A ten year old boy Ahlo who is believed to bring bad luck is blamed for a string of disasters. When his family loses their home and are forced to move Ahlo meets the spirited orphan Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple: an ex-soldier with a purple suit a rice-wine habit and a fetish for James Brown. Struggling to hang on to his father's trust Ahlo leads his family Purple and Kia through a land scarred by war in search of a new home. In a last plea to try and prove he's not cursed Ahlo builds a giant explosive rocket to enter the most lucrative but dangerous competition... of the year: the Rocket Festival. As the most bombed country in the world shoots back at the sky a boy will reach to the heavens for forgiveness. rmination of a boy who has the odds stacked against him set against the epic backdrop of a war-ravaged country on the brink of huge change. With remarkable access to real rituals and festivities in the stunning mountains of Laos The Rocket is a unique view into a world never seen on film before. Written and directed by Kim Mordaunt (Bomb Harvest) The Rocket features an extraordinary leading performance from gutsy former street kid Sitthiphon Disamoe as Ahlo and veteran actor and comedian Thep Phongam as the damaged but humorous Purple an ex-soldier who becomes mentor to the young protagonist. Special Features: Original UK Theatrical Trailer Director Commentary with Kim Mordaunt and more to be announced [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Synopsis: Laos: A ten year old boy, Ahlo, who is believed to bring bad luck, is blamed for a string of disasters. When his family loses their home and are forced to move, Ahlo meets the spirited orphan Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple: an ex-soldier with a purple suit, a rice-wine habit and a fetish for James Brown. Struggling to hang on to his father s trust, Ahlo leads his family, Purple and Kia through a land scarred by war in search of a new home. In a last plea to try and prove he s not cursed, Ahlo builds a giant explosive rocket to enter the most lucrative but dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival. As the most bombed country in the world shoots back at the sky, a boy will reach to the heavens for forgiveness. Gripping yet heart-warming, The Rocket is a deeply personal story about the determination of a boy who has the odds stacked against him, set against the epic backdrop of a war-ravaged country on the brink of huge change. With remarkable access to real rituals and festivities in the stunning mountains of Laos, The Rocket is a unique view into a world never seen on film before. Written and directed by Kim Mordaunt ( Bomb Harvest), The Rocket features an extraordinary leading performance from gutsy former street kid Sitthiphon Disamoe as Ahlo, and veteran actor and comedian Thep Phongam as the damaged but humorous Purple, an ex-soldier who becomes mentor to the young protagonist.
Lao language drama written and directed by Kim Mordaunt. Ten-year-old Ahlo (Sitthiphon Disamoe) has an ill-fated future; people believe that he brings bad luck everywhere he goes and is condemned to do so for the rest of his life. Desperate to escape from his destiny he leads his family away to find a new home where people don't know who he is. On hearing about the annual rocket festival competition he sees this as an opportunity to build a rocket, redeem himself and prove that he's not cursed.
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