A startling opening sequence catapults us into the mesmerizing, hushed spaces of Mundane History, a distinctive new example of the flourishing Thai independent film scene that's followed in the footsteps of Apichatpong Weerasethakul (Syndromes and a Century). The film follows the intimacy that develops between Pun, a male nurse, and Ake, the young invalid man he has been hired to serve, but at its heart is an exploration of the atmosphere of the living world: the sound of birds and wind, sunlight on the lawn, the silence of interior spaces. Jarring avant-pop music from Thailand's Photo Sticker Machine and Malaysia's Furniture accompany this investigation of a household that encapsulates the dreams, disappointments, and unrest of personal and collective Thai history, and the nostalgic conditions of memory and modernity. “A simple, yet abstract film with a mesmerizing aura . . . Mundane History is not art for art's sake,” wrote Maggie Lee of The Hollywood Reporter. “Themes of class, patriarchy, mortality, evolution, the cosmic scheme and Thai history are all floating beneath the surface of peace.”