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Sabaidee Luang Prabang

Name: Sabaidee Luang Prabang
Released: 2008

สะบายดี หลวงพะบาง

2008

A half-Laotian photographer based in Thailand reluctantly returns to Laos on assignment, and as he journeys through the country with a local guide, he reconnects with his roots and falls unexpectedly in love. Widely considered the first modern Lao commercial feature.

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Part of 2 Essential Films from Laos

This film is stop 1 of 2 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Laos. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Laos in the 196 country film challenge.