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‘Just Divorced, or how to rob the mafia’ Benn Flore, Parallelweg 12, 4462 al Goes, Netherlands, tel. 0031 113 213959, benn@florad.nl Book ‘Just Divorced, or how to rob the robber’ ISBN 978-90-81206-03-7 United States Copyright Office, reg. 1-516141321 Logline: After 40 years of troublesome marriages two 65 year old men are divorced and broke. Desiring to have the next five years be better, they decide to rob the Mafia. Synopsis: Sixty-five year old bon vivant, George, is lucky as can be. He's divorced from his nagging wife, He is free at last. In the pouring rain in front of the courtroom he bumps into the sad and dull, religious postman, Harold, as he just divorced his opposite: spendthrift, but godsend Nancy. To save money, both men decide to share an apartment. Together they can still make something out of their lives. Both start internet dating, These ladies happen to be their exchanged exes, which everyone can see, but not Harold and George. For his spendthrift lady, George - with a boastful internet profile lying about his age - needs cash. So he seduces Harold to join in a raid on a money runner from the mafia. Although religious Harold states “he does not steal,” he makes an exception because he also made promises to his decent new girlfriend. There is no way back. The men have a common goal: The Caribbean. George and Harold succeed in stealing a heavy suitcase, but once it is opened in the apartment they find only old newspapers. The suitcase has been swapped: The mafia was robbed by another robber. At the same time, the ladies prepare for the trip to their promised new luxurious homes on a sunny island. George freaks out. Now, after 40 years plodding behind his postman trolley, the new Harold arises and takes the lead this time with nervous George as his assistant. It is their money that was robbed from the mafia. The postman cannot be fooled by a bunch of crooks. Justice will prevail: The money should be brought back in circulation and that is what Harold will do, with his dedicated new wife on a sunny Carribean island. Thanks to persistent Harold, our two friends manage to trace and steal the valuable duplicate suitcase. It is indeed full of money, and as two rich men George and Harold are about to leave for the airport, there is a police officer at the door. George collapses and once again, Harold acts coldblooded and hands over the worthless suitcase packed with the old newspapers to the police. In the last scene, the two men rush to the airport where they meet their new girlfriends, dressed for a sunny future. Only now it appears that both men have chatted up their opposite exes. Dull Harold can fly to the Carribean to church with pious Emma and George will spend the rest of his life in casinos with profligate Nancy. Just Divorced’ begins like a rainstorm, but ends on a sunny island. Have these friends learned something from each other? Characters: GEORGE male 60-65 year old bon vivant, small man, dressed in worn,too-large clothing EMMA female George’s rigid over-religious ex wife tall woman, orthodox and dressed in a long skirt, hair in a bun HAROLD male 60-65 years religious, dull retired postman, tall man, the same trousers, waistcoat and jacket as in 1985 NANCY female Harold’s vivacious, spendthrift ex wife, small, cheap clothes, short skirt, believes still looks 20. EXTRAS: 80 year old mother, police officer, 2 mafiosas, shoppers, café visitors etc. For more information about the theater and movie trailer go to: http://www.floradfantasy.nl/divorced

HAPPILY DIVORCED, OR HOW TO ROB THE MAFIA