The Isthmus(2013)

When her eight-year-old daughter suddenly loses her mother tongue after the death of Gee, her Burmese maid, her mother, Da, is convinced the child has retained a mysterious bond with Gee’s spirit. The two travel to Ranong, a Thai-Burmese border town, in search of Gee’s only relative. There, through a local Burmese doctor, they encounter the world of Burmese labourers and find themselves on a spiritual and psychological exploration of their own lives.

Genre: Drama

Director: Sopawan Boonnimitra, Peerachai Kerdsint

Actors: Saengthong Gate-Uthong

Release date: 2013-10-06

Country of origin: Thailand

Length: 1h 30m

Ratings:

• 7.6/10