Mekong Hotel

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Mekong Hotel

Released Mar 4, 2016

59m

Drama

Fantasy

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A woman (Maiyatan Techaparn) communicates with the ghost (Jenjira Pongpas) of her dead mother at a Thai hotel.

A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Even for a filmmaker who takes pride in scaling the fantastic down to everyday proportions, there's such a thing as going too slight.

Rated: C+

Mar 3, 2016

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

Weerasethakul's films have been hailed for their hypnotic mix of natural splendor and supernatural mythology, though this one is a bit lumpy by his standards.

Jan 28, 2016

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Apichatpong resists control and eschews close-ups, maintaining as always a Zen-like approach to his material.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 17, 2013

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Eric Monder

Film Journal International

Deceptively simple film becomes a strange, meditative look into Thai culture and folklore.

Mar 2, 2016

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

Indulges the writer-director's taste for near-catatonic pacing combined with supernatural comings and goings.

Mar 13, 2013

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Tim Brayton

Antagony & Ecstasy

A tone poem on the theme of "acting out dialogue".

Rated: 8/10

Oct 17, 2012

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Dani G

I'm still trying to find what's the deal with the thai filmmaker's movies

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/22/24

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Audience Member

The man with the impossible name to spell has actually done loads of films if you include his shorts. Some are lately critically acclaimed by movie buffs around the world - with grand reason. He's done several very under the radar films, especially for people in US and EU, but I managed to get a hold of this one. This is not a short, but it's just under one hour long. And I'm glad. This is a very demanding film. There are conversations, boring ones, and that's about it. Sure, we have a man playing guitar - the soundtrack to the film and actually the best feature of the film. I must admit, it's a neat touch, but the talking is boring, even vampire shots eating people every now and then at the same hotel the talking happen is not making it interesting. I have seen great films from the guy, but never really liked his most praised one - "Uncle Boonmee". This is my absolute least favorite, even if there are some nice touches here as the mentioned guitarplay and the very mellow and chill mood it puts the viewer in. It did the trick on me, and I fell off quite fast, that must be mentioned. Not artsy, really, more a borefest, with some fresh ideas that get's killed by the talking. It's almost impressive that vampireshots can feel so flat, maybe it was intended. If so, great job! 3 out of 10 golden pants.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

Dont waste your time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

01/26/23

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Awful. One of the worst movies I've ever seen. Waste of time. No plot. Little dialogue. No point to it. Thank god it was only one hour; I was ready to run out of the theater screaming. This site lists Tilda Swinton as part of the cast - - not in the version we saw at the Chicago Film Festival on 10/12/12.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Synopsis

A woman (Maiyatan Techaparn) communicates with the ghost (Jenjira Pongpas) of her dead mother at a Thai hotel.

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Producer: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Screenwriter: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Distributor: Strand Releasing
Production Co: Illumination Films
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Original Language: Thai
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 4, 2016, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.3K
Runtime: 59m
Sound Mix: Dolby