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Come and see (no need to pray)

Come and see (no need to pray)

A limited release documentary on the 2017 Wat Dhammakaya siege is long-form journalism and a lyrical inspection of the conflict

A scene from Ehipassiko, or Come And See. Come and See

In an ordinary democracy, a film like Ehipassiko (in English, Come And See) shouldn’t have had the least bit of worry about the possibility of being banned. The subject itself initially provoked the censors’ impulse: this is a finely-tuned, patiently observed documentary about the controversial Wat Dhammakaya and the dramatic 2017 siege of the temple.

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