Where to Watch Hom rong (2004) in the US

What it's about

Based on the life of Luang Pradit Pairoh (Sorn Silapabanleng) the most revered traditional Thai music master who lived during the reigns of Kings Rama V to VIII, the movie traces the life of Sorn, who picked up the ra-nad ek (Thai xylophone) mallets as a small child and played all his life. The backdrop to Sorn's life tale is the story of Thailand's classical music from its golden age during the reign of King Rama V to near extinction after the end of the absolute monarchy when the government banned it as uncivilised in the 1930s -- a time when Field Marshall Plaek Pibulsongkram tried to push the Kingdom into the modern era. The film shifts back and forth from the time when Sorn was a young man, playing in a xylophone duel with the intense Kun In, to the 1940s, when Thailand was under Japanese occupation and Sorn's playing would provide some inspiration to the oppressed citizenry of the time.

Cast and crew

Director

Itthisoontorn Vichailak

Writer

Itthisoontorn Vichailak, Peerasak Saksiri, Dolkamol Sattatip

Starring

Anuchit Sapanpong, Adul Dulyarat, Pongpat Wachirabunjong

Details

Language

Thai

Country

Thailand

Box office

$2,254

Awards

10 wins & 2 nominations

Where to Watch Hom rong (2004) in the US — common questions

Where to watch Hom rong in the United States?

Hom rong is available free with a participating library card, to rent, or to buy in the United States. Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy. Rent the movie on Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Prime Video.

Can I stream Hom rong or do I have to rent it in the United States?

Rent the movie on Fandango at Home. Buy the movie on Prime Video.

Can I watch Hom rong for free in the United States?

Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Kanopy.