Project Detail

Krabi, 2562

Synopsis

In the town of Krabi, a popular tourist destination in southern Thailand, the pre-historic, the recent past and the contemporary capitalist world awkwardly collide. The town’s local folklore and histories are promoted as attractions to foreigners, while the town’s traditional labour force is muted and hidden from the tourists’ eyes. A nameless character, whose identity continually changes, takes us around town to explore various sites that capture Krabi in its current state. These sites uniquely illustrate how Krabi’s folklore is propagated and commodified to fill the need of tourism industry.
A docu-fiction work from Ben Rivers and Anocha Suwichakornpong developed from ideas explored in their 2018 Thailand Biennale installation piece 'The Ambassadors'.
Official Selection Locarno Film Festival 2019 - Moving Ahead - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Wavelengths
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 94 mins
Director: Anocha Suwichakornpong, Ben Rivers
Producer: Maenum Chagasik, Tulapop Saenjaroen
Screenwriter: Ben Rivers
Director of Photography: Ming Kai Leung
Principal cast: Siraphun Wattanajinda, Arak Amornsupasiri, Primrin Puarat
Sound-Artist: Ernst Karel
Colourist: Jason R Moffat

Genre

Experimental Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Thailand co-production

Ruth Films Ltd and Electric Eel Productions

c/o Anti-Worlds Releasing

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Sales Company

Rediance

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