Synopsis/Details
Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Jindal is having more than just a bad day, a bad week, a bad streak. And, after losing his 13th straight patient on the operating table, the gifted young surgeon begins to fear that he's lost the touch altogether. The power of healing seems to escape him at every turn in the busy trauma ward where he works.
After a drunken night of self-pity leads to a brutal bar room fight, Ben ends up bloodied, beaten, and left for dead in a dark alley.
Enter, Mr. Nance. A mysterious man who pulls up in a limo and not only magically heals Ben in seconds, but seemingly grants him an unlimited power to heal others, sometimes with little more than the touch of his hand.
Ben returns to work and ends his streak with a flourish, saving the lives of a group of gang bangers critically injured in a drive-by. But this new magic touch comes with a price tag, a tithing that needs offering up to the gods: One human life must be taken every 30 days in order to maintain it.
But Ben's no killer, so, after some brief soul searching and quick thinking, he recruits the gangsta's leader to assist him in this series of carefully planned assassinations which are to be dictated from a list by Mr. Nance once a month.
Ben continues his miraculous work, healing at such a rate that it begins to alarm the hospital's hierarchy which includes a trusted colleague, Patrick Kimble, and the shady pharmaceutical CEO, Jasper Van Dyne.
But even more troubling for Ben is the fact that he can't seem to make a difference in the life of his son, Gregory, stricken with cancer and barely hanging on. Mr. Nance assures him that once he completes the list of seven, he will have the necessary power to cure him. But will young Gregory even last that long?
As doubt creeps in, not to mention his conscience over the string of killings, Ben resiliently continues on with his mission. But as the cops begin putting the facts together, a startling incongruity is revealed: All of Ben's victims seem to have been dedicated and deeply spiritual men of peace and healing themselves.
Is Ben on the wrong path? As his powers and influence reach the height of "God Consciousness", he leaves the hospital and starts his own wellness center in the countryside, drawing dedicated crowds numbering in the hundreds of thousands.
With the media spotlight glowing as brightly as his near omnipotent power, Ben must track down the last victim on the list. With his son's life hanging in the balance, the cops closing in, not to mention a shadowy hitman hired by Van Dyne breathing down his neck, his friend Patrick races to put the facts together and hopefully sort out the mystery of Mr. Nance's ulterior motives in time.
Will Ben be a messiah or a martyr? Or both?
The HEALER.
Sacrifices have to be made.
***********The REVIEWS are in on The HEALER****************
"The Healer is a mystic thriller about Dr Benjamin Jindal, a trauma surgeon and the mystic-mystery man, Nance. It’s an engaging read, maintaining an intrigue.
The concept of a ‘chosen’ mortal being manipulated by a mystic with unworldly powers, and with a secret, hidden agenda, works. The screen play has a nonlinear structure, which serves the purpose. The plot elements, including the hospital setting, occult-mysticism also are put to good use.
Ben Jindal, the lead character, down on luck and skill with his profession of trauma care is orchestrated to meet the mystic Nance, who offers him unlimited powers, but with a catch revealed later. This catch of being forced to kill people named by Nance, in order to maintain the healing touch, sends Ben into a vortex of crime, but with a hope of curing his son Gregory afflicted with cancer. His character is interesting, active, and definitely has a good character arc, and audience can empathize with him..."
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"Nice story. Very creative. I think the ending really flowed well... Overall good job."
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"I enjoyed your script. When I chose something of yours to read, I always know it's going to be a good read.
The script starts out very detailed and catches your attention quickly. It felt like I was reading a shooting script of a produced movie. This is definitely not one of those scripts you can read through in an hour or so. It has a lot of detail and was obviously well researched.
Plot is very interesting and had its own uniqueness about it, although similar themes have been endeavored upon in other films.
Your characters were all well-crafted and meticulously described. I could easily visualize them all with your attention to detail.
Your dialogue was engaging and helped the story flow forward."
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