DramaHorrorThriller

Vinyan

Six months after losing her only child in the Southeast Asia tsunami, Jeanne is convinced she sees him in a film about orphans living in the jungles.

Release Date : 2008-08-30

Language :EnglishThai

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : The FilmFilm4 ProductionsBeTVOne EyedPilchardK2RTBFWild Bunch

Production Country : BelgiumFranceUnited Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Janet Belhmer

Original Name : Emmanuelle Béart

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul Belhmer

Original Name : Rufus Sewell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Thaksin Gao

Original Name : Petch Osathanugrah

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kim

Original Name : Julie Dreyfus

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sonchaï

Original Name : Amporn Pankratok

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthias

Original Name : Josse De Pauw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sara

Original Name : Omm

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boomsong

Original Name : Apisit Opasaimlikit

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boomsong's mom

Original Name : Kurlab Lay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bideau

Original Name : Matt Ryder

Gender : Male

Character Name : Millionnaire 1

Original Name : Bobbie Delcastillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman 1

Original Name : Susan Delcastillo

Gender : Male

Character Name : Khun

Original Name : Teerawat Mulvilai

Gender : Male

Character Name : Petch

Original Name : Saichia Wongwirot

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gao's bodyguard

Original Name : Kitinun Siangsa-Ard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gao’s Bodyguard

Original Name : Boontum Jundaharn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gao’s Bodyguard

Original Name : Wirat Rungreang

Gender : Male

Character Name : Taxi Driver

Original Name : Oz Petcharat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Couple (woman)

Original Name : Reakhum Sean-In

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Couple (man)

Original Name : Pit Imerb

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chicken Lady

Original Name : Poon Tubtong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthia’s Son

Original Name : Isaya

Gender : Male

Character Name : Elder Burmese

Original Name : Anan Garagat

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lek

Original Name : Surin Foofung

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motawa Boy

Original Name : Kritsada Submak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joshua

Original Name : Borhan du Welz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Natthapol Kiongtalay

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Yaya Kanathong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Sutus Salenan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Sonchai Pramongkig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Ratghapum Wareesri

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid

Original Name : Somsak Klongtalay

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2023-02-16

**_Haunting descent into jungle hell_** An American couple in Thailand discover possible evidence that their young son who died in a tsunami six months earlier is still alive and living in the jungles of Myanmar (Burma). They pay some dubious characters a lot of money to go up river into the forbidden country. Things go from bad to worse. Many viewers denounce "Vinyan" (2008) because it's not a typical horror film, but that's precisely why it's worthwhile. It's original. It's equal parts haunting, beautiful, strange and creepy. The plot is thin, yet the story maintains your attention. The acting is excellent all around and you buy these people as real. The five main characters being: Paul and Jeane Bellmer (Rufus Sewell and Emmanuelle Béart), a human trafficker named Thaksin Gao, the captain of the small boat named Sonchaï and the couple's liaison, Kim (Julie Dreyfus). Memorable parts abound, such as Kim's subtle-but-clear seduction of Paul, the beautiful floating-lanterns at the beach ceremony and the awesome tree fortress. The meaning of the film is ambiguous, but it provokes thought on several things: The nature of grief (letting go or not letting go), obsession, madness, tribal instincts, going feral and more. As for the tribe of lost kids in the last act, are they 'vinyan' -- angry, confused spirits who suffered horrible deaths -- or are they simply a pack of kids gone wild in the jungle à la "Lord of the Flies"? I say the evidence points to the latter. In any case, "Vinyan" has elements of films like "Apocalypse Now," "The Emerald Forest," "Fitzcaraldo" (or "Aguirre") and the aforementioned "Lord of the Flies." The film runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot in Thailand. GRADE: B+