17th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 29 - Jul 15, 2018

Photo: Courtesy of Mosquito Films Distribution

North American Premiere

Sad Beauty

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Part road movie, part thriller, and part drug-fueled psychodrama, Sad Beauty is a brave and unexpectedly personal film about two women’s friendship directed by actress Bongkod Bencharongkul (Bang Rajan, Tom-Yum-Goong). Florence Faivre (The Expanse) stars as a spoiled, insecure supermodel who leans on her put-upon best friend, while simultaneously taking her for granted. After a bloody encounter with a violent stepfather, the two friends experience a harrowing journey into the heart of darkness. Produced by Kongkiat Khomsiri, director of Khun Phan, the film belongs to Bencharongkul, who portrays a raw female intimacy rarely seen in Asian cinema.

Director: Bongkod Bencharongkul
Producer: Kongkiat Komesiri
Cast: Siripanya Jantila, Pakkawadee Pengsuwan, Florence Faivre
Languages: Thai with English subtitles
2018; 91 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Saturday July 14, 5:00pm
SVA Theatre

Q&A with producer Kongkiat Komesiri

Kongkiat Komesiri
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Kongkiat Komesiri started out as a crew member on Apichatpong Weerasethakul's debut feature Mysterious Object at Noon (2000) before forging a career as one of Thailand's most in-demand screenwriters. He made his directorial debut as a co-director on gory black magic horror Art of the Devil II (2005). A frequent collaborator of Wisit Sasanatieng, he has been at the forefront of Southeast Asian genre cinema with martial arts film Muay Thai Chaiya (2007), serial killer thriller Slice (2010), underworld epic The Gangster (2012), and eastern western Khun Pan (2016). He attends NYAFF as a producer with Bongkod Bencharongkul's Sad Beauty.