Bangkok Loco (2004)

Original title

ทวารยังหวานอยู่

Directed by

Pornchai Hongrattanaporn

Genre

musical film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 38m

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young rock drummer in 1970s Thailand kills someone and runs from the law. A monk trains him in a magical drumming style that is also a martial art, and he must duel an evil drummer. The story shows his impact on Thai pop culture along the way.

whimsicalenergeticplayfulchaoticcolorfuloffbeatsurreallively

What happens

Bangkok Loco (Thai: ทวารยังหวานอยู่, RTGS: Thawan yang wan yu) is a 2004 Thai comedy-musical-fantasy film directed by Pornchai Hongrattanaporn, written by Sompope Vejchapipat and starring Krissada Terrence. The story involves a gifted young rock drummer named Bay who commits a grisly murder and becomes a fugitive from the law. Trained by a monk in a style of drumming called the Drums of the Gods, which treats drumming as a martial art for the forces of good, he must face his opposite drummer from the dark side. The story is set in the 1970s and in a Forrest Gump fashion, the protagonist Bay is seen having an influence on present-day Thai popular culture. Internationally, the movie has gained a cult following because of its fantastically stylized and colorful production design and pop-culture references. The film was chosen for the "Midnight Madness" program at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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