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FILM DIRECTOR

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

1962 - Today

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Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thai: เป็นเอก รัตนเรือง; RTGS: Pen-ek Rattanarueang; born 8 March 1962, Bangkok, Thailand) is a Thai film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his arthouse work, Last Life in the Universe, and is considered to be one of Thai cinema's leading "new wave" auteurs, alongside Wisit Sasanatieng and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pen-Ek Ratanaruang has received more than 55,961 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Pen-Ek Ratanaruang is the 1,513th most popular film director (down from 1,336th in 2019), the 89th most popular biography from Thailand (down from 80th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Thai Film Director.

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  • 56k

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  • 38.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 1,513 out of 1,581. Before him are Charles Barton, Bruce LaBruce, Matthew Barney, Nils Gaup, Jeff Nathanson, and Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. After him are Shirley Clarke, Kornél Mundruczó, Alex Kendrick, Lee Daniels, Floria Sigismondi, and Peter Webber.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 488. Before him are Talat Xhaferi, Paul Schulze, Kate Spade, Joan Carreras i Goicoechea, John Ngugi, and Nelson Gutiérrez. After him are Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Amado Boudou, Doris Bures, Pedro Monzón, Zizinho, and Will Kymlicka.

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In Thailand

Among people born in Thailand, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 89 out of 155. Before him are Teerasil Dangda (1988), Suthep Thaugsuban (1949), Paradorn Srichaphan (1979), Sayan Sanya (1953), Yodrak Salakjai (1956), and Dao Bandon (1947). After him are Bui Simon (1968), Sudarat Keyuraphan (1961), Theerathon Bunmathan (1990), Siriporn Ampaipong (1964), Pimchanok Luevisadpaibul (1992), and Somluck Kamsing (1973).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Thailand

Among film directors born in Thailand, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang ranks 2. Before him are Apichatpong Weerasethakul (1970).

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Filmography

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