Christopher Nolan - Tenet

Warner Bros. Pictures
presentation A Syncopy
productionA Film by
CHRISTOPHER NOLAN TENET JOHN DAVID WASHINGTON
ROBERT PATTINSON
ELIZABETH DEBICKI
DIMPLE KAPADIA with
MICHAEL CAINE
and
KENNETH BRANAGH FIONA DOURIF
YURI KOLOKOLNIKOV
HIMESH PATEL CLMENCE POSY
AARON TAYLOR-JOHNSON TENET ORCHESTRA TUNING , audience settling. High officials in glassed-in boxes toast each other. Doors closing BAM from behind the orchestra TERRORISTS with MACHINE GUNS BURST inThe audience SCREAMS The terrorists cover the ordinary people the HIGH OFFICIALS are held in the BOXES INT./EXT. VAN, PLAZA, DOWNTOWN KIEV, UKRAINE DAY As POLICE FLOOD THE PLAZA , the DRIVER turns to the PASSENGER DRIVER (in Ukrainian) Wake up the Americans. The nearest one seems to be SLEEPING PASSENGER Hey EYES CLOSED , the young man COCKS his weapon, chambering a round, POPS it out of the slide, CATCHES it, opens his eyes this is THE PROTAGONIST The Passenger nods, okay. The nearest one seems to be SLEEPING PASSENGER Hey EYES CLOSED , the young man COCKS his weapon, chambering a round, POPS it out of the slide, CATCHES it, opens his eyes this is THE PROTAGONIST The Passenger nods, okay.

The Driver looks down at a VARIETY OF UNIFORM PATCHES SIRENS . The Americans shoulder WEAPONS , pull on HELMETS A UKRAINIAN SWAT VAN SCREECHES to a halt outside the theatreThe Passenger spots its markings TOSSES the corresponding patches to the Americans, who slap them onto their shoulders.Ukrainian SWATs pour out of the SWAT vanThe Americans JUMP out of the back of their van, SLIPPING UNNOTICED INTO THE STREAM OF SWATS pouring into the lobby INT. LOBBY, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS SWATs mass at each entrance the Protagonist watches GAS CANISTERS brought in TO THE AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM . The SWATs pull on GAS MASKS INT. BOX, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS A WELL-DRESSED MAN sitting next to a UNIFORMED OFFICIAL looks down into the stalls people SLUMP, UNCONSCIOUS, IN A WAVE He turns to the Official who motions calm, draws a SIDEARM INT. THEATRE, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS A Terrorist wets a rag in a drinking fountain, ties it around his nose and mouth.

Others have WORKMANS RESPIRATORS AND FACE MASKS . They COCK THEIR WEAPONS , preparing INT. LOBBY, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS THE SWATS BREACH POURING into the theatre exchange GUNFIRE with the TERRORISTS INT. CURVING CORRIDOR DAY RUNNING . Fast but silent FOLLOW the four Americans they hit a junction hand signals they SPLIT two ways FOLLOW two of them one of them PEELS OFF up a staircase FOLLOW the last, the Protagonist checking each box INT. BOX, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS The Protagonist BURSTS in takes out the Official beside the Well-Dressed Man PROTAGONIST We live in a twilight world The Well-Dressed Man stares, shocked PROTAGONIST We live in a twilight world WELL-DRESSED MAN (focuses) And there are no friends at dusk.

PROTAGONIST Youve been made. This siege is a blind for them to vanish you. WELL-DRESSED MAN But Ive established contact PROTAGONIST Bring you in or kill you I have two minutes. Make up your mind. The Well-Dressed Man nods, climbs to his feet PROTAGONIST Wheres the package? WELL-DRESSED MAN Coat check. He hands the Protagonist a numbered ticket. INT.

CORRIDOR, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS The battle between SWATs and Terrorists rages SWATS move down the corridor, checking the boxes one by one INT. BOX, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS The Protagonist SMASHES the glass checks the drop to the stalls, pulls out a black rope, ties it to a columnAs they DROP , Terrorist gunfire rings out they LAND hiding amongst the UNCONSCIOUS AUDIENCE . The Well-Dressed Man takes a seat, FEIGNS SLEEP the Protagonist ROLLS under the seats BLAM ! Terrorists near the stage open fire SHOTS ring out hitting two sleeping audience members, nearby the Well-Dressed Man TWITCHES the Protagonist holds his ankle urging him to keep still BLAM! A third sleeping audience member is shot the Protagonist jumps up, DRAWING THE TERRORISTS fire away from the Well-Dressed ManThe Protagonist races towards two REAL UKRAINIAN SWATS who cover him from the Terrorists one of them goes down. The Protagonist takes cover beside the real UKRAINIAN SWAT WHO IS PLANTING A BOMB UNDER THE SEATS he gestures to the deadSWATs pack the Protagonist unzips the bag to find a BOMB, COUNTING DOWN IN SYNC WITH THE OTHER BOMB UKRAINIAN SWAT (in Ukrainian, impatient) Whatre you doing? The Ukrainian SWAT uses his gun to PROD the Velcro patch on the Protagonists shoulder. It FALLS OFF UKRAINIAN SWAT (in Ukrainian) Who are you? The Protagonist is at a loss BAM! The Ukrainian SWAT is taken out by another SWAT SWAT No friends at dusk, huh? PROTAGONIST Youll do. The SWAT leads the Well-Dressed Man down a fire exit INT. The SWAT leads the Well-Dressed Man down a fire exit INT.

LOBBY, CONCERT HALL CONTINUOUS The Protagonist RACES across the lobby, gunfire RINGING OUT LEAPS over the counter into the COAT-CHECK AREA Landing on the floor next to an unconscious coat-check girl. He spots another bomb 4:23, 4:22 the Protagonist checks the number on the coat-check ticket and efficiently moves across numbered racks until he finds a SPORTS BAG . He unzips it to find a BLACK METALLIC OBJECT the size of a softball. He stuffs it into his pack and SCRAMBLES over the counter INT. SERVICE CORRIDOR CONTINUOUS the Protagonist RUNS, checking numbers on doors he STOPS at a door, THROWS it open, JUMPS in low INT. UTILITY ROOM CONTINUOUS THREE SWATS , guns trained, and the Well-Dressed Man.

The Protagonist throws a bomb to SWAT 2, then shows the OBJECT to the Well-Dressed Man PROTAGONIST Ive never seen encapsulation like this. WELL-DRESSED MAN We dont know how old it is. Its the real deal. PROTAGONIST Did you have an out? WELL-DRESSED MAN Service tunnels to sewers. PROTAGONIST Swap clothes. The SWAT and the Well-Dressed Man start changing.

The Protagonist hands SWAT 3 the object PROTAGONIST Take this, take him, take his exit. I dont trust ours any more. (to SWAT 2) Can you defuse it? SWAT 2 (shakes head) Centrally synchronized. Are there more? The Protagonist nods, STUFFS the bomb in his pack PROTAGONIST Covering their tracks. SWAT 2 Taking out the audience? PROTAGONIST Just the cheap seats.

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