信条Tenet Movie Script

Volkov slowly backs towards the capsule with the algorithm... The Protagonist looks down at Ives – whose hand is MOVING... EXT. PRIVATE DECK, SATOR’S YACHT – CONTINUOUS A BEEP. Sator checks his watch.

SATOR:

Our time is up.

He looks across at Kat standing by the rail.

SATOR (CONT'D) I’ll give my wife your love.

PROTAGONIST:

(over phone) You’re forgetting, I haven’t met her, yet.

SATOR:

That’s right, after you meet her, she dies. I’ll just give her my love, instead.

INT. HYPOCENTRE, STALSK-12 – DAY Volkov seals the capsule – hooks it to a winch... the Protagonist watches Ives’s hand emerge with a SIDEARM... Volkov raises the capsule up over the mouth of the DEEP BORE HOLE, then steps back, preparing to release the winch and drop the capsule into the well... EXT. PRIVATE DECK, SATOR’S YACHT – SUNSET Sator goes to hang up, pauses... an afterthought – Volkov?

SATOR:

INT. TUNNEL, STALSK-12 – CONTINUOUS Volkov RUSHES FORWARD with his gun...

SATOR:

(over phone; in Russian, subtitled) – Shoot him in the head. – Volkov PULLS HIS TRIGGER – but the Dead Tenet Soldier has ‘RISEN’ to be in front of the gun ‘ABSORBING’ the bullet – then LEAPING to one side, ALIVE – EXT. PRIVATE DECK, SATOR’S YACHT – CONTINUOUS Sator hears the shot, SATISFIED – Kat pulls the phone away –

KAT:

Enough business, Andrei... INT. TUNNEL, STALSK-12 – CONTINUOUS The Protagonist DIVES to where Ives is lying, GRABS his gun – Volkov TURNS, RUNNING FOR the winch-release –

PROTAGONIST:

WAIT! WAIT! He FIRES at Volkov, who goes down just short of the winch... Ives struggles to his feet, checking his watch – ‘1:07’,

‘1:

06’... Hearing BEEPS, Ives looks up. THE LOCK is open – EXT. HYPOCENTRE RIDGE, STALSK-12 – CONTINUOUS Neil RACES up the slope to the ridge – through the MINEFIELD, setting off personnel mines in his wake, NARROWLY AVOIDING RUNNING HIMSELF OVER... EXT. PRIVATE DECK, SATOR’S YACHT – EVENING As Kat pours him a drink, Sator looks out at the glowing horizon, fiddling with the silver pill... he POINTS –

SATOR:

Tomorrow the sun will rise in that same spot. For the first time in history. Because I’ve told it to.

(looks at her like she’s a loyal dog) You have no idea what I’m talking about, do you?

She looks at him, smiles sweetly.

KAT:

It sounds terribly important, Andrei.

He reaches for her – she gets up, moves to the rail –

SATOR:

Where’re you going?

She grabs the hose, starts spraying herself –

KAT:

Aren’t you hot?

Kat sprays the deck in front of the rail –

SATOR:

What’re you doing, now?

KAT:

I spilled sunscreen.

So what?

SATOR: