Underplayed Gems

Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours (2011)

Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours poster
Directed by
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A retired Thai rice farmer goes about his daily life in a rural village. The film watches him interact with his neighbors and his surroundings with quiet attention.

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What happens

Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours is a 2011 Thai-Mexican documentary film co-directed by Rirkrit Tiravanija. A portrait of a retired Thai rice farmer from the Chiang Mai province, it premiered at the 68th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Horizons competition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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