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Pop Aye

2017, Movie, 1h 44min

With immense heart and a splash of surrealism, this wonderfully eccentric road movie traces a journey across Thailand like no other. When Thana (Thaneth Warakulnukroh), a successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis, is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up, he and the lumbering pachyderm embark on an odyssey back to his childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside, along the way crossing paths with a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender sex worker, and a mysteriously wise drifter. As the encounters multiply and the bond between man and elephant deepens, filmmaker Kirsten Tan weaves a by turns funny and curiously moving look at the universal search for meaning.

Country: Thailand,Singapore

Director:

Kirsten Tan

Cast:

Penpak Sirikul,

Thaneth Warakulnukroh,

Sasapin Siriwanij,

Noppadol Duangporn

Reviews

Critic Vikram Murthi

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...Pop Aye himself, played by the elephant Bong, has such a magnificent charisma that Tan’s film lights up whenever he’s on screen.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

Critic Michael Nordine

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A Man, an Elephant, and a Charming Love Story

Read full review at Indie Wire

Critic Katie Rife

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Pop Aye proves that elephants improve everything, even sentimental road movies

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Kerstin Gezelius

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...en poetisk road movie med många vackra ögonblick...

Read full review at Dagens Nyheter

Critic Sofia Olsson Maria Askerfjord

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...som en avlägsen släkting till ”The Straight Story” av David Lynch, då en gammal farbror ger sig ut på vägarna i sin åkgräsklippare. Det går ungefär lika fort att lifta genom den thailändska landsbygden med en elefant.

Read full review at Sveriges Television

Frequently asked questions

What is Pop Aye about? Toggle content

A successful architect in the midst of a midlife crisis, Thana, finds himself disconnected from his work and his wife. One day, he reencounters his childhood friend, an elephant named Pop Aye, and decides to take him on a road trip back to their hometown in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they face various obstacles and meet a cast of quirky characters, all while Thana reflects on his past and the choices he's made. Will this journey help him find his way back to the things that truly matter?

Where can I stream Pop Aye? Toggle content

You can stream Pop Aye on: Apple TV Store

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