Tok Tok : Taxi Laotian Style | Documentary - HR

In the remote hills of Vang Vieng, a humble tractor-engine taxi called the tok tok once ruled the dirt roads of Laos. 🔔 Subscribe and join us on this journey around the world → https://bit.ly/GO_ASIA

00:00 – Rural Asia in transition
03:00 – From farm runs to firewood deliveries
07:10 – Dreams of upgrading: from Tok Tok to pickup truck
11:00 – The Tok Tok as school bus
16:00 – The Tok Tok: lifeline and community hub
19:30 – The next generation: choosing new paths
22:00 – The future of rural Laos and its fading sounds

The tok tok is a tractor-engined taxi cum farm tool that has been the lifeblood of the rural communities in Vang Vieng province, Laos. But these days, it seems to be fading into irrelevance.

The humble tok tok and the community it serves are struggling to come to terms with developments in their culture that are undergoing rapid change.

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LAOS TOK TOK
Directed by Mark Pestana
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