Manta Ray

Name: Manta Ray
Genre: Drama
Released: March 29, 2019
Duration: 105 min
Cast: Aphisit Hama, Rasmee Wayrana, Wanlop Rungkamjad

2019

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Jour2Fête | Release Date: March 29, 2019

Starring: Aphisit Hama, Rasmee Wayrana, Wanlop Rungkamjad

Summary: 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 slowlyNear 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.… Expand

Director: Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Genre(s): Drama

Runtime: 105 min

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Joshua Minssu Kim

Mar 26, 2019

Manta Ray functions as an oblique portrait of writer-director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s anger about the Rohingya refugee crisis in Thailand. Read full review

Richard Kuipers

Mar 29, 2019

This superficially simple tale of identity, displacement and friendship is wrapped in layers of symbolism that will likely be pleasurably hypnotic for many viewers. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Aug 5, 2021

Spare and laconic almost to a fault, the film nevertheless haunts with its indelible imagery and enigmatic vibes. Read full review

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Jun 1, 2019

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JLuis_001

Sep 10, 2022

Symbolism, indeed. Symbolism before anything else, especially when you realize how simplified its plot is.

I think any viewer who has seen this type of film won't find it hard to understand what it's all about, because clearly this is more style than substance, but I don't want that to beSymbolism, indeed. Symbolism before anything else, especially when you realize how simplified its plot is.

I think any viewer who has seen this type of film won't find it hard to understand what it's all about, because clearly this is more style than substance, but I don't want that to be interpreted in a negative way, it's just that films like Manta Ray seek to be more of a hypnotic experience than a structured narrative or dialogue-based experience.

It's a stylish and quite well-made work, but for a very limited audience.… Expand

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