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In this Singaporean-Thai drama, a disillusioned architect embarks with an elephant on a journey home to his childhood village. Architect Thana (Thaneth Warakulnukroh) was once celebrated for his ideas, but has since had to give way to the talent of a younger generation. His marriage to his wife Bo (Penpak Sirikul) is also not going well. But an unexpected meeting on the streets of Bangkok brings Thana out of his low mood. Here he meets the elephant Popeye again, with whom he once spent his childhood. Thana decisively buys the animal, which is presented as an attraction, free from its owner and decides to start a journey to his home village in the Thai province of Isan together with the pachyderm. The road trip together changes his view of his own life and thus also becomes a journey of self-knowledge.

Keywords

  • Asia
  • Summer
  • Summertime Movies
  • Sundance Film Festival !
  • Animaux
  • friendship
  • nature

Actors

  • Jenny Yukontorn Sukkijja
  • Bo Penpak Sirikul
  • Thana Thaneth Warakulnukroh
  • Narong Pongpab
  • Dee Chaiwat Khumdee

Director

  • Kirsten Tan

Drama


1h 42min


-12

TH


FR

Singapore
Thailand
2017
Architect Thana is feeling disillusioned when he stumbles upon an elephant from his childhood. They set out to rediscover their shared past.

Architect Thana is feeling disillusioned when he stumbles upon an elephant from his childhood. They set out to rediscover their shared past.


In this Singaporean-Thai drama, a disillusioned architect embarks with an elephant on a journey home to his childhood village.


Architect Thana (Thaneth Warakulnukroh) was once celebrated for his ideas, but has since had to give way to the talent of a younger generation. His marriage to his wife Bo (Penpak Sirikul) is also not going well. But an unexpected meeting on the streets of Bangkok brings Thana out of his low mood. Here he meets the elephant Popeye again, with whom he once spent his childhood. Thana decisively buys the animal, which is presented as an attraction, free from its owner and decides to start a journey to his home village in the Thai province of Isan together with the pachyderm. The road trip together changes his view of his own life and thus also becomes a journey of self-knowledge.

Cast & Crew