Land's End

1. FADE IN

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3. Act 1

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5. EXT. ROADS TO NT - 10:30

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7. PETER is driving a silver coupe.

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9. PETER (V.O.): Having returned from England, this is the first time I drive.

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11. Recalling.

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13. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): The first time I landed in UK was in 1984, immediately after my HKU LLB exams.

15. Recalling.

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17. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): I joined a package European tour. My main purpose was to visit London U.

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19. Recalling.

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21. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): In 1981, I got a BA in Philosophy (Lond). As an external student, I didn't set foot in London.

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23. Recalling.

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25. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): When I was doing my LLM at UCL 1986-1987, I hired cars during Christmas and Easter and did long-distance motoring in UK.

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27. Act 2

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29. FLASHBACK

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31. INT. SITTING ROOM - NIGHT (Oct, 2022)

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33. Peter and his WIFE are chatting.

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35. WIFE: About our Nov visit to UK, our younger daughter would like to visit Cornwall.

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37. PETER: Cornwall? Let's go to Land's End again!

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39. WIFE: When did we go the last time?

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41. PETER: I believe it was summer of 2004. We hired a 7 seater...

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43. WIFE: Oh, yes, upon arrival at Heathrow, we drove all the way to Land's End.

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45. EXT. ROADS, HEATHROW - LAND'S END - DAY (Nov 4, 2022)

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47. Blue sky. Peter is driving his wife and younger DAUGHTER in a VW Tiguan.

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49. PETER: What a beautiful morning!

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51. DAUGHTER: For our 9-day trip, I've checked that only our 1st day is fine.

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53. PETER: If that's the case, we'd better make the most of the day.

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55. Wembury Services. Peter's wife begins to drive and Peter acts as the navigator.

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57. WIFE: We'll stay in St Ives for our first two nights. Shall we go there and check in first?

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59. PETER: It'd be nice if we can see sunset at Land's End. But it's winter time now.

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61. WIFE: Check the sunset time before we prioritize.

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63. Having tapped on an iPad Mini and examined data, Peter reports.

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65. PETER: Sunset at 16:38 today. If we maintain our speed, we'd arrive Land's End by 16:30.

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67. ALL: Let's go!

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69. MONTAGE OF THE FAMILY'S JOURNEY TO LAND'S END

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71. A. Driving along A394, they see a cloudy sky.

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73. B. Following a queue along A30, their car moves slowly.

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75. C. Seeing the "Land's End" road sign, both Peter and his wife unfold the windshield sun shades.

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77. D. Land's End. 16.25. Having parked their car, they chase the setting sun, somewhat hiding behind the clouds.

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79. END MONTAGE

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81. EXT. LAND'S END - 16:50

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83. Land's End Signpost 2022. Their younger daughter talks to Peter and his wife.

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85. DAUGHTER: I saw this on the web.

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87. PETER: And now, you see this on site. And you can easily point out where you've been on the map.

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89. WIFE: You're here before. Can't remember, right? The one in 2004 was different.

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91. PETER (V.O.): I believe it was the same as the one I first saw in 1987.

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93. WIFE (Cont'd): When we're here last time, there's no hotel here.

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95. PETER: Yes, Land's End now looks unknown to me too.

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97. RETURN TO PRESENT

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99. Act 3

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101. EXT. ROADS FROM NT - 18:30

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103. Peter is driving a red coupe.

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105. PETER (V.O.):When the land ends, there's the ocean.

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107. Reflecting.

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109. PETER (V.O.): Not all those who wander are lost. Good stuff are for those who remain to the end.

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111. Thinking.

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113. PETER (V.O.) (Cont'd): And what appears to be the end may really be a new beginning.

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115. Peter drives on, swiftly.

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117. THE END

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119. FADE OUT