His third film , '' Monrak Transistor '' ( '' Transistor Love Story '' ) , is a bittersweet Thai country music love story involving a young man named Pan ( Supakorn Kitsuwon ) who marries his sweetheart ( Siriyakorn Pukkavesh ) , is drafted into the military and then goes absent without leave to pursue his dreams of being a singer . The film premiered at the Director 's Fortnight event at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival . It was also submitted by Thailand to the 75th Academy Awards
2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
Pen-Ek Ratanaruang