6^th INTERNATIONAL THRILLER FILM FESTIVAL

Morte Cucina

Pen-Ek RATANARUANG

Sao works as a waitress at a Bangkok restaurant. A highly skilled cook scarred by a tragic past, she nonetheless leads a contented life until by chance she encounters the man who wounded her deeply, mentally and physically. Sao resolves to take her revenge, trapping her attacker through her mastery of Thai cuisine.

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang

Pen-ek Ratanaruang is a leading Thai director and screenwriter whose work has shaped contemporary Southeast Asian cinema. After studying at the Pratt Institute in New York and working as an illustrator and designer, he gained international recognition with his debut feature, Fun Bar Karaoke (1997). Films such as Monrak Transistor, Last Life in the Universe, and Invisible Waves cemented his reputation in the early 2000s.