Cemetery of Splendour

Cemetery of Splendour
Film poster
Thaiรักที่ขอนแก่น
Directed byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Written byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Produced byApichatpong Weerasethakul
Keith Griffiths
Simon Field
Charles de Meaux
Michael Weber
Hans W. Geißendörfer
StarringJenjira Pongpas Widner
Banlop Lomnoi
Jarinpattra Rueangram
CinematographyDiego García
Edited byLee Chatametikool
Production
companies
Kick the Machine Films
Illuminations Films (Past Lives)
Release date
  • 18 May 2015 (2015-05-18) (Cannes)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryThailand
LanguageThai
Box office$83,250[1]

Cemetery of Splendour (Thai: รักที่ขอนแก่น, RTGSRak Ti Khon Kaen) is a 2015 Thai drama film written, produced, and directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul. The plot revolves around a spreading epidemic of sleeping sickness where spirits appear to the stricken and hallucination becomes indistinguishable from reality. The epidemic is a metaphor for personal and Thai societal issues.[2] The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival to critical acclaim.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Cemetery of Splendour". The Numbers. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. ^ Justin Chang. "'Cemetery of Splendor' Review: Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Latest Enigma - Variety". Variety. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "Complement to the Official Selection". Cannes Film Festival. 23 April 2015. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.