absolutelyBangkok archive · Books & Movies
Originally published May 28, 2010
Hollywood has discovered the power of the misery of Thai politics. Guaranteed box office hits soon to arrive in a theater near you: “The Happiness of Sondhi,” “Prince of Montenegro,” “Thueag, I Love You.”
Release dates of the latest Thai blockbusters are not yet finalized, but expect the Thai film scene to take the world by storm after the “strange dream”
Uncle Boonmee pocketed Cannes’ Palme d’Or 2010.
This is an exclusive, the movie posters of flicks starring real-world heroes and traitors. The kingdom of soap operas aims for new glory with the groundbreaking cinematic interpretation of what’s really going on, such as Thaksin’s “search for that M79″:
Coming soon:
Thueag*, I Love You
– “Love takes away loneliness. Why do you deny love?” — “Are you searching for M79?” –
* named after lover’s surname)
Prince of Montenegro)
Spikee-Man 8
– “Whooo! I’m safe”)
Escape to Montenegro
– “The Theory of Escaping a Political Verdict” — Says Takki: “I can’t even save myself” — Sondhi: “They shoot me they shoot me they shoot me they shoot me they already shoot me” — Mark: “I don’t want anymore, I don’t want to be PM anymore. Can I stay with you?”)
Thaksin 300 Bath
– Or rather: “Thaksin 300 Baht?”)
The Happiness of Sondhi
– “The greatest happiness flourishes in the heart of the little leader”)
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