

Mysterious Object at Noon
2000-11-08 · 90 min · ★ 6.5
A camera crew travels through Thailand asking villagers to invent the next chapter of an ever-growing story.
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- Directors
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Production companies
- 9/6 Cinema Factory, Firecracker Film, Hubert Bals Fund
- Countries
- Thailand
- Status
- Released
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Duangjai HiransriDogfahr 1
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