About

Known credits:
43
Birthday:
1962-03-08
Place of birth:
Bangkok, Thailand
Website:
N/A

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2014 The Master Actor Self 59
Average
2014 Southeast Asian Cinema – When the Rooster Crows Actor 59
Average
2009 Behind the Blur Actor 59
Average
2008 ตัวกู-ของกู Actor Self N/A
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2004 Citizen Dog Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average

Directing
2025 Morte Cucina Directing Director N/A
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2023 6ixtynin9 the Series Directing Director 66
Fair
2020 Two Little Soldiers Directing Director N/A
N/A
2018 Gatlang : Happiness, Hardship and Other Stories Directing Director N/A
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2018 Samui Song Directing Director 58
Average
2014 The Life of Gravity Directing Director 59
Average
2013 Paradoxocracy Directing Director 58
Average
2011 60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero Directing Director 58
Average
2011 Headshot Directing Director 59
Average
2010 The Man Who Fell to Earth (Remix) Directing Director 59
Average
2009 Sawasdee Bangkok Directing Director 58
Average
2009 Nymph Directing Director 58
Average
2007 Ploy Directing Director 59
Average
2006 Invisible Waves Directing Director 58
Average
2006 Twelve Twenty Directing Director 58
Average
2006 Digital Sam in Sam Saek 2006: Talk to Her Directing Director 59
Average
2003 Last Life in the Universe Directing Director 61
Fair
2001 Transistor Love Story Directing Director 59
Average
1999 6ixtynin9 Directing Director 59
Average
1997 Fun Bar Karaoke Directing Director 58
Average
The Caterer Directing Director N/A
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순간 그리고 순간: 디지털 삼인삼색2006 Directing Director N/A
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The Brotherhood of Kaengkoi Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2025 Morte Cucina Writing Writer N/A
N/A
2023 6ixtynin9 the Series Writing Screenplay 66
Fair
2018 Samui Song Writing Story 58
Average
2018 Samui Song Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2011 Headshot Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2009 Nymph Writing Screenplay 58
Average
2007 Ploy Writing Screenplay 59
Average
2006 Twelve Twenty Writing Writer 58
Average
2003 Last Life in the Universe Writing Screenplay 61
Fair
2001 Transistor Love Story Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1999 6ixtynin9 Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1997 Fun Bar Karaoke Writing Screenplay 58
Average

Production
1999 6ixtynin9 Production Producer 59
Average

Crew
2005 Ghost Variety Crew Thanks 58
Average

Editing
2003 OK Baytong Editing Editor 58
Average