Nic, a stubborn 25-year-old German, is waiting for his lost luggage in Bangkok. In search of things from everyday life, he is drawn into a world that is initially foreign to him. When Nic meets Coco, a mysterious 22-year-old high-class prostitute, her personality reminds him of someone from his childhood. He begins to remember his almost forgotten past and goes in search of his "House of Wishes". Nic cannot escape Coco and a hopeless love affair begins.
Cinematography
Bangkok's fluorescent underbelly shot like a fever dream you can't wake from.
Acting
Tschagsalmaa Borchuu's Coco — mysterious, wounded, never fully knowable.
Director
Vanessa Van Houten
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Vanessa Van Houten never made another feature — this remains her sole cinematic ghost.
The 'House of Wishes' is based on a real German children's book, making Nic's regression literal — he's fleeing into literature because reality failed him.
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