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This Laotian drama from Mattie Do presents a world where spirits linger on into a future that has been shaped by technology.

By Teo Bugbee March 2, 2022

The Laotian drama The Long Walk takes a languid look around a near-future dystopia where fighter jets leave smoke trails in the sky and government authorities track missing people using microchips embedded in their bodies. In this reality, a spiritual, occult world exists underneath the noses of officials.

The movie follows an unnamed protagonist (Yannawoutthi Chanthalungsy), an isolated older man known by the people in his town as someone who can communicate with the dead and find people who have gone missing.

But what the medium’s clients don’t know is that he also helps women who are sick and desperate for relief from life’s hardships facilitate their own deaths. When a young woman (Vilouna Phetmany) seeks him out for guidance in finding her missing mother, she doesn’t know that the body he leads her to is one he buried himself.

The hermit travels along the road connecting life and death, accompanied by ghosts and in possession of powers that allow him to visit and potentially alter his own past. Yet despite the high concepts that drive the film’s story, its writer and director, Mattie Do, does not overburden the movie with exposition or explanations.

She sets a leisurely pace, pausing to watch how the humid air interacts with the smoke from the shaman’s vape pen. The atmosphere here is dense with textural detail and requires patience to sift through the layers of meaning that are packed into each frame. The reward for waiting for the fog to lift is a movie that presents a unique take on science fiction, one that looks for the ghosts that linger on in a world that has been shaped by technology.

The Long Walk:

“The Long Walk”

Patience is rewarded when viewing director Mattie Do‘s “The Long Walk,” an atypical ghost story that blends elements of science fiction, fantasy, and horror into a sophisticated, thoughtful drama about past regrets and the need for connection not only in our present lives, but with those from our past. This film features a meaningful story that’s wistful, disturbing, and surprising. The less you…

♔ Meet Christopher Larsen, the newest addition to the Windy City. The thirty one year old now resides in Lincoln Park and works at the Chicago Fire Department as a truck captain. He's been told that he bares a striking resemblance to Jesse Spencer and maybe he does but he doesn't see it. Lucky for us though this role is closed.

About your neighbor.

Quote: "Firefighters never die, they just burn forever in the hearts of the people that they’ve saved." Birthday: April 17th Favorite Song: Solider by Gavin DeGraw ↳  I'll get it if you need it, I'll search if you don't see it, You're thirsty, I'll be rain, You get hurt, I'll take your pain. I know you don't believe it, but I said it and I still mean it. When you heard what I told you, when you get worried, I'll be your soldier.

Four Facts:

Born and raised in Chicago, Chris had a rough start to his life. His mother died when he was only four, leaving him in the care of his father. Unfortunately, his dad decided that he would rather be anywhere than taking care of his son. Chris adapted, and raised himself with very little help from his father.

After joining the fire department, he quickly bonded with the people that he worked with at the fire house, and they became like a family to him.

Chris’ family means more to him than anything, and he wants to be able to show his son that there is goodness in the world. His worst fear is that he turns out to be exactly like his father was.

He also has a construction business on the side, enjoying working on carpentry work from time to time.

Everyone's got a secret.