[ rock music playing ]
[ man narrating ] I HAD ONLY ONE REAL FRIEND IN MY LIFE...
AND HE DIED...
BECAUSE OF MY STUPIDITY.
SAWASDEE-KA.
GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO BANGKOK. MAY I HAVE YOUR NAME, PLEASE?
MIKE THOMAS.
MR. MIKE THOMAS.
THIS YOUR KEY ROOM HERE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY WITH US.
[ horns honking ]
HELLO, MY FRIEND. WHERE YOU GO?
YOU WANT TO GO TO LUMPINEE?
WHAT IS LUMPINEE?
LUMPINEE, MUAY THAI, THAI BOXING.
- YOU UNDERSTAND? - BOXING, HUH?
- YOU WANT TO GO? - YEAH. WHY NOT?
- YEAH, LET'S GO. - COME ON, COME WITH ME. WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME.
HERE WE GO.
WAIT HERE. WAIT HERE, MISTER. MISTER, WAIT HERE.
[ inhales sharply, moans ]
[ coos ]
[ sighs ]
[ speaks Thai ]
OKAY, OKAY, MISTER, READY TO GO.
- [ motor revving ] - [ farts ]
[ chuckles ] GOOD, EH? GOOD.
[ chuckles ]
- [ tires screech ] - [ yawns ]
[ snoring ]
[ horns honking ]
EXCUSE ME. IT'S GREEN.
- WHAT? WHAT? - LOOK UP. IT'S GREEN.
[ speaks Thai ]
THERE, LUMPINEE.
- HOW MUCH? - 300.
OH, FARANG,
YOU HAVE BIG MONEY, HUH?
THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU. - GOOD LUCK. GOOD LUCK, MISTER.
- [ crowd cheering ] - [ music playing ]
[ dings ]
[ bell dings ]
HERE, YOU WANT TO GO?
YEAH, I WANT TO GO
TO SIAM KEMPISKI HOTEL.
YEAH.
TUK-TUK, YEAH.
HERE.
- GOOD LUCK. - ALL RIGHT.
EXCUSE ME, IS THIS THE RIGHT WAY?
SHORTCUT.
[ engine stops ]
GET OUT.
[ mutters ] SHIT.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?
[ clatters ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ insects chirping ]
[ moaning ]
[ sighs ]
[ pills rattle ]
[ moans ]
EXCUSE ME.
I-- I WANT TO PAWN THIS WATCH.
IT'S A ROLEX.
LET ME SEE.
- LOOKS FAKE. - WHAT? ARE YOU KIDDING?
NO NO NO NO, IT'S A REAL ONE.
IT'S FROM MY FATHER.
LOOKS FAKE TO ME.
LOOK, I GUARANTEE IT'S REAL.
YOU GUARANTEE? TELL YOU WHAT:
I GIVE YOU 3,000.
3,000?
YOU-- YOU'RE CRAZY.
COME ON, GIVE ME 20,000.
[ both speaking Thai ]
5,000.
6,000.
[ speaks Thai ]
[ mutters ]
OKAY, 6,000.
[ door opens, closes ]
[ laughing ]
[ speaks Thai ]
[ people chattering ]
[ object rattles ]
HEY, YOU.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SOME MONEY?
NO.
YOU SCARED?
[ man speaks Thai ]
OKAY, I'LL PLAY.
WHICH ONE?
NONE OF THEM.
YOU'RE CHEATING.
YOU CRAZY FARANG,
YOU EVEN DON'T HAVE MONEY.
GO. GO AWAY FROM HERE.
MONEY?
YOU MEAN THIS?
ALL RIGHT, NOW SHOW EVERYONE
THAT YOU'RE A CHEATER.
[ whistle blows ]
[ man shouts ]
OH, NO.
[ speaks Thai ]
MY MONEY.
[ shouting in Thai ]
[ shouts in Thai ]
[ blows whistle ]
[ speaks Thai ]
[ speaking Thai ]
HEY, YOU!
YOU!
[ cop yells ]
[ men yelling ]
- [ birds twittering ] - [ chimes tinkling ]
HEY!
GIVE ME MY MONEY BACK.
WHAT MONEY?
I DON'T KNOW YOU.
I DON'T KNOW YOU EITHER.
I JUST WANT MY MONEY BACK.
FARANGALWAYS THINK THAI PEOPLE LOOK THE SAME.
I DON'T KNOW YOU, NEVER SEEN YOU BEFORE.
DON'T TOUCH ME.
ENOUGH?
ALL RIGHT.
HERE, TAKE YOUR MONEY BACK.
YOU'RE A GOOD FIGHTER.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME?
I'M YO.
- MIKE. - NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU CAN HIDE FROM THE POLICE IN MY HOUSE.
[ speaks Thai ]
HERE MY PLACE.
YOU CAN COME HIDE FROM POLICE HERE.
COME IN.
THIS WAY.
Yo: WHY YOU COME TO THAILAND?
I THINK I CAN START A NEW LIFE HERE.
I CAN'T GO BACK TO MY COUNTRY.
I WANT TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN BEFORE,
FIND WORK,
YOU KNOW, GET BACK TO A NORMAL LIFE.
HOW DID YOU LEARN FIGHTING SO WELL?
I'VE DONE IT FOREVER. AND I USED TO BOX, TOO.
WHY YOU STOP?
A LITTLE PROBLEM.
HEY, I'M REALLY HUNGRY.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO EAT,
LIKE... TOM YUM KUNG?
TOM YUM KUNG?
WHY FARANGALWAYS LIKE TOM YUM KUNG?
I DON'T THINK SO.
MAYBE SOME RICE AND EGGS. DO YOU KNOW?
KHAI JIAO.
COME.
SIT.
AND WAIT HERE.
[ speaking Thai ]
[ woman speaks Thai ]
OH.
TOON.
[ Katoon mutters ]
THIS IS MY WIFE KATOON.
NICE TO MEET YOU. I'M MIKE.
NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
[ insects chirping ]
[ inaudible ]
Mike's voice: YOUR WIFE IS NICE.
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
SHE WAS HIT BY A CAR A FEW YEARS AGO.
[ tires screech ]
Woman: KATOON!
[ shouts in Thai ]
[ sobbing ]
Yo: SINCE THAT DAY WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER...
AND I TRY TO MAKE MONEY FOR HER SURGERY.
YOU CAN STAY HERE UNTIL YOU FIND A PLACE.
THANK YOU.
I APPRECIATE IT.
I'VE HAD A TOUGH TIME LATELY.
- [ crowd cheering ] - [ man speaking French ]
- [ insects chirping ] - [ breathing hard ]
[ pills rattling ]
[ birds twittering ]
[ fly buzzing ]
[ distant people chattering ]
[ sighs ]
YO.
[ speaks Thai ]
[ speaking Thai ]
OH. [ chuckles ]
[ woman speaks Thai ]
[ Yo and Toon speak Thai ]
HEY, MIKE.
DID YOU FIND A JOB?
DO YOU KNOW WHERE I CAN MAKE MONEY?
I KNOW WHERE YOU CAN MAKE MONEY.
BUT YOU CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT WITH KATOON.
SURE.
I WON'T SAY ANYTHING.
HOW?
[ people chattering ]
[ crowd cheering, shouting ]
WHAT'S THIS PLACE?
THIS IS A FIGHTING STADIUM.
LIKE LUMPINEE STADIUM?
Yo: NO, NOT LIKE LUMPINEE.
LUMPINEE IS A REAL MUAY THAI FIGHT.
THIS IS NO-RULE FIGHT.
PRIVATE UNDERGROUND FIGHT
FOR HIGH GAMBLERS.
[ clangs, beeps ]
GAME ON. START BETTING.
[ speaking Arabic ]
[ man speaking Japanese ]
[ both speaking Japanese ]
[ beeps ]
[ crowd cheering ]
SO WHY ARE WE HERE?
I'M GONNA FIGHT,
BUT YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING TO KATOON.
SHE DOESN'T WANT ME TO DO THIS,
BUT I NEED THE MONEY FOR HER MEDICINES.
DO YOU THINK... I CAN FIGHT HERE, TOO?
YOU LOOK FIRST.
AND IF YOU WANT, I CAN GET YOU IN.
[ chain rattling ]
OKAY.
[ applause ]
[ men shouting ]
[ coughs ]
[ cheering, applause ]
[ people chattering ]
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I CAN DO IT.
GET ME IN.
ALL RIGHT.
[ grunts ]
MAD DOG.
MAD DOG IS HUGE.
THAT'S NOT MAD DOG.
MAD DOG IS THE OTHER GUY.
[ cheering, applause ]
[ applause ]
[ men cheering ] MAD DOG!
[ clangs ]
[ man speaking Thai ]
- MMM. [ humphs ] - [ man speaks ]
I'LL INTRODUCE YOU TO THE BOSS.
SURE.
Man: JUST TAKE CARE OF IT, OKAY?
[ phone beeps ]
[ speaks Thai ]
[ speaking Thai ]
HEY, WHAT KIND OF DOG IS THAT?
IT'S NOT A DOG. IT'S A WOLF.
AND YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH WHEN THE BOSS TALK.
[ speaking Thai ]
MIKE.
[ speaks Thai ]
[ Yo speaks ]
Boss: OKAY.
YOU FIGHT NEXT WEEK.
THIS IS FOR MAD DOG.
HOW COME MAD DOG MAKES SO MUCH MONEY?
BECAUSE HE FIGHT IN FIGHTING FISH.
SO IF I WIN A FEW FIGHTS,
I CAN GET TO THE FIGHTING FISH TOO, RIGHT?
DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT FIGHTING FISH.
STAY ON THE SMALL FIGHT.
IT'S LESS MONEY, BUT IT'S SAFE.
AND NEVER ACCEPT ANY OFFER BY THE BOSS
TO JOIN THE FIGHTING FISH FIGHT, OKAY?
ALL RIGHT.
- Yo: HEY. - Mike: HEY.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
I'M GONNA TRAIN.
WHAT ABOUT YOU? WANT TO JOIN ME?
[ panting ]
THANK YOU.
HEY, TONIGHT...
[ speaking Thai ]
Yo: ARE YOU READY?
AM I READY?
OF COURSE I'M READY.
[ applause ]
[ cheering, applause ]
NOT TOO BAD, EH? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CALM DOWN. LET'S GO GET YOUR MONEY.
GOOD FIGHT.
I LIKE YOUR STYLE.
YOU FIGHT AGAIN IN TWO WEEKS, OKAY?
FINE. NO PROBLEM.
THANK YOU.
[ speaks Thai ]
COME ON.
[ blues music playing ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ speaks Thai ]
[ speaks ]
THIS IS MY FAVORITE BAR.
I ALWAYS COME HERE. I FEEL GOOD HERE.
CHEERS.
YO, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING FOR ME.
YOU'RE HELPING ME TO GET WHERE I WANT TO.
I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE.
I KNOW I'M NOBODY HERE.
YOU KNOW, IN A WAY,
THIS IS THE CHANCE I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
CHEERS.
[ rock music playing ]
[ clangs ]
- [ Yo grunting ] - [ blows thudding ]
YO, YOU SAID YOU NEED MONEY
FOR KATOON'S SURGERY.
HOW MUCH DO YOU NEED?
1.3 MILLION. WHY YOU ASK?
I DON'T KNOW. I JUST THINK...
THE BEST WAY TO HELP MIGHT BE TO DO THE BIG FIGHTS.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
[ receding footsteps ]
[ distant crowd cheering ]
I'M GOING TO GET MY MONEY.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
OKAY.
[ chuckles ]
ARE YOU SURE?
YES, I'M SURE.
I CAN HANDLE IT.
OKAY THEN, YOUR CHOICE.
WELCOME TO THE FIGHTING FISH.
YOU STUPID OR WHAT?
SINCE WHEN HAVE YOU JOINED THEM?
CHILL, YO.
LOOK, I'M DOING THIS FOR US.
LISTEN, WE NEED REAL MONEY
AND WE ARE GONNA MAKE IT.
TRUST ME.
WE ARE GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME BUSINESS TOGETHER,
AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO--
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SHIT!
I TOLD YOU NOT TO JOIN THEM!
I TOLD YOU TO STAY IN SMALL FIGHT!
LOOK,
BIG FIGHTS ARE NOT THAT BIG A DEAL.
YOU GET THE BALLS TO FIGHT OR YOU DON'T.
THAT'S HOW I SEE THINGS.
THAT'S HOW YOU MUST SEE THINGS TOO.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, REALLY?
YOU WANT TO SEE YOUR WIFE ON A WHEELCHAIR FOREVER?
HEY!
[ grunts ]
YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME AND ABOUT THE FIGHT!
- YOU DON'T-- - SCREW YOU!
YOU DO WHAT YOU WANT
AND I'LL DO WHAT I NEED TO DO.
[ yells ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ beeps ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ speaks ]
[ gate squeaks ]
[ gate clangs ]
[ chain rattling ]
[ clangs, beeps ]
[ crowd cheering ]
[ applause ]
HEY, JACK, WHO'S GONNA FIGHT MAD DOG NEXT WEEK?
- THE NEW GUY. - WHAT? THE NEW GUY? MIKE?
YEAH.
WHY WOULD THEY LET HIM FIGHT?
HE WANTED TO FIGHT MAD DOG.
THE BOSS TOLD HIM HE'S NOT READY,
BUT HE INSISTED.
HE'S JUST GOANNA MAKE HIMSELF KILLED.
LESS WORK FOR ME.
YO.
[ speaking Thai ]
[ gunshot ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ lighter clicking ]
[ boss speaks ]
[ insects chirping ]
KATOON.
[ speaking Thai ]
Mike: WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?
WHY IS HE THERE, IN A FIGHT AGAINST MAD DOG?
WHY NOT? HE ASKED TO FIGHT MAD DOG.
WELL, I'M SUPPOSED TO BE THERE.
- THIS IS MY FIGHT. - [ applause ]
NOT ANYMORE.
SO THAT'S HOW IT IS?
HUH? YOU WAIT FOR ME TO JOIN THE FIGHTING FISH,
AND THEN YOU GET THE BALLS TO DO MY FIGHT?
YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND!
- WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE? - Man: YOU DON'T FIGHT TONIGHT.
[ clangs, beeps ]
[ crowd cheering ]
[ applause ]
[ insects chirping ]
[ labored breathing ]
[ blow thuds ]
- [ gate clangs ] - [ chain rattles ]
ONE MORE.
YO ASKED ME TO GIVE THIS TO YOU.
Yo's voice: "MY FRIEND,
IF YOU READ THIS LETTER,
THIS MEAN I PROBABLY DEAD."
[ footsteps ]
[ thunder rumbling ]
Yo's voice: "THE REASON I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO FIGHT IN FIGHTING FISH,
BECAUSE ONCE YOU JOIN,
YOU CAN'T GET OUT OF IT.
AND IF YOU LOSE,
YOU GET KILLED."
ARE YOU READY TO DIE?
Yo's voice: "I DIDN'T HAVE CHANCE TO TELL YOU.
SINCE I PUT YOU INTO THIS..."
[ speaking Thai ]
SAY HI TO THE OTHER SIDE FOR ME.
Yo's voice: "...I HAVE TO FIND A SOLUTION
TO GET YOU OUT.
THAT'S WHY I TOOK THE FIGHT AGAINST MAD DOG."
[ gunshot ]
"PLEASE LOOK AFTER KATOON FOR ME."
- [ crying ] - "YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE HER.
AND TELL HER I'M REALLY SORRY.
GET OUT IF YOU CAN.
YOUR FRIEND YO."
Mike: YO.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE DEAD.
Yo: I ALMOST DIED.
[ gunshot ]
[ clicks ]
- GO GET HIM! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GO! - [ man shouts ]
DON'T WORRY, OKAY? I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT.
[ thunder crashing ]
[ thuds ]
WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE HOUSE,
GET KATOON AND DISAPPEAR FOR NOW.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO.
KATOON!
KATOON! KATOON!
KATOON!
KATOON! KATOON!
KATOON!
YO! COME HERE.
KATOON!
[ yells ]
WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO?
YES.
GOOD LUCK.
[ flicks ]
HEY.
[ Yo whistles ]
GOOD FIGHT.
[ clanging ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ shouts ]
[ Katoon whimpering ]
[ crying ]
[ cocks ]
[ whistles ]
[ screaming ]
HUH?
[ gunshots ]
[ speaking Thai ]
- [ Jack shouts ] - [ rock music playing ]
- HEY. - [ shouts ]
[ Jack roars ]
- [ screams ] - [ snaps ]
[ screams ]
LET'S GO HOME.
- OKAY. - KATOON.
[ screams, thuds ]
[ distorted grunting ]
- [ both panting ] - [ Katoon whimpering ]
TOON.
LET'S GO HOME.
YO!
[ groaning ]
MIKE!
[ shouts ]
[ crying ]
- [ shouting ] - [ thudding ]
[ clatters ]
Katoon: MIKE!
MIKE. MIKE.
MIKE.
YOU ARE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT, OKAY?
[ groaning, mutters ]
[ coughs ]
IT'S OKAY.
EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY.
TAKE KATOON...
AND LIVE A HAPPY LIFE FOR ME,
MY FRIEND.
HANG ON, MAN.
WE'RE GONNA HAVE A GOOD LIFE TOGETHER.
WE DID,
MORE-- MORE THAN YOU WILL EVER KNOW,
MY FRIEND.
MIKE! MIKE!
MIKE! MIKE! MIKE!
[ crying ]
[ gags ]
MIKE?
MIKE!
- MIKE. - MIKE!
MIKE!
[ crying ]
[ footsteps approaching ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ brake clangs ]
[ speaks French ]
[ Nadat speaking Thai ]
[ chuckles ]
[ people chattering in Thai ]
[ speaking Thai ]
[ Yo speaks ]
[ Katoon speaks ]
[ rock music playing ]
♪ FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH ♪
♪ FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH... ♪
♪ FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH ♪
♪ FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING FISH, FIGHTING... ♪