The Lake (บึงกาฬ)

Today, Han the mailman told Man that he saw a giant fish in the lake.

-Really? -Other villagers saw it too.

It rose up and dragged a dog into the water.

I've got goosebumps speaking of it.

I'm so scared.

Stop messing around.

Speak to yourself. Don't believe him. It's all nonsense.

-Go to bed now. -Won't you believe me?

Get inside.

You never listen to me.

My wife is such a whiner.

I'm going out to catch some frogs.

I'll be right back.

It's raining so heavily.

Hi, little ones.

It's raining tonight. Be good.

Hey.

Why are you out here?

Oh, no, no, no.

Go back to your pen.

Come on. Stay with your friends.

How did you get out?

Be good. All right?

Wow, what a big frog.

Where did they come from?

I got one too.

Come here. There are more right here.

Hey, guys. Take a look at this.

What kind of egg is that?

Don't worry. I've got this.

AUGUST 2017, 6:50 AM

Stories,

legends,

and beliefs

passing down through generations

are often about good and evil,

light and darkness.

They might be things people worship

or things that people are scared of.

But the legend of Bueng Kan

is something people can only wonder

whether it actually exists.

Humans have lived with fear for thousands of years.

We fear things that are different from ourselves.

We're scared of the unknown

or something we don't know its origin.

We always have excuses to kill to protect our own kind,

to protect ourselves,

despite the fact that we and them

are not different.

And, in fact, we might be

one of them too.

Only one survivor, sir.

But he hasn't come to his sense.

Please come this way, Inspector.

The bodies are over there.

-How many? -Two, sir.

The other one is here.

They are barely recognizable.

By the way, I'm wondering

how come a net is here?

What is this?

I think it's probably

some sort of slime.

It came from this way.

What kind of slime is this?

What was in the net?

I have no idea, sir.

Where did it go?

May.

May.

Wake up.

Let's have breakfast.

Get up.

-I'll be downstairs. Follow me. -All right.

Where's dad?

Is he coming for breakfast?

I don't know.

Where's Keng?

He's sleeping.

He hasn't been up yet?

Go wake him up.

It's late now.

Hurry up.

All right.

Keng!

Keng!

Keng, wake up!

Keng, wake up now!

All right.

I couldn't find Dad.

What?

Isn't he at the pier?

He isn't.

I'll be right there.

Hey there.

You're drunk again.

What a smart ass.

It's just that you get drunk every day.

Yeah?

Since Lin came back from Bangkok,

she hasn't been the same.

-So? -She's always zoning out and being grumpy.

She doesn't buy me things anymore.

Uncle, have you seen my dad?

No, I haven't.

Move.

Uncle Sak.

-Have you seen my dad? -No, I haven't.

Maybe he's fishing at his usual spot.

Aunty.

Are you sure you didn't see my dad?

I've been working in the field and haven't seen him at all.

He should be around by now, though.

Keng!

Keng!

Since I started my Master's degree

I come here every summer.

In the past few years,

the weather here is getting unusual.

The rise in temperature,

typhoons,

dying plants and animals.

This is abnormal.

So you think this is caused by geographical or climate change?

That's why we are here for research.

The researchers working on this project are on leave.

Since you're here to help,

start from sorting out the data.

What is this? Where did you get it?

Put it back right now.

No.

I want to see it hatch.

Are you crazy? It's so big and we don't know what it is.

-Put it back. -No.

Hey.

Just let her keep it.

Right. I want to see what will come out of it.

-It's not your business. Put it back now. -No.

-I'll throw it away then. -Don't.

May, don't be stubborn.

I want to keep it.

-May. -No.

May.

Wait.

Where's dad?

No idea. I couldn't find him.

Didn't he drink with you last night?

Why are you nagging so much? Are you my mom?

Could you just quit drinking already?

What a loser.

May!

Have you seen her?

May!

May!

May!

May!

May!

May!

May!

May!

May!

-May! -May!

May!

May!

Keng.

Keng, come up. Keng.

Keng!

Keng, come here.

Have you finished?

Can we go now?

Isn't it cute?

Aren't you scared of it?

Not at all.

Ouch.

It bit me.

You'll be fine.

I think something is going on there.

What the hell is that thing?

Let's go.

Hurry.

Keng, are you all right?

What happened?

Help!

Help!

Help. Please stop.

Stop the car, please.

Please help us.

Keng, come on.

Hang in there a bit more.

-Help! -What happened?

-Get in. I'll take you to the hospital. -Get in.

Please go. Go on.

My brother is injured. Please help.

Please help my brother.

Hang in there.

Hang in there.

-Please help. -Bring him over here.

Okay.

It's a deep cut. I have to stitch him up.