CLOSING FILM BAFF 2023

Morrison

Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Country: Thailand, France

Year: 2023

Running Time: 106 minutes

Producer: Mai Meksawan, Chatchai Chaiyon

Starring: Chulachak Chakrabongse, Kitty Chicha, Joe Cummings

Synopsis:

Jimmy, a 40-year-old former popstar turned engineer, is sent to the region of his childhood to supervise the renovation of an old hotel. Once settled, Jimmy finds out the once flamboyant hotel has become a ruin, a maze of narrow corridors and a relic of a bygone era.

Director’s Biography:

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng works as a film director and cinematographer. His films have screened in major film festivals in Europe, America and Asia. His debut feature film as a director “Manta Ray” won the Orizzonti Award for Best Film at the 2018 Venice Film Festival, as well as 11 other international awards.