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Yak Mai (The Burning Giants)

Directed by

Phuttiphong Aroonpheng

Year

Runtime

2026

118 min

Genre

Drama

Language

Thai, Karen

Synopsis

A mysterious toxic smog is infecting Bangkok’s migrant workers with a bizarre skin condition, as if they are burned by an invisible fire. An ethnic migrant worker escapes from the quarantine camp to return to his mountaintop village near the Myanmar border. On his way home to find his lost wife, he meets the Thai government official who burned down his village to make way for a new national park.

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Producer(s)

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Produced by

Diversion, Nord-Ouest Films, 13 Little Pictures, Sluizer Productions

International Sales/Distribution

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Cast

Awat Ratanapintha, Pakapol Srirongmuang, Waywiree Ittianunkul, Thanatwut Rodpai

Tags

Magic Realism, Dystopian, State control, National Park, Erasure, Historical, Silencing, Mythological, Alienation, Displacement, Forced evictions, Persecution, Karen Ethnic Minority, Activists, State violence, Migrant labour, Smog, Fog

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