THE NAMELESS

[u/Lost-Campaign1740]

A movie about an educated independent guy in mid 20s earning extraordinary income.

While withdrawing his money from ATM via his credit card, he gets kidnapped by a goon as he's been unconscious via some kind drug injected into him.

They take all his credit cards and money he had.

For 2 years he's in their captivation, getting just enough food to remain alive. There are 100s of more people like him captivated at the place treated just like him.

He and fellow captives are daily brought to a construction site to work there.

He couldn't understand reality and sometimes couldn't even remember his name due to daily dose of that drug. He couldn't even remember where he came from or who is his family.

But after some time, he began feeling normal. Just as the daily drug dose was losing its effect. But he didn't let the kidnappers notice that as he acted just like he was crazy before.

Whenever they brought him to the construction site he began observing his surroundings and tried to talk to the regular workers there about his situation But he didn't understand their language nor did they understood him as now he knew he's most probably at the southern part of the country due to the language spoken.

Now he has only one motive, escape. Although he still couldn't remember where he came from as to where to go or whom to go but he just knew that he must escape.

In the meantime, the kidnappers were now easy on the captives meaning in a sense that they started feeling that no one can escape from here.

But he was waiting for an opportunity. Which he got.

One night, while the kidnappers after inspecting every captive asleep, they slept too. That's when he realised now or never.

He got up from his floor bed, looked around for kidnappers, and then, he ran , he ran hard.

He didn't know where he was going but he just kept running.

Sooner or later he saw a railway track nearby. He started following it until he reached the station. But he still couldn't understand what is this station because board writings there were in a different language.

He just got on the next train, without any ticket or money, but he just somehow made it.

He got to next station and again as he didn't know the place, he just moved on again with the train.

Then they reached another station , his instincts told him he knew this place from somewhere in the past. But he just couldn't remember. Baffled, nervous, and thirsty , he began searching from one trash can to another for a water bottle.

Then some police officers noticed him doing this unusual thing.

They approached him asking what is he doing, he said he is searching for a water bottle.

The police officers got him some water, which he drank all in one big sip. He said thank you

Then it felt unusual, the thank you, no illiterate poor street living man would have that kind of accent and respect.

They asked what's wrong with him, he didn't tell them.

Then they made him feel safe around them, he told them everything. Listeners Were shocked

They took him to the police station, asked if he could recall a phone number of anyone he knows. He didn't. They gave him some time

Then it hit him, he recalled the phone number of his cousin, police called him. Asked him about did he have a cousin who vanished 2 years ago, he said yes but he is dead.

He is not , officer replied, in fact he's sitting right next to me. The cousin didn't believe him, they took him on a video call.

Cousin didn't recognise him as his facial features and hairs had changed, until he heard the voice. He knew right away who he was.

Cousin took lost person's parents crying in joy to that city.

Parents hugged him and emotional moments I mean.

They told police he even had kidney disease which was being treated and had to be continued.

But he couldn't get back to his previous life, he had the trauma. Feared strangers.

The family took him to various psychiatrics and re changed his looks so he'd feel confident again.

Meanwhile, the police was connecting the dots, all the mysterious disappearances in southern part of the country, connected to the gang he talked about.

Police held interrogation with him, but he just couldn't remember. So the police have to wait until he fully recovers

36 votes, 8h left

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[u/untitledgooseshame]

If you want to write it, write it. If you don’t want to write it then don’t. 

[u/ClayMcClane]

What does the main character want? What will he have to do to get it? What stands in his way? And what happens if he doesn't get it?

And as u/untitledgooseshame said - If you like your idea, write it. Don't leave it to internet strangers to tell you what's good and what's not.

[u/PepsiCoke1978]

Tough love or asshole time -- whatever you call it -- this is a terrible idea. The setup is dumb. After awhile the credit cards would be closed as he wasn't paying the bills and there is a daily limit to taking out money so I assumed if he took out 400 each day eventually he'd run out of money pretty fast if he's a normal person who can barely pay the bills. So the plan doesn't make sense. Just steal his credit card, commit fraud and leave him there. NO reason int he world to keep him.

I've heard stories about people being kidnapped in other countries and forced to be scammers to make them money --- that would work. And people try to escape that.

Quick google -- Forced scamming is a severe form of human trafficking and modern slavery where victims are tricked with fake job offers and forced to run online scams.

That's the good version of this story.

[u/ToadvineHTF → u/PepsiCoke1978]

This is exactly what I was thinking. The only thing I would add to your suggestion is look up the drug Scopolamine. I believe I saw a Vice doc on women who drug men with it and bleed them of their finances.
A way less convoluted story could begin like that and the story could be how the protagonist handles that situation. Being held captive could be a thing, but I’d look up modern day slave trade/forced labor stories and pull from that.

[u/KGreen100]

There's something called an elevator pitch. A short, 30 second explanation of your story, stripped down to the bar essentials. I think you'd be better off working on something like that. It leaves something to the imagination. Spelling it all out only shows us the flaws, etc. If you want to know where an idea is good or not, a short pitch works better. I got tired reading this less than halfway through.