Siyama

Siam in 1766 A.D.

On a historical page

of an unrecorded war...

in the land of Siam...

the knife-fighting troop of around

tens of thousands of invaders...

left the main troop

behind by fortnight...

on its way to attack Ayodhaya.

Ongmeer, the brutal

'knife-fighting' troop leader,

was sexually obsessed

and bloodthirsty.

He had all Siamese villagers killed;

- no exception of children,

- Hey, bring me the women!

- women and old people.

- They are mine!

Forwomen,

- ...they would be raped and killed.

- I told you to kill them! Kill them!

Yantra, the deputy leader, is brave,

...and honest in words and deeds.

But he fails to tolerate

the absurdity...

of Ongmeer, his superior.

Worst of all, Ongmeerwas lost,

and led his troop

miles away from Ayodhaya.

Yantra. Conspiring with

other young warriors,

killed Ongmeer and claimed leadership...

as the knife-fighting troop leader.

Siyama

Siyama is a village

in a picturesque, shady valley,

where its peaceful people

of around four hundred

once migrated from Ayodhaya.

ln harmony, they have been

strong Buddhists,

earning their living;

sharing their gains;

and reserving the rest for

any arising necessities.

Have you made ready

to help Ayodhaya?

We have, sir.

We plan to set out in seven days.

You do not have to go that far.

They are on theirway towards us.

Please prepare yourselves

both physically and mentally.

Father! Father!

They are merchants from the north,

who always buy our grains.

They told me that thousands of invaders...

have been led astray for days.

Certainly, they are heading here,

to make theirway through Siyama...

as a shortcut back

to the Ayodhaya route.

Can you estimate how long it will take

forthem to arrive here?

With such people large in number,

I think it would take

more than 10 days.

Maybe up to 15 days.

I suggest we should block

the village entrance.

Well, we intend

to support Ayodhaya anyway.

So we need not bother

to have a long journey.

Klong.

Yes, father.

Go tell others to gather

at the yard tonight.

Yes, father.

Please call Pry for me.

MasterJom. Master Tup.

Pry is quite an able man.

Please accept him as one of

the Siyama young generation.

Please allow him to help.

Klong told me about it all.

I devote my entire life to Siyama...

from this moment on.

I thank you indeed, Pry.

Sir, is Siam really

at the end of its rope?

Whether a land

will come to an end or not

does not depend on the land itself.

lnstead, it does depend on...

the land dwellers...

and, of course, the land leader.

They are not threatening us

like bandits.

They are not raiding us like brigands.

They are thieves.

They are to rob our land.

We escape not.

We run not.

We stand here.

We will fight against them.

We will fight against them!

We will fight against them!

The village is on the shortcut route

in the middle of the valley.

The narrowest part of the valley

is 20 metres long.

lf they know and block off this route,

there will be no way out for us.

As for another route,

it is impossible for us...

to take it to request help

from the Ayodhaya army in time.

Here I think as the blockade.

Do you think likewise?

How long does this task take?

With 200 men...

that can be completed

in 10 days, Master.

Too long.

Make it within 7 days.

I agree.

Should be within 7 days.

Ongjan, what is the capacity

of Siyama manpower?

I estimate it not more

than 1,000 men.

And they must be cowards!

Sniveling cowards!

Like in all villages we trod on!

They did nothing

but beg fortheir lives.

Take anything you want,

but please spare my life!

Mengda,

you should not treat

the enemy with contempt.

We are warriors.

They are mere villagers.

We will ask fortheir

peaceful permission...

to take a route through Siyama.

Pry and Klong will take a lead.

The rest including Karn, Fang, Ding,

Khoy, Kok, Kon,

and Wan,

are called the

'Black Siamese Nine' troop.

Excuse me, Master.

Unless it is confidential,

I'd like Koy to sit with us here.

Well, I only want to help..

Help?

Help mess it up?

Klong!

Enough.

lt's good to let women realize

what is going on here.

Finally, we know Koy is a woman!

What are you laughing at?

The Black Siamese Nine,

you go train yourselves...

with Old Koh.

Put all blades and knives together.

Be ready for

the iron-melting ceremony...

to bless our motherland.

I present these

motherland-blessing weapons...

to you all to protect your lives...

and our motherland.

ln the 14th night

of the waning moon period,

the moonless night,

I will perform the celestial

land-guarding ceremony...

by burying talismanic

cloths in eight directions.

Since those invaders draw near,

I beg you all to be

ready for action to fight...

from tomorrow on out.

My homeland, my peaceful land.

My homeland, my joyful land.

O, suffering is Siyama,

my mournful land.

Alas, my homeland

is in the demon's hands.

Faced by dilemma,

fooled by a friend,

Siyama feels a foreboding

threat descend.

Be sure we will rise

to fight the friend-turned-foe,

Only o'er our dead bodies

will he tread to-and-fro!

Bowing low and prostrating

ourselves before...

the Mother Nature,

whose acceptance we implore,

we would rather die

forthe land of our birth...

than allow our enemy

to intrude on its earth.

We pray and pay homage

to the gods of tradition,

begging them to protect us

on our mission.

lf we lose our lives

on the land where we belong,

at least Siyama's existence

will be prolonged.

May the Mother Nature...

of this very land...

bestow on you protection...

and may you all...

be accomplished with mission...

of our land protection.

I am Yantra,

the knife-fighting

troop leader of Hongsa,

I am required to lead the troop

through Siyama Village...

and need provisions

of 1,500 kilograms,

carried in oxcarts with guides.

Siyama must surrender,

otherwise violence will be used!

Please reply to your leader...

that all demands can be met,

but on only one condition.

Condition? On what condition?

On condition that..

it will be over our dead bodies!

There they come.

You down there. Come up here now.

Quick!

Make it quick!

Are all guns ready?

All ready!

Historic City of Ayutthaya,

the World Heritage Site.

April 2006 A.D.

- Ana,

if it wasn't for your exam,

you would have gotten another

Olympic gold medal...

in archery for sure.

lt's not that easy, Gib.

Do you think they will know

that we are very grateful to them?

Who?

Who are grateful to whom?

Our ancestors in

the Ayutthaya period.

Though it was over200 years ago,

we are always very grateful to them.

lf they knew how we felt,

you think they would

have been happy orwhat?

But I'll let them know personally...

because I'm building a time machine...

like in Einstein's theory

of space and time.

He's my hero.

- Let me see.

- Here you are. My hero.

So Einstein is your

great grandson, Boat?

Oh, you're such a..

Here he is!

Oh, you broke it! My screen! Oh!

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