Script File

FALL FROM HEAVEN

Ukrainian female commando Tetyana Larina is captured when her unit ambushes a Russian infantry company. General Serenko conducts a brutal field interrogation of Tetyana. Beaten but not bowed, she refuses to give up any Ukrainian positions. Her price - a jagged knife scar creasing her face, inflicted by General Serenko.
Incarcerated in a Russian filtration camp, the torture and rape of Tetyana continues as she divulges zero info on her Ukrainian comrades. Frustrated, General Serenko orders her execution. Tetyana however escapes the nightmarish conditions of her imprisonment by hiding amongst a truckload of rancid bodies of fellow P.O.W.s.
Fast forward a few years to a war crimes tribunal conducted at The Hague. General Serenko is being tried for the 2022 masacre of a key Ukrainian village. Tetyana testifies that during an interrogation, General Serenko admitted that he gave the order to execute dozens of Ukrainian citizens because they provided food to their starving troops. Among those massacred were her beloved parents. General Serenko breaks bad in court, stabbing the prosecutor and lunges for Tetyana before being body slammed by guards. Tetyana has the last word as the general is hustled out of the courtroom to await his prison sentence.

  • Paul Byrne
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Screenplay, Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    40
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Page Turners Screenplay Competition
    Santa Monica, CA
    October 11, 2024
    Semi-finalist
  • Sunvale Screenplay Competition
    Reno, NV
    November 30, 2023
    Quarter Finalist
Writer Biography - Paul Byrne

Represented by Betty Butler of BjbPresents.
Co-owner Cool Breeze Prods. A family enterprise which creates and markets award-winning short and feature film screenplays. Graduate of the University of Oklahoma. Formerly employed as a single-family bond accountant with a public housing authority near Washington, D.C.
Writer is a B.A. graduate of University of Oklahoma - Sociology with a minor in Film Studies. My scripts have received positive review by Hollywood Scriptwriting Institute and the Gary-Paul agency. My work has also won or placed in national and international screenplay competitions including Fade In Awards and Scriptwriting Network (verifiable on Moviebytes & FilmFreeway).

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Writer Statement

Like so many, writing is a constant passion of mine. My feature film screenplays range from romantic adventures to edgy crime thrillers. I'm excited about pursuing my passion full-time and hopefully contribute my themes and ideas to the entertainment community.