Children of Bangkok

Australia, 1971

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Episode of Series “Our Asian Neighbours: Thailand”.
The film follows three Bangkok boys, from different economic classes through a typical day. One boy is the son of an Army colonel in the upper middle class, the second, the son of a middle-class shopkeeper and the third, the son of a lower class migrant farm worker. The film shows a cross section of life in Bangkok.

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Credits

director

Arch Nicholson

co-producer

Thanan Soongnarata

John Morris

production company

Australian Commonwealth Film Unit

Duration

00:19:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1971

Appears in

Our Asian Neighbours: Thailand

Group of items

Our Asian Neighbours: Thailand

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012734

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Bangkok (Thailand)

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Thailand - Social life and customs

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Thailand - Economic conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Thailand - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Youth - Employment

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Youth - Employment

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Youth

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth

Places → Bangkok (Thailand)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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