Samui Song

Samui Song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ), is Thai film noir, crime, thriller, and drama film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is his ninth feature film. Samui Song premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2017,[1] and had a limited release in Thailand in 2018.

Plot

Viyada or Vi (Chermarn Boonyasak), a Thai soap opera actress finds herself under the pressure of her husband, Jerome (Stephane Sednaoui), the rich foreigner who believes in a charismatic cult leader. According to this uncomfortable relationship, it has led her to a plan to kill her husband by hiring Guy Spencer (David Asavanond), a gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan is unsuccessful chaos ensues for both Viyada and Guy Spencer.[2]

Production

Samui Song had been in the process of production since 2015 and took about 3 months on the production. However, because of the complicated plot and storylines, it took more than 1 year in the post-production. This film is a return of working between Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Chermarn Boonyasak after they had worked together in the film Last Life in the Universe.[3]

References
  1. Voice TV. (Aug 31,2017). ‘Samui Song: the official selected for the Venice Film Festival’. Retrieved from. https://www.voicetv.co.th/read/520120
  2. Lee Maggie. (Sep 9,2017). Film Review: ‘Samui Song’. Retrieved from https://variety.com/2017/film/reviews/samui-song-review-mai-mee-samui-samrab-ter-1202553304/
  3. Konmongnang.(Jan 30,2018). The Good and downside of Samui song. Retrieved from https://konmongnangetc.com/tag/%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%A1%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B3%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%98%E0%B8%AD/
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