Rak haeng Siam (2007)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

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 | Gay Relationship | Gay Teenager | Love Song | Gay Kiss

Awards:

5 wins & 15 nominations

Cast

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 Co. Ltd.

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.

One of the Most Depictive Love/Youth Story

Needless to say that so many people have been touched by the movie. But why? I can't even remember which was the last movie that touched me for years...

I would say it's due to "purity". Nothing but love in the movie, all kinds of love, family, friends, lovers... everyone in the movie loves everyone else in the movie in their own ways, almost, but very tragical at the same time...

There is not much contrast used in the movie, unlike other love movies, e.g. love vs. war, or love vs. religion etc... even the boy-boy love looks so natural...

They are just common people, common family, common school, common boys and girls, you cannot say anything from their material lives that you don't have, but i bet you may not have their love.

And some thinks the movie is too long... but i would say, this is why the movie is so depictive... i recall a flavour of famous Shanghai female writer... the very old song played by the granny is from Shanghai singer, Wu Yingyin, who's still alive and singing. :)