SYNOPSIS:
En route from Bangkok to Nong Bua, a small town otherwise known as I-San in Northwestern Thailand, a bus is travelling on its normal route. On this night of the full moon, however, the typical journey is anything but usual.

The passengers become the characters of a Thai soap opera whose scripted drama unfolds as the bus travels east, interrupted only by the reality of a gas station stop and other usual roadside diversions. At first glance, the film looks as if it is divided into two parts: the soap-style acting on the bus, and the documentary-style story telling of the bus passengers off the bus. As the film goes on, links between these two worlds unfold - the world of a harsh reality and the world of a surreal soap. 

Awards and festivals:
NETPAC/FIPRESCI Special Mention Award, Singapore International Film Festival 2002
Dragon & Tigers Award for Young Cinema Competition, Vancouver International Film Festival 2002, Canada
Kolkata Film Festival, India
Asiaticafilmmediale, Rome, Italy
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2002, Canada
Bangkok International Film Festival 2002, Thailand 
San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival 2003, USA 

Director’s bio:
Mingmongkol Sonakul's name is synonymous with the rise of Thai independent cinema, having produced the seminal 1998 film, Mysterious Object at Noon, by Cannes winning director Apichatpong Weerasethakul. In 2005, she was the executive producer of critically acclaimed films like The Tin Mine by Jira Maligool, and produced Invisible Waves by new wave director Pen-ek Ratanaruang.