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Ploy (2007)

Ploy poster
Original title
พลอย
Directed by
Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 42m
Rated
12
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 38 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A middle-aged married couple question their seven year relationship. Their doubts and tensions surface during a trip.

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What happens

Ploy (Thai: พลอย) is a 2007 Thai film written and directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film premiered during the Directors' Fortnight at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. The drama film stars Thai actress Lalita Panyopas in a story of a middle-aged married couple who question their relationship after seven years. Ananda Everingham is featured in a supporting role as a bartender. The film contained sex scenes that were shown at Cannes, but due to censorship concerns had to be re-edited by the director so the film could be shown in cinemas in Thailand when it opened there on June 7, 2007. The uncensored version of the film was shown in Thailand at the 2007 Bangkok International Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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