HI-SO
by Aditya Assarat
Synopsis: Ananda has returned home from studying abroad. Unsure of his career plans, he tries his hand acting in a new movie for a famous director. During the filming in a small seaside town, Zoe, his girlfriend from university, arrives for a week-long visit. But the change of country takes its toll and she soon becomes frustrated at the situation. Several months later, the filming is complete and summer had turned to winter. Back in Bangkok, Ananda has begun a new relationship with May, who works at the movie production company. But soon, she finds herselfs in the same situation as Zoe. Somehow she doesn’t belong in his life. Or maybe it’s the opposite. He doesn’t belong in hers.
Cast: Ananda Everingham, Cerise Leang, Sajee Apiwong.
2011 / Thailand / 102 min / Thai and English
“Beautifully made and artfully memorable, writer-director Aditya Assarat’s Hi-So, about filmmaking and relationships, is a film that demands attention as it draws you into its refined and elegantly simple tale”
— Screen Daily
