Movie: A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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    A.W. A Portrait of Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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    Canadian actor and filmmaker Connor Jessup (Closet Monster, Falling Skies) profiles Apichatpong Weerasethakul, a maverick of Thai cinema who explores the slippery nature of time and consciousness with a sublimely idiosyncratic, often surreal approach to film form.

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    2018-03-19

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    7.5

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    3.8 starts
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