JARAN JITTANYA
Please come inside, sir.
Please wait here for a moment, sir.
Watch out, Tul!
Tul!
Tul... Tul!
You're awake!
Where am I?
Doctor Suang's clinic.
Take it easy.
And Jaran?
He's dead.
Tul! How do you feel?
Don't get up yet.
Let me have a look at your eyes.
When can I go home?
Are you in a hurry?
I don't like it here.
I don't like having you here either.
But you've been here for nearly three months.
Do you realize how lucky you are?
It's a one in a million chance that you're still alive.
The question is,
is this upside-down vision permanent or only temporary?
You don't have a girlfriend, but these fish will keep you company.
I photocopied this for you to read.
What is it?
Just read it.
It's really twisted.
The author is a doctor, but uses the pen name "Demon".
- Demon? - Yes, Demon.
The Dr. Demon who wrote this definitely has a few screws loose.
He says that the world was not created on the basis of justice or virtue,
but it was created on the basis of evil and selfishness,
and there are bad genes in our bodies that control this system.
To deal with evil, we must destroy the root of evil.
That means the evolutionary process of human genes must be controlled.
If we allow human genes to evolve according to nature,
which goes by the rule of survival of the fittest,
those that survive are likely to be the evil genes.
Crazy, right?
Hands up!
Freeze! Police!
Hands on your heads!
Freeze! Face the wall! Freeze!
Face the wall!
Yongyuth.
Excellent.
This time the asshole won't get aw...
When I was a cop, I used to practice walking around like a blind man.
Yongyuth told me to.
He said it had saved his life many times when he was fighting in the dark.
Drop the gun!
Get up!
Mr. Tul.
May I bother you for 15 minutes?
Who are you?
I'm the lawyer of the man who owns the factory you busted.
What do you want?
Do you know who the owner of the factory is?
The minister's brother.
I think the whole country knows that by now from the news.
Why?
There's five million baht in there.
Forget about the case, and it's all yours.
But the evidence was broadcast on national television.
You mean that video clip?
Just tell them it was a fake and it'll all be over.
I think you should go.
If five million isn't enough, I can make it 10.
Do you want to go to jail with your boss?
Mr. Tul,
if you want to play this the hard way,
fine.
Demon once said...
"The world is full of crooks.
Doesn't matter how many laws or jails we create.
We've invested so much in the penal system,
but now we realize that this is not the solution.
Some scholars say the answer lies in education.
But our country's history shows that these corrupt individuals
are highly educated people.
Combating evil according to the principle of 'an eye for an eye'
should be the real solution.
Justice does not exist in nature.
It's a human invention.
And humanity must invent that justice."
Miss.
Miss!
Your keys.
Thank you.
Looking at something?
No...
Are you a cop?
Yes.
I like cops.
Hey, what's your name?
Huh?
My name's Joy.
Dr. Suang said you must finish the medicine.
Okay.
A woman named Joy.
I don't know.
Yeah, I'll wait.
Sorry to bother you again.
Where's the girl's body?
Where's the body?
We have more than just the photos.
We have video clips too, you know.
If I give in, what do I have to do?
Tell the press you don't have enough evidence to move forward with this case.
We'll organize a press conference.
All you have to do is read the press release.
No interviews whatsoever.
But now my proposal has changed slightly.
You won't get a penny from us.
Okay?
Oh, and there's one more thing you have to do.
What?
You have to apologize to the minister's brother,
at the press conference.
Dear Demon,
I used to believe that humans are equipped with compassion and decency,
because we've progressed so much further than simple animals,
but now I'm not so sure.
Perhaps the world is dominated by evil genes as you have described.
And capitalism has also fostered the strength of these evil genes,
and now they're multiplying so fast.
One day, they may destroy the world like you've predicted.
I've been in this prison for nearly two months.
I've written this same letter a few times but never mailed it.
I don't know if I write these letters just to keep myself company or not.
But I decided to send this last one.
I really didn't know anything.
They paid me 50,000 baht to get you into bed and wait until you fell asleep,
Of course I agreed.
How did you know I'd fall asleep?
I spiked your drink.
Then what?
Then two guys came in.
They said they were your friends.
They said it was a prank for your last night as a bachelor.
I remember thinking it was such an extreme prank.
They're heroin smugglers!
They killed a cop,
and you helped them get away with it.
How could I know?
I was just trying to make a living.
Well, at least you didn't actually die.
Then I would have really felt shitty.
Guard! I'm done.
I'm sorry.
Tul, you have a visitor.
I'm Demon.
What?
My real name is Suang Santiprasert.
In prison, they used to call me Dr. Suang.
I got your letter two days ago.
Did I ask you to visit me?
No, you didn't,
but I want to talk to you.
You'll have to make it quick.
I'm supposed to clean the toilets in about 15 minutes.
Okay.
I want you to come work for us.
Maybe you noticed, but I'm in prison.
If you agree,
I can get you out of here in two weeks.
Do you know me?
You're the only cop who dared to arrest the minister's brother.
I knew that they'd find a way to silence you.
But you refused to go along.
That's why you ended up here.
What kind of work do you want me to do?
You don't have much time, so I'll make it short.
Name: Att Dechawat. Age: 54 years old.
Occupation: Owner of a slaughterhouse.
Impressive business connections.
Booze smuggler, human trafficking and supplying girls to politicians.
Att Dechawat owns a slaughterhouse.
His primary business is smuggling booze.
His secondary business is hooking top politicians up with women.
He was charged three times for murder, but all three times he was acquitted
because of his connections with a big political party.
This slaughterhouse is just a cover.
This is my first assignment since I was discharged from Dr. Suang's clinic.
I don't even know how I can pull it off,
seeing things upside down like this.
Assassination unit?
Yes.
We eliminate traitors, drug dealers, sex traffickers,
illegal loggers, rogue traders, and tax evaders.
Most of them are high-ranking politicians and rich businessmen.
But...
is that justice?
It depends on how you define justice.
The fact that you're locked up in here after being blackmailed,
is that justice?
Are you the head of this unit?
Oh, no.
No one knows who he is.
Not even me.
We don't even know if he lives in this country or not.
And you're asking me to be your hit man?
We prefer the term "assassination expert".
I'm locked up in jail because I didn't want to cooperate with one bunch of crooks.
What makes you think I would cooperate with another?
Tin, don't! Don't!
Go! Don't!
Go!
Doc, I've come here to resign.
Meaning?
I don't know.
Since I was shot...
my heart is not in it.
What will you do now?
Not sure.
Maybe I'll go back upcountry to see my mother.
What are you doing here?
You got released today. I'm here to pick you up.
To go where?
Where do you want to go?
I'll drop you off.
Dunno.
I was thinking of going to the restroom.
You don't mind drinking from a coffee cup, do you?
I didn't wash the glasses today.
- Who taught you how to draw? - No one.
One day I saw a deaf man drawing for a living.
It was beautiful, so I started doing it.
- Does it take long to draw something like this? - Not really.
Don't tell me this is you.
Yeah, that's me.
Your drawings are quite sad.
My name isn't really Joy.
What is it then?
Tiwa.
But my clients, they like foreign names.
I'll call you Tiwa then.
I don't like foreign names.
How long were you in prison again?
Three years.
If we kiss but don't make love, can you stand it?
Why?
Well...
I don't want to rush it. I want this to be different.
No...
I meant, why did you ask if I could stand it?
Oh, I don't know.
You were in prison for three years.
I don't know either.
Let's find out.
Why don't you quit, Tiwa?
- If I do, would you support me? - Yeah.
And how are you planning to do that?
I have no skills other than shooting guns.
You think I should become a hit man?
Tiwa.
Let's get married.
But I'm not a good person.
I don't like good people.
They die young.
Hello.
Glad you're home.
Who's this?
Hello.
I think you've got the wrong guy.
I don't think so.
Your name is Tul, right?
We know you've killed many people.
We want to know who ordered these killings.
I've never killed anyone.
Don't be so quick to deny it.
We've gathered lots of evidence from your room.
"Famous politician killed in his home by bogus monk...
while giving alms."
Jaran Jittanya, famous politician.
"Owner of used car showroom brutally killed."
"Boss Harn owner of Loyfa gambling den in Wisuthkasat savagely murdered."
"Two more bodies found."
"Slaughterhouse tycoon Att Dechawat murdered along with his secretary."
Here, Att's photo.
We found it under your sofa.
We know you did all this.
Just tell us who gave you the orders to kill these people,
and we'll let you go.
Are you guys cops?
Stay still!
Mr. Tul...
I'll ask you again.
Who gave you the orders to kill these people?
Who ordered you?
Mr. Tul.
I told you I never killed anyone!
Stop!
Drive.
Damn it, drive!
What are you looking at? Keep your eyes on the road.
You have something to eat?
Do you have any food?
There are some pork rinds.
Where?
- Where are the pork rinds? - On the floor!
Where do you want me to drive?
Where are you going?
Chumporn.
Then let's go there.
Switch on the speakerphone so I can hear, and keep it short.
- Hello? - Hey, big brother. What's up?
- Where are you? - I'm driving.
Alright. I sent you some pork rinds. Did you get them?
Got them. I got them.
Are they good?
- Hello? - Hi, hi. Yeah, they're delicious.
Listen, I'm driving.
- I'll call you later, okay? - See you later.
Can we stop at the gas station?
I need to use the toilet.
Fucking psycho.
Does that feel good?
Please, I beg you.
Let her go.
Why are the lights out?
Your boyfriend told me to turn them off.
My boyfriend?
Well, the guy who...
Who says he's my boyfriend?
I don't know. I saw you came together.
- Where's the light switch? - Right by that pole.
Usually I don't do things like this,
but I need a driver right now.
Why? Do you usually ride a buffalo?
Is that why you can't drive?
What do you think you're doing?
Don't panic.
Stop the bleeding.
Thank you.
Where are we?
Chumporn.
I'm sorry about hijacking you.
You're free to go.
Aren't you afraid I'll go to the police?
No.
I'm sick of this kind of life anyway.
What's your name then?
Tul.
I'm Rin.
I haven't seen anything like this in a long time.
My home village is like this.
Then why don't you just go home?
I can't.
You're not welcome there anymore?
Are you always like this?
Like what?
Sarcastic.
Only to crooks.
What makes you think I'm a crook?
There are only two kinds of people who carry guns,
cops and crooks.
You're not a cop, so you must be a crook.
What's your name?
Tul, sir.
Where are you from?
I'm lost, sir.
Sir.
I've been waiting to see when you were going to get rid of that thing.
You know who I am?
No, and I don't want to know.
It doesn't matter where you're from, or what you've done.
You're in a temple, so you you should leave all your sins behind.
Leave your gun on the tray over there and recite my prayers.
Yes, sir.
Yes, right there.
I secretly envied Tiwa the day she left me.
I envied her for not having to endure the evils of this world any longer.
I envied her for being able to rest,
while I had to keep on struggling.
The only thing that puzzled me was
the fact that all the time we had been together, I had never known she used drugs.
I stayed with her until the police arrived.
They concluded immediately that she'd overdosed.
A few days later, I tried to inquire about the progress of the case.
You know what the policeman in charge told me?
He said, "A hooker died from an overdose. It's very ordinary.
It happens every day."
I should have known that this is how it would end.
And with such a simple explanation, the case was closed.
There's really no justice in this world, Mr. Demon.
You're right.
We have to create it ourselves.
Now I know where my life is heading.
Sir, please disrobe me now.
- Why? - Someone wants to kill me.
If I kill while wearing the yellow robe, it would be even more sinful.
Stop!
Go! Go! Go!
There are pork rinds in the back.
You again?
You again, what?
You've disrobed?
Fifteen minutes ago.
- Why? - Someone wants to kill me.
What a surprise. I'd like to kill you too.
Now what?
Back to Bangkok.
You'll have to find another car.
Don't worry. I won't force you to drive me.
I couldn't even if you forced me to!
You don't have a jack?
What the hell is a jack?
Is there a mechanic somewhere around here?
Yes, two kilometers from here.
Get down.
Don't go! Rin!
Where are you going?
Why does a cop suddenly one day turn into a criminal?
How did you know?
I took a peek at your wallet.
Sorry.
Why? A cop's salary isn't enough for you?
I didn't do it for the money.
I may kill people, but I'm not a crook.
Doesn't matter if you don't believe me.
I believe you.
The man who died is named Tin.
He was my partner.
So why did he come after you?
I think my boss sent him.
You're no longer useful to him,
so he has to get rid of you.
Right?
Is that what you think?
I think it's even worse than that.
How?
Maybe I'm a pessimist.
You told me
that you never wanted to be a hit man in the first place,
but when your girlfriend died,
the police ignored the case,
so you decided to take the job
because you hate the police.
The whole thing might have been a setup.
What do you mean by a setup?
Is it possible that your girlfriend was murdered?
Is it possible
that whoever murdered her
wanted you to feel vengeful?
Tul?
What are you doing here?
Doc, you sent Tin to kill me?
What?
You sent Tin to kill me?
Why would I do that?
What happened to you?
You became a monk?
Tul,
you've been working with us for a long time.
You know we only kill people on The List.
Not just anybody.
Then who sent him?
Don't move!
It was me.
It had to be done.
We wanted you to think that Doc sent Tin to kill you,
so you would lead us here.
- You hired Tin? - No, we killed him.
We left the body in the forest.
Who are you?
I'm Torpong Jittanya.
- You are - - Jaran Jittanya's son.
Jaran, the man you sent this guy to kill.
We captured him and and interrogated him once already,
but he kept his mouth shut.
So, we deliberately let him go.
And when you became a monk,
everything fell into place.
How did you know I became a monk?
How did we know...
Thanks for helping me.
I didn't mean to.
You were pointing a gun at me, remember?
Please don't kill anymore.
Go home. Believe me.
You don't understand.
I hope we won't meet again.
I'm sorry for what I've done.
Rin.
Erin!
Yes.
She's my sister.
If there are no further questions,
I would ask Mr. Tul to leave now.
I have no further business with you.
But the Doc stays with me for a bit, alright?
If revenge is what you're after, you should kill me.
I'm the one who killed your father.
Please don't try to be a hero.
You tricked those guys into hunting me down knowing that your sister was with me.
You knew she could have been killed!
Did you know that one of them nearly did kill her?
If that's what it takes to find the man who ordered my father's death,
then I can sacrifice a sister.
Then you're a bigger asshole than even your father.
Bow at my feet and apologize now!
Bow at my feet!
One...
Two...
Get in, quick!
Get in if you don't want to get shot! Hurry up!
Why did you cut the lights?
Why did you help me?
Wipe your face.
- What makes you think I did that? - I know it was you.
I won't ask why you know where I live.
I know many things about you,
but not everything.
You probably don't know
that I see rain falling towards the sky.
What does that mean?
You see, the day I went...
to kill your father,
I was shot in the head.
I was in a coma for three months.
When I woke up,
I saw everything upside down.
You're seeing me upside down right now?
And how does it feel?
You're pretty even when you're upside down.
What I mean is,
how does it feel to see the world upside down?
Well...
it was frustrating at first,
but now I think it's the best thing that's ever happened to me...
in many years.
How come?
Before, I saw things like everyone else,
in passing, because everything was so familiar.
Now I have to look at everything attentively, seriously...
and I see things clearer.
Is that why you quit being a hit man?
Oh, I had to quit anyway.
How can I shoot anyone seeing everything upside down?
That's not true.
I even saw blind people playing ping-pong once.
Were they good?
Blind people playing ping-pong. Isn't that enough of a talent?
Doc...
I have one last question.
Go on.
Did you...
Did you kill Tiwa so I'd join you?
Once again I spent my life in prison.
This time for so long I can't even remember how many years it was.
The repetitive routine of prison life didn't bother me at all.
On the contrary, it put my mind in focus and gave me peace.
The day I was free again,
I knew immediately what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.
Rin got married five years ago.
She has a daughter now.
I saw her once at the temple
on the anniversary of her father's death.
That day I just returned from receiving my morning alms.
She greeted me,
but we didn't speak.
Suddenly, everything seems to unravel.
And my mind seems to have awakened too.
I start to hear the sound of the wind,
a rooster crowing and birds singing.
I hear the stream flowing in the canal.
Written and Directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Based on the Novel "Fon Tok Kuen Fah" by Win Lyovarin
Producers: Pawas Sawatchaiyamet, Raymond Phathanavirangoon
Cinematographer: Chankit Chamnivikaipong Editor: Patamanadda Yukol
Production Design: Wittaya Chaimongkol First Assistant Director: Cherdpong Laoyont
Music: Vichaya Vatanasapt Sound Design: Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Casting: Sukumaporn Suthisrisilpa Costume: Visa Kongka
Tiwa's Drawings by Rudeewan Toatong