Thai Hitmaker Banjong Pisanthanakun Boards Horror Feature ‘Inherit’
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Backed by the powerhouse Thai studio GDH 559 — with 'Parasite' producer Barunson E&A onboard for international sales — the project is adapted from a landmark Thai horror novel and marks Banjong's first film in five years.
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Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment Banjong Pisanthanakun, the Thai filmmaker behind genre landmarks Shutter and Pee Mak , is returning to the director’s chair for Inherit , a horror feature produced by GDH 559, Thailand’s most creatively versatile and commercially consistent studio. Korean sales outfit Barunson E&A, the production company behind Bong Joon Ho’s Oscar-winning Parasite , has boarded international sales on the project. Banjong has long been regarded as one of Southeast Asia ‘s premier genre directors. His 2004 debut Shutter became a defining title in the Thai horror wave of the 2000s, while the comedy-horror Pee Mak (2013) became Thailand’s highest-grossing film of all time and the first Thai title to surpass ten million domestic admissions. His most recent release The Medium (2021), a found-footage supernatural thriller co-produced with Korea’s Showbox, was well received by critics, but saw its theatrical release hampered by the pandemic. Inherit marks his first time behind the camera in five years. Related Stories Movies Cannes Film Fest to Open With Pierre Salvadori's Roaring Twenties Rom-Com 'La Vénus électrique' Business BBC Says Top Radio Presenter Scott Mills Was Sacked After "New Information" Came to Light -- How Did We Get Here? The film centers on a wealthy family whose polished exterior begins to crack when an ancient centipede spirit infiltrates their bloodline. It is adapted from Tayat Asun , a landmark Thai horror novel first published in 1991 that has remained in print through multiple editions and spawned several television adaptations but has never before been brought to the big screen. The cast is led by Davika Hoorne, who recently appeared in A Useful Ghost — winner of the Grand Prize in Cannes’ Critics’ Week section — which GDH also distribut...
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