WARAABE- A SHORT SOMALI FLICK ( movie )

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WARAABE

 

 

WARAABE

 

A THRID PARALLEL STORY,BASED ON QUASI FICTIONAL

CHARACTERS.

 

FADE IN:

 

waxay dibad yaaliyeen nin tiisa u door ahaa

in loo dawaray rabeen, da'diisa nimaan baryeen

waxay ka dhigeen dadkii af iyo labadiisa daan,

duugii ubadkay cuneen, wixii jiray bay dubteen,

dusuud madhan bay dhigeen halkii beri doobi yiil

waxay danbas tuumiyeen rugtii digo loo yiqiin,

duxdii noloshay tireen waxay debciyeen naftii

 

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1. INT.VERY DARK ROOM - DIMLY LIT BY A LAMP - NIGHT

 

A husband, a very old weak and feeble man, WARAABE is sitting across a small wooden bed. His sick son, BAKEYLE is kind sleepy.

 

 

WARAABE, murmuring some Koran verses, puts his hand on his son’s forehead. BAKEYLE’s ivory eyes slowly open. He moans with some pain.

 

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2. EXT. OUTSIDE WARAABE’S HOUSE

 

A very young boy, CURRE, laden with AK47, chewing Qat, hears gunfire and heads to the direction of the fire.

 

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SCREEN TITLE READS: AUGUST 19, 1984

 

3. INT. MOGADISHU STADIUM -

 

An overcrowded stadium stands fans all up and cheering, as the third place marathon runner, WARAABE enters into the track. Ahead of him, about 200m, are the first and second place runners.

 

VOICE OVER:

 

 

Waxaa iminka soo galay garoonka ordaaga weeyn ee Somaaliyeed Waraabe.

 

“ Subtitle: The great Somali marathon runner has entered the track.”

 

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CLOSE UP: WARAABE, tired but determined, running his last lap, crosses the finish line.

He continues running a victory lap. Fans all over the stadium,cheering and applauding for his third place victory.

 

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4. EXT: WARAABE riding his donkey cart is heading to Suuqa Bakaaraha. He is whistling and singing.

 

WARAABE

 

Cakuye howl aduun badanaa, ma cidla ciirsi baan faddhiyaa, dhul kaa dheer cir kaa dheer caweeysin ma guuraa!! Weey igu ciiran tahay taladuyee haa haa! Culeeys baa I saaranee ! aloow ciilkan iga bixi!.

 

 

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5. EXT. IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.

 

We see a crowd of people, running to every direction, women crying, men, old and young, all shouting. It is a very violent chaotic situation.

 

CLOSE UP: A dead bloodied body of young boy shot, AK47 gun lying beside his corpse.

 

LONG SHOT: WARAABE, riding his donkey cart, approaches the intersection. He sees the crowd and gets off , halts his donkey. He comes to the crowd and talks to an elderly man.

 

WARAABE

 

War maxaa meeshan ka dhacay?

 

THE OLD MAN

 

Mid baa lagu dilay meesha, oo saaka ******** baa meeshan isku heshay.

 

MID SHOT: WARAABE hastily goes to the place the dead body lays, piercing through the crowd of people gathered around the body.

 

CLOSE UP: The face of the killed young boy.

 

 

CLOSE UP: WARAABE’S face. He recognizes the face of the dead boy. It is his youngest son BAKEYLE. WARAABE, kneeling down slowly, tears on his eyes, hugs his dead son’s body. He looks up the crowd sadly.

 

WARAABE

 

Waa wiilkeeyga! Yaa dilay? War maro ee keena aan ku dado meeydkiisa! Tol beelayeey! War yaa dilay?

 

FADE OUT:

 

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