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Pop Aye

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Collection: Kino Lorber
Format: DVD
Year: 2017
Director: Kirsten Tan
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Penpak Sirikul, Thaneth Warakulnukroh
Runtime: 102
Language: Thai
Release Date: 2017-09-26
Description

Pop Aye is a heartwarming tale of a man and his elephant. A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of characters that includes a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender sex worker, and a mysteriously wise drifter. As the encounters mount and the bond between man and elephant deepens, filmmaker Kirsten Tan weaves a strikingly universal tale in this feature debut that won prizes (and hearts) at the Sundance and Rotterdam Film Festivals.