- Ticket price:
- From: £12.05
- Running time:
- 1h 33m (no ads, plus intro from PFF)
- Age range:
- 12A
A Purbeck Film Festival screening with an introduction.
When a bomb endangers the Pha Tang temple, 'Satu' an orphan child labourer decides to head north through the rich and feral landscape of Laos in search of his long lost mother with his new photojournalist friend 'Bo'.
Director: Joshua Trigg
Starring: Sonedala Sihavong, Athit Silavong, Somsinh Thammachareun
Adventure | Drama | Laos | 2024
This screening also offers a post-show Q&A with the film’s director, Joshua Trigg.
Powys-born Joshua Trigg’s debut feature has just earned him a BAFTACymru nomination for Best Director: Fiction, and his film will transport audiences to Laos as they follow two children on a stunning coming-of-age quest to find their families, friendship and the beauty of everyday life. Set against the breathtaking landscapes of Laos, we follow Satu, an abandoned child, and Bo, an aspiring journalist, on a journey to uncover Satu’s origins, traversing the rich tropical landscape by motorcycle in search of answers and even themselves.
“A charming odyssey” – The Guardian
Nominated for Discovery Award for Best Debut Feature, Best Debut Director and Best Performance in a Debut at Raindance Film festival, and at the British Independent Film Awards, and won the Golden Shika Award at the Nara International Film Festival.
This story is a journey. An emotional journey that explores self-discovery, self-reflection, friendship, support, honesty, regrets and aspirations... It is a moving film with a script that shows the struggles of life and the joys that it offersUK Film Review
British director Joshua Trigg, on his feature debut, builds a sensitive story of friendship, resilience and courage, which also functions as a love letter to a green and tropical part of the world, captured on camera perhaps most famously in The Killing FieldsMickey La Rosa, RAINDANCE
Photographing Satu was one of the most rewarding and challenging experiences I have had as a cinematographerJames Chegwyn, Cinematographer on Satu - Year of the Rabbit
