Monrak Transistor (2001)

Original title

มนต์รักทรานซิสเตอร์

Directed by

Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Genre

drama film, musical film, romantic comedy

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 55m

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man goes AWOL from the army to chase his dream of becoming a luk thung singer. His journey takes him through a series of misadventures that test his marriage and his hopes.

whimsicalbittersweetmelancholicwrygroundedoddballmusically-infusedearnest

What happens

Monrak Transistor (Thai: มนต์รักทรานซิสเตอร์, English: Transistor Love Story) is a 2001 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Blending several genres, including comedy, romance, musical and crime, it is the story of a young man named Pan and his odyssey after he goes AWOL from the army and tries to make it as a luk thung singing star. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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