Countdown (2012 film)

Countdown (Thai: เคาท์ดาวน์) is a 2012 Thai thriller film written and directed by Nattawut Poonpiriya. The film was selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards,^[1][2] but it was not nominated. The film was remade in 2015 in India in Kannada as Ring Master.^[3]

Countdown
Release poster
Directed by	Nattawut Poonpiriya
Written by	Nattawut Poonpiriya
Produced by	Jira Maligool Vanridee Pongsittisak
Starring	Pachara Chirathivat Jarinporn Joonkiat Pattarasaya Kreuasuwansri David Asavanond
Cinematography	Niramon Ross
Edited by	Panayu Kunvanlee
Music by	Hualampong Riddim
Production company	Jor Kwang Films
Distributed by	GTH
Release date	20 December 2012 (2012-12-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Thailand
Language	Thai

Plot summary

The best New Year's Party ever is being planned by three Thai teenagers in New York City. To celebrate and count down the year's end in style, they asked Jesus, a drug dealer, to deliver certain items to their flat. They had no idea that night's visit from Jesus would forever alter their lives.

Cast

• Pachara Chirathivat as Jack
• Jarinporn Joonkiat as Bee
• Pattarasaya Kreuasuwansri as Pam
• David Asavanond as Jesus
• Lorenzo de Stefano as Fabio

See also

• List of submissions to the 86th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Thai submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. "Thailand puts up Countdown for Oscars". WiseKwai. Retrieved 23 September 2013.
2. "Oscars: Thailand Nominates 'Countdown' for Foreign Language Category". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
3. "Movie Review: Ringmaster - Bangalore Mirror -". Retrieved 9 March 2017.

External links

• Countdown at IMDb