The Newborn Father

Here's the full English version of Episode 1, clean and ready to copy. --- EPISODE 1 1. FLASHBACK (FROM THE INFANT'S PERSPECTIVE) First-person camera — everything is blurry. A special forces team approaches someone and takes them away. We see it all through the eyes of baby Elian. The soldiers' faces are smeared. Screams. War. A baby crying. A voice: "Damn..." Hard cut. White noise. Silence. --- 2. SCHOOL. FIRST DAY Principal Takeda Hiroshi on stage. TAKEDA: "My name is Takeda Hiroshi — I am the principal of Minami Academy. Some of you are new to this school, others are graduating. But I will always be glad to help you at any moment." He steps behind the curtain. Quietly, alone: TAKEDA: "Pathetic German children..." Students go to their classrooms. --- 3. THREE GIRLS YUKI: "Oh, we're in the same class!" MEI: "Good." YUKI: "Let's sit in the same row. What do you say, Rina?" RINA: "Yes, of course." Rina looks at the empty seat by the window. --- 4. CLASS 12A Teacher Yamamoto Akiko. YAMAMOTO: "Call me Yamamoto. We will work together. And don't think that just because it's the first day you can slack off. Let's get to know each other." Students introduce themselves. YAMAMOTO: "And who is Elian? He's absent." KENTA: "I've seen him, but I only know his name." YAMAMOTO: "Sit down. Today — mathematics." --- 5. ELIAN'S TRAINING GYM Dark room. Elian in the ring. He fights with a shadow. The camera shakes. His strikes are sharp but miss. Inside his head: war, crying, pain, screams. Blurred. Elian stops. Breathing heavily. Breathing — too fast, ragged. A deep heartbeat. Growing louder. He sits on the floor. Covers his head with his hands — as if trying to forget, to block everything out. His breathing does not slow. The heart keeps pounding. The camera slowly pulls up and away. He is in the dark room. Completely alone.