The Country Teacher of Ban Nong He Yai
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1hr
40mins
Directed by
Surasee Patham,
Starring
Chothiwat Phonratsamee,
Panna Rittikrai,
Petchtai Wongkamlao,
Pichet Kongkarn
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In the 1970's a young idealistic teacher arrives in a remote impoverished North East Issan village to teach in a school. He must first reform the womanizing, gambling addicted, wife beating headmaster. He helps poor families get school uniforms and books for their children. He does his best to improve everyone's lives. Soon he becomes very popular. Unfortunately he faces many obstacles from the local mafia who run an illegal logging business which he exposes. They view him as a major threat and do their best to stop him but he decides to take them on.