoils. She flips

him the middle finger and vacates.
30 EXT. DOWNTOWN - DAY
Naama stares up at the monstrous skyscrapers. Down the

street, she spots a big SCAFFOLDED BUILDING.
18.
31 EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - DAY
The WORKERS hang out front. A BEAT UP MINIBUS pulls in.
Naama approaches the crowd with hesitation. Her eyes fall

on SAMIR HARBID (55).
NAAMA
Baba!
He spots her. Stunned. She rushes to him but stops short.
SAMIR
Naama? What are you doing in Tel
Aviv? How did you find me?
She has no idea how to respond. The workers begin boarding

the minibus.
SAMIR (CONT'D)
Come. They're closing the border.
There was a bomb.
NAAMA
I know. I was there.
Samir turns and stares into Naama's eyes. He can see the
truth.
SAMIR
Thank God you're alive. Come. We
have no time. We have to get on this
bus.
Samir grabs her hand rushing her to the bus.
NAAMA
I can't. I can't...
SAMIR
Why not? Let's go home.
NAAMA
I wish I could.
SAMIR
Of course you can. It wouldn't be
the first time we snuck someone
across.
NAAMA
Baba, you're not listening. I have
to go away. I came to say goodbye.
19.
SAMIR
Go. Where?
NAAMA
Away. Canada.
SAMIR
Naama. We almost lost you once.
Don't... I know it's hard, but things
weren't always this way. You're
just starting...
The bus fills up.
Naama hesitates. Her eyes fixated on the ground. She touches

her stomach.
NAAMA
I am starting a new life. Inside
me.
SAMIR
What?
NAAMA
I'm pregnant.
SAMIR
No, you're not. When? How?
NAAMA
I just found out.
Samir grabs her face. Turning it side to side, looking for

some sign.
He embraces her. Trying to shield her from her own fate.
SAMIR
Does any one know?
NAAMA
You.
SAMIR
Who is he?
NAAMA
Was. He's dead.
SAMIR
We won't tell any one. You'll be
safe. We can fix it.
Naama drops to the ground, holding his hand.

20.
NAAMA
If I go now no one has to know.
Samir is lost. The bus is fully loaded. It HONKS its horn

for Samir.
He looks at the bus. Everybody is watching. He motions the

bus driver to leave. The bus starts turning slowly.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
What are you doing?
SAMIR
I can't leave you alone.
Naama runs to the bus and slams on the door.

It stops.
Samir approaches her.
NAAMA
Trust me. I know what I'm doing. I
have a plan.
Samir is not convinced. Naama hugs him.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
You have to go. If they catch you
you'll lose your permit. We can't
afford that. I'll be ok, I promise.
The bus driver is losing his patience. HONKS the horn!
NAAMA (CONT'D)
I can get anywhere from here. We
just have to find a way. I'll call
you tonight.
Samir empties his pockets, and gives her all the money he's
got.
He boards the bus; tears in his eyes as it rolls away.
Naama is left alone.
32 EXT. TAXI GARAGE - NIGHT
The red sun is setting over the city skyline.
A SHADOW passes over the same license plate from the taxi
that Naama escaped in.
RAWHI approaches the Cab Driver who shines up his taxi cab.
21.
Rawhi slips on his brass knuckles.
RAWHI
Excuse me. How are you today?
CAB DRIVER
Fine. Good, thank you. Yourself?
RAWHI
You keep the car looking nice.
CAB DRIVER
I'm good to her so she can be good
to me. Sir, if you're in need of a
chauffeur I do that too. I keep a
nice jacket and cap for my clients.
RAWHI
You chauffeur anybody today?
CAB DRIVER
No, I was just driving my cab.
RAWHI
This cab?
CAB DRIVER
Yes, I own it.
Rawhi flings the Cab Driver to the ground and BASHES him in
the face. One. Two. Three punches turn the poor Cab
Driver's face into ground beef.
RAWHI
The Arab girl who got in your car at
the park, you remember her? Do you
remember?
The Cab Driver manages a nod.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Where'd you take her?
CAB DRIVER
Nowhere--
Rawhi CRACKS his brass weapon into the Cab Driver's jaw,
knocking out a TOOTH.
RAWHI
I hate repeating myself.
CAB DRIVER
She got in my cab, but I didn't take
her anywhere.
22.
Rawhi raises his fist high, ready to strike another blow.
CAB DRIVER (CONT'D)

Wait! Wait! She asked me where
downtown was. I told her. Then she
got out when I stopped at a red light.
I swear it. I swear it.
Rawhi retrieves his knife, clearly, going to kill the man.
RAWHI
I believe you.
33 EXT. TEL AVIV STREET - NIGHT
Naama tries to hide in the shadows as she wanders through a

Tel Aviv street.
Four loud YOUNGSTERS are coming down the road. Naama takes
a turn to avoid them.
34 EXT. FALAFEL SHOP - NIGHT
Naama passes by a small greasy eatery. She stops and gazes

longingly at the salad spread on the counter. The TV inside
plays the news...
TV NEWS SEGMENT (O.S.)

The border will stay closed until we
feel it's safe to reopen it.
Naama watches the telecast through the glass.
A SUITED GENTLEMAN is answering the questions of an overly

aggressive group of reporters.
SUITED MAN
(On TV)
That's it guys.
The reporters try to protest but the suited man exits.
ANCHOR
(On TV)
This was minister of defense Haim
Lev about today's bombing in Tel
Aviv. Officials confirmed "only"
one victim in the busy mall. And
some already named it a memorial
week miracle. It is however believed
that there was at least one more
female bomber who fled the scene.
Police think she might still...
23.
A rough sketch of Naama flashes up on screen. It got the

cloths and the hair right. But not much else.
VENDER (O.S.)
Can I help you?
The VENDER appears from inside the kitchen.
Naama's eyes are fixated on the TV. The Vender sees that
and then sees the sketch on TV.
VENDER (CONT'D)
Hey!
Naama turns white. She runs away.
Naama runs down the street.
36 INT. PUB - NIGHT
Guy sits at the bar. His portion of the counter is littered

with empty BEER BOTTLES. He downs another one. BURPS!
GUY
(To Bartender)
Tovi. Supply!
Tovi removes the empty bottles.
TOVI
Enough for one night, Guy. Go home.
GUY
When is enough enough? When you
haven't slept in a month, because
you're too scared of what you might
dream of? Or when you finally wake
up and you wish you never did?
Tovi stops cleaning and gets tight with Guy.
TOVI
What's the problem man? Look at
you. You got it all. What eats
you?
Tovi glances at a group of CUTE GIRLS at the other side of

the bar. One in particular keeps looking at Guy.
GUY
You want to know...
24.
Guy get's serious, about to spit it out. But then... He

laughs and squeezes the last drop out of the bottle.
GUY (CONT'D)
You think they would still let me
fly a ten million dollar machine if
they saw me now?
Tovi pats Guy on the back.
Naama walks quickly. Out of breath. POLICE SIRENS echo in

the distance.
She stops by a staircase leading to a building's courtyard.
38 EXT. BUILDING BACK YARD - NIGHT
A line of clothes hang to dry on a wire on the first floor.
SWOOSH... SWOOSH...
Two items are snapped off the wire.
Naama stands under the wire examining the goods.
39 EXT. BUILDING ENTRANCE - NIGHT
An over-made WOMAN (40's), with platinum hair, and trashy

clothes smokes a cigarette by the building's entrance.
Naama comes from behind the building dressed in TIGHT TIGER

PRINT PANTS and a TOP that exposes her cleavage. She is
busy adjusting the uncomfortable outfit.
WOMAN
Hi.
Naama tries to slide by, but the woman studies Naama's clothes
from head to toe.
WOMAN (CONT'D)
(Screaming)
Simi! Simi! Some bitch stole my
clothes! Come down here now!
Naama runs away.
SIMI, a big brutish man, darts after Naama.

25.
But she runs between buildings. As fast as she can till she
goes right into a dead end.
Naama sees a fence to her right. Climbs over it and jumps

to the other side. Only the fence is a part of a support
wall, and Naama free falls.
SPLASH -
She hits the floor hard with her entire body, banging her
head in the process.
40 EXT. GONEN APARTMENT BUILDING - NIGHT
Guy staggers along the walkway up to his apartment complex.

He stops when he sees Naama hit the ground.
She crawls across the grass, trying to stand.
Guy rubs his eyes, not sure if it's real. He goes to her,
stumbling in the process.
GUY
You look worse than I do. Haha.
He sees that she is bleeding.
GUY (CONT'D)
Oh, shit. You ok? Should I call an
ambulance?
NAAMA
No. No ambulance, please.
Naama barely manages to stand up.
SIMI (O.S.)
Where are you bitch?! I'll fuck you
up!
GUY
What's going on?
A police siren sounds off in the distance but grows louder

as it draws near. Naama looks between the brute behind her
and the street ahead. Then she takes a good look at Guy.
He smiles.
NAAMA
Let's go in.
Guy is surprised.
26.
GUY
You want to come in?
SIMI (O.S.)
(Shouting to his
girlfriend)
Riki! Where did she go?
She grabs Guy and pulls him inside the building.
41 INT. GONEN BUILDING (STAIRCASE) - NIGHT
Naama battles up the stairs, dragging Guy, in the dark.
NAAMA
Which one is your place?
Guy squints at the numbers on a door.
GUY
It's not this one. Why won't you
turn on the light?
NAAMA
Better this way. You live alone?
GUY
Pretty much.
They climb one more floor. Guy stops by the door, looks at
it real close. His nose touches the numbers.
GUY (CONT'D)
That's it.
He tries to put the key in the keyhole. The task is too

much. Instead, he sinks to the ground.
Naama is annoyed. Blood drips down her forehead.
GUY (CONT'D)
I'm just gonna rest for a second.
NAAMA
Give me.
She takes the keys as Guy leans back against the wall and
closes his eyes. He is gone.
Naama unlocks the door and walks in. She takes another look
at Guy who is out, then closes the door behind her. Locking
it.
27.
42 INT. GONEN APARTMENT - NIGHT
Naama walks through the apartment, checking the different

rooms. Empty. She's the only one there.
LIVING ROOM
It's decorated in furniture that hasn't been changed in almost

forty years. Accidentally retro.
Naama spots a CELL PHONE on the coffee table. She dials in

a number but the line is busy. She tries again. Still busy.
Naama collapses into the couch. She tries to resist but her
eyes close. Suddenly she hears a noise. Springs upright
ready to run, but the noise subsides.
Naama leans back and shuts her eyes again.
43 EXT. DOWNTOWN - NIGHT
The moon illuminates the scaffolding to look like naked masts

on a ship.
A SHINY BLACK SUV cruises through the dark.
44 INT. RAWHI'S SUV - NIGHT
A little HAMSA dangles from the rear view mirror. The face
reflecting back is Rawhi's. His eyes scan the neighborhood.
45 INT. GONEN APARTMENT (LIVING ROOM)- DAY
The sun just peaks above the horizon. A new day is about to
take over.
Naama sleeps awkwardly on the couch.
The roar of a morning bus invades the room. She jumps up.
Frightened. Naama looks around, getting her bearings.
Using the cell phone again, she dials in a number. Again,

it's busy. She puts the cell phone in her pocket.
46 INT. GONEN BUILDING (STAIRCASE) - DAY
Naama quietly opens the door. Guy is still dead asleep.
She walks over him. Someone is coming up the stairs. Naama

freezes. But a door opens, one level down. Then closes.
28.
She proceeds.
47 EXT. TEL AVIV STREET - DAY
Naama rushes out of Guy's building and down the street.
She walks quickly, keeping her head down so no one would

recognize her. But she does a double take...
A WANTED POSTER with her sketch on it hangs on a street lamp.

"WAS SEEN HERE" is written across the bottom with a red
marker. Discreetly, she takes it down.
MAIN STREET
Naama spots a POLICE CAR patrolling the neighborhood, then a

POLICE OFFICER monitoring the streets.
She immediately trails behind TWO COUPLES pretending to be

with them. They walk by the Officer.
POLICE OFFICER
(To Group)
Any one notice any thing suspicious.
They all shake their heads. Naama too.
YOUNG MAN
Just my girl's late night text
messages.
YOUNG MAN 2
That was from me.
They all laugh and keep on walking.
Naama takes a sit at a bus station. The GENTLEMAN seated

reads the paper. Blasted across the headline "Terrorist at
Large" with Naama's sketch juts bellow it.
Her eyes goes wide with fear.
48 INT. GONEN BUILDING (STAIRCASE) - DAY
Naama stands over Guy, but he is still out. She lightly

kicks him.
NAAMA
Hey. Mister. Wake up.
Nothing. She shakes him. He doesn't flinch.
She struggles to lift Guy, but he's too heavy.

29.
She goes behind him, and tries to shove him inside the
apartment like a heavy box.
A NEIGHBOR comes down the stairs, sees her, and is amused by

the sight.
49 INT. GONEN APARTMENT - DAY
Naama half drags-half supports Guy into his bed.
SPLASH! He crashes down onto the mattress and rolls over.
She waits a second but the only sign of life is his SNORING.
Naama looks around the room. She opens a closet and goes
through it. Picks out a T-SHIRT.
Quietly walks out.
KITCHEN
She grabs a small knife, tests it with her finger. It's

sharp. Naama hides it in her pocket.
She raids the refrigerator and cabinets, placing various

ingredients on the table.
FADE OUT:
50 INT. GONEN APARTMENT (BEDROOM) - DAY
Guy wakes up slowly. He shakes his head, it clearly hurts.
He crawls out of bed. Hears some commotion in the kitchen.

He notices something on the floor and picks it up.
51 INT. GONEN APARTMENT (KITCHEN) - DAY
The table is all set with breakfast delights. Eggs, Humus,

salad and bread.
GUY (O.S.)
Saba?
Guy enters the kitchen, surprised to find Naama there. She

wears a fake smile, pretending all is cool.
NAAMA
Good morning.
GUY
Hi...
30.
NAAMA
Naama.
GUY
Right Naama... We...
NAAMA
Met last night.
He holds his head, trying to remember. No use.
GUY
Sure. It's just... Never drink
Israeli beer... It wipes you out.
NAAMA
I don't.
GUY
You don't.
Guy pours himself a glass of water. He looks at the amazing

spread.
GUY (CONT'D)
We had all this here?
NAAMA
Hungry?
She sits down. He joins her. Naama waits for him to bite.
GUY
Go ahead. I need a minute.
He gulps downs his water.
She starts eating. Fast. Guy stops drinking.
NAAMA
Sorry. It's been a while...
GUY
Since you had humus?
Naama has to think about it.
NAAMA
Since I had anything.
He waits for more information. Finally...
GUY
What happened? How did we meet?
31.
NAAMA
You really don't remember?
GUY
A war could have started and I
wouldn't remember.
NAAMA
You're close. I came to start a job
in Jaffa. But the boss got fresh
with me, so I ran away. Then I ran
into you. Down the street.
She looks outside the window onto the street.
GUY
He the one who did this to you?
Guy puts the pregnancy test on the table. Naama is stunned.
She looks at it closely. It's hers. It's pink.
GUY (CONT'D)
I found it on the floor. I hope I
didn't sleep for that long.
She stands up. Ready for anything. She reaches into her
pocket, where the knife is.
NAAMA
I paid 1,000 shekels to be smuggled
here for a... procedure.
He looks at her T shirt- really his T shirt.
GUY
Did it happen?
NAAMA
What?
GUY
The abortion.
Naama contemplates. Shakes her head.
NAAMA
It's not that simple. I'm not
married. I can't go back home.
Everything's a mess. And now the
border is closed.
GUY
Where is home?
32.
NAAMA
Gaza.
His eyes spark. She picks up on it and leads him on.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
I want to find a way out. Fly away.
Start again.
GUY
If you need a pilot...
NAAMA
Are you a pilot?
GUY
I've got the hat and everything.
He finally takes a bite of the humus. Delicious.
Guy devours it.
GUY (CONT'D)
What did you put in it? It's even
better then City Humus, and they're
the best.
NAAMA
You really think Israelis make the
best Arab food in the world?
He laughs.
Naama looks at her stolen clothes.
GUY
I might have something you can change
into. Besides my favorite T-shirt.
NAAMA
Sorry.
GUY
Kidding.
He gets up. Naama holds her stomach. Nauseous.
GUY (CONT'D)
You okay? Can I get you something?
52 EXT. BEACH (CAFE) - DAY
A boiling cup of coffee is resting on the table.

33.
Shaked picks it up and sips on it slowly.
He is seated across from elegantly dressed DINA SHAVIT (32),

a reporter, who holds a NOTE PAD and PEN in her hand.
SHAKED
There are two sides. The positive
is we got our man. The other side-
for which we expressed our sorrow-
is that uninvolved civilians got
hurt.
DINA
You mean innocent civilians?
SHAKED
I mean uninvolved. Because we know
that even the biggest terrorists are
disguised as civilians at times.
DINA
You would agree that at least those
kids were innocent?
Shaked gets uncomfortable.
SHAKED
Yes.
DINA
Which happened because you acted
based on the wrong information?
Shaked dissects her with his eyes. Dina is pressing.
DINA (CONT'D)
You don't think this was an
intelligence failure?
SHAKED
Again I regret that uninvolved
citizens and innocent children got
hurt, but it wasn't a result of bad
intel or professional failure. The
mission was a success.
DINA
Let me ask you something else. A
pilot follows your order and drops a
bomb. Children are killed. Isn't
it legitimate to ask him what he
feels about the mission? Shouldn't
he ask himself?
34.
Shaked finishes his coffee and gazes at the beach and the
MEDITERRANEAN SEA. The interview is over.
ON THE BEACH
A black flag on top of a lifeguard tower, dances in the wind.
Cigarette smoke blows out of Rawhi's mouth. He peers out at

the SUN BATHERS through his mirrored shades.
RAWHI
Where the fuck--
In the middle of the beach he sees
FAYYAD
Lying on his back shirtless and sunning himself.
Rawhi steals a nearby CHAIR and heads out.
ON THE SAND
Fayyad lusts after TWO GIRLS in skimpy bikinis -- Rawhi plants

the chair on top of him, trapping Fayyad.
FAYYAD
Rawhi?
RAWHI
I said meet me by the cafe.
FAYYAD
I figured I could use the tan.
RAWHI
What are you still doing alive?
FAYYAD
I must have pressed that damn trigger
like ten times. It was dead.
RAWHI
Dead? Maybe I can revive it.
Fayyad's confused.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
The bomb. Where is the bomb? You
didn't throw it away did you?
35.
53 EXT. MARINA - DAY
Rawhi and Fayyad stand in front of an empty docking spot.

In the distance, a YACHT sails west.
FAYYAD
It was just here.
Rawhi curses under his breath. He pulls Fayyad aside.
RAWHI
In a fucking yacht? You should've
just hid it up your ass.
FAYYAD
I needed a place to crash. It was
empty. They had this amazing round
bed.
Rawhi glares down at Fayyad.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
What?
Rawhi takes out his cell phone and dials.
54 INT. GAZA WAREHOUSE - DAY
The large space is fogged with second hand smoke from a group
of smoking MEN engaged in a loud conversation.
The ELDER ONE raises his hand and they quiet down.
ELDER
This was supposed to be a holiday
they'll remember. The 55th
anniversary of Israel. Instead we
gave them a miracle. You have failed!
The men start to argue again blaming each other. The Elder
man raises his hand again and they all quiet down.
ELDER (CONT'D)
We must keep the pressure on. They
must not feel protected behind their
walls.
The men get enthusiastic, they all agree.
ELDER (CONT'D)
Find a way. Find a way to hurt them.
ALI ZIAD (35) is seated among the men, his eyes connect with
the Elder man.
36.
ALI's phone rings. He answers. Steps away from the group.
INTERCUT WITH:
55 EXT. MARINA - DAY
Rawhi moves away from Fayyad.
ALI
Did you get them?
RAWHI
I got the crazy little fuck. But
I'll need your help with her.
ALI
The old man is not happy. He's got
me working around the clock because
of you.
RAWHI
Why? What did he say?
ALI
He wanted to give them a holiday to
remember. He ordered three BOOMS
and you only gave him one.
RAWHI
You sent me a turncoat bitch and a
buffoon. I should kill him, save me
the trouble.
Fayyad smokes a CIGARETTE and blows SMOKE RINGS.
ALI
Impossible. He's all you got right
now. How soon can you get him out?
RAWHI
I'll make the old man happy. Just
help me find the bitch.
ALI
I will.
Rawhi hangs up the phone. Fayyad approaches.
FAYYAD
When do I get another chance?
37.
56 INT. GONEN APARTMENT (SHOWER) - DAY
Naama savors the hot water trickling down a FRESH BULBOUS

SCAR which runs from the bottom of her neck down her arm.
57 INT. GONEN APARTMENT (BATHROOM) - DAY
Naama towel dries her hair. She wears her "NEW OUTFIT", but
she's not happy with it.
She spots a PLASTIC CONTAINER of facial cream besides the

sink. She pops the top -- Inside, soaks a pair of FAKE TEETH.
Naama inspects an OLD MAKEUP POUCH filled with various

COSMETICS. She applies the LIPSTICK. The color suits her.
58 EXT. GAZA NEIGHBORHOOD - DAY
Tiny rundown buildings line the cracked street.
59 INT. HARBID APARTMENT - DAY
RAWDA (50), a sweet frumpy little woman with messy hands

from cooking enters the bedroom.
Samir lies in bed gazing at the wall.
RAWDA
Get up already.
SAMIR
What for? I haven't heard from my
daughter. The border is closed. No
one needs me outside this bed.
RAWDA
I do. Now get going and and you'll
see that things will get better.
Samir doesn't buy it, but he gets up slowly. He takes his

pajama shirt off.
RING- RING-
The phone on the night stand comes to life.
Naama is on the house phone.

38.
NAAMA
Hello... Mama.
RAWDA
Naama. My daughter. The phones
were down. Where are you?
NAAMA
I'm okay.
RAWDA
Is it true? The bombing? How? Why
Naama?
Samir is trying to take the phone, but Rawda pushes him off.
NAAMA
I made a mistake. It's complicated.
RAWDA
Where are you?
NAAMA
I wish I could be home.
RAWDA
They'll open the border...
NAAMA
Mama. I can't come back. I am having
a baby.
RAWDA
How? You are not married. You are
making no sense.
NAAMA
I need to find a way out of this
land. Help me.
RAWDA
Come home Naama.
NAAMA
I've never been this sure about
anything.
Rawda looks at Samir, he nods.
RAWDA
Your father has an uncle up north.
JUMA.
39.
61 EXT. GONEN BUILDING - DAY
Guy approaches his stoop with a liter of GINGER ALE.
Someone sits out front reading the newspaper, Guy notices

the headline "TERRORIST AT LARGE."
He notes both Esam's picture and a woman's sketch.
Guy looks between the liter of soda and the sketch.
The paper folds in half, revealing SALOMON GONEN (80).
GUY
What are you doing here?
Naama hangs up the phone. She holds a piece of paper in her

hand with an address on it.
GUY (O.S.)
What do you mean you need a ride
back? I just took you there.
Naama peeks in on
GUY
Arguing with Salomon.
SALOMON
If you don't take me who will?
GUY
She put you up to this, pops?
SALOMON
Do I look like a schmuck to you?
GUY
You really want me to answer that?
SALOMON
Come on kiddo. If we don't leave
now I'm going to miss the ceremony.
GUY
Go right here in Tel Aviv then.
SALOMON
I like Kiryat Ata's fireworks better.
40.
Guy turns to see Naama. He does a double take -- New outfit.

New look. Naama is pretty.
SALOMON (CONT'D)
Who's this?
GUY
Naama's my guest. Be nice.
SALOMON
You can't drive me back because of
her?
GUY
Naama, this is my grandfather,
Salomon. It's his place. Forgive
him. He's been through a lot in
life.
Guy snaps open the Ginger ale. He pours her a glass.
GUY (CONT'D)
Drink up. You'll feel better.
SALOMON
She sick?
Guy flashes Salomon a look.
GUY
He and my mother are trying to
manipulate me into going home for
the holiday.
SALOMON
Are not.
Naama turns shy. She looks down at her feet.
NAAMA
(Softly)
I'm trying to get to my uncle.
SALOMON
Good luck, honey.
GUY
Where?
NAAMA
North--
SALOMON
--North? We're headed north.
(MORE)
41.
SALOMON (CONT'D)
We should give her a ride, Guy.
After all she is our guest.
Salomon pours himself a GLASS of ginger ale and CLINKS his

cup against Naama's.
NAAMA
If it's ok.
SALOMON
Sure it is. Right?
GUY
Sure. Where up north?
NAAMA
Zarzir.
Salomon SPITS out his drink.
SALOMON
The Arab village?
63 INT. SHAKED'S HOUSE (OFFICE)
Shaked and Lev devour a couple of humus plates.
Shaked waves the newspaper. The headline boldly states

"TERRORIST AT LARGE".
SHAKED
Finally not on the front page.
LEV
Page four.
Shaked turns to the article entitled "On the agenda this

week: THE HEARING".
SHAKED
That reporter today, didn't even ask
me once about my retirement, my
political ambitions. The bombing.
The investigation. That's all she
wanted to know.
LEV
Politics. It's a different game you
know. It's not about what you do,
it's about what they say you do.
42.
SHAKED
It's not about what they say, it's
about what they wish for. People
cry peace, but all they really want
is to sleep in peace. My record
guarantees them sweet dreams.
LEV
Don't gamble your career on that
boy's guilt trip.
SHAKED
This country is full of generals.
We all have a past... and a second
career in politics.
LEV
It only took David one stone, Shaked.
The office door opens and TALI SHAKED (50) walks in. She is
beautiful and elegant even in jeans and a sweatshirt.
Lev stands up and kisses her.
LEV (CONT'D)
This woman at your side will get you
places.
They laugh.
LEV (CONT'D)
I'd say at least prime minister.
TALI
Why won't you start with the broken
heart in the next room. Can you
talk to her?
64 INT. SHAKED'S HOUSE (ADI'S BEDROOM) - DAY
Shaked walks into the teenage girl's nest. ADI SHAKED (17)
is down on the floor, hugging her knees with her head between
them.
Shaked kneels by her. He puts his arm around her.
She puts her head in his chest and bursts out crying.
SHAKED
I never liked him anyway.
43.
65 INT. FURNITURE STORE (STORAGE AREA) - DAY
Rawhi and Fayyad enter a dark hall where large scattered

shadows dominate.
LIGHTS TURN ON.
It's a furniture storage space stocked with DINNING ROOM

SETS, LEATHER SOFAS, and other high end DECORATIONS.
FAYYAD
Wow. This is your store?
RAWHI
The family's.
Fayyad pets a leather sofa.

FAYYAD
Real leather?
Fayyad flops down on the sofa. Legs up.
RAWHI
Italian. Hundred percent calf-- Get
your fucking shoes off.
Fayyad drops his feet to the floor.
66 INT. FURNITURE STORE (FRONT OFFICE) - DAY
The office is immaculate, every item has a home, including a

FAMILY PHOTO were everybody smiles but Rawhi.
Rawhi uses a key to open a cabinet, and retrieves a WOODEN

BOX. Inside, is a properly stored DISASSEMBLED GUN.
67 EXT. FURNITURE STORE - DAY
A YOUNG MAN stands by the store's locked gate. He sees

Rawhi's car parked by the back entrance.
Rawhi assembles the gun back together.
BZZZZZ! BZZZZZ! The buzzer rings.
Rawhi ignores it. He finishes putting it together.
BZZZZZ! BZZZZZ!
44.
ANNOYED! Rawhi puts the assembled gun in a drawer.
69 EXT. FURNITURE STORE - DAY
The front gate screeches as it's pulled up.
Rawhi stands inside the store. He opens the glass door.
RAWHI
Closed till after the holiday.
YOUNG MAN
I saw the car and I thought... I put
a deposit down for a sofa, but I
really need the money.
RAWHI
Come back after the holiday and
Hassan...
YOUNG MAN
He told me the sofa was already on
it's way. But I need the money.
It's an emergency.
Rawhi looks around. There is no one else in sight. He

motions the Young Man to come in.
Rawhi shuts the gate back down.
He walks the Young Man through the store to his office door.
RAWHI
Let me see the receipt.
The Young Man hands him the wrinkled paper proof.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Wait here.
Rawhi enters his office.
He goes to his desk and opens the drawer. Inside lies the
gun next to a LARGE BLACK LOG BOOK. Rawhi grabs the book.
He opens it and finds the date on the receipt. The order is

there. Next to the words ORDERED and IN SHIPMENT.
Rawhi closes the notebook and walks back to the Young Man.
45.
He takes out his wallet and counts five bills then gives it
over to the Young Man.
YOUNG GUY
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Tell Hassan I'm so sorry. I just
really needed--
RAWHI
It will still be here if you want
it.
71 INT. FURNITURE STORE (STORAGE AREA) - DAY
Rawhi points out the REFRIGERATOR in the corner and switches

on the little TV set resting on top.
RAWHI
There is food here. Watch TV, and
Watch over the furniture.
FAYYAD
What if someone comes?
RAWHI
We're closed till after the holiday.
FAYYAD
Do you need my help?
Rawhi glares at him, annoyed. Storms out.
Fayyad opens the refrigerator and grabs a SODA.
He flops back down on the sofa. Legs up. He SNAPS off the
top -- Soda EXPLODES all over him and the pristine leather.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
Shit.
72 INT. HARBID APARTMENT - DAY
Rawda and Samir sit on the beat up couch. Bewildered.
Ali occupies a chair.
SAMIR
Who gave you the right to send her?
She is a child. My child.
ALI
Nobody. She came to us.
46.
SAMIR
You could've said no.
Ali gets up and approaches the phone.
ALI
Naama's boyfriend, Amar, was killed
by them. We are fighting a war. I
don't force people in but I don't
push them out.
Samir and Rawda are a little surprised at Ali's knowledge.
Ali picks up the phone and shows it to them. Checks for the
dial tone.
He hides a tiny device inside the handset.

ALI (CONT'D)
The Israelis cut our communication.
Closed down our borders. Sooner or
later they will catch her, and then
it's too late.
RAWDA
You don't care about her.
ALI
I care about what they'll find out
when they get her. Helping her means
helping me. I need to know where
she is.
73 INT. GUY'S CAR - DAY
Naama lies flat on the back seat. Eyes open.
Guy drives. Salomon rides shotgun, peeks back at Naama.

She shuts her eyes pretending to be in a deep sleep.
SALOMON
This isn't wise with everything going
on. Going to an Arab village. It's
dangerous.
GUY
It's dangerous to go to the mall in
this country.
SALOMON
I know. The prices are killing me.
Naama turns over in the back seat.

47.
SALOMON (O.S.) (CONT'D)

Just be quick about it.
74 EXT. ROAD BLOCK - DAY
Guy's car heads into a ROAD BLOCK, Two POLICE OFFICERS signal
Guy to stop.
GUY
Hi.
OFFICER
ID please. What's your direction?
GUY
Going home for the holiday. Is
everything ok?
Guy points at the writing on his T-Shirt it says "Macabi

Kiryat Ata" and has a BASKETBALL GRAPHIC underneath. He
hands him his air force pilot ID.
The Officer's attitude changes as he sees the ID.
OFFICER
Just "sealing" the city. Looking
for the terrorist girl from the mall.
The Officer gazes at Naama "sleeping" in the back seat.
OFFICER (CONT'D)
Drive safe.
SALOMON
The least of our worries.
GUY
Thanks. We will.
Guy pulls out and merges onto the highway.
75 EXT. SHAWARMA RESTAURANT (FRONT) - DAY
Rawhi is back at the crime scene. He walks through the same

street he chased Naama.
RAWHI
Where'd you go, Naama? What'd you
do with my bomb?
He stops by the Shawarma restaurant.
Rawhi's cell phone RINGS -- He answers.

48.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
What do you got for me, Ali?...
Zarzir?... Okay, I'm leaving now.
76 EXT. HIGHWAY - DAY
A road sign: "ZARZIR". Guy's car veers off in that direction.
77 EXT. ZARZIR - DAY
The road turns from wide and smoothly paved to narrow and
crooked. A KID leads a HERD OF SHEEP along the roadside.
78 EXT. ZARZIR VILLAGE CENTER - DAY

Guy's car stops by an OLD MAN who gives them directions.
79 EXT. ZARZIR STREET - DAY
Guy's car pulls in front of a row of small simple homes.
80 INT. GUYS CAR - DAY
Guy shuts off the engine. Dogs BARK in the background.
GUY
Do you want me to come in?
She offers him some of the money her father gave her.
Guy refuses. Almost insulted.
GUY (CONT'D)
Keep it. It's on the house.
Naama climbs out of the car and enters the front yard.
GUY (CONT'D)
Hey Naama, let me know if it's ok.
She keeps on walking.
GUY (CONT'D)
I'll be right here... As long as it
takes.
SALOMON
What do you mean as long as it takes?
49.
81 INT. HALIL HOUSE - DAY
The door CREAKS open. JUMA HALIL (55) towers over Naama in
a traditional ARAB GALLAHBIA, he's got a head full of thick
black hair and an even thicker mustache.
JUMA
Where is the baby who used to sneak
off with my candies?
He puts an arm around Naama and leads her inside.
82 INT. HALIL HOME (LIVING ROOM) - DAY
The room is saturated with hookah smoke. The man puffing on

the flavored tobacco is HASSAN HALIL (25), a mountain of
hard muscle.
Naama notices a MATTRESS on the floor near an elegantly

dressed man, ABAAS ABU SID (50). A BLACK BAG is tucked
between his feet.
Naama backs away -- right into Juma. He sits her down.
JUMA
I sent everybody to the market, so
we can all talk.
NAAMA
I'd rather just talk with you.
JUMA
You can trust my son and my dear
friend, Abaas Abu Sid. He saved my
life twice.
Abu Sid and Naama exchange nods.
Juma sits beside Naama and pours her a CUP of BOILING TEA.
She accepts. He offers her a cookie.
NAAMA
I need to get out of Israel, Uncle.
Please, make this possible.
JUMA
It can be done.
Naama relaxes. She takes a sip of her tea, but it's too
hot.
Juma gestures to Hassan, who passes him the HOOKAH PIPE. He

takes a long drag and exhales the smoke up to the dim lights.
50.
JUMA (CONT'D)
The craziest thing about this life,
Naama, are the parallels of irony.
Most take them for granted.
Naama is confused.
JUMA (CONT'D)
I planted the seed that started the
Six Day War. History books claim
the war started because Egypt closed
the straits of Tiran to Israeli ships.
Bullshit. Every conflict starts
with a push in the right direction.
In June of '66 just like you, I
planted a bomb. I'm a native. An
Arab. An Arab citizen of Israel.
Call it what you wish, but my family
goes back fifteen generations on
this land. Yet, I'm written off as
fucking garbage in their eyes. After
their independence war, over night,
my grandfather lost the fields that
his family occupied for two centuries.
In the sixties the world was
reshuffling it's social order. We
had our own deck to reshuffle, so I
joined Fatah. The order came straight
from Abu Jihad.
Abu Sid is impressed.
JUMA (CONT'D)
Three of us were sent into the desert
one night. I was younger than you.
The moon lit our way as we dug up
the earth and planted a land mine by
the Jordanian border. Three Israeli
soldiers were killed and six were
severely injured. Israel blamed
Jordan. Exquisite. Seven months
bloodshed ended up in a war. The
only time I ever felt that same thrill
again was when I slaughtered a sheep
at the birth of my first son. Yes.
Gaza was abandoned by Egypt. But it
was the seed I planted that made
that piece of history. Only Allah
knows what your bomb will lead to.
He signals to Abu Sid, who starts sifting through his bag.

Hassan slowly creeps behind Naama.
51.
JUMA (CONT'D)
Now is when our stories go in separate
directions. I know a seed grows
within you, but not all seeds are
meant to be sown.
Naama sees Abu Sid SNAP on tight SURGICAL GLOVES.
83 EXT. STREET - DAY
Guy walks around the car. Salomon follows him with his eyes.
SALOMON
You're making my head spin.
GUY
I'm worried.
SALOMON
Me too. We should leave.
GUY
Not without knowing what's going on.
SALOMON
What difference would it make? It's
beyond your control.
Hassan stands behind Naama. Juma comes to her.
JUMA
Your father asked me to get you out,
but I have the best solution.
Naama tries to stand up, but Hassan keeps her down.
JUMA (CONT'D)
We will take care of this problem.
Then you can go back home without
shame.
NAAMA
What do you mean?
85 EXT. HALIL HOUSE - DAY
Guy trespasses up to the front door and puts his ear against
it. Behind him, Salomon drives up to the open gate.
52.
Juma lays Naama on the mattress. She cooperates out of shock.
Abu Sid sets out his STEEL MEDICAL TOOLS on the coffee table.
ABU SID
Get me the hot water. Make sure
it's boiling.
Guy signals to Salomon that he can't hear anything. Desperate

to flee, Salomon waves him over.
SALOMON
Don't be stupid, kiddo. Let's go.
Hassan returns with a BOILING POT of WATER.
Abu Sid fills a SYRINGE, then swabs her skin with alcohol.
He aims his needle at her vein.
ABU SID
Don't be afraid. I'm a doctor.
Naama sees the sharp tip and SCREAMS a blood curdling cry.
She grabs Abu Sid's hand and plunges the syringe into his
thigh. He SCREAMS!
Guy hears the commotion. He tries the door. Locked.
Abu Sid reloads his syringe.
Hassan and Juma hold her down, but Naama struggles.
JUMA
Don't make it worse.
The front door BURSTS open -- Guy kicks it in. He sees the
three men tower over Naama.
Juma sizes up Guy: tall, light skin, green eyes.

53.
JUMA (CONT'D)
You let a Jew defile you?
Naama's eyes plead for help. Guy's promise her salvation.
GUY
Let her go. We don't want any
trouble.
JUMA
Yet you break into my house. How
fucking Israeli.
Juma taps Hassan.
The muscular man charges Guy and unloads a monster punch.

CRACK!
Guy goes down. Hassan kicks, but Guy blocks it and clobbers
Hassan in the ribs. It doesn't even phase him.
Guy throws another punch -- Hassan catches it and twirls him

into a wrestling headlock. Each man struggles against the
other.
They turn in a circle, breaking stuff all around.
ABU SID
Sneaks out the back.
HASSAN
Grabs a knife and tries to stab Guy.
WHOOSH -- Miss. WHOOSH -- Miss. WHOOSH -- Miss. Finally,

a jab punctures Guy's shoulder. He YELPS. Blood spurts out
of the wound.
JUMA
grabs a surgical scalpel and flings it at Guy.
NAAMA
Watch out!
GUY
turns just in time for the scalpel to WHIZ past him.
He smashes Hassan's face with a roundhouse kick. The large

mass of muscles sails backwards, hitting Naama hard in her
stomach. Then smashing down on the sharp medical tools and
diminishing the coffee table.
54.
NAAMA
Gets up. She is hurt but grabs hold of the hookah and clubs
Juma with it like a crazy person, but he blocks the blows.
GUY
Grabs Naama by the waist and carries her out kicking and
screaming.
91 EXT. STREET - DAY
Guy rushes Naama towards his old car. Salomon mans the wheel,
ready to go. They climb in.
Juma and Hassan jet out from the house. Hassan picks up a
STONE.
92 INT. GUYS CAR - DAY
Everybody sees Hassan take aim.
SALOMON
Shit.
GUY
Go. Go.
GUY + NAAMA
Go!
BANG. The stone strikes the car. Everyone ducks.
Salomon hits the gas. They drive off.
Hassan misses them by a millisecond.
SALOMON
What the hell did you do? Refuse
the man's tea?
The car races away, but only at a whopping 20 MPH.
GUY
Faster.
Naama peeks back to see Hassan, BRICK at hand.
NAAMA
Duck.
BANG. The brick smashes their tail light.

55.
Salomon loses control and drives straight into a pothole,

but regains control and manages to drive away.
The exhaust drags along, scraping the blacktop
SALOMON
(to Guy)
Told you so.
93 INT. DR. WEIDER'S OFFICE (EXAMINATION ROOM) - DAY
Naama lies on a GURNEY. Guy sits silently beside her.
DR. EFRAIM "EFI" WEIDER (60's), a gentle soul with a matching

bedside manner runs his SONOGRAM over Naama's jelly-lathered
abdomen. He checks various angles of her womb on the MONITOR.
DR. WEIDER
I don't detect any internal bleeding
everything looks good. Are you ready
to see your baby?
Naama nervously nods.
Dr. Weider glides the sonogram into a new position.
In the middle of the static image is a little DOT, blinking

furiously fast. WHOOSKWHOOSK -- WHOOSKWHOOSK -- WHOOSKWHOOSK.
DR. WEIDER (CONT'D)

That's it. Heart's beating a hundred
and seventy-five times a minute.
Naama concentrates on the flickering spot.
DR. WEIDER (CONT'D)

Measure is about eight weeks.
Unrelenting tears of joy flow down Naama's cheeks. She looks

at Guy and smiles.
SALOMON
Peeks into the examination room. Concerned.
94 INT. DR. WEIDER'S OFFICE (WAITING AREA) - DAY
The front office is deserted. Naama sits by a big window,

lost in her happy thought watching the small town bustle.
She spots a TRAVEL AGENCY with a window add depicting cheap

INTERNATIONAL GETAWAYS.
56.
Naama rubs her tummy and sings to it in Arabic...
NAAMA
I'll fly you across the sky myself
if I have to.
95 INT. DR. WEIDER'S OFFICE (EXAMINATION ROOM) - DAY
Guy winces as Dr. Weider stitches him up.
Salomon paces nervously.
GUY
Pops. Relax. I'm the one getting
stitched.
SALOMON
Relax? Knives? Bricks?
GUY
We're ok.
Dr. Weider looks concerned.
SALOMON
Ok? A baby? What's next? Converting
to Islam and moving to Bet Lehem?
Can you believe this Efi?
DR. WEIDER
No, I can't.
Dr. Weider yanks on the SURGICAL THREAD and ties a knot.
Salomon groans as Dr. Weider exits.
SALOMON
So?
GUY
So what?
SALOMON
The truth. Out with it.
GUY
This is a stupid conversation.
SALOMON
Is it yours?
GUY
No.
57.
SALOMON
Allah Awaqbar.
96 EXT. HALIL HOUSE - NIGHT
Rawhi's SUV is parked outside, but he's at the front door.
Hassan answers with a big BANDAGE on his nose. The two

Israeli Arabs size each other up.
RAWHI
I'm looking for Juma.
HASSAN
Who the fuck are you?
FFFIT -- Rawhi pulls the bandage of Hassan's face, revealing
his busted and swollen red nose.
RAWHI
Did she do it to you?
Hassan has to think about it.
HASSAN
No.
97 INT. JUMA'S LIVING ROOM - NIGHT
Rawhi enjoys a plate of humus. Juma studies the man. Hassan

admires him.
JUMA
Yes, I'm sure he was an Israeli.
Bright hair, green eyes, his accent,
what he was wearing.
RAWHI
This is good. Did you catch his
name?
JUMA
No. They did drive off in a blue
Volvo.
RAWHI
Any idea where?
JUMA
I wish I did.
Hassan tries to speak up, but Juma silences him.

58.
98 EXT. ZARZIR STREET - NIGHT
Rawhi goes for his SUV, Hassan sneaks out of the house and
runs after him.
HASSAN
Wait a second.
Rawhi stops.
HASSAN (CONT'D)
I think... He might be from Kiryat
Ata.
RAWHI
Why do you say that?
HASSAN
The T-shirt he was wearing. It said
Macabi Kiryat Ata.
RAWHI
You can read Hebrew?
Hassan smiles proudly.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Anything else?
HASSAN
Can I work for you?
99 INT. GONEN HOUSE (MASTER BEDROOM) - DAY
ALEA GONEN (50) sits at her VANITY applying makeup. She has
sweet features and is dressed in a dark suit.
She hears a car pull up.
Alea peeks out the window and sees Guy's battered car. The
biggest smile in the world spreads across her face.
She darts out of her bedroom -- STOPS -- Double checks her

image in the mirror and then races out.
100 EXT. GONEN HOUSE - DAY
The front door SWINGS open and Alea comes out with open arms.
ALEA
You're here. I'm so happy.
59.
Alea embraces Guy, accidentally pressing on his wound. He

flinches.
ALEA (CONT'D)
What? Are you hurt?
GUY
It's nothing. A scratch.
Salomon laughs.
Alea sees past Guy to find Naama, fidgeting and out of place.
She gregariously extends her hand and shakes Naama's.
ALEA
And who is this young lady?
GUY
This is my mother, Alea. Mom, this
is my friend, Naama.
NAAMA
Pleasure to meet you.
Alea covers over her surprise by leading Guy inside.
ALEA
I ironed a fresh shirt for you to
wear tonight.
Guy pulls away from her. He flashes Salomon a look.
SALOMON
I lied. Sue me.
GUY
(to Alea)
Are you going to make me go?
ALEA
I'm not making you do anything. I
just want you by my side.
Guy crumbles and nods. Alea beams with joy.
101 INT. GONEN HOUSE (GUY'S OLD ROOM) - DAY
Alea lays out a pressed SHIRT and BLACK PANTS on the bed.
Guy begins changing.
ALEA
You look just like your father did.
60.
GUY
I don't know about that.
ALEA
Trust me. You look great.
GUY
I'm not going with you on stage.
Alea ignores his statement.
GUY (CONT'D)
I saw Shaked today.
ALEA
How is he doing?
GUY
I told him I want out.
ALEA
Guy. You have three more years left.
You don't quit the Air Force. They
won't let you.
GUY
They'll have to.
ALEA
You don't want to be dishonorably
discharged! People will never look
at you the same.
It's his turn to ignore her statement.
ALEA (CONT'D)
What about her? She's too big for
anything I own.
GUY
Easy. I'm just helping her out.
Let her rest.
ALEA
What can you possibly have with an
Arab? I'm not leaving some stranger
from "Jerusalem" in my house to do
God knows what.
GUY
Mom, she's from Gaza. She doesn't
belong at our memorial ceremony.
ALEA
From Gaza! How did you meet her?
61.
GUY
What does it matter?
ALEA
No way I'm leaving her alone.
GUY
There's no way she'll go.
102 EXT. MEMORIAL GROUNDS - NIGHT
Somberly dressed PEOPLE line up to enter the outdoor memorial

grounds. Everyone is serious, including the CHILDREN.
The Gonens and Naama approach. Naama soaks it all in.

NAAMA
I never thought I'd see this.
AT THE CEREMONIAL ENTRANCE
TWO GIRL SCOUTS place ISRAELI FLAG STICKERS on the attendees.
Naama tries to slip behind Guy. No help. The two girl scouts
are on alert and one nails her with a stick-on flag.
Annoyed, Naama discreetly peels it off and secretly disposes

of it.
Guy notices and smirks.
SONYA (60s) and OLGA (60s), two polish Jewish woman who wear
their hair up 1940s style, approach the Gonens.
OLGA
Mrs. Gonen.
Alea acknowledges them with a fake smile.
ALEA
Olga. Sonya. So good to see you.
SONYA
Guy. Look how handsome you are.
Come here.
Guy leans in for a handshake, but gets two wet kisses.
GUY
Good to see you too ladies.
(to Alea)
We're going inside.
Guy and Naama split. Alea and Salomon are trapped.

62.
SONYA
Bringing a girl home for memorial
day? Serious is it?
ALEA
Who? Her? No. She's just a friend.
OLGA
Just a friend. I've heard that
before. Then all of a sudden...
Olga imitates a pregnant woman.
SALOMON
She is Arab. From Gaza.
Sonya and Olga perk up and laugh. Clearly, they think it's
a joke.
Salomon keeps a straight face.
ALEA
What are you mumbling? He just turned
eighty, you know.
SALOMON
The baby is not his.
SONYA + OLGA
Baby?
ALEA
He's been watching too many reality
shows? Nice chatting. See you after
the ceremony.
SONYA
Sure we will.
Alea drags Salomon away.
ALEA
She's pregnant?
103 EXT. MEMORIAL GROUNDS - NIGHT
Rawhi's SUV glides by. He sees the gathering and takes a

quick turn.
104 EXT. MEMORIAL GROUND (SEATING AREA) - NIGHT
Guy escorts Naama. She keeps her head down.

63.
An OLD VOLUNTEER (80), spots Naama and heads right for her.
OLD VOLUNTEER
They missed you. Here sweetie.
She slaps a NEW Israeli flag sticker on Naama's shirt.
He laughs.
105 EXT. MEMORIAL GROUND (CEREMONIAL STAGE) - NIGHT
FLOWERS and CANDLES adorn the stage. A GIRL sings a

sentimental war song. Her voice penetrates the audience.
A lone tear rolls down Naama's face.

Guy doesn't notice.
RAWHI
Walks into the grounds. A girl tries to pin a flag on him

but he stops her.
He walks through the crowd, like a LION stalking an ANTELOPE

herd. He lights a cigarette.
The PERSON next to him is clearly annoyed. Rawhi flashes

him one look. The Person, gets out of the way.
ON STAGE
ZIV (17) holds a PARCHMENT and a lit TORCH. He wears a BOY

SCOUT UNIFORM.
Everyone stands.
ZIV
We would like to honor Kiryat Ata's
sons and daughters who fell while
fulfilling their duty to protect
Israel. To do so, we are inviting
the family members to light a candle
for their loved ones. Itai Shahal.
TWO PARENTS (50's) and a WOMAN (33) step up from the crowd.
They take the torch from Ziv and light the FIRST CANDLE.
The silence is absolute, but a baby's SCREAM cuts through.
Naama stares off at the full moon.
ZIV (CONT'D)
Yotam Cohen.
64.
TWO PARENTS along with their TEENAGE GIRL (16) and their BOY
(10) step up and receive the torch from the previous family.
They light the NEIGHBORING CANDLE.
RAWHI
Has had enough. He leaves the grounds.
ZIV (CONT'D)
Dani Gonen.
Alea signals Guy. It's their turn. She and Salomon move
into the aisle. Only Guy remains still.
Naama studies Guy, surprised by his inaction.
Alea motions for him to follow, but Guy keeps his eyes low.
A WHISPER of gossip trickles through the crowd.
Salomon leads Alea on stage where they light the THIRD CANDLE.
106 INT. GONEN HOUSE - NIGHT
The door opens. Alea storms in and tosses her PURSE on the
table. It drops, but she doesn't care.
She flees into her bedroom, slamming the door shut.
Guy, Naama, and Salomon enter the house gloomy and on-edge.
NAAMA
I don't know that I can stand the
trip back tonight.
GUY
We can't stay.
NAAMA
But I'm so tired.
GUY
You can sleep in the car.
Guy bolts into the bathroom and closes the door in her face.
She's left stranded on the other side.
107 INT. GONEN HOUSE (ALEA'S BEDROM) - NIGHT
Alea sheds her dress, letting it fall to the floor.
She digs through her closet reaches into the pocket of an

AIR FORCE UNIFORM. Behind her dresses.
65.
She pulls out a pack of cigarettes.
Alea lights one up and takes a long needed drag.
108 INT. GONEN HOUSE (HALLWAY) - NIGHT
Naama sits outside the bathroom door. Salomon pities her

and takes her by the hand.
SALOMON
This might take him a while. Let me
set you a bed upstairs.
109 INT. GONEN HOUSE (OFFICE) - NIGHT

Naama sleeps soundly on a FUTON.
Guy moves towards her. He reaches out to touch her shoulder,

but stops. Instead, he quietly backs out.
110 INT. GONEN HOUSE - NIGHT
Guy lies in bed, eyes open. A bedside clock reads: 2:33 AM.
111 EXT. PORCH - NIGHT
Guy uses some TOOLS to work on a small REMOTE CONTROLLED

AIRPLANE. It accidentally goes off, BUZZING to life.
GUY
Shit.
112 INT. GONEN HOUSE (OFFICE) - NIGHT
Naama jumps out of bed, frightened and sweating.
113 EXT. GONEN HOUSE (PORCH) - NIGHT
Naama steps out onto the porch. She sees Guy tinkering with
the toy plane.
GUY
Did I wake you?
NAAMA
Not sure. What are you doing?
66.
GUY
Trying to see if there's any life
left in this one.
NAAMA
I hope you're not planning on flying
me to Canada on it.
Guy laughs. Naama sits with him.
GUY
My dad got this for me on my seventh
birthday. We worked on it all night
long. Mom was so mad. Next day,
instead of school he took me to the
beach and taught me my first lazy
eight.
Naama is confused. She's not versed in flying lingo. Guy
demonstrates the maneuver with the plane.
GUY (CONT'D)
All my friends thought he was the
coolest dad.
NAAMA
And you?
GUY
My dad was a decorated combat pilot.
He was a hero.
NAAMA
Why didn't you want to light the
candle for him?
GUY
Maybe I'm too old for heroes.
NAAMA
Yet, you saved me.
GUY
And I fly. Maybe I am a super hero.
She laughs.
GUY (CONT'D)
Hey. We got feelings too you know.
NAAMA
I'm sorry. What does it feel like?
GUY
To be a super hero?
67.
NAAMA
No. To fly a plane?
GUY
Fast. Free. You are all alone and
nothing can stop you.
She touches her belly.
NAAMA
Ever since I found out, I never feel
alone. I like it.
Silence. They both enjoy the moment. She finally gets up.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
Sweet dreams, Guy.
GUY
Night night, Naama.
She walks inside. He goes back to his plane.
114 INT. GONEN HOUSE (LIVING ROOM) - NIGHT
Guy walks in from the porch. He crosses the dark room.
SALOMON (O.S.)
--Guy.
He turns to see
SALOMON
Sitting in the dark. A bottle of WHISKEY rests on the table.
Guy takes a seat beside Salomon.
GUY
Can't sleep either?
SALOMON
I'm not the one you need to worry
about.
GUY
I told Mom I wasn't going on stage.
SALOMON
It's beyond me why you would almost
get yourself killed for someone you
barely know, but wouldn't light a
candle for your own father?
68.
GUY
This is different. This is my choice.
Salomon pours TWO SHOTS. He gives one to Guy and downs his.
SALOMON
Let me tell you a story about choice.
Sixty years ago in Poland, after
walking for days, I collapsed one
night in a forest. My whole family
was dead. I hadn't eaten in eight
days. It was freezing and I was in
my summer shoes. I just crawled into
a cave and waited to die. Then I
heard them. I shouted in every
language I knew, pleading for them
to come kill me.
Salomon pours himself another.
SALOMON (CONT'D)
They were a troop of partisans.
They didn't kill me, they saved my
life. I came to this land with others
like me, and we swore to build and
protect this country with our lives,
so that would never happen again.
That's what your father died for.
Our right to be Israel. The day you
finished flight school I was so proud,
and I realized that you and your
father were with me in that cave.
The night life chose me was the night
you were both born. Mazel tov.
Salomon and Guy CLINK glasses and drink together.
115 EXT. KIRYAT ATA - NIGHT
Rawhi's SUV passes by the memorial grounds. It stops.
The SUV backs up until it stops in front of the entrance.
Rawhi jets out of the car, leaving it running.
He jumps over the little brick wall and up to the MEMORIAL.
Rawhi unzips his pants, pulls out his penis, and pees on the
stone memorial.
He looks up at the sky, he can't resist smiling.

69.
116 INT. GONEN HOUSE (LIVING ROOM) - DAY
A PICTURE OF DANI GONEN in uniform rests on top of a small

SHRINE.
Guy kneels before the photograph.
Alea comes down all dressed up, but stops when she sees Guy.
She watches him.
GUY
I still don't know what to think
about the uniform. But I'm sorry I
doubted you. I love you, Dad.
Guy kisses the picture.

Alea is moved. Tears roll down her cheeks.
Guy strikes a MATCH and lights a SMALL CANDLE.
The flame burns strong and brilliant.
Alea comes up behind Guy and embraces him.
117 INT. FURNITURE STORE - DAY
Fayyad lies on the leather couch in his sexy briefs while

talking on the phone. Empty food CARTONS and CANS abound.
The PAPER on the floor is open on the phone sex page.
FAYYAD
What does your body look like?
118 INT. RAWHI'S CAR (MOVING) - DAY
Rawhi drives, scanning the streets. Obviously looking for

Naama.
119 EXT. GONEN HOUSE (PORCH) - DAY
Guy works on the plane.
He sees a dark sedan pull up.
CURB SIDE
Shaked helps Alea out of the car and escorts her to the house.
Guy pretends not to see them.

70.
ALEA
Now the songs on the radio will shift
to happier ones. But I don't know
how to do that.
SHAKED
I think of him every time I wear my
flight suit.
ALEA
It means so much that you visited,
especially with everything going on.
SHAKED
It's not memorial day without
remembering Dani.
(regarding Guy)
Let me talk to him.
PORCH
Shaked approaches. He picks up the toy plane, analyzing it.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
These wings aren't balanced. Won't
be able to land.
Shaked hands back the toy.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
I covered for your father when he
snuck off to buy it. We always had
each other's back.
GUY
What about my back?
SHAKED
I know I was hard on you. It's
because I care. Your father would
have wanted me to. I just found out
they are threatening to trial me for
war crimes in Belgium. Let them
try. You did the right thing Guy.
You took down an enemy. Don't let
anyone tell you different. We will
always have your back.
GUY
You have no idea what I feel.
SHAKED
You know what I feel when I drop a
bomb?
(MORE)
71.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
A tremble down the wing when it's
released. That's it. That's all
you need to feel.
GUY
Like a machine?
SHAKED
Damn right. You were taught, when
you are on that plane, you are an
extension. You don't press the
button. You are the button.
GUY
How many lives did you know would be
sacrificed?
SHAKED
One. Our target. That's all I needed
to know.
GUY
The price is too high.
SHAKED
This is war, the price is always
high, but you don't need to keep on
paying.
He puts his arm around his shoulder. Guy softens up a bit.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
Monday you show up as one of us,
ready to face them. Then if you are
still sure you want out, I'll make
it my last agenda item before I
retire.
Guy nods.
Shaked returns to his car, but looks back to see Guy staring
down at the toy plane. He notices Naama looking out the
kitchen window.
120 INT. GONEN HOUSE (KITCHEN) - DAY
Naama whips up a big batch of HUMUS.
Alea strolls in, scrutinizing the food.
ALEA
So you're making us this magic humus?
72.
NAAMA
No magic here. Just a few old secrets
and a lot of passion.
Alea stiffens up. Worried. Naama notices.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
Your son is a wonderful friend. But
that's it. This is just my way of
thanking you.
Alea shies away. Embarrassed.
ALEA
I'm sorry about last night.
NAAMA
Sorry? What for?
ALEA
For making you go to the ceremony.
It must have been...
NAAMA
- Touching. There are worse things
we could have done to each other.
Naama winks. Alea smiles.
121 INT. DINING ROOM - DAY
The table is set beautifully. Each Gonen has an exquisite

plate full of humus.
Alea and Salomon hesitate.
Guy breaks off a piece of pita and digs in. Savoring the
flavors. Alea and Salomon try too. It wins them over.
ALEA
This is divine.
NAAMA
Glad you like it.
SALOMON
Like it? This is the best humus
I've ever had.
(to Guy)
It's even better then city humus.
Salomon FARTS! Guy and Naama giggle. Mom is upset.

73.
ALEA
Salomon. We're eating.
SALOMON
That's my only problem with humus.
ALEA
(To Guy and Naama)
So. Are you going to watch the
fireworks tonight?
122 EXT. KIRYAT ATA (STREET) - NIGHT
In silence, Guy and Naama take a night stroll.
They pass by a house party. Guy walks fast.

GUY
Come.
NAAMA
What's wrong?
GUY
Nothing I just don't want--
AVIV (O.S.)
--Guy Gonen. Guy! Hey!
They see AVIV GEFEN (24) approaching them quickly.
GUY
Shit.
AVIV
Shy told me he saw you at the
ceremony, but I didn't believe him.
What are you guys doing? You gotta
come in. Say hi. Everybody is here.
Aviv puts his arms around them and leads them inside.
123 INT. PARTY HOUSE - NIGHT
Aviv leads them into the house.
CUT TO:
Naama admires the laughing PARTY GOERS and the endless supply
of red plastic cups.
CUT TO:
74.
They stop by different people to say hi. It seems like

everyone knows Guy.
Naama smiles a lot but says nothing.
CUT TO:
Finally they arrive at the bar.
Guy pours Naama some juice. He snags a beer.
NAAMA
You know I've never been to anything
like this before.
GUY
Really? You don't get together with
friends in Gaza?
NAAMA
We do. Just not like this.
She points at some couples dancing closely.
GUY
Wait till they get really drunk.
They CLINK.
NAAMA
To independence.
Naama and Guy drink--
AVIV comes back with a drink in hand, but he's already had
too many.
AVIV
Son of a bitch, you look good.
Aviv throws his arms around Guy in a big warm embrace. He

turns to Naama.
AVIV (CONT'D)
Look at those eyes. Guy you're a
lucky guy. I got a joke for you
two. This man enters a sex shop--
GUY
Aviv, she is a lady.
AVIV
No shit. Don't worry, it's clean.
(MORE)
75.
AVIV (CONT'D)
So he says to the clerk he's looking
for a blow up doll. The clerk asks
him if he wants a blonde or a
brunette. The man doesn't care.
The clerk asks him if he wants one
that's tight or loose. Again, the
man couldn't give a shit. Finally,
the clerk asks the man if he wants a
blow up doll that's Jewish or the
more expensive Muslim. This man's
stumped, so he asks the clerk what's
the difference. The clerk says,
'The Muslim girls blow themselves
up.' Haha! Get it? They blow
themselves up.
Guy is embarrassed. He looks at Naama, but she starts
laughing hysterically.
Aviv is proud of himself.
AVIV (CONT'D)
Guy is the man. Just like his dad.
I love you, bro.
Aviv jumps up on some furniture. His plastic cup held proudly

like it were an Olympic torch.
AVIV (CONT'D)
To the best that Kiryat Ata has to
offer. Happy birthday, Israel.
Fifty-five fucking years, and at
least another fifty-five 'till our
next exile.
The party goers raise their cups and chug in agreement.
Aviv gets down laughing and throws his arms around Guy.
AVIV (CONT'D)
You know he is a real hero.
GUY
Wow!
Guy grabs his shoulder strongly, almost tearing it up. Aviv

is too drunk to notice.
AVIV
I'm not suppose to know this, but I
am intel. You know that this pilot
here...
76.
GUY
Hey!
Guy tries to hush him, but it's too late.
AVIV
(Whispers)
....killed Sallah Shada himself. He
dropped the bomb.
Naama's eyes goes wide. Guy's head drops down.
KABOOM - POP - POP - SSSSSSS - POW - POW - KAPOW.
The fireworks start outside. Aviv rushes out with everyone

else to watch the show.
They are left alone.
NAAMA
You dropped the bomb on Sallah Shada?
GUY
A month ago on my first mission. I
was only backup, but... The lead
plane malfunctioned...
NAAMA
--Eleven kids were killed.
Guy looks away, clearly ashamed.
GUY
I didn't know.
NAAMA
You dropped a bomb on a house in the
middle of Gaza. What did you think
was going to happen?
GUY
I was given an order. There was no
way I could know.
NAAMA
How convenient.
She turns away. Guy grabs her arm.
GUY
I'm sorry. I wanted to tell you.
She pushes Guy and walks away.

77.
On the way out she snatches a party-goer's unattended CELL

PHONE.
Naama gets out of the house and turns right. She starts
running down the street and takes another turn.
GUY
Comes out of the house. Naama is already gone. He looks

left he looks right.
He takes a left turn and starts running.
125 EXT. KIRYAT ATA - NIGHT
Rawhi's SUV stops at the edge of town, the sky explodes with
FIREWORKS.
Naama stops. She can barley breathe.
She dials a number. INTERCUT WITH:
Rawhi's phone rings.
RAWHI
Hello.
NAAMA
You still want that bomb?
Rawhi immediately pulls over.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
I need to get out of Israel first.
RAWHI
No problem. Let's meet.
NAAMA
Just like that? Don't you need to
know where I want to go?
RAWHI
Anything is possible. Just get me
the bomb.
A big firework shrieks loudly then explodes even louder.

78.
Rawhi and Naama both hear the same explosion both on the
phone and around them.
Naama looks around fearfully.
He gets out of his car and starts walking fast.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
I know we had a misunderstanding.
NAAMA
You tried to kill me!
RAWHI
You tried to kill yourself. I'll get
you out.
NAAMA
How?
RAWHI
On a fucking camel what does it
matter. Just trust me.
NAAMA
I don't.
RAWHI
Better to trust a fucking Jew?
Panicked. Naama hangs up. She throws the phone away as far
as she can. It breaks into pieces.
She starts crying.
A hand reaches from behind and grabs her.
She turns. Terrified.
It's Guy.
She is relieved, but then unleashes at him.
NAAMA
What is wrong with you?
GUY
You left before I--
NAAMA
I trusted you. I believed you.
And now I find out you killed those
kids. I knew one of them. My
neighbor's nephew. He was five.
(MORE)
79.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
This is all wrong. You almost made
me give up hate. But you are just
one of them. I hate you...
She starts pounding on him hysterically. Guy takes the blows,

almost embracing them until she runs out of steam.
GUY
You think I like being me? Do you
know what's it like to wake up every
morning wishing that I hadn't?
Knowing I don't deserve the air I
breath... You grow up your whole
life believing your side is always
right. Then at eighteen you enter
as a high school kid, and walk out a
soldier. You're sent on a mission,
to kill one of your worst enemies.
come back a hero, only to learn you
killed the innocent. And now my
commanders want me to stand at that
hearing and say the mission was a
success. I don't know if they knew.
I don't know if I should have known.
In my faith they say, saving one
soul is like saving the whole world.
And I thought if I could save you
and your baby...
He lets her look straight through his eyes into his soul.
She understands.
NAAMA
You should know I came to Israel to
hurt people.
Guy nods.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
You knew and you still helped me?
Why?
GUY
I hoped you didn't. We are in this
together. The only difference is
that god let me press the button.
This is our journey.
Naama takes a long breath. The storm subsides.
GUY (CONT'D)
I wish I could get another chance.
You did, and I want to help you make
the best of it.
80.
She pulls down the neckline of her dress and exposes her
thick fresh scar.
NAAMA
I survived, but my man, my Ammar,
did not. You know that age when you
realize your parents don't know
everything? That there are more
questions than answers. That was
the age I realized I didn't have a
future.
GUY
Things will change, Naama. They
have to.
NAAMA
When? When I'm sixty? Eighty? Or
after I'm dead? Ammar and I refused
to live that way. We used to dream
up new lives for ourselves. There
was no way our families would allow
us to be matched, so we planed on
moving to Canada. The night Ammar
got his papers, we were together. A
bomb was dropped on the building
next door... I came to Israel for
revenge, but right before ... I found
out I'm carrying his child.
He looks at her, there are tears in his eyes.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
We have to leave. They are after
me. They know about you. They
followed me here to Kiryat Ata.
GUY
Who?
NAAMA
The people who sent me. Rawhi. He
is a killer. He wants to kill me.
I am not safe here.
GUY
Will you trust me?
She nods.
127 INT. SHAKED'S HOUSE (LIVING ROOM) - NIGHT
It's the quiet after the storm. The living room is flooded
with trash from the Independence Day party.
81.
Shaked is passed out in front of the TV.
Tali walks in with Shaked's uniform on a hanger. Hat. Gun.

The whole thing. She hangs it on a shelf.
KNOCK- KNOCK-
128 INT. SHAKED'S HOUSE (FRONT DOOR) - NIGHT
Tali opens the door and finds TWO OFFICERS standing outside.
Behind them is Guy. In his uniform.
OFFICER 1
Mrs. Shaked, this young pilot says...
TALI
Guy. What is going on? Is your mom
here?
GUY
Hi. I'm sorry. I need to talk to
Gabi.
Guy sits on the couch. He is nervous. Shaked wipes the

sleep from his eyes.
SHAKED
What happened? Everything okay at
home?
Guy nods. He glances at Tali, hesitant to start.
TALI
I'll make some coffee.
She exits.
GUY
You told me you will never forget
how my dad had your back in 73.
SHAKED
I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for
your dad.
GUY
I am here to tell you I'll be there
for you tomorrow at the hearing.
SHAKED
For us.
82.
GUY
There is something I need in return.
SHAKED
I thought we discussed it.
GUY
Something else.
He's got Shaked's undivided attention.
GUY (CONT'D)
I met a girl.
Shaked smiles.
GUY (CONT'D)
From Gaza.
Shaked's smile fades quickly.
GUY (CONT'D)
She needs to get out of Israel.
Tonight. I need you to get her out.
Shaked starts laughing.
SHAKED
You're kidding right?
Guy remains stone faced.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
You are serious. I don't get it.
Who is she?
GUY
Just a girl who needs help. Someone
who deserves a chance.
SHAKED
Obviously not just a girl, if you
wake ME up in the middle of the night.
GUY
She is unwed and pregnant. She can't
go back to Gaza. It's an honor thing.
Shaked tries to put one and one together.
SHAKED
When did you start hanging in Gaza?
GUY
It's nothing like that.
83.
SHAKED
You want me to help someone I never
met. A Palestinian. Why didn't you
bring her here?
GUY
She is in Tel Aviv.
SHAKED
That's where you met her?
GUY
Yes.
SHAKED
Why didn't you introduce her to me
when I came to your mother's house?
Guy bites his lip. His answer might have been a mistake.
GUY
Well it wasn't an issue until...
Shaked stares him down. Pure silence. Who is going to flinch

first?
GUY (CONT'D)
If you want me to face them, I need
you to do this for me.
Shaked's eyes almost change color, but the self controlled

leader quickly takes over.
SHAKED
Are you sure you know what you're
doing?
GUY
A hundred percent.
Tali walks in with the coffee and some cookies.
SHAKED
Let me make a phone call.
Shaked takes a cup and walks out of the room sipping on it.
130 EXT. SHAKED'S HOUSE (SIDE DOOR) - NIGHT
Shaked exits the side door. He walks out to the street.
All is quiet.
Shaked blazes by his army car. His Officers stretch up.

84.
Shaked walks to the near intersection. He looks around the

corner.
He spots Guy's car. It's parked facing away from him. He

can see Naama inside it.
He turns back.
On the way to his house he stops by his army car. He whispers

something to the Officers in the car.
131 INT. GUY'S CAR - NIGHT
Naama turns on the radio, browsing through the stations.
She looks at the mirror. She sees Shaked's Officers coming

from around the corner, approaching her quickly.
Guy sits on the couch. Tali is across from him.
TALI
So.
Shaked walks in.
SHAKED
Look what we found.
Behind him, Naama is being escorted by his officers.
She runs to take cover behind Guy. Using him as a shield.

Shaked approaches them. Both armed officers stand ready.
He walks behind Naama and pulls on the back of her shirt to

check her neck line. The scar is exposed.
Naama closes her eyes hoping he would go away.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
Aiding a fugitive? Terrorism?
Treason? Life as you know it is over.
Are you ready to tell me the truth?
Guy stands up ready to protect her.
GUY
She didn't do any thing wrong.
85.
SHAKED
I don't know if I should slap you
for being so stupid or kiss you for
handing this to me.
Shaked motions his Officer.
He approaches Naama. Guy is ready for a fight.
Naama considers her options. She spots Shaked's uniform.

She is quick.
Naama lunges for the GUN. She points it at the Officer.
He looks surprised. But that's it.
Naama turns the gun at herself.

NAAMA
I have done nothing wrong. I didn't
hurt any one. I just want to get
out of here. Me and my baby.
She touches her belly.
GUY
(To Shaked)
It's just one phone call Shaked.
The Officer takes another step. Naama takes a step back.
NAAMA
I'll do it.
TALI
Gabi!
Shaked stops the Officer, and walks to her.
SHAKED
Go ahead. Do it.
Her hand is shaking.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
Not that easy to die alone, is it?
She forces the gun stronger, but she can't do it.
Naama drops to the ground, hugging her knees, putting her

head between them. She starts crying.
Shaked looks at her. Suddenly, Naama resembles his daughter

more then he cares to admit. Something changes in him.
86.
She can't stop.
He looks at his wife. Shaked softens. He picks up the gun

and turns to Guy.
SHAKED (CONT'D)
You get her out today. For good.
But you better deliver for me in
that hearing.
GUY
Yes, sir.
133 INT. FURNITURE STORE - DAY
Lights turn on.

Rawhi enters. He sees Fayyad straitening up on the leather
couch in nothing but his sexy briefs. The place is a mess.
Fayyad hides the PHONE behind his back.
PHONE SEX GIRL (O.S.)

Hello? Baby are you there?
Rawhi spots the phone and rushes towards Fayyad enraged.
134 EXT. BACK ALLEYS OF TEL AVIV - DAY
A big DOG pulls Rawhi through small passages sandwiched

between the buildings. Fayyad follows with a BIG SHINER.
The pooch SNIFFS through trash bags and garbage dumpsters,

but is hot on the trail for something.
It BARKS at a
PILE OF CRATES
RAWHI
Go get it.
Fayyad digs through the mound, searching -- He jumps back.
FAYYAD
Ouch! Something bit me.
RAWHI
You see it?
FAYYAD
I'm not so sure this dog knows what
it's doing.
87.
The big dog tugs Rawhi onward. The two men follow the animal.
135 EXT. TEL AVIV BUILDING (REAR) - DAY
The big dog leads Rawhi and Fayyad to the back of the building
where Naama hid her bomb and takes them to the large AC unit.
Rawhi yanks the dog back and motions for Fayyad to search.
Fayyad hesitates, but gets on all fours and crawls
BEHIND THE AC UNIT
Fayyad feels around, but finds nothing.
FAYYAD
This isn't it.
RAWHI
Keep looking.
Fayyad reaches back even further and touches the long coat.
He pulls it out.
Rawhi unwraps the garment. Inside is Naama's bomb vest.
FAYYAD
You're a genius.
The dog GROWLS -- Rawhi kicks it into submission.
Guy drives. Naama is on his cell phone.
NAAMA
In five hours. I'll call you from
Canada. Mama... Promise. Love you
too.
Naama hangs up. She notices a BILLBOARD with an ANTI WAR

AD.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
We have to make a stop.
137 EXT. TEL AVIV CAFE - DAY
The place is packed with STUDENTS who are grabbing a bite.

They laugh. They sing. They are innocent, free and happy.
88.
138 INT. RAWHI'S SUV - DAY
Fayyad gets out of the car and starts walking towards the
cafe.
Rawhi starts the engine.
RING- RING- He picks up his cell phone.
RAWHI
When? Canada? Are you sure?
The tires screech as the SUV jets out and stops by Fayyad.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Get in.
FAYYAD
But...
Fayyad longs to go on. But he enters quietly.
139 EXT. BACK ALLEY - DAY
Naama locates the AC Unit and digs behind it. Obviously,

she's looking for the bomb she hid, but finds nothing.
Naama reenters without a word. Worried.
GUY
Is everything ok? Naama? Naama?
NAAMA
Yes. It's ok.
GUY
What's wrong?
NAAMA
Nothing.
Guy is not convinced. Naama forces a big smile.
NAAMA (CONT'D)
Nothing. I promise. Let's go.
141 EXT. AIRPORT GAS STATION - DAY
Rawhi's SUV is parked in a corner. The airport's entrance

is just past the gas station.
89.
142 INT. RAWHI'S CAR - DAY
Rawhi enters the car. He puts a CAP on Fayyad's head and

hands him a pair of READING GLASSES.
FAYYAD
This is so exciting.
RAWHI
Don't fucking blink until we're in.
Rawhi shoves some SNACKS and a SODA at Fayyad.
FAYYAD
This isn't much of a last meal.
RAWHI
Did you hear me?
Rawhi grabs Fayyad's neck and pulls on it.
FAYYAD
Ahh. Yes. Yes. Don't blink.
143 EXT. AIRPORT PARKING - DAY
Rawhi and Fayyad step out an OFFICIAL AIRLINE transportation.
Rawhi thanks the GUY in Arabic.
144 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL - DAY
Rawhi and Fayyad are tucked in a corner.
RAWHI
Repeat what I just said.
FAYYAD
I wait over there --
They both look at a line of pay phones.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
And when you take your sunglasses
off I go and press the button.
Rawhi slaps the back of his neck.
RAWHI
Go where?
90.
FAYYAD
The other side of the airport. As
far away as possible from you.
RAWHI
Good.
FAYYAD
Then?
RAWHI
Then you're in heaven, this airport
shuts down, and I'll take care of
this bitch.

Rawhi cases the place from his hiding spot.
Fayyad notices the FOOD COURT at the end of the terminal.
146 EXT. AIRPORT PARKING LOT - DAY
Guy escorts Naama to the terminal.
GUY
Nervous?
Naama nods.
GUY (CONT'D)
Don't worry. Israeli's are the best
pilots in the world.
They both laugh.
Rawhi watches TRAVELERS file in and check in with the El-AL

Airline counter -- He sees Guy and Naama walk in.
An officer walks to Guy, hands him an envelope and walks

away.
Guy hands the envelope to Naama. She tears it open. The

TICKET and PAPER WORK are all in her name. Success. They
exchange smiles.
RAWHI
Takes the sunglasses off his head and cleans them.

91.
Only Fayyad is not in position. He's gone.
RAWHI
Mother fucker.
148 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL (FALAFEL STAND) - DAY
Fayyad orders from the VENDOR.
FAYYAD
I want lots of falafel. Really stuff
it. Make it really hot.
149 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL (GATE SECURITY) - DAY

Guy holds Naama's hand as they approach gate security.
NAAMA
What do we say now?
GUY
May God be with you.
She looks at him surprised. He laughs.
GUY (CONT'D)
I was never good at good-byes. But
you deserve this. Both of you.
NAAMA
We can't thank you enough.
GUY
How about a lifetime supply of your
humus?
NAAMA
Promise.
Guy embraces him. She is surprised but embrace him back.
GUY
Go before I'm tempted to keep you.
150 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL (NEWS STAND) - DAY
Rawhi secretly watches Guy and Naama. He looks for Fayyad

but there is no sign of him.
92.
While a GUARD checks Naama's DOCUMENTS, she turns to see Guy

leaving.
GUARD
Ma'am please step inside.
Naama crosses the threshold. Elated that she made it.
152 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL (NEWS STAND) - DAY
Rawhi sees Naama safe inside. Still no sign of Fayyad.
RAWHI
Fucking buffoon.
He abandons his hiding spot and follows Guy.
153 INT. AIRPORT TERMINAL (PAY PHONES) - DAY
Fayyad returns to his post. He chomps into his gargantuan

FALAFEL SANDWICH, but chokes on the spice and rubs his teary
eyes with his fists.
FAYYAD
This shit is hot.
He sees a beautiful line of female FLIGHT ATTENDANTS passing

by. He looks around for Rawhi.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
Fuck it.
He throws away his pita and goes after the ladies.
154 EXT. AIRPORT PARKING LOT - DAY
Guy unlocks his car.
Behind him, A YOUNG COUPLE, carries two huge suitcases and

race to catch their flight.
Guy opens the car door.
CLANG!
Rawhi clubs him from behind. Guy goes down. He is out.

93.
Guy is unconscious in the driver's seat.
Rawhi goes through the glove compartment, throwing everything

onto the floor.
He checks the insurance card.
RAWHI
(To himself)
Guy Gonen. Nice to meet you.
Rawhi grabs the pilot ranks on Guy's uniform.
RAHWI
(To himself)
Fucking combat pilot.
Naama heads for the sign "ALL GATES THIS WAY >" but she does
a double take when she spots...
FAYYAD
Trailing behind the Lady Flight Attendants.
JUMA (V.O.)
Only Allah knows what your bomb will
lead to.
Naama is horrified. She's stuck between the choice of heading

off to her gate or going after Fayyad.
Clearly, Naama doesn't know which to choose.
Rawhi lights a cigarette. He takes a drag and then puts it

out on Guy's cheek.
Guy awakens, startled.
RAWHI
Mazel tov.
Guy sees Rawhi overshadowing him and holding a GUN.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
I hear Israeli combat pilots go
through two weeks of solid training
(MORE)
94.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
on how to handle captivity. Tell
me. How real does it feel when you
know it's only make believe?
GUY
What the fuck is this? Who are you?
RAWHI
Careful who you let into your car.
You sure you don't know who I am?
Guy shakes his head.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Let's try this again.
Rawhi smashes an elbow into Guy's ear. CRACK! Guy falls
back. He makes a real effort to stay alert.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
How real does that feel?
Rawhi grabs Guy by his collar. They're face to face.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
What did she tell you?
GUY
Who?
RAWHI
What are you a fucking owl? Who?
Who? Naama.
GUY
I don't know any Naama.
THUNK -- Rawhi pummels Guy's face again.
RAWHI
You sure?
Guy spits up blood.
GUY
Hundred percent.
158 INT. AIRPORT LOUNGE - DAY
The group of Lady Flight Attendants are enjoying COFFEE and

pre-flight conversation.
Fayyad slowly creeps up to them, checking them out.

95.
He reaches into his pocket, but a hand grabs his arm.
He turns. It's Naama.
Rawhi has his gun aimed at Guy.
RAWHI
Do you know why Naama came to Tel
Aviv or you're just a self-hating
Jew? Egypt. The Inquisition. The
holocaust. And you're still around.
You cockroaches come back after two
millennia acting like you own the
place. Who said this is your land?
GUY
I was born here.
RAWHI
Doesn't make a fucking difference.
GUY
What do you want?
RAWHI
I want you dead. All of you.
Guy starts laughing.
GUY
They already tried it. You said it
yourself.
Rawhi checks Guy out, head to toe.
RAWHI
I would start with you. But I think
you are worth more alive.
Rawhi hands Guy a pair of HANDCUFFS.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Put them on.
Fayyad tries to break free, but Naama doesn't let him.
NAAMA
Let it go, Fayyad.
96.
FAYYAD
Not till I get my virgins.
NAAMA
I'm with you. I'm on your side.
FAYYAD
Bullshit. Rawhi told me about your
Jew.
NAAMA
Rawhi?
FAYYAD
He came here for you both.
Naama hides her concern and glances at the terminal exit.

NAAMA
I won't let you do this.
Naama tries to reclaim the detonator, but he SLAPS her away.
FAYYAD
This is my bomb.
Guy hesitantly reaches for the handcuffs.
DANG! He strikes Rawhi in the face and grabs the hand holding
the gun. They fight for control.
The gun drops to the floor.
Naama grabs Fayyad's arm, they wrestle around. Fayyad swings

her around, but Naama clings to him.
She reaches underneath his coat.
Fayyad breaks free, but loses his balance and crashes into a
table. He knocks everything over.
The bomb vest is exposed for all to see.
NAAMA
A bomb! He's got a bomb!
Some people scream. A few others surround Fayyad.

97.
Fayyad realizes that this is the end. He mashes down hard

on the detonator.
KAPOW!
A small explosion occurs, but it only blows Fayyad off his

feet.
Naama races to the pay phones, She holds an EXPLOSIVE BRICK

in her hand. A few wires dangle free.
She throws in in the TRASH.
Naama punches a number on the pay phone.
Guy's cell phone rings, but...
The two men pummel each other. Each connecting punch breaks
the other man's body.
Naama hangs up and races outside. She turns towards the

airport parking.
166 EXT. AIRPORT PARKING - DAY
Naama runs across the lot. She spots Guy's car tucked in
the far corner and jets to it.
One dire blow to the throat takes Rawhi down. Guy charges,
but Rawhi holds him off with his leg.
Rawhi reaches for the gun.
BANG! BANG!
Rawhi fires two bullets. Guy flops backwards.
Rawhi spits up some blood.
RAWHI
Not bad for a Jewish fly boy.
98.
The door swings open. He turns to see Naama.
NAAMA
No!
Rawhi grabs her, pulls her in, and shoves her into the back
seat.
He tucks his gun away and joins her.
RAWHI
Un-fucking believable. Crazy bitch.
Naama pounces on him and claws his face.
He flips her over, SMACKING her against the door. THUD!

He wraps his arms around her neck. She struggles.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
This is so much more intimate, no?
Rawhi strangles the life out of her.
Naama's hands roam about looking for something, anything.

Her fingers finally find-
THE PREGNANCY TEST
She grips it like it were a shiv.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Sssshhh. Sssshhh. Almost done.
She forces herself free, and attacks him with the stick.
A lucky shot. Naama impales Rawhi in the ear.
He SCREAMS in agony, and crawls outside the car.
Naama comes after him, she spots his gun and grabs it.
Rawhi recovers, but sees Naama with the gun.
RAWHI (CONT'D)
Come on little tiger. You don't
have it in you. Remember?
Naama turns the gun on the terrorist and UNLOADS it till

empty. Riddled with bullets, Rawhi falls down dead.
Naama collapses. She's exhausted, out of breath, and shaking.

99.
Naama crawls up-front beside Guy, bruised and bloody.
She cries over his fallen form, but Guy moves slightly.
NAAMA
You're alive?
GUY
How...
NAAMA
Don't ask. I'm sorry.
GUY
For saving me? You need to leave.
Your flight.
NAAMA
I'm not leaving you. Not like this.
GUY
Haven't felt this good in a long
time.
POLICE and PARAMEDIC SIRENS loom in the background.
GUY (CONT'D)
Papers won't matter if you're caught.
Go. I'll live.
NAAMA
I lo -- Never forget you, Guy.
Naama kisses him good-bye.
169 EXT. PARKING LOT - DAY
Naama casually walks towards the terminal.
Behind her PARAMEDICS and POLICE invade the parking lot.
FADE OUT:
170 INT. HOSPITAL ROOM (P.O.V) - DAY
Everything is BLACK.
The room comes into view, slowly becoming focused.
It's an all white room. The walls. The sheets. The

wristband.
100.
And in front, approaching him is a BEAUTIFUL YOUNG BLONDE

(25) in a nurse's uniform.
FAYYAD
Thank you, Allah.
FAYYAD
Heaves a sigh of relief as he lies on the gurney, wearing a

HOSPITAL GOWN. He smiles wide.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
Are you here to prepare me?
The Young Blonde checks his vitals. Fayyad is mesmerized by

her big round butt.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
Mmmm, where are all your friends?
COUGH. COUGH. Fayyad turns to see a DARKLY DRESSED MAN.
DARK MAN
May I question him now?
YOUNG BLONDE
I need to get the doctor first.
FAYYAD
(To Young Blond)
Who is he? Why is he disturbing us?
The Dark Man flashes him his official ID.
Fayyad looks around and realizes where he is. An ordinary

hospital room. He falls back. Eyes close in agony.
FAYYAD (CONT'D)
Shit.
171 INT. AIRPLANE - DAY
Naama sits in an aisle seat. Sunlight pours through the

plastic windows. She pats her belly.
172 EXT. SKY - DAY
The El-AL airplane flies towards the bright bold sun that
washes it out
NAAMA (V.O.)
I had a dream how life would be.
(MORE)
101.
NAAMA (V.O.) (CONT'D)

The dream was killed but life was
born.
173 INT. MONTREAL AIRPORT (INTERNATIONAL ARRIVAL GATE) - DAY
A big sign reads "Welcome to Montreal".
The ARRIVALS are spilling out of the gates into the terminal.
At the terminal are the RELATIVES and FRIENDS waiting for

their loved ones. In the middle of the crowd is Naama, she
holds her BABY DAUGHTER in her arms.
She looks in the same direction as everyone else.

Between all the arrivals approaching, there is one that stands
out. We can't see the face but the T-shirt is very
recognizable, it says "Macabi Kiryat Ata" and has a BASKETBALL
GRAPHIC underneath.
Naama lights up. She has the biggest smile in the crowd.
FADE OUT:
THE END

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A SEED OF HOPE

Alan Delarosa Shlomi Ben-Yair

©2009 Peace Walk Productions

Sandwiched within a major metropolis is a SHOPPING MALL.

Superimpose: 2003. TEL AVIV, ISRAEL.

1 INT. PUBLIC BATHROOM (STALL) - DAY

A long coat slumps against the dirty ceramic tiles.

She is a simple but pretty Palestinian girl.

A BOMB VEST is duct-taped to her torso.

BUSINESS WOMAN (O.S.)

Startled. She looks to her left to find a BUSINESS WOMAN

BUSINESS WOMAN (CONT'D)

Confused, Naama follows her eyes. The vest creates a bump

BUSINESS WOMAN (CONT'D)

The Business Woman walks out.

Naama checks her "belly".

She feels up her breasts. Something is wrong, she winces.

2 INT. TEL AVIV MALL - DAY

Naama slips into the CROWD. Wide-eyed, taking in the various

She stops by a...

A gorgeous, traditional, sequined WEDDING GOWN dominates the

She looks down at a PICTURE of her and a YOUNG MAN hugging

A lone tear rolls down her face.

They notice Naama and start giggling.

3 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (FOOD COURT) - DAY

The fast food eateries bustle with hungry ISRAELI SHOPPERS.

Naama sits beside him. Defeated.

Esam is fixated on his book.

Esam finally closes his book. His gaze penetrates Naama.

Esam slides the book over to her.

Without even thinking.

He secretly shows her the contents of his bag.

4 INT. LINGERIE STORE (DRESSING ROOM) - DAY

FAYYAD MAHMOUD (19) flexes his scrawny muscles in front of

He wears a pair of sexy silk BRIEFS beneath his BOMB VEST,

SALES PERSON (O.S.)

SALES PERSON (O.S.)

5 INT. GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (MEETING ROOM) - DAY

AIR-FORCE officers COLONEL ELI DOV (45) and CAPTAIN ARICK

ELI (O.S.) (CONT'D)

6 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (FOOD COURT) - DAY

Fayyad sips a SODA, he sits across from Esam and Naama.

The idea perplexes Fayyad.

Fayyad gets up to refill his soda.

Esam strokes Naama's arm, comforting her.

Fayyad approaches the table his CELL PHONE in his hand.

He shows it to Esam, who reads the message.

Fayyad puts on a pair of SUNGLASSES and smiles wide.

7 EXT. COFFEE SHOP - DAY

A sleek CELL PHONE snaps shut and is pocketed inside a long

Rawhi sits down at a table in use by a large MUSCULAR MAN

Rawhi leans towards the Muscular Man's ear.

The Muscular Man and his Girlfriend flee inside.

Rawhi kicks back sipping his espresso.

8 INT. TEL AVIV MALL (FOOD COURT) - DAY

Esam and Naama remain seated.

He laughs as he struts away, cool and relaxed.

Esam shakes her hand.

He pats her shoulder then leaves , quickly zigzagging through

She looks down at her belly.

9 INT. GOVERNMENT OFFICE BUILDING (MEETING ROOM) - DAY

The Pilots and the Officers are still in discussion.

The door opens and GABI SHAKED (55), a weathered general