KARAKTER,
a Dutch two-story film company, filmed from May to October 1996, and released in April 1997.
Screenwriter: Mikay van Diem, Lawrence Hailes, Rude van Meagan co-
director: Mikay van Diem
Photography: Rochelle Stoffers
Starring: Feja van Huet (as Catardelle Fay), Jan de Claire (as Drifterhaven), Betty Shulman (played by Yuba)
Screening time: 119 minutes
Compilation: Oriental This
film won the Best Foreign Language Film at the 71st (1998) Academy Awards.
1920s
, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
A small bridge connects the east and west banks, and two or three cargo ships are moored by the river under the bridge. Dockworkers are methodically carrying bags of sacks to shore.
On the street by the river, people are also constantly busy, and trucks with goods drive away from time to time. Two high-headed horses walked slowly with two mounted policemen.
A vigorous young man dressed in a dress and a top hat hurried from the mounted police to a building at the end of the street, looking up at the attic from time to time as he walked. He walked through the boxes of goods stacked in front of the building and walked straight to the gate without looking at him.
DISTRIBUTION BUILDING IN - DAY DRIVERHAFEN
This seems to be a warehouse, the gloomy hall is empty and boxes are piled haphazardly on either side. The young man turned a corner to the left and rushed in. We vaguely saw a person sitting at the table at the end of the left. Four or five meters away from the table, the young man took out a pocket knife from his trousers pocket, rushed over in three steps and two steps, and slammed the knife into the table with his arms. An old man in a top hat sat behind the table. He was obviously not shocked by what was happening in front of him. He just raised his eyelids expressionlessly to look at the young man, and then lowered his head again.
Young man (steps back, angrily): I'm here to tell you... I'm sworn in as a lawyer today. I'm sure you'll be very unhappy when you hear it, but I won. This is my last visit to you.
The old man looked up at him.
Young man (goes on): Farewell. You don't exist to me now.
The old man ignored him and turned around with the account book in his hand. The young man was startled, turned his head and walked out. He didn't take a few steps, only to hear the old man's voice behind him.
Old Man: Congratulations.
Young man (stops, turns his head): You congratulate me?
The old man stood up and extended his right hand to the young man.
Young man: I'm not going to shake hands with a person who will be detrimental to my life.
After saying that, he went to the door. The old man's voice came from behind.
OLD MAN (quietly): Maybe it was for you.
The young man could not help but stop again.
OLD MAN (repeating in a raised voice): I worked hard for you...
This sentence was obviously unexpected to the young man. He stared at the old man for a moment and walked out angrily.
EXT. DAY. DRIVERHAFEN's Warehouse Building The
young man goes back the way he came. On the street, workers are still busy loading goods.
As he walks, he suddenly slows to a stop, turns his head and stares at the attic...
INT. J. DRIVERHAFEN's warehouse building The
young man also runs upstairs and rushes to the attic. When he came to the head of the stairs he stood still and looked in. At this time, the thunder roared, deafening.
The old man was still standing still, the knife still stuck on the table. The young man rushed over frantically...
EXT · Evening ·
It was pouring rain outside the building.
The young man walked out the door, his top hat was gone. Blood stains on his face and hands. He put up the collar of his coat and rushed into the rain with his head lowered in despair. The porters, who didn't know what had happened, turned their attention to him.
EXT. EVENING STREET
Young people cross the alley and onto the street. The rain has stopped. He sat on the tram with a dull gaze.
EXTERNAL - EVENING - JACOB'S MOTHER'S HOUSE The
young man walks across another street, turns into a building door, and stops in front of a glass lattice door. He raises his right arm, smashes a piece of glass with his elbow and wrist, and reaches in to unlock the lock...
INT - NIGHT - Jacob's Mother's House
He enters a dark room and sits on a chair with a white cloth. Frightened, he let out a sigh of relief...
After an unknown amount of time, a team of military policemen wearing steel helmets and fully armed broke into the door. After they searched the houses downstairs with flashlights and found nothing, they all gathered at the entrance of the stairs and aimed their guns at the upstairs.
The disheveled young man came out of the darkness, and a ray of light from the window by the stairs reflected on his pale face.
EXT · NIGHT · Outside the police station,
thunder roars and the rain starts falling again. The police car escorting the young man stopped at the gate of the police station.
INT · NIGHT ·
The long corridor of the police station in the police station is dimly lit, and the young man was escorted by two policemen to the door of the autopsy room and stopped.
The deputy sheriff stepped forward and said something to the forensic doctor, and the two forensic doctors pushed a body covered with a white sheet.
INTERVIEW - NIGHT -
INTERVIEW ROOM DEPUTE SHE paces back and forth with the young man's confession in his hand.
Deputy Sheriff: The victim congratulated you, he said "congratulations" and reached out to you...you shook his hand and walked away. (Goes to the left of the door) That must have been a warm handshake! You trip over the steps when you go downstairs.
He turned back and placed a tray in front of the young man with an open pocketknife in it.
Deputy Sheriff: Have you seen this before? Can't recognize it? This is an addictive knife.
Then, he took out another similar folding knife from his jacket pocket, opened it and slapped it hard on the table.
Deputy Sheriff: But it's not as cute as this one. pick it up...
The young man did not respond.
Deputy Sheriff (shouting): Come on! pick up! (He roughly pulls the young man's hand away and forces him to hold the jackknife) Familiar to the touch, right? Ah?
The young man's hand was already injured and bleeding, and he couldn't help screaming in pain after this toss.
At this time, there was a sound of opening and closing the door, and the two turned their heads when they heard the sound.
The sheriff came in, took off his hat, and ordered the officer standing by.
Sheriff: Call the doctor.
The deputy sheriff immediately took the tray away and returned to his desk.
Sheriff (to the young man while taking off his coat): Would you like something to drink? Maybe want something to eat?
Young people are undecided.
Sergeant (signs to another officer): Some for me too, thanks.
Then, he took the interrogation record and read it.
Sheriff: Mr. Jacob William Catadelevee... (Pauses) Is my pronunciation correct? Is the surname Katadelfei? You are suspected of murder or manslaughter of court magistrate Arend Barende Driver Haven. (Looks up at Jacob) That name sounds like thunder, doesn't it? You admit to being at his place this afternoon, but deny that anything unusual happened. Maybe you could start by describing your relationship with Driver Haven?
Jacob was silent.
Sheriff (calling him again): Mr. Catadelle Fee?
Jacob fell into memory.
JACOB (Voiceover): Drifterhaven... long before I first heard the name, he was a legend.
(Flashback)
EXT. Day. Residents of a residential building
are busy moving in a panic. They are tied with ropes from upstairs to hang down wardrobes, boxes and other large items. Baggage and the like fly out of the upstairs windows from time to time. thing. The bailiffs shoved people roughly. The women were hurriedly dodging, pulling or pulling or holding their children.
Downstairs, after Drifthaven explained to his subordinates, he walked inside. The red ribbon magistrate badge he wears on his chest stands out. A man wearing a red armband and holding a hammer ran past him, shouting and smashing open the door of a house.
However, he was stunned by the sight in front of him, and he and his companions involuntarily retreated to the door. Deliverhaven, who arrived later, pushed the two of them away and walked in.
INT.DAY.In a residential
house, a dying old woman is lying on her back on a bed on the ground. Her eyes were fixed on the ceiling, her lips twitching feebly. Her wife knelt beside her, and her daughter curled up in the corner with a baby in her arms. Driver Haven stepped forward.
OLD MAN (appealing): It won't be long, sir, maybe tonight.
Drifthaven looked back at the door, and the men with the red armbands hurriedly avoided it.
OLD MAN (continuing to plead): God bless you, sir, you are good...
Drifthaven said, grabbing at the top of the bed and dragging it out the door.
EXT·Sun·A
heavy snow is falling in the sky outside a residential building.
Drifthaven slammed the bed board to the ground, bent over and overturned the old woman to the ground, then grabbed a recovery order from his entourage and nailed it to the door frame.
The old woman (squatting on the ground and scolding): Beast! You mustn't die beast!
Anger made her unexpectedly get up from the ground and charge desperately at Drifthaven.
Two of Drifthaven's men hurried forward to carry her away. Drifterhaven watched all this indifferently.
INT · NIGHT · INTERVIEW ROOM The
camera pulls back to the interrogation room.
Jacob: Driver Haven, the court magistrate... an unsympathetic enforcer. (sneers) The one who is cursed by the poor.
Sheriff: I know exactly who he is, but what is your relationship with him? You do business with him? you work for him? Does he work for you?
Jacob said nothing. The sheriff glanced helplessly at the deputy sheriff and changed the subject.
Sheriff: When was the first time you saw Driver Haven?
JACOB: At his house...
(FLASH BACK) EXT
. NIGHT.
STREET Drifthaven walks up to his door and pushes it in.
Jacob (Voiceover): There used to be a housekeeper in his family named Jacoba, or Yoba for short... INT.
NIGHT DRIVERHAVEN'S
DRIVERHAFEN is sitting at a desk, YOBA is the He pours wine.
JACOB (Voiceover): This grumpy woman almost never speaks, but he doesn't mind. Because he is also taciturn. Yuba served him as his servant for a year, until one night...
Yuba stood in front of the sink scrubbing the cups, looking up, as if thinking about something. Suddenly, the cup slipped from his hand with a crisp sound. Drifterhaven, who was sitting at the dining table in the outhouse, looked sideways quietly.
Yuba, in sleeveless pajamas, stood in front of the mirror brushing her hair. The room was filled with tenor singing. Drifthaven, who had taken off his coat, pushed in the door and pushed Yuba onto the bed...
EXT. J. Drifthaven's house,
a man who looked like a worker was loading a chair into the carriage, etc. When he saw Drifthaven coming, he couldn't help but stop what he was doing. Driver Haven pushed the door into the house.
Jacob (voice-over): That's the only time. Nothing has changed between them...
INT DAY DRIVERHAVEN'S JACOB
(VOICE OVER): However, six weeks later, she broke her silence.
Drifthaven stopped at the door of the kitchen, where Yuba had already been dressed and sat facing the door waiting for a long time.
Yuba (rising): I'm pregnant.
DRIVERHAFEN (indifferently): So...
Yoba: I'll go.
She turned around and put the key on the table next to her, picked up her bag and walked out the door.
Interior · Day · Maternity Hospital
The ward is clean and bright. A dark-haired pregnant woman sat on the bed next to Yuba and humiliated her.
Black-haired pregnant woman: The father must support the child. You'll make him pay, won't you?
An old nurse with a baby stepped forward and listened. Yuba was lying in the hospital bed being examined by a male doctor.
Yuba: No.
Pregnant brunette: Did you write to him?
Yuba: No.
The male doctor who was listening to Yuba's fetal sound couldn't help but answer.
Male doctor: But you can write? !
Yuba: No! No!
Yuba was lying on the birthing bed, screaming piercingly. The pain caused her to writhe incessantly, the nurse pressed her shoulder hard, and a doctor hurried in from the outside. The old doctor beside Yuba poured some anesthetic on the gauze and covered her mouth...
INTERVIEW · NIGHT · The
sheriff of the interrogation room has a general understanding of this.
Sheriff: So, Driver Haven is your father.
Jacob: My surname is my mother's surname.
Sheriff: You mean...he doesn't want to take responsibility?
Jacob (continues): No, that's not the case.
(FLASH BACK)
EXT.
DAY. STREET Jacob (Voiceover): After she gave birth to me, we moved to the other side of the city, away from him.
The driver of Drifterhaven's car drove down the street, looking around eagerly.
A carriage full of furniture was parked in front of a house facing the street. Yuba handed the child in her arms to the old lady of the landlord, and then turned to unload the furniture. Little Jacob kept crying. EXT. DAY .
DRIVERHAFEN'S DRIVERS STOP
Drifthaven was talking to someone, and when he saw him coming back, he turned and walked into the building. The driver hurried to catch up to report the news.
Driver: She moved east. She rented a room at 142 Zell Street for seven guilders a week. She walks in for 3 middle-class families... INT DAY BUILDING DRIVERHAFEN
.
The driver behind him flipped through his logbook and then reported.
Driver: ... and manage the housework with a doctor's family in the East Wharf.
The two walked into an office without a roof. Drifterhaven sat down at his desk to type.
Drifterhaven: What about that kid? Does he have a name?
Driver: My name is Jacob. Jacob William.
Drifthaven pulled the typewriter closer to him and started typing.
EXT · DAY · YUBA'S
RENTAL YUBA opens the door and the postman delivers a letter. Yuba flipped through the envelope nonchalantly.
INT DAY DRIVERHAFEN'S OFFICE
DRIVERHAFEN is typing.
JACOB (Voiceover): There was only one sentence in the letter from Drifthaven.
The typewriter typed out the words "When are we getting married?"
EXT. DAY YUBA'S RENTAL POSTMAN HAS ANOTHER
ENVELOPE.
Jacob (voice-over): There is a money order attached to this proposal letter.
DRIVERHAFEN'S OFFICE -
DRIVERHAFEN is standing with a group of people outside the office. The driver walks in with a stack of letters in his hand. He pulls one out and hands it to Drifterhaven.
The driver (reading the stamp on the letter): "Please return it to the sender!"
Drifterhaven took the letter, looked at it, turned around and put it on the table.
JACOB (Voiceover): Drifthaven got the money back...
EXT. DAY JUBA's ENTIRE EXTERNAL ENTRY
Several women gather around a vendor picking out cabbage. Several boys sat idly on the curb.
Jacob (voice-over): …and it was sent out a month later. So, she went back again...
The postman knocked on Yuba's door again.
Yuba came out with the child in her arms, turned her head back to the house without saying a word after seeing him.
Jacob (voice-over): …And then the next month, he sent it out again.
INT DRIVERHAFEN'S OFFICE
DRIVERHAFEN sits at his desk. The driver came in and handed him the letter, still saying, "Please return it to the sender."
Jacob (Voiceover): The tug-of-war lasted more than a year.
EXT. DAY. YUBA's house
door is opened again and again, and the postman is standing outside the door again and again. Until a cold snowy day...
Yoba (slightly apologetically): Maybe you want to come in and sit?
DAY YUBA'S RENTAL LITTLE
Jacob lies in his cradle, shaking his little hands. The postman was sitting on the chair beside him eating something, looking up at him from time to time. Yuba rested her elbows on the table, playing with a pen in her hand.
Jacob (voice-over): Since the money has been back and forth 13 times, she decides to think about his marriage proposal again...
She ponders for a while, then puts the pen down.
INTERNATIONAL · DAY · Auction House
Furniture auctions are taking place here. The auctioneer's bid resounded through the hall.
The driver took a letter up to the second floor and handed it to Driver Haven.
The letter read: Refuse to accept
downstairs forever. The auctioneer was about to drop his hammer when suddenly, with a "clang" sound, Drifterhaven slammed his fist on the table. Everyone was startled and looked back upstairs. The entire hall was suddenly silent.
Drifthaven turned away without anyone else.
INTERIOR · DAY · SCHOOL
The students are reciting the text. A boy passed a note to a classmate next to him, signaling him to pass it on. The note passed through the hands of several people into the hands of a large-eyed, thin boy, the grown-up Jacob. He unfolded the note and saw that it read: Wild Species.
At this time, the bell rang. The students rushed out of the classroom impatiently.
SCHOOL CORRIDOR - INT · DAY · SCHOOL CORRIDOR
Jacob is walking down the stairs silently alone, when suddenly a boy rushes up from behind and pushes him down the stairs.
Boy (scolding condescendingly): Your mother is a broken shoe!
The boy behind him bowed his head and spat at Jacob.
EXT · DAY · Off-campus
students rush to pick up their parents. Jacob silently walked over to his mother and handed the note to her.
Yuba took it and looked at it, then put it in her pocket, led her son without a word, and walked home.
INT. YEY. Yuba's
house is lit with only one candle, which makes it look extraordinarily deserted.
When Yuba finished her meal, she found Jacob staring at her motionless.
Jacob (voice-over): This isn't the first time my father's "absence" has been mentioned. Whenever I asked what kind of person he was and where was he, my mother always replied...
Yuba: "We don't need him at all."
Then he ate to himself.
Jacob (voiceover): "We don't need him at all". Then she said nothing, as usual.
Little Jacob, however, stared stubbornly at his mother, as if to find out from her face. Just then, there was a knock on the door. The mother and son turned their eyes to the door together.
The door opened, and a strange man stood in the rain.
Strange man: I live across the road. Am I bothering you?
When he saw that Yuba didn't speak, he didn't invite himself in.
Strange Man (further): My wife passed away. She is dead. So I thought...just thought you...you might want to know that I'm qualified to propose to you now.
Jacob looked at his mother and then at the uninvited guest. The man also looked down at Jacob.
Strange Man: You don't have to make a decision right away.
YUBA (surprisingly): I'll consider your proposal.
The man reached out and touched Jacob's head and face gently.
Jacob (voice-over): My mother was hesitant, but it seemed like a good idea to marry him.
EXT. DAY.
JACOB (Voiceover): Too bad we were forced to leave that area shortly after.
The children rushed to school in twos and threes. Jacob, still alone, waded through a puddle and walked forward. The man who proposed to Yuba was standing on the side of the road with a carriage.
A boy flew sideways behind Jacob and suddenly pushed him down on the muddy sand.
Another child (runs up and scolds): Your mother is a broken shoe.
Jacob got up from the ground, chased after him and knocked the child down. The two scuffled on the ground, and Jacob rode on the child and strangled him, and the other's face flushed from the strangle. The other children formed a circle and jeered.
The man hurried over, pushed aside the children, and picked up Jacob.
The boy's mother ran over and hugged her son, who started vomiting non-stop. At this time, Yuba also shouted and ran towards him.
Yuba: Jacob! Jacob... She took Jacob from the man and pushed him away.
Yuba: Go home!
When the boy's mother saw Yuba, she jumped up, howled, and threw herself on it.
Boy's mother: Broken shoes!
The man stood in the middle of the frame, and when Yuba was about to fight back, the man waved his hand and shouted, "Go away!"
Yuba was stunned for a moment, then suddenly turned around and saw Jacob standing not far away, she hurriedly ran over to hug him leave with his son.
Jacob (voice-over): That's when Mom packed our stuff...and found another place to sleep.
INT · NIGHT · The
corridor of a low-class hotel is narrow and dim, Yuba is checking in at the front desk, and Jacob follows him with a gramophone in his arms.
Jacob walked into a nearly 20-bed room with a glass of water. Yuba was already lying on the bed. He walked cautiously to his bed, put the cup on the table next to him, and lay down and covered the quilt.
Jacob (Voiceover): She didn't say a word all night...but I knew it was me who broke her heart because I was going crazy during the fight.
He stared at the ceiling with his eyes open.
Jacob (voice-over): I solemnly swear that I will never lose control again.
INT. NIGHT. INTERVIEW ROOM The
scene is pulled back to reality.
Sheriff: Your motives are good, Mr. Cartadelfer. Did you persevere today?
Jacob: Yes.
The deputy sheriff on the side made a "hum" sound from his nose.
Deputy Sheriff (sarcastically): I don't see Drifthaven getting much out of it.
Jacob: That's just what you said.
Sheriff (glancing at partner): Anyway, you did meet Driver Haven this afternoon. I guess this is not the first time.
Jacob: Yes.
(FLASH BACK) EXT. DAY. DRINK
YOBA
laboriously pulls along a two-wheeled cart with a sewing machine on it. Jacob was behind to help Mom push.
Jacob (voice-over): We live closer to him this time. Next to the port. Mom bought a sewing machine to make money to pay the rent.
The mother and son stopped in front of a building near the port, and Yuba got out of the car and took out the key to open the door.
Jacob (voice-over): For me, there is a key mystery in this house.
INT. DAY. YUBA's
Jacob pulls open the planks under the stairs and pulls a sack from it. He reached out to untie the rope, when the door rang and Yuba appeared at the door.
Yuba poured out the contents of the sack, which turned out to be hardcover books.
Jacob (voice-over): Those books are in foreign languages. Its former occupants moved abroad, so the books belong to me.
Yuba wiped the dust off the covers one by one, Jacob took them one by one, and placed them neatly on the small table in the corner.
Jacob (voice-over): Since then, tolerating her silence has been even less of a problem. I stare at those beautiful illustrations all day long. Before long, those unfamiliar words were not as unfamiliar as I had imagined.
Yoba was working on the sewing machine, while Jacob quietly flipped through a book. When he turned to a page with an illustration of an elephant, Jacob couldn't help but blurt out: "Elephant."
He looked up at his mother, and Yuba stopped what she was doing and glanced sideways at him.
Jacob said it again (in English): Elephant.
Yuba didn't say a word, and continued to work.
Jacob is back in the books.
Jacob (voice-over): At first, my mother's constant silence made me think she couldn't be with me.
The image collapses to Jacob as a teenager, still looking at the pile of books. He looked up at his mother. Yuba was still pedaling at the sewing machine in the dim light.
Jacob (voice-over): Later, I realized it was because of our personalities. Our relationship is awkward, and it's going to be awkward... INT DAY
.
IN THE CAR Yuba sits with a bag and Jacob stands and leans beside her.
Jacob (Voiceover): Because we are opposites.
EXT · DAY · The wharf
mother and son come to a building by the river, Yuba turns around and asks Jacob to wait outside, then walks into a doorway.
Jacob idly came to the bridge and looked down. He saw a group of people come up from a boat that was stopped by the river. The one headed by a blanket was supported by two people ashore.
Yuba (off-screen): Jacob!
Just as the mother and son were about to return along the original road, a man's voice suddenly came from behind.
Driver Haven: Yuba!
Yuba looked back at the sound. Across the bank, Drifterhaven waved at her in a blanket. Jacob looked at his mother suspiciously.
Yuba (coldly): Let's go...
she turns and walks away.
Jacob stayed where he was, still looking towards Drifterhaven. Driver Haven turned helplessly and got into the car.
Yuba (off-screen): Jacob! Jacob! !
EXT · DAY · The
weather is foggy on the street, with a thick layer of snow on the ground. The children who went to school rushed to the school gate, and the school bell had already rang.
Jacob, who had reached the gate of the school, did not go in, but turned to the shore.
Workers are unloading the ship's cargo and carrying sacks ashore.
Jacob looked around.
The porter lifted the boxes one by one onto the car. Jacob hides under the van and eats bread.
Jacob was bored and played with pebbles on the railing by the river. A whistle sounded, causing him to look up the river. At this moment, a man stood next to him. Jacob looked up and saw that it was Drifthaven who had been waiting for a long time.
Drifthaven looked down at the river with a gloomy face, and immediately turned away.
Jacob followed Drifthaven through an alley, onto the street, and up the steps, where Drifthaven's warehouse building appeared in front of him.
Jacob watched Deliverhaven walk in, while he stood outside, bewildered. At this time, Drifterhaven's car stopped in front of the door, and the driver stepped down and glanced at Jacob in a daze before entering the door.
Interior · Evening · Warehouse Building
The driver walked through the door and turned left. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his nose. Drifterhaven was looking through the cargo register at the window.
Driver: There's a boy at the door.
DRIVERHAFEN (without thinking): He's looking for his father.
EXT - EVENING -
OUTSIDE THE BUILDING Jacob is still wandering downstairs, staring intently at the attic.
Through the glass window, we see Drifterhaven standing in front of the window.
Suddenly, a high-pitched whistle alarmed Jacob and Drifthaven at the same time, and they both looked away.
Several children with bread in their bags ran quickly. The lead one shoved a piece of bread into Jacob's hand and ran over. Immediately afterwards, several more children with two or three loaves of bread ran past, and the police chased after them. Jacob also ran with them involuntarily.
They passed through the crowds and into the alleys, but were never able to shake off the pursuit of the police. The child who ran ahead entered an iron door, and then closed the door with a "bang"...
INT. NIGHT.
A middle-aged police officer at the police station came with a plate of food and handed it to the person beside the door. The young police officer, then walked into the interrogation room.
Inside stood four children side by side, including Jacob.
The officer took out a small notebook and walked around to the first child, ready to record.
He asked: What is it called?
Child at the head (sophisticated): Ban Sen.
The second child (responds immediately): Bansen.
"Yang..." The third child was stopped as soon as he uttered a word.
The officer smiled cryptically at his young colleague standing in the doorway, and Jacob looked back uneasily. The officer walked between the third child and Jacob, looked at this, looked at that, and stabbed Jacob in the crotch with the baton. Jacob sucked in a breath.
Suddenly, the iron door outside opened with a bang, and the police officer had to give up temporarily. A policeman walked into the next room.
The middle-aged police officer gave his companion a wicked smile, walked behind the head boy, raised his whip and lashed it down. The child fell to the ground screaming and moaning.
Officer (pulling out his notebook again and asking): What's it called?
This time the children happily said their real names one by one.
The leading child: De Beer.
Second child: Maas.
The third child: Vickers.
Jacob: Driver Haven.
The policeman was stunned when he heard the name, and turned to stare at Jacob.
Jacob (repeat): Driver Haven, 11 South Docklands.
The door of the police station
was suddenly opened, and people in the corridor retreated to both sides when they heard the sound. Drifterhaven hurried down the stairs and looked in.
Jacob stood up timidly, and Drifthaven came over and stared at him for a moment, then tucked his neck and brought him to the officer.
Driver Haven: Sorry, I've never seen this boy before.
After saying that, he walked away without looking back.
The middle-aged police officer dragged Jacob to the cell. Jacob struggled at the door and refused to enter, and the officer dragged him to the bed and held him down. Jacob tried to resist, and the policeman raised his fist and smashed him in the face, then leaned down.
Suddenly, he covered his nose and screamed. Jacob took the opportunity to jump out of bed and escape, and locked him in the house. The police officer shouted and slammed the door. Another police officer hurried to open the door. The middle-aged police officer covered his nose and ran away.
While the young policeman was wondering, there was another noise from another room. He walked over and looked in, and saw the windows were open, the bottles were rolling on the table, and there were dog barks outside.
INT NIGHT YUBA
'S YUBA opens the door and looks at her son in silence. Jacob walked in silently with his head down.
Jacob (turning back to his mother): We don't need him at all. Then walked away sadly.
Yuba: Wait a minute.
She brought food, set the dishes, and brought a glass of water. Then, start serving Jacobs.
JACOB (Voiceover): Since then, I've made up my mind to forget about Drifthaven.
INT · NIGHT · INTERVIEW ROOM
Sergeant: I can understand that. (He gets up and walks up to Jacob and takes a cigarette and lighter from his pocket) Do you smoke?
Jacob took a cigarette and put it in his mouth.
Jacob: Thank you.
Sheriff (lights a cigarette for him, continues): Then what did you do? You are a lawyer now and you decided to study law?
Jacob: After high school, my mother didn't teach me a trade. There is no money at home. I have to get ahead.
(FLASH BACK) EXT. DAY
. Dockyard
Jacob (Voiceover): I've changed jobs after job.
The workers are working tensely, and the clanging sound is one after another. The foreman came over and announced the dismissal list.
Foreman: Fanziweier, Huizen...Kirk...Catadelfey!
The beating stopped suddenly. Jacob turned his head, now he had grown into a handsome young man.
Foreman (V.O.): I'm sorry. Check back next month. Let's go! EXT. DAY. STREET Jacob, an unemployed man, walks down the street with a cigarette in his mouth. He throws away the butt and walks home with his hands in his pockets
. JACOB (Voiceover): The job is always temporary...every two weeks out of a job. INT. DAY. YUBA's Jacob lies in bed and reads a book. Jacob (voice-over): I enrich myself by reading my encyclopedias. Although it only goes to "T" rolls, I don't really care. I read it with the help of a dictionary... and I take it page by page. Jacob sat at the desk, closed the book, turned off the radio, and grabbed a newspaper.
Yuba stood in the outhouse, Jacob looked sideways at her, and Yuba walked away. Jacob shook the newspaper in disgust.
JACOB (voice-over): At the same time, we're also more disgusted with each other. I'm going to leave home and make a living on my own. Obviously, she thought so too.
Jacob's door was opened, and the sun shone into the hut. While lying in bed, he turned his head and saw his mother standing at the door with a young man.
Yuba: The room is small, but dry and warm.
The young man looked at Jacob.
Yuba (explaining): That's my son, and he's going to the back room.
After all, turn around and go out. The young man followed.
Young Man (V.O.): How much is the rent?
Yuba (off-screen): 7 guilders, three meals a day.
Jacob got up and got out of bed and walked out while putting on his pants.
Yuba: I think you'd better not smoke in the house.
Young Man (stretching out his hand to introduce himself to Jacob): My name is Jan Maan.
A trolley full of suitcases and other items is leaning against the side of the road outside the house of DAY YUBA
while Jacob is helping Maan move.
JACOB (Voiceover): Jan Maran was a communist and worked in a factory...he moved out after arguing with his parents over his fiancée.
INT DAY YUBA's
Jacob enters the house with a large pot full of odds and ends, while Maan is standing at the back door with a picture of his girlfriend.
Maan: Her name is Trudy. I met her at a fast food restaurant.
Jacob took the photo in one hand and looked at it.
Ma An: So, my mother said, "Fast food restaurant? Does she live on tips?"
Jacob put the big basin on the table and flipped through Ma An's photo album.
Jacob (voice-over): After four weeks, they broke up. But Jan Maan stayed at our house.
INT DAY YUBA'S HOUSE
At the dinner table, Ma An was munching on bread, Jacob was reading, and Yuba was in a daze with her rice bowl.
MA AN (breaking the silence, looking for words): I looked outside this morning. Spring is long overdue this year, ma'am. Still no movement.
Yuba didn't answer, and Jacob glanced at his mother and looked down at his book.
Ma An (talking to himself): No...it may take a while.
EXT · DAY ·
STREET MA An walks out of the house and goes back and closes the door. Jacob was already standing outside waiting for him.
Jacob: Ignore her, she never speaks.
Ma An: Is there anything between you two?
The two walked forward side by side.
Jacob: She wants me to leave the house.
Ma An: Looking for a job?
Jacob (correcting him): Self-reliance. (followed by a further addition) Crowding into high society.
Jacob stopped to light his cigarette, Ma An also took the cigarette out of his pocket, and he looked forward.
Ma An: This society does not need you to gain fame.
Jacob: Are you going to change society?
Ma An: Our party is developing steadily.
JACOB (pulling out a newspaper from his arms): That's thanks to the rise in unemployment.
MAAN (confidently): By the end of the century, everyone will be a communist.
Jacob (steps up, pointing to the ad in the newspaper): So, you're still free to come with me.
TOBACCO SHOP - INT · DAY · Tobacco shop
Jacob rang the bell, and a short man came out with a box of things.
Jacob (asking with the newspaper) Good afternoon. We are here for this ad. Are you selling a storefront?
Meyer: This is the place.
JACOB (holding out his hand to him) My name is Catadelles. What's your name?
The shopkeeper didn't shake Jacob's hand.
Meyer: Meyer, my name is Lucas Meyer.
MAAN (interrupting): How much are you going to sell, Mr. Meyer?
TOBACCO SHOP BASEMENT
Mr. Meyer leads them down to the top of the stairs, where boxes of goods are stacked.
Meyer: 900 bucks. 200 yuan of inventory, 700 yuan of goodwill.
EXT. DAY. OUTSIDE THE TOBACCO SHOP
Jacob shakes hands with Meyer to say goodbye, then walks forward with Maan.
Ma An stopped and stared at the alley, expressing his doubts.
Ma An: I don't understand, what is 700 yuan of goodwill money? I see he has no clients at all.
Jacob (retorting back): I see hope here.
Ma An (re-questioning): Have you seen the client?
Jacob followed his gaze, and the alley was really deserted, only occasionally one or two cars passed by. Unconvinced, he turned around and walked back.
Jacob: It's still early, and it's going to rain.
Ma An (stands on the spot and asks): Who will pay the money?
INT DAY BANK
Jacob stands at the counter asking about loans.
The salesperson asked: How much?
Jacob: 900 bucks.
Salesperson: Then you must have enough collateral.
(Serialization) The salespersons of different banks almost always answered the same thing: "Do you have collateral?"
"You don't have collateral?!"
"I don't think we can do this business."
"I'm sorry, sir. ." EXT. DAY. OUTSIDE THE
BANK
Jacob walks out of a bank, stands to flip through the newspaper in his hand, and finds an ad he's already circled that reads: Want to get a loan easily? Find the Mass Credit Union.
Exterior · Day · Public Credit Union
A car stopped in front of the Mass Credit Union, and Jacob stepped out.
INT · 日 ·
There is good music playing in the house of the Public Credit Union, Jacob rang the bell, and turned around to find a tabby cat lying leisurely on a chair. Just when he was about to tease it, the salesperson came out.
Salesperson: Good afternoon.
Jacob (tentatively): I don't know if I can...?
Salesperson: Yes. How many?
INT - NIGHT - YUBA'S HOME
Jacob, his mother, and Maan are sitting around the dining table to eat.
Jacob (slaps a piece of paper on the table, excitedly): I bought a tobacco shop with a loan of 900 bucks from the Mass Credit Union. I'm moving out.
After all, he and Ma An observed his mother's expression together.
Yuba was unmoved by this and continued to eat her meal.
Jacob: You should say something.
Yuba: Do what you like.
DAY · TOBACCO SHOP -
Jacob moves to live in a tobacco shop, and Maan helps him carry his luggage.
Jacob (smothering the suitcase on the ground): Do what you like! Okay! She must have been surprised.
Ma An: It's still very deserted here.
Jacob: It's still early.
Ma An: And it's going to rain, right?
Jacob: You might be right.
Maan took the radio from the tricycle, and Meyer took out a small note from his arms and handed it to him.
Meyer: Hey, you can always come to me if you need my help. Wish you guys good luck.
After speaking, Meyer walked towards the alley.
Jacob (waves at him) Good luck to you too, thank you.
Meyer raised his hat without looking back.
MAAN (hands the radio and note to Jacob) Alright...good luck.
Then, he turned and boarded the tricycle to leave.
Jacob (advising): Tell mom not to worry.
He turned back and put the radio into the shop. At this time, there was thunder outside, and it was pouring rain in an instant.
INT · NIGHT - TOBACCO SHOP
Jacob listens to music while tidying up the counter and occasionally looks through the window at the sky outside.
Jacob lay in bed listening to the English radio. fell asleep unconsciously.
Jacob woke up to find that the rain had stopped.
INT · DAY · Tobacco shop basement
Jacob runs downstairs anxiously in his pajamas. The cigarette box is already submerged in water, so he hastily wade up to fish. When he picked up a cigarette case, Jacob felt that the weight was not right, took it out and saw that it was full of straw.
INT. DAY. TOBACCO SHOP
Jacob's hands rummage through the cash register for a note with Meyer's address on it.
OUTSIDE J. MEYER'S HOME
Jacob bangs frantically on the door of a home, crying babies from upstairs. An ugly woman opened the window and stuck her head out.
Jacob (steps back, angrily): I'm here for Mr. Meyer, I'm in a hurry!
WOMAN (shrinking back and shouting into the room): Meyer!
The door opened, and a burly man with glasses stood at the door.
Jacob (doubtfully): Are you Mr. Lucas Meyer?
Meyer: Yeah. What are you doing?
Jacob shoved the note in his hand into his hand and turned away. Meyer shouted from behind. Jakob kicked over a trash can by the wall in an exasperated manner.
INT. DAY. YUBA's
Ma'an comes out of his room, tying his trousers, apparently having just been called.
Yuba put a plate of sandwich bread in front of Jacob, who chomped on it in a fit of anger.
Jacob (voice-over): When I got back to my mom, I realized that I didn't really want to run my own business at all. Not to mention opening a tobacco shop. I was just trying to get away from her...with serious consequences.
Jacob read the letter from the law firm, and Yuba and Maan sat at the table to listen.
Jacob: "Dear sir, we hereby inform you that the Public Credit Union has requested... a petition to grant you bankruptcy."
Maan: Which bank?
Jacob: "All your property will be checked today."
Reading this, Jacob hurried to his room.
Jacob: My book!
He ran over and left the book untouched on the table.
INT DAY. ON THE BUS JACOB IS READING ANNOUNCEMENTS
.
JACOB (Voiceover): "Please report to my office tomorrow with your log-in accounts, bank balances and rent arrears, plus a list of other creditors. Sincerely, Receiver: Dr. de Henkel."
EXTERNAL · Day · Street
Jacob got out of the car and walked on a wide and bright avenue. The road is lined with green trees and the ground is flat and clean. The street is full of neatly dressed gentlemen.
Jacob was dazzled and intoxicated. Then he walked towards the lawyer, the nameplate in front of the door shone in the sunlight, almost stabbing him out of his eyes.
INT · DAY · LAW FIRM The law
firm is full of people, a busy scene. Jacob walked towards the reception.
Receptionist (politely): Good afternoon, have you made an appointment?
JACOB (hands over the notice): Yes, I'm here to see Dr. de Henkel.
BOY (V.O.): Is that Mr. Katadeleff? Was it Mr. Katadeleff looking for Dr. de Henkel?
Jacob looked at the prestige, and a boy in charge of sending documents stood at the door of the reception and asked, and motioned him to follow him.
Jacob followed the boy into the office on the first floor. The atmosphere here made him stop and watch curiously.
Boy: Sir, please come this way.
The boy was already waiting for him at the corner on the second floor.
EXT · DAY · A FACTORY
MA An greets two colleagues in blue coats and walks to Jacob, who is waiting for him. Jacob turned his back to him, thoughtful.
Maan: Jacob? How about it?
Jacob came back to his senses, and at the same time snuffed out the cigarette butts that were about to burn out.
JACOB (turning around excitedly) Reply tomorrow. I explained everything about the business, the bank, etc. to them, and I have to go tomorrow.
Maan: You'll be fine.
Then he pointed to the two men in blue coats standing by the warehouse.
Ma An: Listen, those two are in charge of the warehouse. They need people, and I told them you've done this before. Don't worry, you just have to look smart.
Said and walked towards the two.
Jacob (calls him): Yeah, but listen...I've got a job. I'll get a job at that firm.
Ma An: What office?
Jacob (with a longing look): That law firm. I will work there.
Ma An: Did you apply for a job there?
Jacob (going to leave): I'm going to apply tomorrow.
Ma An: Working in a law firm? But you are not a lawyer.
Jacob: I'm going home and I need to think about it.
Jacob left without looking back.
Maan: Jacob! (Looking back at the two colleagues, trying to stop him) Jacob!
EXT · DAY · Law
Firm On the road in front of the law firm, there are cars and passers-by with briefcases in a hurry. Jacob crossed the street and hurried up the stairs in front of the door.
INT. DAY HANKRA'S OFFICE
On the table near the window are several pictures of Dr. Hankla's life and social life, as well as several trophies.
Dr. Hankla (V.O.): Your property is worth 15 guilders, which is the valuation of your books. Are you all that stuff? 15 dong is not enough to go bankrupt, it can't even pay the legal fees. Therefore... I will ask the court to adjourn this case on the grounds of insufficient funds. I think you have no objection?
Jacob (asked timidly, sitting across from the doctor): You mean...
Dr. Hankla: I mean I'm going to ask the court to adjourn your bankruptcy case, do you agree?
After the doctor finished speaking, he got up and walked to the table by the wall to check the information.
Jacob (emboldened): All right. Excuse me sir, I want to ask you...
Dr. Hankla (interrupting): What's your next move? Do you have any plans for the future?
Jacob: I've been looking for a job.
Dr. Hankla: Looking for a job, it's scary.
Jacob (adds): Firm work.
Dr. Hankla: That's worse. I advise you to forget it.
Jacob (tentatively): I'm thinking of a firm like this.
Dr. Hankla (looking back at him, grinning): No, it's boring. I actually need an assistant myself, but...
Jacob: Are you telling the truth?
Dr. Hankla: Nice to meet you. Don't let me hold you back.
The doctor walked to the door and assumed the gesture of seeing off a guest. Jacob sat still.
Jacob: You want to know about my qualifications.
Dr. Hankla: Excuse me, what did you say?
Jacob plucked up his courage and stood up to look directly at the Doctor.
Jacob: I don't mean to brag, but my knowledge is beyond your imagination.
Dr. Hankla: Are you referring to your books? your encyclopedia?
Jacob: It may be old and incomplete, although it only goes to "T"...
The Doctor (approaches Jacob and grabs the conversation): To "T"? That means you can't "type", but log into accounts and shorthand.
Jacob: I still have a lot to learn...
Dr. Hankla: You can't wait, but what the hell are you capable of, Mr. Catadelleffe?
At this time, a female secretary knocked on the door and came in.
Female secretary: Can you go down? Here comes Mr. Strum Corning's client. (emphasis added) Mr. F from E.
Dr. Hankla: I'll be right here.
He stopped at the door and adjusted his suit.
Dr. Hankla: You have tempted me, but failed to convince me. please forgive. Do you know how to get out?
Dr. Hankla went downstairs to greet the guests.
Hankla: Mr. Forrest, what a surprise.
Forrest: Mr. Hankla, how the hell is this...
Hankla: I'll definitely give you an explanation. Miss Sibklow...
Jacob silently walked out of Dr. Hankla's office and came to the stairs. Miss Syber Clow hurried to Hankla.
Miss Sibklow: What's the matter, Dr. De Henkel? Dr. Sroom Corning got the pick-up time wrong and arrived an hour late. We are now trying to contact him.
Forrest: What? what happened? what did she say?
He didn't understand Dutch and asked anxiously.
Jacob, who was going down the stairs, saw this scene and took no time to interject.
Jacob (in English): I'm sorry, sir.
One sentence caused Dr. Hankla, Mr. Forrest, and everyone to turn their gazes to him involuntarily. The employees who were sitting in the office also stood up and looked at him, and the huge office suddenly became silent.
Jacob (continues translation): The gentleman who picked you up at the station got the time wrong, he was an hour late. Now, the office is calling the station and his home, trying to get in touch with him.
Forrest: Oh, I get it...
At this moment, Miss Sibklow came in again.
MISS SIBERCULO (to Jacob) Mr. Strum Corning is calling, he's on his way!
JACOB (goes down the stairs): Sir, she came to inform you that Mr. Sroom Corning is on his way back, he will be there in a minute...
A short, serious-looking man squeezes in to question Jacob.
Short Man: Young man, who are you? What the hell are you doing?
Just then, Dr. Sroom Corning hurried back.
Sroom Corning: I'm so sorry, I got the time wrong...
Forrest (pointing to Jacob): I want to know who this young man is...
Dr. Sroom Corning doesn't know What happened, looked at Jacob inexplicably. Dr. Hankla, who was on the side, quickly explained.
Hankla: Excuse me, sir, listen to me. This is Mr. Katadeleff, he's here looking for a job...he's applying to be my personal clerk.
FORREST (can't help but praise): Oh, the clerk! This young man can't be wrong, he speaks English very well, doesn't he?
Dr. Strum Corning stepped forward to invite guests into his office.
Sroom Corning: Oh, come on, Jaffe, you gotta tell me...
Dr. Hankla (stops him, looks at Jacob appreciatively): Sir? gentlemen? To be honest...I think we need him.
Sroom Corning (somewhat displeased): Do we have to talk about it now?
SHORT MAN: Sir, allow me to make a comment...
HANKRA (snatching the conversation): I think he'll be a backbone.
Strum Corning: 60 guilders a month, stop talking. Come on, Jaffe, let's go in and talk...
SMALL MAN (still not giving up): Sir? Sir...
Hankla (holds Jacob's hand enthusiastically): Congratulations.
EXT J. Yuba's house
Maan helps Jacob load his luggage into a car. When everything was ready, Jacob looked back at his mother, who was standing in the doorway with her shoulders over her shoulders. Yuba didn't say anything, turned and entered the room.
Jacob (voice-over): My mother didn't say anything about my departure. He didn't say a word... he didn't even say "whatever you like".
Jacob angrily went to the other side of the car and closed the door. Ma An quickly eased the atmosphere.
Maan: You'll come back to see us, right?
Jacob (shaking his hand goodbye) You know where to find me if I don't come back.
Then got in the car.
Jacob (voice-over): I decided to ignore her silence.
EXT · DAY · In front of the law firm,
Jacob is walking up the steps with two suitcases in between. A male colleague has helped him carry a large suitcase into the door.
Jacob (Voiceover): I've rented a house on the top floor of the firm.
JACOB, TOP
OF THE LAWYERS (VOICE OVER): I'm free, we're both free at last.
Jacob carried the suitcase across the long and narrow hallway into his room. He dropped the box on the ground and turned to thank his male colleague who helped him and his wife, who was carrying the baby.
Jacob: Thank you.
Co-worker's Wife: If you need anything, just say it.
After finishing speaking, I closed the door with my husband and exited.
Jacob opened the box and was surprised to see two neatly stacked white shirts inside. He picked up the small note tucked in the middle of his shirt.
YUBA (Voiceover): Jacob William, here are two new shirts. Dress carefully.
- NIGHT - LAW'S OFFICE -
Jacob practicing typing alone.
Jacob (Voiceover): My work started in 5 days. At night, I teach myself to type in my office...
INT J. Jacob's room
Jacob was writing something in front of the window. The colleague's wife came in to help him take away the tableware and chopsticks he had eaten, and Jacob raised his head to thank him.
Jacob (Voiceover): During the day, I practice shorthand in my room.
INT ·
DAY · LAWYERS CLOSE TO THE STAIRS. Dr. Hankla is introducing Jacob one by one.
Hankla: Mr. Catadlefer, this is Miss Sibkullo, Dr. Carleone, Dr. Lusternberg...Miss Van den Born, Dr. Sprengers, and then Bulljack S...
As he was talking, the short, unsmiling man walked past everyone and went up the stairs.
Dr. Hankla: Of course, and Mr. Renthamstern, our new colleague...
Ranthamstern (blunts): No introduction, I saw him perform last week. I hope we should omit more shows like this.
Jacob looked at his back in amazement.
INT. DAY. DR. HANKRA'S OFFICE Dr.
Hanklar paces and dictates documents.
Hankla: ...and please consider a mutually acceptable solution. Sincerely, wait.
He walked over to Jacob, and saw that he was holding a watch in his left hand while recording and looking at the watch.
Hankla (puzzled): What are you doing?
Jacob: Count the bytes per minute.
Dr. Hankla: Could be faster, right?
Jacob: I think so, sir.
Dr. Hankla: You think so...but are you aware of the consequences? If you get faster and faster, then one day I'll have to work faster too.
At this moment, there was a knock at the door, and he walked over to open the door.
Jacob (explaining quickly): I didn't mean to rush you, sir.
Dr. Hankla opened the door, and a pretty lady walked in with a stack of folders.
Dr. Hankla: Miss T. George, you are very timely. I can't keep up with my new paperwork. Please take over. Have you seen it?
Miss T. George shook hands with Jacob graciously. Jacob looked awkward.
Dr. Hankla: Mr. Catadella, Miss T. George is the secretary to Dr. Sroom Corning. Don't worry, she's just here to record some French. You don't speak French, do you?
Jacob: No...
Dr. Hankla: I'll be more at ease then. I suggest you go downstairs and find a typewriter and type down what I dictated this morning. Do not worry.
Jacob hurriedly opened the door and left.
Hankla: What a nice guy.
Dr. Hankla made no secret of his affection for the young man.
INT · DAY · The ground floor and
downstairs of the law firm are still busy.
Jacob (voice-over): I know I have my own destiny in control. In this place...in this office, the whole world is open to me. No one can stop me.
Jacob took out the typing paper from a cabinet, and Miss Syber-Cullo came over.
Miss Sibkullo: Mr. Catadelleffe, Mr. Renthamstein is really mean. Don't take it to heart.
Jacob glanced at Renthamstein, who was standing outside his office door.
JACOB (Voiceover) No one...not even Mr. Renthamstein.
Jacob realized something and looked up in the direction of Renthamstein again, only to see that he was welcoming Drifthaven into the office. Jacob put down the typepaper in horror and walked towards them involuntarily.
After Renthamstein entered the room, he drew the curtains, and the shadow of Drifthaven wearing a hat was immediately reflected on the glass. Jacob walked cautiously up the stairs, looking down above the roofless office. What deals are going on between Rentham Stern and Driver Haven.
Drifterhaven looked up suddenly, only to see a bald old clerk walking upstairs.
At this time, Jacob had walked up to Miss Sibkullo.
Jacob: Miss Syber Clow, who is that man with Mr. Renthamstein? What is he doing here?
Miss Syber Clow: It's Marshal Drifthaven, you don't know him?
Jacob (shocked) He works here?
Miss Sibklow: No, thank God. That hound was just looking for Rent Stern...or when we needed a magistrate.
Jacob (terrified) What did you just say?
Miss Sibklow: When we need a magistrate.
INT · DAY · FILES
Jacob rushes in, yanks open the filing cabinet, and rummages through his bankruptcy records. He pulled out a card in a folder.
Jacob (Voiceover): Bankrupt J.W. Cartadlefer, books, mostly damaged. Encyclopedia, incomplete, worth 15 guilders.
The lower right corner of the card is stamped with the seal of "Forensic Officer A.B. Driverhaven".
Jacob (epiphany, talking to himself): He's been to our house.
(FLASH BACK)
EXT. J. Uba's house
with Dr. Hankla knocking on the door. Yuba opened the door and came out, and Dr. Hankla shook hands with her.
Hankla: Good afternoon, this is De Hankla, the bankruptcy administrator. I've come to Mr. J.W. Katadeleffe.
Yuba turned her gaze behind him, and Hankara turned her head back involuntarily. Drifterhaven got out of the car, closed the door with his hand, and walked over, posing as if he was doing business.
Drifterhaven: Where is his room?
INT DAY YUBA
'S DRIVERHAFEN comes in and looks around.
Yuba (off-screen): He's not here.
HANKRA (V.O.): Popular Credit probably wants him out of business.
Drifthaven went into the room where Jacob lived and looked at the open book on the table.
Hankla (Voice): He borrowed 900 guilders in April 1923. You know, his tobacco shop was not very successful. He has not paid the outstanding rent and paid the instalments.
Dr. Hankla stood in the center of the room and introduced the details to Yuba, and Drifterhaven turned to stare at Yuba coldly through the glass door.
Hankla: He has two debts... (Yoba and Driver Haven look at each other, Driver Haven walks away) Therefore, Mr. Driver Haven must value your son's property. Can I see it for myself?
Yuba led him to Jacob's room.
HANKRA (sees Derryverhaven gone): I see that Mr. Derryverhaven is done... INT. DAY
. Law Firm Reference Room
Jacob slams the file folder and closes the cabinet with a dejected expression.
INT. DAY. LOWER ROOM JACOB COMES up from the basement file room, dodging Mr. Renthamstein
's office, and turning up to the second floor in awe. Unexpectedly, just two floors up, he heard Drifterhaven come out of Dr. Strum Corning's office, which was facing the entrance of the stairs. He panicked and hid everywhere, sweating profusely. With Drifterhaven following him, Jacob hurriedly stopped by a cabinet and pretended to read the papers. Fortunately, Drifterhaven didn't see him, and strode out.
INT · DAY · JACOB'S ROOM
Jacob lit a cigarette and lingered by the window.
INT. DAY LAWYER FLOOR JACOB absently typing papers, with Dr. Hankla
appearing behind him.
Dr. Hankla: Mr. Catadelleffe, come with me.
INT. J. HANKRA'S OFFICE
Jacob reads the notice from the bank.
Jacob: Dear Sir, you are being notified that the bank has again petitioned the court to grant you bankruptcy. Please appear in court next Wednesday. Sincerely, Dr. Schwart.
Dr. Hankla (coming from the window): Even if you go bankrupt, they won't get the money.
Jacob: But I'm getting paid now.
Dr. Hankla: They'll forfeit your salary unless we can reach an agreement with Schwart. However, Driver Haven would never agree.
Jacob: Driver Haven? What's the matter with him?
Dr. Hankla: You borrowed money from him, right? Don't you know it's his bank? good guy! No one knows. You are in big trouble.
Jacob (stands up, flustered): I'll be right back.
INT. DAY. BATHROOM
Jacob vomits loudly in the toilet. The man who was washing his hands by the side frowned and turned to leave. Jacob came out of the bathroom, slammed the door angrily, and stood by the sink with his head bowed.
Jacob: It's his bank!
- NIGHT - YOBA's
Jacob takes his anger out on his mother, yelling at her.
Jacob: It's his bank! I borrowed money from him! He declared me bankrupt! what to do? !
YUBA (quietly): Pay the debt.
Jacob: Why didn't you tell me he was here? (pulls the bottle from the top of the stairs to the floor) Why are you always silent?
Ma An suddenly opened the door and walked out. Jacob immediately restrained himself.
MAAN (looking at Jacob discontentedly): I'm going out. See you later.
Jacob (looks at his mother and follows him out): I'm going with him.
EXT · NIGHT · A meeting place
Ma An takes Jacob to a trade union meeting. A worker handed out flyers at the door. The two stopped at the check-in place and continued to talk about the topic just now.
Ma An: Why don't you go see him?
Jacob: To find him? I've looked for it before and it doesn't work.
Jacob went inside. After Ma An signed, he caught up with him.
Ma An: Then you don't do anything?
Jacob: I did, went bankrupt… unemployed and now boozy.
Jacob went to a table and motioned to the bartender for two drinks. Looking back to the front desk. Party flags hang on the wall at the front desk, and a worker leader is giving an impassioned speech.
Worker leader: We opened fire this afternoon and the situation is getting more and more critical. When our comrades are imprisoned by the enemy, are we waiting helplessly?
The workers shouted. Jacob listened carefully.
Worker leader: Or... rush to help them tonight? Let the enemy see that we are unafraid. Look him directly. Fight for our cause!
Suddenly, the door was knocked open with a bang, and Jacob was terrified. A team of police and gendarmerie armed with clubs broke in. They wielded sticks to drive away the crowd. Maan covered Jacob and rushed out with the crowd.
EXT·Night·
Outside the street, police cars and mounted police have formed a circle.
A gendarmerie grabbed Jacob's clothes from behind, and he turned around and punched the gendarmerie down. Maan dragged Jacob, struggling to push him out of the chaotic crowd.
Ma An: Come on, run!
DRIVERHAFEN's warehouse building - NIGHT -
Sitting with his back to the door, he stamps his name on the typed recovery order and puts it in an envelope. At this moment, the door banged with a bang. He turned his head and listened, then went about his business.
Driver Haven: Jacob Wilhelm. Are you going to pay the debt? Did she call you here?
Sure enough, Jacob came through the door.
Drifterhaven: No, she would never do that.
Jacob: Why are you doing this?
Driver Haven: What?
Jacob: To me, to her. why?
Driver Haven: You're not here to talk business.
Jacob: Yes, I'm here...I'm here to tell you I'm not afraid of you.
Drifthaven looked at his watch, drank the wine from his glass, put on his hat, turned and walked towards the door, not even looking at Jacob.
DRIVERHAFEN (without looking back) Okay, then we'll see you in court tomorrow.
EXT · NIGHT · STREET
It's pouring rain outside.
Drifterhaven pushed open the door and walked out, getting into the car that was already waiting outside. After the car drove away for a while, he heard Jacob's cry and couldn't help but look back.
Jacob chased the car frantically in the rain. He ran after him and knocked on the door, then got on the fender and thumped the roof.
Jacob (swearing): Fuck...the
car pulls over and Jacob gets into the car.
JACOB IN AUTO
(in a loud voice): I wonder why you're doing this!
The driver looked back at Driver Haven, who motioned for him to continue driving.
Driver Haven: Well... let's make a deal. (As he speaks, Drifthaven takes out a pocketknife, opens it and plays with it) In my opinion, it's just a loan, and it's paid off in 36 instalments. Make an exception.
Jacob: That's not what I want!
Drifterhaven: If you don't like it...
He hands the jackknife to Jacob, and the driver looks back nervously. Jacob was overwhelmed with the jackknife, and Drifthaven took it back again.
DRIVERHAVEN (closes his pocketknife): I can't guess... EXT
. NIGHT. The street
is parked in a martial law area with mounted police and military police standing by.
DRIVERHAFEN (getting off, to driver) Take him home. He will definitely consider my suggestion.
Jacob (furious): I don't need you at all. I'd rather go broke!
The driver walked up to a military police officer and handed him a recovery order.
Driver: Magistrate Drifter Haven is here to execute the recovery order.
Military Police (hands the recall order to the sergeant): Law Enforcer Drift Haven to execute the recovery order.
Chief: Tonight? What is he kidding. Isn't this looking for death? Come back in a week.
After Drifterhaven listened, he took advantage of their unpreparedness to cross the bunker, pushed down the gendarmerie who was blocking him, and rushed into the restrict
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