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Arnold is a Model Student (Arnold pen nak rean tua yang)

Sorayos Prapapan
Human Rights & Society Politics & War 2022 86 min Thailand, Singapore, France, Netherlands, Philippines
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Synopsis

School as a dictatorship

Set against the background of the 2020 Bad Student Movement protests against corruption and authoritarian discipline in Thailand’s education system, the Arnold of the title is a high-flyer in his final year of high school. When he meets Mr. Bee, who runs a business helping students pass their exams using dubious methods, Arnold seizes the opportunity to make some money. But with his satirist father exiled, Arnold’s social conscience starts to awaken.

Cast/Avec

  • Korndanai Marc Dautzenberg
  • Winyu Wongsurawat
  • Anaphat Rueanhiranthanakit
  • Darunbhorn Likitkererat

Screenplay

  • Sorayos Prapapan

Cinematographer

  • Lim Teck Siang

Sound

  • Jaim Sahuleka

Music

  • Nattapong Pipattanasub
  • Supanut Decha-umphai

Production

  • Minimal Animal

Screenings

Thursday 09 March 2023 14:00
Lieux : Cinémathèque
Audio : Thai, English
Subtitles : English
Screening : Public Screening
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Sorayos Prapapan

Sorayos Prapapan
Sorayos Prapapan

Born in 1986 in Thailand, Sorayos Prapapan completed his studies at the Film and Photography Thammasat University in Thailand and started working as a production assistant on Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s acclaimed Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. As well as making his own films, he is an accomplished sound technician and foley artist.

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Filmography

  • Arnold Is a Model Student 2022
  • Pid pokati mai (short) 2021
  • Digital Funeral: Beta Version 2020
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