
Singapore Film Database
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.

Producer(s)
Produced by
Diversion, Nord-Ouest Films, 13 Little Pictures, Sluizer Productions
International Sales/Distribution
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