Manta Ray (2018)

Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the forest. He rescues the ... See full summary »

Director:

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Writer:

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Stars:

Aphisit Hama, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Rasmee Wayrana

14 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Aphisit Hama	...	Thongchai
Wanlop Rungkumjad	...	Fisherman (as Wanlop Rungkamjad)
Rasmee Wayrana	...	Saijai

Storyline

Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the forest. He rescues the stranger, who does not speak a word, offers him his friendship and names him Thongchai. But when the fisherman suddenly disappears at sea, Thongchai slowly begins to take over his friend's life - his house, his job and his ex-wife.

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

User Reviews

A great audiovisual and surrealistic experience.

Without knowing what I got into, I bought a last minute ticket to see manta ray at the international film festival in Rotterdam. I was pleasently surprised by this movie because I didn't know what to expect.

The movie is visually stunning and has a great 'flow' to it. Although it is a slow movie I never found it dull. The way the director makes the Thai city come to life was a real pleasure. I don't want to spoil anything about the plot so I won't. But the only thing I will say about it, is that I feel the movie lacked substance. Nevertheless I throroughly enjoyed myself and I would recommend this movie to people who like surrealistic experiences.

At the moment I rate it at 7/10 but it;s more like a 7.5/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Thailand France China

Language:

Thai

Release Date:

24 July 2019 (France)

Also Known As:

Manta Ray

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$12,135

Company Credits

Production Co:

Youku Pictures, Diversion, Les Films de L'Etranger

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1