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Tongpan (1977)

Genre : Drama, Documentary

Runtime : 1H 0M

Director : Euthana Mukdasanit, Surachai Chantimatorn, Paijong Laisagoon, Rassamee Phaoluangthong
Writer : Witthayakon Chiangkun, Paijong Laisagoon, Khamsing Srinawk

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.

Actors

Ong-art Ponethon
Ong-art Ponethon
Tongpan
Phomhom Pilasombat
Phomhom Pilasombat
Tongpan's Wife
Ruengyos Srisorodsakul
Ruengyos Srisorodsakul
College Student
Khamsing Srinawk
Khamsing Srinawk
Academic at Seminar
Sane Chamarik
Sane Chamarik
Speaker at Seminar
Peter Bell
Peter Bell
Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
Sulak Sivaraksa
Sulak Sivaraksa
Seminar Participant
Surachai Chantimatorn
Surachai Chantimatorn
Minstrel

Crews

Euthana Mukdasanit
Euthana Mukdasanit
Director
Paijong Laisagoon
Paijong Laisagoon
Editor
Frank Green
Frank Green
Director of Photography
Surachai Chantimatorn
Surachai Chantimatorn
Director
Paijong Laisagoon
Paijong Laisagoon
Director
Rassamee Phaoluangthong
Rassamee Phaoluangthong
Director
Mike Morrow
Mike Morrow
Executive Producer
Witthayakon Chiangkun
Witthayakon Chiangkun
Screenplay
Paijong Laisagoon
Paijong Laisagoon
Screenplay
Khamsing Srinawk
Khamsing Srinawk
Screenplay
Surachai Chantimatorn
Surachai Chantimatorn
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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