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A SERIES BASED ON THE BOOK "ANNA" WRITTEN BY NICCOLÒ AMMANITI IN 2015

THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HIT 6 MONTHS AFTER FILMING BEGAN

Tell me about the Outside.

ANNA: The Outside's all black.

They're all dead, Astor.

There are no Grown-ups, no kids. There's nobody left.

You and I are alive because the woods protect us.

God killed everything, throwing the Red Fever over the world.

But he didn't kill us?

ANNA: No, because he can't see through the woods.

ASTOR: The woods are magical, you're magical too.

You can go out because God's afraid of you.

Will you tell me about the holes?

ANNA: It's full of holes and there are ghosts,

there's food and other stuff:

cans of tuna, cookies,

beans, toys.

And clothes.

Outside, gigantic birds circle overhead.

They devour everyone,

they come out of the mountains, and in one go, they're by the sea.

I want to go to the Outside, too.

ANNA: You know you can't.

If you go past the rags, you'll die.

The air's poisonous for you.

When I die, the magic will pass on to you

and you can go out and search for food on your own.

Then I can't wait for you to die.

(ANNA CHUCKLES)

(SIGHS)

(THEME SONG PLAYING)

(TORCH WHIRRING)

(TORCH WHIRRING)

(TORCH WHIRRING)

(MAN SHOUTING IN DISTANCE)

Come, I'll show you.

(EXCLAIMS)

Who owns all these toys?

MAN: They're yours.

- Who bought them? - I did. Don't you like them?

-(GIGGLING) - MAN: This beautiful princess,

where is she hiding?

Where is she hiding?

(MAN EXCLAIMS)

- There's someone under here. -(DOORBELL RINGS)

Who's there?

- Who is it? - WOMAN: Me.

(DOOR OPENS)

MAN: Hi. WOMAN: I came to pick up Anna.

MAN: Weren't you coming tomorrow?

Didn't you hear? There have been infections in Rome, too.

- MAN: I didn't know that. - A family that came from France.

MAN: Uh-huh.

No one knows how they got across the border.

And so?

Palermo's dangerous, I'm taking her.

- But it's in Rome, not in Palermo. - Cities are hotspots.

Maria Grazia, why do you always overreact?

It's a flu that affects the elderly, not children.

They say they've got a vaccine.

Do you believe everything they say on TV?

There isn't a vaccine, the virus mutates.

- Did you hear how many died in Belgium? - Uh-huh.

If you looked into it properly, you'd discover the virus is man-made.

Enough with the conspiracy theories and germ warfare,

I can't handle all this psychosis!

MARIA: We have to avoid contact.

Palermo isn't safe, Marco, I'll take her to the countryside.

You should leave, too.

MARCO: People work, you know, only you do fuck all!

MARIA: Come to our place. MARCO: With that guy?

No, thanks.

MARIA: There's room, you can bring your tobacco shopgirl.

MARCO: Want to talk about that jackass you're with?

MARIA: Don't start. If you want to see your daughter, come with us.

- MARCO: Our daughter. - Here she is.

- Get ready, we're off to the countryside. - No!

Anna, get dressed, Dad'll visit us in the countryside.

No.

MARIA: Thanks.

I'll visit you this weekend, I promise.

- Can I take this at least? - MARCO: Of course, sweetheart.

- Call me. - Yeah.

- MARIA: Are you angry? - Yes.

Humph, are you always angry?

- Let's play a game. - No.

- Let's... - I don't want to!

You're so unpleasant.

-(TURNS ON RADIO) -(BIG IN JAPAN PLAYING)

(CHILDREN CHATTERING IN DISTANCE)

(CHILDREN CHATTERING IN DISTANCE)

(ANNA GASPS)

(PANTING)

(TORCH WHIRRING)

(EXHALES)

ASTOR: Little ants...

with long hair, slippers.

Come to your king, I'll take you to the toad.

All green and purple.

(GROWLING)

With spaghetti for hair.

(GROWLING)

Anna, now I'll bake you a snail pizza.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER) (OBJECTS CLATTERING)

(ALL GRUNTING)

GIRL: Will you help us, please?

Can you get that thing under there?

(WHIMPERS)

What is it?

It's ham.

It's pancetta.

It's the same.

- No, you make carbonara pasta with it. - It's mine!

It's ours, we found it!

It's moldy, can't you see?

No, it's good.

Look what I'll swap you for it.

- Not two, three! - There are three of us.

- I only have two. - Not two.

BOY: It's your loss.

Wait, I'll take them.

- There are three of you, right? - Yeah, three.

You can't do much with two, you said it yourself.

- And the pancetta? - It's mine, I gave you the fruit juice.

True. And you gave them to me.

We're even.

GIRL: I didn't understand a thing.

You're Anna, right?

Half the pancetta is mine.

(SCREAMING IN DISTANCE)

Run!

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(INDISTINCT SHOUTING)

(PANTING)

(PANTING) (CHILDREN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

(EXHALES)

Come on, it's late.

BABY ASTOR: This one, this one!

- MAN: This one? -(DOOR CLOSES)

MARIA: Hi, Astor. MAN: Hey.

- Here she is. - Hello, sweetheart. (LAUGHS)

- MAN: How did it go? - Good, he complained a bit.

MAN: How unusual, he never complains...

Come on, it's normal.

Hi there, little Anna.

- What's with her? - She's very angry.

MAN: So I see.

- Say hello to your brother Astor. - He's not my brother!

And he's not my father!

When Daddy comes, I'm going home with him.

Quit acting like you're from a broken home.

People fall in love and then they break-up.

Your father left me for the tobacco shopgirl, it happens.

- You're not going anywhere. - Maria!

What? She's always sulking, I've had it with her!

- It's not fair. - Go to your room, now.

I don't want to see you till morning!

I hate you all!

What did you say?

(CHILDREN SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

-(BANGING ON DOOR) - Run!

Open the door!

Get them, get them! Open the door, come on!

GIRL: Up there! BOY 1: Get them!

Come on, come on!

BOY 2: Get him!

(SHOUTING CONTINUES)

Behind the shelves!

Come on, I'll catch you.

(SCREAMING, SHOUTING INDISTINCTLY)

Run!

Run, run!

(YELLING)

(THUDS)

BOY 3: Where did they go? BOY 4: Look for them!

Want some?

No.

BOY: The White Kids are older,

they take little kids, the Blue Kids, to Angelica.

They keep a Grown-up in chains who can cure the Red Fever with a kiss.

- Do you believe it? - What?

That they have a living Grown-up.

No, they're all dead.

ANNA: That's right.

(CHILD GASPING, BREATHING HEAVILY)

(GASPING, BREATHING HEAVILY)

Don't worry,

this will all be over soon.

Are you a priest?

I want to be alone, okay?

(VOICES WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY) Astor... Astor...

(RUMBLING)

(HIGH-PITCHED CHIRPING)

(SCREAMING)

(NOISES STOP)

(VOICES WHISPERING) Astor... Essential...

(WINGS FLAPPING RAPIDLY) (VOICES CONTINUE WHISPERING)

And the pancetta?

- Take it all. - Thanks.

How do you know my name?

- You gave me a kiss. - When?

- In the Before. - Me?

A kiss? But I don't even know you.

I'm Pietro.

- You want me to give you a ride? - No.

Okay, see you.

Where do you live?

By the lake, among the reeds.

(MOTORCYCLE STARTS)

(MIMICKING ENGINE REVVING)

ANNA: Drop me off here.

It's fine here.

- You sure? - Yes.

- I can easily give you a ride. - It's okay.

Will I see you again?

(LOCKS DOOR)

"When...

"you find...

"jars

"or packaged food,

always read..."

MARIA: "When you find jars or packaged food,

always read the label

and the expiry date to understand if you can eat it.

"...eat..."

Then smell it carefully.

If you're not sure whether it's good, boil it."

(DOGS BARKING IN DISTANCE)

(CLICKS TONGUE)

(GRUNTS, SIGHS)

(DOGS BARKING)

(TORCH WHIRRING)

This is a beautiful house.

There are delicious sandwiches,

a large cupboard

and a drawer

with lots of good things to eat.

(BLOWS)

(CAR THUDS)

(CAR DOOR OPENS)

(COUGHING)

(BABY ASTOR CRYING) (THUDDING ON DOOR)

(MARCO COUGHING)

MARCO: Maria Grazia.

It's me, open the door, please.

(THUDDING ON DOOR)

- What do you want? - MARCO: I want to see Anna.

Let me see her, please.

Just for a moment.

Let me in, I just want to give her a kiss.

If you care about her, go away.

You risk infecting us all.

MARCO: You want me to die without seeing her again?

Go away.

(CRYING)

(COUGHS)

(HORN HONKS)

I like your shoes.

Yours are nice, too.

Yours are nicer.

No, yours are.

Yours are made of feet.

YOUNG ANNA: Astor.

Astor?

(MARIA COUGHING)

(COUGHING)

What is it?

- I'm hungry. - I'll give you something to eat.

You're always writing, I'm hungry now.

Just be patient.

(COUGHING)

- Mama? - Hmm.

What?

Are you dying?

Yes.

- And me? - No, you're not dying, you're little.

Your brother isn't either.

Come.

You have to be good and look after Astor.

Promise me you'll read the notebook.

Darling.

Will Grown-ups bring medicine?

I don't know.

MARIA: Dearest children, soon your mama will not be here anymore

and you'll have to manage on your own.

You're good and clever, I'm sure you can do it.

I'm leaving you a book of important things.

Inside are directions that will help you cope with life

and avoid danger.

Look after it carefully.

Anna, you must teach Astor how to read.

Some of this advice will not be useful in the world you'll live in,

the rules will change and I can only imagine them.

You will correct the rules and learn from your mistakes.

Mama has gone because of a virus that's spread around the world.

These are the things I know and now I'll say them without lies:

everyone has the virus,

in children, it's asleep and does no harm.

It wakes up when you grow up.

The virus doesn't let you have children.

When your body begins to change, red blotches will appear on your skin.

Then you cough, it's hard to breathe and your muscles hurt.

Then you die.

Want to see what I brought you?

These two,

one and two.

I found them in a pit where there was an evil monster,

but I killed him and I got them for you.

And then...

this!

(ANNA CHUCKLES)

You like it?

MARIA: This point is very important and you must never forget it.

Mama will always love you, even though she's not with you.

Past the woods, there'll be danger, but you'll face it together.

You're siblings, you're a family.

(GRUNTS)

(MUSIC PLAYING)!