Piano Joins Apichatpong Weerasethakul's Jengira's Magnificent Dream
Mexico's Piano has boarded the film as a producer, with Tilda Swinton attached to star alongside Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee and Connor Jessup.
Mexico's Piano has joined Apichatpong Weerasethakul's film Jengira's Magnificent Dream as a producer, the company's producer Julio Chavezmontes confirmed, according to Variety. Tilda Swinton is attached to star in the film.
The cast also includes Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee and Connor Jessup. The story follows a Thai widow named Jengira who travels to the rock forest of Sigiriya in central Sri Lanka to scatter her husband's ashes.
The film blends 1970s sci-fi aesthetics with a world where cell phones are the only markers of temporal difference.
Piano's production record
Piano co-produced Ruben Östlund's Palme d'Or-winning Triangle of Sadness. The company also co-produced Mia Hansen-Løve's Bergman Island and Abel Ferrara's Siberia.
Weerasethakul's previous film, Memory, also starred Swinton and was co-produced by Piano alongside Colombia's Burning. Jenjira Pongpas appeared in Cemetery of Splendor, and Sakda Kaewbuadee appeared in Tropical Malady.
Quick answers
Who is in the cast of Jengira's Magnificent Dream?
Tilda Swinton is attached to star, alongside Jenjira Pongpas, Sakda Kaewbuadee and Connor Jessup.
What is Jengira's Magnificent Dream about?
It follows a Thai widow named Jengira who travels to the rock forest of Sigiriya in central Sri Lanka to scatter her husband's ashes.
Who is producing Jengira's Magnificent Dream?
Mexico's Piano has boarded the film as a producer, producer Julio Chavezmontes confirmed.