Somtum

"When the spices are in, the heat is on."

May 29 2008 R 1h 43m
Action, Comedy, Sport

Gentle giant Barney Emerald is drugged and robbed while on holiday in Pattaya. He befriends two Thai siblings, one of which is a muay-thai kick-boxing champion, and stays with them until he can recover his passport. Unfortunately the hunt for his passport makes him cross ways with international gangsters. But Barney has found a secret weapon, the very spicy Thai salad Somtum.

Plot

Gentle giant Barney Emerald is drugged and robbed while on holiday in Pattaya. He befriends two Thai sisters, one who can speak English, another who is a muay-thai kick-boxing champion, and stays with them until he can recover his passport. After eating some spicy "somtum" at their mother's restaurant, he accidentally demolishes the place. He vows to find a way to earn the money to rebuild the restaurant.

Written by

Nontakorn Taweesuk

Directed by

Nontakorn Taweesuk

Cast

Dan Chupong, Kessarin Ektawatkul, Jason Fenton

Crew

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Production Countries

Thailand

Production Companies

Sahamongkolfilm

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Somtum Trailer with English Sub title
Scores
# of Votes
656
Average Rating
5.6 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA