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Whodunit narratives are almost always character-centric in nature, as they explore questions regarding actions and motivations by incorporating characters of different shades in the storyline. Netflix’s latest Thai thriller, Dalah: Death and the Flowers, is no exception in that regard, and boasts an ensemble of characters whose interpersonal relationships and secrets prove to be the key to decoding the central murder mystery.

Dalah Rose Played By Urassaya Sperbund

Thai actor/model Urassaya Sperbund is a popular face on the small screen, having acted in romantic dramas like Game Rai Game Rak, Neung Nai Suang, Kluen Cheewit, and The Crown Princess, to name a few. In Dalah: Death and the Flowers, she portrayed the role of Dalah Rose, the eccentric, chic, mysterious florist whose personal philosophy has been shaped by her mother’s love for floriculture. Dalah stands apart from the crowd, be it through the way she expresses herself or her wardrobe,...

Fifth Season’s banner Nordic Drama Queens and Swedish channel TV4 have unveiled exclusively to Variety the trailer of “Cry Wolf,” (“Vargasommar”), an action thriller starring British musician-turned-actor Eliot Sumner, Eva Melander (“Border”) and Henrik Dorsin (“Triangle of Sadness”).

An adaptation of Hans Rosenfeldt’s first solo novel of the same name, “Cry Wolf” is repped at Mipcom by Fifth Season’s global distribution arm, ahead of the show’s world premiere at the Stockholm Film Festival and follow-up launch on TV4 Play on Dec. 25.

Set in the remote northern Swedish town of Haparanda, the story turns on police investigator Hanna Wester, as she makes the macabre discovery of human remains in the stomach of a dead wolf. The remains are soon linked to a bloody drug deal across the border in Finland. Tension escalates in sleepy Haparanda as a professional killer comes to town to recover three valuable bags.

Reincarnation, artificial consciousness and augmented reality intersect in U.S. director Jake Wachtel’s Cambodia-set “Karmalink,” for which Variety can reveal the first trailer.

The sci-fi mystery will have its world premiere as the opening film of the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week on Sept. 1.

Set in a near-future Phnom Penh, “Karmalink” is about a 13-year-old boy and his street-smart female friend who team up to search for a gold statue from the boy’s past lives, while traveling across town and also back in time.

But what begins as a hunt for a Buddhist treasure soon leads to greater discoveries in the digital realm that could be either enlightening or obliterating.

Wachtel, who grew up in Palo Alto, started developing the film in 2015, while teaching filmmaking in Phnom Penh. He cast two former students as his leads and shot the film on location after living in their community for several years.

Jake Wachtel makes feature directorial debut on “Buddhist sci-fi mystery”.

XYZ Films and LevelK are joining forces for the first time to work on Cambodian sci-fi feature Karmalink. LevelK will handle international sales while XYZ represents North American rights.

Jake Wachtel makes his feature directorial debut on the film, described as a “Buddhist sci-fi mystery”. The story follows a 13-year-old boy and his detective friend searching for a gold statue from the boy’s past lives, while navigating a high-tech, near-future Cambodia.

Los Angeles-based Valerie Steinberg produces for Valerie Steinberg Productions. Co-producers are Cambodian director-producer Sok Visal of 802 Films, as...