Golkar's Outline

Scene 1

It’s nighttime in a quiet suburb near San Francisco. There are 3 unmarked black vans parked outside a house. 6 security officers loom over the household’s family who are on the lawn. The family is on their knees, with their hands behind their heads.

Cut to Marcus’ bedroom. He is roused by the commotion outside. He peeps out his windows and observes as the scene unfolds. Marcus wants to investigate further. He gets out of his bed and attempts to sneak downstairs. Just as he’s about to leave, he is stopped by his father. His father orders him to go to bed immediately. Marcus tries to convince his father otherwise but his father cuts him off. Marcus goes to bed, troubled by what he has seen.

Scene 2

Next day, Marcus returns home from school. He walks around the neighborhood asking his neighbors about the night’s events. They seem nervous when asked and claim that they have no idea what occurred.

Scene 3

Marcus is skeptical. Marcus tries to discover what happened through the newspaper and online sources but he comes up empty handed. He hacks into the local police database and goes through the arrest records. After some searching, he comes across the last name of the family. He views the police report and comes across something disturbing. The reason for arrest: Minority threat – suspected terrorist activity – Iranians. Marcus is appalled by such discrimination.

Scene 4

Marcus tries to confront his father. His father tells him to keep his concerns to himself. He tells Marcus that the authorities will detain him if he continues to snoop around. Marcus can’t believe that his father so willingly accepts authoritarian rule. He runs upstairs to his room.

Scene 5

Marcus contacts his friends, Jolu & Vanessa. They agree to meet up and discuss the issue at a local café

Scene 6

Marcus meets up with his friends. He tells them about his discovery. They are shocked and outraged. Marcus wants to sneak into the local police headquarters. Jolu agrees to help but Vanessa pleads with him to reconsider his actions. Marcus and Vanessa get into an argument that ends with Vanessa storming out.

Scene 7

Marcus and Jolu wait until it’s late. They walk into the local headquarters. The desk sergeant asks them about their intentions and they claim they’re there to speak to a detective. The desk sergeant allows them to enter the headquarters. As soon as they walk into the inner-part of the building they veer off and go into the database room. They plant a bug on a computer that will hack it and grant them access to the entire database. Soon after, they are stopped by police and arrested

Scene 8

The police detain Marcus and Jolu. They are held and questioned. The police ask them why they were in the server room. Fortunately, the police do not find the bug and release the boys. They warn the boys that they will be under close surveillance.

Scene 9

Marcus and Jolu return to Marcus’ house. Marcus’ father is furious at him. He tells Marcus that he is going to remove all traces of technology from the house. Marcus argues with his father, calling him a pawn and a fool. He runs upstairs and grabs his laptop and runs out with Jolu. Marcus’ father stands at the doorway of his house and yells for Marcus to come back.

Scene 10

Within the sanctity of an abandoned warehouse, Marcus and Jolu investigate the findings of the bug. They see comprehensive lists of DNA scanning, tracking, discrimination, and other forms of injustices. They plan to release the evidence to the general public to incite a revolt. Unfortunately, the police raid the warehouse. Marcus and Jolu are forced to flee and escape successfully.

Scene 11

Jolu decides to back out of the plan. He tells Marcus that the consequences will be severe if he is caught since he belongs to a minority group. Marcus is hurt but understands Jolu’s reasoning. Marcus then begins to release the police records to the Internet. The general populace is outraged and a movement begins. The online members of this movement plan to hold a mass protest in front of the San Francisco city hall.

Scene 12

Marcus attends the protest. Tens of thousands of people are there and actively denouncing the police. Though the protest is peaceful, police begin to fire tear gas into the crowd. This enrages the protesters and a riot occurs. Marcus tries to calm the crowd down by trying to reason with them through a loudspeaker but they ignore him. The masses of people soon overwhelm the police and occupy city hall. The movie ends with Marcus standing among the throngs of people and contemplating the uncertain future.