Dead Boys Club (2024) Movie Script
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10 YEARS EARLIER
Sales!
Listen, everyone.
Half price on everything.
Listen to me. It's half price.
Mom.
Mom.
Yes, dear.
Wait.
Wait.
The dream is always the same.
I'm in the forest.
- Firhan...
- Firhan...
- The land where my blood spilled.
- The land where my blood spilled.
- I will...
- My blood...
And deep down,
I know I'm being watched.
Hungry.
- Blood...
- Blood...
Stay here.
But before I can see who it is...
- Stay here.
- Stay here.
- Firhan...
- Firhan...
I woke up.
When did you last have the same dream?
Last year.
Around this same time last year?
Probably.
It's the anniversary
of your mom's death, isn't it?
And perhaps the reason
why you dreamt of the forest again?
Maybe.
That woman in your dream.
Is it always the same woman?
I can't remember.
That's what it says here.
Who do you think she is?
This forest...
This is where it all began
and this is where it's going to end.
Hang on.
I always get ahead of myself.
Let's rewind for a bit.
It's a strange thing
when you lose a parent.
People treat you with kid gloves.
Like you're made of glass.
There's a time limit, however.
WELCOME
They will start thinking,
"Enough already. Snap out of it.
When is he going to act normal again?"
They'll start averting their eyes
when you walk by.
Refuse to hang out with you.
That's when you know
who your real friends are.
I WILL NOT FIGHT IN CLASS
This is my crew.
Fang Liang.
My best friend,
who was also raised by a single parent.
Melati.
She's super into ghosts.
One day, if they come and find her,
serve her right.
- Hey, do it properly.
- Prem.
Mouthy dude.
No one wants to hang out with him,
so we sort of befriended him out of pity.
All detention kids.
"Problem students"
stamped on our foreheads.
Right. Why are we fighting?
It's because of Mus.
Are you wondering who is Mus?
All right, we need to rewind
a little bit more.
What are you watching?
Just watch.
Damn your mom!
How many times do I have to tell you?
Don't scream into my ear
like some banshee.
Okay, fine.
But you saw it too, didn't you?
It's the boobie ghost!
Boobie ghost, my ass!
Just look at it!
- Look! Here.
- You've gone absolutely mental, Titi.
You're so obsessed with the supernatural.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Don't call me Titi.
- I hate it!
- That hurts.
- If I smack you, you'll cry buckets.
- Go ahead and try.
I will kill you.
Both of you.
You could wake the dead.
Or get caught
for being in close proximity.
What are you talking about?
Mus is here with us too.
Shall we? Let's go.
That was six months ago.
Mus has been with us ever since.
TEOH YIN FOH, BELOVED FATHER AND SON
"Teoh Yin Foh.
Born on October 21st, 1985."
Far out! That's when Marty McFly
went back to the future!
What?
Back to the Future.
October 21st, 1985.
The date he went back to 1955
and met his dad as a young man.
Teoh Yin Foh
is Malaysia's first-time traveler.
What?
I'm listening.
Mus wants to know
when was the first time he time traveled.
The year 2000.
Before his 15th birthday...
Wait, there's no Mus, dumbass!
My folks used to love telling stories.
- Let's continue listening.
- And when I missed Mom,
I started making up stories too
- It's wet.
- and got my crew into it.
We hang out at the graveyard
because it's peaceful here.
The inhabitants don't talk back
and we like listening
to other people's stories.
As long as it's not our own, you know?
Rule one of being in this crew
is that we respect each other's privacy.
I guess that's all we can do
to pretend to be normal.
But then again, what is normal anyway?
So I figured
as long as we kept to this rule,
we could ignore all our problems.
But when Mus came into our lives
and I began to have that dream again,
I could feel myself losing it.
They don't call it a problem for nothing.
Sooner or later,
that thing is bound to find us.
Dad?
Yes?
Are you okay?
Fine.
Good.
I'll be in my room.
WOMAN DEAD DUE
TO CAR CRASHING INTO A TREE
WOMAN KILLED, HUSBAND HEAVILY INJURED
DUE TO CAR CRASHING INTO A TREE
What was the fight about?
Does it matter?
All right then.
Are you having that dream again?
Do you think dreams
have something to tell us, sir?
It depends.
I believe my dream does.
Whenever I have that dream,
I can taste something sticky
at the back of my throat.
Strangely,
whenever I get into a fight,
I can taste the exact same thing.
That same stinging feeling,
concentrated taste,
like blood.
Except it isn't mine.
What does it all mean?
Why are my dreams
crossing over to reality?
Your emotions are unstable
due to unresolved trauma.
Those fights serve as triggers
for all your pent-up emotions.
However, that's not a license
for you to use violence.
Do you hear me, Firhan?
Han?
Han?
Han!
What?
Are we doing this or not?
Let's go.
Guys.
What is it?
Are you serious?
You want to pretend like nothing happened?
What happened?
"What happened?"
The fight!
I was shocked
when you went apeshit like that.
With serial killer vibes, I tell you.
You're all chill one second
and murderous the next.
I was scared,
but I also felt like kissing you.
- What?
- Dude.
Because of all of her crap!
This Mus, always wanting something.
- Mus wants...
- Hey! Mus is not real!
- Hey!
- Exactly.
He doesn't exist. You know that.
So I was just...
I mean, I don't know. Okay?
You don't know?
You don't know why you beat me up?
So what if Melati talks to Mus?
It makes her happy.
Isn't that why we hang out?
So we can freely be ourselves?
Who else would put up
with your nonsense if not us?
Han, I know your head's all messed up.
That's it then.
I don't want to fight anymore.
Hey.
I don't want to fight with you either.
It's settled.
I promise.
"I promise."
Are we cool?
Hello?
Mus is asking if you're cool with him too.
Fine.
We're all cool.
Hey guys, let's find some stories.
Shall we?
Let's go.
Guys.
"David Lim"?
"Born on November 5th,
1955."
Back when he was unemployed,
he remembers the first time
he went to the cinema.
When the lights went out
and the screen came on,
the experience was magical.
What was the film?
A James Bond movie.
One with the golden naked chick.
That's a classic.
David, you rascal.
What was next for David?
Star in his own films?
No, he didn't. Actually, he wanted...
He wanted others to feel the magic
like he did.
So he applied for a job at the cinema.
He ended up becoming a...
- Projectionist.
- Projectionist?
Your story doesn't make sense at all.
- Hey!
- Hey! Shut up.
- Don't interrupt. Okay.
- Let him continue.
So while working as a projectionist,
he met his wife.
So one day,
he worked a double shift.
The night before was a horror double bill.
So he couldn't sleep.
As the movie played,
he dozed off,
missed a reel change,
and the film went dead.
Dead.
Luckily, only four people
were in the audience
and they also dozed off.
Except for this one chick.
What was her name?
Destiny.
That's cheesy as hell. Go on.
All right.
Then the girl was like,
"What? What's going on here?"
She marched up to the projection room
and banged on the door.
David jumped out of his skin,
got up, opened the door,
and was mesmerized.
She was so gorgeous,
even if she looked like
she wanted to strangle him.
She asked, "What happened with the film?"
David replied, "I'm sorry, miss.
I dozed off and missed the reel change.
I'll do it right now."
Destiny didn't understand, so she asked,
"A reel change?
What is that?"
So David told her,
"All films come in the form of reels.
You have to change them to keep it going."
Destiny then said,
"Sounds cool.
Can you show me?"
Show how "what" works?
David Lim,
show Destiny
your impressive length of reels.
So he showed Destiny how it works.
Then David was like,
"You know, miss.
Actually, I can teach you how to work it.
You can help me change the reels.
Then after that...
Do you want to go out for some burgers?
Just you and me."
- Have some "happy buns."
- Have some "happy buns."
Destiny stared long and hard at him
and replied ever so sincerely,
"I do!"
They got married not long after
and had some kids.
David Lim, together with his love,
kept changing reels
and lived happily ever after.
Great.
Is she still around?
His wife. Is she still alive?
Han?
Is Destiny still alive?
Yes.
She comes here every Sunday
and tells David
all about the latest movies she's seen.
Mus is asking.
What was the movie he saw?
Han?
Han?
Han?
Hello?
Han, are you okay?
Han?
Firhan, take a deep breath.
Focus. In.
Calm yourself.
Calm yourself.
What's wrong with me?
Is there nothing we can do?
Perhaps we can try something
a little more radical?
What is it?
Are you familiar with hypnotherapy?
I've done plenty of research about it
and for several types of mental disorders,
especially to keep trauma in check
and rein in irrational thoughts,
patients may find it helpful.
Okay.
Count me in.
You're not of legal age.
- There's a form we need to have signed...
- Doctor.
Is it not safe?
It's safe. But...
Then count me in.
As long as I have your word
that it's safe.
Doctor.
Let's try it just once.
If it works, get me the form.
My dad will sign it. Okay?
Okay.
Okay.
What do we do now?
You need to listen to me.
Empty your mind.
We will work together.
And I will fix you. I will cure you.
Don't worry. Take a deep breath.
Mom!
- Mom!
- Damn it!
Mom!
Mom!
Mom!
Mom!
- Get out!
- Mom!
What did you do to me?
Calm down. I just...
Calm down, Firhan.
- Calm down.
- Doctor!
- Firhan.
- What did you do to me?
Tell me!
Hello?
Where are you?
At home. You?
The graveyard, of course.
What are you doing there?
Didn't you promise Mus
that you'll finish David Lim's story?
About that...
Can it wait?
I'd like to talk about something else.
Can we meet?
Come over here then. We'll be waiting.
No. Actually...
Can we meet alone, dude?
Why are you excluding us?
Dude?
Did you have me on loudspeaker?
Hey, knucklehead.
How long are you going to keep us waiting?
Good thing we don't take offense.
So get your butt over here.
Right now. Okay?
Bye.
And hurry. Mus is upset.
Hang on.
Why do you want to go back to that forest?
I feel like
I have unfinished business there.
So I want to be sure. Okay?
I never told you guys this.
But back then,
after the accident,
I went missing for a bit.
We know. You were gone for a month.
We've read all about it.
You were basically like Tarzan
except without the apes.
Yes, that's what it said in the news.
However,
it wasn't like that for me.
It didn't feel like a month.
It was over in the blink of an eye.
My memory of those days is hazy.
The only thing I can remember was that
I was all alone.
Yet it felt like
there was someone else with me.
Or should I say something else
was watching me.
Something with fangs,
vicious-looking,
and hungry.
I can't always control what I do.
Why did you wait until now to tell us?
It's not like you guys
share everything either.
We all have secrets, don't we?
That thing you said about that forest.
What have you heard about it?
It's famously haunted.
They say it's sacred.
That something roams within.
All sorts of things.
It's well-known.
Hang on.
Look.
Are you guys for real?
How can you not know about this?
- How did you know?
- Because it's my area of expertise.
You asked.
Whether it's sacred or cursed...
I keep dreaming of this place.
I can feel it calling out to me.
Guys.
I swear.
That thing I saw in my dream...
It was right there.
The woman.
I believe
that woman...
Your mom?
Look, Mus passed out.
Mus? Come on now.
- Such a wimp.
- Wake up, Mus.
- What's with you?
- You're such a wimp.
Guys.
Hang on.
Be honest with me.
If I go, will you guys come with me?
I'm game.
Will you? Even though the place is...
- Spooky?
- Yes.
- Has a dark history?
- Yes.
- Dangerously haunted?
- Yes.
However,
without me,
the three of you
won't last ten minutes in there.
So I'm in.
Look for your mommy.
- So arrogant.
- Okay.
Fang?
Fine, whatever.
If it means helping you, I'm in.
I go where you go.
Besides, you're the only one
who can drive.
Change the music, please?
It's too emo for me.
I'm about to slash my wrists.
Yes, that's more like it! Yes.
Welcome to Real Talk with...
- Ramu!
- Ramu!
Do you know why
you can't trust celebrities?
Because after "Lights, camera,"
it's all an act.
What's that?
This?
A charm to ward off ghosts.
You've never worn one before.
I never had to before.
Okay. Why wear it now then?
Dude, we're going into a haunted forest.
We have to be ready.
And where's my charm?
This is it.
Right here.
- Hey!
- Damn your mom!
Turn down the radio, please.
Okay. Listen to this news.
"A Malian woman in North Africa
gave birth to nine babies."
The human body can be so crazy. Right?
It's fake news. Don't fall for it.
No, it's not. It's for real.
Listen up.
When interviewed, the husband said,
"I'm not worried about our future."
This fella must be Indian.
- Awesome.
- What?
I'm Indian. I'm allowed to make that joke.
Really?
Timothe Chalamet is more Indian than you.
What nonsense is that?
You don't know the damn thing
about your own culture.
Go to hell.
Name one Bollywood actor. Come on.
Name one.
Vengadhasamy...
Tum Paas Aaye
Enough.
That joke's old.
Fang, make this turn.
This turn. Stop!
Left.
Right here.
- Where?
- Here.
Firhan.
Han, are you okay?
Han.
Are you okay?
I'm okay. It's just sharp.
Firhan...
Is this that tree?
Firhan.
Han.
Is this that tree?
I think so.
Fine.
If anybody wants to chicken out,
now's the time.
Mus says, "Let's go."
Okay. Good thing there are five of us.
Four brings bad luck.
Look at these two fools.
Damn you.
NO ENTRY
Is it safe to leave my car behind?
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
- I won't be fined?
- No, you won't.
Careful, okay?
Could you be quiet?
So what's the plan?
No idea. I only planned up to here.
Okay.
There.
Okay?
The most awesome plan ever.
My name is Firhan
Yet I'm not a woman
- Okay.
- That's a warning
- Okay. Yes.
- For us to avoid
Firhan.
No. The rhythm's gone sideways.
So what do you think of this plan?
Let's go for some noodles
with duck meat after this.
- Noodles with duck meat?
- There's a place nearby.
My folks have it all the time.
It's crazy good.
- I'm hungry.
- Since we're already here.
Okay. Nice.
Where, exactly?
About 20 minutes away. That close.
Do we have to drive?
There's a turn-off somewhere.
I don't know.
This is where Google Maps comes in handy.
- Check your phones.
- What now?
Just do it!
Okay. No need to yell.
No service.
Zilch.
- Not a single bar. No dates, nothing.
- Hey.
Nothing.
And yours, Han?
No luck.
Fang?
What's that at the back of your neck?
Leech!
- Han!
- Calm down. Hey!
Leech!
- Help me!
- Don't move!
I hate leeches!
Help!
- Okay. Hang on!
- Help me.
All right, got it.
I can feel it all over me! Help me look!
- Is there any?
- Hey!
- Keep your shirt on!
- It's disgusting. I don't like it!
- Faster, Firhan!
- Okay. Hang on.
It's biting him!
- Kill it!
- Hang on.
- Faster!
- Okay.
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you do anything?
- You didn't do anything.
- You didn't...
- Is there any?
- There aren't any! Don't remove your top!
- I don't want to...
- Help me check. Damn it.
- You're good!
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you do anything?
Hey. Are they still on me?
- Hey...
- There's nothing.
What's the matter with you?
It's so gross.
Don't do that. I don't want to see it.
Damn it.
Where are we?
I really hate nature!
What happened to your "I go where you go"?
It still stands. I followed you here.
Now I'm going. You follow me.
I agree. Right, Mus?
He agrees.
Me too.
Well, I don't. All right?
Enough already, Han.
Stop it. I said no!
Why are you being like this?
Who told you to come?
- You did!
- You did!
Don't act up right now.
Why do you insist on being here right now?
I told you. I can feel my mom here.
What are you not telling us?
What happened to your hand?
- I don't know.
- Lies.
Enough.
Don't brush me off
when I'm talking to you.
Hey! Stop that!
Firhan!
Enough. Hey!
Enough, you maniac!
Is my nose broken?
Is it?
Prem.
- What are you hiding?
- Prem.
- What are you hiding?
- Prem.
You okay?
Hey.
Does it hurt?
You okay?
Han?
Han!
Han!
Firhan?
Guys?
Where are you?
Mom.
Are you here?
This stall I went to
was so crowded.
The lady in front of me
bought ten packets of it.
My goodness.
God knows how big her plate is.
Han?
Come sit. Eat with us.
Good morning, my dear.
Where did that come from?
Must still be groggy.
Sit. Are you hungry?
Your dad got us some nasi lemak.
You have to be there
first thing in the morning.
Or there'll be nothing left for you.
Not even crumbs.
Good thing your dad is brilliant.
Like father, like son.
I often wonder
why theirs always sell out so fast.
I mean, the ingredients are all the same.
But their chili paste is the best.
And it's too damn spicy.
That's why it's good.
You know I like it spicy.
I do. Hence why I got it.
Only one problem with them.
They never give enough cucumbers.
You're right.
One slice. That's it?
So stingy.
What, is it made out of gold?
Go on, eat.
Firhan.
Why did you leave me?
How could you leave me graveless?
Why, son?
Why were you so cruel?
- You can't leave.
- You can't leave.
- You must stay here.
- You must stay here.
- Stay here with us.
- Stay here with us.
Stay here forever.
What's wrong?
The phone's dead.
What are we even doing here?
Are we looking for Han
or should we just go home?
- What's our plan? What?
- Hey!
Are you done?
Are you going to help find a way out
or are you just going
to roll around in rage?
We can handle this. Okay?
We're going to be okay.
Right, Fang?
Right.
- Why didn't you do anything?
- Fang Liang.
- Why didn't you do anything?
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you?
Mom!
Mom!
Fang Liang!
Where were you?
- I was just here.
- No, Fang. You were gone.
What she said.
We turned around and you weren't there.
Did you see something?
Never mind.
I think this forest
is trying to separate us.
So we have to stick together. Okay?
Take my hand.
Fang!
Focus, dude!
Okay. We find Han and then we head back.
Let's go.
Firhan.
Mom?
I've waited for so long.
Is this real, Mom?
I've always known
that you will come back for me.
Mom.
I knew you would never leave me.
I never believed that you were gone.
Yes, Han.
I will always be by your side.
We're in my room?
Of course.
Here is our paradise, right?
Whenever I have that dream...
I dream right along with you.
I miss you, Mom.
Don't you worry.
I will never let you go.
I won't let history repeat itself.
Mom.
I'm scared.
Why are you scared?
This is our place.
Your search is over.
You can live here.
For all eternity.
I don't understand.
Look.
Prem.
Prem?
Prem?
Prem?
Fang.
Are you okay?
Fang.
You guys.
Prem!
Fang!
Fang Liang!
Fang!
- Fang!
- Damn it, Liang!
Fang.
Fang!
Liang!
Liang!
Fang!
Fang!
Liang!
I'm going to kill you for this.
Stop!
Liang!
Fang!
Liang!
Fang!
Prem.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
You want to fight? Just say it.
Don't let my good looks fool you.
I can beat you to a pulp.
Do you think this is a time for jokes?
I swear,
I thought you were something else.
- What thing? This?
- Just something else!
- Guys.
- I swear.
- I'm the only sane one in this crew.
- Guys.
You, Han, and Titi
get crazier with every...
-Hello? If you're too good for us,
-Guys.
- then why don't you...
- Guys!
Who's that?
- Mus?
- Mus?
Wait for me!
How did Mus become real?
We need to look for Han.
Do we now?
We need to look for Han?
We're in this mess because of him.
Damn him.
Yes, I know all
about his trauma regarding his mom.
How his mom disappeared.
I don't care. Damn this forest!
Damn Firhan. Damn this forest.
Damn this entire place to hell!
Prem, you can't say those things!
Don't offend this forest.
Things might get a lot worse.
I'm scared.
And so you should be.
We're lost in the forest.
We can't find a way out.
Nobody knows we're here. No signal.
Nothing we can use!
Friends go missing one by one.
This place is a black hole!
A black hole indeed.
Prem!
Fang Liang, where are you going?
Han can go to hell.
But we're playing
into the forest's plans...
Men are so useless! Damn it!
Scared your dead mom is here.
Scared of leeches.
Scared you won't get
to eat noodles with duck meat.
Scared of everything
but getting separated in the forest.
That's totally okay!
Men are so stupid!
Stay here.
Don't go.
Stay here.
Stay here
and return to the right path.
Stay here.
Fang Liang. Don't move.
Stay here.
Stay here.
Prem?
Prem!
Prem?
Prem.
Prem.
Melati.
You like this, don't you?
Like what?
Mocking me.
Laugh at me behind my back.
What are you talking about?
Drop the act.
You know how I feel about you.
Yet you string me along.
Hot for one second, cold the next.
Prem, must we talk about this now?
I've been in pain for too long.
- Just say it!
- Let me go!
What are we?
Melati.
Melati.
Don't run.
Melati!
Don't run, you bitch!
Melati!
Melati!
Mom.
What's happening to my friends?
Wherever you go,
pain and cruelty are sure to follow.
You like to hurt each other.
Since before you were born.
One sinner summons the other.
That was how you ended up together,
didn't you?
No, Mom.
That's not right.
Melati!
Melati!
You are all lost souls.
Made of mistakes,
trading lives.
All are about to be accounted for
and returned to their rightful place.
Back to the earth, where you came from.
A debt of blood
will be repaid in blood.
Earth?
Blood?
Melati.
Melati.
What do you see?
What do you see?
- Melati.
- Melati.
What do you see?
Melati.
- Stay here.
- Stay here.
Melati?
Melati!
Prem.
Prem.
Return to us.
Return to the land.
Why didn't you say anything?
Yes, it is all your fate.
Every path leads back to it.
Every emotion leads back to darkness.
All that you repress,
keep silent,
and bury
will come crawling back out to find you.
Prem?
Such is your fate, my child.
But you...
Prem?
You are special.
Prem!
Hey.
What do you see?
- Melati.
- Melati.
- Melati.
- Melati.
Melati.
Prem.
- Melati?
- Prem.
Prem.
Why didn't you say it?
Why didn't you say it?
Melati.
Melati.
What do you see?
What do you see?
- Prem.
- Prem.
- Why didn't you say anything?
- Prem.
Welcome.
You are watching...
Real Talk with...
- Ramu!
- Ramu!
Great!
Ladies and gentlemen.
A round of applause
for our special guest tonight,
Prem!
Prem.
Thank you for making time for us today.
Are you ready to play
"How Indian Are You?"
I'll switch to English every now and then.
That's what it takes
to be a host these days, right?
Great!
First question.
First question.
Prem.
How many Indian friends do you have?
I'll repeat.
I'll ask you again.
How many Indian friends do you have?
You're Indian?
All right!
Then let's play
"How Indian Are You?"
Wait. This doesn't make sense.
Hey!
I know you're not real!
You're a story made up to scare kids.
Well, I'm sorry,
but I'm not a kid anymore.
Hey! Do you hear me?
I'm not afraid!
Enough.
Or even Malay.
I'll answer everything.
Because of people like you,
we could never get a good budget
for a Tamil show.
Too small a demographic!
No!
It's not like that!
I know I'm imagining all of this.
This forest is making me see crazy things.
Like this forest gives a damn
about my people!
Go ahead and ask me that!
Serves you right
for not having Indian friends.
Maybe you'd speak the language by now.
But...
Since I can't speak the language
and my fellow Indians can,
they'd refuse to be friends with me.
And that is why I don't have
any Indian friends, you scum!
Ladies and gentlemen,
a round of thunderous applause
to Prem's parents!
My sincerest thanks
for making it to our show,
Prem's parents!
Now we go to the bonus round.
Third question.
True or false.
You have no Indian friends
because your own parents
told you not to have any?
No. False.
- False?
- False.
False?
It's sudden death time!
Congratulations, Prem.
You answered
two out of three questions correctly.
Just one more
and you'll win a prize.
A grand prize
worth
one lady.
A lady?
Okay, Prem.
You must be anxious
to hear the jackpot question.
Are you, Prem,
in love with this Malay girl?
I do.
I can't hear you.
Louder, please!
Yes, I'm in love with her.
Prem.
Why?
Because she's my best friend.
Who are you?
We are your mom.
Where you came from.
Your flesh and blood.
No.
You are about to return to us.
You will come to live with us.
No.
For all eternity.
No, I won't!
So hungry.
Fang!
Fang?
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Why didn't you say anything?
- Fang?
I WILL NOT FIGHT IN CLASS
Fang!
Fang?
Fang!
Fang!
Fang.
Why didn't you say anything?
Why did you leave?
Fang.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang!
Don't go.
Stay here.
- Don't go.
- For all of eternity.
- For all of eternity.
- For all of eternity.
- Don't go.
- Don't go.
- For all of eternity.
- Don't go.
Fang!
Fang!
Fang, wake up!
Wake up!
I'm right here.
Hey. Fang!
Fang!
Hey!
Stop it!
Fang, wake up!
Hey! Wake up!
Wake up!
You don't belong here.
I want you to leave!
Don't hit him!
Don't hit him!
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
Firhan.
Mom?
Why did you leave me?
- Return to us.
- Mom!
- How could you leave me graveless?
- Mom?
How could you?
Mom!
A debt of blood will be repaid in blood.
The land where my blood spilled.
I get it now.
I built a cage and called it home.
You killed her.
One by one, their sanity was lost.
They who play together
get lost forever.
You killed my mom.
Such hunger.
You killed her!
This is all your fault!
This is all your fault!
Why did you abandon me?
Dear.
Don't be afraid, my dear.
How could you leave me?
Han.
Don't hang on to me forever.
Let me go, my dear.
Mom.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I couldn't let you go
because I worry about forgetting you.
I miss you, Mom.
I don't want to go home
if you're not there.
I miss you so much, Mom.
I want it to be like the old days.
But I know now
you're no longer with us.
I have to live with that.
But though you're gone for good,
you will live forever in me.
Forgive me
for never wanting you to leave.
Thank you, Mom,
for your love and care
and for everything.
But I have to take my leave now.
There's a whole world out there
and I need to keep going
to focus on what's ahead
and not get stuck in the past.
Because the parents are tiny too!
- Have some "happy buns."
- Have some "happy buns."
WELCOME, 6 BUDIMAN
It's settled.
I promise.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang?
- Fang.
- Stop.
Okay.
Me?
Is it really you?
How do I take my roti canai?
With eggs and onions.
Crispy.
Swimming in gravy.
I'm so deeply sorry.
I understand.
Stay here. Don't go.
Stay here. Don't go.
- Han.
- Stay here. Don't go.
- Are we getting out of this alive?
- Stay here. Don't go.
But I found you. All right?
So now... Hey.
Now, we have to try. All right?
Try to find the rest.
Focus on them.
Keep them in mind.
All right.
It knows everything I never told anyone.
Fang.
You have to let it go.
Just let it go. That's all you have to do.
Keep moving forward. Don't look back.
You have to forgive yourself, Fang.
I...
Hey.
Don't go.
Don't go.
It's your fault!
Melati!
Prem!
Melati!
Prem!
- Prem!
- Melati!
- Melati!
- Prem!
Please!
Leave me alone!
Leave, please!
Where have you been? Damn it!
We were lost.
You guys,
help me out of here.
Hey.
Guess what?
I saw Mus.
He helped me.
Mus?
I also saw him.
I saw my mom and dad
and also every memory I have.
Me too.
All seemed real, right?
Are you for real?
You saw the boobie ghost?
That thing was damn creepy.
Imagine being smothered by those jugs.
I just can't deal with that.
But that was unexpected, right?
What?
That...
That's your...
That's your trauma.
Really?
Do you think because I'm a girl,
I'd have some kind of messed up trauma?
Go to hell.
My folks and I get along great.
We're nice to each other.
We're buddies. We have fun.
That's how it is.
So if you'd like
to be sweet like my folks,
then please get me out of here!
Wrong answer!
Hi.
You heard everything?
Only the good parts.
Titi.
You really are...
Truly...
I told you.
Don't call me Titi.
Do not leave!
Prem!
Melati!
Prem!
- Hey!
- Guys!
What the hell was that?
"Thanks. Melati. You're my hero."
Yes, you're my hero,
but who was that pregnant woman?
She's no woman.
She's this forest.
Is she also stuck here?
Like a spirit?
No. I think she actually is the forest.
How do you know that?
Because before she looked like that,
she looked like my mom.
She becomes whatever she wants you to see.
Okay, I can accept that.
Whether it's a spirit,
the devil itself, or a magic tree,
this place makes you go mental.
And it wants to keep us here.
So we need to get out of here, pronto!
But how do we fight it?
Back then, how did you get away?
I don't know. I was a kid. Damn it.
I can't remember.
I was all alone.
You were alone, but...
But what?
But...
That's right, Fang.
It has been trying to separate us
from the get-go to weaken us.
So we need to focus on what unites us?
What makes us a crew?
That's your plan?
You want me to die in this place?
You want us to hold hands
and sing the national anthem?
Think about it.
The pain we hide weakens us.
But what makes us friends?
We like hanging out at the graveyard?
This is such bullshit.
Right now, I don't even know
if I like you guys.
What is it that unites us?
David Lim.
You guys can see him too, right?
When we last hung out,
we talked about David Lim's wife.
Hold on, what if this Mus
is actually the forest,
still messing with us?
- That's right.
- I was thinking the same thing.
Hey.
Fine, if you don't want my help.
But remember,
I hear you guys talk every day.
And that story wasn't finished yet, right?
Mus helped me out earlier. He's cool.
Think about it.
You last left it
at how Destiny visits his grave
every Sunday, right?
Yes.
Yes, and Destiny talked
about the latest movie she saw, right?
- Yes.
- Yes.
So?
What was the movie?
She talked about...
Four friends who are lost...
- In the forest.
- In the forest.
They went into the jungle
to help a friend look for something,
where he thought that thing was lost.
But it has been with him all along.
He just never realized it.
The thing is,
the forest was dark and haunted.
They shouldn't be messing with it.
And so the forest tried to keep them.
So it can bleed them dry.
And show them what they fear and suppress.
And what they try to forget.
Stupid forest.
Even gave one of them an identity crisis.
In the end,
they come to terms with everything
and accept things the way they are.
Darkness finally gave way to light.
In life, there's sadness,
but there's also joy.
And it must go on.
Stay here.
Stay here.
In the end,
they make it out of there, right?
They manage to leave
the forest, don't they?
Yes, Melati.
They make it out of the forest.
Don't leave!
Don't leave!
So what's the movie called?
What if we call it...
Dead Boys Club.
Hey.
- Hey.
- Hey!
Hey.
My car?
Goodness.
God knows how long we were in there.
It must've been towed.
It's fine. Let's split a cab.
- Cheaper that way.
- Sure thing.
Okay? Let's split a cab.
Enough. Let's go.
Let's get out of here.
That hurts!
Hello, sir. Sorry to bother you.
I just want to ask
if we can hitch a ride back to KL.
What are you doing here
in the dead of night?
Wouldn't your parents worry?
Hello, sir.
We were on our way
for some noodles with duck meat
when our car broke down.
Let us hitch a ride. Please?
So where's this noodles
with duck meat place?
The famous one in Bidor.
Bidor?
There's no such place in Bidor.
Sure, there is. Trust me.
So close I can almost taste the soy sauce
and the grease from their juicy duck meat.
There used to be one.
But they closed down a while back.
It's your fault.
All these youngsters
like you guys.
Always with your fast food.
Sir.
Your road tax sticker. Is it correct?
Yes. Of course.
It didn't feel like a month.
It was over in the blink of an eye.
My memory of those days is hazy.
- Zilch.
- Not a single bar. No dates, nothing.
Is this a dead zone?
Sir.
What year is it?
There you have it, an old classic,
Aina Abdul's "Living On",
the winner of the 37th AJL.
Perhaps a good foreboding
for Harimau Malaya
to live on after having qualified
for the 2034 World Cup!
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
NO IDENTIFICATION WITH ACTUAL PERSONS,
LIVING OR DECEASED
ANY SIMILARITIES TO PERSONS
LIVING OR DEAD,
OR ACTUAL EVENTS
IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL
FOR TRINA AND ALL THE CREW MEMBERS
10 YEARS EARLIER
Sales!
Listen, everyone.
Half price on everything.
Listen to me. It's half price.
Mom.
Mom.
Yes, dear.
Wait.
Wait.
The dream is always the same.
I'm in the forest.
- Firhan...
- Firhan...
- The land where my blood spilled.
- The land where my blood spilled.
- I will...
- My blood...
And deep down,
I know I'm being watched.
Hungry.
- Blood...
- Blood...
Stay here.
But before I can see who it is...
- Stay here.
- Stay here.
- Firhan...
- Firhan...
I woke up.
When did you last have the same dream?
Last year.
Around this same time last year?
Probably.
It's the anniversary
of your mom's death, isn't it?
And perhaps the reason
why you dreamt of the forest again?
Maybe.
That woman in your dream.
Is it always the same woman?
I can't remember.
That's what it says here.
Who do you think she is?
This forest...
This is where it all began
and this is where it's going to end.
Hang on.
I always get ahead of myself.
Let's rewind for a bit.
It's a strange thing
when you lose a parent.
People treat you with kid gloves.
Like you're made of glass.
There's a time limit, however.
WELCOME
They will start thinking,
"Enough already. Snap out of it.
When is he going to act normal again?"
They'll start averting their eyes
when you walk by.
Refuse to hang out with you.
That's when you know
who your real friends are.
I WILL NOT FIGHT IN CLASS
This is my crew.
Fang Liang.
My best friend,
who was also raised by a single parent.
Melati.
She's super into ghosts.
One day, if they come and find her,
serve her right.
- Hey, do it properly.
- Prem.
Mouthy dude.
No one wants to hang out with him,
so we sort of befriended him out of pity.
All detention kids.
"Problem students"
stamped on our foreheads.
Right. Why are we fighting?
It's because of Mus.
Are you wondering who is Mus?
All right, we need to rewind
a little bit more.
What are you watching?
Just watch.
Damn your mom!
How many times do I have to tell you?
Don't scream into my ear
like some banshee.
Okay, fine.
But you saw it too, didn't you?
It's the boobie ghost!
Boobie ghost, my ass!
Just look at it!
- Look! Here.
- You've gone absolutely mental, Titi.
You're so obsessed with the supernatural.
How many times do I have to tell you?
Don't call me Titi.
- I hate it!
- That hurts.
- If I smack you, you'll cry buckets.
- Go ahead and try.
I will kill you.
Both of you.
You could wake the dead.
Or get caught
for being in close proximity.
What are you talking about?
Mus is here with us too.
Shall we? Let's go.
That was six months ago.
Mus has been with us ever since.
TEOH YIN FOH, BELOVED FATHER AND SON
"Teoh Yin Foh.
Born on October 21st, 1985."
Far out! That's when Marty McFly
went back to the future!
What?
Back to the Future.
October 21st, 1985.
The date he went back to 1955
and met his dad as a young man.
Teoh Yin Foh
is Malaysia's first-time traveler.
What?
I'm listening.
Mus wants to know
when was the first time he time traveled.
The year 2000.
Before his 15th birthday...
Wait, there's no Mus, dumbass!
My folks used to love telling stories.
- Let's continue listening.
- And when I missed Mom,
I started making up stories too
- It's wet.
- and got my crew into it.
We hang out at the graveyard
because it's peaceful here.
The inhabitants don't talk back
and we like listening
to other people's stories.
As long as it's not our own, you know?
Rule one of being in this crew
is that we respect each other's privacy.
I guess that's all we can do
to pretend to be normal.
But then again, what is normal anyway?
So I figured
as long as we kept to this rule,
we could ignore all our problems.
But when Mus came into our lives
and I began to have that dream again,
I could feel myself losing it.
They don't call it a problem for nothing.
Sooner or later,
that thing is bound to find us.
Dad?
Yes?
Are you okay?
Fine.
Good.
I'll be in my room.
WOMAN DEAD DUE
TO CAR CRASHING INTO A TREE
WOMAN KILLED, HUSBAND HEAVILY INJURED
DUE TO CAR CRASHING INTO A TREE
What was the fight about?
Does it matter?
All right then.
Are you having that dream again?
Do you think dreams
have something to tell us, sir?
It depends.
I believe my dream does.
Whenever I have that dream,
I can taste something sticky
at the back of my throat.
Strangely,
whenever I get into a fight,
I can taste the exact same thing.
That same stinging feeling,
concentrated taste,
like blood.
Except it isn't mine.
What does it all mean?
Why are my dreams
crossing over to reality?
Your emotions are unstable
due to unresolved trauma.
Those fights serve as triggers
for all your pent-up emotions.
However, that's not a license
for you to use violence.
Do you hear me, Firhan?
Han?
Han?
Han!
What?
Are we doing this or not?
Let's go.
Guys.
What is it?
Are you serious?
You want to pretend like nothing happened?
What happened?
"What happened?"
The fight!
I was shocked
when you went apeshit like that.
With serial killer vibes, I tell you.
You're all chill one second
and murderous the next.
I was scared,
but I also felt like kissing you.
- What?
- Dude.
Because of all of her crap!
This Mus, always wanting something.
- Mus wants...
- Hey! Mus is not real!
- Hey!
- Exactly.
He doesn't exist. You know that.
So I was just...
I mean, I don't know. Okay?
You don't know?
You don't know why you beat me up?
So what if Melati talks to Mus?
It makes her happy.
Isn't that why we hang out?
So we can freely be ourselves?
Who else would put up
with your nonsense if not us?
Han, I know your head's all messed up.
That's it then.
I don't want to fight anymore.
Hey.
I don't want to fight with you either.
It's settled.
I promise.
"I promise."
Are we cool?
Hello?
Mus is asking if you're cool with him too.
Fine.
We're all cool.
Hey guys, let's find some stories.
Shall we?
Let's go.
Guys.
"David Lim"?
"Born on November 5th,
1955."
Back when he was unemployed,
he remembers the first time
he went to the cinema.
When the lights went out
and the screen came on,
the experience was magical.
What was the film?
A James Bond movie.
One with the golden naked chick.
That's a classic.
David, you rascal.
What was next for David?
Star in his own films?
No, he didn't. Actually, he wanted...
He wanted others to feel the magic
like he did.
So he applied for a job at the cinema.
He ended up becoming a...
- Projectionist.
- Projectionist?
Your story doesn't make sense at all.
- Hey!
- Hey! Shut up.
- Don't interrupt. Okay.
- Let him continue.
So while working as a projectionist,
he met his wife.
So one day,
he worked a double shift.
The night before was a horror double bill.
So he couldn't sleep.
As the movie played,
he dozed off,
missed a reel change,
and the film went dead.
Dead.
Luckily, only four people
were in the audience
and they also dozed off.
Except for this one chick.
What was her name?
Destiny.
That's cheesy as hell. Go on.
All right.
Then the girl was like,
"What? What's going on here?"
She marched up to the projection room
and banged on the door.
David jumped out of his skin,
got up, opened the door,
and was mesmerized.
She was so gorgeous,
even if she looked like
she wanted to strangle him.
She asked, "What happened with the film?"
David replied, "I'm sorry, miss.
I dozed off and missed the reel change.
I'll do it right now."
Destiny didn't understand, so she asked,
"A reel change?
What is that?"
So David told her,
"All films come in the form of reels.
You have to change them to keep it going."
Destiny then said,
"Sounds cool.
Can you show me?"
Show how "what" works?
David Lim,
show Destiny
your impressive length of reels.
So he showed Destiny how it works.
Then David was like,
"You know, miss.
Actually, I can teach you how to work it.
You can help me change the reels.
Then after that...
Do you want to go out for some burgers?
Just you and me."
- Have some "happy buns."
- Have some "happy buns."
Destiny stared long and hard at him
and replied ever so sincerely,
"I do!"
They got married not long after
and had some kids.
David Lim, together with his love,
kept changing reels
and lived happily ever after.
Great.
Is she still around?
His wife. Is she still alive?
Han?
Is Destiny still alive?
Yes.
She comes here every Sunday
and tells David
all about the latest movies she's seen.
Mus is asking.
What was the movie he saw?
Han?
Han?
Han?
Hello?
Han, are you okay?
Han?
Firhan, take a deep breath.
Focus. In.
Calm yourself.
Calm yourself.
What's wrong with me?
Is there nothing we can do?
Perhaps we can try something
a little more radical?
What is it?
Are you familiar with hypnotherapy?
I've done plenty of research about it
and for several types of mental disorders,
especially to keep trauma in check
and rein in irrational thoughts,
patients may find it helpful.
Okay.
Count me in.
You're not of legal age.
- There's a form we need to have signed...
- Doctor.
Is it not safe?
It's safe. But...
Then count me in.
As long as I have your word
that it's safe.
Doctor.
Let's try it just once.
If it works, get me the form.
My dad will sign it. Okay?
Okay.
Okay.
What do we do now?
You need to listen to me.
Empty your mind.
We will work together.
And I will fix you. I will cure you.
Don't worry. Take a deep breath.
Mom!
- Mom!
- Damn it!
Mom!
Mom!
Mom!
Mom!
- Get out!
- Mom!
What did you do to me?
Calm down. I just...
Calm down, Firhan.
- Calm down.
- Doctor!
- Firhan.
- What did you do to me?
Tell me!
Hello?
Where are you?
At home. You?
The graveyard, of course.
What are you doing there?
Didn't you promise Mus
that you'll finish David Lim's story?
About that...
Can it wait?
I'd like to talk about something else.
Can we meet?
Come over here then. We'll be waiting.
No. Actually...
Can we meet alone, dude?
Why are you excluding us?
Dude?
Did you have me on loudspeaker?
Hey, knucklehead.
How long are you going to keep us waiting?
Good thing we don't take offense.
So get your butt over here.
Right now. Okay?
Bye.
And hurry. Mus is upset.
Hang on.
Why do you want to go back to that forest?
I feel like
I have unfinished business there.
So I want to be sure. Okay?
I never told you guys this.
But back then,
after the accident,
I went missing for a bit.
We know. You were gone for a month.
We've read all about it.
You were basically like Tarzan
except without the apes.
Yes, that's what it said in the news.
However,
it wasn't like that for me.
It didn't feel like a month.
It was over in the blink of an eye.
My memory of those days is hazy.
The only thing I can remember was that
I was all alone.
Yet it felt like
there was someone else with me.
Or should I say something else
was watching me.
Something with fangs,
vicious-looking,
and hungry.
I can't always control what I do.
Why did you wait until now to tell us?
It's not like you guys
share everything either.
We all have secrets, don't we?
That thing you said about that forest.
What have you heard about it?
It's famously haunted.
They say it's sacred.
That something roams within.
All sorts of things.
It's well-known.
Hang on.
Look.
Are you guys for real?
How can you not know about this?
- How did you know?
- Because it's my area of expertise.
You asked.
Whether it's sacred or cursed...
I keep dreaming of this place.
I can feel it calling out to me.
Guys.
I swear.
That thing I saw in my dream...
It was right there.
The woman.
I believe
that woman...
Your mom?
Look, Mus passed out.
Mus? Come on now.
- Such a wimp.
- Wake up, Mus.
- What's with you?
- You're such a wimp.
Guys.
Hang on.
Be honest with me.
If I go, will you guys come with me?
I'm game.
Will you? Even though the place is...
- Spooky?
- Yes.
- Has a dark history?
- Yes.
- Dangerously haunted?
- Yes.
However,
without me,
the three of you
won't last ten minutes in there.
So I'm in.
Look for your mommy.
- So arrogant.
- Okay.
Fang?
Fine, whatever.
If it means helping you, I'm in.
I go where you go.
Besides, you're the only one
who can drive.
Change the music, please?
It's too emo for me.
I'm about to slash my wrists.
Yes, that's more like it! Yes.
Welcome to Real Talk with...
- Ramu!
- Ramu!
Do you know why
you can't trust celebrities?
Because after "Lights, camera,"
it's all an act.
What's that?
This?
A charm to ward off ghosts.
You've never worn one before.
I never had to before.
Okay. Why wear it now then?
Dude, we're going into a haunted forest.
We have to be ready.
And where's my charm?
This is it.
Right here.
- Hey!
- Damn your mom!
Turn down the radio, please.
Okay. Listen to this news.
"A Malian woman in North Africa
gave birth to nine babies."
The human body can be so crazy. Right?
It's fake news. Don't fall for it.
No, it's not. It's for real.
Listen up.
When interviewed, the husband said,
"I'm not worried about our future."
This fella must be Indian.
- Awesome.
- What?
I'm Indian. I'm allowed to make that joke.
Really?
Timothe Chalamet is more Indian than you.
What nonsense is that?
You don't know the damn thing
about your own culture.
Go to hell.
Name one Bollywood actor. Come on.
Name one.
Vengadhasamy...
Tum Paas Aaye
Enough.
That joke's old.
Fang, make this turn.
This turn. Stop!
Left.
Right here.
- Where?
- Here.
Firhan.
Han, are you okay?
Han.
Are you okay?
I'm okay. It's just sharp.
Firhan...
Is this that tree?
Firhan.
Han.
Is this that tree?
I think so.
Fine.
If anybody wants to chicken out,
now's the time.
Mus says, "Let's go."
Okay. Good thing there are five of us.
Four brings bad luck.
Look at these two fools.
Damn you.
NO ENTRY
Is it safe to leave my car behind?
- Are you sure?
- Yes.
- I won't be fined?
- No, you won't.
Careful, okay?
Could you be quiet?
So what's the plan?
No idea. I only planned up to here.
Okay.
There.
Okay?
The most awesome plan ever.
My name is Firhan
Yet I'm not a woman
- Okay.
- That's a warning
- Okay. Yes.
- For us to avoid
Firhan.
No. The rhythm's gone sideways.
So what do you think of this plan?
Let's go for some noodles
with duck meat after this.
- Noodles with duck meat?
- There's a place nearby.
My folks have it all the time.
It's crazy good.
- I'm hungry.
- Since we're already here.
Okay. Nice.
Where, exactly?
About 20 minutes away. That close.
Do we have to drive?
There's a turn-off somewhere.
I don't know.
This is where Google Maps comes in handy.
- Check your phones.
- What now?
Just do it!
Okay. No need to yell.
No service.
Zilch.
- Not a single bar. No dates, nothing.
- Hey.
Nothing.
And yours, Han?
No luck.
Fang?
What's that at the back of your neck?
Leech!
- Han!
- Calm down. Hey!
Leech!
- Help me!
- Don't move!
I hate leeches!
Help!
- Okay. Hang on!
- Help me.
All right, got it.
I can feel it all over me! Help me look!
- Is there any?
- Hey!
- Keep your shirt on!
- It's disgusting. I don't like it!
- Faster, Firhan!
- Okay. Hang on.
It's biting him!
- Kill it!
- Hang on.
- Faster!
- Okay.
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you do anything?
- You didn't do anything.
- You didn't...
- Is there any?
- There aren't any! Don't remove your top!
- I don't want to...
- Help me check. Damn it.
- You're good!
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you do anything?
Hey. Are they still on me?
- Hey...
- There's nothing.
What's the matter with you?
It's so gross.
Don't do that. I don't want to see it.
Damn it.
Where are we?
I really hate nature!
What happened to your "I go where you go"?
It still stands. I followed you here.
Now I'm going. You follow me.
I agree. Right, Mus?
He agrees.
Me too.
Well, I don't. All right?
Enough already, Han.
Stop it. I said no!
Why are you being like this?
Who told you to come?
- You did!
- You did!
Don't act up right now.
Why do you insist on being here right now?
I told you. I can feel my mom here.
What are you not telling us?
What happened to your hand?
- I don't know.
- Lies.
Enough.
Don't brush me off
when I'm talking to you.
Hey! Stop that!
Firhan!
Enough. Hey!
Enough, you maniac!
Is my nose broken?
Is it?
Prem.
- What are you hiding?
- Prem.
- What are you hiding?
- Prem.
You okay?
Hey.
Does it hurt?
You okay?
Han?
Han!
Han!
Firhan?
Guys?
Where are you?
Mom.
Are you here?
This stall I went to
was so crowded.
The lady in front of me
bought ten packets of it.
My goodness.
God knows how big her plate is.
Han?
Come sit. Eat with us.
Good morning, my dear.
Where did that come from?
Must still be groggy.
Sit. Are you hungry?
Your dad got us some nasi lemak.
You have to be there
first thing in the morning.
Or there'll be nothing left for you.
Not even crumbs.
Good thing your dad is brilliant.
Like father, like son.
I often wonder
why theirs always sell out so fast.
I mean, the ingredients are all the same.
But their chili paste is the best.
And it's too damn spicy.
That's why it's good.
You know I like it spicy.
I do. Hence why I got it.
Only one problem with them.
They never give enough cucumbers.
You're right.
One slice. That's it?
So stingy.
What, is it made out of gold?
Go on, eat.
Firhan.
Why did you leave me?
How could you leave me graveless?
Why, son?
Why were you so cruel?
- You can't leave.
- You can't leave.
- You must stay here.
- You must stay here.
- Stay here with us.
- Stay here with us.
Stay here forever.
What's wrong?
The phone's dead.
What are we even doing here?
Are we looking for Han
or should we just go home?
- What's our plan? What?
- Hey!
Are you done?
Are you going to help find a way out
or are you just going
to roll around in rage?
We can handle this. Okay?
We're going to be okay.
Right, Fang?
Right.
- Why didn't you do anything?
- Fang Liang.
- Why didn't you do anything?
- Fang Liang.
Why didn't you?
Mom!
Mom!
Fang Liang!
Where were you?
- I was just here.
- No, Fang. You were gone.
What she said.
We turned around and you weren't there.
Did you see something?
Never mind.
I think this forest
is trying to separate us.
So we have to stick together. Okay?
Take my hand.
Fang!
Focus, dude!
Okay. We find Han and then we head back.
Let's go.
Firhan.
Mom?
I've waited for so long.
Is this real, Mom?
I've always known
that you will come back for me.
Mom.
I knew you would never leave me.
I never believed that you were gone.
Yes, Han.
I will always be by your side.
We're in my room?
Of course.
Here is our paradise, right?
Whenever I have that dream...
I dream right along with you.
I miss you, Mom.
Don't you worry.
I will never let you go.
I won't let history repeat itself.
Mom.
I'm scared.
Why are you scared?
This is our place.
Your search is over.
You can live here.
For all eternity.
I don't understand.
Look.
Prem.
Prem?
Prem?
Prem?
Fang.
Are you okay?
Fang.
You guys.
Prem!
Fang!
Fang Liang!
Fang!
- Fang!
- Damn it, Liang!
Fang.
Fang!
Liang!
Liang!
Fang!
Fang!
Liang!
I'm going to kill you for this.
Stop!
Liang!
Fang!
Liang!
Fang!
Prem.
Are you okay?
Are you okay?
You want to fight? Just say it.
Don't let my good looks fool you.
I can beat you to a pulp.
Do you think this is a time for jokes?
I swear,
I thought you were something else.
- What thing? This?
- Just something else!
- Guys.
- I swear.
- I'm the only sane one in this crew.
- Guys.
You, Han, and Titi
get crazier with every...
-Hello? If you're too good for us,
-Guys.
- then why don't you...
- Guys!
Who's that?
- Mus?
- Mus?
Wait for me!
How did Mus become real?
We need to look for Han.
Do we now?
We need to look for Han?
We're in this mess because of him.
Damn him.
Yes, I know all
about his trauma regarding his mom.
How his mom disappeared.
I don't care. Damn this forest!
Damn Firhan. Damn this forest.
Damn this entire place to hell!
Prem, you can't say those things!
Don't offend this forest.
Things might get a lot worse.
I'm scared.
And so you should be.
We're lost in the forest.
We can't find a way out.
Nobody knows we're here. No signal.
Nothing we can use!
Friends go missing one by one.
This place is a black hole!
A black hole indeed.
Prem!
Fang Liang, where are you going?
Han can go to hell.
But we're playing
into the forest's plans...
Men are so useless! Damn it!
Scared your dead mom is here.
Scared of leeches.
Scared you won't get
to eat noodles with duck meat.
Scared of everything
but getting separated in the forest.
That's totally okay!
Men are so stupid!
Stay here.
Don't go.
Stay here.
Stay here
and return to the right path.
Stay here.
Fang Liang. Don't move.
Stay here.
Stay here.
Prem?
Prem!
Prem?
Prem.
Prem.
Melati.
You like this, don't you?
Like what?
Mocking me.
Laugh at me behind my back.
What are you talking about?
Drop the act.
You know how I feel about you.
Yet you string me along.
Hot for one second, cold the next.
Prem, must we talk about this now?
I've been in pain for too long.
- Just say it!
- Let me go!
What are we?
Melati.
Melati.
Don't run.
Melati!
Don't run, you bitch!
Melati!
Melati!
Mom.
What's happening to my friends?
Wherever you go,
pain and cruelty are sure to follow.
You like to hurt each other.
Since before you were born.
One sinner summons the other.
That was how you ended up together,
didn't you?
No, Mom.
That's not right.
Melati!
Melati!
You are all lost souls.
Made of mistakes,
trading lives.
All are about to be accounted for
and returned to their rightful place.
Back to the earth, where you came from.
A debt of blood
will be repaid in blood.
Earth?
Blood?
Melati.
Melati.
What do you see?
What do you see?
- Melati.
- Melati.
What do you see?
Melati.
- Stay here.
- Stay here.
Melati?
Melati!
Prem.
Prem.
Return to us.
Return to the land.
Why didn't you say anything?
Yes, it is all your fate.
Every path leads back to it.
Every emotion leads back to darkness.
All that you repress,
keep silent,
and bury
will come crawling back out to find you.
Prem?
Such is your fate, my child.
But you...
Prem?
You are special.
Prem!
Hey.
What do you see?
- Melati.
- Melati.
- Melati.
- Melati.
Melati.
Prem.
- Melati?
- Prem.
Prem.
Why didn't you say it?
Why didn't you say it?
Melati.
Melati.
What do you see?
What do you see?
- Prem.
- Prem.
- Why didn't you say anything?
- Prem.
Welcome.
You are watching...
Real Talk with...
- Ramu!
- Ramu!
Great!
Ladies and gentlemen.
A round of applause
for our special guest tonight,
Prem!
Prem.
Thank you for making time for us today.
Are you ready to play
"How Indian Are You?"
I'll switch to English every now and then.
That's what it takes
to be a host these days, right?
Great!
First question.
First question.
Prem.
How many Indian friends do you have?
I'll repeat.
I'll ask you again.
How many Indian friends do you have?
You're Indian?
All right!
Then let's play
"How Indian Are You?"
Wait. This doesn't make sense.
Hey!
I know you're not real!
You're a story made up to scare kids.
Well, I'm sorry,
but I'm not a kid anymore.
Hey! Do you hear me?
I'm not afraid!
Enough.
Or even Malay.
I'll answer everything.
Because of people like you,
we could never get a good budget
for a Tamil show.
Too small a demographic!
No!
It's not like that!
I know I'm imagining all of this.
This forest is making me see crazy things.
Like this forest gives a damn
about my people!
Go ahead and ask me that!
Serves you right
for not having Indian friends.
Maybe you'd speak the language by now.
But...
Since I can't speak the language
and my fellow Indians can,
they'd refuse to be friends with me.
And that is why I don't have
any Indian friends, you scum!
Ladies and gentlemen,
a round of thunderous applause
to Prem's parents!
My sincerest thanks
for making it to our show,
Prem's parents!
Now we go to the bonus round.
Third question.
True or false.
You have no Indian friends
because your own parents
told you not to have any?
No. False.
- False?
- False.
False?
It's sudden death time!
Congratulations, Prem.
You answered
two out of three questions correctly.
Just one more
and you'll win a prize.
A grand prize
worth
one lady.
A lady?
Okay, Prem.
You must be anxious
to hear the jackpot question.
Are you, Prem,
in love with this Malay girl?
I do.
I can't hear you.
Louder, please!
Yes, I'm in love with her.
Prem.
Why?
Because she's my best friend.
Who are you?
We are your mom.
Where you came from.
Your flesh and blood.
No.
You are about to return to us.
You will come to live with us.
No.
For all eternity.
No, I won't!
So hungry.
Fang!
Fang?
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Why didn't you say anything?
- Fang?
I WILL NOT FIGHT IN CLASS
Fang!
Fang?
Fang!
Fang!
Fang.
Why didn't you say anything?
Why did you leave?
Fang.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang!
Don't go.
Stay here.
- Don't go.
- For all of eternity.
- For all of eternity.
- For all of eternity.
- Don't go.
- Don't go.
- For all of eternity.
- Don't go.
Fang!
Fang!
Fang, wake up!
Wake up!
I'm right here.
Hey. Fang!
Fang!
Hey!
Stop it!
Fang, wake up!
Hey! Wake up!
Wake up!
You don't belong here.
I want you to leave!
Don't hit him!
Don't hit him!
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
- Firhan.
Firhan.
Mom?
Why did you leave me?
- Return to us.
- Mom!
- How could you leave me graveless?
- Mom?
How could you?
Mom!
A debt of blood will be repaid in blood.
The land where my blood spilled.
I get it now.
I built a cage and called it home.
You killed her.
One by one, their sanity was lost.
They who play together
get lost forever.
You killed my mom.
Such hunger.
You killed her!
This is all your fault!
This is all your fault!
Why did you abandon me?
Dear.
Don't be afraid, my dear.
How could you leave me?
Han.
Don't hang on to me forever.
Let me go, my dear.
Mom.
I'm sorry, Mom.
I couldn't let you go
because I worry about forgetting you.
I miss you, Mom.
I don't want to go home
if you're not there.
I miss you so much, Mom.
I want it to be like the old days.
But I know now
you're no longer with us.
I have to live with that.
But though you're gone for good,
you will live forever in me.
Forgive me
for never wanting you to leave.
Thank you, Mom,
for your love and care
and for everything.
But I have to take my leave now.
There's a whole world out there
and I need to keep going
to focus on what's ahead
and not get stuck in the past.
Because the parents are tiny too!
- Have some "happy buns."
- Have some "happy buns."
WELCOME, 6 BUDIMAN
It's settled.
I promise.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang.
Fang?
- Fang.
- Stop.
Okay.
Me?
Is it really you?
How do I take my roti canai?
With eggs and onions.
Crispy.
Swimming in gravy.
I'm so deeply sorry.
I understand.
Stay here. Don't go.
Stay here. Don't go.
- Han.
- Stay here. Don't go.
- Are we getting out of this alive?
- Stay here. Don't go.
But I found you. All right?
So now... Hey.
Now, we have to try. All right?
Try to find the rest.
Focus on them.
Keep them in mind.
All right.
It knows everything I never told anyone.
Fang.
You have to let it go.
Just let it go. That's all you have to do.
Keep moving forward. Don't look back.
You have to forgive yourself, Fang.
I...
Hey.
Don't go.
Don't go.
It's your fault!
Melati!
Prem!
Melati!
Prem!
- Prem!
- Melati!
- Melati!
- Prem!
Please!
Leave me alone!
Leave, please!
Where have you been? Damn it!
We were lost.
You guys,
help me out of here.
Hey.
Guess what?
I saw Mus.
He helped me.
Mus?
I also saw him.
I saw my mom and dad
and also every memory I have.
Me too.
All seemed real, right?
Are you for real?
You saw the boobie ghost?
That thing was damn creepy.
Imagine being smothered by those jugs.
I just can't deal with that.
But that was unexpected, right?
What?
That...
That's your...
That's your trauma.
Really?
Do you think because I'm a girl,
I'd have some kind of messed up trauma?
Go to hell.
My folks and I get along great.
We're nice to each other.
We're buddies. We have fun.
That's how it is.
So if you'd like
to be sweet like my folks,
then please get me out of here!
Wrong answer!
Hi.
You heard everything?
Only the good parts.
Titi.
You really are...
Truly...
I told you.
Don't call me Titi.
Do not leave!
Prem!
Melati!
Prem!
- Hey!
- Guys!
What the hell was that?
"Thanks. Melati. You're my hero."
Yes, you're my hero,
but who was that pregnant woman?
She's no woman.
She's this forest.
Is she also stuck here?
Like a spirit?
No. I think she actually is the forest.
How do you know that?
Because before she looked like that,
she looked like my mom.
She becomes whatever she wants you to see.
Okay, I can accept that.
Whether it's a spirit,
the devil itself, or a magic tree,
this place makes you go mental.
And it wants to keep us here.
So we need to get out of here, pronto!
But how do we fight it?
Back then, how did you get away?
I don't know. I was a kid. Damn it.
I can't remember.
I was all alone.
You were alone, but...
But what?
But...
That's right, Fang.
It has been trying to separate us
from the get-go to weaken us.
So we need to focus on what unites us?
What makes us a crew?
That's your plan?
You want me to die in this place?
You want us to hold hands
and sing the national anthem?
Think about it.
The pain we hide weakens us.
But what makes us friends?
We like hanging out at the graveyard?
This is such bullshit.
Right now, I don't even know
if I like you guys.
What is it that unites us?
David Lim.
You guys can see him too, right?
When we last hung out,
we talked about David Lim's wife.
Hold on, what if this Mus
is actually the forest,
still messing with us?
- That's right.
- I was thinking the same thing.
Hey.
Fine, if you don't want my help.
But remember,
I hear you guys talk every day.
And that story wasn't finished yet, right?
Mus helped me out earlier. He's cool.
Think about it.
You last left it
at how Destiny visits his grave
every Sunday, right?
Yes.
Yes, and Destiny talked
about the latest movie she saw, right?
- Yes.
- Yes.
So?
What was the movie?
She talked about...
Four friends who are lost...
- In the forest.
- In the forest.
They went into the jungle
to help a friend look for something,
where he thought that thing was lost.
But it has been with him all along.
He just never realized it.
The thing is,
the forest was dark and haunted.
They shouldn't be messing with it.
And so the forest tried to keep them.
So it can bleed them dry.
And show them what they fear and suppress.
And what they try to forget.
Stupid forest.
Even gave one of them an identity crisis.
In the end,
they come to terms with everything
and accept things the way they are.
Darkness finally gave way to light.
In life, there's sadness,
but there's also joy.
And it must go on.
Stay here.
Stay here.
In the end,
they make it out of there, right?
They manage to leave
the forest, don't they?
Yes, Melati.
They make it out of the forest.
Don't leave!
Don't leave!
So what's the movie called?
What if we call it...
Dead Boys Club.
Hey.
- Hey.
- Hey!
Hey.
My car?
Goodness.
God knows how long we were in there.
It must've been towed.
It's fine. Let's split a cab.
- Cheaper that way.
- Sure thing.
Okay? Let's split a cab.
Enough. Let's go.
Let's get out of here.
That hurts!
Hello, sir. Sorry to bother you.
I just want to ask
if we can hitch a ride back to KL.
What are you doing here
in the dead of night?
Wouldn't your parents worry?
Hello, sir.
We were on our way
for some noodles with duck meat
when our car broke down.
Let us hitch a ride. Please?
So where's this noodles
with duck meat place?
The famous one in Bidor.
Bidor?
There's no such place in Bidor.
Sure, there is. Trust me.
So close I can almost taste the soy sauce
and the grease from their juicy duck meat.
There used to be one.
But they closed down a while back.
It's your fault.
All these youngsters
like you guys.
Always with your fast food.
Sir.
Your road tax sticker. Is it correct?
Yes. Of course.
It didn't feel like a month.
It was over in the blink of an eye.
My memory of those days is hazy.
- Zilch.
- Not a single bar. No dates, nothing.
Is this a dead zone?
Sir.
What year is it?
There you have it, an old classic,
Aina Abdul's "Living On",
the winner of the 37th AJL.
Perhaps a good foreboding
for Harimau Malaya
to live on after having qualified
for the 2034 World Cup!
THIS IS A WORK OF FICTION
NO IDENTIFICATION WITH ACTUAL PERSONS,
LIVING OR DECEASED
ANY SIMILARITIES TO PERSONS
LIVING OR DEAD,
OR ACTUAL EVENTS
IS PURELY COINCIDENTAL
FOR TRINA AND ALL THE CREW MEMBERS