Crimson Snout (2023) Movie Script
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Based on the scariest spiritual horror symbol
"The Bipedal Demon Dog".
This is a work of fiction.
Any similarities to persons living or dead,
or actual events is purely coincidental.
God damn it!
Ouch!
CRIMSON SNOU(Qu Cu)
I have no idea.
How strange!
As late as yesterday he was fine.
No one knows what happened to him?
I saw him roving the streets a few days ago,
but he's dead suddenly.
There's Nam.
- There's Nam. There's Nam.
- Come here you.
Move, move...
He just came back from Saigon.
Finish this and bring it out there.
Quick!
Son...
Please help me close your father's eyes.
My dear,
Oh, my gosh!
Step back everyone, please.
There is nothing to see here.
Out of here, please!
My dear...
Come and sit down here so that
the undertaker can do their job.
Nam.
What are you looking at?
Come inside, hurry.
Girl! Come inside.
Bring your suitcase inside.
Come on!
Let me help you with that.
What's wrong?
Have you seen anything?
Nothing.
You two, come quickly.
Very hungry, right?
Sit and take a rest,
I'll take care of your belongings.
Hey.
Have a sit.
Quick.
This tangy dog and galangal stir-fry is tasty.
Jeez!
Feel free to sit down,
you don't have to pay for it.
Sit down.
Have some.
Delicious.
You may be addicted to it then.
Can I eat it later?
Why later, my dear?
You should eat it now.
It's a large portion, isn't it?
Okay.
Delicious.
You should have it when it's still hot.
Is it enough?
Excuse me, ma'am.
I'm...
I'm full now.
You've just had a long trip.
You must be starved now.
Eat it.
Eat it.
Eat.
I...
I...
I'll eat it with you.
Eat it.
I'll eat it with you, okay?
Sorry. I can't eat dog meat.
Dog meat is a tasty and cooling.
It's also high-protein.
But you said,
you couldn't eat it.
Just so you know,
Nam has become a man thanks to this dog meat.
I'm not sure if you can live here.
Barely.
Right?
Aunt,
Xuan's never eaten dog meat before.
Please don't force her to do that.
I didn't force her.
I politely asked her!
The ball is in her court.
Give it back!
You don't have to eat if you don't like it.
Hugging, huh?
Keep hugging.
Be my guest.
Nam's girlfriend, right?
Yeah.
Lovely,
you looks beautiful.
Your skin looks fine.
What is your secret?
Can you tell me?
I'll send you the cream that I've been using.
Really? I'm just teasing.
Thank you in advance.
Show her your room
and let her take a shower,
then come here to help us.
Let us sit and rest for a little bit.
You can put that down.
You go out there and help me
change clothes for Manh's corpse.
He better go to Nirvana with new clothes.
Right?
Take it!
Why...
How come I would have to do that?
We're family. It doesn't matter who will do that.
I'm very busy right now,
Just accept it.
It won't take time.
Talking about family,
you're his sibling.
I'm just his sister-in-law.
But I'm busy now.
You should do it.
No, I...
Take it!
I'm not gonna do it.
You take it.
You can't...
- Anyone can do that, just take it!
- You... stop...
You take it...
It's just condolence money.
From our neighbors.
I was too busy to put them into the box.
I do it now.
Hey.
This is a time of uncertainty
and confusion for us.
We truly apologize for any inconveniece...
you might experiece at the funeral.
It's okay.
Hey.
Yes?
When a person dies with his eyes open,
and he suddenly vomits blood
when his relatives touch his body,
that means an unjust death.
What a painful and unjust death!
Yeah.
That leeve is not so high.
How was he drowned like that?
Hey.
But who found Manh's corpse down the leeve anyway?
I found him.
It was about 5:00 AM on that day.
Did you see when you go find frogs?
Is it true that he got drunk
and fell into the filed?
How can I know that when I didn't drink with him?
Getting drunk at that time
does not make any sense.
He usually delivers dog meat to my eating-house
around that time.
Nonsense!
Please have some.
Do you think that...
the drowned ghost dragged him down into the field?
Oh, my gosh!
Maybe.
Nam!
Do you believe in that?
It's only from your imagination, lady!
What?
You want it comes and take you away for good?
Eh.
He is my neighbor,
He is my so I just want to
know more about his death.
Don't jinx it!
Don't use your status as an agent
and say whatever you want!
Whatever happens in each household in this town,
you know it in no uncertain terms.
Is that the way you show your
concern for your neighbors?
Take it easy, guys.
We're all business partners of Manh.
Manh already passed away,
I think we should show him some respect.
Cheers, guys.
Here, cheers.
I don't eat dog meat.
What did you just say?
Your family sells dog meat but you don't eat it?
Nam, come and ley.
Pour wine.
Okay, cheers.
Thank you all for coming to share
your condolence with our family.
Your time has come.
Head of butcher shop.
Come on.
Pour wine.
Bottom's up.
Dad?
It wants to kill everyone in our family.
Dad!
Dad!
Dad!
Dad!
Golden lotus blooms in the Western Pure Land
The departed are welcome to take refuge in
The blossoming flowers show
a way to escape from delusions
Keep reciting sutras to cultivate boundless merits
Bring these boundless merits
to all sentient beings
The ocean of suffering is immense
Swiftly turning around will see Pure Land
Wish to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss
From a lotus flower in the Seven Jeweled Pond.
Once lotus flower blossoms,
will reveal Amitabha Buddha
Never turning away from the path of Bodhisattvas,
Wish to use all the merits cultivated
Deliver to all sentient
beings to build the blessing
Together with sentient beings in Dharma realms
Contribute to the realization
of Buddha's teachings.
My dear...
Where is Quyet?
He's coming, I guess.
Ah, he's here. Come, sit here!
We can eat now!
Hey!
Meal is quite simple here,
I hope you don't mind.
Yeah.
I hope everyone enjoys the meal.
It seems.
So this family isn't addressed by names?
I...
My apology.
Xuan is new here,
she's not been familiar with the house rules yet.
Please forgive her.
Next time,
remember to address others by their names.
I will. I'm sorry, uncle.
Mrs. Nga, please enjoy your meal.
Mr. Quyet, please enjoy your meal.
Mrs. Thuy, please enjoy your meal.
Mrs. Lieu, please enjoy your meal.
Yeah, you too!
You're welcome.
Don't be so strict with her
as she's still new here.
Sis, have some meat!
Sis, I want to tell you one thing.
I will re-open the butcher shop overmorrow.
I already informed our customers
of this re-opening.
Oh! Is it too early for that?
Can we do it later?
I don't think it's early.
Sis,
Gia Tan butcher shop currently
expands their sales territory.
They already secured some of our loyal customers.
We will lose all our loyal customers
if we don't re-open the butcher shop soon.
Right, we should re-open it soon.
Guys,
it's not okay to re-open
the butcher shop right now.
Saying that is not okay.
Our family is running out of money.
Guys, we should finish the meal first
and discuss this later.
We're all exhausted after the funeral.
What we have been doing for a living,
we will continue it now. That's it.
Why do we have to think, to argue
and cause such disunity?
- Am I right?
- True.
Finish the meal.
Alright, now we have all members here today,
I'd like to seek your permissions for one thing.
Permission from my mom.
And from all of you.
Next...
I'd like to seek your permissions...
to marry Xuan.
What?
- Nonsense.
- What?
Hey!
Your dad deceased for just a few days ago.
Mourning pin badge is still on your T-shirt.
And now you're talking about a wedding?
What would our neighbors say
if they knew this?
Nam.
How can we arrange a wedding in this situation?
Think before action, please.
Our family has just had a funeral.
Funeral yesterday, wedding
tomorrow. Does it make any sense?
Our neighbors wouldn't have enough money
for two events taking place not long apart.
You see?
Then...
would we have two boxes for two events?
One for condolence money.
One for wedding gifts.
Want it that way?
Ah... I think...
I...
I already sought advices from a shaman.
The shaman said that...
we could end the mourning period sooner...
after 49 days.
Hence...
I think it's possible to get married at that time.
There is one more reason for that.
Xuan...
is currently pregnant.
What?
Oh my...
What did you say?
Again!
Holy shit.
I'm sorry.
I understand this may be hard
to accept right away.
But I really think...
What the heck did you think?
This thing wouldn't happen
if you were a thoughtful man.
A thoughtful man...
wouldn't think about marriage
right after his father's death.
But...
The fetus in her belly is growing...
What should we talk to others
if we're not married yet?
Have an abortion then!
- Hey!
- Excuse me!
What did you just say?
I can't believe those words
came out of your mouth?
Pardon me.
This... This is your grandchild anyway.
Are you sure if it's really our grandchild?
Quyet!
- Uncle!
- He's right.
You can say whatever you want about me,
but it's not your place to criticize Xuan
for this!
You see, Nga?
My brother has just died,
and now his son sasses me...
to speak up for a stranger.
You're...
really a fucking idiot!
Insolent!
You hear me?
Calm down.
This is my own child,
and my mother's grandchild.
Only my mother has the right to speak up.
What?
Your mom?
Stop...
She doesn't!
I'm your uncle.
From now on,
I'm the one making decisions
in this family!
You understand that?
Uncle...
What an impudent rascal!
Oh, come on.
Stop being a bawler!
What happened with this family?
Always a minor issue leads to a fight!
You want people around here to laugh in our faces?
Nga.
You should discipline your son carefully.
I don't understand how an educated person
can speak and act like this?
You...
Did I say something wrong?
Enough!
It hasn't been long since my husband died!
Can you just let me live in peace?
You two may leave.
And you please don't say anything else.
We'll figure it out.
What a weeper!
Anything can move you to tears!
Unacceptable!
Unacceptable!
Our family barely argue...
until a stranger like you shows up.
How long is your pregnancy?
Ah... we only knew it last week.
You!
You know your uncle inside out.
He's a hot-tempered man, just like your father.
Don't say anything else at this time.
Let it be,
I'll take care of it.
They're my aunts and uncle.
I tell them about this because I respect them.
I believe that
they must defer to your opion in this matter.
How insolent!
What did you just say?
But I...
Your wedding requires approvals
from all family members.
But they...
I told you just let it be!
No matter what they say to you, you must listen.
We'll decide after 49 days
of your father's mourning.
Listen to me, okay?
I'll figure it out.
And I'll talk to your uncle.
Thank you very much!
Shit!
Come and eat your dinner!
Come on, guys.
My gosh!
The fuck do you want?
Shut the fuck up!
I'll turn all of you into a stir-fry tomorrow!
Here, let me help you.
I'm good.
Your aunts will pick on me
if they see you help me washing dishes.
I don't care!
You keep saying that!
You must think about our circumstance.
The more you fight with them,
the more they hate me.
Then how we can get married peacefully?
Why do you have to care what they think and say?
You don't care, but I do.
My parents care too.
I have no idea how to speak
with my parents about this.
I'm a girl.
It would be much shameful to give birth
without being married properly.
Right. I'm so sorry.
"Sorry, sorry."
That's all you can say
once you do something wrong.
And then what, you backslid.
Now you still love me, you feel sorry.
But in the future...
I don't know if everything will be the same.
The more I think about it,
the more I feel worried.
Have no idea how long I have to put up with this?
Don't worry, my love.
We put up with this together.
No matter what happens,
I will protect you.
Hey, what's wrong?
What's wrong with you?
Are you okay?
What happened?
Our baby tells me that...
Tell me what it is?
Tell that "Dad, please help mom wash the dishes."
Bullshit.
Alright.
Come over here.
Let me do it.
Okay, sit tight.
You scared me out of my wits.
Liar. The baby talks... bla bla...
You're a good liar.
Fine.
A piece of cake.
Look at this.
See how fast I'm washing them. See?
See that?
Like a pro.
Look how clean it is?
What's wrong, again?
What?
Ah...
Nothing...
Sweetheart...
That dog is uncaged,
then why the others are not?
Those caged ones are raised for meat.
But we raise him to guard our home.
I'm serious.
There is a fascinating story of his life.
His mother got pregnant and came out of nowhere
entering my home like that.
Then she delivered a litter puppies.
Unlike his brothers and sisters...
he just wanted to lie under a jackfruit tree.
That's why "Jackfruit" is his name.
What about his brothers and sisters?
Ah...
Time passed, things happened.
Then his mother, brothers and sistered
died one after another.
He was the sole survivor.
Oh dear.
Withered flowers.
Rotten fruits.
It seems that...
Lieu bought old stuff by mistake.
I'll go to aunt Bay's place to buy
some fruits for offerings.
Have no idea...
We're currently in the mourning period,
the altar cannot be empty.
Ma'am.
Nam will drive you there.
Huh?
Yes.
Do you want to go now?
Yes.
We should go now.
Xuan.
You finish the dishwashing quickly
and get rest, okay?
Don't overexert yourself.
Yes.
Remember what I told you, okay?
- Just go.
- Yes.
Xuan.
It's me! It's me!
Calm down!
- It's okay, it's okay.
- What happened?
- What happened, huh?
- What's wrong?
Are you okay?
- What's wrong?
- Are you okay?
What happened?
Huh?
Xuan!
Are you okay? Xuan?
What's wrong with you?
- Tell me what happened?
- What's the matter, my dear?
What happened?
What's wrong?
What did you see?
Are you okay? What did you see?
No, I'm good...
Maybe I'm just tired.
I told you.
You should get rest.
Don't overexert yourself.
This usually happens to the
expectant mother in the first trimester.
Take Xuan to your room.
Yes.
Let's go.
Ah.
You should go to sleep soon, mom.
Let me put these fruits and flowers on the altar
and say a prayer for your dad.
Then I'll go to sleep.
Night.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Nam!
Mom!
Mom!
What's wrong?
Ma'am!
What's wrong with you?
Why do you lie on the ground?
Huh? Why do...
Let's just take two packs.
Grind the medicine, then pour wine on it.
Put the mixture you got on her wound, twice a day.
Come to my place for more packs if needed.
- Thank you, doctor.
- Thank you, doctor.
Alright.
Hey!
This is quite strange.
We're told that she fell.
It means that...
she fell on the ground, right?
But as I as know, something dragged
her feet on the ground after the fall.
Nga is old, you know.
Don't you think that she fell
and then rolled herself to under the bed?
It's been one thing after another
with our family recently.
Tell me.
Why do you want to go shopping today?
I want to make porridge for your mom.
By the way...
taking this opportunity
to make some dishes for your aunts and uncle.
You can call me an opportunist.
I want to win their hearts.
Just so you know,
I will try my best, okay?
We should go over there.
Geng Shen day, Geng Shen month.
He died right on...
an inauspicious date.
It's originally...
an awful day.
Not knowing that,
you made a big mistake
burying him at Wu time of the Ren Xu day.
It's when Yin energy is maximum!
Hence...
this created a bad omen.
I've even seen...
marks of a hungry ghost.
Sir.
What should we do now?
There might be...
some unsettled issues between
the deceased and his living relatives.
That's why...
he turned into a vengeful spirit.
If we don't do anything to fix it in time,
your family
will expect more funerals to come.
You steal my money for underground
illegal lottery one more time,
I will kill you!
Got it?
Yes...
Enough with the engagement nonsense.
I have only one sister-in-law.
And she already died.
Don't even dream of bringing another woman
to this house.
Ah, I see.
What a good pick.
Bring a whore home and make her your wife.
And you.
You boasted with your friends that
this butcher shop will be yours
sooner or later, didn't you?
Don't even think about it, brother.
As long as I'm still alive,
whether it's a minor or major matter,
I'm the one making decisions in this family.
It's not your place to decide, Quyet!
Go.
Get lost!
The deceased
harboured a lot of resentments,
so his spirit has not attained salvation yet.
The deceased's relatives
have a grudge
against him either.
Now we have to go through
the ritual of cutting the family ties.
However,
once the ritual is done,
the deceased's spirit
cannot return home anymore
to enjoy incenses and offerings.
Eventually it will become
a wandering spirit.
How does the family feel?
Well...
In this case
we'll defer to you.
Sir...
Please proceed.
What's wrong?
How dreadful.
Ignore them.
Dog meat is the specialty of this town.
Hong, that's Nam.
I feel sorry for them.
We human do have choices.
But dogs...
they don't.
Come on.
Stop thinking about it.
- I know but I want to ask them about that.
- You're pregnant,
- I know but I want to ask them about that.
- overthinking is not good for your health.
Hey!
Nam, Nam.
Come here, come here.
What is it?
I've been told that your mother
had a bad fall yesterday.
Is she okay now?
My mom is just fine.
For God's sake! I'm not a chatterbox
but I have to tell you this.
Your family has encountered
series of continuous misfortunes recently.
I smell a rat.
It looks like a bad omen.
I think you should make an offering to God.
It's not good at all.
Many paranormal events
in your family for the past few days.
Run! Run!
Run for your life.
Don't eat that meat!
You eat it, it will bite back!
Hey, this crazy guy!
How insane!
Crazy!
He's mad!
Hey!
The fucking lunatic!
You've not been bitten.
Are you crazy?
Run! Everyone, run for your life.
It will bite all of you!
Run! Run! It will bite all of you!
This fucking lunatic. This is
my eating-house, run to where, huh?
Come on!
Hey, hey!
He's messed up everything here!
My apology! My apology!
God damn it! Now you just say sorry?
Why don't you keep your eye on him?
He's a lunatic troublemaker!
Look at what he's done to my place!
- I'll compensate you for this loss later.
- You sorry again!
How much would you compensate me?
- Run for you life! It'll bite you!
- You always talk about compensation,
- Run for you life! It'll bite you!
- and then nothing!
Excuse me.
Lai, Lai.
- It will bite...
- It's okay, it's okay.
I saw you standing
in front of my house the other day,
but you didn't attend the funeral.
What happened?
Well...
I had an emergency, so I left.
It will bite... It will bite...
It will bite all of you!
It will bite!
Beware of the white dog with red nose.
You shouldn't raise him.
Yes, it will bite! It will bite us!
Stop.
Sister, I tell you the truth!
Sister.
Dogs delivery, Quyet!
Yeah!
Too late, man!
The price is higher than usual, okay?
What do you mean?
It's $3.50 for today.
What?
What do you mean "$3.50"?
It costs an arm and a leg, huh!
I'll pay $2.20!
Dogs are rare these days, so it's expensive.
Only $3.50 for a mother dog and a puppy.
My goodness.
Man, you really think you're
the only supplier we have here?
Hey.
You think we need your goods
and then you increase price.
Mother dog is not meaty.
Lower the price.
Fine, we're fellow traders anyway.
It's okay for a price-cut.
Then $3.
What a big price-cut!
$3 huh?
$2.60.
What are you doing?
$2.60, my ass.
$1.70 only!
Deal?
Excuse me!
I don't even accept the price at $2.60.
Then $1.95!
Quick, go inside.
Alright, $1.95 is final!
- $1.95.
- Go inside.
We have to raise both of them.
It will be costly.
Quick, go inside.
Honey.
The woman whom we've just met, who is she?
Ah, Her name is Lai.
Her butcher shop was the biggest one in this town.
Oh, I really thought your father's
butcher shop was the biggest one.
Previously,
Lai's butcher shop was the biggest one here.
However, her family got into an accident.
It was rumored that...
her father suddenly went crazy
and attacked everyone in his family by a knife.
He died of lightning strike after that.
She and her younger brother
were the survivors.
But now her brother
has a mental disorder.
The crazy man you saw earlier, he's Tao.
My father's butcher shop has been growing strongly
since her butcher shop closed down.
I don't know how to explain this to you.
But...
Paranormal events happened in your family lately.
Do you think it relates to
your father's butcher shop?
I hope for your understanding.
For the next court,
please find another lawyer.
Yes, I'm so sorry.
Yes.
I will soon...
hand over all necessary documents to the company.
Yes
Yes, thank you.
Beware of the white dog with red nose.
You shouldn't raise him.
Xuan!
According to folklore,
those families who already lost their blessing...
may tend to see paranormal events.
It's a warning that catastrophe is about to come.
White dog with red nose
is a kind of that catastrophe.
According to myth,
the demon will be reincarnated
in the fectus of a mother dog.
That mother dog and other puppies
in the same litter
will die slowly then.
Once the white dog with red nose grows up,
it will surreptitiously walk
on the roof late at night
prowling all the family members
and making a lot of paranormal activities.
It uses many ways to cause
hostilities among family members
so that they will fight and hurt each other.
Originally a demon
but it has to live in the body
of a dog during the day.
Late at night it will uprise
and use a cane to stand on two legs.
It wears a conical hat to
protect itself from the moonlight.
The demon usually stays in any place
where yin energy is maximum.
These places attract God of thunder,
then lightning strike happens here frequently.
People say
the white dog with red nose
will smile at the landlord
when he or she isn't aware.
Aunt Thuy.
What's the matter?
Ma'am.
Aunt Thuy, have some water.
Our family has just had a funeral,
it must be tough for everyone.
That's why you took chalk for cheese.
He's right.
Now take a deep breath and go to sleep early.
We have to re-open the butcher shop tomorrow.
Right.
Hold on, everyone!
I...
I think
we should postpone the re-opening.
Postpone?
What do you mean by that?
We should delay the re-opening
of the butcher shop.
If the re-opening is delayed,
what will we do for a living?
Are you out of your mind?
Quyet.
I think Nam's right.
We should delay the re-opening,
Thuy is currently...
Not a problem, sis.
We only resume our business.
We have to re-open the butcher shop tomorrow
since it's a auspicious date.
Sis,
I and my brother are the one
building up this butcher shop
to support this family.
You, now live comfortably
because you have a dear son supporting you.
But we only have this butcher shop supporting us!
Aunt and uncle,
you cannot speak with my mom like that.
Hey.
We won't mention your mom
if you and your mom don't mind
our own affairs. Okay?
But you saw something a few...
What did I see?
I saw nothing.
Then why did you scream?
You said you hadn't seen anything
but you screamed very loudly!
I saw a rat,
that's why I loudly screamed.
Yeah.
Am I not able to scream in this house?
Huh?
But you...
Hey.
Now I know what you have learned in college.
It turns out that you've also
learned a subject called superstition.
As planned,
the butcher shop will be re-opened tomorrow.
I will take
all reponsibilities!
Alright, I will bring you meat right
after you drink up that glass of tea.
Come one.
Here you go.
The meat is good!
Taste good, huh!
Right.
The taste is perfect with a sip of wine.
Guys!
Guys!
Here you go.
The meat is ready!
The tender dog meat here! Come on!
Come over here, quick!
Now, what would you like?
What would you like, huh?
Dog rib, please.
Dog rib.
Give me a dog leg and a tail!
Sure, you got it.
Hey!
What?
Where is my dog leg?
Come on, the dog rib is good too.
Gosh, I'm busy over here too.
I'm not free, okay?
Come on!
Come on!
Oh.
You rubbed too much medicated oil.
It's so hot.
I'm sorry, mom.
Your meat, here!
Remember to deliver three dogs
to my place tomorrow.
Okay, you got it!
Which part, ma'am?
Give me a leg.
You want a leg?
This leg looks fresh.
It weigh lbs 3.3.
$5.86.
Chop it into square portions for me.
Alright, you got it.
What's wrong mom?
Ouch! It hurts!
Nam!
Aunt Thuy!
Stop chopping!
Here.
Can you chop it yourself please?
How much is it?
Don't worry, okay?
You can pay next time.
Next time, okay?
Are you nuts?
I don't know!
Don't you hear my mom's screaming
whenever you chop the meat?
Listen up,
you better keep your mouth shut!
I chopped the dog leg, not your mom's leg.
But whenever you chop...
You fucking lunatic rascal.
Cheers. Come on.
Bottom's up.
Hey, hey!
You guys still stay here to drink, huh?
It's fun.
Fun, my ass.
Don't you attend Ms. Thuy's funeral?
That family is cursed. So scary.
What?
The funeral was sparsely attended.
Hey. I know the reason.
Tell us.
Let me tell you.
Nobody dared attend the funeral
because of the bad omen.
- What omen?
- You know what.
Manh died just a few days ago,
and now it's his younger sister's turn.
Manh wanted to drag his sister
down into the grave?
Is it true?
Perhaps.
When Manh was alive,
her younger sister usually stole his money
to play underground lottery.
Did she?
How do you know that?
We played lottery with the same bookie.
She was much addicted to lottery.
I think...
this family might undergo
"consecutive deaths" situation.
Really?
That's what I wanted to tell you previously.
Then why you didn't tell us that?
Oh, well...
The day I went there
to attend Manh's funeral,
I told them to beware of "consecutive deaths".
This guy.
He was there too.
Quyet scolded me terribly for telling that!
Jesus Christ.
Correct, he shouted at her.
You know what.
It was rumored that Nga suddenly
died while she was preparing dog meat.
Really? It sounds creepy.
Hey, hey.
I suppose we should buy dog meat
from another butcher shop in future.
Keep buying dog meat from that family,
I'm afraid that the next one lies in coffin
would be us.
You're absolutely right.
What is "consecutive deaths" anyway?
No idea!
Does anyone know that term?
Nobody knows it?
Here.
People say...
the Evil One is the author
of "consecutive deaths".
My gosh. Really?
- For heaven's sake.
- Seriously?
Who it captured,
must let it know identity of family members.
It will come to take one by one...
until there are none left.
Honey!
He bit me!
He... he bit me!
Who is that fucking bastard?
Nobody here!
What's wrong with you?
Jesus!
What is it?
That fucking bastard, again?
Huh?
Honey!
Go way!
Don't touch me!
Get off of me!
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Hey!
- It will bite you!
- Tao!
- Come over here!
- Tao!
It will bite you! It will bite you!
Come over here!
It will bite you!
- Tao!
- It will bite...
What is "it"?
It... it...
It will bite! It will bite!
- What is "it"?
- It will bite!
What is "it"?
- It...
- What is "it"?
What is "it"?
- I'm here.
- It will bite!
Tao! Tao!
It will bite!
- Hey. Listen to me.
- It will bite!
It's gone.
It's not here.
It's already gone.
It's not here, right?
It cannot bite you.
Don't be scared. Okay?
It's gone.
Okay?
I heard about your family problem.
My family...
faced the same thing earlier.
We met with an accident
one after another.
Until that tragic night...
Dad, please stop!
Tao, help me!
Sister! Sister, run!
Run!
Tao!
Run! Run!
Please!
Please! Please!
After that lightning strike,
did you guys meet with any other accidents?
Nope.
Nothing else happened.
Do you know why...
your family was the target of those misfortunes?
Karma.
What you sow is what you reap.
The bloody slaughter
used up our blessing fast.
You kill a mother dog, her puppy
will come back to bite you one day.
It's only a matter of time.
But do you know...
what is the deepest grief?
You see your own flesh and blood
killing each other.
Then I realize that...
the scariest thing is
the evil inside you.
It only ends when someone dares to face it.
Your family got into
"consecutive deaths" situation.
We need a ritual to fix it.
If we don't do it...
more family members
will be dead.
What should we do now, sir?
A ritual performed
in the middle of the deceased's grave may help.
I will cast a spell
to constrain the deceased's spirit.
We need someone to pour
goose's blood over incense burner
on the altar inside at the same time
to prevent his spirit from
coming back.
How can we do that?
Doing so at the same time
will make noise and chaos.
Nam won't leave us alone.
Xuan!
Yes!
No worries!
I have a plan
to lure him away from our business.
Xuan!
What's wrong with you?
Xuan!
Xuan!
To do this ritual,
we must dig up the deceased's corpse.
Next we gouge the corpse's eyes out,
and then substitute the eyes
for yin and yang coins.
Once it's done,
the deceased's soul wouldn't find
the way back home.
The blood relative must be the one cutting
the deceased's tongue.
Once it's done,
the deceased's soul
wouldn't share his relatives' "bazi"
with the Evil One.
Finally...
we hammer a long nail
into the corpse's head
penetrating the coffin.
This is to lock his soul away in the grave.
We have to do this as soon as possible.
If the Evil One knows this,
we will run out of choices.
Start... digging.
Hey!
You two want to have an abortion,
why don't you go to the hospital?
Use of these folk remedies is very dangerous.
What?
Look, this is the patient's blood test.
Rhizoma Imperatae is a traditional herb
with cold nature.
People around here usually
use this herb for abortion.
It's lucky that she took low-dose
so both she and her baby are still fine.
But I warn you guys that
using this herb in the long run
is very harmful to the expectant mother.
Aunt Lieu!
What the hell are you doing?
I do nothing.
You're the one
putting abortion remedy
into the porridge that Xuan ate.
Why?
Why do you want to kill my child?
No... it wasn't me!
I didn't do that!
You didn't, huh?
What about this?
What did you put on my father's altar?
I...
I...
Speak!
- I...
- Why?
You did many vicious things in this house
but I decided to look away.
Now you want to hurt my grandchild?
You guys forced me.
Have you ever considered me a human
since I set foot in this house?
Did I have any rights?
I didn't even have right to keep my child.
- Silent!
- Not yet!
What are you afraid of?
Are you afraid of becoming
a laughing stock of the town?
Look at yourself.
Look at how everyone in this house
treats each other, okay?
Or let me tell you.
I'll make it clear for you once.
I'll make it clear for your good son too.
You put all the blame on me.
And you...
you go vegan and recite sutras everyday.
Why?
Because you're afraid.
You're afraid of karmic retribution.
As you killed people.
You killed my unborn child!
You asked Thuy to force me
to have an unsafe abortion,
which cause myself infertility forever.
My child, no matter what,
was a direct descendant in this family!
You had an affair with my husband for years.
Even though he was your brother-in-law.
I forgave you.
But you wanted to get pregnant with him,
that's unforgivable.
Now you want my grandchild dead,
that's unforgivable.
Nam is the firstborn son in this family.
You wanted to have kids with my husband?
Let me tell you what would happen.
Regardless of how many times you got prenant,
I would never let those sons of a bitch
come into existence.
You don't have any fucking rights to do that.
Bitch!
Yeah, I'm a bitch.
But I've never hurt anyone.
This family...
has turned out like this...
because of karma.
Because of you.
Because you killed my child.
You killed my child.
You killed the family's descendant!
You killed my child.
You're a killer!
Uncle Quyet... Where is he?
Tell me about
his exact time of death.
So that I can summon his soul
for the sealing spell.
5:00 AM
Around 5:00 AM.
Yeah, 5:00 AM.
Wrong!
3:30 AM
- 3:30 AM?
- What?
So which one is correct?
3:30 AM!
How do you know?
How do you know that?
How you know my father died at 3:30 AM?
Huh?
Speak!
He deserves to die!
Please...
everyone is still awake.
They may hear us.
Fuck it!
Please.
It was you earlier?
What?
You saw everything, huh?
You've just...
Hit me.
Hit right in your brother's face.
Let me remind you of this.
Keep slaughtering dogs for me...
Otherwise, you and your bitch
go bite the dust.
Be smart
and remain silent.
Or you want to make a scene?
Go ahead and get the fuck out of my house.
Good.
A good man must know how to live gratefully,
how to behave, brother.
Ah.
By the way, your bitch is quite good and fresh!
What a good pick!
Oh my.
You drink quite a lot and then act like a fool.
Who parked the motorbike deliberately
in middle of the road?
It's Manh's motorbike!
Manh, Manh!
Honey, it's Manh!
Manh!
Manh!
What's the matter?
We should go down there to help him!
Help him for what?
He's drowning, we must help him.
You love him, huh?
I, how do...
You let the cat out of bag,
I'll kill you first.
You're the one who deserves to die!
Come here!
Quyet!
Why?
You're an asshole.
I'm gonna kill you!
Quyet!
Calm down, please!
Calm down!
Step aside!
Quyet, please stop!
- Quyet, take it easy, man!
- Please, Quyet!
Quyet, calm down, okay?
Quyet, stop!
Calm down!
Drop it, Quyet!
Stop.
Guys, get out of here now.
They've already gone mad!
The plan is wrecked!
Stand up!
Take money, go!
Damn it!
You motherfucker!
Stand up!
Stand up, now!
Look at him!
Look at your brother!
Look!
Look!
Look!
Who's there?
Who's there?
Let go of me!
Please! Please don't!
Honey, please don't...
Honey...
Honey, please!
Honey!
Please, I'm beggin you!
It's me!
I'm Lieu here!
Your wife here!
I'm Lieu...
Help...
Mom!
Go with my mom!
Honey!
Nam!
Nam!
Nam!
We must go.
Go!
Nam, go!
Nam!
Go, Nam!
Go!
You go...
You two go!
You two go now!
If go, we go together!
We can't make it together!
Look at me. Look at me.
You have to protect our child.
I will protect you
come rain and shine.
You have to protect our child.
I will protect you
come rain and shine.
I will protect you!
Nam! Please go...
Go!
Please go with...
You two go! Go now!
Please go with...
Go now!
Nam!
Go!
Nam!
The demon usually stays in any place
where yin energy is maximum.
These places attract God of thunder,
then lightning strike happens here frequently.
After that lightning strike,
did you guys meet with any other accidents?
Nope.
Nothing else happened.
Karma.
What you sow is what you reap.
It only ends when someone dares to face it.
At this point I realized that
humans have a choice, dogs do not.
Our choice is to stop the evil that is being done.
If not, then there is only a way to face it.
- This eating-house is good, isn't it?
- Yes!
- Alright, let's have a drink.
- Here you go!
Uncle Sau, how are you?
Yeah, I'm good!
The food is alright, huh?
What? Oh, yeah!
I'll be back in a minute, okay?
Tai!
How you doing?
Have you waited long?
Why are you so late?
I dropped by Hoa Cop's house
to play Chinese chess.
When the game ended, I came here at once.
Alright, let me order more food.
Chief!
Give me 300 grams of dog meat, please!
- Right away!
- Yeah, I'm here.
- Cheers.
- Cheers, brother.
Chief! Meat is perfect!
Come back next time!
Come back, okay?
CRIMSON SNOU(Qu Cu)
Based on the scariest spiritual horror symbol
"The Bipedal Demon Dog".
This is a work of fiction.
Any similarities to persons living or dead,
or actual events is purely coincidental.
God damn it!
Ouch!
CRIMSON SNOU(Qu Cu)
I have no idea.
How strange!
As late as yesterday he was fine.
No one knows what happened to him?
I saw him roving the streets a few days ago,
but he's dead suddenly.
There's Nam.
- There's Nam. There's Nam.
- Come here you.
Move, move...
He just came back from Saigon.
Finish this and bring it out there.
Quick!
Son...
Please help me close your father's eyes.
My dear,
Oh, my gosh!
Step back everyone, please.
There is nothing to see here.
Out of here, please!
My dear...
Come and sit down here so that
the undertaker can do their job.
Nam.
What are you looking at?
Come inside, hurry.
Girl! Come inside.
Bring your suitcase inside.
Come on!
Let me help you with that.
What's wrong?
Have you seen anything?
Nothing.
You two, come quickly.
Very hungry, right?
Sit and take a rest,
I'll take care of your belongings.
Hey.
Have a sit.
Quick.
This tangy dog and galangal stir-fry is tasty.
Jeez!
Feel free to sit down,
you don't have to pay for it.
Sit down.
Have some.
Delicious.
You may be addicted to it then.
Can I eat it later?
Why later, my dear?
You should eat it now.
It's a large portion, isn't it?
Okay.
Delicious.
You should have it when it's still hot.
Is it enough?
Excuse me, ma'am.
I'm...
I'm full now.
You've just had a long trip.
You must be starved now.
Eat it.
Eat it.
Eat.
I...
I...
I'll eat it with you.
Eat it.
I'll eat it with you, okay?
Sorry. I can't eat dog meat.
Dog meat is a tasty and cooling.
It's also high-protein.
But you said,
you couldn't eat it.
Just so you know,
Nam has become a man thanks to this dog meat.
I'm not sure if you can live here.
Barely.
Right?
Aunt,
Xuan's never eaten dog meat before.
Please don't force her to do that.
I didn't force her.
I politely asked her!
The ball is in her court.
Give it back!
You don't have to eat if you don't like it.
Hugging, huh?
Keep hugging.
Be my guest.
Nam's girlfriend, right?
Yeah.
Lovely,
you looks beautiful.
Your skin looks fine.
What is your secret?
Can you tell me?
I'll send you the cream that I've been using.
Really? I'm just teasing.
Thank you in advance.
Show her your room
and let her take a shower,
then come here to help us.
Let us sit and rest for a little bit.
You can put that down.
You go out there and help me
change clothes for Manh's corpse.
He better go to Nirvana with new clothes.
Right?
Take it!
Why...
How come I would have to do that?
We're family. It doesn't matter who will do that.
I'm very busy right now,
Just accept it.
It won't take time.
Talking about family,
you're his sibling.
I'm just his sister-in-law.
But I'm busy now.
You should do it.
No, I...
Take it!
I'm not gonna do it.
You take it.
You can't...
- Anyone can do that, just take it!
- You... stop...
You take it...
It's just condolence money.
From our neighbors.
I was too busy to put them into the box.
I do it now.
Hey.
This is a time of uncertainty
and confusion for us.
We truly apologize for any inconveniece...
you might experiece at the funeral.
It's okay.
Hey.
Yes?
When a person dies with his eyes open,
and he suddenly vomits blood
when his relatives touch his body,
that means an unjust death.
What a painful and unjust death!
Yeah.
That leeve is not so high.
How was he drowned like that?
Hey.
But who found Manh's corpse down the leeve anyway?
I found him.
It was about 5:00 AM on that day.
Did you see when you go find frogs?
Is it true that he got drunk
and fell into the filed?
How can I know that when I didn't drink with him?
Getting drunk at that time
does not make any sense.
He usually delivers dog meat to my eating-house
around that time.
Nonsense!
Please have some.
Do you think that...
the drowned ghost dragged him down into the field?
Oh, my gosh!
Maybe.
Nam!
Do you believe in that?
It's only from your imagination, lady!
What?
You want it comes and take you away for good?
Eh.
He is my neighbor,
He is my so I just want to
know more about his death.
Don't jinx it!
Don't use your status as an agent
and say whatever you want!
Whatever happens in each household in this town,
you know it in no uncertain terms.
Is that the way you show your
concern for your neighbors?
Take it easy, guys.
We're all business partners of Manh.
Manh already passed away,
I think we should show him some respect.
Cheers, guys.
Here, cheers.
I don't eat dog meat.
What did you just say?
Your family sells dog meat but you don't eat it?
Nam, come and ley.
Pour wine.
Okay, cheers.
Thank you all for coming to share
your condolence with our family.
Your time has come.
Head of butcher shop.
Come on.
Pour wine.
Bottom's up.
Dad?
It wants to kill everyone in our family.
Dad!
Dad!
Dad!
Dad!
Golden lotus blooms in the Western Pure Land
The departed are welcome to take refuge in
The blossoming flowers show
a way to escape from delusions
Keep reciting sutras to cultivate boundless merits
Bring these boundless merits
to all sentient beings
The ocean of suffering is immense
Swiftly turning around will see Pure Land
Wish to be reborn in the Land of Ultimate Bliss
From a lotus flower in the Seven Jeweled Pond.
Once lotus flower blossoms,
will reveal Amitabha Buddha
Never turning away from the path of Bodhisattvas,
Wish to use all the merits cultivated
Deliver to all sentient
beings to build the blessing
Together with sentient beings in Dharma realms
Contribute to the realization
of Buddha's teachings.
My dear...
Where is Quyet?
He's coming, I guess.
Ah, he's here. Come, sit here!
We can eat now!
Hey!
Meal is quite simple here,
I hope you don't mind.
Yeah.
I hope everyone enjoys the meal.
It seems.
So this family isn't addressed by names?
I...
My apology.
Xuan is new here,
she's not been familiar with the house rules yet.
Please forgive her.
Next time,
remember to address others by their names.
I will. I'm sorry, uncle.
Mrs. Nga, please enjoy your meal.
Mr. Quyet, please enjoy your meal.
Mrs. Thuy, please enjoy your meal.
Mrs. Lieu, please enjoy your meal.
Yeah, you too!
You're welcome.
Don't be so strict with her
as she's still new here.
Sis, have some meat!
Sis, I want to tell you one thing.
I will re-open the butcher shop overmorrow.
I already informed our customers
of this re-opening.
Oh! Is it too early for that?
Can we do it later?
I don't think it's early.
Sis,
Gia Tan butcher shop currently
expands their sales territory.
They already secured some of our loyal customers.
We will lose all our loyal customers
if we don't re-open the butcher shop soon.
Right, we should re-open it soon.
Guys,
it's not okay to re-open
the butcher shop right now.
Saying that is not okay.
Our family is running out of money.
Guys, we should finish the meal first
and discuss this later.
We're all exhausted after the funeral.
What we have been doing for a living,
we will continue it now. That's it.
Why do we have to think, to argue
and cause such disunity?
- Am I right?
- True.
Finish the meal.
Alright, now we have all members here today,
I'd like to seek your permissions for one thing.
Permission from my mom.
And from all of you.
Next...
I'd like to seek your permissions...
to marry Xuan.
What?
- Nonsense.
- What?
Hey!
Your dad deceased for just a few days ago.
Mourning pin badge is still on your T-shirt.
And now you're talking about a wedding?
What would our neighbors say
if they knew this?
Nam.
How can we arrange a wedding in this situation?
Think before action, please.
Our family has just had a funeral.
Funeral yesterday, wedding
tomorrow. Does it make any sense?
Our neighbors wouldn't have enough money
for two events taking place not long apart.
You see?
Then...
would we have two boxes for two events?
One for condolence money.
One for wedding gifts.
Want it that way?
Ah... I think...
I...
I already sought advices from a shaman.
The shaman said that...
we could end the mourning period sooner...
after 49 days.
Hence...
I think it's possible to get married at that time.
There is one more reason for that.
Xuan...
is currently pregnant.
What?
Oh my...
What did you say?
Again!
Holy shit.
I'm sorry.
I understand this may be hard
to accept right away.
But I really think...
What the heck did you think?
This thing wouldn't happen
if you were a thoughtful man.
A thoughtful man...
wouldn't think about marriage
right after his father's death.
But...
The fetus in her belly is growing...
What should we talk to others
if we're not married yet?
Have an abortion then!
- Hey!
- Excuse me!
What did you just say?
I can't believe those words
came out of your mouth?
Pardon me.
This... This is your grandchild anyway.
Are you sure if it's really our grandchild?
Quyet!
- Uncle!
- He's right.
You can say whatever you want about me,
but it's not your place to criticize Xuan
for this!
You see, Nga?
My brother has just died,
and now his son sasses me...
to speak up for a stranger.
You're...
really a fucking idiot!
Insolent!
You hear me?
Calm down.
This is my own child,
and my mother's grandchild.
Only my mother has the right to speak up.
What?
Your mom?
Stop...
She doesn't!
I'm your uncle.
From now on,
I'm the one making decisions
in this family!
You understand that?
Uncle...
What an impudent rascal!
Oh, come on.
Stop being a bawler!
What happened with this family?
Always a minor issue leads to a fight!
You want people around here to laugh in our faces?
Nga.
You should discipline your son carefully.
I don't understand how an educated person
can speak and act like this?
You...
Did I say something wrong?
Enough!
It hasn't been long since my husband died!
Can you just let me live in peace?
You two may leave.
And you please don't say anything else.
We'll figure it out.
What a weeper!
Anything can move you to tears!
Unacceptable!
Unacceptable!
Our family barely argue...
until a stranger like you shows up.
How long is your pregnancy?
Ah... we only knew it last week.
You!
You know your uncle inside out.
He's a hot-tempered man, just like your father.
Don't say anything else at this time.
Let it be,
I'll take care of it.
They're my aunts and uncle.
I tell them about this because I respect them.
I believe that
they must defer to your opion in this matter.
How insolent!
What did you just say?
But I...
Your wedding requires approvals
from all family members.
But they...
I told you just let it be!
No matter what they say to you, you must listen.
We'll decide after 49 days
of your father's mourning.
Listen to me, okay?
I'll figure it out.
And I'll talk to your uncle.
Thank you very much!
Shit!
Come and eat your dinner!
Come on, guys.
My gosh!
The fuck do you want?
Shut the fuck up!
I'll turn all of you into a stir-fry tomorrow!
Here, let me help you.
I'm good.
Your aunts will pick on me
if they see you help me washing dishes.
I don't care!
You keep saying that!
You must think about our circumstance.
The more you fight with them,
the more they hate me.
Then how we can get married peacefully?
Why do you have to care what they think and say?
You don't care, but I do.
My parents care too.
I have no idea how to speak
with my parents about this.
I'm a girl.
It would be much shameful to give birth
without being married properly.
Right. I'm so sorry.
"Sorry, sorry."
That's all you can say
once you do something wrong.
And then what, you backslid.
Now you still love me, you feel sorry.
But in the future...
I don't know if everything will be the same.
The more I think about it,
the more I feel worried.
Have no idea how long I have to put up with this?
Don't worry, my love.
We put up with this together.
No matter what happens,
I will protect you.
Hey, what's wrong?
What's wrong with you?
Are you okay?
What happened?
Our baby tells me that...
Tell me what it is?
Tell that "Dad, please help mom wash the dishes."
Bullshit.
Alright.
Come over here.
Let me do it.
Okay, sit tight.
You scared me out of my wits.
Liar. The baby talks... bla bla...
You're a good liar.
Fine.
A piece of cake.
Look at this.
See how fast I'm washing them. See?
See that?
Like a pro.
Look how clean it is?
What's wrong, again?
What?
Ah...
Nothing...
Sweetheart...
That dog is uncaged,
then why the others are not?
Those caged ones are raised for meat.
But we raise him to guard our home.
I'm serious.
There is a fascinating story of his life.
His mother got pregnant and came out of nowhere
entering my home like that.
Then she delivered a litter puppies.
Unlike his brothers and sisters...
he just wanted to lie under a jackfruit tree.
That's why "Jackfruit" is his name.
What about his brothers and sisters?
Ah...
Time passed, things happened.
Then his mother, brothers and sistered
died one after another.
He was the sole survivor.
Oh dear.
Withered flowers.
Rotten fruits.
It seems that...
Lieu bought old stuff by mistake.
I'll go to aunt Bay's place to buy
some fruits for offerings.
Have no idea...
We're currently in the mourning period,
the altar cannot be empty.
Ma'am.
Nam will drive you there.
Huh?
Yes.
Do you want to go now?
Yes.
We should go now.
Xuan.
You finish the dishwashing quickly
and get rest, okay?
Don't overexert yourself.
Yes.
Remember what I told you, okay?
- Just go.
- Yes.
Xuan.
It's me! It's me!
Calm down!
- It's okay, it's okay.
- What happened?
- What happened, huh?
- What's wrong?
Are you okay?
- What's wrong?
- Are you okay?
What happened?
Huh?
Xuan!
Are you okay? Xuan?
What's wrong with you?
- Tell me what happened?
- What's the matter, my dear?
What happened?
What's wrong?
What did you see?
Are you okay? What did you see?
No, I'm good...
Maybe I'm just tired.
I told you.
You should get rest.
Don't overexert yourself.
This usually happens to the
expectant mother in the first trimester.
Take Xuan to your room.
Yes.
Let's go.
Ah.
You should go to sleep soon, mom.
Let me put these fruits and flowers on the altar
and say a prayer for your dad.
Then I'll go to sleep.
Night.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Namo Amitabha Buddha.
Nam!
Mom!
Mom!
What's wrong?
Ma'am!
What's wrong with you?
Why do you lie on the ground?
Huh? Why do...
Let's just take two packs.
Grind the medicine, then pour wine on it.
Put the mixture you got on her wound, twice a day.
Come to my place for more packs if needed.
- Thank you, doctor.
- Thank you, doctor.
Alright.
Hey!
This is quite strange.
We're told that she fell.
It means that...
she fell on the ground, right?
But as I as know, something dragged
her feet on the ground after the fall.
Nga is old, you know.
Don't you think that she fell
and then rolled herself to under the bed?
It's been one thing after another
with our family recently.
Tell me.
Why do you want to go shopping today?
I want to make porridge for your mom.
By the way...
taking this opportunity
to make some dishes for your aunts and uncle.
You can call me an opportunist.
I want to win their hearts.
Just so you know,
I will try my best, okay?
We should go over there.
Geng Shen day, Geng Shen month.
He died right on...
an inauspicious date.
It's originally...
an awful day.
Not knowing that,
you made a big mistake
burying him at Wu time of the Ren Xu day.
It's when Yin energy is maximum!
Hence...
this created a bad omen.
I've even seen...
marks of a hungry ghost.
Sir.
What should we do now?
There might be...
some unsettled issues between
the deceased and his living relatives.
That's why...
he turned into a vengeful spirit.
If we don't do anything to fix it in time,
your family
will expect more funerals to come.
You steal my money for underground
illegal lottery one more time,
I will kill you!
Got it?
Yes...
Enough with the engagement nonsense.
I have only one sister-in-law.
And she already died.
Don't even dream of bringing another woman
to this house.
Ah, I see.
What a good pick.
Bring a whore home and make her your wife.
And you.
You boasted with your friends that
this butcher shop will be yours
sooner or later, didn't you?
Don't even think about it, brother.
As long as I'm still alive,
whether it's a minor or major matter,
I'm the one making decisions in this family.
It's not your place to decide, Quyet!
Go.
Get lost!
The deceased
harboured a lot of resentments,
so his spirit has not attained salvation yet.
The deceased's relatives
have a grudge
against him either.
Now we have to go through
the ritual of cutting the family ties.
However,
once the ritual is done,
the deceased's spirit
cannot return home anymore
to enjoy incenses and offerings.
Eventually it will become
a wandering spirit.
How does the family feel?
Well...
In this case
we'll defer to you.
Sir...
Please proceed.
What's wrong?
How dreadful.
Ignore them.
Dog meat is the specialty of this town.
Hong, that's Nam.
I feel sorry for them.
We human do have choices.
But dogs...
they don't.
Come on.
Stop thinking about it.
- I know but I want to ask them about that.
- You're pregnant,
- I know but I want to ask them about that.
- overthinking is not good for your health.
Hey!
Nam, Nam.
Come here, come here.
What is it?
I've been told that your mother
had a bad fall yesterday.
Is she okay now?
My mom is just fine.
For God's sake! I'm not a chatterbox
but I have to tell you this.
Your family has encountered
series of continuous misfortunes recently.
I smell a rat.
It looks like a bad omen.
I think you should make an offering to God.
It's not good at all.
Many paranormal events
in your family for the past few days.
Run! Run!
Run for your life.
Don't eat that meat!
You eat it, it will bite back!
Hey, this crazy guy!
How insane!
Crazy!
He's mad!
Hey!
The fucking lunatic!
You've not been bitten.
Are you crazy?
Run! Everyone, run for your life.
It will bite all of you!
Run! Run! It will bite all of you!
This fucking lunatic. This is
my eating-house, run to where, huh?
Come on!
Hey, hey!
He's messed up everything here!
My apology! My apology!
God damn it! Now you just say sorry?
Why don't you keep your eye on him?
He's a lunatic troublemaker!
Look at what he's done to my place!
- I'll compensate you for this loss later.
- You sorry again!
How much would you compensate me?
- Run for you life! It'll bite you!
- You always talk about compensation,
- Run for you life! It'll bite you!
- and then nothing!
Excuse me.
Lai, Lai.
- It will bite...
- It's okay, it's okay.
I saw you standing
in front of my house the other day,
but you didn't attend the funeral.
What happened?
Well...
I had an emergency, so I left.
It will bite... It will bite...
It will bite all of you!
It will bite!
Beware of the white dog with red nose.
You shouldn't raise him.
Yes, it will bite! It will bite us!
Stop.
Sister, I tell you the truth!
Sister.
Dogs delivery, Quyet!
Yeah!
Too late, man!
The price is higher than usual, okay?
What do you mean?
It's $3.50 for today.
What?
What do you mean "$3.50"?
It costs an arm and a leg, huh!
I'll pay $2.20!
Dogs are rare these days, so it's expensive.
Only $3.50 for a mother dog and a puppy.
My goodness.
Man, you really think you're
the only supplier we have here?
Hey.
You think we need your goods
and then you increase price.
Mother dog is not meaty.
Lower the price.
Fine, we're fellow traders anyway.
It's okay for a price-cut.
Then $3.
What a big price-cut!
$3 huh?
$2.60.
What are you doing?
$2.60, my ass.
$1.70 only!
Deal?
Excuse me!
I don't even accept the price at $2.60.
Then $1.95!
Quick, go inside.
Alright, $1.95 is final!
- $1.95.
- Go inside.
We have to raise both of them.
It will be costly.
Quick, go inside.
Honey.
The woman whom we've just met, who is she?
Ah, Her name is Lai.
Her butcher shop was the biggest one in this town.
Oh, I really thought your father's
butcher shop was the biggest one.
Previously,
Lai's butcher shop was the biggest one here.
However, her family got into an accident.
It was rumored that...
her father suddenly went crazy
and attacked everyone in his family by a knife.
He died of lightning strike after that.
She and her younger brother
were the survivors.
But now her brother
has a mental disorder.
The crazy man you saw earlier, he's Tao.
My father's butcher shop has been growing strongly
since her butcher shop closed down.
I don't know how to explain this to you.
But...
Paranormal events happened in your family lately.
Do you think it relates to
your father's butcher shop?
I hope for your understanding.
For the next court,
please find another lawyer.
Yes, I'm so sorry.
Yes.
I will soon...
hand over all necessary documents to the company.
Yes
Yes, thank you.
Beware of the white dog with red nose.
You shouldn't raise him.
Xuan!
According to folklore,
those families who already lost their blessing...
may tend to see paranormal events.
It's a warning that catastrophe is about to come.
White dog with red nose
is a kind of that catastrophe.
According to myth,
the demon will be reincarnated
in the fectus of a mother dog.
That mother dog and other puppies
in the same litter
will die slowly then.
Once the white dog with red nose grows up,
it will surreptitiously walk
on the roof late at night
prowling all the family members
and making a lot of paranormal activities.
It uses many ways to cause
hostilities among family members
so that they will fight and hurt each other.
Originally a demon
but it has to live in the body
of a dog during the day.
Late at night it will uprise
and use a cane to stand on two legs.
It wears a conical hat to
protect itself from the moonlight.
The demon usually stays in any place
where yin energy is maximum.
These places attract God of thunder,
then lightning strike happens here frequently.
People say
the white dog with red nose
will smile at the landlord
when he or she isn't aware.
Aunt Thuy.
What's the matter?
Ma'am.
Aunt Thuy, have some water.
Our family has just had a funeral,
it must be tough for everyone.
That's why you took chalk for cheese.
He's right.
Now take a deep breath and go to sleep early.
We have to re-open the butcher shop tomorrow.
Right.
Hold on, everyone!
I...
I think
we should postpone the re-opening.
Postpone?
What do you mean by that?
We should delay the re-opening
of the butcher shop.
If the re-opening is delayed,
what will we do for a living?
Are you out of your mind?
Quyet.
I think Nam's right.
We should delay the re-opening,
Thuy is currently...
Not a problem, sis.
We only resume our business.
We have to re-open the butcher shop tomorrow
since it's a auspicious date.
Sis,
I and my brother are the one
building up this butcher shop
to support this family.
You, now live comfortably
because you have a dear son supporting you.
But we only have this butcher shop supporting us!
Aunt and uncle,
you cannot speak with my mom like that.
Hey.
We won't mention your mom
if you and your mom don't mind
our own affairs. Okay?
But you saw something a few...
What did I see?
I saw nothing.
Then why did you scream?
You said you hadn't seen anything
but you screamed very loudly!
I saw a rat,
that's why I loudly screamed.
Yeah.
Am I not able to scream in this house?
Huh?
But you...
Hey.
Now I know what you have learned in college.
It turns out that you've also
learned a subject called superstition.
As planned,
the butcher shop will be re-opened tomorrow.
I will take
all reponsibilities!
Alright, I will bring you meat right
after you drink up that glass of tea.
Come one.
Here you go.
The meat is good!
Taste good, huh!
Right.
The taste is perfect with a sip of wine.
Guys!
Guys!
Here you go.
The meat is ready!
The tender dog meat here! Come on!
Come over here, quick!
Now, what would you like?
What would you like, huh?
Dog rib, please.
Dog rib.
Give me a dog leg and a tail!
Sure, you got it.
Hey!
What?
Where is my dog leg?
Come on, the dog rib is good too.
Gosh, I'm busy over here too.
I'm not free, okay?
Come on!
Come on!
Oh.
You rubbed too much medicated oil.
It's so hot.
I'm sorry, mom.
Your meat, here!
Remember to deliver three dogs
to my place tomorrow.
Okay, you got it!
Which part, ma'am?
Give me a leg.
You want a leg?
This leg looks fresh.
It weigh lbs 3.3.
$5.86.
Chop it into square portions for me.
Alright, you got it.
What's wrong mom?
Ouch! It hurts!
Nam!
Aunt Thuy!
Stop chopping!
Here.
Can you chop it yourself please?
How much is it?
Don't worry, okay?
You can pay next time.
Next time, okay?
Are you nuts?
I don't know!
Don't you hear my mom's screaming
whenever you chop the meat?
Listen up,
you better keep your mouth shut!
I chopped the dog leg, not your mom's leg.
But whenever you chop...
You fucking lunatic rascal.
Cheers. Come on.
Bottom's up.
Hey, hey!
You guys still stay here to drink, huh?
It's fun.
Fun, my ass.
Don't you attend Ms. Thuy's funeral?
That family is cursed. So scary.
What?
The funeral was sparsely attended.
Hey. I know the reason.
Tell us.
Let me tell you.
Nobody dared attend the funeral
because of the bad omen.
- What omen?
- You know what.
Manh died just a few days ago,
and now it's his younger sister's turn.
Manh wanted to drag his sister
down into the grave?
Is it true?
Perhaps.
When Manh was alive,
her younger sister usually stole his money
to play underground lottery.
Did she?
How do you know that?
We played lottery with the same bookie.
She was much addicted to lottery.
I think...
this family might undergo
"consecutive deaths" situation.
Really?
That's what I wanted to tell you previously.
Then why you didn't tell us that?
Oh, well...
The day I went there
to attend Manh's funeral,
I told them to beware of "consecutive deaths".
This guy.
He was there too.
Quyet scolded me terribly for telling that!
Jesus Christ.
Correct, he shouted at her.
You know what.
It was rumored that Nga suddenly
died while she was preparing dog meat.
Really? It sounds creepy.
Hey, hey.
I suppose we should buy dog meat
from another butcher shop in future.
Keep buying dog meat from that family,
I'm afraid that the next one lies in coffin
would be us.
You're absolutely right.
What is "consecutive deaths" anyway?
No idea!
Does anyone know that term?
Nobody knows it?
Here.
People say...
the Evil One is the author
of "consecutive deaths".
My gosh. Really?
- For heaven's sake.
- Seriously?
Who it captured,
must let it know identity of family members.
It will come to take one by one...
until there are none left.
Honey!
He bit me!
He... he bit me!
Who is that fucking bastard?
Nobody here!
What's wrong with you?
Jesus!
What is it?
That fucking bastard, again?
Huh?
Honey!
Go way!
Don't touch me!
Get off of me!
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Lai.
Lai... Lai.
Lai.
Hey!
- It will bite you!
- Tao!
- Come over here!
- Tao!
It will bite you! It will bite you!
Come over here!
It will bite you!
- Tao!
- It will bite...
What is "it"?
It... it...
It will bite! It will bite!
- What is "it"?
- It will bite!
What is "it"?
- It...
- What is "it"?
What is "it"?
- I'm here.
- It will bite!
Tao! Tao!
It will bite!
- Hey. Listen to me.
- It will bite!
It's gone.
It's not here.
It's already gone.
It's not here, right?
It cannot bite you.
Don't be scared. Okay?
It's gone.
Okay?
I heard about your family problem.
My family...
faced the same thing earlier.
We met with an accident
one after another.
Until that tragic night...
Dad, please stop!
Tao, help me!
Sister! Sister, run!
Run!
Tao!
Run! Run!
Please!
Please! Please!
After that lightning strike,
did you guys meet with any other accidents?
Nope.
Nothing else happened.
Do you know why...
your family was the target of those misfortunes?
Karma.
What you sow is what you reap.
The bloody slaughter
used up our blessing fast.
You kill a mother dog, her puppy
will come back to bite you one day.
It's only a matter of time.
But do you know...
what is the deepest grief?
You see your own flesh and blood
killing each other.
Then I realize that...
the scariest thing is
the evil inside you.
It only ends when someone dares to face it.
Your family got into
"consecutive deaths" situation.
We need a ritual to fix it.
If we don't do it...
more family members
will be dead.
What should we do now, sir?
A ritual performed
in the middle of the deceased's grave may help.
I will cast a spell
to constrain the deceased's spirit.
We need someone to pour
goose's blood over incense burner
on the altar inside at the same time
to prevent his spirit from
coming back.
How can we do that?
Doing so at the same time
will make noise and chaos.
Nam won't leave us alone.
Xuan!
Yes!
No worries!
I have a plan
to lure him away from our business.
Xuan!
What's wrong with you?
Xuan!
Xuan!
To do this ritual,
we must dig up the deceased's corpse.
Next we gouge the corpse's eyes out,
and then substitute the eyes
for yin and yang coins.
Once it's done,
the deceased's soul wouldn't find
the way back home.
The blood relative must be the one cutting
the deceased's tongue.
Once it's done,
the deceased's soul
wouldn't share his relatives' "bazi"
with the Evil One.
Finally...
we hammer a long nail
into the corpse's head
penetrating the coffin.
This is to lock his soul away in the grave.
We have to do this as soon as possible.
If the Evil One knows this,
we will run out of choices.
Start... digging.
Hey!
You two want to have an abortion,
why don't you go to the hospital?
Use of these folk remedies is very dangerous.
What?
Look, this is the patient's blood test.
Rhizoma Imperatae is a traditional herb
with cold nature.
People around here usually
use this herb for abortion.
It's lucky that she took low-dose
so both she and her baby are still fine.
But I warn you guys that
using this herb in the long run
is very harmful to the expectant mother.
Aunt Lieu!
What the hell are you doing?
I do nothing.
You're the one
putting abortion remedy
into the porridge that Xuan ate.
Why?
Why do you want to kill my child?
No... it wasn't me!
I didn't do that!
You didn't, huh?
What about this?
What did you put on my father's altar?
I...
I...
Speak!
- I...
- Why?
You did many vicious things in this house
but I decided to look away.
Now you want to hurt my grandchild?
You guys forced me.
Have you ever considered me a human
since I set foot in this house?
Did I have any rights?
I didn't even have right to keep my child.
- Silent!
- Not yet!
What are you afraid of?
Are you afraid of becoming
a laughing stock of the town?
Look at yourself.
Look at how everyone in this house
treats each other, okay?
Or let me tell you.
I'll make it clear for you once.
I'll make it clear for your good son too.
You put all the blame on me.
And you...
you go vegan and recite sutras everyday.
Why?
Because you're afraid.
You're afraid of karmic retribution.
As you killed people.
You killed my unborn child!
You asked Thuy to force me
to have an unsafe abortion,
which cause myself infertility forever.
My child, no matter what,
was a direct descendant in this family!
You had an affair with my husband for years.
Even though he was your brother-in-law.
I forgave you.
But you wanted to get pregnant with him,
that's unforgivable.
Now you want my grandchild dead,
that's unforgivable.
Nam is the firstborn son in this family.
You wanted to have kids with my husband?
Let me tell you what would happen.
Regardless of how many times you got prenant,
I would never let those sons of a bitch
come into existence.
You don't have any fucking rights to do that.
Bitch!
Yeah, I'm a bitch.
But I've never hurt anyone.
This family...
has turned out like this...
because of karma.
Because of you.
Because you killed my child.
You killed my child.
You killed the family's descendant!
You killed my child.
You're a killer!
Uncle Quyet... Where is he?
Tell me about
his exact time of death.
So that I can summon his soul
for the sealing spell.
5:00 AM
Around 5:00 AM.
Yeah, 5:00 AM.
Wrong!
3:30 AM
- 3:30 AM?
- What?
So which one is correct?
3:30 AM!
How do you know?
How do you know that?
How you know my father died at 3:30 AM?
Huh?
Speak!
He deserves to die!
Please...
everyone is still awake.
They may hear us.
Fuck it!
Please.
It was you earlier?
What?
You saw everything, huh?
You've just...
Hit me.
Hit right in your brother's face.
Let me remind you of this.
Keep slaughtering dogs for me...
Otherwise, you and your bitch
go bite the dust.
Be smart
and remain silent.
Or you want to make a scene?
Go ahead and get the fuck out of my house.
Good.
A good man must know how to live gratefully,
how to behave, brother.
Ah.
By the way, your bitch is quite good and fresh!
What a good pick!
Oh my.
You drink quite a lot and then act like a fool.
Who parked the motorbike deliberately
in middle of the road?
It's Manh's motorbike!
Manh, Manh!
Honey, it's Manh!
Manh!
Manh!
What's the matter?
We should go down there to help him!
Help him for what?
He's drowning, we must help him.
You love him, huh?
I, how do...
You let the cat out of bag,
I'll kill you first.
You're the one who deserves to die!
Come here!
Quyet!
Why?
You're an asshole.
I'm gonna kill you!
Quyet!
Calm down, please!
Calm down!
Step aside!
Quyet, please stop!
- Quyet, take it easy, man!
- Please, Quyet!
Quyet, calm down, okay?
Quyet, stop!
Calm down!
Drop it, Quyet!
Stop.
Guys, get out of here now.
They've already gone mad!
The plan is wrecked!
Stand up!
Take money, go!
Damn it!
You motherfucker!
Stand up!
Stand up, now!
Look at him!
Look at your brother!
Look!
Look!
Look!
Who's there?
Who's there?
Let go of me!
Please! Please don't!
Honey, please don't...
Honey...
Honey, please!
Honey!
Please, I'm beggin you!
It's me!
I'm Lieu here!
Your wife here!
I'm Lieu...
Help...
Mom!
Go with my mom!
Honey!
Nam!
Nam!
Nam!
We must go.
Go!
Nam, go!
Nam!
Go, Nam!
Go!
You go...
You two go!
You two go now!
If go, we go together!
We can't make it together!
Look at me. Look at me.
You have to protect our child.
I will protect you
come rain and shine.
You have to protect our child.
I will protect you
come rain and shine.
I will protect you!
Nam! Please go...
Go!
Please go with...
You two go! Go now!
Please go with...
Go now!
Nam!
Go!
Nam!
The demon usually stays in any place
where yin energy is maximum.
These places attract God of thunder,
then lightning strike happens here frequently.
After that lightning strike,
did you guys meet with any other accidents?
Nope.
Nothing else happened.
Karma.
What you sow is what you reap.
It only ends when someone dares to face it.
At this point I realized that
humans have a choice, dogs do not.
Our choice is to stop the evil that is being done.
If not, then there is only a way to face it.
- This eating-house is good, isn't it?
- Yes!
- Alright, let's have a drink.
- Here you go!
Uncle Sau, how are you?
Yeah, I'm good!
The food is alright, huh?
What? Oh, yeah!
I'll be back in a minute, okay?
Tai!
How you doing?
Have you waited long?
Why are you so late?
I dropped by Hoa Cop's house
to play Chinese chess.
When the game ended, I came here at once.
Alright, let me order more food.
Chief!
Give me 300 grams of dog meat, please!
- Right away!
- Yeah, I'm here.
- Cheers.
- Cheers, brother.
Chief! Meat is perfect!
Come back next time!
Come back, okay?
CRIMSON SNOU(Qu Cu)