A film by Aditya Assarat, A Pop Pictures production
Drama, 92 minutes, Digital Video (HD) to 35mm., Colour, Dolby SR
 

Synopsis:

Takua Pa is a small town in the South of Thailand. It is a town of sadness. Ever since the tsunami, people have lost their jobs. There is nothing to do every day. Young people ride motorcycles around in circles. Old people remember better times in the past.

One day a stranger comes to town. His name is Ton. He is an architect. He rents a room in a small hotel owned by Na, the town daughter. They begin to have a secret love affair but soon people start to whisper. The town has found their enemy now.

This film is about a love that grows where there is no more love, like a flower that grows in the dirt. And about a town that tries to destroy the beauty that it cannot have for itself. Can a town be wonderful again?


              

Starring:                                                   Anchalee Saisoontorn, Supphasit Kansen, Dul Yaambunying
Produced by:                                           Soros Sukhum, Jetnipith Teerakulchanyut
Music:                                                       Koishi Shimizu, Zai Kuning

Written & Directed by:                            Aditya Assarat        
                                                                   (Short films: MOTORCYCLE, WAITING
                                                                   Music Videos: Pru, Boyd Kosiyapong
                                                                   Upcoming feature film: HIGH SOCIETY)

Production Company:                            Pop Pictures
Domestic Distribution (Theatrical):     Extra Virgin
International Sales Agent:                     Memento Films International

Click here to go to Aditya Assarat's Pop Pictures web site

Releases:

Thai Theatrical Release Date:   15 May 2008, Bangkok
                                                          As part of the Director's Screen project

2009 Re-Release in celebration of the awards season sweep:
                                                          27 February 2009, Bangkok

                                                          13 March 2009, Phuket

                                                          27 March 2009, Pattaya 

Awards in Thailand:

2009 Thai National Film Awards (The Subanahongsas)
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography

2009 Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards
Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Editing, Best Cinematography 

2009 Starpics Thai Film Awards
Best Cinematography, Best Music

International Awards:           

New Currents Award, 2007 Pusan International Film Festival
VPRO Tiger Award, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2008
Special Jury Prize, 2008 Deauville Asian Film Festival
FIPRESCI Award, 2008 Hong Kong International Film Festival
Jury Award, 2008 Las Palmas Film Festival
Jury Award, 2008 San Francisco International Film Festival
Grand Prize City of Lisbon, 2008 IndieLisboa
Jury Award, 2008 Taipei Film Festival
Silver Apricot Award, 2008 Yerevan Golden Apricot Film Festival
 

Other Festivals Participation:

Berlinale (Forum), Göteborg, New Directors/New Films, Sarajevo, Edinburgh, Thessaloniki, Prague Febiofest, Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, Barcelona, Granada Cine del Sur, Istanbul, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Jerusalem, Wroclaw New Horizons, London, Bangkok