New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
We Live In Time
Directed by John Crowley.
Who’s in it?
Andrew Garfield, Florence Pugh and Grace Delaney.
What’s it about?
An up-and-coming chef and a recent divorcée find their lives forever changed when a chance encounter brings them together, in a decade-spanning, deeply moving romance.
Why watch it?
A modern British couple facing a medical crisis.
Rukku Bakku (Look Back)
Directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama.
Who’s in it?
The voices of Yumi Kawai and Mizuki Yoshida.
What’s it about?
The overly confident Fujino and the shut-in Kyomoto couldn’t be more different, but a love of drawing manga brings the two small-town girls together.
Why watch it?
The names of the two protagonists (Fujino and Kyomoto), can be combined to form “Fujimoto”, the name of the original manga author/artist. The characters are intended to represent Fujimoto’s multiple perspectives on making art.
Heavy Snow
Directed by Suik Yun.
Who’s in it?
Han Hae-in and Han So-hee.
What’s it about?
Two teenage girls form a close friendship and romantic connection. Their journeys take them to Seoul, where they experience various emotions and challenges together. Despite distance and time constraints, their bond remains strong.
Why watch it?
Filmed in 2019.
Lim Young Woong: I’m Hero The Stadium
Directed by
Who’s in it?
Lim Young-woong.
What’s it about?
Lim Young-woong’s performance at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in May.
Why watch it?
Depicts Lim Young-woong’s entry into the stadium, which ranks first in the cumulative number of live performance films of all time.
White Bird: A Wonder Story
Directed by Marc Forster.
Who’s in it?
Ariella Glaser, Orlando Schwerdt and Gillian Anderson.
What’s it about?
Struggling to fit in at his new school after being expelled for his treatment of Auggie Pullman, Julian is visited by his grandmother and is transformed by the story of her attempts to escape Nazi-occupied France during World War II.
Why watch it?
A coming-of-age period drama.
Don’t Sleep
Directed by Krittanut Watcharanuntakul.
Who’s in it?
Prakasit Bosuwan, Atiwat Saengtien, Pantipa Arunwattanachai and Krittanun Aunchananun.
What’s it about?
The story of a group of friends at a party who play a spirit board game. But everyone who plays it can no longer fall asleep. Whoever falls asleep will encounter something crawling to take their life.
Why watch it?
A Thai horror movie with a twist.
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
Directed by Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui.
Who’s in it?
Christopher Reeve, Johnny Carson and Bill Clinton.
What’s it about?
Reeve’s rise to becoming a film star follows with a near-fatal horse-riding accident in 1995 that left him paralysed from the neck down. After the accident, he became an activist for spinal cord injury treatments and disability rights.
Why watch it?
The first documentary released under the DC Studios banner since its founding in 2016 and rebrand in 2022.
Chuan shuo (A Legend)
Directed by Stanley Tong.
Who’s in it?
Jackie Chan, Gülnezer Bextiyar and Yixing Zhang.
What’s it about?
An archeologist noticed that the texture of the relics discovered during the excavation of a glacier closely resembled a jade pendant seen in one of his dreams. He and his team then embark on an expedition into the depths of the glacier.
Why watch it?
Sequel to the classic 2005 Hong-Kong movie, The Myth and the 2017’s Indian-Hong Kong movie, Kung Fu Yoga.
Anora
Directed by Sean Baker.
Who’s in it?
Mikey Madison, Paul Weissman and Lindsey Normington.
What’s it about?
Anora, a young sex worker from Brooklyn, meets and impulsively marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as his parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.
Why watch it?
At the Cannes Film Festival press conference, Madison said that Baker would act out different sex positions with his wife, producer Samantha Quan, to demonstrate to the actors what he wanted them to do.
