In the 1970's a young idealistic teacher arrives in a remote impoverished North East Issan village to teach in a school. He must first reform the womanizing, gambling addicted, wife beating headmaster. He helps poor families get school uniforms and books for their children.
Acting
Petchtai Wongkamlao's scumbag headmaster you somehow pity
Production
Unvarnished Issan village authenticity, zero romanticization
Director
Surasee Patham
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Issan (Northeast Thailand) was historically marginalized; this film captures 1970s government efforts to expand rural education that often crashed against local power structures.
Director Surasee Patham was himself a rural teacher before filmmaking; Panna Rittikrai, who plays the idealistic teacher, was legendary stunt choreographer Tony Jaa's mentor.
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