Film Review: Ten Years Thailand (via New Mandala)
about 65 months ago (01/01/2019)
Film Review: Ten Years Thailand (via New Mandala) | ArtsEquator Thinking and Talking about Arts and Culture in Southeast Asia ArtsEquator Radar January 1, 2019 “Will it still be customary for movie-goers to stand for the royal anthem ten years from now?” I wonder, as the familiar ritual compels me to my feet before the start of the feature. Ten Years Thailand invites four Thai directors to imagine what their country will be like a decade from now. It follows the surprise success of the 2015 Hong Kong film Ten Years , which reflects the pessimism many in the city feel as their “special autonomy” withers away and mainland China steadily exerts its authority.