Samui Song

Samui Song is 2017 Thai noir crime thriller drama film directed and written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and starring Chermarn Boonyasak and David Asavanond. It is his ninth feature film and tenth overall. The film had its world premiere in the "Venice Days " section at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2017, and had a limited release in Thailand on February 1, 2018.

Plot

Viyada or Vi, a Thai soap opera actress finds herself under the pressure of her husband, Jerome, 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, 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.

Cast

Chermarn Boonyasak as Viyada "Vi"
David Asavanond as Guy Spencer
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 marks the reunion of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Chermarn Boonyasak, following their collaboration in the film Last Life in the Universe.