|
Rak ti Khon Kaen (2015) 7.2
Love in Khon Kaen tells of a lonesome middle-age housewife who tends a soldier with sleeping sickness and falls into a hallucination that triggers strange dreams, phantoms, and romance. Director:Apichatpong Weerasethakul |
| Watch Trailer 0Share... |
Top 25 Trivia Items From the Last 25 Years
Here are some amazing facts and figures to deepen your appreciation of the movies you love.
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Related Items
Search for "Rak ti Khon Kaen" on Amazon.com
Share this Rating
Title: Rak ti Khon Kaen (2015)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
1 win & 3 nominations.
See more awards »
Videos
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Drama
Director:
Ross Partridge
Stars:
Ross Partridge,
Oona Laurence,
Tom Bower
Nahid
(2015)
Drama
Director:
Ida Panahandeh
Stars:
Sareh Bayat,
Pejman Bazeghi,
Navid Mohammadzadeh
Obugyosama!
(TV Movie 2015)
Comedy
|
Drama
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Stars:
Katsumata Ani,
Ken Matsudaira,
Ayaka Morita
Obugyosama! Part 2
(TV Movie 2015)
Biography
|
Comedy
Director:
Kenji Mizoguchi
Stars:
Katsumata Ani,
Ken Matsudaira,
Kotomi Onaka
Documentary
|
History
Director:
Benjamin Fulford
Stars:
Shinzo Abe,
Madeleine Albright,
Richard Armitage
Moxina
(2012)
Short
|
Adventure
|
Horror
Director:
Ryota Nakanishi
Stars:
Mario Bava,
Pengquang Chen,
Shunji Chen
Black Arbeit: Student Workers Versus Evil Companies
(Video 2015)
Talk-Show
Directors:
Haruki Konno,
Hirokazu Oouchi
Stars:
Haruki Konno,
Ryota Nakanishi,
Hirokazu Oouchi
Short
|
Drama
Director:
Mikihiro Endô
Stars:
Setsuko Hara,
Fumiko Mamiya,
Kouichi Mamiya
10.16 Conspiracy Theories of Benjamin Fulford and Kaoru Nakamaru: The 5th. Wonder Campus
(Video 2014)
Documentary
Director:
Benjamin Fulford
Stars:
George Bush,
George W. Bush,
Benjamin Fulford
Furusato-Time
(TV Series 2015)
Documentary
|
Adventure
|
Biography
Stars:
Shingo Kazami,
Matirog,
Ryota Nakanishi
Mika Tsutsumi Presents: Sinking Superpower America
(Video 2014)
Documentary
Director:
Mika Tsutsumi
Stars:
Sang-jung Kang,
Ryota Nakanishi,
Mika Tsutsumi
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview: | |||
 |
Jenjira Pongpas | ... |
Jenjira
(as Jenjira Pongpas Widner)
|
|
|
Banlop Lomnoi | ... |
Itt
|
|
|
Jarinpattra Rueangram | ... |
Keng
|
|
|
Petcharat Chaiburi | ... |
Nurse Tet
|
|
|
Tawatchai Buawat | ... |
The Mediator
|
|
|
Sujittraporn Wongsrikeaw | ... |
Goddess 1
|
|
|
Bhattaratorn Senkraigul | ... |
Goddess 2
|
|
|
Sakda Kaewbuadee | ... |
Teng
|
|
|
Pongsadhorn Lertsukon | ... |
Library's Director
|
|
|
Sasipim Piwansenee | ... |
Cream Hostess
|
|
|
Apinya Unphanlam | ... |
Singing Woman
|
|
|
Richard Abramson | ... |
Richard Widner
|
|
|
Kammanit Sansuklerd | ... |
Parasite Doctor
|
|
|
Boonyarak Bodlakorn | ... |
Dr. Prasan
|
|
|
Wacharee Nagvichien | ... |
Soldier's Wife
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See All (13) »
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 colored 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.
Plot Keywords:
soldier | sleeping | notebook | medium | no music during end credits |Genres:
DramaParents Guide:
Add content advisory for parents »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Language:
ThaiRelease Date:
2 September 2015 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Cemetery of Splendour See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Dolby Surround 7.1Color:
ColorAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Edit
Cemetery of Splendour is a serene and mystical meditation on spiritual connection and dreaming. But Weerasethakul's first feature since 'Uncle Boonmee' will not be for everyone - it will either send you into deep spiritual contemplation, or send you to sleep.
The setting is a makeshift hospice in Thailand for soldiers with Narcalepsy; a sleeping condition in which patients are almost always asleep. Jen, a middle-aged woman with a physical impairment, is assigned to look after one of the soldiers as a volunteer. She rubs cream into his muscles, and takes him out for meals when he is awake. But beneath the ebb and flow of life at the hospice, there are other spiritual forces at play; talk of an ancient cemetery, and the spirits of kings and goddesses.
The film is shot beautifully. The camera stays fixed in wide angle - each scene being a window through which the characters enter and connect, reminiscent of the work of Bela Tarr. I think the camera moved twice the entire film.
Cemetery of Splendour is most definitely a slow burner. I'd go as far as to say that it doesn't really reach any heights of dramatic or narrative tension. The film is much more of an experiential, moody piece that lingers and floats like light sleep. I didn't quite understand it, and I almost fell asleep, but if the film is exploring Narcolepsy, then I think that's the point...