Billy i Bangkok (2000)
- Directed by
- Peter Ringgaard
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Denmark
- Runtime
- 29 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A 10-year-old boy named Billy and his uncle, cousin, and an elephant named Genie try to make a living in chaotic Bangkok. They buy cheap vegetables and sell them to tourists who want to feed the elephant. But the police chase them away because the elephant does not belong in the city, and Billy misses his mother and his village life.
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What happens
Billy i Bangkok er en dokumentarfilm fra 2000 instrueret af Peter Ringgaard efter eget manuskript. Billy er omkring 10 år. Sammen med sin onkel og fætter og elefanten Genie forsøger Billy at skaffe sig til dagen og vejen i Bangkoks kaotiske menneskemylder. Den lille trup køber billige grøntsager, som de sælger videre til turister og andre, der fascineres af det store, godmodige dyr og gerne vil fodre det. Men selvom elefanter er hellige dyr i det buddhistiske Thailand, er den lille gruppe bestemt ikke populær hos politiet i storbyen. De jages fra sted til sted, og Genie har det ikke godt i byens larm. Også Billy længes efter sin mor og livet i landsbyen... (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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