The Severed Sun (2024) Movie Script

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In the beginning,
there was only the Moon...
but she was lonely.
Her desire for a lover
became the dawn, the Sun,
the God of Light.
And in the shadows...
lives that other thing.
Forgotten,
away from the light.
Their bastard child
wakes from its slumber.
While here I sit,
the dutiful wife,
waiting patiently for my husband
to join his family...
and drink the poison
that is waiting for him.
-Shall we get
that last stack chopped
before the service?
-Alright.
For all have sinned.
For all have sinned.
-For all have sinned.
And yet, we do not know
how much we have sinned.
For like the fish
that has no concept
that it swims in a river,
we are conceived
and born into it,
born into this fallen world.
Some of the elders among us
will remember the time before
when people laughed at us.
Before the river of moral decay
had run dry,
before nature
had had its revenge,
before God spoke to us
who could hear.
We were chosen.
Yes!
But we cannot become complacent.
You had this coming, Howard.
My friends...
I know that work has been
hard of late.
And I can only thank you
for your efforts,
but we must remember
that we cannot always have
bright, shining sun.
There will be periods of
darkness and light.
For when you grind a diamond
a little,
you will see it glisten.
Good morning, Father.
-Did you sleep well?
-Some strange dreams,
but fine.
And you?
-I was restless.
I couldn't settle.
What's troubling you?
-My daughter.
-Yes.
They have drifted
away from us.
Since the accident.
-You were affirmed
with the stepson, David,
weren't you?
-We used to play together
as children.
Good.
That's good.
I will need your help
bringing them back
to the truth.
I will help in any way
that I can, Father.
Give virtue
to my hands, oh Lord,
that being cleansed
of all stain,
I may serve you with
a purity of mind and body.
Place upon me
the helmet of salvation
that I may overcome--
the assaults of the devil,
and return to you triumphant...
in the light of the truth.
Follow me.
It was amazing.
The sparrow hawk swooped down
and plucked a young starling
straight out of the sky.
It was quite a sight.
- It was
right there in front of us.
One minute, it was gliding along
without a care in the world,
and then the next,
Snap. Dead.
Just like that.
Blood and guts
all over its beak.
The women are bigger
and much more fierce!
Daughter.
Good morning, Father.
John.
Mrs. Edwards.
-You're late.
We've just come
from the fields.
Everyone else
has started working.
-We were delayed.
-And if I'm not mistaken,
young man,
classes started
over 30 minutes ago.
-We were just
talking about birds
and a sparrow hawk that we saw.
-We must have lost
track of time, Father.
-I was talking to
my grandson, wasn't I?
As you're running late,
I'll get straight to the point.
I haven't seen you
at service recently.
Four Sundays in a row,
to be precise.
-I've not been well.
But work and prayer
are great healers,
are they not?
They will help you
through your grief.
We are family.
You have lost
a husband and a father,
so I have been patient.
But as family,
we must set an example.
Take strength and comfort
in the fact
that Howard will be waiting
for us all in the truth.
You will see your father again,
young man.
-We'll be at the next service.
-Wonderful. I look forward
to seeing you there.
-Is that all?
-For the moment, yes.
Keep an eye on her.
-Honestly,
who does he think he is?
Lording it over us?
Living it up in the big house
with the pastor.
It's not natural.
He needs to marry.
What if he doesn't
want to marry?
-Sometimes it's not always
about what we want, is it?
We have a duty.
Anyway, what are you doing here?
You should be out in the field
with the rest of the men.
If you weren't always late...
-Leave him alone, Andrea.
-Mr. Edwards wouldn't
have stood for it.
God rest his soul.
-Mother, don't.
Well, it's true,
isn't it?
We haven't seen you
at service recently.
-My father died,
Mrs. Eastchurch.
-All the more reason for you
to look to God for guidance,
don't you think?
I'm sure Mr. Edwards
would have wanted his family
to be virtuous in his absence.
After all, he was a good man.
-Where was your concern
for my family
when this "good man"
was beating his son
half to death?
You saw us at service,
week in, week out,
bruised and broken,
and you said nothing.
-Magpie.
-He's not here
to defend himself.
You shouldn't
speak ill of the dead.
-So, what about the living?
-Magpie, stop.
-Can we speak ill of the living
before it's too late?
-What in God's name
are you talking about?
-That's enough.
-Have you two lost your minds?
God can't save you.
He can't protect you.
You have to save yourself.
-Oh, this is heresy.
Ursula, Ursula?
Ursula!
Did you see what she did?
Did you see what she just did?
-Stay away from my family.
Did you hear me?
-You need that to come and talk
to a woman, Mr. Eastchurch?
-You're not fooling anyone.
You know that, don't you?
-Is that right?
-You think we believe
your little story about Howard.
Accident?
I never saw any man
surer with an axe in my life.
I don't care
whose fucking daughter you are.
You take this as a warning.
Stay away from
my wife and daughter.
-I sensed something
in your daughter
earlier today, Fred.
I saw her pain.
So you take that
as a warning, fucker.
She is all but accusing
my daughter of witchcraft.
Apparently, she made
the Eastchurch girl fit
just by looking at her.
-It was the stress
of the argument,
an argument which
Andrea started.
Well, that may be so,
but Andrea is now
refusing to work.
She's a zealous fool,
but she has influence.
I mean, what does
my daughter expect
if she continues to
mark herself like this?
Does she think she can just c.#ff0000.../c
disassociate
without any consequence?
-Perhaps we are
pushing too hard.
They are still grieving.
- Am I a stranger to grief?
- No.
-And have I neglected my duties?
-No.
-No.
I have not.
My daughter needs
another husband to guide her.
I think perhaps
the time has come, John.
You're a good match for her.
And I already think of you
as a son after all.
-I will do whatever
you think is best, Father.
-I know you will.
And I believe that in time,
you will both be happy.
-Yes.
-I think you should
speak to David.
Try and make him hear the truth.
-What will you do
if we can't reach them?
-Just speak to your friend.
I'll deal with my daughter.
-I shall pray on it tonight.
As will I.
Don't wake your mother.
-Father?
-Why did you quarrel
with Andrea yesterday?
- Because
she's an obnoxious cunt.
Why must you be such a thorn?
-You need to temper your passion
for chaos, my girl.
You married me off
to that monster.
Your own daughter.
Your days of playing God
are coming to an end.
-John?
-I need to fetch a lamb
for slaughter.
Will you come with me?
-Alright.
Let me get dressed.
-How have you been?
-Good.
-How's Sam?
-He's fine.
Well, he's confused.
Father was always kind to Sam.
It was me that he hated.
-Do you think
you can convince Magpie
to come back to service?
-Don't you ever get tired
being the Pastor's errand boy?
-No. This is from me, David.
You must see it's not good
to separate yourselves from us.
-Why not?
-Because we need unity
to survive out here.
How will you feed yourselves?
Can you survive
on mushrooms and nettles?
You have no crop.
-Do you think it is unity
or obedience that he wants?
-What difference does it make
when you're starving?
This place is our raft
in a fallen world.
-Because the river
of moral decay ran dry.
Just like the black
in the ground
and nature had its revenge,
and God spoke to us...
who could hear!
I've heard it, John.
-So you've lost your faith.
Not everyone is cruel
like your father.
I've missed you.
-I've missed you too, you fool.
-The Pastor wants me
to marry Magpie...
but I love another.
-I know.
-I ask you,
my Heavenly Father,
keep David safe from harm
and danger, from sin and evil.
Let thy Holy Angel
watch over him,
that the Wicked Foe may have
no more power over him,
that he would return to us...
in the light of the truth.
John.
John.
John.
Come to us.
Come to us.
Come to us.
This is wrong.
He will judge the fornicators.
-I've been wondering, John.
Do you want to spend your life
living a lie?
-You're sinners.
- Perhaps.
But can you hear them?
Listen to the shadows.
They have so much to teach you.
John.
-David!
I'm sorry, Magpie.
-Leave it, bitch.
- We know what
you are, Margaret Edwards!
Get away from them.
-How dare you!
What madness is this?
-We're doing
what has to be done, Father.
-What has to be done?
-Fred's been murdered.
She killed him.
I swear in the name of Our Lord,
Father, I saw her.
-What did you see?
-I followed you... yesterday.
-I saw her fornicating
with a beast in the forest.
-What happened to Fred?
- It's my fault.
I prayed for something
to kill him.
-It killed him
at the back of our house.
Ursula saw it
from the window.
You can ask her.
It was the beast.
It ripped him apart!
Can't you see?
This family is dabbling
in the dark arts.
She is using this creature
to do her bidding.
-She's lying.
Jesus!
Heretic!
-She's an abomination.
Beast fucker.
-We won't work with her.
-They will be held
in the cell block
while I consider
these accusations.
-She's a liar.
-Silence!
Now, get back to work.
Are you deaf?
I said get back to work.
Wake up.
What's wrong with you?
You're burning up.
-Just let me go back to it.
Please.
-What is this?
Fred has been murdered,
ripped apart.
I said, what is it?
-It seems to have a taste
for foul men.
-What have you done?
-So it was real?
-I don't know.
But they believe it's real.
We're on a precipice.
-What should I do, Father?
-Bring her to the quarry.
-Heretic!
Abomination!
Pervert!
Heretic!
-What's happening?
Where's Mother?
-I'm sorry, Sam.
Let me out!
Let me out, please!
Let me out!
Let me out!
-Heretic!
Abomination!
Heretic!
-Heretic!
Enough!
Oh, Lord!
Give us eyes to see
the evil among us.
The hearts to hate that evil.
And the desire not to flee
from its presence.
But to fight it.
Even my own daughter
is not safe
from the schemes
of the Adversary.
This apostate and her stepson
are agents of Darkness.
They have murdered
Frederik Eastchurch.
And with the help
of an abomination
that they invited
into our borders,
they seek to erode our values.
She is no longer my daughter.
Arm ourselves.
Protect your children.
Fill your stores for winter.
And show the agents of darkness
that we will never stray.
I warned you.
Let her stay there
as a reminder to us all.
In God's hands.
I've never seen them
work so hard.
We gave them
what they needed.
-So you don't believe
that it's real?
The creature?
-It's become useful.
Fetch for Andrea.
And release David.
It's time to kill this thing
once and for all.
-He deserved it.
Didn't he?
-Yes.
He did.
-John?
-Magpie sent me.
She wants you to meet her
in the forest.
She said that
you would know where.
-Thank you.
Just go.
-What are you doing, boy?
I asked you a question.
Please.
Just let me go to her.
It was a lie, David.
She's not here.
-Face me.
What have you done
to yourselves?
-Where is she?
-Your daughter is sick too.
-Look into the forest.
Can you remember
where you saw it?
-We came through this clearing
and over there.
You can't kill it, you fools.
-Oh, yes, I can.
- Ohh!
- Shhh...
-Forgive me.
-No!
Look at me.
Look at me!
Look. Look at me.
The Beast killed Andrea.
I cut the Beast,
but it crawled off
into the darkness.
And David attacked us,
and you saved my life.
-That's our story.
Ours!
Where's Sam?
-He's safe.
-Please don't hurt David.
-Rest, my child.
-Help me!
Help me!
Hello, Magpie.
-Where's David?
-Tell me why I'm sick.
-Where is David?
-Tell me why I'm sick.
-Something in the earth.
The mud.
-You rubbed it into my skin.
I didn't know
it made you sick.
-You didn't care.
-We were trying to free you.
-This can't be real.
-John, what's happened?
-I didn't have a choice.
-What did you do?
- He loved you.
-What did you do to him?
You led him astray.
You did this! All of it.
What makes you so special?
Why do you get to live?
Magpie?
Oh, God.
I'm sorry, Magpie, I didn't--
-David.
I'm sorry.
I'm so sorry.
- Magpie!
Magpie!
Come out, Magpie!
-Get back to hell!
Magpie?
Magpie.
-Magpie.
You killed your mother
when you came into this world.
I can only pray
you meet her in the next.
-You won't see Mother
where you're going.
But I'll be seeing you.
In the beginning,
there was only the Moon.
But she was lonely.
Her desire for a lover
became the dawn, the Sun,
the God of Light.
And in the shadows,
lives that other thing.
Forgotten,
away from the light.
Their bastard child
wakes from its slumber...