Peesua Lae Dokmai (1985)

Peesua Lae Dokmai 1985 / ผีเสื้อและดอกไม้ 1985 / Phisuea Lae Dokmai , Butterfly and Flowers

Winner of seven Thai Film Awards and top prize at the Hawaii Film Festival, Euthana's magical film is about Muslim kids in the south of Thailand who earn a living of sorts smuggling bags of rice on trains across the border into Malaysia. It centers on Huyan, a gifted teenager forced to drop out of school when he becomes his family's breadwinner; the smuggling trade offers him lessons in survival, friendship and rivalry. (Source: bampfa.org)