Manta Ray

Manta Ray functions as an oblique portrait of writer-director Phuttiphong Aroonpheng’s anger about the Rohingya refugee crisis in Thailand.

Spare and laconic almost to a fault, the film nevertheless haunts with its indelible imagery and enigmatic vibes.

This superficially simple tale of identity, displacement and friendship is wrapped in layers of symbolism that will likely be pleasurably hypnotic for many viewers.