Archive for October, 2008

First Flight (Rak Siam Tao Fah)

Title: First Flight (Rak Siam Tao Fah)
Director: Thanit Jitnukul
Starring: Sornram Thepitak, Songporn Thongmark, Khajohnsak Rattanisai
Release Date in Thailand: 31st January 2008

In the pioneering days of aviation in Thailand, Lt. Colonel Luang Gat (Khajonsak Rattanisai) is tasked with forming the first Aviation Department in Asia and training the first group of Thai pilots with the help of French flight instructor Pierre (Tom Claytor). Marking the new step, farm boy Duang (Sornram Theppitak) becomes the only non-commissioned officer in the flying unit. The men encounter many obstacles, including resistance from powerful defence ministry officers, before eventually prove their ability and fly off to Europe for their mission in WW1.

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Dream Team

Title: Dream Team
Director: Leo Kittikorn
Starring: Kiat Kitcharoen, Sakolrat Wora-Urai, Amrin Nitiphon
Official website: www.dreamteamthemovie.com
Release Date in Thailand: 3rd April 2008

Soccer coach Byrd (Kiat Kitcharoen) is persuaded by teacher Noo Lek (Sakolrat Wora-Urai) to help coaching tug of war for a team of five-year-old kids to participate in 18th National Kindergarten Sports Competition. Tension arises upon learning the rules clearly state that only 9 players are allowed in each tug of war team. Thus the 10 boys “Dream Team” must have to see one member on the bench as a substitute. It becomes a burden to decide and to deal with the eager to involve parents is perhaps even more difficult for both the coach and the teacher.

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Chocolate

Title: Chocolate
Director: Prachya Pinkaew
Starring: Yanin “Jeeja” Wismitanant, Lim Su Jeong, Hiroshi Abe
Official website: www.chocolate-movie.com
Release Date in Thailand: 6th February 2008

Autistic girl Zen (Yanin Wismitanant) is a fighting genius. When her mother Zin (Amara Siripong) falls ill with cancer Zen innocently tries to get money from people labeled indebted in Zin’s old notebook. This leads her to confront Zin’s past as a gang member of No.8 (Pongpat Wachirabunjong), a Thai mafia boss. Meanwhile Zen’s Japanese father and No.8′s rival, Masashi (Hiroshi Abe), a Yakuza, decides to come back to protect his daughter and the woman he left behind years ago. A raging war begins and Zen must bring out her very best to get through.

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Art of the Devil 3 (Long Kong 2)

Title: Art of the Devil 3 (Long Kong 2)
Director: Pasit Buranachan
Starring: Napakpapha Nakprasit, Suppakorn Kitsuwan, Namo Tonggumnerd
Official website: www.longkhong2.com
Release Date in Thailand: 3rd April 2008

Panor (Napakpapha Nakprasit), a seductive rural teacher, longs to live a normal and peaceful life like everyone in her village. But her beauty becomes her biggest curse since Panor is the object of desire for a number of young men. Both her male colleagues and students resort to variety of black arts in attemp to win her favor. To counter their endless menace, Panor is forced to kill Porn, an amoral witch doctor, and in the process comes into possession of the powerful Three-Eyed Devil. This brings to her life Sgt.Dit (Suppakorn Kitsuwan), a man obsessed with voodoo art and whose willing to process the Three-Eyed Devil is eminent.

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