Winner of both the Best First Feature award at the Berlinale and Best Narrative Feature at Tribeca, as well as the Audience awards at both the Sydney and Melbourne film festivals, The Rocket – directed by Australian Kim Mordaunt – is a heartwarming coming-of-age tale set entirely in Laos.
Ahlo is the surviving twin of a difficult birth and is believed by some to be a source of bad luck. When the 10-year-old Ahlo and his family are displaced by the construction of a dam, further tragedy strikes as they relocate. Upon reaching the relocation village, Ahlo befriends young Kia and her eccentric uncle Purple, but is still ostracised by the superstitious community. Ahlo decides that his only hope of redemption is the Rocket Festival, a dangerous annual competition where huge bamboo rockets are set off to provoke the rain gods. Despite being too young to enter the competition, Ahlo is determined to succeed.
For your chance to win one of these double passes, simply let us know your favourite Australian filmmaker to travel overseas to make a flick, and why you loved it. Email us at filmink@filmink.com.au with your answer. Please include your full name and address.
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Comp closes on August 28
