Once Upon a Star

Year: 2023

Duration: 137 min

Follows the crew of a Traveling Pharma-Cinema Unit who hit the road to bring the joy of live-dubbed 16mm movies to villages and small towns across Thailand. The crew of four main characters use their microphones to provide a live dubbed soundtrack to locals eager for entertainment. At critical moments in the shows, the action is paused and the crew must take on their other role as sales people to sell their quotas of pharmaceutical products before the movies can continue. On the road they encounter difficulties and deceit as they attempt to follow their dreams.

Genre: Biography   Drama   History