Thai business has given us a variety of stories, from the most humble to the most famous, that have informed and inspired us about people's success stories while also causing a commotion at the box office. Here are some fantastic biopic films that are worth your attention.
1. The Overture
For a prince's court, a gifted young musician (Anuchit Saphanphong) performs the Thai xylophone. Inspired by the life of King Rama V to King Rama VIII's most revered traditional Thai music master, Luang Pradit Pairoh.
2. The Last Executioner
The last firearms executioner in Thailand, Chavoret Jaruboon, is depicted in a biography as a guy who is devoted to his family, his vocation, and his music. The story of Thailand's last prison-based executioner.
3. Beautiful Boxer
A man enters the tough world of Thai boxing to pay for a sex change and terrifies his opponents by applying cosmetics ritualistically before each round. A biopic of transgender Muay Thai boxer Parinya Charoenphol, who competed in the sport to help pay for her gender transition surgery, is available.
4. The Moonhunter
Two teenage Thai rebels are the subject of the actual narrative in The Moonhunter. A brave student leader named Seksan Prasertkul led the largest public protest in Thai history in October 1973. A public revolt sparked by the incident overthrew military rule and brought democracy back to the country.
5. Tee Shot: Ariya Jutanugarn
Ariya Jutanugarn, a professional golfer, is shown in this biopic as she advances from being a young prodigy to holding the world's top rating. (Fresh from Netflix) Thai professional golfer Ariya Jutanugarn competes on the American Tour, where she rose to the top of the Women's World Golf Rankings in June 2017.
6. The Billionaire
The Billionaire relates the tale of Itthipat Kulapongvanich, one of Thailand's youngest (in terms of baht) billionaires, who, at the age of nineteen, left school to start a packaged fried seaweed company that is now Taokaenoi Food & Marketing.
7. The Tin Mine
Based on a collection of autobiographical short stories written by Archin Panjabhan, the 1950 setting opens with Archin (Pijaya Vachajitpan) being dismissed from Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok during his second year. He is transported to southern Thailand, where he is allegedly waiting for employment.
8. Amdaeng Muen Kab Nai Rid
Muen and Rid are much in love, and their story is based on a true incident that occurred during King Rama II of Thailand's reign. However, Muen's father has pledged to another man for his daughter. Muen, who is unable to accept this forced union, files a lawsuit in the hopes that she would be granted permission to wed Rid, her true love.
9. The Legend Of Suriyothai
The life of Queen Suriyothai, who is revered by Thais as the "great feminist," is shown in the 2001 Thai film The Legend Of Suriyothai, which was directed by Chatrichalerm Yukol. The pivotal moment when she rides her combat elephant in front of the Burmese army and gives her life to save her King Maha Chakkraphat and his realm is captured in the book.
10. A Prayer Before Dawn
In 2017, Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire released the biographical prison movie A Prayer Before Dawn, which was written by Jonathan Hirschbein and Nick Saltrese and starred Joe Cole. The book A Prayer Before Dawn: My Nightmare in Thailand's Prisons by Billy Moore served as its inspiration. On May 19, 2017, the movie made its global debut at the Cannes Film Festival.
