A really sweet slice-of-life film about a cripplingly shy and sweet guy who just wants to feel less alone. I liked the film well enough on its own merits (interestingly shot, a likeable lead, naturalistic dialogue and story) but I also found it interesting because it slightly delves into a phenomenon I've seen quite a bit since moving to Georgia. This is the experience of listening to two people, neither of whom are native English speakers or who even share whatever their actual native language is (for instance, German tourists and Georgian police officers, Russian hostel owners and Spanish backpackers) attempt to communicate in English together. In the case of this film, it's Danish and Thai, and both characters are proficient enough in English that it doesn't prohibit their romance, although the barrier does lend itself to some to-be-expected awkwardness. But I think it's really interesting to listen to: the misprounounced vowel here or forgotten article there, it's two people thinking in their two separate languages, mentally translating into a third, and then using that proxy to get on with their business.
My obsession with these strange interactions aside, I still really liked this one.
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