''Sayew'' (, also Spasm or X-Rated Sex Story: Fact or Fiction) is a

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Thai

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film about a naive female college student who works as a writer of

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stories for a

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magazine.

Plot

Tao is a

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ish university student who supports her studies by writing for her uncle's racy

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magazine ''Sayew'', despite the fact that she has never had sex herself. The magazine is struggling financially, so Tao's uncle, Dr. Porn, tells her she needs to spice up her stories or else be sacked. After writing fantasies about her neighbors doesn't work, Tao takes the advice of her uncle and starts reaching for first-hand experience to draw on, turning to the

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magazine photographer and writer, Young Stallion. However, the sexually uncertain Tao also has fantasies about a female classmate, Mui.

Cast

* Pimpaporn Leenutapong as Tao * Nuntawat Arsirapojcharnakul as Jon * Anon Saisangcharn as Young Stallion * Phintusuda Tunphairao as Mui * Jutarat Atthakorn as Dr. Porn

Festivals and awards

''Sayew'' was screened at several film festivals in 2003, including the Deauville Asian Film Festival, the

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and the

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. At the

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, the film won an honorable mention for the Asian Trade Winds Award.

External links

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