Vinyan

 

Vinyan 2008

• Director: Fabrice du Welz
• Based on the book: no
• Cast: Rufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Béart, Petch Osathanugrah
• Personal “oh yeah him/her” reaction, i.e. have seen this actor in:
• Rufus Sewell – many including The Taming of the Shrew Re-Told
• Why? Possibly interesting.
• Seen: 3 June 2024 

       A European couple, Paul (Sewell) and Jeanne (Béart), are foreign aid workers living in Thailand. They lose their little boy in a tsunami. Six months later Jeanne is convinced she sees him in a film of a village in Burma. They hire unsavoury characters to take them to that village. What follows is a tangled tale through the jungle.

       It’s listed as a horror movie but mostly it’s low-key with no ghosts or demons. It’s atmospheric and dark = (hard to see) and some of the characters are creepy but it doesn’t capture my interest. It’s more surreal than spooky, which could be good but it lacks depth and focus. It’s more unpleasant than interesting.      

 2* of 5