Tongpan (1977)

Tongpan (1977)

1977-01-01 Thailand 60 Min. PG-13
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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.

Cast

Ong-art Ponethon is Tongpan
Tongpan
Phomhom Pilasombat is Tongpan's Wife
Tongpan's Wife
Ruengyos Srisorodsakul is College Student
College Student
Khamsing Srinawk is Academic at Seminar
Academic at Seminar
Sane Chamarik is Speaker at Seminar
Speaker at Seminar
Peter Bell is Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
Hydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
Sulak Sivaraksa is Seminar Participant
Seminar Participant
Surachai Chantimatorn is Minstrel
Minstrel

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