Dek hor

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Dek hor

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Directed by Songyos Sugmakanan
Produced by Yodphet Sudsawad
Written by Chollada Teaosuwan
Vanridee Pongsittisak
Songyos Sugmakanan
Starring Charlie Trairat
Chintara Sukapatana
Music by Chumpol Sepswadi
Cinematography Niramon Ross
Editing by Pongsatorn Kosolpothisup
Distributed by GTH
Release date(s) Flag of Thailand February 2, 2006
Running time 110 min.
Country Thailand
Language Thai
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Dek hor (Thai: เด็กหอ, also Dorm or My School) is a 2006 Thai horror-thriller-drama film about a shy boy who is sent away under mysterious circumstances to a spooky boarding school. It is co-written and directed by Songyos Sugmakanan, one of the six directors of the 2003 hit Thai film, Fan Chan, and stars Fan Chan's male lead, Charlie Trairat. Veteran Thai actress Chintara Sukapatana co-starred as an emotionally disturbed teacher. The film was critically acclaimed in Thailand, where it won more honors than any other film from the various awards bodies, including best picture from the Bangkok Critics Assembly.

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[edit] Cast

  • Charlie Trairat as Ton
  • Chintara Sukapatana as Ms. Pranee
  • Sirachuch Chienthaworn as Vichien
  • Suttipong Tudpitakkul as Ton's father
  • Jirat Sukchaloen as Peng
  • Thanabodin Sukserisup as Doc Nui
  • Pakasit Pantural as Pok
  • Nipawan Taweepornsawan as Ton's mother

[edit] Plot

In Thailand, the young Ton Chatree is sent to a boarding school by his father to study harder and have less entertainment with television. Once in the school, Ton feels outcast and misses his family and friends. He becomes scared with the ghost stories his new schoolmates tell about a boy that died in the swimming pool and a young pregnant woman that committed suicide. He becomes a close friend of the also lonely boy Vichien, and later Ton realizes that Vichien is the boy that drowned in the swimming pool, and his death repeats every night. Ton tries to find a way to help his friend to rest in peace.

[edit] Reception

[edit] Box office, critical reception

The film was screened at the 2006 Bangkok International Film Festival and opened in wide release in Thailand on February 23, 2006, and was the No. 1 film that weekend, earning nearly US$544,000.[1] The film was had theatrical releases in Singapore and Malaysia and at other film festivals, including the Pusan International Film Festival.

It received praise from critics for the performances by the child actors and Chintara as well as its color-drained photography and the production design of the old boarding school.[2][3]

[edit] Awards

[edit] References

  1. ^ Thailand Box Office, February 23-26, 2006, Box Office Mojo.
  2. ^ Kuipers, Richard. March 3, 2006. Dorm, Variety, retrieved November 30, 2006.
  3. ^ Dorm (Dek Hor) Review, Twitchfilm.net, April 19, 2006 (retrieved November 30, 2006.)
  4. ^ Berlinale Generation Kplus: The Crystal Bears and the Prizes of the Deutsches Kinderhilfswerk, Berlin Film Festival, 2007-02-17.
  5. ^ Fajr filmfest announces Intl. Section winners, fajrfestival.ir, 2007-02-11
  6. ^ a b c d e Thai Film Awards this year, ThaiCinema.org, 2007-02-28.

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