Underplayed Gems

Patong Girl (2014)

Patong Girl poster
Directed by
Susanna Salonen
Genre
drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A German man on holiday in Thailand meets a local transgender woman. They begin a relationship that questions his understanding of love and identity.

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What happens

Patong Girl is a 2014 German-Thai film written and directed by Susanna Salonen. The film premiered on the Festival of German film in Ludwigshafen. It was theatrically released in Germany on 25 December 2014 and in Thailand 21 April 2016. The film premiered in the U.S. at the Austin Film Festival 2014. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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