Vinyan (2008)Directed By: Fabrice Du Welz
Written By: Fabrice Du Welz and Oliver Blackburn
'Vinyan' is the story of a middle aged couple Jeanne (Emmanuelle Beart) and Paul(Rufus Sewell) Bellmer. While in Thailand with their young son Joshua, they get caught in a monster tsunami and lose the boy in the raging water. The couple decides to stay in Thailand in hopes of being reunited with their hopefully alive son. While watching video footage of a relief effort taking place in Burma, Jeanne swears she sees her son walking away from the camera. The couple decides to venture out into the jungle to find their long lost son. They enlist the help of a shady man who later is revealed to be an underground child trafficker. What happens to the couple out in the jungles of Thailand tests their bond, their love for their son, and their overall mental state of mind.
'Vinyan is definitely one of the most slow burning movies I have ever seen. This isn't neccessarily a bad thing, but usually there has to be a big payoff at the end; a big "wow" moment. There really isn't one of those moments in this film. Aside from that the camera work was amazing. The filmmakers really took advantage of being on location and used the scenery to their advantage. The viewer is completely taken to a different world. The jungle children are extremely creepy and their total disregard for anything and anyone is very chilling. Anyways, while in the city, there are a lot of boobs. Mostly young Thai girl boobs (thank god) and no old National Geographic jungle hag boobs. Overall, 'Vinyan' is just OK. This film is definitely not for everybody. 'Vinyan' leaves you with a big WTF ending that will have you scrathching your head saying "Uhhhhh i don't get it". The whole movie is basically a journey into a mother's psyche. I was very surprised to see the lead actress getting done to her what was getting done to her in the very last scene. It kind of left me disgusted and angry at the actress, not the character she was playing. 'Vinyan' gets a 6/10.
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