Citizen Dog (2004)

Original title

หมานคร

Directed by

Wisit Sasanatieng

Genre

romantic comedy

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

15

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 38 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy without a purpose moves to Bangkok and falls for a girl who chases her dreams. The film follows their colorful encounters and the idea that you find something only when you stop looking for it.

whimsicalcolorfulhopefulquirkylighthearteddreamyplayfulromantic

What happens

Citizen Dog (Thai: หมานคร; RTGS: Ma Nakhon; IPA: [mǎːnákʰɔːn]) is a 2004 Thai romance film, directed by Wisit Sasanatieng and based on a novel by Wisit's wife, Koynuch (Siriphan Techajindawong), which was illustrated by him. The second film by the director of Tears of the Black Tiger, it is a colorful story set in contemporary Bangkok, where a boy (Pod) without a goal in life falls in love with a girl (Jin) who lives for her dreams. The film is frequently compared with the French movie Amélie. One of the main themes of the movie is that people will only find something from the moment when they stopped looking for it. The movie has been distributed outside Asia by Luc Besson's EuropaCorp. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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