RUST AND BONE
Written by
Jacques Audiard & Thomas Bidegain
Based on Craig Davidson's short story collection
16TH August 2011
1. THE CHILD
Gradually more and more visible in the darkness, the face
of a child, Sam. He is 6 years old, blond, pale and
miserably thin. As we move in on his eyes, we see his lids
quickly contracting.
Under his eyelids: vestiges of the day's lights and
shadows, of the day's noise.2. EXT. - NORTHWEST LANDSCAPES. DAY
A grim region where the sky hangs low and the wind can
knock a man off his feet.
On the side of the highway, a large, muscular man with
spiked blond hair: Ali Van Versh, 25.
He has a big bag in one hand and a cell phone in the other.
He talks on the phone as he continues walking:ALI