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The Citizen (1977)

The Citizen poster
Original title
ทองพูน โคกโพ ราษฎรเต็มขั้น
Directed by
Chatrichalerm Yugala
Genre
drama
Country
Thailand
Runtime
2h 02m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A naive farmer from Thailand's Isaan region moves to Bangkok with his son. He starts renting a taxi to make a living in the big city.

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What happens

Citizen I (Thai: ทองพูน โคกโพ ราษฎรเต็มขั้น) is a 1977 Thai neo-noir film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol produced by Prommitr Film, distributed by Five Star Production and starring Jatuphol Poopirom and Viyada Umarin. The film revolves around Thongphun Khokpho, a naive young farmer from Isaan who moves to Bangkok with his son in search of a better life and rents a taxi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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