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Motel Mist
Thailand 2016
produced by Cattleya Paosrijaroen, Soros Sukhum for 185 Films, Song Sound Production
directed by Prabda Yoon
starring Prapamonton Eiamchan, Surapol Poonpiriya, Vasuphon Kriangprapakit, Katareeya Theapchatri, Wissanu Likitsathaporn, Nareerat Patchanee, Chindarat Kasuya, Nantshaya Sanguansuk, Chol Wachananont, Sutita Nokyai, Sasikarn Ganmanee, Chantana Tiprachart, Naratip Chainarong
written by Prabda Yoon, music by Jitivi Banthaisong, Siwanut Boonsripornchai
review by Mike Haberfelner
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From the outside, the Motel Mistress looks like any other love hotel on
the outskirts of town - but it's what happens behind closed doors that
really matters: So meet Sopol (Surapol
Poonpiriya), on the outside a guy as average as can be - but he really
likes school girls, likes to take them to the motel with him promising
money and then has his way with them - and this "way" goes
beyond the purely sexual as he likes to inflict pain. Meet Laila (Prapamonton
Eiamchan), the latest of a string of girls falling for him ... or has she?
Meet Tul (Vasuphon Kriangprapakit), a former child star who has made a
getaway from society and hides out here while trying (and arguably
succeeding) to communicate with aliens. Meet Tot (Wissanu Likitsathaporn),
a staffer at the motel who has long lost all interest in his job but has
drillet peepholes into all the rooms to masturbate to the guests'
lovemaking - but when he recognizes Tul, for whose safe return his mother
(Chindarat Kasuya) is offering a healthy reward, he figures he has
found a way out of his misery. And of course meet Vicky (Katareeya
Theapchatri), Laila's best friend and partner in crime, who comes
to Laila's rescue in pretty much the last minute, as the two girls have
actually laid a trap for Sopol, who has hospitalized one of their friends.
But then all these stories somehow intertwine in some bizarre fashion,
suggesting that the Motel Mistress is more than it seems at first glance -
and that might not be a good thing ...
There's no two ways about it, Motel Mist is a very
unusual film: Sure, its story is made up from well-hung pulp mainstays
with even a few porn elements thrown in (narrative elements that is, the
film is not sexually explicit), but the way this is done is anything but
trashy, but also not highbrow erotica glossy, or going the art-housey
route of too much brainheavy symbolism, rather it presents us with a very
fresh, very unusual, even weird look at things, obviously enjoying its
play with genre elements and all the while furnishing the thing with a
fittingly otherworldly atmosphere. Now this might not be a film for
everyone, but if the slightly bizarre is yours, this one's pretty much a
must.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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