{"id":5044,"date":"2024-12-16T07:42:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T00:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/?p=5044"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:27:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T07:27:48","slug":"mandala-rivulet-of-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/cinema\/mandala-rivulet-of-universe\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandala: Rivulet of Universe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5045 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-691x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-691x1024.png 691w, https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-768x1138.png 768w, https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-1037x1536.png 1037w, https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Poster-1382x2048.png 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Mandala: Rivulet of Universe<\/h1>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">89 min<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Thai (with English subtitles)<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Possathorn Watcharapanit<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>Our Thai frustration with the holy cow of official historical narrative is here on grand display, in one transcendent scene after another. While some are put off by the Aphichartpong Wide Shot Long Takes seemingly compulsory for wannabe art films, these WS long takes do actually take you somewhere\u2014most of all inside yourself, your knot of psychic resentment that so much of Thai history is forbidden, to Thai filmmakers especially. The transitions are literal but well thought-out and choreographed, one hell of an achievement for a low-budget Thai indie. The literalness of its metaphors actually adds to the film\u2019s fairytale quality. Despite a couple of weak but forgivable scenes, this is one of the best and most authentically Thai film ever made. How satisfying that it came from this country\u2019s heart, Pimai, the lovely small town around the Shiva temple of massive stones, seemingly placed by giants.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h2 dir=\"auto\">Trailer l \u0e15\u0e31\u0e27\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e48\u0e32\u0e07\u0e2b\u0e19\u0e31\u0e07 :<\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"auto\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jcj2OwR9lF8?si=Ptp1LPFmbX8LPb9x\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/jcj2OwR9lF8?si=Ptp1LPFmbX8LPb9x<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"xz74otr\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t77\/2\/16\/1f39f.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\"><\/span> Ticket 160 Baht \/ Seat<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">[Tickets Available in front of the cinema]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\">.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZUBa6FoDMpQpAquJOugmPnyld5BVDfgWyN8emo2Y5XaB7sIptNnigOnLqQG5z0SXYI63HbOlAxACwBbx6tQUtBS_L9ZmeiJ7CCjVErmF3Sz8dwFPdcEC5r4_8JTWFK7JITql5xsa1ry2Qwwiq0_jXl3&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\u0e21\u0e31\u0e19\u0e14\u0e32\u0e25\u0e32 #MandalaRivuletofUniverse <\/a><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz x1sur9pj xkrqix3 x1fey0fg xo1l8bm\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%88%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%8C%E0%B8%AB%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9E%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZUBa6FoDMpQpAquJOugmPnyld5BVDfgWyN8emo2Y5XaB7sIptNnigOnLqQG5z0SXYI63HbOlAxACwBbx6tQUtBS_L9ZmeiJ7CCjVErmF3Sz8dwFPdcEC5r4_8JTWFK7JITql5xsa1ry2Qwwiq0_jXl3&amp;__tn__=*NK-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Mandala<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Mandala: Rivulet of Universe 89 min Thai (with English subtitles) Possathorn Watcharapanit . Our Thai frustration with the holy cow of official historical narrative is here on grand display, in one transcendent scene after another. While some are put off by the Aphichartpong Wide Shot Long Takes seemingly compulsory for wannabe art films, these [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5045,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[51,43,7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5044"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5044"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5172,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5044\/revisions\/5172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5045"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5044"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5044"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cinemaoasis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}