HEADSHOT
by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Synopsis: Present-day Thailand is rife with corruption. Tul, a straight-laced cop, is blackmailed by a powerful politician and framed for a crime he did not commit. Disillusioned and vengeful, he is soon recruited to become a hitman for a shadowy group aimed at eliminating those who are above the law. But one day, Tul is shot in the head during an assignment. He wakes up after a three-month coma to find that he sees everything upside down, literally. Unaware of whether the condition is medical or a result of karmic retribution, Tul begins to have second thoughts about his profession. But when he tries to quit, roles are reversed and the hunter becomes the hunted. Then he meets a girl that turns his world even more upside down. Can Tul find redemption from the violence that continues to haunt him?
Cast: Nopachai Jayanama, Chris Horwang
2011 / Thailand, France / 105 min
Produced by Local Color Film
“A great piece of stylish badass neo-noir cinéma. Headshot is part Blast of Silence, part The Killer, with elements of a Bourne-style on-the-run thriller”
— Indiewire
