Malee and the Boy

1999 0h 27m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Synopsis

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The subject is a 10 year-old boy who is in charge of the microphone. He roams to places around Bangkok to gather sounds for the video. The sound indicates the direction he headed during the filming and displays his point of interests. The filmmaker is in charge of the image, film roughly along at the boy’s locations. The narrative of the film, presented in texts, is taken from a Thai comic book available around the place of the filming. This faces and places documentation can be viewed as a one-afternoon diary of a day out in Bangkok.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Thanit Niyomprasit
Boy

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Countries: Thailand

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RUNTIME

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Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

ERA

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Editor Apichatpong Weerasethakul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0279942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Apichatpong Weerasethakul directs. Apichatpong Weerasethakul cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Thailand.

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1Tight 27-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Apichatpong Weerasethakul shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0279942 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.