I like The films of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang a fair bit. Sixty-Nine is a consummate post-Tarantino black comedy and Last Life in the Universe could be considered a major touchstone film in my immersion into Asian cinema outside of Hong Kong action, Wuxia and Chanbara stuff. Some might say that the Thai director’s output has been spotty since the derivative Invisible Waves in 2006 (although I think Nymph (My Review) is seriously underrated as an existential horror film, which more than holds its own with Lars Von Trier’s similar Antichrist.) Suffice it to say that his latest film a literally upside-down cop thriller sees the director returning to high-concept genre filmmaking, which has me a bit giddy with anticipation for its TIFF 2011 bow (and scrambling to work it into a very tight schedule.) We’ve got the subtitled trailer below, and fair warning, *there is enough nudity and violence to safely consider it not safe for work*.

Present-day Thailand is rife with corruption. Tul, a straight-laced cop, is blackmailed by a powerful politician and framed from 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.

The very much *NSFW* Trailer is tucked under the seat.