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Chances are you've seen Love of Siam, or at least heard someone talk about it like it rewired an entire generation.
Released in 2007, Chookiat Sakveerakul’s Thai romantic drama told a story of love, friendship and family. What made it land differently was the romance at its centre: a quiet, tender relationship between two teenage boys, Mew and Tong.
At the time, that was a big deal. The film's marketing leaned heavily on its family-drama and coming-of-age elements, positioning it for a mainstream audience in Thailand's more conservative climate. The same-sex storyline at its heart wasn't exactly front and centre – which caused friction with some viewers who walked in expecting a different film.
But that also helped Love of Siam reach people who might never have gone looking for queer cinema in the first place. The film was critically acclaimed, commercially successful and a major force during Thailand's 2007 film awards season, winning Best Picture at several key ceremonies. Today, it is widely regarded as a modern classic of Thai queer cinema: a layered study of lives shaped by love, loss and longing, and one of the films that helped open the door for the wave of Thai BL series and films that followed.
For the actor who played Mew, it changed everything. Pich Witwisit was still a teenager when he took on the role and, almost overnight, became the face of one of Thailand's most quietly iconic on-screen romances.
Now, as Pride Month rolls on, he is returning to the conversation. On June 14 at 4pm, Pich joins a free talk in the Living Area at House Samyan, just outside the cinema hall, ahead of a special screening of Love of Siam – Director's Cut.
Hosted by BM Broadway Boy, the conversation will trace Pich's journey before and after Mew: who he was, how the role shaped his life and how he looks back on it nearly two decades later.
Expect something more reflective than nostalgic. This is a chance to hear how a film once treated as a marketing dilemma became a touchstone for queer representation in Thai cinema.
No booking is required. Just head to the Living Area before the screening, grab a seat and join a crowd that – for many who grew up with Mew and Tong – probably never expected to experience this in person.