Son of the Northeast is a 1982 historical drama film set in 1930s Isan, or northeastern Thailand. Directed by Vichit Kounavudhi, the film is based on a S.E.A. Write Award-winning book by Kampoon Boonthavee. Filmed in a documentary style, the story follows a tight-knit group of Isan subsistence farmers as they struggle against drought and other depredations.

Son of the Northeast (1982)
Directed by Vichit Kounavudhi
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Isan
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Based On: based on Thai novels
Alternate Titles
Child of the Northeast
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Look Isan
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Luk e-san
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東北タイの子
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