The fact that many countries have, unfortunately, strict policies when it comes to immigration is a sad truth. However, the way a culture deals with people from other countries wanting to live with them, is a totally different matter, with many nations exercising rather rough measures such as arrests or jail time when an undocumented immigrant is caught by the authorities. During the shooting of his first feature “Mysterious Object at Noon” Thai director Apichatpong Weeraseathkul witnessed how his country deals with immigrants, as he saw a young couple, Burmese immigrants, being arrested by the police in broad daylight. The couple was visiting a zoo when the incident occurred and made the director think about happy events and the possibility of those in an overall oppressive environment. Eventually his thoughts became the premise for his next project “Blissfully Yours” which won the Un Certain Regard Award at Cannes Film Festival...
- 1/6/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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