Mekhong Full Moon Party
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The Thai movie poster.
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| Directed by | Jira Maligool |
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Youngyooth Thongkonthun |
| Written by | Jira Maligool |
| Starring | Anuchyd Sapanphong Noppadol Duangporn |
| Music by | Amornbhong Methakunavudh |
| Cinematography | Somboon Piriyapukdeekul |
| Edited by | Pan Busabaan |
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| Distributed by | GMM Pictures |
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Release date
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October 2, 2002 (Canada) October 11, 2002 (Thailand) |
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Running time
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119 minutes |
| Country | Thailand |
| Language | Thai/Isan |
Youngyooth Thongkonthun
Mekhong Full Moon Party (Thai: 15 ค่ำ เดือน 11; rtgs: Sip Ha Kham Duean Sip Et; literally, "The 15th Day of the 11th Month") is a 2002 Thai comedy-drama about the Naga fireballs that arise from the Mekong at Nong Khai on the full moon in October. Written by Jira Maligool, the film was also Jira's directorial debut.
The film takes a semi-documentary approach to its subject, examining the phenonmenon and its accompanying festival, which draws thousands of people to Nong Khai each year, as well as providing a glimpse at Isan culture, Thai folklore and such practices as eating insects.
Khan, a Nong Khai native now attending university in Bangkok comes home for the annual Naga fireballs festival, just as a debate is raging over the cause of the fireballs. A local physician, Dr. Nortai, believes there is a scientific explanation for the phenomenon. A university professor, Dr. Suraphol, thinks the fireballs are manmade and are a hoax.
Khan knows the truth: Having grown up as a dek wat at a Buddhist temple across the river in Laos, he helped the temple's abbot and the monks there to create fireballs and plant them on the bed on the Mekong. It is how he grew up to become such a strong swimmer and obtain an athletic scholarship.
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