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The Tin Mine
The
Tin Mine
is a
2005
Thai
biographical
drama film
directed
by
Jira Maligool
. It is adapted from
short stories
by
Ajin Panjapan
and his semi-autobiographical account of
growing up
in a
mining camp
in
Kapong District
of
Phang Nga Province
from 1949 to 1953.
The Tin Mine
was the
official entry from Thailand
for
Best Foreign Language Film
at the
78th Academy Awards
.
Cast
Pijaya Vachajitpan as
Arjin Panjapan
Donlaya Mudcha as La-iad
Sonthaya Chitmanee as Kai
Anthony
Howard Gould
as Sam
Ajin
Panjapan as himself
Jaran
Petcharoen as Grandpa Deang
Niran Sattar as John
Jumpol Thongtan as the shopkeeper
Bill
O'Leary as Tom
Trivia
Ajin's boss gives Ajin an
airline ticket
to return to
Bangkok
, but the ticket is a
flight coupon
of
Thai Airways International
in 2005.