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By the Time It Gets Dark

2016 Thai drama film

By the Time It Gets Dark
Film poster

Thai	ดาวคะนอง

Directed by	Anocha Suwichakornpong
Written by	Anocha Suwichakornpong
Produced by	Lee Chatametikool Benjawan Somsin Soros Sukhum Anocha Suwichakornpong
Starring	Arak Amornsupasiri Apinya Sakuljaroensuk Achtara Suwan Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Cinematography	Leung Ming Kai
Edited by	Lee Chatametikool Machima Ungsriwong
Music by	Wuttipong Leetrakul
Release dates	10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) (Locarno) 8 December 2016 (2016-12-08) (Thailand)
Running time	105 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

By the Time It Gets Dark, known in Thai as Dao Khanong (Thai: ดาวคะนอง), is a 2016 Thai drama film directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong. In August 2016, the film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 69th Locarno Film Festival.^[1] It won the 2016 Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing.^[2] It was also selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.^[3]^[4]

Plot

The 1976 Thammasat University massacre is experienced through several individuals working to create a film about the event.

Cast

Arak Amornsupasiri
Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
Achtara Suwan
Visra Vichit-Vadakan
Penpak Sirikul

Critical response

The film has a rating of 87% on Rotten Tomatoes^{[clarification needed]}^[5] and a 73 score on Metacritic^{[clarification needed]}.^[6]

References

^ John Hopewell (27 July 2016). "Locarno: Luxbox Acquires Golden Leopard Contender 'By the Time It Gets Dark' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
^ RITHDEE, KONG (7 March 2017). "Surprise Subannahongsa win for Dao Khanong". Bangkok Post.
^ "ส่ง 'ดาวคะนอง' ตัวแทนหนังไทยชิงออสการ์ ครั้งที่ 90". Voice TV. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
^ Patrick, Frater (31 August 2017). "Thailand Picks 'By The Time It Gets Dark' For Oscar Contention". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
^ "By the Time It Gets Dark (Dao khanong)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
^ "By the Time It Gets Dark". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 September 2017.

External links

By the Time It Gets Dark at IMDb

Thai submission for Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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