9 Temples to Heaven

9 temples vers le ciel

Sompot CHIDGASORNPONGSE

Quinzaine 2026 | Feature film | 140 min

Film in competition for the Caméra d'Or Award | World premiere

After a fortune teller warns him that his elderly mother may die soon, Sakol sets out on a one-day pilgrimage to nine temples as a remedy. Just two weeks before her birthday, he brings his ailing mother, along with his wife, brother, sister, and children, on the trip amid the splendor of Thai architecture.

Artistic & technical sheet

Contacts

With

Amara Ramnarong (Grandma),
Surachai Ningsanond (Sakol),
Jirawut Chiwaruck (Pongpol),
Yaneenan Jiraphatjittrin (Wimol),
Klaichan Phunman (Anchalee),
Sompop Songkampol (Tor),
Poon Sirapob (Koon),
Yada Karnjanisakorn (Yam),
Nichmon Shintadapong (Prae)

Photography

Jonathan Ricquebourg

Screenplay

Sompot Chidgasornpongse

Editing

Tham Kattiyakul,
Jirapat Mekkrajai,
Daniel Hui,
Sompot Chidgasornpongse

Sompot Chidgasornpongse has an MFA in Film/Video from CalArts. His short films have been screened at numerous international film festivals. He has also been working closely with Apichatpong Weerasethakul as assistant director in many films, including Tropical Malady, Syndromes and a Century, Cemetery of Splendour, and Memoria.

Screenings in Cannes

05/19 at 11:45 - Théâtre Croisette

05/19 at 17:50 - Théâtre Croisette

05/20 at 11:00 - Cinéma Alexandre III

05/20 at 16:30 - Cinéma Le Raimu

05/22 at 20:30 - Cinéma Olympia / Salle 8