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Pop Aye [Sub: Eng]
An architect (Thaneth Warakulnukroh) embarks on a road trip through Thailand to take his elephant back to his hometown.


































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December 28, 2017
Pleasant surprise from [director] Kirsten Tan... [Full review in Spanish]
September 20, 2017
... an impactful and thought-provoking film. Well done.
June 29, 2017
It's said that elephants have distinct personalities, and Bong's is warm and charismatic, drawing attention so easily that you'd swear a spotlight was shining on him in certain scenes.
August 23, 2017
Like the lumbering elephant, Pop Aye can be awkward at times, but the movie genially conveys the power of a restorative link between a depressed man and his new best friend.
April 09, 2018
Their episodic journey, punctuated by momentary danger and bittersweet encounters, moves at Pop Aye's pace, but in writer/director Kirsten Tan's debut feature there's a steady accretion of defining information.
September 07, 2017
Pop Aye is one companion you'll never forget.
July 20, 2017
As Thana, Warakulnukroh radiates a sense of unadorned humanity, coupling a sense of being lost with the desire to be of service.
October 24, 2017
Kirsten Tan circumnavigates our expectations of the subgenre, largely due to the fact that her creature is much more of a catalyst than it ever is the film's sole focus.
June 29, 2017
[An] affecting low-key drama ...
July 12, 2017
A meandering, slow journey with a fairly bland leading character.
July 28, 2017
The press notes call it "a crowd-pleaser at the Sundance Film Festival," but don't expect this Pop Aye to be "strong to the finnich."
June 30, 2017
They say the journey is often more meaningful than the destination, but both prove moving in "Pop Aye" - you don't always have to know where you're going for a trip to be worth taking.