FILM DIRECTOR

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

1962 - Today

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Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thai: เป็นเอก รัตนเรือง; RTGS: Pen-ek Rattanarueang; born 8 March 1962, Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his arthouse work, Last Life in the Universe, and is considered to be one of Thai cinema's leading "new wave" auteurs, alongside Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. He goes by the nickname Tom and is sometimes credited as Tom Pannet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is the 1,582nd most popular film director (up from 1,677th in 2019), the 93rd most popular biography from Thailand (up from 102nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Thai Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 1,582 out of 2,041. Before him are David Trueba, Daniels, John Singleton, Sam Simon, Bruno Delbonnel, and Phil Alden Robinson. After him are Phyllida Lloyd, John Hillcoat, Lorenzo Vigas, Robert Duncan McNeill, Larry Charles, and Noriyuki Abe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 529. Before him are Gerbrand Bakker, Carme Pigem, Vladimir Dezhurov, Miroslav Mentel, José Serrizuela, and Hitoshi Nakata. After him are George D. Zamka, Charlie Benante, Carlos Daniel Tapia, Norma Cruz, Dustin Nguyen, and Michelangelo Rampulla.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 93 out of 186. Before him are Dao Bandon (1947), Piyapong Pue-on (1962), Vachirawit Chivaaree (1997), Yodrak Salakjai (1956), Mum Jokmok (1965), and Payao Poontarat (1956). After him are BamBam (1997), Sayan Sanya (1953), Aed Carabao (1954), Paradorn Srichaphan (1979), Khattiya Sawasdipol (1951), and Teerasil Dangda (1988).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Thailand

Among film directors born in Thailand, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 2. Before him are Apichatpong Weerasethakul (1970).

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