THIS FILM REPRESENTS FACTS AND NOT TO AGGRAVATE THE CULPRITS OR SOCIETY
AND HOPEFULLY WILL BE AN EXAMPLE TO ALL PEOPLE
TO HAVE CONSCIENCE AND MORALITY
PHRANAKORN FILM
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS
It's coming out.
Little kitten, little kitten,
little kitten. Malee has a little kitten.
-Ting, ting, ting, ting -And?
Hey. I've heard this song since you were two, now you're five.
Always the same song.
-Yeah. -There is nothing new, huh?
Sweetie.
Let's get inside.
Yaimai.
Daddy. Mommy. Let's wait for that kid.
There are no other kids around here.
I'll give you girls a ride to school.
-All right. -And then I'll go to work.
Come on. I'm gonna be late for teaching.
-Alright? -Come on.
Let's go.
Come on, come on, come on.
Get in.
Hop up on my lap.
-Are you ready? -Yes.
-Ready to go? -Yes.
Let's go!
Daddy, Mommy. Please take the little sister with us.
What are you talking about?
You don't have a sister. Do you want one?
She might wanna have a sister.
We shouldn't. I'm not ready.
Just Yaimai is good enough for me. Isn't that right?
Why are you here alone?
Bom. Do you love me?
-Yes. -I'm pregnant.
What will happen if my parents know?
What about my future?
Forget it then, Bom.
That's what I thought. You couldn't help me.
I'll fix it my own way.
Peerawit. Why don't you get to class?
Is there a problem between you two?
No.
PREGNANT
Hello, Aey.
What?
All my acting jobs have been canceled?
How am I gonna pay my debts?
What about your boyfriend?
Don't talk about him. He won't support me anyhow.
How did she die?
She had an abortion. And the abortionist got away.
Look how cruel she was, leaving the body here.
Let me through. I'm a reporter.
-How is it? -See it for yourself.
Women these days are careless.
They're not ready, but don't use protection.
When the trouble comes, the men have gone.
I'm sick of it. Please take it from here. I'm done.
What's wrong, bro?
-Hey. Are you all right? -Let's go.
Okay, bro.
Hey, you sure you're all right?
Step aside and let us through.
Let us through.
PHAI NGOEN TEMPLE
PAD THAI AND CRISPY MUSSEL
Two fried crispy mussels and one pad thai.
Yes. Please wait a moment.
Sis.
Yaimai. Yaimai.
Yaimai.
Yaimai. Yaimai.
Yaimai.
Yaimai. Come here, sweetie!
Yaimai!
Yaimai.
Yaimai!
Yaimai. Where are you?
Yaimai.
CHENG HONG LI GOLD SHOP
I ordered pills from a website. They didn't work.
You must help me.
I was in shit like this before.
I know how you feel. What do you want me to do?
You used to do it, right?
Will you take me to that clinic?
What about your parents? And Bom?
-Bom doesn't want you to get an abortion. -He doesn't want me to get an abortion,
but he can't be responsible for me either.
Should I stay pregnant?
If the school found out, I'd be expelled.
You should know. My mother...
lives in Chiang Rai. She wouldn't know anything.
Are you sure you wanna do this?
Let's play it together.
Hi. My name is Teddy Bear.
I'm your fluffy baby bear.
-Do you want to play with me? -Yaimai.
Why are you still up?
Don't wait up. Daddy will be home late tonight.
Little one wants to wait for Daddy too.
Little one? Why are you talking about "little one" so often lately?
You wanna have a sister?
I already have. I took her home with me.
Where is she now?
Yaimai.
What's going on here?
-Whose is it? -Little one. I brought it from the temple.
It's just a toy.
Hey, you!
What are you doing here?
-Nothing. -Why are you taking pictures?
We don't allow people to take pictures around here.
-It looks like a child's face. -A child?
Yes.
I think it's all right. Might be a flare. Don't think about it too much.
THAMMAKANYA BUILDING
-Bom's here. -I don't want him to know about it.
-You go now. I'll call you later, okay? -Yeah, okay. I'm leaving then.
I gotta go now. Bye-bye.
What is she doing here?
Nothing.
What will you do about it?
You won't do what she did, will you?
I told you I'd handle it myself.
-Nai. Why was Kam here today? -I don't know. Was she here?
Let me ask you.
Do you know where Kam got an abortion?
Why are you bringing this up?
Don't be afraid. She's good. It's safe.
I'm scared.
It's all right. I used to do it.
-Don't be scared. -You go wait outside.
I'll be outside.
Hold on. Give me the money. I hope you understand.
Please take care of my friend.
-How old are you? -Sixteen.
-How many months pregnant? -I'm not sure.
But I haven't had my period for three months.
Because of your carelessness, your problem drops on my shoulders.
It's good that I've been paid.
Don't worry. It'll be done before you know it.
Relax. Just take it easy.
It won't be long.
Why are you so stubborn? Come out!
You can't stay, your mother doesn't need you!
Almost done. It's coming out.
Come out!
Kam. Where's Kwan?
Where is she?
In the last room.
Kwan!
Kwan.
Bom.
Easy.
Are you all right?
Just count and destroy them all.
What about the payment?
I'll pay you next time.
Hurry up, sweetie. Daddy's been waiting for a while.
That's all right.
I'm not in a hurry. I'll go straight to the office.
I don't have any fieldwork today.
Oh, you forgot your backpack. I'll get it.
Yaimai, you shouldn't play with my photo frame.
If it fell, a piece of broken glass might cut your hand.
-I didn't do it. -If you didn't do it,
-who did? -Little one did it.
Who is this "little one", Yaimai?
Are you lying again? Haven't I told you?
When you do something wrong, you should admit it.
Besides, you don't have any siblings.
I didn't do it, really.
-Lying again? -That's it, Pim.
Let's go.
What did the doctor say?
I'm pregnant.
Yes. Good work. It's pretty.
-Keep writing. I'll be right back. -Yes.
Yaimai.
Mommy, I'm scared.
Daddy! Mommy!
-Yaimai! -I'm scared.
Yaimai!
Yaimai, are you all right?
-Yaimai! -Are you all right?
Do you... do you think she's acting strange?
-That she has been talking about some kid? -Yes.
I'm getting scared.
Don't overthink it.
It's typical for a kid at this age to want a younger sibling.
Besides, we both haven't got time for her.
I think we should spend more time with her.
Kwan.
Bom.
-Hello, teacher. -Hello.
Why didn't Peerawit and Kwankaw come to school?
I don't know.
I'm sure you know.
Are they having a problem?
-Bom. -Kwan.
-Bom. -What's wrong?
Pain in my stomach.
Don't be afraid, sweetie.
-Let's go to the hospital. -No.
I'm afraid.
Kwankaw.
Kwankaw!
Did your parents know about this?
How could you do it?
It's too dangerous.
Peerawit.
Take a good care of her.
Call me if you need anything.
Kwankaw.
I gotta go. I'll be back to visit you later.
Today 12 bags.
Trai.
I heard something at Yaimai's door.
Honey! She's not in her room!
Yaimai.
-She's not here. -Yaimai.
Yaimai.
Yaimai. Yaimai.
Yaimai.
Yaimai! Sweetie!
-Yaimai! -Yaimai! Yaimai. Stay there.
Yaimai.
-Yaimai. -Yaimai. What are you doing down there?
She wanted me to play with her.
-Yaimai. -Stay still, sweetie.
-Be careful, Trai. -Yaimai. Stay still.
-Yaimai. -Yaimai.
Yaimai.
Are you okay? Are you all right, sweetie?
Bom. Have you heard about Kam?
-What's up? -She passed away.
Keep your voice down.
How?
She went out for a drink with her new boyfriend the night before last.
Her boyfriend must've been drunk and drove his car off the expressway.
They said their bodies ripped in half, their guts spilled all around.
-Really? -Yes.
Teacher's here. Good afternoon.
Good afternoon.
Hi.
How is Kwankaw?
-Getting better now? -Yes. She's better.
Both of you already know, right?
Your parents were informed about this.
I had to tell them.
Yes.
Do you know about Kam?
She's gone.
-Yes, I know. -Yes.
Ben.
I'm gonna send a news photo to you.
Will you process it for me?
Okay, bro. Send it away.
Your kid is such a daddy's girl.
What kid? My kid went out with her mom. She's not come home yet.
And whom you are with? I see him standing behind you.
No, man! Don't be shitting me like this.
I'm freaking out.
I still see your kid standing behind you.
What's wrong with my laptop?
We're home.
Why did you come back so late?
My students are in trouble.
What's up? Why do you look startled?
I'm fine. Where do you keep the other camera recorder?
Camera recorder?
In the drawer as usual.
Yaimai. Let's clean up and then we'll have dinner.
Yes.
What are you doing?
Nothing.
-Is she sleeping now? -Yes.
Good night.
What's it, Trai.
Yaimai.
Sis. Bye-bye.
Yaimai.
Yaimai!
Why were you sitting on a ledge?
Little one, Mom.
Again?
You can't go out there. It's too dangerous.
Little one's down there, Mom.
She called me to be with her.
She doesn't exist.
Don't you love her, Daddy? She told me that you don't love her.
Yaimai.
You can't keep saying that.
Let me tell you this. It's full of water...
Hungry, sis?
I have a lot of snacks
I'll give you some.
Would you like cake or cookie?
Let's drink this.
A cup of milk.
-Just a minute. I'm baking a cake. -Yaimai.
Yes?
-Let's go home. -Yes.
Isn't Daddy picking us up?
He will meet us at home. Let's go.
Serves you right. You dropped it.
How was she today?
Still the same.
What should we do?
Keep an eye on her for a while.
Why does it not work?
What's wrong with it?
There are so many bags today.
Most are my clients. Some were sent from somewhere else.
Get rid of all of them.
The crematory is broken.
I have to stock them up in the mortuary.
It's been kind of weird lately.
Why? Are you chickening out?
If you wouldn't do it, there are many people who would.
Those women are in trouble. They count on me.
They do it because they have no choice.
They're in trouble and ask for help, and we help them as we can.
Count it.
Correct?
Get rid of them properly. Don't get us in trouble.
Daddy. Little one is here.
Little one.
Pim.
What's happening to you?
Pim! Pim!
Little one, don't hurt Mommy!
Don't hurt Mommy!
What? Hey!
No!
Pim! Pim! Pim!
Go away! No!
Go away! Go away!
I didn't wanna kill you. It's your parents who killed you.
It's not my fault! Not me!
Why don't you take out your rage on your parents?
No! Kiddo, kiddo.
Kiddo. I've helped you. I've helped you all.
You would be born again in new life. In a new family that loves you,
that is glad to bring you up. No!
Pim!
Where are you? Pim! Yaimai!
Pim! Where are you? Pim! Pim! Yaimai.
Where are you? Pim! Pim!
Pim! Yaimai! Pim! Yaimai!
Pim! Yaimai!
Pim! Pim! Yaimai!
Pim!
Pim! Yaimai! Pim!
Yaimai! Yaimai, where are you?
-I'm here, Mom. -Yaimai!
-Mommy, I'm right here. -Yaimai. Sweetie!
Mommy, I'm right here.
Yaimai!
Help me!
-Help! -Pim!
-Help me! -Pim!
-Help me!
Help me!
Pim! Pim!
Daddy.
-Trai! Yaimai. -Mommy.
-Yaimai! Yaimai! -Mommy.
Yaimai!
-Yaimai! -Yaimai!
-Do you love Yaimai, Daddy? -Yes, I do.
Why don't you love me?
Trai!
How long have you been an undertaker?
-Several years, sir. -All right.
-Only you keep all these keys? -Yes.
-Can you open every box? -Yes.
-How many keys are there? -All keys are here as you see.
-You sure? -Yes.
Open box seven.
Here. Nothing in there. All the boxes are empty.
-Okay. Close it. -Yes.
-Open box three. -Yes, sir.
Bodies had been kept here but we don't use it anymore.
-The old smell still remains because of-- -Close it! Now!
They're all empty. We don't use them anymore.
-Why is the smell so strong from here? -Yes.
Try this box.
-Do you have a key for box nine? -Box nine? No, I don't have it.
-Oh! You said you have them all. -Well,
-some keys were missing, given time. -Try to open it.
-No. The key to box nine is lost. -Hey, you.
Do you have a lock-cutting machine?
Hey! Does it work?
-Yes, it works. -Open it.
What the hell?
-Do you really recognize her? -Yes.
-Are you sure? -Yes, I'm sure.
Which one?
Do you know you're charged as an illegal abortionist?
-Yes. -Where did you learn it from?
-I was a nurse aide. -What's your job in the temple?
Undertaker.
-Where do you do it? -At my house.
-Are there others involved? -No one.
Is anyone in your family an undertaker?
Yes, my father.
Goy. How long will you do illegal abortion?
Don't you forget that because of this work,
our mother had money to raised us.
-Answer! -My mother.
-What is in the warehouse? -Fetuses.
Fetuses from the abortion.
-How much did you get paid? -Two hundred baht each.
Four thousand, six thousand baht.
What is the latest gestational age you gave an abortion for?
-How many months? -Eight months.
Some cases were almost nine months.
That was a baby. Ready to be born.
I helped the suffering people.
Do you know what you did is wrong?
Yes, I know.
-It's a serious sin. -I don't care.
I've never seen a sin. What does it look like?
Why did you still do it?
For money.
I want money.
After the abortion, every baby was dead?
If they're not dead, I left them to die.
If they're still alive, I raise them.
What relationship between you and them?
My kids.
Be good and behave.
Take a good care of them.
-Don't worry about me. -This way, please.
Do you remember how many abortions you've done?
-No, I don't. -Do you know
how many fetuses they found?
Yes, I know.
-I don't know. -How many?
Two thousand and two.
-They're so cruel. -More than cruel.
Cruel. Heartless. Cold-blooded.
I'm sorry to say that she won't be able to conceive again.
Kwan.
I'm sorry.
If I used protection,
you wouldn't suffer like this.
How is he, doctor?
Physically, he is stable. He can sense everything but can't speak out.
What about his eyes?
Due to the concussion of the brain,
it takes time for it to heal after a coma.
All right.
-Excuse me. -Yes.
Let me check it.
Yaimai.
-What happened to her? -Her symptoms are like your husband's.
Unfortunately, it happened while she was pregnant.
I just hope the baby will be all right.
Let's go, sweetie.
Trai.
Yaimai and I gotta go now.
I'll see you tomorrow.
Try to get some rest.
Yaimai, say goodbye to your dad.
I'm going now, Daddy.
Let's go.
Just wait a second, Mommy.
I gotta go now.
-Do you miss me? -Yes.
-How much? -So much. Let me kiss you.
That much?
Trai.
I'm pregnant.
Get rid of it.
It's coming out now.
What did the doctor say?
He got me pregnant again.
Is it possible for me to not do it? I'm scared.
I have my wife and kid, Sa.
Isn't this one your kid?
Trai. She's coming back.
She wants to be with us.
THIS FILM IS DEDICATED TO 2002 BABY SOULS
AND THE HOPE THERE WILL BE NO 2003
SCREENPLAY BY ARNON MINGKWANTA AND JAMES THANADOL
THE RECENT STATISTICS SHOW THAT THAI TEENAGERS RANK IN TOP THREE IN THE WORLD
FOR HAVING A HIGH NUMBER OF ABORTIONS
ABOUT 300,000 LIVE BIRTHS PER YEAR OR 1,000 PER DAY
THIS FILM IS ONE CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE THAT STATISTIC
AND PREVENT ILLEGAL ABORTIONS
Translated by: Chaimas Sainampueng