THE STRANGER

By: Albert Camus

GROUP 1

PART I.

● Nursing home call with wife

Marie: Meursault, what do u want for dinner?

Meursault: kahit ano, oks lang

Marie: Okayy

Marie: Ay nga pala may party na gaganapin mamayang gabi, medyo malaking event sya

(Yung line nato habang sa phone ring. Yung volume nya will go down habang papunta si MC sa

phone. Foreshadowing yung party)

(phone rings)

(kinuha ni meursault yung phone sa couch and sinagot yung call)

Meursault: Hello, who’s this?

Nurse: Hi, sir. I just want to inform you about your mother

Meursault: Ano yun?

Nurse: uhm, im sorry pero your mother passed away earlier.. It was caused by an heart attack, our

doctors really tried their best to save her but the unfortunate happened.

(after that tinignan ni meursault phone niya and pinatay yung call at nag salita si marie)

Marie: Sino yun, ano sabi

Meursault: Patay na si mama

(sabi niya habang serious face lang siya at paupo:)

Marie: What!? totoo ba?

Meursault: Yea

Marie: Kailan?? Ngayon ngayon lang??

Meursault: Hindi ko alam, maybe today, yesterday. I dont know

● transition na papunta sa burol with cp notifications

(Nasa car na papunta sa burol si meursault habang nag n-notif cp niya)

● nasa burol na si meursault friend or relatives: condolences, Meursault

(tapik sa shoulder) friend or relatives: just be strong (hug si Meursault habang umiiyak pero hindi

yayakap pabalik si Meursault and poker face lang)

(after, naka tingin lang si meursault sa picture ng mama niya sa burol, tinitignan niya lang mga

umiiyak habang poker face lang siya)

● transition tapos na ilibing mama niya and aalis na siya agad agad para mag party

(naghahagis na ng mga flowers yung mga tao habang umiiyak pero si meursault serious face pa rin

habang hinagis yung flower niya. After non diretso sa car key then transition)

● transition party with wife

(umiinom sila ni marie at nag uusap)

Marie: This place is so cool, right?

(sabi niya habang tumitingin sa paligid)

Meursault: Yeah, it is Marie: Let’s go, sayaw tayo

(sabi niya habang naka smile at hinihila si meursault sa dance floor)

Marie: we’re gonna have so much fun tonight!

(clip na sumasayaw, nagsasaya at umiinom lang sila)

● transition going home, drunk marie

(naglalakad na pauwi sina Meursault and marie)

Marie: Ang saya, be (sabi niya habang tumatawa kasi lasing)

Meursault: umayos ka nga (tinatayo niya nang maayos si marie) (moment of silence muna habang

naglalakad sila, then biglang magtatanong si marie)

Marie: hindi ka ba nalungkot na namatay mama mo? (nagka tinginan sila ni meursault at sabi

niya) Meursault: Life goes on (with a poker face) (tinuloy nila paglalakad hanggang makauwi)

● transition kinabukasan na, bibili si Meursault ng ingredients ng lulutuin niya (bumibili ng

ingredients si meursault)

Meursault: Te, how much is this?(carrots and potatoes kasi torta luluto niya hahaha) Nagtitinda:

50 pesos lang

Meursault: okay, kunin ko na po (next pumunta naman siya sa 7/11 para bumili ng water, pag

labas niya naka kita siya ng aksidente na hit and run)

Yung naaksidente: Kuya tulong, tulungan niyo ko (sabi niya habang umiiyak dahil sa sakit at naka

tingin ito kay Meursault) (tinignan lang ni Meursault at lumakad na siya para umuwi, pag uwi

niya nilagay niya mga pinamili sa kitchen at pumunta sa cr) (nag flashback lahat sakaniya, yung

umiiyak na naaksidente at yung mga umiiyak sa burol at libing ng mama niya. tinatry niya umiyak

or gayahin sila umiyak pero bigla niya narinig kapitbahay niya nag aaway kaya nag poker/serious

face ulit siya at balik sa kitchen para mag luto)

OFFSCREEN: loud shouting. Neighbors fighting. ⸻ INT. KITCHEN – CONTINUOUS

Meursault cooks calmly, knife chopping.

Background: muffled screams, a woman crying. Camera shifts between sizzling food and the

neighbor couple’s fight (RAYMOND and his GIRLFRIEND).

GIRLFRIEND : Tama na, Raymond!

GIRLFRIEND : Ilang ulit mo ba ako lolokohin?!!! RAYMOND : San mo nanaman nakuha yan!??
GIRLFRIEND : Anong saan!?? Raymond nakita ko kayo nag hahalikan. Hindi naman ako tanga

para i bale wala lahat ng yun.

RAYMOND : Anong nag hahalikan!?? Saan!? Buong araw akong pus pusan nag ta trabaho tapos

pag bibintangan molang ako ng ganyan?!

GIRLFRIEND : Hindi ko na alam sayo Raymond, kung hindi mo kayang ako lang babae mo mag

hiwalay nlang tayo!

RAYMOND : Tumahimik kang babae ka ah, inuuna mo nanaman yang lumalabas sa bibig mo kesa

sa ginagamit kokote mo, TUMAHIMIK KA! Mag handa ka nlang ng makaka kain, nag iinit

nanaman dugo ko sayo baka maka tikim ka nanaman sakin.

GIRLFRIEND : AYOKO NA RAYMOND! RAYMOND : HOY BUMALIK KA DITO!! (Door

slam) Silence. Then more sobs. Meursault just tastes the sauce, blank stare. ⸻ KNOCK

KNOCK – DOOR Meursault opens. RAYMOND is outside, sweaty, anxious.

RAYMOND : Pre! nag away kami ng girlfriend ko.

RAYMOND : Tulungan mo naman ako na bumalik siya.

MEURSAULT : (quiet, almost disinterested) RAYMOND : Pwede mo ba siyang sulatan? para

bumalik siya sa akin.

MEURSAULT : Sige. (Nag aya na si meursault mag picnik)

MEURSAULT : gusto mo sumama sa picnic bukas.

MEURSAULT: Isama mo siya. Raymond looks at him, half-surprised. Nods slowly.

RAYMOND : Sige. Subukan ko.

PART II.

SCENE 1

Outside the house….

Mersault: Uy bro, Let's go together
Raymond: Sige bro, hindi ko din kasi alam papunta dun

In the car and on the way to the place where Mersault was invited….

Raymond: Saan ba yung pupuntahan natin?

Mersault: Wait a minute, I’ll just check it out on the waze

Mersault using waze…

Moment of silence…
Marie at the back of the car using her cellphone and taking pictures…

Raymond: Bro, give me more advice please

Mersault: Sabi ko kasi sayo diba padalhan mo ng chocolates, and flowers
Raymond: Napadalhan ko na bro, but I think is not working
Mersault: Inaya mo ba siya na sumama sa atin?
Raymond: Oo bro, kaso wala talaga eh

Waze voice in the background….

Music in the background fades in but in a lower volume…

Mersault: Ayan si Marie ohh, babae yan for sure alam nya kung ano gusto ng babae
Marie: Why not try to court her again?
Raymond: Mahirap ligawan yun
Mersault: Just try it bro, malay mo mag work diba
Marie: Oo nga
Raymond: Sige bro, ta-try ko
Marie: Baka kasi nagsawa na sayo, kaya ayaw ka na niya balikan
Raymond: Tsk, masuntok lang sa akin yun susunod na agad sa akin eh

Music fades in the background but in a higher volume…

Car engine in the background but in lower volume…..

SCENE 2

At the place…

Mag asawa: Welcome to our place Mersault

Asawa (Babae): And thank you for bringing your friend and wife with you
Asawa (Lalaki): We will show you to the place, guys

The couple showing their place to Mersault, Marie and Raymond…

Marie taking pictures while the couple is showing around their place…

Asawa (Babae): You can eat there at the (buffet/resto/handa ng mag asawa) guys
Asawa (Lalaki): We will leave you here guys, so you can take a rest
Asawa (Babae): Enjoy guys
Marie: Tara guys, kain na tayo
Raymond: Sige, may kukunin lang ako sa kotse
Raymond: May naiwan pa kasi akong isang bag sa kotse
Mersault: Sige kunin mo na, eto susi

Mersault and Marie getting their table and getting some foods while Raymond gets the bag in the car (Bag
that contains the gun)...
Mersault doesn’t know that Raymond has a gun with him…

Raymond: Here is the key, thank you!~

Mersault: Let’s eat na

While eating sila Mersault mapupunta sa kabilang table yung camera mag f-focus sa sauce while naka stop
lang sila Mersault, walang gumagalaw…

TV ADS
Hand reaches for the Sauce Bottle, dramatic pour. Slow-mo sa sauce landing on fries, dipping shot, sizzling
sound effect then naka stop ulit sila…

People at the background na nakastop

Extra 1: Masarap pero may kulang?
Extra 2: TRY THIS NEW VERSION OF OUR SAUCESARAP
Extra 1: MAS PINAYUMMY~ ~ ~
Extra 2: MAS PINALINAMNAM ~ ~ ~
Extra 1: “Amoy pa lang, ulam na”~ ~ ~
Extra 2: “Add the flavor. Add the fun. Add the saucesarap!”
Extra 1: Sauce it up! WITH SAUCESARAP!~ ~ ~
Extra 2: “In every moments, never miss out with SAUCESARAP”

After that, gumalaw na yung mga tao sa background and napunta na ulit yung camera kari Mersault…

SCENE 3
While eating…

Marie: After eating, let’s take a walk

Raymond: Oo nga, tingin tingin tayo
Mersault: Sige

After eating, naglakad na sila and bitbit ni Raymond yung bag na may laman na baril….

Friend group of arab in the scene…

Mersault and Marie at the scene…

Friend 2: Is that Raymond?

Friend 1: Ayun oh, Arab
Friend 2: BF nga ng kapatid mo Arab
Arab: Let’s go guys, paghihiganti natin sister ko

Arab: HEY YOU, Bakit mo sinasaktan kapatid ko huh?

Raymond: Deserve nya yun!
Arab: AND WHY?!?!
Arab: WALANG GINAWANG MASAMA SAYO ANG KAPATID KO!!!! YOU F*CK**** B*ST**D
Raymond: Tsk, tinuruan ko lang kapatid mo para matutong sumunod sa akin
Arab: Aba sir**l* ‘to
Raymond: OH ANO NGAYON?

People in the background

Napikon si Arab sinuntok na si Raymond…
Mga Friends ni Arab pinipigilan siya

Friend 1: Arab stop that

Friend 2: Yes Arab, there is a right way for that b*st*rd

Di pa rin tumigil si Arab hanggang sa mapikon na si Raymond…

Si Raymond naman bubunot na ng baril…

Guard: HEP HEP HEP, TAMA NA YAN

Tumigil na sila…

Arab: JUST WAIT AND SEE!!!

Umalis na sila Arab and then naiwan sila Raymond kasi need ng Incident Report
Guard: May license ba yang baril mo sir?
Raymond: Meron po, ito ohh

Then pinakita yung papers, and then gumawa na ng incident report yung guard…
Pinaalis na sila Mersault…

SCENE 4
Bumalik sila sa place nila and then nag aya si Raymond na uminom…

Raymond: Mersault, tara inom tayo

Mersault: Sure
Raymond: I’ll just buy some drinks
Raymond: Eto oh, hawakan mo muna yung baril ko
Mersault: Sige, iwan mo dyan

Umalis na si Raymond…
Silence..

Marie: Bababa lang ako, mag p-picture

Mersault: Sige

Bumaba na si Marie…
Silence ulit…

Naiinip na si Mersault..
Kung ano ano na kinukuha niya.

Mersault: Ano kaya gagawin ko?

Mag iisip siya then maiinitan…

Mersault: ANG INIT NAMAN!!!

Mersault: Makababa nga

Bago lumabas si Mersault nilagay niya sa tagiliran nya yung baril ni Raymond…
Lumabas si Mersault…

SCENE 5
Arab with friends scene…

Arab: Let’s go!!! Let’s have fun!!!

Friend 1: TARA!!! Doon tayo sa tahimik
Friend 2: Let’s Go. Mukhang masaya doon

Pumasok sa room o crowded place para magsaya…

Friend 2: Arab hinay hinay lang sa pag-inom

Friend 1: Yes Arab (Friend 2) is right, medyo marami ka ng naiinom.

Arab: kaya ko ‘to magsaya lang tayo.

Habang nagsasaya may tumatawsag kay Arab

Phone call!!!
Audio phone ringing

Arab: Wait (Friend 1 and Friend 2) I'll just answer the call.

Lumabas si Arab para sagutin yung call…

Arab: Hello!!

In the background si Mersault naglalakad…

Meursault: Sobrang init naman dito!!! Wala bang sariwang hangin dito, makapaglakad lakad nga.

While walking si Meursault napunta malapit kay Arab

Meursault: Ang init naman dito, nakakainis.

Then nairita si Mersault sa init…

Sound of Gun…
People at the background nakiki chismis then nagpapanic mga tao…

SCENE 6

Narinig ng mga friends ni Arab yung ingay sa labas…

Lumabas friends ni Arab then nakita nila si Arab…
Friend 1 and 2: Arab!!!

While Meursault is walking back…

Friend 2: Is that the killer??

Friend 1: Yes!!! THAT PERSON KILLED ARAB
Friend 2: tara, habulin natin ng mahiganti natin si Arab

Tumakbo sila palapit kay Meursault..

Pasapak…. CUT

Block screen..

Police Siren….

SCENE 7

Live streaming…

Extra 1: Guys, sya yung nakapatay sa nagngangalang Arab

Camera at Mersault with handcuffs of police….

Then ambulance, dala dala body ni Arab…

Extra 2: You deserve that!!!

Extra 3: DESERVE MO MAMATAY!!
Extra 4: MAMAMATAY TAO!!!

Friend 1: Yes, you deserve that!!! Because you killed Arab

PART III.

Prosecutor scene

*Magistrate walk inside the room*

Magistrate: Anong intension mo sa pag patay ka arab?"

MC: ...wala
Magistrate: So you are not denying na pinatay mo si arab..
*Tinignan ni magistrate sya with confusion*

Magistrate: bakit?... Bakit mo sya pinatay?

Mc: Naiinitan ako
Magistrate: Ano?...

*Magistrate (confused and slightly irritated)(looked at the recordpaper)

Magistrate: Naka sulat dito na namatay mama mo nung july 14, 2025. And base on the
investigation wala pang isang araw na nakakalipas nandon ka sa club nag sasaya parang wala man
nangyare...
Mc: Tapos?.
(Magistrate is irritated)
Magistrate: ano!? Anong tapos!??. Yung mama mo namatay tapos pumatay ka ng tao na may
pamilya din (habang hinampas yung lamesa)* MANHID KABA*!??
Mc: Hindi ko alam sinasabi mo. Naramdaman ko yung naramdaman ko, ginawa ko yung pumasok
sa isip kong gagawin ko. Wala akong nakikitang mali.

*Walking scene papunta kay MC*

Magistrate: Hoy!
(Slammed the table)
(Tumayo)
Magistrate: Pakinggan mo nga ko. Anong nayayare sayo. *BEEP* KABA!??. ANONG WALANG
MALI!??. MAY TAO KANG PINATAY!! MAY TAONG NAMATAY!!! NANAY MO, NA
INALAGAAN KA MULA SIMULA!! TAPOS WALANG MALE!!!....
(MC Head turn scene)
(Cut)

Trial scene

Judge: After careful consideration of the evidence presented and the arguments made, this court
finds the accused, MC, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of murder and sentence to death by an
electric chair.
(Pok, pok, pok)

Prison reflection scene

(Inner thoughts)
Mc: May ginawa bakong male?... Ginawa ko lang naman yung naaayon sa gusto ko, para maging
malaya... Anong problema nila don?. Ano kayang meron sila na wala ako. Damdamin? Diyos na
nakakapitan?.. mas konting kasalanan?... Ano kayang naiisip nila na hindi ko naiisip.. Hindi ba
lahat tayo ay magkakaiba? Bakit yon hindi nila maintindihan... Ahh...(Realization) Ako ay iba...
Wala akong katulad. Saganon ay wala din akong masasandalan. Naiintindihan kona.

(In a dark cell)

*Foot steps echoed, the chaplain slowly appears as he kneel beside Meursault’s cell.

CHAPLAIN: Magandang gabi, anak.

MEURSAULT: I didn’t ask to see you.

CHAPLAIN: Alam ko. Ngunit ako’y umaasang nag bago na ang iyong isip.
(pauses)
Mayroon pang oras... Para sa comfort. Para sa kapayapaan.

MEURSAULT: Hindi ko kailangan yan.

CHAPLAIN: Walang sinuman ang dapat humarap sa kamatayan nang nag-iisa. Hindi nang walang pag-asa.

MEURSAULT: I do.

The chaplain sits beside him, folding his hands around the crucifix. The silence is tense, heavy.

CHAPLAIN: Talagang naniniwala kang ito na ang katapusan? Wala nang kasunod?

MEURSAULT: Oo. Hanggang dito na lang.

CHAPLAIN: At hindi ka natatakot sa gano’n?

MEURSAULT: No. It makes things simpler.

CHAPLAIN: Pero kung walang Diyos, paanong magkakaroon ng kabuluhan ang kahit ano?

MEURSAULT: Wala. 'Yun ang punto.

A beat. The chaplain leans forward, gently.

CHAPLAIN: Marami na akong nakita sa kalagayan mo.

Yung iba, huling sandali na bago tumawag sa Kanya.
You still can.
MEURSAULT: Ayokong sayangin ang natitirang oras ko sa kasinungalingan.

CHAPLAIN: Mali ka, anak. Akala mo'y kapayapaan ang katahimikang 'yan, pero takot 'yan.
Napapatawad ng Diyos ang lahat.

MEURSAULT: He has nothing to forgive! I lived like I wanted to.

The chaplain stands now, more urgent.

CHAPLAIN: Natatakot ka lang. Natural lang 'yan. Pero hindi kahihiyan ang matakot.
Buksan mo ang puso mo. Nariyan Siya, kahit ngayon. Naghihintay Siya.

MEURSAULT: Hindi! Kayo ang natatakot! Dala n'yo ang Diyos n'yo at mga dasal n'yo, pero hindi
n'yo naiintindihan — wala namang kabuluhan ang lahat!

(The chaplain steps back, startled.)

MEURSAULT: I’m going to die. That’s all. And it doesn’t matter how or when.
(quiet now, almost cold)
What matters is that I’ve lived. That I was.
And I’ll go out like I came in — without lies.

(Silence. Heavy. The chaplain lowers his head.)

CHAPLAIN: Ipagdarasal pa rin kita.

MEURSAULT: Don’t bother.

(The chaplain exits slowly. The door shuts. Alone again, Meursault breathes. The rage fades. He
sits back down, eyes calm now, almost peaceful. A faint breeze enters through the bars.)

MEURSAULT (V.O.): I had been right. I was still right. I’d lived my life one way,
and I could just as well have lived it another.
As if that mattered.
Handa akong ulitin lahat kung kaya pa.
And as I listened to the sounds of the night,
I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world