Ròm (2019) - full transcript
Movie story revolves around the life, fate of street children, homeless, specializing in selling lottery results every afternoon.
Back then, I found a number that helped
this woman win a big lottery jackpot.
She bet down 50 USD
and she won 2,500 USD.
She even gave me a 25 USD tip.
That was the biggest amount
I have ever had.
That was when everybody
trusted me
and they let me stay up here
From then on,
I keep seeing lucky numbers.
They haunt me everywhere,
even in my dreams.
It's been a while now, that
I haven't found my numbers
Now no one
believes me anymore.
But I still believe in myself.
When I was little, I heard that whoever
plays the number makes a lot of money.
But it is a form of gambling.
Anyone that plays them,
the police arrests them
Anyone that plays them,
the police arrests them
But laborers,
they are not afraid.
They even play
the numbers everyday.
They want to change their lives.
In my experience,
the day someone plays numbers,
they encounter strange things in life.
Believing in spirituality to find
their lucky numbers.
When they find the numbers,
they bet big amounts.
Either by borrowing money or
putting down their house to play too.
They write down the numbers they
want and give them to the bookie.
But these people are just
one of many other bookies.
That are working for a big boss
to make their juice money.
All bookies, gamblers, and big
bosses do not know each other.
And this secret and
complicated system is all hidden
but they are linked
by runners like us.
And this is how we make money.
And the lottery recorder gives directly
to the debt collectors the loan papers,
but I heard rumors that these creditors
are also the lottery dealers themselves,
but they will not admit it.
DEBT AGREEMENT
And when the debt notes
comes to our hands.
I do not even know where
they end up.ere they ont up
This is the Southern
lotteryradio program
Firstly, we will announce the winning
number for the 5 USD jackpot.
Firstly, we will announce the winning
number for the 5 USD jackpot.
The results are...
Every day at 4:30 PM players
will know if they won or lost
Every day at 4:30 PM players
will know if they won or lost
based on the results
from the State.
Although the results are
available everywhere
from the television and the radio
to the lottery ticket agents.
But players only believe in
the lottery results leaflets.
This is an important document
of prooffor them.
Sell me a lottery ticket!
Sell me a lottery ticket!
- Take it all, pay tomorrow!
- You remember tomorrow.
Lottery resuls!
Lottery results!
There -
I make money by selling my luck.
My name is Rom.
Hey asshole, come back here!
It's your fault that I lost my bet!
- Quickly...
- Lottery results!
- Lottery results!
- Oh God!
Lottery results come to Mrs. Ba...
It's Rom who tricked me
into playing these numbers.
- Go beat the living shit out of him!
- Mrs. Ba! You won the lottery.
Here I come!
Here I comes!
Mrs. Ba! Look here, you won 250 USD!
re, you won 250 USD!
Won! Here is your
bonus money Phuc.
Thanks you Mrs. Ba.
That is my job,
when I win, I get congratulated
but when I lose it is normal
that I get beaten up.
I sit here everyday, waiting for
my parents to come to pick me up,
but it's been quite a while.
You being a smartass with me?
That's not my name.
Take it easy bro, why so tense?
I'm only kidding with you.
Go ahead and shoot.
Here is my 5 USD...
You think so?
I know you've been an orphan
since you were a small kid.
- Right!
- Well, then who named you Phuc?
Why do you bare this name?
A long time ago...
I ran lottery results for aWesterner.
So...
every time he saw the lottery
resultshe would say "Fuck...".
It sounded nice.
So I took it as my name.
It sounded nice.
So I took it as my name.
Give me your 5 USD, big bro.
Here.
So far, you've won
a lot from me.
Can you give me discount
this time around?
What?
You are poorer than I am?
- Here.
- Thanks bro.
Hey...!
Have an offer for you.
Next time,
let's bet 10 USD per point.
One on one.
You and me.
I ain't got no fear bro.
You're no match for me.
Upon the damaged conditions
of the apartment building,
Upon the damaged conditions
of the apartment building,
it is harmful to live in...
The People's Committee
of Ho Chi Minh City
The People's Committee
of Ho Chi Minh City
requires residents in
this building to relocate.
- Mr. Khac...!
- What?
There're some old relatives
here visiting you.
- Who?
- Your wife and children.
- Who?
- Your wife and children.
I'II beat you right away.
You have to forget the outlook and
focus on the inside, the content.
Your wife and child had a car
accidentand died right?
- Yes.
- But...
before the two of themdied
they danced...
like dead worms.
Dead worms 05, 45, 95.
- Mr. Khac, make it number ninety...
- Die and rot in there.
I have to think, but you don't
have to persuade me to play
Unless you find the grave of
my wifeand my daughter, then I will bet.
It's wrong.
So wrong!
Did you say that finding the grave
of your wife and daughter was difficult?
Yes!
- As you said, to find the grave, you have to pass four pagodas.
- Right.
- Five bridges.
- Uhm.
Then, I still have to find
the sacred fig tree.
- Until then would I reach the two graves.
- Right
- See how hard it is for me?
- Yes
- See what I have to endure?
- Absolutely.
05, 45, 95.
Bet on 95.
You bastard.
- Total length is 15.5 meters, sir.
- What do you mean this is 15.5 meters?
15.5 meters does not
include my courtyard.
Oh please!
What kind of measuring
job is that?
M'am, we've measured your house
countless number of times already.
And rules are rules.
- This time is...
- Damn you guys, you want to cheat me?
- I'll chop you guys all up!
- Get out or I'll kill you all!
- I'll chop you guys all up!
- Get out or I'll kill you all!
I dare you to kill me!
- What do you want?
- Damn you!
I'm helping you but
you want to kill me!
Let's play "so de"!
My house is 20 square meters, but
they measured it only 15 square meters.
I dare you to kill me.
Why don't you let us live in peace?
Thate all of you bastards!
Where is the alcohol
bottle. Mrs. Ba?
See if it is on the lowest
level of the shelf.
Oh, I forgot.
Go to the next room.
It's not over there.
Go to this room, it's on
the lowest level of the shelf.
Yes. I checked all
cornerswithout seeing it.
It's been a long time...
Ouch! Be careful! It's painful.
Do you see anything?
See what?
A small volcano.I don't get it.
This bubbling looks exactly
like a small volcano.
Let me show you my secret book.
Monday of the first week
of last month,
there was this tiny tear.
Follow the rule of zodiac
regarding conflict animals
Today, today, okay?
Today there will be...
The small volcano.
I still don't understand.
Tears, zodiac with conflict
animal, minus, equals this.
Then I will divide this
numberby seven days...
then the result is still
the small volcano.
Oh God! Let me
tell you something.
you're such an idiot!!!
What are all these minuses
and pluses? It's all wrong.
Not 21, the result of
this equation should be 20.
- Stop! Stop it there! I don't know.
- Please listen to me.
Your ideas are stupid. I don't want
to listen to you anymore.
Here, here.
I can show you.
- No, no, no, I said no.
- My book said that...
- No, no, I don't want to know.
- Please listen to me!
He wants to say "07" Mrs. Ba.
He is stupid.
- Oh, you just arrived.
- I've just arrived.
All this time, he's never
given youa winning number.
Go ahead and play Mrs. Ba.
I'm right this time.
Play 2,500 USD this time
to get the house back.
If you play, I'll take only 25 USD
for my delivery fee.
Free of charge for this delivery.
If you win, it's your honor.
Rom is unlucky, Let me help you
to place your bet.
I'm lucky. Did you remember that
I helped you to win the lottery?
Don't listen to him!
- Come on Mrs. Ba! Let's bet on it.
- Have faith in me!
If you win, you'll get your
home's documents back.
Don't listen to him!
Now that the whole apartment
is on loan,play it all Mrs. Ba.
Don't listen to him!
-- Let's play "so de" Mrs. Ba.
WORLD IN YOUR POCKET
DEBT AGREEMENT
I confirm that I get a loan of 2,500 USD
and my total debt is 170,000 USD.
No more fighting!
Here, this is...
- Yes.
- Not yours. Get out!
Get out!
Now bet 2,500 USD for me,
and the extra is yours.
Thanks Mrs. Ba...
- Hey!
- Oh god! What are you doing?
Mrs. Vui... Mrs. Vui,
place these bets for me!
Mrs. Vui...
Oh, it's her that you are visiting.
You are looking for Mrs. Vui.
I have some bad news for you.
Mrs. Vui kept all her bets and lost
a lot of money, so she left the city.
It's late already Mrs. Vui!
What are you doing?
It's only me that know where
to place the bets now.
Now you have to take me there.
Why do you have a big scar?
From fighting.
Because you were too cocky, right?
I was delivering the numbers in
another turf, was de woning eng yunter
and they thought I was
taking their territory.
Then they started to beat me up,
and called me son of a bitch.
You are.
You used to live around here?
Do you see that empty lot?
Ten years ago,
my whole family was evicted.
There were a lot of fighting
and chaos everywhere.
My parents then took me here
and I've been waiting
for them ever since.
If I were you,
I would make a lot of money,
and look for them.
But I'm lucky my parents are gone.
No worries.
I don't have time for this drawing shit.
Let's go, we are late!
Hurry!
Hey, hey, hey...!
We will travel on... that?
How did you think we were
supposed to cross the river?
- Are you coming or not?
- No!
Then give me that paper!
- No, I won't!
- Then let's go right now!
Then move it closer, over here.
- Jump!
- Jump where?
- Right here!
- Keep it slow!
- Keep that paper safe.
- I know, I know.
You'd better give it to me,
you might lose it.
- No way!
- Give it to me!
No! You keep rowing!
You keep it safe!
- Are we close? -
Coming soon, in front of you.
- I don't see it!
- You don't know Mrs. Ghi's house.
Hurry up!
Go to hell!
Hold on! Hold on!
Phuc!
Hey!
Phuc!
Where are you taking me?
Phuc! Help me!
Mrs. Ghi. Mrs. Ghi!
- Where are you going, Phuc?
- Mrs. Ghi!
Mrs. Ba bets on number "07"
for 2,500 USD.
- Phuc, help me!
- Who's that?
Just a kid from the block,
don't mind him!
Hurry up! We have
another place to go to.
- Don't mind him!
- Get out!
Mrs. Ghi, don't worry about him.
- Drag him up!
- Let him stay down there.
- Look, he doesn't know how to swim.
- Don't worry about him.
If he dies, I have to
take the responsibility?
Get up!
- Just lie down here.
- Hey, hey, hey!
Wait, wait, wait for me!
- He pushed me down into the river.
- Stop it!
- It's mine!
- Get out!
- Hey boys!
- It's mine!
- No, it's mine!
- I said enough!
Hey you!
- It's mine.
- It's ok!
- Who does it belong to?
- It belongs to me.
No, it's mine!
- Give it to me.
- It's mine, Mrs. Ghi!
It's mine.
Give it to me, Mrs.
I told you, you don't hit him
Get out!
Get out!
Hold up!
You're such a bully!
- It's mine.
- No, it's mine! Get out!
- It's mine.
- No, it's mine! Get out!
- Hey! it's mine.
- Stop! This belongs to me!
- Thank you, ma'am.
- Hey, what the hell?
- I gave you the numbers first.
- Just suck it up.
- Go, man!
- Hey, pony tail.
Here!
Hurry up, man!
What is this?
What do you want,
2,500 USD?
Now, quickly, take this to the bookie.
Time is running out!
'If you're late and if someone wins,
I'm going to bite my tongue.
Get out of here!
Come down, man.
Lottery results!
Hey, lottery boy!
Sell me five lottery tickets!
Wait, wait!
Stop kid!
He went this way, go get him!
- Police!
- Freeze!
Damn it!
Police is here!
- Stop!
- Police!
- Police!
- Freeze!
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Lottery results!
- Lottery results!
- Give it to me!
Sneaky!
Lottery results here!
Here! here! here!
Lottery results here!
What is all this hollering?
Mrs. Ba, Mrs. Ba!
- Mrs. Ba, Mrs. Ba!
- Get her down.
Mr. Khac! He tried to
lure Mrs. Ba to gamble.
He put Mrs.
Ba in harm's way.
Check if the gate
downstairs is closed!
Mrs. Ba!
Mr. Khac!
He ran away!
- Mr. Khac!
- Mrs. Ba...
Hey!
Put that down!
You can't eat that!
Take it!
Get in.
Many people gamble "so de"
They lose, then commit
suicide because of gambling.
A lot of them, I'm telling you.
I heard Phuc say that you
are looking for your parents.
It's really bad, huh?
Here, take this.
Take this pill! It will ease the pain.
Try to Swallow it!
Ok. I will help you find your parents.
Okay, here goes.
I'll be frank with you.
'If you want to find your parents,
it would take a lot of money.
If you have the money,
then I have my part.
Go find more people who want
to play (gamble). Is is clear?
Never cease, never stop,
Never back down
Stomp your feet steadily
On the ground!
I'm dashing like an
arrowSoaked in sweat
Darkness or storm Can
never hold my breath
Simply because I have no turning back
Smeary distant past
Thave no time to wash
Sorrow fills every single breath
And the future is the only urge
Keeps my head above water
Go, Vietnam!
Go, Vietnam!
Your words now had
become the glory success
Thirty years of fighting
For the unified country
Thirty years of Democratic Republic
Revolution had finally paid off
Thirty years of Democratic Republic
Revolution had finally paid off
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
- Let's go!
- Vietnam!
Mr. Khac!
I went to clean the toilet for you.
Mr. Khac!
Mr. Khac!
25, 25.
Mr. Khac, on the street,
I saw many lucky flags.
- And you?
- Bet on it, Mr. Khac.
Why don't you take
care of your child?
Every day gambling all the way
and lose all the money we've got.
Your little boy is very cute.
What if something
happened to him?
Let go of my child!
Now, listen here Mr. Tu!
If the next time you don't
have enough money for us,
I will burn all this coal for you.
The total is...
120 USD altogether.
This is all I have.
I'll pay the rest tomorrow.
Last time I lost, 1 paid up, right?
Now, let me see how
much you have on you.
That's all I have.
What do you see?
'It says: "You play with no debt"
Tomorrow, pay me the rest.
But if you don't
then it won't be as simple as
a fist punishment.
You hear me?
Fuck off!
His illness is minor.
It's just some stomachache.
I'll prescribe pills to
take for a few days.
How is my son's condition?
His cancer is now very serious.
It worsens everyday.
Here. Go ahead and drink it.
Well! Auntie.
Why is your son at the hospital?
He has a recurring fever.
Go ahead, drink it.
Put the whole candy
in your mouth.
Here.
Mr. Khac... Is he going to
bet on his numbers soon?
- Not yet.
- Why?
He...
He tells me to look for...
the grave hole or... the tomb
of his wife and daughter.
Why don't you look for it?
I'm afraid of ghosts.
If a ghost sees you,
it would turn its head
and run away immediately.
- Really?
- Because ghosts never scare kids away.
Understood.
Mrs. Tu
Mrs. Ba
It's very cold tonight
In such strong wind and rain,
our neighbors and
I gather to ask you....
for numbers so we can all win.
So be it, Mrs. Ba.
Mrs. Ba, please give us
winning numbers.
Oh my God! That's right!
That's right Mr. Khắc!
- My headaches...
- What's wrong?
Oh Mr. Khac
Mrs. Ba, please bless us!
- I hear a creaking sound.
- Creaking sound...
It's 25.
Oh, Mrs. Ba. Bless us, Mrs. Ba.
There's a sound... Number 96.
Rom! How dare you?
Motherf... Why are you always
coming here to make troubles?
- Why did you fake a ghost?
- Please stop.
- I just move it back from the graveyard.
- I'll kill you.
Stop!
Tell the others this is just a prank.
What did you say?
I'm back from your wife
and daughter's graves.
- So?
- The date of death was the third of July.
Then... allow me to play 37,
will you?
37.
Where are you running?
You're always running.
Do you know a fact
that your debt is increasing
by twenty percent a day?
If you don't pay me back,
I'll give you this hammer.
- Understand?
- I do.
Lottery results here!
Let me go
You've won, Mr. Khac!
I've won.
This is for you.
And this also. Congratulations!
And this also. Congratulations!
Are you listening to me?
What are you looking at?
I found your parents.
Later, I'll give you
their phone number.
Sit down.
If you'd like something
to eat in the future
run over here, I'll cook for you.
Sad like a full glass of alcohol
Drink!
With no one to drink it
Drink!
Sad like an empty glass
With no alcohol to get drunk
Sad like a single day
When we have no chance to meet
Sad when we meet
We have no stories to share
We're about to step
the utmost sadness
'Cause life is built Out
of a mountain of sorrow
How long 'Is this small
love going to last?
It's bitterness That
will kill this love
The Dogs!
The Dogs are coming!!!
Hey fellows.
Dogs are coming.
No negotiation.
What do you want?
For ten years,
compensation has been in your mouth.
Not a dime that you can show.
- That's right!
- No need for compensation.
Get lost.
Or I'll shovel you to death.
My apartment is eighty four square meters.
Your measurement is eighty square meters.
You make money on our heads.
How could you propose a compensation?
It's been more than ten years.
We are also tired.
This is our plan.
We increase the compensation
valueby thirty percent.
Thirty percent?
And adjust the housing area measurement
according to your letters of complaint.
When will this be carried out?
Today!
Look. Tomorrow at five
or six in the afternoon.
We need to arrange everything.
Then we meet everyone
again tomorrow.
Keep your word.
Keep your word.
Be sure of what you said.
Hey Rom!
Yes?
Oh my God! Why do
you get up so late?
You have new numbers?
Now, you are
a very important person.
People really believe in you.
Do you have the numbers?
Let me think.
- Mr. Khac!
- Oh, who's that?
- Who's down there?
- Let me have the same bet with you.
You would like to be?
OK. Fine. Let me figure it out.
When I looked at my watch
by accident,I saw forty one.
- Were you happy yesterday?
- Yes, I was.
Happy is happiness.
And happiness is forty four.
Must take my house
back this time.
You demon.
Damn you!
Look, the number is 41.
Really? Look Mr. Khac,
my dice says it too.
What a coincidence.
Time is running out.
- Where did he go all this time?
- Rom? Where is Rom?
Mr. Khac! Do you want to play?
Let me place your bets.
You liar!
You get out of here!
Get out! We don't need you.
Time is running out.
Mr. Khac... Let him
place the bets for us.
- It's late, it's three
something already.- But...
- It's late.
- Ok, I'm going to go now.
- Hey!
- Wait!
Hurry up!
Hurry up, Mrs. Ghi!
What is all this noise?
Can you play the number 41?
- Hurry up...
- Time is up.
All apartments are
betting together.
Look at it!
Hurry up!
- Hurry up! Faster!
- Hold on!
- Hurry up! Faster!
- Hold on!
Hurry up...
- Give it to me!
- Go! Go! Run quickly!
There is no signal,
how can we hear?
Boss...
Boss!
Boss...
Boss!
Boss!
This is the Southern
lottery radio program.
- There is no signal!
- Here!
We would like to start it.
The winning numbers for
the 1,500 USD jackpot
are the numbers 5, 3, 7.
- 4...
- Four, four.
One, one?
- ...1.
- One. It's number 41!
- One.
- It's number 11!
We won!
We won!
We have a lot of money now.
I will open a tailor shop for you.
Jackpot!
- We won!
- Everyone, everyone.
I didn't make it.
I didn't make it
- What?
- That result doesn't count.
- What did you say?
- You bastard cheater!
Stop!
You...
- Open the door!
- You got the money, son?
- Give me the money!
- Who are you people?!
- Go away!
- Give me the money!
- Climb over there!
- What the hell are you doing?
Phúc!!!
Don't open the door!!!
Damn it! You've
harmed us for so long.
- You must pay it back to us today.
- I have no money.
I'm poor. Just like you.
- Find it!
- Don't!
Hey, boy!
Don't run away.
- Please, stop!
- Don't you dare to run?
- I beg you, don't take my things.
- Go away!
You're trying to escape?
Damn you!
Go to hell!
Rom...
Where the hell were
you this afternoon?
What? You don't even
know and you say that?
It's all because of
this piece of shit.
He took "so de" from me,
so you guys were late for betting.
What?
Take him! And her, too.
Find another number
for us, you hear me?
Quickly.
Allo? It's Ròm Mrs.
Ghi gave me your contact,
because maybe you can
help me find my parents
How much is the ticket?
Why is it so expensive?
I'll go
Well...
So tomorrow,
I'll send you the money.
Alright.
That's it.
This watch is too old.
I can only pay you this much.
Otherwise,
I offer you a loan.
You will return it in the evening.
This evening...
you go to the apartment building
and light it up for me.
This money is yours.
I give it to you.
So be it. Take your time.
I gotta feed my rooster.
Please forgive me!
Forgive you?
You beg me when you owed me
money and then you ran.
Hey!
- What are you doing?
- Drinking water.
- I didn't let you.
- Return to your place.
What are doing, dog?
I'm gonna bash your head.
- Picture of your mom?
- So what?
Return to your place.
- Nice drawing.
- Quick.
Quick.
You think you're good?
I'll bash your head.
If I win tomorrow,
I'll go find my parents.
- I won't fight you anymore.
- Thank you!
Why do you draw
your mom so much?
To remember her.
What's wrong?
Where are you going?
- What's going on?
- Just a blackout
You go to Tu's place.
Tonight's the last
night of their lives.
You're so dead.
- Kill him!
- Let him go!
Fire!
- Bin!
- Daddy.
- Sign the papers, old man.
- No, I won't.
Run, Rom! The apartmentis
on fire, Rom! Run!
- Where is my money?
- What money?
- Let go of me!
- Where is my money?
- I don't know.
- I asked where is my money?
Are you crazy?
What did you say?
She didn't steal my money.
Return my money.
I didn't keep it.
Release me.
Next story.
A heavy fire occurred in an
old buildingin Ho Chi Minh City today.
Causing over 10 deaths
and injuring dozens.
The suspect is a young male
aged from fifteen to seventeen.
This accident is under investigation.
We will keep you updated
with later news.
93.
DEBT AGREEMENT
Put in all in.
Hand it to him.
Here's another 25 USD to bet.
Alright.
Go.
Cool! Now you're a player.
The whole building is bidding
after your numbers?
- So?
- Cool!
(Two fishing boats of Vietnam catch seafood)
(...about 7 knots from Hoang Sa archipelago)
(two Vietnamese fishing vessels)
(had been wrecked by two Chinese
seascape ships on May 25th...)
(this is a serious affair...)
"Because time will never stop"
"And the rain will always fall"
"I'm sprinting for life...
"You can never stop me"
"I'm the puma on this race"
"Until when I top the play"
If I had money,
I would go to dance school.
I'd become a dancer.
You?
A dancer?
When I'll meet my parents, I'll ask them
to take me to a crawing class.
I draw beautifully.
You draw beautifully?
You can't draw your parents.
Because time will never stop
And the rain will always fall
I'm sprinting for life Until
when I see the sunshine
- No need to run.
- Just run.
Here we are.
Wait here. I'll go in.
- Huh?
- Hand it to me.
Be quick.
Son of a bitch!
You're cheating!
Son of a bitch!
Damn!
Hand it to me.
Give it to me!
Return it to me.
this woman win a big lottery jackpot.
She bet down 50 USD
and she won 2,500 USD.
She even gave me a 25 USD tip.
That was the biggest amount
I have ever had.
That was when everybody
trusted me
and they let me stay up here
From then on,
I keep seeing lucky numbers.
They haunt me everywhere,
even in my dreams.
It's been a while now, that
I haven't found my numbers
Now no one
believes me anymore.
But I still believe in myself.
When I was little, I heard that whoever
plays the number makes a lot of money.
But it is a form of gambling.
Anyone that plays them,
the police arrests them
Anyone that plays them,
the police arrests them
But laborers,
they are not afraid.
They even play
the numbers everyday.
They want to change their lives.
In my experience,
the day someone plays numbers,
they encounter strange things in life.
Believing in spirituality to find
their lucky numbers.
When they find the numbers,
they bet big amounts.
Either by borrowing money or
putting down their house to play too.
They write down the numbers they
want and give them to the bookie.
But these people are just
one of many other bookies.
That are working for a big boss
to make their juice money.
All bookies, gamblers, and big
bosses do not know each other.
And this secret and
complicated system is all hidden
but they are linked
by runners like us.
And this is how we make money.
And the lottery recorder gives directly
to the debt collectors the loan papers,
but I heard rumors that these creditors
are also the lottery dealers themselves,
but they will not admit it.
DEBT AGREEMENT
And when the debt notes
comes to our hands.
I do not even know where
they end up.ere they ont up
This is the Southern
lotteryradio program
Firstly, we will announce the winning
number for the 5 USD jackpot.
Firstly, we will announce the winning
number for the 5 USD jackpot.
The results are...
Every day at 4:30 PM players
will know if they won or lost
Every day at 4:30 PM players
will know if they won or lost
based on the results
from the State.
Although the results are
available everywhere
from the television and the radio
to the lottery ticket agents.
But players only believe in
the lottery results leaflets.
This is an important document
of prooffor them.
Sell me a lottery ticket!
Sell me a lottery ticket!
- Take it all, pay tomorrow!
- You remember tomorrow.
Lottery resuls!
Lottery results!
There -
I make money by selling my luck.
My name is Rom.
Hey asshole, come back here!
It's your fault that I lost my bet!
- Quickly...
- Lottery results!
- Lottery results!
- Oh God!
Lottery results come to Mrs. Ba...
It's Rom who tricked me
into playing these numbers.
- Go beat the living shit out of him!
- Mrs. Ba! You won the lottery.
Here I come!
Here I comes!
Mrs. Ba! Look here, you won 250 USD!
re, you won 250 USD!
Won! Here is your
bonus money Phuc.
Thanks you Mrs. Ba.
That is my job,
when I win, I get congratulated
but when I lose it is normal
that I get beaten up.
I sit here everyday, waiting for
my parents to come to pick me up,
but it's been quite a while.
You being a smartass with me?
That's not my name.
Take it easy bro, why so tense?
I'm only kidding with you.
Go ahead and shoot.
Here is my 5 USD...
You think so?
I know you've been an orphan
since you were a small kid.
- Right!
- Well, then who named you Phuc?
Why do you bare this name?
A long time ago...
I ran lottery results for aWesterner.
So...
every time he saw the lottery
resultshe would say "Fuck...".
It sounded nice.
So I took it as my name.
It sounded nice.
So I took it as my name.
Give me your 5 USD, big bro.
Here.
So far, you've won
a lot from me.
Can you give me discount
this time around?
What?
You are poorer than I am?
- Here.
- Thanks bro.
Hey...!
Have an offer for you.
Next time,
let's bet 10 USD per point.
One on one.
You and me.
I ain't got no fear bro.
You're no match for me.
Upon the damaged conditions
of the apartment building,
Upon the damaged conditions
of the apartment building,
it is harmful to live in...
The People's Committee
of Ho Chi Minh City
The People's Committee
of Ho Chi Minh City
requires residents in
this building to relocate.
- Mr. Khac...!
- What?
There're some old relatives
here visiting you.
- Who?
- Your wife and children.
- Who?
- Your wife and children.
I'II beat you right away.
You have to forget the outlook and
focus on the inside, the content.
Your wife and child had a car
accidentand died right?
- Yes.
- But...
before the two of themdied
they danced...
like dead worms.
Dead worms 05, 45, 95.
- Mr. Khac, make it number ninety...
- Die and rot in there.
I have to think, but you don't
have to persuade me to play
Unless you find the grave of
my wifeand my daughter, then I will bet.
It's wrong.
So wrong!
Did you say that finding the grave
of your wife and daughter was difficult?
Yes!
- As you said, to find the grave, you have to pass four pagodas.
- Right.
- Five bridges.
- Uhm.
Then, I still have to find
the sacred fig tree.
- Until then would I reach the two graves.
- Right
- See how hard it is for me?
- Yes
- See what I have to endure?
- Absolutely.
05, 45, 95.
Bet on 95.
You bastard.
- Total length is 15.5 meters, sir.
- What do you mean this is 15.5 meters?
15.5 meters does not
include my courtyard.
Oh please!
What kind of measuring
job is that?
M'am, we've measured your house
countless number of times already.
And rules are rules.
- This time is...
- Damn you guys, you want to cheat me?
- I'll chop you guys all up!
- Get out or I'll kill you all!
- I'll chop you guys all up!
- Get out or I'll kill you all!
I dare you to kill me!
- What do you want?
- Damn you!
I'm helping you but
you want to kill me!
Let's play "so de"!
My house is 20 square meters, but
they measured it only 15 square meters.
I dare you to kill me.
Why don't you let us live in peace?
Thate all of you bastards!
Where is the alcohol
bottle. Mrs. Ba?
See if it is on the lowest
level of the shelf.
Oh, I forgot.
Go to the next room.
It's not over there.
Go to this room, it's on
the lowest level of the shelf.
Yes. I checked all
cornerswithout seeing it.
It's been a long time...
Ouch! Be careful! It's painful.
Do you see anything?
See what?
A small volcano.I don't get it.
This bubbling looks exactly
like a small volcano.
Let me show you my secret book.
Monday of the first week
of last month,
there was this tiny tear.
Follow the rule of zodiac
regarding conflict animals
Today, today, okay?
Today there will be...
The small volcano.
I still don't understand.
Tears, zodiac with conflict
animal, minus, equals this.
Then I will divide this
numberby seven days...
then the result is still
the small volcano.
Oh God! Let me
tell you something.
you're such an idiot!!!
What are all these minuses
and pluses? It's all wrong.
Not 21, the result of
this equation should be 20.
- Stop! Stop it there! I don't know.
- Please listen to me.
Your ideas are stupid. I don't want
to listen to you anymore.
Here, here.
I can show you.
- No, no, no, I said no.
- My book said that...
- No, no, I don't want to know.
- Please listen to me!
He wants to say "07" Mrs. Ba.
He is stupid.
- Oh, you just arrived.
- I've just arrived.
All this time, he's never
given youa winning number.
Go ahead and play Mrs. Ba.
I'm right this time.
Play 2,500 USD this time
to get the house back.
If you play, I'll take only 25 USD
for my delivery fee.
Free of charge for this delivery.
If you win, it's your honor.
Rom is unlucky, Let me help you
to place your bet.
I'm lucky. Did you remember that
I helped you to win the lottery?
Don't listen to him!
- Come on Mrs. Ba! Let's bet on it.
- Have faith in me!
If you win, you'll get your
home's documents back.
Don't listen to him!
Now that the whole apartment
is on loan,play it all Mrs. Ba.
Don't listen to him!
-- Let's play "so de" Mrs. Ba.
WORLD IN YOUR POCKET
DEBT AGREEMENT
I confirm that I get a loan of 2,500 USD
and my total debt is 170,000 USD.
No more fighting!
Here, this is...
- Yes.
- Not yours. Get out!
Get out!
Now bet 2,500 USD for me,
and the extra is yours.
Thanks Mrs. Ba...
- Hey!
- Oh god! What are you doing?
Mrs. Vui... Mrs. Vui,
place these bets for me!
Mrs. Vui...
Oh, it's her that you are visiting.
You are looking for Mrs. Vui.
I have some bad news for you.
Mrs. Vui kept all her bets and lost
a lot of money, so she left the city.
It's late already Mrs. Vui!
What are you doing?
It's only me that know where
to place the bets now.
Now you have to take me there.
Why do you have a big scar?
From fighting.
Because you were too cocky, right?
I was delivering the numbers in
another turf, was de woning eng yunter
and they thought I was
taking their territory.
Then they started to beat me up,
and called me son of a bitch.
You are.
You used to live around here?
Do you see that empty lot?
Ten years ago,
my whole family was evicted.
There were a lot of fighting
and chaos everywhere.
My parents then took me here
and I've been waiting
for them ever since.
If I were you,
I would make a lot of money,
and look for them.
But I'm lucky my parents are gone.
No worries.
I don't have time for this drawing shit.
Let's go, we are late!
Hurry!
Hey, hey, hey...!
We will travel on... that?
How did you think we were
supposed to cross the river?
- Are you coming or not?
- No!
Then give me that paper!
- No, I won't!
- Then let's go right now!
Then move it closer, over here.
- Jump!
- Jump where?
- Right here!
- Keep it slow!
- Keep that paper safe.
- I know, I know.
You'd better give it to me,
you might lose it.
- No way!
- Give it to me!
No! You keep rowing!
You keep it safe!
- Are we close? -
Coming soon, in front of you.
- I don't see it!
- You don't know Mrs. Ghi's house.
Hurry up!
Go to hell!
Hold on! Hold on!
Phuc!
Hey!
Phuc!
Where are you taking me?
Phuc! Help me!
Mrs. Ghi. Mrs. Ghi!
- Where are you going, Phuc?
- Mrs. Ghi!
Mrs. Ba bets on number "07"
for 2,500 USD.
- Phuc, help me!
- Who's that?
Just a kid from the block,
don't mind him!
Hurry up! We have
another place to go to.
- Don't mind him!
- Get out!
Mrs. Ghi, don't worry about him.
- Drag him up!
- Let him stay down there.
- Look, he doesn't know how to swim.
- Don't worry about him.
If he dies, I have to
take the responsibility?
Get up!
- Just lie down here.
- Hey, hey, hey!
Wait, wait, wait for me!
- He pushed me down into the river.
- Stop it!
- It's mine!
- Get out!
- Hey boys!
- It's mine!
- No, it's mine!
- I said enough!
Hey you!
- It's mine.
- It's ok!
- Who does it belong to?
- It belongs to me.
No, it's mine!
- Give it to me.
- It's mine, Mrs. Ghi!
It's mine.
Give it to me, Mrs.
I told you, you don't hit him
Get out!
Get out!
Hold up!
You're such a bully!
- It's mine.
- No, it's mine! Get out!
- It's mine.
- No, it's mine! Get out!
- Hey! it's mine.
- Stop! This belongs to me!
- Thank you, ma'am.
- Hey, what the hell?
- I gave you the numbers first.
- Just suck it up.
- Go, man!
- Hey, pony tail.
Here!
Hurry up, man!
What is this?
What do you want,
2,500 USD?
Now, quickly, take this to the bookie.
Time is running out!
'If you're late and if someone wins,
I'm going to bite my tongue.
Get out of here!
Come down, man.
Lottery results!
Hey, lottery boy!
Sell me five lottery tickets!
Wait, wait!
Stop kid!
He went this way, go get him!
- Police!
- Freeze!
Damn it!
Police is here!
- Stop!
- Police!
- Police!
- Freeze!
Stop! Stop! Stop!
Lottery results!
- Lottery results!
- Give it to me!
Sneaky!
Lottery results here!
Here! here! here!
Lottery results here!
What is all this hollering?
Mrs. Ba, Mrs. Ba!
- Mrs. Ba, Mrs. Ba!
- Get her down.
Mr. Khac! He tried to
lure Mrs. Ba to gamble.
He put Mrs.
Ba in harm's way.
Check if the gate
downstairs is closed!
Mrs. Ba!
Mr. Khac!
He ran away!
- Mr. Khac!
- Mrs. Ba...
Hey!
Put that down!
You can't eat that!
Take it!
Get in.
Many people gamble "so de"
They lose, then commit
suicide because of gambling.
A lot of them, I'm telling you.
I heard Phuc say that you
are looking for your parents.
It's really bad, huh?
Here, take this.
Take this pill! It will ease the pain.
Try to Swallow it!
Ok. I will help you find your parents.
Okay, here goes.
I'll be frank with you.
'If you want to find your parents,
it would take a lot of money.
If you have the money,
then I have my part.
Go find more people who want
to play (gamble). Is is clear?
Never cease, never stop,
Never back down
Stomp your feet steadily
On the ground!
I'm dashing like an
arrowSoaked in sweat
Darkness or storm Can
never hold my breath
Simply because I have no turning back
Smeary distant past
Thave no time to wash
Sorrow fills every single breath
And the future is the only urge
Keeps my head above water
Go, Vietnam!
Go, Vietnam!
Your words now had
become the glory success
Thirty years of fighting
For the unified country
Thirty years of Democratic Republic
Revolution had finally paid off
Thirty years of Democratic Republic
Revolution had finally paid off
Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh
- Let's go!
- Vietnam!
Mr. Khac!
I went to clean the toilet for you.
Mr. Khac!
Mr. Khac!
25, 25.
Mr. Khac, on the street,
I saw many lucky flags.
- And you?
- Bet on it, Mr. Khac.
Why don't you take
care of your child?
Every day gambling all the way
and lose all the money we've got.
Your little boy is very cute.
What if something
happened to him?
Let go of my child!
Now, listen here Mr. Tu!
If the next time you don't
have enough money for us,
I will burn all this coal for you.
The total is...
120 USD altogether.
This is all I have.
I'll pay the rest tomorrow.
Last time I lost, 1 paid up, right?
Now, let me see how
much you have on you.
That's all I have.
What do you see?
'It says: "You play with no debt"
Tomorrow, pay me the rest.
But if you don't
then it won't be as simple as
a fist punishment.
You hear me?
Fuck off!
His illness is minor.
It's just some stomachache.
I'll prescribe pills to
take for a few days.
How is my son's condition?
His cancer is now very serious.
It worsens everyday.
Here. Go ahead and drink it.
Well! Auntie.
Why is your son at the hospital?
He has a recurring fever.
Go ahead, drink it.
Put the whole candy
in your mouth.
Here.
Mr. Khac... Is he going to
bet on his numbers soon?
- Not yet.
- Why?
He...
He tells me to look for...
the grave hole or... the tomb
of his wife and daughter.
Why don't you look for it?
I'm afraid of ghosts.
If a ghost sees you,
it would turn its head
and run away immediately.
- Really?
- Because ghosts never scare kids away.
Understood.
Mrs. Tu
Mrs. Ba
It's very cold tonight
In such strong wind and rain,
our neighbors and
I gather to ask you....
for numbers so we can all win.
So be it, Mrs. Ba.
Mrs. Ba, please give us
winning numbers.
Oh my God! That's right!
That's right Mr. Khắc!
- My headaches...
- What's wrong?
Oh Mr. Khac
Mrs. Ba, please bless us!
- I hear a creaking sound.
- Creaking sound...
It's 25.
Oh, Mrs. Ba. Bless us, Mrs. Ba.
There's a sound... Number 96.
Rom! How dare you?
Motherf... Why are you always
coming here to make troubles?
- Why did you fake a ghost?
- Please stop.
- I just move it back from the graveyard.
- I'll kill you.
Stop!
Tell the others this is just a prank.
What did you say?
I'm back from your wife
and daughter's graves.
- So?
- The date of death was the third of July.
Then... allow me to play 37,
will you?
37.
Where are you running?
You're always running.
Do you know a fact
that your debt is increasing
by twenty percent a day?
If you don't pay me back,
I'll give you this hammer.
- Understand?
- I do.
Lottery results here!
Let me go
You've won, Mr. Khac!
I've won.
This is for you.
And this also. Congratulations!
And this also. Congratulations!
Are you listening to me?
What are you looking at?
I found your parents.
Later, I'll give you
their phone number.
Sit down.
If you'd like something
to eat in the future
run over here, I'll cook for you.
Sad like a full glass of alcohol
Drink!
With no one to drink it
Drink!
Sad like an empty glass
With no alcohol to get drunk
Sad like a single day
When we have no chance to meet
Sad when we meet
We have no stories to share
We're about to step
the utmost sadness
'Cause life is built Out
of a mountain of sorrow
How long 'Is this small
love going to last?
It's bitterness That
will kill this love
The Dogs!
The Dogs are coming!!!
Hey fellows.
Dogs are coming.
No negotiation.
What do you want?
For ten years,
compensation has been in your mouth.
Not a dime that you can show.
- That's right!
- No need for compensation.
Get lost.
Or I'll shovel you to death.
My apartment is eighty four square meters.
Your measurement is eighty square meters.
You make money on our heads.
How could you propose a compensation?
It's been more than ten years.
We are also tired.
This is our plan.
We increase the compensation
valueby thirty percent.
Thirty percent?
And adjust the housing area measurement
according to your letters of complaint.
When will this be carried out?
Today!
Look. Tomorrow at five
or six in the afternoon.
We need to arrange everything.
Then we meet everyone
again tomorrow.
Keep your word.
Keep your word.
Be sure of what you said.
Hey Rom!
Yes?
Oh my God! Why do
you get up so late?
You have new numbers?
Now, you are
a very important person.
People really believe in you.
Do you have the numbers?
Let me think.
- Mr. Khac!
- Oh, who's that?
- Who's down there?
- Let me have the same bet with you.
You would like to be?
OK. Fine. Let me figure it out.
When I looked at my watch
by accident,I saw forty one.
- Were you happy yesterday?
- Yes, I was.
Happy is happiness.
And happiness is forty four.
Must take my house
back this time.
You demon.
Damn you!
Look, the number is 41.
Really? Look Mr. Khac,
my dice says it too.
What a coincidence.
Time is running out.
- Where did he go all this time?
- Rom? Where is Rom?
Mr. Khac! Do you want to play?
Let me place your bets.
You liar!
You get out of here!
Get out! We don't need you.
Time is running out.
Mr. Khac... Let him
place the bets for us.
- It's late, it's three
something already.- But...
- It's late.
- Ok, I'm going to go now.
- Hey!
- Wait!
Hurry up!
Hurry up, Mrs. Ghi!
What is all this noise?
Can you play the number 41?
- Hurry up...
- Time is up.
All apartments are
betting together.
Look at it!
Hurry up!
- Hurry up! Faster!
- Hold on!
- Hurry up! Faster!
- Hold on!
Hurry up...
- Give it to me!
- Go! Go! Run quickly!
There is no signal,
how can we hear?
Boss...
Boss!
Boss...
Boss!
Boss!
This is the Southern
lottery radio program.
- There is no signal!
- Here!
We would like to start it.
The winning numbers for
the 1,500 USD jackpot
are the numbers 5, 3, 7.
- 4...
- Four, four.
One, one?
- ...1.
- One. It's number 41!
- One.
- It's number 11!
We won!
We won!
We have a lot of money now.
I will open a tailor shop for you.
Jackpot!
- We won!
- Everyone, everyone.
I didn't make it.
I didn't make it
- What?
- That result doesn't count.
- What did you say?
- You bastard cheater!
Stop!
You...
- Open the door!
- You got the money, son?
- Give me the money!
- Who are you people?!
- Go away!
- Give me the money!
- Climb over there!
- What the hell are you doing?
Phúc!!!
Don't open the door!!!
Damn it! You've
harmed us for so long.
- You must pay it back to us today.
- I have no money.
I'm poor. Just like you.
- Find it!
- Don't!
Hey, boy!
Don't run away.
- Please, stop!
- Don't you dare to run?
- I beg you, don't take my things.
- Go away!
You're trying to escape?
Damn you!
Go to hell!
Rom...
Where the hell were
you this afternoon?
What? You don't even
know and you say that?
It's all because of
this piece of shit.
He took "so de" from me,
so you guys were late for betting.
What?
Take him! And her, too.
Find another number
for us, you hear me?
Quickly.
Allo? It's Ròm Mrs.
Ghi gave me your contact,
because maybe you can
help me find my parents
How much is the ticket?
Why is it so expensive?
I'll go
Well...
So tomorrow,
I'll send you the money.
Alright.
That's it.
This watch is too old.
I can only pay you this much.
Otherwise,
I offer you a loan.
You will return it in the evening.
This evening...
you go to the apartment building
and light it up for me.
This money is yours.
I give it to you.
So be it. Take your time.
I gotta feed my rooster.
Please forgive me!
Forgive you?
You beg me when you owed me
money and then you ran.
Hey!
- What are you doing?
- Drinking water.
- I didn't let you.
- Return to your place.
What are doing, dog?
I'm gonna bash your head.
- Picture of your mom?
- So what?
Return to your place.
- Nice drawing.
- Quick.
Quick.
You think you're good?
I'll bash your head.
If I win tomorrow,
I'll go find my parents.
- I won't fight you anymore.
- Thank you!
Why do you draw
your mom so much?
To remember her.
What's wrong?
Where are you going?
- What's going on?
- Just a blackout
You go to Tu's place.
Tonight's the last
night of their lives.
You're so dead.
- Kill him!
- Let him go!
Fire!
- Bin!
- Daddy.
- Sign the papers, old man.
- No, I won't.
Run, Rom! The apartmentis
on fire, Rom! Run!
- Where is my money?
- What money?
- Let go of me!
- Where is my money?
- I don't know.
- I asked where is my money?
Are you crazy?
What did you say?
She didn't steal my money.
Return my money.
I didn't keep it.
Release me.
Next story.
A heavy fire occurred in an
old buildingin Ho Chi Minh City today.
Causing over 10 deaths
and injuring dozens.
The suspect is a young male
aged from fifteen to seventeen.
This accident is under investigation.
We will keep you updated
with later news.
93.
DEBT AGREEMENT
Put in all in.
Hand it to him.
Here's another 25 USD to bet.
Alright.
Go.
Cool! Now you're a player.
The whole building is bidding
after your numbers?
- So?
- Cool!
(Two fishing boats of Vietnam catch seafood)
(...about 7 knots from Hoang Sa archipelago)
(two Vietnamese fishing vessels)
(had been wrecked by two Chinese
seascape ships on May 25th...)
(this is a serious affair...)
"Because time will never stop"
"And the rain will always fall"
"I'm sprinting for life...
"You can never stop me"
"I'm the puma on this race"
"Until when I top the play"
If I had money,
I would go to dance school.
I'd become a dancer.
You?
A dancer?
When I'll meet my parents, I'll ask them
to take me to a crawing class.
I draw beautifully.
You draw beautifully?
You can't draw your parents.
Because time will never stop
And the rain will always fall
I'm sprinting for life Until
when I see the sunshine
- No need to run.
- Just run.
Here we are.
Wait here. I'll go in.
- Huh?
- Hand it to me.
Be quick.
Son of a bitch!
You're cheating!
Son of a bitch!
Damn!
Hand it to me.
Give it to me!
Return it to me.