From Bangkok to Mandalay

From Bangkok to Mandalay (Burmese: ဘန်ကောက် မှ မန္တလေး သို့; Thai: ถึงคน..ไม่คิดถึง) is the film cast by Myanmar and Thailand for the goodwill. In this film, Myanmar movie stars, Nay Toe, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Sai Sai Kham Leng and newbie Thailand actress, Pilaiporn Supinchompu (Naam Whan) performed.

From Bangkok to Mandalay
Poster of the Film
ဘန်ကောက် မှ မန္တလေး သို့
Thai: ถึงคน..ไม่คิดถึง
Directed byChartchai Ketnust
Written byChartchai Ketnust, Pattana Chirawong
Produced byNatchapon Purikananond, U Sue Won
StarringSai Sai Kham Leng
Pilaiporn Supinchompoo
Nay Toe
Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi
CinematographySugimasa Yamashita
Edited bySurasak Pangolin, Max Tersch
Music byBruno Brugnano
Production
company
Magenta Film Studio
Distributed byHollywood Thailand
Release dates
  • 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) (Myanmar)
  • 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) (Thailand)
Running time
127 minutes
CountriesMyanmar
Thailand
LanguagesBurmese
Thai
English

Plot edit

When her grandma tells her that she is living two lives in one, Pin (Pilaiporn Supinchompoo) doesn't understand right away. Her grandma then leaves her ten letters as her inheritance. For half a century, they have remained unopened. Grandma's only rule is that Pin must read each one in the location where it was written. Pin packs a bag and her grandma's ashes and travels to Myanmar to try and use the letters to guide herself out of her complicated life.

In Myanmar, Pin meets Kyaw Kyaw (Sai Sai Kham Leng,) a musician and the only person in Myanmar who knew her grandma. Pin asks Kaye Kaye not to flirt with her and he assents, although he knows that he can't honor this promise.

As the journey progresses, Pin discovers that her grandmother's letters are love notes from a mysterious Burmese gentleman. It is initially unclear why Pin's grandmother never opened these letters and why she kept her admirer a secret. Pin is driven to discover the truth, even if it breaks her heart again.

Cast edit

Production edit

The screenwriter and director Chartchai Ketnust was inspired by the Seni Saowaphong's Pisat (ปีศาจ) novel, with the content about love of different classes.[1]

Awards edit

Year Award Category Nominee Result
2017 Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Actor Award Sai Sai Kham Leng Nominated
Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Supporting Actor Award Nay Toe Nominated
Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Song Bruno Brugnano Won
Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Screenplay Chartchai Ketnust

Pattana Chirawong

Nominated
Thailand National Film Association Awards Best Original Score Bruno Brugnano Nominated
2017 Thailand Film Critic Assembly Best Supporting Actor Awards Nay Toe Nominated
Thailand Film Critic Assembly Best Supporting Actress Awards Witt Hmone Shwe Yee Nominated
Thailand Film Critic Assembly Best Song Bruno Brugnano Won

Shooting Places edit

  Myanmar

  Thailand

References edit

  1. ^ Bioscope Magazine (2016-11-16). "แด่ เสนีย์ เสาวพงศ์ แรงบันดาลใจในหนัง From Bangkok to Mandalay" [to Seni Saowaphong, inspiration in From Bangkok to Mandalay film]. Mthai.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

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