OK Baytong () is a 2003 Thai drama film about Buddhist-Muslim relations in southern Thailand. It is written and directed by Nonzee Nimibutr.
Plot
Tum is a young man who has been a monk living in a Buddhist monastery in Thailand since he was 5 years old, but after hearing that his sister has been killed in an attack on a train by insurgents, he decides to leave the monastery and make his way to southern Thailand, where his sister ran a beauty salon in a town called Betong, in a district in Yala Province, on the border with Malaysia.
In looking to put his sister's affairs in order, Tum finds himself conflicted. His sister has a daughter, by a Muslim man who lives on the Malaysian side of the border. He is torn between running his sister's business, and taking a larger role in her child's life.
In addition to his duties to his sister, Tum deals with internal conflict regarding his romantic and sexual attraction for a woman, as well as his feelings regarding Muslims, whom he holds responsible for his sister's death.
Cast Phoovarit Phumpuang as Tum Jeeranan Manojam as Lynn Saranya Kruengsai
Film festivals OK Baytong was shown at many film festivals worldwide in 2004, including: Bangkok International Film Festival Berlin Film Festival Hawaii International Film Festival Hong Kong International Film Festival New York Asian Film Festival Pusan International Film Festival Seattle International Film Festival Vancouver International Film Festival
References
External links Official page at Cinemasia