Samui Song
Directed byPen-Ek Ratanaruang
Written byPen-Ek Ratanaruang
Produced by
  • Raymond Phathanavirangoon
  • Rasarin Tanalerttararom
Starring
CinematographyChankit Chamnivikaipong
Edited byPatamanadda Yukol
Music byKoichi Shimizu
Production
companies
  • Cinema22
  • Augenschein Filmproduktion
  • Tenk.tv
  • Bluering Company Ltd.[1]
Distributed byUrban Distribution International
Release dates
  • 30 August 2017 (2017-08-30) (Venice)
  • 1 February 2018 (2018-02-01) (Thailand)
Running time
108 minutes
Countries
LanguagesThai, English

Samui Song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ) is 2017 Thai noir crime thriller drama film directed and written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is his ninth feature film. The film had premiered in the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2017,[2][3] 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), a gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan is unsuccessful chaos ensues for both Viyada and Guy Spencer.[4]

Cast

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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Samui Song". Tenk.tv. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "'Samui Song': Venice Review". Screen Daily. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "'Samui Song: the official selected for the Venice Film Festival'". Voice TV. August 31, 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  4. ↑ Lee, Maggie (2017-09-10). "Film Review: 'Samui Song'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. ↑ "The Good and downside of Samui song". Konmongnang. January 30, 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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