Even without its noteworthy status as the first outright thriller to come out of Laos, Anysay Keola’s At the Horizon would still be one of the more intriguing and entertaining genre films you could catch […]
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By Leni De Castro Directed by Thomas Clay The typical scenario of a Western movie: a damsel in distress rescued by a stranger and they live happily ever after. Easy for intellectual digesting, but not […]
By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Susanna Salonen Funny how a two-week vacation can change and bring about so many things: convictions, prejudices, beliefs and feelings. Susanna Salonen’s Patong Girl tells of the Schroeders’ last holiday […]
By Leni De Castro Expect a degree of excellence in most Thai comedy films. These had to pass through years of evolution to get rid of the cliches and all the borrowed lines, antics and […]
By Sharon Calingasan Directed by Phanumad Disattha, Xaisongkham Induangchanthy, Anysay Keola and Vannaphone Sitthirath Love in its many facets, the Laotian way! Vientiane in Love is a collection of five stories that tackle love in […]
Thai director Tongpong Chantarangkul’s I Carried You Home is a meditative gem of a feature debut that observes the complex emotional repercussions of a woman’s death on her two daughters with tender subtlety and powerful […]