The Tin Mine | |
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The Thai film poster.
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Directed by | Jira Maligool |
Produced by | Jira Maligool Mingmonkul Sonakul Youngyooth Thongkonthun |
Written by |
Ajin Panjapan (story) Jira Maligool |
Starring | Pijaya Vachajitpan Donlaya Mudcha |
Cinematography | Chankit Chamnivikaipong |
Edited by | Pan Busabaan |
Distributed by | GMM Tai Hub |
Release date
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17 May 2005 |
Running time
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111 minutes |
Country | Thailand |
Language | Thai |
Budget | ~ 70 million baht |
The Tin Mine (Thai: มหา’ลัย เหมืองแร่ or Maha'lai muang rae) is a 2005 Thai biographical drama film directed by Jira Maligool. It is adapted from short stories by Ajin Panjapan and his semi-autobiographical account of growing up in a mining camp in southern Thailand during the post-World War II years. The Tin Mine was the official entry from Thailand for Best Foreign Language Film at the 78th Academy Awards.