電影劇本：SHANGHAI JEWS（33）

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EXT. OPEN KITCHEN -- GHETTO -- HONGKOW -- DAY

More and more Jewish refugees stand in a long queue, waiting for their rations of food. Hans steps out of the kitchen and waves desperately to the refugees.

HANS

Since the food supplies are too scarce, we can't feed everyone today. Please let children and senior people take their food first.

REFUGEE 1

God's Mercy, we're so hungry.

REFUGEE 2

We're starving to death, Sir.

HANS

I know, I know.

REFUGEE 3

How can we sustain us without food?

HANS

I'm so sorry. I hope we can provide more food tomorrow.

While children and senior people are distributed their rations from a kitchen window, other refugees try to rummage through a heap of garbage near the kitchen for some wilted and rotten vegetables.     

EXT. STREETS -- GHETTO -- HONGKOW -- DAY

SUPEROVER: AUGUST, 1945

A newsstand conspicuously shows the headline of the newspaper: AMERICAN FORCES dropped two nuclear bombs in Japan. The first explodes on August 6, on Hiroshima, the second on August 9, on Nagasaki.

Jewish people huddle together to scan the extra dispersing the news of atomic bombs. Some people are rejoicing, while others are confused. 

EXT. STREETS -- GHETTO -- HONGKOW - DAY

SUPEROVER: AUGUST 14, 1945, JAPANESE SURRENDERED

To the deafening sound of drums and cymbals, some Chinese people, in colorful costumes, are performing lion dance and drum dance. Jewish refugees and their Chinese neighbors are applauding and cheering. FIRECRACKERS blast in celebration of the victory over the Japanese.

A newsboys jostles through pedestrians on the sidewalk, distributing extras.     

NEWSBOY

(yelling cheerfully)

Extra, extra, great news, great news.  Japan has surrendered. Japanese has gone, defeated and gone. The war is over. Victory, victory. Extra, extra...  

REFUGEE 1

Now, we're free. We're emancipated. No more Japanese guards, no more confinement. We've got our liberty.

REFUGEE 2

Hurray, we're alive, free and alive. We survived all perils. We're saved, liberated, saved and liberated.

The Japanese sentrybox is empty and abandoned, its red sun flags burning in flames.

The U.S. Army jeeps and trucks rumble through the ghetto streets, loading uniformed Americans who wave the Star-spangled Banners and raise their fingers to show symbols of victory. GIs walk around the streets, whistling and singing YANKEEDOODLE. 

The VANS painted the letters UNRA (United Nations Relief Agency) stop in the ghetto streets. A couple of UNRA CLERKS get off the van and begins to hand out varieties of food.  Many malnourished and emaciated refugees surround the vans, excitedly anticipating their turns to be distributed.

UNRA CLERK 1

Ladies and gentlemen, we've been assigned by UNRA, the United Nations Relief Agency, to deliver food to you. Look, varieties of food are now ready for you guys. Now, here you're, tins of roast beef, chicken broth, bacon, ham, sardine...

UNRA CLERK 2

Hey, the lady with a crying baby, come over please. Take this canned milk powder, it's yours. Now you can feed your baby, and your baby won't cry anymore.

UNRA CLERK 3

Children, my dear children, come to me, here you're, wow, your cookies, candies, chocolate bars...

An AMERICAN NEWSPAPER REPORTER is busy taking photos of poor refugees, adults and children, who've received food from UNRA.

NEWSPAPER REPORTER

Come on, pose for a photo please. Hold your food in front of you. Ready? Smile, smile please, say cheese, say cheese please, c-h-e-e-s-e. Okay, good, good...

(CONTINUING)