Discoveries from Thailand World Cinema

The bored and neglected son of wealthy parents get interested in motorcycles-

Didi and Wawa are two famous university students in Chiang Mai who are confused about the pink feeling that occurs in their hearts. Is the feeling saying, "Love does not limit sex" or "Loneliness to take anyone?"

The rural boy came to Bangkok to study and found a new girl.

A story of two cops who hate each other. But they have to work together to investigate the mysterious death case in the middle of the parade.

When a young man began to feel uncertain about living, he started planning to end his life, hoping it would be simple and clean. However, the outcome wasn’t as easy as he had imagined when suddenly, he began to feel hesitant.

A documentary film tells the true story of the locals in southern of Thailand through the life of 4 families that live in different provinces, but hand and share their kindness to one another. The reality of their life is arranged into the story disclosing beautiful sides of the southern of Thailand and changing the point of view about the violence that's been happened in the area.

An ordinary man who can hear other people's heartbeat but his own heartbeat could not be heard, even using stethoscope until one day he met a girl who works together with him in a department store.

"Kulawit" wants 5,000 money that "June", the senior that the faculty borrowed. But no matter how She refused to return the money. She also cursed back until Kulawit was confused about who was the creditor or the debtor. What will Kulawit do next? Will he get a money back?...

Because of love... that's why he needs "two hearts"

A man's physical pain prompts him to reminisce about an unborn child from his past relationship with another woman.

Ying Narintorn, a special forces officer manages to capture a terrorist. However, the latter will escape him quickly. At the same time, a very powerful laser system recently developed is being tested in the building, but the experiment will turn to disaster, causing a chemical reaction on a snake. Transformed into a real killing machine, the overpowering reptile now haunts the corridors of the complex ...

Bank and Jack grow closer over time, but just as they part ways, Jack shares a secret that leaves a lasting mark.

Fon has been harboring a secret love for her best friend for as long as she can remember. Fearful of jeopardizing their friendship, she chooses to keep her feelings hidden. However, seeing her best friend and her boyfriend's intimate moments makes her feel very uncomfortable. How long will she be able to hide her feelings? Will Fon be able to turn her friendship into love?

“Shadow and Act” navigates through the remains of Chaya Jitrakorn, once the most prominent photo studio in Thailand built in 1940 and was the only preferred studio of the dictator Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram. The film explores the studio’s 72-year archives and its owner’s personal photographs while representing the defunct studio like the corpse of the deceased Giant. The film experiments with the relationships between memory and space as well as the past and the future.

Exploitation horror.

A young woman returns home to her village to visit her father and announce her upcoming marriage to a Bangkok teacher. She's raped and murdered by a thug before she's able to wed but her spirit returns to haunt the village and get revenge... plus she's not quite over her fiance yet.

After working in Bangkok as construction worker, a man decides to return back to his hometown upcountry.

A Thai lord rapes and abuses his female slaves. One of his victims kills herself, returns as a ghost and kills him. One hundred years later, the reincarnation of the Thai lord purses the reincarnation of the girl driven to suicide. Will history repeat itself?

Thai horror film.

A diary of the time Apichatpong Weerasethakul visited a newlywed couple near the Mekong River.

In May of 1941, a group of young army volunteers is recruited in Chumpon south of Bangkok. Many high-school students apply to join the group. When the Japanese army lands at Chumpon in December, they bravely fight against the army. The film is based on the true story of how young army volunteers fought to defend their country from the Japanese Army. A misunderstanding between the two nations caused the unnecessary war to break out.

With no Marijuana with Muaythai legend Buakaw Banchamek, life in the gym takes it course. A glimpse of Muaythai Training Camp in Bangkok.

Mr. Mak's story who had to leave his wife who was weakly pregnant to become a soldier according to the law of the country Nang Nak waits for her husband until she is pregnant and close to giving birth. and on the day of birth itself She could not endure the pain until she died with her unborn child. But the grief made her still wait for me a lot. become a horror story When many people try to interfere with her All of them encounter powers that if they don't die, they lose their minds.

Three traveling students are forced to stay in a old temple and are told by the groundskeeper not to open the doors or windows after dark. One of them doesn't listen, meets a beautiful woman and the next day is found dead with two small puncture wounds on his arm. The following evening, a second student is killed, leaving only Marut. Will he be the next victim?

A horror/thriller about a wizard who cures his sick wife with the blood of seven children.

A young female doctor cares for a dying boy in her hospital. The boy develops a love and trust for her that makes him want to protect her even in death.

More or less a Thai version of The Exorcist. A couple and their young daughter move into an old, remote house. Bones are found in the attic where strange noises are heard and the creepy voyeuristic caretaker (who spies on the family through hidden passageways) calls for an evil spirit that thrives on virgin's blood. The daughter is finally possessed, speaks with a male voice, develops extreme strength and goes on a rampage.

An older Nopporn looks at a simple painting and recollects the story behind it. As a young student in Japan, he once met and fell in love with Kirati, who was unhappily married to an older man.

A young woman's peaceful life is disrupted when an injured man suddenly enters her life.

Treasure hunters are after a special diamond that can only be found in a mystic cat spirit's eyes. They get their hands on it but misfortune and death quickly befall all of those involved and will continue to do so to their descendants unless the jewel is returned to where it belongs. This is a remake a 1972 film. A later TV adaptation was released in 1999.

One of Thai-Hong Kong co-production films during 1957-1962. The story was set in Thailand during the Sino-Japanese war. The Chinese overseas banker was mysteriously killed, then soon after the assassin was died a unnatural death. A series of subsequent incidents make the police suspect that it is related to the fake patriotic organization, Green Claw Gang.

A boy wakes up with a toy in his hand. Which leads himself to the forgotten historical incidents and other people's shared memories.

A short film that tries to reflect the issues of bullying and excessive violence in school. Alongside it represents the LGBT’s perspective of being treated badly by society.

Rit (Mit), a wealthy young man, and Lin (Miss Margaret Lin), a peasant girl, are a couple from vastly different social classes. They overcome various obstacles together to build a married life. But life is like a spinning windmill; Lin becomes pregnant and suffers an accident that causes amnesia. Meanwhile, Rit has to travel abroad, giving his mother, who despises poor daughters-in-law, an opportunity to get rid of Lin in order to make Duangporn (Petchara) her daughter-in-law, as she had always hoped. But will the power of love, gratitude, and goodness have an impact on the turbines of their lives?

A prisoner asked a musician to write a letter to someone, creating questions that remain unanswered.

Udom Taephanich takes the stage, equipped with his observational humor as he riffs travel, social issues and stools.

A black magic curse is cast for love and backfires.

Thai Stand-up comedian Udom Taephanich riffs on social media, EDM music and midlife-crisis with his signature wit.

In the world of social media, games are one of the things that people like to participate in - for entertainment and more. Mesh is a young man who lives with his sister. Everyday, he uses his skills and brains in every way possible to keep him and his sister alive. But when his sister falls ill, he has to make money quick and decides to join forces with his friends Pete and Priah and earn rewards in the world of online games. But after finding success, his enthusiasm turns to greed and starts to damage his relationships. Mesh will have to overcome his own greed and find peace with his conscious. Otherwise, he might lose his only sister forever.

Two fat Thai schoolboys don’t want to serve in the military when they turn 21. They'd prefer to take the territorial defence course instead. But if they want to get in, they will have to pass a physical test. This proves to be quite difficult, so the big boys discuss alternative options over a meal.

Three wayward characters, Toi, Phol and Nong team up to rob banks, leaving a trail of death behind them.

On the hottest day, “Phupa”, a cunning, mischievous, and artsy fresh-graduate freelancer, went out to buy Yakku, a twin popsicle to freshen himself up. Unfortunately, there’s only one Yakku left, and “Haemun” a 30-year-old serious-looking, sharp-tonged office worker is also there to get it. When civilized discussion on who is the most deserving one doesn’t work, it must come down to one solution: an epic fight.

Damien, a 22 year old rising star in the thai acting industry has been under his mother's control for as long as he remembers. When his mother accepts work on a role so soon after his most recent, against his wishes to pursue a more artistically rewarding role, deep memories resurface that reminds Damien of his deep rooted trauma. Can he overcome his trauma to be the actor he knows he can be, or will he forever be under his mother's thumb.

Thai horror film.

When an outrageously joyous woman becomes diagnosed with a fatal condition, a YouTube video convinces her dancing once a day can save her life.

Follows the adventures and love lives of high school students. Fuse is a gentle and sensitive boy who is heartbroken because of his girlfriend who cheated on him, so he tries to get over her by getting drunk with his friends at a party. There he meets his friend Tee and ends up sleeping with him that night. How is he going to cope with his new feelings for another boy, and just how many boys who struggle with the same feelings are there at his school?

Produced by the Luang Prabang Film Festival, "MEKONG 2030" is a collection of short narrative films that envision the future of the Mekong River from five different national and cultural perspectives. Set in the year 2030, they aim to both entertain and inspire audiences to actively protect this critical life source.

The soundtrack to a radio soap opera set in a luxury hotel is acted out by characters who are riding a ramshackle bus from Bangkok to a small town in Thailand’s Northeast.

FACE/OFF tackles the awkwardness many Thais feel when it comes with the updates and changes to their favourite apps. As the country’s most downloaded banking app, K Plus (owned by Kasikorn Bank) needed to figure out how to break the news of a brand new look and firmware to nine million people.

A short film by Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit.