The film was removed from the Thailand International Film Destinations festival as well as from last month's Human Rights festival in Myanmar.
Though the organisers have not issued any official statement, the reason behind the withdrawal is said to be related to bilateral ties between the two countries.
The film, known in Thai as "Singsaengchan" is based on the book "Twilight Over Burma - My Life as a Shan Princess" written by Inge Eberhard (now Sargent). Sargent was an Austrian student on a US scholarship who fell in love with Sao Kya Seng, a young mining student from Burma, in the 1950s. On their wedding day, she discovers that he is the prince of Myanmar's Shan State. Her husband ends up being jailed after the military coup in 1962 and she is unable to do anything.
In reality though, the prince disappeared and Sargent fled to the United States with her two daughters. In the film Sargent is played by German actress Maria Ehrich, while Sao Kya Seng's character is played by Thai actor Daweerit Chullasapya. (Courtesy of nationmultimedia.com)
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