At age 25, Kao is already a popstar on the decline. To make things ever worse his beloved grandpa just left this earthly realm. So he heads back to his native village for the funeral. A trip that immediately makes him miss Bangkok. Rocky desert as far as the eye can see, with not a… Continue reading LEIO
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Motel Acacia
A snowed-in country road, not far from the Canadian border. A billboard alongside the road reads: “Make our country great again!”. JC, a young Filipino, takes in the landscape, while his European father drives him to the family motel. The building is as charming as a Nazi bunker and clients are rare. However, the business… Continue reading Motel Acacia
THE POOL
Day, an insecure and underpaid art director, has just finished filming an ad in a deserted Olympic pool. He’s charged with the cleaning and the emptying of the six-meter deep bath. Before beginning the heavy work, he wants to enjoy the silence and peacefulness while floating through the chlorine in the sun. Unthinking, he dozes… Continue reading THE POOL
HANUMAN VS. 7 ULTRAMAN
Celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Ultraman, the Japanese superhero created by the father of Godzilla, Eiji Tsuburaya, Zeno Pictures exhumes a bizarre gem : the trip of the monster slayer to Thailand. It’s the Thai Ed Wood, Sompote Saengduenchai, former assistant of Tsuburaya who has always claimed to be the creator of the Ultraman-look, who… Continue reading HANUMAN VS. 7 ULTRAMAN
TOM YUM GOONG 2
What are the odds that you get struck by lightning twice ? Well, it has happened to Kham. His sacred elephant Khon has been stolen again. This time the poachers are employed by an evil criminal organization led by Mr. LC who wants to blackmail Kham into killing the president of Katana in order to… Continue reading TOM YUM GOONG 2
HELLGATE
British businessman Jeff is in Thailand with his Thai wife and young son for a holiday with his in-laws. On the way to the hotel, their car is involved in a lethal accident. His wife and son do not survive the crash, while Jeff remains in a coma for weeks. When he wakes up, he… Continue reading HELLGATE
SLICE
A bloody little red riding hood is showing off like a trashy Tom Thumb in the streets of Bangkok. But instead of leaving tiny stones behind, he drops corpses locked in boxes. This carving of Freudian refinement pretty much annoys the local police, especially when the last victim is the son of a prominent politician.… Continue reading SLICE
QUEENS OF LANGKASUKA
It is not easy to be a Queen. You have to face attempts of takeovers instigated by nasty rebels and ugly pirates, masters of martial art and black magicians. Black Raven, the pirate in question, is fixated on salvaging two big cannons from the bottom of the sea. But Queen Hijau doesn’t seem to agree… Continue reading QUEENS OF LANGKASUKA
4BIA
Happiness : A distraught woman, eager to meet other people, desperately answers an anonymous text message and finds out that things can easily get worse. Tit for Tat : A group of teenagers find a manuscript. When they understand it’s doomed, it’s too late ! In The Middle : Four campers are frightening each other… Continue reading 4BIA