Today’s
Enlightening Entertainment
will be presented in
Aulacese (Vietnamese),
with subtitles in Arabic,
Chinese, English,
French, German,
Hungarian, Indonesian,
Italian, Japanese,
Korean, Malay,
Mongolian, Persian,
Portuguese, Russian,
Spanish, and Thai.
Filmmaking
was introduced to
Âu Lạc (Vietnam)
at the end of 1890s.
It began to thrive in 1923
with the first movie
co-produced
by the French and
the Aulacese based
on the masterpiece
“The Tale of Kiều” by
literary great Nguyễn Du.
Embracing
the modern technology
of our world's civilization
and combining it
with a diverse artistic
foundation inherent in
the country's traditions,
Aulacese filmmaking
nowadays continues
to develop to
enhance the nation's
cultural landscape.
On Enlightening
Entertainment,
Supreme Master
Television is pleased
to introduce different
forms of arts
from Âu Lạc (Vietnam),
as well as from other
countries in the world,
in order to share the
beauty and cultures
of the peoples
on our planet.
The film
“A King Named Pig”
is based on
an Aulacese legend about
a decent young man
who led a hard life
but nonetheless
was destined to be King.
The story is a reminder
that worldly good fortune
and position
are bestowed by Heaven
in accordance to one’s
merits and character,
not something that
humans can scheme
to seize or keep
for themselves.
We now invite you
to enjoy the film
“A King Named Pig,”
written by screenwriter
Nguyễn Đông Thức,
directed by
Nguyễn Minh Chung,
and produced
by Phương Nam Films,
with performances
by Cao Đạt as Pig,
Minh Nhí as Province Chief,
Thúy Hòa as Little One,
Việt Hùng as
Camp Leader,
Lê Bình as Monk,
Đắc Vinh as Vagabond,
Tuấn Hùng as
Deity Statue,
and other artists.
Martial arts movements
were guided by master
Mã Vĩnh Trinh.
We thank you for your
company on
Enlightening Entertainment.
Words of Wisdom
is coming up next.
Please tune in to
Supreme Master Television
next Thursday
for the Aulacese
classical theatre titled
“What Came
From Heaven
is Returned to Earth”
by playwright
Nguyễn Diêu Trì.
So long for now.
Once upon a time,
there was an orphan who
was adopted by someone
to be his errand boy.
People called him Pig.
However
people mocked him,
Pig paid no attention
and went on with his life.
At age 18,
Pig came to live with
a high-ranking official.
It tickles! Oh God!
What are you doing?
It’s too high
for me to wash.
Clean carefully.
If you damage the
3 red moles on my sole,
even your entire family
lineage can’t compensate
for that great physiognomy
of mine.
Don’t worry, sir!
If I accidentally damage
your great physiognomy,
I alone am capable of
making it up to you.
What did you say?
You dare to be rude to me,
piggy face?
I told you the truth.
Goodness! You even
talked back to me?
Let me tell you: you’re
not worth even a penny,
how can you
compensate me?
I can; otherwise
I wouldn’t say so.
If you don’t believe me,
look here!
One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight,
nine! What!?
O sir! I’m sorry.
Please forgive me.
I don’t dare do it again.
I’m sorry, sir.
Could it be true?
There are nine red moles
on his back.
I’ve seen with my own eyes!
How could Pig have such
a great physiognomy?
This boy definitely will
be a king or a lord later on.
If I let him
become king or lord,
what is left of my dignity?
Are you tired?
Have some water
to feel better.
Thank you, Little One!
Thank what?
It’s just some water
and you even thank me.
But it’s already noon,
why don’t you rest
then eat lunch?
Let me finish chopping
all this firewood,
then I’ll rest.
I can eat a little late,
it’s okay.
But you must take a shower
before I’ll let you
have your meal.
Taking a shower?
I just had it five days ago.
My goodness!
You took a shower
five days ago?
How terribly dirty you are!
But if you don’t
take a shower, I won’t
let you have your lunch.
I won’t talk to you either.
You’re so smelly,
who can bear
to stand near you?
Did you hear what I said?
Yes, I did!
Taking a shower? All right.
I will, after I finish
chopping the wood.
Don’t forget! (Sure.)
You must be discreet;
if you let anyone know,
I’ll kill you. Understand?
O Little One!
I took a shower
and I’m clean now.
Is the bowl of rice
on the table for me?
O Pig!
If you eat it, you’ll die.
But if you don’t,
you’ll die too.
Little One,
I don’t understand
what you said.
O Pig!
If you eat it, you’ll die.
But if you don’t,
you’ll die too.
Little One,
what’s the matter? Tell me!
If you eat it, you’ll die.
But if you don’t,
you’ll die too.
Thank you
for saving my life.
Thank me for what?
I’m happy that
you’ve escaped death.
But I don’t know
why the Province Chief
wants to kill you?
I don’t understand either.
Why is he so wicked?
He intends to kill you.
If he can’t make it this time,
he’ll definitely try
to harm you again.
Why don’t you
go hide away?
Hide? (Yes.)
But where am I to hide?
Anywhere, as long as
you’re not near him,
then he won’t try
to harm you anymore.
You’re right.
But how about you?
Me? I’ll escape
to my grandma’s village.
Then he won’t be able to
catch me.
Where is
your grandma’s village?
Very far!
You wouldn’t know
even if I tell you.
Little One,
if we go our separate ways,
will we be able to
see each other again?
Why not?
If you still think of me,
I’m sure we will meet again.
I’ll miss you for sure.
How about you?
How can I forget you?
I already promised you
at noon
that if you take a shower,
I’ll let you have your meal.
I had a thorough bath.
I’m not afraid of hunger
anyway.
I’m just afraid of not
being able to talk to you.
You’re talking strange!
If you starved to death,
who would I talk to?
Here it is!
You’re not going to die
anyway!
We’ll eat together, all right?
Rascal!
Who let you lie down?
It’s a waste for me
to raise you for years.
You betrayed me,
didn’t you? Didn’t you?
Get up! (Yes.)
Now, tell me,
where’s that piggy boy?
I really don’t know.
You said you don’t know?
Are you going to tell me?
I’ll poke a hole
in your face!
Are you going to tell me?
Goodness,
you’re dodging me?
Stop! You’re trying
to run away? Stop!
Move! Quickly!
O mister,
let go of my husband!
O honey!
O mister,
please let go of him!
Stay away!
It’s the King’s order.
No one can go against it.
Let go of him, mister!
My dear!
Let go of him, please!
O wife!
Let go of him, please!
If I take pity on you two,
who will pity us?
My child is still
very young!
Please let go of him.
He’s going to do labor work
for only a few years.
Stay away!
Please take pity on us!
Dear!
Move quickly!
Take care of
our child and mother.
Wait for my return!
Move!
Don’t cry anymore!
Go home!
O honey!
Remember, all right?
Go!
Sister, why was your
husband taken away?
It’s not only my husband,
but all the men
in this village.
Anyone who couldn’t
afford to pay the King
to exempt himself
from labor work
was taken away.
How a King
can be so merciless?
O sister!
Why did two deaths
happen at the same time?
We’ve suffered
from hunger for a year.
Anyone who
couldn’t bear it, died.
The village’s population
is down to a half now.
If this situation goes on,
there won’t be anyone left.
But why is it so?
The King ordered villagers
to pay three times
their rice tariff.
We had a poor harvest
and didn’t have
enough rice to eat.
People have been starving
and died one by one.
You piggy face!
Come up! Goodness!
What a hustling!
You thought
you could escape my hand?
It’s not that easy, son!
This time,
you’re going to die.
Sir, what crime
did I commit
that you want to kill me?
You haven’t yet,
but you will someday.
It’s your back
that harms you, not me.
My back?
What else?
Those 9 red moles
on your back
wreak havoc on you.
If I must die because of
my 9 red moles,
then you probably
can’t stay alive either.
What do you mean by that?
You have 3 red moles
on your sole, don’t you?
They will harm you
just like they do to me.
Nonsense! Liar!
What are you
standing here for? Kill him!
Who are you
that dare interfere
with a mandarin’s work?
I just defend the helpless.
Don’t you see
how “helpless” I am?
You think you’re good?
You want to die, don’t you?
Soldiers! Kill him!
O mama! Who is it? Run!
Thank you for saving me.
Why did they want
to kill you
in the middle of the road?
The Province Chief said
that I had 9 red moles,
so he must kill me.
Why is it so?
I don’t know either.
Then they intended
to kill you.
It’s best that you follow me
to the mountain, because
you won’t be able to
escape them here.
What will I do
in the mountain?
Be a mountain bandit.
Mountain bandit?
I don’t like it.
I want to be
a decent person.
No, no.
We only rob from the rich
and give to the poor.
Besides, I don’t know
martial art;
I’m afraid to trouble you
if I follow you.
All right. It’s up to you.
Try to take care of yourself.
You’re this village’s Deity;
the villagers built a shrine
to worship you.
Yet you let them
suffer hardship like that?
Why are you still
standing here? Go away!
All right!
For now,
I’ll let you stay here
to endure the elements
like the people, so
I have some room to sleep.
Your Majesty.
Who are you?
I’m grateful
that you visit my place.
I’ve done the villagers
wrong, indeed.
Please give me a chance
to redeem my sin,
Your Majesty.
I’m not the King.
I’m just Pig,
penniless and orphaned.
I just came to spend a night
at your place.
If you don’t allow it,
I’ll go somewhere else.
Your Majesty,
I’m not mistaken at all.
You’re a king by fate.
You will be King
in the coming days.
I was informed
that you’d come here and
I am obliged to show you
the martial art skills.
Show me
martial art skills?
What for?
It’ll help you later.
Please receive it,
Your Majesty.
Oh God! Who carried
the statue out here?
It’s very heavy.
This is very strange!
We’ve tried,
but couldn’t lift it.
What is it? Stay out!
Come and see.
The mandarin is coming.
Who is it? Who dares
move the statue out here?
We have no idea.
It just happened.
How was that possible?
Nothing happened by itself.
Who? Who moved it?
Your Honorable,
since this morning
we villagers have tried
to move this statue
back to where it was.
But we couldn’t do it, really.
Be quiet!
I’m quiet!
I’m tired of listening to you.
You’ve fattened yourself
but couldn’t move
that statue?
No, I couldn’t.
Be quiet!
I’ll poke this thing
through your mouth now.
Nonsense! Useless!
You two! Carry it!
Yes.
Oh God!
I told you
it can’t be moved.
We’ve already tried it!
Everyone has tried it!
What about these guys
who stand there
doing nothing?
Go move it!
Yes! Let’s try it again!
Try harder!
Stop!
Don’t move it, everyone.
You can’t! (Why?)
Your Honorable!
What?
Last night, in my dream,
a Deity told me
that the King ordered him
to stand here
to endure the elements
to share the hardship
with everyone, so he can’t
be moved anywhere.
That’s right.
The Deity said so
in the dream.
The King has appeared?
That’s right.
Telling the Deity
to stand here?
That’s correct.
The Deity dares not
go back in?
No.
Could it be him?
Virtuous young monk!
Your Venerable,
you called me?
I told you to clean the statue.
Have you finished it yet?
Your Venerable,
I did already.
You have?
Why is the statue still
covered with dust?
I’ve just
finished cleaning it.
I didn’t say it groundlessly.
There’s still dust
on the shoulders and hat
of Guan Yu statue.
Those places are too high
for me to reach.
You should find a way.
Go clean it now. (Yes.)
Your Holiness,
you’re too high.
Please sit down
so I can wipe off the dust.
What?
Stand up when
I finish cleaning, or else
my master will scold me.
Is it truly so?
Yes, it is.
I found it strange,
so I came to report to you.
Thank you,
Your Venerable.
I won’t forget your merit.
Buddha be praised!
I wouldn’t dare accept it.
Please! (Yes.)
Stay out!
Where’s the camp leader?
He’s up there.
Respected Chief,
today on the way back,
I saw the soldiers escorting
an arrested monk.
What? A monk?
That’s right.
Can this be true?
What did you say?
Last night,
a deity came in my dream,
telling me to go greet
a wise king at the foot
of Kỳ Sơn Mountain.
He’s a monk.
If it’s truly so,
we’ve found a wise king.
Exactly!
We’ve found a wise king.
Those imperial guards!
They probably know
about him, so
they want to get rid of him.
Follow me! (Yes.)
Brothers,
stop what you’re doing!
We’ve found a wise king.
But he’s now in trouble.
Come with me,
all brothers!
Let’s rescue the wise king.
We’re in one mind
with you.
Hurry up! Go quickly!
What? Who are you people?
Mountain bandits.
Woe to me!
I only take the criminal
to the palace for his trial;
I didn’t bring along
any gold or silver.
Stay off the road,
or else don’t blame me
if anything happens to you.
You hear?
What?
Your gold and valuables?
If needed, I’d go directly
to your palace to get it.
I wouldn’t bother
to stand here in the road.
What do you want?
Release that man.
He’s a criminal.
If you interfere,
you’ll be accused
as being accomplices.
That’s fine with me.
Well then don’t blame me
for being rough.
Soldiers! Fight!
Fight! Ouch! It hurts!
I’m finished this time!
Everyone, stop and
drop your weapons!
Drop your weapons!
Tell them to retreat now!
Retreat! Run! Ouch!
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the King!
Wait! It’s so strange
what you said.
Your Majesty, we vow to
wholeheartedly follow you
to build the empire.
You must be mistaken.
I’m not the king.
I’m just a destitute orphan.
If you say like that,
I could be accused
of a royal offense
and beheaded.
Your Majesty,
we’re not mistaken at all.
Last night, a deity told us
in our dream
to go greet the wise king
this morning.
Your Majesty,
you’re the wise king that
we’ve been waiting for.
But who are you?
I don’t understand
what you said.
Your Majesty,
we’re citizens of villages
in this province.
We couldn’t bear
the cruelty of the King
and his mandarins,
so we went up
the mountain together
to practice martial arts
and wait for an opportune
time to dispatch troops
to eliminate
corrupted mandarins,
bringing goodness
to decent people.
Your Majesty,
people have lamented
so much because of
those corrupted officials.
Everywhere, people suffer
poverty and hardship.
They were forced
to do hard labor, and
countless have perished.
Your Majesty,
please let us follow
to serve you so that
we may accomplish
a great aspiration.
Your Majesty,
you are truly destined
to be the King.
The village Deity
has told us so,
and we totally
believe in that omen.
Please rise up
for the sake of people.
You’ll definitely
gather many people
to follow you.
I understand now.
If that is what you want,
let’s stand together
to build our country.
We’ll share both the
blessing and misfortune.
What do you think?
Long live Your Majesty.
Long live the King.
Since then,
talented heroes
from everywhere came
under Pig’s leadership.
Pig’s troops won
every battle,
making the mandarins
miserable many times.
After defeating
the imperial army,
Pig was officially
crowned as King and
was beloved by his people.
Brother Pig!
Little One! Is it you?
You’re the King now,
brother Pig?
And you’ll be Queen.
Would you like it?
Supreme Master Ching Hai
has caringly sent gifts
and her love to the artists
and professionals
contributing to the film
“A King Named Pig,”
broadcast today
on Supreme Master
Television.
They expressed their
gladness and appreciation
of Master’s fondness
for them.
Screenwriter
Nguyễn Đông Thức:
I have received
Supreme Master
Ching Hai’s gifts from
Master’s representative
for airing the Aulacese
ancient legend film
(“A King Named Pig”).
I’m very grateful.
Nguyễn Đông Thức
March 14, 2011
May the promotion of
Buddhism and a vegan diet
continue always.
Costume specialist
Tuyết Mai:
Respectful greetings,
Master.
We're behind-the-scene
staff, yet Master still
thinks of us.
We're very happy
to receive Master's gifts.
Thank you, Master.
I'm very touched because
this film I did long ago.
May all of Master's wishes
be fulfilled and
may Master have
abundant health.
Actor Minh Nhí
as Province Chief:
Respectful greetings,
Supreme Master
Ching Hai.
I’d like to thank Master
very much for your gift.
I’m very touched.
I respectfully
wish Master great health
and happiness always
and whatever Master wishes
for will be attained.
During important
festivals, the temples
have many delicious
vegetarian dishes.
I like kiểm (coconut
pumpkin soup) the best.
I think being vegetarian
gives us many merits
Good luck will come to us,
and good health,
of course.
Eating vegetarian,
we don’t have cholesterol
in our blood,
for example.
Or we don’t get obese
or have high blood
pressure.
Actor Việt Hùng
as Camp Leader, director
Nguyễn Minh Chung,
assistant director
Đức Hùng,
script supervisor
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Trâm,
designer Trịnh Thiên Tài,
costume specialist
Hằng Nga, and light
specialists
Năng and Thịnh – all of
whom have contributed
to Supreme Master
Television before –
also received gifts along
with Supreme Master
Ching Hai’s best wishes.
We sincerely thank
all the artists
and professionals
participating in the film
“A King Named Pig,”
a work of art based on
a truly meaningful
Aulacese legend.
May you always receive
the adoration
of the audiences
as well as be blessed
with much good luck
in your daily life
with your cherished ones.
Respectful greetings
to viewers watching
Supreme Master
Television
broadcasting worldwide.
Be Veg,
Go Green
2 Save the Planet!
Actor Lê Bình
as the Monk:
I was surprised upon
receiving Master’s gift
for the legend film
“A King Named Pig.”
That’s a very great
encouragement for me to
continue the artistic path
and to try to do more
good deeds, helping
others and the community.
I thank Master very much.
I thank Master’s kindness
and affection
for actor Lê Bình.
I’m also wanting to adopt
the vegan lifestyle.
I’ll read Master’s
cooking recipes to make
vegan dishes for me,
as well as
for my friends and family.
I think that being veg
means minimizing
the killing of animals.
Being veg can lessen
hatred and resentment.
Our heart will feel that
the material life isn’t
important anymore,
and our mind will be
light and carefree.
It’s better than having
a heavy physical body
and a dull mind.
These are just a few
of my heartfelt words.
I promise to Master
one thing that I will try
to cook with
the vegan recipes
that Master taught.
May Master enjoy
abundant health and
great peace of mind
and body.
Thank you, Master.
Amitabha Buddha
be praised.