Lung Neaw Visits His Neighbours

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In theaters Jul 16, 2012
Unrated, 1 hr. 39 min.

Movie Info

Cast: Lung Neaw
Director: Rirkrit Tiravanjia
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 1 hr. 39 min.
Genre: Drama
Theater Release: Jul 16, 2012
Synopsis: We follow Lung Neaw, living off the land, visiting neighbours, in a world of simple realities and compassion for his environment and fellow villagers. We see the basic truths of a humble man, another man making our world turn, to a better revolution. At the age of sixty, Lung Neaw (Uncle Neaw) finds himself retired from his life as a rice farmer in a small village in the Northern Thai Province of Chiang Mai. Away from the chatter and noise of recent political upheaval, in the capital Bangkok,

Critic Reviews

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