Mina ParkDelusion puts a sick father on trial in a Mekong town
Netflix's Thai original Delusion lands Thursday, Sept. 24. A Chiang Khan teacher tries to prove her father has dementia after the town decides he is a Phii Pong.
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Southeast Asia
6 stories on southeast asia across film, TV, music, fashion, food, and diaspora culture.
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Ruby Ruiz and Pokwang share Cinemalaya's Best Actress prize
Cinemalaya split Best Actress between Ruby Ruiz in Status: Rejected and Pokwang in 2 Valid IDs. In Manila, both wins had decades of work behind them.
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Why Filipina character actresses keep becoming the best part of the movie
Ruby Ruiz and Pokwang tied for Cinemalaya Best Actress after decades of work Manila already knew. Hollywood still treats women like Dolly de Leon, Chai Fonacier, and Jaclyn Jose as overnight finds.
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Hong Kong’s ASEAN Film Festival Is Betting on a Bigger Definition of Asian Cinema
The fourth ASEAN Film Festival opens August 20 in Hong Kong with more than 30 films from all 11 ASEAN countries, Timor-Leste included. The bet is the city as a circulation desk for Southeast Asian titles that still struggle to leave home.
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Why Southeast Asian film hasn't had its K-drama moment yet
Thai, Indonesian, and Vietnamese films are smashing local box offices, and Netflix is greenlighting Southeast Asia faster than ever. The K-drama moment still has not arrived because the region is many languages, theatrical-first, and horror-shaped, not one serialized export machine.
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Scene Report: Netflix is running three Asia strategies at once
Ampere's Q1 commissioning map and Netflix's H1 viewing report tell the same story from different angles: Korea and Japan keep exporting hits, Southeast Asia is where new greenlights are accelerating, and India is winning on volume and theatrical reach.
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