Plae Kao (1977)
- Original title
- แผลเก่า
- Directed by
- Cherd Songsri
- Genre
- romance film
- Country
- Thailand
- Runtime
- 2h 01m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two peasants in rural Thailand fall into a tragic romantic relationship. Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of simple village life.
tragicromanticslow-burnmelancholicearthynostalgicintimatebittersweet
What happens
Plae Kao (Thai: แผลเก่า, RTGS: Phlae Kao; literally, 'old wound'), also known as The Scar, is a 1977 Thai romantic drama film directed by Cherd Songsri and starring Sorapong Chatree and Nantana Ngaograjang as two peasants in rural Thailand in a tragic, romantic relationship. The story is based on the novel of the same name by Mai Muengderm. The film's poster was designed by Chuang Moolpinit. The film was one of the biggest box-office hits in Thailand at the time of its release, earning 13 million baht, a record figure at the time. It was remade in 2002 in Thailand as Kwan-Riam. In 2018, the film was digitized and restored by the Thai Film Archive (public company) and was re-released in Thailand in October 2018. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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