The Tin Mine (2005)

Original title

มหา'ลัย เหมืองแร่

Directed by

Jira Maligool

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 49m

Rating

7.9 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A boy recounts his time growing up in a tin mining camp in southern Thailand in the early 1950s. He adapts to the hard work and simple routines of the miners and the local community.

bittersweetnostalgicslow-pacedearthyreflectivewarmgroundedgentlehomespun

What happens

The Tin Mine (Thai: มหา’ลัย เหมืองแร่ or Maha'lai muang rae) is a 2005 Thai biographical drama film directed by Jira Maligool. It is adapted from short stories by Ajin Panjapan and his semi-autobiographical account of growing up in a mining camp in Kapong District of Phang Nga Province from 1949 to 1953. The Tin Mine was the official entry from Thailand for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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