On Location in Thailand

The photographs on this page show what Maya Beach looked like before and after the film-makers arrived.

Before and after shots at Maya Bay. (Left): Maya Beach in its natural state before the film-makers arrived. (Right): A similar angle, but after the palm trees have been planted and section in the dune lowered.

The beach had to be cleared daily in order to make it look more like paradise. (20th Century Fox)

Not all of the rubbish was dropped by the tourists but was washed up by the tide. (20th Century Fox)

A stack of drift wood collected from the beach. (20th Century Fox)

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