The Tin Mine

"Sometimes the highest learning must be found in the ground beneath your feet."

2005 1h 49m TH

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7.9

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★7.9TMDB · 13

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Synopsis

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A failed engineering student in the late 1940s gets the unexpected education of a lifetime by working for four years in a rainforest tin mine.

“Sometimes the highest learning must be found in the ground beneath your feet.”

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Cast

Pijaya Vachajitpan
Ajin
Sonthaya Chitmanee
Kai
Anthony Howard Gould
Mr. Sam
Donlaya Mudcha
La-iad
Jumpol Thongtan
Tong
Niran Sattar
John
Sornchai Jullanggoonr
Kong
Soothipong Nuisuchon
Weng

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jira Maligool
Writers: Jira Maligool
Languages: English, Thai
Countries: Thailand

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jira Maligool, shot by Chankit Chamnivikaipong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Pan Busabaan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Pijaya Vachajitpan and Sonthaya Chitmanee and Anthony Howard Gould carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the highest learning must be found in the ground beneath your feet.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0454190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Jira Maligool directs. Chankit Chamnivikaipong behind the camera. Pan Busabaan cuts. Produced in Thailand. Dialogue in English, Thai.

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1Shot for just $2.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Thai.
4Directed by Jira Maligool, shot by Chankit Chamnivikaipong. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Pan Busabaan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Pijaya Vachajitpan and Sonthaya Chitmanee and Anthony Howard Gould carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Sometimes the highest learning must be found in the ground beneath your feet.".
8IMDB entry: tt0454190 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "mine", "affectation", "thailand", "biography".