Tam Cam: The Untold Story (2016) Movie Script

Life is filled with moments of wonder.

It's a gift

that destiny has given to everyone.

But a gift

that no one can take for granted.

It will be there in the brief meeting

in every hardship

that we have to go through.

Hidden in all the mistakes

that we've made.

Waiting for us to feel with our hearts

and use our minds to decide,

use our courage

to seek and to fight for what is ours.

And there will be

journeys filled with hardships

always surrounded

by the darkness of greed...

and wickedness.

Satan's devils and the angels of heaven!

You're lucky our horses stopped in time,

else you'd be greeting your ancestors now.

Foolish girl! Do you want to die?

Please forgive your servant!

It's all right.

Are you all right?

Hey!

You dare look the Prince in the face?

Avert your eyes!

Please, spare the life of your servant.

Your Highness...

we must be going!

Father!

Your Highness!

Father!

We are forever your servants,

your Majesty.

Arise!

Father!

I'm all right.

How does the tribute caravan

to the nation of Chinh La going?

The tribute caravan

departed three days ago, Father.

Please don't concern yourself.

Your health

is the most important thing now.

The Prince speaks truly!

Please take care of your health,

your Majesty.

Our nation cannot be without a king,

even for a day.

I know. But the affairs of state...

Father, please leave them to me.

If that is the will of the Prince,

than I am in your service.

I am simply afraid that jealous

magistrates and conniving mandarins

will complain of your youth

because you were still too young.

I humbly recommend

you find yourself your future queen.

Nonsense!

My father lies here deathly ill,

how can I think of taking a wife?

My son! Listen to the advice

of the head magistrate!

He has served me faithfully

for many years.

And as long as you have not yet

settled down with a family of your own...

I cannot rest easy.

Your Highness!

This matter is really urgent!

The tribute we sent to Chinh La

has been stolen!

Here, go by, go by, come to me.

Come, eat the rice from my hand.

Don't go away to a stranger's land.

So you can understand me.

You know what?

My father always told me

that God was always just.

When He takes something away from us...

He gives us something in return.

This morning I had a terrible fright...

but then...

Tam...

Did you call me, Mother?

I've told her a million times...

catching fish is so easy.

I can't see what's so hard about it!

But she never listens to me.

Your father died young...

and I don't want to have to

play the part of the evil stepmother.

But we're too poor...to hire help.

So Cam has to go out

and catch shrimp herself.

You think you can sit around

doing nothing?

Huh?

Mother! I'm sorry.

Actually I caught a whole basket

full of shrimp

but someone must have taken it.

What? What are you saying exactly?

Mother, there was no one there

but me and Tam

so she must be calling me a thief.

No, that's not what I'm saying at all!

Oh, I see.

What you're saying is

I've not been raised properly.

So mother hasn't taught me well,

is that it?

No, not at all!

-What?

-Mother!

That's not what I'm saying at all!

Mother, you don't understand!

Not raised properly? We'll see about that.

Mother, I'm sorry!

That's not what I meant.

So what did you mean? Huh?

What were you saying?

Mother!

Speak up!

Huh? Huh? Huh?

Mother...

we still need her to do the housework.

If you beat her to death,

what are we going to do then?

The whole town knows...

that the burden of raising you

has fallen on my head...

you lazy, pig-headed spoilt brat!

If I don't teach you a lesson,

they'll laugh at me.

Get out of my sight!

Yes, Mother!

How could this happen?

Please forgive me, Your Highness!

My garrison

is investigating the situation.

The important thing to remember now

is that Chinh La is probably very upset.

The yearly tribute to sustain

our good relations is extremely important.

With my father on his sick bed like this,

I should not have let this happen.

Praise to Your Highness!

If it please Your Highness, as our

first tribute caravan has been raided

let's simply send another caravan.

A little tardiness

certainly isn't a big problem.

This is a given.

Your Highness!

Do you think that we should invite

the princess of Chinh La

to the upcoming festival?

This is a good opportunity

to solidify our good relations.

Praise to Your Highness!

I agree whole heartedly with Tran Bang.

I believe you should proceed

as he suggests.

Here, goby, goby, come to me.

Come, eat the rice from my hand

Don't go away to a stranger's land.

So why are you crying...

again?

Fairy godfather!

No, don't tell me.

I know everything already!

You went to take care of the buffaloes

and Cam killed your go by fish, right?

It's your fault.

I told you to keep it a secret

and you let the whole family know.

Saw the whole thing from up there.

But hey, what could I do?

Heaven has rules, you know.

We can't get involved

with the problems of mortals.

Just had to stand there watching,

frustrated as a dung beetle.

Hey, listen!

Don't you get tired

of crying all the time?

I'm tired just watching you.

Hey, you tired yet?

So just be quiet a minute

so I can take care of this mess.

All right, this is what I can do for you.

Go find four jars for me.

As big as that, you know it?

After that go find the fish bones

and bring them here.

Put them into four jars

and bury them in

the four corners of the yard, got it?

-But, fairy god...

-Hold on!

You're gonna ask me...

"But, fairy godfather, where can

I find the fish bones?" Right?

So predictable. Just let me do it.

There, now bury them!

Right, so these will turn into

some very useful items.

But you have to remember

to keep them absolutely secret, got it?

Thank you, fairy godfather!

Now that's what I like to hear.

Right, I'm off.

Attention!

What's going on?

Attention! Stand back.

Listen up to this, here is

the announcement from his Royal Majesty.

On the Fifth of the coming month

in the year of the Dog,

the palace is organizing a

particularly special festival,

to basically choose a wife for the Prince.

So all women and girls,

low class or high born...

will have the chance

to be the Queen-to-be.

So on that day whoever of y'all

ain't too busy, come by and see us.

And if ya ain't free, then come by anyway.

It'll be a hoot, y'all see!

Mother!

What is it now?

The King is holding a festival

to choose a wife for the Prince!

More of your day dreams.

Why should you care?

The thing is

all the villagers are invited.

Huh? What did you say?

All the commoners are allowed to attend.

So that means you could become

the Queen-in-waiting?

This is your chance. Cam, do you see that?

Of course!

In this whole village there's no one

that's as beautiful as your daughter!

Not only this village, but also Yen Xa,

Cu Da, even in the capital

there's no one as beautiful

as my precious daughter.

Turn around so I can take a look at you.

Wait!

What is it?

At the festival all those princesses will

be showing off their fanciest dresses.

I only have this dress.

On that day

I want to be the most beautiful

and radiant girl in the entire festival.

If not I'm just gonna die!

I'm just gonna die.

Okay! My precious daughter.

I'll commission a dress

from the best tailor in town...

No! The best in the capital

to make your dress.

So that my precious daughter

will be the most beautiful girl there.

The most beautiful girl there!

Mother! The festival sounds like

it will be a lot of fun.

Oh mother, looks like someone else

wants to go to the festival!

Mother.

Please let me go to the festival.

Oh mother, let her go.

She just needs to do all her chores first.

All right! The future queen has spoken...

The future queen mother

will give you an opportunity.

If I don't I won't hear the end of it.

As long as you finish your chores

on that day.

Now get out of my sight!

Oh my sweet, precious daughter.

Mother's precious daughter

is going to the palace!

Prince!

Your Highness!

What have you done?

I'm helping you organize the festival

by inviting all young women to attend.

We must have people there to choose from.

But you've invited the peasantry.

How could any of those people

become the Queen-in-waiting.

Why not?

There's no real difference

between the people and royalty.

As long as she's a good and

virtuous woman, she can become my queen.

I want everyone to participate.

All the princesses from

the neighboring kingdoms will attend.

Most importantly...

the princess from Chinh La

will also be present.

We cannot treat them

on the same level as the peasants.

It's a complete disgrace.

Please think carefully on this,

Your Highness.

Mother! Please let me go to the festival!

Mother!

She's put on her festival outfit!

Not bad. But have you finished

all your chores yet?

Yes, they're all finished.

-Sweeping and mopping, chopping firewood.

-Yes.

-Cooking, feeding the pigs.

-Yes.

-Fetching water.

-Yes.

Picking betel nut leaves, making tea.

Yes, it's all done!

All done, huh?

Mother!

Don't tell me you're letting her go.

Enough!

Go outside and bring me a basket of

black beans and a basket of white beans.

Go!

What for, Mother?

Don't let her go! Mother.

If you let her go,

I'm going to hang myself.

I'll kill myself, you'll see!

All right,

mother's precious little daughter!

When I come back

if you haven't separated the black beans

from the white, you're dead, got it?

If you haven't separated the black beans

from the white,

you're dead, got it?

My lord, this is the 27th soul.

In only 60 more days,

the Thien Cam, Xa Phu and Lap Ho

constellations will align.

By that time I must have 49 souls for

the Giac La amulet to obtain its powers.

At this rate we won't be in time.

My lord, the servants

are working as fast as they can

but to find souls

that have the right birth day,

month and year is extremely difficult.

Our servants have had to work

day and night to find this many.

But this alignment only happens

once in thousands of years.

If I miss this opportunity my chance

to become human will be gone with it.

My lord, please don't be angry!

Your servant will find

the remaining souls you require.

You've done well

robbing the tribute caravan.

What of the selection process

for the Queen-in-waiting?

All things are prepared, my lord.

Only those whom we've chosen

will be able to

get close to the Prince

at the festival tomorrow.

The fates have really

got it out for you, I tell you.

Never met anyone with your bad luck.

Fairy godfather!

I knew you were going to end up crying.

Please...

quiet for a second

so I can figure this thing out!

Every problem has a solution!

Okay, what's the problem now?

Stop, don't tell me,

I already know everything!

I'm the fairy godfather,

how can I not know?

And you take so freakin' long

telling your sob story.

But you got to wonder

what on heaven's earth makes those two

so downright evil beats the heck outta me.

They're like the Energizer bunny.

But what do you going to do?

Now, what about these beans?

We could be pickin' at 'em til New Years

and still wouldn't be done.

What to do, what to do?

The festival is almost over!

Stop crying!

Calm down!

And I'll figure out a way to help you.

But honestly I'm drawing a blank here.

Fairy godfather!

Ah, that's it

Got it.

Man, how smart am I?

Listen, do you remember

the four jars with the

fish bones I told you to bury

the other day?

Go get them and bring them to me.

Hurry!

Come on, move a little slower,

don't you want to get to the festival?

Yes.

Attention!

It has come time, Dukes and Countesses,

Princesses of neighboring kingdoms

and all y'all fine ladies,

to meet the Prince.

And now I'm just tickled

to introduce to y'all

the Princess of the faraway land

of Phu Lang Sa.

She is known as

Mademoiselle Mary Hoxe

Mariano de la Phonte.

She is the 87th princess

of King Nicolo De la Phonte

and has a special talent for singing.

What do you think Your Highness?

You're done.

Our next fine young lady is

the eldest daughter

of our Defense Minister

Vo Thi Anh Tho,

and how she loves poetry,

both recitation and creation.

Isn't she a wonder, Your Highness?

Not her either?

You're done!

So pretty.

Thank you!

A horse!

Tam!

Hurry up and get on your way

to find happiness for yourself.

But remember, the bigger the happiness,

the bigger the trial.

I now have the distinct honor

of presenting the Princess of Phu Tang.

Her name is Sakura Osaka Bururu.

Your Highness!

Have you chosen anyone yet?

Your Highness!

I know, how about we just go ahead

and choose one of them.

You know, we could always pick

that girl that does the poetry.

...including silk dancing, lion dancing,

arrow dancing...

-Sure her poetry was a little strange...

-...dancing on one leg.

...but her skin was so fair

and looked soft.

And especially, belly dancing.

Silent.

What a joke.

This isn't a joke.

If it's difficult for you to pick one

maybe you could just pick two then.

Your Highness!

And now the Princess of Chinh La.

Your Highness!

Out of the way!

Can you calm down for one second?

Calm down?

This has all been set up before hand,

it's a joke.

If I can't even choose my own bride,

then what freedom do I have?

I don't see what the big deal is.

Just choose someone.

Then after that

you can marry as many women as you want.

You don't get it.

I can't live in a marriage

that's been decided for me.

What you want isn't important right now,

what's important is national security.

Do you realize that you just offended

the emissary and the princess of Chinh La?

That's kinda true, Your Highness.

You must return immediately!

Your Highness!

Your Highness.

Luc.

Your Highness?

Go into the stream and see what it is

that's shining in the sunlight.

At once!

Your Highness,

I've found a slipper of exquisite beauty.

Your Highness.

If I'm not allowed to decide for myself...

then I'll let fate decide.

Attention!

Upon the orders of the Prince

whomsoever shall fit their feet

into this most exquisite slipper

shall become his queen.

Y'all up there, order please, order.

Make a line!

Begin.

Too tight. You're done.

It'll rip!

I say, that's enough, you're done.

That was scary.

Next.

Well, aren't you a pretty one.

Oh! It fits, Mother, it fits!

It fits!

My daughter is the queen in waiting,

do you see?

-My daughter...

-Quiet!

She ain't the Queen, ma'am.

But it fits!

The entire width of my finger!

It most certainly doesn't fit.

It's not too big.

Who else has beautiful feet like

my daughter, darling as a lotus flower.

It's clear as day it fits like a charm.

What do you mean too big?

My daughter is the Queen-in-waiting.

Absolute nonsense. The Prince says

it must fit, then it must fit exactly.

Wrong by an inch is wrong by a mile.

You!

It must fit exactly.

Next.

Back up.

Doesn't fit.

Why have you not kept in line?

Why does she look so familiar?

Um, I'm sorry, this is my slipper.

I see, and where is your evidence?

It fits! Your Highness!

It fits!

It's you!

Your Highness!

Mother, it's Tam! That's Tam!

Tam? That's impossible! Huh?

You are radiant this morning.

I could look at you forever.

But when I grow old and ugly,

will Your Highness

still want to look at me then?

I will look at you my entire life.

Not because you're beautiful,

or because you're ugly

but because...

I love you.

Your Highness.

Tam!

Do you believe in fate?

Do you?

Of course!

When we met on the road...

when I found your slipper in the stream...

God did all this...

to bring us together.

I believe that our happiness today

comes as a result of our searching

and our struggles in the past.

Before that was true!

Why is it only true before?

Because from now on

for the rest of your life,

I will bring you happiness.

You need search and struggle no longer.

You dare make fun of me? Stop there.

Your Highness.

The thing that brings me

the greatest happinesses to be with you.

Praise be to Your Highness,

there is news from the border.

Chinh La has attacked

some villages in the border area.

Our forces are holding them off

until they can receive reinforcements

and directions from the palace.

I humbly request more troops

at the border to defeat our enemy.

Your Highness.

Allow me to lead our troops along

with general Trinh Thang

to defeat the enemy.

I humbly request deployment to battle.

As do I, Your Highness.

Good!

Chinh La has put on

a false face of friendship,

but they always had evil intentions.

We will show them

that we will not be bullied so easily.

Your Highness, we should not strike back.

We should not strike back.

Your Highness!

There can be no other reason

for their attack

than they want to conquer our nation.

We must strike back to show them

we are the masters of this land.

Your Highness.

Have you forgotten that we are

the ones who lost the tribute caravan?

Have you forgotten that

we offended the emissary and

the princess of Chinh La

during the festival?

In all honesty, we were at fault first.

In order to resolve this

why don't we give them a peace offering

to avoid a bloody war?

What kind of offering do you recommend?

We shall send to them

an emissary and tribute.

Tribute?

What good did the last one do?

The enemy's forces have already

crossed the border...

what good will tribute do us?

-But ...

-Enough!

An emissary shall be sent.

But only to announce to Chinh La that

they must

cease these provocative actions at once.

If not, then I will have no reservations

in meeting them on the battlefield.

-Your Highness!

-We will no longer be passive.

General Trinh Thang will immediately lead

100,000 troops to the border

to await my orders.

I take my leave, Your Highness.

I shall visit the king.

Whoever dares to disturb my father

in his recovery shall be punished.

I am now the highest authority,

my commands are absolute.

You are dismissed!

Your Highness, it's late.

It's only us here,

no need to be so formal.

I have a gift I want to give you.

You're embroidery is beautiful.

What kind of bird is this?

A golden oriole.

But why a golden oriole?

It is said that orioles

are completely faithful.

When the female dies,

the male never takes another mate.

It is so valuable!

I admire the characteristics of birds.

Your Highness.

If I'm ever no longer with you,

I want you to find someone

to love and take care of you!

You must never say such unlucky things

just before leaving me.

I just...

Don't say anything.

No matter what happens

you must never leave me.

Promise me!

I promise.

If you're well-behaved and

do good work for the head magistrate...

then this is only

a taste of what's to come.

Honor, riches, glory,

power shall all be yours.

What does the magistrate want us to do?

For you, it won't be difficult.

Ever since Your Highness left this house,

it's been so sad around here.

That you have generously graced us

with your presence today...

has brightened our little home.

Mother, don't talk like that,

it's still me, the same old Tam.

I wouldn't dare!

You are now the queen, the phoenix,

you are no longer the same old Tam.

Oh my husband!

We celebrate your death anniversary

in such great bounty because of the Queen.

There's only one thing missing.

Oh! You mean betel nut

leaves that have been prepared by Tam.

Your betel nut leaves

are always the most beautiful.

So true. When your father was alive,

that is what he loved the most.

I'll go out and pick some leaves

so you can prepare them for him.

Mother! How can you do that

with your poor health? Let me!

No, I'll do it!

-Let me do it.

-Please stop!

Cam, you've never been good at climbing

the tree. I'm used to it, let me do it.

That is right.

You're the best

at climbing the betel nut tree.

There's no one else here that

can climb it, isn't that right, Mother?

Be careful!

Be careful, sister.

Where are my trousers?

In the room. Go in and change.

It's another crime...

It's so strange.

It's not just strange,

it's a whole chunk of strange!

Why would the head detective

give his cases

to Your Highness to take care of?

Because he only knows how to push

his responsibility off to someone else,

-he doesn't see...

-That's nonsense!

The detective has submitted

this case to me,

because this is the fortieth incident.

The strangest thing about them is...

that the corpses are all rotting

as if they'd been dead for many years.

This isn't strange, Your Highness...

This is disgusting...

Luc.

Yes?

Call for Tran Bang

Can't let this get out of control

like this.

Yes.

Your Highness.

It's all about Tran Bang! What about me?

I must do this.

I must do this for Cam.

Mother! Mother, what are you doing?

I'm flicking away all the ants for you.

Mother! Mother, what are you doing?

Mother!

You go die! Die!

Mother!

Your Highness!

Something's happened with the Queen.

This commoner and her daughter

would like to see the Prince.

Stand.

Your Highness, it's all my fault.

The Queen was simply trying to pick

some betel nut to offer to her father,

when she slipped and fell to her death.

Before she died, she had a wish.

Her dying wish was that

her dear sister Cam come to the palace

to take her place in caring for you.

Tam, from now on

for the rest of your life,

I will bring you happiness.

You need search and struggle no longer.

I believe that fate has brought you to me.

Why?

Your Highness!

You want to fight? I'll fight you.

Your Highness! The thing that brings me

the greatest happiness is to be with you.

Your Highness.

How are you feeling?

I feel so powerless.

I can't even protect...

the one I love.

Your Highness.

Your Highness!

What is it?

There is urgent news from the border.

Speak quickly.

The emissary we sent

to Chinh La has been killed.

What insolence.

We cannot stand for this.

They defy your authority.

All right.

In that case, let's teach them a lesson.

You speak truly.

Your Highness.

Magistrate.

Your Highness!

Certainly there are some things

we can let go.

But we cannot ignore

an invasion of our sovereign territory.

We must gather our entire army

for a concentrated attack

to drive the enemy back across the border.

I don't think so.

If we execute a direct attack

our losses will be

too great,

and victory will not be certain.

We'll split our forces into three armies.

I will personally lead the army

that will draw the enemy

into Mai Chau valley.

The other two armies

will be led by Ngo Sy and Nguyen Trong.

They will use a pincer formation

to close in and destroy the enemy army.

Mai Chau Valley

is extremely rugged terrain.

It will not be easy to draw them

deep into the valley.

If we're not careful,

it will become our own death trap.

But this is a serious matter

of national security,

it's not a child's game.

I will gather

the magistrates and mandarins

to come up with the final strategy.

No!

This is my final decision.

Tran Bang!

Yes, Your Highness.

Gather the troops.

I will personally oversee their training.

Yes, Your Highness.

In three days, we will attack,

according to your plan.

In addition

to what you've already committed,

our king wants control over

two large ports in the Mao Hai Sea.

Do you agree?

All right.

Tell your King

that once I'm on the throne,

I will fulfill our agreement, as promised.

Of course you will.

Insolent fool!

Once the King dies,

it will be easy for you

to take the throne.

Why must we use Chinh La to start a war?

You can't see the forest for the trees.

If I kill the King

and take the throne now,

it will be nothing short of treason.

But if our king dies and the prince

is killed during the enemy attack.

And then I drive back the aggressors,

have I not earned

the right to sit on the throne of kings?

Truly, master, you are wise.

Your Highness!

Did you enjoy the dance

I just danced for you?

This is the traditional dance of

the Co Thien village where I come from.

Your Highness!

Are you listening to me?

I've been here a month...

and still you don't pay

any attention to me.

I feel so lost in this giant palace.

Your Highness.

I simply want to take care of

you in Tam's place.

Nothing more.

My prince!

Servant girl!

Your Highness.

Now, won't you have a drink with me?

Here you are, drink up!

An oriole?

Is it you?

Your Highness.

Golden oriole, if you are my wife,

then fly into my sleeve

It's only a little bird,

nothing to pay any attention to.

Now come and drink with me.

What impudence!

You dare try to poison the prince!

Your Highness, please spare my life.

Guards, arrest her!

We need only nine more souls

and the amulet will be ready.

Please spare my life,

magistrate, please spare my life!

Tell me! If I spare you,

what value will you have to me?

Please give me another chance.

I will kill the prince.

Quiet, girl.

Please, magistrate, spare my life.

Tell me what you want me to do,

I'll do anything you ask!

Tell me, what do you want?

Magistrate, please don't kill me,

spare my life.

I swear I'll be able to do anything.

I'll kill the prince, I'll...

No!

Now your mission will be to...

Your Highness.

The two servant girls that served you

the poisoned wine

have been executed in prison.

An enemy attack or treason?

Luc.

Yes?

-Find out who was behind this.

-Yes.

Your Highness.

Everything has been prepared

as you instructed.

I will command the scouting garrison

that will depart tonight.

I'll see you in two days time

at the Bac Chu border.

Wait!

I want to change our strategy.

Nguyen Trong and Ngo Sy's two armies will

both concentrate

at the Ngu Linh foothills.

They will wait until I've drawn the enemy

into Mai Chau Valley,

then attack

their flank directly from this position.

I will report immediately to the generals.

Tran Bang.

Nguyen Luc.

You two are the ones I trust the most.

If it wasn't for you,

I wouldn't be in this mess!

Die!

Draw!

Fire!

Back!

Ready!

Fire!

Ready!

Fire!

Back!

Ready!

Fire!

Protect the prince! Arrest him. Step back.

It was so strange!

The branch fell

just as the arrow was about to strike you.

It is hard to understand.

Your Highness, don't you think so?

Yes, it's quite strange.

It seems there's something...

protecting me.

Something...

Couldn't be a ghost, could it?

No, impossible.

Hey! If Thach Bien

hadn't been so keen on protecting you

I could have questioned the one

who shot at you.

Goes to show not everything

that's fast is good.

Was he protecting me...or himself?

Your Highness, what do you mean?

Luc.

Yes?

I have a mission for you,

but you must stay here.

You must protect this at all costs.

Father.

Tomorrow I'm going out to battle.

The Chinh La aggressors are very powerful.

Father, there are many

who don't believe in my plan.

You need to believe in yourself.

This is the point at which you must

continue on in your journey without me.

Your Highness!

Nguyen Trong and Ngo Sy's armies have both

been slaughtered

at the Ngu Linh foothills.

How did the enemy know our movements?

Your Highness, we don't have much time.

Follow me, I know a safe place.

Wait!

Where are my troops?

No need to look for them!

They're all dead.

So it was you, who I trusted most.

Why did you do this?

You chose this ending...

but you won't leave this world peacefully,

like the King did.

Father!

I'm doing this by command of my master.

Now you must die.

Decandra fruit!

You smell so sweet.

Decandra fruit!

Fall from the tree,

and I'll only take in your fragrance,

I won't eat you.

Who are you?

Where am I?

You're in my house, where'd ya think?

If I didn't drag you here then the wolves

would have gotten to you by now.

Why didn't you let them take me?

I don't want to live anymore.

Tam...

You awake yet?

Here, take this medicine.

I don't want to live anymore.

You don't need to waste your time.

What are you talking about?

Fine, go ahead and die,

and take your bad karma with you.

You know how hard it was

to drag you all the way here?

Young men nowadays...

have a little hardship

and they don't wanna live anymore.

Now that you're awake,

drink your medicine.

The important thing here isn't

who you are or what you've done.

It's what you'll do to right those wrongs.

Before she left us

your mother left me a priceless gift

that was filled with love,

courage and steadfastness.

She said the universe

always returns to balance.

And one day that...

this gift will protect me,

and save this nation from danger.

That gift is you.

Heaven has given you the opportunity

to realize your mission.

Why don't you wake up? You cannot die.

Your Highness! The thing that brings me

the greatest happiness is to be with you.

You need to believe in yourself.

How are you feeling? Your majesty.

My own pride

led to the death of thousands of men.

With this, we have all 49 souls.

Now we just wait for

the alignment of the constellations.

Once I swallow the amulet in its power,

this outer skin will forever

become my true form.

What I've dreamed of for so long

will finally come to pass.

Congratulations, magistrate.

Your coronation ceremony is prepared,

exactly as you requested.

My time has finally come.

Now I only need the prince

to be taken care of,

and my plan will be complete.

And what of Tran Bang, master?

What of him?

Do you intend to keep an enemy

so close to you?

What would he think

if he knew that it was you that

caused the king

to give the order to kill his family?

So it was you!

You killed my family!

So it was you!

You made me do wicked things.

You made me kill the prince!

Tam.

Is it you?

Am I awake or dreaming?

I never left you.

Really?

It was always you?

The golden oriole.

The lilac tree.

I always felt you were near.

I've missed you so much.

Not a moment's gone by

where I haven't thought of you.

Tam.

Please promise me...

you'll never leave me again.

Is anyone here? Can I have some water?

Your Highness!

Luc.

Is it you?

A ghost.

I make an oath with you...that I shall

bring the magistrate to justice,

and drive the Chinh La armies

out of our lands,

to bring happiness to the people.

The imperial seal.

-Luc.

-Your Highness!

Take this seal and go to general Luu Do

and all the other generals.

Bring all our remaining armies together

outside the capital,

ready them for attack.

I will battle Tao Hac to the death.

-Thus shall it be.

-Yes, Your Highness!

Luc.

Yes?

Thank you.

Generals!

This battle will decide our fate

as a nation.

Fight with me to the last breath.

So let it be done! Destroy the enemy!

To battle.

Who else dares not bow?

I dare.

Your Highness, leave him to me.

Go after the head magistrate.

If you kill me, I'll haunt you.

Your Highness!

He is still alive.

Treasonous fool.

Today is the day you die!

You're still alive?

Incredible timing.

Run! Blood.

Hurry up, run!

Tam?

That's impossible,

how can you still be alive?

Why do you keep haunting my life?

Why?

Die!

Put her in prison.

Let me go!

Tran Bang.

The magistrate...

has returned to his quarters.

Please...

forgive...me.

Tran Bang.

Tao Hac, come out here!

Now we will decide who lives and who dies.

It will not be as easy as you think.

Come out here.

Your Highness, the amulet.

Your Highness, don't let him swallow this.

If this is my fate,

then allow me to face it.

No! It will turn you into a monster.

Your Highness.

The amulet will turn you into a monster.

Your Highness.

Tam! Don't come near me.

I'm turning into a monster.

-Run!

-No!

I promised to never leave you ever again!

Your Highness!

Thank you.

No matter how many lives you

passed through, you were always beside me.

Your Highness.

I always...love you.

Your Highness.

No...

Why?

I did everything I could

to protect the one I love.

Why can't I be with him now,

at the end of this journey?

Why did you treat me like that?

Please allow me to return to him.

The rules of heaven do not allow it.

I am prepared to sacrifice everything.

Are you prepared to sacrifice

all your next lives?

You will never reincarnate again.

I believe the sacrifice is worth it.

Please, godfather, I beg you.

I don't believe in miracles.

Thank you...for always being beside me.

My greatest happiness...is to be with you.

By order of heaven.

Hieu Long son of the emperor,

wise and virtuous,

who drove the Chinh La aggressors back.

Sustained by the people,

supported by the mandarins and officials.

Now he sits upon the emperor's throne

by the will of heaven and of the people.

Long live the King!

By the light of love,

sacrifice and courage,

Hieu Long and Tam drove back the darkness

of greed and wickedness

and they found a miracle

at the end of their journey.

It was happiness and a peace

that will forever attend this land.

Please eat, Mother.

Tam Cam: The Untold Story (2016) - full transcript