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Once Upon a Star

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The members of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits and reaching for their dreams.
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Marshall Shaffer Decider True cinephiles might find some value in looking at a different kind of cinematic artisanship... Yet most of this slice of Thai history is too caught up in coddling the emotional states of its characters to go beyond that initial novelty. Nov 11, 2023 Full Review Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media This story about a traveling cinema troupe bringing dubbed movies to rural outposts in Thailand just doesn't have the heft or grandeur to merit 137 minutes of film. Rated: 2/5 Oct 18, 2023 Full Review Siddhant Adlakha JoySauce.com Though it spends most of its runtime re-forging nostalgia for bygone eras—its characters become vessels, rather than fully formed human beings—it succeeds in creating a sense of familiarity with Thai cinema history even for newcomers. Oct 13, 2023 Full Review Amanda Guarragi Ready Steady Cut Here’s the thing with Once Upon A Star — it’s a very generic biopic. It goes by the numbers even with the humour added. It should be unique because of the story, but it just simply coasts by. Rated: 3/5 Oct 11, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Simon S The movie was great loved the new aged Thai music. Having the storyline be about friendship , needing people to just lend you a hand when you need it most. Refreshing Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/19/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The members of a traveling pharma-cinema troupe go on the road to spread the joy of live-dubbed movies, all while overcoming difficulties, deceits and reaching for their dreams.
Director
Nonzee Nimibutr
Producer
Nonzee Nimibutr
Screenwriter
Ek Iemchuen
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
18 Tanwa, Netflix
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Thai
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 11, 2023
Runtime
2h 17m
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