Eric Khoo-helmed “Food Lore” aims to explore a number of social issues throughout Asia, by connecting them with the local cuisines. Pen-Ek Ratanaruang handles the Thai episode, which is quite different from the rest, since it presents a fourth-wall breaking story based on his Folklore Episode “Pob“.
Food Lore is available on HBO Asia and HBO
In “Pob”, Thomas Burton van Blarcom plays John Conrad, an American who recently moved to Thailand to take over as the new head of an international corporation, and is found with his stomach ripped open, his guts missing, and a piece of cheese in his mouth. The episode deals with the events that led to his death and his interaction with the homonymous ghost. “The Caterer” focuses on the story of Thomas Burton van Blarcom, during the shooting of “Pob”.
As the film begins, we watch him barely coping with the country, not...
Food Lore is available on HBO Asia and HBO
In “Pob”, Thomas Burton van Blarcom plays John Conrad, an American who recently moved to Thailand to take over as the new head of an international corporation, and is found with his stomach ripped open, his guts missing, and a piece of cheese in his mouth. The episode deals with the events that led to his death and his interaction with the homonymous ghost. “The Caterer” focuses on the story of Thomas Burton van Blarcom, during the shooting of “Pob”.
As the film begins, we watch him barely coping with the country, not...
- 3/21/2020
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
HBO Asia’s “Folklore” is a six-episode, hour-long series that takes place across six Asian countries – Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. Each episode is based on a country’s deeply-rooted myths and folklore, featuring supernatural beings and occult beliefs. The respective episodes are helmed by a director from that country and filmed locally in the country’s primary language. In the particular segment, Pen-Ek Ratanaruang deals with the myth of the Pob, a ghost that feeds on human intestines and has featured in a number of Thai horror films
Folklore is available to Us subscribers on HBO Now®, HBO Go®, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms
A wealthy neighborhood is shaken by a murder. John Conrad, an American who recently moved to Thailand to take over as the new head of an international corporation, is found with his stomach ripped open, his guts missing, and a piece of cheese in his mouth.
Folklore is available to Us subscribers on HBO Now®, HBO Go®, HBO On Demand and partners’ streaming platforms
A wealthy neighborhood is shaken by a murder. John Conrad, an American who recently moved to Thailand to take over as the new head of an international corporation, is found with his stomach ripped open, his guts missing, and a piece of cheese in his mouth.
- 2/3/2019
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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