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STICKING TO THE LIFE PLAN

STICKING TO THE LIFE PLAN
By Victoriia Zykina

GENRE: Drama, Comedy
LOGLINE:

Excellent student Olivia is forced to pay the bully Anna for silence about the murder. When girl gets out of control, Olivia has to choose between loving Anna and her own future.

SYNOPSIS:

At the age of 14, Olivia becomes the victim of an attempted rape. In the course of self-defense, she kills a man. 11-year-old Anna, accidentally being nearby, makes several compromising photos of Olivia. During the investigation, Olivia falls under suspicion, but only Sergeant Teresa considers her guilty. Olivia skillfully destroyed the main evidence. A visiting trucker is an outsider in a small town, and a police lieutenant considers Olivia just a child. The last word remains with the class teacher, who is not indifferent to the girl and provides her with an alibi. The case is being closed. Olivia accidentally finds out that Anna knows everything. The conversation between the girls escalates into a quarrel, and Olivia threatens to kill Anna's dog if she does not keep the secret. Anna agrees. Olivia gets a job working part-time in the library. Suffering from inadequate parental care, she develops her life plan. After 4 years, Olivia is in her senior year, the pride of the school. Anna quarrels with her mother, steals in stores, abuses sedatives and turns to drugs. After searching the room, Anna makes a new hiding place for drugs in a tree. Anna runs out of money, and she blackmails Olivia. The girls see each other regularly to transfer money. They are getting closer. Olivia falls in love with Anna. Olivia keeps a strange registry in the library and keeps something in books. Sergeant Teresa is mired in a routine and wants to change her place of work. Olivia misses the payment and the younger girl comes to her house. Olivia's parents think that their daughter only helps the girl in her studies. Anna is poorly dressed and behaves rudely. Olivia's mother and Anna are fighting. Anna says that they never studied with Olivia. Olivia's parents question her independent life in another city. Olivia is fighting with Anna. Immediately after that, Anna's dog finds the girl's drugs that have fallen out of a new hiding place. The pet ends up in a veterinary clinic. Anna decides that this is the work of Olivia. She attacks Olivia in front of the other students and publicly accuses her. Olivia realizes that Anna has no control over herself and will not be able to stick to their agreement forever. Olivia creates an alibi for herself with the help of her friends and the class teacher. Olivia promises Anna to keep giving money until her dog gets better. But while Olivia has no money, she gives Anna her earring to sell it to a pawnshop. The second earring is exchanged by Olivia at the dealer for doses of light and heavy drugs. Olivia tricks Anna into giving drugs instead of money. Anna agrees, not knowing that they are heavy. Olivia takes the gold and cash from the library, which she hid in books. Anna's dog dies, which is why Anna takes an increased dose of drugs. Her parents accompany Olivia to college, but the girl has everything in her bag to escape from them. Anna dies of an overdose. Teresa was approved for the transfer. She quickly closes Anna's case as a suicide and leaves town.

Victoriia Zykina

1) WRPN Women's International Film Festival, fall 2021, Award winner, Honorable Mention; http://www.wwiff.com/Pages/WWIFF_Screenwriter_Award_Fall_2021.html

2) Los Angeles Film & Script Festival, fall 2021, Finalist, Honorable Mention; http://www.lafilmtickets.info/Fall_2021_Winners.html

3) International Screenwriting Competition, 2022, Semi-Finalist;

4) Portland Screenplay Awards, 2021, Semi-Finalist;

5) Orlando Film Festival, 2021, Quarter-Finalist.

6) San Francisco International Screenwriting Competition 2021, Semi-Finalist;

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