A stark, and often surreal, drama set in and around the Soi Cowboy district of Bangkok as a pregnant Thai woman finds herself off the streets and locked in a loveless relationship.
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In Bangkok a corpulent European man and a young pregnant Thai woman live together in near silence His large body stands in contrast to her tiny frame He gives her presents - she has a growing collection of stuffed animals - and takes Viagra pills She is looking for security and he is the best way for her to stay out of Soi Cowboy the red-light district where they met She likes him but sleeping with him is a duty Meanwhile in the countryside a teenage mafia enforcer is employed to deliver his older brother&39;s head In Soi Cowboy young British director Thomas Clay&39;s avowed intention is to explore the relative nature of sexual morality and the impact of global capitalism represented in the unequal if mutually beneficial relationship between Tobias and Koi and the violent story of Koi&39;s brother Cha The film combines inventive cinematography and shifting directorial styles to enter its characters&39; lives with both haunting intimacy and documentary-like clarity Actors Nicolas Bro Pimwalee Thampanyasan Petch Mekoh Natee Srimanta Somrak Khamsing Art Supawatt Purdy & Porntip Papanai Director Thomas Clay Certificate 15 years and over Year 2007 Screen Widescreen 1851 Languages English - Dolby Digital (10) Mono Duration 1 hour and 52 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players
Brighton-based filmmaker Thomas Clay directs this two-part drama set in Thailand. The first half of the film, shot entirely in black and white, portrays the daily life in a cramped Bangkok flat of a bloated Danish man (Nicholas Bro) and his tiny, childlike pregnant Thai bride (Pimwalee Thampanyasan), formerly a bargirl from Bangkok's Soi Cowboy red-light district. Based on the straightforward transaction between economic security and sexual gratification, the couple's relationship consists mainly of the Viagra-fuelled Dane hoping in vain that his bride will deign to satisfy his urges. The second half of the film, shot in brilliant colour, follows the story of a young man who, on the orders of his mafia boss, travels home to the rural village where he grew up to kill his own brother, who has committed an unspecified sin.
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