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Sinners · written by Ryan Coogler · 2025
Scene 6 of 110 · ≈ 1 min on screen · Act one
In 1932 Mississippi, gifted sharecropper-bluesman Sammie Moore wants to make a life in the blues beyond his preacher father's rules, but the opening night of his cousins' juke joint becomes a siege by a vampire offering the community belonging at the price of its freedom.
A match illuminates woodcuts of musicians summoning the dead, then a red-eyed figure appears at the window.
Joan and Bert take the injured stranger in for promised gold despite the Klan uniform in their house.
Chayton's Choctaw search party reaches the farmhouse and warns Joan that the stranger is dangerous.
Joan lies to Chayton, sends the search party away, and returns inside as darkness gathers.
This scene
There is no light. Joan strains her eyes to make out the shape of a man standing in the corner of the room.
JOAN
Bert?
No. It’s the Injured Man, and he’s smiling a toothy grin.
Fear grips Joan.
JOAN (CONT’D)
Where’s-
INJURED MAN
(finger raised to mouth)
Shhh. He’s resting.
The Injured Man points to the ground where Bert lies lifeless, in a pool of blood.
Joan’s fear gives way to abject terror. The Injured Man licks his palm. Joan begins to cry.
JOAN
What did you do?
The Injured Man feigns concern.
INJURED MAN
Oh don’t cry...
He grins wider and points down at Bert’s corpse as it starts to stir.
INJURED MAN (CONT’D)
... you woke him.
Bert stands, turns to Joan and flashes a smile matching that of the INJURED MAN.
INJURED MAN (CONT’D)
Look, he’s all better now.
Joan tries to scream, but her throat is frozen.