CEMETERY OF SPLENDOUR
synopsis
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.
international title: | Cemetery of Splendour |
original title: | Rak ti Khon Kaen |
country: | Thailand, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Malaysia |
sales agent: | The Match Factory |
year: | 2015 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
film run: | 122' |
release date: | FR 2/09/2015, DE 14/01/2016 |
screenplay: | Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
cast: | Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi |
cinematography by: | Diego García |
film editing: | Lee Chatametikool |
art director: | Pichan Muangduang |
producer: | Hans W. Geißendörfer, Simon Field, Charles de Meaux, Keith Griffiths, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Michael Weber |
production: | Illuminations Films, Anna Sanders Films, The Match Factory Productions, Geissendoerfer Film & Fernsehproduktion KG, Kick the Machine, Astro Shaw |
distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Noucinemart |