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Sabai Dee 2: No Answers at Pakse

Sabai Dee 2: No Answers at Pakse, also known as From Pakse with Love, is a 2010 transnational film co-produced by Thailand and Laos. Directed, written, and produced by Sakchai Deenan, the film was released in Thailand on September 2, 2010, and distributed by SL Films.

Teaser poster for Sabai Dee 2: No Answers at Pakse
Teaser poster for Sabai Dee 2: No Answers at Pakse

Plot

The story follows Por, a young director experiencing personal and professional setbacks. Reluctantly, he travels to Pakse in Laos to work as a wedding photographer. There, he meets Sonpaiwan, a local woman who inspires his new screenplay about a photographer falling in love in Laos. However, reality proves starkly different from his imaginative script as he faces daily misunderstandings and complications involving Sonpaiwan's boyfriend from France.

Still from Sabai Dee 2 showing characters in Pakse
Still from Sabai Dee 2 showing characters in Pakse
Still from Sabai Dee 2 featuring scenery
Still from Sabai Dee 2 featuring scenery
Still from Sabai Dee 2 showing local architecture
Still from Sabai Dee 2 showing local architecture

Cast

Character still from Sabai Dee 2
Character still from Sabai Dee 2
Still of Ray MacDonald in Sabai Dee 2
Still of Ray MacDonald in Sabai Dee 2
Still of Kam-li Pilawong in Sabai Dee 2
Still of Kam-li Pilawong in Sabai Dee 2

Production and Release

The film features dialogue in both Thai and Laos languages, highlighting cross-cultural elements between the two neighboring countries. It was handled by SL Films upon its theatrical release in September 2010.

Production still from Sabai Dee 2
Production still from Sabai Dee 2
Scenic still from Sabai Dee 2
Scenic still from Sabai Dee 2
Still from Sabai Dee 2 production
Still from Sabai Dee 2 production
Location still from Pakse
Location still from Pakse
Additional production still from Sabai Dee 2
Additional production still from Sabai Dee 2
Concluding still from Sabai Dee 2
Concluding still from Sabai Dee 2
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