| 2008 LVHIFF TRUTH BE TOLD: THE CASES AGAINST SUPINYA KLANGNARONG, THE
Documentary Feature Competition | US PREMIERE
In October 2005, Thailand telecommunications giant Shin Corporation, owned by the family of former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, brings an $11-million defamation lawsuit against Supinya Klangnarong, a prominent Thai journalist, university lecturer and media rights activist. She had accused the corporation of colluding with the government. During the tumultuous months of her trial, director Pimpaka Towira, a leading figure of Thailand's independent film scene, accompanies the level-headed Klangnarong, capturing a portrait of idealism and integrity. The result is a beguiling mix of cinema vEritE, personal profile, political exposE and national diary. Proving that freedom of speech and public activism can effect change, THE TRUTH BE TOLD seamlessly combines a fluid experimental style with an engaging narrative structure that comments on the legal, political and constitutional turmoil in contemporary Thai society.
Thailand 2007 | Thai w/ English subtitles | 105 min.
Director: Pimpaka Towira Cast: Supinya Klangnarong
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