
On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.... (Full plot summary below)
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On a chance encounter, a disenchanted architect bumps into his long-lost elephant on the streets of Bangkok. Excited, he takes his elephant on a journey across Thailand, in search of the farm where they grew up together.
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| National ReviewArmond WhiteWith its brief allusion to that iconic, indefatigable cartoon sailor, Pop Aye is a children's movie for childish adults. No amount of outsider cuteness makes up for Tan's dry storytelling. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe sharply observed screenplay adeptly balances gentle humor and poignancy in a contemplative examination of loneliness, aging, mortality and regret. |
| The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenLoneliness, alienation, the ache of nostalgia and the everyday absurdity of life infuse every encounter in the unconventional road trip. |
| The Straits Times (Singapore)John LuiIt is the storytelling that makes this work stand apart. |
| Screen InternationalFionnuala HalliganSoft and sweet, Kirsten Tan’s bright and airy debut is also quietly eloquent, speaking of a loss and regret. |
| VarietyMaggie LeeThis bucolic escape from big-city life is anchored by a solid script filled with characters who, despite reaching the end of the road, find ways to make peace with the world. |
| San Francisco ExaminerAnita KatzPop Aye, the feature debut of writer-director Kirsten Tan, is a conventionally structured road tale with sparkling character interactions and a delightful variation on the concept of man's best friend. |
| Washington PostChristopher KompanekFilmmaker Kirsten Tan riffs on the tropes of both the buddy film and the road trip movie in her absurd yet subtly observed feature debut Pop Aye. |
| Mark Reviews MoviesMark Dujsik[W]riter/director Kirsten Tan's debut feature [is] a bittersweet story about the inescapable lure of the past, as well as that lure's benefits and hazards. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWatching the elephant work the room, so speak, interacting magisterially with all and sundry, is always a treat. |