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Films from the country "thailande", sorted by name
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6ixtynin9 (1999)
, 1h55Directed by Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Actors Lalita Panyopas
Tum is a secretary working for a bank when the company is forced to shed staff. As the boss could not bear to select which staff to fire, he uses the Kau Cim to determine who must leave. Tum draws one of the unlucky numbers and is laid off. Back at her apartment building, she finds the elevator is out of order, and is somewhat bothered by a young man who is a little too helpful. She is nonetheless accommodating and friendly. Once alone, though, she envisions all kinds of suicidal scenarios, including drinking household cleaning chemicals or blowing her head off with a handgun.
9-9-81 (2012)
, 1h32Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Anthologie de neuf métrages horrifiques ayant un point commun : une jeune mariée, après s'être suicidée, revient sous forme de fantôme pour se venger...
999-9999 (2002)
, 1h43Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Sririta Jensen, Paula Taylor
Sun (Hugo Chakrabongse) is a student in an international school in Phuket. Not academically inclined, he considers himself as "his own man" who doesn't believe in love, and is the head of a clique of pranksters consisting of the attractive but selfish Meena (Paula Taylor), geeky Chi (Thepparit Raiwin), smart but timid Wawa (Norajan Sangigern) and fun-loving Rajit (Titinun Keatanakon). The overweight Moo Priew (Ramit Romon) aspires to join Sun's clique but is rejected every time.
Alone (2007)
, 1h32Directed by Parkpoom Wongpoom, Banjong Pisantanakun
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films, Jumeaux ou jumelles
Actors Marsha Wattanapanich
Pim was born as a twin, conjoined at the stomach with her sister, Ploy. Pim was very sweet and protective of Ploy. However, it was Ploy who threw rocks at a group of children who were taunting them. Pim and Ploy always promised each other to stay together till the end of their lives.
Bang Rajan (2000)
, 1h53Directed by Tanit Jitnukul
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, War, Action, Historical
Actors Bongkoj Khongmalai, Bin Bunluerit
The Burmese army is seeking to invade Ayutthaya, the capital of Siam. Seeking to block the invasion is a small band of villagers in Bang Rajan. The forces are at first led by Nai Taen, who is injured in an early battle. The villagers then turn to an outsider, Nai Chan Nuad Kheo, a moustachioed, veteran warrior. He brings along a handful of other men, who with the remaining men and women of Bang Rajan vow to put up a fight. They use all their resources to prepare the village for a siege, including melting down all available metal farming implements into a crudely constructed cannon. Lacking horses, the village drunkard, Nai Thongmen, mounts an old water buffalo and rides the draft animal into battle.
Bangkok Dangerous (2000)
, 1h45Directed by Oxide Pang et Danny Pang
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Kong is a deaf-mute gunman, an assassin for hire who can not hear his gunshots. He receives his guidance through Aom, a stripper from in Bangkok.
Bangkok Traffic Love Story (2009)
, 2h6Origin Thailande
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Cris Horwang, Theeradej Wongpuapan, Ungsumalynn Sirapatsakmetha, Charlie Trairat, Mario Maurer Läme
Mei Li (ou tout simplement Li) est une jeune trentenaire célibataire. Le soir du mariage de son amie Ped, elle se retrouve ivre. Se sentant fatiguée, elle dort quelques heures dans le lit des mariés, et prend ensuite sa voiture pour rentrer chez elle. Au cours de ce trajet, elle a un léger accrochage avec un autre véhicule. Cet accident lui offre l'occasion de rencontrer Loong, un beau jeune homme qui travaille comme ingénieur pour le service public du BTS-Sky Train. Elle tombe amoureuse de Loong. Mais sous l'emprise de la passion, Li va multiplier les gaffes.
Blissfully Yours (2002)
, 2h5Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Transport films, Erotic films, Road movies
Actors Jenjira Pongpas
Min is an illegal Burmese immigrant living in Thailand who has contracted a mysterious rash that is painful and covers the upper part of his body. His girlfriend, Roong, and an older woman, Orn, take him to see a doctor. Min pretends that he cannot speak because he is not fluent in Thai and speaking would reveal him to be an illegal immigrant. The doctor treats him, however because he does not have proper ID documents, the doctor refuses to supply him with the medical papers necessary to get a work permit. Orn's prescribed medication is also mentioned, and it is unclear whether she is taking pain killers or anti-depressants.
Born to Fight (2004)
, 1h36Directed by Panna Rittikrai
Origin Thailande
Genres Thriller, Martial arts, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Films about terrorism, Martial arts films
Actors Dan Chupong, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Vanna Bonta, June Angela
Undercover cops Deaw and Puntakarn participate in a sting operation to apprehend the drug lord General Yang and shut down his cartel in the Chonburi Province. After a destructive truck chase, they manage to capture General Yang, but Puntakarn is killed by a bomb set by the drug lord in one of his trucks.
Muay Thai Chaiya (2007)
, 1h54Directed by Kongkiat Khomsiri
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Boxing films
Actors Akara Amarttayakul, J. Don Ferguson, David La Haye, Kongkiat Khomsiri
Growing up in Chaiya, Surat Thani Province, three boys, Piak, Pao and Samor, are followers of Pao's brother, Krang (Prawit Kittichanthira), a legendary muay Thai fighter who is taught by Pao's father, Tew (Samart Payakaroon).
Cemetery of Splendor (2015)
, 2h2Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Fantasy
Actors Jenjira Pongpas, Jarinpattra Rueangram
En Thaïlande, de nos jours. Des soldats souffrent d’une mystérieuse maladie : ils demeurent plongés dans un profond sommeil, s'éveillent quelques heures puis s'effondrent de nouveau, endormis. On les a transférés dans une vieille école transformée en hôpital de fortune où la jeune médium Ken tente de communiquer avec eux.
Chocolate (2008)
, 1h50Directed by Prachya Pinkaew
Origin Thailande
Genres Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Crime, Martial arts
Themes Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Yakuza films, Films about psychiatry, Films about disabilities, Films about autism, Gangster films
Actors Yanin Vismitananda, Hiroshi Abe, Pongpat Wachirabunjong
Zin is the Thai lover of Yakuza boss Masashi. Zin was previously the girlfriend of Thai gangster No. 8, who was jealous of her relationship with rival gangster Masashi. After Zin chooses Masashi, he shoots his own toe as a symbolic gesture and forbids Zin from ever seeing him again. Zin asks Masashi to go back to Japan, as they would not be able to be together safely. He begrudgingly leaves.
, 1h50Directed by Nonzee Nimibutr
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Action
Actors Jesdaporn Pholdee, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Nonzee Nimibutr
Dang, the son of a prostitute, growing up in 1950s Thailand, compensates for his inferiority complex by boosting up his ego. At the age of 13, he killed a man who was beating his mother. By age 16, he had dropped out of school and started his own protection racket. With his right-hand man Lam Sing, Dang is highly protective of Piak, and is also friends with Pu Bottle Bomb and Pu's sidekick Dum.
Dangerous Flowers (2006)
, 1h41Directed by Poj Arnon
Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Thriller, Martial arts, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Martial arts
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Supaksorn Chaimongkol, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Bongkoj Khongmalai, Jintara Poonlarp, Krit Sripoomseth, Petchtai Wongkamlao
The films begins on a passenger plane, where a young girl named Miki and her step-mother are taken hostage by a man and a cross-dressing woman. They call the father of Miki, but he has his own problems; another man is menacing him and when he tries to take the gun a fight breaks out and the father is shot. One of the Chai Lai members, Rose, enters the house and gets into a fight with another henchman.
Beautiful Boxer (2003)
, 1h58Origin Thailande
Genres Drama, Biography, Action
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Films about sexuality, Sports films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Martial arts films, Boxing films, Films about school violence, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sorapong Chatree, Nong Toom
L'histoire est basée sur la vie de Parinya Charoenphol, dite Nong Toom, une boxeuse de muay-thaï katoï. Le film relate l'enfance de Nong Toom, enfant sensible, aimant jouer avec les filles et pour cela souffre-douleur de certains de ses camarades. Adolescente, alors encore considérée comme un homme, elle accepte le défi de participer à un combat de boxe qui lui montre que la volonté est plus forte que les aléas de la vie. Elle décide de s'entraîner sérieusement et, après bien des difficultés, progresse jusqu'à devenir championne, tout cela sans renier son identité de genre qui lui permet de se démarquer de ses adversaires à son avantage. Mais le désir profond qui l'anime est de transitionner, ce qu'elle fait au sommet de sa carrière.