Robin Hood; Prince of Thieves

 

November 1998; © Clint Plas

 

1 JERUSALEM

 

Early in the morning,  a priest calls the citizens from the top of a minaret to come to church.

 

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2 PRISON/ JERUSALEM

PRISONER

 

Aaahhh (Turkish)

 

 

QUARD

 

Show us how brave you are

He says you stole the bread

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

It's a lie, I caught him stealing ours

 

QUARD

 

Cut off the infidels hand

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

I stole the bread

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

That's not true

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

They're not interested in the truth

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

But he's lying!

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Peter, you'll not life trough it

 

QUARD

 

As you wish, cut the other one's hand off as well

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

I'm sorry. I'm sorry Robin. No no!

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Puts his hand near the chopper

This is English courage

Retreats his hand and hits his guards. One of the them fall in the fire

This is for five years of hell!

 

AZEEM

 

Behind you!!

They attack the guards

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

Come on, Robin, for God's sake. Come on!

 

PRISONER

 

Robin, take us with you!

 

AZEEM

 

You can not safe those people, Christian, but you can safe me!

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

I'm coming

 

AZEEM

 

Christian!!

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Why should I?

 

AZEEM

 

For pity's sake. Mine is the sentence of death

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

No Robin, he's a Moor, don't listen to him…

 

AZEEM

 

Set me free, I will show you a way out

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

Why should we?

 

AZEEM

 

If you do not, we are all dead men

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

For God's sake, Robin, they're coming!!

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

To the other prisoners

I'm sorry

AZEEM

 

Hurry! This way

 

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3 EXT./ STREETS OF JERUSALEM

 

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

Thanks, I misjudged you

 

AZEEM

 

You're fast with a sword my friend

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Five years I've waited for the smell of free air, that makes a man fast.

An arrow hits Peter in the chest

Peter, Peter!

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

It's mortal, leave me!

Give this ring to my sister Marian. Swear you'll protect her for me

 

AZEEM

 

We can not save him

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

Swear it, Robin

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

I swear it

 

AZEEM

 

They're coming!

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

Tell Marian I died a free Englishman

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Peter, Peter..

Peter gets up and attacks the guards

 

PETER OF DUBOIS

 

For England!!!

 

AZEEM

 

Come my friend, make his sacrifice an act of honour. Come now.

Azeem and Robin run for the guards on horses

Why did you let me free, Christian?

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Whatever blood is in your veins, no man deserves to die in there.

Some guards pass their hiding place

Farewell, my friend, God'll speed your way

 

AZEEM

 

Our way lies together. With the speed of Allah. You have saved my life. Christian. Now I'll stay with you, until I've saved yours. That's my vow.

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Thanks, but I go to England.  I relieve you of your obligation

 

AZEEM

 

Only Allah can do that

 

ROBIN

 

What if I say no?

 

AZEEM

 

You have no choice. I'm Azeem Edin Bashir Al Bachrim. You may call me Azeem

 

ROBIN

 

Robin of Locksley

 

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4 INT./ EXT./LOCKSLEY'S CASTLE, ENGLAND

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

Kind Sir, It's rumoured that you fought in King Richard's crusade with my beloved son, Robin. I fear you are returned home to desperate times. When dark forces plot against our absent king. I'm anxious for words of my son. Were you present at his capture near Jerusalem? Do you know the name of the potentate who holds him? Does he still bear me ill will? A little news, please sir. I would give all that I own for his release.

 

DUNCAN

 

Not now!

 

SERVANT

 

Help me, my Lord!

 

DUNCAN

 

You should have waited. I'm sorry you were disturbed, master.

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

Duncan, it's alright. Let him go…

 

SERVANT

 

They have taken my Gwen.My daughter..

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

Who has taken?

 

SERVANT

 

Men on horses, in masks. We tried to stop them, but…My son is dead. He's dead!

 

DUNCAN

 

Master, stay. There's an evil moon tonight.

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

Never fear, Duncan. The good will overcome. Trust in that.

 

SERVANT

 

I'm sorry, my lord. I had no choice

Man on horse takes his mask of; it's the SHERRIF of Nottingham

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

You!

 

SHERIFF

 

Locksley…

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

The king will hear of this!

 

SHERIFF

 

Join us

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

Never!

SHERIFF

 

Join us, or die!

 

LORD LOCKSLEY

 

For God and King Richard!

 

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5 EXT./ ENGLISH COAST

 

Little boat approaches the British coast, Robin and Azeem and some others are in it. Robin kisses British ground.

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Oh, thank you Lord. I'm home! I'm home!!!

 

AZEEM

 

You are strange Christian

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Yes, but I'm free. And now I beg you to free yourself of your vow. Return with the boat.

I know how it feels to be so far from your home and family

 

AZEEM

 

Because I love them so much, I cannot dishonour them.

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

I'd thought you'd say that.

 

AZEEM

 

Azeem's attacked, but wins the struggle

No one controls my destiny. Especially not one who attacks with down wind and stinks of garlic.

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Come, Azeem. Our fighting days are done. By nightfall, we'll celebrate with my father.

You'll understand of course, I had to try.

 

AZEEM

 

I would have succeeded.

 

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6 EXT./ ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE

 

Robin and Azeem are walking over a stone wall

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Why must you walk at the back of me?

 

AZEEM

 

In you country, am I not the infidel? It's seem safer to appear as your slave, rather then your equal

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

For an infidel, you have uncommon clarity of thinking. And you'll tell me nothing of yourself. For instance your name; Azeem, what doe sit mean?

 

AZEEM

 

Great one

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Great one? Really? Did you give yourself this name? It was a joke! Azeem the great one! I'm home! Look! Mistletoe. Many maids lost their resole to me thanks to this little plant.

 

AZEEM

 

In my country we talk to our women, we do not drug them with plants

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

What do you know of women?

 

AZEEM

 

Where I come from, Christian, there are women of such beauty. That they can poses a mans mind so, that they would be willing to die for her.

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Wait. Was that why you were to be executed? Because of a woman?

That's it, isn't it? That's it!

 

AZEEM

 

It is close to sunset

 

ROBIN OF LOCKSLEY

 

Who was she? The Mullah's daughter? Another man's wife? What's her name?