Cemetery of Splendour

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Series/Themes: Art

Genre: International

Film Year: 2015

Locations: Thailand

Film Length: 122 min.

Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Featuring: Banlop Lomnoi, Jenjira Pongpas, Jarinpattra Rueangram

Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic where doctors explore ways to ease the men’s troubled dreams. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no visitors. Jen and her psychic friend help loved ones communicate with the comatose men and discover Itt’s cryptic notebook of strange writings. There may be a connection between the soldiers’ enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic.

Sunday, November 8
1:45 PM
Downtown Mall : Violet Crown B
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Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic where doctors explore ways to ease the men’s troubled dreams. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no visitors. Jen and her psychic friend help loved ones communicate with the comatose men and discover Itt’s cryptic notebook of strange writings. There may be a connection between the soldiers’ enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic.

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