Son of the Northeast
Son of the Northeast is a 1982 historical drama film set in 1930s Isan, or northeastern Thailand. Directed by Vichit Kounavudhi, the film is based on a S.E.A. Write Award-winning book by Kampoon Boonthavee. Filmed in a documentary style, the story follows a tight-knit group of Isan subsistence farmers as they struggle against drought and other depredations.