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REINCARNATION

REINCARNATION
By Aleksandr Rozhnov

GENRE: Comedy
LOGLINE:

After a brutal death in prison, an aggressive, arrogant man is reincarnated as a sperm cell — but when he fights his way to be first again, he discovers he’s headed in the wrong direction, straight into the mouth of a woman, not toward new life.

SYNOPSIS:

Michael is an arrogant, aggressive prisoner with a mustache, a goatee, and a slicked-back hairstyle. In prison, he constantly provokes conflicts — he bullies other inmates, mocks them, pushes, hits, and yells at them. Everyone avoids him, but his behavior becomes increasingly unbearable.

Michael secretly trades drugs: two inmates approach him, discreetly hand him money, and he gives them illegal substances. Other prisoners look at him with suspicion and disgust.

One day, during yard time, Michael once again starts a fight — he shoves another inmate. This time, the group of prisoners has had enough. They surround Michael, talk to him briefly, and suddenly start brutally beating him. He falls, and they kick him mercilessly.

The prison alarm sounds. The guards rush in, but the attackers quickly scatter. Michael is left lying unconscious. The medics take him away.

In the hospital ward, Michael is hooked up to a ventilator. His heartbeat echoes in the silence. Suddenly, the pulse flatlines. He dies.

We see his soul separate from his body and ascend. Black screen.

The animation begins. Michael wakes up in the form of a sperm cell — but he still has his little mustache, tiny goatee, and miniature slicked-back hair. He is surrounded by billions of other sperm cells, all bumping into each other and swimming chaotically. His familiar rage flares up. He starts fighting and pushing the others.

On the wall, he notices a large circular exit with heavy iron doors. Michael hides and waits. Suddenly, the doors open — all the sperm cells rush toward them. Michael realizes: he must be the first.

He aggressively pushes everyone aside, races forward at full speed. In the distance, he sees a red target — a large black dot with a slit. He understands: this is his chance.

Michael breaks through and is the first to reach the target. Black screen.

Regular live-action footage: the camera slowly pulls back, and we see that the black dot is the open mouth of a young woman sitting in a dentist’s chair. Beside her stands the dentist — her lover. They smile at each other. The woman looks at him erotically and slowly wipes her upper lip with her finger.

In that moment, Michael suddenly realizes the horrifying truth — he went the wrong way, he ended up in the woman’s mouth, not where he was supposed to go.

A loud, desperate scream from Michael echoes.

The end.

Michael Dzurak

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