Across Indochina the movie houses are bubbling with energy, and as the region's big brother in popular culture, Thai film is quick to tap into these growing markets. Some recent examples: The teen comedy.
Another hit Thai film from August, Freelance, has recently been released in Laos, Cambodia and other Asean countries. Later this month the ghost film Mon Son Phi (Ghost Ship), about migrant workers on...
Last month, the Thai film Mon Love Sib Muen, a song-filled romance set in the countryside, became a huge hit in Cambodia, which now has brand-new multiplexes. The star of the film, Chaiyapol Pupart, went.
Thailand's dream of becoming a giant cultural export like, say, South Korea, may not be realised yet, but our movies (and television productions) have cemented their place as a form of popular entertainment.