By the Time It Gets Dark explained

By the Time It Gets Dark
Native Name:
Language:th
ดาวคะนอง
Nolink:yes
Director:Anocha Suwichakornpong
Music:Wuttipong Leetrakul
Cinematography:Leung Ming Kai
Runtime:105 minutes
Country:Thailand
Language:Thai

By the Time It Gets Dark, known in Thai as Dao Khanong (Thai: ดาวคะนอง), is a 2016 Thai drama film directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong. In August 2016, the film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 69th Locarno Film Festival.[1] It won the 2016 Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing.[2] It was also selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[3] [4]

Plot

The 1976 Thammasat University massacre is experienced through several individuals working to create a film about the event.

Cast

Critical response

The film has a rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes[5] and a 73 score on Metacritic.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Locarno: Luxbox Acquires Golden Leopard Contender ‘By the Time It Gets Dark’ (EXCLUSIVE) . John Hopewell. . 27 July 2016. 30 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240330131715/https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/locarno-luxbox-golden-leopard-by-the-time-it-gets-dark-1201824412/. 30 March 2024. live.
  2. News: Surprise Subannahongsa win for Dao Khanong. RITHDEE. KONG. 7 March 2017. Bangkok Post.
  3. Web site: ส่ง 'ดาวคะนอง' ตัวแทนหนังไทยชิงออสการ์ ครั้งที่ 90 . Voice TV . 30 August 2017 . 30 August 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170903141649/https://news.voicetv.co.th/entertainment/519775.html . 3 September 2017 . dead .
  4. Web site: Thailand Picks 'By The Time It Gets Dark' For Oscar Contention . Patrick . Frater . . 31 August 2017 . 31 August 2017.
  5. Web site: By the Time It Gets Dark (Dao khanong). . 20 September 2017.
  6. Web site: By the Time It Gets Dark. . 20 September 2017.