Tongpan (1977)
Tongpan is a 1977 Thai 16 mm black-and-white docudrama that re-creates a seminar that took place in Northeast Thailand in 1975 to discuss the proposed Pa-Mong Dam on the Mekong. Interwoven are sequences depicting a poor farmer, Tongpan, who had lost his land to another dam some years before, and his struggles to make ends meet.
Released: Jan 01, 1977
Runtime: 60 minutes
Genre: Drama, Documentary
Stars: Ong-art Ponethon, Phomhom Pilasombat, Ruengyos Srisorodsakul, Khamsing Srinawk, Sane Chamarik, Peter Bell
Crew: Euthana Mukdasanit (Director), Paijong Laisagoon (Editor), Mike Morrow (Executive Producer), Paijong Laisagoon (Director), Witthayakon Chiangkun (Screenplay), Paijong Laisagoon (Screenplay)