Sunday, April 13, 2008

The Love of Siam: Featured DVD

Rak haeng Siam (2007)

The Love of Siam (or Rak Hang Siam) is a 2007 Thai romantic-drama film, written and directed by Chukiat Sakweerakul. A multi-layered family drama, a controversial element of the story is a gay romance between two teenage boys.

Two young boys are best friends living quiet family lives in Bangkok. Their lives are disrupted when one boy's older sister goes missing on a jungle trip. The shattered family moves away, separating the boys. Years later, now in their late teens, the boys meet again. One of them is now the leader of an aspiring boy band whose managing assistant bears a striking resemblance to the lost sister. The boys must deal with their family and social lives and their feelings for each other.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1152282/
Format: DVD PAL / DVD NTSC
Year: 2007
Runtime: 150 minutes
Country: Thailand
Disc: 1
Price: PhP 60.00