Boundary

Director : Nontawat Numbenchapol
Country : Thailand
Year       : 2013
Duration: 96’
Rating    : 15+
Subtitle  : English

Schedule:
11 Des 2013 | SOC | 13:00 WIB

Synopsis:
Filmmaker Nontawat Numbenchapol kebetuan bertemu prajurit muda Aod, yang baru saja menyelesaikan tugas militernya, dan miminta izin untuk menemaninya pulang. Desa Aod berada di perbatasan dengan Kamboja dekat kuil Hindu Prasat Preah Vihea, dimana kedua negara mengklaim sebagai pemilik kuil tersebut. Di sini, sebuah konflik keras terjadi. Sebuah pembicaraan antara Aod dan Nontawat Numbenchapol membentuk latar belakang dari gambaran yang sering kali melambat dan terdistorsi selama perjalanan mereka melalui pedesaan. Para penduduk dan tentara menceritakan pengalaman mereka. Jejak-jejak konflik militer terlihat. Rekaman ini membentuk sebuah pandangan dengan beragam sisi dari bagaimana peristiwa-peristiwa itu tunduk pada persepsi yang berbeda dan juga merupakan suatu refleksi unik dari kenyataan kehidupan politik di Thailand sekarang.

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Filmmaker Nontawat Numbenchapol came across young soldier Aod by chance, who had just completed his military service, and asked if he could accompany the soldier on his way home. Aod’s village is on the border to Cambodia and near the Hindu temple of Prasat Preah Vihea, which both countries claim as their own. Here too, a violent conflict is smoldering. A conversation between Aod and Nontawat Numbenchapol forms the backdrop to the often slowed down and distorted images as they travel through the countryside. Residents and soldiers tell of their experiences. Traces of the military conflict are visible. The footage creates a multifaceted view of how events are subject to different perceptions and is a unique reflection of the political reality in present-day Thailand.

Highlights :

• Berlin International Film Festival 2013 (World Premiere)

• Salaya Doc, Thailand 2013 (Opening Film)

• Milano Film Festival 2013 (Official Selection)

• Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival, Japan 2013 (Competition)

• International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam  (Official Selection)

• Verzio International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival (Official Selection)

• Luangprabang Film Festival (Official Selection)