Singapore Film Database
9 Temples to Heaven <9 วัด สู่สวรรค์>
Directed by
Sompot Chidgasornpongse
Year
Runtime
2026
140 min
Genre
Family Drama
Language
Thai
Synopsis
The story centers on Sakol, who receives a dire warning from a fortune teller that his ailing elderly mother faces imminent death. Seeking to accumulate merit and ward off the prophecy, Sakol gathers three generations of his extended family for a grueling, one-day road trip in a minivan across Thailand to visit nine Buddhist temples. Throughout the journey, the family contends with rising heat, exhaustion, internal conflicts, and the clash between traditional religious devotion and contemporary life
Producer(s)
Kissada Kamyoung, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Weijie Lai, Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff, Renée Hansen Mlodyszewski
Produced by
Kick The Machine Films, At A Time, E&W Films, petit chaos, Needle in the Haystack
International Sales/Distribution
Cast
Amara Ramnarong, Surachai Ningsanond, Jirawut Chiwaruck, Yaneenan Jiraphatjittrin, Klaichan Phunman, Sompop Songkampol, and Yada Karnjanisakorn
Tags
Road Movie, Faith, Modernity, Religion, Buddhism, Temples, Generational divide, Mortality, Grief, #SliceOfLife, Pilgrimages, Architecture