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Vinyan (2008)

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Reviews Counted:12

Fresh:7

Rotten:5

Average Rating:6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: VINYAN is a terrifying film that takes every parent’s worst nightmare and follows it into new realms of sheer horror. After losing their only child in the devastating tsunami of Southeast Asia,... VINYAN is a terrifying film that takes every parent’s worst nightmare and follows it into new realms of sheer horror. After losing their only child in the devastating tsunami of Southeast Asia, Paul (Rufus Sewell, DARK CITY) and Janet Belhmer (Emmanuelle Beart, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE) barely have the strength to go on. Despite being a little disturbed by Janet’s seemingly irrational claims that she saw their son in a documentary about the orphans living in the Burmese jungle, Paul shows his support by agreeing to join her on a search for the boy. But what they encounter on their trip are horrors both earthly and ungodly: drug traffickers threaten their lives and the presence of a clan of inexplicably rabid children seem to suggest a fate that goes far beyond death. Julie Dreyfus (KILL BILL: VOL 1) co-stars in this unimaginable descent into pure madness. [More]

Starring: Rufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Beart, Julie Dreyfus

Starring: Rufus Sewell, Emmanuelle Beart, Julie Dreyfus

Director: Fabrice Du Weltz

Director: Fabrice Du Weltz

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  • When someone dies a horrible death, their spirit becomes confused and angry. They become "Vinyan". A couple leaves the civilized world behind and descends into a living nightmare in this chilling horror thriller. Six months after losing her only child in the Southeast Asia tsunami, Jeanne (Emmanuelle Beart, Mission: Impossible) is convinced she sees him in a film about orphans living in the jungles of Burma. While her husband (Rufus Sewell) is worried that she's losing her mind, he still agrees to take her to search for their son together. Introduced to a dangerous gang of human traffickers, they find themselves alone and stranded in the middle of a treacherous jungle, set upon by a band of feral children. Has their search for their son led them to a fate more horrific than death?
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    Horrific and harrowing but the narrative arc could leave the audience unmoved.

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    David Parkinson
    David Parkinson
    Empire Magazine

    A menacing pseudo-horror thriller with arty aspirations.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    David Jenkins
    David Jenkins
    Time Out

    A remorselessly grim but deeply affecting psychological horror that's likely to bitterly divide its audience. Not for the faint-hearted, Vinyan is a pitch-black, poetic exploration of the nightmare of losing a child.

    Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Jamie McLeish
    Jamie McLeish
    Channel 4 Film

    Du Welz never manages to generate enough menace - this is no Apocalypse Now.

    Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Andrew Pulver
    Andrew Pulver
    Guardian [UK]

    Vinyan is a fine example of art-house horror. It’s rich in spooky atmospherics, but it’s not really scary.

    Full Review Source: Sunday Times (UK) | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Cosmo Landesman
    Cosmo Landesman
    Sunday Times (UK)

    Without resorting to cheap frights or bogeymen, Vinyan locates its horror in the human heart of darkness.

    Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Anton Bitel
    Anton Bitel
    Little White Lies

    Don't Look Now meets Heart of Darkness.

    Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Tim Evans
    Tim Evans
    Sky Movies

    A sense of dread weighs heavy throughout, reinforced by a score so intense that at times it verges on abusive. Yet this is also one of the most gorgeous-looking films in recent memory, with brave, unabashed performances.

    Full Review Source: Total Film | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Rosie Fletcher
    Rosie Fletcher
    Total Film

    Steeped in a bleak atmosphere and beautifully made, Vinyan journeys from the credible to the pretentious as the tension mounts and the horror grows increasingly extreme.

    Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Allan Hunter
    Allan Hunter
    Daily Express

    A dark and pessimistic drama which goes slap-happily mad towards the end but keeps you watching all the same.

    Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Derek Malcolm
    Derek Malcolm
    This is London

    This could have been a strong supernatural thriller in its own right. However, while its premise is potentially decent, too much of the film is spent just waiting for something to happen.

    Full Review Source: SFX Magazine | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Anne Wollenberg
    Anne Wollenberg
    SFX Magazine

    A vivid example of style over substance, this textured film creates an overwhelming sense of emotion and dread, but never manages to find a point to it all. It merely gives into the grisliness, leaving us shaken and unstirred.

    Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
    10/04/09
    Rich Cline
    Rich Cline
    Shadows on the Wall
     
     
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