The Tin Mine
| The Tin Mine | |
|---|---|
 The Thai film poster. | |
| Directed by | Jira Maligool |
| Produced by |
Jira Maligool Mingmonkul Sonakul Youngyooth Thongkonthun |
| Written by |
Ajin Panjapan (story) Jira Maligool |
| Starring |
Pijaya Vachajitpan Donlaya Mudcha |
| Cinematography | Chankit Chamnivikaipong |
| Edited by | Pan Busabaan |
| Distributed by | GMM Tai Hub |
Release dates | 17 May 2005 |
Running time | 111 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Budget | ~ 70 million baht |
The Tin Mine (Thai: มหา’ลัย เหมืองแร่ or Maha'lai muang rae) is a 2005 Thai biographical drama film directed by Jira Maligool. It is adapted from short stories by Ajin Panjapan and his semi-autobiographical account of growing up in a mining camp in southern Thailand during the post-World War II years. The Tin Mine was the official entry from Thailand for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.
Cast
- Pijaya Vachajitpan as Arjin Panjapan
- Donlaya Mudcha as La-iad
- Sonthaya Chitmanee as Kai
- Anthony Howard Gould as Sam (The Boss)
- Ajin Panjapan as Himself
- Jaran Petcharoen as Grandpa Deang
- Niran Sattar as John
- Jumpol Thongtan as The Shopkeeper
- Bill O'Leary as Tom (Sam's Brother)
Trivia
- Ajin's boss gives Ajin an airline ticket to return to Bangkok, but the ticket is a flight coupon of Thai Airways International in 2005.
External links
- The Tin Mine at the Internet Movie Database
- Maha'lai muang rae (The Tin Mine) (2005) at Rotten Tomatoes