Script:
Week 1
Fade In:
EXT. FARM. DAY (early autumn season)
Entrance of the farm. Panning shot. A series of different shots of the worker tools and work place (a map of argentina). No people, no sound, natural sound.
INT. FARM HOUSE (In Bed). DAY.
The WORKER wakes up; he is in his bed all spread. He reaches with his hand the side where his wife should be sleeping. She isn’t there, instead there’s two letters. The worker sits on the side of the bed and reads the one from his wife. No face expressions are shown in the scene. Disappointed, he grabs a portrait of him with his wife; he takes a look, and puts it facing down on the table.
The letter says:
“No aguanto más. Chau”
(I dont take this anymore, bye)
The second letter looks more serious. It’s a letter from the state of Buenos Aires, it says that the Retenciones are going to rise to 65%, and if he avoids paying taxes he will be evicted in the 2 months. His face expression is of anger.
He Takes ring out of his finger; he looks it for a moment and puts it on the table.
EXT. FARM HOUSE. DAY.
The WORKER is cutting the grass. Driving a tractor.
INT. FARM HOUSE, DINING ROOM. NIGHT.
The worker is having dinner alone. There is two sets of silver wear. He looks to the open window.
Week 2
Ext. Porch. Morning
Worker Gets out, sits down on a bench on the porch. He ties his boots.
EXT.
(O/S)
Tractor sound.
Worker cutting grass.
Worker hammering woods, very strong until he hammers his finger.
Worker:
“Aaaaa!” (breathes heavily)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker sleeping wakes up when he hears strange noises. Goes to the bathroom washes his face, watches at the mirror and stops hearing this noises.
Week 3
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker cutting plants with a machete, cleans up the sweat on his face, looks at the horizon.
EXT. FARM. NOON.
The clock points 5:22. Water boiling inside the kettle, worker grabs the kettle and goes outside. Sits down and starts drinking Mate, his site is of absolutely nothing. (signs of time passed can be noticed, His beard has grown a little, and his face looks exhausted). Worker goes to the entrance of the farm and closes the fence.
Week 4
EXT. FARM. DAY
Worker playing solitary game alone.
Noon, worker throws wood at a pile of branches and lights a fire (its cold, and the worker is shaking). He starts hearing his dog barking.
Worker:
“Que Pasa?” (calming his dog down)
He has a look at the open farm and sees a light far away, he goes and gets his shotgun. When he is close enough the light turns off and he shouts with anger:
Worker:
¿Quien anda ahi?; Repeats it again. Nobody replies.
WHO IS THERE? REPEATS IT AGAIN.
Worker looks worried & runs back home.
Week 5
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Worker digging with shovel, exhausted, hard breathing. The worker looks at the horizon & has an ilusination of a man who passes by the road.
Worker:
“Eeey, Eeeeey”
(There’s nobody down that road)
INT. FARM HOUSE. NIGHT.
He listens sounds outside, He opens the main door that has a particular lock. Nobody’s there.
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Everything in the farm is very abandoned, very dirty, disorder (the grass is quite long, tools are thrown outside the barn)
INT. BEDROOM. NIGHT.
Worker can’t sleep because of noises; he is feeling a lot of cold. Door opens alone.
Week 6
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Chain saw sound, fade. Worker cutting wood. Starts crying. (he is miserable without his wife). Throwing things, looking for his ring.
Worker enjoying a silent fire, a couple of beer bottles are thrown around him. He starts hearing sounds again. Picks up wood with fire and starts striking things with the fire stick. Faints (he’s clearly been drinking).
Week 6 day 2
EXT. FARM. DAY.
Fire turned off. Smoke. Worker wakes up with bright sun.
A rope that used to be in the barn is now missing. Worker tying the rope to a tree branch.
Fade Out:
-Credits-
The End
