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Dek hor |
The Thai movie
poster. |
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Directed by |
Songyos Sugmakanan |
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Produced by |
Yodphet Sudsawad |
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Written by |
Chollada Teaosuwan
Vanridee Pongsittisak
Songyos Sugmakanan |
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Starring |
Charlie Trairat
Chintara
Sukapatana |
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Music by |
Chumpol Sepswadi |
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Cinematography |
Niramon Ross |
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Editing by |
Pongsatorn Kosolpothisup |
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Distributed by |
GTH |
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Release date(s) |
 February
2, 2006 |
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Running time |
110 min. |
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Country |
Thailand |
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Language |
Thai |
Dek hor (Thai: เด็กหอ, also Dorm or
My School) is a 2006 Thai horror-drama film.
Plot
In Thailand, young Ton Chatree is sent to a boarding school by
his father to make him study harder and spend less time watching
television. Once in the school, Ton feels like an outcast and
misses his family and friends. His new schoolmates tell ghost
stories about a boy that died in the swimming pool and a young
pregnant woman that committed suicide and Ton becomes quite
frightened by them. He becomes close friends with another 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.
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
Reception
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]
Production
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.
Awards
References
- ^
Thailand Box Office, February
23-26, 2006, Box Office Mojo.
- ^
Kuipers, Richard. March 3, 2006. Dorm, Variety,
retrieved November 30, 2006.
- ^
Dorm (Dek Hor) Review,
Twitchfilm.net, April 19, 2006 (retrieved November 30, 2006.)
- ^
Berlinale Generation Kplus:
The Crystal Bears and the Prizes of the Deutsches
Kinderhilfswerk, Berlin Film Festival, 2007-02-17.
- ^
Fajr filmfest announces Intl.
Section winners, fajrfestival.ir, 2007-02-11
- ^ a
b
c
d
e
Thai Film Awards this
year, ThaiCinema.org, 2007-02-28.
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