Review of Bunohan: Return to Murder (2012) by Poklah T — 03 Mar 2013

Bunohan is a fascinating insight into the reality of life and culture of rural communities that are so bound by tradition and superstition. The story of the conflict between three brothers - who are separated from earlier in their life, who develops personality so different from each other. These brothers then was dragged back home by their destiny, each with their own agenda and thus became an analogy of the contradiction between modernity and tradition in the daily life in a rural community.

Between blood relations, lust, greed, revenge, heritage and memories of the past, all of these elements are mixed, giving rise to the turn of events by the human characters in this film that leads into the narrative climax.