The Rocket
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1h 35m
Directed by Kim Mordaunt • Drama • 2013 • Australia, Laos, Thailand • Lao with English subtitles
Starring Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Thep Phongam
Winner of awards at the Berlin and Tribeca Film Festivals, this blazingly original drama tells the story of 10-year-old Ahlo, who is declared cursed after a family tragedy. He finds friendship with an orphaned girl and her eccentric James Brown loving uncle as they travel across Laos to enter a lucrative but dangerous Rocket Festival, hoping to prove his worth and secure a new home.
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