Come and See (2019 film)

Come and See
Directed byNottapon Boonprakob
Production
company
underDOC Film
Release date
  • October 2019 (2019-10)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai

Come and See (Thai: เอหิปัสสิโก; RTGS: ehipatsiko) is a Thai documentary film directed by Nottapon Boonprakob and produced by UnderDoc Film. The film focuses on the alleged controversies regarding the teachings and practices of Wat Phra Dhammakaya and chronicles the events of the 23-day lockdown of the temple by the Thai military junta in 2017.[1][2] The film was initially screened at the Busan International Film Festival in South Korea in 2019 before being released in Thailand in April 2021 following approval by Thai media censors.[3]

The film's original Thai language name, Ehipassiko, comes from a phrase commonly used in a Pali language Theravada Buddhist chant, meaning literally "come and see", hence the name.[4]

  1. ^ Ron, Gluckman (9 June 2021). "Documentary gives Thais rare glimpse into controversial sect". Nikkei Asia. Archived from the original on 2021-06-09. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  2. ^ Rithdee, Kong (6 April 2021). "Come and see (no need to pray)". Bangkok Post. Archived from the original on 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ สุพัฒน์ ศิวะพรพันธ์ (April 1, 2021). "เอหิปัสสิโก สารคดีเหตุการณ์คดียักยอกทรัพย์ของ พระธัมมชโย เตรียมเข้าฉาย 6 เมษายนนี้ ใน 11 โรงภาพยนตร์". The Standard (in Thai). Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
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