Thailand's Wright brothers with war on the horizon — will these dreamers even survive training?
It is 1911 when the birth of Aviation happens in Siam. Siam is the first country to start an aviation program in Asia. A program to train Thai pilots to fight in World War I by the side of the Allies, but after having several setbacks, will they prove to be qualified enough to go to war as not everyone in Siam believes in it?
Production
Period-accurate biplane recreations that look terrifyingly authentic.
Costume
Siam's military modernization visualized through uniform evolution.
Director
Tanit Jitnukul
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Thailand's political instability, the film's celebration of unified national purpose under royal patronage carried deliberate contemporary resonance.
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