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10 Years Thailand (2018)

10 Years Thailand poster
Original title
Ten Years Thailand
Directed by
Wisit Sasanatieng, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Aditya Assarat
Genre
anthology film
Country
Thailand
Runtime
1h 35m
Rating
6.1 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Four Thai directors each imagine a different version of Thailand ten years in the future. The film is a collection of short stories about how the country might change politically and socially.

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What happens

Ten Years Thailand is a 2018 Thai independent dystopian anthology film written and directed by Aditya Assarat, Wisit Sasanatieng, Chulayarnnon Siriphol and Apichatpong Weerasethakul. Based in format on the 2015 Hong Kong film Ten Years, its four segments each offers the director's speculative take on a dystopian Thailand in 2028. The film was shown in the special screenings section at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. A fifth segment, by Chookiat Sakveerakul, was not completed in time for the Cannes screening. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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