The Love of Siam
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Current user rating: 95/100 (126 votes)
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- Movie: The Love of Siam
- Thai: Rak haeng Siam
- Director: Chukiat Sakveerakul
- Writer: Chukiat Sakveerakul
- Producer: Somsak Taecharatanaprasert, Sukanya Vongsthapat
- Cinematography: Jitti Aeunorakankit
- Release Date: November 22, 2007
- Runtime: 154 min
- Language: Thai
- Country: Thailand
Plot
Love of Siam shows the relationship of a weak family, a lonely girl, teenagers who start to know the meaning of love and friendship that will be remain in the memory forever. The story begins when old friends Tong and Mew meet by chance at Siam, a well-known place that teenagers in Bangkok hanging out. Tong is a popular and handsome boy who is bored with his pretty girlfriend like Donut. Tong just discovers that pretty girlfriend is not the answer for something in his life. While Mew is a quiet guy who is obsessed by music, and secretly loved by Ying, a girl next door. Mew is facing hard time trying to compose love songs after his grandma died. Later, Mew introduces Tong to June, a girl who looks alike Tong's lost sister. Tong comes up with a plan for his mother to hire June for being his sister, hoping to cure his father from alcoholism. June accepts the offer and becomes a part of Tong's family. Everything in Tong's family seems to be better since June has arrived. June is loved by Tong's family, but she begins to feel whether she does right.
Cast
- Laila Boonyasak - Tang / June
- Pimpan Buranapim - Grandma
- Witwisit Hirunwongkul - Mew
- Jirayu La-ongmanee - Young Tong
- Mario Maurer - Tong
- Arthit Niyomkul - Young Mew
- Sinjai Plengpanit - Sunee
- Aticha Pongsilpipat - Donut
- Kanya Rattanapetch - Ying
- Songsit Rungnopakunsri - Korn
- Phongnarin Ulit - Odd
Trailer
Film Festivals
- 2008 (12th) Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival - July 18-27 - Off the Fantastic
- 2008 (10th) Udine Far East Film - April 18th-26th
jordan (jei) Says:
Dec 14 2011 2:09 am
many times watching this movie.....
still....it gives me the meanings of love...,(family,friendship,being alone,to those people who
always keep their love for someone....hoping for the love they wanted.....
happy 4th anniversary of the movie.....
_jordan
"to all the loves that bring us to life...."
love of siam
always be my inspiration....
jei Says:
Dec 08 2011 2:33 am
love of siam " it gives me the meaning of the real world of love....it runs only by two things...
real men and women... this maybe a big challenge in this world, determining ur real personality....
but all we can say is that, everyone can share the love to anyone and everyone can receive the real love they really wanted.... no matter who u are..
this movie made me realize those things...
ïf there's love there's hope..
:(
i remember the last part of the movie when mew cried at all and say "thank u"...
very touching... i actually felt this already...
i think there's a reason why they made this all... :(...
_jei
Juan Says:
Nov 22 2011 9:46 am
Happy 4th Anniversary to the Love of Siam!
Still can't move on after watching this movie! I feel so lonely, it's like opening my real emotion. Before I don't mind whether nobody cares for me, but after watching this movie I just felt all the sadness. Thanks for showing me the real life.
maneki hobbang Says:
Nov 13 2011 12:19 am
it's beautiful because it's sad.
Shelu Says:
Nov 07 2011 9:00 pm
I happened to relate so much to Mew. Being told by a guy that he loves you but he can't be your boyfriend is just soOo heart shattering.
It has been 5 years already but the pain is still there. I cried when I saw Mew cried in the ending. It's as if his pain reflected mine.
I just wonder why guys like Tong can't commit to be someone's boyfriend when they already declare their love. It just made the whole process a lot more difficult.
tony Says:
Nov 06 2011 12:13 pm
Love the cliche in the movie
"To all the loves that bring us to life"
KUDOS!
tong0503 Says:
Nov 06 2011 12:09 pm
Some people doesn't want to watch this movie simply because they are thinking that it is a Gay Theme movie. Well honestly it's not and it isn't even a Love story but rather a Story of Love, it portraits different kinds of love (love of grandparents,parents,friend,boy/girlfriend). People really need to widen there mind and stop judging a movie simply because of its genre.
Seeing Mew cry at the end breaks my heart. To much pain Tong causes Mew, first was when they moved to another house and second by telling Mew that he can't be with him as his boyfriend. The story is really unique and not exaggerated. And unlike in fairy tale that "they lived happily ever after", well here it is somehow a bad ending. The content is true and it shows that in love you can't have a perfect relationship. And many people can relate to this story. The run time of this movie (2hrs and 50min) is still not enough, Chukiat Sakveerakul was able to give the audience an hanging ending whether June is really Tang or not. Honestly speaking I want a sequel/part 2 of this movie, but it is impossible since it was released in 2007.
The best movie ever! :)
P.S. More power to Mario Maurer and Witwisit Hiranyawongkul plus the August Band!
alexander Says:
Nov 03 2011 3:44 am
I've been literally crying the whole day after watching this movie. There are stirring different emotions which I can't explain.
Joseph Says:
Oct 29 2011 9:29 pm
I'm still crying right now because of the ending. I feel very sad for mew. I feel as if he really existed and I want to comfort him. I kinda relate to him.
Kiethskie87 Says:
Sep 15 2011 12:57 am
i looked myself when i was in high school..... i still confused bout my sexuality and i let myself to love with the same gender... its hard because of my situition....
kian Says:
Apr 19 2011 11:20 pm
im silence... i mean, i dont have anything to say, because the movie was great in the sense that it portrayed how LOVE may DEFY theLAWS OF REALITY-wherein they've pushed through their love towards each other even though it brought about many uncertainties in their relationship towards other persons that are important to them, and that these person tried to contradict their relationship. and at the end it greatly delivered the fact that although love may DEFY reality, it could NEVER CHANGE it. the fact that in this world, acceptance of the majority towards the third sex is not that full. yet.
punchkid Says:
Feb 14 2011 9:33 am
A very good movie. The last part made me cry when Tong told Mew: "I can't be your boyfriend, but that doesn't mean I don't love you" then gave his gift. When Mew reached home, he look at the gift Tong gave him and said "Thank you." with tears.
anthony Says:
Jan 09 2011 10:49 pm
all i can say is very touching story and an inspiration for those person/s like two teenage boys( adolescence) who is under their growth and development ( identity vs. role confusion), but later they would realize what identity or sexuality they have; i think it would become fair or better if the directors and producers do the sequel or part two of the TLOS,because many people really inspired and to know what would happen to their lives and to their love ones...it's just an expression of human love! love love love.....
arevalo diomedes Says:
Dec 27 2010 11:46 am
the part ten of this movie is super emotional like the lines of tong to mew en he said I U MAYBE CANT BE YOUR BOYFRIEND BUT THAT DOESNT MEAN THAT I DONT LOVE YOU...GEZZ,..AHHAHHAH ITS MAKES ME CRY...HUHUHU
arevalo diomedes Says:
Dec 27 2010 11:36 am
nice hands up this movie
kriece Says:
Nov 30 2010 6:25 pm
grabe! when will the sequel of this great movie be started. I am super craving for the book 2. The ending of the first movie is nakakabitin. It should have ended well with mew and tong together.
marq Says:
Feb 09 2010 5:40 am
hi!! im one of the viewer who crave for the sequel of tlos coz i dont think mew and tong deserve a sad ending hope it was more beautiful than part 1 thanks i hope u post a full movie of the sequel
ikki Says:
Jan 22 2010 2:40 pm
It took a long time to endure my tears falling down while I'm watching the movie at the theater.
I like the theme of the movie, so realistic, I think everyone would face some of this situation.
PS. Sorry for my poor English. "*_*"
franzley Says:
Jun 27 2009 7:01 pm
well my friend told me about this movie then i watch it to tell you the truth this story was creatively unique well applause to the people who think about this story.. and to the actor that portrait the role of its character.. hope their will be part 2 ^^