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Directed by | Kim Mordaunt |
Written by | Kim Mordaunt |
Produced by | Sylvia Wilczynski |
Starring | Sitthiphon Disamoe Loungnam Kaosainam Suthep Po-ngam |
Cinematography | Andrew Commis |
Edited by | Nick Meyers |
Music by | Caitlin Yeo |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | Lao |
The Rocket (Lao: ບັ້ງໄຟ bangfai) is a 2013 Australian drama film written and directed by Kim Mordaunt. It is set entirely in Northern Laos, and spoken in the Lao language. As an Australian production, it was the country’s entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards[1][2] but was not nominated.[3] The Rocket won the Audience Award and the award for Best Actor in a Narrative Feature Film at the Tribeca Film Festival.[4] It was screened at the AFI Fest.[5]