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Michelle Yeoh to EP Muay Thai Drama 'Nak Muay' From Disruptive Films
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Michelle Yeoh to EP Muay Thai Drama 'Nak Muay' From Disruptive Films

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Disruptive Element Films has secured U.K. Global Screen Fund backing for a four-feature slate to be produced in Thailand, launching with “Nak Muay,” a Muay Thai action drama executive produced by Michelle Yeoh and directed by BAFTA-winning writer-director Tinge Krishnan . The announcement was made at the Cannes Film Market . All four productions will shoot in Thailand, backed by the Thai government. Pre-production on “Nak Muay” begins directly after Cannes, with principal photography scheduled for August through September. “Nak Muay” centers on Yod – played by Natthaphum Kaeowatthanameth, who competes professionally under the name Sua Black – Thailand’s undefeated Muay Thai champion. Behind a public profile of brand endorsements and elite Bangkok social circles, Yod is consumed by guilt over a brutal past match that left his childhood best friend Krit with irreversible brain damage. As Krit now faces death, Yod begins to spiral.…

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