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Mekong Hotel (2012)

Mekong Hotel poster
Original title
แม่โขงโฮเต็ล
Directed by
Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Genre
documentary film, drama film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
59 min
Rated
15
Rating
5.4 of 10 from 31 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film takes place along the Mekong River in Thailand. It blends scenes of a family preparing a meal with rehearsals for a horror movie. Ghosts and living people interact in a calm, everyday way.

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What happens

Mekong Hotel (Thai: แม่โขงโฮเต็ล, romanized: Mæ̀ k̄hong ḥotĕl) is a 2012 Thai film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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