Mah nakorn (Citizen Dog)

Chuck Stephens, Mahasamut Boonyaruk, Raenkum Saninn

Pod is a man without a dream. He's a country bumpkin who comes to work at a tinned sardine factory in Bangkok. One day, Pod chops off his finger and packs it in the can, prompting him to go around loo...( read more  read more... )king for his lost finger at various supermarkets. The incident convinces him to change his job, and Pod becomes a security guard at a large company. There he meets Jin, a lanky maid who carries a mysterious white book around even though she cannot read a single word written in it. The aimless Pod has a crush on Jin, a dreamy girl who dreams that one day she'll be able to decipher the meaning of the white book. In this bright, colour-splashed world of director Wisit Sasanatieng, Bangkokians can grow tails and a dead grandmother can come back as a chatty gecko to deliver a few life lessons to her grandson. It's a world where innocence is so precious and yet impossible to preserve. The unusual love story between Pod and Jin is set against the playfully ironic portrait of Bangkok, the city that offers false dreams and real disillusionment.

Flixster Users

89% liked it

Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Directed by: Wisit Sasanatieng

Released: December 12, 2004

Invite friends to see

DVD Released: August 28, 2007

Recommend it Add to Favorites

Your Rating



clear rating

Top Flixster Reviews


  • November 4, 2008
    A surreal and comical love story about Bangkok's less significant people. Citizen Dog depicts their unending search of happiness in a rapidly changing environment; a world overflowing with dreams but void of love and understanding.

    You never know what you will see on the scree... ...( read more )
  • May 21, 2007
    Screw Amelie, Garden State, Wes Anderson movies and all those sorry attempts at making fantasy-love-comedies. Citizen Dog manages to give a balance between bizarre situations and odd characters whitout getting too sugary or too idiotic. Sure, there is plenty of the usual cliches ... ...( read more )
  • July 16, 2008
    Stylishly directed and original romantic comedy. A real treat.
  • April 11, 2008
    A masterpiece. I generally avoid any type of love story, finding them to be trite, sappy or plain boring. This isn't any of those things for a second. A genuinely nice story with nice characters who try and do nice things. It's surreal moments and side stories add a massive d... ...( read more )
  • February 8, 2009
    pure crazyness yeaaaaaah <3 from the colors to the dialogues - everything made me laught LOUD: his chopped finger, her stubborness to read the book, the bottles thing, the soap opera for which she cried, the women who works with them (uglyness ahah), his HOUSE (so cool *_*) and t... ...( read more )

Critic Reviews


Comments


This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "Mah nakorn (Citizen Dog)" !

Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com

Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)

Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)

More Like This


Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.

  • Saibogujiman kwenchana (I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK)
    Saibogujiman kwenchana (I'm a Cyborg, But Tha... (100%)
  • Big Fish
    Big Fish (50%)
  • Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
    Amelie (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) (100%)
  • After Midnight (Dopo Mezzanotte)
    After Midnight (Dopo Mezzanotte) (100%)

Theater Showtimes & TV Listings


Movie Quizzes


No quizzes for Mah nakorn (Citizen Dog). Want to create one?

Recent News


No recent headlines. Got one?

Most Popular Skin


No skins yet. Interested in creating one?