BANGKOK — Watch friendship bloom between a Burmese refugee boy and popular Thai folk performer in a documentary by a German filmmaker next week.
In Marco Wilms’ “Likay Star,” 9-year-old Manop’s dream of becoming a famous likay actor takes a turn when accomplished likay star Chaiya Mitchai invites the boy to perform on stage in Pattaya.
It’s the first time the film is showing in Thailand.
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Admission is free. Seats can be reserved online. The 74-minute documentary will show in Thai and German with English subtitles starting at 7pm on Oct. 30 at the Goethe-Institut. Director Wilms and the film’s performers will talk after their film finishes.
