Mekong Hotel

Mekong Hotel

2012 · 59 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a filmmaker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampire-like mother and daughter.

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul · Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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