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.