LIFE

Slum dogs to the rescue

Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2012

» There are a few living things film-makers approach with unease: animals and kids. This week, Pantham Thongsang revels in both. The director, whose best known film was an adaptation of a gritty social realist novel Ai-Fuk (The Judgement, 2004), found himself in the spotlight when he made the whimsical yet winsome dog flick Ma-Mar Si Kha Krub in 2007, complete with a real pack of slum dogs facing eviction and children who help them find a new home. This week, Pantham will open the sequel of his hit film, in which the talking canines and their friends return with the hope of entertaining families during this school break.