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Movie Info

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 slowly begins to take over his friend's life - his house, his job, and his ex-wife.

Genre:

drama, mystery and thriller
Original Language:

Thai
Director:

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Producer:

Philippe Avril, Chatchai Chaiyon, Mai Meksawan, Jakrawal Nilthamrong
Writer:

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Release Date (Streaming):

Oct 16, 2019
Runtime:

1h 45m
Production Co:

Les Films de L'Etranger, Mit Out Sound Films

Cast & Crew

Wanlop Rungkamjad
Fisherman

Aphisit Hama
Thongchai

Rasmee Wayrana
Saijai

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Director

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng
Screenwriter

Philippe Avril
Producer

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Critic Reviews for Kraben rahu

All Critics (16) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (16)

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

March 27, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

Joshua Minsso Kim
Slant Magazine
Aroonpheng's great achievement is to convey a sense of humanist outrage while telling an involving, sometimes headily perplexing story in a magical realist register.

September 22, 2018 | Full Review…

Jonathan Romney
Screen International
Warm, lush and topical human drama.

September 8, 2018 | Full Review…

Clarence Tsui
Hollywood Reporter
This superficially simple tale of identity, displacement and friendship is wrapped in layers of symbolism that will likely be pleasurably hypnotic for many viewers.

September 7, 2018 | Full Review…

Richard Kuipers
Variety
In Mantarraya, these common places are manifested in such an original and ambiguous way. [Full Review in Spanish]

February 27, 2020 | Full Review…

Alonso Díaz de la Vega
El Universal
A captivating and intrepid mix of poetic lyricism and political criticism. [Full Review in Spanish]

February 21, 2020 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Luis Fernando Galván
En Filme
I am still unsure of what it all means, but I remain deeply intrigued.

December 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Christopher Llewellyn Reed
Hammer to Nail
It is a rare example of issue cinema that transcends its own topicality; indeed, in its final image - a graceful, gliding manta ray - it reminds us that humans are the only animals unable to migrate freely.

July 23, 2019 | Full Review…

Farah Cheded
Film School Rejects
Manta Ray is a delicate, poignant exploration of otherness, a moving and lyrical ode to kindness that never once gives in to preaching, but retains an engulfing, magical aura.

July 23, 2019 | Rating: A- | Full Review…

Leonardo Goi
The Film Stage
Manta Ray takes a hypnotic look at a politically urgent topic.

July 23, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

George Fenwick
New Zealand Herald
The film's final ten minutes feel like a dream, of home and comfort, turned into a nightmare.

July 12, 2019 | Full Review…

Siddhant Adlakha
Slashfilm
Writer-director Aroonpheng creates a stunningly elemental atmosphere, focussing on the earth, sea and trees, plus a colourfully playful use of light.

April 29, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall