MEKONG HOTEL
synopsis
A portrait of a hotel near the Mekong River in the north-east of Thailand. The river there marks the border between Thailand and Laos. in the bedrooms and terraces, Apichatpong Weerasethakul held a rehearsal with his crew for a movie that he wrote years ago called “Ecstasy Garden”. The film shuffles different realms, fact and fiction, expressing the bonds between a vampire-like mother and her daughter, the young lovers and the river. Mekong Hotel since it was shot at the time of the heavy flooding in Thailand – also weaves in layers of demolition, politics, and a drifting dream of the future.
international title: | Mekong Hotel |
original title: | Mekong Hotel |
country: | Thailand, United Kingdom |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
film run: | 61' |
release date: | HU 27/09/2012 |
screenplay: | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
cast: | Jenjira Pongpas, Maiyatan Techaparn, Sakda Kaewbuadee, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Chai Bhatana, Chatchai Suban |
cinematography by: | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
music: | Chai Bhatana |
producer: | Simon Field, Keith Griffiths |
production: | Illuminations Films, ARTE France Cinéma, Kick The Machine Films Co./Thailand |
distributor: | Stadtkino Filmverleih |