Muay Thai Chaiya (2007)

Original title

ไชยา

Directed by

Kongkiat Khomsiri

Genre

drama film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 20 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two childhood friends train together in muay Thai and move to Bangkok. Their lives take separate paths after they arrive in the city.

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What happens

Muay Thai Chaiya or Chaiya (Thai: ไชยา) is a 2007 Thai drama film about two talented muay Thai boxers, boyhood friends whose lives take divergent paths after they arrive in Bangkok. The film is the solo directorial debut by Kongkiat Khomsiri, who had previously been among seven directors on Art of the Devil 2, and had written the screenplay for The Unseeable. It premiered as the closing film at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival, and opened in wide release in Thailand cinemas on August 30, 2007. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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