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202190 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Danse Macabre

202190 minGdocumentary

10.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Over the past 90 years, many suspicious deaths in Thailand have gone unchallenged, affecting kings, citizens, and stateless people alike.

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Phassarawin Kulsomboon,

Thunska Pansittivorakul

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Over the past 90 years, many suspicious deaths in Thailand have gone unchallenged, affecting kings, citizens, and stateless people alike.

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Phassarawin Kulsomboon

Phassarawin Kulsomboondirector

Thunska Pansittivorakul

Thunska Pansittivorakuldirector

Wachara Kanhacast

Synopsis

Thailand's history holds many deaths that remain unspoken. Over the past 90 years, suspicious circumstances surround the deaths of kings, citizens, and stateless individuals. Danse Macabre presents a dance that reflects on these forgotten and remembered lives. It confronts the silence that has surrounded these events, revealing the fear that has prevented questioning. The film runs for 90 minutes and invites audiences to consider the weight of history and memory.

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