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. 1, 1977 60 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.politics, tmdb.docudrama, imdb.thailand, imdb.muay-thai

Watch Providers: Kanopy

Production Companies: Green TV

Country: Thailand
Languages: Thai, Lao