Tongpan
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π Overview:
Tongpan is a 1977 Thai 16 mm black-and-white docudrama that re-creates a seminar that took place in Northeast Thailand in 1975 to discuss the proposed Pa-Mong Dam on the Mekong. Interwoven are sequences depicting a poor farmer, Tongpan, who had lost his land to another dam some years before, and his struggles to make ends meet.
π Languages Available:
Lao
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Thai
π Date Released:
1977-01-01
β Running Time:
60 mins
β Vote Average:
7.4
Beloved Cast
Tongpan
Ong-art Ponethon
Tongpan's Wife
Phomhom Pilasombat
College Student
Ruengyos Srisorodsakul
Academic at Seminar
Khamsing Srinawk
Speaker at Seminar
Sane Chamarik
Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
Peter Bell
Seminar Participant
Sulak Sivaraksa
Minstrel
Surachai Chantimatorn