
Directing
Anucha Boonyawatana
Born
1981-05-04 (45)
Place of birth
Nakhon Phanom Province, Thailand
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
Anucha Boonyawatana (Thai: อนุชา บุญยวรรธนะ) is a Thai independent filmmaker. Her thesis film, Down the River, won the Young Thai Artist Award and has been shown at several film festivals. Her first feature film, The Blue Hour, premiered at Berlinale Panorama in 2015. In 2017, she won the Best Director award at the Singapore International Film Festival for her second feature film Malila: The Farewell Flower.
Known for
8.9After simultaneous heartbreaks, online diary writer Gus and his squad of queer BFFs navigate the ins and outs of dating to find true love.
Diary of Tootsies
2016
NRIn a rural bullfighting village where bulls are trained through fear and ritual, a teenage girl trapped under her family's control seeks an ancient spirit's power for freedom, unleashing the same brutal methods on the family that raised her.
Tame
2026
6.0Inspector Dan leads the team of infirm police officers to hunt down the brutal escaped prisoner in the Halabala forest down south, only to discover that the dark secret inside the forest is turning against them.
Halabala
2025
4.1Krit is openly gay, but his closest friend, Win, is questioning. As they grow older, their love is tested when the two finally explore their passion. Down the River is a daring exploration of friendship and intimacy.
Down the River
2004
6.1A bullied loner finds solace in another boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool.
The Blue Hour
2015
5.0Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich's illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
Malila: The Farewell Flower
2018
Film credits
Series credits
Behind the camera
NRIn a rural bullfighting village where bulls are trained through fear and ritual, a teenage girl trapped under her family's control seeks an ancient spirit's power for freedom, unleashing the same brutal methods on the family that raised her.
Tame
2026
6.0Inspector Dan leads the team of infirm police officers to hunt down the brutal escaped prisoner in the Halabala forest down south, only to discover that the dark secret inside the forest is turning against them.
Halabala
2025
4.1Krit is openly gay, but his closest friend, Win, is questioning. As they grow older, their love is tested when the two finally explore their passion. Down the River is a daring exploration of friendship and intimacy.
Down the River
2004
4.1Krit is openly gay, but his closest friend, Win, is questioning. As they grow older, their love is tested when the two finally explore their passion. Down the River is a daring exploration of friendship and intimacy.
Down the River
2004
6.1A bullied loner finds solace in another boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool.
The Blue Hour
2015
6.1A bullied loner finds solace in another boy's arms when they meet at a haunted swimming pool.
The Blue Hour
2015
5.0Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich's illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
Malila: The Farewell Flower
2018
5.0Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich's illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
Malila: The Farewell Flower
2018
5.0Former lovers Pich and Shane reconnect through Thai floral art, but Pich's illness leads Shane to seek peace by becoming a monk.
Malila: The Farewell Flower
2018
NRA young filmmaker has just unsatisfyingly captured the last shot for her film. While the crew encourages her to celebrate, she fears that the battle has just begun. Thankfully, she knows that worrying is never the answer. Instead, she turns to a traditional, evil-warding, garland-scattering ritual to direct all misfortune away from her film.
Not a Time to Celebrate
2019
NRThree is the rule. The film has three parts. Each part has three shots and each shot is thirty seconds in length. Three characters share their erotic desires from the point of view of a third class citizen in contemporary Thai society.
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3
2012
NRThree is the rule. The film has three parts. Each part has three shots and each shot is thirty seconds in length. Three characters share their erotic desires from the point of view of a third class citizen in contemporary Thai society.
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3
2012
NRThree is the rule. The film has three parts. Each part has three shots and each shot is thirty seconds in length. Three characters share their erotic desires from the point of view of a third class citizen in contemporary Thai society.
Erotic Fragments No. 1, 2, 3
2012

