Section 5: Treatment

Treatment for Indigestible
Indigestible will be an unusual political thriller in which the characters are like real people, not the stereotypes that other films usually present.ConceptThe mp of Liverpool, John, is having an affair with a slutty woman named Helga, he has denied to let the cancer drug be available on the NHS. A man named Arnold’s wife died because she could not get hold of it. Arnold hatches an evil plan to capture and torture John.
SynopsisBeginning: John goes to meet Helga at St Johns park, but is captured and taken hostage by Arnold, who takes him to his secret lair.
Middle: Helga alerts the police to johns disappearance and they begin to search for him. Arnold kills Johns wife and children and secretly begins to feed them to John.
End: As the police are about to bust in on John and Arnold, Arnold tells john what he has been doing, and john grabs his Arnolds gun and blows his own brains out. Arnold is sectioned.
Opening Scene: The film begins with a black screen and diagetic sound of a train coming to a halt, we see a establishing shot of lime street station, Liverpool. We see an over the shoulder shot of a man looking at campaign posters for MP of Liverpool with John on them. We then see john walking down the steps of the natural history museum in Liverpool. Next there is an over the shoulder shot of Arnold looking at pictures of John. We see john crossing the road to st johns park looking nervous and shifty. We see another over the shoulder shot of Arnold looking at a book on cannablism and more photos. We see john at the park looking nervous. We see Arnolds feet walking towards john, then we see a zoom shot into Helga. We see john as he sees Helga and makes an advance towards her, but before he can move we get a low foot shot of Arnold walking up behind him and we hear the sound of john being hit over the head, and him falling to the floor. Black screen. Then flashes of the hostage video. Finally ‘Indigestible’ appears on the screen, and quickly fades in beat with the music.Target AudienceThis film will be a mostly gender specific film, in the direction of male viewers, as it will have a lot of action and gore within the film and these are typically aimed at men. The age range will be quite broad starting at around 15-35, but there will still be relatively broad spectrum of viewers, dependent on individual taste. The film we be certified as a 15 as it shows a bit of gore, which is acceptable, but none of the violence within the film we be seen directly.
Other Details: The film will seem realistic, where as with typical political thrillers, the politician(s) are quite high up, where as in ‘Indigestible’ it is the MP for Liverpool. Locations will be very ordinary, e.g. lime street station, and this will give a relatable feel to the film.