One Night Husband

One Night Husband
The Thai theatrical poster.
Directed by	Pimpaka Towira
Written by	Laddawan Ratanadilokchai Pimpaka Towira Prabda Yoon
Produced by	Mingmonkul Sonakul Paiboon Damrongchaitham Boosaba Daoruang
Starring	Nicole Theriault Siriyakorn Pukkavesh
Cinematography	Christoph Janetzko
Edited by	Lee Chatametikool
Music by	Kasemson Brahmasubha
Distributed by	GMM Pictures
Release date	August 1, 2003
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

One Night Husband (Template:Lang-th or Kuen rai ngao) is a 2003 Thai thriller film directed by Pimpaka Towira and co-written by Pimpaka and Prabda Yoon. It was the debut feature film for Pimpaka, an independent film director and one of the few female directors working in the Thai film industry. One Night Husband was also the film debut of Thai-Canadian pop singer Nicole Theriault.

Plot

On her first night with her husband, newlywed Sipang's husband Napat takes a mysterious phone call and then leaves. When he doesn't return, Sipang asks her new brother-in-law, Chatchai, to help. Joining Sipang in her search is Chatchai's timid wife Busaba. As the search for Napat drags on, Sipang uncovers some disturbing things about her husband's past.

Cast

• Nicole Theriault as Sipang
• Siriyakorn Pukkavesh as Bussaba
• Pongpat Wachirabunjong as Chatchai
• Woravit Kaewphet as Napat
• Piathip Khumwong as Bussaba's Mother
• Kowit Wattanakul as Hieng

Reception

One Night Husband premiered at the Berlin Film Festival in 2003 and was screened at several other film festivals in 2003, including the Deauville Asian Film Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, Singapore International Film Festival, CINEFAN Film Festival, Fukuoka Asian Film Festival, Pusan International Film Festival and the Stockholm International Film Festival.

External links

• Kuen rai ngao at IMDb
• Kuen rai ngao at AllMovie