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Samui Song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ) is 2017 Thai noir crime thriller drama film directed and written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. It is his ninth feature film. The film had premiered in the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2017,[2][3] and had a limited release in Thailand in 2018.

Samui Song
Directed by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Written by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Produced by	Raymond Phathanavirangoon Rasarin Tanalerttararom
Starring	David Asavanond Chermarn Boonyasak Vithaya Pansringarm
Cinematography	Chankit Chamnivikaipong
Edited by	Patamanadda Yukol
Music by	Koichi Shimizu
Production companies	Cinema22 Augenschein Filmproduktion Tenk.tv Bluering Company Ltd.[1]
Distributed by	Urban Distribution International
Release dates	30 August 2017 (2017-08-30) (Venice) 1 February 2018 (2018-02-01) (Thailand)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Thailand Germany Norway
Languages	Thai, English

Plot

Viyada or Vi (Chermarn Boonyasak), a Thai soap opera actress finds herself under the pressure of her husband, Jerome (Stephane Sednaoui), the rich foreigner who believes in a charismatic cult leader. According to this uncomfortable relationship, it has led her to a plan to kill her husband by hiring Guy Spencer (David Asavanond), a gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan is unsuccessful chaos ensues for both Viyada and Guy Spencer.[4]

Cast

• David Asavanond as Guy Spenser
• Chermarn Boonyasak as Viyada (Vi)
• Karen Gemma Dodgson as Worshiper
• Vithaya Pansringarm
• Stephane Sednaoui as Jerome Beaufoy
• Palika Suwannarak

Production

Samui Song had been in the process of production since 2015 and took about 3 months on the production. However, because of the complicated plot and storylines, it took more than 1 year in the post-production. This film is a return of working between Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Chermarn Boonyasak after they had worked together in the film Last Life in the Universe.[5]

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