Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- haunting
- oppressive
- disturbing
- late night horror
- arthouse horror night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually haunting and anchored by Emmanuelle Béart's performance, but increasingly implausible, unfocused, and insufficiently menacing.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jeanne identifies a boy in Myanmar footage as her dead son Joshua and persuades Paul to search for him.
The couple's search progresses from Phuket and the sea gypsies' camp into an abandoned village and hostile jungle.
Western travelers hire a trafficker and boatman to enter Myanmar, while the reception specifically notes the portrayal of anonymous Asians as a dubious plot anchor.
The story begins six months after a tsunami has taken Joshua and unfolds amid vulnerable communities around Phuket and Myanmar.
Films like Vinyan, and why
Apocalypse Now
shared descent into psychologically destabilizing jungle terror and morally fraught colonial anxiety
The Wicker Man
shared grief-driven obsession, ambiguous reality, and unsettling supernatural atmosphere
The Ruins
shared expedition into an isolated foreign landscape where paranoia and horror erode rational control
Movie Details
- Director
- Fabrice Du Welz
- Release Date
- 2008-08-30
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (137)
Cast
- Emmanuelle Béart
- Rufus Sewell
- Petch Osathanugrah
- Julie Dreyfus
- Amporn Pankratok
- Josse De Pauw
- Omm
- Apisit Opasaimlikit
- Kurlab Lay
- Matt Ryder
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Vinyan about?
- A bereaved couple's search for their supposedly surviving son becomes a nightmarish passage through the jungles of Myanmar.
- What is Vinyan like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Vinyan as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Vinyan violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Vinyan as moderate.
- What did critics think of Vinyan?
- Critics broadly found the film visually haunting and anchored by Emmanuelle Béart's performance, but increasingly implausible, unfocused, and insufficiently menacing.
- Which films are like Vinyan?
- Films with a similar feel include Apocalypse Now, The Wicker Man, and The Ruins.
- How long is Vinyan?
- Vinyan runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Vinyan?
- In United States, Vinyan is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
