Sabaidee Luang Prabang [SEP] director
Sabaidee Luang Prabang
Sabaidee Luang Prabang (, English title: "Good Morning, Luang Prabang") is a 2008 romantic drama film directed by Sakchai Deenan and starring Ananda Everingham. It was the first commercial film shot in Laos since the country adopted communism in 1975.
Plot.
Sorn (Everingham), a Thai photographer visiting Laos, falls in love with his beautiful Laotian tour guide, Noi (Pallawong). The film features several tourist sites in Laos.
Cast.
- Ananda Everingham as Sorn
Som Ock Southiponh
Som Ock Southiphonh is a Laotian film director, screenwriter and film producer. Trained in Czechoslovakia, his films include "Red Lotus", which was made in 1988 and is the last feature film made in Laos until more recent productions like Sabaidee Luang Prabang or Chanthaly. Since then, Som Ock has run a bakery in Vientiane to supplement his income while he tries to independently produce films.
Biography.
Som Ock Southiphonh was among six Laotians selected in 1977 by the communist government of Laos to study