Wonderful Town
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Press Quotes
“The revelation of the Pusan festival, in Wonderful Town from Thai director Aditya Assarat is a real achievement. Employing very little means and a subtle mise-en-scene the film explores successfully multiple directions: innocent romance, passion, portray of a post-tsunami community and its violent reaction towards everything that comes from outside.”
Jeremy Segay, CAHIERS DU CINEMA
“In a festival short on notable discoveries, the Thai director Aditya Assarat has stood out as a name to watch. His first feature, Wonderful Town, a quietly unsettling love story set in a provincial seaside town still recovering from the 2004 tsunami, arrived here after winning top prize at the Rotterdam Film Festival earlier this month.”
Denis Lim, NEW YORK TIMES
“Wonderful Town mourns a paradise lost with soulful music and brooding images, encapsulating both sadness and longing in a fleeting interlude of love. A narrative-centered synopsis cannot do justice to describe the fragile beauty of this tone poem.”
Maggie Lee, HOLLYWOOD REPORTER