Cemetery of Splendour (Rak Ti Khon Kaen)
Synopsis
"I write this film as a rumination on Thailand, a feverish nation. It will be the first film that takes place entirely in my hometown, Khon Kaen. It’s also a very personal portrait of the places that have latched onto me like parasites - the elementary school, the hospital, the library, the lake. Like the sleepers in this film, I shun the malady of reality, and together we take refuge in dreams of forever." Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Official Competition
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 122 mins
- Director
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Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Producer
- Simon Field, Keith Griffiths, Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Charles de Meaux, Michael Weber, Hans Geissendoerfer
- Editor
- Lee Chatametikool
- Screenwriter
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Director of Photography
- Diego García
- Production Designer
- Akekarat Homlaor
- Sound
- Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr
- Principal cast
- Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, Jarinpattra Rueangram
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Thailand, UK, France, Germany, Malaysia production
Kick the Machine (TH), Illuminations Films (Past Lives) (UK), Anna Sanders Films (FR), Match Factory Productions (DE), Geissendoerfer Film-und Fernsehnproduktion (DE), Astro Shaw (MY)
Illuminations Films (Past Lives)
187 Beach StreetDeal
Kent
CT14 6LY
Sales Company
The Match Factory (DE)
Balthasarstr. 79-8150670 Cologne
Germany
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Year: 2010
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