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9 Temples to Heaven 9 วัด สู่สวรรค์

Directed by Sompot Chidgasornpongse

Screening at DIFF 2026

Sun1 9:30 AM to 11:50 AMSunday 1 Nov · Hermann Gmeiner Hall

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Runtime: 140 min
Year: 2026
Country: Thailand
Language: Thai
Subtitles: English
Premiere: India

Synopsis

After hearing a prophecy that his elderly mother may die soon, Sakol sets out on a one-day pilgrimage to nine temples as a remedy. Just two weeks before her birthday, he brings his ailing mother, along with his wife, brother, sister, and children, on the journey through the splendour of Thai temple architecture in Samut Prakan, a coastal gateway city where tradition and modernity meet. Unfolding over a single day, the film observes a family that tries, and often fails, to fit together, bound by care, belief and habit. Drawing on the director’s own childhood temple trips, it is a gentle, wry portrait of faith, superstition and a country caught in its own cycles.

Director

Sompot ChidgasornpongseSompot Chidgasornpongse (Boat) holds a BA in Architecture from Chulalongkorn University and an MFA in Film/Video from CalArts. His short films have screened at international festivals including Rotterdam, Oberhausen, Visions du Réel, Viennale, IndieLisboa, Film Fest Gent and SGIFF. His debut documentary, Railway…

Cast and crew

Producer: Kissada Kamyoung, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Weijie Lai
Writer: Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Cinematographer: Jonathan Ricquebourg
Editor: Tham Kattiyakul, Jirapat Mekkrajai, Daniel Hui, Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Cast: Amara Ramnarong, Surachai Ningsanond, Jirawut Chiwaruck, Yaneenan Jiraphatjittrin, Klaichan Phunman, Sompop Songkampol, Poon Sirapob, Yada Karnjanisakorn, Nichmon Shintadapong