Most anticipated movies at SIFF 2019
Manta Ray
Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Country: Thailand/France/China
Release Date: Sept 7, 2018
Genre: Drama
Description: The film focuses on a mute Rohingya man who is rescued by a Thai fisherman after he is washed ashore near the Thai-Myanmar border. The two become friends and the fisherman names the Rohingya man Thongchai. After the fisherman suddenly vanishes at sea, his ex-wife alters the physical appearance of Thongchai to resemble that of the fisherman and lives with him in her old house.
Castle of Dreams
Director: Seyyed Reza Mir-Karimi
Country: Iran
Release Date: Jan 31, 2019
Genre: Drama
Description: When the mother is critically ill in a hospital, her husband makes a return after many years of absence. Though anxious and hesitant, he has no choice but to take their son and daughter with him. He manages to build the dream castle that the mother envisioned for the children.
