Cannes award ... goes to the Thai dogs!
- From: Blade@xxxxxxxxxx (Deckard)
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 19:59:35 GMT
Cannes, France (BangkokPost.com, Breaking News)
Two real Thai canines shared the Palm Dog prize in Cannes, the
organiser of the jokey honour given ahead of the real Palme d'Or award
said.
Keng and Peak, two real dog actors seen in an out-of-competition Thai
film called "Mid Road Gang", will have the honour of wearing the
accessory, which they picked up alongside Yuki. The movie (Ma Mha in
Thai) is about a pack of stray dogs who have to find a new home. It is
the first Thai film to feature an all-dog cast, although with some
human extras. The film has an original soundtrack which can be seen on
YouTube..., except by the entire population of Thailand.
A Bangkok Post review last March said the film, co-directed by Pantham
Thongsang and Somkiat Vithuranich "reflects the wretched fate of
Bangkok street dogs and the social hierarchy of the canine world."
A two-dimensional Austrian mutt shared the awards with the Thai dogs.
Yuki, a cartoon dog from "Persepolis", a French-Iranian animation in
competition for the Palme d'Or, was named co-winner of the hounds-only
trophy, in fact a black collar with "Palm Dog" stitched into it.
The directors of the films collected the Palm Dog awards on behalf of
the four-legged laureates, Palm Dog organiser and British journalist
Toby Rose said.
source:
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=119014
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Well, I suppose that the soi dogs are a better case of global
diplomacy than the "historical" Thai movies.
;-)
Mort
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