A patient observation. A group of children are playing with a krasob, a sack of rice on a pole. The krasob serves to practise Thai boxing, but they also practise on each other. Because the world of small Thai children is already so hard. Not as sweet as it looks, but beautiful all the same.
Also in this combined programme
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Nimit
Cabin had to become a film for the King of Thailand, but the maker filmed him at home in his home village. ‘If the king… -
A Voyage of Foreteller
Basically a preliminary study for a dream to film. A very white man withdraws into a jungle hut by a river. A boy once saw… -
The Rocket
Farmers shoot homemade rockets. Just keep praying. The maker allows us to share his enjoyment. -
The Planet
Bizarre animation film that is ironically described as a portrayal of the landscape of the planet Earth. But then very different from the one we… -
Hero
Crooks, criminals and dictators can also be heroes in the ironic approach of the artist. Or maybe everything just blends together. -
Middle-Earth
A white dream of a gay film maker. Two naked men on a white sofa. Yet it remains in the imagination.
Film details
- Country of production
- Thailand
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- Betacam Digi PAL
