Paradoxocracy
2013 · 85 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 78 VOTES · DIR. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Passakorn Pramunwong
Overview
Paradoxocracy, co-directed with Pen-ek's longtime friend and producer, Pasakorn Pramoolwong, begins with the 1932 Siamese Revolution - which transformed Thailand from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional one - and works its way to the present day, chronicling the country's major political revolutions, movements and countless coups along the way. Using a combination of archival footage, voice-overs and interviews with 15 unnamed academics, activists and political leaders, the film presents the directors' personal journey to come to an understanding of how their country arrived at its current state of near-constant political division and dysfunction.
Dialogue Timeline — 314 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:55:14 Yes, it's true that every momentous event that transformed a country began with bloodshed.
00:56:19 The Berlin Wall came down without a single death.
00:57:52 It was an explosion that followed extreme pressure.
00:59:05 If someone wore a necktie, he was branded capitalist scum.
01:00:45 But what had we done before we were treated like that?
01:02:08 I was lucky, I could go abroad.
01:03:20 Two-thirds were killed by being clubbed or strangled.
01:04:18 The media played a big part in that conflict.
01:06:28 We borrowed it from Germany.
01:07:53 But that time, Gen Prem told Gen Chatchai: "You take it. I've had enough."
01:09:09 [another uprising]
01:10:25 When the ice cream finally reached the villagers, it was all gone.
01:11:16 But the people have wised up, the government can't keep doing that.
01:12:11 Tom: But the detractors said that the ice cream has poisoned the people.
01:13:15 Do you think it's like when you buy a motorbike for your son to show off?
01:14:21 The elders stay home to raise the kids - that's how they live.
01:15:54 He's obsessed with results, he's work-nuts.
01:17:21 the democratic organizations that the system needed.
01:18:31 and becoming one narrative about our history of democracy.
01:19:42 They rely on themselves, they practice traditional medicine.
01:20:49 No change.
01:21:45 Some have 2 five-baht coins, others have 10 one-baht coins.
01:22:59 That's a fantasy - that system doesn't exist.