With apologies to Max Ernst
SCREENPLAY:
OUBLIETTE
written by ROBERT BRUINEWOUD
GENRE: sci-fi/horror/adventure
LOGLINE:
A timid clerk and his workmates must enter a hell-dimension, where the landscape clings to the inner surface of a huge sphere, to rescue their friend and prevent a ‘god’ from escaping and devouring all life on Earth.
INTRODUCING OUBLIETTE:
Oubliette is a sci-fi feature set in the near future, on a slightly darker timeline in which Australia has become a police state. It is here where our timid office drone, Clarke, works for a quasi-government company with his friends Sadik and Fuji ... while believing he’s infatuated with Beth, an unobtainable executive.
With Clarke’s creepy landlord, Martin, away for the weekend, the four travel to his home for a games night. However, the night is ruined when government Agents come to arrest Fuji. This sets in motion a series of events that ends with Clarke, Fuji and Sadik staring out across a hellish landscape on the inner surface of a huge sphere, wondering how they’re going to find Beth.
In their search they must survive rock slides, fiery acid marshes, eruptions of lava and choking dust lakes, while beset by searing light, intermittent quakes and lacerating sandstorms. Here too they learn of Martin’s plan to free his ‘god’ so it can devour all life on Earth.
Martin is aided in his quest by some humans and grotesque creatures he calls ‘Cardinals’. These creatures are a mangled combination of humans and alien lifeforms. They are virtually immortal and serve the ‘god’ while in constant pain. Cardinals are the ultimate fate of all those trapped in the sphere and do not die in service to the ‘god’.
Initially, despite not knowing what dangers they may face, the friends quickly unite in their quest to save Beth. But on learning of Martin’s plan, there is some hesitation before they all finally agree to try and stop him.
Sadly, their unity is later shattered when they are betrayed by an ally and delivered to Martin to be sacrificed to his ‘god’.
Having grownup in a world brought to the brink of annihilation by people taking the easy route, avoiding their responsibilities, or claiming the ends justify the means, Clarke has always tried to act ethically. And so he is devastated when he is forced to break his code in a desperate attempt to thwart Martin’s ‘god’.
With its thrilling new world to explore, creepy antagonists and likeable characters struggling to both survive and do the right thing, Oubliette is a unique entry in the sci-fi horror genre.
Screenplay and Pitch Deck for Oubliette are available to read at Script Revolution or you can request it directly from me via my contact form.