The Love of Siam (Rak Haeng Sayam) is a 2007 Thai film. A multi-layered family drama, a groundbreaking element of the story is a relationship between two teenage boys.The fact that the storyline was not apparent from the film's promotional material initially caused controversy, but the film was received with critical acclaim and proved financially successful. It dominated Thailand's 2007 film awards season, winning the Best Picture category in all major events. The film was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Mario Maurer) and Best Composer (Kitti Kuremanee) categories in the Asian Film Awards at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, but did not win.
In October 2008, Mario Maurer won the Best Actor award in Southeast Asian film category at the 10th Cinemanila International Film Festival in Manila, Philippines. The Love of Siam is Thailand's submission to the 81st Academy Awards.
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