By the Time It Gets Dark, known in Thai as Dao Khanong (Thai: ดาวคะนอง), is a 2016 Thai drama film directed by Anocha Suwichakornpong. In August 2016, the film was selected to compete for the Golden Leopard at the 69th Locarno Film Festival. It won the 2016 Suphannahong National Film Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Editing. It was also selected as the Thai entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.
Plot
The 1976 Thammasat University massacre is experienced through several individuals working to create a film about the event.
Cast
- Arak Amornsupasiri
- Apinya Sakuljaroensuk
- Achtara Suwan
- Visra Vichit-Vadakan
- Penpak Sirikul
- Rassami Paoluengtong
Critical response
The film has a rating of 90% on Rotten Tomatoes based on 20 reviews, and a 73 score on Metacritic based on 6 critical reviews.
See also
- List of submissions to the 90th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Thai submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
External links
- By the Time It Gets Dark at IMDb
