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Invisible Waves

Thailand, Netherlands

2006

115 Min
Color
1.78:1
Thai, English, Japanese, Korean
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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DIR Pen-ek Ratanaruang

EXEC Faruk Alatan, Andy Lau, Winnie Lau, Miky Lee, Daniel Yu Wai-Kwok

PROD Wouter Barendrecht, Michael J. Werner

SCR Prabda Yoon

DP Christopher Doyle

CAST Tadanobu Asano, Kang Hye-jeong, Eric Tsang, Maria Cordero, Toon Hiranyasap, Ken Mitsuishi, Hideki Jitsuyama, Tomono Kuga, Hiro Sano

ED Patamanadda Yukol

PROD DES Saksiri Chantarangsri

MUSIC Hualampong Riddim

SOUND Koichi Shimizu

Berlinale (Competition)

Synopsis

After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man (Asano) flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn’t prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies. –IMDb

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Pen-ek Ratanaruang

Pen-Ek studied from 1977 to 1985 in New York at the Pratt Institute and worked as freelance illustrator and designer with Designframe Incorporate. In Thailand he worked for five years as art director, before making his début with Fun Bar Karaoke, that was screened at many festivals after its première in Berlin. —IMDb 

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2Nov11

I went in to this assuming that it was a follow-up to Last Life in the Universe. It isn't, so I was a bit disappointed; however I think this is a really beautiful film. The story can be a bit confusing but it draws your attention regardless, and Doyle's cinematographic style is gorgeous as usual.

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Javier_

21Sep10

A truly haunting masterpiece....

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TIFF Report: Invisible Waves Review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
[TIFF Info Page Here] Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s previous feature, 2003’s Last Life In The Universe is what I would consider to be a “comfort film”. That is, regardless of whatever mood I’m in, I can slip in
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TIFF Report: Invisible Waves Review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
[TIFF Info Page Here] Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s previous feature, 2003’s Last Life In The Universe is what I would consider to be a “comfort film”. That is, regardless of whatever mood I’m in, I can slip in
→ read on Twitchfilm.net

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