The Edge of Daybreak examines the devastating psychological landscape of a dysfunctional family as it falls from grace in the shadow of wars. The oppression of the student uprisings in the 1970s and the 2006 military coup are the implicit historic anchors for an equal parts fluid and suffocating family chronicle marred by psychological trauma, violence and guilt complexes. On the eve of a shift in political power, a woman is taken to a safe house, sharing a final meal with her husband before he is smuggled abroad. 30 years earlier, Ploy was a young girl in a coma after nearly drowning. Her father, a soldier, has been missing for three years and her mother is recovering from a nervous breakdown. Together with her lover, her husband’s younger brother, she relives the traumas of their youth. Impending doom and repression pervade monochrome shots of desolate, dilapidated locations with lanterns creating ghostly shadow theatre. The dark soundtrack, minimal cinematic action and slow tempo conjure up a hypnotic state. The characters seem imprisoned in emotional paralysis where past and present meld into a single, endless nightmare. A shadow crosses the sun: is it an omen or will it awaken everyone?
Original Title: Phayasohk Phiyohkyam ‘พญาโศกพิโยคค่ำ’
English Title: The Edge of Daybreak
Written and Directed by Taiki Sakpisit
Cast: Manatsnan Phanlerdwongsakul, Sunida Ratanakorn,
Chalad Na Songkhla, Tanapat Sirisook
Executive Producer: Subhashok Angsuvarnsiri
Producers: Cattleya Paosrijaroen, Soros Sukhum
Co-Producers: Jongsuwat Angsuvarnsiri, Manuporn Luengaram
Associate Producer: Tippawan Narintorn
Director of Photography: Chananun Chotrungroj
Editors: Harin Paesongthai, Lee Chatametikool
Production Designer: Rasiguet Sookkarn
Art Director: Manop Chaengsawang
Music Director: Yasuhiro Morinaga
Sound Designer: Akaritchalerm Kalayanamitr
Duration: 115 minutes
Format: HD / B&W / Dolby SRD
Language: Thai with English Subtitle
Country: Thailand, Switzerland
Year of Completion 2021
Production Company: 185 FILMS
Cattleya Paosrijaroen / Soros Sukhum
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