
Tongpan (1977)
7.4
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Jan 01, 1977 (TH)
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Drama, Documentary
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01:00
Tongpan is a 1977 Thai 16 mm black-and-white docudrama that re-creates a seminar that took place in Northeast Thailand in 1975 to discuss the proposed Pa-Mong Dam on the Mekong. Interwoven are sequences depicting a poor farmer, Tongpan, who had lost his land to another dam some years before, and his struggles to make ends meet.
Featured Crew
Director
Director
Original Music Composer, Director
Editor, Director, Screenplay
Executive Producer
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Screenplay
Cast

Ong-art Ponethon
Tongpan

Phomhom Pilasombat
Tongpan's Wife

Ruengyos Srisorodsakul
College Student

Khamsing Srinawk
Academic at Seminar

Sane Chamarik
Speaker at Seminar

Peter Bell
Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar

Sulak Sivaraksa
Seminar Participant

Surachai Chantimatorn
Minstrel