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Soi Cowboy

(2008 - Thailand - S16mm - 1.78:1 - 112m)

Tobias, a corpulent Danish expat, is in Bangkok for the Girlfriend Experience. Koi is looking for a way out of Soi Cowboy, the red-light district where they met. Meanwhile, a young debt collector is ordered to deliver his older brother’s head.

Nicolas Bro as Tobias

Pimwalee Thampanyasan as Koi

Petch Mekoh as Younger Brother

Natee Srimanta as Older Brother

Somluk Kuamsing as Uncle Toi

Written & Directed by Thomas Clay

Produced by Joseph Lang & Tom Waller

Executive Producer Thomas Clay

Director of Photography Sayombhu Mukdeeprom

Production Designer Nick Kemp

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Cannes Film Festival Official Selection 2008

 

“A fascinatingly distinctive, intelligent movie from a director uncompromisingly insistent on cinema as an art form.”

— Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 

“Magnificently acted... a distinctive, profoundly melancholic picture… heartbreaking, even sublime.”

— Jonathan Romney, Sight & Sound

“Brio and a broad knowledge of cinema, demonstrating real poise and originality.”

— David Jenkins, Time Out ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

 
 

“A must-see for cinephiles and cineastes.”

— Passion for Cinema

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Empire

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Total Film

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The Independent on Sunday

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The Metro