OK Baytong
2003 Thai film
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OK Baytong (Thai: โอเค เบตง) is a 2003 Thai drama film about Buddhist-Muslim relations in southern Thailand. It is written and directed by Nonzee Nimibutr.
- Phoovarit Phumpuang
- Jeeranan Manojam
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| Directed by | Nonzee Nimibutr |
| Written by | Nonzee Nimibutr |
| Produced by | Duangkamol Limcharoen |
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| Cinematography | Chankit Chamnivikaipong |
| Edited by | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang |
| Distributed by | Sahamongkol Film International |
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| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
Plot
Tum is a young man who has been a monk living in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand since he was 5 years old, but after hearing that his sister has been killed in an attack on a train by insurgents, he decides to leave the monastery and make his way to southern Thailand, where his sister ran a beauty salon in a town called Betong, in a district in Yala Province, on the border with Malaysia.
In looking to put his sister's affairs in order, Tum finds himself conflicted. His sister has a daughter, by a Muslim man who lives on the Malaysian side of the border. He is torn between running his sister's business, and taking a larger role in her child's life.
In addition to his duties to his sister, Tum deals with internal conflict regarding his romantic and sexual attraction for a woman, as well as his feelings regarding Muslims, whom he holds responsible for his sister's death.[1]
Cast
- Phoovarit Phumpuang as Tum
- Jeeranan Manojam as Lynn
- Saranya Kruengsai
Film festivals
OK Baytong was shown at many film festivals worldwide in 2004, including: