The story is set in 1890s Siam. Siang (Dan Chupong) is a young Muay Thai warrior and rocketry expert who steals back water buffalo taken from poor Isan farmers by unscrupulous cattle raiders. He is searching for a man with a tattoo who killed his parents.
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Tag Archives: Thailand
Onthakan / The Blue Hour (2015) Anucha Boonyawatana, Atthaphan Poonsawas, Oabnithi Wiwattanawarang, Djuangjai Hirunsri, Drama
Tam, a timid loner, is bullied regularly by his fellow pupils at school. He is met with similar rejection and suspicion within the narrow confines of his parents’ dingy home, where his father beats him. One day Tam arranges online to meet Phum at a derelict swimming pool. They are both looking for sex, but their encounter leaves them with a feeling of comfort and security. A close bond develops between the two boys and, before long, they are roaming the rubbish heaps and dark corners of the city together, day and night. Phum opens a door for Tam, revealing a fantastical parallel universe full of spirits and dangerous encounters. Although he feels safe and loved for the first time in his life, Tam can no longer differentiate between dream and reality and finds himself increasingly drawn into a spiral of paranoia and violence. In his feature debut Boonyawatana leads his protagonist into an ambiguous microcosm full of chasms, at the same time cleverly toying with the conventions of different genres.
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Girl Chef (2011) Lilawadee, Wongwarut Tantragul, Kalaya Nonsungnoen, Naphat Majchagua, Drama, Erotic
A girl who has been abused by her stepfather has moved in with her sister. But here she is further abused by her sister’s boyfriend. In the end, the has prepared a revenge on the men who abused her.
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Amdaeng Muen kab nai Rid / Muen and Rid (1994) Cherd Songsri, Chintara Sukapatana, Ron Rittichai, Duangdao Jarujinda, Drama
Based upon a real case under the reign of King Rama II of Thailand, Muen and Rid are passionately in love. However, Muen’s father has promised his daughter to another man. Unable to accept this arranged marriage, Muen brings this matter to court, hoping that she will be able to marry Rid, her true love.
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