First Cuts are the Deepest (บาดเล็กเจ็บลึก)

Three Thai children, six years of becoming.

Filmed over six years, the film follows three children growing up within Thailand’s education system. Potter adjusts to a new home and faith in the deep South; Nut comes of age in a spiritual boarding school; while Tee moves through an overcrowded classroom in Bangkok. Without commentary, the film observes how everyday moments of friendship, confusion, and solitude quietly shape who they become over time.