Thailand Synopsis
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In collaboration with Lomo, an Austrian camera company, and Mubi, a global film website, Weerasethakul was invited to make a work to launch the new LomoKino, a portable motion picture camera. Ashes juxtaposes the intimacy of his daily routine with the destruction of memories and his observations of the dark side of Thailand’s social realities.
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The 2011–2013 Thailand Window
Ashes holds position #17 of 30 Thailand films in the 2011–2013 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s Thailand Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Thailand, 102 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Ashes premiered alongside 11 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 11 other Thailand films in 2012.
The 103rd Thailand title from Thailand we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1974).
Our Thailand catalog contains 239 titles in total (190 films).
Audience Engagement
23 audience reviews — more than 46% of Thailand films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 31th percentile among Thailand films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #183 of 239 Thailand films indexed here (23rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the Thailand average of 6.3/10.
Among Thailand Drama productions specifically: #109 of 120 (top 91%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Thailand |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Thai |
| Production Companies | Kick the Machine, MUBI |
| Runtime | 20m |
| Release Date | May 19, 2012 |
| IMDb | tt2144642 |