Citizen Dog (film)
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Cover of the Thai DVD (no English subtitles).
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| Directed by | Wisit Sasanatieng |
| Produced by |
Charoen Iamphungporn (exec) Rewat Vorarat |
| Written by |
Siriphan Techajindawong (novel) Wisit Sasanatieng |
| Starring |
Mahasamut Boonyaruk Saengthong Gate-Uthong |
| Narrated by | Pen-Ek Ratanaruang |
| Music by | Mahasamut Boonyaruk Wisit Sasanatieng Modern Dog |
| Cinematography | Rewat Prelert |
| Edited by | Polarat Kitikunpairoj Dusanee Puinongpho |
| Distributed by | Five Star Production |
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100 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai |
| Budget | 60 million baht |
Charoen Iamphungporn (exec)
Aphiradee Iamphungporn
Citizen Dog (Thai: หมานคร; rtgs: Ma Nakhon; IPA: [mǎːnákʰɔːn]) is a 2004 Thai romance film, directed by Wisit Sasanatieng and based on a story by Wisit's wife, Koynuch (Siriphan Techajindawong), which was illustrated by him. The second film by the director of Tears of the Black Tiger, it is a colorful story set in contemporary Bangkok, where a boy (Pod) without a goal in life falls in love with a girl (Jin) who lives for her dreams. The film is frequently compared with the French movie Amélie. One of the main themes of the movie is that people will only find something from the moment when they stopped looking for it.
The movie has been distributed outside Asia by Luc Besson's EuropaCorp.
Pod is a country boy who moves to Bangkok, despite his grandmother's warning that he'll grow a tail. He finds a small house to live in and takes a job in a sardine cannery, getting rides to work on the back of a motorcycle taxi, the rider of which has been made a zombie after one day it rained motorcycle helmets and he wasn't wearing one.
One hot day the assembly line at the cannery malfunctions. In the confusion, Pod chops his index finger off and it ends up in a can that is trucked away to a local grocery store. He searches everyday, buying can after can of sardines. Eventually he sees a can jumping around and opens it to find a finger. He attaches it simply by pressing it into place.
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