A Son of the Northeast
1982 · 137 min · ★ 8.0 · Drama
A historical drama set in the 1930s Isan province Thailand, telling the travails of a small clan of subsistence farmers and their village as a particularly bad drought reduces them to bush living.
Directed by Vijit Kunawut · Written by Vijit Kunawut
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- O Ong-art Ponethon Sut
- C Chanpen Sirithep Lun
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Krailat Kriengkrai Jun - P Pailin Somnapa Kumpong
- T Tabak Jeeradit Koon
- S Sarinthip Siriwan Yuan
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Sulaleewan Suwanthat Grandmother - W Wannapak Kornputa Buasri
- P Pensri Bergsrisai Wandam
- P Prajon Pokasuwan Khem
- D Don Dongkheng Yai
- S Sin Atsawamaetee Mek
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