Rak ti Khon Kaen
Cementerio de esplendor
Cemetery of Splendour
Directed by:
Apichatpong WeerasethakulScreenplay:
Apichatpong WeerasethakulCinematography:
Diego GarcíaCast:
Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram, Bhattaratorn Senkraigul, Sujittraporn Wongsrikeaw, Tawatchai Buawat, Petcharat Chaiburi (more)VOD (2)
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Thai drama written and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The film follows a group of soldiers as they are stricken by a seemingly incurable and mysterious sleeping sickness that causes them to suffer spiritual hallucinations. Volunteers Jen and Keng (Jenjira Pongpas and Jarinpattra Rueangram) tend to the patients in a temporary clinic housed in a remote, former school in the Thai town of Khon Kaen. While Jen keeps a close eye on Itt (Banlop Lomnoi), a soldier who has few visitors, Jen uses her psychic abilities to bridge the gap between the unconscious men and their families. Meanwhile, doctors at the facility try a variety of different techniques to treat the unusual condition. (New Wave Films)
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An incredibly slow-paced film with static camera work, where I found myself trying to jump between scenes retrospectively, and even with ten-second skips, the scene essentially remained unchanged. An interesting filming approach that surprisingly didn't bother me at all, perhaps because everything that appears ordinary is captured, but in the end, it resonates quite extraordinarily.
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