Movies

The Beach (2000)

While staying in Bangkok, a young American backpacker, Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio), finds a map leading to a legendary island. He and a group of young wayward backpackers begin their quest to find "paradise," but not without many trials—swimming through the ocean, dodging the bullets of drug traffickers, and making their way into the strange cult that lives on the island. Though the movie's plot can be a little dark, the lush Thai island scenery is stunning.

The Tin Mine (2005)

The Tin Mine is from Thai author Ajin Panjapan's book of short stories and is adapted from his childhood spent in a mine in southern Thailand after World War II. The film follows a young man who begins working in a mining camp after being expelled from Thailand's most renowned university. This visually rich and emotionally charged film shows that a college degree cannot teach some of life's most important lessons.