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INT. ROSE'S HOUSE -- NIGHT Mark lies in bed, groaning. Rose cleans and bandages his wound. ROSE It's a flesh wound, Mr. Rosenfeld. Nothing too serious, but a mess of blood. You'll be all right pretty soon. MARK Thank you, thank you very much. Rose finishes bandaging Mark's shoulder and wipes his forehead with a towel. ROSE You need to take a rest. MARK Where is Hans? ROSE Hans is on the way to fetch Anna and your wife. Your house is not safe now. Mark looks up to see Hans standing in the doorway, followed by Anna and Emilia. ANNA Oh, Papa, I'm so glad to see you're safe. Anna and Emilia hug Mark, smiling through tears. Mark tries to scramble out of bed, weary and dejected. EMILIA Oh, my dear, don't move. Stay in bed. Are you okay? MARK I'm okay. Don't worry. EMILIA Thank God, you are safe. You look so pale. MARK I'm fine. ANNA Papa, many Jews have been imprisoned. MARK What a crushing calamity. EMILIA Who knows what would happen next. MARK Things are growing more precarious. It's too horrible and dangerous to stay in Germany any more. HANS What should we do? MARK We must flee. ANNA Escape? MARK Yes. EMILIA How? Since our bank accounts have been frozen, and our house confiscated, how can we go? HANS We expected the U.S. government to promote a global humanitarian to resolve the Jewish situation when President Roosevelt called for a conference in France. MARK But its immigration quota for Jews is still so limited. Stringent conditions make a seeking of asylum almost impossible. EMILIA The best the British government can offer is the Kindertransport to separate children from their parents. ROSE Maybe, it's our fate, our sealed fate. MARK We're gonna arrange a way out, whatever. ANNA God help us. HANS God be with us. INT. THE CONSULATES OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES -- DAY MONTAGE: Mark, Emilia, Anna and Hans are denied visa applications from various consulates of European countries. Poker-faced OFFICERS are ruthless and unsympathetic as they shake their heads in refusal. INT. CORRIDOR -- CONSULATE -- DAY Lines of people are queued, waiting to be interviewed. Anna and her parents feel exhausted and seat themselves on a bench. Hans paces back and forth, fidgeting and upsetting. Other dejected APPLICANTS, seated next to Anna, whisper behind cupped hands to each other. ANNA What should we do now, Mama? EMILIA (irritating) It seems impossible to find a place on earth that will take us in. APPLICANT 1 Hey, Madam, calm down, there's a way out. HANS (accosting) A way out, Sir? EMILIA Say it, please. Which way out? APPLICANT 1 No visas are necessary to enter Shanghai. MARK What did you say? Say it again. APPLICANT 1 I said that you could enter Shanghai without visas. ANNA Really? I can't believe it. How come? APPLICANT 2 Shanghai is a multiethnic city in China. Many Jews have already abandoned their possessions here to take shelter there. HANS How do you know? Are you sure? APPLICANT 2 My uncle has been sought refuge there now, so I know for sure. It's not a good choice, but the only choice. ANNA Shanghai? What kind of place is it? APPLICANT 1 A sanctuary over five thousand miles away. Life in Shanghai is tough, but I don't mind, as long as I'll be safe there. He who hesitates is lost. Don't hesitate, Madam. EMILIA I see. Thank you for your advice. APPLICANT 2 Don't lose the opportunity to survive. HANS You're right. To survive is the most important thing. ANNA Papa, let's go to Shanghai. MARK Yes, to Shanghai. HANS I’ll go to Shanghai with you. (CONTINUING)
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