13: Game of Death aka 13 Beloved (13 เกมสยอง) is a psychological thriller with elements of black comedy. The story revolves around a young man; Phuchit (Krissada Terrence), who is at rock bottom after losing his job, his girlfriend and his car.
Phuchit then gets a mysterious phone call, the voice on the other end of the phone tells him he has a chance to win 100 million baht, all he has to do is 13 tasks. Phuchit is apprehensive at first, but eventually takes on the tasks one by one, instructed by the voice on the telephone. The tasks start out simple enough but as time goes on they get more brutal. Some tasks are funny (Task 3), some are kind of gross (Task 5) and some are a mixture of both (Task 7).
As the tasks go on Phuchit has to face up to aspects of his past and make moral decisions that will affect his future. The films manages to hold the viewers suspense throughout and you are forever wondering what the next task will bring. The film also demonstrates the lengths that people will go due to their greed and love of money.
This is by far one of the best films I have seen from Thailand yet.
Director: Chookiat Sakveerakul
Year: 2006
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