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[English]

DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES PRESENTS

BEFORE THE DAWN

A SERIES INSPIRED BY THE TEN YEARS BETWEEN

THE RISE AND THE DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

WHEN A VIRAL PANDEMIC WITH NO KNOWN CURE SWEPT THE GLOBE, ONLY HUMANS IMMUNE TO THE SIMIAN FLU SURVIVED. THOSE WHO REMAINED WITNESSED THE DESTRUCTION OF SOCIETY AS WE KNOW IT.

YEAR TEN

10 YEARS EARLIER

Ok, so what you wanna do is

up here on your shoulder,

-In here -Right there?

-Yeah,

See? Nice and smooth, good.

Ok, ready? Gun down,

Bird!

Good. Make sure when you pull the trigger, you still move.

Okay.

[Radio playing in background] From there I'm probably gonna run to my buddy Chris' cause

[RADIO: HOWEVER, CASES HOW NOW BEEN REPORTED FROM TEXAS..]they live close. You know his parents are gonna be in our sleepover..

[THERE HAVE BEEN 300 NEW RECORDED DEATHS, SINCE THE INITIAL OUTBREAK A FEW WEEKS AGO,

[EARLY SIGNS OF INFECTION INCLUDE FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS, SOAR THROAT, DIFFICULTY BREATHING,]

[FEVER AND HEADACHES.. EYEWITNESSES OF SIMIAN FLU FATALITIES HAVE RECORDED BLEEDING FROM THE NOSE, EYES AND MOUTH]

[THE OHPA ARE ADVISING PEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK, TO MINIMIZE CONTACT WITH OTHERS,

AVOID PUBLIC SPACES..]

[SCREAMING AND COUGHING]

[RADIO: WE DON'T KNOW WHY.. THE IMMUNE SYSTEM]

[THIS IS AN AIRBORNE VIRUS..]

[WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS THING CAME FROM..]

[WHO'S RESPONSIBLE? SOMEONE HAS..]

[..STRESS THAT VERY FEW PEOPLE, DO APPEAR TO BE LESS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VIRUS THAN OTHERS..

I need sterile water, antibiotics, food. What can you do for me?

I'll take a look at that.

Can you get me a good deal?

Let me take a look at this.

So, what are you gonna get today kid? (OR, It's all you're gonna get today kid)

[RADIO IN THE BACKGROUND]

What's your name?

Jenny.

When was the last time you ate?

Three days ago.

When was the last time you had any water?

Two days.

I'll just take a look at you real quick.

Any nausea, vomiting?

No.

Any family left?

No.

I bet you're hungry.

We're gonna take care of you from here,

and you're safe with us sweetie, alright?

Can I get a meal?

[MULTIPLE NEWS BROADCASTING]

Don't move!

Get on the ground!

Get on the ground!

Do you speak English?

It's okay. I need food, water, and medicine.

My son is sick..

Fill it up with whatever you can.

Food: Agua, comida!

It's okay girls, it's okay.

I'm so sorry.

[Woman yelling in Spanish]

Medicine! Medicine!

[FAMILY PANICKING, SPEAKING SPANISH] It's okay, it's okay!

It's okay, alright.

Okay, I got it.

[GUNSHOT, YELLING, SCREAMING]

[WOMAN AND CHILDREN CRYING]

Sorry.

Come on man, there's history in all of this,

Simian flu, monkeys. Bullshit man, horseshit.

This is a government made virus,

designed, manufactured,

to put us out of our misery

they euthanized us,

the CEOs man, and the Congressmen, Senators, Obama..

..royal families, the Arabs..

..Donald Trump, that's who profits from all of this,

I guarantee you, they're having a whole hell of a better time

than we are.

You got these crazy assholes out here saying:

"Monkeys did it"

"Nature got us"

Bullshit man! Nature got us.

What about mad cow diseas.. I don't remember anybody

point a finger at cows.

Avian flu. I don't remember anybody pointing a finger at..

the avians.

Maybe I'll share you today, maybe I won't share you today.

Another time and place I would have called you Tom,

I'd put you in a little cage,

I'd fed you carrots and lettuce,

but not now Tom,

[Impersonating Tom] "But I don't want to be food!"

What's that Tom?

You don't wanna be food?

You can't always get what you want, you ever heard that?

Honey! I'm home!

I thought we agreed you were gonna have

this place clean by the time daddy got home.

I'm very disappointed in you.

We got rabbit.

[Whistles]

I mean, really guys,

we can do better than this.

[GUNSHOT]

Hey kid,

let's go.

Oh whoa, no. Not that, that's for me.

[WEIRD SOUND IN THE DISTANCE]

Stay there.

[MORE NOISES]

THE GUN A FILM BY THIRTYTWO

A MOTHERBOARD PRODUCTION

A PULSE PRODUCTION

PRESENTED BY DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES IN THEATRES JULY 11

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
immune /ɪˈmjuːn/ B2	adjective - having a high level of resistance to a disease.
pandemic /pænˈdɛmɪk/ C1	noun - a disease that prevails over a whole country or the world.
destruction /dɪˈstrʌkʃən/ B2	noun - the action or process of causing so much damage to something that it no longer exists or cannot be repaired.
witnessed /ˈwɪtnɪst/ B1	verb - observe (an event or situation) happen, typically one's personal experience of it.
initial /ɪˈnɪʃəl/ B1	adjective - relating to or occurring at the beginning of a process or activity.
outbreak /ˈaʊtbreɪk/ B1	noun - a sudden start or increase in the occurrence of something undesirable.
symptoms /ˈsɪmptəmz/ B1	noun - a physical or mental feature that is regarded as indicating a condition of disease.
fatalities /fəˈtælɪtiz/ B2	noun - a death resulting from a particular cause or event.
minimize /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/ B1	verb - reduce to the smallest possible amount or degree.
susceptible /səˈseptəbl/ B2	adjective - easily influenced or affected by something.
sterile /ˈstɛrəl/ B2	adjective - free from bacteria or other living microorganisms; totally clean.
antibiotics /ˌæntɪbaɪˈɑtɪks/ B2	noun - a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.
nausea /ˈnɔːziə/ B2	noun - a feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit.
vomiting /ˈvɑmɪtɪŋ/ B1	noun - the action or process of ejecting matter from the stomach through the mouth.
euthanized /juːˈθənʌɪzd/ C1	verb - put to death humanely.
manufactured /ˌmænjuˈfækʃərd/ B2	verb - make (something) on a large scale using machinery.
profits /ˈprɑfɪts/ B1	noun - a financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent.
avian /ˈeɪviən/ B2	adjective - relating to birds.

Key Grammar Structures

• Ok, so what you wanna do is up here on your shoulder,

  ➔ Informal imperative with 'wanna' (want to) and colloquial phrasing.

  ➔ The sentence uses a very casual tone, typical of spoken English. The use of 'wanna' instead of 'want to' and the direct address ('your shoulder') contribute to this informality. The structure is a suggestion disguised as an instruction. The phrase 'what you wanna do is...' is a common way to offer advice.

• I bet you're hungry.

  ➔ Use of 'bet' as a modal verb expressing certainty/strong probability.

  ➔ The phrase 'I bet you are...' is a common idiom used to express a strong belief that something is true. It's a more emphatic way of saying 'I'm sure you are...'. It implies empathy and understanding of the other person's situation.

• You got these crazy assholes out here saying: "Monkeys did it"

  ➔ Use of colloquial and highly informal language ('crazy assholes'), indirect speech with a quotation.

  ➔ This line demonstrates a very strong, emotional tone. The use of 'crazy assholes' is deliberately offensive and highlights the speaker's frustration and disbelief. The quotation 'Monkeys did it' is presented as a ridiculous claim made by others.

• You can't always get what you want

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' expressing possibility/ability, common proverb.

  ➔ This is a direct reference to the Rolling Stones song 'You Can't Always Get What You Want'. It's used ironically, given the context of the scene – the character is about to eat a rabbit, implying a loss of control and acceptance of a grim reality.