Good Communism

Communism Part IIII

INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE DAY

John enjoys sitting in his chair doing nothing. His secretary Anica gets to the room and reminds John on his daily duties.

ANICA

Chief, you have a meeting

in 10:00 AM with the

director of public feeding.

In 1:30 PM lunch with the

director of public

transportation. In 3:00 PM

a meeting with the director

of city sewage…

JOHN

Cancel everything. Let them

do everything like they are

used to so far.

ANICA

They may work as they are

used to but that will

certainly not increase the

productivity of commune in

the scale you proposed.

JOHN

(waves his hand showing it

does not matter to him)

Who is the boss here?

ANICA

What do you mean who is

the boss?

JOHN

Who decides things in

Heaven?

ANICA

God?

JOHN

I was not thinking of God

nor Jesus Christ but who

is the boss among you

people here?

ANICA

Nobody, we are all equal

here.

JOHN

OK, if we are equal, why

don’t you go to those

meetings instead of me?

ANICA

This is your job…

JOHN

Now you see… that means

we are not equal! Who is

the boss here?

ANICA

You.

JOHN

No, me as a professional

executive needs powerful

people. Somebody has to

protect me. Who are these

people here?

ANICA

We don’t have such people

here. We don’t have

powerful nor powerless

people, nor influenced

nor uninfluenced, nor

rich nor poor…

JOHN

How come?

ANICA

That’s how we live!

JOHN

(asks scared)

Who will tell me what to

do then?

ANICA

Here everyone tells

themselves what to do.

JOHN

(says honestly)

But I know nothing about

this job!

ANICA

Then learn it fast

otherwise this hat on your

head will grow really big.

JOHN

OK. I’ll take these

people…

Director of public feeding Slavko enters the office. He is a man in his forties. Suit, tie. Serious and busy.

SLAVKO

Hello.

JOHN

(he does not stand up from

chair)

Hello. What can I do for

you?

SLAVKO

Where is Aleksandar?

JOHN

(says very arrogantly)

I am Aleksandar now.

SLAVKO

(is surprised)

Oh I didn’t know that…

(he gets to the point fast)

I am Slavko, director of

public feeding. People

complain that pancakes are

not tasty enough. They

accused the cook for it.

But it is not the fault of

the poor cook, the flavour

is not good. We need to get

a new flavour and use this

one as fodder…

John interrupts him arrogantly.

JOHN

You are wasteful!

SLAVKO

(politely)

No, no…

John doesn’t listen to him.

JOHN

No, we are not going to do

this.

SLAVKO

But…

JOHN

Tell the cook to put some

sugar in it.

SLAVKO

OK, but…

John interrupts him again.

JOHN

Excuse me, I am very busy.

Do you have another issue?

SLAVKO

I don’t. But…

John stands up from his chair interrupting Slavko again and walks him to the door. Slavko’s tie occupies him…

JOHN

Nice tie. Where did you

get it?

SLAVKO

I ordered it through the

internet.

JOHN

I am very busy these days.

Could you please order the

same one for me?

SLAVKO

I will, it’s not difficult

for me…

JOHN

I would appreciate it very

much… Nice meeting you…

Slavko is very confused and leaves without a word.

John shakes Slavko’s hand, and closes the door in his face. After that John stretches out in his chair and puts his feet on the table…

JOHN

(says to himself)

It’s not easy being a mayor

today.

INT. CLASSROOM MORNING

Huge high school classroom. It is unusually furnished. Every table has drawers, a computer and an upholstery chair. At the corner of the classroom are a love sofa and a triple-seat sofa for students to have discussions and rest. Beside them is a fridge stacked with refreshing drinks. Students are all cheerful. One student takes a drink from the fridge.

At that moment, Kathy walks in. She chose to be an English teacher.

KATHY

Good morning, I am your new

English teacher. I hope we

will get along together…

The students sit at their tables. Murmur is heard. Kathy continues…

KATHY

Today we will do

Shakespeare. Do you know

who said: “To be or not to

be, that is the question?”

No one answers so she picks a student.

STUDENT I

My dad said it before he

tried to turn on a washer…

…he’d been fixing it all

day.

KATHY

This is a famous sentence.

Do you know where he has

heard it?

STUDENT I

No.

KATHY

In the theatre. (she

stresses affectionately)

STUDENT I

I doubt he was ever there.

He listens to folk music

only…

KATHY

This sentence is said by

Hamlet in the same name

drama.

STUDENT II

(asks Kathy a question)

Do you know who said:

“To drink or not to drink,

that is the question?”

KATHY

No…

STUDENT II

This famous sentence is

said by me!

Students laugh loudly…

KATHY

(seriously)

It’s not funny!

STUDENT II

Relax a bit, maybe it would

become funny… (smiles)

Kathy pretends she didn’t hear it, but she is mad.

KATHY

Now I will give you roles

from Hamlet. For the next

class you will memorize

the lines and we will put

up a play.

STUDENT I

I don’t think so…

KATHY

Excuse me?

STUDENT I

(repeats)

I don’t think so…

Now her madness comes out…

KATHY

You will learn Hamlet by

heart for me! (says in a

threatening voice)

STUDENT I

I am going to park.

(he starts collecting his

school supplies)

KATHY

You cannot leave the class!

(she is very angry)

STUDENT I

Watch and see if I can…

He leaves the class. Other students follow him one by one.

Kathy is left surprised with no words…

EXT. ROAD DAY

A winding road follows the coast. The waves hit the reef. Pines and cypresses swing slightly in the breeze. The sky is blue without any clouds. Barely any traffic to be seen.

Danny drives his wife Bette in their Mercedes cabriolet.

BETTE

Look how beautiful nature

is here!

DANNY

(uninterested)

Yeah…

BETTE

I cannot breath enough of

this clean and aromatic

air… …smell of pine

and sea salt…

Danny does not pay attention to her. Actually he looks for something…

BETTE

(continues)

Have you noticed that we

passed only a few cars…

…it’s pretty quiet here…

Danny does not listen to her. Smile covers his face when he approaches to one brand new garage. Parks the car…

DANNY

Bette, come here to see

these beauties…

BETTE

What have you found?

Danny stands in front of garage, gives a significant look to Bette and starts imitating fanfare.

BETTE

Ta ta ra ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ra ta ta ta ta.

Ta ta ra ta ta ta ta ta

ta ta ra ta ta ta.

Boeeeing. (imitates gong)

Danny opens the door of garage and proudly presents to his wife 10 Mercedes cars he collected and hid in the garage. He smiles while she rolls her eyes….

BETTE

What is it?

DANNY

Mercedes!

BETTE

(suspiciously)

Whose are they?

DANNY

Ours darling!

(responds very happily)

BETTE

How did you get them?

DANNY

(modestly)

Hard work.

BETTE

Excuse me?

DANNY

…OK, with a little help

from this wonderful place.

BETTE

Why do you need them?

DANNY

Huh?

BETTE

Why do you need them?

DANNY

I need them…

BETTE

Why do you need them, are

you mad?

DANNY

(starts worrying)

Darling, I have been

collecting them all day….

BETTE

Why do you need them?

DANNY

If one stops running…

BETTE

Return them immediately!

Danny desperately looks for an escape.

DANNY

Darling, may I keep just

three?

Bette shakes her head in protest…

DANNY

Two?

BETTE

Return all but one!

Danny shakes with his head unsatisfied.

INT. APARTMENT OF MIRJANA AND MIKI DAY

A very modern apartment. One can easily see the furniture is chosen and arranged tastefully. Everything is set in order.

Mirjana enters the apartment. Miki sits in a chair and reads newspapers.

MIRJANA

Hello Miki.

MIKI

Hi.

Mirjana takes off her shoes and puts on her slippers.

MIRJANA

Have you cleaned the

carpet?

MIKI

Yes, darling, I did.

MIRJANA

Are you sure?

MIKI

Yes I am sure!

MIRJANA

(smiles provocatively)

You will get an award

tonight…

Miki smiles satisfied as well.

Mirjana looks for something in closet and finds that Miki’s blue hat shrank. She takes it and shows to Miki.

MIRJANA

(surprised)

What happened to your hat?

MIKI

(innocently)

I do not know. It must have

shrunk in the wash…

MIRJANA

(says angrily)

It has shrunk in the wash!!

Now you will see what a

shrink in the wash is!!!

Oh, yes you will…

Mirjana angrily goes to kitchen, takes a rolling pin, returns back and threatens Miki with it.

MIKI

(wails)

I’m not guilty!

MIRJANA

What happened. Tell me

immediately! (still

threatening with a rolling

pin)

MIKI

I’m not guilty! (wails)

Mirjana waves the rolling pin.

MIRJANA

What happened!

MIKI

(afraid)

She attacked me,

she attacked me…

MIRJANA

(asks angrily)

Who attacked you?

MIKI

Diane!

MIRJANA

(angrily)

How did she attack you?

MIKI

(responses afraid)

In the office…

MIRJANA

(angrily)

I am asking how she

attacked you?

MIKI

(tries to be convincing)

Furiously!

MIRJANA

(angrily)

How did she attack you?

MIKI

(says broken)

As a woman attacks…

MIRJANA

Arrrghhh, the bitch will

get what deserves! Oh, yes

she will…

Mirjana catches Miki by hand and drags him to the street.

EXT. STREET DAY

Mirjana carries a rolling pin and drags Miki along the city street. That attracts peoples’ attention and they start following them. She catches Diane in the corner between two houses. Diane has a bigger red hat then before. The people form a circle around them.

MIRJANA

(screams)

Bitch, stop!!!

Diane turns towards her surprisingly.

MIRJANA

Listen to me bitch! Miki

is my man and only my man.

If you ever come closer

than ten feet to Miki,

first I will thrash you

with this (shows rolling

pin) and then I will

personally ship you right

to Hell!!!

DIANE

This must be a

misunderstanding…

Then she sees Miki and finds there is no point of lying.

DIANE

Please, forgive me. I will

never do it again…

(she is afraid)

MIRJANA

Just try me, bitch…

(turns to Miki)

And you, go home!

MIKI

I’m going honey, I’m

going…

The people around them smile…

MIRJANA

This attacked you, ha?

Miki is silent.

MIRJANA

You couldn’t resist this,

ha?

Miki is very silent.

On returning home they are passing children ages 10-15 years who plant flowers in the park.

INT. BEDROOM MORNING

John wakes up beside Diane, takes a shower, sings, takes clothes and suddenly twitches in pain when he sees his hat. His hat has become five feet long. Runs to his office.

INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE DAY

John rushes off to the office, looks for the secretary Anica. She is already there. He wears the red hat on his head and holds the knitted ball at the end of hat in his right hand. He raises his hand to the side. The middle of the hat droops because the hat it longer than his arm.

JOHN

Anica, what is this?

ANICA

A red hat.

JOHN

(says frightened)

I know, but why is it as

it is?

ANICA

The people are very

dissatisfied with your

decisions. You have not

realised proposed

productivity. I am afraid

your hat will grow more.

JOHN

Stop, stop, stop…

Stop this unjustified

process.

ANICA

You can do it alone by

resigning from the

position….

JOHN

I want, I want, I want,

now!

ANICA

That will bring a penalty

that will increase the size

of your hat but the process

will stop soon.

JOHN

OK, OK!

Where?

ANICA

In your computer…

John takes a keyboard and fills a resigning form. Leaves the office without a word. While leaving the building he meets Aleksandar. John is embarrassed, looks to the floor but still…

JOHN

Hello.

ALEKSANDAR

Hello Mr. 100%, how are

you doing?

John runs away to the street saying nothing.

EXT. STREET DAY

John exits to the street where he deeply exhales and feels relief. But a big red hat gets lots of attention from people. Everybody who sees him becomes shocked because such an appearance is very rare. John is embarrassed, takes off the hat, and hides it in his bag. Accidentally Jack walks by. He sees that John does not have a hat on his head…

JACK

(smiles and says cynically)

John better put your hat

back on. It is useful.

If you behave properly the

people will give you

positive evaluations and

you will escape from

Hell…

John understands the lesson, brokenly puts the hat back on the head, and leaves absorbed in thoughts. When Jack sees how big hat John has, he cannot resist but to mock him behind his back.

EXT. PARK DAY

Kevin drives a local bus. Stops at the bus station. Lazar gets off the bus. Kevin smiles kindly…

KEVIN

Have a nice day!

Lazar waves to Kevin. Kevin waves back. Lazar continues towards park. In the park he accidentally meets Al who is absorbed in thoughts. Lazar approaches him with a smile.

LAZAR

What’s on your mind,

godfather?

They shake hands.

I’ve thought about what

to do…

LAZAR

(is jolly)

And what did you come up

with?

I cannot go against the

system.

LAZAR

Why?

It’s too strong. And it’s

not bad at all…

LAZAR

That’s right, but we can

do something!

Something else bothers

me…

LAZAR

What?

My past persecutes me.

LAZAR

How come?

I am deeply sorry for being

a criminal…

LAZAR

So you are done?

(nods his head

affirmatively)

I want to devote myself to

spiritual life. I’ve

decided to become a priest.

LAZAR

But why priest? Come to us

in a communist party. The

spiritual life we have,

nobody has…

I’ve decided.

LAZAR

Well, it’s your decision,

so good luck… (he smiles)

Let’s have a drink in the

name of your decision!

Al smiles, hugs Lazar, and they go to have a drink.

EXT. SQUARE LATE NIGHT

Middle-aged town surrounded by huge bulwarks. Houses made of stone. Simple architecture. At the end of the main street is a Baroque church.

Here John meets Diane. Late night. Empty town.

JOHN

It seems I screwed up

totally…

DIANE

I see… (red hat long five

feet says it all)

JOHN

Guaranteed, I’ll finish in

Hell… For God’s sake, do

you know what the trial

period here is?

DIANE

Miki mentioned one year but

I am not sure…

JOHN

Uh, then maybe I still have

a chance…

DIANE

Now you are the same as Al.

If he has a chance you

definitely have one too.

We must grow wiser

quickly…

JOHN

I agree, but how?

DIANE

I think the best choice is

to behave same as others,

and what will be, will be…

JOHN

I agree, that’s the best.

They leave absorbed in thoughts.

EXT. PARK AT BEACH AFTERNOON

Sunny day, no winds but rough sea. A picnic is arranged with barbecue, entertainment and sport contests. Food in abundance, lots of beers and wines. All characters are present. They sit together by the tables and around on the grass. Somebody plays the guitar and sings. Many join him when they recognise the song. Everything happens in perfect harmony, joy and laughter.

BETTE

(asks Danny)

Have you returned the

Mercedes?

DANNY

Yes, I have, darling. You

know, all night I have been

thinking, why would I need

these Mercedes…

BETTE

And what did you come up

with?

DANNY

I don’t need them.

BETTE

You thought well.

DANNY

I came up with something

else.

BETTE

What?

DANNY

You always know what is

good and what is not. You

are my sunshine.

(tells gently)

Bette is very flattered and joyful.

Kevin meets a girl he likes. They whisper something and smile all the time. He is very satisfied.

Suddenly somebody screams. A huge whirlpool appears in the sea. One boy in a canoe tries to escape it. He paddles strongly but the canoe overturns. The boy does not swim well. The whirlpool is reaching him slowly. Only a good swimmer can pull out the boy from the sea before the whirlpool takes him down. Nobody dares to help him. John takes off his clothes, grabs a surfboard, jumps into the sea and rescues the kid. All the people applaud.

Lazar and Brandon stand close to each other by chance and watch John exiting the sea and carrying the child.

LAZAR

(murmur to himself)

He steals water again!

BRANDON

(asks him)

Excuse me, what did you say?

LAZAR

Satan steals water.

BRANDON

(asks him)

Who?

LAZAR

Satan!

BRANDON

Why would he do that?

LAZAR

The people are very thirsty

down there.

BRANDON

They drink salt water?

LAZAR

That’s why it’s called Hell.

Brandon gives a confused look on his face.

Some people congratulate to John, some take their cell phones out while watching John, and type something. Somebody says John is a hero. Diane watches John proudly. He rinses himself and takes his clothes back. Looks for his hat but cannot find it. He does not recognise it because it shrunk to a normal size. Proudly shows it to Diane. She happily gives him thumbs up and asks him…

DIANE

Did you know that was the

entrance to Hell?

John widens his eyes, looks at Diane very surprised, but says nothing.

The people continue to entertain and drink. Kathy talks to Jack.

KATHY

How can they drink beer in

a park?

JACK

Kathy this is not the US.

This is Heaven.

Jack takes a look to the sky and makes mouth mimicry (without a voice) “Thank you.” Kathy just nods her head complying.

Suddenly Kathy sees the student she had a misunderstanding with in school passing by. She stands up and approaches the student…

KATHY

Hi!

STUDENT I

Hi!

KATHY

Please forgive me. I was

very arrogant in the

classroom.

STUDENT I

No problem.

KATHY

That will never happen

again… Please come to

the class and bring your

classmates.

STUDENT I

(smiles satisfied)

I will, no problem.

Jack hears that but cannot believe what he is hearing.

JACK

Such nice words I have

never heard from you all

my life.

KATHY

(says honestly while

smiling)

It’s never late to learn.

Jack expresses great satisfaction. He climbs up on a chair and shouts out loudly…

JACK

People, please pay

attention!

They all turn towards him.

JACK

(continues)

Kathy and I have been

married for forty years…

That was a marriage full of

ferment, pleasant and less

pleasant moments. I will

never forget how devoted

she was to me when I broke

my leg at skiing 30 years

ago. But I also remember

she spent a lot of time

with a skiing teacher while

I was in bed… She likes

working with kids very much

but her own she could not

give birth. God is my

witness, I worked hard on

it… Sometimes she cooks

what I cannot stand and

complains when I drink a

little bit, but if we

exclude these small

shortages, she is a good

woman… Therefore I am

making a solemn vow

– Kathy, I love you.

He said it loudly, clearly, and proudly. After that the audience joyfully applauses. Jack bows to her and to everybody else. Kathy begins to shed tears.

When Brandon has heard the declaration of love, he gets an inspiration, kneels on one knee before Frances.

BRANDON

Frances I love you. Will

you marry me?

FRANCES

Brandon I love you very

much. I will marry you!

He jumps to the sky. They are both very happy, kiss each other. Brandon pulls a ring from his pocket and gives it to Frances. Again they kiss. Again people applaud.

BRANDON

(tells all)

You are all invited to

celebrate our marriage.

People applaud and congratulate them.

Al comes to park in a black priesthood. He has a cardinal’s type, size, and red color hat with a small knitted ball on the top.

(shows his priesthood to

Kevin)

Does it suit me well?

(smiles)

KEVIN

Super, even your own mother

wouldn’t recognise you!

(he smiles)

Beside Al in priesthood stands Lazar. Lazar still has hat “titovka” with red star. Together they make a very strange picture.

(asks Lazar)

If this is Heaven, where

is Jesus Christ?

LAZAR

He stops by sometimes.

To control us?

LAZAR

No there is no need. He

comes over for dinner, we

drink and enjoy time.

Joy continues. Everything is full of laughter.

EXT. PARK BESIDE THE SEA DAY

Marriage celebration of Frances and Brandon. The altar is in the park. The wedding guests sit on the chairs. The bride is in white with a blue hat below the veil. Brandon has a dark dress suit and of course a blue hat. They all have blue hats. John has so little hat he has to wear it on the top of his small finger. He shows it to camera and winks satisfied. One man who sits in the middle of the table, has a blue hat ten foot long wrapped around his shoulders like ribbons. Lazar has a blue hat with red star. Al has red cardinal’s hat with a small blue knitted ball on the top.

Brandon holds Frances’s hand in front of the altar. He kisses her cheek. Al starts the speech of the marriage proccedure with the help of the book and marries them…

We are gathered here today

to witness the coming

together of two people,

Brandon and Frances, whose

hearts and spirits are

entwined as one.

Marriage is a promise,

made in the hearts of two

people who love each other.

Within the circle of its

love, marriage encompasses

all of most important

relationships. A wife and

a husband are each other’s

lover, teacher, listener,

critic, and best friend.

Frances looks at Brandon with love in her eyes. Brandon returns the look…

(continues)

Do you Brandon, take

Frances, to be your

lawfully wedded wife, to

love, honour, and cherish

her as much as you can?

BRANDON

I do!

(continues)

And do you Frances, take

Brandon, to be your

lawfully wedded husband,

to love, honour, and

cherish him as much as

you can?

FRANCES

I do!

You may now exchange

rings.

They put their rings on each other happy and smiling.

The ring is a symbol of

unity into which your two

lives are now joined in an

unbroken circle; in which,

wherever you go, you will

return to one another.

Let these rings bring you

closer together forever in

love… …love has no

other desire but to

fulfill itself!

Brandon and Frances watch each other lovingly. Frances has a tear in her eye.

(continues)

May this day shine

eternally in your lives!

I now pronounce you husband

and wife. (watches Brandon)

You may now kiss the bride!

Brandon kisses Frances. The wedding guests cheer and applaud. Then Frances turns around and throws the bouquet. Diane catches the bouquet and laughs. John smiles. Jack borrows a flower from the bouquet and puts it in Kathy’s hair. Kathy is very happy.

They all move to the dinner tables close by and sit there. Bette sings folks songs with the brass band. They all salute with champagne, dance folk dances (professionals help them so that it looks perfect) happily and satisfied. Movie ends full of joy and optimism towards the future.

Words come up: “IT’S NOT THE END”

EXT. PARK BESIDE THE SEA DAY

Silence. Beautiful green nature and blue sea. One can hear birds chirping and a silent overture to Beethoven’s IX symphony. The camera zooms in and stops on one man. It is the same man who had a ten foot long hat at the wedding celebration. But he has not it now. He wears a simple shirt and jeans. He stands on a big rock beside the sea and says to the camera…

MAN

Bless you.

Then he makes a small bow and friendly smiles.

Music CRESCENDO. Choir sings “Song of Joy” FORTE. The camera stays a few seconds on Jesus and then zooms out long.

Words come up: “NOW IS THE BEGINNING”

Back to the beginning

Communism Part III

EXT. STREET MORNING

Newcomers are going out of their apartments and houses into individual research and action in Heaven. They walk through the town and look around. Street with no car traffic. Green everywhere. Children drive bicycles and skate carefree. The people sit on benches and talk pleasantly. Smile of adults and laughter of children is heard.

John walks fast straight to the mayor.

INT. OFFICE OF MAYOR’S SECRETARY DAY

A big office full of documentation. The secretary Anica sits beside the table and types something on the computer keyboard. She wears a simple outfit. The office is full of flowers. John enters through the open door.

JOHN

Hello, is the mayor here?

ANICA

Yes he is, but he is not

available right now.

JOHN

It’s important…

John does not pay attention to Anica any more and continues to walk towards the door with the sign Mayor Aleksandar…

ANICA

Excuse me! Please…

John knocks on the door and enters without waiting.

INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE DAY

The office is large. Classical dark rustic furniture. Work table with a computer and big monitor. One lower table with four chairs for guests. The walls are arranged with pictures. The shelves are full of books. The big window opens a view of the sea.

The mayor wears a dark blue suit and tie. He reads electronic mail.

JOHN

Hello Aleksandar!

Aleksandar rises his eyes from the computer.

JOHN

I am John. I would like to

become mayor instead

of you.

ALEKSANDAR

(gives a surprised look)

Oh really…

JOHN

Yes. How can I do that?

Aleksandar stands up from his table. They shake hands.

ALEKSANDAR

Hello, please sit down….

(shows the chair)

They sit in chairs.

ALEKSANDAR

(continues)

The best way for you to

become a mayor is to make

an agreement with me.

JOHN

Let’s make an agreement.

ALEKSANDAR

First, you need to show me

your program and in it a

greater productivity than

I offer. If you make me

believe you are better I

will support you and

withdraw from here.

JOHN

That seems too complicated

for me. I was told that I

may become a mayor whenever

I want. Nobody mentioned

programs and agreements…

ALEKSANDAR

Yes, they told you well…

If you offer in a computer

center only one percent

larger productivity than I,

and if I would not be able

to follow it, the position

is automatically yours.

But that is risky because

it excludes an agreement.

JOHN

How do you measure

productivity?

ALEKSANDAR

We measure it by the

evaluations we receive for

our work from the people.

JOHN

That means I need to offer

a higher mark?

ALEKSANDAR

Yes.

JOHN

How?

ALEKSANDAR

If you offer 1% higher

evaluation and 1% larger

responsibility then me you

get the right to work

here…

JOHN

I will!

ALEKSANDAR

But it is not that simple

as it looks like because

our system calls for

responsibility rigidly.

The Mayor directly manages all

business in the commune and

he is responsible for the

realization of all

businesses. This chair is

very hot…

(shows his chair)

JOHN

OK! (says self-confidently)

ALEKSANDAR

If the people here gave you

lower evaluations for your

work than you proposed that

hat on your head (red) will

grow.

John does not pay attention to his warnings any more.

JOHN

Where is the computer

center?

ALEKSANDAR

Each computer you use here

is connected to the

computer center.

JOHN

Thanks…

(smiles and starts leaving

the room)

ALEKSANDAR

(with good intensions adds)

Our system awards good

work. If you achieve

offered production this hat

on your head will get

smaller. But I’m warning

you again. If you propose

a greater productivity than

you can accomplish your hat

will grow…

John confidently waves back to him and leaves the office.

INT. OFFICE OF MAYOR’S SECRETARY DAY

John passes Anica without a word. Anica looks at him very surprised.

INT. CITY ADMINISTRATION HALL DAY

John randomly enters into the next office in which he sees an officer at the desk and pulls back into the hall without a word. In another attempt he encounters an empty office and enters.

INT. OFFICE DAY

John sits at a computer. Types in the increase of productivity for the mayor position 1%. Thinks a little bit and adds one zero. Thinks a little bit more and adds one more zero and registers his offer by typing the enter key in the keyboard. So that greed has pushed John to offer 100% greater productivity for the mayor’s position. Then John opens the page that defines his responsibility and without thinking types rise of 1,000%. He made a typo. He makes a grimace but waves his hand carelessly and registers his offer.

INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE DAY

At the same time the Mayor’s computer starts to flash and sound the alarm. Aleksandar is very surprised when he sees what productivity John offers. He silently picks up his things, and leaves the office rolling his eyes.

INT. CITY ADMINISTRATION HALL DAY

At the exit Aleksandar meets John, shakes hands with him and leaves without a word.

INT. MAYOR’S OFFICE DAY

John sits in the mayor’s chair, puts his feet on the table, rubs his hands with glee, and smiles self-lovingly.

EXT. STREET DAY

Street full of small locals. Pleasant peace fills the air.

Kevin stops a passer-by Bogdan on the street. Bogdan is a middle-aged man, carelessly dressed, a little bit slow in comprehension. Phlegmatic.

KEVIN

Hello, excuse me please,

where is the closest police

station?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

We do not have police

stations.

KEVIN

(surprised)

How can I find policemen?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

We do not have policemen.

KEVIN

(surprised)

How come?

BOGDAN

Just like that…

(says like it is the most

natural thing)

KEVIN

(is more surprised)

So, who protects you from

crime?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

We do not have crime.

KEVIN

Well, who enforces the

laws?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

We do not have laws.

KEVIN

(is very surprised)

What?

BOGDAN

We do not have laws.

(repeats like it is the most

natural thing)

KEVIN

How come?

BOGDAN

How come? (thinks a little

bit)That’s how! At the

beginning we had laws but

we developed our

relationships so much that

nobody uses laws any more.

They become unnecessary.

KEVIN

(very surprised)

How can you exist without

laws?

BOGDAN

Exactly as you see… We

alone create, carry out,

and change the rules in

our relationships. Alone!

KEVIN

(is very surprised)

How?

BOGDAN

It is clear what is right

and what is wrong and we

observe to it. Sometimes

we listen to opinions of

experts and then we make

agreements about how

things need to be done.

At the end, the mutual

evaluations give power to

each of us…

KEVIN

Then I am in charge too?

BOGDAN

Yes. That is what assures

good relationships in

society.

KEVIN

(very surprised)

And it works just like

that?

BOGDAN

Yes, it works just like

that. (He thinks a little

bit and adds) It works

perfectly, much better then

where you have come from.

Brandon and Frances pass by across the street. They wave their hands to Kevin. Kevin relaxes a little bit when he sees them and waves back.

KEVIN

(shouts to them)

Where are you going?

BRANDON

(shouts to Kevin)

To the soccer stadium!

Kevin waves his hand again. Then he turns back to Bogdan, thinks a little bit and asks…

KEVIN

Are there any available

jobs in the army?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

We do not have an army.

KEVIN

(is not surprised any more)

I should have thought so…

BOGDAN

(smiles on that and adds)

When we citizens of this

peaceful place decided to

stop supplying our army

with money that was its

end… We dismissed it and

destroyed the arms…

KEVIN

You do not have arms?

BOGDAN

No… Not that we do not

have baseball bats and

kitchen knives but nobody

gets the idea to use them

as arms.

KEVIN

So, what protects you?

BOGDAN

(phlegmatically)

Nothing attacks us.

KEVIN

BOGDAN

We have learned that the

worst danger comes from

great leaders, those to

whom their nation or

homeland is the most

important thing.

KEVIN

Why?

BOGDAN

Such people just use their

nations for their

megalomaniac goals and

nothing good can come from

that…

KEVIN

So how do you protect

yourself from them?

BOGDAN

Simply, we easily recognise

such people… then we give

them very negative

evaluations… That shuts

their mouths far before

they are able to produce

any evil.

KEVIN

(thinks a little bit and

asks)

So what will I do? I do not

know anything but police

work!

BOGDAN

(thinks deeply and says)

You do not need to do

anything that you do not

want to do. When you find

what you want to do, you

will do it because you will

like doing it.

KEVIN

BOGDAN

(continues)

Don’t worry. If you need

anything just ask for

Bogdan. I am always

here somewhere…

Bogdan waves to him and starts walking away.

KEVIN

(calls over)

Thank you.

Kevin leaves to another direction with a worry on his face. Some children pass by cheerful and smiling. Kevin absorbedly watches them and after a while he starts smiling too…

INT. MIKI’S OFFICE

Miki sits in his office and sets up some papers. There is a picture of his wife Mirjana on the table. The furniture is modern, the chairs are comfortable. Light curtains at the window let in light wind. Birds chirp outside.

Somebody knocks on the door.

MIKI

Come in!

Diane enters the room. Looks magically hot in her bright red dress.

DIANE

Please excuse me for

disturbing you. Do you

have time for me?

MIKI

Of course.

They shake hands.

MIKI

Please sit down.

Diane sits in a chair.

MIKI

(continues)

Drink?

DIANE

No thanks…

Miki sits too.

MIKI

What can I do for you?

DIANE

I am very confused here in

a new environment…

MIKI

I understand. I was

confused as well.

DIANE

I supposed you are an

influential man in a high

position here?

While asking the question she crosses her legs and shows her beautiful thighs.

MIKI

Yeah, something like that…

(responds half confused

half calculatingly)

DIANE

Can you advise me with

what I should work here?

MIKI

What did you work so far?

DIANE

Mainly I have helped

successful people…

(thinks little bit)

…is it getting hot in

here…

She unhooks upper button on her dress, shakes it, and shows the place where her beautiful breasts are joined. Blood rushes to Miki’s head but he restrains because he is married with Mirjana. He stands up, approaches the window, and opens it widely.

DIANE

(continues)

What have you worked

before?

MIKI

I was a party official,

something like a director.

DIANE

I thought something like

that… …I immediately

recognise a successful man.

MIKI

(tries to be modest)

It’s not just like that…

DIANE

Oh no, I do not make

mistakes here. (smiles) I

recognise a man in charge.

Miki smiles modestly and nods his head self-lovingly. Diane thinks a little bit and continues shyly.

DIANE

I always wanted to be an

actress. I participated

in part of an acting course

with Mr. Blabinger.

I was supposed to take

an exam but I couldn’t

because I was very busy.

You know, we travel…

Mr. Blabinger had a lot

of respect in my skills.

He offered me a role in

a theatre performance.

It was not supposed to be

a big role but he told me

it would be a very

noticeable and memorable

role.

MIKI

What role would that be?

DIANE

I was supposed to be a

striptease dancer…

But, as I said I was very

busy… Now I have more

time so I can accept a

more significant movie

role. Can you help me?

Tension rises…

MIKI

(says calculatingly)

I’ll look for something…

DIANE

Oh, thank you very much…

MIKI

(smiles)

Nothing, nothing…

DIANE

You would never understand

how much it means to me.

This is my greatest wish.

If you help me I will

forever be in your debt.

Just tell me how to pay

back the favour and I’ll

do it.

Diane stands up seductively from the chair to hug Miki in the “friendly” manner. Miki is surprised a little bit. He stands up from his chair as well and spontaneously embraces her waist. She kisses his cheeks.

Tension culminates…

She notices that he is very sensitive to her closeness, hesitates what to do, thinks a little bit and then slowly moves her head towards Miki and kisses his lips. He moves his head a little bit away. She slowly kisses his lips again. He moves away his head a little bit again. When she kisses his lips third time, he does not move his head away any more…

EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF THE LAZAR’S HOME DAN

Rock paved street. Two rows of stone houses. Each balcony is full of flowers. Doors, windows, shutters are freshly coloured.

Al tries hard to decrease the size of his red hat. He is a trash remover. He has a trash collector’s uniform and tricycle with a garbage box. Right now he is cleaning the street in front of the Lazar’s house with a broom. Lazar is coming. He has sympathized Al from his childhood. Lazar is a former communist leader and a criminal. In Heaven Lazar is almost an exemplary husband and worker. He wears something similar to a military uniform and a hat “titovka” with a red star.

Lazar is very pleasantly surprised to meet Al. He widens his arms…

LAZAR

Al!

Al looks at him half interested.

LAZAR

You are an idol of my

youth!

Al does not change his face. Lazar tries to imitate Al. A smile emerges on his face because he is not a skilled actor. He puts his forefinger on his chest and asks…

LAZAR

Are you talking to me?

But he hit Robert de Niro in the movie Taxi driver.

(responds melancholically)

It wasn’t me…

LAZAR

Doesn’t matter…

(he waves with his hand

happily)

Let God give you good

health and a long life!

Al looks at Lazar a little bit better…

Do I know you?

LAZAR

We cooperated a little bit.

Do you remember cocaine

from Colombia?

(convincingly)

I have never done cocaine

in my life!

LAZAR

C’mon, I am not your judge.

Besides that we transported

firearms to Iraq…

(now Al recognises Lazar)

Oh, I remember you now…

… you are a communist

from Yugoslavia…

…Lazar?

LAZAR

(says proudly)

That’s me!

They shake hands friendly.

So how are you doin’?

LAZAR

Not bad…

Do you know something about

my relatives?

LAZAR

Your father is good.. He is

not far away from here….

I don’t know about

others… Ask him.

Al is satisfied with the answer and continues…

You communists have always

impressed me strongly.

The way you arranged your

underground we were not

even able to dream about.

Nobody was able to

interfere with your

business…Nobody!

LAZAR

Those were good times.

And you have remained in my

memory as a very moral man.

You have always helped

friends and killed enemies.

Those were good times, but

it is not recognised as

good here.

(shows up his long hat)

LAZAR

(complains)

No, one cannot kill a man

like a man here! They

immediately send you right

to Hell! Yes, they do…

Al thinks a little bit…

If I were in power here,

I would return good old

values back. In the first

place a hierarchy.

Authorities would have an

unconditional power.

I would establish order and

discipline. One would know

what anyone is supposed to

do and allowed to do.

Everything would bloom.

Flowers would grow

everywhere, birds would

chirp like in the old days.

(his eyes start to sparkle

for a moment)

LAZAR

Do it for God’s sake. I

would support you strongly.

Anica, Lazar’s wife, interrupts them from the balcony of their house.

ANICA

Lazar you haven’t done the

dishes…

LAZAR

(responds unwillingly)

Just a moment…

ANICA

Do it now, it will start

to smell bad!

LAZAR

(says silently so that her

wife cannot hear him)

Godfather, let’s continue

this conversation later.

Al agrees and continues to broom the street.

EXT. STREET DAY

Large building with a board “Auto Salon”. Through the glass of window one can see displayed models.

Danny stands on the street in front of the auto salon. In the glass of the store window he sees himself with a big red hat. He is unsatisfied. Thinks a little bit and takes the hat off, rolls the edge of the hat so that it looks smaller and puts it back on his head. Now he is satisfied. He enters the auto salon full of new cars.

INT. AUTO SALON

A contemporarily arranged place. Rade works there. He is the chief of the salon, an elegant gentleman in a suit and tie.

DANNY

Hello.

RADE

Hello. Can I help you

please?

DANNY

I need ten Mercedes.

RADE

Ten Mercedes?

DANNY

Yes…

RADE

Why do you need ten

Mercedes?

DANNY

I need.

RADE

You are supposed to order

cars you need. These are

exhibition models.

DANNY

No problem, I’ll take them.

RADE

I can’t help you.

DANNY

Uh…

RADE

But if you need one

immediately I can give it

to you from reserves.

DANNY

I need ten Mercedes

urgently.

RADE

Sorry, I cannot help you.

Danny sees on the Rade’s coat a tag with the name Rade. He pulls the chief of the salon into a corner.

DANNY

(says confidentially)

Rade, I’ll give you one

Benjamin Franklin if you

try to help me. (he shows the

bill of 100 dollars)

RADE

Ha ha ha ha ha… (smiles)

Money is worth nothing

here!

Danny is embarrassed because of the wrong estimation of the situation and tries to escape…

DANNY

I did not offer money but

the artistic picture of

Benjamin Franklin.

RADE

(now seriously)

You cannot buy me. Besides,

your orientation is pretty

unhealthy here. If you

continue like this your hat

(red) will grow.

Danny wants to finish the conversation.

DANNY

OK, give me then a

beautiful new model, but

a big one please!

RADE

Please fill the

application.

DANNY

(grumbles)

Ah, this bureaucracy!

Danny fills the application and Rade brings keys…

RADE

Here are the keys. Your car

is there…

(he points to it with his
finger)

Danny takes a Mercedes cabriolet and leaves whispering..

EXT. SOCCER STADIUM DAY

A big stadium. The amphitheatre may hold about 35,000 people. It is covered with a metal grid structure. One can say that it looks like somebody put two slippers with ends inside each other.

Brandon wants to play soccer in Heaven as well.

INT. DRESSING ROOM DAY

Brandon enters the club’s dressing room. Big room. Lockers, benches, hooks… On one door is a sign that says massage, on second sauna, third showers…

Here Brandon meets Srđan a soccer player.

BRANDON

Hi, I am Brandon.

Brandon gives a hand to Srđan to shake.

SRĐAN

Srđan, nice to meet you…

They shake hands.

BRANDON

May I play soccer here?

SRĐAN

You can if you are good.

Have you already played

somewhere?

BRANDON

Of course! I played for

Manchester United, for

Barcelona and for Zaprešić.

SRĐAN

Excuse me?

BRANDON

(confidently)

Really!

SRĐAN

Have you played with

Ronaldinho?

BRANDON

Yes.

SRĐAN

In what position?

BRANDON

Right winger.

SRĐAN

(very satisfied)

You are accepted. Here is

the uniform. The game is

about to start!

EXT. SOCCER STADIUM DAY

Only one person is in the public. This is Frances who has come to support Brandon because she is in love with him.

BRANDON

(asks a team-mate)

Where is the public?

SRĐAN

There is no public.

BRANDON

I see but why?

SRĐAN

People come very rarely to

watch us. They live here

actively…

BRANDON

What does that mean?

SRĐAN

They like playing soccer

themselves or doing

something else rather than

watching us play.

BRANDON

(makes a face)

So why do you need such

a big stadium?

Srđan feels that Brandon is naïve so he starts pulling his leg.

SRĐAN

It stayed here since ever.

I offered to carry it down

to your place, but was

refused…

BRANDON

What?

SRĐAN

(smiles strangely)

I was told it is too heavy

for me…

BRANDON

(understands the joke and

smiles)

I know you are joking me.

SRĐAN

I used to be a devil, but I

improved myself and now I

am good…

(he makes a devil face)

Ha ha ha ha…

Brandon makes a surprised face. Srđan calms down and continues seriously.

SRĐAN

The stadium should be

removed but no one knows

if it would be needed one

day. (shrugs shoulders)

The play starts. Brandon gets a beautiful goal. Team mates congratulate him by slapping his shoulders. Frances applauds from the amphitheatre.

SRĐAN

(is surprised)

You have a fan! I haven’t

seen one in a long time.

BRANDON

That’s Frances. She is my

girlfriend.

(thinks a little bit)

No fans here?

SRĐAN

No. People are

self-confident here and do

not need idols.

Brandon shrugs his shoulders. He turns to Frances and waves to her. She responds the same. Now he is very happy she is there.

BRANDON

(says to himself)

Brandon is good, Frances

is the best.

EXT. PARK DAY

After the game Brandon and Frances walk through the park. Old pine trees. Sea is close by. Brandon looks Frances in the eyes.

BRANDON

I love you more than ever.

Frances smiles but her face shows she worries about something.

BRANDON

What’s wrong?

FRANCES

(worries)

If I do not get back to

work on Monday I’ll lose

my job…

BRANDON

It’s not that bad?

FRANCES

It’s even worse. The

company is in a crisis.

They just wait for an

excuse to fire workers…

BRANDON

You will find a better

job…

FRANCES

There are no good jobs on

the market. They cannot

even provide enough income

to pay the rent…

BRANDON

Uh…

FRANCES

I will need to find a

roommate like a student…

BRANDON

Brandon earns a lot. He

will find a solution…

FRANCES

You are a sweetheart but

I cannot accept it.

BRANDON

We will find a solution.

First we need to find an

escape from here. (he is

absorbed in thoughts)

But it doesn’t seem bad

here at all…

They leave absorbed in thoughts.

Go to Heaven Part IIII

Communism Part II

They are all very curious. Some of them show it loudly, some just nod their heads, and some are afraid to show any interest. Miki concludes that they should continue with presenting the new world to the newcomers.

MIKI

(continues)

Let’s go further… We can

freely choose every job we

want.

DANNY

(interrupts)

What does that mean?

MIKI

We can work wherever we

want.

DANNY

OK. I always wanted to be

a medical doctor. May I?

MIKI

Are you a doctor?

DANNY

No!

MIKI

Theoretically you may be

a doctor but practically

I would not recommend it

to you.

DANNY

Why not?

MIKI

Because here patients

choose their doctors. I

can easily bet you won’t

be busy. Besides that,

patients evaluate doctors.

If you make a mistake in

healing somebody the

patient would give you a

negative evaluation and

that is not good for you.

If you make a big mistake,

the whole town can give

you negative evaluations.

I would highly recommend

you study medicine

first…

JACK

And what if 10 people

apply for the same job?

MIKI

Then the applicant who

offers the best

productivity gets the

job…

JACK

How in God’s sake would you

measure the productivity of

medical doctors?

MIKI

Well, the best way is by

marks that patients give

you, but also with your

responsibility.

JACK

How?

MIKI

Every candidate can raise

their responsibility.

Double responsibility, for

example, would double the

influence of each mark

received from patients.

If you take a responsibility

value of 10, each received

evaluation will give or

take 10 knots off your hat.

Higher responsibility

raises risk. The person who

offers the highest

productivity and

responsibility gets the

job. This is in fact a

developed market of work…

DANNY

(mocks him)

Oh oh oh!

This is the market of

work!!!

MIKI

Yes, the best worker always

stays at every work post.

That’s why we have the best

possible production.

DANNY

Then, one cannot have

whatever job they want!

MIRJANA

Yes, they can! The person

who really wants some job

would invest more effort to

get it. Here, nothing can

stop him…

Frances joins the conversation.

FRANCES

Everyone can get a job here

and choose what to do?

MIKI

Yes, here we do not have

neither privileged nor

unemployed people.

FRANCES

(smiles surprised)

Cool…

John asks a question.

JOHN

Do you have a mayor?

MIKI

Yes, we do.

JOHN

And everyone may become a

mayor if they want?

MIKI

Yes everyone may become a

mayor if they want. Of

course he or she has to

offer the best productivity

for the position.

JOHN

(says absorbed in thoughts)

Interesting, I’m starting

to like this place.

Danny asks a question with a very arrogant voice.

DANNY

Who is the owner of

companies?

MIKI

We are all equal right

owners of companies.

DANNY

So, you are commies?

MIKI

We have equal rights here.

DANNY

(sarcastically)

We have seen very well how

these equal rights look

like!

MIKI

Everything is fine here.

DANNY

If I do not want to be

equal, do I have a choice?

MIKI

You have the choice here

only if we all agree about

that. Unfortunately such

a chance is very weak…

DANNY

That’s what I thought…

MIKI

(thinks a little bit and

continues)

However, you have a choice.

At the end of the main

street turn left and maybe

you can find a commune

you like more. If you turn

right you would get to

Hell. I do not recommend

entering!

DANNY

I’ll look for something

better…

Murmur. Most agree with Danny.

BETTE

You will not go anywhere

before we see what it is.

Danny is dissatisfied but silent. They are all absorbed in thoughts.

MIKI

Let’s have a lunch break.

We will continue after

that…

They all agree, standing up from the chairs and leave the room.

INT. RESTAURANT SELF-SERVICE DAY

A very cozy self-service restaurant gives a homely atmosphere. Silent background music plays from speakers. The restaurant is full of different tasty foods nicely arranged in buffets. There is also a middle-aged chubby cook in white with a big hat who helps serve.

BETTE

(asks a cook)

Is this organic food?

COOK

We have healthy food only.

BETTE

(nods her head satisfied)

Our farmers poisoned us

with pesticides and

hormones.

The cook, a cheery man by nature, smiles to this comment, he raises his arm and makes a face as if to guarantee his food is of good quality.

At the end of the line of food Bette finds out that there is not a cashier to pay the lunch to.

BETTE

(asks them all)

Where is the cashier?

They turned around and searched for a cashier but could not find one…

DANNY

(shrugs his shoulders)

It must be complimentary

of the airline company due

to the shit we are in…

BETTE

Might be …

They carry trays with food and sit at the tables.

BETTE

(continues)

… but it seems we are in

a much bigger problem.

DIANE

(sits beside Bette)

What do you mean?

FRANCES

You heard what they said!

They speak loudly so that everyone in the restaurant hears what they’re saying. Jack, who sits at the neighbouring table, responds.

JACK

Yeah, I think someone’s

playing us. Maybe it’s

Candid Camera?

Everyone looks around trying to find a camera, which is possibly making a video of them.

BRANDON

I can’t see a camera.

FRANCES

Me neither…

JACK

Of course you cannot see

it! The show wouldn’t be

called “Candid Camera” if

the camera isn’t hidden.

BETTE

(seconds his opinion)

It’s true, it sounds

unrealistic that everyone

can work whatever they

wish!

DANNY

Someone is screwing around

with us!

KEVIN

It seems serious to me!

Me too…

JOHN

I don’t think it’s bad

here…

John puts a bite in his mouth as if nothing strange has happened.

DIANE

(a bit worried)

I hope not…

INT. WELCOME CENTER (again)

Danny is first to return to the welcome center. He sits in front of the computer and types an e-mail to his business partner…

Hi George,

Something very strange has

happened to me. If you

receive this letter maybe

it is not that strange…

Write to me,

Danny

Sends the e-mail and immediately receives the response “The recipient is unknown.” He swallows a noodle, inhales and exhales unsatisfied.

At that time the others return from lunch. Mirjana continues the speech after the break.

MIRJANA

(continues)

We have developed direct

democracy here…

…especially in economy…

DANNY

(mocks her sarcastically)

Oh oh oh…

MIRJANA

We all participate in the

distribution of common

money.

DANNY

(mocks her again)

Oh oh oh…

Mirjana looks at Danny and smiles.

MIRJANA

Now comes a real surprise

for you! We have directly

decided to direct all the

money for the needs of

joined consumption.

She presents a diagram on a big screen where individual consumption is reduced to zero. The joined consumption accumulates all of the money.

DANNY

Wait a moment, what does it

mean, all the money goes to

the joined consumption?

MIRJANA

That means we do not

receive incomes here. We

all consume what ever we

need and everything is

financed from the common

consumption budget.

DANNY

Incomes do not exist,

everyone takes what they

need? … You are even

worse than commies!

You are crazy!

MIRJANA

We are not crazy. We

function excellently.

DANNY

So who decides what a

consumer is going to

consume?

MIRJANA

The consumer alone.

DANNY

How convenient! Let’s say

I am a consumer who orders

a pizza and while waits to

be served asks politely for

ten Mercedes cars to be

packed to go. Any problem

there?

MIRJANA

Here we have completely

different values then you

are used to. If somebody

takes ten cars here it

would be equally foolish

like the one who takes ten

dinners instead of one.

No intelligent person does

this…

DANNY

OK, let’s say I am foolish

and stupid and still ask

for ten Mercedes. What

would happen then?

MIKI

Cars are made by the orders

of the people. With such

behaviour you can produce

a shortage of spare cars.

Then the people here may

get angry at you and give

you negative evaluations.

A lot of negative

evaluations and you finish

at the end of the main

street right…

Danny does not look satisfied with the answer, neither do the others…

MIKI

(continues)

When we came here we

thought the same as you.

We directed all of the

money for incomes. We had

no taxes at all. We were

full of money. Normally we

had to pay each good or

service. We had to pay

doctors, schools, police,

courts, everything…

(he thinks a little bit)

What was even worse, we

privatized everything. On

my way to work I had to

stop 13 times to pay

crossing over someone’s

private property. That

Lazar wanted to privatize

even air, but he didn’t

succeed! Police did

not want to talk to you

before you paid them.

Firemen did not want to

extinguish a fire before

you pay them. Medical

doctors did not want to

look at you before you pay

them. We have produced a

worse situation than you

have had, and almost

finished right in Hell…

MIRJANA

Not me!

MIKI

(ironically)

Sorry I forgot to say that

you have always been

perfect. That’s the reason

I am very happy with you.

Mirjana pretends she didn’t hear irony in his voice.

MIRJANA

Do you ask yourself if I

am very happy with you?

(asks with silent voice)

Have you cleaned the

carpet?

MIKI

(silently responds to

Mirjana)

Oh, you have started

delivering compliments to

me in public…

(continues loudly)

When we saw that it could

not be worse we started

directing money for the

common consumption

purposes.

Mirjana passes a minor conflict and continues…

MIRJANA

But we didn’t allow anyone

to use that money in our

name. Not the presidents,

nor representatives,

neither the professionals,

nobody! We requested to

spend the money alone

where we want to.

MIKI

(continues)

That’s how we finally took

the privileged power from

the leaders. That’s how the

taxes started to serve us!

DANNY

(mocks him)

Oh oh oh…

Miki does not pay attention…

MIKI

That ended up so well that

we all finally individually

gave all our money for

taxes. In that manner we

abolished incomes. Now we

finance all consumption

from the common expenses

budget. These are

significant changes…

DANNY

If I ever work here, I

would still like to

receive an income…

MIKI

Why do you need it when

everything is free of

charge?

DANNY

I do not believe in your

system. (says honestly)

MIKI

You could all vote to keep

your salaries but your

voices will be drowned in

the sea of votes from all

of us who do not need

salaries any more. The

result of all your votes

could ideally affect us to

receive a salary in the

amount of a few dollars.

This would slightly reduce

the common consumption but

still everything would be

free of charge because we

who live here want it. We

do not want salaries.

That’s how we live.

However, if you persuade

most of us to keep wages

then incomes would return

and normally most of the

goods would have to be

purchased. Honestly, We

do not see it as a

possibility because we

know our way is the best.

DANNY

I do not believe in your

system. (repeats honestly)

MIKI

OK. We cannot give you an

income because it does not

exist here, but we can give

you money, as much as you

want, with which you cannot

buy anything because

everything is free of

charge here.

Danny nods his head satisfied.

JACK

Wait a moment! If

everything is free of

charge why would anybody

work hard to get something

when he can have it without

work?

MIRJANA

Here work is not a

difficult trouble but

pleasant satisfaction.

Work is a value itself.

They are all absorbed in thoughts. Jack breaks the silence…

JACK

I was told that the market

determines the value of

work.

MIKI

That’s correct too, but you

still do not know how the

free work market looks

like.

JACK

(repeats surprised)

We still do not know how a

work market is supposed to

look like?

MIKI

Correct! The market of work

is supposed to make balance

between the demand and supply

of work. Have you had an

equal demand for all work

posts?

JACK

Work cannot be equally

demanded. Somebody always

gets better jobs and

somebody worse jobs…

MIKI

Here we do not have better

and worse jobs!

JACK

(sarcastically)

How convenient!

MIKI

You think better jobs are

those that give bigger

statuses and influences in

society. These are

illusions… We have

eliminated them…

The workers at more

influential work positions

receive more evaluations

from the people. If they

fail terribly they can

easily finish in Hell…

DANNY

(mocks him powerlessly)

Yeah…

MIKI

(doesn’t pay attention to

him)

The moment we abolished the

work privileges all jobs

became equally demanded.

JACK

MIKI

Nobody would choose bad

jobs if they exist. The

work is free here.

JACK

(excitedly)

So you think we didn’t work

freely?! That I was a slave

for 45 years?

MIKI

(calmly)

To be honest, that’s

right… You do not know

what free work is!

JACK

(asks sarcastically)

Would you be so kind and

tell us poor, ignorant

people what free work is?

MIKI

Here we choose whether we

want to work, and then we

choose what we want to

work. That is free work.

JACK

(continues)

So what if all the people

choose not to work?

MIKI

That is impossible! We

confirm our productive

powers by the work. By

giving up from it we would

practically negate

ourselves…

JACK

Everything is possible!

MIKI

That would be the same as

your top sportsmen give up

from competitions. We have

competitions for each work

post here.

JACK

Now that sounds cruel!

MIRJANA

It’s not cruel at all.

There is a job for everyone

here. No ones job is better

than others’. No one’s

economic existence depends

on work. Each person

competes exactly as much as

it is suitable to his

nature. Everyone likes

their jobs and finds

satisfaction in work…

Jack watches Miki suspiciously.

MIKI

(continues)

Let me conclude, work values

more than goods here. If

that would not be the case,

then we would return back

to individual incomes, you

are used to. But this is

paradise and everything

is OK.

MIRJANA

That would be all for now.

Any questions?

FRANCES

You said that you direct

production and consumption

on your own. It’s not clear

to me how?

MIRJANA

Here we have fictitious

money that everyone directs

where he thinks is more or

most important. An

individual who thinks that

health care should be more

developed than public

recreation, would direct

more money for health

care and less for the

public recreation. The sum

total of all statements of

all individuals determines

production.

FRANCES

So how can you order a car?

MIRJANA

We order cars

individually…

We successfully cover all

individual orders by the

common consumption budget.

If we are not able to do

so, we would return to

individual incomes…

…which would not be a

problem at all…

Thinks a little bit and then continues.

MIRJANA

The point is we have

created a democratically

planned economy that

implements the most

rational and useful

production. The system of

work competition carries

out the best possible

production. Our economy

is the best one.

DANNY

OK, now you came to the

subject I am an expert at.

Good old capitalism has the

best economy because it

makes the highest profit.

That’s a well known thing!

MIKI

Incorrect! The best worker

on every public work post

makes the highest profit

that capitalism cannot

follow. Public companies

won over private ones and

that sent capitalism to

history…

Danny makes a face as if something hit him but does not have the guts to continue discussion.

MIRJANA

(continues)

When capitalism started

leaving, the profit started

losing its importance…

…man has become the main

value. Now profit does not

exist any more at all and

man is all for us…

FRANCES

(concludes)

Sounds good…

DANNY

Sounds bad!

MIKI

(smiles and continues)

And now, the last surprise

for today. It’s enough that

workers here work two hours

a day in order to satisfy

the needs of the whole

community.

DANNY

(suspiciously)

We will see…

JACK

(sarcastically)

So what are you doing the

rest of the time, if one

is allowed to know?

MIKI

We can work what we want

and as much as we want.

The rest of the time we do

the same as we do while

work – we enjoy life.

MIRJANA

Communism Part I

EXT. AIRPORT LOS ANGELES (LAX) 11:45 NIGHT.

Total darkness. One can hear a plane far away… the noise becomes stronger… strong thunder like noise of airplane engines… Airplane Boeing 757 on line Los Angeles – New York takes off from the runway. Unlimited lights of Los Angeles…

INT. AIRPLANE BOEING 757 NIGHT

The airplane is almost empty. Al travels alone. He is a middle-aged man. Wears an expensive suit, white shirt and tie. Looks elegant.

Stewardess is a young, attractive looking woman. She serves refreshing drinks. Approaches Al.

STEWARDESS

Would you like coffee or

tea?

Coffee please.

STEWARDESS

Sugar, milk?

Yes please.

The stewardess pours coffee in a cup on the tray which she holds with another hand. She hands it to Al with a smile.

STEWARDESS

Here you go.

Thank you.

Brandon sits two rows behind Al. Young, athletically built man. Dressed sportily. Frances, a beautiful brunette naps on his shoulder. Dressed casually.

Kevin sits on the opposite side of the aisle of Brandon. He is a man in his best years. Wears a cheap grey suit. Travels alone. Talks to Brandon.

KEVIN

(proudly emphasizes)

…I have never charged a

parking ticket without

adding the comment “Have a

nice day”. Good manners in

first place…

Brandon half interested approves such behaviour by nodding his head. In this moment Al passes beside them. Kevin opens his eyes widely from surprise.

KEVIN

(says to Brandon

confidently covering his

mouth)

That is Al…

(emphasizes)

He is a mafia boss…

Brandon nods his head still not very interested.

John sits two rows behind Kevin. Late fifties. Extremely modern cloth. Armani. Rolex. He speaks to Diane, an attractive dressed up blond woman, half his age.

JOHN

…everything will look

completely different.

We will reduce CO2 emission

by 80% and that will end

global warming… we will

be able to breathe again,

not to speak of ozone

holes…

Behind him sits Jack. By his looks one would guess he is a retiree. Wears wrinkled grey clothing.

Jack heard what John said. It revolted him. Jack interrupts him with a lot of malice.

JACK

You politicians are the

biggest liars. This world

would be much better

without you…

Spouse Kathy sits beside him and gives him a sign to be silent.

John has a short fuse. He tries to respond calmly and well mannered but his vanity is hurt.

JOHN

I contributed a lot to

society…

JACK

(cannot resist to say)

Yah, yah. I can only think

it…

John slowly loses his temper and reacts with more tension.

JOHN

I am the one who reduced

crime in Washington DC!

(gives more passion)

I am the one who brought

help to New Orleans after

Katrina!!

(continues almost in the

manner of Adolf Hitler.)

I am the one who told Bush

not to leave Iraq before

winning!!! I am the one…

DIANE

(calmly interrupts him)

John stop, what’s wrong

with you?

JOHN

Huh?

John brings himself together. Disapproved by shaking his head.

JACK

(interrupts)

What the heck…

Kathy grabs Jack’s sleeve and stops him by putting her finger on her lips.

JACK

(says to Kathy)

Why are you telling me to

shut up? Is this what we

fought for? This is a free

country!

KATHY

(calms him)

You don’t know the man.

JACK

They’re all the same!

Before elections they are

angels then after they only

watch their own asses…

Jack mumbles disapprovingly to himself.

Behind them sits a well-dressed couple in their mature years. Danny is short and chubby. He talks to his wife Bette who reads a journal.

DANNY

…it should be bought for

the bedroom.

BETTE

Danny, slow down… first

we need to consult S&F, to

see what they think…

(continues reading journal)

DANNY

I can’t wait to get home…

Camera moves into the cockpit. The pilot and co-pilot sit there. Both look young. They routinely take on their duties.

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

FLIGHT CONTROL

Delta 704, here is flight

control New York.

PILOT

Delta 704 asks permission

to land at Kennedy airport.

FLIGHT CONTROL

Roger that. OK Delta 704.

You are in queue now.

Continue flight through

the same corridor.

PILOT

Delta 704 Roger that.

CO-PILOT

(says to pilot)

We have excellent weather

for landing…

In the plane one hears murmur, and noise of the engine. One can hear through speakers that the weather in New York is clear. The temperature is 77 degrees Fahrenheit. SUDDENLY ABSOLUTE SILENCE AND DARKNESS. It lasts for about 10 seconds so that the movie viewers become a little bit upset. After about 10 seconds everything appears back the same way it was before. However, it is not night any more, it is day. The passengers are confused. Most of them feel something happened but do not know what. Comments are heard…

KATHY

(looks at Jack)

What happened?

JACK

Even airline companies

aren’t what they used to

be…

FRANCES

(says worriedly to Brandon)

Something very strange

happened…

BRANDON

(looks around)

Everything looks fine…

The pilot, doesn’t understand what happened either. He inspects the commands. Everything looks normal, but the sun shines brightly. The pilot looks at the co-pilot with a questioning look. The co-pilot shrugs his shoulders.

PILOT

Wasn’t it just night?

CO-PILOT

It was…

PILOT

And now it’s not?

CO-PILOT

It’s not…

PILOT

That’s what I thought…

Tries again to communicate with flight control.

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Radio whizzes, static, but there is no response. Pilot tries again…

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York. Do you

copy? Roger.

FLIGHT CONTROL

(strong foreign accent

responds)

Here is Condor. Here is

Condor. No Roger here…

PILOT

(surprised but continues)

Roger that. Delta 704 calling.

I’ve lost connection with

New York. Can you help me?

FLIGHT CONTROL

No Roger here. Here Condor.

Thirty miles ahead of you

is the airport Heaven.

I recommend landing because

after it is Hell.

The pilot looks at the co-pilot surprised. The co-pilot responds by shrugging his shoulders.

PILOT

Roger that. Flight control,

where is the airport John

Kennedy?

FLIGHT CONTROL

Hey, here is Condor. No

John here. I recommend

landing because after us

is Hell…

PILOT

Roger that. I’m coming

down.

The airplane flies over rocky mountains. One can see beautiful lakes, woods and meadows in the mountains. It decreases in altitude reaching the beautiful blue sea. Frances looks through the window.

FRANCES

(tells Brandon)

Look how beautiful it is

here…

BRANDON

(peeks over her)

It is indeed… …but it

doesn’t look like New York

…not even like the US…

Pilot informs the passengers through the P. A. System: “It seems we have small technical problems. We will land in the emergency airport. We are planning to continue the flight to New York soon.” The stewardess continues: “Please fasten your seatbelts and put your seat back in an upright position…”

Passengers look at each other questioningly…

EXT. AIRPORT DAY

The airplane Boeing 757 lands on a small airport. The main building is small. There is a board there and on it is the name “Heaven”. It is not a busy airport. Light, clearness, and beauty everywhere.

At the airport a brass band plays “Imagine” by John Lennon. The passengers get out of the plane…

BETTE

(frowns her face)

What kind of music is that?

JACK

The moment I got on the

plane I knew there would

be problems…

FRANCES

Where are we?

At the airport domestic officials, a middle aged married couple Miki and Mirjana greet them. They are very friendly and hospitable….

Miki is a former high official of the communist party, seducer, cheater. Now almost an exemplary man. He wears a light linen sport suit. It fits him well.

Mirjana is somewhat younger than Miki. One would say she is a pretty beautiful woman. Her turquoise dress is waving, emphasizing her elegant look.

MIKI

Welcome, I am Miki and this

is my wife Mirjana. We wish

you a nice stay…

The passengers protest loudly.

JACK

What stay? What are you

talking about…

JOHN

It’s out of question…

BRANDON

Brandon has a final soccer

cup in Milan…

DANNY

I am not staying here…

BETTE

I have a concert in Paris!

Al is very surprised and watches what happens there.

Commotion rises.

Miki tries to calm down the situation but he is not very skilful in it…

MIKI

I think you will have to

forget about your

obligations and wishes…

JACK

What is this?

BETTE

Who are you?

KEVIN

You cannot threaten me!

(shakes his finger as a

warning)

JACK

I will report it to the

police as soon I get home!

KEVIN

I am the police!

What is this?

Miki finally gets a chance to respond to them in peace.

MIKI

This is Heaven.

JACK

What heaven?

MIKI

Exactly the one you can

see… There is no

return…

Now protests culminate into revolt. Mirjana raises her arms in order to calm down the situation.

MIRJANA

Please people…

Newcomers calm down. They are curious what she has to say…

MIRJANA

No one forces you to stay

here. Simply, there is no

exit… I wanted to go back

home too when I got here.

We all looked for an exit

but didn’t find any…

DANNY

I will find it…

MIRJANA

You are free to search for

an exit as much as you want

and I wish you with my

whole heart to find it….

DANNY

(relaxingly says)

Uh, I thought I was in

prison…

MIRJANA

(smiles and continues)

But this place is very

nice. We are very happy

here and do not want out

any more. This is Paradise.

JACK

What paradise?

MIRJANA

Now we will take you to the

Welcome houses where you

will be explained where you

are and what you might

expect here.

They look oddly at each other but get on the two buses and go to the welcome houses.

EXT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

One welcome house is located in a small town on a beautiful small island. It is connected with a coast by a pebbled path. The little town has about thirty houses. A very nicely arranged island.

One bus comes to the Welcome center. Newcomers take off the bus and walk to the island.

EXT. AIRPORT LOS ANGELES (LAX) 11:45 NIGHT.

INT. AIRPLANE BOEING 757 NIGHT

The airplane is almost empty. Al travels alone. He is a middle-aged man. Wears an expensive suit, white shirt and tie. Looks elegant.

Stewardess is a young, attractive looking woman. She serves refreshing drinks. Approaches Al.

STEWARDESS

Would you like coffee or

tea?

Coffee please.

STEWARDESS

Sugar, milk?

Yes please.

The stewardess pours coffee in a cup on the tray which she holds with another hand. She hands it to Al with a smile.

STEWARDESS

Here you go.

Thank you.

Brandon sits two rows behind Al. Young, athletically built man. Dressed sportily. Frances, a beautiful brunette naps on his shoulder. Dressed casually.

Kevin sits on the opposite side of the aisle of Brandon. He is a man in his best years. Wears a cheap grey suit. Travels alone. Talks to Brandon.

KEVIN

(proudly emphasizes)

…I have never charged a

parking ticket without

adding the comment “Have a

nice day”. Good manners in

first place…

Brandon half interested approves such behaviour by nodding his head. In this moment Al passes beside them. Kevin opens his eyes widely from surprise.

KEVIN

(says to Brandon

confidently covering his

mouth)

That is Al…

(emphasizes)

He is a mafia boss…

Brandon nods his head still not very interested.

John sits two rows behind Kevin. Late fifties. Extremely modern cloth. Armani. Rolex. He speaks to Diane, an attractive dressed up blond woman, half his age.

JOHN

…everything will look

completely different.

We will reduce CO2 emission

by 80% and that will end

global warming… we will

be able to breathe again,

not to speak of ozone

holes…

Behind him sits Jack. By his looks one would guess he is a retiree. Wears wrinkled grey clothing.

Jack heard what John said. It revolted him. Jack interrupts him with a lot of malice.

JACK

You politicians are the

biggest liars. This world

would be much better

without you…

Spouse Kathy sits beside him and gives him a sign to be silent.

John has a short fuse. He tries to respond calmly and well mannered but his vanity is hurt.

JOHN

I contributed a lot to

society…

JACK

(cannot resist to say)

Yah, yah. I can only think

it…

John slowly loses his temper and reacts with more tension.

JOHN

I am the one who reduced

crime in Washington DC!

(gives more passion)

I am the one who brought

help to New Orleans after

Katrina!!

(continues almost in the

manner of Adolf Hitler.)

I am the one who told Bush

not to leave Iraq before

winning!!! I am the one…

DIANE

(calmly interrupts him)

John stop, what’s wrong

with you?

JOHN

Huh?

John brings himself together. Disapproved by shaking his head.

JACK

(interrupts)

What the heck…

Kathy grabs Jack’s sleeve and stops him by putting her finger on her lips.

JACK

(says to Kathy)

Why are you telling me to

shut up? Is this what we

fought for? This is a free

country!

KATHY

(calms him)

You don’t know the man.

JACK

They’re all the same!

Before elections they are

angels then after they only

watch their own asses…

Jack mumbles disapprovingly to himself.

Behind them sits a well-dressed couple in their mature years. Danny is short and chubby. He talks to his wife Bette who reads a journal.

DANNY

…it should be bought for

the bedroom.

BETTE

Danny, slow down… first

we need to consult S&F, to

see what they think…

(continues reading journal)

DANNY

I can’t wait to get home…

Camera moves into the cockpit. The pilot and co-pilot sit there. Both look young. They routinely take on their duties.

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York, do you

copy.

FLIGHT CONTROL

Delta 704, here is flight

control New York.

PILOT

Delta 704 asks permission

to land at Kennedy airport.

FLIGHT CONTROL

Roger that. OK Delta 704.

You are in queue now.

Continue flight through

the same corridor.

PILOT

Delta 704 Roger that.

CO-PILOT

(says to pilot)

We have excellent weather

for landing…

KATHY

(looks at Jack)

What happened?

JACK

Even airline companies

aren’t what they used to

be…

FRANCES

(says worriedly to Brandon)

Something very strange

happened…

BRANDON

(looks around)

Everything looks fine…

PILOT

Wasn’t it just night?

CO-PILOT

It was…

PILOT

And now it’s not?

CO-PILOT

It’s not…

PILOT

That’s what I thought…

Tries again to communicate with flight control.

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York.

Radio whizzes, static, but there is no response. Pilot tries again…

PILOT

Delta 704 calling flight

control New York. Do you

copy? Roger.

FLIGHT CONTROL

(strong foreign accent

responds)

Here is Condor. Here is

Condor. No Roger here…

PILOT

(surprised but continues)

Roger that. Delta 704 calling.

I’ve lost connection with

New York. Can you help me?

FLIGHT CONTROL

No Roger here. Here Condor.

Thirty miles ahead of you

is the airport Heaven.

I recommend landing because

after it is Hell.

The pilot looks at the co-pilot surprised. The co-pilot responds by shrugging his shoulders.

PILOT

Roger that. Flight control,

where is the airport John

Kennedy?

FLIGHT CONTROL

Hey, here is Condor. No

John here. I recommend

landing because after us

is Hell…

PILOT

Roger that. I’m coming

down.

The airplane flies over rocky mountains. One can see beautiful lakes, woods and meadows in the mountains. It decreases in altitude reaching the beautiful blue sea. Frances looks through the window.

FRANCES

(tells Brandon)

Look how beautiful it is

here…

BRANDON

(peeks over her)

It is indeed… …but it

doesn’t look like New York

…not even like the US…

Passengers look at each other questioningly…

EXT. AIRPORT DAY

At the airport a brass band plays “Imagine” by John Lennon. The passengers get out of the plane…

BETTE

(frowns her face)

What kind of music is that?

JACK

The moment I got on the

plane I knew there would

be problems…

FRANCES

Where are we?

At the airport domestic officials, a middle aged married couple Miki and Mirjana greet them. They are very friendly and hospitable….

Miki is a former high official of the communist party, seducer, cheater. Now almost an exemplary man. He wears a light linen sport suit. It fits him well.

Mirjana is somewhat younger than Miki. One would say she is a pretty beautiful woman. Her turquoise dress is waving, emphasizing her elegant look.

MIKI

Welcome, I am Miki and this

is my wife Mirjana. We wish

you a nice stay…

The passengers protest loudly.

JACK

What stay? What are you

talking about…

JOHN

It’s out of question…

BRANDON

Brandon has a final soccer

cup in Milan…

DANNY

I am not staying here…

BETTE

I have a concert in Paris!

Al is very surprised and watches what happens there.

Commotion rises.

Miki tries to calm down the situation but he is not very skilful in it…

MIKI

I think you will have to

forget about your

obligations and wishes…

JACK

What is this?

BETTE

Who are you?

KEVIN

You cannot threaten me!

(shakes his finger as a

warning)

JACK

I will report it to the

police as soon I get home!

KEVIN

I am the police!

What is this?

Miki finally gets a chance to respond to them in peace.

MIKI

This is Heaven.

JACK

What heaven?

MIKI

Exactly the one you can

see… There is no

return…

Now protests culminate into revolt. Mirjana raises her arms in order to calm down the situation.

MIRJANA

Please people…

Newcomers calm down. They are curious what she has to say…

MIRJANA

No one forces you to stay

here. Simply, there is no

exit… I wanted to go back

home too when I got here.

We all looked for an exit

but didn’t find any…

DANNY

I will find it…

MIRJANA

You are free to search for

an exit as much as you want

and I wish you with my

whole heart to find it….

DANNY

(relaxingly says)

Uh, I thought I was in

prison…

MIRJANA

(smiles and continues)

But this place is very

nice. We are very happy

here and do not want out

any more. This is Paradise.

JACK

What paradise?

MIRJANA

Now we will take you to the

Welcome houses where you

will be explained where you

are and what you might

expect here.

They look oddly at each other but get on the two buses and go to the welcome houses.

EXT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

One welcome house is located in a small town on a beautiful small island. It is connected with a coast by a pebbled path. The little town has about thirty houses. A very nicely arranged island.

One bus comes to the Welcome center. Newcomers take off the bus and walk to the island.

Bette looks along the pedestrian path towards an unusual island. Talks to her husband Danny.

BETTE

Isn’t it wonderful here!

…like in fairy tale…

DANNY

Nothing is clear to me…

INT. WELCOME HOUSE DAY

The Welcome center is a contemporarily adapted old rock house. An unusual combination of old and new. New comers enter a big room which looks like a modern classroom. Each table has a computer. Instead of a blackboard there is a huge monitor. The chairs are upholstered. The room is bright and comfortable for staying in.

New comers all sit like students in classroom. Miki and Mirjana speak….

MIRJANA

You have come to another

world, in Paradise.

Their faces reflect surprise and confusion. Absolute silence in the room. Frances breaks the silence with a silent and fearful question…

FRANCES

Are we alive?

MIRJANA

The life you’ve had so far

is finished. Now you are

starting a new one…

Massive refusal steps in…

JACK

I haven’t planned it yet…

DANNY

I refuse cooperation…

JOHN

Me too…

DIANE

I haven’t even gotten a

face lift yet…

MIRJANA

(interrupts them)

You should be happy to be

here. Most of you do not

deserve it. Most of you are

here just because there is

not enough space in Hell.

MIKI

(continues)

There they get stacked up

four people one above another.

(shows it with his hands)

Newcomers go to the bottom.

The newcomers are disgusted and horrified. Murmur is heard. Mirjana looks at the newcomers. Waits a little bit in order to get attention and continues.

MIRJANA

We have your records and

know exactly what you

deserve.

DANNY

(furiously interrupts

Mirjana)

I have not authorized you

to collect information

about me!

MIRJANA

I haven’t collected

information about you.

I’ve received it from

above. I am just doing my

job…

DANNY

(responds with mocking

sarcastic voice)

Who has given it to you

from above?

Mirjana looks above and says nothing…

Danny takes a probing glance at her but asks nothing…

MIRJANA

(continues)

Because of the crowd at

Hell and humanitarian

reasons one has come to the

conclusion to give one more

chance to bad people…

MIKI

(interrupts)

You are very lucky. Many

people do not have access

here.

MIRJANA

Those who do not deserve

to be in Heaven will get

a red hat from us.

She shows a hat. This is a simple knitted hat with a knitted ball on the top

MIRJANA

(continues)

Those who get a blue hat…

(shows a blue hat)

…deserve to stay here.

Silent and very tense atmosphere in the room.

MIRJANA

(continues)

Red hat will tell everybody

that you are sinners in

trouble and that you are

supposed to go to Hell…

But, there is an escape!

(she stresses and

continues)

We have a principle of

mutual evaluations among

the people here. If you do

good things to other people

they would give you good

marks. Each favourable

evaluation you receive

takes off one knot from

your red hat. If the red

hat fully disappears you

will not go to Hell.

DANNY

(curiously)

How does the evaluation

works?

MIRJANA

The evaluation is anonymous

over computers or phones.

Everyone has an equal

evaluation right.

DANNY

(jumps from a chair)

I do not want everybody to

evaluate me. Only owners

of corporations may

evaluate me!

MIRJANA

If you want to stay here

you do not have a choice…

JACK

It’s too hot. I will not

wear a wool hat!

DIANE

It will mess up my

hairstyle.

(touches the hair

indulgently)

MIRJANA

(continues calmly)

A red hat is a punishment.

You have to wear it. But

wearing the red hat is also

very useful. The people

will see that you are in

trouble and would help you

if you deserve it.

DANNY

(sarcastically)

Thank them very much…

MIRJANA

(continues)

That is the reason everyone

here tries hard to please

other people and to

diminish making possible

inconveniences…

FRANCES

Interesting…

MIRJANA

(continues)

A blue hat you wear only

if you wish. Good marks

enlarge it. It actually

presents your merits…

Possessing a bigger blue

hat tells you are a better

person.

BRANDON

I am not sure I understand.

Could you please repeat

it for me?

Mirjana now talks slowly in order to be taken seriously and understood better.

MIRJANA

Please listen to me very

carefully. It is very

important! If you behave

properly you will get

positive evaluations from

the people here and that

would decrease the size of

your red hat or increase

the size of your blue hat.

(she shows the hats in

order to be more

understood)

On the other hand, if you

produce evil you would get

negative evaluations from

the people here and that

would increase the size of

your red hat or decrease

the size of your blue hat.

A blue hat means you stay

here…

MIKI

Red hat means that within

a year you will be on the

bottom, below three people.

MIRJANA

Are you ready for the hat

distribution?

JACK

I am ready. I know that a

big blue hat belongs to me.

Al shrinks himself and does not say anything.

BRANDON

Brandon is ready. Everyone

likes Brandon!

MIRJANA

Let’s go then…

Ghostly silence in room, fear of distribution…

MIRJANA

(continues)

John! … Here is your hat.

She takes a red hat out of the desk. John does not care much about it and takes the hat.

MIRJANA

Diane! For you…

Gives her a small red hat.

DIANE

(watches the hat)

It’s cute…

(but she is not confident)

MIRJANA

Al!

He crosses himself and fearfully approaches her. Mirjana takes out a blue hat for him. Relaxing smile immediately illuminates his face, but…

MIRJANA

Oops, my mistake…

Mirjana returns a blue hat and pulls out a red hat five feet long for him. Al closes his eyes in pain because of the sudden inconvenience and sighs deeply.

They could knit a sweater

with this wool…

(takes the hat)

KEVIN

(heckles)

Don Corleone, justice is

slow but attained!

MIRJANA

Kevin!

He approaches confidently thinking he is supposed to receive a blue hat.

MIRJANA

(continues)

Your hat…

Mirjana takes out a smaller red hat for him.

KEVIN

(shake head protesting)

All my life I was in the

service of law enforcement.

This is injustice!

MIRJANA

(replies calmly)

Your laws do not apply

here.

MIRJANA

Jack!

Now he approaches less confident. He receives a smaller red hat as well. He is very angry and verbally attacks his wife Kathy…

JACK

You are guilty for this!

You! Why did God create

you? To hurt me?

(Kathy is silent)

MIRJANA

Kathy!

Approaches sadly and frightened. She got a red hat. Returns to her seat with a tear in her eye.

MIRJANA

Brandon!

Approaches very confidently and receives a blue hat. He returns back happily the same way he approached Mirjana.

BRANDON

(smiles)

Everyone likes Brandon!

MIRJANA

Frances!

She approaches a little bit afraid. Takes a blue hat and happily returns back to her place.

MIRJANA

Danny!

He got a red hat. Protests….

DANNY

I have been a president and

CEO in many corporations.

Humankind has received

unlimited benefits from my

work… You are criminals,

thieves, cheaters…

MIRJANA

Bette!

She receives a big blue hat. Returns to her place dancing with her hips.

MIRJANA

Now you know how things

are…

KEVIN

(sadly complains)

I go to church every

Sunday. Pray to God to

forgive my sins. This is

injustice…

MIKI

Have you prayed to Him to

forgive your wastefulness

while people are hungry

around the world?

KEVIN

If they worked they would

have enough food. What do

I have with that?

MIKI

A lot! Here everything is

evaluated… Have you

prayed to God to forgive

you for the aggressions on

Yugoslavia, Iraq,

Afghanistan?

KEVIN

I have not done it!

MIKI

You have not, but you are

guilty anyway! Have I voted

for the Presidents who

occupied these countries or

you? Have you paid taxes to

them that they used to buy

bombs? Yes you have done it.

You are responsible for it!

KEVIN

Sometimes the power must be

used in order to prevent

greater evil…

MIKI

That was done against your

own laws, not to mention

how much it was against our

laws….

KEVIN

(looks for an escape)

We haven’t done this. Our

presidents did.

MIKI

We know how big your quilt

is and how big the quilt of

your presidents is. Your

presidents do not have

access here. They go straight

to Hell! (he thinks a little

bit and continues)

Haven’t you established

competitions practically

everywhere?

KEVIN

You could say that. What

is wrong with that?

MIKI

Wrong is the fact that

winner takes all. That is

the reason you try to win

at any price. That is

evil…

JACK

(sarcastically)

Can we be enlightened with

the information how you

have become such good

people?

MIKI

We compete as well but a

winner does not profit much

more then a loser. We base

our relationships mainly on

mutual agreements…

JACK

(continues sarcastically)

You agreed to be good and

you are good?

MIKI

Something like that…

MIRJANA

(continues)

You who received red hats

with your own effort may

escape Hell. Miki had a big

red hat at the beginning

here. Hadn’t you Miki?

MIKI

(mumbles)

Yes…

MIRJANA

If he escaped from Hell I

guarantee you that you can

do it as well, for sure.

Miki does not like this comment but stays silent.

MIRJANA

We have organized our life

here on the top of the

level, far above the one

you came from. Heaven is

an ideal place for living.

I believe that you are

interested in how it looks

like… From now on, it

will be your life as well.

Go to Heaven Part II

Scenario “Good Communism” (Heaven) – This scenario presents humane communism through a funny story. The scenario was completed in September 2006.

This film begins in a plane that has had an accident and lands in another world. There is a highly developed society in this world, quite different from the one the passengers in the plane have arrived from. In this world injustice, exploitation, corruption, unemployment, crime, evil, violence, destruction, aggression and war do not exist. The passengers learn throughout the film how such a society is created and how to fit into the new world. They succeed in fitting in because the new world is superior and more natural than the one from which they came.

The new society has established a communist system. Everyone works as much as they want and takes as many goods and services as they need. I know, you dear readers, immediately think that this is not possible. You think this because you have been imposed with wrong values from wrong authorities since the day you were born. From the standpoint of these values this screenplay presents an impossible system. I believe you will change your minds after living in socialism for some time.

First I must say that no coercion could exist in communism. The people themselves will one day establish communism by voluntarily giving all their earnings for taxes. Then, all goods and services will be funded by the common consumption, and will be freely available to all people. If only one individual in society wants to keep his income then all people will continue to receive incomes, but they will be very small (such as $0.01) because one individual has little impact to the whole society. Of course, for the establishment of communism the people need to realize where true values lie. In the first place, everyone should love their work that much so that they would work without compensation. I do not know when such a society will be established, but I’m sure it will come. Then the brightest possible future for humankind will begin.

I hope this has intrigued you enough to read the screenplay.

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