New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
While You Were Sleeping
Directed by Chang Yoon-Hyun.
Who’s in it?
Chu Ja-hyeon, Lee Mu-Saeng and Son Sook.
What’s it about?
Joon-seok, a successful author, and Deok-hee, an art instructor, look like a normal couple who lead happy lives, but their biggest problem is Deok-hee’s selective amnesia. One day, Joon-seok goes on a journey to prepare his new novel and tragically dies in an accident. Overwhelmed with sorrow, Deok-hee heads to the same place and as she traces his journey, she faces the unexpected truth.
Why watch it?
For the twist and Choo Ja-hyun's presence.
Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks)
Directed by Demián Rugna.
Who’s in it?
Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón and Silvina Sabater.
What’s it about?
In a remote village, two brothers find a demon-infected man just about to "give birth" to evil itself. They decide to get rid of the body, only to end up unintentionally spreading chaos.
Why watch it?
Rugna said he got the idea for the movie from a series of news stories about farm pesticides in his native Argentina causing widespread health issues. He suggests that corporate apathy about the workers' health, and the way the issue occured "out in the middle of nothing," where it's easy for profiteers and city-dwellers to ignore the impact of their choices, started him thinking about the idea of lurking evils given free rein to spread.
Under Parallel Skies
Directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo.
Who’s in it?
Metawin Opas-Iamkajorn and Janella Salvador.
What’s it about?
A Thai bachelor travels to Hong Kong in search of his missing mother. He encounters a Filipino hotel employee named Iris who helps him navigate love, heartbreak and healing in the foreign city amid their differences in culture and identity.[
Why watch it?
The leading actors met for the first time in Bangkok in May 2023 and the film was shot in Hong Kong from June to July 2023.
Kingdom Of The Planet Of The Apes
Directed by Wes Ball.
Who’s in it?
Freya Allan, Kevin Durand and William H. Macy.
What’s it about?
Many years after the reign of Caesar, a young ape goes on a journey that will lead him to question everything he's been taught about the past and make choices that will define a future for apes and humans alike.
Why watch it?
This film is not a reboot and is set after the previous trilogy.
Zai jian, Li Kele (So Long For Love)
Directed by Xiaolie Wang.
Who’s in it?
Ni Yan, Songyun Tan and Jing Wu.
What’s it about?
In order to complete daughter Li Yan (Tan Songyun is acted the role of) before the third year of the little wish, father Li Boyu (Wu Jing is acted the role of) determined to take her daughter to Altay skiing. But unexpectedly Li Boyu suffered an accident, still fell into the situation of brain death after rescue, let Pan Yanqiu for his wife and mother (Yan Ni is acted the role of) made a woman's most difficult decision. Home gradually lost temperature, a dog named Cola with stubborn broke into their lives, become the focus of the mother and daughter dispute, but also become bitter fireworks accompany. How to put down regret and attachment after the pain? How to learn love and courage in growth? When the difficulties of the past return, their life, and have no regrets to choose?
Why watch it?
The movie is an adaptation of Wang Xiaolie’s novel by the same name and delves into the emotional turmoil of a family grappling with the loss of a loved one.
