Transistor Love Story (2001)
มนต์รักทรานซิสเตอร์
An aspiring singer leaves his pregnant bride a radio for company when he is drafted into the army; unfit for military life, the man goes AWOL and joins a pop music troupe but soon after his wife tracks him down his life spirals out of control.
- Date of release
- 2001-12-28
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (23)
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Comedy, Music, Drama, Romance
- Director
- Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Casting
- Suppakorn Kitsuwan — Pan
- Siriyakorn Pukkavesh — Sadaw
- Black Phomtong — Yhord
- Somlek Sakdikul — Suwat
- Porntip Papanai — Dao
- Ampon Rattanawong — Siew
- Prasit Wongrakthai — Old Chuey
- Chartchai Hamnuansak — The Old Prison Guard
- Ackarat Nitipol — Kiattisak
- Sawang Rodnuch — Yen
- Chanikan Pocharat — Aoi
- Baworanrit Chantasakda — Noum
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
Monrak Transistor is a 2001 Thai film directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. Blending several genres, including comedy, romance, musical and crime, it is the story of a young man named Pan and his odyssey after he goes AWOL from the army and tries to make it as a luk thung singing star.
Trivia
The film is dedicated to luk thung singer Suraphol Sombatcharoen (1930–1968), who wrote the song "Mai Leum" ("Don't Forget").
The western screened by the traveling medicine show was Tears of the Black Tiger, a 2000 Thai film by Wisit Sasanatieng and co-starring Monrak Transistor star Supakorn Kitsuwon.
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