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A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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Title: A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Release Date: 19 Mar 2018

Runtime: 47m

Genre: Documentary

Director: The Criterion Channel

Production Companies: The Criterion Channel

Overview: Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores the slippery nature of time and consciousness with a sublimely idiosyncratic, often surreal approach to film form.

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Average Vote: 7.5 (2 votes)

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  • Self: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
  • Self: Connor Jessup
  • Self: Jenjira Pongpas
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