Cotterill Colin - The Motion Picture Teller - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: Thailand 1996: Supot a postman with the Royal Thai Postal Service hates his job. The only bright light in his life is watching classic movies with his best friend Ali the owner of a video store. These cinephiles adore the charisma of the old Western stars particularly the actresses and bemoan the state of modern Thai cinema until a mysterious cassette entitled Bangkok 2010, arrives at Ali's store. Bangkok 2010 is a dystopian film set in a Thailand run by chauvinistic Security Council officers - and Supot and Ali immediately obsessed agree it's the most brilliant Thai movie they've ever seen. But nobody else has ever heard of the movie the director the actors or any of the crew. Who would make a movie like this and not release it and why? Feeling a powerful calling to solve the mystery of Bangkok 2010, Supot journeys deep into the Thai countryside and discovers a curse around the motion picture one that keeps Bangkok 2010 from ever being viewed. But does that mean its story can never be told? Colin Cotterill author of the award - winning Dr. Siri Paiboun series presents a complex captivating narrative interposed with fascinating flashes of Bangkok 2010's gritty screenplay as the two intertwined tales of a Thailand in deep conflict begin to meet in the middle.
Title: The Motion Picture Teller
Author(s): Cotterill Colin
Publisher: Soho Press
Barcode: 9781641294355
Pages: 240 Pages
Publication Date: 1/17/2023
Category: Crime & Mystery