The theme of lockdown during COVID time, combined with private and family motivation, is the background of the film Tora's Husband by director Rima Das, presented at the 15th Bangkok World Film Festival.

Dialogue with an Alzheimer's patient is possible and inevitable. It is the same lexical difficulty that exists between Izumi and her mother (Yuriko), who suffers from dementia. She wants to see the “half-fireworks”. Izumi does not understand; what could be “half-fireworks”?

Izumi and Yuriko are the protagonists of the moving film A Hundred Flowers – Hyakka by director Genki Kawamura, screened at the Bangkok World Film Festival 2022.

Can a student have many qualities, like being a mathematical genius, winning a distinguished prize, receiving a scholarship, attending a school in the United States but, at the same time, being dishonest, corrupt, false and cowardly?

This is Arnold, a high school student in Bangkok. He is the negative protagonist of the film Arnold Is a Model Student - Arnon pen nakrian tuayang by Thai director Sorayos Prapapa presented at the 15th Bangkok World Film Festival 2022.

Scala was a very famous cinema in Bangkok. The most iconic. This phase of dismantling is narrated tenderly in the documentary Scala, by young filmmaker Ananta Thitanat presented at the Bangkok World Film Festival 2022 in which it won the Grand Jury Prize.

The documentary closely follows the work of tearing down the interiors and furnishings of the theatre. The style of the building was brilliant, with an extended foyer, staircase, and a huge chandelier. They removed the red seats and unclean curtains. When they fell, the dust rose; it was the dust of the history of world cinema.

Reviews, news and analysis from 15. World Film Festival Bangkok, 2.12 11.12 2022

A selection of the most important films from the popcinema.org editorial team.

Recensioni, notizie e analisi dalla 15. World Film Festival Bangkok, 2.12 - 11.12 2022

I film più importanti della Mostra secondo la redazione di popcinema.org.