Underplayed Gems

Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)

Fun Bar Karaoke poster
Original title
ฝัน บ้า คาราโอเกะ
Directed by
Pen-ek Ratanaruang
Genre
crime film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman gets caught up in a chaotic crime plot involving money and a karaoke bar. She must navigate dangerous criminals and oddball characters in Bangkok.

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What happens

Fun Bar Karaoke (Thai: ฝันบ้าคาราโอเกะ or Fan ba karaoke, literally "dream crazy karaoke") is a 1997 crime-comedy directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang. The film had its world premiere at the 1997 Berlin Film Festival for which Pen-Ek was credited as "Tom Pannet". It screened in the festival's Forum section. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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