Kraben rahu

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Movie
Original title Kraben rahu
Country of production Thailand , France , China
original language Thai
Publishing year 2018
length 105 minutes
Rod
Director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
script Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
production Mai Meksawan ,
Philippe Avril ,
Jakrawal Nilthamrong ,
Chatchai Chaiyon
music Christine Ott ,
Mathieu Gabry
camera Nawarophaat Rungphiboonsophit
cut Lee Chatametikool ,
Harin Paesongthai
occupation

Kraben rahu (international title Manta Ray ) is a drama by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng that was premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in September 2018 .

action

Near a coastal village in Thailand, by the sea, where thousands of Rohingya refugees drowned, an ethnic group in Myanmar whose members are almost all Sunni Muslims and live mainly in the northern part of the Rakhine state bordering Bangladesh, a fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the woods. He saves the stranger who does not speak a word, offers him friendship and calls him Thongchai. When the fisherman suddenly disappears at sea, Thongchai slowly begins to take over his friend's life, his house, his work and his ex-wife.

background

An overwhelming majority of Rohingyas have fled their home in Rakhine State in Myanmar in recent years to seek refuge in neighboring countries. Mass graves had been found in their homeland.

production

Directed by Phuttiphong Aroonpheng , who also wrote the script. The Thai writer and director starts his film with a dedication "For the Rohingyas." In his film, Aroonpheng expresses his anger over the situation of this persecuted ethnic minority in his country.

The nameless fisherman is played by Wanlop Rungkumjad . The role of the man he found, whom he calls Thongchai, was cast with Aphisit Hama . Saijai, the fisherman's ex-wife, is played by Molam singer Rasmee Wayrana .

The film premiered on September 7, 2018 as part of the Venice International Film Festival . In September 2018 it was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival . In June 2019 it was screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival . At the end of June and beginning of July 2019 it was shown at the Munich Film Festival in the CineVision competition. In August 2019 it was presented at the Melbourne International Film Festival. In October 2019 it will be shown at the Independent FilmFest Osnabrück .

reception

Reviews

The film has so far received the approval of all Rotten Tomatoes critics and achieved an average rating of 8.1 out of a possible 10 points.

Joshua Minsoo Kim of Slant Magazine writes that the lush images of the brightly illuminated flora at the beginning of the film are amplified by the sound palette, string music and the rhythmic chirping of insects, thus creating an ethereal tone. The various diegetic sounds, from the breaking of the waves to the rustling of dry leaves to the sound of vomiting, conveyed a meditative atmosphere, says Kim. When the fisherman sings a line from one of the first songs by the Thai pop singer Bird Thongchai McIntyre , the lyrics fit the situation of the fisherman and the man he rescued: "Just the beach, the sea, the wind and the two of us." Originally the romantic feeling of the song is reproduced differently due to the circumstances and stand for loneliness and helplessness but also the resilience that is inspired by their friendship. A couple of dreamy montages add to the slightly surreal veneer of the film, and ultimately what Phuttiphong Aroonpheng achieves with these ambiguous and fantastic scenes is to show the uncertainty and discomfort that Thongchai feels in Thailand. The end of the film, when the fisherman returns, makes it clear that Rohingya people in Thailand live as vagabonds and elegantly creates an understanding of Thongchai's tragic reality.

Awards (selection)

Munich Film Festival 2019

  • Nomination for the CineVision Award

Toronto International Film Festival 2018

Venice International Film Festival 2018

  • Awarded the Venice Horizons Award for Best Film (Phuttiphong Aroonpheng)

Independent FilmFest Osnabrück 2019

  • Nomination for the Peace Film Prize (Phuttiphong Aroonpheng)

Zagreb Film Festival 2018

  • Special Mention - Feature Film (Phuttiphong Aroonpheng)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e Joshua Minsoo Kim: Review: Manta Ray Is a Story of Friendship with a Necessarily Humanist Outlook. In: slantmagazine.com, March 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Program of the Edinburgh International Film Festival . Accessed June 23, 2019 (PDF; 83.8 MB)
  3. ↑ Manta Ray. In: filmfest-muenchen.de. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Manta Ray. In: miff.com. Retrieved July 9, 2019.
  5. ↑ Manta Ray. In: Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ Manta Ray. In: filmfest-osnabrueck.de. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  7. ↑ The jury and competition films of the Osnabrück Peace Film Prize 2019. In: filmfest-osnabrueck.de. Retrieved October 15, 2019.