Chanthaly

Chanthaly

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Mattie Do
Produced by
  • Mattie Do
  • Christopher Larsen
  • Douangmany Soliphanh
Screenplay by Christopher Larsen
Starring
  • Amphaiphun Phimmapunya
  • Douangmany Soliphanh
  • Soukchinda Duangkhamchan
  • Khouan Souliyabapha
  • Soulasath Souvanavong
  • Mango
Cinematography Christopher Larsen
Edited by Christopher Larsen
Release dates
  • December 2012 (Luang Prabang Film Festival)
  • May 18, 2013 (Laos)
  • September 22, 2013 (Austin Fantastic Fest)

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Running time
 98 minutes [2]
Country Lao PDR
Language Lao

Chanthaly (Lao: ຈັນທະລີ) is a 2012 Lao horror film directed by Mattie Do and written by Christopher Larsen. It is the first horror film to be written and directed entirely in Laos[3] and the first Lao feature film directed by a woman.[4] [5] Chanthaly has been screened at the 2012 Luang Prabang Film Festival[6] and the 2013 Fantastic Fest.[7][2] Pop singer Amphaiphun Phimmapunya stars in the leading role as Chanthaly, alongside Douangmany Soliphanh and Soukchinda Duangkhamchan.[3][8]

Plot

A young girl, raised alone by her overprotective father sequestered in their home in Vientiane, Chanthaly suspects that her dead mother's ghost is trying to deliver a message to her from the afterlife. After a change in the medication treating her hereditary heart condition causes the hallucinations to cease, Chanthaly must decide whether or not to risk succumbing to her terminal illness to hear her mother's last words."[9]

Cast

Production

The entire film was shot at director Mattie Do's house in Vientiane, Laos.[10] [5]

References

  1. ↑ "IMDB entry for Chanthaly".
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chanthaly". Fantastic Fest. 2013. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Marsh, James (2013-09-26). "Fantastic Fest 2013 Review: Chanthaly is A Haunting Portrait of Modern Day Laos". Twitch. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  4. ↑ Martin, Nick (2013-03-18). "Laotian Horror CHANTHALY First Trailer". Filmofilia. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Do, Mattie (May 2014). "dearest sister". Vimeo. Retrieved 2014-05-21.
  6. ↑ "Chanthaly". lpfilmfest. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  7. ↑ "Fantastic Fest 2013 Day Five and Six Recap". Horrorphilia.
  8. ↑ Michele Galgana. "Fantastic Fest 2013: Chantaly (Film Review)". Diabolique Magazine.
  9. ↑ "mattie dos horror film chanthaly". littlelaosontheprairie.org. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2014-05-15.
  10. ↑ "Lao Horror, Lao Hopes: 10 Questions with Mattie Do". littlelaosontheprairie.org. 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2014-05-15.

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