In School Town King, the kids are not all right
A Thai documentary follows two aspiring teenage rappers stuck in a system that casts them out as pariahs
published : 1 Jan 2021 at 04:00
There’s a sense of immediacy in School Town King, a Thai documentary about two teenage rappers from the Klong Toey slums. On the surface, this is an advocacy film, one that patiently follows the two underprivileged ghetto boys with an unorthodox dream and their misadventures in Thai schools. But what makes School Town King feel urgent is its exposé of…
