Feature Film
Soul Prison
Directed by 
Nipan Chawcharernpon
AFIN 2021 Nominee
- 2021
- 2h 36m
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Thailand - Thai
- Drama
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Synopsis
A teenage boy trying to help his poverty-stricken family ends up in prison where he forms an unlikely bond with a reformed gangster. Based on a true story of family, faith and redemption of a troubled young man, Pong, from an impoverished family in Northern Thailand. It is the all too common story of a cycle of poverty and addiction that’s passed down from father to son. We follow the journey of Pong who, through the compassion of a former addict and gangster, Pat, and the introduction to a power beyond himself, breaks the cycle and embarks on a life of freedom. Filmed in Northern Thailand.
Also selected at
1 official selection across 1 other festival
- SelectionShanghai International Film Festival
Recorded by the filmmaker on their entry.
Director's Biography
Nipan Chawcharernpon Director
A multi-award Award winning self taught Thai film director, VFX artist, professor and founder of Nipan Studios, Thailand. The excellence and creative energy of his work has gained a lot of press and international attention. Soul Prison is his second feature and 10th collaboration with producer J.R. De Ford.
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