"Stop." "Ah, there you are." "Jen!" "Just a second." "What brings you here?" "I missed you." " Really?" "You deserve credit for coming all this way." "Welcome to my new hospital." "It's brand new." "We're not totally set up yet." "They still haven't woken up?" "No, not a single one." "They don't move even in their sleep." "How is your leg?" "Are you still using my galenical cream?" "Yes, but it does not penetrate well." "Really?" "Are you sure that you used enough?" "It is a good cream." "Show me how you use it on your leg." " Look." " What is it ?" "My new collection." "Nice, isn't it?" "Well, you've been busy!" "I see you've still got your needles." "These paterns are very Japanese." "See yourself." " Multicolored baby socks." "But we only have sleeping soldiers here." "Who will you sell them to?" "Maybe their parents who come to visit will buy them for their infants." "There's nothing but villagers here." "It's not like before." " I could make socks for these soldiers." "Why not?" "I miss the oldschool a lot." "At the time, my seat was over there, where that young man's sleeping." "I was so far in the back I had trouble reading the blackboard." "Keng, how's it going?" "You need any help?" " No, it's fine." "I often looked out the window." "I looked at the jack fruit tree, the mango tree..." "My English professor loved to sit under the jack fruit tree." "With his dark shaded glasses, he was handsome like Clark Kent in Superman." "As handsome as that?" " Yes." "All these sleeping soldiers... the army has no idea what to do." "They clutter up the hospital." "Is he going to wake up?" " Barely." "Jen, do you see that young woman?" "Which one?" " Close to the bed." "She's very talented for her age." "Usually, she helps the police." "She enters into contact with the spirits of those murdered or missing." "The FBI wanted to recruit." " Really?" "They gave her an incredible offer, but she refused." " Why?" "She told them she only wanted to serve her country." "That's admirable." "Excuse me." "Stay right there." "Doctor." "Please, Dr. Prasan!" "Dr. Prasan." "Dr. Prasan." "You forgot to sign this prescription." "It's from this morning?" " Yes." "He's walking somewhere." "He's disoriented." "The night is very dark, but he can still see." "There's a mound of dirt, some concrete pillars." "He's holding a pen and writing something." "His friends are watching him." "Men or women?" "Both." "Is he happy?" "What does he want to eat?" "Salad and soup with bamboo shoots." "Salad and soup with bamboo shoots?" "With chile-peppers?" "Three chile-peppers should be fine." " Three chile-peppers." "Three chile-peppers is enough." "And a Coke." "With ice?" "You make me nostalgic for the old hospital." "This one is very nice." "You'll forget the old one quickly." " Yes." "Keep an eye on him for me." "How are you today?" "It's so hot!" " Yes." "The day will be over soon." "You were at a concert last night?" "I went, but not for long." "I was going to see the other soldiers." "Release his head." "We insert the tube into his nose." "Like that?" " Yes." "And we push here." "This machine has proven itself, the American army used it in Afghanistan." "They also had nightmares there?" " Yes." "I'll try to do it well." " I understand." "That quiets his snoring?" " It helps them sleep peacefully, and have good dreams" "Should I turn it on?" " Yes, go ahead." "Should we close the shutters?" " Yes, let's close them." "Doctor, can you help me?" "Close the shutters, please." "They look like funerary lamps." " They gave me the same impression." "Hello." "Can I help you?" " It's okay." "Are your noodles good?" " Yes." "Want a taste?" "No, thanks." "I'm on a diet." "Banana fritters are very high calorie and they reuse the same oil thousands of times." "It's just to nibble on." "At home, I eat very healthy." "Most of the time, I don't sleep very well." "Most nights I manage three or four hours, tops." "Since I came here, I sleep much better, as if I was synchronized with the soldiers." "Or maybe their sleeping for me." "Do you know about melatonin?" "It's good for older women." "Oh really?" "So then it's not for me." "I'm joking." "This small town bores me to death." "The soldiers are lucky to be asleep." "I find that rather exciting." "Then you're in luck, I'm tired of talking to them." "Their parents ask me for lottery numbers as if I could predict the future." "Is that not the case?" "Can you teach me your trick?" "There's no trick." "I've had this gift since I was little." "One day, I remembered my previous life as a little boy." "I died falling out of a tree." " You saw it clearly?" "I come here because they give me free medicine." "Say... could you lend me some money?" "I have to repay my loan." "You're not joking?" " Will you do it?" "Yes." "If you can cure my leg, and make it as long as the left." "Can you?" " I'm a medium," "I only know how to read thoughts." "Help me finish these fritters." "Say..." "you're an FBI agent, aren't you?" "It's moving?" " Yes." "Have you eaten fermented fish or raw meat?" "Yes, those are my favorite dishes." " I thought so." "With the village chef?" "There was a party yesterday." "Do I have a parasite?" " Yes, you have some worms." "Let me look again." "There." "Can you feel it?" "Can you remove it?" "I only have materials for infants." "I'm going to transfer you to a real hospital." "This isn't a real hospital here?" "Sure, but it's small." "We lack the equipment." "Give that to the nurse." "And take more vitamins." "You are too thin." "Thank you, doctor." "Your turn, sir." "It's all yours." "Good day, doctor." "How are you doing?" "I've lost my appetite and I'm not sleeping anymore." "Are you stressed?" " Not really." "Are you concerned about the loan on your farm?" "It might be a little bit of that." "At any rate, my body refuses to sleep." "How so?" " I'm tired, but I can't sleep." "We're redoing the kitchen." "What color do you want?" "Brown." " Brown?" "Do you want tiles on the floor?" "He doesn't know what that is." "How can he not know what that is?" "In his time, the kitchen was outside." "I know he has a mistress." "Tell me where he's hiding her." "For the moment, I'm seeing his previous life." "Why do that?" "Concentrate on the present, please." "He's sitting somewhere." "There's someone with him." "Who is it?" "I can't see very well." "I want to know." "Concentrate, please." "Our problem is that we think too much." "At night, we call it dreaming." "Everyone dreams." "We can't stop the dreams any more than the thoughts." "Since we can't stop them, we must be more aware of them." "To be conscious of these thoughts and conscious of these dreams....." "'The sea can be violent or still, It follows no pattern...'" "'My family is very ordinary...'" "Heaven, Hell, virtue, sin are nothing but suppositions." "Do not rely too much on them." "By meditating, we can exercise our mind." "Light and visions are caused by chemical reactions in the brain." "'Everyone has their own karma.' 'I've implored the gods for my next life.'" "'Life is like a candle flame.'" "When we sleep, the mind stays conscious." "'Every time he sees his nephew, he asks him why he's so thin.'" "'You don't buy him milk?" "They hold hands.'" "'He was the youngest...'" "Every person who exercises their mind, can attain consciousness." "'HELLO'" "We're going to do a simple exercise." "Don't think too much." "Sit up straight." "Slowly close your eyes." "Concentrate on the top of your body and on your brain." "Lower your thoughts towards the base of your body, down to your feet." "Now, move to your face." "What does it resemble?" "Look at yourself." "Your eyebrows." "Your eyes." "Try to imagine them." "What do your ears look like?" "Go across your mouth, to your chin." "Lightly shift your attention towards the end of your nose." "Let the energy spread out further and further, outside your body, until it fills the room." "Move this ball of energy to the field outside." "Once it's outside, let it spread more." "Let it float up to the sky... until it reaches the moon." "From the moon, let it spread further to the stars, scattering over all the stars." "Now, bring back this energy, slowly return it to yourself." "If you have stomach pain, let it fill your stomach, and cure you." "If you have a cancer, hypertension, diabetes, or aids, let this energy flood you and calm you, until you feel better." "Once you are feeling better, move the energy to the back of your neck." "Let it concentrate in this place." "Once it's concentrated there......" "I'm a volunteer." "I knew you didn't have any family." "I know." "I heard you in my sleep." "So you know me already, then." "Excuse me." "Sorry... too much..." "What?" "Sorry, I peed a lot." "I can't move." "Move what?" "My arms." "I'm going to let go." "Try again." "Higher." "You have to get up before you fall back asleep." "I'm going to help you." "Okay?" "What is it?" "Slowly, or you'll get dizzy." "We can sit here." "Where's my phone charger?" "I don't know." "I want to call my family." "The number's in my phone." "But I can't find the charger." "You're from the south?" " My accent gave me away?" "Your skin is dark, but your accent is bizarre." "My mother is from Bangkok." "Do you speak Southern-Thai?" "Where did you learn it?" "It's a talent of mine." "How is my Isan dialect?" "How is my Isan dialect?" "How is my Isan dialect?" "Eat some of the local chili pepper, your accent will improve." "It's good, isn't it?" " Very delicious." "Dear!" "It's not time to sleep." "Today I present you with my best offerings." "You'll like them." "May my family possess good health and happiness." "May I retain my beauty, with no wrinkles." "May Itt, my new son, wakes up again." "Honey." "Help me, please." "This is the cheetah to help strengthen my leg." "And this..." "It's a gibbon." "I do not know the English word." "It's to make your hand strong." " Oh, good!" "Thank you." "And this tiger," "It's for our new son to be stronger." "We have a new son?" " Yes, his name is Itt." "I told you." "I see." "Yeah, he's a good man." "He serve the nation." "You are a foreigner." "You won't get it, honey." "No, no, I do understand." "I know you're very patriotic." "Please be careful." "You know how to blend the colors." "Housewives will love the pink and fluorescent green." "People have good taste here." "Why aren't you open every day?" "The weekend's enough for me." "You wouldn't think so, but I have a lot to do at the library." "And then you have to fight for a place." "Have a seat." "Thank you very much for the longkongs." "You're welcome." "They come from my orchard." "I have lots of trees and I don't use pesticides." "Your house must be huge if you have an orchard." "Would you like to visit?" "That wouldn't annoy you?" " Why not today?" "Another time." "I'll bring my camera." "Come as you wish." "Have you read the last 'Satan's Love'?" "We just got it." " It's ordered where?" "Stay there." "I've been away from home for a long time." "Where is that, home?" "Very far away." "I miss it a lot." " Come sit with me." "You want some?" "They smell good." "Where did you get them?" "A man gave them to me." "They're called longkongs." "Can I?" "The nectar of temptation couldn't be sweeter." "Eat as much as you like." "May I join you?" "Haven't seen you in a long time." " Look." "Isn't it beautiful?" " Magnificent." "They're all very beautiful." "The colors are splendid." "What do you think?" "Feel the material." "It's pretty." "But it's not my style." "That doesn't do it for me." "And besides, I don't have any money." "These clothes are for us." "My little sister bought them at the market." "You know each other?" "Have some fruits." " Thank you." "We've come to thank you for the animal figurines." "Pardon?" "We loved them very much, especially the monkey." "What are you talking about?" "The miniature animals, the other day, wasn't that you?" " Me?" "You made an offering at our sanctuary, by the lake." "You are crazy." "We are the princesses of the sanctuary." "Usually, we don't appear in ordinary clothes." "When we are made up in traditional dress, we are identical to the statues in the sanctuary." "I beg your pardon, your Highness's." "Stop." "The pompous titles make me uncomfortable." "I thank you for having given me happiness." "Thank you for sending Richard Widner from America." "Where is he today?" " In the city, to extend his visa." "Do you want to come to my house?" "I'll make you some herbal tea." "Another day, maybe." "Today, we've come to tell you that the soldiers will never recover from their illness." "The ones in the old school?" "Yes." "In the past, there was a palace in that spot." "War broke out between the kingdoms." "It went on for thousands of years." "The place was littered with the bodies of villagers and soldiers." "But above all, the cemetery of kings was situated directly under your old school." "I'll explain." "The spirits of dead kings inhale the soldiers energy to wage their battles." "They're still fighting, even at this moment." "How is that possible?" "I thought that their spirits were already gone." "Both of us, we're dead too." "You can apply the medicinal balm, now." "The soldiers are sleeping better." "They have less nightmares." "That must be thanks to the machine or the colored lamps." "Or maybe the medication is working." "Keng, are you finished?" "Something happened yesterday." "Two goddesses from Laos appeared to me." "They told me that we are on top of a cemetery of kings." "How's that?" "This school was a cemetery?" "The goddesses from the lake sanctuary?" " Yes." "They also said that the spirits of dead kings use the spirits of soldiers to wage their battles." "Really?" "It could be that these soldiers were their troops in another life." "So the kings are wisely using these sleeping soldiers." "Were the goddesses beautiful?" "Very beautiful." "Even without makeup, their skin was perfect." "It must be magic." "They're hundreds of years old." "They had the air of someone younger than me." "So you have to die." "That's it, that's their secret." "Now I understand why, when I was a student I was always sleepy." "We're going to be here for a while, then." "At least until the cabling company puts everyone outside." "At any rate, I'm happy to know that he's useful in his sleep." "Surely you're kidding?" "Look." "He woke up." "You see?" "Don't you want to touch it, Jen?" "No way." "I've already touched too many penises in my life." "Can I?" "It's incredible." "'HELLO'" "Good day." "Good day." "I'm with Poy." "Why?" "He's just a friend." "Can we come see you?" "He wants to come see you." "Does he have any cute friends?" "Do you have any cute friends?" "Tons, he says." "We're going to go see him, okay?" "You want an omelet with mussels?" "I haven't finished my plate." "Can you smell the odor of the sauce?" "I can smell it very clearly." "Sauce with soya and sugar." " How does it smell, the sugar?" "I can detect every smell of this market." "Really?" "I feel the heat of the lamps." "You're like Superman!" "It's the truth." "I can also smell the flowers, in my dreams." " Really?" "It's indispensable for making a good soldier." "What's your husband like?" "He's a soldier, like you." "But not from the same unit." "He's American." "Congratulations!" "Actually, I'm not very good at English." "We met on the Internet." "I could use a dictionary." "You have time when you're writing." "Now, when we speak, I don't understand everything he says." "Here." "You have to drink lots of coffee." "Are you going to go live in the United States?" "He sold everything there." "He'll never return." "It's serious, then." "It's bizarre." "He took many long flights to come here." "Maybe he's a wanted terrorist over there." "Don't talk nonsense." "I checked him out with the embassy." "Does he miss his country?" "I don't think so." " Why not?" "He's rather taciturn and solitary." "He doesn't like the night life." "Doesn't he ever feel alone?" "Who does he talk to?" " He can talk to me!" "Are you still hungry?" "Want a chocolate milkshake?" "Does he look like his photo on the Internet?" "He's a little heavier." "How heavy?" "More like this." "If he's that heavy, he must be high-ranked." "He's retired for many years." "It's not too hot for him here?" "Are you going to stop?" "Among humans, the most intelligent are those with discipline." "Darling?" "Am I the only one awake, here?" "I remembered a school assignment" "I had forgotten to give to the teacher there for years." "And a strange animal in the lake." "Until now, I still don't know what it was." "It swam, free of gravity, very serene." "Now, it floats in my mind and in my heart." "It's good to see you up at dawn, sweetie." "I agree." "I'm a simple woman." "I like street food." "With Richard, I have to pay attention to his cholesterol." "What can he not eat?" "Sticky rice, pork..." "Even Pepsi." "Pepsi is high in cholesterol?" "You better believe it!" "That and pulled pork." "All their meat, actually." "Hey Doggy!" "Come here." "Go away." "You are too kind." "He's just hungry, like us." "I want to leave the army." "And what will you do?" "I'm good at lots of things." "But what?" "I could sell moon cakes." "I'm good at making them." "To the Taiwanese." "How do you mean, to the Taiwanese?" "Moist, with lots of egg whites." "The crust is thin." "And filled with a mixture of mung beans." "I could sell them in the gasoline stations of Isan." "That takes a big investment." "Being a solder bored me." "Most of the time, I end up washing the generals cars." "Welcome everyone, ladies and gentlemen and children." "I'm Jeed." "You might have seen me on TV." "I look like the presenter Leena Jung." "After TV and radio here I am in the flesh." "I'm very happy to be here today." "I want to present a miraculous product to you." "It might seem impossible, but watch this." "It's rubber." "We cultivate it in Thailand." "What's extraordinary about this product is that it's made from a base of rubber, and can be used on your skin." "On the other hand, it can help us, housewives, get away from our solitude." "Most of us here are housewives, with the exception of this lady." " That's true." "What's your job?" " I work for the city council." "A uniformed official who skipped work to come see me." "Let's give her a round of applause." " Thank you." "We have members just about everywhere." "I've traveled all over the country." "The women of Khon Kaen are the most beautiful." "Do I seem like I'm from Isan?" "No, right?" "Surely, I'm too pretty to be from Isan?" "We all have an interior beauty." "I'm from the northeast also, so I understand the women of Isan." "I know how they feel, how they want to look." "We have an emotional connection." "What do I mean by that?" "That we can understand each other." "This cream is certified by the University of Chulalongkorn." "I swear to you it's true." "Now, without further ado, we're going to let you try this cream." "My assistants will give you some samples." "Come closer." "Numbers 1 to 10, here." "Numbers 11 to 30, over there." "Don't worry if you're not registered." "There's enough here for everyone." "Hold out your hand, I'm going to put some on." "It's fresh, no?" "Do you use cream regularly?" "Try this." "One application per day is enough." "A single application." "With other creams, you always have to reapply." "Keng, you're here!" "I'm happy you came." "I saw you arrive." " What are you doing here?" "I came to give you a present." "That's nice of you." " Open it." "It's not a fake?" " No." "You came to spy for the police, is that it?" "Don't repeat that." "You have to try it." "It will give you luminous skin." "It's a face cream, but you can put it anywhere." "Take the big jar." "For a man, he has very soft skin." "Because he uses this cream." " What did you use before?" "An off-brand cream." "Why did you change?" "Because this works." "You gave me a sample." "I tried it and I saw the difference." "What's wrong?" "The smell." "It smells like fluid." "What fluid?" " What we call 'jizz." "How can you think of that?" " Come here, smell." "That's what it smells like?" "I'm already breathing better." "See?" "It really works." " My breasts are perkier." "Stop teasing me." "It's true." "Read this." "He picked a perfect time for a siesta." "Let's start our seance." "You're in luck." "I can get you a discount." "Wait until I've finished this one." "He asks me if you can see." "See what?" "What he sees." "How could I see?" "Through my body." "If that was possible, this would be a marvelous afternoon." "Goodbye." "Hello." "Itt?" "I'm trying to believe you're Itt." "Yes, I'm Itt." "I'm in the throne room." "Is there someone with you?" "Come with me." "Follow me." "Where are we going?" "The ceiling isn't very high here." "It's very oppressive." "Lower your head." " I'm not going to hit it!" "You must come here often in your sleep." "What is it?" "It's the threshold." "You have to step over it." "Like this?" "That's good." "We're in the hall of honor." "It's truly sumptuous." "There are many other rooms." "Here's our orchids." "The seniors club organized that." "We each have an orchid that we look after." "It gives us something to do." "This one here is mine." "You see?" "It has my name written on it." "When they're blooming, we put sacs to protect the insects." "Let me help you." "I'll give you a present." " The sac?" "The flower, silly." "It's growing well." "I haven't been by in a long time." "Let it breathe a little." "Let's go." "Itt, look at these figs." "The only thing they're missing is chili sauce." "Here." "During the great flood, some years ago, the water rose up to here." "Come look." "It's a prince's wardrobe." "There are mirrors everywhere." "Why did he need so many mirrors?" "Because of palace intrigues." "To see if someone was sneaking around behind them." "You see me?" "Yes, from head to toe." "And here, you see?" "Let's go." "Here's the gilded bathroom." "The tub is made from Burmese jade." "It's a royal bathroom?" "A bowl for feet." "It's made from pink marble." "Have you ever seen pink marble?" "It's the first time in my life." "Everything is so luxurious." "Watch your head." "We're beside the bed." "The tub's feet are sculpted in the shape of crocodile feet." "I recognize this place." " Come on, Itt." "Another foot..." "Wait." "We're entering the music room." "The mayor wanted this place to be the showcase of Isan." "But there were floods" "'The rich man, as short as he is, will never pass unnoticed'" "'The poor man, as tall as he is, leaves everyone indifferent'" "'He who chases after paradise will end up in hell'" "'Time spent doing nothing is a time without end'" "'When we offend someone, we want to be forgiven' 'but when someone offends us, we forget to forgive them.'" "Take a look." "It's like when I was young, in Nong Khai... during the bombing of Laos." "I still remember the sirens." "Itt, hurry up and come here." "It's touching, isn't it?" "I often came here when I had a troubled spirit." "What troubled you?" "Love, mostly." "Does it still trouble you?" "Sweetie, you must know it does." "It's more impressive than my palace." "I prefer your decor." "How are you feeling?" " Much better." "Did you know my first husband was also a soldier?" "His name was Narong." "Lance Corporal Narong Jansuda." "When I was 20, I ran away with him." "A monster." "You are a lover of soldiers!" "From all nations." "But I would prefer a European husband." "Americans are too poor." "It's the Europeans who live the American dream." "Love is an eternal breath" "I'm not alone, my love" "The years can keep on passing" "My heart will stay true" "Since the days" "When there was nothing except you and me" "All the nights" "The stars shining for you and me" "Paradise was made to unite us" "It was destroyed to divide us" "But freedom is within me" "And destiny fills my heart" "Paradise is within me" "The summer and the spring at your side" "Warming my memory in winter" "How I miss you" "You who were next to me" "Love is an eternal breath" "I am not alone, my love" "The years can keep on passing" "My heart will stay true" "Since the days When there was nothing except you and me" "All the nights..." "That's my favorite song." "What is it?" "Something in your eye." "I think I'm dreaming, Itt." "I'd like to wake up." "Just open your eyes wide." "Like this?" "Wider." "Perfect." "You know, Jen, of all the places I've seen, this is by far the most opulent." "There's no need for ornaments." "Not even gold?" " No." "From here, we can see the most fertile earth." "The green rice fields, the rivers full of fish." "It's a solitary landscape." "I see things clearly now, Itt." "Oh really?" "In the heart of the kingdom, outside the rice fields, there's nothing." "You'll live a long time, Itt." "Our metabolism is slow when we sleep." "Take good care of yourself for a better future." "Where are you at this moment, Itt?" "Under the ground or here?" "Both, I imagine." "Look." "Does that scare you?" " I don't think so." "That's not all." "Does it hurt?" " Not really." "And there?" "Only when I make certain movements." "The operation costs 100,000 baht per centimeter." "My right leg is 10 centimeters shorter than my left." "You just have to shorten the left." "I knew you'd say that." "See..." "I can read your thoughts." "You know..." "I can smell all the scents." " Really?" "And then?" ""I feel the heat of the lamps."" "I feel the heat of the lamps." "You're like Superman." ""And the flower... in my dream"" "I really smelled the perfume of the flower in my dream." "This is for Richard." "It's for his brain, against Alzheimer's and arthritis." "Goji berries." "And this is Ginkgo tree." "You have to mix them." "Before, Richard broke lots of dishes." "Everything slipped through his hands." "Since he's been taking this, he no longer drops anything." "And it keeps me awake." "You won't sleep any longer." "Try it." "If I wake up and I'm at home that won't bother you?" "Of course not." "You know, when you sleep, even the city lights seem dull." "No one's ever told me that." "Drink." "No, thanks." " What are you doing?" "What are you doing?" "It's therapy." "Do you feel the energy?" "That tickles." "Why are you pouring that there?" "Trust me." "Stop!" "It's full of bacteria." "You're really a sweetheart." "Jen." "Tell me what you see." "Where are you?" "What?" "I'm not sure." "I can read your thoughts all of a sudden." "I saw your dream." "And I saw yours." "Please don't go back to sleep." "You know why they're digging?" "It's a secret government project." "So secret they're digging in front of all of us." "They're going to relocate us soon." "I'd prefer to sleep here." "You're right." "It's a good place to sleep." "There's a giant brick wall" "It unfolds like a flower bud that blossoms." "It stretches up to the sky to devour the sun." "Very, very high." "It's sinister and terrifying." "It passes... for a pure and perfect being." "It pretends to be as soft as a baby's palm." "Before it disappears, the wall swells up, and changes form." "We could say that it knows that when it falls, it will offer an amazing sight." "Adaption:" "Emmanuelle Boillot" "French to English translation:" "Oedipax at KG" "Overhauled and edit by:" "Jan de Uitvreter"