{"id":167654,"date":"2026-07-03T13:50:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T11:50:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/programm\/termin\/other-en\/gohan-167654\/"},"modified":"2026-08-06T20:31:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T18:31:57","slug":"gohan","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.humboldtforum.org\/en\/programm\/termin\/film-video-en\/gohan-167654\/","title":{"rendered":"Gohan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In the film\u2019s opening scene, Gohan is still a white ball of fluff with a pink nose, wandering all alone outside a 7-Eleven in Chonburi. A lonely Japanese manager, on the verge of retirement, takes the dog home with him. He gives Gohan the most wonderful childhood a puppy could ever wish for, and is richly rewarded for it. But happiness is fleeting. As an adult dog, a brave Burmese migrant rescues him from the clutches of an animal abuser; together, the two fugitives flee to Bangkok. Although Namcha is deported from there and Gohan is left to fend for himself once more \u2013 the Burmese woman has achieved a victory. In the third episode, Gohan is an elderly dog who is \u2018adopted\u2019 at the station by a young Thai artist couple. He returns the favour and, through his presence and wise nature, shows the somewhat confused couple the way to happiness in love…<\/p>\n

The stylistically very different episodes were directed by three Thai filmmakers. What unites them, apart from the four-legged \u2018lead\u2019, is their interest in the astonishing effects dogs can have on humans: a film to make you cry and laugh! The life story of a dog captivated Thai audiences so thoroughly that GOHAN became the box-office hit of the year (and its star, in adulthood, became a TikTok sensation!)<\/p>\n

To get everyone in the mood for the movie night, we’re launching a Gohan lookalike contest on Instagram (#HumboldtForum). Until July 31, 2026, we’re looking for dogs that bear the closest resemblance to the film’s four-legged hero, and we’re inviting them to join us on stage in the Schl\u00fcter Courtyard before the screening on August 7!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Programme<\/h4>\n

8 pm<\/strong>
\nTalk and Gohan lookalike contest with Jenisa Pungsaeng (Thai Influencer from Berlin) & Dorothee Wenner (Host)<\/p>\n

in German and Thai<\/em><\/p>\n

9 pm<\/strong>
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