Final Script

     EXT. MAIN ROAD, WHITWORTH – DAY

     A reporter is seen with a gas mask amongst static         interruptions. A nuclear bomb is shown exploding.

NEWS ANNOUNCER

Reports suggest casualties in the thousands.

INT. FACTORY, ROCHDALE -DAY

The journalist is seen scavenging and a dead river bed is shown which they must follow to the coast.

MAX

Food and water; shelter; follow the river; avoid the cities; find the coast.

INT. FACTORY, ROCHDALE – DAY

A map is shown with various locations highlighted and the veteran pointing to them with a pen.

MAX

Bombs fell here, here and here.

EXT. FACTORY, ROCHDALE – DAY

The journalist (TOM) and the war veteran (MAX) are seen travelling around various locations.

PRIME MINISTER

This is the Prime Minister. Stay in quarantine; I assure you, everything will be alright.

EXT. WHITWORTH - NIGHT

A conversation between the journalist and the war veteran establishes a relationship between them and that they are being hunted. The two are shown in a state of panic as they hear a siren go off.

TOM

What is it?

MAX

I think someone’s coming. It’s an Enclave search party! I knew they’d be after us.

INT. ENCLAVE OFFICE – DAY

The Enclave leader (CURTIS) is seen in his office cocking a gun and passing it to his hit man.

CURTIS

Get it sorted.

INT. ENCLAVE OFFICE – DAY

Non-diegetic voiceover of the war veteran over a scene of the Enclave leader appearing increasingly frustrated and impatient.

MAX

The government are hiding something.

EXT. WHITWORTH – NIGHT

The two appear startled as they have just met under the difficult circumstances of being flushed out of hiding.

MAX

What the hell are you doing here?

TOM

Shut up man!

EXT. BUILDING SITE, WHITWORTH – NIGHT

The two are shown talking, denoting that they are becoming closer.

MAX

So have errr... you got any kids?

INT. DARK ROOM WITH FIRE – NIGHT

Non-diegetic voiceover of the journalist over various scenes of him looking helpless.

TOM

I knew these people, I knew these streets; I knew myself.

EXT. BUILDING SITE, WHITWORTH – NIGHT

The conversation that was started in this location before continues to a conclusion. The veteran then comforts the journalist.

TOM

I had a small boy; I don’t know how he could’ve survived this. I don’t like to think about it really.

MAX

Don’t worry. We’ll get out of this!

EXT. FACTORY, ROCHDALE – DAY

A conversation is seen where the two main characters are planning to escape the confines of the forbidden area on which they have trespassed.

MAX

We’ll be at the border soon.

TOM

Then what?

MAX

Then; then we run.