i saw a thai film once that took place in bangkok in the 50's- it was about gangsters who drove fast cars and dressed like rockabilly kids. does anyone happen to know which film that was?

on a side note, i saw pen ek's new flm 'ploy' today and thought it was crap! his movies are going downhill in my opinion, though he is still thailand's best filmmaker. the young girl in the film was brilliant though!

i saw a thai film once that took place in bangkok in the 50's- it was about gangsters who drove fast cars and dressed like rockabilly kids. does anyone happen to know which film that was?

on a side note, i saw pen ek's new flm 'ploy' today and thought it was crap! his movies are going downhill in my opinion, though he is still thailand's best filmmaker. the young girl in the film was brilliant though!

ummmm this one?

Plot summary for

2508 pit krom jap taai (2004)

In Thailand's ancient capital, Ayutthaya, a grand heist is executed to perfection. The gang gets away clean, but everything turns sour when they meet up to split the money. Lamai, the brains behind the heist, has double-crossed the leader of the gang, Kao, and tipped off the police. Kao escapes the police ambush with the other gang members. To Lamai's surprise, he discovers that the money has already been switched! But how? Who pulled the switch? The conspirators all suspect each other. Written by Anonymous

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hmm no i don't think so, it definitely took place in bangkok

also i seem to remember it being promoted with an english title but not sure

Dang Bireley and the Young Gangsters (Thai name: 2499 อันธพาลครองเมือง)?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0129728/

hmm that might be it but still doesn't sound right. there was a love story involved...

There's a DVD/VCD rental/sales shop at the mouth of Soi Ngam Dupli (I ran through all 400+ titles listed in IMDB ... I am done!)