CEMETERY OF SPLENDOR

Apichatpong Weerasethakul - Thailand - 2015

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RELEASE

August 19th, 2016

Storyline

Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors. Jen befriends young medium Keng who uses her psychic powers to help loved ones communicate with the comatose men. Doctors explore ways, including coloured light therapy, to ease the mens’ troubled dreams. Jen discovers Itt’s cryptic notebook of strange writings and blueprint sketches. There may be a connection between the soldiers’ enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic. Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of Jen’s tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her

Credits

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Cast: Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi

Cinematography: Diego García

Script: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Producer: Kick the Machine, Detalle Films, Joslyn Barnes, Charles de Meaux, Caroleen Feeney, Simon Field, Viola Fügen, Hans W. Geissendörfer, Keith Griffiths

Country: Thailand

Year: 2015

Genre:Drama

Runtime: 122 MIN.

 

 

 

Awards

2015: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection (Un Certain Regard)
,2015: Sitges Film Festival: Official Selection

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