DANGER BLASTING KEEP AWAY!

drama

Sasha Potapova

Original Script

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2019
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1. INT. CATHERINE’S APARTMENT. KITCHEN. DAYTIME.

CATHERINE (36) is at the table putting her red lipstick

on. On her side of the table there’s an empty plate, on
the other side there’s another plate with untouched
breakfast.

CATHERINE
Anna! Anna, breakfast is
ready.

Rap music is turned on in another room. Catherine takes a

selfie. She puts her phone down on the table.

CATHERINE
Anna!

The music volume goes up. Catherine takes the lipstick

off.

CATHERINE
Anna.

2. INT. CATHERINE’S APARTMENT. DAYTIME.

The door sign reads "DANGER BLASTING KEEP AWAY!".

Catherine flings the door to ANNA’s (16) room open. Anna
is standing in front of a mirror and putting her make-up
on. Rap is coming from a speaker on a table. Anna sees
Catherine in the mirror and turns around. Catherine enters
the room.

CATHERINE
Turn off the music,
sweetheart.

Anna gets the speaker from the table and turns it off.

CATHERINE
Lovely underwear! Where did you get it? I
didn't give you any money for it.

ANNA
Don’t you ever knock?

Anna grabs cigarettes from the dresser and starts smoking.

Catherine reaches into a large open suitcase on a couch,
fumbles in the things.

CATHERINE
Oh, honey, are you out of
your mind? Why do you need
so much stuff? You’re going
for three days! All the
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make-up and… What’s this?

ANNA
Bug off.

Catherine pulls out a stocking and throws it on the

suitcase.

CATHERINE
Stockings? You're going to St. Petersburg,
not to Moscow.

Anna’s smoking.

ANNA
I need money.

CATHERINE
Drop the cigarette.

ANNA
Money.

Catherine leaves the room, then comes back with outer

clothing and a backpack.

CATHERINE
Drop it.

Anna puts out the cigarette. Catherine throws the backpack

onto the couch beside the suitcase. Anna draws a purse
from the backpack, takes out a thousand ruble bill.
Catherine gets dressed.

ANNA
Are you kidding me?

CATHERINE
Take a small backpack, put on your warm
jacket, come to my office and I'll give you
more. But not this stupid fur coat!

ANNA
Fuck off, I’m not going
anywhere.

Catherine seizes Anna’s passport from the dresser.

CATHERINE
You will, you can’t go anywhere without a
passport.

Catherine leaves the room. Anna follows her.

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ANNA
I hope they’ll put you away
into your own nuthouse soon!
Bitch.
Anna slams her room door.

3. EXT. ENTRANCE OF THEIR APARTMENT BUILDING. DAYTIME.

Catherine is standing at the front door, clicking her

lighter, looking ahead, where she sees BORYA (37).
Catherine smiles.

CATHERINE
Hey.

Borya walks up to Catherine, gives her a kiss.

BORYA
How are you?

CATHERINE
Fine. Getting Anna ready for
her trip.

BORYA
Where?

CATHERINE
St. Petersburg.

Borya takes Catherine’s hand and puts it into his jacket’s

inside pocket. Catherine pulls out a leaflet, smiles.

CATHERINE
What? What? What? What is
it?

Catherine opens the leaflet, reads it.

CATHERINE
Really? This is so cool.

Catherine’s laughing.

CATHERINE
Right now, meaning today? Shall we? To Italy? I mean...

Borya is smiling.

CATHERINE
But you know, I must...help
Anna packing and take her to
the station… Listen, and
I... How am I gonna get in
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touch with her... There’s

probably no signal, there’s
no...
Borya and Catherine are laughing.

CATHERINE
But look, what if something
bad happens? What if... I
don’t know... How can I
leave like this... Maybe
another time?

Borya is silent. Catherine lights a cigarette.

BORYA
And what should I do with it now?

CATHERINE
Well, sell it to someone.

BORYA
Like to whom?

CATHERINE
I don’t know. Go alone, by
yourself.

BORYA
Okay, I’ll go.

CATHERINE
Go, then.

BORYA
I will.

CATHERINE
Well, go.

Borya is going away.

CATHERINE
Where are you going now?

4. INT. PSYCHOTHERAPY CENTER. CATHERINE’S OFFICE. DAYTIME.

Catherine is sitting in a chair, her patient is sitting

across from her. Catherine notes something down. The
patient wipes tears from her face with a tissue.

PATIENT
I’m such a mess. My mascara
is smudging and
everything...
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CATHERINE
How are you feeling?

PATIENT
Miserable. It feels like my
whole life was washed away.

CATHERINE
On the bright side, there’s
nothing unwanted left, too.
Right? Look, our time is
over.

Catherine’s smiling.

PATIENT
At least I can live now.
God, I couldn’t get out of
my bed for six months. One
divorce is like three fires.

CATHERINE
Yes, it’s true.

PATIENT
You know, I’m so jealous of
you. I mean, it must be so
nice. I’d love to be so
calm, so... I think you get
me. Thank you so much!

Loud knocking on door.

ANNA
(from behind the door)
Mom!

CATHERINE
One moment! Excuse me.

Anna enters the room, wearing a high pile fur coat and a
tied-up top. Her belly is partly exposed. Catherine walks
up to Anna.

CATHERINE
I told you not to come here
when I am busy with my
patients.

ANNA
So, when you enter my room,
it’s ok, right?
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PATIENT
Good afternoon.

Catherine tries to untie the knot on Anna’s top, but she

won’t let her.

CATHERINE
What do you think you’re
doing?

ANNA
Passport. Money. I could sue
you for stealing my
passport.

CATHERINE
You can’t, you still don’t
have your passport. Go home
and change into your jacket.
And I swear I’ll set this
fur coat on fire. With your
cigarettes.

ANNA
The ones you finished?

CATHERINE
I said go home.

ANNA
Whatever.

Anna turns her back and leaves.

5. EXT. IN FRONT OF CATHERINE’S APARTMENT’S BLOCK.

DAYTIME.

Borya is in his car, smoking, listening to Rap music.

Catherine exits the building with a big backpack and a
down jacket. Catherine opens the passenger front door,
Borya notices Catherine and helps her put her backpack to
the backseat, Catherine sits in the front seat, holding
the jacket.

CATHERINE
Are you listening to this
garbage too?

BORYA
Are you sending her to the
North Pole?
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Catherine takes the passport out of her backpack, puts it

into the inside pocket of Anna’s jacket.

CATHERINE
Look, the passport is in the
bottom pocket. In case I
forget.

Catherine turns off the music. Borya buckles up.

CATHERINE
What are you waiting for?

BORYA
Buckle up.

CATHERINE
I am buckling up.

Borya pulls away.

6. EXT. RAILWAY STATION. DAYTIME.

Catherine and Borya are walking along the platform.

Teenagers are chasing around. Two female teachers are
chatting. Catherine is looking around. No sign of Anna.
Catherine walks up to one of the ladies – Vasilisa
Semenovna.

CATHERINE
Vasilisa Semenovna. Good
afternoon. Have you seen
Anna? I brought her jacket.

VASILISA SEMENOVNA
Anna? She opted out. Like a
week ago. Hasn’t she told
you?

Catherine walks away. Catherine walks through the crowd,

looks around. Some girls are smoking on the other side of
the platform. Catherine comes up to them.

CATHERINE
Masha! Masha. Are you out of
your mind? Smoking? Drop it
right now or I’m telling
your mom. Where’s Anna?

MASHA
I don’t know.

CATHERINE
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What do you mean you don’t

know? Where is she?

MASHA
With Vitalya, probably.

CATHERINE
Who the hell is Vitalya?

MASHA
Her boyfriend.

CATHERINE
Okay. Where does he live?

MASHA
How should I know? We
haven’t talked for like
three moths already.

CATHERINE
What are you talking about?
You’re her best friend.

MASHA
Anyway, I don’t know where
they hang out.

Vasilisa Semenovna comes up to Masha and Catherine.

CATHERINE
(to Vasilisa Semenovna)
What’s his full name?

VASILISA SEMENOVNA
Are you talking about
Kandinsky?

CATHERINE
Kandidsky?

MASHA
Kandidsky, yeah.

Girls laugh.

CATHERINE
Whatever. Where is he?

VASILISA SEMENOVNA
He finished school long ago.

CATHERINE
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How old is he?

Vasilisa Semenovna keeps silent.

CATHERINE
How old is he?

MASHA
Twenty-three, I guess.

CATHERINE
Oh crap. Where does he live?
Did he go to our school?

VASILISA SEMENOVNA
Unfortunately, yes.

CATHERINE
What do you mean,
unfortunately?

MASHA
Because he fucked everyone.

Girls run away.

CATHERINE
(yelling)
Does anyone know where this
Kandinsky lives? Morons.

7. EXT. FRONTYARD OF VITALYA’S HOUSE. DAYTIME.

Catherine looks inside a window of a wooden cottage, comes

up to Borya, who is standing by the front door.

CATHERINE
Knock again!

Borya hammers at the door.

8. INT. VITALYA’S COTTAGE. ROOM. DAYTIME.

Vitalya is sitting on a couch with his phone and a

cigarette. There’s a gravity bong next to him.

VITALYA
(to Anna)
What are you looking for?

ANNA
Undies.

VITALYA
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As always.

ANNA
Shit. Where did throw them?

VITALYA
Why the hell would I need
them? Take a pair of mine.

Vitalya hears footsteps, lifts his head. Catherine and

Borya are in the doorway.

VITALYA
(to Anna)
Who’s that?

ANNA
My mother.

VITALYA
What the hell is she doing
here?

ANNA
How do I know?

VITALYA
Mom!

Vitalya’s mom LILYA (42) enters the room.

LILYA
What?

VITALYA
Her mother is here.

LILYA
(to Catherine)
Ah. Come with me. What’s
your name? Let’s have some
tea and talk. Come here.

(to Borya)
Occupy the kids, will you?
We have to discuss
something.

Lilya takes Catherine to the kitchen. Borya stays in the

room.

VITALYA
And who’s this guy?
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ANNA
Her new one. Turn away, I’m
getting dressed.

Borya turns his back.

ANNA
You can turn around.

Anna walks around the room and collects her belongings.

Borya puts Anna’s down jacket on the couch, goes into the
room, comes up to Vitalya and extends his hand for a
handshake.
BORYA
Borya. Hello.

VITALYA
Vitaly Igorevich.

BORYA
Nice to meet you, Vitaly
Igorevich.

Borya comes near the gravity bong, lifts the bottle up.

VITALYA
You want one?

BORYA
Thanks. I quit.

ANNA
Shit, where are my undies?

VITALYA
I’ve no idea. Listen, babe,
tell her not to come here
anymore.

Borya comes up to the TV and sees Anna's underpants.

BORYA
Why don’t you tell her
yourself?

ANNA
Cause he’s a pussy.

VITALYA
You’re a pussy.

ANNA
Then grab your stuff and
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let’s go.

VITALYA
What are you gonna do there?
Where are we gonna live?

ANNA
We’re gonna work. Has it
ever crossed your mind? Ever
tried it?

Borya hands Anna her undies.

ANNA
Thanks.

VITALYA
Well, go for it. No one’s
stopping you.

ANNA
(to Borya)
Look. Could you get my
passport from mom? Please.

BORYA
First you tell her you’re
leaving.

9. INT. VITALYA’S COTTAGE. KITCHEN. DAYTIME.

Lilya serves glasses and pours some wine. Catherine is

sitting at the table, she pulls out a cigarette.

LILYA
We’re not going to St.
Petersburg. What’s so good
there? The Black River?
It’ll wait. Right? Yeah?
Come on, drink up.

Lilya clangs glasses with Catherine, takes a sip.

Catherine looks for a lighter, Lilya pulls one out.

LILYA
Why getting all hysterical?
It’s okay, everything’s
fine. You’ve got a handsome
man who will now take you
home. Alright?

Lilya lights Catherine’s cigarette.

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LILYA
And we will stay here.
Everything’s fine as it is.

CATHERINE
Look. Maybe I’ll give you
money? Cause you don’t
understand.

Catherine takes her backpack. She takes the purse, draws

some money.

CATHERINE
How much do you need? Is
this enough?

Catherine puts five thousand on the table, then another

five thousand.

LILYA
Listen, take it away, and
get the hell out of here.

Lilya leaves the kitchen. Catherine drinks the wine,

throws the cigarette and leaves.

10. INT. VITALYA’S COTTAGE. ROOM. DAYTIME.

Catherine shows up in the doorway.

ANNA
Mom, I’m going to St.
Petersburg.

CATHERINE
You’re going home.

Catherine comes up to Vitalya.

CATHERINE
I’m gonna go to the police.
I’m gonna report the sexual
assault and you’re gonna go
to jail. Do you understand?

Borya grabs Catherine.

ANNA
(to Vitalya)
Pack your things.
(to Catherine)
My passport!
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Anna puts on her fur coat, Catherine takes it from her and
puts it on herself.

ANNA
Hey you, you think you’re so
smart? You split up with dad
ten years ago, and you’re
still sleeping with him.
(to Borya)
Oops, did I say it out loud?

Borya takes Anna’s jacket, pulls out her passport, throws

the passport and then the jacket to Anna.

BORYA
Let’s go, I’ll drive you
there.
Borya picks Anna’s suitcase up, Anna puts on her jacket,
Borya leaves the room, Anna follows him. Lilya is sitting
on the bed, hugs Vitalya. Vitalya pulls away from her.

VITALYA
That’s enough. Get off.

LILYA
I won’t let you go anywhere.
Vitalya, please, stay here
with me. This is our home.
What would you do there?
Nowhere to live. Nothing to
eat.

Vitalya gets off the bed and starts packing.

LILYA
Where do you think you are
going? You’re not leaving.

VITALYA
Mom, come on, that’s enough.

LILYA
What does that even mean? Oh
God, please, stop packing! I
will kill myself! You can’t
do this to me!

Anna shows up in the window. She knocks on the window.

Anna shows Vitalya the middle finger. Vitalya pushes away
his mother, leaves with his baggage, Lilya follows him.

VITALYA
Please, stop it, mom!
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Vitalya, don’t go! For God’s

sake!

Catherine looks out the window, Vitalya and Anna walk in

the snow to the car, start getting into the car, Lilya
tries to stop Vitalya, Vitalya gets into the car, leaves.
Lilya goes inside. Catherine watches Lilya going through
the hallway into the bathroom.

LILYA
My headache is killing me.

Lilya rustles in the bathroom.

LILYA
There was one more pack of
pills somewhere...

Catherine sees Lilya swallowing pills one by one.

Catherine rushes to the bathroom and grabs Lilya.

11. INT. VITALYA’S COTTAGE. BATHROOM. NIGHTTIME.

Catherine and Lilya are lying on the bathroom floor

shoulder to shoulder, their feet stick out of the
bathroom. Lilya is singing along to the rap song,
Catherine is drinking wine straight from the bottle.

12. EXT. RAILWAY STATION. NIGHTTIME.

Catherine walks along the tracks, a train passes by.

Catherine keeps walking.

13. INT. CATHERINE’S APARTMENT. ANNA’S ROOM. NIGHTTIME.

Catherine enters the apartment, then Anna’s room. Turns

the light on. The room is turned upside down, clothes are
scattered around the room, half of them are missing.
Catherine walks up to the closet.

MAXIM (40) shows up in the doorway. Catherine doesn’t see

him. Catherine undresses and puts on the pajamas.
Catherine comes up to the mirror, sees Maxim, turns around
and screams. Maxim smiles. Maxim walks up to Catherine and
caresses her cheek.

MAXIM
Hi, darling.

Catherine keeps silent, moves away from him.

MAXIM
What are you wearing? Like
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an idiot.

Catherine sits on the bed.

MAXIM
Take it off, why are you
dressed?

CATHERINE
Go away!

Maxim sits down next to Catherine and tries to take off

her pajamas. Catherine pulls away from him and crawls
across the bed.

MAXIM
Why? What, you think I’m
some kind of animal?

CATHERINE
Get off!

Maxim gets on the bed, holds her face. Catherine breaks

free.
CATHERINE
You cannot come here
anymore.

MAXIM
Why? What did I do wrong?

Catherine keeps quiet.

MAXIM
That’s it.

Maxim sits on the bed.

MAXIM
Well, is he good-looking?
Rich?

Maxim stands up from the bed, walks around the room,

stepping on the clothes Anna left on the floor.

MAXIM
Your boyfriend also didn’t
manage to teach you to clean
up, did he?

CATHERINE
It’s Anna. She left to St.
Petersburg. For good.
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MAXIM
Ah. Now I get it.

Maxim sits back on the bed. Looks at Catherine. Pats her

on the head.

MAXIM
You’re my poor heartbroken
woman. Come here. Come on.

Maxim hugs Catherine.

MAXIM
It’s okay, everything’s
gonna be okay. Everyone
leaves you, do they? No one
cares for you. I’m the only
one here. I’m the only one
coming to you, never even
got a thank you from you.

Maxim comforts Catherine, then slips his hand under her

pajamas. Catherine pulls away, Maxim tries to hold her, to
undress her, Catherine and Maxim wrestle on the bed,
Catherine manages to slip away, Catherine plunges out of
the room, slams the door, the door sign "DANGER BLASTING
KEEP AWAY" falls down.

14. EXT. FRONTYARD OF CATHERINE’S APARTMENT’S BLOCK.

DAYTIME.

Catherine runs out of the building, barefoot, in her

pajamas. Borya is sitting on the bench near the entrance.

Credits.