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Soi Cowboy (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
Stockholm Film Festival

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
English ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
United Kingdom ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
112 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Trailer(s)
Black & White

Movie filmed in 2008 and produced in:
Thailand ( India, Eastern Asia )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )

Directed By:
Thomas Clay

Written By:
Thomas Clay

Actors:
Nicolas Bro ..... Tobias Christiansen
Pimwalee Thampanyasan ..... Koi
Petch Mekoh ..... Cha
Natee Srimanta ..... Uncle
Somrak Khamsing
Art Supawatt Purdy
Porntip Papanai

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Audio is a mix of English, Lao & Thai***Subtitles - English***
Danish expatriate Tobias Christensen (Nicolas Bro) is a struggling filmmaker who shares an apartment with his girlfriend (Pimwalee Thampanyasan), who is pregnant with their first child. Tobias met his girl after he moved to Bangkok; she was working as a prostitute in the city's Soi Cowboy district, which is crowded with brothels, bars and sex clubs, and he rescued her from life on the street. However, while she seems grateful and affectionate towards Tobias, she isn't especially attracted to him and she's concerned about the lack of security in his line of work. The woman is still in contact with some of her friends from her days working in Soi Cowboy, and she learns that things have taken a turn for the worse for her pal Cha, who is an errand boy for a Thai mob boss. Cha's brother, who also works on the fringes of the underworld, has mysteriously disappeared, and he sets out on a journey to find her, while the semi-happy couple pays a visit to Ayutthaya to see the sights.

In Bangkok, a corpulent European man and a young, pregnant Thai woman live together in near silence. His large body stands in contrast to her tiny frame. He gives her presents - she has a growing collection of stuffed animals - and takes Viagra pills. She is looking for security, and he is the best way for her to stay out of Soi Cowboy, the red-light district where they met. She likes him, but sleeping with him is a duty. Meanwhile, in the countryside, a teenage mafia enforcer is employed to deliver his older brother's head... In Soi Cowboy, young British director Thomas Clay's avowed intention is to explore the relative nature of sexual morality and the impact of global capitalism, represented in the unequal, if mutually beneficial, relationship between Tobias and Koi, and the violent story of Koi's brother Cha. The film combines inventive cinematography and shifting directorial styles to enter its characters' lives with both haunting intimacy and documentary-like clarity.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 21 May, 2010.

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