My Thai Bride

Name: My Thai Bride
Director: David Tucker
Released: 2011

David Tucker 2011

Ted is a 46-year-old single Welsh man, who feels lonely and invisible in a society where only young people seem to count. When he goes to Bangkok on a business trip, he meets a young Thai woman, and falls in love.
Tip comes from a penniless rural Thai family, and works in a bar to support them. After marrying Ted, the two start a pig farm together. Before long, however, both the marriage and their financial situation are in ruins.
This documentary tells the story from both perspectives. Ted decides to return to Tip’s village and face the painful confrontation with his former lover.

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Running Time:

55 min.

Spoken Languages:

English, Thai

Subtitles:

English

Directors:

David Tucker

Producers:

David Tucker

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Showreal Films

Immigration and Migrat..

Sexuality

Women

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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam

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