THE MESSAGE
The skies have sent several warnings to humanity before, in the form of plagues and natural disasters, and each time humanity has failed to cease destroying nature and each other.
The skies prepare another message in the form of a tsunami, and two deities, Win and Khan, are sent to earth. Khan believes that humanity can not change and revels in the prospect of their end, but Win wishes to help guide them from the incoming disaster. He is aided by four chosen humans; Katherine, Danus, Tee Noi and Apo, who all have supernatural powers of communication.
In the meantime, Katherine's half-brother Pon pursues his longtime crush Ploy after they meet at a temple, trying various methods to get her attention and is repeatedly rebuffed as Ploy isn't over her ex-boyfriend. Ploy eventually gives in and agrees to go to the beach with him, as both of them remain unaware of the message the skies are about to send to humanity.
The film cuts between Ploy and Pon's antics and the four chosen ones' attempts to better the world:
Apo, a university student who can understand animals, raises awareness of the environment and animal cruelty, while helping to preserve nature.
Tee Noi, formerly part of a rebellious biker gang and now turned monk, now uses his teachings to help fellow Buddhists truly understand Buddhism.
Danus, is from India, and Katherine, an American, both meet at Thailand in search of answers regarding their supernatural powers.
Danus takes Katherine to meet AIDs patients, and afterwards she asks a monk what there is she can do for the world. The monk preaches to the two of them and inspires them to help guide the people with their own ways.
The Message arrives as a violent tsunami, that leaves Thailand in a state of widespread devastation and takes many lives. Rescue officers (including Danus) are sent out to find survivors, and in the sea of what remains after the tsunami, they rescue Pon, who was still at the beach on the day of the tsunami.
The tsunami separated him from Ploy, who is stranded in the middle of nowhere for a month, and found barely alive on the 30th day of her isolation.
A rescue officer remarks on her luck, and Danus responds that it is her fortune as a good person.
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NATTHAPHON AMORNTUT Director&Ditector of photographyDirectorDirector of photography
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Pongsak TangkanaProducer
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Phisit KittithanetphanitProducer
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Gagan MalikKey Cast"Danus"
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Sara CasanghiniKey Cast"Cath"
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Ploy SornnarinKey Cast"Ploy"
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Thanapon AiemkumchaiKey Cast"Phon"
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Project Type:Feature
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Runtime:1 hour 42 minutes 31 seconds
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Completion Date:February 20, 2020
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Production Budget:333,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Thailand
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Country of Filming:Thailand
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Language:Thai
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:16.9
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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bangkok
Thailand
February 20, 2020
Thailand
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Distribution Information
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Natthaphon AmorntutDistributorCountry: ThailandRights: All Rights
Natthaphon Amorntut, byname AOP, (born October 24, 1977, Bangkok, Thailand), Thai film director, writer, and Producer
He grew up in Bangkok, Thailand, and studied at Bansomdejowpaya University (M.C, 2006). He took a master’s degree in filmmaking from the Chulalongkorn of the Department of Motion picture (M.C.A., 2010)
ASC MASTER 2017 instructors DeanCundey James Neihouse and Theo Van de Sande. Malaysia alumni
B.I.G. NAFF 2019 Fantastic Film School Korea ,alumni
Thai Film Director / Script writer /Director of Photography
Professor and Lecturer in Siam University Department of Film TV Radio Faculty of Communication Arts Bangkok Thailand
filmaop99@gmail.com
Contact address
Mr.NATTHAPHON AMORNTUT
245 Pak Klong Phasicharoen Subdistrict Phasicharoen Distict tardthai road
Tel 0816447260
Bangkok Thailand 10160
-It is an innovative Thai movie which shows the interrelationship between natural disasters, epidemics, religious beliefs, with aliens, humans, animals and other beings on this world.
-It is a Thai movie with content that interests all Thai people. The content is about great natural disasters from aliens.
-It is a simple Buddhism teaching Thai movie via a monk character. He told the truth of life in an easy way to understand in his radio program. People of all ages can apply his teaching to practice in their lives.
-It is the first Thai movie that relates to natural disasters all over the world, such as the forest fire in Australia and the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of the movie is to warn everyone to live with mindfulness and awareness of natural disasters, with vigilance and prevention.
-It is a movie with many turning points, and not in chronological order, to open the space for the audience to have further imagination and ideas.
-The intention of the movie production is to warn humans to be aware of natural disasters which may occur at any time without their preventions. They should live with consciousness and gratitude to the nature in every moment of their lives