The Citizen

The Citizen (1977)

ทองพูน โคกโพ ราษฎรเต็มขั้น

A naive young farmer saves up for five years to move to Bangkok and buys a taxi in hopes of making a better life for him and his son.

Date of release
1977-11-17
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (3)
Runtime
2h 2m
Genres
Drama
Director
Chatrichalerm Yukol
Collection
The Citizen

Casting

Interesting facts

Citizen I is a 1977 Thai neo-noir film directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol produced by Prommitr Film, distributed by Five Star Production and starring Jatuphol Poopirom and Viyada Umarin. The film revolves around Thongphun Khokpho, a naive young farmer from Isaan who moves to Bangkok with his son in search of a better life and rents a taxi.

Production

The film was shot using 35mm color scope film, with real sound recorded directly onto the film, making it the first and only Thai film to capture the actual sound of Jatuphol Poopirom.

Citizen I was created as an inspiration from the 1948 Italian neo-realist film Bicycle Thieves, with Jatuphol Poopirom playing the role of Thongphun Khokpho, replacing Sorapong Chatree, who was unavailable due to commitments on another film project.

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