Eight new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Affeksjonsverdi (Sentimental Value)
Directed by Joachim Trier.
Who’s in it?
Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas.
What’s it about?
Estranged sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their once-famous director father, Gustav, after their mother's death. He tries to revive his career with a personal film project, casting a Hollywood star when Nora refuses a role, leading to confrontations about art, legacy and family trauma, blending humour and heartbreak.
Why watch it?
An intimate exploration of family, memories, and the reconciliatory power of art.
Chum Chun Gei (Back To The Past)
Directed by Jack Lai and Yuen Fai Ng.
Who’s in it?
Louis Koo, Raymond Lam and Jessica Hester Hsuan.
What’s it about?
After losing everything for a crime he didn't commit, Ken vows to travel back to the Qin Dynasty and reclaim everything he lost by usurping the throne.
Why watch it?
Featured in Louis Koo & Raymond Lam: Tian Ming Zui Gao (2025).
Whistle
Directed by Corin Hardy
Who’s in it?
Dafne Keen, Sophie Nélisse and Percy Hynes White.
What’s it about?
A misfit group of unwitting high school students stumble upon a cursed object, an ancient Aztec Death Whistle. They discover that blowing the whistle and the terrifying sound it emits will summon their future deaths to hunt them down.
Why watch it?
When filming the carnival scenes, it was freezing cold and it began to snow, covering the ground. The snow was edited out in the Final Cut.
Hamnet
Directed by Chloé Zhao.
Who’s in it?
Jessie Buckley, Paul Mescal and Zac Wishart.
What’s it about?
After losing their son Hamnet to plague, Agnes and William Shakespeare grapple with grief in 16th-century England. A healer, Agnes must find strength to care for her surviving children while processing her devastating loss.
Why watch it?
The scene where Will asks Hamnet if he will be brave was partially improvised. In Jacobi Jupe's final callback for the role, Mescal informed Zhao that he was going to purposely mess with the scene to test Jupe. As Mescal said his line, he threw Jupe over his shoulder, and Jupe responded in character. Zhao wrote the rough-housing into the final script.
Crime 101
Directed by Bart Layton.
Who’s in it?
Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo and Halle Berry.
What’s it about?
An elusive thief, eyeing his final score, encounters a disillusioned insurance broker at her own crossroads. As their paths intertwine, a relentless detective trails them, hoping to thwart the multi-million dollar heist they are planning.
Why watch it?
The last movie to be filmed in Pacific Palisades before the firestorm on Jan 7, 2025.
The Strangers: Chapter 3
Directed by Renny Harlin.
Who’s in it?
Madelaine Petsch, Richard Brake and Janis Ahern.
What’s it about?
In the series's most brutal chapter, Maya collides with the masked killers and finds the only way out of the nightmare… is in.
Why watch it?
Harlin simultaneously filmed all three films of this trilogy. The producer explained that the lead star would film scenes for the first film in the morning and scenes for the second in the afternoon, commuting to many different locations for filming, several times a day.
Survive Or Die
Directed by Korapat Thungsri.
Who’s in it?
Thanapon Nimthaisuk, Phuchisa Suppathanapat, Nattakrita Rumnanu and Kantaphon Phutyam.
What’s it about?
A nine-year-old boy is stranded on a deserted island after witnessing a murder on a yacht, fighting to survive nature and the killer chasing him.
Why watch it?
The film was featured at the Hong Kong International Film & TV Market 2025.
Kudo Shinichi: The Aquarium Case, (Detective Conan Episode Zero)
Directed by Yasuichiro Yamamoto.
Who’s in it?
The voices of Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki, Akira Kamiya, Kappei Yamaguchi and Chafurin.
What’s it about?
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the beloved classic anime, "Kudo Shinichi: The Aquarium Case", with a mysterious and exciting story that is heartwarming. The episode revisits a mystery involving Shinichi and Ran at an aquarium before the main series.
Why watch it?
It is a prequel special, distinct from the 2018 movie "Detective Conan: Zero The Enforcer" or the spin-off series "Zero's Tea Time".
