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Meat Grinder
2009 Thai splatter film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Meat Grinder (Thai: เชือดก่อนชิม; RTGS: Chueat Kon Chim) is a 2009 Thai splatter film written and directed by Tiwa Moeithaisong, starring Mai Charoenpura in the lead role. The film revolves around a poverty stricken woman who starts a restaurant where she slaughters people and serves up human flesh, cut from her victims. The story also tackles the themes of mental illness and the mistreatment of women, with But's behavior being depicted as being part of an ongoing cycle of violence that she suffered as a child, and which she is now passing on to her own daughter.
The film was released with cuts in Thailand on 19 March 2009, with a duration of 84 minutes. The Thai version by far deviates the most from the uncensored version. This is not only due to the amount of censorship but many scenes were completely re-cut. Added to that are several strange warnings, harmless and irrelevant alternative footage, additional scene in the shorter version, changes in running-speed and even a blur effect due to censorship.[1]
Classified as containing "strong gory violence and horror", an uncut 18 rated version was released in the United Kingdom with a duration of 102 minutes on 23 August 2010, which met with criticism.[2][3][4] The film was also banned twice in South Korea for extremely high themes and violence, strong sex, language, horror and imitation risk.[5][6] The film met with negative responses.[7][8]
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But is a woman who was subjected to severe abuse by her parents during childhood, including being beaten and held underwater. These traumatic experiences contributed to her developing a disturbed and neurotic personality. As an adult, But takes over the family's struggling beef noodle shop from her mother. She also cares for her younger sister, Bua, who has a disability, and struggles with debts left behind by her husband Prawit, who abandoned them for his mistress.
One day, while pushing her noodle cart, But becomes caught in a violent student protest that is dispersed by soldiers. During the chaos, she meets Atthapol, a young man who helps her. That evening, But discovers the body of a student hiding in the storage compartment of her cart. Desperate, she preserves the body with herbs and uses the flesh to make noodles, which unexpectedly revitalizes her business. Atthapol becomes a regular customer and forms a bond with But, later assisting and caring for her.
Later, Prawit's creditor named Mogul and his henchman arrive to collect a debt. But invites them into her home, murders them, and uses their remains in her cooking. The next day, while But is away, Prawit and his lover Aio, return and drown Bua. Upon discovering Bua's body, But is overcome with grief and tortures them in a secret room until they die. Atthapol visits and discovers But crying over Bua's body, believing that she has lost touch with reality.
As But's business continues to thrive, she encounters Aoi's fiancé, who is searching for Aoi and grows suspicious of But. She murders him as well and uses his flesh in her noodles. But she also becomes jealous of Atthapol’s growing closeness to Nida. Fueled by rage, she kidnaps and tortures her, and during an attempted escape, Nida discovered a dead body.
But captures Nida again, nails her hands to a table, and prepares to kill her, but Atthapol intervenes. But mistakenly believes that Atthapol has never loved her and only cares for Nida, though Atthapol truly loves But. Distraught, But flees to a bridge, where Atthapol pleads with her to surrender as the police close in. Haunted by her sister's voice urging her to kill Atthapol, But suffers a breakdown and jumps into the river. The police later suspect Atthapol of being involved in the crimes. However, But survives and secretly returns home, where she finds her mother smiling while butchering human flesh.
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Cast
- Mai Charoenpura as But
- Anuway Niwartwong as Prawit
- Wiradit Srimalai as Lek
- Rattanaballang Tohssawat as Atthapol
- Duangta Tungkamanee as But's mother
- Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul as Nida
- Jirachaya Jirarachakij as Bua
- Somlek Sakdikul as Mogul
- Atitaya Shindejanichakul as Aio
Censorship
Meat Grinder was released in March 2009, just a few months before the ratings system came into effect in Thailand. After beef noodle shop owners and vendors protested, the movie was reportedly ordered to cut certain scenes.
The title for the Thai main release was also changed from Kuai-tiao Nuea Khon (ก๋วยเตี๋ยวเนื้อคน; "human-flesh noodles" to Chueat Kon Chim (เชือดก่อนชิม; "slice before tasting"), to remove direct reference to noodles, a staple in Thai food.[9]
Award nominations
In 2010, the film was nominated for three awards at the Thailand National Film Association Awards
- "Best Actress" for Mai Charoenpura
- "Best Art Direction"
- "Best Make-up" for Siwakorn Suklankarn and Nattakarn Uthaiwan
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