The story of two brothers who lead totally different lives. Jake Hunt enjoys life to the fullest in Thailand, while his shy brother Oliver deals with his own depressions back home in the USA. Their dominant mother wants Jake back home and for this reason, Oliver is sent to Thailand to retrieve his brother. Once there, Oliver finds himself in Jake's bizarre life and falls in love with a beautiful girl, Lek. However, it is not a coincidence that she and Oliver have met
Acting
Ellen Burstyn's terrifying maternal tyranny in limited screen time
Cinematography
Bangkok's underbelly shot like a humid, neon-drenched fever dream
Director
Seth Grossman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Seth Grossman was 26 when he made this, fresh out of film school.
The film captures mid-2000s Bangkok expat culture before social media documented everything.
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