1. EXT. AUSCHWITZ PUBLIC SQUARE. AFTERNOON (1944). Twenty year old ROLF MENGELE is standing in the middle of public square’ the central hub of Auschwitz concentration camp where Nazi officials lurk among enslaved Jews. There is a large crowd of soldiers surrounding ROLF. He has a revolver in his hand and has it aimed directly towards the head of RINA GALLER, a beautiful nineteen year old Jewish girl. She is on her knees in front of him whispering something inaudible staring directly into ROLF’S eyes. Her long brown hair is in a braid down her back and her clothes are ripped as if she was forced onto the stage against her will. ROLF’S Nazi youth uniform is pressed very nicely as if he had been prepared for this day. ROLF’S jaw is clenched as …show more content…
There’s a patient bed in the middle of the room and a table with various tools. Some don’t even resemble doctor’s equipment. The TWINS stay by the locked door holding each other’s hands. JOSEF is scrambling through files trying to find his diagram for his favorite experiment—conjoined twins. ROLF looks at the TWINS. He’s not sure what to feel about Jewish people. He has been raised his whole life with the belief that Jews are innately bad and had to be destroyed, but he knew in his right mind that what his father taught was wrong. He faces a constant inner battle between what he feels is right and the morals he was raised to believe in. After a few minutes JOSEF emerges from the file cabinets with a manila folder. He opens it up in ROLF’S direction revealing an intricate diagram of twins conjoined at the waist. ROLF is not shocked by the diagram—he is used to this kind of thing from his father, but what does shock him is the idea that the TWINS in the room would most likely be the test subjects of the day. ROLF (quietly) But you were just so nice to them. JOSEF (scoffs) Man up Rolf. You need to put your feelings aside. It’s like you aren’t even my son. ROLF looks at the TWINS then back at his father. He hates hearing things like this from the only person he aims to please. The one person he longs to make proud—his own father. JOSEF (to the twins) Now how would you two like …show more content…
It’s as if you have been tumbling down towards an open sea for your entire life and you’ve only just now discovered that you can fly. END FLASHBACK. 4. EXT. AUSHWITZ PUBLIC SQUARE. SUNSET (1944) Tears begin to well up in ROLF’S eyes but he dare not let them fall. He keeps his eyes locked on RINA’S which are open once again. All he can imagine is his father hovering over her with that eerie smile of his and some wild idea. Cutting her open, and then throwing her body away as if she’s nothing but trash. He willingly cocks the gun. RINA gasps. ROLF (V.O.) I won’t let you suffer a fate worse than death. Rina, darling, I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. He closes his eyes. RINA opens her mouth to scream out his name, but he pulls the trigger before she can. The crowd cheers, but to ROLF everything is muffled. All he can hear is the gun ringing. He has yet to open his eyes, he doesn’t want to see her. ROLF feels a hand land forcefully upon his shoulder which shocks him. He opens his eyes to find JOSEF standing there in front of him shaking him gently. He was smiling. JOSEF I’ve finally made a man out of