The Coffin
The Coffin | |
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Thai film Poster | |
Directed by | Ekachai Uekrongtham |
Produced by | Harrison Kordestani |
Starring |
Ananda Everingham Karen Mok Florence Faivre Napakpapha Nakprasitte |
Distributed by | Arclight Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
Country |
Thailand South Korea Singapore |
Language |
Thai English |
The Coffin is a 2008 horror film starring Ananda Everingham and Karen Mok.
Plot
A young man, and several years later, a woman, undergo a Thai ritual of lying in a coffin, which is supposed to ensure long life and banish bad luck. The ritual is also seen as a solution to fatal genetic diseases and diseases like cancer. The man, Chris, wakes and is brought to the hospital where doctors say he suffers from hallucinations. It turns out that the hallucinations are paranormal visits by his ex-girlfriend and trying to kill him, who dies, along with her child, just when his wife is cured. The woman on the other hand is rid of her lung cancer, however is haunted by her boyfriend, Jack, whom she was supposed to marry. The woman consults an expert in the paranormal, and later Chris, to try to solve her supernatural difficulties.
Cast
- Ananda Everingham – Chris
- Karen Mok – Zoe
- Aki Shibuya – Mariko (Chris's girlfriend)
- Andrew Lin – Zoe's fiancé Jack
- Florence Faivre- Zoe's friend
- Napakpapha Nakprasitte