Come and See

Come and See (2021)

เอหิปัสสิโก

The controversial Thai Buddhist temple "Dhammakaya" is in crisis as its abbot was charged with money-laundering and receiving stolen property. The film reflects the clash between politics and faith in modern Thai society.

Date of release
2021-08-01
TMDB
8.2 / 10 (5)
Runtime
1h 24m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Nottapon Boonprakob

Casting

Interesting facts

Come and See is a Thai documentary film directed by Nottapon Boonprakob and produced by UnderDoc Film. The film focuses on the alleged controversies regarding the teachings and practices of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and chronicles the events of the 23-day lockdown of the temple by the Thai military junta in 2017. The film was initially screened at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2019 before being released in Thailand in April 2021 following approval by Thai media censors.

Production

The film was initially produced by Nottapon Boonprakob as his thesis at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. The film focused on the alleged controversies surrounding Wat Phra Dhammakaya's teachings and practices, and highlighted the conflict and lawsuits between Wat Phra Dhammakaya and Thailand's 2014 military junta, which put the temple under intense scrutiny in the Thai media for a period and resulted in a 23-day lockdown and siege of t…

The 84-minute film included extensive interviews with both supporters and critics of Wat Phra Dhammakaya regarding its teachings and practices, and included footage shot in real time during the siege in 2017. The film includes interviews with well known Dhammakaya critics such as Thai Senator Paiboon Nititawan and former monk Mano Laohavanich; as well as Thai Buddhist academics such as Phra Paisal Visalo and Nidhi Eoseewong.

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