Synopsis
ນ້ອງຮັກ
A village girl travels to the Lao capital, Vientiane, to care for her rich cousin who has lost her sight and gained the ability to communicate with the dead.
The 2015–2017 Other Asia Window
Dearest Sister holds position #52 of 78 Other Asia films in the 2015–2017 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Other Asia Landscape
2016 was the decade’s peak output year for Other Asia — 30 titles released, including Dearest Sister. Bars below show how the 2010s stacked up year by year (226 total).
Drama + Horror in Other Asia
6 Other Asia titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Horror genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Dearest Sister itself).
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 29 other Other Asia films in 2016.
The 380th Other Asia title from Other Asia we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1949).
Our Other Asia catalog contains 547 titles in total (522 films).
Audience Engagement
13 audience reviews — more than 30% of Other Asia films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 38th percentile among Other Asia films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #384 of 547 Other Asia films indexed here (30th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.4 points below the Other Asia average of 6.6/10.
Among Other Asia Drama productions specifically: #277 of 356 (top 78%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Other Asia |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Estonia, France, Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| Original Language | Lao |
| Spoken Languages | English, Estonian, Lao, Thai |
| Production Companies | Orée Films, Lao Art Media, Screen Division |
| Runtime | 1h 41m |
| Release Date | September 22, 2016 |
| IMDb | tt4701908 |