Rak haeng Siam (2007)

Director:

Chukiat Sakveerakul

Writer:

Chukiat Sakveerakul (writer)

Release Date:

22 November 2007 (Thailand)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Two young boys are best friends living quiet family lives in Bangkok. Their lives are disrupted when...

Plot Keywords:

Boy Band | Siam | Gay Relationship | Musician | Catholic

Awards:

5 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sinjai Plengpanit	...	Sunee (as Sinjai Plengpanich)
Songsit Roongnophakunsri	...	Korn
Pimpan Buranapim	...	Grandmother
Laila Boonyasak	...	Tang / June (as Chermarn Boonyasak)
Jirayu La-ongmanee	...	Young Tong (as Jirayu Laongmanee)
Artit Niyomkul	...	Young Mew
Kanya Rattapetch	...	Ying
Aticha Pongsilpipat	...	Donut
Mario Maurer	...	Tong
Witwisit Hiranyawongkul	...	Mew
Pongnarin Ulice	...	Pee Aod
Jarunee Boonsake	...	Physical Education Teacher (as Charunee Boonsek)
Nattapong Arunnate	...	Earth (as Natthaphong Aroonnet)
Taveesak Pehtpraneenukul	...	Jeng
Atirat Praseartburanakul	...	Kao Sai

Also Known As:

The Love of Siam (International: English title)

Runtime:

Thailand:150 min | Thailand:154 min | Thailand:178 min (Director's cut)

Country:

Thailand

Language:

Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Thailand

Company:

Sahamongkol Film International

Trivia:

The old Chinese song kept playing in the movie was "Ming yue qian li ji xiang si" (Full moon, thousand miles, entrusting my love-sickness), by Wu Ying Yin, a famous Shanghainese singer from the 1940s. The song was about a lady losing contacts with her lover, she pleaded the full moon to entrust her love-sickness and telling her lover about her love and suffering. There is not even one single word of "There's hope when there's love" as mentioned in the movie.

"Beautiful Thing" á la Thai; worth watching but too long

I enjoyed tremendously this coming-of-age Thai film.

It could easily hit the world market if it is wisely edited: 2 hours and 10 minutes is too much for a non-Thai public; the story drags for too long. The script tries to touch some issues that derive the plot from its center. Some scenes are too slow and even reiterative. The casting is good enough as the two boys are cute and the rest of the cast fit their roles with different success. The acting is very credible for the two main characters and also the mother of Tong and the granny of Mew, not that much for the others. The music is an important feature in this film and it is very nice. The placing and moving of the camera is very fresh and helps to enhance the situations. Lighting and photography are good enough. I wish the best to this film and its director.