IFFR 1999

Somching 'King' Srisupap

This murder thriller set in a Catholic boys' school was the 1998 box-office hit in Thailand.

Thai crime films

303 Fear/Faith/Revenge

Euthana Mukdasnit

Unusual cross between neo-realism and sweet-yet-unsentimental romance concentrates on the Islamic minorities in the South of Thailand.

Butterfly and Flowers

Thanit 'Pued' Jitnukul

Macho-romantic biographical film about Sua Bai, an historic bandit from Thailand who stole from the rich and corrupt and then shared the booty with the villagers who protected him.

Crime Kings

Nonzee Nimibutr

This portrait of a 'hero' who gushes about James Dean and Elvis from the slums of Pra-Nakom in the late fifties underlines the gap between Thai and American culture.

Dang Bireley's and the Young Gangsters

Sarawut Wichiensarn

A morality play about father figures and sons, good and bad influences, honour and disgrace, dynamically shot and edited.

Dreams and Honour

Manop Udomdej

Successful Thai 'film noir' about safebreaker who joins a young woman to rob her rich husband.

The Dumb Die Fast, the Smart Die Slow

Bhandit Rittakol

An intelligent thriller about a 'family in danger'. Children run away from home looking for a sweet father, but there's a bag of heroin in the baby's carrycot.

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025