China Manta Ray is a China–Thailand co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
กระเบนราหู
Near a coastal village of Thailand, by the sea where thousands of Rohingya refugees have drowned, a local fisherman finds an injured man lying unconscious in the forest. He rescues the stranger, who doesn’t speak a word, offers him his friendship and names him Thongchai. But when the fisherman suddenly disappears at sea, Thongchai slowly begins to take over his friend’s life – his house, his job and his ex-wife.
China × Thailand Co-Production
Other China×Thailand titles
Other Titles From Diversion
The 2017–2019 China Window
In the crowded 2017-2019 China release window, Manta Ray sits at #179 of 248. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
The 2010s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in China, 515 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Manta Ray premiered alongside 76 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 76 other China films in 2018.
The 619th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
21 audience reviews — more than 41% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 9th percentile among China films.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #667 of 946 China films indexed here (29th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China Drama productions specifically: #416 of 547 (top 76%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, France, Thailand |
| Original Language | Thai |
| Production Companies | Diversion, Les Films de L'Etranger, Mit Out Sound Films, YOUKU, Purin Pictures |
| Runtime | 1h 45m |
| Release Date | September 7, 2018 |
| IMDb | tt8837018 |