Thai artist Prapat Jiwarangsan’s tender film is about belonging. A pond becomes a sanctuary from the struggles of life for a refugee boy from Myanmar and a genial radio DJ who lost her job when all Red Shirt radio stations were closed after the 2014 coup d’etat.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Thailand
- Year
- 2015
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2016
- Length
- 9"
- Medium/Format
- DCP
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