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  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 44 m

Summary A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of characters that includes a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender ...

Written By: Kirsten Tan

  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 44 m
  • 2017
  • Kino Lorber
  • 1 h 44 m

Pop Aye

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Summary A successful Bangkok architect in the midst of a midlife crisis is reunited with an elephant he knew growing up. The two embark on a road trip to the man's childhood home in the idyllic Thai countryside. Along the way, they meet a colorful cast of characters that includes a pair of nonplussed local police officers, a forlorn transgender ...

Written By: Kirsten Tan

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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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90
Jan 25, 2017
Loneliness, alienation, the ache of nostalgia and the everyday absurdity of life infuse every encounter in the unconventional road trip.
By Sheri Linden FULL REVIEW
80
Jan 25, 2017
This bucolic escape from big-city life is anchored by a solid script filled with characters who, despite reaching the end of the road, find ways to make peace with the world.
By Maggie Lee FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 20, 2017
Filmmaker Kirsten Tan riffs on the tropes of both the buddy film and the road trip movie in her absurd yet subtly observed feature debut Pop Aye.
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75
Jun 29, 2017
Pop Aye is a standard, if well-made, indie road trip dramedy. But, you know, with an elephant.
By Katie Rife FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 25, 2017
There is an eventual reckoning, but one wishes that Tan, at least for these moments, had allowed the film a few more inches of dramatic space.
By Kevin Jagernauth FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 29, 2017
Pop Aye has a pleasant, amiable tone, buttressed by Chananun Chotrungroj’s warm photography and picturesque framing as well as Lee Chatametikool’s purposeful editing scheme, and yet the film feels lacking overall.
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50
Jul 12, 2017
A meandering, slow journey with a fairly bland leading character. Director Kirsten Tan, who is from Singapore and based in New York, must be admired for the audacity of casting an elephant as a co-star in her feature film debut.
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Production Company 185 Films, E&W Films, Giraffe Pictures
Release Date Jun 28, 2017
Duration 1 h 44 m
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Website http://trenova.jp/popaye/
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Awards

Thailand National Film Association Awards
• 5 Nominations
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Netia Off Camera International Festival of Independent Cinema
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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