Samui Song
Samui song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ), is Thai film noir, crime, thriller, and drama film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is his ninth feature film. Samui Song premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2017,[1] 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), the gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan unsuccessful the chaos happens to both Viyada and Guy Spencer.[2]
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.[3]
References
- ^ Voice TV. (Aug 31,2017). ‘Samui Song: the official selected for the Venice Film Festival’. Retrieved from. https://www.voicetv.co.th/read/520120
- ^ 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/
- ^ Konmongnang.(Jan 30,2018). The Good and downside of Samui song. Retrieved from https://konmongnangetc.com/tag/%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%AD/