Taklee Genesis

Check out the latest poster for the sci-fi film of the year — a mission that will turn the universe upside down — from director Chookiat “Madiew” Sakveerakul of ‘13 Beloved’. In cinemas 12 September The story follows Stella (Paula Taylor), who is contacted by her father, who vanished 30 years ago after going on a secret mission into Don Hai, a forbidden forest the villagers dare not enter. Her gravely ill mother, Duangporn (Jenjira Weidner), guides her to carry out a mission using a device called Taklee Genesis, hidden in the Don Hai forest, which must be put to use at Camp Ramasun, an old radar station built during the Vietnam War. Only then can Stella bring her father back to the present. She travels through Taklee Genesis with Ish (Peter Corp Dyrendal), her childhood friend; Kong (Wanarat Ratsameerat), a mysterious young man from the village; and Valen (Natcha Jessica Padovan), a daughter trying to prove herself to her mother — opening the door to an adventure that could change the face of the universe forever.