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Pop Aye

  • 20172017
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.1K
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POPULARITY
39,497
15,451
Thaneth Warakulnukroh in Pop Aye (2017)
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
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On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the far... Read allOn a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
1.1K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
39,497
15,451
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    • Director
      • Kirsten Tan
    • Writer
      • Kirsten Tan
    • Stars
      • Penpak Sirikul
      • Sasapin Siriwanji
      • Thaneth Warakulnukroh
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kirsten Tan
    • Writer
      • Kirsten Tan
    • Stars
      • Penpak Sirikul
      • Sasapin Siriwanji
      • Thaneth Warakulnukroh
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 4User reviews
    • 31Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 15 nominations

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    Thaneth Warakulnukroh in Pop Aye (2017)
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    Penpak Sirikul in Pop Aye (2017)
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    Thaneth Warakulnukroh and Bong in Pop Aye (2017)

    Top cast

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    Penpak Sirikul
    Penpak Sirikul
    • Bo
    Sasapin Siriwanji
    • TV Host
    • (as Sasapin Siriwanij)
    Thaneth Warakulnukroh
    Thaneth Warakulnukroh
    • Thana
    Supanthu Julma
    • Moo (Truck Driver)
    Chatchawan Wongarj
    • Senior Monk
    Bong
    • Popeye
    Darunrat Nopsaeng
    • Bar Owner
    Chainarong Phokaew
    • Mahout
    Yukontorn Sukkijja
    • Jenny
    Wachira Supasu
    • Peak's Wife
    Sawang Apai
    • Ja's Father
    Wasu Wanrayangkoon
    • Officer Toh
    Nannapas Buranaworakun
    • June
    Chaiwat Khumdee
    • Dee
    Chakrit Panphoom
    • Boat (Peak's Son)
    Prawit Boonprakong
    • Officer Chad
    Paveena Poungsiri
    • Young Peak's Girlfriend
    Kantisuda Meebunmak
    • Mae
    • Director
      • Kirsten Tan
    • Writer
      • Kirsten Tan
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Film-maker Kirsten Tan picked up the first-ever Sundance award won by a Singaporean for this film Pop Aye.

    User reviews4

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Unusual road movie with a perfect screenplay. Unusual characters and situations along the journey, in addition to architect and elephant as main protagonists
    Saw this at the Rotterdam film festival 2017 (website: iffr.com). Some (not this one) road movies are just an excuse for having no substantial plot, and seem only intended to connect a series of scenes or landscapes that stand out on itself yet without a binding relationship. With Pop Aye, however, this was NOT the case. The events followed each other logically after another, intermixed with some flashbacks that did not distract (that sometimes happens in other movies), but were inserted at places where definitely needed to provide for some background on our main character. A few flashbacks showed relevant situations in his youth, but most were referring to his current relationship with his wife, or it showed why he felt being unneeded in his job along his impression of being superfluous at home.

    Our main protagonist changes along the passage of events and under the influence of the people he encounters, providing the story with a beginning and an ending that is believable. He met several extraordinary characters underway to that effect. The landscapes were shot very well too. However, showing beautiful places and unusual people was not the prime purpose of this road movie. The starting point for the situation wherein we meet the architect for the first time, can be recognized as something that can easily happen to all of us. That may not fully apply to the current journey with Pop Aye, but it certainly applies to his recent past as an architect, where he was deemed retarded by colleagues and superiors, often bypassing him when thinking that others were better able to deal with customers. And his "redundancy" at home was also something that can happen to all of us. Buying an elephant, however, is a completely different matter.

    The story line is designed very well. It is remarkable that some of the people we encounter in the road movie are re-appearing in later scenes, and thus providing for more connections than our two main protagonists (man and elephant) alone. None of these re-appearances were far-fetched, which is the most surprising thing of all. (Side note: We heard before the screening that this movie got awarded a special mention by the jury in Sundance for best screenplay. Given the above, it is clear that I fully agree.) This movie got also rewarded in Rotterdam by a special non-professional jury of movie lovers, the so-called Big Screen Award, facilitating a theater release and a TV screening. This jury noted "Pop Aye gives hope at a time in which the world got divided more and more".
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    • Feb 25, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 13, 2017 (Singapore)
    • Countries of origin
      • Thailand
      • Singapore
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Thai
    • Also known as
      • Попай
    • Filming locations
      • Thailand
    • Production companies
      • 185 Films
      • E&W Films
      • Giraffe Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $77,976
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,598
      • Jul 2, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $204,464
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • CinemaScope

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