
Director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng's third feature film, "The Burning Giants," presents a dystopian mystery set against fog-filled landscapes and vibrant purple skies. The movie explores complex themes related to ethnic cleansing in Thailand through a cryptic and atmospheric narrative style.
If it’s a bit too easy to group Thai director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng into a post-Apichatpong Weerasethakul wave of cryptic fablemakers, his latest only strengthens this association. His third feature “The Burning Giants” is a woozy dystopian mystery, with fog-strewn forests and liquidy purple skies captured by cinematographer Emo Weemhoff in a menacing ayahuasca haze, and […]
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