Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel
Film poster
Directed byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Written byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Produced byApichatpong Weerasethakul
StarringJenjira Pongpas
Maiyatan Techaparn
Sakda Kaewbuadee
Chai Bhatana
CinematographyApichatpong Weerasethakul
Edited byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Music byChai Bhatana
Production
companies
Kick the Machine Films
Illuminations Films
ARTE France - La Lucarne
Release date
  • 20 May 2012 (2012-05-20) (Cannes)
Running time
61 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai

Mekong Hotel (thai: แม่โขงโฮเต็ล) is a 2012 Thai film directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film was screened in the Special Screenings section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2]

Plot synopsis

Set in a quiet hotel overlooking the vast Mekong River in northeast Thailand that accommodates both living and undead guests. As its patrons hang around together on the veranda, listening music or playing guitar, a filmmaker rehearses a movie about the relationship between a vampiric woman and her daughter.

Cast

Reception

Mekong Hotel has a 67% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes[3] and holds a 57/100 on Metacritic.[4]

References

  1. ^ "2012 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ Solomons, Jason (20 May 2012). "Trailer trash at Cannes 2012". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  3. ^ Mekong Hotel (2016), retrieved 24 April 2019
  4. ^ Mekong Hotel (2012), retrieved 24 April 2019


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