Product Details

• Actors: Emmanuelle Béart, Rufus Sewell, Petch Osathanugrah, Julie Dreyfus, Amporn Pankratok
• Directors: Fabrice Du Welz
• Writers: Fabrice Du Welz, David Greig, Oliver Blackburn
• Producers: Adrian Politowski, Jeremy Burdek, Lizzie Francke, Michael Gentile
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: English, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 7, 2009
• Run Time: 96 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001QMCJ28
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #27,416 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Vinyan" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Genre: Horror
Rating: R
Release Date: 7-APR-2009
Media Type: DVD

Customer Reviews

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20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Plunge deep into the heart of darkness, March 9, 2009

By 

C. Christopher Blackshere "Mackshere" (hampered by what's acceptable) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinyan (DVD)

VINYAN
A spirit consumed by rage and confusion after being horribly stripped from the clutches of mortality.
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INTRODUCTION
A dismal, overwhelming sense of hopelessness resonates through every frame of this riveting mind-bender. I was a little shocked to catch this at a private screening during Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors. This movie might put your average gorehound to sleep, as the blood and guts spewage is pretty non-existent. But VINYAN has an unbelievably black tone, such a disturbing descent into madness that will leave you feeling completely drained and lifeless.
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CAST & CREW
*Lead actor--Rufus Sewell (Dark City)
*Lead actress--Emmanuelle Beart (Mission:Impossible)
*Director--Fabrice du Welz (Calvaire)
*Cinematographer--Benoit Debie (Irreversible)
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STORY
Jeanne and Paul are an American couple working in Thailand. They are totally ravaged by the loss of their son Joshua, who was swept away in the Southeast Asia Tsunami. His body was never found, which left them a tiny glimmer of hope of his survival.
Six months later at a charity fundraiser, they see a video of orphans living in the jungles of Burma. They catch a glimpse of a boy that resembles their lost child, and Jeanne becomes obsessed with searching for him.
Their treacherous journey sends them on an ill-fated quest through the jungle, led by dangerous human trafficers.
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ACTING
The two stars do a phenomenal job, very controlled and convincing. Beart especially, she completely delves into this role and is totally fearless. The final scene is so unbelievably shocking, I still can't fathom her putting herself through it. The MPAA no doubt would disapprove. A-
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CINEMATOGRAPHY
Some very spooky shots, very stylistic and engrossing. Some resemble the shots from IRREVERSIBLE, in the Rectum club. Along with the sounds, the shots set a very tense atmosphere. Plus there are hallucinations and drunken dreams that capture the desperation quite well. There are shots underwater, shots with a hand-held camera that were totally impressive. A+
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DIRECTION
Du Welz did an amazing job with his first English-dialogue film. This isn't a story that will have a broad appeal, but he poured his heart into it. He does well capturing the emotional upheaval of the characters. He doesn't fall into the temptation of adding cheap scares to appease the casual moviegoers. Some might have issues with the pacing. I was leery as the climax drew near, realizing that there was no satisfying way to end this story. Somehow, thankfully, he proved me wrong. A
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OVERALL GRADE
A
This ain't your Hollywood horror film. Just a remarkably artistic and creepy cinematic experience, destined for cult status.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Vinyan, October 18, 2010

By 

Carl Manes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vinyan (DVD)

Hope seemed to be lost for The Bellmers after their son was washed away during a tsunami in Indonesia. However, they soon discover a video of a young boy that resembles their son taken from a small village in Burma, and they set off using any means necessary to bring back their child. A blaring title sequence opens VINYAN with an air of pretension that is carried on throughout the rest of the picture. Frabrice du Welz' English-language premiere is light on character, but heavy on aesthetic and atmosphere. The eerie psychological-thriller follows a similar plot progression to Francis Ford Coppola's APOCALYPSE NOW, traveling deep into the misty jungles and deeper into the darkest recesses of the human mind. Welz' camera goes into all-wheel-drive as it tears through the jungle paths and splashes into the sea right alongside each of the characters in a rough but calculated shooting style. Although Emmanuelle Beart and Rufus Sewell provide strong performances, their portrayals of the distant Jeanne and reactionary Paul garner little support in their hunt for their missing son. VINYAN's spooky settings and frightening look at human trafficking make for a unique watch, but the thin plotting and vague ending will leave many viewers wanting more.

-Carl Manes
I Like Horror Movies

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Depends on what you're ready to see.............., December 23, 2009

By 

Mike H. (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vinyan (DVD)

Let's get this out of the way now.......this is a weird movie. Disturbing. Genuinely creepy. Is that a good thing? Depends on what you're ready to watch, and what your tastes are. I personally love weird indie films, and actively search them out. So not much surprises me anymore.

This movie surprised me.

I can honestly say I have never seen a film quite like this one. And that's really the basis of my 4-star rating. I'm not praising the movie, just stating a fact. I can fully, FULLY understand the negative reviews for this movie here. You may very well hate this movie, and not just casually. You might think it's a piece of irredeemable depressing garbage. You might love it. Either way you will not soon forget it. And that alone makes it worth seeing.

It also doesn't hurt that it is undeniably well acted and directed. There are shots after shots in this movie that are beautiful by any definition, however dark or pointless. If this movie succeeds at all it is as an unbelievably unnerving mood piece. As for the acting, the fact that Rufus Sewell (Dark City, The Illusionist, Bless the Child) doesn't get many leading roles seems to have forced him to become good at playing characters nearing the ends of various disturbed spirals. I really was not familiar with the leading lady Ms Beart before this film. Both of them present a portrait of parental loss taken to the most desperate extreme possible, and they do it well. Yet another reason it is worth seeing.

I probably won't ever feel the need to take this trip again, which might make you question why I'm telling you to take the trip now. As has been said many times already, this is a weird one. I've seen a lot of weird stuff in my day, and still this ranks among one of the most surreal and unique. And yet, it's never quite outside the range of believability. Some of the jungle/Thailand settings are almost hellish, and yet you feel that they probably do exist somewhere. Somewhere you hope you never go.

The ending is............controversial, to say the least.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to everyone I know, but if you have an open mind and don't always expect art to make you feel good inside, or have a nice tidy resolution, then I think there is a lot to appreciate here.