Samui Song

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Samui Song
Samui Song 2017 film Penek.jpg
Directed byPen-Ek Ratanaruang
Written byPen-Ek Ratanaruang
Produced byRaymond Phathanavirangoon
Rasarin Tanalerttararom
StarringDavid Asavanond
Chermarn Boonyasak
Vithaya Pansringarm
CinematographyChankit Chamnivikaipong
Edited byPatamanadda Yukol
Music byKoichi Shimizu
Production
companies
Cinema22
Augenschein Filmproduktion
Tenk.tv
Bluering Company Ltd.[1]
Distributed byUrban Distribution International
Release dates
  • 30 August 2017 (2017-08-30) (Venice)
  • 1 February 2018 (2018-02-01) (Thailand)
Running time
108 minutes
CountriesThailand
Germany
Norway
LanguagesThai, English

Samui Song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ) is 2017 Thai noir crime thriller drama film directed and written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is his ninth feature film. The film had premiered in the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2017,[2][3] and had a limited release in Thailand in 2018.

Plot[]

Viyada or Vi (Chermarn Boonyasak), a Thai soap opera actress finds herself under the pressure of her husband, Jerome (Stephane Sednaoui), the rich foreigner who believes in a charismatic cult leader. According to this uncomfortable relationship, it has led her to a plan to kill her husband by hiring Guy Spencer (David Asavanond), a gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan is unsuccessful chaos ensues for both Viyada and Guy Spencer.[4]

Cast[]

  • David Asavanond as Guy Spenser
  • Chermarn Boonyasak as Viyada (Vi)
  • Karen Gemma Dodgson as Worshiper
  • Vithaya Pansringarm
  • Stephane Sednaoui as Jerome Beaufoy
  • Palika Suwannarak

Production[]

Samui Song had been in the process of production since 2015 and took about 3 months on the production. However, because of the complicated plot and storylines, it took more than 1 year in the post-production. This film is a return of working between Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Chermarn Boonyasak after they had worked together in the film Last Life in the Universe.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Samui Song". Tenk.tv. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ "'Samui Song': Venice Review". Screen Daily. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ "'Samui Song: the official selected for the Venice Film Festival'". Voice TV. August 31, 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ^ Lee Maggie. (Sep 9,2017). Film Review: ‘Samui Song’. Retrieved from https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/samui-song-review-mai-mee-samui-samrab-ter-1202553304/
  5. ^ "The Good and downside of Samui song". Konmongnang. January 30, 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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