The read
It runs a compact 1h 0m.
Synopsis
Tongpan is a 1977 Thai 16 mm black-and-white docudrama that re-creates a seminar that took place in Northeast Thailand in 1975 to discuss the proposed Pa-Mong Dam on the Mekong. Interwoven are sequences depicting a poor farmer, Tongpan, who had lost his land to another dam some years before, and his struggles to make ends meet.
Ratings
IMDb7.6/10
5 audience votes
Key crew
- Euthana MukdasanitDirector
- Paijong LaisagoonDirector
- Witthayakon ChiangkunScreenplay
- Paijong LaisagoonScreenplay
- Surachai ChantimatornOriginal Music Composer
- Khamsing SrinawkScreenplay
- Rassamee PhaoluangthongDirector
- Surachai ChantimatornDirector
Cast
- Ong-art PonethonTongpan
- Phomhom PilasombatTongpan's Wife
- Ruengyos SrisorodsakulCollege Student
- Khamsing SrinawkAcademic at Seminar
- Sane ChamarikSpeaker at Seminar
- Peter BellHydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
- Sulak SivaraksaSeminar Participant
- Surachai ChantimatornMinstrel
Stills
Themes
politicsdocudrama