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The British Film Institute calls Tongpan "One of the most important 'third world' films of the decade". It is based on the real life experience of a farmer from the poverty-stricken Northeast region of Thailand. Tongpan and his family are forced off their land when a dam built ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Green Planet Films
Other Authors: Green, Frank (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:Thai
Language Notes:In Thai with English subtitles.
Published: Mill Valley, CA : Green Planet Films, 1994.
Series:Environmental studies in video
Subjects:
Thailand.
Thailand > Economic conditions.
Thaïlande > Conditions économiques.
Economic history.
Documentaries and Factual Films
Documentary films.
Documentaires.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The British Film Institute calls Tongpan "One of the most important 'third world' films of the decade". It is based on the real life experience of a farmer from the poverty-stricken Northeast region of Thailand. Tongpan and his family are forced off their land when a dam built nearby caused their farm to be flooded and left it parched in the dry.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed December 09, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (62 min.).
Playing Time:01:01:59