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Love of Siam

Love of Siam

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Love of Siam

"Love of family. Love of friendship. Love of lovers."

2007

2h 34m

7.3(81 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Best friends as children, Mew and Tong run into each other years later as young men and find they have unexpected feelings for each other.

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Production Companies

Sahamongkolfilm

Baa-Ram-Ewe

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Witwisit Hiranyawongkul

Witwisit Hiranyawongkul

Mew

Mario Maurer

Mario Maurer

Tong

Chermarn Boonyasak

Chermarn Boonyasak

Tang / June

Sinjai Plengpanich

Sinjai Plengpanich

Sunee

Songsit Roongnophakunsri

Songsit Roongnophakunsri

Korn

Pimpan Buranapim

Grandmother

Narinchot Wachirathonniyomkul

Narinchot Wachirathonniyomkul

Young Mew

Jirayu La-ongmanee

Jirayu La-ongmanee

Young Tong

Kanya Rattanapetch

Kanya Rattanapetch

Ying

Chanidapa Pongsilpipat

Chanidapa Pongsilpipat

Donut

Creative team

Directed by: Chookiat Sakveerakul
Written by: Chookiat Sakveerakul
Produced by: Prachya Pinkaew
Sukanya Vongsthapat

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