‘RATED’
SCENE 1
INT. UNKNOWN
Nikki is laying down in a bed with cables strapped to her head.
Title appears.
SCENE 2
INT. NIKKI’S APARTMENT
A black circular QR scanner lays on Nikkis table, Nikki is in the background. She walks up
to the scanner and scans the QR code on her arm, igniting the AI-assistant in her home.
AI ASSISTANT
Start off your day with today’s profile. Today’s main schedule is “job interview”. Having a high
score improves your chances of getting hired!
Nikki comes into her bathroom and the mirror is lit up by a reminder for her job interview
(the mirror shows it’s October 30th 2034, her current rate and the schedule).
The AI voice keeps talking.
Nikki picks up her phone, showing a company’s logo as background. She goes into her blood
sugar app to check her levels. She takes her insulin, does her makeup and starts pep-talking
herself in the mirror, practicing smiles and greetings.
NIKKI
(practicing)
Hi! Hi there!
(determined)
You can do this…
Nikki decides she is done and leaves the apartment.
SCENE 3
EXT. OUTSIDE NIKKI’S APARTMENT
Nikki comes outside her apartment and notices her neighbor Kristin struggling with her
groceries.
NIKKI
(happily)
Oh Kristin! Let me help you with those!
Nikki grabs one of Kristins bags and holds the door for her.
KRISTIN
(relieved)
Oh, thank you Nikki!
Nikki sets off towards the subway, eyes darting around for opportunities to boost her score.
She passes several posters with text saying “A high rating a day keeps the doctor away!”,
“Scan this QR code to partake in our special offers during halloween!”, “Jesus said: Rate
your neighbor!”, “A good rating means a good life”.
Nikki looks at her phone to see how much her rating has improved by her act of kindness.
It shows her rating has improved with 0.2 points, leaving her at a 6.7 out of 10.
Her Ai assistance informs her it is not yet high enough for the recommended score for the
interview.
SCENE 4
EXT. BUS STATION
Nikki comes up to a bus stop and sees a person waiting there. She’s blowing air on his
hands and is visibly cold. Nikki immediately removes her gloves and walks up to the woman.
NIKKI
(approachable)
I saw you were cold, do you want my gloves?
WOMAN
(grateful)
Really?
NIKKI
(Warmly)
It’s nothing. Have a great day!
Nikki walks away but eagerly checks her score when she's gotten a few meters. It has only
gone up by 0.1 points.
NIKKI
(disappointed)
Really?
SCENE 5
INT. OFFICE BUILDING
Nikki enters the waiting room for the interview. There is one other person sitting and
waiting already. Nikki walks up to the receptionist at the counter to sign in.
NIKKI
(smiling)
Hi!
RECEPTIONIST
(professionally kindly)
Hello!
Nikki signs in by scanning her QR code on a scanner on the counter.
RECEPTIONIST
Welcome Nikki, please have a seat.
NIKKI
(smiling)
Thank you so much!
Nikki sits down beneath posters on the wall. She is visibly nervous, checking her phone,
sighing and bouncing her foot.
RECEPTIONIST
Nikki Smith, Pedro Banderas is ready for you in office three now.
Nikki stands up and exits the room.
SCENE 5
INT. PEDRO’S OFFICE
Nikki enters the interview room and sees Pedro. He stands up behind his desk to scan her
QR code when she comes up to him.
PEDRO
(happily)
Nikki, take a seat please.
NIKKI
(excitedly)
Thank you.
Nikki sits down and straightens her clothes. Pedro starts looking through his laptop.
PEDRO
(looking at his laptop)
Nikki, I've looked through your resume, and it's quite impressive. You seem to have the
qualifications we are looking for. How has your score been lately?
NIKKI
(trying to lighten the mood)
It has been pretty good, or at least decent.
PEDRO
I see here your score is at 6.8. This job requires at least a score of 9.5.
NIKKI
(nervous)
Yes, I know, I'm very sorry but I promise I will do my absolute best…
PEDRO
(stern)
Hm. Here we don't accept promises, we want action.
NIkki seems nervous and disappointed. Pedro is looking through her information on his
laptop.
PEDRO
Is there anything else we should know about? Any… medical conditions or anything?
NIKKI
(strained smile)
No, mm, nothing.
PEDRO
Really?
Pedro changes position in his chair, leaning forward. He swipes on his laptop faster.
PEDRO
It says you have diabetes. Is that a big problem in your life?
NIKKI
(taken off guard)
Uhm, n-no. It is not a problem at all…
Nikki gets interrupted by her phone beeping. She quickly tries to find it to turn it off.
NIKKI
(embarrassed but tries to laugh it off)
I’m so sorry! It’s my blood sugar app, I’ll just…
Pedro looks more reserved as he watches her holding her phone.
PEDRO
(coldly)
You just said it wasn’t a big problem.
NIKKI
(tries to persuade him while struggling to maintain happiness)
I promise it is not that. I will get it under control.
PEDRO
(stern)
Nikki, you don’t have a high enough rating, and on top of that you have this problem.
NIKKI
(tries to disagree)
I, I just…
PEDRO
(coldly)
As an employee you have to have a top score. Candidates come in here with ratings of 9.6
and still can’t get the job. You do understand that right? Or are you just ignorant?
Nikki is stunned, she doesn't know what to answer.
PEDRO
Don’t make me lose more time, I think we’ve finished.
SCENE 6
INT. OFFICE BUILDING WAITING ROOM
Nikki is dazed and confused as she comes back into the waiting room. Her phone shows that
her score has dropped rapidly with a minus rating of 2.7 points after her failed interview.
She is now at a 4/10.
She sits down in the waiting room to try to calm herself, but soon she exits the building.
SCENE 7
EXT. OUTSIDE THE OFFICE BUILDING & IN TOWN
Nikki comes out of the office building. She is very stressed and in her stress she becomes
scared and disoriented, accidentally bumping into someone but she doesn't apologize due to
her disorientation and stumbles forward.
The man she bumped into seems annoyed and takes out his phone to rate her.
Her score on screen gets reduced by 1.2 points, leaving her at 2.8/10.
Nikki hurries towards the subway, trying to go home. She scans her QR code to enter
through the gates but they won’t open due to her low score.
AI voice
Your rating is too low. You cannot enter here.
Nikki tries several times to get in but it doesn’t work. People behind her in line gives her
judging looks until she runs away.
SCENE 8
EXT. LÖVHOLMEN
Nikki is disoriented and doesn't know what to do.
AI ASSISTANT
Attention. Your score is dangerously low. Try keeping a positive attitude to avoid reaching
zero.
She has once again been negatively rated, and she plummets through the rates, 1.6 > 0.8 >
0.4...
Nikki disorientedly staggers around in the older, seemingly poorer parts of the city, in what
appears to be an abandoned neighborhood. She is panting and looking lost, running into an
alleyway.
She is in enormous distress.
She comes to a dead end and looks around before she sinks down into a crouching position
with her back against the alley. She is heaving desperately.
Her ai assistant speaks again.
AI ASSISTANT
Your score has been set to zero. Please stay put.
Nikki is too shocked to say anything or to react. Everything is silent. She slowly looks up
into the camera. From behind, an arm reaches out to grab her shoulder.
The screen cuts to black.
SCENE 9
INT. UNKNOWN
Nikki is laying down in a bed with cables strapped to her head.
The camera zooms in.
She wakes up.
END.
