Vinyan (2008)

Director:

Fabrice Du Welz

Writers:

Oliver Blackburn (writer)
Fabrice Du Welz (writer)

Release Date:

1 October 2008 (France)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

A couple are looking for their child who was lost in the tsunami - their search takes them to the dangerous Thai-Burmese waters, and then into the jungle, where they face unknown but horrifying dangers. |

Plot Keywords:

Jungle | Tsunami | Female Rear Nudity | Fog | Cigarette Smoking

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Emmanuelle Béart	...	Jeanne Bellmer
Rufus Sewell	...	Paul Bellmer
Petch Osathanugrah	...	Thaksin Gao
Julie Dreyfus	...	Kim
Amporn Pankratok	...	Sonchaï
Josse De Pauw	...	Matthias
Omm	...	Sara
Joey Boy	...	Boomsong
Teerawat Mulvilai	...	Khun (as Teerawat Mulwilai)
Saichia Wongwirot	...	Petch (as Saichia Wongwirote)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobbie Delcastillo	...	Millionnaire 1
Susan Delcastillo	...	Woman 1
Borhan Du Welz	...	Joshua (as Borhan du Welz)
Surin Foofung	...	Lek
Anan Garagat	...	Elder Burmese
Pit Imerb	...	Old couple man
Isaya	...	Matthia's son
Boontum Jundaharn	...	Gao's bodyguard
Yaya Kanthong	...	Kids
Natthapol Kiongtalay	...	Kids
Somsak Klongtalay	...	Kids
Kurlab Lay	...	Boomsong's mom
Oz Petcharat	...	Taxi driver
Sonchai Pramongkig	...	Kids
Wirat Rungreang	...	Gao's bodyguard
Sutus Salenan	...	Kids
Kitinun Siangsa-Ard	...	Gao's bodyguard
Kritsada Submak	...	Motawa boy
Pook Tubtong	...	Chicken lady
Ratghapum Wareesri	...	Kids

Also Known As:

Vinyan: Lost Souls (UK) (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some disturbing violent content, sexuality/nudity and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

France | Belgium | UK | Australia

Language:

English | Thai

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:-12 | USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | UK:18 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Bangkok, Thailand

Company:

Film, The

Movie Connections:

Featured in Viande d'origine française (2009)

A tormented mind makes the strangest turns

A father and a mother are living in Thailand, months after the tsunami that destroyed so many lives there. They lost their son in the flooding and are halfway between hopeful and completely lost and refusing to go home. When they hear the news of people selling children as slaves and see a picture of what might be their son they go out to search for more information.

Starting as the painful search for a missing family member this film clearly shows the choices one makes when faced with a problem one never should have to face. The desolation in the eyes of the parents is clear, the desperation of their choices is completely believable. And from there it goes - as the search leads them over the dark rivers one cannot escape the pain as the two of them are slide deeper and deeper into madness. Everything that happens matches the possibilities of a situation like this and that makes the film all that harder to chew down on. It's a sad tale and the ending is strange, but fitting.

7 out of 10 missing children