Cemetery of Splendor

Cemetery of Splendor

NR 2015 · 122 min · ★ 6.0 · Drama, Fantasy

In a hospital, ten soldiers are being treated for a mysterious sleeping sickness. In a story in which dreams can be experienced by others, and in which goddesses can sit casually with mortals, a nurse learns the reason why the patients will never be cured, and forms a telepathic bond with one of them.

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul · Written by Apichatpong Weerasethakul

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