Tongpan

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1977

Original language

Thai

Spoken languages

Lao, Thai

Countries

Thailand

Production

Green TV

Cast

Phomhom Pilasombat,Peter Bell,Sane Chamarik,Khamsing Srinawk,Sulak Sivaraksa,Surachai Chantimatorn,Ruengyos Srisorodsakul,Ong-art Ponethon

Director

Euthana Mukdasanit,Surachai Chantimatorn,Paijong Laisagoon,Rassamee Phaoluangthong

Writer

Paijong Laisagoon,Khamsing Srinawk,Witthayakon Chiangkun

Producer

Mike Morrow

Cinematography

Frank Green

Music

Surachai Chantimatorn

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1805483