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THAILAND · 2022

Action et Réaction

Apichatpong Weerasethakul
political protest monarchy and dissent philosophical inquiry social movements documentary filmmaking
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Synopsis

In 2020, young Thais protested outside ther German embassy in Bangkok over the activities of King Rama X in Germany. In the same year in Chiang Mai, students demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Prayut Chan--cha. In 2022, Weerasethakul filmed the "Rio Madre de Dios", while travelling in Peru. These three situations prompted the artist to examine the philosophy of Krishnamurti, who posited th

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