For the Children

Returning to US from Isis occupied territory, a young mixed race Muslim couple with children seek a new start, but a simple disagreement about where and how to live leads to a fatal backlash.

Type:

Feature

Status:

For sale

Page Count:

102pp

Genre:

Drama

Budget:

Shoestring

Age Rating:

17+

Story & Logistics

Story Type:

Escape

Story Situation:

Fatal imprudence

Story Conclusion:

Surprise Twist

Linear Structure:

Linear

Moral Affections:

Penitence

Cast Size:

Few

Locations:

Several

Special Effects:

Other post processing effects

Characters

Lead Role Ages:

Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult

Hero Type:

Ordinary

Villian Type:

Authority Figure

Advanced

Subgenre:

Suspense-Thriller

Action Elements:

Pyrotechnics

Life Topics:

Parenthood

Time Period:

Contemporary times

Country:

United States of America (USA)

Time of Year:

Summer

Writer Style:

Joel and Ethan Coen

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Submitted: 2020-May-29

Last Updated: 2022-Jan-03

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The Writer: Päivi Holländer

Finnish aspiring screenwriter who writes in English while living in nature's freezer. My weapon of choice is drama and dramedy, but I also aim to write a series of classic fairytales. Having lived enough, yet not loved enough and perhaps done too much wrong, I believe I have something to say about life. Go to bio