Samui Song

Samui Song (Thai: ไม่มีสมุยสำหรับเธอ) is 2017 Thai noir crime thriller drama film directed and written by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, and starring Chermarn Boonyasak and David Asavanond. It is his ninth feature film and tenth overall. The film had its world premiere in the "Venice Days (Giornate degli Autori)" section at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2017,^[2][3] and had a limited release in Thailand on February 1, 2018.^[4]

Samui Song
Directed by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Written by	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
Based on	The story by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang & Raymond Phathanavirangoon
Produced by	Raymond Phathanavirangoon Rasarin Tanalerttararom
Starring	Chermarn Boonyasak David Asavanond Vithaya Pansringarm
Cinematography	Chankit Chamnivikaipong
Edited by	Patamanadda Yukol
Music by	Koichi Shimizu
Production companies	Samui Land Joint Venture Company Limited Cinema22 Augenschein Filmproduktion Tenk.tv Bluering Company Ltd.[1]
Distributed by	Urban Distribution International
Release dates	30 August 2017 (2017-8-30) (Venice) 1 February 2018 (2018-2-1) (Thailand)
Running time	108 minutes
Countries	Thailand Germany Norway
Languages	Thai, English

Plot

Viyada or Vi (Chermarn Boonyasak), a Thai soap opera actress finds herself under the pressure of her husband, Jerome (Stephane Sednaoui), the rich foreigner who believes in a charismatic cult leader. According to this uncomfortable relationship, it has led her to a plan to kill her husband by hiring Guy Spencer (David Asavanond), a gunman who has trouble earning money to take care of his elderly invalid mother. However, when the plan is unsuccessful chaos ensues for both Viyada and Guy Spencer.^[5]

Cast

• Chermarn Boonyasak as Viyada (Vi)
• David Asavanond as Guy Spencer
• Karen Gemma Dodgson as Worshiper
• Vithaya Pansringarm
• Stephane Sednaoui as Jerome Beaufoy
• Palika Suwannarak

Production

Samui Song had been in the process of production since 2015 and took about 3 months on the production. However, because of the complicated plot and storylines, it took more than 1 year in the post-production. This film marks the reunion of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang and Chermarn Boonyasak, following their collaboration in the film Last Life in the Universe (2003).^[6][7]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	The BK Film Awards 2018	Best Comeback	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Won	[8]
		Best Actress	Chermarn Boonyasak	Won
2019	28th Suphannahong National Film Awards	Best Picture of the Year	Samui Song	Nominated	[9]
		Best Screenplay of the Year	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Nominated
		Best Leading Actress	Chermarn Boonyasak	Nominated
		Best Leading Actor	David Asavanond	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Vithaya Pansringarm	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Palika Suwannarak	Nominated
		Best Film Editing	Patamanadda Yukol	Nominated
		Best Original Score	Koichi Shimizu	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Visakha Kongkha	Nominated
	9th Thai Film Director Awards	Best Leading Actress	Chermarn Boonyasak	Nominated	[10]
		Best Leading Actor	David Asavanond	Nominated
	27th Bangkok Critics Assembly Awards	Best Film	Samui Song	Nominated	[11]
		Best Director	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Raymond Phathanavirangoon	Nominated
		Best Leading Actress	Chermarn Boonyasak	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Vithaya Pansringarm	Nominated
		Best Film Editing	Patamanadda Yukol	Nominated
		Best Art Direction	Pawat Sawatchaimeth, Witthaya Chaimongkol	Nominated
	15th Kom Chad Luek Awards	Best Film	Samui Song	Nominated	[12]
		Best Director - Film Category	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Nominated
		Best Screenplay - Film Category		Nominated
		Best Leading Actress - Film Category	Chermarn Boonyasak	Nominated
		Best Leading Actor - Film Category	David Asavanond	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress - Film Category	Palika Suwannarak	Nominated
	16th Starpics Thai Film Awards	Best Picture	Samui Song	Nominated	[13]
		Best Director	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang	Nominated
		Best Screenplay	Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Raymond Phathanavirangoon	Nominated
		Best Actress	Chermarn Boonyasak	Nominated
		Best Actor	David Asavanond	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Palika Suwannarak	Nominated
		Best Film Editing	Patamanadda Yukol	Nominated
		Best Cinematography	Chankit Chamnivikaipong	Nominated
		Best Production Design	Pawat Sawatchaimeth, Witthaya Chaimongkol	Nominated
		Best Sound & Music	Koichi Shimizu, Saowakhon Muangkruan	Nominated