Amdaeng Muen Kab Nai Rid (

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: อำแดงเหมือนกับนายริด) is a 1994 Thai film directed by

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, starred by Chintara Sukapatana,

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, Duangdao Jarujinda, Man Terapol,

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, and produced by

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The film was screened at the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival in 1994, The 10th Singapore International Film Festival in 1997, and the 7th Bangkok International Film Festival in 2009.

Plot

Set in Thailand in 1861 when Thai women were treated as objects of no significant value, and men were legally entitled to sell or pawn their wives and daughters, Muen yearns to be educated. She learns to read from a young monk, Rid. Her father does not approve, and she is sold against her wishes to Master Phu. Muen pleads with Monk Rid to help her, asking him to renounce his vows so they can be together. After imprisonment, Muen escapes and runs away with Rid

Cast

* Chintara Sukapatana as Miss Muen *

as Rid * Duangdao Jarujinda as Nun *

as Phu * Man Terapol as Pratu *

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as Piam Phamarong *

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as Somphan *

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as Phra Nonthaburi

Adaptations

The film was adapted into a television drama in 2012 and a play in 2015.

References

{{reflist 1994 films Five Star Production films 1990s Thai films Thai historical films