Diverge (2016) - full transcript

A man whose life was destroyed by nuclear war wakes up in a parallel universe where his pregnant wife and everyone he loves are still alive. The only person standing between him and the life he wants is someone he cannot face: the man he used to be.

Hello.

It's okay.
It's okay.

It's okay.

What do you want?

There's no food here.

Stop!

It's just the two of you?

We had a son.

He didn't make it.

I'm sorry.

What you doing this far out
of the quarantine?



We heard it hadn't traveled
this far.

You heard wrong.

I'd like to run some tests.

What for?

It's nothing
to be afraid of.

Infected.

Report to nearest
quarantine zone immediately.

It needs to be treated
as soon as it appears.

It is the only way
to keep it from spreading.

Subject clear.

I need you
to come with me.

I have food and water.

We can't travel
far in the dark.

Just you.



Trust me.
You will see her again.

Please, we only want to help.

You've helped enough.

You won't survive out here.

None of us will.

You stay away from us.

Anna.

Anna.

Anna!

You think you're
any different?

They're trying to survive
just like you.

You want to see
your wife again?

What are you doing to me?

This didn't
have to happen.

You can stop it.

Find Dimitri Tarkov.
He'll help.

His daughter's name
is Daisy.

But he wanted
to call her Violet.

Let me out of here!

Let me out!

You are the way out.

Are you gonna get him?

It's your turn.

Bullshit, it's yours.

Hey.

Come on, come on.

It's okay, it's okay,
it's okay.

What's wrong?
You have a nightmare?

Me, too.

It's okay. It's okay.

...it's killing
livestock at an alarming rate.

I'm standing just 15 miles
south of Albany,

near a farm that lost
hundreds of cattle overnight,

shortly after the animals
developed sores

along their necks.

This month along,
more than 10,000 similar cases

have been reported
in the U.S.

In Albany, I'm Amber Thomson
for KRNY news.

And over the
weekend, it looks perfect.

A couple of showers
upstate New York,

otherwise it's just been
sunny, cool, and crisp.

Cleveland 62,
buffalo 61 on Saturday.

Sunday, another day
complete with sunshine.

Temperatures
a little bit warmer,

but still running somewhere
about 70 to 75...

These from your plants?

From the compound inside.

I'd like to take
a closer look.

There's nothing
worth looking at.

You have other priorities.

It's properties
are almost identical

to the anti-viral
Tyrell released last month.

If you'd be willing
just to have it profiled

to satisfy
my curiosity. Please.

That article you wrote
caused quite a stir

- at the department last week.
- Yeah, I didn't mean to.

we're here to DC the research they
fund, not satisfy your curiosity.

Stay focused on the work
in front of you, all right?

I don't need you
getting sidetracked.

Sorry. Yeah.

Hey there.

I need to submit this
for profile.

Okay. I'll have
the results in a few days.

Thanks.

We really appreciate you guys
watching him so much.

Oh, please. Say no more.
We love him.

And it's really good
practice for us, you know?

- Mm-hmm.
-0000.

Brad likes babysitting so much
he wants to open

his own little day-care.
Don't lie. Don't lie!

Oh, god no.

- So, how's the research going?
- Mm. Good.

You still, uh, tinkering
with that plant?

Hey, have you ever tried
to smoke it?

- Brad!
- What? It's a valid question.

What?

- It wouldn't do much for ya.
- There ya go.

Well, you never know
until you try.

- Oh! Did you tell them?
- Un-uh.

We finally closed the deal
on the Montauk house.

Ah, congratulations,
that's great.

Well, it took
long enough to close.

We're actually going up this weekend.
You guys should come.

Oh, that's a great idea.

We shouldn't come bother you
before you're all settled.

- Yeah.
- Why? What good is an empty house?

Seriously. Just pack a bag
and the three of you,

come on up.

What do you think?
We could bring Dylan.

- And he's never seen the ocean.
- Ah, so cute.

This weekend is supposed
to be raining, isn't it?

- Is it? - We'll just light
a fire in the fireplace,

maybe grab a few
bottles of wine,

maybe smoke some
of that plant of yours...

Speaking of which,

I have a lot of work
at the lab.

Over the weekend?

It's gonna be the end
of the month, and...

- We're behind.
- Hmm.

But we'll come out soon.
I promise.

- Yeah.
- Yeah.

Listen, the house isn't
going anywhere

- and you two are always welcome, okay?
- Thank you.

- Absolutely.
- And pretty soon

Dylan's gonna have a little
buddy to come swimming with.

Countin' the days.

Already countin' the days.

Me, too.

Shut it.

Hello?

Chris Towne?

- Yes.
- My name is Jim Eldon.

I work for Tyrell
pharmaceuticals.

Ls there something
I can help you with?

Actually I was hoping
I could help you.

We noticed the article
you recently published.

I was hoping I could
buy you a drink?

Ask you a couple
of questions?

Uh, I'm sorry.
It's... it's late.

And I've got work to do.

They don't understand the
importance of your discovery.

- What do you mean by that?
- Meet me for one drink.

I promise you'll be
happy you did.

The next stop is Broadway.

It's spreading to humans.

That's why I'm here.

We want you to come
work for us.

Why me?

The compound from your plants

is an alternative way
to fight the infection.

It naturally produces
what we've been trying

to chemically
synthesize for years.

University will need
to know about this.

Their involvement
won't be necessary.

The last thing we want
to do is cause a panic.

The more people that know
about this, the better.

If this thing were
to get out of control?

Look, my company has spent more
time and money studying this virus

than anybody else
has bothered.

We're the single reason
that this outbreak

has not become
bigger at this point.

With your help...

We work together,
we can stop this thing.

What do you say?

I'll need to think about it.

I didn't realize there'd be
anything to think about.

Look...

I know your salary.

We can pay you
ten times that at Tyrell.

Thanks for the drink.

Where you going?

- Home.
- Oh, that's right...

You've got a family
to think about.

And what's that
supposed to mean?

Only that you'd be able to take
better care of them working for us.

Call me when you're ready.

Dmitri Tarkov.

Do I know you?

You sent me here.

That's funny.

Who put you up to this, huh?

Anderson.

You tell him
I'm sick of his jokes.

He's a fucking asshole.

Wait, wait. No, he told me
to find you.

- He said you'd be a...
- It's not funny, man.

- No. No, please.
- Please leave me alone.

- You don't understand.
- Get out of my way.

He doesn't know what
they're going to do with it.

There's going to be
a pandemic

and he's going to give them the compound.
There's a virus, okay?

- Come on. I don't have time for this.
- Look, look,

you have to believe me.
Please, please.

- People are going to die.
- Touch me, I'll call security.

You... you... you have
a daughter.

And her name is Daisy.

But you wanted
to call her Violet.

So, tell me...

Who told you
about my daughter?

You did.

You really expect me
to believe this.

I don't know
what to tell you.

You wrote a book saying
time travel's possible.

It's a theory.
We would never test it.

The amount of energy required,

if one thing went wrong,

you create nuclear implosion.
You would never risk it.

You will.

If I had the ability
to go back,

why would I send you?
Why not myself?

- Because I can stop it.
- Oh, stop what?

There's going to be a pandemic.

I have a cure.

But I'm going to give it
to the wrong people.

I see. So I sent you back

to help you stop yourself,
hmm?

No,no,no.

You can already see
the first signs.

You're gonna start noticing people
with a rash on their neck.

And there's a very short window.

I don't have time for this.
I have to pick up my daughter.

She will die.

You're sick.
You need help.

Reports are coming in from China that

an unknown virus has infected thousands
of people in the city of Shanghai.

Doctors are still unsure
as to the origin of the virus

that begins when victims
develop a rash along their neck.

Now, the ambulance team

are taking as many
precautions as they can.

They're getting into
these white plastic suits,

the hoods up.

World Health Organization
is holding an emergency meeting.

It could declare
a global health emergency,

imposing travel bans
and border controls all...

Hey... yo.

Got those results back.

Thanks.

We treated human cells
infected with a pathogen.

The compound reduced
cell death by 20%.

You show this
to anyone else?

Not yet.

I'll have them moved to the chamber
so we can better monitor them.

And, uh, I can start
growing more.

Oh, that won't be necessary.

I'll need more time to verify the results
before jumping to any conclusions, so...

This is my research.

Not anymore.

You can't do this.

I'll go to the chair
of the department.

He'll want TC know how you got these
through testing without my approval.

Forgery's a serious offense,
Chris.

I had to prove to you. You didn't
even believe me that the compound...

you haven't proved anything.

If anyone found out
about this,

you'd lose your job.

I'm doing you a favor.

I'll take over from here.

If I need your help,
I'll ask for it.

We'll give you your own lab.

Entire staff. Everything you
need to continue your research.

The team is so excited to see what
you're going to be able to do.

I'd like to get started
as soon as possible.

Just a few details we need
to get straightened out first.

Your plans for the compound?

I'd like you to move those
to our lab.

I can't do that.
The university owns them.

I don't care about the university.
It's your work.

You don't need to ask them.

You want me to steal them.

You're the one that's being
robbed of your own discovery.

And you know the codes
to their lab.

You can go in anytime.
I don't understand the problem.

I'm just asking for you to take
what's already yours.

It's not worth the risk.
I can replicate them for you.

Your job, Chris, at Tyrell
depends entirely

on our exclusive access
to the research and those plans.

Anything other than that,
this deal is over.

I... I'm just trying to help you
get credit for your own work.

All these years,
your discovery.

But the only way I can help you
is if you help us.

Pow.

He loves his paper crane.

Susan was saying that he
started to say his first word today.

He said "bird".

Oh.

This cures it?

If it's treated
early enough.

So why wasn't it stopped?

Money.

The more it spread,

the more valuable
the compound became.

They never had any intention
of stopping it.

What is that?

A warning.

Are you okay? What is it?

Tell me, what is it?
Tell me!

What's wrong?

Your leg.

Oh, sorry. I was trying to find
light switch for corner hall.

Who are you?

Uh, my name is Ivan.

I'm sent here to, uh,
to clean floors.

They tell me no one is allowed
here at this hour.

I was just leaving.

Not... not that way.

Uh, you'll slip.

Please, this way.

How's your leg?

That was causing the pain.

It was tracking you.

What for?

To follow you.

That's why I disconnected it.

There's something I would
like you to look at.

It's okay, Daisy.

It's okay.

Let him see.

Darling, I think you'll have
to stay home from school today.

It's Mary Anne's birthday
today.

She'll be fine.

Where's her mom?

She's gone.

Cancer.

I'm sorry.

That's how all of this
got started.

Trying to find a way
back to her.

My wife...

She's here.

It is not your wife.

You must stay away
from her.

How can you expect me
to do that?

By coming back here,
you've changed everything.

There is no way for you
to know what happens next.

If you want to protect her,

you will stay away.

No, please.

No!

No, no, no, no!

{Gunshot]

It's okay.
We made it.

We made it.

He's dead.

And you're still alive.

Thanks to you.

How is that possible?

The second you interacted
with him,

you changed his course.

You created a new past.

You separated us...
From them.

I'm not supposed to be here.

We are survivors.

We have earned the right
to be here.

You grab his feet.

Do you want her
to see him like this?

Here, take this.

You will need it.

Where are you going?

To see my daughter.

You want to see them again,
don't you?

Your family?

You don't have
to lose them again.

This is your life.

All you have to do...

Is take it.

Your son?

He's beautiful.

You didn't show up
last night.

I had people waiting
for you.

Something's not right.

What do you mean,
"something's not right"?

There was someone
at the lab.

At 2:00 in the morning?

You have to try again.

I'm sorry, I can't...
I can't be involved in this.

You don't have a choice, Chris.
You already are.

Find someone else.

It's too late.
We already released it.

Released what?

If you don't want to do it,
I will.

Just give me the codes
to the lab.

Next time I see you,
this will all be taken care of.

If I see you again...

I'll call the police.

Beautiful boy.

You look nice.

Where's Dylan?

With Susan.

Is everything all right?

Everything's fine.

- What's wrong?
- Honey, I need you to come with me.

I want to go home
to Dylan.

He's going to get it
from you.

You're scaring me.

You don't have to be scared.

I need you to trust me.

{Susan]Hello?
- Susan, hi. Uh, it's Chris.

Um, listen, something came up
at work and, uh,

I hate to ask this
of you again,

but is there any way you could
come and watch Dylan for me?

You're gonna be okay.

Ha.
Am I, uh, interrupting?

We watched you come in
on the security cameras.

We, uh, wanted to see
how far you'd go.

This must be your wife.

You didn't tell me
how pretty she was.

What are you doing here?

What you were supposed to.

| can't let you take them.

What are you doing?

This isn't his fault.

You said find someone else,
we did.

They're using a compound
to save people.

From a virus they created.

Supply and demand.

Tyrell controls both.

What's he talking about?

What are you gonna do?

Now that he knows
the truth.

You'll have to shoot us both.

No, Chris,
I'm not aiming at you.

You have three seconds
to drop the gun

or I shoot your wife.

One.

Two.

- Chris.
- Stop!

Stop.

Anna?

Don't look at me.

Close your eyes.

Please, don't.

Close your eyes!

Take care of them.