Somtum (2008)

Original title

ส้มตำ

Directed by

Nontakorn Taweesuk

Genre

martial arts film

Country

Thailand

Runtime

1h 32m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A large tourist is drugged and robbed in Pattaya, left with no money. Two young local girls befriend him, and one is a muay Thai fighter. After a mishap destroys their family restaurant, he tries to earn money to rebuild it.

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What happens

Somtum (Thai: ส้มตำ), also released under the American title Muay Thai Giant, is a 2008 Thai martial arts film starring Nathan Jones as a tourist in Pattaya who is drugged, robbed and left penniless. Befriended by two young girls, one of whom is a muay Thai kickboxing champion, he is taken to their family restaurant where he is fed some spicy som tam. His adverse reaction leads to the destruction of the restaurant and he vows to raise the money to rebuild it. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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