Pisuth Penkul

Deux fragments de la vie d'une femme. Maem est une jeune femme dans la Thaïlande rurale des années 1960. Son père horloger transmet sa passion à sa fille, tandis que les tensions entre la dictature militaire et les rebelles communistes s'exacerbent. Elle est courtisée par deux jeunes hommes très différents - un faible conducteur de pousse-pousse qui est littéralement mis de côté par un chef d'armée ambitieux et impitoyable. Cinquante ans plus tard, le chef de l'armée est devenu un général en disgrâce. Maem soigne son mari violent pendant ses derniers jours et se remémore son passé rempli de pertes, de souffrances et de joies.

Khian, Pim and Karn, young rebellious students, work together to make a protest to uncover the corruption in their school by folding hundreds of paper cranes. But as they tried to unfold the truth, the trio are threatened by the shadowy powers.

A filmmaker's life isn't an easy one. Write a screenplay, develop a project, wrap it all in a shiny package, pitch it to producers. And in the meantime try to survive and not forget how to actually shoot a film.

Based on a true story, "Pid pokati mai" is a reflection on human life during the Covid-19 pandemic and, also, under the Emergency Decree. "Pid pokati mai" follows many characters from different scenarios who share the same awkward situation.

Arnold is a clever student who has won many academic awards. One day, he meets Bee who has an underground business of helping students to cheat their exams. Bee asks Arnold to join his cheating ring and offers him a lot of money. While Arnold is considering working with Bee, at his school, many students are not happy with the school’s disrespect of their freedom and they organize a big protest.

Visiting the hotel where his parents met during the Vietnam War, an engineer finds its twisting halls alive with restless memories of the past.