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THE ESTRANGED

After being diagnosed with terminal cancer and learning that his DNA is a spot on match from a horrible crime committed fifty years earlier, a seventy five year old loner abruptly leaves his rural home town outside of Chicago for the west coast to live out his remaining days with the intent of eluding the FBI.

Joseph (Joe) Glockner has been tipped off at story beginning, learning the FBI will be apprehending him shortly for a past violent and horrible crime it's determined he committed fifty years earlier. He decides to leave his rural small town existence outside of Chicago for the West Coast, specifically Venice Beach, with the expectation he will elude the FBI while soon succumbing to his recent pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Upon arriving in Venice Beach, he manages finding a safe haven to live out his remaining days, but shortly after settling back down in Venice Beach, he meets a similiar age Venice Beach townie who appears as interested in him as he does of her. Joe begins to feel the pancreatic cancer's true painful effects as their relationship unfolds, even blossoms, and all the while aiding a young aspiring musician whose goal is to supposedly succeed in the music industry in LA. Joe endures tremendous physical pancreatic cancer pain while attempting to hide his horrible past crime to the two people who've come to truly care about him as the story progresses. By story end it becomes a question whether or not the FBI will apprehend him while Joe wishing only wishing for God's forgiveness for his past horrible crime and to die with as much dignity as God will allow him.

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Screenplay
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Budget:
Low
Posted:
01/22/2025
Updated:
01/28/2025
Author Bio:
I have done a considerable amount of writing in relation to Feature screenplays & shorts for that matter. I enjoy the methodical appraoch to screenplay writing to produce the best work possible - from noodling the idea with note taking, to eventually crafting a 10 page +/- outline that thoroughly brings about the 3-act structure, the unique characters and their goals and arcs, to exhibiting true conflict & obstacles, that eventually lead to I hope a satisfying conclusion.

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