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6ixtynin9
Variant Title:69; Sixty Nine ; Sixty-nine; Ru'ang talok 69
Content:Feature Film
Available From:Amazon.com
Media Type:DVD
Release Date:1999
Audience:Higher Education
Running Time:118 minutes
Physical Description:sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:Thai with English subtitles
Author:Directed and produced by Pen-ek Rattanaruang
Resource Library Number:SEADVD 31
Subject:Anthropology and Sociology
Subheading:Crime
Region:Southeast Asia
Country:Thailand



Abstract:

Plot Synopsis: "Shortly after losing her job, Tum finds a mysterious noodle box full of money on her doorstep. The clever beauty attempts to hold on to the loot and soon finds herself at the center of a thrilling, high stakes capper between Thai Boxing gangsters, corrupt executives and the bungling authorities." -- DVD Container. With Lalita Panyopas, Tasanawalai Ongartitichai, Black Phomtong, Sritao, Arun Wannardbodeewong. || Winner of Best Feature at the Brooklyn International Film Festival; Winner FIPRESCI Prize Hong Kong International Film Festival; Winner Don Quixote Award Special Mention Berlin International Film Festival || "...promises to both surprise and excite audiences with its ironic and comical mishaps. Breathing new life into the Thai film industry, director Pen-ek Ratanaruang has crafted a delightfully absurd thriller that examines the nature of isolation, not only in Thai society, but everywhere." -- Collin Geddes, Toronto FF




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