Dir: Chonlasit Upanigkit. 2014. Thailand. 130 mins. Thai with English subtitles.
In his directorial debut, up-and-coming Thai filmmaker explores the depths of Thai youth culture as loneliness, confusion and relationship problems accompany his characters’ – university freshman Neung and her friends – trek into adulthood.
Why watch it ‘It’s a coming-of-age story about a young girl going to a new school. This film is very subtle – you almost feel the awkwardness from a shy person making friends. There seems to be nothing much going on, but the film really captures the feeling of someone at a certain age growing up. He wanted to make this film when he was young, while the experience is still new and fresh, because he said that when he’s older, he’ll forget the feeling of being young.’