13161_7080_american_freedom5
1962
Wide shot of a town and an officer holding a gun. Medium shot of man looking confused in a coffee shop. Man’s voice over; ‘Jerry is a little confused. Things seem different now than they should because freedom has suddenly vanished. ’ Close up of the man trying to phone home but not being able to make it because he does not have a ‘permit number’. He is told to get off the line. Sound of a siren. WS of people running towards something outside the building. The man walks out of the phone box. Wide shots of a military car driving along the street. Close up of the man looking puzzled. Wide shots of people rushing towards the military car. The man joins them. Medium shot of officers talking to people in public square. Medium shot of the man looking confused and looking around him. The officers dismiss the crowd. The man asks an old man what is happening. He answers ’Yes comrade’ and the man gives up asking him and walks away. He listens to officers talking in the corner of a town about how the Soviet system now has the control over America.