Song for Chao Phraya (Thai: น้องเมีย; RTGSNong Mia; lit: "wife's younger sister") is a 1990 Thai drama film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol.[1] The film was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 62nd Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.[2] It is a remake of the 1978 film of the same name.

Song for Chao Phraya
Directed byChatrichalerm Yukol
Written byAnusorn Mongkolkarn (Story)
Chatrichalerm Yukol (Screenplay)
Produced byKamla Sethi
StarringChatchai Plengpanich
Passorn Boonyakiart
Pattamawan Kaomoolkadee
Edited byChatrichalerm Yukol
Music bySurachai Chantimatorn
Release date
  • 24 March 1990 (1990-03-24)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai

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Sang, a sand merchant who sells sand on the Chao Phraya River from Nakhon Sawan to Bangkok. Prang, his beautiful wife fled him to Bangkok to become the star in order to enhance the well-being of the family. So he cruised to Bangkok to find her when she refused, Sang was so upset that he drank and became a failure. When he was drunk, he tried to rape Tubtim his wife's younger sister, but she managed to escape. Finally became Prang, who is just a teenage girl who takes care of his little children and is the one who bears all the troubles.

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References edit

  1. ^ "Song for Chao Phraya". Melbourne International Film Festival. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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