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A Son of the Northeast

A Son of the Northeast

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A Son of the Northeast

1982

2h 17m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

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.

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Five Star Production

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ong-art Ponethon

Sut

Chanpen Sirithep

Lun

Krailat Kriengkrai

Krailat Kriengkrai

Jun

Pailin Somnapa

Kumpong

Tabak Jeeradit

Koon

Sarinthip Siriwan

Yuan

Sulaleewan Suwanthat

Sulaleewan Suwanthat

Grandmother

Wannapak Kornputa

Buasri

Pensri Bergsrisai

Wandam

Prajon Pokasuwan

Khem

Creative team

Directed by: Vijit Kunawut
Written by: Vijit Kunawut
Produced by: Kampoon Boontawee
Thongpond Kounavudhi

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