Wych Kaosayananda ( th, วิชช์ เกาไศยนันท์; born 1974), also known as Wych Kaos or Kaos, is a Thai film director.
Early life
The son of Thai diplomat Kaosayananda, he lived and studied in
Pakistan
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, where his father was posted in
Islamabad
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as an ambassador.
Career
His directorial debut was ''Fah'', released in 1998, which at the time was the highest-budgeted film in the history of the
Thai film
The cinema of Thailand dates back to the History of film, early days of filmmaking, when Chulalongkorn, King Chulalongkorn's 1897 visit to Bern, Switzerland was recorded by François-Henri Lavancy-Clarke. The film was then brought to Bangkok, wher ...
industry, but failed in the Thai box office.
His second film and American debut (which he directed under the shortened name "Kaos") was the 2002 thriller ''
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever'', which upon release was widely panned by both critics and moviegoers as one of the
worst films ever made. In March 2007,
Rotten Tomatoes
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ranked the film number 1 among "The Worst of the Worst" movie list.
Kaosayananda's post-''Ballistic'' films include ''
Tekken 2: Kazuya's Revenge'' (2014), ''
''Zero Tolerance'''' (2015) and ''One Night in Bangkok'' (2020).
''Zero Tolerance'' was previously completed and released only in Vietnam under the title of ''Angels''. Kaosayananda found it difficult to sell his film to distributors because ''Angels'' was more of a drama than an action film. Therefore, he decided to add action star
Scott Adkins
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into the mix for marquee value and to re-shoot and re-edit the entire film in order to craft more of a streamlined actioner that would interest buyers. This re-edited version, entitled ''Zero Tolerance'', is the cut of the film that has been released to the rest of the world.
''Dead Earth'' tells a parallel story to Kaosayananda's ''The Driver'', focusing on events that happen within the same
post-apocalyptic world
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, with characters and locations intersecting between both films.
Filmography
;Cinematographer only
*''
The Mark'' (2012)
*''The Mark: Redemption'' (2013)
*''Once Upon a Time in Vietnam'' (2013)
*''Invincible'' (2020)
*''The Gunrunner'' (TBA)
References
External links
*
Wych Kaosayananda Interviewon Anchor
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1974 births
Living people
Thai expatriates in Pakistan
Wych Kaosayananda