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The Rocket

2013

Kim Mordaunt

Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Suthep Po-ngam, Bunsri Yindi ...

6.8

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Drama A boy who is believed to bring bad luck to everyone around him leads his family and two new friends through Laos to find a new home. After a calamity-filled journey through a land scarred by the legacy of war, to prove he's not bad luck he builds a giant rocket to enter the most exciting and dangerous competition of the year: the Rocket Festival.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ronnie Scheib Variety	"Australian documentarian Kim Mordaunt makes an impressive narrative debut with this Laos-set humanist drama."
		Mark Adams Screendaily	"Engaging film (...) Great visuals and strong performances combine to deliver a gently memorable film"
		Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"What gives this movie its sting is that, despite Mr. Mordaunt’s insistent attempts at uplift, death hovers over this story at every single moment."
		John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Young actor Sitthiphon Disamoe helps keep the tale of a can-do kid from becoming too cute."

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