Strand Releasing will bring to Blu-ray acclaimed director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's (Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives) new film Cemetery of Splendour (2015), starring Jenjira Pongpas, Banlop Lomnoi, and Jarinpattra Rueangram. The release will be available for purchase on June 28th.
Synopsis: Soldiers with a mysterious sleeping sickness are transferred to a temporary clinic in a former school. The memory-filled space becomes a revelatory world for housewife and volunteer Jenjira, as she watches over Itt, a handsome soldier with no family visitors. Jen befriends young medium Keng who uses her psychic powers to help loved ones communicate with the comatose men. Doctors explore ways, including colored light therapy, to ease the mens' troubled dreams. Jen discovers Itt's cryptic notebook of strange writings and blueprint sketches. There may be a connection between the soldiers' enigmatic syndrome and the mythic ancient site that lies beneath the clinic. Magic, healing, romance and dreams are all part of Jen's tender path to a deeper awareness of herself and the world around her.
Also includes Mekong Hotel
dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul - 61 min. (1080p HD, 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio)
Shifting between fact and fiction in a hotel situated along the Mekong River, a film-maker rehearses a movie expressing the bonds between a vampiric mother and daughter.