Sabaidee Luang Prabang

Sabaidee Luang Prabang (Thai: สะบายดี หลวงพะบาง, English title: Good Morning, Luang Prabang) is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by and starring Ananda Everingham. It was the first commercial film shot in Laos since the country adopted communism in 1975.^[1]

Plot[]

Sorn (Everingham), a Thai photographer visiting Laos, falls in love with his beautiful Laotian tour guide, Noi (Pallawong). The film features several tourist sites in Laos.

Cast[]

• Ananda Everingham as Sorn
• as Noi

Production[]

Director Sakchai Deenan claimed the plotline was inspired by a visit to Laos in which he fell in love with a Laotian woman and imagining her as a tour guide.^[1] He deliberately created a simple plot "so it would not be too hard to get approval from the Lao government."^[2] Previously, the only Laotian films were propaganda and patriotism related, produced by the government.^[2] A government member oversaw the production of Sabaidee Luang Prabang so that it portrayed Laotian culture in a positive manner and cut any scenes that the Lao government may perceive to be controversial.^[2]

Release[]

The film premiered on May 24, 2008, at one of Laos' two theaters (both located in its capital, Vientiane) and was released in Thai on June 5.^[1] Open-air screenings occurred throughout Laos, including the UNESCO World Heritage city of Luang Prabang.^[2] Upon its release, it was the first Laotian private film, authorities seeing Sabaidee Luang Prabang as the start of a new source of income.^[1] The aim of the film was also to encourage bilateral cooperation between Thailand and Laos.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Sabaidee Luang Prabang at IMDb

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