''Kon Khon'' ( th, คนโขน) is a 2011
Thai film by
Sarunyoo Wongkrachang
Sarunyoo Wongkrachang or spelt Sarunyu Wongkrachang ( Thai: ศรัณยู วงษ์กระจ่าง; nickname: Tua–ตั้ว; October 17, 1960 in Bang Khonthi District, Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand – June 10, 2020) ...
. It concerns a love triangle involving three rival
Khon
Khon ( th, โขน, ) is a dance drama genre from Thailand. Khon has been performed since the Ayutthaya Kingdom.
It is traditionally performed solely in the royal court by men in masks accompanied by narrators and a traditional piphat ensembl ...
dancers The film was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in H ...
,
but it did not make the final shortlist.
Plot
An orphan, Chart, raised by his master after his parents' death and trained be to be a Khon dancer, becomes involved with the dance teacher Rambai.
Cast
*Apinya Rungpitakmana as Chart
*Gongtun Pongpatna as Tue
*Nantarat Chaowarat as Ram
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Pimolrat Pisolyabutr as Rambai
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Nirut Sirijanya
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Sorapong Chatree
Sorapong Chatree ( th, สรพงษ์ ชาตรี; born Pittaya Tiamswate; 8 December 1950 – 10 March 2022) was a Thai film actor. He had frequently starred in the films of Prince Chatrichalerm Yukol, as well as in Cherd Songsri's cl ...
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Penpak Sirikul
Penpak Sirikul ( th, เพ็ญพักตร์ ศิริกุล; Royal Thai General System of Transcription, RTGS: Phenphak Sirikun), nickname Tai (), is an actress and model, well known as Thai sex symbol and model in the 70s-80s later ...
See also
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References
External links
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Kon Khon at EnjoyThaiMovies
2011 films
2011 romantic drama films
Thai romantic drama films
Thai-language films
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