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Tongpan (1977)

7.4 | Jan 01, 1977 (TH) | Drama, Documentary | 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

Original Music Composer, Director
Editor, Director, Screenplay
Executive Producer
Screenplay
Director of Photography

Cast

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Phomhom Pilasombat
Tongpan's Wife
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Ruengyos Srisorodsakul
College Student
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Khamsing Srinawk
Academic at Seminar
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Sane Chamarik
Speaker at Seminar
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Peter Bell
Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
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Sulak Sivaraksa
Seminar Participant