Bangkok Love Story | 
| Director: Poj Arnon
Actors: Chatcha Rujinanon, Waradip Srimalai, Chaiwat Tongsang, Rattaballung Toesawat
Studio: TLA
Category: DVD
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 11109
Format: Ac-3, Anamorphic, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Thai (Original Language)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 196
UPC: 807839003536
EAN: 0807839003536
ASIN: B001A94CSQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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Product Description
Steamy Thai nights provide the backdrop for unbridled romance, crime and action as two men unexpectedly brave forbidden love. Maek, a cold assassin-for-hire, is sent to knock off Iht, a police informant, when in a twist of fate the killer is shot for refusing to pull the trigger. After making their escape, an indelible bond is forged when the vulnerable assassin is nursed back to health by handsome, married Iht. But as taboo feelings of desire swell between the swarthy new lovers, their relationship is discovered. Now there s no turning back as enemies, friends and lovers are pitted against each other.
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Bandkok Love Story December 15, 2008
bigboyone (johnson city , tn)
a good film, but again-what is in the theatrical release if not
what we got on DVD, according to people who got to see the film.
story is a little disjointed, but ok. good acting and great shoot-em-up
specials. still miss some of the personal story between lead actors
 Awesome...Good actors, good story, great directing and video work. October 7, 2008
G. Reddick (Atlanta, GA)
I rented this movie over the weekend from a local Blockbuster. The cover grabbed my attention. While I agree that the cover art is misleading, this video was amazing. The story was awesome. But it was the cinematography that was amazing. The scenes are shot just as good as anything hollywood puts out. The background and setting really took my breath away. I loved the actors. There were many scenes I liked but that the very last scene is outstanding. I can not say how much I enjoyed this film. Good actors, good story, great directing and video work.
A Heart-breaking Love Story September 6, 2008
H. F. Corbin (ATLANTA, GA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If catharsis is what you are looking for in a film, you will not be disappointed in Director Poj Amon's "Bangkok Love Story." The two young men in love (Rattanaballang Tohssawat as Cloud, the Thai who kills for a living and Chaiwat Thongsaeng [Stone] the police informant he refuses to kill) give outstanding heartwrenching performances. Constantly on the run from the members of organized crime who are out to kill them, they have to deal also with the stigma attached to two men loving each other. Add to that the tragedy of rape and HIV and you have quite an emotional journey.
The director piles sorrow upon sorrow for the ending-- whether you go with the one seen in theatres or the alternate ending included with the DVD, along with several deleted scenes.
Both the soundtrack and cinematography are excellent as well.
Not as believeable as "Brokeback", but just as emotional September 1, 2008
Bob Lind (Phoenix, AZ United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"Bangkok Love Story" (Thailand, 2007) tells the unusual and emotional story of the growing relationship between two street-smart macho young men running from gangsters in that steamy, dark city.
Maek (referred to in subtitles as "Cloud") has become a hired killer to help support himself, his younger brother and mother, all three of whom are infected with HIV from his stepfather. He justifies his mission as only killing "bad" people, and crosses the boss when he refuses to execute a handsome young man, Iht ("Stone"), who had gotten too close to exposing one gangster's operation. Cloud gets shot during the getaway, and Stone nurses him back to health, while they hide in exile in the inner city. Helping Cloud with his bath one day leads to the duo getting carried away, and Cloud can't deal with his feelings for Stone, banishing him from his life. Most of the rest of the film involves Stone's attempts at reconciliation, as well as greater detail about Cloud's family, who suffer persecution due to their illness.
A beautifully photographed and capably-acted film, which tells a simple story but tells it wonderfully and with great emotion (perhaps a bit too much for some critical viewers). Won a couple of international film competitions. Dialogue in Thai with English subtitles, very easy to follow. DVD artwork is a bit misleading, as it shows the duo posing on a fancy, expensive sofa, while the entire film has them living in near squalor. DVD extras include several deleted scenes, which provide some additional background into the characters. Not rated, but would be a mild R due to violence, gay content and simulated sex; there is no complete nudity. I give the film four spicy stars out of five.
Raw Yet Tender Love Story From the Underbelly of Bangkok August 30, 2008
Grady Harp (Los Angeles, CA United States)
37 out of 37 found this review helpful
The cover of the DVD for this very fine film is misleading: the photograph of the two leads in a rather quiet and elegant setting is about as far from the content of the cinematic adventure as imaginable. Writer/Director Poj Amon has created a love story that is more from the underbelly of the poor section of Bangkok than it is from the expected physical beauty of that Thai city, and rather than focusing on the 'tourist view' of Thailand, he instead finds a different kind of beauty molded into a love story from a far different perspective. And it works very well.
In the world of Thai organized crime there is a star assassin - Maek ((Rattanaballang Tohssawat) - who kills 'bad people' to satisfy his bosses but cannot kill 'good people'. He is the sole support of his mother and younger brother, both of whom suffer from AIDS - the source of their infection is the abusive live-in stepfather. Maek wants to provide a good home for his little family, somewhere away from the slums of Bangkok, so that his little brother will no longer have to ply the hustler role on the streets to help support his ailing mother. Maek is assigned a 'hit' and in stalking the young lawyer he is supposed to assassinate he finds an attraction to the obviously good, married, handsome Iht (Chaiwat Thongsaeng). When the moment comes to complete his grim duty, Maek cannot kill a 'good man' and in the setup Maek himself is shot. Iht is compassionate and rescues Maek from the streets, taking him to his shelter to nurse him back to health. The two men bond and eventually submit to their passion. Yet when Maek recovers, he cannot face the truth of his feelings and separates himself from Iht. Iht's wife is suspicious about Iht's distance, stalks him, and witnesses a secret moment of passion between Maek and Iht, and the discovery turns her into a potential assassin herself. Iht is now by himself, unable to regain Maek's commitment until a series of events leads to the ultimate arrest of Maek: from the imposed separation caused by Maek's incarceration, Iht remains faithful to his love. The ending could have been triumphant (and for moments it is, emotionally), but instead Poj Amon opts for tragedy, a writer's decision that makes the film even more powerful.
The cast of actors is excellent and the chemistry between the two leads is undiluted by the forces that are meant to separate them. In the end, this is a love story between two classes of people whose discovery of a forbidden love emphasizes some universal truths. It is a well-made, beautifully photographed film (Tiwa Moeithaisong is the gifted cinematographer) that deserves a wider audience. Grady Harp, August 08
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