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Bang Mud Canal, Chumporn Province, 1964

Can I give you a lift?

You'll be late.

See you at the same time tomorrow.

This is the old stretch of Bang ud Canal.

The villagers

have lived here for generations.

Their main source of income

is fishing and palm harvesting.

Most importantly,

this area is lush and fertile.

The locals lead simple lives.

We live in peace and harmony.

I think once you've lived here

you won't want to live anywhere else.

That's very possible.

Wonderful.

This area really is beautiful.

Yes.

How long have you been back?

A little while.

Perfect timing. I'm making your favorite dish tonight.

Nong

When did you get back? Why didn't you stop by?

I just got here.

Where have you been?

Someone died at the river fork by the temple.

I checked it out.

Who was it?

It wasn't a local.

I have to go now.

Don't you run off now.

You owe me a bottle of whiskey.

I'll collect it.

See you later.

Did he tell you

where he was going after fishing?

No.

I think

he must be having an affair.

You should go

look over there.

I'll look over here.

Okay.

Paddle over there.

How come the boat is shattered?

Give me a hand.

No.

No, Kom.

Can you tell how he died?

Let's assume that he's alive

until we find a corpse.

From the boat's condition

it seems as if something rammed it.

But there aren't any large boats near here.

Could be a gator.

I've lived here since birth

and I've never heard or seen

a man-eating gator.

Tell me, Officer

is it true someone died?

Yes.

How did he die?

Is it related to the gator

the villagers talk about.

I'm not sure

but we'll keep looking.

Hey, buddy

I thought you said you'd drop by?

Been busy because everyone believes

with missing people and dead bodies

there's a gator.

In these canals?

Exactly.

I'm free now. What's up?

Nothing much.

I came to invite you to drink at my brother's home.

I haven't seen him since I got back.

Is your wife going too?

Of course.

Why do you ask?

No reason.

Count me in.

You don't have to make so much food.

Don't be silly.

It's not often you come.

Let's celebrate.

How is your health lately?

Fine.

I'm taking some herbal medicine.

I plan to make some merit this trip.

And see the abbot as well.

I haven't visited in ages.

You're strange.

The army base isn't far.

But you disappear for ages.

Aren't you worried Pikul will get lonely?

I see

no wonder you asked if she was coming.

Cheers. Let's toast.

Dinner's ready.

Pikul, won't you serve your husband?

The food is delicious.

Thank you.

Let me help you.

That's okay. I can manage.

Please, I'd like to.

I can get home on my own.

My house is close by.

Let me send you.

Or Nong will scold me.

The brothers seem really close to each other.

Nong really loves his brother.

He became a soldier

because of his brother.

Chuan wanted to be a soldier

but he failed the physical.

So he was rejected.

So Nong

enlisted to fulfill his brother's dream.

He told me

he did it for his brother.

How sweet.

Doing good deeds to make others happy.

Dried noodles.

Thank you.

Welcome.

Behind the temple

the villagers say

is an enormous gator.

And rumor has it at the river mouth

someone's cow was killed.

The gator ate it.

I'm sure there is a gator.

I don't believe it.

I've been selling noodles since you wore diapers

and I've never seen it.

Only geckos and lizards.

You may not but others have.

Even if no one has

it doesn't hurt to be cautious.

It helps to take precautions.

Thanks for the tip.

But it's such a textbook case

it's obviously a hoax.

I was relaxing. Take this.

Enough playing. I'll soap myself.

Take that. You won't play?

You been in the water for awhile.

Be careful the gator doesn't bite.

Are you scared?

And you're not?

Of course. Who wouldn't be?

Oh, Somchai.

Aren't you cold from bathing this late?

As you know, I always bathe this late.

This is the only house with pretty daughters.

Nid.

Nid.

Nid, come in the house.

Nid.

You should go home.

Before the gator gets you.

A gator around here? Never.

Where is it?

Gator!

The gator is behind you!

Gator! Gator!

Help me!

Swim fast!

Help! Help!

Be strong.

What happened to him?

Bitten by a gator.

How is Somchai doing?

We sent him to the hospital in town.

Are you sure what you saw was a gator?

I'm positive.

The best thing

is to tell everyone to stay out of the river.

We need to find someone to handle this ASAP.

Not only locals, but also visitors

will be scared to come here.

Noodles for sale.

Noodles for sale.

Angel hair, spaghetti, fettuccini.

Noodles for sale.

Delicious noodles.

Noodles for sale.

Angel hair, spaghetti, fettuccini

your old favorites.

Where is everyone?

Where are all my regulars?

Noodles for sale.

Pork noodles.

Hurry up and give me your business.

Noodles for sale.

Damn. Where is everyone today?

Noodles for sale.

Noodles!

Noodles!

Delicious noodles.

Pork noodles.

Hurry up and buy some.

Bring me your business.

What the heck?

Help me! Help me!

Hot news! Bad news!

Which do you want first?

Whichever. Stop stalling.

Jek In is dead.

Jek In is dead?

I don't believe it.

How did he die?

The gator got him.

Again?

Yes.

Are you certain?

I'm positive.

I saw it myself just now.

Right before my eyes.

Its head was on one bank

while its tail stretched to the other side.

Its skin was scarred.

Scarred, Scarred.

It still gives me the chills.

Did you really see this yourself?

No. I overhead someone.

Idiot.

Let us find it.

Gator, crocodile or giant lizard

Just let us find it.

Come look over here.

I brought your favorite food to eat.

Don't worry about our family. We're fine.

Don't be upset.

He's gone to heaven.

She must still be upset.

Just one alligator

has taken his life.

Whoever kills it will be rewarded with

2000 Baht.

Count me in as well.

Anyone who kills it

will be given 1000 Baht.

It's enormous. I saw it myself.

I've never seen a gator this large in my life.

It must be a cross-breed between

salt-water and freshwater gators.

It's been proven that cross-breeds

are the most fierce gators.

If that's the case

we must quickly find a way to kill it.

Or no one will dare go in the canal.

The District Chief is serious about this.

He's asked the District Director to issue an order

to every village Bang Mud Canal passes through

asking them to slay the gator.

But the District Chief stressed

that since it started here

must try to kill it and report back.

We'll start hunting tomorrow.

Wait. Don't start yet.

I have some good news.

We're going to be rich.

I met Dom's wife and Jek In's wife today.

They said whoever kills the gator

will be rewarded 3,000 Baht.

Even without a reward

I must hunt it since I'm the village head.

In that case

you can hunt it as a public service

and we'll hunt it for the money.

In that case, tomorrow

I'll formulate a fool-proof plan

to slay the gator.

Fellow villagers

we have volunteered

because of these grisly events

and the gator.

It may be large and ferocious

but its brain is the size of a peanut.

It's dumber than we are.

Therefore, we have nothing to fear.

Close your eyes

and imagine it's a gecko or lizard.

You're fear will subside.

Are we ready?

Yes!

Ready!

I don't know if it will work.

I'm sure it will.

I'd like to know as well

between a gator and iron

who will emerge victorious.

Sub-district Chief!

Hurry!

What's wrong, Cherd?

The villagers have gone to hunt the gator.

Where are they now?

They haven't gotten far.

Hurry.

As we hunt for the gator

the person in the bow

must look ahead.

Don't look behind us.

The person manning the stern must look ahead

and scan the whole river.

If you see it in the distance

shoot it with the rifle.

How are you? You're come back?

Yes, sir.

Things seem hectic around here now.

I don't know what to do.

The Sub-district Chief is afraid people will move.

That's why he's leading the hunt.

I see the gator.

Don't shoot. Don't shoot.

That was a gunshot.

Headman!

Lizard! Lizard!

Why are you insulting me?

Lizard.

They must have found the gator.

Do you have a problem?

Did you find the gator?

Not quite, sir.

A distant relative.

Gator! Gator!

Hurry! Hurry!

It coming! Hurry!

It coming fast!

Are you okay?

Nui!

Shoot it with the rifle.

Shoot it now.

Fire away!

It's swimming away.

Why didn't you use the rifle and shoot it?

You shot after it swam away.

Be patient. You'll be better soon.

What's the situation inside?

We're rushing.

Be gentle.

It must have swum up from the South.

It must be starving.

That's why it's so vicious.

Is it that vicious?

Extremely so.

We can't kill it using villager weapons.

We underestimated it today.

We were lucky

that no one was seriously hurt.

Everyone has been warned, right

not to swim in the canal?

Doctor

will I have to pray for a miracle?

You're not going to die.

It's only a slight sprain.

Aoy, take inventory of the medical supplies

and make sure we are well-stocked

in case a lot of villagers get injured at once.

Yes, Pikul.

It was quite scary today

with the gator's rampage.

I know.

I'm still scared from hearing their tales.

Shall we head home?

Let's go.

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Nong.

Chuan.

When did you get here?

Just now.

I thought you'd be at the temple

with everyone else.

I just gathered some morning glory.

Chuan

Hurry up.

What should we make for dinner?

How about fish kidney curry?

Sounds good.

If its like the one we ate before.

Ked.

Karaked.

Ked. Ked.

Karaked.

Karaked.

Chumporn Shaking... Gator's Rampage

Random Rampage... Nurse Dead

Villagers Pitch In For Witch Doctor

For tomorrow's headline...

Go with this if the witch doctor is killed.

Go with this if the gator is killed.

Therefore, no matter what happens tomorrow

your job is to rush the right head line to the printer.

Do you understand?

Yes, sir.

By the way, do you have one for both?

If both of them are killed?

That's a good point.

Give me a second.

I'll write another headline.

It's gone over there.

The gator's gone over there.

It's far away now.

I'd like to thank you

for bringing me to see this vicious beast.

Sub-district Chief!

I found another witch doctor to help us.

From the spires of Angkor Wat

to the dense impassable jungle

to the rivers and canals

with the sole purpose to slay the gator

He is

Witch Doctor Kongkeuy.

He's a Khmer witch doctor

with powerful talismans.

But he also uses modern methods.

Better know as

an eye for an eye

a tooth for a tooth.

His methods are brutal.

He'll shred the gator to bits.

It's swimming back.

Hurry!

Even a powerful witch doctor can't kill it.

The gator is cunning.

That's right. Who can kill him now?

What are you doing?

How many people must die

before you accept the truth?

Who told everyone to do this?

Who will be next?

Nui.

Cherd.

The village head.

Or perhaps

Why must you risk lives to kill it

when you know how vicious it is?

Calm down, Pikul.

Everyone is just trying to get rid of a menace.

Pikul.

What's going on?

Well, it's like this

this gator has amazing power.

And today

it killed the Khmer witch doctor.

Simple villagers like us

don't have the means to kill it.

We'd like to ask for your help.

Nong

could the army possibly

come and help us kill it?

I'll take this matter

and discuss it with my superiors.

Brutal Ritual Kills Khmer Witch Doctor

The Army Sends Troops to Kill the Gator

It's our good fortune

that the army is assisting us

because the police force alone

is not strong enough.

We lack artillery and manpower.

If you need anything just inform me.

I'll send this matter to my unit

to request troops to assist this operation.

When did you kill it?

At the break of dawn.

Is all this the result of the army?

No, it's not.

It's the result of all the villager

The gator is enormous.

It was killed by the army this morning.

Where was it shot?

Over there?

In the middle of the river?

May I take a picture?

Where did they fire from?

It's huge but I don't think it's our gator.

It's not?

Our gator is larger than this.

And its skin is more scarred.

How many are out there then?

It's not our gator. It's not.

Invincible Ghost Gator Lays Low

Fear of Gator's Magic Powers

Failure Two Months by without a Trace

I'm still puzzled.

Has our gator

fled to the sea or is it still here?

It must fear death

so it's laying low.

I'm afraid the villagers will move away

if we can't kill the gator.

We can't be sure if it's still here

or if its gone somewhere else.

Never the less, I'm sure it's still here.

But it has survival instincts.

When it senses danger

it won't expose itself.

We must try to lure it out

one way or another.

Governor! Governor!

What is the result of the meeting?

What are you planning next

after every plan has failed miserably?

What will you do next?

The special forces will continue to hunt it.

When will they kill it?

It's been several months now.

No matter what

we must continue with this operation.

I've set a price for the skin of the gator

at 10,000 Baht.

Whoever kills it can claim the reward.

Nong

what are you thinking about?

You thought you killed it

but it was the wrong gator.

Think about it.

Isn't it suspicious?

Pikul

what do you suspect?

I suspect it's a ghost gator

like the newspapers say.

I don't care if it's a demon gator.

I'll skin it alive.

I think it's swum out to the sea.

I don't agree.

Then it should have appeared.

No matter where it's hiding, I will find it.

Okay. Okay.

Let's change the topic.

I caught a fish this morning.

I'll cook you something good.

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Chuan!

Hurry, please!

Help us!

Anyone help us!

Help us!

Chuan! Chuan!

We had another brutal death yesterday.

What could it be

other than our vicious gator?

It took another victim

even though the canals are teeming with soldiers.

We should think twice before using the canal.

Please warn your neighbors as well.

We must seal off the canal

to limit its movement

and lure it into our trap

with rotting meat as bait.

Drag the net from the mouth to the fork.

And build a dam.

It won't escape this time.

Everyone bow down.

The abbot will bless us with holy water

to protect us from danger.

Make sure the bait is tight.

Yes, sir.

Good idea.

Have some water.

Thank you.

From the temple to point 1

it'll take five minutes.

After we lure the gator into our trap

our plan is to

force it to the surface

so we can shoot it.

Klai and Som

you shoot from the fort.

Suthin, stay on the platform.

I'll lead the soldiers

and chase it towards the boat.

That is our plan.

What weapons must we use to kill it?

Rifles and pistols

won't pierce it's skin.

What I would like

is explosives and machine guns.

Are you crazy?

Explosives and machine guns to kill a gator?

That might be the only way.

Or else the villagers would have killed it by now.

Aren't we trying to kill it?

Those are weapons of war.

Even though the governor agrees

I definitely don't.

Those who don't know better will be even more scared.

Don't know better?

The one who doesn't know better

is probably yourself.

Don't vent your personal feelings here.

I know you want to avenge your brother.

But this is an animal.

Don't blow things out of proportion

You think it's a small problem?

I'll approve all your requests.

What happened?

It was trying to find a way out of the dam

when the sentry fired a shot.

So we started shooting.

The gator came into our trap

but our bullets couldn't kill it.

Here, pay attention to the net.

Concentrate.

Make sure it tightly tied to the post.

Fire away!

Where? Where is it?

Nong, it's getting away.

Go!

There it is!

Nong!

Nong!

Throw me the grenade!

Nong!

Officer!

Officer!

As a result of these event,

the government sent in more troops.

The villagers volunteered to clear the canals throughout the province

They killed 3,000 gators.

Time has changed many things.

New highways were built.

And railroad links.

But Bang Mud Canal has remained the same.

The locals still use it for travel.

And the legend of the brutal gator

is still told to this very day.