''Phuket'' ( th, ภูเก็ต) is a 2009 Thai

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

written and directed by

Aditya Assarat Aditya Assarat ( th, อาทิตย์ อัสสรัตน์, born 1972) is a Thai independent film director, screenwriter, producer and cinematographer. Biography Early career Aditya Assarat was born in Bangkok. He left Thailand at ...

. The story of the friendship between a Korean actress and a limousine driver at a hotel in

Phuket Phuket (; th, ภูเก็ต, , ms, Bukit or ''Tongkah''; Hokkien:普吉; ) is one of the southern provinces (''changwat'') of Thailand. It consists of the island of Phuket, the country's largest island, and another 32 smaller islands of ...

Plot

Jin (Lim Soo-jung) is a famous Korean actress who grows tired of her life. She comes for a holiday in Thailand, but finds that even here, she cannot escape the constant disruption of phone calls and fans. She makes for Phuket, a place that holds fond memories of her youth. There, she happens to strike up a friendship with Pong (Sorapong Chatree) a hotel limousine driver, who helps Jin find true spiritual rest.

Cast

Im Soo-jung Im Soo-jung (born July 11, 1979) is a South Korean actress. After modeling for teen magazines, Im made her acting breakthrough in Kim Jee-woon's horror film ''A Tale of Two Sisters'' (2003), followed by the popular television drama ''I'm Sorry, ...

as Jin *

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 cla ...

as Pong * Supannada Plubthong as Assistant

Release

Phuket completed filming in August 2009. * The film premiered on October 9, 2009 during the 14th Pusan International Film Festival. * The film been released on September 30, 2010 in Thailand. * The film aired on Bluesky Channel in Thailand on February 14, 2012 at 8:30 pm, which falls on

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References

External links

* 2009 films Thai short films Thai-language films 2000s Korean-language films Films set in Phuket Films shot in Thailand {{Thailand-film-stub