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9 Temples to Heaven Review
Sompot Chidgasornpongse's debut film explores Thai family faith through a surreal road trip to nine temples.
In brief
Sompot Chidgasornpongse's debut film explores Thai family faith through a surreal road trip to nine temples. Sompot Chidgasornpongse's '9 Temples to Heaven' is a Thai road movie about family faith that won Thailand's Oscar bid for best international feature. Originally reported by IndieWire.
Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Sompot Chidgasornpongse delivers his first fiction feature after years as Apichatpong Weerasethakul's assistant director.
9 Temples Road Trip
The film follows a thai family of nine on a day-long trip to nine buddhist temples to make merit.
Oscar Bid
Thailand's official bet for the 2027 best international feature oscar race after a cannes premiere.
The big picture
Sompot Chidgasornpongse's '9 Temples to Heaven' is a Thai road movie about family faith that won Thailand's Oscar bid for best international feature.
