From Bangkok to Mandalay

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2016 Burmese film

From Bangkok to Mandalay

Poster of the Film

ဘန်ကောက် မှ မန္တလေး သို့
Thai: ถึงคน..ไม่คิดถึง
Directed by| Chartchai Ketnust
Written by| Chartchai Ketnust, Pattana Chirawong
Produced by| Natchapon Purikananond, U Sue Won
Starring| Sai Sai Kham Leng
Pilaiporn Supinchompoo
Nay Toe
Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi
Cinematography| Sugimasa Yamashita
Edited by| Surasak Pangolin, Max Tersch
Music by| Bruno Brugnano

Production
company

Magenta Film Studio

Distributed by| Hollywood Thailand

Release dates

* 27 October 2016 (2016-10-27) (Myanmar)
* 10 November 2016 (2016-11-10) (Thailand)

Running time

| 127 minutes
Countries| Myanmar
Thailand
Languages| Burmese
Thai
English

From Bangkok to Mandalay (Burmese: ဘန်ကောက် မှ မန္တလေး သို့; Thai: ถึงคน..ไม่คิดถึง) is the film cast by Myanmar and Thailand for the goodwill. In this film, Myanmar movie stars, Nay Toe, Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi, Sai Sai Kham Leng and newbie Thailand actress, Pilaiporn Supinchompu (Naam Whan) performed.

## Plot

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When her grandma tells her that she is living two lives in one, Pin (Pilaiporn Supinchompoo) doesn't understand right away. Her grandma then leaves her ten letters as her inheritance. For half a century, they have remained unopened. Grandma's only rule is that Pin must read each one in the location where it was written. Pin packs a bag and her grandma's ashes and travels to Myanmar to try and use the letters to guide herself out of her complicated life.

In Myanmar, Pin meets Kyaw Kyaw (Sai Sai Kham Leng,) a musician and the only person in Myanmar who knew her grandma. Pin asks Kaye Kaye not to flirt with her and he assents, although he knows that he can't honor this promise.

As the journey progresses, Pin discovers that her grandmother's letters are love notes from a mysterious Burmese gentleman. It is initially unclear why Pin's grandmother never opened these letters and why she kept her admirer a secret. Pin is driven to discover the truth, even if it breaks her heart again.

## Cast

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* Sai Sai Kham Leng as Moe Naing (Kyaw Kyaw)
* Pilaiporn Supinchompoo as Pin
* Nay Toe as Nanda
* Wutt Hmone Shwe Yi as Thuzar
* Anthony Theil as Father Peter
* Duantem Salitul as Thuzar (old age) (cameo)

## Production

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The screenwriter and director Chartchai Ketnust was inspired by the Seni Saowaphong's Pisat (ปีศาจ) novel, with the content about love of different classes.[1]

## Awards

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Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result

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2017  | Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Actor Award  | Sai Sai Kham Leng  | Nominated
| Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor Award  | Nay Toe  | Nominated
| Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Song  | Bruno Brugnano | Won
| Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Screenplay  | Chartchai Ketnust

Pattana Chirawong

| Nominated
| Thailand National Film Association Awards | Best Original Score  | Bruno Brugnano | Nominated
2017  | Thailand Film Critic Assembly | Best Supporting Actor Awards  | Nay Toe  | Nominated
| Thailand Film Critic Assembly | Best Supporting Actress Awards  | Witt Hmone Shwe Yee  | Nominated
| Thailand Film Critic Assembly | Best Song  | Bruno Brugnano | Won

## Shooting Places

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Myanmar

* Yangon
* Mandalay
* Bagan
* Mingun
* Thibaw
* Pyin Oo Lwin

Thailand

* Bangkok

## References

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1. ^ Bioscope Magazine (2016-11-16). "แด่ เสนีย์ เสาวพงศ์ แรงบันดาลใจในหนัง From Bangkok to Mandalay" [to Seni Saowaphong, inspiration in From Bangkok to Mandalay film]. Mthai.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-01-14.

## External links

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* From Bangkok to Mandalay at IMDb

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