Tongpan
1977, Thai. Directed by Euthana Mukdasanit & Surachai Chantimatorn & Paijong Laisagoon & Rassamee Phaoluangthong.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Thai
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Cast & crew
- Euthana MukdasanitDirector
- Surachai ChantimatornDirector
- Paijong LaisagoonDirector
- Rassamee PhaoluangthongDirector
- Ong-art PonethonTongpan
- Phomhom PilasombatTongpan's Wife
- Ruengyos SrisorodsakulCollege Student
- Khamsing SrinawkAcademic at Seminar
- Sane ChamarikSpeaker at Seminar
- Peter BellHydro-electricity Expert at Seminar
- Sulak SivaraksaSeminar Participant
- Surachai ChantimatornMinstrel
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1977
- Original title
- ทองปาน
- Country
- Thailand
- Written by
- Witthayakon Chiangkun, Paijong Laisagoon, Khamsing Srinawk
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Tongpan runs 60 minutes (1h 0m).
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Tongpan isn’t on a subscription OTT platform in India, but you can watch it free or rent it or buy it online. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tongpan?
Tongpan (1977) was directed by Euthana Mukdasanit and Surachai Chantimatorn and Paijong Laisagoon and Rassamee Phaoluangthong and stars Ong-art Ponethon, Phomhom Pilasombat, Ruengyos Srisorodsakul.