The Language of Love

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. INT. BEDROOM - 08:45

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7. Sitting up in bed, PETER checks emails on his mobile and his eyes widen.

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9. PETER (V.O.): A payment receipt for an introductory course on Korean?

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11. Peter furrows his brows.

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13. FLASHBACK

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15. EXT. ROADS - 15:45 (Yesterday)

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17. Inside a cyber-green New Beetle, Peter's WIFE is driving. She talks to Peter excitedly.

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19. WIFE: I've decided to enroll on a Korean course.

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21. PETER (grinning): That's great! I'll join you. We can be classmates.

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23. END FLASHBACK

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25. As his face lights up, Peter watches his sleeping wife by his side.

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27. Act 2

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29. FLASHBACK

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31. EXT. ROADS, BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - NIGHT (Feb 17, 2024)

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33. Inside a Hyundai Genesis G70, a MAN is driving. Their elder DAUGHTER sits in the passenger seat in front, while Peter and his wife sit at the back seats.

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35. PETER: It was a really joyful dinner! We've set the crucial action dates in Busan and in Hong Kong.

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37. DAUGHTER: It has never occurred to me that after the families' discussion over dinner, I'm getting married!

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39. PETER (V.O.): The driver is our son-in-law-to-be.

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41. PETER: Mom told me after dinner that she'll learn Korean...

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43. Their daughter turns her head.

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45. WIFE: I'm very impressed that you can now talk to your future mother-in-law in Korean.

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47. PETER: Me too.

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49. WIFE: I want to be able to communicate with her in Korean.

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51. PETER (V.O.): What a change!

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53. FLASHBACK UPON FLASHBACK

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55. INT. RESTAURANT, MYEONG DONG, SEOUL - NIGHT (Jan 2023)

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57. Peter and his wife are having dinner with their elder daughter and her Korean boyfriend. As they talk, their daughter does the interpretations in Japanese.

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59. PETER (to WIFE): That's how they communicate as former classmates in Japanese. I think I'll learn the Korean language.

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61. WIFE: I won't.

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63. PETER: But Cantonese is very difficult to learn.

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65. WIFE (to daughter): Tell your boyfriend that he'd learn to speak better English.

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67. END FLASHBACK

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69. DAYDREAMING SEQUENCES

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71. A. Classroom. Night. Eager STUDENTS. Peter and his wife are seated at desks.

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73. B. At the front. A Korean TEACHER writes on the whiteboard and explains the Korean language.

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75. C. At the desks. Peter and his wife take notes. Peter poses questions to the teacher occasionally.

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77. RETURN TO PRESENT

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79. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Having attended Harvard's executive programs in early 2000s, I thought I'd never be a student again.

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81. Pausing.

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83. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I was so wrong.

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85. Pausing.

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87. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Apart from attending the language course, I've to sit exams.

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89. Thinking.

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91. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): What if I fail in the exams?

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93. Pausing.

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95. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): And would my nightmare about exams recur?

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97. Smiling.

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99. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): I've to think that love doesn't keep a score of wrongs or failures.

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101. Act 3

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103. INT. BEDROOM - 12:30

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105. Peter inserts an AI drawing entitled "The Language of Love" to a text.

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107. PETER (V.O): Learning a language requires time and sentience - like learning love.

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109. Thinking.

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111. PETER (V.O) (Cont'd): Commuting between languages is like our love to commune between cities and cultures.

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113. Reflecting.

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115. PETER (V.O): We may speak in different tongues but we're united with the language of love.

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117. FADE OUT

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119. THE END