Headshot (2011)

A cop who becomes a hitman for a group aimed at eliminating those who are above the law finds his world turned upside down by a single a devastating blow.

Director:

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Writers:

Win Lyovarin (novel), Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (screenplay)

Stars:

Nopachai Chaiyanam, Sirin Horwang, Chanokporn Sayoungkul

5 wins & 13 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Nopachai Chaiyanam	...	Tul (as Nopporn Chaiyanam)
Sirin Horwang	...	Rin
Chanokporn Sayoungkul	...	Joy / Tiwa
Apisit Opasaimlikit	...	Torpong
Kiat Punpiputt	...	Dr. Suang (as Krerkkiat Punpiputt)
Theeradanai Suwannahom	...	Tin
Nadim Xavier Salhani
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daisuke Kashiki
Yasu Peron

Storyline

This Thai crime noir tells the story of Tul, a hitman who wakes up from a coma to realize that he's now seeing everything upside down. Tul wants to quit but is instead recruited to join a secret organization that gets rid of crooked politicians untouched by the law.

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Plot Keywords:

hitman | coma | thailand | flashback | death of girlfriend | 

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Taglines:

Bangkok's most dangerous cop is about to have his world turned upside down.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

Thailand France

Language:

Thai

Release Date:

24 November 2011 (Thailand)

Also Known As:

Fejlövés

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$456, 30 September 2012, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$456, 30 September 2012

Company Credits

Production Co:

Local Color Films,Office of the Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Selected in September 2012 to represent Thailand in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 2013 Oscars.

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Quotes

Rin: How do you feel to see things upside down?
Tul: At first, I was really frustrated. But now, I think it is the best thing that happened to me in last several years.
Rin: How?
Tul: In the past, I used to see things like everyone sees, just skim through them because everything looks familiar to me. But now I have to really look at the things and people and that make me to see things more clearly.

User Reviews

A cop turned into a hit-man, gets shot in the head and sees the world upside down.

As soon as I learn about this movie, immediately I remembered "Memento" (2000), a movie I never could figure out if I like or dislike. This time with "Headshot", a cop turned into a hit man, I got that old feeling, when a crime movie doesn't need to move at fast pace, or big arguments, but a real comprehension of his characters, and that is what this movie offers, it builds up little by little to the point that I felt as if I knew "Tul" in real life. Unfortunately I predicted two of the most important elements of the movie. I could complain about the ending, but I won't, because it doesn't matter who did the final deed, we are just told that when you are good but play for the bad, there's no redemption, sometimes just a place to hide. On this review you won't find any spoiler watched and judge yourself, I give it six out of ten because the ending fill on the inadequacies of the film, as always, this is a film just for cinephiles.