Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Known for

Directing

Born

March 8, 1962 (age 64)

Birthplace

Bangkok, Thailand

Biography

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Thai: เป็นเอก รัตนเรือง) A Thai film director and screenwriter 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.

Best known work

Last Life in the Universe
Last Life in the Universe
2003
6ixtynin9
6ixtynin9
1999
Headshot
Headshot
2011
Folklore
Folklore
2018
Invisible Waves
Invisible Waves
2006
Citizen Dog
Citizen Dog
2004
Ploy
Ploy
2007
6ixtynin9 the Series
6ixtynin9 the Series
2023
Transistor Love Story
Transistor Love Story
2001
Nymph
Nymph
2009

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Caterer

    Director

  2. TBA

  3. 2026

    Morte Cucina

    Director, Writer

  4. 2023

    6ixtynin9 the SeriesTV

    as Advertising Client (1 episode), Director, Screenplay

  5. 2020

  6. 2018

  7. 2018

    FolkloreTV

    Director, Writer

  8. 2018

    Samui Song

    Screenplay, Story, Director

  9. 2014

    The Master

    as Self

  10. 2014

  11. 2014

  12. 2013

  13. 2011

  14. 2011

    Headshot

    Screenplay, Director

  15. 2010

  16. 2009

  17. 2009

    Nymph

    Director, Screenplay

  18. 2009

  19. 2008

  20. 2007

    Ploy

    Director, Screenplay

  21. 2006

  22. 2006

    Twelve Twenty

    Director, Writer

  23. 2006

  24. 2006

  25. 2005

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